FOXBOROUGH - Keion White pushed some buttons and caused a stir by comments made in a story I wrote Friday at MassLive. Following Saturday’s blowout loss to the LA Chargers , I approached White, given Patriots coach Jerod Mayo had said prior to the game that the defensive end didn’t mean what he said in the story. White told me, and other reporters later, that he wasn’t taken out of context. His words about his play, the coaching staff and his future weren’t misrepresented. “You wrote exactly what I said,” White said. “I stand by everything I said. If people choose to read the whole article, or just read the headline, I really don’t care how anybody took it.” White acknowledged he and Mayo spoke on Friday, and hashed out the comments that were made. As Mayo also said during his pre-game hit on 98.5 the Sports Hub, White indicated they were fine, and on the same page about what’s going on. White said he wasn’t asking out or to be traded. That wasn’t his aim, he was just telling it like it is. “As long as we’re good on the inside, and me and Mayo have an understanding, I still rock by him, I’m still with him,” White said. “And me and him know what it is, and what it ain’t. People on the outside can take it any way they want to take it. It don’t matter to me.” White said in the initial story he was concerned about his play, specifically his run defense, and was trying to work out those issues with the coaching staff. Notably, he wasn’t confident those issues would be resolved before season’s end, and talked about seeing “where the cards may lie for my future.” “I stand by that. If you’re not producing in the NFL, you should get out,” White said. “If you’re not useful, not get out, but things should be changed. That’s anybody. “It’s a production based business. Whatever you gotta do in everything, me included, that’s what you gotta do. I don’t hold no ill-will towards anybody. And I know it’s a ‘what have you done for me lately’ league, and I accept that. It is what it is. I acknowledge I’m not doing good at run defense. We’re not getting pressure on the quarterback right now. That’s production.” Justin Herbert had plenty of time to pick about the Patriots defense en route to throwing three touchdown passes. He wasn’t sacked. He was barely touched. Meanwhile, the Chargers rushed for 147 yards. And speaking of change, that’s at the heart of White’s remarks. With the team now 3-13 after getting blown out 40-7, White believes something has to give. “I think, still, something gotta change,” he said. We’re losing, so obviously, we gotta change something. If you keep doing the same thing, you keep losing. “If you do the same thing over and over again without different results, or changing anything, then you’re going to get the same results.” White’s earlier remarks seemed to suggest there were internal problems with the coaching staff. The above remarks will have the same result. Asked specifically how he was with the defensive coaching staff, White once again left that door open to interpretation. “Like I said, if we keep doing the same thing ... something’s gotta change,” he said. Again, he’s not concerned if that remark stirs the pot even more. “There’s a lot of social media general mangers on the internet,” White said. “As long as I’m on the same page with my teammates, first and foremost, and every single one of my teammates doesn’t have a single problem with me, or hasn’t had a single problem with me all year. And we’re all on the same page, and we all stick by each other. That’s first and foremost what I care about. “So as long as my comments haven’t divided us, I don’t care how anybody takes it. That’s anybody that’s not in this locker room, me, coaches, anybody. You’ll can take it how you want to take it. Me and the team, they all rock with me.” More Patriots ContentHamas released a video Saturday showing Aedan Alexander, an American-Israeli prisoner, appealing to President-elect Donald Trump to intervene in securing his release and that of other captives held in Gaza. In the video, Alexander stated that guards had informed them of “new instructions” should the Israeli army arrive, although he did not elaborate. He also urged Israelis to protest daily, pressuring their government to negotiate a prisoner exchange and a ceasefire in Gaza, stating, “It’s time to end this nightmare.” Separately, a Hamas delegation, headed by Politburo member Khalil al-Haya, arrived in Cairo on Saturday afternoon to explore new avenues for a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange. A Hamas leader, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the visit, stating it followed an Egyptian invitation to discuss proposals aimed at achieving both objectives. The delegation’s multi-day visit includes meetings with key Egyptian officials, including Major General Hassan Rashad, head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, and officials involved in mediation efforts. The aim is to formulate a comprehensive ceasefire proposal, particularly in light of the recent two-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Adding to the already tense situation, the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity announced it was suspending operations in Gaza following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, that killed three of its workers. In a press release, the organization stated, “We are saddened that a vehicle carrying our colleagues was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza...We do not currently have sufficient information and are requesting further details.” WCK explicitly denied any connection between those in the targeted vehicle and the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israeli towns bordering Gaza. The Israeli army, responding to the incident, claimed the vehicle was civilian, lacked identifying markings, and its transit through the targeted area was uncoordinated. The army further alleged that a Hamas militant was present in the vehicle.
