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DOJ drops Reflecting Pool charge, citing ‘botched’ work and contradicting Trump  The Washington Post ‘Rushed and botched’ | Olympian accused of vandalizing Reflecting Pool won’t face charges after prosecutors admit construction flaws  WUSA9 Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging

DOJ drops Reflecting Pool charge, citing ‘botched’ work and contradicting Trump  washingtonpost.com Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool  The New York Times ‘Rushed and botched’ | Olympian accused of vandalizing Reflecting Pool won’t face charges after prosecutors

Several migrants said they had been motivated by social media messages claiming that the Spanish border was open, though the origin of those messages remained unclear.

Speculation has focused on lax Moroccan policing, attractive Spanish immigration policies and misinformation from human traffickers. In reality, experts said, it’s too early to know.

Plus, the Trump administration plans Sun Belt water cuts. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

On Thursday, tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbors Morocco. By Friday evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.

DOJ drops Reflecting Pool charge, citing ‘botched’ work and contradicting Trump  The Washington Post Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool  The New York Times Prosecutors Drop Case Against Olympic Canoeist Charged With Vandalizing Reflecting Pool  WSJ Trump administration

Reflecting pool damage was the result of botched work, not vandals, DOJ says  Politico Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool  The New York Times DOJ to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism case against David Hearn  ESPN Prosecutors Drop Case

Some 27 million metric tons of self-sustaining sargassum have been recorded in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in July, according to a report released Friday by the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab.

A draft notice published Friday in the Federal Register says a nearly year-long review “provided sufficient data” to suggest the bond program effectively enforces compliance with visa conditions, and would be made permanent.