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Fast Forward Rashida Tlaib’s West Bank Family Celebrates Her Historic Win
BEIT UR AL-FAUQA, West Bank (Reuters) – Tuning into the news at dawn on Wednesday, the extended family of Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress, celebrated her victory in their home in the Israeli occupied West Bank. Tlaib, 44, a Democrat, ran virtually unopposed in Michigan’s 13th congressional…
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Fast Forward Israel Unions Call Off Planned General Strike
Israel’s main public sector union called off a general strike planned for Wednesday in protest at construction-site deaths, saying the government had agreed to approve safety standards. The strike would have shut down airports, banks and government offices. A Finance Ministry spokeswoman confirmed that a deal had been reached in negotiations with the union on…
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Fast Forward ‘Beloved’ Dentist Richard Gottfried Shared Practice With His Wife
Richard Gottfried was “loyal” and a beloved dentist to his patients. Friends and family lined up in the afternoon to pay their respects at the funeral for Gottfried, 65, who was one of 11 people slain in the Pittsburgh synagogue rampage. Gottfried shared a practice with his wife, Peg. Dr. Jane Segal, a dentist who…
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Fast Forward Right-Wing Operative Who Hawked Seth Rich Murder Rumors Tied To Robert Mueller Sex Smear
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team has asked the FBI to look into claims that women were offered money to fabricate sexual assault allegations against Mueller, who leads the probe into Russia’s attempts to influence the U.S. election in 2016. “When we learned last week of allegations that women were offered money to make false claims…
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Fast Forward Stone-Faced Synagogue Shooter Held Without Bail
Shackled and in a wheelchair, the man accused of shooting 11 worshipers to death at a Pittsburgh synagogue made a stony-faced and largely silent appearance on Monday in a federal courtroom, where he was ordered held without bond for the deadliest attack ever on America’s Jewish community. Robert Bowers, 46, who was wounded in a…
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Fast Forward Trump Will Visit Pittsburgh Despite Anger Over Synagogue Bloodbath
President Donald Trump will travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday, the White House said on Monday, after a mass shooting this weekend killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. A group of Jewish leaders told Trump in an open letter that he was “not welcome in Pittsburgh until you fully denounce white nationalism.” The synagogue…
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News They Died As They Prayed In The Place That Bound Them Together
PITTSBURGH — One was a sprightly 97-year-old who was a regular sight walking around her Pittsburgh neighborhood. Another was a big hearted retired accountant who did folks’ tax returns for free — and helped collect clothes for a black church after Hurricane Florence struck. Two were grown brothers who were mentally challenged and had a…
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Fast Forward Hate-Friendly Social Media Site Forced Offline By PIttsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Gab.com, the website where the suspected Pittsburgh synagogue gunman posted anti-Semitic views, said on Sunday it was offline for a period of time after being asked by its domain provider to move to another registrar. The move comes after GoDaddy Inc asked Gab to change the domain, while PayPal Holdings Inc , Stripe Inc and…
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