CNN 5 Things

We start with exclusive CNN reporting about warnings from a DHS official that could have avoided the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s trial date has been defined. We have more details on how an AI model broke into a company’s system – we tell you what it did. Tropical storm Bertha has made landfall, we give you the forecast. Plus, Elon Musk is challenging Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey film with a ‘historically accurate’ version of the mythological Greek poem.
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Two US officials and a source familiar with the matter tell CNN that President Donald Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia – how will it impact the Middle East? A French model recruiter who arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models was found dead in his home near Paris. Ben Crump announced independent autopsy findings in the death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes another military shakeup. Plus, we'll tell you what Austria is turning Adolf Hitler's birthplace into to deter neo-Nazi visits.
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Tense hearings on Capitol Hill as the Pentagon asks for billions more in war spending. Storms bring historic flooding and tornadoes across multiple states. The wreckage of a Pan Am airplane has been found 74 years after a deadly crash. House Speaker Johnson is on board with banning lawmakers from dating staffers. Plus, an Australian lawmaker loses it on his dog during a live interview.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is making his case for more funding for the Iran war to Congress. An advisor to President Donald Trump has faced a legal setback in connection to the January 6th attack on the Capitol. France has become the first country in the EU to ban social media for children. The preliminary hearing for a popular singer accused of killing a teenage girl is underway. Plus, what parents should know about teens exposed to AI-generated explicit content.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prepares to testify in front of Congress as US servicemember deaths and injuries mount in the Middle East. Has President Donald Trump reignited another trade war with Canada? Arizonans go to the polls in a key test for the MAGA movement. The new Maine Democratic Senate frontrunner is facing questions about his temperament. And 74 years after it crashed, the wreckage of a Pan Am flight is discovered off the coast of Puerto Rico.
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