Links for you. Science:

Effectiveness of Updated 2023–2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and BA.2.86/JN.1 Lineage Hospitalization and a Comparison of Clinical Severity — IVY Network, 26 Hospitals, October 18, 2023–March 9, 2024
A promising vaccine approach to induce longer-lasting protective immunity against COVID-19
Scientists Discover Ancient Ghost Shark In The Depths Of The Andaman Sea
The accuracy of species tree inference under gene tree dependence
Why are there so many giants in the deep sea?
Not All Earthworms Are Cool

Other:

Housing Is The Economy: Nothing gets better until we build more housing.
How Governor Hochul Decided to Kill Congestion Pricing in New York. Although the governor said she long feared the program might hurt New York City’s economy, she never disclosed her reservations, leaving some feeling betrayed. (they were betrayed)
The New York Times goes all in on “lab leak”
No, gain of function research did not cause COVID-19
The Protest Vote That Still Haunts Me 50 Years Later. In 1968, as a college student, I didn’t vote for Hubert Humphrey. I regretted the decision almost immediately—and still do.
Yes, Democrats Should Still Care How Real Journalists Cover The News
Co-founder of Federalist Society comes out as full-blown election denialist
The F-Word Is Not Enough. Explain why a felon, or at least this felon, must not become president.
Hochul Defends Congestion Pricing Pause By Invoking ‘New Jersey Customers’ Driving to Midtown Diners, Hardware Stores
There’s No Shortage Of Ways To Keep Donald Trump’s Felony Convictions On The Front Page. Start by trying to get him kicked off the ballot in Washington state.
Zombies: Ranks of world’s most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive
If Israel Strikes Hezbollah, Iran Will Join. Then America Will Get Dragged In. Israel not only has rejected Washington’s ‘communicating vessels’ theory, it has built a logical but dangerous and reckless case for attacking Hezbollah as a defensive move
Israel is on the brink of a second war. Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to take the fight to Hezbollah.
‘On Oct. 7, Hamas Wanted to Evoke the Shoah’: An Interview With Nobel-winning Author Herta Müller
Under a Second Trump Term, the DHS Will Be Even Harsher Than Before
Smotrich Is Responsible for October 7, Possibly Even More Than Israel’s Defense Establishment
A tax on high-dollar home sales had a clear path on Beacon Hill. Then the real estate industry stepped in.
For Israel and Hezbollah, Full-scale War Is Question of When, Not If (gift link)
The Day My Old Church Canceled Me Was a Very Sad Day
Nearly 3,000 Boxes Of Legos Seized, 2 Arrested In Alleged Organized Theft Ring
It Looked Like a Reliable News Site. It Was an A.I. Chop Shop. BNN Breaking had millions of readers, an international team of journalists and a publishing deal with Microsoft. But it was full of error-ridden content.
The New York Times promotes the lab leak conspiracy theory
Nearly Two in Three Americans Think Trump Committed a Crime Following His Felony Convictions in New York
Will Lewis must go. The Washington Post publisher’s actions cast doubt on his newsroom’s credibility.
Real Estate Investors Are Wiped Out in Bets Fueled by Wall Street Loans. Syndicators made big purchases that are unraveling with high interest rates, adding distress to an already troubled US property market. (as a renter, it’s hard to feel sorry for these people)
Bloomberg: Russia sends students from Africa to fight in its war against Ukraine