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TikTok Ban Explained: What's The Fate Of Popular Video Sharing App?
Another sell-or-be-banned TikTok legislation is working its way up to the Senate. The House passed the sell-or-be-banned bill for the app (360-58) on Saturday, April 20 as part of a larger foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, giving Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance up to a year to sell the app. Otherwise, TikTok will be subject to a nationwide ban. According to Politico, the bill is expected to pass the Senate as it's considered "priority legislation" for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. A previous, standalone bill was passed by the House in March over national security co…
Obituaries
Alexandria's Maria Booker Killed In Indiana Crash (
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Maria Booker devoted her life to others. The Alexandria resident spent time in the US Peace Corps volunteering in Ukraine, and served in several capacities with the Capital Area Food Bank, and later became the Executive Director of the Chance for Life Foundation, her obituary says. A former foster mom to a little girl, Maria had recently completed a sabbatical working with at-risk youth in Colorado, her obit says. In fact, she was on her way back home to Virginia when she crashed her car in Indiana on Sunday, June 4, according to abc8 and her obituary. She was pronounced dead at 35 years…
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US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia
A US Army doctor and his anesthesiologist wife from Maryland are facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to assist Russia with its conflict overseas with Ukraine, according to the Department of Justice. Rockville residents Anna Gabrielian, 36, and Jamie Lee Henry, 39, have been charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy for the alleged disclosure of individually identifiable health information (IIHI), authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 29. Prosecutors noted that Gabrielian is an anesthesiologist working in Maryland, and Henry is a major in the US Army who held Secret-lev…
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Family Of US Diplomat Killed While Riding Bicycle Launches Bike Safety Fund
The family of a US Diplomat who had been killed while riding her bike shortly after evacuating from Ukraine has launched a fundraiser for a bike safety memorial fund in her honor. Sarah Langenkamp, 42, was fatally struck by a car that was turning right into the parking lot of 5244 River Road shortly after 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, as she was following a designated bike route on her way back from her children's new elementary school, as previously reported by Daily Voice. A GoFundMe fundraiser was launched in her honor in hopes to raise awareness of bike safety and "work with local and nati…
Police & Fire
Two Dead, Two Critically Hurt After Lightning Strikes In Front Of White House
Two people died on August 5 and two are still recovering from injuries after they were all allegedly struck by lightning in D.C., NBC Washington reported. Two women and two men were hurt from a lightning strike in their immediate vicinity near Lafayette Square on August 4, reports said. The two people who died from their injuries on August 5 were a couple from Wisconsin, NBC reported. Witnesses and bystanders, who were gathered in Lafayette Square for a Ukraine support meeting, said they heard a boom and saw one man receiving chest compressions, NBC said. Click here for the full story fro…
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Woman Pushed Out Of Moving SUV In Arlington Sees Surge Of Support
A 25-year-old woman who was seriously injured after someone threw her out of a moving SUV in Arlington faces months of rehab and thousands of dollars in medical bills, but hundreds of people have stepped up to help cover the cost of her treatments. The woman, only identified as Maryna, was coming home early May 15 after a night out when someone pushed threw her out of a car along Wilson Boulevard around 3 a.m., smashing her head on the asphalt and causing life-threatening injuries, an Arlington County police report said. A GoFundMe campaign set by Maryna's sister Polina lays out…
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Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip
Dr. Courtney Katsur couldn't stand to watch news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The atrocities, the endless violence, and the evil all turned her stomach. But she wasn't about to do nothing. The Fairfax veterinarian took a short leave from her job at Town & Country Animal Hospital to fly to Ukraine and help the animals there. She spent two weeks in the country and returned earlier this month more eager than before to help the often-forgotten victims of war. "I knew that I have a skill/profession where I could help not only the animal victims of this war that…
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Freshly Laid Off Netflix Workers Share Their Stories On Twitter
A bevy of laid off Netflix workers are airing their grievances on Twitter, and the world is watching. The layoffs come from the company's newly-launched fan site Tudum, Deadline reports. Tudum was named after the sound that Netflix makes when it opens. A Netflix spokesperson responding to Daily Voice's request for comment said only that "our fan website Tudum is an important priority for the company," and did not disclose an exact number of layoffs. Meanwhile, former employees are on the hunt for work. Netflix last week reported a significant subscriber loss, its first since 2011. The 26 …
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Ex-Police Officer Who Faked Her Death In Ukraine Nabbed For Retail Theft, Records Show
A former Baltimore police officer who allegedly faked her death in Ukraine to avoid going to trial over false sex assault accusations toward a Pennsylvania officer, has been arrested yet again for retail theft, authorities say. Oksana Olkesandrivna Brown, 47, of Dallastown, was previously sentenced to serve two years probation, 50 hours of community service, and was banned from the Shrewsbury Township Walmart after she was convicted of stealing $30 worth of merchandise in 2018, court records show. Brown claimed she was sexually assaulted by a Pennsylvania state trooper while the…
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