Prologue Journal – Page 36252 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

4 things you need to focus on as student loan payments resume

Washington Post If you choose to avoid the consequences of failing to address your loans, things can get ugly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/14/student-loan-repayment-pause-things-focus/

Turkey’s Erdogan Hosts Talks on Sweden’s NATO Membership

New York Times NATO members are meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, hoping to get him to drop his opposition to Sweden’s membership in the alliance. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/14/world/russia-ukraine-news

Russian entrepreneurs support Algeria’s accession to BRICS — Delovaya Rossiya

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Alexey Repik noted that a number of measures should be taken to will expand cooperation between entrepreneurs of the two countries https://tass.com/economy/1631969

E.U. Takes Major Step Toward Regulating A.I.

New York Times A draft law in the European Parliament has become the world’s most far-reaching attempt to address the potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/technology/europe-ai-regulation.html

Vodafone, Three Agree UK Merger

Wall Street Journal Vodafone and CK Hutchison have agreed to combine their businesses in the U.K., with the deal expected to close before the end of 2024, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. https://www.wsj.com/articles/vodafone-and-three-agree-to-merge-uk-businesses-7297ff88

EU Says It May Seek Breakup of Google’s Ad-Tech Business

Wall Street Journal The move means Europe is joining the U.S.’s antitrust assault on Google’s ad-tech business, potentially setting up a protracted battle. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-says-it-may-seek-breakup-of-googles-ad-tech-business-b988fd78

New York Gov. Hochul silent as state lawmakers pass bill considering reparations for slavery

Fox News New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is remaining silent days after lawmakers sent a bill to her desk that would begin the process of the Empire State considering reparations as a way to make amends for slavery. The state legislature passed a bill last week that would create a commission to study the effects…

Kherson museum identifies three paintings taken by occupiers to Crimea

Pravda Ukraine The Oleksii Shovkunenko Kherson Art Museum has identified three more paintings from its collection that were stolen by the Russian occupiers and taken to temporarily occupied Crimea. Source: museum staff on their Facebook page Details: They identified these exhibits using photos from the Central Taurida Museum in Simferopol. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7406813/

Robotic trucks start trips between Moscow, St. Petersburg

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The robotic delivery of goods is being practiced as part of the experimental legal regime program at the M-11 Neva highway between St. Petersburg and Moscow https://tass.com/economy/1631961

Border guards destroy Russian position in Luhansk Oblast

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian border guards demonstrated the targeted destruction of a Russian position while the invaders were resting in Luhansk Oblast. Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Quote: “Recently, on the Svatove front, while performing a combat mission, border guards and aerial reconnaissance men came across the ‘Russo Turisto’ position. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7406812/