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UK's defense chief holds back tears amid Afghanistan chaos 08/16/2021 12:31pm • LONDON (AP) — British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace held back tears Monday as he conceded that Britain was unlikely to be able to evacuate all its Afghan allies from Kabul. Wallace, who served as a captain in the Scots Guard before entering politics in the late 1990s, has in recent days voiced reg UK troops in Kabul; UK lawmakers recalled for crisis talks 08/15/2021 03:30pm • LONDON (AP) — U.K. troops have arrived in Kabul to help evacuate any British citizens and employees who are from Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, as British lawmakers were called back to Parliament from their summer break to discuss the worsening situation in Afghanistan. Authorities Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure 08/15/2021 12:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden authorized an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment to Afghanistan, raising to roughly 5,000 the number of U.S. troops to ensure what Biden called an “orderly and safe drawdown” of American and allied personnel. U.S. troops will also help in the evac Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure 08/14/2021 10:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden authorized on Saturday an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment to Afghanistan, raising to roughly 5,000 the number of U.S. troops to ensure what Biden called an “orderly and safe drawdown” of American and allied personnel. U.S. troops will also h US warns 9/11 anniversary could inspire extremist attacks 08/13/2021 06:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The upcoming 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as well as approaching religious holidays could inspire extremist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security said in a terrorism alert issued Friday. DHS did not cite any specific threats in the National Terrorism Advisory S Kennedy Center, Ford's Theatre to require vaccination or proof of negative test 08/12/2021 11:43am • The Kennedy Center and Ford's Theatre announced Thursday that they will require all audience members to be fully vaccinated or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test. The move comes after an alliance of local theater venues announced strict coronavirus standards last week, followed by a si US to review 9/11 records with eye toward making more public 08/09/2021 08:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it would work toward providing families of 9/11 victims with more information about the run-up to the attacks as part of a federal lawsuit that aims to hold the Saudi government accountable. The disclosure in a two-page letter filed in fede Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart to perform at 9/11 benefit show 08/09/2021 09:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Amy Schumer are part of a star-studded group of comedians that will perform for one night only at Madison Square Garden to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. All proceeds from “NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration” Ford's Theatre to perform 9/11 musical 'Come From Away' at Lincoln Memorial 08/05/2021 09:52am • Next month marks the 20th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Ford's Theatre is marking the occasion with a special production of the 9/11 musical "Come From Away" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. "We wanted to open with a bang," 'It's incredibly meaningful': 2 pieces of World Trade Center donated to DC, Va. first responders 08/01/2021 07:34pm • Two pieces of steel from the World Trade Center will now be on permanent display in D.C. and Virginia ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The words "never forget" are written on the front of a piece of steel beam unveiled during a ceremony in front of the Arlington County Po 'Never Forget Walk' heads to World Trade Center site 08/01/2021 07:32pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3e83f160-6990-4b38-977e-24df8f12ea9c' }).render("5056153615a195bc");}); A New York man is honoring his brother wh Report: Hate crime laws lack uniformity across the US 07/28/2021 08:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century since they were modernized, hate crime laws in the U.S. are inconsistent and provide incomplete methods for addressing bias-motivated violence, according to a new report by advocates for better protections. The report, first shared with The Associated Pr Man honors 9/11 crews with Boston-New York drink cart push 07/27/2021 03:10pm • BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — A former flight attendant who lost several colleagues when United Flight 175 was flown into the World Trade Center's south tower in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, is honoring his friends on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks by pushing an airline beverage cart from UN Security Council slams decision to reopen Cyprus suburb 07/23/2021 02:09pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council condemned the decision by Turkey and Turkish Cypriots to reopen a residential section of an abandoned suburb on Friday and called for “the immediate reversal" of this unilateral action, warning that it could raise tensions on the divided Mediterran Draft UN statement urges Turkish reversal of Cyprus action 07/21/2021 06:37pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A proposed U.N. Security Council statement would call on Turkey and breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reverse a decision to reopen a residential section of an abandoned suburb and avoid any unilateral actions that could raise tensions on the divided Mediterranean island. The 15 n