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Elections in 2024 in Japan, both regional and national, highlighted social media's influence, with underdog candidates surprisingly winning after positive portrayals and convincing narratives boosted their popularity online. As more people acquire information from social media rather than traditional news outlets such as TV, what circulates online should no longer be a "black box," analysts said, adding the press and political parties must promote a balanced digital space. A recent telephone survey by Kyodo News, meanwhile, showed that 85.5 percent of respondents expressed concern about the spread of unverified information on social media during election campaigns, casting doubt on the rapidly evolving circumstances. Information about candidates running in elections in Japan is widely shared online, often posted by individuals trying to attract reactions and earn advertising revenue. Frequent exposure to such content seems to be affecting how people vote. In the Hyogo gubernatorial election in November, Motohiko Saito was reelected as governor despite automatically losing the job after a no-confidence motion was unanimously adopted by the prefectural assembly, accusing him of abuse of power. Many news organizations expected Saito to struggle, as the race was held amid an assembly investigation into accusations against him, including the punishment of a subordinate who reported misconduct to the whistleblower's office and later died by apparent suicide. During the campaign period, however, narratives on social media claiming that there was "no abuse," that "reform-minded" Saito was forced to resign, and that a "lone victim" was fighting "vested interests" as a "hero" may have led to his triumph, analysts said. Saito's victory backed by his online popularity was reminiscent of the strong run in July in the Tokyo gubernatorial race by relatively unknown Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city in Hiroshima Prefecture, who had no support from any major political party.Sira Thienou scores 16 points, No. 18 Ole Miss women coast to 89-24 win over Alabama State
Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard returned to Capitol Hill on Monday to meet with senators about her confirmation to lead the U.S. intelligence community after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. Gabbard has faced skepticism from national security experts and lawmakers about her views on the Syrian regime, and she is likely to encounter questions during the confirmation process about her 2017 trip to Syria, where she met with its Moscow-backed president who was ousted by rebel factions over the weekend, ending his nearly quarter-century rule.
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The Maldives is a unique and popular island destination with around 1192 islands. The country, in total, is divided into 20 natural atolls with different types of islands, which are inhabited islands, uninhabited islands, resort islands, and even some disappeared islands. There are many resort-developed islands and some islands are still under development. So, here are some famous atolls with some must-visit inhabited islands in the Maldives. Make sure to check them all out during your trip to Maldives . Let’s get started! List of inhabited Islands in Maldives 1. Kaafu Atoll (Male’ Atoll) Malé is the biggest and most populated city in the Maldives. Here, you can easily explore the culture, tradition, Maldivian food, historic monuments and so much more about the Maldives. You can better understand what a Maldivian way of life looks like. You can indulge in snorkelling, underwater scooter riding, and many more adventure sports. This tropical paradise offers sparkling ocean waters, splendid resorts, and thrilling activities to its tourists. The island ranks as one of the top islands to visit and explore in the Maldives. You can sunbathe on the sand bar in the north or take an island-hopping tour on a boat. Thulusdhoo Island is that destination that reeks of Caribbean vibes and spirits and is just perfect for those whose paths are less taken. The pristine beaches with seafood barbeque make it much more appealing. Crystal clear waters, sun-kissed beaches, aquamarine lagoons, and spa centres—you can have everything here! Huraa ensures a romantic stay in Maldives for the honeymooners, whereas it also provides fun water sports to those who visited the Maldives for some thrills and fun! Another important name in the list of the best islands in the Maldives to visit and have some fun! Abundant greenery and picturesque views make this place more fun and make you want to stay longer. Kaashidhoo is a good place where you can, without any doubt, visit and enjoy. 2. Baa Atoll It is around 100 km away from Malé and is a comparatively remote place from the main tourist islands, which makes this place truly wild. You can participate in night fishing, safari snorkelling, visiting the sandbanks, and other water sports activities. It is a small island where you can buy great souvenirs and enjoy your time while shopping. Lacquer workpieces or craft delightful artworks are just perfect to take back home as a memory. You can buy these amazing items from local shops. Maalhos is located in the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and offers quality time to its visitors. Nearby Maalhos, just a couple of minutes away, you can explore Hanifaru Bay, which is known for its abundant marine life. You will be pleased by white-sand beaches, fringed coconut trees, crystal-clear waters and the hospitality of local people. 