At the not-that-old age of 39, I've already seen the world around me change a lot. So, I'm fascinated by how even older adults have seen trends come and go. Recently, older adults on Reddit shared wonderful things from the past that younger generations don't even know they're missing, and it made me really nostalgic (yes, even for the things I was too young to experience). Here's what they had to say: 2. "Handwritten letters." — r_colo "Particularly thank-you letters." — DifficultStruggle420 3. "Heading down to the video store on a Friday night and crossing your fingers that there are still copies of the new releases. Getting a massive bag of chips, popcorn, and a soft drink, getting home, and having the best night of the week." — YouGottaRollReddit 5. "The concept of feeling totally safe as a kid in school, except for the schoolyard bully and the duck and cover drills." — vmdinco 6. "Small towns filled with individually owned businesses that created a community, instead of chains of corporate-owned replicas of the store one town over." — Gilligan_G131131 "I moved to a tiny town and it is about a 45 drive to any chain, except Dairy Queen — the only fast-food joint in town. It is like living in the Gilmore Girls , and I love it. Plus, my husband bought a fixer-upper for $6k about six years ago and has fixed it up cash only. I work from home and now have about $1.5k in monthly expenses (car, insurance, groceries, etc.) and have a plan to save $700k in the next 10 years. The American Dream is still alive, at least in rural Minnesota, but most people can’t live without endless consumption." — Opandemonium 8. "Secret songs at the end of a CD." — MartyFreeze "Oh yeah! My friends and I would always call those 'Track 99.' That reminds me — how about the beep tones at the end of a cassette tape to let you know you had to eject it and flip it over?" — drummerboy-98012 9. "Bench front seats in cars. There was nothing better in high school than having your girlfriend with you in a car that had a bench front seat." — ResponsibleFreedom98 11. "Being able to just disappear for a couple of weeks on vacation. No phones. Nothing. Just loose on the continent on a motorcycle or in a car. No 'checking in.' No work intrusions. Just complete unaccountability until we decided to resurface." — kbasa 12. "Seeing the Milky Way at night." — newleaf9110 14. "Stupid and small, but I used to love calling time and weather. 'At the tone, the time will be...' We had a rotary phone that would actually call after the first three numbers, so you didn't have to dial the final random four." — mereseydotes "Wow, I’d totally forgotten about that. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face!" — DC2LA_NYC 15. "Phone booths. If we had to call home and we didn’t have a dime on us, we could dial the operator (0) and tell them we needed to use our 10 cent credit and they would put the call through with no questions asked." — Jet-pilot 17. "Calling a business and having a nice, helpful person answer the phone within four rings and then help you." — ColoradoInNJ "I am feeling this hard. Yesterday, I spent 45 minutes on the phone. A total of three minutes, I was talking to an actual human; Two of the humans couldn't help and had to transfer me to a third, who initially kept repeating the script 'til they realized what I actually needed." — Mammoth_Ad_3463 18. "Being able to go out cruising with your friends and nobody knows where you are or what you’re doing, and the only rule is to be home by curfew. I feel bad for kids whose parents watch their every single move. I can’t imagine how suffocating that must feel." — Nofrillsasmr "On my co-worker's daughter's first day of high school, she was glued to her phone, watching the app she had tracking her daughter (yes, the daughter knew about the tracker). 'Now she's walking to History.' 'Now the day is over, and she's walking home.' I can't imagine that's healthy for the daughter OR her mother." — DoctorRabidBadger 20. "Real social interaction seems to be missing these days. People should have long, thoughtful conversations sometimes. Instead they have shallow conversations and seem to prefer typing out texts rather than an actual phone call. They'll spend so much money and effort to put something on social media so someone clicks like on their page but actually miss simply enjoying the moment. I see people worrying more about taking selfies or videos at events rather than enjoying the event or, shock, talking to their companions." — Garden_Lady2 "At Thanksgiving this year, I watched the parents of a little boy sit at the table looking at their phones while he was trying to get their attention. It made me so sad. He's being raised by people who are privileging a phone screen over eye contact, connection, attentiveness, etc." — hellocutiepye 