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US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolitionThe John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, the Trump administration warned in a court filing on Monday.Lawyers for the US president said the national arts complex in Washington DC must undergo a $250m renovation or risk facing the wrecking ball. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/trump-kennedy-center-demolish Author : David Smith in Washington Publish date : 2026-08-25 23:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Woman and her son, who was allegedly punched, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Tuesday. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreens say national cabinet needs to refocus on gendered violence ‘before it’s too late’The Greens leader, Larissa Waters, said the prime minister should address the epidemic of violence against women during national cabinet today, “before it’s too late”.Tomorrow’s National Cabinet must commit to fully fund frontline services so no woman or child is turned away when they seek to escape violence, and to increase funding for prevention work to address the

Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, Donald Trump and others mourn the country music star’s deathDolly Parton dies aged 80A life in picturesParton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside outShare your tributes and memories of Dolly PartonOur picture editors have collated Dolly Parton’s life in pictures:In the UK, top radio presenter Jo Whiley introduced her BBC Radio 2 evening show by playing I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 in tribute to Dolly Parton after her death was announced in the 7pm news headlines. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live Author : Lucy Campbell Publish date : 2026-08-25

Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals withCanada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goodsSign up for the US Breaking News emailOn Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections.“I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French!” he wrote. “In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing. This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime