NYTIMES (Amy Graff) - March Heat Wave Could Topple Records in Los Angeles and Phoenix
Downtown Los Angeles could get into the 90s, and Phoenix was on track to hit 100.
NYTIMES (Amy Qin and Coral Murphy Marcos) - San Francisco’s Chinatown Celebrated Eileen Gu. Others Are More Conflicted.
Conservatives have rebuked Ms. Gu, who was born in the United States but won Olympic medals for China. The reaction has sparked conversations among Chinese Americans about identity and straddling two worlds.
NYTIMES (Clive Thompson) - Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
NYTIMES (Constant Méheut) - How Russia’s Scorched-Earth Attacks Put Ukraine’s Power Grid Near Collapse
Strikes on Ukrainian energy systems have tripled this winter. Continuous repairs and Western aid staved off a total breakdown.
NYTIMES (Pooja Salhotra, Devon Lum, Alexander Cardia, Dmitriy Khavin and Edgar Sandoval) - Videos of ICE Shooting in Texas Capture a Confused and Fatal Encounter
Officials said a 23-year-old Texan had intentionally run over an officer, a claim his family and friend denied. Newly released footage leaves the truth murky.
NYTIMES (Tony Romm) - Trump Administration Suggests Tariff Refunds May Take Significant Time
The government must update a federal court on Thursday about its timeline for returning roughly $166 billion in illegal duties.
NYTIMES (Erik Wemple) - A Call for Reporting Tips Rankles Pentagon Officials
A Washington Post appeal for information about the military qualified as prohibited “solicitation,” according to defense officials.
NYTIMES (Maxine Joselow) - Brian Joondeph’s Appointment to Air Pollution Advisory Board Draws Pushback
Brian Joondeph, a Colorado-based ophthalmologist and political commentator, has not published peer-reviewed research on air pollution science.
NYTIMES (Luke Broadwater) - Trump’s Tour of States Is About More Than the Midterms
Beyond talking about the economy and voters’ hardships, the president is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.
NYTIMES (Aaron Krolik) - Why Oil Prices Surged Even After the Release of Strategic Reserves
Reserves or no reserves, the outlook remains bleak as long as a major oil and gas trade route remains virtually closed.