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Two Oregon men have been found dead in a Washington state forest after they failed to return from a Sasquatch hunting trip. The unfortunate duo, aged 59 and 37, appear to have died from exposure, according to a Facebook post by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office. The harsh weather conditions and the men's lack of preparedness led the office to this conclusion. Sasquatch, a creature of folklore believed by some to roam the forests, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, was the object of their search. The bodies of the two men were discovered in a densely wooded area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, located approximately 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Portland. Search for passenger who went overboard from Norwegian Epic cruise ship called off Search for missing Oklahoma girl, 8, enters 3rd day after family vehicle swept away and dad killed A family member reported them missing around 1 am on Christmas Day when they did not return from their Christmas Eve expedition. The three-day search involved sixty volunteer search-and-rescue personnel, including canine, drone, and ground teams. The Coast Guard also participated, using infrared technology to search from the air. Authorities managed to locate the vehicle used by the pair off Oklahoma Road near Willard, which is on the southern border of the national forest, through camera recordings. "The Skamania County Sheriff's Office extends our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in this tragic incident," a spokesperson said. Sasquatch, also known as Bigfoot, is a legendary ape-like creature said to inhabit remote forests, primarily in North America. Descriptions often depict it as a large, hairy humanoid standing around 7 to 10 feet tall, with features resembling both a human and an ape. Sasquatch is typically described as elusive, nocturnal, and shy, avoiding human contact. The creature's existence has been a subject of folklore among indigenous peoples for centuries, with stories about a wild and giant being roaming the wilderness. Over the years, numerous purported sightings, footprints, and blurry photographs have fueled public interest in Sasquatch, despite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence. Skeptics argue that most reports are hoaxes, misidentifications of known animals, or a result of folklore and human imagination. Sasquatch remains an enduring figure in pop culture, symbolizing the mystery and unexplored nature of wilderness.Cade Lucas This story was one of the top stories from 2024 and was originally published in January. A Wyndham councillor suspended for misconduct has been reinstated until an appeal hearing in June. On January 9, VCAT granted Cr Jasmine Hill a stay on her suspension after deciding it would be prejudicial for it to remain in place until her appeal is heard. VCAT has confirmed Cr Hill’s appeal is provisionally set for June 13 and 14, meaning she will remain on council for at least another six months, longer than her original four month suspension from December 2023 to April 2024. Cr Hill has already returned to councillor duties and was seen alongside other council members at Australia Day celebrations in Wyndham Park on Friday. Cr Hill confirmed to Star Weekly that her reinstatement comes with a series of restrictions imposed by Wyndham council CEO Stephen Wall, though neither party would detail what these restrictions involved. Just before Christmas Cr Hill lodged an appeal with VCAT seeking to overturn the suspension imposed by the Councillor Conduct Panel which found she engaged in serious misconduct by bullying two council officers during 2021 and 2022. Cr Hill disputed the finding, claiming she is the victim of a ‘political machine’ determined to silence her. In statement to Star Weekly she again denied any wrong doing and said the matter wouldn’t distract from her role on council. “Throughout my life, I’ve never had a record of bullying. My Christian beliefs, instilled from a young age, emphasise forgiveness as a core value,” she said. “I value feedback from our officers. Despite the challenges, I remain dedicated to serving the community and overseeing the performance of the council, ensuring that it operates efficiently and effectively.” The Councillor Conduct Panel found Cr Hill engaged in misconduct by repeatedly screaming and shouting at two council staffers on multiple occasions, affecting their health and underminding council operations. On one such occasion, during a telephone call with one of the staffers on April 14, 2022, Cr Hill screamed: “why can’t you do your job properly?” and “You should hire new staff from culturally diverse backgrounds because the staff you have won’t accommodate other cultures“. The staff member said Cr Hill screamed “I am not a communist” over and over during the 40 minute conversation which was so loud she had to turn down the volume on her Bluetooth. Both staff members have since resigned, citing Cr Hill’s behaviour as a major factor in their decisions. The bullying allegations against Cr Hill were originally brought by fellow councillor and now Wyndham deputy mayor Josh Gilligan. Wyndham council’s first meeting for 2024 is on Tuesday February 27.
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The city of Arlington’s success in securing corporate headquarters continued this week when Texas Trust Credit Union announced it will move its south Arlington headquarters to the 124,000-square-foot Skymark Tower, a building at 1531 N. Cooper St. that it recently purchased. Arlington City Council voted 9-0 Tuesday to approve a tax abatement agreement between the city and Texas Trust Credit Union to make the move possible. Under the agreement, Texas Trust Credit Union will receive a 75% tax abatement on the increased property value for 10 years, conditional upon meeting specific improvement and employment conditions by the end of 2025, the city said. Get Arlington news that matters. Sign up for local stories in your inbox every Thursday. Texas Trust Credit Union CEO Jim Minge said that the move will offer two major benefits to the company. “One is visibility. The new location has just tremendous improvement in visibility for our Texas Trust name in the metroplex. That’s one of the reasons we love the site so much,” Minge said. “The second is it allows us to have a long-term home. Where we are currently, we could see running out of our ability to grow in the next five years or so.” Minge said Skymark Tower offered more space and also room to grow. “We were looking for something that would allow us room to grow and then also have some land to be able to potentially build a second building in the future,” Minge said. “The site we found there on Cooper at I-30 does that tremendously.” Minge said that among the changes to the building will be new signage. Pinnacle Bank, which currently has its name on the tower, is moving out at the end of this year, Minge said. “Pinnacle Bank’s name will be coming off the tower, and we’ll be adding Texas Trust on.” He said the top of the building will be repainted blue. “It’s currently kind of that faded pink,” Minge said. He said the building is a bit distressed and hasn’t seen much money spent on it in the last five years. “So we’re going to give it an exterior facelift, better lighting, some new paint, probably some new window tint. We’re also going to spend money on the inside with the new lobby. We’re having to redo the entire air conditioning system, elevators — lots of deferred maintenance, but it is such a great building, and it is an icon in Arlington. That’s why we’re excited to be there and we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it beautiful again.” Minge said the credit union owns the two buildings it occupies in south Arlington, and the company has a plan for their futures. “What we’ll do is transition, and we’ll get some lease tenants in this space that we’re currently in,” Minge said. “Then, probably, we’ll try to sell the two buildings we’re currently in in the next couple of years.” The city also believes the move is a benefit. “We are excited about the impact this partnership will have on the city of Arlington and Texas Trust Credit Union,” said Josh Mejia, economic development specialist for the city. Founded in 1936, Texas Trust Credit Union committed to creating 175 jobs by mid-2026. The company said it plans to move employees into the building in 12-18 months and become the building’s main occupier. The city said the Skymark Tower project will involve more than $15 million in enhancements. “From the outset, we’ll see significant capital investment in a well-known building site, growth in the company’s employee base, and the initiation of Class A development that will attract more corporations to our community. We are proud to partner with Texas Trust Credit Union, a great steward of our community,” Mejia said. The credit union bought the tower out of bankruptcy in June for $8.7 million. “The city of Arlington is thrilled to support Texas Trust Credit Union’s strategic expansion at the key I-30 and Cooper St. intersection,” Gus Garcia, director of economic development for the city, said in a statement. “This project not only signifies a major investment in Arlington but also introduces at least 175 jobs, boosting our city’s prominence as a central hub in the DFW metroplex and attracting transformative redevelopment and corporate relocations. We eagerly anticipate Texas Trust becoming a landmark in our community as they embark on this significant growth phase.” To receive the tax abatements, the city said Texas Trust has to spend at least $15 million on building improvements and occupy the building by Jan. 1, 2026. According to the Dallas Business Journal , Texas Trust Credit Union had net income of $2.7 million this year as of Sept. 30, according to filings with the National Credit Union Administration, as well as $2.02 billion in assets and 136,176 members. The Business Journal reported that Silver Star Properties REIT Inc. previously owned Skymark Tower, citing deed documents. It said the building’s largest tenant, U.S. Energy Development Corp., is leaving at the end of the year for a new headquarters near the Fort Worth Stockyards. Related Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative for adhering to standards for ethical journalism . 