Vienna’s own Ilia Malinin pulled off what is considered the sport’s hardest jump 鈥� which involves the skater doing four-and-a-half spins while in the air 鈥� on his way to a third-place finish at the championship held in Saitama, Japan.

Boom. And there it is…

Ilia Malinin lands the first quad Axel at the world championships.

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It was the first time that the 18-year-old senior from Marshall High School medaled in the world championships.

鈥淚 was nervous at the beginning so I was glad to pull it off,鈥� Malinin told The Associated Press. 鈥淚鈥檓 just very shocked by how much I have progressed this season.鈥�

Malinin attempted six quadruple jumps in total, but under-rotated on a quad lutz and was deducted points on a quad flip and a quad lutz.

The teen previously attempted the quad axel during a competition in San Jose, California, but failed to land it.

草莓传媒’s Luke Lukert and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said that a jury found 39-year-old Richard Nduba for firing multiple shots at the man who was sitting outside of a Walmart on H Street in August 2022.

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Around 7 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2022, prosecutors said that Nduba and the victim, a friend of his, had gotten into an argument. The victim went to take a phone call near Walmart’s loading dock after the argument ended, at which point Nduba circled the block in his rental SUV and fired two shots at the victim “in broad daylight,” according to prosecutors.

Nduba stopped shooting when the victim acted as if he had been shot, despite both bullets missing. A bullet hole was later found in Walmart’s loading dock door, next to where the victim had been sitting.

Nduba is scheduled for sentencing on April 21.

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The Maryland Democrat tweeted a short video of him making a shot at the Capital One Arena before the Washington Wizards played the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.

Youngkin, a Republican, accepted the challenge by tweeting of short clip of him draining a shot while he was on the campaign trail.

Game on!

鈥� Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA)

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It was a moment of levity in an otherwise tense bidding war between the two states.

Maryland officials said changes to the scoring process last year unfairly tipped the process toward Virginia鈥檚 Springfield site.

Both states made their final pitches to the General Services Administration on Wednesday.

Maryland leaders wrote a three-page letter Thursday asking President Biden to get involved in the decision, explaining what he expects out of the process and make a public statement about racial equity.

The debate got a bit heated as Virginia leaders argued that the Springfield site would bring federal facilities to one of the most diverse areas of the country, putting it in line with the president鈥檚 guidance on taking racial equity into consideration.

Maryland countered saying diversity is not the same as equity, pointing out that Prince George鈥檚 County is majority Black.

Now, it seems the decision could come down to a game of HORSE 鈥� heck, maybe just the coin toss.

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Fire officials haven’t determined what led up to the crash near the Rosemont Avenue intersection. Still, Frederick County Fire Chief Tom Coe said at a press conference that residents of a home on nearby Apple Avenue were displaced after flames from the wreckage caused “extensive damage” to their house.

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Two other homes and three cars on that same street caught fire as well, according to Coe, but only suffered minor damage. Fire crews were able to contain the fire in about 40 minutes.

Roadcrews reopened the stretch of road impacted by the explosion some 10 hours after the incident was reported. An investigation into the tanker fire is ongoing.

The gas tanker, owned by CLI Transport, was engulfed in flames, sending heavy smoke into the area following the crash. Authorities only said that the truck was carrying a “flammable liquid,” but Coe believed it was a commonly transported liquid such as gasoline or diesel fuel.

Officials will continue to monitor the air quality and the area where the liquid saturated soil for the clean up, but there was no breach of the Frederick’s sewer system, nor were contaminants found in a creek nearby.

Maryland State Police said there were no other injuries or deaths related to the incident.

鈥淢y heart goes out to those affected by this tragedy in Frederick,” Gov. Wes Moore said in a statement. “We are continuing to monitor the situation closely.鈥�

big fire on interstate 15 in Frederick MD

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In a statement, CLI Transport President John Tippery said the truck was carrying fuel heading to a local Sheetz location. He added that the company is working alongside Sheetz and local officials to provide any assistant to the area impacted by the fire.

“Both CLI Transport and Sheetz are fully cooperating with state police who are investigating this accident as well as working closely with the Maryland Department of the Environment and local officials to ensure a safe and environmentally responsible clean up,” Tippery said.

Below is the area where the explosion took place:

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Authorities said one person was in critical condition and several residents were hospitalized after the fire 鈥� originating in the living room of a seventh-floor apartment 鈥� caused approximately $2 million in damages and displaced more than 400 residents.

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鈥� Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO)

Two dogs and one cat also died in the fire, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer.

Three firefighters, of the 100 that responded to the fire, sustained non-life-threating injuries and were treated and released.

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Crews responded to calls for a fire at the Arrive Silver Spring apartment complex at around 6 a.m., Piringer said.

Three alarm fire this morning at a Silver Spring apartment building near Georgia Ave and Spring Street.

