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IFAB agrees red-card sanction for players covering mouths during verbal confrontations

IFAB agrees red-card sanction for players covering mouths during verbal confrontations

Published by Sam Flores

LONDON, April 28 : Players covering their mouths during confrontations with opponents could receive a red card and players who leave the field in protest at a referee’s decision may be red-carded, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) said on Tuesday. Both of the FIFA-proposed laws were unanimously approved by IFAB at a special meeting in Vancouver, Canada and will be implemented for this year’s World Cup. “As was agreed at The IFAB’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in February, these decisions follow thorough FIFA-led consultations with all key stakeholders,” a statement read. “At the discretion of the competition organiser, any player covering their mouth in a confrontational situation with an opponent may be sanctioned with a red card,” it said. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in February that players who cover their mouths while speaking to opponents during confrontations should be sent off. His comments came weeks after an incident in a Champions League game in which Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni was accused of making discriminatory slurs to Vinicius Jr after the Brazilian scored Real Madrid’s …

The problem with covering extremists

The problem with covering extremists

Published by Sam Flores

For nearly a decade, journalists have wrestled with a deceptively simple question: Does covering extremists expose them or empower them? The debate came to a head after 2017’s Unite the Right rally, when images of torch-bearing white nationalists in Charlottesville forced newsrooms into a painful reckoning. Reporters had done what they were trained to do — show the public what was happening. But in doing so, they also delivered exactly what the marchers wanted: more visibility for their spectacle, and a sense of cultural relevance. The tiki torches and chants were not just expressions of ideology. They were media strategies. With Heather Heyer’s body barely cold and her mother still making heartbreaking television appearances, the New York Times published a profile of an Ohio welder named Tony Hovater, co-founder of a neo-Nazi organization whose members had marched through Charlottesville chanting “Jews will not replace us.” ​​The Times followed up with a report on Hovater’s fondness for “Seinfeld,” his wedding registry at Target, four cats and Midwestern manners that would, as reporter Richard Fausset wrote, “please …

Hyperlocal newsletters find revenue covering Kent coastal towns

Hyperlocal newsletters find revenue covering Kent coastal towns

Published by Sam Flores

Don’t Miss Media Group home pages, and founder Georgina Wilson-Powell (top right). A local newsletter business covering UK coastal towns is on track to hit £85,000 in annual revenue from its first location in under two years. Don’t Miss Margate was launched in May 2024 by former magazine editor Georgina Wilson-Powell, who expects the business to support a full market-rate salary within the next year. The newsletter launched under the Don’t Miss Media brand, later renamed Don’t Miss Media Group (DMMG) as it expanded to Ramsgate in September 2025. A third edition is set to launch in Broadstairs in April, with plans to scale further across the coast. Wilson-Powell, who has spent 20 years in journalism, previously held editorial roles at Time Out, BBC Good Food and Morrisons magazine. She also founded sustainable living magazine Pebble, which was sold after growth stalled during the pandemic. The idea for the newsletter came after she spotted a gap in the market, with “people missing events, not knowing what’s on” and relying on Instagram. “We’ve lost that kind …

Childfree Employees Tired Of Covering For Co-Workers With Children

Childfree Employees Tired Of Covering For Co-Workers With Children

Published by Jenni Sidey

At work, it makes sense that the time for holidays be split fairly, although that is often not the case. Some workers are finding that it is even more difficult to be a team player when they are forced to cover for co-workers who take time off for their kids. A survey by ResumeLab found that 72% of employees, both with and without children, think childfree workers are treated unfairly at their jobs because they don’t have kids. Basically, they get saddled with picking up the slack for employees with families because their free time is somehow less valuable. Employees without children don’t want to continue covering for those who do have kids. fizkes | Shutterstock One employee wrote into The Cut for advice on this very issue. The anonymous worker stated that they are the youngest employee at their company, which values work-life balance, something they appreciated. Unfortunately, this balance doesn’t seem to extend equally to all employees.  The employee stated that “a good portion of employees here have joined the ‘three kids club,’ and …

US Regulator Closes Defect Petition Covering Over 2 Million Tesla Vehicles

US Regulator Closes Defect Petition Covering Over 2 Million Tesla Vehicles

Published by Sam Flores

March 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. auto safety regulator on ⁠Friday ⁠rejected a petition seeking a ⁠sweeping recall of about 2.26 million Tesla vehicles, saying it ​had found no evidence of a safety-related defect. The decision removes the immediate risk of a large-scale ‌recall for Tesla, but regulatory ‌overhang remains as authorities continue to scrutinize its Full Self-Driving driver-assistance system. A petition in ⁠March 2023 ⁠alleged Tesla vehicles could increase the risk of pedal misapplication, potentially ​leading to unintended acceleration due to differences in controls such as one-pedal driving. NHTSA said it found no evidence of a defect or safety risk, citing very few relevant incidents and data ​showing vehicles responded as intended. Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for ⁠comment. The ⁠petition had called for a ⁠recall of ​all Tesla vehicles produced since 2013 and proposed safeguards such as requiring drivers to ​apply the brake pedal ⁠before stopping. NHTSA said Tesla’s use of regenerative braking, or “one-pedal driving,” is common across electric vehicles and not unique to the company. The agency …

