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Memorial at Dulles International Airport honors those killed on Flight 77 on 9/11 09/11/2021 01:30pm • Members of the Transportation Security Administration came together to honor those who lost their lives on American Airlines Flight 77 when it was overtaken by terrorists and crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The commemoration Saturday took place on the secure side of the east checkpoi DC-area leaders reflect on Sept. 11 attack on 20th anniversary 09/11/2021 01:01pm • Several D.C.-area leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with solemn speeches Saturday. The appearances come after President Joe Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton congregated in New York to pay tribute to the fallen. They each wore blue ri Merkel calls migrant push at EU's border 'unacceptable' 09/11/2021 11:41am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that she found it unacceptable that refugees were being used to apply pressure to Poland and other European Union members on the border with Belarus. Speaking at a news conference during what she said she expected to be her last o The Latest: Taliban flag flies at Afghan presidential palace 09/11/2021 11:22am • KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Taliban official said that the group raised their flag over the Afghan presidential palace in a brief ceremony on Saturday — the same day the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The milestone anniversary takes place just weeks after the c Coverage of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: How to watch 09/11/2021 11:15am • Stay with WTOP on-air and online throughout the day as the D.C. area and the nation reflect on Sept. 11, 2001 and the 20 years since. Live coverage of the memorial ceremony at the World Trade Center in New York begins at 8:40 a.m. Live coverage of the memorial ceremony at The Pentagon begins 9 tropes about Muslims that are a product of Islamophobia 09/11/2021 05:03am • There are nearly 2 billion Muslims in the world, and the religious group continues to grow rapidly. Yet Islam continues to be largely misunderstood by many, which has given way to Islamophobia and even violence against Muslims.While Islamophobia existed long before 9/11, a dislike for Islam and Musl 'You can't be serious': The 911 dispatchers who answered the call on 9/11 09/11/2021 04:59am • For Eric Brown, Michele Shields and Sylvia Nazario, all of whom work at the Office of Unified Communications in D.C., the workday began at 6 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. Brown, a lead dispatcher who was working on the DC Fire and EMS side that day, recalled his supervisor getting a call and announcing Sept. 11 at 20: WTOP looks back and forward 09/11/2021 04:57am • It’s impossible to forget the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the plane crashes at the World Trade Center, in New York; the Pentagon, and into a field outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania — the scuttling of a hijacking that was likely headed for the Capitol. Whil Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: 'A country in the making' 09/11/2021 03:31am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Saudi Arabia of today is far different from the Saudi Arabia of Sept. 11, 2001. All but four of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were Saudi citizens, and the Saudi kingdom was the birthplace of Osama bin Laden, the head of al-Qaida and mastermind of the attack 20 No. 17 Coastal Carolina wins third staight over Kansas 49-22 09/11/2021 12:17am • CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Reese White was thinking even bigger for No. 17 Coastal Carolina after his strong start to the season. White finished with 102 yards and three rushing touchdowns and the Chanticleers beat Kansas for a third straight year, 49-22, as the fledging FBS program hosted a Power Five Today in History 09/11/2021 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2021. There are 111 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York’s World AP Top Political News at 11:24 p.m. EDT 09/11/2021 12:00am • Biden embraces message of unity on 9/11 anniversary Bush warns of domestic extremism, appeals to 'nation I know' FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks Unions split on vaccine mandates, complicating Biden push White House, Democrats tangle over Biden bid to raise taxes Newsom, GO Now president, Biden to mark 9/11 rite amid new terror fear 09/10/2021 09:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — He will again make the ritual journey to sacred American landmarks of loss. He will once more bow his head in silent prayer. He will repeat words of comfort for those whose lives changed forever on that brilliant September day two decades ago. But this time, Joe Biden will hold the LEADING OFF: Mets host Yankees on 20th anniversary of 9/11 09/10/2021 08:19pm • A look at what's happening around the majors Saturday: ___ SPECIAL SUBWAY SERIES The Yankees and Mets are set for an emotional game in Queens on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the first time the Subway Series will overlap with Sept. 11. Both teams will wear hats representing New York's f UK leader: 9/11 attackers failed to make world live in fear 09/10/2021 05:30pm • LONDON (AP) — The Sept. 11 attackers failed in their aim of making people in open societies live in “permanent fear,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said as he marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. In a video message due to be played at a ceremony on Saturday, Johnson said the U.S. was �