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Fast Forward Jack Klugman, ‘Odd Couple’ Star, Dies at 90
Emmy-winning actor Jack Klugman, a versatile, raspy-voiced mainstay of U.S. television during the 1970s and early ’80s through his starring roles in “The Odd Couple” and “Quincy, M.E.,” died on Monday at the age of 90. Klugman, whose pairing with Tony Randall on “The Odd Couple” created one of television’s most memorable duos, died at…
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Fast Forward Pope: Dump Gadgets and Make Room for God
Pope Benedict, leading the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas, on Monday urged people to find room for God in their fast-paced lives filled with the latest technological gadgets. The 85-year-old pope, marking the eighth Christmas season of his pontificate, celebrated a solemn Christmas Eve mass in St Peter’s Basilica, during which he appealed for a…
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Fast Forward Turkey Lifts Objection to NATO Israel Cooperation
Turkey has given approval for Israel to participate in non-military NATO activities in 2013, withdrawing an earlier objection driven by an ongoing dispute between the former regional allies, a Turkish official said on Monday. Relations between Israel and what was once its only Muslim ally crumbled after Israeli marines stormed the Mavi Marmara aid ship…
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Fast Forward Child Abusers Faced Music in 2012
Experts say 2012 was a year of unparalleled justice for child sex abuse victims, but whether the string of high-profile convictions will translate into a turning point for juvenile safety remains to be seen. The year’s headlines heralded the criminal convictions of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, Monsignor William Lynn of the Catholic…
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Fast Forward Wily Serial Killer Raised in Anti-Semitic Church
A confessed serial killer from Alaska who hid in plain sight and whose crimes went undetected for more than a decade, was ultimately caught after he gave in to his compulsions and struck close to home. Israel Keyes, in jail since March for the kidnapping and murder of 18-year-old coffee stand server Samantha Koenig in…
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Fast Forward Fracking Faces New Public Scrutiny With Movies
Not so long ago, fracking was a technical term little known beyond the energy industry. Now it’s coming to Hollywood, as the fierce battle between environmentalists and oil firms is played out in several forthcoming films. Hydraulic fracturing, the controversial drilling technique also known as fracking, has lifted U.S. energy output dramatically, despite warnings from…
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Fast Forward Gaza Rocket Attacks Illegal: Watchdog
Palestinian militants violated the laws of war by launching rockets at Israeli cities from the Gaza Strip during last month’s fighting, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. The New York-based group also said that militant organisations in the territory, which is ruled by the Islamist movement Hamas, put Palestinian civilians in harm’s way by…
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The Schmooze ‘Real Housewife’ Bethenny Frankel Splits From Hubby
Reality TV star Bethenny Frankel and her husband Jason Hoppy are separating, Frankel announced on Sunday. “It brings me great sadness to say that Jason and I are separating. This was an extremely difficult decision that, as a woman and a mother, I have to accept as the best choice for our family,” Frankel said…
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