Pandemic strain raises military personal crisis in COVID era
Army and Air Force officials report up to a 20 percent rise in personal crisis and a about 30 percent jump in active duty suicides this year amid COVID-19 and war deployments. Pentagon data incomplete as leaders discuss prioritizing soldier wellbeing and potential shorter combat deployments.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Associated Press
Pentagon
Defense Department
Vaccine debate over mandating COVID-19 vaccines for students
The piece weighs whether North Carolina should require COVID-19 vaccines for school children as classrooms reopen. Experts cite herd immunity, safety concerns, and state policy, noting vaccination records already drive enrollment and that public trust influences any mandate. Governors consider medical and religious exemptions amid evolving trial data.
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Julie Swann
N.C. State University
North Carolina
Swann
CDC
Patrick Baron
School of Health Sciences
Western Carolina University
Baron
Jama Pediatrics
Roy Cooper
Ncdhhs
Mandy Cohen
Pepsi’s Navy and Kitchen Debate Legacy in Cold War Trade
In 1989 reports claim Pepsi Cola ran a sizable private navy. The 1959 Kitchen Debate between Khrushchev and Nixon spurred cultural exchanges that boosted Pepsi marketing. Kendall arranged tests using Russian water, and by 1972 Pepsi planned 20 Soviet bottling plants via barter with Stolichnaya vodka deals enabling Pepsi to become the first American owned product in the USSR.
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Gorbachev
Richard Nixon
Lenny Frank
Kos
Reagan
Nikita Khrushchev
New York City
Moscow
Nixon
Donald Kendall
Kendall
Pepsi
Russia
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Mr. Frank
Ussr
America
U.S
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