Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Musician Sues Ex-Girlfriend For Spiking His $50K Scholarship
Out of fear of losing her boyfriend, the girlfriend of Canada-based clarinet player Eric Abramovitz derailed his music career, impersonating him online to reject a full scholarship to a prestigious music conservatory in Los Angeles. After finding out years later, he successfully sued her for what a judge called “despicable interference.” After a lengthy and…
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Fast Forward Treasurer Of Trump Charity Says He Didn’t Know He Was Involved For Decade
One of the top executives in The Trump Organization was on the board of Donald Trump’s charitable foundation for years, but said he only found out about that when the New York state attorney general announced a lawsuit aimed at shutting down the group. New York state attorney general Barbara Underwood filed a lawsuit Thursday…
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Fast Forward Scientists Concerned About Radioactive Pollution At Los Angeles Jewish Camp
Four nationally known scientists are recommending new testing at a popular Los Angeles-area Jewish camp to determine if contaminants at a nearby former nuclear testing site have posed health risks to past and current campers, NBC Los Angeles reported. The scientists independently reached that conclusion after reviewing various reports of past testing at Camp Alonim…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Raked In $82 Million In Outside Income Last Year
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner brought in at least $82 million in outside income while serving as senior White House advisers during 2017, according to financial disclosure forms released Monday. Trump earned $3.9 million from her stake in the Trump International Hotel in Washington and more than $2 million in severance from the Trump Organization,…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Swore At Israel’s Ambassador For Acting Like He Owned The Place
One of presidential advisor/son-in-law Jared Kushner’s responsibilities has been pursuing a Middle East peace plan. And while Kushner has long expressed sympathy for Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once slept in his bedroom — relations haven’t always been smooth. Kushner used profanity to scold Israeli ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer for being…
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Fast Forward Will Trump Bring Up Otto Warmbier Death At North Korea Summit?
Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that he had spoken with Otto Warmbier’s father earlier in the day and that President Trump was going to the peace summit in Singapore with “with the family of Otto Warmbier on his heart,” CNN reported. Warmbier, a 22-year-old American student, was detained in North Korea for 17 months…
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Fast Forward Craigslist Founder: Guilt Didn’t Make Me Give $20 Million To Journalism School
Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist who arguably forced the newspaper industry to change its business model after his website cut the demand for classified ads, is giving $20 million to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the New York Times reported Monday. “In this time, when trustworthy news is under attack, somebody has to…
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Fast Forward Virginia U.S. Senate Candidate Paid Anti-Semite For Fundraising List
During his failed primary bid for Virginia governor in 2017, Republican Corey Stewart paid far-right commentator Paul Nehlen $759 as a “fundraising commission” in May, according to a June 2017 campaign finance filing with the Virginia Department of Elections. Stewart’s payment to Nehlen, made to his company the “Paul Nehlan (sic) Group” in the filings,…
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