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Many stocks performed well in 2024, but none better than those powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The technology fueled the bull market this year, with a few dozen stocks powering the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC -1.11% ) to a roughly 27.5% gain (as of Dec. 26). After such a phenomenal run, many popular AI names are expensive, with investors betting that these companies continue to grow at high rates and that their markets only get bigger. A good AI play trading at a reasonable multiple is a rarity these days. However, just a few weeks ago, a new AI stock joined the Nasdaq and could become a Wall Street darling in 2025. Better yet, it doesn't trade at an astronomic valuation. Back in the mix AI infrastructure company Nebius Group ( NBIS -3.46% ) got back in the mix a few months ago when the company rejoined the Nasdaq exchange after a three-year hiatus. The Russian company Yandex previously owned Nebius. After Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. imposed sanctions on companies linked to Russia. However, earlier this year, Yandex split off its international assets in a $5.4 billion deal. Four AI businesses split off from Yandex and into the Amsterdam-based Nebius company, including cloud, data labeling, edtech, and autonomous vehicles. Nebius essentially offers AI-as-a-service, providing companies and developers building AI models with access to graphics processing unit (GPU) clusters and a cloud platform. AI is expensive to build internally, but is becoming a technology that most businesses can't ignore if they want to stay relative. For instance, ServiceNow used Nebius to increase throughput on their conversational chatbot from 400 evaluation tasks per week to as many as 3,000 tasks a day. Nebius got a huge endorsement when it closed a $700 million private financing that included the large venture capital firm Accel and AI chip king Nvidia . Nebius has a special partnership with Nvidia, and its website says its customers will be the first to access Nvidia's new Blackwell chips. There has already been some excitement about the stock. Nebius came back onto the Nasdaq at $20 in late October, and shares are up over 41% since. Becoming the next AI darling Nebius got another big endorsement from Citron Research's Andrew Left, who said Wall Street has yet to catch on to Nebius' appeal. No analysts cover the stock, which isn't a huge surprise because it only returned to the Nasdaq a few months ago, and it can take analysts a long time to create and publish an initiation report. The company's financials are attractive. In its most recent quarter, Nebius grew revenue by 766% year over year and trimmed its losses by 45%. Nebius also has nearly $2.3 billion of cash and cash equivalents and very little debt. The company is investing $1 billion in GPU clusters in Paris and also doing a major expansion to its data center in Finland. Management expects the company's annualized revenue run rate to increase to the range of $750 million to $1 billion by the end of 2025. Nvidia shares trade at 47 times forward earnings , which isn't exactly unique in AI these days. While Nebius isn't a competitor and leverages Nvidia's chips, the company is expected to turn profitable next year and trades below 8 times forward earnings. Considering the projected growth of revenue and earnings and its growing market, this is a bargain. Left compares Nebius to Coreweave , a similar AI infrastructure company rumored to soon go public at a $35 billion valuation. Nebius has a roughly $6.7 billion market cap right now. The official announcement of Coreweave's IPO and ensuing registration statement could help better define the market for Nebius. Nebius is also likely still tricky for investors due to geopolitical events in recent years and its ties to Russia. However, investments from Accel and Nvidia are an important sign of legitimacy, and it's hard to find a quality name like Nebius trading at valuations this low.In the hours after former President Jimmy Carter’s death Sunday , Illinois elected officials shared their condolences and reflections on the legacy of the 100-year-old Nobel Peace Prize-recipient’s life. The longest-lived American president died in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives, the Carter Center said. Jimmy Carter entered hospice care in February 2023. President Joe Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington. Former President Barack Obama reflected not only on Carter’s legacy as president but on his decency as a person, which Obama said was evident whenever the two spent time together. “He believed some things were more important than reelection — things like integrity, respect, and compassion,” Obama said in a statement. “Because Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed anything, that we are all created in God’s image. Whenever I had a chance to spend time with President Carter, it was clear that he didn’t just profess these values. He embodied them. And in doing so, he taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service.” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Carter was a personal inspiration of his as a “man of deep faith in the political arena” whose values continue to show the way forward. “President Jimmy Carter lived the American dream in every way,” Johnson said in a statement. “His legacy of love and his service to God and country are admirable beyond measure. President Carter valiantly fought for human rights and peace across the world during his presidency and beyond.” Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth both stated admiration for his time as a public servant, and Durbin called Carter an “inspiration to those of us who aspire to lead a life of service.” “Jimmy Carter proved that excellence in public service can extend beyond the White House,” Durbin said in a statement Sunday. “I offer my condolences to the entire Carter family, to his friends and former staff members, and to the untold millions of people throughout the world whose lives are better because Jimmy Carter lived.” Rep. Mike Quigley lauded Carter’s time in office, but he said Carter’s most important accomplishments came after his presidency, calling him “the greatest former president our nation has ever known.” “His work, alongside former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, at the Carter Center, with Habitat for Humanity, and his successful two-decade-long effort to eradicate the Guinea worm made him the epitome of a public servant,” Quigley said. “Those of us in elected office should look to President Carter’s example as a model for what we aspire to after leaving office.” Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia remembered Carter as a “giant” of progressive politics who was able to pursue an agenda focused on social and human services for working families through his administration. “His post-presidency, however, was perhaps the most productive era of President Carter’s life,” Garcia said in a statement. “His efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to unwaveringly advance human rights and alleviate human suffering, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize decades after leaving the White House. His steadfast pursuit of truth and peace leaves a powerful legacy to uphold.” They were joined by a chorus of others honoring his legacy, including Gov. JB Pritzker, who said Carter exemplified what it means to live a life full of service. “His towering legacy of compassion for others set a standard that will always be remembered,” Pritzker said in a statement. “Illinois Democrats mourn the passing of President Jimmy Carter, a leader who embodied humility and service,” the Democratic Party of Illinois wrote on social media. “His unwavering dedication to peace and justice will inspire generations. We extend our condolences to the Carter family and honor his extraordinary life.”
