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Lea Miller-Tooley hopped off a call to welcome the Baylor women’s basketball team to the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, where 80-degree temperatures made it easy for the Bears to settle in on Paradise Island a week before Thanksgiving. About 5,000 miles west of the Caribbean nation, similar climes awaited Maui Invitational men's teams in Hawaii. They’ve often been greeted with leis, the traditional Hawaiian welcome of friendship. College basketball teams and fans look forward to this time of the year. The holiday week tournaments feature buzzworthy matchups and all-day TV coverage, sure, but there is a familiarity about them as they help ward off the November chill. For four decades, these sandy-beach getaways filled with basketball have become a beloved mainstay of the sport itself. “When you see (ESPN’s) ‘Feast Week’ of college basketball on TV, when you see the Battle 4 Atlantis on TV, you know college basketball is back,” said Miller-Tooley, the founder and organizer of the Battle 4 Atlantis men's and women's tournaments. “Because it’s a saturated time of the year with the NFL, college football and the NBA. But when you see these gorgeous events in these beautiful places, you realize, ‘Wow, hoops are back, let’s get excited.’” The Great Alaska Shootout was the trend-setting multiple-team event (MTE) nearly five decades ago. The brainchild of late Alaska-Anchorage coach Bob Rachal sought to raise his program’s profile by bringing in national-power programs, which could take advantage of NCAA rules allowing them to exceed the maximum allotment of regular-season games if they played the three-game tournament outside the contiguous 48 states. The first edition, named the Sea Wolf Classic, saw N.C. State beat Louisville 72-66 for the title on Nov. 26, 1978. The Maui Invitational followed in November 1984, borne from the buzz of NAIA program Chaminade’s shocking upset of top-ranked Virginia and 7-foot-4 star Ralph Sampson in Hawaii two years earlier. Events kept coming, with warm-weather locales getting in on the action. The Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Cancun Challenge in Mexico. The Cayman Islands Classic. The Jamaica Classic. The Myrtle Beach Invitational joining the Charleston Classic in South Carolina. Numerous tournaments in Florida. Some events have faded away like the Puerto Rico Tipoff and the Great Alaska Shootout, the latter in 2017 amid event competition and schools opting for warm-weather locales. Notre Dame takes on Chaminade during the first half of a 2017 game in Lahaina, Hawaii. Miller-Tooley’s push to build an MTE for Atlantis began as a December 2010 doubleheader with Georgia Tech beating Richmond and Virginia Tech beating Mississippi State in a prove-it moment for a tournament’s viability. It also required changing NCAA legislation to permit MTEs in the Bahamas. Approval came in March 2011; the first eight-team Atlantis men’s tournament followed in November. That tournament quickly earned marquee status with big-name fields, with Atlantis champions Villanova (2017) and Virginia (2018) later winning that season’s NCAA title. Games run in a ballroom-turned-arena at the resort, where players also check out massive swimming pools, water slides and inner-tube rapids surrounded by palm trees and the Atlantic Ocean. “It’s just the value of getting your passport stamped, that will never get old,” Miller-Tooley said. “Watching some of these kids, this may be their first and last time – and staff and families – that they ever travel outside the United States. ... You can see through these kids’ eyes that it’s really an unbelievable experience.” ACC Network analyst Luke Hancock knows that firsthand. His Louisville team finished second at Atlantis in 2012 and won that year’s later-vacated NCAA title, with Hancock as the Final Four's most outstanding player. “I remember (then-coach Rick Pitino) saying something to the effect of: ‘Some of you guys might never get this opportunity again. We’re staying in this unbelievable place, you’re doing it with people you love,’” Hancock said. “It was a business trip for us there at Thanksgiving, but he definitely had a tone of ‘We’ve got to enjoy this as well.’” Maui offers similar vibes, though 2024 could be a little different as Lahaina recovers from deadly 2023 wildfires that forced the event's relocation last year. North Carolina assistant coach Sean May played for the Tar Heels’ Maui winner in 2004 and was part of UNC’s staff for the 2016 champion, with both teams later winning the NCAA title. May said “you just feel the peacefulness” of the area — even while focusing on games — and savors memories of the team taking a boat out on the Pacific Ocean after title runs under now-retired Hall of Famer Roy Williams. “Teams like us, Dukes, UConns – you want to go to places that are very well-run,” May said. “Maui, Lea Miller with her group at the Battle 4 Atlantis, that’s what drives teams to come back because you know you’re going to get standard A-quality of not only the preparation but the tournament with the way it’s run. Everything is top-notch. And I think that brings guys back year after year.” That’s why Colorado coach Tad Boyle is so excited for the Buffaloes’ first Maui appearance since 2009. “We’ve been trying to get in the tournament since I got here,” said Boyle, now in his 15th season. And of course, that warm-weather setting sure doesn’t hurt. “If you talk about the Marquettes of the world, St. John’s, Providence – they don’t want that cold weather,” said NBA and college TV analyst Terrence Oglesby, who played for Clemson in the 2007 San Juan Invitational in Puerto Rico. “They’re going to have to deal with that all January and February. You might as well get a taste of what the sun feels like.” Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo argues a call during the first half of a Nov. 16 game against Bowling Green in East Lansing, Michigan. Mi zzo is making his fourth trip to Maui. The men’s Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, got things rolling last week with No. 11 Tennessee routing No. 13 Baylor for the title. The week ahead could boast matchups befitting the Final Four, with teams having two weeks of action since any opening-night hiccups. “It’s a special kickoff to the college basketball season,” Oglesby said. “It’s just without the rust.” On the women’s side, Atlantis began its fourth eight-team women’s tournament Saturday with No. 16 North Carolina and No. 18 Baylor, while the nearby Baha Mar resort follows with two four-team women’s brackets that include No. 2 UConn, No. 7 LSU, No. 17 Mississippi and No. 20 N.C. State. Then come the men’s headliners. The Maui Invitational turns 40 as it opens Monday back in Lahaina. It features second-ranked and two-time reigning national champion UConn, No. 4 Auburn, No. 5 Iowa State and No. 10 North Carolina. The Battle 4 Atlantis opens its 13th men’s tournament Wednesday, topped by No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 16 Indiana and No. 17 Arizona. Michigan State Hall of Famer Tom Izzo is making his fourth trip to Maui, where he debuted as Jud Heathcote’s successor at the 1995 tournament. Izzo's Spartans have twice competed at Atlantis, last in 2021. “They’re important because they give you something in November or December that is exciting,” Izzo said. Any drawbacks? “It’s a 10-hour flight,” he said of Hawaii. Mike Tyson, left, slaps Jake Paul during a weigh-in ahead of their heavyweight bout, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) In this image taken with a slow shutter speed, Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal serves during a training session at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall, in Malaga, southern Spain, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) A fan takes a picture of the moon prior to a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Uruguay and Colombia in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. 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The Marlins have signed right-hander Freddy Tarnok to a minor league deal, Aram Leighton of Just Baseball Media writes. The contract includes an invitation for Tarnok to attend Miami’s big league Spring Training camp. Tarnok made his MLB debut in the form of a single appearance and two-thirds of an inning for the Braves in 2022, and Atlanta then dealt him that winter as part of the three-team, nine-player trade that saw Sean Murphy head to the Braves and William Contreras and Joel Payamps land in Milwaukee. The Athletics’ end of the trade saw them obtain Tarnok and four other players, only two of whom ( Esteury Ruiz and Royber Salinas ) are still with the A’s just over two years ago. Tarnok’s own time on Oakland’s big league roster was limited to five games and 14 2/3 innings in 2023, with the righty delivering a 4.91 ERA in that limited sample while also allowing four homers and 11 walks. Shoulder and hip injuries hampered Tarnok for much of the year, and he ended up having hip surgery in August 2023. Some rust wasn’t unexpected after Tarnok’s recovery, but he managed only a 7.39 ERA in 31 2/3 Triple-A innings this past season. That time in Triple-A was spent with both the Athletics’ top affiliate and in the Phillies’ farm system, as Philadelphia claimed Tarnok off waivers this past June. The Phils outrighted Tarnok off their 40-man roster at the start of November and he elected to become a minor league free agent. An increase in both his walk and home run totals plagued Tarnok in the upper minors as well as in his brief time in the majors. These issues have led to a 4.68 ERA over 92 1/3 career Triple-A innings, as well as an 11.97% walk rate and 23.44% strikeout rate. While Tarnok has some ability to miss bats, his inability to keep the ball in the park or keep batters off the basepaths has left him looking for a fresh start entering his age-26 season. It is possible a healthy Tarnok get back to his much more solid pre-injury form, and for the minimal cost of a minors contract, the Marlins are betting that he can become at least a depth swingman now that he is further removed from his hip surgery. Leighton writes that Miami will again give Tarnok a chance to start games. This article first appeared on MLB Trade Rumors and was syndicated with permission.
Ingredion Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.80 per ShareIn Week 13 of the NFL season, we have arguably the next best game of the year, following the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs facing off earlier this season, as the Baltimore Ravens host the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are 9-2 this season and have won seven straight, while the Ravens are 8-4 and coming off a win on the road against the Los Angeles Chargers. Below, I’ll examine two storylines for this game, analyze the odds, and the best bets you can place across the best Pennsylvania sportsbooks. Can The Eagles Run on the Ravens? After breaking off for 255 yards in Week 12 against the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley now leads the league in rushing ahead of Ravens running back Derrick Henry. Not only will the Ravens be motivated to slow him down to help Henry catch back up, but the Ravens allow just 77-9 rushing yards per game, which is second-least in the league. At home, they allow just 66.2 rushing yards per game. That’s the best mark for teams playing at home by a wide margin. Still, the Ravens will need to slow Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts has 11 rushing touchdowns this season, which is second most in the league behind only—you guessed it—Henry. This is a top-tier rushing attack from the Eagles. Eagles vs. Ravens odds The Eagles are 7-4 against the spread this season, while the Ravens are 6-5-1. