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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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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.
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 …
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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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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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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Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Killed, Another On The Loose (VIDEO, PHOTOS, LIVE UPDATES) — A violent crime spree across Greater Boston that took the lives of a campus police officer and one of the suspects in the Marathon bombings morphed into a desperate door-to-door search for a man believed …
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Crooks and Liars and susiemadrak.com
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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Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
An Officer's Been Killed and There's a Shooter on the Loose at MIT
An Officer's Been Killed and There's a Shooter on the Loose at MIT
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
One Suspect in Boston Marathon Bombing Is Dead
One Suspect in Boston Marathon Bombing Is Dead
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Daily Mail:
Boston marathon bombing suspect KILLED in shoot-out: Second terrorist still on run after gun battle …
Boston marathon bombing suspect KILLED in shoot-out: Second terrorist still on run after gun battle …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Reports: Boston bombing suspects came from abroad
Reports: Boston bombing suspects came from abroad
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Chuck Carroll / CBS DC:
Sources: Boston Marathon Suspects Are Brothers; 1 Killed, 1 At-Large
Sources: Boston Marathon Suspects Are Brothers; 1 Killed, 1 At-Large
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CBS Boston and Jihad Watch
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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Taylor Marsh, Israel Matzav, The Week and Mashable
Washington Post:
Boston locked down for massive manhunt; one bombing suspect killed by police, the other at-large
Boston locked down for massive manhunt; one bombing suspect killed by police, the other at-large
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Miketoole / CBS Boston:
‘White Hat Suspect’ In Boston Marathon Bombings On Run, Other Suspect Dead
‘White Hat Suspect’ In Boston Marathon Bombings On Run, Other Suspect Dead
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ABCNEWS:
Teen: I Am Not the Boston Marathon Bomber
Teen: I Am Not the Boston Marathon Bomber
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Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Boston Bombing Suspect Posted Video on Al Qaeda Prophecy on YouTube — The deceased suspect in the bombing of the Boston marathon, which killed three and injured more than 170, appears to have posted a video extolling an extremist religious prophecy associated with Al Qaeda to his YouTube page.
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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.
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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
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RT:
Boston bombing suspects identified as Tsarnaev brothers from Russia, near Chechnya — The suspects in Boston bombing were identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and his brother Dzhokhar, 19. The elder brother was killed in the stand-off with the police, while the younger one remains at large.
David Kenner / FP Passport:
Who is Tamerlan Tsarnaev? — The suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who was killed in a gunfight with police during the night has been identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev — the brother of the surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. — Much of what we know about the Tsarnaev brothers is still unclear.
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American Prospect and Riehl World News
Talking Points Memo:
NBC's Pete Williams: Other Suspect Identified As Tamerlan Tsarnaev
NBC's Pete Williams: Other Suspect Identified As Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Associated Press:
1 OF 2 SUSPECTS IN BOSTON BOMBING KILLED
1 OF 2 SUSPECTS IN BOSTON BOMBING KILLED
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Associated Press, Pat Dollard and Weekly Standard
BuzzFeed:
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's YouTube Page Focused On Islam
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's YouTube Page Focused On Islam
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Weekly Standard, Mediaite and No More Mister Nice Blog
Anthony Castellano / ABCNEWS:
LIVE UPDATES: Police Descend on Mass. Town in Hunt for Bombing Suspect
LIVE UPDATES: Police Descend on Mass. Town in Hunt for Bombing Suspect
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The Daily Caller, Mashable, Pat Dollard, Booman Tribune, Restoring Liberty and Gossip Extra
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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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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Patterico's Pontifications and Techdirt
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Scary Cruz control — Is there nobody who can tell Ted Cruz to shut up? — The young senator from Texas has been on the job for about 100 days, but he has already turned upside down the Senate's ancient seniority system and is dominating his senior Republican colleagues.
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