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MINNEAPOLIS — Politicians from Minnesota are reacting to the death of former President Jimmy Carter . Carter was the oldest former president in the country's history and the only one to live to the age of 100. Carter "died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family," the Carter Center said in a statement. He had been receiving hospice care at his home for nearly two years following a series of short hospital stays. Read reactions to his death from Minnesotan politicians below. "President Carter defined what it means to be a servant leader," Walz said in a post on X. He fought for our democracy, our climate, humanity, and civil rights around the world. We can find peace today knowing that he is reunited with the love his life, Rosalynn." "As President Carter reunites with his beloved wife Rosalynn, we should recognize his passing for what it is — the culmination of a life well lived. He will be remembered not as a politician, but as an unrelenting force for good," Klobuchar said. "John's and my prayers are with Jack, Chip, Jeff, Amy, and the entire Carter family at this time." "Jacquie and I join the rest of the country in honoring the life and legacy of our 39th President, Jimmy Carter," Emmer said on X. "We are grateful for his decades of service — from his time in the military to public office and beyond — and pray for peace and comfort for the Carter family during this difficult time." "Jimmy Carter personified moral leadership for our country & the world," Smith wrote on X. "I was blessed to meet him several times. My favorite moment...he had just finished an energetic conversation w/ Archie about the virtues of fly fishing. May his memory be a blessing." Riley Moser is a digital producer who covers breaking news and feature stories for CBS Minnesota. Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 and earned an honorable mention for sports writing from the Iowa College Media Association the same year.CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik threw for three touchdowns, backup running back Jay Haynes scored twice on the ground and defensive tackle Payton Page had a 57-yard pick-6 score as No. 17 Clemson routed The Citadel 51-14 Saturday to move to 39-0 all-time against FCS opponents. The Tigers (9-2) won their third straight and still held on to feint hopes of reaching the Atlantic Coast Conference title game and the College Football Playoff. Clemson, which finished ACC play at 7-1 with last week's 24-20 win at Pittsburgh, needs No. 11 Miami to lose at Syracuse next week to play for a league crown for the eighth time in 10 seasons. Clemson cranked it up early in this one, looking a lot like the offense that averaged better than 48 points during a six-game win streak earlier this season instead of the one that had not surpassed 24 points in any of its past three contests. Klubnik connected with Antonio Williams for a 30-yard TD to start the scoring and then the 315-pound Page stretched out for an interception and rumbled along the left sidelines — losing momentum with each step — for Clemson's first score from a defensive lineman in four years and a 14-0 lead. And Page wasn't the only defender to score. Clemson's All-American linebacker Barrett Carter playing his next-to-last home game, had a 4-yard TD run on Senior Day to end the Tigers' scoring. The Citadel (5-7), of the FCS Southern Conference, went on to its 19th straight loss to Clemson since 1932. Klubnik completed 12 of 16 passes for 198 yards. He headed to the sidelines after his second TD pass to Williams that gave the Tigers a 42-0 lead in the third quarter. Haynes got the bulk of the work after starter Phil Mafah achieved his 1,000-yard rushing season with three first-quarter runs. Haynes had scoring runs of 70 and 9 yards. The Citadel: The Bulldogs are the leaders among FCS teams in victories over FBS opponents with nine since the college football split into Division I and Division I-AA in 1978. They couldn't stay competitive, but did roll up a season-high 288 yards rushing and scored a touchdown against Clemson for the first time in the past four games in the series. Clemson: The Tigers reached nine wins in a season for the 14th-straight time. Only Alabama, which entered the season with 16 straight nine-win seasons, had a longer current streak. The Citadel's season is complete. Clemson closes the regular season with its rivalry game with South Carolina on Saturday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 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

