A military discharge is when a service member is released from their military service obligations. More than 200,000 U.S. service members leave the military each year.

Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking emergency medical care in the capital Tokyo. The hot weather was headline ...

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