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New air cargo security standards could gum up e-commerce exports

A large jet gets loaded with pallets of cargo under a cloudy sky. Air cargo security rules are tightening in the next year.

The U.S. supply chain industry appears divided over how the government should implement new international security standards for cargo carried on freighter aircraft and whether certain exporters get special treatment to minimize associated cost increases.

Some worry there could be shipping delays if the Transportation Security Administration doesn’t figure out a plan well before the standards take effect July 1.

At issue is whether the TSA will recognize the security controls of e-commerce...

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Death toll climbing after Port of Beirut explosion

At least 2,750 people have been injured and more than 50 killed in a massive explosion at the Port of Beirut. 

CNN reported that the explosion, which occurred about 6 p.m. Tuesday in Lebanon’s capital, has caused buildings to collapse and that neighborhoods around the port are unrecognizable.

Rescue operations are ongoing and hospitals in Beirut reportedly are overwhelmed. The number of injured and killed is expected to climb. 

Lebanon’s National News Agency initially said the blast was believed...

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