Ep. 84: News Roundup Week of 5/17/21

Heart & Home

A truce between Israel and militant group Hamas held on Friday despite clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. On Thursday, Israel’s cabinet voted to accept an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire with Hamas that began at 2 a.m. local time Friday after 11 days of conflict… A surge of 8,000 migrants swam into the city of Ceuta, Spain from Morocco this week. Spain expelled 5,000+ migrants, including unaccompanied children as young as 7. —-—- The Canada-US border will remain closed to non-essential travel until June 21, to limit the spread of COVID-19. ——— In the United States, Kroger announced that both workers and customers who are not fully vaccinated to continue to wear a mask. Meanwhile, CVS and Target removed mask requirements for vaccinated customers. ——- Unvaccinated New Yorkers will receive a lottery ticket if they get vaccinated at state facility next week… The U.S. Supreme Court plans to take up major abortion case next term that could limit Roe v. Wade -- the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide. ——— Ellen DeGeneres is ending her long-running daytime talk show in 2022 after nearly 20 years… Oprah and Prince Harry released a five-part docu-series entitled The Me You Can't See, available on Apple TV+. ——- This week, Prince Harry’s mom was in the news for a 1995 interview Princess Diana gave to Martin Bashir of the BBC Panorama. A six-month probe into the Princess Diana interview was released this week. Retired judge Lord Dyson was asked by the BBC to investigate how Panorama and Martin Bashir secured the interview. Both her sons responded to the findings.