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As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see eliminating TSA agents as a solution
Some of the nation's busiest airports saw hourslong security lines this weekend, as the partial government shutdown begins to hit air travel.
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IEA agrees to record release of emergency oil reserves in an effort to calm surging prices
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Files show British prime minister was warned of 'reputational risk' in appointing Mandelson
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Court hearing for Cher's son on charges he broke into a New Hampshire home canceled
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Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois
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A drone strike hits school and medical center in southern Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls
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South Africa deploys soldiers to the streets to tackle organized and violent crime
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Drone strike kills UN aid worker in the eastern Congo city of Goma
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Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as economic concerns mount
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Homeland Security restarts Global Entry program after travelers faced long airport lines
Progressive states revive push to tax the rich as wealth disparity deepens across the US
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Man taken into custody after driving van into security gate outside White House, authorities say
Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid
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Iran war has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint. Reopening it is a big challenge
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Young people expect little change as the Republic of Congo heads to a presidential election
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Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it's time to scrap its tax breaks
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US Sen. Jon Husted set to testify remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trial
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Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers there by the end of April
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Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
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Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know
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Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends
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Virginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district
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Analysis: Iran war becomes a contest of who can take the most pain
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Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use
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Suspect in fatal Swiss bus fire had no terror links, police say
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A Senegal boarding school that drew students from the US is at the center of an abuse investigation
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The Latest: Global energy concerns mount as Iran threats stop cargo through the Strait of Hormuz
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Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship
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Lebanon's latest conflict brings rare public backlash against Hezbollah as war flares again
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