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2022-05-21 21:00:05 US Secret Service members sent home from South Korea as Biden embarks on first Asia tour

Two United States Secret Service employees have been sent home from South Korea just as President Joe Biden embarks on his first Asia tour since taking office.

According to a source familiar with the matter, a group of Secret Service employees went out to dinner in Seoul this week. After dinner, a small group broke off and visited multiple bars. When the two employees - one special agent and one physical security specialist - returned from the night out, one of the employees got into an altercation with a cab driver and two Korean nationals, resulting in a police response.

Both employees were armed but were not part of the President's advance team - the presidential detail that travels ahead of the president. The employees involved in the incident were responsible for physical security preparations and logistical planning, the source said.
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2022-05-21 19:21:00 The Verkhovna Rada has suggested stripping citizenship from Ukrainians who went to Russia during the war and did not return from it within 30 days. Open / Comment

2022-05-21 18:32:00 Azovstal fighters used Elon Musk's Starlink to transmit information to their command

One of the wounded officers of the National Guard, who is now in a hospital, said this. According to him, many fighters even watched Youtube. Open / Comment

2022-05-21 15:03:00 In Germany, Ukrainian refugees, seeing a Russian flag, got upset and tried to burn it with a "Tesla transformer". The entire house, which the refugees had been provided with by the Germans, ended up burning down. Open / Comment

2022-05-21 14:00:10 Clarence Thomas calls out John Roberts as Supreme Court edges closer to overturning Roe v. Wade

There was a little-seen warm moment between Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas last November 1, just before the Supreme Court heard arguments on Texas' abortion ban.

Roberts announced that 30 years ago on that exact date, a ceremonial investiture for Thomas had been held. Thomas, sitting to Roberts' right, beamed and slung his arm over the chief's shoulder.
That collegiality in the courtroom, filled with only a few dozen spectators because of Covid-19 protocols, has vanished. The two justices are now engaged in an epic struggle over a new abortion case that could mean the end of Roe v. Wade nationwide and unsettle the public image of the court.
Last week at a Dallas conference, Thomas took a surprising, public jab at Roberts. Thomas has long touted the good relations inside the court and avoided public criticism of colleagues. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 21:00:06 Biden says Finland and Sweden have 'full, total, complete backing' of US as they seek to join NATO

President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed the leaders of Finland and Sweden to the White House and said both countries have the "full, total, complete backing" of the US after the two nations submitted their formal applications to become NATO members.

"Today, I am proud to welcome and offer the strong support of the United States for the applications of two great democracies and two close, highly capable partners to join the strongest, most powerful defensive alliance in the history of the world," Biden said while standing alongside Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.

The US President said, "The bottom line is simple, quite straightforward: Finland and Sweden make NATO stronger. Not just because of their capacity but because of their strong, strong democracies." Open / Comment

2022-05-20 19:43:00 Deputy commander of the Azov regiment Svyatoslav Palamar, nicknamed Kalina, walked out of Azovstal and surrendered

There is no official confirmation of this information yet.

Kalina's real name is Sviatoslav Palamar. He is 39 years old and in "Azov" he occupies the position of a deputy of the current commander Denis Prokopenko, known as Redis. Since the start of the assault on Azovstal, Palamar has regularly appeared on social media with video messages. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 17:17:00 On the morning of 19 May, 1,727 Ukrainian fighters surrendered from Azovstal in Mariupol

A total of 1,727 Ukrainian militants have surrendered from the Azovstal steelmaking plant in Mariupol. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 16:00:12 Kherson region will become a subject of the Russian Federation

Volodymyr Saldo, head of the VGA, held the 1st meeting with the heads of district oblasts in Kherson.

At the meeting they discussed plans for work in the Kherson region. The first priority is to set up executive bodies. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 14:00:15 Former top FBI official says he's '100% confident' Michael Sussmann told him he wasn't passing on tip for Hillary Clinton's campaign

A former top FBI official testified Thursday that he is "100% confident" that Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann told him he wasn't providing a tip about Donald Trump's potential ties to Russia on behalf of the campaign or any client, critical testimony that bolsters special counsel John Durham's claims that Sussmann illegally hid his political ties.

Former FBI general counsel James Baker told jurors about his meeting with Sussmann in September 2016, where Sussmann gave the tip. Sussmann has pleaded not guilty to one count of lying to the FBI - specifically that he falsely told Baker he wasn't there on behalf of any clients.

"He said he was not appearing before me on behalf of any particular client, and that he had some information that was of concern relating to an apparently surreptitious communications channel between something called Alfa Bank." Open / Comment