
Senate votes unanimously to support victims as mysterious illness raises concerns
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bill offering financial support to US government employees who have suffered brain injuries as a result of “likely directed energy attacks” has unanimously passed the Senate. Speculation surrounding the mysterious illness has provoked intrigue since 2016 when employees of the US embassy in Havana, Cuba, reported experiencing unusual and unexplained symptoms. “Far too many ‘Havana Syndrome’ victims have had to battle the bureaucracy to receive care for their debilitating injuries,” Senator Susanne Collins, one of the lawmakers who led the new legislation, said in a statement. While the root of the attacks is still unknown, one State Department- In December last year, the report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said the most likely source of the illness was “directed, pulsed radiofrequency energy.”
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The government is hiding something about the “Havana syndrome”
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Pentagon reveals US defense official suffered from mystery ‘Havana syndrome’ during NATO summit
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US defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms
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Pentagon reveals senior official reported symptoms of ‘Havana Syndrome’
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New study finds no brain injuries among ‘Havana syndrome’ patients
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No evidence of brain injury in people suffering ‘Havana Syndrome’: US study
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US government is trying to give ferrets Havana Syndrome to figure out what mystery illness is
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No sign adversaries behind 'Havana syndrome': US intelligence agencies
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Intel Agencies: No Sign Adversaries Behind 'Havana Syndrome'
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Intel agencies: No sign adversaries behind 'Havana syndrome'
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Report finds no evidence foreign powers behind ‘Havana Syndrome’
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Intelligence agencies say there’s no sign U.S. adversaries were behind ‘Havana syndrome’
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Column: Are electromagnetic weapons involved? Taking victims of ‘Havana syndrome’ seriously
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Explained | What is the ‘Havana Syndrome’ that has afflicted many American diplomats around the world?
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Havana Syndrome: New US intelligence report reveals likely cause of mysterious illness
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U.S. intelligence finds likely source of Havana Syndrome
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US Intelligence Says 'Intense Directed Energy' Could Explain Havana Syndrome
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Experts: Energy attacks could be behind some 'Havana' cases
The Independent
Directed energy may cause mysterious ‘Havana syndrome’: US panel
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Experts: Energy attacks could be behind some ‘Havana’ cases
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'Havana syndrome' unlikely to be caused by Russian attacks, CIA finds
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CIA: Most ‘Havana syndrome’ cases not linked to US adversary
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CIA Says Most 'Havana Syndrome' Cases Likely Not Caused By Foreign Powers
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'Havana Syndrome' is not a foreign power campaign, concludes CIA
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CIA finds most Havana Syndrome cases not work of enemies: Report
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Most ‘Havana syndrome’ cases not linked to U.S. adversary, CIA says
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CIA report: No evidence linking Havana syndrome to a foreign country
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State Department staffer with Havana syndrome sues US government
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State Dept. names new coordinator on ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases
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State Dept. names new coordinator on 'Havana Syndrome' cases
The Independent
Tackling ‘Havana Syndrome’ is ‘urgent priority’ for US: Blinken
Al Jazeera
Long before Havana Syndrome, the U.S. reported microwaves beamed at an embassy
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Colombia to Leave 'Havana Syndrome' Embassy Probe to US After 5 Families Show Symptoms
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Havana syndrome reported among US embassy staff in Colombia
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Havana Syndrome: Berlin police probe new cases at US embassy in Germany Social: Berlin police probe new cases of ‘Havana Syndrome’ at US embassy in Germany
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‘Havana Syndrome’ victims tore into secretary of state, report says
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EXPLAINED: 'Like The Hunt For Bin Laden'. Why Havana Syndrome Is Such A Big Headache For US Spooks
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Officer accompanying CIA chief develops ‘Havana’ symptoms
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'Havana Syndrome': What we know about the puzzling illness plaguing US officials since 2016
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'No One is Safe': Member of CIA Chief's Team Reported Havana Syndrome Symptoms on Recent India Trip
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Havana syndrome: Member of CIA chief’s team reported symptoms on recent trip to India
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Microwave Attack? Mysterious 'Havana' Syndrome Imperils US Diplomats
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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to address ‘Havana Syndrome’
The Independent
Congress to assist brain-injury victims of mysterious ‘Havana syndrome’
LA Times
More than 20 US diplomats in Vienna hit with ‘Havana syndrome’
The Independent
US investigating possible cases of 'Havana syndrome' among diplomats in Vienna
ABC
Mysterious Havana Syndrome sufferers claim Biden is ignoring them and 'energy attacks' on US
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Growing Mystery Of Suspected Energy Attacks Draws U.S. Concern
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Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern
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