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Queen offers 'thoughts and prayers' on 9/11 anniversarySep 11, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by offering her sympathies to the victims, survivors and families affected by the at...
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EXCERPT: An Afghan reporter recalls 9/11's aftermath thereSep 11, 2021 7:00 am - The following account from Amir Shah, the now-retired Afghanistan correspondent for The Associated Press, is excerpted from the book 'œSeptember 11: The 9/11 Story, Afte...
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Kerosene Stars is back on the scene with two new singles, Saturday festivalSep 10, 2021 11:00 pm - With 11 new songs almost ready and a monthly release schedule mostly solidified, Chicago's Kerosene Stars was poised to make 2020 a big year for the band. But the power-...
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Gov. Holcomb directs flags to half-staff for Sept. 11Sep 10, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Eric Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff Saturday in honor of Sept. 11. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunr...
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Chicago resists putting life rings at risky lake piersSep 10, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Park District said it plans to put life rings along the Lake Michigan waterfront but only in areas that are considered safe to swim, upsetting...
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U. of Michigan band plans 'visually stunning' Sept. 11 showSep 10, 2021 7:00 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan marching band will perform a halftime show on Saturday - the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks - that it...
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2 die, 4 hospitalized after Chicago carbon monoxide leakSep 10, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two women died and four other people, including three children, were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood Fr...
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From 9/11's ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last.Sep 10, 2021 7:00 am - In the ghastly rubble of ground zero's fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew. World affairs reordered abruptly on that morning of blue s...
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Ground zero: A selfie stop for some, a cemetery for othersSep 10, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Twenty years after terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Center, the memorial at ground zero has its own routine, not much different from many ...
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EXCERPT: On 9/11, reporting from Taliban-controlled KabulSep 10, 2021 7:00 am - The following account from Kathy Gannon, now news director for Afghanistan and Pakistan for The Associated Press, is excerpted from the book 'œSeptember 11: The 9/11 Sto...