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A cancer unit at the V.A Medical Center in Philadelphia “operated with virtually no outside scrutiny and botched 92 of 116 cancer treatments over a span of more than six years.” The team even continued...
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Microsoft Donates $8 Million In Pocket Change To Help Veterans Find Jobs
For U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, they’re coming home to a depressed job market and double-digit unemployment. That’s why a little Washington-based software company called Microsoft...
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Disabled War Veteran's House Not Good Enough For This Homeowners Association
Would you want a severely disabled war veteran for a neighbor? It’s hard to say “no” to that. Homes For Our Troops The group builds mortgage-free, accessible homes to severely disabled war veterans....
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Restaurant Says ‘No Pets,’ Tries To Make Iraq Vet And Her Service Dog Leave
(K9s for Warriors)Melissa is a war veteran who has post-traumatic stress disorder and is able to function with the help of a service dog trained to help vets like her. She and her husband were recently...
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Walmart Pledges To Spend $50 Billion More On U.S.-Made Goods Over Next Decade
(Derek Bridges)Responding to critics who say it sells too many cheap products made by overseas manufacturers, Walmart announced today that, over the course of the next decade, it promises to spend an...
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Starbucks To Hire 10,000 Vets, Military Spouses In Coming Years
(Atwater Village Newbie)As part of its plan to increase its workforce while helping military personnel transition to civilian work, Starbucks is announcing today that, over the next five years, it...
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New System Addresses Military Members’ Complaints Of Higher Education Abuse
(Hammerin Man)It’s hard to believe some higher education institutions deceptively target veterans and servicemembers, but it does happen. To better ensure veterans’ and servicemembers’ input is being...
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Starbucks Employees: Don’t Say “You’re Not Blind!” To A Disabled Veteran With...
People and dogs have been cooperating for thousands of years now. It’s our thing. In the modern world, it’s generally not okay to take your dog shopping, on a plane, or to Starbucks unless it’s a...
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New Website Seeks To Put Job-Seeking Veterans And Employers Together
(Hammerin Man)In an effort to ease the transition from military service to the private sector — and help former servicemembers find jobs that match their skills — the Dept. of Veterans Affairs has...
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Direct Mail Companies To Pay $25 Million For Misleading Donors About...
(triborough)Donating to a worthy cause can provide a sense of doing something good for others, but as we’ve warned before, there’s a chance the money you’re donating isn’t making it to the actual...
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Servicemembers At Failing For-Profit Schools Not Protected By Veterans Affairs
(Hammerin Man) When a for-profit college closes its doors, students are often left with hefty student loan tabs and little recourse. Some of those borrowers may be eligible for a discharge of their...
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American Airlines Apologizes After Veteran Says He And His Service Dog...
American Airlines says it’s apologized to a retired U.S. Marine, after the veteran said he wasn’t allowed to board a flight he’d booked out of Los Angeles because he had his service dog with him. The...
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Starbucks Expands Tuition Program To Cover Spouses & Kids Of Military Employees
Since announcing a tuition reimbursement program for its workers in June 2014 – and an expansion to cover four years of schooling – Starbucks has sent more than 4,000 employees on a path toward an...
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Lyft, Uber To Offer Homeless Veterans Free Rides To And From Jobs, Interviews
Ride-hailing companies have always shared a bit of a spirited rivalry: a hacker redirected Uber’s petition site to Lyft and Lyft accused Uber employees of requesting and then canceling 5,600 rides....
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26 Deals & Freebie Offers For Veterans And Active Servicemembers Today
Today is the day when we as a country take time to pause, appreciate and honor the veterans and active service members who have served our country. As part of that show of gratitude, many retailers are...
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VA Declares Veterans Dead When They Aren’t
When the U.S. Veterans Administration declares that someone is dead and stops their benefits, 99.83% of the time, that person really is dead. For the thousands of people that’s happened to in the last...
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Veteran Accuses American Airlines Of Illegally Barring Her Service Dog From...
Last year, American Airlines issued an apology to a retired U.S. Marine after the veteran said he and his service dog were denied boarding a flight. While the airline put that incident behind it, it’s...
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VA To Refer Some Vets To CVS MinuteClinics For Care
Veterans Administration, the VA and CVS have partnered for a test program that will have the pharmacy chain’s MinuteClinic urgent care centers treating some veterans for minor injuries and ailments....
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