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Politics · United StatesKennedy Center Honors to move venue amid building closure
The Kennedy Center Honors will move from its traditional home to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., for the December 7 ceremony. The main building has been closed since September 15 for safety assessments and renovations.
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Politics · United StatesThousands protest Trump's Kennedy Center plans
Thousands of people protested outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening. The demonstration was against President Donald Trump's stated plans to close and potentially demolish the venue.
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Politics · United StatesTrump photographed with poster suggesting Kennedy Center demolition
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
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PoliticsKennedy Center Board Votes to Close Venue
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
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Politics · United StatesBeatty asks court to block Trump name return at Kennedy Center
Representative Joyce Beatty has filed an emergency request with a federal court to prevent the Kennedy Center from re-inscribing President Donald Trump's name on its facade. The move follows a vote by a Trump-aligned board and Beatty's lawyers' claims of violating a prior court ruling.
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Media · United StatesJudge orders Kennedy Center to pay Chuck Redd $252,000 in legal fees
A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd $252,000 in legal fees after dismissing its lawsuit against him. Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Donald Trump’s name being added to the venue’s façade, a move later ruled illegal.
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