TSA Administrator: No need for airport-like security for U.S. rail travel

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TSA Administrator: No need for airport-like security for U.S. rail travel
(Source: CNBC, November 1, 2017)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Airport-like security screenings are not necessary for Amtrak or other rail travel, the new head of the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday, speaking a day after eight people were killed in a truck attack in Lower Manhattan.

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

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