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TSA Quick Screening Extended To International Airlines

In this July 31, 2012 file photo, Transportation Security Administration agent Kevin Effan, left, allows a screened passenger to board his American Airlines flight via the new TSA PreCheck lane at Concourse C security checkpoint at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on its first day of operation. The TSA is expanding its PreCheck expedited screening program […]

Associated Press
Por Associated Press
Transportation Security Administration agent Kevin Effan, left, allows a screened passenger to board his American Airlines flight. (AP Photo)

NEW YORK (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration is expanding its PreCheck expedited screening program to passengers on international airlines. Air Canada on Tuesday became the first international carrier to participate, with TSA officials saying other foreign airlines would soon sign on. Airlines need to first update their computer

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Critics: Comcast And Charter Deal A Dupe

Transforming cable industry’s «three giants into two behemoths» should be no comfort to consumers or regulators, says Free Press.

Jon Queally
Por Jon Queally

Comcast, the cable and internet service giant, is attempting to smooth the road for its mega-merger acquisition of Time-Warner Cable by selling off some its services and assets to the nation's third-largest cable provider, Charter. But critics of Monday's announced deal say neither consumers nor regulators should be fooled by the scheme that

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Demanding ‘Just And Sustainable’ Economy For All, Thousands March On Congress

Protesters rally at Capitol building to call for increase to minimum wage and an end to corporate giveaways.

Lauren McCauley
Por Lauren McCauley

In an expression of a "new populist" energy, thousands of demonstrators shut down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC on Monday as they demanded a livable wage and an end to the corporate domination of the national economy and politics. "We are here to fight for a new economy that is just and sustainable, that serves all of us—not just a

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Court Revives EPA Rule On Cross-State Pollution

A coal-fired power plant in Oxnard, Calif. (Photo/Rennett Stowe via Flickr) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. In a 6-2 decision, the court upheld a rule adopted by the Environmental […]

Associated Press
Por Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. In a 6-2 decision, the court upheld a rule adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2011 to limit emissions from plants in more than

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Voters Mixed Over Fraud Charges For NY Congressman

U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm leaves federal court in New York, Monday, April 28, 2014. Grimm was taken into custody Monday to face federal charges following a two-year investigation of his campaign financing. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NEW YORK (AP) — A congressional campaign that already was promising to be tightly contested became even more contentious when […]

Associated Press
Por Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A congressional campaign that already was promising to be tightly contested became even more contentious when incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm was charged with evading taxes, news that voters in his Staten Island district met with mixed feelings. Eddie Garcia, 70, said he voted for Grimm twice, and "I plan to vote for

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Senate Agrees: US People Can’t Know Overseas Drone Death Toll

At behest of intelligence chief, Senate removes «modest» provision that would reveal number of people killed by US attacks overseas.

Jon Queally
Por Jon Queally

The Senate Intelligence Committee and the Obama administration agree on this: the American people should not know the number of people killed by U.S. drone attacks overseas, nor should they hope to understand the circumstances under which such lethal killings are authorized or executed. This high-level agreement was confirmed on Monday after a

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