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Some LIRR retirees could lose disability pensions

Some Long Island Rail Road retirees who took advantage of a federal disability pension that gave benefits to nearly anyone who applied could have those benefits taken away if changes being considered by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board are enacted, federal lawmakers from New York said after meeting Friday with the retirement board's members.

"If somebody gets the disability and is then playing...

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