I ended with a rainbow yesterday, so today will start with a spiritual one: From the New York Times , all the important news of the day and week: On Saturday, Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady, becoming   the first woman to win each of her first four Grand Slam finals   in more than 30 years. Brady, appearing in her first final,   went down fighting . Roughly one year since the first known coronavirus-related death was reported in the U.S.,   an unfathomable toll is nearing — the loss of half a million people . As of Sunday,   the pandemic death toll was 497,403 , higher than in any other country. More Americans have died from Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined. Nationwide, nearly half of Americans would refuse a shot if offered one immediately,   polls suggest . Vaccination skepticism is   even higher   among Black and Hispanic people, white people without a college degree, registered Rep...