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#Veterans #DisabilityCompensation #VARuleChange
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VA changes rule for veterans' benefits
A new VA rule change has some veterans up in arms over how their disability compensation will now be calculated.
The Department of Veterans Affairs implemented a new rule that stipulates that disability levels will be based on how well veterans function while on medication, instead of the underlying disability or injury itself.
#EpsteinInvestigation #LesWexner #HouseOversightCommittee
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Democrats start deposition of Les Wexner in Epstein case
House Oversight Committee Democrats deposed Ohio billionaire Les Wexner on Wednesday as part of Congress' investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with Wexner telling lawmakers in a prepared statement that he was "conned" by Epstein and "did nothing wrong.
#SeattleSeahawks #NFL #SportsBusiness
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Seattle Seahawks set to make record $7 billion decision after Super Bowl LX
Coming off the franchise's first Super Bowl in over a decade, the Seattle Seahawks were being hailed as a franchise on the rise -- a young championship roster, an energized fan base and a 38-year-old head coach in Mike Macdonald who, in just his second season at the helm, became the third-youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl, behind Sean McVay and Mike Tomlin.
#MikaelaShiffrin #WinterOlympics #AlpineSkiing
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Mikaela Shiffrin Olympic medal count: How many medals has she won?
The event marked her her third and final chance to medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and boy, she did.
Shiffrin quickly came down the Cortina d'Ampezzo course with roughly 600 feet of vertical drop to finish in 47.
#Immigration #Polling #WisconsinPolitics
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Donald Trump gets worrying sign over ICE in swing state: Poll
President Donald Trump is facing a potential warning sign in one of the nation's key battleground states, as a new poll suggests significant unease over federal immigration enforcement efforts.
#ChinaUSRelations #LunarNewYear #CulturalExchanges
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China president sends letter to Iowa friend
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent Lunar New Year greetings to friends he met during his time in Iowa more than four decades ago, a period he has repeatedly described as formative and memorable.
#SnowSquall #WinterWeather #TravelSafety
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Sudden heavy snow warning issued for 160,000 people -- "life-threatening"
More than 160,000 people were given only minutes to act on Wednesday morning after National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists issued a "life-threatening" snow squall warning in southwestern Utah.
#Freshwater #CoastalSecurity #DroughtManagement
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New reservoir could supply millions with water for 800 years
A freshwater reservoir hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor off the U. S. East Coast could hold enough drinkable water to supply a city the size of New York for roughly 800 years, researchers recently confirmed.
#Hazing #Fraternity #UniversityOfIowa
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Disturbing footage emerges of Iowa Alpha Delta Phi Hazing
Disturbing footage has emerged of a hazing incident at the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at the University of Iowa.
The footage is of an incident that occurred in November of 2024, when authorities discovered 56 people blindfolded in the basement of a fraternity house.
#Olympics #AlpineSkiing #MikaelaShiffrin
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Mikaela Shiffrin achieves history with gold in final Olympics event
On the final day of alpine skiing, Mikaela Shiffrin finally ended her medal drought at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics with a dominant performance in the women's slalom event.
#Venezuela #Democracy #HumanRights
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This Is Venezuela's Moment, Not Ours | Opinion
The stunning capture of Nicol谩s Maduro by U. S. special forces last month has many pundits voicing concern. Phrases like "executive overreach," "gunboat diplomacy," and "imperialism" are making the conversation, once again, all about President Donald Trump.
#Avalanche #BackcountrySkiing #SierraNevada
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Map shows where 9 skiers missing after major avalanche strikes California
A map shows the location of a major avalanche that struck a guided group of backcountry skiers on Tuesday, February 17, in the central Sierra Nevada of Northern California, leaving nine skiers missing.
#NancyGuthrie #MissingPerson #FBI
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Nancy Guthrie award doubled as search continues
The reward available for information on Nancy Guthrie's disappearance is now $200,000.
The FBI on Thursday announced it was increasing the reward available for information for information that would lead to Guthrie's location or an arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance to $100,000.
