USA – Page 9973 – Prologue Journal

Why Joe Biden Has Slow-Walked His Way to a 2024 Run

New York Times Closed-door meetings about when to roll out the president’s campaign are intensifying. Still, with no serious primary challenge and Republicans infighting, he feels little pressure. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/politics/is-joe-biden-running-2024.html

G.O.P. to Attack Bragg on Crime at a Hearing in New York

New York Times Republicans argue Alvin Bragg, the district attorney, has allowed a crime crisis to flourish in New York. But data shows that, after a pandemic spike, crime is down slightly in the city. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/politics/house-republicans-hearing-bragg-manhattan.html

Biden admin receives backlash from nearly two dozen groups for move cracking down on gas stoves

Fox News EXCLUSIVE: A coalition of 18 energy and consumer advocacy organizations are filing comments with the Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday, arguing the agency’s rules cracking down on gas stoves would harm Americans. Led by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), the groups argued the regulations on stovetops, which the DOE introduced in early…

Fiscal crisis nears as McCarthy takes debt ceiling plan to Wall Street

Washington Post Kevin McCarthy is set to pitch on Monday a fiscal plan with the debt ceiling crisis looming. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/17/debt-ceiling-crisis-kevin-mccarthy/

Aliaxis Mulls Bid For Finland’s Uponor

Wall Street Journal Pipe and fittings manufacturer Aliaxis said it was considering making a €1.8 billion cash offer for Uponor, having failed to negotiate a deal last year. https://www.wsj.com/articles/belgiums-aliaxis-considers-making-2-billion-bid-for-finlands-uponor-96f148d7

An Eagle Who Adopted a Rock Becomes a Real Dad

New York Times Murphy, a bald eagle at a bird sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., had been incubating a rock, and his keepers did not have the heart to separate them. He seemed ready when an eaglet needed a dad. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/murphy-bald-eagle-rock.html

Democrat lawmakers demand Biden address ‘extreme right-wing Israeli government’ after West Bank violence

Fox News Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to respond to the “extreme right-wing Israeli government” and recent “shocking violence” that has taken place between Israeli forces and residents of the West Bank. Reps. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Jamaal Bowman of New York, and “Squad” Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar…

SAS Delays Use of Bankruptcy Loan

Wall Street Journal SAS said it won’t use the next tranche of its bankruptcy loan in the second quarter, after its liquidity improved during the winter. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sas-reports-better-liquidity-wont-use-second-tranche-of-bankruptcy-loan-7505911c

Rovio Confirms Takeover by Sega

Wall Street Journal ‘Angry Birds’ Owner Rovio Entertainment has agreed to a €706 million cash takeover from Sega, expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/angry-birds-owner-rovio-agrees-to-takeover-by-sega-89a26f95

A Year After Uvalde, Two Children Are Still Trying to Recover

New York Times When a gunman opened fire in two classrooms in Uvalde, Texas, 19 children died. Two fourth graders wounded in the massacre are still trying to recover. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/uvalde-shooting-survivors.html