👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! West Virginia and Mississippi have the lowest median personal incomes in the U.S. They also have some of the highest rates of homeownership. An interesting pattern.
Here are some other things you may have missed during your busy day:
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1️⃣ The meat of the future: Do you like your burger medium rare, well done or cultured meat? This new invention looks like a blob of pink Jell-O, but researchers say it tastes just like the real thing.
2️⃣ Green tourism: As part of a pilot program, visitors to Copenhagen who take part in activities like picking up litter or using public transport could be rewarded with perks like free meals and cultural experiences.
3️⃣ App Crackdown: In a landmark move, the Federal Trade Commission and Los Angeles prosecutors have banned a controversial anonymous messaging app for children under 18. NGL will also have to pay $5 million as part of the settlement.
4️⃣ The One Percent: Every year the wealthiest and most influential leaders in business, media and politics gather in Sun Valley, Idaho. Welcome to the mystical “Summer Camp for Billionaires.”
5️⃣ A Different Pace: This 72-year-old American is relocating to Italy, buying a nearly $9,000 home, hoping to take advantage of the country’s long life expectancy, and to be closer to Africa, where he works on humanitarian projects.
❤️ Virtual Love: Social media influencer Lisa Li used Chat GPT to create her own artificial intelligence “boyfriend.” Take a look at the future of human-AI relationships.
03:10 – Source: CNN
Woman codes ChatGPT as “boyfriend”. See what happened
• Democrats see today as a defining day for Biden’s political future.
• Woman dies after receiving pig kidney transplant and heart pump
• Judge appointed by Trump resigns after investigation finds he had “inappropriate sexual relations”
👶’I’m so excited’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who served more than eight years in prison for helping kill her abusive mother, has announced that she is going to be a mother herself.
🔍 Desert Flowers: The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest places on Earth, but vast swaths of normally barren sand are covered in vibrant purple flowers.
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Atacama Desert, near Copiapo, Chile.
We felt humiliated and embarrassed, they treated us like criminals.
Airline passenger Andy Chui
✈️ Travel dispute: Low-cost airline Hong Kong Express has apologised after two visually impaired passengers claimed they were removed from a plane by crew over safety concerns.
🚴♀️”I’ve grown a lot”: After her brother suffered brain damage in a cycling accident, BMX rider Saya Sakakibara gained a new perspective on the meaning of success. The Australian competes in the Summer Olympics in a few weeks and is hoping to win a medal.
🐼 We want to end things on a positive note:
The San Diego Zoo has released photos of its two new giant pandas who arrived from China, with Xin Bao lounging in his enclosure and Yun Chuan munching on leaves.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Simbao is an almost four-year-old female.
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