Rural veterans face long drives for VA care across states
Lynn Graham, 55, with Stage 4 liver and colon cancer, commutes 85 miles to a Shreveport VA center. He relies on a temporary VOA North Louisiana program that offered rides to rural Texas Arkansas and Louisiana veterans. Its end left Graham scrambling for transport as VA pilots test new rural care models.
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Space fan child applies for NASA planetary protection officer
A New Jersey nine year old, Jack Davis, hand wrote an application for NASA planetary protection officer. NASA official James Green replied, clarifying the role and encouraging study while protecting Earth from microbes during space sample return and guarding other worlds from our germs.
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Jack Davis
Jack
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James Green
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Congress confirms Wray as FBI director in Senate vote
The Senate approved Christopher Wray 92 to 5 for FBI director, replacing James Comey. Wray, a private criminal defense attorney, vowed to resist improper influence and would resign if pressured. Also confirmed were Marvin Kaplan to the NLRB and Dan Brouillette as deputy energy secretary amid GOP majority. FDA user fees bill passed 94 to 1 to fund drug, device, and biotech approvals and related programs.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee
Louisiana
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