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From terrorism to heroism: Books on 9/11 offer perspective, grace

‘The Magician’ unwraps the life of literary giant Thomas Mann

How the American Revolution played in British drawing rooms

Can humans and animals be friends? ‘Fox & I’ raises the question.

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Solemn memories and a living hope

A plane takes off from Washington Reagan National Airport as a large U.S. flag is unfurled at the Pentagon ahead of ceremonies at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to honor the 184 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon, in Washington, Sept. 11, 2020.

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