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Texas plant explosion, criminal investigation underway
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Texas law enforcement officials are launching a criminal investigation into last month's deadly fertilizer plant explosion.
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Syria bomb kills 13, wounds 70
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A powerful bomb rocked Damascus on Tuesday, killing 13 people and wounding 70, Syrian state TV reported.
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Czech Explosion injures up to 40
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Police in the Czech Republican say it was likely a gas explosion that damaged a building in the center of the capital Prague today. Up to 40 people were injured and authorities believe some people may still be buried in rubble.
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Texas fertilizer plant explosion cartoon meant to 'prove a point,' artist says
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A controversial political cartoon satirizing the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas was published to "prove a point," the cartoonist says.
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Sean Collier funeral: Thousands honor fallen MIT officer
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Thousands of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students, faculty and staff as well as law enforcement officials from across the nation are lining up for a solemn tribute to fallen campus police officer Sean Collier.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charging document
CommentThe following is the official criminal complaint against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old man accused of setting off bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: The stories of 2 brothers suspected in Boston Marathon bombing
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's page on the Russian social networking site Vkontakte says he attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, graduating in 2011, the year he won the scholarship.
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West, Texas explosion: 14 bodies recovered after blast
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Two days after the fertilizer facility exploded in a blinding fireball, authorities announced Friday that they had recovered 14 bodies, confirming for the first time an exact number of people killed. Ten of the dead were first-responders.
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Waco fertilizer plant explosion injures more than 160
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Rescuers continue to dig through the rubble of a Waco, Texas-area fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night, killing as many as 15, injuring more than 160 and leaving dozens of home and buildings shattered.
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West, Texas explosion video: Fertilizer plant blast injures dozens
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Rescue workers searched rubble early Thursday for survivors of a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others.
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President Obama speaks at Boston Marathon service
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President Barack Obama declared "there is a piece of Boston in me" as he paid tribute to a city shaken by what he has called an act of terror. He said: "Every one of us stands with you."
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Boston Bruins national anthem video: Fans belt out Star-Spangled Banner
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A moving "Star-Spangled Banner," a touching slideshow and a postgame, stick-raising salute to the capacity crowd by the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres made it a night to remember two days after the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Pressure cooker bombs not unique to Boston Marathon blasts
CommentWhile the devices have been frequently used in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, in recent years bombs constructed from pressure cookers have also shown up in plots in the U.S. and France.
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Boston Marathon explosions: At least 3 dead, dozens injured in Boston blasts
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Saying that Boston "will overcome," officials continue to collaborate with the FBI and a joint terrorism task force to find out who was behind Monday's bombing of the Boston Marathon.
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Martin Richard dies in Boston Marathon bombings
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The youngest victim who died in Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon, Martin Richard, is being described as a "vivacious" 8-year-old who loved to climb trees.
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Boston Marathon explosion: Washington in heightened state of alert
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Police in Washington say they are in a state of heightened secured following two explosions at the Boston Marathon.
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Boston Marathon explosion live stream
Watch live streaming coverage of the explosions at the Boston Marathon here from NewsChannel 8.
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Boston Marathon explosion: Tweets, social media reaction from blasts
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Social media sites lit up with information, photos and reaction to the pair of explosions that hit the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday.
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