Boston Marathon bombings remembered in somber events

Boston, MA--4/15/2018-- Governor Charlie Baker (L) escorts Patricia Campbell, mother of Krystle Campbell, as she carries a wreath in honor of her late daughter and the others killed in the 2013 marathon bombing on the five year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 16marathoncolor Reporter:

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On the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, the city remembered those lost and celebrated the strength of survivors.

Among the items in storage are four crosses that bear the names of those who died in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

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Nestor Ramos

Where are the artifacts of the Marathon memorial?

The informal memorial has been stored in pieces, yet its power endures.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiWeather04.jpg Monday will see coldest Marathon since 2009

The temperature will be in 30s when many races begin, and the rain and winds will add to the chill.

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President Trump railed against former FBI director James Comey, he defended saying ?Mission Accomplished!? and he worried whether ?Attorney Client privilege is now a thing of the past.?

File-This Feb. 19, 2016, file photo shows former first lady Barbara Bush listening to her son, Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speak during a campaign stop at Wade's Restaurant, in Spartanburg, S.C. The former First Lady is making sure to keep her alma mater up to date on what?s going on in her world. The Boston Globe reports that Bush wrote a dispatch for Smith College?s alumnae magazine this month. She says: ?I am still old and still in love with the man I married 72 years ago.? Bush dropped out of Smith College in 1944 and married George H.W. shortly after. The school awarded her an honorary degree in 1989. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Barbara Bush is in ?failing health,? won?t seek additional medical treatment

The former first lady, who is now 92, ?has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care,? a spokesman said.

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Starbucks and Philadelphia police face fierce criticism after the arrest of two black men last week.

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K9 partner Nero survived gun shot wounds to his face and neck after his handler was fatally shot in the head last Thursday.

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Cambridge?s mayor promised the findings of an internal probe would be made public after he saw video of an officer striking a Harvard student who was pinned to the ground.

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Boston, MA: 4/15/18: The Celtics Terry Rozier III, (right) made the crowd come out of their seats after he hit a three pointer with .5 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give Boston a 99-96 lead. Teammate Al Horford is at left. The Boston Celtics hosted the Milwaukee Bucks in Game One of an Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoff basketball game at the TD Garden. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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CELTICS 113, BUCKS 107 (OT)

In a wild Game 1, Celtics come away with an overtime win

It was a back-and-forth battle, but Boston did enough to take a 1-0 lead in this best-of-seven series.

Boston MA 4/14/18 Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles during first inning action at Fenway Park (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: Red Sox-Orioles reporter:

RED SOX 3, ORIOLES 1

Pitching keeps Red Sox on a roll

Chris Sale and three relievers held Baltimore to three hits in the Sox? fourth straight win.

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More than half of all commuter rail engineers have driving records that experts described as poor ? at least three infractions such as speeding, causing accidents, and failure to stop.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/15/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/200_scott_klarman.jpg From GOP funding stalwart to backer of Democrats

Seth Klarman has given about $222,000 since 2016 to 78 Democrats running for Congress. ?Republicans . . . have abandoned their historic beliefs and values,? he said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/08/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/GrossfeldPre1.jpg Red Sox announce postponement of Monday?s game

Forecast of sustained rain leads to first postponement of traditional Patriots Day game since 1984.

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Voluntary workouts begin Monday, and coach Bill Belichick confirmed last week not all players would be present.

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As forecasters expect heavy rainfall, frigid temperatures, and strong winds on Sunday and Monday, a number of celebrations have been canceled or moved.

122nd Boston Marathon

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/_marathon%20weather2-5846415.jpg Rain and cold expected for Marathon Monday

Runners in this year?s Boston Marathon are going to face weather that may make them wish they?d stayed someplace warm and dry.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/kreiter_elitemarathoners4_spts.jpg Boston Marathon elites share a few of their favorite things

We asked some of the top contenders about their preferences both on and off the road.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/HighRes_170415_MR8_OneBoston_Peabody-0065.jpg Denise Richard on paying kindness forward

Peace, unity, and civic engagement remain the core mission of the Martin Richard Foundation on the fifth anniversary of the Marathon bombings.

Cambridge, MA., 03/23/28, Jessica Kensky and her service dog Rescue. Jessica and her husband Patrick Downes were injured in the Boston Marathon Bombing. Her dog, Rescue, changed her life and she has written a children's book

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Opinion | Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes

Dear Boston, your spirit and caring empowered us

You renewed us, soothed our wounds, and gave us hope that life, while in a new and unfamiliar form, would go on.

JOHN POWERS

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They talk about their breakthrough wins and what they?re doing now.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_security1_biz.jpg A record number of people flew out of Logan Airport on Friday

More than 75,000 people were screened at TSA checkpoints that day ? 41 percent more people than those that fly out on an average day at the airport.

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It was good to be back, Kate McKinnon-as-Ingraham said, ??after that planned vacation?? that ??was so fun and so planned and so scheduled a long time ago.??

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