winph 777 Analysis: Protecting QBs from violent late hits like the one that leveled Trevor Lawrence isn't easyBreaking News Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Ireland's general election concluded late-Monday after three days of vote-counting, with the incumbent centre-right parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael set to retain power following coalition expected to take place in coming weeks. With all 174 seats in the lower chamber of parliament decided since Friday's vote, Fianna Fail, on 48 seats, was well ahead of the main opposition, the left-wing nationalist Sinn Fein on 39, with Fine Gael in third on 38. But support for the Green Party -- the third coalition partner of the outgoing government -- collapsed. And far-right candidates failed to win a single seat. The Green Party secured just three percent of the vote, down from seven at the last election in 2020 when it joined the coalition. Its leader Roderic O'Gorman was the only one of 12 Green lawmakers to hold on to a seat, saving the party from a total wipe-out. Analysts said the Greens were often scapegoated while in power by the big two coalition partners. The party has "no regrets at all" about entering government in 2020, O'Gorman insisted to reporters Sunday. But he admitted he was "very nervous" about the future of some of the "distinctly Green" policies introduced during their time in government. While relatively successful in pushing through climate-friendly policies, the party became widely associated with higher fuel taxes. As cost-of-living became a key voter concern, its policies became seen as an electoral liability. "As a small party, the Greens were always in a precarious position," said Eoin O'Malley, a political scientist at Dublin City University. "They were responsible for many of the more unpopular government policies, while for environmentalists it was blamed for the inevitable compromises that come with government," he said. "It benefited from being flavour of the month in 2020, but that soft support left it when the party was blamed for increasing energy costs," O'Malley told AFP. The losses mirror similar defeats for green parties across Europe. "We've done the things we believe in, there's been a cost but that's politics," said O'Gorman. "Those issues that focus on climate aren't going away, and as a party, we're not going away either," he said. The Green Party was almost wiped out in 2011 after serving in government with Fianna Fail. "Small parties in Irish coalition governments have to sacrifice more of their core policies in the government programme," said political analyst Gail McElroy from Trinity College, Dublin. "This inability to fulfil their campaign promises leads to electoral penalties at the following election." - No far-right breakthrough - The election was also marked by the failure of far-right candidates to enter parliament for the first time. Ireland is one of the few European Union members without any large established far-right party. But for the first time, immigration became a prominent issue during this election campaign. Some 20 percent of Ireland's 5.4-million population is now foreign-born. Asylum applications have surged to record levels since 2002. Around 110,000 Ukrainians have also arrived in Ireland since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, one of the highest per capita influxes in the EU. Rising anti-immigration sentiment has sparked protests in working-class and rural communities that have sometimes spilled over into violence. In June five candidates campaigning on mainly anti-immigration and ultra-conservative platforms were elected to local councils, the first ever far-right representatives in Irish institutions. But the ultra-nationalist vote was fragmented among a wide range of micro-parties and independent candidates at the general election. "There were so many anti-immigrant candidates that they split the vote," O'Malley told AFP. No far-right candidate gained more than four percent of the vote in any constituency. "So many of the candidates were too extreme, it made it difficult for someone concerned about immigration to vote on that basis," he said. The issue also dropped in importance for voters in the run-up to the election as the main parties pledged to tighten up migration policy. In an exit poll Friday, housing and homelessness, cost-of-living and health were all deemed more important than immigration as influencing voter decisions. Only six percent said immigration was the biggest factor in how they voted. pmu/jkb/fg/giv Originally published as Greens, far-right among big losers in Irish vote More related stories Breaking News Lebanon says nine killed in Israeli strikes on southern villages Lebanon says nine killed in Israeli strikes on southern villages Read more Breaking News Fresh blow as another ABC star quits The radio presenter has made a ‘sad’ announcement after nearly 30 years with the ABC. Read more

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan Chase & Co.GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur hopes the homework he did earlier this month will help his team deal with its compressed schedule over the next couple of weeks. The Packers’ Sunday over the San Francisco 49ers began a 12-day stretch in which they play three games. They’re back at Lambeau Field on Thursday night to host the Miami Dolphins before visiting the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions the following Thursday. LaFleur prepared for this. When the Packers had a bye Nov. 10, LaFleur said he spent the extra time studying the Dolphins, knowing he’d have little time to prepare for them this week. “I watched pretty much every snap of Miami knowing this was coming, so made my notes, had kind of a preliminary plan for that,” LaFleur said. The Packers (8-3) showed they could thrive in these quick turnaround situations last year, when they at Detroit four days after at Lambeau Field. The difference this time is that the Packers will play another Thursday game a week after their Thanksgiving matchup against the Dolphins. Playing three games in so short a time frame could take a long-term physical toll as they head into the stretch run of the regular season. They started this three-game set by producing their highest point total