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aajili promo code Reps Approve National Technology Transfer Commission Bill For Second ReadingSome quotations from Jimmy Carter: We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell on the weaknesses and mistakes of others. I have come to realize that in every person there is something fine and pure and noble, along with a desire for self-fulfillment. Political and religious leaders must attempt to provide a society within which these human attributes can be nurtured and enhanced. — from 1975 book “Why Not the Best?” Our government can express the highest common ideals of human beings — if we demand of government true standards of excellence. At this Bicentennial time of introspection and concern, we must demand such standards. — “Why Not the Best?” 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. — “Why Not the Best?” Christ said, “I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery.” I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. This is something that God recognizes I will do — and I have done it — and God forgives me for it. But that doesn’t mean that I condemn someone who not only looks on a woman with lust but who leaves his wife and shacks up with somebody out of wedlock. — Interview, November 1976 Playboy. This inauguration ceremony marks a new beginning, a new dedication within our Government, and a new spirit among us all. A President may sense and proclaim that new spirit, but only a people can provide it. — Inaugural address, January 1977. It’s clear that the true problems of our nation are much deeper — deeper than gasoline lines or energy shortages, deeper even than inflation and recession. ... All the legislation in the world can’t fix what’s wrong with America. ... It is a crisis of confidence. — So-called “malaise” speech, July 1979. But we know that democracy is always an unfinished creation. Each generation must renew its foundations. Each generation must rediscover the meaning of this hallowed vision in the light of its own modern challenges. For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival; liberty is human rights; the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants. — Farewell Address, January 1981. We appreciate the past. We are grateful for the present and we’re looking forward to the future with great anticipation and commitment. — October 1986, at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum. War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. — December 2002, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. Fundamentalists have become increasingly influential in both religion and government, and have managed to change the nuances and subtleties of historic debate into black-and-white rigidities and the personal derogation of those who dare to disagree. ... The influence of these various trends poses a threat to many of our nation’s historic customs and moral commitments, both in government and in houses of worship. — From 2005 book “Our Endangered Values.” I think that this breakthrough by Barack Obama has been remarkable. When he made his speech (on race) a few months ago in Philadelphia, I wept. I sat in front of the television and cried, because I saw that as the most enlightening and transforming analysis of racism and a potential end of it that I ever saw in my life. — August 2008, commenting on then-Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy. I think it’s based on racism. There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president. ... No matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect. — September 2009, reacting to Rep. Joe Wilson’s shout of “You lie!” during a speech to Congress by President Barack Obama. I’m still determined to outlive the last guinea worm. — 2010, on The Carter Center’s work to eradicate guinea worm disease. You know how much I raised to run against Gerald Ford? Zero. You know how much I raised to run against Ronald Reagan? Zero. You know how much will be raised this year by all presidential, Senate and House campaigns? $6 billion. That’s 6,000 millions. — September 2012, reacting to the 2010 “Citizens United” U.S. Supreme Court decision permitting unlimited third-party political spending. I have become convinced that the most serious and unaddressed worldwide challenge is the deprivation and abuse of women and girls, largely caused by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare, unfortunately following the example set during my lifetime by the United States. — From 2014 book “A Call to Action.” I don’t think there’s any doubt now that the NSA or other agencies monitor or record almost every telephone call made in the United States, including cellphones, and I presume email as well. We’ve gone a long way down the road of violating Americans’ basic civil rights, as far as privacy is concerned. — March 2014, commenting on U.S. intelligence monitoring after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks We accept self-congratulations about the wonderful 50th anniversary – which is wonderful – but we feel like Lyndon Johnson did it and we don’t have to do anything anymore. — April 2014, commenting on racial inequality during a celebration of the Civil Rights Act’s 40th anniversary. I had a very challenging question at Emory (University) the other night: “How would you describe the United States of America today in one word?” And I didn’t know what to say for a few moments, but I finally said, “Searching.” I think the country in which we live is still searching for what it ought to be, and what it can be, and I’m not sure we’re making much progress right at this moment. — October 2014 during a celebration of his 90th birthday. The life we have now is the best of all. We have an expanding and harmonious family, a rich life in our church and the Plains community, and a diversity of projects at The Carter Center that is adventurous and exciting. Rosalynn and I have visited more than 145 countries, and both of us are as active as we have ever been. We are blessed with good health and look to the future with eagerness and confidence, but are prepared for inevitable adversity when it comes. — From 2015 book, “A Full Life.”