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson leads the league in passing yards, but he has a tough matchup this week against the Eagles pass defense. Before I explore the Ravens storyline—examining if Jackson can throw on the Eagles—check out the point spread, moneyline, and total odds from the top PA sportsbooks . Can the Ravens Pass on the Eagles? Heading into Week 13, Jackson leads the NFL in passing yards with 3,053 and is tied for the most passing touchdowns with 27 through 12 games. He’s averaging 254.4 passing yards per game and 8.9 yards per attempt. This week, he’ll have to solve an Eagles defense that allows just 196.91 passing yards per game, which is second least in the NFL. On top of that, the Eagles have five interceptions over the last five games. In that same span, they’ve allowed just four passing touchdowns. They’ve held opposing quarterbacks to 250 passing yards or less in all but two games this season. Eagles vs. Ravens betting Before partaking in some Pennsylvania betting for this game and all other games on the Week 13 NFL slate, check out these two player props: Where: bet365 Sportsbook Why: Barkley heads into this game with 10 rushing touchdowns, including four over the last two games. The Ravens have a stout run defense, but they’ve allowed two rushing scores to the position over the last two games, including one last week to Chargers running back Gus Edwards. Barkley has had 22 carries or more in four of the last five games, and I expect him to have at least 20 carries once again. Bet it now: Saquon Barkley Anytime TD (+160) Where: bet365 Sportsbook Why: Before last week, Henry had scored in every game this season. However, he was stopped for just 24 carries and 140 rushing yards. The Eagles allow 4.4 yards per carry and have given up four rushing touchdowns to running backs this season, including two over the last two weeks. This is a clash between the two best running backs in the NFL, and they’ll both get plenty of work. As a side note, parlaying these two together provides +132 odds. This could be the preferred method over their individual lines. Bet it now: Derrick Henry Anytime TD (+135) The Eagles are underdogs on the road, but I think they’ll cover the spread. The Ravens pass defense has shown up the last two weeks, but against the Eagles and this sensational run game between Barkley and Hurts, I think we’ll see less crowding in the box, opening things up for Hurts to pass to A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith if he comes back. As mentioned, the Ravens allowed a rushing touchdown to a running back last week. I think Jackson may have some trouble racking up passing yards against this Eagles defense that has some young talent in the secondary. Despite the Ravens being at home, I’ll take the underdog with points in a battle of two excellent teams. Don’t forget: the Eagles have won seven straight games. More stories on Sports Betting FanDuel promo for CFB Week 14: Bet $5 get $150 in bets if you win DraftKings promo for Michigan vs. Ohio State: Get $150 in bets if you win Penn State game day essentials: The hard part is over for PSU; beating Maryland is the easy part
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(BPT) - Tech gifts are consistently some of the most popular presents to give and receive during the holidays. In fact, according to the annual Consumer Technology Holiday Purchase Patterns report , a record 233 million U.S. adults (89%) will buy tech products during the 2024 holiday season. But with so many devices out there, it can be hard to decide on the perfect option for the loved one on your list. A tablet like the new Fire HD 8 from Amazon offers the versatility of an all-in-one device, with access to streaming, gaming, video chatting, reading or writing all at your fingertips. Fire HD 8 also features a vibrant 8-inch HD display and lightweight, portable design, for high-quality entertainment on the go. Plus, Fire HD 8 comes with three new AI features that can help you get the most out of your tablet experience. Check them out below and learn how they can help you with daily tasks this holiday season and beyond. 1. 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A tablet like the new Fire HD 8 from Amazon offers the versatility of an all-in-one device, with access to streaming, gaming, video chatting, reading or writing all at your fingertips. Fire HD 8 also features a vibrant 8-inch HD display and lightweight, portable design, for high-quality entertainment on the go. Plus, Fire HD 8 comes with three new AI features that can help you get the most out of your tablet experience. Check them out below and learn how they can help you with daily tasks this holiday season and beyond. 1. Meet your personal writing assistant Do you struggle with writing a heartfelt message or finessing a tricky email? Fear not! Writing Assist is here to help. Writing Assist works as part of your Fire tablet's device keyboard and compatible apps, including email, Word documents and social media. In just a few taps, you can transform your writing from good to great. Try Writing Assist's pre-set styles to turn a simple email into a professionally written note. 