Jimmy Carter Remembered, Syria-Israel Relations, South Korea Plane Crash
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Former President Jimmy Carter is remembered for peacemaking and humanitarian causes. A high-ranking Syrian official makes unprecedented comments about relations with Israel to NPR. Families seek answers after a fiery airliner crash in South Korea.
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Okay, Leila, we've made it almost to the end of 2024. Thank God. Well, it was an interesting year. We had a presidential election. The Israel-Hamas War continued, Hurricane Haline, the Summer Olympics, astonishing stories, a story you covered just in recent weeks that nobody seemed to see coming, the fall of Syria's ruler. Something you just couldn't even imagine just a few months ago. Absolutely. But because NPR is after all, national public radio, we rely on support from the public. That's you to keep this free service going. So please join us in our mission to create a more informed public by signing up for NPR. Plus NPR plus NPR plus it's a simple recurring donation that gets you perks like sponsor free listening to more than 25 NPR podcasts, including up first. Thank you. If you're already a plus supporter, if not, you can sign up right now at plus dot NPR dot org. That's plus dot NPR dot org. Maybe it's your New Year's resolution. Former president Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. Jimmy Carter lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds. President Biden announced more than a week of events, including a state funeral. I'm Leila Faldin. That's Stephen Skeep. And this is up first from NPR news. A high ranking Syrian official tells NPR. He wants the US to mediate cordial relations between Syria and Israel. Those remarks drew a sharper action throughout the Arab world and put Syrian leadership in damage control. Also, a man talks of seeing off family members who boarded an airplane that crashed over the weekend. Our colleague Anthony Kuhn is at a South Korean airport where many families want answers. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. We are expecting more than a week of events to remember the life of Jimmy Carter, who's died at the age of 100. President Biden made a statement about his predecessor who was elected in 1976. Many of the people all around the world, all over the world, they lost a friend as well, even though they never met him. And that's because Jimmy Carter lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds. Those deeds spread across many decades. His single term in office was remembered for inflation, international unrest and the seizure of American hostages in Tehran. He also made significant changes in the US government that endure to this day. And after leaving the White House, he founded the Carter Center, which promoted healthcare and monitored elections around the world. Let's go back to the beginning of this 100 year story. NPR Steven Fowler is in Atlanta, one of the places where Carter will be remembered. Steven, good morning.
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