The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the US capital has turned green with algae days after it was refilled with water following renovations. President Donald Trump ordered the revamp last year, claiming the pool had been left in a poor condition by President Joe Biden. It’s had issues with algae for decades. BBC Verify’s Jake […]
Explore MoreViral posts allege a secret effort to spread ticks on US farms and to trigger an allergy to red meat. The false claims lean on misleading footage and unfounded accusations, while ignoring scientific evidence about how lone star ticks – and the condition they can cause – are actually spreading. BBC Verify reporter Marco Silva […]
Explore MoreRana Charron, who lives in Cleveland, Ohio, said she applied for Canadian citizenship using census records that proved her great-great-grandmother was French-Canadian and from Quebec, as no birth certificate or baptismal records were available from that time. source
Explore MoreUS President Donald Trump is touting a new peace deal with Iran, with Vice-President JD Vance saying Tehran’s nuclear programme has been “comprehensively destroyed”. But former President Barack Obama says any new agreement is unlikely to be “significantly different” from the deal he struck with Iran in 2015. The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue takes a look […]
Explore MoreIn newly unsealed court filings, the government says the group allegedly expressed grievances about corruption, the Epstein files, and data centres.source
Explore More“The loss suffered today is heartbreaking for our racing community,” Sam Gerrity, chief executive officer of the hotel, said in a statement. “We are deeply grateful to the security personnel, first responders, and racing staff whose swift actions helped protect the horses and people in the surrounding barns.” source
Explore MoreWildfires burning through the night in southern California covered over 2,000 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Aerial footage filmed on Monday showed a helicopter attempting to douse the flames, as vehicles continue to drive on roads that appear to be close to the fires in Riverside County. […]
Explore MoreBut investors appear to be betting on what they think SpaceX can acheive. While its biggest focus is the manufacture and launch of rockets with reusable parts, the company also manufactures and launches Starlink internet satellites, and is ramping up its presence in the AI race. source
Explore MoreCalls to remove Iran’s clerical regime sounded outside Iran’s opening match at the World Cup. Iranian-Americans gathered in Los Angeles to protest the presence of Iran’s team, which they believe is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iran striker Mehdi Taremi told reporters this week that US-Iran political tension “undermines the joy” of […]
Explore MorePresident Trump says the US and Iran have agreed a deal to end the war but it is unclear what has been agreed on Iran’s nuclear programmesource
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