NEW DELHI (AP) — People breathing New Delhi’s acrid air for the past month have suffered burning eyes and rasping throats, so the notion of thousands of distance runners gulping down lungful after lungful may have seemed strange. But even as the polluted air threatens health, India seems to be embracing physical fitness. The Airtel … Continue reading
BOSTON (AP) — Seven marathons in seven days on seven continents? You’d be forgiven for thinking Becca Pizzi is seven kinds of crazy. “I get that a lot,” said Pizzi, who’s vying to be the first U.S. woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge. The 35-year-old day care center operator from Belmont, Massachusetts, is … Continue reading
BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev urged a jury Monday, April 27 to spare the young man’s life, portraying him as “a good kid” who was led astray by his radicalized and belligerent older brother. David Bruck delivered the defense’s opening statement in the penalty phase of Tsarnaev’s trial, saying … Continue reading
by Shane Dawson Imagine this, dancing for 12 hours straight without the ability to sit down. Nearly 150 students are looking to raise over $12,000 to be donated to the Norfolk Children’s Hospital in the heart of Downtown Norfolk. The students at Norfolk State University are looking to make this happen at their 3rd annual … Continue reading
BOSTON (AP) — Two dramatically different portraits of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are expected to emerge when prosecutors and Tsarnaev’s lawyers give their opening statements at his federal death penalty trial. Was he a submissive, adoring younger brother who only followed directions given by his older, radicalized brother? Or was he a … Continue reading
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