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Wedged Between Buildings, Plane Part Could Be From Sept. 11
April 26, 2013 New York police say the debris appears to be from one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center in the 2001 attacks. Surveyors found the piece of landing gear during an inspection just a few blocks from ground zero.
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Runners Dig In Their Heels: 'We Can Endure A Lot'
April 16, 2013 It may take runners a long time to erase the memory of bombs exploding right at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, one of the most celebrated races in the world. But many runners say continuing to run offers a small, symbolic way of putting such violence behind them.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Science, Solace And Hope
September 11, 2012 In images of a universe much larger than the scale of human malice there is a freedom we can always return to for at least a few breaths.
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Defendents Delay And Disrupt Guantanamo Hearing
May 5, 2012 It wasn't a wild scene in the Guantanamo Bay courtroom where the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four others were being arraigned on Saturday, but it was certainly in disarray.
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Bin Laden Documents Go Online, Show Frustration With Followers
May 3, 2012 West Point's Combating Terrorism Center says the "most compelling story" from the documents is the frustration shown by the al-Qaida leader with the terrorist network's affiliates.
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1 World Trade Center Claims Spot Atop NYC's Skyline
April 30, 2012 Workers added a steel column this afternoon, making the skyscrapere 21 feet taller than the observation deck at the Empire State Building. That's a symbolic return to the sky for a site destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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NYPD Could 'Take Down A Plane' If Necessary, Commissioner Says
September 26, 2011 On 60 Minutes, the city's police chief said his department now has the equipment and training to defend against aircraft. "Obviously this would be in a very extreme situation," he said.
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Terror Threat Is 'A Tip,' And Isn't 'Rock-Solid'
September 8, 2011 And while the "credible" threat is being taken seriously, Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged New Yorkers to go about their business and continue to "refuse to be intimidated." The information involves a possible plot aimed at New York and Washington, D.C.
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White House Counsels On How To Mark Sept. 11
August 30, 2011 The guidelines focus on honoring the victims, stressing the need to be prepared for another attack and recognizing that other nations have also been targeted by terrorists, The New York Times reports. Will you mark the anniversary in some way?
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'Small Circle' In Al-Qaida Plotted Post-Sept. 11 Attacks
April 26, 2011 None of the plans were acted upon, documents obtained by WikiLeaks indicate. Among the schemes were packing explosives into shipments of clothing headed to the U.S.
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Some Sept. 11 Responders To Be Cross-Checked Against Terrorism List
April 22, 2011 Anyone who applies for help from the fund set up to assist those who suffered health problems because of exposure to toxins at the attack sites must be checked against a government terrorism database.
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Sept. 11 Remembered, 9 Years On
September 11, 2010 Sept. 11 was remembered on the ninth anniversary of the attacks.