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Firefighters were able to put out the flames, but heavy smoke remained throughout the building.

“They were faced with a lot of chaos,” Piringer told 草莓传媒’s Stetson Miller. “They had a significant fire on the seventh floor [with] heavy, thick black smoke and heat.”

Rescue crews helped get residents out of the building, including some trapped in the building’s hallways and on balconies.

“We were on the balcony of our neighbor鈥檚 apartment, trying to be as (far) away from the fire as we could. We couldn鈥檛 get down the stairs because there鈥檚 just too much smoke,鈥� a resident told Miller.

Our news partners at NBC Washington spoke with one resident who feared for their life.

“It was all black in the stairwell. I couldn鈥檛 breathe, my eyes were watering up, and so I said, 鈥榊ou know what, I鈥檓 not going to make it,鈥欌�欌�� resident . 鈥淚t was wild.”

Below is the area where the fire broke out:

草莓传媒’s Matt Small, Ciara Wells, Tadiwos Abedje, Ivy Lyons and Stetson Miller contributed to this report.

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said that 25-year-old Jerry Phillips was convicted on charges of federal wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft and illegal possession of a machine gun.

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Phillips’ offenses stem from his role in a scheme carried out with his brother, Jaleel, where they illicitly obtained more than $1 million in COVID-19 CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program loan applications (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster loan applications (EIDL) and unemployment insurance claims.

Prosecutors said that the brothers and another co-defendant, who wasn’t named, applied for the federal loans by creating fake identities and businesses while also using information from defunct businesses and other peoples’ real personal information.

During the scheme that stretched from March 2020 to February 2022, Phillips admitted to submitting fraudulent PPP and EIDL loan applications with fake identities as well as using the personal information of more than 20 people.

Funds were deposited into the banks accounts tied to the fake identities, which prosecutors said that Phillips used to buy a 2020 Chevrolet Camaro that cost nearly $66,000 and was registered in his name.

At least 25 fake driver’s licenses from multiple states were recovered from Phillips’ home, as were four “ghost guns” 鈥� one of which had been illegally modified to be fully automatic.

Phillips could serve over 40 years in federal prison for his offenses. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 16.

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The college’s School of Public Policy will go by “Thurgood Marshall Hall” following a naming ceremony to be held later this month. The name pays homage to the civil rights advocate and litigator who successfully argued that segregation was unconstitutional in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

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“This recognition serves as a testament to his legacy as an unapologetic trailblazer for justice and equality,” the Marshall family said in a statement shared by the university. “The inspiring work the school does every day to create the next generation of students embodies what was at his core 鈥攅nsuring a more just and equitable world for all.”

According to the press release, the hall will support the school’s mission to advance the public good by drawing together students, faculty and other experts to foster discourse and action.

Marshall was born in Baltimore in 1908 and graduated at the top of his class at Howard University Law School, after he was denied admission to UMD’s law school in 1930 for being Black.

He went on to join the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and was part of the legal team that triumphed over UMD’s prejudicial admissions process in court.

That included cases where Marshall helped represent Parren Mitchell and Hiram Whittle, who were also rejected by the university for being Black. Mitchell would go on to become UMD’s first Black student to take graduate classes in 1950. Whittle enrolled as the college’s first Black undergrad student a year later.

Marshall became the nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice in 1967, where he served for 24 years until retirement.

“There is no better name to bestow on this building than Thurgood Marshall’s,” said Robert C. Orr, dean of the School of Public Policy, in the press release. “Justice Marshall’s legacy in dismantling segregation, strengthening voting rights and promoting equal protection for every American is an inspiration to all of us.”

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Maryland State Police said that they charged 38-year-old Ernest Drew Phillips, of Saint Leonard, with three counts of possession of child pornography and related charges. He is currently being held without bond at the Calvert County Detention Center.

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Phillips was taken into custody after members of the state police’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served him a search and seizure warrant at his home. Investigators said they found “multiple child pornography files” during a preliminary review of his electronic devices.

The suspect came on law enforcement’s radar in December after Maryland State Police’s Computer Crimes Unit obtained child pornography files that were being distributed online.

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The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said that Christopher J. Macmillan, 51, and Joshua L. Settle, 36, to the Dominion property in the 26000 block of Auburn Farm Road in Aldie shortly before 12:40 a.m.

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Deputies arrived soon after and arrested the two suspects, who were transported to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. They have been charged with Possession of Burglary Tools, Attempted Larceny, Trespassing, Destruction of Property, and Conspiracy to Commit Larceny, authorities said.

Authorities believe the suspects were breaking into the building to steal copper wire.

A spokesperson for Dominion said that the site of the break-in was not a power substation.

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The bill also calls for repealing one part of the Home Rule Act that allows the president to federalize D.C.’s police force in the case of an emergency.

