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Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes
Raw Story and The Epoch Times describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedJudge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Judge tightens Trump's leash for future Kennedy Center schemes 'to avoid any confusion'". The right frames it as "Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Provide 30 Days’ Notice Before Major Physical Changes".
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18 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftJudge says Trump has to give 30 days notice before demolishing Kennedy Center
ABC News · Center-left · News report
CenterJudge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report
Right / center-rightJudge Orders Kennedy Center to Provide 30 Days’ Notice Before Major Physical Changes
Judge says Trump has to give 30 days notice before demolishing Kennedy Center
A judge has directed the Trump administration to provide 30 days' notice of any changes in the Kennedy Center's renovation plans, including any planned demolition.
AFP photo shows Trump examining image of apparent Kennedy Center razing
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The Latest: Federal judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice of any building changes
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Judge orders mandatory 30-day notice before any ‘demolition’ of Kennedy Center
The Trump administration must give a 30-day notice before demolishing the Kennedy Center or straying from its planned renovations for the building, the Obama-appointed federal judge oversee...
Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes
The Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board, chaired by the president, voted to close the center after U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper blocked the institution from returning President D...
Judge tightens Trump's leash for future Kennedy Center schemes 'to avoid any confusion'
A federal judge is tightening the leash on the Trump-allied Kennedy Center board, ordering it to provide 30 days' written notice before making any changes to its renovation plans, including...
Judge steps in as Kennedy Center demolition fears grow
Trump officials must give 30 days' written notice before making any changes to the Kennedy Center "including but not limited to any ' demolition '" of the main building, a federal judge rul...
Judge Ties Trump’s Hands on Changes to Kennedy Center
A federal judge ordered the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to give at least 30-days notice before beginning any construction on the prestigious national theater—including it...
Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said his ruling would “avoid any confusion on that score given more recent events,” including the sudden closure of the building to the public on Wedn...
Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes
Congress has allocated $257 million to cover the repairs, but Trump said it would only happen if the board was permitted to move forward with plans to add his name.
