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NoneThe long sports-filled Thanksgiving weekend is a time when many Americans enjoy gathering with friends and family for good food, good company and hopefully not too much political conversation. Also on the menu — all the NFL and college sports you can handle. Here's a roadmap to one of the biggest sports weekends of the year, with a look at marquee games over the holiday and how to watch. All times are in EST. All odds are by BetMGM Sportsbook. What to watch Thursday • NFL: There is a triple-header lined up for pro football fans. Chicago at Detroit, 12:30 p.m., CBS: Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and the Bears go against the Lions, who are one of the favorites to reach the Super Bowl in February. Lions favored by 10. New York at Dallas, 4:30 p.m., Fox: The Giants and Cowboys are both suffering through miserable seasons and are now using backup quarterbacks for different reasons. But if Dallas can figure out a way to win, it will still be on the fringe of the playoff race. Cowboys favored by 3 1/2. Miami at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m., NBC/Peacock: The Packers stumbled slightly out of the gate but have won six of their past seven games. They'll need a win against Miami to try to keep pace in the NFC North. Packers favored by 3. • College Football: Memphis at No. 18 Tulane, 7:30 p.m., ESPN. If college football is your jam, this is a good warmup for a big weekend. The Tigers try to ruin the Green Wave’s perfect record in the American Athletic Conference. Tulane is favored by 14. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes works in the pocket against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of Sunday's game in Charlotte, N.C. What to watch Friday • NFL: A rare Friday showdown features the league-leading Chiefs. Las Vegas at Kansas City, 3 p.m. Prime Video: The Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes are 12-point favorites over the Raiders. • College Basketball: Some of the top programs meet in holiday tournaments around the country. Battle 4 Atlantis championship, 5:30 p.m., ESPN: One of the premier early season tournaments, the eight-team field includes No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 14 Indiana and No. 24 Arizona. Rady Children's Invitational, 6 p.m., Fox: It's the championship game for a four-team field that includes No. 13 Purdue and No. 23 Mississippi. • College Football: There is a full slate of college games to dig into. Oregon State at No. 11 Boise State, noon, Fox: The Broncos try to stay in the College Football Playoff hunt when they host the Beavers. Boise State favored by 19 1/2. Oklahoma State at No. 23 Colorado, noon, ABC: The Buffaloes and Coach Prime are still in the hunt for the Big 12 championship game when they host the Cowboys. Colorado favored by 16 1/2. Georgia Tech at No. 6 Georgia, 7:30 p.m., ABC: The Bulldogs are on pace for a spot in the CFP but host what could be a tricky game against rival Georgia Tech. Georgia favored by 19 1/2. • NBA. After taking Thanksgiving off, pro basketball returns. Oklahoma City at Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m., ESPN: The Thunder look like one of the best teams in the NBA's Western Conference. They'll host Anthony Davis, LeBron James and the Lakers. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James dunks during the first half of a Nov. 23 game against the Denver Nuggets in Los Angeles. What to watch Saturday • College Football. There are more matchups with playoff implications. Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State, noon, Fox: The Wolverines are struggling one season after winning the national title. They could make their fan base a whole lot happier with an upset of the Buckeyes. Ohio State favored by 21. No. 7 Tennessee at Vanderbilt, noon, ABC: The Volunteers are a fairly big favorite and have dominated this series, but the Commodores have been a tough team this season and already have achieved a monumental upset over Alabama. Tennessee favored by 11. No. 16 South Carolina at No. 12 Clemson, noon, ESPN: The Palmetto State rivals are both hanging on the edge of the CFP playoff race. A win — particularly for Clemson — would go a long way toward clinching its spot in the field. Clemson favored by 2 1/2. No. 3 Texas at No. 20 Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. ABC: The Aggies host their in-state rival for the first time since 2011 after the Longhorns joined the SEC. Texas favored by 5 1/2. Washington at No. 1 Oregon, 7:30 p.m., NBC: The top-ranked Ducks have been one of the nation’s best teams all season. They’ll face the Huskies, who would love a marquee win in coach Jedd Fisch’s first season. Oregon favored by 19 1/2. • NBA: A star-studded clash is part of the league's lineup. Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m., NBA TV: Steph Curry and the Warriors are set to face the Suns' Big Three of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. What to watch Sunday • NFL: It's Sunday, that says it all. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m., CBS: Joe Burrow is having a great season for the Bengals, who are struggling in other areas. They need a win to stay in the playoff race, hosting a Steelers team that's 8-3 and won five of their past six. Bengals favored by 3. Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m., Fox: The Cardinals are tied for the top of the NFC West while the Vikings are 9-2 and have been one of the biggest surprises of the season with journeyman Sam Darnold under center. Vikings favored by 3 1/2. Philadelphia at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m., CBS: Two of the league's most electric players will be on the field when Saquon Barkley and the Eagles travel to face Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. Ravens favored by 3. San Francisco at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m. NBC/Peacock: The 49ers try to get back to .500 against the Bills, who have won six straight. Bills favored by 7. • NBA. The best teams in the Eastern Conference meet in a statement game. Boston at Cleveland, 6 p.m., NBA TV: The defending champion Celtics travel to face the Cavs, who won their first 15 games to start the season. • Premier League: English soccer fans have a marquee matchup. Manchester City at Liverpool, 11 a.m., USA Network/Telemundo. The two top teams meet with Manchester City trying to shake off recent struggles. • Auto Racing: The F1 season nears its conclusion. F1 Qatar Grand Prix, 11 a.m., ESPN2 – It's the penultimate race of the season. Max Verstappen already has clinched his fourth consecutive season championship. Before the 2023 National Football League season started, it seemed inevitable that Bill Belichick would end his career as the winningest head coach in league history. He had won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and 298 regular-season games, plus 31 playoff games, across his career. Then the 2023 season happened. Belichick's Patriots finished 4-13, the franchise's worst record since 1992. At the end of the year, Belichick and