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US is open as Canada shuts down; the difference is their health care systems. As omicron sweeps through North America, the U.S. and Canadian responses couldn’t be more different. U.S. states are largely open for business, while Canada’s biggest provinces are shutting down.
Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies. NEW YORK — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94.
US suicides fall for second year in a row during pandemic. Suicides fell in the U.S. for the second year in a row in 2020, even as the pandemic took an added toll on Americans’ mental health.
White House creates new national strategy for preventing veteran suicide. WASHINGTON — The White House released a new national strategy Tuesday for preventing veteran suicide, purporting that it would harness the full breadth of the federal government to tackle the issue.
Nearly 6700 Afghans resettled in the US more than 53000 remain on stateside military bases Pentagon says. WASHINGTON — Nearly 6,700 Afghan evacuees have resettled throughout the United States and about 53,150 remain at stateside military bases awaiting visa processing nearly two months after American troops left Afghanistan, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday.
Seven-month search for new VA health care leader abandoned, agency starts over. WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs abandoned its initial search for someone to lead its massive health care system and is starting the process over again, the agency announced.
Space Force Guardians to Grow 10% with Influx of Soldier, Sailor and Marine Transfers. The Space Force on Thursday announced 670 active-duty soldiers, sailors and Marines have been selected to transfer into the military’s newest branch in 2022.
US Troops Go to Court Seeking Vaccine Exemption for Those Who’ve Had COVID-19. Two U.S. service members who have recovered from COVID-19 are asking a federal judge to put an immediate stop to the Defense Department’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine order.
Fort Riley Mandates Counseling for Every Soldier to Help Battle Suicide, Stigma of Seeking Help. It was 2011 and the two were sitting at a table as their daughter practiced with her swim team. They had a rare year “off” from Army life for Sims, then a lieutenant colonel, to participate in a fellowship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Veterans ‘Devastated, Just Gutted’ Over Allies Left Behind after US Withdrawal. Veterans and civilians who worked tirelessly to help Afghans escape Taliban rule are now agonizing over the fates of friends and allies left behind in the wake of the U.S. military’s withdrawal, which was completed Monday.
