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Fast Forward Israel Detains 37 Palestinians in KIdnap Push
Israel’s army said it detained another 37 Palestinians overnight as it searched for three missing teenagers and extended a crackdown on the Hamas Islamist group it accuses of kidnapping them. There were no reports of clashes between the soldiers and Palestinians in the raids in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where the military says it has…
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Fast Forward American Apparel Probe Bares Dov Charney Misconduct
An internal investigation at American Apparel Inc has found that its CEO Dov Charney violated company policies, ranging from misusing company funds to failing to stop the discrediting of at least one former employee who had accused him of sexual harassment, a person close to the matter said. The company’s board ousted the 45-year-old Charney…
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Fast Forward Israel Detains Dozens More — Raids Media House
Israel sent more troops to the occupied West Bank on Saturday to search for three missing teenagers it says were abducted by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The army said it had also arrested another 10 Palestinians during its hunt – the latest in a series of detentions and raids that have raised tensions and triggered…
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Fast Forward West Bank Village Joins UNESCO Heritage Program
A Palestinian village joined UNESCO’s world heritage sites list on Friday after an emergency nomination meant to try to block Israel from building a barrier across its ancient farmland. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization said the village was recognized urgently in view of “construction of a separation wall that may isolate farmers…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Asks Uruguay To Help Free Alan Gross
President Barack Obama has sent an indirect message to Cuban President Raúl Castro through Uruguay’s leader, asking Cuba to release a jailed U.S. aid contractor and encouraging political reforms, U.S. officials said on Friday. It was a rare presidential-level communication between the United States and Cuba, which lack diplomatic relations and have been hostile neighbors…
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Fast Forward Jose Pekerman Enjoys Limelight as Colombia Coach
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman is a thin man who has endured the lean years that inevitably come with a life devoted to soccer. When the Argentine’s playing years ended due to a knee injury in the late 1970s, he supported himself with odd jobs, like driving a taxi. Now he has pulled Colombia’s national team…
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Fast Forward ‘Jewish’ Italian Soccer Star Mario Balotelli Wants Kiss From Queen Elizabeth
Italy soccer star Mario Balotelli may have put the kiss of death on England with his winning goal at their World Cup opener, but now he wants royal recompense if he becomes their savior. England’s second loss in Group D, to Uruguay on Thursday, left them on the brink of elimination. But there is a…
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Fast Forward 15-Year-Old Palestinian Killed for Throwing Stones as Israel Crackdown Grows
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a crackdown on Islamist militants and house-to-house searches for three Israeli teenagers who went missing eight days ago. Palestinian medics said Mohammed Dudin, 15, was killed in the village of Dura, near the city of Hebron in…
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