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Basketball World Mourning Death Of Georgetown Coach Tasha Butts After Two-Year Cancer Battle
Georgetown University women's head basketball coach has died following a two-year battle with breast cancer, the school announced. The 41-year-old former college and professional basketball star and first-year head coach for the Hoyas died on Monday, Oct. 23 after being diagnosed with advanced stage metastatic breast cancer in 2021, leading to the "Tasha Tough" campaign that brings awareness to early screenings and detection. "Tasha's passing is a devastating loss.," University President John DeGioia said. "She was extraordinary—Tasha was a person of character, determination, vision, and k…
Politics
State Department Official From Maryland Resigns Over Biden's Support For Israel
Senior US State Department official Josh Paul has stepped down from his position amid President Joe Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas conflict overseas, he says. After more than 11 years with the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM), Paul announced his resignation in an open letter on LinkedIn, citing a promise the Maryland native made to himself that conflicts with the current regime's handling of the ongoing war. Paul said that he is leaving his position because "in our current course with regards to the continued - indeed, expanded and expedited - provision of lethal …
Business
Peruvian Brothers Living American Dream Bringing 'Taste Of Home' To Amazon's HQ2
The American Dream is what the Lanzone family was after when they moved from Peru to McLean, VA in the late 1990s. Brothers Giuseppe and Mario were in their teens at the time, and spoke little English. The adjustment wasn’t easy, but given the state of their home country — riddled with terrorism, kidnappings and political unrest — it was a necessary one. The American Dream that Giuseppe and Mario achieved is one they never could’ve imagined. After one became an Olympic rower for Team USA, and the other the captain of a yacht in the Mediterranean, the brothers are seeing wild success as th…
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Tied To String Of Sexual Assaults Over 40 Minutes Near Georgetown University: MPD
Police say that a suspect is in custody after a string of alleged sexual assaults near Georgetown University that were reported this week. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit announced that 26-year-old Elliot Johnson, who has no fixed address, was picked up by investigators and is facing charges for a series of suspect incidents near the school. These incidents were reported on Wednesday March 1 in the Second District: At approximately 9:11 am, in the 2400 block of Virginia Avenue, Northwest; At approximately 9:30 am, in the 1300 block of 35th St…
News
PA Dad Gets Probation For Bribing Georgetown University Coach
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced in Boston on Thursday, Aug. 11 to one year of probation for bribing a Georgetown University coach into recruiting his daughter, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. Robert Repella, 63, of Ambler, will serve the first 25 days of his sentence in home detention, as well as complete 220 hours of community service and pay a $220,000 fine, the office said. The former CEO of Harmony Biosciences pleaded guilty in May 2020 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Repella agreed to pay Gordon E…
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