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Remembering 9/11 from the still-screaming streets of New York

NEW YORK – Ten days after 9/11, a clown finally appeared at Ground Zero, fully costumed with red-nosed regalia, trying to cheer gas-masked disaster crews and thousands of visitors who are circling the smoldering rubble that encases almost 3,000 bodies. Camera-snapping tourists,

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Vance takes aim at Talarico in Texas convention speech

Vice President Vance issued sharp criticism of James Talarico in the Democratic Senate candidate's backyard, while speaking at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday evening. Talarico, a state lawmaker, is running against Texas

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What we forget when we remember 9/11

For much of the past 25 years, each anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks has arrived with signs and stickers reminding people to “never forget.” I have always felt unsure about what those words mean. For those of us who were alive in 2001, forgetting the day itself is almost

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London misperceptions: Study reveals what Britons get wrong

London has one of the lowest violent crime rates of any region in England and Wales, tops a global ranking of the best cities, and pays more in taxes than it receives back in public spending—but the public overestimates how likely Londoners are to become victims of crime,

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The Simpsons Switcheroo

At the beginning of a clip from this podcast episode of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend with Matt Groening, Conan talks about one of his favorite things they did on The Simpsons: It’s a phenomenon that the Simpsons did so beautifully, which is — and we did this with Homer a lot —

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