By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Sunday. Here are several key events from the Georgia Democrat’s time in office from 1977 to 1981. CAMP DAVID ACCORDS The Camp David Accords were a series of agreements signed in 1978 between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian …
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, 2024 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at age 100. Here are some of his quotes: * “I can’t deny I’m a better ex-president than I was a president.” – 2005 interview with reporters * “The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence. It is …
By Nandita Bose WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the program for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters. Trump’s remarks followed a series …
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Severe weather disrupted holiday travel on Saturday across the U.S. with deadly tornadoes in the southeast and heavy snow and wind on the west coast, delaying or canceling thousands of flights across the country. More than 7,000 flights in the U.S. were delayed on Saturday, according to the tracking site …
(Reuters) – A Mega Millions ticket holder in California woke up much richer on Saturday after they matched all six numbers in the lottery hours before to win an estimated $1.3 billion, the fifth largest jackpot in the game’s history. The winning ticket that matched the numbers 3, 7, 37, 49 and 55, plus the …
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By Rich McKay (Reuters) -The man accused of killing a woman who was sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire was indicted by a grand jury on Friday of murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced. The accused, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was not present at the brief hearing in a …
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By Jonathan Landay (Reuters) -A bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report released on Friday criticized the CIA’s response to so-called Havana syndrome health problems among its workforce, saying many individuals did not receive adequate care. The report cast no new light on the causes of the headaches, nausea, memory lapses, dizziness and other ailments that were …
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By AJ Vicens (Reuters) -Healthcare organizations may be required to bolster their cybersecurity, to better prevent sensitive information from being leaked by cyberattacks like the ones that hit Ascension and UnitedHealth, a senior White House official said Friday. Anne Neuberger, the U.S. deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, told reporters that proposed …
(Reuters) – Big Lots said on Friday that it has agreed with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners to sell its stores, distribution centers and intellectual property to retailers, including Variety Wholesalers, in an attempt to maintain its brand and secure some outlets and jobs. The privately-owned Variety Wholesalers plans to acquire acquire 200 to 400 Big …
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By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A fire overnight at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Camilla, Georgia, killed one person and injured several others, the company said in a statement on Friday. Tyson, the biggest U.S. meat company by sales, is working closely with local authorities to determine the cause of the fire, the …
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