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Terms of Reference for RC into veteran suicides ‘are critical’: Alan Jones22/04/2021|2min
The Terms of Reference for the federal government’s Royal Commission into veteran suicides “are critical,” according to Sky News host Alan Jones.
“I spoke last night about the anger in the Vets community, and I have to tell you, there is a new source of their concern,” Mr Jones said.
“They have all been invited with their families to provide input into the Terms of Reference of the Royal Commission.
“Now if the government thinks these people are stupid and will be sucked in by all of this, they need to think again.”
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The New Mexico Department of Health updated the statewide COVID-19 red to green map yesterday revealing 15 counties in the Yellow level that include Grant, Luna and Catron counties. Hidalgo county remains in the less restrictive Green level. Fourteen counties are in the least restrictive Turquoise Level that have had a both a new COVID-19 case incidence rate of no greater than eight cases per 100,000 during the most recent four-week period and have an average percent of positive COVID-19 test results over the most recent four-week period less than or equal to 5%. State health officials are currently considering a change on how the color level will be determined as more New Mexican’s get vaccinated.
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