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Yeneshia Thomas was in her Central Florida home when she got a surprising email at about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday: Spirit Airlines was shutting down. Loading audio narration… Thomas, 42, first heard the news from her union, but was still in disbelief. The flight attendant still hoped Spirit Airlines executives…
Tye Pierpont got her first passport a few months before turning 40, and she knew exactly how she wanted to celebrate that milestone: with a trip to Thailand. Loading audio narration… She’d never left North America, and Thailand felt exciting.”Back in 2008, that seemed to me the most exotic, crazy…
The World Health Organization said three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean after a suspected hantavirus outbreak. Loading audio narration… The agency said it has confirmed, through laboratory testing, one case of hantavirus and suspects there are five additional cases.”Of the six affected individuals, three…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Stanton. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… On Saturday morning at 2:28 a.m., I had an email from Spirit Airlines informing me that my flight back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had been canceled.I had…
Spirit Airlines shut down in the early hours of Saturday morning. By that evening, one superfan was already trying to save it. Loading audio narration… “We could buy Spirit Airlines,” Hunter Peterson, a voice actor who once flew Spirit Airlines for 24 hours straight, said with excitement in an Instagram…
AI is making white-collar work more efficient, proponents of the technology say. Employees’ eating habits may tell another story. Loading audio narration… When companies such as Atlassian, Block, and Snap, announced mass layoffs earlier this year, they cited one common factor: AI. The technology, they said, has led them to…
The least-expensive rooms are often listed as “guarantee” or GUAR class. For these, the cruise line will assign you a cabin, often within the category you selected, such as interior or balcony. In rare cases, you might get a free upgrade.This can be a great deal, but if you’re sensitive…
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jesse Brooks, a 35-year-old videographer who lives in Fayetteville, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… The Atlanta area is one of several hot spots for data center development, and the town…
Iran has submitted a response to a US plan to end the war between the two countries, and President Donald Trump says he is reviewing it. Loading audio narration… Guarantees of non-aggression, the withdrawal of US military forces from the areas surrounding Iran, and the lifting of the naval blockade…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kat Moore. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… In 2022, my husband and I visited Sicily for the first time. I fell in love with the island and told my husband I wanted to buy a…
