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Spirit Airlines built a model the industry copied. Then it collapsed

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying. Once worth as much as roughly $5.5 billion on the stock market, the airline known for... Read More.

Crowd shrinks as Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO leads the annual meeting for the first time Saturday

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The folksy wisdom and jokes that were a staple of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting for decades when Warren Buffett was leading the show will be missing Saturday, but shareholders still started lining up at midnight outside a Nebraska arena... Read More.

Yemen introduced the world to coffee. Now, its coffeehouse culture is booming in the US

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

SUNNYVALE, California (AP) - Hundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee. Lately, the mountainous, war-ravaged country that borders Saudi Arabia and Oman is exporting something else: its coffee culture. Yemeni coffeehouses are opening at a rapid pace across the U.S. The... Read More.

Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here’s what to do

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

For four years, a mallard has nested behind a bush near the front door of Caitlin Deal's home in a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, offering an up-close glimpse of nature for her young son and lessons for how people can coexist with wildlife. The duck, dubbed... Read More.

Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry’s nagging and costly security problem

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - The suspect charged with storming a security checkpoint and firing a shotgun near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday mocked security measures at the Washington Hilton that allowed him to get close to President... Read More.

Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Saturday encouraged some of the wealthiest U.S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works, in an audience that confirmed how the election of the first U.S.-born pope has invigorated American Catholics and their donations. The... Read More.

A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here’s what to know

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

In the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common ways to end early pregnancies, by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions. The unanimous... Read More.

The long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic creeps into the race for Ohio governor

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Dr. Amy Acton, a Democrat running unopposed in her party's primary for Ohio governor, faces some steep challenges in the coming general election. She is trying to be the first Democrat in 20 years to win the office in a state... Read More.

Trump likes the idea of the government owning some US companies but took a pass on Spirit Airlines

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump had no qualms about a government takeover of Spirit Airlines, so long as the terms could be portrayed as a financial victory in what would have been the latest addition to a taxpayer-backed conglomerate of business interests. But... Read More.

Meta faces New Mexico trial that could force changes to Facebook, other platforms

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

By Diana Novak Jones May 2 (Reuters) - A trial beginning in New Mexico on Monday could prompt a judge to order sweeping changes to how Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp operate - a move Meta Platforms has warned could force it to withdraw from the... Read More.

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Spirit Airlines built a model the industry copied. Then it collapsed

Crowd shrinks as Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO leads the annual meeting for the first time Saturday

Yemen introduced the world to coffee. Now, its coffeehouse culture is booming in the US

Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here’s what to do

Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry’s nagging and costly security problem

Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating

A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here’s what to know

The long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic creeps into the race for Ohio governor

Trump likes the idea of the government owning some US companies but took a pass on Spirit Airlines

Meta faces New Mexico trial that could force changes to Facebook, other platforms

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