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Fast Forward Pope Francis Plans To Visit Auschwitz During Trip to Poland in July
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is expected to visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during his visit to Poland in July, the Vatican said. The Vatican spokesman, speaking during the presentation of a book by a 90-year-old Italian Holocaust survivor on Wednesday night, said the visit was “highly probable.” Francis will be in the…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Architect Adolf Eichmann Begged Not to Hang, Letter Reveals
JERUSALEM – Israel made public on Wednesday a handwritten request for clemency by Adolf Eichmann, an architect of the Nazi Holocaust, who was executed by Israel in 1962 following a war crimes trial. In his letter to then-President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Eichmann said he was a “mere instrument” of leaders responsible for the killing of 6…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Gets White House Meeting With President Obama
President Barack Obama will meet with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at the White House on Wednesday, the White House said on Tuesday. “The two will meet privately in the Oval Office and there will be no formal agenda,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. Sanders, a Vermont senator and self-described democratic socialist, is challenging…
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Fast Forward Abe Vigoda, Beloved ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Godfather’ Star, Dies at 94
Abe Vigoda, an American actor best known for roles in “The Godfather” and the 1970s sitcom “Barney Miller,” died on Tuesday at the age of 94, after spending three decades jokingly refuting rumors of his demise. Vigoda’s daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, said her father died at her home in New Jersey. “He died in his…
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Israel News Israeli Defense Chief Says ISIS ‘Enjoyed Turkish Money for Oil’
ATHENS – Israel’s defense minister said on Tuesday that Islamic State militants had been funded with ‘Turkish money’, an assertion that could hinder attempts to mend fences between the two countries after years of estrangement. “It’s up to Turkey, the Turkish government, the Turkish leadership, to decide whether they want to be part of any…
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Israel News Bibi Says U.N. Chief’s Criticism of Settlements ‘Bolsters Terrorism’
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel’s settlement activities as “provocative acts” that raise questions about the nation’s commitment to a two-state solution amid growing Palestinian frustration over nearly 50 years of occupation. The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a 1967 war….
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Fast Forward Marvin Minsky, Artificial Intelligence Pioneer, Dies at 88
Marvin Minsky, the artificial intelligence pioneer who helped make machines think, leading to computers that understand spoken commands and beat grandmasters at chess, has died at the age of 88, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said. Minsky, who died on Sunday, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, the school said. Minsky had “a monster brain,” MIT colleague…
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Fast Forward Canada’s New Government Has ‘Tough Message’ for Israel
OTTAWA – Canada’s new Liberal government said on Monday it was delivering a “tough message” to Israel as a good friend after expressing concern about Israeli-Palestinian violence, Israeli settlements and unilateral Palestinian moves. The statement came a day after Foreign Minister Stephane Dion was criticized for saying Palestinian initiatives toward statehood in international forums and…
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