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Fast Forward Jewish VICE News Journalist Held by Pro-Russian Militants in Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said on Tuesday they were holding an American journalist in the city of Slaviansk and the online news site Vice News said it was trying to secure the safety of its reporter Simon Ostrovsky. The self-declared separatist mayor of Slaviansk told a news conference his men were holding an American…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Push for Unity in Gaza
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) sent a delegation to Gaza on Tuesday to negotiate unity with militant group Hamas for the first time since their 2007 conflict, potentially boosting Fatah leader and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’s position. Few Palestinians expect a breakthrough in the deadlock that has paralysed Palestinian politics, and many have low expectations…
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Fast Forward Boy Scouts Oust Seattle Church Over Gay Troop Leader
The Boy Scouts of America has severed ties with a Seattle church that has insisted on allowing a gay man to remain as a troop leader, the youth organization said on Monday. It is likely the first time the national organization has severed ties with a scout troop since a landmark vote last year allowed…
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Fast Forward Jack Lew Shows Some Love to Detroit
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will visit bankrupt Detroit this week to highlight the Obama administration’s “continued commitment to the city’s revitalization and explore ways to promote job creation and economic growth,” according to an advisory his department released on Monday. Lew will meet with leaders from philanthropic foundations on Thursday to discuss economic development in…
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Fast Forward Supreme Court Agrees To Take On Jerusalem Passport Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to weigh the constitutionality of a law that was designed to allow American citizens born in Jerusalem – the historic holy city claimed by Israelis and Palestinians – to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports. The case concerns a long-standing U.S. foreign policy that the president…
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Fast Forward God Proves Biggest Star of All at Box Office
Hollywood has embraced God in a big – and lucrative – way. The movie “Heaven is for Real,” which depicts the story of a young boy who claims to have visited heaven during a near death experience, is the fourth faith-based film this year to stir movie-going audiences with impressive box office numbers. Made for…
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Fast Forward Did Israel Fire Grenades in Temple Mount Mosque?
The most senior Islamic cleric in Jerusalem said on Sunday Israeli police hurled stun grenades into al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, to quell the latest in a string of Palestinian protests at the politically sensitive holy site. Israeli police denied the allegation, saying officers threw the non-lethal devices, which emit a loud noise, on…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Back After 7 Gaza Rockets Mar Passover
Five rockets fired from the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel during the Jewish Passover holiday on Monday morning, wounding no one, the Israeli army said. Military officials said they had not responded to the salvo. But residents of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza said an Israeli helicopter opened fire there, though it was…
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