3. Haa Alif Atoll Dhiddhoo is a good place, whereas the people of Dhiddhoo are diligent and famously known for their hard work. It has beautiful white sand beaches to relax and enjoy the amazing water sports activities. Filladhoo is an island-level administrative constituency in the upper north province. Also, it is geographically part of the Thiladhunmathi Atoll, Maldives. It is a place that offers rich and luxury resorts, beaches, spas, water sports, great food and so much more! Most vacationers aren’t well aware of this location, but Utheemu is a great place to explore. It is also the birthplace of Sultan Mohamed Thakurufaanu, who fought the Portuguese invaders. It has a rich history to explore as well as amazing soft-sand beaches, spas, water sports activities and so on. 4. Raa Atoll Vaadhoo is a magical island with a lot of surprises for its visitors. This place has a magnificent sea of stars, which sparkles at night. Due to scientific reasons and the presence of bioluminescent creatures in the water, this natural phenomenon takes place. This wonderful island promises some unique experiences, which should not be missed! Here in Meedhoo, you can experience some great resorts with amazing and luxurious facilities, ambience, staff and much more! You can visit the spa, hike through the tropical forest, relax on the sandy beaches, and head on an oceanic adventure and enjoy till the end of your trip. 5. Lhaviyani Atoll Kurendhoo is one of the oldest islands in the Maldives. It is all about turquoise blue water that could not be more crystal clear and the sand on the beaches couldn’t be whiter. It has good shopping options, with plenty of resorts to stay in too! For a perfect laid-back vacation, hop onto this beautiful island of Lhaviyani Atoll. You can take your boat to the endless sea and spend some romantic time with your partner in the middle of nowhere! There are more inhabitant islands providing so different and unique experiences to their visitors. Do all the research needed and get ready to explore the tropical paradise! Also, you can check out Pickyourtrail for the best deals on Maldives packages or honeymoon trips, where you can customise your itinerary on your own according to your preferences. A vacation to the Maldives is what you need to relax and be thrilled together in just one place!by Ruth Surenthiraraj Recent events surrounding the ABBA tribute concert held in Colombo brought to light certain long-standing questions particularly to do with the arts and the idea of leisure. While I will not pretend that I can capture the spectrum of responses that were offered on the fact that some NPP politicians had attended the concert, I am intrigued by what I thought was a dominant critique. The politicians were viewed as being hypocrites because they came in on a promise of focusing on the most immediate needs of the people and were then seen at a concert, something non-essential to the jobs they were elected to do. This vein of critique is not really a new one to the arts, particularly to the performing and fine arts. Often, artists find themselves having to defend their creations because they are viewed as being non-essential. Indeed, anything that is remotely related to entertainment or leisure is often seen as being unnecessary and, therefore, easily dispensable. This is true regardless of whether you are studying or working. In fact, entertainment, leisure, or the space to create is often perceived as being directly and positively correlated to being able to afford either the time or the resources to enjoy it. In this sense, we seem to have ample historical evidence. Certain forms of either entertainment or leisure have been specifically linked to having access to a certain lifestyle. You are more likely to be able to enjoy painting or sport or music if you are more well-to-do or you are born into a certain class. And if we have stories of artists or sportspeople from lower income families, it is more often than not because they have struggled against the grain and perhaps even caught a lucky break. The problem with this view, however, is that it often leads to a faulty conclusion: we assume that leisure or alternative interests are only feasible when one has money to dispose of comfortably – or if you come from a certain class or can claim a particular social status. If you extended this argument to its rational conclusion, we are really suggesting that the poor or the working classes need not enjoy something that is not directly linked to the fulfilment of their basic needs. We often assume that if you are struggling to make it from day to day, then you can dispense with the idea that leisure or entertainment is necessary This assumption is a dangerous one because it ascribes more value to the life of the rich or the ‘well-born’ and feeds into the lie that leisure is not a vital part of enjoying life as a human being with dignity. This acknowledgement becomes even more important when we think of students today. While they are often encouraged to get involved in extracurricular activities because it will flesh out their CVs and get them through the door into better employment opportunities, the discussion does not often go beyond this point. I am not saying that extracurricular or leisure activities cannot make you a better employee. But does this mean that our entire lives are defined by the employment we have or hope to have? Does it also mean that we should cut out all ‘non-essential’ activities that do not directly benefit our careers? And what happens when we give students the impression that if anything does not directly benefit their future employability, then they should be spending less time and effort on it? I am myself guilty of this utilitarian approach. In one of my classes recently, I discovered that a fair number of students had not seemed to have done very much extracurricular work in school. I expressed my shock and horror and proceeded to tell them to try at least a few other activities in university. I then found myself having to justify why I would ask them to do such a thing and found myself blithely going on about how it will teach them skills of teamwork and handling difficult tasks or complex personalities. But when I thought back to that experience much later, I realized that I too had been guilty of reducing the inner or alternative lives of my students into something that was or was not capable of adding to their employability. When we treat employability as the only measurement by which we decide if an activity is valuable or not, we are inadvertently telling our students that other