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• Air Canada moves to comply with obesity ruling
Under the ruling, airlines cannot charge extra for an obese person who needs an additional seat or a disabled person who needs space for a wheelchair or stretcher or who must be accompanied by an attendant. David Baker, the Toronto lawyer who fought ...
• Mumbai hotel survivors describe mayhem
Two men carried a woman in a wheelchair down, he said. "The most important thing is not to be injured," he said. "You are so close to freedom. But what does freedom mean if the bad guys are on the street waiting for you?" Others were not so lucky ...
• Patient-led drug trials defy medical bureaucracy
Now the 64-year-old grandfather sits strapped to a wheelchair, able to move little but his left hand, his voice a near-whisper. Felzer suffers from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The fatal neurological disorder steals the body's ability to ...
• Jacksonville boat dealer says sales are the worst in 46 years
The slowdown hasn’t stopped Rogers, who is legally blind and in a wheelchair, from working six days per week. When she isn’t answering the office phone, sorting mail and writing checks, Rogers enjoys getting out on the water, although it’s been ...
• Arms dealer guilty in terrorist conspiracy
The hijackers killed 69-year-old New Yorker Leon Klinghoffer, dumping his body and wheelchair overboard. Klinghoffer's daughters were in court for Thursday's conviction. "I wanted everyone there to know my father is in the courtroom in a spiritual way ...