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Frustration over 9/11 victims fund grows as ailing responders grapple with slow payouts

WASHINGTON — Thousands of sick 9/11 responders learned Friday that the $2.8 billion fund established to compensate them has made

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Warren Buffett’s 9/11 payday

Mayor Bloomberg has recruited fellow billionaire Warren Buffett to take over a taxpayer fund set up to pay claims stemming

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First responder claims daily exposure to debris at Ground Zero damaged kidneys

She worked for nearly four months handling the rubble at Ground Zero — and it likely damaged her kidneys. Retired

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Albuminuria: 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Prevalence Of Kidney Damage

First responders working at ground zero in New York City following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center

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9/11 victim fund applications mount as deadline looms

The claims process for the 9/11 Victim Fund will move even more slowly than it has, as a result of

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Victims of World Trade Center toxic dust face deadline for registering with $2.8 billion Victims Compensation Fund

WASHINGTON — People who have illnesses that might be linked to the toxic dust created by the collapse of the

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Study: Cancer up among NYPD cops since 9/11

Cancers among NYPD officers involved in various recovery operations after the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes have increased five fold since

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As deadline nears, applications to 9/11 fund soar

NEW YORK – (AP) — With just a few days remaining until a key deadline, more than 32,000 people have

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New York cops’ cancer rate soaring in wake of 9/11

The cancer rate for cops has jumped fivefold in the decade since the World Trade Center’s twin towers collapsed, an

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