EDITORIAL
BY DHIREN SHAH
Hello Readers,
A Texas district court judge granted a pregnant woman’s request to get an abortion in the state of Texas. A Dallas-area mother found out that her fetus has trisomy 18, a genetic condition that can cause stillbirth or the death of a newborn. The court order allows her to end the pregnancy.
However, the Texas Supreme Court got a stay order reversing the district court’s Dec. 7 order. Kate Cox is 20 weeks pregnant. The diagnosis is putting her health at risk.
Two times World Series champion, Vic Davalillo, who spent 16 seasons in the major leagues and became the first Venezuelan-born player to win a Golden Glove, died on Dec. 6. He was 87 years old as per sources. God bless his soul.
They youngest professor in the world is Isaac Bari, originally from Bangladesh and now living in New York with his parents. Bari was born in 2012. He started showing exceptional skills at age 1. At the age of six in 2018, Howard University recognized him as the youngest scientist in the world. In 2021, at the age of 9 he became the youngest professor in the world, joining Ruia College of Mumbai University. Ruia College appointed him as a scientist and visiting professor of Physics.
Right now, at 11 he is still teaching at Ruia College in Mumbai. He is nominated for a Nobel prize. He said, “My father caught my fascination, and he started teaching me math and science.” He further said, “You need to find what you like doing. For me, that was math and science, not other subjects.” Isn’t this a great story of a gifted and talented child!
Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has signed a record-breaking contract of $700 million dollars for 10 years to play baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The news was broken on ESPN and many whispered, “Wow.’ Some were happy and some said that it is too much. This is the highest contract for any sport. Someone asked me my opinion. I think he may deserve it. However, giving this large contract means more money out of pocket from the fans. The contracts with the TV channels will be high, the tickets of the games will be high and the refreshments at the stadium will be costlier. Always indirectly, the fans will end up paying and few sports greats will enjoy their lifetime, even if they fail. Also, the fruits will go to his heirs for a few generations.
Biden vs. Trump contest polls show that Trump is gaining a lead over Biden. A few weeks ago, the average lead for Trump was 1.6 points and now it is 2.4 points according to realclearpolitics.com. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently changed for the democratic primary to independent candidate, and might take away a few of Biden’s votes.
Have a wonderful week. I’ll talk to you next week.
