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Patriots fans chanting ‘Fire Mayo’ need to ‘know their place,’ says Jahlani Tavai newsthirst.

This NFL season has been tough sledding for the New England Patriots under first-year head coach Jerod Mayo. They’re 3-13 and coming off a monster 40-7 loss at home that prompted fans to start chanting “Fire Mayo.” That didn’t sit well with Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai. “They’re not qualified to do what Mayo is doing,…

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Mike Johnson secures US House speakership after facing internal dissent | House of Representatives newsthirst.

After initially facing internal dissent, Trump-endorsed Republican Mike Johnson secured the House speakership in the first round of voting on Friday. Johnson couldn’t afford to lose more than one Republican vote, and three Republican members of Congress initially voted for someone other than Johnson. But all but Kentucky’s Thomas Massie, who backed Minnesota’s Tom Emmer,…

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FBI concerned about copycat potential after deadly New Orleans attack | New Orleans truck attack newsthirst.

US law enforcement and intelligence agencies are reportedly concerned about copycat vehicle-ramming attacks following the attack in New Orleans by a US military veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. According to a bulletin seen by Reuters, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the US National Counterterrorism Center “are concerned about possible copycat or retaliatory attacks”. Such…

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