The Friday, September 11, 2026 Edition
U.S. Marks 25 Years Since 9/11, Diesel Tops $6, and a Dinosaur Under Brazil
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The number of years the Girl Scouts have sold cookies before offering a treat made exclusively for dogs — a first in the program's history. Every previous addition to the iconic lineup was baked for human customers only.
Source: Smithsonian
Today: The U.S. marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks with commemoration ceremonies at Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pa.
This weekend: Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina meet in the US Open women's final in New York, with the world No. 1 ranking set to change hands.
- 1609Henry Hudson sails into New York Harbor and the river that now bears his name
- 1973Chile's President Salvador Allende is overthrown in a military coup led by Augusto Pinochet
- 1985Pete Rose records career hit No. 4,192, breaking Ty Cobb's all-time record
- 2001Nearly 3,000 people are killed in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon
How 9/11 Made Everyone a Conspiracy Theorist
How the Sept. 11 attacks broke America's brain, turning conspiracy thinking from a fringe habit into a national reflex.
Wired · Garrett M. Graff
What Do We Actually Remember About 9/11?
What our vivid 'flashbulb memories' of Sept. 11 actually get wrong — and why we trust them anyway, 25 years later.
The Dispatch · Tim Townsend
Is it harder to have kids today? Or is it harder to want to?
Why having kids feels harder than ever — and whether the real barrier is the logistics of parenthood or the desire for it.
Vox · Rachel Cohen
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