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Shares of Weatherford International plc ( OTCMKTS:WFTLF – Get Free Report ) were up 6.9% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $13.01 and last traded at $12.40. Approximately 452,600 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 242% from the average daily volume of 132,486 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.60. Weatherford International Trading Up 6.9 % The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.40 and a 200 day moving average of $12.40. About Weatherford International ( Get Free Report ) Weatherford International plc, an oilfield service company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. It offers artificial lift systems, including reciprocating rod, progressing cavity pumping, gas, hydraulic, plunger, and hybrid lift systems, as well as related automation and control systems; pressure pumping and reservoir stimulation services, such as acidizing, fracturing and fluid systems, cementing, and coiled-tubing intervention; and drill stem test tools, surface well testing, and multiphase flow measurement services. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Weatherford International Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Weatherford International and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

Caprock Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Genpact Limited ( NYSE:G – Free Report ) by 31.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,716 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,310 shares during the quarter. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Genpact were worth $381,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Genpact by 160.8% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 952 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 587 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Genpact by 4,717.8% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,168 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 2,123 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV raised its stake in shares of Genpact by 54.3% during the second quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 2,797 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $90,000 after acquiring an additional 984 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Genpact by 74.6% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,623 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 1,121 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Genpact by 221.3% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,329 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $131,000 after purchasing an additional 2,293 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.03% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Genpact from $38.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Genpact from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Genpact from $42.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Genpact from $35.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 6th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Genpact from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.33. Genpact Stock Performance Shares of G opened at $46.19 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market cap of $8.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $40.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.50. Genpact Limited has a 52 week low of $30.23 and a 52 week high of $47.98. Genpact Dividend Announcement The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th will be issued a $0.1525 dividend. This represents a $0.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 9th. Genpact’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.76%. About Genpact ( Free Report ) Genpact Limited provides business process outsourcing and information technology services in India, rest of Asia, North and Latin America, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Financial services; Consumer and Healthcare; and High Tech and Manufacturing. The Financial Services segment offers retail customer onboarding, customer service, collections, card servicing operations, loan and payment operations, commercial loan, equipment and auto loan, mortgage origination, compliance services, reporting and monitoring, and wealth management operations support; financial crime and risk management services; and underwriting support, new business processing, policy administration, claims management, catastrophe modeling and actuarial services, as well as property and casualty claims. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding G? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Genpact Limited ( NYSE:G – Free Report ). 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When it comes to the Criterion Closet , preparation is key. Thank goodness “Megalopolis” star Nathalie Emmanuel knew this going in and came ready and raring to make her selections. “I had to have a strategy when I came in here, because I know just by the vast collection, I would be immediately overwhelmed and then be indecisive,” said Emmanuel. “So I’ve decided to have some ideas of what I’m looking for.” For her first pick, Emmanuel chose one of Francis Ford Coppola’s many inspirations for “Megalopolis,” the Powell & Pressburger musical piece “The Red Shoes.” The film follows a young ballet dancer who comes under the tutelage of a tyrannical director, sending her on a psychological whirlwind that makes her forget where she begins and the dance ends. “I have such fond memories of this film. I have a dance background, ballet background, and the metaphor in the movie is the passion for the craft and the art and how it can drive you insane or like to desperate, desperate lengths,” Emmanuel said. Taking a set off the shelf that’s close to her heart, Emmanuel went on to grab the “Small Axe” series from Steve McQueen, which consists of five films dedicated to the experiences of the Black community in the UK during the mid-20th Century. “This one has a very...significant and important connection for me because it’s about Windrush Britain, the Caribbean community coming to the UK after the World War to rebuild the motherland, or whatever,” said Emmanuel. “And the experiences of those people that came. And I am a direct descendant of those people who came, and it was really important that somebody told these stories. And Steve McQueen has an amazing, clear mission to tell stories from people and communities that we don’t often get to hear from. And so I felt so seen by this.” After selecting Gina Price-Bythewood’s “Love & Basketball” and the seminal ballroom documentary “Paris Is Burning,” for Emmanuel’s final choice, she went with the 2021 romantic dramedy “The Worst Person in the World.” “I absolutely loved this film,” she said. “I think women are often socialized to have such a limited view of what we can be or what our lives can be. And I just love this woman who’s got so much agency and so much, like... she makes choices for herself. Whether they’re right or wrong, she has the courage to just make them, and...she deals with the consequences of them, but...there’s a real courage that I really loved.” Watch Emmanuel’s full Criterion Closet visit below.

