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Fast Forward Broken-Down Israeli Drones Could’ve Helped Nigeria Find Schoolgirls
Nigeria bought Israeli surveillance drones years ago that might have been used to hunt for more than 200 girls held by Islamist rebels, but poor maintenance has left them grounded, two official sources and the aircraft’s manufacturer said. “To the best of our knowledge, these systems aren’t operational,” Tsur Dvir, marketing officer for Aeronautics Defense…
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Fast Forward German Nazi Prosecutors Get Trove of Majdanek Files
Prosecutors in Germany will soon get files on former guards at a Nazi death camp who could still be charged for their role in the Holocaust, the country’s top war-crimes investigator said on Tuesday, although he added that lack of evidence will keep many of the cases from going to trial. “These investigations are largely…
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Fast Forward Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Hoped for ‘Amicable’ Break-Up With Jill Abramson
New York Times Co Chairman and Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said he tried to part ways peacefully with the top leader of the newsroom, Jill Abramson, whom he ousted last week. “We originally drafted the whole thing to be very amicable,” Sulzberger said in an interview with Vanity Fair, his first since he changed the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Advisors Join Hunt for Nigeria Schoolgirls
Israel has sent intelligence experts to Nigeria to help search for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by Islamist rebel group Boko Haram, an Israeli official said on Tuesday. The team, which the official said included people experienced in dealing with hostage situations, will join a growing international effort to track down the children….
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Fast Forward Bitcoin Firms Hit With Subpoenas in Deals Linked to Jewish Currency Whiz
Several bitcoin exchanges including the now-defunct Mt. Gox received subpoenas from Manhattan federal prosecutors this winter as they look into possible ties between the exchanges and the online drug market Silk Road, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The subpoenas to Mt. Gox demanded customer-transaction logs and materials…
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Fast Forward Philip Roth Announces Retirement — Yet Again
Philip Roth, one of the world’s most revered novelists, confirmed he will retire from writing and public appearances in a final interview with the BBC. Roth, 81, who has written more than 30 books and won numerous awards, spoke to the BBC for a two-part documentary shot in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, that…
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News Will Jill Abramson Hit Back in New York Times Firing Feud?
The New York Times’ ousted top editor Jill Abramson will have a chance on Monday to address the unusually scathing criticisms of her management style leveled by publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. when she makes her first public remarks since she was fired. But it is unclear whether Abramson, who was the first woman to lead…
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News N.Y. Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Trashes Jill Abramson — Denies Sexism
New York Times Co publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. on Saturday denied the ouster of top editor Jill Abramson was due to gender bias and listed ways in which she was a bad manager. Sulzberger issued a statement that identified a pattern of behavior including “arbitrary decision-making, a failure to consult and bring colleagues with her,…
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