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EXCLUSIVE: Working while dying — NYPD employee with 9/11-related cancer forced to work after exhausting her sick days

NYPD civilian traffic agent Linda Mercer is among the hundreds of city workers who labored at Ground Zero in the

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EXCLUSIVE: EMT suffering from 9/11 cancer loses shot at disability pension

The city is kicking Jennifer Dougherty while she’s down. First the proud city EMT — diagnosed with ovarian cancer from

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Dozens Of Men Suffering From Breast Cancer Caused By 9/11 Toxins

CBS2’s Cindy Hsu on Wednesday spoke with two men who have a lot to talk about. They both worked near

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Mission of mercy: 9/11 survivors go to Washington, demand victims compensation extension

Led by John Feal, a demolition supervisor badly injured during the World Trade Center cleanup efforts, the group of mostly

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EXCLUSIVE: Federal 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund won’t have enough money to help all survivors sickened at Ground Zero

The $7.3 billion dedicated to 9/11 survivors sickened by the toxic dust swirling around Ground Zero may not be enough

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Ailing Court Officer Gets 9/11-Related Sick Time

A Court Officer who was diagnosed with World Trade Center-related breast cancer but denied unlimited sick time she was entitled

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New York State Volunteer Firefighters Get Out in Front to Beat Back Cancer

Thanks in large part to the research studies that verified health problems caused by 9/11 exposures, the World Trade Center

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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands sign petition to keep Victims Compensation Fund going for 9/11-illness sufferers

More than 130,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to extend the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, which provides financial assistance

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Long Island woman pushes to honor retired firefighters who gave their lives racing to help on 9/11

NEW YORK — Each year the city updates the 9/11 Memorial with the names of firefighters and police officers who

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