This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Sign up for free here . PITTSBURGH — The staff at the South Hills Salvation Army works hard to make people feel welcome during its weekly food pantry. The week before Thanksgiving, Theresa, 85, enjoyed the buoyant atmosphere as she caught up with friends and sipped refreshments. The spunky Pittsburgh native was eager to snag a block of yellow cheese, which she planned to melt and mix into macaroni. The cheese comes with a parcel of nonperishable foods that’s packed at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank as part of the Senior Food Box Program. The initiative, jointly funded by the state and U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides low-income older adults with a monthly supply that includes pasta, juice, cereals and canned foods. To qualify, a person must be at least 60 years old and have an annual income of no more than 130% of the federal poverty level, which amounts to less than $20,000 for an individual. Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture told Spotlight PA that 18 food banks distribute these boxes to nearly 40,000 people every month — though some 343,000 Pennsylvanians qualify for the program. That number will jump to a projected 645,000 when the state raises the income limit by roughly $3,000 next spring. “We’re really excited about that,” said Colleen Young, the Pittsburgh food bank’s director of government affairs. Young said boxes serve older people who might use other government programs and still struggle with accessing nutritious food. A healthy diet is crucial when managing chronic medical conditions like diabetes or hypertension, which are more common among people 65 and older. Theresa said she signed up for a senior box in 2023, the same year she started shopping at the food pantry. She was having a hard time affording the protein drinks prescribed to her by a dietitian at her dialysis clinic. Back then she was mostly eating hot dogs and ground meat, which was what she could afford. Because of her improved diet, she now feels healthier and has more energy. Spotlight PA is only using Theresa’s first name because she doesn’t want her neighbors to know that she relies on public support to eat. The pantry staples provided by the senior boxes free her from having to choose between buying food and getting enough protein. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to do it. I really wouldn’t. Because I just live on social security,” Theresa said. According to the USDA, in 2023 some 18 million households nationwide dealt with food insecurity, which is defined as not having reliable access to sufficient qualities of nutritious food. As a result, people might skip meals, eat less than they need or consume unhealthy foods that cost less but lack nutrients. Cindy Leung, an assistant professor of public health at Harvard, said children’s struggles with food insecurity get far more research attention than the challenges faced by older adults. One of Leung’s recent studies found that between 1999 and 2003, 12.5% of households with older adults dealt with at least one instance of food insecurity. When the survey was repeated between 2015 and 2019, the rate jumped to 23.1%. For older adults, barriers to balanced meals can include physical limitations that make it difficult to cook or get to a grocery store, Leung said. The AARP Pennsylvania told Spotlight PA that these challenges are compounded by climbing food costs and many retirees having fixed incomes. In addition to senior food boxes, other forms of public support, such as SNAP (formerly known as food stamps), address hunger. But as Allegheny County’s Area Agency on Aging explained, older adults can find the sign-up process confusing. Others might be reluctant to seek out assistance due to stigma or embarrassment. Back at the South Hills Salvation Army, Theresa deposited the box into her trunk, then returned inside to a large room buzzing with caffeinated chatter. Volunteers and staff had set up a makeshift market stocked by the food bank and donations from restaurants and grocers. Theresa gathered a range of foods as she browsed the selection: frozen vegetables, eggs, pre-made salad, a small vanilla cake, fresh produce, Italian sausage and six fragrant cinnamon raisin bagels. The Pittsburgh food bank prefers that older adults collect their boxes in person at distribution sites, like the Salvation Army. This creates opportunities to connect low-income adults to other services such as SNAP or the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program , which provides grants to subsidize Pennsylvanians’ heating bills. Another benefit of a face-to-face pickup is that it’s social. The USDA reports that older adults who live alone are more likely to be food insecure, and one 2024 study found that food insecurity is “significantly associated” with isolation and loneliness. Isolation is also a risk factor for developing dementia, the neurological condition that affects nearly 1 in 10 Americans older than 65. A recent publication of Leung’s found the same is true for food insecurity: The likelihood of dementia increases twofold among older adults who lack adequate nutrition. “One of the biggest concerns that they probably have is being able to preserve their cognition as they age,” Leung said. Other studies have also found a correlation between food insecurity and cognitive decline. Though this research doesn’t prove that poor nutrition causes dementia, Leung said there’s a clear association — even after considering factors like educational attainment and income. This overlap of cognitive health, loneliness and food makes sense because eating is more than nourishment. It’s cultural, emotional and often how we show people we care. Theresa felt that connection when the Salvation Army staff offered her a surprise: They’d set aside about two dozen of the pricey protein drinks for her. Her voice faltered as she stared down at the crate of white bottles. “It makes you want to cry.” BEFORE YOU GO: If you learned something from this article, pay it forward and contribute to Spotlight PA at spotlightpa.org/donate . Spotlight PA is funded by foundations and readers like you who are committed to accountability journalism that gets results. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

