SORRY FOR THE DELAY.  THE INTERNET IN THIS BUILDING WAS OUT MOST OF THE DAY. This was a generally bad Monday for much of humanity, and tomorrow could well be pivotal.  Today is August 5, with the U.S. presidential election three months away on November 5.  I'll start with Mike Lukovich's latest cartoon, indicating what is happening to the Trump presidential campaign, which I guess is good news for Freedom. The world stock market might well be crashing: The  U.S.  Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 1,030.5 points ( -2.72% ), with the Nasdaq Composite  -3.38% and S&P 500 -3%. But the  Japan Nikkei had its worst day since 1987, falling 12.4% , mainly caused by disappointing U.S economic data. Some blamed the Federal Reserve for not acting expeditiously last week. European markets  were all down around 2% today. Is this a sign of a coming recession? Republicans will benefit from what is happening.   But it would have been worse for Democrats if this occurred in September, as

Anyone know where  Saint Lucia  is located?  It is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean with a population of 180,000, and a member of the United Nations.   Julien Alford is 23 and yesterday won a gold medal for the 100 meter event, the first for Saint Lucia .  She is 5'7" tall.  U.S. women's speedster Sha'Carri Richardson is 5'1".  Alford could well become the next female version of  Usain Bolt . You should remember him.  He is an 8-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 m, 200 m and 4x100 m relay.  From Jamaica, won both the 100 m and 200 m Olympic races in 2008, 2012 and 2016.  An eleven-time World Champion.  While he is 6'5" tall, and Alford is only 5'7", she seems a lot bigger than most of the finalists in the Paris sprint races.   Watch  Taylor Swift narrate a new promo for NBC --featuring her  Style --paying tribute to Team USA's finest:  Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Sha'Car