CLEVELAND (AP) — Chase Robinson had 16 points in Cleveland State's 78-64 victory over Wright State on Sunday night. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * CLEVELAND (AP) — Chase Robinson had 16 points in Cleveland State's 78-64 victory over Wright State on Sunday night. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? CLEVELAND (AP) — Chase Robinson had 16 points in Cleveland State’s 78-64 victory over Wright State on Sunday night. Robinson shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the Vikings (9-6, 3-1 Horizon League). Dylan Arnett added 14 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and also had seven rebounds. Tevin Smith had 12 points and shot 4 for 10 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line. Brandon Noel finished with 20 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Raiders (7-8, 1-3). Jack Doumbia added 19 points and three blocks for Wright State. Michael Imariagbe had nine points and seven rebounds. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Advertisement
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New Delhi: As many as 28,818 applications for initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), having an underlying default of Rs. 10.22 lakh crore, were resolved before their admission till March 2024 due to the behavioural change in debtor-creditor relationship effectuated by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), according to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' year-end review Till September 2024, 1,068 CIRPs have culminated in resolution plans, achieving on average 86.13 per cent of the fair value of the Corporate Debtor (CD). Creditors have realised Rs. 3.55 lakh crore under the said resolution plans. By June 2024, the IBC successfully navigated 3,409 CDs through the insolvency process, with 1,068 achieving resolutions through plans and the remainder through appeals, reviews, settlements, or withdrawals. The resolution of these CDs has led to a realisation rate of over 161 per cent against liquidation value. The average expense incurred in the resolution processes is remarkably low, standing at only 1.37 per cent of the liquidation value and 0.83 per cent of the resolution value, the review states. The IBC has introduced a new era of transparency and fairness in insolvency resolutions. It ensures equitable treatment of all stakeholders, with a clear and predictable resolution process, the review further stated. The Government is also considering setting up an Integrated Technology Platform under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. This would lead to more transparency, minimisation of delays, effective decision making and better oversight of the processes by the authorities. Meanwhile, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has received 1,289 antitrust matters since its inception and has disposed of 1,157 (90 per cent approx.) cases till September this year, the review further stated. Further, from January 2024 to September 2024, the Commission received 30 new cases and disposed of 30 cases (including carry-forward cases from the previous year). The Commission considered and approved mergers and acquisitions relating to various sectors of the economy such as financial markets, power & power generation, pharmaceuticals & healthcare, and digital markets. The CCI also initiated a study on "Competition Issues in the Renewable Energy Sector across BRICS Nations". The study report is being prepared based on inputs received from the competition authorities of BRICS nations. Over the past two years, the Ministry has also significantly improved compliance with Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013. This progress is evident from a substantial increase in the filings of e-Form CRA-2 (Intimation of Appointment of Cost Auditor) and e-Form CRA-4 (Filing of Cost Audit Report). Specifically, there has been a 35 per cent increase in e-Form CRA-2 filings and a 36 per cent rise in e-Form CRA-4 filings in the fiscal year 2023-24 compared to 2021-22, the review added.
COALFIELD — Despite missing five players, including a pair of starters, and only dressing nine total for a pair of Hall of Champions games Saturday evening, the Cleveland Lady Raiders notched two more easy victories. "We had so many players step up yesterday (Saturday) to make big plays when we needed it the most," related second-hear Cleveland head coach Bianca Hensley of a 71-50 blowout of host Coalfield followed shortly by a 63-39 thrashing of 2024 Class 1A State Quarterfinalist Clay County. "We didn't have the best start to the Clay County game, but our kids are resilient. They found a way after playing back-to-back games to come away with two wins." With recent Tennessee commit Lauren Hurst out for a third straight game with a groin injury, plus senior starter Tamiah Tanner unavailable as well, several younger players showed what they can do in the twinbill. The 2024 TSSAA Class 4A State Semifinalist Lady Raiders will turn around and play in the Silverdale Thanksgiving Invitational Monday through Wednesday. In the opening round Monday at 7 p.m., Cleveland (3-0) will battle Tyner Academy, which rolled over Signal Mountain 68-32 in its season opener Thursday. The Lady Raiders will face either Soddy Daisy (1-1) or Walker Valley (0-2) in Tuesday's Round 2 before at 3 p.m. before capping the event Wednesday. The other teams participating in the tournament-style play are defending champion Murfreesboro Central-Magnet (1-1), Ooltewah (2-1), Red Bank (1-1) and host Silverdale (2-0). Both teams ripped the cords for 19 points in the opening period before Cleveland took command with a 22-6 second frame advantage. Despite being down 41-25, the Class 3A hosts fought back to win the third quarter 18-14, but the Lady Raiders turned it on down the stretch to pull away with a 16-7 final frame advantage. Posting their highest point total of the young season, freshman Ariyah Huffman drilled a trio of 3-pointers, plus went 5-for-6 at the free throw line for 20 points in her first varsity start. After leading the team in scoring in the season opening win over Baylor, sophomore Laney Copeland sizzled the nylon on four long-range shots on her way to 18 markers. "Ariyah Huffman and Laney Copeland led the way offensively against Coalfield," praised Coach Hensley. "(Sophomore) Izzy Smith came off the bench and was a huge spark plug, hitting two 3s, scoring eight points and grabbing five rebounds." Like her little sister, senior sharpshooter Emma Smith also drilled a pair from "downtown" on her way to 10 points. "(Freshman) Addy Gravelle gave us great minutes off the bench with eight points," the Lady Raider mentor proclaimed. "We had another great game shooting the ball making 13 3's. "(Sophomore) Emily Patterson led us with 10 rebounds. She does all the small things by getting us extra possessions." Once again the opening quarter saw a very tight battle between 2004 TSSAA State qualifiers with Cleveland holding a narrow 18-16 edge. The Lady Raiders were able to open up a little breathing room (16-10) in the second frame for an eight-point halftime advantage. After the intermission, the Cleveland defense took over, holding the Lady Bulldogs to just 13 second half points, while pouring in 29 of their own for the third 20-plus point win of the campaign. Emma Smith topped the scoring tally with 20 points, including a pair of triples and going 6-for-7 at the charity stripe. Patterson helped out with 10 points, including 4-of-5 foul shots, while Huffman netted eight and Copeland seven, with a trey and 4-for-4 at the stripe. Freshman Jada Davis, who had a 3-pointers in each of the three games so far, and Izzy Smith netted five apiece. Along with her bomb, Davis nailed both her free throws, while the younger Smith and Huffman both went 3-for-4 on freebies. Although only hitting five 3-pointers in the win, Cleveland went 24-of-31 at the free throw line. Clay County's (0-2) other loss this season came to 2024 Class 3A State Runner-up Upperman.Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit foundation said Sunday. Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia -- the same small town where he was born and once ran a peanut farm before becoming governor of the Peach State and running for the White House. Carter died "peacefully" at his home in Plains, "surrounded by his family," the Carter Center said in a statement. "My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights and unselfish love," Chip Carter said in the statement. Carter was the longest-lived US president -- an outcome that seemed unlikely back in 2015 when the Southern Democrat revealed he had brain cancer. But the US Navy veteran and fervent Christian repeatedly defied the odds to enjoy a long and fruitful post-presidency, after four years in the Oval Office often seen as disappointing. During his single term, Carter placed a commitment on human rights and social justice, enjoying a strong first two years that included brokering a peace deal between Israel and Egypt dubbed the Camp David Accords. But his administration hit numerous snags -- the most serious being the taking of US hostages in Iran and the disastrous failed attempt to rescue the 52 captive Americans in 1980. He also came in for criticism for his handling of an oil crisis. In November of that year, Republican challenger Ronald Reagan clobbered Carter at the polls, relegating the Democrat to just one term. Reagan, a former actor and governor of California, swept into office on a wave of staunch conservatism. Active post-presidency As the years passed, a more nuanced image of Carter emerged -- one that took into account his significant post-presidential activities. He founded the Carter Center in 1982 to pursue his vision of world diplomacy, and he was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts to promote social and economic justice. He observed numerous elections around the world and emerged as a prominent international mediator, tackling global problems from North Korea to Bosnia. Carter, known for his toothy smile, said basic Christian tenets such as justice and love served as the bedrock of his presidency. He taught Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist, his church in Plains, well into his 90s. In recent years, he had received various hospital treatments, including when he revealed in August 2015 that he had brain cancer and was undergoing radiation. 'Leader, statesman and humanitarian' Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday hailed Carter as "a symbol of humanitarian efforts" for his role in brokering the 1978 Camp David Accords, predicting his work would "remain etched in the annals of history." Tributes poured in from White House leaders past, present and incoming. Bill Clinton said Carter "worked tirelessly for a better, fairer world." George W. Bush said Carter's legacy would "inspire Americans for generations," and Barack Obama said the former leader "taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service." Donald Trump said Americans owed the Democrat "a debt of gratitude," later adding, in a second social media post, that "I strongly disagreed with him philosophically and politically." One of Carter's defining foreign policy achievements -- negotiating the return of the Panama Canal to Panama -- has come back into focus as Trump has threatened to retake the channel. "America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian," current President Joe Biden and his wife Jill said in a statement. "For anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning -- the good life -- study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility." In April 2021, the Bidens met with the Carters at their home in Plains. The White House later released a photo showing the couples smiling together, although only Rosalynn was seen by the press outside, bidding the Bidens farewell while using a walker. Rosalynn, Carter's wife of 77 years, died on November 19, 2023 at age 96. The former president, who looked frail, poignantly appeared at her memorial service in a wheelchair, with a blanket on his lap bearing their likenesses. Carter is survived by the couple's four children, three sons and a daughter. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
Topa, Stewart, McKenzie, Sulser reach deals ahead of tender deadlineJimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives, The Carter Center said. Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world — Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who reached the nation’s highest office. The 39th president leveraged his ambition with a keen intellect, deep religious faith and prodigious work ethic, conducting diplomatic missions into his 80s and building houses for the poor well into his 90s. “My faith demands — this is not optional — my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have to try to make a difference,” Carter once said. A president from Plains A moderate Democrat, Carter entered the 1976 presidential race as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad smile, outspoken Baptist mores and technocratic plans reflecting his education as an engineer. His no-frills campaign depended on public financing, and his promise not to deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon’s disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia. “If I ever lie to you, if I ever make a misleading statement, don’t vote for me. I would not deserve to be your president,” Carter repeated before narrowly beating Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, who had lost popularity pardoning Nixon. Carter governed amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over racism, women’s rights and America’s global role. His most acclaimed achievement in office was a Mideast peace deal that he brokered by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the bargaining table for 13 days in 1978. That Camp David experience inspired the post-presidential center where Carter would establish so much of his legacy. Yet Carter’s electoral coalition splintered under double-digit inflation, gasoline lines and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His bleakest hour came when eight Americans died in a failed hostage rescue in April 1980, helping to ensure his landslide defeat to Republican Ronald Reagan. Carter acknowledged in his 2020 “White House Diary” that he could be “micromanaging” and “excessively autocratic,” complicating dealings with Congress and the federal bureaucracy. He also turned a cold shoulder to Washington’s news media and lobbyists, not fully appreciating their influence on his political fortunes. “It didn’t take us long to realize that the underestimation existed, but by that time we were not able to repair the mistake,” Carter told historians in 1982, suggesting that he had “an inherent incompatibility” with Washington insiders. Carter insisted his overall approach was sound and that he achieved his primary objectives — to “protect our nation’s security and interests peacefully” and “enhance human rights here and abroad” — even if he fell spectacularly short of a second term. And then, the world Ignominious defeat, though, allowed for renewal. The Carters founded The Carter Center in 1982 as a first-of-its-kind base of operations, asserting themselves as international peacemakers and champions of democracy, public health and human rights. “I was not interested in just building a museum or storing my White House records and memorabilia,” Carter wrote in a memoir published after his 90th birthday. “I wanted a place where we could work.” That work included easing nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, helping to avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiating cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, The Carter Center had declared at least 113 elections in Latin America, Asia and Africa to be free or fraudulent. Recently, the center began monitoring U.S. elections as well. Carter’s stubborn self-assuredness and even self-righteousness proved effective once he was unencumbered by the Washington order, sometimes to the point of frustrating his successors . He went “where others are not treading,” he said, to places like Ethiopia, Liberia and North Korea, where he secured the release of an American who had wandered across the border in 2010. “I can say what I like. I can meet whom I want. I can take on projects that please me and reject the ones that don’t,” Carter said. He announced an arms-reduction-for-aid deal with North Korea without clearing the details with Bill Clinton’s White House. He openly criticized President George W. Bush for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He also criticized America’s approach to Israel with his 2006 book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” And he repeatedly countered U.S. administrations by insisting North Korea should be included in international affairs, a position that most aligned Carter with Republican President Donald Trump. Among the center’s many public health initiatives, Carter vowed to eradicate the guinea worm parasite during his lifetime, and nearly achieved it: Cases dropped from millions in the 1980s to nearly a handful. With hardhats and hammers, the Carters also built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The Nobel committee’s 2002 Peace Prize cites his “untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter should have won it alongside Sadat and Begin in 1978, the chairman added. Carter accepted the recognition saying there was more work to be done. “The world is now, in many ways, a more dangerous place,” he said. “The greater ease of travel and communication has not been matched by equal understanding and mutual respect.” Rosalynn Carter is eulogized before family and friends as husband Jimmy bears silent witness The former first lady, who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96, had her intimate funeral at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. 