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Inside UMGC's Military-Affiliated Learner Community
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (678+ words) The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is graduating students around the world again, and 62 percent of them are military service members, spouses, and dependents. For more than 75 years, they have been serving those who serve stateside and OCONUS across…...
California's Fight Over Pipeline Tests State's Right to Push Back Against Washington During War
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (1013+ words) Crude oil pumped from the depths of the Pacific Ocean is flowing for the first time in more than a decade through a pipeline that crosses California state park land after the Trump administration defied state officials to restart drilling…...
Ohio Lawmakers Sponsor Bill to Protect Officials Serving in Military
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (497+ words) Elected officials in Ohio who are also members of the military could soon be eligible for blanket job protections if they're ordered to active duty. That's the goal of a new piece of joint legislation sponsored by state representatives David…...
Vote to Provide Legal Due Process to Non-Citizen US Military Veterans Fails
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (918+ words) A California lawmaker's proposed amendment to provide legal protections for non-citizen U. S. military veterans in deportation removal proceedings failed Tuesday in the House of Representatives. Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) introduced the amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and…...
Veterans Don't Need Saving'They Need a Team. MVP Is Building It
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (1022+ words) On a gym floor in Los Angeles, a group of veterans stood in a circle, exhausted from a workout, unsure what to expect next. There was no therapist. No formal program. No script. Then someone started talking. When Military. com…...
How an Australian Potato Farmer Changed Running Forever
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) Marathons were nothing new in the 1970s. The worldwide acceptance of running as an Olympic sport started in Athens in 1896, and its inspiration dates all the way back to the legend of Pheidippides, a messenger who ran from the town of…...
The Best Revenge Stories Ever Told, From Homer to "The Last of Us
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (292+ words) Revenge is one of storytelling's oldest engines. From Homer's blood-soaked homecoming, a book-to-screen adaptation coming soon from Christopher Nolan, to the fractured morality of The Last of Us Part II, audiences have never stopped returning to stories where justice turns…...
This Is How Veterans Can Receive Benefits for Military Sexual Trauma-Related Conditions
1+ week, 6+ day ago (400+ words) Military sexual trauma is more common than most people realize. Department of Veterans Affairs surveys indicate that one in three female veterans and one in 50 male veterans experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment during their service. Most never reported it....
That Was Not Good: United Jet, Military Helicopter Almost Collide
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (598+ words) A United Airlines jet triggered a midair collision alert while passing dangerously close to a military helicopter near Southern California. Federal investigators are now working to determine the severity of the situation. United said the flight was operated by a…...
California Is Going After Car Owners Using 'Montana Loophole' To Avoid Taxes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) High-end exotics with Montana license plates are surprisingly common. No, there isn't some sort of secret luxury performance car playground hidden in Big Sky country behind all of those Treasure State plates you'll find everywhere but there. Instead, there's a…...