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Today — 23 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

White House Invitees Are Asked About Donations to Trump’s Ballroom

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By: Kenneth P. Vogel
23 December 2025 at 11:26
Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from an architect hired to oversee the ballroom design and people invited to a donor dinner with the president.

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President Trump ordered the demolition the entire East Wing of the White House in October to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage

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By: Clay Risen
23 December 2025 at 10:53
She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, including from John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.

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May Britt in a publicity portrait for the film “Murder, Inc.” in 1960, the year she married Sammy Davis Jr.

Judge Tells U.S. to Help Bring Back Deported Venezuelans or Allow Legal Challenges

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By: Alan Feuer
23 December 2025 at 09:48
The judge said the administration had to decide by Jan. 5 whether it wanted to “facilitate” the men’s return to the United States or let them contest their initial removals in the federal courts.

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The men were accused of belonging to the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua and were deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador where many later claimed they had been tortured.

Lawmaker Sues to Remove Trump’s Name From the Kennedy Center

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By: Shawn McCreesh
23 December 2025 at 09:35
Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, argues that only Congress is authorized to rename the D.C. performing arts institution.

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President Trump’s name was added to the facade of the Kennedy Center last week after its board voted to rename it.

Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment

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By: Michael M. Grynbaum
23 December 2025 at 09:58
Several veteran correspondents questioned how Ms. Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, had handled the segment, after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom.

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The Manhattan studios of CBS News, whose editor in chief, Bari Weiss, spoke to the newsroom on Monday about a “60 Minutes” segment she had postponed. “I held that story because it was not ready,” she said.

Mexican Medical Plane Crashes in Galveston Bay, Killing at Least 2

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By: Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Livia Albeck-Ripka
23 December 2025 at 09:14
The Mexican Navy said it was carrying out a medical support mission with a foundation that assists Mexican children with severe burns.

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Emergency personnel responding to a plane crash in heavy fog at Galveston Bay, in Galveston, Texas, on Monday.

Two New Banksy Murals Appear in London

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By: Ephrat Livni
23 December 2025 at 07:31
Two new London murals, widely attributed to the mysterious street artist, combine seasonal themes with what appears to be social commentary on rising child homelessness in Britain.

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A new mural by the artist Banksy appeared in Bayswater, in central London, on Monday.

Trump Administration Oil Tanker Seizures Are Meant to Force Maduro Out, Officials Say

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By: Genevieve Glatsky
23 December 2025 at 07:04
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ship seizures were meant to force Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro from power.

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On Saturday, the Coast Guard boarded the Centuries, a Panamanian-flagged tanker that had recently loaded Venezuelan crude oil, reportedly for a Chinese trader.

At Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, Attendees Find Conservative Squabbling Distracting

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By: Nathan Taylor Pemberton and Jordan Gale
23 December 2025 at 05:50
“It’s creating division instead of building a movement that keeps everyone together.”

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The image of Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was assassinated in September, could be found across the Phoenix convention hall.

Record-Breaking Warm Temperatures Forecast for Christmas Across the U.S.

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By: Nazaneen Ghaffar
23 December 2025 at 06:01
Unseasonably warm temperatures are expected across the United States this week, with many places hitting record highs and record-high lows.

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Unusual warmth is expected on Christmas and is connected to a broader weather pattern affecting the country.

Ella Cook, Brown University Shooting Victim, Is Mourned at Funeral in Alabama

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By: Jenna Russell
23 December 2025 at 06:03
At a funeral in Alabama, the Brown University student was mourned as a gifted musician and protective sister who was committed to her faith.

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Ella Cook was one of two students killed in a shooting this month at Brown University.

Vince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty Games, Dies at 55

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By: Emmanuel Morgan
23 December 2025 at 05:37
Mr. Zampella co-founded two game studios and worked on the Medal of Honor, Titanfall, Apex Legends and Battlefield franchises.

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Vince Zampella in 2014. He helped found Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment.

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Wants to Block Judge Cannon From Inquiry Pushed by Trump’s Allies

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By: Charlie Savage
23 December 2025 at 03:31
The request, addressed to the top federal judge in Miami, sought to block a U.S. attorney from pursuing a politically charged inquiry before Judge Aileen Cannon, who has repeatedly decided in President Trump’s favor.

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John O. Brennan at a Senate hearing in 2017. The focus of the investigation appears to be on Mr. Brennan, who helped oversee an intelligence assessment that concluded that Russia was trying to help Donald J. Trump win the 2016 election.

Epstein Victims Ask Congress to Ensure Justice Dept. Releases All Files

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By: Matthew Goldstein
23 December 2025 at 05:06
More than a dozen women called for congressional hearings to ensure that the Justice Department is fully complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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Jess Michaels at a news conference in November. She was among the women who signed the letter released Monday.

Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

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By: Eli Tan
23 December 2025 at 05:07
The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google built out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence.

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Google, led by Sundar Pichai, above, had already been working with Intersect to build data centers and invested in the company a year ago.

Mistrial in Case of N.Y. Official Charged With Working for China

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By: Santul Nerkar and Anusha Bayya
23 December 2025 at 06:01
Linda Sun was accused by federal prosecutors of selling her allegiance and being rewarded handsomely for influence peddling.

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Linda Sun, center right, and her husband, Chris Hu, outside Federal District Court in Brooklyn after their arrest and arraignment in September 2024.

Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82

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By: Alex Williams
23 December 2025 at 04:48
With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in the late 1960s.

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Jerry Kasenetz, center, in 1968 with his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, right, and Neil Bogart, an executive at Buddah Records. As the founders of Super K Productions, Mr. Kasenetz and Mr. Katz turned out a slew of hit records.

Bernie Sanders to Lead Zohran Mamdani’s Public Swearing-In Ceremony

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By: Dana Rubinstein
23 December 2025 at 03:08
Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist senator from Vermont, has supported New York City’s mayor-elect since the Democratic primary.

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Senator Bernie Sanders will administer the oath of office to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during a public swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on Jan. 1.

Did Charlie Javice’s 147-Member Legal Team Expense $529 in Gummy Bears?

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By: Ron Lieber
23 December 2025 at 03:12
JPMorgan has had to pay tens of millions in legal costs for the convicted fraudster. It wants the public to see a newly unredacted list of itemized expenses.

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Charlie Javice was found guilty of fraud in September. She has spent more than $70 million so far on her legal defense.

As Trump Clings to Tariffs, His Argentine Ally Is Opening Up to Trade

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By: Emma Bubola， Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Sarah Pabst
22 December 2025 at 20:59
President Javier Milei is eliminating barriers to what had been a closed-off economy, moving in the opposite direction of his main political ally, President Trump.

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Customers standing in line for the opening of Decathlon, a sporting goods store, last month in Buenos Aires.

Barry Manilow Is Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

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By: Derrick Bryson Taylor
23 December 2025 at 02:35
The “Mandy” and “Copacabana” singer said he would undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung, and he postponed several concert dates.

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In a statement on Monday, Barry Manilow added that his doctors did not think the cancer had spread.

Jim Beam Halts Production at Flagship Distillery as Whiskey and Bourbon Markets Struggle

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By: Clay Risen
23 December 2025 at 01:15
The bourbon giant is closing its flagship distilling operation for all of 2026.

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Production at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Ky., which generally produces close to nine million gallons of bourbon a year, will be paused for all of 2026.
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