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American Eagle Airlines is facing $155,000 in proposed civil penalties for alleged safety violations.The Federal Aviation Administration said American Eagle operated flights “with incorrect weight and balance data,” and used “improper maintenance procedures when repairing a jet engine and then operating the aircraft when it was not in compliance with FAA regulations.”Inspectors observed discrepancies in weight and balance data on the flights on Dec. 28 and 29 of 2010, the FAA said. “In eight instances, loading documents for checked luggage did not match observations made by the inspector.” The FAA proposed a civil penalty of $80,000 for the violations. [Read the full article] A new network of stainless steel mesh tunnels allows adorable monkeys to stray far from their usual cages.Police haven't ruled out the possibility of terrorism but say they still don't know the motive behind the fake bomb. In a court document released to The Associated Press on Wednesday, one of the arresting officers wrote, "The suspicious package suggests subjects were testing airport security protocol."Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos said Wednesday that the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks raised police concern in relation to the incident.The refugees were being held in Marcicopa County jail on bonds of $75,000. They face felony charges of having a hoax device and conspiracy to obtain a hoax device, and police say more could be filed as the investigation develops. [Read the full article] LOS ANGELES — Customs agents have seized three gallons of a chemical used to make the date rape drug GHB at Los Angeles International Airport amid a surge in illegal shipments of the intoxicant, authorities said on Wednesday.A new network of stainless steel mesh tunnels allows adorable monkeys to stray far from their usual cages.Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the three, one-gallon plastic jugs of Gamma-Butyrolactone, or GBL, in a late July shipment from China, labeled as "Propylene Glycol," a spokesman for the agency said.Tests this week confirmed that the clear liquid was GBL, a key ingredient in the date rape drug GHB, which is known on the street by such names as Everclear, Easy Lay, Georgia Homeboy, Liquid Ecstasy and Salty Water. [Read the full article] 
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