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NEWS ABOUT: powder

powder stories: 3 news summaries

 Airports Crack Down on Powder 

New anti-explosive measures complement limits on liquids

Sep 18, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Air travelers have yet another thing to worry about when packing their bags: powder. Federal authorities haven’t banned or even restricted baby powder, makeup, talcum powder, and the like, but the TSA is outfitting airports around the country with new kits to test such seemingly innocuous material for explosives.... More »

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airport security • TSA • liquids • powder • Transportation Security Administration

(Newser) - Angry Italian winemakers say a product that changes water into wine is more insulting than miraculous, Der Spiegel reports. The vintners complain that the "wine powder," made by a Swiss company that caters to hikers, is a "terrible copy" of Italy's Chianti and gives the entire... More »

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Italy • wine • red wine • wine industry • powder

  'White Powder' 
  Package Sent to Palin 

Eighth package sent to governors

Dec 10, 08 2:49 AM CST
(Newser) - A package containing a suspicious white powder originating in Texas was intercepted yesterday en route to Gov. Sarah Palin's office, AP reports. Seven similar packages have been sent this week to other governors. They all contained harmless powder, but results of tests on the Alaska letter are pending. More »

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Alaska • FBI • Sarah Palin • Frank Murkowski • powder • Hazmat • Governor's office • packages

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