Tuberculosis, also called TB, has been reported in Long Island, New York. Teachers and students at Sachem East High School may have been exposed to the deadly disease. More than 100 students and staff members have already been tested for TB. A student infected with tuberculosis attended the school located in Suffolk County, Long Island, earlier this month. A broader outbreak of this disease could spark panic because of its severity. TB is a serious illness that mainly affects the lungs. It is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. According to information provided by the Centers for Disease Control…
Author: Tommy Grant
After years of hearing cost complaints from lawmakers, advocates believe they have finally reached a funding solution for their major disability reform plan, providing thousands of dollars a year to 54,000-plus wounded veterans nationwide. “In March, Veterans Affairs leaders announced contract terminations that could save almost $1 billion,” said Patrick Murray, a disabled veteran and former Veterans of Foreign Wars senior leader during a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday. “In April, the Defense Department announced they eliminated nearly $6 billion in wasteful spending for their budget. “So it looks like our money has been found. [Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth…
The Army Reserve will hold its largest-ever exercise beginning in late May that will include 9,000 soldiers deployed across multiple states and locations coast-to-coast. Operation Mojave Falcon, which the service has dubbed the Reserve’s “Super Bowl,” combines four exercises into a multi-faceted training event that will see soldiers working in concert between locations in California, New Jersey and North Carolina, according to a release.The four exercises are Combat Support Training Exercise, National Training Center Global Medic, Quartermaster Liquid logistics Exercise and Nationwide Move.The 79th Theater Sustainment Command serves as the senior trainer for Mojave Falcon, heavily partnered with the 91st…
Gazan residents have been under attack since the onset of the war. They are likely in need of humanitarian aid, and yet, despite Israeli claims that over 90 aid trucks have entered Gaza this week, Palestinian sources and humanitarian organizations confirm that no food, medicine, or supplies have reached desperate civilians. Official sources inside Gaza told Middle East Eye that nothing is getting in to help the civilians in the war-torn region. “No aid has entered the Gaza Strip since 2 March,” said Nahed Shuhibar, head of Gaza’s Private Transport Association, in an interview with Alaraby TV. “Aid lorries are…
This article was originally published by Matthew Williams at The Mises Institute. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a health crusade under the banner “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA). Yet his recent pronouncements ring disturbingly like: “I’m the government, and I’m here to help.” Kennedy’s agenda for national well-being—much of which has already been supported via executive order—betrays a proclivity for top-down intervention rather than genuine reform. A former environmental lawyer who amassed considerable wealth defending regulatory overreach, his prior positions ought to alarm self-proclaimed government minimalists. The dissonance between his professed commitment to transparency and the recent manifestation of centralized…
The Savage Model 110 PPR at rest on the foundation of some ancient Roman ruins in England. The design was perfect for hunting in that area.I headed across the pond with a Savage 110 PPR to test its practical precision in the hunting fields.I enjoy all sorts of big game hunting, both here in the U.S. and Canada—as well as more exotic locations such as Africa and Australia. But I must report that the United Kingdom has a different allure; it has deep-rooted traditions and a different approach to the sport than much of the rest of the world.Having experienced…
No matter how well-intentioned they are when it comes to your stockpile, some of the very decisions you think will prepare you for disaster could be setting you up for failure. Here’s how: Improper Storage Conditions Food, water, and other supplies need to be stored in optimal environments to ensure their longevity. If you’re keeping canned goods in a damp, humid basement or storing powdered milk in a hot attic, your supplies may spoil long before you need them. Related: The Biggest Enemies of Long-Term Food Storage (It’s Not Looters) Temperature fluctuations, humidity, and exposure to light can reduce the…
Military-connected travelers should be able to board domestic flights simply by showing their military ID, as Transportation Security Administration officers are trained to accept them in lieu of a REAL ID, a TSA spokesman said. As of May 7, individuals must show a REAL ID, or acceptable alternative, to board domestic commercial flights, visit military installations and access certain federal facilities. REAL ID driver’s licenses are identified by a star in the upper right-hand corner. DOD ID cards, including those issued to dependents, are among the forms of identification listed on the TSA website as acceptable alternatives to the REAL…
The Army on Wednesday started loading up some of the tanks that will take to the streets of the nation’s capital during the 250th anniversary celebration of the service next month, which will feature hundreds of military vehicles and aircraft and thousands of soldiers.The event has grown extensively in scope and size since Army planners started working on a festival two years ago to mark the day and have now added a military parade — which President Donald Trump had unsuccessfully tried to do during his first term.The Army’s anniversary celebration is set for June 14, which also happens to…
Efforts to shrink the size of the civilian workforce across the federal government and within the Pentagon are having a disproportionate effect on the Space Force, according to the service’s top general.Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told lawmakers Tuesday that the Space Force, the U.S. military’s smallest service, has lost almost 14% of its civilian workforce in recent months, due largely to early retirement and resignation incentives implemented by the Trump administration.“We understand the desire to reduce the civilian workforce,” Saltzman said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. “It’s just having a little bit of an outsized…