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Tear gas surrounds a woman kneeling in the street with her hands in the air after a protest Aug. 17, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

As the nation waits to hear whether a Missouri police officer will face charges for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the FBI is warning law enforcement agencies across the country that the decision “will likely” lead some extremist protesters to threaten and even attack police officers or federal agents.

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One of the explosions detonates near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15. (Dan Lampariello via Twitter)
Security is being beefed up in New York City in the aftermath of twin explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
NYPD Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne told WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb that the city is stepping up security at hotels and other prominent locations through deployment of the NYPD's critical response vehicles.
Browne added that the additional s
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Blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed two people and injured more than 20 others Monday, Boston police said. "It felt like a huge cannon," a witness told CNN about one of the blasts.


The marathon itself, on its Facebook page, referred to the blasts as bombs. Authorities did not say immediately what caused the explosions.
Massachusetts General Hospital said it was treating 19 injured people; Tufts Medical Center reported that it was treating nine people. Combined, that brin
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