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Six Canadian writers were the recipients of the prestigious Canada Prizes award in recognition of their inspiring, impactful and transformative scholarly books. Deanna Reder, professor of Indigenous Studies and English at Simon Fraser University, was recognized for her book, Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina , published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press. By exploring unknown, little known and neglected works by a range of Cree and Métis writers from the 1890s to the 1980s, Reder fills a Canadian literary gap. Her unique monograph introduces readers to the works of significant Cree and Métis authors like Métis author, playwright, filmmaker and Elder, Maria Campbell; Canadian Cree Anglican clergyman Edward Ahenakew, who transcribed stories and myths of Indigenous peoples of Western Canada; and James Brady, a famous Métis political activist, leader and photographer who mysteriously disappeared while prospecting in Saskatchewan in 1967. Reder’s book reveals a rich array of Cree and Métis, or nêhiyawak, writings interwoven with the authors’ life experiences. Using Cree concepts to understand texts ranging from journals, manuscripts and sermons, to unfinished, unpublished, censored or limited circulation short stories and novels, Reder sheds light on the richness of Indigenous life and philosophies. “Through my research, I found that understanding who you are, and who you’re related to, is foundational to Indigenous understandings of the world,” said Reder. “The book provides understudied and undervalued evidence of the longstanding autobiographical practices that are engrained in Cree and Métis, and these life stories serve as an intergenerational conduit to pass on invaluable knowledge,” she added. Despite Canada having the largest wolf population in the world, Stephanie Rutherford , associate professor in the School of the Environment at Trent University, is the first to explore the social history of wolves in her book, Villain, Vermin, Icon, Kin: Wolves and the Making of Canada , published by McGill–Queen’s University Press. The revelatory work underscores how Canada was largely made through relationships with animals and offers a model for more ethical ways of interacting with wildlife in the face of a global biodiversity crisis. Rutherford’s work delves into the range of emotions and changing relationships Canadians have with wolves spanning the late the 1800s to the present. While early settlers were afraid of wolves and the prospect of being eaten by them, by the 1920s, wolves were perceived as vermin targeted for elimination. Then, the 1950s saw an emerging trend towards conservation as people began recognizing the value of wolves in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Today, public anxiety over wolves is heightened due to the growing prevalence of coywolves — coyote-wolf hybrids — in urban areas. Villain, Vermin, Icon, Kin: Wolves and the Making of Canada helps people learn to co-exist with, rather than dominate, wildlife by learning from Indigenous ways. “I undertook this work because I was interested in understanding the level of emotions people feel when it comes to wolves. What is it about this animal that generates either deep love or deep hate?” said Rutherford. Celeste E. Orr, assistant professor of Sociology and the Wendy J. Robbins Professor in Gender & Women’s Studies at the University of New Brunswick and first-time author, won for their book, Cripping Intersex , published by the University of British Columbia Press. This work explores the connection between intersex and disability, dismissing society’s common view of those whose anatomy doesn’t fit into a traditional Western male-female sex binary as having a disability, disease or disorder that must be cured by medical intervention. Orr points to studies showing that medical procedures done non-consensually on intersex infants or youth often lead to them having short or long-term disabilities including sterilization and increased infection, anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. Drawing attention to societal discrimination and oppression against intersex people, Orr argues those negative views and actions are rooted in racism, ableism, queer phobia and colonialism. “My book demonstrates that there is a concerted eugenic effort aimed at eradicating intersex people and intersex variations. The hope is that this work will help combat the ableism that fuels interphobia — discrimination against people who have intersex traits — and contribute to ongoing conversations that will help bring about a more equitable and just world.” Orr said. In addition to investigating medical treatment of intersex people, Cripping Intersex also reviews protocols and policies surrounding sports sex testing and segregation, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis, a reproductive screening technology that can accompany in vitro fertilization to detect “undesirable” characteristics. First-time author, Nicholas Cotton, teacher-researcher in literature at Collège Édouard-Montpetit with a doctorate in French-language literature from the Université de Montréal, was recognized for his book, Penser la «pervertibilité» – Avec Jacques Derrida , published by Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal. Cotton’s book, which translates to Thinking “pervertibility” – With Jacques Derrida, explores more than 80 titles by French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who developed the philosophy of deconstruction – a set of