1 year ago ‘An epic American life’ Carter’s globetrotting took him to remote villages where he met little “Jimmy Carters,” so named by admiring parents. But he spent most of his days in the same one-story Plains house — expanded and guarded by Secret Service agents — where they lived before he became governor. He regularly taught Sunday School lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church until his mobility declined and the coronavirus pandemic raged. Those sessions drew visitors from around the world to the small sanctuary where Carter will receive his final send-off after a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral. The common assessment that he was a better ex-president than president rankled Carter and his allies. His prolific post-presidency gave him a brand above politics, particularly for Americans too young to witness him in office. But Carter also lived long enough to see biographers and historians reassess his White House years more generously. His record includes the deregulation of key industries, reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign oil, cautious management of the national debt and notable legislation on the environment, education and mental health. He focused on human rights in foreign policy, pressuring dictators to release thousands of political prisoners . He acknowledged America’s historical imperialism, pardoned Vietnam War draft evaders and relinquished control of the Panama Canal. He normalized relations with China. “I am not nominating Jimmy Carter for a place on Mount Rushmore,” Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s domestic policy director, wrote in a 2018 book. “He was not a great president” but also not the “hapless and weak” caricature voters rejected in 1980, Eizenstat said. Rather, Carter was “good and productive” and “delivered results, many of which were realized only after he left office.” Madeleine Albright, a national security staffer for Carter and Clinton’s secretary of state, wrote in Eizenstat’s forward that Carter was “consequential and successful” and expressed hope that “perceptions will continue to evolve” about his presidency. “Our country was lucky to have him as our leader,” said Albright, who died in 2022. Jonathan Alter, who penned a comprehensive Carter biography published in 2020, said in an interview that Carter should be remembered for “an epic American life” spanning from a humble start in a home with no electricity or indoor plumbing through decades on the world stage across two centuries. “He will likely go down as one of the most misunderstood and underestimated figures in American history,” Alter told The Associated Press. A small-town start James Earl Carter Jr. was born Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains and spent his early years in nearby Archery. His family was a minority in the mostly Black community, decades before the civil rights movement played out at the dawn of Carter’s political career. Carter, who campaigned as a moderate on race relations but governed more progressively, talked often of the influence of his Black caregivers and playmates but also noted his advantages: His land-owning father sat atop Archery’s tenant-farming system and owned a main street grocery. His mother, Lillian , would become a staple of his political campaigns. Seeking to broaden his world beyond Plains and its population of fewer than 1,000 — then and now — Carter won an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1946. That same year he married Rosalynn Smith, another Plains native, a decision he considered more important than any he made as head of state. She shared his desire to see the world, sacrificing college to support his Navy career. Carter climbed in rank to lieutenant, but then his father was diagnosed with cancer, so the submarine officer set aside his ambitions of admiralty and moved the family back to Plains. His decision angered Rosalynn, even as she dived into the peanut business alongside her husband. Carter again failed to talk with his wife before his first run for office — he later called it “inconceivable” not to have consulted her on such major life decisions — but this time, she was on board. “My wife is much more political,” Carter told the AP in 2021. He won a state Senate seat in 1962 but wasn’t long for the General Assembly and its back-slapping, deal-cutting ways. He ran for governor in 1966 — losing to arch-segregationist Lester Maddox — and then immediately focused on the next campaign. Carter had spoken out against church segregation as a Baptist deacon and opposed racist “Dixiecrats” as a state senator. Yet as a local school board leader in the 1950s he had not pushed to end school segregation even after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, despite his private support for integration. And in 1970, Carter ran for governor again as the more conservative Democrat against Carl Sanders, a wealthy businessman Carter mocked as “Cufflinks Carl.” Sanders never forgave him for anonymous, race-baiting flyers, which Carter disavowed. Ultimately, Carter won his races by attracting both Black voters and culturally conservative whites. Once in office, he was more direct. “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over,” he declared in his 1971 inaugural address, setting a new standard for Southern governors that landed him on the cover of Time magazine. ‘Jimmy Who?’ His statehouse initiatives included environmental protection, boosting rural education and overhauling antiquated executive branch structures. He proclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the slain civil rights leader’s home state. And he decided, as he received presidential candidates in 1972, that they were no more talented than he was. In 1974, he ran Democrats’ national campaign arm. Then he declared his own candidacy for 1976. An Atlanta newspaper responded with the headline: “Jimmy Who?” The Carters and a “Peanut Brigade” of family members and Georgia supporters camped out in Iowa and New Hampshire, establishing both states as presidential proving grounds. His first Senate endorsement: a young first-termer from Delaware named Joe Biden. Yet it was Carter’s ability to navigate America’s complex racial and rural politics that cemented the nomination. He swept the Deep South that November, the last Democrat to do so, as many white Southerners shifted to Republicans in response to civil rights initiatives. A self-declared “born-again Christian,” Carter drew snickers by referring to Scripture in a Playboy magazine interview, saying he “had looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” The remarks gave Ford a new foothold and television comedians pounced — including NBC’s new “Saturday Night Live” show. But voters weary of cynicism in politics found it endearing. Carter chose Minnesota Sen. Walter “Fritz” Mondale as his running mate on a “Grits and Fritz” ticket. In office, he elevated the vice presidency and the first lady’s office. Mondale’s governing partnership was a model for influential successors Al Gore, Dick Cheney and Biden. Rosalynn Carter was one of the most involved presidential spouses in history, welcomed into Cabinet meetings and huddles with lawmakers and top aides. The Carters presided with uncommon informality: He used his nickname “Jimmy” even when taking the oath of office, carried his own luggage and tried to silence the Marine Band’s “Hail to the Chief.” They bought their clothes off the rack. Carter wore a cardigan for a White House address, urging Americans to conserve energy by turning down their thermostats. Amy, the youngest of four children, attended District of Columbia public school. Washington’s social and media elite scorned their style. But the larger concern was that “he hated politics,” according to Eizenstat, leaving him nowhere to turn politically once economic turmoil and foreign policy challenges took their toll. Accomplishments, and ‘malaise’ Carter partially deregulated the airline, railroad and trucking industries and established the departments of Education and Energy, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He designated millions of acres of Alaska as national parks or wildlife refuges. He appointed a then-record number of women and nonwhite people to federal posts. He never had a Supreme Court nomination, but he elevated civil rights attorney Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the nation’s second highest court, positioning her for a promotion in 1993. He appointed Paul Volker, the Federal Reserve chairman whose