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Marine Corps veteran Ed O'Connor is seen outside his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He is among tens of thousands of veterans who took a COVID forbearance on a VA home loan. But the VA's program ended abruptly in October of 2022 and many veterans were asked to either pay all the missed payments or face foreclosure.

Marine Corps veteran Ed O'Connor is seen outside his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He is among tens of thousands of veterans who took a COVID forbearance on a VA home loan. But the VA's program ended abruptly in October of 2022 and many veterans were asked to either pay all the missed payments or face foreclosure. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption

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Veterans fear the VA's new foreclosure rescue plan won't help them

A pause in foreclosures after an NPR investigation may be of no help to many vets. They were already pushed into costly loan modifications after a move by the VA stranded them in a tough spot.

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Veterinarians say fears about 'mystery' dog illness may be overblown. Here's why

Many dog owners are worried about reports of a mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs. THEPALMER/Getty Images hide caption

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Veterinarians say fears about 'mystery' dog illness may be overblown. Here's why

by Will Stone

3 min

Veterinarians say fears about 'mystery' dog illness may be overblown. Here's why

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Marine Corps veteran Ed O'Connor is seen outside his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He is among tens of thousands of veterans who took a COVID forbearance on a VA home loan. But the VA's program ended abruptly in October of 2022 and many veterans were asked to either pay all the missed payments or face foreclosure.

Marine Corps veteran Ed O'Connor is seen outside his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He is among tens of thousands of veterans who took a COVID forbearance on a VA home loan. But the VA's program ended abruptly in October of 2022 and many veterans were asked to either pay all the missed payments or face foreclosure. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption

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Investigations

Veterans fear the VA's new foreclosure rescue plan won't help them

by Chris Arnold, Quil Lawrence

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Veterans fear the VA's new foreclosure rescue plan won't help them

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Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies

Sandra Day O'Connor being sworn in on Sept. 9, 1981. Justice O'Connor was the first female supreme court justice. She died at XX. Wally McNamee/Corbis hide caption

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Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies

by Nina Totenberg

10 min

Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies

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