How Donald Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overhaulGuam joins the rest of the world in mourning the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at age 100, with local officials and the Democratic Party of Guam pointing to Carter's brokering of peace between Israel and Egypt, his Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, and his 1978 transmission of Guam’s proposed constitution to Congress that showed his support for the island’s political development. "On behalf of the people of Guam, we mourn the passing of former President Jimmy Carter and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones, as well as to the American people who grieve the loss of an extraordinary leader,” Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said in a statement on the passing of the 39th president, who was a Democrat. The governor ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for Carter. "As the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter served with a deep moral conviction and a commitment to peace, democracy, and human rights. His leadership during a time of great challenges reflected his belief in the power of diplomacy, compassion, and service to bridge divides and bring about meaningful change," the governor said. Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio said Carter's lifelong dedication to finding peaceful solutions to conflict and uplifting underserved communities earned him the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, "a recognition of a legacy that resonates strongly in today’s world, where the values he championed are needed more than ever." "Guam joins the nation and the world in honoring his remarkable contributions. May we continue to draw inspiration from his vision for a better, fairer, and more peaceful world," Tenorio said. Carter died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, Dec. 29. That's Monday, Guam time. The Democratic Party of Guam, in a statement, said Carter’s tenure from 1977 to 1981 was marked by significant achievements, including the Camp David Accords and a steadfast commitment to human rights. "His post-presidential years further exemplified his dedication to humanitarian efforts, notably through the establishment of the Carter Center, which has made substantial contributions to global health and democracy," the Democratic Party of Guam said. In 1978, Carter transmitted Guam’s proposed constitution to Congress, underscoring his support for the island’s political development, the Democratic Party of Guam said. Additionally, in the 1980 U.S. presidential straw poll on Guam, Carter received significant support, securing over 55% of the vote, reflecting the island’s favorable view of his leadership, the party said. "President Carter’s legacy is one of integrity, compassion, and unwavering service to humanity. His contributions have left an indelible mark on the world, and he will be deeply missed," the Democratic Party of Guam added. Guam Del. James Moylan, a Republican, extended his condolences to Carter's family in a statement. "President Carter will forever be known as one of the greatest advocates for human rights in the modern era," he said. "He was a fighter for global democracy and a champion of economic and social development in many foreign countries." Carter’s most significant achievement as commander in chief was brokering peace between Israel and Egypt during the Camp David Accords, Moylan added. He said Carter's post-presidency efforts in undertaking peace negotiations, campaigning for human rights, and working for social welfare earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Carter's wife, the late First Lady Rosalyn Carter, founded the Carter Center, a nonprofit institution. Together, the Carters advocated for mental health, caregiving, early childhood immunization, human rights, and conflict resolution through the Carter Center, Moylan added. "Their work will live on," Moylan added. Carter is survived by his four children, 11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.Multiple reports on Thursday and Friday indicated that Abe Akie, wife of late former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, is planning on visiting President-elect Donald Trump’s estate at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. Abe, who served as prime minister during Trump’s first term in office, was the first world leader to meet with Trump after his election victory in 2016. The two developed a close friendship, and Abe was often cited as the world head of government with the most access to Trump. Abe Akie and First Lady Melania Trump also reportedly developed a close relationship, sharing the responsibilities of being First Lady of their countries, and regularly engaged each other when their husbands met. Reuters reported , citing an anonymous source, on Friday that the Trumps invited Akie to dine at Mar-a-Lago and that she would attend on Sunday, apparently with Melania Trump. It noted the detail, originally reported by CNN, that the Trumps continued investing in their relationship with Abe Akie after her husband’s death and that the president-elect has, in the two years since Abe Shinzo’s murder, called his widow regularly to check on her. The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun also reported , citing its own sources, that Abe Akie was “making arrangements to visit the United States.” The newspaper reported that the former first lady was planning on meeting with Melania Trump and could potentially meet the president-elect as part of that engagement. U.S. first lady Melania Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife Akie Abe look at koi carps in a pond at the Japanese style annex inside the State Guest House in Tokyo Monday, May 27, 2019. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP) A conservative and one of the most dominant political figures in modern Japanese history, Abe ultimately stepped down from his position due to health issues. The politician struggled with ulcerative colitis and, at the time of his resignation, said that he had not brought the condition under enough control to make it possible for him to fulfill his duties at prime minister. He appeared to be preparing a political comeback, supporting his conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on the campaign trail, when he was shockingly assassinated in broad daylight in July 2022. The killer, identified as 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya, said he was looking for revenge against the controversial Unification Church, which he claimed had stolen money from his mother, and Abe was the closest figure with any notable ties to the church that he could find with minimal enough security around him to make him a viable target. Abe Akie was a highly visible part of Abe’s tenure as prime minister. The first lady was supportive of her husband and a presence on the campaign trail while also advocating for her own political views, which often differed to those advanced by the LDP. Abe, for example, participated in a gay rights march in 2014, in support of an end to social stigmas against gay and lesbian people. Abe Akie has also publicly participated in events apparently expressing contrition for the position of Imperial Japan against the United States. In 2016, for example, when the Abes visited the United States, Abe Akie made an individual trip to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to honor the American soldiers killed by the surprise Japanese attack that marked the beginning of American involvement in World War II. “I understand that there are various debates and stances on Pearl Harbor, but I think that we have to pass on the memory to the next generation, transcending the feelings of hate and anger,” she said at the time. The visit was notable as Shinzo Abe was an enthusiastic supporter of amending the Japanese constitution to allow the country to possess a military, which pacifists in the country have long opposed. While Akie Abe was even often jokingly referred to as the true “opposition party” of Japan – especially given the years of ineffective organizing by Japanese leftist groups, the two maintained a united front and supported each other. The reports of an invitation and potential in-person meeting with President-elect Trump has caused some stirrings in Japan as the current prime minister, Ishiba Shigeru, has attempted repeatedly to meet with Trump to no avail. Ishiba is a member of Abe’s LDP but has struggled with favorability and was handed a party in shambles, hurt by corruption scandals and the growing animosity towards the Unification Church, which has been tied to the LDP in the public eye since Abe’s assassination. Ishiba spoke to Trump shortly after the presidential election in November, but has not succeeded in meeting with him. Ishiba claimed that he was told that Trump could not legally meet with foreign leaders until after inauguration, but Trump has held multiple such meetings, including with Argentine President Javier Milei, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and several world leaders at the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Follow Frances Martel on Facebook and Twitter.
AP Trending SummaryBrief at 6:53 p.m. ESTJimmy Carter: A man who drove America from Cold War pressures to 444-day hostage crisis in IranWINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea stood in front of reporters Friday and kept his cool while answering questions about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 41-24 Grey Cup loss to the Toronto Argonauts last weekend. The head coach was asked if he made a mistake keeping injured quarterback Zach Collaros in the game, why star running back Brady Oliveira didn’t get the ball more and whether a flawed game plan led to Winnipeg’s third consecutive championship loss. “As an entire team, we didn’t have our best game,” O’Shea said in his end-of-the-season press conference. “We didn’t lack effort. We didn’t lack desire. “We didn’t have our best game as an entire team. Three phases. Coaches — everybody. Me especially.” O’Shea admitted he missed calling a timeout in the fourth quarter when there were only 11 Blue