A man being questioned in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings was shot and killed in Florida on Tuesday by an FBI agent from Boston when the agent “began to feel threatened,” ABC News confirmed.

Khusen Taramov said he and Ibragim Todashev were being questioned as part of the bombings by the FBI official and another law enforcement officer in Orlando.

Taramov said Todashev, 27, knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were MMA fighters.

Taramov said they were interviewed nearly three hours, and at some point, “something went wrong,” and Todashev was killed.

“There was some sort of aggressive movement that led the FBI agent to believe he was under threat and he opened fire,” the law enforcement official told ABC News.

“(The FBI) took me and my friend, the suspect that got killed. They were talking to us, both of us, right? And they said they need him for a little more, for a couple more hours, and I left, and they told me they’re going to bring him back. They never brought him back,” Taramiv said.

The FBI confirmed that a person was shot and killed, but would not disclose details about the investigation.

I’m not a huge Star Trek fan. And I think the original Star Wars movie and Empire Strikes back are far better movies than any of the Star Trek movies. But the Star Wars universe can’t hold a candle to Star Trek’s.

No, she’s an atheist. LOL.

Thanking a god for surviving a tragedy when other people died is the height of religious solipsism.

From the Casual Cynic Blog:

So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6 years now. She had been waitressing years before, but this is recently. Anyway, about… 15 minutes ago this guy she waited on left and told her to take care. Just that. Prior to this she had talked to him about Italy. Her people are from Florence, this and that, and she said she’s never been. She’s got 8 years of art education and she’s working a waitress job. It’s pretty… Sad and disappointing, I guess. Her and my father divorced 6 years ago and she hasn’t had a real job ever. Just been stuck in a small town she’s not from.

This man who we have never seen before tipped her 1000 dollars for a trip to Italy. Walked out, not another word.

Oh, Nutella — that hazelnut chocolate spread beloved by so many as a spreadable form of candy. Maybe you love Nutella so much you were planning on celebrating with World Nutella Day. Too bad, as the company apparently isn’t a fan of its fans, and apparently issued a cease-and-desist letter to the woman who founded the celebration seven years ago.

Over on her site dedicated to World Nutella Day, the founder writes that there’s one thing that doesn’t go perfectly with Nutella, and that’s company lawyers.

Neatorama gives a little background on the situation, noting that the event has grown from just couple foodies posting recipes on their blogs to thousands of people devoting various forms of art to the stuff, all out of an overwhelming love of chocolate hazelnut spread.

As the founder writes in part on her site, that’s all about to end this week:

From CNN:

The Doors’ founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died in Germany Monday after a long fight with cancer, his publicist said in a statement. He was 74.

The artist had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer.

The Doors formed in 1965 after Manzarek happened to meet Jim Morrison on California’s Venice Beach. The legendary rock group went on to sell 100 million albums worldwide, establishing five multiplatinum discs in the U.S.

Morrison died in 1971, but Manzarek carried on The Doors’ legacy, continuing to work as a musician and also as an author.

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