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

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Clay Risen
She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.

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Ms. Britt and Mr. Davis at their wedding in November 1960. It was reported that the event had been delayed from October at the request of John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign to avoid negative attention before the election.

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

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Alan Feuer
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.

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

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Michael M. Grynbaum
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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Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Livia Albeck-Ripka
The plane was carrying four civilians and four crew members when it crashed into Galveston Bay, the Mexican Navy said. Two people on board survived and another was missing.

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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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Ephrat Livni
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.

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

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Charlie Savage
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.

Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

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Eli Tan
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.

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

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Alex Williams
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.
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