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Missing Virginia Native Sudiksha Konanki Vanishes During Beach Walk In DR Missing Virginia Native Sudiksha Konanki Vanishes During Beach Walk In DR
Missing Virginia Native Sudiksha Konanki Vanishes During Beach Walk In DR The search is on for a University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia who vanished while on vacation in the Dominican Republic. An "exhaustive" international search involving the US and Dominican Republic officials has been launched for Chantilly native Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who has not been heard from since last week. Konanki was reported missing on Thursday, March 6, while vacationing with five friends at a resort in Punta Cana, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Konanki, a citizen of India and permanent US resident, has not been seen since around 4:15 a.m. that …

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by Zak Failla
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US Travel Advisory Expanded: These 23 Nations Now Under Warning US Travel Advisory Expanded: These 23 Nations Now Under Warning
US Travel Advisory Expanded: These 23 Nations Now Under Warning In a significant move to safeguard American travelers, the US Department of State has updated its travel advisory system, identifying 23 nations where heightened caution is urged.  The advisory system evaluates a range of risks, including crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health threats, and natural disasters. The State Department reviews Level 1 and 2 advisories annually, while Level 3 and 4 warnings are reassessed every six months.  According to a department statement, "A Travel Advisory will also be updated anytime there is a change in US government posture, normally as it relat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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American Dream: Immigrant Chef Expands Popular Cuban Bar, Restaurant With Arlington Location American Dream: Immigrant Chef Expands Popular Cuban Bar, Restaurant With Arlington Location
American Dream: Immigrant Chef Expands Popular Cuban Bar, Restaurant With Arlington Location A popular Cuban bar and restaurant founded by a chef with roots in the Dominican Republic is coming to Arlington. Colada Shop will open on N. Edgewood Street in Clarendon early next year, a spokesperson tells Daily Voice. Colada ShopColada Shop Daniella Senior Alvarez founded her restaurant in 2016, in hopes of sharing the vibrant flavors of the Caribbean with Washington DC residents, according to the Colada Shop website. Having run a catering business in the DR since 13 years old, Senior Alvarez went on to graduate from the Culinary Institute of America. "As an immigrant, I am proud …

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by Cecilia Levine
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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
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Ex-Police Officer Who Faked Her Death In Ukraine Nabbed For Retail Theft, Records Show Ex-Police Officer Who Faked Her Death In Ukraine Nabbed For Retail Theft, Records Show
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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by Jillian Pikora