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Ryley Ober LONDON - European residents and summer travelers alike are searching for ways to stay safe and cool as the continent swelters amid a historic heat wave , its second in just two months.

Residents and summer travellers alike are searching for ways to stay safe and cool as the continent swelters amid a heat wave. Here are some tips.

A series of major events is unfolding in New York this week, sprinkling the city with soccer tees, fireworks and, perhaps, love — though not record visitor numbers.

City officials set up a multiblock “frozen zone” around the building, a construction site near Grand Central Terminal. Beams were being brought in to stabilize the structure, the buildings commissioner said.

At least two hotels near the unstable building were evacuated, stranding travelers and forcing guests to clamber for alternative accommodation.

Three U.S. airports have become the first to opt in to the Transportation Security Administration's new private screening model, prompting staunch opposition from the union that represents thousands of TSA workers.—

In the wake of recent government shutdowns, airport officials said they hoped using the program would reduce the risk of disruptions.

Travel accounts that feature risky, cross-continental journeys are proliferating on social media. Security experts have serious concerns.

Traveling with friends can be tricky. We’re curious how you manage financial friction — and how you make sure your besties settle up.