If you have flights booked for the coming months, you can probably exhale: The threat of terribly long airport security lines seems to be behind us.
The longest partial government shutdown in history ended after 76 days on Thursday, when the House of Representatives passed bill to reopen most of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The measure fully funds the Transportation Security Administration, and ensures TSA officers won't again have to go without pay — a critical move three weeks ahead of the unofficial start of the summer travel rush — and with just over a month until the start of the World Cup in North America.
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