Opposing Boston protest groups go head-to-head, with some burning flags

The Hollywood Reporter.The Boston native was a regular on the stand-up comedy circuit in the 1950s, projecting a blue-collar guy-next-door persona that was built on his often shaky grasp of vocabulary — he’d go to the tailor because his pants need an “altercation” or call “catastrophe” a punctuation mark or claim that people who can’t read or write have a problem with “illegitimacy.”Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)His routine led to frequent appearances on TV talk shows

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsNorm Crosby, a comedian known as the “Master of Malaprop” has died.

Jennifer Lawrence is celebrating the news of Joe Biden winning the election exactly how you’d expect her to celebrate the victory.

Magic Johnson is reflecting on his friendship with Kobe Bryant on Thursday’s ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show”. Johnson remembers the late NBA star, and the guidance he gave to Bryant in his quest for the championship.

Cape Cod police say a 69-year-old man was the victim of an assault on Election Day, as he was holding up a Trump campaign sign at a polling place. Barnstable Police said the incident Tuesday afternoon led to the arrest of Bladen Tisdell, 32, on charges of assault and battery on a person over 60 years old and disorderly conduct.

‘dognapped’ by thieves. Rosie the Boston Terrier vanished from her home in Duddingston, near Edinburgh, on Sunday night after bolting out an insecure gate.

Christine Elise, who starred in 12 episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210, and went on to appear in BH90210, is firing back at Jessica Alba after the actress made claims about the cast.“Is she f–king insane? There’s no way,” the Boston native, 55, said on the Wednesday, October 21, episode of the “Beverly Hills, 90210 Show” podcast.

 Also on this day:  The U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides," is christened in Boston's harbor.

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Also on this day: Boston shoemakers are authorized to form a guild to protect their interests; it's the first American labor organization on record.The first long-distance telephone line between New York and Chicago is officially opened.The American flag is raised in Puerto Rico shortly before Spain formally relinquishes control of the island to the U.S.Thomas Edison dies in West Orange, N.J., at age 84. Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during World War II.

An anchor for a Boston broadcast news station says she's been fired from her job after appearing in Netflix's Hubie Halloween. Alaina Pinto took to Twitter on Thursday to share the news that her cameo in the Adam Sandler-led film had led to her dismissal.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerBoston news anchor Alaina Pinto has been fired by station WHDH for appearing in Adam Sandler’s new Netflix Halloween movie, Hubie Halloween.“Earlier this week I was let go from 7 News,” Pinto tweeted Thursday. “I am posting this because I want to be open and honest with all of you.

A news anchor from Boston has claimed she was sacked from her job as a result of a cameo appearance she made in Adam Sandler’s new film Hubie Halloween.Alaina Pinto wrote on social media that she “mistakenly violated my contract” with WHDH Channel 7 News by appearing in the Netflix comedy.Pinto plays one of three newsreaders in the movie who dress as Harley Quinn during a broadcast.“I mistakenly violated my contract with the station and I understand why management unfortunately chose to

Police on Thursday said they are looking for help in tracking down two women who allegedly attacked a President Trump supporter in Massachusetts last week. Authorities said they received several 911 calls related to an assault and battery in Fall River, Mass., located about 50 miles south of Boston earlier this month.