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Did Trump order weeping willows be cut down outside Kennedy Center? Original

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The center's vice president of facilities told a court in April 2026 that the center removed the trees "because they were falling down." Claim: In the summer of 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the removal of weeping willow trees outside the John F.
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RFK Jr.'s hospice comments referred to fraud, not patients' life expectancy Original

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Posts inaccurately claimed the health secretary said hospice patients cost taxpayers too much money because they weren't dying fast enough. Claim: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said people in hospice care weren't dying fast enough and were costing taxpayers too much money. Context Kennedy did not explicitly that hospice patients cost taxpayers too much money because they received treatment for too long.
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DOGE cuts to USAID halted program that built flood early-warning system in Nepal?

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'About SERVIR'. SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya, https://servir.icimod.org/about-servir/. DOGE. https://www.doge.gov/savings. DOGE. 'Summary of USAID Program Status '. https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000195-d4ba-dc7d-add5-f6fe93e40000. 'Elon Musk Says He and Trump Are Shutting down USAID'. NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-says-trump-are-shutting-usaid-rcna190388. 'Enhancing Flood Early Warning Systems'.
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