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Fast Forward Donald Sterling Battles Prostate Cancer: Report
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, newly banned from basketball over racist comments attributed to him, has been battling prostate cancer, sports network ESPN and other media reported on Thursday. The reports come after the National Basketball Association launched a bid on Thursday to oust the 80-year-old as owner of the franchise, as urged by…
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Fast Forward U.S., Israel Reach Tax Information-Sharing Agreement to Combat Tax Dodging
Israel has become the latest country to reach a tax information-sharing agreement with the United States under a new law meant to combat offshore tax dodging by Americans, a U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson said on Thursday. Set to take effect on July 1, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA) will require foreign…
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Fast Forward Israeli Director Assi Dayan Dies at 68
Celebrated Israeli actor and director Assi Dayan, whose father Moshe Dayan became internationally known as Israel’s eye patch-wearing defence minister during two Middle East wars, died on Thursday at the age of 68, his family announced. Dayan, who was plagued by substance abuse during his career and had a history of heart trouble, was found…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Wants ‘Jewish State’ Law
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would seek a new law declaring Israel a Jewish state, striking back against a Palestinian refusal to recognise that status in now-collapsed peace talks. “I will promote a Basic Law that will define Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people,” Netanyahu said in a speech…
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The Schmooze Bob Dylan’s ‘Rolling Stone’ Manuscript For Sale
Bob Dylan’s four-page original manuscript for “Like a Rolling Stone” – considered to be one of the greatest rock songs ever – is expected to fetch $1 million to $2 million when it is put on auction in June, Sotheby’s said on Thursday. Also for sale in the “Presley to Punk” auction in New York…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldiers Mount Facebook Campaign for Accused Comrade — Get 80K Likes
Israeli troops, covering their faces to avoid punishment, have mounted an online campaign in support of a soldier whom they believe was jailed for pointing his gun at Palestinians who were arguing with him. The massive outpouring of support on Facebook was described on Thursday in front-page reports in the Israeli media as a sign…
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Fast Forward MAD Magazine’s Al Feldstein Dies at 88
Al Feldstein, a longtime editor of U.S. humor magazine Mad who helped push it to its peak in popularity in the 1970s, died at his home in Montana, according to a funeral home announcement. He was 88. Feldstein, who was editor of Mad during its 1960s-1970s heyday and also a comic book writer and artist,…
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Fast Forward Oprah Winfrey Joins Jewish Moguls in Push to Buy Clippers From Donald Sterling
Talk show host turned entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey is in talks with billionaire media executive David Geffen and Oracle Corp CEO Larry Ellison to make a bid to buy the Los Angeles Clippers should the team become available, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The statement from Winfrey came a day after the National Basketball Association…
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