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Former US President Jimmy Carter sits for an interview in January 2012.
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America mourns former President Jimmy Carter ahead of state funeral

As Americans mourn former US President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100, preparations are underway for his Jan. 9 state funeral.

A Georgian reflects on the life of Jimmy Carter
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A Georgian reflects on the life of Jimmy Carter

We Georgians have always had mixed feelings about the 39th president, who died today, Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100.

Hard Numbers: Harris goes into Fox’s den, Italy’s international surrogacy ban, Nigeria’s fuel tanker explosion, Hong Kong tries to get the party started, Jimmy Carter casts his 21st presidential ballot
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Harris goes into Fox’s den, Italy’s international surrogacy ban, Nigeria’s fuel tanker explosion, Hong Kong tries to get the party started, Jimmy Carter casts his 21st presidential ballot

1.25: Surrogacy has been banned in Italy for 20 years, but Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s conservative government has just gone a step further and criminalized seeking surrogacy abroad.

President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, photographed at the Peninsula Hotel in New York on March 26, 2018.
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Jimmy Carter at 100

Nineteen months ago, my editor asked me, the team’s Georgia native, to write an obituary for former President Jimmy Carter.

Pioneering Black American leaders in US foreign policy
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Pioneering Black American leaders in US foreign policy

Who exactly are the people representing America to the world? Chances are they’re “pale, male, and Yale”, as the saying goes. However, some Black diplomats — like UN Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield — have broken this racial ceiling and helped reimagine what an American envoy can be. Her predecessors, through the sweep of US history, encountered discrimination and racism both domestically and abroad and left an indelible mark on US foreign policy. To mark the end of Black History Month, GZERO highlights the stories of a select few.

President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter dance in the grand foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 31, 1979.
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RIP Rosalynn Carter, the Steel Magnolia

Humanitarian, political crusader, former first lady, and a leading advocate for people with mental health conditions and family caregivers, Rosalynn Carter passed away on Sunday at the age of 96.