Comedian and late night host Jon Stewart is joining hundreds of firefighters to push for the renewal of a bill to compensate first responders who grew ill working at ground zero in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Stewart will also be joined from politicians from New York on Capitol Hill in Washington in support of the World Trade Center Health Program, which provides treatment and compensation to 9/11 first responders.
Jon Stewart, Firefighters Rally in D.C. for 9/11 Responder Benefits
Ex-Deputy Mayor John Zuccotti, Champion of Post-9/11 Redevelopment, Dies at 78
Former Deputy Mayor John Zuccotti, whose namesake park was briefly taken over by Occupy Wall Street protesters in 2011, has died. He was 78. Zuccotti was a real estate investor who championed the revival of lower Manhattan in the wake of the September 11th terror attacks on the World Trade Center. More.
Bill to Federally Fund, Preserve 9/11 Memorial Passes House
New Jersey Congressman Tom MacArthur announced on Tuesday that his legislation to designate the 9/11 Memorial as a national memorial has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. MacArthur introduced the National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act that will authorize a grant to help secure the memorial site. More.
CIA director expects, supports release of 9/11 report pages
CIA Director John Brennan said on Saturday that he expects 28 redacted pages of a congressional report on 9/11 to be published and supports their release. "These 28 pages I believe are going to come out and I think it’s good that they come out, but people shouldn’t take them as evidence of Saudi complicity in the attacks," Brennan said in an interview with Saudi television station Arabiya TV, which was highlighted by Reuters. More.
House votes to let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia
Defying a veto threat from the Obama administration, the House of Representatives Friday passed by voice vote a bill that would allow terror victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001 to sue Saudi Arabia. The Senate passed the measure by voice vote in May. More.
Military to show 9/11 Guantanamo proceedings at 4 U.S. bases
Studying the Impacts of Dust from the World Trade Center
Chronic health conditions ranging from cancer to “World Trade Center cough” have been attributed to exposure to dust from the September 11, 2001, attack and collapse of the World Trade Center towers. Biology Professor Ann Marie DiLorenzo and her research team have been determining the impact of that dust on lung cells since 2007. More.