Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) argues that policymakers often cannot understand Alaska until they see it for themselves. | Francis Chung/POLITICO When Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had to get to the small community of Haines, Alaska, last month, the state’s senior Republican senator privately hoped for bad travel karma. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wanted Buttigieg to confront
Grand Mosque at Mecca Crane Collapses on 9/11 for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — At least 65 people were killed and scores were wounded Friday when a crane collapsed in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia’s civil defense authority said. The accident happened as pilgrims from around the world converged on the city, Islam’s holiest site, for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which takes […]