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MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé missed a penalty kick again and Federico Valverde gifted a late goal as Real Madrid lost ground to Barcelona in the Spanish league after a 2-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Mbappé had his penalty saved by Athletic goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala in the 68th minute, and Valverde lost possession on defense to allow an easy winner by Gorka Guruzeta in the 80th. “We knew that he is a good penalty taker,” Agirrezabala said of Mbappé. “He missed the last one and I believed that he was going to choose the same side and luckily that’s what happened.” Valverde had control of the ball but gave it away while trying to get past a few Athletic players instead of passing it to a teammate, leaving Guruzeta with an easy run into the area for his goal. Álex Berenguer had put the hosts ahead in the 53td and Jude Bellingham equalized for Madrid in the 78th. Mbappé had also missed a penalty in Madrid's 2-0 loss at Liverpool in the Champions League last week. He didn't take the one for the club in a Spanish league match on Sunday, but he scored in the 2-0 win over Getafe to ease some of the pressure on him and the club. But it was another lackluster outing for Mbappé, who continues to struggle in his first season since finally joining the Spanish powerhouse. “I won’t evaluate the performance of a player because of a missed penalty. Obviously he is sad and disappointed, but you have to move on,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said about Mbappé. “He is not at his best level, but you have to give him time to adapt. You have to give him time to be able to do better.” The defeat left Madrid four points behind Barcelona, which on Tuesday ended a three-match winless streak in the league with a 5-1 rout at Mallorca. Madrid, which has a game in hand, had won three consecutive league games since a 4-0 loss at home in the “clasico” against Barcelona. Madrid has lost five of its last 11 matches in all competitions. Athletic moved to fourth place with the victory, its fourth consecutive across all competitions. Both matches on Tuesday and Wednesday were moved forward in the schedule because the clubs will be playing in the Spanish Super Cup in January. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The accord cleared the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war last year. Biden, who made remarks at the White House shortly after Israel's security cabinet approved the agreement in a 10-1 vote, said he had spoken to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Fighting would end at 4 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), he said. "This is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities," Biden said. "What is left of Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations will not be allowed to threaten the security of Israel again.” Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there, Biden said. "Civilians on both sides will soon be able to safely return to their communities," he said. French President Emmanuel Macron cheered the signing of the deal on social media platform X, saying it was “the culmination of efforts undertaken for many months with the Israeli and Lebanese authorities, in close collaboration with the United States.” Lebanon's Mikati issued a statement welcoming the deal. Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib earlier said the Lebanese army would be ready to have at least 5,000 troops deployed in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops withdraw. Netanyahu said he was ready to implement a ceasefire deal and would respond forcefully to any violation by Hezbollah. Netanyahu, who faces some opposition to the deal from within his coalition government, said the ceasefire would allow Israel to focus on the threat from Iran, replenish depleted arms supplies and give the army a rest, and to isolate Hamas, the militant group that triggered war in the region when it attacked Israel from Gaza last year. "We will enforce the agreement and respond forcefully to any violation. Together, we will continue until victory," Netanyahu said. "In full coordination with the United States, we retain complete military freedom of action. Should Hezbollah violate the agreement or attempt to rearm, we will strike decisively." Netanyahu said Hezbollah, which is allied to Palestinian militant group Hamas, was considerably weaker than it had been at the start of the conflict. "We have set it back decades, eliminated ... its top leaders, destroyed most of its rockets and missiles, neutralized thousands of fighters, and obliterated years of terror infrastructure near our border," he said. The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, welcomed the ceasefire deal in a statement, commending the parties to the agreement. "Now is the time to deliver, through concrete actions, to consolidate today’s achievement." A senior U.S. official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, said the U.S. and France would join a mechanism with the UNIFIL peacekeeping force that would work with Lebanon's army to deter potential violations of the ceasefire. U.S. combat forces would not be deployed, the official said. The Lebanon ceasefire came after a change of attitudes on both sides in late October, the official said. Biden, who leaves office in January, said his administration would continue to push for an