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12 surprising carry-on items you're not allowed to take through airport security

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A Magic 8 Ball toy in its packaging.

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TSA agents 'who served with exemplary service' during the shutdown to receive $10,000 bonuses

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to the Berkeley County GOP on November 7, 2025, in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Kristi Noem handed out bonus checks to some TSA agents, saying they'd get $10,000 on top of back pay.

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Flight cancellation updates: FAA cuts have hit airports across the US as the shutdown persists

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Travelers in line for security at George Bush International Airport in Houston
TSA wait times have jumped in recent weeks amid the government shutdown

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The government shutdown is now disrupting travel plans for thousands.

Sean Duffy Warns Some Airspace Could be Shut Down If Government Doesn’t Reopen

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Sean Duffy, US secretary of transportation, during a news conference in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Oct.

One of Delta's main hub airports is making very clear what it thinks of Kristi Noem's TSA video about the government shutdown

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Travelers wait in line for departures at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) on December 1, 2024 in Romulus, Michigan.
Travelers waiting in line at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

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Major airports refuse to play a TSA video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the government shutdown

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 08, 2025 in Washington, DC
Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security.

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Sean Duffy Says He Doesn’t Want Air Traffic Controllers Working as Uber Drivers During Shutdown

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy during a press conference about the government shutdown at Newark Airport on Oct.

How a Looming Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Transportation and Cybersecurity

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How a woman got through JFK security and took a Delta flight to Paris without a boarding pass

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Delta Air Lines planes seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The woman made it onto a Delta flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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US airports hit new Thanksgiving records — without the expected chaos

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Travelers wait to pass through a TSA checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
More flights than ever have taken off in the US this Thanksgiving week.

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