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Imperial War Museum to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11

Many can remember exactly where they were 20 years ago when al-Qaida perpetrated the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history by deliberately crashing passenger planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. More.

Push is on to get COVID vaccine to 9/11 survivors, responders

Phase one of the COVID vaccine distribution is still in works. But with the next phase on the horizon, there's an effort to prioritize vaccine distribution to survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. That initiative also extends to those who worked at ground zero and the Pentagon. More.

9/11 survivors, first responders at risk for COVID complications, ‘they are literally scared to death’

After the 9/11 attack 20 years ago, anyone on or near Ground Zero up to eight months after was exposed to debris like glass particles, mercury and asbestos. That exposure is now putting them at risk for things like lung disease, and almost seventy different types of cancer. More.

9/11 survivors, the 'most at risk' group, now facing a scary new enemy: COVID-19

It was the morning of the 9/11 attacks, and John Mormando was watching "Barney & Friends" with his kid. Not 10 minutes later, he switched channels and watched the towers come down on live television. Normally he would have been working downtown as a trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange, only a few blocks from the World Trade Center. More.

COVID-19 brings extra concern to local 9/11 first responder

On the morning the Twin Towers were hit in New York City, Syracuse native, Marsha Krell, was at work and picked up the phone to call the American Red Cross. Krell had been a Red Cross National Responder for years, volunteering in the aftermath of the 1998 Labor Day Storm. So, when the 9/11 terrorist attacks took place, she sprung into action. More.

Kenyan Planned 9/11-Style Attack After Training as Pilot, U.S. Says

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged a Kenyan man with plotting a Sept. 11-style attack on a building in an American city, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment. The man, Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 30, was an operative for the Shabab, a Somali terrorist group that has been described as Al Qaeda’s largest and most active global affiliate. More.

Lawsuits by U.S. victims accuse top Qatar banks and charity of financing terrorism in Israel

U.S. victims of extremist violence in Israel allege that three of Qatar’s leading financial institutions have secretly funneled millions of dollars to Palestinian groups responsible for killing Americans, accusing a key U.S. ally in the Middle East of duplicity. More.

Sept. 11 charity to honor contributions of Greenwich man

The New Canaan-based Voices Center for Resilience, known as VOICES, will host its annual “Always Remember” Gala as a virtual event this year due to the pandemic. The fundraiser for the nearly 20-year-old nonprofit will be held online at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17. More.