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"Guardians of the Galaxy -- Volume 3" is making quite a splash at North America's box offices. The latest edition of the space traveling comedy-adventure franchise earned 114-million-dollars in its debut weekend at theaters across the U.S. and Canada. "The Super Mario Brothers Movie" finished in second place with nearly 19-million-bucks followed by "Evil Dead Rise" with almost six-million-dollars. Rounding out this week's Top Five are "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" and "Love Again."
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-opening-weekend-1235605486/
The 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show kicks off today in New York City. It will all take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, marking the first time the show will be held at the home of the U.S. Open. Thousands of dogs representing more than 200 breeds will compete Monday and Tuesday before the event wraps up with the ultimate prize of Best in Show.
https://news.yahoo.com/frenchie-becomes-favorite-dog-show-043244401.html
The Midtown Tavern in Moorhead, Minnesota has some new help on the wait staff--a robot. A robot server named "Bella" provides service with a smile - a happy cat smile that's programmed on her screen. The robot is able to navigate the restaurant floor using a programmable map. The owner of the Midtown Tavern says he's been dealing with staff shortages for the past couple of years and Bella has been a welcome addition.
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2023/05/04/robot-serving-guests-midtown-tavern-moorhead/
Contestants on last night's episode of American Idol got a royal welcome. The newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla appeared on video from the UK along with judges Katy Perry and Lionel Ritchie. Perry and Ritchie were in London after performing at the royal couple's coronation concert over the weekend. Their judging duties were handled in the meantime by Ed Sheeran and Alanis Morissette.
Researchers are linking an elk tooth pendant found in a cave in Siberia to a woman from the Stone Age. They say used a new method for extracting DNA absorbed by porous materials including bones, teeth, and tusks that were handled by someone thousands of years ago. They say the pendant belonged to a Stone Age woman closely related to a population of hunter-gatherers known to have lived in the foothills of mountains along the border of Siberia and Mongolia 20-thousand years ago.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-human-dna-extracted-pendant
Singers Chris Brown and Usher both took the stage Saturday night at a music festival in Las Vegas, not more than 24 hours after the two longtime friends reportedly got into a physical altercation at Chris Brown's 34th birthday party. The bash took place at a Vegas skating complex owned by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. Word is Usher may have stepped in when Brown allegedly acted disrespectfully towards recording artist Teyana Taylor. That's said to have triggered Brown's entourage to get involved and sent Usher away with what appeared to be a bloody nose.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/07/chris-brown-involved-another-confrontation-after-usher-incident/