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Massachusetts Residents Open Their Homes

Dozens of residents have offered their homes to runners stranded in Boston. Joshua Dawson, a Democratic candidate for state representative in Massachusetts, took in three students, HuffPost's Christina...

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Museums Offer Free Access

@ mfaboston : The MFA will be free today. We hope the Museum will be a place of respite for our community.

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'The Only Thing We Can Continue To Do Is Keep Coming Together'

A HuffPost reader from Boston tells us: “I and probably many others did manage to find solace in seeing all the instances of people coming together: groups of friends hugging and consoling one another,...

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Red Cross Receives Enough Donations

@ RedCross : Thanks to generosity of volunteer blood donors there is currently enough blood on the shelves to meet demand. #BostonMarathon

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Man Donates His Medal To Runner Who Didn't Finish

Laura Wellington, who ran in the marathon, writes: I was 1/2 mile from the finish line when the explosion went off. I had no idea what was going on until I finally stopped and asked someone. Knowing...

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'Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty'

HuffPost reader Jenn Pipe writes: One of the first people who came to my mind when I heard about the blasts yesterday was a man who people call "Doc." He was my first boss when I was an athletic...

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'There Are Certain Things That These Bombings Cannot Change'

An employee at a jewelry store drapes a flag over the storefront as a show of support. Sean Gallagher was on Clarendon Street, two blocks from the explosions. He writes: The video that the news is...

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'Tough Ruckers' Spring Into Action After Tragedy

Stephen Fiola was at the Boston Marathon leading a group of military members in the Tough Ruck, running the course with their packs to commemorate fallen colleagues. His friend Eliza Delgado writes: If...

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Good Samaritans Shine In Boston

MNN's Melissa Breyer reports: Social media did what it does best, spreading the word quickly and connecting those in need with those who could help. Hashtag twitters like #Bostonhelp and...

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Twitter Donates Advertising To #OneBoston

@ TwitterGood : We've provided the City of Boston the Promoted Trend today free of charge through Twitter Ads for Good. Learn more: http://t.co/FwQ1uKtuko

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'I Would Have Cried And Been Lost If Not For Her'

Michelle Day was running her third Boston Marathon, and her first uninjured. After making it to Heartbreak Hill, she stopped in the medical tent to treat her cramping legs and dehydration. Then,...

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'They Stayed. They Didn't Run.'

A woman recalls the view from her hotel room above Copley Square: To me, the image that sticks out is the yellow jackets. When I first got to the room and ran to the window, the scene below was still...

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Patient Seeking Good Samaritan Who Saved Her

The Boston Globe's Kay Lazar reports: One of the 19 patients admitted to Tufts Medical Center after the double bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon Monday is looking for the man who helped her, hospital...

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Boston Residents Step Up To Help Bombing Victims

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FOUND: Man Who Gave His Medal To Fellow Runner

Earlier, runner Laura Wellington told outlets including HuffPost that a man had given her his marathon medal while she sat crying after the explosion: The man then asked me if I finished, to which I...

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Doctors Lauded For Tireless Work

HuffPost's Dominique Mosbergen writes: One of the heartwarming stories making headlines this week is that of Dr. Peter Fagenholz, a Massachusetts General Hospital trauma surgeon who tirelessly...

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College Students Organizing Fundraisers

HuffPost's Tyler Kingkade reports: Two days after the bombings, the mood on campus is somber, [Boston College sophomore Corey] Leonardi said, but there's something that is helping: the outpouring of...

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Boston University Students Collecting Letters

@ projectmailbox : Want to offer your thanks/support for Marathon victims?Write a letter and drop it in our mailbox at 771 Comm Ave, we'll mail them #mailathon

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