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New technology may reduce TSA pat-down searches in U.S. airports
The federal government says it has plans to use advanced technology to dramatically reduce the number of pat-down searches performed at the nation's airports.
The Department of Homeland Security recently put out a request for technology companies to come...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology, Technology, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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AMC renews 'Talking Dead' and 'Comic Book Men'
Show TrackerAMC has given second seasons to the zombie chat show "Talking Dead" and the comic book store reality series "Comic Book Men."... -
Federal judge blocks National Defense Authorization Act provision
In a stunning turnaround for an act of Congress, a judge ruled Wednesday that a counterterrorism provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense appropriations bill, is unconstitutional. Federal district Judge Katherine B. Forrest...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laws, Politics, Lawyers, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Newark airport security? Worker used fake ID for years, police say
NEW YORK -- Twenty years ago, a man named Jerry Thomas died in New York City -- murdered in Queens in a case that was never solved. Not long afterward, a man named Jerry Thomas began working at Newark's international airport. The second Jerry Thomas...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Grupo Bimbo, Queens (New York City), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Newark airport security worker pleads not guilty to ID theft
NEW YORK -- A longtime Newark Liberty International Airport security worker pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of stealing the identity of a man slain 20 years ago to conceal his illegal immigration status -- a case that has embarrassed an airport...
Tags: Tampa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Health and Safety at School, Theft, Trials
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U.S. thinks underwear bomb was built by Al Qaeda in Yemen
WASHINGTON -- The FBI is analyzing a sophisticated underwear bomb that U.S. officials believe was built by Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen in an effort to target Western aviation. U.S. officials said Monday that there was no imminent threat to U.S....
Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Yemen, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Explosions, Central Intelligence Agency
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FBI analyzing new explosive from Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — The FBI is analyzing a sophisticated explosive device, similar to the underwear bomb used in an attempt to blow up a passenger jet over Detroit in 2009, that U.S. officials believe was built by Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen in an effort...
Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Yemen, Police Investigations, Dianne Feinstein
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Obama Afghanistan visit shows powerful advantage of incumbency
In the afternoon, Mitt Romney delivered pizzas to a Manhattan fire station. This evening, President Obama will deliver a nationally televised address from a war zone. Talk about the advantages of incumbency. The president's arrival in Afghanistan on...
Tags: Politics, NATO, Pakistan, Bill Clinton, Afghanistan
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Joe Biden blasts Mitt Romney's CEO mind-set on national security
Since it became clear that Mitt Romney would win the GOP nomination, the Obama campaign has been eager to portray the former Massachusetts governor as the committed conservative he presented himself as in the primaries. But Thursday, Vice President Joe...
Tags: Republican Party, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Politics, NATO, Regional Authority
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Cyber-security bill passes House but faces snags
WASHINGTON — Add cyber-security to the list of tough problems Washington can't agree on how to tackle. A bipartisan bill whose chief sponsors are the chairman and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has run into trouble, including...
Tags: Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, Dianne Feinstein, Computer Networking and Internet, Networking
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CISPA hit with veto threat before Friday vote in the House
WASHINGTON -- The White House’s threat to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is prompting more amendments from its supporters as the bill heads toward a planned House vote on Friday. President Obama’s senior advisors...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Justice and Rights, Jan Schakowsky, National Government
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CISPA passes in the House after surprise vote
WASHINGTON -- The plan was for the debate on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act to take place on Thursday, with the vote the next day. As it turns out, the legislation came to a surprising vote after the debate tonight,...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, Jan Schakowsky, National Government
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