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Fast Forward Federal Judge Tosses Tom Brady ‘Deflategate’ Suspension
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s “Deflategate” suspension was thrown out by a federal judge in New York on Thursday, following a seven-month standoff between the National Football League and its players union. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman vacated NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision in July to uphold Brady’s four-game suspension over his alleged role…
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Fast Forward 5 Palestinians and Soldier Wounded in West Bank Raid
Five Palestinians and an Israeli border policeman were wounded in a raid in the occupied West Bank to arrest a Hamas militant, the Israeli army and local medical officials said on Tuesday. The fate of the wanted man was not immediately clear. The army said soldiers demolished a house, in the city of Jenin, in…
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Fast Forward Jury Takes 2 Hours To Convict White Supremacist in Jewish Shooting Spree
A man who admitted in court to wanting to kill Jews was found guilty on Monday of murdering three people, including a teenage boy, outside two Jewish centers in Kansas last year. A seven-man, five-woman jury took less than two hours to convict Frazier Glenn Cross, 74, on the three murders as well as on…
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Fast Forward Iran Jails Two People for 10 Years on Charges of Spying for U.S. and Israel
A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced two people to 10 years each in jail on charges of spying for the United States and Israel, the judiciary spokesman said on Sunday without naming those convicted. “These two people were sentenced to 10 years in jail by the Revolutionary Court,” Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei was quoted as…
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Fast Forward Jews Demand Nazi Train Treasure Be Returned
Any valuables found on a Nazi train buried in Poland since World War Two must be returned to their rightful owners, the World Jewish Congress said on Friday. “To the extent that any items now being discovered in Poland may have been stolen from Jews before they were sent to death … it is essential…
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Fast Forward Ashley Madison’s Jewish Boss Steps Down Amid Scandal
The chief executive of infidelity website Ashley Madison’s parent company Avid Life Media has left, just over a week after hackers leaked data about millions of its clients in a massive cyber assault. Avid Life said on Friday the departure of Noel Biderman was by “mutual agreement” and its existing senior management team would take…
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Fast Forward Tom Carper Backs Iran Deal — 30 Senators Now Support White House
Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat from Delaware, said on Friday that he will support the nuclear deal with Iran. “This is a good deal for America and our allies, including Israel, one of our closest allies. And, oh yes. It beats the likely alternative – war with Iran – hands down,” Carper wrote in an…
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Fast Forward Germany Taking Flack for Backing Daniel Barenboim Show in Iran
Star conductor Daniel Barenboim is holding talks to take one of Germany’s main orchestras to Iran, his employer Berlin State Opera said on Thursday, in the face of angry protests from Israel. The opera said the plans by its Israeli-Argentinian musical director had the full backing of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, setting up a…
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