Prize money for Olympians, inside the Forbidden City, preparing for an asteroid: Catch up on the day’s stories
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CNN’s 5 Things PM brings you the stories you might have missed during your busy day.
👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Covid-19 is on the rise again in the United States, with emergency rooms reporting that visits by people seeking treatment have been increasing for weeks. The virus also is showing up more often during wastewater testing. An expert explains what you should know about the summer spread. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Medals and money: Some athletes train their entire lives for the chance to compete in the Olympics. The winners are rewarded with gold, silver and bronze medals, of course, but there’s heated debate about whether they should receive prize money as well. 2️⃣ No joke: Jack Black’s comedy rock band Tenacious D canceled its remaining tour dates after member Kyle Gass sparked backlash with an apparent joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. 3️⃣ HIIT workouts: High-intensity interval training has been a popular fitness trend for years because you can burn a lot of calories in a short period of time. Some people with bad knees or balance problems are wary, but you can still get your heart pumping without all the jumping. 4️⃣ Space race: An asteroid the size of a cruise liner will come within 20,000 miles of Earth in 2029. Prep work has already begun for a mission to accompany the asteroid Apophis.
FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that threatened US critical infrastructure
The FBI has used a court order to seize control of a network of hundreds of thousands of hacked internet routers and other devices that Chinese government-linked hackers were using to threaten critical infrastructure in the US and overseas, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday.
The Federal Reserve is preparing to cut interest rates for the first time in the Biden era after the White House spent the last three years grappling with Americans’ dissatisfaction with the cost of living, raising new questions about the health of the economy and the impact on voters at the ballot box.
Israeli officials notified the US that the country was going to carry out an operation in Lebanon on Tuesday but did not give any details about what they were planning, according to three sources familiar with the matter, including in a call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant early Tuesday morning.