since in their 2023 season opener. “I think collectively as a whole, especially on offense, I feel we’re getting back into a rhythm,” quarterback Jordan Love said. The Packers understand the importance of this stretch, particularly with the NFC North-leading Lions looming next week. Although Green Bay has put itself in good position to earn a playoff berth, the Packers have little margin for error if they want to catch up to the Lions (10-1) or Minnesota Vikings (9-2) in the NFC North race. The Packers to at home and are just 1-2 within the division. “We know going down this stretch every game is going to be important, every practice is going to be important, every meeting, whatever the case may be is going to be important,” safety Xavier McKinney said. “So we’re looking forward to this challenge.” What’s working The Packers shored up their by scoring touchdowns on each of their five trips inside the 49ers 20-yard line. It was the first time since 2017 the Packers had posted a perfect red zone percentage in a game while getting inside the opponent’s 20 at least five times. Green Bay entered the game having converted just 48.7% of its red zone possessions into touchdowns to rank 27th in the NFL. ... The Packers had 169 yards rushing to increase their season total to 1,668. That’s their highest total through the first 11 games of a season since 2003. ... After allowing a season-high 179 yards rushing in a at Chicago, the Packers limited the 49ers to 44 yards on 16 carries. What needs work Not much. The Packers squandered a scoring opportunity late in the second quarter and could have led by more than 17-7 at the beak considering how they had dominated play up to that point, but this otherwise was a pretty crisp performance. Stock up McKinney broke up a fourth down pass and had a 48-yard interception return that led to a touchdown. McKinney has seven interceptions this season to tie Detroit’s Kerby Joseph for the NFL lead. ... RB Josh Jacobs rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns. Jacobs has seven touchdowns (six rushing, one receiving) over his past five games. ... DL Rashan Gary has 2 1/2 sacks over his past three games. Gary also forced a fumble Sunday. ... One week after blocking a field-goal attempt as time expired to preserve Green Bay’s victory at Chicago, DL Karl Brooks recovered a fumble to set up a touchdown. ... K Brandon McManus made a 51-yard field goal, converting Green Bay’s first attempt from 50-plus yards this season. Stock down WR Christian Watson had no catches and dropped a potential 49-yard touchdown pass. Watson’s struggles came just a week after he caught four passes for a career-high 150 yards against the Bears. Injuries WR Romeo Doubs left the game with a concussion. CB Jaire Alexander (knee) and LB Edgerrin Cooper (hamstring) didn’t play. Key numbers 800/6: Jacobs has rushed for 944 yards and seven touchdowns this season which means he has run for at least 800 yards and six touchdowns in each of his first six NFL seasons. The only other players since 2000 to rush for at least 800 yards and six touchdowns in each of their first six seasons are Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson, Ezekiel Elliott and Adrian Peterson. Next steps The Packers could get a strong test from the Dolphins (5-6), who are playing better than their record indicates. games by a combined score of 91-49. ___ AP NFL:

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NEW YORK (AP) — No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter . His more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations and a children’s story. His memoir “An Hour Before Daylight” was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2002, while his 2006 best-seller “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” stirred a fierce debate by likening Israel’s policies in the West Bank to the brutal South African system of racial segregation. And just before his 100th birthday, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation honored him with a lifetime achievement award for how he wielded "the power of the written word to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” In one recent work, “A Full Life,” Carter observed that he “enjoyed writing” and that his books “provided a much-needed source of income.” But some projects were easier than others. “Everything to Gain,” a 1987 collaboration with his wife, Rosalynn, turned into the “worst threat we ever experienced in our marriage,” an intractable standoff for the facilitator of the Camp David accords and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. According to Carter, Rosalynn was a meticulous author who considered “the resulting sentences as though they have come down from Mount Sinai, carved into stone.” Their memories differed on various events and they fell into “constant arguments.” They were ready to abandon the book and return the advance, until their editor persuaded them to simply divide any disputed passages between them. “In the book, each of these paragraphs is identified by a ‘J’ or an ‘R,’ and our marriage survived,” he wrote. Here is a partial list of books by Carter: “Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President” “The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East” (With Rosalynn Carter) “Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life” “An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections” “Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age” “Always a Reckoning, and Other Poems” (With daughter Amy Carter) “The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer” “Living Faith” “The Virtues of Aging” “An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood” “Christmas in Plains: Memories” “The Hornet’s Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War” “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis” “Faith & Freedom: The Christian Challenge for the World” “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” “A Remarkable Mother” “Beyond the White House” “We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work” “White House Diary” “NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter” “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power” “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety” The Associated Press