policies would help the economy boom in the 1980s — after Carter left office. He built on Nixon’s opening with China, and though he tolerated autocrats in Asia, pushed Latin America from dictatorships to democracy. But he couldn’t immediately tame inflation or the related energy crisis. And then came Iran. After he admitted the exiled Shah of Iran to the U.S. for medical treatment, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun in 1979 by followers of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Negotiations to free the hostages broke down repeatedly ahead of the failed rescue attempt. The same year, Carter signed SALT II, the new strategic arms treaty with Leonid Brezhnev of the Soviet Union, only to pull it back, impose trade sanctions and order a U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Hoping to instill optimism, he delivered what the media dubbed his “malaise” speech, although he didn’t use that word. He declared the nation was suffering “a crisis of confidence.” By then, many Americans had lost confidence in the president, not themselves. Carter campaigned sparingly for reelection because of the hostage crisis, instead sending Rosalynn as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy challenged him for the Democratic nomination. Carter famously said he’d “kick his ass,” but was hobbled by Kennedy as Reagan rallied a broad coalition with “make America great again” appeals and asking voters whether they were “better off than you were four years ago.” Reagan further capitalized on Carter’s lecturing tone, eviscerating him in their lone fall debate with the quip: “There you go again.” Carter lost all but six states and Republicans rolled to a new Senate majority. Carter successfully negotiated the hostages’ freedom after the election, but in one final, bitter turn of events, Tehran waited until hours after Carter left office to let them walk free. ‘A wonderful life’ At 56, Carter returned to Georgia with “no idea what I would do with the rest of my life.” Four decades after launching The Carter Center, he still talked of unfinished business. “I thought when we got into politics we would have resolved everything,” Carter told the AP in 2021. “But it’s turned out to be much more long-lasting and insidious than I had thought it was. I think in general, the world itself is much more divided than in previous years.” Still, he affirmed what he said when he underwent treatment for a cancer diagnosis in his 10th decade of life. “I’m perfectly at ease with whatever comes,” he said in 2015 . “I’ve had a wonderful life. I’ve had thousands of friends, I’ve had an exciting, adventurous and gratifying existence.” ___ Former Associated Press journalist Alex Sanz contributed to this report. 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.
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Oklahoma residents on Sunday mourned the death of former Democratic U.S. Sen. Fred Harris , a trailblazer in progressive politics in the state who ran an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. Harris died on Saturday at 94. Democratic Party members across Oklahoma remembered Harris for his commitment to economic and social justice during the 1960s — a period of historical turbulence. Harris chaired the Democratic National Committee from 1969 to 1970 and helped unify the party after its tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police clashed in Chicago. “Fred Harris showed us what is possible when we lead with both heart and principle. He worked to ensure everyone had a voice and a seat at the table,” said Alicia Andrews, chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. Harris appeared at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago earlier this year as a guest speaker for the Oklahoma delegation, where he reflected on progress and unity. "Standing alongside him in Chicago this summer was a reminder of how his legacy continues to inspire,” Andrews said. Kalyn Free, a member of the Choctaw nation of Oklahoma and the DNC, said that there is no one else in public service whom she admired more than the former senator. “He was a friend, a mentor, a hero and my True North. Oklahoma and America have lost a powerful advocate and voice,” Free said in a statement. “His work for Indian Country will always be remembered.” “Senator Harris truly was an Oklahoma treasure and was ahead of his time in so many ways,” said Jeff Berrong, whose grandfather served in the state Senate with Harris. “He never forgot where he came from and he always remained focused on building a society that would provide equality of opportunity for all.” Harris served eight years in the state Senate before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served another eight years before his 1976 presidential campaign. State party leaders commemorated his work on the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, or the Kerner Commission, to investigate the 1960s riots. Harris was the last surviving member of the commission. Shortly after his presidential campaign, Harris left politics and moved to New Mexico and became a political science professor at the University of New Mexico. —- Lathan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.For so long, on so many occasions, it felt like Marta's time. On Saturday, it finally was. The Orlando Pride, captained by the 38-year-old Brazilian playmaker and spearheaded by incandescent striker Barbra Banda, completed one of the most dominant seasons in NWSL history on Saturday with a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit in the league's championship game. The title is the team's first ever, and Marta's first win in a final at club level since the 2011 WPS championship with the Western New York Flash. Marta was 25 then, already a star thanks to her dominant performance against the United States in the 2007 World Cup semi-final. Most of her teammates from that Flash team have since retired – though two of them, Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair, only finally did so this year. (That's right: Marta, Sinclair and Morgan were all on the same club team once, all in their prime.) That game was the last played in WPS before the league folded, and Marta spent the next five club seasons in Sweden before returning to the US, with Orlando in 2017. Marta's addition was supposed to turn the Pride into a consistent title contender. Instead, it took nearly a decade's worth of mostly bad seasons for Marta to finally make her way to NWSL's marquee occasion. "Of course it means so much," she said in front of a national television audience after Saturday's win, before sending the audio crew dashing for the bleep button. "I fucking waited eight years!" Saturday's match had just about every ingredient one could want in a final. The setting at Kansas City's CPKC Stadium, a boisterous crowd, the primetime kickoff and place on US network airwaves all felt appropriate and befitting a major-league championship match. On the field, too, the team's contrasting approaches made for an intense tactical battle that was a pleasure to watch. The Spirit, true to the Barcelona roots of head coach Jonatan Giráldez, owned the majority of possession and sought opportunities through smart ball... Alexander AbnosPresident-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France. Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, calling Charles Kushner “a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker." Kushner is the founder of Kushner Companies, a real estate firm. Jared Kushner is a former White House senior adviser to Trump who is married to Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka. The elder Kushner was pardoned by Trump in December 2020 after pleading guilty years earlier to tax evasion and making illegal campaign donations. Prosecutors alleged that after Charles Kushner discovered his brother-in-law was cooperating with federal authorities in an investigation, he hatched a scheme for revenge and intimidation. Kushner hired a prostitute to lure his brother-in-law, then arranged to have the encounter in a New Jersey motel room recorded with a hidden camera and the recording sent to his own sister, the man’s wife, prosecutors said. Kushner eventually pleaded guilty to 18 counts including tax evasion and witness tampering. He was sentenced in 2005 to two years in prison — the most he could receive under a plea deal, but less than what Chris Christie, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey at the time and later governor and Republican presidential candidate, had sought. Christie has blamed Jared Kushner for his firing from Trump’s transition team in 2016, and has called Charles Kushner’s offenses “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted when I was U.S. attorney.” Trump and the elder Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.