KyKy Tandy scored a season-high 21 points that included a key 3-pointer in a late second-half surge as Florida Atlantic roared back to beat Oklahoma State 86-78 on Thursday in the opening round of the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C. Florida Atlantic (4-2) advances to play Drake in the semifinal round on Friday while the Cowboys square off against Miami in the consolation semifinal contest, also Friday. Oklahoma State led by as many as 10 points in the first half before securing a five-point advantage at halftime. The Owls surged back and moved in front with four and a half minutes to play. It was part of an 11-1 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Tandy that made it 75-68 with 2:41 remaining. Ken Evans added 14 points for Florida Atlantic, with Leland Walker hitting for 13 and Tre Carroll scoring 11. The Owls went 35-of-49 from the free throw line as the teams combined for 56 fouls in the game, 33 by Oklahoma State. Khalil Brantley led Oklahoma State (3-1) with 16 points while Robert Jennings added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Cowboys, who hit one field goal over a 10-minute stretch of the second half while having three players foul out. The Owls were up by as many as seven points in the early minutes and by 13-10 after a layup by Carroll at the 11:32 mark of the first half. Oklahoma State leapfrogged to the front on Abou Ousmane's layup off a Brantley steal, fell behind again on a 3-pointer by Evans and then responded on a 3-pointer by Jennings to take a 17-16 lead. From there, the Cowboys stoked their advantage to double digits when Jamyron Keller canned a shot from beyond the arc with five minutes to play in the half. Florida Atlantic got a layup and a monster dunk from Matas Vokietaitis and a pair of free throws from Walker in a 6-2 run to end the half to pull within 39-34 at the break. Jennings and Ousmane tallied seven points apiece for Oklahoma State over the first 20 minutes, as the Cowboys led despite shooting just 33.3 percent from the floor in the half. Carroll and Vokietaitis scored seven points apiece to pace the Owls, who committed 11 turnovers that translated to seven points for Oklahoma State before halftime. --Field Level Media

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NEW YORK — A judge on Tuesday cut loose Rudy Giuliani’s attorneys in his bankruptcy-related matter and denied efforts to push back his trial so he could participate in Donald Trump’s inauguration at a manic Manhattan federal court hearing that ended with an outburst from the former New York City mayor. The upcoming trial set for Jan. 16 relates to the action brought by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, the mother and daughter election workers Giuliani owes nearly $150 million for falsely accusing them of rigging the last presidential election. It will concern his continued possession of his Palm Beach, Florida, condo, which he’s claimed is his homestead and cannot be taken away from him, and his Yankees World Series rings, which he claims he gifted his son, Andrew. He’s been forced to give up almost everything else he owns of value. After granting an application from his former attorneys Kenneth Caruso and David Labkowski to withdraw from the case, Judge Lewis Liman told Giuliani’s new legal representation, Joseph Cammarata, that his client could not fire his lawyer and “restart the clock” by hiring another, had sought multiple extensions, missed multiple deadlines, and had “not shown anything close to ‘due diligence’” concerning the deadlines for producing evidence. “My client regularly consults and deals directly with President-elect Trump on issues that are taking place as the incoming administration is afoot as well as [the] inauguration,” Cammarata unsuccessfully argued in a bid to delay the trial. “My client wants to exercise his political right to be there.” Later in the hearing, Liman expressed frustration that Giuliani had provided Freeman and Moss with his 1980 Mercedes-Benz once owned by Lauren Bacall but not the title certificate, prompting Giuliani to start yelling. “Your client is a competent person. He was the United States attorney for this district. The notion that he can’t apply for a title certificate for the car is ...” the judge said before Giuliani cut him off. “Every implication that you’ve made is against me!” Giuliani said, claiming he had applied for it. Responding to the judge’s