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TOKYO , Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from China and Japan shared their insights on promoting artificial intelligence (AI) governance and data sharing at a sub-forum of the 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum in Tokyo recently. Representatives from China and Japan shared their insights on promoting artificial intelligence (AI) governance and data sharing at a sub-forum of the 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum in Tokyo recently. AI governance framework The participants agreed that the next 10 years will be a critical period for the development of AI. Gao Wen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), said since China's State Council issued a guideline on developing AI in 2017, the nation has made significant progress in AI research and development and industrial layout, especially in computing power and 5G network construction. By the end of 2023, China had over half of the world's 1.57 billion 5G users, according to the World Internet Development Report 2024. It ranked second globally in AI and computing power scale, which has laid a solid foundation for the rapid development of AI. Tatsuo Yamazaki , project professor at the International University of Health and Welfare, said it was very meaningful for Japan and China to discuss strengthening AI governance rules. Fumihiko Kamio , research director of the Nomura Research Institute, echoed his view. He emphasized that the core goal of AI technology is to improve productivity and eliminate obstacles to social development, and called on Chinese and Japanese experts to work together to build an AI governance framework to cope with the global challenges. Deepening international cooperation China put forth the Global AI Governance Initiative in October last year. In July, the UN General Assembly adopted a China -sponsored resolution on enhancing international cooperation on AI capacity-building. The participants spoke highly of the Global Cross-Border Data Flow Cooperation Initiative recently proposed by China . They agreed that AI governance requires global collaboration, especially in the formulation of international standards and the construction of ethical frameworks, where China and Japan can play an active role. Ding Wenhua, academician of the CAE, said China and Japan have both similarities and differences in technology development and governance priorities, so deepening cooperation will bring unique value to global AI governance. " China and Japan should deepen AI technology cooperation between enterprises, work together in AI security research, talent exchange, and jointly explore more possibilities for the application of technology," Wang Zhongyuan , president of the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, said. Balancing development & risks AI governance refers to the guardrails established to ensure AI systems and tools remain safe and ethical and respect human rights. Xu Zhilong , editor-in-chief of Science and Technology Daily, stressed that AI, as a revolutionary technology, has far-reaching impacts on all areas of society and economy. However, its potential risks such as data leakage and the spread of false information should not be ignored. "Technological progress and security ethics should be developed in a balanced way to ensure that AI technology always serves the progress of human civilization," Xu said. AI governance should not only heed the current technological ethics issues, but also prevent possible long-term risks, such as AI going out of human control, according to Toshio Iwamoto , senior corporate advisor of NTT DATA. He said AI R&D and application should abide by the principles of fairness, transparency, safety and availability. Yuan Yue, chairman of Beijing Dataway Horizon, shared his view from the perspective of regulatory models. "Policy choices should be based on the current status and goals of national technological development," Yuan said, adding that China prefers to provide a more friendly development environment for enterprises while ensuring an effective response to risks.

