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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary Musician, 79, Sends Brutally Honest Message to Donald Trump
Neil Young has a few things to say about President Donald Trump following his feud with rocker Bruce Springsteen. The "Cinnamon Girl" rocker, 79, voiced his opinions on his website on Monday, stating that 'Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America. You worry about that instead of the dyin' kids in Gaza.' Young continued, saying, 'That's your problem. I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us. You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That's your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING. Think about saving America from the mess you made.' While Trump and Springsteen have frequently clashed over the years, the most recent brawl started during a show in England last week when Springsteen spoke about President Donald Trump, referring to "a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration," the New York Times reported. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 In response to Springsteen's statement, President Trump took to Truth Social and called Springsteen a "prune." 'I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States,' Trump wrote. 'Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he's not a talented guy.' This isn't the first time Young has clashed with Trump. Back in April, Young shared on his website that he feared he wouldn't be allowed back in the United States following his European tour if he continued to speak out against President Trump's policies, Variety reported. 'When I go to play music in Europe, if I talk about Donald J. Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminum blanket,' Young wrote. 'That is happening all the time now. Countries have new advice for those returning to America. You can read about it at the CANADA Desk. If I come back from Europe and am barred, can't play my USA tour, all of the folks who bought tickets will not be able to come to a concert by me.'
NZ Herald
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
They don't need 30 dolls. They need hundreds! Thousands!
Looking at all those Barbies 'gives me a lot of joy', he says. 'It's fun to have people come over, and I get to show them. I feel like a curator from a museum. I get to explain, 'This is the Peaches and Cream Barbie. Oh, here's the Barbie and the Rockers that were my first dolls.'' (Mansour asked this reporter about her childhood Barbies, and the interview diverged to a five-minute tangent about Animal Lovin' Barbie, circa 1989 – which, yes, he has.) He even has a President Barbie, who he says 'probably would make better decisions right now' than the current US officeholder. Mansour is not a beautiful baby girl who's 11 years old. Nor are many other members of the very real, very passionate doll-collecting communities of America. But some took note of the President calling out voluminous doll collections in his austerity message. And they did not like the idea of Trump toying with their hobby. 'He tells American consumers to pay more and buy less but wants to spend millions on a military parade for his birthday,' Mansour says. 'He's asking others to sacrifice, and he's not willing to sacrifice himself,' says Sherry Groom, the Guinness World Records titleholder for the world's largest collection of Troll dolls – those chubby little imps with whimsical coiffeurs. (She has more than 8130 unique trolls, but if you include duplicates, her collection numbers more than 41,000). 'Is he going to get rid of any of his toys?' Groom continued, referring to the president's homes, golf courses and other precious possessions. 'Where does he come off telling people how many of anything they can buy?' says Birdie Dapples, president of the Heritage Doll Guild of the Yellowstone, a doll collectors club in Billings, Montana. 'I beg to differ with him there. I need 200 dolls.' The Trump administration this week lowered its tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to about 30% for 90 days – a temporary reprieve while talks between the two nations continue. 'It looks like Christmas for doll-loving American children isn't canceled, after all,' quipped Politico's Playbook after the news broke. Still, the long-term impact of Trump's trade war on doll prices remains to be seen. Doll collectors understand that not everyone appreciates their unconventional hobby. 'When my kids left home and I had some money that I could spend on myself, I wanted to buy some dolls,' says Dapples, 82. 'Now, I've kind of gone overboard, maybe a little bit.' But even if troves of Cabbage Patch Kids or spooky Victorian baby dolls aren't everyone's idea of a necessary indulgence, the collectors say they are doing their part to support the economy by making sure their disposable income keeps the gears of capitalism churning, with domestic purchases of vintage dolls and ordering of new dolls from overseas. Groom's collection has become the Troll Hole, a museum in Alliance, Ohio – it draws curious visitors to her town, who spend their money at coffee shops and other small businesses. She also sells Troll dolls, including one in the president's likeness. ('NOT A TOY, NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN.') It's a top-seller. But most Trolls are made outside the United States, Groom says, so when she orders new inventory from China and other countries for her museum store, she will have to start marking up her prices by 30% to offset the cost of tariffs. Dapples focuses on vintage and antique dolls – she has Ginnys and Tonis from the 1950s, and many fragile dolls made of bisque, a type of porcelain popular in the mid- to late 1800s that is 'supposed to look more like flesh', she says. She even has a Reborn Doll, a type of hyper-realistic newborn baby doll that cost her around $700. A Reborn Doll collector and seller responded to an interview request, replying in an email saying she was 'not one for the lefts propaganda. My sells of dolls have never been better my collectors own more than two dolls.' The reasons adult collectors might want to own two, or 200, or 2000 dolls are the same that beautiful 11-year-old baby girls might want them too: because they make them feel good. 'No one can tell you that you cannot express yourself creatively through the things that you love,' says Groom. Though, yes, her children are 'seriously embarrassed' by it, she says. Kathy Dilgarde, 64, of Casper, Wyoming, finds joy and comfort in her hobby. 'I'm reliving the past that was wonderful and simple, and things aren't so simple anymore,' says Dilgarde, who collects Barbies, Liddle Kiddles, and 1960s-era Heidi and Jan dolls. She's preserving a piece of women's history. And she feels a sense of satisfaction and fulfilment when she completes a grouping of dolls, or finds all the components for an outfit. 'It is a small thing that we can control,' Dilgarde says, 'when the rest of our existence feels out of control.'
