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SCOOP: Dolly Parton symphony concert heads to DC’s Kennedy Center in event ‘no one will want to miss’

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FIRST ON FOX: The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., will host symphony concerts featuring the music and life of American icon Dolly Parton this summer, Fox News Digital has learned. 

«The threads of my life are woven together through my songs. That’s why the project, Threads: My Songs In Symphony, is so special to me,» Parton said in the Kennedy Center’s announcement of the show, which was first exclusively shared with Fox Digital on Sunday. «It’s about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way.»

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The concert, called «Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony,» made its premiere last year in Nashville and has since toured the nation from Pittsburgh to Portland, Oregon. The Kennedy Center will host the program on June 26 and 27, with the National Symphony Orchestra performing hits such as «Jolene,» «Coat of Many Colors,» and «I Will Always Love You.»

Parton will not sing during the concerts, but the events will feature «a unique performance that honors her enduring spirit and unparalleled impact on American popular music culture.» The National Symphony Orchestra will perform alongside guest vocalists and musicians to deliver a «fresh symphonic take on the timeless songs of Dolly Parton,» according to the Kennedy Center. 

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Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

«Bringing Dolly Parton’s music to life through the power of a full symphony orchestra has long been a dream of mine,» National Symphony Orchestra Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke said. «Dolly is one of the great storytellers of American music, and I am excited to bring her expansive catalog to the Kennedy Center. Through these unique symphonic charts, her music will be showcased like never before and will surely be an evening no one will want to miss!»

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American singer, songwriter and actress Dolly Parton, performs with a guitar, 1976. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) (Getty Images)

The concert is billed as «multimedia,» and will include imagery of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer on screen that will lead «audiences in a visual-musical journey of her songs, her life, and her stories,» according to the Kennedy Center. 

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«Dolly Parton is an American icon whose music resonates with people from all walks of life and we are overjoyed to bring her symphony to the Kennedy Center!» Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at The Kennedy Center, told Fox News Digital. 

Tickets will become available to Kennedy Center members April 29 at 10 a.m., while the general public can begin purchasing tickets on May 1. 

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell told Fox News Digital back in February that he and his team will help usher in the «Golden Age of the Arts» with shows Americans actually want to see after years of the performing arts center running in the red. 

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Dolly Parton speaks onstage at Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

«This will be the Golden Age of the Arts,» Grenell said. «The Kennedy Center has zero cash on hand and zero dollars in reserves – while taking tens of millions of dollars in public funds. We must have programs that sell tickets. We can’t afford to pay for content that doesn’t at least pay for itself right now. I wish we didn’t have to consider the costs of production, but we do.» 

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«The good news is that there are plenty of shows that are very popular, and therefore the ticket sales will pay for themselves,» Grenell added. 

Grenell added during remarks at CPAC that the Kennedy Center will now focus on performances «the public want to see,» such as Christmas-focused productions in December. The Kennedy Center under the Biden administration had rolled out drag show performances, which drew the ire of President Donald Trump earlier this year. 

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Ric Grenell, former Acting Director of National Intelligence speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024.  (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

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«We have to do the big productions that the masses and the public want to see, we want to have really good programming,» Grenell said at CPAC. «So the first thing that we’re doing … you’ve got to be at the Kennedy Center in December, because we are doing a big, huge celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas. How crazy is it to think that we’re going to celebrate Christ at Christmas with a big traditional production to celebrate what we are all celebrating in the world during Christmastime, which is the birth of Christ.»

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon touts Columbia University’s $200M settlement ‘template’

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Columbia University’s $200 million-plus discrimination settlement with the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a culture of accountability, Education Secretary Linda McMahon shared in an interview with Fox News Digital. 

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President Donald Trump’s administration is celebrating what it considers a «historic settlement» with the university that has become the epicenter of protests rejecting the war in Gaza since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. 

«I’m very pleased that we were able to bring those negotiations to a close and have an excellent working agreement now with Columbia. They knew they had an antisemitism problem,» McMahon said ahead of her remarks at the National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The settlement not only combats antisemitism on college campuses, it takes measures to remove discriminatory hiring practices and enhance campus safety, the education secretary explained. 

