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ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old . The Carter Center said the 39th president died Sunday afternoon, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023, lived most of their lives. The center said he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. A moderate Democrat, Carter ran for president in 1976 as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad grin, effusive Baptist faith and technocratic plans for efficient government. His promise to never deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon’s disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia. “If I ever lie to you, if I ever make a misleading statement, don’t vote for me. I would not deserve to be your president,” Carter said. Carter’s victory over Republican Gerald Ford, whose fortunes fell after pardoning Nixon, came amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over race, women’s rights and America’s role in the world. His achievements included brokering Mideast peace by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David for 13 days in 1978. But his coalition splintered under double-digit inflation and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His negotiations ultimately brought all the hostages home alive, but in a final insult, Iran didn’t release them until the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, who had trounced him in the 1980 election. Humbled and back home in Georgia, Carter said his faith demanded that he keep doing whatever he could, for as long as he could, to try to make a difference. He and Rosalynn co-founded The Carter Center in 1982 and spent the next 40 years traveling the world as peacemakers, human rights advocates and champions of democracy and public health. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, Carter helped ease nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiate cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, the center had monitored at least 113 elections around the world. Carter was determined to eradicate guinea worm infections as one of many health initiatives. Swinging hammers into their 90s, the Carters built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The common observation that he was better as an ex-president rankled Carter. His allies were pleased that he lived long enough to see biographers and historians revisit his presidency and declare it more impactful than many understood at the time. Propelled in 1976 by voters in Iowa and then across the South, Carter ran a no-frills campaign. Americans were captivated by the earnest engineer, and while an election-year Playboy interview drew snickers when he said he “had looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times,” voters tired of political cynicism found it endearing. The first family set an informal tone in the White House, carrying their own luggage, trying to silence the Marine Band’s traditional “Hail to the Chief" and enrolling daughter, Amy, in public schools. Carter was lampooned for wearing a cardigan and urging Americans to turn down their thermostats. But Carter set the stage for an economic revival and sharply reduced America's dependence on foreign oil by deregulating the energy industry along with airlines, trains and trucking. He established the departments of Energy and Education, appointed record numbers of women and nonwhites to federal posts, preserved millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness and pardoned most Vietnam draft evaders. Emphasizing human rights , he ended most support for military dictators and took on bribery by multinational corporations by signing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He persuaded the Senate to ratify the Panama Canal treaties and normalized relations with China, an outgrowth of Nixon’s outreach to Beijing. But crippling turns in foreign affairs took their toll. When OPEC hiked crude prices, making drivers line up for gasoline as inflation spiked to 11%, Carter tried to encourage Americans to overcome “a crisis of confidence.” Many voters lost confidence in Carter instead after the infamous address that media dubbed his “malaise" speech, even though he never used that word. After Carter reluctantly agreed to admit the exiled Shah of Iran to the U.S. for medical treatment, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun in 1979. Negotiations to quickly free the hostages broke down, and then eight Americans died when a top-secret military rescue attempt failed. Carter also had to reverse course on the SALT II nuclear arms treaty after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Though historians would later credit Carter's diplomatic efforts for hastening the end of the Cold war, Republicans labeled his soft power weak. Reagan’s “make America great again” appeals resonated, and he beat Carter in all but six states. Born Oct. 1, 1924, James Earl Carter Jr. married fellow Plains native Rosalynn Smith in 1946, the year he graduated from the Naval Academy. He brought his young family back to Plains after his father died, abandoning his Navy career, and they soon turned their ambitions to politics . Carter reached the state Senate in 1962. After rural white and Black voters elected him governor in 1970, he drew national attention by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Carter published more than 30 books and remained influential as his center turned its democracy advocacy onto U.S. politics, monitoring an audit of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. After a 2015 cancer diagnosis, Carter said he felt “perfectly at ease with whatever comes.” “I’ve had a wonderful life,” he said. “I’ve had thousands of friends, I’ve had an exciting, adventurous and gratifying existence.” Contributors include former AP staffer Alex Sanz in Atlanta.top646 com login 。

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care. The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian and champion of democracy. He defeated President Gerald Ford in 1976 promising to restore trust in government but lost to Ronald Reagan four years later amid soaring inflation, gas station lines and the Iran hostage crisis. He and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, then formed The Carter Center, and he earned a Nobel Peace Prize while making himself the most active and internationally engaged of former presidents. The Carter Center said the former president died Sunday afternoon in Plains, Georgia.

