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Meet This New AI Stock That Could Become a Wall Street Darling in 2025. It Has the Full Support of Nvidia and Trades at a Massive Bargain.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, GallupShane Bieber says bonds led to re-signing with Guardians after he missed '24 following elbow surgery CLEVLEAND (AP) — Shane Bieber's comeback with Cleveland has double meaning. And deeper meaning. The former Cy Young winner re-signed with the Guardians on Wednesday, a reunion that seemed unlikely when he became a free agent following last season. Tom Withers, The Associated Press Dec 11, 2024 3:19 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message FILE - Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber throws against the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game, April 2, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) CLEVLEAND (AP) — Shane Bieber's comeback with Cleveland has double meaning. And deeper meaning. The former Cy Young winner re-signed with the Guardians on Wednesday, a reunion that seemed unlikely when he became a free agent following last season. However, the 29-year-old Bieber decided to stick with the AL Central champions after making just two starts in 2024 before undergoing Tommy John surgery. There were other offers. None of them matched what he already had in Cleveland. “It's the relationships,” Bieber said on a Zoom call. "The development staff. The coaching staff. My teammates. Having continuity and familiarity in those realms I feel like can prove beneficial not only to me but my family and everybody really involved. "That was big for me to feel confident in my rehab where I’m at right now. Nobody knows me as well as Cleveland does and vice versa, so I’m happy to be continuing with them." Bieber agreed last week to a one-year, $14 million contract . The deal includes a $16 million player option for 2026. Not long ago, it seemed as if Bieber, who is 62-32 with a 3.22 ERA in 132 starts over seven seasons for Cleveland, was determined to continue his career elsewhere. He had turned down previous long-term offers in the past from the Guardians, and it was expected he would sign with another contender, likely on the West Coast. But the California native has a special connection with the Guardians, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. And while a setback, the injury and surgery helped Bieber realize that he was already in the perfect place. “I had plenty of great meetings and beneficial and progressive meetings with other ball clubs,” he said. "Everybody handled everything first class all the way, and I’ve got great things to say about plenty of other organizations. “Ultimately, Cleveland made the call and I was happy to receive it and come to terms and so I’m happy with where I’m at. My family’s ecstatic. It was very clearly the right decision for not only myself, my family, and we’re excited to continue it.” Bieber, who won the AL Cy Young in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, threw only 12 innings last season before lingering issues with his elbow forced him to have surgery. He is expected to join Cleveland's rotation at some point in 2025. He's throwing three days a week at 90 feet and encouraged by his progress. As for when he'll take the mound in a game, that's currently unknown. “I’m pushing, pushing, pushing.” he said. “I feel great. I haven’t skipped a beat. When I ask for a (return) date, they don’t even give me a date. So there’s a long way to go.” A two-time All-Star, Bieber burst onto the national stage in 2019 when he was named MVP of the midsummer event in Cleveland. He has the highest strikeout ratio per nine innings (10.2) and third-highest winning percentage (.660) in the franchise's 124-year history. Bieber is one of just three Cleveland pitchers to start five season openers, joining Stan Coveleski (1917-21) and Corey Kluber (2015-19). While Bieber had some elbow issues in the past, he didn't appear to be struggling before being shut down. He struck out 11 in six scoreless innings against Oakland on March 28, and followed that up with six more shutout innings at Seattle on April 2. Days later, and with his season officially over, Bieber became emotional during a news conference at Progressive Field. He knew that in the short-term his life would be different and baseball, as he had always known it, would be on the backburner. Bieber said it took a while before he “digested” his new reality. He coped by immersing himself in his recovery, and Bieber found joy in watching his teammates storm through an unexpected season to a division title. Although it may not have been the same because he wasn't contributing on the field the way he always had, the hardships may have given Bieber something he needed. “It’s provided a lot of perspective,” he said. “It was a hard season this year for me and my family, but it was a great one. We’re expecting a baby and it was a season full of growth and I’m very excited to continue that into 2025.” ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB Tom Withers, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? 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Kansas City Chiefs back to winning ways against Carolina PanthersWASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key United States (US) foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. The president-elect, in a wide-ranging interview with NBC’s Meet the Press that aired on Sunday, also touched on monetary policy, immigration, abortion and health care, and US involvement in Ukraine, Israel and elsewhere. Trump often mixed declarative statements with caveats, at one point cautioning “things do change”. A look at some of the issues covered: TRUMP HEMS ON WHETHER TRADE PENALTIES COULD RAISE PRICES Trump has threatened broad trade penalties, but said he didn’t believe economists’ predictions that added costs on those imported goods for American companies would lead to higher prices for US consumers. He stopped short of a pledge that US households won’t be paying more as they shop. “I can’t guarantee anything. I can’t guarantee tomorrow,” Trump said, seeming to open the door to accepting the reality of how import levies typically work as goods reach the retail market. That’s a different approach from Trump’s typical speeches throughout the 2024 campaign, when he framed his election as a sure way to curb