Visitor center opens at NY’s African Burial Ground (AP)

AP - About 15,000 African slaves and their descendants were once unceremoniously buried under what is today Manhattan — and forgotten.

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Detroit art museum opening Islamic gallery (AP)

AP - In the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the U.S., the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend is opening a new permanent gallery of Islamic art showcasing exhibits including a rare 15th-century Quran of a Mongol conqueror.

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Paso Robles: The best wine region you may not know (AP)

AP - The February issue of a respected wine industry trade publication gives only one of the world’s wines both a rarefied 98 score and the top spot in the “highly recommended” section.

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Texas expecting an abundant array of wildflowers (AP)

AP - Texas should have a colorful spring, with recent rains bringing an abundance of wildflowers and blooms already popping up, experts say.

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Family beach offers ways to save bucks on vacation (AP)

AP - Myrtle Beach has a reputation as a family beach — a workingman’s destination where a week of sun and fun with the kids won’t break the bank.

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Panhandle’s spring break beach wants new image (AP)

AP - The few beach walkers, surfers and sidewalk shoppers who ventured out on a recent chilly afternoon created a very different scene from the craziness that will soon crank up here as temperatures climb and students descend on this spring break paradise.

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S.African tourism minister probes World Cup prices (AP)

AP - South Africa’s tourism ministry has ordered an investigation into allegations that World Cup hotel prices are unreasonably high, one month after a similar government probe was launched to find out if local airlines were colluding to inflate fares.

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Easy to find LA celeb hangouts during Oscar season (AP)

AP - Look, there’s Oscar winner Warren Beatty at the Beverly Hills Hotel, lounging in a restaurant booth. Or Drew Barrymore huffing it up a trail in the Hollywood Hills.

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Sex at the museum: Swingers in Vienna art hall (AP)

AP - In the name of art, an Austrian landmark is encouraging visitors to confront their sexual inhibitions by having them walk through a swingers club to reach one of Gustav Klimt’s masterpieces.

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Newbies mix with industry giants at ski trade show (AP)

AP - While ski and snowboard makers showed off their latest models at SnowSports Industries America’s annual Snow Show this year, inventors with big ideas were trying to get retailers to bite.

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