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OBF: Apathy – and empty seats – await these struggling Patriots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

Robert Kraft opened Gillette Stadium in 2002.His Patriots have never played a home game at The Razor with fans in attendance after the team has been eliminated from the playoffs.Never.That run ends this season.Of all the negative superlatives achieved by the current version of Belichick & Sons, this one is perhaps the most sobering.It demonstrates the success this team (not to mention Tom Brady, whose streak continued in Tampa Bay) enjoyed in the 21st century. And it offers a blinding 500-megawatt beacon of reality about the current squad emanating from the new lighthouse.It took the Kraft Family nearly 30 years of team ownership, but their Patriots have finally turned the Red Sox triple play:Unwatchable.(They are the only team in the NFL yet to score more than 20 points in a game.)Unlikable.(See DeVante “Fingertips” Parker and Mac “Nut Tap” Jones.)Unable to win.(The Patriots went 39 drives without a touchdown before Sunday, a run that consumed 197:42 of game time.)Their goodwil...

Howie Carr: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s cautionary tale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

Now the Democrats want to import hundreds of thousands of radical pro-terrorist, American-hating Nazi Muslims from the Mideast and let them flop here on welfare here forever?What could possibly go wrong?Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could not be reached for comment.Why should the United States absorb still more of these people? Even if they aren’t planning to fly commercial airliners into our skyscrapers and murder thousands of us as they did on 9/11, they are still extremely unlikely to ever be successfully assimilated into any civilized society?If these particular Arabs are so wonderful, why is their Nazi-run regime in Gaza such a basket case? Hamas has ruled the bleephole since 2005 and yet they still totally rely on Israel for water, food, power, medicine – everything, in other words.These Arabs are living on international charity, and yet they still rape and murder the very people they leech off.Why is that Egypt and Jordan, the two countries that know their fellow Muslim Arabs better than...

The German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly condemned a firebomb assault on a synagogue in Berlin on Wednesday, saying “we will never accept when attacks are carried out against Jewish institutions.”Assailants threw two Molotov cocktails early Wednesday at the synagogue in the center of the German capital, police said, as antisemitic incidents in the country have been rising following the violent escalation in the Middle East.“Unknown persons threw two Molotov cocktails from the street,” the Kahal Adass Jisroel community wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Dozens of police officers were investigating in front of the synagogue in the city’s Mitte neighborhood, and the entire street next to the building was cordoned off and blocked for traffic.Police said they were investigating “an attempted serious arson” in which two people approached the synagogue by foot at 3:45 a.m. and threw two Molotov cocktails, which burst on the sidewalk next to the building. The two people, their faces ...

Biden meets with Israeli leaders as tensions grow after hospital blast in Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

President Joe Biden is in Israel on an urgent mission to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spiraling into a broader regional conflict and to encourage the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.The president’s visit on Wednesday comes after hundreds of people were reported killed in an explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital a day earlier. The Hamas militant group blamed the blast on an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants. Biden told Israeli leaders: “Based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you.”The war that began Oct. 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. The Gaza Health Ministry said 2,778 Palestinians have been killed and 9,700 wounded. That was before the blast at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital hospital on Tuesday night.Another 1,200 people across Gaza are believed to be buried under the rubble, alive or dead. More than 1,400 people in Israel...

Cohoes boys soccer scores twice in final three minutes, stunning La Salle to advance in sectionals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- With less than three minutes remaining in its' first-round sectional matchup with Cohoes Tuesday night, La Salle maintained a one-goal lead, and appeared on pace to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Class A boys soccer playoffs. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! But with its' season hanging in the balance, Cohoes snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, scoring two goals in a two-minute span to shock the Cadets with a 3-2 win, securing a date with top-seeded Ichabod Crane Monday night."We just don't quit; we train this way," said Cohoes head coach Nick Izzo. "We work hard all the time in practice, and you could just tell how resilient (the guys) are. The hard work throughout the year...you could tell in that last 10 minutes we had a lot of gas left in the tank. It worked; it got us the "W." Survive and advance this time of year."Eighth-seeded La Salle, a semi-finalist in last year's Class A tournam...

Union men's ice hockey using Colorado College series as a wake-up call

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Following a stellar season opener, the Union College men's ice hockey team took a bit of a step back this past weekend, being swept by Colorado College. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The Garnet Chargers dropped game one 7-3, and fell short in game two 6-2. A disappointing result after their 6-0 victory over Army to start the year, but the Tigers are likely the best non-conference team Union will face this season; they sit just outside the top-25 national rankings.And the series was, for the most part, competitive, despite what the final scores might indicate. The combined score between the first and third periods of the two games was 5-5. What sunk the Garnet Chargers was the second period in both contests, where the combined score was 8-0 in favor of Colorado.As Union prepares for its' home opener with the University of Connecticut Friday, last week's series at the very least shined a light on s...

Word Game: Oct. 18, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — AGONIZED (AGONIZED: AG-uh-nize’d: Characterized by suffering or expressing intense pain of mind or body.)Average mark 20 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 33 or more words in AGONIZED? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — RANCHER race racer ranch rare reach rear reran ache acne acre arch archer nacre near cane caner care carer char crane hare hear each earnTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@...

Horoscopes Oct. 18, 2023: Zac Efron, your security depends on making intelligent decisions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zac Efron, 36; Esperanza Spalding, 39; Freida Pinto, 39; Wynton Marsalis, 62.Happy Birthday: Bide your time, take care of details, and refuse to let emotions or outside interference cloud your vision or disrupt your plans. Embrace domestic changes that help stabilize your financial situation and give you breathing space to enjoy your life and loved ones and to acquire peace of mind. Your security depends on making intelligent decisions, avoiding unnecessary expenses and taking advantage of financial opportunities. Your numbers are 4, 17, 22, 25, 34, 46, 48.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Search for the information you need to validate what you want to pursue. Knowledge is vital when it comes to getting what you want. Don’t forgo what’s necessary; a safety check, verification or promo code will make a difference and save time and money. 5 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t give up on your dreams prematurely. Look into the cost involved and...

Three-bedroom home in Pleasanton sells for $1.6 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

2504 Larrikeet Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 2500 block of Larrikeet Court in Pleasanton has new owners. The 2,064-square-foot property, built in 1975, was sold on Aug. 28, 2023, for $1,600,000, or $775 per square foot. This single-story home has three bedrooms and three baths. On the exterior, the home features wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with forced air heating and central A/C. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements. The property’s backyard additionally features a pool.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:A 2,128-square-foot home on the 5300 block of Blackbird Drive in Pleasanton sold in June 2022, for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $822. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Turnstone Drive, Pleasanton, in February 2023, a 2,172-square-foot home was sold for $1,790,000, a price p...

Ask Amy: I can’t believe he’s still doing the thing that almost killed him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:52 GMT

Dear Amy: My friend “Harry” is an alcoholic. A few years ago he ended up in the hospital facing organ failure due to his drinking. Amazingly, he survived.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: After the Father’s Day blow-up, must I forgive him? Advice | Ask Amy: I’m on edge about a suspicious meeting of my child’s grandmothers Advice | Ask Amy: If I were a mouse, I’d be applauding my husband. I am not a mouse. Advice | Ask Amy: She has some nerve to invite me to the gender reveal Advice | Ask Amy: Grandma’s diary told a scandalous story. Should I track down the family? After that, he attended a few AA meetings via Zoom. He never got a sponsor or actively worked the program.Recently, another friend told me that Harry commented that it would probably be OK for him to drink a glass of “good” wine.My friend told Harry that this wasn’t a good idea.I was shocked to hear that Harry is c...