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U.S., CANADA BAN OFFSHORE DRILLING IN ARCTIC WATERS
The move helps put some finishing touches on Obama's environmental legacy while also testing president-elect Donald Trump's promise to unleash the nation's untapped energy reserves... READ MORE›
PASS THE DRAMAMINE: WORLD'S LARGEST WAVE RECORDED
The wave was recorded by an automated buoy on Feb 4,A 2013, in the North Atlantic ocean between Iceland and the U.K... READ MORE›
ATLANTIC TEAMS GET SET FOR CHALLENGE KNOWN AS WORLD'S TOUGHEST ROWING RACE
The teams will need to be ready to face tropical storms, sleep deprivation and sweltering heat... READ MORE›
A DONALD TRUMP MUSEUM? ATLANTIC CITY HISTORIANS CONSIDER IT
AP -- A group of historians in Atlantic City wants to open a museum dedicated to President-elect Donald Trump... READ MORE›
FISHERMEN HOPE TRUMP DUMPS, OR AT LEAST EASES, OBAMA'S ATLANTIC MARINE PROTECTIONS
New England fishermen who opposed President Barack Obama's creation of the Atlantic Ocean's first marine national monument are now hopeful President-elect... READ MORE›
EU PROPOSES TOTAL COMMERCIAL FISHING BAN ON ATLANTIC SEA BASS
EU sources predicted a very difficult meeting at the council, where ministers traditionally vie to appear strong in defence of their domestic fishing industries... READ MORE›
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OBAMA PUTS NORTH ATLANTIC ZONE OFF-LIMITS TO DRILLING, FISHING
President Obama will designate the first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday... READ MORE›
AGRICULTURE AND OVERUSE GREATER THREATS TO WILDLIFE THAN CLIMATE CHANGE - STUDY
Agriculture and the overexploitation of plants and animal species are significantly greater threats to biodiversity than climate change, new analysis shows... READ MORE›
SOLAR IMPULSE 2 COMPLETES FIRST EVER ATLANTIC CROSSING BY SOLAR PLANE
Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first ever crossing of the Atlantic by a solar-powered aeroplane, landing in Spain early on Thursday morning... READ MORE›
TRUMP CASINO EMPIRE DOGGED BY BAD BETS IN ATLANTIC CITY
Donald Trump, right, waits with his brother Robert for the start of a Casino Control Commission meeting in Atlantic City, N.J., on March 29, 1990... READ MORE›
OBAMA TO ESTABLISH FIRST MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
The designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts marine national monument marks the 27th time Obama has acted to create or expand a national monument... READ MORE›
ATLANTIC CITY RISKS DEFAULT AFTER ANOTHER MISSED DEADLINE
The deadline comes a month before Atlantic City is scheduled to submit a satisfactory five-year fiscal stability plan to the state, or risk state takeover... READ MORE›
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRLINER BOUND FOR HEATHROW CRASHES WING INTO FENCE
There were 277 passengers and 14 crew aboard the plane at the time a Virgin spokeswoman told Sky News... READ MORE›
1ST BIG STORM OF 2016 SLAMS MARITIME PROVINCES -- WITH SIGHTS SET ON N.L.
The heavy snow will change over to rain showers along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia this morning... READ MORE›
ICAHN TO CLOSE TRUMP TAJ MAHAL CASINO IN ATLANTIC CITY
The great dealmaker would rather burn the Trump Taj Mahal down just so he can control the ashes, McDevitt said in a statement... READ MORE›
WHITE HOUSE UNVEILS PLAN TO OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS TO OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
However, the Obama administration's plan called for doubling down on offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico... READ MORE›
NO MORE BLUE BANANA, EUROPE'S INDUSTRIAL HEART MOVES EAST
No more blue banana europe's industrial heart moves east... READ MORE›
HOW TRUMP BANKRUPTED ATLANTIC CITY CASINOS, BUT STILL MADE MILLIONS
Donald Trump boasts of the success of his Atlantic City, N.J., casinos, but regulatory reviews, court records and security filings indicate something other than success... READ MORE›
IN PHOTOS: VIRGIN ATLANTIC PASSENGERS TRAPPED AT JFK BECAUSE OF WEATHER
A travel ban took effect at 11pm on Monday in the New York area, outlawing cars from the road and halting all public transportation... READ MORE›
VIRGIN ATLANTIC TURNS FLIGHT BACK TO UK AFTER LASER INCIDENT
A Virgin Atlantic VA.UL flight heading to New York returned to London Heathrow airport on Sunday after a laser beam incident, the British airline said... READ MORE›
NEW MISS AMERICA HAS ADVICE FOR TRUMP, CLINTON
The first openly gay contestant in the Miss America pageant, Miss Missouri Erin O'Flaherty, was eliminated Sunday night when the top 15 finalists were chosen... READ MORE›
FOR SALE: JUMBO JET COMPLETE WITH FAMOUS LIVERY BUT NO ENGINES
Her final flights, without passengers, took her to Gatwick, then Las Vegas and from there to the Goodyear airfield near Phoenix, where she joined other excess or decommissioned commercial aircraft... READ MORE›
IN ATLANTIC CITY: PRIDE, ANGER, WORRY AS CITY TEETERS ON EDGE
Crime in Atlantic City may have dropped, but it is still among the most dangerous New Jersey cities, according to the police data... READ MORE›
