New Yorkers to gather in mourning Sunday
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	New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Wednesday that a weekend memorial for the fallen will be held at Yankee Stadium. Story

Poll: Attacks left America sad, unfocused, sleepless
WASHINGTON -- Terrorist attacks have united the country in its backing for a strong military response but have left many Americans depressed, distracted and sleepless, a poll concludes.

Britain steps up as firm U.S. ally
LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair, bidding to be the United States' firmest supporter in the newly declared war against terrorism, departed Wednesday for a trip that includes stops in Europe and America as part of an intensive effort to build an international coalition.

Pakistan shuts border to fleeing Afghans
CHAMAN, Pakistan -- More than 1,000 Afghan refugees fearing an imminent U.S. attack pounded on a giant steel border gate separating them from Pakistan on Wednesday but were turned away.

U.S. aversion to military casualties ebbs
The attacks galvanize the public and the military for war -- even if there are losses.

U.S. ambassador to U.N. starts work
UNITED NATIONS -- The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations presented his credentials Wednesday and declared that his top mission in the coming weeks will be to build an international coalition against terrorism.

Pentagon deploys air armada
WASHINGTON -- American warplanes began flying overseas from U.S. bases Wednesday as the Pentagon ordered dozens of fighters, bombers and other aircraft to the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean and -- in an unprecedented move -- the two former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, Defense Department officials said.

Interest in facial scans surges
Once criticized as invasive and harassing, the technology used to scan the faces of revelers in Ybor City is getting a second look since last week's terrorist attacks.

40,000 more jobs cut as airlines fend off ruin
WASHINGTON -- The airline industry continued toward the brink of collapse Wednesday as the nation's two largest carriers announced layoffs of 40,000 employees.

Rumors of attack this Saturday are called unfounded
FORT LAUDERDALE -- With rumors floating that terrorists could attack again Saturday, many airline workers, passengers and businesses are increasingly jittery.

Inquiry: Hijackers may have stolen identities
WASHINGTON -- The FBI on Wednesday investigated the possibility that some of last week's suspected suicide hijackers used fake identities of people who may still be alive.

At reopened dump, they sort terror's debris
NEW YORK -- Atop the tallest artificial hill on the eastern seaboard, miles from the devastation of the World Trade Center, hundreds of FBI agents, experts and volunteers sift through debris from the towers in search of evidence.

FBI seeks Arabic speakers to help investigation
DEARBORN, Mich. -- FBI agents investigating the terrorist attacks have put out a call for people who speak Arabic and other Middle Eastern languages, and hundreds have responded to the appeal.

Call details final moments of flight
WASHINGTON -- A chilling telephone call from a flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11 details for the first time the frantic, violent path of the doomed airliner as hijackers slit the throat of a passenger and stormed the cockpit.