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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Trump-Kennedy Center was the target of what officials described as a “calculated, malicious attack” early Friday after a “toxic chemical” was poured onto its outdoor ice rink, forcing a performance cancellation.Trump-Kennedy Center leadership said a dark substance was poured onto the ice surface, severely damaging the outdoor arena.Leadership said the incident was not a protest but an act of outright vandalism targeting the Trump-Kennedy Center.”Today, a targeted attack on the Trump Kennedy Center vandalized and destroyed our outdoor arena, causing severe damage that we unfortunately must cancel tonight’s…

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow announced Friday he needs to reschedule several more concerts as he continues to recover following surgery after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. In a statement posted Friday to social media, the 82-year-old said he just had a “very depressing visit” with his surgeon, who he said told him: “Barry, you won’t be ready to do a 90 minute show. Your lungs aren’t ready yet.”Manilow said his surgeon said he was in “great shape considering what you’ve been through, but your body isn’t ready,” and told him: “You shouldn’t do the first Arena shows. You won’t make it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Friday’s short track competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics was defined by dramatic moments, culminating in a historic breakthrough. Team USA’s Corinne Stoddard claimed a podium finish, becoming the first American woman to medal in the event in 16 years. Stoddard, who entered the Games ranked second in the world in short track, captured bronze in the 1,500 meters after overcoming a series of early setbacks. On her first day on the ice in Milan, the 24-year-old slipped three times. Corinne Stoddard of the United States celebrates after winning bronze in the short track…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nearly two dozen people were evacuated from a Washington state courtroom Thursday after a piece of drug evidence containing fentanyl residue was opened during trial proceedings, triggering a hazmat response.The incident unfolded around 11:55 a.m. inside a second-floor courtroom at the Snohomish County Courthouse in Everett, according to the Everett Fire Department.An evidence envelope, initially reported as a bag containing a scale, was handled and opened in court. The scale later tested positive for fentanyl residue. It remains unclear why the envelope was opened during the proceedings.”One person thought that they saw…

Rising star James Golding is primed to nab back-to-back Supercars poles in Sydney as Chaz Mostert’s lacklustre start to his championship defence continues.Blanchard Racing Team (BR) driver Golding navigated the ever-changing weather at Sydney Motorsport Park the best on Saturday to snare provisional pole and reach the top-10 shootout for Saturday’s 200km sprint race.Team 18 driver Anton De Pasquale was second-fastest, followed by Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki in third.Broc Feeney – who had christened his new Ford Mustang by claiming victory in Friday’s season-opening race – qualified sixth.But defending champion Mostert couldn’t find any reprieve in the new Toyota…

HANOI: US President Donald Trump told Vietnam’s top leader To Lam he would “instruct the relevant agencies” to remove the country from a list restricted from accessing advanced US technologies, Vietnam’s government announced Saturday (Feb 21).The two leaders met in person for the first time at the White House on Friday, after Lam attended the inaugural meeting of Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Washington.”Donald Trump said he would instruct the relevant agencies to soon remove Vietnam from the strategic export control list,” Hanoi’s Government News website said.The two countries were locked in protracted trade negotiations when the US Supreme Court…

More than 7,000 languages are spoken around the world today and at least 3,000 of them, or 40 percent, are endangered.English is the most widely spoken language, with approximately 1.5 billion speakers in 186 countries. Two out of every 10 English speakers are native, while the remaining 80 percent speak English as their second, third or higher language, according to Ethnologue, a database which catalogues the world’s languages.Mandarin Chinese is the second most spoken language with almost 1.2 billion speakers. However, when accounting for native speakers, it is the largest language in the world, owing to China’s large population.Hindi comes…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An 11-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his father inside their Pennsylvania home made his first court appearance Thursday, about a month after the deadly incident.Clayton Dietz, 11, is charged as an adult with criminal homicide in the Jan. 13 shooting death of his adoptive father, 42-year-old Douglas Dietz. The shooting happened in the family’s Duncannon home on the child’s birthday.According to a Perry County criminal docket, Dietz waived his preliminary hearing on Feb. 19, and the case was marked “waived for court,” meaning it will proceed to the Court of Common…

Tackling health misinformation and rebuilding public trust are top priorities for Canada’s incoming chief public health officer Dr. Joss Reimer. In an interview Friday, the day her three-year appointment to the role was made public, the Manitoba native said it’s critical for the federal government to take a proactive approach to countering false information.“One of the biggest challenges with health misinformation is the speed at which it changes, because it doesn’t take a lot of time to come up with a lie,” she said.She acknowledged that trust in institutions, including health information, was eroded during the COVID-19 pandemic.“Because there was…