#Ukraine #PeaceTalks #Diplomacy
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Zelensky says Trump "not fair" on Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said it is unfair of President Donald Trump to publicly call on Ukraine to make concessions in peace talks with Russia as a second day of trilateral negotiations gets underway.
#Automation #LaborMarket #Robotics
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Millions of US jobs at serious risk, economists warn
A report has warned that millions of blue collar jobs are highly "vulnerable" to automation, adding to prevalent fears that the development of robotics and artificial intelligence will usher in a major shakeup for the U.
#SocialMedia #MentalHealth #ChildSafety
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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg to testify in major trial: What to know
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify in a landmark trial that examines whether social media platforms knowingly design products that plaintiffs say are addictive and harmful to children.
#NationalParks #History #Justice
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Donald Trump sued over bid to 'erase history' in National Parks
A coalition of organizations has filed a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior (DOI) over its removal of certain exhibits from National Parks as part of President Donald Trump's executive order on 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.
#DrugTrafficking #MilitaryOperations #InternationalLaw
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US kills 11 in more "narco terrorist" strikes on drug boats
The U. S. military has said it killed 11 people in fresh strikes on alleged drug boats, marking one of deadliest runs of attacks of President Donald Trump's crackdown against those U.
#YouTubeOutage #TechNews #SocialMediaIssues
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Is YouTube down? What to know
YouTube experienced a widespread outage Tuesday evening in the United States and internationally, with users reporting blank homepages and error messages across YouTube, YouTube Music, YouTube Kids and YouTube TV, before the company said it had implemented a fix.
#FamilyDetention #ChildWelfare #ImmigrationReform
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2-month-old, family deported to Mexico after illness
A 2-month-old boy who fell ill while being detained with his mother at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley was deported along with his mom after roughly three weeks in U.
#FigureSkating #Olympics #TripleAxel
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USA's Amber Glenn breaks down after massive mistake in Olympic gold final
With all the pressure on her shoulders in the world to perform at the Winter Olympic Games, the three-time national champion of the United States just pulled off Olympic history.
#JeffreyEpstein #SexTrafficking #EpsteinFiles
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Map shows Jeffrey Epstein's properties and who owns them now
The late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein socialized with some of the world's wealthiest and most powerful people, hosting guests at his private island in the U.
#PredictionMarkets #SportsGambling #CFTC
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Trump admin backs Kalshi, Polymarket -- What It could mean for sports gamblers
The Trump administration is throwing its support behind prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket in a high鈥憇takes legal fight that could reshape how sports gambling is regulated in the United States.
#AirPollution #AlzheimersDisease #DementiaPrevention
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Study of 27.8M Americans may have revealed direct Alzheimer's cause
Scientists have just found a direct link between air pollution and Alzheimer's disease -- suggesting that improving air quality could be an important way to prevent dementia and protect older adults.
#ChildAbuse #JusticeForVictims #FamilySafety
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Republican accused of waterboarding teenage daughter over untidy room
David Nephi Johnson, a Republican leader in Utah, has been charged with first-degree aggravated child abuse after law enforcement said he waterboarded his 16-year-old daughter as punishment over an untidy bedroom.
#HateSymbols #GunViolence #CommunityTragedy
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Did Rhode Island shooter have a Nazi SS tattoo? What we know
Following police identifying the suspect in the Pawtucket, Rhode Island, hockey arena shooting as 56鈥憏ear鈥憃ld Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito, speculation has swirled online that Dorgan had a Nazi SS Tattoo.
#PotomacRiver #Wastewater #InfrastructureMaintenance
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What Potomac sewage spillage means for drinking water
A collapse in the Potomac Interceptor sewer line sent over 200 million gallons of waste water into the Potomac River, prompting recreation advisories while officials said the region's drinking water remained safe.
#InternalSoftware #BuildVsBuy #EnterpriseGovernance
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Enterprises are replacing SaaS faster than you think
Inside many enterprises, the build-versus-buy debate is no longer theoretical. Teams are quietly replacing specific workflows with tools they create themselves -- sometimes in days, sometimes without IT oversight and often before leadership has fully adjusted its governance models.
