
一 | BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Court records filed Friday indicate Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, intends to plead guilty in a federal case accusing him of trying to extort money from the missing teen’s mother.A federal judge set an Oct. 18 plea and sentencing hearing for van der Sloot in Birmingham, Alabama. He had previously entered a plea of not guilty in the case. Emails sent to van der Sloot's attorney and a spokeswoman for federal prosecutors were not immediately returned Friday eveningVan der Sloot was extradited to Alabama from Peru, where he’s serving a 28-year sentence after confessing to killing a Peruvian woman in 2010. Holloway went missing during a high school graduation trip with classmates to Aruba. The Alabama teen was last seen leaving a bar with van der Sloot, a student at an international school on the island. The mysterious disappearance sparked years of news coverage and countless true-crime podcasts. Van der Sloot was identified as a main suspect and was detained for questioning but no charges were filed in the case.A judge declared Holloway dead but her body has never been found.U.S. prosecutors say that in 2010, van der Sloot sought money from Beth Holloway to disclose the location of her daughter's body. A grand jury indicted him that year.。 (ECNS) -- Jia Jia, a female giant panda at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, celebrated her 14th birthday on Wednesday. Born on Aug. 5, 2012, Jia Jia is known for her gentle and quiet temperament. Her enclosure was decorated with a “birthday cake”, toys and flowers, attracting many panda fans to take photos. Some people specifically traveled from other cities to Shanghai to celebrate her birthday. A woman surnamed Zhang, who came all the way from Beijing, said the adorable giant pandas are very healing, and she feels especially happy every time she watches their videos. The park also launched a giant panda conservation education program for youth to promote wildlife protection and introduced a panda-themed educational program for schools and communities. (By Helen Mo, intern Liu Shuangjing)
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