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PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia, they thought they’d escaped. The lieutenant never would be an admiral. Instead, he became commander in chief. Years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, he would add a Nobel Peace Prize, awarded not for his White House accomplishments but “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: Plains, the town of 600 that fueled his political rise, welcomed him after his fall and sustained him during 40 years of service that redefined what it means to be a former president. With the stubborn confidence of an engineer and an optimism rooted in his Baptist faith, Carter described his motivations in politics and beyond in the same way: an almost missionary zeal to solve problems and improve lives. Carter was raised amid racism, abject poverty and hard rural living — realities that shaped both his deliberate politics and emphasis on human rights. “He always felt a responsibility to help people,” said Jill Stuckey, a longtime friend of Carter's in Plains. “And when he couldn’t make change wherever he was, he decided he had to go higher.” Carter's path, a mix of happenstance and calculation , pitted moral imperatives against political pragmatism; and it defied typical labels of American politics, especially caricatures of one-term presidents as failures. “We shouldn’t judge presidents by how popular they are in their day. That's a very narrow way of assessing them," Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told the Associated Press. “We should judge them by how they changed the country and the world for the better. On that score, Jimmy Carter is not in the first rank of American presidents, but he stands up quite well.” Later in life, Carter conceded that many Americans, even those too young to remember his tenure, judged him ineffective for failing to contain inflation or interest rates, end the energy crisis or quickly bring home American hostages in Iran. He gained admirers instead for his work at The Carter Center — advocating globally for public health, human rights and democracy since 1982 — and the decades he and Rosalynn wore hardhats and swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Yet the common view that he was better after the Oval Office than in it annoyed Carter, and his allies relished him living long enough to see historians reassess his presidency. “He doesn’t quite fit in today’s terms” of a left-right, red-blue scoreboard, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who visited the former president multiple times during his own White House bid. At various points in his political career, Carter labeled himself “progressive” or “conservative” — sometimes both at once. His most ambitious health care bill failed — perhaps one of his biggest legislative disappointments — because it didn’t go far enough to suit liberals. Republicans, especially after his 1980 defeat, cast him as a left-wing cartoon. It would be easiest to classify Carter as a centrist, Buttigieg said, “but there’s also something radical about the depth of his commitment to looking after those who are left out of society and out of the economy.” Indeed, Carter’s legacy is stitched with complexities, contradictions and evolutions — personal and political. The self-styled peacemaker was a war-trained Naval Academy graduate who promised Democratic challenger Ted Kennedy that he’d “kick his ass.” But he campaigned with a call to treat everyone with “respect and compassion and with love.” Carter vowed to restore America’s virtue after the shame of Vietnam and Watergate, and his technocratic, good-government approach didn't suit Republicans who tagged government itself as the problem. It also sometimes put Carter at odds with fellow Democrats. The result still was a notable legislative record, with wins on the environment, education, and mental health care. He dramatically expanded federally protected lands, began deregulating air travel, railroads and trucking, and he put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. As a fiscal hawk, Carter added a relative pittance to the national debt, unlike successors from both parties. Carter nonetheless struggled to make his achievements resonate with the electorate he charmed in 1976. Quoting Bob Dylan and grinning enthusiastically, he had promised voters he would “never tell a lie.” Once in Washington, though, he led like a joyless engineer, insisting his ideas would become reality and he'd be rewarded politically if only he could convince enough people with facts and logic. This served him well at Camp David, where he brokered peace between Israel’s Menachem Begin and Epypt’s Anwar Sadat, an experience that later sparked the idea of The Carter Center in Atlanta. Carter's tenacity helped the center grow to a global force that monitored elections across five continents, enabled his freelance diplomacy and sent public health experts across the developing world. The center’s wins were personal for Carter, who hoped to outlive the last Guinea worm parasite, and nearly did. As president, though, the approach fell short when he urged consumers beleaguered by energy costs to turn down their thermostats. Or when he tried to be the nation’s