approaches to understand the relationship between text and meaning. Cotton explores the notion of “pervertibility,” one’s ability to be perverted or corrupted, which he found to be a common idea throughout Derrida’s writings. Cotton is the first to draw on these works from the second half of the 20th century to demonstrate the “perverse” devices of philosophical thought intertwined in the writings in order to give readers a better understanding of the world and its history. He also sheds light on how the philosopher described “pervertibility” – which takes several forms throughout his works and explores the link between this concept and psychoanalysis. “My book provides a better understanding of Derrida’s thought and style, and how both evolved,” Cotton said. “It makes a substantial contribution to current work in literature and philosophy, the fields of knowledge and practice to which the works primarily belong, but also in psychoanalysis and, more generally, to the history of ideas.” R egards sur le monde. Conflits éthiques et pensées romanesques dans la littérature française contemporaine , published by Les Presses de l’Université Laval, was authored by Pascal Riendeau, professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough. The English translation would be, Views of the world. Ethical conflicts and romantic thoughts in contemporary French literature . Riendeau found that ethical issues play an important role in many late-20th to early-21st century works of fiction. So, he set out to analyze the texts of five contemporary novelists in order to gain a better understanding of the function of ethics in the writings of our time. The result was a first-of-its-kind book that explores the work of contemporary authors Milan Kundera, Michel Houellebecq, Camille Laurens, Éric Chevillard and Pascal Quignard, focusing on themes, situations and discourses. Riendeau assesses the works’ structure and situations based on conflict and reflection. “I’m a literature professor who sincerely believes in the importance of literature – for pleasure, learning and above all, understanding the world. I think it’s highly relevant to take an interest in all art forms (literature, film, visual arts) in order to better interpret the state of the world around us,” Riendeau said. Presented by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences – a national non-profit voice for researchers in the humanities and social sciences in Canada – the award recognizes outstanding authors and works that provoke and inform national conversations on important topics while focusing attention on the contribution scholarly writing makes to Canadian society. Each author was awarded $4,000 with Robbins and Orr sharing the prize. The Prizes celebrate a range of voices, from first-time authors to established scholars, while championing French and English language works and amplifying a broad scope of perspectives across disciplines, in line with the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization. The Prizes are independently juried by the Scholarly Book Awards Academic Council. Support rabble today! We’re so glad you stopped by! 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FAYETTEVILLE — Despite being competitive early, the Central Arkansas women's basketball team couldn't hold on against Arkansas, falling 87-70 in Fayetteville. "There were times in this game where we were good enough, and there were times where we weren't. Consistency has to get better, but I think a little bit of adversity right now could be good for us," Head coach Tony Kemper said. "I thought Jenna (Cook) played as hard as anyone did out there. She's a freshman, but she's a leader out there, and she's hungry." Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the dissolution of its Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT). Abdullahi Maiwada, the national public relations officer of the service, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Maiwada said that the move was made after due consultation with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). He said that it was also part of its efforts to strengthen border management and reinvigorate its 2025 enforcement strategy. “NCS has reinvigorated its 2025 Enforcement Strategy. This strategy is aimed at removing bottlenecks associated with trade, strengthening border security, combating smuggling, and facilitating legitimate trade,” he said. According to Maiwada, the move will not compromise border security or trade facilitation, but represent a significant step towards modernising customs operations, improving trade compliance, and strengthening national security. He said that the NCS Comptroller-General (C-G), Adewale Adeniyi, had approved the reduction of customs checkpoints across the country, aimed at streamlining its operations and to ease the movement of goods and persons. The spokesman quoted the C-G saying that the service would henceforth, rely on solid intelligence to enhance its operations. The C-G said, “Moving forward, customs operations will rely more on actionable intelligence and strategic risk management frameworks to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. “Also, the service is deploying geospatial tools and advanced technologies to ensure the effectiveness of NCS enforcement strategies. “This development underscores the service’s commitment to leveraging innovative, intelligence-driven approaches for effective border enforcement and anti-smuggling operations. According to the Spokesman, the JBPT formerly known as ‘Ex-Swift Response’ started its operations in 2019, with the initial design to enforce the partial border