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Fast Forward Alabama Marks 50th Anniversary of Racial Church Bombing That Left Four Girls Dead
Fifty years after a bomb ripped through a Sunday school, killing four girls and rocking a racially divided nation, the city of Birmingham, Alabama, is commemorating the tragedy that led to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. “It is a sad story, but there is a joy that came out of it,” said…
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Fast Forward Kerry Reassures Netanyahu on Bid To Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured Israel on Sunday a U.S.-Russian deal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons would be effective, addressing concern that a lack of resolve would embolden Iran in its nuclear drive. “We cannot have hollow words in the conduct of international affairs, because that affects all other issues, whether Iran or…
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Fast Forward Kerry and Netanyahu Meet in Israel To Discuss Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry briefed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday on a U.S.-Russian deal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons, an accord that drew a guarded response from the Israeli leader. Netanyahu, in a speech before the meeting, said the agreement would be judged on whether it achieved “the complete destruction” of the…
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Fast Forward Quebec Separatists Oust Caucus Member For Opposing Ban on Religious Symbols
OTTAWA – The separatist Bloc Quebecois kicked one of its five members of Parliament out of its caucus on Thursday after she took a strong stand against a proposal by Quebec’s separatist government to ban public workers from wearing most religious symbols. Demonstrating how the controversial proposal has caused divisions even among those who want…
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Fast Forward Oslo Failures Haunt New Middle East Talks
Two decades after Israeli and Palestinian leaders met on a sun-soaked White House lawn, hopes that their historic encounter would lead to peace have faded along with photographs of their hesitant handshake. The Oslo Accords forged by Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, now both in their graves, were meant to result in a permanent deal…
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Fast Forward Bulgaria Slates Trial Over Bombing That Killed Israelis for Next Year
Bulgaria intends to put suspects in a bus bombing that killed five Israelis on trial early next year, even if they have to be judged in absentia, the country’s chief prosecutor said on Thursday. Bulgarian authorities have named two men of Lebanese origin as suspects and said it believed the Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim militant group…
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The Schmooze Michael Kors, Rachel Zoe Rock Fashion Week
Designers from the celebrity world put modern touches to classics on the runways on Wednesday as New York Fashion Week was drawing to a close. Michael Kors brought the pin-up model look up to date with pleats and fur, while Hollywood stylist-turned-designer Rachel Zoe freshened up sheaths and tailored trousers with a safari inspiration. Zoe…
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Fast Forward On 12th Anniversary, Americans Honor Those Killed on 9/11
Americans will commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with solemn ceremonies and pledges to not forget the nearly 3,000 killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field. The 12th anniversary on Wednesday may not capture the same attention as others, such as two years…
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