Virginia | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Mon, 10 May 2021 09:25:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Virginia | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 The US issues Emergency declaration in 17 states after fuel pipeline cyberattack https://www.insideojodu.com/the-us-issues-emergency-declaration-in-17-states-after-fuel-pipeline-cyberattack/ https://www.insideojodu.com/the-us-issues-emergency-declaration-in-17-states-after-fuel-pipeline-cyberattack/#respond Mon, 10 May 2021 09:25:16 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=22058 Joe Biden’s administration has issued a regional emergency declaration for 17 states and Washington,…

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Joe Biden’s administration has issued a regional emergency declaration for 17 states and Washington, D.C., to keep fuel supply lines open after a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline’s infrastructure on Friday, May 7.

Friday night’s cyberattack is “the most significant, successful attack on energy infrastructure” known to have occurred in the U.S., according to Politico.

Colonial Pipeline carries 45% of fuel supplies in the eastern U.S. Some 5,500 miles of the pipeline has been shut down in response to the attack.

While gasoline and diesel prices aren’t expected to be impacted if pipeline operations resume in the next few days, fuel suppliers are becoming “increasingly nervous” about possible shortages, Bloomberg reports.

Colonial said in a statement Sunday while its main fuel lines remained offline, some smaller lines between terminals and delivery points were now operational.

He said “We will bring our full system back online only when we believe it is safe to do so and in full compliance with the approval of all federal regulations”

The US said it’s “working with” fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline to try and restart operations as soon as possible.

The regional emergency declaration by the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is so that fuel supply lines can be kept open.

The emergency declaration covers Alabama, Arkansas, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

The DoT agency said in a statement the declaration “addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products and provides necessary relief.”

The attack is a significant breach of critical infrastructure and comes on the heels of multiple other major cyberattacks on both U.S. companies and the federal government in recent months by foreign actors.

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Trump’s top general puts his reputation to the test over Iran https://www.insideojodu.com/trumps-top-general-puts-his-reputation-to-the-test-over-iran/ https://www.insideojodu.com/trumps-top-general-puts-his-reputation-to-the-test-over-iran/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:24:29 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=10084 When President Donald Trump’s top national security advisers briefed Congress last week on intelligence…

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When President Donald Trump’s top national security advisers briefed Congress last week on intelligence used to justify killing Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, many lawmakers bristled at the defiant attitude of Trump’s team — particularly his top general, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.

According to numerous people in the room, Milley was the most vocal defender of the intelligence. Multiple Hill Democrats said Milley came across as trying to match the bombast of the President in defending the strike.

One Democratic lawmaker told CNN they were turned off by Milley’s pitch on behalf of the administration, particularly when he insisted that the intelligence was “exquisite.” The lawmaker argued Milley’s rhetoric was divorced from how intelligence is actually assessed.

“General Milley went out of his way to defend the intel behind the QS strike as so utterly compelling,” a Democratic aide in the room told CNN. “It was embarrassing.”

Not everyone reacted that way. Many Republicans and some Democrats came away impressed by Milley and defended him as an “honest broker” in the words of Virginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine.

Still, the briefing — and indeed the strike on Soleimani itself— marks a critical moment for the 61-year-old four-star general. At the peak of an illustrious military career, Milley’s non-partisan reputation is being put to the test as he defends the most controversial foreign policy decision of Donald Trump’s presidency.

In doing so, Milley has come dangerously close to wading into political realms that are usually out of bounds for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, who is typically there to provide non-partisan military advice.

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Marine deserter wanted in murder of Virginia man, police say he’s ‘armed and dangerous’ https://www.insideojodu.com/marine-deserter-wanted-in-murder-of-virginia-man-police-say-hes-armed-and-dangerous/ https://www.insideojodu.com/marine-deserter-wanted-in-murder-of-virginia-man-police-say-hes-armed-and-dangerous/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:28:43 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=8705 Police in Virginia are on the hunt for a former U.S. Marine that deserted…

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Police in Virginia are on the hunt for a former U.S. Marine that deserted his post last month and is now wanted in the killing of his mother’s boyfriend.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant Monday for Michael Alexander Brown, 22, in connection with the shooting death of his mother’s boyfriend, Rodney Brown, several days earlier.

Deputies were dispatched to a Franklin County home at around 12 p.m. Saturday over reports that the homeowner was found dead on the property. Investigators later determined that the victim was allegedly killed by his live-in girlfriend’s son, who was later identified as Brown.

The sheriff’s office said in a press release Sunday that Michael Brown’s last known address was near the victim’s — although it was not immediately clear if they lived in the same home — and he was likely driving a 1976 Cadillac.

A later update said that Brown ditched his car and might be in a 2008 Lincoln Town Car with North Carolina license plates.

Little is known about Brown’s motive for the killing or his whereabouts. The sheriff’s office said he “has been known to live in the woods and frequent National Parks and National Forest.”

He is also considered “armed and dangerous.” Police said he is believed to be armed with a high-powered rifle and “may have access to other weapons.”

Brown was a combat engineer in the Marines before he deserted his post at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C. on Oct. 18.

A warrant for his arrest was issued for second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

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Home destroyed in West Virginia blast https://www.insideojodu.com/home-destroyed-in-west-virginia-blast/ https://www.insideojodu.com/home-destroyed-in-west-virginia-blast/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:56:19 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=8675 A West Virginia home was destroyed in an explosion Monday, causing non-life-threatening injuries to…

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A West Virginia home was destroyed in an explosion Monday, causing non-life-threatening injuries to two people, according to officials.

The explosion occurred at a home in Charles Town, near the border with Maryland and Virginia, around 1 p.m., Fox 5 DC reported.

Witnesses told the station that the homeowners were having problems with their propane furnace on Sunday. A technician reportedly arrived at the home Monday to fix the propane furnace and smelled gas.

The homeowner and the technician were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Fox 5 reported, citing witnesses. There were reportedly two teenage boys who were home during the explosion, but they were unharmed.

Photos and video footage from news outlets show firefighters dousing the remnants of a fire at the leveled house. Fire officials said they were trying to determine what caused the explosion.

A message left with Charles Town’s fire department wasn’t immediately returned.

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