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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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U.S. News:
One Boston Marathon suspect dead, another still on run, officials say — 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 after he and the other suspect robbed …
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Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
An Officer's Been Killed and There's a Shooter on the Loose at MIT — Updated 12:02 a.m.: MIT issued an emergency alert at 10:48 on Thursday night reporting shots fired on the university campus. MIT's school newspaper, The Tech, reports, “Shots fired near 32 Vassar St (Stata Center), police officer down.
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ABCNEWS:
Teen: I Am Not the Boston Marathon Bomber — The teenage boy authorities once investigated as possibly being connected to the Boston Marathon bombing told ABC News today he was shocked to see his face pop up on television and all over social media. — Salah Barhoun, 17 …
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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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Reports: “Overseas” Figures — Not Missing Brown Student — Are Suspects — Williams cites “overseas military training.” Another wild goose chase on social media? — The remaining suspect, who was still at large Friday morning. — Via: fbi.gov — NBC News and the Associated …
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
One Suspect in Boston Marathon Bombing Is Dead — Two young men, armed with guns and explosives in what appeared to be backpacks, engaged in a violent standoff with dozens of police on a street in Watertown, Mass.
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Jade Walker / The Huffington Post:
Watertown Police Chase: Gunfire, Explosions Reported On Scanner (LIVE UPDATES)
Watertown Police Chase: Gunfire, Explosions Reported On Scanner (LIVE UPDATES)
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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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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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MyFoxBoston:
FBI releases images of two marathon bombing suspects — The FBI released images and surveillance video of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. — In a press conference Thursday, FBI officials said the public will play a critical role in identifying the men accused of committing the bombings.
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Josh Margolin / New York Post:
Two men probed in Boston Marathon bombings cleared by investigators
Two men probed in Boston Marathon bombings cleared by investigators
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New York Times:
F.B.I Releases Video of Boston Bombing Suspects
F.B.I Releases Video of Boston Bombing Suspects
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Fox News:
FBI releases video, photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspects
FBI releases video, photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspects
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Tom Scocca / Gawker:
Is the New York Post Edited by a Bigoted Drunk Who F**ks Pigs?
Is the New York Post Edited by a Bigoted Drunk Who F**ks Pigs?
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Todd Eastham / Reuters:
George Soros, enigmatic financier, liberal philanthropist dies at XX — (Reuters) - George Soros, who died XXX at age XXX, was a predatory and hugely successful financier and investor, who argued paradoxically for years against the same sort of free-wheeling capitalism that made him billions.
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Taylor Bigler / The Daily Caller:
Reuters accidentally publishes George Soros obituary
Reuters accidentally publishes George Soros obituary
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Techdirt and Patterico's Pontifications
Politico:
Gun control: President Obama's biggest loss — The gun control groups central to Obama's push never lost faith in the White House and praised its efforts even as it was clear the push would fail. — “Bribery isn't what it once was,” said an official with one of the major gun-control groups.
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Robert Farago / The Truth About Guns:
BREAKING: President Readying Executive Orders on Gun Control
BREAKING: President Readying Executive Orders on Gun Control
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
On MSNBC, a Gun Debate That Fox Doesn't Seem to Worry About — President Obama hadn't finished his first sentence on Wednesday when the Fox News Channel cut away from his Rose Garden remarks about the Senate's defeat of a measure that would have expanded background checks for gun buyers.
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
The Hits and Misses of the Gun Debate on Cable News
The Hits and Misses of the Gun Debate on Cable News
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Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
James Hohmann / Politico:
Media shrug at Boston blunders — The inaccurate report by CNN and other news organizations about an arrest in the Boston bombing case was arguably one of the most flagrant errors on a story of major national consequence in years. — When the news organizations later corrected their mistakes …
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Alliance for Justice / Justice Watch:
Scalia's latest: Unethical or merely appalling? — We've all seen it before: — Justice Antonin Scalia makes comments that are appalling in their racial insensitivity. — Justice Antonin Scalia skates right up to the line of ethical impropriety. — But this time Scalia managed …
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Spencer Overton / The Huffington Post:
Justice Scalia's Latest ‘Racial Entitlement’ Remark
Justice Scalia's Latest ‘Racial Entitlement’ Remark
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Gun debate triggered media bias — If you thought President Obama was outraged after the Senate killed the plan to expand background checks on guns, you should have seen some members of the press. — Even by the standards of today's partisan media environment, the response has been noteworthy.
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Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Senator Max Baucus / Mike Pompeo:
Pompeo writes to Senator Baucus about Obamacare “Train Wreck” — “No one in the country bears more responsibility for the complexity of this law than you.” — 107 Cannon House Office Building — Washington, DC 20515 — 511 Hart Senate Office Building — Washington, DC 20510
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Obamacare Has Its Problems, But It's Basically On Track
Obamacare Has Its Problems, But It's Basically On Track
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Modeling the Senate's Vote on Gun Control — The failure of the Senate on Wednesday to pass a variety of gun control measures is yielding its share of second-guessing. How close was President Obama to seeing the bills meet the 60-vote super-majority required for approval?
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New York Times and Taegan Goddard's …