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Runners in the London Marathon take in sights any tourist would envy: Big Ben, Parliament Square, Tower Bridge and a grand finish on The Mall, the majestic road leading from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace. But this year, visions of Boston will be front and center on many competitors’ minds.Set to take place on Sunday, the event comes less than a week after the deadly explosions at the Bosto...
The Boy Scouts of America will vote next month on a proposal that would lift its ban on allowing gay boys to be scouts but would continue to bar gay adults from being scout leaders, the organization said Friday.The proposal — a revision of a plan the Scouts floated in January that would have left it up to local troops whether to accept gay members and leaders — left advocates on both sides of the ...
The militant group responsible for the Chechen insurgency cast doubt Friday on allegations that the two known suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing – who are of Chechen origin – carried out the attacks.The official media arm of the Chechen mujahedeen, the Kavkaz Center, published a blog post that suggested the investigation into Monday’s deadly attack is part of an anti-Chechnya “PR campaign.” ...