New England owner Robert Kraft agreed to part ways. And now, during the 2024 season, Belichick is on the sideline. He's 26 wins from the #1 spot, a mark he'd reach in little more than two seasons if he maintained his .647 career winning percentage. Will he ascend the summit? It's hard to tell. Belichick would be 73 if he graced the sidelines next season—meaning he'd need to coach until at least 75 to break the all-time mark. Only one other NFL coach has ever helmed a team at age 73: Romeo Crennel in 2020 for the Houston Texans. With Belichick's pursuit of history stalled, it's worth glancing at the legends who have reached the pinnacle of coaching success. Who else stands among the 10 winningest coaches in NFL history? Stacker ranked the coaches with the most all-time regular-season wins using data from Pro Football Reference . These coaches have combined for 36 league championships, which represents 31.6% of all championships won throughout the history of pro football. To learn who made the list, keep reading. You may also like: Ranking the biggest NFL Draft busts of the last 30 years - Seasons coached: 23 - Years active: 1981-2003 - Record: 190-165-2 - Winning percentage: .535 - Championships: 0 Dan Reeves reached the Super Bowl four times—thrice with the Denver Broncos and once with the Atlanta Falcons—but never won the NFL's crown jewel. Still, he racked up nearly 200 wins across his 23-year career, including a stint in charge of the New York Giants, with whom he won Coach of the Year in 1993. In all his tenures, he quickly built contenders—the three clubs he coached were a combined 17-31 the year before Reeves joined and 28-20 in his first year. However, his career ended on a sour note as he was fired from a 3-10 Falcons team after Week 14 in 2003. - Seasons coached: 23 - Years active: 1969-91 - Record: 193-148-1 - Winning percentage: .566 - Championships: 4 Chuck Noll's Pittsburgh Steelers were synonymous with success in the 1970s. Behind his defense, known as the Steel Curtain, and offensive stars, including Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, and Lynn Swann, Noll led the squad to four Super Bowl victories from 1974 to 1979. Noll's Steelers remain the lone team to win four Super Bowls in six years, though Andy Reid and Kansas City could equal that mark if they win the Lombardi Trophy this season. Noll was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, two years after retiring. His legacy of coaching success has carried on in Pittsburgh—the club has had only two coaches (Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin) since Noll retired. - Seasons coached: 21 - Years active: 1984-98, 2001-06 - Record: 200-126-1 - Winning percentage: .613 - Championships: 0 As head coach of Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington, and San Diego, Marty Schottenheimer proved a successful leader during the regular season. Notably, he was named Coach of the Year after turning around his 4-12 Chargers team to a 12-4 record in 2004. His teams, however, struggled during the playoffs. Schottheimer went 5-13 in the postseason, and he never made it past the conference championship round. As such, the Pennsylvania-born skipper is the winningest NFL coach never to win a league championship. - Seasons coached: 25 - Years active: 1946-62, '68-75 - Record: 213-104-9 - Winning percentage: .672 - Championships: 7 The only coach on this list to pilot a college team, Paul Brown, reached the pro ranks after a three-year stint at Ohio State and two years with the Navy during World War II. He guided the Cleveland Browns—named after Brown, their first coach—to four straight titles in the fledgling All-America Football Conference. After the league folded, the ballclub moved to the NFL in 1950, and Cleveland continued its winning ways, with Brown leading the team to championships in '50, '54, and '55. He was fired in 1963 but returned in 1968 as the co-founder and coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. His other notable accomplishments include helping to invent the face mask and breaking pro football's color barrier . - Seasons coached: 33 - Years active: 1921-53 - Record: 226-132-22 - Winning percentage: .631 - Championships: 6 An early stalwart of the NFL, Curly Lambeau spent 29 years helming the Green Bay Packers before wrapping up his coaching career with two-year stints with the Chicago Cardinals and Washington. His Packers won titles across three decades, including the league's first three-peat from 1929-31. Notably, he experienced only one losing season during his first 27 years with Green Bay, cementing his legacy of consistent success. Born in Green Bay, Lambeau co-founded the Packers and played halfback on the team from 1919-29. He was elected to the Hall of Fame as a coach and owner in 1963, two years before his death. You may also like: Countries with the most active NFL players - Seasons coached: 29 - Years active: 1960-88 - Record: 250-162-6 - Winning percentage: .607 - Championships: 2 The first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landry held the position for his entire 29-year tenure as an NFL coach. The Cowboys were especially dominant in the 1970s when they made five Super Bowls and won the big game twice. Landry was known for coaching strong all-around squads and a unit that earned the nickname the "Doomsday Defense." Between 1966 and 1985, Landry and his Cowboys enjoyed 20 straight seasons with a winning record. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1990. - Seasons coached: 26 - Years active: 1999-present - Record: 267-145-1 - Winning percentage: .648 - Championships: 3 The only active coach in the top 10, Andy Reid has posted successful runs with both the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City. After reaching the Super Bowl once in 14 years with the Eagles, Reid ratcheted things up with K.C., winning three titles since 2019. As back-to-back defending champions, Reid and Co. are looking this season to become the first franchise to three-peat in the Super Bowl era and the third to do so in NFL history after the Packers of 1929-31 and '65-67. Time will tell if Reid and his offensive wizardry can lead Kansas City to that feat. - Seasons coached: 40 - Years active: 1920-29, '33-42, '46-55, '58-67 - Record: 318-148-31 - Winning percentage: .682 - Championships: 6 George Halas was the founder and longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and coached the team across four separate stints. Nicknamed "Papa Bear," he built the ballclub into one of the NFL's premier franchises behind players such as Bronko Nagurski and Sid Luckman. Halas also played for the team, competing as a player-coach in the 1920s. The first coach to study opponents via game film, he was once a baseball player and even made 12 appearances as a member of the New York Yankees in 1919. