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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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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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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 …
Irene / Judicial Watch:
Boston Bomber Could Have Been Deported After 2009 Arrest — Updated 4 p.m. Friday related to arrest versus conviction issue: One of the Chechen terrorists who carried out the Boston Marathon bombings could have been deported years ago after a criminal arrest and/or conviction …
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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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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 …
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
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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Hospital Denies Involvement In Leak Of Grisly Post-Mortem Photo Of Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect — A grisly post-mortem photo of one of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers appears to have been taken early today after medical personnel turned the body over to law enforcement officials.
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Washington Post:
Details emerge on suspected Boston bombers — They blasted across the nation's airwaves as the mystery men on the run from the FBI in the Boston Marathon bombings, both carrying backpacks, one wearing a backward white baseball hat and the other clad in dark glasses and a white T-shirt.
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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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Wall Street Journal:
A Look at Brothers Suspected in the Boston Bombing — With an auto mechanic as its patriarch, the family of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers arrived in Cambridge, Mass., around 2002, assisted by a leader of the local Chechen community who helped finance their relocation, said a friend of the family that rented a flat to them.
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Kevin Cirilli / Reuters:
Muslim groups: Resist ‘scapegoating’
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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USA Today:
Details emerge on Boston suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Details emerge on Boston suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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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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Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
This Is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Actual Twitter Account — His last tweet was on April 17, and he wrote, “I'm a stress free kind of guy.” — “I would confirm this as to being his Twitter account. Those users went to my high school,” said Stefanie Gardner, of the Rindge class of 2011.
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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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Arsen Mollayev / bigstory.ap.org:
Boston suspect's father says he's a ‘true angel’
Boston suspect's father says he's a ‘true angel’
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Colin Campbell / Politicker:
Governor Cuomo Says Boston Bombing Part of ‘New Normal’
Governor Cuomo Says Boston Bombing Part of ‘New Normal’
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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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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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Mark K. Updegrove / PARADE Magazine:
PARADE's Exclusive Interview: President George W. and Laura Bush — More by Mark K. — President George W. and Laura Bush Reflect on the Twins, Bush's Newfound Passion for Painting, and More — Ben Baker — This Sunday's PARADE features an exclusive interview with the former first couple, George W. and Laura Bush.
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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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