The 25th anniversary of 9/11 highlights the ongoing health crisis, with thousands of civilians and first responders still suffering from toxic exposure and many unaware of available federal programs.
The 25th anniversary of 9/11 highlights the ongoing health crisis, with thousands of civilians and first responders still suffering from toxic exposure and many unaware of available federal programs. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: More than 9,500 people have now died from illnesses linked to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, more than three times the 2,977 people killed on the day itself, according to prominent 9/11 attorney Michael Barasch. Barasch, whose firm represents more than 40,000 victims and their families, said he personally loses roughly two clients each day to 9/11-related illnesses, underscoring that the attacks continue to claim lives a quarter-century later. DETAIL: As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the…Open
A top staffer for Sen. Jon Husted's reelection campaign recently made a playlist of songs in honor of White colonists in Rhodesia and wore a Nazi uniform.
The CDC has officially ended its investigation into the largest recorded cyclospora outbreak in American history, but the questions about how contaminated lettuce from a politically connected produce giant sickened thousands across 21 states are far from settled. Federal health officials on September 11 declared the lettuce-linked cyclospora outbreak over after recording 12,883 lab-confirmed cases […] The post CDC declares largest known cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history over after nearly 13,000 confirmed cases appeared first on American Almanac .
The CDC has officially ended its investigation into the largest recorded cyclospora outbreak in American history, but the questions about how contaminated lettuce from a politically connected produce giant sickened thousands across 21 states are far from settled. Federal health officials on September 11 declared the lettuce-linked cyclospora outbreak over after recording 12,883 lab-confirmed cases across 21 states since May 1. The contaminated iceberg lettuce, grown by Taylor Farms at operations in Mexico, reached consumers through Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Walmart before the company issued a voluntary recall on July 17. Nationally, total cyclosporiasis cases hit 19,595 across 49 states and Washington, D.C., with 1,043…Open
If passed and signed by Trump, the bill, which was championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil and gas than those the U.S. previously imposed.
Trump made the promise during the Republican midterm convention, saying that U.S. citizens would receive the payments only if Republicans won both chambers of Congress in the midterms.
Family members of those who were killed on September 11th gathered in New York City to honor their loved ones at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony. Today marks 25 years since the attacks that claimed 2,977 lives.
Colorado’s 8th Congressional District is a battleground: evenly divided politically, 40% Hispanic and critical in deciding control of Congress. John King talks to voters to explore whether the Latino trend toward President Donald Trump continues.
President Donald Trump gave Natalie Harp and two other White House aides $45,000 each in cash gifts, according to financial disclosure statements. Harp, whose close relationship with Trump has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, and the other two female aides reported the money as a “cash gift for the holidays” in their annual executive branch disclosure forms released by the White House. Harp, and the other aides — Chamberlain Harris, deputy director of Oval Office operations and Margo Martin, a communications adviser — each make an annual salary of $150,000, according to publicly disclosed White House documents. 0:00 Kevin Liptak reports from the White House on the cash gifts to WH aides 1:20 White House statement 1:58…
