Carter to lie in state at Capitol until Thursday Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state at the Capitol from Tuesday evening until Thursday morning, allowing the public to pay respects. A U.S. flag is draped on the casket of Jimmy Carter, the former president who died on December 29 at the age of 100, as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters On Thursday morning, former presidents and other dignitaries will attend a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy. On Thursday afternoon, Carter’s body will return to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, for a private service and private interment. Carter will be buried next to his wife of
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A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeal court weighs a challenge to the disclosure of a much-anticipated document just days before the president-elect reclaims office. The ruling from US District Judge Aileen Cannon may represent a short-lived victory for Trump but it’s nonetheless the latest instance of the Trump-appointed jurist taking action in the Republican’s favour. The halt came in response to an emergency request Monday night by defence lawyers to block the release of a report that they said would be one-sided and prejudicial. Smith’s team is expected to respond later on Tuesday. Trump responded to Cannon’s order by complaining anew about Smith’s investigation and saying: “It was a fake case
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President John Dramani Mahama has outlined his vision crucial for Ghana’s economic stability and rebuilding trust with the Ghanaian people. He said four key areas his administration will prioritise include: economic restoration and stabilization; improvement of the business and investment environment; governance and constitutional reforms; and accountability and the fight against corruption. In his inaugural address at the Black Star Square in Accra today, he highlighted the country’s recent struggles with inflation, unemployment, and fiscal deficits, emphasizing that economic recovery would be a top priority for his government. “The circumstances we find ourselves in are indeed tough, but even so, I will be decisive and swift in my actions. We will focus our initial efforts on economic restoration and stabilization of the macroeconomic environment. Ghana’s future depends on how well
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Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine. Three miners are feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, with rescue efforts ongoing to save nine others. Rescue teams have spotted three bodies but have not been able to recover them yet, the local authorities in Assam’s hilly Dima Hasao district said in a statement on Tuesday. Twelve miners were trapped when water flooded the mine on Monday. The Indian military said in a statement it has deployed divers, helicopters and engineers to help rescue the trapped men. “The mine got flooded yesterday — the source was internal. They [the miners] probably hit some water channel and water came out and flooded it,” Mayank Kumar, district police
RICHMOND, Va. — Three special elections taking place on Tuesday to fill seats in the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates will determine whether Democrats or Republicans have control of the Statehouse in Republican Glenn Youngkin’s final year as governor. In northern Loudoun County, Republican Tumay Harding and Democrat Del. Kannan Srinivasan are vying to succeed Suhas Subramanyam in the state Senate after the Democrat was elected to the U.S. House in November. Also on the ballot are Democrat JJ Singh and Republican Ram Venkatachalam, who are racing to replace Srinivasan in the state House of Delegates after he vacated his seat to run in the special Senate election. In central Goochland County, Republican Luther Cifers is up against Democrat Jack Trammell, a college professor, in a state Senate race.
