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FILE - This July 24, 2009 file photo shows dancers Karina Smirnoff, left, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, during a press preview for the Broadway ballroom dance show "Burn The Floor" in New York. “Dancing with the Stars” duo Smirnoff and Chmerkovskiy have hopped aboard the Broadway-bound “Forever Tango.” Producers said Wednesday, July 19, 2013, the pair will perform in the show at the Walter Kerr Theatre from July 9-28. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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In this Wednesday, June 12, 2013 photo, the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant is seen through a bus window in Okuma, in Fukushima prefecture. More than two years after Japan’s nuclear disaster, damaged vehicles, twisted metal and other debris remain strewn about the Fukushima plant. Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new requirements approved Wednesday, June 19, by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will take effect on July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If plants pass inspection, they can reopen. (AP Photo/Noboru Hashimoto, Pool)
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Ariel Castro, center, enters the court before a judge with his defense attorney's, Craig Weintraub, left, and Jaye Schlachet during a pretrial hearing on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Cleveland. A tentative Aug. 4 trial date has been set for Castro, accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home for about a decade. (AP Photo/Jason Miller)
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In this Wednesday, June 12, 2013 photo, the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant is seen through a bus window in Okuma, in Fukushima prefecture. More than two years after Japan’s nuclear disaster, damaged vehicles, twisted metal and other debris remain strewn about the Fukushima plant. Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new requirements approved Wednesday, June 19, by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will take effect on July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If plants pass inspection, they can reopen. (AP Photo/Noboru Hashimoto, Pool)
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House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., sponsor of the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act, left, talks with Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE - This July 24, 2009 file photo shows dancers Karina Smirnoff, left, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, during a press preview for the Broadway ballroom dance show "Burn The Floor" in New York. “Dancing with the Stars” duo Smirnoff and Chmerkovskiy have hopped aboard the Broadway-bound “Forever Tango.” Producers said Wednesday, July 19, 2013, the pair will perform in the show at the Walter Kerr Theatre from July 9-28. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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A military policeman pepper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protesters amassed in at least seven Brazilian cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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  • Herndon man convicted of theft from former employer

    A Loudoun County Jury convicted a Herndon man June 17 of burglary and grand larceny and recommended more than seven years in prison. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 06:56 PM

  • Leesburg woman indicted for first-degree murder

    A Leesburg woman charged in the December shooting death of a Sterling man was among 36 indicted June 10 by a Loudoun County Grand Jury. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 06:56 PM

  • GOP is losing its grip on Virginia

    LEESBURG, Va. Downtown Leesburg offers a portrait of attachment to the past: Federal-style buildings line the streets, and the courthouse square features both a plaque commemorating a reading in 1776 of the Declaration of Independence and a statute honoring Confederate soldiers. Journalgazette.net, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 02:39 PM

  • Man Gets In Fight At Va. Hotel, Laptop Stolen

    A man got into an argument and then a physical fight with a group of four people in the patio area of a hotel in Sterling on Tuesday morning, only to discover afterwards that someone stole his laptop, according to Loudoun County Sheriff's Office authorities. WUSA9.com, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 06:11 AM

  • Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour adds new talent

    Photo courtesy/J.Douglas J. Douglas has drawn portraits for most of his life, but he began to experiment with oil paintings in 2008. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 08:07 AM
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