Haley Cohen
By Haley Cohen
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Fast Forward Bungalow Explosion Injures Yeshiva Students
Fourteen people were injured when a bungalow in a camp for Hasidic boys suddenly exploded on Friday, NBC News reported. The inferno occurred in Monroe, New York, about an hour outside of New York City. Neighbors reportedly said the teenage boys, who attend the school Yeshivas Novominsk and were on their end of the year…
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Fast Forward Kosher Chinese Restaurateur Charged After Hidden Camera Found In Bathroom
A kosher Chinese restaurateur was reportedly charged with using a hidden camera to secretly videotape people in the bathroom of his suburban Boston eatery. Tze Chung, 63, was arrested after a separate criminal probe turned up the videos of patrons in Taam China’s bathroom, Brookline Patch reported. Chung reportedly told police he was the restaurant’s…
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Fast Forward Anthony Bourdain, TV Foodie With Jewish Roots, Killed Self At 61
Anthony Bourdain, the host of CNN’s “Parts Unknown” whose mother was a secular Jew, killed himself at age 61 in a French hotel room Friday, authorities said. Bourdain had reportedly been in Strasbourg, France working on an upcoming episode of his food and travel show, which was in its 11th season. Although Bourdain’s mother was…
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Fast Forward Australian Charity Cancels Tamika Mallory Speech After ‘New Low’ Israel Remarks
An Australian not-for-profit cancelled Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory’s scheduled speech after she made comments describing the establishment of Israel as a “human rights crime,” the Australian reported Tuesday. Mallory was supposed to be the keynote speaker next week at the Victorian Council of Social Service’s ”Good Life” summit in Melbourne, until local Jewish groups…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Tweets Advice For People With Depression Following Kate Spade’s Death
In the wake of fashion designer Kate Spade’s apparent suicide on Tuesday, Ivanka Trump tweeted advice to others who may be facing depression. “Kate Spade’s tragic passing is a painful reminder that we never truly know another’s pain or the burden they carry,” the first daughter tweeted. “If you are struggling with depression and contemplating…
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Fast Forward Is Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Running For President? ‘Let’s Just See’
One day after stepping down as executive chairman of Starbucks, Howard Schultz told CNBC that he’s not ruling out a presidential run. “There’s a lot of things I can do as a private citizen other than run for the presidency of the United States,” Schultz said on Tuesday morning. “Let’s just see what happens.” Schultz,…
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Fast Forward Texas Church Will Hold Lecture On ‘Dangerous’ Judaism
A Texas church’s summer lecture series includes Judaism as one of many “dangerous isms” — putting it in the same category as Islamism, alcoholism and pessimism, the Dallas Morning News reported. Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson, Texas will hold its “Dangerous Isms” summer series beginning on June 13, church minister, Shelton Gibbs III…
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Fast Forward Would Bill Clinton Have Apologized To Monica Lewinsky In The #MeToo Era?
With the rise of the #MeToo movement, former President Bill Clinton has received criticism for his affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinksy— but Clinton still defends his actions, NBC News reported. Asked if he ever considered privately apologizing to Lewinsky, Clinton told NBC, “No, I do not — I have never talked to…
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