Three cruise ship passengers dead, others ill after suspected hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what we know.

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Three people are dead and at least three others are sick after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus  aboard a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday. The three dead were cruise passengers on the MV Hondius, said Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that operates the ship. The vessel is currently anchored off Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, an island nation off the west coast of Africa. Oceanwide Expeditions said in a statement Monday that 149 people remain on board the ship, including 17 Americans. Read more...
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Spirit Airlines canceled all flights and is going out of business

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 Spirit Airlines, the pioneering discount airline that shook up the budget travel business, is shutting down its operations.



The company is in its second bankruptcy and was in serious financial trouble well before the Iran war sent jet fuel prices surging. America’s eighth-largest carrier tried to reach a deal with the Trump administration on an 11th-hour rescue package, but a key group of creditors balked at the proposal. Read more..

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