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Pressure cooker bombs used in past by militants
CAIRO (AP) — Homemade bombs built from pressure cookers, a version of which was used in the Boston Marathon bombings, have been a frequent weapon of militants in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen once published an online...
Tags: Jihad, Sports, Periodicals, Barack Obama, Pakistan
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In bombing probe, 'who' and 'why' remain unknown
There wasn't an instant of doubt about "When?" and "Where?" But a day after the Boston Marathon bombings, "Who?" and "Why?" remained frustrating questions with no clear answers. Here's a look at what's not yet known about the worst incident of terrorism...
Tags: Sports, Barack Obama, Pakistan, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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McManus: We're safer than we think
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the most frequently heard forecast was: “This changes everything.” Americans would live in constant fear of the next attack, many pundits predicted. The desire for safety would spawn a security...
Tags: Bombings, Wildlife, Sports, Pakistan, Terrorism
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Pressure cooker bombs suspected in Boston blast
BOSTON -- Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out -- with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel -- but said they still didn’t know who did it and why. An...Tags: Roger F. Wicker, Sports, U.S. Senate, Pakistan, Barack Obama
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Pakistani Taliban denies involvement in Boston bomb blasts
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- The Pakistani Taliban, an insurgent group focused mostly on the Pakistani state but which claimed responsibility for a failed bomb attack in New York nearly three years ago, has denied any involvement in the bomb blasts at the Boston...
Tags: Faisal Shahzad, Bombings, Central Intelligence Agency, Science and Technology, Sports
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Pakistani Taliban deny role in Boston bombings
The Pakistani Taliban have denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three people and injured more than 140. The group's spokesman, Ahsanullah Ahsan, denied involvement in a telephone call with The Associated Press on...
Tags: Faisal Shahzad, Sports, Taliban
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History of US bombings, failed attempts
Here is a list of some of the worst bombings in the U.S. dating to the 1800s, including some famous attempts that failed: — April 15, 2013: Two bombs explode in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing two people and...
Tags: Faisal Shahzad, Radio City Music Hall, Sports, Kennedy Airport, Terry Nichols
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Sands Bethlehem Event Center shows it knows how to party
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGSands Bethlehem Event Center proved this much Monday: It knows how to throw a party. Backstreet Boys take bows amid confetti shower at the end of Sands Bethlehem Event Center show Photo by Brian Hineline/Special to The Morning Call For...... -
Florida imam denies sending money to Pakistani terrorists
A Muslim imam on Tuesday denied that money he sent to Pakistan was earmarked for terrorist activities in the latest trial to focus on the currency pipeline that officials say moves cash to groups planning attacks on U.S. interests. Hafiz Khan, 77,...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Islam
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Falls makes no half 'Measures'
Director Robert Falls' arresting, audacious, intensely stimulating, mostly nihilistic and highly amusing production of "Measure for Measure" begins and ends with the poet Donna Summer. In the prologue, wherein the Duke hands over the keys to the city to...
Tags: Midtown, Rudy Giuliani, Entertainment, Music, Manhattan (New York City)
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U.S. hiding behind tortured definitions
If it is true, as the writer Samuel Johnson once said, that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel," then the dictionary must be the first. Consider how readily our leaders, in justifying what cannot be justified, parse definitions down to...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Government, NBC (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government
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Holiday crowds pack Disney parks
Who braved the theme-park crowds during the Presidents' Day weekend? Somehow, I always manage to forget that it's a holiday weekend, which means no school, which means kids with free time, which means super-long lines at theme parks. I met up with...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Holidays, Travel, New Year's Day, Tourism and Leisure
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