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$1.2M missing from NYC-bound Swiss jet

By Homeland Security NTARC News on June 25, 2013

FBI agents were investigating a report that about $1.2 million disappeared from a shipment of cash flown from Switzerland to New York City as part of a banking transaction, authorities said Tuesday. The U.S. currency — all $100 bills — was reported missing on Monday after a count of the money at the Federal Reserve [...]

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$1.2M missing from NYC-bound Swiss jet

How Police and FBI Averted Holiday Bomb Plot

By Homeland Security NTARC News on June 25, 2013

It was one of those cases like you might see on TV or in the movies—where the FBI and its partners work feverishly behind the scenes, racing to stop bombs from going off and lives from possibly being lost. But this was real—and the stakes were high. The target was one of the nation’s largest retailers [...]

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How Police and FBI Averted Holiday Bomb Plot

French police arrest six ‘radical Islamists’ near Paris

By Homeland Security NTARC News on June 25, 2013

Anti-terror police in France have arrested six people accused of belonging to a radical Islamist cell and preparing attacks in the country. The suspects, aged 22 to 38, were arrested in the Paris region on Monday. “They were planning to commit terrorist acts targeting well-known figures in France,” an unnamed source told the news agency [...]

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French police arrest six ‘radical Islamists’ near Paris

Did NSA leaks help al Qaeda?

By Homeland Security NTARC News on June 25, 2013

Obama administration officials and congressional lawmakers over the past two weeks have condemned Edward Snowden for admittedly leaking classified information on national security surveillance programs. Mike Rogers, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, spoke of “changes we can already see being made by the folks who wish to do us harm, and our allies [...]

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FBI Launches Active Shooter Webpage

By Homeland Security NTARC News on June 11, 2013

Recent active shooting incidents have underscored the need for a coordinated and consistent law enforcement response to these incidents. And two recent actions—the passage of the Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act and an administration initiative targeting violent crime—have enhanced FBI efforts to better assist its law enforcement partners who are almost always the first [...]

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FBI Launches Active Shooter Webpage

Flight from Los Angeles to Texas diverted to Phoenix after phone bomb threat

By Homeland Security NTARC News on June 11, 2013

The FBI says they found no threats aboard a Southwest Airlines flight that was diverted to Phoenix Monday after a telephone bomb threat. The plane was traveling from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas when authorities in Los Angeles requested authorities in ...

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By John J. Fanning on December 16, 2010

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By John J. Fanning on December 16, 2010

Snow Wreaks Havoc on Travelers

By John J. Fanning on December 11, 2010

High winds and pilling snow drifts left thousands of travelers stranded on highways, subways and airports this Christmas. More…

Prairie Fire

By John J. Fanning on July 9, 2009

These Days… When was the last time you heard any Illinois politician speak about bringing business into this state?  Do you recall hearing anything in a recent “State of the State” address that forecasted the establishment of even a dozen of the thousands of jobs we so desperately need in Illinois? If you can’t recall the last time anyone spoke…

Buffett: “Economy a Shambles”

By John J. Fanning on June 24, 2009

Warren Buffett said the US economy is a “shambles” and that, “We haven’t got the economy moving yet.” In an interview with CNBC Wednesday.  More…