inflation. In the interview, Trump defended tariffs generally, saying they are “going to make us rich”. He has pledged that, on his first day in office in January, he would impose 25 per cent tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada unless those countries satisfactorily stop illegal immigration and the flow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl into the US. He also has threatened additional tariffs on China to help force that country to crack down on fentanyl production. President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards. PHOTO: AP Shipping containers stacked at a port in Tianjin, China. PHOTO: AP “All I want to do is I want to have a level, fast, but fair playing field,” Trump said. Trump suggests retribution for his opponents while claiming no interest in vengeance. He offered conflicting statements on how he would approach the justice system after winning election despite being convicted of 34 felonies in a New York state court and being indicted in other cases for his handling of national security secrets and efforts to overturn his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden. “Honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump said of members of Congress who investigated the Capitol riot by his supporters who wanted him to remain in power. The president-elect underscored his contention that he can use the justice system against others, including special prosecutor Jack Smith, who led the case on Trump’s role in the siege on January 6, 2021. Trump confirmed his plan to pardon supporters who were convicted for their roles in the riot, saying he would take that action on his first day in office. As for the idea of revenge driving potential prosecutions, Trump said: “I have the absolute right. I’m the chief law enforcement officer, you do know that. I’m the president. But I’m not interested in that.” At the same time, Trump singled out lawmakers on a special House committee who had investigated the insurrection, citing Rep Bennie Thompson, D-Miss, and former Rep Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. “Cheney was behind it... so was Bennie Thompson and everybody on that committee,” Trump said. Asked specifically whether he would direct his administration to pursue cases, he said, “No,” and suggested he did not expect the FBI to quickly undertake investigations into his political enemies. But at another point, Trump said he would leave the matter up to Pam Bondi, his pick as attorney general. “I want her to do what she wants to do,” he said. Such threats, regardless of Trump’s inconsistencies, have been taken seriously enough by many top Democrats that Biden is considering issuing blanket, preemptive pardons to protect key members of his outgoing administration.

Mekhi Becton did not have the start to his career that he was hoping for with the New York Jets, as inconsistent play, injuries, and the team's overall struggles plagued the 11th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. Now with the Philadelphia Eagles, Becton is enjoying quite a bit of success, and he let his old team know it after Philly's latest win. The Eagles rolled past the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football in their Week 12 matchup, picking up a 37-20 victory. While Saquon Barkley and his 302 total scrimmage yards drew much of the attention, Becton and the rest of Philadelphia's offensive line was largely responsible for giving him so much room to work with. Philly took a flier on Becton this past offseason when they signed him to a one-year deal in free agency, but he's slotted in seamlessly as the team's starting right guard. And with his old team in the Jets struggling so much this year, Becton took a veiled shot at them on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the Eagles ninth win of the year. "Man playing football is actually fun again!! Love this team," Becton said in his post on X. Man playing football is actually fun again!! Love this team 😭 It's not exactly hard to see that this is a shot at the Jets. Expectations were high for Becton after the team drafted him in 2020, and that led to them declining his fifth-year option and letting him walk in free agency. Their trash became the Eagles treasure, as he's been a terrific addition for their offensive line. While Becton and Philadelphia are thriving, the opposite is true for the Jets. Their Aaron Rodgers experiment has been a complete wash, and it has resulted in the team firing their head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas midway through the campaign. © Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Becton has been proving that the Jets made a mistake all season long, but he wanted to get another jab in with his words, which he did. Now, he'll turn his attention towards Week 13, where the Eagles will be taking on the Baltimore Ravens in a huge matchup that could have some huge playoff repercussions. Related: Eagles Announce Decision on Wide Receiver DeVonta Smith for Rams GameNext U.S. ambassador Hoekstra 'easier to do business' with: former envoy

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Cooper Rush probably will need three more victories in a row filling in for the injured Dak Prescott for any postseason talk to be realistic. The thing is, the Cowboys (4-7) could be favored in two of those games, and already are by four points as an annual Thanksgiving Day host against the New York Giants (2-9) on Thursday, according to BetMGM. Not to mention the losing record at the moment for each of the next four opponents for the defending NFC East champions, playoff qualifiers each of the past three seasons. The Cowboys have a chance to make something of the improbable and chaotic 34-26 win at Washington that ended a five-game losing streak. "Behind the eight ball," Micah Parsons said, the star pass rusher acknowledging the reality that Dallas hadn't done much yet. "Let's see how we can handle adversity and see if we can make a playoff run. But we got a long way to go." It was a start, though, powered in part by the best 55 minutes from the Dallas defense since the opener, when the Cowboys dismantled Cleveland and looked the part of a Super Bowl contender. The last five minutes for the Dallas defense against the Commanders looked a lot like most of the nine games after that 33-17 victory over the Browns. Which is to say not very good. Jayden Daniels easily drove Washington 69 