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Denver airport provided $400K in travel to city for 4 years

By BEN MARKUS - Associated Press

Ghazi, a 60-foot Dhow approaches the finish line to win the $2.7 million Al Gaffal traditional Dhow Race off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after starting from the island of Sir Bu Nair about 100 kms (66 miles) west of Dubai, Monday, May 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Emirates hosts $2.7 million race for traditional dhow ships

By KAMRAN JEBREILI - Associated Press

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Emirates' vice president and prime minister, left, next to Richard Branson watch the Hyperloop One presentation aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 29, 2018. DP World's chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem said Sunday that Virgin Hyperloop One would launch a freight service called DP World Cargospeed. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Port operator DP World now firmly in hyperloop business

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Actress Charlize Theron listens to a question during a news conference before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) ** FILE **

Charlize Theron says arming teachers ‘so outrageous’

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Indian policemen guard near a picture of Indian actress Sridevi displayed outside her residence in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. The 54-year-old Bollywood actress died late on Saturday while on a visit to Dubai. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Dubai closes case on Indian actress, calls death an accident

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Dec. 1, 2012, file photo, Indian actress Sridevi arrives at the Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, at the Marrakech Congress Palace. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

Sridevi, Bollywood actress, drowned in hotel bathtub, Dubai police say

By Fay Abuelgasim - Associated Press

Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland returns the ball to Daria Kasatkina of Russia during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Kasatkina slows Radwanska comeback in Dubai first round

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American Hollywood star Robert De Niro listens to one of the panel speakers next to Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, right, the UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment during the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. De Niro took aim at the Trump administration's stance on climate change, telling a packed audience that he was visiting from a "backward" country suffering from "temporary insanity." (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Robert De Niro: U.S. ‘backward’ country suffering from ‘temporary insanity’

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Tiger Woods waits to hit on the fifth hole of the north course at Torrey Pines Golf Course dduring the pro-am event at the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Tiger makes another return to the PGA Tour

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

In this June 18, 2015, file photo, vapor forms across the wings of an Airbus A380 as it performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget airport, north of Paris. Emirates airline said in a statement Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, that it is purchasing 20 A380 aircraft with the option for 16 more in a deal worth $16 billion, throwing a lifeline to the European-made double-decker jumbo jets. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Emirates throws Airbus A380 a lifeline with $16 billion deal

By Aya Batrawy and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Two people prepare to ride the world's longest urban zip line, with a speed of up to 80 kilometers per hour on a one kilometer run from 170 meter to ground level, in the Marina district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

How the Dubai miracle was realized

By Daniel Pipes

England's Justin Rose follows his ball on the 18th hole during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Rose has early advantage over Fleetwood in Dubai; Reed leads

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A man passes by an A330 neo mockup at the Airbus stand during the Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Airbus signed a $49.5 billion deal on Wednesday to sell 430 airplanes to the Phoenix-based private equity firm that owns Frontier Airlines, striking the European aerospace company's biggest deal ever at the Dubai Air Show. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Airbus to sell 430 planes to Indigo Partners for $49.5 billion

By Jon Gambell - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, July 20, 2017 file photo, Britain's Tommy Fleetwood prepares to play off the 2nd tee during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship, at Royal Birkdale, Southport, England. Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose or Sergio Garcia will be Europe’s No. 1 player for 2017 after the final event of the season on the European Tour, the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai starting Thursday Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)

Fleetwood must withstand Rose challenge to win Race to Dubai

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday June 25, 2017 file photo, Sergio Garcia of Spain tees off during the final round of the German Open golf tournament in Eichenried near Munich, Germany. Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose or Sergio Garcia will be Europe’s No. 1 player for 2017 after the final event of the season on the European Tour, the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai starting Thursday Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)

Fleetwood, Rose, Garcia fighting for Race to Dubai title

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Dubuisson leads Nedbank Challenge after day of thunderstorms

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Wiesberger leads in Sun City, Fleetwod 6 shots back

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Rose wins Turkish Airlines Open for back-to-back titles

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, file photo, the new iPhone X is displayed in the showroom after the new product announcement at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif. Apple is offering a nifty way to unlock its new iPhone X...just stare at it. Face ID, Apple’s name for its facial-recognition technology, replaces the fingerprint sensor found on other models. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Sales of iPhone X begin: Can Apple live up to the hype?

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

Fleetwood leaving nothing to chance in Race to Dubai finale

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