elusive ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza, where Israel is battling Hamas, as well as for a deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. HOSTILITIES CONTINUED ON TUESDAY Despite the diplomatic breakthrough, hostilities raged as Israel dramatically ramped up its campaign of airstrikes in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon, with health authorities reporting at least 18 killed. The Israeli military said it struck "components of Hezbollah’s financial management and systems" including a money-exchange office. Israel issued more evacuation warnings late on Tuesday, just hours before the ceasefire was due to take effect. Hezbollah also kept up rocket fire into Israel. Israel's air force intercepted three launches from Lebanese territory, the military said, in an extensive missile barrage on Tuesday night that led to warning alarms in approximately 115 settlements. Alia Ibrahim, a mother of twin girls from the southern village of Qaaqaiyat al-Snawbar, who had fled nearly three months ago to Beirut, said she hoped Israeli officials, who have expressed contradictory views on a ceasefire, would be faithful to the deal. “Our village – they destroyed half of it. In these few seconds before they announced the ceasefire, they destroyed half our village,” she said. “God willing, we can go back to our homes and our land." A poll conducted by Israel's Channel 12 TV found that 37% of Israelis were in favor of the ceasefire, compared with 32% against. Opponents to the deal in Israel include opposition leaders and heads of towns near Israel's border with Lebanon, who want a depopulated buffer zone on Lebanon's side of the frontier. Both the Lebanese government and Hezbollah have insisted that a return of displaced civilians to southern Lebanon is a key tenet of the truce. Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a right-wing member of Netanyahu's government, said on X the agreement does not ensure the return of Israelis to their homes in the country's north and that the Lebanese army did not have the ability to overcome Hezbollah. "In order to leave Lebanon, we must have our own security belt," Ben-Gvir said. —Reuters

Pb seeks 4 weeks from NGT to reply to ‘lies’Article content British Columbians will be saving less than many other Canadians with the federal government’s GST/HST tax break. The holiday relief from federal sales tax, announced Thursday, applies to the GST or HST on grocery items, restaurant meals, some alcoholic beverages, children’s clothing and toys, print newspapers and Christmas trees from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15. The tax break is expected to save Canadians about $1.6 billion over two months. But British Columbians — who pay five per cent GST and seven per cent provincial sales tax at the till — are going to be saving only the GST on qualifying items while still paying the PST. Meanwhile, consumers in the five provinces that have an HST will save 13 or 15 per cent on their purchases. The harmonized sales tax, or HST, is collected by the federal government, which then sends the provincial share to the respective provincial governments. It would be up to the B.C. government to remove its PST if it chooses to do so. Postmedia News reached out to Premier David Eby’s office to ask if the province plans to cut the PST over the holidays, but did not receive a response. In a news release outlining the savings, the federal Finance Department said a family in B.C. who spent $2,000 on qualifying items would save about $100 over the two months. But a family in Ontario that spent $2,000 on the same basket of goods would get about $260 in savings, more than double the B.C. tax break, because Ontario has a 13 per cent HST. “The issue with the HST is that it would have been very difficult to only charge the provincial component,” said Steeve Mongrain, an economics professor at Simon Fraser University. Instead, Ottawa would likely strike a deal with provinces with HST. “In Ontario, for example, I don’t know what agreement they have. Would the federal government absorb and remit the provincial share to the province, or is the province willing to join in and face the fiscal burden of giving up the tax (revenue)?” New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt appeared surprised by the federal announcement, telling CBC News the tax cut could cost her province $62 million in revenue. She said she expected Ottawa to “help keep us whole.” Carson Binda, B.C. director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said he believes the federal government will need to reimburse at least some of the provinces for lost HST revenue after examining its tax agreements with them. But B.C. would likely not be reimbursed if it removed its PST. “That’s a problem because B.C. is the epicentre of the affordability crisis,” he said. Five provinces in Canada use the HST — Ontario, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. B.C. adopted the single-tax HST in 2010, but reverted to separate GST and PST three years later after a thin majority voted to scrap the HST in a binding provincewide referendum in 2011. Binda said B.C.’s large deficit may have “eroded the province’s ability to be flexible to match the federal tax cut. Fiscal irresponsibility has consequences.” He would rather have seen the federal government make permanent tax cuts, or halt expected tax increases, like the carbon tax increase. “Tax cuts, not just temporary holidays, are the solution,” he said. “This is a Band-Aid.