USA – Page 26 – Prologue Journal

Two astronauts are stuck in space. This NASA veteran knows their pain.

Washington Post Frank Rubio’s experience – leave Earth in one vehicle, return much later in another – gives him an intimate understanding of the ordeal of two other NASA astronauts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/24/nasa-astronauts-stuck-space-starliner-boeing/

Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money

New York Times Breaking with past practice, President-elect Donald J. Trump has not agreed to disclose the donors paying for his planning effort or to limit their contributions. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/us/politics/donald-trump-2024-campaign-transition.html

Immigrants Across U.S. Rush to Prepare for Trump Crackdown

New York Times Donald Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations has driven fearful immigrants to seek protections and advice. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/us/trump-immigrants-deportations.html

Senate GOP motivated to rapidly confirm Trump nominations ahead of party trifecta in Washington

Fox News Senate Republicans have taken President-elect Donald Trump’s cue and are prepping to fast-track his Cabinet and lower level nominations once his second term begins in January. “The American people delivered President Trump a mandate, and it is crucial that Senate Republicans confirm his nominees quickly,” Republican Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno of Ohio said in…

At Bible Study for the Homeless, a Search for Meaning

New York Times Religion is often overlooked as a factor in the lives of the needy, but those who gather at a center in Virginia say it helps sustain them. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/us/bible-study-homeless.html

Israel Says Rabbi Found Dead in U.A.E. Was Murdered

Wall Street Journal Israel said the abduction and killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan was a “criminal antisemitic terrorist attack.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-says-rabbi-found-dead-in-u-a-e-was-murdered-732e5e5c

NYT Reporters Look Back on the Lady Jaguars Basketball Team

New York Times When we met them a dozen years ago, they were teenagers in trouble, playing for a basketball team that always lost. Did they find a way to win at life? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/us/lady-jaguars-basketball-carroll-academy.html

Taking a Second Look at the Lives of Troubled Girls, a Decade Later

New York Times When they were teens, these girls were sent to a school for juvenile delinquents. Our journalists experienced the rare privilege of telling their stories twice. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/us/lady-jaguars-john-branch.html

Ukraine’s Western Missiles Threaten Big Russian Assets

Wall Street Journal Russian airfields, ammo depots and training grounds are no longer safe. Hundreds of targets are now within reach of newly authorized weapons. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kyiv-ukraine-western-missiles-russia-2ea23bfb

War Between Hezbollah and Israel Drags Beirut Back Into Despair

Wall Street Journal Lebanon’s capital city is returning to a cycle of violence and destruction just as it was beginning to stabilize after years of chaos. https://www.wsj.com/articles/war-between-hezbollah-and-israel-drags-beirut-back-into-despair-a66199a7