Tuesday, August 22, 2023

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. <br /><br /><u>PART I</u> (17:16 - 17:16) Let the Rule of Law Operate: The Hunter Biden Controversy Continues to Unfold <br /><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/us/politics/inside-hunter-biden-plea-deal.html">Inside the Collapse of Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal</a> by New York Times (Michael S. Schmidt, Luke Broadwater and Glenn Thrush) </li> </ul> <br /><br /><u>PART II</u> (24:7 - 24:7) Russia’s Luna-25 Probe ‘Ceased to Exist’: The Failed Moon Mission and the Continuation of the Space Race <br /><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russian-spacecraft-crashes-into-moon-f57eb14b">Russia’s Luna-25 Spacecraft Crashes Into Moon</a> by Wall Street Journal (Bojan Pancevski) </li> </ul> <br /><br /><u>PART III</u> (25:42 - 25:42) The Competition for International Prestige Continues: The Big Issues Behind Russia’s Race Back to the Moon