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Fast Forward Is Torched Car Clue in Suspected Kidnap of 3 Jewish Teens on West Bank?
Police believe a torched car with Israeli plates found today by Palestinian police near Hebron may have been used in the suspected kidnapping of three Jewish teenagers who went missing while hitchhiking in the occupied West Bank. The newish Hyundai sedan may have been used to trick the teens because it appeared to be driven…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Defends Pius XII on Charges He Turned Blind Eye to Holocaust
Pope Francis has strongly defended his wartime predecessor Pius XII against accusations he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, saying the opening of Vatican archives will shed light on the controversy. In an interview published on Friday in the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, Francis condemned anti-Semitism, saying it was a “continuing” problem that was…
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Fast Forward Sterling vs. Sterling Trial Looms Over Los Angeles Clippers — $2B Sale in Limbo
Shelly Sterling on Wednesday was granted a trial next month in Los Angeles to resolve a dispute with her estranged husband Donald Sterling over who controls the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, leaving its $2 billion sale up in the air. Shelly Sterling has asked a probate court to confirm her as the controlling owner of…
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Fast Forward Autopsy Shows Live Bullet Killed Unarmed Palestinian Teen in Videotaped Slaying
The Palestinian attorney-general said on Thursday an autopsy has found that a live bullet killed a Palestinian teenager in an incident that a human rights group has termed a possible Israeli war crime. “A fragment from a live bullet was found inside the body of the martyr,” Abdel-Ghani Al-A’wewy told Reuters after the autopsy on…
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Fast Forward New York Company Forced Workers To ‘Thank God’ for Jobs: Suit
A New York customer service provider allegedly forced employees to pray, thank God for their jobs and say “I love you” to managers and colleagues at work — and fired those who protested. The Long Island-based United Health Programs of America and its parent company, Cost Containment Group, required workers to practice a spiritual belief…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Bankrolls Anti-Medical Marijuana Push
The stakes are getting higher – politically and financially – in Florida’s heated campaign over a November referendum to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana. The latest financial reports by the two main groups fighting the legalization of medical marijuana show a total of more than $7.7 million has been raised to oppose the constitutional amendment…
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Fast Forward Shelly Sterling Fights To Wrest $2B Los Angeles Clippers From ‘Alzheimer’s Victim Donald Sterling
An attorney for Shelly Sterling submitted a request on Wednesday for an emergency court hearing to confirm her as the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Clippers in an attempt to block estranged husband Donald Sterling from stopping the $2 billion sale of the NBA team. A spokeswoman at the Los Angeles Superior Court said…
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Fast Forward Soccer Boss Sepp Blatter Asks Israel To Ease Ban on Palestinian Players
FIFA president Sepp Blatter and delegates at the FIFA Congress called on the Israeli government on Wednesday to fully commit to FIFA’s plans to ease restrictions on movement for Palestinian footballers. “I call on the Israeli government to facilitate this movement and I go so far as to say its co-operation is crucial,” Blatter told…
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