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Passengers wait in a check-in line at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo Delays persist at TSA checkpoints across US airports due to the partial government shutdown. TSA agents aren't getting paid during the shutdown, and as many as 10% aren't showing up to work. Here's the latest on TSA delays, and how to check wait times before you travel. If you're flying in the US, get ready to stand in line. Airports across the US are continuing to see lengthy waits at security checkpoints as scores of TSA workers call out due to missed paychecks. A partial government shutdown has left the Department of Homeland Security and its Transportation Security Administration unfunded and their agents unpaid at the height of the spring break travel season. As many as 10% of all TSA agents called out on several days this week, DHS updates showed, with absence rates averaging as much as 20% in some airports. Security lines in affected airpo...

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Elon Musk has pushed back the Roadster reveal. Tesla Elon Musk said Tesla would "hopefully" unveil the long-awaited Roadster next month, "probably in late April." The car has been delayed for years, with reservations open since 2017. Tesla previously promised supercar-level speed, 620 miles of range, and four seats. Tesla has pushed back the reveal of its long-delayed next-generation Roadster — again. But Elon Musk says it could arrive as soon as late next month. On Tuesday, the Tesla CEO said on X that the company will "hopefully" unveil the electric sports car next month, "probably in late April." That timeline is already slipping from Musk's recent guidance. In an October interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Musk said the car would be released "hopefully before the end of the year." Then, in November, during Tesla's annual shareholder meeting, he said that the company was "tentatively aiming" to have th...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae visit the newly built Kalma coastal tourist area in Wonsan, North Korea, December 29, 2024, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA/via REUTERS Kim Jong Un is the third member of the Kim family to serve as leader of North Korea. His grandfather Kim Il Sung was the first, and he started an unusual dynastic succession. Photos show the family's rule, and the potential fourth member of the dynasty, Kim Ju Ae. Last week, North Korean state media released photos of Kim Jong Un testing firearms at a munitions factory with his daughter, Kim Ju Ae . The new photo-op came amid growing speculation that Ju Ae will be designated as Kim Jong Un's successor. The supreme leader's daughter has only entered the public eye within the last five years. Maintaining North Korea's most powerful family dynasty has required secrecy and mythologizing for decades. Kim Jong Un beca...