closure policy. The JBPT, coordinated by the ONSA, evolved from Ex-Swift Response to become a tripartite operation comprising Benin Rep., Niger and Nigeria. It was transformed in a renewed effort to combat smuggling, irregular migration and other transitional organised crimes along the nation’s border, among others. He said that since its inception, the JBPT has played a pivotal role in curbing the influx of dangerous goods and ensuring compliance with Nigeria’s trade and security regulations. He acknowledged the cooperation and dedication of other government agencies, who partnered with them for the implementation of the JBPT’s vision. While thanking them, he stated that their invaluable contributions had been instrumental in securing Nigeria’s land borders. “While soliciting the support of all stakeholders in the good fight against economic saboteurs, the C-G reassures of his commitment and that of his officers and men to secure the nation’s borders effectively, facilitate legitimate trade, and ensure the safety and well-being of all Nigerians,” he said.Suspect Charged in Shooting Death of NC Officer Michael Horan
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WASHINGTON - Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, the Carter Center said. He was 100. “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,” said Chip Carter, the former president’s son. “My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs. The world is our family because of the way he brought people together, and we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs.” The Carter Center said there will be public observances in Atlanta and Washington. These events will be followed by a private interment in Plains, it said. Final arrangements for the former president's state funeral are still pending, according to the center. Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, served as president from January 1977 to January 1981 after defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 US election. Carter was swept from office four years later in an electoral landslide as voters embraced Republican challenger Ronald Reagan, the former actor and California governor. Carter lived longer after his term in office than any other US president. Along the way, he earned a reputation as a better former president than he was a president — a status he readily acknowledged. His one-term presidency was marked by the highs of the 1978 Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt, bringing some stability to the Middle East. But it was dogged by an economy in recession, persistent unpopularity and the embarrassment of the Iran hostage crisis that consumed his final 444 days in office. In recent years, Carter had experienced several health issues including melanoma that spread to his liver and brain . Carter decided to receive hospice care in February 2023 instead of undergoing additional medical intervention. His wife, Rosalynn Carter, died on Nov. 19, 2023, at age 96. He looked frail when he attended her memorial service and funeral in a wheelchair. Carter left office profoundly unpopular but worked energetically for decades on humanitarian causes. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 in recognition of his "untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." Carter had been a centrist as governor of Georgia with populist tendencies when he moved into the White House as the 39th US president. He was a Washington outsider at a time when America was still reeling from the Watergate scandal that led Republican Richard Nixon to resign as president in 1974 and elevated Ford from vice president. "I'm Jimmy Carter and I'm running for president. I will never lie to you," Carter promised with an ear-to-ear smile. Asked to assess his presidency, Carter said in a 1991 documentary: "The biggest failure we had was a political failure. I never was able to convince the American people that I was a forceful and strong leader." Despite his difficulties in office, Carter had few rivals for accomplishments as a former president. He gained global acclaim as a tireless human rights advocate, a voice for the disenfranchised and a leader in the fight against hunger and poverty, winning the respect that eluded him in the White House. Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and resolve conflicts around the world, from Ethiopia and Eritrea to Bosnia and Haiti. His Carter Center in Atlanta sent international election-monitoring delegations to polls around the world. A Southern Baptist Sunday school teacher since his teens, Carter brought a strong sense of morality to the presidency, speaking openly about his religious faith. He also sought to take some pomp out of an increasingly imperial presidency — walking, rather than riding in a limousine, in his 1977 inauguration parade. The Middle East was the focus of Carter's foreign policy. The 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, based on the 1978 Camp David accords, ended a state of war between the two neighbors. Carter brought Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland for talks. Later, as the accords seemed to be unraveling, Carter saved the day by flying to Cairo and Jerusalem for personal shuttle diplomacy. The treaty provided for Israeli withdrawal from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and establishment of diplomatic relations. Begin and Sadat each won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1978. By the 1980 election, the overriding issues were double-digit inflation, interest rates that exceeded 20% and soaring gas prices, as well as the Iran hostage crisis that brought humiliation