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«This agreement is going to be an excellent template for other universities to be able to use as well,» McMahon said. 

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Several Jewish leaders have spoken to Fox News Digital about the «existential threat» they say Jewish New Yorkers are facing since 33-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City.

During the primary campaign, Mamdani’s refusal to condemn the phrase «Globalize the intifada» and recognize Israel as a Jewish state triggered accusations he was antisemitic. 

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He has since said he would discourage others from using the phrase and has continuously affirmed his commitment to condemning the rise of antisemitism in New York City.

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Pro-Hamas slogans on sheets are hung inside Butler Library on the campus of Columbia University, where protesters occupied the building throughout the spring of 2025.  (Sam Nahins)

Yuval David, a Jewish advocate and advisor, told Fox News Digital that Mamdani, as mayor, would «enable, and more importantly, empower antisemitic protesters.»

In light of the Columbia University settlement, Fox News Digital asked McMahon if the Trump administration was worried about a surge in antisemitism on New York City college campuses if Mamdani is elected in November. 

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«We didn’t discuss that as part of what we were doing. We weren’t looking at a specific incident that might occur in the future,» McMahon explained.

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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies at a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing on the Department of Education on Capitol Hill May 21, 2025, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

But the education secretary said what is most important in Columbia University’s settlement is that it will «lay the groundwork, so regardless of what incidents may or may not occur, you’re prepared for it.»

McMahon said Columbia now has a «great working relationship» with the New York Police Department (NYPD). 

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The settlement includes Columbia’s commitment to «enforcing strict rules against disruptive protests, prohibiting masked protests and maintaining trained security officers and ongoing cooperation with the New York Police Department.»

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«They won’t hesitate to bring them in to make arrests,» McMahon warned. «There will be consequences. People will be expelled. They’ll be suspended. If there’s criminal activity, they can go to jail.

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«The accountability factor of this agreement is incredibly strong, and that’s the message we intend to send, that students on campus need to be in an environment for study.» 

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A un año de la cuestionada reelección de Nicolás Maduro, represión y elecciones municipales bajo sospecha

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A un año de la cuestionada reelección de Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela celebra este domingo unas elecciones municipales marcadas por la amenaza de una fuerte abstención y una nueva ola represiva denunciada por la líder opositora María Corina Machado desde la clandestinidad.

El país elegirá a 335 alcaldes y 2471 concejales, en un nuevo proceso electoral sometido a una profunda desconfianza. La sociedad venezolana mantiene aún abiertas las heridas que dejaron los polémicos comicios del 28 de julio de 2024 que proclamaron la continuidad del modelo chavista entre persistentes denuncias de fraude.

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Estas nuevas elecciones amenazan abrazar la misma apatía que caracterizó a las últimas elecciones regionales de fines de mayo, cuando solo votó el 42% del padrón electoral, según cifras oficiales. Para Machado, la abstención fue del 85%. Entonces, el oficialismo reivindicó una victoria aplastante.

Hoy el gobierno chavista se encuentra más aislado que nunca, en especial en la región, a pesar de su alianza estratégica con Rusia, China e Irán. “Lo paradójico es que Maduro presenta un mayor nivel de interlocución con la administración Trump que con sus pares progresistas iberoamericanos”, dijo a TN el opositor Jesús «Chuo» Torrealba, exsecretario general de la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD), antecesora de la mayoritaria Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD) que lidera Machado.

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De hecho, Maduro logró un canje de prisioneros con la Casa Blanca, pero fue excluido de la reciente cumbre de mandatarios progresistas celebrada en Santiago y que contó con la presencia de los presidentes de Chile, Gabriel Boric; de Brasil, Luiz Lula da Silva; de Colombia, Gustavo Petro; y de Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, así como del jefe de gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez.

