A new Transportation Security Administration initiative that lets trusted travelers bypass the airport screening line is on the verge of an ambitious expansion. By the end of the year, PreCheck, a government program that offers expedited screening to those who submit to an initial background check, is expected to be available in 35 airports, including Reagan National , Washington Dulles and BWI Marshall. Read full article > >

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West African leaders abandon their trip to Mali to negotiate with the military junta after protests on the airport runway.

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African leaders abandon Mali trip

LIMA, Peru — Paroled U.S. activist Lori Berenson was headed for New York early Saturday after a Peruvian court ruled she and her toddler son could travel there for the holidays, airport security officials said. Peru’s ATV television showed video of Berenson and her 2 1/2-year-old son, Salvador at the airport in front of a ticket counter late Friday and said she was flying to New York. Read full article > >

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US activist Lori Berenson heads to NY for holidays after Peruvian court OKs travel

Eight months after he disappeared into the black hole of Libya’s civil war, and in defiance of predictions that he was dead in the desert, Matthew VanDyke touched down Saturday night at the airport near his Baltimore home. VanDyke, 32, had been a freelance journalist and filmmaker, but he said Saturday night that he had gone to Libya to become a freedom fighter. Read full article > >

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With Gaddafi dead, Matthew VanDyke, who joined Libyan rebels, finally returns to Md.

Up where Emma Cardini has been this week, sea gulls fly by, the morning mist seems to drift so near you could touch it and the jets landing at the airport glide in lower than she is. Up there, near the top of the Washington Monument, the elegant, miniature city spreads out far below — the green of the Mall, the cream-colored Capitol and all the bustle of the town. Read full article > >

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Washington Monument’s earthquake inspection is a dream job for engineer

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Identical twins Julian and Adrian Riester were born seconds apart 92 years ago. They died hours apart this week. The Buffalo-born brothers were also brothers in the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor. Professed friars for 65 years, they spent much of that time working together at St. Bonaventure University, doing carpentry work, gardening and driving visitors to and from the airport and around town. “It was fun to see them, just quiet, gentle souls,” Yvonne Peace, who worked at the St. Bonaventure Friary for nearly 21 years, said Friday. Read full article > >

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Twin friars, 92, die within hours of each other in Fla., were Catholic university co-workers

Taking control of the airport in Libya’s third-largest city would be one of the most significant rebel victories in the conflict.

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Libyan Rebels Close to Seizing Control of Misurata’s Airport

Libya’s resurgent insurgency scored a major victory Tuesday, as rebels captured the airport of the embattled town of Misrata from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. Government forces, which have laid siege to the town for weeks, fled the area, leaving…

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Libyan rebels capture the airport in the besieged city of Misrata, driving back troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi, reports say.

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A Metrorail station at Dulles International Airport will be built underground, giving hurried travelers sheltered access near the airport terminal.

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Flights were grounded at Heathrow in December due to the wrong amount of snow, the airport’s boss has told MPs.

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‘Too much snow’ grounded planes

Thousands of people were trapped in hotels or the airport, and there was no indication when they might leave.

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For Americans Stranded in Egypt, No Quick Exits

Virgin Atlantic withholds the fees it pays BAA because of the airport operator’s ‘slow reaction’ to last month’s freezing conditions.

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Who’s ready for Christmas dinner at the airport food court? As a winter storm system moves toward the East Coast, threatening to dump snow from Atlanta to Boston over the weekend, Delta Airlines has canceled 500 Christmas Day flights. Delta has joined…

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Looks like you still may have to put up with an intimate frisking at the airport this Thanksgiving, but the good news is the TSA is reviewing its pat-down procedure, as its chief John Pistole has asked security experts about less invasive procedures….

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