WASHINGTON - A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits won final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief stalemate over the measure that had infuriated advocates and inspired some to camp outside the Capitol.The Senate approved the bill by a vote of 86-11.

It now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Biden described the legislation as the biggest expansion of benefits for service-connected health issues in 30 years and the largest single bill ever to address exposure to burn pits."I look forward to signing this bill, so that veterans and their families and caregivers impacted by toxic exposures finally get the benefits and comprehensive health care they earned and deserve," Biden said.RELATED: How health care, disability benefits for veterans became fight in CongressThe Senate had overwhelming approved the legislation back in June, but a do-over was required to make a technical fix.

That process derailed when Republicans made a late attempt to change another aspect of the bill last week and blocked it from advancing.Comedian and activist Jon Stewart embraces the mother-in-law of late Sgt.

First Class Heath Robinson, before the Senate vote on the PACT Act outside the U.S. Capitol August 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)The abrupt delay outraged veterans groups and advocates, including comedian Jon Stewart.

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COVID-19: Pediatric booster doses available Thursday for London, Ont. kids aged 5-11

announced the move during a press conference at Queen’s Park on Wednesday. Ontario top doc doesn’t expect a return to broad COVID restrictions, though masking may be needed It comes just over a week after Health Canada approved the booster dose for younger children.In a statement Wednesday, health unit officials said it was recommended that kids five to 11 receive their booster six months after completing a primary two-dose series of the vaccine.

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Fishtown bolsters security across the neighborhood with high tech surveillance cameras

FISHTOWN - With all the crime spilling across Philadelphia, community members are coming together to provide an important tool – surveillance."They approached us and asked if we want to add more cameras. It was a no-brainer.

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Alberta needs to change tactics to improve 5-11 COVID vaccination rate: study

University of Alberta researchers.And with booster doses going out to kids in the same age group on Wednesday, one author of a new study said “public health has a bit of work on their hands.”“Our study showed that although a good proportion of folks got their first dose for their kids, second dose dropped off a little bit,” Dr. Shannon MacDonald, associate professor of nursing and public health at the University of Alberta, told Global News.“So even people who are willing to vaccinate their kids are either forgetting or not getting around to the second dose.

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Community pushes for answers on deadly Pottstown house explosion months later

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Residents in a Pennsylvania community where a deadly house explosion killed five people, including four children, are demanding answers from investigators who have remained silent for months.The late-May explosion completely leveled a family home on Hale Street and Butler Avenues, and claimed the lives of a 67-year-old grandmother and four children ages 8-13-years-old. The victims were later identified as Francine White, 67, Alana Wood, 13, Jeremiah White, 12, Nehemiah White, 10, and 8-year-old Tristan White. Neighboring homes were damaged in the massive blast that reduced the property to nothing but a large pile of debris. The Red Cross said 11 families were displaced, a total of 34 people all together. RELATED HEADLINES:Rumors swirled about the possible cause of the explosion, including from the former homeowner who said he reported smelling natural gas during his 10 years of occupancy. "The whole time, the 10-years we lived there, we could smell gas," said Ryan Nagel who lived in the home in 2017.

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14-year-old girl arrested in Peachtree City Walmart fire investigation

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - Peachtree City police have made an arrest in the four-alarm fire that caused massive damage to a local Walmart.FOX 5 has confirmed that a 14-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with the fire. Investigators have not released the suspect's name.Investigators tell FOX 5's Doug Evans that they are nowhere close to determining a motive for the alleged arson, which started in the paper products aisle of the store.The fire broke out shortly before 7:20 p.m.

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Titanic: Newly-released 8K video gives up-close look at ship’s decay

An up-close look at the remains of the Titanic. (Credit: OceanGate Expeditions) It’s been more than 110 years since the Titanic left the world shocked when the behemoth cruise liner struck an iceberg and sank, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew members amid the ship’s maiden voyage. Now, newly-released, 8K, super high-definition video of her remains has surfaced thanks to the crew of the 2022 Titanic expedition. The unprecedented footage highlights details and colors of the sunken ship which premiered on OceanGate Expeditions’ YouTube channel Tuesday.

