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Will Trump’s Kennedy Center Honorees Actually Show Up?

Will Trump’s Kennedy Center Honorees Actually Show Up?

Trump Announces Kennedy Center Honorees. Applause Pending Traditionally, the announcement of the Kennedy Center Honors is a low-key affair — recipients are normally revealed each summer with a no-frills press release. Not this time. Shattering precedent (yet again), President Trump — who earlier this year anointed himself chairman and fired much of the center’s advisory committee, replacing them with allies …

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Parade musical begins Kennedy Center run amid rise of antisemitism : NPR

Parade musical begins Kennedy Center run amid rise of antisemitism : NPR

Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin play Lucille and Leo Frank in the national tour of Parade, about a Jewish man falsely accused of murder in 1913. Parade ends its tour at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., amid a rise in antisemitic hate. Joan Marcus hide caption toggle caption Joan Marcus The national tour of Parade, a Tony Award-winning musical …

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Vaccine panel fired by Kennedy had lowest rate of financial conflicts since 2000, study shows – Reuters

Vaccine panel fired by Kennedy had lowest rate of financial conflicts since 2000, study shows  Reuters Healthy Returns: New study casts doubts on RFK Jr.’s reasons for gutting key vaccine panel  CNBC Conflicts on vaccine panels were at record lows before Kennedy’s firings  NBC News Conflicts of interest among federal vaccine advisors were ‘historically low’ through 2024  Endpoints News A Former Member of ACIP …

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Tom Cruise turns down Trump offer for Kennedy Center Award (report)

Tom Cruise turns down Trump offer for Kennedy Center Award (report)

A famous Syracuse native has turned down an offer for an award from President Donald Trump, according to a new report. Trump wanted to honor Tom Cruise at the Kennedy Center Awards, multiple Kennedy Center employees told The Washington Post. Cruise’s team allegedly said he could not attend the upcoming ceremony, which will be hosted by Trump, in December. Trump …

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Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years

Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years

For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries including Al Pacino, Johnny Cash, Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Springsteen and the Grateful Dead. James Baturin, an 86-year-old retired marking device manufacturer, said he, his wife, Mila, and their two …

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Tom Cruise’s Reason For Declining Trump’s Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award Revealed

Tom Cruise’s Reason For Declining Trump’s Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award Revealed

Tom Cruise was not among the recipients at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, and the reason for his absence has finally been revealed. President Donald Trump was instrumental in picking out the nominees after seizing control of the center upon his return to office. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise continues to set tongues wagging with his rumored romance with Ana de Armas, …

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Dodgers To Place Max Muncy On IL With Oblique Strain, Claim Buddy Kennedy

Dodgers To Place Max Muncy On IL With Oblique Strain, Claim Buddy Kennedy

The Dodgers have claimed infielder Buddy Kennedy off waivers from the Blue Jays, per Dodger Blue. Right-hander Julian Fernández has been designated for assignment as the corresponding 40-man move. Toronto designated Kennedy for assignment last week. Manager Dave Roberts says that Kennedy will jump right onto the active roster as third baseman Max Muncy goes on the 10-day injured list …

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Tom Cruise turns down Donald Trump’s invite for Kennedy Center Honor – Euronews.com

Tom Cruise turns down Donald Trump’s invite for Kennedy Center Honor  Euronews.com Tom Cruise turns down Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors invite: report  Fox News Tom Cruise Rejected Getting a Kennedy Center Honor From Trump (Report)  The Hollywood Reporter Tom Cruise Turned Down Trump’s Lifetime Achievement Award  The Daily Beast Tom Cruise declined Trump’s invite to receive Kennedy Center Honor: report  New York Post Source link

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Kiss ‘deeply honored’ by Kennedy Center award after Trump criticism

Kiss ‘deeply honored’ by Kennedy Center award after Trump criticism

The members of rock band Kiss are still “deeply honored” by their Kennedy Center distinction despite some of them vocally slamming President Donald Trump, the center’s chairman, in the past. On Wednesday, Trump revealed the star-studded lineup of honorees being recognized for their artistic and cultural influence, which in addition to Kiss, also includes country music titan George Strait, English actor …

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