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“It’sBarack Obama!” a young boy at Washington’sNationals Youth Baseball Academyshrieked as he sprinted toward the surprise visitor. “Barack Obama! Barack Obama!”The former president took time out from writing his (delayed) White House memoir to drop in Wednesday afternoon on the after-school program at the campus — featuring sports fields and a farmers’ market for healthy eating — Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals built for youth in the Southeast D.C. wards surrounding the team’s stadium....

Photo: Consolidated News Pictures/Getty A darkness so deep that, at times,Barbara Bushwanted to die — to slam her car into another passing vehicle or steer into the nearest tree: This is how a new biography depicts one of the most challenging periods in the former first lady’s life, years before she went to the White House. “I felt terrible,” Bush told journalist Susan Page inThe Matriarch, which will be published on Tuesday....

Alex Hoskey at the time of the accident (left), and today.Photo: courtesy Alex Hoskey (2) It only took one second for a night at Massachusetts' Fenway Park to become one Stephanie Wapenski would never forget — for all the wrong reasons. Wapenski and her husband were seated near the ballpark’s third baseline to watch their hometown Boston Red Sox play their longtime rivals, the New York Yankees, in one of the biggest match-ups of the 2015 season....

Photo: Drake/Instagram. Inset: Karwai Tang/WireImage Drakebrought a special guest to watch the Los Angeles Lakers game with him this week: his son Adonis! On Thursday, the “One Dance” artist, 34, and his 3-year-old son enjoyed a night out at the Staples Center to watch the Lakers take on the Phoenix Suns. The Suns beat the Lakers 113-100, eliminating the Los Angeles team from the NBA playoffs. The singer, who shares his son with artist and former adult film starSophie Brussaux, shared photos from the event on his Instagram Story, including a shot of the father-son pair walking into the arena as well as a picture of Adonis looking mesmerized during the game....

Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear.Photo: Buckingham Palace/Studio Canal/BBC Studios/Heyday Films via Getty Even 70 years into her reign,Queen Elizabethstill has a few surprises up her sleeve. Although the Queen, 96, didn’t attend the Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday night, she did open up the event with a fun pre-recorded sketch featuring another British icon: Paddington Bear. Thehilarious skitfeatured the monarch hosting the beloved character for tea…and revealing what she keeps in her trusty handbag — a marmalade sandwich!...

Bella Hadid.Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage Heard of wearing your heart on your sleeve? How about wearing some lungs around your neck? Sharing a snapshot of the stunning look on herInstagram Story, Hadid, 24, thanked Daniel Roseberry, creative director at Schiaparelli, fordesigning the unique outfit. “Thank you angel @danielroseberry This creation of yours is a dream come true. Art & reality. You and your mind are truly incredible!!! Thank you for Ever!...

Photo:Erika Doss/Prime VideoBelly gets her princess moment inThe Summer I Turned Prettyseason 2.Adapted fromJenny Han’sbestselling trilogy of the same name, the second season picks up almost a year after theseason 1 finale, whenBelly (Lola Tung)found herself in a complicatedlove triangle between brothersJeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Conrad (Christopher Briney).Much like Han 2010’s novel,It’s Not Summer Without You,the second season jumps back and forth in time, filling viewers in on the gaps with various flashbacks....

Ben Affleck’s sonSamuel Garnergot into a fender bender while visiting a luxury car rental dealership over the weekend.On Sunday, the actor’s 10-year-old son joined him and fiancéeJennifer Lopezat 777 Exotics in Los Angeles where he let his preteen get into the driver’s seat of a yellow Lamborghini.While in the vehicle, Samuel — whom Affleck, 49, shares with ex-wifeJennifer Garner, along with daughtersViolet AnneandSeraphina Rose— hit a white BMW stationed behind him....

President Joe Biden (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders.Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Sen.Bernie Sandershas thrown his support behind PresidentJoe Biden’s 2024 reelection bid, formally putting an end to rumors that he could seek a rematch in next year’s Democratic primary election. “The last thing this country needs is aDonald Trumpor some other right-wing demagogue who is going to try to undermine American democracy or take away a woman’s right to choose, or not address the crisis of gun violence, or racism, sexism or homophobia,” Sanders, 81,told the Associated Pressin an interview....

Bethenny Frankelneeds to register for Puppygate 101. On Tuesday, Frankel expressed her confusion on Twitter over the drama that’s dominated the ninth season ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, saying she doesn’t understand why “PuppyGate” is such a “big deal.” “I need everyone to tell me where they stand on #rhobh bc I think I may be seeing a different show than I heard about,” she wrote. “I’m 4 episodes in....

Photo: Everett; JASON SZENES/EPA/REX/ShutterstockBette Midler has joined the 21st century, having just watchedHocus Pocusfor the first time since the 90’s!“I do not watch it regularly. In fact, I had not seen it in at least 20 years,” Midler, 72, told PEOPLEat her annual Hulaween charity event on Monday. “I watched it the other night, the night before the [25th] anniversary, because I said, ‘You know what, I better look at this again....

Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Beverly D’Angelois getting candid about her relationship withAl Pacino. On Monday, D’Angelo, 71, shared a video onInstagramin which she recalled how she andThe Godfatheractor, 83, first met. She also shared insight into the pair’s romance, which ended in a separation in 2004, and how they maintained a bond in the years since. “I lived with Al for seven years and we have two children,” the actress said in a video that she labeled: “Because you asked…”...

Big Bird.Photo: MediaPunch/ShutterstockBig Bird got some big-time protection over the weekend in the form of a COVID-19 vaccine, but the fictional Sesame Street character’s announcement drew backlash from conservative lawmakers who called it “government propaganda.“Big Bird, who is meant to be 6 years old and thereforenow eligible for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, tweeted on Saturday that he “got the COVID-19 vaccine today!““My wing is feeling a little sore, but it’ll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy,” he said on Twitter....