When An Ordinary ER Becomes a Trauma Hospital
After the bombs went off in Boston, local emergency rooms were inundated with trauma patients. In addition, those patients arrived with complex wounds typical of war zones, like those caused by IED...
View ArticleWhat is a Weapon of Mass Destruction?
Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev - the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings - is being charged with using weapons of mass destruction.The WMD is...
View ArticleAfter Boston, NY and NJ Transit On Heightened Alert
In the wake of the Boston bombings, transit systems around New York and New Jersey are beefing up security. It's part reassurance, part having "more eyes and ears -- and in the case of police dogs --...
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FBI Releases Images of Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombing
After a wave of wrong pictures circulated online and made to the front page of the New York Post, the FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. The agency is asking for...
View ArticleHow Runner's World Covered the Marathon
The magazine Runner's World sent over 20 staffers to cover the Boston Marathon. After the bombs exploded, a small team stayed in Boston, transforming from sports reporters to journalists in a breaking...
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Here's What Boston's Transportation Lockdown Looked Like
With a massive manhunt underway for the suspect in Monday's Boston marathon bombing, Boston's metropolitan area is experiencing near total transportation shutdown. And it's shocking in its scope. All...
View ArticleBoston Aftermath; International Justice; Nature Conservancy
After the arrest of a suspect in the Boston bombing, there are a host of questions about the investigation, national security, and the legal case against him. Anna Palmer of POLITICO discusses. Then,...
View ArticleGreen Mayor; Muslims React; Morning TV Wars; Earl the Pearl
Brian hosted a mayoral forum all about the environmental policies of the candidates. Hear extended excerpts. Plus: Reaction from Muslims to the identities of the Boston bombing suspects; New York Times...
View ArticleRecycling Plastic; NYC Jobs Blueprint; Centrists; La Ruta
The month-long series on recycling in New York City with Ron Gonen, the deputy commissioner of sanitation, recycling, and sustainability, concludes today with a conversation about plastics, glass, and...
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