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Jury to deliberate as trial of Boston Marathon suspect's friend closes

21 Oct 2014: Closing arguments heard in trial of Robel Phillipos, who is accused of lying to investigators in days following deadly attack
Protest challenges Tsarnaev trial as judge summons 1,000 possible jurors

20 Oct 2014: Small group, including mother of man shot dead during Boston Marathon bombing investigation, rally outside courthouse
Former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis testifies for Tsarnaev friend

16 Oct 2014: Democratic hopeful in 1988 called as defence witness for Robel Phillipos, charged with lying to authorities in days after Boston Marathon bombing
Ebola: plane quarantined at Boston airport after passengers show symptoms – video

Video (30 sec), 14 Oct 2014:
Emergency teams dressed in protective suits board a plane on the runway at Boston's international airport
Lawyers: witness to testify that Tsarnaev knew of brother's role in triple murder

12 Oct 2014: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers say evidence showing Tamerlan participated in the triple homicide is critical to their defence
Bird v machine: hawk attacks drone cam – video

Video (44 sec), 10 Oct 2014:
A drone equipped with a camera captures its own demise as a hawk attacks the device in mid-air
'Unusual' number of bomb threats disrupt schools across New England

7 Oct 2014: High numbers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire have police considering whether threats are coordinated effort
Tsarnaev friend was 'so high, he couldn't remember,' lawyer says

6 Oct 2014: Robel Phillipos’ lawyer says criminal case related to Boston bombing investigation is about ‘a kid high out of his mind’
Pentagon program delivered Humvee, rifle and kayak to Arkansas coroner

6 Oct 2014: Controversial 1033 program puts military-grade gear in hands of state regulators as myriad as parks and gaming agencies
Trial begins for friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's accused of lying to authorities

6 Oct 2014: Robel Phillipos accused of lying about being in Tsarnaev’s dorm room when two other friends removed Tsarnaev’s belongings
Harvard students receive second email apologising for threatening message

5 Oct 2014: Email apparently came from same account, with recipients told first message came from writer’s younger brother
Harvard police: 'shooting' emails likely sent from overseas and not credible

4 Oct 2014: Sender threatens campus shootings ‘tomorrow’ in Friday mail as university police step up security around campus
Two skydivers dead after crash in Cape Cod

29 Sep 2014: Barnstable police said instructor and student died Sunday night after crashing into a building during a tandem jump
Trial of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev delayed until January

25 Sep 2014: Trial will now begin in January, not December, but judge denies defence request to move it from Boston to Washington DC
New England's last thoroughbred racing track falls victim to casino boom

25 Sep 2014: Boston track will host last live racing on 4 OctoberRise of casinos and fantasy football squeezes out race betting