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TSA Tests Facial Recognition Technology at Airports to Boost Security
The TSA is testing the use of facial recognition technology at a number of airports across the country.
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Woman Arrested for Smuggling Meth in Peanut Butter Jars at Salt Lake City Airport
In total, officers found over half a pound of crystal meth concealed inside the jars.
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3 TSA Agents Hurt After ‘Unprovoked' Attack at Phoenix Airport, Agency Says
The TSA called the assault an “unprovoked and brazen physical attack against our employees,” and said it was unacceptable.
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Congress Proposes New No-Fly List for Unruly Passengers
U.S. Senate and House members proposed a new no-fly list for unruly passengers on Wednesday, an idea that was pushed by airline unions but failed to gain traction last year.
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The TSA Says Peanut Butter Is a Liquid and the Internet Has Thoughts
“Aaannnnnd now you’re on a list,” joked one user on Twitter.
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More Guns Than Ever Intercepted Last Year at US Airport Checkpoints
Experts don’t think this is an epidemic of would-be hijackers — nearly everyone caught claims to have forgotten they had a gun with them.
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TSA Finds Anti-Tank Weapon in Checked Luggage at Texas Airport
The TSA says Tuesday a passenger who brought a large-caliber weapon to the San Antonio Airport did declare the weapon with the airline but that they weren’t told.
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Man Arrested at JFK Airport With Gun Parts Hidden Inside Peanut Butter Jars
A man trying to pass through security at one of New York’s airport found himself in a sticky situation this week. TSA officials said a Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday at John F. Kennedy International Airport after trying to pass through security with the parts to a semi-automatic handgun. Security officials discovered two jars of Jif peanut butter...
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Firearm in Your Carry-On? TSA Increasing Fines After Record Number Found
The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag.
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TSA Agents Find Dog Inside Backpack at Wisconsin Airport
The incident occurred at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis.
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TSA Discovers Dog Inside Backpack During X-Ray Screening at Wisconsin Airport
The bizarre discovery took place at the Dane County Regional Airport in December, when the dog was “accidentally” left in the backpack by its owner during a security scan.
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Woman Arrested for Trying to Board Flight at LaGuardia With Loaded Revolver: TSA
A woman from Louisiana was arrested after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented her from carrying her loaded handgun onto a flight at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, the agency said — a day when many people are returning back home after the long Thanksgiving Day weekend. A TSA officer spotted the handgun on the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor as the…
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90 Pounds of Marijuana Found Inside Passenger's Bag at JFK Airport
Transportation Security Administration officials said they made a major bust at NYC’s JFK Airport during the week of Thanksgiving, finding 90 pounds of marijuana in a passenger’s checked bag.
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Penn. Man Arrested on Thanksgiving at Newark Airport for Loaded Handgun: TSA
Transportation Security Administration officers stopped and arrested a man with a loaded gun at Newark Liberty International Airport on Thanksgiving Day. According to TSA, the man from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, had a 9mm handgun in his carry-on bag at Terminal C. The man, who wasn’t identified, was the third person arrested this month at EWR for having a gun...
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TSA Sees ‘Concerning' Rise in Number of Firearms at Security Checkpoints – and Most Are Loaded
Of the 5,832 firearms stopped so far this year, as of Monday, nearly 88% were loaded, according to the TSA. That’s about 17 guns a day.
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Flying With Food? See Which Thanksgiving Dishes TSA Will Allow On Planes
TSA officials released a list of Thanksgiving dishes that are allowed through airport security checkpoints. See the latest food and liquid rules.
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TSA: Handgun Found Inside Raw Chicken in Luggage at Airport
TSA officers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were stunned Monday when they found that one passenger got the “greasy” idea to pack a firearm inside a raw chicken for their flight out of Florida.
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TSA Agents Find Gun Inside Raw Chicken at Florida Airport
“The plot chickens as we barrel our way closer to Thanksgiving,” the TSA winked in its Instagram post Monday after finding a firearm inside a raw chicken at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
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Lab Results Pending on Device in Newark Airport Security Scare
News 4 New York has obtained a photo of the device that caused a security scare at Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday — the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Look Like Dynamite? Lab Tests Pending on Device in Newark Airport 9/11 Scare
News 4 New York has obtained a photo of the device that caused a security scare at Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday — the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. While officials close to the investigation say the item looks like a stick of dynamite, they stress they are still awaiting official lab tests results to see if…