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FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Respiratory illnesses like respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and flu can spread quickly, especially during the fall and winter months. However, there’s an easy way to reduce your risk of serious illness—get vaccinated. TRICARE covers both RSV and flu immunizations for eligible beneficiaries, helping protect you and your family this season. “Each year, RSV and flu hospitalize thousands of people—especially children, older adults, and those with underlying health conditions,” said Dr. Stacy Usher, lead nurse, TRICARE Health Plan, at the Defense Health Agency. “Immunization is the most effective way to prevent illness and protect those around you.” -
ORT WORTH, Texas — An arrest has been made in the wrong-way crash that killed 38-year-old Brytni Elliott and injured members of her family in September. On Sept. 14, less than five minutes from their home on Boat Club Road, Fort Worth police said a wrong-way driver slammed into the Elliott family’s vehicle. Inside were Brytni, her husband, 41-year-old Spencer Elliott — who remains hospitalized with multiple injuries — and their 12-year-old daughter, Allie, who suffered a broken arm. Brytni was pronounced dead at the scene.
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“The Trump Administration has not provided a credible rationale for its 21 unauthorized military strikes on vessels in the Western Hemisphere, which have resulted in the extrajudicial killings of dozens of individuals. Nor has this administration explained why it has deployed an invasion-level force of roughly 15,000 troops, a carrier strike group, and military aircraft for a mission it claims is about counter-narcotics. This posture is wildly disproportionate to the stated objective and far more reminiscent of preparations for war.
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BRITISH sailors on US warships are braced for war with Venezuela – but they have orders not to take part. The highly trained Royal Navy sailors are serving as exchange officers on a US carrier strike group. 👍
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American, Japanese and Philippine vessels, including the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, conducted the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity from Friday to Saturday to demonstrate "growing regional unity and cooperation," the Philippine military said. "We solemnly urge the Philippine side to immediately stop provoking incidents and escalating tensions," said the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army, which oversees Chinese military operations in the South China Sea, on Sunday.
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