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Trump says Kennedy Centre to close after judge bars name change

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · North America

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 Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it...

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