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Google $11.5 million to fight slavery

Last updated Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 8:59am

SAN FRANCISCO — Tech giant Google announced Wednesday it is donating $11.5 million to several coalitions fighting to end the modern-day slavery of some 27 million people around the world.

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(KAREN T. BORCHERS/The Associated Press) Cynthia Mose of Sacramento holds a book written by Shareef Allman as she speaks to members of the media in Sunnyvale, Calif., where Allman was was found and shot dead by law enforcement officers. Mose said Allman was a friend of her son and that she’s sorry for the victims of Allman’s shooting rampage at a California limestone quarry early Wednesday morning, Oct. 5.

Family of quarry shooter expresses condolences

Last updated Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 5:19pm

CUPERTINO, Calif. — The family of the man who shot and killed three colleagues at a Silicon Valley cement plant and wounded six others said Saturday they are shocked and have no explanation for why the shooting happened.

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A San Jose police stands guard outside of an apartment where authorities say a shooting suspect lived in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Authorities say a disgruntled employee opened fire, killing three people and wounding at least seven others. Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman Jose Cardoza said the shooting at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company occurred around 4 a.m. Wednesday in nearby Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Police shoot, kill suspected quarry shooter

Last updated Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 1:10pm

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- The man suspected of opening fire at a Northern California limestone quarry, killing three co-workers and injuring six has been shot by authorities in a Silicon Valley neighborhood.

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