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Axios reports: An Atlanta memorial service for the late first lady Rosalynn Carter on Tuesday will feature a host of dignitaries, including her 99-year-old husband, former President Carter. The 1pm ET service will be at the Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at Emory University, where Rosalynn Carter was a fellow in the women’s studies department for decades. President Biden and …

Fox News reports: Former first lady Melania Trump is expected to join her contemporaries and other leaders at a memorial tribute service for the former first lady Rosalynn Carter. Trump will be joined by other living former first ladies – including Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush – the Carter Center said Monday in a news release announcing the …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: Rosalynn Carter is making her final journey to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta on Monday as her family and the nation begin three days of memorials for the former first lady. The Georgia native and global humanitarian died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96. After brief ceremonies in the Carters’ native Sumter …

The Associated Press reports: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both nonagenarians face significant health challenges. The 39th president is 98 and has been in home hospice care since February. The former first lady is 95 and …

ABC News reports: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 95, has been diagnosed with dementia, The Carter Center announced on Tuesday. “She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones,” The Carter Center said in a statement. The Carter Center pointed to the first lady’s advocacy for mental health and said …