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    FACT FOCUS: Trump says Obama and Biden spent ‘hundreds of millions’ on reflecting pool. They did not

    Trump has claimed that the Obama and Biden administrations spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. They did not. In April, President Donald Trump announced a project to revamp the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, hiring a contractor to coat its massive granite basin at a cost of what he said would be $1.5 million. He criticized his predecessors’ efforts to fix the site at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesdayclaiming they spent “hundreds of millions of dollars.” Former President Barack Obama presided over a multimillion-dollar renovation of the pool, but the final bill was nowhere…

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    An Indiana Tim Hortons remains closed following 75-year-old’s death after fight with worker

    It could still be weeks before the cause and manner of death are officially determined for the woman who died after a fight with a worker at Tim Hortons. WASHINGTON — Two weeks after a 75-year-old woman died following a fight with a Tim Hortons workerthe Indiana location where the incident unfolded remains closed for now. The investigation into the death of Anita Grayson is still ongoing, and it could still be weeks before the cause and manner of death are officially determined. This story continues below. After surveillance footage of the incident was shared by the…

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    ‘Hand to God?’ | Florida deputy doubles down on phone ticket after woman shows she has no hand

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    Juniper Blessing honored at celebration of life in New Mexico

    Attendees at Juniper Blessing’s celebration of life made origami butterflies and were encouraged to leave them in places that would make Blessing smile. SANTA FE, N.M. — Family, friends and teachers honored slain University of Washington student Juniper Blessing during a celebration of life service in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday. People who Blessing impacted gathered at the New Mexico School for the Arts to remember Blessing’s life by sharing stories and memories. Blessing was fatally stabbed at an off-campus UW student apartment May 10. Blessing graduated from the New Mexico School for the Arts in 2024 before going…

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    SkinnyDipped recalls chocolate almond bites over undeclared peanuts

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    Video shows devastation, crushed cars after deadly chemical tank implosion at Washington paper mill

    New video shows the sheer amount of devastation after a tank holding corrosive white liquor imploded at a paper mill in Longview, Washington. WASHINGTON — New video is showing the aftermath of a deadly implosion at a Washington state paper mill that is presumed to have killed 11 people and injured another eight. Crews resumed the search Wednesday for nine workers at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, although authorities have already said there is no hope of finding survivors. If the 11 deaths are confirmed, it would be one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the U.S. in…

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    Driver wanted in fatal 2016 Whatcom County crash confirmed dead in Guatemala, WSP says

    Luciano Ailon-Garcia was wanted after a 2016 crash that killed Georgianna James and injured another passenger. WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — A man wanted in connection with a 2016 Whatcom County crash that killed passenger Georgianna James has been confirmed dead in Guatemala, according to a Wednesday release from the Washington State Patrol. Luciano Ailon-Garcia was wanted for vehicular homicide, hit-and-run death and vehicular assault after the Aug. 28, 2016, crash on Pole Road, WSP said. Investigators said Ailon-Garcia was driving a Ford Explorer on Pole Road about 5 a.m. when he failed to make a left-hand curve while traveling at…

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    Trump Accounts: Here’s how to sign up as app launches ahead of July 4 rollout

    Parents who signed up for the Trump accounts will soon start receiving email instructions on activating the account, the Treasury Department said. WASHINGTON — Trump Accounts, the federal program aimed to help children save money before they reach adulthood, launched its mobile app on Thursday. The Treasury Department announced the Trump Account apps are now available in app stores nationwide, including the Apple App Store and Google Play,  ahead of the official accounts’ launch on July 4, 2026. The app will be the primary place where parents can manage their children’s tax-preferred investment accounts. “The Trump Administration is taking another…

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    Family seeks answers after dad’s death in Nippon Dynawave facility chemical tank rupture

    The Longview community is still reeling after the deadly incident at the paper mill Tuesday, including Gilbert Bernal’s family. LONGVIEW, Wash. — The family of Gilbert Bernal is mourning their father, grandfather and husband, who died following the deadly chemical tank failure at the Nippon Dynawave facility early Tuesday morning. His son, Eli, recalls how the family learned of the news: “My mom got a call from somebody advising her that they had somebody, potentially that could be my father.” This story continues below. Eli said he was too afraid to call his father’s phone, in fear…

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    The Latest: US forces carry out new defensive strikes on Iran

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