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    National
    Members of the Washington National Guard stand near a fence surrounding the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., in anticipation of protests on Jan. 11, 2021.
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    State Capitals Tighten Security Amid Threat Of Armed Protests Ahead Of Inauguration

    Jan 13, 2021
    The FBI is warning of protests and potential violence in all 50 capitals ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. On Wednesday, President Trump urged that there be no violence of any kind.
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    Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
    Federal authorities have opened 170 case files after last week's attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob.
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    Justice Department Warns It's Coming For Those Involved In Capitol Violence

    Jan 12, 2021
    Officials say charges could be brought ranging from trespassing to felony murder.
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    National
    President-elect Joe Biden's swearing in is set to continue as scheduled with several security modifications in place. Public access to the U.S. Capitol and to the Washington Monument is so far banned until after Inauguration Day.
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    How Inauguration Day Is Shaping Up: Beefed Up Security, Limited Public Access

    Jan 12, 2021
    Law enforcement and elected officials have implemented several security changes ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's swearing in on Jan. 20.
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    Cosmopolitan Hotel In Las Vegas Begins New Security Features

    Oct 12, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Cosmopolitan hotel-casino in Las Vegas has implemented several new security features following weeks of increased violence on the Vegas Strip.

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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Eric Yuan says Zoom will put security first, as it tries to regain users' trust.
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    Zoom CEO Tells NPR He Never Thought 'Seriously' About Online Harassment Until Now

    Apr 08, 2020
    Eric Yuan says he is willing to make his video-conferencing software harder to use, if that means it will be safer. Zoom is grappling with a wave of online harassment on its platform.
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    Technology
    Experts say Iran may retaliate for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, its top military leader, with cyberattacks on American companies.
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    Iran Conflict Could Shift To Cyberspace, Experts Warn

    Jan 21, 2020
    After the U.S. killed Iran's top military leader, government officials and security experts say Iran could retaliate with cyberattacks ranging from destroying data to defacing websites.
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    Goats and Soda
    United Nations peacekeepers stand next to a patient during a visit of the U.N. secretary-general at an Ebola treatment center in Mangina, North Kivu province, last September.
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    What Will It Take To Finally End Congo's Ebola Outbreak In 2020?

    Jan 09, 2020
    As the world's second-worst Ebola outbreak in history drags into a new year, experts think the solution is less about medicine, and more about security.
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    National Security
    Liese Siegenthaler (left) and Maggie Feldman-Piltch attended the recent conference. #NatSecGirlSquad creates opportunities for networking and mentorship and provides professional development support to women at various stages of their national security c
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    From A Hashtag To A Movement: #NatSecGirlSquad Empowers Women In National Security

    Dec 27, 2019
    #NatSecGirlSquad is focused on placing and promoting women in national security, a field that's overwhelmingly white and male. "We don't want anything special. We just want equal footing."
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    Opinion
    Relatives and friends of Eduardo Felipe Santos Victor, a teenager who was shot dead in Morro da Providencia, a low-income favela community, mourn during his funeral in Rio de Janeiro, on Sept. 30, 2015.
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    Opinion: Relaxing Brazil's Gun Laws Could Make A Murderous Country Even Deadlier

    Jan 10, 2019
    Brazilians are desperate for public safety, but the president's plan to dismantle firearm legislation is the wrong way to reduce crime, writes security researcher Robert Muggah.
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    Religion
    Eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27.
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    After Synagogue Shooting, Religious Leaders Evaluate Security

    Oct 31, 2018
    Faith leaders are stuck in a quandary. They're trying to balance a mission of keeping houses of worship welcoming spaces with a responsibility to tighten security.
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    National
    Porcha McIntosh waits outside the door of the emergency room at Broward Health Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale on Feb. 14. For hours she wasn't able to get inside to be with her newborn, who was in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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    Hospital Lockdowns Can Leave Patients' Loved Ones Locked Out

    Jul 13, 2018
    Hospitals are preparing for how to handle mass shootings in case the next one is in their backyard. One difficult call is whether to lockdown the facility, which can have emotional consequences.
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    Parallels
    Spent bullet casings litter a road after authorities reported a gun battle outside Mazatlan, Mexico, in July 2017, a year marked by the highest homicides in at least decades.
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    Mexico Registers Its Highest Homicides On Record

    Jan 25, 2018
    The country racked up nearly 30,000 homicides in 2017, the most since it began reporting the statistic in 1997. But that doesn't make it the "most dangerous" country as President Trump claimed.
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    The Two-Way
    New York Police Department officers prepare for New Year's Eve celebrations in Manhattan's Times Square in New York.
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    Tightest Security In Years At New Year's Celebrations In New York And Las Vegas