VIRGIN ATLANTIC FLIGHT TURNS BACK TO HEATHROW FOLLOWING LASER INCIDENT
A plane bound for New York had to return to Heathrow Airport after a laser was shone at the cockpit... READ MORE›
ST KILDA'S REMOTENESS DOESN'T SHIELD IT FROM MAN'S INFLUENCE
For all its isolation, I was struck by St Kilda's connectedness... READ MORE›
ATLANTIC CITY EMERGENCY FISCAL MANAGEMENT COSTS TOP $2.6 MILLION
Exclusive Atlantic City emergency fiscal management costs top 2.6 million... READ MORE›
OBAMA WILL CREATE FIRST MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT IN ATLANTIC
The designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument marks the 27th time Obama has acted to create or expand a national monument... READ MORE›
ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE
A change is usually expected in late August and September, when the hurricane season usually sparks into life... READ MORE›
HEAVY RAIN TO SWEEP IN FROM THE ATLANTIC
Forecaster Joan Blackburn said temperatures will drop to between 10 and 12 degrees on Saturday, and rain showers will sweep through the country... READ MORE›
ATLANTIC CITY, FORMER CASH COW FOR N.J., LIKELY TO GO UNDER STATE CONTROL
Atlantic City's government has too much debt and it's too expensive to run for the tax base it has, Christie said... READ MORE›
ECLIPSE SWEEPS ACROSS ATLANTIC, VISIBLE ONLY FROM REMOTE ISLANDS
This is hopefully our fourth total solar eclipse, said German tourist Helge Lubenow on the Faroes... READ MORE›
UNION STRIKES AT ATLANTIC CITY'S TRUMP TAJ MAHAL
The Taj Mahal was opened and once run by Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee... READ MORE›
FIFTY PERCENT CHANCE OF CYCLONE FORMATION SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA
NHC says 50 percent chance of cyclone formation southeast of Bermuda... READ MORE›
CRUISE SHIP THAT SAILED IN STORM HEADED BACK TO HOME PORT
The winds were so strong that I thought the phone would blow from my hands, Sam Lairson, of Ocean City, New Jersey, said in an email... READ MORE›
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL SLOW TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHTS, STUDY SAYS
Winds bolstered by climate change will slow flights between North America and Europe, boosting fuel costs and the carbon dioxide emissions that caused the... READ MORE›
OBAMA CREATES AMERICA'S FIRST PROTECTED AREA IN ATLANTIC
Creating the Atlantic Ocean's first marine national monument is a needed response to dangerous climate change, oceanic dead zones and unsustainable fishing... READ MORE›
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U.S. YOUTUBE FAVE SAYS HE, FRIEND KICKED OFF DELTA FLIGHT FOR SPEAKING ARABIC
Saleh was born and raised in New York City... READ MORE›
BRITISH AIRWAYS APOLOGISES AFTER HOSTESS TRIED TO BAN PASSENGER FROM USING TWO TEA BAGS IN AIRPORT LOUNGE
British Airways staff tried to ban a passenger from using more than one teabag in a guest lounge at Heathrow airport, it has emerged... READ MORE›
ALASKA AIR WINS U.S. APPROVAL FOR VIRGIN AMERICA TAKEOVER
American Airlines expects to remove its airline code from about 20 of the more than 80 Alaska Air routes in the codeshare relationship... READ MORE›
HEATHROW AIRPORT EXPANSION GETS GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
Heathrow is the most expensive hub airport in the world - and airports are not funded by the taxpayer but by passengers... READ MORE›
AIRPORT EXPANSION'S DISASTROUS EFFECTS, NEAR AND FAR
The UK must not abandon our commitments under the Paris agreement and the Climate Change Act for the convenience of binge flyers... READ MORE›
BLACK LIVES MATTERS PROTESTERS BREACH LONDON CITY AIRPORT RUNWAY
More than 120 flights were cancelled, delayed or diverted at London City Airport after protesters locked themselves together on runway... READ MORE›
BRITISH AIRWAYS COMPUTER FAILURES CAUSE 'WORLDWIDE' PASSENGER MISERY
British Airways has apologised to passengers for delays after an IT glitch hit check-in systems... READ MORE›
BA PILOT ARGUES WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AT DUBLIN AIRPORT
An airwave discussion between a British Airways pilot and an air traffic controller at Dublin Airport hit media headlines today... READ MORE›
EGYPTAIR SAYS PLANE CARRYING 66 HAS DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR
CAIRO AP -- An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying 66 people disappeared from radar early Thursday morning, the airline said... READ MORE›
DRONE STRIKES BRITISH AIRWAYS PLANE CARRYING 132 PASSENGERS TRYING TO LAND AT HEATHROW AIRPORT
A British Airways flight was struck by what is believed to be a drone as it came in to land at Heathrow Airport, police said... READ MORE›
PLANE COLLIDES WITH DRONE AT HEATHROW, LANDS SAFELY
Photo British Airways London A passenger aircraft approaching to land at London's Heathrow Airport may have collided with a drone, but landed safely... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS MORE BRITONS EXPECTED TO RETURN FROM SHARM EL-SHEIKH
The aircraft was flying at 30,888ft and was still gaining altitude when it exploded, 23 minutes and 14 seconds after it left Sharm el-Sheikh airport... READ MORE›