Prologue Journal – Page 40131 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Armenia, Azerbaijan military forces clash along border; at least 7 killed

Fox News Military forces from Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed Tuesday along their border and at least seven soldiers were killed, according to the countries’ defense ministries. The confrontation follows months of tensions over the blockage of the only road connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan. Armenia’s Defense Ministry said Azerbaijan fired…

Phil Murphy Puts Strikers Over Students

Wall Street Journal New Jersey’s Governor is keeping lecture halls empty to help unions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rutgers-faculty-strike-phil-murphy-negotiations-new-jersey-jonathan-holloway-4b2ed6b8

Former NSC official Matthew Miller named as US State Dept spokesperson

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739000

How College Students View the Donald Trump Indictment

Wall Street Journal Was Alvin Bragg right to charge the former president? https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-college-students-view-the-donald-trump-indictment-manhattan-alvin-bragg-election-2024-campaign-finance-law-f4524a12

North Dakota advances bill to help parents with private school costs

Fox News Two weeks after the North Dakota House failed to pass a measure that would have provided free lunch to low-income students in public schools, the state Senate has passed a bill that would give qualifying parents private school tuition assistance. Under the bill passed Tuesday, $10 million in state funds would be allocated…

Intel ‘Leaks’ Aren’t Solved

Wall Street Journal Also, just because it’s in a ‘briefing’ doesn’t mean it’s true or accurate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-leaks-arent-solved-russia-ukraine-invasion-pentagon-investigation-intelligence-crime-comey-russian-collusion-bebb563

‘The Cannons Roar’ Review: Opening Salvo

Wall Street Journal An unorthodox ‘oral history’ conjures the early weeks of 1861, culminating in the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cannons-roar-review-opening-salvo-3415f6f8

Help Ukraine Defeat Russia, Then Make Friends

Wall Street Journal The West neglected Moscow after the Cold War. Helping to defeat Putin would give us another chance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/defeat-russia-then-make-friends-putin-ukraine-beijing-national-security-peace-war-territorial-dispute-d092bb28

Federal executive authorities study Moon program draft — Roscosmos chief

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Roscosmos CEO, the key guidelines for the domestic crewed flights program are research into Russia’s future orbital outpost https://tass.com/science/1602877

Ruble’s share in export payments becomes equal to dollar in 2022 — Bank of Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The overall weight of the US dollar and euro in payments both for export and import supplies amounted to slightly less than 50% even by the end of 2022 https://tass.com/economy/1602875