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1963 as both a coach and owner. - Seasons coached: 33 - Years active: 1963-95 - Record: 328-156-6 - Winning percentage: .677 - Championships: 2 The winningest head coach in NFL history is Don Shula, who first coached the Baltimore Colts (losing Super Bowl III to Joe Namath and the New York Jets) for seven years before leading the Miami Dolphins for 26 seasons. With the Fins, Shula won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1972 and 1973, a run that included a 17-0 season—the only perfect campaign in NFL history. He also coached quarterback great Dan Marino in the 1980s and '90s, but the pair made it to a Super Bowl just once. Shula was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. Story editing by Mike Taylor. Copy editing by Robert Wickwire. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick. 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Aston Villa’s disallowed goal would have counted in England – Unai EmeryOTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Monday that Ottawa will retaliate against Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs with counter-tariffs to try to reverse threatened American surcharges on Canadian exports he said would be “devastating” for the economy. In remarks to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Trudeau did not specify how extensively his government would levy import duties on American goods to “punch back,” but he referenced Canada’s strategic counter-tariffs in 2018 that were “politically impactful to the president’s party and colleagues.” As the North American free trade pact negotiations were stalling in 2018, Trump slapped 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products, citing supposed national security risks. Canada retaliated, more than $16 billion in dollar-for-dollar tariffs on a range of American imports. Tariffs were eventually on both sides. Newly re-elected, Trump has again vowed to use tariffs, this time to force Canada and Mexico to tighten border security against illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling. Trump and his team also say tariffs would boost domestic manufacturing sectors, entice foreign investors to open plants in the U.S., and raise billions in federal revenue to pay off the U.S. debt. “Let’s not kid ourselves,” Trudeau said Monday, “25 per cent tariffs on everything going to the United States would be devastating for the Canadian economy,” and would mean “real hardship for Americans as well.” “Part of” Canada’s argument will be that tariffs jack up prices on Canadian goods shipped to the U.S., Trudeau said. “The other part is we will, of course, as we did eight years ago, respond to unfair tariffs in a number of ways.” “We’re still looking at the right ways to respond,” he added. “But our responses to the unfair steel and aluminum tariffs were what ended up lifting those tariffs last time,” he said, hinting strongly they would again. “It wasn’t that Americans were paying more for their steel and aluminum — although that was annoying to some people in the States. It was the fact that we put tariffs on bourbon and Harley Davidsons and playing cards and Heinz ketchup and cherries and a number of other things, that were very carefully targeted because they were politically impactful to the president’s party and colleagues, was how we were able to punch back in a way that was actually felt by Americans.” At that time, Canada also filed a trade with the World Trade Organization, and did a full-court press to lobby American business, union, political and legislative allies to persuade the White House to reverse course. The prime minister — who has until now suggested his team is well experienced in dealing with Trump — acknowledged that handling Trump 2.0 will be “more challenging” because “they are coming in with a lot clearer set of ideas of what they want to do right away than they had last time. But we can do this.” Trudeau again called for a united Canadian front, without naming Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who last week Trudeau said was playing politics. The prime minister said “one of the strongest voices last time around Team Canada was actually Premier Scott Moe of Saskatchewan ... no big fan of mine” but someone Trudeau said “complemented” Ottawa’s arguments. Despite Trump’s mandate, there are “so many diverging interests in the United States” that if Canada can unite and be “thoughtful and strategic and firm in our approach, as we succeeded in last time,” Trudeau said the government’s efforts will be once again successful. But Trudeau’s appeals and criticisms have failed to win Poilievre over. A day earlier, Poilievre repeatedly said Trudeau has “lost control” of the border, immigration, crime and drugs, and “the bottom line is that Justin Trudeau is a weak leader and he gains no respect from countries all around the world.” Asked whether Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, part of Poilievre’s caucus, advocated against the imposition of U.S. tariffs when he met with Trump’s vice-president elect JD Vance , Poilievre said he did not have an answer because he was personally “not at that meeting.”
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot insists the Reds won’t get carried away by their five-point advantage - because Manchester City have shown in the past they hunt down leaders. The Reds head into the weekend top of the Premier League table with Pep Guardiola ’s City their closest challengers. It has been a scintillating start for Liverpool under new boss Slot with just one defeat in 11 games but there remains a long way to go in the campaign. It was two seasons ago when Arsenal had an eight-point lead with 10 games to go in the campaign. While last term, it was Jurgen Klopp ’s Reds who had a three-point advantage in April over all-conquering City who went on to win a fourth title in a row. So Slot is not getting too excited about their lead ahead of Sunday's trip to Southampton . “We are all aware of the fact we are only 11 games into the season and will not get carried away,” he said. “It is not like this is the first time in Liverpool history we have been top of the league. I don’t think the owners will get carried away. I am for sure not getting carried away, and the players will not as well.” Liverpool head into a huge week. City face Tottenham on Saturday in a tricky game while the Reds are hot favourites to pile more misery on Southampton. They then face Real Madrid in the Champions League before they welcome City to Anfield for a huge clash. Liverpool are now seen as slight favourites by the bookmakers to win the title while Opta’s supercomputer predicts they will be champions in May. But Slot said: “I don’t talk about favourites. It is boring but I just talk about the next game which is a challenge in itself. I have said many times that in the Premier League the margins are very small. That is true all season. “Last season I followed the league and there was a moment when City were eight points behind Arsenal (it was 2022-23) so there is no use in getting carried away at all at this moment in time. These teams like City, Arsenal and Chelsea and even [Manchester] United and all the others are able to put together a run of games like we did. “So we are not getting carried away at all and looking at it like you just said in terms of favourites or whatever. The players know what they have to do to win a game, and it’s a lot. If they could give 50 percent less and still win, maybe we would think we have 50 percent extra in the tank and not need to give our maximum for results. But we know it has been a close call in many games.” Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Sky has slashed the price of its Sky Sports, Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix bundle in an unbeatable new deal that saves £240 and includes 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.
