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Times Examines How Reddit Smeared Missing Philly Student as Boston Bomber

The New York Times Magazine has a long piece examining how Reddit promoted the false theory that Sunil Tripathi—a then-missing, now-known-to-be-deceased Philadelphia student at Brown University—was […]

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2 Republican Senators Are Worried that PA Terrorists Are Getting Welfare

Are there any Pennsylvanians on the federal terrorist watchlist receiving welfare assistance? And if so, how can we prevent them from getting it? Those are […]

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Scribbled A Note Explaining Motives Inside the Watertown Boat

When he was trapped inside of the Slip Away II in Watertown three weeks ago, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scrawled a note on the cabin wall. Explaining […]

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Dzhokhar: Brothers Bombed Because of Wars in Middle East

The New York Times has landed what appears to be an enormous scoop, relaying what Dzhokhar Tsarnaev testified to F.B.I. officials immediately after he regained […]

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Tsarnaev Update: One Brother’s Lover Speaks Out

Yesterday brought us the news that three additional suspects had been charged with relatively minor crimes in the Boston Bombing case. Today, we’ve learned a […]

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Boston Police: Three More Arrests In Bombings

[Update 3 p.m.] The Wall Street Journal makes the newly charged conspirators sound like small fries: U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday charged two men with destroying […]

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What Does a Terrorist Look Like?

Two weeks ago, the American public sat with bated breath to learn of the identities of those behind the Boston Marathon explosions. Long before law […]

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Transferred from Hospital to Comfy Prison

19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been transferred from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to Federal Medical Center Devens, 35 miles northwest of Boston. It’s a low-security […]

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Boston Magazine Releases Extraordinary Marathon Cover

The sneakers you’re looking at were all worn in the 2013 Boston Marathon. It’s an inspired cover, and the story behind it is nearly as […]

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Bloomberg: Tsarnaev Brothers Planned Times Square Bombings

Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, according New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, carjacked a Mercedes last Thursday night in order to drive it to New York City […]

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Liberal Fox News Pundit: Keep Foreign Muslim Students Out of U.S. Colleges

The Earth shook this week. Am I the only one who felt it? I couldn’t believe what I’d heard, and so I listened intently to […]

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Shred Our Enemies, Not Our Constitution

I’m exhausted. I’m tired of being tired. I’ve had my fill of manufactured crises and tragedy from our President, and I’m worn down by the […]

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When Good People Do Bad Things

A week and a day after brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev detonated a pair of bombs in downtown Boston, killing three and injuring scores more, […]

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2 Federal Charges Filed Against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Federal charges have been filed against suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Use of a weapon of mass destruction and Malicious destruction of property resulting […]

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Infamous Watertown Boat Raises 5k for Repairs in Hours

Crowdsourcing news can lead to seriously flawed dissemination of information, especially during a tragic, emotionally charged event like the one we had last week. On […]