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...policing and how to address the concerns about civil liberties that it creates, as well as how public trust in police forces can be maintained, particularly through internal and external investigations of police conduct. Kelly said his department uses officers stationed overseas and trained in foreign languages, searches of subway passenegers, increased security at bridges and tunnels, radiation detectors, and a recently created counterterrorism bureau within the NYPD to combat terrorism. The department has a strong, “proactive” Internal Affairs Bureau and is subject to the scrutiny of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, both of which...
...SENTENCED. RACHID RAMDA, 36, to 10 years in prison for aiding the Algerian terrorists behind a 1995 bombing campaign of the Paris subway and other targets that left eight dead and over 150 injured; in Paris. Algerian-born Ramda, who was extradited from Britain in December, was convicted of financing and providing logistical support to Algeria's Armed Islamic Group. He will now face murder charges for his role in the attacks. If found guilty, Ramda could be sentenced to life in jail...
...placed on the narrow street connecting Church Street and Mass. Ave. The street will continue to serve pedestrians and cars, but may close so events can be held in the new space. Davis said she sees these changes as part of a long-term process started originally by the subway coming into the Square. “At some point they started to think about how cars would get through the Square. Now they’re starting to think about the people,” she said. “[The Square] really is an historical place...
...image we all remember from the London terror bombings last July 7 is a grainy snapshot. The picture, captured on a mobile phone camera, shows people escaping from a subway train. In the foreground, a man is holding a cloth over his nose and mouth so he can breathe more easily in the smoky subway.The photograph, one of the best examples to date of a phenomenon many call citizen journalism, reflects the democratization of information. The collision of media and technology has given us powerful, inexpensive tools to create digital content, ranging from blogs to podcasts to videos and more...
...look at the influence of the MBTA in students’ lives. The creation of the Silver Line has cut the time it takes to make the ritual commute to Logan from Cambridge almost in half. When students go to a House formal at a club downtown, the subway and T buses stop running by 2 am. Proposals to extend T hours are an issue that students should voice their opinions on. Likewise MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas has proposed a 25 percent increase in the cost of a fare on the T. Although this issue is not solely relevant...