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6:45 PM ET, December 14, 2020

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Fortune:
Exclusive: Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, makes her debut as a startup investor  —  Throughout her near half-decade on the global stage—and long before—Meghan Markle has made gender equality one of her core causes.  The Duchess of Sussex is now extending that mission to the private sector …
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Tricia Escobedo / CNN:
Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, makes surprise appearance on CNN  —  (CNN)Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, made an unscheduled appearance on CNN's annual Heroes TV special Sunday to honor the year's most inspiring moments and the people who made them happen.  —  Referring to the Covid-19 pandemic …
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Oprah promotes Meghan Markle's $28 lattes
Discussion: E! Online
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Meghan Markle Makes Surprise Appearance to Honor ‘Quiet Heroes’ amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Discussion: BET and Marie Claire
Russell Myers / Mirror.co.uk:   Meghan Markle sparks royal fury by enlisting Oprah Winfrey to help flog vegan coffee
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Pippa Middleton pregnant with baby No. 2 and ‘thrilled’  —  Pippa Middleton is “thrilled” to be pregnant with her second child, Page Six is told.  —  The younger sister of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, already has a 2-year-old son named Arthur with husband James Matthews.
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People.com:
Pippa Middleton Is Pregnant!  Kate Middleton's Sister Expecting Second Child  —  Pippa Middleton and husband James Matthews are also parents to 2-year-old son Arthur  —  Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Kate Middleton, is pregnant!  —  Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis …
Discussion: E! Online, Glamour and POPSUGAR
Kate Moss' Sister / TMZ.com:
Kate Moss' Model Sister Apologizes for ‘Super-Spreading COVID’ Video Post  —  CRIED COVID  —  Lottie Moss' joke she and her friends are super-spreading COVID-19 — which they illustrated on camera — didn't score any laughs, and now she's apologizing.  —  The model, Kate Moss' younger sister …
Discussion: Just Jared
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Isobel Hine / Daily Star:   Kate Moss' sister Lottie says she's a ‘Covid super spreader’ as she ‘makes out’ with pal
Simon Hattenstone / The Guardian:
Cher at 74: 'There are 20-year-old girls who can't do what I do'  —  Her $60m annual Las Vegas residency was off the cards this year, but the singer still has lots to say about animal rights, Trump's ‘toxic’ politics, cosmetic surgery and the men in her life  —  he Goddess of Pop is in town.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Black Adam’ Finds Its Cyclone with ‘Trinkets’ Star Quintessa Swindell (Exclusive)  —  Dwayne Johnson is starring in the DC-based action-adventure thriller.  —  The Justice Society in New Line and Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam movie is getting hit by a twister.
New York Times:
Cleveland's Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name  —  The decision comes amid a wider push for sports teams to stop using Native American names and imagery as team names and mascots.  —  Following years of protests from fans and Native American groups, the Cleveland Indians have decided …
Armchair Umbrella / Spotify:
Shawn Mendes  —  Listen to this episode from Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard on Spotify.  Shawn Mendes is Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer and songwriter.  Shawn joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the results of finding success at such an early age, where the main source of his fears …
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Miley Cyrus celebrates 10-year anniversary of bong video  —  Time flies in a cloud of smoke.  —  Miley Cyrus celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the now-infamous video of her smoking a bong with some friends by re-sharing the footage via social media Sunday.
Billboard:
Mariah Carey's ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Jingles Back to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100  —  Plus, Jose Feliciano's “Feliz Navidad” hits the top 10 for the first time, 50 years after its original release.  —  Mariah Carey's “All I Want For Christmas Is You” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, rising from No. 2.
Discussion: Just Jared and Stereogum
Issy Sampson / The Sun:
Katie Price rushes back to dentist in Turkey after TWO teeth fall out and will have to isolate at Christmas  —  KATIE Price has rushed back to Turkey to have her teeth repaired after TWO of her veneers fell out, The Sun Online can exclusively reveal.  —  The 42-year-old's last minute dental …
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Vivek Chaudhary / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Zayn Malik's sister's 40-guest wedding to her ex-convict beau was ‘broken up by POLICE’ for flouting Tier 3 Covid lockdown rules... after her father REFUSED to attend and One Direction star missed ceremony  — Zayn Malik missed his younger sister Waliyha's wedding, and was nowhere to be seen in snaps from the nuptials
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror
Los Angeles Times:
Judge freezes assets of famed L.A. lawyer Tom Girardi, citing millions unpaid to clients  —  A federal judge in Chicago has frozen the assets of prominent Los Angeles attorney Thomas Girardi, finding that he misappropriated at least $2 million in client funds that were due to the families …
Discussion: Us Weekly and TMZ.com
Emily Dixon / Marie Claire:
Gabrielle Union and Daughter Zaya Twinned in Chic Burberry Sweaters  —  wore matching Burberry argyle sweaters in a gorgeous new Instagram post.  — “Always & forever.  Love you,” Union captioned the post, adding the hashtag “#twinningiswinning.”  —  in recent weeks.
Discussion: E! Online and Celebrity Insider
 
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Stephen Wright / Daily Mail:
Prince Andrew's five hours of private time in New York... just as Virginia Roberts flew in to the city
Discussion: Dlisted
James Desborough / Daily Star:
Sharon Osbourne blames herself for husband Ozzy's cheating during their marriage
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Will Smith Surprises Cancer-Stricken Teen with PS5, Jason Derulo Helps
Discussion: Daily Mail
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Cody Simpson Qualifies for Olympic Swimming Trials — and Michael Phelps Reacts!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘Helstrom’ Canceled at Hulu After One Season, Ending Jeph Loeb Era of Live-Action Marvel Television
Discussion: Just Jared
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Simone Biles Cheers on Boyfriend During NFL Game After He's Promoted from Practice Squad: 'Let's Go'
Discussion: Page Six and CBSSports.com
Lucy Murgatroyd / The Sun:
Strictly's Ranvir Singh looks downbeat as she leaves studio after being eliminated from show
Discussion: Daily Star
HELLO!:
Kate Silverton and husband Mike Heron recreate stunning wedding photos on tenth anniversary
Discussion: Mirror
Vikki White / Mirror:
Linda Nolan left devastated as cancer spreads but she's staying positive by dating
Discussion: The Sun
Just Jared:
Denzel Washington Told Chadwick Boseman To ‘Put a Ring On’ Taylor Simone Ledward's Finger
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and E! Online
 

 
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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