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Trump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation

In the latest twist in one of the strangest ongoing scandals in Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced that the government would be dropping charges against the four people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the 2,000-foot long water basin that connects…

The Conversation

Washington reflecting pool saga is just the latest example of man trying to dominate nature – and losing

US President Donald Trump’s “restoration” of the reflecting pool that stretches between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument has been dogged by questions over cost and now by the president’s claims it has been vandalised.

The Conversation

Mystery of how someone left giant ‘8647’ message on National Mall under investigation

The anti-Trump message was spotted in huge letters near the Washington Monument

The Independent UK

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US authorities investigate huge etching of ‘8647’ on National Mall grounds

Live webcam footage from atop the Washington Monument shows a highly visible ‘8’, while the others appears fainter

The Guardian - US

Suspect in National Mall shooting shouted ‘F the White House’ after arrest, prosecutors say

The man will be charged with assaulting a federal officer and discharging a firearm during a violent crime

The Independent UK

Gun scare near White House: Person shot by law enforcement at Washington Monument; lockdown briefly imposed

Law enforcement shot an individual near the Washington Monument on Monday, triggering a brief White House lockdown. Emergency services transported an adult male to the hospital, while a teenager received treatment for minor injuries. The incident, occurring close to a presidential event, adds to recent security concerns in the capital.

The Times of India

Suspect opened fire near National Mall after confrontation with officers, Secret Service says

The White House was briefly locked down as authorities investigated the incident

The Independent UK

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'What is with this obsession with Indians?': Indian Entrepreneur hits out at criticism of folk dancer

An Indian entrepreneur in Germany labeled backlash against a folk dancer at the Washington Monument as "straight up racism," highlighting perceived double standards. He questioned the intense negativity towards Indian immigrants and their cultural expressions, suggesting appreciation and gratitude would be more fitting responses.

The Times of India

Moon fever hits DC as Artemis 2 rocket 'candle' lights up Washington Monument just 1 month before launch (photos)

The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.

Space

Capitol Lens | Ready for takeoff - Roll Call

The Washington Monument is illuminated on Sunday night with an image of the Saturn V rocket that carried astronauts to the moon in 1969.

Roll Call

NYE Washington Monument illumination kicks off Trump's yearlong America 250 celebration

Organizers hail "world's tallest birthday candle in honor of our Nation's 250th birthday."

Axios

Watch an asteroid the size of the Washington Monument zoom past Earth live on Sept. 18 (video)

Watch live as a potentially hazardous asteroid makes a close flyby of Earth on Sept. 18.

Space

In one DC neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bag

In a swath of the nation’s capital that sits across the tracks, and the river, residents can see the Washington Monument, the Waldorf Astoria and the U.S. Capitol dome

The Independent UK

White House UFC cage fight will take place on the South Lawn, Dana White says

‘All I care about is the Octagon on the lawn and the fight happening with the backdrop being the White House and the Washington Monument,’ UFC CEO says

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AP Was There: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 draws hundreds of thousands

On Aug. 28, 1963, AP reporter Raymond J

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