The shockwaves from the missile that destroyed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine on Thursday are still reverberating around the world. U.S. officials and the Ukrainian government blamed the death of nearly 300 people on pro-Russian rebels, saying they used a Russian missile system, but it remains to be seen what price Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay for his reckless gambit in fomenting chaos in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, rebels are reportedly destroying evidence at the site and intimidating international investigators, while the community of AIDS researchers is mourning the death of dozens of their colleagues, including a giant in the field.
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