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Washington proposes $5.50 fee for Canadians entering U.S. by air, sea
The U.S. has been charging that fee to other international passengers, except Canadians, Mexicans and Caribbean nationals who have been exempt from paying it since 1997. Washington has proposed a $5.50...
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Pilots, boaters adjust to shift in magnetic north
Magnetic north, the point at the top of the Earth that determines compass headings, is shifting its position at a rate of about 40 miles per year. In geologic terms, it’s racing from the Arctic Ocean...
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DNA “Genetic Patdown” Introduced to Airports by DHS
activistpost.com NetBio — Rapid DNA Analysis Solutions Nicholas West Activist Post A new level of invasive screening is scheduled for airports this summer: a portable DNA scanner to conduct on-site,...
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Air travelers may have been exposed to measles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health officials are warning travelers and workers present at four U.S. airports on two recent days that they may have been exposed to measles from a traveler arriving from...
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Documents Reveal TSA Research Proposal To Body-Scan Pedestrians, Train...
blogs.forbes.com A sample streetside scan image from American Sciences & Engineering. Updated with the TSA’s response below, which denies implementing airport-style scans in mass transit. Giving...
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Face Recognizing Glasses to be Used by Brazilian Cops
telegraph A small camera fitted to the glasses can capture 400 facial images per second and send them to a central computer database storing up to 13 million faces. The system can compare biometric...
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Surprise! TSA Is Searching Your Car, Subway, Ferry, Bus, AND Plane
motherjones Scott Ableman/FlickrThink you could avoid the TSA’s body scanners and pat-downs by taking Amtrak? Think again. Even your daily commute isn’t safe from TSA screenings. And because the TSA is...
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Airport security: You ain’t seen nothing yet
msn The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks forever changed the way Americans fly. In June, the IATA unveiled a mockup of the "checkpoint of the future" that includes three sensor-lined tunnels that...
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What ‘trusted traveler’ means to you
cnn Trusted fliers who provide more personal information may be able to skip some of the current security measures. Editor’s note: Brett Snyder writes a weekly CNN.com travel column. Snyder is the...
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China to build world’s biggest airport
telegraph Beijing already has China’s largest airport, Beijing Capital International Airport Photo: ALAMY By Malcolm Moore When Beijing Daxing International airport opens in 2015, the Chinese capital...
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