The Vacaville Police Department held “Shop With A Cop” on Sunday, helping youth in need connect with officers while filling their stockings this holiday season. Hosted by the Police Activities League, the event caps off a season of Christmas events put on by the department. “This year, we were able to serve 75 youth and their families just in time for the holidays!” a department social media post reads. “More importantly, we had the chance to share stories and smiles while searching for just the right gifts for family members and getting them all wrapped up!” A video posted with the post shows Santa Claus roaming the aisles of Target with police officers, PAL members and kids. Cops sipped Starbucks cups and checked off Christmas lists as attendees bounded through the store to fulfill their wishlists. The Grinch kicked a soccer ball in an aisle with one attendee, and outgoing chief of police Ian Schmutzler joyfully snipped a ribbon to open the event. The event serves students of VUSD schools and Vacaville residents aged 7-18, according to the city’s website. Families can apply to be a part of it through the department’s website. Items distributed included toys, sporting equipment, electronics, stuffed animals, clothes, makeup and more. A K-9 unit also roamed the aisles during the event, bringing smiles to officers and attendees alike. At the end, officers helped wrap the “This super-fun event would not be possible without endless hours of work by our fantastic PAL team members, or all the generous support from our sponsors,” the post reads. “Huge shout-out to our PAL team and sponsors who surely helped bring some very-needed holiday cheer to so many of our local families!”Bevo barred from Mercedes-Benz Stadium sideline for the second time this month

Washington Commanders’ Quarterback Jayden Daniels is facing a losing streak he hasn’t dealt with in years. The last time Daniels experienced back-to-back losses was in his 2022 season with LSU, where they lost to Texas A&M 38-23 and Georgia 50-30. His worst losing streak was at Arizona State University in 2019, where they lost four straight games. Now a pro, he’s dealing with consecutive losses with a team that’s very familiar with this space. The Commanders have come a long way from only winning four games last season and find themselves hoping to get into the playoffs. The energy, players, coaches, and staff are different, but Sunday’s 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys felt like the same old Washington. On Sunday, they’ll face the Tennessee Titans, a team that, like Dallas, comes to Northwest Stadium with only three wins this season. The main takeaway from Sunday’s loss? Records don’t mean anything when a team plays to win. Washington needs to treat the 3-8 teams like a 10-2 team moving forward. Daniels Moving on to Next Game Speaking to the media after Wednesday’s practice , Jayden Daniels was passive about the team’s losses. “You just go out here and play football. Execute, and let the cards fall where they fall,” he said. “It’s just how we prepare. Go out there and have fun and play loose, and we’ll live with the outcomes.” However, this week’s outcome was grim. Not only did the Commanders lose at home, but they also lost to the Cowboys. In addition, Dallas won with a backup quarterback. Ouch . The one good thing to come out of Sunday’s loss was the sight of Daniels scrambling with the ball. That’s the Jayden Daniels we all know from Week 1. He carried the ball seven times for 74 yards and had one touchdown. Commanders’ Run Game Going Lame? The Commanders left Sunday’s game with running backs Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Eckeler injured. The good news is Robinson (ankle) was able to practice Wednesday. The bad news is Eckeler is still out with a concussion, NBC Sports Washington reports . Depending on how Robinson shakes out by Friday, and with Eckler on concussion number two, Daniels’ running ability will be needed in the run game. The run game isn’t lost, however, considering there is still Jeremy McNichols to lean on and Chris Rodriguez Jr. is returning to the roster this week. However, Daniels said he doesn’t feel pressured to do more running. “I just go out there and do my job. That’s it,” he said. “We got other guys that are able to run the ball...Things happen in football. It’s the next man up mentality.” Questionable Roster Shift One of the biggest question marks this week comes with kicker Austin Seibert returning to injured reserve. More than likely, he will not be seen again this season. Missing that extra point in the last seconds of Sunday’s game will be felt for a while. The question now is, was he still injured? Seibert’s body of work cannot be judged on one bad game. People easily forget this is the man who scored all the points in Week 2’s win against the New York Giants, nailing seven field goals . Going into Sunday, he was deadly accurate, making 22 PATs. He missed the last two games with hip issues. Sunday was very uncommon. He missed three of his five kicks: two extra points and a field goal. According to head coach Dan Quinn, Seibert’s exit back to injured reserve is now the result of a groin injury, CBS Sports reported Wednesday via the Washington Post. Final Thoughts I want to believe the Commanders can push forward and get into the playoffs, but Sunday’s game was concerning. The playcalling was the definition of insanity. Then, in the fourth quarter, it’s like someone turned on the “hey, let’s do what’s been working all season” switch, and everyone tried to make up for three quarters in one quarter. The Commanders need to get back to what’s been working: ball control, a strong run game, and, by gosh, please stop forgetting about Terry McLaurin. It’s getting annoying. This article first appeared on Total Apex Sports and was syndicated with permission.

