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Restorers Alessia Scazzuso, center, and Michele Lullo, right, discuss with the head of the Franciscan convent of St. Francesco a Ripa, Friar Stefano Tamburo, the conservation works required in the cell that St. Francis of Assisi is believed to have used when visiting the convent in Rome, during an inspection, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. The friars who run the St. Francis a Ripa church in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood are launching a Kickstarter online fundraising campaign Tuesday, March 11, 2014, to try to raise the $125,000 to restore the tiny cell upstairs from the sacristy where St. Francis stayed, The Associated Press has learned. Rather than ask for funding from the Italian government, which owns the church and is responsible for its upkeep, the friars decided on this more democratic crowdfunding initiative thinking it more in keeping with the Franciscan tradition of seeking alms for just what they need, spreading the faith as they beg, and making sure the poor are the priority. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Pope's Franciscans kick-start restoration effortPope's namesake Franciscan friars kick-start modern mendicant campaign to 'rebuild my church'
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A package of Kraft parmesan cheese is seen in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Looking for American-made parmesan cheese on the grocery aisle? If the European Union gets its way, you may not be able to find it. Also missing could be domestic asiago, feta and gorgonzola. The cheeses would still be there, but their names might be different. As part of free trade talks, the European Union is expected to propose to ban the United States from using certain European cheese names if the cheese is made here. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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FILE - This March 6, 2014 file photo shows Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., left, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate is heading toward a vote to change the military justice system to deal with sexual assault. The legislation would scrap the nearly century-old practice of an accused being able to use a "good soldier defense" to raise doubts that a crime had been committed. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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Pro-Ukrainian Crimean tartars protest against the Russian invasion in to the Ukrainian territory in front of Ukrainian parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Tuesday reiterated his call for Western nations to defend Ukraine against Russia.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. talks to reporters as she leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after saying that the CIA's improper search of a stand-alone computer network established for Congress has been referred to the Justice Department. The issue stems from the investigation into allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE - A Jan. 3, 2011 file photo shows the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Police flooded Facebook's headquarters Tuesday March 11, 2014 in Northern California to investigate a threat they later found wasn't credible. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Facebook headquarters cleared after false threatFacebook's Northern California headquarters locked down after threat later found not credible
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A Malaysian police woman holds up a picture of a 19-year-old Iranian, identified by Malaysian police as Pouria Nour Muhammad Mehrdad, who boarded the now missing Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 with a stolen passport, during a press conference, Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Sepang, Malaysia. One of the two men traveling on a missing Malaysian Airlines jetliner was an Iranian asylum seeker, officials said Tuesday, as baffled authorities expanded their search for the Boeing 777 on the opposite side of the country from where it disappeared nearly four days ago with 239 people on board.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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Smoke rises from a fire burning in San Francisco, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The major fire burning in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood sent an enormous plume of black smoke high into the sky. There were no initial reports of injuries. The four-alarm fire that began about 5 p.m. was ravaging a high-rise building under construction and moving down a block. Fire-suppression systems had not yet been installed in the building, making the battle against the blaze more difficult, Fire Department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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FILE - A Jan. 3, 2011 file photo shows the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Police flooded Facebook's headquarters Tuesday March 11, 2014 in Northern California to investigate a threat they later found wasn't credible. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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Restorers Alessia Scazzuso, center, and Michele Lullo, right, discuss with the head of the Franciscan convent of St. Francesco a Ripa, Friar Stefano Tamburo, the conservation works required in the cell that St. Francis of Assisi is believed to have used when visiting the convent in Rome, during an inspection, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. The friars who run the St. Francis a Ripa church in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood are launching a Kickstarter online fundraising campaign Tuesday, March 11, 2014, to try to raise the $125,000 to restore the tiny cell upstairs from the sacristy where St. Francis stayed, The Associated Press has learned. Rather than ask for funding from the Italian government, which owns the church and is responsible for its upkeep, the friars decided on this more democratic crowdfunding initiative thinking it more in keeping with the Franciscan tradition of seeking alms for just what they need, spreading the faith as they beg, and making sure the poor are the priority. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
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A package of Kraft parmesan cheese is seen in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Looking for American-made parmesan cheese on the grocery aisle? If the European Union gets its way, you may not be able to find it. Also missing could be domestic asiago, feta and gorgonzola. The cheeses would still be there, but their names might be different. As part of free trade talks, the European Union is expected to propose to ban the United States from using certain European cheese names if the cheese is made here. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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FILE - In this June 18, 1999 file photo, Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter" holds a nine-foot female alligator accompanied by his American wife Terri, who is from Eugene, Oregon, at his "Australia Zoo" in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. Australia's famed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin knew he was dying after a massive stingray stabbed him in the chest hundreds of times, the only witness to the fatal 2006 attack said in his first detailed public account of the beloved conservationist's death. (AP Photo/Russell McPhedran, File)
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A package of Kraft parmesan cheese is seen in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Looking for American-made parmesan cheese on the grocery aisle? If the European Union gets its way, you may not be able to find it. Also missing could be domestic asiago, feta and gorgonzola. The cheeses would still be there, but their names might be different. As part of free trade talks, the European Union is expected to propose to ban the United States from using certain European cheese names if the cheese is made here. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2014, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster (22) runs against Indianapolis Colts strong safety Antoine Bethea (41) during an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Indianapolis. Titans kicked off the first day of NFL free agency Tuesday, March 11, by agreeing to terms with Chiefs' McCluster, said a person familiar with the situation. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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  • Woman Killed in 'Domestic-Related' Shooting

    A woman was killed Tuesday morning in what is believed to have been a domestic-related homicide, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Patch.com, Tue, Mar 11 2014 @ 07:00 PM

  • Woman Killed, Husband Charged With First Degree Murder

    A woman was killed Tuesday morning and her husband has been arrested in what authorities describe as a domestic-related shooting, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Patch.com, Tue, Mar 11 2014 @ 09:48 PM

  • Man arrested for murder outside of Leesburg

    The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a murder that took place just north of the Town of Leesburg. Loudoun Times, Tue, Mar 11 2014 @ 03:41 PM

  • Gun Drawn in Parking Space Dispute

    A Sterling man has been charged with a weapon law violation after pulling a gun out during an argument over a parking space, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Patch.com, Mon, Mar 10 2014 @ 02:15 PM

  • New sketch released of Sterling robbery suspect

    The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has released an additional sketch of a man believed to have robbed four women in the Sterling area. Loudoun Times, Fri, Mar 7 2014 @ 12:33 PM

  • Mack truck collision shuts down Ashburn roads

    Several Roads in Ashburn were closed March 5 after a collision between a dump truck and pick-up truck. Loudoun Times, Thu, Mar 6 2014 @ 06:44 PM

  • VDOE Announces $2.1M in Mathematics & Science Partnership Grants

    The Virginia Department of Education has awarded grants totaling more than $2.1 million to ten partnerships between school divisions and colleges and universities to increase content knowledge and sharpen classroom skills of teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics - subject areas known collectively as STEM. NBC29, Wed, Mar 5 2014 @ 02:23 PM

  • Loudoun homeowners riding the assessment wave up

    In 1999, Leesburg resident Vicky Payne bought a townhouse for $100,000 in cash. Boy, what a property-value ride she has been on since. Loudoun Times, Thu, Mar 6 2014 @ 12:04 PM
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