cheerleader, beseeching Americans to overcome a collective “crisis of confidence.” Republican Ronald Reagan exploited Carter's lecturing tone with a belittling quip in their lone 1980 debate. “There you go again,” the former Hollywood actor said in response to a wonky answer from the sitting president. “The Great Communicator” outpaced Carter in all but six states. Carter later suggested he “tried to do too much, too soon” and mused that he was incompatible with Washington culture: media figures, lobbyists and Georgetown social elites who looked down on the Georgians and their inner circle as “country come to town.” Carter carefully navigated divides on race and class on his way to the Oval Office. Born Oct. 1, 1924 , Carter was raised in the mostly Black community of Archery, just outside Plains, by a progressive mother and white supremacist father. Their home had no running water or electricity but the future president still grew up with the relative advantages of a locally prominent, land-owning family in a system of Jim Crow segregation. He wrote of President Franklin Roosevelt’s towering presence and his family’s Democratic Party roots, but his father soured on FDR, and Jimmy Carter never campaigned or governed as a New Deal liberal. He offered himself as a small-town peanut farmer with an understated style, carrying his own luggage, bunking with supporters during his first presidential campaign and always using his nickname. And he began his political career in a whites-only Democratic Party. As private citizens, he and Rosalynn supported integration as early as the 1950s and believed it inevitable. Carter refused to join the White Citizens Council in Plains and spoke out in his Baptist church against denying Black people access to worship services. “This is not my house; this is not your house,” he said in a churchwide meeting, reminding fellow parishioners their sanctuary belonged to God. Yet as the appointed chairman of Sumter County schools he never pushed to desegregate, thinking it impractical after the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board decision. And while presidential candidate Carter would hail the 1965 Voting Rights Act, signed by fellow Democrat Lyndon Johnson when Carter was a state senator, there is no record of Carter publicly supporting it at the time. Carter overcame a ballot-stuffing opponent to win his legislative seat, then lost the 1966 governor's race to an arch-segregationist. He won four years later by avoiding explicit mentions of race and campaigning to the right of his rival, who he mocked as “Cufflinks Carl” — the insult of an ascendant politician who never saw himself as part the establishment. Carter’s rural and small-town coalition in 1970 would match any victorious Republican electoral map in 2024. Once elected, though, Carter shocked his white conservative supporters — and landed on the cover of Time magazine — by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Before making the jump to Washington, Carter befriended the family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., whom he’d never sought out as he eyed the governor’s office. Carter lamented his foot-dragging on school integration as a “mistake.” But he also met, conspicuously, with Alabama's segregationist Gov. George Wallace to accept his primary rival's endorsement ahead of the 1976 Democratic convention. “He very shrewdly took advantage of his own Southerness,” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee professor and expert on Carter’s campaigns. A coalition of Black voters and white moderate Democrats ultimately made Carter the last Democratic presidential nominee to sweep the Deep South. Then, just as he did in Georgia, he used his power in office to appoint more non-whites than all his predecessors had, combined. He once acknowledged “the secret shame” of white Americans who didn’t fight segregation. But he also told Alter that doing more would have sacrificed his political viability – and thus everything he accomplished in office and after. King's daughter, Bernice King, described Carter as wisely “strategic” in winning higher offices to enact change. “He was a leader of conscience,” she said in an interview. Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, was identified by both husband and wife as the “more political” of the pair; she sat in on Cabinet meetings and urged him to postpone certain priorities, like pressing the Senate to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. “Let that go until the second term,” she would sometimes say. The president, recalled her former aide Kathy Cade, retorted that he was “going to do what’s right” even if “it might cut short the time I have.” Rosalynn held firm, Cade said: “She’d remind him you have to win to govern.” Carter also was the first president to appoint multiple women as Cabinet officers. Yet by his own telling, his career sprouted from chauvinism in the Carters' early marriage: He did not consult Rosalynn when deciding to move back to Plains in 1953 or before launching his state Senate bid a decade later. Many years later, he called it “inconceivable” that he didn’t confer with the woman he described as his “full partner,” at home, in government and at The Carter Center. “We developed