“We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes — and we must.” Jimmy Carter, at his 2002 Nobel Peace Prize lecture Former President Jimmy Carter, a man who redefined what a post-presidency could be, died Sunday. Dec. 29. He was 100. Carter, who lived longer than any other U.S. president, entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, in February 2023 after a series of short hospital stays. Carter had the longest post-presidency of anyone to hold the office, and one of the most active. After a one-term presidency, which ended with low approval ratings, Carter emerged as a champion of human rights and worked for several charitable causes. Carter founded the Carter Presidential Center at Emory University in Atlanta. The center, which began in 1982, is devoted to issues relating to democracy and human rights. The only Georgian ever elected to the White House, Carter left office after a single term that was highlighted by forging peace between Israel and Egypt, but was overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis. In the decades after, his reputation grew through his and wife Rosalynn Carter’s work at the Carter Center in Atlanta and his philanthropic causes such as Habitat for Humanity. “People will be celebrating Jimmy Carter for hundreds of years. His reputation is only going to grow,” Rice University history professor Douglas Brinkley wrote in his book “The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter.” In 1986, The Carter Center began leading an international campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease. The disease may soon become the second human disease in history, after smallpox, to be eradicated. Since 1984, Carter worked with Habitat for Humanity International, an organization that works worldwide to provide housing for underprivileged people. WASHINGTON – APRIL 27: (FILE PHOTO) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter walks past a Naval Honor Guard during a dedication ceremony for a nuclear submarine bearing his name at the Pentagon April 27, 1998 in Washington, DC. Carter served in the U.S. Navy prior to his political career. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced October 11, 2002 that Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002. (Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images) LAGRANGE, GA – JUNE 10: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn attach siding to the front of a Habitat for Humanity home being built June 10, 2003 in LaGrange, Georgia. More than 90 homes are being built in LaGrange; Valdosta, Georgia; and Anniston, Alabama by volunteers as part of Habitat for Humanity International’s Jimmy Carter Work Project 2003. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images) OSLO, NORWAY – DECEMBER 10: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize December 10, 2002 in Oslo, Norway. Carter was recognized for many years of public service and urged others to work for peace during his acceptance speech. (Photo by Arne Knudsen/Getty Images) WASHIGTON – NOVEMBER 18: U.S. President George W. Bush (R) stands with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L), winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, with H. Robert Horvitz, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine, looking on during a reception for 2002 U.S. Nobel laureates in the White House Oval Office November 18, 2002 in Washington, DC. The official awards ceremony will be held later this year in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Robert Trippett/Getty Images) VIOLET, LA – MAY 21: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter works on the 1,000th home to be built by Habitat for Humanity on the Gulf Coast May 21, 2007 in Violet, Louisiana. Carter made waves May 19 when he said that the Bush administration “has been the worst in history”, in an interview published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Former US president Jimmy Carter (C) and his wife Rosalynn (R) inspect some of the 32 houses being built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity campaign at Dong Xa village, in the northern province of Hai Duong on November 18, 2009. The volunteers for Habitat for Humanity will build or repair 166 homes in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam on the November 15-20 tour, the Atlanta-based Christian group said. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP via Getty Images) PLAINS, GA – OCTOBER 11: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter greets the crowd after a news conference at The Carter Center October 11, 2002 in Plains, Georgia. Carter was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize October 11, 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and peace mediation efforts, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee adding that his “decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter was noted for the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. (Photo by Ken Krakow/Getty Images) NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 12, 2000: (FILE PHOTO) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter walks outside of a Habitat for Humanity home September 12, 2000 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Carter was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize October 11, 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and peace mediation efforts, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee adding that his “decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter was noted for the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK – OCTOBER 8: (FILE PHOTO) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter leaves a news conference where he and Raymond V. Gilmartin, President and CEO of Merck and Co., presented a model for global health care October 8, 2002 in New York City. Carter was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize October 11, 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and peace mediation efforts, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee adding that his “decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter was noted for the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 23: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter answers a question during a panel discussion at the University of Illinois at Chicago as part of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on April 23, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates convenes in Chicago today and runs through Wednesday, April 25. