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• CHRISTIE, 'JERSEY SHORE' CAST MEMBERS, FUN. URGE PEOPLE TO RETURN TO NJ BEACHES AFTER SANDY

  SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is ready for summe...

• NOT JUST ANOTHER TEQUILA SUNRISE

  A book’s out called “The Patron Way: The Untold Inside Story of the World’s Most Successful Tequila.” So the question is, so what? So the answer is: author Ilana Edelstein, a financial adviser who drops names like Cruise, Bowie, Hillary, Cher, Clint, etc...

• DON’T MISS THE WARM, FUNNY AND RIGOROUSLY TRUTHFUL ‘BEFORE MIDNIGHT’

  It has been nine years since moviegoers last saw Jesse and Celine, director Richard Linklater’s lost-and-found lovers, and at that point the couple’s future together was uncertain. If you are one of those people who demand to see movies in a state of ign...

• TAKE A BREAK FROM THE TOURISTS ON YOUR ROMAN HOLIDAY

  With landmarks like the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps, Rome hardly has a problem attracting tourists. But toss a new pope into the mix, and there’s a renewed interest in seeing the Eternal City (and, naturally, the Vatican). For visi...

• SUNRISE SETTLES

  What happens after the couple you’ve been rooting for gets their happily ever after? It’s been nine years since we last saw Celine and Jesse, the lovers in Richard Linklater’s smart, talky “Before Sunrise”/“Before Sunset” series. At the close of the seco...

World View

• Hot deals to melt Kiwi ski threat

  Good pre-season snowfall has led to a surge in early bookings at Aussie ski resorts. Source: Supplied AUSTRALIAN ski resorts are preparing for a bumper season with good pre-season snowfalls leading to a surge in bookings and the sale of early bird season...

• Worker Bill Could Hit Au Pair Trade

  By Kristina Peterson WASHINGTON—The email sent ripples of fear among upscale parents: Au pair programs are in danger of ending, a possible victim of legislation now moving through Congress.The Senate immigration bill gives a hand to U.S. employers of for...

• A Second Chance for Second Homes

  By Ruth Simon Real estate has been busting out of its long slump, but many vacation spots are lagging behind—and that is good news for buyers.Home prices nationally have risen at their fastest annual rate in seven years, with some communities seeing doub...

• Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

  FILE - In this Tuesday, May 26, 2009 file photo, motel signs are seen in Lake George, N.Y. Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are expecting to see more customers in 2013 than in the previous few summers. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)The Associated Press NEW ...

• MyThomson app

  It gives you help on lots of fronts – flight information, from check-in times to luggage allowances; maps to plan your journey to the airport by car, bus or train; destination guides, including lists of the Top Ten “must-sees”; and all-important weather ...

More Reports

• From Franchisee to C.E.O.

  MY parents moved from San Luis Obispo to the Mojave Desert, about four hours to the east, after my dad, a physicist, got a job at what is now the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake . My younger brother Chris and I grew up catching lizards and snakes a...

• Hot deals to melt Kiwi ski threat

  Good pre-season snowfall has led to a surge in early bookings at Aussie ski resorts. Source: Supplied AUSTRALIAN ski resorts are preparing for a bumper season with good pre-season snowfalls leading to a surge in bookings and the sale of early bird season...

• Protect your identity when traveling: Some key tips from Equifax

  Memorial Day weekend kicks off the vacation travel season. Like many, I'm thinking about how to steal a few days away and enjoy some family time while the weather is nice. As I trolled around for different options, I came across these tips from Equifax r...

• Can Today show’s spotlight do for Holland what GMA did for Sleeping Bear Dunes?

  A view of Lake Michigan from a Holland beach.Mlive file photo HOLLAND, MI -- It didn’t take long for Holland to feel the impact of a shout-out by NBC's Today Show. For City Flats Hotel in downtown, it meant reservations. “We had calls probably two hours ...

• BEACH BREAKAWAYS: Mountains, music, museums, more await in Branson, Mo.

  I rocked to the sounds of country and bluegrass music and laughed at comedy skits at Presleys’ Country Jubilee theater. I watched artisans dip candles, hammer steel, grind grain and mix vats of gooey candy and yummy ice cream — 1880s style — at Silver Do...

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