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NYS officials seek answers after World Trade Center health workers are reassigned

New York lawmakers and 9/11 victim advocates are calling on the Trump administration to reverse the reassignment of two top World Trade Center Health Program officials as the program grapples with service delays and staffing shortages. More.

Brussels attacks 10 years on: a survivor’s testimony

Ten years after the Brussels bombings of 22 March 2016, Christelle Giovannetti still bears the scars. Yet the 40-year-old French woman, who was at Maelbeek metro station when suicide bombers struck, says she has found meaning in the connections that have emerged from the atrocity. More.

The "Harding Memo" Paper Chase

25 years ago, Andrew Carboy was catching a subway train to his office at 120 Broadway. He had a deposition at noon in Brooklyn, but decided to stop by the office on the way. More.

NY Calls on Trump to Restore 9/11 Health Program Staff

Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday called on the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the federal Department of Homeland Security to undo efforts to gut essential services provided through the World Trade Center Health Program by reassigning personnel to federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More.

Gov. Hochul calls for restoration of 9/11 health program staff

Gov. Hochul is calling on the Trump administration to restore staffing levels at the World Trade Center Health Program after personnel were reportedly reassigned to other federal agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More.

WTC staff reassigned to ICE: 9/11 advocates warn of longer wait times for people suffering from 9/11‑related illnesses

Federal reassignments inside the World Trade Center Health Program are worsening already‑severe delays in care for people suffering from 9/11‑related illnesses, according to advocates and members of Congress. More.

Were 9/11 health workers reassigned to ICE? NY reps inquire

Members of Congress are questioning the ability of the World Trade Center Health Program to provide care for 9/11 responders and survivors. Among the issues: reports that public health officers from the WTC Health Program have been dispatched to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency known as ICE.

Reports: some 9/11 WTC health staffers reassigned to ICE, other roles

The Senate's top Democrat joined a group of local Republican lawmakers seeking answers amid reports that 9/11 World Trade Center health fund program workers are being reassigned to other agencies, including U.S. Immigrations & Customs Enforcement. More.