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The 39th U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, has passed away, as announced on Sunday. Find out more here. Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, has died. The Carter Center confirmed he died in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. Carter’s son, Chip Carter also confirmed the death in a statement, “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love. My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs. The world is our…
The superlative numbers just keep coming from Chevy’s super Corvette. The 2025 Corvette ZR1 was revealed as the most powerful production Corvette Chevy ever built with more than 1,000 hp. Then it reached a top speed of 233 mph, making it the fastest production Corvette. Now, Chevy has revealed the acceleration specs, and once again, the C8 ZR1 claims another Corvette title as the quickest. 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Coupe Base Trim Engine 5.5L Twin-Turbo V8, Gas Base Trim Transmission 8-Speed DCT Automatic Base Trim Horsepower 1,064 hp Base Trim Torque 828 lb-ft Base Trim Curb Weight 3,670 lbs Make…
House Republicans have reached an agreement on a plan B to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday’s deadline and plan to vote on Thursday, lawmakers announced. The details of the deal are still under wraps. But emerging from a meeting in Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) office, House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said the particulars will be released shortly. “We have reached an agreement and details will be forthcoming,” Cole said. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) told reporters, “the plan is to put a bill on the floor that we think is a reasonable step forward,” as she left…
As 2024 comes to an end, 20 riders from the WorldTour and 16 from the Women’s WorldTour have yet to be confirmed on a team for 2025 or announce their retirement.At the top of the men’s list is sprinter Elia Viviani, who has not been renewed with the Ineos Grenadiers. Speculation that Viviani would join Tom Pidcock in moving to the Q36.5 team appears unfounded, as the Swiss outfit announced a complete roster of 25 riders without the Italian.Cameron Wurf, who raced part-time with Ineos while also competing in triathlons, was also not confirmed with the British team for 2025,…
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Find out more about the 39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn’s four children here. Image Credit: Everett Collection Former President Jimmy Carter, the longest-living U.S. president at 100 years old, passed away on Sunday, December 29. The Carter Center confirmed he died in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He had laid his wife, Rosalynn Carter, to rest on November 28, 2023. Rosalyn’s memorial service came nine months after it was announced that the former president would receive hospice care in February. Jimmy “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice…
A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight into Sunday, injuring a woman and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports, while a huge nighttime wave of Russian drones targeted Ukraine, officials reported.A top U.K. defense official meanwhile said that Russian forces had suffered their worst month of casualties in October since their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.The chief of the U.K. defense staff, Tony Radakin, told CBS News partner BBC that Moscow’s troops suffered an average of 1,500 dead and wounded “every single day,” bringing their total losses in the war to 700,000.…
The 2025 Toyota Tacoma features few changes following 2024’s redesign The popular midsize pickup truck continues to offer the choice of gas and hybrid powertrains The 2025 Tacoma arrives at dealerships in the winter with a starting price of $33,085, including destination The Toyota Tacoma was redesigned for 2024, so for the second year of the fourth-generation model, there are minimal changes. The rugged TRD Pro and Trailhunter models now have red front tow hooks, while the TRD Pro also gains a Mudbath paint color. A fourth pre-wired auxiliary switch has been added to the popular midsize pickup truck as…
Throughout his political career, Rosalynn Carter was by Jimmy’s side. Find out everything you need to know about the former First Lady here. Image Credit: The Carter Center/Everett Collection Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was by her husband former President Jimmy Carter’s side for decades. Throughout Jimmy’s gubernatorial and presidential campaigns, Rosalynn supported him, and she became a public figure and outspoken activist during her husband’s administration. She lent her voice to a number of different causes and became an outspoken advocate on a wide variety of issues. Rosalynn died in 2023, and her husband followed her one year after it was revealed…
An accident involving Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait, caused by negligence on the part of the shipping company’s management, has resulted in the spill of over 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil into the Black Sea, significantly impacting the local microflora despite experts ruling out a regional ecological catastrophe. Yevhen Khlobystov, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, and Coordinator of the Ecology and Economics Working Group of the International Committee of the Crimean Tatars, said this in comments to…