US President Donald Trump has claimed that a White House staffer was struck in the chest by a golf ball at Washington’s East Potomac Golf Course, renewing his criticism of the public facility and calling for its immediate closure over safety concerns. Trump shares photos of damaged golf range, alleges White House staffer was hit … Read more
US District Judge Ana C Reyes is in the spotlight after she sharply criticized the Trump administration over the cutting of hundreds of trees at a Washington golf course. Here is everything we know about her: Golfers tee off near log sections cut and tree stumps at the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington. (AP … Read more
WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt to tree cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. golf course that has been part of President Donald Trump’s plans to remake the city. Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf … Read more
An iconic piece of Hollywood history in Los Angeles has changed hands for $26 million (£20 million) after undergoing a sensitive multi-year restoration project. American businessman Ron Burkle acquired the sprawling five-acre Toluca Lake compound that once belonged to the legendary entertainer Bob Hope in 2018 for $15 million (£11.5 million). Following a meticulous restoration … Read more
Congressman Ed Case presented Lee with her Gold Medal and a certificate of special recognition in August. She became the seventh person from his district to receive the honor over the past 25 years. For 17-year-old Jessica Lee, earning the highest youth honor presented by the U.S. Congress was not the result of a single … Read more
The East Potomac Golf Links opened in 1919 Congress set aside Washington’s East Potomac Park for ‘recreation and the pleasure of the people’ in 1897. The park includes the East Potomac Golf Links, a historic public golf course that opened in 1919. Now, 129 years after the park was created, the Trump administration has started … Read more
For years, the land beside the River Trent in Rugeley had a very different purpose. It formed part of the former Rugeley Power Station site and included a golf course used by the station’s staff. According to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, the course closed in 2017, and the 64-acre site is now being transformed into a … Read more
David DeMar Jr., a researcher with the University of Washington’s Burke Museum, discovered the unusual nodule while conducting fieldwork in northeastern Montana’s Hell Creek Formation. Sometimes, the most extraordinary discoveries are hiding in things that look utterly ordinary. In 2016, a researcher working in Montana spotted a small, reddish-brown rock while searching for fossils. It … Read more
In 2001, the city of Temple, Texas, opened a sprawling 266-acre “golf ranch” next to a 600-acre reservoir, marketing it as a unique blend of course, event venue and recreational hub. A quarter-century later, with the facility aging and the university next door seeking space to grow, the city and Texas A&M University–Temple struck an … Read more
The overhaul of the East Potomac Golf Links at East Potomac Park in Washington D.C. is a dream project of President Donald Trump. As the project takes shape, the felling of 100-year-old cherry blossom trees has raised concerns. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn … Read more