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People:
Usher Marries Longtime Girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea in Las Vegas Wedding Ceremony: Sources  —  The Grammy-winning artist tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend in Las Vegas, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE  —  Usher is married!  —  The 45-year-old Grammy-winning artist and longtime girlfriend …
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Charna Flam / People:
Usher and Longtime Girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea Obtain Marriage License Ahead of His Super Bowl Performance  —  The Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner received a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada, PEOPLE confirms  —  Did Usher head to a little white chapel while in Las Vegas before the big game?
Ruth Styles / Daily Mail:
Wedding Usher!  Popstar, 45, is set to get MARRIED in Las Vegas to his girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea, 39, on advice from his spiritual advisor - following Super Bowl halftime show
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TMZ.com:
Larsa Pippen, Marcus Jordan Remove Each Other From Social Media, Spark Breakup Rumors  —  LARSA PIPPEN, MARCUS JORDAN TROUBLE IN PARADISE?!? ...  Spark Breakup Rumors With Social Media Activity  —  Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan appear to be headed toward Splitsville …
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Travis Kelce Comments on *That* Viral Clip of Him Shoving Coach Andy Reid  —  “Oh you guys saw that?”  —  The Super Bowl is always nail-biting, she said with the unearned authority of someone who rarely watches, but last night's game was truly stressful thanks to the Chiefs scoring a touchdown in the very last seconds of overtime.
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Adam Teicher / ESPN:
Andy Reid, Travis Kelce vow to return to Chiefs next season  —  LAS VEGAS — The partnership between Andy Reid and Travis Kelce will continue for a 12th season, with both saying after the Kansas City Chiefs' 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII that they would return for another season rather than retire.
Vivek Chaudhury / Daily Mail:
Tom Cruise, 61, ‘makes things official’ with Russian socialite Elsina Khayrova, 36, after a string of dates at her £10M Knightsbridge apartment  —  Tom Cruise is ‘growing closer’ to his glamorous Russian socialite girlfriend - and has been regularly spending nights at her swanky London apartment, friends have told MailOnline.
Discussion: Page Six, Hollywood Life and Ok - home
Rachel Burchfield / Marie Claire:
Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Weighs In On Wife Blake Lively's Super Bowl Appearance … Blake Lively normally has a plus one by the name of Ryan Reynolds, but last night it was Lively who was the plus one, hanging out with BFF Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl watching Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce …
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Daniela Avila / People:
Taylor Swift Arrives at Super Bowl 2024 with Blake Lively, Ice Spice to Support Boyfriend Travis Kelce
Diane Sandberg / KARE-TV:
Performer injured in Disney on Ice show in Minneapolis  —  A skater portraying Belle from “Beauty and the Beast” was hurt after falling to the ice during a lift.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — A performer remains hospitalized after suffering a severe injury during a Disney on Ice performance at Target Center on Saturday, officials confirm.
Roya Nikkhah / The Sunday Times:
As King thanks nation for support, William's dilemma is between royal duty or family … Resting at his country residences, the King will now contemplate a new, hopefully temporary, way of life and royal order.  —  Charles, 75, will divide his time between Sandringham and Highgrove …
Discussion: OK Magazine, The Mirror and Cele|bitchy
Jen Juneau / People:
Kate Winslet Explains Why ‘Being Famous Was Horrible’ After Titanic Release: ‘My Life Was Quite Unpleasant’  —  “I felt like I had to look a certain way, or be a certain thing,” the actress recalled  —  For all the notoriety Titanic brought Kate Winslet, there are parts of it she could have done without.
Nicholas Rice / People:
Beyoncé Surprise Drops 2 New Songs from Her Upcoming Country-Themed Album: Listen  —  The singer dropped “Texas Hold 'Em” and “16 Carriages” on Sunday  —  Beyoncé fans, rejoice!  —  The music superstar, 42, surprise dropped two new songs from her upcoming country-themed album on Sunday evening.
Rachel Burchfield / Marie Claire:
Yes, It's Monday, So Here's Amal Clooney and a Puppy to Make It Better … Amal Clooney turned 46 on February 3, and it appears her birthday gift is a very good, good boy named Nelson.  Amal's husband George apparently gifted her with the pup for her birthday, and they took the St. Bernard …
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Serena Williams, 42, shares stunning bikini photo as she holds second daughter Adira, age six months: ‘I love that my body is not picture perfect’  —  Serena Williams took to Instagram on Monday to share a flattering bikini photo.  —  The 42-year-old tennis star looked incredibly toned …
Discussion: Marie Claire and People
Escher Walcott / People:
Kim Kardashian Stuns in Prada Bralette and Matching Mini Skirt at 2024 Super Bowl  —  Kardashian was seen in a TikTok video wearing the racy number during Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas  —  Kim Kardashian is turning up the heat at the Super Bowl!  —  The SKIMS founder, 43 …
Discussion: Page Six and Daily Mail
Robert Ito / New York Times:
Christopher Nolan, Robert Downey Jr. and Missed Connections  —  These Oscar nominees for “Oppenheimer” met years ago, but the director had no plans to cast this star then, noting, “I was also a little afraid of you.”  —  Christopher Nolan and Robert Downey Jr. have each worked …
 
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Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Lizzo Debuts Good as Hell New Hairstyle at Super Bowl 2024
Discussion: Just Jared
Hannah Southwick / Page Six:
Usher dazzles in white Dolce & Gabbana look for Super Bowl 2024 halftime show performance
TMZ.com:
Video Appears to Capture Active Shooter Gunshots At Joel Osteen's Church
Tommy McArdle / People:
Deadpool 3 Trailer: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Face Off in First Glimpse of Deadpool & Wolverine
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Page Six:
Alix Earle reveals her go-to game day look: ‘I always end up in heels’
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
Sam Farmer / Los Angeles Times:
What's the ‘real’ Taylor Swift like? Travis Kelce's dad talks about life around the pop superstar
TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Says He Made Taylor Swift Lots of Money, Likes Travis Kelce
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Max Tani / Semafor:
At an internal meeting, NYT editors shared what they thought of internal and external feedback, “explicit threats from Trump about us in the media”, and more
 
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