Articles filed under Terrorism
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Watch as our journalists recount the emotions of working on 9/11Sep 08, 2021 5:00 am - The events of Sept. 11, 2001, shocked the Daily Herald newsroom as they did the entire country. It was a day no one could predict and no one will forget. Daily Herald jo...
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They don't remember 9/11, but suburban teachers say students are intensely interested in itSep 08, 2021 5:00 am - At the start of the school year, Fremd High School teacher LoriAnne Frieri often asks her social studies students which historical event they are most interested in stud...
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'Looking back on that day, there's so many emotions': Northbrook rabbi recalls his time at ground zero in 2001Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - One day, the rabbi will give them a fitting burial. Aaron Melman has yet to reach that point: to lay to rest the work boots he wore ministering to New York City firefigh...
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Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discriminationSep 07, 2021 7:00 am - MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after the Sept. 11 attacks by a man who declared he was 'œgoing t...
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Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting biasSep 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A car passed, the driver's window rolled down and the man spat an epithet at two little girls wearing their hijabs: 'œTerrorist!'ť It was 2001, mere wee...
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Americans warier of US government surveillance: AP-NORC pollSep 07, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the na...
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On TV, 9/11 was last huge story for '~Big 3' network anchorsSep 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œTurn on your television.'ť Those words were repeated in millions of homes on Sept. 11, 2001. Friends and relatives took to the telephone: Something awf...
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Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting biasSep 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A car passed, the driver's window rolled down and the man spat an epithet at two little girls wearing their hijabs: 'œTerrorist!'ť It was 2001, mere wee...
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Commit to help veterans, Illinois VA leader says at 9/11 remembrance at Wood Dale companySep 07, 2021 1:00 am - After a moment of silence in honor of the 9/11 anniversary, taps was played Tuesday in the lobby of AAR Corp. headquarters in Wood Dale, where veterans make up about 25%...
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9/11 remembrance event Saturday at Stevenson High SchoolSep 07, 2021 1:00 am - A remembrance ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Adlai E. Stevenson High School, 1 Steven...