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Rob Maness says Mississippi needs a comprehensive, independent Mississippi Maritime and Ports Authority.

President Donald J. Trump just delivered the most ambitious blueprint for restoring American maritime dominance since the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.

A week after the Department of Veterans Affairs published an interim final rule that would have lowered disability compensation for millions of military veterans, the VA announced Thursday it is rescinding it.
The interim final rule, “Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication,” would have allowed the VA, effective immediately, to rate veterans based on how they function with medication and treatment, instead of how their condition actually affects them.
Before the rule was removed from the Federal Register, more than 19,000 comments from veterans and advocates had been submitted.

As debate continues about when and whether to expand the College Football Playoff, the Army-Navy game remains an important part of that discussion.
Specifically, the annual rivalry game between the two United States military academies is in the way. Contested the week after conference championship games since 2009, it almost certainly will have to move off that date to clear the runway for a larger playoff.

Here’s what we know: Amazon has greenlit what is being called “Bond 26,” the next film in the 007 franchise with “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve directing and “Peaky Blinders” showrunner Steven Knight writing. 
Here’s what we don’t know: Who will play James Bond?
Also Read: The mistake that led the James Bond movie ‘Goldfinger’ to be banned in Israel
Here’s where it gets weird: An unknown actor tried to throw his hat in the ring by conning Hollywood trades into announcing that he was in consideration for the role? 
Let’s dive into it.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is formally rescinding a rule that would have impacted how the agency evaluates disability benefits, after a week of outcry from veterans groups, according to a Federal Register notice document.
Under the federal rule published by the VA on Feb. 17, evaluators would have been directed to rate veterans’ disabilities based on the effects of medication and how treatment improves their quality of life. 
The VA did not immediately respond to Task & Purpose requests for comment.

Therapy looks different for everyone, especially for individual veterans. For some, PTSD treatment means therapy offices, fluorescent lighting, medication they don’t entirely trust, and long waiting lists at the VA (if the VA is even available).
But one program, run by the grandson of one of U.S. military history’s most famous leaders, takes a completely different approach. And science says it’s working.
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