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Kennedy was assassinated as his motorcade passed through downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. Even after over six decades, conspiracy theories about what happened that day still swirl and the desire to follow every thread of information hasn’t waned. President-elect Donald Trump made promises over the summer that if reelected he would declassify the remaining records. At this point, only a few thousand of millions of pages of governmental records related to the assassination have yet to be fully released. And those who have studied what's been released so far say that the public shouldn’t anticipate any earth-shattering revelations even if the remaining files are declassified. Bitcoin is at the doorstep of $100,000 as post-election rally rolls on NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin is jumping again, rising above $98,000 for the first time Thursday. The cryptocurrency has been shattering records almost daily since the U.S. presidential election, and has rocketed more than 40% higher in just two weeks. It's now at the doorstep of $100,000. Cryptocurrencies and related investments like crypto exchange-traded funds have rallied because the incoming Trump administration is expected to be more “crypto-friendly.” Still, as with everything in the volatile cryptoverse, the future is hard to predict. And while some are bullish, other experts continue to warn of investment risks. NFL issues security alert to teams and the players' union following recent burglaries The NFL has issued a security alert to teams and the players’ union following recent burglaries involving the homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, the league says homes of professional athletes across multiple sports have become “increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups.” Law enforcement officials noted these groups target the homes on days the athletes have games. Players were told to take precautions and implement home security measures to reduce the risk of being targeted. Some of the burglary groups have conducted extensive surveillance on targets. Penn State wins trademark case over retailer's use of vintage logos, images PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State has won a closely watched trademark fight over an online retailer’s use of its vintage logos and images. A Pennsylvania jury awarded Penn State $28,000 in damages earlier this week over products made and sold by the firms Vintage Brand and Sportswear Inc. Penn State accused them of selling “counterfeit” clothing and accessories. The defendants said their website makes clear they are not affiliated with Penn State. At least a dozen other schools have sued the defendants on similar grounds, but the Pennsylvania case was the first to go to trial. Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum? NEW YORK (AP) — A previously unknown musical work written by composer Frederic Chopin appears to have been found in a library in New York City. The Morgan Library & Museum says the untitled and unsigned piece is the first new manuscript of the Romantic era virtuoso to be discovered in nearly a century. Robinson McClellan, the museum’s curator, says he stumbled across the work in May while going through a collection brought to the Manhattan museum years earlier. He worked with outside experts to verify the document's authenticity. But there’s debate whether the waltz is an original Chopin work or merely one written in his hand. Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland is spewing lava from a fissure in its seventh eruption since December. Iceland's seismic monitors said the eruption started with little warning late Wednesday and created a long fissure but looked to be smaller than eruptions in August and May. Around 50 houses were evacuated after the Civil Protection agency issued the alert, along with guests at the famous Blue Lagoon resort, according to the national broadcaster. The repeated eruptions over the past year have caused damage to the town of Grindavík and forced people to relocate. Australian teen and British woman who drank tainted alcohol in Laos have died, bringing toll to 5 VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — An Australian teenager and a British woman have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister said was every parent’s nightmare. Officials earlier said an American and two Danish tourists also had died following reports that multiple people had been sickened in town popular with backpackers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Parliament that 19-year-old Bianca Jones had died after being evacuated from Vang Vieng, Laos, for treatment in a Thai hospital. Her friend, also 19, remains hospitalized in Thailand. Later Thursday, Britain said a British woman also died and the media in the U.K. identified her as 28-year-old Simone White. US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new ranking The U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index. There’s no surefire way to rank global AI leadership but Stanford researchers have made an attempt by measuring the “vibrancy” of the AI industry across a variety of dimensions, from how much research and investment is happening to how responsibly the technology is being pursued to prevent harm. Following the U.S. and China were the United Kingdom, India and the United Arab Emirates. Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift It turns out British pop star Ed Sheeran is also good at recruiting soccer players. Sheeran is a minority shareholder at English soccer team Ipswich Town and it needed his help over the summer to get a player to join the club. Ipswich CEO Mark Ashton tells a Soccerex industry event in Miami: “Ed jumped on a Zoom call with him at the training ground, just before he stepped on stage with Taylor Swift. Hopefully that was a key part in getting the player across the line.” Ashton didn’t disclose the player in question, saying only: “He’s certainly scoring a few goals.” Chris Stapleton wins 4 CMA Awards, but Morgan Wallen gets entertainer of the year It was mostly Chris Stapleton’s night at the Country Music Association Awards. Stapleton won four times and took the stage to perform three times Wednesday night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. But an absent Morgan Wallen won the biggest award, entertainer of the year. Stapleton's wins included single of the year and song of the year for “White Horse,” and his eighth trophy as male vocalist of the year. Best female vocalist of the year went to Laney Johnson. An all-star ensemble including both Stapleton and Johnson performed in tribute to George Strait, who won the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
