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# 911 - Wednesday 11 September, 2019
Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever on 9/11 anniversary
It has been 18 years since Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four US commercial airliners.
Eighteen years after the attacks, people are dying from 9/11 cancers
The 9/11 attacks released unprecedented amounts of chemicals into the air.
# 911 - Saturday 31 August, 2019
Trial date set for alleged mastermind of 9/11 terror attacks
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in Guantanamo Bay prison camp will go on trial in January 2021.
# 911 - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
Emotional Jon Stewart attacks 'shameful' lawmakers for not turning up for 9/11 hearing
Representatives have argued that the bill is likely to pass anyway.
# 911 - Thursday 17 January, 2019
American killed in Kenya hotel attack was 9/11 survivor
On 11 September 2001, Spindler was working for investment bank Salomon Smith Barney in the World Trade Center.
# 911 - Thursday 13 December, 2018
A musical about 9/11: 'It has allowed me to define what happened in a way I never thought possible'
The show opened last night at the Abbey Theatre.
# 911 - Tuesday 11 September, 2018
22,000 pieces of human remains still being tested in the hope of identifying 9/11 victims
Today marks 17 years since two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers in 2001.
# 911 - Tuesday 8 August, 2017
9/11 victim's remains identified nearly 16 years later
Remains of 40% of the people who died in the attacks have yet to be identified.
# 911 - Friday 31 March, 2017
FBI releases never-before-seen images of 9/11 attack on the Pentagon
The photos show the mass destruction at the site.
# 911 - Sunday 11 September, 2016
Australian prime minister links 'IS-inspired' stabbing to 9/11 anniversary
A 22-year-old man has been arrested.
Fifteen years on, the flag raised over Ground Zero has found its way home
After plucking the flag from a nearby boat, three firefighters hoisted it amid the ashen destruction.
# 911 - Saturday 9 July, 2016
Too dangerous to call? Some US cities explore 911 texting
Emergency officials have stressed, however. that a voice call is preferred because dispatchers can elicit details more quickly.
# 911 - Thursday 3 March, 2016
The most expensive train station in the world opens its doors in New York today
There will be no official ceremony to mark the opening of the station, next to the site of the Twin Towers.
# 911 - Friday 8 January, 2016
'He is bleeding all over and I may have killed him': 911 call made by Jason Corbett's father-in-law
Tom and Molly Martens face charges over the death.
# 911 - Monday 7 December, 2015
The accused '9/11 Five' remain in Guantanamo and probably won't ever get a real trial
Attempts to put them on trial in New York for the terrorist attacks backfired.
# 911 - Thursday 26 November, 2015
'Outrageous' Donald Trump mocks disabled journalist
The US presidential candidate flailed his arms and changed his voice while imitating a New York Times reporter.
# 911 - Monday 23 November, 2015
'It happened, I saw it on television': Trump claims thousands cheered 9/11 from New Jersey
The Republican presidential candidate said there is a large Arab population in the area.
# 911 - Wednesday 16 September, 2015
This comedian just admitted to lying about escaping 9/11
Comedian Steve Rannazzisi made the claim on WTF with Marc Maron
# 911 - Friday 11 September, 2015
The last remaining 9/11 rescue dog just celebrated her 16th birthday in style
Bretagne the golden retriever was a key figure of the search through the rubble in the aftermath of the World Trade Centre collapse.
# 911 - Wednesday 26 August, 2015
Woman in iconic 9/11 'Dust Lady' photo dies of cancer
Marcy Borders said her cancer diagnosis was as a result of inhaling toxic air from the attack.
# 911 - Wednesday 17 June, 2015
A woman called the cops to report a drug deal gone wrong (you can imagine what happened)
Yes, she’s facing charges for drug possession.
# 911 - Wednesday 20 May, 2015
9/11 conspiracy theories were on Osama Bin Laden's reading list
The Al-Qaeda leader also appeared to have been interested in attacking the French economy.
# 911 - Thursday 19 March, 2015
9/11 victim identified nearly 14 years on from attack
Matthew David Yarnell was aged 26 when he died.
# 911 - Tuesday 20 January, 2015
Boy (5) fatally shot 9-month-old brother after finding gun
The boys’ mother contacted police.
# 911 - Tuesday 13 January, 2015
Opinion: What my years as a military defence lawyer in Guantánamo forced me to see
Guantánamo Bay has just marked its thirteen anniversary; its legacy is as shameful as it is horrifying.
# 911 - Sunday 7 December, 2014
# 911 - Sunday 23 November, 2014
Opinion: The Irish handprints on the world's most symbolic site – One World Trade Centre
Many Irish and Kerry men spent more than five years working at the resurrected World Trade Centre site.
# 911 - Friday 7 November, 2014
"I shot him two times in the forehead" - Two Navy Seals row over who killed Bin Laden
Robert O’Neill is the latest former Seal to claim he shot the Al-Qaeda leader.
# 911 - Monday 3 November, 2014
One World Trade Centre's first tenants are moving in today
Publishing giant Conde Nast will move 170 staff into “America’s most secure office” today.
# 911 - Friday 31 October, 2014
The Pentagon says the Navy Seal who shot bin Laden should not reveal himself
The Pentagon said that anyone who participated in the 2011 operation was still bound by a non-disclosure agreement.
# 911 - Wednesday 29 October, 2014
US commando who killed Osama bin Laden to reveal identity
An interview with the Navy Seal will air on Fox News next month.
# 911 - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law sentenced to life in prison
Abu Ghaith was the highest-ranking al-Qaida figure to face trial on US soil since the attacks.
# 911 - Sunday 21 September, 2014
DECLASSIFIED: CIA intelligence official describes spending 9/11 with the US President
A fascinating account of 9/11 with the US President.
# 911 - Saturday 13 September, 2014
Woman finally finds owner of wedding photo found at Ground Zero, 13 years on
Elizabeth Stringer Keefe has searched for the people in the photo on the 11 September, every year since the attacks.
# 911 - Friday 12 September, 2014
A LOT of brands really messed up their 9/11 tributes yesterday
Sometimes it’s probably wiser to say nothing at all.
# 911 - Thursday 28 August, 2014
Opinion: Dramatic change is needed in American foreign policy – the people have no appetite for war
The US must no longer be impulsively ready to employ its military around the world either for its own or for others’ ends.
# 911 - Saturday 23 August, 2014
Opinion: The murder of James Foley will backfire spectacularly on Isis
Western powers were growing increasingly weary of military engagements in the Middle East – but this provocation will ensure a sustained, focused campaign to eliminate Isis.
# 911 - Friday 1 August, 2014
Obama: US "tortured some folks" after 9/11, but critics should not be "too sanctimonious"
President Obama said “a lot of those folks were working hard and under enormous pressure, and are real patriots”.
# 911 - Friday 25 July, 2014
Frank Lampard sorry for 9-11 jibes, plans memorial visit
Lampard and then Chelsea team-mate were fined for their beahviour in Heathrow on 12 September, 2001.
# 911 - Monday 21 July, 2014
FBI "may have created terrorists out of law-abiding individuals", says rights report
HRW and Columbia Law School report says US law enforcement effectively participated in developing terrorism plots for prosecution.
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WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
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Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
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By Robert Sweeney
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