a partnership when we were working in the farm supply business, and it continued when Jimmy got involved in politics,” Rosalynn Carter told AP in 2021. So deep was their trust that when Carter remained tethered to the White House in 1980 as 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, it was Rosalynn who campaigned on her husband’s behalf. “I just loved it,” she said, despite the bitterness of defeat. Fair or not, the label of a disastrous presidency had leading Democrats keep their distance, at least publicly, for many years, but Carter managed to remain relevant, writing books and weighing in on societal challenges. He lamented widening wealth gaps and the influence of money in politics. He voted for democratic socialist Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016, and later declared that America had devolved from fully functioning democracy to “oligarchy.” Yet looking ahead to 2020, with Sanders running again, Carter warned Democrats not to “move to a very liberal program,” lest they help re-elect President Donald Trump. Carter scolded the Republican for his serial lies and threats to democracy, and chided the U.S. establishment for misunderstanding Trump’s populist appeal. He delighted in yearly convocations with Emory University freshmen, often asking them to guess how much he’d raised in his two general election campaigns. “Zero,” he’d gesture with a smile, explaining the public financing system candidates now avoid so they can raise billions. Carter still remained quite practical in partnering with wealthy corporations and foundations to advance Carter Center programs. Carter recognized that economic woes and the Iran crisis doomed his presidency, but offered no apologies for appointing Paul Volcker as the Federal Reserve chairman whose interest rate hikes would not curb inflation until Reagan's presidency. He was proud of getting all the hostages home without starting a shooting war, even though Tehran would not free them until Reagan's Inauguration Day. “Carter didn’t look at it” as a failure, Alter emphasized. “He said, ‘They came home safely.’ And that’s what he wanted.” Well into their 90s, the Carters greeted visitors at Plains’ Maranatha Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and where he will have his last funeral before being buried on family property alongside Rosalynn . Carter, who made the congregation’s collection plates in his woodworking shop, still garnered headlines there, calling for women’s rights within religious institutions, many of which, he said, “subjugate” women in church and society. Carter was not one to dwell on regrets. “I am at peace with the accomplishments, regret the unrealized goals and utilize my former political position to enhance everything we do,” he wrote around his 90th birthday. The politician who had supposedly hated Washington politics also enjoyed hosting Democratic presidential contenders as public pilgrimages to Plains became advantageous again. Carter sat with Buttigieg for the final time March 1, 2020, hours before the Indiana mayor ended his campaign and endorsed eventual winner Joe Biden. “He asked me how I thought the campaign was going,” Buttigieg said, recalling that Carter flashed his signature grin and nodded along as the young candidate, born a year after Carter left office, “put the best face” on the walloping he endured the day before in South Carolina. Never breaking his smile, the 95-year-old host fired back, “I think you ought to drop out.” “So matter of fact,” Buttigieg said with a laugh. “It was somehow encouraging.” Carter had lived enough, won plenty and lost enough to take the long view. “He talked a lot about coming from nowhere,” Buttigieg said, not just to attain the presidency but to leverage “all of the instruments you have in life” and “make the world more peaceful.” In his farewell address as president, Carter said as much to the country that had embraced and rejected him. “The struggle for human rights overrides all differences of color, nation or language,” he declared. “Those who hunger for freedom, who thirst for human dignity and who suffer for the sake of justice — they are the patriots of this cause.” Carter pledged to remain engaged with and for them as he returned “home to the South where I was born and raised,” home to Plains, where that young lieutenant had indeed become “a fellow citizen of the world.” —- Bill Barrow, based in Atlanta, has covered national politics including multiple presidential campaigns for the AP since 2012.Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara released a statement Friday slamming the "100% false" media reports that suggested he had thrown his final pass for the Hawkeyes. McNamara has been sidelined since sustaining a concussion during the Oct. 26 win against Northwestern. Backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan has started the last two games for the Hawkeyes (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) but is out with an ankle injury for Saturday's game at Maryland (4-6, 1-6). Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said earlier this week that Jackson Stratton will be the likely starter against the Terrapins if McNamara is unavailable. McNamara's cloudy status prompted speculation on a podcast this week that he was "not mentally ready to play." The podcast hosts from the Des Moines Register and The Athletic also suggested that McNamara -- who played three years at Michigan (2020-22) before transferring to Iowa -- is not "fit to play quarterback in the Big Ten right now." "We don't want to bury his career yet, but it does seem like that interception against Northwestern was his last snap as a Hawkeye," Leistikow said. McNamara, who passed for 1,017 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions in eight games this season, released a statement updating his current status. "My status is the same as it's always been -- a proud member of this football team," he said. McNamara said he has not yet been cleared to play. He said he was cleared to practice on Sunday but suffered an "adverse reaction" and was unable to practice this week and therefore unable to travel with the team to Maryland. "I have been working with the University of Iowa doctors and trainers, a concussion specialist focused on vision training, as well as engaging in hyperbaric treatments as frequently as possible," McNamara said. "I have every intention to play versus Nebraska next Friday night and I am confident that my teammates will return from Maryland with a win." Including his time with the Wolverines, McNamara has completed 60.9 percent of his passes for 4,703 yards with 31 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 34 games. --Field Level MediaZhengzhou Reports Multiple Faintings in Women's Bath Area of Bathhouse Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Penn State's polarizing QB Drew Allar puts critics on mute and keeps winning gamesThe truce comes after over a year of fighting that has killed thousands of people. Before the deal was struck Israel launched waves of attacks in Lebanon. DW has the latest. What you need to know Israel's security Cabinet greenlights truce agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group Israeli warplanes struck Beirut's southern suburbs ahead of the Cabinet's truce decision Evacuation warnings issued in central Beirut for the first time Israel says will act 'forcefully' if Lebanon deal breached Here are the latest developments in the crisis in Israel, Lebanon, Gaza and other parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, November 26: Cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect The cease-fire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has officially come into force. The truce began at 4:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) local time. If the deal holds, it will end more than a year of war between Israel and Hezbollah, which has forced tens of thousands of people in Israel and hundreds of thousands more in Lebanon to flee their homes. The two sides have been trading blows since October 8, 2023 , a day after Hamas launched terrorist attacks on southern Israel. Hezbollah said its cross-border strikes against Israel were in support of its Palestinian ally. Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalated dramatically in recent months. In September, Israel stepped up its bombing campaign and mounted a ground operation in a bid to push Hezbollah's militants away from the country's northern border. Iran-backed Hezbollah is considered a terror group by the US, Germany and several other countries. Israeli army tells Beirut residents to evacuate ahead of cease-fire Hours before the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah was due to come into force, t he Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the evacuation of residents in areas of central Beirut and the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. "Urgent warning to residents of the Beirut area," Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X, telling people in the Bachoura area in the city center to leave, as well as "all residents in the southern suburb area," specifically in Ghobeiry. The US and France brokered the cease-fire and it will officially start at 04:00 a.m. local time in Lebanon and Israel (03:00 CET). What's in the cease-fire deal? The agreement is based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 36-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. It calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon within the next 60 days. Hezbollah would be required to move its forces north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the border with Israel. Lebanon's army, along with the United Nations peacekeeping force UNIFIL, will secure the border area to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its infrastructure there. Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib stated that the Lebanese military could deploy up to 10,000 troops in southern Lebanon Lebanon's deputy speaker of parliament Elias Bou Saab told Reuters a pre-existing tripartite mechanism between UNIFIL, the Lebanese, and Israeli militaries would be expanded to include the US and France, with the US chairing the group. According to US President Joe Biden, civilians on both sides of the border will be able to return to their communities. Israel maintains ‘complete military freedom of action’: Benjamin Netanyahu To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Lebanese prime minister welcomes Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called the truce "an essential step towards spreading calm and stability." He made the remarks in a statement issued after US President Joe Biden announced the truce deal. Mikati said Lebanon was committed to implementing UN resolution 1701 , on which the cease-fire deal is based. He also reiterated his government's promise to "strengthen the army's presence in the south." The Lebanese Cabinet, which includes members of Hezbollah's political wing, will reportedly meet on Wednesday to formally approve it. Cease-fire in Lebanon opens path to end war in Gaza — Macron French President Emmanuel Macron said the cease-fire in Lebanon should "open the path" for ending the war in Gaza. The US and France brokered the deal in Lebanon. "This agreement should open the path for a cease-fire too long awaited with regards to the incomparable suffering of the population in Gaza," Macron said in a video posted on social media. He added that it "shows that only political courage can provide everyone in the Middle East long-term peace and stability." Germany describes cease-fire as a 'ray of hope for the entire region' German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock welcomed the cease-fire agreement hailing it as "a ray of hope for the entire region." "People on both sides of the border want to live in genuine and lasting security," Baerbock said in a statement, She added a cease-fire in Gaza was urgently needed to secure the release of hostages and end the suffering there. Von der Leyen says truce is 'encouraging' EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the cease-fire agreement. She described it as "encouraging news" for Lebanon and Israelis. "Lebanon will have an opportunity to increase internal security and stability thanks to Hezbollah's reduced influence," she wrote on social media. Biden announces cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah US President Joe Biden announced that a cease-fire has been reached between Israel and Hezbollah militants. He said fighting across the border will end at 4 a.m. Lebanon time (2 a.m. GMT). Biden said the 60-day deal, if fully implemented, is "designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities." The US and France brokered the truce that aims to end to the fighting triggered by Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Hezbollah and Hamas are both backed by Iran. Biden spoke after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the truce. "The length of the cease-fire will depend on what happens in Lebanon," Netanyahu said. The Lebanese Cabinet, that includes members of Hezbollah's political wing, will reportedly meet on Wednesday to formally approve it. Biden also said the US will make another push "in coming days" to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Israelis divided over truce, poll finds The Times of Israel reports a snap poll by Israel's Channel 12 indicates that Israelis are split on the proposed cease-fire with Hezbollah. When asked about their stance on the arrangement, 37% expressed support, 32% opposed it, and 31% were undecided. The poll further reveals a stark contrast in opinions among political lines. Among supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's coalition, only 20% back the deal, while 45% oppose it and 35% remain uncertain. In contrast, 50% of opposition voters support the cease-fire agreement. Israel's national security minister opposes the truce Israel 's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he opposed the cease-fire deal with Hezbollah , describing it as a "historic mistake." The agreement does not ensure the return of Israelis to their homes in the country's north, he said on social media. "In order to leave Lebanon, we must have our own security belt," Ben-Gvir added. The comments come after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was ready to implement the deal and would present it to his full Cabinet later in the evening. Netanyahu says cease-fire with Hezbollah would isolate Hamas Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that a cease-fire in Lebanon is unlikely to facilitate a truce or hostage-release agreement in Gaza , where Israeli forces continue their war with Hamas . Speaking after Israel's security cabinet approved a cease-fire deal with Hezbollah , Netanyahu said the truce would allow Israel to "intensify" pressure on Hamas and focus on the "Iranian threat." "When Hezbollah is out of the picture, Hamas is left alone in the fight. Our pressure on it will intensify," Netanyahu said. Israel maintains ‘complete military freedom of action’: Benjamin Netanyahu To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Netanyahu to present Hezbollah cease-fire deal to Israeli Cabinet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking Israel's cabinet to approve a cease-fire deal to stop fighting against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon . He made the announcement on Tuesday after meeting with his security cabinet. It could end the current fighting that has dragged on for over a year and intensified in September. It led to thousands of deaths in Lebanon and nearly 100 Israeli civilians and soldiers killed. Nearly 60,000 people