Ex-Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleads not guilty to vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool: ‘Not a crime to touch water’

WASHINGTON — Former US Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after allegedly yanking at the “American-flag blue” sealant the Trump administration installed on its bottom. Defense attorney Mary Dohrmann entered the plea on Hearn’s behalf during a brief hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean, calling her client an “upstanding” citizen with deep ties to the nation’s capital. “It is not a crime to touch the Reflecting Pool, to touch water in the United States of America,” fellow defense lawyer Norm Eisen declared to reporters outside the…

Michael Saylor’s recent Bitcoin sales are a worry for crypto investors

You can add another brick to the “wall of worry” facing the $2.27 trillion crypto market – and it has “Michael Saylor” written all over it. Saylor runs a company called Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy. It was a software company that under Saylor’s leadership has been transformed into what…

Trump terminates remaining members of Election Assistance ‌Commission after landmark Supreme Court ruling expanded his powers

President Trump on Thursday terminated the remaining members of a federal panel that assists election administration officials nationwide after a landmark Supreme Court ruling granted him more power to fire members of independent agencies.  Thomas Hicks and Christy McCormick, who were appointed to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) by former…

Israel warned US of new Iranian plot to kill Trump: report 

Israel recently shared intelligence with the US about a new Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump, according to a report.  The latest assassination plan, reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, comes after years of Iranian regime threats to kill Trump as revenge for the 2020 killing of Islamic…

Victor Wembanyama becomes first unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Victor Wembanyama made a bit of NBA history on Monday, becoming the first ever unanimous Defensive Player of the Year.  The Spurs big man earned all 100 first-place votes from the group of media members tasked with voting for this year’s league awards, beating out Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren and…

Knicks WAG can’t make it to playoff series because of her own sports career

Knicks two-way center Trey Jemison III and his fiancée Alex Jean Glover are a sports power couple. In a recent TikTok video, Glover, who is a professional volleyball broadcaster for numerous networks, explained that she can’t make it to the Knicks’ first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks because “mama’s…

Apple names insider John Ternus to succeed Tim Cook as CEO

Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple on Sept. 1, the Big Tech giant said in a shock announcement on Monday afternoon. Cook, 65, will transition to a role as the company’s executive chairman. John Ternus, the head of Apple’s hardware division, will replace Cook as CEO. Apple…

ActBlue employees took the Fifth in House depositions 146 times

WASHINGTON — ActBlue employees invoked their Fifth Amendment right at least 146 times in depositions with congressional committees investigating alleged donor fraud on the fundraising platform, according to an explosive report released Monday. Two ActBlue officials, one of whom formerly served as VP of customer service, and three of its…

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