Senate reaches deal on bill for veterans with toxic exposure illnesses
Senate Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement to pass legislation expanding benefits for veterans who are suffering illnesses due to toxic exposures, with a vote on the measure expected Tuesday evening. “We expect to have an agreement on the PACT Act with amendments,” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. “I believe it will pass and pass this evening. So, that’s very good news.” Schumer said that the senate will vote on three amendments to the bill, with 60 votes being needed to pass those bills. The upper chamber will then move to fina
Read MoreChina: Pelosi's Taiwan trip 'gravely undermines peace and stability'
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Tuesday condemning U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) trip to Taiwan, saying it “gravely undermines peace and stability.” “It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces for ‘Taiwan independence,’” said the ministry of Pelosi’s trip. Pelosi confirmed her
Read MoreLow-wage workers may experience faster decline in memory
Story at a glance Researchers used records from the national Health and Retirement Study for the years 1992-2016, analyzing data from 2,879 individuals born between 1936 and 1941. The team then created three categories to classify wage histories based on earnings between 1992 and 2004 before examining the relationship between wages and memory decline over the next 12 years.
Read MoreAmericans' household debt surpasses $16T for first time
Total household debt for Americans has risen to a record $16 trillion, according to a report from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as Amerians grapple with inflation and rising costs. “Americans are borrowing more, but a big part of the increased borrowing is attributable to higher prices,” NY Fed researchers wrote in a
Read MoreThe al-Zawahiri strike can spark a revival of US intelligence in Afghanistan
The Biden administration’s counterterrorism efforts bore fruit yesterday with the targeting and killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri — al Qaeda’s leader — in a drone strike in Afghanistan. But the U.S. government’s next counterterrorism steps should build on this success. An ongoing shadow war in Afg
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