Favorite Wins Kentucky Oaks 2021

 Eight years ago, Dreaming of Julia was the betting favorite to win the Kentucky Oaks.  Today, her three-year-old daughter, Malathaat, won the Kentucky Oaks as the betting favorite.  The bay daughter of Curlin was sent off as the 5 to 2 betting favorite in today's 147th Run for the Lilies.  She stumbled out of the gate, but was in fifth place halfway through the race.  Malathaat was three-wide on the first turn, and four-wide on the second turn.  Search Results took the lead in the stretch, but Malathaat slowly wore down her lead and edged past her for a neck win.  Just as people were approaching the filly with her floral drape of lilies, Malathaat jumped to the left and jockey John R. Velazquez (49 this year) vaulted from the stirrups to the right, landing on his feet.

   Malathaat covered the 9 furlongs in 1:48.99, and took home $713,000 for the win.  Irad Ortiz, Jr guided Search Results into second place, and pounded Velazquez on the back in congratulations after they passed the finish line.  Search Results banked $230,000, beating Will's Secret ($115,000) by 2 3/4 lengths, who was a nose in front of Clairiere ($57,500).

Search Results is hidden behind winner Malathaat

    As usual, I list bet pay-outs for a $2 bet...  Malathaat paid $7 to win; Search Results paid $5.80 to place; and Will's Secret paid $9.60 to show.  A $2 perfecta paid $37.80; the trifecta paid $929; and the superfecta paid $5,617.40.

   The complete of order of finish was:

1.    Malathaat    by a neck

2.    Search Results   by 2 3/4 lengths

3.    Will's Secret    by a nose

4.    Clairiene

5.    Travel Column

6.    Millefeuille

7.    Maracuja

8.    Pauline's Pearl

9.    Coach

10.  Crazy Beautiful

11.  Moraz

12.  Pass the Champagne

13.  Competitive Speed

Irad Ortiz, Jr congratulating John R Velazquez for winning the

Kentucky

Post Positions and Morning-Line Betting Odds For the 147th Kentucky Oaks

 On Friday, 30 April, the 147th running (or 148th, if you count the two Oaks races in 1959) of the Kentucky Oaks will occur.  It's the first jewel in the Triple Tiara for fillies, and is always run the day before the Kentucky Derby.  This race is for 3-year-old fillies only.  They race at Churchill Downs for a guaranteed purse of $1,250,000.  The girls carry 121 pounds each over a route of 9 furlongs (1 1/8 miles) on the main dirt track.  This year the gate time is listed as 5:51 EDT.

   The post positions and betting odds were drawn and set on Monday.  Today, Ava's Grace, who had drawn the 7 post, was scratched and taken to the Hagyard Equine Center outside of Lexington for a full evaluation.  Her exact problem is unknown, but the trainer and owners decided she needed a thorough check-up.

   With Ava's Grace out of the race, there are now 13 entries, all bred in Kentucky.  Four of the fillies are gray/roan, two are chestnut, and the other seven are bays.  Ten stallions are represented by the thirteen fillies; Flatter sired two, Pass the Champagne and Search Results; Curlin sired three, Clairiere, Malathaat, and Millefeuille.  Malathaat, trained by Todd Pletcher, is the morning-line betting favorite at 5 to 2, and is undefeated.

Malathaat working out for the Kentucky Oaks

   Trainer Steve Asmussen has two entries:  Pauline's Pearl and Clairiene; as does Brad Cox with Travel Column and Coach.

    I am listing the post position, entry name, morning line betting odds, sire, and dam:

