Articles filed under Terrorism
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GOP Sen. Rand Paul slows bill to boost 9/11 victims fundJul 17, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday blocked fast-track approval of a bipartisan bill that would ensure a victims' compensation fund related to the S...
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House approves 9/11 victims bill, sends it to SenateJul 12, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill ensuring that a victims compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. The 402-...
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Funeral held for detective who fought for 9/11 victimsJul 03, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A former police detective who fought until his final days for the extension of health benefits for Sept. 11 responders was hailed as a hero Wednesday by ...
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Funeral scheduled for detective who fought for Sept. 11 fundJul 01, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A funeral will be held Wednesday for a former New York City police detective who was a leader in the fight for the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund. ...
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Detective who fought for 9/11 compensation funding diesJun 29, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A former New York City police detective who was a leader in the fight for the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund died Saturday at age 53. Detective Luis ...
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McConnell pledges vote on 9/11 bill after Stewart criticismJun 25, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to call a Senate vote on a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks n...
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McConnell to meet 9/11 responders to discuss victims' fundJun 24, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is meeting this week with Sept. 11 first responders following withering criticism from comedian Jon Stewart that...
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Zion men guilty of conspiring to aid Islamic StateJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - Two Zion accused of giving cellphones to an undercover FBI agent to be used as detonators for bombs have been convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to the ...
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Prosecutors to appeal would-be bomber's sentenceJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors are taking the unusual step of appealing the 16-year prison sentence handed last month to a Hillside man who in September 2012 tried to set off a 1,0...
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Jon Stewart keeping up pressure on Mitch McConnellJun 18, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Comic Jon Stewart used his buddy Stephen Colbert's late-night show to keep the heat on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for passage of legislation ...