Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Richard Spencer On CNN: Trump’s Tweets Weren’t Racist Enough
White supremacist Richard Spencer said on CNN on Tuesday that he didn’t think President Trump’s racist tweets went far enough. CNN reporter Sara Sidner interviewed Spencer for “The Lead with Jake Tapper” for a segment about white nationalists’ reactions to Trump’s statements telling Democratic congresswomen of color to “go back” to their ancestral countries. Spencer,…
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Fast Forward Dozens Of Hummus Products Recalled As Listeria Strikes Again
A Texas company voluntarily recalled about 75 hummus products over concerns of listeria monocytogenes, a potentially-fatal foodborne bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration announced. Pita Pal Foods said certain hummus items it made between May 30 and June 25 could be contaminated with listeria, which can cause potentially life-threatening infections in children, the elderly and…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Says She Learned From — But Does Not Regret — Her Israel Comments
Representative Ilhan Omar said on CBS that she does not regret her past comments about Israel, but she “is grateful for the opportunity to really learn how my words make people feel.” Omar, a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota, said in February that AIPAC paid politicians to be pro-Israel, a comment that was viewed as Anti-Semitic…
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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro: ‘Outspoken Lesbian’ Megan Rapinoe Made Herself A Victim
Ben Shapiro said he doesn’t care for soccer, especially women’s soccer, but the conservative commentator proceeded to tear down the United States women’s soccer team, which recently won the World Cup final. On the “Ben Shapiro Show” on Wednesday, Shapiro argued against the team’s fight for equal pay. Despite having four World Cup titles, and…
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Fast Forward Chicagoland Mystery! Synagogue Finds Huge, Impenetrable Safe Under Parking Lot
A Chicago synagogue discovered a 3,000-pound safe under its parking lot — and locksmiths are failing at cracking it open, CBS Chicago reported. Plumbers were digging into the lot at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Lakeview in June when they hit the huge safe. Locksmiths and “safe-crackers” were recently called on to try to open it. It’s…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Obstacle Course Champion Sports Kippah On Lebron James’ New TV Show
An Orthodox Jew wore a yarmulke as he ran through an obstacle course on CBS’s new competition series on a quest to win $1 million. Michael Neuman recently competed on Million Dollar Mile, produced by Lebron James and hosted by Tim Tebow, and his episode will air July 13 at 8 p.m. The 25-year-old told…
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Fast Forward Epstein Accuser Says She Was Assaulted In Billionaire Les Wexner’s Home
One of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers claimed to have been assaulted in the home of billionaire Leslie Wexner, The Daily Beast reported. Epstein was arrested on Saturday and charged with sex trafficking dozens of minors between 2002 and 2005. Wexner is the founder and CEO of L Brands, which includes Victoria’s Secret, Bath &…
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Fast Forward Who Had The Weirdest Take On Sarsour’s Weird ‘Jesus’ Tweet? Bibi.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that Philistines were from Europe in response to Muslim political activist Linda Sarsour’s comment that Jesus was Palestinian. Sarsour tweeted on Saturday that “Jesus was Palestinian of Nazareth and is described in the Quran as being brown copper skinned with wooly hair.” Netanyahu put out his own tweet on…
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