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Ex-FEMA Chiefs Say Agency Must Change

04/10/2006

David B. Caruso ;

James Lee Witt and Michael Brown both made recommendations

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04/10/2006

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Back to Work on 9/11 Museum

06/29/2013

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After delays, progress resumes on September 11 Memorial & Museum

After delays, progress resumes...

06/29/2013

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New York City Responders Get $500M Wireless Network

09/12/2006

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Police and firefighters will plug into city computer systems, even when they are rushing to emergencies.

Police and firefighters will...

09/12/2006

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Sandy Death Toll Hits 44 With New Victim

06/29/2013

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Handyman found in April ruled to have drowned.

Handyman found in April ruled to...

06/29/2013

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PSOB Rulings Sometimes Difficult for Justice Department

10/05/2006

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A DOJ spokeswoman said that, on average, about 10 percent of those who apply each year are ineligible.

A DOJ spokeswoman said that, on...

10/05/2006

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Few Veterans Getting Care Through $10 Billion VA Program

04/24/2015

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Program was supposed to get patients off waiting lists at VA medical centers by letting them switch to private-sector doctors.

Program was supposed to get...

04/24/2015

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Rat Tales Abound in NYC After Superstorm Sandy

02/25/2013

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Officials and residents alike are debating whether there's been a shift in local rat populations or locations.

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02/25/2013

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9/11 Hero Wins Death Benefit Claim

06/24/2007

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No one ordered Glenn Winuk to grab a medical bag and rush into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He was not in uniform, and he made his living as a lawyer, not an EMT.

No one ordered Glenn Winuk to...

06/24/2007

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Hospitals Improvise Ebola Defenses, at a Cost

11/19/2014

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U.S. medical centers have spent millions of dollars putting together a plan to treat Ebola patients; it has been an exercise in improvisation.

U.S. medical centers have spent...

11/19/2014

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9/11 Fund Makes First Payments to Sick Responders

01/29/2013

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The first round of payments from a special fund set up by Congress, most of which have been offered to firefighters, range from $10,000 to a high of $1.5 million.

The first round of payments from...

01/29/2013

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