WATCHING TODAY:

1. LAT: In the Ukraine-Russia crisis, Biden bumps against the limits of US power

+ “the State Department is expected to encourage Americans to begin leaving Ukraine by commercial flights, ‘while those are still available.’”

2. NASA crowdsources solutions for human mission to Mars: Avery Hurt writes if you have a winning idea about how to make the multi-year trip more self-sufficient, NASA wants to give you $1,000.

3. Rapid inflation fuels debate over what’s to blame: Pandemic or policy: NYT writes the White House is emphasizing that inflation is worldwide. Economists say that’s true — but stimulus-spurred consumer buying is also to blame.

4. What Cameo knows about celebrity: Tom Faber writes the app that lets you pay B-listers to record short messages understands the truths of modern fandom.

5. How Canada’s slopestyle snowboard team is using data to hunt for an Olympic edge: Toronto Star reports the type of sport analysis and innovation that’s on display at the Whitehorse training camp is part of Canada Snowboard’s hunt for an edge leading up to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.