News Of The Week Roundup: Week 20, 2021
REALLY DIGGING HIP HOP: Musical luminaries including @LLCoolJ @Nas Grandmaster Flash (@DJFlash4Eva) and @FatJoe were in the Bronx for a ground breaking ceremony, that launched the campaign for a new Universal Hip Hop Museum. pic.twitter.com/oN48eNkRlH
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) May 21, 2021
Also in the music world, the family of Randy Rhoads is finally getting back some equipment used by the late genius.
RANDY RHOADS's Stolen Guitar And Amp Head Finally Returned To His Family https://t.co/zHthUDSe4I pic.twitter.com/ctFtqbvagC
— BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) May 20, 2021
In sports... Tim Tebow is going back to the NFL. He's going to be a tight end for the Jaguars. Tebow signed a one year deal. Yes, he hasn't played professionally in what feels like forever.
Tim Tebow last played an NFL game Dec. 30, 2012. According to @EliasSports, six players have gone at least eight years between games played in the NFL, so Tebow could become the seventh. pic.twitter.com/uxnKeut6z6
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 21, 2021
The Atlantic hurricane season has already started - there's a named storm already.
The Atlantic Hurricane Season begins on June 1st, but as today we officially have our first named storm of the 2021 season! Subtropical Storm Ana formed just northeast of Bermuda at 5 am this morning. This is the 7th year in a row where a pre-season storm has been named! @WNYT pic.twitter.com/obDuXq7ppA
— Christina Talamo (@christinatalamo) May 22, 2021
The New Yorker does a nice piece on burnout. Having lived it - and still recovering - I think all the questions this article poses are legitimate. Basically, no you're not "burned out" if you're just tired or having a bad day at work. True burnout is far more insidious.
Burnout is widely reported to have grown worse during the pandemic, according to splashy news stories. But behind the latest crisis of depletion is a long history of exhaustion. https://t.co/WSQ5qJUvmM
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 19, 2021
The New York state attorney general's office is now conducting a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization. Most people are asking, "What took so long?"
NEW: The @NewYorkStateAG investigation into the Trump Organization is “no longer purely civil.”
— Sonia Moghe (@soniamoghe) May 19, 2021
“We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA,” a spokesman told CNN. pic.twitter.com/Ctck7VrYc0
The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas remains in tact, which is good news, but the violence and tension will undoubtably remain.
Ceasefire holds in the Middle East as tensions remain https://t.co/ePjgi8Hj1D via @nbcnews
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) May 23, 2021
Here's a breakdown of how President Biden pushed for the successful cease fire.
Great reporting from my colleague @BarakRavid from Israel --
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) May 23, 2021
To get inside the path to a ceasefire, he spoke with multiple U.S. & Israeli sources who were deeply involved in the diplomacy. Here's what he learnedhttps://t.co/OM9qdoviAC
Have you received your COVID-19 vaccine yet? The number of new cases, ICU admissions and deaths are going down - but new shots in arms are lagging.
COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S.:
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) May 23, 2021
(Partially) vaccinated:
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48.88% (+0.35)
Fully vaccinated:
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38.82% (+0.37)
To reach 60% at current rate:
68 days (+1): July 29, 2021
Around the globe, things vaccine-wise are slow going:
Global COVID-19 vaccinations:
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) May 22, 2021
(Partially) vaccinated*:
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10.35% (+0.22)
Fully vaccinated:
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4.87% (+0.08)
*To reach 70% at current rate:
276 days (-24): February 22, 2022
And finally, I leave you with this:
Historian here with some questions pic.twitter.com/QLBk82GZpv
— Jeff Manuel (@jeffmanuel) May 17, 2021