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Charles J. Wassil Jr., ex-Peekskill detective and 9/11 responder, remembered
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11, 2001, according to Joseph F. Nardone Funeral Home, which is handling his funeral arrangements and published his obituary. Wassil developed neurosarcoidosis after working as a first responder at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

9/11 Museum Will Have A Mandatory Entrance Fee
NY1
New Jersey firefighter Steve Parker said there should be an exception for those who lost loved ones on 9/11. "Maybe give out an annual pass or something to those who actually lost family members and they can actually get in free of charge," Parker said.

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Bloomberg loans $15M to 9/11 museum - Newsday New York
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The National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum has received a low-interest $15 million loan from Mayor Michael Bloomberg to help the nonprofit with a budget shortfall. The underground museum is slated to open next year. Bloomberg is the foundation's chairman ...

Tewksbury 9/11 memorial will be featured in Tribute Center museum
The Sun
TEWKSBURY -- It started as a plan to honor two community members, but grew into a permanent tribute to each of the 2,973 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. In much the same way, the 9/11 memorial that united the Tewksbury community in its ...

15000 tulips planted near 9/11 memorial in High Rock Park
The Saratogian
The other 15,000 bulbs went to the city. Public Works Commissioner Anthony “Skip” Scirocco said the city thought the best place for the flowers was around the 9/11 sculpture, “Tempered by Memory,” which was installed last year in the park. Continued.

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Amid new security threats, some in US Congress look to update 9/11 law
Daily News & Analysis
A few dozen words rushed into law days after the September 11, 2001, attacks have been used to justify US counterterrorism efforts from the war in Afghanistan to warrantless wiretapping and drone strikes, all on orders of the White House — and with ...

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15000 tulips planted near 9/11 memorial in High Rock Park
The Saratogian
The other 15,000 bulbs went to the city. Public Works Commissioner Anthony “Skip” Scirocco said the city thought the best place for the flowers was around the 9/11 sculpture, “Tempered by Memory,” which was installed last year in the park. Continued.

New York's 9/11 museum to charge fee for admission
Los Angeles Times
While the 9/11 museum has yet to open, the memorial portion of the site, which includes the reflection pools where the Twin Towers once stood, has been open to the public since 2011. Organizers recently started charging a $2 service fee for ...

New York Daily News
Mayor Bloomberg personally loans $15 million to help struggling 9/11 museum
New York Daily News
Once projected to cost $680 million, the museum's tab has grown to more than $700 million and could pass the $1 billion mark, the source said. RELATED: 9/11 MUSEUM TO CHARGE FOR ADMISSION. The memorial recently began charging $2 per ticket for ...

Christian Science Monitor
Fertilizer plant blast: Does post-9/11 secrecy make your life riskier?
Christian Science Monitor
This raises a stark post-9/11 question: If, in the name of hiding sensitive information from terrorists, citizens are to be kept in the dark about hazardous materials and other potential dangers in their backyard, should not the state then take ...

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McKinstry: Charlie Wassil paid the ultimate price for 9/11 sacrifices - Newsday
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The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act was passed in 2010, setting aside $2.7 billion for those first responders who were injured or ill. Yet Wassil remained outspoken on the need for better and expanded coverage, particularly since the ...
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Bloomberg loans $15M to 9/11 museum - Newsday
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The National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum has received a low-interest $15 million loan from Mayor Michael Bloomberg to help the nonprofit with a budget shortfall. The underground museum is slated to open next year. Bloomberg is the foundation's chairman ...

9/11 responder Charles Wassil dies at 52
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Peekskill police Det. Charles Wassil talks about his health issues at the Bethel Nursing Home in Croton-on-Hudson July 28, 2011. Wassil suffers from paralysis and severe respiratory problems after working at Ground Zero after 9/11.( Joe Larese / The ...

Three Months After 9/11: US and NATO Worked with Bin Laden and His Top ...
Center for Research on Globalization
And famed Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg says that Edmonds possesses information “far more explosive than the Pentagon Papers”. Edmonds translated terror-related communications for the FBI right after 9/11. In that capacity, she read ...

Basu: 9/11 detainees have the right to refuse food
DesMoinesRegister.com
They're among 100 hunger-strikers, part of the 160 non-Americans rounded up after 9/11 and designated as “enemy combatants.” They've been held at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, without trials, and in some cases, without charges. Eighty-six ...

9/11 responder Charles Wassil, former Peekskill detective, dies at 52
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PEEKSKILL — Charles “Charlie” Wassil, a former Marine and Peekskill police detective who helped search for 9/11 remains, died Wednesday at Hudson Valley Hospital Center. He was 52. The cause was sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease he contracted ...

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9 / 11 survivor inspires day of prayer
Toledo Blade
Sujo John told a room of 800 people Thursday that surviving the collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and witnessing the devastation afterward strengthened his faith and inspired his ministry. ... “That's where I am in my life and my ...

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9/11 responder Charles Wassil dies at 52
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Peekskill police Det. Charles Wassil talks about his health issues at the Bethel Nursing Home in Croton-on-Hudson July 28, 2011. Wassil suffers from paralysis and severe respiratory problems after working at Ground Zero after 9/11.( Joe Larese / The ...
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Boston Marathon Attacks Push the Limits of Post-9/11 Reforms
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In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, major governmental reform efforts logically focused on the key tasks of intelligence gathering, analysis of data, and information-sharing across and among key federal agencies. The last ... The ...

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'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' review: 9/11 changes - Newsday
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Plot: A Pakistani living in America finds his loyalties shifting after 9/11. Rated R (language, some violence and brief sexuality). Bottom line: Fairly insightful as a drama, but barely adequate as a thriller. Ahmed is pitch-perfect as the conflicted ...
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