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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
LIZA MINNELLI RUNS IN TO UK VISA TROUBLE
Sky News reports that Liza Minnelli's tour of the UK was almost ruined after immigration officials at Heathrow Airport told her that she was entering on the wrong visa category. The UK government reached an agreement with Minnelli, however, and the singer was admitted and will be permitted to complete her tour.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 8:27 AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
FRENCH NBA STAR ARRESTED ON MARIJUANA CHARGE
According to TMZ: Police arrested Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah early this morning on charges of possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol.
According to a police spokesman, Noah, the son of flamboyant tennis great Yannick Noah, was spotted by an officer on a sidewalk holding a plastic cup containing an amber drink, a violation of city law. Cops later found pot on him during a search at the police station.
He could face up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for the marijuana charge.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 1:38 AM
SOUTH DAKOTA COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER FACES DEPORTATION
The AP reports that 21 year old Touhumi Ghazoul of Algeria is being removed from the US after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor theft of property charge tied to making international call on a school calling card.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 12:48 AM
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES FASHION MODEL BILL
The House Judiciary Committee has approved H.R. 4080, a bill that would move fashion models out of the H-1B category in to a new P visa classification. The bill, sponsored by NY Democrat Andrew Weiner, was approved by a 20 to 3 margin.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 12:23 AM
Monday, May 26, 2008
NYT: DOMINICAN POLITICS KEEPING HAITIAN BASEBALL PLAYERS OUT OF US
The Times reports that the government of the Dominican Republic is preventing youth of Haitian heritage from gaining access to their birth records. And without proof of their birth dates, Major League Baseball teams will not consider them.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 11:16 PM
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