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A tough business
Q: I read that Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection. How can airlines run into financial trouble when tickets cost so much? -- J.L., Atlanta
A: It's a notoriously difficult business, for many reasons, and like many airlines before it, Spirit has had a tough time. At some point American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, U ... (full story)
In this Brazilian state, a new push to track cattle is key to slowing deforestation
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Maria Gorete, who just began ranching three years ago, is doing something new with her 76 head of cattle in the Brazilian countryside near the town of Novo Repartimento.
She's piercing their ears.
Their new jewelry — ear tags, actually — will track their movements throughout their lives ... (full story)
A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue
After two years of robust growth fueled by military spending on the war in Ukraine, Russia's economy is slowing. Oil revenues are down, the budget deficit is up and defense spending has leveled off.
The Kremlin needs money to keep its finances steady — and it's clear where President Vladimir Putin intends to get it: at the ... (full story)
Local
Florida's new open carry law combines with 'stand your ground' to create new freedoms – and new dangers
(THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first "stand your ground" law, calling it a "good, common-sense, anti-crime issue."
The law's creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens from prosecution if they used force in self-defense. Then-Florida state Rep. Dennis Baxley ... (full story)
People trust influencers more than brands changing the future of marketing
(THE CONVERSATION) Not long ago, the idea of getting paid to share your morning routine online would have sounded absurd. Yet today, influencers are big business: The global market is expected to surpass US$32 billion by the end of 2025.
Rooted in celebrity culture but driven by digital platforms, the influencer economy represen ... (full story)
State
Tribal college leaders are uneasy about US financial commitments despite a funding increase
NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — On a recent chilly fall morning, Ruth De La Cruz walked through the Four Sisters Garden, looking for Hidatsa squash. To college students in her food sovereignty program, the crop might be an assignment. But to her, it is the literal fruit of her ancestors' labor.
"There's some of the squash, yay, ... (full story)
Immigrant student enrollment is dwindling at schools across the US amid immigration crackdowns
From Miami to San Diego, schools around the U.S. are seeing big drops in enrollment of students from immigrant families.
In some cases, parents have been deported or voluntarily returned to their home countries, driven out by President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown. Others have moved elsewhere inside the U.S.
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