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Playing Politics with Homeland Security
It's already down to the wire for the Department of Homeland Security. Republicans are divided over a partial shutdown, and Democrats are refusing to allow a challenge to the President's actions on immigration.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIt's already down to the wire for the Department of Homeland Security. Republicans are divided over a partial shutdown, and Democrats are refusing to allow a challenge to the President's actions on immigration.
Also, Southwest Airlines is flying planes that missed inspections, and the latest advice for avoiding peanut allergies in young children is… feed them peanuts.
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3 storiesSouthwest Airlines Is Flying Planes that Missed Inspections
Southwest Airlines canceled 80 flights yesterday after reporting that it failed to perform mandatory rudder inspections on 128 of its planes. But the FAA was willing to make a deal: the jets can keep flying, as Andy Pasztor reports in the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story7 minPlaying Politics with Homeland Security
Just hours after Republicans won control of the Senate last November, the new Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised no more government shutdowns. But the budget for the Department of Homeland Security still hasn't passed — and the current money runs out on Friday.
Read the story36 minHow Eating Peanuts Can Prevent Peanut Allergies
Since 2006, parents whose children are high-risk for peanut allergy have been told to keep them away from peanuts until they turned three. Now a study that's being called "revolutionary," tells parents to do just the reverse.
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