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  • FBI kill Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects FBI kill Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects

    MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...

  • Boston bombing probe Man shot dead by FBI

    An FBI agent shot and killed a 27-year-old alleged friend of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Florida, a day after questioning him as part of the investigation into the April 15 attack, media reports said. The victim, identified as Ibragim Todashev, was shot at a condominium complex Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. The FBI confirmed a man died while one of its agents ...

  • Bruins enjoy easy day off before attempting sweep of Rangers

    Boston Bruins' Daniel Paille, second from left, celebrates his game-winning goal with teammates Gregory Campbell, left, Dougie Hamilton, centre, Shawn Thornton, second from right, and Zdeno Chara during the third period in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in New York Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in New York. The Bruins won ...

  • Thursday May 23 Just Fix-it

    Need to fix that old couch with the spring busting out - we found a guy for that. Is your new puppy putting you through the ringer? We'll hook you up with a dog whisperer who will train you so your dog will follow. We're in fix-it mode tonight, from getting the clutter out of your closet to making sure your smart phone doesn't go dumb. Plus, the Chronicle team welcomes JC Monahan ...

  • Bill allows Newtown families to release records

    HARTFORD, Conn. -; A bill crafted privately by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office, Connecticut's top prosecutor and legislative leaders would require the written consent of family members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims before certain records concerning the shooting may be publicly ...


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Serenity

Serenity

Having never watched Joss Whedons short-lived 2002 TV series Firefly, I have no basis from which to judge its big-screen incarnation Serenity except as a stand-alone movie, and in that respect it works quite well. Knowing as I do that it is an extension of a TV series, and theref ... ...

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  • London attackers inspired by Boston

    Police investigating the butchering of a man on London's streets have confirmed the arrests of two men, who may have been inspired by the Boston ...

  • Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man

    US media reported that Todashev had known Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the ethnic Chechen Boston bombings suspect killed in a shootout with police days after last month's deadly marathon ...

  • Louie Gohmert ties together IRS scandal Boston Tea Party

    In his "Sideshow," Chris Matthews notes that Texas Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert recently took criticism of the IRS up a notch or two by tying it together with the Boston Tea ...

  • Relaxed Bruins look to finish Rangers in Game 4

    NEW YORK - The Boston Bruins are on the brink of the Eastern Conference finals, and they got there on the backs of their suddenly offensive defensemen and a potent fourth line of forwards.They have outclassed the New York Rangers all over the ice in surging to a 3-0 lead in a series that could be over Thursday.If the Bruins start firing on all cylinders, the Rangers will have little hope of even ...

  • Bouffard named warden of Maine State Prison

    Rodney Bouffard served in other state government positions before becoming acting warden months ago and has more than 30 years of management experience, Department of Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte said in a ...

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