Extra, Extra

The Last Hostage: “The remains of the last hostage held in Gaza have been identified, the Israeli military said Monday, ending a more than two-year saga for captives’ families in Israel — and paving the way for the second phase of the ceasefire in the war-torn enclave.”

+ House Call: “Millions of Americans are starting to see their monthly health-insurance bills rise, a new pressure point for a nation still frustrated with the high cost of living. Many of those facing the most substantial dollar increases are middle-income Americans who buy health insurance through the marketplaces set up by the government’s Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.” WSJ: Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans.

+ Winter Came: Northeast sees more snow from the tail end of a colossal winter storm, at least 25 deaths reported. “A colossal winter storm brought deep cold, ice, sleet, and snow to millions across a huge swath of the country.” In Photos: Snow and Ice Blanket the U.S.

+ Tim Apple Goes to Washington: In the hours after the latest Minneapolis killing, the CEOs of some of America’s most powerful tech companies were at the White House grinning for photos at the screening of the new Melania doc. It’s not easy to navigate being a global CEO in the age of Trumpism. But this is particularly bleak.

+ Up Shit Creek on The River Road: “‘The people who got the ability to impose their will on us here in this community have decided that our lives are not worth anything. They can come in here, do what they can do, just like they’re doing,’ Taylor told me in his family’s den. ‘They can suffer the horrors of you dumping these chemicals and pollutants into their bodies.’ He shook his head. ‘Sacrificed,’ he said. ‘For the benefit of the riches of these other people. People that’s not even from here.'” Lex Pryor in The Ringer: The Sins on the River Road Cannot Be Erased. “How did a tiny industrial hub in Louisiana find itself at the center of America’s culture war?”