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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Lines at airports are getting better now that TSA agents are being paid - but it’s not ‘back to normal’ yet

The hellish long lines at major U.S. airports began to show signs of improvement Monday after weeks of travel chaos caused the government shutdown and security workers going without paychecks.

Most Transportation Security Administration officers started to receive pay for the first time in more than a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week as a “temporary fix” amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has now exceeded 40 days.

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