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Here Are the First 8 States Getting ID Support in Apple Wallet

The states will soon begin verifying state-issued IDs uploaded to the Apple Wallet, for use at select TSA…

Whitney Kimball

9/01/21 1:55PM

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In Bid to Make Passengers Feel Safer, TSA Prepares to Screen Temperatures at Airports

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing to possibly add a new element to its pre-boarding…

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Plucky TSA Spokesperson With a TikTok Account Draws Stern Warning from Chuck Schumer

Senator Chuck Schumer, America’s dean who swears to god this is the last warning about the phones, has asked the TSA…

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TSA Is Testing Face Recognition at Airport Security Checkpoints in Las Vegas Now

The Transportation Security Administration will use face recognition technology at security checkpoints at McCarran…

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You Can’t Bring Galaxy’s Edge Coke Bottles on Planes Because the TSA Thinks They Look Like Bombs

Looks like you’ll need more than a smuggler to get these goods home.

Beth Elderkin

8/28/19 11:15AM

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Airport Body Scanners Have a Gender Problem

Airport security is famously dehumanizing, and reports reveal that for transgender travelers, this can be an…

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New TSA Scanners Mean the Era of Pulling Your Laptop Out of Your Bag at the Airport Is Coming to an End

Flying is about to get ever so slightly less awful this year as the Transportation Security Administration is rolling…

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The TSA Found an Average of 11 Guns a Day in Carry-On Bags Last Year

Americans broke a new record last year, but it’s nothing to write home about. The Transportation Security…

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Off-Duty TSA Officer Jumps to His Death at Orlando International Airport

A man who officials say was an off-duty Transportation Security Administration officer fell to his death from the…

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Here's What to Do If You're Stuck in Flight-Delay Hell

So, you’re one of the thousands of people currently stuck in airport limbo as the FAA grapples with staffing…

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Flights Delayed at Several Major Airports Due to Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortage During Shutdown

It’s day 35 of President Trump’s government shutdown with no end in sight. And it’s only getting worse. The latest:…

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Air Safety Is 'Deteriorating by the Day' Thanks to the Shutdown, Aviation Workers Warn

Even as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) strives to imbue confidence in the nation’s aviation system amid…

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There's Never Been a Better Time to Bribe TSA and CBP Officers Than During President Trump's Shutdown

It’s day 34 of President Trump’s government shutdown with no end in sight. And while most of the media’s attention…

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Thousands of Workers at FDA and FAA Head Back to Work Without Pay to Inspect Food and Planes

President Donald Trump seems to have figured out a solution to the government shutdown: Just make everybody work for…

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President Trump Mocks Amazon's 'Jeff Bozo' During Unhinged Twitter Rant

President Donald Trump, an unindicted co-conspirator and suspected Manchurian candidate, sent a lot of unhinged…

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Desperate Americans Start GoFundMe Campaigns to Pay For Food and Medicine During Government Shutdown

It’s day 19 of President Donald Trump’s government shutdown. And with no end in sight, hundreds of Americans have…

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New Bill Would Force TSA to Adopt 'Gender-Neutral' Screenings

U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice, a New York Democrat, has introduced a new bill that compels the Transportation…

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TSA Says New Tech Will Maybe, Someday Let You Keep Your Laptop in Your Bag

After three British men conspired to detonate liquid explosives aboard a transatlantic flight in 2006—a plan…

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Live Python 'Artfully Concealed' in Hard Drive Enclosure Fails to Get on Plane

A snake is still stranded in the United States after airline security refused to allow it to board a plane to the…

Jennings Brown

7/11/18 10:50AM

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