Prologue Journal – Page 36254 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Volkswagen Targets Higher Profits, Greater Efficiency

Wall Street Journal Volkswagen unveiled a global performance program aimed at increasing earnings by around €10 billion to achieve a return on sales of 6.5% by 2026. https://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-unveils-global-performance-program-to-reach-higher-profits-efficiency-ff60b9ed

Seventeen people went missing following Kakhovka dam breach — Kherson Region head

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Vladimir Saldo, the humanitarian and environmental situation was tense following the collapse of the HPP https://tass.com/politics/1632187

The Morning Risk Report

Wall Street Journal DeFi group found liable under commodities law, but getting it to pay may be tricky, and Sam Bankman-Fried takes fight over federal fraud case to Bahamas. Also, a spy tool helped the FBI solve pipeline hack, other major crimes, U.S. officials say. https://createsend.com/t/d-CE13C5F26ADD93C42540EF23F30FEDED

GOP-controlled House taking up legislation to protect gas stoves from government regulators

Fox News Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators. A bill approved Tuesday would prohibit use of federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a hazardous product, while a separate bill set for a vote Wednesday…

Countries can follow ‘various paths’ on human rights, says Chinese President Xi Jinping

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Xi made the comments in a letter to a forum that heard some Western countries were acting like a ‘human rights teacher’ despite their own failings. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224096/countries-can-follow-various-paths-human-rights-says-chinese-president-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia welcomes Algeria’s interest in expanding ties with EAEU — PM Mishustin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said earlier on Wednesday that Moscow was considering the possibility of signing a free trade agreement with Algeria https://tass.com/economy/1632171

Novocherkassk hydropower plant in Russia’s south halts generation amid fire

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Open fire has already been extinguished https://tass.com/emergencies/1632177

How Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life

New York Times A conversation with Emily Baumgaertner, a health correspondent for The New York Times who went to places as different as San Diego and rural Mississippi to measure the harmful effects of noise. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/us/noise-san-diego-health-effects.html

Sesame Allergy Sufferers Wanted Warning Labels. They Got More Sesame.

Wall Street Journal In response to a 2021 law, some companies began adding sesame to products that hadn’t included it, saying that was safer than certifying they had eliminated all traces of it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sesame-allergy-sufferers-wanted-warning-labels-they-got-more-sesame-283c70ce

USDA aims to tighten ‘humane,’ antibiotic-free meat labels

Washington Post Customers often pay a premium for meat with these labels but the current standards are lax, critics say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/14/meat-labels-usda-humane-antibiotics/