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PART ONE: The First Photo of a Black Hole

  U.S. COVID-19 cases are no longer falling in the U.S., as shown below from   The New York Times this morning.   Has to do with this Delta variant from India, which is more contagious and dangerous.   However, the vaccines are working, for most of the new cases are of the unvaccinated, and the few vaccinated who have been infected now don't die. Other news of the day: A new vaccine is coming, Novavax.  It has been tested to be 90% efficient. After a 12-year run, Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer Prime Minister.  He was replaced by Naftali Bennett (the bald guy). And the winner as Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show was Wasabi, a Pekingese: It was 40 years ago that Harrison Ford made his debut ( with Karen Allen ) as Indiana Jones in  Raiders of the Lost Ark  ( Rotten Tomatoes 95/96 ), by Steven Spielberg and George Lukas.  Won five Oscars.  There were four films, ending with  Kingdom of the Crystal Skull  ( RT 78/53 ) in 2008.  Oh, a  #5 is coming in 2022 . Good segue into the