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A white cruise ship with Odyssey and Villa Vie Residences painted on its side lies at anchor beside a small orange tender, with green hills behind.
Business

The "Endless" Cruise Ship Paid $700 a Ton for Fuel Before the Iran War. It Stopped Sailing After Paying $2,000 to $3,000.

Villa Vie Residences suspended its residential cruise ship, the Odyssey, in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Tuesday, and told residents to leave within hours. Its executive chairman blamed fuel that cost $700 a ton before the Iran war and $2,000 to $3,000 since. He told CBS News the plan is to file for Chapter 11; no filing has been reported.

Empty seats at an airport departure gate in silhouette against a floor-to-ceiling window at dusk.
The Long View

Twenty-Five Years Later, One Rule Has Been Given Back

From this week, TSA PreCheck members without a ticket can apply to pass through security and wait at the gate, at thirteen airports to start. It is a small programme with an application form attached. It is also the first piece of the September 2001 security settlement to be handed back rather than added to.