Uruguay votes for next President in closely fought runoff raceAdagene Inc. ( NASDAQ:ADAG – Get Free Report ) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 65,300 shares, an increase of 88.2% from the November 30th total of 34,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 60,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Institutional Inflows and Outflows An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Adagene stock. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Adagene Inc. ( NASDAQ:ADAG – Free Report ) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 90,908 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC owned about 0.21% of Adagene at the end of the most recent quarter. 9.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Adagene Price Performance Shares of ADAG opened at $1.96 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $2.41 and its 200-day moving average is $2.54. Adagene has a fifty-two week low of $1.60 and a fifty-two week high of $4.38. Analysts Set New Price Targets Check Out Our Latest Analysis on ADAG About Adagene ( Get Free Report ) Adagene Inc, a clinical stage biotechnology company, engages in the research, development, and production of monoclonal antibody drugs for cancers. The company's product candidates include ADG106, a human ligand-blocking agonistic anti- CD137 IgG4 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that is in Phase 1b/2 clinical trials for the treatment advanced solid tumors and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; ADG126, a masked fully-human anti-CTLA-4 mAb that is in Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment advanced/metastatic solid tumors; and ADG116, a human ligand-blocking anti-CTLA-4 mAb, which is in Phase 1b/2 clinical development for the treatment of advanced/metastatic solid tumors. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Adagene Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Adagene and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

A new piece of technology for North Island College (NIC) seaweed researchers will help their work to support a burgeoning industry. NIC’s Centre for Applied Research, Technology and Innovation (CARTI) has received its new seaweed bioreactor. It provides a stable environment for producing kelp cultures and gives users more time to collect and nurture samples. Typically, opportunities to collect “sori,” or spore patches for kelp are limited to certain times of the year. Usually, it is about a two- or three-month window. “It’s very seasonal,” said Logan Zeinert, CARTI senior research technician. “That kind of limits your ability to try to grow kelp in a different season.” The bioreactors are easy to maintain, providing consistency and control over factors like pH levels, light or carbon dioxide, and they provide an environment with an extremely minimal risk for contamination. The modular design allows users to scale their operations. The investment was funded by the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) as well as the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), with BCKDF and CFI each contributing $200,000. CARTI obtained one of the large, 16-compartment units. The equipment provides the CARTI team with more control and certainty when it comes to having a reliable seed supply. Bioreactors are designed to support chemical or biological reactions. “For seaweed, in particular, you need a stable supply of seeds,” said Robert Roulston, founder and CEO of Industrial Plankton (IP), which produces the bioreactor. Based in Victoria, the company saw an opportunity and a need for aquaculture technology in the face of a changing environment. It started research and development in 2010, and it now supports clients in 35 countries, including over half of the North American-based shellfish hatcheries. “Over the past decade, I’ve seen the Western world’s interest in seaweed go from niche research projects to multiple companies scaling for commercial production,” Roulston said. “In my opinion, it’s the aquaculture sector with the most growth potential and also the biggest potential to impact climate change.” In 2022, the company adapted its technology to start producing bioreactors for newer players in an industry that produces both economic and environmental benefits. “We’ve already shipped seaweed bioreactors to five countries and are receiving inquiries from seaweed producers around the world. This industry is just about to hit its stride,” said Roulston. Seaweed is a growing part of this emerging “blue” economy, with the World Bank estimating seaweed aquaculture could directly and indirectly employ 150 million within 40 years. Already, IP expects to produce even bigger bioreactors for the seaweed industry. While most of the units go to commercial clients, they can be a valuable tool for researchers like CARTI. Zeinert expects the bioreactor could be used for future CARTI projects, such as focusing on popular kelp species in the province to come up with best practices for the industry. Another project could be to set up a biobank of historic kelp populations. “It provides us an opportunity to innovate and provide access to that equipment,” he said, which will mean benefits for the classroom. “It’s been a great training opportunity for us and our students.” Among its seaweed projects, CARTI has established a Seaweed Innovation Hub to investigate questions about seaweed seed production, optimize nursery parameters and innovate new methods of seed production for the seaweed sector in B.C.Irish premier praises Dublin woman who won civil case against Conor McGregor

