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1:05 PM ET, January 2, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Lindsay and Sam — Something Special in the Air  —  2009 didn't start out well for Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson.  Our airport spies say they got into another nuclear fight — this time at Miami International Airport.  —  We're told it started in the American Airlines Admirals Club.
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Carey Hart's New Year's Entertainment: His Ex, Pink  —  Carey Hart and Pink  —  As soon as the clock turned to 2009, Carey Hart only had eyes for one woman: his ex, Pink - but not for obvious reasons.  —  Rather than sharing a New Year's kiss at the Las Vegas club Hart owns …
Mark Gray / People.com:
Fergie: I'm Working Out Every Day for Wedding  —  Josh Duhamel and Fergie on Dec. 31 at LAVO  —  With her wedding only a few days away on Jan. 10, Fergie is busy tightening and toning her body to make herself look a little more Fergilicious in her wedding dress.
Mary Margaret / People.com:
It's a New Year's Eve Wedding for Britney's Brother  —  Britney Spears made it a cozy New Year's Eve with her family - seeing big brother Bryan, 31, tie the knot in a private ceremony in New Orleans.  —  “It was beautiful,” a source tells PEOPLE about the elder Spears's wedding to Graciella Sanchez …
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TMZ.com:
The Morning After Another Spears Wedding  —  After celebrating her brother's wedding the night before, a corporate casual-clad Britney Spears did what every fallen pop star on a comeback does ... hit the local Wal-Mart.  —  With a Sonic drink in hand and male pal at her side …
Perez Hilton:
Say Hello To The New & Improved Kelly Clarkson!  —  Kelly Clarkson has released the artwork for her new single, My Life Would Suck Without You.  —  Sure it may be Photoshopped to the max, but it's hawt!  And, it's in stark contrast to the publicity images for her last album, My December.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Washington Post:
Palin's Last Word  —  In the wee hours of 2008, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wanted everyone to know that both daughter Bristol and her fiance, Levi Johnston, parents of Palin's new grandson, Tripp, are not high school dropouts.  “You need to know that both Levi and Bristol are working their butts off …
Discussion: Gawker, Jossip and New York Magazine
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New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH newly married starlet gave a guy she trysted with a nasty STD right before her wedding . . . WHICH on-the-rocks couple have been headed for divorce for a while?  The rock star was cheating on his actress wife immediately after they got hitched and has been carrying …
Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
KATE WINSLET DOES BRITISH ‘ELLE’  —  Kate Winslet tells the February issue of Elle UK that she's achieved her “ultimate” figure.  —  After years of ups and downs with her weight, the Revolutionary Road actress says she is finally comfortable with her body.  —  Says Kate: “I've achieved my ultimate figure.
E! Online:
Afternoon Fix: Khloe Kardashian Gets Her Own Baller  —  AP Photo/Dan Steinberg; John M. Heller/Getty Image  —  • There's something about a man in uniform the Kardashians can't seem to resist.  Khloe confirms she's seeing Minnesota Timberwolves guard Rashad McCants.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hot Slut Of The Day!  —  Erica Hill - Mah Boo's sidekick on Anderson Cooper's 360.  I haven't really noticed this slut, mostly because my eyes are transfixed on Mah Boo like Wino on a rock, but a friend sent me this clip below of Erica on New Year's Eve getting V-tongued from some drunk douche on live TV.
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT and CNN
Tianna / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
RANDOM NYE SPOTTINGS: BEYONCE & MARIAH / RIHANNA & CHRIS / JOHN & CHRISTY  —  Beyonce takes a sip while partying into 2009 with husband Jay-Z, and friends Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, LA Reid, and designer Marc Jacobs in St. Barts.  Many of the celebs have been spotted vacationing in the Caribbean hotspot all this week...
Discussion: OH NO!!
 
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Just Jared:
Cynthia Nixon: Disneyland New Year's Eve!
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
TRAVIS BARKER AND DJ AM START OFF THE NEW YEAR TOGETHER
Discussion: TMZ.com
Cathy Horyn / New York Times:
What's Wrong With Vogue?
Discussion: Jezebel
New York Post:
ACHTUNG! TOM'S GLOBE A NO-NO
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Huffington Post
Associated Press:
Downtown Aspen Evacuated in Bomb Scare
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
KATY PERRY CAPS OFF 2008 WITH A BASH
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and OH NO!!
 Earlier Picks: 
Jenny / Celebrity Baby Scoop:
Jen & Violet Enjoy Some Mommy & Me Time
Discussion: Hollywood Dame
Ann Powers / Pop & Hiss:
Five things I learned from visiting with Prince: From album plans …
Discussion: Lemondrop and Perez Hilton
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Stars' 2009 New Year's Resolutions
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Pitt set for Scorsese's HBO pilot
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and TV Squad
 

 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

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The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
An interview with NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who defends NPR and accuses critics of “bad faith distortion” of her past comments about the First Amendment

 
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