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Chile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal military dictatorship 09/11/2023 04:46pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship for almost two decades. The anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup was a vivid reminder of the co Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at ground zero begins with tolling bell, moment of silence, 22 years after terror attacks 09/11/2023 08:46am • NEW YORK (AP) — Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at ground zero begins with tolling bell, moment of silence, 22 years after terror attacks. Sept. 11 remembrance events in the DC area 09/11/2023 12:27am • Monday marks 22 years since terrorist attacks took thousands of lives in New York City, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Here are a few events in the D.C. area that will be commemorating the 9/11 day of service, remembrance and reflection. Washington, D.C. 9/11 Meal Pack Today in History: September 11, the United States comes under attack 09/11/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2023. 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 T Today in Sports - Pete Rose becomes the all-time hit leader with 4,192, breaking Ty Cobb’s record 09/10/2023 10:00am • Sept. 11 1886 — The Mayflower defends the America’s Cup by beating Britain’s Galatea in two straight heats. 1937 — Don Budge beats Gottfried von Cramm in five sets to win his first U.S. Open men’s singles title. Budge wins 6-1, 7-9, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. 1964 — ABC television cancels Fight of t Authorities identify remains of 2 victims killed in 9/11 attack on World Trade Center 09/08/2023 05:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The remains of two people who died in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center have been identified, the latest positive identification in the decadeslong effort to return victims to their families. Authorities confirmed the identification of the remains of a man and woman days ah Rodgers' debut and Hamlin's return highlight Monday night showdown between Jets and Bills 09/07/2023 04:35pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets have worked all spring and summer to get to this moment. So has Damar Hamlin. When the Jets square off against the Buffalo Bills on “Monday Night Football” at MetLife Stadium, it will mark the next step of two fascinating journey Performing arts center finally opens at ground zero after 2 decades of setbacks and changed plans 09/07/2023 03:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In a mammoth room behind translucent marble walls, workers are setting the stage for the World Trade Center's newest addition. It isn't another office tower, nor is it a monument, at least explicitly, to the memory of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. It's a theater complex. Envisioned Prince Harry to attend charity event in London -- but meeting up with the family isn't on the agenda 09/07/2023 11:44am • LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is attending a charity event Thursday night in London, though he isn’t expected to meet with King Charles III or Prince William as Britain prepares to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Harry’s relationship with his family has been strained s Today in Sports - Week Ahead, September 8 - September 14 09/07/2023 10:05am • Sept. 8 1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men’s singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown. 1957 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black to win the U.S. Open, beating Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2. Australia’s Malcolm Anderson defeats countryman Ashley Cooper in three sets to beco No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 11 Texas highlights Week 2 of Southeastern Conference games 09/07/2023 06:10am • Things to watch in Week 2 in the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 11 Texas pits two traditional powers who battled to the very end last season in a 20-19 Crimson Tide squeaker. They will be Southeastern Conference rivals next season, but for now both are looking to fur Today in History: September 7, Nazi Germany begins air blitz on London 09/07/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2023. There are 115 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London. On this date: In 1901, the Peac Movie Review: Pinochet as a vampire in surreal, frightening ‘El Conde’ 09/06/2023 04:03pm • The Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is not dead in Pablo Larraín’s “El Conde.” He is instead a 250-year-old vampire living in semi-exile and wishing for death in this audacious allegory about history’s tendency to repeat itself, shot in sublime, otherworldly black and white. It is fitting A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly 09/05/2023 02:07am • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism. But as Chile marks the 50th anniversary next Monday of the coup that brought Pinochet to power for almost 17 years, many in After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant 08/31/2023 12:03am • Before the fatal shootings of three Black residents in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend, the gunman, a young white man with swastikas painted on his rifle, pulled into a parking lot at Edward Waters University and began putting on tactical gear. Students reported him, a campus police officer