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We Profiled the Saudi Marathon 'Suspect'

Amy Davidson: There's no excuse for the way this man was treated

(Newser) - When a badly injured 20-year-old Saudi Arabian student was seen running from the site of the Boston Marathon explosions, a bystander tackled him because he looked suspicious. He was questioned by police; his apartment was searched ; his roommate was intimidatingly interrogated for five hours and hounded by reporters. Why? He...

Family Guy's Boston Marathon Episode Yanked

Tasteless mashup appeared on Internet

(Newser) - A Family Guy episode that aired in March featured some now-unfortunate scenes: In one, Peter Griffin drives drunk over Boston Marathon runners so he can win the race; in another scene unrelated to the race, an extremist planning to blow up a bridge gives him a cellphone, which he calls,...

Colbert: Bomber Picked the Wrong City to Attack

Offers tribute to Boston after marathon bombings

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert interrupted his normal Colbert Report opening last night in order to offer a moving and, of course, amusing tribute to the people of Boston. Whoever bombed the city's marathon "obviously did not know s--t about the people of Boston," he said. "'Cause nothing...

100 Boston Patients Are Out of Hospital

Decade of war meant doctors 'were without question ready'

(Newser) - As of this morning, 100 of the 183 people hospitalized in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing have been released, CNN reports, in a testament to how well area doctors have handled the crisis. Boston boasts nearly 80 hospitals, and they're regarded as some of the world's...

Experts: Boston Bombs Probably Cost $100

New photos, details of devices emerge

(Newser) - The FBI has released images of the remains of a "pressure cooker" bomb used in the Boston marathon attack and the backpack it was hidden inside, ABC reports. The second bomb was also hidden in a backpack, but it's not clear whether it was also made from a...

Dad Learned of Son's Fate Via Iconic Boston Photo

Jeff Bauman is victim in photo also featuring Carlos Arredondo

(Newser) - Jeff Bauman was frantically trying to reach his son, also named Jeff Bauman, who was at the Boston Marathon to cheer on his girlfriend, when his stepdaughter called and told him about a photo he needed to look at. The elder Bauman immediately recognized his son in the graphic picture,...

FBI Sifts Through Thousands of Boston Tips

Picture of bomb suspect—or suspects— slowly emerging

(Newser) - The FBI has urged the public to help as its hunt for the perpetrator of the Boston Marathon bombing enters a third day. An appeal for information has already yielded more than 2,000 tips and the FBI—which has released photos and details of the bombs that killed three...

Hundreds Join Boston Vigils
 Hundreds Join Boston Vigils 
Apr 17, 2013 3:13 AM CDT

Hundreds Join Boston Vigils

Tearful crowds pay tribute to victims

(Newser) - Hundreds of people, many of them holding flowers and candles, joined a pair of vigils in Boston last night to honor victims of the marathon bombing. In Boston Common, dozens of National Guard troops stood watch over a vigil where the crowd joined in as a choir sung "Amazing...

Yankees Honor Boston With Fenway Anthem

MLB teams pay tribute with 'Sweet Caroline'

(Newser) - The New York Yankees paid a touching tribute to the home of their arch-rivals last night by playing unofficial Red Sox anthem "Sweet Caroline" at Yankee Stadium at the end of the third inning against Arizona. There was also a pregame moment of silence for Boston bombing victims and...

3rd Boston Victim Is Chinese Grad Student

Her name hasn't been released yet

(Newser) - The third person killed in the Boston Marathon attack was a grad student from China studying at Boston University, the school says at BU Today . The university isn't releasing her name until it gets her family's permission. (China's consulate confirms that one of its citizens was killed,...

Obama in Boston Thursday
 Obama in Boston Thursday 
Apr 16, 2013 5:44 PM CDT

Obama in Boston Thursday

He will participate in service for the victims

(Newser) - President Obama will travel to Boston Thursday for a morning service to honor the victims in Boston, reports the Washington Post . The interfaith service is set to take place at 11am at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the city. Earlier today, the president called the attack an "...

Boston College Students to Walk Final Marathon Miles

'We decide when our marathon ends'

(Newser) - More than 12,000 people have signed up to walk the last five miles of the Boston Marathon route on Friday in a show of support for those who had their marathon cut short. The march is being organized by Boston College students, Mashable reports. "For anyone who did...

Mother of 2nd Victim: 'She Was Always Smiling'

Identified as Krystle Campbell; 3rd victim was BU grad student

(Newser) - Another fatality in the Boston bombings has been identified: The family of 29-year-old Krystle Campbell says she was killed as she and a friend were cheering on another friend who was racing, reports WCVB . "This is just a waste," says her mother. “Everyone that knew her loved...

How to Respond to Boston Attack: Do Nothing

Alex Pareene: A return to normalcy is the best answer to the bombings

(Newser) - The Boston Celtics play the New York Knicks in the playoffs this weekend, and fans from these two cities hit by terrorism will surely unite in a stirring display of patriotism. But at Salon , Alex Pareene is also hoping for a "healthy amount of booing, vulgar heckling," and...

Bombs Made From Pressure Cookers: Reports

Were hidden in duffel bags, set off by timers

(Newser) - The bombs at yesterday's Boston Marathon were made from pressure cookers packed with metal shards, nails, and ball bearings, then placed in duffel bags and left on the ground, a person who has been briefed on the investigation tells the AP . NBC News has basically the same information, citing...

How Not to Tweet About a Tragedy
 How Not to Tweet 
 About a Tragedy 
OPINION
Apr 16, 2013 12:18 PM CDT

How Not to Tweet About a Tragedy

Jeremy Stahl offers the media some advice on Slate

(Newser) - In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, Twitter was flooded with breaking news—some of which turned out to be erroneous—as well as some journalists using that news to score political points. Journalism has been called "the first rough draft of history," and Twitter has become...

Marathons Should Still Inspire
 Marathons Should Still Inspire 
OPINION
Apr 16, 2013 11:47 AM CDT

Marathons Should Still Inspire

Boston horror shouldn't cause loss of faith in human nature: Ezra Klein

(Newser) - The Boston Marathon bombing has shaken America, but it shouldn't shake people's faith in human solidarity, which is at its best at marathons, writes Ezra Klein in the Washington Post . He points to the story of 1967 Boston Marathon runner, Kathrine Switzer, as recounted in The Nation . Women...

Obama Decries &#39;Act of Terror&#39;
 Obama Decries 
 'Act of Terror' 
Apr 16, 2013 11:00 AM CDT

Obama Decries 'Act of Terror'

'Clearly we are at the beginning of our investigation'

(Newser) - President Obama used the "T" word today, calling the Boston Marathon bombing an "act of terror," USA Today reports. Obama hadn't uttered that word during his initial remarks last night , raising some eyebrows given the kerfuffle that surrounded the word in the wake of the Benghazi...

Westboro: We'll Picket Boston Marathon Funerals

Westboro Baptist Church blames gay marriage for bombings

(Newser) - We'd call this a new low for Westboro Baptist Church, but these are the people who threatened to picket Sandy Hook . Now they say they'll picket the funerals of the Boston Marathon victims, the Raw Story reports. The church's reasoning, per a press release : "GOD SENT...

On Edge, Boston Takes Issue With 2 Flights

LaGuardia temporarily evacuated today, too

(Newser) - With tensions running high in a city with good reason to be edgy, two flights at Boston's Logan Airport raised concerns this morning: A US Airways flight from Philadelphia was evacuated soon after landing in Boston after a suspicious bag was found, NBC 10 Philadelphia reports. State police tell...

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