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USSS Chief Says Hilton Site Was 'Set Up Perfectly,' Critics Disagree Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, The head of the U.S. Secret Service is defending security arrangements at last Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, saying he would not change a thing about the security plan, even as questions continue to swirl around the shooting and his leadership of the agency. “The site was set up perfectly, I will tell you I would not change the site again,” Secret Service Director Sean Curran told Fox News host Will Cain Thursday. Curran said...

Ukraine Hits Over Half A Dozen Energy & Industrial Sites Deep Inside Russia Overnight Ukraine has hit Russia in another sweeping wave of overnight aerial attacks, especially targeting industrial facilities and energy infrastructure across multiple regions, and the extent of damage is yet to be disclosed. One of the key targets was reportedly the VNIIR-Progress plant, located in the republic of Chuvashia, which is alleged by Ukraine and the West to manufactures components for Russian drones and bombs. Other nearby infrastructure was also attacked. via Telegram Ukraine has for months been making clear...