CINCINNATI — Here’s a look at whose stock improved or declined after the on Saturday at Paycor Stadium. Surtain vs. Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was one of the biggest storylines of the game. The All-Pro cornerback lived up to the moment. Surtain lined up against Chase on 43 coverage snaps, allowing just three catches for 27 yards on six targets, according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats. Chase had six catches for 75 yards on nine targets against everyone else. Surtain also forced wide receiver Tee Higgins to fumble and Denver recovered the ball at its 40-yard line in the fourth quarter. Despite Denver’s second straight loss, Surtain improved his case for Defensive Player of the Year. Denver’s edge rusher inched closer to a career milestone. Cooper recorded 1.5 sacks against Cincinnati. He now has 9.5 on the season and is half a sack away from reaching double figures in that statistical category. Fellow edge rusher Nik Bonitto has already eclipsed that mark, currently sitting with 11.5 sacks. The Broncos have six players with at least five sacks. The second-year running back only needed 14 offensive snaps to make an impact. After McLaughlin missed last week’s game with a quad injury, he was among the bright spots on offense for Denver on Saturday, totaling 10 carries for 69 yards. He had four rushing attempts gain 10-plus yards. The Broncos finished with 123 yards on the ground — the most in a game since Week 9. Denver’s speedy wide receiver had eight catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns, marking the second time in four games he eclipsed 100 yards receiving. Mims generated 41 yards after catch and averaged 4.6 yards of separation. He had six receptions with three-plus yards of separation. It was a pretty rough afternoon for any Broncos cornerback not named Pat Surtain II. McMillian gave up five catches for 66 yards and a touchdown to Higgins in the second quarter. Fifty-nine of McMillian’s yards allowed came from wide receiver Andrei Iosivas, according to Next Gen Stats. McMillian also was penalized twice for illegal contact. Dixon picked the wrong game to have his worst performance of the season. He averaged a season-low 41.5 yards on four punts and failed to pin the ball inside the 20-yard line. Dixon booted two punts near midfield during overtime, which gave quarterback Joe Burrow and Cincinnati’s offense solid field position to work with. The past two games have been rough for Denver’s head coach. Last week, the offense was held to six points in the second half after dropping 21 in the first two quarters vs. the Chargers. In Cincinnati, the Broncos only scored three points in the first half against one of the NFL’s worst defenses. The game was littered with questionable decisions. Instead of running the ball on third-and-short during Denver’s first scoring drive, Bo Nix threw a fade to Courtland Sutton that had no chance. As well as Jaleel McLaughlin played, he had only two carries in the first half. And while after Marvin Mims Jr.’s 25-yard TD, it was an odd time for Payton to stop being aggressive. Joseph’s defense sacked Burrow seven times and it still wasn’t enough. Denver’s defense has been shaky during the back half of the season and it’s concerning. The Broncos have given up an average of 27.3 points and 435.25 yards in the last four games. They have allowed 100-plus rushing yards in three straight games.

