washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- scuba divers , take note : please leave your spear guns at home , or place them in your checked luggage . but do not try to bring them on a plane . a passenger at a new york-area airport learned that lesson the hard way last week when a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag . the passenger arrived at newark liberty international airport ticketed to fly to antigua . after his weapons were detected , the tsa contacted local law enforcement , who questioned the passenger , said tsa spokesman kawika riley . the passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited , the tsa said . there was no impact on airport operations . `` just to be clear , passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item . the same rule holds for utility knifes , '' riley said . andrea pirlo scored a stunning free-kick for juventus , but could n't stop his side from sinking to a 2-1 defeat at local rivals torino . juve could have wrapped up their fourth consecutive serie a title with a victory on sunday and looked on course to after pirlo 's masterful set-piece from 25 yards gave them the lead in the first-half . however , matteo darmian equalised for the home side just before the interval and fabio quagliarella completed the shock comeback around the hour mark . it was the first time torino had beaten juve in the derby for 20 years . juventus midfielder andrea pirlo puts his side in front against rivals torino with a stunning free-kick . despite pirlo 's goal , juve fell to a 2-1 defeat and missed out on wrapping up their fourth straight serie a title . still , juve remain 14 points clear at the top of the league table and could still win a treble this season . pirlo is now 35-years-old but is still playing at the top of his game and could earn a contract extension . still , nothing should be taken away from the veteran pirlo 's unwavering class . at 35-years-old , an age at which many professionals are considering retiring or have already hung up their boots , the italian playmaker looks as good anyone else in his position . his current contract at juve expires at the end of next season , but on this evidence it would not be a surprise if the club chose to extend it . despite defeat on sunday , juve are 14 points clear at the top of the league table . pirlo has been at juventus since 2011 , racking up 156 appearances and scoring 18 goals . torino 's forward fabio quagliarella -lrb- left -rrb- tries to tackle pirlo during the serie a clash on sunday . by . eddie wrenn . published : . 10:31 est , 4 july 2012 . spear guns are specifically prohibited in carry-on bags . on the tsa web site , they are listed under prohibited sports goods , which include baseball bats , ski poles , and bows and arrows . the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do so without ill intent , but said officers have a responsibility to prevent weapons from getting through the checkpoint . in the week since the spear gun was found , the tsa says it has found 24 loaded and four unloaded firearms in carry-on baggage . cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed to this report . | . updated : . 05:22 est , 5 july 2012 . the billionaire founder of megaupload.com , which allowed users to swap large files across the internet before it was shut down on the orders of the fbi , said u.s. vice president joe biden ordered the ultimately illegal raids on the company . kim dotcom , speaking to the website torrentfreak , which follows the popular but legally-murky world of file sharing , said he believed biden told attorney neil macbride to target the site . citing evidence on the white house website , dotcom says that in one meeting , biden met with the head of the motion picture association of america , which crusades against movie piracy , ` all studio bosses ' , and an extradition expert . he alleged this meeting was to plot his arrest and to arrange megaupload 's demise . kim dotcom -lrb- right -rrb- accuses joe biden -lrb- right -rrb- of personally ordering the closure of file-sharing site megaupload . megaupload as it looked before the closure , alongside the fbi anti-piracy campaign . seventy officers raided the new . zealand mansion of dotcom - also known as kim . schmitz - in january as part of an investigation of his website . spearheaded by the fbi in the u.s. dotcom was one of four men arrested during the operation , accused of being the