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VideoThe problem with government watchlists: Yahoo News Explains
In the days before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. government had an estimated 20 names on a master watchlist maintained by the Department of Transportation — but in the 20 years since, the federal Terrorist Screening Database now tracks over 1 million people, including U.S. citizens. Hugh Handeyside, a senior staff attorney for the ACLU National Security Project, explains how the post-9/11 response to collect and share information between government agencies has created a system that threa
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VideoWhite House responds to 9/11 families' request that Biden not attend memorial events
During a press briefing on Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden “remains committed” to the pledge made to families of 9/11 victims to approve the release of documents detailing Saudi Arabia’s role in the attack. The comment came in response to members of the 9/11 community calling on the president not to attend memorial events unless the promise is fulfilled. Psaki did not say if the administration will release the documents.
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VideoNew information about suspected Saudi connection to 9/11 hijackers revealed
The FBI inadvertently revealed one of the U.S. government’s most sensitive secrets about the Sept. 11 terror attacks: the identity of a mysterious Saudi Embassy official in Washington who agents suspected had directed crucial support to two of the al-Qaida hijackers. Yahoo News Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff details the findings.
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Muslims Fear Backlash For Celebrating Eid-al-Adha If It Falls On 9/11 Anniversary
Muslim leaders in New York have spoken out over fears that a Muslim holy day could fall on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks this year. The holiday, Eid al-Adha falls 10 days after the start of Dhu al-Hijjah on the Islamic calendar - and depends on when a new moon is spotted. The holy day looks likely to fall on September 11 this year.
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Anjem Choudary: A History Of Hatred That Finally Ended With Jail
After years of controversial remarks that have seen calls for his arrest, Anjem Choudary - the most recognisable face of radical Islam in Britain - now finally faces a spell behind bars. The 49-year-old former lawyer has spent the nearly half his life calling for Britain to become an Islamic state, praising terrorists along the way and calling for Shariah Law. Born in London, Choudary went on to become a medical student at the University of Southampton, where pictures of him drinking and party
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911 Are Coming Back With New Track ‘I Do’
Good news, 90s fans - chart-topping boyband favourites, 911, have announced that they’re coming back with a brand new single.
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Couple Call Police And Claim They Are Being ‘Held Hostage’ By Their Cat
It’s one of the more unusual emergency calls in history - a couple who called emergency services after being ‘held hostage’ by their own cat. This is going to sound like a strange question, but we have a cat, and it’s going crazy, and it’s attacked my husband, and we’re kind of hostage in our house.