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans . Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement Sunday that he'd let World Blitz Championship tournament officials consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, and other “elegant minor deviations” from the dress code. He said Carlsen's stand — which culminated in his quitting the tournament Friday — highlighted a need for more discussion “to ensure that our rules and their application reflect the evolving nature of chess as a global and accessible sport.” Carlsen, meanwhile, said in a video posted Sunday on social media that he would play — and wear jeans — in the World Blitz Championship when it begins Monday. “I think the situation was badly mishandled on their side,” the 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster said. But he added that he loves playing blitz — a fast-paced form of chess — and wanted fans to be able to watch, and that he was encouraged by his discussions with the federation after Friday's showdown. “I think we sort of all want the same thing,” he suggested in the video on his Take Take Take chess app’s YouTube channel. “We want the players to be comfortable, sure, but also relatively presentable.” The events began when Carlsen wore jeans and a sportcoat Friday to the Rapid World Championship, which is separate from but held in conjunction with the blitz event. The chess federation said Friday that longstanding rules prohibit jeans at those tournaments, and players are lodged nearby to make sartorial switch-ups easy if needed. An official fined Carlsen $200 and asked him to change pants, but he refused and wasn't paired for a ninth-round game, the federation said at the time. The organization noted that another grandmaster, Ian Nepomniachtchi, was fined earlier in the day for wearing sports shoes, changed and continued to play. Carlsen has said that he offered to wear something else the next day, but officials were unyielding. He said “it became a bit of a matter of principle,” so he quit the rapid and blitz championships. In the video posted Sunday, he questioned whether he had indeed broken a rule and said changing clothes would have needlessly interrupted his concentration between games. He called the punishment “unbelievably harsh.” “Of course, I could have changed. Obviously, I didn’t want to,” he said, and “I stand by that.”SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nutanix, Inc. (“Nutanix”) (Nasdaq: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $750 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2029 (the “notes”) in a private placement (the “offering”) to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Nutanix also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase up to an additional $112.5 million aggregate principal amount of the notes within a 13-day period from, and including, the initial issuance date of the notes. The notes will be unsecured senior obligations of Nutanix. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears. The notes will mature on December 15, 2029, unless earlier converted, redeemed, or repurchased. The notes will be convertible at the option of holders, subject to certain conditions and during certain periods. Upon conversion, the notes may be settled in cash, shares of Nutanix’s Class A common stock or a combination of cash and shares of Nutanix’s Class A common stock, at Nutanix’s election. The interest rate, initial conversion rate and other terms of the notes are to be determined at the time of the pricing of the offering. Nutanix intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to (i) repurchase a portion of its outstanding 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (the “2027 notes”) concurrently with the pricing of the offering in separate and privately negotiated transactions with certain holders of its 2027 notes (the “concurrent note repurchases”) effected through one of the initial purchasers of the notes or its affiliate, acting as Nutanix’s agent, and (ii) repurchase up to $200.0 million of shares of Nutanix’s Class A common stock in privately negotiated transactions with institutional investors effected through one of the initial purchasers of the notes or its affiliate, acting as Nutanix’s agent, at a price per share equal to the last reported sale price of Nutanix’s Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of the pricing of the notes (the “Share Repurchase”). Any such Share Repurchase would not reduce the amount available for future repurchases under Nutanix’s existing share repurchase program. Nutanix intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures and potential acquisitions. From time to time, Nutanix evaluates potential acquisitions of businesses, technologies or products. Currently, however, Nutanix does not have any understandings or agreements with respect to any acquisitions. The terms of the concurrent note repurchases are anticipated to be individually negotiated with each holder of the 2027 notes participating in the concurrent note repurchases, and will depend on several factors, including the market price of Nutanix’s Class A common stock and the trading price of the 2027 notes at the time of each such concurrent note repurchase. Certain holders of any 2027 notes that Nutanix agrees to repurchase may have hedged their equity price risk with respect to such 2027 notes and may, concurrently with the pricing of the notes, unwind all or part of their hedge positions by buying Nutanix’s Class A common stock and/or entering into or unwinding various derivative transactions with respect to Nutanix’s Class A common stock. Any repurchase of the 2027 notes, and the potential related market activities by holders of the 2027 notes participating in the concurrent note repurchases, together with the repurchase by Nutanix of any of its Class A common stock concurrently with the pricing of the notes, could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Nutanix’s Class A common stock, which may affect the trading price of the notes at that time and the initial conversion price of the notes. Nutanix cannot predict the magnitude of such market activity or the overall effect it will have on the price of the notes or its Class A common stock. No assurance can be given as to how much, if any, of the 2027 notes or the Class A common stock will be repurchased or the terms on which they will be repurchased. Neither the notes nor the shares of Nutanix’s Class A common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the notes, if any, have been, or will be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, such registration requirements. This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful. About Nutanix Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software, offering organizations a single platform for running applications and managing data, anywhere. With Nutanix, companies can reduce complexity and simplify operations, freeing them to focus on their business outcomes. Building on its legacy as the pioneer of hyperconverged infrastructure, Nutanix is trusted by companies worldwide to power hybrid multicloud environments consistently, simply, and cost-effectively. