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Heather Dubrow always knows her lines. A sitcom actress in the ’90s and early aughts (Life With Roger, Stark Raving Mad, That’s Life), Dubrow is better known in recent years for playing herself on The Real Housewives of Orange County, on which her role is that of fastidious taskmaster, archly kicking the plot forward in bedazzled five-inch heels. In her first stint on the show, Dubrow played the smart brunette in a sea of dumb blondes; Housewives aren’t supposed to look at the camera, but if they did, Dubrow would provide the knowing Jim Halpert glances as boozy, bronzed antics erupted around her. She left the show after five seasons, citing a classic: She wanted to pursue other opportunities.

One-fifth of all crocodiles, snakes, and other reptile species are threatened with extinction. Last weekend marked two months since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — here, recent images of the war and resistance. And Ukraine says that in two weeks, it received over 400 reports of sexual violence, including rape, by Russian soldiers. What Fauci means when he says the U.S. is “out of the pandemic phase.” And here’s everything there is to know about Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde’s period film with Harry Styles.

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