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The Prime Minister used an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday to vow to “get to grips” with the cost of welfare after figures suggested more than four million people will be claiming long-term sickness support by the end of the decade. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will announce a package of legislation next week designed to “get Britain working” amid Government concerns about the projected rise. Official forecasts published by her department this week show that the number of people claiming incapacity benefits is expected to climb from a pre-pandemic figure of around 2.5 million in 2019 to around 4.2 million in 2029. Last year there were just over three million claimants. The Prime Minister wrote: “In the coming months, Mail on Sunday readers will see even more sweeping changes. Because make no mistake, we will get to grips with the bulging benefits bill blighting our society. “Don’t get me wrong, we will crack down hard on anyone who tries to game the system, to tackle fraud so we can take cash straight from the banks of fraudsters. “There will be a zero-tolerance approach to these criminals. My pledge to Mail on Sunday readers is this: I will grip this problem once and for all.” Ms Kendall’s white paper is expected to include the placement of work coaches in mental health clinics and a “youth guarantee” aimed at ensuring those aged 18-21 are working or studying.Brainrot, brat, extreme weather, midwest nice and weird round out the shortlist SAN MATEO, Calif. , Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dictionary.com , the world's leading digital dictionary, today announced its 2024 Word of the Year: demure . Traditionally used to describe reserved or modest individuals, demure has taken on an expanded meaning this year to signify refined and sophisticated appearances or behaviors. "As remote work fades and in-person experiences become the norm again, the subtle art of personal presentation has taken on renewed importance," said Steve Johnson , Curriculum Design Manager of the Dictionary Media Group at IXL Learning . " Demure captures this cultural shift with a modern twist: a word that once carried traditional, often limiting connotations has been reimagined to celebrate understated elegance and suavity. Its evolving meaning gives people a way to express quiet confidence—embracing modesty and charm as intentional, empowering choices . " In making the annual selection, Dictionary.com 's lexicographers analyzed a wealth of data—including newsworthy headlines, search engine results and social media trends—to identify words that captured pivotal moments in 2024. The word demure dominated the cultural zeitgeist, with its usage in digital media surging a remarkable 1,200% between January and August. This meteoric rise is largely attributed to Jools Lebron, a content creator who popularized the phrase "very demure, very mindful" in a series of TikTok videos illustrating how to embody the term in professional, travel and social settings. The social media buzz surrounding demure sparked a similar spike in search interest. In the 11 months before Lebron's videos, there was no notable trend in Google searches for the term, but interest surged 14-fold by August 2024 . At its peak, searches for demure on Dictionary.com were 200 times greater than their previous rate. While the initial trend has cooled, the word remains five times more popular on Dictionary.com than it was before its breakout moment. Alongside demure, Dictionary.com 's lexicographers identified five additional words that shaped the cultural conversation in 2024, rounding out this year's shortlist. Read more about Dictionary.com 's 2024 Word of the Year at http://dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-year/ . About Dictionary.com Words define every aspect of our lives, from our ideas to our identities. Dictionary.com aspires to empower people to express themselves, make connections and find opportunities through the power and joy of language. With 96 million visitors each month, Dictionary.com is the premier destination to learn, discover and have fun with the limitless world of words and meanings. The brand helps you make sense of the ever-evolving English language so you can put your ideas into words—and your words into action. Press Contact Joslyn Chesson IXL Learning press@ixl.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dictionarycom-names-demure-as-the-2024-word-of-the-year-302315735.html SOURCE IXL Learning

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — RJ Johnson scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, Daylen Berry added two clutch free throws and Charleston Southern surprised Miami 83-79 on Saturday. The Buccaneers led for the last four minutes of the first half and deep into the second half before a 3-pointer from Austin Swartz gave Miami a 76-75 lead with 3 minutes left in the game. A three-point play by Lynn Kidd gave the Hurricanes a 79-75 lead with 2:11 remaining. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.ST. LOUIS — Jake Neighbours scored the lone shootout goal, Jordan Binnington denied all three San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues snapped a four-game home losing streak with a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Binnington bounced back after allowing Alexander Wennberg’s tying goal with 8.8 seconds left to notch his 151st career victory and tie Mike Liut’s franchise record. Wennberg had both goals for the Sharks. Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL draft, assisted both goals. Jordan Kyrou and Nathan Walker scored in regulation for the Blues, who won for just the second time in their last nine games. Walker scored 11 seconds into the game after Radek Faksa intercepted a pass from Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov. Kyrou, sandwiched between Granlund and Timothy Liljegren at the top of the crease, jammed home a pass from Pierre-Olivier Joseph for his sixth goal of the season with 8:13 left in the second. Binnington had 22 saves in the win, while Askarov had 29 saves. Takeaways Sharks: San Jose, which has been outscored 28-10 in the first period this season, had another rocky start despite getting a first-period goal for the third straight game. St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, right, is congratulated by center Brayden Schenn, center, and center Robert Thomas, left, after defeating the San Jose Sharks in the shootout of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in St. Louis. Credit: AP/Jeff Le Blues: Binnington ranks second among goalies in franchise history with 295 games played. He reached the 151-win mark in 56 fewer games than Liut, who went 151-133 with 52 ties from 1979-1985. Key moment Neighbours delivered the victory in the shootout with a wrist shot that beat Askarov on his glove side. Key stat The Blues have been outscored 14-2 in the third period of their last seven games. Up next The Blues play seven of their next eight games on the road, beginning Saturday against the New York Islanders, the same day San Jose starts a four-game home stand Saturday against Buffalo.

Likely voters believe President-elect Donald Trump should choose Cabinet members “he knows he can trust” rather than those with D.C. experience, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey. Across the board, most, 71 percent, believe the president’s Cabinet choices are “very important” — a belief shared by 70 percent of Democrats, 77 percent of Republicans, and 65 percent of independents. The survey then asked respondents which idea is closer to their belief: either “The president should choose Cabinet officers he knows he can trust” or “The president should choose Cabinet officers with experience in Washington, D.C.” Across the board, a majority of likely voters, 55 percent, prioritize trust over D.C. experience. Another 39 percent said the president should choose Cabinet members based on experience, and seven percent remain unsure. Republicans and independents are far more likely to prioritize trust over experience, as 82 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of independents said the president should choose Cabinet members he knows he can trust. Only 31 percent of Democrats agreed. A majority of Democrats, 61 percent, said the president should choose Cabinet members with D.C. experience. Across the board, 55 percent also believe that the Senate should approve Trump’s choices for Cabinet positions. Those include Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for secretary of state, Pam Bondi for attorney general, Gov. Kristi Noem as head of Homeland Security, Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Gov. Doug Burgum as interior secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, and many more. The survey was taken November 20-21, 2024, among 1,266 U.S. likely voters. It has a +/- 3 percent margin of error. Speaking to Breitbart News Daily on Tuesday, Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) said that Trump chose members of his Cabinet quickly because he knows “he has to hit the ground running” on day one. “Trump was given a mandate ... by the American people, and I trust President Trump and I trust his decision-making ability. And what he has put together and his Cabinet are people that can get the job done and get the America First agenda pushed through immediately,” Hunt said. “I think that was a lesson that he learned from his last presidency. He doesn’t have time to waste. He doesn’t have time to wait and figure out what the swamp wants to do. This is the man that is on a mission, and he knows that we have to get these confirmations through, get them done, get them picked early, and then get on with the business of saving our country,” the congressman added. “And that’s why this was done so rapidly and so quickly.”