Tony Gallagher: Digital subscribers covering cost of Times newsroom

Tony Gallagher: Digital subscribers covering cost of Times newsroom

Published by Sam Flores

Times editor Tony Gallagher speaking at the Society of Editors Future of News Conference on Tuesday 17 March 2026. Picture: Lucy Young Times editor Tony Gallagher has revealed revenue from digital subscribers is now more than covering the cost of the combined Times and Sunday Times newsrooms. The Times and Sunday Times had 659,000 digital subscribers at the end of 2025, up 7% compared to a year earlier and double where it was five years ago. Digital-only access costs between £20 and £30 per month. Gallagher said about a third (214,000) of those subscribers had been added since he became editor in September 2022. Gallagher, also a former editor of The Daily Telegraph and The Times’ News UK stablemate The Sun, was speaking at the Society of Editors Future of News Conference on Tuesday as he picked up the Fellowship Award. [Read more: Times editor Tony Gallagher says we’ve abolished meetings about the newspaper] Gallagher said the subscriber growth at The Times demonstrates that there is “strong demand for high-quality journalism in the digital era”. …

This reporter went bust while covering America’s sports betting boom : NPR

This reporter went bust while covering America’s sports betting boom : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. When U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader last month, some Americans weren’t just watching the news. They were waiting for a payout after wagering on the ayatollah’s fate on a prediction market site called Kalshi. When he died, Kalshi refused to pay, citing fine print that excluded death as a qualifying outcome. Thousands of bettors are now suing for $54 million. This isn’t the first time a real-world crisis has become a windfall for online bettors. Days before U.S. forces stormed Venezuela, an anonymous account on the platform Polymarket wagered tens of thousands of dollars that President Nicolás Maduro would be in U.S. custody by the end of February. When Maduro was captured, that anonymous bettor walked away with more than $400,000 in profit. That story stopped my guest, writer McKay Coppins, cold. By that point, he was already four months into a reported experiment for The Atlantic, spending an entire NFL season gambling to understand what America’s sports betting boom is doing …

Religion News Association to host webinar on covering protests in houses of worship

Religion News Association to host webinar on covering protests in houses of worship

Published by Sam Flores

Religion News Association will host a webinar on March 20, 2026, examining the legal, ethical, and practical challenges journalists face when covering protests inside houses of worship. The webinar, Free Speech, Sacred Space, will explore what happens when protest, worship, and the press intersect. The discussion will focus on the First Amendment implications of protests in religious spaces and offer practical guidance for reporters navigating tense or rapidly evolving situations. Moderated by Religion News Service national reporter Bob Smietana, the conversation will feature Manya Brachear Pashman, a veteran religion journalist and communications professional, and Ken Paulson, president of the Free Speech Center. Panelists will discuss journalists’ legal rights when covering protests on private religious property, ethical considerations when reporting on disruptions during worship services, and practical strategies for documenting events while maintaining professionalism and safety. The webinar will conclude with a live question-and-answer session with attendees. The event will take place Friday, March 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET. It will be recorded and made available on Religion News Association’s YouTube channel following the event. …

What to know about the civil rights charges Don Lemon faces for covering church protest in Minnesota

What to know about the civil rights charges Don Lemon faces for covering church protest in Minnesota

Published by Sam Flores

Nine people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon and another journalist — have been charged with violating two different federal laws in connection with the protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church earlier this month. The group that barged into a worship service that Sunday was upset that the head of a local field office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement serves as a pastor. The protest was quickly denounced by President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and other officials, as well as many religious leaders. Lemon and a local reporter were covering the protest on Jan. 18 at the Cities Church in St. Paul. A grand jury in Minnesota indicted Lemon and others on charges of conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshippers. The indictment alleges various actions by the group that entered the church, including what Lemon said as he reported on the event for his livestream show. The arrests of Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort are especially troubling for legal experts and media groups …

Journalist Don Lemon Arrested By Federal Agents While Covering Grammy Awards

Journalist Don Lemon Arrested By Federal Agents While Covering Grammy Awards

Published by Sam Flores

Independent journalist Don Lemon was taken into custody by US federal authorities on Friday on charges related to his coverage of a protest in Minnesota. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on X that federal agents also arrested three others at her direction — fellow independent journalist Georgia Fort, Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy — in connection with an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest at Cities Church in St. Paul on January 18 that the Trump official described as a “coordinated attack.” Lemon, a former CNN anchor and a critic of President Donald Trump, was arrested in Los Angeles while covering the Grammys. His attorney, Abbe Lowell, released a statement calling the arrest an attack on the First Amendment. “Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done,” the statement said. “The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable. There is …