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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91  —  Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores …
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Jennifer Frederick / The Hollywood Reporter:
Quincy Jones, Master of All Things Musical, Dies at 91  —  He played the trumpet with Lionel Hampton, produced albums ('Thriller'), songs ("We Are the World," “It's My Party"), films ('The Color Purple') and TV shows ('Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'), scored movies ('In the Heat of the Night') and charmed the world.
Chris Morris / Variety:
Quincy Jones, Grammy-Winning Producer for Michael Jackson and Film Composer, Dies at 91  —  Quincy Jones, who distinguished himself over the course of a 70-year career in music as an artist, bandleader, composer, arranger and producer, has died.  He was 91.
People:
James Van Der Beek Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer: 'There's Reason for Optimism, and I'm Feeling Good' (Exclusive)  —  “I've been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family,” the actor tells PEOPLE exclusively
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Nicholas Rice / People:
James Van Der Beek Apologizes to Loved Ones Who Had to Learn of His Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis from Press: ‘No Playbook’
Entertainment Tonight:
Ben Affleck Praises Jennifer Lopez's ‘Spectacular’ Performance in ‘Unstoppable’ (Exclusive)  —  ET Now  —  ET Stream  —  ET Stream  —  Chris Martin Falls Into Stage Trap Door During Coldplay Show in Australia  —  Watch Kamala Harris' Surprise ‘SNL’ Appearance as Herself Alongside Maya Rudolph
Sabrina Weiss / People:
Diddy Will Be Eating ‘Breakfast Cake’ on His Birthday in Jail — Here's What Else Is on the Menu  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs marks his 55th birthday on Nov. 4 in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center while awaiting trial  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs turns 55 on Monday, Nov. 4 …
Dory Jackson / People:
Harry Potter Star Matthew Lewis Believes Young Cast Escaped ‘Pitfalls of Being a Child Actor’ Because They Had Each Other  —  Lewis starred as Neville Longbottom in the ‘Harry Potter’ film series  —  From Matthew Lewis' perspective, there is one thing the young Harry Potter cast can credit …
Discussion: Marie Claire, NME, FemaleFirst and The Wrap
Jen Juneau / People:
Freddie Prinze Jr. Says He and Sarah Michelle Gellar Are ‘Deliberate’ in Avoiding Spotlight: 'We Don't Like That Life'  —  “We're good at avoiding it,” the actor said during an appearance on the ‘Oldish’ podcast  —  Freddie Prinze Jr. is opening up about life with wife Sarah Michelle Gellar …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Scarlett Russell / The Times:
Kylie Minogue: no smartphones, no adulting — oh, how I miss the Nineties  —  There's one woman who has been on more Style covers than anyone else — to celebrate our 30th anniversary, she steps back in time  —  Kylie Minogue is gazing at her eight Style covers, from 1999 to 2019.
Discussion: People, Metro.co.uk and NME
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Brenton Blanchet / People:
Teddi Mellencamp Spotted for the First Time Since Announcing Divorce from Edwin Arroyave
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Tyler, the Creator's ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200  —  Plus: Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini debut in the top five, while Eminem's ‘The Death of Slim Shady’ returns to the top 10 after its vinyl release.  —  Tyler, the Creator scores his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart …
Discussion: Vibe, UPROXX, Variety and Just Jared
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Selena Gomez claps back at ‘sick’ body-shaming comments after walking ‘Emilia Pérez’ red carpet  —  Selena Gomez hit back at her online bullies after being body-shamed over her appearance at the “Emilia Pérez” premiere in Los Angeles.  —  The “Only Murders in the Building” …
Tufayel Ahmed / Us Weekly:
Olivia Rodrigo Calls Men Who Want to Go to Space a ‘Red Flag’ — and Grimes Agrees  —  Olivia Rodrigo thinks it's a “red flag” when men want to go to space — and Grimes agrees.  —  “This is a very oddly specific question that I ask guys on first dates.  I always ask them if they think that they would want to go to space.
 
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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

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Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers
 
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