Articles filed under Terrorism
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'Everyone was in shock, angry, sad': Suburban native living in New Zealand recounts day terrorist killed 50Mar 20, 2019 5:38 am - Editor's note: Scott Fack is a 1992 graduate of Prospect High School in Mount Prospect and attended Northern Illinois University before graduating from Elmhurst Coll...
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Lawmakers, first responders sound alarm on 9/11 fundFeb 25, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, first responders and their advocates were back at the Capitol Monday urging Congress to ensure that a victim...
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9/11 fund running out of money for those with illnessesFeb 15, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The compensation fund for victims of 9/11 is running out of money and will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent, officials announced Friday. September...
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Guantanamo hearing in Sept. 11 case abruptly endsJan 29, 2019 6:00 am - GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - A pretrial hearing in the Sept. 11 terrorism case at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ended abruptly ahead of schedule Tuesd...
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Judge turns down bid to halt Sept 11 hearing at GuantanamoJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Outbursts from prisoners marked the resumption of pretrial hearings Monday for the Sept. 11 terrorism case in the U.S. base at Gua...
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Suburban houses of worship are increasing security measures after Pittsburgh shootingOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - Balancing heightened security with a welcoming environment has become a common issue facing suburban houses of worship that years ago felt safe leaving their doors open....
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Why a Holocaust survivor from Skokie wasn't about to cancel Pittsburgh speechOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - PITTSBURGH - Magda Brown was packed and ready to fly here when she heard the news. Her daughter sat her down and told her: There was a shooting at a synagogue, around th...
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Civil rights group says anti-Jewish extremists are emboldenedOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - Reports of anti-Semitism increased dramatically in Illinois and the nation last year, according to data from a prominent civil rights group. Forty-seven incidents of ant...
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Florida man charged after weeklong bomb-package scareOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Florida man with a long criminal history was charged Friday in the nationwide mail-bomb scare targeting prominent Democrats who have traded criticism...
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Germany deports convicted 9/11 accomplice home to MoroccoOct 15, 2018 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A Moroccan man convicted of helping Mohamed Atta and the other Hamburg-based Sept. 11 suicide pilots as they plotted attacks on New York and Washington was...