(NEW YORK) — Sounds of fighting and artillery shooting could be heard in several parts of Sudan on Monday as talks between warring sides were underway in Saudi Arabia amid hopes it will to bring a short-term ceasefire.
Witnesses reported renewed clashes in east and central Khartoum and in the adjoining cities of Bahari and Omdurman. Airstrikes hit parts of Khartoum as dark smoke rose in the sky, residents said.
Negotiations between the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah, on the Red Sea, as part of a U.S.-Saudi initiative aimed to bring a hiatus to the three-week conflict which killed hundreds and sparked an influx of refugees.
The preliminary talks will “continue over the following days in the hope of reaching an effective and temporary cease-fire so that humanitarian aid can be delivered to those in need,” the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The two sides have agreed to multiple truces since the fighting started, but none has effectively taken hold, with both parties blaming each other for violating them.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed the developments of the negotiations in Jeddah in a phone call on Monday, the Saudi foreign ministry said separately. It has not commented on the progress of the talks.
The conflict in Sudan erupted on April 15 between the army, led by General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the RSF, commanded by his former ally General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as Hemedti, as the two factions grapple for power.
The two warring generals were allied in a 2021 coup and the prior toppling of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and later shared power as part of transition towards civilian rule, but fell out over plans to integrate the RSF into the army.
“Battles are renewing and increasing every day and every minute. There were scary clashes in the morning and we woke up to find RSF forces having their bases around our residential block,” Heba Mahmoud, a resident of Bahri, told ABC News.
Residents in several parts of Bahri have been struggling to access basic needs and food commodities, with a complete water outage since the fighting began, she said.
At least 500 people have been killed and more than 5,000 others wounded since the conflict started, according to the health minister.
In West Darfour, where a flare-up of tribal violence erupted, at least 100 people were killed in the capital city of Geneina over the past two weeks, the Doctors’ Syndicate said on Sunday. Hospitals in the city continue to be out of service, the group added.
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. urged the two warring parties to engage seriously in the talks to move forward towards “setting a timetable for expanded negotiations to reach a permanent cessation of hostilities, the Saudi foreign ministry said.
An army envoy had said they would only discuss details of a humanitarian truce. RSF leader Hemedti said he hoped the talks would “achieve their intended goals.”
The conflict in Sudan has trapped millions of civilians in their homes, destroyed or shut down hospitals and forced hundreds of thousands to flee. It also forced foreign governments to evacuate their diplomats and thousands of private citizens out of Sudan.
Saudi Arabia will provide $100 million worth of humanitarian aid to Sudan, the foreign ministry said.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan held talks with Saudi Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss issues in the region on Sunday. He expressed gratitude for the “support Saudi Arabia has provided to U.S. citizens during the evacuation from Sudan,” the White House said in a statement.
More than 100,000 people have fled Sudan to neighbouring countries in search of safety and over 334,000 people have been displaced inside the country, the UN says.
On Sunday, the Arab League issued a resolution stressing the need for “full respect of Sudan’s sovereignty” and preventing any external interference which would “fan the conflict and threaten regional peace and security”.
The resolution also sets up a ministerial commission of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the pan-Arab bloc’s secretary general to work towards ending the conflict, reaching a “complete, sustainable ceasefire” and facilitating humanitarian assistance.
(WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers are staring down a fast-approaching deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk default as early as June 1, but the timeline to reach a solution is actually much shorter.
Memorial Day recess for the House and Senate and President Joe Biden’s upcoming travel shrink the number of working days for lawmakers to come to a debt ceiling deal by June, which is when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned the federal government could become unable to pay all of its bills on time.
Yellen, whose estimate relied on the most recent data, wrote she could not definitively say when the so-called “X-date” for default would begin.
In total, according to tentative House and Senate calendars, both chambers will be in session at the same time for just eight days before the end of May.
“Time is of the essence,” said Shai Akabas, the director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. “The clock is ticking.”
The House and Senate each have roughly a dozen working days before the end of May. Though the schedules are subject to change, the House is set to be out of town starting May 26 and will return on June 5, while the Senate will be away from May 22 to May 29.
