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What San Bernardino police learned from the Boston Marathon bombings manhunt

More than 2,500 cops from as far away as New Hampshire and New York responded to the pursuit and search for the Boston Marathon bombers, and it wasn’t always clear who was in charge.

What San Bernardino police learned from the Boston Marathon bombings manhunt
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Do feel-good slogans like 'Resilient New Orleans' and 'Boston Strong' mask income inequality?

Do feel-good slogans like 'Resilient New Orleans' and 'Boston Strong' mask income inequality?
Middle school teacher Jenny Chung was wounded by shrapnel in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013.

Resilience: This Boston Marathon bombing survivor could teach a course on it

Resilience: This Boston Marathon bombing survivor could teach a course on it
President Barack Obama talks to Cardinal Sean O'Malley during an interfaith memorial service for Boston Marathon bombing victims at Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013.

Does God want Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to get the death penalty?

Does God want Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to get the death penalty?
Security personnel stand along Boylston Street near the finish line of the 119th Boston Marathon, held on April 20, 2015.

The Boston Marathon bombings changed the race — but not necessarily the security conversation

The Boston Marathon bombings changed the race — but not necessarily the security conversation
Dave Fortier survived the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing but still suffers from tinnitus, a ringing sound that doctors once told him would go away within a few days.

Boston Marathon bombing survivors deal with a lingering, invisible injury — tinnitus

The bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon caused hundreds of traumatic injuries. But among the most common is an invisible one: tinnitus, a persistent ringing in the ears that for some people still hasn't stopped.

Boston Marathon bombing survivors deal with a lingering, invisible injury — tinnitus
Steven and Mackenzie Loy at the start of the 2013 Boston Marathon. She was stopped a mile short of the finish line after the race was bombed.

Once thwarted by the Boston bombings, this marathoner prepares for the Paris Marathon post-Charlie Hebdo

Mackenzie Loy was stopped before the finish line after the Boston Marathon bombings, so she ran and finished last year. Now she's running the first Paris Marathon to take place after the Charlie Hebdo attacks — but that hasn't shaken her resolve.

Once thwarted by the Boston bombings, this marathoner prepares for the Paris Marathon post-Charlie Hebdo
Boston Marathon bombing survivor Marc Fucarile leaves the federal courthouse in Boston on the first day of the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on March 4, 2015.

Everyone says Dzhokhar Tsarnaev bombed the Boston Marathon — even his own lawyers

The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev opened with the accused bomber's lawyers admitting that he carried out the crime. Emotions ran high as tapes and memories of the bombing were aired in court.

Everyone says Dzhokhar Tsarnaev bombed the Boston Marathon — even his own lawyers

With The Joining Project, an Albanian artist is knitting Boston together

Ever knit a blanket? Ever hung that from a bridge? If it seems outlandish, it probably is. But The Joining Project is doing it, with a serious purpose.

With The Joining Project, an Albanian artist is knitting Boston together

Why the Boston Marathon bombing made me watch mixed martial arts

The Tsarnaevs trained at the mixed martial arts gym under reporter Andrea Crossan's home. And, it turns out, that some of the best fighters in MMA come from the Caucasus region that also produced the Tsarnaevs.

Why the Boston Marathon bombing made me watch mixed martial arts
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Elite runners from around the world are returning to Boston, helping the city put the bombing behind it

It's been a tumultuous year for Boston. But with elite runners returning to the city this week for the 2014 Boston Marathon, their mere presence, watching them train along the Charles River, is helping turn talk of the marathon back toward the race.

Elite runners from around the world are returning to Boston, helping the city put the bombing behind it
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (C) joins the family of Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard at the finish line for a wreath-laying ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2014. Richard's family members include sister Jane (3rd R), mothe

The Massachusetts governor says the Boston Marathon attacks pulled the community together

A year ago today, the Boston Marathon bombings rocked Massachusetts and demanded a lot of the state's leaders. Governor Deval Patrick tells The Takeaway host John Hockenberry how the tragedy affected the state and his own approach to leadership.

The Massachusetts governor says the Boston Marathon attacks pulled the community together
Marathon runner and surgeon David King.

For a Boston surgeon and marathoner, this year's race is a chance to move on

David King ran the Boston Marathon last year. After he finished, he learned about the bombing. So he started his second marathon — of trauma surgeries at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital. Now he hopes to look ahead and not back.

For a Boston surgeon and marathoner, this year's race is a chance to move on
A man looks on at the Dear Boston exhibit at the Boston Public Library.

Whether you run for fun, solidarity, or necessity depends on where you are

Last year, two bombs made an average city street suddenly exceptional. A year later, what is exceptional is that the city street has returned to normal. And for much of the world, that must seem like great fortune.

Whether you run for fun, solidarity, or necessity depends on where you are
Lukman Faily isn't planning to break any records at the Boston Marathon this year. The 48 year-old Iraqi diplomat says he brings a message of solidarity for the victims of terrorism everywhere.

This is why Iraq's ambassador is running in the 2014 Boston Marathon

Iraq knows all too well the pain of terrorist acts. So when Iraqi diplomat Lukman Faily heard about the Marathon bombing last year, he knew he wanted to run in this year's marathon.

This is why Iraq's ambassador is running in the 2014 Boston Marathon