Food is in short supply for many East Coast residents, along with power and water following Superstorm Sandy. Long lines formed as food was handed out in Manhattan’s Alphabet City on Thursday. Reports that crowds broke into grocery stores and took food. Pastor Richard Del Rio claims that relief is coming from outside the city, […]
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The Sandy Aftermath: Destruction Overwhelming, Food Lines, Gas Lines in New York and New Jersey
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GPS Device Leads US Customs and Border Protection to Stolen High-End Cars at Port of LA
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A car rental company reported a suspicious incident to authorities when a GPS device in a rented 2010 Ferrari showed that the vehicle was at the Port of Los Angeles harbor. After opening the shipping container with the GPS-equipped Ferrari, U.S. Customs and Border Protect Outbound Enforcement Team officers checked other containers with manifests listed […]
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Area Participating in First Nationwide Emergency Alert Test November 9th, 2011
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For the first time ever, the federal government will launch a nationwide test of the emergency alert broadcast system Wednesday, November 9th, 2011. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will conduct the first nationwide test of the […]
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‘Credible Terror Threat’ Involves Poisoning Salad Bars & Buffets at Hotels and Restaurants
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A key Intelligence source has confirmed the threat of poisoning in the hospitality industry as “credible.” Department of Homeland Security officials, along with members of the Department of Agriculture and the FDA, have briefed a small group of corporate security officers from the hotel and restaurant industries about the possibility of poisons being used to […]
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Search and Recovery Staging on River Road After Lear Jet Crash Into Des Plaines River (VIDEO)
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Search with helicopters, then recovery operations — video of search and recovery operations out of staging area on River Road north of Euclid Avenue. A crash site that was difficult to find. A Lear jet on approach to Chicago Executive Airport (formerly Palwaukee Airport) crashed about 1:30 p.m. The crash site was not discovered until […]
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Plane Crash Press Conference 4PM Update at River Road and Pin Oak Drive
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Press Conference update just after 4:00 p.m. at the River Road staging area for the Lear Jet crash recovery operations. MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) CEO Jay Reardon, Village of Glenview Fire Chief Wayne Globerger, and Chicago Executive Airport Manager Dennis Rouleau provide statements and answer questions to Chicago media at press conference update […]
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Jet Plane on Approach to Chicago Executive Airport Crashes in Forest Preserve
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Authorities say a Royal Air cargo jet that was cleared for landing crashed in a forest preserve near Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling around 2 p.m. Tuesday. It’s not immediately clear how many people were aboard and if there were injuries. UPDATE JAN 07 2010 3:45 PM: The pilot of the Royal Air Freight Learjet […]
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Napolitano Transcript and Video Regarding Northwest Airlines Flight 253 Terrorist Bomb Scare: ‘The System Worked’
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Video of Janet Napolitano interview with CNN’s Candy Crowley. Be sure to view the comments reacting to this video … AND add comments at the bottom of this article here or on YouTube … Transcript on Department of Homeland Security on Janet Napolitano’s response …
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