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Mardi Gras just keeps getting bigger and bigger
New Orleans hosts almost 40 Mardi Gras parades a year, and the bacchanals brought almost $900 milli…
Cork Gaines
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I live in Australia, and my partner lives in the US. Long distance is hard — especially when I was detained and deported at the border.
When trying to visit my long-distance boyfriend in the US, immigration officers detained me. They s…
Ree Winter
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Mardi Gras was historically socially and racially segregated. Black Americans formed the Zulu Krewe to become a part of the celebration.
Historically excluded from krewes and carnivals, Black Americans created their own Mardi Gras tradi…
Yoonji Han
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I've spent over 30 years exploring theme parks. Everyone should go to Universal's Mardi Gras festival at least once.
I love celebrating Mardi Gras at the theme park.Carly Caramanna
Carly Caramanna
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I celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, where I can get all the beads and king cake I want. Here's why it beats New Orleans' crowded festivities.
Even though New Orleans is known for Mardi Gras, I prefer to celebrate the holiday in Mobile.Matthe…
Matthew Wilson
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Mardi Gras was canceled for the first time in decades - so New Orleans residents are turning their houses into parade floats instead
One resident's idea to decorate her home has spiraled into a citywide drive to keep Mardi Gras aliv…
Marisa Palmer,Robin Lindsay
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New Orleans is closing bars ahead of Mardi Gras after large crowds were spotted in the French Quarter last weekend
After canceling Mardi Gras parades, New Orleans is now shuttering bars and banning the sale of to-g…
Melissa Wiley
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With Mardi Gras parades canceled, New Orleans residents are turning their homes into extravagant 'floats'
With traditional Mardi Gras activities canceled due to COVID-19, New Orleanians are decorating thei…
Melissa Wiley
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Carnival just debuted a new 5,200-guest cruise ship with a roller coaster onboard that will set sail in April - see inside the Mardi Gras
The new cruise ship's name is a direct reference to Carnival's former 1972 Mardi Gras cruise ship. …
Brittany Chang
Mardi Gras was canceled for the first time in decades — so New Orleans residents are turning their houses into parade floats instead
One resident's idea to decorate her home has spiraled into a citywide drive to keep Mardi Gras aliv…
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The truth behind America's cruise obsession: 'They don't want to see anything that's real'
Cruise ships have never been bigger or more popular. You can blame Gen Z.
Henry Wismayer
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After 7 years with Disney World annual passes, my family switched to Universal's. They're cheaper and a better value.
My family had Disney World annual passes for seven years, but we let them expire because they're so…
Terri Peters
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A woman in wheelchair crashed down the ramp of a Carnival cruise ship after staff failed to help her, lawsuit alleges
The 61-year-old amputee said she was not helped by Carnival crew while trying to disembark the ship…
Sophia Ankel,Rebecca Cohen
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A Carnival cruise ship rescued a couple stranded on a sailboat 20 miles from the Bahamas
The man was admitted to the cruise ship's medical center where he received care, a Carnival spokesp…
Hannah Towey
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The mayor of coronavirus-plagued New Orleans took a shot at Trump, saying the city would have canceled Mardi Gras if the federal government had taken the outbreak seriously
"Allowing science to lead us, it does matter," Cantrell went on to say. "Leaders on the ground, we …
Ashley Collman
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A video captured a Carnival cruise passenger climbing between balconies. Other people on board cheered him on.
The man could be seen reaching his hand out to retrieve an item from another passenger standing in …
Marielle Descalsota
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Car dealers use TikTok to reveal industry secrets and the clever ways sellers get you to spend more on cars
Auto dealers are using TikTok to share car buying tips, vehicle walk-arounds, ways to avoid getting…
Alexa St. John
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I went to Mardi Gras and it was crazier than I thought it would be
I started out at The Boot, one of the best college bars in America, which is a haven for Tulane and…
Lauren Browning
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Progress Shark, a 32-foot model of a great white wearing a rainbow leotard, is the breakout star of WorldPride in Sydney, Australia
The Australian Museum said it was "blown away by all of the love" being shown for its vibrant Progr…
Stephanie Stacey
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Videos show Disney World fans waiting hours in line to ride Splash Mountain on the day it closed
Disney World's controversial log-flume ride Splash Mountain closed to be redone with a "Princess an…