Women should have to register for draft, generals say

Women should have to register for draft, generals say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Army and Marine Corps generals told senators Tuesday that it will take up to three years to fully integrate women into all combat jobs, adding that women also should have to register for the draft.

The military service leaders repeatedly vowed that they will not lower standards to bring women into the more grueling jobs. But they warned that inherent physical differences and different injury rates between men and women will have an impact on how the integration moves ahead.

Social media reach offers insight into potential online gaming market
Massachusetts

Social media reach offers insight into potential online gaming market

State House News Service

STATE HOUSE — The results of social media and digital advertising campaigns suggest there would be a market for an online Massachusetts Lottery program, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg told lawmakers Tuesday.

Testifying on her office's budget before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Goldberg said Lottery holiday commercials reached 454,156 users on Instagram and more than 1 million users on Facebook.

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