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Associated Press Firefighters make their way over the ruins and through clouds of smoke Oct. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center in New York. Many of the first responders and those who labored at the site in the months following the attacks suffer from a variety of respiratory ailments. On Monday, the federal government added about 50 types of cancer to the list of Sept. 11 World Trade Center-related illnesses covered by a program to pay for health coverage.
WTC responders’ coverage expands
NEW YORK — The federal government has added about 50 types of cancer to the list of Sept. 11 World Trade Center-related illnesses that will be covered by a program to pay for health coverage. Th...
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Congress returns to Washington for short pre-election session
WASHINGTON — Congress returned to Washington on Monday for an abbreviated pre-election session in which it appears likely to do the bare minimum: making sure that the government doesn’t shut down. ...
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Colleagues mourn police officer killed in motorcade crash
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The danger in seemingly banal police work of directing traffic and shutting down roadways gained new attention Monday as colleagues mourned an officer who died while working...
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Associated Press Former President George W. Bush addresses those attending the 10th anniversary commemoration of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2011. For the first time, elected officials won't be allowed to speak today at an occasion that has allowed them a solemn turn in the spotlight, a change made in the name of avoiding politics.
At ground zero, can there be a politics-free Sept. 11th?
NEW YORK — The Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at ground zero has been stripped of politicians this year. But can it ever be stripped of politics? For the first time, elected officials won’t speak...
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GoDaddy outage takes down websites
NEW YORK — Thousands and possibly millions of websites hosted by GoDaddy.com went down for several hours on Monday, causing trouble for the mainly small businesses that rely on the service. A Tw...
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FDA warns Iowa egg firm over bacteria discovery
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A company that promised to clean up Iowa’s egg industry after a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010 said Friday that a recent government safety inspection discovered the bacter...
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Bicyclist dies in Utah-to-Wyoming race
A bicyclist competing in a race from Logan, Utah, to Jackson Hole, Wyo., crashed on a bridge in Wyoming and fell about 35 feet to his death into the Snake River. Robert Verhaaren, 42, of Mesa, A...
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Surprising methods heal wounded troops
BOSTON — Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most advanced medical too...
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Romney, Obama aim sights at swing voters on health care, defense
BOSTON — With swing voters in his sights, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is tacking toward the center on health care and defense spending now that he’s put his final partisan hurdle ...
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Images make NYC twisters notable
NEW YORK — Most people wouldn’t say New York and tornado in the same breath. But two twisters that touched down in the nation’s biggest city on Saturday are the latest of about 60 small tornadoe...
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