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Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show Social media posts from Luigi Mangione show the man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson underwent successful back surgery last year that alleviated debilitating chronic pain. He repeatedly posted on Reddit about his recovery and offered words of encouragement for other people with similar conditions. But notably absent from the posts are explicit concerns about corporate greed within the health insurance industry. Those appear to have surfaced only later: in the handwritten manifesto recovered this week by police. Despite recent revelations about a potential motive, Mangione’s descent into rage and violence remains largely a mystery. Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6 riot, but no undercover agents were present WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report. It also says no undercover FBI employees were present that day and none of the bureau’s informants was authorized to participate. The report Thursday from the Justice Department inspector general’s office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events of Jan. 6, when rioters determined to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss stormed the building in a violent clash with police. Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The White House says it’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The clemency follows a broad pardon for his son Hunter, who was prosecuted for gun and tax crimes. Biden is under pressure from advocacy groups to pardon broad swaths of people before the Trump administration takes over in January. He’s also weighing whether to issue preemptive pardons to those who investigated Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election and are facing possible retribution when he takes office. Police say suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing wasn't a client of the insurer NEW YORK (AP) — Police say the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it because of its size and influence. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told NBC New York in an interview that investigators have uncovered evidence that Luigi Mangione had prior knowledge UnitedHealthcare was holding its annual investor conference in New York City. Mangione did mention the company in a note found in his possession when he was detained by police in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested Monday after being spotted at a McDonald’s. Mangione remains jailed without bail in Pennsylvania. His lawyer there says he hasn’t seen any evidence yet linking him to the crime. Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what's next for those who oppose Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is an Iraq War veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct. But she now finds herself in the position of seriously considering Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary. Hegseth once said women should not serve in combat and has been accused of sexual assault. The Republican senator is facing an aggressive pressure campaign from President-elect Donald Trump’s allies, complete with threats of primary challengers. It serves a warning to Ernst's colleagues who may have qualms about Trump’s other controversial picks for his Cabinet. Trump extends unprecedented invites to China's Xi and other world leaders for his inauguration WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month. It's an unorthodox move that would fold U.S. allies and adversaries into a very American political tradition. Incoming White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed during a Thursday morning appearance on “Fox & Friends” that Trump had invited Xi and other world leaders for his Jan. 20 swearing in. Trump on Thursday said he’s been “thinking about inviting certain people to the inauguration” without referring to any specific individuals. No head of state has previously made an official visit to the U.S. for the inauguration. Israeli strike in Gaza kills 25 people as US makes new push for a ceasefire DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian medics said an Israeli airstrike hit a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 25 Palestinians and wounding dozens more. The strike Thursday evening came just hours after President Joe Biden’s national security adviser was in Jerusalem and raised hopes about a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. Officials at two hospitals in the Gaza Strip, al-Awda Hospital in the north and al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza, reported they received a combined total of 25 bodies. Health officials said Israel struck on a multistory house in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the strike. US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey should be 'shot down, if necessary' TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A U.S. senator says mysterious drones spotted flying at night over sensitive areas in New Jersey should be “shot down, if necessary." The unmanned aircraft have also been seen in other parts of the Mid-Atlantic region. It remains unclear who owns them. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut says Americans urgently need some intelligence analysis on the issue. The Democrat's remarks Thursday come as concerns about the drones spread across Capitol Hill. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and law enforcement officials have stressed that the drones don’t appear to threaten public safety and the White House on Thursday concurred. Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and the city of Louisville have reached an agreement to reform the city’s police force after an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. That is according to an announcement on Thursday. The consent decree, which must be approved by a judge, follows a federal investigation that found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community. Bill Belichick 'always wanted' to give college coaching a try. Now he will at North Carolina New North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick said he had long been interested in coaching in the college ranks. But it had never worked out until now, as he takes over the Tar Heels program. Belichick led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl titles during a 24-year run there that ended last year. Belichick's five-year deal pays him $10 million in base and supplemental salary per year. It is guaranteed only for the first three years, including for buyout purposes. There is also up to $3.5 million in annual bonuses.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Josh Banks scored 21 points as UNC Asheville beat Western Carolina 78-61 on Saturday. Banks added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (6-4). Jordan Marsh added 18 points while going 5 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 6 for 8 from the line while they also had five rebounds and five steals. Kameron Taylor shot 4 of 6 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line to finish with 13 points. Marcus Kell finished with 11 points for the Catamounts (3-6). Vernon Collins added 10 points for Western Carolina. Fischer Brown finished with eight points. These two teams both play Tuesday. UNC Asheville hosts North Florida and Western Carolina visits Tennessee. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

TOKYO , Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from China and Japan shared their insights on promoting artificial intelligence (AI) governance and data sharing at a sub-forum of the 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum in Tokyo recently. Representatives from China and Japan shared their insights on promoting artificial intelligence (AI) governance and data sharing at a sub-forum of the 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum in Tokyo recently. AI governance framework The participants agreed that the next 10 years will be a critical period for the development of AI. Gao Wen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), said since China's State Council issued a guideline on developing AI in 2017, the nation has made significant progress in AI research and development and industrial layout, especially in computing power and 5G network construction. By the end of 2023, China had over half of the world's 1.57 billion 5G users, according to the World Internet Development Report 2024. It ranked second globally in AI and computing power scale, which has laid a solid foundation for the rapid development of AI. Tatsuo Yamazaki , project professor at the International University of Health and Welfare, said it was very meaningful for Japan and China to discuss strengthening AI governance rules. Fumihiko Kamio , research director of the Nomura Research Institute, echoed his view. He emphasized that the core goal of AI technology is to improve productivity and eliminate obstacles to social development, and called on Chinese and Japanese experts to work together to build an AI governance framework to cope with the global challenges. Deepening international cooperation China put forth the Global AI Governance Initiative in October last year. In July, the UN General Assembly adopted a China -sponsored resolution on enhancing international cooperation on AI capacity-building. The participants spoke highly of the Global Cross-Border Data Flow Cooperation Initiative recently proposed by China . They agreed that AI governance requires global collaboration, especially in the formulation of international standards and the construction of ethical frameworks, where China and Japan can play an active role. Ding Wenhua, academician of the CAE, said China and Japan have both similarities and differences in technology development and governance priorities, so deepening cooperation will bring unique value to global AI governance. " China and Japan should deepen AI technology cooperation between enterprises, work together in AI security research, talent exchange, and jointly explore more possibilities for the application of technology," Wang Zhongyuan , president of the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, said. Balancing development & risks AI governance refers to the guardrails established to ensure AI systems and tools remain safe and ethical and respect human rights. Xu Zhilong , editor-in-chief of Science and Technology Daily, stressed that AI, as a revolutionary technology, has far-reaching impacts on all areas of society and economy. However, its potential risks such as data leakage and the spread of false information should not be ignored. "Technological progress and security ethics should be developed in a balanced way to ensure that AI technology always serves the progress of human civilization," Xu said. AI governance should not only heed the current technological ethics issues, but also prevent possible long-term risks, such as AI going out of human control, according to Toshio Iwamoto , senior corporate advisor of NTT DATA. He said AI R&D and application should abide by the principles of fairness, transparency, safety and availability. Yuan Yue, chairman of Beijing Dataway Horizon, shared his view from the perspective of regulatory models. "Policy choices should be based on the current status and goals of national technological development," Yuan said, adding that China prefers to provide a more friendly development environment for enterprises while ensuring an effective response to risks.None

