Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Escaped French Convict May Be Hiding As An Orthodox Jew
A French gangster who escaped prison in a chopper could be disguising himself as an Orthodox Jew to evade authorities, the Evening Standard reported. Redoine Faïd, who speaks Hebrew, wrote in his 2010 biography about how dressing like a very religious Jew was the perfect way to hide from the police. “Faïd won’t be able…
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Fast Forward Iran General Claims Israel Is Stealing Its Clouds To Cause Climate Change
An Iranian general has accused Israel of causing climate change in the Islamic Republic by stealing the water out of clouds passing over the Mediterranean, Newsweek reported Monday. During an agricultural conference in Tehran, Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization, claimed Iranian scientific centers have proven that Israel and an…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Distances Himself From Trump: ‘I Put Family And Country First’
Michael Cohen repeatedly distanced himself from President Donald Trump in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Monday. He also hinted that he would soon air Trump’s dirty laundry. The former Trump lawyer, who once claimed he would take a bullet for the president, refused to declare allegiance. “My wife, my daughter and my son have…
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Fast Forward Ron Paul Tweeted An Anti-Semitic, Racist Cartoon
Former Texas congressman Ron Paul tweeted an anti-Semitic and racist cartoon before being swiftly and quietly deleted. The cartoon features four stereotypically drawn men — Jewish, Asian, Hispanic and black — shouting “Cultural Marxism!” as they punch Uncle Sam. Paul’s comment above it reads: “Are you stunned by what has become of American culture? Well,…
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Fast Forward Broidy Breaks Off Hush Money Payments, Claiming Breach Of Contract
Republican donor Elliott Broidy will end hush money payments to his onetime mistress, claiming that she breached their nondisclosure agreement, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Broidy agreed last year to pay Playboy model Shera Bechard $1.6 million in installments in exchange for her silence about their alleged affair, according to the Journal. The deal…
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Fast Forward Ordaining Women Religious Leaders Boosts Commitment Among American Worshipers
A new book exploring the ordination of women in American congregations found that most women don’t mind if their religious leader is a man or a woman — they care if their house of worship allows women to serve as its principal leader. The book, “She Preached the Word: Women’s Ordination in Modern America,” is…
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Fast Forward North Carolina Republican Candidate Says Jews ‘Descend From Satan’
A Republican state legislature candidate in North Carolina wrote on his website that God is a racist white supremacist and that Jews descended from Satan, The Charlotte Observer reported. Russell Walker is running for state House District 48, which includes Scotland and Hoke counties. The North Carolina Republican Party withdrew its support for him on…
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Fast Forward Geraldo Rivera Says Fox News ‘Dropped The Ball’ On Border Coverage
Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera said he believes his network was too slow to acknowledge the crisis culminating at the border due to the policy separating children from parents, The Hill reported. “I believe that we were in many ways way too slow to recognize the emergency on that border, and I think that we…
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