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![“Mikhail Gorbachev addressing UN General Assembly session”. December 1988. Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee and Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet [Parliament], addressing a UN General Assembly session during his official visit to the United States. The mural rear left is by Fernand Léger.](/assets/images/2026-08-03T23-14-40-915Z-david-hearn-cleared-after-unwarranted-scrutiny-in-reflecting-pool-incident-wikimedia-1280.webp)
David Hearn was subjected to intense investigation without cause before being cleared, highlighting tensions in recent political events.
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President Trump said U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro erred in dismissing charges against those accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
NBC Politics | Aug 3, 2026, 7:28 PM
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Senator John Kennedy questions President Trump's claims of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as the Justice Department attributes damage to weather and faulty installation.
The Hill | Aug 2, 2026, 5:47 PM
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President Donald Trump criticized Jeanine Pirro after she decided to drop charges against a former Olympic canoeist accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
NBC Politics | Aug 1, 2026, 10:23 PM
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The Justice Department dropped felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing faulty construction, but President Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum maintain the damage was caused by vandalism.
The Hill | Aug 1, 2026, 6:24 PM
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An F-35B stealth fighter crashed on August 1, 2026, near the Miramar airbase in San Diego, California. The pilot ejected safely and is in stable condition.
Al Jazeera | Aug 1, 2026, 3:14 AM
politics
Federal prosecutors cite botched installation and weather delays as reasons to dismiss charges against David Hearn, who was accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.
CBS Politics | Aug 1, 2026, 12:46 AM
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Federal prosecutors move to dismiss charges after new evidence reveals Reflecting Pool damage was due to flawed installation, not vandalism.
NPR News | Jul 31, 2026, 11:02 PM
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The renovation project aims to replace the airport’s people movers with a new underground system connecting terminals.
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The protective liner installed this spring, dubbed 'American flag blue' by Donald Trump, has faded to gray and suffered damage, delaying the pool’s readiness beyond the Fourth of July.
Guardian US | Jul 16, 2026, 1:52 AM
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Whistleblower complaint claims Trump allies mismanaged Kennedy Center projects, approving unnecessary work and bypassing procedures.
Al Jazeera | Jul 12, 2026, 2:23 AM
world
Whistleblower complaint claims Trump allies mismanaged Kennedy Center projects, approving unnecessary work and bypassing procedures.
Al Jazeera | Jul 12, 2026, 12:55 AM
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The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC is being drained again as part of a planned maintenance initiative linked to Donald Trump’s beautification project.
Guardian US | Jul 11, 2026, 2:31 AM
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Efforts to revamp the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, directed by former President Donald Trump, face setbacks including algae blooms, peeling paint, and vandalism charges.
Euronews | Jul 10, 2026, 8:19 PM
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David Hearn, a three-time Olympic canoeist, denies felony charges related to damage at the National Mall’s reflecting pool following a $14.7 million renovation.
Guardian US | Jul 9, 2026, 5:04 PM
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President Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum address vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and celebrate algae removal using advanced technology.
Fox News Latest | Jul 5, 2026, 8:30 PM
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The meeting follows President Trump's criticism of Pirro's decision to drop charges related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage.
ABC Top Stories | Aug 3, 2026, 10:46 PM
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President Trump publicly rebukes U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after she dropped vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn, blaming a judge's conduct and questioning her decision.
Guardian US | Aug 3, 2026, 7:52 PM![Phil Collins [Fill Colins] auf den "100 Gesichtern" beim Auditorium von Santa Cruz de Tenerife.](/assets/images/2026-08-03T19-51-43-252Z-phil-collins-survives-life-threatening-health-crisis-children-prepared-for-the-w-wikimedia-480.webp)
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In 2024, Phil Collins faced a severe medical emergency in a Swiss hospital that led his children to say emotional goodbyes amid uncertainty about his survival.
Fox News Latest | Aug 3, 2026, 7:51 PM
politics
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool remains drained and awaiting repairs amid a dispute within the Trump administration over the cause of its damage.
