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NSC wants rules on research that could lead to biological weapons
The National Security Council is moving to exert greater federal control over scientific studies of highly lethal diseases and toxins in the face of mounting fears that the research could be used by terrorists and rogue states, according to people with...Tags: National Security, Research, Science and Technology, Health, Science
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Shootout between federal agents kills 1, wounds 1
A confrontation between federal law enforcement agents erupted in gunfire Thursday evening in Long Beach, leaving one dead and another seriously injured, authorities said.
The incident was sparked by an unspecified dispute between Immigration and Customs...Tags: National Security, Injuries and Wounds, Health, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice
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Immigration agent shootings involved 3 supervisors, sources say
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersAll three people involved in a deadly shooting Thursday at a Long Beach federal building were supervisors with the federal immigration agency, sources with knowledge of the investigation told The Times. Investigators are trying to determine the cause...Tags: National Security, Migration, Health, Injuries and Wounds, Immigration
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Should L.A.'s supervisors say 'shut up'? to commenters
Responding to Jim Newton's column on Monday supporting a proposal by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to limit comments at L.A. County Board of Supervisors meetings, Los Angeles resident George Rheault wrote:
"Newton doesn't mention that opportunities to speak...Tags: Zev Yaroslavsky
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U.S. customs makes permanent its streamlined entry at airports
Federal customs officials made permanent Monday a program to streamline the process for entering the U.S. at international airports across the country.
The Global Entry program, which began as a pilot program in 2008, allows U.S. citizens, legal U.S....Tags: Theft, National Security, Global Expansion, Transportation Industry, Transportation Security Administration
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Women charged with trying to sneak cocaine hidden in syrup at LAX
L.A. NOWA mother and her daughter have been charged with trying to smuggle cocaine hidden in pouches of syrup and salad dressing as they passed through Los Angeles International Airport, federal authorities said Wednesday afternoon.... -
Islamic terrorism: It's not what many think, new report suggests
Nation NowTerrorism report: A new report suggests that the al-Qaeda model of terrorism, in which transnational groups of foreign-trained and foreign-funded extremists cross borders to commit high-profile attacks, has largely been outpaced by a sloppier and less-... -
ICE names a public advocate: Is it PR or real reform?
Opinion L.A.Federal immigration officials are taking another step toward fulfilling a pledge to overhaul the nation's troubled detention system. On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that Andrew Lorenzen-Strait will serve as the agency's first... -
Counter-terrorism chemical labs test for synthetic pot
When Jeffery H. Moran goes to work each day, he swipes his security badge, passes into an airtight chamber, opens a bombproof door and enters a lab full of deadly toxins.
As chief of the counter-terrorism laboratory at the Arkansas Department of Health...Tags: National Security, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Anthrax, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Super Bowl: The right way to combat big-game pirates
Opinion L.A.The Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement division continued its crackdown this week on copyright and trademark violators online. But perhaps broadcasters of the big game should follow the lead of those transmitting college... -
Three Mexican pot smugglers arrested on Malibu beach, police say
L.A. NOWAuthorities arrested three Mexican nationals and seized an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 pounds of marijuana from a Mexican panga boat beached in Malibu's Pirate's Cove on Saturday. A fourth suspect apparently escaped. The three suspects were arrested after... -
Marijuana seized from beached panga boat in Malibu
L.A. NOWThe federal government seized an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 pounds of marijuana from a Mexican panga boat beached in Malibu's Pirate's Cove and arrested three men, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official said Saturday....
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