The Aftermath at a Glance
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
Stock market: Wall Street trading resumes, and the Dow plunges below 9,000 for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years. Airline stocks are hard hit.
Interest rates: The Federal Reserve cuts its key short-term interest rate by half a percentage point to 3%, the lowest since 1994. Central banks in Europe and Canada follow suit.
POLITICAL IMPACT
Afghanistan: The Taliban’s top leader says a grand Islamic council will convene in Kabul to decide the fate of Osama bin Laden.
Anti-terrorism laws: The New York Legislature passes and Gov. George Pataki signs a bill making terrorism a state crime. In Washington, Congress is poised to stiffen federal laws.
SOCIAL IMPACT
Baseball leads off: Major league baseball resumes its scheduled games, with beefed-up security and patriotic displays.
Hate crimes: The Justice Department reports a surge of attacks nationwide directed at Muslims, including slayings. President Bush calls for tolerance.
THE TOLL
World Trade Center: 201 confirmed dead, including those on the hijacked planes, and 5,422 missing.
Pentagon: 188 dead, including those aboard the hijacked plane.
In Pennsylvania: 44 dead on the hijacked plane.
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