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| Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:41:51 EST Feds target gangs in crackdown |
| The Bloods, Crips, Disciples and an increasingly popular street gang known as MS-13 were among the gangs targeted in a Department of Homeland Security operation over the past two weeks that yielded 375 arrests of wanted members in 23 states, the department announced today. In Operation Community Shield federal authorities are, for the first time, using immigration and customs authorities in an attempt to dismantle what they call "transnational, violent street gangs." According to DHS, 260 of the 375 arrestees have past criminal records, and 73 face new charges ranging from drug and gun violations to re-entering the country after being deported. The others face deportation proceedings. |
| Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:53:49 EST Spacecraft successfully slips into Mars' orbit |
| The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA's two-year mission to study the Martian atmosphere and surface, pulled off a tricky maneuver and began circling the Red Planet today. Twenty-one minutes in, the spacecraft disappeared behind Mars and was out of radio contact with mission control for a nerve-wracking half-hour. At 5:16 p.m. ET, the team erupted in cheers when a signal was received back from the craft. |
| Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:52:59 EST LaGuardia terminal evacuated for two hours; flights halted |
| The Delta terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York was evacuated Friday after a man who had been targeted for additional screening left the screening area, the Transportation Security Administration said. |
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