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The 9/11 firefighter whose death went uncounted

Arnold Roma had been home for only five hours after a 12-hour hospital shift when a wall phone rang in his Staten Island living…

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Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 76 as rescuers recover more remains

Rescue teams in the Philippines have recovered dozens more remains from a ferry devastated by fire, bringing the confirmed number of deaths to 76…

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Judge rules Trump administration order to fire FEMA staffers was illegal

Sandego.net – A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it moved to sharply reduce staffing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency by restricting contract renewals for key disaster-response workers.

US District Judge Susan Illston of Northern California concluded Friday that the Department of Homeland Security handled FEMA’s contract-renewal authority in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner. Her decision gives a significant boost to federal employee unions challenging the administration’s effort to remake and shrink the disaster-relief agency.…

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‘Theatrical’ litigation: Republican AGs fight for Trump voting rules that their election officials say they can’t implement

A legal campaign backing President Donald Trump’s proposed mail-voting restrictions is running into a practical obstacle: election officials in several

7 hours ago • Politics

President Trump says Irish reunification ‘would be a fantastic thing,’ during visit to Ireland

President Trump says Irish reunification “would be a fantastic thing,” offering his view during a Saturday visit to Ireland. Speaking…

13 hours ago • Politics

Weeks after a tick bite, he couldn’t speak or move. A slew of tests finally gave him a diagnosis

Weeks after a tick bite, retired New Hampshire pharmacist John Reagan developed symptoms that initially looked like the flu. What…

15 hours ago • Health

The lawyer who wouldn’t let go of the Andrea Yates case

George Parnham’s weekly phone routine includes relatives spread across generations: his brother, children and grandchildren. At 85, he keeps the…

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