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TV's DeGeneres uses 'Finding Dory' to take dig at Trump immigration ban U. S. talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday took a subtle dig at U. S. President Donald Trump's immigration ban by explaining the plot of her hit animated movie "Finding Dory. "

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TV's DeGeneres uses 'Finding Dory' to take dig at Trump immigration ban

U.S. talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday took a subtle dig at U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration ban by explaining the plot of her hit animated movie "Finding Dory." DeGeneres, who voices the forgetful fish Dory on a mission to find her parents in the United States, noted that "Finding Dory" was screened at the White House on Saturday, the day after Trump signed an executive order banning refugees and travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations from entering the United States.

Former President George H.W. Bush released from hospital

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, 92, was discharged on Monday from a Houston hospital where he was treated for more than two weeks after developing pneumonia, a spokesman said. "He is thankful for the many prayers and kind messages he received during his stay, as well as the world-class care that both his doctors and nurses provided," spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement.

Institute says Poland's Walesa collaborated with communist secret police

Poland's government-affiliated history institute said on Tuesday it had new evidence that Lech Walesa, who led protests and strikes that shook communist rule in the 1980s, had been a paid informant for the secret police in the 1970s. A lawyer for Walesa, whose leadership of the Solidarity trade union contributed to the fall of communism throughout eastern Europe, said the evidence could be faulty and asked to question the assessors.

Tourism in Slovenia boosted by Melania factor

The Slovenian tourism industry has been boosted by the fact that it is the home country of new United States First Lady Melania Trump, preliminary figures of the national Statistics Office showed on Tuesday.

Polish fans buy Tom Hanks iconic 'toddler' car

Residents of a city in southern Poland have bought U.S. Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks an iconic communist era "toddler" car after he shared a photograph of himself with the automobile on social media last year. It all started with a picture of Tom Hanks and the words which the actor posted on Twitter: "I got a new car! Hanx".

 

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