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04.22.13 | 5:18 am
Find This Sort of Odd

Apparently Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s wife is not eager to talk to the cops. Not surprising that she’s not looking forward to it. Assuming no knowledge or involvement, it’s hard to imagine what she’s going through. What surprises me is that I don’t think of federal officials taking no for an answer in these sorts of cases.

04.22.13 | 5:01 am
5

Five dead in shooting at apartment complex south of Seattle.

04.21.13 | 6:15 pm
Into the War Zone

I’m sure someone must have recorded it. And there are undoubtedly official recordings. But I’d really be interested to re-hear the police scanner traffic from just before midnight running about the next hour and a half late Thursday into Friday morning. Listening to it live was one of the more surreal things I think I’ve ever heard. Read More

04.21.13 | 1:59 pm
No Gun Permits

The Boston bombing suspects — who allegedly engaged in a fierce gunfight with police on Thursday night, did not have gun permits, police in Massachusetts say — and, at 19 years old, the surviving suspect would have been too young to get one.

04.21.13 | 11:00 am
Putting the Whole Story Together

With more information now available, a good, deep narrative of events from Monday afternoon to capture on Friday evening.

04.21.13 | 7:49 am
Video of Boat Standoff

Police release video of final moments before Boston bombing suspect’s capture.

04.20.13 | 5:11 pm
Possible Grain Of Salt

What does that 2011 request from Moscow to Washington about Tamerlan Tsarnaev really mean? Both more and less than might initially meet the eye. Hunter Walker reports.

04.20.13 | 12:21 pm
Zeroing In

Police release thermal images of Dzokhar Tsarnaev in that boat shortly before his capture.

04.20.13 | 9:44 am
Lots of New Details

If you’re interested in finding out a lot of new details about the firefight early Friday morning and then the brief one late friday afternoon in Watertown, watch and read this.

04.20.13 | 7:18 am
Young Men Are Weird

There’s something I’ve been thinking about since we saw those shaky images on Thursday afternoon. David Remnick’s piece captures a part of it in a phrase: “the toxic combination of high-minded zealotry and the curdled disappointments of young men.” Read More