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Jonah Goldberg: What if most Americans aren't bitterly divided?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. He was 100. US President Joe Biden directed that January 9 will be a national day of mourning throughout the US for Carter, the White House said in a statement. “I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President James Earl Carter,” Biden said. Carter, a Democrat, became president in January 1977 after defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 election. 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 also dogged by an economic recession, persistent unpopularity and the Iran hostage crisis that consumed his final 444 days in office. Carter ran for re-election in 1980 but was swept from office in a landslide as voters embraced Republican challenger Ronald Reagan, the former actor and California governor. Carter lived longer than any US president and, after leaving the White House, earned a reputation as a committed humanitarian. He was widely seen as a better former president than he was a president — a status he readily acknowledged. World leaders and former US presidents paid tribute to a man they praised as compassionate, humble and committed to peace in the Middle East. “His significant role in achieving the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel will remain etched in the annals of history,” said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a post on X. 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 centre. 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 neighbours. 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 unravelling, 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 US 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 behaviour 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 US. 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. Reuters News and promos in your inbox
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Gaston Martirena and Adrian Martinez scored first-half goals as Argentina's Racing won its first Copa Sudamericana championship by beating Brazil's Cruzeiro 3-1 in the final on Saturday. Martirena opened the scoring in the 15th minute and Martinez added a goal five minutes later to give “La Academia” its first international title since 1988 when it won the Supercopa Sudamericana. “Maravilla” Martinez scored 10 goals in 13 matches and finished as the top scorer in the competition. Roger Martinez sealed the victory with a goal in the 90th. Kaio Jorge scored in the 52nd for Cruzeiro. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerNorth Korea vows 'toughest' anti-US policy weeks before Trump enters White HouseOne of the most talked about issues throughout the 2024 election season was immigration and border control. Social media posts online claim thousands of migrant children have gone missing during Joe Biden’s term as president. During the vice presidential debate in October, Vice President-elect JD Vance claimed there are “320,000 children that DHS has effectively lost.” President-elect Donald Trump made similar remarks throughout his campaign, including at an Arizona rally where he claimed “325,000 migrant children are gone, they’re missing.” Multiple VERIFY readers have asked us if that statistic is accurate. THE QUESTION Did 320,000 migrant children go missing under the Biden Administration? THE SOURCES U.S. Department of Homeland Security report published in August 2024 Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) Michelle Mittelstadt, director of communications at the Migration Policy Institute told VERIFY. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director of the American Immigration Council A City of Philadelphia Action Guide An Immigration Impact article THE ANSWER The Department of Homeland Security reported in August that it was unable to monitor the locations of approximately 320,000 migrant children who were released from federal custody, but the report did not declare the kids were missing. WHAT WE FOUND The 320,000 number that Vance and others have referenced comes from a Department of Homeland Security report published in August 2024. The count also includes children who were released during Donald Trump’s presidency, in addition to Biden’s administration. That report said federal authorities may not be able to monitor the locations of about 320,000 unaccompanied migrant children who had been released from federal custody between 2018 and 2023, due in part to poor communication between agencies. But the report did not say that all of the children are lost or missing. Experts also attribute the number of unaccounted for children to missing paperwork – not children who are actually endangered or missing. Instead, the report is referring to the government being unable to track the children after being released from custody. The DHS report “explains that 32,000 unaccompanied children were ordered deported for missing a court hearing from 2019 to 2023,” and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement “had not filed charging documents to start the removal process for 291,000 unaccompanied children who entered the country over that time period,” Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director of the American Immigration Council explained to VERIFY. The claims online combine the 32,000 and the 291,000 counts that appear in the report. Although DHS has stated its inability to monitor the approximate 320,000 migrant children in the United States who did not appear for a hearing or receive a notice, it has not declared them