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Forget Your REAL ID? TSA May Soon Charge You $18 To Verify Your Identity At Security

Travelers who show up to the airport without a REAL ID or other approved identification may soon have to pay an $18 fee at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. A newly proposed rule outlines how the fee would support TSA's updated identity-verification system and what passengers can expect if they arrive…

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Republicans Warn Of Chaos At US Airports As Shutdown Drags

Republicans sounded the alarm Thursday over potential turmoil at US airports as the government shutdown threatens to drag into November, warning of ruined holiday plans for millions of Americans.

International Business Times

Pressure points ahead could bring a quicker end to the shutdown

The first week is the easy one

The Independent UK

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No air traffic control crew at busy LA airport amid government shutdown staffing crunch

Air traffic to the Hollywood Burbank airport would be remotely managed for six hours on Monday night causing delays for travellers

The Guardian - US

Trump administration’s attempt to nix the labor rights of thousands of federal workers on ‘national security’ grounds furthers the GOP’s long-held anti-union agenda

As the Trump administration seeks to shrink the federal workforce, slash nonmilitary spending and curb opposition to its policies, it is taking steps beyond the firing and furloughing of thousands of government workers.

The Conversation

Senators Push For Restrictions On TSA Facial Recognition Technology

Senators push for restrictions on TSA's facial recognition technology citing privacy concerns.

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Passenger caught smuggling bullets through LaGuardia airport in baby diaper

More than two dozen 9mm bullets found in carry-on bag at New York airport

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Brickbat: The Unfriendly Skies

Two Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Airport have been charged with felony grand theft for stealing from travelers going through security at the airport. Josue Gonzalez and Labarrius Williams have been charged with stealing from only two victims, but they confessed numerous thefts and claimed to have stolen…

Reason

Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and other unexpected fluids

Those Transportation Security Administration requirements are drilled into every frequent flyer’s head: You can carry on liquids that are only less than 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) in volume each.

The Conversation

Florida has spent $1.5 million developing smartphone ID apps that hardly anyone is using

Are we ever going to be able to leave our driver’s licenses at home and use a smartphone app if pulled over by police?

Tribune News Service

TSA chief says biometrics and tech could lower the stress of traveling

AUSTIN – Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske said the agency wants to use technology to reduce the number of screening officers in checkpoints and speed up travel processes as passenger volumes increase.

Tribune News Service

TSA agents seize gun from actor Mike Epps' in Indianapolis

Airport police say federal agents confiscated a loaded gun found in the hand luggage of actor and comedian Mike Epps, who was trying to board a flight at Indianapolis International Airport

The Independent UK

Commentary: Offering Precheck for free to boost the number of vetted flyers would optimize TSA security

Late last month, the Transportation Security Administration found a live explosive device in a checked bag month at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania. TSA officers took the appropriate actions and confirmed the find. Airport surveillance camera footage helped authorities identify a suspect, and the FBI made an arrest.

Chicago Tribune

Pennsylvania man charged with hiding explosive device in suitcase at Lehigh Valley airport

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Federal authorities have charged a Carbon County man with hiding an explosive in a suitcase at Lehigh Valley International Airport, which led to the terminal being closed for more than two hours this week.

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Djokovic Hopes to Play in US despite Being Unvaccinated

Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be fully vaccinated against…

Daily Mirror

Record-breaking number of stashed guns found by US airport security last year

The Transportation Security Administration found thousands of firearms in 2022, with some stashed in items from raw chicken and jars of peanut butter, to a PlayStation and an arm sling

Tribune News Service

Traveling for spring break? Here's how TSA is preparing for long lines

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is offering tips and tricks to travelers as they prepare for the busy spring break travel period.

WEKU

A record 6,542 guns — 18 a day — were intercepted at U.S. airport security in 2022

With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at U.S. airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010.

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TSA confiscated more than 6,500 guns from passengers last year

The Transportation Security Administration seized more than 6,500 guns from airplane passengers in 2022, a new record for the agency.

The Independent UK

TSA raising fines after finding record number of guns in carry-ons

The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag

Los Angeles Times

TSA stops record number of guns at airport security checkpoints in 2022

Authorities have stopped more than 6,000 firearms from going through airport security checkpoints so far this year, the most in the history of the Transportation Security Administration, officials said Friday.

The Independent UK

TSA raising fines after finding record guns in carry-ons

The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag

WEKU

REAL ID enforcement is delayed again to 2025

The original deadline for the Transportation Security Administration and other federal agencies to only accept REAL ID-compliant cards was back in 2008.

Tribune News Service

Air travel skyrockets ahead of Thanksgiving, surpassing pre-COVID numbers some days

Travel by air skyrocketed toward pre-COVID levels ahead of Thanksgiving — and even exceeded 2019′s numbers some days.

Fortune

Thanksgiving airfares aren’t just back to where they were before the pandemic—they're much higher

Airfares in the week leading up to Thanksgiving are as much as 33% higher than they were in 2019.

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