yards to a touchdown before throwing an 86-yard scoring pass in the final seconds to Terry McLaurin, who weaved through five defenders when a tackle might have ended the game. The Cowboys kept a 27-26 lead thanks to Austin Seibert's second missed extra point, and withstood another blunder when Juanyeh Thomas returned an onside kick recovery for a TD rather than slide and leave one kneel-down from Rush to end the game. Dallas will have to remember it did hold a dynamic rookie quarterback's offense to 251 yards before the madness of the ending in the Cowboys' biggest upset victory since 2010 at the New York Giants. That one was too late to save the season. This one might not be. "We needed it," embattled coach Mike McCarthy said. "It's been frustrating, no doubt. We've acknowledged that. We've got another one right around the corner here, so we have to get some wins and get some momentum." What's working Rush ended a personal three-game losing streak with his best showing since the previous time he won as the replacement for Prescott, who is out for the season after surgery for a torn hamstring. The 117.6 passer rating was Rush's best as a starter, and the NFL's second-worst rushing attack played a solid complementary role with Rico Dowdle gaining 86 yards on 19 carries. What needs help KaVontae Turpin's electrifying 99-yard kickoff return did more than lift the Cowboys when it appeared an 11-point lead might get away in the final five minutes. It eased the worst day of special teams for Dallas since John Fassel took over that phase four years ago. Suddenly struggling kicker Brandon Aubrey had one field-goal attempt blocked and missed another. Bryan Anger had a punt blocked. For the second time in five games, Aubrey's attempt to bounce a kickoff in front of the return man backfired. The ball bounced outside the landing zone, putting the Commanders at the 40-yard line to start the second half and setting up the drive to the game's first touchdown. Stock up CB Josh Butler, whose NFL debut earlier this season came five years after the end of his college career, had 12 tackles, a sack and three pass breakups. The pass breakups were the most by an undrafted Dallas player since 1994. Stock down Rookie LT Tyler Guyton, who has had an up-and-down season with injuries and performance issues, was benched immediately after getting called for a false start in the fourth quarter. His replacement, Asim Richards, could be sidelined with a high ankle sprain that executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones revealed on his radio show Monday. Veteran Chuma Edoga, who was the projected starter at Guyton's position before a preseason toe injury, was active but didn't play against the Commanders. He's awaiting his season debut. Injuries The status of perennial All-Pro RG Zack Martin (ankle/shoulder) and LG Tyler Smith (ankle/knee) will be a question on the short week after both sat against Washington. Stephen Jones indicated Smith could be available and said the same of WR Brandin Cooks, who hasn't played since Week 4 because of a knee issue. TE Jake Ferguson may miss at least a second week with a concussion. The short week might make it tough for CB Trevon Diggs (groin/knee) to return. Key number 75% - Rush's completion rate, his best with at least 10 passes. He was 24 of 32 for 247 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. His other game with multiple TDs and no picks was a 25-10 victory over Washington two years ago, when he went 4-1 with Prescott sidelined by a broken thumb. Next steps There's some extra rest after the short week, with Cincinnati making a "Monday Night Football" visit on Dec. 9. The next road game is at Carolina on Dec. 15.

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Eagles receivers Smith and Brown complain about vanishing pass offense during winning streakThe Dallas Cowboys snapped their five-game losing streak with a thrilling 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium. The game featured unprecedented drama, becoming the first in the Super Bowl era to include two missed extra points, two kickoff return touchdowns, and a blocked punt. The Cowboys opened up the game with a blocked field goal, followed up with a missed field goal, a fumble, punt and a blocked punt, but closed the game strong with two kick returns. Geoff Burke-Imagn Images And when it was all said and done, and the idea of skidding and the idea of tanking were all done for at least one more week? “We can breathe” said tight end Luke Schoonmaker from inside an emotionally relieved locker-room bunch. Dallas broke a 3-3 tie in the third quarter with Cooper Rush’s three-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert, giving the Cowboys a 10-9 lead, marking the Cowboys' first third-quarter touchdown on the season. Tolbert’s grab came after a defensive pass interference call extended the drive, setting the tone for Dallas’ offense to capitalize. Late in the fourth quarter, Rush connected with tight end Luke Schoonmaker for a 22-yard touchdown pass, pushing the Cowboys’ lead to 20-9. Schoonmaker’s catch capped a critical drive that showcased the Cowboys’ ability to execute under pressure. The game's most interesting moments came as the clock wound down. After the Commanders narrowed the score to 20-17, KaVontae Turpin delivered a spark with a spectacular 99-yard kickoff return touchdown, extending Dallas’ lead to 27-17. Following a Commanders 86-yard touchdown to Terry McLaurin, Cowboys' Juanyeh Thomas later sealed the game in the final moments with a remarkable onside kick return touchdown, giving Dallas a decisive 34-26 advantage. Quarterback Cooper Rush finished 24 of 32 for 247 yards and two touchdowns, while the defense stepped up with two interceptions and four sacks, holding the Commanders to 4-of-12 on third downs. Related: Belichick and Witten a Cowboys Package Deal? With this victory, Dallas improved to 4-7, delivering one of the most memorable performances in franchise history. The Cowboys' defense limited Washington’s explosive offense in critical moments. The win not only snapped their losing streak but showcased Dallas’ ability to overcome adversity in all three phases of the game—offense, defense, and special teams. As the Cowboys prepare for Week 13, this historic triumph could provide the momentum needed to turn their season around. Or, at the very least? At least they can "breathe.'' Related: What's Driving Dak to Tears?