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In many US airports, guns are OK up to the security checkpoints; some experts worry
Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) _ Flying in the U.S. has been transformed since Sept. 11, with passengers forced to remove their shoes, take out their laptop computers and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags. Yet it's perfectly legal to take a loaded gun right up...Tags: Murder, Defense, Weaponry, George Bush, Detroit
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Delta Air Lines swings to 3Q loss, AMR posts small profit; More capacity cuts next year
AP Business WriterATLANTA (AP) _ A steep drop in fuel prices has not given airlines much reason to celebrate due to a worsening economy that threatens to curb demand for flights heading into next year. Executives said Wednesday as Delta Air Lines reported a third-...Tags: Weather Reports, AMR Corp., Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, American Airlines, Inc., Richard Anderson
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DSM police investigate alleged witness tampering
Des Moines police are investigating a report of witness tampering in a drunken driving case. Police say the manager of a car wash filed the complaint on Tuesday after a man on the sidewalk outside the business motioned to car wash manager to meet him...Tags: Road Accidents, Road Transportation, Vehicles, Prosecution, Witnesses
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In many US airports, guns are OK outside security
The Associated PressFlying in the U.S. has been transformed since Sept. 11, with passengers forced to remove their shoes, take out their laptop computers and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags. Yet it's perfectly legal to take a loaded gun right up to the security...Tags: Murder, Defense, Weaponry, George Bush, Detroit
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Report: Government failing to curb water pollution caused by sprawl in cities, suburbs
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to stem the pollution washing into waterways from cities and suburbs, the National Academy of Sciences reported Wednesday. The report's authors urged "radical changes" in how the federal...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Rivers, Environmental Politics, Government, Local Authority
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Gary Coleman pleads not guilty to disorderly conduct
The Associated PressGary Coleman pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and reckless driving Tuesday, his lawyer said. Both charges are misdemeanors and stem from a September incident at a bowling alley in Payson, about 60 miles south of Salt Lake City. Coleman...Tags: Vehicles, Prosecution, Lawyers, Gary Coleman, Road Transportation
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American Airlines to buy Boeing 787s
American Airlines says it will buy 42 787-9 jets from Chicago-based Boeing as part of a move to improve the fuel efficiency of its fleet. American said Wednesday it expects to get the planes delivered from 2012 through 2018. The airline says it has...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Boeing Co.
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Michigan-based trucking giant files for bankruptcy
Grand Rapids-based trucking giant Gainey Corp. and five of its subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection. The Grand Rapids Press reports Gainey took the action Tuesday after Wachovia Corp. filed a lawsuit last month claiming...Tags: Bankruptcy, Wachovia Corp.
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American Airlines to buy new Boeing 787s to help make fleet more fuel-efficient
DALLAS (AP) _ American Airlines says it will buy 42 Boeing 787-9 jets as part of a move to improve the fuel efficiency of its fleet. American said Wednesday it expects to get the planes delivered from 2012 through 2018. The airline says it has rights to...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Boeing Co.
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Plymouth wants strip of US 31 for airport runway
Plymouth officials are proposing a land swap with the construction of a rerouted U.S. 31 in northern Indiana that would result in planes using the old highway as a runway. Plymouth aviation board President Tom Flynn says the city would give its...Tags: Road Transportation, Indianapolis
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Ventura County brush fire closes part of PCH
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout 100 Ventura County firefighters are battling a small coastal fire that broke out earlier this morning and has closed a roughly five-mile stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway near Point Mugu, CHP and Ventura County fire officials said this morning....Tags: Ventura County, Road Transportation, Ventura (Ventura, California), Fires
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Government for first time is requiring lap-and-shoulder seat belts for small school buses
Associated Press WriterDEATSVILLE, Ala. (AP) _ Smaller school buses will have to be equipped with lap-and-shoulder seat belts for the first time under a government rule drafted following the deaths of four Alabama students on a school bus that nose-dived off an overpass....Tags: Executive Branch, Road Accidents, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Government, Research
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