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia, they thought they’d escaped. The lieutenant never would be an admiral. Instead, he became commander in chief. Years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, he would add a Nobel Peace Prize, awarded not for his White House accomplishments but “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: Plains, the town of 600 that fueled his political rise, welcomed him after his fall and sustained him during 40 years of service that redefined what it means to be a former president. With the stubborn confidence of an engineer and an optimism rooted in his Baptist faith, Carter described his motivations in politics and beyond in the same way: an almost missionary zeal to solve problems and improve lives. Carter was raised amid racism, abject poverty and hard rural living — realities that shaped both his deliberate politics and emphasis on human rights. “He always felt a responsibility to help people,” said Jill Stuckey, a longtime friend of Carter's in Plains. “And when he couldn’t make change wherever he was, he decided he had to go higher.” Carter's path, a mix of happenstance and calculation , pitted moral imperatives against political pragmatism; and it defied typical labels of American politics, especially caricatures of one-term presidents as failures. “We shouldn’t judge presidents by how popular they are in their day. That's a very narrow way of assessing them," Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told the Associated Press. “We should judge them by how they changed the country and the world for the better. On that score, Jimmy Carter is not in the first rank of American presidents, but he stands up quite well.” Later in life, Carter conceded that many Americans, even those too young to remember his tenure, judged him ineffective for failing to contain inflation or interest rates, end the energy crisis or quickly bring home American hostages in Iran. He gained admirers instead for his work at The Carter Center — advocating globally for public health, human rights and democracy since 1982 — and the decades he and Rosalynn wore hardhats and swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Yet the common view that he was better after the Oval Office than in it annoyed Carter, and his allies relished him living long enough to see historians reassess his presidency. “He doesn’t quite fit in today’s terms” of a left-right, red-blue scoreboard, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who visited the former president multiple times during his own White House bid. At various points in his political career, Carter labeled himself “progressive” or “conservative” — sometimes both at once. His most ambitious health care bill failed — perhaps one of his biggest legislative disappointments — because it didn’t go far enough to suit liberals. Republicans, especially after his 1980 defeat, cast him as a left-wing cartoon. It would be easiest to classify Carter as a centrist, Buttigieg said, “but there’s also something radical about the depth of his commitment to looking after those who are left out of society and out of the economy.” Indeed, Carter’s legacy is stitched with complexities, contradictions and evolutions — personal and political. The self-styled peacemaker was a war-trained Naval Academy graduate who promised Democratic challenger Ted Kennedy that he’d “kick his ass.” But he campaigned with a call to treat everyone with “respect and compassion and with love.” Carter vowed to restore America’s virtue after the shame of Vietnam and Watergate, and his technocratic, good-government approach didn't suit Republicans who tagged government itself as the problem. It also sometimes put Carter at odds with fellow Democrats. The result still was a notable legislative record, with wins on the environment, education, and mental health care. He dramatically expanded federally protected lands, began deregulating air travel, railroads and trucking, and he put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. As a fiscal hawk, Carter added a relative pittance to the national debt, unlike successors from both parties. Carter nonetheless struggled to make his achievements resonate with the electorate he charmed in 1976. Quoting Bob Dylan and grinning enthusiastically, he had promised voters he would “never tell a lie.” Once in Washington, though, he led like a joyless engineer, insisting his ideas would become reality and he'd be rewarded politically if only he could convince enough people with facts and logic. This served him well at Camp David, where he brokered peace between Israel’s Menachem Begin and Epypt’s Anwar Sadat, an experience that later sparked the idea of The Carter Center in Atlanta. Carter's tenacity helped the center grow to a global force that monitored elections across five continents, enabled his freelance diplomacy and sent public health experts across the developing world. The center’s wins were personal for Carter, who hoped to outlive the last Guinea worm parasite, and nearly did. As president, though, the approach fell short when he urged consumers beleaguered by energy costs to turn down their thermostats. Or when he tried to be the nation’s cheerleader, beseeching Americans to overcome a collective “crisis of confidence.” Republican