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Gov Worker & MMJ Patient Fired For 'Intoxication': D.C. Office Of Employee Appeals Steps Up

The D.C. Office of Employee Appeals (OEA) ruled in favor of a government employee and medical marijuana (MMJ) patient who was fired after being suspected of intoxication in the workplace and who subsequently tested positive for marijuana in late 2020.

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Will They Stop Testing Federal Workers For Cannabis? Largest Government Labor Union Works On It

The biggest federal workers union in the nation recently accepted a resolution backing cannabis legalization and urging for the removal of policies penalizing federal workers over their off-the-clock marijuana use in states where the plant is legal.

Benzinga

What is NYC hiding about 9/11 toxins?

More people have now died of toxics exposure from 9/11 than in the attacks themselves

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Family breakfast came before capsized boat tragedy on Hudson River

NEW YORK — The group of a dozen relatives, some visiting from Colombia and Miami, gathered for a New Jersey breakfast before heading for a chartered boat ride on the Hudson River.

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Family of woman and boy killed in NYC Hudson River boat capsize were visiting from Colombia

NEW YORK — The woman and 7-year-old boy killed when their chartered boat capsized in the Hudson River were part of a family of tourists visiting from Colombia, police sources said Wednesday.

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Chartered boat capsizes on Hudson River; boy and woman drown as 9 others are rescued

NEW YORK — A chartered private boat capsized on the Hudson River Tuesday, killing a little boy and a woman who were among passengers dumped into the water, officials said.

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New Traffic Device Leaves Hong Kong Pedestrians Red in the Face

Pedestrians crossing the road in Hong Kong may now find themselves bathed in a red glow after authorities installed a device reminding the public to obey traffic lights. Too often, Hong Kongers walk into traffic because they are distracted by their smartphones, Alex Au, chief engineer of the city's transport…

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Belgian firefighter killed during FDNY Marine boat crash, fire officials say

NEW YORK — A Belgian firefighter taking a ride on an FDNY fire boat was killed when another boat slammed into the ship, FDNY officials said Saturday.

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Brooklyn Half Marathon runner collapses and dies after crossing finish line as heatwave hits East Coast

The Brooklyn Half race is organised by New York Road Runners and weaves around the New York City borough

The Independent UK

NYC pushes for more rooftop solar

Public safety vs. climate action: The battle over the Big Apple's rules for buildings

Salon

FDNY says man in Ladder 58 jacket shouting ‘Your body is mine’ at abortion rights activists is not a member

The man was captured on video shouting at activists from the steps of Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York

The Independent UK

Massive blaze tears through restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown; 6 firefighters hurt

NEW YORK — A massive six-hour blaze tore through a dim sum restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown, leaving six firefighters injured, New York City Fire Department officials said Sunday.

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2 dead including NYC firefighter in Brooklyn house fire

Officials say a New York City firefighter and a civilian have died in a Brooklyn house fire where a ceiling partially collapsed

The Independent UK

1 FDNY firefighter killed, 7 injured battling Brooklyn house blaze

An FDNY firefighter died Sunday in a raging three-alarm blaze that injured seven of his colleagues in Brooklyn, officials said.

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Brooklyn subway shooting: Gun found as police say fugitive wanted to shoot more but weapon jammed

Suspect threw smoke canister in the air before opening fire on commuters during Tuesday morning rushhour

Irish Mirror

Irishman and New York firefighter remembered as a 'hero' following death from 9/11 related illness

He is understood to be the 276th firefighter in New York to have died from a 9/11 related illness

Tribune News Service

Bronx building where 17 died in fire didn’t get inspection due to COVID reassignment

A Bronx building that became a towering inferno in January, leaving 17 dead, was scheduled to be examined by an FDNY fire inspector several months beforehand — but it didn’t happen because the inspector was reassigned to conduct COVID-19 restaurant inspections.

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Nearly 1,500 NYC workers get the ax for flouting COVID vaccine mandate

Nearly 1,500 city workers lost their jobs Friday after failing to comply with a mandate that they are vaccinated for COVID — a bloodletting that included dismissals from the ranks of the NYPD, FDNY and the Department of Education.

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9 injured as fire tears through Bronx apartment, officials say

NEW YORK — A raging fire tore through a Bronx apartment building Saturday morning, injuring nine people who were rushed to the hospital, including a pregnant woman — and forcing at least one person to jump from a window, FDNY officials and witnesses said.

The Independent UK

Retiring FDNY commissioner led COVID response, 9/11 recovery

New York City’s fire commissioner says he will retire next month after more than seven years in the job and a career spanning more than five decades and stints in every rank in the department

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