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By Tessa Berenson RogersSeptember 9, 2016 11:19 AM EDTSunday marks the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, and places in the United Sates and around the world are planning tributes to the victims of the terror attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives.Here a sampling of some of the memorial events planned for the next week.Joe Biden at an NFL gameU.S. Vice President Joe Biden will participate in a first responders tribute before the Philadelphia Eagles game on opening weekend of the NFL season, the LA Times reports. Biden will participate in a ceremony before the game and stand with 120 police officers, firefighters and emergency responders during the national an
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