It was Sept. 11, 2001. Twenty years ago, I remember the worst feeling — not knowing when, where, what or why, only that Dad was missing. I went to school that morning; I was in fifth grade at a public elementary school in a quiet suburb of Long Island. A […]
Daily Archives: September 11, 2021
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban raised their flag over the Afghan presidential palace Saturday, a spokesman said, as the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The white banner, emblazoned with a Quranic verse, was hoisted by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjær said Cristiano Ronaldo had reintroduced himself to his Manchester United teammates at a meeting on Friday night – and then watched him do likewise to the Old Trafford crowd as he inspired a 4-1 victory over Newcastle. Ronaldo’s first debut for the club was as an 18-year-old […]
Life is Strange: True Colors is set in the town of Haven Springs, where a shop called Treasures of Tibet can be seen flying a Tibetan flag above its entrance. That flag is used a symbol of the Tibetan independence movement and is banned in mainland China, which is why […]
The latest came Saturday, when the Milwaukee Brewers combined to no-hit the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Brewers’ pitcher Corbin Burnes went eight innings, striking out 14 batters and walking one. Brewers’ closer Josh Hader came in for the ninth inning to close it out as Milwaukee […]
San Diego is being dubbed the “new Stagecoach” by some Bachelor in Paradise viewers after Alana Milne and Chris Conran were accused of having a pre-show relationship amid a love triangle with Jessenia Cruz, but what really happened between the threesome pre-BiP? Their friend Stephen Lovegrove joins Us Weekly’s “Here […]
Fans across the country crowded around their TVs and packed the pubs to cheer on Emma Raducanu to her historic US Open final win. The British star, 18, became the first ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam and the first British woman to take home a title in 44 years. […]
Last week I wrote about how a close encounter with anti-vaxxers at my gym had convinced me that Covid passports were a good idea. We asked you, The Mail on Sunday’s readers, to tell us if you supported them too – and we have been inundated with responses. Thousands have […]
On August 26, 2021, 11 Marines, one Navy corpsman, and one Army staff sergeant were killed in a suicide attack in Kabul that also claimed more than 160 Afghan lives. The US servicemembers were on a mission of mercy to evacuate at-risk Afghans after the disastrous US withdrawal led to […]
Another $50m will be spent trying to convince the 20% of Australians who are reluctant to get a Covid-19 vaccination. The federal government on Sunday launched a new campaign promoting an expanding network of vaccination sites, targeting a “younger age group”. The health minister Greg Hunt said research showed a […]
It’s a piece of reel good news. The Metrograph will finally reopen for in-person screenings next month, the artsy-fartsy theater announced in a news release. The Chinatown theater will receive live audiences again on Oct. 1, starting with “the brand new 4K restoration of Andrzej Żuławski’s stunningly visceral Possession,” the […]
A hit-and-run driver smashed into a mother and her 3-month-old daughter in Brooklyn on Saturday evening, killing the baby, according to police and law-enforcement sources. The male suspect fled the scene on foot after the crash at Gates and Vanderbilt avenues in Clinton Hill at around 6:20 p.m., the NYPD […]
Bill and Melinda Gates may have called it quits, but the pair are still parents to three children: Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe. Find out more about them. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his longtime wife Melinda Gates made the surprise announcement in early 2021 that they were splitting up. After nearly three decades […]
Taro Kono, Japan’s vaccination programme chief and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker, attends a news conference as he announces his candidacy for the party’s presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Japan’s minister in charge of vaccines, Taro Kono, led a […]
Federal funding for extended unemployment benefits has officially expired. Sarah Tew/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. On Labor Day, COVID-era expanded unemployment benefit programs expired. Those temporary programs included the $300 weekly bonus checks as well as coverage […]
On September 11, America marked 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks which killed nearly 3,000 victims. Former president Trump was remarkably absent from the official 9/11 memorial ceremonies including the one at Ground Zero. Instead, Trump visited the New York Police Department offices and criticised Mr Biden’s withdrawal from […]
With Washington on edge over potential right-wing violence and domestic terrorism, a cache of what turned out to be replica toy guns prompted a massive response Saturday near the National Mall. Two people were detained when authorities said they found a number of guns and rifles in a U-Haul truck […]
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an illness. He was 86. Guzmán died at 6:40 a.m. after suffering from an infection, Justice Minister Aníbal Torres said. Guzmán, […]
A banner backing a woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted by Cristiano Ronaldo was flown over Old Trafford stadium during the footballer’s first game back at Manchester United on Saturday. The banner, which read “Believe Kathryn Mayorga,” referred to allegations of rape made against the Portuguese international footballer […]