DALLAS — The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean a toxic site leaking cancer-causing chemicals under dozens of homes in Grand Prairie, Texas. Construction of the cleanup equipment is expected to begin next year, but a timeline for the abatement process is still unknown. A spokeswoman for the EPA said it’s not yet known when the cleanup will begin. Both federal and state authorities have acknowledged frustration with the slow-moving process but said it is typical with this type of toxic site. EPA officials previously said cleanup could begin as early as 2024. Roughly 80 homes in the predominantly low-income Burbank Gardens neighborhood are contaminated by toxic chemicals discarded by defense contractor Delfasco Forge. In 2018, the 1.1-acre property was placed on the Superfund National Priorities List, which includes some of the nation’s most-polluted sites. In an email to The Dallas Morning News, EPA spokeswoman Jennah Durant said it is common for the abatement timeline to shift. “Sites that are placed on the National Priorities List are by definition the most complex cleanup sites that usually take years or even decades to fully address.” Tests have shown that trichloroethylene, or TCE, which is a degreaser, contaminated the soil, bled into the groundwater and vaporized into the air. Delfasco Forge — which made practice bombs for the Navy and Air Force and machinery during the 1980s and ‘90s — used TCE to clean equipment. In addition to causing cancer, TCE can cause heart defects in developing fetuses and damage the liver, kidneys, respiratory, immune and central nervous systems in adults. Pregnant women are among the most vulnerable. At a public meeting in 2022, several residents questioned whether enough was being done, and quickly enough, to address the public health hazard. The Grand Prairie plant, at 114 N.E. 28th St., closed in 1998. In 2008, Delfasco Forge filed for bankruptcy, in part because of liabilities from the contamination. As part of its bankruptcy settlement, the company paid the EPA $400,000 and the state of Texas $600,000 for mitigation efforts. To clean the site, the EPA said it plans to initially adopt two strategies, which will cost the agency $3.3 million. First, it will use a soil vapor extraction system, which is essentially a large vacuum equipped with carbon filters. The technology has been used to clean some 285 other Super Fund sites. Second, a groundwater treatment barrier will treat the toxic plume. Crews are now conducting groundwater sampling, drilling new wells to establish the extent of the plume and assessing the health risk. Both the EPA and the Texas State Department of Health Services have urged residents to request a free vapor mitigation system be installed in their homes. However, many in the neighborhood are renters, and homeowners must approve the mitigation systems. -------- ©2024 The Dallas Morning News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia, they thought they’d escaped. The lieutenant never would be an admiral. Instead, he became commander in chief. Years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, he would add a Nobel Peace Prize, awarded not for his White House accomplishments but “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: Plains, the town of 600 that fueled his political rise, welcomed him after his fall and sustained him during 40 years of service that redefined what it means to be a former president. With the stubborn confidence of an engineer and an optimism rooted in his Baptist faith, Carter described his motivations in politics and beyond in the same way: an almost missionary zeal to solve problems and improve lives. Carter was raised amid racism, abject poverty and hard rural living — realities that shaped both his deliberate politics and emphasis on human rights. “He always felt a responsibility to help people,” said Jill Stuckey, a longtime friend of Carter's in Plains. “And when he couldn’t make change wherever he was, he decided he had to go higher.” Carter's path, a mix of happenstance and calculation , pitted moral imperatives against political pragmatism; and it defied typical labels of American politics, especially caricatures of one-term presidents as failures. “We shouldn’t judge presidents by how popular they are in their day. That's a very narrow way of assessing them," Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told the Associated Press. “We should judge them by how they changed the country and the world for the better. On that score, Jimmy Carter is not in the first rank of American presidents, but he stands up quite well.” Later in life, Carter conceded that many Americans, even those too young to remember his tenure, judged him ineffective for failing to contain inflation or interest rates, end the energy crisis or quickly bring home American hostages in Iran. He gained admirers instead for his work at The Carter Center — advocating globally for public health, human rights and democracy since 1982 — and the decades he and Rosalynn wore hardhats and swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Yet the common view that he was better after the Oval Office than in it annoyed Carter, and his allies relished him living long enough to see historians reassess his presidency. “He doesn’t quite fit in today’s terms” of a left-right, red-blue scoreboard, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who visited the former president multiple times during his own White House bid. At various points in his political career, Carter labeled himself “progressive” or “conservative” — sometimes both at once. His most ambitious health care bill failed — perhaps one of his biggest legislative disappointments — because it didn’t go far enough to suit liberals. Republicans, especially after his 1980 defeat, cast him as a left-wing cartoon. It would be easiest to classify Carter as a centrist, Buttigieg said, “but there’s also something radical about the depth