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News Articles: Series: The 20th Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks

Family members and loved ones of victims of those who died on 9/11 attend the 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony on Saturday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City.

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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.

September 11, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
President George W. Bush stands in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York and speaks to workers involved in the cleanup effort on Sept. 14, 2001.

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  • National Security

Two Decades After 9/11, Are We Safer?

Just hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush said, "The resolve of our great nation is being tested." So here we are 20 years later. Have we passed the test?

September 11, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Danielle Booker hugs her mother, Sharon Booker, as the two remember Sean Booker, Danielle's father and Sharon's husband, at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum during a ceremony on Saturday in Manhattan. Sean Booker was a technician on the 93rd floor of the World Trade Center's north tower when he was killed during the 2001 attacks.

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  • National

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.

September 11, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin,
  • Catie Dull,
  • and 1 more
Recovery workers head to ground zero in New York City after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: United We Stood As 9/11 Responders Toiled And Families Searched

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the displays of unity and diversity following the Sept. 11 attacks.

September 11, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Ali Malik, 37, with his sons Muhammad Binyamin, 9, and Layth Noah, 5. Malik is part of a class action lawsuit against the FBI alleging religious discrimination and violations of surveillance laws.

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  • National

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

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.

September 11, 2021
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By:
  • Leila Fadel
Members of the Berlin city fire department attend a ceremony Saturday near the Breitscheidplatz memorial to commemorate fellow firefighters and other victims killed in the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City.

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  • World

On The 20th Anniversary, U.S. Allies Honor The Lives Lost On 9/11

World leaders are expressing their sympathies for the victims of the 9/11 attacks. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the terrorists had failed to "shake our belief in freedom and democracy."

September 11, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
In the years after the 9/11 terror attacks, security became omnipresent in Washington, D.C. That includes bollards, Jersey barriers and security barricades like those seen here outside of the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

After 9/11 Security Became Omnipresent In Washington, But Threats Are Different Now

After the attacks, barriers and thigh-high cement bollards sprouted up seemingly overnight in Washington, D.C. But new threats show the need for adaptability.

September 11, 2021
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  • Brian Naylor

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Books Can Help Kids Learn About What Happened On 9/11. Here Are Some Good Ones

On 9/11, it was impossible to connect the dots for adults, nevermind children. Here are some books that can help kids try to understand that fateful date 20 years later.

September 11, 2021
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  • Juanita Giles
President Joe Biden speaks about his strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic at Brookland Middle School on  Friday in Washington, D.C. Later in the day, he issued a video commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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  • Politics

Biden Calls For Unity In His Address Commemorating The Sept. 11 Attacks Anniversary

President Biden called on Americans to embrace unity as they reflect on the day that two decades ago reshaped the nation. "Unity is what makes us who we are: America at its best," he said.

September 10, 2021
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  • Alana Wise
Teresa Garcia says she remains haunted by the dozens of undocumented workers she believes remain missing at the site of 9/11.

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  • News

Families Of Undocumented Immigrants Lost On 9/11 Continue To Search For Closure

At least 67 undocumented immigrants, mainly from Mexico and South America, who worked at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, are still considered missing.

September 10, 2021
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
Two men identified by authorities as hijackers Mohamed Atta (right) and Abdulaziz Alomari (center) pass through airport security on Sept. 11, 2001, at Portland International Jetport in Maine in an image from airport surveillance tape released on Sept. 19, 2001.

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  • National

It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11

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 scanners.

September 10, 2021
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  • David Schaper
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in the 2014 TV show 24: Live Another Day.

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  • Television

From TV News Tickers to Homeland: The Ways TV Was Affected By 9/11

There is a long list of ways America was transformed by the terrorist attacks. But the question of how TV itself was changed — particularly in ways still relevant today — is more complicated.

September 10, 2021
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
A child reaches out to touch a flower adorning the Sept. 11 memorial on the name of a veteran killed in the 2001 terror attacks. For today's generation of kids, 9/11 is a history lesson.

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  • Education

How To Talk About 9/11 With A New Generation Of Kids

Students today have no memory of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, so this year's anniversary poses unique challenges for educators and caregivers trying to explain what happened and why.

September 10, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Sarah McCammon
An American flag at ground zero on the evening of Sept. 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.

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  • Law

The World Has Changed Since 9/11, And So Has America's Fight Against Terrorism

In 2001, as the nation mourned those killed on 9/11, the government tried to find its footing to prevent more terrorist attacks. In the 20 years since, the nature of those threats has evolved.

September 10, 2021
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
These three books provide a detailed accounting of events that have largely defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century.

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  • Books

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 lessons.

September 09, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Myre
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