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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Monday July 15, 2024 ( 4 items )  

General Officer Announcements
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Army Brig. Gen. Stephanie R. Ahern for appointment to the grade of major general. Ahern is currently serving as director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, D.C. Army Brig. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere for appointment to the grade of major general. Beaurp  more

General Officer Announcements
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Army Brig. Gen. Stephanie R. Ahern for appointment to the grade of major general. Ahern is currently serving as director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, D.C. Army Brig. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere for appointment to the grade of major general. Beaurp  more

Major Discovery Made in 1921 Graves Investigation - C. L. Daniel Confirmed as First Victim Identified From City's Yearslong Investigation
TULSA, Oklahoma, July 14 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news on July 12, 2024: Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum announced today the first identification of a Tulsa Race Massacre victim since the City started the physical part of its 1921 Graves Investigation five years ago. The identification is a man by the name of C. L. Daniel, a World War 1 U.S. Army Veteran whose next of kin's DNA is tied with Burial 3 from the 2021 excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery. The discovery is the first to reveal the   more

Miss. A.G. Fitch and 25 State Attorneys General Ask SupremeCourt to Protect Religious Liberty
JACKSON, Mississippi, July 13 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: The Transit Authority's policy lumps religion in with alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs, obscenity, pornography, and more. But their policy runs afoul of the First Amendment. Young Israel stood up not only for the right of Tampa families to learn about its family-friendly holiday event; they stood up for all of us and our fundamental right to religious liberty. I am proud t  more