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Today is Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, Cinco de Mayo, a day marking Mexico's

unexpected victory over French forces in 1862. And we begin with a soaring box office. After months

of disappointing earnings, movies seem to be on a roll. The Devil Wears Prada, too, pulled in more

than $115 million worldwide this

past weekend, topping the charts nearly everywhere it opened. Meanwhile, the Michael Jackson

biography picture, Michael continues its thrill a ride, crossing 413 million globally, and cementing

its place as the second highest grossing musical biopic in history,

trailing only Bohemian Rhapsody. Together, these two films are signaling that moviegoers are back,

and Hollywood is more than happy to call it the official start of summer.

The Ultimate Roller Coaster Ride. That's how Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hanson and his crew

described their historic re-entry to students on CBS's morning show Friday. The colonel said

bright plasma lit up the windows in reds, blues, and greens, while intense G-forces simultaneously

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