New Push For Bill To Aid Sick 9/11 Responders
WASHINGTON — Backers of a bill to provide up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust are renewing their push for the measure as a second House vote nears.
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Senate approves human trafficking crackdown legislation
Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House legislation to combat human sex, slave and forced labor trafficking.
Satellites measure your roof for easy home solar panel installation
DENVER – Most homes pay around $1,320 a year in electricity bills, but one Oakland-based company says they can knock $150 off those annual costs using the power of solar energy. Quotes and ordering all take place over the Internet, using satellite imaging to measure your roof.
House approves overhaul of flood insurance program
Some subsidies would be ended and a measure of financial health would be restored under a House-approved overhaul of a program that provides flood insurance to more than 5 million homeowners and businesses in flood-prone areas.