Missouri Senator To Introduce Bill To Help Veterans Exposed To Mustard Gas Plus 4 More Stories

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The Two-Way Missouri Senator To Introduce Bill To Help Veterans Exposed To Mustard Gas Many veterans used in secret U.S. military experiments during World War II weren't notified they could apply for compensation. Claire McCaskill's bill calls for a new policy for processing claims. Read this story U.S. U.S.-Mexico Border Sees Resurgence Of Central Americans Seeking Asylum Despite U.S. efforts to staunch the flow, numbers are approaching the crisis of two years ago. U.S. Border Patrol agents say it's diverting resources away from catching drug and human traffickers. Read this story NPR Ed One Student Tries To Help Others Escape A 'Corridor Of Shame' An unlikely leader rises in a poor, rural Southern school district. Read this story The Two-Way Search Continues For 7-Year-Old Left In Japanese Forest As Punishment A boy has been missing in bear-inhabited woods in Hokkaido, Japan, since Saturday. His parents first said he disappeared as they were foraging, but later admitted to leaving him alone intentionally. Read this story U.S. Anti-Defamation League Chief Faces Challenge Trying To Renew Civil Rights Activism Jewish groups supported the civil rights movement in the 1960s. But for many current civil rights activists, solidarity with Palestinians takes precedence over the old solidarity with American Jews. Read this story

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