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Appeals court rejects Kennedy Center effort to pause court-ordered removal of Trump’s name from building

By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Appeals court rejects Kennedy Center effort to pause court-ordered removal of Trump’s name from building.

Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn’s Octagon is ready for Trump’s 80th birthday bash

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — It looks from afar more UFO than UFC. Maybe it's the kind of contraption that has carried space aliens to the White House to force a meeting with America's leader. But come closer and you'll see the contours of the eight-sided cage, 30 feet (9 meters) in diameter and shaped, with careful precision, like the MMA league's signature Octagon. That is, a STOP! sign flipped on its edge, with wire-mesh sides and padded corners fitted with different sponsors' logos: Morgan & Morgan, Bud Light, Dodge Ram and Polymarket, which identifies itself as the world’s largest prediction market.
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