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September 7, 2019

An Army first: Two sisters attain general's rank

Maj. Gen. Maria Barrett and younger sister Brig. Gen. Paula Lodi are each accomplished in their own fields. But together they have become the first two sisters, the Army believes, to attain the general’s rank in the service's 244-year history.

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The sisters' achievement is a remarkable milestone for women in the military, said Melissa Dalton, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former Defense Department official. She put it in the class of retired Army Gen. Ann Dunwoody, the first woman in any service to attain four stars.

"For both men and women increasingly normalizing women in leadership positions matters," Dalton said. "The fact that it comes from same family is an incredible accomplishment."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/05/army-first-two-sisters-become-generals/2094498001/

September 4, 2019

Catholic demonstrators form human cross in Newark to protest separation of immigrant families

Cardinal Joseph Tobin, leader of the Newark Archdiocese, joined Catholics from several states on Wednesday in Newark to call for an end to the separation of immigrant families across the country.

More than 100 people gathered at St. Mary’s Church Newark Abbey for a morning service, many clutching signs that bore the images of children who have died after crossing the southern border. Later, demonstrators walked from St. Mary’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the Peter Rodino Federal Building on Broad Street.

Priests, nuns, laypeople and senior citizens were among those who arrived to show their support for immigrant families who have been affected by the Trump administration's stricter immigration policies. Many held signs that read “Mercy for Immigrants,” and “Catholics say Stop the Inhumanity.” They chanted “Immigrants are welcomed here.”

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2019/09/04/catholic-demonstrators-form-human-cross-protest-separation-immigrant-families-newark-nj/2207610001/?fbclid=IwAR12N2qtVqwB5t89EWmetxRQXNyIZyxXCtGSQ-6sPfcutwHiqKpWADs1tRg

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