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4:30 PM ET, January 30, 2025

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NBC News:
D.C. plane crash live updates: Trump says there are no survivors as details about flight conditions emerge  —  American figure skaters, coaches and family members who had been at a camp in Wichita, Kansas, were among those aboard the passenger jet, according to U.S. Figure Skating.
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Associated Press:
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC  —  An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington …
Reuters:
Live Updates: No Survivors After Plane and Helicopter Crash Near Washington, Officials Say  —  An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people plunged into the Potomac River after colliding in midair with an Army helicopter on Wednesday night.  Recovery teams had pulled more than two dozen bodies from the icy water, officials said.
NBC4 Washington:
Live updates: ‘No survivors’ after plane, helicopter crash into Potomac River  —  An aircraft with 64 people on board collided with a military helicopter with three passengers not far from DCA  —  What to Know  — An American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided …
ESPN:
Figure skaters on airplane that crashed in Washington, D.C.  —  Figure skaters, their coaches and family members were passengers on an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Eric Perry / WAGA-TV:
Pilot of American Airlines jet that crashed near Washington DC had Georgia ties  — Family's Loss: Sam Lilley, a 28-year-old pilot with ties to Georgia, was one of two pilots killed when a military helicopter collided with a passenger jet near Reagan National Airport.
Reuters:
Russian skating couple, world champions in 1990s, were in crashed US airliner
TMZ.com:
Plane Collides with Helicopter at D.C. Airport
BBC:
Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull dies at 78  —  Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78, her spokesperson has said.  —  Born in Hampstead in December 1946, she was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964, and for starring roles …
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The Baltimore Banner:
Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists  —  Two spas say they banned Tucker.  He denies the bans and the behavior that women say has left them emotionally scarred.  —  Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions that may not be suitable for some readers.
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People:
Dwyane Wade Reveals He Had 40% of His Kidney Removed After Doctors Found Cancerous Tumor (Exclusive)  —  The 43-year-old had part of his right kidney removed on Dec. 18, 2023, he shared publicly for the first time on Thursday  —  Hall of Fame basketball star Dwyane Wade had a cancerous tumor removed …
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:   Dwyane Wade has 40% of his kidney removed due to cancerous tumor: 'Weakest point I've ever felt'
Simon Perry / People:
Kate Middleton Makes Emotional Visit to Hospice with Close Connection to Princess Diana  —  Princess of Kate traveled to Wales on Jan. 30 to see Tŷ Hafan, a hospice that Diana supported in the last years of her life  —  Kate Middleton is making a poignant visit to a children's hospice …
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Kristin Contino / Marie Claire:
Princess Kate's Visit to a Sock Factory Isn't as Random as You Might Think
Discussion: People and GB News
Sarah Sotoodeh / Daily Mail:
Kaia Gerber gets close to actor Lewis Pullman at intimate dinner... weeks after her Austin Butler split  —  Kaia Gerber, 23, was spotted getting close to actor Lewis Pullman on his 32nd birthday at Salazar restaurant in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.  —  The duo sat close to each other …
Brady Langmann / Esquire:
Anthony Mackie Is Captain America Now.  How About That?  —  His résumé includes indelible performances like Half Nelson. … He's been Spike Lee's muse (twice) and has worked with dozens of legends.  With Captain America: Brave New World, he'll lead the MCU's next decade.
Sophia Melissa Caraballo Piñeiro / Page Six:
Figure skating legend Tara Lipinski speaks out on ‘unimaginable’ DC plane crash that claimed lives of multiple athletes  —  Figure skating legend Tara Lipinski says her “heart is broken” after the “unimaginable” Washington, DC, plane crash that claimed the lives of multiple athletes.
Discussion: People and Us Weekly
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
US figure skaters, Russian championship couple were onboard plane that collided with military helicopter in DC
Daniel Bird / The Mirror:
BBC issues major apology to staff after Russell Brand inquiry  —  The BBC has published the results of their investigation into scandal-hit Russell Brand - who denies all allegations against him, with the corporation issuing an apology  —  The BBC has apologised to staff after their internal Russell Brand investigation.
Kate Hogan / People:
Josh Brolin Had to Audition for 1985's The Goonies 6 Times Because of ‘That Nepotistic Thing’  —  The actor recalled the story during a chat with Rob Lowe on his ‘Literally!’ podcast  —  Josh Brolin came to the set of 1985's The Goonies with some big ideas — but Steven Spielberg was not interested in hearing them.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Natasha Dye / People:
Olympian Nancy Kerrigan Breaks Down in Tears on Live TV at Boston Skating Club Where 6 Crash Victims Belonged  —  An American Airlines flight with 64 people on board collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers aboard on Wednesday night
Escher Walcott / People:
Reese Witherspoon Still Haunted After Mistakenly Roasting Pal at Serious Ceremony: 'We're Not Friends Anymore!'  (Exclusive)  —  “Not even kidding, she doesn't talk to me anymore.  Oh well,” the actress says with a laugh  —  Reese Witherspoon can't quite get over one cringe-worthy speech from her past.
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Charli xcx on Her Dream Grammys Scenario, ‘Brat’ Collaborators, & What's Next  —  Charli xcx is the biggest brat in the world—in the world—and she has made brattiness a battle cry.  She's so brat that the word has been redefined in her honor.  From the Collins English Dictionary: “Bræt: adjective.
Discussion: People, Daily Mail and Billboard
Mikhaila Friel / Us Weekly:
How Princess Beatrice's Royal Baby Will Shift The Line of Succession  —  Princess Beatrice of York and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their second child together on Wednesday, January 22.  —  Buckingham Palace shared news of the birth in a statement to Us Weekly one week later on Wednesday …
Page Six:
Jennifer Love Hewitt reflects on ‘grown men’ joking about her body when she was 16  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt is opening up about the struggles of being a teenager in Hollywood.  The actress recalled being sexualized at a young age during a recent appearance on “Mayim Bialik's Breakdown” podcast.
Craig Garrett / Suggest:
Bella Hadid Wears Cowboy Boots and Not Much Else in Ice-Cold Snow Photos  —  Hot girl winter, anyone?  Bella Hadid took a swimsuit photo shoot to the snow, proving that even freezing temperatures can't cool her off.  However, the shoot wasn't your everyday thirst trap.
 
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