AI to better train robots and cars and new gaming chips dominated Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote speech at the CES 2025 conference on Monday as the world’s second most valuable firm expounded on its potential to expand its business. Nvidia introduced what it calls Cosmos “foundation” models that generate photo-realistic videos which can be used to train robots and self-driving cars at a much lower cost than using conventional data. By creating what is known in the tech industry as “synthetic” training data, the models can help robots and cars understand the physical world similar to the way large language models helped chatbots generate responses in natural language. Users will be able to give Cosmos a text description that can be used to generate video of a world that
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When Sarah started her weight loss journey, the first few weeks showed promising results. However, despite maintaining the same diet and exercise routine, her progress gradually slowed to a frustrating halt. This experience, shared by countless others, has a scientific explanation: metabolic adaptation, or what’s commonly known as metabolic slowdown. What Causes Your Metabolism to […]
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DEVELOPING STORY, Tremors were reported as far away as northern India and Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, where buildings shook. Dozens of people have been reported killed after a powerful earthquake hit near Tibet’s second-largest city of Shigatse, according to Chinese and US monitoring groups, with tremors felt hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal. The earthquake struck at 9:05am local time (01:05 GMT) on Tuesday at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, which recorded a magnitude 6.8 quake, while the United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake to be magnitude 7.1. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake is considered strong and capable of causing severe damage. Multiple aftershocks have also been reported, with the largest measuring a magnitude 4.4. China’s official Xinhua news agency reported that nine
The energy landscape is rapidly evolving, and virtual power plants (VPPs) are emerging as a crucial solution for managing distributed energy resources efficiently. According to the International Energy Agency, VPP implementations grew by 47% globally in 2023, marking a significant shift in how we approach power management and distribution. Key Takeaway: Virtual power plants are revolutionizing […]
In a self-recorded video, the suspect in the deadly New Orleans truck-ramming attack appeared to be an average tourist peddling through the city’s French Quarter on a bicycle while wearing what appeared to be a pair of normal sunglasses. But FBI officials now believe the bike ride Shamsud-Din Jabbar took in late October was not intended for mere recreation. Lyonel Myrthil, special agent in charge of the bureau’s New Orleans field office, said during a news conference on Sunday that the shades Jabbar was wearing were a pair of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, equipped with cameras in the frame, allowing him to take video and photos without using his hands. “Everything he does with the glasses you could do with a cellphone, but it does give you cover,” said Brad
Tuesday, January 07, 2025 What you need to know: The more inclusive our policies and structures are, the more they promote integral and holistic integration. It is time to fully commit to educating society on supporting people with visual disabilities and to nurture what I call ‘a culture of care,’ especially among the younger generation. The question of holistic engagement is a crucial one in relation to all persons with disabilities, as those conditions in one way or another differentiate the level at which one can engage in society and societal activities. For example, while a person with mobility disabilities can equally appreciate the music being played, he or she may not manifest bodily in the same way as persons without a mobility disability who have the same musical appreciation
It’s generally a rare thing for the person you’re interviewing to burst out laughing. But that’s what happened to me, recently, on a call with Ernie Tedeschi, the director of economics at the Yale Budget Lab who in March wrapped up a three-year stint on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. The question that evidently tickled Tedeschi: Was the “vibecession” fake? The vibes around the economy — as in, the way consumers and businesses say they feel about it — have been changing lately, and not because the economy itself is markedly different from how it was in the recent past. Inflation is down from its peak, but it’s up a bit from where it was earlier this year. The labor market is still strong, and consumer spending is
One advantage for English speakers of seeing a movie at a film festival is that they show films with English titles, unlike the theater chains, which only offer subtitles occasionally. By HANNAH BROWN JANUARY 7, 2025 04:33 ‘THE SEED of the Sacred Fig’ (photo credit: Courtesy of Haifa International Film Festival) There are hundreds of great movies playing at the 40th Haifa International Film Festival, which runs through January 11, and although there’s no way to see everything, I did manage to catch several of the most anticipated films playing there. Most of these films will open throughout Israel in 2025 and will be shown again at Haifa during the next week. One advantage for English speakers of seeing a movie at a film festival is that the festivals show
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd L) has called nurturing US alliances a top priority. Photo: Issei Kato / POOL/AFPSource: AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Japan on Tuesday for talks expected to address North Korean missile launches, but President Joe Biden’s blocking of a steel deal is straining the allies’ warm ties. Business groups say Biden’s decision could have a chilling effect on investment in the world’s largest economy, where leaders across the political divide have called for closer ties with Japan to counter a rising China. With two weeks left before president-elect Donald Trump takes over, the top US diplomat arrived in Tokyo from Seoul late Monday on what is likely his final tour. Biden has called nurturing US alliances a top priority —
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he intends to resign as Liberal Party leader and prime minister once a new party leader is determined. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process,” he said Monday from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. Trudeau will serve as prime minister until March 24. He will then be replaced by a new Liberal Party leader. The Canadian Parliament was supposed to begin its new session of 2025 on Jan. 27, but Trudeau said Monday he asked the governor general to extend and not start a new session of Parliament until March 24. Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 6