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Clay Risen / New York Times:
Wally Amos, Creator of Famous Amos Cookies, Dies at 88  —  With a background in marketing, his aunt's recipe and a winning personality, he built one of the world's best-known brands of baked goods.  —  Wally Amos, an indefatigable entrepreneur who in 1975 took a $25,000 loan from a few friends …
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Sabrina Weiss / People:
Wally Amos, Founder of Famous Amos Cookies, Dies at 88  —  Wally Amos, who created Famous Amos cookies in 1975, died on Aug. 13 from complications of dementia  —  Wallace “Wally” Amos, the founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died.  He was 88.  —  Shawn and Sarah Amos, two of his children …
TMZ.com:
GENA ROWLANDS ‘NOTEBOOK’ STAR DEAD AT 94  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  REMEMBERING GENA ROWLANDS  —  Gena Rowlands, who famously played Allie in “The Notebook,” is dead ... TMZ has learned.  —  The retired actress died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Indian Wells, CA ... where she was surrounded by family …
Madison Vain / Esquire:
Zoë Kravitz's (Shocking!  Twisted!  Brilliant!)  Mind  —  Zoë Kravitz just wanted to make her mother laugh.  She needed to get her attention first, though.  They were at home in Topanga, California, and her mom was surrounded by her closest friends.
Variety:
Sofia Vergara's Brother Was Killed by a Cartel.  She Still Found Empathy in ‘Psychopath’ Drug Lord Griselda Blanco … That's what Sofía Vergara assumed Eric Newman, the showrunner of Netflix's “Narcos” franchise, would say when she told him she not only wanted to executive produce …
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Sofia Vergara, 52, says she got a ‘bionic’ knee thanks to ‘old age and s***’ adding peri-menopause is causing her to forget things
Discussion: People
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague's Relationship Timeline: From ‘Love Island U.K.’ to Parenthood  —  Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague's romance came to an end five years after they met in the Love Island U.K. villa.  —  Fury, a professional boxer, was one of the first bombshells of season 5, which aired in June 2019.
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Lucy Needham / The Mirror:
Molly-Mae Hague's brutal split statement in full speaks volumes about Tommy Fury
Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
Demi Lovato Opened Old Wounds, Then Other Child Stars Joined In  —  The singer steps behind the camera for a brutally candid new doc, enlisting former young Hollywood icons like Drew Barrymore, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné and JoJo Siwa to divulge the pleasures and perils of early fame.
Laura Collins / Daily Mail:
Simone Biles' birth mom Shanon tells why she abandoned Olympic hero daughter as she begs gymnast for forgiveness after decades-long estrangement  —  Four thousand miles and a lifetime of hurt stood between Shanon Biles and a front row seat at the Paris Olympics.
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TMZ.com:   SIMONE BILES BIOLOGICAL MOTHER WANTS TO RECONCILE ... ‘I Would Like To Make Amends’
Catherine Santino / People:
Sara Foster and Husband Tommy Haas Separate After 14 Years: ‘Entirely Focused on Co-Parenting’ (Exclusive Source)  —  The couple, who tied the knot in 2010, share two daughters together  —  Sara Foster and her husband Tommy Haas are splitting after 14 years of marriage.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Blake Lively Felt Justin Baldoni Fat-Shamed Her, Kissed Too Long During Scene  —  BLAKE LIVELY, JUSTIN BALDONI SHE FELT KISSING SCENE LINGERED TOO LONG ... Feels He Fat-Shamed Her … Blake Lively has told people there were multiple reasons Justin Baldoni made her feel uncomfortable on the set of “It Ends With Us” ... TMZ has learned.
Jenna Anderson / Comic Book:
Deadpool & Wolverine: Halle Berry Has Surprising Answer About Being Approached for Storm Return (Exclusive)  —  Berry reveals Blake Lively asked if she would reprise her Marvel role.  —  Deadpool & Wolverine has been out into the world for several weeks now, and its high-octane action …