1.    Pauline's Pearl             20 to 1        Tapit      Hot Dixie Chick

2.    Maracuja                     20 to 1        Honor Code      Patti's Regal Song

3.    Clairiere                        5 to 1         Curlin      Cavorting

4.    Crazy Beautiful           15 to 1        Liam's Map      Indian Burn

5.    Pass the Champagne   15 to 1         Flatter      Champagne Taste

6.    Travel Column             3 to 1          Frosted      Swingit

7.    Ava's Grace                 50 to 1         Laoban      Cover Girl Elle

8.    Moraz                          30 to 1         Empire Maker      Malvinia

9.    Coach                          50 to 1         Commissioner      And Stay Out

10.  Malathaat                      5 to 2          Curlin      Dreaming of Julia

11.  Will's Secret                30 to 1          Will Take Charge      Girls Secret

12.  Search Results              3 to 1          Flatter      Co Cola

13.  Competitive Speed     50 to 1          Competitive Edge      Shopped Out

14.  Millefeuille                 20 to 1          Curlin      Bandana

Post Positions and Morning Line Betting Odds for the 147th Kentucky Derby

 The posted gate time for the147th Kentucky Derby has been announced as 6:57 pm EDT.  This morning, post positions for the $3 million guaranteed race were drawn, and morning-line betting odds were announced.  Unless there are scratches, a full field of 20 will start the race on Saturday, 1 May, at Churchill Downs.  All of the 3-year-old colts will carry 1126 pounds in the 10 furlong (1 1/4 miles) race. The early betting favorite, Essential Quality, drew the 14 post and has the lowest morning-line betting odds of 2 to 1.

Hidden Stash, post 13 in the Derby, trained by Victoria Oliver

   Of the 20 entries, all are colts except Brooklyn Strong, the only New York-bred, who is a gelding.  There are two Florida-breds, Medina Spirit and Soup and Sandwich; the other 17 entries were bred in Kentucky.   There are two gray/roan colts (Essential Quality, Soup and Sandwich) in the field, six chestnuts (O Besos, Known Agenda, Like the King, Dynamic One, Hidden Stash, King Fury) and 12 bays.  Two stallions are the sires of 5 entries:  Into Mischief is the sire of Mandaloun, Highly Motivated, and Soup and Sandwich; while Curlin sired Known Agenda and King Fury.

Medina Spirit, a dark bay trained by Bob Baffert, will have John R.

Velazquez as the jockey, breaking from post 8

   Four trainers have multiple entries:  Todd Pletcher has four; Brad Cox has two; Steve Asmussen has two; and Mark Casse has two.  Victoria Oliver is the only female trainer, with Hidden Stash.

Midnight Bourbon will have Mike Smith as his pilot, breaking from 

gate 10, with Steve Asmussen as the trainer

   The list of well-known jockeys is dizzying:  Mike Smith on Midnight Bourbon; John R. Velazquez on Medina Spirit; the Ortiz bothers - Irad on Known Agenda and Jose on Dynamic One; Julian Lepareaux on Helium; Luis Saez on Essential Quality; Joel Rosario on Rock Your World; Javier Castellano on Highly Motivated; and the only black jockey in the Derby, Kendrick Carmouche, on Bourbonic.

O Besos is trained by Gregory Foley, and breaks from post 6

  Below I am listing the post position, entry name, morning line betting odds, sire and dam:

