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Reuters | US military's pier in Gaza to cost $320 million
The U.S. military's cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320 million, a U.S. defense official and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Washington Post | Supreme Court to hear cases on veterans’ benefits, pet food and visas next term
The Supreme Court on Monday added cases to its calendar for the term beginning in October that deal with veterans’ benefits, civil liability, immigration visas and pet food consumed by a dog named Clinton and a cat named Sassie.
Responsible Statecraft | Staging ground for US military aid pier in Gaza attacked
The Gazan beach staging area for the future American "surge" of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians there has already been attacked, according to official reports.
Wall Street Journal | Ukraine Bets on Long-Range Drones, Raising Costs of War for Russia
Inside a hangar tucked away in western Ukraine, dozens of workers in protective clothing mold fiberglass mesh and assemble the pieces into potent weapons: long-range drones.
Compact Magazine | Mike Johnson’s Big Win for the Uniparty
The Swamp has voted for a quagmire, with supporters of aid to Ukraine offering no reason to think the latest $61 billion will do what the last $75-odd billion failed to achieve.
Newsweek | Massachusetts Kills Plan to Prioritize Homeless Veterans Over Migrants
All but two Massachusetts House Democrats voted against an amendment to provide statewide shelter priority to U.S. military veterans over migrants.
Military.com | Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation
As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be contaminated with cancer-causing pollutants.
Stars & Stripes | Elevated health risks from burn pits could affect millions of veterans, latest study finds
Prolonged deployments to bases with burn pits put veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at slightly higher risk for certain respiratory ailments, according to new research that used recently declassified deployment data.
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