For “Hysteria!” actresses Anna Camp and Julie Bowen, horror is harder than comedy. “Horror is really hard actually because there is a fine line you have to walk; you have to make it feel grounded and you’re put in these extreme circumstances: You’re being possessed or pulled through the air, there’s nothing you can do to relate to that,” explained Camp of “Pitch Perfect” fame. “With comedy, you can have a relatable situation and go, ‘I’ve been in situations like that.’ There’s nothing you can compare (horror) to, so you have to use your imagination. I find it harder. Your imagination goes home with you at the end of the day. You’re still thinking crazy thoughts.” Bowen, best known for playing Claire Dunphy on “Modern Family,” agreed. “Comedy’s pretty binary because it’s like either you can make people laugh or you don’t. I can’t watch horror. I’m terrified, terrified! I am the easiest scare in the world, so as far as doing (horror), I want to make it as real as possible. It was hard because I had to be really, really crazy. There were times when I’d get back to my hotel room at 3 a.m., I didn’t want to be alone in my head,” said Bowen, laughing. Camp, Bowen, Royal Oak native Bruce Campbell (“Evil Dead”), showrunner David A. Goodman (“Futurama”), and Ypsilanti native/creator Matthew Scott Kane (“American Horror Story”) were promoting “Hysteria!” at the New York Comic Con in October. The horror series is streaming on Peacock. Set in the fictional Michigan town of Happy Hollow, the first episode of “Hysteria” begins with a popular quarterback’s disappearance and a pentagram is discovered on a garage door. As a result, rumors of the occult and satanic influence run rampant through the town. A trio of outcasts in a heavy metal band called Dethkrunch exploit this by rebranding themselves as a satanic metal band, which leads to them becoming the targets of the town’s witch hunt. “Something on my mind a lot in 2019 was we’re living in this post-factual age with social media. It seemed like decades and decades ago, you could trust the news. Now everything is in question. When lies end up getting disseminated as truth, that starts to warp people’s version of reality. Suddenly, they’re living in a world other people are not. That was going on in the world I was living in and I very quickly connected it to the 1980s satanic panic. It’s not really that different because people were saying Ozzy Osbourne, Jason Voorhees (of ‘Friday the 13th’), and the Smurfs were going to turn your kids into satanists and kill you in your sleep. That didn’t happen. It wasn’t true, but so many people got worked up into such a fervor over it, bad things happened. ... It was smoke without fire,” Kane said. “Disinformation is not new,” Campbell said. “Disinformation will tear a town apart.” Campbell portrays Happy Hollow Police Chief Ben Dandridge. “This guy’s a reasonable cop; he’s a rational person who doesn’t treat the teenagers like they’re idiots. It’s all very refreshing,” he said. “I want to play that guy again. I want cops to be that guy. I’m playing the cop (that) cops need to be. That’s my whole motivation for playing this guy: How would you like cops to be, especially the guy in charge, the chief of police? They’re lucky to have Chief Dandridge.” “It was truly an exciting moment when Bruce signed on,” Goodman said. By the end of the first episode, a supernatural phenomenon happens to Linda Campbell, played by Bowen. “Linda seems like one thing, then you realize she’s bananas. She’s either bananas or she’s possessed. Either way, it’s a complicated thing to play,” Bowen said. “With Julie, you can have your cake and eat it too,” Kane said. “She’s this fun, quirky mom. ... As the episode goes on, she’s pulled deeper into this thing and crazy stuff starts happening. That final act of the first episode was my favorite moment with her because this announced that this is not Claire Dunphy. We’re not doing that again; we’re pushing her as a performer. “Julie was so excited about doing stunts. She told us on many occasions she’s very sturdy and can take it. The same goes for Bruce and for Anna. We didn’t ask anyone to give us a flavor of the thing they did before. We cast people we loved so much (in their famous projects) that we wanted to give them the opportunity to do the exact opposite.” Added Bowen: “I got this script and was like, ‘Oh great. She’s a mom. How fun.’ I love moms. I’m a mom, but I felt this was not worth flying out of town to Georgia and being away from my kids. Then I got to the end of the pilot and was like, ‘She’s crazy!’ Is she possessed? There’s a lot more questions. It’s fun to just stretch again and do things I haven’t done in a while, which I found really exciting.” Kane said he felt lucky Bowen signed on at the beginning. “She was the first adult actor to sign on. That gave us such credibility to have a two-time Emmy-winning actor leading this show. Suddenly, it goes from this script from a relatively unknown writer into the new Julie Bowen show,” he said. It was the quality of the writing that attracted Camp, Bowen and Campbell to “Hysteria!” “I loved the script; it was incredibly well-written. It was immersed in the time period. It was such a good coming-of-age story, too — the feeling of being in high school again, being in the 1980s,” Camp said. “I talked to Matt who said my character (Tracy) was incredibly pivotal to the series and we’ll learn about why she is the way she is. So I was like, ‘I’d love to do this!’” For Campbell, the writing is everything. “A lot of times, I’ll get a script that could make the words interchangeable with every other character because the writing is very bland and just doesn’t have the detail you need. This was different. Every character was pretty distinct and pretty well-drawn,” he said. “It’s quality. It’s not a (expletive) show. It’s a real show that’s playing around with interesting themes. A lot of it is still relevant to this day.” “Hysteria!” has other Michigan connections, including University of Michigan alumnus Jonathan Goldstein (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”) and Dondero High School alumnus Jordan Vogt-Roberts (“Kong: Skull Island”), who both serve as executive producers. Kane explained why he set “Hysteria!” in Michigan. “You write what you know. I grew up in Ypsilanti, so that had a lot to do with it. More importantly, when you’re in a small town in the Midwest — somewhere like Michigan — these things don’t ever happen and word spreads fast and paranoia spreads quickly and (everything’s) blown out of proportion and takes up a lot of people’s minds,” he said. “Whether or not something is real doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if there are people willing to believe it does and willing it into the world. What does it matter if it’s objectively real or living rent-free in someone’s head?”Colorado is gearing up for the rugged Big 12 schedule, but first the Buffaloes wrap up their nonconference slate with two more games, starting Friday night when they host South Dakota State in Boulder, Colo. Colorado (7-2) has won two straight after competing in the Maui Invitational, most recently a 72-55 win over in-state rival Colorado State. Now the focus turns to South Dakota State and shoring up issues before conference play. "Defensively, we're understanding what our jobs are. Now, we're not where we need to be for sure," coach Tad Boyle said. "But we're making strides in that area. And I think the guys are getting used to playing with each other, understanding each other." The Buffaloes lost a lot of talent from last year's NCAA Tournament team but boast some quality players. Andrej Jakimovski (13.0 points per game), Julian Hammond III (12.3 ppg) and Elijah Moore (12.0 ppg) lead the team in scoring. Sophomore big man Bangot Dak has shown he can be a force after scoring a career-high 16 points in the win over Colorado State. The Jackrabbits (8-4) are coming off a 77-63 loss at Nevada on Wednesday night and complete a two-game trip in Boulder. South Dakota State is led by senior center Oscar Cluff, who tops the team in scoring (17.3 points) and rebounding (11.0) but had a subpar night against Nevada when he scored a season-low six points while battling an ankle injury. "I wish he was feeling a little better," coach Eric Henderson said of Cluff. "He's going to be fine, but he's still nursing that ankle a little bit." Freshman Joe Sayler is second on the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg and has reached double figures in each of the last three games. Sophomore Kalen Garry is third on the Jackrabbits in scoring at 9.6 per contest, an average that has been hurt by his last three games when he has averaged just 5.3 points. --Field Level MediaMeet Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's family, from their four children to 25 grandchildren and great-grandchildren The politician spent his final months receiving hospice care at home The 100-year-old former president leaves behind an enormous brood FEMAIL rounded up everything you need to know about his 29 descendants By LILLIAN GISSEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 23:54, 29 December 2024 | Updated: 23:56, 29 December 2024 e-mail 23 shares View comments Jimmy Carter, the longest-living president in US history, has tragically passed away, leaving behind an enormous family, including four children, 11 grandkids, and 14 great-grandchildren. The 100-year-old 39th President of the United States married his wife, Rosalynn Smith, who died in November 2023 at 96, nearly eight decades ago - in 1946 - and they went on to welcome three sons and one daughter together. Each of Jimmy's kids have had numerous kids of their own, who have also had numerous kids of their own - resulting in him having a total of 29 descendants. While some of some of the former President's kids and grandkids have followed in Jimmy's footsteps and launched their own successful careers in politics, others tried and failed. Jimmy Carter, the longest living president in US history, leaves behind an enormous family Jimmy (seen with his family in the late '70s) and his wife, Rosalynn, welcomed three sons and a daughter. Each of their kids have had numerous kids of their own, who also had numerous kids His first-born son, Jack - who was kicked out of the Navy after he was caught smoking weed with his friends when he was younger - ran for the Senate in Nevada in 2006, but ultimately lost. Jimmy's second-eldest son, Chip, worked for the Democratic National Committee and now serves as the president of a nonprofit organization founded by his parents, while his third-born, Jeff, started a computer mapping company. As for Jimmy's fourth child, his only daughter, Amy - who practically stole everyone's hearts when her dad was elected President when she was just nine years old - she grew up to be a fierce activist who has attended many protests against the US's foreign policy, which even resulted in her being arrested on one occasion. As the world gears up to grapple with the loss of the beloved former President, FEMAIL has rounded up everything you need to know about the 26 family members he will be remembered by. He is seen with some of his family in 1976 Some of them have also received attention for scandalous behavior - like Chip, who once admitted to 'lighting up' with singer Willie Nelson on the roof of the White House. Jeff also came into the spotlight when his son tragically died of a heart attack at age 28 back in 2015 - a loss that left the entire family devastated. The politician's organization confirmed via Twitter in February that Carter had decided, after a series of hospital stays, to receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. He spent his remaining months at home with his devoted wife of 77 years - until she passed on November 19 - and loving family by his side. As the world grapples with the loss of the beloved former president, FEMAIL has rounded up everything you need to know about the 29 family members he will be remembered by. From his Senator and award-winning lawyer grandson to his researcher grandson who helped uncover controversial videos of Mitt Romney during the 2012 Presidential race, here's everything you need to know about Jimmy's kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. Jimmy and Rosalynn's first son, John 'Jack' Carter, was kicked out of the Navy for smoking weed and unsuccessfully ran for the United States' Senate in Nevada Jimmy and Rosalynn's oldest son, John 'Jack' William Carter (seen in 2006) graduated from Georgia Tech, and earned a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975 Jimmy and Rosalynn welcomed their first child together, a baby boy whom they named John 'Jack' William Carter, on July 3, 1947. The couple moved around a lot during the early years of Jack's life - thanks to Jimmy's work in the Navy - but they eventually settled in a small town in Georgia, called Plains, where they ran a peanut farm. It's been said that Jack, now 77, helped tend to the farm as a kid, and that his dad would pay him 10 cents per hour for his hard work. Soon after they moved to Georgia, Jimmy began his political career - he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1953, became a Georgia state Senator in 1963, followed by the Georgia governor in 1971, and the President of the United States in 1977. But as his father's career flourished, Jack began to struggle. He switched from college to college, attending Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, and Georgia Southwestern State University, before he ultimately left school altogether to join the Navy in April 1968. But in 1970, Jimmy's