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Coca-Cola, Disney to offer specialty droid-like drink bottles at Star Wars: Galaxy Edge theme park

Coca-Cola, Disney to offer specialty droid-like drink bottles at Star Wars: Galaxy Edge theme park These may be the droids you are looking for.

American Airlines cancels 115 flights per day as Max aircraft problems continue

American Airlines cancels 115 flights per day as Max aircraft problems continue American Airlines is canceling 115 flights per day through mid-August.

Tourists, residents soaked during giant water fight to celebrate Thai New Year

Tourists, residents soaked during giant water fight to celebrate Thai New Year A celebration widely considered the biggest water fight of the year is underway in Thailand and neighboring countries.

The biggest mistakes a hiker can make after getting lost

The biggest mistakes a hiker can make after getting lost People who love the outdoors flock to the country’s many national parks, forests, and wilderness areas every year.

Disney World visitors can allegedly get free water with this trick

Disney World visitors can allegedly get free water with this trick Because buying bottled water at the park can really add up.

State Department adds kidnapping risk to travel warnings after tourist abducted in Uganda

State Department adds kidnapping risk to travel warnings after tourist abducted in Uganda Countries deemed high-risk will be labeled with a "K" in order to "communicate more clearly to U.S. citizens the risks of kidnapping and hostage-taking by criminal and terrorist actors around the world."

Delta cuts seat recline on some planes to protect 'personal space'

Delta cuts seat recline on some planes to protect 'personal space' The hope is to make passengers happier.

Instagram couple responds to 'stupid' infinity pool photo controversy

Instagram couple responds to 'stupid' infinity pool photo controversy They have also revealed how they afford to glamorously travel full time.

Police: Passenger jumps out of jet at Phoenix airport

Police: Passenger jumps out of jet at Phoenix airport Authorities say a passenger on a commercial flight that had just landed in Phoenix sprayed other passengers with some sort of liquid and then opened one of the jet's doors and jumped from the plane to the tarmac.

American Airlines passenger jumps from plane at Phoenix airport, sustains 'minor injuries'

American Airlines passenger jumps from plane at Phoenix airport, sustains 'minor injuries' “Once the flight arrived at the gate, the passenger opened one of the doors and jumped off the aircraft,” according to American Airlines.

Snow gradually tapers off across the Dakotas, Minnesota

Snow gradually tapers off across the Dakotas, Minnesota

Fire guts Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Macron pledges to rebuild

A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, though firefighters saved the main bell towers and outer walls from collapse before bringing the blaze under control. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UYzGLo

Billionaire Arnault's family and LVMH to donate 200 mln euros for Paris' Notre-Dame

French billionaire businessman Bernard Arnault's family and his LVMH luxury goods group will donate 200 million euros ($226 million) to help repair Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral, said a statement issued on behalf of Arnault. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GoNx5h

Taiwan's leader says Chinese drills a threat but not intimidated

Taiwan is not intimidated by China's military drills this week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, after the latest Chinese military maneuvers were denounced by a senior U.S. official as "coercion" and a threat to stability in the region. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PfjZtN

Indian-owned coal mine a flashpoint for Australian election

On the main shopping street in the tropical north Australian city of Townsville, dotted with "For Lease" signs, Chrissa Alexion is adamant a planned $4 billion coal mine should be shelved because of its contribution to climate change. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IAh7X8

Turkey's Albayrak, Trump discuss Russian missile defense issue: CNN Turk

Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and he said Trump took a "reasonable" stance regarding Turkey's planned purchase of a Russian air defense missile system, Turkish media reported. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GpUpzz

Inquiries continue into cause of Notre Dame fire: French minister

The cause of the fire at Paris' landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral is still not known and authorities are continuing their probe into how it started, French junior interior minister Laurent Nunez said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PcdvvH

Nepal plane hits parked helicopter while taking off, killing three

(This April 14 story corrects aircraft type, makes clear it was not a Twin Otter, paragraph 2) from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GmErGp

Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women: spokesman

Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation to peace talks in Qatar this month, the movement's main spokesman said on Monday, ahead of the latest round of meetings aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XhaHAp

Indonesia's election: the people, issues and preparations

More than 192 million Indonesians are eligible to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Wednesday after campaigns focused on the economy, but with political Islam looming large over the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Pd47YA

Four dead after Canada shootings, man in custody: police

Four people were shot dead in Penticton, British Columbia, on Monday and a suspect is in custody, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IF3d6h