Prologue Journal – Page 38547 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Government sets up information page on tainted Costco berries

Taipei, May 6 (CNA) The Executive Yuan’s Department of Consumer Protection has set up an information page on the latest developments related to hepatitis A contamination of Costco’s imported berries to keep consumers up to date on the situation, it said Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305060011

At the Coronation, Harry and William Find Themselves Rows Apart

New York Times The sons of King Charles III did not appear to interact during their father’s coronation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/prince-harry-william-coronation.html

World’s Top AI Researchers Debate the Technology’s Next Steps

Wall Street Journal After ChatGPT sparked a frenzy among tech companies, a conference in Africa is focusing on AI’s promise and peril for poorer nations. https://www.wsj.com/articles/worlds-top-ai-researchers-debate-the-technologys-next-steps-55be2849

Serbia Mourns and Reflects After Mass Shootings

New York Times Back-to-back massacres have forced the country, still in mourning, to grapple with its complicated and long gun tradition. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/serbia-shootings-gun-reckoning.html

At king’s coronation, royal grandchildren charm audiences with yawns, waves

Washington Post King Charles III’s grandchilden – Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte – stole the show while relations between William and Harry appeared frosty. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/charles-coronation-louis-george-charlotte/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Biden says VP Kamala Harris needs more ‘credit’, deflects question on whether he’ll serve a full term

Fox News President Biden said Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris “hasn’t gotten the credit she deserves” as he defended his re-election campaign’s strategy of prominently featuring the vice president amid questions about his advanced age. During an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle, Biden, 80, was asked what message his campaign sent by featuring Harris…

Ukraine-born ex-convict detained on suspicion of blowing up Russian writer’s car

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The detainee is 30 years old https://tass.com/emergencies/1614499

Carousel accident in Orenburg was due to mechanical failure – mayor’s office

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Several adults and children were injured in the incident https://tass.com/emergencies/1614497

Two ballistic missiles downed over Crimea, according to updated information – authorities

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said earlier that one ballistic missile was shot down https://tass.com/emergencies/1614495

KENTUCKY DERBY: Intensifying race to decide who will challenge red-state Democrat enters final stretch

Fox News As the nation’s most impressive steeds line up to compete in this year’s Kentucky Derby on Saturday, another competitive race will be hitting its final stretch in the Bluegrass state: the heated Republican primary to decide who will take on Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in November. Beshear, one of the nation’s few Democratic…