reporter: i can go home now. okay. they sent the right guy because i would have been walking through the vault like i just want to touch it! they would have had to put me out of there. that was nbc s richard lui reporting. incredible. it is the top of the hour. it is good to be with you tonight. people across the country are venturing out as states reopen and companies loosen restrictions, but are we ready to unmask? as if we don t have enough to deal with, some members of congress are now saying we might have a ufo problem. we ll explain. the royal family speaking out about that infamous bbc interview with princess diana. her sons say it contributed to her death and to decades of trauma for them. also, forecasters are projecting a record-breaking hurricane season and we will graduate from this covid year with some words of wisdom from commencement day. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
The UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (
Act) was given Royal Assent on 29 April 2021. When it comes into force later this year, it will give the UK government substantial powers to scrutinise a wide range of investments in the UK dating back to 12 November 2020 and to remedy any national security risks they raise.
A comprehensive, rigorous regime
The Act puts in place a new standalone regime that is significantly more rigorous than the previous public interest regime, which was linked to the UK merger control regime, applied only to mergers and acquisitions of businesses and resulted in only 12 interventions in its 17-year life.
2021 undergraduates: contact MIT’s Herff Jones representative, Jeff Quirk
2021 advanced degrees: visit the Grad Rat website for details NOTE: the submission deadline has passed. You may submit data now, however, it will be added to a batch that will be shipped AFTER Commencement Day.
Degree candidates may request their Commencement gift box and provide a shipping address via Qualtrics. Touchstone log-in is required.
Sept 2020 grads: if you do not have access to Touchstone anymore, please check your email for a follow-up message that provides you a unique link to log in. Contact us if you have any further trouble.
The hour following the online Commencement Celebration Program and Degree Conferral will be devoted to the presentation of graduates’ names. In addition, graduates will be able to search for their names and share an individual slide and recording with family and friends. These features will become available at the conclusion of the online program and will remain
Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on March 10, 2021
The email went out at 10:07 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, from President Clayton Spencer.
Due to the surging pandemic, Spencer announced, Bates would immediately suspend in-person classes, asking all 1,700 students except those granted waivers through petition to move off campus in preparation for remote learning to begin in 10 days.
“My heart goes out to all of our students,” Spencer said. But, “we are at a pivotal moment with respect to both the spread of the COVID-19 virus and our ability as a college to take proactive, rather than reactive, steps.”
Thus began a year filled to the brim with reactions, proactions, and a lot of Bates teamwork, culminating in a return to campus in August and a successful so far in-person academic year.