In an online Q&A with supporters, the husband and wife team spoke about a number of issues at Penton Park with the current form of the side, the proposed takeover and the club's financial status the main topics on which fans demanded answers. In October this year, news broke that hip hop star A$AP Rocky, the 36-year-old boyfriend of pop icon Rihanna, was reportedly part of an investment group, led by celebrity lawyer Joe Tacopina, interested in purchasing an 80% stake in the Birkenhead club. Since then, chairman Mark Palios, who became Tranmere owner in 2014 alongside his wife Nicola, has remained tight-lipped on the proposals with rumours swirling that any deal may have fallen through. On the pitch Rovers' form has deteriorated to such a degree that they now find themselves in 21st place in League Two just four points off the relegation zone heaping pressure on manager and former teammates of the chairman, Nigel Adkins. Addressing the supporters, Mark Palios, said: "The first thing to say is the speculation that a deal to buy the club has collapsed is entirely wrong. "We are limited by non-disclosure agreements around the sale and that's entirely normal so we're not allowed to put out there what is happening or is not happening. "These things are complex and as a reference point you can look at Everton where even though they've recently said they've completed a deal it still hasn't gone through. "We can't communicate freely or give a blow by blow account as to what is happening but part of the delay is that we want the incoming people to add value and increase the potential of the club. "I think that the parties we are talking to can do that and we'd rather that happened than people just come in and put money into the playing budget or put money into an ego trip or asset strip which has happened to other clubs over the yeas and we don't want to see that." Putting a time scale on the takeover was something Mark Palios said was difficult but he did have encouraging words for those who want changes fast. "It's difficult to identify exactly when this will happen," he said. "People have to go through the officers and directors tests at the EFL and they have to make sure they have the funds to do what is necessary but we're reasonably confident that this deal will close by the end of quarter one next year. "Whether I stay on to aid the acquisition is up to the incoming consortium - if they want me to stay on to affect a smooth transition I will. If they don't I will shake hands and say goodbye." The husband and wife began the session by addressing what they have achieved in their ten year tenure. "Our strategy since we came in has always been that at some point we would have to hand over the club," said Mark. "In terms of what we could do it was about 'can we put ourselves in a better position so that there's interest from people in taking over the club and building on the increased potential of the club and could those people coming in have aspirations to take the club into the Championship. "The difficulty in that is keeping the on-field performances going but I think over time we've built the potential - we have our own ground and a training ground in which £3.6m has been invested and that would enable us to play in the Championship without significant further investment and that's attractive to people who are coming in and looking at clubs that don't have their own ground or training ground. "Over a period of time not everything has been great but what we wanted to achieve was to get interest from people investing in the club and that is certainly what we're seeing at this point in time. "The club is in a better place and people recognise that - I don't think we will go into the National League but if we did I'd point at Wrexham who were in the National League and I think we ae actually in a better place than Wrexham were." Addressing the club's performances on the pitch this season, both Mark and Nicola could not hide their frustration with Rovers' recent form which has seen them win just one game in the last seven. Mark said: "For a lot of fans the disenchantment and unhappiness they feel is around this area and it won't surprise you that it's the most difficult question to answer. "No one in situations like this can put their finger on one thing that you can fix like in a normal business and it's all the more perplexing because this is the highest playing budget we've had and when you back to the optimism of pre-season and our stat to the season, optimism was high and yet here we are in 21st place. "This happens in football and it happens all over the world in football in every league. Good players don't become bad players overnight and good managers and coaches don't become bad managers and coaches overnight. "I appreciate you don't see what I see in terms of what the manager and the players are doing to try and make themselves better and fix the problems but they do work on it and they are as unhappy as everybody else around the club and in the stands. "It's hard to accept but sometimes you've just got to stick together, look at what you're doing and seek to improve. Everybody is working hard and they are not complacent." Mark confirmed that Andy Crosby would be joining the coaching staff on a short-term basis. Crosby, who was most recently manager at Port Vale, worked previously with Adkins at Scunthorpe, Southampton, Sheffield United and Reading as the current Rovers' boss' assistant. "He brings an experienced but new set of eyes that may see things that other people don't see," said Mark. "No one is happy with the results and where we are in the table - they all came to the club with an ambition to get promoted and enhance their careers. "We have three home games coming up and it is about everyone helping out on this if you accept that all the players are trying really hard, the staff are really trying hard and at the end of the day everyone is working to achieve the same thing. "If you go home happy on a Saturday afternoon I go home happy on a Saturday afternoon because that's what everyone wants to achieve."
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