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The Schmooze ‘Love Locks’ Fail On Paris Bridge
The Pont des Arts footbridge over the Seine in central Paris was closed for a few hours on Sunday after a metal grill laden with padlocks left by amorous couples collapsed onto the walkway. Padlocks began appearing on bridges in Paris and other European cities more than five years ago left by people seeking to…
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Fast Forward Were Las Vegas Suicide Pact Couple Neo-Nazis?
Law enforcement officials are looking into whether a man and woman who killed two Las Vegas police officers and a third person before killing themselves Sunday had links to the white supremacy movement, according to a report on Monday. The Las Vegas Review-Journal, citing city law enforcement sources, said investigators discovered paraphernalia associated with white…
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Fast Forward Are Muslim Extremists Taking Over British Schools?
Britain’s top school inspector said on Monday that an investigation into an alleged plot by extremist Muslims to take over the running of some schools in the city of Birmingham had found that a culture of “fear and intimidation” existed. In March, an official investigation was sparked by an anonymous, unverified letter which claimed there…
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Fast Forward Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Quits Israel President Race Under Cloud
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, one of two leading candidates to succeed Shimon Peres as Israel’s next head of state, withdrew from the race on Saturday, a day after police questioned him under caution over a loan he had received. The move appeared to smooth the path to the presidency of Reuven Rivlin, a former speaker of parliament…
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Fast Forward Will Calif. Museum Return 500-Year-Old Adam and Eve Artwork Looted by Nazis?
A federal appeals court has revived a New York City woman’s lawsuit to force a California museum to return two life-size panels by German Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder that were looted by the Nazis during World War II. By a 2-1 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday said Marei…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Insists Not ‘Meddling’ in Mideast Peace
Pope Francis hopes an unprecedented meeting of the Israeli and Palestinian presidents at the Vatican on Sunday can help end “eternal negotiations” and lead to peace but he has no wish to meddle in Middle East politics, the Vatican said on Friday. Israel’s Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will pray for peace together…
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Fast Forward Israel Congratulates Al-Sisi on Egypt Election Win
The prime minister and president of Israel both spoke with Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday to congratulate him on his victory in Egyptian presidential elections and to stress the importance of bilateral ties. The separate phone calls came two days before Sisi was due to be installed in office following his comprehensive ballot-box win last…
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Fast Forward Rafter Killed by Allergic Reaction in Grand Canyon
A Seattle woman passed out and died from an apparent allergic reaction while on a rafting trip this week on the Colorado River in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, park officials said on Thursday. Kathy Newman, 54, died on Tuesday evening after companions called for help by satellite phone and reported that she had begun…
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