measurements, like enjoyment or beauty or satisfaction, are invalid ways of deciding if something can be important to us. Students should not be made to feel guilty about spending their time on activities that are not directly seen as gainful. Instead, they should be encouraged to see that a fully embraced life requires multiple ways of measuring experiences that we encounter. In fact, an individual who can coherently hold together these varying ways of valuing the world will be more easily able to embrace realities that are complex. But let’s get down to the brass tacks of why we should be encouraging students to do more activities that they enjoy instead of hyper-focusing everything they do on employability. When did we last do something we truly loved without thinking twice about whether it would be helpful to our careers? But this joy of indulging in something that brings you satisfaction is exactly what we might be taking away from our students. By increasingly pressurizing them to keep performing within a hypercompetitive world, we seem to be sapping the last of their individuality and sense of self. If they are not routinely taught that they can enjoy themselves outside of their study or work, we will be facilitating the advent of a generation that eventually lacks the capacity to enjoy life itself. In fact, it is even more difficult to remind our students that they are allowed to not excel at something in life. The greatest pitfall of the employability perspective on extracurricular activities is that students now feel that if they do something other than studies, they must do it perfectly or perform at the highest level in order to justify their continuing of that activity. Practice does make perfect – but have we ever considered also telling them that it’s ok to not be the best in everything they undertake? In fact, I think we must consciously begin to encourage students to do something they love even if they are bad at it, rather than hail students who might be average at something they are indifferent to. My point is that being indifferent (basically incapable of intense emotion) towards an activity is the worst way a learner could approach something – because this indifference strips you of any need to envision a better outcome or want something that is different. And I would argue that we need to actively encourage the ‘loves’ of our students – regardless of their success – if we are to combat this crippling and far more insidious indifference to life itself. A student who is capable of love towards an extracurricular or leisure activity can be enticed to love the curiosity of learning: a student who is indifferent may offer us no inroad to entice them at all. I also strongly believe that encouraging students to have lives that encompass spheres other than their education or potential employment will help them navigate the reality of loss and failure with more composure and resilience. We often end up mistaking the fact that interest in something should automatically lead to easy success at it.. Often, though, we are deeply unaware or consciously blinding ourselves to the reality of failure or defeat. While failure can have very far-reaching consequences in education or employment, should we not have an alternative way in which our students might be able to prepare themselves for failure as a normal part of life itself? Continuing to do something I am bad at simply because I love to keep trying is a wonderful way in which I can think of how to navigate disappointment and failure as normal experiences. To me, the discourses surrounding the ABBA event served as a reminder of how easily we seem to dismiss the vital nature of extracurricular or leisure activities. These ‘non-essentials’ often help us discover what truly brings us joy outside of our work or study. And it is good to be occasionally reminded that we need not feel guilty about creating the time or the space for enjoying other aspects of our lives. (Ruth is a teacher of English as a second language at a state university) Kuppi is a politics and pedagogy happening on the margins of the lecture hall that parodies, subverts, and simultaneously reaffirms social hierarchies.Social media mourns death of Jimmy CarterThis was a six point rise from the previous poll which put support for independence at 54% . But it’s not just in the UK the royals are facing a struggle to hang on to relevance. Across the world it appears the end is nigh, much more so than it is on these shores in fact. We spoke to Our Republic’s Tristan Grayford to look back on some of the key news stories of 2024 concerning the royal family and why it might just be the beginning of the end for them. Not too long after the royals enjoyed another lavish Christmas at Sandringham, two polls came out back-to-back showing for the first time that less than half of people in the UK wanted to keep King Charles as head of state . The first came on January 8 after campaign group Republic commissioned a Savanta poll asking the public whether they preferred a monarchy or an elected head of state. The results showed just 48% said they would prefer the royals. To prove it was not a fluke, another poll 10 days later from YouGov found just 45% of people in the UK supported the monarchy. In Scotland, the results were even more stark. A mere 33% of people preferred the royal family – the lowest figure out of all the UK nations - according to the pollster's data. The opposition to the royals north of the Border was further solidified in a poll commissioned by Our Republic in May , which produced similar results. Three polls all showing the same thing – the monarchy are rapidly losing appeal. Gray told The National while he wasn’t surprised by the results, he was shocked by how little was made of them in the press. (Image: Aaron Chown) “I think Elizabeth was one of the key pillars of Britishness and Charles trying to slip into that place despite having none of the decades-long institutional presence Elizabeth had and being very much an individual in his own right who is known for his relationship dramas was never going to fill the