Disney's 'Aladdin' Tops Box Office With Huge $207 Million Worldwide Debut
Mena Massoud and Marwan Kenzari in 'Aladdin' Walt DIsneyAladdin earned an estimated $86 million over the Fri-Sun portion of its projected $105 million debut weekend. That Han Solo prequel earned $84 million Fri-Sun and $103 million over its Fri-Mon debut weekend. For reference, the outliers in both directions are X-Men: The Last Stand ($234 million from a $122 million Fri-Mon debut in 2006) and Men In Black 3 ($179 million from a $69 million debut in 2012). With a $121 million overseas debut, that gives the flick a $207 million global opening, not yet counting whatever it will earn in North America and overseas on Monday. That's a 41/59 domestic/overseas split, and that's with a "meh" $18.7 million debut weekend in China.
Source:Forbes
May 26, 2019 15:00 UTC
Intel Announces Shock Core i9-9900KS AMD Ryzen Killer And Most Powerful Mainstream CPU Ever
The 2019 CPU war has just started as Intel has announced a surprise and unexpected CPU - the Core i9-9900KS Special Edition. That's out-of-the-box performance, yet that's what you'd largely expect from overclocking a Core i9-9900K. AMD has is widely expected to reveal its 3rd Generation Ryzen plans tomorrow at the Computex Keynote and Intel's CPU is clearly designed to steal its thunder. Below you can see my original results for the Core i9-9900K, but it's the overclocked figures you'll want to focus on as they will match up with the Core i9-9900KS. I'll be reporting on this weeks announcements so make sure to follow me at any of the social media links below for more news.
Source:Forbes
May 26, 2019 15:00 UTC
Cable news networks gain influence despite limited audiences
(Jessica Hill/AP)Media columnistWith their limited, aging viewership, you might think cable TV news would be a political afterthought and a business washout. And the cable networks, undeniably, develop the kind of engagement that marketers call “mindshare” — especially in the political realm. “Cable TV news has an influence today that is outsized to the literal audience that is watching it,” said Tom Rosenstiel, executive director of the American Press Institute. His vastly younger audience, he told me, has little awareness of cable TV news shows and personalities. The most recent example: whether to climb aboard those Fox town halls, given the network’s reputation for trafficking in conspiracy theories and serving as a propaganda outlet for Trump.
Source:Washington Post
May 26, 2019 15:00 UTC
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Holder Oakworth Capital Has Lowered Its Stake by $462,078 as Stock Price Declined; Americanmidstreampartners (AMID) Shareholder Arclight Capital Partners Upped Stake
American Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:AMID) has declined 65.43% since May 26, 2018 and is downtrending. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has risen 8.80% since May 26, 2018 and is uptrending. Analysts await Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) to report earnings on July, 16. After $2.10 actual EPS reported by Johnson & Johnson for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 15.24% EPS growth. 166,695 Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) shares with value of $24.41M were sold by Fasolo Peter.
Source:Wall Street Journal
May 26, 2019 14:48 UTC
NBA's Jeremy Lin stopped from boarding team bus by Bucks security guard demanding pass
Jeremy Lin has been in the NBA for nine years, but arena security guards still want to see his bus pass. !’ And I’m like, ‘Uh, I’m trying to get to the team bus.’ He’s like, ‘What? MALLORY EDENS, DAUGHTER OF MILWAUKEE BUCKS CO-OWNER, TROLLS DRAKE WITH SHIRT; RAPPER FIRES BACKLin continued, “I was like, ‘I don’t have a pass. The paper reported that Lin had a similar encounter with a security guard in 2015 after signing with the Charlotte Hornets. DRAKE'S SIDELINE ANTICS DRAW IRE OF MILWAUKEE BUCKS COACH, RAPPER RESPONDS TO CRITICISM“Went to the Hornets arena for 1st time and tried convincing security im a player,” he tweeted at the time.
Source:Fox News
May 26, 2019 14:42 UTC
Jews In Germany Cautioned Against Wearing Kippahs In Public
A top official in Germany warned that it could be dangerous for Jews to wear kippahs, or traditional skullcaps, in public amid a rise in anti-Semitic crime. “I cannot advise to Jews that they wear the kippah at all times everywhere in Germany,” Felix Klein, Germany’s commissioner on anti-Semitism, said in an interview published Saturday by the Funke newspaper group. Last year, Klein cautioned Jews against wearing kippahs while visiting big cities. “That’s particularly insulting to them.”Klein suggested Germany has “a very special duty” to protect Jews from anti-Semitic attacks because of the genocide perpetrated by the country’s Nazi regime during World War II. Approximately 6 million Jews ― roughly two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population at the time ― were murdered in the Holocaust.
Source:Huffington Post
May 26, 2019 14:41 UTC
Members of both parties criticize Trump’s ‘confidence’ in Kim Jong Un
“It’s Memorial Day Weekend and you’re taking a shot at Biden while praising a dictator,” Kinzinger tweeted. “This is just plain wrong.”Another Republican, Sen. Joni Ernst (Iowa), said she “certainly wouldn’t trust” Kim. “North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me,” the president tweeted. “I have confidence that Chairman Kim will keep his promise to me, & also smiled when he called Swampman Joe Biden a low IQ individual, & worse. This is one of the signature issues of your administration.”Paige Winfield Cunningham and Simon Denyer contributed to this report.
