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Anchored by Jake Tapper, The Lead airs at 4 p.m. ET on CNN.

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national lead

December 15th, 2014
06:33 PM ET

Tracking the Penn. killer

(CNN) - Police launched an intense manhunt in a Philadelphia suburb Monday after six people were found dead and one person seriously wounded at three locations, authorities said.

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national lead

December 15th, 2014
06:22 PM ET

Manhunt in Penn. for alleged killer of six

(CNN) - An armed and dangerous suspect is on the loose right now in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

Six people are already dead, in at least three different homes. Police are searching for the alleged killer, Bradley William Stone, who's rampage might not be over.

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national lead

October 16th, 2014
06:10 PM ET

Ebola sparks fear in Ohio

(CNN) – Several Ohioans have isolated themselves out of fear they were exposed to another Texas nurse with Ebola.

CNN's Susan Candiotti reports.

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national lead

January 7th, 2014
05:29 PM ET

Prosecutor: More than 100 NYC police, firefighters, and others indicted in PTSD scam

New York (CNN) - Though the former New York City police officers and firefighters were supposed to be fully disabled - some suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after the 9/11 terrorist attacks - photos in court documents released Tuesday painted a starkly different picture.

One man smiled behind shades and flipped the bird aboard a Sea-Doo personal watercraft. Another sat at the controls of a helicopter. A mixed martial arts instructor posed with arms crossed. They're seen riding motorcycles, hauling in massive sailfish, slugging softballs for the "NYPD Blues," taking jump shots, running half marathons and golfing, and even giving television news interviews while selling cannoli at Manhattan's famed San Genaro festival.

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world lead

August 13th, 2013
06:29 PM ET

2 friends of Boston bombing suspect plead not guilty

Boston (CNN) - Two friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstructing justice with intent to impede authorities.

Handcuffed and dressed in orange jail jumpsuits, Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov both voiced their not guilty pleas on each of the counts during their roughly four-minute arraignment Tuesday in Boston. They remained in handcuffs afterward, when they were led out of court.

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