Protests Erupt After Trump Executive Order

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Protests Took Place At Airports Across The Country, Including In St. Louis After President Trump Issued An Executive Order On Immigration

 United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order at 3:42 pm CST Friday afternoon specifically addressing immigration. The order, titled Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States (full text), suspends the refugee resettlement program for four months and prohibits non-U.S. citizens from seven countries from entering the United States for 30 days while the vetting process is examined. The EO allows for the reinstatement of the resettlement program for most of the countries after 120 days if specific steps are met, while the program is completely suspended pertaining to Syria until further notice.

Donald Trump Executive Order on Immigration
Donald Trump Executive Order on Immigration

Protests against Trump’s order and the President in general erupted at airports across the country, including at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis. Reports of people affected by the EO being detained at airports emerged from throughout the country. President Trump took to Twitter to say that only 109 people were detained throughout the country.

A federal judge ruled against the White House on at least part of the order. The American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the lawsuit, reported that it received $24 million in donations over the weekend. Michael Bradley, the captain of the U.S. Men’s National Team, spoke out against President Trump and the order in an interview with Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.

Google announced that it has created an emergency fund to fight the immigration policy. Parent company Alphabet will put $2 million into the fund, while another $2 million will come from company employee donations.

Budweiser Super Bowl Ad Will Focus On Immigration

Budweiser has released a trailer for an ad that will be shown during the 2017 Super Bowl. The ad, titled “Born The Hard Way”, will focus on the immigration to the United States of Anheuser-Busch co-founder Adolphus Busch and Budweiser’s birth in St. Louis. Unfortunately and unbelievably, the ad was filmed in New Orleans.

Budweiser Super Bowl 51 ad trailer

Split Again Takes Weekend Box Office Crown

Split took the weekend box office crown for the second consecutive weekend, bringing in an estimated $26.7 million. The M. Night Shyamalan film beat out out the estimated $18.4 million debut of A Dog’s Purpose. Hidden Figures, which is excellent by the way, dropped just 11 percent week-over-week while dropping out of 65 theaters nationwide. It’s $14 million put the film over $104 million domestically in six weeks of release.

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter brought in an estimated $13.9 million in its debut, while Gold brought in an estimated $3.5 million.

Be sure to check back with RealLifeSTL on Thursday for my Weekend Movie Guide. The Space Between Us and Rings debut in movie theaters across the country this weekend.

Emma Watson & Miles Teller Reportedly Turned Down Roles In La La Land

La La Land has been a darling of the awards season this year for director Damian Chazelle and stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Reports are coming out that Emma Watson and Miles Teller, who were originally slated to appear in the film, aren’t very happy they missed out.  Watson reportedly made some rather outlandish demands and ultimately decided to take the role of Belle in the live-action Beauty and the Beast. Teller, who starred in Chazelle’s Whiplash, reportedly wanted $6 million to play the role. 

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Ryan is a weird dude. He doesn't cook, yet owns a plethora of kitchen gadgets. He rationalized buying a SodaStream while unemployed. He counts Step Up 2: The Streets as one of his favorite movies along with Footloose, Rent, Grease and Paul Blart: Mall Cop. He loves Mizzou but only wants them in the SEC so he can tailgate in Nashville. He owns a ShakeWeight and AbLounger, but still loves him some John Donut and Billie's Fine Foods. You can get more of Ryan at iLoveSoulard.com or just check the stool on the far end of the bar at iTap in Soulard.

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