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The Schmooze Zachary Quinto Talks ‘Star Trek,’ Spock And Coming Out
LOS ANGELES – Actor Zachary Quinto has transitioned swiftly from a television villain into an unlikely action film star in J.J Abrams’ rebooted “Star Trek” franchise, playing the series’ most recognizable half-Vulcan, Spock. The 35-year-old actor, who gained fame as super-villain Sylar in sci-fi television series “Heroes,” will reprise his role as the pointy-eared first…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Clash With Israel on ‘Nakba Day’
Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel’s creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to return to the region on Tuesday in another bid to…
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Fast Forward Yair Lapid, Israel’s ‘Golden Boy,’ Crashes to Earth in Austerity Push
Just months after a dazzling political debut, Israel’s new finance minister Yair Lapid has come crashing down to earth with a budget that critics say hits the very people he vowed to protect – the middle classes. The deficit-cutting package was approved by the cabinet early on Tuesday and now passes to parliament, where Lapid…
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Fast Forward Doctors Say Angelina Jolie Did Right Thing With Surgery Over ‘Jewish’ Cancer Gene
Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning actress, but doctors say her choice is shared by many other women with a high genetic risk for breast cancer. Jolie, who described her surgery and three-month recovery at length in an opinion piece in the…
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Fast Forward Woman Charged in Noah Pozner Fundraising Scam
A Bronx grand jury indicted a New York woman on Tuesday on suspicion of posing as the aunt of one of the 20 children killed in last year’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in order to fraudulently solicit donations. Nouel Alba, 37, is accused of setting up a Facebook page shortly after the massacre…
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Fast Forward Larry Page Has Rare Vocal Chord Ailment
Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page provided the first public details of the voice ailment that sidelined him from speaking engagements last summer, saying that he has limited movement in his left and right vocal cords. The 40-year-old co-founder of the world’s No. 1 Internet search engine said that doctors have been unable to identify…
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Fast Forward International Criminal Court Opens Probe Into Israel’s Raid on Gaza Flotilla
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Tuesday she would open a preliminary examination into events surrounding the 2010 Israeli raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for the Gaza strip, in which nine Turkish activists were killed. The prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said in a statement that she was obliged to open a preliminary examination…
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Fast Forward German Neo-Nazi Woman Created ‘Normality’ Around Killing Spree
A 38-year-old German woman charged with complicity in a series of racist murders played a key role in creating an air of normality around her neo-Nazi cell, a prosecutor said on Tuesday. The case of Beate Zschaepe and the National Socialist Underground (NSU), the group blamed for the murders of eight Turks, a Greek and…
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