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US: C-130 Aircraft Performs Flyover to Kick Off Boston Marathon

A C-130 aircraft operated by the 103rd Airlift Wing of the Connecticut Air National Guard performed a flyover at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, crossing the starting line in Hopkinton at 9:55 a.m., just minutes before the first wave of runners began.

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Illustration For US Election Day

Illustration For US Election Day

File photo dated April 16, 2013 - An American flag on the roof of the White House flies after it was lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the attack on the Boston Marathon, in Washington, DC, USA. P - American voters go to the polls on Tuesday to choose their next president. US election results are sometimes declared within hours of the polls closing, but this year's tight contest could mean a longer wait. Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, the former president, have been running neck-and-neck for weeks. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hellen Obiri of Kenya crosses the finish line during the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Runners participate in the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia attends the awarding ceremony for the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hellen Obiri of Kenya attends the awarding ceremony for the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Runners participate in the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Runners participate in the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sisay Lemma (L) of Ethiopia attends the awarding ceremony for the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

(230416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A remembrance event is held to mourn the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston, the United States, April 15, 2023. April 15, 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings back in 2013. On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounded more than 260 others. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

(230416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Family members of the Boston Marathon bombings victims attend a remembrance event in Boston, the United States, April 15, 2023. April 15, 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings back in 2013. On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounded more than 260 others. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

(230416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People mourn the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston, the United States, April 15, 2023. April 15, 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings back in 2013. On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounded more than 260 others. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

(230416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Family members of the Boston Marathon bombings victims walk towards the memorial site during a remembrance event in Boston, the United States, April 15, 2023. April 15, 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings back in 2013. On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounded more than 260 others. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON BOMBINGS-ANNIVERSARY

(230416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman places flowers at the memorial site of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston, the United States, April 15, 2023. April 15, 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings back in 2013. On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounded more than 260 others. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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One month after Boston bombings

One month after Boston bombings

BOSTON, United States - Crosses stand on May 13, 2013 near the sites of fatal bombings in Boston, Massachusetts, nearly a month after the April 15 incident during the Boston Marathon.

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Red Sox game after Boston bombings

Red Sox game after Boston bombings

BOSTON, United States - A ceremony is held before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 20, 2013, to mourn the three victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15.

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Boston bombings

Boston bombings

BOSTON, United States - Crosses are seen erected in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 20, 2013, near the sites of two fatal explosions that occurred during the Boston Marathon on April 15.

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Boston bombings

Boston bombings

BOSTON, United States - Residents of Watertown near Boston, Massachusetts, gather on April 20, 2013, at the site of a gunfight between the police and the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Seen at front right are bloodstains left by Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was slain in the gunfight. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, his brother, was arrested on April 19.

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Red Sox game after Boston bombings

Red Sox game after Boston bombings

BOSTON, United States - Koji Uehara (C) and other players of the Boston Red Sox offer a moment of silence before a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 20, 2013, for the three victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15.

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Red Sox game after Boston bombings

Red Sox game after Boston bombings

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz speaks during a ceremony held before a baseball game between the Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 20, 2013, to mourn the three victims of of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15.

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Boston bombings

Boston bombings

BOSTON, United States - Photo shows a vehicle in Watertown near Boston, Massachusetts, on April 20, 2013, with its rear window shattered during a gunfight between the police and the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Explosions in Boston

Explosions in Boston

BOSTON, United States - An April 16, 2013, photo shows flowers and U.S. national flags laid on a road in Boston leading to the sites of fatal explosions that took place the previous day during the Boston Marathon.

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Explosions in Boston

Explosions in Boston

BOSTON, United States - An April 16, 2013, photo shows flowers laid on a road in Boston leading to the sites of fatal explosions that took place the previous day during the Boston Marathon.

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Explosions in Boston

Explosions in Boston

BOSTON, United States - An April 16, 2013, photo shows mourners assembling in a park in Boston near the sites of fatal explosions that took place the previous day during the Boston Marathon.

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Explosions in Boston

Explosions in Boston

BOSTON, United States - An April 16, 2013, photo shows participants writing messages during a memorial rally in Boston for fatal explosions that took place the previous day during the Boston Marathon.