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USDA to invest $300 million in push for organic farming

Organic cabbage for sale at Harmons Grocery store in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.

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Infant abuse, domestic violence spiked amid COVID

JAMA Network Open published two studies yesterday on child abuse in France and domestic violence in Japan early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the former finding that the rate of abusive head trauma (AHT) in infants nearly doubled and the latter showing that calls to domestic-violence help centers rose significantly.

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FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters from Moderna and Pfizer

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it has authorized for emergency use bivalent booster shots that target the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants, setting the stage for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory group recommendation discussions tomorrow.

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Ontario top doc doesn’t expect a return to broad COVID restrictions, though masking may be needed

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NASA releases stunning new images of Phantom Galaxy from Hubble, James Webb telescopes

M74 shines at its brightest in this combined optical/mid-infrared image, featuring data from both the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. (ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J.

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Robbery of 84-year-old woman in Glendale by 'family of thieves' caught on camera

GLENDALE, Calif. - Glendale police are investigating after the robbery of an elderly woman in broad daylight was caught on camera.The incident happened on Aug. 26. Video shared with FOX 11 from the victim's son shows his 84-year-old mother sitting with a friend in front of a home when a gray SUV pulls up in front of the driveway. If you look closely, this same SUV is seen on camera driving up and down on the same street in front of the home several times.An unknown woman gets out of the car and approaches the two elderly women, giving the victim what appears to be a hug. The whole thing was caught on camera.They exchange words and the victim is handed something from the suspect.

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Ozzy Osbourne details health issues, Parkinson's disease: 'It was f---ing agony'

Ozzy Osbourne's health issues have left him in "agony." Osbourne, 73, recently opened up about his physical ailments and his ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease in an interview with The Observer. "The screws had come loose, and were chipping away at the bone. And the debris had lodged under his spine.

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Vladimir Putin health concerns rise as he is seen clinging to table again

Ukraine, it has been claimed Putin has incurable cancer, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's, and that he either has just three years to live. And at a recent meeting with the director of the Russian National Guard, Viktor Zolotov, Putin has given his critics more amunition to stoke the medical fire. READ MORE: Vladimir Putin 'sharply deteriorating' and 'can't attend meetings', say insiders Whilst discussing his invasion with Zolotov, Putin was photographed clutching a table as he spoke to his general.His apparent frailty has been seen by many as a sign that all is not well within the Kremlin's elite.

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News Scan for Aug 31, 2022

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, of the World Health Organization (WHO) today said many European countries, including Germany and the Netherlands, were showing continued slowing of new monkeypox cases, while countries in the Americas (save for Canada) are still seeing increased case counts.Tedros said the slowing of cases in Europe, once the epicenter of the c

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Infant abuse, domestic violence spiked amid COVID in France, Japan

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Baggage handler killed after hair gets tangled at New Orleans airport

Louis Armstrong International Airport after Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021.

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FBI looking for murder suspect in May shooting death of woman in Upper Darby home

Abdul Rafi Muhsin UPPER DARBY, Pa. - A murder suspect is still on the loose several months after officials say a woman was killed inside her home in Upper Darby.FBI Philadelphia’s Newtown Square Resident Agency is now assisting in the search for Abdul Rafi Muhsin.Officials say Muhsin is wanted in connection to the shooting death of a 40-year-old woman. She was reportedly killed in her home on May 19.A state warrant was issued his arrest on June 8 for murder and related charges.MORE HEADLINES:He is reportedly known to to frequent Philadelphia, particularly the Germantown, West Oak Lane and Mount Airy neighborhoods.The FBI is offering a monetary reward for any information that leads to his arrested.

