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Boston Search Shines Spotlight On Surveillance Cameras

8:04pm April 23, 2013

by Carrie Johnson

Footage from privately owned surveillance cameras along the Boston Marathon route gave the FBI early clues about the bombing suspects. But the proliferation of cameras in America's big cities raises some tricky questions about the balance between security and privacy.

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Online Retailers Take Opposite Sides On Sales Tax Bill

8:04pm April 23, 2013

by Scott Horsley

A bill making its way through the Senate would make more online retailers collect sales taxes. The battle over the bill pits online retailers against brick-and-mortar stores — and, in some cases, against other online sellers. Amazon has endorsed the bill, while eBay is the loudest voice against it.

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Clues Suggest Boston Suspects Took A Do-It-Yourself Approach

8:04pm April 23, 2013

by Tom Gjelten

Investigators are trying to determine if the bombing suspects acted alone. The bombs that exploded at the marathon were simple and similar to ones law enforcement officials come across on a regular basis.

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Justices Say U.S. Improperly Deported Man Over Marijuana

8:04pm April 23, 2013

by Nina Totenberg

Adrian Moncrieffe was deported to Jamaica after police found a small amount of marijuana in his car. The Supreme Court decision means that he can now ask immigration authorities to allow him to return to the U.S., and to his wife and five American children.

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Charges Dropped Against Man Accused Of Sending Ricin Letters

8:04pm April 23, 2013

Authorities have dropped charges against a man accused of mailing ricin-laced letters to President Obama and Congress.

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A Fish and Wildlife Service team caught and killed an alligator after the animal attacked a 6-year-old boy Friday. The boy survived with only incidental wounds.

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Father Saves Boy From Alligator Attack, With A Stranger's Help

3:05pm April 23, 2013

by Bill Chappell

A 6-year-old boy's day off from school Friday left him with a vivid story to tell his classmates, after he was seized — and eventually released — by an alligator in South Florida. The attack occurred at a wildlife refuge where the boy's father had taken his son for a canoe ride.

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Wanda Rayborn, 63, was homeless for nine years and was living under a tree in downtown San Diego two years ago. She now lives in a newly renovated efficiency apartment — part of an initiative to help get homeless people off the streets.

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Changes Help San Diego Homeless, But Long Road Remains Ahead

3:05pm April 23, 2013

by Pam Fessler

Advocates for the people living on the city's streets were very skeptical two years ago that much could be done. But some substantial progress has been made since then. Now, as new people turn to the streets, can the county still help?

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Deciphering Foreign Versus Domestic Terrorism

3:05pm April 23, 2013

Steve Inskeep talks with Karen Greenberg, Director of Fordham University's Center on National Security, about defining terrorism, what it means to call an act domestic versus international terrorism and the political ramifications.

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A police officer stands on the street in Watertown, Mass., during the search for bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday.

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Boston Lockdown 'Extraordinary' But Prudent, Experts Say

9:52pm April 22, 2013

by Brian Naylor

The decision was made under "unprecedented" circumstances, says Frank Cilluffo of George Washington University. But officials were walking a fine line — because causing massive disruption is the objective of many terrorists.

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Arraignment Of Boston Bombing Suspect Start Of Long Legal Path

4:14pm April 22, 2013

by Scott Neuman

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was charged today in his hospital room, is eligible for the death penalty.