Tackling affordability, ICE polling, the smell of fear: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN

👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! About half of Americans think Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making cities less safe, a new CNN poll found. Just 26% say they view the shooting of Renee Good as an appropriate use of force.

Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.

5 things

1️⃣ Hot topic

With affordability at the top of his domestic agenda for 2026, President Donald Trump unveiled a series of proposals aimed at making Americans’ cost of living less costly. His plans focus on two major burdens. Will they work?

2️⃣ A powerful partner

Microsoft plans to pay higher electricity bills in areas where it’s building data centers in an effort to prevent prices from rising for local residents. It’s a big concern as the tech industry expands AI infrastructure across the US.

3️⃣ The nose knows

It’s not just a myth — horses really can smell fear in people. Researchers collected odor samples from the armpits of human study participants and then observed how the animals behaved.

4️⃣ ‘I dove in headfirst’

Lily Zhang just became the first female player to top the Major League Table Tennis power rankings. Her success can all be traced back to spending time at a laundromat when she was a little kid.

5️⃣ Culture shock

Having spent much of her life in California, Arabella Carey Adolfsson decided to move to Sweden in search of a new adventure. She wasn’t quite prepared for the quiet life.

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Top headlines

• Trump says Iran has ‘no plan for executions’ as US weighs options against regime
• ‘Fundamental disagreement’ remains with US over Greenland after ‘frank’ meeting with Vance and Rubio, Danish foreign minister says
• Verizon network outage: Some wireless customers can’t place calls or access data

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👗 Selena Gomez wowed the Golden Globes in this custom Chanel gown. How long did it take to make?
A. 16 hours
B. 125 hours
C. 244 hours
D. 320 hours
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🧠 Quiz answer: D. The singer and actor’s elegant dress took the French label more than 320 hours to make.

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