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Springfield Police ask FBI to join Greyhound bus station shooting investigation due to language barrier
Reporter, PhotographerSpringfield police are asking the FBI to join their investigation into a shooting at a Greyhound bus station. Officers say around 6:00 Thursday night Mohamed H. Dawod, 25, of Glendale Arizona shot another passenger in the back. The victim, Justin M. Hall,...Tags: FBI, Health, Justice System, Hospitals and Clinics, Prosecution
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The IRS was doing its job
After listening to the news reports for the past week, I think I must be the only person in America who thinks that the IRS is supposed to look for people and groups who might try to evade taxes ("Taxing the tea party," May 13). I am an honest person...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Tea Party Movement, Politics
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Survey says 90% don't want knives on planes
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.The pressure continues to mount on the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit passengers from bringing small pocket knives into the cabins of commercial planes. Opponents of allowing knives on planes unveiled a survey last week that found...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, American Airlines, Inc.
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Isle fliers caught with gunpowder, pressure cooker
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserRoutine screening of checked baggage at Honolulu Airport this month turned up two 1-pound cans of rifle gunpowder, which were confiscated, the Transportation Security Administration said. The TSA said the gunpowder was discovered May 8 in a bag bound...Tags: FBI, Marketing, Sports, United Air Lines, Security Measures
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U.S. homeland security notice weighs on OSI Systems' new contracts
Reuters(Reuters) - OSI Systems Inc said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued it a "proposed debarment notice" related to privacy concerns over its full-body passenger scanners used in airports, limiting the company's ability to sign new federal...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Security, OSI Systems Incorporated
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Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds
Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll of...Tags: Richard Branson, September 11, 2001 Attacks, New Products, Virgin Group, Ltd., Harris Interactive Incorporated
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Atlantic City International tests out latest security gadgets
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Planning a trip through Atlantic City International Airport? Prepare to see something still uncommon in airports: podlike security portals separating deplaning passengers from baggage claim. The futuristic-looking "pods," as they've been nicknamed by...Tags: Syracuse, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Human Mishaps, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Telecommunication Service
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Apopka man with loaded gun arrested at OIA while trying to board Vegas flight
For the third time in two weeks, a passenger carrying a loaded handgun has been arrested while trying to board a flight at Orlando International Airport. The latest case happened about 3 p.m. Thursday when a TSA officer noticed what looked a pistol...
Tags: Apopka, Miami International Airport, Firearms
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Charleston International Airport's security finds average of 2 guns a month
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.Nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration confiscates about two guns a day at U.S. airports. That's the same number confiscated each month, on average, at Charleston International, the federal agency's top local official said Thursday. "I...Tags: Boeing Co., JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry
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More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., Air Transportation, Travel, Southwest Airlines Co., Spirit Airlines
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TSA overtime costs county as much as an employee
Victoria Advocate, TexasVictoria County sheriff's deputies are earning enough overtime working at Victoria Regional Airport to account for more than a new hire's annual salary. Victoria County Commissioners approved pulling $55,000 from the unallocated budget Monday to cover...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting
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Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued
Los Angeles Times Travel editorAfter interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...Tags: Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Industry
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