first-born was kicked out with a 'less than honorable' discharge after he and some friends were caught smoking marijuana at a Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho. But the then-23-year-old quickly turned things around. He decided to return to school, and received his bachelor's degree in Nuclear Physics from Georgia Tech, followed by a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975. After leaving the Navy, he also found love, marrying a woman named Juliette 'Judy' Langford - the daughter of Georgia state Senator James Beverly Langford. Together, they welcomed two children - a son named Jason James Carter, born in 1975, and a daughter named Sarah Rosemary Carter, born in 1978. In 2006, Jack ran for a seat in the United States Senate - however, he ultimately lost to Republican John Ensign. He is seen with his dad in 2006 After finishing his schooling, Jack starting practicing law for his wife's father, and helped his own dad during his Presidential campaign in 1976. He and Judy then decided to relocate to Chicago, where they lived together with their two kids for many years while he worked various jobs - including for the Chicago Board of Trade and for Citibank. The pair ultimately opted to go their separate ways, and the details of their divorce are not known. He then got re-married to a woman named Elizabeth Brasfield in 1992. She had two children from a previous marriage - a son named John Chuldenko and a daughter named Sarah Reynolds - who became Jack's step-kids. The family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2002, and in 2006, Jack ran for a seat in the United States Senate - however, he ultimately lost to Republican John Ensign. Since then, he's lived a relatively quiet life out of the spotlight. Jack and Judy's son is an award-winning lawyer and former Georgia Senator, while their daughter has lived a much quieter life Jack's son with his first wife, Judy Langford, named Jason Carter, was a successful lawyer. He also served on Georgia's State Senate from 2010 to 2015. He is seen in 2014 Jack and Judy's son, Jason, now 49, has also followed in his grandfather's footsteps by becoming a politician. After graduating from Duke University with a double major in philosophy and political science, he served in the Peace Corps in South Africa. He then got a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 2004, before he became a partner at the law firm Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore. Jason made many strides during his time as a lawyer, earning the Stuart Eizenstat Young Lawyer Award for his work defending voters' rights, and even representing the National Football League Players Association. He is also a successful author, releasing a book entitled Power Lines: Two Years on South Africa's Borders in 2002 - which was derived from diaries he wrote during his time in the Peace Corps. In 2010, he was elected into Georgia's State Senate, which he served on for five years, and in 2014, he became the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia - however, he ultimately lost the election to Nathan Deal. Jack and Judy's daughter, Sarah, now 44, has lived a much quieter life, and has done her best to stay out of the public eye. She is seen with her grandpa as a baby As for his love life, he married a former journalist and high school teacher named Kate, and together, they have welcomed two sons, named Henry, in 2006, and Thomas, in 2008. Jack and Judy's daughter, Sarah, now 46, has lived a much quieter life, and has done her best to stay out of the public eye. She graduated from Duke University in 2000, and went on to receive her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco in 2007, but it's unclear what she does for work. She is married to a man named Brendan Keith Murphy, and their daughter, Josephine Beverly, was born in 2009. Jack's step-daughter with wife Elizabeth is a famous painter who illustrated her grandfather Jimmy's poetry book and his step-son is a successful Hollywood writer and director Jack's step-daughter from his second marriage to Elizabeth Brasfield, named Sarah Reynolds, now 46, is a professional painter Her paintings have been featured in exhibitions across New York City, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Melbourne, Australia, and she also previously worked for Sotheby’s Auction House Jack's step-children - Elizabeth's kids from her previous relationship - have both found success in their own careers over the years. Sarah, now 46, is a professional painter who was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, but currently lives in Los Angeles, California. According to her website , she graduated with an MFA in Painting from The New York Academy of Art in New York City, and a BFA in Painting from The Cleveland Institute of Art, in Ohio. Her paintings have been featured in exhibitions across New York City, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Melbourne, Australia, and she also previously worked for Sotheby’s Auction House. In 1995, she teamed up with her grandfather to illustrate his book of poems, entitled Always a Reckoning and Other Poems. She is married to a fellow artist named Stephen Reynolds, and together, they have welcomed two daughters, whose names are not known. As for her brother, John - Jack's step-son - he works as a writer, director, and producer in Los Angeles. He too is a graduate from Cleveland Institute of Art, and majored in graphic design. Jack's step-son, named John Chuldenko, is a writer, director, and producer in Los Angeles. He is best known for directing and writing the movie Nesting John currently lives in LA and has two daughters, who haven't been shown to the public, and his relationship status is unknown He is best known for directing and writing the movie Nesting, and he also helped pen multiple episodes for the shows Playtime! and Backseat Drivers. 'John has been coming up with big ideas and bringing them to life for over thirty years,' his bio reads. 'He creates television shows and directs feature films. He writes for magazines and speaks at universities. 'He’s created content for military weapons platforms and pizza restaurants. And he also writes and directs award-winning commercials, promos, and the occasional music video.' He announced last year that he had started a project focused on updating the White House's secret record collection. He told NPR that he discovered the collection thanks to his uncle Jeff Carter, who told him a story that involved him 'sneaking off' to listen to the records with some friends after a 'fancy' dinner party at the White House. After getting approval from then-First Lady Michelle Obama, John flew to Washington, D.C. to view the records in 2010, and soon realized that there was nothing in the collection from later than the 1980s. As of May 2022 when the article was published, he was in the midst of working with the Recording Industry Association of America to update the collection. John currently lives in LA and has two daughters, who haven't been shown to the public, and his relationship status is unknown. Jimmy and Rosalynn's second son, James 'Chip' Carter III, famously smoked pot on the roof of the White House with singer Willie Nelson during his father's Presidency Jimmy and Rosalynn's second son, James 'Chip' Carter III, (seen in 2016) is the president of the nonprofit organization founded by his parents, Friendship Force Jimmy and Rosalynn welcomed their second child, a son named James 'Chip' Earl Carter III, now 73, on April 12, 1950. Like his brother, he too worked in his parents peanut factory as a kid. After graduating from high school, he was elected onto the Plains city council, before he went on to work for the Democratic National Committee. He then became the president of the nonprofit organization founded by his parents, Friendship Force, which aims to 'improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, friendship, and intercultural competence via home-stays,' according to its website. Chip has been married three times. His first wife was a woman named Caron Griffin, whom he wed in 1973. She gave birth to their son, James Earl Carter IV, in February 1977. They divorced three years later, in 1980. He then got re-married to a woman named Ginger Hodges, and together, they welcomed a daughter, named Margaret Alicia Carter, in September 1987. He tied the knot with his third and final wife, Becky Payne, in 2001, whom he is still with now. They live together in Decatur, Georgia. Chip is mostly known for famously smoking pot with on the roof of the White House with singer Willie Nelson. Chip is mostly known for famously smoking pot with on the roof of the White House with singer Willie Nelson. He is seen in 1980 Willie first spoke about it in his 1988 autobiography, writing, 'Sitting on the roof of the White House in Washington, D.C. late last night with a beer in one hand and a fat Austin Torpedo in the other. 'My companion on the roof was pointing out to me the sights and layout of how the streets run in Washington. 'I let the weed cover me with a pleasing cloud... I guess the roof of the White House is the safest place to smoke dope.' While the musician didn't reveal who his 'companion' was at the time, Chip later admitted in an interview that he was indeed the one who smoked with Willie. 'We just kept going up ’til we got to the roof, where we leaned against the flagpole at the top of the place and lit one up,' he said during the 2020 documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. 'If you know Washington, the White House is the hub of the spokes - the way it was designed. 'Most of the avenues run into the White House. You could sit up and could see all the traffic coming right at you. It’s a nice place up there.' Chip's son with his first wife helped leak videos of Mitt Romney making controversial comments during his Presidential campaign against Barack Obama, while his daughter with his second wife stays out of the spotlight Chip's son with his first wife, Caron Griffin, named James Carter IV, is an opposition researcher and started the company Carter Research, LLC He helped leak videos of Mitt Romney making controversial comments during his Presidential campaign against Barack Obama. He is seen with his wife Chip's son with his first wife is an opposition researcher and started the company Carter Research, LLC. Per his bio, now-46-year-old James 'has worked on numerous US political campaigns and has participated in election observations with The Carter Center in countries like Nigeria and Indonesia, among others.' He is married to a woman named Sally (seen), but it doesn't appear that they have any children together He also previously served as an independent consultant for the government of Panama, writing grants for the Ministry of Social Development. Based in Atlanta, the Georgia State University graduate was reportedly the one to leak the now-viral video of Mitt Romney stating that 47 per cent of Americans 'believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it' during his Presidential campaign against Barack Obama in 2012. 'I’ve been searching for clips on Republicans for a long time, almost every day,' he told New York magazine at the time. 'I just do it for fun.' He is married to a woman named Sally, but it doesn't appear that they have any children together. As for Chip's daughter with his second wife, she does her best to stay out of the spotlight. Margaret, 36, is reportedly married to a man named Harold Edward Carter, and they have one daughter together named Alicia Carter, who was born in September 2009. Jimmy and Rosalynn's third son, Donnel 'Jeff' Carter, loved inviting his celebrity friends over to the White House and helped host the likes of Bob Dylan and Pope John Paul II Jimmy and Rosalynn's third son, Donnel 'Jeff' Carter (seen with his wife) launched a company called Computer Mapping Consultants, Inc after graduating from college The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, welcomed their third child, another boy named Donnel Jeffrey 'Jeff' Carter, on August 18, 1952. Jeff, now 71, graduated from George Washington University in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in geography, specializing in computer cartography. During his time at the school, Time magazine reported that he grew close to a teacher - a former intelligence analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency named Robert Mercready - and after he graduated, they went on to form the company Computer Mapping Consultants, Inc together, which became a consultant for World Bank. He married a woman he met at college named Annette Davis in 1975, and together, they had three sons - Joshua Jeffrey Carter, born in 1984, Jeremy Davis Carter, born in 1987, and James Carlton Carter, born in 1991. The couple lived with Jeff's father, Jimmy, during much of his Presidency, and they were reportedly very social, racking up tons of celebrity friends, like Bob Dylan and Pope John Paul II, whom they'd host at the White House - before they eventually moved out and got their own place in Georgia. The family faced tragedy in 2015, when their son Jeremy died of a heart attack suddenly at age 28. More heartbreak came in 2021, when Annette sadly passed away at age 68. Her family confirmed the news to People but did not specify the cause of death. 'Annette was a homemaker, and she was devoted to raising her three boys,' her son Josh wrote in the obituary. 'She will be remembered by her friends and family for her easy smile, her fun-loving sense of humor, and her caring nature. 'She loved to laugh at a particularly bad white elephant gift or a ridiculous pair of earrings. 