■ United States
Flatulence downs plane
An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said. The Dallas, Texas, -bound flight was diverted to Nashville, Tennessee, after several passengers reported smelling burning sulfur from the matches, said Lynne Lowrance, spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority. All 99 passengers and five crew members were taken off and screened while the plane was searched and luggage was screened. The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal a "body odor," Lowrance said.
■ Mexico
Lopez Obrador losing ground
Fewer than one in eight people support leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's decision to declare a himself "legitimate president" and set up a shadow government after July 2 elections he claims were fraudulent, according to a poll released on Tuesday. Support for the leftist's quixotic parallel government was somewhat higher in Mexico City, a stronghold for Lopez Obrador's Democratic Revolution Party, according to the poll of 1,200 people by Parametria, a Mexico City-based polling firm.
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