to America. These issues marred Carter's presidency and undermined his chances of winning a second term. Hostage crisis On Nov. 4, 1979, revolutionaries devoted to Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, seized the Americans present and demanded the return of the ousted shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was backed by the United States and was being treated in a US hospital. The American public initially rallied behind Carter. But his support faded in April 1980 when a commando raid failed to rescue the hostages, with eight US soldiers killed in an aircraft accident in the Iranian desert. Carter's final ignominy was that Iran held the 52 hostages until minutes after Reagan took his oath of office on Jan. 20, 1981, to replace Carter, then released the planes carrying them to freedom. In another crisis, Carter protested the former Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by boycotting the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. He also asked the US Senate to defer consideration of a major nuclear arms accord with Moscow. Unswayed, the Soviets remained in Afghanistan for a decade. Carter won narrow Senate approval in 1978 of a treaty to transfer the Panama Canal to the control of Panama despite critics who argued the waterway was vital to American security. He also completed negotiations on full US ties with China. Carter created two new US Cabinet departments — education and energy. Amid high gas prices, he said America's "energy crisis" was "the moral equivalent of war" and urged the country to embrace conservation. "Ours is the most wasteful nation on earth," he told Americans in 1977. In 1979, Carter delivered what became known as his "malaise" speech to the nation, although he never used that word. "After listening to the American people I have been reminded again that all the legislation in the world can't fix what's wrong with America," he said in his televised address. "The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. The erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and the political fabric of America." As president, the strait-laced Carter was embarrassed by the behavior of his hard-drinking younger brother, Billy Carter, who had boasted: "I got a red neck, white socks, and Blue Ribbon beer." 'There you go again' Jimmy Carter withstood a challenge from Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination but was politically diminished heading into his general election battle against a vigorous Republican adversary. Reagan, the conservative who projected an image of strength, kept Carter off balance during their debates before the November 1980 election. Reagan dismissively told Carter, "There you go again," when the Republican challenger felt the president had misrepresented Reagan's views during one debate. Carter lost the 1980 election to Reagan, who won 44 of the 50 states and amassed an Electoral College landslide. James Earl Carter Jr. was born on Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, one of four children of a farmer and shopkeeper. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1946, served in the nuclear submarine program and left to manage the family peanut farming business. He married his wife, Rosalynn, in 1946, a union he called "the most important thing in my life." They had three sons and a daughter. Carter became a millionaire, a Georgia state legislator and Georgia's governor from 1971 to 1975. He mounted an underdog bid for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination, and out-hustled his rivals for the right to face Ford in the general election. With Walter Mondale as his vice presidential running mate, Carter was given a boost by a major Ford gaffe during one of their debates. Ford said that "there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and there never will be under a Ford administration," despite decades of just such domination. Carter edged Ford in the election, even though Ford actually won more states — 27 to Carter's 23. Not all of Carter's post-presidential work was appreciated. Former President George W. Bush and his father, former President George H.W. Bush, both Republicans, were said to have been displeased by Carter's freelance diplomacy in Iraq and elsewhere. In 2004, Carter called the Iraq war launched in 2003 by the younger Bush one of the most "gross and damaging mistakes our nation ever made." He called George W. Bush's administration "the worst in history" and said Vice President Dick Cheney was "a disaster for our country." In 2019, Carter questioned Republican Donald Trump's legitimacy as president, saying "he was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf." Trump responded by calling Carter "a terrible president." Carter also made trips to communist North Korea. A 1994 visit defused a nuclear crisis, as President Kim Il Sung agreed to freeze his nuclear program in exchange for resumed dialogue with the United States. That led to a deal in which North Korea, in return for aid, promised not to restart its nuclear reactor or reprocess the plant's spent fuel. But Carter irked Democratic President Bill Clinton's administration by announcing the deal with North Korea's leader without first checking with Washington. In 2010, Carter won the release of an American sentenced to eight years hard labor for illegally entering North Korea. Carter wrote more than two dozen books, ranging from a presidential memoir to a children's book and poetry, as well as works about religious faith and diplomacy. His book "Faith: A Journey for All," was published in 2018. —ReutersAbortions are up in the US. It's a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press and KEVIN S. VINEYS Associated Press 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: Overturning Roe and enforcing abortion bans has changed how woman obtain abortions in the U.S. But one thing it hasn't done is 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. 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... GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press , KEVIN S. VINEYS Associated Press
