News Of The Week Roundup: Week 15, 2021
Prince Philip was laid to rest yesterday in a grand funeral that was sparsely attended because of COVID-19 protocols. Seeing the Queen alone was sad on many levels.
She was utterly alone. For many watching the proceedings from home, the sight of the newly widowed Queen Elizabeth II, who will turn 95 next week, was perhaps the saddest image of the day. https://t.co/afjqGsf3Rv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 17, 2021
There have been 47 mass shootings in just the last month in America. Other countries do not have this problem.
Breaking News: At least eight people were killed in a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the police said. The gunman was believed to have taken his own life. https://t.co/OdzN1Jbl1k
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 16, 2021
The Indianapolis gunman bought his weapons legally - after having a weapon seized because of his mental state. He should have never been allowed to purchase more weapons. But here we are.
Breaking News: The gunman in the FedEx shooting legally bought two semiautomatic rifles months after a gun was seized from him over his mental state, officials said. https://t.co/V1khDJ9JAL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 18, 2021
This might be the most horrifying story I have read from the COVID-19 pandemic and boy, that's saying something:
Some Brazilian hospitals have run out of sedatives, forcing doctors to use restraints while coronavirus patients are intubated
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) April 15, 2021
"I never thought I would be living through something like this," a doctor says. "The patient is submitted to a form of torture" https://t.co/WbbfqupnnK
Are you fully vaxxed and ready to travel during the pandemic? I am! In fact, I am going to Disney World in mid-June. I have not flown since the pandemic was declared in America (well, I haven't traveled anywhere, actually) and I am very excited for my trip. I am glad my flight is a short one at around two hours. Eric and I were not ready to tackle a long-haul flight wearing masks and seeing this story below, I am glad we settled on one domestic trip this year.
I thought this was interesting - and not surprising:
By nearly all measures, the religiously unaffiliated now represent at least a fifth of all American adults, rivaling Catholics and evangelical Christians as the nation’s largest cohort in terms of religious faith (or lack thereof). https://t.co/YT0KBgnzLb
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) April 17, 2021
And I leave you with this:
Jon Bon Jovi Jealous Of Former Classmate Who Made It Out Of Jersey https://t.co/xMg9qqn9Zt pic.twitter.com/z87ML8zII6
— The Onion (@TheOnion) April 17, 2021