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Boston public safety unions and first responders announced a $50,000 reward for the information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the marathon terrorist attack Monday, as well as the establishment of a fund that will aid the victims of the attack.

At La Voile restaurant on Boston’s upscale Newbury Street, where the filet de boeuf goes for $47, dinner traffic has fallen off sharply since a pair of deadly bomb blasts two blocks away left the city badly shaken.“They are canceling one after the other,” said manager Delphine Chaufsier. “People are just not celebrating for the moment or dining out at night. I think they’re going to stay home for...    

A Philadelphia father has been accused of beating his 3-month-old son to death.Samuel Cabrera, 27, was arrested and charged with murder.Cabrera’s neighbor, Rashawn Reddick, didn’t hold back her disgust when she learned of the accusations. “It makes me sick to my stomach,” she said. “A 3-month-old innocent baby. It makes me want to cry.”Last Tuesday, 3-month-old Samuel Cabrera Jr., of the 600 block...    

In real sciences, when a researcher claims to have made a major discovery, the researcher has to make the data he or she used public and other scientists immediately test it to see if it can be replicated. The results aren't accepted as valid, let alone acted on or relied on, in fields where people could get hurt—like medicine or engineering—until they are tested. And if you withhold the data from your colleagues, you are not a scientist, you are a quack. And then there is economics.