1.    Known Agenda          6 to 1       Curlin        Byrama

2.    Like the King            50 to 1      Palace Malice      Like the Queen

3.    Brooklyn Strong       50 to 1       Wicked Strong      Riviera Chic

4.    Keepmeinmind         50 to 1        Laoban      Inclination

5.    Sainthood                  50 to 1       Mshawish      Lemon Hero

6.    O Besos                    20 to 1       Orb      Snuggs and Kisses

7.    Mandaloun               15 to 1        Into Mischief      Brooch

8.    Medina Spirit           15 to 1         Protonico      Mongolian Changa

9.    Hot Rod Charlie        8 to 1         Oxbow      Indian Miss

10.  Midnight Bourbon    20 to 1        Tiznow      Catch the Moon

11.  Dynamic One            20 to 1        Union Rags      Beat the Drum

12.  Helium                      50 to 1        Ironicus      Thundering Emilia

13.  Hidden Stash            50 to 1         Constitution      Making Mark Money

14.  Essential Quality        2 to 1         Tapit      Delightful Quality

15.  Rock Your World       5 to 1          Candy Ride      Charm the Maker

16.  King Fury                  20 to 1         Curlin      Taris

17.  Highly Motivated      10 to 1         Into Mischief      Strong Incentive

18.  Super Stock               30 to 1         Dialed In      Super Girlie

19.  Soup and Sandwich   30 to 1        Into Mischief      Souper Scoop

20.  Bourbonic                  30 to 1        Bernardini      Dancing Afleet   

Soup and Sandwich is a Florida-bred, breaking from gate 19 for

trainer Mark Casse

Caddo River Scratched From Kentucky Derby

 Caddo River, the son of Hard Spun, out of Pangburn, was withdrawn as an entry to the May 1st Kentucky Derby due to a fever.  That opens the way for Brooklyn Strong, a son of Wicked Strong, out of Riviera Chic, to be one of the 20 entries for the Derby.  Churchill Downs has no other entry alternates available as alternate entries, as the other point-earners have stated they are training for races, and/or do not plan to participate in the Derby.

   Therefore, the 2021 Run for the Roses will have 20 or less entries, if any other colt becomes ill or lame. The Draw for Post Positions will occur at 10:30 EDT tomorrow (Tuesday, 27 April).  Shortly thereafter, morning-line betting odds will be announced.  I will post all of that tomorrow.  The pre-race favorite has been Essential Quality, who won the Breeders Cup Juvenile, is undefeated, and has the most points qualifying for the Derby.

Essential Quality, by Tapit, out of Delightful Quality

   Post time for the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is at 6:50 EDT.  The purse is guaranteed at $3 million; the 3-year-old colts will each carry 126 pounds; and the race distance is 10 furlongs (1 1/4 miles) on the main (dirt) track.  The race is held at Churchill Downs, outside of Louisville, Kentucky.

The2021 Kentucky Derby Is One Week Away!

 At the moment, it looks as if a full field of 20 will contend the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs on Saturday, 1 May.  Today, the racing connections of both Dream Shake and Hozier decided to bypass the Derby, which will allow King Fury to run, based on points earned.  There are usually 2 or 3 horses "on stand-by" in the points-earned arena that keep training for the Derby in case of a scratch due to injury, illness, or a decision of the owners and trainer.

Into Mischief will be represented by 3 colts in the Derby,

if there are no scratches.

   The race will be run at the usual mile and a quarter (10 furlongs), with a purse of $3 million guaranteed, on the first Saturday in May.  All the entries are colts, so each will carry 126 pounds.  In the top 23 points earners - I'm including the top three alternates - there are 18 stallions represented.  Two colts were sired by Curlin, Dialed In, and Union Rags; with three colts sired by Into Mischief.

Dialed In will be represented by 2 colts, if no scratches.

   Here are the top 23 point earners for the 2021 Kentucky Derby:

