Jesse Bernstein
By Jesse Bernstein
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Fast Forward Did Ivanka Try To Duck Hug With Marco Rubio? They Say No But Instagram Says Maybe.
Yes, there’s health care and Russian meddling and Donald Trump’s ever-plunging popularity. But social media was fixated on “hug-gate” after images surfaced of what looked like an awkward encounter between Sen. Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump. Rubio, for his part, took the jokes in stride, and jumped in to correct the record, even providing what…
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Fast Forward Jewish Students At San Francisco State Sue Over ‘Hostile Environment’
Jewish students at San Francisco State University, along with local Jewish community members, have filed a lawsuit against the school, alleging that the administration has “cultivated a hostile environment in which Jewish students are “often afraid to wear Stars of David or yarmulkes on campus, and regularly text their friends to describe potential safety issues,”…
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Fast Forward Dan Markel Murder Trial Date Is Set
A trial date has been set for Sigfredo Garcia, one of the suspects charged in the 2014 murder of Florida State law professor Daniel Markel. One suspected accomplice, Luis Rivera, plead guilty, and is serving a 19-year second-degree murder. The other, Katherine Magbanua, plead not guilty, and is awaiting trial Garcia will be brought to…
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Fast Forward Protest Planned Over Alleged ‘Kidnapping’ of Yemeni Jewish Children By Israel
Amram, a group dedicated to uncovering what they believe to be a massive conspiracy by the Israeli government to kidnap the children of Jews from Yemen, Iraq, and other Arab nations, are planning a “mass demonstration” in Jerusalem for the fourth straight year. According to a press release from the group, their demands include: an…
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Fast Forward Massive Nazi Trove Unearthed In Argentina
Police in Argentina have recovered what they believe to be the largest trove of Nazi artifacts in the country’s history. Some 75 objects, including decorative knives, a bust of Hitler, and even a caliper inscribed with a swastika, were found in a collector’s home in Beccar, a suburb north of Buenos Aires. “Our first investigations…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Breaks Long Public Silence — With Snoozy Speech About Data
Jared Kushner spoke at a press conference kicking off the White House’s “Technology Week,” breaking a public silence that has stretched for years. Since the start of President Donald Trump’s campaign two years ago, Kushner has taken a leading role in shaping his father-in-law’s policy, according to many sources within the administration. The White House…
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Fast Forward Otto Warmbier, Student Held By North Korea, Dies
Otto Warmbier, an American student who was jailed in North Korea, has died, according to a statement released by his family. Warmbier, 22, had been imprisoned in the reclusive nation for 17 months before he was released in early June. When he was received at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, doctors diagnosed him with…
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Fast Forward Ahamed Weinberg Is Having A Wild And Crazy Ramadan
Ahamed Weinberg is aware that his name might leave you a bit confused. But rather than wallow in the confusion, he does the opposite: he tells jokes about it. The L.A.-based comedian, the son of a Catholic mother and Jewish father who both converted to Sufi Islam, has kept a Ramadan diary for the last…
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