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FormerTodayanchorMatt Lauerwas seen with his girlfriend Shamin Abas on March 23 in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

The public appearance was a rare one, as he was last seen in public in November, perPEOPLE. The outing came seven weeks after Brooke Nevils, another formerTodayemployee, accused Lauer of raping her in 2014 in her book,Unspeakable Things: Silence, Shame, and the Stories We Choose to Believe, allegations she made back in 2017.

Lauer wasfired from NBCin 2017, after Nevils filed an official complaint with the network, alleging that he had raped her while they covered the Sochi Winter Olympics and that they'd had other non-consensual sexual encounters later.

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At the time, Lauer's former co-hostSavannah Guthrieread a statement fromNBC NewsChairman Andy Lack that said the network had received a complaint of "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace." It was the first, Lack noted, but he added, "we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident."

Lauer has previously confirmed that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with Nevils, butdenied the alleged rape, saying that encounters with her and other women who accused him of sexual misconduct wereconsensual.

Lauer and Abas have been dating since 2019. The longtime broadcaster's wife Annette Roque had filed for divorce from him the same year.

Nevils' book recalling her history with the former broadcaster was released Feb. 3.

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In an excerpt published inThe Cutdays before, Nevils said her life had been upended by the scandal.

"After his firing was announced the next morning — Wednesday, November 29, 2017 — the [New York] TimesandVarietypublished a slew of other allegations against Matt," Nevils wrote. "The next day, an investigative reporter was texting my personal cell phone. Eventually a tabloid began calling my co-workers at 30 Rock, apparently asking whether they were aware that I was Matt's 'mistress who'd gotten him fired.'"

As for Nevils, she wrote in her book that her life changed significantly post-Lauer.

She struggled at first, leaving the network a few months after Lauer.

"I barely recognized the train wreck I'd become," Nevils remembered. "I was compulsive, paranoid, and drinking all the time. I felt I'd ruined everything, hurt and embarrassed everyone I loved."

Her feelings led to her seeking mental health treatment.

"Soon I would find myself in a psych ward," she said, "believing myself so worthless and damaged that the world would be better off without me."

Eventually, though, she "painstaking rebuilt my life," she wrote, marrying and and having two children.

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Orlando Bloom and Luisa Laemmel recently vacationed in Zurich, Switzerland.

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• "Orlando and Luisa have been quietly seeing each other for several months," a source said.

• The new couple was previously spotted at the Super Bowl.

Orlando BloomandLuisa Laemmelare taking their new romance around the world. Just weeks after the pair wasspottedat the Super Bowl together in Santa Clara, California, they traveled to Zurich, Switzerland. According toPage Six, last week, the couple stayed in a luxury suite at The Dolder Grand hotel before moving to the Bürgenstock resort on Lake Lucerne.

"Orlando and Luisa have been quietly seeing each other for several months," a source toldThe Sun, according toPage Six. "They've become a proper little family unit, and Orlando even flew his teacup poodle Biggie Smalls over for the trip."

Laemmel, 28, is a Swiss model who is based in New York City, while Bloom, 49, lives in Los Angeles. The source said that they "don't get to see each other all the time, but there's a real spark."

When the couple attended the Super Bowl last month, an insider toldThe Daily Mailthat they watched the game from the Raising Cane's suite and packed on the PDA. "They were cute, they were touchy-feely," the source said. "They talked to Todd Graves [the founder and CEO of Raising Cane's] and Jamie Foxx."

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Bloom was most recently in a relationship withKaty Perry, with whom he shares one daughter, Daisy.

Back in September 2025, Bloomopened upabout his split from Perry during an appearance onToday. "I'm great, man. I'm so grateful. We have the most beautiful daughter," he said.

"I feel grateful for all of it," he added. "And we're great. We're going to be great. It's nothing but love."

Bloom also shares a son, Flynn, with his ex-wife,Miranda Kerr.

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Mel Schilling, the psychologist who served as a dating expert on Australia's reality seriesMarried at First Sight, has died.

Schilling's husband, Gareth Brisbane,announced on social mediathat the reality star died at 54 on Tuesday. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023, andrevealedthat the cancer had spread to her brain earlier this month.

Brisbane shared about Schilling's last words to him and their young daughter, Maddie. "In her final moments, when I thought cancer had taken away her ability to speak, she ushered me closer and whispered a message for Maddie and me that will sustain me for the rest of my life," he wrote. "It took all of her remaining strength, and that gesture summed up our wee Melsie perfectly. Even then, her only thought was for Maddie and me."

