Bill in Congress Would Force Action on U.S. Troops’ Blast Exposure nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/… by David Philipps

Brand new munition. 75-year-old bomber.

A hypersonic test and Afghanistan withdrawal hearings. Learn more in the 'EBB: Headlines in Short'

Trevor Penny was magnet fishing in an English waterway near Oxford when he pulled out a rusty sword. Experts say it’s a Viking sword that is probably more than 1,000 years old. nyti.ms/3IKlnkx

The wine and brownies are gone: 50 women trapped on I-70 ski bus for 16 hours — and counting — after major Colorado snowstorm coloradosun.com/2024/03/14/sno… via Jennifer Brown☀️

Fascinating episode on the impact of explosives on service members and veterans from just everyday military training. Outstanding reporting by my friend ⁦David Philipps⁩ over at ⁦The New York Times⁩ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Important work by Davis Winkie on Army suicide clusters. Key finding on the potential danger of repetitive blast exposure: The suicide rate of Armor and Artillery troops appears to be about 3X the force-wide average. armytimes.com/news/your-army…

One soldier’s brain but broad implications. Robert Card findings could force the military and VA to rethink safety guidelines and care for mental health conditions like PTSD. nytimes.com/2024/03/08/us/…

The state of Maine is holding a hearing on this today and Army officials will attend. They will probably get questions about Robert card’s brain that they can’t answer. In a very broad sense, when it comes to blast exposure, the army doesn’t know what the risks are.

“As the state of Maine reeled over the loss of life and argued over missed warning signs, Mr. Card’s brain was shipped to Boston, where researchers examined thin cross sections of tissue.

“‘The damage was just tremendous,’ said Dr. Lee Goldstein, a professor of neurology at…

“Card never saw combat, and had never been exposed to explosions from enemy fire or roadside bombs. The only blasts that hit his brain came from training that the Army said was safe.”

Breaking. Lab results show Robert Card, the man behind the worst shooting in Maine history, had profound brain damage from blasts he was exposed to training in the Army. Huge implications. nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/…

Two of the American troops killed on Sunday were, like many young Black women, drawn to the military for the opportunities and level playing field it offered.

My latest for The New York Times, with David Philipps: nytimes.com/2024/01/31/us/…

“Without the Shangri-Las, there would have been no Ramones.” - Joey nytimes.com/2024/01/22/art…

There's a good chance two Navy SEALs died during a ship boarding mission off Somalia because no one bothered to figure out if they could still float with all their gear. A lot of SEALs see this as an avoidable tragedy. nytimes.com/2024/01/22/us/…