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5:40 AM ET, January 31, 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:
Russian skating couple, world champions in 1990s, were in crashed US airliner
NBC4 Washington:
Live updates: ‘No survivors’ after plane, helicopter crash into Potomac River
Associated Press:
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
ESPN:
Figure skaters on airplane that crashed in Washington, D.C.
Reuters:
Live Updates: No Survivors After Plane and Helicopter Crash Near Washington, Officials Say
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.
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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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 …
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Catherine Santino / People:
Kaia Gerber and Lewis Pullman Get Cozy at His Birthday Party After Austin Butler Split: 'They're a Cute Couple' (Exclusive)  —  Pullman and Gerber were spotted together in Los Angeles on Jan. 29.  The model split from Butler at the end of 2024  —  Kaia Gerber is spending time with someone new.
Discussion: Page Six, Cosmopolitan and Just Jared
Adam B. Vary / Variety:
‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Under Fire Over Tweets About Muslims, George Floyd, Oscars Diversity  —  “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is under fire for a series of social media posts to her account on X, formerly known as Twitter …
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'
Discussion: New York Post and Sandra Rose
TMZ.com:
Shemar Moore and Jesiree Dizon Split After Almost 5 Years Together  —  SHEMAR MOORE, JESIREE DIZON CALL IT QUITS ... After Almost 5 Years!!! … Shemar Moore and Jesiree Dizon have gone their separate ways ... the “S.W.A.T” star and the model are no longer a couple ... TMZ has learned.
William Earl / Variety:
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Will Move to Dismiss Justin Baldoni's Lawsuit … Attorneys for the two sides are due in court Monday for the first hearing on the megafeud between the two “It Ends With Us” co-stars.  —  Lively has accused Baldoni, who was also the film's director …
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.
Deadline:
Matthew Lillard Is Coming Back For ‘Scream 7’ … Matthew Lillard, who played Stuart ‘Stu’ Macher in the first 1996 Scream movie, is returning to the franchise for Spyglass/Paramount's Scream 7.  —  How is that possible?  We will see.  Does Stu have a twin?  Doesn't look like it from Lillard's Instagram post.
Wall Street Journal:
NBA Star Terry Rozier Under Investigation in Illegal Betting Probe  —  The gambling ring accused of conspiring with Jontay Porter to manipulate his performance in NBA games also bet heavily against Rozier in a 2023 game for the Hornets  —  Federal prosecutors have been investigating whether …
Jacqueline Lindenberg / Daily Mail:
Tom Selleck celebrates his 80th birthday with wife Jillie, 67, after lonely drive-thru lunch  —  Tom Selleck was seen celebrating his 80th birthday by indulging in a fancy dinner with his family and close friends in Thousand Oaks, California on Wednesday.  —  The Blue Bloods actor was joined …
People:
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Are ‘Still Together’ Despite Living ‘Own Lives’ in Separate Homes (Exclusive Sources)  —  Married since 1997 but separated since 2016, the couple “haven't completely severed ties,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith …
Daniela Avila / People:
How Katy Perry Really Feels About Carrie Underwood Joining American Idol After Her Departure (Exclusive)  —  Underwood was announced as Perry's replacement in August  —  Katy Perry is leaving American Idol in good hands.  —  After the “Dark Horse” singer announced that season 22 …
Discussion: E! Online, Billboard and Page Six
 
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Kelsey Parker and Max George are locked in a shocking secret FEUD, her friends tell KATIE HIND, as they reveal how Wanted star's behaviour …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The AP sues three Trump officials, alleging they violated the First and Fifth Amendments by banning AP reporters in retaliation for the use of “Gulf of Mexico”

Tom Durante / Mediaite:
NBCUniversal settles a $30M defamation suit by a gynecologist who worked at a Georgia ICE facility; he disputed statements made about him on three MSNBC shows

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Ann Selzer asks to dismiss Trump's lawsuit over her inaccurate November 2024 Iowa poll, arguing the president's “fraud” framing is an attempt to evade the 1A

 
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