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Three Separate Shark Attacks in Three Hours on Florida Beach

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/20/2016, 12:00 AM

During a three-hour period on Sunday morning, three surfers were attacked by sharks in separate incidents on the same stretch of New Smyrna Beach in Florida. First, a 43-year-old man was bitten on the lower leg. Then, half an hour later, a 36-year-old man was bitten on the hands. Just two hours after that, a 16-year-old boy was bitten on the inner thigh. While the wounds of the first two me...

New Communication System for Pilots and Air-Traffic Controllers Will Make Flights Faster and Safer, FAA Says

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/20/2016, 12:00 AM

Federal Aviation Administration officials say that a new communication system used by pilots and air-traffic controllers is helping flights move with more speed and safety. The system, called DataComm, sends text messages and computer file transfers about flight routes, traffic, and weather directly to the cockpit, replacing back-and-forth radio conversations between pilots and controllers. ...

Obama Designates Underwater Monument Off the Coast of New England

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/20/2016, 12:00 AM

Last week President Barack Obama designated 4,913 square miles off the coast of New England as a new marine national monument, creating the first fully protected area in the U.S. portion of the Atlantic Ocean. Located along the continental shelf about 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument encompasses huge underwater chasms and towering...

SpongeBob Pineapple Suite at Nickelodeon's New Beach Resort

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/19/2016, 12:00 AM

The Pineapple villa at Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana (photo: nickresortpuntacana/Instagram) It's not quite living in a pineapple under the sea, but it's as close as you're likely to get. At the new Nickelodeon-themed beach resort in the Dominican Republic—not to be confused with Orlando's old Nick hotel, which closed in February—you can stay in a two-bedroom, three-bathroo...

Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Failed Numerous Tests at U.S. Airports

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/19/2016, 12:00 AM

The readiness of the Transportation Security Administration's bomb-sniffing dogs has been called into question by an investigation conducted by NBC News. Via a Freedom of Information Act request, the outlet found that between January 1, 2013, and June 15, 2015 (the most recent period for which records were provided), K-9 teams at 10 major U.S. airports—including those in Los Angeles, Washing...

Airlines Reaping Windfall from Checked-Baggage Fees

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/19/2016, 12:00 AM

Your luggage is making the major airlines a fortune. According to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, passengers have paid an estimated $26.2 billion in mandatory baggage fees since 2007, around the time when many carriers began charging extra to check your first bag. As the Daily Mail points out, that's enough money to buy United Airlines, currently valued at $1...

Video Suggests Not All Hotels Wash Sheets Between Guests

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/16/2016, 12:00 AM

And now for something completely disgusting for you to carry with you into the weekend. Reporters from Inside Edition undertook an experiment recently at nine hotels to test whether sheets were being washed between guests. At each property, they sprayed bed sheets with a harmless invisible paint that can only be seen under a black light. Then they checked back in the next day under a differ...

Spirit Airlines Shrinking Size Allowed for Carry-On Personal Item

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/16/2016, 12:00 AM

Air-travel horror-story generator Spirit Airlines has quietly reintroduced a policy it dropped last spring due to customer outrage. Starting on April 1, the one personal item you're allowed to bring onboard for free must be no larger than 18 inches by 14 inches by 8 inches—40 inches total—and that includes handle and wheels. Up to now, that item, such as a purse or backpack you can fit unde...

Brexit Could Soon Make It Harder on Brits to Travel Within Europe

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/16/2016, 12:00 AM

Thanks to Brexit—Britain's decision in June to leave the European Union—people from the U.K. may soon encounter new headaches when they travel within Europe. At the moment, Brits can go anywhere in the E.U. as long as they've got valid passports. But Brexit puts Britain in the "third country" category referring to those who aren't from the place they're traveling to or passing through. An...

Interactive Underwater Artwork Off Southern California Coast

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 09/15/2016, 12:00 AM

Artist's rendering of an underwater sculpture by Doug Aitken (image: lebasseprojects/Instagram) As part of "Electric Earth," Doug Aitken's exhibit this fall at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the artist has built three enormous "Underwater Pavilions" off the coast of Southern California's Catalina Island. Made of mirror and stone, the kaleidoscopic structures are moored to...

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