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ToplineTwo aviation experts have said they wouldn’t be surprised if more changes are made to Transportation Security Administration policies under Trump after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday she’s questioning “everything TSA does” and may soon change the longheld rule that allows only liquids measuring 3.4 ounces or smaller to be carried through security. TSA checkpoint security screening information in Miami. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesKey FactsHomeland Security officials have said they are reviewing all of TSA’s current rules and “exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience and our strong security posture,” which Matthew…

NEW YORK (AP) — When limits on liquids were introduced at TSA checkpoints across the country in 2006, bins overflowed with bottled water, toothpaste, shaving cream and so much more. Nearly two decades later, travelers are much more accustomed to the “3-1-1” regulations” governing the size of the liquids they’re flying with, but scenes of passengers guzzling a beverage before putting their bags through the screening machines are still common.That’s why Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sent ripples through the traveling public when she said earlier this week that changes might be afoot when it comes to the TSA’s current…

ToplineFormer Justice Department prosecutor Maurene Comey urged her colleagues against capitulating to the Trump administration’s demands in a letter Thursday, multiple outlets report, likening the agency’s leadership to “tyrants” after Comey—who prosecuted cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell—was abruptly fired Wednesday amid a broader firestorm over the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein probe.Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey arrives at federal court in New York City for the Sean “Diddy” … More Combs trial on May 19.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Key FactsComey sent a letter to colleagues at the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of…

The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or cane sugar in its signature soda obscures an important fact: Consumers are increasingly looking for Coke with no sugar at all.Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, which was introduced in 2017, uses both the artificial sweetener aspartame and the natural sweetener stevia in its recipe. It’s one of Coke’s fastest-growing products, with global case volumes up 14% in the first quarter of the year. By comparison, the company’s total case volumes were up 2%.PepsiCo also noted Thursday that 60% of its sales volumes in major markets in the second quarter came from…

Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg; Guerin Blask for ForbesBill Gates and Charles Koch Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help. It’s getting harder to climb the economic ladder in America. So five billionaires, who have all risen to great heights from different starting points, have banded together in an attempt to reverse the trend and to restore belief in the idea of the U.S. as a land of equal opportunity. On Thursday, the charitable foundations of billionaires Bill Gates (net worth: $116.9…

5 ChatGPT prompts to build unshakable self-confidence getty Confidence is trained like a muscle, through progressive overload. Anyone can build it. But most people wait for it to magically appear. They read self-help books, watch motivational videos, and hope tomorrow feels different. What if you could engineer your self-belief as strategically as you plan your business? Building unshakable confidence requires a system. Targeted exercises that challenge your current limits while staying believable enough to actually work. Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through. Systematic confidence: ChatGPT…

Before the mayor of San Jose, California, arrives at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new business, his aides ask ChatGPT to help draft some talking points.“Elected officials do a tremendous amount of public speaking,” said Mayor Matt Mahan, whose recent itinerary has taken him from new restaurant and semiconductor startup openings to a festival of lowriding car culture. Other politicians might be skittish admitting a chatbot co-wrote their speech or that it helped draft a $5.6 billion budget for the new fiscal year, but Mahan is trying to lead by example, pushing a growing number of the nearly 7,000 government…

If you’re going to be road-tripping with your family this summer, get ready to embrace unexpected moments of both connection and inevitable chaos.I found both when I packed up the car with my husband and two kids — one of them a teenager — for the eight-hour drive from Boston to Niagara Falls. We had taken long road trips as a family in the past, but our kids, now 8 and 14, were older. My son, firmly in his “closed-door, don’t talk to me” phase, wasn’t exactly thrilled about spending over 460 miles trapped in our smallish Nissan Rogue. We…

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.” For 18 years, Westergaard, 66, has braved the scorching summer heat of California’s Death Valley in an ultramarathon billed as the world’s toughest. Last week, 99 runners from across the globe embarked on a grueling 135 mile (217.26 kilometer) competition from the lowest point below sea level of North America to the trailhead of the highest peak in the contiguous U.S. They had 48 hours to do it. Few have…

LONDON (AP) — Smartphones, laptops, headphones and other electronic devices are essential for work and play in our daily lives. But all that time spent typing, scrolling or listening also means our devices gradually accumulate grime that needs to be cleaned off.You might not give much thought to cleaning your devices but there are reasons you should, says Logitech, which makes keyboards, webcams and other computer peripherals.“Regular cleaning and proper maintenance not only keeps your gadgets looking pristine, and wins you hygiene points, it also helps them perform better and last longer,” the company says. “In the case of devices…