{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":659498,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"a judge permanently dismisses former olympian's reflecting pool charges https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5987947/ref","title":"A judge permanently dismisses former Olympian's Reflecting Pool charges https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5987947/ref","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5987947/reflecting-pool-vandalism-hearn-charges-dismissed","first_seen":"2026-10-01T22:18:17.054425Z","last_seen":"2026-10-02T13:26:06.674206Z","last_rank":6,"peak_rank":5,"last_volume":3,"peak_volume":3,"seen_count":7,"score":0.564609375,"category_hint":"olympics","section":"sport","category":"olympics","summary":"A federal judge has permanently dismissed charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, ending a case that had drawn attention in the sports world. The ruling means the athlete, identified in reports as Hearn, will face no retrial over the incident, which had been covered as a noteworthy intersection of Olympic fame and a high-profile Washington landmark.","why":"The dismissal resolves a legal case involving a well-known former Olympian and a famous national landmark.","tone":"neutral","entities":["Hearn","Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool","Washington, D.C."],"summarized_at":"2026-10-02T12:06:18.152069Z","meta":{"tag":"olympics","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":19},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Judge permanently dismisses former Olympian's Reflecting Pool charges","section_name":"Sport","category_name":"Olympics","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-10-01T22:18:17.054425Z","rank":5,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-01T22:18:17.054425Z","rank":6,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-01T22:44:17.502157Z","rank":5,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-01T22:44:17.502157Z","rank":6,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-01T23:40:16.454446Z","rank":5,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-01T23:40:16.454446Z","rank":6,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T01:02:17.526754Z","rank":6,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T02:27:44.705913Z","rank":6,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T12:04:06.464670Z","rank":6,"volume":3},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T13:26:06.674206Z","rank":6,"volume":3}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5987947/reflecting-pool-vandalism-hearn-charges-dismissed","author":"npr_national@robot.villas","title":null,"snippet":"A judge permanently dismisses former Olympian's Reflecting Pool charges https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5987947/reflecting-pool-vandalism-hearn-charges-dismissed # Law # Olympics # News","posted_at":"2026-10-01T18:22:59Z","likes":3}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}