Links to two reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials below. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, GAZA, IRAN and MEDIA — and down for ENERGY 5-4-26.)

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With Spirit in liquidation, what happens next to its planes. Reported by Joel Rose | NPR  When Spirit Airlines stopped flying last weekend, it left more than 90 planes at dozens of airports around the country. Spirit also has engines, spare parts, real estate, and other valuable assets that it’s hoping to liquidate, and its lawyers were in court seeking permission to start an “orderly wind-down of operations.” Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM MAY 7  A new underground map of the U.S. could help the electric grid avoid catastrophe. Reported by Fiona Geiran, Tyler Bartlam, Christopher Intagliat and Ailsa Chang | NPRChang talks with Paul Bedrosian of the U.S. Geological Survey about a new map and model of the deep continental structure underneath the United States. Click HERE to listen and read.

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