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Israeli designer of 9/11 memorial says too soon to construct national Oct. 7 monument

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 05:02:42 +0000

Michael Arad beat out 5,200 submissions for a highly charged NYC tribute that took 8 years to complete. He has advice for future commemoration of Israel's victims of the Hamas onslaught

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‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: World Trade Center 1993 bombing remembered

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 12:56:59 +0000

For some survivors and victims' relatives, the attack still echoes as a warning that was unheeded

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When ash fell like snow: 20 years on, a fire warden’s 9/11 memories still haunt

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:28:07 +0000

Volunteer fire warden Alan Fromm rushed into 5 World Trade Center to evacuate his office building; after the South Tower collapsed, he was found unconscious under an ambulance

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Two decades after 9/11, Ground Zero still being rebuilt

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:03:17 +0000

Church and performing arts center near completion, but one tower expected to take another five years, and construction on another tower won't start until an anchor tenant found

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Immigrant 9/11 cleanup crews seek residency as compensation for health problems

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:30:33 +0000

A congressional bill fast-tracking legal status for an estimated 1,000-2,000 people has stalled; 20 years on, only several dozen still protesting

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20 years on, shrine to church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 02:12:27 +0000

The old St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was crushed underneath the falling south tower, was the only house of worship destroyed in the attacks

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They were some of 9/11’s biggest names. Where are they now?

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:18:11 +0000

A look at some of the people who came to the fore in wake of world-altering attacks, and what they've been up to since

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Ahead of 20th anniversary, 20 images that captured the enormity of 9/11

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:53:38 +0000

Street scenes chart escalating horror as people stare and weep at burning skyscrapers, then run from billowing dust cloud after one of them crumbles

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20 years later, two more victims of 9/11 attacks identified

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:14:52 +0000

'We made a promise to the families of World Trade Center victims to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to identify their loved ones,' says top NYC medical official

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As the decades pass, the act of remembering 9/11 evolves

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:51:09 +0000

The remembrance this year will likely be different following the recent chaotic US exit from Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war that was sparked by the September 11 attacks

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20 years later, 9/11 survivors still cope with the trauma: ‘It never goes away’

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:07:31 +0000

Guy Sanders, an EMT who was en route when the towers collapsed, killing his colleague, says 'it's not something to be gotten over'

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ADL CEO apologizes ‘without caveat’ for opposing Islamic center near Ground Zero

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 15:49:08 +0000

Jason Greenblatt admits his organization mishandled its response to proposed Cordoba House, warns against rising Islamophobia

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Larry Silverstein: I decided to rebuild World Trade Center just 2 days post-9/11

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:00:24 +0000

Speaking to Israeli TV, American businessman describes how he bought Twin Towers 7 weeks before the 2001 terror attacks, and how a dermatologist appointment saved his life that day

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19 years after 9/11, US still fears foreign terror, underplays domestic attacks

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 03:52:39 +0000

Devastating 2001 events symbolize terrorism for many Americans, causing them to underestimate risk of homegrown, far-right extremism, experts say

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In a year of restrictions, virus changes 9/11 memorial ceremonies

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 03:41:45 +0000

Dueling events will be held for 2001 terror attack in New York, after officials spark outcry by deciding to cancel traditional reading of victims' names due to COVID-19

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