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Government
May 15

Feds grant $654K to help R.I. fight fire more effectively

A handful of local fire departments and one agency in Rhode Island will receive $654,160 worth of federal fire safety grants to help upgrade equipment and train firefighters, officials announced Wednesday.
Homeland Security
May 1

3 students arrested in connection with marathon bombings

Three college students have been arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, reported The Boston Globe, citing a law enforcement official familiar with the case.
Biotechnology
May 1

Amgen drugs may boost survival after a nuclear attack

Amgen Inc.’s Neulasta and Neupogen and a similar blood-boosting drug from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. may help people survive after a nuclear attack, U.S. regulators said.
Homeland Security
Apr 24

Boston bombing suspect gains 1,500 defenders in Web campaign

The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect gained more than 1,500 supporters in a campaign proclaiming his innocence on VKontakte, Russia’s most popular social network.
Justice
Apr 23

Bomb suspect said to tell investigators brothers acted alone

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has communicated to investigators that he and his older brother alone were responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings and motivated by extremist Islam, according to a U.S. official briefed on the initial interrogation.
Justice
Apr 22

Marathon suspect accused of using weapon of mass destruction

A wounded 19-year-old man was charged by the United States with the bombing of the Boston Marathon, which killed three people, injured more than 170 and set off a four-day manhunt across the metropolitan area while triggering an international investigation.
Justice
Apr 22

Boston Marathon bomb suspect charged by U.S.

A wounded 19-year-old man was charged by the U.S. in connection with the bombing of the Boston Marathon, which turned the race into a murderous tableau, killing three people and injuring more than 170 in a bombing that triggered a four-day manhunt and shut down the city.
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