same void,” he said. “I was surprised how little deal was made about it. “The unquestioned head of state who is expected to stay in power until they die and be automatically succeeded by their son, and no one is really questioning that half of people are not interested. That should be a bigger deal.” Later in the year, one of the most notable moments which attracted interest across the online world was when Charles was berated by an Australian senator who told him “you are not my king” and demanded a treaty between Australia’s First Nations and its government. Senator Lidia Thorpe waited until the end of a landmark speech Charles gave at Australia’s Parliament House, in the nation’s capital of Canberra, in October to verbally attack him and claim “genocide” had been committed against the Commonwealth country’s indigenous people. It came amid Charles and Camilla facing protests in Australia from indigenous rights activists . Charles was also snubbed by all of Australia's state premiers ahead of his tour, with not a single one of them agreeing to meet the monarch. On the protest from the senator, Grayford said the days of Charles “playing emperor” around the world will soon be over as demonstrations from nations exploited by the British Empire continue. He said: “There’s never going to be a case where the monarchy is going to be able to go anywhere in the world where they are not going to get confronted with the horrors their family have reigned over.” NEW: This is the moment King Charles's speech in Australia's Parliament House was interrupted by Senator Lidia Thorpe, who told him: 'You are not my King' 🗣 'You have committed genocide against our people.' pic.twitter.com/KkExsbCGTb Over the Tasman Sea in New Zealand, Maori tribes made a rare call this month for Charles to intervene in their politics but Buckingham Palace said it was a matter for the New Zealand government. “This shows the emperor with no clothes situation where Charles goes around the world claiming to be this unifying figure, but when he can actually do something unifying on behalf of an ethnicity that has suffered because of his family, he won’t lift a finger,” said Grayford. Asked if we would soon see the end of the monarchy in Commonwealth countries, Grayford said: “Absolutely. I think we are more likely to see the end of the royal family as a globetrotting set of billionaires within our lifetimes. The UK is more of an open question. “I also think we need to separate those two as very distinct issues. We need to be clear that when we’re talking about the end being nigh for the global emperor version of the monarchy, that’s for different reasons than the end is nigh for the king of the UK.” At the start of November a story Grayford regards as “the biggest in the last five years” when it comes to the royals came as a result of a Channel 4 Dispatches investigation looking into the royal family’s “secret millions” . The probe revealed how the King and Prince William’s private estates had struck rental deals worth millions of pounds with state schools, the armed forces and the NHS. The investigation reported that last year the Duchy of Lancaster agreed a deal to store a new fleet of electric ambulances, owned by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust in London, in one of the estate’s warehouses at a cost of £11.4 million over 15 years. Meanwhile, the Duchy of Cornwall had charged the Navy more than £1m since 2004 to build and use jetties and moor warships on the Cornish coastline. The duchy will also earn around £600,000 over the lifetime of six different leases agreed with local state schools. “I think this is the biggest story of maybe the last five years because it was someone other than The National pay attention to royal finances,” said Grayford. (Image: Mina Kim/PA Wire) “Whenever we put out anything, you’re the only ones who pay any attention, no matter how juicy it may seem or how much ordinary people on social media are interested in it. “I think to have Channel 4 do a full Dispatches on it was a major moment and showed there are media outlets who are willing to put a magnifying glass on the royals.” Closing out the year was the revelation the King’s coronation we were all handed a bank holiday for last year cost a whopping £72 million . That was what the official accounts suggested anyway, but republicans were not at all convinced that was the entire bill. However, Grayford said he was less bothered about the cost of the Westminster Abbey ceremony, and more about how it looked to normal people grappling with rising costs. “My main issue isn’t the fact it was £72m, it’s that it was rubbing it in the face of people who are struggling with the cost of living crisis saying ‘look at all this gold and jewels’,” he said. “Never mind the money, just the appearance of it [I had an issue with]. You’d have thought that a man who claims to care about the people he serves would’ve gone ‘people are really struggling, I’m going to have a more modern looking ceremony’. “It was a £72m ego trip.” Overall, it was a year where the distance between the thoughts and experiences of the general public and the royals only deepened, but Grayford said in his view the family have far from accepted that regular people are going off them. Asked for his assessment of the royals’ year, he said: “I really feel like Charles has just ended up being bogged down in the fact that everyone around him, including him, expects things to just be the same forever and therefore there’s no need to change, no one is going to question them, they can just keep doing the same grubby deals that have been unquestioned for decades. “They don’t realise that the world around them has changed. It’s been almost the same story on repeat this year which is ‘we’ve found out Charles and his house have been doing this grubby thing for years’ and the response from the household is always [negligible]. “They don’t seem to have any crisis comms or any other response other than ‘this is how we’ve always done this’.”
