- The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being refilled after a renovation, with President Trump showing video of water flowing into the freshly painted basin he called “American flag blue.”
- Trump announced a new pedestrian “promenade” to the Potomac — joking about calling it the “Trump Promenade” — as part of other planned changes around the memorial.
- The project has drawn criticism and a lawsuit over the paint color/theme‑park look and disputed costs (Trump cited $1.5–2M; contracts total at least $14.8M).
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- JR's temporary inflatable artwork "La Caverne du Pont Neuf" — a trompe-l'œil canvas around Paris's Pont Neuf and a tribute to Christo and Jeanne‑Claude — has been installed along the Seine.
- The planned June 6 opening has been postponed after the giant inflatable suffered damage, reportedly from strong winds; technical teams are investigating.
- The piece had been drawing tourists and onlookers to the riverbanks; a new opening date will be set once the assessment is complete.
- A hobby metal detectorist discovered an "extraordinary" Roman gold ring with an engraved gemstone and a hoard of coins near Ilminster, Somerset in 2018.
- The heavy, intricately worked Ilminster Ring is nationally significant—Roman gold is rare for the period (c. 286–296 AD) and helps illuminate local unrest then.
- South West Heritage Trust raised £78,010 to acquire and conserve the ring; it will go on display at The Museum of Somerset in Taunton.
- A Texas roller coaster stopped during its vertical climb, leaving riders stranded nearly 100 feet in the air.
- All eight passengers were safely rescued and no injuries were reported.
- NBC News covered the dramatic-but-safe rescue — a great icebreaker story about unexpected amusement-park mishaps.
- President Trump touted a $1.5 million coat for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and said predecessors spent “hundreds of millions,” but federal records show at least $14.8 million in contracts so far and the Obama-era rebuild cost about $34 million — not “hundreds.”
- The 2012 Obama reconstruction added circulation/filtration, made the pool shallower and darker, and added paths, but leaks and algae problems persisted; the Biden team did no major rehab after a full fix was estimated at over $100 million.
- The long, iconic pool (site of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech) is being cleaned and coated now as part of preparations ahead of America’s 250th celebrations.
- Sheffield Station has opened a new light well revealing about a one‑mile stretch of the River Sheaf that had been hidden under the city for 150+ years, so passengers can now see, hear and smell the river.
- The project aims to aid wildlife and nature recovery (fish and insects are returning) and to reconnect the river with Sheffield’s history and local wellbeing.
- Practical design touches include perch seats and a steel grille to prevent high‑heel accidents, plus engraved historical info and prize-winning poems on display.
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