## Trump says he’s signing an order instructing DHS to pay TSA agents to stop ‘chaos at the airports’ amid 40-day funding shutdown

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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he’s ordering the Department of Homeland Security to “immediately pay our TSA agents” amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.

The DHS shutdown began more than 40 days ago after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on funding the agency.

Since then, TSA agents have been working without pay, which has led to staffing shortages and long security lines in airports nationwide.

open image in gallery The ongoing DHS shutdown has led to massive security lines at airports across the U.S. ( Getty ).

This comes after the White House turned down an offer from billionaire Elon Musk to pay TSA agents during the funding lapse.

Angela Grana, a TSA agent in Colorado, told CBS News she’s feeling “deflated” and “demoralized” amid the shutdown.

Republicans gave Democrats their “last and final” offer to end the shutdown on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters. »

### Quadruple amputee cornhole player waives extradition hearing in fatal shooting case

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A professional cornhole player with an inspirational story as a quadruple amputee will be moved from a Virginia jail to face charges in Maryland, where he is accused of fatally shooting a front-seat passenger in a car he was driving during an argument.

Dayton James Webber waived his right to an extradition hearing on Thursday while taking part in a court hearing in Charlottesville, Virginia, through a video call. »

### 'Cripple their sales, tank their stock price. Stop collaborating with them as developers': New Blood CEO on fighting against DLSS 5

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DLSS 5 is not making assets and instead working with premade assets to make them more photorealistic, but that fear still exists.

Oshry argues, "This is fundamentally changing the way video games look based on artificial intelligence that's been trained on Instagram models and Epstein memes.".

What Oshry is referring to here is the two RTX 5090's required to render the DLSS 5 demo that Nvidia showed off last week. »

### Amendment to require photo ID to vote fails in Senate as Democrats object

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Schumer condemned the amendment on Thursday before the vote, arguing it would "impose the single strictest voter ID law in America.".

GOP Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio offered the amendment, which lists valid forms of photo ID as a driver's license, state-issued identification, passport, military ID or tribal ID.

Thune said Tuesday that Republicans would put Democrats on the spot on the issue after Schumer said last week that Democrats are not opposed to photo ID. »

### Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a ‘toll booth’ regime

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Iran appears to be setting itself up as the gatekeeper for the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important artery for oil shipments.

“Iran’s IRGC has imposed a de facto ‘toll booth’ regime in the Strait of Hormuz,” says shipping information firm Lloyd’s List Intelligence.

Iran’s parliament appears to be working on a bill to formalize fees for some ships in the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported. »

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