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...that all donors face, such as those about sex with other men, and second, extensive testing of the donated blood. In 2000, a committee of FDA advisers narrowly voted to continue the restriction that men who have had sex with men since 1977 are barred from donating blood to protect the blood supply from HIV. But this requirement is both redundant and discriminatory. All donated blood is tested for HIV using two tests, one that tests for antibodies produced in response to an HIV infection, and another that tests for the genetic material of the HIV virus itself. Together, these...
...years ago, the Federal Flight Deck Officer program began training pilots who wanted to carry guns on flights to protect the cockpit. Aviation sources tell TIME that more than 4,000 pilots are authorized to carry guns, and each day they fly armed on more flights than do air marshals. The gun-toting pilots, who fly unidentified, now constitute the fourth-largest federal law-enforcement group...
...often occur among new officer groups. But some pilots complain that the TSA has never embraced the idea, providing little follow-up after training and denying them basic intelligence data like the weekly suspicious-incident reports. "The government wants it both ways," says one pilot. "They want us to protect aircraft, but they don't want to pay much for it, cover us for injuries or even really treat us as law-enforcement officers." TSA officials insist they are proud of the program and are reviewing how to offer more assistance and training...
...stepped in to help expand the project into a listing of smut-free hotels anywhere in the country. The site is still in an early, beta-testing phase, but Chris Myer, the company's interactive boss, sees a big future. "There are a lot of people who want to protect their families from pornography," he says. Adds David Miller, vice president of C.C.V.: "We just want people to have a choice." Already, conservative groups like Concerned Women for America are urging members to consult the website before they hit the road. --By Matthew Cooper
...doesn’t have a fear about anything,” said Mbugua. “She didn’t have a fear about getting caught, used her real name, her picture’s on thefacebook.com. It doesn’t look like she tried to protect herself...