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced Ottawa will be distributing a $250 cheque next spring to every Canadian who earned less than $150,000 a year. The rebate is expected to be distributed to 18.7 million Canadians before the next election. The rebate makes better sense than the temporary GST/HST tax break, said Mongrain. The tax break is difficult for retailers — who have to adjust till programming, among other things — and opens the door to tax evasion by shady businesses who may mislabel items. The selection of items that qualify for the tax break also seems arbitrary, he said. “Garments are fine, but not things exclusively for sports. Beer under seven per cent is exempted, but not if it’s more than that. Wine is, but not spirits. I’d love to have been in that room when they were trying to decide what’s exempted.” Many items that will receive a GST break are already exempt from B.C.’s PST, including books, newspapers, children’s clothing, child car seats and basic groceries, including restaurant meals, while others, like artificial Christmas trees and toys, are not. The B.C. government has promised a $1,000 tax cut for the average family every year, starting with a direct rebate next year. Greg Wilson, B.C. director of government relations for the Retail Council of Canada, said news of the tax holiday is generally positive because retail sales have been “a bit soft” in B.C. While numbers have been flat or slightly up in terms of dollar amounts, the number of transactions is down. “If consumers have more money in their pockets, we look at that as a positive,” he said. But the two-month GST exemption will create extra work for retailers, who must either take off the GST on all applicable items in the next three weeks, or pay the company that manages their point of sale system to do it, not just once, but twice, when GST needs to be added again in February. Large retailers typically schedule price changes months in advance, so the tax break will be a scramble at an already a busy time. “But if consumers have more money to spend, how can retailers be upset?” he said. Wilson said there will also be some quirks to work out, similar to those that already exist around PST exemptions. Food merchants will need to figure out which foods are snacks and which are staples, while liquor retailers will need to examine the alcohol content of individual types and brands of beer to see if they exceed seven per cent. “There’s a lot of nuance,” he said. “It will be hard for small businesses that will need to do this themselves.” Wilson said he would have preferred to tax cuts with a lasting impact. He also wondered if people would delay their Christmas shopping to avoid paying GST on some items and risk not being able to find them in stock after Dec. 15. Mongrain said consumers will welcome the tax break during the holiday season, but he thinks the GST/HST break is more a political move than efficient economics. He said he’d have preferred seeing two rounds of the $250 rebate instead. “This looks like a great thing, but what is it going to accomplish versus just sending a cheque to people?” chchan@postmedia.com gluymes@postmedia.com

NoneTJ Maxx says a controversial Trump policy will help it succeedCOLEEN Rooney has wowed I'm A Celebrity fans with her washboard stomach after stripping off for a jungle shower. The WAG, 38, headed straight to the waterfall after getting covered in thousands of critters during the latest Bushtucker Trial. Advertisement 6 Coleen Rooney has stripped off for a jungle shower Credit: ITV 6 The WAG showed off her washboard stomach in a black tankini Credit: ITV 6 Coleen relaxed in a black bikini top and red shorts once clean Credit: ITV The Arcade Of Agony trial was so horrific that Coleen needed help from a medic to get a lodged bug out of her ear with a syringe. The star tried to remain calm as the insect was washed away with a fast shot of saline. Once her ordeal was over, Coleen gathered up a towel and some clean clothes before visiting the waterfall shower. She was then shown washing her hair while wearing a black tankini. Advertisement READ MORE ON COLEEN ROONEY BUG OFF Watch moment I’m A Celeb medics help Coleen after bug gets lodged in her ear JUNGLE JANE I survived wettest I’m A Celeb & now Coleen Rooney’s my pal, says Jane Moore As she tilted her head backwards, the mum-of-four wowed viewers at home with her impressive figure. Once washed and clean, Coleen then sat in camp and chatted to her jungle pals in red shorts and a fresh, black bikini top. Writing on X, one fan said: "#Coleen in the shower and sitting in her bikini top 😍." Another added: "What a woman Coleen Rooney is." Advertisement Most read in I’m A Celebrity 2024 BUG OFF Watch moment I’m A Celeb medics help Coleen after bug gets lodged in her ear Exclusive N-SNUBZ I'm A Celeb's Tulisa left friends 'panicking' after vanishing from hotel Exclusive JUNGLE JANE I survived wettest I’m A Celeb & now Coleen Rooney’s my pal, says Jane Moore FRIEND FALLOUT I'm A Celeb star Tulisa's 'huge row with best pal behind her show snub' And a third penned: "I love Coleen, love her." This is the second time Coleen has wowed I'm A Celeb viewers with her impressive body in the shower since the series begun. Coleen Rooney wows in I'm A Celeb jungle shower - as other stinking campmates refuse to wash In the early days of jungle life, the star was the only famous face in camp willing to wash in the freezing water. The weather