Today in History for September 11th
Images and sounds from that day in 2001 when America suffered the worst terrorist attack on its soil. (September 11)
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Two People Injured in Fire at a Queens Hospital
Two people suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out on the roof of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens on Friday, firefighters said. Rescue workers received reports for the first time that a large cloud of black smoke rose from the top of the hospital in the Far Rockaway neighborhood around 5:15 p.m., they … Read more
Dispatches from the world a day before the attacks
Zum 20. Jahrestag der Terroranschläge vom 11. September veröffentlicht USA TODAY Artikel aus dem Jahr 2002 zum ersten Jahrestag. NEW YORK – Jeder erinnert sich an den 11. September: Wo waren sie an diesem Dienstag, was? sie sahen, wie sie sich fühlten. Aber wer erinnert sich an den Tag zuvor? Der 10. September 2001 war … Read more
Climate Change and Extreme Weather News: Live Updates
WASHINGTON – The coming weeks on Capitol Hill will be pivotal to President Biden’s climate agenda, including whether the president can convince the rest of the world that the United States will deliver on its promise to reduce emissions Warming planets, drastically reducing them. In Congress, details of climate and clean energy policies are emerging … Read more
Live entertainment venues consider cancellations, vaccine requirements amid delta variant
Just as concerts and events have restarted, the cancellations are returning as another wave of COVID-19 hits.
Politics News: Live Updates – The New York Times
Daily Political Briefing Sept. 9, 2021Updated Sept. 9, 2021, 4:00 p.m. ET Sept. 9, 2021, 4:00 p.m. ET breaking “The Department of Justice has a duty to defend the Constitution of the United States, and to uphold the rule of law,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. The department is seeking an injunction that would prohibit … Read more
Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a town divided
SHANKSVILLE, PA – It is late, and Karl Glessner calls his wife. He says: I’m up at the fire hall. There’s a journalist here. He’s writing a story about 9/11. I really think you should talk to him. Karl looks at me. The journalist. I cannot hear Donna Glessner’s words, only her tone. Every sentence … Read more
Covid News: L.A. School System Is Expected to Issue Student Vaccination Mandate
Here’s what you need to know: Students at Normont Elementary on the first day of school in Los Angeles on Aug. 16.Credit…Allison Zaucha for The New York Times Los Angeles is poised to become the first major school district in the nation to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students 12 and older who are attending class … Read more
World Trade Center restaurant’s legacy post-9/11
The restaurant Windows on the World showed off New York City at its most beautiful. High above the bustle, situated on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, one could see sparkling Manhattan to the north, the zig-zagging bridges of Brooklyn to the east and the stately Statue of Liberty to the south. … Read more