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July 2026

Justice Dept. admits Reflecting Pool renovation was flawed, drops case against former Olympian

David Hearn (golfer)former U.S. Olympian
Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong,
Jeanine Pirroa new court filing from DC US Attorney
It was not until after the return of the indictment [of Hearn], that the [Department of Interior] provided additional documents to the [US Attorney’s Office in DC] indicating that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, and the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Day 2026,

Situational Awareness, the hedge fund making headlines, explained

For years, Situational Awareness was closely tracked by Wall Street, members of the AI community and its founder’s fiercest followers

Trump, under pressure on Iran, takes his Cabinet to the woods

His predecessors have chosen the retreat as an escape from cameras and formality; Trump rarely objects to having his picture taken or an extra chandelier or two

Donald Trumppresident
By the way,... there’s no information that they’re after me. It could happen.”
John F. Kennedyhealth Secretary
He was resentful at Dwight Eisenhower for renaming it Camp David,
Dwight D. Eisenhowerpresident
Perhaps public familiarity with the name Camp David caused the Kennedys to hesitate,
John F. Kennedyhealth Secretary
I raised my hand, but I haven’t been here for 62 years,
We follow the news, obviously, the events in the Middle East,

Scientists believe newly discovered demon cavefish may be among the rarest fish in the world

Jonathan Armbrusterdr.
We need to understand what our planet is like in order to make sure that we survive into the future,
Jonathan Armbrusterdr.
You usually see it in the smaller fishes, things that live in open water,
Jonathan Armbrusterdr.
What do you call a plain white, eyeless, rather nondescript thing? I mean, it’s hard to come up with descriptive names for something like that, and so what you’ll see is a lot of cave organisms have some kind of tie-in with underground creatures of some sort,
Over the years, I’ve seen how variable cavefish can be, and I’ve been fooled before by animals that looked different but were genetically very similar,
The species is known from a single site based on our best knowledge with presumably a very small population size,

New Colorado River plan will require steep cuts for three states as reservoirs tumble to new lows

But some fear it won’t be enough to save the lifeblood water basin as vital reservoirs plummet toward record lows

Doug Burguminterior Secretary
This framework provides the flexibility to respond to changing hydrologic conditions while preserving the opportunity for the Basin States to continue working toward durable, consensus-based solutions,

Fact check: Trump baselessly claims Walz is ‘behind’ cyberattack, repeats debunked claims at Cabinet meeting

President Donald Trump rattled off some of his most common false claims about the economy, immigration and his foreign policy record at a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday

Water and Wastewater Sector (WWS) utility companies in at least seven states have reported incidents to the FBI, and some of that activity degraded water operations.”
Donald Trumppresident
I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they’re grossly incompetent. I think the governor is behind it.”... I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think that Minnesota ought to get its act together.”
Donald Trumppresident
When we took office, we inherited a total catastrophe. The last administration created the worst inflation in 48 years.”

Officials release Nancy Guthrie ransom note and grim follow up letter in hopes someone recognizes writing patterns

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is releasing content from the ransom notes received in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie nearly six months ago in hopes of new leads that will bring investigators closer to her recovery

How does a heat dome work?

CNN's Derek Van Dam explains how the weather phenomenon works and what those impacted can expect

What to know about the Anthropic hack

CNN's Hadas Gold breaks down what happened and explains what safeguards AI companies need to consider in the wake of this new incident

Military F-35B fighter jet crashes and burns at California Marine Corps base

Smoke from the crash could be seen billowing from miles away

Wisconsin Gov. candidate Francesca Hong says views ‘can evolve’ on defunding the police. But have hers?

A democratic socialist is leading the WI Dem Gov. primary. Here’s where she stands on policing, data centers and more

I think it's important to recognize the practical and sensible solutions that we need right now. And that's permanent affordability,

Hamas agrees to give up arms but uncertainty remains

Hamas has for the first time agreed to a specific plan to hand over its weapons in Gaza

Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics

The remains of what’s believed to be an ancient mammoth were discovered Wednesday on the newly exposed riverbed of the Danube in northern Bulgaria, after the river plunged to record lows

Hannah Clokeenglish professor of Hydrology
The heat dries the soil, empties the rivers and drives up demand for water all at once. That is the fingerprint of a changing climate,
Summers like this are becoming part of the ordinary range, and they will keep getting worse as long as we burn fossil fuels,

The market’s big AI doubts are exposing the riskiest players

On Thursday, the San Francisco fund Situational Awareness, founded by a former OpenAI researcher with no professional investing experience, was forced to sell the bulk of its public holdings to a bigger rival after its investments soured and it faced a raft of margin calls from lenders