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A “reader context” post added to Kennedy’s photos said that swimming in the area is dangerous.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmamviw7a001o01ufn4mcfa68@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'This Monday, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/rfk-jr-rock-creek-bacteria.html">a report published in The New York Times noted</a> that Rock Creek is used to <a href="https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::combined-sewer-outfall-sewer-shed/about#:~:text=CSO%27s%20are%20discharged%20to%20the%20Anacostia%20River%2C%20Rock%20Creek%2C%20Potomac%20River%20or%20tributary%20waters%20at%20CSO%20outfalls%20during%20most%20moderate%20rain%20events.">drain excess sewage and storm water during rainfall</a>, citing <a href="https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::combined-sewer-outfall-sewer-shed/about">government data</a>. 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