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Man charged with mailing ricin letter to judge in Washington state

OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged with mailing a letter containing the deadly poison ricin to a U.S. district judge in Spokane, Washington, the FBI said. Full story

Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent, the FBI said. Full story

Tamerlan Tsarnaev involved in triple homicide

   The FBI’s meeting with one of Tsarnaev’s friends in Florida turned violent Wednesday when he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife and was shot and killed. Before the shooting, he admitted to playing a role in a triple murder in Waltham, Mass., in 2011, along with Tsarnaev. NBC’s Pete Williams reports

U.S. probe of Benghazi attack focused on more than five suspects

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An investigation of the attacks on the American diplomatic mission and nearby annex in Benghazi, Libya, last year is looking at more than five potential suspects, a U.S. national security source said on Wednesday. Full story

Revelations of Americans killed by US drones raise new questions

   Rachel Maddow reports on a new letter from Attorney General Eric Holder revealing that the U.S. drone program has killed a total of four Americans, including the specifically targeted killing of Anwar al-Aulaqi.

Suspect killed in murder case tied to Boston bombing

   Wesley Lowery, reporter for the Boston Globe, talks with Rachel Maddow about a surprising twist in the case of a 2011 triple homicide in Massachusetts with apparent ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

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  Strange twist in Boston Marathon bombing investigation

The Boston Marathon bombing investigation has led authorities to Florida, where FBI agents questioned a man who had ties to bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.  In a bizarre twist, law enforcement officials tell NBC News that Ibragim Todashev had confessed to taking part in an unsolved triple murder

  Man tied to Boston bombing suspect shot during FBI questioning

New details today as the FBI reveals they shot a 27-year old man who was a friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev after he confessed to a 2011 triple homicide.

  Man with links to Boston bombing killed

A man officials say knew the bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was shot and killed in Orlando, Fla., when he allegedly attacked an FBI agent who traveled to Orlando to interview him. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.

  Deadly shooting in Florida connected to Boston bombings

NBC’s Pete Williams talks about the shooting and shares the latest details.

  How the government may get to know more about you

Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists look at why the government is monitoring Americans’ electronic communication at such a heightened rate and why our digital communication may feel different.

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An FBI investigator walks to the apartment where a man was shot by an FBI agent, on May 22, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation.

An Orlando police officer guards the complex surrounding the apartment, where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando
An Orlando police officer guards the complex surrounding the apartment, where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando

An Orlando police officer guards the complex surrounding the apartment, where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando, Florida, May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack

FBI personnel talk to residents as they walk through the complex surrounding the apartment where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando
FBI personnel talk to residents as they walk through the complex surrounding the apartment where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando

FBI personnel talk to residents as they walk through the complex surrounding the apartment where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando, Florida, May 22, 2013. An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man who turned violent while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombings ear

Resident Keirsten Zuliani  watches as FBI personnel walk through the complex surrounding the apartment, where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando
Resident Keirsten Zuliani watches as FBI personnel walk through the complex surrounding the apartment, where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando

Resident Keirsten Zuliani watches as FBI personnel walk through the complex surrounding the apartment, where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando, Florida, May 22, 2013. An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man who turned violent while being questioned about the Boston Marathon