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American Eagle Stock Soars 24% After Controversial Sydney Sweeney ‘Great Jeans’ Ad American Eagle Stock Soars 24% After Controversial Sydney Sweeney ‘Great Jeans’ Ad
American Eagle Stock Soars 24% After Controversial Sydney Sweeney ‘Great Jeans’ Ad Sydney Sweeney may have just done for American Eagle what pumpkin spice does for Starbucks. The actress’s now-infamous “Great Jeans” commercial — the one where she purrs, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring... My jeans are blue” — has been roasted, memed, and accused of everything from being a “Nazi dog whistle” to shameless Calvin Klein cosplay.  But while the internet argued, Wall Street cheered. On Wednesday, Sept. 3, American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) announced second-quarter earnings that smashed expectations: $103 million in operating income (up 2%), $1.28 b…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Maryland Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say Maryland Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say A "depraved and dangerous predator" in Maryland who preyed on more than 100 young girls across the globe is facing decades in prison, federal authorities announced on Wednesday.  Silver Spring resident Chase William Mulligan pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child sexual abuse material after targeting minors on social media and "sextorted them."  Specifically, through the scheme, prosecutors say that Mulligan coerced at least 108 girls — ranging from ages 5-17 — to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves.  When the girls told him they no longe…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
White House Weighing Suspension Of Habeas Corpus To Combat Immigration Crisis: Reports White House Weighing Suspension Of Habeas Corpus To Combat Immigration Crisis: Reports
White House Weighing Suspension Of Habeas Corpus To Combat Immigration Crisis: Reports President Donald Trump is reportedly considering suspending habeas corpus—the right a person has to challenge their detention in court—ABC News reports. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters that the move is being considered to "take care of the immigration problem," ABC News said. Suspension of habeas corpus is traditionally reserved for "actual rebellion or invasion posing the most dire threats to public safety," according to CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig. "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be susp…

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by Zak Failla
News
Climate Change Consultant Caught With Thousands Of Child Porn Files In Virginia Sentenced: Feds Climate Change Consultant Caught With Thousands Of Child Porn Files In Virginia Sentenced: Feds
Climate Change Consultant Caught With Thousands Of Child Porn Files In Virginia Sentenced: Feds The Virginia man who was caught with thousands of images depicting child sexual abuse involving toddlers and prepubescent children will spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Purcellville resident Raymond Lee Chavez, 70, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his sexual exploitation of five children and his receipt and possession of thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, Chavez, who  a consultant on issues related to climate change and served international clients, including the United Natio…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Sex Offender Headed To Fed Pen For Conspiring To Live-Stream Child Sex Abuse Virginia Sex Offender Headed To Fed Pen For Conspiring To Live-Stream Child Sex Abuse
Virginia Sex Offender Headed To Fed Pen For Conspiring To Live-Stream Child Sex Abuse A registered northern Virginia sexual offender was sentenced to more than three decades in federal prison for conspiring to live stream sexual abuse of children online with a child sex trafficker in the Philippines, federal officials said. Michael Anthony Baxter, 50, of Sterling, and the man conspired to use children some as young as three years old to produce more than 30 live-streaming webcam shows showing the sexual abuse of children, said Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Baxter, a registered sex offender convicted in Prince William County Circuit…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Death Of Pregnant Dance Teacher Stuns Loudoun County Community Death Of Pregnant Dance Teacher Stuns Loudoun County Community
Death Of Pregnant Dance Teacher Stuns Loudoun County Community A Loudoun County dance community is mourning the unexpected loss of one of its teachers and her unborn child. Maria Castillo, a cherished teacher at both Tiny Toes Dance LLC and Arthur Murry in Ashburn, died unexpectedly over the weekend, the studios announced on Facebook.  Her unborn baby, Corrine, died as well. A cause of death was not announced. More than $12,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Ms. Maria's husband and two daughters. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Maria Castillo and her unborn child, Corinne. Maria... Posted by Arthur Murray …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Purple Heart Marine Was DWI In Crash That Seriously Injured 14-Year-Olds In VA: Police Purple Heart Marine Was DWI In Crash That Seriously Injured 14-Year-Olds In VA: Police
Purple Heart Marine Was DWI In Crash That Seriously Injured 14-Year-Olds In VA: Police A US Marine sergeant awarded the Purple Heart was being held in the Rappahanock County Jail on drug and DWI charges for a Stafford crash that sent two 14-year-olds to the hospital via medevac, authorities confirmed. Beth Ellen Abbott is being held on a $6,000 bond for two counts of DWI with serious injury and drug possession, according to jail records. Abbott's photo had been removed from the Marine Corps website as of Friday, June 2. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, and officers from the Aquia Harbour Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Aquia Drive for a re…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines
Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines A former member of the US Department of State will spend more than a decade behind bars for allegedly sexually abusing minors while he was serving in the Philippines, federal authorities announced. Dean Edward Cheves, 63, who served at the US Embassy in the Philippines between 2017 and 2021, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors say that between December 2020 and March 2021, Cheves used a messaging app installed on his phone to chat with a Philippine minor who he paid to create …

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by Zak Failla
News
Feds: NJ Dad Admits Making, Sharing Child Rape Livestreams, Videos Feds: NJ Dad Admits Making, Sharing Child Rape Livestreams, Videos
Feds: NJ Dad Admits Making, Sharing Child Rape Livestreams, Videos UPDATE: A New Jersey father of three admitted producing and sharing live streams and videos of children being sexually assaulted – some of them by him, federal authorities said. Homeland Security agents seized Antonio Del Prado, 61, during an October 2020 raid of his Millburn home after learning that he’d uploaded some of the images to a cloud, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. These included 56 images and 18 videos of child sexual abuse, according to a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark. A judge kept Del Prado detained, and investigators learned that he'd “had a woma…

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by Jerry DeMarco