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Hollywood dentist booted from flight following anti-Trump comment

Celebrity dentist Shawn Sadri says his Iranian heritage and distaste for President Trump got him bounced off a flight from Los Angeles to Kennedy Airport on Sunday. According to Sadri , a 35-year-old immigrant who practices in L.A. and Manhattan, he was returning from Hollywood after a week of performing cosmetic dental work for his Oscars-bound clients when he was seated next to a “6- or 7-year-old boy” of Latino descent who was nervous and crying before takeoff.

Some other notable moments from the 2017 Oscars

As for us, forget everything that came before it – the political barbs and the calls for inclusiveness, the emotional crescendos, and the floating cookies. The moment we’ll be discussing for years to come will be the Great Mistake of Oscars 2017 , when ”La La Land” was shockingly named the best picture winner, to be corrected only after the film’s producers had made joyful speeches.

Song And Dance, Protest And Politics To Mingle At Oscars

The only thing expected to take the stage more often than the frothy front-runner “La La Land” at Sunday’s ceremony is protest over the policies of President Donald Trump. For largely liberal Hollywood, his election has proven a rallying cause-celebre throughout an awards season that has otherwise been a parade of honors for Damien Chazelle’s celebrated musical.

Director boycotting Oscars will address London premiere of his nominated film

The Iranian director boycotting this weekend’s Oscars over Donald Trump’s travel ban will address a London screening of his nominated film hours before the ceremony kicks off in Los Angeles. The Iranian director boycotting this weekend’s Oscars over Donald Trump’s travel ban will address a London screening of his nominated film hours before the ceremony kicks off in Los Angeles.

DC-based for decades, Apollo 11 capsule to go on road trip

In this July 24, 1969 file photo, the Apollo 11 command module lands in the Pacific Ocean and the crew waits to be picked up by U.S. Navy personnel after an eight day mission to the moon. The Apollo 11 command module, which travelled more than 950,000 miles to take Americans to the moon and back in 1969, is going on a road trip, leaving the Smithsonian for the first time in more than four decades.

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The governor has asked for a full investigation into Louisiana State Police travel after FOX 8 uncovered the superintendent may have signed off on a trip to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas on the taxpayer’s dime. “I would assume there will be some significant investigations both in this travel and future travel as well.

Eric Braeden says his dad was a Nazi in new book

Debonair actor Eric Braeden, who has played self-made business magnate Victor Newman on “The Young and the Restless” since 1980, has just released a memoir entitled “I’ll Be Damned.” Braeden, born Hans Gudegast in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, says he had no idea about the Holocaust until he came to the United States in 1959 and saw a documentary in Los Angeles.

Study Finds Underage, Fearful Women in Vegas Sex Trafficking

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A guide to places to go, near and far

Jackson, known as “Wyoming’s hometown for cowboy chic,” is one of the 1,000 places cited in the guide. Unless you could spend every minute traveling – and that does sound ideal – it’s unlikely most people will be able to check out all of the places in this book, but it’s a worthy goal.

How to Retire to Sarasota

Not that I’m ready to give up the mental and social stimulation of my longtime journalism career. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t secretly been studying the family, friends and former colleagues who’ve deep-sixed the nine-to-five.

Trump lashes out after Bannon report; ‘I call my own shots’

President Donald Trump talks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, center, and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon during a meeting with business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. less President Donald Trump talks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, center, and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon during a meeting with business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in … more Alec Baldwin as President Donald J. Trump, Mikey Day as advisor Steve Bannon during the Oval Office Cold Open on “Saturday Night Live” on February 4th, 2017.

The Latest: Travelers under Trump ban head to US via Beirut

The Latest on the reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries : Lebanon’s National News Agency is reporting that airlines operating out of Beirut international airport have begun allowing residents of the seven majority Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban to board flights heading to the United States. The U.S. State Department reinstated visas Saturday of those travelers affected by Trump’s executive order after a federal judge in Seattle blocked the ban.

The Latest: Travelers under Trump ban head to US via Beirut

The Latest on the reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries : Lebanon’s National News Agency is reporting that airlines operating out of Beirut international airport have begun allowing residents of the seven majority Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban to board flights heading to the United States. The U.S. State Department reinstated visas Saturday of those travelers affected by Trump’s executive order after a federal judge in Seattle blocked the ban.

La La Land wins Directors Guild award

La La Land swept up another major Hollywood prize in its bid for Oscars glory, as Damien Chazelle was honoured at the Directors Guild of America Awards. La La Land swept up another major Hollywood prize in its bid for Oscars glory, as Damien Chazelle was honoured at the Directors Guild of America Awards.

CEO Jeff Bezos says Amazon backs suit opposing Trump order

In this Dec. 14, 2016, file photo, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks during a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York. The Washington Post, which is owned by Bezos, reported Jan. 30, 2017, that Bezos wrote in an internal email to Amazon employees that company lawyers have prepared a “declaration of support” for a lawsuit being brought by Washington state’s attorney general against President Donald Trump and the administration over Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees.

Improvised Musical Parody SHAMILTON Shakes Up the Windy City Starting Tonight

The producers of the Chicago-based “Baby Wants Candy” announce the debut of their newest improvised musical, “Shamilton,” inspired by hit musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda , at Apollo Theater Chicago . Directed by one of the founding members of “Baby Wants Candy” and Emmy Award-winner Peter Gwinn , the improvised musical features a 75-minute live-performance musical written on-the-spot about a historic figure of the audiences’ choosing.

Neil Patrick Harris, Barry Sonnenfeld Fete ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ at Premiere

“I Feel Like a Rescue Dog at Netflix,” Sonnenfeld gushed at the New York premiere which debuted their rendering of Daniel Handler’s best-selling series. Moments before Wednesday night’s premiere of the new Netflix original program A Series of Unfortunate Events at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City, director and executive producer Barry Sonnenfeld sounded near tears as he thanked fellow executive producer Daniel Handler, author of the 13 novels of source material, who responded with a hug.

Steady rain, gusty winds sweep over Northern California

Steady rain and gusty winds swept over Northern California as the first band of what forecasters say will be biggest storm to slam the parched state in a decade began moving into the area Saturday. Residents and officials cleared debris from drains and readied sand bags as they geared up for the massive storm expected to hit overnight with heavy rain and snow on already saturated soil, threatening to down trees and trigger flooding and mudslides.

Iconic Hollywood sign vandalized to say ‘Hollyweed’

Registration will allow you to post comments on timesunion.com and create a timesunion.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. The vandalization of the Hollywood Hills landmark happened either late last night on New Year’s Eve or early this morning.

Fans create impromptu Walk of Fame star for Carrie Fisher

Fisher fans took over a blank star on Hollywood Boulevard and used paste-on letters to spell out her name and the phrase “May the force be with you always.” Candles and flowers surround the star. Fisher did not have an official star on the Walk of Fame, but administrators of the Los Angeles tourist attraction are allowing the tribute temporarily to give fans a place to mourn.

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The media giant aired The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration over the weekend, its annual celebrity-laden Christmas special. Tucked away in the seasonal pageantry was a clip offering up more details for Pandora — The World of Avatar, the ambitious expansion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom that’s now just months away from opening to the public.