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Yankees vs. Diamondbacks

Yankees vs. Diamondbacks

NEW YORK, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (L) and other New York Yankees players offer a moment of silence on April 16, 2013, before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium in New York, over fatal explosions that took place the previous day during the Boston Marathon.

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Yankees vs. Diamondbacks

Yankees vs. Diamondbacks

NEW YORK, United States - Police officers with a dog stand guard before a game between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 16, 2013, amid tightened security following fatal explosions that took place the previous day during the Boston Marathon.

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1936 feat of Korean marathoner Son Gi Jeong remembered

1936 feat of Korean marathoner Son Gi Jeong remembered

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Son Jong In (L), eldest son of the Korean winner of the 1936 Berlin Olympics marathon, Son Gi Jeong, and Keizo Yamada, the winner of the 1953 Boston Marathon, pose for a photo during a ceremony held on Aug. 9 in Yokohama to mark the 70th anniversary of Son's feat. Son, whose name is sometimes spelled Sohn Kee Chung, was forced to compete for the Japanese team during the Olympics because the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese occupation then.

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1951 Boston marathon champ invited to 'friendship run'

1951 Boston marathon champ invited to 'friendship run'

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Shigeki Tanaka, winner of the 1951 Boston Marathon, shows a letter from the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) inviting him to run April 15 in the city, 50 years after his victory there. Commenting on the invitation, Tanaka, 70, said, ''I would like to surprise everybody by completing the marathon, although it will be 42 years since I have done any running.''

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Arimori finishes 3rd in Boston marathon

Arimori finishes 3rd in Boston marathon

Japanese runner Yuko Arimori finished third in the women's division of the 103rd Boston Marathon, held in Boston on April 19. Arimori's time was 2:26:39, her best time ever in a marathon. Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia won the women's race with a time of 2:23:25.

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1936 feat of Korean marathoner Son Gi Jeong remembered

1936 feat of Korean marathoner Son Gi Jeong remembered

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Son Jong In (L), eldest son of the Korean winner of the 1936 Berlin Olympics marathon, Son Gi Jeong, and Keizo Yamada, the winner of the 1953 Boston Marathon, pose for a photo during a ceremony held on Aug. 9 in Yokohama to mark the 70th anniversary of Son's feat. Son, whose name is sometimes spelled Sohn Kee Chung, was forced to compete for the Japanese team during the Olympics because the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese occupation then. (Kyodo)

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A History of 1955

junior high school students in Matsuyama overturned on a boat, many killed, 34 middle school girls drowned in a big wave. A bank robbery in Kitahama, Osaka, the kidnapping of Tony Tani's eldest son, the mambo craze, a new trend in youth clothing, the rise of the singing movement, a bumper rice harvest, a new 200-meter breaststroke record for Furukawa of Nihon University, Japan-U.S. swimming, the Boston Marathon. Hamamura's victory in the Boston Marathon, withdrawal from China and the Soviet Union, Self-Defense Forces exercises, establishment of the Airborne Corps, the first Honest John, the struggle against bases, sit-in in Mt. Sit-in, Forced surveying, Bandung Conference (Indonesia), Geneva Conference (U.S., France, U.K., USSR), Conference against atomic and hydrogen bombs, Japan-China trade agreement, Soviet delegation, Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu visited U.S., Communist Party Announcement of the death of General Secretary Kyuichi Tokuda. *Filming date unknown; release date: December 31, 1955.

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Scene of 1st Japanese winning Boston Marathon in 1951

Scene of 1st Japanese winning Boston Marathon in 1951

Shigeki Tanaka crosses the finish line to win the Boston Marathon in the United States on April 19, 1951. Tanaka, the first Japanese to win the race, said he was not immediately sure he had won as there was no finish tape.(Photo by ACME) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese winner of 1951 Boston Marathon recalls race

Japanese winner of 1951 Boston Marathon recalls race

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2015, shows Shigeki Tanaka recalling how he heaved a big sigh of relief when he became the first Japanese winner of the Boston Marathon in the United States in 1951, which served as a great morale booster for postwar Japan. Tanaka, 83, was nicknamed an "atomic boy" by a local newspaper as he hailed from Hiroshima, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

Japanese runner Kenji Kimihara meets with reporters after completing the full distance in the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016, with a time of 4 hours, 53 minutes, 14 seconds. The 75-year-old, 1966 champion of the event, who also claimed the silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, said, "I feel as satisfied as I did 50 years ago." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

