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Long time coming: It’s about time. On Monday, President Trump signed the now fully funded 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund into law, guaranteeing that those sickened by Ground Zero-related illnesses have care through
2092. The law covers the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, which had been running out of money, and would have expired in 2020. “They answered terror with the emotional strength of true warriors,” Trump (inset) said of Sept. 11 first responders. “Our nation owes you a profound debt that no nation can ever pay, but we will keep our promise to you.”
Barking up the wrong tree: A bark raving mad German shepherd is tearing up trees in Queens. The pruning proclivities of the pooch named Prince have perturbed his neighbors along 121st St. in South Ozone Park. A video obtained by The News shows Prince pouncing on a poor tree before he has enough and hightails it down the block with a long strip of bark in his mouth. Landscapers hired by the city estimate the dog has vandalized 25 to 30 trees over the Past two years. Prince’s owner, Angela Perry, insists the damage helps the saplings grow. “He’s killing trees? Bull—-t!” Perry told The News.
Waiting game: NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo was suspended Friday after a department judge recommended he be fired for his role in Eric Garner’s chokehold death on Staten Island five years ago. The NYPD jurist found Pantaleo guilty of one of the two charges against him — recklessly using a banned chokehold. She cleared him of the second charge, intentionally restricting Garner’s breathing. Pantaleo and the Civilian Complaint Review Board each have 10 business days to review the judge’s recommendation and respond before it goes to Police Commissioner James O’Neill for final disposition.
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