Author: Kevin Sullivan
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Despite Khashoggi case, U.S. firms attend event with Saudi prince
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia • Gathered under grand domes and crystal chandeliers for a glitzy investment forum nicknamed “Davos in the Desert,” business leaders Tuesday called the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi terrible and sad, but said that it shouldn’t derail their dealmaking or U.S.-Saudi relations. They knew Saudi agents killed Khashoggi three weeks ago…
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Pain turns political in Parkland after school shootings
PARKLAND, Fla. – On a day when Parkland began burying its young dead, a dozen people stood on a street corner holding up “More Gun Control” signs as passing drivers honked and shouted in support. “Look what we started,” said Carlos Rodriguez, 50, who was on his way to work when he stopped to join…
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‘I’m going to work until I die.’ The new reality of old age in America
Richard Dever had swabbed the campground shower stalls and emptied 20 garbage cans, and now he climbed slowly onto a John Deere mower to cut a couple acres of grass. “I’m going to work until I die, if I can, because I need the money,” said Dever, 74, who drove 1,400 miles to this Maine…