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Former US President and Nobel Prize for Peace winner Jimmy Carter takes part in the building of houses for “Habitat for Humanity International” ONG 25 October, 2004 in Puebla, 110 km west of Mexico City. US President George W. Bush “has been adroit” at exploiting the suffering caused by the September 11 attacks, his predecessor Jimmy Carter said in an interview with the Guardian published Monday. AFP PHOTO/Ronaldo SCHEMIDT (Photo by Ronaldo SCHEMIDT / AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 04: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (R) speaks as Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford (L) looks on during a news conference for the kick-off of an all-week construction project to mark the World Habitat Day and the annual Habitat for Humanity Carter Work Project October 4, 2010 in the Ivy City neighborhood of Washington, DC. Carter was recently released from an Ohio hospital after being treated for a viral infection. Under the project a total of 86 homes will be built, rehabilitated or repaired in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; and Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – APRIL 27: (FILE PHOTO) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter walks past a Naval Honor Guard during a dedication ceremony for a nuclear submarine bearing his name at the Pentagon April 27, 1998 in Washington, DC. Carter served in the U.S. Navy prior to his political career. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced October 11, 2002 that Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002. (Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images) James Earl Carter Jr. was born in Plains on Oct. 1, 1924, the first of four children of Earl Carter, a farmer and businessman, and Lillian Gordy Carter, a registered nurse. Related: Jimmy Carter turns 99 with family around him He gained an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduated and joined the Navy submarine branch where in seven years he worked his way into “Rickover’s boys,” the elite nascent unit of America’s nuclear submarine fleet championed by the iconic Admiral Hyman Rickover. Carter was on his way up until a death at home changed his destiny. His father Earl, a farmer, businessman and cornerstone personality in the Plains community, died from cancer. Carter left the Navy and its far-from-Plains postings such as Hawaii, and he, Rosalynn and their growing family returned to Georgia in 1953 to take over the family farming business. It was there he first ran for school board, then state senator. He was elected governor in 1970. Carter served one successful term before launching an improbable bid to become president, winning the Democratic nomination and then defeating Republican President Gerald Ford in November 1976. On his inauguration day, rather than driving past the crowds in an armored limousine, Jimmy and Rosalynn emerged from the car with daughter Amy at their side and walked down Pennsylvania Avenue, holding hands and waving. Carter’s successes included promoting human rights, adding to the national park and preserve system, reestablishing governmental credibility after the Watergate Crisis, and the Camp David Accords, which forged a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. They were overshadowed by trouble at home and abroad. At home, Carter and his advisers, most of them Washington outsiders, met resistance from his own party. Then, in November 1979, Iranian militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took hostages. He tried negotiation, then launched a bold rescue mission that never reached its target because of helicopter failure. He could not resolve the situation until the last day of his administration. At home, a foundering economy exacerbated by oil embargoes from Mideast countries and the rise of the Republican Party under Ronald Reagan helped lead to his defeat in November 1980. Carter returned to tiny Plains and used the power of an ex-president’s bully pulpit as the springboard to his last, and, some say, his best act. Carter began volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, a fairly new Americus-based organization, building houses for the poor. Then, together with Rosalynn, he founded the Atlanta-based Carter Center, which focused on making peace and spreading health and democracy around the world. It will carry the couple’s humanitarian and democratic work forward. From his work as president and as the leader of the Carter Center, he won the Nobel Prize, the United National Human Rights Prize and many other notable awards from countries, organizations and world leaders. The Carters both were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton. ”Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter,” Clinton said, “have done more good things for more people in more places than any other couple on the face of the Earth.” Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter’s wife of 77 years, died in November 2023 . They are survived by their children Amy, Chip, Jack and Jeff; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Sources: Cartercenter.org, Plains Historical Preservation Trust, The Associated Press; The Brookings Institution; U.S. Navy; WhiteHouse.gov, Gallup
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n April 25, 2010, , a , was imprisoned in , almost a thousand miles away from her country, on drug trafficking charges. The situation was delicate, as drug trafficking is punishable by death in this country, so Veloso, although she declared that she was deceived by Filipino recruiters to transport a suitcase full of narcotics, was sentenced to die by firing squad. The case sparked an international outcry, in which , one of the most important figures in his native country, raised his voice from 2015, in his role as a defender of clemency in death penalty cases in , especially for high-profile Filipino citizens. Manny's intervention was so intense that he even wrote a letter to the president of Indonesia and accompanied the work of other amnesty and civil society groups in the Philippines to plead for clemency for his compatriots. Veloso's case went to the limit, as he managed to have his execution suspended. However, this determination by the Indonesian authorities occurred on the same day that he was scheduled to be executed. Unfortunately for Veloso, this suspension did not get her out of 'death row', so her life remained in uncertainty for the next decade. In July 2015, Pacquiao visited Mary Jane Veloso at Wirogunan prison and prayed with her, in a message of support and strength to continue in her fight to avoid the death penalty. Finally, after almost a decade, the Indonesian government listened to these requests and decided to repatriate Veloso to the Philippines on Thursday. As a show of support and solidarity, the former Filipino world champion wrote an emotional message to his compatriot, celebrating her return home. Manny Pacquiao remembered Mary Jane Veloso's tough fight for life With a message on his account, shared a series of photographs during his meeting in Indonesia in 2015, when he was accompanied by his . He wrote: and noted that the last decade they were involved in a game of waiting for justice: On that occasion, talked for almost an hour with Veloso, who thanked them for the gesture by giving them a ring and a blue scarf with the word 'Pacman', made by herself. It should be remembered that at that time, was in the final stretch of his boxing career, while he began to dabble in politics in his country as a congressman, so his visit to had much more influence on the social life of his country. In the images of the meeting, the three are also seen in deep prayer. Finally, she thanked God for listening to their prayers and addressed a message to the , for his efforts to bring Mary Jane back to her country: " Who is Mary Jane Veloso? is a single mother of two children. Before her arrest, she lived in . She traveled to Malaysia in search of employment, but was the victim of a trafficking scheme that ended in her capture in Indonesia, where she was sentenced to death for carrying nearly 5 pounds of narcotics. Analysts estimated that the sentence was due to a legal deficiency during her trial. was sentenced along with eight other people before a firing squad. Fortunately for her, her recruiters, turned themselves in to the Philippine authorities the day before she was to be executed and declared that she had indeed been duped. The execution of the other eight people went off without a hitch.Photo: Vice & Virtue A Kelowna brewery is closing its doors just ahead of Christmas. Vice and Virtue Brewing Co. announced on its social media channels that they are closing on Dec. 21 with plans to reopen next year under new ownership and after renovations. "As many of you know, this brewery has been more than just a business to us these last six years. Born out of friendship and a shared love for great beer and food, we opened our doors in 2018 to bring a fresh take to Kelowna’s craft beer community," the Facebook post reads. The brewery started in a backyard and evolved into a restaurant and bar. "We are deeply grateful to our patrons, our industry colleagues, and our neighbouring businesses for the support. We also want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible staff, past and present, whose dedication, passion, and hard work helped shape Vice and Virtue. Thank you, sincerely, for being the heart and soul of our business," says the post on social media. The brewery indicates they plan to remain open seven days a week and says they will announce farewell specials as they approach their final days in business. "We look forward to seeing you all before Dec. 21 to share a last brew and some holiday cheer, with sincere gratitude," the Vice and Virtue Team.
Back in 1987 local businessman Bill Fitzpatrick, wondered how Ladysmith could do something to bring more attention to what resident had available in their own community in terms of Christmas shopping. Fitzpatrick knew there was a strong business community, locally, and was disappointed with shoppers heading to larger centres on Friday nights and weekends. So he, along with a small group, decided to create an event to make folks more aware of their downtown shopping advantages: a “light up” of downtown on the last Thursday in November. The town, at that time, had only a couple of strings of light bulbs, going across First Avenue, and a Santa sleigh and a reindeer on the old Ladysmith entrance sign at Bob Stuart Park. Initially, it was a struggle, but after about six years, the town realized the group had hit on something and momentum grew. Nearly 40 years later, the Ladysmith Festival of Lights attracts thousands of visitors from up and down the Island to watch the lights go on and twinkle through the holiday season Black Press Media spoke to Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Roberta Bowman about how the message Fitzpatrick's crew wanted to share still resonates: Is the FOL an advantage to the Ladysmith Community? The Festival of Lights offers significant advantages to the Ladysmith community by boosting local businesses, fostering community engagement, and enhancing cultural pride. By attracting visitors from surrounding areas, the event stimulates economic activity in restaurants, shops, and accommodations. It also brings residents together, promoting social bonds and showcasing local talent through performances and art displays. Volunteer opportunities abound, allowing community members to participate actively, develop skills, and connect with one another. Overall, the festival cultivates a vibrant atmosphere that elevates the quality of life in Ladysmith, making it a vital asset for the community. Is there benefit to the business community from Festival? The Festival of Lights significantly benefits the business community in Ladysmith by increasing foot traffic and sales for local shops and restaurants. The event attracts visitors, encouraging businesses to extend their operating hours and offer holiday promotions, which boosts visibility and customer engagement. Additionally, the festival fosters networking opportunities among local business owners, promoting collaborations that can enhance community ties. By participating in the festival, businesses contribute to a sense of community pride, encouraging local support and tourism. Overall, the festival serves as a powerful catalyst for economic activity, benefiting the business community and enhancing the local economy. Does the actual ‘Light Up’ night help businesses on that particular day or is any advantage come after that night? The actual “Light Up” night provides immediate benefits to businesses in Ladysmith, as increased foot traffic leads to higher sales as attendees shop and dine. Many local businesses capitalize on the event by offering special promotions and extending their operating hours, enhancing customer engagement. Additionally, the positive experiences created during the festival can foster long-term advantages, encouraging visitors to return in the following days and weeks. Word-of-mouth promotion and heightened community visibility can further boost tourism and local patronage. Overall, “Light Up” night not only supports businesses on the event day but also contributes to ongoing economic activity. Is the traditional Thursday night a good night for the event, for businesses, or would it be more productive if it was on a weekend? Holding the Festival of Lights on a traditional Thursday night offers advantages, such as reduced competition with fewer events, making it a standout occasion. It can also serve as a festive kickoff to the weekend, attracting an after-work crowd and encouraging attendees to return for shopping and dining in the days that follow. However, a weekend event could potentially draw higher attendance, allowing more people to participate and enjoy extended celebrations. Ultimately, the best choice depends on community preferences, and a hybrid approach, with a Thursday kickoff followed by weekend activities, could maximize benefits for local businesses. Holding the event on a Friday or Saturday night