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Year: 2021

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says those clubs planning a new Super League are ‘taking football hostage’

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the “shameless” plans for a new European Super League (ESL) are akin to taking “football hostage.” Speaking to CNN Sport contributor Darren Lewis, Ceferin did not hold back on the proposals which threaten to rock the foundations of the sport but was confident the new league would not be a

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Waters calls for protesters to ‘get more confrontational’ if no guilty verdict is reached in Derek Chauvin trial

Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday night called for protesters to “stay on the street” and “get more confrontational” if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is acquitted in the killing of George Floyd. The comments by Waters, a California Democrat and icon among progressives, were immediately seized on by Republicans who claimed that Waters was

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Minnesota has a First Amendment problem

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Authorities in Minnesota are coming under wholly deserved scrutiny for mistreating members of the media who are covering protests in Brooklyn Center and beyond. While the state’s governor has expressed regret for the earlier incidents,

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Man arrested in connection with Wisconsin shooting that killed 3 people, injured 3 others, authorities say

A man has been arrested in connection with the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting that killed three people and injured three others early Sunday morning, authorities said. In a Monday statement, Kenosha County Sheriff David G. Beth identified the suspect as Rakayo Alandis Vinson, 24. Gunfire broke out both inside and outside the The Somers House tavern

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Harris pitches American Jobs Plan during first extended economic speech since becoming VP

Kamala Harris on Monday delivered her first extended economic speech since becoming vice president, making a pitch for the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan and touting the White House’s accomplishments since President Joe Biden was sworn in. “Help is here and hope is here — and things are looking up. Schools are reopening. Businesses are reopening.

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