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Fast Forward Gaza Rocket Hits Southern Israel
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck southern Israel on Thursday, causing no casualties, the Israeli army said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the nighttime attack. Salafi Jihadist groups that are proponents of global holy war endorsed by al Qaeda have claimed most of the sporadic rocket strikes on Israel from…
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Fast Forward Will Palestinian Flag Fly Outside UN Building?
The Vatican on Tuesday asked the Palestinian U.N. mission to remove all references to it from a draft resolution the Palestinians have prepared for the General Assembly calling for the flags of Palestine and the Holy See to fly at the U.N. The Palestinian draft resolution, which was seen by Reuters, says that the flags…
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Fast Forward Curt Schilling Suspended by ESPN After Comparing Muslims to Nazis
ESPN has removed Curt Schilling from coverage of the Little League World Series after the retired pitching star sent a tweet on Tuesday comparing the percentage of Muslims who are extremists to the percentage of Germans in 1940 who were Nazis. The tweet had a picture of Adolf Hitler with the text: “It’s said that…
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Fast Forward Michigan’s Debbie Stabenow Will Back Iran Deal
President Barack Obama on Monday picked up the support of another Democratic senator for the Iran nuclear deal as Debbie Stabenow of Michigan announced that she will vote to allow the pact to go ahead. “I have determined that the imminent threat of Iran having a nuclear weapon outweighs any flaws I see in the…
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Fast Forward Lighting Up Rural Palestine With Household Waste
Palestinian villagers living in desolate, off-grid areas in the West Bank have begun using Israeli-made biogas generators that supply free, clean energy by gobbling up organic waste. The portable, household “anaerobic digesters” made by Israeli start-up company HomeBioGas turn food leftovers and manure into methane for cooking and lighting. They can be taken along if…
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Fast Forward Britain Reopens Tehran Embassy Ransacked in 2011
Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed since protesters ransacked the ambassador’s residence and burned the Union Jack nearly four years ago. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond watched the British flag being raised in the garden of the opulent 19th century building while the…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Inches Closer to Iran Deal Victory
President Barack Obama is gradually building support in the U.S. Congress for an international nuclear deal with Iran, working the phones to counter lobbying against the pact and sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to support it. Obama needs to win the backing of one-third of either the House of Representatives or the Senate…
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Fast Forward 159,000 Demand Jon Stewart Host Presidential Debate
Just two weeks after Jon Stewart stepped away from television, Americans are clamoring to get him back as moderator of one of the presidential candidates debates. As of midday Friday, more than 159,000 people had signed a petition for the comedian to be a debate host because he has played “an influential and iconic role…
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