Ronald Reagan exploited Carter's lecturing tone with a belittling quip in their lone 1980 debate. “There you go again,” the former Hollywood actor said in response to a wonky answer from the sitting president. “The Great Communicator” outpaced Carter in all but six states. Carter later suggested he “tried to do too much, too soon” and mused that he was incompatible with Washington culture: media figures, lobbyists and Georgetown social elites who looked down on the Georgians and their inner circle as “country come to town.” Carter carefully navigated divides on race and class on his way to the Oval Office. Born Oct. 1, 1924 , Carter was raised in the mostly Black community of Archery, just outside Plains, by a progressive mother and white supremacist father. Their home had no running water or electricity but the future president still grew up with the relative advantages of a locally prominent, land-owning family in a system of Jim Crow segregation. He wrote of President Franklin Roosevelt’s towering presence and his family’s Democratic Party roots, but his father soured on FDR, and Jimmy Carter never campaigned or governed as a New Deal liberal. He offered himself as a small-town peanut farmer with an understated style, carrying his own luggage, bunking with supporters during his first presidential campaign and always using his nickname. And he began his political career in a whites-only Democratic Party. As private citizens, he and Rosalynn supported integration as early as the 1950s and believed it inevitable. Carter refused to join the White Citizens Council in Plains and spoke out in his Baptist church against denying Black people access to worship services. “This is not my house; this is not your house,” he said in a churchwide meeting, reminding fellow parishioners their sanctuary belonged to God. Yet as the appointed chairman of Sumter County schools he never pushed to desegregate, thinking it impractical after the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board decision. And while presidential candidate Carter would hail the 1965 Voting Rights Act, signed by fellow Democrat Lyndon Johnson when Carter was a state senator, there is no record of Carter publicly supporting it at the time. Carter overcame a ballot-stuffing opponent to win his legislative seat, then lost the 1966 governor's race to an arch-segregationist. He won four years later by avoiding explicit mentions of race and campaigning to the right of his rival, who he mocked as “Cufflinks Carl” — the insult of an ascendant politician who never saw himself as part the establishment. Carter’s rural and small-town coalition in 1970 would match any victorious Republican electoral map in 2024. Once elected, though, Carter shocked his white conservative supporters — and landed on the cover of Time magazine — by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Before making the jump to Washington, Carter befriended the family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., whom he’d never sought out as he eyed the governor’s office. Carter lamented his foot-dragging on school integration as a “mistake.” But he also met, conspicuously, with Alabama's segregationist Gov. George Wallace to accept his primary rival's endorsement ahead of the 1976 Democratic convention. “He very shrewdly took advantage of his own Southerness,” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee professor and expert on Carter’s campaigns. A coalition of Black voters and white moderate Democrats ultimately made Carter the last Democratic presidential nominee to sweep the Deep South. Then, just as he did in Georgia, he used his power in office to appoint more non-whites than all his predecessors had, combined. He once acknowledged “the secret shame” of white Americans who didn’t fight segregation. But he also told Alter that doing more would have sacrificed his political viability – and thus everything he accomplished in office and after. King's daughter, Bernice King, described Carter as wisely “strategic” in winning higher offices to enact change. “He was a leader of conscience,” she said in an interview. Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, was identified by both husband and wife as the “more political” of the pair; she sat in on Cabinet meetings and urged him to postpone certain priorities, like pressing the Senate to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. “Let that go until the second term,” she would sometimes say. The president, recalled her former aide Kathy Cade, retorted that he was “going to do what’s right” even if “it might cut short the time I have.” Rosalynn held firm, Cade said: “She’d remind him you have to win to govern.” Carter also was the first president to appoint multiple women as Cabinet officers. Yet by his own telling, his career sprouted from chauvinism in the Carters' early marriage: He did not consult Rosalynn when deciding to move back to Plains in 1953 or before launching his state Senate bid a decade later. Many years later, he called it “inconceivable” that he didn’t confer with the woman he described as his “full partner,” at home, in government and at The Carter Center. “We developed a partnership when we were working in the farm supply business, and it continued when Jimmy got involved in politics,” Rosalynn Carter told AP in 2021. So deep was their trust that when Carter remained tethered to the White House in 1980 as 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, it was Rosalynn who campaigned on her husband’s behalf. “I just loved it,” she said, despite the bitterness of defeat. Fair or not, the label of a disastrous presidency had leading