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding Nutanix’s financing plans, Nutanix’s ability to complete the offering, the timing and size of the offering, the concurrent note repurchases and the Share Repurchase, Nutanix’s intended use of the net proceeds of the offering. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, whether Nutanix will be able to consummate the offering, the final terms of the offering, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions with respect to the offering of the notes, prevailing market conditions, the anticipated use of the net proceeds of the offering of the notes, which could change as a result of market conditions or for other reasons, and the impact of general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions by Nutanix’s management that, although believed to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain and subject to a number of risks. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or predicted by Nutanix’s forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to other risks detailed in Nutanix’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024, and the risks discussed in Nutanix’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Nutanix undertakes no obligation to revise or update this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as required by applicable law. © 2024 Nutanix, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutanix, the Nutanix logo, and all Nutanix product and service names mentioned herein are registered trademarks or unregistered trademarks of Nutanix, Inc. (“Nutanix”) in the United States and other countries. Other brand names or marks mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s). This press release is for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes a warranty or other binding commitment by Nutanix. Investor Contact: Richard Valera ir@nutanix.com Media Contact: Lia Bigano pr@nutanix.comU.S. President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office during a TV Speech at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 1977. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president, died Sunday at the age of 100. Despite foreign policy achievements, his presidency faced domestic challenges like inflation, the Iran hostage crisis, and energy shortages. Post-presidency, Carter’s humanitarian efforts earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 through The Carter Center’s global work. Jimmy Carter , who was a little-known Georgia governor when he began his bid for the presidency ahead of the 1976 election, went on to defeat President Gerald Ford and serve as America’s 39th president and later a globe-trotting humanitarian. During the election, Carter capitalized as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that drove former President Richard Nixon from office in 1974. He was the last Democratic presidential nominee to sweep the Deep South before the region shifted quickly to Republicans in subsequent elections. FROM THE ARCHIVES: LiveNOW's Andrew Craft discusses the life and legacy of former first lady Rosalynn Carter with The First Ladies Man Andrew Och and Barbara Perry, the Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. He governed amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets, and social upheaval over racism, women’s rights, and America’s global role. RELATED: Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, dies at 100 Carter's foreign policy wins included brokering Mideast peace in 1978 by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the bargaining table for 13 days. That Camp David experience inspired the post-presidential center where Carter would establish so much of his legacy. As former President Jimmy Carter enters home hospice care, Habitat for Humanity's CEO Jonathan Reckford joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss Carter's legacy. At home, Carter partially deregulated the airline, railroad, and trucking industries and established the departments of Education and Energy, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency . He designated millions of acres in Alaska as national parks or wildlife refuges. He appointed a then-record number of women and non-whites to federal posts. He never had a Supreme Court nomination, but he elevated civil rights attorney Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the nation’s second-highest court, positioning her for a promotion in 1993. Carter also built on Nixon’s opening with China, and though he tolerated autocrats in Asia, pushed Latin America from dictatorships to democracy. However, Carter’s support splintered under double-digit inflation, gasoline lines, and the 444-day Iran hostage crisis . His bleakest hour came when eight Americans died in a failed attempt to rescue the 53 U.S. hostages in April 1980, helping to ensure his landslide defeat to Ronald Reagan. RELATED: Jimmy Carter dies at 100: Georgia leaders react to death of former president His reelection loss ultimately paved the way for his decades of global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights via The Carter Center. The former president and his wife, Rosalynn opened the center in 1982. His work there garnered a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 , specifically 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." Rosalynn died on Nov. 19 at her home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96. RELATED: Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96 Former US president Jimmy Carter (R) waves as Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An (L) smiles during a ceremony to inaugurate a new housing project in Oudong, Kandal province, some 50 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on November 21, 2009. The volunte "I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose that something. ... My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can," Carter’s niece, Kim Fuller, recently quoted him as saying . Here’s a look at some of Carter’s memorable remarks: The inauguration of Jimmy Carter as the 39th president of the United States was held on Thursday, January 20, 1977, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Ge Incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford, who had replaced Nixon following