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Fast Forward ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ Hosts the Real Thing
Jon Stewart took his politically engaged American satire to Cairo on Friday, appearing on a show hosted by the man known as “Egypt’s Jon Stewart”, who has faced investigation for insulting the president and Islam. Among barbs aimed at Egypt’s ruling Islamists and others, Stewart praised host Bassem Youssef for taking risks to poke fun….
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Fast Forward Vladimir Putin Wants Truce in Super Bowl ‘War of Ring’ With Patriots Owner
Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling a truce in the War of the Ring – sort of. Accused of pocketing a diamond-encrusted Super Bowl ring that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft showed him back in 2005, Putin came up with a peace offering, albeit barbed. “You know, I remember neither Mr Kraft nor a…
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Fast Forward Supreme Tension as Big Cases Loom for Top Court
Chief Justice John Roberts clutched a sheaf of papers when he and his black-robed colleagues ascended the mahogany bench on Thursday for one of the last days of the U.S. Supreme Court term. Was he ready to announce a ruling in any of the four most anticipated cases? Two involve same-sex marriage, one the 1965…
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Fast Forward Jew Who Shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ Shot Dead in Bathroom on Jerusalem’s Kotel Plaza
A security guard shot and killed a Jewish Israeli man on Friday at one of Judaism’s holiest sites in Jerusalem, the Western Wall, which was immediately shut to visitors, police said. The guard opened fire after the man, in an adjacent restroom, was heard shouting “Allahu Akbar,” Arabic for “God is greatest”, police spokesman Micky…
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Fast Forward Jersey Special Senate Vote Gets Court Green Light
New Jersey’s special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg will go ahead this year as scheduled, after the state Supreme Court declined on Thursday to hear a legal challenge. Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, ordered a special primary election on Aug. 13 and a special general…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Prime Minister Offers Resignation Two Weeks After Taking Post
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas just two weeks after taking office, an official in his press office told Reuters on Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether Abbas would accept the resignation by Hamdallah, an academic and political independent whose cabinet convened for the first time last…
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Fast Forward U.N. Accuses Israel of Torturing Children and Using Palestinian Human Shields
A United Nations human rights body accused Israeli forces on Thursday of mistreating Palestinian children, including by torturing those in custody and using others as human shields. Palestinian children in the Gaza and the West Bank, captured by Israel in the 1967 war, are routinely denied registration of their birth and access to health care,…
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Fast Forward British Effort To Add Hezbollah To Europe Terror List Stalls
A British drive to put Hezbollah’s armed wing on the EU’s terror list again ran into resistance on Wednesday from governments concerned it would fuel instability in the Middle East, diplomats said. Britain’s request was discussed for a second time by a special European Union group following an inconclusive meeting on June 4, but British…
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