Democrats keep their distance, at least publicly, for many years, but Carter managed to remain relevant, writing books and weighing in on societal challenges. He lamented widening wealth gaps and the influence of money in politics. He voted for democratic socialist Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016, and later declared that America had devolved from fully functioning democracy to “oligarchy.” Yet looking ahead to 2020, with Sanders running again, Carter warned Democrats not to “move to a very liberal program,” lest they help re-elect President Donald Trump. Carter scolded the Republican for his serial lies and threats to democracy, and chided the U.S. establishment for misunderstanding Trump’s populist appeal. He delighted in yearly convocations with Emory University freshmen, often asking them to guess how much he’d raised in his two general election campaigns. “Zero,” he’d gesture with a smile, explaining the public financing system candidates now avoid so they can raise billions. Carter still remained quite practical in partnering with wealthy corporations and foundations to advance Carter Center programs. Carter recognized that economic woes and the Iran crisis doomed his presidency, but offered no apologies for appointing Paul Volcker as the Federal Reserve chairman whose interest rate hikes would not curb inflation until Reagan's presidency. He was proud of getting all the hostages home without starting a shooting war, even though Tehran would not free them until Reagan's Inauguration Day. “Carter didn’t look at it” as a failure, Alter emphasized. “He said, ‘They came home safely.’ And that’s what he wanted.” Well into their 90s, the Carters greeted visitors at Plains’ Maranatha Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and where he will have his last funeral before being buried on family property alongside Rosalynn . Carter, who made the congregation’s collection plates in his woodworking shop, still garnered headlines there, calling for women’s rights within religious institutions, many of which, he said, “subjugate” women in church and society. Carter was not one to dwell on regrets. “I am at peace with the accomplishments, regret the unrealized goals and utilize my former political position to enhance everything we do,” he wrote around his 90th birthday. The politician who had supposedly hated Washington politics also enjoyed hosting Democratic presidential contenders as public pilgrimages to Plains became advantageous again. Carter sat with Buttigieg for the final time March 1, 2020, hours before the Indiana mayor ended his campaign and endorsed eventual winner Joe Biden. “He asked me how I thought the campaign was going,” Buttigieg said, recalling that Carter flashed his signature grin and nodded along as the young candidate, born a year after Carter left office, “put the best face” on the walloping he endured the day before in South Carolina. Never breaking his smile, the 95-year-old host fired back, “I think you ought to drop out.” “So matter of fact,” Buttigieg said with a laugh. “It was somehow encouraging.” Carter had lived enough, won plenty and lost enough to take the long view. “He talked a lot about coming from nowhere,” Buttigieg said, not just to attain the presidency but to leverage “all of the instruments you have in life” and “make the world more peaceful.” In his farewell address as president, Carter said as much to the country that had embraced and rejected him. “The struggle for human rights overrides all differences of color, nation or language,” he declared. “Those who hunger for freedom, who thirst for human dignity and who suffer for the sake of justice — they are the patriots of this cause.” Carter pledged to remain engaged with and for them as he returned “home to the South where I was born and raised,” home to Plains, where that young lieutenant had indeed become “a fellow citizen of the world.” —- Bill Barrow, based in Atlanta, has covered national politics including multiple presidential campaigns for the AP since 2012.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday unveiled the document for Swarnandhra-2047 (Golden Andhra Pradesh) vision document, with the slogan of health, wealth and happiness for all by removing economic inequalities and eradication of poverty in the next 23 years. Addressing the gathering after unveiling the document at a glittering function in Vijayawada, Naidu said the Vision-2047 would change the course and direction of the state and would herald a new history. “We are moving forward with the resolve that the Telugu community will become number one in the world. Our goal is for Andhra Pradesh to lead the country,” he said. The chief minister said at present, the per capita income in the state is less than US $3,000. By 2047, the target is to increase the per capita income to US $ 42,000. “This is possible only through reforms in various sectors and our ultimate objective is to bring about a radical change in the people’s lives,” he said. He said the “Swarnandhra-2047 vision” was aimed at creating a society free of poverty should become our mantra. “Economic inequalities must be reduced. Poverty eradication should follow the P4 (people, public, private partnership) model,” he said, Naidu recalled that he had launched the Vision 2020 initiative during his earlier stint as the chief minister of combined Andhra Pradesh, wherein he advocated emergence of an IT professional from every household. “It has become a reality now. Now, as part of Vision 2047, every household should produce an entrepreneur. Providing employment and livelihood opportunities for everyone is the goal,” he