Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is out indefinitely after suffering a torn right oblique, the team announced Saturday. He is the second star forward the Magic have lost to a torn oblique this season. Paolo Banchero has been out with the same injury since Oct. 30. Wagner, whose injury occurred during Friday's 102-94 loss to the host Philadelphia 76ers, will be reevaluated in four weeks and "his return to play will depend on how he responds to treatment," the team said Saturday. Wagner is averaging a career-high 24.4 points this season, and his scoring average has gone up every season since Orlando picked him eighth overall in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Michigan. After averaging 15.2 as a rookie, he increased it to 18.6 in 2022-23 and then 19.7 last season to help Orlando win 47 games. Wagner goes down in the middle of an especially hot streak during his All-Star worthy season, having scored 30 or more in the past three games. He's also averaging 5.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds, helping Orlando go 16-9 for third place in the East. --Field Level MediaJoker: Folie à Deux OTT release: How to watch Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga movie - check dates and other detailsDaily Post Nigeria Bomb blast kills farmer returning from farm in Niger Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Metro Bomb blast kills farmer returning from farm in Niger Published on December 7, 2024 By Seun Opejobi A bomb explosion around Basaa in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State has killed a farmer. The farmer, Isyaku Gambo, is said to have stepped on the explosive planted by terrorists on the road between Unguwan-Usman village and Bassa. The incident occured while conveying his farm produce to Bassa on a motorcycle. DAILY Trust reported that the explosion shattered Gambo’s body. “The incident happened today (Saturday), around 3 pm when the victim was returning home from the farm where he had gone to bring some farm produce home. “This is the first time we are experiencing this and it is believed that the explosive device was planted by terrorists,” a source said. As at the time of filing the report, the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, could not be reached for confirmation. Related Topics: farmer niger Don't Miss Man arrested for illegal possession of ammunition in Adamawa You may like Lakurawa: Troops intercept 174 suspected men enroute Niger border communities Niger govt calls for multi-stakeholder engagement to help at-risk children Exercise restraint, avoid destroying farmers’ crops — Fulani group tells pastoralists MNJTF troops intercepts 174 Nigerian men en route to Niger Boarder communities Niger legislators back initiative to protect, support At-Risk-Children in state Niger legislators invite AEDC area manager on breach of contract Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media Ltd
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NoneArticle content Hyundai is recalling more than 42,000 new vehicles in the U.S. over a problem with the transmission wiring that could pose a roll-away risk, the automaker said late November. The campaign specifically covers 35,560 Tucson SUVs ; and 6,905 Santa Cruz pickups from model year 2025. It’s unclear how many, if any, examples of the sport-utilities and trucks are affected by the problem in Canada. On affected vehicles, the wiring harness may have been improperly routed through the center console in a way that it may then come in contact with the mechanical release for the shift-lever lock, says the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). If that happens, the vehicle may be able to shift out of Park without the brake pedal being applied, increasing the chance the vehicle could roll away. Hyundai is asking owners to ensure they apply the parking brake when parking their vehicles; and to bring in their Tucson SUVs and Santz Cruz trucks for a repair. The fix involves simply moving the harness out of the way so that it can’t mess with the shift-lever lock—sounds easy enough. You’ll be notified if your vehicle is affected via a letter from your Hyundai dealer sent out before January 19, 2025. Sign up for our newsletter Blind-Spot Monitor and follow our social channels on X , Tiktok and LinkedIn to stay up to date on the latest automotive news, reviews, car culture, and vehicle shopping advice.
