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How the Government Shutdown Is Ruining Your All-American Vacation

The government shutdown raises questions for travelers on topics from aviation security to passports and national parks.

By Ariel Scotti @ArielScotti
January 4, 2019 2:19 pm EST
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Tourists drive past signs placed by staff at the entrance gate to the Joshua Tree National Park after the federal government's partial shutdown caused park rangers to stay home and campgrounds to be shut. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ariel Scotti

Ariel Scotti

Ariel is a formr senior editor at InsideHook covering news, health and wellness. She was previously a staff writer at the New York Daily News.
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