A scathing report released on Monday by the House Judiciary Committee and its chairman Jim Jordan , takes the NFL to task, arguing that America's most popular sports league has ignored the narrow guardrails of the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act and its antitrust exemption while on a journey to becoming a lucrative sports empire. All while limiting consumer choices and inflating prices for viewing games. The report, obtained by Fox News, includes the central argument on pages 8–9 that Congress crea
There is a ton of news and notes coming from the pro wrestling world over the last week as this journalist spent some time offline. WWE moved through its first few matches of the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments, while All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournaments rang the bell on some of their first matches. Meanwhile, Steve Maclin and Deonna Purrazzo held the Battle for the Brave, rapper Fetty Wap made an appearance at Game Changer Wrestling and a new cha
The late-night host detailed how the Florida liberal arts college became a testing ground for a rightwing agenda John Oliver dedicated Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight to examining how Florida’s New College has been taken over by the conservative state governor, Ron DeSantis , and his allies. New College used to promote itself with videos that emphasized its inclusive community and unique academic program – a rarity for a US state college. Continue reading...
The players and staff will have to fly in and out of the US for each of their games in the group stage.
An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 32 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in ruined buildings and sending a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts. Several mostly low-rise buildings collapsed or sustained heavy damages in the hard-hit city of General Santos. Tsunami damage was reported in at least one southern coastal village. Smaller waves were measured in Indonesia and Palau and as far away as southern Japan . The quake a
Fox News · Oct 8
A retired NYPD detective who investigated the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said in a new interview that the silencer recovered is unlike anything he had previously encountered, underscoring what investigators say was the sophistication and planning behind the slaying. Retired NYPD Detective Sgt. John Griffin told "Dateline" Friday that in 25 years on the job, he'd never seen one before. "It had something on the front, like a homemade suppressor or silencer-type thing," sa
NBC News · Oct 8
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich talks with Victor Wembanyama during an NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 13, 2023.
Fox News · Oct 8
Rosie O'Donnell attacked President Donald Trump in a rare public appearance on Sunday at the Tony Awards, calling him a conman, narcissist and a psychopath in an interview with Variety. "If you grew up in New York , you knew he was an a--hole and a liar from day one. And I am 64 years old and my whole life here. So, I remember when his planes were repossessed off the runways at LaGuardia. I remember when he was broke. I remember when he would call up places and pretend to be his own publicist,"
NBC News · Oct 8
Idris Elba at the Venice International Film Festival in September.
