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Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying evidence prosecutors had recently received refuted the idea that vandals were to blame.

Associated Press
Aug 01, 2026
Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens

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Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing

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Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing
Father who gave gun to Apalachee High School shooter gets 15 years in prison

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Father who gave gun to Apalachee High School shooter gets 15 years in prison
Court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order

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Court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order
Seattle shootout that killed 3 may have been gang-related

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Seattle shootout that killed 3 may have been gang-related
US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list

Posted Jul 26, 2026

US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list
Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of his interviews with a ghostwriter

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Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of his interviews with a ghostwriter
11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas

Posted Jul 24, 2026

11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas
Teen pleads guilty to murder in a 2024 shooting that left 4 dead at Georgia's Apalachee High School

Posted Jul 24, 2026

Teen pleads guilty to murder in a 2024 shooting that left 4 dead at Georgia's Apalachee High School
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