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FBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect's room
Associated Press
Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013
Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev removed a backpack containing fireworks emptied of gunpowder from his dorm room at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth three days after the attack, according to charges filed Wednesday.
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Gio Gonzalez can't get it together as Nationals fall to Braves again
associated press
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
Lefty allows five runs, Nats' bats quiet again ATLANTA -- Tim Hudson was a dual threat in his 200th career win, combining with Anthony Varvaro on a three-hitter while slugging a homer and a double to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Hudson...
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Bill aims to keep guns away from mentally ill
associated press
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida lawmakers wrapped up work Tuesday on their most notable gun-related bill of the year -- a proposal aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill. The Senate passed the bill on a 38-0 vote, sending it to Gov. Rick Scott for his consideration....
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Senate panel backs nominee to top NY court
associated press
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The state Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination Tuesday of a longtime jurist to fill a vacancy on New York's top court, with all the senators giving her a standing ovation afterward. The committee voted unanimously after some senators said Justice Sheila...
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Europe court: Tymoshenko jailing was rights abuse
associated press
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not...
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Russia had elder Boston suspect under surveillance
associated press
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) -- Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated...
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Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king
associated press
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country's ruling House of Orange-Nassau: after a 33-year reign, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her eldest son,...
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