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Boston manhunt: Injured officer out of surgery, critical
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Officer Richard Donohue, the transit police officer who authorities say was severely wounded by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, is out of surgery and has been stabilized.
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Boston bomb suspect traveled to Russia last year: Gov't sources
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Government officials say Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, pictured left, traveled to Russia last year and returned to the U.S. six months later.
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Boston Marathon bombings: Timeline of events
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Key moments related to the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, based on reports from the Middlesex County district attorney, Massachusetts State Police, and Boston police.
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Boston bombings: President Obama briefed, Turkey reacts to suspect's time in country
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President Barack Obama is being briefed on the developments in Boston Marathon bombing investigation by Attorney General Eric Holder, FBI Director Robert Mueller and several other national security officials.
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Paul Kevin Curtis' home searched by officers, makes court appearance
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Paul Kevin Curtis, who is accused of sending letters with ricin to the president and others, made a brief court appearance Thursday, wearing shackles and a Johnny Cash T-shirt.
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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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Kermit Gosnell trial: Former clinic worker claims babies were breathing
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A former abortion clinic worker capped the five-week murder trial of her former boss, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, with powerful testimony that she saw more than 10 babies breathe before they were killed.
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Boston bombing victims: Stories of promising lives lost
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Two bombs at the Boston Marathon Monday killed three people and injured over 170 others. Here are the stories of those killed and some of those wounded.
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Lu Lingzi, third bomb victim, was BU graduate student
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Lu Lingzi was killed Monday during the Boston Marathon explosions, according to a statement from Boston University. She was a graduate student studying mathematics and statistics and scheduled to receive her graduate degree in 2015.
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Michelle Obama cites courage, grit, after bombing
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First lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday during a bill signing ceremony in Annapolis that those qualities are what police officers, firefighters, first responders and men and women in uniform showed by rushing to aid victims.
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Gun violence legislation: Senate to vote on expansion of background checks
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A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence.
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Budweiser introduces new bowtie-shaped beer can
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Anheuser-Busch is introducing a new, bowtie-shaped beer can that mirrors its iconic Budweiser logo.
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Hundreds gather for vigil on Boston Common
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Several hundred people turned out Tuesday evening with banners declaring "Peace here and everywhere" and "Boston, you're our home."
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Boston University grad student killed in Boston Marathon attack
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The Chinese Consulate in New York says a Chinese national was among those killed in the marathon bombings in Boston, but did not identify the person. Boston University said the victim was one of its graduate students.
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President Barack Obama to visit Boston on Thursday
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says Obama will be attending an interfaith service.
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Newtown charities report raising $20.4 million
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Forty-three charities that collected funds after the Newtown school shooting have informed Connecticut officials they've so far raised nearly $20.4 million and distributed close to $2.9 million of that money.
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Boston Marathon bombings: President Obama orders flags at half-staff
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President Barack Obama has ordered flags at the White House and all government buildings to be flown at half-staff in honor of the Boston Marathon explosion victims.
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Boston Marathon explosions: On screens, familiar images of terror flash
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Broadcast and cable news networks were on the story full time within an hour of the detonations. Screens barely cut away from the scenes.
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