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An appeals court stripped a woman who was injured in the first World Trade Center terrorist attack of her $5.4 million jury award. Linda Nash waited 16 years for her day in court after getting hit by a blast in the 1993 truck bombing of the New York skyscraper that killed 6 and injured over 1,000 people. Nash, an accounting executive, was in the underground garage when she was hit in the head with debris, suffering brain damage and lung …

On the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on America, the country continues to honor and mourn the loss of emergency workers and civilians, and its leaders emphasize a spirit of lasting unity and strength. In New York, the day arrived much the same as that crystal-clear fall morning that is indelibly etched into the consciousness of the nation. “It is a solemn day, but it is also a day of service,” says the U.S. Department of Justice in …