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How Grand Central landfill’s owner is helping to complete national 9/11 trail

The September 11th National Memorial Trail spans 1,300 miles linking the locations of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead that day in 2001. More.

‘Violence that rips at the very soul’: Biden leads vigil for US mass shooting victims

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday led a moment of silence at a vigil for victims of gun violence and urged a ban on military style weapons commonly used in mass shootings. More.

9/11 Notice Act seeks to alert non-first responders to federal aid available

A bill to help people exposed to toxins at ground zero is picking up momentum in Albany. The 9/11 Notice Act would require businesses with more than 50 employees, that are near ground zero to notify past and present employees of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. More.

Fighting Mental Illness Isn’t Enough to Stop Gun Violence

In the aftermath of deadly mass shootings, including recent massacres in Colorado and Virginia, political partisans tend to follow a familiar playbook: progressives demand tighter gun safety laws, while conservatives emphasize the need to focus on mental health — and little progress is made on either front. More.

9/11 compensation bill tangled up in Beirut victims’ push

An effort to help victims and families of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing could derail legislation in the lame-duck session to compensate certain families for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. More.

Veteran steps up to restore vandalized Pleasant Hill 9-11 memorial

In Pleasant Hill, neighbors were shocked to find the Twin Towers Memorial defaced, covered in graffiti. Instead of waiting for a city department to clean it up, a military veteran stepped up to do what he could to restore it. 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.

Sullivan, Cotton Introduce Bill To Support 9/11, Beirut Bombing Victims

U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), have introduced the Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act, which would expand and improve a federal program that helps terrorist attack victims and their families get justice. More.