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The Transportation Security Administration declines to say why it won't allow pilots to carry guns outside of the cockpit, other than to safeguard the traveling public.

Armed pilots want to carry guns outside cockpit

Last updated Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 1:04pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- They're already allowed to carry guns in the cockpit, but many pilots say that's not enough to keep aviation as safe as it should be.

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Elderly women say TSA made them strip

Ken Kaye Sun Sentinel

Last updated Monday, December 5, 2011 - 6:41pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Three South Florida women, all elderly and with medical problems, say Transportation Security Administration officers made them take off their clothes during the screening process at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport last week.

All three, one with a defibrillator, one with a colostomy bag and the other with diabetes, say they were forced to disrobe in a private room at the same terminal.

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Airport security must be more high-tech, experts say

Ken Kaye Sun Sentinel

Last updated Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 10:33am

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- In the airport of the future, security may begin even before you enter the terminal.

Among the possible changes: As soon as you buy a ticket, authorities would probe whether you're on an FBI watch list. Pull into the airport garage and imaging machines, similar to those at checkpoints, would scan your car. And motion sensors would sound alarms if an airport perimeter is breached.

As the nation reflects on the 10 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Sun Sentinel asked five prominent security experts how they would redesign airport security systems.

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In a June 28, 2011 photo, a blast of lightning bolts shoot down towards Bend Ore. during a storm . The U.S. Forest Service said it recorded 483 lightning strikes in central Oregon during the storm, which caused a small fire near Cultus Lake. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Andy Tullis)

Lightning strikes far more men than women, statistics show

Ken Kaye, Sun Sentinel McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 12:01pm

When it comes to lightning, females are cautious and males are reckless.

The result: Between 1995 and 2008, lightning killed 648 people, and of those, 82 percent were male, according to AccuWeather.com.

"Men take more risks in lightning storms," said John Jensenius, of the National Weather Service, adding that males are less willing to walk away from recreational activities or sports.

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Graphic compares amount of radiation exposure for passengers on commercial airline flights, by length of flight; includes comparison to body scanners, X-rays and mammograms.

How much risk does radiation on planes pose?

Ken Kaye, Sun Sentinel

Last updated Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:19pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Transportation Security Administration says its new body-imaging scanners produce about the same level of radiation as flying in an airliner for two minutes. That raises the question: How much radiation do pilots, flight attendants and passengers receive per flight?

For the vast majority of people, even frequent fliers, it's not enough to create any health risks, experts say. Yet for some, notably those predisposed to cancer, even the tiny amount seeping into an airline cabin could spell trouble.

It's enough of a concern that some pilots take precautions to minimize their exposure.

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