said. The chief minister said his government was encouraging industrial setups and working towards generating jobs. “By providing skill training, we will develop human resources. Giving priority to water security, we are laying the foundation for a drought-free Andhra Pradesh. We have included integrating technology with agriculture as part of the vision,” Naidu added. The Swarnandhra-2047 vision document has declared 10 guiding principles for the all-round development of the state in the next 23 years. They are: Zero Poverty, Employment, Water security, Farmer-Agri Tech, Skilling & Human Resources Development, Global Best Logistics, Cost Optimisation-Energy & Fuel, Product Perfection, Swachh Andhra and Deep Tech-All Walks of Life. “Swarna Andhra vision outlines the roadmap for elevating Andhra Pradesh to new heights, focusing on economic growth, social development, and environmental sustainability. Over the next five years, Andhra Pradesh’s economy is projected to grow at 15% yearly rate, leading to approximately doubling of per capita income. By 2047, Andhra Pradesh is envisaged to have a transformative shift in its demographic, social and economic profile,” the document said.Canada 'Freedom Convoy' leader found guilty over trucker protest role

Catholic-New Iberia has already defeated two of the top three seeds in the Division III Select bracket. Now, the Panthers attempt to take down the top seed, Dunham, in Friday afternoon’s LHSAA Prep Classic Division III Select championship game in New Orleans. Dunham takes on Catholic-New Iberia as part of the second day of the three-day Prep Classic taking place at the Caesars Superdome. How to watch Dunham vs. Catholic-New Iberia in 2024 Louisiana high school football playoffs: Live stream LHSAA Prep Classic Division III Select state championship Follow The Sporting News correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from New Orleans. Scroll down for live score and game updates from kickoff to the postgame. Refresh this page for the latest. CATHOLIC-NEW IBERIA 17, DUNHAM 14 2Q Refresh for updates. SECOND QUARTER - Catholic-New Iberia with plenty of momentum now. Panthers force another Dunham punt and get the ball with nearly three minutes to go in the half. - TOUCHDOWN CATHOLIC-NEW IBERIA . Panthers take their first lead on the day as QB Luke Landry, with a flick of his left arm, throws a 1-yard TD pass to Bennett Woodring, one play after Landry threw a 34-yard pass to Jaiden Mitchell. PAT puts Panthers up three (Catholic-New Iberia, 17-14 | 5:07, 2nd) - Catholic-New Iberia gets a third-down sack, and forces Dunham to punt. Panthers get the ball back with a chance to take their first lead on the day. - TOUCHDOWN CATHOLIC-NEW IBERIA . Panthers find the end zone for the first time this afternoon, as Tristan Lewis takes a handoff and bounces off several tacklers and into the end zone, finishing off a 14-yard run. PAT is good (Dunham, 14-10 | 9:59, 2nd) - Both teams punt the ball away to one another as the first quarter ends. FIRST QUARTER - TOUCHDOWN DUNHAM . Tigers quickly move down the field again and score a second TD, as QB Elijah Haven finds receiver Jarvis Washington Jr. from 36 yards out (Dunham, 14-3 | 3:21, 1st) - FIELD GOAL CATHOLIC-NEW IBERIA . Panther QB Luke Landry avoided a third-down sack by firing a short pass to Owen Morris which turned into a long gain deep in Dunham territory. That eventually set up a 35-yard field goal by Bennett Boudreaux. (Dunham, 7-3 | 5:24, 1st) - TOUCHDOWN DUNHAM . QB Elijah Haven runs a keeper 5 yards into the end zone on third down, completing a 75-yard opening drive by the Tigers. (Dunham, 7-0 | 9:05, 1st) - Dunham already in the red zone on the opening series. - Dunham will field the opening kickoff to start this game and we are under way. PREGAME - Coming to you from the Caesars Superdome, as Catholic-New Iberia gets set to take on Dunham. ABOUT CATHOLIC-NEW IBERIA (12-1) In their quarterfinal, the No. 7-seeded Panthers (12-1) upended No. 2 seed Isidore Newman, 31-0. Then in last week’s semifinal, they rallied late, getting a successful onside kick and a field goal in the closing seconds to win at No. 3 seed Calvary Baptist, 33-31. Catholic-New Iberia has one of the premier quarterbacks in the state in senior Luke Landry, who has thrown for more than 2,600 yards and 37 TDs. Making its seventh title-game appearance, the Panthers won it all in 1962 and again in 2017. ABOUT DUNHAM (13-0) Dunham has put up strong numbers on both sides of the ball. Dunham, led by perhaps the top-ranked quarterback in the Class of 2027 in sophomore Elijah Haven, has averaged 34.9 points per game while allowing 12.2 points per contest. In the quarterfinal round two weeks ago, the Tigers survived No. 9 seeded Lafayette Christian, winning 34-30. Then last week, they rolled past No. 5 seeded Bunkie, 46-22. Dunham is making its third appearance in a state championship game. The Tigers won it all in 2004 in Class 1A and then played for the Division III Select title two years ago.Harnessing smart gadgets to control odours in poultry farms