of his commitment to looking after those who are left out of society and out of the economy.” Indeed, Carter’s legacy is stitched with complexities, contradictions and evolutions — personal and political. The self-styled peacemaker was a war-trained Naval Academy graduate who promised Democratic challenger Ted Kennedy that he’d “kick his ass.” But he campaigned with a call to treat everyone with “respect and compassion and with love.” Carter vowed to restore America’s virtue after the shame of Vietnam and Watergate, and his technocratic, good-government approach didn't suit Republicans who tagged government itself as the problem. It also sometimes put Carter at odds with fellow Democrats. The result still was a notable legislative record, with wins on the environment, education, and mental health care. He dramatically expanded federally protected lands, began deregulating air travel, railroads and trucking, and he put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. As a fiscal hawk, Carter added a relative pittance to the national debt, unlike successors from both parties. Carter nonetheless struggled to make his achievements resonate with the electorate he charmed in 1976. Quoting Bob Dylan and grinning enthusiastically, he had promised voters he would “never tell a lie.” Once in Washington, though, he led like a joyless engineer, insisting his ideas would become reality and he'd be rewarded politically if only he could convince enough people with facts and logic. This served him well at Camp David, where he brokered peace between Israel’s Menachem Begin and Epypt’s Anwar Sadat, an experience that later sparked the idea of The Carter Center in Atlanta. Carter's tenacity helped the center grow to a global force that monitored elections across five continents, enabled his freelance diplomacy and sent public health experts across the developing world. The center’s wins were personal for Carter, who hoped to outlive the last Guinea worm parasite, and nearly did. As president, though, the approach fell short when he urged consumers beleaguered by energy costs to turn down their thermostats. Or when he tried to be the nation’s cheerleader, beseeching Americans to overcome a collective “crisis of confidence.” Republican Ronald Reagan exploited Carter's lecturing tone with a belittling quip in their lone 1980 debate. “There you go again,” the former Hollywood actor said in response to a wonky answer from the sitting president. “The Great Communicator” outpaced Carter in all but six states. Carter later suggested he “tried to do too much, too soon” and mused that he was incompatible with Washington culture: media figures, lobbyists and Georgetown social elites who looked down on the Georgians and their inner circle as “country come to town.” Carter carefully navigated divides on race and class on his way to the Oval Office. Born Oct. 1, 1924 , Carter was raised in the mostly Black community of Archery, just outside Plains, by a progressive mother and white supremacist father. Their home had no running water or electricity but the future president still grew up with the relative advantages of a locally prominent, land-owning family in a system of Jim Crow segregation. He wrote of President Franklin Roosevelt’s towering presence and his family’s Democratic Party roots, but his father soured on FDR, and Jimmy Carter never campaigned or governed as a New Deal liberal. He offered himself as a small-town peanut farmer with an understated style, carrying his own luggage, bunking with supporters during his first presidential campaign and always using his nickname. And he began his political career in a whites-only Democratic Party. As private citizens, he and Rosalynn supported integration as early as the 1950s and believed it inevitable. Carter refused to join the White Citizens Council in Plains and spoke out in his Baptist church against denying Black people access to worship services. “This is not my house; this is not your house,” he said in a churchwide meeting, reminding fellow parishioners their sanctuary belonged to God. Yet as the appointed chairman of Sumter County schools he never pushed to desegregate, thinking it impractical after the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board decision. And while presidential candidate Carter would hail the 1965 Voting Rights Act, signed by fellow Democrat Lyndon Johnson when Carter was a state senator, there is no record of Carter publicly supporting it at the time. Carter overcame a ballot-stuffing opponent to win his legislative seat, then lost the 1966 governor's race to an arch-segregationist. He won four years later by avoiding explicit mentions of race and campaigning to the right of his rival, who he mocked as “Cufflinks Carl” — the insult of an ascendant politician who never saw himself as part the establishment. Carter’s rural and small-town coalition in 1970 would match any victorious Republican electoral map in 2024. Once elected, though, Carter shocked his white conservative supporters — and landed on the cover of Time magazine — by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Before making the jump to Washington, Carter befriended the family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., whom he’d never sought out as he eyed the governor’s office. Carter lamented his foot-dragging on school integration as a “mistake.” But he also met, conspicuously, with Alabama's segregationist Gov. George Wallace to accept his primary rival's endorsement ahead of the 1976 Democratic convention. “He very shrewdly took advantage of his own Southerness,” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee professor and expert on Carter’s campaigns. A coalition of Black voters and white moderate Democrats ultimately made Carter the last Democratic presidential nominee to sweep the Deep South. Then, just as he did in Georgia, he used his power in office to appoint more non-whites than all his predecessors had, combined. He once acknowledged “the secret shame” of white Americans who didn’t fight segregation. But he also told Alter that doing more would have sacrificed his political viability – and thus everything he accomplished in office and after. King's daughter, Bernice King, described Carter as wisely “strategic” in winning higher offices to enact change. “He was a leader of conscience,” she said in an interview. Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, was identified by both husband and wife as the “more political” of the pair; she sat in on Cabinet meetings and urged him to postpone certain priorities, like pressing the Senate to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. “Let that go until the second term,” she would sometimes say. The president, recalled her former aide Kathy Cade, retorted that he was “going to do what’s right” even if “it might cut short the time I have.” Rosalynn held firm, Cade said: “She’d remind him you have to win to govern.” Carter also was the first president to appoint multiple women as Cabinet officers. Yet by his own telling, his career sprouted from chauvinism in the Carters' early marriage: He did not consult Rosalynn when deciding to move back to Plains in 1953 or before launching his state Senate bid a decade later. Many years later, he called it “inconceivable” that he didn’t confer with the woman he described as his “full partner,” at home, in government and at The Carter Center. “We developed a partnership when we were working in the farm supply business, and it continued when Jimmy got involved in politics,” Rosalynn Carter told AP in 2021. So deep was their trust that when Carter remained tethered to the White House in 1980 as 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, it was Rosalynn who campaigned on her husband’s behalf. “I just loved it,” she said, despite the bitterness of defeat. Fair or not, the label of a disastrous presidency had leading Democrats keep their distance, at least publicly, for many years, but Carter managed to remain relevant, writing books and weighing in on societal challenges. He lamented widening wealth gaps and the influence of money in politics. He voted for democratic socialist Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016, and later declared that America had devolved from fully functioning democracy to “oligarchy.” Yet looking ahead to 2020, with Sanders running again, Carter warned Democrats not to “move to a very liberal program,” lest they help re-elect President Donald Trump. Carter scolded the Republican for his serial lies and threats to democracy, and chided the U.S. establishment for misunderstanding Trump’s populist appeal. He delighted in yearly convocations with Emory University freshmen, often asking them to guess how much he’d raised in his two general election campaigns. “Zero,” he’d gesture with a smile, explaining the public financing system candidates now avoid so they can raise billions. Carter still remained quite practical in partnering with wealthy corporations and foundations to advance Carter Center programs. Carter recognized that economic woes and the Iran crisis doomed his presidency, but offered no apologies for appointing Paul Volcker as the Federal Reserve chairman whose interest rate hikes would not curb inflation until Reagan's presidency. He was proud of getting all the hostages home without starting a shooting war, even though Tehran would not free them until Reagan's Inauguration Day. “Carter didn’t look at it” as a failure, Alter emphasized. “He said, ‘They came home safely.’ And that’s what he wanted.” Well into their 90s, the Carters greeted visitors at Plains’ Maranatha Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and where he will have his last funeral before being buried on family property alongside Rosalynn . Carter, who made the congregation’s collection plates in his woodworking shop, still garnered headlines there, calling for women’s rights within religious institutions, many of which, he said, “subjugate” women in church and society. Carter was not one to dwell on regrets. “I am at peace with the accomplishments, regret the unrealized goals and utilize my former political position to enhance everything we do,” he wrote around his 90th birthday. The politician who had supposedly hated Washington politics also enjoyed hosting Democratic presidential contenders as public pilgrimages to Plains became advantageous again. Carter sat with Buttigieg for the final time March 1, 2020, hours before the Indiana mayor ended his campaign and endorsed eventual winner Joe Biden. “He asked me how I thought the campaign was going,” Buttigieg said, recalling that Carter flashed his signature grin and nodded along as the young candidate, born a year after Carter left office, “put the best face” on the walloping he endured the day before in South Carolina. Never breaking his smile, the 95-year-old host fired back, “I think you ought to drop out.” “So matter of fact,” Buttigieg said with a laugh. “It was somehow encouraging.” Carter had lived enough, won plenty and lost enough to take the long view. “He talked a lot about coming from nowhere,” Buttigieg said, not just to attain the presidency but to leverage “all of the instruments you have in life” and “make the world more peaceful.” In his farewell address as president, Carter said as much to the country that had embraced and rejected him. “The struggle for human rights overrides all differences of color, nation or language,” he declared. “Those who hunger for freedom, who thirst for human dignity and who suffer for the sake of justice — they are the patriots of this cause.” Carter pledged to remain engaged with and for them as he returned “home to the South where I was born and raised,” home to Plains, where that young lieutenant had indeed become “a fellow citizen of the world.” —- Bill Barrow, based in Atlanta, has covered national politics including multiple presidential campaigns for the AP since 2012.