his resignation, faced off against Carter. The poor economic situation and major political events, such as Nixon’s pardoning and the defeat of South Vietnam by the communists hobbled Ford's candidacy, according to City University of New York's Lloyd Sealy Library . Carter won the election and gave his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1977. You have given me a great responsibility—to stay close to you, to be worthy of you, and to exemplify what you are. Let us create together a new national spirit of unity and trust. Your strength can compensate for my weakness, and your wisdom can help to minimize my mistakes. Let us learn together and laugh together and work together and pray together, confident that in the end, we will triumph together in the right. The American dream endures. We must once again have full faith in our country—and in one another. I believe America can be better. We can be even stronger than before. Carter’s election to the White House brought a new emphasis on U.S. foreign policy, based on his own personal ideology. He believed that the nation’s foreign policy should reflect its highest moral principles—a break from the policy and practices of the Nixon Administration, according to the U.S. Office of the Historian . For too many years, we’ve been willing to adopt the flawed and erroneous principles and tactics of our adversaries, sometimes abandoning our own values for theirs. We’ve fought fire with fire, never thinking that fire is better quenched with water. This approach failed, with Vietnam the best example of its intellectual and moral poverty. But through failure we have now found our way back to our own principles and values, and we have regained our lost confidence. Nixon had declared drug abuse "public enemy No. 1 ," which, according to Carter in a 2011 op-ed , led to a failed effort to prevent widespread drug use and destroyed the lives of millions of young people. Carter had campaigned for president on a platform that included marijuana decriminalization. In 1977, he asked Congress to decriminalize the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, with a full program of treatment for addicts. Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use. In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and 2 to study the outer Solar System and interstellar space. Both still functioning, each probe carries a gold-plated, audio-visual disc called "The Golden Record" containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth — should it ever be found by other intelligent life forms. Carter included a greeting, who was president at the time. We cast this message into the cosmos. It is likely to survive a billion years into our future, when our civilization is profoundly altered and the surface of the Earth may be vastly changed. Of the 200 million stars in the Milky Way galaxy, some - perhaps many - may have inhabited planets and spacefaring civilizations. If one such civilization intercepts Voyager and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message: This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours. We hope someday, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good will in a vast and awesome universe. On the 30th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights , an international document that set out to universally protect the rights and freedoms of all human beings, a gathering of civil rights and religious leaders, human rights activists, and members of Congress was held at the White House , according to Washington Post reporting at the time. Carter sought to refocus public attention on his support for human rights measures at the time, telling attendees that "human rights is the soul of our foreign policy." I want to stress again that human rights are not peripheral to the foreign policy of the United States. Our human rights policy is not a decoration. It is not something we’ve adopted to polish up our image abroad or to put a fresh coat of moral paint on the discredited policies of the past. Our pursuit of human rights is part of a broad effort to use our great power and our tremendous influence in the service of creating a better world, a world in which human beings can live in peace, in freedom, and with their basic needs adequately met. Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy. And I say this with assurance, because human rights is the soul of our sense of nationhood. U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaking in front of Solar Panels placed on West Wing Roof of White House, announcing his solar energy policy, Washington, DC, June 20, 1979. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Carter spoke on June 20, 1979, at a dedication ceremony for the 32 solar panels he had installed on the roof of the White House West Wing. The installation of solar panels reflected the energy goal of his administration to achieve 20% renewable energy by 2000, according to energy historians at Yale University. The panels were used to heat water in the household for seven years until Reagan quietly removed them during a resurfacing of the White House roof and placed them in storage. In the year 2000 this solar water heater behind me ... will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people; harnessing the power of the sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil. With popularity ratings on the decline, Carter went on national television to address the nation’s energy crisis and accompanying recession. He prefaced his remarks about energy policy with an explanation of why he believed the American economy remained in crisis and noted a lack of "moral and spiritual confidence," which he believed was at the core of America’s troubles, according to History.com . While the speech has garnered a somewhat poor historical reputation, many Americans were riveted by the speech and it boosted his poll numbers, according to Kevin Mattson, author of " ‘What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?': Jimmy Carter, America's "Malaise," and the Speech that Should Have Changed the Country. " In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we've discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning. We've learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose. The symptoms of this crisis of the American spirit are all around us. For the first time in the