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  "id": 6724878,
  "title": "Video: 2,977 lights recreate Twin Towers over New York Harbour to mark 9/11 anniversary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/video-2-977-lights-recreate-twin-towers-over-new-york-harbour-to-mark",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T07:14:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
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    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/video-2977-lights-recreate-twin-towers-over-new-york-harbour-to-mark-911-anniversary-1.500670762"
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  "account": "On the night before the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, New York Harbour transformed into a luminous remembrance. Two thousand nine hundred seventy-seven individual drones took to the night sky, each one casting a light to honor a victim of that tragic day. The drones began as scattered points of light, gradually forming the iconic silhouette of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. This moving tribute aimed to honor every individual life lost, from the people killed at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia, and aboard United Airlines Flight 93, to the first responders who courageously responded to the disaster. The display was a public act of remembrance, emphasizing the individual victims behind the staggering statistic of 2,977 lives. It served as a reminder of America's resilience and the enduring courage of the heroes who emerged from that fateful day.",
  "summary": "New York Harbour became a canvas of remembrance Wednesday night as 2,977 illuminated drones rose above the city, each representing one person killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The aerial tribute, titled “2,977 Lights Over New York Harbour,” was staged two days before the 25th anniversary of the attacks. The lights first appeared as individual points across the night sky before…",
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  "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."
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