Ex-Marine plans website devoted to War on Terror veterans

Ex-Marine plans website devoted to War on Terror veterans

Marine veteran Thomas Brennan's road to launching The War Horse, an ambitious nonprofit news site dedicated to covering the military community, began with a therapy session.

In 2012, the Randolph native was struggling with a host of mental and physical ills following deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. The combat injuries he sustained overseas as a sergeant with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, left him with post-traumatic stress and aphasia, a communication disorder that made it difficult to work with a therapist.

Apple battle deepens with FBI over iPhone encryption
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Apple battle deepens with FBI over iPhone encryption

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling in intense public broadsides, smartphone maker Apple and the Justice Department are making their cases before anyone steps into a courtroom over a judge's order forcing Apple to help the FBI hack into an iPhone in a sensational terrorism case.

Both sides are framing their statements in ways that foreshadow the high-profile legal arguments that pit digital privacy rights against national security interests — and could affect millions of cellphone users.

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