Bombers on the field instead of 12. “I don't get the count over the headset as quickly as I probably need to, we can't count. As I'm seeing a guy come off, that's the right time for that timeout that I should have used,” O’Shea said. He also said he should have used a challenge flag earlier on a play he didn’t identify, and checked on his players more during the game. But hindsight wouldn’t change his decision to put Collaros back in the game after the index finger on his throwing hand was cut deep when it hit a defender’s helmet. “He absolutely deserves every opportunity to lead this team,” O’Shea said. “From what I saw and from chatting with him very briefly, I felt really comfortable with that. I didn't think it was going to be easy, but I thought it's Zach, so...” The injury to Collaros’s finger happened late in the third quarter when the Blue Bombers were trailing the Argonauts 17-10. The veteran left the game and returned with a bandaged finger that needed five stitches and a numbing agent. He wore a glove on the hand and told reporters earlier this week it was difficult to grip the ball. Collaros said he warned receivers in the huddle his throws might not have the usual zip and they should be prepared to come back for the ball. “(I) saw him delivering the ball on the sidelines. Then you see him deliver a couple balls out there and some of them are pretty damn good, right?” O’Shea said. “The awareness of Zach to say to the receivers, ‘hey, work a little harder for me,’ I think it’s natural and what should be said. I think they already know that.” When Collaros re-entered the game, he threw interceptions in back-to-back series. “On one of them he got rid of the ball and I thought it was a good ball and the defensive player made a good play,” O’Shea said of the picks. “One slipped right out of his hand or I don't know if it got tipped or not. You've got to give him that opportunity.” Oliveira was questioning his lack of opportunities in the game when he spoke to reporters earlier in the week. The CFL’s newly minted most outstanding player and top Canadian only had 11 carries for 84 yards and one late touchdown. About 17 or 18 run plays were called, O’Shea said. “One starts off with a procedure penalty in the first and then six of those get pulled because there's X number of guys in the box or the read says this is not a run play anymore, this is now a pass play,” he said. “You call that many runs and then a pile of them get pulled because of the structure of the defence. That's OK with me at that point.” O’Shea said Bombers offensive co-ordinator Buck Pierce has been granted permission to talk to CFL teams with head-coaching job openings. The B.C. Lions are reportedly interested in Pierce. The Edmonton Elks also have a vacant head coach spot. If Pierce doesn’t become a head coach, O’Shea said he wants him to stay in Winnipeg. He believes Pierce had the offence “extremely well-prepared” for the Grey Cup. “I’m never going to question the play-calling, and I think what’s going on here is we’re questioning,” O’Shea said. “We’re trying to find blame and fault when that’s nowhere in our DNA of how we built this eight, nine, 10 years ago. We’re starting to try and find all these answers and question all these people that were 0-4 and 2-6 and then 10-1, and we just didn’t play our best game.” The Bombers finished 11-7 and claimed the West Division title that earned them a fifth consecutive trip to the Grey Cup. They won the championship in 2019 and ’21, but lost 28-24 to the Montreal Alouettes last year and 24-23 to Toronto in 2023. “We're the same group that got there, that went on a phenomenal run after a bad start, and a bad start for a lot of reasons that we overcame,” O’Shea said. “I just, I don't question any of it. I look for answers, too. I watch the film over and over and over again. And look to already make notes on how we're going to be better, how we're going to get back there again.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 22, 2024. Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
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The stock's continued downtrend suggests a bearish trend is underway.A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaulVFX Software Market is set for a Potential Growth Worldwide: Excellent Technology Trends with Business AnalysisPolice arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after they say a Pennsylvania McDonald's worker alerted authorities to a customer who resembled the suspected gunman. The suspect, identified by police as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, had a gun believed to be the one used in Wednesday’s attack on Brian Thompson , as well as writings expressing anger at corporate America, police said. Here are some of the latest developments in the ongoing investigation: Mangione was taken into custody at around 9:15 a.m. after police received a tip that he was eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 85 miles (137 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh, police said. Mangione was being held in Pennsylvania on gun