21. "A bunch of different products have been ruined in the name of profitability. I feel bad knowing kids will grow up thinking shrinkflated products are the normal size of things, like cereal boxes an inch thick and tiny candy bars. And so many of the processed foods in the US were once much better than they are now. I miss the old Twinkies and fruit pies." — loztriforce 23. "Not having to know everyone's opinions. Thanks to social media, negativity and hate are spewed towards total strangers. I can't imagine people saying some of those things face-to-face with a stranger. I feel like I liked people better when I didn't know everything about them." — Cute-as-Duck21 24. "Nothing. They don't know how to do their own nothing, make up their own games or pastimes. It's all manufactured for them on the Internet, or programmed for them by parents." — Tall_Mickey 26. "Truly shared pop culture . Like going to school/work and everyone had watched the same thing on TV on the night before (especially if it was a big "event" like a miniseries or something). More or less familiar with the same music, saw the current movies because you could only see them when they were in the theater." — bookant 27. "Do you remember when you would wait in line to buy tickets to a concert? It was first come, first serve. And ticket prices were reasonable. I loved it because the best seats went to the best fans. Now all the tickets go to brokers online that are then resold at triple the price. The only one that wins is Ticketmaster." — Superdiscodave "Standing in line for hours to buy concert tickets was a social thing. It was fun, and we didn't mind doing it. Total strangers stuck together just hanging out and having fun. I don't think there is anything like it now, and if there was, most people would just stand there scrolling and not interacting with each other." — Granny_knows_best 29. "Local radio. Back in the '70s and '80s and even into the early '90s, local bands could get radio airplay on their local stations. As a result, they'd get a local following, and people would go out to clubs to see their favorite local bands play. In places like Boston, the club scene was robust enough that pretty much anyone who picked up a guitar could get a gig somewhere. I miss going out to see my friends play at some crappy little club. Kids don't go out to see music anymore unless it's a stadium show with a mega-star like Taylor Swift . I think it's because they don't listen to the radio anymore. And even if kids listened to the radio, these days almost all radio stations that are still around are corporate owned, and there's no way for a local band would get any airplay." — hermitzen 30. "The anticipation and excitement of getting a roll of film developed." — lrswager "And severe disappointment when mum’s finger was ALWAYS in the way or all the heads were cut off." — PurpleCollarAndCuffs 32. And finally, "I grew up in mid-Missouri in the '60s. My family didn’t have air conditioning anywhere. It was hot because it was summer. It was normal. I slept against the screen widow and hoped for a breeze. As a young girl, during the long, hot afternoons, I lay in a hammock hung from a metal frame on the screen porch. The ceiling fan was always on. I read chapter books that felt so real my reality faded." "My family moved into the air-conditioned world in 1970. I continued my love of books but never completely disappeared into the pages as completely as I did on the shady porch." — pyrofemme What's something from the past that you think younger generations are missing out on? Tell us what you think in the comments.Juniper investment company sells $2.5 million in Lincoln Educational stock
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Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said the party could not buck the trend in Ireland of junior coalition partners in Fine Gael and Fianna Fail governments losing support in subsequent elections. He said they expected to retain two to three seats out of the 12 they had won in the 2020 election on the back of a worldwide “Green wave”. “Undoubtedly it’s a disappointing result for our party today,” Mr O’Gorman told reporters in Ongar, Dublin. “It’s hard for a smaller party in government, that’s long been the tradition, the history in Ireland. We hoped going into the election to buck that but we haven’t been able to buck that today.” Mr O’Gorman, a candidate in Dublin West, is among the outgoing Green Party TDs in a battle to retain their seats. Culture Minister Catherine Martin, who is fighting to remain a Green Party TD for Dublin Rathdown, said it was a “very tight” race in her four-seat constituency. “We go in (to government) not afraid of that because the issue of the climate and biodiversity crisis