Opposition fighters are closing in on Syria’s capita l in a swiftly developing crisis that has taken much of the world by surprise. Syria's army has abandoned key cities with little resistance. Nervous residents in Damascus describe security forces on the streets. The state news agency has been forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad has left the country. Who are these opposition fighters? If they enter Damascus after taking some of Syria’s largest cities , what then? Here’s a look at the stunning reversal of fortune for Assad and his government in just the past 10 days, and what might lie ahead as Syria’s 13-year civil war reignites. > Philadelphia news 24/7: Watch NBC10 free wherever you are The aim? Overthrow the government This is the first time that opposition forces have reached the outskirts of the Syrian capital since 2018, when the country’s troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. The approaching fighters are led by the most powerful insurgent group in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, along with an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias called the Syrian National Army. Both have been entrenched in the northwest. They launched the shock offensive on Nov. 27 with gunmen capturing Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and the central city of Hama, the fourth largest. The HTS has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the United Nations. But the group said in recent years it cut ties with al-Qaida, and experts say HTS has sought to remake itself in recent years by focusing on promoting civilian government in their territory as well as military action. HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday from Syria that the aim of the offensive is to overthrow Assad’s government. Possible rifts ahead The HTS and Syrian National Army have been allies at times and rivals at times, and their aims might diverge. The Turkish-backed militias also have an interest in creating a buffer zone near the Turkish border to keep away Kurdish militants at odds with Ankara. Turkey has been a main backer of the fighters seeking to overthrow Assad but more recently has urged reconciliation, and Turkish officials have strongly rejected claims of any involvement in the current offensive. Whether the HTS and the Syrian National Army will work together if they succeed in overthrowing Assad or turn on each other again is a major question. Others take advantage While the flash offensive against Syria’s government began in the north, armed opposition groups have also mobilized elsewhere. The southern areas of Sweida and Daraa have both been taken locally. Sweida is the heartland of Syria’s Druze religious minority and had been the site of regular anti-government protests even after Assad seemingly consolidated his control over the area. Daraa is a Sunni Muslim area that was widely seen as the cradle of the uprising against Assad’s rule that erupted in 2011. Daraa was recaptured by Syrian government troops in 2018, but rebels remained in some areas. In recent years, Daraa was in a state of uneasy quiet under a Russian-mediated ceasefire deal. And much of Syria's east is controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led group backed by the United States that in the past has clashed with most other armed groups in the country. Syria's government now has control of only three of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Latakia and Tartus. What’s next? Much depends on Assad’s next moves and his forces' will to fight the rebels. A commander with the insurgents, Hassan Abdul-Ghani, posted on the Telegram messaging app that opposition forces have started carrying out the “final stage” of their offensive by encircling Damascus. And Syrian troops withdrew Saturday from much of the central city of Homs, Syria's third largest, according to a pro-government outlet and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. If that city is captured, the link would be cut between Damascus, Assad’s seat of power, and the coastal region where he enjoys wide support. “Homs to the coastal cities will be a very huge red line politically and socially. Politically, if this line is crossed, then we are talking about the end of the entire Syria, the one that we knew in the past,” said a Damascus resident, Anas Joudeh. Assad appears to be largely on his own as allies Russia and Iran are distracted by other conflicts and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah has been weakened by its war with Israel, now under a fragile ceasefire. The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, seeks urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition,” saying the situation is changing by the minute. He met with foreign ministers and senior diplomats from eight key countries including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Turkey and Iran on the sidelines of the Doha Summit. President-elect Donald Trump in his first extensive comments on the developments in Syria said the besieged Assad didn’t deserve U.S. support to stay in power. “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT,” Trump posted on social media. ___ Associated Press writer Abby Sewell in Beirut contributed.
There’s an ongoing debate in some countries about restricting smartphones for children and teenagers, with some introducing measures to get phones out of school. As more European countries consider the future of children’s lives online, some have put forth measures that would stop them from using their smartphones in schools. A UNESCO report on global education released in 2023 to be used in class only to support learning. A new analysis this year from the UN agency found that more than 60 countries now have such measures in place. Some reports have said that smartphones can cause distractions while children are learning, though experts say there are arguments in favour of their use in school as well. “Nobody has the answer to whether banning them in schools is a good thing or a bad thing,” said Ben Carter, a professor of medical statistics at King’s College London who studies the impact of technology and devices on children. He said that some teachers use them as teaching aids or to deliver homework, while others argue that they can create distractions. “When they're using their smartphone for completing homework, if they’ve got their notifications on, they'll get told about the WhatsApp message that's just been sent by another person from a different class,” Carter said, adding that the evidence on banning them is mixed. Here’s a look at some of the European countries that have banned smartphones in schools or where the legislation stands. In France, cell phones have been prohibited in primary and secondary schools since 2018. This year, the government went further to in nearly 200 schools as part of a test of a “digital break”. This means that 50,000 students had an extended phone ban throughout the school day to reinforce the 2018 