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"It's just bizarre."

"They see this as an attempt to get a foot back in the door before William is the one deciding how firmly that door is closed," a royal insider said.

"They see this as an attempt to get a foot back in the door before William is the one deciding how firmly that door is closed," a royal insider said.

Pizza Hut is ditching "pizza," at least for now.

Board Won't Add Trump's Name To Kennedy Center Before Sept. 8, Filing Says

Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,

The Kennedy Center’s board told federal court that it will not try to put President Donald Trump’s name back on the building’s facade before at least Sept. 8, giving both sides time to discuss a new resolution opponents say flouts a prior court order.

In a joint status report filed late on Aug. 18, attorneys for the center and the U.S. Department of Justice said the board would delay enforcing the so-called recognition resolution the board approved on Aug. 13.

The measure stated that the board would add an inscription reading, “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump,” and rename the plaza in front of the building after the president.

Another resolution approved the same day provided that the center be closed for two years for renovations.

This means that some of the institution’s high-profile programming, such as the Kennedy Center Honors and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, would have to be presented off-site.

The National Symphony Orchestra said days ago that it would divide its upcoming season among six venues in and around the nation’s capital.

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the center’s board of trustees, filed the lawsuit challenging the center’s first renaming—as “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”—in December 2025.

Attorneys for Beatty said in the new filing that the latest name change resolution was a “breathtaking act of defiance.”

The statute that created the center “provides no lawful basis” to ignore the federal district court’s prior ruling and “impose Donald Trump’s name on a memorial dedicated by the Congress exclusively to a different President,” they said.

“Defendants are, once again, trying to memorialize Donald Trump—something the statute expressly prohibits,” her lawyers added.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered Trump’s name taken off the center’s marble facade on May 29, setting a removal deadline of June 12. Construction crews used scaffolding to begin physically prying the words “Donald Trump” off the facade in the early morning hours of June 13.

In the status report, the center said the scaffolding and a protective cover known as a tarp are needed for water testing and structural repairs to the roof overhang and its underside, and that the scaffolding was also used to remove the president’s name.

Beatty’s attorneys disputed that explanation, arguing the structure is in place to keep the Kennedy name obscured and prevent a return to the pre-litigation status quo.

They asked Cooper to rule before Sept. 8 on the lawfulness of the recognition resolution, arguing that the board seemed ready to act as soon as the center’s voluntary pause of free public tours ended.

The lawmaker’s attorneys also asked the court to direct the center to show cause why the covering should not be removed within 30 days, and to order the parties to begin discovery, an evidence-gathering process, into the shutdown decision.

Tyler Durden Thu, 08/20/2026 - 13:00

The sale your hair has been begging for!

Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline have some thoughts on the Outer Banks series finale!

The app lets users create six-second looping videos and hosts more than two million classic videos.

Scientists say their findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, show that while most species suffer from the effects of global warming, there are a few lucky winners.

The Great Reversal: Decades-Long Bond Bull Lacy Hunt On His Bearish Pivot, Tonight

LIVE NOW:

https://t.co/Vg3ZRZ4A9F

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 20, 2026

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For nearly four decades, Dr. Lacy Hunt has been one of Wall Street's most steadfast bond bulls.

As chief economist of Hoisington Investment Management, Hunt built his reputation around a simple but powerful thesis: globalization, excessive debt and slowing growth would keep inflation and interest rates suppressed. He maintained that view through the aftermath of the financial crisis, a decade of ultra-easy monetary policy, and even the COVID explosion in money supply and inflation.

Now, the bond legend is making a major pivot.

Hoisington has slashed the duration of its bond portfolio and moved the proceeds into short-dated Treasury bills. With that, the wealth management firm also declared: the disinflationary regime that dominated the global economy from roughly 1990 through 2020 may be coming to an end.

Tonight at 7PM ET, Hunt will join ZeroHedge to explain why.

Hunt’s pivot preceded yesterday’s bond market scare followed by the Bessent Buyback we covered yesterday… evidently the bull turned bearish just in time.

At the heart of Hunt's new thesis are three structural changes: globalization is reversing (tariffs, onshoring), the global labor glut is disappearing (birthrate, aging boomers), and capital is becoming scarce (government deficits).  

Indeed it is https://t.co/b12Aqslmd5

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 19, 2026

On the other hand, long-term inflation expectations remain relatively subdued. Foreign capital continues flowing into Treasuries. Global trade recently hit record levels relative to world GDP. And Hunt's thesis gives relatively little weight to the possibility that AI eventually produces a productivity boom powerful enough to become a major disinflationary force.

That is where tonight's discussion begins.

Hunt will be joined by Adam Taggart of Thoughtful Money and Brent Johnson, who popularized the "Dollar Milkshake Theory."

Taggart and Johnson will probe Hunt's new framework and pressure-test the assumptions behind one of the most consequential macro pivots in recent memory.

We'll ask the man himself. Watch tonight at 7PM ET here on the ZeroHedge homepage, X feed, and YouTube channel.

Tyler Durden Thu, 08/20/2026 - 12:40

She said huge portions of her students are failing to keep up with college calculus and she’s forced to teach middle-school algebra and fractions to students.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the UK six years after stepping down as senior working royals and relocating to California. The Sussexes will return for an “extended period” with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, who are expected to attend school in the UK. Sources say King Charles is a major reason...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the UK six years after stepping down as senior working royals and relocating to California. The Sussexes will return for an “extended period” with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, who are expected to attend school in the UK. Sources say King Charles is a major reason...

This new Statham action flick briefly leaked on Prime Video this week.

Lucrative drug deals were hashed out on Snapchat and used traceable cash apps to exchange thousands of dollars in payments for massive amounts of cocaine, the documents claim.

From England soccer shirts to Princess Diana's jewelry, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been dropping subtle hints about their impending move.

From England soccer shirts to Princess Diana's jewelry, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been dropping subtle hints about their impending move.

Bitcoin jumped 4.6% to $72,475.25 – a roughly 12% gain over the past two days after the digital asset was trading near $63,000 earlier this week. 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned US allies to back tough new sanctions against Iran or face penalties, pledging to collapse the regime.

The gritty pair will headline in Philly on Sept. 24.