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The Picture Show
Danielle Booker hugs her mother, Sharon Booker, as the two remember Sean Booker, Danielle's father and Sharon's husband, at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum during a ceremony on Saturday in Manhattan. Sean Booker was a technician on the 93rd f

Photos: Scenes From 9/11 National Memorials

Sep 11, 2021
On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, multiple ceremonies commemorated the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost on that day.
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The 20th Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks
Ali Malik, 37, with his sons Muhammad Binyamin, 9, and Layth Noah, 5. Malik is part of a class action lawsuit against the FBI alleging religious discrimination and violations of surveillance laws.

For Many American Muslims, The Legacy Of 9/11 Lies In The Battle For Civil Rights

Sep 11, 2021
A Southern California community grapples with the legacy of being secretly surveilled by the FBI. Twenty years later, the matter is a legal fight that has reached the Supreme Court.
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The 20th Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks
Family members and loved ones of victims of those who died on 9/11 attend the 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony on Saturday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City.

A Day Of Remembrances And Reflection: 20 Years After The 9/11 Attacks

Sep 11, 2021
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nation paused to remember. Ceremonies took place at memorials in New York City; in Shanksville, Pa.; and at the Pentagon.
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The Picture Show
<strong>Left:</strong> Upper West Side; <strong>Right:</strong> Harlem. Summer 2002

The Summer After 9/11, A Photographer Documents A City's Healing

Sep 11, 2021
Photographer Lucas Foglia was 19 during the summer of 2002 when he made portraits NYC residents.
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Business
People walk near the sight of Ground Zero and the One World Trade Center on Aug. 30. The Wall Street neighborhood changed drastically after the 9/11 attacks as banks moved out of what had long been their home.

Wall Street Was Once The Home Of The Big Banks. 9/11 Led To A Radical Reinvention

Sep 11, 2021
For centuries, Wall Street was where some of the biggest banks in the world were based. Today, it's home to Uber and Spotify, and new residents have poured in.
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The 20th Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks
Two men identified by authorities as hijackers Mohamed Atta (right) and Abdulaziz Alomari (center) pass through airport security on Sept. 11, 2001, at Portland International Jetport in Maine in an image from airport surveillance tape released on Sept. 19

It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11

Sep 10, 2021
No boarding pass or ID was needed to go to the gate, and 4-inch-blade knives were allowed aboard planes. Now we take off shoes, can't have liquids over 3.4 oz and go through high-tech body scanners.
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National
Jack Grandcolas, who lost his pregnant wife on United Flight 93, sits near his home in Pebble Beach, Calif. Twenty years after Sept. 11, he is still working through his loss.

How Mourning Has Been Different For Each Of These 9/11 Families

Sep 09, 2021
Loved ones of people lost on United Airlines Flight 93 share how they struggled with grief, embraced it and discovered new depths of mourning over 20 years.
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Books
Three new books on 9/11 offer lessons learned 20 years later.

Three Books — And Three Lessons — 20 Years After 9/11

Sep 08, 2021
These books provide a detailed accounting of events that have defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century. None makes for cheery reading, but all offer sobering lessons.
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National
A man in New York City lights a candle on Sept. 14, 2001, for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

20 Years Later, 2 More 9/11 Victims Have Been Identified Using New Technology

Sep 08, 2021
Two victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, were recently identified through DNA analysis.
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National

They Don't Remember Their Parents Dying On 9/11. But They'll Never Forget

Sep 05, 2021
Many children of 9/11 victims were too young to remember their parents who died. They've grown up living with the tension between having a personal connection to the day but few, if any memories.
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Fifth Street

September 2, 2021

Sep 02, 2021
The Adult Lunchable: Our favorite charcuterie spots | Documentary Too Soon on comedy, tragedy, and 9/11 | Getting high (virtually) at the Strip's new FlyOver attraction
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Trump Impeachment Trial: Live Updates
House impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, drew a stark comparison between the Americans who "sacrificed their lives for love of country, honor, duty" by stopping foreign terrorists from striking the Capitol on 9/11, and the insurg

Impeachment Manager Plaskett Says Trump Mob Did What 9/11 Terrorists Failed To Do

Feb 10, 2021
"Almost everyday I remember that 44 Americans gave their lives to stop the plane that was headed to this Capitol building," she said. "The capitol stands because of people like that."
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Nevada Governor Orders Flags Honor For Those Killed On 9/11

Sep 11, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and state public buildings and grounds on Friday in honor of those who killed Sept. 11, 2001.

