A Nevada Man Stands Accused of Fondling Himself Aboard A Southwest Flight

  Daniel Drinan, 63, was arrested Saturday after his Southwest flight landed in Denver. Drinan was arrested and held for allegedly viewing pornography and fondling himself while aboard a Southwest flight. A judge released him on his own recognizance, however, he has been banned from flying, a spokesman for Southwest says.   Caught & Arrested A Nevada […]

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Are ‘Hidden’ Airline Charges Dirty Tricks or Customer Choice?

  Extra charges tacked onto advertised commercial airline flights are costing consumers billions of dollars each year. Baggage fees on American Airlines alone added up to more than 3 billion dollars last year and reservation change fees totaled more than 2.3 billion. But, what about the non-so-avoidable charges such as booking fees (or credit/debit cards fees and […]

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The World: Bangladesh: Out of War, a Nation Is Born

JAI Bangla! Jai Bangla!” From the banks of the great Ganges and the broad Brahmaputra, from the emerald rice fields and mustard-colored hills of the countryside, from the countless squares of countless villages came the cry. “Victory to Bengal! Victory to Bengal!” They danced on the roofs of buses and marched down city streets singing their anthem Golden Bengal

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Senior rebels disarm in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta

Two senior rebel leaders in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region accepted a government offer of amnesty to militants who disarm. (CNN) — Whenever President Obama has traveled overseas and offered pointed and direct assessments of the United States, some of them critical, Republicans have ripped him for criticizing America, saying a president should always defend the United States.

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Delta denied permission to fly to Nairobi, Monrovia

Delta Air Lines has been denied permission to fly directly to Nairobi, Kenya, and Monrovia, Liberia, until security standards there are met or until assessments change, the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday. The agency said it is allowing the airline to go ahead with plans to fly directly to Abuja, Nigeria. Delta had announced the direct flights to the three African cities last year, and air service had been expected to begin this month

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