in camp had been awful and the other celebrities were refusing to strip off to get clean. Advertisement Coleen's campmate Danny Jones even said: "Since it’s rained I’ve not washed. Don’t fight it, just stink! What do spiders do? "They don’t get up and shower, do they? They just go, ‘I’m gonna go out for the day'." I'm A Celebrity continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV1/ ITVX 6 Coleen needed a shower after the Arcade Of Agony Bushtucker Trial Credit: ITV 6 A medic had to syringe out a critter that got stuck in her ear Credit: ITV Advertisement 6 Coleen appeared remarkably cool following her bug ordeal Credit: ITV I'm A Celebrity 2024 i'm A Celebrity is back for its 24th series, with a batch of famous faces living in the Aussie jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars on the show this year.. Coleen Rooney - Arguably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney , has made a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.5million to be on the show this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever. Tulisa - The popstar and former X Factor judge has made her triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year's I'm A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal. Alan Halsall - The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities. Melvin Odoom - The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet - the Aussie jungle . GK Barry - The UK's biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women. She has even gone on to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers. Dean McCullough - A rising star amongst this year's bunch of celebs , Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since. He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live. Oti Mabuse - The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She originally found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV's Dancing On Ice . Danny Jones - The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle , after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he's now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice , along with bandmate Tom Fletcher. Jane Moore - The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge - having recently split from her husband . It will be Jane's first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past. Barry McGuigan - Former pro boxer Barry is the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan. It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to bowel cancer . He told The Late Late Show in 2021: "She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache." Maura Higgins - The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard . Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up. Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year. Rev. Richard Coles - Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrity , and he's ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly star , said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year. An insider said: "Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth."

If Politics Were Business, Regulators Would Bust ItLabor faces backlash against under-16 social media banDALLAS — Willy Adames makes the San Francisco Giants a better baseball team. He fills a position of need. He provides power and defense . In Buster Posey’s estimation, Adames and Matt Chapman, who signed his own lucrative deal , represent baseball’s best left side of the infield. But Adames alone does not elevate the Giants to contention status. Adames alone doesn’t guarantee they’ll be a playoff team. So when Posey was asked if it was fair to say that the team still has multiple holes to fill, the Giants’ president of baseball operations didn’t entirely disagree. “I think baseball is unique in the sense that that’s probably true for any team,” Posey said. Posey has repeated his goal to build a team with strong defense and pitching. Adames, one of baseball’s better defensive shortstops, addresses the former. With Adames in place, Posey and general manager Zack Minasian can turn their attention to addressing the latter. San Francisco’s rotation , as currently constructed, features Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison and Hayden Birdsong. (Posey said on Monday that Hicks will be a starter.) Mason Black, Landon Roupp, Keaton Winn and Carson Whisenhunt could contribute innings as well. The Giants have options but after Webb, their rotation features a lot of variance. Ray has only pitched 34 innings over the last two seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2023. Hicks battled fatigue in his first season as a full-time starter. Harrison experienced a velocity dip as he threw a career-high 124 1/3 innings. Birdsong flashed excellent stuff but struggled with command. The best way for the Giants to reduce that variance is by acquiring external talent. The list of available free agents thinned out a bit during the Winter Meetings as left-hander Max Fried and right-handers Nathan Eovaldi and Alex Cobb signed deals, but plenty of arms remain unsigned. That list includes Corbin Burnes, Jack Flaherty, Sean Manaea, among others. With Fried receiving an eight-year, $218 million deal from the Yankees, Burnes stands to sign a deal in the $250 million range. “Anytime there’s players available, we’re going to look at them,” Minasian said on Monday. “I think most players who get to free agency have earned it through their