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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 20 Apr, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: Manhunt underway for Boston bombing suspect A massive manhunt is underway in Boston as police search for a marathon bombing suspect who went on the run after a deadly gun battle which killed his brother. After a bloody night of shooting and explosions, the entire city is in lockdown and heavily-armed officers are hunting for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. He remains at large more than 12 hours after his older brother Tamerlan was killed in a police shoot-out following the fatal shooting of a university officer. The suspects are from the Russian province of Dagestan, near Chechnya, but reportedly arrived in the US in 2001. The twin marathon bombs killed three people and wounded about 180 others in a hail of nails and shrapnel. Follow our blog for live updates. 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More » Suspended Driscoll quits LNP Slipper 'dithers' in missing deadline Abbott demotes staffer over 'throat cut' comment Abbott denies staffer made 'throat cut' threat Sport More Sport » Kangaroos dominate in ANZAC Test By James Maasdorp A dominant second-half showing saw the Kangaroos bound home to an emphatic 32-12 ANZAC Test win over New Zealand in Canberra. More » Cats set standard with win over Swans Waratahs late show denies Chiefs Demons doctor stands down pending investigation Widdop signs four-year deal with Dragons Reds wary of Smith threat Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Astronomers find most Earth-like planets yet Astronomers searching for life say they have found planets which are the most Earth-like candidates yet. More » CSIRO looks set to cut 200 jobs Iron Age warriors point to glories of Gaul IT pricing inquiry fails to impress Coalition expects Telstra to hand over copper network Environment More Environment » Mystery over dog and pig deaths in China Officials in China have closed chemical plants after hundreds of dogs and pigs died from unknown causes. More » Carbon offset companies face uncertain future Mass dolphin deaths under investigation Antarctic ice melting 10 times faster than 600 years ago Howes slams Woodside for 'sacrificing jobs for profits' About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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