On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Jerrold Nadler – the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and lead sponsor of the Uniting American Families Act – led 67 additional Members of Congress in advocating the protection of LGBT binational families from unnecessary deportation.

Members of Hollywood’s most followed family, the Kardashians, will be appearing on NBC’s Today show next week – not as guests, but as co-hosts filling in for Kathie Lee Gifford during the fourth hour of the popular daytime program.

Miami Heat star Chris Bosh and the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony made their joint TV debut (Bosh had previously made a minor appearance of HBO’s Entourage) on Wednesday, Sept. 28 when the two appeared on NBC’s hit drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in an episode entitled “Personal Fouls.”

On Tuesday, Sept. 27 hip hop mogul and part Nets owner Jay-Z introduced the newly-named Brooklyn Nets – to change their name from the New Jersey Nets when they move next year – and announced the details of their upcoming transition to the Barclays Center in September 2012.

Alicia Keys stepped out to the premiere of the Lifetime original film Five – of which she was co-director – with her husband, music producer Swizz Beatz. The premiere took place Monday, Sept. 26 at the Skylight Theater in New York City and was attended by fellow co-directors Demi Moore and Jennifer Aniston, as well as stars like Gloria Estefan and Wyclef Jean.

When Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg arranged a $38,500/couple fundraising dinner at her Silicon Valley home for President Barack Obama on Sept. 25, she probably didn’t guess that she would be host to one of entertainment’s biggest names – Lady Gaga – as well.

Back in April, Donald Trump purchased the renowned Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard for over $6 million and will be celebrating the opening of the revamped Charlottesville, VA establishment, now his Trump Vineyard Estates.

Los Angeles’ Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spoke at a Town Hall luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 27. While he conceded that the recession has overpowered LA’s effort to retain and generate jobs, he remained confident about the city’s future.

Thomas Steyer’s TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, along with Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), is awarding eight faculty seed grants totaling more than $2.2 million for promising new research in renewable energy.