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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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Book Reviews
Empire State Building in 1930.

'A History Of New York In 27 Buildings' Is A Love Letter To The Big Apple

Oct 24, 2019
More than a mere chronicler armed with facts and dates, Sam Roberts is a nonfiction writer with the heart of a novelist; he's writing about buildings — but he does so while telling engaging stories.
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National
Erika Starke, left, is comforted by her son, Michael Haub, as they attend a second funeral service for New York Fire Department firefighter Michael Haub, in Franklin Square, N.Y. The New York City medical examiner identified more of his remains recovered

Firefighter Laid To Rest 18 Years After Sept. 11 Attacks

Sep 11, 2019
More of Michael Haub's remains were identified last week, and family and friends gathered in New York City to honor him at a memorial service on Tuesday.
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Politics
President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Stephen Clark, the superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania, walk through the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Tuesday.

At Sept. 11 Commemoration, Trump Praises 'Heroes Of Flight 93'

Sep 11, 2018
The president said the site of the crash in Shanksville, Pa., "is now a monument to American defiance ... a message to the world America will never ever submit to tyranny."
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News
WTC Cortlandt subway station reopened in New York on Saturday, nearly 17 years after it was destroyed during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

New York Subway Station Reopens 17 Years After It Was Destroyed During 9/11 Attacks

Sep 09, 2018
The newly reconstructed WTC Cortlandt station opened on Saturday, just three days before the anniversary of the attack.
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An October First Memorial Project: Where Are We Now?

May 01, 2018

Is Nevada creating an October First memorial?

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Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman sits and prays inside an iron cage at the opening of a court session in Cairo in 1989.

Omar Abdel-Rahman, Radical Cleric Connected To 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, Dies

Feb 18, 2017
The radical Muslim cleric has spent the past 20 years in a U.S. prison, convicted of conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks across New York City.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during a memorial service at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York.

Hillary Clinton Diagnosed With Pneumonia, Doctor Says, Cancels Events Through Tuesday

Sep 11, 2016
During the Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony in New York City, "[Clinton] felt overheated so departed to go to her daughter's apartment," campaign spokesman Nick Merrill said in a statement.
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The Two-Way
Visitors make their way through the Flight 93 National Memorial before lit candles are carried to the Wall of Names in memory of the passengers and crew of Flight 93, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa.

'We Will Never Forget': Nationwide Ceremonies Mark 15 Years Since Sept. 11

Sep 11, 2016
The names of each of the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks were read at a ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York City. Events were held nationwide, including D.C. and Pa.
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15 Years Later: The Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
Scott Kopytko's parents plant flags and flowers at the Firefighter Scott M. Kopytko Triangle in Flushing, Queens.

Sept. 11 Families Face 'Strange, Empty Void' Without Victims' Remains

Sep 10, 2016
Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the remains of 40 percent of the World Trade Center victims have not been identified. Their families have been waiting for advances in DNA technology.
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15 Years Later: The Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
The 9/11 Responders Remembered Memorial in Nesconset, Long Island, N.Y. John Feal, a first responder at the World Trade Center, created the memorial for people who died of illnesses tied to work at ground zero.

Honoring The Other Fallen Of Sept. 11: Sickened Ground Zero Volunteers

Sep 09, 2016
First responder John Feal created a memorial for other Sept. 11 responders who died not on the day, but of health issues related to working at ground zero.
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15 Years Later: The Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks

How New York City Rebuilt Anew After Its Darkest Day

Sep 08, 2016
When disaster struck in 2001, New York City hadn't had a comprehensive city planning vision in decades. An exceptional flurry of urban strategizing — beyond ground zero — ensued.
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15 Years Later: The Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
Jeremy Moss, who manages leasing for Silverstein Properties, stands on what will be the 75th floor of Three World Trade Center.

In Ongoing Rebuilding Of Ground Zero, A Balance Of Remembrance, Resilience

Sep 07, 2016
How have developers balanced respect for Ground Zero's history with taking advantage of some of the most valuable property in the world?
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Pope Francis and Cardinal Timothy Dolan (left) pray for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

At Sept. 11 Memorial, Pope Francis Says 'Grief is Palpable'

Sep 25, 2015
Pope Francis led an interfaith prayer service at the museum commemorating those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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Adele Welty, who lost her son on Sept. 11, says she opposes the death penalty — "even though it's a big hill to climb in this particular case."

Families Of Sept. 11 Victims Watch Guantanamo Hearings With Mixed Feelings

Feb 26, 2015
Five men are charged with planning the Sept. 11 attacks. When they appear for proceedings in Guantanamo Bay, people who lost loved ones that day are flown down to the courtroom to bear witness.
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