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  "id": 7614529,
  "title": "Kennedy Center board votes to close main building for renovations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kennedy-center-board-votes-to-close-main-building-for-renovations",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:55:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6091105-kennedy-center-closes-renovations/"
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  "summary": "The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately close the venue’s main building for renovations, according to a source familiar, as the board argues that only President Trump can raise enough money to save it. The vote comes after officials indicated that the performing arts center faces “certain fiscal collapse within weeks,” with a draft...",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge rules Kennedy Center board cannot put Trump's name on building again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/judge-rules-kennedy-center-board-cannot-put-trumps-name-on-building",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:45:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Kennedy Center board votes to close it, as judge again keeps Trump's name off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kennedy-center-board-votes-to-close-it-as-judge-again-keeps-trumps",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:49:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute, AP sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kennedy-center-board-votes-to-close-over-financial-woes-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:25:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kennedy-center-board-votes-to-close-over-financial-woes-trump-7631585",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:34:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump says Kennedy Centre to close after judge bars name change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trump-says-kennedy-centre-to-close-after-judge-bars-name-change",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:46:46.000Z"
      }
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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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