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1 June 2020

Military Times | Veterans disability exams to resume at some sites as backlog hits 114,000, nearly doubling in six months
Veterans Affairs officials announced they will resume in-person compensation and pension exams at 20 department medical centers in coming weeks in an effort to bring down a backlog of benefits cases which has grown substantially since November due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The exams backlog currently sits at 114,000 cases, up from 65,000 in November 2019.

Stars and Stripes | D-Day veteran: ‘I think I did a good job, and I’m proud to be an American’

Military Times | 5,000 National Guard troops in 15 states and DC activated to help quell growing civil unrest
Politico | Pentagon considering military flyovers, bands for July 4 celebration
Military.com | Pentagon begins testing troops for COVID-19 antibodies, despite CDC warnings

Associated Press | IS claims Afghan bus attack: civilians killed in new clashes
The Hill | Trump to end special treatment for Hong Kong
Washington Post | China vows to ‘smash’ any Taiwan independence move as Trump weighs sanctions
Military Times | US Africa Command: Russian jets in Libya present broader worries for region

Wall Street Journal | Cities’ next coronavirus dilemma: Cut essentially services or take on more debt

The Hill | Trump: US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO
Wall Street Journal | Democrats stick with tax-rise policies as they make plans for 2021 majority