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The sadly endless fight for 9/11 funding

It's no wonder. The Nesconset resident has been fighting for more than two decades. After he was seriously injured serving as a demolition supervisor at Ground Zero after Sept. 11, 2001. More.

Congressional negotiators agree to add $1 billion for 9/11 health fund in end-of-year spending bill

A last-second deal in the massive government funding bill will add $1 billion to the World Trade Center health program and buy several years before it runs into a budget crunch, the New York Daily News has learned. More.

9/11 survivors group asks Augusta National to reconsider allowing LIV players

To some, Augusta National’s decision to allow LIV golfers who had qualified for the 2023 Masters to play felt obvious. But in the days that have followed it is clear that decision does not sit well with everyone. More.

John Feal Pushing For 9/11 Health Funding In Omnibus Bill: ‘I’m Tired Of Going To Funerals’

President Biden is holding a town hall discussion centered on new benefits available to veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, including 9/11 first responders. NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander and 9/11 first responder and President of the Feal-Good Foundation John Feal join Andrea Mitchell to share why this legislation is so significant. More.

Gillibrand pushes to close WTC program funding gap

When 42-year-old Catskill state trooper Ivan M. Morales died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City from illness linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack in New York City, he became the most recent local first responder at ground zero to die in the line of duty. More.

9/11 health program users plagued with problems using new medical providers

A change in the companies managing health care for more than 118,000 people sickened by the 9/11 attacks has proven a nightmare for many enrolled in the program. More.

9/11 Asbestos Exposure: Can You File a Claim?

Whether in New York City on 9/11 or elsewhere in the United States, the physical and emotional impacts of the day were felt. Even over 20 years later, the health effects from that day continue to emerge. More.

America must meet its obligation to those suffering 9/11 health ailments

Even though special master Ken Feinberg, who was in charge of the first federal Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, distributed $6 billion to the estates of those killed on 9/11 — an average of more than $2 million to the nearly 3,000 victims. More.