'She always saved stories or comics that she thought would make her sons smile. Annette was a prolific storyteller and often had her listeners in gales of laughter by the end of one of her tales. 'She loved her family and her friends with all her heart, and they loved her back with all of theirs.' Jeff and Annette's middle son died of a heart attack at age 28, while their oldest is a podcaster and their youngest tries to avoid all media attention Jeff and his wife, Annette's first-born son, named Joshua, now 39, is a graduate from Georgia Tech, podcaster, blogger, and woodwork enthusiast. He is seen with his grandparents Joshua is married a woman named Sarah Carter - whom he started dating at just 11 years old - and they share two sons, named Charles and Jonathan Jeff and Annette's first-born son, Joshua, now 39, is a graduate from Georgia Tech, podcaster, blogger, woodwork enthusiast, and devoted husband and father. And it turns out, his love of furniture-making is something he shares with his grandfather, Jimmy. The former President has been very open about his hobby, and would even auction off pieces that he made for charity during his time in the Oval Office. 'Every year when I was at his house for Christmas, I would always go into his shop from when I was eight until well through college,' Joshua once recalled. 'I would work on the projects that he was working on. I think I worked on every single piece that he made for the auction.' Joshua is married a woman named Sarah Carter - whom he started dating at just 11 years old - and they share two sons, named Charles and Jonathan. Jeff and Annette's second son, Jeremy, led a relatively private life up until his tragic death in 2015. Jeff and Annette's second son, Jeremy, tragically died of a heart attack suddenly in 2015, at age 28. He is seen (left) with Joshua and his wife Jimmy later called Jeremy 'a very special child' and 'a wonderful young man whom they all loved very much' during a service 'I am so raw. I feel everything and nothing at once, at the same time,' Joshua wrote on his blog the day after Jeremy's passing. 'My dad called me sometime around 10:10 last night and told me that something was wrong, that they were at the hospital with Jeremy and it was not good. 'I got in the car and got there as quick as I could. Jeremy was not responsive. His temperature was low. His organs were not working. He was bleeding. He was yellow.' Joshua said the heart attack happened while he was home with their mother in the kitchen, and that his 'dear mom' had to 'give him CPR until the paramedics came.' He died later that night after suffering from a second heart attack at the hospital. 'It’s still surreal. I am waiting to wake up or for somebody to tell me that it was a nightmare or a horrible case of mistaken identity or really for somebody that knows all the facts to just tell me that the facts are not true,' Joshua added. 'Just this one time can the facts not be true. I want the universe to lie to me. Just this once. It’s hard to comprehend how much the world has changed.' Jimmy later called Jeremy 'a very special child' and 'a wonderful young man whom they all loved very much' during a service. Jeff and Annette's third son, Jamie, 31, married his wife, Anna Carter, in October 2021. The two have stayed mostly out of the public eye, and they share one daughter, named Rayna Rose Carter, who was born in March 2019. Jimmy and Rosalynn's only daughter, Amy Lynn Carter, spent her childhood years living in the White House and became an avid activist as an adult Jimmy and Rosalynn's daughter, Amy Lynn Carter, was just nine when her father became President. They are seen in 1976 She was the subject of much media attention during these years, with the public falling in love with her adorable smile and sweet personality She attended Brown University but was academically dismissed in 1987 when she reportedly failed to keep up with her schoolwork. She is seen in 1976 However, she then switched to Memphis College of Art where she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, before going on to receive her masters in art history from Tulane University Jimmy and Rosalynn welcomed their fourth and final child - a daughter named Amy Lynn Carter - on October 19, 1967. She was raised in Plains, Georgia, until her dad became Governor, when the family moved into the Georgia Governor's Mansion in Atlanta. She was just nine years old when Jimmy was elected President of the United States, and she spent four years living in the White House - where it's been said that she would roller skate through the hallways and have slumber parties with friends in a treehouse built for her on the lawn. She was the subject of much media attention during these years, with the public falling in love with her adorable smile and sweet personality. After his Presidency ended, she moved with her parents back to Atlanta, where she finished high school. She then attended Brown University but was academically dismissed in 1987 when she reportedly failed to keep up with her schoolwork. However, she then switched to Memphis College of Art where she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, before going on to receive her masters in art history from Tulane University in New Orleans in 1996. Amy, now 57, became known for her activism in her adult years, participating in numerous protests against the US' foreign policy. She is seen in 1995 with her grandfather She has welcomed two sons, named Hugo (seen with Jimmy) and Errol but the family mostly stays out of the spotlight, so very little is known about both of her kids Amy, now 57, became known for her activism in her adult years, participating in numerous protests against the US' foreign policy regarding the South African apartheid and Central America - and she was once even arrested alongside 13 other protestors in 1986 outside of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She served as the illustrator for her dad's children's book, The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, in 1995. She married a computer consultant named James Gregory Wentzel in 1996, and she gave birth to their son, Hugo James Wentzel, in 1999. They ultimately divorced and she got re-married to John 'Jay' Kelly in 2007. She welcomed her second child, another baby boy, named Errol Carter Kelly, in 2010. She now serves on the board of counselors for her father's organization, The Carter Center. The family mostly stays out of the spotlight, and very little is known about both of her kids. Georgia Share or comment on this article: Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter's four children, TWENTY TWO grandchildren and great grandchildren e-mail 23 shares Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. 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Meet Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's family, from their four children to 25 grandchildren and great-grandchildren The politician spent his final months receiving hospice care at home The 100-year-old former president leaves behind an enormous brood FEMAIL rounded up everything you need to know about his 29 descendants By LILLIAN GISSEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 23:54, 29 December 2024 | Updated: 23:56, 29 December 2024 e-mail 23 shares View comments Jimmy Carter, the longest-living president in US history, has tragically passed away, leaving behind an enormous family, including four children, 11 grandkids, and 14 great-grandchildren. The 100-year-old 39th President of the United States married his wife, Rosalynn Smith, who died in November 2023 at 96, nearly eight decades ago - in 1946 - and they went on to welcome three sons and one daughter together. Each of Jimmy's kids have had numerous kids of their own, who have also had numerous kids of their own - resulting in him having a total of 29 descendants. While some of some of the former President's kids and grandkids have followed in Jimmy's footsteps and launched their own successful careers in politics, others tried and failed. Jimmy Carter, the longest living president in US history, leaves behind an enormous family Jimmy (seen with his family in the late '70s) and his wife, Rosalynn, welcomed three sons and a daughter. Each of their kids have had numerous kids of their own, who also had numerous kids His first-born son, Jack - who was kicked out of the Navy after he was caught smoking weed with his friends when he was younger - ran for the Senate in Nevada in 2006, but ultimately lost. Jimmy's second-eldest son, Chip, worked for the Democratic National Committee and now serves as the president of a nonprofit organization founded by his parents, while his third-born, Jeff, started a computer mapping company. As for Jimmy's fourth child, his only daughter, Amy - who practically stole everyone's hearts when her dad was elected President when she was just nine years old - she grew up to be a fierce activist who has attended many protests against the US's foreign policy, which even resulted in her being arrested on one occasion. As the world gears up to grapple with the loss of the beloved former President, FEMAIL has rounded up everything you need to know about the 26 family members he will be remembered by. He is seen with some of his family in 1976 Some of them have also received attention for scandalous behavior - like Chip, who once admitted to 'lighting up' with singer Willie Nelson on the roof of the White House. Jeff also came into the spotlight when his son tragically died of a heart attack at age 28 back in 2015 - a loss that left the entire family devastated. The politician's organization confirmed via Twitter in February that Carter had decided, after a series of hospital stays, to receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. He spent his remaining months at home with his devoted wife of 77 years - until she passed on November 19 - and loving family by his side. As the world grapples with the loss of the beloved former president, FEMAIL has rounded up everything you need to know about the 29 family members he will be remembered by. From his Senator and award-winning lawyer grandson to his researcher grandson who helped uncover controversial videos of Mitt Romney during the 2012 Presidential race, here's everything you need to know about Jimmy's kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. Jimmy and Rosalynn's first son, John 'Jack' Carter, was kicked out of the Navy for smoking weed and unsuccessfully ran for the United States' Senate in Nevada Jimmy and Rosalynn's oldest son, John 'Jack' William Carter (seen in 2006) graduated from Georgia Tech, and earned a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975 Jimmy and Rosalynn welcomed their first child together, a baby boy whom they named John 'Jack' William Carter, on July 3, 1947. The couple moved around a lot during the early years of Jack's life - thanks to Jimmy's work in the Navy - but they eventually settled in a small town in Georgia, called Plains, where they ran a peanut farm. It's been said that Jack, now 77, helped tend to the farm as a kid, and that his dad would pay him 10 cents per hour for his hard work. Soon after they moved to Georgia, Jimmy began his political career - he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1953, became a Georgia state Senator in 1963, followed by the Georgia governor in 1971, and the President of the United States in 1977. But as his father's career flourished, Jack began to struggle. He switched from college to college, attending Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, and Georgia Southwestern State University, before he ultimately left school altogether to join the Navy in April 1968. But in 1970, Jimmy's first-born was kicked out with a 'less than honorable' discharge after he and some friends were caught smoking marijuana at a Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho. But the then-23-year-old quickly turned things around. He decided to return to school, and received his bachelor's degree in Nuclear Physics from Georgia Tech, followed by a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975. After leaving the Navy, he also found love, marrying a woman named Juliette 'Judy' Langford - the daughter of Georgia state Senator James Beverly Langford. Together, they welcomed two children - a son named Jason James Carter, born in 1975, and a daughter named Sarah Rosemary Carter, born in 1978. In 2006, Jack ran for a seat in the United States Senate - however, he ultimately lost to Republican John Ensign. He is seen with his dad in 2006 After finishing his schooling, Jack starting practicing law for his wife's father, and helped his own dad during his Presidential campaign in 1976. He and Judy then decided to relocate to Chicago, where they lived together with their two kids for many years while he worked various jobs - including for the Chicago Board of Trade and for Citibank. The pair ultimately opted to go their separate ways, and the details of their divorce are not known. He then got re-married to a woman named Elizabeth Brasfield in 1992. She had two children from a previous marriage - a son named John Chuldenko and a daughter named Sarah Reynolds - who became Jack's step-kids. The family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2002, and in 2006, Jack ran for a seat in the United States Senate - however, he ultimately lost to Republican John Ensign. Since then, he's lived a relatively quiet life out of the spotlight. Jack and Judy's son is an award-winning lawyer and former Georgia Senator, while their daughter has lived a much quieter life Jack's son with his first wife, Judy