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Ground Zero Mosque Plans Move Forward After New York Landmarks Panel Vote – Bloomberg

By Edna

New York Times (blog) Ground Zero Mosque Plans Move Forward After New York Landmarks Panel VoteBloombergPlans to build an Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center site moved forward after New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to allow the demolition of a building that would be …Scenes From the Ground Zero Mosque... »

New York City Panel Clears Way for Mosque Near Ground Zero – FOXNews

By Edna

New York Daily News New York City Panel Clears Way for Mosque Near Ground ZeroFOXNewsAug. 2: Some critics of the planned mosque, including Linda Rivera, of Manhattan, claim it disrespects the memory of Sept. 11 victims. A New York City panel voted unanimously Tuesday to reject landmark status for a building near the World... »

Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Health Claims – New York Times

By Edna

Telegraph.co.uk Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Health ClaimsNew York TimesFirefighters worked at the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York in Oct. 2001. By MIREYA NAVARRO A settlement of up to $657.5 million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers at ground zero who sued... »

New York agrees World Trade Center 9/11 dust payout – BBC News

By Edna

ABC News New York agrees World Trade Center 9/11 dust payoutBBC NewsNew York City officials have agreed to pay up to $657.5m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the Ground Zero site of the 9/11 attacks. The settlement would compensate more than 10000 plaintiffs who say they were made sick by... »

Food Makers Cut Back on Salt – Wall Street Journal

By Edna

Globe and Mail Food Makers Cut Back on SaltWall Street JournalAmid rising government pressure and consumer concern, food makers are taking a new tack in their long-running effort to sell products with less salt. Instead of offering foods labeled as low salt that few people eat, …New York City leads drive to cut US... »

New York City leads drive to cut US salt intake – Reuters

By Edna

Globe and Mail New York City leads drive to cut US salt intakeReutersNEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) – New York City, which has banned smoking and artificial trans fats in restaurants under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is taking on another enemy of healthy living: salt. The city's Health Department announced on …New York seeks national... »

Mayor Bloomberg Sworn In for Third Term – New York Times

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Washington Post Mayor Bloomberg Sworn In for Third TermNew York TimesVowing to avoid any signs of complacency, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg pledged in his third inaugural address Friday to shake up his administration, ordering that the top deputy in every agency spend time running another department. …NY Mayor Bloomberg to promote immigration reformReutersNew York... »

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