Witnesses: 2 explosions heard near finish line of Boston Marathon

By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News

Two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday as runners completed the race and thousands of people cheered them on. Witnesses told NBC News that there were widespread injuries, some severe.

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900 Pounds of Butterfinger Bars Dumped In Boston Mocking Welker's Drop

New York has its Super Bowl parade today, as you know. Meanwhile in Boston, 900 pounds of Butterfinger candy bars were dumped in the middle of Copley Square, and it appears that several people indeed layed a finger on them.