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Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died  —  Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Loni Anderson, ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ Star, Dies at 79  —  She received two Emmy noms for being “the smartest person in the room” on the CBS sitcom and tons of tabloid attention for her 1988-94 marriage to Burt Reynolds.  —  Loni Anderson, who starred as shrewd radio station receptionist Jennifer Marlowe …
Seher Asaf / BBC:
Man dies after fall at Oasis Wembley concert  —  A man has died after falling from a height at an Oasis concert on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police has said.  —  Police said officers and medics at at Wembley Stadium in London responded to reports that a man in his 40s had been injured at 22:19 BST.
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Charlie Moloney / The Guardian:
Oasis ‘shocked and saddened’ after fan dies in fall at Wembley concert  —  Man understood to have been sitting in London stadium's upper tier was pronounced dead at the scene  —  Oasis have said they are “shocked and saddened” after a man fell to his death at Wembley Stadium during the band's Saturday concert.
Jack Wetherill / Daily Star:
Oasis Wembley tragedy as fan plunges to his death as witness shares horror
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TMZ.com:
Soulja Boy Arrested in L.A. After Cops Say They Found Gun During Traffic Stop  —  SOULJA BOY BUSTED IN L.A. TRAFFIC STOP ... Cops Say They Found Gun  —  Soulja Boy was arrested after police say they found a firearm during a traffic stop ... TMZ has confirmed.
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NBC Los Angeles:
Rapper Soulja Boy arrested in Melrose on suspected weapons charge  —  Rapper Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of a weapons charge following a traffic stop in Melrose, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.  —  DeAndre Cortez Way, best known as his stage name Soulja Boy …
Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Chappell Roan on “The Subway,” Writing Through Heartbreak, and Loving Her Job Again  —  On a humid July afternoon, Chappell Roan is standing near the doors of a subway car, fiery red hair cloaking her pale, moonlike face.  Only, the 27-year-old pop star—born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz—isn't packed in with New York's myriad commuters.
Willa Bennett / Cosmopolitan:
Margaret Qualley Manifested This Cover Story  —  The 30-year-old award-winning actor opens up about womanhood, double texting, and being in love.  —  “I personally feel like I'm always having an epiphany,” says Margaret Qualley as she leads me along her “special walk” on her “special beach” …
People:
Calvin Harris Welcomes First Baby with His ‘Superhero’ Wife Vick Hope  —  The couple, who tied the knot in September 2023, shared the exciting news on social media … Calvin Harris is a dad!  —  The DJ and record producer, 41, welcomed his first baby, a son named Micha, with wife Vick Hope, on Sunday, July 20.
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Posts Photo of Saint's Bloody Front Tooth  —  KIM KARDASHIAN SAINT'S FRONT TEETH ... Out With the Old, in With the New!!!  —  Kim Kardashian is showing off her kiddo Saint — but in a toothy sort of way ... 'cause his little chompers are front and center for everyone to see!
Discussion: InStyle and People
CNN:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' ex Gina Huynh, who dropped out of his case as ‘Victim-3,’ writes letter to judge pushing for his release  —  An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was supposed to testify against him in his criminal case, but mysteriously dropped out days before the trial began …
Daily Star:
Eamonn Holmes shares tragic update on terminally ill friend James Whale after hospice visit  —  GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes recently visited fellow broadcaster James Whale, who is sadly approaching the end of his life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer
Discussion: Mirror, The Sun, RTÉ and GB News
 
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