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Clinton, Trump Evoke Close Ties To New York In Discussing 9/11 Attacks

5:57pm September 09, 2016

Both candidates for president have close ties to New York. Hillary Clinton, the state's former senator, and native son Donald Trump regularly invoke the 9/11 attacks on the campaign trail.

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New York Mets' Wilmer Flores Uses 'Friends' Theme Song As Walk-Up Music

5:57pm September 09, 2016

If you've caught a Major League Baseball game in person, you know that batters have their own song playing when they walk up to the plate. New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores' song is a little bit different than the usual hip-hop or country.

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Teen Creates 'Sit With Us' App For Bullied Kids

5:57pm September 09, 2016

You know when you're at a cafeteria, you've got your lunch and then you just don't know where to sit? You don't want to sit alone, but you also don't know who would be friendly and let you sit with them. Sixteen-year-old Natalie Hampton has been there. She's an 11th grader from Sherman Oaks, Calif., and the creator of a new app called Sit With Us.

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House Approves Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims To Sue Saudi Arabia

5:57pm September 09, 2016

by Susan Davis

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Friday allowing victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for any role the country may have played in those attacks. The bill already passed in the Senate and will almost certainly get a veto from President Obama.

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NASA's Other Asteroid Mission: Grab A Chunk And Put It In Orbit Around The Moon

5:57pm September 09, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Flying people to an asteroid is really hard, so NASA wants to bring part of it to them. But some former astronauts say the $2 billion plan was born of politics and budget cuts, and makes little sense.

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The 9/11 Responders Remembered Memorial in Nesconset, N.Y. John Feal spends 10 hours a day vetting responders for inclusion on the memorial.

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Honoring The Other Fallen Of Sept. 11: Sickened Ground Zero Volunteers

4:31pm September 09, 2016

by Cassandra Basler

First responder John Feal created a memorial for other Sept. 11 responders who died not on the day, but of health issues related to working at Ground Zero.

Savannah Mourns Lady Chablis From 'Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil'

4:31pm September 09, 2016

by Gabrielle Ware

The 1994 best selling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil introduced the world to many of the eccentric characters in Savannah, Ga. Perhaps none was more popular than Lady Chablis, who also played herself in the movie. The transgender performer died this week and her hometown is remembering her.

A longtime Volkswagen engineer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. Here, the turbo diesel injection (TDI) engine of a Volkswagen vehicle is seen.

VW Engineer Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Violate U.S. Clean Air Act

4:00pm September 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Longtime VW employee James Robert Liang worked for the carmaker in Germany and in the U.S., where he helped bring a troubled diesel engine to market.

A resident votes in the Michigan primary on March 8 in Royal Oak, Michigan.

In Michigan, You Can Check A Box To Vote Down A Ballot, Supreme Court Says

3:31pm September 09, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

A straight-ticket option lets voters cast ballots for all the candidates of one party with one mark. Today, the Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that blocked Michigan's ban on the practice.

Donald Trump's Long Embrace Of Vladimir Putin

3:15pm September 09, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

An interview with the GOP presidential nominee aired on state-funded Russian television network Thursday. And Trump has repeatedly praised Russian President Putin over the course of his campaign.