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USA Today
02-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Previewing the 2025 season for Penn State DT Xavier Gilliam with his player profile
Previewing the 2025 season for Penn State DT Xavier Gilliam with his player profile Going into the 2025 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will examine each player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover the player's background, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season. Over the last couple seasons, Penn State's defensive tackle unit has been led by seasoned veterans, including a handful of sixth-year players. Entering the 2025 season, redshirt freshman Xavier Gilliam could shake that up as he battles for a starting role. He earned praise from Franklin, as well as teammates Dvon J-Thomas and Zane Durant, throughout the offseason and was a starter for the blue team in this spring's Blue-White Game. Here's a brief overview of Gilliam entering the season. Preseason Player Profile Hometown: Montgomery Village, Maryland Height: 6-2 Weight: 300 lb Class in 2025: Redshirt freshman Recruiting Rankings Class of 2024: Consensus 3-star recruit, No. 50 defensive lineman per 247Sports Gilliam was offered by Texas A&M, Ole Miss, West Virginia and others out of high school. Career Stats Games Tackles Tackles for loss Sacks Forced fumbles 2024 5 1 0 0 0 Depth Chart Overview With the departure of Dvon J-Thomas and Coziah Izzard to the NFL, Zane Durant is the only proven commodity at defensive tackle. Gilliam is expected to battle sixth-year Alonzo Ford Jr. for the second starting role in 2025.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Google defeats Rumble's antitrust lawsuit over video sharing market
HighlightsAlphabet's Google successfully had a lawsuit from video platform Rumble dismissed due to being filed outside the four-year statute of limitations for antitrust claims. Rumble alleged that Google engaged in anticompetitive practices by favoring its YouTube platform in user searches and preventing Rumble from being preinstalled on certain Android devices. Rumble, which reported an average of 59 million global monthly active users in early 2025, has expanded its legal team to include prominent litigator David Boies. By Mike Scarcella Alphabet's Google has persuaded a federal judge in California to reject a lawsuit from video platform Rumble accusing the technology giant of illegally monopolizing the online video-sharing market . In a ruling on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr said Rumble's 2021 lawsuit seeking more than $2 billion in damages was untimely filed outside the four-year statute of limitations for antitrust claims. Rumble accused Google of violating antitrust law by rigging user searches to give preference to Google's YouTube platform over Rumble. The lawsuit also accused Google of scheming with device makers to bar Rumble from being preinstalled on some Android phones. Google had no immediate comment, and Rumble did not immediately respond to a request for one. At the heart of its case, Rumble said there was "considerable direct evidence" that Google illegally was "self-referencing" its YouTube platform in web searches. Rumble claimed it lost out on billions of video views on its platform. Google has denied Rumble's claims and had urged Gilliam to end the case before trial, which was set for July. Gilliam said Rumble failed to present evidence allowing a jury to find and apply an exception to the statute of limitations. The judge criticized Rumble for presenting "bare attorney argument lacking any evidentiary support." Rumble, founded in 2013, had an average of 59 million global monthly active users in the first quarter of 2025, the company said this month. The platform had recently expanded its trial team to include prominent litigator David Boies of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner. Rumble separately is suing Google over its digital advertising practices . The lawsuit, filed last year in California, accused the company of anticompetitive conduct relating to online advertising. Google has called Rumble's claims in that case "simply wrong" and said Rumble uses "dozens" of competing ad services in addition to Google's ad manager. Google faces other antitrust allegations by the U.S. government and groups of states that are challenging the company's dominance in digital advertising and search markets. Google has denied the allegations in those cases. The case is Rumble v. Google, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 4:21-cv-00229. For Rumble: Nicholas Gravante, Philip Iovieno and Danielle Tully of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; David Boies of Boies Schiller Flexner; and Robert Dickerson Jr of the Competition & Technology Law Group For Google: John Schmidtlein and Stephen Fuzesi of Williams & Connolly; and David Kramer of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Read more: Rumble hires litigator David Boies in Google antitrust lawsuit ahead of trial Google seeks to limit reach of US judge's digital ads ruling Google asks US appeals court to overturn app store verdict
The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Google defeats Rumble's antitrust lawsuit over video sharing market
Alphabet's Google has persuaded a federal judge in California to reject a lawsuit from video platform Rumble accusing the technology giant of illegally monopolising the online video-sharing market. In a ruling on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr said Rumble's 2021 lawsuit seeking more than $2 billion in damages was untimely filed outside the four-year statute of limitations for antitrust claims. Rumble accused Google of violating antitrust law by rigging user searches to give preference to Google's YouTube platform over Rumble. The lawsuit also accused Google of scheming with device makers to bar Rumble from being preinstalled on some Android phones. Google had no immediate comment, and Rumble did not immediately respond to a request for one. At the heart of its case, Rumble said there was 'considerable direct evidence' that Google illegally was 'self-referencing' its YouTube platform in web searches. Rumble claimed it lost out on billions of video views on its platform. Google has denied Rumble's claims and had urged Gilliam to end the case before trial, which was set for July. Gilliam said Rumble failed to present evidence allowing a jury to find and apply an exception to the statute of limitations. The judge criticised Rumble for presenting 'bare attorney argument lacking any evidentiary support.' Rumble, founded in 2013, had an average of 59 million global monthly active users in the first quarter of 2025, the company said this month. The platform had recently expanded its trial team to include prominent litigator David Boies of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner. Rumble separately is suing Google over its digital advertising practices. The lawsuit, filed last year in California, accused the company of anticompetitive conduct relating to online advertising. Google has called Rumble's claims in that case "simply wrong" and said Rumble uses "dozens" of competing ad services in addition to Google's ad manager. Google faces other antitrust allegations by the U.S. government and groups of states that are challenging the company's dominance in digital advertising and search markets. Google has denied the allegations in those cases.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Google defeats Rumble's antitrust lawsuit over video sharing market
