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BOSTON (AP) — The anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings has started with a wreath-laying ceremony at the site of the explosions. The ceremony this morning was attended by the families of the three bombing victims as well as relatives of an MIT police officer killed in the blasts' aftermath. It was the first of what promises to be a day of tributes to those who died, the more than 260 people who were injured, and the first responders, doctors and nurses who helped them.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is urging Congress to approve $15 million for training law enforcement officers in handling shooting rampages. Holder's comments follow the recent shootings at a Jewish Community Center in Kansas and at Fort Hood, Texas. He says patrol officers who arrive first on the scene are increasingly being relied on to respond directly to shooters rather than waiting for SWAT teams.
HORLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents are digging in across eastern Ukraine. They're fortifying their positions around seized buildings, and setting up fresh barricades even as Ukrainian tanks take up positions outside the eastern city of Slovyansk. In Kiev, Ukraine's acting president announced an "anti-terrorist operation" to root out the separatists today, but it's unclear how that measure differs from the one announced yesterday. That resulted in no visible action.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gasoline prices are keeping consumer inflation in check. The government says consumer prices rose by just two-tenths of a percent last month, as a 1.7 percent decline in prices at the pump helped offset higher costs for food and clothing. Prices have risen just 1.5 percent year over year -- which is well below the Federal Reserve's two-percent target for inflation.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are higher on Wall Street as big-name U.S. companies turn in their latest financial results. Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola both rose after reporting their earnings from the first quarter of the year. The stock market is recovering ground lost last week when investors worried about overpriced technology stocks.
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