…issue an alert to federal and state security officials: “A technique commonly taught in Afghan terrorist training camps is the use/conversion of pressure cookers into IEDs,” the bulletin warned.
Martin Richard’s father: ‘pray for my family’ after Boston marathon bombing (The Guardian)
The eight-year-old boy who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has been identified as Martin Richard. A US congressman who is also a family friend said Martin was killed by the second bomb when the family were attempting to flee the first explosion. His mother and sister were also injured. His father, Bill Richard, who was not injured, released a statement on Tuesday. It read: My dear son Martin has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Boston. My wife and daughter are both recovering from serious injuries. We thank our family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers. I ask that you continue to pray for my family as we remember Martin…
TurboTax Outage on Eve of Tax Day Panics Procrastinators (TIME)
It would have been a classic practical joke — but it wasn’t. TurboTax, one of the most popular tax preparation programs in the U.S., sent last-minute filers into a state of panic Sunday night after its online services temporarily went down. According to Twitter, filers were unable to log in or enter data online for about an hour around 6:40 p.m. Sunday night, the evening before the national deadline. TurboTax spokeswoman Ashley McMahon called the problem a “configuration setting” that required adjustment to accommodate high amounts of traffic the site received Sunday, the Washington Post reports.
Who Is Responsible For The Boston Marathon Bombing? 4 Ideas, According To The Media (Insider Monkey)
Via Alex Jones and InfoWars.com. Key quote: “UM Coach: bomb-sniffing dogs were at start and finish lines. They had loud speakers saying ‘it’s just a drill, everything’s fine, and then ‘boom,’ it happens. That’s done over and over again–7/7, the Madrid bombing, Gladio–they always have drills, so in case the compartmentalized group of mercenaries doing it with police uniforms, or FBI–it varies–get caught: ‘Oh, it was part of the drill.’ […] This is key. It proves that the drill was happening even before, during, and then after the marathon. Do you understand what that means?”
J.C. Penney: $850 Million Borrowed to Shore Up Inventory (WebProNews)
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) today announced that it has borrowed $850 million from a revolving credit fund of $1.85 billion. The company stated that the money will be used to ensure the company’s liquidity and replenish inventory levels. “Earlier this year, we increased our revolving credit facility in anticipation of operating, working capital and capital expenditure needs, especially during the first half of the year,” said Ken Hannah, CFO for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP). “As we near completion of the home department transformation in over 500 stores, we have been undertaking and will continue to experience a significant inventory build and increase in capital expenditures.”