By Mike Scarcella Alphabet's Google has persuaded a federal judge in California to reject a lawsuit from video platform Rumble accusing the technology giant of illegally monopolizing the online video-sharing market . In a ruling on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr said Rumble's 2021 lawsuit seeking more than $2 billion in damages was untimely filed outside the four-year statute of limitations for antitrust claims. Rumble accused Google of violating antitrust law by rigging user searches to give preference to Google's YouTube platform over Rumble. The lawsuit also accused Google of scheming with device makers to bar Rumble from being preinstalled on some Android phones. Google had no immediate comment, and Rumble did not immediately respond to a request for one. At the heart of its case, Rumble said there was "considerable direct evidence" that Google illegally was "self-referencing" its YouTube platform in web searches. Rumble claimed it lost out on billions of video views on its platform. Google has denied Rumble's claims and had urged Gilliam to end the case before trial, which was set for July. Gilliam said Rumble failed to present evidence allowing a jury to find and apply an exception to the statute of limitations. The judge criticized Rumble for presenting "bare attorney argument lacking any evidentiary support." Rumble, founded in 2013, had an average of 59 million global monthly active users in the first quarter of 2025, the company said this month. The platform had recently expanded its trial team to include prominent litigator David Boies of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner. Rumble separately is suing Google over its digital advertising practices. The lawsuit, filed last year in California, accused the company of anticompetitive conduct relating to online advertising. Google has called Rumble's claims in that case "simply wrong" and said Rumble uses "dozens" of competing ad services in addition to Google's ad manager. Google faces other antitrust allegations by the U.S. government and groups of states that are challenging the company's dominance in digital advertising and search markets. Google has denied the allegations in those cases. The case is Rumble v. Google, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 4:21-cv-00229.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Alcatraz 2.0: Fmr. FBI agent floats 'perfect' new prison site that would scare even most hardened criminals
A former FBI agent floated an alternative location for President Donald Trump's revamped Alcatraz prison, which he thinks would serve as a deterrence for even the worst criminals. Trump called for the reopening of the notorious prison in a Truth Social post on Sunday evening. "REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!" Trump wrote. "For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering." Trump directed several agencies, including the Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Homeland Security, to develop plans to reopen a "substantially enlarged and rebuilt" Alcatraz prison that would "house America's most ruthless and violent Offenders." He said the reopening of Alcatraz "will serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE." Legal Experts Say Trump Can Definitely Reopen Alcatraz, But Could Face 'Avalanche Of Lawsuits' President Donald Trump wants to revamp and reopen Alcatraz Island. Former FBI special agent Jonathan Gilliam told Fox News Digital he has an even better idea on where to build a prison that would serve as a deterrence for criminals. Read On The Fox News App "If you want to build a prison, forget about Alcatraz," Gilliam said, pitching San Clemente Island in California as a possible location for the prison. San Clemente Island is primarily used by the U.S. Navy for several purposes, including training to become a Navy SEAL. The island is only accessible by boat and air, rendering it hard to reach for most people. Gilliam said San Clemente Island is well-suited to host a prison similar to Alcatraz because of its size and distance from California's coast, as it's around 80 miles from San Diego. Trump Orders Feds To Reopen Alcatraz To House 'America's Most Ruthless And Violent' Criminals Shortly after takeoff in a Navy-chartered commuter plane, Jan K. Larson, director of natural resources, looks out on San Clemente Island. "That is a perfect location that's close enough and you could build a prison out there for same or less amount of money," Gilliam said. "Just the isolation of it would send shock factors through the minds of a lot of these people. You would not want to go there because there's nothing there." The former FBI special agent said there's an unwritten rule that "nobody can hear you scream out there." Gilliam said he thinks Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz will send a message to criminals. "I think the key to Alcatraz was always that it stood alone, you couldn't escape it and the most hardened criminals were there. So it was a scary place to be," he said. "And so I think as long as that stays with it, then it'll serve as a deterrent, I would think." In his social media post, Trump said only the most serious criminals would be placed in a revamped Alcatraz. U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward members of the media prior to answering questions before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. "When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm," Trump added. "No longer will we tolerate these Serial Offenders who spread filth, bloodshed, and mayhem on our streets." Alcatraz was opened in 1934, but closed 29 years later in 1963. It's now operated by the National Park Service, which operates tours of the infamous prison. Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this report. Original article source: Alcatraz 2.0: Fmr. FBI agent floats 'perfect' new prison site that would scare even most hardened criminals