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Shares of MARA Holdings, Inc. ( NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report ) traded up 7.8% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $27.32 and last traded at $26.92. 87,699,203 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 56% from the average session volume of 56,155,012 shares. The stock had previously closed at $24.97. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In MARA has been the subject of several research reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of MARA in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and set a $28.00 target price on shares of MARA in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Macquarie lifted their target price on MARA from $22.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Barclays started coverage on shares of MARA in a research report on Monday, November 25th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $27.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Compass Point downgraded shares of MARA from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, MARA has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.33. Get Our Latest Report on MARA MARA Trading Up 1.9 % MARA ( NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The business services provider reported ($0.42) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.38) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $131.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $140.26 million. MARA had a net margin of 27.48% and a negative return on equity of 8.40%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.05) earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that MARA Holdings, Inc. will post -1.02 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Transactions at MARA In other news, Director Jay P. Leupp sold 11,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.06, for a total transaction of $303,072.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 142,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,857,565.36. This trade represents a 7.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink . Also, CEO Frederick G. Thiel sold 27,512 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.70, for a total value of $431,938.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 4,278,309 shares in the company, valued at approximately $67,169,451.30. The trade was a 0.64 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold 146,822 shares of company stock valued at $2,702,877 in the last 90 days. 0.97% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. Institutional Trading of MARA A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of MARA by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,157,491 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $116,115,000 after purchasing an additional 378,542 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in MARA by 261.1% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,236,920 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $64,249,000 after acquiring an additional 2,340,472 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in MARA by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,656,363 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,086,000 after acquiring an additional 217,106 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in MARA by 186.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,039,569 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $40,485,000 after acquiring an additional 1,327,969 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in MARA by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,391,916 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $22,577,000 after acquiring an additional 37,150 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.53% of the company’s stock. MARA Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) MARA Holdings, Inc operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for MARA Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for MARA and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Jimmy Carter had the longest post-presidency of anyone to hold the office, and one of the most active. Here is a look back at his life. 1924 — Jimmy Carter was born on Oct. 1 to Earl and Lillian Carter in the small town of Plains, Georgia. 1928 — Earl Carter bought a 350-acre farm 3 miles from Plains in the tiny community of Archery. The Carter family lived in a house on the farm without running water or electricity. 1941 — He graduated from Plains High School and enrolled at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus. 1942 — He transferred to Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. 1943 — Carter’s boyhood dream of being in the Navy becomes a reality as he is appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. 1946 — He received his naval commission and on July 7 married Rosalynn Smith of Plains. They moved to Norfolk, Virginia. 1946-1952 — Carter’s three sons are born, Jack in 1947, Chip in 1950 and Jeff in 1952. 1962-66 — Carter is elected to the Georgia State Senate and serves two terms. 1953 — Carter’s father died and he cut his naval career short to save the family farm. Due to a limited income, Jimmy, Rosalynn and their three sons moved into Public Housing Apartment 9A in Plains. 1966 — He ran for governor, but lost. 1967 — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s fourth child, Amy, is born. 1971 — He ran for governor again and won the election, becoming Georgia’s 76th governor on Jan. 12. 1974 — Carter announced his candidacy for president. 1976 — Carter was elected 39th president on Nov. 2, narrowly defeating incumbent Gerald Ford. 1978 — U.S. and the Peoples’ Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. President Carter negotiates and mediates an accord between Egypt and Israel at Camp David. 1979 — The Department of Education is formed. Iranian radicals overrun the U.S. Embassy and seize American hostages. The Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty is signed. 