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Thich Nhat Hanh After 9/11: Ignorance, Discrimination, Fear & Violence Are Real Enemies of Humanity

In memory of Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-renowned Buddhist monk, antiwar activist, poet and teacher who died Saturday, we re-air a speech Hanh gave at Riverside Church in New York in 2001. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Hanh urged the audience to embrace peace in the face of anger. More.

Outrage over signed Rudy Giuliani 9/11 shirts selling for $911

Rudy Giuliani has come under fire for selling signed 9/11 T-shirts for $911. CNN anchor Jon Avlon, who used to work for the former New York mayor, blasted Mr Giuliani for using the terrorist attack to sell merchandise. More.

How 9/11 Turned Firefighter Meg Smaker Into a Sundance Filmmaker

Before 9/11, six-foot firefighter Meg Smaker was happily following in her fire captain father’s footsteps. After 9/11, her world turned over. She watched her South Bay Area firehouse transform overnight “from this place of love and support and family to a place of fear and hatred,” she said in a Zoom interview. More.

Retiring FDNY commissioner led COVID response, 9/11 recovery

New York City’s fire commissioner says he will retire next month after more than seven years in the job and a career spanning more than five decades and stints in every rank in the department. More.

Free N95 masks and at-home COVID tests: Here’s how to get them

The Biden administration launched its COVIDTests.gov website Wednesday to provide up to four at-home COVID tests per family, and the administration is also planning on giving away 400 million N95 masks beginning next week. Here is how you can get your free N95 masks and at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government. More.

Pedestal poured for 9/11 memorial

A planned 9/11 memorial in downtown Mountain Home recently took another step towards completion with Street Department workers pouring a concrete pedestal on the Veterans Plaza. More.

Ex-Cantor Broker Barred From Invoking 9/11 in Defense to SEC

A former Cantor Fitzgerald LP broker was barred from bringing up 9/11 as part of his defense against SEC charges that he illegally split commissions with another employee. More.

Gitmo's Shameful Twentieth Anniversary

The U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay reached its shameful 20th anniversary this January. Its legacy is the detention of nearly 800 Muslim men and boys, most without charge or trial. Many have been tortured. More.