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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Use of Drug-Sniffing Dogs, Citing an Unreasonable Search
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police who use drug-sniffing dogs outside of homes to detect crimes without a warrant are violating the ban on unreasonable searches, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday, the New York Times reports. In this case, a police dog detected the odor of marijuana outside a Florida house, and authorities used the…
FBI Investigates Suspicious Death of Woman Aboard Cruise Ship; Autopsy Underway
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has classified as suspicious the cause of death of a 62-year-old Virginia woman found dead aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the Washington Post reports. Authorities said the woman’s husband found the body. FBI agents boarded the ship Monday during its scheduled return to Baltimore, the Washington Post reported. An…
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AbstractVarious strategies of plant breeding have been attempted in order to improve the ethylene resistance of flowering ornamental plants. These approaches span from conventional techniques such as simple cross pollination to new breeding techniques which modify the plants genetically such as precise genome editing. Increasing cytokinin levels. Meanwhile Canada Goose Sale, Fort Morgan’s Masons will…
President Obama to Name First Female Secret Service Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama will name Julia Pierson as director of the U.S. Secret Service, the first female to head that agency, USA Today reported. An official announcement is expected Tuesday afternoon. Pierson, 53, now serves as the service’s chief of staff, USA Today reports. Other women who head law enforcement agencies include…
Report: About 80% of Drug-Related Crimes At Mexican Border Involve Americans
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Four of the five people arrested for drug-related crimes along the Mexican border are American citizens, the Daily Beast reports. Citing a report from the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Daily Beast wrote that the Border Patrol has essentially deceived the public into believing Mexicans are behind most drug busts by emphasizing…
A 1947 Memo Shows FBI Trained Agents to Exploit Perceived Weaknesses of Minority Groups
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents were trained to exploit the perceived weaknesses of various minority groups, including Mexicans, Catholics and black people, according to a bureau memo from 1947, the U.S. News & World Report writes. Compiled for the FBI’s field agents, the memo describes Mexicans as “slow to respond.” Catholics, according to the report,…
Jury Convicts New York Man of Trying to Seek Terrorism Training Abroad
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A jury Monday convicted a New York man of lying to the FBI about plans to train with terrorists like the Taliban or al-Qaida, the Associated Press reports. Abdel Hameed Shehadeh now faces up to 21 years in prison when sentenced. Shehadeh’s friends testified that he spoke of wanting to die while…
Border Patrol Agent Remembered After Fatal Car Crash in California
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 26-year-old Border Agent who died in a car crash in California was recently married and on his way to work without a seat belt Friday, KSWT News 12 reports. The accident that killed agent Francisco Puga, of the El Centro Sector, remains under investigation. “We have an idea that most likely…