The names of the 2,977 #men, #women and #children who died in the #terrorist #attacks on the World Trade Center’s twin towers on September 11 are read aloud while millions of #Americans watch the #commemoration on TV with a mixture of grief and #anger.
By The Associated Press
Published: 9/11/2026, 6:11:26 AM EDT
Traditionally, there are no #political speeches at the #NewYork #commemoration, where relatives read all the #victims’ names, punctuated with moments of silence at key points in the #attack timeline. For the first time, this year’s ceremony will add a silent moment to honor #people who were exposed to the clouds of #toxic dust released by the twin towers’ fiery #collapse and have since died of cancer and other #illnesses. Questions remain about how many people developed health problems linked to the dust.
It’s a reminder of how the attacks’ long shadow has reached into many corners of life in the U.S. and beyond.
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