1980 — On March 21, Carter announces that the U.S. will boycott the Olympic Games scheduled in Moscow. A rescue attempt to get American hostages out of Iran is unsuccessful. Carter was defeated in his bid for a second term as president by Ronald Reagan in November. 1981 — President Carter continues to negotiate the release of the American hostages in Iran. Minutes before his term as president is over, the hostages are released. 1982 — Carter became a distinguished professor at Emory University in Atlanta, and founded The Carter Center. The nonpartisan and nonprofit center addresses national and international issues of public policy. 1984 — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter volunteer one week a year for Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that helps needy people in the United States and in other countries renovate and build homes, until 2020. He also taught Sunday school in the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains from the mid-’80s until 2020. 2002 — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 2015 — Carter announced in August he had been diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his brain. 2016 — He said in March that he no longer needed cancer treatment. 2024 — Carter dies at 100 years old. Sources: Cartercenter.org, Plains Historical Preservation Trust, The Associated Press; The Brookings Institution; U.S. Navy; WhiteHouse.gov, GallupThe county was left with no Conservative MPs for the first time in recent history, after losing their seats in Banbury, Witney, Didcot and Wantage, as well as Henley and Thame. While the Labour party won by a landslide nationally, the Lib Dems were the major winners in Oxfordshire. READ MORE: Marcham crash driver jailed after killing three teens Henley and Thame had been represented by a Conservative MP for 114 years until it turned Lib Dem in the general election. Freddie van Mierlo, the new Lib Dem MP, said: “It has been an historic year for Henley and Thame and after more than 100 years of Conservative representation, the constituency has elected a Lib Dem MP. (Image: Newsquest) “For the first time since 1777, Oxfordshire no longer has a Conservative MP. “It is an honour to represent such an incredible part of the country, and I am committed to rebuilding trust in politics that has been severely damaged over the past 14 years. “Transparency, accountability, and responsiveness are my priorities. “I want to be the constituency dedicated MP Henley and Thame has lacked. “I hold regular public surgeries by appointment, and I am working hard to help residents on individual cases.” Long-standing Conservative MP Victoria Prentis, who had represented Banbury since 2015, lost her seat to the Labour candidate Sean Woodcock. (Image: Sean Woodcock) Reflecting on his win, Mr Woodcock MP said: “4 July shows how badly the Conservative Party lost the trust of people even in their previous heartlands. “They crashed the economy leaving us with low growth, rising national debt, and a £22bn black hole in the public finances. “By the time they left office, the NHS waiting list was at 7.6 million. And they lost control of our borders with immigration at nearly one million last year. Alongside the worst housing crisis in generations. Since July, they’ve shown no signs of learning from the result; doubling down on stuff that is irrelevant to the majority of the population.” Lib Dem MP Calum Miller became the first ever MP for the newly created constituency, Bicester and Woodstock. (Image: Charlotte Coles, Newsquest) He said: “Since July, it has been an immense honour to serve as your MP. “I’ve enjoyed the privilege of attending dozens of events and meeting hundreds of residents. I have spoken with many of you about the challenges you face. “My team and I have tried to help directly. “I’ve also raised with Ministers your many concerns including flooding, provision for children with SEND, access to health and social care and funding rural transport. “Next year, I’m committed to ensuring the needs of our area are heard in government.” Anneliese Dodds retained her seat in Oxford East and was appointed to Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, as well as Minister for Women and Equalities in the Department of Education. (Image: Contribution.) She said: "People in Oxford East were desperate for change – so that's what Labour has been delivering. “Living costs are sky high here, so we’ve boosted the Minimum and National Living Wage. “The new government is also funding 40,000 more NHS appointments a week, supporting public investment (including for East-West rail), put in new Respect Orders and measures against domestic violence and knife crime; launched Great British Energy to deliver green power and is setting up pilot free breakfast club schools. “And there’s much more to come with our Plan for Change set out earlier this month". Charlie Maynard, newly elected MP for Witney, David Cameron’s former constituency, said: “I’m loving being your MP, thank you so much for voting for me. “By far the hardest task has been building a team from zero after the election. That is now done. (Image: Miranda Norris) “I have a fantastic, experienced team who are an enormous help both to constituents and to me. “Over the last few months I’ve also been helped by a lots of volunteers who stepped in at very short notice to help set things up and I will be forever be grateful to them. “I am hard at work on the issues that you elected me on. I’ve just been asked to join the committee on the Water Bill which is making its way through parliament. “I am working with district and county colleagues both to bring more health services into Witney from Oxford and to rebuild the railway line between Oxford, Eynsham, Witney and Carterton to help mitigate our dire transport and housing problems. “I’ve been elected on the business and trade select committee and am pushing for policies which will get our economy growing again, funding our public services and bringing down the exorbitant cost of living.” Lib Dem MP Layla Moran retained her seat in Oxford West and Abingdon, while Lib Dem Olly Glover gained the Didcot and Wantage seat from the Conservatives.