Prosecutors said Mr Goh was angry about being denied a tuition fee refund when he arrived at the college with a .45 calibre weapon.

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ChangeYourFlight provides an alternative for these non-refundable tickets, with airlines providing a partial refund without any change fee.

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Anybody who is still unhappy will get a full refund (no restocking fee).

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Competitors can either take part in the race when a date is announced, accept a full refund of their entry fee, or gain entry into the event next year.

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If the investigation finds that no copyright violations have taken place, the alerts will be removed from the customer's account and they will receive a refund for the filing fee.

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Of course, they may lose a few paying customers who rent a car, cancel their trip or buy a ticket on another airline, but this is minor, and in many cases you are not entitled to a refund anyway, though carriers waived most rules and fee changes for Hurricane Sandy.

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Regions said it is eliminating the fee as of Nov. 1 and will also refund those fees that already have been charged.

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The refund typically comes as a voucher from the carrier and some charge a processing fee.

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