Complicating the issue further is Biden’s schedule: the president is traveling to Japan for a meeting with G-7 leaders from May 19 to May 21, followed by a trip to Australia for the Quad Leaders’ Summit on May 24.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deflected when asked last week if Biden would change his itinerary for the debt ceiling showdown as he did as vice president in 2011, stating she had no changes to share at the time.
On Tuesday, Biden and top congressional leaders will gather at the White House for debt ceiling talks. It will be the first meeting between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Biden on the issue since February.
Since then, House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling for one year while also enacting steep government spending cuts. The White House and Democrats, meanwhile, continue to demand a clean debt ceiling increase not tied to federal spending.
“There have been some small steps in the past week or so with the passage of the House legislation and the invitation of the congressional leaders to the White House,” said Akabas. “But we’re still in the early stages of these discussions. So there’s a lot that remains to be done, and not that much time. We need to see an acceleration in these activities.”
Ahead of Tuesday’s meeting, the two parties still appeared adamantly opposed on who bears responsibility for addressing the debt ceiling.
Biden on Friday slammed “MAGA Republicans” for what he called a “manufactured crisis” on the debt ceiling.
“Let’s get it straight. They’re trying to hold the debt hostage to us to agree to some draconian cuts, magnificently difficult and damaging cuts,” he said, arguing the 2024 budget and the debt ceiling are two unrelated issues.
McCarthy, in response to Yellen’s warning about a possible June 1 default, was resolved House Republicans “did their job” when they passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act.
“After three months of the Biden administration’s inaction, the House acted, and there is a bill sitting in the Senate as we speak that would put the risk of default to rest,” McCarthy said. “The Senate and the President need to get to work — and soon.”
Americans, too, are divided on who they would blame for a default. A new ABC News/Washington Post poll found 39% would mainly blame the Republicans in Congress, while 36% said they’d mainly blame Biden and 16% would blame both parties equally.
Last week, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young signaled the White House would be open to a short-term fix on the debt limit.
“The important thing to do is to make sure we do this and leave the drama behind, regardless of what length we end up in,” Young said.
Young echoed other administration officials who’ve sounded the alarm on the potential political and financial risks of a default.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testified last week that U.S. adversaries like China and Russia could seize on a default, and economists have painted a grim picture for Americans’ pocketbooks if the U.S. were unable to pay bondholders and other bills.
“Of course, we’re concerned,” Young said. “We’re calling on the reasonable people in this town to do the right thing.”
In a pre-taped show that felt similar to an event during the COVID days, the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards were handed out Sunday night.
The big winners included The Last of Us, which nabbed three trophies, including Best TV Show, Pedro Pascal for Best Hero and Best Duo, along with Bella Ramsey. Scream VI grabbed the big prize for movies, with Courteney Cox‘s Gale Weathers and Ghostface winning Best Fight.
Stranger Things also picked up a pair of awards for Best Kick A** Cast and Breakthrough Performance honors for Joseph Quinn. Jennifer Coolidge walked off with a pair of awards for Comedic Genius and Most Frightened Performance for her role in The White Lotus.
Drew Barrymore, who was to host, appeared in several sketches that were already in the can, including spoofs of the trailer to Barbie, and her 1999 hit Never Been Kissed.
As reported, Barrymore pulled out on Thursday, May 4, in “solidarity” with the striking writers, and with celebrity presenters following suit, and WGA members threatening to picket the event, MTV pivoted to the pre-taped format.
Bruce Gillmer, an Executive Producer of the MTV Movie & TV Awards, said in a statement on Friday the network supported Barrymore’s decision, and ABC Audio confirmed she accepted an invitation to host next year.
Gillmer noted, “As we carefully navigate how best to deliver the fan first awards’ show we envisioned that our team has worked so hard to create, we’re pivoting away from a live event that still enables us to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peaks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect, and countless moments that will both surprise and delight as we honor the best of film and TV over the past year.”
Here’s the complete list of winners who took home a “Golden Popcorn” trophy.
