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Boston bomb investigation extends to Russia

This April 15 photo provided by Bob Leonard shows bombing suspects Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, center right in black hat, and…

April 24, 2013

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Israel says Syria used chemical weapons; Kerry warns NATO

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced at a NATO meeting Tuesday that contingency plans should be put in place…

April 23, 2013

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Suspect in Canada plot denies charges

men linked to al-Qaida group planned to derail train, officials say

April 23, 2013

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Justice Dept.: Armstrong was ‘unjustly enriched’

Lance Armstrong, who in January admitted using performance-enhancing drugs after years of denials, has argued that the Postal Service’s endorsement…

April 23, 2013

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Government drops the charges against Miss. man in ricin case

Paul Kevin Curtis, who had been in custody under suspicion of sending ricin-laced letters, hugs his attorney, Christi McCoy, at…

April 23, 2013

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Lawmakers ask if intel blocked before Boston bombs

None of the lawmakers are saying – yet– that better sharing could have stopped the bombings, as Congress did after…

April 23, 2013

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Boston bomb suspect read jihadist sites, officials say

Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, mother of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the two men accused of setting off bombs near the Boston Marathon…

April 23, 2013

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Mysterious radical influenced bomb suspect

brother, Tamerlan, was captivated by Muslim convert ‘Misha’

April 22, 2013

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Investigators build case as more dead buried in Boston

Younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s condition was upgraded from serious to fair as investigators continued building their case against the 19-year-old…

April 22, 2013

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This autumn, comet’s glow may beat moon

Too dim to see with the naked eye for now, Comet ISON may bloom brighter than the full moon in…

April 22, 2013

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Bombing suspect charged, could face death penalty

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction…

April 22, 2013

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Canada arrests 2 in al-Qaida-linked plot

planning to bomb train

April 21, 2013

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Bomb suspect charged; religious motive is seen

Brothers not tied to terrorist group

April 21, 2013

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Doctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live

That includes several people who arrived with legs attached by just a little skin, a 3-year-old boy with a head…

April 21, 2013

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Supporters: Don’t link immigration bill to Boston

“I never said that! I never said that!” Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, interjected as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a lead…

April 21, 2013

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A talented artist and now, bombing suspect’s wife

Katherine Russell Tsarnaev, center, wife of killed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, exits a car at the home of…

April 21, 2013

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Aunt: Boston bombings suspect struggled with Islam

Patimat Suleimanova, the aunt of Boston bombing suspects, speaks to The Associated Press in her home in the Russian city…

April 21, 2013

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Mosque: Bomb suspect had 2 outbursts in last year

The Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center on Monday told about that outburst by Tamerlan Tsarnaev and provided more details…

April 21, 2013

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More than 40 million watch end of Boston manhunt

That was the Nielsen company’s estimate Monday of the number of people watching ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel…

April 21, 2013

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At least 185 killed in Nigeria attacks

The fighting in Baga began Friday and lasted for hours, sending people fleeing into the arid scrublands surrounding the community…

April 21, 2013

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China rushes relief after quake

An elderly woman sleeps behind plastic covers along a roadside in the quake-ravaged county of Lushan in southwestern China’s Sichuan…

April 21, 2013

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It takes a spine to benefit from chiropractic care

Rod Block adjusts the pelvis of an elephant at the Meadowbrook Animal Sanctuary and Haven in Perris, Calif. “You have…

April 20, 2013

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Nation Brief

CLARKSVILLE, Mo. – Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught…

April 20, 2013

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Nurses tell of bloody marathon aftermath

voice distaste for treating hurt suspect

April 20, 2013

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Parents of Boston suspect describe his Russia trip

Tsarnaev, 26, and his 19-year-old brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, are accused of setting off the two bombs near the finish line…

April 20, 2013

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Across U.S., a week of horror … and of hope

series of events hit from Boston to Texas

April 20, 2013

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Bomb suspect under heavy guard

19-year-old in serious condition while authorities try to determine motive

April 20, 2013

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Finish line: What the blasts were like

Just ahead of her was a pediatric nurse running her first marathon as a tribute to a teenage liver transplant…

April 20, 2013

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U.S. prosecutors move quickly

to use public-safety exception in interrogation

April 20, 2013

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Blasts shed light on surveillance

Investigators swiftly obtained a vast quantity of amateur photos and videos taken by onlookers, often with their cellphones, as well…

April 20, 2013