to be missing. There are many factors as to why a child may not have appeared for a hearing or received a notice, including a lack of communication between government agencies to secure the correct mailing address or a guardian’s inability to take them to court. “The issue is a paperwork one – both with ICE not having contact with these minors since their release from HHS custody and lack of communication between ICE and the Justice Department or by a federal agency with the child’s sponsor,” Michelle Mittelstadt, director of communications at the Migration Policy Institute told VERIFY. “The lack of a current address on file does not mean that the children have been trafficked, are lost, or that their parents or sponsors are purposely evading immigration proceedings. Quite the contrary, a majority of the children may be residing in loving homes, attending school, and acclimating to their new surroundings after being reunited with family members in the United States,” an Immigration Impact article explains . Many of the unaccounted for children may have been separated from their parents under Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which required children to be separated from their parents during Trump’s first administration. “Upon separation from their families, children are officially labeled ‘unaccompanied alien children,’ before being sent into government custody or foster care, a City of Philadelphia Action Guide explains . The Associated Press contributed to this report. 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One of the last actions the Biden-Harris administration takes could be the disbursal of tens of millions of dollars to a pro-Palestinian nonprofit that disseminated protest materials exalting Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of Israel. In December 2023, the EPA selected Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), a Berkeley, California-based “environmental justice” nonprofit, to receive a $50 million grant award despite the entity engaging in anti-Israel advocacy following Hamas’ October 7th attacks and promoting the “defund the police” movement. Nearly a year later, the EPA has not moved forward in obligating the grant to CJA, and the pro-Palestinian nonprofit is demanding that EPA disburse the cash before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. (RELATED: Biden-Harris Admin Routed ‘Environmental Justice’ Cash To Left-Wing Activists, House Report Details) “Now more than ever, the promises of the IRA [Inflation Reduction Act] should be delivered on and the obligated funds that Climate Justice Alliance is waiting on should be released by December,” KD Chavez, executive director of CJA, wrote in a press release on Wednesday. Please join us in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to obligate funds now. #OurResourcesOurCommunities It’s up to us to have each other’s backs, and to realize the Just Transition & the thriving future that we & future generations deserve. Solidarity Forever! – KD Chavez pic.twitter.com/AhjkuYMmew — Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) 🌻 (@CJAOurPower) November 20, 2024 “We know that these next few years are going to be delivering compounding threats to our frontline and fenceline communities,” Chavez said in a video that CJA posted on X. “We can help mitigate some of these threats through the Inflation Reduction Act’s Thriving Communities Grantmaking program.” “Solidarity forever,” Chavez added. Trump Admin Could Rescind Leftover Funds The CJA’s $50 million grant award is a part of the EPA’s $600 million Environmental Justice and Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJTCGM) program under the Inflation Reduction Act’s $3 billion Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants provision . The EPA’s selectees include recipients that operate in China under the supervision of the Chinese Communist Party foreign influence operation, support open borders, hand out funds to a group blacklisted by U.S. credit card companies over their fiscal support for a Palestinian terror group and advocate for defunding the U.S. military, according to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s extensive reporting on the program. CJA is the only nonprofit out of the 11 announced recipients of the EPA’s EJTCGM program that has not received a portion of its grant award, according to a DCNF review of USA Spending grant obligation amounts. If the Agency does not formally obligate the total $600 million in grant funding by Jan. 20, the Trump administration could refuse to award the leftover money. “There’s no reason why they [the Trump EPA] can’t reconsider how money is being spent consistent with the law,” Daren Bakst, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, told the DCNF in an interview. “They should carefully review whether or not, in fact, the money has been properly obligated. They need to make sure they have proper oversight and accountability for the money and make sure that there’s not waste and abuse, which is a serious concern with all the IRA spending from the EPA,” Bakst added. The pro-Palestinian nonprofit came under congressional scrutiny in May following Republican West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s discovery of a “Palestine art for protests” collection on the CJA’s website, which contained images appearing to glorify Hamas’ brutal invasion of Israel and justify violent Palestinian resistance. Republican West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, speaks on Climate Justice Alliance’s “anti-Israel” views during a Senate GOP Leadership press conference