8 h. ago Kennedy Center hit with another cancelation after MAGA takeover

Historic performing arts center has faced a deluge of cancelations from artists amid Donald Trump’s controversial takeover

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14 h. ago NASA's new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

NASA's giant new moon rocket is on its way to the launch pad

Technology

4 d. ago Typically it takes years for a president to get their name on buildings – Trump has done it while still in office

Since returning to the Oval in January, the president has already seen multiple buildings and federal initiatives named and renamed after himself

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8 d. ago Washington National Opera leaving the Kennedy Center in latest upheaval since Trump takeover

After WNO announced their departure, the Trump Kennedy Center claimed the decision was due to a ‘financially challenging relationship’

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8 d. ago Washington National Opera to move out of Kennedy Center after Trump ‘takeover’

Artistic director of US’s national opera also cites ‘shattered’ donor confidence and box office revenueThe Washington National Opera (WNO) announced on Friday it is moving its performances out of the John F Kennedy Center, where it has been performing since 1971, according to a New York Times report.Francesca Zambello, WNO’s artistic director, had said in November that the move was a possibility as a result of the “takeover” of the center by Donald Trump. Trump declared himself the chair of the institution in February and quickly thereafter fired and replaced its board and leadership. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Nearly 20 flights cancelled as Iran hit by internet blackout

An airline spokesperson said it ’will continue to monitor the situation’

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9 d. ago Yet another musician cancels their Kennedy Center performance after Trump’s attempt at name change

The Mexican American artist was scheduled to give two concerts for young people on February 7

Politics

9 d. ago Sonia De Los Santos cancels Kennedy Center shows, citing unwelcoming climate

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sonia De Los Santos has canceled her upcoming performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington

Politics

1 week ago Europe's Arctic storm chaos: Thousands of passengers camp out at frozen Dutch airport while snow

Arctic storm chaos in Europe has left thousands of passengers camping out at a frozen Dutch airport while snow-hit France has closed motorways and cancelled flights.

Events

1 week ago Paris's Charles de Gaulle and Schiphol airport cancel 740 flights over snow chaos

Major airports in Europe have been hit by hundreds of flight cancellations today after snow chaos has hit two popular travel hubs used for connections across the world

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1 week ago ‘We want performers who aren’t political’: Trump’s Kennedy Center boss takes aim at another musician over canceled concert

Grammy-winning banjo player Béla Fleck said that performing at the Kennedy Center has become ‘charged and political’

Politics

1 week ago 'King' Trump declares himself 'greatest salesman in history' as tariffs make $650billion

US President Donald Trump has once again called himself the 'King' as he bragged that he is Boeing's greatest ever salesmen during his speech to House GOP members at a retreat at the Kennedy Center

Economics

1 week ago Arctic freeze grinds Britain to a halt: London set to plunge to

Liverpool, Aberdeen, Inverness and Belfast International airports were worst hit by disruption with a series of cancellations as the conditions blocked runways.

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1 week ago Scots hit with travel chaos as major airport cancels HUNDREDS of flights

SCOTS have been hit with more travel chaos as a major airport cancelled several flights. Hundreds of journeys have been cancelled at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport as the city is blasted with snow and ice. Around 450 flights have been axed amid the chaos hitting one of Europe's busiest travel hubs. Three Scottish flights are among...

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1 week ago Greenland fears US takeover after Trump’s Venezuela operation as MAGA figure hints it could happen ‘soon’

THE US bombing of Venezuela that led to the capture of its president Nicolás Maduro has raised fears of an American takeover of Greenland. Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Washington needs the strategic, resource-rich Arctic island for security reasons - and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it. Just hours after...

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1 week ago Gino D'Acampo's fall from grace: How the once beloved Italian chef was cancelled for being 'inappropriate' as he attempts to make his TV return ABROAD

He became a familiar face to daytime audiences, often raising laughs with his cheeky innuendos during his appearances on ITV's This Morning.

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2 w. ago ‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center

Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation“That’s the tactic they use,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island senator, pondering whether Donald Trump might attach his name to the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “You float stuff and you float stuff and you float stuff until people get inured to what a stupid or outrageous thing it is that has been floated and then you pull the trigger.”Whitehouse was sitting in his Senate office and speaking to the Guardian at 11am on Thursday 18 December. Two hours later, his words proved prophetic. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced on X that the Kennedy Center board had “voted unanimously” to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington

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2 w. ago Kennedy Center reportedly changed rules before vote to add Trump’s name

Bylaws that would limit voting to Trump-appointed trustees appears to reveal long-held renaming planThe Kennedy Center reportedly adopted bylaws earlier this year that would limit voting to Donald Trump-appointed trustees – a controversial move that appears to reveal the long-held plan to install Trump’s name to the center.The bylaws, in a possible breach of the institution’s charter, were revised in May and specified that board members appointed by Congress, known as ex-officio members, could not vote or count towards a quorum, according to the Washington Post. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago All the things Trump has named after himself in 11 months as his team defends renaming blitz

Washington has many buildings and monuments named after presidents, but that has traditionally occurred well after they have left office

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