Tag Archives: Boston Marathon bombing
The Shipping Crunch, Captain Kirk in Space
Thursday, October 14, 2021
The Shipping News: In an effort resolve a shipping logjam, the Port of Los Angeles will operate 24 hours a day, President Biden announced. Ports around the country are clogged with shipping containers while ships wait offshore to unload. But Biden …
Tsarnaev Says ‘Sorry,’ Flags Falling
Thursday, June 25, 2015
The Bomber: At his formal death sentencing yesterday, Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized for the first time saying, “I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, for the suffering that I’ve caused you, for the damage that I’ve …
Bomber Goes to Jury, Paul Declares for President
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Boston Bomber: The case of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has gone to the jury after a day of impassioned closing arguments by prosecutors and his lawyer. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty told the jurors yesterday, “This was a cold, …
Indiana Opposition Grows, Bomber Case Closed
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Indiana, Gary: The noise is growing louder over Indiana’s new “religious freedom” law, which is seen by critics across the country as a screen for discrimination against gays and lesbians. In addition to demonstrators in the streets, nine corporate bosses …
Vanuatu Hit Hard, Bad Week for Tsarnaev
Saturday, March 14, 2015
South Pacific: The category 5 Cyclone Pam has left widespread destruction in the island nation of Vanuatu. The eye of the storm passed right over Vanuatu’s capital city Port Vila. Winds were up to 170 MPH and some reports say …
Carnage in Boston Trial, Arias Escapes Death
Friday, March 6, 2015
Boston Bomber: Victims described a street of carnage yesterday in the second day of trial for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Jeffrey Bauman, 27, lost both is legs. “I saw most of the blood coming out of my left …
Racist Ferguson, Tsarnaev: “It was him.”
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Nation: The Justice Department says it will not bring charges against the Ferguson, Mo. police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager last summer, but at the same time says there is so much racial bias in the Ferguson police …
Evidence of Shootdown, Healthcare Hit
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
MH17: The NY Times published photos of a piece of fuselage that shows perforations from shrapnel, indicating that the jet was hit with the fragmenting warhead of an SA-11 antiaircraft missile. It appears to be the first physical evidence of …
Jobless Claims Drop, Standoff in Ukraine
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Jobs: New unemployment claims fell to a seven-year low last week, feeding optimism that the economy is coming out of a winter freeze and growing. Unemployment claims dropped by 32,000 to 300,000, much better than expected. Nyet: Armed men holding …
Jobs Up, Bomber Body Released
Friday, May 3, 2013
Econ 101: The US economy grew by 165,000 jobs in April, trimming the unemployment rate from 7.6% to 7.5%. The Dow Jones average this morning moved into record territory over 15,000. Bombers: The body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been released …
