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12:25 PM ET, October 3, 2017

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Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:
50 Killed, 400 Wounded at Jason Aldean's Las Vegas Concert - Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History  —  At least 50 people have been killed and 400 wounded after a gunman opened fire on a country music festival with a fully automatic weapon Sunday night in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
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NBC News:
Las Vegas Shooting: More Than 20 Killed and 100 Hurt, Police Say  —  More than 20 people were killed when a gunman opened fire into an outdoor country music festival from the 32nd floor of Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday night, police said.
NBC News:
Las Vegas Shooting: 58 Killed and More Than 500 Hurt Near Mandalay Bay  —  A lone gunman released a rapid-fire barrage of bullets from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel late Sunday, killing at least 58 people and injuring more than 500 others attending a country music festival below, officials said.
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jason Aldean Band ‘Hid Behind’ Equipment Amid Las Vegas Shooting, Bus Has Bullet Holes  —  Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Kerr, are OK after a gunman opened fire during the country singer's performance at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday, October 1.
Discussion: CNN
Perez Hilton:
Miley Cyrus & Adam Sandler Honor Las Vegas Victims With Touching Performance On The Tonight Show
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Tom Petty Found Unconscious in Full Cardiac Arrest (UPDATE)  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  1:35 PM PT — Sources tell us at 10:30 Monday morning a chaplain was called to Tom's hospital room.  We're told the family has a “do not resuscitate” order on Tom.  The singer is not expected to live through the day, but he's still clinging to life.
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CBS News:
LAPD clarifies it cannot confirm Tom Petty's death  —  Tom Petty, the rocker best known as the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is clinging to life in a Los Angeles hospital, according to TMZ.  An earlier report which confirmed the singer's death, and which CBS reported, has since been clarified.
Jon Pareles / New York Times:
Tom Petty, Staple of Rock Radio With the Heartbreakers, Dies at 66
Discussion: Stereogum
Us Weekly:
Are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Already Engaged?  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may already be planning their walk down the aisle.  Friends close to the couple suspect that the two, dating for about a year and a half, are engaged.  “I think it's already happened but they're holding …
Discussion: AOL
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Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “Are as Good as Engaged”  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making their way towards an official engagement.  —  The couple, who E! News confirmed to be an item last fall, recently made their first official join appearance together at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto last week.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Brittney Stephens / POPSUGAR:
Royal Lovebirds! Prince Harry Plants a Sweet Kiss on Meghan Markle at the Invictus Games
Discussion: What's New
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Hugh Hefner's Widow Crystal Breaks Her Silence: ‘He Was an American Hero’  —  Crystal Hefner is opening up as she mourns husband Hugh Hefner, who died Wednesday at 91.  —  “I haven't been able to bring myself to write most people back to thank them for their condolences.  I am heartbroken.
Discussion: The Blast, The Wrap and PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag Gives Birth, Welcomes First Child With Spencer Pratt: Details!  —  Now a family of three!  The Hills alums Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Gunner Stone, on Sunday, October 1, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Maks Chmerkovskiy Skipped DWTS Performance Due to a ‘Big Chemistry Issue’ With Partner Vanessa Lachey, Says Source  —  It's only week 3, but the drama has already begun on Dancing with the Stars.  —  After Tom Bergeron opened guilty pleasures night by dedicating the show to those affected …
Discussion: AOL
 
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Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roman Polanski Comments on Rape Case: “It's Over”
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Tyra Banks splits with baby-daddy Erik Asla
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
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