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Passengers and flight crews will be banned from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on airline flights under an emergency order issued Friday by the Department of Transportation in response to reports of the phones catching fire. Av
stanley cup iation safety officials had earlier warned airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new model Samsung smartphone during flights. AP File Photo The order, which goes into effect on Saturday at noon EDT, says the phones may not be carried on board or packed in checked bags on flights to and from the United States o
stanley cup r within the country. The phones also cant be shipped as air cargo. The department initially said that passengers attempting to board planes with the phones might face fines, but later clarified that such passengers will simply not be allowed on planes. Passengers who try to evade the ban by pac
stanley cup king the phone in their checked luggage may be subject to criminal prosecution in addition to fines. Packing the phones in checked luggage increases the risk of a catastrophic incident, the department said. Passengers who are currently travelling with Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones should contact Samsung or their wireless carrier immediately to obtain information about how to return their phones and arrange for a refund or a replacement phone, the department said. Samsung has recalled more than 2.5 million of the smartphones, citing a battery manufacturing error. The South Korean company discontinued the product earlier this w Qaap One killed in blast at Shia mosque in Pakistan
Israel and its closest ally the United States appear to be drifting apart in a tectonic rift, the Jewish state s envoy to Washington Michael Oren has said, painting a grim picture on the future of bilateral ties. HT Image Describing the growing differences between Tel Aviv
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stanley cup riefing on bilateral relations at the foreign ministry last week, said that the two countries were like continents drifting apart, Israeli diplomats told daily Ha aretz newspaper. The Israeli envoy s comments come days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House on July 6. Differences between the long-time allies have grown recently particularly over the Middle East peace process. Oren visited Israel over the past week, briefing at the ministry s North America and research divisions. Five Israeli diplomats, some of whom took part in the briefing or were informed about the details, reportedly said that the envoy projected the relations between the two countries in bleak terms. Oren, however, has denied making such statements. Relations are in the state of a tectonic rift in which continents are drifting apart, Israeli diplomats quoted the Israeli envoy as saying. Oren is said to have said during the briefing that contrary to Obama s predecessors, George W Bush and Bill Clinton, the current US President is not motivated by historical-ideological sentiments towards Isra
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