At 2:49 p.m. on April 15, two crude bombs, fashioned out of pressure cookers and ball bearings, exploded 13 seconds apart at the Boston Marathon, killing three and severely injuring nearly 180.
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4/25/13
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Imagine what it’s like for the victim. Imagine a 28-year-old American-born man living in Yemen.
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2/21/13
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A Wellington C. Mepham High School alumnus was arrested last week and charged with threatening to shoot “everyone” at the school, police said.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/7/13
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Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform commenced hearings to examine what went wrong when the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three others were killed in Benghazi last month.
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10/18/12
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The Merrick Fire Department marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a memorial ceremony at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue in Merrick on Sunday.
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By David Weingrad
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9/13/11
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Dear children:
This is what I wrote 10 years ago, in 2001, just days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center:
“As I write this letter, you exist only as a hope for the …
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Randi Kreiss
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9/9/11
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The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks left many Americans in fear. In the early hours of that Tuesday morning, Bellmore-Merrick residents watched their TVs in horror as the World Trade Center fell, uncertain about what might follow. That day changed the lives of many in the Bellmores and Merricks, and continues to hold a place in the hearts and minds of local residents.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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9/7/11
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Like many of you, I never gave up hope that the world’s most brutal terrorist would be brought to justice. However, after almost 10 years, it was beginning to become a pipe dream. Imagine my delight when President Obama made his late-night announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan.
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Al D'Amato
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5/12/11
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“I’m thrilled that he’s gone.”
That is what Merokean Carol Gies had to say on Monday morning about the death of Osama bin Laden, shortly after President Obama announced to the world on Sunday night that the al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind was killed in a 40-minute firefight with U.S. Navy seals at a fortified compound outside of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/2/11
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Political uprisings have turned the Middle East and northern Africa into a war zone. The worst violence is taking place in Libya, where, since 1969, Moammar Gadhafi and his family have terrorized the nation.
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Al D'Amato
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3/10/11
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