Your Passport May Have ‘POO’ Stamped In It—And The U.S. Government Put It There [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb: Thousands of Passports Have Been Stamped With ‘Poo’ and You Might Not Have Realized: Here’s How to Check CBP decided it didn’t want to use PDX as its port-of-entry code, and for whatever reason, obvious choices like POR, PTL, and POL were rejected. Instead, the U.S. government decided the most appropriate port-of-entry code for Portland was POO. And that’s why there are thousands of passports with the word POO stamped on them. If you’ve ever flown into Portland, OR, from abroad, take a look at your passport to see if you also have the stamp. Natch, Mississippi looks to borrow money to fund flight subsidies well that seems like a dumb idea, except they’ve already signed the contract. An actual good rental car customer service story you don’t see that often. “A rental car agent salvaged my night” during the air traffic control ground stop. Seattle police department is using a cut out to rent cars from Hertz for ICE FAA Proposes $170,000 Fine Against Sonoma County Airport The FAA alleges STS did not provide the required personnel and vehicles for aircraft rescue and firefighting coverage for two passenger flights in March 2025 as required by its FAA approved Airport Certification Manual, nor did STS notify the airline of the lack of coverage. In addition, the FAA alleges that for one of the flights above, STS failed to perform runway inspections for deer and other wildlife before the first flight of the day as required by its FAA approved wildlife hazard management plan. Hyatt’s Midscale Pipeline Tops 150 They say “The expansion follows a data-driven strategy based on research conducted during 2023 and 2024, which identified markets where World of Hyatt members frequently traveled but stayed at competing hotels due to limited Hyatt availability” but… who wants to stay at these brands..? Hyatt Hotels Corporation H is accelerating its expansion into the upper-midscale hotel segment to strengthen its presence in underserved markets and capture additional demand. The company currently has more than 150 hotels in the pipeline across Hyatt Studios, Hyatt Select and Unscripted by Hyatt. More than half of the signings for these brands are in markets where Hyatt previously had no presence, highlighting substantial opportunities to expand its footprint and strengthen its competitive positioning. Topics on this page