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A long line of travelers waiting for the TSA security check point at O'Hare International airport in Chicago.(Photo: Teresa Crawford, AP)
[h=2]Congress tackles absurdly long airport security lines[/h]The House Homeland Security committee will hold a hearing Wednesday to try and come up with legislation that can address the increasingly long lines facing travelers at airport security checkpoints.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The waits — up to 3 hours in some cases<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— at major airports<span style="color: Red;">*</span>across the country in recent months are expected to grow during<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the busy<span style="color: Red;">*</span>summer travel season. TSA Administrator<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Peter Neffenger has dismissed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the agency's top security officer and the agency plans to post<span style="color: Red;">*</span>up-to-the-minute wait times and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>test<span style="color: Red;">*</span>an<span style="color: Red;">*</span>automated bin-moving system designed to get<span style="color: Red;">*</span>travelers through checkpoints faster.
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It's going to be a long summer for travelers as airport security lines keep getting longer. Here are some tips to help speed up the process. USA TODAY
[h=2]Feds join efforts to bolster trust in police[/h]FBI Director James Comey is expected to participate in a conference on race and law enforcement Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala., as the list of local police chiefs recently ousted due to conduct issues grows. Since Ferguson, Mo., exploded in civil unrest following the fatal police shooting of a black teenager nearly two years ago, chiefs have exited with increasing regularity, from San Francisco to Baltimore and Chicago. In some cities, including Cincinnati and Salt Lake City, changes were prompted not by a shooting or other questionable use of force, but by internal clashes involving personnel.
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr leaves a community meeting on July 20, 2011.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Noah Berger, European Pressphoto Agency)
[h=2]Cavs try to find that unbeaten feelin'[/h]Where did their mojo go? LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers need to figure that out fast as they face the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday with their NBA Eastern Conference final series tied at two<span style="color: Red;">*</span>games apiece. The Cavs went 10-0 to start the playoffs, sweeping Detroit and Atlanta before winning the first two against Toronto by<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a combined 50 points. Then the law of averages —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>or something —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>kicked in, with the Raptors taking the next two<span style="color: Red;">*</span>including a 105-99 win Monday. The Cavs at least get to play Game 5 in Cleveland (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
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USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt breaks down Toronto's Game 4 win over Cleveland that tied the series at two games apiece. USA TODAY Sports
[h=2]You could be<span style="color: Red;">*</span>compensated for GM's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>overstated mpg[/h]If you own or lease a 2016 model crossover vehicle, chances are your window sticker overstates your car’s fuel economy by 1-2<span style="color: Red;">*</span>miles per gallon. General Motors is estimating that about 135,000 drivers of Chevrolet Traverses, GMC Acadias and Buick Enclaves<span style="color: Red;">*</span>have been affected by the sticker issue. As a result of the error, the automaker is offering a protection plan for high-mileage customers,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>or debit cards worth between $450 and $900.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The amount on the debit cards will<span style="color: Red;">*</span>depend<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on the terms of your lease and/or whether your vehicle is front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. Letters detailing the reimbursement go<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the mail starting<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wednesday.
2016 Chevrolet Traverse is one of the vehicles that had inaccurate window stickers<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Chevrolet)
[h=2]Scripps National Spelling Bee begins[/h]P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E: Kids from across the USA will test their spelling mettle as the oral rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee get underway outside Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Now in its 89th year, the bee never fails to deliver drama as spellers adventure to the far corners of the English language.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>This year's contestants can expect a more difficult word list, which has been tweaked after the last two years ended in ties. The bee will be<span style="color: Red;">*</span>televised live<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on ESPN3<span style="color: Red;">*</span> and the champion — or champions — will be determined in the finals Thursday. Here are seven things you probably didn't know about the bee.
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Bonus:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Grab a glass for National Wine Day
It's the best Wednesday of the year.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>We endorse wine consumption from any vessel — glass, goblet, canteen, top hat — you do you. Check out some out-of-the-(wine) box products on the market.
And the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Severe thunderstorms will rattle the central U.S. on Wednesday while a summer preview spreads across the East.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures<span style="color: Red;">*</span>were higher Wednesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as oil prices rose.
TV Tonight: Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Heartbeat, the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Nashville<span style="color: Red;">*</span>series finale and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wayward Pines .
Be inspired:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>A 54-year-old custodian graduates with an engineering degree.
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