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Fast Forward $10M in Gems Snatched in New York Diamond District Heist
Up to $10 million in diamonds have been reported stolen from a New York jeweler who left them in an unlocked safe, police said on Friday. The jeweler, Jonathan Birnbaum, reported the diamonds missing from his Manhattan business on Thursday, according to police. Birnbaum kept the safe unlocked to allow easier access to other gems….
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Fast Forward Argentina Government Dumps Iran Bombing Probe Deal at Last
Argentina’s new government will not appeal a court’s decision to strike down a deal with Iran over investigating a deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center, a government source said on Friday, putting the long-running controversy to rest. President Mauricio Macri took office on Thursday. Former leader Cristina Fernandez had said she…
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Fast Forward Rahm Emanuel Feels Heat as Religious Leaders Push No-Confidence Vote
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces increased pressure to resign, as local black religious leaders called Friday for a “no confidence vote” against him for the 2014 police shooting of a 17-year-old black teenager and systemic police problems. Religious leaders, who demanded greater transparency for incidents involving the police, said they plan to collect petition signatures…
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Fast Forward 3 Palestinians Killed as West Bank Attacks Rage
The Israeli army killed a Palestinian who it said tried to ram his car into soldiers near Hebron on Friday, and medics said another Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces during a violent demonstration in the flashpoint West Bank city. A campaign of stabbings, shootings and car-rammings by Palestinians has killed 19 Israelis and…
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Fast Forward Jared Fogle’s Child Porn Enabler Gets 27-Year Prison Term
The ex-director of the foundation started by former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle pleaded guilty on Thursday to child sexual exploitation and child pornography charges and was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison, according to a court official. Russell Taylor, 44, who was executive director of the Jared Foundation, agreed in September to plead guilty…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Scraps Israel Trip Amid Muslim Controversy
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has postponed his trip to Israel amid a controversy over comments about temporarily barring Muslims from entering the United States. Trump announced the decision in a post on his Twitter feed Thursday and said he would plan to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “at a later date after I…
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Fast Forward Rahm Emanuel’s Apology Does Little to Quell Chicago Protests
CHICAGO — Protests continued in Chicago on Thursday starting with a “die-in” by medical students, a day after embattled Mayor Rahm Emanuel emotionally apologized for the 2014 police shooting of a 17-year-old black teen. Dozens of students of different races laid down in front of City Hall for 16 minutes at the start of the…
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Fast Forward Arrow 3 Missile Shield Aces Test, Hitting Target in Space, IDF Says
Israel’s upgraded Arrow ballistic missile shield passed a full interception test on Thursday, hitting a target in space meant to simulate the trajectory of the long-range weapons held by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, the Defence Ministry said. The success was a boost for “Arrow 3,” among Israeli missile defense systems that get extensive U.S. funding….
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