history of our country, a majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years. Two-thirds of our people do not even vote. The productivity of American workers is actually dropping, and the willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all other people in the Western world. As you know, there is a growing disrespect for government and for churches and for schools, the news media, and other institutions. This is not a message of happiness or reassurance, but it is the truth and it is a warning. On Dec. 24, 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Less than two weeks later, Carter condemned the invasion and stressed that it threatened peace throughout the world and increased the potential of Soviet expansion throughout the region. History teaches, perhaps, very few clear lessons. But surely one such lesson learned by the world at great cost is that aggression, unopposed, becomes a contagious disease. In late 1980, Reagan and George H.W. Bush defeated Carter and incumbent Vice President Walter Mondale in a landslide victory . On Jan. 14, 1981, Carter gave a farewell address, warning about the ongoing threat of nuclear war and expressing hope for the promotion of democracy and the protection of human rights around the world. We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. It will be a period of tensions both within nations and between nations — of competition for scarce resources, of social political and economic stresses and strains. During this period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries but necessities — not the salt in our bread but the bread itself. The Associated Press contributed to this report. The information in the story comes from various historical accounts and sources. It includes details about Jimmy Carter's election, presidency, policies, and post-presidential humanitarian efforts, referencing events like his 1976 election victory over Gerald Ford, the Camp David Accords, and his establishment of the Carter Center. This story was reported from Cincinatti.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to remember the victims of the catastrophic Valencia flash floods , and urged the country to remain calm while addressing hot-button issues such as immigration and housing affordability. In a pre-recorded speech that usually reviews the year’s most relevant issues, Felipe said Spain “must never forget the pain and sadness” the floods caused. The Oct. 29 floods killed more than 225 people in eastern Spain, damaging countless homes and leaving graveyards of cars piled on top of each other. In some towns, the heavy downpours that caused the floods dropped as much as a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours. In early November, as Spaniards’ shock at the wreckage turned into frustration, a political blame game began, directed especially at regional authorities who failed to send timely emergency alerts to cell phones on the day of the floods. The frustration of residents in hard-hit Paiporta near Valencia was on display when people tossed mud and shouted insults at the king and government officials in early November when they made their first visit to the town. RELATED COVERAGE California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve As flooding becomes a yearly disaster in South Sudan, thousands survive on the edge of a canal Flood gates are dropped from a plan to protect the Jersey Shore’s back bays from catastrophic storms “We have seen — and understood — the frustration, the pain, the impatience, the demands for greater and more effective coordination,” Felipe said about how the disaster was managed. He also addressed the country’s housing crunch and high rents, which have become a leading concern in the southern European country that is the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy. Fast-rising rents are especially acute in cities like Barcelona and Madrid, where incomes have failed to keep up, especially for younger people in a country with chronically high unemployment. Felipe urged that “all the actors involved reflect” and “listen to each other” so that they facilitate bringing access to housing under “affordable conditions.” Spain’s immigration debate should keep in mind the country’s European partners and immigrants’ countries of origin, Felipe said, warning that “the way in which we are able to address immigration ... will say a lot in the future about our principles and the quality of our democracy.” Felipe said Spain needed to remain calm in the public sphere, even in the face of a “sometimes thunderous” contest in its politics.

Irish premier praises Dublin woman who won civil case against Conor McGregorNEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans . Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement Sunday that he'd let World Blitz Championship tournament officials consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, and other “elegant minor deviations” from the dress code. He said Carlsen's stand — which culminated in his quitting the tournament Friday — highlighted a need for more discussion “to ensure that our rules and their application reflect the evolving nature of chess as a global and accessible sport.” Carlsen, meanwhile, said in a video posted Sunday on social media that he would play — and wear jeans — in the World Blitz Championship when it begins Monday. “I think the situation was badly mishandled on their side,” the 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster said. But he added that he loves playing blitz — a fast-paced form of chess — and wanted fans to be able to watch, and that he was encouraged by his discussions with the federation after Friday's showdown. “I think we sort of all want the same thing,” he suggested in the video on his Take Take Take chess app’s YouTube channel. “We want the players to be comfortable, sure, but also relatively presentable.” The events began when Carlsen wore jeans and a sportcoat Friday to the Rapid World Championship, which is separate from but held in conjunction with the blitz event. The chess federation said Friday that longstanding rules prohibit jeans at those tournaments, and players are lodged nearby to make sartorial switch-ups easy if needed. An official fined Carlsen $200 and asked him to change pants, but he refused and wasn't paired for a ninth-round game, the federation said at the time. The organization noted that another grandmaster, Ian Nepomniachtchi, was fined earlier in the day for wearing sports shoes, changed and continued to play. Carlsen has said that he offered to wear something else the next day, but officials were unyielding. He said “it became a bit of a matter of principle,” so he quit the rapid and blitz championships. In the video posted Sunday, he questioned whether he had indeed broken a rule and said changing clothes would have needlessly interrupted his concentration between games. He called the punishment “unbelievably harsh.” “Of course, I could have changed. Obviously, I didn’t want to,” he said, and “I stand by that.” Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get local news delivered to your inbox!STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Derek Robertson threw for a school-record 536 yards and three touchdowns, and Monmouth wrapped up its season with a wild 55-47 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday. Robertson completed 28 of 45 passes with touchdowns of 3 yards to Marcus Middleton, 51 yards to Tra Neal and 42 yards to Max James. Neal, a wide receiver, threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Jack Neri that gave the Hawks (6-6, 4-4 Coastal Athletic Association) a 55-44 lead in the fourth quarter. The PAT was blocked, keeping Stony Brook within 11 points. FCS No. 20 Stony Brook (8-4, 5-3) trailed 42-30 at halftime but was within 49-44 after Jasiah Williams threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Dez Williams, also on a wide-receiver pass play. Tyler Knoop threw for 408 yards on 37-of-53 passing for Stony Brook. He had three TD passes and was intercepted once. Dez Williams had 134 yards receiving with two touchdowns and Jayce Freeman had 93 yards. TJ Speight had 151 yards receiving for Monmouth. The teams combined for 1,007 passing yards and 1,249 total yards. __ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Related Articles National Politics | Elon Musk’s preschool is the next step in his anti-woke education dreams National Politics | Trump’s picks for top health jobs not just team of rivals but ‘team of opponents’ National Politics | Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus National Politics | Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing ‘hurried’ House action National Politics | A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was senseless and insulted the families of their victims. Biden said converting their punishments to life imprisonment was consistent with the moratorium imposed on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. “Joe Biden just commuted the Death Sentence on 37 of the worst killers in our Country,” he wrote on his social media site. “When you hear the acts of each, you won’t believe that he did this. Makes no sense. Relatives and friends are further devastated. They can’t believe this is happening!” Presidents historically have no involvement in dictating or recommending the punishments that federal prosecutors seek for defendants in criminal cases, though Trump has long sought more direct control over the Justice Department’s operations. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific actions he may take and said they would be in cases of “violent rapists, murderers, and monsters.” He highlighted the cases of two men who were on federal death row for slaying a woman and a girl, had admitted to killing more and had their sentences commuted by Biden. On the campaign trail, Trump often called for expanding the federal death penalty — including for those who kill police officers, those convicted of drug and human trafficking, and migrants who kill U.S. citizens. “Trump has been fairly consistent in wanting to sort of say that he thinks the death penalty is an important tool and he wants to use it,” said Douglas Berman, an expert on sentencing at Ohio State University’s law school. “But whether practically any of that can happen, either under existing law or other laws, is a heavy lift.” Berman said Trump’s statement at this point seems to be just a response to Biden’s commutation. “I’m inclined to think it’s still in sort of more the rhetoric phase. Just, ‘don’t worry. The new sheriff is coming. I like the death penalty,’” he said. Most Americans have historically supported the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to decades of annual polling by Gallup, but support has declined over the past few decades. About half of Americans were in favor in an October poll, while roughly 7 in 10 Americans backed capital punishment for murderers in 2007. Before Biden’s commutation, there were 40 federal death row inmates compared with more than 2,000 who have been sentenced to death by states. “The reality is all of these crimes are typically handled by the states,” Berman said. A question is whether the Trump administration would try to take over some state murder cases, such as those related to drug trafficking or smuggling. He could also attempt to take cases from states that have abolished the death penalty. Berman said Trump’s statement, along with some recent actions by states, may present an effort to get the Supreme Court to reconsider a precedent that considers the death penalty disproportionate punishment for rape. “That would literally take decades to unfold. It’s not something that is going to happen overnight,” Berman said. Before one of Trump’s rallies on Aug. 20, his prepared remarks released to the media said he would announce he would ask for the death penalty for child rapists and child traffickers. But Trump never delivered the line. One of the men Trump highlighted on Tuesday was ex-Marine Jorge Avila Torrez, who was sentenced to death for killing a sailor in Virginia and later pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old girl in a suburban Chicago park several years before. The other man, Thomas Steven Sanders, was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and slaying of a 12-year-old girl in Louisiana, days after shooting the girl’s mother in a wildlife park in Arizona. Court records show he admitted to both killings. Some families of victims expressed anger with Biden’s decision, but the president had faced pressure from advocacy groups urging him to make it more difficult for Trump to increase the use of capital punishment for federal inmates. 