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FILE — As rescue efforts continue in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York, President George W. Bush, left, stands with New York City firefighter Bob Beckwith on a burnt fire truck in front of the World Trade Center during a tour of the devastation, Sept. 13, 2001. Beckwith, who became part of an iconic image of American unity after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has died at age 91. The retired firefighter died Sunday night, Feb. 4, 2024, in hospice care after dealing with cancer in recent years, his wife, Barbara Beckwith, said Monday. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

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Bob Beckwith, retired firefighter in famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91
By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press
Mon,02/05/24-1:07PM , 58 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Beckwith, a retired firefighter whose chance encounter with the president amid the rubble of ground zero became part of an iconic image of American unity after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has died. He was 91.
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Migrants queue in the cold as they look for a shelter outside a migrant assistance center at St. Brigid Elementary School on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York. It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system. With winter setting in, they are being told they need to clear out, with no guarantee they’ll be given a bed elsewhere. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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No room at the inn? As holidays approach, migrants face eviction from New York City shelters
By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press
Sat,12/16/23-12:00AM , 363 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system. With winter setting in, they are being told they need to clear out, with no guarantee they’ll be given a bed elsewhere.
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Former U.S. Rep George Santos leaves the federal courthouse with his lawyer in Central Islip, N.Y. on, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

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George Santos attorney expresses optimism about plea talks as expelled congressman appears in court
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Tue,12/12/23-11:11AM , 66 Reads
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep.
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks as she gives the State of the State address, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix. False claims circulated online late Sept, 2023, that Hobbs had suddenly and mysteriously stepped down. In reality, Hobbs was out of state for meetings in Washington for a day, so the state treasurer briefly served as acting governor, in line with the state's constitution. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Arizona’s governor didn’t ‘mysteriously’ step down. She was in DC less than a day and is back now
By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press
Fri,09/29/23-3:41PM , 192 Reads
Arizona’s governor was out of the state for a day this week, prompting false claims that she’d abruptly resigned or vanished entirely. Here are the facts:

CLAIM: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has suddenly resigned, leaving the state’s treasurer in charge.
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