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Fast Forward Muslims Fear President Donald Trump Will Bring More Hatred and War
Many Muslims around the world expressed dismay on Wednesday at Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, saying they feared it might raise tensions between the West and Islam and contribute to radicalisation. While Egypt’s president made an early congratulatory call to Trump, ordinary Muslims were worried that his victory would be a propaganda gift to…
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Fast Forward Iran Tells Donald Trump To Stick to Nuclear Deal
President-elect Donald Trump should stay committed to the international nuclear deal with Iran, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Wednesday. “The United States should fulfill its commitments in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the nuclear deal) as a multilateral international agreement,” Zarif was quoted as…
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Fast Forward Jewish A-Listers Fuel 98% Hollywood Donation Landslide for Hillary Clinton
The polls may be close, but showbiz is heavily in favor of Hillary Clinton. That is not surprising. But what is different from previous years is just how lopsided the level of support is. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, entertainment sources contributed $22 million to her campaign and to pro-Clinton super-PACs through Oct….
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Fast Forward New Hillary Clinton Emails Uncovered in Anthony Weiner Probe
New emails the FBI is examining related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private computer server were discovered after the agency seized electronic devices belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her husband, Anthony Weiner, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing law enforcement officials. The FBI said on Friday it…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Wounded by Gunshot Along Lebanon Border
The Israeli military said an Israeli soldier was wounded on Wednesday by shots fired from a vehicle traveling in Lebanon along a border fence, and troops returned fire. A Lebanese army spokesman said in a statement there was no truth to reports shots had been fired from a car at a soldier from Lebanese territory….
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Fast Forward Suspected Palestinian Stone-Thrower Shot Dead by Israeli Troops
Israeli troops on Thursday shot dead a Palestinian whom they suspected had thrown rocks at them as they patrolled a main West Bank road, the military said. The Palestinian health ministry named him as 15-year-old Khaled Bahar from Beit Umar, near the city of Hebron in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. “Rocks…
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Fast Forward Arthur Gregg Sulzberger Tapped as Heir Apparent at New York Times
New York Times Co said it had appointed Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, the son of the newspaper’s chairman and publisher, as its deputy publisher. The appointment would position Sulzberger to succeed his father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., the newspaper said on Wednesday. (http://nyti.ms/2erMf99) Sulzberger, 36, joined the New York Times in 2009 and was most recently…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Floats Trump TV Network Plan
Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, informally approached LionTree Advisors Chief Executive Aryeh Bourkoff about setting up a Trump TV network after the U.S. presidential election, but the investment bank does not want to be involved in the process, according to a person familiar with the matter. Kushner contacted Bourkoff, one of the media industry’s top…
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