TSA Lifts Cigarette Lighter Ban, Citing Diminished Threat

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will allow travelers to carry cigarette lighters past security and in checked baggage effective Aug. 4, almost three years after its ban went into effect. However, torch lighters will still be banned. TSA says it made the move to focus more on...

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