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2:35 PM ET, January 2, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Natalie Cole — Dead at 65  —  DEAD AT 65  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Natalie Cole — one of the great voices in decades — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Cole, whose hits include “This Will Be” and “Unforgettable” which she performed as a virtual duet with dad Nat King Cole …
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Associated Press:
Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died  —  3 photos  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Cole, the Grammy-winning daughter of Nat “King” Cole" who carried on her late father's musical legacy and, through technology, shared a duet with him on “Unforgettable,” has died.  She was 65.
TMZ.com:
Cops Take Him Down  —  TMZ Sports obtained the bar fight footage of TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin — showing the college football star swinging wildly at two bar staffers and getting into it with cops.  —  The video begins as Boykin is being wrestled out of Pat O'Brien's in San Antonio Wednesday …
Not A Blog:
Last Year (Winds of Winter)  —  The last post from the Lost Post, and the one you've all been waiting for.  —  Back when this was one long long long post, before Live Journal sent it to the cornfield, I mentioned opening with Dickens' line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Discussion: Gawker, The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
The prolific character actor, with credits from ‘The Twlight Zone’ to ‘Seinfeld,’ was everywhere on television from 1955 until his retirement in the mid-1990s.  —  Jason Wingreen, who played Harry the bartender on All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place and provided the voice …
Discussion: Just Jared and Page Six
Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:
Taboo, Anyone?  Kim Kardashian West Spends a Low-Key New Year's Eve with Kourtney Kardashian and Caitlyn Jenner  —  Kim Kardashian West skipped the wild club night on New Year's Eve in favor of a low-key party with family and friends - including Caitlyn Jenner.
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Reveals Her New Year's Resolutions: Losing Weight, Vacations - and Learning to do Splits!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Caitlin Keating / People.com:
‘The Snuggle Is Real’: Miranda Lambert Shares Adorable Cuddly Photo with New Man Anderson East  —  Miranda Lambert is starting off the New Year by showing the world that her new man Anderson East is right by her side.  —  On Friday, the country star posted an adorable photo of the new duo cuddling on a couch.
Daily Mail:
It must be serious: Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner are joined by both of their mothers on romantic St Barts vacation as they continue extremely flirtatious display  —  Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner were seen getting very tactile on Thursday shortly after pictures captured them kissing for the first time in St Barts.
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Daily Mail:   PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Bikini-clad Kendall Jenner and former rumoured beau Harry Styles soak …
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin — Yeah, We're Doin' It  —  JUSTIN AND HAILEY  —  YEAH, WE'RE DOIN' IT … Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin aren't hiding their relationship ... at least around their closest 200 friends.  —  Justin and Hailey were making out for everyone …
Lydia Price / People.com:
Laverne Cox, Rita Ora and More Stars Celebrate at Diddy's New Year's Eve Party  —  Warning: serious FOMO-fuel ahead.  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs hosted a New Year's Eve bash at his mansion on Miami Beach's Star Island, and the pictures will make you wish you partied with all his celeb pals.
Discussion: Just Jared
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Teresa Giudice Spends New Year's Eve with Sister-in-Law Melissa Gorga After Being Released from Prison  —  Teresa Giudice let loose on New Year's Eve, her second holiday since completing her prison sentence for fraud.  —  The reality star has been focusing on family since her Dec. 23 release …
Discussion: Starpulse
People.com:
Khloé Kardashian and James Harden Are ‘Still Together and Having Fun,’ Source Says  —  Despite being based in different states,Khloé Kardashian and James Harden are still going strong, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “She is with him now in Houston.  She went to his game last night and bowling,” the insider says.
 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

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