Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid was brought to the United States on Friday and appeared on Saturday before a federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Terrorism”
Allen Kay, 77, Dies; Coined ‘If You See Something, Say Something’
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
He created many memorable commercials, including one featuring a monk who works miracles with a Xerox copier. His most notable slogan helped save lives. Source: New York Times
The Elusive Dream of Owning a Home in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2022
For many middle- and working-class New Yorkers, it’s an even more distant possibility than it used to be. Source: New York Times
French Cement Company to Pay $780 Million Over Payoffs to ISIS
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
The Justice Department’s deal with the company, Lafarge, is one of the largest penalties a private corporation has paid for providing material support to a terrorist organization. Source: New York Times
The School Shooting Is Fake. Can It Prepare an Officer for a Real One?
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2022
A $50 million facility in upstate New York is trying to teach officers the thing they’ll need most during the next mass shooting: bravery. Source: New York Times
How the U.S. Let 20 Million Monkeypox Vaccine Doses Expire
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
At the start of the monkeypox outbreak the U.S. stockpile contained just 2,400 doses of vaccine, a far cry from the more than 20 million it once held. Source: New York Times
Kathy Boudin, Radical Imprisoned in a Fatal Robbery, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2022
She had a role in the Brink’s heist by the Weather Underground that left two police officers dead. But she became a model prisoner and, after being freed, helped former inmates. Source: New York Times
Inside the N.Y.P.D. Manhunt for the Brooklyn Subway Shooter
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2022
Witnesses, video, police accounts and court records depict a troubled man’s carefully planned attack, and the lucky breaks he seized to melt back into the city. Source: New York Times
U.S. Charges Ex-Taliban Commander in Killing of 3 Soldiers in ’08 Attack
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2021
The man, Haji Najibullah, was charged last year with kidnapping an American journalist and two Afghan nationals months after the deadly assault. Source: New York Times
At 9/11 Ceremonies, Moments of Silence, Tributes and Tears
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2021
Twenty years after the worst attack on American soil, the loss of nearly 3,000 people was remembered in events across the country. Source: New York Times
A Time Capsule in Two Front Pages
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2021
The newspaper of Sept. 11, 2001, is a document of America before the terror attacks and a memory of a vanished era. Source: New York Times
How 9/11 Changed a 13-Year-Old Girl in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2021
As a middle school student on Sept. 11, 2001, I didn’t realize how much the terror attacks would affect me and my family. Source: New York Times
At 9/11 Ceremonies, Moments of Silence and Tears
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2021
Twenty years after the worst attack on American soil, the loss of nearly 3,000 people was remembered in events across the country. Source: New York Times
¿Qué significa ‘Nunca olvidar’?
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
Es buen momento para reflexionar sobre los recuerdos del 11 de septiembre y los detalles que hemos olvidado. Source: New York Times
How the N.Y.P.D. Is Using Post-9/11 Tools on Everyday New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
Two decades after the attack on New York City, the Police Department is using counterterrorism tools and tactics to combat routine street crime. Source: New York Times