Avalanche Expert’s Death Shows Dangers of Backcountry Skiing
Nick Burks, 37, an avalanche forecaster and experienced backcountry skier, was killed while skiing in the Elkhorn Mountains in northeastern Oregon last week, the authorities said. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/oregon-avalanche-forecaster-killed.html?utm_source=press.coop
Nebraska Lawmakers Sustain Veto of Needle Exchange Bill
As the harm reduction approach to illegal drug use loses favor across the country, Nebraska legislators failed on Tuesday to override the governor’s veto of a bill to provide drug users with access to clean needles. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/nebraska-drugs-needle-exchange.html?utm_source=press.coop
Inflation Ticked Up Last Month, Backing the Fed’s Caution on Rate Cuts
Consumer prices climbed 3.2 percent last month from a year earlier, down notably from a 9.1 percent high in 2022, but still quicker than the roughly 2 percent that was normal before the pandemic. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/business/inflation-fed-interest-rates.html?utm_source=press.coop
The Israeli military acknowledges mistaking a bike for a weapon in a strike, but stands by the attack. #press
U.S. to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine Under Makeshift Plan
The package will keep advancing Russian troops at bay for only a few weeks, an official said. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/politics/us-aid-ukraine-war.html?utm_source=press.coop
Four Years After Covid-19 Shutdown, Are Audiences Back?
Covid brought live performance to a halt. Now the audience for pop concerts and sporting events has roared back, while attendance on Broadway and at some major museums is still down. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/arts/covid-shutdown-live-audiences.html?utm_source=press.coop
Andre Dubus III Built His Dream Home With a Boiler Room Office
When the writer built a dream home for his family, he forgot to include one important thing: a place to write. So he found an unconventional solution. #press
U.S.-Israeli Citizen Itay Chen Was Killed in Oct. 7 Attack, Parents Say
Ruby and Hagit Chen said that they expected the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Biden to do “everything in their power” to bring Itay’s remains and the other hostages home. #press
Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras
Widespread use of indoor security cameras has raised concerns about privacy in vacation rentals, hotels, public bathrooms, locker rooms and on cruise ships. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/business/airbnb-indoor-camera-ban.html?utm_source=press.coop
Kenya Pauses on Deploying Police to Haiti
The African nation said it would not send a force until Haiti forms a new government after the Haitian prime minister announced his intention to resign. #press
‘We’re All Living in Oppenheimer’s World’
The danger he created requires moral leadership, as he warned in 1945. #press
Police Officers Used Stun Gun on Migrant Holding Toddler, Video Shows
The altercation occurred at a migrant shelter in Queens following a dispute between the man and a shelter employee. New York City officials are investigating. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/nyregion/migrant-police-stun-gun-video.html?utm_source=press.coop
David Mixner, Fierce Fighter for Gay Rights, Is Dead at 77
He persuaded Ronald Reagan to help defeat a proposed ban on L.G.B.T.Q. schoolteachers in California in 1978, and he sparred with his friend Bill Clinton over “don’t ask, don’t tell.” #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/politics/david-mixner-dead.html?utm_source=press.coop
Biden Budget Lays Out Battle Lines Against Trump
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump offer vastly different policy paths on almost every aspect of the economy. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/politics/biden-budget-trump.html?utm_source=press.coop
Dating Apps Have Hit a Wall. Can They Turn Things Around?
The apps have changed our love lives, but they haven’t been able to convince enough young users to pay. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/business/dating-apps-tinder-bumble.html?utm_source=press.coop
What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living
Researchers are documenting a phenomenon that seems to help the dying, as well as those they leave behind. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/magazine/deathbed-visions-research.html?utm_source=press.coop
Ukraine Stages Flurry of Attacks and Drone Strikes on Russia
The attacks and drone strikes across the southern border were intended to counter President Vladimir V. Putin’s control over Russia, a leader in one of the groups said. #press
How the Special Counsel’s Portrayal of Biden’s Memory Compares With the Transcript
The special counsel, Robert K. Hur, accused the president last month of “significant” memory problems. The interview transcript offers context to his report. #press
Andrew Tate Is Arrested in Romania on U.K. Warrant, Spokesman Says
Mr. Tate and his brother, Tristan, were arrested on charges made between 2012 and 2015, which include allegations of sexual aggression, a spokesman said. #press
Adrianne Lenker Isn’t Scared of Sadness
The Big Thief singer and songwriter’s new solo album, “Bright Future,” is a model for staying soft, and open, in an often cruel world. #press
