And another day of plans, bribes, spreading rapidly, pausing vaccinations, reinfections, dying at home, a first for NFL women officials, a first for poets, 140 missing, and three spacecraft on Mars in the next week comes to a close:
“I guess the good news is that Tom Brady doesn’t get to celebrate with Donald Trump at the White House.” -- George Takei
Deaths
US: 474,933 (+1405)
World: 2,327,249 (6804)
Cases
US: 27,611,403 (+91,767)
World: 106,684,623 (341,722)
Yellen: Biden’s plan could restore full employment by 2022.
Trump campaign paid Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem $6,000 during effort to overturn election results. — Hmmm. Bribery?
More contagious coronavirus variant identified in UK is spreading rapidly throughout the US, study says.
South Africa pauses AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows it offers less protection against variant.
Covid reinfections may be more common than realized. Why isn't the US tracking them?
Little is known about reinfection rates.
Biden expects to take NFL up on offer to use stadiums as vaccination sites.
Food banks struggling to feed hungry during Covid-19 look forward to President Biden's fixes to SNAP program.
In pandemic, more people choose to die at home. Across the country, terminally ill patients — both with COVID-19 and other diseases — are making similar decisions and dying at home rather than face the terrifying scenario of saying farewell to loved ones behind glass or during video calls.
Sarah Thomas becomes first woman to officiate Super Bowl.
Amanda Gorman is the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl.
140 are missing after glacier breaks in India’s Himalayas.
Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession. The United Arab Emirates’ orbiter reaches Mars on Tuesday, followed less than 24 hours later by China’s orbiter-rover combo. NASA’s rover, the cosmic caboose, will arrive on the scene a week later, on Feb. 18, to collect rocks for return to Earth — a key step in determining whether life ever existed at Mars.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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