WASHINGTON — Former US Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after allegedly yanking at the “American-flag blue” sealant the Trump administration installed on its bottom. Defense attorney Mary Dohrmann entered the plea on Hearn’s behalf during a brief hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean, calling her client an “upstanding” citizen with deep ties to the nation’s capital. “It is not a crime to touch the Reflecting Pool, to touch water in the United States of America,” fellow defense lawyer Norm Eisen declared to reporters outside the…

ToplineFIFA has rejected the Royal Belgian Football Association’s appeal of its decision to lift a one-game suspension of U.S. star player Folarin Balogun, after President Donald Trump lobbied the organization to let Balogun play in Monday’s game against Belgium.Key FactsThe FIFA Appeal Committee determined the RBFA’s request challenging Balogun’s eligibility…

The Primetime Emmy Award nominations are out and not-so-surprisingly “The Pitt” is an early winner with more nods than any other show. Also, it’s a great start for the cast of “Widow’s Bay” who enter with 19 nominations for its freshman season.There were plenty of surprises and some snubs from…

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Water covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface yet risks of scarcity and limited access form one of the defining crises of the coming century. Only 2.5% of Earth’s water is fresh, and the majority of that is locked in glaciers or deep aquifers beyond easy reach. Climate change…

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