Curiously though, the only airport in the country where travelers could complete the program's required background interview was Indianapolis International Airport. That changed today when TSA opened three enrollment centers in the Washington, DC area. Interestingly, none of them are at DC-area airports. Nor are any of them in DC itself.
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Published On :: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:19:19 EDT
Rockies shortstop Trevor Story knows a standout fielding second baseman when he plays alongside one. So Story is a good resource to assess the younger players who are trying to replace three-time Gold Glove Award-winning DJ LeMahieu, who signed a two-year, $24 million contract with the Yankees this winter.
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Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:45:09 +0000
In 1963, the first OM team travelled overland from Europe to India, sharing the gospel along the way and initiating a movement that would reached millions with the gospel.
India vs Pakistan Tussle Leads To Cancellation Of Champions Trophy Launch
By sports.ndtv.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:37:04 +0530
A chatter emerged that South Africa could be a viable alternative to organise next year's Champions Trophy but no such discussion happened in the International Cricket Council on Tuesday
3rd T20I Live: India Keep SA In Check Despite Miller-Klaasen Fightback
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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:28:51 +0530
India vs South Africa 3rd T20I LIVE Updates: Varun Chakaravarthy has picked two wickets as South Africa are four down in their chase of 220 runs against India
India, Pakistan Grouped Together In Inaugural Women's U19 Asia Cup
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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:25:11 +0530
The tournament will begin on December 15, with hosts Malaysia taking on Sri Lanka in the opening game, followed by the India-Pakistan clash later in the day.
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Toxic smog smothering India’s capital smashes WHO limit
By www.dawn.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:46:42 +0500
Residents of India’s capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended daily maximum.
Many in the city cannot afford air filters, nor do they have homes they can effectively seal from the misery of foul-smelling air blamed for thousands of premature deaths.
Cooler temperatures and slow-moving winds trap deadly pollutants each winter, stretching from mid-October until at least January.
At dawn on Wednesday, “hazardous” pollutant levels in parts of the sprawling urban area of more than 30 million people topped 806 micrograms per cubic metre, according to monitoring firm IQAir.
That is more than 53 times the WHO-recommended daily maximum of fine particulate matter — dangerous cancer-causing microparticles known as PM2.5 pollutants that enter the bloodstream through the lungs.
By midday, when air usually is at its best, it eased to about 25-35 times above danger levels, depending on different districts.
The city is blanketed in acrid smog each year, primarily blamed on stubble burning by farmers in neighbouring regions to clear their fields for ploughing, as well as factories and traffic fumes.
‘Alarming’
But a report by The New York Times this month, based on air and soil samples it collected over five years, revealed the dangerous fumes also spewing from a power plant incinerating the city’s landfill garbage mountains.
Experts the newspaper spoke to said that the levels of heavy metals found were “alarming”.
Swirling white clouds of smog also delayed several flights across northern India.
The India Meteorological Department said that at least 18 regional airports had a visibility lower than 1,000 metres (1,093 yards) — dropping below 500m in Delhi.
Commuters drive amid dense smog in New Delhi on Nov 13, 2024. — Arun Sankar / AFP
India’s Supreme Court last month ruled that clean air was a fundamental human right, ordering both the central government and state-level authorities to take action.
But critics say arguments between rival politicians heading neighbouring states — as well as between central and state-level authorities — have compounded the problem.
Politicians are accused of not wanting to anger key figures in their constituencies, particularly powerful farming groups.
City authorities have launched several initiatives to tackle pollution, which have done little in practice.
Government trucks are regularly used to spray water to briefly dampen the pollution.
A new scheme unveiled earlier this month to use three small drones to spray water mist was derided by critics as another “band-aid” solution to a public health crisis.
The WHO says that air pollution can trigger strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases.
It is particularly punishing for babies, children and the elderly.
A study in The Lancet medical journal attributed 1.67m premature deaths to air pollution in the world’s most populous country in 2019.
US govt employee indicted for leaking classified documents on Israel’s plans to strike Iran
By www.dawn.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:09:47 +0500
A US government employee has been indicted for leaking classified national defence information, according to federal court records unsealed on Wednesday.
The indictment, charging Asif William Rahman with two counts of willfully transmitting classified information, does not provide details about the nature of the leak.
However, it says the leak occurred on or about October 17.
That was around the time that a pro-Iranian Telegram account called “Middle East Spectator” published what appeared to be a pair of documents produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency which shared information about Israel’s preparations for an attack on Iran.
The intelligence in the documents was based on satellite imagery from Oct 15 to 16.
In a previous statement, the Middle East Spectator said it had received the documents through an anonymous source, and that it had no connection to the original leaker nor could it verify the authenticity of the documents.
The FBI in October confirmed it was investigating who had leaked the documents.
According to the indictment, which is dated November 7, investigators believe the leak took place in Cambodia.
Rahman was arrested in Cambodia on Nov 12, and is expected to make an initial court appearance in a federal court in Guam on Nov 14 before he is transferred to stand trial in the Eastern District of Virginia.