Entre la apatía, una elevada inflación y denuncias de una nueva ola represiva

Las elecciones de este domingo se celebran en medio de una fuerte apatía, a pesar de los discursos optimistas del gobierno, en el poder dese hace más de 26 años.

Maduro anunció esta semana que la economía venezolana aumentó más del 6% en el segundo trimestre del año y dijo que el país lleva 17 trimestres continuos de crecimiento. “El año pasado crecimos nueve puntos, en 2023, 5,5; en 2022, que fue un cohete, crecimos 15. En el primer trimestre, nueve, y en este segundo trimestre por encima de seis”, dijo el gobernante.

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Nicolás Maduro vota en las elecciones regionales de mayo (Foto de archivo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernández Viloria)

Pero la dolarizada economía perdió casi el 80% de su tamaño entre 2013 y 2020 y hoy es considerada una de las más pequeñas de la región. La presunta recuperación, según alertan economistas consultados por TN, parte de un piso muy bajo. El país logró sortear el desabastecimiento, pero los precios de los hoy bien abastecidos mercados se miden en moneda dura.

Además, Venezuela lidera el ránking mundial de inflación con un índice interanual de 172% en junio. El bolívar, la moneda nacional, acumula este año una devaluación de 56%. El salario mínimo se mantiene en dos dólares, aunque llega a 130 mensuales con bonos que reciben los trabajadores estatales.

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En ese marco de dificultades y bajo una fuerte oleada migratoria que sacó del país a más de 7 millones de venezolanos, la oposición denunció una nueva ola represiva.

“Alerta mundial. El régimen de Maduro desata brutal ola de represión: más de 20 desaparecidos y presos en 72 horas”, escribió María Corina Machado el martes en su cuenta de X. La líder opositora se encuentra en la clandestinidad tras denunciar un fraude masivo en las elecciones del 28 de julio de 2024, de las que este lunes se cumplirá un año.

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María Corina Machado se encuentra en la clandestinidad (Foto: REUTERS/Gaby Oraa)

Según denuncian activistas, aún hay cientos de detenidos políticos en las cárceles venezolanas tras la represión de las protestas seguidas a las cuestionadas elecciones presidenciales.

La ONG Comité por la Libertad de los Presos Políticos denunció también “nuevas detenciones arbitrarias” en el país tras la liberación de un grupo de detenidos bajo la mediación del expresidente español José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

“Nos preocupa profundamente que, mientras algunas excarcelaciones se concretan, continúen ocurriendo nuevas detenciones arbitrarias, generando una dinámica perversa de puerta giratoria. La represión no se ha detenido y la persecución política sigue afectando a más familias venezolanas”, afirmó en un posteo en X.

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Según la entidad, “otros están a punto de cumplir un año en aislamiento absoluto, sin haber visto nunca a sus familias”. En esa situación está el gendarme catamarqueño Nahuel Gallo, detenido desde el 8 de diciembre pasado tras ingresar legalmente al país desde la frontera colombiana.

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En tanto, la oposición no logra ponerse de acuerdo en cómo enfrentar al chavismo.

La mayoritaria Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD) de Machado decidió no participar en ninguna contienda electoral este año. No quiere avalar con su presencia el sistema electoral chavista, al que acusa de fraudulento y de robarle su triunfo en las presidenciales de 2024.

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Pero otro sector opositor sí decidió participar en los comicios. Hubo decenas de dirigentes que presentaron candidaturas en las elecciones regionales de mayo y otros estarán en las boletas este domingo.

En esa lista sobresalen tres: Adrián Romero, que irá por la reelección en Maracaibo, capital del petrolero estado Zulia con la coalición Gran Alianza; Gustavo Duque, actual alcalde del rico municipio caraqueño de Chacao por Fuerza Vecinal, y Jorge Barragán, que buscará ganar con el Partido Lápiz la municipalidad de la comuna capitalina de Libertador.

“Nuestro principal rival no es el (gobernante Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela) PSUV propiamente, nuestro principal rival es la desesperanza. Es levantarnos todos los días pensando que las cosas no van a cambiar y que ellos (el chavismo) ya ganaron”, afirmó Barragán, de 27 años.