1.    Essential Quality

2.    Hot Rod Charlie

3.    Super Stock

4.    Like the King

5.    Known Agenda

6.    Rock Your World

7.    Bourbonic

8.    Medina Spirit

9.    Midnight Bourbon

10.  Mandaloun

11.  Caddo River

12.  Highly Motivated

13.  Helium

14.  Soup and Sandwich

15.  Dynamic One

16.  Sainthood

17.  Hidden Stash

18.  O Besos

19.  Get Her Number

20.  King Fury

~~~~  On stand-by, essentially ~~~~

21.  Hockey Dad

22.  Keepmeinmind

23.  Spielberg

Curlin will be represented by 2 colts, if there are

no scratches before the Derby.

The 2021 Kentucky Derby Is 20 Days Away

    The powers-that-be in the Triple Crown decided, apparently, that last year's mess, with the races being run in reverse order and the Belmont Stakes being run at a much shorter distance, was a disaster.  This year, with a second season of racing still occurring under pandemic conditions, the Triple Crown races will be run on the usual dates and at the usual distances, in the usual places.

    The Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs on Saturday, 1 May.  The 3-year-olds will race 1 1/4 miles and the colts will carry 126 pounds each.  The purse is $3 million.  There have been two notable scratches from the Derby ranks in the last week - the Shug McGaughey trainee, Greatest Honour, and Rebel's Romance, the winner of the UAE Derby will be missing.  Greatest Honour is getting a 60-day vacation from training; Rebel's Romance will be pointed at the Belmont Stakes, instead.

Essential Quality, with 140 points, is undefeated

    As in the recent past, a three-year-old must qualify to run in the Kentucky Derby by earning enough points  to be qualified.  Only 20 entrants are allowed to race each year.  The Kentucky Derby is sponsored by Woodford Reserve, and they approve 36 races which will award points for Derby qualifications.  The first four finishers in each of these approved points races receive a certain number of points.  -  Rebel's Romance won 100 points for winning the UAE Derby on 27 March in Dubai; and King Fury, who won the Lexington Stakes today, was awarded 20 points.

   On the day of the Post Position Draw for the Derby, besides the top 20 points-earners, who have declared their entry, a few more horses will also be drawn, in case one of the top 20 scratches, for whatever reason.  The colt with the most points is the 2-year-old champion of last year, Essential Quality, who won the Breeder's Cup Juvenile.

Bourbonic, who won the Wood Memorial, has 100 points

and is tied for the 6/7 position

   Below is a listing of the top 30 contenders for the Kentucky Derby - their ranking, name, and number of points earned to date:

1.   Essential Quality   140

2.   Hot Rod Charlie    110

3.   Super Stock       109

4.   Like the King     104

5.   Known Agenda    102

6.   Rock Your World     100

7.   Bourbonic           100

8.   Medina Spirit      74

9.   Concert Tour       70

10.  Midnight Bourbon     66

11.  Weyburn            60

12.  Mandaloun        52

13.  Caddo River      50

14.  Highly Motivated     50

15.  Helium              50

16.  Panadol             40

17.  Soup and Sandwich     40

18.  Dynamic One     40

19.  Crowded Trade   40

20.  Sainthood           40 

21.  Proxy             36

22.  Rombauer      34

23.  Hidden Stash      32

24.  Dream Shake      30

25.  O Besos         25

26.  Get Her Number     20

27.  Hozier             20

28.  King Fury        20

29.  Hockey Dad     20

30.  Keepmeinmind      18

Soup and Sandwich is one of 5 contenders with 40 points

A Timeline of COVID-19 Around the World, From News Resources, For April 2021 - Updated Every 5 Days

 It's been 54 weeks since COVID-19 - or SARS-CoV-2 - was pronounced a pandemic.  Vaccines are available now - to some.  Some countries have a glut of the vaccine, and some countries have yet to receive any doses of any type of vaccine.  The World Health Organization, a part of the United Nations, is trying to ensure an equitable distribution of the available vaccines, but it isn't working.

   I became eligible to receive the vaccine here in Colorado on March 15, but I knew I'd be working outside my home for two weeks, and didn't want to take the chance of becoming ill from the vaccine (my body reacts oddly to a lot of things) while I was supposed to be working.  I will be making an appointment for my first of two doses tomorrow.  My best friend wanted to take the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but it isn't available in Colorado.  I think she'll observe my reactions, and then get her vaccinations.

   Due to the continuing pandemic, and all of the variations that are spreading, many events are again canceled for this year.  The Spring Chincoteague Pony Round-Up will take place on April 9 & 10, but without any observers other than the Fire Department, Salt Water Cowboys, and their dependents.  The Chincoteague Fireman's Carnival and Pony Penning have been cancelled as well.  The Pony Auction of this year's foals will be held on-line, as it was last year - we have 5 babies on the ground so far.