Langford, named Jason Carter, was a successful lawyer. He also served on Georgia's State Senate from 2010 to 2015. He is seen in 2014 Jack and Judy's son, Jason, now 49, has also followed in his grandfather's footsteps by becoming a politician. After graduating from Duke University with a double major in philosophy and political science, he served in the Peace Corps in South Africa. He then got a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 2004, before he became a partner at the law firm Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore. Jason made many strides during his time as a lawyer, earning the Stuart Eizenstat Young Lawyer Award for his work defending voters' rights, and even representing the National Football League Players Association. He is also a successful author, releasing a book entitled Power Lines: Two Years on South Africa's Borders in 2002 - which was derived from diaries he wrote during his time in the Peace Corps. In 2010, he was elected into Georgia's State Senate, which he served on for five years, and in 2014, he became the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia - however, he ultimately lost the election to Nathan Deal. Jack and Judy's daughter, Sarah, now 44, has lived a much quieter life, and has done her best to stay out of the public eye. She is seen with her grandpa as a baby As for his love life, he married a former journalist and high school teacher named Kate, and together, they have welcomed two sons, named Henry, in 2006, and Thomas, in 2008. Jack and Judy's daughter, Sarah, now 46, has lived a much quieter life, and has done her best to stay out of the public eye. She graduated from Duke University in 2000, and went on to receive her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco in 2007, but it's unclear what she does for work. She is married to a man named Brendan Keith Murphy, and their daughter, Josephine Beverly, was born in 2009. Jack's step-daughter with wife Elizabeth is a famous painter who illustrated her grandfather Jimmy's poetry book and his step-son is a successful Hollywood writer and director Jack's step-daughter from his second marriage to Elizabeth Brasfield, named Sarah Reynolds, now 46, is a professional painter Her paintings have been featured in exhibitions across New York City, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Melbourne, Australia, and she also previously worked for Sotheby’s Auction House Jack's step-children - Elizabeth's kids from her previous relationship - have both found success in their own careers over the years. Sarah, now 46, is a professional painter who was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, but currently lives in Los Angeles, California. According to her website , she graduated with an MFA in Painting from The New York Academy of Art in New York City, and a BFA in Painting from The Cleveland Institute of Art, in Ohio. Her paintings have been featured in exhibitions across New York City, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Melbourne, Australia, and she also previously worked for Sotheby’s Auction House. In 1995, she teamed up with her grandfather to illustrate his book of poems, entitled Always a Reckoning and Other Poems. She is married to a fellow artist named Stephen Reynolds, and together, they have welcomed two daughters, whose names are not known. As for her brother, John - Jack's step-son - he works as a writer, director, and producer in Los Angeles. He too is a graduate from Cleveland Institute of Art, and majored in graphic design. Jack's step-son, named John Chuldenko, is a writer, director, and producer in Los Angeles. He is best known for directing and writing the movie Nesting John currently lives in LA and has two daughters, who haven't been shown to the public, and his relationship status is unknown He is best known for directing and writing the movie Nesting, and he also helped pen multiple episodes for the shows Playtime! and Backseat Drivers. 'John has been coming up with big ideas and bringing them to life for over thirty years,' his bio reads. 'He creates television shows and directs feature films. He writes for magazines and speaks at universities. 'He’s created content for military weapons platforms and pizza restaurants. And he also writes and directs award-winning commercials, promos, and the occasional music video.' He announced last year that he had started a project focused on updating the White House's secret record collection. He told NPR that he discovered the collection thanks to his uncle Jeff Carter, who told him a story that involved him 'sneaking off' to listen to the records with some friends after a 'fancy' dinner party at the White House. After getting approval from then-First Lady Michelle Obama, John flew to Washington, D.C. to view the records in 2010, and soon realized that there was nothing in the collection from later than the 1980s. As of May 2022 when the article was published, he was in the midst of working with the Recording Industry Association of America to update the collection. John currently lives in LA and has two daughters, who haven't been shown to the public, and his relationship status is unknown. Jimmy and Rosalynn's second son, James 'Chip' Carter III, famously smoked pot on the roof of the White House with singer Willie Nelson during his father's Presidency Jimmy and Rosalynn's second son, James 'Chip' Carter III, (seen in 2016) is the president of the nonprofit organization founded by his parents, Friendship Force Jimmy and Rosalynn welcomed their second child, a son named James 'Chip' Earl Carter III, now 73, on April 12, 1950. Like his brother, he too worked in his parents peanut factory as a kid. After graduating from high school, he was elected onto the Plains city council, before he went on to work for the Democratic National Committee. He then became the president of the nonprofit organization founded by his parents, Friendship Force, which aims to 'improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, friendship, and intercultural competence via home-stays,' according to its website. Chip has been married three times. His first wife was a woman named Caron Griffin, whom he wed in 1973. She gave birth to their son, James Earl Carter IV, in February 1977. They divorced three years later, in 1980. He then got re-married to a woman named Ginger Hodges, and together, they welcomed a daughter, named Margaret Alicia Carter, in September 1987. He tied the knot with his third and final wife, Becky Payne, in 2001, whom he is still with now. They live together in Decatur, Georgia. Chip is mostly known for famously smoking pot with on the roof of the White House with singer Willie Nelson. Chip is mostly known for famously smoking pot with on the roof of the White House with singer Willie Nelson. He is seen in 1980 Willie first spoke about it in his 1988 autobiography, writing, 'Sitting on the roof of the White House in Washington, D.C. late last night with a beer in one hand and a fat Austin Torpedo in the other. 'My companion on the roof was pointing out to me the sights and layout of how the streets run in Washington. 'I let the weed cover me with a pleasing cloud... I guess the roof of the White House is the safest place to smoke dope.' While the musician didn't reveal who his 'companion' was at the time, Chip later admitted in an interview that he was indeed the one who smoked with Willie. 'We just kept going up ’til we got to the roof, where we leaned against the flagpole at the top of the place and lit one up,' he said during the 2020 documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. 'If you know Washington, the White House is the hub of the spokes - the way it was designed. 'Most of the avenues run into the White House. You could sit up and could see all the traffic coming right at you. It’s a nice place up there.' Chip's son with his first wife helped leak videos of Mitt Romney making controversial comments during his Presidential campaign against Barack Obama, while his daughter with his second wife stays out of the spotlight Chip's son with his first wife, Caron Griffin, named James Carter IV, is an opposition researcher and started the company Carter Research, LLC He helped leak videos of Mitt Romney making controversial comments during his Presidential campaign against Barack Obama. He is seen with his wife Chip's son with his first wife is an opposition researcher and started the company Carter Research, LLC. Per his bio, now-46-year-old James 'has worked on numerous US political campaigns and has participated in election observations with The Carter Center in countries like Nigeria and Indonesia, among others.' He is married to a woman named Sally (seen), but it doesn't appear that they have any children together He also previously served as an independent consultant for the government of Panama, writing grants for the Ministry of Social Development. Based in Atlanta, the Georgia State University graduate was reportedly the one to leak the now-viral video of Mitt Romney stating that 47 per cent of Americans 'believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it' during his Presidential campaign against Barack Obama in 2012. 'I’ve been searching for clips on Republicans for a long time, almost every day,' he told New York magazine at the time. 'I just do it for fun.' He is married to a woman named Sally, but it doesn't appear that they have any children together. As for Chip's daughter with his second wife, she does her best to stay out of the spotlight. Margaret, 36, is reportedly married to a man named Harold Edward Carter, and they have one daughter together named Alicia Carter, who was born in September 2009. Jimmy and Rosalynn's third son, Donnel 'Jeff' Carter, loved inviting his celebrity friends over to the White House and helped host the likes of Bob Dylan and Pope John Paul II Jimmy and Rosalynn's third son, Donnel 'Jeff' Carter (seen with his wife) launched a company called Computer Mapping Consultants, Inc after graduating from college The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, welcomed their third child, another boy named Donnel Jeffrey 'Jeff' Carter, on August 18, 1952. Jeff, now 71, graduated from George Washington University in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in geography, specializing in computer cartography. During his time at the school, Time magazine reported that he grew close to a teacher - a former intelligence analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency named Robert Mercready - and after he graduated, they went on to form the company Computer Mapping Consultants, Inc together, which became a consultant for World Bank. He married a woman he met at college named Annette Davis in 1975, and together, they had three sons - Joshua Jeffrey Carter, born in 1984, Jeremy Davis Carter, born in 1987, and James Carlton Carter, born in 1991. The couple lived with Jeff's father, Jimmy, during much of his Presidency, and they were reportedly very social, racking up tons of celebrity friends, like Bob Dylan and Pope John Paul II, whom they'd host at the White House - before they eventually moved out and got their own place in Georgia. The family faced tragedy in 2015, when their son Jeremy died of a heart attack suddenly at age 28. More heartbreak came in 2021, when Annette sadly passed away at age 68. Her family confirmed the news to People but did not specify the cause of death. 'Annette was a homemaker, and she was devoted to raising her three boys,' her son Josh wrote in the obituary. 'She will be remembered by her friends and family for her easy smile, her fun-loving sense of humor, and her caring nature. 'She loved to laugh at a particularly bad white elephant gift or a ridiculous pair of earrings. 'She always saved stories or comics that she thought would make her sons smile. Annette was a prolific storyteller and often had her listeners in gales of laughter by the end of one of her tales. 'She loved her family and her friends with all her heart, and they loved her back with all of theirs.' Jeff and Annette's middle son died of a heart attack at age 28, while their oldest is a podcaster and their youngest tries to avoid all media attention Jeff and his wife, Annette's first-born son, named Joshua, now 39, is a graduate from Georgia Tech, podcaster, blogger, and woodwork enthusiast. He is seen with his grandparents Joshua is married a woman named Sarah Carter - whom he started dating at just 11 years old - and they share two sons, named Charles and Jonathan Jeff and Annette's first-born son, Joshua, now 39, is a graduate from Georgia Tech, podcaster, blogger, woodwork enthusiast, and devoted husband and father. And it turns out, his love of furniture-making is something he shares with his grandfather, Jimmy. The former President has been very open about his hobby, and would even auction off pieces that he made for charity during his time in the Oval Office. 'Every year when I was at his house for Christmas, I would always go into his shop from when I was eight until well through college,' Joshua once recalled. 'I would work on the projects that he was working on. I think I worked on every single piece that he made for the auction.' Joshua is married a woman named Sarah Carter - whom he started dating at just 11 years old - and they share two sons, named Charles and Jonathan. Jeff and Annette's second son, Jeremy, led a relatively private life up until his tragic death in 2015. Jeff and Annette's second son, Jeremy, tragically died of a heart attack suddenly in 2015, at age 28. He is seen (left) with Joshua and his wife Jimmy later called Jeremy 'a very special child' and 'a wonderful young man whom they all loved very much' during a service 'I am so raw. I feel everything and nothing at once, at the same time,' Joshua wrote on his blog the day after Jeremy's passing. 