would be challenging as the town would see an inflow of folks for the actual light up event, which could double or triple the amount of people the town sees on a Thursday Light Up. The town doesn’t have the emergency support services nor parking capacity nor volunteers for a weekend event date. What can businesses do to improve their business on Light Up night? To improve business on Light Up night, businesses can implement several strategies. Offering special promotions or discounts can entice festival-goers, while extending operating hours allows for increased sales opportunities. Creating a festive atmosphere with themed decor and unique holiday offerings can attract more customers. Engaging with the community by participating in festival activities or hosting entertainment, such as live music, enhances visibility and encourages longer visits. Utilizing social media to promote participation and sharing behind-the-scenes content can generate buzz. Finally, focusing on excellent customer service ensures a positive experience that encourages repeat visits in the future. What do you think FOL (or others) can do to attract visitors downtown for the weeks while the lights are still on? To attract visitors downtown during the holiday season, a variety of engaging strategies can be implemented. Themed nights such as “Tasty Thursdays” with food tastings and “Family Fun Nights” featuring activities for children can draw in families and food enthusiasts. Promotions and discounts can be offered in collaboration with local businesses, encouraging shoppers to explore multiple stores. Community workshops for crafting, baking, or other holiday-themed activities allow residents to engage with local artisans and learn new skills while enjoying the festive atmosphere. Utilizing social media to promote events and create engaging content can help attract both locals and tourists. Additionally, Community collaborations with local organizations, schools, or charities can host events that give back, fostering participation and a sense of community involvement. Late night shopping — folks like to come and enjoy the lights when it is dark after work, in the evening time. It would be helpful if businesses were to stay open later on even one day a week to embrace those coming to Ladysmith to enjoy Light Up and Ladysmith as a whole. Should Light Up be made even larger? Expanding the Festival of Lights could significantly benefit the community by increasing attendance, boosting local tourism, and enhancing community spirit. A larger festival would allow for a wider range of activities, such as more performances, food vendors, and family-friendly entertainment, catering to diverse interests. However, careful planning is essential to address potential challenges related to budget, logistics, and crowd management. Engaging with the community for feedback ensures the expansion aligns with local preferences and needs. Ultimately, while a larger festival could create a more immersive experience, it must be approached thoughtfully to maximize its positive impact on the community. *** This year's Ladysmith Festival of Lights is set to go Thursday, Nov. 27 in downtown Ladysmith. From 4-6 p.m. on Light Up Night, attendees are invited to Ladysmith’s 1st Avenue to experience elite live street entertainment for all ages. With backgrounds in Cirque Du Soleil, theatre and opera, these performers will bring an entertaining, unique and sophisticated style to the Light Up festivities. “We’re thrilled to have so many acts to choose from — jugglers, stilt walkers, and more — which allows us to create a truly custom, dynamic experience for Ladysmith,” said Laura Goodwin, Festival of Lights board member. "A standout act includes an LED robot circus, bringing the magic of fireworks down to street level. As one young attendee excitedly put it, 'The robots are like real-life superheroes!'" After that, Santa will flick the switch heralding the light display, then the annual light parade will meander through downtown. This year there will be no fireworks display due to fire risk concerns. There will also be two photo booths this year, at no cost to attendees. You can get your picture taken professionally and printed on a card or sent digitally to your phone or email address. There will also be an extension of Light Up called Ladysmith’s Magical Christmas LIGHT UP Tour ... Explore ... Vote ... Celebrate Contest. Everyone is encouraged to do the tour, between Nov. 29 and Dec. 18 and then vote online, on the Chamber’s website. The winner will be announced on Dec. 20. For more information on the evening's activities and beyond, check out the Festival of Lights website. — with a file from Morgan BraytonWhy Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Is Among the Best Autonomous Driving Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds
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Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson saysBy Lindsay Shachnow On a recent day in early December, Northeastern University law students gathered in a classroom in Boston to listen to a broadcast of a U.S. Supreme Court case’s oral argument . The high-profile case, the students learned, challenges a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors and imposes civil penalties on doctors who violate the restrictions. Similar laws have been passed in several other states. A few hundred miles south of Boston, American Civil Liberties Union attorney Chase Strangio stood before the Supreme Court justices in Washington D.C., asserting that the Tennessee law violates the Equal Protection rights of transgender adolescents. That day, Strangio became the first known transgender person to argue before the highest court in the land. “I don’t think he’ll stop fighting until he’s out of breath,” Strangio’s former Northeastern University Law professor Libby Adler told Boston.com. “ He’s a model for what [law students] are training for, and what they can go out there and do.” Strangio grew up in Newton, in what he described as an “upper middle class suburban community.” For his brother, Noah Strangio, it was an “idyllic place to grow up.” “I think I really struggled as a kid and was really lost,” Chase Strangio told Boston.com in a recent interview. “I had a fire inside me that I knew would eventually find its way out, but I suffered and stressed a lot before it did.” Chase, four years ahead of his brother in school, went to Newton North High School, where he was an avid soccer player. Noah attended Newton South. The family of four was paired off: Chase was constantly with their mother, Joan, while Noah was with their father, Mark. “My mom would often be taking Chase to soccer games,” Noah told Boston.com. “On the average weekend my dad and I would go on hikes and go and see movies.” Chase’s parents divorced when he was in his sophomore year of high school. Joan, a former social worker, remained a constant presence in her children’s lives. Meanwhile, Chase’s father remarried. Tensions brewed. Chase never stayed with his brother at their father’s house, Noah recalled, and the two fought often. “He