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Sacha Baron Cohen has admitted that his days of playing undercover characters might be over after he was left 'fearing for his life' while filming Borat 2. The 49-year-old actor, known for playing figures such as Borat Sagdiyev and Ali G, revealed that he wore a bullet proof vest while recording at a gun rally but feared that he might be shot at. Speaking to NPR , the actor admitted that it was worrying scenes such as the gun rally - that appears in the Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - that have made him think twice about the future of playing such characters. "At some point, your luck runs out. And so I never wanted to do this stuff again," he told the publication "I can't." The Borat sequel centres on the character as he returns to the United States with the aim of handing his daughter Tutar Sagdiyev (Maria Bakalova) over as a gift to a political figure. Reflecting on the scenes, Sacha recalled putting his life at risk by going undercover at a pro-gun rally attended by a … [Read more...] about Sacha Baron Cohen ditches undercover characters after fearing for his life at gun rally

Joe Biden Joe Biden Hoyer: House will vote on COVID-19 relief bill Friday Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Powell pushes back on GOP inflation fears MORE was sworn in on Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, capping a winding political career and marking the beginning of a new administration. Biden, surrounded by his family, was given the oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts at 11:49 a.m. outside the west side of the U.S. Capitol. Biden was sworn in using the Bible used by his late son, Beau Biden, and has been in the family since 1893. Biden campaigned on a pledge to unite the nation, and he takes office at a tumultuous time in American history. He will be tasked with navigating a raging pandemic, a lagging economy and deep divisions that were on display on Wednesday as former President Trump Donald Trump Romney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Pence … [Read more...] about Biden sworn in as nation’s 46th president

The leading Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee wants President Biden Joe Biden Hoyer: House will vote on COVID-19 relief bill Friday Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Powell pushes back on GOP inflation fears MORE to boycott next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing. “The actions taken by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are antithetical to the values of both the United States and its allies around the world,” Rep. John Katko John Michael Katko House GOP warns Biden against lifting sanctions on Iran House Republican calls on Biden to boycott Beijing Olympics Hearings examine consequences of massive SolarWinds breach MORE (R-N.Y.) wrote in a letter to the president obtained by ABC News. “Participation in an Olympics held in a country who is openly committing genocide not only undermines those shared values but casts a shadow on the promise for all those who seek free and just societies.” … [Read more...] about House Republican calls on Biden to boycott Beijing Olympics

President-elect Joe Biden plans to reverse a number of policies enacted by Donald Trump in his first days in office, a memo to the senior employees from his incoming chief of staff Ron Klain revealed, as cited by CNN. The executive orders and policies Biden is planning to enact shortly after 20 January inauguration include the following: Mask mandate: Wearing personal protective equipment would be made mandatory on federal properties and during travel between states for a hundred days, a so-called "100 Day Masking Challenge". Return to Paris Agreement: On the first day in the office, the new US president plans to rejoin the 2015 Paris Climate Accord which the US officially left in November 2020. Trump argued that the agreement had put the US at a “permanent disadvantage” and undermined the national economy. Reversal of Travel Ban: Biden will reportedly cancel a series of Donald Trump’s executive orders enacted in 2017, which came down in history as “Muslim ban.” … [Read more...] about Travel Ban Reversal & Mask Mandates: What to Expect From Biden’s First Executive Orders

President-elect Joe Biden will issue a spate of executive orders on day one of his administration, namely returning the country to the World Health Organisation, reinstating adherence to the Paris Climate Accord, and stopping the construction of President Trump's pet project – the southern border wall with Mexico, the Democrat's transition team has stated . © Photo : White House / Shealah Craighead President Donald Trump walks along the completed 200th mile of new border wall on June 23, 2020, along the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma, Arizona. One of the orders will specifically halt all ongoing wall construction operations and initiate a review of the legality of its funding via a national emergency declaration. The latter, in turn, will be revoked after Trump used it to finance the wall after failing to secure funding through the US Congress. The Democrat also plans to reverse a number of Trump's immigration policies, such as a travel ban on certain Muslim … [Read more...] about Biden to Revoke Trump Orders on Immigration, Border Wall, WHO Walkout, Climate Change on First Day