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Yogi targets Cong for ‘insulting’ Ambedkar since Nehru’s daysDALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated , conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate . President-elect Donald Trump promised during his reelection campaign that he would declassify all of the remaining government records surrounding the assassination if he returned to office. He made a similar pledge during his first term, but ultimately bended to appeals from the CIA and FBI to keep some documents withheld. At this point, only a few thousand of the millions of governmental records related to the assassination have yet to be fully released, and those who have studied the records released so far say that even if the remaining files are declassified, the public shouldn't anticipate any earth-shattering revelations. “Anybody waiting for a smoking gun that’s going to turn this case upside down will be sorely disappointed,” said Gerald Posner, author of “Case Closed,” which concludes that assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Friday's 61st anniversary is expected to be marked with a moment of silence at 12:30 p.m. in Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy's motorcade was passing through when he was fatally shot. And throughout this week there have been events marking the anniversary. When Air Force One carrying Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy touched down in Dallas , they were greeted by a clear sky and enthusiastic crowds. With a reelection campaign on the horizon the next year, they had gone to Texas on political fence-mending trip. But as the motorcade was finishing its parade route downtown, shots rang out from the Texas School Book Depository building. Police arrested 24-year-old Oswald and, two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer. A year after the assassination, the Warren Commission, which President Lyndon B. Johnson established to investigate the assassination, concluded that Oswald acted alone and there was no evidence of a conspiracy. But that hasn't quelled a web of alternative theories over the decades. In the early 1990s, the federal government mandated that all assassination-related documents be housed in a single collection in the National Archives and Records Administration. The collection of over 5 million records was required to be opened by 2017, barring any exemptions designated by the president. Trump, who took office for his first term in 2017, had boasted that he'd allow the release of all of the remaining records but ended up holding some back because of what he called the potential harm to national security. And while files have continued to be released during President Joe Biden's administration, some still remain unseen. The documents released over the last few years offer details on the way intelligence services operated at the time, and include CIA cables and memos discussing visits by Oswald to the Soviet and Cuban embassies during a trip to Mexico City just weeks before the assassination. The former Marine had previously defected to the Soviet Union before returning home to Texas. Mark S. Zaid, a national security attorney in Washington, said what's been released so far has contributed to the understanding of the time period, giving “a great picture” of what was happening during the Cold War and the activities of the CIA. Posner estimates that there are still about 3,000 to 4,000 documents in the collection that haven’t yet been fully released. Of those documents, some are still completely redacted while others just have small redactions, like someone's Social Security number. There are about 500 documents where all the information is redacted, Posner said, and those include Oswald's and Ruby’s tax returns. “If you have been following it, as I have and others have, you sort of are zeroed in on the pages you think might provide some additional information for history,” Posner said. Trump's transition team hasn’t responded to questions this week about his plans when he takes office. From the start, there were those who believed there had to be more to the story than just Oswald acting alone, said Stephen Fagin, curator of the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, which tells the story of the assassination from the building where Oswald made his sniper's perch. “People want to make sense of this and they want to find the solution that fits the crime," said Fagin, who said that while there are lingering questions, law enforcement made “a pretty compelling case” against Oswald. Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said his interest in the assassination dates back to the event itself, when he was a child. “It just seemed so fantastical that one very disturbed individual could end up pulling off the crime of the century," Sabato said. “But the more I studied it, the more I realized that is a very possible, maybe even probable in my view, hypothesis.”
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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Coronation Street fans are in for a poignant and emotional journey next year, as heart-wrenching scenes unfold with one character facing a dementia diagnosis. There's uproar among audiences who've learned that Coronation Street stalwart Debbie Webster is rumoured to be written out of the ITV soap. Insiders suggest her poignant dementia storyline will commence next year and continue for a significant period, reflecting the real-life nature of the condition. Sue Devaney initially stepped onto the cobbles four decades ago and made a steady return to Weatherfield in 2019. Her portrayal of the beloved character and Kevin Webster's sister has garnered a loyal fanbase who will be deeply affected by the upcoming story arc involving her diagnosis. While Corrie representatives have remained tight-lipped about the plot details, reports are circulating that the narrative could extend well into 2025 or beyond. Having first appeared in 1984, Debbie Webster's presence on the show and her impending plight have struck a chord with viewers. According to an inside source talking to Metro, this is set to be one of the most significant plotlines of the forthcoming year, especially under the guidance of new executive producer, Kate Brooks. It's expected that Sue Devaney's concluding chapters as Debbie Webster will be "long-running" and represent a standout opportunity for the actress "to finally get her time in the spotlight.", reports the Mirror . An insider conveyed to Metro editors: "It's one of the show's biggest storylines of the year, and a real chance for Sue to finally get her time in the spotlight it will just be devastating for fans that it will effectively be her final storyline." Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile , select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. This landmark storyline, reportedly a key fixture in Kate Brooks' tenure, promises to deliver powerful performances and leave audiences reaching for tissues. There's confidence within the Corrie production team that Sue Devaney will captivate viewers with an unforgettable farewell performance, etching Debbie's departure into the annals of the show's history. After the bombshell dropped about Debbie's forthcoming departure from Coronation Street , fans took to social media to express their dismay. Some considered it "a mistake" while others predicted the actress would deliver an impactful performance. Remarks from viewers included: "That's actually really sad. Such a horrible condition too. I can imagine its going to be played beautifully." Another shared the sentiment: "Love her! ! This will break hearts! But she will smash it, amazing actor! " and there were comments like: "Gutted they're killing Debbie off in Corrie." Another contribution read: "One of the most criminally underused characters on the show and now they're killing her off. Massive mistake IMO." Yet another comment stated: "I'm really gutted about this. Debbie is one of my favourite characters. Sue will absolutely smash this as always." And a particular viewer commented: "When we said we wanted more Debbie Webster, this isn't QUITE what we meant." Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond. Sign up to our daily newsletter .
President Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families. Mr. Biden said his administration strongly opposes the provision because it targets a group based on gender identity and "interferes with parents' roles to determine the best care for their children." He said it also undermines the all-volunteer military's ability to recruit and retain talent. "No service member should have to decide between their family's health care access and their call to serve our nation," the president said in a statement . The Senate forwarded the bill to Mr. Biden after passing it last week by a vote of 85-14. In the House, a majority of Democrats voted against the bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted on adding the provision to ban transgender medical care for children. The legislation easily passed by a vote of 281-140. Mr. Biden also objected to other language in the bill prohibiting the use of money earmarked to transfer detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to some foreign countries and into the United States. He urged Congress to lift those restrictions. The annual defense authorization bill, which directs Pentagon policy, provides a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5% increase for others. The legislation also directs resources towards a more confrontational approach to China, including establishing a fund that could be used to send military resources to Taiwan in much the same way that the U.S. has backed Ukraine. It also invests in new military technologies, including artificial intelligence, and bolsters the U.S. production of ammunition. Greenland's leader says "we are not for sale" after Trump suggests U.S. takeover The U.S. has also moved in recent years to ban the military from purchasing Chinese products, and the defense bill extended that with prohibitions on Chinese goods from garlic in military commissaries to drone technology. The legislation still must be backed up with a spending package. Taiwan Health Mike Johnson Joe Biden Politics China Children
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Donald Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA’s idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it ‘absurd’Following their Week 11 bye, the Arizona Cardinals are back on the field this Sunday when they play in Seattle against the Seahawks. Riding a four-game winning streak, this could be the most important game of the Cardinals' season. First and foremost, Sunday's matchup between the Cardinals and Seahawks could be for the NFC West division lead (depending on how the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers additionally fare). Arizona currently holds the advantage at 6-4 while all three other teams are 5-5, and with a loss to Seattle they would fall behind the Seahawks via head-to-head tiebreaker. With a win, though, the Cardinals would cement themselves as contenders in the NFC playoffs. Despite their current hot streak, one thing they still lack is a signature win in 2024. Their four-game run includes only one victory over a team with a record of .500 or better, a 17-15 nailbiter at home over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week Seven. The Cardinals did beat the 49ers on the road by a score of 24-23 in Week Five, but were 1-3 entering that game and not perceived to be a playoff threat by most people. Now they are the hunted by the rest of their division, and Sunday's game will be the highest stakes they've faced in 2024. Arizona is favored by one point over the Seahawks on the road, and this game should be considered a true toss-up. The Seahawks earned themselves an impressive win in San Francisco just this past Sunday, and are never an easy out. This game could define the Cardinals' season. With a loss, they're back to being indistinguishable from the rest of their division. With a win, though, they're the clear leaders of the pack.