On matchday five of the Champions League , Dinamo Zagreb will welcome inconsistent Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund to Stadion Maksimir on Wednesday. The Croatian champions are 16th in the Champions League table with seven points and triumphed 4-1 against Slovan Bratislava on November 5, whereas BVB are seventh with nine points and beat Sturm Graz 1-0 on November 5. © Imago Dinamo Zagreb fell behind against Slovan Bratislava after just five minutes, but equalised by the 10th minute and led 2-1 after just half an hour. Interestingly, despite winning 4-1 Wednesday's hosts struggled statistically in the first 45 minutes considering their figure of 0.5 xG was roughly three times less than their opponents' tally of 1.47 xG, but a resounding second-half showing helped steer them to victory. Head coach Nenad Bjelica 's side are currently third in their domestic league with 25 points from 14 matches and are four points from leaders Hajduk Split. Bjelica's team have only lost one of their last 11 games in all competitions, winning six and drawing four, and have also achieved victory in four of their six most recent outings. However, Dinamo Zagreb have failed to win their past three home fixtures and have kept just one clean sheet in their last six matches at Stadion Maksimir. © Imago Meanwhile, Dortmund boss Nuri Sahin was able to ease some of the pressure on his job with a 4-0 win against Freiburg last time out on November 23 in the Bundesliga. Sahin's side started their 2024-25 campaign with six victories in their first eight games, but BVB lost five of their subsequent nine. Dortmund are fifth in the German top flight with 19 points and have already lost four times in 11 games, though they are only one point from fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who occupy the division's final Champions League qualification spot. It is important to highlight that BVB have won three of their four most recent games, with their 3-1 defeat against Mainz 05 on November 9 being mitigated by the fact Emre Can was sent off in the 27th minute when the scoreline was 0-0. Against Sturm Graz, Wednesday's visitors accumulated 66% possession and produced nearly 2 xG but only claimed all three points thanks to Donyell Malen 's 85th-minute winner. Dortmund's form on the road is troubling given they have lost their last six matches away from home, conceding 18 times while scoring on just six occasions. © Imago Defensive midfielder Josip Misic was forced off last time out on November 23 against Rijeka and is unlikely to play on Wednesday, while fellow midfielder Petar Sucic is scheduled to return in late December. Lukas Kacavenda could start in the centre of the pitch alongside Maxime Bernauer and Martin Baturina . Forwards Bruno Petkovic and Juan Cordoba will not be available for selection, and Bjelica may field a front three consisting of Dario Spikic , Sandro Kulenovic and Marko Pjaca . As for the visitors, attacker Karim Adeyemi is nearing a return from a hamstring injury but is unlikely to feature, though striker Serhou Guirassy may make an appearance in some capacity. Should Guirassy fail to make the starting XI, Julian Brandt , Donyell Malen, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Maximilian Beier could be chosen to lead Dortmund's offensive line. Midfielder Kjell Watjen and centre-back Niklas Sule are also out as a result of injury, so expect Waldemar Anton and Nico Schlotterbeck to appear in the heart of defence, shielded by a double pivot of Felix Nmecha and Emre Can. Dinamo Zagreb possible starting lineup: Zagorac; Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Torrente, Ogiwara; Kacavenda, Bernauer, Baturina; Spikic, Kulenovic, Pjaca Borussia Dortmund possible starting lineup: Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Nmecha, Can; Malen, Brandt, Bynoe-Gittens; Beier Dortmund are in better form of late and will go into their clash confident after their 4-0 win last time out. However, it is difficult to ignore the visitors' poor record on the road and it would be surprising if they managed to achieve victory against Dinamo Zagreb. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .Marxist theory is expansive and essential “All science would be superfluous if the outward appearance and the essence of things directly coincided,” said Karl Marx. If our experience of the world matched reality, we would have no need for theory. Thousands of years ago the consensus was that the earth was flat. But science exposed that belief as false, contradicting experience. Under capitalism, we know what it feels like to be low paid , to desperately want somewhere secure to live and to search for meaningful relationships. But to expose why that is the case, we need to understand the inner workings of capitalism. We need Marxist theory. Opponents of socialism create the impression that Marxism is dogmatic and outdated. Some people have ideas and explanations about society which they think of as “common sense”—bosses create jobs, competition from migrants lowers wages, the police keep society in order and so on. Social and mainstream media fill our minds with partial and misleading explanations for why society is in crisis and who is to blame. The far right puts forward supposedly coherent explanations of social crisis which express people’s anger against elites, but points them in entirely the wrong direction for solutions. Marxism can cut through these false explanations. What we see and experience only partially expose the truth about the hidden processes that drive those appearances. Marx pointed out that the movements of the stars are not perceptible to those looking up at night. Objects can behave in misleading ways. Their real nature must be investigated. Scientific theory helps to get beneath the surface appearance of things to understand the underlying laws and processes that shape the world. But the ruling class needs science to develop new technologies and make more profits. The ruling class also uses ideology in sophisticated ways to obscure or justify the inequalities and violence of capitalism. Marx argued that capitalism is especially good at disguising its true nature. Our societies are shaped by hidden forces that need to be explored. Marx unmasked the economists of his time. “In place of disinterested inquirers”, he argued, “there were hired prize fighters, in place of genuine scientific research, the bad conscience and the evil intent of apologetics”. The existence of these ideological prize fighters makes Marxist theory more important. When Marx wrote Capital, he did not tell people that their lives were hard and their wages low. They knew that from their experience. What Marx wanted to know was why—and what could be done about it. He studied the inner workings of capitalism. His method enables us to look beneath the dynamism of capitalism to see how wealth is based on labour and would inevitably create crises. Marx used what he called the “power of abstraction”. This abstraction means setting aside the superficial aspects of something and looking at its most essential features. The abstractions must then be related back to what we actually see and experience in the real world. So we move from the abstract idea to the concrete reality—how something works in reality rather than how it appears, in the abstract, to function. We can grasp the fundamental nature of things by abstracting and separating out the core elements and then reconstructing the whole as a new, complex totality. In Capital, Marx investigated the commodity—how objects were produced, bought and sold. He revealed the hidden exploitation, alienation and competition involved in their production. Superficial explanations of society can fit when workers are passive. Right wing ideas can gain a purchase when workers are angry. But workers have an interest in understanding how society really works. The experience of previous struggles combines with theoretical insights in Marxism. The combination of struggle and politics reveals the oppressive logic of capitalism and how to transform it. A new series of articles on Marxist ideasJim Harbaugh and Chargers focused on accomplishing more after wrapping up playoff berth
