## Kash Patel’s bizarre, lavish outings are becoming a serious problem for the FBI

Authored by advocate.com

The episodes are deepening concerns about his use of government resources and the increasingly celebrity-inflected culture surrounding his leadership of the bureau.

Related: Kash Patel sued a reporter over drinking allegations.

So she dropped another FBI alcohol bombshell.

Related: As Kash Patel’s crash-out continues, questions mount over inflated FBI statistics.

An FBI spokesperson told reporters Wilkins attended as “an invited guest” of the performers.

Related: How the Kash Patel hack turned a college-linked username into a security warning.

Patel has denied those allegations and filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the magazine and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick. »

### Maldives military diver dies while trying to recover scuba diving victims in underwater cave: Officials

Authored by abcnews.com

Maldives military diver dies while trying to recover scuba diving victims in underwater cave: Officials.

A Maldives military diver has died while working to recover the bodies of victims who died while scuba diving in an underwater wave, according to the Maldives National Defense Force.

Five Italian nationals, including a mother and her daughter, died while scuba diving in the deep underwater cave in the Maldives, according to Italian and Maldivian officials. »

### Bill to block publishers from killing online games advances in California

Authored by arstechnica.com

The advancement is a major win for Stop Killing Games‘ grassroots game preservation movement and comes over the objections of industry lobbyists at the Entertainment Software Association.

The act would also require publishers to notify players 60 days before the cessation of “services necessary for the ordinary use of the digital game.”.

As currently amended, the act would not apply to completely free games and games offered “solely for the duration of [a] subscription. »

### Xi Jinping Was Only Humoring Trump

Authored by theatlantic.com

After President Trump arrived in Beijing this week, Xi Jinping showered him with pomp befitting a summit of great powers.

Xi used the visit to humor the lame-duck president, waiting for his time to pass.

Like many of his counterparts around the world, Xi has begun to assume that it’s not just Trump who is term-limited; it’s also his nation. »

### Videogame pirates tell other pirates to shut up about it after Subnautica 2 developers are taunted with illicit copies

Authored by pcgamer.com

"This is like a man in a solid gold suit spitting at a homeless person," decided one poster.

It's obviously no surprise that the denizens of r/piracy approve of piracy, but the hostility was surprising.

Subnautica 2 launched on Thursday for $30 in early access, which feels like a sensible price to me based on my experience so far. »

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