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Family history buffs descend on Salt Lake City in April for genealogy meetings
SALT LAKE CITY - Even after almost 30 years of research, Jan Alpert still gets goose bumps when she discovers a new branch on her family tree.
"The biggest surprise is how much you can find out," said Alpert, who was bit by the genealogy bug in 1981 after helping her father pursue his own ... Thursday , March 18, 2010
UK’s Unite union to meet with Teamsters in US over British Airways strike due this weekend
LONDON - The union representing striking British Airways cabin crew will hold talks with a fellow U.S. union in Washington D.C. on Wednesday in an effort to bring international weight behind its walkout due to begin this weekend.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, meanwhile, urged BA and... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Los Angeles airport terminals briefly closed after woman misses secondary screening
LOS ANGELES - Police say a security breach at Los Angeles International Airport halted screening at three terminals for about 20 minutes.
Sgt. Belinda Nettles says a woman in a wheelchair was being screened by security early Wednesday morning and was pulled aside for a secondary search bec... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Grenade-shaped lighter forces evacuation of 1,000 people from Polish airport
WARSAW, Poland - A grenade-shaped cigarette lighter in a boy’s checked luggage has forced the evacuation of some 1,000 people from an airport in Poland and delayed four international flights.
A spokesman for the airport in Katowice, Cezary Orzech, said passengers and workers were evacuated... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Smithsonian’s Natural History museum opens $21 million permanent exhibit on human evolution
WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is opening a new permanent exhibit exploring human evolution over 6 million years.
The nearly $21-million (C15.3-million) Hall of Human Origins opens Wednesday. It will include more than 285 fossils and artifacts, including ... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
