According to the New York Times this morning: More than   100 U.S. colleges   will require in-person students to be vaccinated.   As far as I know, the University of Hawaii is still thinking about it . The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill   to clean up drinking water , a moment of bipartisan cooperation.   This is a test of how infrastructure can serve as the foundation for President Joe Biden's next $4 trillion Build Back Better plan.  You know how much money this is?  See graphic. Amazon reported   over $8 billion in profit   in the first three months of 2021, more than triple the figure a year ago.   No wonder Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, now worth $171 billion. The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Trevor Lawrence, a quarterback from Clemson, first in the N.F.L. draft.   Here’s the rest of the first round .  Alabama had six players selected, tying the University of Miami for most ever.  Jalen Waddle ...

From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9    1093     4732         1185       246       82 July    22     1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12     1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9     1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21     1225      6849         571        703       85 Nov ...

Before getting into the Pandemic and the science topic of today, here is what President Joe Biden will attempt to do tonight in a national address from the U.S. Congress: Initially, the purpose was to prepare the supportive groundwork for his $2.3 trillion jobs and infrastructure spending package .   More recently, this has become a $3 trillion " Build Back Better " program.  A good part of the effort is to gain bi-partisan support by including two items that might draw some Republican interest: Free community college and universal pre-K schooling. The second is that obvious infrastructure focus, for everyone agrees that the nation's roads, bridges, airports and just about everything else, are now deficient. From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9    1093...

The census figures were released, and for the first time ever ( happens every 10 years ) California lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.  If New York had only counted 89 more people, they would not have lost one.  Instead, it would have been Minnesota: Both liberals and conservatives seem concerned that the 7.4% growth, the smallest since those Depression years in the 1930's, should be a national concern.  Hawaii grew by 7%.  Many others feel that population growth is the biggest problem today facing humanity , right up there with global warming. Paul Ehrlich released Population Bomb 53 years ago. This all started with Thomas Malthus in 1798. However, last year, like the attitude of some noteworthy Americans today, there was a sense that a world population which did grow fast enough would actually cause problems .  You can still purchase a hardcover  of the original PB from Amazon.com for $124.50. Four years later in 1972 came Limits to Growt...