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    In Face of Disaster, Social Media Helped Spread News and Connect Bostonians

    Apr 16, 2013 10:32 PM EDT

    Immediately after the Boston Marathon bombings, people took to social media and other technology to spread news about the attacks and check on loved ones. Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn examine with political editor Christina Bellantoni how social media can act as both an emergency tool and as a platform ...

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    Country Shares Tributes of Love and Support with City of Boston, Victims

    Apr 16, 2013 05:30 PM EDT

    Monday's Boston Marathon bombings left three dead, and more than 150 people injured. Almost immediately people across the country and the world began paying tribute to the city of Boston and the victims of yesterday's tragedy. Below, we're tracking these photos and memorials as they continue to ...

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    Boston Marathon Finish Line Turns to Massive, Bloody Crime Scene

    Apr 16, 2013 04:00 AM EDT

    GWEN IFILL: The investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings ramped up today, as police and federal agents pored over the crime scene. Three people are dead, including an eight-year-old boy, and more than 170 others were injured. A handful of those remain in critical condition at various Boston ...

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    Suspect's Reputation as Normal Kid Is Striking Contrast to Deadly Crime Spree

    Apr 19, 2013 10:08 PM EDT

    Family, friends and acquaintances have come forward to describe the two Tsarnaev brothers, suspected of bombing Boston's Marathon. Ray Suarez talks to Farah Stockman of The Boston Globe and WBUR Public Radio's David Boeri about the city's extreme security measures, as well as what reporters know about ...

  • Rap connects students to current and historic events

    Rap connects students to current and historic events

    Jun 10, 2014 03:08 PM EDT

    ... while Napster took a “permanent nap” in 2001. The rap song remembers the devastation of Columbine in 1999 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. In 2013, Boston had the marathon bombings, and in 2004 the Red Sox “reversed the curse.” The creators say it’s a way for students to reflect ...

  • One year later, Boston pauses to remember marathon bombings

    One year later, Boston pauses to remember marathon bombings

    Apr 16, 2014 01:02 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: The city of Boston paused on this first anniversary of the bombings that erupted at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Survivors, public officials and the general public honored the dead and offered hope for the future. The day began with a quiet wreath-laying at ...

  • Explosives thrown near New York City mayor's residence investigated as 'ISIS-related terrorism,' police say

    Explosives thrown near New York City mayor's residence investigated as 'ISIS-related terrorism,' police say

    Mar 09, 2026 02:23 PM EDT

    ... that he was affiliated with the Islamic State group, the complaint said. Officers asked Balat whether he was aiming to accomplish something akin to the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013, when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and wounding hundreds more. “No ...

  • Paris attacker born in Chechnya, was on radicalism database

    Paris attacker born in Chechnya, was on radicalism database

    May 12, 2018 11:02 PM EDT

    ... early 2000s settled in France, but this country has not seen a high-profile attack by Chechens in the past. Two Chechen brothers were behind the deadly bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013. Jeff Schaeffer and Milos Krivokapic in Paris, and Raf Casert in Brussels, contributed to this report.

  • Kenyans Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany win 2015 New York City Marathon

    Kenyans Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany win 2015 New York City Marathon

    Nov 01, 2015 05:59 PM EDT

    ... time of 2:24:25. In the men's division, Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya finished second, and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, who won the 2013 Boston Marathon the year of the bombing, finished third. Meb Keflezighi, the top American runner finished in seventh place. In the women's division, finishing ...

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    With Manhunt Underway in Boston, Politics Pushed Aside

    Apr 19, 2013 12:51 PM EDT

    Police in Watertown, Mass., search for one of the suspects in Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon. Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images. With a massive manhunt in Boston underway, any semblance of politics is likely to go by the wayside Friday. Boston-area residents are being asked to ...