ringleader of a group that . netted $ 175million since 2005 by copying and distributing music , films . and other copyrighted content without authorisation . dotcom 's lawyers say the company simply offered online storage . many observers expressed surprise at the speed with which the us government acted against dotcom . dotcom tweeted this image of biden and dodd , who is the head of the motion picture association of america . but dotcom gave a potential explanation : ' i do know from a credible source that it was joe biden , the best . friend of former senator and motion picture association of america . -lrb- mpaa -rrb- boss chris dodd , who ordered his former lawyer and now state . attorney neil macbride to take mega down . ` after we received information from an insider we scanned the white . house visitor logs for all meetings of chris dodd and studio bosses with . joe biden and obama . they are publicly available on the white house . website . ` it is interesting that a man by the name of mike ellis of mpa asia , . an extradition expert and former superintendent of the hong kong . police , was also at a meeting with dodd , all studio bosses and joe . biden . ` the same mike ellis met with the minister of justice simon power . in new zealand . ' last week a new zealand judge found . the warrants used in the seizure of property from dotcom 's mansion near . auckland were illegal . justice . helen winkelmann ruled that moves by the fbi to copy data from dotcom 's . computer and take it offshore were also unlawful . the torrentfreak website lists those present at the white house meeting : . rich ross -- chairman of walt disney studios at the time . torrent freak added : ` the information above does indeed suggest that the megaupload case was discussed at the highest political levels last year . ` noteworthy is also the mpaa 's lobbying disclosure statement of last year which includes money spent on lobbying the office of vice president joe biden . ` what exactly biden 's role has been , and whether that 's problematic , remains to be seen . however , dotcom is convinced that corrupt elements in the u.s. government brought mega down . more on this will be made public in the near future . ' dotcom said he had more evidence about the investigation , and added : ` at the appropriate time we will release what we know . the whole mega case is quite the political thriller . ' big operation : seventy police raided dotcom 's mansion near auckland in january . dotcom . is on bail in new zealand , fighting attempts by u.s. authorities . seeking to extradite him on charges of copyright theft and money . laundering . an extradition hearing is set for august . during . the january raid , armed officers , backed by helicopters , cut dotcom out . of a safe room he had barricaded himself in within the sprawling . country estate , reputedly new zealand 's most expensive home . millions of dollars in assets were seized or frozen , including almost 20 luxury vehicles , dozens of computers and art works . before . it was shut down in january , megaupload was one of the world 's most . popular websites , where millions of users stored data , either for free . or by paying for premium service . authorities say megaupload.com and related sites cheated copyright holders out of more than $ 500million . u.s. lawyers for megaupload have also argued that american federal . authorities can not charge the company with criminal behaviour because it . is hong kong-based , and also that no papers have ever been formally . served . the company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file . sharing site said their bill must be paid or they be allowed to delete . the data . carpathia hosting said it is using more than 1,100 servers to store the 25million gigabytes of the website 's data - it has been inaccessible since the site was seized by the fbi . the . company filed an emergency motion in a u.s. federal court in virginia . seeking protection from the expense of hosting the data of up to . 66million users . the . virginia-based company said it is paying $ 9,000 -lrb- # 5,700 -rrb- a day to host . the data , which works out to more than $ 500,000 -lrb- # 316,600 -rrb- since . january .
tsa recovers 21-inch spear gun and utlity knife from passenger flying to antigua . spear guns are among the sports goods prohibited from carry-on luggage . most passengers who carry prohibited items do so without ill intent , tsa says .
washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- scuba divers , take note : please leave your spear guns at home , or place them in your checked luggage . but do not try to bring them on a plane . a passenger at a new york-area airport learned that lesson the hard way last week when a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag . the passenger arrived at newark liberty international airport ticketed to fly to antigua . after his weapons were detected , the tsa contacted local law enforcement , who questioned the passenger , said tsa spokesman kawika riley . the passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited , the tsa said . there was no impact on airport operations . `` just to be clear , passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item . the same rule holds for utility knifes , '' riley said . andrea pirlo scored a stunning free-kick for juventus , but could n't stop his side from sinking to a 2-1 defeat at local rivals torino . juve could have wrapped up their fourth consecutive serie a title with a victory on sunday and looked on course to after pirlo 's masterful set-piece from 25 yards gave them the lead in the first-half . however , matteo darmian equalised for the home side just before the interval and fabio quagliarella completed the shock comeback around the hour mark . it was the first time torino had beaten juve in the derby for 20 years . juventus midfielder andrea pirlo puts his side in front against rivals torino with a stunning free-kick . despite pirlo 's goal , juve fell to a 2-1 defeat and missed out on wrapping up their fourth straight serie a title . still , juve remain 14 points clear at the top of the league table and could still win a treble this season . pirlo is now 35-years-old but is still playing at the top of his game and could earn a contract extension . still , nothing should be taken away from the veteran pirlo 's unwavering class . at 35-years-old , an age at which many professionals are considering retiring or have already hung up their boots , the italian playmaker looks as good anyone else in his position . his current contract at juve expires at the end of next season , but on this evidence it would not be a surprise if the club chose to extend it . despite defeat on sunday , juve are 14 points clear at the top of the league table . pirlo has been at juventus since 2011 , racking up 156 appearances and scoring 18 goals . torino 's forward fabio quagliarella -lrb- left -rrb- tries to tackle pirlo during the serie a clash on sunday . by . eddie wrenn . published : . 10:31 est , 4 july 2012 . spear guns are specifically prohibited in carry-on bags . on the tsa web site , they are listed under prohibited sports goods , which include baseball bats , ski poles , and bows and arrows . the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do so without ill intent , but said officers have a responsibility to prevent weapons from getting through the checkpoint . in the week since the spear gun was found , the tsa says it has found 24 loaded and four unloaded firearms in carry-on baggage . cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed to this report . | . updated : . 05:22 est , 5 july 2012 . the billionaire founder of megaupload.com , which allowed users to swap large files across the internet before it was shut down on the orders of the fbi , said u.s. vice president joe biden ordered the ultimately illegal raids on the company . kim dotcom , speaking to the website torrentfreak , which follows the popular but legally-murky world of file sharing , said he believed biden told attorney neil macbride to target the site . citing evidence on the white house website , dotcom says that in one meeting , biden met with the head of the motion picture association of america , which crusades against movie piracy , ` all studio bosses ' , and an extradition expert . he alleged this meeting was to plot his arrest and to arrange megaupload 's demise . kim dotcom -lrb- right -rrb- accuses joe biden -lrb- right -rrb- of personally ordering the what we know . the whole mega case is quite the political thriller . ' big operation : seventy police raided dotcom 's mansion near auckland in january . dotcom . is on bail in new zealand , fighting attempts by u.s. authorities . seeking to extradite him on charges of copyright theft and money . laundering . an extradition hearing is set for august . during . the january raid , armed officers , backed by helicopters , cut dotcom out . of a safe room he had barricaded himself in within the sprawling . country estate , reputedly new zealand 's most expensive home . millions of dollars in assets were seized or frozen , including almost 20 luxury vehicles , dozens of computers and art works . before . it was shut down in january , megaupload was one of the world 's most . popular websites , where millions of users stored data , either for free . or by paying for premium service . authorities say megaupload.com and related sites cheated copyright holders out of more than $ 500million . u.s. lawyers for megaupload have also argued that american federal . authorities can not charge the company with criminal behaviour because it . is hong kong-based , and also that no papers have ever been formally . served . the company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file . sharing site said their bill must be paid or they be allowed to delete . the data .
washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- scuba divers , take note : please leave your spear guns at home , or place them in your checked luggage . but do not try to bring them on a plane . a passenger at a new york-area airport learned that lesson the hard way last week when a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag . the passenger arrived at newark liberty international airport ticketed to fly to antigua . after his weapons were detected , the tsa contacted local law enforcement , who questioned the passenger , said tsa spokesman kawika riley . the passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited , the tsa said . there was no impact on airport operations . `` just to be clear , passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item . the same rule holds for utility knifes , '' riley said . andrea pirlo scored a stunning free-kick for juventus , but could n't stop his side from sinking to a 2-1 defeat at local rivals torino . juve could have wrapped up their fourth consecutive serie a title with a victory on sunday and looked on course to after pirlo 's masterful set-piece from 25 yards gave them the lead in the first-half . however , matteo darmian equalised for the home side just before the interval and fabio quagliarella completed the shock comeback around the hour mark . it was the first time torino had beaten juve in the derby for 20 years . juventus midfielder andrea pirlo puts his side in front against rivals torino with a stunning free-kick . despite pirlo 's goal , juve fell to a 2-1 defeat and missed out on wrapping up their fourth straight serie a title . still , juve remain 14 points clear at the top of the league table and could still win a treble this season . pirlo is now 35-years-old but is still playing at the top of his game and could earn a contract extension . still , nothing should be taken away from the veteran pirlo 's unwavering class . at 35-years-old , an age at which many professionals are considering retiring or have already hung up their boots , the italian playmaker looks as good anyone else in his position . his current contract at juve expires at the end of next season , but on this evidence it would not be a surprise if the club chose to extend it . despite defeat on sunday , juve are 14 points clear at the top of the league table . pirlo has been at juventus since 2011 , racking up 156 appearances and scoring 18 goals . torino 's forward fabio quagliarella -lrb- left -rrb- tries to tackle pirlo during the serie a clash on sunday . by . eddie wrenn . published : . 10:31 est , 4 july 2012 . spear guns are specifically prohibited in carry-on bags . on the tsa web site , they are listed under prohibited sports goods , which include baseball bats , ski poles , and bows and arrows . the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do so without ill intent , but said officers have a responsibility to prevent weapons from getting through the checkpoint . in the week since the spear gun was found , the tsa says it has found 24 loaded and four unloaded firearms in carry-on baggage . cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed to this report . | . updated : . 05:22 est , 5 july 2012 . the billionaire founder of megaupload.com , which allowed users to swap large files across the internet before it was shut down on the orders what we know . the whole mega case is quite the political thriller . ' big operation : seventy police raided dotcom 's mansion near auckland in january . dotcom . is on bail in new zealand , fighting attempts by u.s. authorities . seeking to extradite him on charges of copyright theft and money . laundering . an extradition hearing is set for august . during . the january raid , armed officers , backed by helicopters , cut dotcom out . of a safe room he had barricaded himself in within the sprawling . country estate , reputedly new zealand 's most expensive home . millions of dollars in assets were seized or frozen , including almost 20 luxury vehicles , dozens of computers and art works . before . it was shut down in january , megaupload was one of the world 's most . popular websites , where millions of users stored data , either for free . or by paying for premium service . authorities say megaupload.com and related sites cheated copyright holders out of more than $ 500million . u.s. lawyers for megaupload have also argued that american federal . authorities can not charge the company with criminal behaviour because it . is hong kong-based , and also that no papers have ever been formally . served . the company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file . sharing site said their bill must be paid or they be allowed to delete . the data . carpathia hosting said it is using more than 1,100 servers to store the 25million gigabytes of the website 's data - it has been inaccessible since the site was seized by the fbi . the . company filed an emergency motion in a u.s. federal court in virginia . seeking protection from the expense of hosting the data of up to . 66million users . the . virginia-based company said it is paying $ 9,000 -lrb- # 5,700 -rrb- a day to host . the data , which works out to more than $ 500,000 -lrb- # 316,600 -rrb- since . january .
