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Campaign kicks off to expand 9/11 firefighters memorial stair climb event to 50 states

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NEW YORK — In recognition of firefighters who perished in the World Trade Center on 9/11, a national civic foundation is organizing a commemorative event to honor the heroes who climbed the stairs of the Twin Towers that day, but never walked back down.

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation already holds memorial stair climbing events ...Read more

Russian commander says counterattack to Ukraine incursion starts

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Moscow’s forces claim to have started an offensive to dislodge Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region of Russia, their first significant effort in more than five weeks since the start of Kyiv’s incursion.

A Russian brigade began advancing Tuesday, with fighting continuing Wednesday, Apti Alaudinov, a military commander, told state-run ...Read more

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2 Israeli soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Gaza

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Two Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in a helicopter crash over the Gaza Strip, while on a mission to evacuate an injured soldier to a hospital.

The Israeli army said in a statement that the “Yanshuf” - the Hebrew name for the Black Hawk helicopter - crashed while landing in the Rafah area in southern Gaza.

Both soldiers were in ...Read more

Hundreds of 9/11 FDNY first responders survived terror attacks, only to die from Ground Zero-related illnesses

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NEW YORK — Thomas LaBarbiera’s life’s ambition was realized on Sept. 11, 2001, when, after years of desire and preparation, he was finally an FDNY firefighter racing to his first assignment: the Twin Towers terror attack.

That same day, he was given a death sentence that took more than two decades to carry out.

On Sept. 1, just 10 days ...Read more

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As shelters close, a Chicago migrant family sleeps in a truck to stay close to school

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CHICAGO -- The first year of high school is almost always marked by unknown variables: new classes, teachers, relationships and bus routes. But for Reynaldo Perdomo, 14, who has been forced to sleep in a truck after walking thousands of miles from Venezuela to make it to Chicago, his first month is clouded in uncertainty.

Monday night, Reynaldo...Read more

9/11 Victim Compensation Fund helping more people than ever before

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NEW YORK — Twenty-three years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, the federal government is doling out more money to 9/11 illness sufferers than ever before.

As of Aug. 31, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has shelled out $14.25 billion to individuals and their families since 2011. According to the agency’s most recent ...Read more

34-year-old man arrested on suspicion of arson in Line fire in San Bernardino County

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LOS ANGELES — A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with the Line fire, which has burned tens of thousands of acres in San Bernardino County.

Authorities on Tuesday arrested Justin Wayne Halstenberg, a resident of Norco. He is suspected of starting a fire in the area of Baseline Road and Alpine Street in Highland ...Read more

Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth

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Warm water in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico can fuel powerful hurricanes, but how destructive a storm becomes isn’t just about the climate and weather – it also depends on the people and property in harm’s way.

In many coastal cities, fast population growth has left more people living in areas at high risk of flooding....Read more

Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why

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Humans generate a lot of plastic waste – more than 400 million metric tons a year.

To bring this fact a bit closer to home, the U.S. produced an average of 0.75 pounds (0.34 kilograms) of plastic waste per person each day in 2010, which is equivalent in weight to an unopened can of soda.

Plastic products have been propelling...Read more

Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black and white Christians are deeply divided over support for Donald Trump

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Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race in July, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the annual meeting of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority in Indianapolis, where she emphasized the importance of both religious faith and political freedom.

Harris contrasted her stance on abortion rights with that of ...Read more

Kamala Harris stopped by a Philadelphia watch party following a raucous debate night

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PHILADELPHIA — They ate penne alla vodka and smoked salmon and guacamole, and then, as millions of other Americans, they partook of the political feast they’ve been waiting for — the debate between presidential nominees, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald J. Trump.

While raucous watch parties ...Read more

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How do drugs like Ozempic work? And why are they on trial?

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PHILADELPHIA — You don't often see a "science day" in a Philadelphia courtroom. But that's exactly what happened last week in a potentially ground-shifting legal fight brought by patients against the manufacturers of blockbuster drugs for diabetes and weight loss.

At the heart of the case are the drugs in question: Ozempic, Wegovy, and others...Read more

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Apology letters. Suspensions. After protest citations, students face campus consequences

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LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Howell-Egan, a third-year USC law student, avoided arrest while taking part in two pro-Palestinian campus encampments in the spring. But more than four months after police cleared the camps, she said she is facing repercussions worse than a misdemeanor court charge: She is banned from campus and classes as part of a ...Read more

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Thanks to Reddit, a new diagnosis is bubbling up across the nation

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In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal’s face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens.

She releases a succinct, croak-like belch.

Then, it’s wide-eyed surprise, followed by rollicking laughter. “I got it!” the Denver resident says after what was her second burp ever.

“It’...Read more

Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed

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As the two presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand to Donald Trump to shake, setting a confident tone that didn’t flag throughout the debate.

Trump, appearing to grow angrier through the night, stuck to his well-trodden themes of American decline and reminded viewers that...Read more

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump spar in Philadelphia debate: She landed punches, and he took the bait

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PHILADELPHIA — Harris went on the offensive from the beginning of the night, casting the former president as the extreme candidate and baiting him by talking about issues known to irk him.

The most highly anticipated 90 minutes of the presidential campaign are over and the mics are off — for good.

Here’s what stood out from the debate ...Read more

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Protesters force Mexico's Senate to change reform debate venue

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Mexican senators changed the location of the debate of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the country’s judiciary, after hundreds of protesters opposed to the plan entered the main floor.

The discussion in the Senate of the president’s plan that many consider a threat to the balance of power in Latin America’s...Read more

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Airport fire in California's Orange County swells to 19,000 acres, forcing evacuations and partial highway closure

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SANTA ANA, Calif. — A growing wildfire accidentally sparked by heavy equipment in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County grew to more than 19,000 acres on Tuesday, forcing evacuations, threatening communications equipment on Santiago Peak, shutting down part of Ortega Highway and stretching firefighting operations thin in a region a plagued by days ...Read more

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Following Philly debate, Harris and Trump to attend 9/11 remembrances before heading to more battleground states

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump's schedules will pick back up in earnest following Tuesday's debate in Philadelphia, with both campaigns making several stops in battleground states around the country this week.

On Wednesday, both Harris and Trump are slated to attend remembrances of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, ...Read more

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No end in sight for raging Davis fire south of Reno, Nevada

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There’s no end in sight for the entirely uncontained Northern Nevada fire that has swallowed several homes and prompted Gov. Joe Lombardo to trigger a state of emergency due to thousands of evacuations south of Reno.

The National Weather Service in Reno issued a rare “particularly dangerous situation” red flag warning, meaning that winds ...Read more