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Fireworks reason for loud booms in Mt. Pleasant

Dozens of calls pouring into  the News 2 newsroom reporting loud booms or explosions in Mt. Pleasant Wednesday night.Full story

Usher to curate music for July 4th fireworks show

Usher will be the spark for Macy's 4th of July fireworks show. Full story

Protesters, police clash on May Day in Seattle

  Bottles, rocks and fireworks fly as Seattle protesters clash with police during Mad Day demonstrations. KING’s Natalie Swaby reports.

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Sun Fires Off Fourth of July Solar Flares

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  ‘LOL’: bombing suspect’s reply to friend’s suspicion

Court documents reveal Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev texted “LOL” and “come to my room and take whatever you want” when a friend told him he looked like one of the bombing suspects. On Wednesday three young men were charged with obstruction of justice. NBC’s Pete Williams reports

  Terror watch list no bar to buying guns, explosives

Rachel Maddow reports on the ease with which people on the federal terrorist watch list can buy guns and explosives because they are not subject to background checks, and the legislative efforts being made with the hope that senators beholden to the NRA will at least allow this much to be addressed.

  Boston bombing suspect: We acted alone

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is telling authorities he and his brother, Tamerlan, learned how to make bombs from Al Qaeda’s online magazine, which recommends using fireworks. Officials say Tamerlan bought fireworks in New Hampshire before the bombing. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports.

  14 killed in fireworks explosion

In central Mexico, at least 14 people were killed in a massive fireworks explosion. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

  Fireworks explode in China warehouse  

A fire that started on the third floor of a warehouse in China spreads to fireworks storage on the lower floors. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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