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2 hrs ago | Reuters

Court orders prison to hand over files in Boston bomb case

A federal judge approved a request by accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers that his jailers hand over their files on him, including suicide watch logs and psychological data, according to court documents released on Monday.

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6 hrs ago | WBNS

CNN's Peter Bergen writing book on terrorism in US

The author of best-sellers about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida is working on a book about terrorists in the U.S. Crown Publishers announced Monday that CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen has a deal for a definitive book on homegrown terrorism.

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10 hrs ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Monster python killed in South Florida

A record-setting Burmese python was killed with a knife in a rural section of southern Miami-Dade County, after it wrapped itself around the leg of the man trying to capture it.

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14 hrs ago | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Spurs rout Grizzlies 105-83 in West finals opener

With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.

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19 hrs ago | The Lebanon Daily News

BC ceremony notable for who will attend, who won't

This year's commencement at Boston College looks to be notable for who will be there, as well as who won't. Two graduate business students who were injured in the Boston Marathon bombings have recovered enough to receive their diplomas in Monday's ceremonies.

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19 hrs ago | KTMF

Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics

The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history.

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Sun May 19, 2013

WHDH

NH troopers selling "Boston Strong" shirts

New Hampshire state troopers are raising money for Boston Marathon victims with their own version of a "Boston Strong" T-shirt. The front of the T-shirt sports a logo reading "Boston Strong" and the date of the bombings: 4-15-13. The back of the shirt is imprinted with "New Hampshire Troopers Association." Troopers association officials say they're ... (more)

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KSDK NewsChannel 5

American accused of spying leaves Russia

The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.

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Star-Telegram.com

Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work

With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty.

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KYTX-TV News

Police gunfire kills Hofstra University student

Eight-tracks and tapes have come and gone, but many music lovers hold a special place for vinyl.

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The Toronto Star

Dozens of hikers hurt as car drives into Virginia parade

A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, dozens of people, nine seriously enough to be sent to hospitals, authorities said.

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Daily-Jeff.com

Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up

Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant.

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Rome News

Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean

Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Asbury Park Press

Pimlico infield safe and sound for Preakness

In front of one stage, a mother propped her young child on her shoulders while watching the country music group Florida Georgia Line.

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WDTN-TV Dayton

Woman takes on bear, saves husband

Gerre Ninnemann says he's lucky to be alive. He had to fight off a black bear Monday afternoon at his cabin in Silver Cliff in Marinette County, Wis.

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WLNE-TV Providence

Boston police, city to review bombings response

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says his department and Mayor Thomas Menino's office will conduct two separate investigations into the Boston Marathon bombings response.

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USA Today

States cracking down on drunken boating

This sign is posted at a boat launch on Lake Lanier where boating accidents claimed the lives of three children last summer in Buford, Ga.

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WISH-TV Indianapolis

Photos: Holder's congressional grilling

Emotions ran high when Attorney General Eric Holder testified on Capitol Hill on issues ranging from the IRS, the Boston Marathon bombing and secret AP phone records seizure.

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Fri May 17, 2013

KMIZ

NRA pushes for recall of Colorado legislator

And now for the first time in almost two decades, the National Rifle Association is attempting to coordinate the recall of a top state legislator over his role in the passage of new gun restrictions, CNN has learned.

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WATE-TV Knoxville

Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping

Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.

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