Much of today brings back memories.  Let me start with the possible  return of COVID-19 , which served as the theme of my Thursday postings for years.  According to the CDC, there has a been a spike in COVID-19 cases of 18% this past week, and 24% hike in hospital admissions. From  Worldometer,  173 Americans died of COVID this past week and 277 in the previous week.  Of course, last year 550/week died from the flu, and this rate tends to jump in the winter, so flu deaths today are considerably higher than from COVID.  And few take the seasonal flu seriously. This alarms professionals like  Ashish Jha . More people tend to die 21 to 28 days after cases begin to increase. 60% of Americans did not get boosted. And look at how politics can make a difference. About that New Orleans terrorist attack by 42-year old  Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar , he was inspired by ISIS, but probably acted alone.  Donald Trump was wrong again, blaming Jabbar as an...

Nothing earthshaking occurring around the world and in the USA, so I'll start with a reminder:  Our women's soccer team plays tonight against Portugal.  3AM EDT or 9PM in Hawaii on your Fox channel. Kickoff at Eden Park is set for 3 a.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook lists the United States as the -390 favorites (risk $390 to win $100) in the latest USWNT vs. Portugal odds, with Portugal listed as +1000 underdogs. A draw is priced at +420, and the over/under for total goals scored is 2.5. ( For more soccer coverage, click here .) For those who don't understand American Odds, -390 means that the U.S. has an 80% chance of winning.  If they even tie, they will advance to the next round.  Speaking of betting, the next most important news of the day is the drawing for a billion dollars in the  Mega Millions lottery tonight . You can lie and cheat and become a billionaire, such as Donald Trump.  He supposedly is worth  $2.5 billion . Forbes  says there are 264...