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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1916, Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) was born. In 1924, César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (died 2005) was born. In 1927, Theodore Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer (died 2007) was born. In 1930, Harold Bloom, American literary critic (died 2019) was born. In 1941, Bill Boggs, American journalist and producer was born. In 1950, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani physicist and academic was born. In 1977, Brandon Short, American football player and sportscaster was born. In 1978, Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists. In 2008, Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (born 1908) passed away. In 2014, John Seigenthaler, American journalist and academic (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Trump’s Pool Guys Hit With Probe for Slime Debacle
Photo Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/X/ReutersThe two contractors who carried out President Donald Trump’s Reflecting Pool renovation, which left the pool a shocking shade of bright green, are in hot water with Congress. Sen. Jeff Merkley launched an investigation into the more than 16 million project that resulted in one of the worst algae blooms in years, immediately after its completion and the peeling of blue paint.The pool has since been fenced off as crews scramble to fix the botched job, while Trump argues that vandals sabotaged it, but has provided scant evidence to back up his claim.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Inspired Taste – Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
· Jun 15, 2026
Dill Pickle Dip
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· Jun 24, 2026
‘Daily Show’ Host Has a Solution to Donald Trump’s Green Slime Mess
REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinThe Daily Show’s Josh Johnson thinks the key to solving Trump’s pool slime problem has been right in front of him all along. President Trump announced his plan in April to turn the water in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “American flag blue,” and has so far failed spectacularly. Trump is scrambling to remove the pool’s massive algae bloom before the Fourth of July, now less than two weeks away. Trump has made unproven claims that the pool’s algae has been caused by vandals pouring chemicals into the pool or cutting open a “290- or 300-foot slit” in the floor liner. Read more at The Daily Beast.
A Cozy Kitchen
· Jun 15, 2026
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· Jun 23, 2026
It Sounds an Awful Lot Like They Gave Trump Early Access to an Incredibly Powerful Experimental Weight Loss Drug
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Mises Institute
· Jun 24, 2026
Do I Look like a “Radical Left Lunatic” Vandal?
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