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Ground Zero

The Immediate and Unmitigated Flow of Journalism

Lisa Chau | Posted 04.24.2013 | Media
Read More: Boston, Twitter, Terrorists, Boston Bombing, Citizen Journalism, Speculation, Mobile, Terrorism, Eye Witness, Facebook, Journalism, Fact Checking, Watertown, Reddit, Television, Social Media, Internet, Information, Boston Marathon Explosions, World Trade Center, Bombing, Security, News, Ground Zero, Media News
Lisa Chau

In a crisis, how do we keep individuals from publicly sharing sensitive information which can endanger lives within minutes? Verification of facts is of utmost importance, but is it immediately possible given the scope and instantaneous nature of the internet?

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Watching Anime, Thinking of the Tsunami That Devastated Japan

Andrew Lam | Posted 05.06.2013 | GPS for the Soul
Read More: Tragedy, Crisis, Earthquake, Fukushima, Japan Tsunami, Children, Nuclear Fall Out, Ground Zero, GPS for the Soul News
Andrew Lam

In Japan's most popular cultural genres known as manga (comic books) and anime (animation films and series), there's a recurrent theme in which the co...

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Bravery Beyond Words

Terry Blackhawk | Posted 02.16.2013 | Detroit
Read More: InsideOut Literary Arts, Yusef Komunyakaa, Youth, Poetry, Gun Control, Peter Markus, Poetry for the Soul, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Gun Violence, Detroit Public Schools, Youth Poetry, Marie Howe, Detroit Youth Poetry, Teachers, Public Education, Ground Zero, Detroit, Detroit News
Terry Blackhawk

Like educators around the country, I feel that Sandy Hook Elementary is my school and its children are my children. In our calls for action, we must take care of our souls and remember that while they may not solve, words can be a balm during hard times.

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Stitched Into the Day: Remembering September 11, 2001

Nicole Brittingham Furlonge | Posted 11.12.2012 | New York
Read More: Arlington National Cemetery, Greatest Generation, Pennsylvania, Remembering 9/11, Billy Collins, 9/11, World Trade Center, Patriots Day, Bearing Witness, Ground Zero, New York News
Nicole Brittingham Furlonge

We remember how far we've come to have the ordinary join this date again. And we bear witness largely by living intentional lives, created anew from the rubble.

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WATCH: 9/11 Anniversary In New York

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ and MEGHAN BARR | Posted 11.10.2012 | New York
Read More: September 11 2001, September 11, Video, 9/11 Memorial, 9/11 Anniversary 2012, Ny News, World Trade Center, 9/11 Memorial and Museum, New York News, 9-11, September 11 Anniversary, 9-11 Anniversary, Ground Zero, New York News

NEW YORK — There were still the tearful messages to loved ones, clutches of photos and flowers, and moments of silence. But 11 years after Sept....

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Lessons From 9/11: The Real Rules of Life

Laurie Nadel | Posted 11.06.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Jenna Druck Center, Ken Druck, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11 Families, Ground Zero, WTC Family Center, Sept. 11 Anniversary, 9/11 Grief, 9/11 Ptsd, 9/11 Recovery, September 11 Anniversary, 9/11, Healthy Living News
Laurie Nadel

Ken has spent the past 2.5 years putting life lessons into a new book: The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life's Terms with Your Own. I caught up with him as he was preparing to reconnect with the families of 9/11 at next Tuesday's memorial ceremony at Ground Zero.

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Politics Post-9/11: "The After Party" Exposes Civil Liberties Crisis on the Campaign Trail (WATCH)

SnagFilms | Posted 10.23.2012 | Politics
Read More: Aclu, Barak Obama, Cornel West, Repbulican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, 9/11, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bush Twins, Robert Downey Jr, New York, Ground Zero, Outkast, GOP Candidates, Politics News
SnagFilms

Whether liberal or libertarian, ACLU or NRA, OWS or Tea Party, both ends of the political spectrum surprisingly agree on one thing: No one likes to be spied on.

