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Millennials are playing video games more than those in younger demographics. According to Fandom-dot-com's "Inside Gaming" report, older generations are spending more hours per week gaming despite younger gamers spending generally more time on them than they did last year. The study found that 52-percent of Millennials--ages 27 to 42-- surveyed ranked video games as their top interest, compared to 29-percent of tweens--those ages 8 to 12. But overall time spent gaming is up 48-percent in teens and 63-percent in tweens.
https://www.techspot.com/news/98307-millennials-spend-more-time-gaming-than-any-other.html
Wildlife officials in Georgia are warning people to look out for drunk birds. The Department of Natural Resources says some birds will eat fruit that has begun to ferment around this time of year. It affects coordination, which leads the birds to fly into windows.
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-dnr-issues-warning-about-drunk-birds
Arnold Schwarzenegger will have to answer to city officials in Los Angeles. As we told you yesterday during Elsewhere, video of the actor patching a pothole this week went viral. Schwarzenegger said members of the community had been complaining about the hole for weeks before he and his team took matters into their own hands. The next day however, the city of Los Angeles released a statement saying the location is not a pothole, but "a service trench that relates to active, permitted work being performed" by SOCal Gas. Officials say the work was expected to finish in May.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/13/arnold-schwarzenegger-pothole-service-trench-paving-los-angeles-rain/
Police in Pennsylvania are investigating after thieves stole 100-thousand-dollars...in dimes. Authorities say a Florida-bound truck had picked up 750-thousand dollars in dimes from the US Mint and had stopped overnight in Philadelphia. Yesterday morning, police found the trailer broken into and coins scattered across the parking lot. No arrests have been made.
Casting directors are looking for a new James Bond after Daniel Craig's departure in "No Time to Die." Despite rumors that a younger Bond would be on the way this time, franchise producer Michael G. Wilson said he's looking to cast a "thirty-something" actor, around the same age range as Craig when he started his stint as 007 in 2006 in "Casino Royale." Casting director Debbie McWilliams said she's found that younger actors lacked "the gravitas" and "mental capacity" to take on the role. She added that she sees James Bond as not just a part but a "massive responsibility."
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/james-bond-casting-young-actors-lack-gravitas-007-1235582474/
Chicago Bulls fans are praising DeMar DeRozan for sparking the Bulls' play-in win Wednesday night, but it's not because DeRozan scored 23 points. DeRozan's nine-year-old daughter, Diar,sat in the front row under Toronto's basket and let out an ear-piercing scream during each Raptor's free throw attempt in the second half. The Raptors, who shot nearly 80-percent from the line during the regular season, went just 10-for-20 in the second half after they built a 19-point lead. The Bulls will be without Diar for tonight's game at Miami. Her father says he can't let her miss a second day of school this week.