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25-Year Health Report Links 9/11 Illnesses to 9,000 Deaths

9/2/2026

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Mamdani Unveils Report

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore unveiled the 25-Year Health Impact Report on Tuesday.
The report records more than 9,000 deaths from 9/11-related illnesses, including 600 firefighters.
Over 12,000 FDNY members are certified with at least one World Trade Center-related condition.
Nearly a quarter of certified members have cancer, including more than 1,000 prostate cases.
The James Zadroga Act, reauthorized in 2026, fully funds the health program.

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El-Sayed 9/11 Tweets

CBS News published a story linking Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted tweets to 9/11.
Reporter Zak Hudak wrote the headline while editor Bari Weiss directed it to stress the 9/11 angle.
El-Sayed’s campaign said posts older than July 2023 were removed to prevent context manipulation.
Atlantic writer Jonathan Chait called the tweets a “non-story” and received criticism from fellow writers.

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Mamdani Unveils Report

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore unveiled the 25-Year Health Impact Report on Tuesday.
The report records more than 9,000 deaths from 9/11-related illnesses, including 600 firefighters.
Over 12,000 FDNY members are certified with at least one World Trade Center-related condition.
Nearly a quarter of certified members have cancer, including more than 1,000 prostate cases.
The James Zadroga Act, reauthorized in 2026, fully funds the health program.

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