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Appeals court denies Trump’s request to halt removal of his name from the Kennedy Center : NPR

Appeals court denies Trump’s request to halt removal of his name from the Kennedy Center : NPR

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The Kennedy Center on June 28, with its facade signage still covered by a tarp and scaffolding. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images On Wednesday, a federal appeals court denied President Trump’s request to stop the removal of his name from Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center. The signage on the building has been covered with tarp and scaffolding since June 13, but in a court filing last month, the center’s current executive director said that Trump’s name has been removed. In their decision, three judges from the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that the president had failed to prove that the arts center would be “irreparably injured” without Trump’s name attached to it. NPR requested comment from the Kennedy Center, but did not receive an immediate reply. This latest round of court decisions is part of the ongoing litigation filed by Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, against President Trump and the board of the Kennedy Center. In a statement emailed Wednesday to …

Iran and US agree to halt attacks

Iran and US agree to halt attacks

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The US and Iran have agreed to halt strikes after a three-day escalation of conflict in the Strait of Hormuz. The two sides will meet in Qatar on Tuesday to discuss disagreements over navigation in the strait, as the renewed attacks threaten to collapse their interim peace deal, signed just 11 days ago. “Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU [memorandum of understanding]. Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely,” a US official said. The resumption of negotiations follows a burst of conflict in the strait which began when an Iranian drone hit a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the waterway on Thursday. Washington and Tehran then traded retaliatory attacks that spread to the Gulf states. The tit-for-tat strikes means negotiators have lost precious time. Under the MOU signed on June 17, a 60-day period was set for negotiators to settle the future of Iran’s nuclear programme. Technical talks this week were expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear activities. Tehran said it held a “brief discussion” …

Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales : NPR

Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales : NPR

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In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, a soldier practices military skills at a training ground near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 20, 2026. Andriy Andriyenko/Ukrainian 65 Mechanized brigade/AP hide caption toggle caption Andriy Andriyenko/Ukrainian 65 Mechanized brigade/AP Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula. Gov. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea, said that overnight Ukrainian strikes killed four people and wounded 28 others. He did not specify the target of the attack. He later wrote on social media that local gas stations would halt all sales to non-state companies and individuals for an undefined period. “Fuel will be sold only to government agencies that ensure the functioning and security of the Republic of Crimea,” Aksyonov said. “I ask everyone to remain calm and to only trust official sources of information.” Ukrainian forces have repeatedly targeted fuel supplies to Crimea in recent weeks, triggering the worst energy crisis in the region …

Coalition of Attorneys General Sue to Halt Building of Trump’s Arch

Coalition of Attorneys General Sue to Halt Building of Trump’s Arch

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A group of 19 attorneys general have moved to halt construction of President Donald Trump’s triumphal arch, arguing that a project of this magnitude cannot proceed without congressional approval and a comprehensive federal review.  The coalition of attorneys general filed an amicus brief in Lemmon v. Trump, which challenges plans to build a 250-foot arch on Memorial Circle in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from the National Mall in Washington, D.C. A statement released alongside news of the filing asserts that the plans “disregard legal procedures and would significantly degrade the aesthetic, historical, and professional interests of the nation’s capital,” as well as harm the interests of those who live in or visit the city. The brief supports a motion for summary judgment, which would see the court resolve the case without going to trial.  Related Articles Trump announced last week his intention to fast-track construction of the proposed arch, which would be built between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, which sits on the other end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge. The …

Preservationists Sue to Halt Trump’s Scultpure ‘Garden of Heroes’

Preservationists Sue to Halt Trump’s Scultpure ‘Garden of Heroes’

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President Donald Trump’s proposed “National Garden of American Heroes” has hit another setback as a coalition of Washington-era preservation and cultural groups sues to halt its construction. The lawsuit, filed Monday, argues that the statuary garden—featuring roughly 250 Americans and planned for West Potomac Park—cannot proceed without congressional approval. The filing seeks to halt the project, which is already underway on a tract connected to the National Mall, as statues are commissioned and funding is secured. The sculpture garden was first mentioned by Trump in July 2020, during his first term. Related Articles “Congress put clear laws in place to safeguard the National Mall from new construction and to ensure the public has a meaningful voice in decisions about landscapes that belong to them, as space open to all,” Tiernan Sittenfeld, president and CEO for the National Parks Conservation Association, said in a statement, as first reported by the Washington Post.  Six organizations and a Washington resident filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, naming National Park Service and …

Nashville Zoo tries to halt proposed AI data center

Nashville Zoo tries to halt proposed AI data center

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A nationwide backlash against artificial intelligence data centers has a new ally: the leopards of the Nashville Zoo. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The zoo, a popular destination in Tennessee’s capital city, is trying to block a proposed 69,000-square-foot data center from being built next door. The zoo says that the facility would be about 50 yards from some of its animals and that the noise could disturb its residents, including a leap of leopards that hail originally from Southeast Asia. “We are vehemently opposed to having a data center so close to animals,” said Rick Schwartz, the Nashville Zoo’s president and CEO, in a phone interview Friday. The zoo this week launched an online petition against the data center that, as of Friday, had more than 180,000 signatures and 25,000 shares on Facebook. The petition asks city leaders to intervene to protect “one of the most fragile and rare collections of animals in the country.” Schwartz said he’s especially worried about noise from the …

Mexico Demands a Halt to an Auction of Mexican Artifacts in Colorado

Mexico Demands a Halt to an Auction of Mexican Artifacts in Colorado

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The Mexican Ministry of Culture has demanded the suspension of an auction in Colorado, reports the Latin American news channel TeleSUR. Organized by the Artemis Fine Arts in Louisville, Colorado, and scheduled for today, the sale, titled “Fine/Visual Art, Ancient, Ethnographic Art,” includes 80 artifacts of Mexican origin. The works were flagged by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), a federal agency one of whose roles is to protect the country’s cultural heritage. “Our heritage is not an object of profit,” Culture Secretary Claudia Curiel de Icaza said. “Its defense is a permanent commitment to the memory and cultural sovereignty of Mexico.” Related Articles Under Mexican federal law, artifacts such as the ones on sale today are property of Mexico, and their export has been prohibited since 1827. In the eyes of Mexican authorities, therefore, any artifacts found outside of Mexico are considered the result of illegal extraction. However, American dealers such as Bob and Teresa Dodge, the owners of Artemis Fine Arts, operate under a variety of U.S. and international laws, including …

Top Democrats urge Treasury Department to halt production of gold coins with Trump image

Top Democrats urge Treasury Department to halt production of gold coins with Trump image

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Two Senate Democrats on Thursday called on the Trump administration to stop the production of a 24-karat gold coin bearing President Trump’s image to commemorate America’s 250th birthday, with the lawmakers expressing concerns that some of the gold used by U.S. Mint could be traced to foreign cartels. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Ron Wyden… Source link