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On. I have been hearing from veterans about the number of cancer clusters they have experienced, people they have served with, family members. We look at the data behind those personal stories to see if what they were experiencing personally was reflected in the data. Through a freedom of information request, we looked at every cancer billing through the v. A. System over a stretch of time and we found increases. 23 , liverncer is up cancers is up 96 . Once we have this data, we went back to the...

Listen to as podcasts. Doctor shell can, honor to have you here. There was allegations that veterans were dying waiting for care. I remember sitting there as a citizen singing, i feel terrible about this. If anybody deserves the best care possible, its our veterans. Wish there was something i could do to help. It sometimes happens in strange ways. I got a call from the white house singing, would you consider coming to help lead the va Healthcare System because we are looking for somebody that un...

On veterans day, watch cspan on tv, online, or listen using the free cspan radio app. Secretaryffairs Robert Wilkie ahead of the veterans day holiday was asked about Veterans Health care, department accountability, Suicide Prevention efforts, and combating Sexual Assault in the military. Mr. Wilkie hello, everybody. Thank you all for coming. This is our week of weeks at the department of veterans affairs. This is the week that we honor the 41 million americans who have put on the uniform since t...

Slowdown. Well show you what the majority of cfos are predicting. Screenwriter and counterculture hero passes away 50 years after the film that made him a legend. Well look back at his career. But first we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Authorities in new york released the official autopsy report on billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. They rule his death a suicide. Protocols were clearly violated and they plan to conduct their own investigation....

And great adventure. Meet a grandmother on a joyride of a lifetime. Welcome to the cbs overnight news. Im elaine quijano. A horrific attack in afghanistan a suicide bomber attacked a wedding in kabul killing dozens and wounding many more. Reporter its a sight thats become all too common in afghanistan. Rows of fresh graves holding the victims of the latest attack. This time a suicide bomber targeted a wedding killing dozens of people and wounding o. I heard an explosion. A lot of guests were kil...

Corridor. Notice most of maryland now is dry, and i think a lot of us are going to be okay for fireworks tonight. When i say that, yes, the ground is going to be damp out there. There might be some showers in spots, but i think a lot of the thunderstorm activity is showing signs of fizzling out and will continue to fizzle out once the fireworks start to go off. Heres future weather at 7 00 p. M. Notice still some showers potentially in the metro area and no heavy rain, no thund storms which woul...

Threeyearold Macie Opperman loved playing at parkside preschool in newark, but on october 19 last year, according to a newly filed wrongful death lawsuit, a play structure toppled onto macie and pinned her, barely missing two other children who were also on the tire swing. Connor she suffered tragically very, very serious head injuries. Vicky connor kelly is the attorney representing macies family. He says park side was negligent and reckless for installing the play structure improperly and fail...

Toll rising and the flames reaching containment. But first, u. S. Attorney Merrick Garland is appointing a special counsel to investigate hunter biden who he is named and why the case is now taken this turn. From the bay station, youre watching kron. And news. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im Justine Waldman and we start with some breaking news as u. S. Attorney general Merrick Garland is appointing a special counsel to investigate hunter biden. Garland says he i...

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[applause] good morning. My name is erica smith, and at 17 i became a soldier. In my career as a blackhawk crew chief i worked with many phenomenal people and was deployed to iraq in 2019. On the flights overseas we were constantly watching for threats, we did not know about the silent threats we saw on a regular basis. Oil lead on fire, waste being burned, and the fuel and chemicals used on the aircraft. In 2022 during a scan for a separate injury and mass was discovered on my right kidney. I w...