Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool The New York Times Prosecutors Drop Case Against Olympic Canoeist Charged With Vandalizing Reflecting Pool WSJ Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool case, blaming damage on ‘botched’ installation NBC News Charges dropped over alleged reflecting pool vandalism as damage blamed on ‘flawed installation’ Sky News ‘Rushed and botched’ | […]
DR Congo Ebola epidemic becomes world’s second largest outbreak – Al Jazeera
Officials declare the outbreak the fastest spreading ever, warning the world to ‘pay much more attention’.SaveShareMore than 3,500 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), making it the world’s second largest outbreak on record.Confirmed cases have reached 3,532, the DRC Ministry of Communication and Media said […]
Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs – BBC
US prosecutors have dropped charges against a former Olympian who had been accused of vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, writing in court documents that the damage is now believed to be "the result of flawed installation by the contractor".President Donald Trump had previously blamed the damage on "sick, deranged" vandals.But a document filed […]
Renowned Netflix documentary climber among those missing in avalanche – USA Today
A renowned mountaineer featured in a Netflix documentary and an American climber are among 10 people missing after an avalanche struck Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains, in northern Pakistan on Thursday, July 30, according to Reuters and the Alpine Club of Pakistan.Four bodies were recovered on Friday, July 31, Reuters reported.Among those […]
Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis – The Guardian
Federal government plan outlines cuts of roughly 40% to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporaryThe US government released its anxiously awaited plan for how to manage the Colorado River crisis on Friday, which includes the potential for harsh cuts in water supplied to California, Arizona and Nevada.Under the proposal, […]