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  "id": 3846839,
  "title": "US judge urged to rebuff restoring Trump’s name to Kennedy Center",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-judge-urged-to-rebuff-restoring-trumps-name-to-kennedy-center",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T23:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/28/us-judge-urged-to-rebuff-restoring-trump-name-to-kennedy-center"
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  "account": "Opponents of a proposed restoration of U.S. President Donald Trump's name at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts urged a federal judge to halt the plan on Thursday. Judge Christopher Cooper previously ordered Trump's name removed in May, but the president's handpicked Kennedy Center board voted this month to reinstate it. The board's plan would see \"Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump\" appended beneath Trump's name, with the site renamed \"President Donald J. Trump Plaza.\" Government lawyers argued the phrasing would not constitute a renaming but rather acknowledge Trump's renovation efforts. Trump's name was initially added in December as part of his urban renewal initiative, but it was later removed. Cooper has also temporarily blocked Trump's request to close the Kennedy Center for two years of renovations, which were set to begin in July. The closure plan is viewed by Trump critics as an attempt to appease the administration. Since taking office for a second term, Trump has sought to associate his name with various sites and institutions across the nation and beyond.",
  "summary": "A court ordered Donald Trump's name removed from the performing arts centre in May, but his handpicked Kennedy Center board voted this month to restore it.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Lutnick floats new way to add Trump's name to Kennedy Center",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/lutnick-floats-new-way-to-add-trumps-name-to-kennedy-center",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:47:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge considers Kennedy Center board's push to put Trump's name back on building",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/judge-considers-kennedy-center-boards-push-to-put-trumps-name-back-on",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:28:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US judge urged to rebuff restoring Trump name to Kennedy Center",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-judge-urged-to-rebuff-restoring-trump-name-to-kennedy-center",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:11:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US judge questions the push to add Trump’s name back to the Kennedy Center",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-judge-questions-the-push-to-add-trumps-name-back-to-the-kennedy",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:29:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US judge urged to rebuff restoring Trump’s name to Kennedy Center",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-judge-urged-to-rebuff-restoring-trumps-name-to-kennedy-center-3846899",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:39:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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