The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is being drained again after algae turned the water green and the blue lining began peeling off after a spring resurfacing.
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The Senate returns from the July 4 recess to a transformed landscape: South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham has died at 71, a loss NPR's Claudia Rosales says will make 'a difficult season for the Senate even harder.' Graham chaired the Senate budget committee, and his absence throws Republican plans for a partisan spending bill into disarray — without a committee chair to drive the process, senators face an urgent scramble to recalibrate. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has called on Graham's sister Darlene to fill out the remainder of his term through January, with her swearing-in expected Tuesday afternoon. [1] — Claudia Rosales "Senator Lindsey Graham's death at 71 leaves the Senate without its budget committee chair at a pivotal moment. Without him, Republican plan…" 01:36
Lindsey Graham's death leaves the Senate budget committee chairless, complicating Republican plans for a partisan spending bill.
The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, repainted 'American flag blue' this spring, is being drained for the second time after algae turned the water green and the blue lining started peeling. The Trump administration is rehiring the same contractor — despite the failed first attempt.
Kalanick estimates that a decade ago, 90% of media coverage of tech business was negative, treating companies like political targets.
2024–2025 marked the single largest decrease in violent crime and murder in the US since 1937.
From 2024 to 2025, violent crime decreased 9%, property crime decreased 12.4%, and motor vehicle theft decreased 23%.
California's Ebony Alert Program, designed for the swift recovery of missing Black youth and women, officially went into effect on January 1, 2024.
Andrew Santino discovered that American tourists now need to pay $20 to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK, starting January 2025.
Kay Classman, a 28-year-old woman, was arrested for repeatedly enrolling in a Bronx high school posing as a 16-year-old student across multiple school districts.
A poll around 2011 found that 16% of Americans believed 9/11 was an inside job, illustrating how viral misinformation had already embedded itself in public opinion before social media peaked.
Andrew Wilson offered Candace Owens $300,000 to debate her Charlie Kirk conspiracy theory, but she refused.
According to the podcast, only 11 people were killed by the coordinated Israeli pager attack on Hezbollah operatives, despite widespread detonations.
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