NEW YORK (AP) — Life in lower Manhattan resembled any ordinary day on Wednesday as workers rushed to their jobs in the muggy heat, but time stood still at the World Trade Center site while families wept for loved ones who perished in the terror attacks 12 years ago. For the families, the memories of […]
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Press Herald goes to court over 911 transcripts
PORTLAND (AP) — Law enforcement shouldn’t be using a special exception to the Freedom of Access Act to deny requests for 911 transcripts, a lawyer for the Portland Press Herald said Monday. But state prosecutors argued that releasing transcripts to the public can harm investigations, color witnesses’ memories and taint jury pools. Attorneys for the […]
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Remembrance service to be held
LIVERMORE FALLS – A remembrance service of the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Geneva Hodgkins Memorial Park, formerly known as Union Park. For more information, contact Jocelyn Mosher-Collins of the American Legion Post 10 at 779-7345.
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In Boston Attack, a Reminder of Difficulty in Foiling Terrorist Plots
After nearly a dozen years of foiled plots, the United States on Monday suffered the first large-scale bombing since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, opened an era of heightened security affecting nearly every aspect of American life. The disruption of those plots underscores the enormous strides that the American national security apparatus has taken, […]
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Minister diverted money from 9/11, Katrina donations
NEW YORK (AP) — Before the Sept. 11 attacks, the Rev. Carl Keyes was a little-known pastor of a small New York City congregation searching for members and money. When the twin towers fell, his fortunes changed. Donors poured $2.5 million into the minister’s charity to help 9/11 victims. More opportunities to raise relief money […]
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9/11 memorial dedicated in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Firefighters from across Maine have dedicated a memorial to first responders who died during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Firefighters from 20 departments, honor guards and the Maine Department of Public Safety bagpipe and drum corps kicked off the event Saturday at Southern Maine Community College’s Maine Fire Service […]
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U.S. scrambles to rush spies, drones to Libya
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending more spies, Marines and drones to Libya, trying to speed the search for those who killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, but the investigation is complicated by a chaotic security picture in the post-revolutionary country, and limited American and Libyan intelligence resources. The CIA has fewer […]
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Americans mark 9/11 anniversary
Portland’s 1st female harbor pilot dies CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (AP) — The first female harbor pilot for Portland Harbor and the first woman to join the elite Portland Marine Society has died at age 48. Captain Susan Clark piloted more than 1,000 ships into Portland Harbor through Portland Pilots Inc., where she’d worked since 2001. […]