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Tasty Treats Alert: Black Friday Sale Snack Combos Worth GrabbingA judge gave Port Authority Director Geno Marconi leniency on who he can have contact with as a case against him on felony charges of witness tampering and falsifying evidence proceeds. Marconi, 73, who has been on paid leave since April, appeared before Judge Andrew Schulman in Rockingham County Superior Court for a bail hearing Thursday afternoon, at which his attorney Richard Samdperil argued Marconi should not be barred from having contact with a list of 14 potential witnesses in the case. Marconi waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty to the charges. Marconi faces two felony and four misdemeanor indictments which allege he shared protected motor vehicle details and pier permit fee information about Neil Levesque, vice chairman of the Pease Development Authority (PDA). Levesque, an avid fisherman who lives in Rye, is also director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. He is identified in court documents only as "NL." Geno Marconi walks in to Rockingham County Superior Court for a bail hearing on Nov. 27. The state port authority director has been on paid leave since April and is facing felony charges of witness tampering and falsifying evidence. Prosecutor Dan Jimenez said the list of potential witnesses included board members of the Pease Development Authority and employees of the Division of Ports and Harbors. It includes Leveque, PDA chairman Stephen M. Duprey, and Bradley Cook, chairman of the Division of Ports and Harbors Advisory Council. Cook has been indicted on related charges in the case. “All the individuals listed in our no-contact provision, your honor, are likely to be witnesses at the trial wherein the defendant is charged with tampering with witnesses and falsifying physical evidence,” Jimenez told Schulman. Samdperil argued that Marconi is a “73-year-old with no prior criminal history who has spent his life working on the Seacoast, living on the Seacoast.” He has social contact with many on the list. The prosecution has not provided the defense with any evidence in the case and no affidavit is available. “There is a single charge of witness tampering that doesn’t involve any of these people,” he said. “None of these people, as far as I know, have claimed to be intimidated or harassed in any way.” Schulman ruled that Marconi “shall not discuss the facts of this case” with anyone on the list. If any of the people indicated directly or indirectly they do not wish contact then Marconi should have no contact, direct or indirect or through third parties. The indictments allege that on April 4, Port chief Marconi had shared Levesque’s personal driver’s license information with Cook. Cook was also indicted on felony perjury and misdemeanor false swearing charges. Cook waived arraignment and did not appear in court on Wednesday. Marconi’s wife, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi of Stratham, was indicted by a Merrimack County grand jury on seven felony and misdemeanor charges that she tried to pressure Gov. Chris Sununu and PDA Chairman Steve Duprey of Concord to bring the investigation of her husband to an end. The judge was placed on administrative leave by the court on July 25. Hantz Marconi is set to be arraigned on Dec. 2 at Merrimack County Superior Court. jphelps@unionleader.com

LiAngelo Ball revealed on the Unapologetically Angel podcast with Angel Reese that he wants to get a call from the G League. However, in the interim, Ball also said he's received offers from teams overseas. The conversation begins at 11:17, after the Chicago Sky star and podcast host asked if Ball would play overseas again. "I've been thinking about it, for real," Ball said. "I want to get a call from the G League, just so I can open them doors up." Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball then interrupted, saying that his younger brother isn't going overseas. Reese then said it would be "legendary" if the three of them could play on the same team. LiAngelo Ball then replied, saying that's why he's trying to go to the G League and open doors. The 26-year-old Ball played for Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League during the 2017-18 season along with his younger brother, LaMelo Ball, now a superstar with the Charlotte Hornets. He later played 19 games for the Hornets' G-League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, over the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. Ball then played two games with Mexican professional team Astros de Jalisco in March 2024, but he suffered a left ankle injury that ended his campaign with them. Brothers have played on the same NBA team in the past, including Franz and Moe Wagner of the Orlando Magic presently. A trio of brothers have played in the NBA at the same time. The Holidays (Jrue, Aaron and Justin) and Antetokounmpos (Giannis, Thanasis and Kostas) played in the same game. But no brother trio has ever played for the same team at the