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$3.5 Million Bethesda mansion owner cited for allegedly hosting underage drinking party
Sassan Kimiavi, 52, of Lybrook Court, faces 13 counts of allowing underage drinking and $32,500 in fines after police said teens were caught fleeing from his home and admitted to drinking there while Kimiavi was home. Kimiavi denied the allegations. [WJLA]
Good Morning America in Silver Spring
The ABC morning show will set up at Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring Wednesday morning and air part of the show from the plaza from 9 – 10 a.m. [Silver Spring Town Center]
NIH playing major role in Zika vaccine research
The Bethesda-based federal research center held a meeting Monday with scientists, government officials and private sector representatives to coordinate medical research toward creating a vaccine to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to debilitating birth defects. [Nature]
MedStar Health dealing with cyber attack
The company that operates 10 hospitals in the Washington, D.C. region reportedly turned away patients Tuesday or treated them without computer records as it worked to fight off an alleged “ransomware” attack that rendered some of its computer systems inoperable. [The Washington Post]
Trone launches web ad about college debt
In the new ad, David Trone, the Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District and co-founder of Total Wine & More, says Congress should work to stop predatory loans and pay the full college tuition for any student who promises to enter public service for 5 years. [YouTube]
Mild weather Wednesday
It’s expected to be sunny with a high near 60 degrees and a nighttime low dropping to 49 degrees. [National Weather Service]
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