Selome Hailu / Variety:
Kim Kardashian to Adapt La La Anthony's Book ‘The Love Playbook’ With Kenya Barris in New 20th TV First Look Deal  —  Kim Kardashian is continuing to expand her footprint as a TV producer at Disney.  The reality star-turned-actor has entered a first look deal at 20th Television …
SiriusXM:
Listen on the App  —  Among the highlights during the Town Hall, Smith asked the two-time MVP about the possibility of the Chiefs becoming the first NFL team ever to three-peat and whether the team's talking about it during training camp.  According to Mahomes, while after last year's Super Bowl victory …
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Vogue:
The Dogue Days of Summer  —  When taking a scroll through the archives, one Vogue editor happened upon a February 1897 cover starring a labrador puppy.  “His Soliloquy: To be or not to be—a dog show dog?” the cover line read.  Another from July 1898 featured a portrait …
Discussion: People and Oh No They Didn't!
Entertainment Tonight:
Collin Gosselin on Life After Reality TV: Kate Update, College and Marine Dreams (Exclusive)  —  'Who's Cheating Who' Trailer: Cynthia Bailey Stars in Sexy BET+ Thriller (Exclusive)  —  'RHOC's Shannon Beador Explains How John Janssen ‘Coaches’ Alexis Bellino (Exclusive)
Daniela Avila / People:
Kehlani Requests Restraining Order Against Ex, Accuses Him of Abuse amid Child Custody Battle  —  Last week, Kehlani's ex Javaughn Young-White filed for full custody of their 5-year-old daughter Adeya Nomi  —  Kehlani is taking action against her ex Javaughn Young-White amid a custody battle over their daughter.
Escher Walcott / People:
Taylor Swift Fans Warned Not to ‘Tay-Gate’ London Eras Tour Shows by Wembley Stadium  —  The pop superstar is set to return to the venue to perform five more shows from Thursday, Aug. 15  —  Taylor Swift fans without tickets to her upcoming London Eras Tour shows have been asked not to gather outside the concert venue.
Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Rob Lowe Says Getting Sober 34 Years Ago Was an ‘Incremental Decision’ Culminating in His ‘Final Wake-up Call’ (Exclusive)  —  In a PEOPLE cover story interview, the Hollywood icon and ‘Unstable’ star opens up about his sobriety journey and other transformative moments in his life
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Daily Mail
Paige Gawley / Entertainment Tonight:
Zach Braff Reveals What's Holding Up the ‘Scrubs’ Reboot (Exclusive)  —  Zach Braff on What's Holding Up a ‘Scrubs’ Reunion and ‘Garden State’ Turning 20 (Exclusive)  —  Channing Tatum on Zoë Kravitz's Heartfelt Thank You Note at ‘Blink Twice’ Premiere (Exclusive)
 
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Wendy Geller / Us Weekly:
Miranda Lambert Jokingly Takes Cheeky Snap While Vacationing in Italy With Husband Brendan McLoughlin
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Emily Strohm / People:
Kaley Cuoco Is Engaged to Ozark Alum Tom Pelphrey!
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Kristin Contino / Page Six:
Kourtney Kardashian shows some leg in pink feathered bodysuit at Lemme photo shoot
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Eric Andersson / People:
Andra Day Got a Temporary Tattoo for a Movie. Two Years Later, It Hasn't Faded Away (Exclusive)
Discussion: Just Jared and CBS News
TMZ.com:
‘It Ends With Us’ Cast and Crew Don't All Hate Justin Baldoni, But Feud's Real
 

 
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU's General Court annuls a €1.49B antitrust fine imposed on Google in 2019 for abusing its dominance to prevent websites from using non-AdSense ad brokers

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
YouTube integrates Google DeepMind's AI video generation model Veo into Shorts, letting creators generate high-quality backgrounds and 1080p six-second clips

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: TelevisaUnivision weighs immediately replacing CEO Wade Davis and Daniel Alegre is under consideration to be new CEO; the board plans to meet this week

 
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