Military
Mattis nixes holiday tradition of seeing troops in war zones
For only the second time since 9/11, America's defense secretary didn't visit U.S. troops in a war zone during December.
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The delicate and draining task of tending to America’s fallen troops
It's part of war the public rarely sees.
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Judge declares mistrial in conspiracy case against Bundys
A federal judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case against rancher Cliven Bundy, his two sons and another self-styled militiaman.
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Robert Mueller, Vietnam, and the Logan Act
Much has been made in the press recently to cast doubt on Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s potential use of the Logan Act in his investigation of the Trump-Russia scandal.
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Medical professionals, military, police officers most esteemed, Gallup poll finds
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Listen 6:37Delaware firm that made spacesuits for Apollo moon crew celebrates 70 years
Delaware company that made the apparel Apollo astronauts wore to the moon celebrates seven decades of operation and innovation.
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We should dismantle our nuclear stash, not expand it
Across the U.S., ICBM silos are just sitting there. They would be the first targets if Russia launched an attack to try to limit our retaliatory capabilities.
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The Syrian civil war continues
Guests: Kareem Shaheen, Wendy Pearlman While no longer on the front pages of American newspapers, Syrian civil wa ...
Air Date: November 14, 2017
Listen 49:18Vietnam vets become ‘lung brothers’
Two veterans receive a lung each from the same donor at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Listen 4:3750 years later, sustaining vivid memories of Fishtowners killed in Vietnam
Five decades later, its caretakers worry about how much longer they can keep Cpl. Charles J. Glenn 3rd U.S.M.C. Memorial going.
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Listen 4:09Suicide crisis reaches beyond combat veterans
Veterans overall have a 22 percent higher risk of suicide than the general population, but women who served are more than twice as likely to take their own life.
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Offering homeless vets social support first — before housing
Veterans on Patrol runs controversial, sometimes illegal, camps to get chronically homeless vets off the street.
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