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
They don't need 30 dolls. They need hundreds! Thousands!
How many dolls is enough dolls? This question recently entered our political discourse via President Donald Trump, who, bracing the nation for the possibility of higher-priced items as a result of his tariffs, declared that a 'beautiful baby girl... that's 11 years old' doesn't need '30 dolls,' and that 'three or four' dolls should suffice. Try telling that to David Mansour. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. 'Let me have my 1,700 dolls.' Hold up. Seventeen hundred? Yes. Mansour, 62, has been collecting Barbies for 37 years. His happy place is his 'Barbie Room,' a space in his San Diego apartment where he displays 500 of them. Looking at all those Barbies 'gives me a lot of joy,' he says. 'It's fun to have people come over, and I get to show them. I feel like a curator from a museum. I get to explain, 'This is the Peaches and Cream Barbie. Oh, here's the Barbie and the Rockers that were my first dolls.'' (Mansour asked this reporter about her childhood Barbies, and the interview diverged to a five-minute tangent about Animal Lovin' Barbie, circa 1989 - which, yes, he has.) He even has a President Barbie, who he says 'probably would make better decisions right now' than the current officeholder. Mansour is not a beautiful baby girl who's 11 years old. Nor are many other members of the very real, very passionate doll-collecting communities of America. But some took note of the president calling out voluminous doll collections in his austerity message. And they did not like the idea of Trump toying with their hobby. 'He tells American consumers to pay more and buy less but wants to spend millions on a military parade for his birthday,' Mansour says. 'He's asking others to sacrifice, and he's not willing to sacrifice himself,' says Sherry Groom, the Guinness World Records titleholder for the world's largest collection of Troll dolls - those chubby little imps with whimsical coiffeurs. (She has more than 8,130 unique trolls, but if you include duplicates, her collection numbers more than 41,000). 'Is he going to get rid of any of his toys?' Groom continued, referring to the president's homes, golf courses and other precious possessions. 'Where does he come off telling people how many of anything they can buy?' says Birdie Dapples, president of the Heritage Doll Guild of the Yellowstone, a doll collectors club in Billings, Montana. 'I beg to differ with him there. I need 200 dolls.' The Trump administration this week lowered its tariffs on Chinese goods from 145 percent to about 30 percent for 90 days - a temporary reprieve while talks between the two nations continue. 'It looks like Christmas for doll-loving American children isn't canceled, after all,' quipped Politico's Playbook after the news broke. Still, the long-term impact of Trump's trade war on doll prices remains to be seen. Doll collectors understand that not everyone appreciates their unconventional hobby. 'When my kids left home and I had some money that I could spend on myself, I wanted to buy some dolls,' says Dapples, 82. 'Now, I've kind of gone overboard, maybe a little bit.' But even if troves of Cabbage Patch Kids or spooky Victorian baby dolls aren't everyone's idea of a necessary indulgence, the collectors say they are doing their part to support the economy by making sure their disposable income keeps the gears of capitalism churning, with domestic purchases of vintage dolls and ordering of new dolls from overseas. Groom's collection has become the Troll Hole, a museum in Alliance, Ohio - it draws curious visitors to her town, who spend their money at coffee shops and other small businesses. She also sells Troll dolls, including one in the president's likeness. ('NOT A TOY, NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN.') It's a top-seller. But most Trolls are made outside the United States, Groom says, so when she orders new inventory from China and other countries for her museum store, she will have to start marking up her prices by 30 percent to offset the cost of tariffs. Dapples focuses on vintage and antique dolls - she has Ginnys and Tonis from the 1950s, and many fragile dolls made of bisque, a type of porcelain popular in the mid- to late 1800s that is 'supposed to look more like flesh,' she says. She even has a Reborn Doll, a type of hyperrealistic newborn baby doll that cost her around $700. A Reborn Doll collector and seller responded to an interview request, replying in an email saying she was 'not one for the lefts propaganda. My sells of dolls have never been better my collectors own more than two dolls.' The reasons adult collectors might want to own two, or 200, 0r 2,000 dolls are the same that beautiful 11-year-old baby girls might want them too: because they make them feel good. 