Terror List: The CIA pushed to include the alleged Boston bomber who was killed last week in a shootout with police on a terrorist watch list at the behest of Russian authorities. The Washington Post reports that the older Tsarnaev brother was seen as a radical Islamist who could travel overseas.
Verizon: Reuters is reporting that Verizon Communications is exploring a $100 billion cash and stock bid to take control of Verizon Wireless. Verizon already owns 55 percent of the wireless side.
Bangladesh: A factory building collapsed in Bangladesh killing more than 140 people. The New York Times reports that this comes almost five months after a building fire at a similar building. Injuries could climb as high at 2,000.
Gun Violence: A young couple, their three children and great-grandmother were gunned down in central Illinois by a man who then died in a shootout with police. Investigators are still trying to understand the events that transpired in Manchester, Illinois. The Chicago Tribune reports.
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