 U.S. officials yesterday said it is safe to fly, even as the British government imposed new rules banning IPods, computers and most carry-on baggage on all flights from the United Kingdom. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said there is no evidence linking the foiled terror plot in England to "any plan to initiate activity inside the United States," and that his department is looking at ways to "reduce any additional inconvenience." Domestic air travelers can still carry on electronic devices and bags, but are barred from bringing any liquids, such as beverages or lotions, under rules that began after British authorities on Thursday arrested 24 Muslims suspected of planning to blow up airliners with liquid explosives. Any changes to the security procedures would not be "earth shattering," Mr. Chertoff said at a press conference yesterday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. ...
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 Airports dumping toothpaste, lip gloss and wine Passenger: 'I assume before too long we'll be naked' |
Loads of liquid goods discarded by airline passengers at security checkpoints will end up in the trash, not in the pockets of airport employees or others, officials at airports across the country promised Friday.No exceptions -- not even for cases of Napa Valley wine."We had people throw away a whole case of wine, or try to drink their wine in line," said San Francisco's International Airport duty manager Lily Wang.Airport security screeners scrambled to implement a new ban on all liquids and gels -- from lip gloss and toothpaste to perfume and tequila -- in carry-on luggage after British authorities announced Thursday the arrest of 24 people in an alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound planes. Baby formula, prescription medication and essential nonprescription medication are still allowed.From Atlanta to Albuquerque, New Mexico, airport maintenance crews were ordered to dump any confiscated items along with the rest of the garbage....
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| 3 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan 3 more troops wounded in firefight after militants attacked U.S. patrol |
Three U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded in a firefight in northeastern Afghanistan after militants attacked an American patrol with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, a military spokesman said Saturday. U.S. troops used artillery to repel the attack in Nuristan province Friday, and helicopters rushed the wounded soldiers to medical care, said Col. Tom Collins. A civilian was also injured. U.S. forces in recent weeks have been pushing to their northernmost points along the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan border, including Nuristan, opening military bases in one of the wildest region in the country. Their mission is to crush militants loyal to the Hezb-e-Islami militant group of renegade Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the toppled Taliban regime and remnants of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network. Separately, a highway police commander was killed by a blast on his way to work in eastern Lagman province, said Interior Ministry spokesman Yousef Stanezai...
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| Roadside Bomb Kills 2 U.S. Soldiers in Baghdad; 23 Americans Killed in Iraq This Month |
Two U.S soldiers were killed Saturday when their foot patrol was hit by a roadside bomb south of Baghdad, the military said. The deaths brought to 23 the number of Americans killed in Iraq this month. The names of the soldiers were not released and no further details were given. At least 2,600 members of the U.S. military have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Also Saturday, the U.S. military said soldiers had raided a funeral and detained 60 men suspected of ties to al-Qaida car bombings. It was the first announcement of a major roundup of suspected insurgents since troop reinforcements began arriving for a new crackdown in Baghdad. Seven people were killed across Iraq on Saturday, including two in the southern city of Basra when a bomb exploded at a shop selling CDs featuring sermons and interviews of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. ...
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| Hezbollah leader accepts U.N. cease-fire plan But Nasrallah vows to fight until Israeli troops withdraw from Lebanon |
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Saturday that the Islamic militant group will abide by a U.N. cease-fire resolution but will continue fighting as long as Israeli troops remained in south Lebanon.Nasrallah grudgingly accepted the cease-fire plan in a televised address as the Lebanese Cabinet was in session to vote on whether to agree to the U.N. resolution. Hezbollah has two ministers in the government.“We will not be an obstacle to any (government) decision ... but our ministers will express reservations about articles that we consider unjust and unfair,” he said. The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution seeking a “full cessation” of violence between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday, offering the region its best chance yet for peace after a month of fighting that has killed nearly 900 people and inflamed Mideast tensions....
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| Coast Guard Rescues 40 People From Research Vessel That Caught Fire Off Louisiana Coast |
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 40 people from a 175-foot research vessel Friday evening after receiving a distress call, authorities said. The Odyssey Voyager was about 10 miles south of Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico and reported a fire in the engine room around 5 p.m., according to a news release. A helicopter rescue crew from New Orleans transported two people to West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, while Coast Guard boats brought the rest of the crew to Fourchon...
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