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They Don't Remember Their Parents Dying On 9/11. But They'll Never Forget

Many children of 9/11 victims were too young to remember their parents who died. They've grown up living with the tension between having a personal connection to the day but few, if any memories.(Image...

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9/11 First Responders Face A High Cancer Risk But Are Also More Likely To...

The cancer risk is linked to exposure to toxins at ground zero. But the group is also more likely than the general public to survive, perhaps because of the comprehensive care they receive.(Image...

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20 Years Later, 2 More 9/11 Victims Have Been Identified Using New Technology

Two victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, were recently identified through DNA analysis. (Image credit: Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

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3 Sobering Lessons Learned Since 9/11

These books provide a detailed accounting of events that have defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century. None makes for cheery reading, but all offer sobering...

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For Many Who Were Present, The 9/11 Attacks Have Had A Lasting Mental Health...

Some who witnessed the attacks on the World Trade Center are still suffering from PTSD and depression from the trauma. Help and treatment are available through a special federal program.(Image credit:...

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How Mourning Has Been Different For Each Of These 9/11 Families

Loved ones of people lost on United Airlines Flight 93 share how they struggled with grief, embraced it and discovered new depths of mourning over 20 years.(Image credit: Haven Daley/AP)

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It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed...

No boarding pass or ID was needed to go to the gate, and 4-inch-blade knives were allowed aboard planes. Now we take off shoes, can't have liquids over 3.4 oz and go through high-tech body...

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Wall Street Was Once The Home Of The Big Banks. 9/11 Led To A Radical...

For centuries, Wall Street was where some of the biggest banks in the world were based. Today, it's home to Uber and Spotify, and new residents have poured in.(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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For Many American Muslims, The Legacy Of 9/11 Lies In The Battle For Civil...

A Southern California community grapples with the legacy of being secretly surveilled by the FBI. Twenty years later, the matter is a legal fight that has reached the Supreme Court.(Image credit: Umara...

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The Summer After 9/11, A Photographer Documents A City's Healing

Photographer Lucas Foglia was 19 during the summer of 2002 when he made portraits NYC residents. (Image credit: Lucas Foglia)

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A Day Of Remembrances And Reflection: 20 Years After The 9/11 Attacks

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nation paused to remember. Ceremonies took place at memorials in New York City; in Shanksville, Pa.; and at the Pentagon. (Image credit: Chip...

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Photos: Scenes From 9/11 National Memorials

On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, multiple ceremonies commemorated the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost on that day.(Image credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/Denver Post via Getty Images)

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A year after plea talks began, the 9/11 case is still in limbo, frustrating...

Settlement talks began a year ago in the 9/11 terrorism case. But little progress has been made, dragging out the future of the problem-plagued U.S. military court and prison in Guantánamo Bay,...

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Guantánamo Bay detainees continue to face 'inhuman' treatment, U.N....

The United Nations report says 30 men remained detained at Guantánamo Bay — 19 of whom have never been charged with a crime. The investigator says the infamous site should be shuttered.(Image credit:...

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FDNY deaths from 9/11-related illnesses now equal the number killed on Sept. 11

Two recent deaths brought the total to 343, matching the death toll from Sept. 11, the FDNY said. Some 11,000 former and current FDNY employees suffer from 9/11-related illnesses, 3,500 with...

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Photos: Scenes From 9/11 National Memorials

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Afghanistan: The Rise of the Taliban

How did a small group of Islamic students go from local vigilantes to one of the most infamous and enigmatic forces in the world? The Taliban is a name that has haunted the American imagination since...

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Drone Wars

Unseen, they stalk their targets from thousands of feet in the air. Operators are piloting them from military bases halfway across the world. At any moment, they could launch a strike that comes...

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History Is Over

As the end of the 20th century approached, Radiohead took to the recording studio to capture the sound of a society that felt like it was fraying at the edges. Many people had high hopes for the new...

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Afghanistan: The Rise of the Taliban (2021)

How did a small group of Islamic students go from local vigilantes to one of the most infamous and enigmatic forces in the world? The Taliban is a name that has haunted the American imagination since...

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