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Fast Forward Israel Space Chief Calls Loss of Satellite SpaceX Crash a Major Blow
The loss of an Israeli communications satellite in a blast in Florida in which a SpaceX launcher exploded on Thursday, was a major blow to the Israeli communications satellite industry, Israel’s leading space official said. The Amos-6 satellite, owned by Space Communications , was destroyed when an explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to…
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Fast Forward Court Tosses $655 Terror Verdict Against Palestinians
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $655.5 million verdict against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization for damages suffered by American families from terrorist attacks in Israel. By a 3-0 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a lower court judge erred in concluding he had…
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Fast Forward Israel Gives Green Light to 263 More Settlement Homes
Israel approved on Wednesday 284 new housing units in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank at a time of heightened international concern over a construction drive on land Palestinians seek for a state. The decision by the military-run Civil Administration in the West Bank came two days after a senior U.N. envoy said in…
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Fast Forward Neoconservative Paul Wolfowitz Plans To Back Hillary Clinton
Paul Wolfowitz, a Republican adviser to former U.S. President George W. Bush, plans to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November presidential election despite his “serious reservations,” Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday. Wolfowitz, who served as deputy defense secretary under Bush and also as president of the World Bank, said he viewed Republical…
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Fast Forward French Court Suspends Burkini Ban
A top French court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has angered Muslims, feminists and civil liberties campaigners. The ruling by the Council of State relates to the Mediterranean resort of Villeneuve-Loubet, one of more than a dozen French towns that have imposed such bans. The burkini ban has shone a…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian Who ‘Ran at Them’ on West Bank
Israeli soldiers on Friday shot and killed an apparently unarmed Palestinian who ran towards their position in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, and the incident was under review, a military spokeswoman said. A Palestinian official said the 38-year-old man suffered from mental illness, and several unsourced Israeli news websites reported that no…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Slams Donald Trump as Tool of Anti-Semitic ‘Alt-Right’
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump on Thursday of fueling America’s “radical fringe” with racist rhetoric, even as her Republican rival sought to soften his image with an appeal to minorities. Clinton needs to retain support from black and Latino voters to win the Nov. 8 election, the same coalition that helped propel…
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The Schmooze Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis Make World’s Highest-Paid Actress List
Scarlett Johansson landed on Forbes magazine list of the the world’s highest-paid actress list with a $25 million salary—followed closely by Mila Kunis, clocking in with a cool $11 million. “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence on Tuesday topped the list for a second straight year, earning some $46 million, followed by Melissa McCarthy. Lawrence, 26,…
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