#Veterans included in latest round

#Veterans included in latest round

“#Veterans included in latest round” The feds just doled out another 2 million stimulus checks — and a large chunk of them went to veterans. The Internal Revenue Service’s fifth batch of coronavirus relief payments under the American Rescue Plan included more than 320,000 checks for people relying Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, officials said….

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#Lawmakers eye expanding infertility help for veterans

#Lawmakers eye expanding infertility help for veterans

“#Lawmakers eye expanding infertility help for veterans” Even after a number of scientific and policy breakthroughs in recent years, available infertility services for veterans remain confusing and burdensome even for individuals whose combat injuries prevent other options for starting a family, advocates warned on Tuesday. “Veterans should not have to risk future financial stability to have a…

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#Veteran leaves home for first time in 2 years after volunteers build wheelchair ramp

#Veteran leaves home for first time in 2 years after volunteers build wheelchair ramp

“#Veteran leaves home for first time in 2 years after volunteers build wheelchair ramp” Volunteers for a California nonprofit that helps veterans and their families have finished building a wheelchair ramp for a disabled Coast Guard veteran who hadn’t left his home in two years. Chuck Wood, 83, served in the Coast Guard from 1956 to 1960 during the Cold War, but for…

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#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms

#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms

“#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms” A bill was introduced in California Thursday that would decriminalize the personal use of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, DMT, mescaline and ibogaine for all Californians over the age of 21.  It comes on the heels of Oregon’s blockbuster drug decriminalization bill, which just went into effect…

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#How 3 US soldiers survived staring into the face of death

#How 3 US soldiers survived staring into the face of death

“#How 3 US soldiers survived staring into the face of death” Many Americans value the heroism of our troops during WWII and understand the horrors they faced in Vietnam.  But front-line experiences during the country’s modern era of conflict are less known.  James Patterson’s new book, “Walk in My Combat Boots” (Little, Brown), out now,…

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#Pathologist accused in three deaths gets 20 years in prison

#Pathologist accused in three deaths gets 20 years in prison

“#Pathologist accused in three deaths gets 20 years in prison” A former chief pathologist at an Arkansas veterans hospital accused of causing the deaths of three patients was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday, federal prosecutors said. Robert Morris Levy, 54, of Fayetteville, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered…

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