'No one can tell you that you cannot express yourself creatively through the things that you love,' says Groom. Though, yes, her children are 'seriously embarrassed' by it, she says. Kathy Dilgarde, 64, of Casper, Wyoming, finds joy and comfort in her hobby. 'I'm reliving the past that was wonderful and simple, and things aren't so simple anymore,' says Dilgarde, who collects Barbies, Liddle Kiddles, and 1960s-era Heidi and Jan dolls. She's preserving a piece of women's history. And she feels a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment when she completes a grouping of dolls, or finds all the components for an outfit. 'It is a small thing that we can control,' Dilgarde says, 'when the rest of our existence feels out of control.' Related Content For a Howard mom of three, earning her doctorate is a family victory Zelensky says he's ready to meet Putin; Europe prepares sanctions Who is Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage released by Hamas?
Business Journals
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- Business Journals
KDOT targets 2026 debut for 69 Express project
By submitting your information you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and User Agreement . Join the Kansas City Business Journal to unlock even more insights! The $572 million project will add a toll lane in each direction along U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park. Story Highlights Kansas' first express toll lane project is finishing construction. U.S. 69 will add toll lanes between 103rd and 151st Streets in Overland Park. Toll fees will be collected electronically using the KTAG system. The Kansas Department of Transportation is close to finishing work on the state's first express toll lane project in Overland Park. The U.S. 69 Corridor Modernization and Expansion project, commonly referred to as 69 Express, completely rebuilds the four-lane U.S. Highway 69 by adding a toll lane in each direction between 103rd and 151st Streets. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events Construction on the $572 million project is on track to be substantially complete by the end of the year, said 69 Express Project Director Steve Rockers. The new toll lanes are expected to be operational by January. How it works A double white line will separate the toll lane on the far left from the two existing general purpose lanes, which will remain free. 'There will be no physical separation between the express lanes and the general purpose lanes. There will be cameras out there strategically located along the corridor watching traffic,' Rockers said. Similar to the Kansas Turnpike, the 69 Express toll lanes will not have toll booths. Instead, toll fees will be collected electronically using a KTAG issued by the Kansas Turnpike Authority. Drivers will continue to access U.S. 69 as they do now and access the express lanes at dedicated entry points along the corridor. Southbound traffic can enter the express lane at 103rd Street with the option to exit at 135th Street or continue to the end of the toll lane at 151st Street. Northbound drivers will enter the toll lane just north of 151st Street with the option to exit at Blue Valley Parkway, 119th Street, College Boulevard and Interstate 435 before reaching the end of the express lane at 103rd Street. The cost will vary based on the time, how far a driver is traveling and the density of traffic, Rockers said. Prices for the toll lanes are estimated to range from about $0.50 to $1.50 a trip. 'There will be signs over the express lanes telling people what the price is going to be if they use a KTAG,' Rockers said. What's left Construction crews logged 525,000 work hours on the site in 2024, and 500,000 yards of concrete have been poured, Rockers said. In addition to widening the highway from four to six lanes, the project requires KDOT to build 25 bridges throughout the corridor. As of April 10, crews had completed work on 22 of the bridges, with three left to go. About 60% of work is complete on 11 noise walls from 119th to 151st Street, Rockers said. 'Bridge construction is more than 80% complete, and pavement is about the same,' Rockers said. The project is being built through a joint venture between Ames Construction and Emery Sapp Construction Inc. KDOT also is working with HNTB Corp. as project manager. Lenexa-based GBA is part of the lead design team. The project ranks No. 3 on the Kansas City Business Journal's List of largest area construction projects. Biggest Construction Projects in the Kansas City area Cost Rank Prior Rank Project name / Prior rank (*unranked previously) 1 1 Panasonic Electric Vehicle Battery Plant 2 2 Meta Data Center 3 3 U.S. 69 Expansion Project (69Express) View this list