career, so usually they’re pretty good. And (we are) just continuing to look at those options and balancing the cost and our internal opportunity that we can offer.” Another one of those options is right-hander Roki Sasaki , whose agent, Joel Wolfe, held court on Tuesday . The Dodgers and Padres are the favorites to land “The Monster of the Reiwa Era,” but Wolfe outlined that the process will be open-ended with Sasaki willing to consider different options. “My advice to Roki is to go in with an open mind,” Wolfe said. Minasian, who has spent time scouting the NPB and KBO, has had Sasaki on his radar dating back to Sasaki’s amateur days, describing the right-hander as a “special arm” with “huge, raw stuff.” When asked what makes San Francisco an alluring destination, Minasian cited Oracle Park’s pitcher-friendly dimensions; direct flights to Tokyo and Osaka; the culture of the city and organization; and a fan base “hungry for the star player.” “With the rules, we haven’t gotten to know him personally, but certainly done a lot of homework,” Minasian said. “We feel like we have a good sense of what makes him tick and we feel like it’s a situation we can make very comfortable for him, just give him the best chance for success as a big-league pitcher.” Along with the rotation, the Giants will continue to explore options in the outfield. San Francisco can currently roll out an outfield of Heliot Ramos in left, Jung Hoo Lee in center and Mike Yastrzemski, who agreed to a one-year, $9.25 million deal to avoid arbitration , in right. Despite having those three in place, San Francisco expressed interest in right fielder Kyle Tucker, a pending free agent, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post . Over the last five seasons, Tucker has earned three All-Star selections, a Silver Slugger Award and a Gold Glove Award, posting an .883 OPS and totaling 121 home runs. The Giants would likely need to package multiple prospects to acquire him, and Minasian is confident in San Francisco’s stable of minor leaguers. “I do believe we have the minor-league talent to entice a team to consider us in a trade,” Minasian said. Circling back to the infield, LaMonte Wade Jr. is currently slated as San Francisco’s starting first baseman, but Posey and Minasian both said the Giants will explore their options. Wade has the 11th-best on-base percentage in baseball since 2023 (min. 900 plate appearances), but the soon-to-be 31-year-old has dealt with injuries during his time in San Francisco. “LaMonte’s a special player,” Posey said on Monday, citing his on-base ability. “He plays solid defense. I think we’re just trying as much as anything to keep options on the table.” Bryce Eldrige, the Giants’ top prospect per MLB Pipeline, could also see time at first base next season. The 20-year-old skyrocketed through the Giants’ system, hitting .291/.374/.516 with 23 homers and 92 RBIs across four levels and ending the season with eight games at Triple-A Sacramento. For as well as Eldridge played, he isn’t a lock to make his major-league debut next season. “You never want to say never, but I think it is somewhat fair to temper expectations from my end just because — whether is this is right or wrong — I’m looking at it like he should be entering his sophomore year of college,” Posey said. “We see the upside for this guy being tremendous and (want) to make sure that he gets the experience that he needs before he’s thrown into the fire.” Worth noting

Jimmy Carter Dies: Longest-Living U.S. President Was 100

Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100He was the president of the United States and the governor of Georgia, but Jimmy Carter always said the "pinnacle" of his life was getting Eleanor Rosalynn Smith to marry him. Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were married for more than 77 years, longer than any couple to have taken up residence at the White House. The former first lady died peacefully at home in Georgia in November 2023 at the age of 96, just days after going into hospice care. The former president died just over a year later at the age of 100. "Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished," Jimmy Carter said in a statement at the time of his beloved wife's death. "She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me." Rosalynn Carter was by her husband's side when he was inaugurated as the nation's 39th president in 1977 and was his rock of support during a hostage-taking crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Iran that dogged his presidency, as well as during the crushing landslide reelection loss to Ronald Reagan that made him a one-term commander in chief. In the twilight of their enduring love story, Jimmy Carter leaned on his wife once more after announcing in February 2023 that, after a series of short hospital stays, he had "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention." As Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter both prepared for the end, the couple had plenty of support from their four children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. "They are at peace and – as always – their home is full of love," the couple's grandson, Jason Carter, who chairs The Carter Center governing board, wrote in a Twitter post in February 2023 after his grandfather announced he was going into hospice care. 1945-1962: Courtship, marriage and early life together A one-time commanding officer of a Navy submarine, Jimmy Carter – who began courting Rosalynn