NY cleans up after asbestos-tainted blast
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Some New Yorkers doubted official assurances on Thursday that the air surrounding a deadly steam pipe explosion in midtown Manhattan was safe to breathe despite the discovery of asbestos-tainted debris.
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BUENOS AIRES -- The twisted mystery of an $800,000 suitcase confiscated in Argentina has kicked up so much dirt that almost everyone who gets near it -- even if clean -- is accused of being filthy.
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The city medical examiner has ruled that the death of a retired police detective Â seen as one of the strongest cases to be linked to post-Sept. 11 illness Â was not caused by exposure to toxic dust while working at ground zero.
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New ventilation units blast curtains of purified air between patients and nurses in Washington Hospital Center's emergency room. Outside, yellow tarpaulins and water taps can decontaminate people on the sidewalk.
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A New York window cleaner who survived a 500ft (150m) fall is making a "miracle recovery", doctors say.
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The study is expected to erase any doubts about the connection between dust from the trade center and the diseases that workers have reported suffering.
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Progress is slow but sure as New York continues to rebuild after 9/11.
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A New York woman has been added to the  number of victims killed in the attack on the World Trade  Center, in the first confirmed death from dust generated by the  collapse of the twin towers.
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By Frank Munger, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Jun. 4--OAK RIDGE -- The cleanup apparently is working.
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Activists, including U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, put fresh pressure on New York City on Friday to compensate Ground Zero workers following the first confirmed death from inhaling the dust of the World Trade Center wreckage.
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Australian building products firm James Hardie Industries Ltd., tainted by a row over asbestos, sought to repair its reputation on Wednesday
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High levels of asbestos, lead and other contaminants have been found in a vacant skyscraper badly damaged during the 2001 terror attacks, potentially complicating the rebuilding of ground zero.
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Workers who helped clean up after the 9/11 attacks allege they were not protected against toxins.
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CARNEGIE, Pa. - The residents and business owners in this tiny Pittsburgh suburb have begun to clean up from the weekend's flooding caused by Hurricane Ivan...
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A dozen people hospitalized from injuries they got when a chemical plant exploded were released Thursday, while investigators kept residents away from the neighborhood riddled with homes and businesses blasted off their foundations.
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Utilities in New York restored electric service to more than 20,000 customers in the northern part of the state on Wednesday after a fast-moving wind storm interrupted power to more than 100,000 customers throughout the day, companies said.
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NEW YORK -- They&#39;ve cleaned up the old burg, made it safer for the tourists, but you can still get your pocket picked or your purse snatched.