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Serena Williams lost in the Australian Open semifinal to Naomi Osaka. There will be one American in the AO final though: Jennifer Brady! Brady and Osaka will play in the final on Saturday, on ESPN for American viewers. [JustJared]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is being justifiably criticized over his poor response to a huge water, food and electricity crisis. [Towleroad]
Goodbye NCIS: NOLA, I forgot you existed. [Seriously OMG]
Mindy Kaling in a sunny Dolce & Gabbana. [Tom & Lorenzo]
Human trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell claims she was abused by a guard. [Dlisted]
Markarian’s fall collection is rather lovely. [GFY]
A hateful, disgusting, racist, misogynist is dead. [Jezebel]
North American media is looking at British media like “you’re absolutely insane” for all of the crap they’re saying about Oprah Winfrey. [LaineyGossip]
Serena Williams cried after her semifinal loss and when she was asked about retirement, she said “I don’t know – if I ever say farewell, I wouldn’t tell anyone.” [Buzzfeed]

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