'My dad called me sometime around 10:10 last night and told me that something was wrong, that they were at the hospital with Jeremy and it was not good. 'I got in the car and got there as quick as I could. Jeremy was not responsive. His temperature was low. His organs were not working. He was bleeding. He was yellow.' Joshua said the heart attack happened while he was home with their mother in the kitchen, and that his 'dear mom' had to 'give him CPR until the paramedics came.' He died later that night after suffering from a second heart attack at the hospital. 'It’s still surreal. I am waiting to wake up or for somebody to tell me that it was a nightmare or a horrible case of mistaken identity or really for somebody that knows all the facts to just tell me that the facts are not true,' Joshua added. 'Just this one time can the facts not be true. I want the universe to lie to me. Just this once. It’s hard to comprehend how much the world has changed.' Jimmy later called Jeremy 'a very special child' and 'a wonderful young man whom they all loved very much' during a service. Jeff and Annette's third son, Jamie, 31, married his wife, Anna Carter, in October 2021. The two have stayed mostly out of the public eye, and they share one daughter, named Rayna Rose Carter, who was born in March 2019. Jimmy and Rosalynn's only daughter, Amy Lynn Carter, spent her childhood years living in the White House and became an avid activist as an adult Jimmy and Rosalynn's daughter, Amy Lynn Carter, was just nine when her father became President. They are seen in 1976 She was the subject of much media attention during these years, with the public falling in love with her adorable smile and sweet personality She attended Brown University but was academically dismissed in 1987 when she reportedly failed to keep up with her schoolwork. She is seen in 1976 However, she then switched to Memphis College of Art where she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, before going on to receive her masters in art history from Tulane University Jimmy and Rosalynn welcomed their fourth and final child - a daughter named Amy Lynn Carter - on October 19, 1967. She was raised in Plains, Georgia, until her dad became Governor, when the family moved into the Georgia Governor's Mansion in Atlanta. She was just nine years old when Jimmy was elected President of the United States, and she spent four years living in the White House - where it's been said that she would roller skate through the hallways and have slumber parties with friends in a treehouse built for her on the lawn. She was the subject of much media attention during these years, with the public falling in love with her adorable smile and sweet personality. After his Presidency ended, she moved with her parents back to Atlanta, where she finished high school. She then attended Brown University but was academically dismissed in 1987 when she reportedly failed to keep up with her schoolwork. However, she then switched to Memphis College of Art where she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, before going on to receive her masters in art history from Tulane University in New Orleans in 1996. Amy, now 57, became known for her activism in her adult years, participating in numerous protests against the US' foreign policy. She is seen in 1995 with her grandfather She has welcomed two sons, named Hugo (seen with Jimmy) and Errol but the family mostly stays out of the spotlight, so very little is known about both of her kids Amy, now 57, became known for her activism in her adult years, participating in numerous protests against the US' foreign policy regarding the South African apartheid and Central America - and she was once even arrested alongside 13 other protestors in 1986 outside of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She served as the illustrator for her dad's children's book, The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, in 1995. She married a computer consultant named James Gregory Wentzel in 1996, and she gave birth to their son, Hugo James Wentzel, in 1999. They ultimately divorced and she got re-married to John 'Jay' Kelly in 2007. She welcomed her second child, another baby boy, named Errol Carter Kelly, in 2010. She now serves on the board of counselors for her father's organization, The Carter Center. The family mostly stays out of the spotlight, and very little is known about both of her kids. Georgia Share or comment on this article: Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter's four children, TWENTY TWO grandchildren and great grandchildren e-mail 23 shares Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. 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Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives, The Carter Center said. “Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the center said in posting about his death on the social media platform X. It added in a statement that he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s compassion and moral clarity, his work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless and advocacy for the disadvantaged as an example for others. “To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility,” Biden said in a statement. “He showed that we are a great nation because we are a good people – decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.” Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington. Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world — Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who reached the nation’s highest office. The 39th president leveraged his ambition with a keen intellect, deep religious faith and prodigious work ethic, conducting diplomatic missions into his 80s and building houses for the poor well into his 90s. “My faith demands — this is not optional — my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have to try to make a difference,” Carter once said. A moderate Democrat, Carter entered the 1976 presidential race as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad smile, outspoken Baptist mores and technocratic plans reflecting his education as an engineer. His no-frills campaign depended on public financing, and his promise not to deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon’s disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia. “If I ever lie to you, if I ever make a misleading statement, don’t vote for me. I would not deserve to be your president,” Carter repeated before narrowly beating Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, who had lost popularity pardoning Nixon. Carter governed amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over racism, women’s rights and America’s global role. His most acclaimed achievement in office was a Mideast peace deal that he brokered by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the bargaining table for 13 days in 1978. That Camp David experience inspired the post-presidential center where Carter would establish so much of his legacy. Yet Carter’s electoral coalition splintered under double-digit inflation, gasoline lines and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His bleakest hour came when eight Americans died in a failed hostage rescue in April 1980, helping to ensure his landslide defeat to Republican Ronald Reagan. Carter acknowledged in his 2020 “White House Diary” that he could be “micromanaging” and “excessively autocratic,” complicating dealings with Congress and the federal bureaucracy. He also turned a cold shoulder to Washington’s news media and lobbyists, not fully appreciating their influence on his political fortunes. “It didn’t take us long to realize that the underestimation existed, but by that time we were not able to repair the mistake,” Carter told historians in 1982, suggesting that he had “an inherent incompatibility” with Washington insiders. Carter insisted his overall approach was sound and that he achieved his primary objectives — to “protect our nation’s security and interests peacefully” and “enhance human rights here and abroad” — even if he fell spectacularly short of a second term. Ignominious defeat, though, allowed for renewal. The Carters founded The Carter Center in 1982 as a first-of-its-kind base of operations, asserting themselves as international peacemakers and champions of democracy, public health and human rights. “I was not interested in just building a museum or storing my White House records and memorabilia,” Carter wrote in a memoir published after his 90th birthday. “I wanted a place where we could work.” That work included easing nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, helping to avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiating cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, The Carter Center had declared at least 113 elections in Latin America, Asia and Africa to be free or fraudulent. Recently, the center began monitoring U.S. elections as well. Carter’s stubborn self-assuredness and even self-righteousness proved effective once he was unencumbered by the Washington order, sometimes to the point of frustrating his successors . He went “where others are not treading,” he said, to places like Ethiopia, Liberia and North Korea, where he secured the release of an American who had wandered across the border in 2010. “I can say what I like. I can meet whom I want. I can take on projects that please me and reject the ones that don’t,” Carter said. He announced an arms-reduction-for-aid deal with North Korea without clearing the details with Bill Clinton’s White House. He openly criticized President George W. Bush for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He also criticized America’s approach to Israel with his 2006 book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” And he repeatedly countered U.S. administrations by insisting North Korea should be included in international affairs, a position that most aligned Carter with Republican President Donald Trump. Among the center’s many public health initiatives, Carter vowed to eradicate the guinea worm parasite during his lifetime, and nearly achieved it: Cases dropped from millions in the 1980s to nearly a handful. With hardhats and hammers, the Carters also built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The Nobel committee’s 2002 Peace Prize cites his “untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter should have won it alongside Sadat and Begin in 1978, the chairman added. Carter accepted the recognition saying there was more work to be done. “The world is now, in many ways, a more dangerous place,” he said. “The greater ease of travel and communication has not been matched by equal understanding and mutual respect.” Carter’s globetrotting took him to remote villages where he met little “Jimmy Carters,” so named by admiring parents. But he spent most of his days in the same one-story Plains house — expanded and guarded by Secret Service agents — where they lived before he became governor. He regularly taught Sunday School lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church until his mobility declined and the coronavirus pandemic raged. Those sessions drew visitors from around the world to the small sanctuary where Carter will receive his final send-off after a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral. The common assessment that he was a better ex-president than president rankled Carter and his allies. His prolific post-presidency gave him a brand above politics, particularly for Americans too young to witness him in office. But Carter also lived long enough to see biographers and historians reassess his White House years more generously. His record includes the deregulation of key industries, reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign oil, cautious management of the national debt and notable legislation on the environment, education and mental health. He focused on human rights in foreign policy, pressuring dictators to release thousands of political prisoners . He acknowledged America’s historical imperialism, pardoned Vietnam War draft evaders and relinquished control of the Panama Canal. He normalized relations with China. “I am not nominating Jimmy Carter for a place on Mount Rushmore,” Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s domestic policy director, wrote in a 2018 book. “He was not a great president” but also not the “hapless and weak” caricature voters rejected in 1980, Eizenstat said. Rather, Carter was “good and productive” and “delivered results, many of which were realized only after he left office.” Madeleine Albright, a national security staffer for Carter and Clinton’s secretary of state, wrote in Eizenstat’s forward that Carter was “consequential and successful” and expressed hope that “perceptions will continue to evolve” about his presidency. “Our country was lucky to have him as our leader,” said Albright, who died in 2022. Jonathan Alter, who penned a comprehensive Carter biography published in 2020, said in an interview that Carter should be remembered for “an epic American life” spanning from a humble start in a home with no electricity or indoor plumbing through decades on the world stage across two centuries. “He will likely go down as one of the most misunderstood and underestimated figures in American history,” Alter told The Associated Press. James Earl Carter Jr. was born Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains