Spirit Airlines Folds, Abortion Pills, Government Debt
This episode of NPR's Up First covers three major developments: the collapse of Spirit Airlines due to soaring jet fuel costs and structural financial issues, a federal appeals court ruling that halts nationwide telemedicine access to the abortion pill Mifepristone, and the U.S. federal d
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