same time. In theory, impending free agent Lonzo Ball would have to sign with the Hornets next offseason. LaMelo Ball is currently thriving in Charlotte on a long-term deal, averaging 31.0 points per game. LiAngelo Ball would obviously have to find his way to the league. It's been a tough road for him so far trying to make the NBA, although it's clear his dream is still alive. Perhaps he needs to ultimately take an overseas offer and prove himself before trying to make the G League. It looks like a long road, but it would be a great story if he's able to climb that mountain and get this done. His unbridled enthusiasm for the idea is there, and now he has to execute the plan.'Red One' Delivers Record-Breaking Success on RobloxBad Axe: Wisconsin wary of rival Minnesota with bowl bid in peril

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Notable quotes by Jimmy CarterSkyport has warned the public about an online scam falsely claiming that luggage is being sold off. The airport operator posted on its Facebook page that a fake social media group had been created. Skyport said: “Skyport and LF Wade International Airport are alerting the public about a scam circulating on social media, falsely claiming luggage is being sold for $1.98 under the airport's name. “A fake Facebook page, ‘Bermuda LF Wade’, promotes this offer and is not affiliated with us. “For accurate information, please follow our official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BermudaSkyport . “The fraudulent page can be identified by its minimal activity (6 likes, 7 followers) and unrealistic claims.” The operator advised the public to avoid clicking on suspicious links, or sharing personal or payment details. It also said to report the scam to Facebook and to the Bermuda Police Service. A police spokesman said: “The BPS continues to advise members of the public to beware of social media scams. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.” The hoax follows other recent online scams including one claiming that the Bermuda Post Office was getting rid of its stock and selling lost parcels for $1.98. Another fraudulent advertisement claimed a “Smart Pass” card could be purchased for $2.55 and provide public transportation for six months.

Welcome back to the playoffs, Washington. The Commanders punched their first NFL postseason ticket since the 2020 season with a 30-24 overtime home win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football Week 17 . Michael Penix Jr. got his second straight start for Atlanta, but started the game with an immediate pick. Still, Bijan Robinson helped the Falcons' offense roll early and they took a 17-7 lead into the break. But the second half was a different story as fellow rookie Jayden Daniels got into a rhythm, helping Washington take a 24-17 lead late in the fourth. Penix Jr. showed poise and tied the game with a touchdown throw to Kyle Pitts, but later on a different possession backup kicker Riley Patterson couldn't nail a 56-yarder as time expired. In overtime, Washington received the ball first and never looked back. Daniels led a 12-play, 70-yard drive that consumed 7:18 off the clock, resulting in a touchdown throw to Zach Ertz for the win. Let's dive into the game further with takeaways: Jayden Daniels illustrates stardom The Commanders almost certainly have their franchise quarterback. While Daniels has experienced ups and downs in his rookie campaign, especially against the stronger contenders, he's still shown flashes of becoming an elite player himself. That showed itself in this game when the Commanders needed a playmaker to get them back into the game with a playoff berth on the line. Daniels finished the game completing 24 of 36 passes for 227 yards, three touchdowns and a pick while also leading the team in rushing with 127 yards on 16 carries. Washington may not make a deep playoff run this year, but the experience could be just as important for Daniels and Co. Michael Penix Jr. not there yet On the opposite spectrum, the lack of game time for Penix Jr. was also evident in the battle of the two young rookie signal callers. Penix Jr. didn't have the best game last time out vs. the New York Giants , but improved slightly in this one. He finished with 223 passing yards, one touchdown and the aforementioned early pick on 19 of 35 completions. Robinson played a vital role in Atlanta's offensive production on the night, logging 90 yards on 17 carries for two scores. The Falcons will need help to clinch the NFC South over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , who have the record advantage heading into Week 18. But maybe things could've been different had Penix Jr. been QB1 from the get-go over Kirk Cousins. NFC contender clinches thanks to Washington The Los Angeles Rams have plenty of reasons to thank the Commanders now. Washington's win meant the Rams had enough cushion to win the NFC West and clinch a playoff spot with the Seattle Seahawks right on their tail. Los Angeles is set to host Seattle to end the regular season, but now the matchup