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El plan de Trump para embellecer Washington enfrenta nuevos obstáculos

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Por Aleena Fayaz, CNN

Durante una ceremonia celebrada a principios de este mes frente a la emblemática fuente en cascada del parque Meridian Hill, en Washington, el secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, y otros altos funcionarios de Estados Unidos destacaron los esfuerzos del presidente Donald Trump para convertir a la ciudad en un lugar “seguro y hermoso”.

Sin embargo, menos de dos semanas después, el histórico parque que sirvió de escenario para Hegseth se ha convertido en el más reciente obstáculo para la iniciativa de Trump de renovar la imagen de la capital del país, luego de que el agua de la fuente de 13 estanques adquiriera un tono turbio de color marrón anaranjado.

La fuente permaneció sin agua durante siete años hasta que el Gobierno de Trump la reparó y la reabrió en mayo, tras una renovación de US$ 4 millones que fue bien recibida por los residentes. Después de la restauración, numerosas personas comenzaron a visitar el parque por las tardes para sentarse en las escalinatas junto a la fuente, hacer picnics y leer libros.

Pero esta semana, quienes frecuentan el parque observaron que el agua de los estanques comenzaba a adquirir un color marrón.

“Parece barro”, dijo James Langan, un residente de Nueva York que visitaba Washington.

La fuente del parque Meridian Hill es una de las nueve que están siendo puestas nuevamente en funcionamiento en virtud del decreto firmado por Trump en marzo de 2025 para convertir a Washington en una ciudad “segura y hermosa”, como parte de los preparativos para el 250º aniversario de Estados Unidos. Cuando CNN visitó esta semana las nueve fuentes distribuidas por la ciudad, solo una seguía aparentemente fuera de servicio y dos presentaban agua de color marrón.

Algunos residentes y visitantes dijeron que agradecen que la fuente vuelva a funcionar, pese a la coloración del agua.

“Cada vez que venía aquí antes, me decepcionaba un poco que el agua nunca estuviera corriendo y que el lugar estuviera como invadido por la basura”, dijo a CNN Jedi Sworobuk, residente de Washington. “Creo que es agradable tenerla, especialmente con el calor del verano”.

El Departamento del Interior informó a CNN el martes por la noche que el color marrón del agua en el parque Meridian Hill se debía a “sedimentos como resultado de la reapertura de dos tuberías de agua que habían estado fuera de servicio durante algún tiempo” y añadió que esperaba que el agua recuperara su aspecto normal en un plazo de entre 24 y 36 horas.

Un equipo de CNN observó el miércoles a trabajadores limpiando los estanques en cascada, después de que el cambio de color del agua generara comentarios en las redes sociales.

Para este sábado, el agua seguía turbia, aunque menos anaranjada.

El Departamento del Interior no respondió este sábado a una solicitud de comentarios sobre el estado de la fuente de Meridian Hill ni sobre las fuentes ubicadas junto a la estatua del general Philip Sheridan, en Sheridan Circle, que permanecían fuera de servicio.

La fuente del parque Meridian Hill llamó la atención de Alexandra McKenna, una residente de Londres que visitó Washington e incluyó el parque en su itinerario.

“Se ve bastante desagradable”, dijo McKenna entre risas.

McKenna también señaló el agua del estanque reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln, que en las últimas semanas ha sido objeto de atención mediática, y comentó: “Parece que ahora mismo es algo que está pasando en Washington”.

Los problemas en el parque Meridian Hill se producen después de que el estanque reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln dominara la conversación en Washing

England goes through to the World Cup semifinal after Jude Bellingham inspires a 2-1 win over Norway

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Jude Bellingham of England

By Jacob Lev, CNN Staff

Jude Bellingham’s two goals are enough to see England through to the World Cup semifinal. They defeat Norway 2-1 in extra time after a thrilling contest in truly brutal conditions in South Florida.

However, England manager Thomas Tuchel was not exactly enamored with his squad’s performance despite the win.

“We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today,” the 52-year-old said in an interview after the game. “The result is fantastic. We are in the last four, its amazing but not happy with the performance.”

Reigning champion Argentina takes the pitch to face off against Switzerland with the other spot in the World Cup semifinal on the line at 9 p.m. ET in Kansas City.

Spain’s victory yesterday locked La Roja in for a semifinal heavyweight clash against France, set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET in Dallas.

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England goes through to the World Cup semifinal after Jude Bellingham inspires a 2-1 win over Norway

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Jude Bellingham of England

By Jacob Lev, CNN Staff

Jude Bellingham’s two goals are enough to see England through to the World Cup semifinal. They defeat Norway 2-1 in extra time after a thrilling contest in truly brutal conditions in South Florida.

However, England manager Thomas Tuchel was not exactly enamored with his squad’s performance despite the win.

“We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today,” the 52-year-old said in an interview after the game. “The result is fantastic. We are in the last four, its amazing but not happy with the performance.”

England will face reigning champion Argentina who defeated Switzerland 3-1 in Kansas City on Saturday.

Spain’s victory on Friday locked La Roja in for a semifinal heavyweight clash against France, set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET in Dallas.

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Man arrested on suspicion of murdering former UK lawmaker

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By Max Saltman, CNN

(CNN) — A 28-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening in South Yorkshire, England, “on suspicion of the murder of” former UK lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, according to a press release by British police.

“The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” said the statement from Devon and Cornwall Police. “Miss Widdecombe’s family have been informed of this development.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Heat and humidity ahead, Sunday July 12th forecast

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Inland heat continues with advisories in place for many areas. Of course, much cooler conditions with patchy fog is keeping our coastline mild and very popular for those trying to beat the heat. We are also seeing an influx of southerly moisture via the Summer Monsoon. There are chances for isolated showers and even thunder, but most of the moisture should stay to our east. Patchy fog will linger along the coast, but should become thinner with the upper and mid level moisture streaming northward. Look for highs on Sunday to be in the 70's for our beaches with inland areas warming back in to the upper 80's and 90's. We could even see a low 100 and again, added humidity will make for a heat index effect which means all areas will feel even warmer.

Looking ahead, more heat is expected as we head in to mid July as well as lingering Monsoon chances. The marine layer will likely become very weak through a good chunk of next week. Heat Watches in place now for just about all areas will likely turn in to Advisories by early next week and last through at least Thursday. This mean temperatures will run well above normal for all areas depending on wether or not the marine layer completely disappears along the coast. We could also see some late afternoon and early evening Sundowners that will need to be monitored closely. The heat should start to decrease as we head toward next weekend, but our weather might get very interesting tropical wise. Our long range computer models see a very good chance for a tropical storm or hurricane cruising up from the south. It is very rare to have a system get close to California, but not unheard of. Our cool ocean temps will weaken whatever does get close, but high surf and shower chances will be possible if it does get close enough. We will keep a very close eye on our tropical chances and update our forecast frequently.

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