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Security personnel stand along Boylston Street near the finish line of the 119th Boston Marathon, held on April 20, 2015.

The Boston Marathon bombings changed the race — but not necessarily the security conversation

Justice

Two years after the Boston Marathon bombing, are we any more secure? Maybe, but one security expert says it’s not the marathon attack that’s been driving the conversation about security across the country.

Steven and Mackenzie Loy at the start of the 2013 Boston Marathon. She was stopped a mile short of the finish line after the race was bombed.

Once thwarted by the Boston bombings, this marathoner prepares for the Paris Marathon post-Charlie Hebdo

Sports
Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo arrives at the Athletics Kenya headquarters after failing a doping test, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, January 15, 2015.

The ‘Queen of the Marathon’ doped her way to victory

Sports
Vladimir Putin as a strong voice on the front lines of the pro-bullying movement.

How far will Putin go in Ukraine?

Global Scan
Marathon runner and surgeon David King.

For a Boston surgeon and marathoner, this year’s race is a chance to move on

Conflict & Justice
Tatyana McFadden at the London Paralympics

How do you top winning a major marathon? Win four of them

Sports

Tatyana McFadden made history this weekend — winning the New York City marathon to take home the Gram Slam of the world’s four major marathons : New York, Boston, London and Chicago. McFadden, who was born in Russia and raised in the United States, is the first person to win a marathon Grand Slam.

Runners honor Boston in first international marathon in Bethlehem

Over the weekend, runners gathered in Bethlehem to run the city’s first-ever marathon. While the realities of the Israeli-Palestinian situation and the Boston Marathon attacks influenced the events, the races went off without any problems.

Kansas doctor finishes marathon, rushes to aid wounded at Boston Marathon attack

Global Politics

In the minutes after two bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon, countless regular people pitched in to help first responders tend to the wounded. One of those was Dr. Chris Rupe, a Salina, Kan., surgeon who finished running the marathon seconds before the blast, and then pitched in to help the injured.

Egyptian-American man sends a message while running last week’s Jerusalem marathon

Last week’s Jerusalem Marathon was replete with controversy, with Palestinian officials telling those signed up they should withdraw. But one man, an Egyptian-American, wanted to spread his own message, God is love, as he ran.

The World

Boston Raises Security for July 4th

Conflict & Justice

As Boston raises security for July 4th celebrations, anchor Marco Werman discusses the effects of the heightened security with trauma counselor Lisa Fliegel.