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Detroit CBP Have Busy Weekend Intercepting Wanted Travelers
Nov 24, 2009 12:07:41 PM | Customs and Border Protection
Detroit - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stationed at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit were quite busy last weekend initiating five arrests for subjects wanted for a variety of issues from narcotics warrants to one wanted for burglary/forced entry. (more)


Michigan Border Crossing Expands Dedicated Lane Hours for Black Friday
Nov 24, 2009 12:07:41 PM | Customs and Border Protection
Port Huron, Mich. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Port Huron, Mich. are anticipating an increase in border traffic on Friday, November 27, also known as Black Friday. As a result, the agency is implementing extended hours of operation for the NEXUS lane at the Blue Water Bridge on


CBP Agriculture Specialists in Georgia Intercept Noxious Weeds
Nov 24, 2009 12:07:41 PM | Customs and Border Protection
Savannah, Ga. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists assigned to the port of Savannah have made more than 60 interceptions of cogon grass on commercial cargo containers since mid-October. Cogon grass is considered one of the 10 worst invasive plant species in the world. (more)


CBP in North Dakota Issues Travel Reminder
Nov 24, 2009 12:07:41 PM | Customs and Border Protection
Pembina, N.D. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers planning trips across the border into the United States to make sure they have their proper travel documents and to anticipate times of heavy traffic during Thanksgiving and the upcoming holiday season. (more)


CBP Officers Seize more than $2.3 Million in Drugs at Brownsville, Texas Entry
Nov 24, 2009 12:07:41 PM | Customs and Border Protection
Brownsville, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers had another busy weekend at the Brownsville, Texas port of entry, seizing more than 58 pounds of cocaine, 24 pounds of methamphetamine, and nearly 74 pounds of marijuana; three men and one woman were arrested in connection with these e




Weekend Marijuana Smuggling Attempts Stopped at California Ports
Nov 24, 2009 12:07:41 PM | Customs and Border Protection
Calexico, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Calexico ports of entry over the weekend stopped two narcotic smuggling attempts worth over a half million dollars, officials announced today.The most recent seizure occurred on Saturday, November 21 at about 5 p. (more)


CBP Seizes more than 2 Tons of Marijuana in Southern Arizona; Value Exceeds $3 Million
Nov 24, 2009 12:07:41 PM | Customs and Border Protection
Casa Grande, Ariz. - In two separate incidents since Friday, agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than two tons of marijuana in abandoned trucks in the west desert with an estimated street value of more than $3.3 million.In the first discovery, CBP Office of Air and Marine pilo


Border Patrol Arrest Man Wanted by California Authorities
Nov 24, 2009 12:07:41 PM | Customs and Border Protection
Calexico, Calif. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro, Calif. area yesterday arrested a male convicted sex offender approximately 30 miles west of the Calexico, Calif. port of entry.Border Patrol agents from the El Centro station arrested Juan Herrera, a Mexican national, after he m


Updated: 2009 Compendium of Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Interventions
Nov 24, 2009 12:00:00 PM | CDC
The 2009 Compendium is now available and includes 69 evidence-based HIV behavioral interventions identified from the scientific literature published through June 2009.


Quietly, the President Finds That Golf Is No Slam Dunk
Nov 24, 2009 11:10:04 AM | digg
As president, Mr. Obama has neglected the court. He has played only seven known games of basketball since taking office, compared with 25 rounds of golf, a sport he picked up about a decade ago when he was an Illinois state senator. That's more golf than former President George W. Bush played in two


Foul! Study says hoop refs try to even the score
Nov 24, 2009 11:10:03 AM | digg.com
They don't all need glasses. But if you always suspected basketball referees are biased — well, you're right, according to a couple of professors who've studied the matter. Refs favor the home team, the academics say. They're big on "make-up" calls. The professors studied 365 college games during


H.R. 3388, Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act
Nov 24, 2009 9:56:01 AM | Congressional Budget Office
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 18, 2009


H.R. 3239, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to submit a report on the effects of the Merida Initiative on the border security of the United States, and for other purposes
Nov 24, 2009 9:55:47 AM | Congressional Budget Office
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on November 17, 2009


The Glory Days of the Hells Angels (Pics)
Nov 24, 2009 8:20:02 AM | digg
The Hells Angles have always been a rowdy bunch, living by one of their famous mottos: "When we do good, no one remembers, and when we do bad, no one forgets." These photos document some of the early days of the group, with many taken by Mr. Hunter S. Thompson himself.


Research: Why avian flu has not caused a pandemic
Nov 24, 2009 7:51:40 AM | USDA
Vetsweb - Avian flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published in PLoS ONE.


 
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