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3:00 PM ET, February 15, 2024

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NBC News:
At least 1 killed, more than 20 injured in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally … Guns have been recovered  —  By Phil Helsel  —  Firearms have been recovered after the shooting, police said.  —  Police Chief Stacey Graves told reporters that firearms have been recovered …
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TMZ.com:
Travis Kelce Takes Photo at Restaurant with Cop After Kansas City Parade Shooting  —  Travis Kelce walked into a restaurant a few hours after the shooting at the Kansas City parade — this according to new photos obtained by TMZ.  —  We obtained 3 pictures that show the KC Chiefs tight end walking …
NBC News:
At least 1 killed in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
1 dead, at least 10 hurt in shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: ‘Tragedy’
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ‘Navigating the Last of the Red Tape’ in Lengthy Divorce Battle (Exclusive)
Discussion: Hollywood Life
TMZ.com:
‘Hot Ones’ Host Sean Evans Breaks Up With Porn Star Melissa Stratton  —  ‘HOT ONES’ HOST SEAN EVANS BREAKS UP WITH PORN STAR ... Relationship Too Public?!? … Not the best timing on Valentine's Day ... “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans and porn star Melissa Stratton broke up less than 24 hours after their relationship made headlines.
Discussion: Page Six, Just Jared, The Blast and UPROXX
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Christian Allaire / Vogue:
Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, and Zendaya Are the 2024 Met Gala Co-Chairs  —  The 2024 Met Gala, taking place on the first Monday in May, is soon upon us.  This year, the event—often dubbed “the Oscars of fashion”—will celebrate The Costume Institute's spring exhibition, titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
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Janine Rubenstein / People:
Usher Reveals That He Proposed to TLC's Chilli and Their Split ‘Broke My Heart’: ‘Really Did Love That Girl’ (Exclusive)  —  The Super Bowl halftime headliner gets candid about his past love life in this week's PEOPLE cover story  —  Once a match made in R&B and hip-hop heaven, Usher and Rozonda …
Kansas City Star:
Johnson County mom dies in KC parade shooting.  Police confirm one fatality  —  This is a developing story.  Check back to kansascity.com for updates.  —  Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Johnson County mother of two and beloved disc jockey in Kansas City, was confirmed killed in the shooting at the end …
Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
‘American Idol’ Contestant Alex Miller Involved in Fatal Car Accident  —  Alex Miller, a country music singer who made an appearance on American Idol Season 19, was reportedly involved in a fatal car accident in Kentucky earlier this week.  —  In a statement on Instagram …
Variety:
Surprise!  Anya Taylor-Joy Confirms ‘Dune: Part Two’ Role at London Premiere  —  As if the cast of Denis Villeneuve's “Dune: Part Two” couldn't get any more star-studded, Anya Taylor-Joy has joined the ensemble.  —  In the days leading up to the film's world premiere in London on Thursday …
Elias Leight / Billboard:
Kanye West's ‘Vultures 1’ Distributor Wants to Take It Down  —  “A long-standing FUGA client delivered the album through the platform's automated processes, violating our service agreement,” a company spokesperson says.  —  Last year, Kanye West started looking for a distribution deal to release a new album.
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Jessica Gibb / The Mirror:
Prince Harry and Meghan hit back at ‘make or break’ claims - ‘We will not be broken’  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in the middle of a three-day trip to Vancouver in Canada where they are promoting the Invictus Games but have been warned to ‘behave’ after taking the first steps to reconcile with the Royal Family
Discussion: The Sun and Ok - home
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Kate Mansey / The Times:
Harry and Meghan adopt Sussex title as surname for children  —  The change for Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, aims to ‘unify’ family and coincides with the relaunch of couple's website  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have rebranded their website to “unify” their family after their children started using the Sussex title.
TMZ.com:
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner Finalize Divorce  —  Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner have settled their super bitter divorce and finalized the judgment ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Kevin and Christine signed a Marital Settlement Agreement, which they filed with the court.
Just Jared:
The CW Reveals Spring 2024 TV Premiere Dates, 2 Series Are Missing!  —  The CW is revealing new series premiere dates!  —  The network shared the season and series premiere dates for shows in April 2024 on Thursday (February 15), but there are two shows missing that are getting some attention.
Discussion: TVLine, The Wrap and Deadline
Cassie Carpenter / Daily Mail:
Shakira announces first album in seven years Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran... following her acrimonious split from Gerard Piqué and settling $34M tax fraud legal battle  —  Shakira just announced her first album in seven years - Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women No Longer Cry) - which will be released by Sony Latin on March 22.
Daniel Bird / The Mirror:
Paloma Faith suffered heartbreaking miscarriage filming top TV show but 'didn't tell anyone'  —  Paloma Faith has opened up about suffering a miscarriage and revealed she refused to tell people at the time as she would have been sent home from filming Pennyworth
Discussion: FemaleFirst and The Sun
Just Jared:
‘Evil’ to End with Season 4 on Paramount+, Teaser Trailer Released  —  There's some news at Paramount+...Evil is set to end with a shortened, upcoming fourth and final season.  —  The show will return in May 2024 with four final episodes to give the series a proper sendoff.  —  Keep reading to find out more...
 
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Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
Ashlee Simpson Is Rereleasing Her 2004 Album ‘Autobiography’ for Its 20th Anniversary: 'It's Time' (Exclusive)
Discussion: Just Jared and FemaleFirst
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Janine Rubenstein / People:
Usher Shrugs Off Old Comparisons to Justin Timberlake, Reveals He Wanted to ‘Do a Record’ Together (Exclusive)
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift Lands in Melbourne Ahead of Shows, Fans Cheer Outside Airport
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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