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Former president Donald Trump was in New York City on Saturday to mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. He didn’t attend any remembrance ceremonies, but he did stop by
The Taliban raised their flag over the Afghan presidential palace Saturday, a spokesman said, as the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The
From an urban memorial to a remote field to the heart of of the nation’s military might, President Joe Biden on Saturday paid tribute at three hallowed places of grief
A fire broke out on the roof of a Queens hospital on Friday, leading to two minor injuries and the evacuation of the emergency room, authorities said. The blaze at
An Arab attempted to stab a Border Police officer near Lion’s Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday. A video of the incident shows the Arab running after
Israel Police on Shabbos captured four of the six Palestinian security prisoners who tunneled out of a high-security prison in northern Israel five days ago. Two of the fugitives were
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday slammed President Biden’s recently announced coronavirus vaccine mandates in an interview on Fox News, saying Biden’s announcement was “unlike anything I have ever
Officials will give a 9/11 security briefing from the NYPD’s headquarters in lower Manhattan on Friday, a day before the city and nation mark the somber 20th anniversary of the
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