lost its significance and the Rams can take the game lighter with the playoffs being clinched. Matthew Stafford and Co. also got hot to end last season, so they will hope to make similar waves.The Brief History of Doctor Who‘s Forced RegenerationsThe Indigenous ancestry of the Métis Nation of Ontario’s (MNO) chair is being brought into question. While currently on leave as he deals with health issues, reports provided to MidlandToday suggest Hank Rowlinson doesn’t have any actual First Nation, Métis or Inuit blood. Rowlinson, who grew up in Sault Ste. Marie and now lives with his wife in Sudbury, says these allegations are false and that he has hired an investigator to track down the perpetrators. “It’s a drive-by smear campaign,” Rowlinson tells MidlandToday during a phone interview. “It’s not the first time. I’m just the flavour of the month they’re going after. Somebody started with false information and it’s like everything — it snowballs.” Last month, “expert genealogist” Cindy Cook sent MidlandToday a family tree and other documentation that she says shows that Rowlinson has no Indigenous roots. “I have thoroughly vetted this information,” she says. “I live where the chair of the MNO was raised and know his family and know that he is in no way Aboriginal.” In a social media post, Indigenous activist Crystal Semaganis says she and Rowlinson have many common friends and he is, by all accounts, a “popular” guy. “Everyone figures that because he is chair of the Métis Nation of Ontario and you’ve seen him at recent events like the MNO’s Annual Grifters Assembly . . . I mean AGA . . . everyone is going to assume this man is Métis. “He is not, not one drop of FNMI blood -- like the majority of the MNO is . . . not even Métis.” Semaganis says her organization, the Ghost Warrior Society, estimates that only 15 per cent of MNO members “are actually Red River. Forty per cent are non-status descendants of a First Nation, and the rest are straight-up settlers like Henry here.” When it comes to Rowlinson, Semaganis says an ancestry profile shows that his father was Serbian and there are no Indigenous descendants on his mother’s side. “Shake that tree as hard as you want, and nothing but settlers falls out of that tree.” But Rowlinson says those raising concerns don’t have the proper information regarding his ancestry. “My great-grandmother and great-grandfather hail from Manitoba. That’s where I get my Métis ancestry from. They got scrip,” he says, noting Alfred Oliver Roy and Kathy Amandière (sp.) were from St. Norbert, Man. “If they had the proper information on my ancestry and know the history of my family, they would obviously not be targeting me.” Rowlinson says he’s satisfied the citizen requirements of the MNO and that “I’ve proven myself through a third-party registry, Know History.” Once his investigator tracks down the names and addresses of those who are saying he’s not Métis, Rowlinson says his lawyer will file a “libel, slander and defamation lawsuit against everybody involved.” Rowlinson says the MNO takes ensuring the legitimacy of its registry seriously. “With the Métis Nation of Ontario, we have a third-party registrar. There’s no political interference. We’ve just gone through an in-depth review of everybody’s file.” Rowlinson says he doesn’t understand why the MNO is being targeted by various groups, including the Manitoba Métis Federation and Chiefs of Ontario, which held a conference highlighting what it sees as Indigenous identity fraud earlier this year. Adds Rowlinson: “If they had the education (they wouldn’t). You can’t change the facts of history.” Semaganis, meanwhile, is irked that the MNO continues to receive large amounts of annual funding since it’s “tight with (Premier) Doug Ford to keep the money train going. Disgusting.” The MNO receives close to $150 million in annual funding from the provincial and federal governments, something that upsets Semaganis, who is originally from Saskatchewan but now lives in Ontario. “They have more funding and programs, post-secondary education dollars than a Status Indian does in Ontario and probably more than any in Canada.” Until recently, the Ghost Warrior Society listed people across the country, who it determined weren’t actually Indigenous. It still offers resources for those looking to uncover what it calls ‘Pretendians’ along with a cartoon bear video . On its website, the MNO notes that Rowlinson has more than 25 years of full-time experience working various roles within the MNO. “A steadfast advocate for the Métis, Hank brings commitment, experience and determination that is needed as we enter into an era of self-government,” the MNO notes. “Respecting our statement of prime purpose, Hank believes that the way forward needs to be one of hope, optimism and vigilance and that we must be united to overcome barriers that may stand in our way.” Last year, the MNO featured 19 people on the province‘s so-called Sunshine List , with Rowlinson receiving $120,800 in compensation.

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