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Fast Forward Boston Marathon Terror Brothers Eyed New York With 7 Bombs
The two men suspected of carrying out last week’s deadly Boston Marathon bombing decided after authorities identified them to drive to New York and set off additional explosives in Times Square, New York City officials said on Thursday. Their plan unraveled only when they realized that a Mercedes sports-utility vehicle they had hijacked on April…
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News Israeli Fighter Plane Shoots Down Drone From Lebanon
An Israeli fighter plane shot down a drone from Lebanon over the Mediterranean sea on Thursday as it was approaching the Israeli coast, the military said. “I view with great gravity this attempt to violate our border. We will continue to do what is necessary to defend the security of Israel’s citizens,” Israeli Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Israel Rebuffs Criticism Over E-Mail Checks at Airport
Israel’s top legal adviser on Wednesday rebuffed criticism of authorities for asking travellers entering the Jewish state to show border officers their emails, saying the checks affecting only certain foreign nationals were lawful. Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein’s written legal opinion was given in response to a query by the Association of Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)…
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Fast Forward Richard Falk Chided for Linking Boston Bombings to U.S. Support for Israel
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon rejected on Wednesday remarks by a U.N. rights investigator, who suggested the Boston bombings were a response to U.S. foreign policy, and warned U.N. envoys that their public comments could undermine the world body’s credibility. Richard Falk, U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, wrote on his…
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Fast Forward Mark Rothko’s Latvia Hometown Honors Modernist Artist
Modernist painter Mark Rothko’s hometown in Latvia devoted a new centre to the late artist’s work on Wednesday. The Mark Rothko Arts Centre opened in the eastern town of Daugavpils, the Baltic country’s second biggest city, with six paintings from the private collection of the artist’s daughter and son, who were present at the launch….
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Fast Forward M*A*S*H Actor Allan Arbus Dies at 95
Actor Allan Arbus, best known for his role as Army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman on the 1970s hit television series “MAS*H” and as the husband of the late photographer Diane Arbus, has died at the age of 95. Arbus, who gave up his photography for acting, passed away from congestive heart failure at his home in…
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Fast Forward Jon Corzine Sued by Louis Freeh Over $1B MF Global Collapse
Jon Corzine was sued by the bankruptcy trustee liquidating MF Global Holdings Ltd, who accused the former chief executive of negligently pursuing a high-risk business strategy that culminated in the commodities brokerage’s destruction. The trustee, Louis Freeh, said in the lawsuit that Corzine and two top deputies overhauled MF Global’s business without addressing “systemic weaknesses”…
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Fast Forward Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons in Civil War With Rebels, Israel Says
Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons – probably nerve gas – in their fight against rebels trying to force out President Bashar al-Assad, the Israeli military’s top intelligence analyst said on Tuesday. Brigadier-General Itai Brun made the comments at a Tel Aviv security conference a day after U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on…
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