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5:30 AM ET, December 22, 2013

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Paul Meara / HipHopDX:
Three 6 Mafia's Lord Infamous Passes Away  —  Exclusive: DJ Paul's publicist confirms Lord Infamous' death after Gangsta Boo tweets about the Three 6 Mafia member's passing.  —  According to DJ Paul's and Da Mafia 6ix publicist Dove Clark, Three 6 Mafia member Lord Infamous passed away last night …
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Lord Infamous Dead, Three 6 Mafia Member Dies at 40: Report  —  Three 6 Mafia's founding member Ricky “Lord Infamous” Dunigan has reportedly died at the age of 40.  The rapper's body was found at his mother's home in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, Dec. 20, HipHopDX reports.  —  PHOTOS: Stars gone too soon
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
K.C. Blumm / People.com:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Wedding Will Be Big, Says Kris Jenner  —  Better call a wedding planner!  —  Kim Kardashian and her fiancé, Kanye West, are starting to plan their wedding, and the reality star's mom, Kris Jenner, tells PEOPLE it's going to be big.
Discussion: X17 Online, Digital Spy and Just Jared
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Surprise Staff at Chicago Pizza Place
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Surprises Fans at Walmart Store, Buys Toy For Blue Ivy: Video  —  Attention Walmart shoppers, Beyonce is in the building!  The 32-year-old international superstar continued to shock fans on the heels of her newly released, record-breaking album.  The singer showed up to a Walmart store …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Just Jared
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Us Weekly:
Beyonce Surprises Fans at Walmart, Buys Her Album Inside Store: See the Pictures  —  Beyonce is just full of surprises these days!  The singer continued to celebrate the release of her self-titled, record-breaking, fifth studio album on Friday, Dec. 20 — with a trip to a Walmart store …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Just Jared
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Teresa Palmer Marries Mark Webber in Mexico Wedding Before Baby Arrives  —  Bumpin' bride!  Pregnant Teresa Palmer married Mark Webber on Saturday, Dec. 21, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  The couple, who are expecting their first child together, said “I do” in Mexico.
Discussion: Just Jared
Access Hollywood:
Mariah Carey Reveals Holiday Plans With Twins Moroccan & Monroe  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Mariah Carey is beaming about spending the holidays with her family - especially her twins Moroccan and Monroe.  —  Now that Mariah and Nick Cannon's twins are two-and-a-half years old …
Billboard:
Taylor Swift Collaborating Again for Fifth Album: ‘I See It as an Apprenticeship’  —  Taylor Swift accepts the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2013 American Music Awards on November 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.  —  Lester Cohen/WireImage … Questions?  Comments?
Discussion: Digital Spy
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Gabrielle Union Engaged to Dwyane Wade, See Picture of Her Engagement Ring  —  Look at that rock!  Gabrielle Union is engaged to Dwyane Wade, the couple announced on Saturday, Dec. 20.  —  “Sooooo this happened...#Yessss,” the 40-year-old actress wrote via Instagram.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and tooFab.com
Tim Stack / Inside Movies:
‘X-Men’: Major change in this summer's ‘Days of Future Past’ — EXCLUSIVE  —  There will be one less mutant in this summer's highly anticipated X-Men: Days of Future Past, which combines the casts of the original X-Men trilogy with those of 2011′s First Class.
Discussion: Digital Spy, Variety and PerezHilton
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Real Housewives of Orange County New Castmembers: Lizzie Rovsek, Shannon Beador Joining Season 9  —  Can these ladies handle the heat?  Real Housewives of Orange County had a typically major shakeup following season 8, with longtime castmembers Alexis Bellino and Gretchen Rossi leaving the cast …
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Kate Upton, Maksim Chmerkovskiy Split After Six Months of Dating  —  Rejoice, fellas: Kate Upton is back on the market!  After six months together, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy have recently split, multiple sources confirm exclusively to Us Weekly.
 
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K.C. Blumm / People.com:
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Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, TikTok, and others rise

Matthew Jordan / The Conversation:
As Congress tries to force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest, it should push licensed stations to abide by public interest standards

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Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

 
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