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Fast Forward Exhibit Honors Israeli Astronaut Killed in Columbia Shuttle Tragedy
JERUSALEM — Pieces of equipment used by Ilan Ramon, a member of the ill-fated Columbia space shuttle crew 13 years ago, went on display in Israel. Ramon and the six other astronauts aboard the shuttle were killed when Columbia broke apart upon reentry into the earth’s atmosphere. The exhibition on loan from NASA includes the…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union Official Praises President Obama’s Mosque Visit
WASHINGTON — An Orthodox Union official said a visit by President Barack Obama to a Baltimore mosque was an appropriate message embracing diversity. “George W. Bush went to a mosque a few days after 9-11 to send the message the United States should stand by principles of religious diversity and religious freedom for all faiths,”…
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Fast Forward Rand Paul Quits GOP Race — Sought To Soften Anti-Israel Tag
Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator who brought his father Ron Paul’s anti-interventionist outlook into the Republican mainstream, is ending his presidential campaign. Paul in a statement Wednesday suggested that he was dropping out to focus on his Senate reelection bid. On Monday, he fared poorly in the Iowa caucuses, the first vote of the 2016…
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Fast Forward Teenage Policewoman Slain, 3 Palestinians Shot Dead in Jerusalem Attack
JERUSALEM — One of the two Israeli Border Police officers seriously injured in an attack by three Palestinian assailants in Jerusalem has died, police said. Hadar Cohen, 19, of Or Yehuda in central Israel, died hours after she was critically wounded Wednesday near the Old City, outside the Damascus Gate. She had recently joined the…
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Fast Forward Cha-Ching! Bernie Sanders Raises $3M in 24 Hours After Iowa Caucuses
After virtually tying with Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Iowa Democratic caucus, Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $3 million in a 24-hour period, a record for the insurgent presidential candidate. Sanders, I-Vt., who has abjured raising money from major givers, scored the amount from small donations online in the 24 hours after Monday’s vote, The Associated…
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Fast Forward Bloomingburg Settles Suit Claiming Discrimination Against Ultra-Orthodox Voters
An upstate New York village will appoint an election monitor after settling a lawsuit that accused its board of elections of attempting to cancel the voter registrations of some 160 Hasidic Jewish residents. Ten residents of the Catskills village of Bloomingburg, New York, which has a total population of about 420, filed a lawsuit against…
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Fast Forward Manuel Tenenbaum, Latin American Jewish Congress Head for 3 Decades, Dies
Manuel Tenenbaum, who served for three decades as head of the Latin American Jewish Congress, has died. Tenenbaum, who was also an educator and author, died and was buried Tuesday in his native Montevideo, Uruguay. He was 81. In 1978, he was named executive director of the Latin American Jewish Congress, leading the regional branch…
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Fast Forward Jewish-Owned Seattle Business Targeted With Swastikas
Swastikas were painted in the front of a Jewish-owned West Seattle business. It is the second incident in the last six months at Sleepers in Seattle, which has been located in The Junction business district for 25 years, according to local reports. The swastikas were discovered painted on the sidewalk in front of the store…
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