BEST MOVIE Scream VI
BEST TV SHOW The Last of Us
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
BEST HERO
Pedro Pascal, The Last Of Us
BEST VILLAIN
Elizabeth Olsen, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
BEST KISS
Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow, Outer Banks
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Adam Sandler, Murder Mystery 2
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Joseph Quinn, Stranger Things
BEST FIGHT
Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface, Scream VI
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
BEST DUO
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, The Last Of Us
BEST KICK-A** CAST Stranger Things
BEST SONG
Taylor Swift /”Carolina,” Where The Crawdads Sing
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
“Come Back Home” in Purple Hearts
BEST DOCU-REALITY SERIES The Kardashians
BEST COMPETITION SERIES RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars
BEST HOST
Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show
BEST REALITY ON-SCREEN TEAM
Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, LaLa Kent, Vanderpump Rules
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
COMEDIC GENIUS
Jennifer Coolidge
Scream VI and The Last of Us topped the winners Sunday night, taking home the awards for best movie and best show, respectively, among other wins.
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s job approval rating hit a career low in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll and a broad 68% of Americans say he’s too old for another term as president — views that put him in a trailing position against top Republicans in early preferences for 2024.
Just 44% see Biden’s potential opponent, Donald Trump, as too old. (Trump is 76; Biden, 80.) Beyond chronological age, Trump far surpasses Biden in being seen as having the mental sharpness and the physical health it takes to serve effectively as president, with wide doubts about Biden on both fronts.
Another difference looks equally problematic for Biden should Trump emerge as the Republican nominee: Americans by 54-36% say Trump did a better job handling the economy when he was president than Biden has done in his term so far.
Trump is not Biden’s only challenge: Given his weaknesses, both Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lead Biden in preference for the presidency in 2024.
Indicative of those results, Biden’s approval rating, battered by inflation, is just 36% in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates. That’s down 6 percentage points from February and a point off Biden’s previous low in early 2022. Fifty-six percent disapprove of his performance.
Biden’s approval rating is numerically the lowest on record for any first-term president a year and a half from the next presidential election in polling dating to Harry Truman. Similar was Gerald Ford, at 40% approval in May 1975; Jimmy Carter, at 37% in May 1979; and Trump, at 39% in April 2019. None were re-elected.
Challenges
Trump, while the clear leader for the GOP nomination, has challenges of his own. Fifty-six percent say he should face criminal charges in investigations of whether he tried illegally to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. About as many as 54% say he should face charges in investigations of his handling of classified documents after leaving office and his role in events leading to the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. Fewer, about four in 10 in each case, say he should not be charged.
There’s a closer division in views about the charges of falsifying business records on which Trump has been indicted in New York. Forty-nine percent say this case was “brought appropriately, to hold Trump accountable under the law like anyone else.” Forty-four percent think it was brought “inappropriately, to try to hurt Trump politically.”
Ninety percent of Democrats think the charges are appropriate; 82% of Republicans say they’re inappropriate. Independents split 47-40%.
Perhaps reflecting the legal swirl around Trump, Biden scores 8 points better on another personal characteristic, being honest and trustworthy. But neither is well-rated on the attribute. Biden is seen as honest and trustworthy by 41% of Americans, Trump by 33%.
Election
Regardless, Trump outperforms his in-party rivals at this early stage of the 2024 contest. In an open-ended question, 43% of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents say they’d like to see the party nominate Trump for president next year, and when the six best-known candidates are named, he advances to 51%. That’s double the preference for his nearest potential opponent, DeSantis, at 25%.
DeSantis comes closest to Trump, 27% versus 36%, among moderates. But there aren’t that many of them in the party. Conservatives, who account for about two-thirds of Republicans and Republican leaners, favor Trump over DeSantis by 55-27%.
That said, substantial majorities of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they would be satisfied with either Trump (75%) or DeSantis (64%) as their party’s nominee. Fewer than a quarter would be dissatisfied with either; more are undecided about DeSantis. Satisfaction with Trump was far lower — 51% — as he fought for the nomination in March 2016.
Compare Trump’s position to Biden’s in his party: Just 36% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would like to see their party nominate Biden for president next year. Fifty-eight percent prefer someone other than Biden, unchanged from February.
Looking (far) ahead to November 2024, in a Biden-Trump matchup, 44% of Americans say they’d definitely or probably vote for Trump, 38% for Biden, with 12% undecided. When the undecideds are asked how they lean, it’s 49-42%, Trump-Biden.
A Biden-DeSantis matchup looks essentially the same. Forty-two percent of Americans say they’d definitely or probably vote for DeSantis, 37% for Biden, with 16% undecided. Including undecideds who lean either way, it’s 48-41%, DeSantis-Biden.
