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Passenger's Implant Claim Triggers Flight Diversion
CNNBANGOR, Maine -- A passenger who claimed to have a device surgically implanted inside her spurred authorities to divert a North Carolina-bound jetliner to Maine on Tuesday, federal officials said. Doctors aboard US Airways Flight 787 examined the woman...Tags: Explosions, Peter King, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Laws, Human Body
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TSA Failing to Fix Security Breaches, Report Says
The Transportation Security Administration is failing to adequately report, track and fix airport security breaches, according to the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general.
As a result, the TSA "does not have a complete understanding" of...Tags: CNN (tv network), Frank Lautenberg, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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TSA Finds Gun Parts in Stuffed Animals in Child's Carry-on Bag
KTLA NewsPROVIDENCE, RI -- A TSA officer discovered something more than just fluff inside three stuffed animals in a 4-year old boy's carry-on bag. As the bag was going through the X-ray checkpoint at T.F. Green International Airport the agent spotted gun... -
TSA Under Fire After Patdown of Girl with Cerebral Palsy
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON -- The Transportation Security Administration is once again the subject of national scrutiny, this time after aggressively screening a 7-year-old female passenger with cerebral palsy which caused her family to miss their flight. The girl,...Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson's Disease, Long Island, Security Measures, Kennedy Airport
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TSA Screeners Arrested for Drug Trafficking at LAX
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Two former and two current Transportation Security Administration screeners at Los Angeles International Airport have been arrested on federal narcotics trafficking and bribery charges. The screeners are charged with allegedly...Tags: Police Arrests, Prosecution, Health, Los Angeles International Airport, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Man With Explosives Tried to Board Plane in Philly
CNNPHILADELPHIA -- A 29-year-old man was arrested Thursday after screeners at the Philadelphia airport found flash powder and fireworks in his backpack, the Transportation Security Administration said. A federal criminal complaint accused Joseph Picklo of...Tags: Lawyers, Emergency Incidents, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, CNN (tv network)
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Pot Found Smuggled Inside Peanut Butter at Oakland Airport
KTLA NewsOAKLAND (KTLA) -- A man was detained last week after he tried to board a plane to Los Angeles with some suspicious looking peanut butter. The unidentified man was traveling through the Oakland Airport on Sunday when he was stopped by a TSA agent who...Tags: Butter, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Peanuts, Peanut Butter
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Holiday Travel Rush in High Gear in Southern California
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- If you're heading to the airport or hitting the highways on Friday or Saturday, you'll have plenty of company, as the holiday travel rush kicks into high gear. Nationwide, AAA expects 91.1 million people to travel 50 miles or more...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Trips and Vacations, Minor League Baseball, Travel, Manufacturing and Engineering
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GOP Bill Would Strip TSA Officers of Badges
CNNWASHINGTON -- The nation's 44,000 airport screeners would lose the title "officer," their metal badges and maybe even the stripes down their pant legs under a bill sponsored by a Transportation Security Administration critic. Called the "STRIP Act,"...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, CNN (tv network), Laws, Republican Party, Career and Workplace
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Rand Paul Grounded After Refusing TSA Pat-Down
CNNNASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNN) -- Authorities blocked U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at Nashville International Airport on Monday after the Kentucky Republican refused a pat-down at a security checkpoint, his spokeswoman said. Paul told CNN that he went through a scanner...Tags: CNN (tv network), Rand Paul, Politics, U.S. Senate, Ron Paul
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Sen. Rand Paul Detained After Refusing TSA Pat-Down
CNNNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Authorities blocked U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at the Nashville airport Monday after the Kentucky Republican refused a pat-down at a security checkpoint, his spokeswoman said. Paul went through a scanner at the airport and set off an alarm,...Tags: CNN (tv network), Rand Paul, U.S. Senate, Ron Paul
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TSA Kicks Off Expedited Screening Program at LAX
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The TSA is rolling out a new program at LAX that promises to get passengers through security lines even faster. The new TSA PreCheck program is supposed to expedite the screening process for frequent fliers. Participants must...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Interior Policy, Air Transportation Industry, Politics, Los Angeles International Airport
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