Prologue Journal – Page 35281 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Where the Likely 2024 Presidential Contenders Stand on Abortion

New York Times Not quite a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion continues to be one of the main issues shaping American politics. https://www.nytimes.com/article/presidential-candidates-2024-abortion.html

Zelenskyy appoints new heads of Luhansk and Sumy oblasts

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed new heads of the Luhansk and Sumy Oblast State Administrations. Source: the President’s decrees dated 12 April, posted on the president’s website Details: Artem Lysohor was appointed Head of the Luhansk Oblast State Administration, while Volodymyr Artiukh now heads the Sumy Oblast State Administration. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397808/

‘Horrible’ bill banning police dogs from being used in arrests would ’embolden’ criminals, sheriff says

Fox News A California sheriff criticized lawmakers who want to keep police dogs from biting suspected criminals or being used during protests, calling K-9s an important “less-lethal” option for law enforcement. “One of our one of our biggest successes and biggest tools to deescalate situations is the deployment of canines,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco…

UN Secretary General not surprised by reports of his phone being tapped — spokesman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The official representative of the Secretary General of the world organization, Stéphane Dujarric, recalled that António Guterres has long been in politics https://tass.com/world/1604073

Zelensky needs counter-offensive to save face with Western patrons — expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Retired police lieutenant colonel of the Lugansk People’s Republic Andrei Marochko expressed the opinion that the Kiev government should now “be accountable to its Western curators for the money spent and lost equipment” https://tass.com/defense/1604069

Trump Vows Investigations of Democratic District Attorneys and F.B.I. Overhaul

New York Times Mr. Trump’s threats of sweeping inquiries if re-elected came as local prosecutors in New York and Georgia were intensely scrutinizing him. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/politics/trump-bragg-district-attorneys-new-york-georgia.html

Meir Shalev, Whose Novels Found Humor in Israeli Life, Dies at 74

New York Times He focused mostly on the half century before Israeli independence, finding the plight of the early Zionists ripe for affectionate satire. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/books/meir-shalev-dead.html

Florida lawmakers approve six-week abortion ban, sending to Gov. DeSantis for signature

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739196

US, UK, EU officials met with financial firms on Russian sanctions evasion

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739195

Heavy rains boost water level at Iran’s Lake Urmia

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Higher water level in Leke Urmia is because of ongoing heavy rains in northwestern Iran. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/13/701494/Iran-Lake-Urmia-water-level-increase-heavy-rains