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close Video Stewart on 'heartbreaking' health effects for veterans exposed to 'burn pits' Activist and comedian says we can't leave servicemembers hanging 'this is the cost of war' on 'The Story' Jon Stewart returned to Washington on Tuesday in a continued effort to help the 3 million-plus veterans believed to have been made sick from their exposure to burn pits. The comedian and advocate, who successfully helped 9/11 first responders receive access to a crucial compensation fund, has been working with a coalition of veteran advocates in their efforts to lobby for the passage of a new bill, which will list burn pit exposure as a presumptive condition for any service member who fought in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Stewart was in Washington on Tuesday for a news conference to bring attention to The Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act -- a bipartisan bill sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, … [Read more...] about Jon Stewart continues fight in Washington for vets made sick from burn pit exposure

close Video Navy veteran back on US soil after being detained in Iran for two years Michael White expresses gratitude after his release; Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon on the deal that brought him home. The thousands of veterans who claim that their exposure to burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan left them sick may be closer to getting assistance from the Veterans Administration due to the legacy of a recently deceased soldier. On Monday, the SFC Heath Robinson Transparency Act (H.R. 7072) was presented on Capitol Hill as an addendum to the previous legislation under the Burn Pits Accountability Act that was a part of the National Defense Act signed into law by President Trump back in December. The new provision, which was presented by representatives Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, and Brian Mast, R-Fla., is a new non-partisan initiative that aims to hold the VA accountable when collecting data on burn pit exposure. … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Tulsi Gabbard pushing for VA reform with new burn pit legislation

close Video Leadership at border would 'help everybody understand' problems, how to fix them: Former acting ICE director Former acting ICE director Ron Vitiello argues that leadership engagement at the border would help people understand how the crisis started, and how to fix it. Border Patrol agents stopped a trailer at a border checkpoint in Texas and discovered 18 adults crammed in a space under the boards and two children stuffed into a side panel. Chief Patrol Agent Austin Skero of the Del Rio Sector tweeted photos of the illegal immigrants packed in the trailer so tight they were nearly lying atop one another with barely room to move. Most of them held their arms down along their body to make more room in the space that appeared to be no more than 18 inches deep. The Border Patrol says its Del Rio, Texas, sector discovered 20 people stuffed underneath the boards of a truck's trailer. (Border Patrol/Chief Patrol Agent Austin … [Read more...] about Border Patrol agents in Texas discover 18 adults, 2 kids hiding under a truck’s trailer boards

SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Orange County continued to show positive COVID trends Thursday while hospitalization numbers remained mostly stable. County officials reported just 65 new cases Thursday and seven more fatalities. READ MORE: Suspects Fire Shots Near Set Of Police Drama Series`The Rookie' In LA The new numbers brought the county’s caseload to 252,692 and the overall death toll to 4,869. The number of people hospitalized increased from 122 on Wednesday to 125, with the number of intensive care unit patients decreasing from 30 to 29. Andrew Noymer, a UC Irvine professor of population health and disease prevention, said the county’s trends continue to offer good news. “Hospitalizations are still holding steady, but not going up appreciably,” Noymer said. READ MORE: Federal Lawsuit Seeks To Force City Officials To Manage The Homelessness Crisis During The Pandemic Meanwhile Thursday, anyone 16 and older could get a vaccination, but it will likely be a few weeks … [Read more...] about OC COVID-19 Trends Continue In Positive Direction As Vaccine Eligibility Opens To Those 16+

An illegal alien has been convicted and sentenced for repeatedly raping a child after federal immigration officials failed to deport him in the sanctuary state of California, Breitbart News has learned. Fredys Aguilar-Menjivar, a 31-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador, was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in prison in Monterey County, California, this month on three counts of forcible rape of a child under 14-years-old and one count of child molestation, the District Attorney’s Office announced . According to prosecutors, Aguilar-Menjivar raped a girl in his family multiple times from August 2018 to March 2020. The girl was younger than 14-years-old when the abuse started. Other family members found out about the child sexual abuse when a family member walked in on Aguilar-Menjivar raping the girl at a family party. The girl tried to stop Aguilar-Menjivar during the abuse but prosecutors said he threatened her and her parents if she screamed for help. The Immigration … [Read more...] about Sanctuary State California: Illegal Alien Repeatedly Raped Child After Failing to Be Deported