Maharashtra Election Result 2024: Bandra East decides—Zeeshan Siddique or Varun Sardesai?The history books say that America’s seat of government is in Washington, D.C. But some might be forgiven for thinking it is now nearly 1,000 miles south at Mar-a-Lago , the former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post and where President-elect Donald Trump holds court much like Louis XIV did at the Palace of Versailles. Trump has repeatedly chosen Floridians for top posts in his incoming Cabinet, including former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz , who pulled his own nomination for attorney general over allegations of having sex with minors, and Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to head the Drug Enforcement Administration , who withdrew amid opposition from conservatives over his behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Ron DeSantis , who unsuccessfully challenged the former president during the GOP primaries but then made up with him and remains popular with MAGA loyalists, recently saw his name enter the discussion as a possible defense secretary. This occurred after Fox News host Pete Hegseth ran into trouble as Trump’s first choice to run the Pentagon over claims of inappropriate sexual behavior and heavy drinking. Hegseth appears to have weathered the initial storm, and it is unclear whether DeSantis will enter the fray or be tapped for some other position. DeSantis is a Navy vet who volunteered for the Iraq War and also served as a legal adviser to the Navy SEALs. Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder Dec. 4, 2024 Florida’s preeminence in the second Trump administration is in no small way a reflection of the way the governor has refashioned the state and the Republican Party in his own pugnacious image. During the COVID-19 pandemic, DeSantis criticized the lockdowns and encouraged Americans in other states (especially blue ones) to relocate to Florida as it was open for business . Hundreds of thousands of people left the cold climes of New York, New Jersey and places even further away, settling in the Sunshine State and registering as Republicans. The party now enjoys a 1.1 million edge in party registration over the Democrats out of some 14 million registered voters. Even if DeSantis stays put, Trump’s early choice of another Florida man, Sen. Marco Rubio , to be secretary of state is a similar statement of the importance of the state to Trump, who also changed his residence from New York to Florida in 2019. Susan Wiles , co-manager of Trump’s campaign and a veteran GOP operative in the state, has been tapped as chief of staff, rounding out a who’s who of Sunshine State pols. That’s hardly the end of the Florida connection. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi , a long-time Trump supporter, is the choice to replace Gaetz as U.S. attorney general. Another member of Congress, Rep. Mike Waltz , is incoming as the national security adviser. Trump has chosen prominent Floridians and TV personalities for his health team. Janette Nesheiwat is a doctor (and Waltz’s wife) who is Trump’s pick for surgeon general. Former Oprah Winfrey TV doctor Mehmet Oz , who owns homes in the Palm Beach area, is on tap to be the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Former congressman and doctor Dave Weldon is the choice to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And while the nominations of Gaetz and others took the headlines, Todd Blanche – one of Trump’s private lawyers who defended him in the New York hush money trial – recently moved to Palm Beach and is slated for the key role of deputy attorney general. READ: “I don't know that we've ever had one state become so prominent in an administration, even Texas during the Bush era,” says Whit Ayres, a long-time Republican political consultant who is president of North Star Opinion Research. Indeed, one has to go far back in Washington presidential history to find anything similar. Other than the presidency of George W. Bush, the other era that comes to mind is the group of Californians who followed Ronald Reagan to Washington – including Ed Meese, who served as attorney general, and Mike Deaver, a close confidante of Nancy Reagan who was deputy chief of staff. Other wealthy Californians provided advice to Reagan during his presidency, though they did not assume public roles. Trump has a long connection to Florida, having spent many a day and night in the state since he acquired Mar-a-Lago in 1985 for $7 million (some reports peg the price at $10 million), spending millions renovating it and turning it into a lucrative business as a social club. Trump has other properties in Florida besides Mar-a-Lago that became his primary residence in 2019. His name is on three championship golf courses – Trump National Doral in Miami, Trump National in Jupiter and Trump International in West Palm Beach, where he often plays while in Florida. Ivanka Trump, his daughter who has kept out of the limelight for much of her father’s recent political campaign, and her husband, Jared Kushner, own a $24 million mansion in Miami’s famed Indian Creek Island, where neighbors include Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame and quarterback Tom Brady. “I mean, it makes sense he’s here,” Michael Binder, professor of political science at the University of North Florida, says of Trump and his proclivity for favoring fellow Floridians. The state’s ascendancy in the GOP’s Trump era has not yet been matched with power in Congress as House members have not taken on top positions in that chamber as much as Texans and Californians once did. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida tried last month to win the position of majority leader but lost in the first round, garnering the fewest number of votes from his colleagues. But that may not matter. Trump is not a creature of Congress or state politics, and his brand is built around the idea of challenging the established rules and mores of Washington. To the extent that those Floridians he has chosen are seen as outsiders, it may bode well for their future political fortunes – and those of their state.

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