Prologue Journal – Page 35951 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Saudi Arabia to take wait-and-see approach to oil cuts — Energy Minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The country previously decided to voluntarily reduce oil production by one million barrels per day in July and then extended that to August https://tass.com/economy/1643625

Russia’s Rublev downs Karatsev, on to Round 3 at Wimbledon

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia is represented in men’s singles by Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev https://tass.com/sports/1643623

Egypt considering creation of regional gas hub — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Egypt has sufficient spare capacity to produce liquefied natural gas and can scale up its supplies, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tareq El Moll noted https://tass.com/world/1643621

DeSantis hauls in $20 million in fundraising in first six weeks of his 2024 GOP presidential campaign

Fox News FIRST ON FOX – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brought in an impressive $20 million in fundraising during the first six weeks of his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, his political team told Fox News on Thursday. Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting the Florida governor’s presidential run, in a separate…

Harvard’s Stages of Grief Over Affirmative Action

Wall Street Journal ‘Today is a hard day,’ the university’s president said after the Supreme Court ruling. Tomorrow the topic will finally be open to debate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvards-stages-of-grief-over-affirmative-action-sffa-court-higher-ed-87dd642a

Tech war: US opposes China’s metal export controls, saying they justify supply chain moves

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing’s new restrictions on germanium and gallium exports ‘underscore the need to diversify supply chains’, US Commerce Department says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3226834/tech-war-us-opposes-chinas-metal-export-controls-saying-they-justify-supply-chain-moves?utm_source=rss_feed

Putin harmed himself by admitting to financing Wagner Group – Lithuania’s former Foreign Minister

Pravda Ukraine Linas Linkevičius, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, believes that the President of Russia harmed himself and reduced the possibilities of hybrid operations with the participation of the Wagner Group when he recognised the state financing of the private military company. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/6/7410191/

Small U.S. Businesses Still Raising Wages, But Not as Fast

Wall Street Journal While many small businesses in the U.S. continue to lift wages to attract workers, the pace has recently slowed, the National Federation of Independent Business says in its June jobs report. https://www.wsj.com/articles/small-u-s-businesses-still-raising-wages-but-not-as-fast-5d1723af

The Sabbath and the Printed Page

Wall Street Journal On the Jewish day of rest, we need old-fashioned newspapers to stay informed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/print-newspapers-are-a-sabbath-necessity-day-of-rest-wsj-circulation-news-reading-1a0cab3f

Jenin retaliation: Israeli soldier killed, another critically wounded

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The shooting was carried out close to Kedumim settlement, near the city of Qalqilya. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/06/706572/Palestinian-Israeli-soldier-west-bank