Straight Arrow News 12PM Update: May 24, 2021

May 24, 2021 at 09:06 PM CDT

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Today’s Straight Arrow News Update includes the U.S. Secretary of State heading to the Middle East, the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, and a U.S. vaccination update.

To learn more about eradicating COVID-19, view Jimmie Johnson’s report here.

To learn more about NFTs, view Gwen Baumgardner’s report here.

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ben was a primary news producer at Straight Arrow News. His main responsibility involved producing the news updates throughout the day

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Gwen Baumgardner: CLEANUP CONTINUES ON THE GAZA STRIP THIS MORNING, AS WE ENTER DAY FOUR OF THE CEASE FIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS.

ON THAT NOTE, WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.
I’M GWEN BAUMGARDNER.
THIS MORNING, WE’VE JUST LEARNED U-S SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN WILL HEAD TO THE MIDDLE EAST TODAY.
HE’S EXPECTED TO PRESS ISRAEL AND PALESTINE TO BUILD ON THE CEASE FIRE, BY LAYING THE GROUNDWORK TO EVENTUALLY RESUME PEACE TALKS.

THE NEXT BIG STORY THAT NEEDS TO BE ON YOUR RADAR.
THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH IS TOMORROW.
PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL HOST FLOYD’S FAMILY AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO MARK THE OCCASION.
IN MINNEAPOLIS, A BLACK LIVES MATTER MARCH ON SUNDAY KICKED OFF SEVERAL EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
MEANWHILE HOW MUCH HAS POLICING CHANGED THE PAST YEAR?
AND WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE IN TERMS OF POLICE PAY AND TRAINING.
I SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT WHERE AMERICA STANDS COMPARED TO TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

Gwen: “Compared to the rest of the world how does America average?”
Haberfield: “The Worst! It doesn’t average! It Really doesn’t. We have the worst… in terms of the length, in terms of the content, the topics that are taught.”)
GWEN: WE’LL SHARE MORE OF MY INTERVIEW AND MY ENTIRE STORY ON POLICE PAY AND TRAINING ALL THIS WEEK ON STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.COM.

NEW THIS MORNING …
THE LATEST C-D-C NUMBERS SHOW THE U-S HAS FULLY VACCINATED NEARLY HALF OF ITS ADULTS.
49 POINT 6 PERCENT IS THE EXACT NUMBER.
OVER 61 PERCENT OF AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOSE.

HE QUESTION WE’VE BEEN ASKING, CAN WE FULLY ERADICATE THE VIRUS?
JIMMIE IS WORKING ON THAT STORY.

Jimmie Johnson: “IT IS UNLIKELY. AT LEAST NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BECAUSE IT’S SO WIDESPREAD.”

GWEN: IN HIS STORY, JIMMIE ALSO EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC AND ENDEMIC.
CLICK BELOW FOR THE LINK.

RIGHT NOW, THE HEAD OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS LAEL BRAINARD IS SOUNDING OFF ON DIGITAL CURRENCIES.
JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, SHE SAID THE FEDERAL RESERVE WILL BE RESEARCHING THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL VERSION OF THE U.S. DOLLAR.

FINALLY – REMEMBER THIS VIDEO ?

KID: “CHARLIE YOU BIT MY FINGER”
GWEN:
ONE OF THE MOST MEME-ABLE YOU TUBE VIDEOS EVER WILL BE TAKEN OFF YOUTUBE.
THAT’S BECAUSE IT’S BEEN SOLD AS AN NFT, A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN, FOR MORE THAN $760,00
THE NEW OWNER OF THE VIDEO SEEMINGLY DOESN’T WANT IT OUT THERE FOR THE WORLD TO WATCH FOR FREE.

UNSURE WHAT AN N-F-T ACTUALLY IS?
FEAR NOT.
I BREAKDOWN IT FOR YOU IN THIS ‘LET ME EXPLAIN SEGMENT’
WE PUT THE LINK RIGHT BELOW THIS VIDEO.

THERE YOU HAVE IT, YOUR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS UPDATE.
BREAKING NEWS, AS IT HAPPENS, ALL DAY LONG ON STRAIGHTARROWNEWS.COM.
SEE YOU SOON.

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