Americans share harrowing memories from the 9/11 attacks as the nation commemorates the 25th anniversary.
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nation → share → anniversary
Two more AI researchers sound the alarm about safety risks.
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And can Trump actually issue $5,000 checks?
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Trump → issue → checks
Remembering 9/11, 25 years later
After the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the refrain “Never Forget” became ubiquitous.
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refrain → remember → attacks
Twenty-five years later, it’s clear that many who lived through that day have not forgotten how profoundly it changed America — both as a nation and as individuals.
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it → ’ → individuals
NBC News collected memories from readers, who described emotions of disbelief, horror and sorrow as the events unfolded.
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events → collect → disbelief
This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.
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One was 11 years old, watching the towers fall on a classroom TV.
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Another was on the streets of New York as an “apocalyptic” feeling swept over the city.
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feeling → sweep → city
And a doctor recalled surviving the collapse of Tower Two before treating other victims in a conference room.
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doctor → recall → room
Regardless of age or location, all remain united by a shared tragedy.
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all → remain → tragedy
“The sadness is the same 25 years later,” one woman said.
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woman → say → ?
Ceremonies are planned today in lower Manhattan, D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attacks.
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Ceremonies → plan → attacks
This year will also include a moment of silence for those who have died of illnesses in the aftermath.
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who → include → aftermath
NBC News is covering the landmark anniversary on our liveblog.
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More on the attack that forever changed America:
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that → change → America
- “I wasn’t really seeing this”:
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I → see → this
Photographers recall capturing the chaos.
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Photographers → recall → chaos
- Dementia is taking a toll on Sept. 11 responders.
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Dementia → take → responders
A federal health program doesn’t cover it.
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program → cover → it
- Hillary Clinton warned the U.S. has let its guard down on terrorism.
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U.S. → warn → terrorism
- Siblings who lost their father, a New York firefighter, describe the “deep void” of grief.
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who → lose → grief
Two AI researchers leave Anthropic and Google over safety concerns
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researchers → leave → concerns
Two more researchers from Anthropic and Google DeepMind who recently left their positions are sounding the alarm about risks from advanced AI systems.
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who → leave → systems
Both cited fears that the technology may soon spiral and potentially kill all humans.
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Joe Benton and Josh Engels said there is an urgent need for greater transparency when AI systems act beyond human control, citing the recent cyberattack by a rogue OpenAI agent.
“There are no adults in the room,” Engels said.
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Engels → say → room
“People are trying their best, but there is no one coming to save us.”
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People → try → us
Their comments come as Anthropic reports that governments have repeatedly tried to use its models to surveil citizens and to research diseases in ways that could support bioweapons.
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that → come → bioweapons
What to know about Trump’s $5k pledge
President Donald Trump promised Americans $5,000 checks if the GOP keeps control of Congress.
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GOP → know → Congress
Legal experts, economists and even Republicans say the plan faces practical obstacles and long odds.
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plan → say → obstacles
For one, the proposal would almost certainly require approval from Congress.
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proposal → require → Congress
With an estimated $1.3 trillion price tag, it could be a difficult sell for the anti-spending hard-liners in the GOP.
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it → estimate → GOP
Fiscal hawks also warn it could be dangerous for debt and inflation.
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it → warn → debt
And another challenge could be the president himself: Trump didn’t deliver on previous pledges to deliver cash to Americans.
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Trump → deliver → Americans
- Vance positioned himself as a fighter for family values and a “national birthright” in a speech that also praised Charlie Kirk.
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that → position → Kirk
- Trump and other Republicans said economic relief is on the way — but voters will need to wait until after the midterms.
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voters → say → midterms
- Analysis: The Iran war was largely ignored by the president and top administration officials.
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war → ignore → president
Diesel hits all-time high ahead of inflation report
The nationwide average price of diesel fuel hit $6 per gallon for the first time, an ominous record for a commodity that powers much of the U.S. economy.
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that → hit → economy
The average price per gallon has soared 60% since the Iran war began in late February.
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war → soar → February
The higher cost is expected to affect the price of “anything that requires being shipped,” one economist said, especially groceries.
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economist → expect → anything
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