
Even the kitchen sink: Snakes and other strange items intercepted at TSA checkpoints
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The Transportation Security Administration said it anticipates record numbers of travelers at airports on July 7, as it braces for what is projected to be the busiest day at airport security checkpoints. More than 32 million people are expected to go through TSA screening between June 27 and July 8, according to the agency, a 5.4% increase from the same period last year.
With that tidal wave of travelers, TSA officials also expect to see a higher volume of unusual items drifting into view on conveyor belts, items that passengers will attempt to bring on board their flight.
"We've seen anything from chainsaws on carry-on baggage (and) we've seen larger power tools and saws," Michael Duretto, deputy federal security director for Los Angeles International Airport, told CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave. "Recently, we saw a hobby rocket — but it was a large rocket — that came to our checked baggage."

Yangon — Myanmar's military leader lauded President Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the ruling junta said Friday, after a tariff letter from the U.S. president that it has taken as Washington's first public recognition of its rule. Min Aung Hlaing endorsed Mr. Trump's false claim that the 2020 U.S. election was stolen, and thanked him for shutting down funding for U.S.-backed media outlets that have long provided independent coverage of conflict-wracked Myanmar.

After years of unsuccessful attempts to finance and build a public alarm network that would warn residents of Kerr County, Texas, about dangerous flooding, officials in the region, nicknamed "flash flood alley," were going to start developing a centralized flood monitoring system this summer to help leaders and emergency managers plan ahead.

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote next week on a request from the White House to claw back funding for international aid and public broadcasting. But the funding for rural radio and television stations — sometimes an area's sole source for emergency warnings and other news — has sparked concern among some Senate Republicans, especially after the recent devastating flash floods in Texas.