on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Capito’s office) “If you dig deeper they want to defund the police, defund the military — either them or their affiliates want to have very radical, drastic initiatives that I think are anti-American, and are certainly anti-Israel and antisemitic,” Capito said during the press conference. “Policing has always been and will always be used as a force in continued oppression of marginalized people and communities,” an April 23, 2021, CJA press release states. “We want to end all policing, all prisons and the freedom and liberation of our people.” The nonprofit also calls for the elimination of all fossil fuel production and opposes nuclear energy and hydropower, which garner widespread bipartisan support. ‘One Of The Top-Scoring Applicants’ The CJA was one of the “top-scoring applicants” among all of the nonprofits that applied to serve as “environmental justice” grantmakers to disburse IRA funding to subgrantees, according to CJA’s press release published on Wednesday. “Political affiliations played no role in the evaluation, scoring, and selection of Grantmakers,” an EPA spokesperson told Fox News in May. The EPA could face litigation from CJA if the agency tries to break its contractual agreement with the nonprofit to withhold the $50 million award, Administrator Michael Regan appeared to tell House lawmakers during a July oversight hearing . 🔥 🔥 🔥 Rep. Mace GOES OFF on EPA Administrator Michael Regan who won’t admit to allotting $50M to a climate justice group that is anti-police, pro-Hamas. “Does this sign protect the environment?” pic.twitter.com/8f5YIxMtPK — Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) July 10, 2024 “I have to legally go through a process to ensure that they either are in or out of the bounds because there’s going to be litigation one way or another,” Regan said. “They’re going through a very thorough evaluation.” An EPA spokesperson told E&E News on Wednesday that the Agency is still reviewing CJA’s $50 million award. The EPA did not respond to the DCNF’s inquiry about the state of the award obligation. “This is a larger attack on civil society and due process in our democratic grantmaking and environmental work,” Chavez said in during an interview with E&E News on Wednesday during which the nonprofit also alleged “viewpoint discrimination.” “So I just hope that they do the right thing and that this doesn’t set a pretty sizable precedent for all future progressive funding going into this next administration,” Chavez added. ‘Who Defines EJ Projects? We Do’ CJA is partnering with seven other entities to disburse subawards of up to $350,000 under the $50 million grant award to “community-based organizations” across 12 states in the Western part of the United States, Alaska and Hawaii in a program called United Network for Impact, Transformation and Equity in Environmental Justice Communities (UNITE-EJ). One of CJA’s UNITE-EJ partners is the NDN Collective, an “indigenous rights” advocacy group that frequently protests Israel’s use of military force against Hamas and Hezbollah and supports defunding the police and the U.S. military. (RELATED: Biden-Harris Interior Directs Public To Use Terrorist Sympathizers As ‘Resource’) Another UNITE-EJ partner is the Amalgamated Foundation, which gave $150,000 to the Alliance for Global Justice in 2022, according to a DCNF review of AGJ’s most recent tax filings. The AGC is a fiscal sponsor of a front group financing a Palestinian terrorist organization designated as a “foreign terrorist organization” by the U.S. government. Members of Climate Justice Alliance march in a pro-Palestine protest in Washington D.C., following Hamas’ invasion of Israel on Nov. 4, 2023. (Photo by Michael Malcolm, The Peoples Justice Council Media) “Is this group really going to be funding cleaning up the water and cleaning up the soil and cleaning up the air,” Capito asked during the May press conference on CJA’s anti-Israel advocacy. “Or are they going to be funding things like the protests they had in Hart [Senate Office Building] just several weeks ago where several of them were arrested?” Capito was referring to the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, a member organization of the CJA, which frequently organizes illegal anti-Israel protests on U.S. government property. The GGJA co-led a protest against giving military aid to Israel in the Senate Hart office building in December 2023 — the same month EPA named the CJA as a recipient of 50 million taxpayer dollars. On Monday, the GGJA joined several other pro-Palestine advocacy groups to protest in support of independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ resolutions to halt U.S. weapons sales to Israel. 🚨BREAKING: Dozens of protestors from across the country are blocking Netanyahu’s motorcade to send a message that WAR CRIMINALS ARE NOT WELCOME HERE! We demand that Congress stop platforming genocide and STOP ARMING ISRAEL! #ArrestNetanyahu #ShutItDown4Palestine #CeasefireNOW pic.twitter.com/79d3bdDF6u — GGJ (@ggjalliance) July 24, 2024 “Who defines EJ [environmental justice] projects? We do,” Courtenay Brown, director of the UNITE-EJ program, said during a CJA-organized panel in New York City in September. “ We get the opportunity to define what is environmental justice and what gets funded through that.” “Climate justice calls upon us to wage love for people and the planet. Now is the time to rise up and join the fight to free Palestine,” a CJA statement celebrating the group’s participation in a Nov. 4, 2023, pro-Palestinian protest in Washington, D.C. ‘Over $330 Million That We Are Directly