Author: Juliet Williams
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Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand • Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims’ bodies. Hundreds of flowers were piled up amid candles, balloons and notes of…
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Death toll in mosque attacks rises to 50
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The death toll in the massacres at two New Zealand mosques rose to 50 on Sunday after police found another victim while removing bodies from the crime scenes, and authorities announced they do not believe three people who had been arrested were involved in the shootings allegedly carried out by a…
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GOP fundraiser Meg Whitman endorses Clinton
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Top Republican donor and fundraiser Meg Whitman has endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, saying she cannot support a candidate who has “exploited anger, grievance, xenophobia and racial division.” The Hewlett-Packard executive said in a statement Tuesday that Republican nominee Donald Trump’s “demagoguery has undermined the fabric of our national character.” “Trump’s…
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Ailing California economy can hit the rest of the nation
SACRAMENTO, California – California faces a $24 billion budget shortfall, an eye-popping amount that dwarfs many states’ entire annual spending plans. Beyond California’s borders, why should anyone care that the home of Google and the Walt Disney Co. might stop paying its bills this week? Virtually all states are suffering in the recession, some worse…