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National Security
Ali Al-Tamimi (center) walks with two unidentified men as they leave federal court in Alexandria, Va., in April 2005. A federal judge has ordered him released from prison pending the outcome of his appeals, which have been unresolved for more than a deca

Judge Orders Release Of Virginia Terrorism Convict Pending Appeal

Aug 19, 2020
Ali Al-Tamimi was sentenced to life in prison 15 years ago for encouraging several young men to join the Taliban and fight U.S. forces. He is being held in the federal Supermax prison in Colorado.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A member of the New Jersey National Guard directs traffic at the entrance to a drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in Paramus, N.J., on March 20, 2020.

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More New Jersey Residents Than 9/11 Attacks

Apr 04, 2020
In a press conference Saturday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced 200 new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the state's death toll to 846.
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Politics
Jon Stewart testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

Jon Stewart Blasts Lawmakers In Hearing For Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund

Jun 11, 2019
Stewart, a longtime advocate for victims and first responders of the 2001 attacks, said it was "shameful" more lawmakers didn't attend.
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National Security
Two members of the New York City Fire Department look through the open ceiling of the Oculus, part of the World Trade Center transportation hub in New York on Tuesday. The transit hall ceiling window was opened just before 10:28 a.m., marking the moment

Report: Counterterrorism Should Pivot To Strengthen Fragile States

Sep 11, 2018
The nonpartisan report says the U.S. needs to undertake a long-term effort to prevent groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaida from getting a foothold in vulnerable countries.
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National
New York's 9/11 Memorial honors victims of the attacks. On Wednesday, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner announced it had identified the remains of Scott Michael Johnson, a 26-year-old securities analyst.

9/11 Victim Identified, Nearly 17 Years Later

Jul 26, 2018
Scott Michael Johnson, identified by the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, was a securities analyst at an investment banking firm. More than 1,100 victims have yet to be identified.
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News
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Camp Justice is located at the end of a decommissioned airstrip.

Guantanamo Court Lacks Jurisdiction To Try 9/11 Defendants, Says Defense Attorney

Dec 15, 2017
The attorney for one of the 9/11 defendants argues the Guantanamo military commission can't try his client, because the U.S. wasn't at war with al-Qaida at the time of the attacks.
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Parallels
A view from the Kart-e-Sakhi  neighborhood in Kabul in 2012 shows lights ablaze. In the Taliban years, electricity in the city was sporadic.

The View From Kabul On Sept. 11, 2001

Sep 08, 2016
The attacks came at a time when Afghanistan was under harsh Taliban rule, isolated from the world and on the verge of famine. Reporter Hannah Bloch, who was in Kabul on Sept. 11, recalls the day.
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Politics
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday.

Rudolph Giuliani Claims U.S. Had No Terrorist Attacks Pre-Obama

Aug 16, 2016
That's not true, of course, and it's interesting coming from the man who was mayor of New York on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Politics
Former President George W. Bush, left, introduces his brother Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush during a campaign stop in South Carolina Monday.

W. Is Back: 6 Quotes From Campaigning For Jeb Bush

Feb 16, 2016
Former President George W. Bush hit the campaign trail for his brother in South Carolina Monday. He brought some self-deprecating humor and defended his record as president during and after 9/11.
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It's All Politics
Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, left speaks at a Republican presidential debate last month, as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush listens.

'Pathetic' — Trump, Bush Spar Over 9/11. Maybe Neither Will Be The Nominee

Oct 17, 2015
Donald Trump implied George W. Bush shared in the blame for Sept. 11, and then Trump and Jeb Bush fought about it on Twitter. But both candidates have big vulnerabilities.
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9/11 in Las Vegas

Sep 12, 2011

We are coming up on a decade since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon outside Washington. The terrorists apparently made a stop in Las Vegas but the reason why now seems lost to history. As the 10th anniversary approaches we talk to Las Vegans about their recollections of the attack and what they think is the significance for us now.

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