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Fast Forward Talk Show Pioneer Joe Franklin Dies at 88
TV talk show pioneer Joe Franklin, who interviewed thousands of people from a dancing dentist to Academy Award winning actors in a far from glamorous New York studio has died at the age of 88, his long time producer said on Sunday. Franklin, a New York broadcasting institution who helped bolster the careers of then…
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Fast Forward Hezbollah Says Israel Wants To Set ‘New Rules’ in Conflict
An Israeli attack which killed several prominent members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah last week was an attempt by Israel to set “new rules” in the conflict between the two foes, Hezbollah’s deputy leader said at a gathering to commemorate those who died. Sheik Naim Qassem’s comments were the first reaction from the group’s leadership to the…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Rally Against Charlie Hebdo
Thousands of Palestinians rallied in the occupied West Bank on Saturday to protest against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Simultaneous demonstrations were held in the cities of Ramallah and Hebron less than three weeks after Islamist gunmen shot dead 12 people in the Paris office of…
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Fast Forward Breast Implants Drama Delays Lawmaker’s Divorce Trial
Congressman Alan Grayson’s divorce saga took another twist this week when his wife requested a court delay to seek emergency medical attention for leaky breast implants, according to court records. A trial in the divorce of the Orlando-area Jewish lawmaker had been scheduled for Thursday, until chest pains sent Lolita Grayson to the hospital over…
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Fast Forward 4 Israeli Arab Parties Unite for Election
Four political parties that mostly represent Israel’s Arab minority have decided to run together in elections on March 17, creating a potential counter-weight to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies. Opinion polls suggest the united Arab list could secure 11 seats in the 120-seat parliament, around the same level as they hold individually…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Won’t Meet Benjamin Netanyahu During Congress Speech Trip
President Barack Obama will not meet Israel’s prime minister when he visits Washington in March, the White House said on Thursday, after being blindsided by the Republicans’ invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address the U.S. Congress on Iran. Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said Obama was withholding an invitation…
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Fast Forward Bodies and Wreckage Found in Crash of Rochester Developer Larry Glazer’s Plane
Authorities have found wreckage from a private aircraft and the remains of two Americans three months after the plane triggered security alerts as it veered far off its course to Florida before crashing off Jamaica, officials said on Wednesday. Jamaica’s civil aviation officials said the bodies of the two people, believed to be New York…
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Fast Forward Melvin Gordon, Scion of Tootsie Roll Empire, Dies at 95
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc Chief Executive Melvin Gordon died at the age of 95 after a brief illness, the company said, sparking speculation that the iconic Jewish candy maker could be acquired. Tootsie Roll’s shares rose as much as 8 percent, to a 17-month high of $33.28. The board named Gordon’s wife, Ellen Gordon, who…
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