WASHINGTON (AP) — The newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump called “American flag blue” this spring.An Associated Press reporter and photographer viewed the fenced-off Reflecting Pool on Wednesday from the top of the Washington Monument. The new liner appears grayer than when the pool was repainted and refilled with water in early June. Debris that had been visible earlier this week after the pool was drained is now largely gone, after work crews removed it. Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the…

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Published on 18/07/2026 – 11:47 GMT+2 Ukraine carried out large-scale strikes on central Russia overnight, targeting a number of warehouses and an oil facility, according to Kyiv and local Russian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces had hit two “major” logistics facilities in the regions…

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ToplineAlmost all processed foods on grocery store shelves claiming to be made with avocado oil actually contain cheaper substitute oils, according to a new study by University of California Davis researchers who say a supply-chain accountability gap is to blame as customers pay a premium price for products that often…

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