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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A man facing federal charges of attempting to evade airport security by boarding a cross-country flight without a valid boarding pass or identification pleaded not guilty Monday.Wearing a white jail jumpsuit and shackles around his wrists and ankles, Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi -- a naturalized U.S. citizen from Nigeria -- was escorted into U.S. Central District court in Los Angeles to enter his plea.A grand jury indictment, unsealed July 8, alleges that Noibi passed a security checkpoint at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and boarded a June 23 Virgin America flight to Los Angeles with an invalid boarding pass. The indictments also charge Noibi with subsequently attempting to use false pretenses to enter a secure airport. [Read the full article] New Braunfels, Texas (CNN) -- Judy Young stoops down to point out her favorite feature of the sidewalk: a thick, bronze ring attached to the curb, about the size of a bracelet, weathered and rusted.The sidewalks of downtown New Braunfels, Texas, are lined with them at inconsistent intervals. They are remnants of the days when European immigrants farmed the lush countryside known as the Texas Hill Country, she says.Farmers of predominantly German heritage rode into town and tied their horses to the rings while they conducted business in stores like Heene Hardware, which still stands, and claims to be "Texas' oldest hardware store in continuous operation" since 1857.The rough, weathered rings are the real deal, products of German ingenuity, says Young, a native of New Braunfels who exudes the requisite boosterism you'd expect from the Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau director, but with a genuine sense of pride. [Read the full article] Washington (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged Tuesday it removed a Colorado air traffic controller from his post earlier this month after he failed an alcohol test.During a routine, random test, the veteran controller was found to have a blood-alcohol level exceeding the allowed limit, the FAA said."The controller in question is not working air traffic," and the FAA is "investigating the incident," FAA spokeswoman Sasha Johnson said in a written statement.CNN affiliate KMGH reported the test took place July 5, when the controller was more than six hours into his eight-hour shift.He works at the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center in Longmont, also known as Denver Center, officials said. Denver Center handles high-altitude air traffic over several states.FAA officials told CNN there is no indication there was any problem with operations or air traffic during the controller's shift. [Read the full article] 
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