skepticism that Giuliani is “indigent,” Giuliani said, “I’m not impoverished. Everything I have is tied up. I don’t have a car. I don’t have a credit card. I don’t have cash. I can’t get to bank accounts that truly would be mine because they have put ... stop orders on, for example, my Social Security account, which they have no right to do.” Liman then warned Giuliani, 80, and his lawyer about continued outbursts. “I permitted Mr. Giuliani to speak. Next time, he’s not going to be permitted to speak, and the court will have to take action,” the judge said. In a statement, Giuliani’s now-ex-lawyers said they had moved to step down from the case due to “a difference of opinion.” In court, his new lawyer claimed they’d abandoned him. “We took on the representation in New York to help Rudy. We have a difference of opinion as to how best to do that. Therefore, we have withdrawn in favor of Mr. Cammarata, who appears ready, willing and able to assist Rudy. We wish them every success,” Caruso and Labkowski said. Outside the courthouse, Giuliani decried the legal proceedings and hurled unfounded accusations at Hunter Biden, including that he possessed child pornography. He told the Daily News he did not wish to clarify remarks he made the week before last about not regretting his defamation of Freeman and Moss. “I do not regret it for a minute,” he said. -------- ©2024 New York Daily News. Visit at nydailynews.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.PHILADELPHIA – Eagles quarterback Kenny Pickett has seen limited action this season, mostly appearing in mop-up duty when games were already decided. Those moments allowed him to stay sharp. With starting quarterback Jalen Hurts ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, Pickett finally got his chance to start, marking his first start since Dec. 3, 2023, when he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pickett’s backup, Tanner McKee, had also never played in a regular-season game. Together, the two quarterbacks formed an unlikely duo to lead the Eagles to an NFC East title. On Sunday, they combined for 197 net passing yards in the Eagles’ 41-7 win , clinching the division and ensuring the team will finish no lower than the No. 2 seed in the NFC. Pickett completed 10 of 15 passes for 143 yards, including a touchdown to wide receiver DeVonta Smith , and added a rushing touchdown. However, his day ended in the third quarter when Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons re-injured Pickett’s ribs with a hard hit. “I just wanted to come in and do my part,” Pickett said. “I told the quarterbacks in the tunnel before warm-ups, ‘Just win at all costs. That’s it. That’s all I care about.’ All I wanted to accomplish today was to get the win for the team and for the city. I also wanted to keep the momentum we’ve had going this season.” Pickett, who wore extra padding in his flak jacket to protect his injured ribs, admitted the “Brotherly Shove” play and earlier hits during the game aggravated the injury. The Parsons hit ultimately forced him out of the game. Despite the discomfort, Pickett expressed optimism about his recovery. “I’ll undergo more tests, but I don’t believe they’ll show anything significant,” he said. “Of course, you want to finish the game, but I left it all out there. I did everything I could to play today and stayed as long as I could. I have no regrets. We got the win, and that’s all that matters.” Smith saw Pickett gut it out on the field after taking the shots he did with his banged-up ribs and said he and his teammates respected Pickett for the toughness that he showed. “It did not go unnoticed,” Smith said. “To see him fight through the things he was fighting through, he’s a very tough guy.” BUY EAGLES TICKETS: STUBHUB , VIVID SEATS , TICKETMASTER After serving as the emergency quarterback this season, McKee was elevated to the backup role and made the most of it replacing the injured Pickett, although he did not know how long he was going to play. “They were saying to just stay ready,” McKee said. “They’re great. They’re very positive with things like that. During that moment, we didn’t really know if I was going to go in or if Kenny was going to come back. so Nuss (quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier) asked me if I was prepared and ready for this. He also told me to stay warm, so I was excited.” In very limited work, McKee completed three of his four passes for 54 yards and two touchdown passes, becoming the first player to throw for multiple touchdowns with fewer than five attempts in their first career game. “It was great. Before the game, I was thinking that this could be my shot. Then going out there and just being on the field, it’s great because you’re just playing football. You realize you’ve been here before and had reps multiple times in practice. I was running through it in my bedroom last night. Once you finally get in the field, all you’re doing is playing football.” Head coach Nick Sirianni said he was happy that they both came in and played “clean” football and limited their mistakes, helping the Eagles come away