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NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption
NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted on corruption charges Tuesday, July 16. The jury found Menendez, a Democrat, guilty on all 16 counts after prosecutors accused him of giving secret information and military aid to Egypt in exchange for various favors, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Menendez, a power broker in Hudson County and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had professed his innocence. The senator, first appointed in 2006, had already ruled out running as a Democrat in this year's election but said he was considering an independen…

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by Sam Barron
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Three Kids Orphaned After Parents Found Dead In Ashburn Home: Report Three Kids Orphaned After Parents Found Dead In Ashburn Home: Report
Three Kids Orphaned After Parents Found Dead In Ashburn Home: Report Support is building for three children whose parents were found dead at their Ashburn home earlier this week. UPDATE: The deaths of Mariam A. Farouk Kamal and John Sharmoukh have been deemed a murder suicide. The married couple was identified by their church as Mariam and John. The two were from Egypt and shared three children together, NBC Washington reports. John was found dead outside of the home 200060 block of Old Line Terrance around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Later that day, Mariam's body was found inside the house. Police were not rele…

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by Cecilia Levine & Josh Lanier