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Schumer: Bipartisan deal would allow 9/11 families to access more funding
Spouses and children of 9/11 victims can access additional compensation under a bipartisan legislative agreement announced Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Schumer.
A father and son were first responders on 9/11. They both died of cancer months apart
When the North and South towers of the World Trade Center crashed down on September 11, 2001, Robert and Raymond Alexander rushed to the scene.
LI Veteran Still Feeling the Effects of 9/11 Applies for 9/11 VCF
US Army Reservist Veteran Anthony Caruso Urges Those Effected by 9/11 Toxic Dust Exposure to Find Out About 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
9/11 victim compensation fund continues to help heroes
September 11, 2001, is remembered as the deadliest single-day terrorist attack in American history.
NYPD traffic agent Linda Mercer, whose cancer fight pushed City Hall to give NYC employees full 9/11 benefits, dies at 60
Linda Mercer, an NYPD civilian traffic agent whose fight against an inoperable 9/11 cancer became a focal point in the drive to get full 9/11 benefits to all city employees sickened by their time at Ground Zero, died Wednesday.
Marya Columbia, Whose Music Soothed on 9/11, Dies at 63
She performed at St. Paul’s Chapel but was told she could not collect health benefits as a “responder” after developing cancer years later.
Cancer in General Responders Participating in World Trade Center Health Programs, 2003-2013
Following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), thousands of workers were exposed to an array of toxins known to cause adverse health effects, including cancer.
Health benefits for 9/11 responders discussed in Shanksville
The Shanksville Fire Department in Somerset County was part of an informational session Wednesday regarding the benefits available for first responders of the Sept. 11 attacks.
My Hospice: Lou’s Story
Lou Alvarez was one of the thousands of first responders who rushed to the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Slow Start for Schools’ WTC Awareness Effort
The United Federation of Teachers and the Department of Education’s World Trade Center health-awareness program, aimed at reaching nearly 20,000 former public-school students who may have been exposed to potentially deadly toxins, attracted only about 50 people…