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LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says it will change they way its officers search passengers with body piercings after a woman complained she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane.

Mandi Hamlin, 37, had demanded an apology and her Los Angeles-based attorney sent a letter to the TSA this week requesting a civil rights investigation.

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LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says it will change they way its officers search passengers with body piercings after a woman complained she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane.

Mandi Hamlin, 37, had demanded an apology and her Los Angeles-based attorney sent a letter to the TSA this week requesting a civil rights investigation.

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Here is a quick look at Sandbanks Provincial Park, a fabulous vacation spot just outside of Picton Ontario, a mere hour and half from Toronto. Known for its awesome beaches, the natural sand dunes make for a fabulous backdrop to the beaches and sparkling water of Lake Ontario.

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LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says it will change they way its officers search passengers with body piercings after a woman complained she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane.

Mandi Hamlin, 37, had demanded an apology and her Los Angeles-based attorney sent a letter to the TSA this week requesting a civil rights investigation.

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TORONTO - What do you get for $475 a night in Toronto?

A room at the city’s new Hazelton Hotel, which bills itself as “Toronto’s most exclusive hotel.”

The 77-room establishment, which opened last August, is drawing movie stars and studio executives as well as “the (more…)

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OTTAWA - Tourism spending advanced 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2007 as outlays by both Canadians and non-residents visiting Canada increased.

Statistics Canada reports it was the fastest quarterly pace set in 2007, bringing the growth in tourism expenditures to 4.3 per cent for the year.

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ATLANTA - Before YouTube, Katherine Lee was just another pretty flight attendant who worked for the third-largest U.S. airline.

In April, up to 80 million Delta Air Lines passengers worldwide will know her as the face of Delta’s newest safety video, in which Lee walks flyers through government-mandated safety instructions with a smile and a naughty-looking wag of the finger.

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LONDON - Looks great, doesn’t work very well.

That’s the verdict on Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5 building, with embarrassed British Airways officials now saying flight cancellations may extend into Saturday.

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LONDON - Looks great, doesn’t work very well.

That’s the verdict on Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5 building, with embarrassed British Airways officials now saying flight cancellations may extend into Saturday.

BA is the sole occupant of the mammoth new terminal, (more…)

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Tourists in Bethlehem will be able to view historic sites from horse-and-buggy days using much more up-to-date transportation.

The Historic Bethlehem Partnership will begin offering some historic tours using Segway Personal Transporters, according to The Express-Times.

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