Reading roundup: Flooding post-snow, Indiana “baby boxes” bill

Coffee and newspaper for reading roundup post

So … I didn’t leave the house this weekend. Partly I blame “House of Cards” Season 3, partly illness … but largely the 8+ inches feet of snow that landed on Indianapolis!

Here’s a roundup of 10 or so more good reads as March roars in like a lion:

  • Sunday’s storm was the first chance to test out new snow-plow contractor rules in Indianapolis. (WTHR) | As all that snow melts, get ready for possible flooding. (IndyStar)
  • Indiana could be the first state to allow “baby boxes” for abandoned newborns, if the state Senate approves a bill that’s already cleared the House. (Associated Press)
  • Can all three of Indy’s drive-time sports radio shows survive? (IndyStar)
  • February was the least bloody month Indianapolis has seen in nearly a year, police confirmed Sunday. (RTV6)
  • U.S. officials made a strong show of support Sunday for Israel as anger swirled around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to address Congress this week. (NBC News)
  • Hillary Clinton now is rumored to be planning to launch her presidential bid in April, which is sooner than expected. (WSJ)
  • Officials are investigating how a deadly type of bacteria was released from a high-security laboratory at the Tulane National Primate Center in Louisiana. (USA Today)
  • Samsung unveiled its newest flagship Galaxy smartphones, the S6 and S6 Edge, in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress. (USA Today)
  • What do you think about machines that think?  (Edge.org)
  • William Shatner held a Twitter funeral for Leonard Nimoy. (TIME) | Canadians “spock” their $5 bill in the “Star Trek” actor’s honor. (Mashable)

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Author: Cori

Cori Faklaris (aka "HeyCori") is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Software and Information Systems, College of Computing. Faklaris received her PhD in human-computer interaction in 2022 from Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer Science, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. She also is a social media expert and longtime journalist, and/or "Doer of Things No One Else Wants to Do."

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