Japanese runner Kenji Kimihara (3rd from R) poses for photos with his family members after completing the full distance in Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016. The 75-year-old, 1966 champion of the event, who also claimed the silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, said, "I feel as satisfied as I did 50 years ago." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsuchida places 3rd in women's wheelchair at Boston Marathon

Tsuchida places 3rd in women's wheelchair at Boston Marathon

Wakako Tsuchida of Japan finishes third in the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

Japanese runner Kenji Kimihara (C) crosses the finish line in the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016, with a time of 4 hours, 53 minutes, 14 seconds. The 75-year-old, 1966 champion of the event, who also claimed the silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, said, "I feel as satisfied as I did 50 years ago." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's marathon pioneer Michiko "Miki" Gorman dies at 80

Women's marathon pioneer Michiko "Miki" Gorman dies at 80

Photo taken in August 2012 shows women's marathon pioneer Michiko "Miki" Gorman. Gorman, former world record holder and winner of the Boston and New York marathons, died of cancer at the age of 80 on Sept. 19, 2015 in the United States, her daughter said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's marathon pioneer Michiko Gorman dies

Women's marathon pioneer Michiko Gorman dies

File photo shows Michiko Gorman, a women's marathon pioneer, attending her Hall of Fame in New York in November 2012. It was reported that Gorman, winner of the Boston and New York City marathons, died of cancer at 80 on Sept. 19, 2015, in Bellingham, Washington. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe pays floral tribute to Boston Marathon victims

Japan PM Abe pays floral tribute to Boston Marathon victims

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays flowers on April 27, 2015 at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, where bombs killed three people and wounded more than 260 others in 2013. Abe is scheduled to hold talks with President Barack Obama on April 28 in Washington. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soejima 3rd in Boston Marathon men's wheelchair race

Soejima 3rd in Boston Marathon men's wheelchair race

Photo shows Masazumi Soejima of Japan, who finished in third place in the Boston Marathon men's wheelchair race in the United States on April 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Red Sox's Ortiz to retire after 2016 season

Red Sox's Ortiz to retire after 2016 season

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is seen making a speech at Fenway Park to mourn the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings in this file photo taken shortly after the terrorist attack in April 2013. Ortiz, known as Big Papi to baseball fans around the world, said on Nov. 18, 2015, his 40th birthday, he will retire after the 2016 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marathon: Kawauchi

Marathon: Kawauchi

Yuki Kawauchi, winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon, attends a talk event in Boston on April 14, 2019, a day before this year's race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boston Marathon winner Kawauchi throws ceremonial pitch before Red Sox game

Boston Marathon winner Kawauchi throws ceremonial pitch before Red Sox game

Yuki Kawauchi, winner of 2018 Boston Marathon, throws a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on April 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kawauchi 3rd in 2017-2018 World Marathon Majors series

Athletics: Kawauchi 3rd in 2017-2018 World Marathon Majors series

Undated file photo shows marathon runner Yuki Kawauchi of Japan. Winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon, Kawauchi has earned third place in the 2017-2018 World Marathon Majors men's series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Artwork commemorating Boston bombings

Artwork commemorating Boston bombings

A woman takes a photo of an artwork featuring sneakers that had been left at the scene of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings on display at a museum in suburban Boston on April 14, 2018, a day before the fifth anniversary of the terror attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Artwork commemorating Boston bombings

Artwork commemorating Boston bombings

Sneakers, which had been left at the scene of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, are stacked on the wall as an art exhibition at a museum in suburban Boston in this photo taken April 14, 2018, a day before the fifth anniversary of the terror attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Japan's "citizen runner" to go pro

Athletics: Japan's "citizen runner" to go pro

The 2018 Boston Marathon winner Yuki Kawauchi speaks to reporters upon arrival at Narita airport near Tokyo on April 19, 2018. The Japanese amateur runner said he plans to quit his full-time job and go pro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marathon: Japan's Osako 3rd in marathon debut in Boston

Marathon: Japan's Osako 3rd in marathon debut in Boston

Suguru Osako (R) of Japan is congratulated after finishing third in the men's race of the Boston Marathon in Massachusetts in his marathon debut on April 17, 2017. Osako became the first Japanese male runner who secured a podium finish in the event since 1987. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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