These results — with DeSantis doing as well as Trump against Biden — suggest that Biden’s challenge is not about Trump per se, but about perceptions of Biden himself.
Notably, among those who say Trump should face criminal charges in the investigations into whether he illegally tried to overturn the 2020 election results, 18% are inclined to vote for him over Biden anyway. Seventy-one percent in this group take Biden.
At the same time, among people who say Biden is too old for the job, 36% are inclined to support him anyway, while 54% in this group favor Trump. One reason is that among people who say Biden is too old, 62% also say Trump is too old.
Age/attributes
Biden already is the nation’s oldest president. As mentioned, 68% see him as too old for another term; this includes 43% who see both Biden and Trump as too old and 26% who say so only of Biden. Fewer — 44% — see Trump as too old while, again, 43% say this about Trump and Biden alike and a scant 1% say it about Trump only.
Nearly half of Democrats — 48% — say Biden is too old for another term; about as many say the same about Trump. Many more independents — 75% — say this about Biden, versus 51% for Trump. Among Republicans, 79% see Biden as too old; just 28% say this of Trump.
Among adults age 65 and older, 62% see Biden as too old, versus 40% who say the same about Trump. Among the youngest adults, aged 18 to 29, 75% see Biden as too old, versus 53% for Trump.
Beyond age alone are questions of mental acuity and physical health. Just 32% overall think Biden has the mental sharpness it takes to serve effectively as president, down steeply from 51% when he was running for president three years ago. More — 54% — think Trump has the required mental sharpness, in his case up 8 points from three years ago. The gap is even wider in terms of having the physical health to serve effectively — just 33% think Biden has it, versus 64% for Trump.
ANALYSIS
Ninety-four percent of Republicans and 69% of independents think Biden lacks the mental sharpness it takes to serve effectively, as do 21% of Democrats. As with age, these views aren’t entirely determinative of voter preferences: Among people who fault Biden on this question, 15% support him against Trump anyway.
Beyond broad appeal, these doubts about Biden seem to limit his strength of support, a potential factor in bringing voters to the polls. Just 18% of Americans strongly approve of Biden’s performance in office, essentially flat since late in his first year. Trump, at this point four years ago, had more strong support — 28%.
A key difference is within Biden’s own party. As reflected in opposition to his being the 2024 nominee, just 37% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents voice strong approval for Biden’s work in office. Among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents four years ago, Trump’s strong approval was far higher — 58%.
Approval/groups
Biden has trouble across a range of groups. His approval rating from Black people, a core Democratic group, is just 52%, down from 82% when he took office. Indeed, 27% of Black people say they’d definitely or probably vote for Trump in 2024, or lean toward him. Trump won 12% of Black voters in 2020.
Biden has even lower approval — 40% — from Hispanic people (a point from his low) and 32% among white people (matching his low). In a Biden-Trump matchup, 43% of Hispanic people say they’d definitely or probably support Trump or lean that way. Trump won 32% of Hispanic voters in the last election.
Biden is at a low in approval among women, another key group for Democrats, with 39% approval, and, at 30%, matches his low among independents, often a swing voter group. Indeed, independents currently slightly favor Trump over Biden, 48-39%. Biden won 54% of independents in 2020.
Among other groups, Biden is at a low of 40% approval among moderates. Half in this group now say they’re inclined to vote for him over Trump in 2024. In 2020, Biden did far better among moderates, with 64% support.
Methodology
This ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted by landline and cellular telephone April 28-May 3, 2023, in English and Spanish, among a random national sample of 1,006 adults. Partisan divisions are 26-25-41%, Democrats-Republicans-independents. Results have a margin of sampling error of 3.5 percentage points, including the design effect. Sampling error is not the only source of differences in polls.
The survey was produced for ABC News by Langer Research Associates, with sampling and data collection by Abt Associates of Rockville, Md. See details on the survey’s methodology here.
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday plan to announce a new rulemaking process to look at requiring airlines to compensate passengers who experience inconvenience because of “controllable airline cancellations or significant delays.”
The process is expected to include compensation, along with refunds and other amenities, in certain situations, according to the White House.
