Russia contacted US government ‘multiple’ times

Russian authorities alerted the government not once but “multiple’’ times over their concerns about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, according to US senators briefed on the probe.

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Members of the Islamic Society of Boston held a vigil Tuesday night at their cultural center.

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Shareda Hosein of Quincy, Hayfaa Ali of Roxbury, and Zaynah Qutubuddin of Cambridge attended the vigil.

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Nassrene Elmadhun of Newton spoke during the event.

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Mohamed Mohamed, 24, of South Boston and Fahad Kalid, 31, of Boston held candles.

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Alliea Groupp of Boston, Awais Kazi of Westborough, and his brother Abdullah Kazi attended.

City Council member Felix G. Arroyo spoke at the event.

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City Council member Felix G. Arroyo also spoke.

Tsarnaev admits to bombings, source says

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev admitted to authorities that he and his brother were behind the Marathon bombings, and that his brother was radicalized in part due to US actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Copley Square area slowly reopens

Boston officials allowed the first business people and residents back into the area where the Marathon bombings hit more than a week ago.

Family, friends mourn fallen MIT officer

Sean Collier, 27, had been described as someone who helped others since his childhood years in Wilmington.

Martin Richard laid to rest, family says

A private funeral Mass was held today for the youngest victim of the Boston bombings.

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Harvard to shut research center where monkeys died

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More coverage of the bombings

Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston received the US flag that was flown over the finish line at the Boston Marathon from an FBI official, who symbolically turned jurisdiction of the bombing site over to the city Monday.

Suspect charged with using weapon of mass destruction

The prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could put in prison for life or result in the death penalty.

When Lenox supplies started running low, reinforcements rolled in from other local restaurants that offered to help.

Plenty of food, community, and kindness at Lenox

The show of generosity at the Lenox, which also received aid from other area hotels, provided a stark contrast to the terror of the Marathon bombings.