The Daily Populous

Wednesday March 23rd, 2022 night edition

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South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham used his time meant to question Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday to air a litany of grievances before storming off in a huff, drawing mockery from attorneys and political figures.

Mr Graham appeared upset that a number of prominent liberal groups had supported Ms Jackson over a South Carolina judge, Michelle Childs, who was also considered for the Supreme Court seat Ms Jackson will fill if confirmed by the Senate.

He also took issue with legal arguments she made while acting as a defence attorney representing accused enemy combatants detained at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Ms Jackson repeatedly denied any knowledge or involvement with what Mr Graham characterised as attacks on Ms Childs, who President Joe Biden has nominated to fill the District of Columbia Circuit Court seat Ms Jackson will vacate upon joining the high court.

Attorney and Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin also weighed in on Graham’s lines of questioning, calling them “simply bizarre”.

“Let's be clear, Sen. Graham knew LAST YEAR WHEN HE VOTED TO CONFIRM HER FOR THE US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE D.C.

CIRCUIT about Judge Jackson's prior work as a federal public defender, her affiliations, her opinions, her positions on issues, etc,” she wrote. »

Autoři S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 se stěhují do Česka, potvrzují zdroje Vortexu

Authored by www-vortex-cz.translate.goog

Včera podvečer se v diskuzi na facebookové stránce projektu Retro Nation objevila zpráva o možném stěhování studia GSC Game World z Ukrajiny do Česka.

Zprávu ale včera večer nebylo možné ověřit, což v tuto chvíli mění informace poskytnuté Vortexu od předsedy Asociace českých herních vývojářů Pavla Baráka.

Ten potvrdil, že jednání o stěhování skutečně probíhala a ukrajinské studio příchod do Česka opravdu zvažuje. »

Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State

Authored by theguardian.com
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The rapper Kid Rock said Donald Trump once asked him for advice about US policy on Islamic State and North Korea.

“I was there with [Trump] one day when he ended the caliphate,” Kid Rock, 51 and born Robert Ritchie, told Carlson in reference to US efforts against the Islamic State.

Some online critics wondered whether Trump really asked Kid Rock what to do about North Korea. »

Maersk to completely leave Russia and sell its Russian assets

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Maersk has stopped accepting new bookings on all of its services (both, sea, air and land transport) to and from Russia.

The company has also decided to sell all of its assets in Russia following its annual meeting of shareholders.

According to Alphaliner, Maersk is one of four operators (Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM and COSCO) who control 58% of Russia’s shipping market. »

Russia's G20 membership under fire from U.S., Western allies

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"There have been discussions about whether it’s appropriate for Russia to be part of the G20," said a senior G7 source.

Earlier on Tuesday, Poland said it had suggested to U.S. commerce officials that it replace Russia within the G20 group and that the suggestion had received a "positive response.".

"It's impossible to remove Russia from G20" unless Moscow makes such a decision on its own, said an official of a G20 member country in Asia. »