“When an airline causes a flight cancellation or delay, passengers should not foot the bill,” Buttigieg said in a statement.
He said the process would require airlines “for the first time in U.S. history” to compensate passengers and additional expenses, including meals and hotels.
They’d also be required to cover rebooking when they have “caused a cancellation or significant delay,” he said.
The president will also announce that the Department of Transportation will launch “an expanded Airline Customer Service Dashboard” at FlightRights.gov that will highlight “which airlines currently offer cash compensation, provide travel credits or vouchers, or award frequent flyer miles and cover the costs for other amenities,” according to a White House official.
According to the official, the dashboard will show no airlines currently provide compensation in addition to refunds if passengers experience significant delays or cancelations due to something the airline can control, like mechanical issues.
(NEW YORK) — McDonald’s customers are more reluctant to add fries to their order, grocery shoppers are less willing to swallow the elevated price of Unilever mayonnaise and Target customers are balking at some high-priced items.
Executives from each of these companies mentioned the respective observations in recent earnings calls or reports, suggesting an emerging trend: some consumers are pushing back on inflation.
Despite more than two years of higher-than-usual inflation, consumers remain resilient. Retail sales slid in recent months but stood well above the same period last year; while consumer sentiment inched upward in April, Conference Board data showed.
Still, consumers have begun to refuse some high prices as pandemic-era habits change and some buyers fear an economic downturn, analysts told ABC News. Consumers are putting off big-ticket purchases, they said, though analysts differed on buyers’ willingness to tolerate high prices for food.
The consumer pushback could continue if price hikes remain elevated, they added, noting that the healthy state of U.S. households would continue to fuel spending in the near term.
“Consumers are generally starting to slow spending and become a bit price sensitive,” Randy Konik, a retail analyst at financial services firm Jefferies, told ABC News.
“Inflation is going to keep putting pressure on consumer wallets,” he added.
Consumer prices rose 5% last month compared to a year ago, extending a monthslong slowdown of price increases, but leaving inflation more than double the target rate of 2%.
The price hikes for some consumer staples stand significantly higher than the overall rate, however. The cost of flour has jumped more than 17% over the past year; while the price of cookies has risen over 16%, government data showed.
In all, food prices climbed 8.5% over the past year, a pace more than 50% faster than the overall rate.
The price hikes have stuck around despite an aggressive set of rate hikes at the Federal Reserve that aim to cut prices by slowing the economy.
The combination of inflation and high interest rates has put a squeeze on consumers, who bear the burden of elevated prices but face expensive borrowing costs if they want to take out a loan to ease the financial pain, said Konik, of Jefferies.
The resistance toward high prices, Konik added, has particularly manifested for two sets of goods: in-store food and big-ticket purchases such as cars and boats.
The two groups of items make up a “price sensitivity barbell,” he said, adding that frustration has arisen from repeatedly encountered grocery prices on one end of the spectrum and one-time sticker shock for major purchases on the other.
Simeon Siegel, a retail analyst at BMO Financial Group, echoed the observation about consumer intolerance centered on big-ticket items and durable goods, tracing the current reluctance back to a pandemic-era wave of purchases for items like exercise bikes and couches.
“During the pandemic, everyone over-purchased,” he said. “The question is: What did they over-purchase?”
“Pelotons and patio furniture are big-ticket items,” he added. “They don’t need to be replenished.”
However, consumers have been forced to tolerate high prices for recurring purchases and they’ve remained willing to do so, Siegel added.
“Someone who has bought a carton of milk and consumed it has gone on to purchase it many times over,” he said.
Consumers will spend on high-priced essentials for the foreseeable future, Siegel said. “People spend on items they need,” he added.
Konick, however, said he expects a continued slowdown in consumer spending on goods with elevated prices, both big and small.
“We’re not going to see the consumer crash,” he said. “But because inflation is going to stay somewhat sticky and because interest rates aren’t going down anytime soon, we’re going to see a slow erosion.”
(DALLAS) — One person is dead and two are injured after a fight broke out between two people on a Dallas Area Rapid Transit train, a spokesperson said.
DART police officers are searching for the alleged shooter, officials said in a statement. A man involved in the altercation was transported but has since died, the statement said.