   I'll report the numbers I've been reporting - world-wide, US, and the state of Colorado - for number of cases and deaths.  The first two sets are from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Mapping database, and the third set is from the Colorado Department of Public Health.  I will also pass along the weekly WHO Epidemiological Report for countries reporting those numbers, along with the most important headline (to me, anyway) news stories of each week.  I will make this report on the first and last days of the month, and every 5 days in between.  This month, the reports will be on the 1st, 6th, 11th, 16th, 21st, 26th, and 30th.  *****  As always, my own person notes, asides, and comments will be marked with multiple asterisks before and after. *****  I will also include any news-worthy headlines regarding the previous squatter in the White House.

   And, since it's April 1, my youngest cat, Nedi, turned 11 today...

Second foal born on the CNWR this year, a palomino colt, 

to Catwalk Chaos and Prince.  Photo by DSC Photography.

1 April 2021  -   

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:

       128,465,881 cases         2,825,940 deaths

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:  

        30,538,515 cases           553,120 deaths 

Colorado COVID-19  Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):

          463,685 cases              6,250 deaths

6 April 2021  -   

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:

       132,277,211 cases         2,872,883 deaths

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:  

        30,845,703 cases           556,506 deaths 

Colorado COVID-19  Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):

          470,254 cases              6,266 deaths

6 April -  WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):  

  https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---6-april-2021

WHO News:

   Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On COVID-19 On 6 April 2021

https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19-6-april-2021

   WHO Urges Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access To Widen Reach In Africa

https://www.afro.who.int/news/who-urges-equitable-covid-19-vaccine-access-widen-reach-africa

   Slow Vaccine Roll-Out Prolonging Pandemic

https://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/press-releases/2021/slow-vaccine-roll-out-prolonging-pandemic

US News: 

   A Third Of COVID Survivors Suffer Neurological Or Mental Disorders: Study

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brain-idUSKBN2BT2ZI

   Covid-19 Vaccine Developed By U. S. Army Begins Human Testing

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-developed-by-u-s-army-begins-human-testing-11617706803

   Nearly Half Of New U.S. COVID-19 Infections Are In Just 5 States

https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-covid-infection-hotspots-20210406-f4mkkyla7nfcpdxs5bmrbj7jqe-story.html

   CDPHE Confirms 2 New COVID-19 Variant Cases Involve Boulder County Residents

https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/04/06/cdphe-confirms-2-new-covid-19-variant-cases-involve-boulder-county-residents/

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   Police Finish Investigation At Boulder King Soopers Where 10 Were Fatally Shot

https://coloradosun.com/2021/04/05/boulder-king-soopers-shootings-store-reopens/

   Ex-Salt Lake City "Officer Of the Year" Arrested For Role In Capitol Riot: Feds

https://nypost.com/2021/04/04/ex-salt-lake-city-officer-of-the-year-was-allegedly-at-capitol-riot/

   

11 April 2021  -   

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:

       135,849,016 cases         2,934,778 deaths

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:  

        31,195,580 cases           562,061 deaths 

Colorado COVID-19  Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):

          478,678 cases              6,296 deaths

WHO News:

    COVAX Reaches Over 100 Economies,42 Days After First International Delivery

https://www.who.int/news/item/08-04-2021-covax-reaches-over-100-economies-42-days-after-first-international-delivery

   Less Than 2% Of World's COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In Africa

https://www.afro.who.int/news/less-2-worlds-covid-19-vaccines-administered-africa

   57,600 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Received Today In Tripoli

https://www.emro.who.int/media/news/57600-covid-19-vaccine-doses-received-today-in-tripoli.html

   WHO Confirms the Safety And Efficacy Of  COVID-19 Vaccines And Urges Iraqis To Register And Vaccinate To Help Defeat the Pandemic

https://www.emro.who.int/irq/iraq-news/who-confirms-the-safety-and-efficacy-of-covid-19-vaccines-and-urges-iraqis-to-register-and-vaccinate-to-help-defeat-the-pandemic.html

   PAHO Director:  The Americas Need More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses And Faster

https://www.paho.org/en/news/9-4-2021-paho-director-americas-need-more-covid-19-vaccine-doses-and-faster

US News: 

   U.S. Has Administered 183.5 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines, CDC Says

https://news.yahoo.com/u-administered-183-5-million-015933717.html

   You Should Still Be Wearing A Mask, Even If You Got the COVID_19 Vaccine.  Here's Why.

https://www.sfgate.com/coronavirus/article/Why-you-should-wear-mask-even-if-COVID-vaccinated-16083588.php

   Covid-19 Hospitalizations Among Younger People Are Rising In the US - - Especially In One Region

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/11/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html