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Wendy’s logo goes gray to support ousted veteran news anchor

Lisa LaFlamme (Photo by Tara Walton/Toronto Star via Getty Images) TORONTO - Wendy’s Canada is giving the company’s iconic logo a new look to support Lisa LaFlamme, a veteran Canadian broadcast journalist many suspected was ousted due to ageism. The logo ditched her famous red hair for gray. "Because a [star] is a [star] regardless of hair colour. #LisaLaFlamme #NewProfilePic," Wendy’s Canada tweeted Sunday. LaFlamme, who worked for Canada’s CTV for 35 years, posted a video about her firing on August 15. "On June 29, I was informed that Bell Media made a ‘business decision’ to end my contract, bringing to a sudden close to my long career with CTV News," she posted in a video on Twitter. RELATED: Wendy's restaurants to get digital makeovers with mobile order parking, delivery pick-up windows"I was blindsided and was still shocked and saddened by Bell Media’s decision," she continued. LaFlamme thanks viewers in her video, recounting some of the highlights throughout her journalism career. She said leaving the network "was not my choice."The video has racked up thousands of likes and views. Citing an anonymous CTV employee, Globe and Mail reported LaFlamme was allegedly let go for not dyeing her hair and letting it turn gray. Since then, support for LaFlamme has flooded social media."We have no control over what stays black and goes gray…Lisa your hair looks gorgeous," one user tweeted. LaFlamme never said why she was fired.

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Pennsylvania State Police issue Amber Alert for missing 13-year-old girl in Reading

Janae Kalia-Henry (PA State Police)READING, Pa. - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 13-year-old missing from Reading, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.Janae Kalia-Henry, 13, was reportedly last seen in the area of Schuylkill Avenue in Reading around 2 a.m. Wednesday.Police say she was abducted by an unknown man, who was last seen traveling in a silver Chevrolet Traverse with a Pennsylvania registration.Henry is described as being 5-foot-1, 106 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

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Woman recalls what led up to dad shooting her ex-boyfriend at front door

Ohio 22-year-old woman whose father shot and killed her ex-boyfriend as he attempted to break into the family’s home said her ex-boyfriend’s personality changed drastically after moving out to California and using drugs including acid. A grand jury declined to indict homeowner Mitchell Duckro for the July 31 deadly shooting that killed 22-year-old James Rayl outside of Duckro’s house in Sidney, Ohio. Duckro’s daughter, Allyson Duckro, previously dated Rayl, but they had ended their relationship more than 18 months prior. The Daily Mail obtained new footage showing Allyson Duckro in an interrogation room after the shooting.

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Motorcyclists dies after rush-hour crash near I-95 entrance in Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - An early morning crash left one man dead, and another hospitalized in Bridesburg on Wednesday.Police say a motorcyclist was hit by a Toyota Scion on the 2600 block of Bridge Street around 7 a.m.The car was attempting to make a turn onto I-95, according to police.MORE HEADLINES:The motorcyclist, a 41-year-old man, was pronounced dead on the scene.Police say the vehicle's driver was transported to a local hospital, but his condition is unknown.The crash is currently under investigation.

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Is your boss guilty of ‘quiet firing’? Here’s how to tell

Quiet quitting” is the latest term popping up on social media feeds, gaining traction among workers who are tired of going above and beyond for little return.But, now, the conversation has turned to a related topic — “quiet firing.”If your employer regularly expects you to do more than your job description for the same pay, call it what it is: quiet firing.Makes a lot more sense than this "quiet quitting" nonsense.— Courtney Milan

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No need to isolate for 5 days if COVID-positive as long as symptoms improve: Ontario top doc

COVID-19 no longer need to isolate for five days as long as their fever has cleared and symptoms have improved for at least 24 hours, Ontario’s top doctor says.Dr. Kieran Moore held a media briefing Wednesday where he discussed the upcoming respiratory virus season.During the press conference, Moore announced that the five-day isolation recommendation has been dropped.“The main guidance now for the fall has to apply to all respiratory illnesses.

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Bruce Willis’ wife Emma opens up about ‘paralizing’ grief over health struggle

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming, is opening up about how she has been dealing with her husband’s aphasia diagnosis, explaining that she is “learning to live” and adapting to the new challenges. The 44-year-old model shared her thoughts in a recent video in honor of National Grief Awareness Day.

