Ceasefire Deal, Jobless Claims Drop & Princess Diana Deceived- Friday, May 21st, 2021
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 21 May 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, May 21st, 2021!
What to know about a now-approved ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and the U.S. response to it.
Also, an encouraging sign for the U.S. economy: new unemployment claims dropped to a pandemic low.
Plus, what to expect from this year's hurricane season, why the BBC is apologizing to the late Princess Diana, and a sequel is coming to a cult classic from the 1990s.
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
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Sources:
Israel and Hamas Ceasefire: NY Times, WSJ, AP, NPR, NBC News
Biden Signs Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Bill: NPR, Reuters, ABC News, Fox News
New Jobless Claims Hit Pandemic Low: WSJ, CNBC, AP, WaPo, Labor Dept.
NOAA Hurricane Season Prediction: WaPo, NY Times, NPR, NOAA
BBC Apologizes for Princess Diana Interview: BBC, Guardian, WaPo, Fox News
Princes Harry and William Respond to BBC Investigation: NBC News, Variety, ABC News
Proposal for Reporting Large Crypto Transfers: CNET, Bloomberg, WSJ, Reuters, Treasury Dept.
Facebook's "Live Shopping Fridays": TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, WWD, Facebook
NBA Playoffs Start Saturday: CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBA
Hocus Pocus 2: Variety, CNN, Deadline, USA Today
Feel Good Friday: Girl Scouts Turn Bottle Caps into Park Benches: Daily Herald, The Week
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, May 21st, what to know about a now-approved ceasefire deal between Israel |
| 0:04.8 | and Hamas and the U.S. response to it. |
| 0:07.2 | Also, an encouraging sign for the U.S. economy, new unemployment claims dropped to a pandemic |
| 0:12.0 | low. |
| 0:13.0 | Plus, what to expect from this year's hurricane season, while the BBC is apologizing |
| 0:17.1 | to the late Princess Diana, and a sequel is coming to a cult classic from the 90s. |
| 0:22.1 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:28.7 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:31.1 | I'm Air Commandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:33.8 | You ready? |
| 0:34.8 | Let's do this. |
| 0:36.1 | As of this morning, things are finally quiet in Gaza. |
| 0:42.3 | The Israeli government and the Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed to a ceasefire. |
| 0:47.0 | As you know, this comes after nearly two weeks of fighting that's left hundreds of people |
| 0:50.8 | dead, thousands hurt, and parts of the Gaza Strip destroyed. |
| 0:54.2 | Well, now things seem to have calmed down, and the world is watching closely to see if |
| 0:58.2 | this truth holds. |
| 1:00.1 | U.S. |
| 1:01.1 | Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to the region soon to meet with both Israeli |
| 1:04.0 | and Palestinian leaders. |
| 1:05.7 | Egypt also has two groups of security officials monitoring the ceasefire, one for each side. |
| 1:11.2 | The next hurdle is getting humanitarian aid to the people who need it most. |
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