   Nearly 40% Of US Marines Have Declined Covid-19 Vaccine

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/politics/marines-coronavirus-vaccines/index.html

   Florida Woman Who Coughed On Cancer Patient Amid COVID Pandemic Sentenced To 30 Days In Prison

https://people.com/crime/florida-woman-who-coughed-on-cancer-patient-amid-covid-sentenced-to-prison/

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   Trump Repeats Election Lies And Insults McConnell In Front Of RNC Donors In Palm Beach

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/10/politics/rnc-donors-palm-beach-donald-trump/index.html

   A Black Army Officer Held At Gunpoint During Traffic Stop Was Afraid To Get Out Of His Car.  "You Should Be," Police Said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/04/10/virginia-police-gunpoint-army-nazario/

Boulder bedroom view of the Flatirons, morning, 16 April 2021

16 April 2021  -   

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:

       139,665,669 cases         2,997,008 deaths

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:  

        31,574,956 cases           566,211 deaths 

Colorado COVID-19  Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):

          487,578 cases              6,330 deaths

13 April -  WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):  

  https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---13-april-2021

WHO News:

   Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On COVID-19 On 16 April 2021

https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19-16-april-2021

   Global Shortage of Innovative Antibiotics Fuels Emergence And Spread Of Drug Resistance

https://www.who.int/news/item/15-04-2021-global-shortage-of-innovative-antibiotics-fuels-emergence-and-spread-of-drug-resistance

   Global Advisory Committee On Vaccine Safety (GACVS) Review Of Latest Evidence Of Rare Adverse Blood Coagulation Events With AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (Vaxzevria and Covishield)

https://www.who.int/news/item/16-04-2021-global-advisory-committee-on-vaccine-safety-(gacvs)-review-of-latest-evidence-of-rare-adverse-blood-coagulation-events-with-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-(vaxzevria-and-covishield) 

US News: 

   New Side Effect From mRNA COVID Vaccines?  -  Surprise Finding In Israeli Case Series

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/92106

   Doctors Home In On Cause Of Blood Clots Potentially Linked With Covid-19 Vaccines

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/health/blood-clots-vaccine-possible-cause/index.html

   Nearly Half Of US States Reported An Increase In Covid-19 Cases This Week.  Here's What Experts Say Can Stop Another Surge.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

   New Global Coronavirus Cases Nearly Double In Two Months

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/16/global-coronavirus-cases-surge-who/

   CDC:  U.S. Has Administered Over 200 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

https://www.axios.com/covid-vaccine-us-200-million-00f353c7-4a3c-41c9-9229-a961ba120220.html

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   Member Of the Oath Keepers First To Plea Guilty In U.S. Capitol Attack Investigation

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/16/988200830/member-of-the-oath-keepers-first-to-plea-guilty-in-u-s-capitol-attack-investigat

   Police ID Gunman Who Killed 8 People At An Indianapolis FedEx Facility As 19-Year-Old Former Employee

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/us/indianapolis-shooting-fedex-facility/index.html

   Police Shooting Of 13-Year-Old In Chicago Leads To Calls In the City For Radical Police Reform  *****  This should read "Police Killing"  not  "Shooting" *****

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/toledo-shooting-chicago-police-protests/2021/04/16/2f992ec0-9eee-11eb-8a83-3bc1fa69c2e8_story.html

   Daunte Wright Shooting:  Family More Severe Charges Against Former Minnesota Police Officer Kim Potter

https://abc7ny.com/daunte-wright-video-shooting-kim-potter-charged-taser/10519076/

   Derek Chauvin Takes the Fifth, the Defense Rests, And Closings Next In Trial Of George Floyd's Death

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/us/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd-wrap/index.html

 21 April 2021  -   

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:

       143,503,705 cases         3,055,760 deaths

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:  

        31,862,076 cases           569,407 deaths 

Colorado COVID-19  Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):

          494,521 cases              6,362 deaths

20 April -  WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):  

  https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---20-april-2021

WHO News:

   Bolstering Vigilance As Africa Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccines

https://www.afro.who.int/news/bolstering-vigilance-africa-rolls-out-covid-19-vaccines

   Misinformation Fueling Vaccine Hesitancy, PAHO Director Says

https://www.paho.org/en/news/21-4-2021-misinformation-fueling-vaccine-hesitancy-paho-director-says

   Apply All Tools, Take Urgent Action To Prevent Further COVID-19 Infections:  WHO

