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Texans who worked with Jimmy Carter remembered him as a principled and compassionate leader — the last Democrat to win the state in a presidential election. Carter died Sunday afternoon at his Georgia home at age 100. The peanut farmer turned politician was praised for philanthropic efforts that continued well into his ninth decade after a single-term presidency that began with his 1976 defeat of Republican President Gerald Ford. “He’s exactly the kind of human being that needs to be president,” John Pouland, Carter’s state coordinator for the 1976 Democratic primary, said soon after learning that Carter would receive hospice care. “He lived the life that he felt was the right way to live as a Christian.” Born and raised in Plains, Georgia, Carter actively served in the Navy for eight years before returning to his home state to take over the family’s peanut-growing business after his father’s death in 1953. Carter went on to serve in the Georgia Senate and as governor before winning the 1976 presidential election. Texas’ 26 electoral votes helped put Carter over the top, a victory he couldn’t repeat in his landslide loss to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980. Carter became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Brownsville during a campaign stop in the closing days of the 1980 election season. He praised the area’s farmland, viewed during a low-altitude plane trip from Houston; extolled his record on education; and boasted about appointing more than 200 Hispanic Americans to senior positions, “more than any other previous administration in history.” With the polls pointing toward defeat, his speech in Brownsville also veered into the philosophical, with Carter speaking about the burden of making “the final judgment in the loneliness of the Oval Office.” “Sometimes it has been a lonely job, but with the involvement of the American people, it’s also a gratifying job,” he said in the Nov. 1, 1980, speech. He ended up losing Texas by nearly 14 percentage points, starting a losing streak for Democratic nominees that has lasted through the next 10 presidential elections. A pair of Texans may have played a part in that defeat. In 1980, former Texas Gov. John B. Connally Jr., ran for the Republican nomination to challenge Carter. When Connally lost, he threw his support behind GOP nominee Ronald Reagan. That summer, Connally and former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes took a trip to the Middle East, meeting with heads of state in various capitals. In the midst of the campaign, the Carter administration was embroiled in the Iranian Hostage Crisis, in which 52 Americans were held captive in Iran. Nightly news of the crisis strained Carter's support and left him vulnerable to charges of ineptitude. During the trip, according to Barnes, Connally told the Middle Eastern leaders to deliver a message to Iran that Reagan would give them a better deal if they waited to release the hostages until after the election. Barnes kept silent about the trip for decades, only revealing it to the New York Times in March after it was announced that Carter had entered hospice care. Connally died in 1993. Connally told an Arab leader in their first meeting, “‘Look, Ronald Reagan’s going to be elected president and you need to get the word to Iran that they’re going to make a better deal with Reagan than they are Carter,’” Barnes told the Times. “He said, ‘It would be very smart for you to pass the word to the Iranians to wait until after this general election is over.’ And boy, I tell you, I’m sitting there and I heard it and so now it dawns on me, I realize why we’re there.” Former Carter aides have speculated that they might have won if they had returned the hostages before the election. The 52 Americans were released on the day Reagan took office. Texans were introduced to Carter in the 1976 Democratic primary, when he faced U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, a politically established Texan. “The ‘Jimmy who?’ line was not made up,” Pouland said. “We probably heard that refrain more than anything.” Carter defeated Bentsen — the Georgian was established as the party’s standard bearer by the time Texas held its primary — and Pouland attributed Carter’s success to his Navy service and Christian values, characteristics that appealed to Texas voters. freestar At the time, Texas was at the tail end of a century-long, post-Civil War era of domination by Democrats in state politics. There were 133 Democrats in the 150-member state House, and 28 in the 31-member state Senate. The most significant political divides were among liberal and conservative Democrats, not Democrats and Republicans. But in presidential politics, Republicans had made inroads. Richard Nixon had won the state by 33 percentage points four years earlier, breaking a streak for three straight Democratic victories. Carter won the state with 51% of the vote. But the state was changing fast as conservatives flocked to the GOP. The state elected its first Republican governor since Reconstruction, Bill Clements, two years after Carter was elected. Pouland said Carter served as a model for attracting moderate Southern Democrats, something former President Bill Clinton tried but failed to replicate. Garry Mauro, a former Texas land commissioner who worked for Carter’s 1976 presidential bid, remembered the candidate as