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If I weren't American, I wouldn't travel to the U.S.

American citizen detained for hours

Spanish tourist detained and deported

Italian tourist detained and jailed for 10 days

Tighter airport security hurts US tourism

Britain's first Muslim minister was detained at a US airport for almost an hour on his way back from attending talks on tackling terrorism

British author detained 24 hours at border

America's war on tourists

Iceland complains to US about treatment of tourist in New York

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Hoo-ray for e-Bay. I found climate control knobs for my car there, which I couldn't find anywhere else. I had bought a generic 3-piece assortment at an auto store, which had one knob that looked exactly right, but turned out to be about a millimeter too narrow on the stem. Since my knobs broke, I haven't been able to even turn on the fan to clear the windshield when it fogs up. Hopefully the new ones will fit and won't break.

I bought a nice-looking dragon fruit at a new Asian market in town, as well as a bunch of leek flowers.