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The chances of your flight being hit by a shoulder-fired, laser-guided missile are good enough that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has spent more than $100 million looking into ways to prevent it.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman just completed 6,000 hours of in-flight testing on its Guardian directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system, all part of […]

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Rice’s trip to the West Bank was briefly delayed by a security alert that forced her vehicle to take cover in an Israeli fire station. Israeli police said they spotted a suspicious vehicle near a crossing point into the West Bank. It turned out to be a false alarm, and the convoy proceeded after a […]

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For years, China steamed ahead with construction of the project, dismissing most warnings of environmental peril. In the last month, however, officials have made unusually candid statements that the country could face a catastrophe if it fails to act quickly to stop riverbank erosion and other problems caused by the dam.
BEIJING - China plans to […]

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1,200 donors needed at August 18 event
The Big Talker 1210AM, WPHT will be joining the efforts of the Philadelphia Phillies and American Red Cross to encourage donors to attend the Philadelphia Phillies Blood Drive on Saturday, August 18, 2007, at Citizens Bank Park. The event is being held due to the critical need for blood […]

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Thursday’s killing of 15 women and children comes amid Iraqi outrage after a government report found that guards from US private security firm Blackwater killed 17 civilians “unprovoked” in a central Baghdad square last month.
Iraqi civilians bore the brunt Friday of a bloody start to Eid al-Fitr, as a US air raid killed 15 women […]

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