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It’s now been two and a half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door for states to implement bans. The policies and their impact have been in flux ever since the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Here’s a look at data on where things stand: Abortions slightly more common now The overturning of Roe and the enforcement of abortion bans have changed how woman obtain abortions in the United States. But they haven’t put a dent in the number of abortions being obtained. There have been slightly more monthly abortions across the country recently than there were in the months leading up to the June 2022 ruling, even as the number in states with bans dropped to near zero. “Abortion bans don’t actually prevent abortions from happening,” said Ushma Upadhyay, a public health social scientist at the University of California San Francisco. But, she said, they do change care. For women in some states, there are major obstacles to getting abortions — and advocates say that low-income, minority and immigrant women are least likely to be able to get them when they want. For those living in states with bans, the ways to access abortion are through travel or abortion pills. Pills and legal questions As the bans swept in, abortion pills became a bigger part of the equation. They were involved in about half the abortions before Dobbs. More recently, it’s been closer to two-thirds of them, according to research by the Guttmacher Institute. The uptick of that kind of abortion, usually involving a combination of two drugs, was underway before the ruling. But now, it’s become more common for pill prescriptions to be made by telehealth. By the summer of 2024, about 1 in 10 abortions was via pills prescribed via telehealth to patients in states where abortion is banned. As a result, the pills are now at the center of battles over abortion access. This month, Texas sued a New York doctor for prescribing pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine. There’s also an effort by Idaho, Kansas and Missouri to roll back their federal approvals and treat them as “controlled dangerous substances,” and a push for the federal government to start enforcing a 19th-century federal law to ban mailing them. Travel increases Clinics have closed or halted abortions in states with bans. But a network of efforts to get women seeking abortions to places where they’re legal has strengthened, and travel for abortion is now common. The Guttmacher Institute found that more than twice as many Texas residents obtained abortion in 2023 in New Mexico as New Mexico residents did. And as many Texans received them in Kansas as Kansans. Abortion funds, which benefitted from “rage giving” in 2022, have helped pay the costs for many abortion-seekers. But some funds have had to cap how much they can give. Since the downfall of Roe, the actions of lawmakers and courts have kept shifting where abortion is legal and under what conditions. Florida, the nation’s third-most-populous state, began enforcing a ban on abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy on May 1. That immediately changed the state from one that was a refuge for other Southerners seeking abortions to an exporter of people looking for them. There were about 30 percent fewer abortions there in May compared with the average for the first three months of the year. And in June, there were 35 percent fewer. While the ban is not unique, the impact is especially large. The average driving time from Florida to a facility in North Carolina where abortion is available for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is more than nine hours, according to data maintained by Caitlin Myers, a Middlebury College economics professor. Clinics The bans have meant clinics closed or stopped offering abortions in some states. But some states where abortion remains legal until viability — generally considered to be sometime past 21 weeks of pregnancy, though there’s no fixed time for it — have seen clinics open and expand. Illinois, Kansas and New Mexico are among the states with new clinics. There were 799 publicly identifiable abortion providers in the United States in May 2022, the month before the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. By this November, it was 792, according to a tally by Myers, who is collecting data on abortion providers. But Myers said some hospitals that always provided some abortions have begun advertising it. So they’re now in the count of clinics — even though they might provide few of the procedures. Emergencies How hospitals handle pregnancy complications, especially those that threaten the lives of the women, has emerged as a major issue since Roe was overturned. President Joe Biden’s administration says hospitals must offer abortions when they’re needed to prevent organ loss, hemorrhage or deadly infections, even in states with bans. Texas is challenging the administration’s policy, and the U.S. Supreme Court this year declined to take it up after the Biden administration sued Idaho. More than 100 pregnant women seeking help in emergency rooms have been turned away or left unstable since 2022, The Associated Press found in an analysis of federal hospital investigative records. Among the complaints were a woman who miscarried in the lobby restroom of Texas emergency room after staff refused to see her and a woman who gave birth in a car after a North Carolina hospital couldn’t offer an ultrasound. The baby later died. “It is increasingly less safe to be pregnant and seeking emergency care in an emergency department,” Dara Kass, an emergency medicine doctor and former U.S. Health and Human Services official, told the AP earlier this year.

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