Bite Size News, September 11: Remembrance Edition

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  • Boston-based 9/11 families are comforted that President Obama has declared September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. [Boston Herald]
  • The National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum is collecting hundreds of hours of amateur videos, images and stories to document 9/11. The Museum, slated to open in three years, will warn visitors about graphic images in the museum or online. [AP via Yahoo! News]
  • Gothamist interviewed Michael Arad, the 9/11 Memorial Designer. [Gothamist]
  • In Framingham, several men lifted an SUV off of a child pinned under it. [WCVB]
  • The Boston Newspaper Guild wants to delay an increase in health-care costs from October 1 to January 1. Premiums would spike 30% and deductibles will also soar. [Boston Herald]
  • The Coast Guard determined today would be a good day for some practice. [WCVB]
  • Albert Gonzalez, the 28-year-old hacker, pled guilty yesterday in federal court to 20 counts of conspiracy, fraud and other charges. He helped steal more than 40 million credit card numbers from retailers like TJX, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Boston Market, OfficeMax, Sports Authority, and Barnes & Noble. [Boston Globe]
  • Remember the annoying but brilliant McDonald's Filet-O-Fish ad jingle that was created by a Boston-based company? Good. It might survive longer than the product it pitched because the fish in the Filet-O-Fish is being overfished. [New York Times]

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