Singer Cat Stevens Denied U.S. Entry, Flight Diverted
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The former pop singer Cat Stevens,  now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States  and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his  name turned up on a watch list, a U.S. transportation security  official said.
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A plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after passenger Yusuf Islam &#151; formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens &#151; showed up on a U.S. watch list, federal officials said.
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Cat Stevens, the singer who changed his name to Yusuf Islam, was on his way back to Britain last night after United States officials denied him entry and claimed he had funded terrorism.
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Singer-songwriter and peace activist Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, arrived back in London after he was refused entry into the United States on security grounds.
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Yusuf Islam, the pop star formerly known  as Cat Stevens, returned to Britain Thursday after his  deportation from the United States over "potential" terrorism  links sparked a diplomatic row.
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The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens returned to Britain Thursday, saying he was "totally shocked" that he was barred from entering the United States.
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British singer Yusuf Islam,  formerly known as Cat Stevens, is set to visit the United  States later this year to promote his new album after being  denied entry in 2004 when his name appeared on a watch list.
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Singer and peace movement supporter Cat Stevens and his daughter were escorted off a diverted transatlantic flight by FBI agents. The singer and writer, who converted to Islam many years ago and uses the name
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WASHINGTON - A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine on Tuesday when it was discovered passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as singer Cat Stevens - was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country, federal officials said.    United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made between a passenger and a name on the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration...
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WASHINGTON - The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens is forbidden from flying into the United States because of his alleged association with possible terrorists, U.S. officials said Wednesday in explaining why a London-to-Washington flight carrying the peace activist was diverted...
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US security officials yesterday diverted a Washington-bound United Airlines flight and detained Yusuf Islam, formerly known as the pop singer Cat Stevens, after discovering that he had
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Homeland Security officials said Yusuf Islam _ formerly known as singer Cat Stevens--will be deported Wednesday after being denied entry to the US for being on a government watch list.
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US officials now say they have refused to allow in Yusuf Islam -- formerly known as singer Cat Stevens -- because of his association with potential terrorists.
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OFFICIALS from the United States department of homeland security said yesterday that the former pop star Cat Stevens was escorted off a transatlantic flight and denied entry to the US because of fears that he ...
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Homeland Security officials said Yusuf Islam _ formerly known as singer Cat Stevens--will be deported Wednesday after being denied entry to the US Stevens had recently been
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LONDON - Puzzled and angry at being barred from the United States, Yusuf Islam, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, returned to London on Thursday vowing to find out why.    Surrounded by a throng of reporters at Heathrow Airport, Islam said it was ludicrous that he's on Washington's no-fly list, suspected of ties to terrorists, and said he would challenge the decision to block him from entering the country...
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United Airlines and the Department of Homeland Security blamed each other Wednesday because a passenger, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, was allowed on a