Quirky Olympic mascots, free medical school, the origins of fashion: 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! After years of enjoying a red-hot labor market, Americans are suddenly finding it harder to land a job. The unemployment rate has been creeping up, and pay increases are leveling off — making job hopping less enticing. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Quirky caricatures: For decades, athletes competing in the Olympics have been cheered on by a furry or feathered creature. Some have even been a bit frightening. The mascot symbolizes the host city’s culture and history, but not all of them have been a hit. 2️⃣ Generous gift: Medical school is now free for most students at one of the top colleges in the US, thanks to a billion-dollar donation. The gift will cover the full cost of attendance, including tuition and living expenses, for many students. 3️⃣ Catching ’em all: Some Pokémon cards are worth hundreds of dollars. Ross “Coop” Cooper, a prolific collector, gives them away for free to fellow fans. Here’s why. 4️⃣ Fashion first: Eyed needles, a sewing tool usually made of bones or antlers, began appearing about 40,000 years ago. A new study found that they revealed clues about the origins of fashion for prehistoric humans.
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.