in Israel and 1 million in Lebanon have had to flee their homes. Netanyahu said a Lebanon truce will allow Israel to "focus on Iranian threat" but warned tough action will be taken against Hezbollah in the event of violations. Iran-backed Hezbollah, considered a terror group by some countries, including the US and Germany, began attacking Israel on October 8, 2023, a day after the Hamas-led terror attack on southern Israel. Israel stepped up its bombing campaign in September and mounted a ground operation. Blinken says Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal 'in the final stages' US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said efforts to secure a cease-fire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah were "in the final stages." "We are tracking this very closely. I hope and believe we can get this over the finish line," he said at a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy. Blinken said he hoped that "by de-escalating tensions in the region, it can also help us to end the conflict in Gaza." Israel pounds Lebanon ahead of truce decision Israeli warplanes have hit Beirut 's southern suburbs with a wave of airstrikes just before Israel's cabinet was set to discuss a ceasefire deal with Iran-backed Hezbollah. A senior Israeli official and Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib appeared optimistic a deal could be reached. But despite the possibility of an imminent diplomatic breakthrough, hostilities were still raging on Tuesday. Israeli strikes hit parts of Beirut's densely-populated southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold. The Israeli military said one barrage of strikes had hit 20 targets in the city in just 120 seconds. Israel had issued its biggest evacuation warning yet, ordering civilians to leave 20 locations. Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said his country's air force was conducting a "widespread attack" on Hezbollah targets across the city. Meanwhile, Hezbollah has kept up rocket fire into Israel. Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by the US, Germany and several Sunni Arab countries, while the EU lists its armed wing as a terrorist group. German foreign minister sees hope for Israel-Hezbollah truce German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said that — after more than a year of violence — a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon is "within reach." At the meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in Italy, Baerbock spoke of progress towards a political solution, crediting the direct mediation of the United States and France. The German government had worked intensively on this with "closely coordinated shuttle diplomacy." "We are at a critical moment right now — perhaps a moment that also gives us hope," said Baerbock at the meeting, which is being held in the small town of Fiuggi in central Italy. The minister added: "Giving up, despite setbacks, is simply not an option."

(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been appointed to lead a subcommittee dedicated to working with President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency. Known as a Republican firebrand and close ally of Trump, Greene has already set her sights on rooting out “every penny of waste and abuse.” “We’ll be looking at everything from government-funded media programs like NPR that spread nothing but Democrat propaganda, we’ll be going into grant programs that fund things like sex apps in Malaysia, toilets in Africa,” she said on a media appearance Sunday morning. The subcommittee will be under the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, which is chaired by U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. “We want to make the government more efficient,” Comer said on a media appearance . “We want to work for the taxpayers, not the bureaucrats. We hate the deep state, we’ve dealt with the deep state, we’ve fought the deep state.” He added that Republicans are excited to implement the recommendations of DOGE, which, as an advisory committee, will have to work with Trump and Congress to change policies. “What Trump has ... are willing partners to make government more efficient,” Comer said of Congress. Elon Musk, CEO of X and Tesla Motors, and Vivek Ramaswamy are currently heading up DOGE. “Looking forward to working together with Congress,” Ramaswamy said on social media of Greene’s appointment . “Proper oversight of agencies and public transparency are critical.” DOGE has made it a key part of its plan to address the national debt of $36 trillion. That is $273,000 owed per taxpayer. “This trend must be reversed, and we must balance the budget,” DOGE posted . For her part, Greene has promised to “drain the swamp,” stating that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to holding government agencies like the Pentagon accountable. “Our government should steward every single cent of your hard-earned money,” Greene said. “The DOGE subcommittee will expose the waste and bring truth and transparency to the American people.” Bureaucrats and independent contractors will also be on the chopping block, in what Greene called a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make real transformational change to