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Fast Forward Capriles Warns of Plot in Venezuela Presidential Vote
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles charged there was a plot to change the result of Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela, which will decide if a longtime loyalist continues Hugo Chavez’s self-styled socialist revolution. By mid-evening, both Capriles’ camp and that of acting President Nicolas Maduro expressed confidence that they had won, raising concerns that the results…
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Fast Forward Israel Claims Attack That Killed 12 and Wiped Out Gaza Family Was Legal
Israel has said it will not open a criminal investigation into the death of 12 Palestinian civilians in a November air strike on a house in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas. The Nov. 18 attack on the three-storey home of the Dalu family was the bloodiest of the eight days of fighting…
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Fast Forward Justin Bieber Claims Nazi Victim Anne Frank Would’ve Been ‘Belieber’ Fan
Teen pop star Justin Bieber is taking heat on social media after the Anne Frank House reported he visited the Amsterdam museum and wrote in the guest book he hoped the young Holocaust victim would have been a “belieber,” the popular term for his fans. A post on Saturday on the Facebook page of the…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Spotlights Dark Side of China’s Tourist Paradise Macau
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson’s reference to triad organised crime gangs in testimony in a lawsuit has hit a raw nerve in Macau, the Chinese boomtown that his Las Vegas Sands Corp helped transform from a gangland haven into a $38 billion gambling capital. The lawsuit against Sands was brought by Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen,…
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Fast Forward Venezuelans Elect Hugo Chavez Successor Amid Hope and Dread
Venezuelans decide on Sunday whether to honor Hugo Chavez’s dying wish for a longtime loyalist to continue his hardline socialism or hand power to a young challenger vowing business-friendly changes. Acting President Nicolas Maduro had a double-digit lead in most polls, largely thanks to his former boss’s public blessing before he died from cancer last…
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Fast Forward Salam Fayyad Quits After Months of Palestinian Feuding
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad quit on Saturday after months of tension with President Mahmoud Abbas, leaving the administration in disarray just as the United States tries to revive peace talks with Israel. Abbas, who has been unhappy with Fayyad’s handling of the cash-strapped government, accepted the resignation and asked Fayyad to stay on as…
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Fast Forward Billionaire’s Daughter Buys $100M Greek Island Skorpios Where Jackie Onassis Wed
The daughter of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has bought the Greek resort island where shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis famously married Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1960s, Rybolovlev’s investment office said. The sale price was not disclosed. Greek media reports on Saturday placed the value of Skorpios island at over $100 million and said Ekaterina Rybolovlev, 24,…
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Fast Forward ‘Why Jews Are Evil Jews’ Assignment Earns Punishment for 10th Grade Teacher
A New York state high school English teacher who asked students to imagine they were Nazis and give reasons why Jews were evil could be reprimanded or dismissed, a school district superintendent said on Friday. City School District of Albany Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard apologized at a news conference and pledged officials would personally express…
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