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Large toner cartridges banned from passengers flights

(NEWSER) - The recent mail-bomb plot has prompted the Department of Homeland Security to enact new air cargo restrictions, effective immediately, the New York Times reports. Among the changes:

• Certain packages bound to the US from overseas will be subjects to what the anti-terror agency called “additional and enhanced screening.”
• Toner and ink cartridges weighing more than one pound are now banned from all passengers flights.
• A ban on all cargo flights coming from Yemen was expanded to include neighboring Somalia, another known al-Qaeda operations base.

Package bore same explosive as failed Christmas bombing

(NEWSER) - The US-bound mail bomb discovered yesterday in Yemen had al-Qaeda's fingerprint on it, Dubai officials say, having been packaged in a "professional manner" and containing the same explosive as the failed Christmas bombing. "The plot style carries features similar to previous attacks carried out by terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda," Dubai police said. More»

They're found in Dubai and England, prompt plane searches in US

(AP) - Authorities in Dubai and England intercepted apparent mail bombs addressed to Chicago-area Jewish institutions, triggering a worldwide terror alert. Both were found aboard cargo planes, and both were mailed from Yemen. As a result of those scares, cargo planes at airports in the US, including Newark and Philadelphia, also were searched, and officials said no explosives were found in this country. (President Obama called it a "credible terrorist threat.") More»

Some ads are so sexy, they were banned

(NEWSER) - Sex sells—no surprise there. The Frisky rounds up 10 commercials that probably sold a lot. Watch some of them (warning: graphic!) in the gallery, or to see more, click here :

• Belgian men’s magazine Che: A wife and mother gets ready to go out while prepping the hot babysitter...with a twist. The babysitter is for her husband, not the baby.
• Carl's Jr.: Padma Lakshmi really, really, really loves the Carl's Jr. Western Bacon Cheeseburger. She especially loves “sneaking out before dinner to savor that sweet, spicy sauce, leaving no evidence behind.” Um, the burger sauce. Right.

Isaiah Mustafa went from NFL to 'the man your man could smell like'

(NEWSER) - You may have no idea who Isaiah Mustafa is, but you almost certainly know “the man your man could smell like.” That man is Mustafa, who—after relatively unsuccessful stints in the NFL and as an actor—found himself suddenly famous as the star of Old Spice’s latest ad campaign. His commercial quickly went viral, reaching 5.8 million views last week, Ad Age reports. Mustafa, who also taught math and ran a barbecue joint before becoming an unlikely celebrity, is even set to appear on Oprah. More»