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A list of the most recent stories about September 11.

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CHIEF OF MARATHON BOMBING FUND STANDS FIRM ON DEADLINE

c.2013 New York Times News Service BOSTON — The fund to aid victims of the Boston Marathon blasts has grown quickly, with nearly $40 million raised since the bombings April 15. But with just more than a week to go before the June 15 deadline to apply for compensation, only ...

In this Thursday, May 30, 2013 photo, sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen talks about the angel sculpture behind her, in Warwick, N.Y. Hennessy-Owen, who has crafted angels to mark high-profile tragedies including the 9/11 attacks, donated this angel as a memorial to a New York teenager killed in a car crash. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)

Angel evokes tragedies at service for NY teen

After Joseph and Betty Ginley's firefighter son was killed in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, they found some solace in the tall steel angels crafted as memorials by sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen. The Pennsylvania artist had been erecting them to commemorate tragedies including the 2001 terror attacks, ...

NY senator: New Statue of Liberty security risky

New security plans for the Statue of Liberty could leave visitors vulnerable when it reopens July Fourth, New York officials said Monday. Sen. Charles Schumer and New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly called for the National Park Service to reverse its plan, which calls for visitors to board boats either ...

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