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12:40 PM ET, July 14, 2016

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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Speakers at Donald Trump's Convention: An Astronaut, a Quarterback, but No Sarah Palin  —  CLEVELAND — A night highlighting the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya.  An appearance by onetime football star Tim Tebow.  A presentation detailing former President Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct.
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety, Gawker, Towleroad, CNN and Politico
Stephanie Petit / Style News:
Nils Sjoberg - A.K.A. Taylor Swift - Goes Shopping Down Under Wearing Short Overalls (and a Smile)  —  Taylor Swift's remedy for all the Calvin Harris drama?  A shopping trip, of course.  —  The singer was spotted with shopping bags on the Gold Coast of Australia, where she's been spending …
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TMZ.com:
Get it Straight ... The Melody is Mine
Page Six:
Nils Sjöberg is totally cool with Taylor Swift using his name
Discussion: WWTDD and TMZ.com
Paul Chavez / Daily Mail:   ‘If she got her boobs done then good for her’: Ariel Winter offers support for Taylor Swift …
Vogue:
Olympics Fever!  Gigi Hadid Meets the World's Greatest Athlete, Ashton Eaton  —  As Gigi Hadid tries out some moves in the season's best performance looks, Olympic decathlete Ashton Eaton gives her some pointers.  —  I know what you're thinking.  You're thinking that Gigi Hadid …
Discussion: Style News and Cele|bitchy
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Lamar Odom ‘Is Back to Treating His Body Worse Than Ever,’ Source Says  —  Lamar Odom may have fallen off the straight and narrow.  —  The former NBA player, who has been on the road to recovery following a near-fatal overdose since October, was spotted at a New York City strip club on Tuesday …
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Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
THE DARK TOWER: IDRIS ELBA ON BREATHING FIRE INTO STEPHEN KING'S GUNSLINGER  —  Part I of EW's epic look at this tale of six-guns and roses.  —  An immense shape, like a floating fortress in the mist, looms over the city.  At times, it vanishes completely, masked by a curtain of seaside clouds.
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Reese Witherspoon has one Elle of a bikini bod  —  Harvard Law has never looked hotter.  —  On Wednesday, in honor of the 15th anniversary of her hit flick “Legally Blonde,” Reese Witherspoon slipped back into the sparkly pink bikini made famous by her on-screen persona, Elle Woods.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Char Adams / People.com:
The Bachelorette's JoJo Fletcher Opens Up About Fan-Favorite Jordan Rogers  —  It's down to the final four.  —  The Bachelorette's JoJo Fletcher has a tough decision ahead of her as she gears up to choose between Jordan Rodgers, Luke Pell, Robby Hayes and Chase McNary in the show's 12th season.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sarah / Style News:
Miles Teller Debuts New Blonde Hairdo at ESPY Awards — Read the Hilarious Twitter Reactions  —  We couldn't have been the only ones who took a double take when Miles Teller took the stage at the ESPY Awards.  The War Dogs actor was completely unrecognizable at Wednesday's sports event …
Discussion: AOL
Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Craig Morgan's Son Jerry Greer Was ‘a Superstar Without Even Trying’: Read His Heartbreaking Obituary  —  IN MEMORIAM  —  Craig Morgan's Son Jerry Greer Was ‘a Superstar Without Even Trying’: Read His Heartbreaking Obituary  —  Craig Morgan's son Jerry Greer — who died on Sunday, July 10 …
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Rob Kardashian, Blac Chyna Tease New Reality TV Show: Picture  —  Looking good!  Rob Kardashian shared what appears to be the first picture of himself and fiancee Blac Chyna's new TV show, posing in front of a TV camera with his future bride as they prepare for their debut small screen collaboration.
Discussion: What's New
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Caitlyn gets the Kardashian treatment  —  Add stylist to Kim Kardashian's resume.  —  The reality star used all of her glam skills to help stepfather Caitlyn Jenner prepare for Wednesday night's ESPY Awards.  The former Olympian wore a white custom Michael Costello knee-length dress with a cape.
Discussion: X17 Online
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Put Divorce on Hold: ‘Things Changed’  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner did not celebrate their independence July 4.  —  More than a year after the couple of 10 years announced their split, neither party has filed divorce paperwork.
Daily Mail:
PIERS MORGAN on Jennifer Aniston's body shaming comments  —  Jennifer Aniston is gracious, charming, warm and funny- an utter delight in every way.  She's talented and beautiful.  But yesterday she wrote a blog - and on one point it's time for her to dismount her high horse.
Discussion: AOL and Us Weekly
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Melissa McCarthy Supports Jennifer Aniston's Essay About Body Shaming: ‘Everybody Needs to Stop Tearing Down Women’
Discussion: What's New and Variety
Allison / Dlisted:
One Of The Tenors Is In Trouble After He Changed The Lyrics To The Canadian National Anthem  —  Many people mess up the words to national anthems all the time.  Usually the mess ups are the result of the singer forgetting the lyrics, or not being able to hit that high note on “freeeee” at the end of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Discussion: Hollywood Life
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Selena Gomez: How I Became Instagram's Most Followed Person (Without Really Trying)
People.com:
Danielle Panabaker Is Engaged! Actress and Boyfriend Hayes Robbins Set to Marry
Discussion: PerezHilton
Brittany King / People.com:
Josh Duggar Is ‘Absolutely Not’ Rejoining Family's TLC Show: Source
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Lauer-Morales affair rumors rock ‘Today’
Discussion: AOL, What's New and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Call ‘Kardashian Beauty’ Line Bogus
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Singer Disfigured Me in Car Wreck
Discussion: Page Six and Stereogum
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Joel Madden Says Wife Nicole Richie Helped Him Recover from a Broken Home: ‘We Feel Really Blessed’
 Earlier Picks: 
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Married at First Sight's Doug Hehner and Jamie Otis Lose Baby: Our Son Was ‘Too Beautiful For Earth’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Rachel Torgerson / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Blake Lively Just Blew Our Minds by Wearing Two Dresses at Once
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting third child
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
So Romantic!  Hear Ryan Gosling Sing in Teaser Trailer for Upcoming Musical La La Land with Emma Stone
Discussion: Variety
 

 
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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

Meta Investor Relations:
Meta reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $36.46B, net income up 117% YoY to $12.37B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.24B for March 2024

New York Times:
Sources detail NPR's struggles with declining audiences, falling sponsorship revenue, internal conflicts over turning things around, and a diversity push

 
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