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Fast Forward Woody Allen Slams Abuse Claim by Dylan Farrow as ‘Ludicrous’ Slur
Woody Allen defended himself on Friday from newly published accusations by his now-adult adopted daughter that he molested her as a child, calling the allegations “ludicrous” and the product of a bitter custody battle with his former partner, actress Mia Farrow. An advance copy of an Allen op-ed piece to be published in the Sunday…
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Fast Forward Israel Razes Most Palestinian Homes in 5 Years
Aid agencies working in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem expressed alarm on Friday at a spike in Israeli demolitions of Palestinian property coinciding with renewed U.S.-backed peace negotiations. The statement by 25 aid organisations said the number of demolitions increased by almost half and the displacement of Palestinians by nearly three-quarters between July…
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The Schmooze Leonard Nimoy Has Lung Disease — Warns Smokers
Veteran actor Leonard Nimoy, best known as Spock in the 1960s television series “Star Trek” and a string of feature films that followed, said he was “doing OK” after being diagnosed with lung disease and urged fans on Thursday to quit smoking, by tweeting this message to his 810,000 followers: Smokers, please understand. If you…
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Fast Forward Nazi-Looted Painting Returned to Poland in Emotional Ceremony
A painting by an 18th-century German artist, one of tens of thousands of Polish art objects looted by the Nazis and missing for 75 years, was returned to Poland by U.S. officials on Thursday. In an emotional ceremony in New York, Poland’s U.S. Ambassador Ryszard Schnepf thanked the officials as he accepted the painting by…
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Fast Forward Coca-Cola Takes Aim at SodaStream by Pouring $1.3B Into Competitor
Coca-Cola Co’s $1.3 billion investment in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc puts pressure on at-home soda leader SodaStream International Ltd to bolster its position through a partnership or merger with the likes of a PepsiCo Inc or Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. Coke’s deal to buy 10 percent of the popular Keurig one-cup coffee brewer…
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Fast Forward Philip Seymour Hoffman ‘Dealers’ Busted in Death
Four people arrested in New York have been charged with drugs offences possibly connected to narcotics found at the home of film star Philip Seymour Hoffman following his death of an apparent heroin overdose, police officials said on Wednesday. The four were arrested on Tuesday during a raid on a building in the Chinatown district…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Battle Police Over Planned Cuts
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel blocked highways and clashed with police on Thursday in protest at a government decision to cut funds to seminary students who avoid military service. Police arrested about three dozen demonstrators at a number of hot spots, including eight who threw stones at officers, and used water cannon to disperse…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Fails To Shift Cuba Policy as Alan Gross Remains Jailed
U.S. relations with Cuba are at their best in almost two decades, but President Barack Obama seems unwilling or unable to confront a well-organized anti-Cuba lobby and push for further progress. Obama suggested change was coming at a Miami fundraiser in November, saying “we have to be creative, and we have to be thoughtful, and…
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