Influencing’ In addition to the $50 million award that CJA could still receive, the nonprofit is also slated to influence the disbursal of more than $270 million in IRA funding through its 100-plus member organizations that are direct recipients or partners of other grant awards. “Just to contextualize the public monies moment, I also want to say CJA is an alliance,” Chavez said during the September panel. “With folks directly involved in public monies with IRA funding, we have people in [EPA] regions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10. So that’s over $330 million that we are directly influencing the flow to frontline communities right now.” (RELATED: EPA Chief Insists His Agency Has Not Sent ‘One Dime’ To Hardline Left-Wing Org — But There’s A $50 Million Problem) The EPA is on track to formally obligate the vast majority — if not all — of the announced “environmental justice” funding by Trump’s inauguration, according to a statement Ali Zaidi, national climate advisor, gave to Politico in September. “I would not like to see any organization that expresses bigotry or any kind of racist behavior or discrimination — I would not like to see any organization get any money from the federal government — it’s abhorrent,” Regan said during the July oversight hearing to House lawmakers. The CJA did not respond to the DCNF’s requests for comment. 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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as his secretary of the Army . Daniel P. Driscoll, who is from North Carolina, had been serving as a senior advisor to Vice President-elect JD Vance, whom he met when both were attending Yale Law School. He ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2020, getting about 8% of the vote in a crowded field of candidates. “Dan will be a fearless and relentless fighter for America’s Soldiers and the America First agenda,” Trump said on his social media platform. If confirmed, Driscoll, 38, would take the helm of a military branch that has been struggling to overcome recruiting shortfalls through a sweeping overhaul of its programs and staffing. The Army is also undertaking a widespread effort to revamp and modernize its weapons systems. Since his graduation from Yale in 2014 and his tour in the Army, Driscoll has worked at several investment banking and consulting firms in North Carolina. According to the Army, Driscoll served as an armor officer from August 2007 to March 2011, deploying to Iraq from October 2009 to July 2010. He completed Army Ranger school, earning a Ranger tab, but it was not immediately clear when that occurred. Completing the course allows a soldier to wear the tab but does not mean that he served as a Ranger in the elite 75th Ranger Regiment, which is part of the Army’s special operations command and requires significantly more training. He left the military service at the rank of first lieutenant. He also graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Driscoll’s military awards include the Army Commendation Medal and the the combat action badge, which are meritoriously earned. His other awards are often given due to completion of service during a military campaign and include National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon.FA investigating allegation Coote discussed giving yellow before match
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Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner was caught up in a stabbing incident in New York last week The retired Denmark star was walking on a street with a group when the assailant charged at them Bendtner played over 150 matches for Arsenal and represented the Denmark national team over 80 times CHECK OUT: Education is Your Right! Don’t Let Social Norms Hold You Back. Learn Online with LEGIT. Enroll Now! Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner was part of a group that was attacked by a man wielding a knife. The former Denmark striker has opened up on the horrific incident which happened last week in New York. What happened to Nicklas Bendtner? According to Danish media via The Mirror , Bendtner was walking on the street in Manhattan on Thursday, November 21, when a man carrying a knife charged at one of his friends. PAY ATTENTION : Standing out in social media world? Easy! "Mastering Storytelling for Social Media" workshop by Legit.ng. Join Us Live! The reports added that the victim was reportedly a footballer. He was injured in the incident and needed medical attention in a New York hospital. Read also Gary Neville details biggest 'red flag' in Ruben Amorim's first Man United game The attacker, Joshua Zinberg, 25, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and assault. "Could it have been me who was attacked? I have no comment about that. But I can confirm that it's me on the video - it's hard to run away from," the ex-Arsenal star said. The 36-year-old scored 47 goals in 171 appearances for the Gunners and played 81 times for the Danish national team, per Transfermarkt . In 2021, he announced his retirement from football . Supercomputer Premier League prediction Legit.ng earlier reported that Opta's supercomputer predicted the final Premier League table of the 2024/25 season after Manchester City's loss. The defending champions suffered a humiliating defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur, while Liverpool won to go eight points clear. Pep Guardiola's side are aiming for their fifth straight title but have fallen off the pace after losing three straight games . Read also Supercomputer predicts final 2024/25 EPL table after Liverpool win, Man City loss Will Robin van Persie return to Arsenal? Legit.ng also reported that Bendtner's former teammate, Robin van Persie, discussed the possibility of returning to Arsenal . The former Dutch striker said the door closed following his controversial transfer to Manchester United in 2012. He went on to win the Premier League at Old Trafford. PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy! Source: TUKO.co.ke
