Trump Announces Kennedy Center Closure for Renovations Amid Backlash
Washington, D.C. - United States President Donald Trump announced plans to close the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts for two years, starting in July, according to Al Jazeera. The announcement, made on Sunday, followed a wave of cancellations by leading performers, musicians, and groups since the president ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building, Al Jazeera reported.
The closure was intended for renovations, according to Trump. The Kennedy Center has faced a series of challenges recently, including performers withdrawing their participation in events.
In other news, emails revealed that U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick planned a visit to Jeffrey Epstein's island with his family in 2012, years after he claimed to have cut ties with the convicted paedophile, according to the BBC. The emails, included in the latest Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), contradicted statements Lutnick made in October about vowing in 2005 to "never be in a room" with Epstein again, the BBC reported. A Commerce Department spokesperson stated that Lutnick had never been accused of any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein.
Meanwhile, in Minnesota, a five-year-old boy and his father, who were detained as part of President Trump's immigration policies, returned home after being held at a detention facility in Texas, Al Jazeera reported. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian, asylum seekers from Ecuador, spent 10 days in the Dilley detention center until U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ordered their release on Saturday, according to Al Jazeera.
In the business world, Starbucks was betting on robots to brew a turnaround and win customers, the BBC reported. The coffee chain was introducing new technology, including AI robots taking orders at drive-thrus, virtual personal assistants for baristas, and scanning tools for inventory management, in an effort to reverse sluggish profits, according to the BBC.
In Tampa, Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning paid homage to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before their Stadium Series game against the Boston Bruins, Fox News reported. Lightning players were spotted arriving at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Buccaneers, wearing throwback "Creamsicle" Bucs uniforms, complete with pads and helmets, according to Fox News.
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