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A cruise ship passenger is facing a federal charge after jumping overboard with thousands in cash on him this past weekend in Puerto Rico, after allegedly incurring about $16,000 in gambling losses on the high seas, federal prosecutors said. Jey Xander Omar Gonzalez-Diaz was arrested on Sunday after allegedly jumping off Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas when it docked in San Juan, according to a criminal complaint by Homeland Security Investigation special agent Gabriel Santiago.The passenger has been charged with allegedly failing to report the transport of monetary instruments over $10,000 from outside the United States. The complaint did not explicitly link Gonzalez-Diaz's decision to jump overboard with his alleged debt. Gonzalez-Diaz was fished out of the water by passersby o...

Southwest Airlines and its pilots’ union have reached a new preliminary labor agreement, ending months of tense negotiations and becoming the last of the largest U.S. airlines to strike a deal that is set to give aviators big raises.The five-year deal is worth about $12 billion, Casey Murray, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, told CNBC on Tuesday. The union didn’t immediately provide details about pilot pay increases.The company’s pilots will need to approve the preliminary contract. CNBC reported earlier this month that the two sides were close to a deal.American, United and Delta pilots finalized deals earlier this year that were worth billions and gave aviators double-digit pay hikes. The Covid-19 pandemic derailed negotiations across the industry.As travel dema...