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Almost 40% of New York’s 911 Calls Are ‘Butt Dials’

Some 10,000 calls a day to the city’s emergency response number are accidental, a new report estimates.

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World Trade Center Becomes New York’s Tallest Skyscraper, Again

As construction begins on its 100th floor, the new One World Trade Center becomes Manhattan’s tallest building — and it’s still growing.

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Forensics Experts: Zimmerman Not Heard Screaming for Help in 911 Call

According to experts in forensic sound analysis, the voice of a person screaming for help on a 911 recording just seconds before Trayvon Martin was shot to death did not belong to the man holding the gun, George Zimmerman.

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Critics Say Korean Skyscraper Design Evokes Exploding Twin Towers

A Dutch firm proposed a “cloud” design connecting two buildings in South Korea, which some say looks like the World Trade Center on 9/11.

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Terror in the Sky? Nope, Just a Pilot Trapped in the Toilet

Nature waits for no man, but it’s easy to guess that the passengers aboard a recent flight to New York City wish the pilot had waited to use the bathroom.

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Did Family Guy's 9/11 Satire Go Too Far for a Laugh?

It sounds custom-made for a “too soon” warning.

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Half-Arab, Half-Jewish Woman Detained on 9/11 Flight Says She Was Racially Profiled

Shoshana Hebshi recounted her ordeal in a detailed blog post after being released from FBI custody in Detroit.

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Creepy Coincidence: Belmont Race Winners Wore 9, 1 and 1 on Sept. 11 Anniversary

On the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the first three winners at Belmont this past Sunday were horses bearing the numbers 9, 1 and 1.

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Sept. 11 Memorial Misspells Victim’s Name

The 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks was commemorated with a memorial site featuring waterfalls surrounded by bronze panels etched with the names of the 2,983 people who died in the attacks. One of those names, unfortunately, is incorrect.

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Bathroom Breaks Cause Security Scares on Two Sept. 11 Flights

Two incidents in airplane bathrooms put fighter jets, bomb squads and FBI centers to work on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.