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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg Calls President Obama on Snooping
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg blasted the U.S. government’s electronic surveillance practices on Thursday, saying he’d personally called President Barack Obama to voice his displeasure. “When our engineers work tirelessly to improve security, we imagine we’re protecting you against criminals, not our own government,” Zuckerberg said in a post on his personal Facebook page….
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Fast Forward Hal Douglas, ‘Voice of God,’ Dies at 89
Hal Douglas, a veteran voice-over artist who worked on trailers for films such as “Philadelphia,” “Forrest Gump” and “Lethal Weapon,” died at the age of 89 last week, his daughter said on Thursday. Douglas, known as the ‘voice of God,’ passed away on March 7 at his home in Lovettsville, Virginia, surrounded by family after…
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Fast Forward Israel Law Requires Referendum To Reverse Annexation of Golan or East Jerusalem
Israel’s parliament on Wednesday toughened a law requiring a public referendum on potential land-for-peace deals involving withdrawals from land annexed by Israel. The law turns legislation already passed in 2010 into a constitutional amendment that would require an absolute majority of 61 of the Israeli Knesset’s 120 lawmakers to rescind. “When it comes to making…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Rabbi Says Little Sign of Anti-Semitism
A leading Ukrainian rabbi said on Wednesday he saw no sign of hostility toward Jews from nationalists involved in last month’s uprising but was cautious on whether there could be a rise in anti-Semitic threats. Russia brands of the some groups that helped to oust President Viktor Yanukovich as neo-Nazis, highlighting their admiration for Ukrainians…
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Fast Forward Wall Street Critic Sarah Bloom Raskin Confirmed as Treasury No. 2
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the No. 2 official at the Treasury Department, backing a critic of Wall Street to help coordinate an overhaul of financial regulations. The Senate approved the nomination by voice vote. Raskin, who was a state banking supervisor before she joined the…
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Fast Forward Gaza Rocket Barrage Hits Israeli Cities
A heavy rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip struck southern Israel on Wednesday, police said, a day after Israeli forces killed three Palestinian militants in the enclave. Police said there were no immediate reports of casualties after “a number of waves of rockets” hit. In the Gaza Strip, the Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility for…
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Fast Forward Israel Lawmakers Vote 67-1 To End Blanket Ultra-Orthodox Draft Exemption
Israel’s parliament on Wednesday approved a contentious law that abolishes blanket military exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students, ending a tradition upheld since the state’s foundation. Finalised after months of political wrangling and likely to spark ultra-Orthodox rage, the legislation will be implemented fully in 2017 and limit the annual number of ultra-Orthodox men excused…
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Fast Forward Brothers Avrohom and Moshe Goldstein Plead Guilty in ‘Get’ Extort Scheme
Two Brooklyn brothers have admitted participating in a violent ring with rabbis that threatened Jewish husbands to agree to grant their wives a religious divorce, and they face possible lengthy prison terms, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Avrohom Goldstein, 34, and Moshe Goldstein, 31, were among 10 men, including their father and two Orthodox Jewish rabbis,…
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