with the win. “They deserve all that credit. You can’t go out there and play that position without the greatness of other people, and they had some greatness from other guys out there. Starting with their coaches...who really did a good job of getting them ready. Then the plays that they got from Smitty (Smith), Saquon (Barkley), Grant Calcaterra, A.J. [Brown] and the offensive line. That’s what a team is. A team steps up in adversity and steps up and has each other’s backs.” Having two quarterbacks who are capable of coming in and playing in a short-term capacity is important for a team with much higher aspirations than winning the division title. Either Pickett or McKee will likely play a lot in next week’s regular-season finale against Giants if the Eagles are eliminated from the race for the top seed if either the Minnesota Vikings or Detroit Lions win their games this weekend. It could also help them this offseason if the team wanted to recoup a few draft picks from teams that is desperate to add a quarterback because of an injury. For now, the Eagles will make sure that they are prepared to step in if anything else were to happen to Hurts this season. MORE EAGLES COVERAGE Why Eagles’ offensive lineman is ‘all in’ if Saquon Barkley wants to chase record against Giants Eagles secure NFC East title behind Kenny Pickett as Saquon Barkley eclipses major milestone Eagles’ Saquon Barkley becomes 9th player in NFLto rush for 2,000 yards: Will he set record vs. Giants or get rested? Eagles down to 3rd-string QB who has never played in a regular-season game after Kenny Pickett injury Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. Chris Franklin may be reached at cfranklin@njadvancemedia.com .Final regular-season games loom large in determining conference championship matchups

Pakistan, Belarus sign 15 agreements, reaffirm deepening bilateral cooperationThe Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team has gotten off to a fast start this season in more ways than one. The No. 16 Bearcats have raced to a 5-0 record while outscoring their opponents by more than 31 points per game, with just one team (Northern Kentucky) coming within 16 points. Cincinnati is averaging a robust 87 points per game with one of the more efficient offenses in college basketball. Cincinnati will look to continue that hot streak when it plays host to Alabama State in nonconference action Wednesday evening. Cincinnati has punished opposing defenses in a variety of ways this season. Despite being the No. 14 offense in the nation in Ken Pomeroy's efficiency ratings, the Bearcats aren't among the nation's leaders in pace. Still, they take advantage of those opportunities when they are there. "Us playing fast is something we want to do," Cincinnati forward Dillon Mitchell said. "When I was being recruited here, that was something Coach (Wes) Miller wanted to do. "There could be games where we're not making shots or something is off, but one thing is we're gonna push the ball, play hard and play fast. That's something he preaches. We'll be in shape and get rebounds." Mitchell is fresh off a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in Cincinnati's 81-58 road win at Georgia Tech Saturday. He is one of four Bearcats to average double figures in scoring this season. That balance was on display once again against the Yellow Jackets, with Connor Hickman and Jizzle James also scoring 14 points each and Simas Lukosius contributing 12 points. In that game, Cincinnati sank 51.6 percent of its shots while regularly getting out into transition with 16 fastbreak points, while winning the rebounding battle 36-29. "Any time you get a road win over a quality, Power 4 team, you're gonna feel good about it," Miller said. "I was pleased with our effort." Lukosius is scoring 16.6 points per game, while James is at 14.0 points, followed by Mitchell at 12.4, while he also grabs a team-best 8.6 rebounds. Alabama State (3-3) has a tough task ahead, especially when considering its 97-78 loss at Akron Sunday, which ended a three-game winning streak. The Hornets allowed the Zips to shoot 46.4 percent from the field and were 53-32 in the rebounding battle. Alabama State gave up a season high in points, after playing the likes of LSU and UNLV earlier this season. Akron standout Nate Johnson lit up Alabama State for 25 points, as the game got away from the Hornets in the second half to keep them winless in true road games. Alabama leading scorers CJ Hines and TJ Madlock still got theirs against Akron, scoring 19 and 17 points, respectively. They were joined in double figures by reserve Tyler Mack (18 points), but recent history says they'll need more help to keep up with the Bearcats. Hines leads the Hornets with 15.7 points per game, while Madlock contributes 14.5 points. In previous Akron Basketball Classic wins last week against Omaha and Lamar, Alabama State featured at least four double-digit scorers in each game. --Field Level MediaSeibert misses an extra point late as the Commanders lose their 3rd in a row, 34-26 to the Cowboys

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