genuine and earnest. Mauro said it never occurred to Carter to filter people out, and he didn’t restrict access to himself even as his campaign built momentum. Mauro recalled numerous occasions when he dialed a campaign number, only to have the candidate’s wife, Rosalynn Carter, answer the phone. “He really was the people’s president,” Mauro said. Carter’s influence on Texas Democrats was immense, reshaping the state party’s power base to accommodate new faces on his team, Mauro said. “Jimmy Carter empowered a whole new generation of leadership in Texas,” Mauro said. His many years in politics did not change Carter’s altruistic outlook, Pouland added, and Carter took an active role in advancing human rights through his nonprofit organization, the Carter Center, after leaving office. Carter, Pouland said, “went to his same church, worked on his same farm, kept his same friends and continued to live his life as an example for the very thing that he was an advocate of, and that was compassion.” Though Carter was the last Democrat presidential candidate to win Texas, his legacy is still evident in the party, said state Rep. John Bryant, D-Dallas. “He was committed to human rights and gave Democrats the confidence to be for human rights and for peace and for honesty in government,” said Bryant, who served as Carter’s campaign manager in Dallas County during Carter’s first presidential campaign. Bryant points to Carter’s post-presidential years as some of his most impactful. “Instead of serving on corporate boards, or making big speaking fees, or playing golf, he was going to Habitat for Humanity. He was at the [Carter Center]. And he wrote 30 books, the proceeds of which went to nonprofits,” Bryant said, adding that Carter was “just a great example for how to live a life devoted to the public interest. “He lived his faith. He practiced what he preached,” Bryant said. “That’s very important for the country to see that.” In August 2007, Carter joined South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu in calling Texas to stop the execution of Kenneth Foster, an inmate who was on death row for acting as the getaway driver during a killing. Then-Gov. Rick Perry commuted Foster’s sentence to life in prison hours before the execution was scheduled. After the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, Carter joined four other former presidents — Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Clinton and George H.W. Bush — in appealing for donations to help in the recovery. The effort raised more than $41 million in response to the costliest natural disaster of 2017, when extreme flooding in Houston and the surrounding area caused more than $125 billion in damage. Carter maintained his commitment to service through his life, helping to build and repair Dallas homes for Habitat for Humanity as a 90-year-old in 2014. “No matter what your faith may be, we are taught to share what we have with poor people,” he told The Dallas Morning News at the time. “It’s very difficult to cross that divide between people that have everything and people that have never had a decent house. Habitat makes it easy to cross that line.”To play Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to learn how to breathe again

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“Compassion.” “Moral leadership. “Devoted.” Southern California’s lawmakers on both sides of the aisle r emembered former President Jimmy Carter’s public service — and his humanity — as news of his death reverberated throughout the political world Sunday afternoon, Dec. 29. Carter, the 39th president, was 100 years old. Rep. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, cast his first presidential ballot for Carter after he had turned 18, the congressman said on social media. “President Jimmy Carter was a veteran, a military academy graduate and a humble George peanut farmer,” said Correa. “He led this nation through difficult times. Thank you, President Carter.” “President Carter was a man of rare character — whose beliefs ran true and ran deep, whose moral compass never wavered,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. “He saw the common humanity in all of us, building bridges between people of different faiths and factions abroad while working to meet the needs of those at home. Despite daunting challenges and trying times, his bright energy and spirit never faltered.” “President Carter’s candor and compassion, moral leadership and sense of duty set a standard we all should aspire to,” the Democratic governor added. “His enduring example reminds us that we can still find common ground despite our differences.” Rep. Young Kim, a Republican whose district spans Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, said in a social media post that her “heart is with (Carter’s) loved ones.” “President Carter devoted his life to serving the American people, whether in public service or through his charity and humanitarian work,” Kim said. Carter was the longest-living American president. Other reactions Rep. Mike Garcia, R- Santa Clarita : “President Jimmy Carter’s passing is a loss for our nation. From his days as a midshipman at the Naval Academy to his service as our 39th president, he embodied leadership, honor, and compassion. Keeping the Carter family in my prayers tonight.” Sen. Adam Schiff : President Jimmy Carter leaves a legacy unlike any other. Ceaseless in his service, unbending in his dignity and revered for his commitment to our common humanity. He fought the good fight and kept the faith — and now he has finished his race. May his memory be an inspiration.” Rep. Norma Torres, D-Ontario : “Today, we mourn President Jimmy Carter, a leader of faith, compassion and service. His legacy of humanity and hope will endure. My thoughts are with the Carter family.” Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa : “Jimmy Carter was a man of character and integrity whose lifelong service to the greater good was most evident when he left office. His tireless advocacy on behalf of the unhoused was something I was fortunate enough to witness firsthand and a remarkable feature of a humanitarian who never stopped believing in the dignity of our neighbors. May we continue the legacy of President Carter through acts of selfless service to others to never stop uplifting our community.” This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.Jimmy Carter Dies At 100, Here Are The Rarest Facts About The Longest Living President Of The US

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( NASDAQ:META – Free Report ) by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 41,222 shares of the social networking company’s stock after selling 3,273 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms makes up approximately 1.0% of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $23,596,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of META. POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at $38,000. Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Meta Platforms by 122.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. now owns 80 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Halpern Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Meta Platforms in the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000. West Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the third quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 221.9% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 103 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.91% of the company’s stock. Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $519.05, for a total transaction of $469,740.25. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 39,627 shares in the company, valued at $20,568,394.35. The trade was a 2.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink . Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 492 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.75, for a total value of $295,569.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 518,508 shares in the company, valued at approximately $311,493,681. This trade represents a 0.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold a total of 168,843 shares of company stock valued at $92,083,554 over the last ninety days. 13.71% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Analyst Ratings Changes Get Our Latest Research Report on META Meta Platforms Stock Performance Shares of META opened at $563.09 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.42 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $572.05 and a 200-day moving average of $523.31. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $313.66 and a one year high of $602.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 2.73 and a quick ratio of 2.73. Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ:META – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The social networking company reported $6.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.19 by $0.84. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 35.60% and a net margin of 35.55%. The firm had revenue of $40.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $40.21 billion. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 22.53 earnings per share for the current year. 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The Los Angeles Rams offensive line has yet to play one game with all of its preseason intended starters available to play this season. And that will likely continue for at least another week. Havenstein Doubtful for Rams vs. Eagles As of Friday afternoon team reporters announced that the starting right tackle, Rob Havenstein is officially doubtful to start against the Philadelphia Eagles. LA has the most expensive offense in all of football and was certainly meant to be the engine that drove the team, but with moderate-term injuries to Steve Avila, Jonah Jackson, Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, and Havenstein the full picture has yet to ever materialize. Rams staff writer Stu Jackson reported that head coach Sean McVay said, “[Havenstein] just hasn’t made the progress that ... He looks good, but he isn’t quite ready to be the Rob that we’re all accustomed to seeing? That’s why he’s listed as doubtful right now.” McClendon To Once Again Fill The Role They will look to Warren McClendon to fill in for Havenstein. He has filled in for Havenstein with a wide variety of levels of success. Last week, he held the New England Patriots to zero pressures allowed but gave up five pressures in the first week of the season against the Detroit Lions. Joe Noteboom filled the right tackle role in Havensteins absence in Week 10 versus the Miami Dolphins. He allowed six pressures and a sack in that game. Noteboom has also been injured recently but is available for this