Sunk: A US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been charged with trying to sell information about secret submarine technology to another country. 

  The engineer, Jonathan Toebbe, is accused of trying to sell information on the nuclear propulsion system of Virginia-class attack submarines, technology that is the envy of Russia and China as well as US allies. The country trying to buy the information has not been identified.  

  Toebbe formerly served with the Navy and has worked for the military as a civilian since 2017. He has worked on naval nuclear propulsion since 2012, including on technology to reduce the noise and vibration that can reveal the location of a submarine to enemies.

  The US recently agreed to share the technology with Australia as a hedge against China and prior to that, Britain was the only country to get it.

  According to the FBI, the investigation began when a foreign country intercepted a package containing operational manuals and technical details with a letter that said, “Please forward this letter to your military intelligence agency. I believe this information will be of great value to your nation. This is not a hoax.”

  The charging documents say that on one occasion. Toebbe and his wife 

Diana hid an SD card containing nuclear secrets inside a peanut butter sandwich. 

Calling the Shots: Hundreds of thousands of American service members are still not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 despite being required to get it done. 

  The Washington Post reports that  while 90 percent of the active-duty Navy is fully vaccinated, just 72 percent of the Marine Corps has gotten the shot. The Air Force has more than 60,000 people who have just three weeks to meet the Defense Department’s deadline.

  In the Navy, though, 98 percent of personnel have received at least one shot.

  The requirement covers all 2.1 million service members with rare exceptions. Those who refuse can expect punishment.

  Across the country, the average rate of daily new Covid-19 cases in the US dropped below 100,000. Dr. Anthony Fauci said cases need to fall to about 10,000 a day for the US to feel like it’s coming out of the pandemic. 

Police Blotter: 

A New Jersey cancer nurse who was knocked down by a mentally-ill homeless mugger in Times Square died Saturday night after a day and a half in the hospital.  Maria Ambrocio, 58, had been walking through Times Square around 1:30 pm Friday when she was attacked.

One woman was killed and 14 people wounded in a shooting melee Saturday night in a St. Paul, Minnesota bar. Police arrested three wounded men at the Seventh Street Truck Park bar they believed were involved in the shooting.   

A plane carrying a group of parachute jumpers crashed in the Russian region of Tatarstan yesterday, killing 16 people and injuring six.

A 26-year-old police officer in Alamo, Georgia was shot and killed on his first shift on the job right outside the police station. He had a wife and six-month old child.  

Again and Again: Former President Donald Trump promised a crowd of thousands in Iowa Saturday that “We’re going to take America back,” pushing his theme that it’s been taken somewhere.

  Speaking at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Trump said the  Democrats are leading the country to the “brink of ruin.”

  Trump loves adoration for its own sake and he has not yet declared himself a candidate for 2024, although you can see signs around the country supporting him. One says “Trump 2024 The Rules have Changed.” It doesn’t say what rules.

  In Iowa, Trump unveiled a possible campaign slogan; “Make America Great Again – Again.”​

The Obit Page: Army General Raymond Odierno, a four-star behind the surge of American forces during the Iraq war that helped reduce sectarian killings and increase stability in the country, has died of cancer at age 67.

  Odierno had an imposing physical presence  that made you think he could win a war single handed.

 He was Army chief of staff from 2011 to 2015, changing the way many soldiers were trained and deployed, placing some conventional units under Special Operations command, and assigning others to parts of the world considered to be developing security risks. 

  “We can think of no person who better encapsulated that basic creed of duty, honor, country than General Ray Odierno,” President Biden said in a statement. “He made our entire nation better, stronger, and more secure.”

The Spin Rack: The new James Bond movie “No Time to Die” brought in $300 million at the box office, reviving hopes that Americans will return to theaters despite the continuing pandemic. — The NY Times reports that parents are sneaking air quality monitors into school to see whether it’s safe for their kids to breath in there. C02 levels rise in crowded rooms. — A mysterious boom that sounded like a large explosion rattled homes in New Hampshire and part of neighboring Massachusetts yesterday. So far it is unexplained and the national Earthquake Center says there’s no evidence of a quake.

Punch Line: Celebutante Kim Kardashian hosted Saturday Night Live without appearing even once in a thong bikini. Appearing in a sparkly pink catsuit Kardashian said, “I’m excited to be here tonight to show you guys that I’m so much more than just a pretty face, and good hair, and great makeup and amazing boobs, and a perfect butt.”

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