Other news, 03/16/2021

• Audi discontinues development of combustion engines.
• Britain to increase its Trident nuclear warheads by 40%, citing rising global threats, Boris Johnson announced today.
• Columbia University to host 6 separate graduations based on race, income level, ethnicities
• Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says the AstraZeneca vaccine is "safe and effective." Several European countries have suspended its use due to reports of serious blood clots -WaPo
• WHO says countries should still be administering the AstraZeneca vaccine; this after several countries suspended its use due to reports of side effects (Germany being the 11th).
• Sen. Manchin (D-WV) becomes the first prominent Democrat to label the border situation a crisis: “It’s a crisis. Oh, it’s a crisis,” he said last night on CNN