game. Havenstein has missed the last two games after going down with an ankle injury late in the Week 9 game against the Seattle Seahawks. He also missed Week 1 against the Lions also due to an ankle injury. It is unclear at this time if this is a new injury or a re-aggravation of the older injury. This article first appeared on LAFB Network and was syndicated with permission.Republicans clash over 'SALT' deduction as they seek to extend Trump's tax law. — The James Wood boys’ basketball team captured the Tri-State Shootout at Berkeley Springs (West Virginia) High School with a 49-34 win over Southern Fulton (Pennsylvania) on Saturday. The Colonels (5-4) — who won their fifth straight game — outscored Southern Fulton 30-17 in the second half, including 16-6 in the fourth quarter. James Wood trailed 9-8 after one quarter and led 19-17 at the half and 33-28 after three quarters. Paul Brooks (10 points) was named Tournament MVP. Brodie Sirbaugh and Ashby Copenhaver (6 points) were each named to the All-Tournament team. Other James Wood leaders: Mike Bell 15 points, 5 rebounds; Zach Woskobunik 6 points. Handley 75, Staunton 58 PENN LAIRD — Will Braun-Duin had 34 points, seven assists and seven rebounds to lead Handley to a win over Staunton in the Spotswood tournament on Saturday. The Judges (7-0) will continue play in the tournament at 3:30 p.m. on Monday against Eastern Mennonite. Other Handley leaders: Jaevon Brisco 13 points, 2 assists; Kyren Oglesby 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals; Amari Brown 7 points. Sherando 53, Strasburg 51 STRASBURG — Josh Miller scored 26 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and Sherando improved to 2-0 in the Ram Hardwood Classic with a win over Strasburg on Saturday. The Warriors (5-2) led 16-15 after one quarter, 27-17 at the half and 39-30 after three quarters. Strasburg was down 53-45 until hitting two 3-pointers in the final seconds, including one at the buzzer. Sherando will play Buffalo Gap on Monday on the final day of the tournament. Other Sherando leaders: Jackson Ogle 10 points; Sean Benton 6 points. Clarke County 38, The Covenant School 31 FISHERSVILLE — Clarke County broke a seven-game losing streak with a win over The Covenant School in the Wilson Memorial tournament on Saturday. The Eagles are 2-7. Clarke County leaders: Jacob Taylor 13 points; Lincoln Booker 8 points; Wilson Taylor 7 points; Wyatt Palmer 6 points. Girls’ basketball: Handley 56, E.C. Glass 21 PENN LAIRD — Reagan Edsell had a triple-double of 31 points, 13 steals and 10 rebounds to lead Handley to a win over E.C. Glass on Saturday in the Spotswood tournament. The Judges (7-1) led 11-3 after one quarter, 35-13 at the half and 45-17 after three quarters. Other Handley leaders: Nakayla Armel 9 points; Olivia Jett 8 points. Avonworth 57, Millbrook 48 OAKLAND, Md. — Millbrook finished 1-1 in the Deep Creek Holiday Classic with a loss to Avonworth (Pa.) on Saturday. The Pioneers are 5-3 overall. Millbrook leaders: Jaliah Jackson 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks; Jane Moreland 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks; Mackenzie Jones 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals. Clarke County 52, Fairfax 18 ALDIE — Clarke County won on the final day of the Boltball tournament at Lightridge High School, beating Fairfax 52-18 on Saturday. The Eagles (6-3) led 17-1 after one quarter, 26-12 at the half and 46-16 after three quarters. Clarke County leaders: Alainah McKavish 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals; Kendall Harman 11 points, 5 steals, 3 assists; Paige McKavish 6 points, 4 assists; Devin Simmons-Mcdonald 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; Paige Stemberger 6 steals, 4 assists; Eryn Demko 6 rebounds. Broadway 48, Sherando 15 STRASBURG — Sherando fell to 2-7 with a loss to Broadway in the Ram Hardwood Classic on Saturday at Strasburg High School. The Warriors trailed 10-3 after one quarter, 27-11 at the half and 38-13 after three quarters. Sherando leaders: Hannah Sutphin 4 points; Josie Willett 3 points. Wrestling: Millbrook 7th at Battle of the Bridge WOODBRIDGE — Millbrook placed seventh out of 55 teams at the Battle of the Bridge tournament that took place Friday and Saturday at Woodbridge High School. The Pioneers scored 137 points. West Springfield won with 228 and Strasburg took second with 187.5. Millbrook leaders: 2nd place: William Potter (190), 4-1, 4 falls, lost 16-1 to Ethan Osburn of Hayfield by tech fall in title match; 4th place: Bryan Gomez (132), 6-2, 2 pins, 2 tech falls, 2 major decisions; Ezra Doyle-Naegeli (285) 6-2, 5 falls. Winning records: Alex Stubblefield (138), 5-2, 4 pins, 1 tech fall; Landon Jones (113), 4-2, 3 pins, Kenny Spaulding (120), 3-2, 1 pin; Gavin Hensley (157), 3-2, 2 pins. Sherando 33rd at Trojan Wars CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Sherando placed 33rd out of 47 teams at the Trojan Wars tournament that took place Friday and Saturday at Chambersburg (Pennsylvania) Senior High School. The Warriors scored 61 points without three-time state champion Anthony Lucchiani competing. Pennsylvania’s Grassfield won with 162.5 points and Sun Valley placed second with 161. Sherando leaders: 3-2 wrestler: Ben Taylor (172); 2-2 wrestlers: Connor Orth (152), 2 pins; Judson Dean (215), 1 pin; 285: Kaden Hurst (285), 1 pin.No. 4 Penn State hosts Maryland in regular-season finale with CFP seeding in mind