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US Begins Screening Flyers After SARS-Linked Virus Kills 2 In China
The US will begin screening passengers Friday arriving from a Chinese city at the heart of a mysterious SARS-linked virus, officials said, after an outbreak that has stricken dozens claimed a second life.
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US Customs Agents Are Searching More Cellphones - Including Those Belonging To Americans
US customs agents conducted 60 percent more searches of travelers' cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices during the government's 2017 fiscal year, according to statistics released Friday by US Customs and Border Protection.
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US To Impose Stricter Electronic Carry-On Airport Screening
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Wednesday it will impose new stricter security rules requiring airline travelers to remove all electronic items larger than mobile phones like tablets, e-readers and video game consoles from carry-on baggage for screening.
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US eases airport screening for elderly travelers
The US government is easing the airport screening process for travelers 75 and older, beginning to roll out new rules just in time for the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, an official said Friday.
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Sikhs warned of additional screening at US airports
Already peeved by security pat downs, Sikhs in the US have been warned that they could now face 100 per cent screening of their turbans at American airports as the new imaging technology cannot see through their 'pagris'. In a mass email alert to the community members, Sikh Coalition, an advocacy group, told them that they s...
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At US airports, 'body scan' or 'gate rape'?
The Transport Security Administration (TSA) has implemented the controversial full-body scanners at many US airports as part of strengthening up security of air travel. While several passengers said they had no difficulties in passing through new security systems, others are up in arms.Thirty one-year-old John Tyner has become the unofficial hero o...
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US Begins Screening Flyers After SARS-Linked Virus Kills 2 In China
The US will begin screening passengers Friday arriving from a Chinese city at the heart of a mysterious SARS-linked virus, officials said, after an outbreak that has stricken dozens claimed a second life.
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US Customs Agents Are Searching More Cellphones - Including Those Belonging To Americans
US customs agents conducted 60 percent more searches of travelers' cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices during the government's 2017 fiscal year, according to statistics released Friday by US Customs and Border Protection.
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US To Impose Stricter Electronic Carry-On Airport Screening
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Wednesday it will impose new stricter security rules requiring airline travelers to remove all electronic items larger than mobile phones like tablets, e-readers and video game consoles from carry-on baggage for screening.
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US eases airport screening for elderly travelers
The US government is easing the airport screening process for travelers 75 and older, beginning to roll out new rules just in time for the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, an official said Friday.
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Sikhs warned of additional screening at US airports
Already peeved by security pat downs, Sikhs in the US have been warned that they could now face 100 per cent screening of their turbans at American airports as the new imaging technology cannot see through their 'pagris'. In a mass email alert to the community members, Sikh Coalition, an advocacy group, told them that they s...
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At US airports, 'body scan' or 'gate rape'?
The Transport Security Administration (TSA) has implemented the controversial full-body scanners at many US airports as part of strengthening up security of air travel. While several passengers said they had no difficulties in passing through new security systems, others are up in arms.Thirty one-year-old John Tyner has become the unofficial hero o...