Smith while he was a cadet at the United States Naval Academy – often referred to his wife as his "secret weapon," both on the campaign trail and in their private life. "When I first had a date with her, the next morning I told my mother, that was the girl I wanted to marry," Jimmy Carter told ABC News in July 2021 , as he and his wife emerged from COVID-19 isolation to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. MORE: Jimmy Carter's life in pictures In the same interview, Rosalynn Carter said she turned him down the first time he proposed, saying she had promised her father on his deathbed that she would finish college before she wed. "But he was persistent and I gave in," she told ABC News, adding, "Life with Jimmy Carter has been an adventure." In a 2015 interview at The Carter Center, the couple's humanitarian organization, Jimmy Carter reflected on life with his wife, saying, "The best thing I ever did was marrying Rosalynn. That's the pinnacle of my life." They were born three years apart in the years between World War I and the Great Depression in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia. While they knew each other from childhood, and she was the best friend of his sister, Ruth, Rosalynn Carter said she didn't really notice her future husband until he was about 13. In the 2020 book "What Makes a Marriage Last" by Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas, Rosalynn Carter said she fell in love with a photograph of Jimmy Carter that Ruth Carter had on her bedroom wall. "I didn't know a single boy I thought I'd want to spend my life with until Jimmy Carter came calling," she said in the book. But at the time, Jimmy Carter had left Plains for Annapolis, Maryland, to enroll in the Naval Academy. As fate would have it, while back home on a break from the Naval Academy, Jimmy Carter found himself without a date because his then-girlfriend was at a family reunion, he recalled in "What Makes a Marriage Last." "I was cruising around with my sister, Ruth, and her boyfriend, just looking for a date, and I picked up Rosalynn in front of the Methodist church," he recalled. "I just felt compatible with her. She was beautiful and innocent, and there was a resonance. We rode in the rumble seat of a Ford pickup – Ruth and her boyfriend in the front – and I kissed her on that first date. I remember that vividly." The couple married on July 7, 1946, and traveled the world while he was deployed to different bases, including Pearl Harbor, as a submarine officer. 1963-1981: Life in politics After leaving the Navy in 1953, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter returned to Plains, where he took over his family's peanut-growing farm while also serving in the Navy Reserve for several years. He became active in the local Democratic Party, opposing racial segregation and supporting the emerging Civil Rights movement. MORE: A look back at Jimmy Carter's health journey and thoughts on aging In 1963, with his wife at his side, Jimmy Carter was elected to the Georgia State Senate and in 1970, he campaigned for governor of Georgia and won. During their time in the governor's mansion, Rosalynn Carter focused on issues of mental health, serving on the Governor's Commission to Improve Services for the Mentally and Emotionally Handicapped. She also became her husband's chief advisor in running the state. Rosalynn Carter expanded that role in 1975 when her husband ran as a dark horse candidate for U.S. president, helping him defeat incumbent President Gerald Ford. During his presidency, Jimmy Carter openly called his wife his "secret weapon" and frequently requested she sit in on cabinet meetings and even some national security briefings. He credited her as being his confidant during the Camp David Accords and the Iranian hostage crisis. 1981-present: Life after the White House After his resounding defeat to Ronald Reagan in 1980, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter returned to Plains. Instead of resting on their laurels, they threw themselves into humanitarian work, joining forces with Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit group founded in 1976 by a Christian couple named Millard and Linda Fuller, with the stated mission of "seeking to put God's love into action" by building homes for people in need. "Habitat provides a simple but powerful avenue for people of different backgrounds to come together to achieve those most meaningful things in life. A decent home, yes, but also a genuine bond with our fellow human beings. A bond that comes with the building up of walls and the breaking down of barriers," Jimmy Carter once said. In addition to building houses for the disadvantaged around the world, the Carters also shared a mutual love for bird-watching and fly-fishing, even building a fly-fishing pond on their Georgia property. In the 2021 interview with ABC News, the Carters were asked how they stayed happily married for so many years. Jimmy Carter attributed the longevity of their union to working on projects and hobbies they are both interested in and giving each other space to pursue individual interests. "We've always gone deeper in our love for one another," Jimmy Carter told ABC News in 2021. He also revealed in the interview that he and his wife argued like most couples, but decided long ago never to go to bed angry with each other. "Every night we try to make sure that we are completely reconciled from all the arguments during the day when we go to bed," he said.