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9/11 Cancer Link Lacks Scientific Evidence, Experts Say

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO and MICHAEL STOBBE | Posted 06.20.2012 | New York
Read More: 911 Cancer, 911 Cancer Evidence, Zadroga Bill, Ground Zero, Ny News, New York News

NEW YORK -- Call it compassionate, even political. But ... scientific? Several experts say there's no hard evidence to support the federal government'...

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Rising from Tragedy

2012-02-16-archdailyreal.jpg | Posted 06.14.2012 | Home
Read More: Som, David Childs, Santiago Calatrava, American Institute of Architects, Obama Flag Day Visit, Architecture, 9/11, Flag Day 2012, Flag Day, 1 World Trade Center, 9/11 Memorial, Obama 1 World Trade Center, Daniel Libeskind, One World Trade Center, David Caruso, Obama World Trade Center, Ground Zero, Home News

1 World Trade Center rendering © SOM / dbox studio National Building Museum and Metropolis Magazine contributor Andrew Caruso takes you “ins...

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US Wants 9/11 Health Program To Include 50 Cancers

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 08.08.2012 | New York
Read More: Zadroga Act, 9/11 Cancer, World Trade Center, Video, Ground Zero, 911 Attacks, Ny News, 9/11 Cancer Study, New York News

NEW YORK — People who were stricken with cancer after being exposed to the toxic ash that exploded over Manhattan when the World Trade Center co...

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9/11 Families Upset Over Ground Zero Museum Delays

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 07.18.2012 | New York
Read More: Video, 911, Sept Anniversary, Ny News, Wtc Ten Years Later, Ground Zero Museum, 911 Families, Ground Zero Museum Delays, Ground Zero, September 11th, New York News

NEW YORK — They were promised a place to mourn their loved ones, display their photographs and educate their children and the children of strang...

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9/11 Cleanup Anniversary Event To Honor Responders

AP | Posted 05.16.2012 | New York
Read More: Ground Zero Cleanup, Ground Zero, 911 Cleanup, New York News

NEW YORK -- Rescue and recovery workers who helped in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are planning to gather at the 9/11 memorial this...

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WATCH: 1 WTC Will Soon Surpass Empire State

Posted 03.19.2012 | New York
Read More: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Empire State Building, One World Trade Center, 9/11, New York Around Town, NY Around Town, World Trade Center, Slidewide, New York Travel, Ny Travel, Ground Zero, New York News

The most expensive building in the world will soon be taller than the Empire State Building. The New York Daily News recently got an exclusive look at...

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9/11 Panel Considers Cancer Coverage Under Zadroga Act

| Posted 02.16.2012 | New York
Read More: Zadroga Act, First Responders, James Zadroga Health Bill, Ground Zero, First Responders Bill, Ny News, New York News

By Jill Colvin LOWER MANHATTAN — An advisory panel examining which conditions should be covered by the Zadroga Act appeared close Wednesday to r...

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9/11: Ready for Its Primetime Close-Up?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 04.06.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: 9/11 Memorial, Blue Bloods CBS, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Ground Zero, Tom Selleck CBS, 9/11 Entertainment, Steve Rosenbaum, Steven Rosenbaum, Entertainment News
Steve Rosenbaum

More then 10 years after the buildings fell, the questions, emotion, and complexity of the 9/11 story may be able to start to become part of the public conversation. And, surprisingly, it was Tom Selleck who began to convince me of that.

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World Trade Center Design Flaw Could Cost Millions

AP | By CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 02.01.2012 | New York
Read More: NY Real Estate, Port Authority, Ground Zero, Ny News, 1wtc, One World Trade Center, New York News

NEW YORK -- The agency building the new World Trade Center says a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the cost of the complex's signature tow...

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Civil Society at Ground Zero

Rebecca Solnit | Posted 01.22.2012 | Politics
Read More: Oakland, 9/11 Anniversary, Occupy Wall Street, 9/11, Zuccotti Park Eviction, Zuccotti Park, Civil Society, Ground Zero, Politics News
Rebecca Solnit

It's rarely noted that Zuccotti Park is within sight of, and kitty-corner to, Ground Zero. What was born and what died that day a decade ago has everything to do with what's going on in and around the park, the country, and the world now.

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9/11 Museum Delayed Over Funding Dispute

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 01.21.2012 | New York
Read More: NY Real Estate, September 11th Museum, 9/11 Museum, Ground Zero, 9/11 Anniversary, New York News

NEW YORK — The 2012 opening of the Sept. 11 museum at the World Trade Center will be delayed by disputes over redevelopment costs, a person fami...

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Congress Creates HUGE Fund To Compensate Ground Zero Workers

AP | Posted 12.03.2011 | Impact
Read More: Manhattan, Video, Congress, Ground Zero Workers, Washington DC, Justice Department, September 11th, Ground Zero, Activism, Impact News

By, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department says a $2.78 billion compensation fund for ground zero workers and others experiencing long...

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Ground Zero Mosque Developer Regrets Not Involving 9/11 Families

www.huffingtonpost.com | Posted 11.21.2011 | Impact
Read More: September 11, Ground Zero Mosque, park51, Video, 9/11, Sharif El-Gamal, 9/11 Families, Jewish Cultural Center on Manhattan, 9/11 Victims, Ground Zero, Impact News

By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press NEW YORK — The developer of a Muslim cultural center near the World Trade Center says his "biggest mistake" wa...

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'Ground Zero Mosque' Builders Unveil Latest Project

AP | Posted 11.18.2011 | New York
Read More: Ground Zero Mosque Controversy, Ground Zero Mosque, Islamic Community Center Ground Zero, Islamic Cultural Center, 9/11, Islamic Community Center, Islamic Cultural Center Nyc, Ground Zero, New York News

NEW YORK -- The organizers of an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero are opening a temporary space at the site. The newly remodeled ...

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The Untold Story of Ground Zero Evacuations by Boat

Jessica DuLong | Posted 11.13.2011 | New York
Read More: Mariners, Evacuation, 9/11, World Trade Center, September 11 Attacks, Tugboat, September 11 Anniversary, Fireboat, Disaster Management, Ground Zero, September 11th, New York News
Jessica DuLong

In the aftermath of an inconceivable assault, New York's ferryboat captains, tug crews, dinner-boat and sailing-yacht operators and other mariners stepped in, spontaneously, to provide invaluable, irreplaceable assistance.

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Poetry And Prayer On The 10th Anniversary Of 9/11

Michele Somerville | Posted 11.12.2011 | Religion
Read More: Decade After 9/11 - Religion, Obama Pslam 46, 9/11 Reflection, 9/11 Poetry, 9/11 Anniversary, President Obama, 9/11, Poetry for 9/11, Decade After 9/11 - Coping, September 11 Anniversary, Ground Zero, Attack on World Trade Centers, Religion News
Michele Somerville

The Psalms are poems -- and indeed they are exquisite -- but I'm sorry the President wasn't able to keep God out of it. The names of the 3,000 dead would have been sermon and poem enough.

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Andrea Stone

September 11 'Specific, Credible Threat' Still Unresolved

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.13.2011 | Politics
Read More: September 11, Mayor Bloomberg, Cia, War on Terror, Matthew Olsen, Janet Napolitano, Terrorism, Robert Mueller, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, September 11 Anniversary, Ground Zero, Decade-After-911---New-York, Politics News

Last week's specific, "credible but unconfirmed" threat of a terrorist attack reported in the days before the tenth anniversary of 9/11 remains "an on...

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Empty Ceremonies:
Grandees Gather for 9/11

Jan Herman | Posted 11.08.2011 | New York
Read More: 9/11, Skyscrapers, Rudolph Giuliani, Jimmy Breslin, Ground Zero, New York News
Jan Herman

Jimmy Breslin was right. It's a lousy idea to turn the victims of 9/11 into martyrs and just as lousy to turn Ground Zero into a glorified cemetery. ...

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