A24Civil War held on to the top spot at the domestic box office, despite some tough competition from the horror film Abigail. Civil War earned an estimated $11.1 million, bringing its two-week domestic tally to $44.9 million. The film has snagged $61.7 million globally.Breathing down Civil War s neck was the aforementioned Abigail, with an estimated $10.2 million in North America for a second place finish. A24 s reimagining of the 1936 film Dracula s Daughter, starring Alisha Weir, added an estimated $5 million overseas, for a global total of $15.2 million.Godzilla x King Kong: The New Empire finished the weekend in third place, delivering an estimated $9.5 million in its fourth week of release.Guy Ritchie s WWII comedy The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare starring Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Cary Elwes, Henry Golding, and Eiza González opened with an estimated $9 million at the domestic box office, good for a fourth place finish.Rounding out the top five was the Japanese a
ABC NewsAfter much public debate, a Maine law has brought the country closer to having the popular vote determine the winner of national presidential elections but it s unlikely that will happen before November or even at all.Earlier this week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills allowed a bill to become law without her signature that would take effect once the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is able to gather pledges for at least 270 electoral votes the number of delegate votes needed to elect a president.The movement has now gathered pledges from 17 states and Washington, D.C. accounting for a total of 209 electoral votes.The movement seeks to change the way a president is chosen, without a constitutional amendment, but experts say it s unclear what happens when enough states have signed on. It s unlikely this would happen before the 2024 election.The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact seeks to guarantee that the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states
ABC NewsCorporate America took notice four years ago when Larry Fink, CEO of investment giant BlackRock, declared climate change a top concern. “Climate risk is investment risk,” Fink wrote in an annual letter popular in C-suites.His latest letter, released last month, spans well over 100 paragraphs before the first mention of “climate.” Whereas Fink mentioned “climate” a total of 29 times in the 2020 letter, he wrote it just four times in the missive last month.The shift in Fink’s letters has coincided with an apparent wider chill of momentum behind climate action among many of the world’s largest companies, which have faced a conservative backlash against sustainable business practices derided as “woke capitalism,” experts told ABC News.Many firms have struggled to follow through on ambitious, years-old climate pledges, in part due to high interest rates that make funding more expensive, the experts added, noting that some environmentally conscious companies have
ABCKelsea Ballerini has filed for a temporary restraining order against an alleged hacker for illegally sharing her music online. As reported by People, the alleged hacker, Bo Ewing, is accused of unlawfully obtaining and releasing "still-in-production, unreleased masters and demos" of Ballerini s music, per court documents reviewed by the publication. Ballerini, her label home Black River Entertainment and producer Alysa Vanderheym are listed as plaintiffs.The Ohio-based alleged hacker is identified as "a former member of Ms. Ballerini’s fan club" and "a supporter of her career in the past" who "has since become disenfranchised with Ms. Ballerini." Court documents state that Ewing got hold of the files "through gaining back-door access to the device of either, or both, of Ms. Ballerini or Ms. Vanderheym."The plaintiffs also posited Ewing "had already shared the files with multiple third parties
Texas Children s Hospital(NEW YORK) A 4-year-old girl was discharged from Texas Children s Hospital on Thursday after waiting on the organ transplant waiting list for 1,025 days, or nearly 3 years.The staff at Texas Children s Hospital in Houston lined the halls on April 18 to give 4-year-old Arctura, who received a donor heart on March 29, a celebratory send-off parade."I like my new heart," Arctura said ahead of her discharge, adding that she was looking forward to seeing "the ducks and the turtles" at the local park.Arctura s journey has been a long one. According to her parents and doctor, the 4-year-old was born with a congenital heart defect, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes is the most common type of birth defect.In Arctura s case, her heart s tricuspid valve didn t form as it should, causing issues with blood flow through the heart. Her heart was also dilated, causing it to be enlarged and impacting her lungs.Arctura s parents Mad