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Thirty-five years ago, Bilal Qayyum began working to promote peace and prevent gun violence in Philadelphia. At the time, he says gang-related violence was rampant. In response, he established the Father’s Day Rally Committee, an anti-gun and anti-violence group aiming to counter negative perceptions with positive images of Black men. “During the time when we started the campaign,” said Qayyum, director of the organization. “We realized in our meeting that we all were fathers. And that’s where the name came from.” On the Saturday before Father’s Day in June 1989, about 300 men gathered at Zion Baptist Church in North Philadelphia to hear local speakers highlight the positive work underway in their communities. “We were one of the first groups in this city that actually raised the issue around violence in particular as it relates to the Black community,” Qayyum said. Fast forward to 2024, and while homicides have declined, Qayyum told WHYY News that the proliferation of firearms still threatens public safety. One relatively recent phenomenon is the appearance of “ghost guns,” firearms built from kits or accessible parts and put together by an individual. Federally licensed gun manufacturers must place a serial number on every firearm, so it can be tracked. Ghost guns don’t have serial numbers. The gun-control group Everytown says, “Ghost guns are the fastest-growing gun safety problem facing our country.” Last year, Qayyum’s organization partnered with the Philadelphia Police Department for the city’s gun buyback program, aimed at getting firearms off the streets. “This guy came in and he turned in five ghost guns,” Qayyum said. “This is wild, but the way we do gun buybacks, you turn in the gun, no question asked.” UnitedHealthcare CEO was likely killed with a ghost gun that can be made at home A ghost gun is a firearm without a serial number. Police said Monday that the gun used in last week's shooting of Brian Thompson may have been made with a 3D printer. 4 days ago WHYY News requested data from the Philadelphia Police Department on privately-made weapons from 2020 to Dec. 9, 2024. 3D-printed firearms seized by Philadelphia police. (Philadelphia Police Department) Killing puts ghost guns in spotlight Now, the role of ghost guns is part of the investigation into the murder of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson . Police believe University of Pennsylvania graduate Luigi Mangione built the firearm used in the killing to ensure it could not be traced. One law enforcement expert says some ghost guns are completely manufactured through 3D printing, and others use 3D-printed components with parts that are available from gun kits. “They combine what is utilized in the 3D printing with the actual parts that are legitimate,” said Randy Sutton, retired lieutenant with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and former patrol officer and detective with the Princeton Police Department in New Jersey. He said new advancements in artificial intelligence pose new challenges. “Technology is wonderful. It creates life-saving and life-changing technologies,” Sutton said. “But on the other hand, it also creates opportunities for those who utilize it for nefarious purposes.” Sutton added that because ghost guns are not regulated, making them go away outright is unrealistic. “There’s not a chance in the world we’re going to ban these weapons. It’s impossible,” Sutton said. “You can make them illegal to possess. But the techno barn door has already been opened.” The Biden administration has aimed to treat these firearms like regular weapons, requiring serial numbers on the parts and mandated background checks. Several states’ Attorneys General have filed lawsuits that are now under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Cour t. Shira Feldman, Director of Constitutional Litigation for the gun violence prevention organization Brady United, calls ghost guns a national threat. “Ghost guns have become weapons of choice for criminals and their proliferation cannot be ignored,” Feldman said in an email. “We’re hopeful the court will side with the safety of American people, but this ultra-conservative court, with a conservative majority solidified by former President [Donald] Trump, has proven that it has no issue ignoring the safety of the American people in favor of gun lobby rhetoric.” Gun rights groups are challenging the proposed rules in the Supreme Court , arguing they violate the Second Amendment. In March, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill to close loopholes in the Uniform Firearms Act and prohibit the purchase, sale and production of the untraceable gun parts used in ghost guns. However, the legislation failed in the state Senate . “I don’t see any legislation passing against ghost guns in the state of Pennsylvania. At least, not in my lifetime,” Qayyum said. New Jersey and Delaware are among 15 states that have laws to regulate these weapons. Get daily updates from WHYY News! The free WHYY News Daily newsletter delivers the most important local stories to your inbox. WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.