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

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

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

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

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.
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CA political candidate’s morning jog highlights homelessness crisis in viral video

A candidate for California’s State Assembly is taking an unconventional approach to highlighting the homelessness crisis plaguing the coastal region by giving an unfiltered point of view during his morning jogs.  “People wanna see you directly pointing out government dysfunction, directly showing people on the ground what is happening and then publishing it directly on...

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

The Mexican Navy said it was carrying out a medical support mission with a foundation that assists Mexican children with severe burns.

© Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News, via Associated Press

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