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Charlamagne supports Southwest making obese flyers purchase extra seats

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Radio host Charlamagne tha God praised an upcoming airline policy change on Wednesday, saying obese passengers should consider eating less food if they don’t want to buy a second seat to accommodate their size.

Beginning on Jan. 27, 2026, Southwest Airlines will ditch open seating, having previously had a “pick any seat” policy, allowing customers to purchase tickets in different boarding groups by selecting where they wanted to sit upon boarding the plane.

The airline has also cautioned portly customers “who encroach upon the neighboring seat(s)” to proactively purchase the necessary number of seats prior to travel. Next month, however, such customers “will be required to purchase an additional seat and pay any applicable seat fee at the airport.”

“Why don’t they just make them fly cargo?” Charlamagne asked on “The Breakfast Club” radio show as his crew discussed the upcoming change. “And furthermore, I don’t have a problem at all with this, OK? If you are too big for one seat, then you just got to buy two seats. Don’t act like the plane is doing something to you. You know how big you are!”

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Charlamagne tha God during a campaign event on Sept. 9, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

“But what if you don’t got the bread to buy another seat, but you fat? You can’t control that,” co-host Jess Hilarious said.

“Well, you shouldn’t have been eating so much bread. You need to stop eating bread. All right? OK. By the way, tall people got to go through this, too! Tall people gotta buy the extra leg-room seats, so it ain’t just fat people that gotta deal with this. If you’re a tall person, you gotta buy extra legroom because you know you need it.”

“I don’t think that this is any wrongdoing of the plane, is what I’m simply saying,” Charlamagne said, going on to mention how stuffing somebody who does not fit well into a seat is not only a disservice to them, but to whomever sits next to them.

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Co-host Jess Hilarious said she might actually prefer to sit next to an obese person, suggesting it would offer extra cushioning. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

He later concluded by telling listeners, “So Southwest is making a push to cut costs, it’s the new year, you should make a push to cut weight, OK? That should be your New Year’s resolution.”

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“Why don’t they just make them fly cargo?” Charlamagne asked on “The Breakfast Club” radio show. (Derek White/Getty Images for iHeartMedia and The Black Effect Podcast Network)

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Hawks working to move Trae Young

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Hawks working to move Trae Young


Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) drives past Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead during the second half in the home opener at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 22, 2025, in Atlanta. The Raptors won 138-118 over the Hawks. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

The end of the Trae Young era in Atlanta appears near.

The Hawks appear to be working with Young’s camp to find a new home for the four-time All-Star, according to people familiar with the situation.

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Former Richmond County deputy files complaint against district attorney

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Former Richmond County deputy files complaint against district attorney


AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A state bar complaint was filed against Augusta’s district attorney by a former deputy who sued the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office alleging racial discrimination.

The complaint by Quincy Cannon alleges violation of a rule requiring fairness to opposing party and counsel.

The filing says District Attorney Jared Williams selectively granted access to grand jury materials during an investigation by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.

Augusta District Attorney Jared Williams(WRDW)

That’s an agency that accredits law enforcement officers in the state.

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Cannon alleged Williams helped a third-party investigator get and use evidence from secret grand jury proceedings against Cannon, while denying comparable access to Cannon’s attorney.

Although Cannon’s case was presented to a grand jury, the panel chose not to pursue criminal charges.

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Cannon’s lawsuit claims he was treated unequally to white deputies who were also investigated over use of force.

A suspect in a deputy shooting accused several other deputies, including Cannon, of assaulting him in an elevator at the sheriff’s headquarters.



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Traffic changes in DC Monday evening for ‘Freedom 250′ fireworks show

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Traffic changes in DC Monday evening for ‘Freedom 250′ fireworks show


Numerous roads in D.C. will be closed to traffic Monday evening for a fireworks show celebrating America’s 25th birthday.

Projectors have lit up all four sides of the Washington Monument nightly since 7 p.m. Wednesday for the “Illumination of America: Washington Monument Lighting.” The fireworks that lit up the National Mall on New Year’s Eve are making a return Monday night, which is the last night of the display.

The grand finale of the display comes with some parking restrictions and street closures.

Street and parking restrictions for Freedom 250 fireworks

D.C. police said Constitution Avenue from 14th Street to 17th Street NW will be an Emergency No Parking zone from roughly 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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The following streets will be closed to traffic from approximately 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.:

  • Westbound 395 – no traffic toward Maine Avenue/Independence Avenue, SW
  • Independence Avenue from 15th Street to 23rd Street, SW
  • Constitution Avenue from 7th Street to 12th Street, NW (westbound traffic will be restricted)
  • Constitution Avenue from 12th Street to 23rd Street, NW
  • Virginia Avenue from 20th Street to 18th Street, NW
  • 19th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 17th Street from Independence Avenue, SW to New York Avenue, NW
  • 15th Street from Independence Avenue, SW to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  • 14th Street from Independence Avenue, SW to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  • Madison Drive from 7th Street to 14th Street, NW

Police said all street closures and listed times are subject to change.

“Freedom 250 is lighting up the Washington Monument as the world’s tallest birthday candle to kick off the nation’s 250th birthday year,” Keith Krach, CEO of Freedom 250, said ahead of the New Year’s Eve event.

Freedom 250 is the presidentially appointed committee planning the year-long celebration of the United States’ 250th birthday. It was created by the second Trump administration as part of the Department of the Interior, and is a separate organization from America250, which was created by Congress.

The event will “be looking at America’s past, present and what’s to come over the next 250 years,” Krach said.

“Primarily it will focus on the four pillars of Freedom 250, which is innovation; it’s also community and faith; it’s also on the beauty of our country as well,” Krach said. “And, you know, the other thing that’s great about that is that it’ll be something that will kind of be an animation and I think everybody’s going to enjoy it. So from adults to kids and everything.”

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The event is free to the public, can be viewed from anywhere on the National Mall, and does not require tickets.



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