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A liner along the bottom of the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC was cut with a sharp knife or razor earlier this month, an official at the National Park Service has said.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

They will turn out to be mourning the loss of the same man, who died six months earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Matt O’Brien said Rinderknecht knew the area well because he had lived there a few years earlier, before moving to a small apartment in North Hollywood where “his life started to deteriorate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Three of the four were 6–3 rulings, and they come after a slew of other 6–3 decisions the court released earlier this week.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

The paper in question is still on Theo’s bed where I’d piled the other papers earlier, right on top.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse