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NEC’s Kevin Hassett on 9/11, Inflation and Trump’s $5,000 PaymentsEconomy10:00

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says U.S. inflation has been “clearly decelerating” over the past three months. He discusses respecting Federal Reserve independence on interest rates, the potential route to Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 payment if Republicans retain both chambers in the midterms, and his personal experience on September 11, 2001.

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REPLAY: Hegseth warns of 'Islamist threat' at 9/11 25th anniversary commemorationsWorld7:18

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Friday at a Pentagon ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. He shifted to the ongoing conflict in Iran and sought to link it to the 2001 attacks, saying Iran’s “Islamic theocracy” has wished the US dead for decades, cheered 9/11 and sponsored attacks against Americans.

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Three Hong Kong activists sentenced over Tiananmen vigilsPolitics

Hong Kong has sentenced three activists who organised vigils marking China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. They were convicted last month of inciting acts against the state under the territory’s controversial National Security Law.

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Trump commemorates 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks at PentagonWorld

President Donald Trump was due to attend a Pentagon ceremony on Friday marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks and honouring those killed. Al-Qaida militants hijacked planes, killing nearly 3,000 people at three locations and reshaping US foreign policy and national security.

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This Week in Washington: 9/11 documents reveal unsafe air quality after attacksSociety

On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, newly released records illuminate air-quality concerns in New York City, including asbestos and toxin levels, and why the documents are only now public. The report also examines Donald Trump’s $5,000 pledge to voters and the escalating Canada-U.S. trade war.

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Why Europe is poorer than it should beEconomy

Europe is losing ground: its share of the global economy has declined for decades, and its growth is expected to lag behind the US and China. Although the EU was designed as one large economy with free movement across borders, national rules and barriers still divide it into 27 separate markets.

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25 years ago, Tom Brokaw anchors NBC News’ 9/11 Special ReportWorld

Twenty-five years ago, Tom Brokaw anchored an NBC News Special Report on September 11, 2001, after terrorists hijacked four commercial planes and coordinated attacks on targets in the United States. Two hit the World Trade Center towers, one struck the Pentagon, and another crashed in a Shanksville, Pennsylvania, field after passengers and crew fought back, killing nearly 3,000 people.

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U.S. Religious Freedom Figures Discuss 9/11’s ImpactWorld

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom Sam Brownback and recently released pastor Kim Myung-il discussed the attacks’ implications for religious freedom and human rights at a Washington luncheon.

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Poilievre Says Canada Trade Can Help Cool US InflationEconomy

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada’s oil and mineral resources could ease inflationary pressure in the US. He argues that the Trump administration should back away from its tariff policies toward Canada while discussing the state of bilateral trade and tariffs.

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REPLAY: 9/11 25th anniversary commemorations beginWorld

A ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks began at the Ground Zero memorial in New York, with attendees observing a moment of silence.

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SEE IT: 9/11 victim’s wife draws cheers with criticism at ceremonyWorld

At a Ground Zero ceremony marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, Terry Strada, widow of victim Tom Strada, condemned Saudi Arabia for what she called a “rancid culture of anti-American terrorism around the globe” and criticized U.S. political leaders. The crowd responded with cheers.

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Edgar Grospiron quits as 2030 French Alps Olympics chief amid setbacksSports

French organisers said Thursday that former moguls Olympic champion Edgar Grospiron has stepped down as president of the organising committee for the 2030 Winter Olympics. His departure marks the latest setback for the French Alps Games, and no successor has yet been named.

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9/11, 25 years on: ‘A time for reflection about the way the world has gone’World

Twenty-five years after hijacked planes killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, Americans will commemorate the victims on Friday. France 24’s Philip Turle says the anniversary also invites the global community to reflect on September 11’s legacy and how the world has changed.

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Tributes paid to 9/11 victims at Republican midterm convention in DallasPolitics

Tributes were paid to victims of the 11 September 2001 attacks at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are scheduled to visit the attack sites on Friday, with Trump expected to speak at the Pentagon.

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Trump absent as New York marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacksWorld

New York is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Friday. President Donald Trump is absent while attending a separate ceremony at the Pentagon, while Zohran Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor, is set to attend—an arrangement that has upset some Republicans.

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‘Somber mood’ in Washington as US marks 9/11 anniversaryWorld

The United States is marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. President Donald Trump is attending a ceremony at the Pentagon, while Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents are joining commemorations at Ground Zero in New York, where victims’ relatives will read the names of those killed.

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