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FBI Director Comey Says No Evidence of Terrorists Trying to Weaponize Ebola
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that there’s no evidence that terrorists are trying to weaponize Ebola, The Hill reports. Comey had a one-word response when asked whether there was credible evidence of an Ebola threat from terrorists: “No.” Comey didn’t elaborate after a speech at the Brookings Institute. Some Republicans…
One of FBI’s Oldest Special Agent Dies Following Long Battle with Cancer
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com John “Jack” Sullivan, 95, was one of the agency’s oldest special agents when he died on Sept. 23 following a long battle with cancer. During his three decades with the FBI, Sullivan worked in multiple locations. Masslive.com repots that Sullivan, who was characterized as a long grandfather, storyteller and admirer of…
TSA Cleans Up Checkpoints After Nurse with Ebola Travels Through Cleveland Airport
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A passenger with the Ebola virus traveled through the security checkpoints at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, prompting TSA to disinfect the areas, the Plain Dealer reports. The patient, Amber Joy Vinson, walked through the central security checkpoint while en route to Dallas/Fort Worth. Individual lanes to the checkpoints will be closed…
Border Patrol Wants Futuristic Dog Collars to Help Track Down Terrorists, Drugs
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol is considering using futuristic dog collars to improve security at the border, Nextgov.com reports. “The U.S. government is exploring the possibility of outfitting its border-protecting canines with futuristic collars that can, for example, translate a dog’s stress level through its bark and relay that data in real-time to a…
FBI Joins Investigation into Who Threatened ‘Deadliest School Shooting’ if Feminist Spoke
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI joined an investigation into who sent an email threatening “the deadliest school shooting in American history” if Utah State University hosted a speech by feminist writer Anita Sarkeesian, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Sarkeesian, a critic of how women are portrayed in video games, said she canceled the speech…
President Obama Chooses New Head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A top lawyer for the ACLU is President Obama’s choice to head the civil rights division of the Justice Department, a position that has been without a permanent leaders for more than a year, the Washington Post reports. Vanita Gupta, 39,will become the acting head of the division Wednesday. A longtime…
Veteran FBI Agent with Doctorate in Physical Chemistry to Take Over San Diego Field Office
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agent Eric S. Birnbaum, a 26-year-veteran of the bureau, will take over San Diego’s field office. The Times of San Diego reports that Birnbaum has been named to succeed Daphne Hearn, who retired in August. Birnbaum has a bachelor’s degree in math from Miami University in Ohio and a doctorate…
Massachusetts Man Who Is On FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List May Be Helping ISIS in Syria
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Massachusetts man who is on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List is believed to be in Syria and may be employing computer science skills he learned in his American education to assistant ISIS, WCVB.com reports. “Here is a guy that went to terrorist training camps, that expressed his desire to…