Jim Harbaugh, Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers celebrated in the locker room Saturday after they wrapped up a playoff spot with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots . But even as they realized one goal by making the postseason, Harbaugh tried to keep things focused on the road ahead by stressing: “There's more to do.” The Chargers (10-6) go into the regular-season finale at Las Vegas knowing they will be at least the AFC's sixth seed and avoid a trip to Buffalo for the wild-card round. Los Angeles currently is in line to face Baltimore in a Harbaugh Bowl rematch, but it has an outside shot at the fifth seed and a trip to Houston if Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh next weekend. While Harbaugh credited his players for the turnaround from five wins last year to double-digit victories this season, Herbert gave most of it to Harbaugh and first-year general manager Joe Hortiz. “They have done such a great job of getting the right guys here. You look in the locker room and everybody plays for each other,” Herbert said. “(Harbaugh's) a competitor, and he wants to win no matter what it is. It definitely shows, and it’s the way everyone fights for him, wants to play for him, and respects him.” Harbaugh is the fifth coach in NFL history to win at least 10 games in his first season with two teams. He is also the eighth to make the playoffs in his first season with two teams. “Very little to do with me. If it goes right, then it’s our players. They’re doing a great job. It’s gone bad a couple times. That’s on me,” he said. “I’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid here from day one, I can’t give enough credit to Derwin James, Justin Herbert, and those two in particular. And Khalil Mack and Rashawn Slater. I mean, stalwarts. Brad Bozeman has come in. He’s been a stalwart. There’s a bunch. There’s probably, like — I counted it up early. There was maybe 15, 15 stalwarts that we had, and it’s grown since then.” Even though the Chargers are 3-5 against teams with winning records at the time they've played them, they are 7-1 against teams that were at or under .500. Four of those wins against opponents with losing records have come by at least 17 points, the first time since 2017 the Bolts have won that many games by as big a margin. Since halftime of their Dec. 19 game against Denver, the Chargers have outscored the Broncos and Patriots 61-13 over six quarters. “That’s the type of football we want to be playing in December, January, and hopefully on. That’s the type of football you want to be playing, especially in these big games like that. It was really good to see,” Herbert said. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman has said throughout the season it's tough to use the full playbook when the Chargers have short drives. They came into Saturday's game ranked 26th with only 23 possessions of at least 10 plays, but they had four against the Patriots, leading to three touchdowns and a field goal. It was the first time since Week 10 last season against Detroit they have had at least four drives of double-digit plays. Kickoff return coverage. The Chargers have allowed nine kick returns of at least 30 yards, eighth most in the league. New England's Alex Erickson had three returns for 90 yards, including 34 and 31 yards. RB J.K. Dobbins was activated off injured reserve and provided a boost to the offense with 76 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. Dobbins, who missed four games due to a knee injury, has set career highs in scrimmage yards (983) and rushing yards (842) in his first season with the Chargers. WR D.J. Chark was targeted four times but didn't have a catch. Chark was signed during the offseason to provide experience and speed to a young receiver group. However, he missed the first half of the season with a hip injury and has played sparingly since his return. He has three receptions on the season. Three starters — RB Gus Edwards (ankle), LB Denzel Perryman (groin) and OG Trey Pipkins (hip) — were inactive. WR Joshua Palmer (heel) and DB Elijah Molden (shin) were injured in the second half. 77 and 1,054 — Receptions and receiving yards by Ladd McConkey, both records for a Chargers rookie. 5 — Consecutive seasons by Herbert with at least 3,000 passing yards and 20 touchdown passes, tied with Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson for the most to start a career. 2 — Sacks by Derwin James Jr. against the Patriots, the first time in the safety's seven-year career he has had multiple sacks in a game. The Chargers go for their first season sweep of the Raiders since 2018 in the regular-season finale. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLThe bottom fell out in April. On April 16, the federal government unveiled its , a 416-page document containing billions of dollars in funding commitments and policy initiatives for tech. Most of it was ignored due to the unexpected insert of a that, to many, seemed directly targeted at those who finance, build, and work for Canadian tech companies. The announcement was a shock to those hoping for meaningful updates on past tech commitments, such as open banking, SR&ED, and the forlorn Canada Innovation Corporation. It was also a shock to ISED employees BetaKit spoke with who suddenly found their work on what might have been considered a weighty innovation budget completely overshadowed. “This has been a lost decade of innovation policy in Canada and the signals have revealed themselves to be incompetency and an inability to get things done.” The response, if not unanimous, was swift and loud. Over 2,000 prominent tech leaders against the changes, with some calling the decision a “mistake,” while others opined that it was “Time to start your next company in the US.” The reaction crystalized a looming malaise over several headwinds faced by the country and diminished faith in our current government’s capacity to face them, prompting BetaKit to launch a focused on Canadian productivity, innovation, and optimism. The kicker? Eight months later, the feds the capital gains tax inclusion rate increase law, leaving the CRA to move forward that it will eventually come to pass. The ongoing Liberal political crisis, exacerbated by its finance minister resigning on the morning of the , will more likely result in an election, the prime minister’s resignation, or both. It is not often you get to call the Canada Revenue Agency optimistic, but here we are. Whether or not this government survives the next election will not do much to improve the legacy of its innovation file, which has been marked by indiscriminate spending and unfinished policy commitments. “This has been a lost decade of innovation policy in Canada and the signals have revealed themselves to be incompetency and an inability to get things done,” Ben Bergen, president of the Council of Canadian Innovators, told me. .
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