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Fast Forward One-Third Of All Jewish Immigrants To Israel Backed By Christian Groups
Around one-third of all Jewish immigrants to Israel get backing from evangelical Christians, the Associated Press [reported] Thursday. “After 2,000 years of oppression and persecution, today you have Christians who are helping Jews. This is an amazing thing,” said Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, a group that raises…
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Fast Forward S. Korea Outraged After Turkish TV Calls President And Ivanka ‘Killer Couple’
South Korea’s government has called on a Turkish news channel to apologize for reporting that President Moon Jae-in and Ivanka Trump are a “killer couple.” Referring to a photograph taken of the two meeting at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Show TV also referred to Moon and Ivanka as “a millionaire businessman and his wife.” During…
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Fast Forward Outrage In Brooklyn After Car Kills Two Kids At Dangerous Corner
Two young children were killed after a car struck them while they were crossing the street in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, leading transit advocates to call for safer streets in a protest outside a nearby YMCA where Mayor Bill de Blasio frequently works out. Four-year-old Abigail Blumstein and 1-year-old Joshua Lew were with their mothers…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders’ Stepdaughter Running For Mayor In Vermont
Bernie Sanders’ stepdaughter is hoping to launch her political career in the same city that her stepfather did almost 40 years ago. Carina Driscoll, 44, is running as an independent for mayor of Burlington, Vermont, challenging incumbent Democratic Mayor Miro Weinberger, who is seeking his third three-year term in Tuesday’s election. Driscoll’s campaign goals include…
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Fast Forward Alan Dershowitz Lecture Draws Protest At Qatar University
“Zionists are not welcome here,” protested activists who led a walk-out at a lecture by lawyer and former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz in Qatar on Sunday. Dershowitz’s lecture, called “Law and Media”, was held at Northwestern University’s Doha campus. The talk was not publicized and was only announced through an email to students…
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Fast Forward Ex-Trump Aide Sam Nunberg Dares Robert Mueller To Jail Him In Disjointed Interviews
Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg says he will not comply with orders from special counsel Robert Muller to appear in front of a federal grand jury investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. He also refuses to hand over any documents. Nunberg, who was dismissed by Trump early on in the campaign, provided…
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Fast Forward Did Michael Cohen Want Trump To Repay Him For Stormy Daniels Hush Money?
The bank used by President Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, to wire $130,000 to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, has reported the suspicious payment to the Treasury Department. Cohen wired the money on October 27, 2016, 12 days before the presidential election, from a First Republic Bank account. The payment to…
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Fast Forward John Kelly Asks: ‘What Do Jared And Ivanka Do All Day?’
It’s been a year since Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump arrived in Washington. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly wants to know if the couple is ready to leave soon. Since taking over his job last year, Kelly has prioritized creating formal lines of authority and decision-making, while Kushner has resisted efforts to…
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