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...Explosives remain a primary concern of those guarding U.S. flights. The several thousand U.S. Federal Air Marshals who fly on scores of domestic and international flights each day routinely search the aircraft's lavatories for bomb-making components - although the marshals tend to sit in only one section of the aircraft. Although these security agents are armed, and there are also now more armed pilots authorized to use deadly force to stop an attack than there are marshals in American skies, their weapons may be of no use against explosives...
...intelligence officials are still working to unravel the full extent of the plot. "I don't believe we know all the dimensions of this plot. Time has to pass to determine that a network was disrupted," said Allen. Worries another U.S. official: "Plan A has been stopped, but the concern: Is there a Plan...
...Sunnis in Baghdad, the sight of policemen is cause for concern rather than reassurance. Traffic checkpoints are especially perilous. Recently three TIME staff members--brothers, all Sunni--were detained at a police checkpoint for five hours. They began to worry when a Shi'ite friend who had been riding with them was allowed to leave. When the men showed their media badges, issued by the U.S. military, the cops accused them of being American spies. "We'll send you to the Interior Ministry," a cop said, obviously enjoying their discomfort as he bundled them into the back of a pickup...
When researchers and activists gather in Toronto next week for the XVI International AIDS Conference, those problems may at last get some attention. One major concern of AIDS experts is the design of clinical drug trials, which typically exclude older folks because of their age and other health problems. And try to find a prevention poster or ad campaign geared to sexually active seniors. In many cases, those people may need the information as much as the young do. "People who no longer have to worry about pregnancy don't see the need for a condom," says Jeanine Reilly, executive...
...McHugh has expressed concern about the DA’s and HUPD’s relationship with the press before. McHugh unsuccessfully requested at a July 19 hearing that a gag order be placed on prosecutors and police in the case, and a DA spokeswoman has since said that the DA has entered into a signed agreement with McHugh stating that the prosecutors will not proactively encourage media coverage of the case...