Cheat Sheet - A Boston Kid Cut Down by the Bombs

Today: China Mourns Third Victim , How U.S. Cities Can Protect Themselves Against Bombing Attacks , Surgeons Faced Waves of Amputations April 17, 2013 SENSELESS TRAGEDY 1. A Boston Child Is Cut Down by an Attacker's Bomb Eight-year-old Martin Richard—one of three killed in the bombings at the Boston Marathon—was a symbol of young enthusiasm. Michael Daly asks, why is he dead today? Read it at The Daily Beast TRAGEDY 2. China Mourns Third Victim Mourning is spreading across China as the third victim of Monday's attacks in Boston was reported to be Lu Lingzi, a Chinese graduate student who was studying finance at Boston University and went to watch a friend run the Boston Marathon. Her university and the Chinese consulate in New York have not identified her at her family's request, but a classmate, a university official, and a state-run Chinese newspaper released her name, sparking thousands of messages on Chinese websites and tens of thousands of replies to her account on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter. Lingzi, from Shenyang in northeast China, had interned with several financial firms. Read it at The New York Times TARGETED IMPROVEMENTS 3. Preventing the Next Attack Unless we take specific steps, America is more vulnerable than it needs to be to frequent small-scale bombings. Michael O'Hanlon, a Brookings expert on terrorism, offers some suggestions. Read it at The Daily Beast BOSTON HEROES 4. Surgeons Faced Waves of Amputations Surgeons often have to decide whether to amputate a limb, but rarely do they have to decide on dozens of cases at once. That was the scene after Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, when surgeons at local hospitals had to decide, quickly and over and over, whether or not to take limbs with shattered bones, shredded tissues, and embedded nails. "It's extremely hard to make that decision … we often get two surgeons to agree," said Dr. Tracy Dechert, a trauma surgeon. Most of the victims were saved because the bomb hit their legs rather than their upper body, and tourniquets were able to stop bleeding; still, nine had legs or feet amputated. A hospital chaplain said surgeons saw "more trauma than most ever see in a lifetime, more sadness, more loss." Read it at The New York Times REVEALED 5. Bomb Pictured in FBI Bulletin At a press conference Tuesday, the FBI described shards of black nylon, BBs, and nails found at the scene of Monday's bombings in Boston, but this ties it together: photos from a bulletin the agency issued to law enforcement show a stainless steel pressure cooker inside a black nylon bag, the remains of one of the bombs. FBI agent Richard Deslauriers said both explosives were placed in black nylon bags. The search for a suspect is still "wide open," law enforcement officials said, and they requested that people filming or photographing the marathon turn in their materials as possible evidence. Read it at The Associated Press TERRIFYING Poison Found in Letter to Sen. Wicker Was intercepted and tested. FUNERAL Thatcher Eulogized at St. Paul's David Cameron reads scriptures. ON THE MARCH New Zealand Passes Gay Marriage First nation in Asia-Pacific region. TRAGIC Four Dead in Pennsylvania Suicide Killed by carbon monoxide fumes from garage. OOPS 'Family Guy' Pulls Boston Episode After edited clip goes viral. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Candlelight Vigil Honors 8-Year-Old Victim Hundreds gathered Tuesday night in Boston's Garvey Park to pay their respects to Martin Richard, the little boy who was killed in the marathon bombings. Here, the mourners sing 'God Bless America,' in both sadness and solidarity. More Videos Inside Margaret Thatcher's Funeral by Tom Sykes The 'Exorcist' Guy Tells All by Lloyd Grove The Year's Best New Show by Jace Lacob

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