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Biden schedules state funeral, National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter for January 9
File - Then-senator Joe Biden and former US president Jimmy Carter are seen at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
US President Joe Biden has scheduled a state funeral in Washington for former president Jimmy Carter on January 9.
He declares January 9 as a National Day of Mourning across the US. Carter, the longest-lived former president, died yesterday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100.
Biden also orders US flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days from Sunday.
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