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343 and counting: Three retired FDNY members with 9/11 illnesses die within 48 hours

Three retired FDNY firefighters suffering from 9/11 illnesses died within 48 hours this week as the number of those succumbing

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‘Generation-long epidemic’: Compensation funds running out as 9/11-related illnesses rise

As thousands diagnosed with 9/11-related illnesses, a federal fund set up to help is running out of cash Thomas Wilson

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First Responders In DC To Fight For 9/11 Victims Fund

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — A group of 20 9/11 first responders lobbied in Congress Wednesday to drum up support for more

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Post reader, first responder team up to pay bond for NY 9/11 license plate rollout

New Yorkers finally will get 9/11 commemorative license plates after a businessman and a first responder teamed up to end

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GOP star Liz Cheney backing 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund bill

WASHINGTON — Conservative rising star Rep. Liz Cheney is signing on to the bill to compensate sick and dying 9/11

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9/11 Survivors Are Still Getting Sick. Now They’re Worried They Can’t Afford Their Bills

On Sept. 11, 2001, Marines veteran Charles “Chuck” Flickinger walked into the local firehouse in Lake Carmel, N.Y., and volunteered to

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Jon Stewart sticks by praise for Trump administration’s handling of 9/11 fund

WASHINGTON — Jon Stewart, no fan of President Trump, on Sunday stuck by his praise for the Trump administration’s handling

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Give Sept. 11 Survivors the Help They Deserve

After terrorists brought down the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Terence Opiola, then an agent with the United

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9/11 first responders lobby to replenish Victims Compensations Fund

WOODBURY – Sept. 11 first responders are lobbying lawmakers in Washington to replenish the Victims Compensation Fund, which is running out

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