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The Boston Globe:
One suspect in custody, another remains on the loose — WATERTOWN — One suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings has been captured, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation. Another remains on the loose in Watertown after a firefight with police.
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Bianna Golodryga / ABCNEWS:
Boston Bomb Suspect's Dad Tells Him to Surrender, Warns ‘ Hell Will Break Loose’ if Son Dies — The father of suspected Boston Marathon bomber called on his son today to give up peacefully, but warned the U.S. that if his son is killed “all hell will break loose.”
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New York Times:
One Boston Bombing Suspect Is Dead — By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE, RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and JESS BIDGOOD — BOSTON — The Boston region was in the grip of a security emergency as police pursued one of the suspects believed to be responsible for the Monday bombings at the Boston Marathon.
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Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Did Boston Bombing Suspect Post Al Qaeda Prophecy on YouTube? — Authorities have identified the deceased suspect in the bombing of the Boston marathon, which killed three and injured more than 170, as Tamerlan Tsarnaev. A user by that name has posted a video to his YouTube playlist extolling …
U.S. News:
One Boston Marathon suspect killed; second suspect, his brother, on loose after firefight — The two marathon bombing suspects. The man in the white hat is still believed to be at large. — With a bomb strapped to his chest, one of the Boston Marathon suspects was killed early Friday …
Irene / Judicial Watch:
Boston Bomber Could Have Been Deported After 2009 Conviction — One of the Chechen terrorists who carried out the Boston Marathon bombings could have been deported years ago after a criminal conviction and the other was granted American citizenship on the 11th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
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David Weigel / Slate:
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Bombing Suspect: “I Don't Have a Single American Friend” — MYSLATE — Follow all Blog articles. — Follow the Weigel blog. — Follow stories by David Weigel. — MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate.
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
What We Know About Boston Marathon Bomb Suspects Dzhokhar And Tamerlan Tsarnaev — AP and NBC reported that Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev came to the U.S. from or near Chechnya, but both have apparently spent several years in Cambridge, Massachusetts. — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — Via: vk.com
Arsen Mollayev / bigstory.ap.org:
Boston suspect's father says he's a ‘true angel’ — You are here — Home » Russia » Boston suspect's father says he's a ‘true angel’ — This photo released Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a suspect that officials identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev …
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Timothy Burke / Deadspin:
Everything We Know About Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Bombing Suspect — Authorities are now confirming the two suspects sought in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing are two Russian-born (as reported by the AP) Chechen brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. Tamerlan, the older brother, is dead.
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David Weigel / Slate:
No, You Didn't Just Find Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Secret Twitter Account — This is the Twitter profile page of @Dzhokhar_, who happens to share a name and a now-widely-shared profile photo with the Boston bombing suspect who is still at large. — Until today, it was the Twitter account for @FootyTube_.
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Adrian Chen / Gawker:
‘Stay Safe People’: Here Is The Fugitive Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect's Twitter Account — A cached profile photo that matches his picture, and tweets from other users he's interacted with suggest that this is the twitter account of 19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, the fugitive suspect #2 in the Boston Marathon bombings: @J_tsar.
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Good As You and Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
A Look at Brothers Suspected in the Boston Bombing
A Look at Brothers Suspected in the Boston Bombing
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New Republic, New Atlanticist and Hit & Run
Washington Post:
Details emerge on suspected Boston bombers
Details emerge on suspected Boston bombers
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Joshua Keating / FP Passport:
Chechen leader on Boston suspects: ‘Seek the roots of evil in America’
Chechen leader on Boston suspects: ‘Seek the roots of evil in America’
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Stevesaleeba / CBS Boston:
Bombing Suspects' Uncle: They Do Not Deserve To Live On This Earth
Bombing Suspects' Uncle: They Do Not Deserve To Live On This Earth
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Chechen President Blames American Upbringing For Suspected Boston Bombers
Chechen President Blames American Upbringing For Suspected Boston Bombers
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Weekly Standard
Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Chuck Grassley Ties Boston Bombings To Immigration Reform
Chuck Grassley Ties Boston Bombings To Immigration Reform
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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
Boston Bomber Posted Video on ‘The Black Flags From Khorasan’
Boston Bomber Posted Video on ‘The Black Flags From Khorasan’
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Patricia Wen / The Boston Globe:
College friend shocked by charge he is Boston Marathon bomber
College friend shocked by charge he is Boston Marathon bomber
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Fox News:
Explosions inside home as Boston police hunt second marathon bomb suspect
Explosions inside home as Boston police hunt second marathon bomb suspect
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U.S. News:
Boston on lockdown as details pour in: Suspects told carjack victim they were marathon bombers
Boston on lockdown as details pour in: Suspects told carjack victim they were marathon bombers
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Gideon Lichfield / Quartz:
On Instagram, Chechnya's president criticizes America's handling of the Boston manhunt
On Instagram, Chechnya's president criticizes America's handling of the Boston manhunt
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Mediaite, Business Insider and WorldViews
USA Today:
Russia's Chechnya has long terrorist connections
Russia's Chechnya has long terrorist connections
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Firedoglake, Washington Post, National Post, Fox News and Reuters
Peter Graff / Reuters:
Boston suspect's web page venerates Islam, Chechen independence
Boston suspect's web page venerates Islam, Chechen independence
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New York Times, nation.foxnews.com, AEIdeas and No More Mister Nice Blog
Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
What You Need To Know About Chechnya And The Boston Bombing Suspects
What You Need To Know About Chechnya And The Boston Bombing Suspects
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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
A Terrible Day for an Immigration-Reform Hearing
A Terrible Day for an Immigration-Reform Hearing
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ThinkProgress, The Week and Quartz
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Republican Senator Says Boston Terror Attack Should Impact Immigration Reform
Republican Senator Says Boston Terror Attack Should Impact Immigration Reform
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American Prospect, The Hill, The Daily Caller and FP Passport
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian / Reuters:
U.S. Boy Scouts set to end ban on gay members : spokesperson — (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America called to end a long-standing ban on openly gay members, a spokesman said on Friday, but the organization's board must still vote in May on whether to ratify the resolution.
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David Crary / ABCNEWS:
Boy Scouts Proposing to Lift Gay Ban for Youth
Boy Scouts Proposing to Lift Gay Ban for Youth
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Bloomberg:
Boston Bombing Victim in Iconic Photo Helped Identify Attackers — FBI Releases Images of Two Boston Bombing Suspects — Minutes before the bombs blew up in Boston, Jeff Bauman looked into the eyes of the man who tried to kill him. — Just before 3 p.m. on April 15 …
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The Lede:
New, Higher-Resolution Image of Boston Marathon Suspect Emerges — Shortly after finishing the Boston Marathon this week David Green, 49, was walking to meet friends when two bombs exploded in front of him as he faced east on the corner of Fairfield and Boylston Streets.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
MSNBC comes perilously close to Brian Ross-level blunder — Chuck Todd may have saved MSNBC from an enormous blunder this morning when he stopped one of the network's analysts from speculating on “the electronic trails” of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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