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Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year — especially in an election year. After eleven months of war between Democrats and Republicans, including weeks for the defeated side to mourn the results , Christmas is a season when everyone can rejoice. For Christians, Jesus’ birth is more important than any political battle. The Christmas spirit has something for people of every belief and background, however: It’s a time to cherish family and reflect on peace and goodwill toward all. Our politics, and the world, needs that spirit more than ever. Letting go of the hatreds built up over a bruising election cycle isn’t easy, and it can feel like betraying a cause you’ve spent months or years fighting for. But Christmas is a time of truce, and for the sake of peace among nations, it’s a time for hostilities at home to cease. The New Year kicks off full of peril and promise, from Ukraine to the Middle East. It won’t be easy, but the incoming administration has a chance to bring an end to years of bloodshed. Even many of President Trump’s critics concede his first term was an era of comparative tranquility, marked by the success of the Abraham Accords and a new seriousness on the part of NATO allies to meet their obligations for defense spending. Like Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan before him, Trump was able to engage in bold diplomacy because America’s opponents were afraid to underestimate him, and they knew his doctrine wasn’t to avoid conflict at any price but to keep peace through strength. Today the world is a far more dangerous place than it was when Trump left office, and restoring the peace will require more goodwill at home. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.), who is fast becoming the Democratic Party’s conscience, voiced the right spirit Sunday, saying he wasn’t “rooting against” the incoming president. “If you’re rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation. And I’m not ever going to be where I want a president to fail,” he said on ABC News’ “This Week.” “So, country first. I know that’s become maybe like a cliché, but it happens to be true.” Other progressives have taken Kamala Harris’ loss to Trump much harder than Sen. Fetterman, and they’re in no mood to forget their ill-feeling toward the GOP. They’ve retreated to Bluesky — the social media site that supplies a leftist alternative to Elon Musk’s X — where they’re constantly reliving and refighting the Nov. 5 election. Yet that’s an online echo chamber, not the real world: Ordinary Americans, even in blue states and cities, put the campaign behind them long before they put up the Christmas decorations. I’ve seen that for myself in the deep-blue suburbs of Washington, DC, where life outside of politics carries on as normal. What the excessively online left and the officeholders who share its mentality need is a reminder that politics isn’t everything — the parties they should be thinking about this month are the Christmas kind. This is the season to overcome the resentments of the past, and not just those of the last year. Trump has given a sign of goodwill with nominations that cut across partisan lines, including a Kennedy for his Republican cabinet. RFK Jr. is controversial , to be sure, and so is Trump’s ex-Democratic nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard . But these were Democrats who gave Trump a fair hearing, and in turn he’s showing how willing he is to work with those who put aside partisanship to work with him. He’s made allies out of onetime rivals within the GOP, too, such as Sen. Marco Rubio , now his nominee for secretary of state. A spirit of generosity served Donald Trump well in building a winning coalition, and it’s the spirit that his nominations reflect, too. The president-elect’s political foes would do themselves a favor, as well as the country, if they displayed more of the charity — and patriotism — Sen. Fetterman expressed last weekend. Christmas is the easiest time of the year to set aside old grievances and embrace good cheer instead. It’s a season of hope and fresh beginnings — two things our politics urgently needs. There will be policy arguments aplenty in 2025, but the election is over, and the American people rendered an unmistakable verdict. Peace and goodwill aren’t just presents for Christmas. They’re the foundations of a successful nation — and a stable, orderly world. Christmas is the day to remember that anew, not only while the tree is up but as a New Year and new administration dawn. Daniel McCarthy is the editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review and editor-at-large of The American Conservative.

Kongu Nadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) general secretary E.R. Eswaran has stressed the urgent need for implementation of the Pandiyar-Punnampuzha scheme to address the growing water crisis in the Kongu region. Speaking to mediapersons on Sunday, following the party’s general body meeting in Sengodampalayam, Erode district, he called for immediate government action to secure the region’s water future. He also raised concerns about water pollution in Erode district, mainly caused by waste from dyeing units being discharged into local water bodies. “This pollution has led to a rise in cancer cases, and the government must find a permanent solution,” he said. He criticised the ban on toddy sales, arguing that lifting the ban would significantly boost farmers’ income. “The government should lift the ban to help farmers improve their livelihood,” he added. Mr. Eswaran also urged the State government to include Kalingarayan’s name in the Athikadavu Avinashi project and called for creation of a separate Gobichettipalayam district. Mr. Eswaran also commented on the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s first conference, noting the low turnout from the Kongu region. “Just because people watch an actor’s movie doesn’t mean they will follow him into politics,” he stated. On Godavari - Cauvery interlinking, Mr. Easwaran urged the Central government to prioritise the project and criticised the BJP for failing to take concrete steps despite supporting Tamil Nadu’s development. Published - November 24, 2024 09:06 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Erode / water / rivers / state politicsBoston University rallies late to beat UMaine men’s basketball