Prologue Journal – Page 39902 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Memphis Zoo holds farewell party for Ya Ya the giant panda ahead of return to China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Highlighted by Chinese cultural performances including a demonstration by the Tennessee Happy Kung Fu School, the send-off marked the end of a 20-year loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216437/memphis-zoo-holds-farewell-party-ya-ya-giant-panda-ahead-return-china?utm_source=rss_feed

Overlooked No More: Alice Ball, Chemist Who Created a Treatment for Leprosy

New York Times After she died — and just a year after her discovery — another scientist took credit for her work. It would be more than half a century until her story resurfaced. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/obituaries/alice-ball-overlooked.html

Russia Formally Charges Detained WSJ Journalist Evan Gershkovich, State Media Reports

New York Times Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was detained last week. The Journal and U.S. officials have vehemently rejected the Russian authorities’ allegations against him. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/europe/evan-gershkovich-charged-espionage-russia.html

Israeli ministers criticize response to terror, blame Bennett-Lapid gov’t

Jerusalem Post Ben-Gvir revealed that he had considered leaving the government and supporting it from the outside, but that he decided against it for the time being. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738745

E.P.A Lab Helps Plan the Fastest Road to an EV Future

New York Times Government scientists have spent a year analyzing electric vehicles to help the E.P.A. design new tailpipe rules to trigger an electric car revolution. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/climate/electric-cars-biden-climate.html

Houthi official says Saudi Arabia freed 13 detainees ahead of wider Yemen prisoner swap

Jerusalem Post Saudi and Omani envoys are expected to meet in Sanaa to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with Houthi officials https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738744

Uneasy quiet on Israel’s fronts before rockets launched from Syria

Jerusalem Post Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Saturday night that the West Bank closure would be extended until the end of the Passover holiday and that all Ramadan leniencies would be cancelled. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738743

Elderly woman drowns off coast of Bat Yam, central Israel

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738742

Catholic archdiocese accuses Walter Reed of stifling religious rights with ‘cease and desist’ order

Fox News The Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services is accusing Walter Reed National Military Medical Center of denying Catholic service members and veterans their right to practice their religion after it canceled a contract for pastoral care and issued a “cease and desist” order to a community of Catholic priests just days before Holy…

McCaul says China saber-rattling will ‘only firm up our resolve’ amid aggression against Taiwan

Fox News A bipartisan U.S. delegation to Taiwan concluded that China’s saber-rattling efforts should only inspire Washington to firm up its commitment to the island nation. “These are intimidation tactics and saber-rattling, in my judgment, only firm up our resolve against the Chinese Communist Party. It has no deterrent effect on us,” House Foreign Affairs…