washington -lrb- cnn -- scuba divers, take note please leave your spear guns, or place your checked luggage but do try bring on. a passenger at learned lesson a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun. the passenger arrived newark liberty international airport ticketed antigua. after his weapons detected, the tsa contacted questioned the passenger said tsa spokesman kawika riley the passenger claimed unaware the weapons prohibited, the tsa said there no impact airport operations. `` just to, passengers attempt bring a spear gun as. the same rule holds utility knifes, '' riley said andrea pirlo scored for juventus, could n't sinking local rivals torino juve could wrapped their fourth consecutive serie a title on sunday looked on after pirlo 's masterful set-piece from 25 yards gave. however, matteo darmian equalised for the home side just fabio quagliarella completed the shock comeback around it torino beaten juve the derby for. juventus midfielder andrea pirlo puts against rivals torino with. despite pirlo 's goal, juve fell and missed wrapping their fourth serie a title. still, juve remain 14 points could still. pirlo is now 35- but playing could earn. still, nothing should the veteran pirlo 's unwavering class. at 35, an age many professionals considering have hung the italian playmaker looks as good anyone else his current contract juve expires, on this evidence chose. despite defeat on sunday, juve are 14 pirlo has at juventus, racking 156 appearances. torino 's forward fabio quagliarella -lrb- left -rrb- tries tackle pirlo during the serie a clash on sunday. by. eddie wrenn. published :. 10:31 est, 4 july. spear guns specifically prohibited. on the tsa web site, they listed prohibited sports goods which ski poles bows the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do without ill intent, said officers prevent weapons through in the week the spear gun, the tsa says 24 loaded four firearms. cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed. |. updated :. 05:22 est, 5 july. the billionaire founder, allowed swap across before the orders the fbi said u.s. vice president joe biden ordered the ultimately illegal raids kim dotcom, speaking the website torrentfreak, which follows the popular but legally-murky world believed biden told attorney neil macbride target. citing evidence on the white house website, dotcom says in one meeting, biden met the motion picture association crusades movie piracy ` all studio bosses ' an extradition expert he alleged this meeting plot his arrest arrange megaupload 's demise. kim dotcom -lrb- right accuses joe biden of personally ordering the closure. megaupload as looked the closure, alongside the fbi anti-piracy campaign seventy officers raided new. zealand mansion of dotcom - also kim. schmitz - in january as an investigation his website. spearheaded by the fbi the u.s. dotcom was one four men during, accused being. netted $ 175million since 2005 by copying music, films. and other copyrighted content without. dotcom 's lawyers simply offered online storage. many observers expressed the us government acted against dotcom. dotcom tweeted this image biden and dodd, is the head the motion picture association america but dotcom gave a potential explanation : ' i do know from joe biden, best. friend former senator and motion picture association of america. -lrb- mpaa -rrb- boss chris dodd, who ordered his former lawyer and now state. attorney neil macbride to take mega down. ` after we received information an insider we scanned the white. house visitor logs all meetings chris dodd studio bosses with. joe biden and obama. they publicly the white house. website. ` it interesting a by mike ellis of mpa asia,. an extradition expert former superintendent the hong kong. police, was also at dodd, all studio bosses joe biden. ` the same mike ellis met the minister simon power. in new zealand. ' last week a new zealand judge found. the warrants used dotcom 's mansion near. auckland were illegal. justice. helen winkelmann ruled moves the fbi copy data dotcom 's. computer and take offshore were also unlawful. the torrentfreak website lists those present :. rich ross -- chairman walt disney studios at. torrent freak added : ` the information above does indeed suggest the megaupload case discussed the highest political levels last. ` noteworthy is also the mpaa 's lobbying disclosure statement of includes money the office vice president joe biden. ` what exactly biden 's role has, whether that problematic remains however, dotcom convinced corrupt elements brought mega down. more on will made. ' dotcom said he more evidence about, added ` at what. the whole mega case quite the political thriller. ' big operation : seventy police raided dotcom 's mansion near auckland in january. dotcom. is on bail new zealand, fighting attempts. seeking extradite on copyright theft money. laundering. an extradition hearing august. during. the january raid, armed officers, backed helicopters cut dotcom out. of a safe room he barricaded within the sprawling. country estate, reputedly new zealand 's most expensive home. millions assets or frozen, almost 20 luxury vehicles dozens art works before. it shut january, megaupload one world. popular websites, where millions users stored data either. or by paying premium service. authorities say megaupload.com and cheated more than $ 500million. u.s. lawyers megaupload have also argued american federal. authorities can not charge the company with criminal behaviour. is hong-based, also that no papers formally. served. the company hosting the frozen data of millions of the file. sharing site said their bill must paid or be allowed delete. the data. carpathia hosting said it using store the 25million gigabytes the website 's data - it inaccessible seized the fbi. the. company filed virginia. seeking protection the expense hosting the data of up. 66million users. the. virginia-based company said paying 9,000 -lrb- # 5,700 a day host. the data, works more than $ 500,000 -lrb- # 316,600 since. january.
washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- scuba divers , take note : please leave your spear guns at home , or place them in your checked luggage . but do not try to bring them on a plane . a passenger at a new york-area airport learned that lesson the hard way last week when a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag . the passenger arrived at newark liberty international airport ticketed to fly to antigua . after his weapons were detected , the tsa contacted local law enforcement , who questioned the passenger , said tsa spokesman kawika riley . the passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited , the tsa said . there was no impact on airport operations . `` just to be clear , passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item . the same rule holds for utility knifes , '' riley said . andrea pirlo scored a stunning free-kick for juventus , but could n't stop his side from sinking to a 2-1 defeat at local rivals torino . juve could have wrapped up their fourth consecutive serie a title with a victory on sunday and looked on course to after pirlo 's masterful set-piece from 25 yards gave them the lead in the first-half . however , matteo darmian equalised for the home side just before the interval and fabio quagliarella completed the shock comeback around the hour mark . it was the first time torino had beaten juve in the derby for 20 years . juventus midfielder andrea pirlo puts his side in front against rivals torino with a stunning free-kick . despite pirlo 's goal , juve fell to a 2-1 defeat and missed out on wrapping up their fourth straight serie a title . still , juve remain 14 points clear at the top of the league table and could still win a treble this season . pirlo is now 35-years-old but is still playing at the top of his game and could earn a contract extension . still , nothing should be taken away from the veteran pirlo 's unwavering class . at 35-years-old , an age at which many professionals are considering retiring or have already hung up their boots , the italian playmaker looks as good anyone else in his position . his current contract at juve expires at the end of next season , but on this evidence it would not be a surprise if the club chose to extend it . despite defeat on sunday , juve are 14 points clear at the top of the league table . pirlo has been at juventus since 2011 , racking up 156 appearances and scoring 18 goals . torino 's forward fabio quagliarella -lrb- left -rrb- tries to tackle pirlo during the serie a clash on sunday . by . eddie wrenn . published : . 10:31 est , 4 july 2012 . spear guns are specifically prohibited in carry-on bags . on the tsa web site , they are listed under prohibited sports goods , which include baseball bats , ski poles , and bows and arrows . the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do so without ill intent , but said officers have a responsibility to prevent weapons from getting through the checkpoint . in the week since the spear gun was found , the tsa says it has found 24 loaded and four unloaded firearms in carry-on baggage . cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed to this report . | . updated : . 05:22 est , 5 july 2012 . the billionaire founder of megaupload.com , which allowed users to swap large files across the internet before it was shut down on the orders of the fbi , said u.s. vice president joe biden ordered the ultimately illegal raids on the company . kim dotcom , speaking to the website torrentfreak , which follows the popular but legally-murky world of file sharing , said he believed biden told attorney neil macbride to target the site . citing evidence on the white house website , dotcom says that in one meeting , biden met with the head of the motion picture association of america , which crusades against movie piracy , ` all studio bosses ' , and an extradition expert . he alleged this meeting was to plot his arrest and to arrange megaupload 's demise . kim dotcom -lrb- right -rrb- accuses joe biden -lrb- right -rrb- of personally ordering the
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