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Coronavirus Updates
Xavier Becerra, then nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, puts on his protective mask at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in February.

Nearly 300,000 More Federal Health Workers Are Ordered To Be Vaccinated

Aug 12, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services will require nearly a third of its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, while the Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its vaccination mandate.
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National
Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah, is one of more than 2,000 federal recreation sites that will be free to visitors on Veterans Day.

Veterans And Gold Star Families Granted Lifetime Passes To National Parks

Nov 09, 2020
Former service members and families of those killed on active duty will have "free access to the iconic and treasured lands they fought to protect."
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National
The Department of Veterans Affairs blocked the University of Phoenix, Perdoceo Education Corporation, Bellevue University and Temple University, from enrolling GI Bill students after the Federal Trade Commission laid enormous penalties on them for decept

Trump Administration Clears For-Profit Colleges To Register Veterans Again

Jul 16, 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs is no longer blocking several for-profit schools the Federal Trade Commission penalized for deceptive advertising from enrolling GI Bill students.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Female Marine Corps recruits train at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 21, 2004, in Parris Island, South Carolina. Some House Democrats and many veterans want the service of women and of all vets to be recognized in an updated motto for

As The Country Reexamines Statues And Symbols, The VA Resists A Gender-Neutral Motto

Jun 28, 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a male-focused motto that some veterans and lawmakers say needs updating.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

VA Opens Gambling Addiction Center In Las Vegas

Jan 09, 2020

With military bases throughout Nevada and some 42,770 veterans living in the state, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has opened its second in-patient gambling addiction recovery center.

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Shots - Health News

Not Just For Soldiers: Civilians With PTSD Struggle To Find Effective Therapy

May 20, 2019
Outside of military contexts, many therapists aren't familiar with two key treatment options for trauma recommended by the American Psychiatric Association and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Newscast headlines

Trump OKs Renaming VA Site After Mayor Killed In Afghanistan

Mar 22, 2019

NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill passed by Congress to rename a Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Utah after a mayor who was killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Reducing Nevada Veterans Suicides A Focus Of National, Local Efforts

May 18, 2018

Suicide claimed the lives of 127 veterans in Nevada in 2014, the last year that complete records are available.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Titus Says UNLV Should Consider Retiring Longtime Rebel Mascot

Aug 17, 2017

Congresswoman and 30-year UNLV Professor Dina Titus D-NV., said today’s unsettled racial climate should prompt discussion at the university on whether to keep its Rebel mascot.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Veterans Village Homeless Effort Draws Interest Of White House

May 22, 2017

Veterans Village, the private Las Vegas-based transitional housing program, caught the eye of the White House — again.

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Shots - Health News
Medicaid expansion has helped low-income veterans gain health insurance, a report finds.

Many Veterans Gained Health Care Through The Affordable Care Act

Apr 19, 2017
Almost half a million veterans gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, cutting the number of uninsured vets by 40 percent.
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Shots - Health News
President Donald Trump signs the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump Extends Troubled VA Program That Pays Private Doctors

Apr 19, 2017
The Veterans Choice program was supposed to make it quicker and easier for vets to see a doctor by paying for private-sector care. But it's ended up being slower and more complicated.
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The Two-Way
Veterans Affairs Secretary-designate Dr. David Shulkin, then the undersecretary for health at the VA, testifies on Capitol Hill Feb. 1. Shulkin was confirmed on Monday.

Senate Confirms First Nonveteran To Lead VA

Feb 13, 2017
Senators unanimously voted to confirm VA Health Undersecretary Dr. David Shulkin as full secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He's a rare Trump holdover from the Obama administration.
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The Two-Way

The VA Will Now Pay For Fertility Treatment For Wounded Vets

Sep 30, 2016
Congress has reversed a law passed in 1992 that prohibited the Department of Veterans Affairs from paying for IVF for veterans and their families, after mounting political pressure.
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Back At Base
Irvin Bishop Small at his home in York, Pa.

For The VA's Broken Health System, The Fix Needs A Fix

Mar 23, 2016
After scandals around veterans waiting too long for care in 2014, Congress pushed through a $10 billion fix to get those vets care, fast. Now it's almost unanimous: The fix is broken.
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Around the Nation
Steve Peck, president of U.S. Vets, and a drawing of an M-4 rifle with a grenade launcher taped to the door of a room at the Hollywood Veterans Center.

The U.S. Declared War On Veteran Homelessness — And It Actually Could Win

Aug 04, 2015
In 2009, then-Veterans Affairs head Eric Shinseki declared that all homeless veterans would have housing by 2015. New Orleans has made big strides, but in Los Angeles, the problem persists.
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The Two-Way
Attorney General Loretta Lynch, seen at a May news conference at the Justice Department, announced the change in federal marriage benefits on Thursday.

Government Extending Federal Benefits To All Married Same-Sex Couples

Jul 09, 2015
The announcement follows last month's Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples may legally wed in all 50 states.
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Newscast headlines

Lack Of Doctors Leading To Lengthy Waits For Nevada Veterans

Apr 09, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Recently released numbers show medical care for veterans in Nevada remains slow months after lawmakers and federal officials vowed to do something about long treatment delays at Veterans Affairs hospitals.

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Around the Nation
A Fairchild C-123K Provider at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Air Force Reservists Say Agent Orange Residue Damaged Their Health

Feb 19, 2015
The planes used to spray Agent Orange in Vietnam weren't retired from service — they were used by reservists in the U.S. for more than a decade after the war, exposing the crews to harmful chemicals.
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