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Bipartisan bill would let service members sue US military for sexual assault

A bill introduced last week in the Senate would allow U.S. troops to file claims against the Defense Department for incidents of sexual assault or harassment that happen while serving on active duty.Modeled after similar legislation the permits service members to sue DoD for damages caused by military medical malpractice,…

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Current Ebola Outbreak Could Become The Largest on Record

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The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said that the current Ebola outbreak could become the largest on record. Health officials still say that the risk to Americans is low. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC or DR Congo) says that the number of confirmed Ebola cases has reached 1,274, including 360 deaths. Contact tracing covers only 30% of cases as the Bundibugyo virus spreads through refugee camps with over 1,100 infections and 250 deaths since May, when the outbreak was first noticed, according to a report by DongA Science.  Jean Kaseya, the Director General of Africa CDC,…

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How to Catch Smallmouth Bass in Rivers

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Smallmouth bass have become one of the most popular game fish to target in North America. They are aggressive by nature, and their fight is stout enough to hook any angler for life. Luckily, they are abundant in lakes and rivers in almost all 50 states. We often hear about the iconic Great Lakes smallmouth fishing, Mille Lacs, Champlain, and Dale Hollow, home of the world-record smallmouth. But with fish as big as 8 pounds being pulled out of locations like the Tennessee River the last…

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Alberta Wildfires & U.S. Sanctions Deliver One-Two Punch to Canadian Energy

This article was originally published by Jacob Thomas at Natural News under the title: Alberta Wildfires and U.S. Sanctions Deliver One-Two Punch To Canadian Energy and Critical Minerals Sector Wildfires in Alberta have halted 344,000 barrels per day of oil production, affecting 7% of Canada’s total crude output, with major producers like Cenovus, MEG Energy, and Canadian Natural facing disruptions. Shell issued a force majeure at its 300,000-barrel-per-day Scotford, Alberta, upgrader after a unit tripped, cutting March deliveries by approximately 20%. Sherritt International has shut down its Fort Saskatchewan cobalt refinery due to expanded U.S. sanctions on Cuba halting feedstock…

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I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Punch It

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “The Lost Sheep,” originally ran in the September 1964 issue of Outdoor Life. While it is, in many ways, a classic big-game hunt of its era, this story also shows how hunting ethics have changed over the decades. The article originally ran with a companion piece advising hunters how to get into shape for hunts like this. It should have included a third column discussing the do’s and don’ts of long-range shots while hunting. The picture was one that…

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How Far Should We Push Our Kids in the Outdoors?

Sign up for This Happened to Me News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. We made a deal: one Jolly Rancher for every mile. After bushwhacking for 30 minutes, my daughter and I sat on a steep cliff face for the second time that morning, waiting for my husband to find a barely marked trail. We agreed to amend the deal: Now it was one Jolly Rancher for every half mile. Hours later, I couldn’t argue with the bargain. Limber and whitebark pines, dead and fallen from wind and age, crisscrossed everywhere we tried walking. Hiking started to feel more and…

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He Played Dead While a 1,500-Pound Bear Shook Him Like a Rabbit

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “The Shy Killer,” appeared in the October 1955 issue of Outdoor Life. You can read more stories from legendary outdoor writer Jim Rearden here. One dark night in the summer of 1953, a brown bear about the size of a brewery horse, pigeon-toed and inquisitive, nosed into a tent pitched on the Alaska Peninsula. A moment later a shot was fired inside the tent, then another. A flashlight went on, and an angry, half-scared Texas voice reeled off a…

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