Colombia confronts ransom row over two million in frees
Controversy erupts as two families pay one million dollar ransoms each to recover abducted daughters abroad, challenging Colombia's no-negotiations policy. Critics say the hard line harms families while officials cite lessons from past kidnappings.
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Summer crowds expected as Kansas City hosts many visitors
Kansas City officials project a record summer of tourism with 2 million visitors over June through August, spending over 100 million. About 70,000 attending the Shriners convention and 20,000 at the Republican National Convention will be a fraction of total conventioneers and tourists. Bennison notes 1.75 million tourists and 248,000 conventioneers in three months, with daily spend rates and stay lengths differing for conventioneers and family travelers.
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