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DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup
DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup U.S. Olympian swimmer and Washington D.C. native Katie Ledecky has broken yet another world record, this time, by nearly 10 seconds at the Swimming World Cup in Toronto over the weekend, according to multiple reports. World Record. Back to work. 🔜 Indy 🏊🏻‍♀️🏁 pic.twitter.com/VhZKHIjZ67 — Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) October 30, 2022 Ledecky, 25, broke the world record for the 1,500 short course freestyle, clocking in at 15 minutes and 8 seconds, breaking the previous record of 15 minutes and 18 seconds set by Germany's Sarah Wellbrock in 2019. Ledecky finished her race 40 seconds faste…

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Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas
Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas A high school special education teacher in the region will spend years behind bars following his sentencing for importing MDMA into the United States from Europe. Virginia resident Andrew Myers, 39, of Newport News, has been sentenced to two years in prison after being busted bringing the drug, more commonly known as ecstasy, into the country from Spain and German. In February 2020, special agents with Homeland Security Investigations and detectives with the Newport News Police Department received a tip that a package containing MDMA was entering the US and was addressed to Myers, officials…

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Woman Pushed Out Of Moving SUV In Arlington Sees Surge Of Support Woman Pushed Out Of Moving SUV In Arlington Sees Surge Of Support
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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by Josh Lanier