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Fast Forward D-Day for Mohamed Morsi as Egypt Army Deadline Looms
Egypt’s army commander and Islamist President Mohamed Mursi each pledged to die for his cause as a deadline neared on Wednesday that will trigger a military takeover backed by protesters. Military chiefs, vowing to restore order in a country racked by demonstrations over Mursi’s Islamist policies, issued a call to battle in a statement headlined…
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Fast Forward Turkish Official Blames Jews for Stoking Street Protests
A Turkish deputy prime minister linked the “Jewish diaspora” to recent anti-government unrest and the country’s Jewish community expressed fears on Tuesday the comments could make them targets of popular anger. Turkey was rocked by violent protests last month when a small effort to save Gezi Park in central Istanbul from redevelopment mushroomed into a…
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Fast Forward James Bond Actor Pierce Brosnan’s Daughter Dies of Ovarian Cancer
Actor Pierce Brosnan said on Tuesday that his 41-year-old daughter Charlotte had died after a three year battle with ovarian cancer, the same disease that killed his first wife more than 20 years ago. Brosnan, 60, who was the fifth actor to take on the role of the fictional British spy 007 in the James…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian West Bank Teenager
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian during a confrontation in the occupatied West Bank, officials said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said Palestinians threw rocks at soldiers who were on routine duties in the Dura village, near the city of Hebron. “They then began climbing a military vehicle. The security forces warned the suspects and used…
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Fast Forward Flowers-for-Dead Tradition Goes Back 13,000 Years
The earliest evidence of flowers being used in funerals has been found in ancient graves unearthed in Israel, archaeologists said on Tuesday, releasing results of a research project that began a decade ago. Impressions of stems and flowers, probably from mint and sage plants, were discovered in four graves, between 11,700- and 13,700-years-old, at a…
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Fast Forward ‘Charlie Rose’ Pays $110K To Settle Intern Suits
PBS talk show host Charlie Rose and his production company will pay roughly $110,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by former unpaid interns, under an agreement approved by a New York state judge. The victory, another win on the wages front for interns, comes amid a wave of lawsuits that followed a June 11 ruling…
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Fast Forward Israel Launches Crackdown on ‘Price Tag’ Extremists
Israel announced a crackdown on Monday against Jewish ultranationalists who vandalise Palestinian property, saying they were tantamount to terrorists and their attacks could fan sectarian violence. The move followed the arrest of a 22-year Israeli from an Orthodox Jewish town near Tel Aviv for the vandalism of a Christian monastery in the occupied West Bank…
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Fast Forward Israeli Who Killed Parents Searched Online for ‘Getting Away With’ Murder
An Israeli who stabbed his mother and father to death was convicted of murder on Monday partly because he searched online for tips including “how to kill your parents and get away with it”. Daniel Maoz, 29, wanted money from his inheritance in order to pay heavy gambling debts, the Jerusalem District Court found. He…
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