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Montgomery MD
News
Silver Spring Man With 'Top Secret' Security Clearance Accused Of Espionage In DC: DOJ Silver Spring Man With 'Top Secret' Security Clearance Accused Of Espionage In DC: DOJ
Silver Spring Man With 'Top Secret' Security Clearance Accused Of Espionage In DC: DOJ A government contractor living in Maryland has been accused of espionage by federal officials in Washington, DC, authorities announced. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized US citizen from Ethiopia who lives in Silver Spring is facing series charges for allegedly conspiring with a foreign government, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday. Lemma worked as an IT administrator for the Department of State and as a Management Analyst for the Department of Justice, which led to him being granted a "TOP SECRET" security clearance and access to classified systems. Prosecutors sa…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington
News
Immigrant Living In VA Accused Of Car Attack Near Pentagon Shouted 'I Hate America," Docs Say Immigrant Living In VA Accused Of Car Attack Near Pentagon Shouted 'I Hate America," Docs Say
Immigrant Living In VA Accused Of Car Attack Near Pentagon Shouted 'I Hate America," Docs Say An Ethiopian citizen living in Virginia accused of yelling obscenities and driving through security checkpoints outside the Pentagon on Friday, Oct. 28 has been arrested, federal court documents show. Tamirat Yehualawork, 36, was behind the wheel of a black Ford Expedition when he sped through a security checkpoint and struck and broke off a drop arm, according to an affidavit. Pentagon police officers tried to raise a second barrier to block the vehicle, but "he was moving too fast and drove over the barrier before it could raise," they said. "As he crossed the bridge into the SouthS…

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by Nicole Acosta
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Man On Run For 8 Years In Boston Shooting Busted In Chicago: Police Man On Run For 8 Years In Boston Shooting Busted In Chicago: Police
Man On Run For 8 Years In Boston Shooting Busted In Chicago: Police A 26-year-old man who has been on the run since police said he shot a man in Boston in 2014 was arrested in Chicago and sent back to Massachusetts to face several charges, police said.  Diriye Bile was arrested as he stepped off a plane at O'Hare International Airport earlier this month, Boston Police said. Bile ran away after the Roxbury shooting to his homeland of Ethiopia, where he remained until his capture earlier this month, authorities said.  Detectives said Bile shot a man in the stomach on June 29, 2014, outside of 15 Ruggles Street between Washington Street and Shaw…

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by Josh Lanier
Baltimore
Lifestyle
Maryland Zoo Welcome Two New Baby Birds To Its Family Maryland Zoo Welcome Two New Baby Birds To Its Family
Maryland Zoo Welcome Two New Baby Birds To Its Family The family at the Maryland Zoo got a little larger after two Von der Decken’s Hornbill chicks were hatched in its African Aviary. Last month, the chicks were hatched at the zoo in Baltimore, though the youngsters won’t be visible to the public for several weeks due to the species’ eating and feeding habits. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce that two Von der Decken’s Hornbill (Tockus deckeni) chicks hatched in its African AviaryMaryland Zoo “That’s because, before they lay their eggs, the male and female Von der Decken’s mud up the entrance to the nest with the femal…

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by Zak Failla
Loudoun
News
Dulles Airport Customs Agents Seize Nearly $30K From Family Leaving The Country Dulles Airport Customs Agents Seize Nearly $30K From Family Leaving The Country
Dulles Airport Customs Agents Seize Nearly $30K From Family Leaving The Country A family bound for an Ethiopian vacation lost a day of their trip and more than $27,000 after they failed to disclose that they were carrying enough cash to buy a new Hyundai Santa Fe in their luggage.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said the family didn't disclose the cash as they went through a pre-flight screening. The father — a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Ethiopia — told agents he was carrying $8,000 on him, the agency said in a news release. The man's eldest son also admitted to having $8,000 in cash.  But customs agents found an additional unreported $1…

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by Josh Lanier
Essex NJ
News
Feds: PA Man Nabbed Collecting 950 Pounds Of Khat At Newark Airport Feds: PA Man Nabbed Collecting 950 Pounds Of Khat At Newark Airport
Feds: PA Man Nabbed Collecting 950 Pounds Of Khat At Newark Airport A Pennsylvania man was arrested by federal agents when he showed up at Newark Airport to collect a half-ton of khat that was flown in by freight container, authorities said. Azeez Adebari, 46, of Harrisburg, was listed as the consignee on a manifest and other documents the claimed the contents as clothing, ground melon and pepper, among other things, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities charged Adebari with conspiring to possess and distribute 430 kilograms (948 pounds) of the illegal drug after taking him into custody at the airport on Monday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Morris
Police & Fire
Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park
Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park Friends of a Morris County man whose body was found hanged in a park last weekend are seeking justice. Morris County authorities said Friday they'd found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing to this point in the hanging park death of a 20-year-old Amani Kildea, of Long Valley. His death had been ruled a suicide. A Change.org petition called "Justice for Amani Kildea" launched by Taylor Packwood, however, had garnered more than 31,000 signatures as of Friday afternoon. "His death, without investigation, was ruled a suicide," the petition says.  "Amani was found an hour away from where h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mercer
Lifestyle
Princeton Divorcee Dates Ethiopian Man On New Season Of '90 Day Fiancé' Spinoff Princeton Divorcee Dates Ethiopian Man On New Season Of '90 Day Fiancé' Spinoff
Princeton Divorcee Dates Ethiopian Man On New Season Of '90 Day Fiancé' Spinoff A 28-year-old Princeton divorcee is featured on a TLC "90 Day Fiancé" spinoff. Ariela is a freelance writer dating Biniyam, a 29-year-old dancer and gymnast from Ethiopia, on the TLC series, "90 Day Fiance: The Other Way." The first episode of the spinoff’s second season aired Monday, June 8. The show features Americans who uproot their lives in the U.S. for a shot at love with their significant  others in foreign countries. For Ariela, that means going to Ethiopia. She met Biniyam while waiting for a cab outside a hotel. "I was waiting for a taxi outside a local hotel and …

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant
Lifestyle
Casual Eatery Serves Up Utensil-Free Meat, Vegetarian Stews In Northern Westchester Casual Eatery Serves Up Utensil-Free Meat, Vegetarian Stews In Northern Westchester
Casual Eatery Serves Up Utensil-Free Meat, Vegetarian Stews In Northern Westchester There's a casual restaurant in Northern Westchester where you can relax over a plate of meat or vegetarian stew served over Injera so you don't need utensils. Located in Mount Kisco, Ethiopian eatery Lalibela, which is also the name of a town in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, has a host of traditional dishes, including a hearty Siga Wat which is beef, lamb or chicken slowly cooked with onion, ginger, garlic, berbere chili sauce, and seasoned butter. A non-spicy version of the same stew with turmeric replacing the chili sauce, according to Lalibela's menu.  Among vegan/ve…

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by Donna Christopher
Bergenfield
Schools
BERGENFEST: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival BERGENFEST: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival
Bergenfest: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival Hundreds of people are expected to turn out for a music festival organized by Bergen County teens. Bergenfest is a "local concert on a global mission" with Wé McDonald of NBC's "The Voice" headlining the June 29 event. Held at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, the concert is for non-profit humanitarian organization TEEEM: The Empathetic Entrepreneur Equality Mission. TEEEM raises funds and awareness toward world-wide community needs and includes students from across North Jersey. BergenfestContributed Each high school is dedicated to a particular country: Ridgewood H…

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by Cecilia Levine