https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/16-04-2021-apply-all-tools-take-urgent-action-to-prevent-further-covid-19-infections-who 

   Healthy Ramadan During COVID-19

http://www.emro.who.int/health-topics/corona-virus/healthy-ramadan.html 

US News: 

   Biden Says Goal Of 200 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations In 100 Days Has Been Met

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/21/989487650/biden-says-goal-of-200-million-covid-19-vaccinations-in-100-days-has-been-met

   An UnVaccinated Worker Set Off An Outbreak At a US Nursing Home Where Most Residents Were Immunized

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/health/vaccine-nursing-homes-infections.html

   

   Masks Remain Extremely Effective Indoors, But Are They Necessary Outside?

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/04/21/989104800/masks-remain-extremely-effective-indoors-but-are-they-necessary-outside

   U.S. Vaccination Pace Holds Above 3 Million Shots Per Day For Two Weeks Straight

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/21/covid-19-cases-deaths-vaccinations-daily-update.html

   New, Antibody-Resistant Coronavirus Variant Discovered In Texas

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/New-antibody-resistant-coronavirus-variant-16114754.php

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   Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Three Charges In Killing Of George Floyd

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/20/us/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd-deliberations/index.html

   Officer Shooting Deaths Show Need To Reevaluate U.S. Policing Systems, Says Former Police Captain

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/21/officer-shooting-deaths-show-need-to-reevaluate-us-policing-systems-says-former-police-captain.html

   North Carolina Officials Investigating After Sheriff's Deputies Shot, Killed Man While Executing Search Warrant

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/north-carolina-officials-investigating-after-sheriff-s-deputies-shot-killed-n1264874

******  I will get my first COVID-19 vaccination on 30 April at 10 a.m., with the second shot on 28 May.  It's the Moderna vaccine, and the Clinic my MD works for just started offering the vaccination shots.  ******

  

  26 April 2021  -   

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:

       147,526,922 cases         3,116,582 deaths

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:  

        32,123,535 cases           572,652 deaths 

Colorado COVID-19  Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):

          503,253 cases              6,403 deaths

WHO News:

   Immunization Services Begin Slow Recovery From COVID-19 Disruptions, Though Millions of Children Remain At Risk From Deadly Diseases - WHO, UNICEF, Gavi

https://www.who.int/news/item/26-04-2021-immunization-services-begin-slow-recovery-from-covid-19-disruptions-though-millions-of-children-remain-at-risk-from-deadly-diseases-who-unicef-gavi

   Fighting Misinformation In the Time of COVID-19, One Click At a Time

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/fighting-misinformation-in-the-time-of-covid-19-one-click-at-a-time

   Getting Closer Together - One Vaccine At a Time

https://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/patron/speeches-and-statements/eiw-2021-statement-getting-closer-together-one-vaccination-at-a-time   

US News: 

    New U.S. Cases Still At a "Precarious" Level, Dr. Fauci Says, Amid A Slowing Vaccine Rate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/26/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

   CDC Data Shows More Americans Are Missing Their Second Dose of Covid-19 Vaccines

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/25/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html

   Alaska Airlines Bans Eagle River Lawmaker For Violating COVID-19 Mask Policy

https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2021/04/24/alaska-airlines-bans-eagle-river-lawmaker-for-violating-covid-19-mask-policy/

   U.S. Racing To Send Aid To India As COVID-19 Cases Soar

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/us-deploy-support-india-govt-healthcare-workers-2021-04-25/

   As India Breaks Another Global COVID-19 Record And Hospitals Run Out Of Oxygen, Countries Pledge Assistance And Aid

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/india/india-covid-international-aid-intl-hnk/index.html

30 April 2021  -   

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report for the world:

       150,984,120 cases         3,176,214 deaths

From the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Report in the US:  

        32,345,038 cases           575,921 deaths 

Colorado COVID-19  Report (from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment):

          510,966 cases              6,449 deaths

27 April -  WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report (for most countries):  

  https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---27-april-2021

US News: 

      The Trump Organization Charged US Taxpayers For Un-Disclosed Stays and Luxury-Car Rentals At His Foreign Golf Resorts

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-organization-charged-undisclosed-stays-at-golf-resorts-report-2021-4