CBS Politics | Aug 3, 2026, 1:32 AM
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While most Republicans continue to support Trump’s immigration policies, half of Americans say he has exceeded limits on deportations and enforcement tactics.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 8:08 PM![When Arthur Bently Worthington embarked upon his return voyage to Christchurch from Tasmania in 1897, he must have been aware that his arrival there was unlikely to be accompanied by the same degree of fanfare and enthusiasm that greeted him when he first set foot in the city, in 1890. In December 1895 the ‘tall and handsome’ American with ‘steel-blue greyish and expressive eyes’, whose real name was Oakley Crawford, had suddenly departed Christchurch, having spent the previous five years in residence there building up and ministering to his flock of acolytes, the ‘Students of Truth’, converts to his new religion. In reality, the charming Worthington was a notorious confidence trickster, having previously travelled the length and breadth of the United States bigamously marrying and swiftly defrauding the many wealthy women who crossed his path – abandoning them, and any children that he may have fathered along the way. His liaison with Mary Plunkett, the ‘wife’ who accompanied him to New Zealand in 1890, was the first to diverge from this pattern. Worthington met Mary, the editor of a Christian Science journal and wife of a notable businessman, in New York in 1889, whilst posing as a faith-healer for the sect, and quickly won her over. It wasn’t long before the two, accompanied by her two children, fled America, as Mary’s former husband had begun to unravel Worthington’s shameful and shocking past. In Mary, Worthington had found a woman whose charisma and beauty perfectly complemented his own, and hoards of Christchurch residents soon fell prey to their peculiar brand of proselytisation. Many in Christchurch willingly parted with their cash, and in some cases even mortgaged their homes, to further the religion, and to furnish the couple’s lifestyle. This extended even to the erection of a magnificent columned edifice, the Temple of Truth, in Latimer Square in 1892 (and the lavish private residence attached to it for the couple), within which Worthington preached his self-styled revivalist ‘rational form of Christianity’ to large congregations several times a week, and his insights into reincarnation and sexology for a smaller, more select audience. It was the latter that provoked an outcry – the Methodists first, and then the other denominations expressed their moral outrage at Worthington’s doctrine of free love, and as details of his sordid past started to emerge, and whispers grew about the sexual ‘goings on’ within the group, things began to heat up for him. Creditors were soon seeking financial reparation in the courts from Worthington for bad loans, a schism occurred within the group which culminated in Mary leaving Worthington (historian Geoffrey Rice in Christchurch Crimes and Scandals 1876-99 speculates that this was likely on account of Worthington’s sexual promiscuity - he quickly moved on and ‘wed’ a young parishioner, however), and New Zealand authorities moved to have him extradited by the United States. No wonder then that he fled for Australia at the close of 1895. What is more surprising is his decision to return in 1897 – presumably to have ‘another crack’ at the citizenry of Christchurch via a series of lectures at the Oddfellows’ Hall in September. During his third lecture, on 26 September, an angry crowd thought to number 6000 amassed in the street outside the building; the police found themselves unable to placate the mob and felt that they needed to read the Riot Act – doing so for the first time in Christchurch’s history. In 1899, Worthington finally made a permanent departure from New Zealand – though the events in Christchurch didn’t deter him from continuing his life of crime, and he died in prison in New York in 1917. Entries in the Police Communications Book, such as those pictured, record the frantic attempts of the police to prepare for and contain the anger on the streets of Christchurch. Archives New Zealand’s Christchurch Regional Office holds a wealth of historical material relating to the Canterbury and Westland areas, and this book can be viewed in person in our Christchurch Reading Room. Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Christchurch Regional Office [Archives Reference: CH439/26].](/assets/images/2026-08-02T14-38-51-238Z-sri-lanka-deploys-troops-to-contain-riot-at-overcrowded-mahara-prison-wikimedia-480.webp)
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An inmate was killed and six others wounded as inmates destroyed multiple facilities inside Mahara Prison near Colombo.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 2:38 PM
politics
On August 2, 2026, President Donald Trump criticized his appointed U.S. attorney in D.C., Jeanine Pirro, for dropping charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalism, while also calling for a pause on military strikes against Iran.
NBC Politics | Aug 2, 2026, 1:06 PM
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On August 1st, 2026, President Trump voiced his disapproval of the decision to drop charges related to the Reflecting Pool case, as geopolitical tensions escalate in the Middle East.
CBS Politics | Aug 2, 2026, 3:24 AM