One of the bystanders was transported to Baylor Hospital in Dallas, the other was treated at the scene with non-life-threatening injuries, a spokesperson said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
(LONDON) — King Charles III had his crowning moment Saturday as the United Kingdom celebrated its first coronation in 70 years.
Charles and his wife Queen Camilla were celebrated in a weekend of festivities, highlighted by Saturday’s coronation service at Westminster Abbey.
Here is how the coronation events unfolded. All times Eastern:
May 07, 2023 4:55 PM EDT
Princess Charlotte sings along to Katy Perry
Pop superstar Katy Perry took to the stage in front of Windsor Castle in a gold ballgown as she honored royalty.
In the audience, Charlotte, the youngest child of William and Kate, was spotted singing along as Perry opened with her hit song “Eye Of The Tiger (Hear Me Roar),” followed by another hit, “Firework.”
Perry was also an invited guest at the coronation service Saturday for Charles.
She revealed onstage that she brought her mom to the coronation celebration and stayed in Windsor Castle.
May 07, 2023 4:39 PM EDT
William honors Charles with moving speech
William, the heir to the throne, honored his father with a speech recognizing Charles’ decades of service to others and to the planet.
William was met by loud cheers when he took the stage in front of Windsor Castle.
He honored his father’s service, noting the pledge of service Charles gave at Saturday’s coronation as well as the “over 50 years of service” he devoted before becoming king.
“We’re all so proud of you,” William said.
The royal ended his speech by saying, “I commit myself to serve you all, king, country and Commonwealth. God Save the King.”
May 07, 2023 4:32 PM EDT
Lionel Richie brings crowd to its feet
Music star Lionel Richie performed his hit songs Sunday night in front of royalty.
Richie played the piano and sang his hit song “Easy (Like Sunday Morning)” in front of a crowd of thousands, including Charles, Camilla, William and Kate.
He then got up and danced as he sang another hit song, “All Night Long (All Night).”
In addition to performing at the coronation concert, Richie also attended Saturday’s coronation service at Westminster Abbey.
May 07, 2023 3:38 PM EDT
Prince Louis absent from coronation concert
Prince Louis, who stole the show at Saturday’s coronation , is not in attendance at the Sunday night coronation concert at Windsor Castle.
William and Kate are attending the concert with their two oldest children, Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 8.
Louis has become a crowd favorite thanks to his lively personality at recent royal events, from last year’s Platinum Jubilee to Saturday’s coronation of his grandfather.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Atlanta 3, Baltimore 2
Philadelphia 6, Boston 1
Toronto 10, Pittsburgh 1
St. Louis 12, Detroit 6
Chi White Sox 17, Cincinnati 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0
Kansas City 5, Oakland 1
Tampa Bay 8, NY Yankees 7
Seattle 3, Houston 1
Texas 16, LA Angels 8
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado 13, NY Mets 6
Miami 5, Chi Cubs 4
Milwaukee 7, San Francisco 3
Washington 9, Arizona 8
LA Dodgers 5, San Diego 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Philadelphia 116 Boston 115 (OT) (Series tied 2-2)
Phoenix 129, Denver 124 (Series tied 2-2)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
New Jersey 8, Carolina 4 (Carolina leads 2-1)
Florida 3, Toronto 2 (OT) (Florida leads 3-0)
Seattle 7, Dallas 2 (Seattle leads 2-1)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Sporting Kansas City 2, Seattle 1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. opened the weekend with an estimated $114 million domestic gross — a few million below expectations, but still good enough to knock The Super Mario Bros. Movie down a notch. Globally, the film — starring Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan and Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket Racoon — pulled in $282 million.
That gives Pratt the week’s two top films, as The Super Mario Bros Movie, slips to second place with an estimated $18.6 million weekend. It’s the highest-grossing film of the year so far with a total of $518 million in North America and $1.15 billion globally.
Supernatural horror sequel The Evil Dead Rise dropped to third place, delivering an estimated $5.7 million. Its three-week domestic tally to $54 million and $110 million globally.
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, the adaptation of Judy Bloom‘s beloved book, took fourth place with an estimated $3.38 million in its second week of release. That brings its current gross to $12.6 million against a budget of $30 million.
Rounding out the top five was the Priyanka Chopra Jonas-led rom-com, Love Again, earning an estimated $2.4 million.
