‘Children Of The Same Foul Spirit’: Bush Targets U.S. Extremists

ACROSS AMERICA — It’s Sunday, Sept. 12, and as the weekend comes to a close, here are the stories we don't want you to miss:

• The 43rd president of the United States spoke of the nation’s divisions.
• A visual look at 9/11 memorials held in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.
• Hurricane Ida caused $117 million in damages in one U.S. state.
• A Trump golf club caught fire on Friday.

Bush Calls Out Domestic Terrorism

Former President George W. Bush on Saturday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks from the Flight 93 memorial site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. While delivering remarks, he recalled the unity shown by Americans in the days following the attacks and drew a sharp contrast to the climate of division in the country today.

"On America's day of trial and grief, I saw millions of people instinctively grab for a neighbor's hand and rally to the cause of one another," he continued. "That is the America I know."

Now, that unity seems distant, he said.

"There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home," Bush said. "But in their disdain for pluralism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit. And it is our continuing duty to confront them." »Read the full story on Across America Patch

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• U.S. Marks 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Days After Afghan War's End, via Across America Patch
• PHOTOS: 20 Years After 9/11, U.S. Honors, Mourns Those Lost, via Across America Patch
• Todd Beamer, An American Hero On Flight 93, Remembered, via Wheaton, Illinois Patch
• Alone, New Jersey Vet Walks 20 Miles To Honor 9/11 Victims, via Lacey Patch
• Chicago Firefighters I'll Never Forget Return To Ground Zero, via Chicago Patch
• NYC Official Can't Forget Sept. 11: The Day Still Hasn't Ended, via New York City Patch
• 9/11 Aftermath At Pentagon Recalled By Former Deputy Police Chief, via Arlington, Virginia, Patch
• Arlington Remembers: 'Plane Into Pentagon. All Help Respond Now.', via Arlington, Virginia Patch
• LI Firefighter’s Dream 'Fulfilled': 9/11 Widow On Legacy, via Sachem, New York, Patch

What Ida Left Behind

As the mud falls from walls — and as the tree limbs and wires are cleared from roadways and the water finally recedes from riverfront and creekside roads and homes — the final toll of the remnants of Hurricane Ida on the greater Philadelphia region is becoming clear.

The state estimates that at least $117 million in damages were incurred when the devastating storm swept through the area last week. Anxieties over future severe weather events exacerbated by the effects of climate change are at a high. And four people are dead. »Read the full story on Norristown, Pennsylvania, Patch

County Sees COVID Hospitalizations Drop

The nation’s most populous county recorded a hopeful drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations on Saturday when the number of patients fell by 100, the 12th consecutive day the total has declined.

Officials said Los Angeles County has seen three consecutive weeks of decline in its weekly infection rate, an improvement the public health director attributed in part to mask mandates and slowly rising vaccination numbers. »Read the full story on Los Angeles Patch

Trump Golf Club Catches Fire

A three-alarm fire Friday night at the Trump National Golf Club in Hopewell Junction, New York, took more than three hours to put out. The blaze started shortly before 9:30 p.m. in a barn that houses golf carts and charging units. »Read the full story on Mid Hudson Valley Patch

Today In History: Country music legend Johnny Cash, known for his deep baritone and songs soaked with themes of sorrow and redemption, died in 2003 at age 71.

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Across ‘The Patch’

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• GoFundMe Set Up For Family Of Children Who Died In Interstate Crash, via Concord, New Hampshire, Patch
• Wisconsin Teen Convicted In 'Slender Man' Stabbing Released, via Waukesha Patch
• Florida Murder Suspect Said God Told Him To 'Kill Everyone', via Lakeland Patch
• Owner Of Most Expensive House In U.S. Defaults On Debt, via Beverly Hills Patch
• Tampa Bay Hospitals Weigh In On Biden's Federal Vaccine Mandate, via Tampa Bay Patch

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