Month: October 2019

Legislators are amending the federal shield bill, which was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in December 2009 but not yet brought up on the floor of the Senate, to expressly exclude websites that publish leaked government documents without editorial content. In a reaction to foreign website Wikileaks' publication of 75,000 Afghanistan war documents, DemocraticRead moreRead more

An Illinois judge denied a Patch reporter protection under the state shield law and ordered him to reveal his confidential source about a high-profile double murder trial in the town of Joliet. Will County Circuit Court Judge Gerald Kinney ruled on Thursday that reporter Joseph Hosey must provide the court with all the documents heRead moreRead more

After failing to persuade a federal judge of his First Amendment right to protect his confidential sources, Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter tried a new tactic Monday to keep their identities secret: He invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. Former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino sought to question Ashenfelter during a depositionRead moreRead more

The former England and Liverpool midfielder has been praised for his side’s start to the season, but have they really made progress? Steven Gerrard’s start to life at Rangers has been heavily overrated, according to former Celtic star Kris Commons, who believes fans have been tricked into thinking they have made progress under their new manager.Read moreRead more

The World Cup winner has tipped the 21-year-old for great things, while he has backed Felipe Anderson to come good at West Ham Brazil great Rivaldo has tipped Everton new boy Richarlison to be a hit at Goodison Park. Signed in the summer for £40 million ($51m) from Watford, the 21-year-old has started life withRead moreRead more

Massimiliano Allegri has avoided any surprises in his 23-man squad for the group stage of Europe’s premier club competition Cristiano Ronaldo can gear up for his first Champions League campaign as a Juventus player following his inclusion in Massimiliano Allegri’s group-stage squad. Leonardo Spinazzola is the only first-team member excluded from the 23-man selection asRead moreRead more

The commercial sponsorship row which has engulfed the national team has resulted in amateurs players getting called up for Nations League duty Denmark have named a squad made up entirely of futsal and uncapped lower-league players for Wednesday’s friendly with Slovakia due to a dispute between the Danish Football Association (DBU) and their senior players.Read moreRead more

After the national team’s dreadful World Cup performance, the former midfielder wants the coach to be willing to drop some of his biggest names Lothar Matthaus has challenged head coach Joachim Low to get tough on his Germany stars and make it clear they cannot expect a place in the team based on past achievements.Read moreRead more

The defender has announced that he has been forced to call time on his career at the age of 29 after being diagnosed with the illness Bolton Wanderers defender Stephen Darby has been forced to retire aged 29 after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. The former Liverpool youth academy product joined Bolton from Bradford CityRead moreRead more

Double, double, coil and trouble! What does it take to transform yourself into your favorite small-screen character? Not much more than a curling iron and some eyeliner, it turns out. To recreate some of television’s most recognizable roles — including villain wrestler Zoya from “Glow,” comedian Miriam “Midge” Maisel from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” angst-riddenRead moreRead more