Make a ski-line for

Political candidates are being attacked across swaths of Mexico where cartels dominate. / The Associated Press

About 900 Chinese nationals who were forced to work at "scam centers" in Myanmar returned home this weekend. / Semafor

France's Macron says he'll swim in the Seine River to prove how clean it is, in anticipation of this summer's Paris Olympics. / Le Monde

Three out of four Europeans believe "very polluting" companies should not be allowed to say they're "green." / The Conversation

The climate crisis puts a fabled Swiss ski resort out of business. / BBC News

A study finds the US ski season got shorter in the past half century by five to seven days. / The Guardian

See also: "Travelers are racing to see parts of the world that may soon vanish." / The New York Times [+]

An influential "science detective" says roughly one in 25 papers has "an image problem." / STAT

Texas continues to best California in clean energy storage. / Canary Media

Thanks to cloned keyfobs, thefts of Camaros have increased more than 1,000% in Los Angeles. / The Los Angeles Times

Michael Schaeffer: Urban decay is again "the dominant civic storyline" in Washington DC. / Politico Magazine

A survey asking PhD holders to rate disciplines by brilliance and significance finds philosophy to be "the most narcissistic field." / X

Photographs become a love letter to Black rodeo culture. / Colossal

Now trending: The elaborately staged $10,000 baby photo. / The Wall Street Journal [+]

TMN is backed by readers, some of whom ski, we assume! ⛷️ ⛷️ ⛷️ Join TMN as a Sustaining Member today or find your way into the tip jar.

🎁  Free links to paywalled sites are marked with a [+].

✔️  Got a correction or a link we should consider? Email us or just reply to this newsletter.

Your headlines are sourced and composed by Rosecrans Baldwin and Andrew Womack, Monday through Saturday. View this edition and the latest headlines at TMN.