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Katie Price's family say Peter Andre split is to blame for her mental health struggles

Katie Price is set to open up about her struggles in a brand new Channel 4 documentary about her downfall, called Katie Price: Trauma and Me. Katie, 44, will discuss her mental health struggles and battle with PTSD, as well as the "demon" inside her in the candid new show and her family also have their say on her dramatic life too,The former glamour model split from her first husband Peter Andre in 2009 after four years of marriage and two children together, Junior and Princess. READ MORE: Katie Price hints at Love Island hosting gig as she asks fans if she should get job Katie’s stepdad Paul has revealed that he believes that the criticism she faced amidst the widely-publicised divorce sparked a lot of her struggles in the public eye.Speaking in the documentary, Paul said: “I think her downfall has to start from the divorce with Pete.“From that moment, all she got was backlash, backlash, backlash and I find it quite hurtful.

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Lanarkshire pals raise thousands for mental health causes at Old Firm charity match

Pals of a beloved Lanarkshire man who tragically died earlier this month have gathered for a charity football match in his memory.

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Pennsylvania residents asked to conserve water as drought watch is declared for nearly 40 counties

(Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Commonwealth Drought Task Force has declared a drought watch for 36 counties and the agency is asking for voluntary water conversation. This comes as the Delaware Valley has had five heatwaves since the start of summer. "A few counties have experienced very dry conditions over the summer, and a number of others have inched not increasingly dry conditions in recent weeks.

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Teen girl shot twice in West Philadelphia daytime shooting, police say

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WHO shares ‘welcome’ news on Covid but still has a warning

#COVID19, where we are now seeing a welcome decline in reported deaths globally. However, with colder weather approaching in the northern hemisphere, it’s reasonable to expect an increase in hospitalizations and deaths in the coming months"-@DrTedros Tedros said vaccination rates, even in rich countries, were still too low, noting that 30% of health workers and 20% of older people remain unimmunized. “These vaccination gaps pose a risk to all of us," he said.

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'Try the first step': Utah man makes stop in Montgomery County on his walk across America

MONTGOMERY COUNTY - Isaiah Sheilds is making his way across the county one step at a time - and he's already taken over 15 million!"Inevitably, the first question is, are you really walking across America?" the Utah native said.Isaiah took the first steps off his Utah driveway over a year ago. Loaded up a cart with supplies, he left for Cape Alava, the western most part of Washington State, He then turned around and walked east, down through Texas, and along the gulf, before he turned up north to Maine. "I remember just sitting at my desk and I used to work in corporate finance and I was looking at an Excel spreadsheet. And the only thing I can recollect is just thinking, I want to go on like a really, really long walk," Isaiah explained.Fox 29 Photojournalist Bill Rohrer met up with him in North Wales as his trip reached about 7,430 miles."I'm doing it because I really, really like it.

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Camden County Police searching for vehicle, driver involved in deadly hit-and-run

CAMDEN, N.J. - The Camden County Police Department is searching for a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run and its driver. According to authorities, the incident occurred around 3:30 p.m.

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Covid alert level across UK downgraded as number of severe cases falls

The Covid-19 alert level across the UK has been downgraded after the number of reported cases has fallen.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone split after 4 years together

After more than four years together, Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone have split.

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FDA approves tweaked ‘combo shot’ COVID booster to target variants

nearly all COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and much of the world.

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Feathered Fun! The birds - including penguins - are back at the Philadelphia Zoo

PHILADELPHIA - Penguins, flamingos and emus - oh, my! The Philadelphia Zoo's birds are finally making their highly anticipated return.Several bird species have been residing inside since April amid the threat of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Precautions were taken to protect the zoo's animals from wild birds as cases spread along the Atlantic flyway."I’m extremely proud of the way the zoo keepers, veterinarians, curators and facilities teams came together to reach a common goal: protect the health and well-being of the animals under our care," says Rachel Metz, Vice President of Animal Well-being. MORE HEADLINES:However, last week, the zoo opened the doors to their outdoor exhibits and let them free.

