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AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 157 — Reentry. That’s what this week felt like for me, for the first time leaving the cocoon of my home where I’ve been sheltering in place for the past three months. I looked so forward to this. Yet I was so apprehensive about it. I wanted to go. Yet I wasn’t …

Cassie wrote an emotional tribute to her grandfather who died recently. “I wish I could hug you. I miss and love you, Pop,” the 33-year-old singer captioned an Instagram photo of the both of them. “I pray that you can feel my heart. Sending all of my love to Nana and my entire family. I …

Vanessa Bryant and her family are taking the time they need to mourn Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. In a message to followers on her Instagram Story, the NBA star’s widow explained that she had to block all Kobe and Gigi fan pages on the platform because they were too difficult to see. “Thx so …

KJ Apa is defending his decision to stay silent about his stance on the Black Lives Matter movement. The proclamation came after a fan suggested that comedian Elijah Daniel watch “The Hate U Give,” a 2018 drama about a police shooting, starring the 22-year-old New Zealand actor. “i love that movie but i do have …

Amy Grant is thankful for having loved ones by her side after she had the “really unique experience of having an unanticipated open heart surgery.” The singer took to Instagram on Sunday where she revealed the scar from her procedure. The 59-year-old previously shared she had a heart condition called partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) …

5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford is apologizing for past sexist and homophobic tweets that have recently resurfaced online. “hi. I am so f—king sorry for all the dumb s—t I did when I was younger,” Clifford, 24, tweeted on Saturday. “I am a different person now with a much better understanding of the …

Cam Newton’s got a new target: Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. On Saturday, the 31-year-old quarterback posted a video of himself throwing passes to Beckham, practicing together at UCLA. “Please do not get it twisted…. ‘Everyday’ I’m crafting!!” Newton captioned the clip, adding the hashtags “shine thru the shade” and “not for likes just for …

A star-studded PSA for the “I Take Responsibility” campaign — featuring “influential voices from the white community [taking] responsibility for turning the racist tide in America” — is now being parodied by the white cast members of popular Netflix series, “Dear White People.” The campaign was immediately met with criticism for its overly dramatic delivery and …

Nike just did it: Juneteenth is now a paid company holiday. The sportswear giant added June 19, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery, to its list of annual official days off, CNN Business reported. Twitter, Square and Vox Media also have designated the date as a holiday. Nike announced the decision …

Twitter has removed more than 170,000 accounts that it says have been linked to Chinese government efforts to spread misinformation about the coronavirus and democracy protests in Hong Kong. “In general, this entire network was involved in a range of manipulative and coordinated activities,” the company wrote in a blog post on Wednesday. “They were Tweeting …