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Fast Forward Putin Rival: Kushner Meeting With Russian Bankers Was Backed By Kremlin
An exiled rival of Russian President Vladimir Putin has alleged that presidential advisor/son-in-law Jared Kushner’s meeting with Russian bankers in December 2016 was likely approved by Moscow officials. “I am almost convinced that Putin’s people have tried to influence the U.S. election in some way,” Mikhail Khodorkovsky told MSNBC. He added that the likelihood that…
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Fast Forward Florida Pledges $1M For Jewish Security. Muslims Ask, ‘Why Not Us, Too?’
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has proposed allocating $1 million in next year’s state budget to cover rising security costs at Jewish schools, drawing both praise and criticism. “I know many Floridians have been horrified by the threats against our Jewish schools and communities last year,” Scott said in an appearance Monday at the Katz Hillel…
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Fast Forward Human Trafficker Sues Over Nonkosher Prison Meals
A human trafficker has sued the Canadian attorney general because he was allegedly denied kosher meals in prison. Reza Moazami claims that he is half-Jewish and strictly follows his religious teachings. He was convicted of luring 11 teenage girls into prostitution by promising them drugs, alcohol and even a puppy. According to Moazami’s complaint, correctional…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Quits Movement After Revealing He’s Gay — And Part Jewish
A prominent British white supremacist has announced that he is renouncing his extremism and is coming out of the closet as a gay man with Jewish ancestry. Kevin Wilshaw was a leader of the National Front group in the 1980s, frequently spoke at nationalist rallies and was arrested for making racist online statements as recently…
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Fast Forward The Jewish Family Making Billions From The Opioid Crisis
If you’ve ever been to a famous art museum or glanced around a prestigious university, you’ve probably seen a wing or building named after a member of the Sackler family. But many may not know that the family’s fortune comes from selling pharmaceuticals—most notably OxyContin, the addictive painkiller at the center of America’s opioid epidemic….
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Fast Forward How Jared Kushner Got His Revenge On Chris Christie
There has been bad blood between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and presidential adviser/son-in-law Jared Kushner ever since Christie, then a U.S. attorney, helped put Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, in prison in 2005. Eleven years later, Jared Kushner was able to get his revenge. A new article in The New Yorker explains how. The piece,…
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Fast Forward Trump Thinks Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Going To Be Gone Soon
President Trump reportedly predicted that he will replace four Supreme Court justices by the end of his first term — including Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The political news website Axios reported Sunday that Trump, who has already appointed Neil Gorsuch to replace the late Antonin Scalia, had been discussing replacing three more justices who have lifetime…
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Fast Forward Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Before Richard Spencer Speech At UF
The governor of Florida has declared a state of emergency to prepare for a planned speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer on Thursday at the University of Florida. The declaration, made by Gov. Rick Scott, will allow law enforcement in Alachua County, where the university is located, to coordinate better with state officials and buy…
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