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Fast Forward Nazi Code Breaker’s Notebook May Fetch $1M
A notebook about mathematics and computer science written by Nazi-code breaker Alan Turing, played by actor Benedict Cumberbatch in the Oscar-nominated film “The Imitation Game,” will be sold at auction, Bonhams auction house said on Wednesday. The 56-page manuscript is expected to fetch at least seven figures, with a portion of the proceeds going to…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Will Address Congress on February 11
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted an invitation on Wednesday to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on Feb. 11, an official in his office said. Netanyahu was also exploring the possibility of meeting President Barack Obama during the visit, the official said. The Israeli leader was invited to address Congress by U.S….
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Fast Forward Coen Brothers Will Co-Preside Over 68th Cannes Film Festival Jury
Joel and Ethan Coen, the American filmmaker brothers, will be the first co-presidents of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the organizers said on Tuesday. The Coen brothers, who made “Fargo,” “Barton Fink” and “No Country for Old Men,” replace Australian filmmaker Jane Campion, who was last year’s president. The jury will choose…
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Fast Forward Israel Claims It Didn’t Target Iran General in Syria Strike
An Iranian general killed in an Israeli air strike in Syria was not its intended target and Israel believed it was attacking only low-ranking guerrillas, a senior security source said on Tuesday. The remarks by the Israeli source, who declined to be identified because Israel has not officially confirmed it carried out the strike, appeared…
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Fast Forward Poland Sends Roman Polanski Extradition Request to Judge
Polish prosecutors have sent a request to a regional court in Krakow for the extradition of filmmaker Roman Polanski to the United States over a 1977 child sex-crime conviction, the Prosecutors’ Office in Krakow said on Tuesday. “The further actions in this case will depend on the court,” the prosecutors’ office said in a statement….
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Fast Forward Gaza Extremists Protest Charlie Hebdo Cartoons of Prophet Muhammed
Hamas security forces allowed a rare rally on Monday by rival jihadist Salafi activists in the Gaza Strip in support of Islamic State and the deadly attacks by three Islamist gunmen in France. “Today, we are telling France and world countries that while Islam orders us to respect all religions, it also orders us to…
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Fast Forward Gaza Extremists Protest Charlie Hebdo Cartoons of Prophet Muhammed
Hamas security forces allowed a rare rally on Monday by rival jihadist Salafi activists in the Gaza Strip in support of Islamic State and the deadly attacks by three Islamist gunmen in France. “Today, we are telling France and world countries that while Islam orders us to respect all religions, it also orders us to…
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Fast Forward Jewish Prosecutor Found Dead — Accused Argentina President of Terror Bombing Cover-Up
An Argentine prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of orchestrating a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center was found dead in his apartment, authorities said on Monday. Alberto Nisman, who had been delving into the blast at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that…
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