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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stops talking after being read constitutional rights
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Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: he'd just been read his constitutional rights.
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Guantanamo hunger strikes grow
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The U.S. military says a couple more prisoners have been designated as hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay.
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D.C. dads band together, create local stay-at-home father community
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It’s daddy duty on a morning play date at a park in Prince George’s County.
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Mobile, Alabama fuel barge explosions cause major fire
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Multiple explosions aboard two fuel barges near Mobile, Ala., led to a major fire Wednesday night that left three people critically injured.
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Boston Marathon bombs triggered by remote, officials
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The homemade, pressure-cooker bombs used in the deadly Boston Marathon explosions were triggered by a remote detonator of the kind used in remote-control toys, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
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Airport delays take off under sequestration
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Since the FAA furloughs began Sunday, the amount of daily delays in U.S. airports have jumped from 5,500 on average to more than 6,500.
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"Tough Mudder" event under review after W.Va. death
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Organizers of an endurance challenge are reviewing protocol following the death of a competitor from Maryland at an event in West Virginia.
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Strapless dresses banned in New Jersey middle school
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Long gone are the days when standing at arm’s distance from your date was the biggest worry at a school dance.
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President Obama preps for Texas trip, dedication of George W Bush library
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President Barack Obama is preparing for a trip to Texas, where he will attend Thursday's dedication of his predecessor's presidential library.
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Boston manhunt: Man describes finding suspect in boat
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The Massachusetts man who found the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect hiding in his boat was glad to be able to help and feels lucky to be alive, he said Tuesday.
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Boston Marathon bombings: How to avoid charity scams
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While the nation was mourning victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, some were using the terrible tragedy to scam people using the picture of a child.
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Kermit Gosnell trial: Judge tosses 3 murder charges
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A judge has thrown out some of the murder charges against Kermit Gosnell involving babies allegedly born alive.
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Cornelius German, 15, fatally shot near Obama's Chicago home
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Cornelius German of Chicago was found unresponsive around 9:40 p.m. Monday. He had been shot in the back and was pronounced dead at the scene on the city's South Side, police told The Associated Press.
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FBI searches second Miss. home in ricin case
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Everett Dutschke says in a phone interview with The Associated Press that the FBI was at his home Tuesday for a search related to the mailing of poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. Senator and a Mississippi judge.
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George Bush Presidential Library to reflect Texas roots
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Laura Bush wanted to make sure her husband's presidential center reflected their Texas roots.
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Boston bomb suspect's wife was talented artist
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Katherine Tsarnaeva, 24, has avoided the public eye since her identity became known Friday. On the rare occasions when she has emerged from her parents' Rhode Island home, she is dressed in the traditional Muslim headscarf, a hijab, and has refused to answer questions.
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TSA delays allowing small knives on planes
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Federal officials say they're delaying a policy that would allow passengers to carry small knives, bats and other sports equipment onto airliners.
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Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev motivated by religion, officials say
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Two U.S. officials say preliminary evidence from an interrogation suggests the suspects in the Boston Marathon attack were motivated by religion but were apparently not tied to any Islamic terrorist groups.
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