Kennedy Center closes amid financial crisis and Trump name dispute
Trump claims closure of US's Kennedy Center stems from safety concerns, urging name change as crucial for its survival.
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Todd Blanche says Trump administration will comply with mail ballot ruling
Trump claims Supreme Court decisions set the US 'back 100 years' after controversial ballot rule change blocked.
Blanche says admin will comply with mail ballot ruling, defends Trump
Trump claims Supreme Court decisions set the US 'back 100 years' after controversial ballot rule change blocked.
US speaker Mike Johnson rejects AI pause, warns of losing edge to China
Trump has dismissed AI fears as 'hoax', insisting US safeguards suffice and warning slowdown benefits China.
US speaker rejects AI pause, warns of losing edge to China
Trump has dismissed AI fears as 'hoax', insisting US safeguards suffice and warning slowdown benefits China.
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Florida volunteer pilots started flying animals out of overcrowded shelters in 2010
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NATO jet shoots down suspected Russian drone over Lithuania
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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit
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Meet Brooke Sumpter, 11, who learned to sew at 4 and designed an American Girl collection
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Viral Putin, Modi and Xi selfie at BRICS summit is AI-generated
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Trump threatens to keep Kennedy Centre closed for good after name ruling
US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to keep the Kennedy Centre closed for good after a judge ruled his name cannot be added onto the famed arts institution’s facade. Trump said his hand-picked board voted “almost unanimously” to shut the venue immediately for emergency renovations, just a few hours after the federal judge’s decision. But he warned the “very large and complex” repairs at t...
Trump says Kennedy Centre to close after judge bars name change
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Kennedy Centre will close down – possibly for good – after a judge ruled his name cannot be added to the famed arts institution’s exterior. Trump said the Washington cultural venue’s trustees voted to shut down for what it says are vital emergency renovations, and that it will not reopen unless the judgment is overruled. “The Board of The Kennedy ...
Kennedy Centre board votes to close for renovations, as judge blocks Trump’s name again
The board of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Centre for the Performing Arts voted on Tuesday to shut down the venue for repairs, a source familiar with the matter said, shortly after a federal judge blocked the centre from adding US President Donald Trump’s name to the building facade for a second time. The centre’s board of trustees, which is made up of Trump appointees with Trump himself serving a...
At least five killed and more than a dozen injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine
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'Canada can offer a more reliable route for energy exports to the EU', expert says
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Russia stages early voting in occupied Ukraine ahead of national election
Russia has begun early voting in its parliamentary elections in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, with armed personnel accompanying election officials and voters.
Hyrox co-founder apologizes after athlete allowed to continue despite defecating on herself
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British bosses to be forced to meet with employees who request flexible working
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Man admits to bombing California courthouse in retaliation for seized guns
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Israel lacking respect for dead buried in Gaza rubble: UN
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Bel-Air founder's $5.5M mansion is now asking $32.5M
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U.S. confirms space weapons launch for the 1st time. Should you be concerned?
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the agency has deployed “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.”
Analysts call for step-up in response to Russia after Denmark, Lithuania incidents
The European Union accused Russia on Tuesday of the "reckless" firing of flares at a Danish frigate which, with the shooting down of a drone over Lithuania, heightened the continent's anxiety over the Ukraine-Russia war. Danish analysts are calling for NATO and the EU to step up their response to Russia, according to FRANCE 24's Copenhagen correspondent Trine Villemann.
'Revolutionary change in US foreign policy: MAGA does not see itself as leader of democratic world'
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'Revolutionary change in American foreign policy': Canada pivoting towards EU, India and China
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Ferocious fight among Brazil’s supreme court erupts on eve of presidential election
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Israeli directors talk about controversial ‘NAZA’ documentary
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Carney says Canada will pursue ‘unique security and economic alliance’ with EU amid US trade spat
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Carney says Canada will pursue ‘unique economic alliance’ with EU amid US trade spat
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