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Brayon Freeman had 26 points in Bethune-Cookman's 79-67 victory over North Dakota on Tuesday night. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Brayon Freeman had 26 points in Bethune-Cookman's 79-67 victory over North Dakota on Tuesday night. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Brayon Freeman had 26 points in Bethune-Cookman’s 79-67 victory over North Dakota on Tuesday night. Freeman added three steals for the Wildcats (2-4). Tre Thomas added 17 points while shooting 4 for 12 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line while he also had six rebounds. Daniel Rouzan went 5 of 10 from the field to finish with 10 points. The Fightin’ Hawks (3-3) were led in scoring by Treysen Eaglestaff, who finished with 20 points. Mier Panoam added 19 points for North Dakota. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. AdvertisementFormer choreographer Sonya Tayeh paid tribute to her late costar ahead of the second anniversary of his death. At the opening night celebration of on Oct. 25, Tayeh — who serves as the Broadway production’s movement director and choreographer — opened up to PEOPLE about the lasting impact of tWitch, who died by in December 2022. “It's not every day where you meet someone that is already so transcendent,” Tayeh, 47, shared. “He is an angel in our lives.” Related: FOX via Getty tWitch competed on in 2008, ending season 4 as a runner-up and later returning as an All-Star. He was when the show returned in 2022. She added that the late dancer and choreographer “moved my world when I would watch him dance and took my breath away and we had the most invigorating in-depth conversations about family and art and the world, and he changed my way of thinking about movements and made an imprint on my heart that I will never be able to articulate.” “Even standing here now, he is someone that is beyond, he is someone that has spread so much love and wholeness to our lives and I will never forget,” she added. Related: Following the news of tWitch’s death, Tayeh joined a chorus of his former costars in remembering the television personality. Cindy Ord/Getty In a statement to PEOPLE at the time, she shared: "Blessed beyond belief to be in the presence of Twitch (I called him Twizzle). The gift he gave to our beloved dance community is boundless.” "Watching him dance was like watching a marvel of the craft grace us," she added. "He will be forever in our cells." Related: also remembered her late husband on the second anniversary on Dec. 13. She of the pair posing alongside their children on social media and wrote, "Our Angel is watching over us and protecting us." "You are always on our hearts and we will always love you," she added. "We miss you Stephen. 2 years with you not here but you are always on our minds. We love you." Read the original article on
Vietnam has positioned itself in recent years as an attractive destination for Big Tech companies looking to move away from China. But Hanoi’s policies regarding social media have increasingly been following Beijing’s lead. The Southeast Asian nation is now ramping up already tight controls over online platforms with new rules that will require companies to verify the identities of users and share this information with authorities when asked. If these sorts of digital regulations sound familiar, it may be because they echo a Big Brother-esque cyber identification scheme unveiled by Beijing earlier this year. The Chinese Communist Party’s rollout was met with international backlash over fears of government overreach, further surveillance and the erosion of free speech. It’s not the first time Hanoi has imitated Beijing when it comes to cyber regulation. Still, Vietnam’s tech industry has spent years cashing in on the idea of not being its giant northern neighbor. Foreign investment has surged as firms capitalized on “China Plus One” strategies to diversify supply chains away from Chinese manufacturing. Vietnam has welcomed production from tech titans including Apple Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. But the latest crackdown on digital anonymity is a timely reminder that its single-party government still has a lot in common with the CCP. Over the years, internet freedoms in Vietnam have been severely beaten back. The blow has been especially painful because there was a time when platforms like Facebook and YouTube gave a mouthpiece for people to disseminate information when traditional media outlets were forced to toe the party line. And while many were banned in China, they quickly gained a large user base in Vietnam. In the years that followed, however, a massive team of cyber-regulators was deployed to censor anti-party views online. Now, journalists face jail time for anti-government posts. Vietnam was ranked 174 out of 180 on this year’s Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index, behind China at 172. Hanoi is the world’s third-largest jailer of journalists, according to the nonprofit group, which cited Facebook as a major tool for circulating news. Moreover, Vietnam’s new digital regulations also risk threatening business at an especially precarious time. The country was seen as a major winner from Donald Trump’s trade war with China in his first term. But success during Trump 2.0 is far from certain: The president-elect has threatened much wider tariffs of up to 60 percent on goods from China and 20 percent from everywhere else. That could deal a devastating blow to Vietnam’s growth, and it could find itself caught in the crosshairs of greater scrutiny on goods originating from China that pass through its borders. The tariffs could cut Vietnam’s economic growth by up to 4 percentage points, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. economists have warned, back to levels at the height of the pandemic. It also seems a particularly unwise moment for policymakers to implement complicated new regulations on foreign tech companies. Vietnam has recently sought to use these relationships to move up the tech value chain by attracting investments in more research and development labs, and data centers. The new decree is set to take effect on Dec. 25. It spans more than 200 pages and is incredibly wide-ranging. The American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam said earlier this year that the most important factor to improve investments is a fair, transparent, predictable and streamlined regulatory environment. Adding to the uncertainty is local political turbulence and a yearslong anti-graft campaign that has yielded mixed results. While the recent battles over internet freedoms carry numerous similarities to China, a key distinction is that many of the most widely used social networks in Vietnam originate from Silicon Valley. It would be refreshing to see a US tech company like Meta -- its Facebook platform has more than 70 million users in the country -- take a firmer stand against censorship. Perhaps understandably, Meta over the years appears to have chosen to bow to Vietnam’s requests rather than give up the market. Vietnam’s government has spent decades calculating how much it can tighten the screws before scaring off business; the outcome this time remains to be seen. Battles over social media regulation are currently raging across the globe. After years deploying bamboo diplomacy and straddling the tech influences of China and the West, Vietnam is worth watching closely. For now, it seems Hanoi is swaying toward Beijing. Catherine Thorbecke Catherine Thorbecke is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asia tech. The views expressed here are the writer‘s own.-- Ed. (Tribune Content Agency)