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Fast Forward Israel Buys 14 More F-35 Warplanes from U.S.
Israel has signed a contract to buy 14 additional F-35 fighter jets from the United States for about $3 billion, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The deal, approved by an Israeli cabinet committee in November, follows Israel’s purchase in 2010 of 19 F-35s, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N). In a statement, the ministry…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Warns About ‘Viability’ of Palestinian Authority If Israel Withholds Tax Money
Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday expressed concern about the viability of the Palestinian Authority if it does not soon receive tax revenue which has been withheld by Israel. The funds have been held back from the Authority since last month in retaliation for Palestinian moves to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). The…
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Fast Forward Embattled Argentina President Slams Judges Over Alberto Nisman Protest Rally
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez accused the judiciary on Saturday of launching a political battle after state lawyers organized a march to demand justice for a dead prosecutor who had been investigating her. The protest, known as 18F, drew tens of thousands into the streets of Buenos Aires on Wednesday, a month after state prosecutor Alberto…
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Fast Forward 1,000 Muslims Form ‘Human Ring’ Around Norway Synagogue
More than 1,000 Muslims formed a human shield around Oslo’s synagogue on Saturday, offering symbolic protection for the city’s Jewish community and condemning an attack on a synagogue in neighboring Denmark last weekend. Chanting “No to anti-Semitism, no to Islamophobia,” Norway’s Muslims formed what they called a ring of peace a week after Omar Abdel…
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Fast Forward Texas Hopes To Yank Marriage License for Lesbian Couple
The Texas attorney general asked the state’s Supreme Court on Friday to revoke a marriage license issued a day earlier to two women, arguing the move violated a decade-old state ban against gay marriage and could cause legal chaos. Travis County, where the capital Austin is located, issued a marriage license to Sarah Goodfriend and…
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Fast Forward Rahm Emanuel Wins Backing From President Obama Ahead of Election
President Barack Obama appeared side-by-side on Thursday with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, his former chief of staff, who has faced declining approval ratings among black voters as he seeks a second term in city elections next week. Obama’s appearance at the event, which designated part of the South Side’s Pullman neighborhood as a national monument,…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Silver Indicted in $4M Corruption Case
A grand jury indicted Sheldon Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker and one of the state’s most powerful politicians for two decades, on federal corruption charges on Thursday, federal prosecutors said. Silver, who resigned as speaker after his arrest last month but remains the assemblyman for Manhattan’s Lower East Side, was indicted on…
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Fast Forward Denmark Announces $150M Anti-Terror Upgrade
Denmark announced a $150 million package to boost police and intelligence services on Thursday, a move that comes days after deadly shootings in Copenhagen but was prepared earlier. Of the 970 million crowns of new spending, 415 million is for collection of information on terrorist threats from abroad. Some 350 million is for security services…
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