Two brothers previously charged with murdering a gay couple were arraigned on charges of torching three synagogues and a building housing an abortion clinic near Sacramento, Calif. Benjamin Matthew Williams, 31, and James Tyler Williams, 30, pleaded not guilty to last June’s arson attacks, which caused more than $1 million in damage.
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