Everything We Know About the Boston Marathon Bombing
Yesterday, two bombs detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 100 people. Here's everything we know about the bombing, its aftermath, and the hunt for...
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View ArticleRIP Martin Richard
Martin Richard, 8, was killed yesterday in the Boston Marathon bombings while standing with his mother and younger sister waiting for his father, William, to cross the finish line. His mother, Denise,...
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View ArticlePresident Obama Appeases Cable News, Calls Boston Bombings 'Act of Terror'
"Anytime bombs are used to terrorize innocent civilians, it is an act of terror," President Obama clarified, citing a definition of terrorism. Now that that's cleared up, we can talk about the fact...
View ArticleHere Is Your Boston "Tragedy For Sale" Roundup of Opportunist Douches
Glenn Beck is co-opting the Boston marathon bombing to hawk gold to his slackjawed fans. But hey, he's not the only fucktard palmetto bug trying to turn exposed femoral arteries into legal tender....
View ArticleAmanda Bynes Is Looking Even More Insane Than Usual in Newly Posted...
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View ArticleFalse Flags and Roof Terrorists: Your Guide to All the Internet Horseshit
It's already begun: The wacko conspiracy theories about the Boston Marathon bombings are taking over the internet. (In fact, "it" began only 30 minutes after the explosions, when conspiracy kingpin...
View ArticleThe 13 Most Obnoxious Marathon-Bombing Tweets
What do you do with your instantly publishing short-form social-media account when something big has happened but you don't know exactly what? Correct answer: nothing. But in the absence of reliable...
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View ArticleA Sloppy Excel Error Might Have Messed Up the Way We Think About GDP
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View ArticleBoston College Students Organize Walk for Thousands Who Didn't Finish...
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View ArticleRobert Downey Jr. Says Overacting Is Like Bestiality
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View ArticleHere Is Video of a Pressure-Cooker Bomb Exploding, and Here Is Who Knows How...
An unnamed FBI official has told CBS News that at least one of the explosive devices detonated in Boston yesterday appears to have been improvised from a conventional pressure-cooker. Unnamed law...
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View ArticleThe Vanishing Bomb Suspect: How the New York Post Scooped Reality
In the confusion around the Boston Marathon bombing yesterday, as facts came and went, the New York Post staked out two dramatic claims: at least a dozen people were dead, and the authorities had a...
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