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# World Trade Center

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Larry Donnelly: 9-11 sparked a global war on terror that ended with American isolationism
Our columnist looks back at the events of September 11 and the impact that day on the world.
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Sep 11th 2021, 8:00 PM
# New York
Eighteen years after the attacks, people are dying from 9/11 cancers
The 9/11 attacks released unprecedented amounts of chemicals into the air.
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Sep 11th 2019, 6:21 AM
# New York
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.
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Aug 8th 2017, 8:27 AM
# turbo the goat
Here are the landmarks going green for the first time this St Patrick's Day
The Global Greening is in its seventh year.
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Mar 12th 2016, 3:00 PM
# World Trade Center
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.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 11:42 AM
# Freedom Tower
Base jumpers convicted after this terrifying night-time jump from World Trade Center
The three face up to a year in jail.
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Jun 23rd 2015, 9:09 AM
# Arrrrrrgh
Two window cleaners rescued from outside the 69th floor of the new World Trade Center
Their scaffolding collapsed while they were working at the building.
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Nov 12th 2014, 7:12 PM
# national treasure
A revolutionary era ship from the 1770s was found buried underneath the World Trade Center
Archaeologists say it was built from same wood used to build Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.
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Aug 9th 2014, 12:34 PM
# 9/11
Pics: Have a glimpse inside the new September 11 Memorial Museum
Barack and Michelle Obama visited the $700 million museum today ahead of next week’s opening.
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May 15th 2014, 4:02 PM
# Arghhhhh
VIDEO: Three BASE jumpers arrested after 1,776-foot jump off the World Trade Center
ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX FEET.
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Mar 25th 2014, 3:34 PM
# In Numbers
Facebook, Haughey and Love/Hate: The week in numbers
Plus: What’s the average monthly rent in Ireland?
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Nov 16th 2013, 7:30 PM
# pretty big i guess
Expert panel declare World Trade Center as western hemisphere's tallest building
The panel decided in the tower’s favour in a dispute over whether the spire on top could be counted when measuring height.
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Nov 12th 2013, 8:06 PM
# in remembrance
In Pictures: US marks 9/11 anniversary
A number of memorials took place today to mark the twelfth anniversary of the attacks that struck America on 11 September 2001.
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Sep 11th 2013, 8:00 PM
Voices
Column: The drama surrounding Manning and Snowden is diverting attention from what matters
Manning’s gender identity crisis and the drama surrounding Snowden’s exile have simultaneously propelled them further into the media spotlight, while diverting us from the substance and consequence of their leaks, writes John Devitt.
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Aug 25th 2013, 12:00 PM
# marble cathedral
Is the new World Trade Centre subway station swanky enough for you?
Marble everywhere and a design from Santiago Calatrava. Nice.
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Jun 9th 2013, 12:00 PM
# World Trade Center
PHOTOS: Views from the 100th floor of the new World Trade Center
Don’t look down. Though you should. But also, don’t.
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Apr 3rd 2013, 9:35 AM
# September 11
Authorities resume search for human remains in New York's 9/11 debris
Eleven years after the 2001 attacks, about 60 truckloads of debris are again being searched for the remains of missing victims.
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Apr 2nd 2013, 2:30 PM
# NYC
NYC marks 20th anniversary of first World Trade bombing
A ceremony was held to honour the six people who died 20 years ago in the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
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Feb 26th 2013, 8:29 PM
# September 11
Minister speaks of 'very moving' memorial on 9/11 anniversary
Junior minister Joe Costello was given a guided tour of the 9/11 memorial in New York on the 11th anniversary of the attacks.
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Sep 12th 2012, 8:41 AM
# World Trade Center
Barack Obama message, signature hoisted to top of One World Trade Center
In photos: steel beam signed by the Obamas and police and construction workers at the WTC site has been lifted onto the 104th floor of the new skyscraper.
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Aug 3rd 2012, 9:39 AM
# 9/11
9/11 suspects set for Guantanamo trial
Five men are accused of orchestrating the attacks which killed almost 3,000 people on 11 September, 2001.
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May 4th 2012, 1:18 PM
# Skyscrapers
World Trade Center is now New York's tallest building again
The new tower is reclaiming the title held by its predecessors destroyed on 9/11 – check out this time-lapse video of its eight-year construction…
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Apr 30th 2012, 6:54 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Feb 7th 2012, 4:45 PM
# September 11
In numbers: the September 11 terrorist attacks
2996 people died in the attacks on September 11, 2001. Here, in numbers, is the story of the actions that took place that day.
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Sep 11th 2011, 5:00 PM
# 9/11
Obama calls for national unity ahead of 9/11 remembrances
In his weekly address, a day before the 9/11 anniversary, Barack Obama pays tribute to how a “resilient nation” reacted.
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Sep 10th 2011, 5:58 PM