TSA to relax ban on lighters

US Transportation Security Administration announced last week that it no longer will ban common lighters from aircraft cabins "in an effort to concentrate resources on detecting explosive threats." Torch lighters will remain prohibited. The change becomes effective Aug. 4. The US was the only nation...

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