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From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and deployed counterterrorism teams on Monday as security was stepped up aft
stanley cup er explosions at the Boston Marathon. HT Image Worries also reverberated across the Atlantic, where an already robust security operation was being beefed up for Wednesday s ceremonial funeral for former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. The event at St. Paul s Cathedral, to be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and other dignitaries, calls for a procession through the streets of London, with Thatcher s flag-draped coffin carried on a horse-drawn carriage. British police were also reviewing security plans for Sunday s London Marathon - the next major international race - because of the bombs that killed three people and injured more than 140 in Boston. Across the US, security was tightened at landmarks, government buildings, transit hubs and sport
stanley cup ing events. Law enforcement agencies also urged the public via Twitter and Facebook to report suspicious activity to the police. In New York, authorities deployed so-called critical response teams- highly visible patrol units that move in packs with lights and sirens, - along with more than 1,000 counterterrorism officers
stanley cup . Highly trafficked areas like the Empire State building, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick s Cathedral, the United Nations and the World Trade Center site were being especially monitored. Mayor Mic Xtjz Russia ends Chechnya anti-terror operation: official
Women who ta
jordan ke maternity leave are less likely to be promoted in Australia s public service than those without children, according to government research that feminists said Tuesday was further evidence that motherhood harms careers. The Australian Public Service Commission, a government agency that monitors the workings of the nat
adidas campus ion s bureaucracy, revealed the research in a submission to an inqu
stanley cup iry into paid maternity leave in Australia. HT Image The commission found that 65 percent of women who returned to the public service after taking maternity leave in 2001 had not been promoted by last year. Of women who had not had children in that period, only 42 percent had been overlooked for promotion. It is apparent that there is an effect on their career progression, the commission said of female bureaucrats who have children. The government in February commissioned a 12-month inquiry into whether the economy can afford expanding the availability of paid maternity leave, which is relatively rare in Australia. The public service is regarded as one of Australia s most family-friendly employers, offering new mothers 12 weeks of paid maternity leave, 12 months unpaid leave and flexible working hours. The commission said it had not investigated the reasons behind the disparities between careers of mothers and childless women. But factors could include a lack of part-time positions in more senior roles and mothers with young families choosing not to pursue the added re
