William Haddad wanted to do something in response to the terrorist mayhem that has engulfed his city, so he threw on a warm jacket and sought out a blood donation clinic. Haddad, 29, a social-media manager, was one of about 100 Parisians in a long line of people outside Hospital Saint Louis on a crisp autumn afternoon wanting to give blood to people in need. “I’ve been here for an hour,” Haddad said, shivering. “But I don’t care how long it takes. I have all the time in the world.” As Paris began to recover Saturday from the country’s deadliest attack since World War II, many residents struggled with the meaning of the event, which struck one of the city’s most diverse and progressive...
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