The Daily Populous

Sunday February 19th, 2023 evening edition

image for Jimmy Carter, oldest living former U.S. president ever, is placed in hospice care

Former President Carter has entered hospice care, having decided to avoid “additional medical intervention,” the Carter Center announced Saturday.

The 98-year-old former president made his decision after recent hospitalizations, according to the Carter Center, a nonprofit group set up to carry out charitable activities supported by the former president and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

“After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.

He has the full support of his family and his medical team,” the center said in a statement.

“The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers,” the nonprofit said.

In 2019, months after the death of former President George H.W. Bush at age 94, Carter became the longest-living former president in U.S. history.

It was the first time they had missed such a ceremony since Carter left office, according to the Associated Press. »

Diablo 4 Beta Kicks Off Next Month

Authored by ign.com

Diablo 4 is getting an open beta next month, with pre-order early access buyers getting to play early on March 17 through 19, and the general public getting access March 24 through 26.

Custom characters will feature in Diablo 4's cinematics, of which there are apparently multiple in the beta alone to check out and even more across Diablo 4's 30+ hours of campaign and sidequests.

Diablo 4's full release is June 6, and it's coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and PC. »

Police: 9 children shot at Georgia gas station

Authored by apnews.com

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Nine youths - including a 5-year-old child - were wounded after shots rang out at a gas station in a Georgia city bordering Alabama, authorities said Saturday.

Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said at a news conference Saturday that an altercation apparently took place at a party nearby and it spilled over to the gas station when the shooting began.

Blackmon urged parents in the community to “know where your children are and what they have in their possession.”. »