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Photos: Boston celebrates, seeks return to normal

Updated 11:29 AM EDT, Wed April 24, 2013
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A man removes a sign hanging from the Lennox Hotel along Boylston Street after the street reopened to the public for the first time since the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston on Wednesday, April 24. The city is trying to return to normal less than a week after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, shocking the nation and leaving the city on edge. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2FSPECIALS%2Fus%2Fboston-bombings-galleries%2Findex.html">See all photography relating to the Boston bombings.</a>
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A man removes a sign hanging from the Lennox Hotel along Boylston Street after the street reopened to the public for the first time since the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston on Wednesday, April 24. The city is trying to return to normal less than a week after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, shocking the nation and leaving the city on edge. See all photography relating to the Boston bombings.
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A man washes a bus stop window on Boylston Street on April 24.
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A man washes a bus stop window on Boylston Street on April 24.
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Alec Mikels cleans tables at Whiskey's Smokehouse on Boylston Street on Tuesday, April 23 in Boston.
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Alec Mikels cleans tables at Whiskey's Smokehouse on Boylston Street on Tuesday, April 23 in Boston.
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A cleaner power washes Boylston Street near the blast site after the FBI handed the area back to the city of Boston on Monday, April 22, following the week-long investigation.
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A cleaner power washes Boylston Street near the blast site after the FBI handed the area back to the city of Boston on Monday, April 22, following the week-long investigation.
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The Boston Fire Department Hazardous Materials team cleans the first blast site near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 22.
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The Boston Fire Department Hazardous Materials team cleans the first blast site near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 22.
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Cleaning material is sprayed on April 22 on the outlined blast seat on the sidewalk of Boylston Street at the site of the marathon bombings.
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Cleaning material is sprayed on April 22 on the outlined blast seat on the sidewalk of Boylston Street at the site of the marathon bombings.
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A member of the Boston Fire Department Hazardous Materials team cleans the first blast site with a pressure washer on April 22.
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A member of the Boston Fire Department Hazardous Materials team cleans the first blast site with a pressure washer on April 22.
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Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins embraces one of the first responders from the Boston Marathon attack after the game against the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden on Sunday, April 21, in Boston.
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Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins embraces one of the first responders from the Boston Marathon attack after the game against the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden on Sunday, April 21, in Boston.
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David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox speaks to the crowd during a ceremony held in honor of the bombing victims before a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, on Saturday, April 20.
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David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox speaks to the crowd during a ceremony held in honor of the bombing victims before a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston, on Saturday, April 20.
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Neil Diamond sings "Sweet Caroline," a song traditionally played at Boston Red Sox home games, during a game against the Kansas City Royals on April 20.
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Neil Diamond sings "Sweet Caroline," a song traditionally played at Boston Red Sox home games, during a game against the Kansas City Royals on April 20.
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Members of law enforcement react during ceremonies in honor of the Marathon bombing victims before Saturday's game.
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Members of law enforcement react during ceremonies in honor of the Marathon bombing victims before Saturday's game.
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A woman sheds a tear during pregame ceremonies Saturday.
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A woman sheds a tear during pregame ceremonies Saturday.
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A man holds an American flag at ceremonies before the Saturday game in Boston.
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A man holds an American flag at ceremonies before the Saturday game in Boston.
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Hundreds of people pour onto Hemingway Street in the Fenway neighborhood to celebrate after the announcement that the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect had been captured on Friday, April 19.
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Hundreds of people pour onto Hemingway Street in the Fenway neighborhood to celebrate after the announcement that the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect had been captured on Friday, April 19.
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Women cheer police as they exit Franklin Street on Friday, April 19, in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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Women cheer police as they exit Franklin Street on Friday, April 19, in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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Officers from the Department of  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relax Friday  after the capture in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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Officers from the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relax Friday after the capture in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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A woman gives a Boston police officer a hug and other officers are thanked during a celebration in the Boston Common on April 19.
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A woman gives a Boston police officer a hug and other officers are thanked during a celebration in the Boston Common on April 19.
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A member of the North Metro SWAT team pumps his fist while leaving the scene near Franklin Street on April 19.
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A member of the North Metro SWAT team pumps his fist while leaving the scene near Franklin Street on April 19.
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Around 200 people celebrate on Hemingway Street in the Fenway neighborhood after the capture of the second suspect on April 19.
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Around 200 people celebrate on Hemingway Street in the Fenway neighborhood after the capture of the second suspect on April 19.
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People wave U.S. flags as police drive down the street on April 19.
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People wave U.S. flags as police drive down the street on April 19.
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A photograph of Martin Richard, one of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, was placed on the plexiglass by a fan following the hockey game between the Buffalo Sabres and the New York Rangers on April 19 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
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A photograph of Martin Richard, one of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, was placed on the plexiglass by a fan following the hockey game between the Buffalo Sabres and the New York Rangers on April 19 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
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A man waves a U.S. flag in Watertown on April 19.
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A man waves a U.S. flag in Watertown on April 19.
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Local residents cheer to news that police have captured the surviving suspect Watertown on April 19.
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Local residents cheer to news that police have captured the surviving suspect Watertown on April 19.
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President Barack Obama arrives in the White House briefing room to make a statement late April 19 about the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. "We've closed an important chapter in this tragedy," he said.
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President Barack Obama arrives in the White House briefing room to make a statement late April 19 about the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. "We've closed an important chapter in this tragedy," he said.
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A SWAT team member is followed by reporters and a celebrating crowd  on April 19 after the successful operation.
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A SWAT team member is followed by reporters and a celebrating crowd on April 19 after the successful operation.
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A police officer adjusts his hat while various law enforcement agencies descend on the area around Franklin Street on April 19.
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A police officer adjusts his hat while various law enforcement agencies descend on the area around Franklin Street on April 19.
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Spectators celebrate as law enforcement officers leave the scene on April 19 near Franklin Street.
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Spectators celebrate as law enforcement officers leave the scene on April 19 near Franklin Street.
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People gather at the scene near Franklin Street in Watertown on April 19.
Boston celebrates, seeks return to normal —
People gather at the scene near Franklin Street in Watertown on April 19.
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A man claps next to a police vehicle in the Watertown neighborhood on April 19.
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A man claps next to a police vehicle in the Watertown neighborhood on April 19.
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Onlookers applaud first responders departing the scene at the end of the manhunt on April 19.
Boston celebrates, seeks return to normal —
Onlookers applaud first responders departing the scene at the end of the manhunt on April 19.
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Police officers and SWAT team members exult after the successful operation to capture suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on April 19.
Boston celebrates, seeks return to normal —
Police officers and SWAT team members exult after the successful operation to capture suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on April 19.
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Boston SWAT team members are surrounded by spectators and the media on April 19.
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Boston SWAT team members are surrounded by spectators and the media on April 19.
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Residents clap after the capture of the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 19. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2FSPECIALS%2Fus%2Fboston-bombings-galleries%2Findex.html">See all photography relating to the Boston bombings.</a>
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Residents clap after the capture of the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 19. See all photography relating to the Boston bombings.
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