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‘He saved our lives.’ A former US hostage reflects on Carter’s legacy

Jimmy Carter’s four years in the White House were largely defined by an event that took place halfway through his term. On November 4th, 1979 Iranian college students took over the US Embassy in Tehran, and took 52 Americans hostage.

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A baby is born at sea on an overcrowded migrant boat

a baby girl, born at sea on an overcrowded rubber dinghy, has been rescued with her mother.

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Jimmy Carter Funeral Live Updates: Casket Arrivces In Plains, Georgia, After Trump, Obama, Biden Attend Service – Forbes

Jimmy Carter Funeral Live Updates: Casket Arrivces In Plains, Georgia, After Trump, Obama, Biden Attend Service  Forbes Harris, Emhoff appear to ignore Trump, Obama as outgoing veep grimaces at presidential banter  Fox News Local officials and residents pay tribute to President Jimmy

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Jimmy Carter Funeral Live Updates: Casket Arrivces In Plains, Georgia, After Trump, Obama, Biden Attend Service – Forbes

Jimmy Carter Funeral Live Updates: Casket Arrivces In Plains, Georgia, After Trump, Obama, Biden Attend Service  Forbes Trump chats up Obama while Clintons, Harris, ignore president-elect at Jimmy Carter funeral  Fox News Thousands gather to honor President Jimmy Carter at state funeral  KCCI

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How the Orange Bowl Made History

On Jan. 9, 2025, Coach Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish will battle Coach James Franklin’s Nittany Lions for a spot in college football’s national championship game. Regardless of who wins, a Black head coach will move on to contend for the

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They gave him ‘the finger!’ Greenland lawmaker mocks Trump Jr.’s warm welcome claims

Donald Trump Jr.’s brief visit to Greenland on Wednesday wasn’t all smiles and MAGA hats — some locals even gave the president’s son the middle finger, according to a senior Greenlandic politician. Pipaluk Lynge, an MP from Greenland’s largest party,

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Schools close, flights canceled across parts of the South as winter storm sweeps through

Snow and icy conditions threatened to paralyze parts of the U.S. South from Texas to Alabama on Thursday, as officials closed schools, canceled or delayed flights and warned residents in some of the worst-hit areas to stay off roads as

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LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears arguments on whether TikTok can be banned in free speech case

TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok’s sale by its Chinese

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Column: Karen Bass was no Nero — and now’s the time for her to prove that – Los Angeles Times

Column: Karen Bass was no Nero — and now’s the time for her to prove that  Los Angeles Times Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires  ABC7 Los Angeles Reporter grills LA mayor over handling of wildfires  CNN

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California wildfires devastate Los Angeles County, killing 5 and threatening thousands of homes – Fox News

California wildfires devastate Los Angeles County, killing 5 and threatening thousands of homes  Fox News New fire in West Hills. Fires burning right now have caused staggering losses  LAist California wildfires live updates: 6 killed, Palisades Fire grows as Sunset Fire spreads

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