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  <title><![CDATA[Urban Orchid Crest]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[A small English-language reading list that links to stories from other publishers about transit, national parks and travel costs. Kept in Saga, Japan. Item dates are the publishers' dates.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Air Travel Demand to Greece Holds Firm Despite Rising Jet Fuel Costs]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Jet fuel prices have roughly doubled over a year and airlines warn of higher fares, yet demand for flights to Greece is holding up. Aegean carried 7.8 million passengers in the first half of 2026. Summary of a story by eKathimerini.com.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona Redesignated as a National Park]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona became Chiricahua National Park when the Chiricahua National Park Act was signed on 20 October 2026. The National Park Service page describes the park's rock spires, wildlife and Apache heritage. Summary of a story by National Park Service (.gov).]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Arizona's Chiricahua Monument Becomes America's 64th National Park]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[NPR reports on Chiricahua becoming the 64th US national park and points out that the change comes while the park service is coping with staff reductions and a large maintenance backlog. The story also describes the mountain landscape around the park. Summary of a story by NPR.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Youth Push for Unrestricted Free SEPTA Transit Passes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Students and community members in Philadelphia are asking for the free student SEPTA passes to work all day, every day, without the ride caps and time limits in place since 2001. The story follows a teenager whose daily school commute needs two buses. Summary of a story by WHYY.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seattle Prop 1 Would Double Transit Sales Tax While Fare Collection Remains Weak]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Seattle voters will decide on a measure that would double the city's transit sales tax for ten years and raise about $138 million a year. The story sets this against King County Metro's estimate that roughly a third of riders do not pay their fare. Summary of a story by Seattle Red.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Growing Number of US National Parks Lending Adaptive Outdoor Wheelchairs to Visitors]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[More US national park areas now lend off-road wheelchairs and hiking carts, often through a nearby shop or charity, so that visitors with disabilities can reach trails they could not use before. The story follows one family on a trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Summary of a story by Outside Magazine.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[American Airlines cuts Tulum and Los Cabos routes amid international pullback]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[American Airlines is ending its Miami to Tulum flights and has said its Charlotte to Los Cabos service will not return, as part of a wider cut to international routes. After the change its only link to Tulum will run through Dallas/Fort Worth. Summary of a story by Mexico News Daily.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seven of the Most Scenic National Parks Across the United States]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Architectural Digest picks seven US national parks, among them Yosemite, Zion and Glacier Bay, and suggests places to stay near each. It also names a few more parks worth adding to a trip. Summary of a story by Architectural Digest.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Portal North Bridge Construction Disrupts NJ Transit Service for Five Weeks]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The last stage of work on the Portal North Bridge near Newark means about five weeks of changed NJ Transit timetables, with fewer trains and extra transfers on lines into Manhattan. Normal schedules are due back in mid-November once safety testing is finished. Summary of a story by RLS Media.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rock Region Metro Proposes First Central Arkansas Fare Hike Since 2009]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Rock Region Metro in central Arkansas has proposed raising the adult one-way fare from $1.35 to $1.50, the first increase since 2009, and replacing paper transfers with a cheaper day pass. Reduced fares, including the senior rate, would also rise if the board approves. Summary of a story by The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NC By Train Launches Rail and Ride Pass Across Piedmont Corridor]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[NC By Train has added a Rail & Ride Pass: people holding a train ticket between Raleigh and Charlotte can use partner local transit systems along the Piedmont route at no extra charge. Riders ask for the pass code by filling in their trip details online. Summary of a story by The North State Journal.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[B.C. Greens Propose Free Transit for Youth and Seniors in Transportation Platform]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The B.C. Green Party's transport platform includes free transit for people under 25 and over 65, more bus service, ferry funding and passenger rail. It was presented as a party proposal at a campaign stop in Whistler, so it is a plan and not a decision. Summary of a story by Victoria News.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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