Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: “This is insane”

Travelers at a Houston airport voiced shock and disbelief over seemingly endless TSA security lines caused by a severe staffing shortage. “This is insane,” one traveler said. “This is the first time I’ve experienced something like this in my entire life,” said another. The line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport snaked underground, across terminals and …

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How tax relief firms negotiate with the IRS

Tax relief firms specialize in negotiating with the IRS on a taxpayer’s behalf, but what does that process entail? Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collects billions of dollars each year in back taxes, penalties and interest, in large part because it has an arsenal of tools to collect what’s owed. Wage …

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Inclusive High Schools Benefit All Students, Not Just LGBTQ Teens

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — An inclusive, welcoming environment for LGBTQ teenagers helps all students attending high school, a new study says. Cisgender students (those whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth) experience an increase in their own social well-being if they attend a school …

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Means’ Surgeon General Nomination Is Stalled as Senators Question Her Experience and Vaccine Stance

The nomination has languished despite ongoing efforts from the White House and Make America Healthy Again activists to convince lawmakers to carry it forward, revealing how intractable rifts over health policy can be even when Congress has shown deference to President Donald Trump’s agenda. Means, a 38-year-old Stanford-educated physician who became disillusioned with traditional medicine …

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As Border Dynamics Change, Priest Keeps Ministering to Migrants and Deportees

But while border crossings have drastically shrunk under President Donald Trump’s administration, the Jesuit priest said his mission remains centered on embodying the Christian message “that God is accompanying you on your journey. “And the journey, whether it’s northbound or southbound, involves a lot of suffering,” Strassburger added. “We have a faith that speaks to …

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Beneath Lake Erie, a Vast Salt Mine Works Overtime to Meet Winter Road Demands

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Below Cleveland, in a subterranean world many surface dwellers don’t know exists, miners extract a crucial winter mineral — salt. The Whiskey Island salt mine, owned by food giant Cargill, helps supply road salt across the Northeast and Great Lakes, where a colder, snowier-than-usual winter has driven demand. Many municipalities exhausted …

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