Jimmy Carter’s DC farewell
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Jimmy Carter honored in Washington, D.C.
He was a man of dignity and character. That’s how President Joe Biden described President Jimmy Carter as he delivered the eulogy at the 39th president’s state funeral. Carter was remembered in the Washington National Cathedral by family, friends, top political allies, faith leaders and Americans who braved the snow and ice in the nation's capital to pay their respects. Funeral updates here.
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For many years, Carter was the outsider of the presidents' club. That was until President-elect Donald Trump came into the picture. Carter didn’t care if he annoyed his successors by interjecting himself into foreign policy or criticizing what they were doing in the office he once held. But still, all five living presidents – Biden, President-elect Trump, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush – attended the funeral to honor the late president. Read more.
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It might be time to say goodbye to the funny dog videos, the OOTD inspo and easy dinner recipes (at least, that’s what my FYP looks like.) The Supreme Court on Friday will debate the fate of TikTok – the wildly popular short-form video app that has over 170 million American users. The court will likely uphold a lower court’s ruling that upholds a law Congress passed that calls on TikTok to divest from ByteDance, its Chinese-based parent company. Read more.
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