News Of The Week Roundup: Week 10, 2021

In America, two things dominated the news this week: the bombshell royal interview with Harry and Meghan and the 1 year anniversary of COVID lockdowns. I did not watch the royal interview - I am not into that sort of thing, but boy howdy, a whole lot of people were talking about it all week! And are we really surprised the royal family is still apparently a mess?

Did you remember to spring your clocks forward overnight? The days are getting longer now - more daylight! Spring is but a week away!

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey: Five questions left unanswered. https://t.co/Vl4FVMN1fa

— ABC News (@ABC) March 14, 2021

President Biden held his first prime time televised address to mark the COVID-19 anniversary and to announce the passage of his landmark relief bill. The address was held exactly one year to the day that President Trump addressed the nation in prime time to talk about the pandemic.

BREAKING: President Biden is expected to call for all U.S. adults to be eligible to receive the vaccine no later than May 1; will announce that the U.S. could be on track to reach a sense of normalcy by Independence Day. https://t.co/EMqaTIgO5g

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 12, 2021

On March 12, 2020, four arena concerts took place across the country - the last night of multiple, large-scale indoor shows in the U.S. One year later, performers, fans and behind-the-scenes workers look back on one of the strangest nights of music ever. https://t.co/Qb3Edm5b5Q

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) March 12, 2021

U.S. reaches COVID-19 vaccine milestone of 100 million shots https://t.co/hchHMTp9cc

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 14, 2021

And some football news: Dak Prescott scores the highest signing bonus in NFL history when inking his deal with the Dallas Cowboys.

Cowboys are giving Dak Prescott a four-year, $160 million deal, including a record $126 million guaranteed, source tells ESPN.

The first three years average $42 million per year.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 8, 2021

I know we have a lot of current and former smokers here. I thought this was very important news to share:

Millions more smokers and ex-smokers should receive free, annual screenings for lung cancer, a federally appointed task force says https://t.co/86RT7sKCIZ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 9, 2021

And I leave you with this:

Celebrating 41 years of On Through the Night 🌕 On March 14, 1980 On Through the Night was released in the UK 🤘 Let us know - which track from this album is your favorite? pic.twitter.com/3egPUNCGXn

— Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) March 14, 2021