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New TSA rules relax bans on pocketknives, golf clubs

New TSA regulations state that it is now

Photo credit: Newsday/ Thomas A. Ferrara | New TSA regulations state that it is now permissible to bring a small knife (like this Swiss army knife) onto planes. (March 5, 2013)

Travelers will be allowed to take small knives, novelty-sized baseball bats and some sporting equipment such as golf clubs, ski poles and hockey sticks on airplanes starting next month.

When the new Transportation Safety Administration rules take effect April 25, the agency will focus on "higher-threat" items such as explosives that could destroy a plane, officials said.

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