and spent his early years in nearby Archery. His family was a minority in the mostly Black community, decades before the civil rights movement played out at the dawn of Carter’s political career. Carter, who campaigned as a moderate on race relations but governed more progressively, talked often of the influence of his Black caregivers and playmates but also noted his advantages: His land-owning father sat atop Archery’s tenant-farming system and owned a main street grocery. His mother, Lillian , would become a staple of his political campaigns. Seeking to broaden his world beyond Plains and its population of fewer than 1,000 — then and now — Carter won an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1946. That same year he married Rosalynn Smith, another Plains native, a decision he considered more important than any he made as head of state. She shared his desire to see the world, sacrificing college to support his Navy career. Carter climbed in rank to lieutenant, but then his father was diagnosed with cancer, so the submarine officer set aside his ambitions of admiralty and moved the family back to Plains. His decision angered Rosalynn, even as she dived into the peanut business alongside her husband. Carter again failed to talk with his wife before his first run for office — he later called it “inconceivable” not to have consulted her on such major life decisions — but this time, she was on board. “My wife is much more political,” Carter told the AP in 2021. He won a state Senate seat in 1962 but wasn’t long for the General Assembly and its back-slapping, deal-cutting ways. He ran for governor in 1966 — losing to arch-segregationist Lester Maddox — and then immediately focused on the next campaign. Carter had spoken out against church segregation as a Baptist deacon and opposed racist “Dixiecrats” as a state senator. Yet as a local school board leader in the 1950s he had not pushed to end school segregation even after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, despite his private support for integration. And in 1970, Carter ran for governor again as the more conservative Democrat against Carl Sanders, a wealthy businessman Carter mocked as “Cufflinks Carl.” Sanders never forgave him for anonymous, race-baiting flyers, which Carter disavowed. Ultimately, Carter won his races by attracting both Black voters and culturally conservative whites. Once in office, he was more direct. “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over,” he declared in his 1971 inaugural address, setting a new standard for Southern governors that landed him on the cover of Time magazine. His statehouse initiatives included environmental protection, boosting rural education and overhauling antiquated executive branch structures. He proclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the slain civil rights leader’s home state. And he decided, as he received presidential candidates in 1972, that they were no more talented than he was. In 1974, he ran Democrats’ national campaign arm. Then he declared his own candidacy for 1976. An Atlanta newspaper responded with the headline: “Jimmy Who?” The Carters and a “Peanut Brigade” of family members and Georgia supporters camped out in Iowa and New Hampshire, establishing both states as presidential proving grounds. His first Senate endorsement: a young first-termer from Delaware named Joe Biden. Yet it was Carter’s ability to navigate America’s complex racial and rural politics that cemented the nomination. He swept the Deep South that November, the last Democrat to do so, as many white Southerners shifted to Republicans in response to civil rights initiatives. A self-declared “born-again Christian,” Carter drew snickers by referring to Scripture in a Playboy magazine interview, saying he “had looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” The remarks gave Ford a new foothold and television comedians pounced — including NBC’s new “Saturday Night Live” show. But voters weary of cynicism in politics found it endearing. Carter chose Minnesota Sen. Walter “Fritz” Mondale as his running mate on a “Grits and Fritz” ticket. In office, he elevated the vice presidency and the first lady’s office. Mondale’s governing partnership was a model for influential successors Al Gore, Dick Cheney and Biden. Rosalynn Carter was one of the most involved presidential spouses in history, welcomed into Cabinet meetings and huddles with lawmakers and top aides. The Carters presided with uncommon informality: He used his nickname “Jimmy” even when taking the oath of office, carried his own luggage and tried to silence the Marine Band’s “Hail to the Chief.” They bought their clothes off the rack. Carter wore a cardigan for a White House address, urging Americans to conserve energy by turning down their thermostats. Amy, the youngest of four children, attended District of Columbia public school. Washington’s social and media elite scorned their style. But the larger concern was that “he hated politics,” according to Eizenstat, leaving him nowhere to turn politically once economic turmoil and foreign policy challenges took their toll. 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 of Alaska as national parks or wildlife refuges. He appointed a then-record number of women and nonwhite people 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. He appointed Paul Volker, the Federal Reserve chairman whose policies would help the economy boom in the 1980s — after Carter left office. He built on Nixon’s opening with China, and though he tolerated autocrats in Asia, pushed Latin America from dictatorships to democracy. But he couldn’t immediately tame inflation or the related energy crisis. And then came Iran. After he admitted the exiled Shah of Iran to the U.S. for medical treatment, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun in 1979 by followers of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Negotiations to free the hostages broke down repeatedly ahead of the failed rescue attempt. The same year, Carter signed SALT II, the new strategic arms treaty with Leonid Brezhnev of the Soviet Union, only to pull it back, impose trade sanctions and order a U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Hoping to instill optimism, he delivered what the media dubbed his “malaise” speech, although he didn’t use that word. He declared the nation was suffering “a crisis of confidence.” By then, many Americans had lost confidence in the president, not themselves. Carter campaigned sparingly for reelection because of the hostage crisis, instead sending Rosalynn as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy challenged him for the Democratic nomination. Carter famously said he’d “kick his ass,” but was hobbled by Kennedy as Reagan rallied a broad coalition with “make America great again” appeals and asking voters whether they were “better off than you were four years ago.” Reagan further capitalized on Carter’s lecturing tone, eviscerating him in their lone fall debate with the quip: “There you go again.” Carter lost all but six states and Republicans rolled to a new Senate majority. Carter successfully negotiated the hostages’ freedom after the election, but in one final, bitter turn of events, Tehran waited until hours after Carter left office to let them walk free. At 56, Carter returned to Georgia with “no idea what I would do with the rest of my life.” Four decades after launching The Carter Center, he still talked of unfinished business. “I thought when we got into politics we would have resolved everything,” Carter told the AP in 2021. “But it’s turned out to be much more long-lasting and insidious than I had thought it was. I think in general, the world itself is much more divided than in previous years.” Still, he affirmed what he said when he underwent treatment for a cancer diagnosis in his 10th decade of life. “I’m perfectly at ease with whatever comes,” he said in 2015 . “I’ve had a wonderful life. I’ve had thousands of friends, I’ve had an exciting, adventurous and gratifying existence.” Sanz is a former Associated Press reporter.

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The Prime Minister used an op-ed in the Mail on Sunday to vow to “get to grips” with the cost of welfare after figures suggested more than four million people will be claiming long-term sickness support by the end of the decade. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will announce a package of legislation next week designed to “get Britain working” amid Government concerns about the projected rise. Official forecasts published by her department this week show that the number of people claiming incapacity benefits is expected to climb from a pre-pandemic figure of around 2.5 million in 2019 to around 4.2 million in 2029. Last year there were just over three million claimants. The Prime Minister wrote: “In the coming months, Mail on Sunday readers will see even more sweeping changes. Because make no mistake, we will get to grips with the bulging benefits bill blighting our society. “Don’t get me wrong, we will crack down hard on anyone who tries to game the system, to tackle fraud so we can take cash straight from the banks of fraudsters. “There will be a zero-tolerance approach to these criminals. My pledge to Mail on Sunday readers is this: I will grip this problem once and for all.” Ms Kendall’s white paper is expected to include the placement of work coaches in mental health clinics and a “youth guarantee” aimed at ensuring those aged 18-21 are working or studying.Kosovo arrested several suspects Saturday after an explosion at a key canal feeding two of its main power plants, while neighbouring Serbia rejected accusations of staging the blast. The explosion Friday near the town of Zubin Potok, which sits in an ethnic Serb-dominated area in Kosovo's troubled north, damaged a canal that supplies water to hundreds of thousands of people and cooling systems at two coal-fired power plants that generate most of Kosovo's electricity. As security forces swarmed the area around the canal, whose concrete walls were left with a gaping hole gushing water, Prime Minister Albin Kurti visited the site and announced authorities had arrested several people. Law enforcement "carried out searches" and "collected testimony and evidence, and the criminals and terrorists will have to face justice and the law," he said. The arrests follow a security meeting late Friday, when Kurti pointed the finger at Serbia. "The attack was carried out by professionals. We believe it comes from gangs directed by Serbia," he told a press conference, without providing evidence. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic hit back Saturday, denying the "irresponsible" and "baseless accusations". "Such unfounded claims are aimed to tarnish Serbia's reputation, as well as to undermine efforts to promote peace and stability in the region," he said in a statement to AFP. Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric had earlier suggested on X that the Kosovar "regime" could itself be behind the blast, calling for an international investigation. The main political party representing Serbs in Kosovo, Serb List, also condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms". AFP journalists at the scene saw water leaking heavily from one side of the reinforced canal, which runs from the Serb-majority north of Kosovo to the capital, Pristina. However, electricity supplies to consumers were running smoothly on Saturday morning, with authorities having found an alternative method to cool the plants, said Kosovo's Economy Minister Artane Rizvanolli. Repair work was ongoing, authorities said, while Kurti confirmed workers had managed to restore water flows to 25 percent capacity. The United States strongly condemned the "attack on critical infrastructure in Kosovo", the US embassy in Pristina said in a statement on Facebook. "We are monitoring the situation closely... and have offered our full support to the government of Kosovo to ensure that those responsible for this criminal attack are identified and held accountable." Turkey's foreign ministry also condemned the attack, adding: "We call on all parties to exercise restraint to avoid escalation in the region." The NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping mission for Kosovo joined the calls for restraint. "It is important that facts are established and that those responsible are held accountable and brought to justice," it said in a statement. The force is providing security in the surrounding area and has offered logistical, explosives removal and engineering support to the Kosovo authorities, it added. The European Union's ambassador to Kosovo, Aivo Orav, joined the international condemnation, saying on X: "The incident needs to be investigated and those responsible brought to justice." Animosity between ethnic Albanian-majority Kosovo and Serbia has persisted since the end of the war between Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian insurgents in the late 1990s. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, a move that Serbia has refused to acknowledge. Kurti's government has for months sought to dismantle a parallel system of social services and political offices backed by Belgrade to serve Kosovo's Serbs. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Saturday denounced "the act of sabotage on the critical water supply infrastructure in the Iber-Lepenc Canal" in comments on X, calling it "a serious crime that endangers the lives of Kosovo's citizens and undermines the process of normalizing relations in our region." Friday's attack came after a series of violent incidents in northern Kosovo, including the hurling of hand grenades at a municipal building and a police station earlier this week. ih/ach/giv/jhb/sbk

