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SEIZED AT LAX: Pig Placenta, Deer Antlers & Bird Nests

Posted 02.21.2012

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Guns, drugs and your face wash aren't the only things confiscated daily at LAX. The airport regularly seizes food and sometimes specialty items such a...

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First Black Female Licensed Architect Dies At 85 - Tour The Buildings She Helped Create

Posted 03.01.2012

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Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first African-American woman in the country to become a licensed architect, died Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. ...

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Despite Security Improvements, LAX Still A Terrorist Target

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 01.02.2012

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First, the good news: thanks to a $1.6 billion investment over ten years, security at LAX airport has "improved significantly" since before the 9/11 t...

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LAX Jet Way Collapses; 2 Injured

AP | Posted 10.24.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Federal inspectors were examining a faulty jet bridge that collapsed and dropped an American Airlines captain and a passenger 10 f...

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LAX Aims To Become 'Dominant International Gateway'

latimes.com | Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.02.2011

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Barring another terrorist attack or recession that disrupts air travel, Los Angeles International Airport -- long ranked among the nation's worst avia...

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LA Airport Official Resigns Amid 'Sexting' Allegations

The Huffington Post | Eliza Fisher | Posted 08.17.2011

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A high-ranking Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) official has resigned from his job amid rumors about him sending and receiving sexually explicit mess...

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How Vulnerable Is LA To Extremists? A Counterterrorism Expert Weighs In

Columns | Richard E. Meyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's a good thing Brian Jenkins is on our side. For nearly three decades, first on countless index cards and now in 15,000 computer files, he has amas...

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3 LAX Terminals Shut Down After Guard Leaves Door Open

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Officials say three terminals at the Los Angeles International Airport were briefly shut down after an airport contract worker lef...

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