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U.K. holiday industry benefits from terror fears, airport security crackdowns
Fears of terrorism abroad and lengthy security checks at airports give boost to U.K. domestic hospitality industry,
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Security measures cost U.S. billions in lost tourism revenue
Global tourism steadily increases, but tourism to the U.S. has declined since 9/11, costing the country about $100 billion in lost visitor spending, almost 200,000 jobs, and $16 billion in lost tax receipts; Senate wants to something about this
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WiFi mesh networking helps secure border
Third generation WiFi mesh network provide border patrol with connectivity while on the move
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TWIC was supposed to be rolled out today
The implemntation of TWIC continues to be delayed owing to technical glitches, but important business-related questions remain unanswered
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Democrats emphasize immigrants' work-place rights
Democratic presidential candidates support greater border security, but say they would crack down on employers mistreating illegal immigrants
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New York law offers security tipsters immunity from prosecution
Six imams were removed from a flight becasue a passenger passed a note to the pilot expressing his suspicion of them; they sued him for discrimination; New York now offers tipsters protection from prosecution
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More security breaches at O'Hare
Do you know how many employee nadges at O’Hare are missing or are unaccounted for? 3,807, that’s how many
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N.Y. transit authority's radios swamped by interfercne
NYC transit authority spent $140 million on a new radio system; the system has not yet been turned on because flaws in it cause severe interference
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US-VISIT expands to include more biometric information
The current US-VISIT’s two-fingerprint arrival system is used in 115 airports, 15 seaports and 154 land border checks; DHS plans to expand its ten-digit program program
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Florida bus drivers to receive anti-terror training
DHS spends a lot of money on air traffic safety; it also has a program to train bus drivers in anti-terrorism tactics, and Florida takes advantage of it
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Passport requirement plan for border may be scrapped
Business people in upstate New York welcome DHS’s apparent retreat on the U.S.-Canada border passport requirement
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Four Bulgarian carriers lose license
Bulgaria joins the EU and its airlines must meet the EU’s safety standards; six of the country’s airlines fail insepction and lose license
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Passport plan deters visitors to Niagara
While the debate over requiring passports to cross the U.S.-Canada border continues, confused potential tourists stay away
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Reynolds, Higgins attack security plans
The Department of Homeland Security is fast becoming the gang that can’t shoot straight in the eyes of area politicians.
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Kiwis deny plan to install backscatter X-ray scanner
Backscatter X-ray technology displays anatomically correct images of pasengers as they pass through security; privacy worries have hampered deployment of the technology at airports
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The long view
Calls Grow for U.S. to Counter Chinese Control, Influence in Western Ports
Experts say Washington should consider buying back some ports, offer incentives to allies to decouple from China.