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UPDATE 2:25 p.m. EST: The suspects' names are Azamat Tazhayakov, Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos. From The Boston Globe:
Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19 and of New Bedford, were charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by plotting to dispose of a laptop computer and a backpack containing fireworks belonging to bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the US attorney’s office said in a statement.

Robel Phillipos, 19, of Cambridge was charged with making false statements to law enforcement officials in a terorism investigation, prosecutors said.
12:10 p.m. EST: According to Boston.com, the three suspects went to school at UMass-Dartmouth with Dzhokar Tsarnaev and may have helped him in the days immediately following the bombing, which was on April 15. Two of the suspects have been charged with overstaying their student visas.

The Boston Police Department announced that it has taken into custody three new suspects as a result of its ongoing investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Imagine the Buffalo Bills as the "BUFFALO BLACKS" -- or how about the Pittsburgh Picaninnys? Or maybe the New York Nigs or the Baltimore Jungle Bunnies? Oh here's one -- The Washington Redskins. (Wait a minute...that IS a team name!!!)

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Twelve-year NBA veteran center Jason Collins writes in an essay in Sports Illustrated: "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay man playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation."

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In today "SUNDAY CLASSICS BATTLE of THE STARS"... MUHAMMAD ALI takes on BRUCE LEE!!!  Watch the AMAZING VIDEOS below of both and then call us @ 716-644-9393 until 2PM today and vote!!!

(The actual Animated Fight between te tow is the very last video

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Sky Diggins is the latest athlete to throw up the Roc, as the WNBA star joins Roc Nations Sports as the agency's first lady!

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Not only have the Buffalo Bills drafted the guy who many football critics say is the #1 quarterback among the lot of QBs in this year's draft...this guy is 6'5" tall, strong, fast, African-American, Bruce Smith's godson, and a REAL QUARTERBACK...ALL NEW ATTRIBUTES FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS!!!!

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Freshman Seventh Woods of Hammond High School in Columbia, S.C. was scheduled to participate in the Hoop Group Jam Fest for high school basketball players in Pittsburgh this past weekend. Woods, 14, didn't play due to a concussion he re

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Tony Siragusa played 12 seasons in the NFL before starting a career as a Fox sideline reporter and host of DIY network's "Man Caves." Now he's "training guys who leak a little" as the, um, face of Depend Guards

On Monday, the Justice Department announced that it was charging Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with using a weapon of mass destruction that resulted in the deaths of three people at the Boston Marathon last week. If convicted he could face the death penalty or up to life in prison.

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It's official. After bringing the Nets to Brooklyn, Jay-Z has announced that he's relinquished his ownership stake in the Brooklyn Nets.

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The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.

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Special Agent Rick DesLauriers of the FBI, who is leading the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, just held a press conference in which he revealed that there are two suspects. The FBI released photographs and video of two men believed to be responsible for the attacks.

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