Source:Washington Post
May 26, 2019 14:39 UTC
Trump’s Ringside Evening in the Sumo Arena
TOKYO — As the leader of the free world, and a man never shy around the spotlight, President Trump is rarely a spectator to the events surrounding him. Leave it to a bunch of sumo wrestlers to steal his thunder. On Sunday, inside the Ryogoku Kokugikan, a stadium near the Sumida River in Tokyo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe introduced Mr. Trump to Japan’s national sport. It was the last day of an annual grand tournament, and most of the 11,000 fans in attendance sat on mats and cheered the loinclothed wrestlers as they barreled into each other with forces that seemed to defy physics.
Source:New York Times
May 26, 2019 14:38 UTC
Lockheed Martin (LMT) Shareholder Smith Salley & Associates Decreased Position by $354,438 as Stock Rose; Graham Capital Management LP Has Trimmed Its General Electric Co (GE) Position by $2.45 Millio
Graham Capital Management Lp decreased its stake in General Electric Co (GE) by 53.85% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has declined 22.98% since May 26, 2018 and is downtrending. Analysts await General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) to report earnings on July, 19. Tortoise Invest Mgmt Limited Liability Company reported 0.02% in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE). Winslow Evans & Crocker Incorporated stated it has 0.12% in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE).
Source:Wall Street Journal
May 26, 2019 14:37 UTC
Weekend Box Office: James Gunn's 'Brightburn' And Olivia Wilde's 'Booksmart' Both Open Below $10 Million
'Booksmart' AnnapurnaSony and Screen Gems released Brightburn over the holiday weekend to middling results. As such, a $7.535 million Fri-Sun/$9 million Fri-Mon debut isn’t a surprise. Even so, a $6.512 million Fri-Sun frame and a projected $8 million Fri-Mon debut weekend is not great. Once again, if you want more movies like this in theaters, you actually have to see them in theaters. Call Disney evil, but Fox’s entire 2018 slate of adult, star-driven, diverse and/or non-IP fare was mostly ignored last year.
Source:Forbes
May 26, 2019 14:37 UTC
Roger Federer wins in French Open return; Venus Williams loses
Federer gave the folks what they wanted, providing a live-and-in-person highlight reel of his full and considerable repertoire. There was the ace at 121 mph (195 kph) to begin his first service game, and the ace at 110 mph (178 kph) to conclude it. The drop-volley winner on the run. The sprint for an up-the-line winner off a delicate drop shot by Sonego that was so good, and so apparently hard to reach, that an Italian fan gushed, “Bravo! Bravo!” in praise of her countryman before Federer got to the ball.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2019 14:37 UTC
City estimates Klan rally cost $650,000 for security
An Ohio city is estimating it spent about $650,000 on security for a rally attended by a small group of Ku Klux Klan members and hundreds of protesters. Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein says the city spent about $250,000 on personnel and about $400,000 on materials ahead of Saturday's rally. Dickstein tells the Dayton Daily News there's no way to recapture the spent funds but notes that safety measures were needed because "the world has changed greatly." The city blocked streets with large trucks and brought in officers from other jurisdictions to keep protesters separated from members of an obscure Klan group called the Honorable Sacred Knights. ———Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com
Source:ABC News
May 26, 2019 14:37 UTC
Theater company brings Shakespeare to steel
Now, ruins of the industry loom massive and rusting, a reminder of power and loss. The Carrie Furnaces are the last remaining structures of what was once the thrumming heart of the Homestead Steel Works, which produced steel used in the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge and other iconic structures. They're among the only surviving pre-World War II blast furnaces in the United States, and are designated National Historic Landmarks. They were also the site of one of the nation's most dramatic and deadly labor conflicts. Director Risher Reddick was especially interested in exploring how Lear is reduced to his most basic elements, as the site of the former blast furnace has been.
Source:ABC News
May 26, 2019 14:34 UTC
De Blasio on Trump: I 'get under his skin,' probes will 'lead to impeachment'
De Blasio pointed to his history with Trump, saying he can "get under his skin." "They will eventually lead to impeachment," de Blasio said. De Blasio also faced questions about a problem dogging him in his campaign's infancy: low poll numbers. "If I believed the polls … I might have well stayed home," de Blasio said about his New York City races. BERNIE SANDERS, BILL DE BLASIO ARE LEAST-LIKED 2020 DEMS, POLL FINDSOne of the ideas de Blasio discussed on Sunday was workers and income inequality.
Source:Fox News
May 26, 2019 14:26 UTC
Ex-Official Levels New Corruption Accusations at Afghan Government
KABUL, Afghanistan — A former Afghan official has accused President Ashraf Ghani’s administration of engaging in widespread corruption, including the exchange of sexual favors for government posts, adding to a string of recent setbacks for the government. The corruption claims exploded on social media after they were backed up on Saturday night by Mariam Wardak, a former consultant to Mr. Ghani’s former national security adviser. During an interview with an Indian news channel, World Is One News, Ms. Wardak echoed General Ahmadzai’s accusations, saying, “This issues he brought up and highlighted reflect reality.”Previous governments in the country, long torn by war, have also been accused of corruption. For decades, tens of millions of dollars — often as cash packed into suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags — flowed from the C.I.A. to the office of President Hamid Karzai, according to current and former advisers to the Afghan leader.
Source:New York Times
May 26, 2019 14:15 UTC