Beware of con men claiming to work for us, DC Water warns

DC Water cautioned customers to beware of people claiming to represent the water services company to gain access to their home. The utility said it was made aware Friday of a police report that says two suspects who claimed to be from DC Water tried to forcefully enter a home on M Street, SE.

Police say the men, dressed as construction workers, said they “needed to check pipes inside the home. The homeowner refused to let them in, at which point the suspects produced a handgun and tried to force their way into the home.”

The homeowner was able to get the door shut, police say, and the suspects fled the location.

DC Water released a statement Friday that notified customers of the report and said the men are not employed by DC Water.

“Our crews will not try to gain access to a property without prior authorization,” DC Water said. If someone claiming to be from DC Water shows up at your door asking for access, please do not let them in.”

The utility asked customers to call 911 if they fear for their safety and the company’s Customer Care Department to report any suspicious behavior.

The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of up to $1000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the suspects’ arrest.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/beware-of-con-men-claiming-to-work-for-us-dc-water-warns/ar-BB19cTAi

Kremlin Calls Report About Novichok Found On Navalny Water Bottle 'Absurd'

The Kremlin has called reports that Russian opposition figure Aleksei Navalny, who Germany and other Western governments say was poisoned with a nerve agent, ingested the substance via a water bottle in his hotel room in Siberia "absurd."

Navalny's team says a water bottle removed from his hotel room in the city of Tomsk after he fell critically ill last month had been taken to Germany and found to have traces of a Soviet-style nerve agent from the Novichok chemical group.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov refuted the claim on September 18, questioning its veracity because the bottle was taken out of Russia when a stricken Navalny was airlifted to a hospital in Berlin for treatment.

"The thing is that we're being told about traces of Novichok on a bottle, but specialists say that, if there were actually traces of Novichok on the bottle, at least those who touched it or were standing nearby would have been exposed," Peskov said.

"This goes against the conclusions drawn by experts. If there was a bottle, then why was it taken away?Perhaps someone has no interest in holding an investigation.There is too much in this story that is absurd, which keeps us from believing these statements without proof," he added.

Navalny, 44, felt unwell while on a plane on his way from Tomsk to Moscow in late August, forcing the airliner to make an emergency landing in Omsk, where he was rushed to a hospital.

He was later flown to the Charite clinic in Berlin, Germany, where toxicology tests provided "unequivocal evidence" that the gravely ill Kremlin-critic had been poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.

Navalny's blog on Instagram said on September 17 that his associates were still in the Xander hotel in Tomsk when news of the politician's illness broke. They immediately rushed to Navalny’s vacated and yet-to-be-cleaned room, where they collected any suspicious items they saw, including an opened bottle of mineral water.

According to Navalny's associates, one of his team members, who is a permanent resident of the United Kingdom, later took the bottle to Germany and traces of Novichok were found on it.

Germany has demanded that Russia explain the incident, but Moscow has vehemently denied any involvement and has pressed Berlin to share the evidence that led to the verdict Navalny was poisoned.

Peskov on September 18 reiterated Moscow's previous statements, saying that "the only way to get answers about the situation is an information exchange" between Germany and Russia.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/russia/2020/russia-200918-rferl03.htm

https://www.rferl.org/a/kremlin-calls-report-about-novichok-found-on-navalny-water-bottle-absurd-/30845906.html

NEW YORK (WABC) –Disney plans to reopen one of its water parks in 2021.

The company hasn't said which of its two parks would welcome back visitors first, but are predicting that it could happen on March 7.

The Walt Disney World Resort has two water parks – Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon.

The federal government will first have to approve the reopening plan.

On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday indoor pools in New York City would reopen at the end of the month with capacity restrictions.

Indoor pools will be allowed to reopen on September 30, subject to strict occupancy limits at 33% of capacity. Standard Department of Health and Mental Hygiene inspections will continue to promote compliance with all New York State regulations, and New Yorkers who see crowding or other unsafe conditions in indoor swimming pools are urged to report to 311.

"As New York City continues its gradual reopening and economic recovery, we're proud to announce we are ready to reopen indoor pools," de Blasio said. "Swimming pools are a community anchor, an exercise center, and an oasis in their neighborhoods, both literally and figuratively. New Yorkers have worked hard to fight back COVID-19. As transmission rates remain low, we're proud to offer more ways to slowly return to business as usual."

https://abc7ny.com/disney-world-water-parks-blizzard-beach-typhoon-lagoon/6448942/

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