Tag: Recreation and leisure
Pamplona blames jab rollout for another summer without bulls
MADRID — Officials in northern Spain’s Pamplona have called off the famed San Fermín bull-running festival for the second year in a row because...
More patrols, fewer boaters for SpaceX splashdown Wednesday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts flying SpaceX back to Earth this week urged boaters to stay safe by staying away from their capsule's...
Washington, DC, to loosen virus restrictions this weekend
WASHINGTON — With COVID-19 numbers dropping, officials in the nation’s capital are relaxing a number of restrictions after more than a year of lockdown....
Mexico’s Zapatistas to visit Spain 500 years after conquest
ALTAMIRANO, Mexico — The Indigenous rebels of the Zapatista movement said Monday that they are planning to send a delegation by canoes on a...
Wing of inn at popular Indiana park reopens after renovation
NASHVILLE, Ind. — A portion of an inn at southern Indiana's popular Brown County State Park has reopened following a complete renovation of its...
NH hosts mass vaccine site; MA awards business relief funds
A mass COVID-19 vaccination site in New Hampshire aimed to deliver thousands of doses this weekend, with a focus on teachers, childcare providers and...
Prototype of 1st US dollar coins auctioned for $840,000
A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s...
Powwows across US adapt to pandemic for a second year
The coronavirus pandemic brought powwow season largely to a screeching halt last year.
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Vocabulary, lightning round added to National Spelling Bee
WASHINGTON — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is undergoing a major overhaul to ensure it can identify a single champion, adding vocabulary questions and...
Lost frescoes to greet visitors when Italy’s Uffizi reopens
MILAN — Recently discovered frescoes will greet visitors to Florence’s Uffizi Galleries when the museum reopens after months of being closed due to the...
