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• ❄️Extreme blizzard slams the Sierra Nevada mountains
  You know a snowstorm is severe when it ...
  You know a snowstorm is severe when it shuts down ski resorts. A debilitating blizzard dumped an estimated 5 to 12 feet in California by late Sunday, with the most accumulation occurring at elevations of about 5,000 feet. It closed down a 70-mile stretch of Interstate 80, and also left ~15,000 people in California and another 1,000 in Nevada without power. Video from Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada showed traffic at a standstill with some drivers parking their trucks on the side of the road. Another storm is expected to bring 1 to 2 feet of snow to the area between Monday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Monday Morning
  The Academy Awards are on Sunday: Oppenheimer...
  The Academy Awards are on Sunday: Oppenheimer is the heavy favorite to win Best Picture and other top awards, including Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Lead Actor (Cillian Murphy), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). As for the show itself, Ryan Gosling will perform “I Am Ken,” one of two tunes from Barbie nominated for best original song. Jimmy Kimmel will host for the fourth time, which will tie him with Jack Lemmon and Whoopi Goldberg for the fourth-most times hosting.
  
  The Supreme Court could rule as soon as today on whether former President Trump can remain on the ballot in the upcoming election.
  
  Oregon lawmakers took steps to roll back its drug decriminalization law.
  
  The lawyers who worked to void Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package in Delaware want their $6 billion in legal fees to be paid in Tesla stock. That’s nearly $300,000 per hour.
  
  Saudi Arabia, Russia, and other oil producers in OPEC+ will extend their crude supply cuts until the end of Q2 to bolster the price of oil.
  
  Iris Apfel, the self-described “geriatric starlet” and beloved interior designer and fashion model, died at 102.
  
  Iowa’s Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I—men or women—when she passed Pete Maravich on Sunday. It was a big weekend for basketball greats: LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 career points. This beautiful graphic shows how he scored them all.
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• ☃️It’s very snowy in California
  Storms with fierce winds began ...
  Storms with fierce winds began dumping snow on the Sierra Nevada on Thursday and are expected to continue through the weekend, with most of the area under a blizzard warning through Sunday. As much as 12 feet has been predicted in the mountains, and the snowfall is likely to snarl travel and create potentially life-threatening conditions. But it will also help shore up the state’s water supply, since the snowpack was at 80% of its average coming into March before the storm began.
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Saturday Morning
  US to airdrop aid to Gaza. With the humanitarian crisis...
  US to airdrop aid to Gaza. With the humanitarian crisis in Gaza growing worse amid the Israel–Hamas war, President Biden said the US would begin airdropping humanitarian aid into the area over the coming days. The decision follows an incident where Israeli troops fired on Palestinians approaching an aid convoy, resulting in a skirmish that killed 115 people. Biden also vowed the US would press Israel to allow more aid to enter by land, saying, “We’re going to insist that Israel facilitate more trucks and more routes to get more and more people the help they need.”
  
  The CDC says you no longer need to isolate for five days if you have Covid as long as you’re fever-free and your symptoms are improving.
  
  Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a Florida federal judge to push back the trial date over classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago until after the election. Meanwhile, a judge in Georgia hopes to decide within two weeks whether to kick the district attorney accusing Trump of election interference in the state off the case over her relationship with a colleague.
  
  Boeing is in talks to buy back Spirit AeroSystems, a fuselage maker it spun off in 2005 that’s connected to many of the recent issues with Boeing Max 737 planes.
  
  Reddit is reportedly seeking a valuation of up to $6.5 billion in its stonks stock debut.
  
  The IRS is going after people who earned between $400,000 and $1 million but failed to file tax returns as far back as 2017.
  
  Chick-fil-A says you should toss any packages of its Polynesian Sauce you’ve got shoved in a drawer because it might contain wheat and soy allergens.
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• US oil and gas rig count rises to highest since September
  U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second...
  U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second straight week to their highest since September, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.
  
  The combined oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by three to 629 in the week to March 1, its highest since the week ending Sept. 22. 
  
  Despite this week's rig increase, Baker Hughes said the total count was still down 120 rigs, or 16%, below this time last year.
  
  Baker Hughes said oil rigs rose three to 506 this week, also their highest since September, while gas rigs fell by one to 119.
  
  In 2023, the U.S. oil and gas rig count dropped about 20% after rising by 33% in 2022 and 67% in 2021, due to a decline in oil and gas prices, higher labor and equipment costs from soaring inflation, and as companies focused more on paying down debt and boosting shareholder returns instead of raising output.
  
  
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