charges and will eventually be extradited to New York to face charges in connection with Thompson’s death, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. In addition to a three-page, handwritten document that suggests he harbored “ill will toward corporate America,” Kenny said Mangione also had a ghost gun , a type of weapon that can be assembled at home and is difficult to trace. Officers questioned Mangione, who was acting suspiciously and carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a U.S. passport, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. Officers also found a suppressor, “consistent with the weapon used in the murder,” the commissioner said. He had clothing and a mask similar to those worn by the shooter and a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching one the suspect used to check into a New York City hostel before the shooting, Tisch said. Kenny said Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco and that his last known address is in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mangione, who was valedictorian of his Maryland prep school, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a university spokesman told The Associated Press on Monday. He learned to code in high school and helped start a club at Penn for people interested in gaming and game design, according to a 2018 story in Penn Today, a campus publication. His social media posts also suggest that he belonged to the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. They also show him taking part in a 2019 program at Stanford University, and in photos with family and friends at the Jersey Shore and in Hawaii, San Diego, Puerto Rico, and other destinations. The Gilman School, from which Mangione graduated in 2016, is one of Baltimore’s elite prep schools. Some of the city’s wealthiest and most prominent people, including Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr., have had children attend the school. Its alumni include sportswriter Frank Deford and former Arizona Gov. Fife Symington. In his valedictory speech, Luigi Mangione described his classmates’ “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things,” according to a post on the school website. He praised their collective inventiveness and pioneering mindset. Mangione comes from a prominent Maryland family. His grandfather Nick Mangione, who died in 2008, was a successful real estate developer. One of his best-known projects was Turf Valley Resort, a sprawling luxury retreat and conference center outside Baltimore that he purchased in 1978. The father of 10 children, Nick Mangione prepared his five sons — including Luigi Mangione’s father, Louis Mangione — to help manage the family business, according to a 2003 Washington Post report. The Mangione family also purchased Hayfields Country Club north of Baltimore in 1986. On Monday, Baltimore County police officers blocked off an entrance to the property, which public records link to Luigi Mangione’s parents. A swarm of reporters and photographers gathered outside the entrance. Luigi Mangione is one of 37 grandchildren of Nick Mangione, according to his obituary. Luigi Mangione's grandparents donated to charities through the Mangione Family Foundation, according to a statement from Loyola University commemorating Nick Mangione’s wife’s death in 2023. They donated to various causes ranging from Catholic organizations to colleges and the arts. One of Luigi Mangione’s cousins is Republican Maryland state legislator Nino Mangione. A spokesman for the lawmaker's office confirmed the relationship Monday. Police said the person who killed Thompson left a hostel on Manhattan's Upper West Side at 5:41 a.m. on Wednesday. Just 11 minutes later, he was seen on surveillance video walking back and forth in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, wearing a distinctive backpack. At 6:44 a.m., he shot Thompson at a side entrance to the hotel, fled on foot, then climbed aboard a bicycle and within four minutes had entered Central Park. Another security camera recorded the gunman leaving the park near the American Museum of Natural History at 6:56 a.m. still on the bicycle but without the backpack. After getting in a taxi, he headed north to a bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge, arriving at around 7:30 a.m. From there, the trail of video evidence runs cold. Police have not located video of the suspected shooter exiting the building, leading them to believe he likely took a bus out of town. Police said they are still investigating the path the suspect took to Pennsylvania. “This just happened this morning," Kenny said. "We’ll be working, backtracking his steps from New York to Altoona, Pennsylvania,” Kenny said. Associated Press reporters Lea Skene in Baltimore and Cedar Attanasio in New York contributed to this report.