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En su diálogo con TN, Jesús “Chuo” Torrealba se mostró crítico con Machado.

“A un año de la amplísima victoria en las presidenciales, la situación de la oposición venezolana es hoy de una precariedad inmensa”, dijo.

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Según afirmó, “el liderazgo de Machado fue muy golpeado por la represión y el hostigamiento del gobierno con la mayoría de sus activos en la clandestinidad, exiliados o presos. Este sector utiliza la abstención como recurso de protesta, pero sin ningún proyecto alternativo”, dijo.

Por otro lado, prosiguió Torrealba, “otro sector insiste en utilizar la organización de masas y la lucha electoral como instrumento para enfrentar al proyecto totalitario de Maduro. Es una situación de mucha confusión, sin un liderazgo claro y sin respuestas positivas de un electorado opositor que sigue sin responder ante la decepción que significó haber tenido una victoria electoral luego no reconocida”, profundizó.

“Eso ha generado mucha desconfianza en el voto como instrumento de cambio. El país mayoritariamente se opone al proyecto totalitario de Maduro, pero la dirección política opositora ha demostrado claramente ser insuficiente”, concluyó.

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Influential lawmaker demands ‘old guard must go,’ calls for ‘rebirth’ of Democratic Party

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Rep. Ro Khanna sounded off on the Democratic Party establishment in his address to the Voters of Tomorrow Summit for young progressives in Washington, D.C.

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«How can we trust government to do big things when government has been corrupted? My friends, for those who want a progressive future, for those who want a government that works to build security and opportunity for the working class, we must get rid of the big money in politics,» Khanna said in his address on Friday afternoon.  

The California Democrat then mentioned the Jeffrey Epstein files, which have become a major point of debate in Washington as some demand more information about the case.

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Rep. Ro Khanna. D-Calif., appears on «Meet the Press» in Washington D.C., Sunday, Sep. 1, 2024. (William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images)

«We must restore a government for the people, by the people, of the people. The release of the Epstein files is not a magic cure for trust, but it is a first step. It’s a first step to say we will have a new era of transparency,» he continued.

Khanna then bluntly called out his party’s establishment in his closing call to action.

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«I’ll end with this clear point: The old guard needs to go. The old ways have not been working. This party needs a new rebirth. This party needs a rebirth to stand for human rights,» he said. «This party needs a rebirth to stand for the working class. This party needs a rebirth to stand for people over the donor class.»

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to give virtual remarks at the summit on Friday, and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi was also a major speaker at the event.

«We have no doubt that we will win the election with the House of Representatives,» Pelosi said during her speech. «No doubt.»

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Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told the young audience at Friday’s Voters of Tomorrow Summit that she has «no doubt» that the Democratic Party will take back the House. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

«It’s important to be strong in the year in advance, because that’s when the troops line up. We have our messaging, we have our mobilization, we need the money to do it, but they go only next to a school to hold up the most important part: the candidate,» she continued. 

Younger Democrats, like freshman Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari and Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, took part in panels at the summit.

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Khanna’s address comes as the Democratic Party is striving to navigate the second Trump administration and adapt to the major shifts that occurred across voter demographics in the 2024 election, including among Generation Z. The 2026 election is being seen as an opportunity to get more information about Gen Z voters, as many voted for the first time in 2022 and 2024. 

Some in the party have encouraged a more moderate direction, while others have echoed Khanna’s populist sentiment.

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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has frequently criticized the Trump administration. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)

«This party needs a rebirth to find our courage in standing up for immigrant rights instead of running away when people talk about immigration. This party needs more people like you in Congress than the current people we have in Congress,» Khanna added.

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«I’m here to say that a new Democratic Party, a reborn Democratic Party, a populist Democratic Party, a multiracial Democratic Party, a Democratic Party that centers the working and middle class, a Democratic Party that looks like the future is a Democratic Party that can lead us back to victory and lead us to a better America. It’s time to take back our party and then to take back our country,» he continued. 

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