Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Julie Swetnick’s Sex Life Revealed By Senate Panel
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee released a statement Tuesday that details the sexual preferences of Julie Swetnick, one of the women who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, the Washington Post reported. The statement came from Dennis Ketterer, a former Democratic congressional candidate and television meteorologist, who said he and Swetnick…
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Fast Forward Bloomberg Outspends Adelson, Politics’ Biggest Donor, On 2018 Midterms
The race is on between the billionaires funding the 2018 midterm elections. Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, were named last month by the New York Times as the “biggest spenders on federal elections in all of American politics,” citing publicly available campaign finance data. But this year specifically, the Jewish megadonors may…
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Fast Forward White Supremacist Allegation Leads To Death Threats For Brooklyn Cafe Owner
A new Brooklyn cafe temporarily closed following an online campaign that accused the owner of being a white supremacist, Gothamist reported. Guy Sands, the owner of Sands in the East Williamsburg neighborhood, was listed as a white supremacist in a tweet that was retweeted and liked about 3,000 times, and investigated by Gothamist. It accused…
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Fast Forward Jason Kander Pulls Out Of Kansas City Mayoral Race To Treat PTSD
Jason Kander ended his campaign for Kansas City mayor on Tuesday to seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. In a candid Facebook post, the former Missouri Secretary of State detailed the struggles he’s been facing for 11 years, since leaving his tour in Afghanistan as an Army intelligence officer. Kander said that after much hesitation,…
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Fast Forward Man Denied Bail After Fatally Stabbing Wife In Chicago-Area Home
A man accused of fatally stabbing his wife in their suburban Chicago home was denied bail on Friday, ABC7 Eyewitness News reported. Gary Kamen faces two counts of first-degree murder after stabbing his wife, Karyn, on Sept. 21 in Deerfield, Illinois. He was initially being held on a $10 million bond, but it was revoked…
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Fast Forward Will Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s Book Tour Double As A Campaign?
Former Starbucks chairman and CEO Howard Schultz plans to travel the country early next year to promote his new book — and potentially promote himself as a future Democratic presidential candidate, Axios reported Tuesday. Schultz’s book, “From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America,” is due out February 12. It’s less…
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Fast Forward Jewish Physicist Becomes Oldest Person To Win Nobel Prize
A Jewish physicist is one of three scientists awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of revolutionary laser tools, the Guardian reported. In 1986, Arthur Ashkin invented “optical tweezers,” a tractor beam-like technology that grabs viruses, bacteria and other living cells with finger-like lasers. Now, at 96, he’s the oldest person to…
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Fast Forward Manhattan Sukkah Vandalized With ‘Free Gaza’ Graffiti
A sukkah in New York City’s Upper East Side was defaced with the words “Free Gaza,” WABC reported Monday. The anti-Israel message was spray painted three times on the sukkah in Carl Schurz Park on Sunday morning. The hut, where meals are eaten to commemorate the holiday of Sukkot, was vandalized a day before Simchat…
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