would stop by our house, and they would have heated discussions,” Noah remembered. “For Chase, that certainly created, I would say, an even further wedge between them.” For years, Chase challenged his father on his political views, but ultimately decided to stop discussing it with him. “My way of approaching it now is to not really talk about it,” he said. “It continues to be one of the things that I just simply don’t understand, but don’t really engage in regular exchange about.” After high school, Strangio was ready to leave New England. He packed his bags and shipped off to Grinnell College, a private liberal arts school in the midwest. In 2004, he moved back to Boston and worked at GLBTQ Advocates and Defenders for several years before enrolling in law school at Northeastern. But Strangio worried he might never be seen as a legitimate courtroom advocate. His fear, he wrote in a recent New York Times op-ed, was reinforced during his first year in law school. “One of my law school professors at Northeastern told our class that we needed to abide by traditional gender norms in court,” he wrote. “She instructed that women should wear skirts to appear before juries, and after a presentation in class she told me that I was too ‘soft-spoken’ to be seen as an effective male advocate.” But Strangio kept his head up. “It gave me a very negative feeling of my first year of law school overall,” he told Boston.com. “But as in all institutional aspects of life, you will encounter people who are bringing in the overall biases and power dynamics of the professions and society in which you’re engaging, and that was what happened in my first year.” While pursuing his law studies, Strangio lived in Jamaica Plain, where, he said, he found comfort in the neighborhood’s “queer community.” After his first year, things got better. He served as a research assistant on a clinical project to support LGBTQ youth for Professor Libby Adler. Over the course of his studies, the two developed a close relationship. As a student, Adler said Strangio suffered from what she described as “chronic dissatisfaction.” “He’s always got his eye on who’s suffering and who’s left behind,” Adler said. “He doesn’t rest.” Strangio came out as transgender while he was attending Northeastern, and had access to medical care that he said made him “feel more at home” in his body. “We talk about this care as life saving,” he said. “To be alive ... also means to have the life you want to lead.” After graduating from Northeastern in 2010, Strangio secured a fellowship at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, where he co-founded the Lorena Borjas Community Fund, which provides bail assistance for LGBTQ immigrants. Strangio spoke about the fund during his job interview for the ACLU. While he was younger than most other applicants, James Esseks of the ACLU said Strangio’s initiative to create the fund won him over. “It’s one thing to have an idea, another thing to make it happen,” Esseks told Boston.com. “That’s exactly the kind of initiative that I prize.” Esseks and Strangio now direct the ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project together. Since he started in 2013, Strangio has worked on his fair share of cases at the ACLU, including a challenge to North Carolina’s law prohibiting transgender people from accessing restrooms and Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members from serving in the military. “In terms of what it means to be a trans person litigating trans cases, I think, of course, I have a personal connection to the material impact of the work, and I also can relate to my clients’ experiences to an extent,” he said. “We’re all bringing our subjectivity to bear on our interpretation of the law and our interest in how any one or another legal problem impacts us.” Strangio also defended whistleblower Chelsea Manning, a transgender woman who was arrested for disclosing classified documents about the U.S. government to WikiLeaks. While working on Manning’s case, he met documentary filmmaker Nadia Hallgren. The two became fast friends. “His brain is just very sophisticated in the way he thinks and problem solves,” Hallgren told Boston.com. “At the same time, he is self deprecating, down to earth, funny, fun, caring ... there’s not a lot of people like that.” In 2016, Strangio wrote a letter to then-President Barack Obama, pleading for Manning’s release. Strangio’s calls were answered when Obama commuted most of Manning’s remaining sentence the following year. Hallgren was assigned to document Strangio’s work representing Manning in the film “XY Chelsea,” including their first meeting at a military prison in Kansas City. “He’s so magnetic,” Hallgren said of Strangio. “I think people don’t intend on him being the center of a story, and the minute they meet him, it’s just like, it’s so obvious.” On the day of his oral argument at the Supreme Court, Strangio felt at ease. He had reread all the briefs and relevant cases, and regularly spoke out loud to himself, practicing hypothetical answers to his own hypothetical questions. “At that point I felt like I knew what I knew, and so I was ready to do it and to have it be done,” he said. About two weeks before his court appearance, Strangio spoke on the phone with his brother for an hour and a half. They talked about everything from movies, to parenting, to the election. Strangio sounded noticeably relaxed, a change that Noah observed in his brother over the years in the way he came to approach his work. On the long-awaited day, Strangio traveled to the court alone. He recalled meeting a colleague at security and talking with the opposing council before it was his turn to make his case. “During the argument itself, you are so present, you almost don’t know what is happening,” he said. “You’re so connected to the exchanges.” Noah planned to be in the room with Chase while he spoke before the court. But things took an unexpected turn when his wife went into labor with their second child the day before — three weeks early. The brothers caught up on the phone the following day. “Half the conversation ... was about me. Chase asked me about the baby and the birth, and how my toddler was doing,” Noah recalled. “There was a level of zen or serenity from Chase.” The argument itself went as expected, Chase told his brother. But the most memorable moment of the day, Chase said, took place outside of the courtroom. “I think the really most powerful part for me was coming out of the courtroom to the rally outside, to seeing trans young people and their parents, and seeing so many members of the community just out in the cold reveling in the joy of just being together, being alive, being able to be who they are,” he said. “It was a really beautiful rally, and gave me a lot of hope for the future.” A decision is expected in U.S. v. Skrmetti in the spring or early summer of 2025. Lindsay Shachnow Lindsay Shachnow covers general assignment news for Boston.com , reporting on breaking news, crime, and politics across New England. Boston.com Today Sign up to receive the latest headlines in your inbox each morning.