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Fast Forward Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Officiate at Gay Wedding
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to officiate at a wedding ceremony between two men this weekend, just two months after the court issued high-profile rulings on the highly divisive issue. A court spokesman said on Friday that Ginsburg would be officiating at the ceremony on Saturday at the Kennedy Center. Ginsburg is the…
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The Schmooze ‘Rhoda’ Actress’s Cancer Miracle
Actress Valerie Harper’s brain cancer is nearing remission, her physician said in an excerpt of a documentary that was shown on NBC’s “Today” show. “I’d say that we’re getting pretty close to remission,” neuro-oncologist Dr. Jeremy Rudnick said in a documentary that will air next month on the U.S. network. “It defies the odds,” he…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson’s Casino Company Pays $47M To Settle Probe
The Las Vegas Sands Corp agreed to return $47.4 million to the U.S. Treasury to end a probe into the casino’s failure to alert authorities to suspicious deposits by a high-rolling gambler, federal officials said on Tuesday. Sands, the operator of the Venetian and Palazzo hotel complex in Las Vegas, accepted wire transfers and cashier’s…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldiers Disciplined After Partying With Palestinians While In Uniform
JERUSALEM – Israel has disciplined a group of soldiers for partying with Palestinians while armed and in uniform at a nightclub in the West Bank city of Hebron, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. Israel’s Channel 2 television broadcast a film in which two helmeted soldiers, at least one armed with a rifle, were shown…
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Fast Forward Bedouins of Negev Desert Feel Betrayed by Israel Resettlement Plan
Khader Abu al-Kian’s dusty village of Atir has never existed on any official map, and now it is disappearing before his eyes. For decades he and his fellow Arab Bedouins eked out a meagre existence in the Negev desert, largely under the Israeli government’s radar. But soaring property costs and a housing crisis are driving…
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Fast Forward Israel Readies Defenses as Possible Syria Strike Looms
Israel is deploying all of its missile defences as a precaution against possible Syrian retaliatory attacks should Western powers carry out threatened strikes on Syria, Israeli Army Radio said on Wednesday. Citing secrecy requirements, it did not give details on the number or locations of the interceptor batteries. Systems employed by Israel’s air defence corps…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Defend Itself Against Syrian Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was not involved in Syria’s civil war, but would respond forcefully to any attempts to attack it. “The state of Israel is prepared for any scenario,” Netanyahu said in a statement after holding security consultations in Tel Aviv. “We are not a party to this…
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Fast Forward Muriel Siebert, Pioneering Stock Broker, Dies at 80
Muriel Siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, has died of complications from cancer, Leonard Leiman, a director at her firm Siebert Financial Corp., said on Sunday. She was 80. The founder and president of Muriel Siebert & Co. Inc, Siebert purchased her seat on the exchange in…
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