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Vacation days piling up? Even a short trip can boost well-being.
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Lifestyle

Vacation days piling up? Here’s how to get the most out of a short vacation

As a nation, we could do a better job at taking time off.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Lifestyle

Americans vs. vacation

Guests: Heather Boushey, Helaine Olen, Katie Denis Half of American workers didn’t take all the paid vacation d ...

Air Date: August 8, 2018 10:00 am

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A passenger looks over planes sitting on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Nov. 22. A previously undisclosed TSA program flags passengers for observation, and undercover air marshals observe their behavior — including whether they make calls or send texts as they travel, The Boston Globe reports. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

TSA’s ‘Quiet Skies’ program tracks, observes travelers in the air

The marshals take notes on the targeted traveler's behavior, sending detailed reports to the TSA.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
Money

Portions of N.J. seeing $3 a gallon gas prices as holiday weekend looms

New Jersey isn't even in the 10 most expensive markets, which range from California at the top to Pennsylvania at number 10.

8 years ago

(Photo: Sam Kass)
Radio Times
Community

Alex Wagner on identity, ancestry and belonging

Guest: Alex Wagner Until the age of 12, ...

Air Date: May 15, 2018 10:00 am

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Delaware Gov. John Carney takes a virtual tour of the state with the Delaware 360 video tourism officials are now using to promote the state. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

To attract more visitors, Delaware tries out virtual reality

They’ve used billboards and TV spots, magazine spreads and internet ads. Now, Delaware Tourism leaders are trying out virtual reality to draw more visitors to the state.

8 years ago

Sherry Ott says Antarctica is as close as you'll come to leaving the planet.
The Pulse
Science

Should tourists go to Antarctica?

Maybe you just want to see penguins or icebergs, but visiting the South Pole also means transforming the landscape — and adding to your carbon debt.

8 years ago

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Workers pass bags of concrete in a human chain from a park road to a zip line platform further down the hill in El Yunque National Forest. T
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Science

Fixing a forest for Puerto Rico’s recovery

Tourists once flocked to El Yunque National Forest. After landslides of hurricane damage in 2017, work crews are sweating to reopen it.

8 years ago

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Eagles fans cheer outside of Xfinity Live after an Eagles touchdown in the NFC Championship Game against the Minnesota Viking Sunday Night. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Super Bowl LII travel will be expensive

If you have the urge to go to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII, you are going to need ...

8 years ago

Travelers walk and check their flight information in Terminal 3 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in December
NPR
Science

Commercial airliners had their safest year ever, flight trackers say

There were no fatalities on commercial passenger jets in 2017, according to two groups that track airplane crash data, making it the safest year in modern aviation history.

8 years ago



Hopefully these Chicago travelers had plenty to keep them entertained Tuesday evening. That looks like it might have taken a while. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

A podcast playlist for Thanksgiving road warriors

If you're one of the millions of Americans with hours of traffic on the interstate or on a plane in your future, this list is our gift to you.

8 years ago

A squad of Eagles fans! GO BIRDS!! E-A-G-L-E-S-EAGLES!
Lifestyle

Eagles fans are perfecting the art of the 'takeover'

If you are an Eagles fan, it may be no surprise to you that there has been Midnight Green scattered all throughout the stands of opposing team’s stadiums this year.

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Keeping model railroading alive in southern Delaware

The Delaware Seaside Railroad Club has two goals, educate children about model railroading and keep the hobby alive.

8 years ago

Essence Williams and fiancé Juan Ramos are shown on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands
Lifestyle

Mother works to get daughter off hurricane-ravaged St. Croix

Hurricane Maria started out as a Category 2 storm as it barrelled across the Caribbean. But by the time Temple University theater profess ...

8 years ago

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Martin Martinez and his grandmother Gladys Perez were last heard from 8 days ago. (Photos provided)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

A mother mourns a son missing since Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico

Jacquie Gormley was calling her son as Hurricane Maria was approaching Puerto Rico. Winds toppled the cell-phone tower that connected their calls and the line went dead.

8 years ago

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