The Department of Veterans Affairs is altering an Abraham Lincoln quote in its decades-old motto to make a more gender-inclusive mission statement, after years of pressure from Democrats and veterans advocates.
VA yields to pressure, changes Lincoln-inspired motto to include women
Finland ranked as happiest country in the world for 6th year in a row
FBI data on good guys with guns called ‘garbage’ as critic finds many more cases
Putin, Xi send chilly words to Western world; Chinese leader offers lifeline as Ukraine war churns
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