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    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 ...

  • Memorial Day Flag Garden to be planted in Boston Common

    According to a spokeswoman, the flag garden is meant to honor Massachusetts' fallen heroes from the Civil War to present day. The 300 volunteers will continue to plant the flags until Memorial Day. Gov. Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Attorney General Martha Coakley will join families and volunteers at a ceremony Thursday morning for the planting of 170 flags, each ...

  • Boston’s innovation center close to opening

    The city’s new innovation center, now called District Hall, will partially open next month in an area that city leaders hope will foster the next big ...

  • Crowded field remains in Boston mayor’s race

    City election officials said it could take weeks to determine which Boston mayoral candidates will appear on the September primary ballot. Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to submit nomination papers with the signatures of at least 3,000 registered voters. Election workers will now verify each signature, which may take until the June 25 ...


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Serenity

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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 terror killers could have been inspired by Boston bombs

    A counter-terrorism expert has suggested the attackers who brutally hacked a man to death on a London street, could have been inspired by the Boston bombers. Richard Barrett, a former United Nations co-ordinator for the al-Qaeda and Taliban monitoring team, who has served with MI5 and MI6, said the two men arrested in connection with the knife attack could have been "copy cat" ...

  • Slain mans boss recalls `quiet kid who did his job

    Ibragim Todashev, shot dead by the FBI early today in Orlando, once worked in the Bay State as a mild-mannered driver, his old boss said.For approximately one year between 2009 and 2010, Todashev drove a van for Lexington-based Coco Transportation, Inc., and ferried around senior citizens to errands and medical appointments.His former boss, Michael Tayber, was shocked to learn from the Herald ...

  • Boston School Committee offers interim superintendent position to John McDonough

    The Boston School Committee Wednesday night offered the interim superintendent post to John McDonough, the school department's chief financial officer. The offer, made in a 5-0 vote, is contingent on negotiating terms of a contract and conducting a background check. McDonough, who has worked for the school department for more than 30 years, would start his duties this summer after ...

  • Clippers stop short of admitting Del Negro firing was made for Chris Paul MAY 22

    Clippers fired head coach Vinny Del Negro on Tuesday after yet another promising season ended in playoff defeat. The reason for Del Negro's firing is perhaps the most obvious reason of all time as well ...

  • Did Cleveland win back LeBron James by winning draft lottery MAY 22

    Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA Draft Lottery and thusly, the No. 1 pick in the draft, but they may have hit the real jackpot since the No. 1 pick could lure back the No. 1 player in the NBA. While leaving Cleveland ...

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