President Donald Trump pauses his reciprocal tariffs for 90 days...except for China.  Stock market jumped up.  At last check, the Dow Jones Industrials were up 2400 points. Of course, you've heard of the woolly mammoth.  From  Wikipedia : The appearance and behaviour of the woolly mammoth are among the best studied of any   prehistoric   animal because of the discovery of frozen carcasses in Siberia and   North America , as well as skeletons, teeth, stomach contents, dung, and depiction from life in prehistoric   cave paintings . It was roughly the same size as modern   African elephants . Woolly because it was present during the last ice age, and thus is covered with hair. Ate grasses and plants, an adult requiring 400 pounds/day. Reached the age of 60. Longest known tusk is 13.3 feet long, with heaviest of 287 pounds.  Female had smaller tusks. Co-existed with humans, with the last of its breed mostly expiring around 10,000 years ago....

China reported a   COVID-19 Delta variant spreader incident   linked to a school in Fujian Province.  September 19-21 is the major   Mid-Autumn or Mooncake Festival   when hundreds of millions travel.  First detected last Friday in the city of Putian, more than 100 have since been infected in three cities, where a virtual lockdown has been mandated.    Mind you, the entire country is averaging less than 50 new cases/day and no new deaths , compared to the USA with much more than 100/000 new cases/day and around 1000 new deaths/day.  Also, the population in this region is around 10 million, and Hawaii, with 1.4 million, has been averaging 500-1000 new cases/day the past two weeks.   Governor David Ige yesterday announced that he envisions no lockdown for the state. A sure sign that Governor Gavin Newson will remain governor after the recall election today is that the most serious candidate, conservative talk-show host  Larry Eld...