Condensed Soup

Spirit Airlines may be going bankrupt. Wanna buy an airline together? Asking for the taxpayers.

• Ultra-cheap Spirit tickets raise a risky question for travelers (Zach Richter, USA Today, Apr 24, 2026)
• U.S. considers using Defense Production Act for Spirit bailout (Allyson Versprille and Bloomberg, Fortune, Apr 25, 2026)
• Trump says he's considering buying Spirit Airlines 'at the right price.' It might still be a bad deal (Chris Isadore, Donald Judd, CNN, Apr 23, 2026)

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Jell-o is a famous American sweet treat brand, but did you know it could also quantify sports fan excitement? The new Jell-ometer is here.

JELL-O Introduces the JELL-OMETER: the World's First-Ever Device to Quantifiably Measure Fan Intensity (BusinessWire, Apr 7, 2026)

Giant Jell-O measures crowd volume in wobbles (Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science / Yahoo, Apr 7, 2026)

9 Fun Things You Didn't Know About Jell-O (Julia Mullaney, Taste of Home, Jan 14, 2022)

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A British 10-year-old child found a friendly face on a recent walk -- a wild axolotl, the first one ever found in the UK.

Axolotl love: British 10-year-old discovers endangered spacers in UK (Drew Pittock, USA Today, Apr 23, 2026)

Axolotls: Meet the amphibians that never grow up (Hayley Dunning, Natural History Museum, accessed Apr 24, 2026)

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James Ortiz, whose puppetry is featured in the film 'Project Hail Mary,' is eligible for an Oscar. Who knew that would be so controversial?

• An Oscar for Rocky? 'Project Hail Mary' Puppeteer James Ortiz Is Eligible for Best Supporting Actor (Clayton Davis, Variety, Apr 21, 2026)

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The next time you go on a road trip, remember -- it could be worse. You could be driving a three-wheeled car from London to South Africa...

Madonna Offering Reward for Personal Vintage Pieces Missing After Coachella Performance (Ariana Brockington, Today, Apr 20, 2026)

How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of Africa (Gerald Imray, AP, Apr 21, 2026)

Reliant Robin (TopGear Fan Wiki, accessed Apr 22, 2026)

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A hot air balloon makes an emergency landing in a backyard. We're amazed they can accurately land anywhere at all--!

Mind if we drop in? Hot air balloon with 13 aboard makes emergency landing in California backyard (Ed White, AP, Apr 20, 2026)

History of Ballooning (National Balloon Museum, accessed April 21, 2026)

10 Little-Known Facts About Hot Air Ballooning (North Light Balloon Expeditions, accessed Apr 21, 2026)

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We've been going to the wrong raffles. Turns out, there are some prizes too good to be true -- like ribeyes and art masterpieces.

Charlize Theron slams Timothee Chalamet for 'reckless' ballet remarks (Brendan Morrow, USA Today, Apr 19, 2026)

Hot dogs and steaks and bacon, oh my! Meat raffles keep a beloved Midwest tradition alive (Steve Karowski and Mark Vancleave, AP, Apr 15, 2026)

What is a Meat Raffle? (Meatraffles (dot) com, accessed Apr 20, 2026)

Meat Raffles (Minnesota Gambling Control Board, accessed April 20, 2026)

French Engineer Snags $1 Million Picasso With $116 Raffle Ticket (Richard Whiddington, Artnet, Apr 16, 2026)

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After his virally successful pandemic project, Sir Patrick Stewart has released a new recording of all 156 of Shakespeare's sonnets.

Patrick Stewart Reads All 156 of Shakespeare's Sonnets in New Audiobook (Todd Spangler, Variety, Mar 5, 2026)

Sonnet (Poets (dot) org, accessed Apr 19, 2026)

Interesting Facts about the Sonnet (Interesting Literature, accessed Apr 19, 2026)

'Pop Sonnets' Finds Hidden Shakespeare In Top 40 Tunes (Tasha Robinson, CapRadio / NPR, Oct 17, 2015)

All your favorite pop songs reimagined as sonnets (Emily Temple, Literary Hub, Apr 14, 2020)

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Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani prioritizes sleep and travels with a mattress. It's giving me ideas.

Shohei Ohtani Strives to Be the Absolute Best … Even at Getting Some Shuteye (Stephanie Apstein, Sports Illustrated, Mar 15, 2024)

How often should you change your mattress? (Katie Mortram, Good Housekeeping, Oct 23, 2024)

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The Sagano Romantic Train in Kyoto, Japan, has been named the most scenic route in the world, and it's worth seeing at every season!

This 4-mile Train Route Was Named the Most Scenic in the World — and It Has Cherry Blossoms and Stunning Mountain Views (Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, Apr 15, 2026)

'Today' host says she fell asleep on Amtrak train, got trapped (Saman Shafiq, USA Today, Apr 7, 2026)

Air Canada: Woman wakes up alone on dark, parked plane (BBC, Jun 23, 2019)

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