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Tissues, counselors help ease pain at 9/11 museum

There are prominent videos of the twin towers collapsing, photos of people falling from them, portraits of nearly 3,000 victims and voicemail messages from people in hijacked planes.

'Generation-long epidemic': Compensation funds running out as 9/11-related illnesses rise

Injured Veterans Honor Bravery Of Others At 9/11 Memorial

A modern-day “band of brothers,” nine soldiers and Marines who survived catastrophic injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, spent part of their Independence Day remembering the bravery of others. Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson is paralyzed with limited mobility below his chest. More.

‘Shark Tank’: Kids of 9/11 firefighter get their late dad’s invention a deal with Williams Sonoma

Army lawyer for alleged 9/11 mastermind resigns after being pulled from the case

An Army lawyer assigned to defend Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at Guantanamo Bay has resigned his commission after being told he was being pulled from the case to attend a graduate program required for promotion. Maj. Jason Wright, one of a team of lawyers defending Mohammed, resigned Aug. 26 from the Army, National Public Radio and others have reported. More.

Bill making 9/11 a day of observance in NYC schools clears state Senate

Nonfatal Injuries 1 Week After Hurricane Sandy

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy (Sandy) made landfall in densely populated areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Flooding affected 51 square miles (132 square kilometers) of New York City (NYC) and resulted in 43 deaths, many caused by drowning in the home, along with numerous storm-related injuries (1). Thousands of those affected were survivors of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster of September 11, 2001 (9/11) who had previously enrolled in the WTC Health Registry (Registry) cohort study.

WTC Health Program Director: Half Of 9/11 Firefighters Have Lung Issues