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U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware is the bill’s primary sponsor. He was joined by Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and D.C.’s lone congressional representative, Eleanor Holmes Norton.

“Until our D.C. statehood bill becomes law, there is no constitutional or policy reason Congress should not expand D.C.’s authority to govern its local affairs,” Norton said in a press release.

“Our bills repealing the president’s authority to federalize the local D.C. police department and to give D.C.’s mayor control over the D.C. National Guard, like governors of states have over their National Guards, places D.C. closer to having control over some of its most vital affairs,” she continued.

Carper and Van Hollen first introduced the bill in June 2020, after what Carper called former President Donald Trump’s “unconstitutional use of force against peaceful protesters” in the District.

Only the president has the power to call in D.C.’s National Guard. The lack of local control came into the spotlight again when District leaders were unable to call in the National Guard during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Carper and Van Hollen reintroduced the bill for a second time after this incident. So far, support for the bill has fallen along partisan lines.

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A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation shows that nearly 41,000 truck drivers tested positive for marijuana in 2022 鈥� a 32% increase over the previous year’s figure.

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More than 100,000 truck drivers have tested positive for marijuana since the DOT expanded its drug reporting program back in 2020.

“Professional drivers are not allowed to use marijuana, even for medical reasons,” Eric Miller, a reporter who covers the DOT for Transport Topics, told 草莓传媒. “The [National Transportation Safety Board] recommended that the [DOT] add a warning label to cannabis products regarding the potential for driving impairment, make enhancements to state drug-impaired driving laws, and standardize technology testing to detect drug use.”

He said that drivers who are flagged for marijuana use during a drug test need to meet with their doctor and develop a treatment plan that involves regular testing.

But , only about 46,000 have completed the process and are eligible to drive again as of Jan. 4. The other 91,000 of the more than 166,000 drivers who failed at least one drug test haven’t enrolled in the return-to-work process.

The said last fall that the industry’s driver shortage eased slightly 鈥� going from 80,000 to 78,000 鈥� but could still balloon to a shortage of 160,000 drivers by 2031.

草莓传媒’s Dan Ronan contributed to this report.

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Coachella’s legal team filed a lawsuit in D.C.’s federal court Wednesday in response to promotional materials sent out by Moechella organizers Justin Johnson and Kelsye Adams last month.

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The lawsuit claims that “Moechella” 鈥� with its similar sounding name and stylized logo that mirrors the one used by Coachella 鈥� is damaging the festival’s brand because its association with multiple incidents such as the shooting death of a D.C. teen during an unpermitted Juneteenth聽event in 2022.

The filing also says that the local event has “unfairly profited” from the clothing merchandise sold using the Moechella logo.

“To be clear, Plaintiffs have no objection to Defendants鈥� lawful activities, including the hosting of live music and entertainment events, producing and selling merchandise, or engaging in other entertainment activities,” the lawsuit reads. “Plaintiffs鈥� only objection is to the Defendants鈥� infringing and confusing use of the term 鈥淢oechella鈥� (or anything similar to Coachella or Chella) in connection with those activities.”

Moechella was born in 2019 in response to complaints about the go-go music played on loud speakers from the MetroPCS store in the District’s Shaw neighborhood.

Johnson started the event 鈥� which combines the local slang term “moe,” or friend, with the name of the popular Southern California music festival 鈥� to celebrate D.C.’s homegrown music genre and Black culture, as well as to protest gentrification.

Johnson has been adamant about keeping the name. Coachella’s lawsuit said that Johnson told that “I’m not going to stop using the name. It’s a protest.”

But Johnson’s attempts to trademark the name have fallen flat.

According to the lawsuit, Johnson filed multiple trademark applications for Moechella in 2021 for things such as clothing, book covers, political commentary and music festivals.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied Johnson’s application for clothing and festivals on the grounds that it would confuse the two brands, per the lawsuit.

Johnson withdrew the application last July. It was the deleted the following month.

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Most of the judges will preside over cases in D.C.’s Superior Court, while one will sit on the D.C. Court of Appeals.

The judges who were confirmed are:

• Errol Arthur (DC Magistrate Judge)
• Kendra Biggs
• Laura Crane
• Leslie Meek
• Carl Ross
• Veronica Sanchez
• Vijay Shanker (DC Court of Appeals)

Judges for the District’s court system are appointed by the president and require confirmation from the Senate.

The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission submits three potential candidates to the president, who then chooses to appoint a nominee. If the president doesn’t appoint a candidate, the commission chooses one to go before the Senate for confirmation.

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“I thank Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters for getting seven judicial nominees to the local D.C. courts confirmed last night,鈥� said , the District’s lone congressional representative.

