Celebrate: National Look Alike Day, Cheddar Fries, Lima Bean Respect and Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day
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Heads up! Tomorrow is National Administrative Professional's Day
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Former Vice President Walter Mondale has died, a family spokesperson confirms to NPR. Mondale was 93.
The Minnesota Democrat was President Jimmy Carter's vice president and the Democratic nominee for president in 1984, when he was routed by President Ronald Reagan.
Carter said Monday he considered Mondale "the best vice president in our country's history."
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All adults in the U.S. are eligible for vaccination as of yesterday. The last handful of states have now opened up eligibility, meeting President Biden’s deadline. The pace of vaccinations is averaging about 3.2 million doses a day, but there are signs in some states that supply is starting to outstrip demand -- an indication that the country could be close to hitting the “vaccine wall.” That comes as the national caseload is around 67,000 new cases a day, up from 54,000 a month ago. Dr. Fauci said he expects a decision to be made on the J&J vaccine by Friday.
It's so easy to find a place to get a shot. Again, check out the Chemung County Health Department Facebaook page.
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Two men riding in a Tesla that officials believe was in driverless mode were killed when the car crashed near Houston. The crash is the latest in a series of accidents involving Tesla’s Autopilot feature, which allows drivers to give control of the vehicle over to the onboard computer. In this instance, one of the two men was in the passenger seat and one was in the back seat, even though Tesla says the driver should always be prepared to take back control. The car drove off the road at a high rate of speed, hit a tree and burst into flames. It took firefighters four hours and 32,000 gallons of water to put the battery fire out.
(Still sounds like such a bad idea.)
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The Oscars are finally -- almost -- here. The producers of Sunday’s ceremony say the show is going to look more like a movie than a TV event, with L.A.’s Union Station playing a starring role, a downsized red carpet, “hubs” in Paris and London and nominees mingling inside and out. The director Steven Soderberg is running the show and says masks are going to play an important and “cryptic” role. (as long as it's not a three hour snooze fest.)
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A driver in the UK suffered a broken nose after a frozen sausage was thrown through an open window of his car. After the sausage assault, the man managed to stop his car without hitting anyone else.
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Happy Birthday to Jessica Lange, Carmen Electra, Luther Vandross, Andy Serkis, and Joey Lawrence (whoa.)
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