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Obtaining benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs has been disproportionately more difficult for African-Americans for decades. a federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges"The results of VA's racial profiling have been to deny countless deserving claims by black veterans, depriving them and their families of the care and support their faithful service has earned," the lawsuit says.Filed in federal court by the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic on behalf of Conley Monk Jr., a veteran of the Vietnam War, the lawsuit claims that Monk was repeatedly denied home loans, education and medical benefits because he is black.Monk is far…

the Jacksonville Jaguars' The victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday seemingly marked a turning point for second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence and safety Andrew Wingard took the opportunity to reflect on the team's growth under Doug Pederson after a difficult year led by the former head coach Urban Meyer. "I'm so happy for trevor because he had to deal with Urban Meyer last year as a rookie, and I don't even know if he had a rookie year. And to see the growth that he's had, not just on the field, but also in his preparation, his demeanor, all of…

Whole Foods' decision to halt Maine lobster purchases has sparked protests from state elected officials and the lobster industry. Whole Foods' decision, which was announced this month, was prompted by changes to the sustainability ratings of Maine lobster fisheries by independent seafood monitoring groups: Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, based in California, and the London-based Marine Stewardship Council. Both point to a recent US court decision indicating that equipment used to harvest lobsters off Maine may put North American right whales at risk. Whales have been listed as an endangered species since 1970, with fewer than 350 believed to remain.In…

The floodgates have opened for the flu, with millions of people in the US reporting illness and nearly 3,000 deaths from the flu since early October, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.With the start of the holiday season and large family gatherings, cases are expected to continue to rise. “We are likely to see an increase in the coming weeks,” Lynnette Brammer, an epidemiologist and leader of the CDC's household influenza surveillance team, told NBC News. So far this season, there have been approximately 6.2 million cases of flu, according to the most…