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Fast Forward Austria Jewish Leaders Back Independent Against Far Right Wing Presidential Candidate
Austria’s Jewish community recommended on Tuesday that voters back an independent candidate at an election that could produce the first far right-wing president in the European Union – the first time it has ever declared an endorsement. Former Green party leader Alexander Van der Bellen is running neck-and-neck with the right-wing Freedom Party (FPO) candidate…
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Fast Forward Edgar Bronfman Jr. Makes Failed Bid for Time Inc.
Time Inc, the publisher of Time, People and Fortune magazines, has rejected a takeover bid from billionaire investor Edgar Bronfman Jr., the New York Post reported on Monday. Bronfman offered $18 per share, the Post reported, representing a premium of 30.4 percent to Time Inc’s Friday close and valuing the publisher at $1.78 billion. Time…
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Fast Forward Israel Arrests 10 Palestinian Arson Suspects as Wildfires Rage
Israel stepped up efforts on Saturday to extinguish wildfires that have been scorching large swathes of the country and said its security forces had arrested more than 10 suspected Palestinian arsonists. While many hotspots have been contained, new conflagrations spread throughout north and central Israel and parts of the occupied West Bank for a fifth…
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Fast Forward Iran Expects ‘More Rationality’ From Donald Trump Once He Takes Office
Iran expects to see “more rationality” on the part of Donald Trump once he assumes the role of U.S. president and leaves behind what was merely campaign rhetoric, an Iranian central bank official said. At a conference in Frankfurt, other Iranian bankers also said they did not expect long-term adverse effects from Trump’s win, even…
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Fast Forward Steve Mnuchin Gets Carl Icahn Boost for Trump Treasury Post
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn tweeted on Tuesday that Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, who are being considered as President-elect Donald Trump’s treasury secretary and commerce secretary, “would be great choices” and “two of the smartest people I know.” Icahn, a supporter of Trump who was often praised by the Republican during the presidential campaign…
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Fast Forward France Blasts Israeli Plan To ‘Legalize’ Illegal West Bank Outposts
France said on Tuesday an Israeli bill supported by a ministerial committee allowing settlers in the occupied West Bank to remain in homes built on private Palestinian land was of a matter of deep concern and jeopardized a two-state solution. “This proposed law, if it were adopted, would once again jeopardize a two-state solution and…
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Fast Forward New York Police Probe Swastika Attacks as Trump Election Sparks Hate Crime Surge
Police in New York on Monday were investigating two cases involving swastikas drawn or painted in public spaces, as civil rights activists said there had been a surge in hate crimes following last week’s U.S presidential election. Surveillance video was released of a suspect wearing a gray sweater and backpack, who is believed to have…
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Fast Forward Iran Says It Has ‘Options’ If Donald Trump Seeks To Scrap Nuclear Deal
Iran wants all parties to stick to an international nuclear deal but has options if that does not happen, its foreign minister said on Thursday after the U.S. election victory of Donald Trump, who has vowed to pull out of the pact. “Of course Iran’s options are not limited but our hope and our desire…
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