RumbleOn Announces Commencement of $10.0 Million Fully Backstopped Registered Rights OfferingOLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Noel Brown had 22 points in Saint Bonaventure's 85-70 win against Bryant on Sunday. Saint Bonaventure (6-0) is off to its best start since it won nine consecutive games to open the 1969-70 season. Brown added seven rebounds for the Bonnies. Melvin Council Jr. scored 18 points and added five rebounds. Lajae Jones shot 3 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points. It was the sixth victory in a row for the Bonnies. The Bulldogs (3-3) were led by Earl Timberlake, who posted 17 points and seven rebounds. Barry Evans added 14 points and six rebounds for Bryant. Connor Withers also had 14 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Saint Bonaventure took the lead with 15:50 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 46-40 at halftime, with Council racking up 14 points. Saint Bonaventure extended its lead to 64-44 during the second half, fueled by a 13-2 scoring run. Jones scored a team-high 10 points in the second half as their team closed out the win. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .3 reasons to involve your kids in Small Business Saturday
Countess Karen Spencer has revealed a personal update amid her divorce from Earl Spencer which has seen her move out of Althorp House . Charles Spencer's estranged wife, 52, took to Instagram to share a house move update as she admitted to it being a "challenging time". Alongside a photo of two sheep in a lush fountain-adorned garden, the Canadian philanthropist penned: "It hasn't been easy finding a temporary rental that can accommodate seven horses, two sheep, four cats, and a dog - but with the help of some wonderful friends, we’ve finally found one. "It's been a challenging time, but also one filled with so much generosity and kindness. No exact move-in date yet, but we’re getting close," she continued. "Now, I'm excited to embark on the next chapter! Lucky and Minty, who featured in this week's newsletter, moved to the new house earlier this week, ahead of the rest of us. "They've settled in quickly and seem quite happy in their new space!," she concluded. Leaving Althorp The update regarding the Countess' new home comes just shortly after she was inundated with support following her departure from the Althorp Estate - the Spencer ancestral residence where Charles and his late sister Princess Diana grew up. The social entrepreneur shared a lengthy post reflecting on her 13 years at the property, describing it as a "treasure trove" amid this "transitional" time in her life. "I will miss seeing your beautiful posts from Althorp House... You've made it more magical than it has been in decades, I'm sure," wrote one loyal follower, while another added: "What a beautiful example of how to carry oneself through life's ups and downs." Countess Spencer's divorce The news that Prince William 's uncle had split from his third wife was shared with the public in June via the Mail on Sunday. "I just want to devote myself to all my children, and to my grandchildren , and I wish Karen every happiness in the future," Charles said. DISCOVER: Countess Karen Spencer shares ultra-rare video of daughter Lady Charlotte showing off incredible talent The pair wed in 2011 and share one daughter - Lady Charlotte - who was born in 2012. Charles is also a father to six children from previous relationships, and Karen is a mother to two.A local driver seems to not be worried about driving without insurance. Vancouver police pulled over a Tesla on Nov. 21, 2024, for driving without insurance. It wasn't the first time for this driver this year, according to a social media post by the VPD's traffic section. Or the second. Or the third. In the last year, the driver had been pulled over four times across Metro Vancouver, with incidents in Vancouver, Burnaby, and Coquitlam. Police note he was operating as a rideshare driver at the time he was pulled over. In fact, according to a photo shared by the police, it was the fourth time since May, meaning he's been pulled over more than once every two months for the same issue. "Traffic enforcement used ALPR (Automated Licence Plate Recognition) to catch this driver for no vehicle insurance," state police. Officers issued a $598 for the infraction, and the vehicle was towed. If the driver pays in under 30 days, the fine is reduced to $573; altogether, the fines for driving with no insurance four times add up to at least $2,292. However, while it was the fourth such infraction for the driver this year, his Tesla wasn't impounded, according to the VPD traffic section. "A vehicle with no insurance could be towed to a person’s residence if it can’t be parked on public property," Sgt. Steve Addison tells V.I.A. A note has been sent to the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles and Passengers about the driver, according to the traffic section. The Superintendent of Motor Vehicles and Passengers is a provincial office that acts as the authority for drivers in B.C. and has different powers from the police and can prohibit a person from driving if they have an "unsatisfactory driving record," according to the government .