Today is the 271st day of the year. There are 94 days remaining until the end of the year (88 days till Christmas).
Amtrak announced plans for a $117 billion high-speed rail line serving Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston, using trains that can travel up to 220 miles per hour. Champion filly Rachel Alexandra, winner of the Preakness Stakes and Horse of the Year in 2009 was retired from horse racing by her owner after a disappointing season in which she won only two of five races. A University of Texas student opened fire on his campus with an assault rifle before fleeing into a library and fatally shooting himself. The Census Bureau's 2009 American Community Survey arrived at the somewhat obvious result that the recession has had an impact upon many parts of nearly every American's life.
Tonight is "Biggest Loser" night on NBC. CBS has new episodes of "NCIS" and "NCIS: Los Angeles" and ABC has the results show for "Dancing With The Stars." On PBS, "Baseball: The Tenth Inning" is the first half of a two-part documentary covering the last 16 years of baseball. This is Ken Burns follow-up to his popular 1994 series: "Baseball." Topics recalled tonight include Cal Ripken Jr.; international players; performance-enhancing drugs; the 1994 strike; and a lot of Barry Bonds.
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