鈥淗owever, the length of time it took to get them confirmed only reinforces the need for Congress to pass my bill that would eliminate the Senate confirmation requirement for local D.C. judges,” she continued. “The perpetual judicial vacancy crisis in the local D.C. courts harms public safety and access to justice. It is untenable.鈥�

D.C. Courts said in a statement that the District’s court system will still have 11 judicial vacancies between the Court of Appeals and the Superior Court by the end of February.

“Those vacancies lead to delays in justice for victims & survivors, delays in holding harm accountable, delays in family & probate court 鈥� throughout our Courts,” Charles Allen, the D.C. Council’s Ward 6 representative, .

He continued by saying he welcomed the new judges, but urged Congress to make filling the vacancies a priority.

Norton said in her statement that filling seats on D.C. courts has been a bipartisan challenge given that the Senate prioritize federal judicial and executive branch nominees over local D.C. judges.

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Walt Whitman High School Principal Dr. Robert Dodd said in a letter to the community that the hateful words were seen on the Montgomery County school’s sign.

The vandalism comes two days before the first day of Hanukkah.

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Montgomery County police are investigating the act of vandalism, which officials said is part of an alarming local trend.

“This behavior is abhorrent, extremely hurtful, and will not be tolerated at Walt Whitman High School,” Dodd wrote in his letter.

Dodd added that if a student is found to be a perpetrator, they will be disciplined in accordance with the school’s memorandum of understanding with local police, and the school district’s student code of conduct.

Statement regarding Antisemitic graffiti at Walt Whitman HS: (Graffiti blurred to not further spread hate)

鈥� Councilmember Kate Stewart (she/her) (@cmkatestewart)

Superintendent of Montgomery County schools Monifa McKnight said the school system was “deeply disturbed and saddened by the antisemitic graffiti.”

“This hurtful behavior, along with any acts of discrimination, have no place in our school community and will not be tolerated,” McKnight said.

In another statement, Chief of Police Marcus Jones said “Acts of hate and bigotry are on the rise across the country and in Montgomery County. Antisemitism and any forms of hate (or) bias are not welcome in our community.”

Chief Jones said his department is coordinating with the Anti-Defamation League as part of its ongoing investigation and is increasing patrols near the county’s community centers, schools and places of worship.

The incident at Whitman High is part of a disturbing trend of antisemitic graffiti in the D.C. region. A shopping center in Chantilly, Virginia, was tagged earlier this month with white supremacist symbols and phrases.

Two separate incidents of antisemitic graffiti took place in Montgomery County last month, including swastikas found near Old Georgetown Road and Tuckerman Lane, as well as along the Bethesda Trolley Trail, which was also spray-painted with swastikas and white power symbols in August.

Antisemitic flyers were also seen on doorsteps throughout D.C.’s Kalorama neighborhood in November.

In response to the most recent graffiti, the Anti-Defamation League of D.C., the American Jewish Committee of D.C., the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington released a joint statement, expressing anger and disgust.

“Let us continue to speak out against all forms of hatred, especially in our children鈥檚 learning environments, which should be places of physical and emotional safety, mutual respect, and decency,” the statement said.

草莓传媒’s Melissa Howell, Tadiwos Abedje and Ivy Lyons contributed to this report.

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Lt. Tabatha Merrell had attended Fredericksburg’s Public Safety Santa Run on Tuesday, dressed as Mrs. Claus. While she was driving home from the community function, still in costume, Merrell spotted a woman peering out over the Falmouth Bridge.

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Merrell was on the phone with her mother at the time, but she decided to double back due to an uneasy feeling she had about the woman.

“I saw that the young lady at this point, she started out with just her upper body hanging over the railing looking into the river,” Merrell told 草莓传媒. “She had actually progressed to have her left leg over the railing and her upper body over the railing as well. She was just hanging on by her last leg, so I knew right away, clearly, this wasn’t good.”

The lieutenant didn’t want to say that a jump from the bridge would have been deadly, but the Rappahannock River’s rocky bed nearly 25 feet down 鈥� especially with the water being as frigid as it was 鈥� was no doubt dangerous.

Merrell turned on her police lights and called for backup right away before she began using crisis intervention techniques with the 25-year-old woman.

Sgt. Aimee Lynch from Fredericksburg Police Department soon joined Merrell, and the two slowly inched their way closer to the woman while continuing their conversation with her. Eventually, both officers were close enough to the woman that they could each grab a side of her and safely pull her away from the ledge.

Coincidentally, Merrell was taking a different route home when she first spotted the woman.

“Call it a sixth sense. Call it my gut. It’s like I told my mom, I said, ‘Something just does not feel right,'” Merrell said. “I think that we were there at the right time. I don’t necessarily feel like a hero. I’m glad that I trusted my instincts.”

The woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she is receiving mental health
assistance.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

草莓传媒’s John Aaron contributed to this report.

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