## Southwest to get rid of open seating, offer extra legroom in biggest shift in its history

Authored by cnbc.com

Southwest Airlines is ending open seating and will offer extra legroom seats on its airplanes as mounting pressure on the carrier to increase revenue prompts the biggest changes to its business model in its 53 years of flying.

The airline plans to start selling the first flights that will offer extra legroom next year, it said Thursday.

It also plans to begin overnight flights, starting in February.

Southwest executives have said for years that they were studying such changes and hinted in April that the airline was seriously considering assigning seats and offering extra legroom options.

Customers can get earlier boarding though if they pay for a higher-priced ticket, they'll get a better boarding slot.

Southwest did not, however, unveil any changes to its beloved two free checked bags policy.

Southwest reported second-quarter earnings Thursday that showed profit down 46%. »

### World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

Authored by gamedeveloper.com

The new unit is called World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild (WoWGG-CWA) and comprises the entire World of Warcraft development team, including designers, engineers, artists, quality assurance testers, and more.

Another 60-person unit of Blizzard QA testers called Texas Blizzard QA United-CWA has formed simultaneously in Austin, Texas.

"By forming a cross-disciplinary union, we seek to enshrine that value and ensure that the developers of World of Warcraft, QA included, will always have a voice in our own workplace," they said. »

### ‘I Approve This Message’: Kamala Harris Instantly Uses Trump’s Own Words Against Him

Authored by huffpost.com

Donald Trump’s own words on Wednesday were quickly turned back at him in a new video from Vice President Kamala Harris’s rapid response team.

They took Trump’s own words, then added the standard “I approve” message from Harris:.

We approve this message pic.twitter.com/Kd1zKlqFmp — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) July 25, 2024. »

### Ukraine supports China's position on Taiwan - Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

Authored by unn.ua

Ukraine supports China's position on Taiwan and will continue to adhere to the principle of "one China," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's press service reported, UNN reported.

Ukraine supports China's position on the Taiwan issue and will continue to adhere to one China," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Since Ukraine established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1992 as part of the "One China" policy, this excludes recognition of the Republic of China (i.e., present-day Taiwan). »

### Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less

Authored by edition.cnn.com

Kudos to you if you can speak perfect Japanese and order food at a neighborhood sushi bar in Tokyo.

“Some people say, ‘We don’t do this in our country.’ But think about how bad Japanese people’s English skills are.

The premium dish is marketed to tourists, who he said have a higher budget to try new things. »

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