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In a tragic turn of events, Shivaji Patil, who emerged victorious from the Chandgad assembly constituency, was injured during his victory celebrations when a fire broke out, an eyewitness reported. The incident also left several women injured, casting a shadow over the festivities. A video that has swiftly garnered attention on social media reveals that the blaze was triggered when a large quantity of 'gulal' inadvertently fell from a crane onto the 'aarti' plates being used by the women to honor Patil at Mahgaon. The blaze resulted in burns to Shivaji Patil and others present at the scene. Patil's victory was significant, securing a win over NCP's Rajesh Patil with a substantial margin of 24134 votes in the Chandgad constituency, located in western Maharashtra. The celebrations, however, were marred by the unforeseen mishap, drawing widespread attention online. (With inputs from agencies.)Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th president of the United States was a Georgia peanut farmer who sought to restore trust in government when he assumed the presidency in 1977 and then built a reputation for tireless work as a humanitarian. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Carter died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia. At age 52, Carter was sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. Carter left office on Jan. 20, 1981, following his 1980 general election loss to Ronald Reagan. Here's the latest: Biden to speak on Carter's death President Joe Biden will speak about Carter Sunday evening. The president will make his address from a hotel in St. Croix, from the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he is on a holiday vacation with his family. Carter’s relationship with his wife Rosalynn spanned a near-lifetime Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter had one of the great love stories and political partnerships in U.S. presidential history. The former president sometimes called his wife, who died Nov. 19. 2023, “Rosie,” which is a good way to remember how her name actually is pronounced. It is “ROSE-uh-lyn,” not, repeat NOT, “RAHZ-uh-lyn.” They were married more than 77 years but their relationship went back even further. Jimmy’s mother, “Miss Lillian,” delivered Eleanor Rosalynn Smith at the Smith home in Plains on Aug. 18, 1927. The nurse brought her eldest child back a few days later to visit, meaning the longest-married presidential couple met as preschooler and newborn. She became his trusted campaign aide and White House adviser, surprising Washington by sitting in on Cabinet meetings. Then they traveled the world together as co-founders of The Carter Center. Most of the nation saw the former president for the last time at Rosalynn Carter’s funeral. Grandson Jason Carter says Plains kept his grandparents humble Jason Carter is now the chairman of The Carter Center’s board of governors. He said his grandparents “never changed who they were” even after reaching the White House and becoming global humanitarians. He says their four years in Washington were just one period of putting their values into action and that the center his grandparents founded in Atlanta is a lasting “extension of their belief in human rights as a fundamental global force.” Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter traveled the world advocating for democracy and fighting disease, but Jason Carter said they weren’t motivated by pity, or arrogance that a former American president had all the answers — they ventured to remote places because they could “recognize these people.” They too were from “a 600-person village” and understood that even the poorest people “have the power ... the ability ... the knowledge and the expertise to change their own community.” President Biden mourns his predecessor As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s compassion and moral clarity, his work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless and advocacy for the disadvantaged as an example for others. Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington. Pelosi says Carter’s life ‘was saintly’ in devotion to peace Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is remembering Carter as a man steeped “in devotion to public service and peace.” The California Democrat said in a statement Sunday that Carter was committed to “honoring the spark of divinity within every person,” something she said manifested in “teaching Sunday school in his beloved Marantha Baptist Church, brokering the landmark Camp David Accords to pave the way to peace or building homes with Habitat for Humanity.” Pelosi also said Carter led “perhaps the most impactful post-presidency in history.” Historical praise from the United Kingdom British Prime Minister Keir Starmer noted in a post on X the special contribution Carter made by brokering the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt and through his work with the Carter Center. “Motivated by his strong faith and values, President Carter redefined the post-presidency with a remarkable commitment to social justice and human rights at home and abroad,” Starmer said. Commemoration in New York City To commemorate Carter’s death, officials with the Empire State Building said in a post on social media that the iconic New York City landmark would be lit in red, white and blue on Sunday night, “to honor the life and legacy” of the late former president. The Obamas recall Carter's Sunday services In a statement issued Sunday, former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama said Carter’s beloved Maranatha Baptist Church “will be a little quieter on Sunday,s” but added that the late former president “will never be far away -- buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels.” Noting the “hundreds of tourists from around the world crammed into the pews” to see the former president teach Sunday school, as he did “for most of his adult life,” the Obamas listed Carter’s accomplishments as president. But they made special note of the Sunday school lessons, saying they were catalysts for people making a pilgrimage to the church. “Many people in that church on Sunday morning were there, at least in part, because of something more fundamental: President Carter’s decency.” A somber announcement The longest-lived American president died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives. “Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” The Carter Center said in posting about his death on the social media platform X. It added in a statement that he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. A Southerner and a man of faith In his 1975 book “Why Not The Best,” Carter said of himself: “I am a Southerner and an American, I am a farmer, an engineer, a father and husband, a Christian, a politician and former governor, a planner, a businessman, a nuclear physicist, a naval officer, a canoeist, and among other things a lover of Bob Dylan’s songs and Dylan Thomas’s poetry.” A moderate Democrat, Carter entered the 1976 presidential race as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad smile, outspoken Baptist mores and technocratic plans reflecting his education as an engineer. After he left office and returned home to his tiny hometown of Plains in southwest Georgia, Carter regularly taught Sunday School lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church until his mobility declined. Those sessions drew visitors from around the world. Former Vice President Gore remembers Carter for life "of purpose” Former Vice President Al Gore praised Jimmy Carter for living “a life full of purpose, commitment and kindness” and for being a “lifelong role model for the entire environmental movement.” Carter, who left the White House in 1981 after a landslide defeat to Ronald Reagan. concentrated on conflict resolution, defending democracy and fighting disease in the developing world. Gore, who lost the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush, remains a leading advocate for action to fight climate change. Both won Nobel Peace Prizes. Gore said that “it is a testament to his unyielding determination to help build a more just and peaceful world” that Carter is often “remembered equally for the work he did as President as he is for his leadership over the 42 years after he left office.” During Gore’s time in the White House, President Bill Clinton had an uneasy relationship with Carter. But Gore said he is “grateful” for “many years of friendship and collaboration” with Carter. The Clintons react to Jimmy Carter's death Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, remember Carter as a man who lived to serve others. “Hillary and I mourn the passing of President Jimmy Carter and give thanks for his long, good life. Guided by his faith, President Carter lived to serve others — until the very end." The statement recalled Carter's many achievements and priorities, including efforts “to protect our natural resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, make energy conservation a national priority, return the Panama Canal to Panama, and secure peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David." After he left office, the Clinton statement said, Carter continued efforts in "supporting honest elections, advancing peace, combating disease, and promoting democracy; to his and Rosalynn’s devotion and hard work at Habitat for Humanity — he worked tirelessly for a better, fairer world,” the statement said.

One of the best parts about being honest with yourself as a basketball team is that it allows for everyone to recognize an area of weakness and then take the steps to address it. The Lakers have not been a good defensive team. They have not been a good rebounding team. And one of those remedies, they agree, is to play more physically. Yet what does that actually look like? “You’re just watching guys get up into the ball. You’re watching guys fight over screens. They’re not dying on the screens. They’re actually fighting through them,” Jaxson Hayes explained after Monday’s practice. “Boxing guys out. ... You see a little guard come down, getting into the big legs. Like that’s something physical. Like the big pushing the other big up on the screen. Just little things to get into them, knock them out of the rhythm a little bit so they can’t just walk through everything.” Hayes, who has missed the Lakers’ last six games because of an ankle injury, is set to return Tuesday in time for the Lakers to continue their NBA Cup pool-play schedule at Phoenix. The Lakers are 2-0 and have games with the Suns and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday before the knockout stage, should they advance. Getting their backup center healthy and on the court won’t fix the team’s bigger, more innate challenges when it comes to playing this style. While Anthony Davis is a game-altering big, the team has to provide more resistance on the perimeter. “Our personnel isn’t, you know, I think if we’re going to be honest with ourselves, isn’t the best defensively,” Austin Reaves said. “Obviously we’ve got AD. That covers up a lot. But we have to be physical out on the perimeter and especially when boxing out. We got to be a better defensive rebounding team and transition as well.” Lakers coach JJ Redick flipped his practice plan on Monday to reinforce some of those habits, keeping coaches off the court for live periods and allowing players to compete against one another ahead of their third game with the Suns this season. The teams split home wins in a three-day period in late October. “It’s interesting when you go back and watch the two regular-season games, I thought we were really physical on the defensive end,” Redick said. “We did some stuff today to try to reignite that a little bit, and that’s ultimately what you’re going to have to do. Those guys are incredible shot-makers. They’re incredible offensive players. [Coach Mike Budenholzer] has them running good stuff. “As a defense, holistically, if you don’t dictate the terms a little bit with them and just allow them freedom, they’re just too good. So we’ve got to be physical with them. And we were the first two games.” Phoenix, who has been without Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, should be getting both players back Tuesday, placing an even greater emphasis on the Lakers finding some type of defensive force. Through Sunday’s games, the Lakers were 27th in the NBA in defensive rating, ahead of only Washington, New Orleans and Chicago. No other team with 10 wins is outside of the league’s top 10 in defensive rating. Admittedly, those numbers were worsened by the Lakers’ tremendously terrible third quarter Saturday against Denver when they were outscored 37-15. “We can try to joystick it as much as possible, but you still have to like ... I can joystick it as much as I want, but if you’re not competing and you’re not playing and just not participating in the game, there’s not a whole lot I can do,” Redick said. “And that’s an aberration to me. We’ve been punched in the mouth so much in games. We’ve been down and came back, we’ve started slow, we’ve started strong. We’ve had adversity in nearly every game. To me, that stretch of the third quarter was an aberration. That’s not who we are. And I reiterated that to the team this morning.” Tuesday, they get a chance to play with force and prove their coach right — even if it’s not truly who the Lakers are as a team.