{
  "id": 6659407,
  "title": "25 years later, who was the 9/11 victim with a Global News reporter’s name?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/25-years-later-who-was-the-9-11-victim-with-a-global-news-reporters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T23:13:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12054493/september-11-michael-j-armstrong/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michael Armstrong was 34 years old when he lost his life during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He worked in electronic trading on Wall Street at the brokerage company Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. After the building was hit, Michael tried to reach his family by phone, but his final call to his mother lasted only two minutes. Michael's sisters, Laura and Marian, clung to hope that he might still be alive, but they turned on the television and learned the grim truth. Michael's wake was held on September 23, 2001, before he was supposed to marry his fiancée, Catherine Nolan, on October 6, 2001. It is said that Michael's absence is impossible for the family to ignore in many instances, including holidays and special events. The Armstrong family established a scholarship fund at Loyola School and the Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation in Michael's memory, supporting causes connected to his life, such as scholarships at Loyola and athletics at Fordham University, where Michael was a basketball fan. The family's efforts to remember Michael have extended to their nieces and nephews, who now have a picture of the uncle they never knew. Catherine, Michael's sister-in-law, has formed a bond with other women who lost their fiancées on 9/11, meeting every September 11 for lunch to support each other.",
  "summary": "A Global News reporter uncovers the life and family of Michael J. Armstrong, the man killed on Sept. 11, 2001, who shares his name — right down to the middle initial.",
  "key_points": [
    "Michael Armstrong, 34, died in 9/11 attacks",
    "Michael's final call to mom lasted 2 minutes",
    "Armstrong family established scholarship fund in his memory"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "25 years later, who was the 9/11 victim with a Global News reporter’s name?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/25-years-later-who-was-the-9-11-victim-with-a-global-news-reporters-6661339",
        "published": "2026-09-10T23:13:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}