is (greater) than our survival,” she said on RTE Radio. “I stand over and am proud of our track record of delivery.” Green candidate in Waterford Marc O Cathasaigh said he would not be “in the shake-up” to retain his seat in that constituency, while junior minister Ossian Smyth looks at risk of losing his seat in Dun Laoghaire. Junior minister Joe O’Brien is expected to lose his seat in Dublin Fingal, Neasa Hourigan is at risk in Dublin Central, while Wicklow’s Steven Matthews garnered just 4% of first preferences. Former Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, who announced his retirement from frontline politics in June, said his party had not had a good day. Arriving at the count centre at the RDS in Dublin, the outgoing environment minister told reporters: “If you don’t get elected you accept that, but you come back stronger and you learn lessons, and we’ve done that in the past and we will do that again.” He added: “No matter what the results today there will be a strong Green Party in Ireland, we have deep roots in the community and it’s a very distinct political philosophy and I think there is still space for that in Irish politics, for sure.” Mr Ryan said he did not believe his decision to retire, and the timing of his announcement, had affected the party’s showing. “Unfortunately – and this is just one of those days – we didn’t get the number of votes,” he said. He added: “We’ll look back and see what are the lessons, and what can we learn and what can we do differently. “It’s just one of those days when we didn’t have a good day.Ketron Shaw scores 30 to lead Maryland Eastern Shore over Bryn Athyn 91-65
The Green Party is set to suffer significant losses in the Irish General Election, with its leader expecting just a handful of parliamentarians to be returned. Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said the party could not buck the trend in Ireland of junior coalition partners in Fine Gael and Fianna Fail governments losing support in subsequent elections. He said they expected to retain two to three seats out of the 12 they had won in the 2020 election on the back of a worldwide “Green wave”. “Undoubtedly it’s a disappointing result for our party today,” Mr O’Gorman told reporters in Ongar, Dublin. “It’s hard for a smaller party in government, that’s long been the tradition, the history in Ireland. We hoped going into the election to buck that but we haven’t been able to buck that today.” Mr O’Gorman, a candidate in Dublin West, is among the outgoing Green Party TDs in a battle to retain their seats. Culture Minister Catherine Martin, who is fighting to remain a Green Party TD for Dublin Rathdown, said it was a “very tight” race in her four-seat constituency. “We go in (to government) not afraid of that because the issue of the climate and biodiversity crisis is (greater) than our survival,” she said on RTE Radio. “I stand over and am proud of our track record of delivery.” Green candidate in Waterford Marc O Cathasaigh said he would not be “in the shake-up” to retain his seat in that constituency, while junior minister Ossian Smyth looks at risk of losing his seat in Dun Laoghaire. Junior minister Joe O’Brien is expected to lose his seat in Dublin Fingal, Neasa Hourigan is at risk in Dublin Central, while Wicklow’s Steven Matthews garnered just 4% of first preferences. Former Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, who announced his retirement from frontline politics in June, said his party had not had a good day. Arriving at the count centre at the RDS in Dublin, the outgoing environment minister told reporters: “If you don’t get elected you accept that, but you come back stronger and you learn lessons, and we’ve done that in the past and we will do that again.” He added: “No matter what the results today there will be a strong Green Party in Ireland, we have deep roots in the community and it’s a very distinct political philosophy and I think there is still space for that in Irish politics, for sure.” Mr Ryan said he did not believe his decision to retire, and the timing of his announcement, had affected the party’s showing. “Unfortunately – and this is just one of those days – we didn’t get the number of votes,” he said. He added: “We’ll look back and see what are the lessons, and what can we learn and what can we do differently. “It’s just one of those days when we didn’t have a good day.