With at least three killed and 140 injured, locals in Boston are struggling to come to terms with the devastation following Monday’s explosions. People left flowers at the Dorchester area home of eight-year-old Martin Richards, …
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Happy Second Birthday, Battleland!
Today marks Battleland’s second birthday, and the beginning of (as most parents know) “the terrible twos.” We’re hoping Battleland won’t become too irritable. We thank you, our readers, for returning day after day …
“You might ask why the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should come to the Pacific region. The answer is very simple. Today's NATO is a new NATO. It's a NATO with a global perspective. It's a NATO with global partners. And Japan is our longest-standing global partner.”
— NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Japan National Press Club Monday.
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Not-So-Heavy Medal
So, take your pick: is drone warfare worthy of its own non-battlefield decoration that outranks the Bronze Star and Purple Heart?
After a two-month tempest in a canteen, the new defense secretary knocked down his predecessor’s …
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Mental Fallout from the Boston Bombings
The bombings in Boston has stirred many reactions throughout the country – and in me.
I am shaken by the pictures, which look too much like the bombings in Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel.
Except those at the center of the …
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Army Sgt. Andrew McCarthy crosses a footbridge over a canal in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, March 29.
What the Boston Bombing Means for the Economy and the Stock Market
Unless the Boston Marathon bombings are part of a much larger plot, it seems unlikely that their effects on the stock market will last more than another day.
VA Rx: Less Post Office, More Federal Express
In early 2008, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) faced a big problem: with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, over 405,000 pending disability claims awaited processing. Veterans’ advocates, outraged by the …
The Hunt for the Marathon Bomber
The hunt for the killer behind Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings began within minutes of the attacks.
“There was also the fact that you were the one on the horse. Everyone was in business to support you -- all the ground crews, all the supply people, everybody. That gave you a feeling, I would say, of over-importance, probably. But you wore that. You had to wear it...as a pilot, you're nobility from the very beginning.”
— James Salter, author and U.S. Air Force F-86 Sabre pilot during the Korean War, in an April 15 New Yorker profile.
The Day the Marathon Stopped: Tragedy in Boston’s Back Bay
The explosions occurred just as the crowds were at their peak — and the attack seemed aimed at the spectators who had come to cheer the runners
Treating the Marathon Casualties: Inside One Boston Emergency Room
When the explosions rocked the finish line Monday, off-duty surgeons raced to the hospital, prepared for the worst
Marathon Carnage: Explosions in Boston
Mayhem descended on the Boston marathon Monday afternoon. Roughly three hours after the winners crossed the finish line, there was reportedly a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge …