Defense Department promises improvements in quality of life and mental health help on army bases
The defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, has expressed concern about the alarming spike in suicides among US forces.
In 2020, 385 active-duty soldiers died by suicide, marking a steep increase from the 326 cases reported by the Pentagon in 2018.
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Spain basketball coach Sergio Scariolo hit out at the Tokyo 2020 organisers after his side were made to wait almost half an hour before being allowed back into the dressing room following their 88-77 Group C victory over hosts Japan on Monday.
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Number of reported cases ‘represents only a fraction of the estimated total number of infections’
The number of Covid-19 cases across the US may have been undercounted by as much as 60%, researchers at the University of Washington have found.
Related: Florida urged to ramp up vaccination effort amid ‘alarming’ Covid rise
Across the US, in Republican-controlled states Democrats are being forced to get creative to oppose a conservative agenda
When a group of Texas Democratic legislators fled their state this month to prevent Republicans from enacting controversial voting restrictions, the incident became somewhat of a Rorschach test for lawmakers in Washington.
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Hillbilly Elegy author singles out Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker and AOC as he praises far-right president of Hungary
The author turned Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance has blamed America’s woes on “the childless left”, singling out Vice-President Kamala Harris, transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, Senator Cory Booker and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for their own share of the blame.
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