— — "Particularly thank-you letters." — — — — — "I moved to a tiny town and it is about a 45 drive to any chain, except Dairy Queen — the only fast-food joint in town. It is like living in the , and I love it. Plus, my husband bought a fixer-upper for $6k about six years ago and has fixed it up cash only. I work from home and now have about $1.5k in monthly expenses (car, insurance, groceries, etc.) and have a plan to save $700k in the next 10 years. The American Dream is still alive, at least in rural Minnesota, but most people can’t live without endless consumption." — — — "Oh yeah! My friends and I would always call those 'Track 99.' That reminds me — how about the beep tones at the end of a cassette tape to let you know you had to eject it and flip it over?" — — — "I'm always glad there were no cell phones when I was a kid. There would have been so many pictures of me being an idiot..." — — — — — "Wow, I’d totally forgotten about that. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face!" — — — — "I am feeling this hard. Yesterday, I spent 45 minutes on the phone. A total of three minutes, I was talking to an actual human; Two of the humans couldn't help and had to transfer me to a third, who initially kept repeating the script 'til they realized what I actually needed." — — "On my co-worker's daughter's first day of high school, she was glued to her phone, watching the app she had tracking her daughter (yes, the daughter knew about the tracker). 'Now she's walking to History.' 'Now the day is over, and she's walking home.' I can't imagine that's healthy for the daughter OR her mother." — — — "At Thanksgiving this year, I watched the parents of a little boy sit at the table looking at their phones while he was trying to get their attention. It made me so sad. He's being raised by people who are privileging a phone screen over eye contact, connection, attentiveness, etc." — — — "I recovered much of mine by spending a couple of hours each morning reading printed books and doing word puzzles on paper. It also just makes for a nice start to the day over a cup or two of coffee." — — — — — — "Standing in line for hours to buy concert tickets was a social thing. It was fun, and we didn't mind doing it. Total strangers stuck together just hanging out and having fun. I don't think there is anything like it now, and if there was, most people would just stand there scrolling and not interacting with each other." — — — — "And severe disappointment when mum’s finger was ALWAYS in the way or all the heads were cut off." — "My kids go online, swipe left or right, text someone, set up a meeting, and after a couple of meetings, they're having sex and practically living together. They never learn the nuances of the other person, never find out the skeletons in each other's closets, and then they get married. No wonder the divorce rate is astronomical. You married someone after six months that you are not the least bit compatible with." — "My family moved into the air-conditioned world in 1970. I continued my love of books but never completely disappeared into the pages as completely as I did on the shady porch." —
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fight broke out at midfield after Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday as Wolverines players attempted to plant their flag and were met by Buckeyes who confronted them. Police had to use pepper spray to break up the players, who threw punches and shoves in the melee that overshadowed the rivalry game. Ohio State police said in a statement “multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray.” Ohio State police will investigate the fight, according to the statement. After the Ohio State players confronted their bitter rivals at midfield, defensive end Jack Sawyer grabbed the top of the Wolverines' flag and ripped it off the pole as the brawl moved toward the Michigan bench. Eventually, police officers rushed into the ugly scene. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he understood the actions of his players. “There are some prideful guys on our team who weren't going to sit back and let that happen,” Day said. The two Ohio State players made available after the game brushed off questions about it. Michigan running back Kalel Mullings, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, didn't like how the Buckeyes players involved themselves in the Wolverines' postgame celebration. He called it “classless.” “For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game," he said in an on-field interview with Fox Sports. “It’s just bad for the sport, bad for college football. But at the end of the day, you know some people got to — they got to learn how to lose, man. ... We had 60 minutes, we had four quarters, to do all that fighting.” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said everybody needs to do better. “So much emotions on both sides," he said. "Rivalry games get heated, especially this one. It’s the biggest one in the country, so we got to handle that better.” Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballTeenage girl’s bold stand against child marriage sparks reforms in Rajasthan village