WASHINGTON — Metro is stepping up security in the transit system as a precaution following Osama bin Laden’s death. Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says Metro Transit Police are working with area law enforcement partners to increase security in the system. ...

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Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane. Think way back to 2006 with me, the dark ages before the iPhone and social media. Remember when a phone was just a phone, and a computer was a computer, and so ...

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Amtrak is tapping into the rail fan community to help keep the nation’s passenger railroad safe. Through a new program dubbed Partners for Amtrak Safety and Security being launched Tuesday, Amtrak will recruit people who are already watching and riding ...

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An Overlea man’s claim of false imprisonment by store security stemming from a case of mistaken identity has been denied by a Baltimore County jury. Ricky Healey had sought $1.5 million for the December 2008 incident that occurred outside Nordstrom ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Poor supervision, miscommunication among staff members and lax security policies created the opportunity for two male residents to briefly escape from a Baltimore juvenile detention center in September, according to a report released last week. The report, issued ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Annapolis Mayor Josh Cohen has initiated new security measures at City Hall after more than $150,000 in checks and cash were stolen from a vault in June. The city announced Thursday that Annapolis police found a suspect in ...

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Cloud computing is beginning to gain traction with local lawyers despite broader concerns about the security of storing documents and programs on remote servers. The practice allows businesses to access files and programs through the Internet (the “cloud”) instead of ...

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ATLANTA — Despite tough talk on the Internet, there was little if any indication of a passenger revolt at many major U.S. airports, with very few people declining the X-ray scan that can peer through their clothes. Those who refuse ...

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ATLANTA — In a climate of Internet campaigns to shun airport pat-downs and veteran pilots suing over their treatment by government screeners, some airports are considering another way to show dissatisfaction: Ditching TSA agents altogether. Federal law allows airports to ...

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WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration says airline pilots will be allowed to skip some physical security checks at airports. Pilots have complained about being held up in airport security lines with travelers, and forced to go through screening. TSA ...

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