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William Schomberg / Reuters:
Actor Terence Stamp, star of Superman films, dies aged 87  —  Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits “Superman” and “Superman II”, has died aged 87, his family said on Sunday.
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Anita Gates / New York Times:
Terence Stamp, Luminary of 1960s British Cinema, Dies at 87  —  Known for his “heartbreak blue eyes,” he starred in “Billy Budd” and “The Collector,” and had a memorable role in “Superman” and “Superman II.”  —  Terence Stamp, the magnetic British actor whose film roles included …
Carly Hacon / Daily Star:
Superman and Star Wars star Terence Stamp dies as tributes pour in for a legend  —  Terence Stamp starred in iconic films such as Superman II and Star Wars the Phantom Menace and had a long career both sides of the Atlantic  —  Hollywood actor Terence Stamp, whose career spanned …
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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
William and his family will live in Forest Lodge even when he is King, reveals REBECCA ENGLISH.  So what will become of Buckingham Palace?  —  Almost exactly 85 years ago, German bombs struck Buckingham Palace.  As the Queen Mother stood among the rubble and debris, she memorably remarked …
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Daily Mail:
William and Kate's ‘forever home’ fallout: Two families vacate cottages next to eight-bed Windsor mansion with tennis court and ballroom to make way for the Waleses  —  Two families have been asked to leave their homes so the Prince and Princess of Wales can live in an eight-bedroom mansion, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Joe Stone / The Guardian:
‘I have a daily battle with myself not to go on Ozempic’: Jade Thirlwall on anorexia, protest in pop and life after Little Mix  —  As part of the hugely successful girlband, she had to contend with an eating disorder, racism and a hostile tabloid press.  Now JADE the solo artist is conquering …
Brahmjot Kaur / E! Online:
Jana Duggar Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With Stephen Wissmann  —  Days after Jana Duggar and husband Stephen Wissmann celebrated their first wedding anniversary, the 19 Kids and Counting star shared that they are expecting their first baby.  —  Jana Duggar is ready to start counting her own kids.
People:
Alan Cumming Says It's ‘Really Healing’ Playing Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday After ‘Terrible’ X2 Experience (Exclusive)  —  “It was actually really great to go back,” Cumming tells PEOPLE of the forthcoming Marvel film  — Alan Cumming “just finished” filming Avengers: Doomsday, which he's already calling a “great film”
Discussion: Deadline, Just Jared and Variety
Dory Jackson / People:
Colman Domingo Reveals He Almost Joined a Cult on Accident: ‘Wait a Minute, This Is Weird’ (Exclusive)  —  “I accidentally almost joined the call in Mexico City a couple months ago,” the ‘Four Seasons’ actor reveals  — In PEOPLE's exclusive look at Colman Domingo's appearance …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Just Jared:
‘The Diplomat’ Season 3 Gets Premiere Date & New Teaser - Watch Now!  —  A teaser trailer and debut date for The Diplomat season three have been unveiled by Netflix!  —  In season three, Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want.
 
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New York Times:
Memos: Will Lewis has stepped down as WaPo publisher and CEO; former Tumblr CEO Jeff D'Onofrio, who joined WaPo last June as CFO, is acting publisher and CEO

C.J. Robinson / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the FOIA system, as right-wing media networks flood it with robo-requests, the number of FOIA agents stays flat, and states opt for higher fees

Hadas Gold / CNN:
Anthropic is running Super Bowl ads criticizing ads in chatbots, prompting a public response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defending plans for ads in ChatGPT

 
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