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BOSTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden has joined relatives, recovering victims, and other officials in Boston to mark the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. Biden said the courage shown by survivors and those who lost loved ones is an inspiration for Americans dealing with other losses and tragedies. The White House also observed a moment of silence.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is praising the shutdown of a special police department unit that tracked the daily lives of Muslims to detect terror threats. De Blasio says the decision will help "ease tensions between police and the communities they serve." In Washington, 34 members of Congress had demanded a federal investigation into the NYPD's actions.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Bail has been set at $10 million for the white supremacist charged with fatally shooting three people Sunday outside two Jewish community sites in suburban Kansas City. Frazier Glenn Cross appeared via video conference and requested a court-appointed lawyer. He was dressed in an anti-suicide smock.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been indicted on charges he threatened to kill U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin. A federal prosecutor says a grand jury indicted Steven Anthony Major today. He's accused of making four separate threats to kill the senator from West Virginia. The threats allegedly happened last month. Major faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on each count.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trade group for wireless providers says the country's biggest smartphone makers and carriers will put anti-theft tools on the devices after July 2015. Providers agree to install a free preloaded or downloadable anti-theft tool on smartphones. The agreement comes following demands by prosecutors in San Francisco and New York to combat rampant theft. They say the plan falls short because it relies on consumers to activate anti-theft measures, not kill switches.
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