Stranded students finally on their way home to St. Louis
Shawndrea Thomas[ooyala code=”prYnBlMDE6_sEBhsflNwOEJPDL131zpR” player_id=”c660b791c3704ff69d4162d7adb7c4a1″ width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true”] (KTVI) – It`s been a long journey for a group over 160...
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TSA confiscates record number of guns at Atlanta, U.S. airports
tshropshire7878 A record-number of firearms were caught by the Transportation Security Administration at security checkpoints at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last year, TSA...
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Mayor and Council Need to Stand Up to FAA
rodsagerSo the Federal Aviation Administration is acting like a typical federal agency, you know, puffed up chest and strutting about like a rooster in the hen-house. A late 2015 “ruling” from the FAA...
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United States Begins Implementation of Changes to the Visa Waiver Program
dianne.bellRelease Date: January 21, 2016 For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—The United States today began implementing changes under the Visa Waiver Program...
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Last Day To Register For Assistance From October Storms Damage
boom92staffSource: Thinkstock / GettyAUSTIN, Texas — Today, Monday, Jan. 25, is the last day Texans may register for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).Survivors of...
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London Calling: Will 10 Downing Street Be Listening?
LTA-EditorBy Jeff BessAs the debate over the appropriate extent of – and necessary limits to – government surveillance rages on in the United States, other nations are looking to expand their own...
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Trip Log – Day 209 – Columbus, NM to El Paso, TX
paulefallonJanuary 23, 2016 – Sun, 60 degrees Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 10,753 States to Date: 28 Everything was easier today. The distance was shorter, the pavement smoother, the wind lighter,...
View ArticleU.N. Panel Calls for Sanctions on South Sudan’s Warring Leaders
columlynchSouth Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar bear personal responsibility for massive human rights abuses during the country’s two-year-long civil war and should have...
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By Time They Mastered Somalia, the Rules Have Changed! (Part XXII) Cont..
khalifnorSomali’s Short History Briefing Background Since 1839 to 2016 its Periodical Event Changes:“Somalia fell essentially because the Boot was on the other Feet of handful European Powers “By...
View ArticleU.N. Sets New Date for Syria Peace Talks as Rebels Threaten Boycott
johnhudson28Peace talks to end the nearly five-year civil war in Syria have been delayed due to a “stalemate” over who will represent the country’s divided opposition, according to the top U.N. envoy...
View ArticleAlabama Red Cross in need of funds after assisting with 168 fires in 2016
Haley Townsend(WIAT) — The Alabama Red Cross says they are in need of funds and have been busy assisting fire and disaster victims. According to Alicia Anger with the Red Cross, to date this year they...
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Comments on the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...
kbforhrI have only now (well, recently) had the chance to actually recommence my commentaries and supervision as well as my personal interest in human rights, the UN, and everything in between. And I...
View ArticleRed Cross: Severe weather causing emergency need for blood, platelet donors
Emily SatchellRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood and platelet donors. Severe weather since the start of January has forced more than 300 blood drivers across...
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Community Resilience Tops U.N.’s Disaster Relief Agenda
lotuscommnetBy Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK, 26 Jun 2014 (IPS) – The Bangkok Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific adopted at the close of the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference...
View ArticleCoast Guard medevacs man near Oregon Inlet
Kevin GreenNAGS HEAD, N.C.—The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 22-year-old man who had reportedly fallen in a fishing boat near Oregon Inlet early Tuesday morning. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina...
View ArticleMost people Would like DEA Chief to Resign After He Called Medicinal...
feminisedmarijuanaseedsProtestors point to research studies that demonstrate the medical advantages of cannabis on individuals suffering from long-term pain Medicinal marijuana individuals want to see...
View ArticleFAA: Green Laser Pointed At ExpressJet Flight Coming In To LaGuardia Airport
mzielinskaNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating another incident of a laser being pointed at an airplane as it approached LaGuardia Airport. The crew of an...
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Civil Society: Peoples’ Movements or “DOLLAR CHASING DEMOCRACY VENDORS”?
lotuscommnetFirst published by Gateway (Malaysia) in December 2012 and Re-published by Daily News (Sri Lanka) on 19 April 2013 By Kalinga Seneviratne The year 2011 was marked by the birth of the ‘Arab...
View ArticleFederal Register Highlights – 1/26/16
jimscfrUnpublished, time-sensitive and proposed rules for January 26, 2016: TEMPORARY RULE: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Chicago and...
View ArticleWatchdog: Too Few Air Traffic Controllers Where Needed Most
CBS4NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — There are too few fully qualified controllers at more than a dozen of the nation’s busiest air traffic facilities stretching from Atlanta to Anchorage, according to report...
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