There are rules for giving unwanted gifts
Jimmy Carter – the 39th president of the U.S. in his last week of life: A tribute to Jimmy Carter and his work with Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter’s life had more than a week of events. The 39th president of the United States died in his hometown of Plains, Ga., yesterday at age 100. In an address to the nation, President Biden said his predecessor “lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds.” Carter’s single term in the White House was remembered for inflation, international unrest and the seizure of American hostages in Iran. After leaving office, he founded the Carter Center, which promoted health care and monitored elections internationally.
In 2002, having been nominated many times for the Nobel Peace Prize, Mr. Carter finally won it for his “vital contribution” to the Camp David agreement, which set the stage for peace between Israel and Egypt, as well as for his commitment to human rights, his work fighting tropical diseases and for furthering democracy everywhere.
Mr. Carter came to the presidency owing little to anyone, including his own party. Assembling a formidable coalition of small-town and rural voters, white blue-collar voters and African Americans, he surprised everyone in America — except perhaps himself and his wife, Rosalynn — when he beat Gerald Ford in the 1976 election.
He could not have been at a better time to run. The previous decade had been brutal for the United States. The president who chose not toseek a second term was Lyndon Johnson, who was angry with the war in Vietnam. Richard Nixon wanted to avoid being impeached. The nation’s premier civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as well as another Kennedy, Bobby, were killed in assassinations. The war was a failure.
The Jimmy Carter legacy. And, rules for regifting unwanted presents: Jimmy Carter’s south Korea plane crash crash a week after his death
Fishermen known as Madagascar’s “sea nomads” use their exceptional diving skills to preserve both sea life and their livelihood. The group is from the Vezo tribe, who work to survey the health of the coral reef in the Barren Isles, identifying sediments and plants on the sea floor, and noting marine species encountered. Their daily dives are part of a conservation effort to protect the Barren Isles. Vezo people have migrated to another place after their traditional way of life was threatened by climate change. The Vezo are worried about the decline in fish numbers.
It is the season of giving… and returning. The National Retail Federation says returns will reach $890 billion this year. During the holiday season, returns tick up. Etiquette experts say there is a delicate art to returning or even regifting unwanted presents. Here are a few things to consider before heading to the store:
South Korea has begun a week-long period of mourning after one of the worst aviation disasters for a Korean airline. A plane failed to deploy its landing gear, and slid off a runway and into a wall. The two people who emerged alive were on the plane.
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A high-ranking Syrian official told NPR he wants his country to have cordial ties with Israel and wants the U.S. to help facilitate them. This is not commonly heard from an Arab-led government, especially one made up of rebels who once had ties to al-Qaida. The statement made by the newly appointed governor of Damascus, Maher Marwan, sent shockwaves throughout the region.
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