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4:50 PM ET, July 2, 2021

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New York Times:
Sha'Carri Richardson, a Track Sensation, Tests Positive for Marijuana  —  Richardson, a gold-medal favorite in the women's 100 meters, was suspended for a month, putting in doubt an appearance at the Tokyo Olympics.  —  The American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, who was set for a star turn …
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Averi Walker / U.S. Anti-Doping Agency:
U.S. Track & Field Athlete Sha'Carri Richardson Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation  —  USADA announced today that Sha'Carri Richardson, of Clermont, Fla., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a one-month suspension—as permitted under the applicable international rules …
Discussion: NBC News, POPSUGAR and RADAR
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Zendaya, Tom Holland finally confirm they're dating with steamy car makeout  —  Dating rumors: confirmed.  —  “Spider-Man” co-stars Zendaya and Tom Holland solidified their offscreen romance with a passionate makeout session in Los Angeles on Thursday.  —  The couple were photographed packing …
Ilana Kaplan / Washington Post:
The Megan Fox renaissance is here.  It's long overdue.  —  Megan Fox always knew she would have a creative renaissance in her 30s.  It was marked in her natal chart.  As a strong follower of astrology, Fox claims the timing of her work, love and fame was written in the stars.
Discussion: People.com, Us Weekly and Just Jared
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The Sun:
GOTTA BOUNCE! Busty celebs like Megan Fox and Kourtney Kardashian go braless and dare to bare in risky tops
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Jersey Shore's Angelina Pivarnick Filed for Divorce From Chris Larangeira in January … It's over!  Angelina Pivarnick filed to end her marriage to Chris Larangeira in January 2021, Us Weekly confirms.  It is not yet known whether she ever served him with the papers.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton Is Back Courtside — and Looking Chic — at Her Favorite Tennis Tournament Wimbledon  —  The Duchess of Cambridge is patron of the organizers of the Wimbledon tennis championship  —  Kate Middleton is back at one of her favorite sporting events.
Discussion: Elle and Just Jared
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Kate Middleton makes surprise appearance at Wimbledon - best photos
Discussion: Marie Claire
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
In Which Alex Rodriguez Asks for an Invite to a Party Jennifer Lopez Was At  —  Okay A-Rod!  —  Wondering how  —  Alex Rodriguez is doing in the wake of his split with Jennifer Lopez  —  ? Apparently he's in the ~awkwardly sliding into the comments of J.Lo's friend's Instagram posts~ stage of the breakup, which, been there.
Discussion: E! Online, Page Six and Us Weekly
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Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Alex Rodriguez Jokes About Not Being Invited to Jennifer Lopez's Friend's Party Following Split
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
Jessica Gibb / The Sun:
‘LITTLEST PICKLE’ Stacey Solomon reveals her baby's gender as she goes for her scan with fiance Joe Swash  —  STACEY Solomon has revealed she's expecting a baby GIRL - her first daughter.  —  The pregnant Loose Women panellist, 31, went for her scan with her fiance Joe Swash, 39, today.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
Abigail Adams / People.com:
Billy Boyd Confirms Hobbit Nudity ‘Almost’ Made the Cut in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy  —  An online petition requesting the upcoming LOTR Amazon series refrain from nudity has garnered roughly 49,000 signatures  —  Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan just introduced a new wrinkle …
Discussion: Just Jared and The Blast
Radhika Seth / British Vogue:
“The Day I Shaved My Head, I Changed My Life”: Iris Law Unveils Her Dramatic Buzz Cut In British Vogue  —  Iris Law is waiting for me near her family home in Primrose Hill.  Where else?  The only daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost is practically synonymous with this postcode.
Jessica Lester / The Sun:
LEFT WANTING MAUR Maura Higgins spotted kissing Giovanni Pernice backstage at his show - before they spend the night together  —  MAURA Higgins was spotted kissing new man Giovanni Pernice backstage at his show before new couple spent the night together.  —  The Love Island star headed …
Discussion: Daily Star, Daily Mail and Mirror.co.uk
D.Lo / Perez Hilton:
Taika Waititi Breaks Silence On Those Pics Of Him Making Out With Rita Ora & Tessa Thompson!  —  It's all love and thunder!  —  Back in May, Taika Waititi made the internet blush when he was spotted simultaneously smooching Tessa Thompson and Rita Ora in Sydney, causing fans to wonder just what in Odin's name was going on.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Blake Horstmann Was ‘Close’ to Joining ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 7: Why It Didn't ‘Feel Right’ … Not quite paradise.  Blake Horstmann may have brought the drama to Bachelor in Paradise season 6, but fans shouldn't expect to see him back on the beach this summer.
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
Sarah Packer / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Love Island's Shannon Singh was dumped after she 'wouldn't play ball and refused to kiss anyone' causing producers to ‘orchestrate her exit’ - and she will NOT be returning  —  Shannon Singh was dumped from the Love Island villa after she 'wouldn't play ball and refused to kiss anyone' …
Discussion: The Sun
 
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Dan Schneider Once Reigned Over Children's TV. What Happened?
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Alexandra Pollard / The Independent:
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Hanna Flanagan / People.com:
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Discussion: BET
Tara C. Mahadevan / Complex:
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E! Online:
How Raven-Symoné's “Amazing” Wife Amanda Inspired Her to Lose Weight
Discussion: Us Weekly and People.com
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
‘There is a hint of Theresa May’: Diana statue draws comparisons to former PM as it divides opinion
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
FemaleFirst:
Just listen: Chris Pratt's tip for lasting love
Discussion: E! Online
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Stuart Pink / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Anna Richardson and Sue Perkins ‘disagreed over wanting to have kids’... and ‘have been living apart since last AUTUMN’
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
TMZ.com:
Bill Cosby Exploring Legal Options After Prison Release, Could Sue County
Discussion: Just Jared
Page Six:
Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd's night out in LA sets tongues wagging
 

 
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
UK Culture Secretary says the BBC's license fee will rise with inflation until 2027; from April 2025, it will rise £5 to £174.50, bringing in another ~£75M

Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
China sentences journalist Dong Yuyu, an ex-Nieman Fellow whose work has appeared in Chinese editions of the NYT and FT, to seven years in prison for espionage

Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, seeking Google to sell two of its ad tech tools and more

 
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