    Dec 31, 2017
    Snipers. Specially trained dogs. Multiple layers of security screening. Detectives in hotels. After recent attacks, New York and Las Vegas are seeing beefed up security this year.
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    The Two-Way
    Authorities say the Las Vegas gunman may have considered other music festivals to target, including Chicago's Lollapalooza, shown here in July 2016.
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    Shooter May Have Considered Other Targets In Chicago And Las Vegas

    Oct 05, 2017
    The weekend before his brutal attack, Stephen Paddock rented a room above a different Las Vegas music festival. And a man with the same name booked a Chicago hotel room during Lollapalooza.
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    The Two-Way
    A police car patrols in downtown Houston on Wednesday following the first night of curfew after Harvey caused heavy flooding in the city.
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    In Houston, Authorities Are Toughening Penalties As Warning To Would-Be Looters

    Aug 30, 2017
    Officials have imposed a curfew and stiffened sentences for crimes in the disaster area. Burglarizing a home could mean life in prison. At least 14 people accused of looting have been arrested.
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    Politics
    People vote on on November 8, 2016 in Los Angeles.
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    Making U.S. Elections More Secure Wouldn't Cost Much But No One Wants To Pay

    Jun 27, 2017
    Security experts estimate it would cost roughly $400 million to replace voting machines and add paper audits. It's about the same amount the Pentagon spent on military bands last year.
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    The Two-Way
    An Afghan soldier walks at a checkpoint last month on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.
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    In Afghanistan, Security Incidents And Civilian Casualties At Record Highs

    May 01, 2017
    A new report from a U.S. government watchdog paints a bleak picture of Afghanistan's security and corruption issues, as the U.S. considers sending more troops.
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    Parallels
    A container ship from China is offloaded at Massport's Conley Terminal in the port of Boston.
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    What Will A Trump Presidency Mean For China?

    Nov 10, 2016
    Trump has threatened trade retaliation. And his presidency could herald new instability in the region if he pulls back on the U.S. security umbrella that's been in place since the end of World War II.
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    15 Years Later: The Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
    Rick Johnson visits a scenic shoreline in Seattle that's home to <em>A Sound Garden,</em> an outdoor sculpture. The area used to be a popular destination until access was restricted after Sept. 11.
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    Thanks To Sept. 11 Security 'Inertia,' Restrictions Still Shape Public Spaces

    Sep 11, 2016
    Fifteen years later, some of the places with heightened security restrictions following the terrorist attacks remain that way. Access to an outdoor sculpture in Seattle, for example, is still tight.
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    Goats and Soda
    A vehicle from the 2012 attack on Norwegian Refugee Council staff in Dadaab, Kenya. Four aid workers were kidnapped by Somali militants.
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    Kidnapping Is A Rising Concern For Aid Workers Around The World

    Jul 25, 2016
    A court award of half a million dollars to a kidnapped aid worker — and an increase in kidnappings — has spurred humanitarian groups to create better security plans.
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    The Two-Way
    Vanessa, currently homeless, rests on a Rio de Janeiro street on Friday where construction of a new light rail system has been delayed. The state government of Rio de Janeiro today declared a state of "calamity" ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games which
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    Rio's Governor Declares 'State Of Calamity' Ahead Of Olympic Games

    Jun 18, 2016
    Just seven weeks before the opening ceremony of the Olympics, the governor of Rio de Janeiro has declared a "state of calamity." He says the state's government is bankrupt.
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    All Tech Considered
    New Jersey Transit has added audio and video surveillance to some of its trains for security reasons. Critics say it's an invasion of privacy.
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    Your Conversation On The Bus Or Train May Be Recorded

    Apr 15, 2016
    In a number of cities, what riders say may be recorded. Transit agencies are adding audio recording for security reasons, but civil liberties advocates say it's an invasion of privacy.
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    All Tech Considered
    A protester supporting Apple in its battle against the FBI holds up an iPhone that reads "No Entry" outside an Apple store in New York on Feb. 23.
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    Apple Vs. The FBI: The Unanswered Questions And Unsettled Issues

    Mar 29, 2016

    The FBI isn't saying if it can reuse its mystery digital crowbar to unlock other iPhones. The standoff is likely to be replayed as new technologies become a growing element of criminal investigations.

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    All Tech Considered
    The 227-year-old law at the center of the Apple-FBI debate has withstood several challenges, including at the Supreme Court.
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    How A Gambling Case Does, And Doesn't, Apply To The iPhone Debate

    Mar 21, 2016
    How the Apple-FBI case progresses will determine whether a new precedent will be set for the 227-year-old law that has been called antiquated, but withstood a Supreme Court challenge.
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    The Two-Way
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    Apple On FBI iPhone Request: 'The Founders Would Be Appalled'

    Mar 15, 2016
    Apple and the FBI head into a court hearing on March 22 in the dispute over access to a locked iPhone. In its last filing before then, Apple says the government is stretching laws to fit the case.

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