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Night Scapes by Royce Bair: the Milky Way over the desert

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:29:29 GMT

The Milky Way photographed over America's national parks.(image)

Away from the desk: my rite of passage in the land of the free

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:19:00 GMT

Continuing our series on memorable journeys made by Telegraph writers, Erin Baker recalls a trip that instilled in her a serious love for America.(image)

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Cowboy fantasies on a ranch in Montana

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:05 GMT

Ian Henderson and his daughter try living on a working ranch in the Montana mountains.(image)

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Forbidden island: New York's forgotten leper colony

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:22:00 GMT

Just 350 yards from the Bronx in New York lies a "forbidden island".(image)

Daredevil climbers tackle vertical ice walls and frozen waterfalls

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:30:34 GMT

Daredevil climbers tackle vertical ice walls and frozen waterfalls.(image)

Atlantic City: a girl's guide to the best shops, hotels and restaurants

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:00:31 GMT

With its bright lights and casinos Atlantic City is often described as 'the Las Vegas of the East Coast'. It's also rich in 1920s history and old-fashioned glamour(image)

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Golden Globes 2012: More fashion hits and misses

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:48:29 GMT

The jam-packed red carpet at the 2012 Golden Globes, who got it right and who got it wrong?(image)

Rugby player Nick Easter's Las Vegas

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:00:19 GMT

Nick Easter, the Harlequins rugby union player, returns to Las Vegas for "blow-out" weekends by the pool, and the views from the city's Mandarin Bar.(image)

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Just back: A refuge from the Chicago rain

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:15:15 GMT

Jeremy Bowkett wins this week's travel writing competition for this account of a memorable visit to a Chicago bar.(image)

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New York attractions: what to see and do in winter

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:59:07 GMT

Douglas Rogers suggests what to see and where to stay in the city.(image)

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New York's best budget hotels

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:11:05 GMT

Douglas Rogers recommends ten of New York's best budget hotels.(image)

Fashion makes its mark on the Forbes Top 30 under 30 list

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:47:49 GMT

Young entrepreneurs the Olsen Twins are joined by designers Alexander Wang, Joseph Altuzarra and Pamela Love in the annual list.(image)

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British couple wins £12.5k as New York's 50 millionth visitors

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:31:00 GMT

A couple from Lichfield, Staffordshire, have been awarded more than £12,500 in cash and prizes as the 50 millionth visitors to New York in 2011.(image)

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Madonna brings her own bottle of wine to New York restaurant

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:28:56 GMT

Madonna, the Queen of Pop, brings her own wine and glasses to dinner for date at a New York restaurant.(image)

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US presidential elections 2012: Newt Gingrich loses his lead in the polls

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:26:57 GMT

Newt Gingrich's status as Republican front runner fades after weeks of attack ads from rivals.(image)

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Chicago, USA: High times in the Windy City

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:00:26 GMT

With its skyline, culture, food and shopping, Chicago holds its own against the Big Apple, says Claire Wrathall.(image)

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Savannah, Georgia: Preservation with imagination

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:00:18 GMT

A new art museum in Savannah is typical of the southern city's enlightened approach to its history.(image)

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2011: the 85th annual holiday parade in New York

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:48:54 GMT

The 85th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.(image)

James Morrison's San Francisco

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:29:07 GMT

James Morrison, the singer-songwriter, on San Francisco's best attractions, restaurants and bars.(image)

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Lone wolf 'Al-Qaeda sympathiser' Jose Pimentel accused of New York bomb plots

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:03:20 GMT

Jose Pimentel, a lone wolf "al-Qaeida sympathiser" accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as US troops returning home, has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges.(image)

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Terror suspect Jose Pimentel charged over New York bomb plot

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:11:04 GMT

New York police have arrested a man trying to build a pipe bomb with instructions from an al Qaeda magazine which he planned to use against US soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.(image)

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Time-lapse video of 12,000 mile trip around America

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:54:01 GMT

A photographer from New York State has recorded his travels around the United States to create a an extraordinary time-lapse video.(image)

Crystal Bridges Museum: Wal-Mart gives America an art collection

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:40:39 GMT

A collection of American art donated by Alice Walton, heiress to the Wal-Mart fortune, opens tomorrow in Arkensas.(image)

New York's High Line

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:09:38 GMT

Glen Milner takes a tour of the High Line in New York, a disused train track which has been converted into a public park.(image)

New York hip hop tour

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:08:39 GMT

Glen Milner takes a guided hip-hop-themed tour of New York with the rapper Grandmaster Caz.(image)

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