ABCNEWS - Numerous flights canceled as severe March storm continues
A cross-country storm continued on Monday to produce heavy snow and strong winds in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region.
NPR (Will Stone) - Sparse evidence for cannabis to treat mental health conditions highlights research gap
A new analysis represents the largest effort yet to systematically parse all the data from high-quality clinical trials on cannabis and mental health. The evidence is lacking.
NPR (Eleanor Beardsley) - Ukraine strings nets over cities as killer drones turn streets into war zones
In eastern Ukraine, white nylon nets now stretch over roads and city streets, a low-tech defense against deadly FPV drones that dominate the battlefield and threaten civilians near the front line.
NYTIMES (Catherine Pearson) - When Teens Are Pressured to Send Sexual Images
Adolescents said they were more likely to share photos with a dating partner, or when they had been worn down with repeated requests.
NYTIMES (Dana Rubinstein and William K. Rashbaum) - Mamdani Moves to End City’s Defense of Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
New York City has been representing former Mayor Eric Adams in a civil lawsuit filed in 2024.
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NYTIMES (Christine Hauser) - Loud Boom in Ohio and Pennsylvania Was Likely a Meteor, Forecasters Say
The National Weather Service said its lightning mapper and cameras picked up what appeared to be a meteor streaking across the sky Tuesday morning.
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NYTIMES (James R. Hagerty) - Christopher A. Sims, 83, Dies; Won Nobel for Modeling Economic Policy
He and Thomas J. Sargent shared the prize in 2011 for devising statistical tools to help guide economic policymakers.
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - What $5 diesel fuel means for the U.S. economy
Data: AAA ; Chart: Axios Visuals The price of diesel fuel has surged above $5 a gallon in the U.S., the highest in four years, creating new inflationary pressure on anything Americans buy that relies on truck transport — which is to say, pretty much everything. Driving the news: The average retail price of a gallon of diesel was $5.04 Tuesday, AAA says, up from $3.65 a month ago. - That amounts to a 38% one-month rise in the price of diesel, surpassing even the 30% rise in the price of regular unleaded gasoline over that span. - The Iran war has choked off supplies of crude oil and other commodities from the Persian Gulf, driving up global prices. State of play: Most Americans have little direct exposure to diesel prices;…
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - New economic projections signal a tricky Federal Reserve path
The Federal Reserve will almost certainly hold rates steady, but fresh economic projections and other communications due out Wednesday afternoon will show how the central bank is absorbing two uncomfortable realities at once. Why it matters: The energy shock from the Iran war adds a new factor to the Fed's complicated calculus. Inflation is running hotter than expected, even before the war's impact materializes in the data. Labor market data has been grim, and it's unclear how a sustained oil shock could weigh more heavily on the economy. - Whatever the projections show will set the table for Fed chair Jerome Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh. What they're saying: "The new dot plot likely will indicate that most members retain a bias to…
NYTIMES (Philip Cheung) - In the Oscars Audience, Stars Caught Their Breath
Our photographer captured unguarded moments with Michael B. Jordan, Paul Thomas Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebrities in the crowd.
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