America 250
July 1, 2026 • Staff Report
From tall ships in New York Harbor to fireworks over the National Mall, America’s 250th birthday is bringing a once-in-a-generation
Independence Day celebration to every region of the country.
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Wellness
July 1, 2026 • Staff Report
Veterans face a complicated cardiovascular battlefield shaped by stress, sleep disruption, injuries, toxic exposures,
family history, and the hard transition from service life to civilian life. The warning signs are often quiet.
The consequences are not.
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Claims
June 18, 2026 • Staff Report
A landmark class-action settlement could force the VA to review thousands of legacy appeals that may have been closed
without proper processing, giving veterans and surviving families another chance at decisions, restored effective dates,
and long-delayed benefits.
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Benefits
June 18, 2026 • Staff Report
A sweeping veterans package promises long-awaited wins for combat-disabled retirees and expanded VA reforms, but controversial disability-rating language has left veterans divided over whether the bill honors the promise or shifts the cost onto future generations.
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Wellness
June 11, 2026 • Staff Report
ADHD is often described as a disorder of attention, but for many veterans it may be better understood as a different operating system: one that can thrive in movement, urgency, danger, and mission-focused environments.
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Community
June 11, 2026 • Staff Report
As data centers spread across the country, local communities are weighing tax revenue, jobs, and technological growth against real concerns over land use, water, power demand, and who truly benefits when Big Tech comes to town.
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Veterans
June 11, 2026 • Staff Report
Women veterans die by suicide at rates far higher than civilian women. The reasons are complex, but research points to military sexual trauma, PTSD, transition stress, isolation, and firearm lethality as major factors that demand women-specific prevention and support.
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Benefits
May 27, 2026 • Staff Report
For years, burn pit illnesses were treated as service-connected injuries by the VA, but not always as combat-related wounds by the military retirement system. A new recognition could change that.
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Wellness
May 27, 2026 • Staff Report
The Department of Veterans Affairs is now studying MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder, marking a major shift in how the nation may confront trauma, addiction, and treatment-resistant mental health wounds after service.
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Wellness
May 21, 2026 • Staff Report
Psilocybin is moving from fringe conversation to serious clinical research, especially for PTSD, depression, alcohol use disorder, and treatment-resistant conditions.
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Wellness
May 21, 2026 • Staff Report
Hormone health challenges are affecting many veterans, with issues like low testosterone, menopause symptoms, and endocrine disruption linked to stress, trauma, and toxic exposures during service.
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