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The airline electronics ban and what it means

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 23, 2017 National
President Trump's Department of Homeland Security has banned all electronic devices larger than cell phones on some foreign airlines flying direct to the US. It's causing confusion as well as inconvenience. Is the motive really just increased security?

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