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Saudi with pressure cooker in baggage seeks bond
DETROIT (AP) — A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after allegedly lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker asked to be released on bond Monday. Hussain Al Khawahir, 33, was arrested May 11 by federal agents at...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Personal Data Collection, Boston Marathon, Interior Policy
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Dead monkey, elephant meat and reptile purses seized at LAX
In what even U.S. Customs officials are describing as a “weird” week of sorts, border protection officers seized nearly half a pound of exotic meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made with reptile skin coming in from Nigeria....
Tags: Nigeria, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Conservation
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El Paso mayoral candidates accentuate issues, stress differences
El Paso Times, TexasMayoral candidates Oscar Leeser and Steve Ortega have two basic things to prove to voters before the June runoff election, a local political expert said. "They have to say, 'Not only am I the right guy for the job, but (the opponent) is the wrong guy...Tags: Transportation, Subway Transportation, Voting, Polls, Parties and Movements
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Global Entry: Help may be at hand for those who wait to get OK'd
Los Angeles Times Travel editorIf you’re waiting…and waiting…for an interview appointment to complete your application for the Global Entry fast-pass-through-customs program, help may be at hand. In a blog post Monday, IÂ explained that I had been conditionally...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Agriculture, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Case against ship in Portsmouth is expedited
The Virginian-PilotA federal appeals court on Friday agreed to speed up the case of the coal ship that's been held up in Hampton Roads for a month. The timetable, however, may not be fast enough to prevent the owner of the ship from running out of money, according to...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Military Justice, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Justice System
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'Magnificent' Portland landmark reopens
Portland Press Herald, MaineWhen its doors first opened in 1872, the U.S. Custom House became the gateway to one of the nation's busiest ports and a symbol of the federal government's role in promoting commerce. It was designed to be awe-inspiring. Today, 141 years later, it...Tags: Rental Service, National Government, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Government
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Valley Police Beat: Cocaine and heroin found in muffler, 18-year-old arrested
CALEXICO - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 32 pounds of heroin and cocaine hidden inside a vehicle’s muffler and arrested an 18-year-old suspected of drug smuggling at the Calexico downtown Port of Entry on Sunday morning,...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Heroin, Organized Crime
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Cocaine and heroin found in muffler, 18-year-old arrested
CALEXICO - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 32 pounds of heroin and cocaine hidden inside a vehicle’s muffler and arrested an 18-year-old suspected of drug smuggling at the Calexico downtown Port of Entry on Sunday morning,...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Heroin, Organized Crime
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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Cocoa Beach, Dianne Feinstein, Justice System
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Wilmington man charged with arson
Plattsburgh Press-RepublicanA Wilmington man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to property on the lawn of a residence in May of last year. It is the third felony charge for Jacob E. Dahl, 24, in nine months. The incident was reported to State Police at 4:...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Prosecution, Crimes
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BRIEF: Feds: Woman tried to smuggle 33 pounds of cocaine at Hidalgo bridge
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasFederal authorities have arrested a woman they say tried to drive into the U.S. from Reynosa with 33 pounds of cocaine hidden under the car seat. Daniely Alexandra Perez Betancourt went before U.S. District Judge Dorina Ramos on Friday afternoon and was...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Border Patrol agents and Customs officers seize marijuana, arrest 12
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector arrested 12 alleged drug smugglers and seized a combined 564 pounds of marijuana over the weekend, while a Mexican man was arrested Friday at the U.S. Port of Entry at San Luis, Ariz. for reportedly...Tags: Drug Trafficking, U.S. Border Patrol, Mexico, Police Arrests, National Security
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