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World Trade Center beam finds permanent home at Rutgers Business School

Members of the Colonia Senior Citizens Club will be going to Rutgers University on Tuesday to see an artifact they acquired and gave to the university: a piece of a beam from the World Trade Center, which was destroyed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More.

An Affirmation That Congress Is Keeping Its Promise': House Votes to Renew 9/11 Victims Fund Through 2092

Nearly two decades after several terrorist attacks killed thousands of people on American soil, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to effectively extend indefinitely the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF)—the pot of money provided to 9/11 first responders suffering from medical issues, including cancer, and which was scheduled to expire next year. More.

House passes bill to extend 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

The House passed the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill to permanently fund cash payments for first responders, their families and others who were sickened at Ground Zero. The House voted 402-12 to advance legislation named after three 9/11 first responders who died from cancer-related illnesses linked to their heroics at Ground Zero: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer and Luis Alvarez. More.

Her Husband Spent 9 Months Digging Through the Toxic Remains of the World Trade Center. She Won't Let the World Forget

House, Senate leaders agree to votes on 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

House scheduled to pass 9/11 health bill on Friday

He Was a 25-Year-Old Firefighter Responding to 9/11. 6 Years Later, He Got Mysteriously Sick

Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer added to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill name