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The Wisconsin Assembly yesterday passed the state’s first shield bill for reporters—clearing the first hurdle in the path to become a law,the Associated Press reported. The Whistleblower Protection Act, which passed on a voice vote, was introduced in the state legislature last May with the support of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association…

A Michigan prosecutor working on the retrial of a murder defendant filed a witness list earlier this month that included a reporter for The Orange County Register and seven law students, the Detroit Metro Times reported. California journalist Peggy Lowe attended interviews between the defendant and his student attorneys at the University of Michigan law…

In preparation for Thursday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on a proposed federal shield law, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today released a “White Paper” outlining the impact on the free flow of information to the public of several new realities facing journalists: advances in technology, changes in rules of discovery, and new…

WASHINGTON —  It’s only a little over a month since an intelligence community whistleblower turned the Trump administration on its side; it may seem like more. At first, the story seemed straightforward: The informant charged that President Trump had pressured Ukraine’s new president to investigate Joe Biden’s son and blocked U.S. military aid to force the…

U.S. special forces in Syria carried out a successful operation in which Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group, died, President Trump announced Sunday. WASHINGTON —  The U.S. special forces operation in Syria that led to the reported death of Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group, brought…

Hurricane-like winds swept across large swaths of California over the weekend, bringing with them not only worries over fires and power shut-offs but also some vexing questions for the state’s politicians and voters. Simply put: What systemic changes can, or should, government officials put in place to keep these worrisome days of October from happening…

LONDON —  The Rams got way ahead of the curve two weeks ago when they made a flurry of trades that netted lockdown cornerback Jalen Ramsey. That could prevent them from making more headline-grabbing deals before the NFL trade deadline, Tuesday at 1 p.m. PDT. “There’s not a lot more we could probably do,” Rams general…

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we decide to go all marathon on you and do newsletters the next two days. First off, given that the Breeders’ Cup is at Santa Anita, we are going to have bonus newsletters on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday’s will have…

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. RAMS On a night when the Rams entertained an enthusiastic Wembley Stadium crowd by pulling off a double-reverse flea-flicker pass for a touchdown, they also had reason to celebrate. Cooper Kupp amassed a career-best 220 yards receiving, Jared Goff passed for two touchdowns,…

The Times’ MMA rankings for Octoberm as compiled by Todd Martin: Heavyweight 1. Stipe Miocic 2. Francis Ngannou 3. Daniel Cormier 4. Curtis Blaydes 5. Junior Dos Santos 6. Alistair Overeem 7. Derrick Lewis 8. Alexander Volkov 9. Ryan Bader 10. Vitaly Minakov Curtis Blaydes scored another UFC win when he went to town with…