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Twin brother of Derek Sword, who died on 9/11, killed in hit and run

Allan Sword, 48, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle in Bahrain, his home of 13 years. His twin brother Derek was killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. 

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30 pear trees planted at 9/11 Memorial in Kewaskum

Thirty pear trees — descendants of the World Trade Center’s Survivor Tree — have been planted at a 9/11 memorial in progress in Kewaskum, Wisconsin. Kewaskum was the hometown of Andrea Lyn Haberman, who was killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

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‘A slap in the face’: 9/11 families say US-Sudan deal would torpedo two-decade lawsuit

The Trump administration is removing Sudan from the state sponsors of terrorism list, a deal which could jeopardize the still unresolved lawsuits some 9/11 families began in 2003.

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