At Airports, a Search For Better Security
EIGHT months into the war on terrorism, airport security guards treat everyone as a possible terrorist until proved otherwise -- unless the traveler is selected for additional inspection, in which case...
View ArticleTRACES OF TERROR: BIOTERRORISM; ANTITERROR DRUGS GET TEST SHORTCUT
Departing from longstanding practice, the Food and Drug Administration will allow some drugs and vaccines designed to counter biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism to be approved without being...
View ArticleMedical Examiner's List of Victims in the World Trade Center Attack
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View ArticleThe Horror of Sept. 11, Replayed
To the Editor: I agree with Eric Mink (Op-Ed, Aug. 30) about the need for TV network sensitivity regarding the video images of Sept. 11.
View ArticleTHE VICTIMS; Strangers, Dads, Sisters, Friends
The human toll of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is still unimaginable: 2,801 killed in the towers of the World Trade Center and in the two airplanes that were flown into them, 125 dead at...
View ArticlePRO FOOTBALL: JETS NOTEBOOK; Coach Proud His Team Took a Stand
The Jets observed the anniversary of the terrorist attacks with a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. today, just as their morning meeting began. Coach Herman Edwards told the players that he was proud of...
View ArticleTHREATS AND RESPONSES: COUNTERING BIOTERRORISM; Many Workers Ignored Anthrax...
Most postal, government and news people who were advised to take an antibiotic to prevent inhalation anthrax a year ago failed to complete the full course of therapy, a federal study has found. No...
View ArticleTHREATS AND RESPONSES: THE DETAINEES; U.S. Says Revealing Names Would Aid Al...
The Justice Department argued before a federal appeals panel today that disclosing the names of hundreds of people arrested on immigration charges after the September 2001 attacks would help terrorists...
View ArticleTHREATS AND RESPONSES; New Fight for an Old Warrior
The old smallpox warrior sat quietly in the audience today, his blue briefing book in his lap, wire-rimmed glasses resting on ruddy cheeks, as President Bush announced his long-awaited decision on who...
View ArticleTHREATS AND RESPONSES: THE DETAINEES; SECRECY IS BACKED ON 9/11 DETAINEES
A sharply divided appeals court ruled today that the Justice Department was within its rights when it refused to release the names of more than 700 people arrested for immigration violations in...
View ArticleACCOUNTABILITY; New Equation For Charities: More Money, Less Oversight
AMERICA has the world's biggest collection of charities, but oversight of the nonprofit sector is parochial, piecemeal, political and, at times, accidental. In the last decade, gaps in a regulatory...
View ArticleBLOCKS; Does Putting Up a Glass Galleria Count as Bringing Back a Street?
CORTLANDT - the street that was but isn't - may not be again.
View ArticleFlight Attendants In the Age of Terror
To the Editor: As a flight attendant for over 40 years for two major American international airlines, I would like to give you my view regarding ''The Flight Not Taken,'' by Michelle Henderson, as...
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A Firehouse's Grim Roster Adds Two Names
The death of a firefighter has become a familiar event at the firehouse of Engine 24 and Ladder 5 in SoHo.
View ArticleSpare Times: Around Town
A selection of walks, talks, exhibitions, shows and other events in New York.
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