law. A Labour MP in the UK recently proposed a new bill that aims to tackle addictive phone use in children which will have a second reading in the House of Commons on March 7, 2025. The bill was set to include a measure to ban smartphones from schools, but the UK government told Euronews Next that it is not planning to implement a smartphone or social media ban for children. “We are focused on finding the best way of ensuring young people are kept safe while also benefiting from the latest technology,” a Department for Science, Innovation & Technology spokesperson said, adding that the Online Safety Act as it comes into effect will provide further protections. The Department for Education, however, did issue non-statutory guidance this year in England on how schools should implement a mobile phone ban, saying it was for school leaders to decide on their policies. According to a survey by Ipsos in September, there is support among the public for a measure banning phones in school. Seven in 10 UK adults surveyed said they would support students putting their phones in a container during class. A ban on the non-educational use of smartphones in the Netherlands in January this year for primary and secondary schools. The ban includes smartwatches and tablets in school, according to the Dutch government, which said smartphones can lead to poor performance and concentration problems among students. There are exceptions, however, for students with a disability, special education needs, or if needed for learning. In Italy, the use of mobile phones in the classroom is banned even for educational purposes between pre-school and secondary school, based on a ministerial decree. There is an exception, however, if they are needed to support individualised education or students with disabilities. Starting in September 2024, Hungary implemented a nationwide ban on phones in schools. There were after the decree, with the head of the teacher’s union calling the move outdated. At the beginning of the year, Spain’s education minister discussed phone policy in schools with regional representatives to form a common response to the issue. At the time, the ministry said that around seven regions in Spain had implemented policies on mobile phone use in schools. The ministry confirmed to Euronews Next that the use of phones in school is a policy handled by the regions. There is work underway in Ireland to establish a way to store phones to implement a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools. “A significant once-off investment of €9 million has been secured for this scheme, which it is intended will be in place before the end of the school year,” a Department of Education spokesperson told Euronews Next. “The secure, safe, and lockable storage solutions, such as pouches, will be owned by the schools and can be reused into the future,” the spokesperson said. The spokesperson added that this will not be a change for many schools but would make sure there is consistency across the school system “to implement a no mobile phone policy”. In Sweden, mobile phones are not allowed in classrooms unless they are being used for learning purposes, with school officials deciding on how they are used. Local reports say the government wants to go further. The country’s public health agency also recently on children and screen time, stating that children under the age of two should not use any digital media and older children should limit screen time. The French-speaking community of Belgium, known as the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, decided to ban the recreational use of mobile phones and other electronic devices in schools starting in the 2025/2026 school year. The community’s education minister, Valérie Glatigny, said in a statement that the objectives of the ban were to “improve students’ focus and have a healthier learning environment”. As of this academic year, students in Greece keep their mobile phones inside their bags during the school day. Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis said in August that the evidence was overwhelming about mobile phone use in school. “From distraction to other important issues, it is clear that mobile phones have no place in school during the day,” he said. Students in Latvia up to grade 6 will no longer be allowed to use mobile phones from May 31, 2025. There can be exceptions, however, when phones are required as part of the learning process, according to a statement from the Saeima, the Latvian parliament. From Easter 2025, smartphones will be banned in primary schools for children up to age 11, according to the education ministry. In high schools, students must have “physical distance” between their smartphones during class, with schools free to introduce additional limits. “I am concerned about the effects of excessive smartphone and social media use on our children,” Luxembourg’s education minister Claude Meisch said in a statement. “What is important is the right balance between the digital world and real-life... To achieve this balance, we need clear rules. At home. At school. In our society,” he added. The Finnish government plans to amend legislation to give school officials more power to stop disruptions in the classroom. A proposal set to be adopted next year would have students only be allowed to use their phones for learning purposes or health reasons, according to the Ministry of Education and Culture. A host of other European countries are considering some form of restriction on smartphones in schools or have some limits in place including Denmark, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Portugal among others. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 report found that “school phone bans appear to be effective in reducing distractions in class”. But the report also said that across OECD countries, nearly 30 per cent of students in schools with a ban reported using their smartphone multiple times a day, showing “that cell phone bans are not always effectively enforced”. Carter at King’s College London added that he thinks the UK legislation being considered to make phones safer is “sensible, needed and well-timed”. “But we need to realise that we can't ban smartphones for under 16s if we don't give them an [alternative]... for educational purposes [and] if we can't replace it with anything”., 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. 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. “Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the center simply said in posting about Carter’s death on the social media platform X. 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 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. 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.” 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 , 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.” THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter
