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On March 14th, 2020, I began posting COVID-19 updates to my facebook page, regarding the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have used data from worldometer as a primary source for daily and cumulative data, with frequent supplementation from various national and local sites.  Notables this week: new cases went up worldwide and were flat in the USA the world death total from COVID-19 surpassed 2.5 million The Johnson and Johnson vaccine was approved for Emergency Use in the USA. This blog post compiles the period of February 21st through 27th, 2021. see  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  for more February 21 | February 22 | February 23 | February 24 | February 25 | February 26 | February 27 FEBRUARY 21 Today's counts Location Total Cases Cases Today Total Deaths Deaths Today World 111.97 million 319,960 2.478 million 6,510 USA 28.77 million 58,42

A couple of days ago, Spotify dropped the first two episodes of its podcast series featuring Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen called "Renegades: Born in the USA." Recorded starting in late July, 2020, at Springsteen's home in New Jersey, the first episode largely covers their origin stories and how they met, while the 2nd focuses on race. The podcast is, in a word, terrific. It starts with Springsteen offering Obama whiskey. "You need it, you go get it," Bruce says. When they talk about their early meetings, Obama mentions White House dinners, singing Broadway tunes, "and there were libations involved, there was drinking." "That was good," Springsteen chimes in. This seems a bit disquieting, perhaps, considering Bruce's now-dismissed DWI charges from a few months later. The conversation quickly turns serious, warm-hearted, realistic, and to the "deep waters below the stillness" that they found as a common thread betwe

On March 14th, 2020, I began posting COVID-19 updates to my facebook page, regarding the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have used data from worldometer as a primary source for daily and cumulative data, with frequent supplementation from various national and local sites.  Notables this week: new cases and deaths continued to fall sharply in both the USA and worldwide The weather catastrophe in Texas also held down reporting there This blog post compiles the period of February 14th through 20th, 2021. see  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  for more February 14 | February 15 | February 17 | February 18 | February 19 | February 20 FEBRUARY 14 Today's counts Location Total Cases Cases Today Total Deaths Deaths Today World 109.42 million 304,469 2.412 million 7,240 USA 28.26 million 66,466 497,249 1,114 The number of cases in the USA and w

On March 14th, 2020, I began posting COVID-19 updates to my facebook page, regarding the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have used data from worldometer as a primary source for daily and cumulative data, with frequent supplementation from various national and local sites.  Notables this week: new cases and deaths continued to fall sharply in both the USA and worldwide California surpassed New York as the state with the most deaths during the pandemic reconciliations of older deaths continued, adding thousands to the overall death totals This blog post compiles the period of February 7th through 13th, 2021. see  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  for more February 7 | February 8 | February 9 | February 10 | February 11 | February 13 FEBRUARY 7 Today's counts Location Total Cases Cases Today Total Deaths Deaths Today World 106.69 million 362,011 2.328 million 8,205

In April, 2016, Bruce Springsteen canceled a concert in Greensboro, North Carolina. He issued a statement explaining why:  North Carolina just passed HB2, which the media  are referring to as the 'bathroom' law. HB2... dictates which bathrooms transgender people are permitted to use. Just as important, the law also attacks the rights of LGBT citizens to sue when their human rights are violated in the workplace." Pivoting to refer to people fighting against these measures, Springsteen added, "I feel that this is a time for me and the band to show solidarity for those freedom fighters. As a result, and with deepest apologies to our dedicated fans in Greensboro, we have canceled our show scheduled for Sunday, April 10th. Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry... is one of them. It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards. Yesterday

Somerset Mall, Troy, Michigan, February 6th, 2001 On March 14th, 2020, I began posting COVID-19 updates to my facebook page, regarding the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have used data from worldometer as a primary source for daily and cumulative data, with frequent supplementation from various national and local sites.  Notables this week: new cases continued to fall sharply in both the USA and worldwide deaths showed significant declines in both the USA and worldwide significant easing of restrictions began in some portions of the USA This blog post compiles the period of February 1st through 6th, 2021. see  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  for more February 1 | February 2 | February 3 | February 5 | February 6 FEBRUARY 1 Today's counts Location Total Cases Cases Today Total Deaths Deaths Today World 103.94 million 395,127 2.248 million 9,371 USA 2