The reality star's husband remembered her personal and professional triumphs. "This is a woman who became a new mum and a TV star at 42 — and nailed both," he wrote. "This is a woman who, through two years of chemotherapy, when she could barely lift her head from the pillow, never complained and never stopped showing courage, grace, compassion and empathy, and never missed a day of filming."

He continued, "To most of you, she was Mel Schilling — matriarch ofMAFSand queen of reality TV. To Maddie and me, she was our wee Melsie: an incredible mum, role model, and soulmate."

Schilling was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1972. In 2016, Schilling debuted on the second season of the Australian version ofMarried at First Sight, the dating show where single contestants meet at the altar that first originated in Denmark. As an "expert," Schilling coached new couples through their relationships as they decide whether they will stay together over the course of a season.

Schilling appeared on 12 seasons ofMAFSbetween 2016 and 2026. Despite her illness, she still starred on the show's 13th season, which premiered in February. She also appeared on over 30 episodes of the U.K. version of the show, and guested on game shows likeThe Weakest LinkandCountdown.

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The reality star reflected on her cancer's spread in herfinal Instagram poston March 12.

"My oncology team have now told me there is nothing further they can do," she wrote. "Hearing those words changes everything."

Schilling continued, "My light is starting to fade — and quickly. But I am still here, still fighting, and surrounded by the most incredible love. Simple tasks have become incredibly difficult and I am relying on my beautiful family to look after me. I honestly don't know how long I have left, but I do know I will fight to my last breath and will be surrounded by the love and support of my people."

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Schilling's post concluded, "If I could leave you with one thing, it would simply be this: if something doesn't feel right, please get it checked out. It might just save your life."

Schilling is survived by her husband, Gareth, and her daughter, Maddie.

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A major recall of frozen chicken and rice products has now grown to more than 46 million pounds.

• Products sold under Trader Joe's, Kroger, Ajinomoto, Ling Ling, and Tai Pei are included.

• The recalled foods may contain glass fragments, and shoppers are being told not to eat them.

Earlier this year, Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.recalledmore than three million pounds of chicken fried rice products over foreign material contamination—specifically, glass fragments. The initial recall covered just two products after multiple consumer complaints alleged glass was found in the food: Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Fried Rice and Trader Joe's Chicken Fried Rice.

A few weeks later, the FDA announced the recall had expanded to include additional ready-to-eat chicken products sold at popular grocery stores such as Trader Joe's and Kroger. Now, the recall hasexpandedagain to include nearly 10 million pounds of Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice.

The latest expansion brings the total to17 recalled products, including both ready-to-eat and not ready-to-eat chicken, pork, and vegetable fried rice, as well as ramen and shu mai dumpling products. That pushes the total recall to a staggering 46,872,815 pounds of food.

The products were made between October 21, 2024, and February 26, 2026, under the brand names Ajinomoto, Kroger, Ling Ling, Tai Pei, and Trader Joe's, and have best-by dates ranging from February 28, 2026, through August 19, 2027.

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The affected products have establishment numbers P-18356, P-18356B, or P-47971 and were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The newly added Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice also has the UPC code 00521482. Select Ajinomoto products were also exported to Canada and Mexico.

According to the recall notice, the issue was discovered after numerous consumer complaints about glass in the food. "Upon further investigation, the establishment determined that a vegetable source ingredient, specificallycarrots, was the likely source of the glass contamination, which also impacted the additional products subject to this expanded recall," the notice stated.

The latest expansion also gives more detail about the glass itself, noting that the fragments are 1-3 centimeters long and 2-4 millimeters wide.

So far, there have been no confirmed injuries linked to the recalled products, but consumers are still urged not to eat them. Instead, throw them away or return them to their place of purchase.

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President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the United States has "won" the war against Iran, despite ongoing fighting and the Strait of Hormuz largely remaining closed.

Speaking from the White House, Trump said Iran's military has been destroyed and that regime change has been achieved.

On the first day of joint strikes with Israel, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed. His son has since assumed the leadership role.

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Trump's comments come as his administration is reportedly negotiating to end the war. However, several questions remain, including who the United States is negotiating with and where those talks are taking place.

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Trump, however, expressed confidence that the U.S. is dealing with the "right people," citing what he described as a "gift" from Iran.

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"They gave us a present and the present arrived today," he said. "It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. It was oil and gas related. And it was a very nice thing they did. But what it showed me is that we're dealing with the right people," Trump said.

The president indicated that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance are all involved in the effort to end the war.

Trump has maintained that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon in any deal to end the war.