The president had insisted for weeks that the landmarks’ algae-stained waters and peeling lining were the fault of vandals, not the project itself.
Category: Washington (DC)
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Trump Concedes There Was ‘Some Contractor Error’ in Reflecting Pool Renovations
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Blanche Defends Pirro but Says Trump Can Fire Her at Any Time
The New York Times – On the Runway:The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.
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Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case
The New York Times – On the Runway:President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., “folded like an umbrella.” For now, her job appeared to be safe, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
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Dulles Airport’s Reviled ‘People Movers’ May Be Lurching Into the Sunset
The New York Times – Travel:A $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.
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Even the Rich Can’t Escape Cyclospora, Ticks, Heat Waves and Other Summer Scourges
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:With heat waves throttling the Northeast, lone star ticks on Martha’s Vineyard and cyclospora in our salads, not even the rich can escape the impact of climate change.
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Even the Rich Can’t Escape Cyclospora, Ticks, Heat Waves and Other Summer Scourges
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:With heat waves throttling the Northeast, lone star ticks on Martha’s Vineyard and cyclospora in our salads, not even the rich can escape the impact of climate change.
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The Artist Matthew Taylor Is Helping Trump Reshape Washington
The New York Times – Movies:Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and political strategist, made influential ads and documentaries produced by Steve Bannon. Now he’s assisting the White House.
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The Artist Matthew Taylor Is Helping Trump Reshape Washington
The New York Times – Movies:Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and political strategist, made influential ads and documentaries produced by Steve Bannon. Now he’s assisting the White House.
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Kevin Klose, Who Made NPR a Reporting Powerhouse, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Business:A longtime journalist at The Washington Post, he used his unexpected fund-raising talents to greatly expand the radio organization’s coverage.
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Politics News Site NOTUS to Become ‘The Star’
The New York Times – Business:The Washington publication is rebranding as it expands its local news and sports coverage in the wake of substantial layoffs at The Washington Post.
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Tracking Trump’s Efforts to Reshape Cultural Institutions
The New York Times – Business:Jennifer Schuessler, a culture reporter who writes about intellectual life, is now covering President Trump’s attempts to amend the presentation of American history.