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Fast Forward Former Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon Has ‘Significant’ Brain Activity Despite Coma
Seven years after suffering a massive stroke comatose ex- Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has surprised his doctors by displaying “a certain degree of consciousness,” an expert who examined him using an MRI scan said on Sunday. The results of tests conducted by a joint Israeli-American team did not mean the former general and right-wing…
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Fast Forward Diane Feinstein’s Plan for Assault Weapon Ban Will Get a Vote in Senate
The senator leading the charge to revive a U.S. assault weapons ban conceded on Sunday, just days before hearings on gun control open, that winning Senate passage will be tough but said she has been assured she will have the chance to bring it up for a vote. President Barack Obama, who has made gun…
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Fast Forward Sylvio Berlusconi Sparks Italy Outrage by Praising Mussolini at Holocaust Event
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi triggered outrage from Italy’s political left on Sunday with comments defending fascist wartime leader Benito Mussolini at a ceremony commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Speaking at the margins of the event in Milan, Berlusconi said Mussolini had been wrong to follow Nazi Germany’s lead in passing anti-Jewish laws but…
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Fast Forward Richard Wagner’s Bicentennial Sparks Effort to Split Music and Anti-Semitism
Former German infantryman Hans Himsel lived through scenes in 1944 at the Bayreuth opera house worthy of the finale of Richard Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung” when Valhalla goes up in flames. In this bicentenary year of Wagner’s birth, Himsel, 90, recalled the last wartime production at Bayreuth. It was August 9, 1944 and the cast performed “Die…
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Fast Forward Michael Bloomberg Gives $350M to Johns Hopkins
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving $350 million of his multibillion-dollar fortune to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, in a gift that will bring his total lifetime donations to the institution to over $1 billion, the school said on Saturday. Bloomberg’s giving to the university over the years makes him its largest-ever philanthropic…
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Fast Forward Newtown Students Join Anti-Gun Violence March
Thousands of marchers rallied in Washington in favor of gun control on Saturday, including residents of Newtown, Connecticut, where a mass elementary school shooting reignited the U.S. gun violence debate. Speakers – including Education Secretary Arne Duncan, lawmakers and actors – urged the protesters to lobby Congress and state legislators to back gun control measures….
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Fast Forward J.J. Abrams Set To Direct New ‘Star Wars’ Flick
Sci-fi filmmaker J.J. Abrams will direct “Star Wars: Episode VII”, Walt Disney Co said after days of speculation, giving hope to many long-suffering fans who were disappointed by the last three installments in the iconic franchise. The announcement was greeted with celebrations on online networks by the films’ army of enthusiasts who have already watched…
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Fast Forward Seven Die in Egypt Violence on Anniversary of Uprising
Seven people were shot dead in the Egyptian city of Suez during nationwide protests against President Mohamed Mursi on Friday, underlining the country’s deep divisions on the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. One of the dead was a policeman, medics said. Another 456 people were injured across Egypt, officials said, in…
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