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The 2024 Oscars was momentarily delayed because of protesters converging in Hollywood to call for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.The Dolby Theatre ceremony, initially scheduled to start at 4 p.m., didn’t get rolling until six minutes after the hour. Once ABC’s red carpet coverage ran a few minutes over, the telecast was delayed by a commercial break — a solution likely to allow more time for any famous guests running behind to grab their seats. The demonstration, which involved about 1,000 protesters,…

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stars are arriving at the 96th Academy Awards, where protests over Israel’s war in Gaza are taking place near the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Scattered demonstrations were held in the vicinity around the Oscars on Sunday. Los Angeles police, which had expected protests, beefed up their already extensive presence. The Dolby Theatre and the red carpet leading into it are cordoned off for several blocks in every direction, though protesters disrupted traffic for some…

Oscars 2024: Anticipating protests at the Academy Awards over the Israel-Hamas war, the Los Angeles police will increase its presence on Sunday night so that the Oscars ceremony isn't disrupted. The New York Times, citing the Los Angeles Police Department, reported that at least one group “would like to stop the Academy Awards”. The police gathered the intelligence-based partially on social media posts. (Also Read | What's in the Oscars $178,000 goodie bag? A trip to Swiss Alps and so much more) Police will…

Demonstrators demanding a cease-fire made their presence felt as the president addressed the nation As President Joe Biden prepared for his pivotal 2024 State of the Union on Thursday, protestors demanding a ceasefire in Gaza gathered outside the White House and near the Capitol. The protests forced Biden’s motorcade to take an alternate route from the White House to the Capitol, CNN reported. The pool traveling with the president said he took “the long way” to the Capitol, avoiding a large…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On Feb. 25, United States Air Force member Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.. The 25-year-old, who was in uniform, live-streamed what he called his "extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people." His startling and fatal act quickly went viral…

Tattered Cover’s current CEO can be paid a salary of $120,000 this year, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge ruled Monday, despite the objections of its former CEO. Kwame Spearman, who owns a minority stake in the company, led Tattered Cover between early 2021 and early 2023, when he stepped down following an aborted mayoral bid to focus on running for Denver school board, ultimately unsuccessfully. His successor is Brad Dempsey, a bankruptcy attorney who took over soon before the company filed for Chapter 11 in October and has…

Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Current News, DC Comics, Pop Culture | Tagged: general election, KJUdge Dredd, Rishi Sunak, Suela Braverman, v for vendettaThe UK Government set out a new series of police powers "to bring order to our streets, while protecting this country’s democratic values"Article Summary UK Government unveils new police powers to regulate protests, ensuring "order on the streets". Ban on flares, pyrotechnics, and climbing on war memorials introduced, with hefty fines and…

With the Supreme Court green-lighting the MVP, it seems to Larkin and others that there’s only one thing left to do. That is, throw their bodies upon the gears, in hopes of at least slowing things down for one more day, every day, for as long as possible, by force if nothing else.“We knew from the get-go that a chapter of the fight requiring an escalated level of resistance is going to come if folks have any hope in pushing back,” Larkin said.Despite the risks, Larkin, and many others, feel they are taking ownership of…

“His smile is the best,” gushes a caption on a Dec. 26 video of a young man with the physique of a lightweight boxer, a square jaw, and close-cropped dark hair. As he stands on Hollywood Boulevard, the man looks like virtually any other aspiring model or actor trying to eke out a living in Los Angeles; the only distinction is his crisply starched white shirt, tie, and vest, which makes him look like a cast member from the Book of Mormon. The man in the video, identified only as Sebastian, is a member of the Church…

Amidst the nation-wide protests of truckers in India, there are massive queues at the fuel stations. With the fear of fuel running out of stock due to the protests, commuters and motorists are rushing to the nearest fuel pumps to fill up the tanks. A video made by an Ola S1 Pro owner shows how he mocked the people waiting at the petrol stations in queue. When @OlaElectric owner take revenge to ICE vehicle@bhash pic.twitter.com/1TBITSzn6m — Pradhan Meena (@Pradhanmeena79) January 3, 2024 The video is going viral on…