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How One Tweet Almost Broke US Financial Markets

When a phony Associated Press tweet reported explosions in the White House, Wall Street's computers reacted as if it were real.

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| Thu Apr. 25, 2013 10:42 AM PDT
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Will the Boston Bombings Kill the Public Police Scanner?

Law enforcement freaked out when their reports—and misreports—ended up in the press in Boston. That’s bad news for transparency.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Charts: How Much Danger Do We Face From Homegrown Jihadist Terrorists?

Since 9/11, successful domestic terror plots like the Boston Marathon bombing have been rare exceptions.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

What We Know About the Tsarnaev Brothers' Guns

How and where the alleged Boston attackers got their arsenal remains unclear.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 12:58 PM PDT

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Rand Paul Agrees Tsarnaev Is No 'Enemy Combatant'

Senator Rand Paul says the suspect in the Boston bombings deserves a trial.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Why Facial-Recognition Technology Didn't Help ID the Tsarnaevs

Despite the massive surveillance of Boylston Street, it was human eyes, not high technology that identified the suspects.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 12:34 PM PDT
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The FBI Hunted a Terror Suspect in Boston—Too Bad It Wasn't Tamerlan Tsarnaev

In 2011, the FBI focused on a suspect with a far-fetched scheme—right as it stopped tracking the Boston Marathon bomber.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The 11 Most Mystifying Things the Tsarnaev Brothers Did

The Boston marathon bombers might still be at large if they hadn't been so careless.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 11:35 AM PDT
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READ: Here Are the Federal Charges Against Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Charges have been filed against the suspect in the Boston bombings.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 11:46 AM PDT

Sorry, Lindsey Graham, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Is No "Enemy Combatant"

It would not be legal to hold the Boston bombing suspect in military detention.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 8:45 AM PDT

Was the FBI Monitoring Boston Bombing Suspects for Years?

After the brothers' mom claims so in an interview, reports say the FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years ago.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 3:34 PM PDT
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5 of the Worst Reactions to the Boston Manhunt

Parsing some of the worst reactions to the latest news from Boston.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 2:30 PM PDT

What These Tweets Tell Us About Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

They include statements about Islam, observations on pop culture, a boast about beer pong, and trash talk about women.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 9:41 AM PDT
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EXCLUSIVE: Wrestling Photo, Stunned Reactions From Former Classmates of Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Former classmates reached by Mother Jones recall the alleged Boston attacker, who remains at large.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 6:03 AM PDT
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Did Boston Bombing Suspect Post Al Qaeda Prophecy on YouTube?

A YouTube playlist could shed light on the suspect's background.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 5:27 AM PDT

Photos: Doing Time on a Southern Prison Farm

Bruce Jackson spent 15 years documenting life on the inside and the outside.

Photographs by Bruce Jackson. Text by Jeremy Lybarger.

 | Fri Apr. 19, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Charts: Challenging the Myth That Guns Stop Crime

The gun lobby says guns stop millions of crimes a year. Crime data suggests it's just a fraction of that.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Things in Boston Just Got Crazier

Watertown, a city near Boston, erupted in automatic gunfire and explosions shortly after midnight Friday.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 10:49 PM PDT
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Is This the Hat Worn by Boston Bombing Suspect #1?

If so, it's a Bridgestone golf cap.

— By the MoJo News Team

 | Thu Apr. 18, 2013 3:06 PM PDT
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Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Charged With Using WMD

Boston returns to normal as bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is charged.

— By the MoJo News Team

 | Wed Apr. 17, 2013 11:32 AM PDT