Christmas shot 4 of 6 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line for the Lancers (6-0). Kyrell Luc scored 14 points and added five rebounds. Colby Garland had 12 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. The Blazers (3-3) were led in scoring by Yaxel Lendeborg, who finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Ja'Borri McGhee added 16 points and four assists for UAB. Christian Coleman also had 14 points. Longwood was tied with UAB at the half, 43-43, with Luc (eight points) its high scorer before the break. Longwood took the lead for good with 1:55 remaining on a jump shot from Luc to make it 80-78. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
The Dallas Cowboys may need a short-term quarterback, which is why plenty were quick to suggest that they could be in the market for Daniel Jones. The team, however, is pushing back against that narrative. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Friday that the team has no plans to pursue Jones, and that the Cowboys are in “good shape” at the position despite a potential season-ending injury to Dak Prescott . “No, I think we’re in good shape at our quarterback spot,” Jones said on 94.1 San Antonio’s Sports Star. “We think Cooper (Rush) gives us the best chance to win right now. And certainly we still want to see some. We’ll kind of see how the season goes here. We still really want to see (Trey) Lance and like what he brings to the table. And then, of course, long term, we all know we made our commitment to Dak for the long term.” Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said on @SASportsStar that they have no interest in adding former Giants QB Daniel Jones. “No, I think we’re in good shape at our quarterback spot. We think Cooper (Rush) gives us the best chance to win right now. And certainly we still want to see... — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 22, 2024 The Cowboys are winless since Prescott suffered his hamstring injury, and Rush has not looked great in his place. That was enough to spark the Jones chatter, and a bizarre situation on the team’s official website only exacerbated things. For now, however, it is not happening. Jones was released by the New York Giants on Friday and will have to clear waivers before he can sign with any team. This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.Pies feature in key moments in chef Richard Overbye’s life, from bakery pies eaten straight off the plane after returning Perth from travels (good) to post-hike pies he and fiance Grace ate after completing the Whistlepipe Gully trail in Forrestfield (not-so-good; the pies, that is, not the hike). “Grace made this throwaway comment saying, you could do better than this, and I thought, yeah, I can,” says Overbye. “I might have had a little bit too much coffee that morning, but that idea spitballed very, very quickly to become the basis of a business plan.” If everything goes as intended, that business plan fruits this summer as Angelwood, a cosy nostalgia-fuelled takeaway pie shop in Leederville. Overbye with business partner Patrick Wallis. Credit: Rachel Claire Overbye has chalked up time at some very demanding kitchens including Restaurant Amuse and Wildflower here in Perth, plus Oslo’s three-Michelin-starred Maaemo and Melbourne’s three-hatted fine-diner Amaru . While in Melbourne during the week, I bumped into Amaru owner Clinton McIver who, unprompted, told me what a key role Overbye had played in the evolution of the restaurant. So although Overbye’s medium of choice might be the humble pie, it’s safe to assume it will be informed by plenty of kitchen know-how. For now, the plan is to serve 10 different pies each day, most of them savoury. Some fillings will be familiar (mince pies, steak and mushroom, say). Some, such as apricot chicken, Korean-braised eggplant and Japanese-style golden curry will be more left of centre, not least because Overbye is committed to ensuring vegetarians get in on the action. Vegetarians such as Patrick Wallis, the former operations manager at Modus and Overbye’s business partner at Angelwood, who’ll be overseeing the shop’s back-end. Another of Overbye’s commitments will be “real ingredients”, from mushrooms grown by urban farmers The Mushroom Guys and thoughtfully raised meats to the butter – not margarine – he’ll use in pastry. Speaking of which, Angelwood’s pies will feature two different pastries: a shortcrust, sturdier pastry for the bases and a flakier laminated pastry for the lids: “the best of both worlds,” says Overbye. Sweet pie fillings might include cherry and pecan, while Overbye has hinted that trad Aussie bakery items such as vanilla slices may also make appearances. Sausages rolls are another item our man is looking forward to re-examining through the Angelwood lens. Although takeaway is the name of the game, the shop will feature a small counter for people to park up at while waiting for orders and coffees. The rest of the beverage range will follow the same new-meets-old spirit: expect Bundaberg ginger beer and chocolate milk sharing fridge space with small-batch sodas and kombucha from Margaret River’s Waves & Caves. Angelwood (18B 663 Newcastle Street, Leederville) will open Wednesday and Sunday and is due to open this summer. Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Eat and drink Perth Perth Leederville Max Veenhuyzen is a journalist and photographer who has been writing about food, drink and travel for national and international publications for more than 20 years. He reviews restaurants for the Good Food Guide. Most Viewed in National LoadingDaily Post Nigeria Police issue tips to bank users against ATM fraudsters Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport News Police issue tips to bank users against ATM fraudsters Published on December 7, 2024 By Shehu Usman The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has released tips on how bank customers can shield themselves against fraudsters. This followed a significant breakthrough in its fight against cybercrime and related offenses where its operatives recently apprehended three suspects for their involvement in a criminal syndicate that targeted ATM users in the state. The safety tips, released by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, are meant to help citizens to avoid falling victim to ATM fraud and other related crimes. The command urged members of the public to be aware of their surroundings and to always use secured Automated Teller Machines. Among its guidelines, it advised ATM users to cover the keypad when entering PIN to prevent others from seeing the code. Other tips for bank users include avoiding using debit cards with signs of tampering; use only debit cards with chip technology as well as keeping their PIN confidential and never share it with anyone, and avoid using easily guessable PINs. “By following these safety tips, you can significantly reduce your risk of falling victim to ATM fraud and related crimes,” DSP Abdulkarim stated. 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