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Police: Schools temporarily locked down after double shooting near SEPTA station in Juniata Park

Shooting injures two near SEPTA station. PHILADELPHIA - A shooting outside a SEPTA station left two people injured, and sparked a lockdown at schools in Juniata Park Wednesday morning.Police responded to the scene after hearing gunshots near the Erie-Torresdale SEPTA Station on the 3900 block of Kensington Avenue around 9 a.m.Two people were reportedly found by police after being struck by bullets.

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Video shows father shoot, kill daughter’s ex-boyfriend as he breaks in front door

SIDNEY, Ohio - An Ohio father will not face charges after shooting and killing his daughter’s ex-boyfriend as he broke through their front door.Surveillance video released by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Sidney, Ohio, shows 22-year-old James Rayl walk up to a home on July 31 and repeatedly bang on the front door, WDTN reports. Voices can be heard in the background telling Rayl that his ex-girlfriend, also 22, did not want to see him and instructing Rayl to go away.A man’s voice can also be heard warning that he had a gun as Rayl pushes through the front door with his shoulder and shots ring out.

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Biden to sign bill to boost US chip manufacturing to compete with China

FILE - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on June 24, 2022, in the Grand Foyer of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is preparing to sign a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration's push to boost U.S. competitiveness over China.The Rose Garden ceremony on Tuesday will include lawmakers, union officials, local politicians and business leaders, the White House said, as the president looks to highlight a new law that will incentivize investments in the American semiconductor industry in an effort to ease U.S.

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Senate approves to advance Inflation Reduction Act with VP Harris breaking tie

WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Senate voted Saturday to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill, boosting the sprawling collection of President Joe Biden’s priorities on climate, energy, health and taxes past its initial test as it starts moving through Congress.In a preview of votes expected on a mountain of amendments, united Democrats pushed the legislation through the evenly divided chamber by 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie and overcoming unanimous Republican opposition. The package, a dwindled version of earlier multitrillion-dollar measures that Democrats failed to advance, has become a partisan battleground over inflation, gasoline prices and other issues that polls show are driving voters.The House, where Democrats have a slender majority, could give it final approval next Friday when lawmakers plan to return to Washington.RELATED: Democrats' economic package: What remains in and what's out?The vote came after the Senate parliamentarian gave a thumbs-up to most of Democrats’ revised 755-page bill.

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US employers add 528,000 jobs, unemployment falls to lowest since pandemic struck in 2020

WASHINGTON : Defying anxiety about a possible recession and raging inflation, America's employers added a stunning 528,000 jobs last month, restoring all the jobs lost in the coronavirus recession. Unemployment fell to 3.5%, lowest since the pandemic struck in early 2020. July's job creation was 130,000 more than than those produced in June, and the most since February.

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Alex Jones’ attorneys ‘messed up,’ sending 2 years of texts to Sandy Hook family lawyers

Alex Jones accidentally sent years’ worth of their client’s text messages containing contradicting claims regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting to the attorney representing the family of one of the victims. Mark Bankston, the attorney representing the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012 attack, revealed on Wednesday that Jones’ attorneys "messed up" and sent Bankston "an entire digital copy" of Jones’ cellphone from the past two years. The messages that were accidentally sent to Bankston were not labeled as privileged by Jones’ attorneys, which would have thereby kept them out of court. "That is how I know you lied to me when you said you didn’t have text messages about Sandy Hook. Did you know that?" Bankston asked Jones. To which Jones mockingly replied, "See, I told you the truth.

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How health care, disability benefits for veterans became fight in Congress

WASHINGTON - A bill that would enhance health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits hit a snag in the Senate last week, angering advocates like comedian Jon Stewart who say help from the government is long overdue.Lawmakers have been hearing increasingly from constituents with respiratory illnesses and cancers that they attribute to serving near burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The military used the pits to dispose of such things as chemicals, cans, tires, plastics and medical and human waste.Veteran groups say service members who were exposed to the pits have waited long enough for enhanced health benefits, and lawmakers largely agree.

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Senate OKs bill to expand aid to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, sends to Biden

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