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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan stories: 3 news summaries

 First Gitmo Detainee 
 Arrives in US for Trial 

Ahmed Ghailani to be tried for bombing US embassies

Jun 9, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(AP) - The first Guantanamo Bay detainee has landed on US soil, landing in New York to face trial on charges of bombing US embassies, the Justice Department said today. Ahmed Ghailani arrived in the early morning, to be held in law enforcement custody until his trial in federal court in lower... More »

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Kenya • Department of Justice • terrorism • Tanzania • Lower Manhattan • trial • Guantanamo Bay • bombing • court • US Embassy • terror trial • Eric Holder • Ahmed Ghailani

NYC Gives Jumpy Citizens Heads-Up on Emergency Drill 

'Lots of sirens' Sunday in Lower Manhattan

May 15, 09 5:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mindful of the panic caused by the Air Force One flyover, New York is giving its residents fair warning of a massive emergency drill scheduled for Sunday, Reuters reports. The heads-up is “not necessarily” because of the scare, a spokesman said. But “people will see and hear lots... More »

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New York City • Ground Zero • Lower Manhattan • emergency responders • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey • 9/11 attacks • Air Force One • drill • flyover • train tunnel

JPMorgan Heads for Ground Zero

Bank gets $100M in incentives to build new skyscraper on WTC site

Jun 14, 07 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - JPMorgan Chase has agreed to a $300 million dollar deal to develop and lease one of the five skyscrapers planned for the World Trade Center site, giving a big boost to the development effort at Ground Zero. The financial services giant's investment banking and trading divisions will migrate to the... More »

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Ground Zero • World Trade Center • Lower Manhattan • Eliot Spitzer • skyscraper • James Dimon • JPMorgan Chase

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