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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:24 p.m. ESTThe publication of the memoirs of Angela Merkel, who was Germany’s chancellor at one of the toughest times of Greece’s post-junta history, is an opportunity for reflection. Enough time has elapsed so we can look back on why the country went bankrupt and on the grueling austerity measures that were imposed as a result. Yet the protagonists of Greece’s economic crisis have yet to take a clear and frank look at the role they played. Instead, they have hidden behind the convenient mistakes made by foreign lenders or by their political rivals. Society also seems to forget that some of the causes of the meltdown may have been mitigated or averted, but have not been eradicated.None
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 3:26 p.m. ESTWalker 4-8 10-10 18, Banks 6-10 1-3 13, Kinziger 6-12 3-4 18, Pence 1-3 4-4 6, Wolf 3-6 0-0 7, Poindexter 0-3 0-0 0, Boser 0-2 0-0 0, Barnes 1-2 0-0 2, Daugherty 0-2 0-0 0, Norris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-48 18-21 64. Buchanan 3-11 9-11 15, Castro 2-4 3-4 7, Drumgoole 4-9 6-7 16, Hutchinson 1-7 2-2 5, Moss 2-8 3-4 8, Autry 5-7 1-2 16, Hansen 1-2 0-0 3, Jones 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 19-50 24-30 72. Halftime_Illinois St. 29-27. 3-Point Goals_Illinois St. 4-18 (Kinziger 3-6, Wolf 1-3, Banks 0-1, Pence 0-1, Walker 0-1, Boser 0-2, Daugherty 0-2, Poindexter 0-2), George Washington 10-28 (Autry 5-7, Drumgoole 2-5, Hansen 1-1, Hutchinson 1-6, Moss 1-6, Jones 0-1, Buchanan 0-2). Rebounds_Illinois St. 29 (Pence 8), George Washington 28 (Buchanan 10). Assists_Illinois St. 6 (Walker, Banks, Kinziger, Pence, Wolf, Poindexter 1), George Washington 12 (Buchanan, Hutchinson 4). Total Fouls_Illinois St. 24, George Washington 16.
AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1 Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks. The shuffling begins at No. 5, where Notre Dame returned for the first time since Week 2 after beating Army for its ninth straight win. No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Tennessee each moved up two spots. Miami, SMU and Indiana round out the top 10. Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition in Malaga, Spain. Matteo Berrettini won Sunday's opening singles match 6-4, 6-2 against Botic van de Zandschulp. The Italians are the first country to win the Davis Cup twice in a row since the Czech Republic in 2012 and 2013. The No. 1-ranked Sinner stretched his unbeaten streak in singles to 14 matches and 26 sets. Netherlands reached the Davis Cup final for the first time. Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of 'Love Connection' and 'Scrabble,' dies at 83 NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. Woolery, with his matinee idol looks, coiffed hair and ease with witty banter, was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978. He teamed up with Young for the podcast “Blunt Force Truth” and became a full supporter Donald Trump. St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach The St. Louis Blues have fired coach Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery as his replacement. The 2022 Jack Adams Award winner, Montgomery joins the Blues five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins. Bannister had been on the job in St. Louis for less than a year since succeeding Stanley Cup-winning coach Craig Berube and getting the interim tag removed after last season. The Blues have lost 13 of their first 22 games. Montgomery spent two seasons as an assistant on Berube's staff in St. Louis between coaching Dallas and Boston. The team signed Montgomery to a five-year contract. Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, dies at 85 Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the Braves have paid tribute to Carty on social media. A family friend told Listín Diario — a newspaper in Carty’s native Dominican Republic — that he died Saturday night in an Atlanta hospital. Carty made his big league debut with the Braves in September 1963. He batted .330 with 22 homers and 88 RBIs in his first full season in 1964, finishing second to Dick Allen in voting for NL Rookie of the Year. The Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta after the 1965 season, and Carty got the franchise’s first hit in its new home on April 12, 1966, against Pittsburgh. Dartmouth sorority, two members of fraternity face charges after student who attended party drowned HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity faces charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party. The Hanover, New Hampshire police department, where Dartmouth is located, said Friday that Alpha Phi was charged with one count of facilitating an underage alcohol house. Two members of the Beta Alpha Omega face a charge of providing alcohol to a person under 21. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had attended an off-campus party in July hosted by Alpha Phi sorority. Police said the alcohol was provided by Beta Alpha Omega. Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents in Barcelona BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards are marching in downtown Barcelona to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living." The lack of affordable housing has become one of the leading concerns for the southern European Union country, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world, including the United States. The average rent for Spain has doubled in the last decade. In cities like Barcelona, rental prices have also been driven up by short-term renters including tourists. Verstappen captures 4th F1 championship after Mercedes sweep of Las Vegas Grand Prix LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen cruised to a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship Saturday night by finishing fifth in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Verstappen needed only to finish ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren to give Red Bull a fourth straight driver championship. The Dutchman started fifth but was already up to second by the 10th lap around the street circuit that includes the famed Las Vegas Strip. Norris, who had to score at least three points more than Verstappen to extend the championship fight, finished sixth. The race was won by George Russell who was followed by Lewis Hamilton in the first 1-2 sweep for the Mercedes drivers since 2022. 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts NEW YORK (AP) — “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” have debuted in theaters with a combined $270 million in ticket sales. Their worldwide performance breathed fresh life into global box office results that have struggled lately. Together the films turned the moviegoing weekend into one of the busiest of the year. Jon M. Chu’s lavish big-budget musical “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted with $114 million domestically and $164.2 million globally. Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” is a sequel to his 2000 best picture-winning original and launched with $55.5 million in ticket sales. “Moana 2” is being released Wednesday, so it looks like Hollywood might be looking at historic sales over the Thanksgiving holiday. Jason Kelce's wife announces she is pregnant with the couple's fourth child Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce's wife is announcing she's pregnant with the couple's fourth child. Kylie Kelce posted a photo on Instagram on Friday of the couple's three young daughters reacting to the news. The oldest daughter, Wyatt, appears to be cupping her head in shock. The middle daughter, Ellioette, is smiling. The youngest, Bennett, is in tears. A caption attached to the photo reads: “I feel like we captured a very accurate representation of how each of the girls feel about getting another sister. At least Ellie, mom and dad are on the same page!”
These glasses let you 'see' conversations in real timeThe plans to produce plutonium pits and cleanup the nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site haven't changed but the faces of the people working to execute the plan have. Johney Green Jr. will be the next director of Savannah River National Lab , Battelle announced Dec. 13 . Battelle is the company behind the not-for-profit Battelle Savannah River Alliance, the federal contractor tasked with managing and operating the Savannah River National Laboratory. Former USCA basketball player earns degree, returns for commencement Green said he was honored and humbled by the opportunity. “Together, we will drive innovation, enhance the laboratory’s capabilities, and expand its contributions to national security, environmental sustainability, and energy resilience for the benefit of the nation," Green said in a news release. Battelle is thrilled to have Green become the next leader of the national lab, Executive Vice President for National Laboratory Management Juan Alvarez said. “We are confident that he is the right person to lead this exceptional national asset with a legacy of delivering impactful solutions for environmental, energy, and security challenges," Alvarez said. Green serves as associate laboratory director for mechanical and thermal engineering sciences at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory . Prior to that lab, he worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Memphis and a master's and doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Green will take over for Vahid Majidi. Majidi, who led the effort to make the Savannah River National Lab independent, announced plans to resign in January earlier this year. Green isn't the only new face leading a Savannah River Site contractor. Dennis Carr took over as president of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions , the manager and operator of the site, in 2023. Carr replaced Stuart MacVean who retired . Jason Armstrong, the field office manager for the National Nuclear Security Administration, left in 2023 . Michael Mikolanis replaced him. 'Extremely busy:' Aiken shops welcome holiday shoppers after sunset Also, the site transitioned from Office of Environmental Management landlordship to National Nuclear Security Administration on Oct. 1. More changes are to come. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Chris Wright to be his Energy Secretary in November. Wright will need to be confirmed by the Senate before taking over for Jennifer Granholm.
CNBC Daily Open: Investors really like Trump's Treasury secretary pickJimmy Carter had the longest post-presidency of anyone to hold the office, and one of the most active. Here is a look back at his life. 1924 — Jimmy Carter was born on Oct. 1 to Earl and Lillian Carter in the small town of Plains, Georgia. 1928 — Earl Carter bought a 350-acre farm 3 miles from Plains in the tiny community of Archery. The Carter family lived in a house on the farm without running water or electricity. 1941 — He graduated from Plains High School and enrolled at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus. 1942 — He transferred to Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. 1943 — Carter’s boyhood dream of being in the Navy becomes a reality as he is appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. 1946 — He received his naval commission and on July 7 married Rosalynn Smith of Plains. They moved to Norfolk, Virginia. 1946-1952 — Carter’s three sons are born, Jack in 1947, Chip in 1950 and Jeff in 1952. 1962-66 — Carter is elected to the Georgia State Senate and serves two terms. 1953 — Carter’s father died and he cut his naval career short to save the family farm. Due to a limited income, Jimmy, Rosalynn and their three sons moved into Public Housing Apartment 9A in Plains. 1966 — He ran for governor, but lost. 1967 — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s fourth child, Amy, is born. 1971 — He ran for governor again and won the election, becoming Georgia’s 76th governor on Jan. 12. 1974 — Carter announced his candidacy for president. 1976 — Carter was elected 39th president on Nov. 2, narrowly defeating incumbent Gerald Ford. 1978 — U.S. and the Peoples’ Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. President Carter negotiates and mediates an accord between Egypt and Israel at Camp David. 1979 — The Department of Education is formed. Iranian radicals overrun the U.S. Embassy and seize American hostages. The Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty is signed. 1980 — On March 21, Carter announces that the U.S. will boycott the Olympic Games scheduled in Moscow. A rescue attempt to get American hostages out of Iran is unsuccessful. Carter was defeated in his bid for a second term as president by Ronald Reagan in November. 1981 — President Carter continues to negotiate the release of the American hostages in Iran. Minutes before his term as president is over, the hostages are released. 1982 — Carter became a distinguished professor at Emory University in Atlanta, and founded The Carter Center. The nonpartisan and nonprofit center addresses national and international issues of public policy. 1984 — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter volunteer one week a year for Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that helps needy people in the United States and in other countries renovate and build homes, until 2020. He also taught Sunday school in the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains from the mid-’80s until 2020. 2002 — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 2015 — Carter announced in August he had been diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his brain. 2016 — He said in March that he no longer needed cancer treatment. 2024 — Carter dies at 100 years old. Sources: Cartercenter.org, Plains Historical Preservation Trust, The Associated Press; The Brookings Institution; U.S. Navy; WhiteHouse.gov, GallupPennsylvania State Police said remains found 51 years ago in a wooded area of Lebanon County have been identified as 14-year-old Ruth Brenneman, of York County, who disappeared after going to school one day. Two game wardens found her body under a tarp and brush on Oct. 10, 1973. The area where the decomposed body was found — near Fort Indiantown Gap — is about 47 miles from where she lived. Lebanon and York counties are located outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. "Ruth was last seen in the beginning of the 1973 school year after she left for school and never returned home. Ruth Brenneman was a young female just shy of her 15 th birthday and known for her long blonde hair. We continue to investigate the circumstances around Ruth Brenneman’s discovery," Sgt. John Lacey said at a Thursday afternoon news conference. Police did not say how she died or whether her death was a homicide. Investigators said the key to identifying Brenneman was genealogy technology that was gathered using her DNA. Brenneman’s family prepared a statement, which Lacey read at the news conference: "The family wishes to extend our gratitude to Trooper Keck and the others on the Pennsylvania State Police team, who worked diligently to identify Ruthie. Their work has provided us with some closure on questions that have lingered for the past 51 years." Police are asking anyone who knew her or has information about her to contact the Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown station at 717-865-5067. You can also call the PSP tip line at 1-800-472-8477. The tips can be anonymous. Over the years, investigators tried various methods to identify the person they then referred to as "Jane Doe." In 2015, police released a bust that was recreated based on her remains. But no family members or friends came forward. In 2016, investigators exhumed "Jane Doe's" body. "We already have a DNA profile. So one of the ideas is they're going to do an isotope test," Pennsylvania State Police Trooper David Beohm told sister station WGAL at the time. Investigators hoped that the isotope test might tell them where she lived. "Anything at this point is more than what we have," Beohm said. "We'll do whatever we can to find out who this person is."
The Lasting Legacy of Jimmy Carter, Dead at 100