Monthly Archives: May 2014

What to Watch in The Day Ahead; Thursday, May 15

(The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day’s major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All … Continue reading

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute gets record $40m gift from alum

During his high school years, Robert A. Foisie spent many hours racing model airplanes in cash contests, working as a store clerk, and delivering groceries so he could become the first in his family to go to college. But if … Continue reading

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Reading Between the Targeted Killings

There’s a timeworn tradition for writing a book in Washington: A political official spends a few years in office, then writes a score-settling tell-all. It’s a rite of passage for policymakers moving on to their next careers. Richard Clarke wrote … Continue reading

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Home News Model airplane enthusiasts fly the skies in…

Stouffville Sun-Tribune With engines from the life-sized planes rumbling above and leaving behind a vapor trail, a handful of men fly their model de Havillands, gliders and Second World War fighter jets over a three-acre field tucked behind a lumber … Continue reading

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Iran’s ‘drone clone’ latest in long line of fakes, experts say

A member of Iran’s revolutionary guard point at the U.S. RQ-170 unmanned spy plane that crashed there in 2011. The nation claims it has reverse-engineered the craft, but experts are scoffing. (Reuters)REUTERS/Sepah News.ir The “Mini-Me drone” Iran says it reverse-engineered … Continue reading

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Interpol at 100: Does the World’s Police Force Work?

Earlier this month, local police, backed by Interpol, fanned out across the Philippines, busting nearly 60 people allegedly connected to cyber “sextortion” syndicates. These groups, investigators say, tricked thousands of victims on at least four continents into participating in sexually … Continue reading

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Nigeria opens door for talks with girls’ kidnappers

ABUJA, Nigeria — U.S. reconnaissance aircraft flew over Nigeria in search of the nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls Tuesday, a day after the Boko Haram militant group released the first evidence that at least some of them are still alive and … Continue reading

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