Chapter 1: What impact did the recent blizzard have on New England?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Snow continues to fall over parts of New England, while the rest of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states dig out from under as much as two and a half feet of snow in some places. Reporter Steve Kastenbaum is in New York, where cleanup from the blizzard is in full swing.
Over 2,000 sanitation department snowplows are working to clear up to two feet of snow from the streets here. Mayor Zoran Mamdani said the city is hiring thousands of temporary workers to shovel snow.
Due to the historic nature of this blizzard, we've increased pay to $30 per hour.
An emergency travel ban expired, but he asked people not to drive if possible so crews can get the city streets ready for commuters and the reopening of schools. West of the city, utility crews in New Jersey were dealing with thousands of power outages. Meanwhile, there's more snow in the forecast in the coming days. For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
Chapter 2: How have tariffs from the Trump administration affected American consumers?
American consumers have been paying some of the cost of Trump, the Trump administration's tariffs. Now the Supreme Court has struck down many of those tariffs, but as NPR's Stephen Basaja reports, customers are unlikely to get their money back.
When it comes to who pays for tariffs, importers, exporters, and yes, consumers split the cost.
But we may not all be splitting the recovery if we can get the recovery.
Robert Shapiro is with the law firm Thompson Coburn. He says importers are the ones eligible for refunds since they pay the actual tariff charge. And getting companies to share with customers could require lawsuits.
I think it's really going to depend on what arguments are made on that. So if you're a company that said, here's your tariff surcharge, I think you're more likely to be in a position where someone's going to have a claim to recover.
This also depends on companies winning their own refund lawsuits.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of President Trump's lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase?
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JPMorgan Chase is acknowledging that it closed some of President Trump's bank accounts in 2021 after the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol. NPR's Maria Aspin has more.
President Trump has sued JPMorgan Chase and its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, over allegations of what is known as debanking. He claims that the country's largest bank closed his accounts for political reasons, and he's seeking at least $5 billion in damages.
In a new court filing responding to the lawsuit, JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it had closed accounts belonging to Trump and his businesses. The bank has previously said that the lawsuit is without merit and that it does not close accounts for political reasons, but it does for legal or regulatory ones. Maria Aspin, NPR News.
Canada's foreign minister says her country is working on an aid package for Cuba as it faces blackouts and fuel shortages worsened by a U.S.
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Chapter 4: How is Canada responding to Cuba's fuel shortages?
oil embargo. Canada would join Mexico in providing aid. Canadian tourism is vital to Cuba's economy. This is NPR News. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for billions of dollars in damages linked to climate change.
The companies went to the Supreme Court after Colorado's highest court allowed a lawsuit from Boulder to proceed. The Trump administration has urged the high court to block the case. U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn is out of the hospital after her crash at the Winter Olympics earlier this month.
Vonn had to undergo multiple surgeries on her left leg, and the injuries were so bad it could have been amputated.
Chapter 5: What legal challenges are oil and gas companies facing regarding climate change?
NPR's Will Stone reports.
In a post on Instagram, Vonn called it the most extreme and painful and challenging injury she's ever faced in her life, times 100. That's partly because Vaughn developed what's called compartment syndrome, when pressure builds up in the muscles. If left untreated, soft tissue can die and the leg may need to be amputated.
Dr. Anthony Petrosini is an orthopedic surgeon at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center who was not involved in Vaughn's care.
You don't see the severity of this injury in other sports. This is more like something you see in a car accident type of injury. collisions.
Vaughn underwent surgery last week in the U.S. and will be in a wheelchair for some time.
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Chapter 6: What astronomical events can we expect to see this weekend?
Will Stone, NPR News.
This weekend, six planets will be visible and most can be seen with the naked eye. On Saturday, the planetary parade will be visible in the western sky. Mercury, Venus and Saturn will be close to the horizon. Jupiter will be higher up along with Uranus and Neptune, but they're only visible with binoculars and telescopes. U.S. stocks slumped today. The S&P 500 sank 1%.
The Dow dropped more than 1.5%. This is NPR News from Washington.