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Reflecting Pool looks 'like vomit,' visitors say; crews continue cleaning job

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By Sydney Persing Verified
| Yahoo Verified
The Brief Crews continued to remove algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool on Friday. The algae bloomed just days after the Trump administration spent $14 million to beautify the pool. Scientists say the algae is harmless and officials say scrubbers have killed the algae. WASHINGTON - Crews continued work to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Friday, after green blooms appeared in the water earlier this week. The work comes after a $14 million renovation.
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Reflecting Pool looks 'like vomit,' visitors say; crews continue cleaning job

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By Sydney Persing Verified
| WTTG-TV (Bethesda, MD) Verified
By Sydney Persing and Joe Calabrese Published June 19, 2026 9:32 PM EDT WASHINGTON - Crews continued work to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Friday, after green blooms appeared in the water earlier this week. The work comes after a $14 million renovation. The backstory: President Donald Trump announced plans to beautify the Reflecting Pool in April. At the time, he said it would cost about $1.5 million.
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Manhunt underway for 2 women charged with murder of mother in Silver Spring

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By Sydney Persing Verified
| WTTG-TV (Bethesda, MD) Verified
By Sydney Persing and Isabel Soisson Published June 4, 2026 10:38 PM EDT SILVER SPRING, MD. - A massive manhunt is underway tonight for two women accused of first-degree murder after a 67-year-old woman was found dead inside a Silver Spring senior living community. What we know: Montgomery County Police are searching for the victim's daughter, 29-year-old Vanessa Tjongarero-Henderson of Clarksburg, and her girlfriend, 36-year-old Samantha Raebel of Phoenix.
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