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Dec 4, 2025

Not REAL ID-compliant? Get ready to pay up.

Air travelers without REAL IDs will face a $45 fee at security for the additional screening measures.

Airline travelers without a REAL ID or equivalent will now have to pay a fee
by Kimberly Adams
Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Around 94% of all travelers already have a REAL ID. TSA hopes the new measure will convince the rest to get one.
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How would building infrastructure on the moon even work?
by David Brancaccio, Ashley Rodriguez and Alex Schroeder
Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images
Christina Guidi of The Aerospace Corporation discusses what it would take to build structures and infrastructure that could help a lunar economy lift off.
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