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon “covertly influence” users’ decision-making in a new commercial frontier called the “intention economy”, University of Cambridge researchers warned in a paper published today. The research argues the potentially “lucrative yet troubling” marketplace emerging for “digital signals of intent” could, in the near future, influence everything from buying movie tickets to voting for political candidates. Our increasing familiarity with chatbots, digital tutors and other so-called “anthropomorphic” AI agents is helping to enable this new array of “persuasive technologies”, it added. It will see AI combine knowledge of our online habits with a growing ability to know the user and anticipate his or her desires and build “new levels of trust and understanding”, the paper’s two co-authors noted. Left unchecked, that could allow for “social manipulation on an industrial scale”, the pair, from Cambridge’s Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI), argued in the paper published in the Harvard Data Science Review .Health and diet expert Professor Tim Spector says doing one thing for 10 minutes before cooking could slash cholesterol and, in turn, the risk of heart disease. Prof Spector, who co-founded the ZOE diet app and rose to prominence during the Covid pandemic, said if you're using chopped onion and garlic, you should let it rest for 10 minutes before cooking it. He said this boosted levels of a chemical that helps to reduce cholesterol. Speaking to The i , he said the move also helped to stabilise blood sugar. The tip came part of Prof Spector's advice for 2025 when it comes to diet. He said: "Onion and garlic, as well as cabbage and broccoli, are good sources of sulforaphane, a chemical that has been shown to improve glucose control and cholesterol levels." The expert said that cooking destroyed an enzyme called mirosinase, which is where sulforaphane comes from. However, letting vegetables sit for between five and 10 mins before cooking them means that the sulforaphane is "activated" and is then not destroyed by cooking. Prof Spector had another tip for meal planning as well, saying: "There is emerging evidence that eating salads or other vegetables as starters ten minutes or so before you have a carbohydrate-rich meal can help to keep you fuller for longer and reduce blood sugar spikes from the starchy food." The diet guru also said Brits should get more fermented foods into their diets, such as kimchi. He also said vinegar was good in salad dressings, as its acidity helps to stabilise blood sugar levels, which helps to keep you feeling full between meals and therefore avoid snacking. Further tips came in the form of swapping processed stock cubes for miso paste and cooking tomatoes in extra-virgin olive oil, as it helps to extract more nutrients.A new species of sicydiine goby named Stiphodon chlorestes is pictured in an undated photograph.Photo courtesy of National Sun Yat-sen University DISCOVERY:The small goby was first recorded in northern Taiwan in 2012, but improper storage of samples prevented the fish from being officially named By Huang Liang-chieh and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writer A new species of fish has been discovered and named Stiphodon chlorestes by a research team from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). The research team led by Liao Te-yu (廖德裕), a professor of oceanography at NSYSU, identified the new species among specimens collected from rivers in Taiwan and northern Luzon in the Philippines. The research project was funded by the National Science and Technology Council and titled “Research on Habitat Assessments and Ecological Restoration Indicators of Isolated Creeks, with Three Rivers near the Northeast Coast as an Example.” Published in the Journal of Fish Biology in June, the research has garnered international attention and galvanized people into discussing habitat conservation of isolated creeks. The new species was first recorded in northern Taiwan in 2012, but it was not officially named due to improper storage of the specimen, said Chuang Wei-cheng (莊維誠), a NSYSU Department of Oceanography doctoral student. With more specimens collected in Taiwan and the Philippines for further research, the NSYSU research team finally identified the new species and gave it a name for the first time, he said. S chlorestes is a small migratory species of sicydiine goby, characterized by an olive-green body, a longitudinal band of dark brown oval spots on the sides, black and white spots on the pectoral fins and a short red or orange line on the caudal fin, as well as a metallic blue glow on the head of males. The fish was named S chlorestes, as it swims with its pectoral fins moving quickly, similar to a hummingbird flapping its wings, while the blue head and green body are reminiscent of the South African hummingbird Chlorestes cyanus. Isolated creeks — which run quickly from mountains into the ocean with a smaller basin area and fewer affluents — are habitats to various migratory fish, including Syngnathus, Stiphodon and Tetraroge niger. As research on fish diversity of isolated creeks continues to develop, more new species of migratory fish have been discovered, helping to promote the conservation of local isolated creek ecosystems. 新聞來源: TAIPEI TIMES 不用抽 不用搶 現在用APP看新聞 保證天天中獎 點我下載APP 按我看活動辦法