Climbing mortgage rates, brain health, celebrity ‘sex pass’: Catch up on the day’s stories

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Here's a quick roundup of what else happened today.

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1️⃣ Financial strain

Geopolitical tension is working its way into the housing market, and homebuyers are feeling the pain. Mortgage rates hit their highest point in nearly a year following fresh strikes in Iran.

2️⃣ Political failure?

Trump has long promised an Iran deal that beats Obama's 2015 agreement. CNN's Aaron Blake breaks down why a majority of Americans doubt him.

3️⃣ Disturbing deepfakes

Elon Musk's xAI is suing a South Carolina man accused of using the Grok chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material — one of the first lawsuits of its kind filed by a tech company against a user accused of making explicit content.

4️⃣ Brain damage

Football gets a lot of attention for its neurological risks, but it's not alone. New research points to another popular activity carrying similar concerns — though that doesn't mean pulling your kids out of it.

5️⃣ ‘Sex pass’

Ever wonder what would actually happen if you got the chance to sleep with your celebrity crush? A new comedy starring Zoey Deutch explores the ups and downs of that fantasy becoming reality — spoiler: it doesn't go smoothly.

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A US Navy Blue Angels jet buzzed low over the crowd at Florida's Pensacola Beach on Wednesday, and spectators caught the whole thing on video.

✈️ A little too close for comfort? Beachgoers at Pensacola got quite the show when a jet flew low during an air show, scattering umbrellas and tents in its wake. Squadron leaders are now reviewing whether the maneuver was safe.

Top headlines

• Trump to give primetime address on elections after years of false claims
• At least 1 dead in catastrophic flooding in Texas Hill Country
• Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct claims against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the allegations

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• GOP Senate candidate has close ties to White nationalist influencer, his son-in-law
• Trump promoted companies on Truth Social days after buying their stocks
• This country wants parents to stop abducting their own children

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Quiz time

🏥 How much prep time per patient visit can an AI tool used by the Mayo Clinic save doctors? A. 1–3 minutesB. 5–30 minutesC. 30–60 minutesD. More than an hour⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

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✅ Yesterday's most-read story: Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years

🧠 Quiz answer: B. Mayo Clinic internal medicine physician Dr. Alexander Ryu says the Record Time tool saves him five to 30 minutes of preparation per visit, depending on how complex the case is.

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Today’s edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN’s Daniel Wine and Chris Good.

Some information for this report was gathered via edition.cnn.com.