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For the first time in more than two decades, the House of Representatives has approved a major increase in benefits for some of the nation’s most catastrophically disabled veterans. The House recently passed the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, legislation that would increase benefits by roughly $10,000 annually for veterans receiving the highest levels of Special Monthly Compensation while also increasing support for surviving military spouses and families receiving Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, or DIC. In an exclusive interview with Military.com, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., said the legislation addresses a problem that…
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The idea for Clearspeed did not begin in Silicon Valley. It emerged from Lt. Col. Alex Martin’s deployments during the Global War on Terror, where insider attacks and the challenge of vetting partner forces exposed dangerous gaps in battlefield security. Alex Martin, the CEO and co-founder of voice analytics company Clearspeed, traces the origins of the company to a deadly insider attack during a deployment with the U.S. Marine Corps. Martin served on active duty from 2004 to 2011 in infantry, reconnaissance, and Force Reconnaissance units, deploying multiple times during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He…
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A gun owner in Raleigh, North Carolina likely saved a life on Tuesday morning when he came to the aid of someone who was being threatened with an axe.According to authorities, the incident began when two men living in an “encampment” near a quiet neighborhood on the city’s south side got into an argument. Though officials haven’t said where that encampment is located, Google Maps shows a strip of woods with a trail running through it located just to the east of the location where the shooting took place. That appears to be the same general area where a…
A Baldur’s Gate 2 remake may already be underway, according to a new report. This Baldur’s Gate 2 remake could bring players who started the series with Baldur’s Gate 3 an opportunity to experience to the earlier titles, but with a more modern experience. Baldur’s Gate 3 took the gaming world by storm, selling millions of copies, earning tons of awards, and generally put Baldur’s Gate on the map for a new generation of gamers. With 25 years separating the release of the original Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate 3, there are many who had likely never heard of the…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog. This is a moment in history that we will remember for a long time to come. Even though we were told over and over again that a deal with Iran was almost “finalized”, the truth is that there never was going to be a deal with Iran. It was all smoke and mirrors. The U.S. couldn’t give Iran what it was demanding, and Iran simply refused to give the U.S. what it was demanding. Now negotiations have totally collapsed, and it appears that the war is back…
For those who know climbing history, the thought of a trad route reaching the sport’s most difficult grade is not just audacious — it’s downright terrifying. When climbing at the very edge of physical ability, most climbers opt for boulders or sport climbing, where you can throw yourself at a particularly difficult move over and over, secure in the knowledge of crash pads below, or bolts drilled directly into the rock. Not so with trad climbing. That requires you to place your own gear, like cams or nuts, into crevices as you ascend. The physical effort of placing gear —…
Breaking into someone’s home is always a bad decision. In Des Moines this week, it ended with gunfire and a felony charge. According to KCCI, police say 46-year-old Stannita Wilson forced her way into a home on Guthrie Avenue just before 11 p.m. Officers were dispatched after a caller reported that an intruder was actively attacking the homeowner. While officers were en route, dispatch was told the intruder had been shot. When police arrived, they found Wilson inside the residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to a local hospital with what authorities described as minor injuries and…
With the bombings in Iran in full swing, there are many who think we should have refrained from such an attack due to the threat of terrorism. Iran has kind of been knee-deep in that for decades, after all, and there’s even an acknowledged part of their military that exists only to train and provide logistic support to terrorists, so the threat is very real. It’s not a reason to sit back and do nothing, though. Not on the world stage.Plus, it’s not like they’ve refrained from terrorist attacks on American soil as it is,…
Over the weekend, reported U.S. military strikes in Iran removed top leaders within the country’s ruling regime. Opening what some observers see as a rare window for political upheaval. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) says one thing stands in the way of real change: the Iranian people are disarmed. In a statement released March 2, CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb argued that the unfolding situation in Iran highlights what happens when citizens lack the equivalent of America’s Second Amendment. “Iran does not have an equivalent of our sacred Second Amendment,” Gottlieb said. “Right now,…
