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After days of combing through huge amounts of photographic and video evidence of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, authorities have two clear video images of suspects that they plan to release to the public Thursday afternoon.

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With a blast that was heard up to 45 miles away, the fire and explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas was scary from a distance. How terrifying would it be a little closer? This man and his child found out first hand

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An explosion in West, TX, just outside of Waco, spread fires across multiple buildings and injured an unknown number of people earlier tonight.

The explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Plant shortly before 8 PM CT

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An explosion Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant in central Texas is sending flames shooting high into the night sky.

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American Red Cross crews from across Texas are being sent to the site of an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco where multiple injuries have been reported.

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A man in Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending letters with suspected ricin poison to President Barack Obama and other leaders.

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The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.

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CBS News reports that the Boston Federal Building has been evacuated. There is no indication as to the reason for the evacuation. Reporters are being asked to move back from the courthouse.

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A law enforcement official is reporting that the Boston Marathon bomb suspect in custody, expected in federal court.

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A bipartisan drive to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the effort to curb gun violence.

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