I disagree with the Canadian court on this story. Why should the airlines be penalized just because someone is obese? Although, it is better than the person next to them paying the price as they try and fit in one seat.

Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court

Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are “functionally disabled by obesity” deserve to have two seats for one fare.

If you head to Washington D.C. the Smithsonian’s many museums are a must stop. These museums would be great even if they were not free. So the re-opening of the Museum of American History is good news for travelers.

U.S. history museum opens after overhaul

Home to such iconic memorabilia as Judy Garland’s Wizard of Oz slippers and Muhammad Ali’s boxing gloves, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History reopens in Washington, D.C., today after a two-year, $85 million face lift.

Yes, another story about a man living in an airport. Although in this case it is not clear that the man is actually trapped in the airport.

Japanese man moves into Mexico airport

Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport. It has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave.

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For reasons he can’t explain, the Japanese man has been in Terminal 1 of the Benito Juarez International Airport since Sept. 2, surviving off donations from fast-food restaurants and passengers and sleeping in a chair.

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‘Penthouse’ seeking to buy Las Vegas casino

When having your hotel taken over by Penthouse “cleans up” the image of the hotel, you know you are someplace sleazy.

The chief executive of Penthouse says the company is looking to buy a casino on the Las Vegas Strip and generate business by tying it to the adult magazine and website empire.

Penthouse CEO Marc Bell told the Las Vegas Review-Journal for a report published Sunday the best time to buy is in a down economy.

“We’re looking to make a presence, take something and clean it up and fix it up and give it a new image,” Bell said. “We think it would be a tremendous draw.”

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