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Thrill-seekers left dangling upside down for 30 minutes on amusement park ride

One of the riders reportedly vomitted while hanging upside down

The Independent UK

Fat Bear Week 2023: Here’s how to vote for your favourite chunky bear

Fat Bear Week begins on 4 October and ends on 10 October, when the fattest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve will be crowned

The Independent UK

Ride passengers rescued after dangling upside down, 75 feet up, for half an hour

The oscillating Lumberjack ride at Canada's Wonderland theme park stopped suddenly, in mid-air, on Sunday. Videos posted to social media captured the sounds of passengers crying for help.

WEKU

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Vermont town shuts down scenic road to keep out ‘poorly behaved’ influencers and tourists

‘It was too much,’ said one local farmer Mike Doten

The Independent UK

Danes make bikes work; so can we.

In Europe, bikes are an important part of urban transportation because of “infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure.” And attitude.

Chicago Sun-Times

Attack of the influencers: Vermont town shuts road to prevent Instagram hoards in leaf-peeping season

‘It was too much,’ said one local farmer Mike Doten

The Independent UK

Chicago outdoors: Bike etiquette to a red-tailed hawk doing God’s work on a squirrel

Strong thoughts on bike etiquette, a photo of a red-tailed hawk doing God’s work on a squirrel and an Illinois high school angler topping a skills event are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

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$1 billion plan to improve Union Station infrastructure needs quick signature from Biden

It’s time for President Biden — whose fondness for train travel earned him the nickname “Amtrak Joe” — to do his part for Chicago and sign off on money that will benefit millions of riders every year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows

Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R

The Independent UK

ICF announced the next class of the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame

The Illinois Conservation Foundation announced its latest class for the Illnois Outdoor Hall of Fame, to be inducted next spring.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: 30 Sun-Times photos from this week in news

A star-studded Riot Fest gets rained on, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords visits a Chicago training seminar for gun violence survivors, and hundreds flood the Loop to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fat Bear Week 2023: Alaska national park prepares to crown its fattest bear before hibernation

Fat Bear Week begins on 4 October and ends on 10 October, when the fattest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve will be crowned

The Independent UK

From hangry to chonky: Fat Bear Week is coming

There can be only one — and they shall be rotund. The brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been plumping themselves up, to prepare for a new hibernation season.

WEKU

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

The Independent UK

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Vermont town shuts down scenic road to keep out ‘poorly behaved’ influencers and tourists

Residents are fighting back after visitors ‘damaged roads, trampled gardens and defecated on private property’

The Independent UK

Town shuts down road to keep out ‘poorly behaved’ tourists and influencers

Residents are fighting back after visitors ‘damaged roads, trampled gardens and defecated on private property’

The Independent UK

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

The Independent UK

Vermont town temporarily shuts down after too many influencers showed up to take fall foliage photos

This is the latest attempt by residents to shut down Pomfret’s main road

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This Pair Of Riders Is Circling The Globe To Set A New World Record

Riders Lavi and Ollie are working to set a new Guinness World Record for riding around the world two-up by motorcycle, and they're currently in northern Mexico.

Al Jazeera

Canada rejects Indian travel advisory amid probe of Sikh leader killing

Canada is investigating possible links between the killing of a Sikh leader and India’s government, tanking relations.

The Independent UK

North by Northeast: This coastal American road trip is the perfect sea-inspired getaway

From Maine and New Hampshire to Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, Rachel Ifans embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime drive along the Atlantic

USA Today Sports Media Group

5 things to know about Sonoma, a Wine Country getaway with a side of golf

Of all of California’s wine regions, Sonoma may be the easiest with which to fall in love.

Chicago Sun-Times

High school football scores from Week 4

All the scores from around the area.

The Independent UK

Girl Scout troop have lucky escape as alligator charges them while swimming in Texas state park

‘I was thinking, this is the day I die’, Texas Girl Scouts says as they were fleeing from huge alligator

Chicago Sun-Times

Let’s get the party started — safely — on Mexican Independence Day

We join the city of Chicago, the Little Village Chamber of Commerce and the Mexican Consulate of Chicago in urging folks to celebrate responsibly.

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