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Ayanna Pressley Wants Joe Biden To Commute Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence

The government shouldn't put to death the Boston Marathon bomber, U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) says. President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal death row inmates on December 23, 2024, but he left three people off the list, including radical Islamic terrorist Dzhokar

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A list of significant dates in New England history: April 11

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Boston Marathon bombing survivor dies in car crash

BOSTON (AP) – A college student who survived serious injuries in the Boston Marathon bombing was killed in a car accident in Dubai over the weekend, a spokesman for Northeastern University said Monday. Victoria McGrath was killed Sunday, along with her roommate at Northeastern, Priscilla Perez Torres, the Boston school confirmed.

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Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyers to argue for new trial

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are heading to court to urge a judge to grant him a new trial. Judge George O'Toole Jr. is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in U.S. District Court, but only on the portion of Tsarnaev's motion

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Boston bombing survivor’s charity gives 1st artificial limb

BOSTON (AP) — Ever since she lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, Heather Abbott has devoted herself to giving others a leg up. On Monday, she'll accomplish that quite literally. The Heather Abbott Foundation will donate its first artificial limb to a 26-year-old woman from Walpole, Massachusetts,

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Boston Marathon amputee joins fight against new Medicare regulations

Written by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON (AP) — Famous people don't often get involved with Medicare payment policy, but a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and a former U.S. senator who lost a leg in wartime service have joined an industry campaign to block new requirements for artificial legs and

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Boston Marathon juror addresses death penalty issue

BOSTON (AP) — A juror in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says he probably would not have voted for the death penalty had he known that the families of some victims preferred a life sentence. Kevin Fagan spoke to WBUR-FM on Monday, the same day a federal judge

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Two men held without bail for alleged threats to Pokemon event

Written by Denise Lavoie BOSTON (AP) — Two men from Iowa made online threats against Pokemon competitors — referring to the Boston Marathon bombings and the Columbine High School massacre — then drove 25 hours to Boston, where they were stopped as they tried to register for the World Pokemon Championships, police said