WASHINGTON (AP) – Jimmy Carter used to be one of President Donald Trump ‘s favorite political targets, a catchall foil for feckless Democrats that he could jeer at to make himself look strong and decisive. But lately, Trump’s sentiments on the 39th president have become more wistful as he faces some of the same challenges the late Carter did.
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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
Today in History. Today is Saturday, July 18, the 199th day of 2026. There are 166 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 18, 1976, at the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Nadia Comaneci of Romania became the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10 from Olympic judges for her performance on the uneven bars.
CHONGQING, China (AP) – Rescue crews on Saturday raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing.
SAO PAULO (AP) – A Brazilian Supreme Court justice late on Friday rejected a request from lawyers of former President Jair Bolsonaro for him to be visited under house arrest by Argentine President Javier Milei. The encounter was intended to take place in the capital, Brasilia, on July 25.
Local Chinese residents join the landslide relief effort in Chongqing
LONDON (AP) – Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, promising to bring hope to the British people and purpose to the floundering government as he cleared his final hurdle to take office as prime minister next week.
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