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As we look forward to sitting down for a Thanksgiving feast next week, many South Florida families are struggling to put food on the table. Inflation is putting their grocery budgets to the test, with no room left for the items that make a holiday meal special. Organizations throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties are working to ensure families in need don’t have to forgo a traditional Thanksgiving meal this year.

Here are the top stories for Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. Things we learned in Miami Dolphins’ 34-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom Bahia Mar developers say new project will turn Fort Lauderdale property into a mini-Monaco Costly mistakes Floridians should avoid during open enrollment Broward Schools remove church signs amid complaints from Satan-related group Trump assembling a ‘Florida Man’ cabinet of loyal followers 9-year-old boy shot and killed outside a Miami-Dade apartment complex, cops say Head that washed ashore in South Florida belongs to missing 19-year-old: police Democrats lost youth support this election.

By DAVID KOENIG Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit, the biggest U. S. budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion over the next year. Spirit said it expects to operate as normal as it works its way through a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and that customers can continue to book and fly without interruption.

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How much is Donald Trump worth? The president-elect has often talked about his net worth, but the reality is it’s pretty, darned hard to know exactly what he is worth beyond what he might claim. But there are a handful of sites that have projected his net worth, and their best guess tells us that Trump is, indeed, doing pretty darned well for himself. Forbes’ real-time billionaires list has Trump ranked as the 616th richest man in the world.

Today is Monday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2024. There are 43 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 18, 1978, U. S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and four others were killed on an airstrip in Jonestown, Guyana, by members of the Peoples Temple; the killings were followed by a night of mass murder and suicide resulting in the deaths of more than 900 cult members. Also on this date: In 1928, “Steamboat Willie,” the first cartoon with synchronized sound as well as the first release of the character Mickey Mouse, debuted on screen at the Colony Theater in New York. Related Articles National News | Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom National News | What is Donald Trump’s net worth?