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1. A springtime storm is bringing snow and gusty¹ winds to the northeast, after the region has one of its mildest winters on record. The national weather service says several inches of snow could fall Monday from Buffalo², New York to Boston. 

2. Alaska Air group is buying Virgin³ America in a deal worth $2.6 billion, making Alaska the biggest carrier on the west coast. The proposed merger⁴ will also give Seattle-based Airliner⁵ a foothold in key airports in New York and Washington. 

3. California has enacted⁶  the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect in 2022. Governor Jerry Brown's signing of the bill Monday in Los Angles, and a similar New York effort mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor. 

4. And Chihuahua is in animal custody⁷ after leading police on a chase across the Oakland-San Francisco Bay bridge. California highway patrol posted a video the small dog running furiously  on the upper-level of the bridge, while being trailed by a motorcycle officer.