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AP News Summary at 5:01 p.m. ESTBy JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was “stupid” not to put his own name on pandemic relief checks in 2021, noting that Donald Trump had done so in 2020 and likely got credit for helping people out through this simple, effective act of branding. Biden did the second-guessing as he delivered a speech at the Brookings Institution defending his economic record and challenging Trump to preserve Democratic policy ideas when he returns to the White House next month. Related Articles National Politics | Trump names Andrew Ferguson as head of Federal Trade Commission to replace Lina Khan National Politics | Biden issues veto threat on bill expanding federal judiciary as partisan split emerges National Politics | Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors National Politics | After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television National Politics | What will happen to Social Security under Trump’s tax plan? As Biden focused on his legacy with his term ending, he suggested Trump should keep the Democrats’ momentum going and ignore the policies of his allies. The president laid out favorable recent economic data but acknowledged his rare public regret that he had not been more self-promotional in advertising the financial support provided by his administration as the country emerged from the pandemic. “I signed the American Rescue Plan, the most significant economic recovery package in our history, and also learned something from Donald Trump,” Biden said at the Washington-based think tank. “He signed checks for people for 7,400 bucks ... and I didn’t. Stupid.” The decision by the former reality TV star and real estate developer to add his name to the checks sent by the U.S. Treasury to millions of Americans struggling during the coronavirus marked the first time a president’s name appeared on any IRS payments. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris , who replaced him as the Democratic nominee , largely failed to convince the American public of the strength of the economy. The addition of 16 million jobs, funding for infrastructure, new factories and investments in renewable energy were not enough to overcome public exhaustion over inflation, which spiked in 2022 and left many households coping with elevated grocery, gasoline and housing costs. More than 6 in 10 voters in November’s election described the economy as “poor” or “not so good,” according to AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of the electorate. Trump won nearly 7 in 10 of the voters who felt the economy was in bad shape, paving the way for a second term as president after his 2020 loss to Biden. Biden used his speech to argue that Trump was inheriting a strong economy that is the envy of the world. The inflation rate fell without a recession that many economists had viewed as inevitable, while the unemployment rate is a healthy 4.2% and applications to start new businesses are at record levels. Biden called the numbers under his watch “a new set of benchmarks to measure against the next four years.” “President-elect Trump is receiving the strongest economy in modern history,” said Biden, who warned that Trump’s planned tax cuts could lead to massive deficits or deep spending cuts. He also said that Trump’s promise of broad tariffs on foreign imports would be a mistake, part of a broader push Tuesday by the administration to warn against Trump’s threatened action. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also issued a word of caution about them at a summit of The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council. “I think the imposition of broad based tariffs, at least of the type that have been discussed, almost all economists agree this would raise prices on American consumers,” she said. Biden was also critical of Trump allies who have pushed Project 2025 , a policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation that calls for a complete overhaul of the federal government. Trump has disavowed participation in it, though parts were written by his allies and overlap with his stated views on economics, immigration, education policy and civil rights. “I pray to God the president-elect throws away Project 2025,” Biden said. “I think it would be an economic disaster.” Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein in Washington contributed to this report.
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Long-Term Support Linux Kernels December 2024 As expected, the recently released Linux 6.12 will be the next Long-Term Support (LTS) version of the Linux kernel , according to Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux kernel stable maintainer. This new LTS kernel comes with many useful new features, the most significant being the inclusion of real-time support in the mainline kernel, which -- after 20 years of work -- dramatically improves the performance of real-time applications. Also: 5 first-rate Linux distros for power users (or anyone seeking a challenge) Other noteworthy additions include a new extensible scheduler, sched_ext , which leverages eBPF in kernel virtualization technology and grants users more control over process scheduling and prioritization. In addition, 6.12 is giving us QR error codes for Linux's kernel and the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) panic screens. This makes debugging Linux failures much easier than navigating a flood of text error messages. Linux kernels used to have a six-year lifespan . This was cut to two because people were not using the older kernels. In addition, maintaining older kernels wasn't easy, and Linux code maintainers were burning out. Linux 6.12's selection came as no surprise because, in recent years, the last kernel release of the year is usually selected as the next LTS kernel. This version will receive extended maintenance and security updates for at least two years. It's not just the timing, though. Long-term kernels are selected based on factors such as major new features, popular commercial distribution needs, device manufacturer demand, maintainer workload, and availability. If there's a lot of interest in it, an LTS kernel's lifespan may also last longer than two years. Security updates are a big reason to use LTS kernels. According to Jonathan Corbet, Linux kernel developer and LWN editor-in-chief, "In the kernel, just about any bug, if you're clever enough, can be exploitable to compromise the system. The kernel is in a unique spot in the system ... it turns a lot of ordinary bugs into vulnerabilities." Because of this, the LTS kernels are updated almost weekly. According to leading Linux developers, the best way to run a truly secure Linux kernel is to run an LTS kernel. As new security issues are patched, they're immediately ported into the LTS kernels. Also: 29 gift ideas for your favorite open-source fan Despite all these patches, LTS kernels prioritize stability over new features. They receive critical bug fixes and security patches without introducing potentially disruptive changes. This makes them ideal for servers, embedded systems, or any system that requires long-term stability. Some users, especially those who prefer using the same Linux distribution for not mere years but a decade or more, want more than a two-year support window. For them, some Linux distributors offer extended support for the LTS kernels. For example, Ubuntu offers Legacy Support for up to 12 years . For example, if you want to run the latest LTS Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 24.04 , until 2036, you can. In addition, OpenELA still supports -- for now -- the long-out-of-date but popular Linux 4.14 kernel . I recommend that most people run a Linux distribution based on an LTS kernel. It's simply safer that way. The best Linux laptops for consumers and developers Want to save your aging computer? Try these 5 Linux distributions The best distros for beginners How to enable Linux on your Chromebook (and why you should)