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Marathon runners death inspires $1M in donations

Reported by MyNorthwest.com on Thursday, 26 April 2012 (on April 26, 2012)
MyNorthwest.com
LONDON (AP) - Donations to the charity supported by a 30-year-old runner who died during the London Marathon have topped $1 million, as thousands of people continued to take up her cause. Claire Squires entered the race to raise money for an organization that helps prevent suicides, and had collected about $800 online before she set off on the 42.2-kilometer (26.2-mile) course on Sunday.

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