government to benefit the American people.” “In the private sector, if you’re not doing a good job, you get fired,” she said on social media . “But for some reason, in government, bad employees – whether they’re failing to do the job they were hired to do or working in roles that are no longer needed – never get fired. This is incredibly unfair to the hard-working taxpayers of our country, and it’s about to change.” Recently, an audit of the IRS found that its employees and contractors owe millions in taxes, all while the agency warned thousands of taxpayers that they could face jail time. “The same unelected IRS government employees and contractors, who owe $50 million in unpaid taxes, would throw Americans in jail for not paying their taxes,” Greene said of the audit . “Time to hold them all accountable.” Greene also addressed Democrats' accusations that the subcommittee will go after programs like Social Security. “No, Senator Warren, we are not going to take away a senior’s Social Security. That’s a lie,” Greene responded on social media . “We are going to investigate all areas of the federal government like CFPB, an ‘independent’ agency inside the federal government. Beholden to no one. Ran by unelected bureaucrats.”Additionally, the astronomical transfer fees involved in both deals raised eyebrows and sparked debates within the footballing world. Barcelona's decision to shell out 140 million euros for Coutinho was a record-breaking move at the time, with many questioning whether the Brazilian was worth such a hefty price tag. Similarly, Mbappe's potential transfer fee is expected to surpass the 200 million euro mark, marking another milestone in the ever-inflating transfer market.

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Title: Football News: Oscar's Naturalization Materials Submitted to General Administration, Progress Smooth, Awaiting Final OutcomeIn conclusion, the announcement of Ben's inclusion and the two new family members at TES has created a buzz of excitement and anticipation within the organization. Their talents, skills, and dedication will undoubtedly enrich the team and contribute to TES's continued growth and success. As they embark on this new journey together, the TES family looks forward to the great accomplishments and milestones that lie ahead with Ben and the new members on board.In a flat organizational structure, there are fewer layers of management, which allows for faster decision-making and increased flexibility. This enables employees at all levels of the organization to contribute their ideas and expertise, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Huang Renxun's approach to flattening the hierarchy at Huawei has created a more agile and responsive company that is able to adapt quickly to changing market conditions.

Zhang also emphasizes the importance of adaptability and continuous learning in today's rapidly changing job market. He believes that individuals should focus on developing new skills and staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies to remain competitive in their respective fields. By doing so, individuals can demonstrate to potential employers that they are willing and able to evolve with the times, regardless of their age.NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #302 (Monday, December 30 2024)

Close to two dozen webcams were installed on B.C. highways this year, including along a corridor connecting Langford and Sooke on Vancouver Island. The cameras provide snapshots of road and traffic conditions and, where technically feasible, are positioned based on resident, contractor and weather expert needs, according to the province’s Transportation and Transit Ministry. “Drivers can see more of B.C. roads before trips,” it says. It says new technology helped DriveBC add 22 new cameras in 2024, delivering 37 more views “to help drivers travel more safely, especially during winter.” On the Island, the annual network expansion included Highway 14 at West Shore Parkway, with north, west and east views — a trio of angles adding to completed corridor improvements between Langford and Sooke, reads a news release. Residents of the latter have expressed concern about traffic woes. This past summer, a Change.org petitioner was seeking “effective solutions” to the growing gridlock in Sooke. READ PREVIOUS: Bumper to bumper: Petition garners over 2,000 signatures for immediate solution to Sooke traffic woes Elsewhere in B.C., cams were installed along Highway 1 at 216 Street in Langley and Pine Pass on Highway 97, at the access road to Powder King Mountain Resort region. At Paulson Summit on Highway 3, a new off-grid west-view remote cam uses solar power and transmits data via satellite, as there is no power nearby. Currently, there are 503 cams on DriveBC’s network. Together, they deliver 1,037 views of current road conditions — and many have pan-tilt-zoom functions, meaning they also provide several angles from a single position, the province adds. To view the B.C. Highway Cams website, click here . The province says DriveBC is in the process of redesigning its web portal to include a simplified map, clearer notifications, advisory features and better mobile usability.

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