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Fast Forward Boston Bombing Suspect Identified From Video — No Arrest
Investigators believe they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from security video, a U.S. law enforcement source said on Wednesday, but no arrest had yet been made. Police may make an appeal to the public for more information at a news conference scheduled for later on Wednesday, a U.S. government source said….
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Fast Forward Texas Judge’s Wife Admits ‘Jewish County’ Slayings
The wife of a former Texas justice of the peace confessed to her involvement with the fatal shootings of a district attorney, his wife and another prosecutor and fingered her husband as the triggerman, an arrest warrant released on Wednesday showed. The two slain prosecutors helped convict her husband of stealing computer monitors from public…
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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner Faces Skeptical New York Voters
Democrat Anthony Weiner, who resigned from Congress in disgrace two years ago, is weighing a bid for New York mayor, but a poll released on Tuesday suggests his political comeback would be an uphill battle. Only 40 percent of city voters say they would consider voting for him, while 52 percent said they would not,…
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Fast Forward Rockets Strike Israel Resort Town of Eilat
Two rockets fired from Egypt’s Sinai peninsula struck Israel’s Red Sea resort of Eilat on Wednesday, causing no casualties or damage, the Israeli military said, in an attack claimed by Islamist militants. The incident was likely to fuel Israeli concerns about lawlessness in neighbouring Sinai, where militant groups have stepped up their activities since Egyptian…
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Fast Forward Jewish Art Maven Ran Big Bucks Gambling Den With Russian Mob
Federal authorities have charged a prominent New York art dealer and one of Russia’s top reputed mobsters with operating high-stakes gambling rings in New York and Los Angeles that catered to billionaires, bank executives, movie stars and professional athletes. Among 34 people indicted on Tuesday are suspected Russian organized crime figure Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov, who was…
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Fast Forward Oscars Producers Will Return in 2014 Despite Seth MacFarlane Debacle
Oscar organizers are bringing back Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produced the Academy Awards telecast for a second year, despite a mauling by media critics for their first effort in February. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the most coveted awards in the movie industry, said on Tuesday that…
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Fast Forward Supremes Raise Baseball and Chocolate Chips in ‘Jewish’ Cancer Gene Case
The Supreme Court justices on Monday signaled reluctance to issue too broad a ruling about patents on human genes, and some indicated they might seek a compromise distinguishing between types of genetic material. The biotechnology industry has warned that an expansive ruling against Myriad Genetics Inc could threaten billions of dollars of investment. In weighing…
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Fast Forward Venezuela Rivals Rally Amid Election Dispute
Both sides in Venezuela’s political stand-off will hold rival demonstrations on Tuesday after authorities rejected opposition demands for a presidential election recount and protesters clashed with police in Caracas. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles says his team’s figures show he won the election on Sunday and he wants a full audit of official results that narrowly…
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