Climbing mortgage rates, brain health, celebrity ‘sex pass’: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Gina Park, Kimberly Richardson, CNN

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

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1️⃣ Financial strain

Geopolitical tensions are rippling through America’s housing market, and homebuyers are feeling the pain. The average mortgage rate climbed to its highest level in nearly a year after new strikes in Iran.

2️⃣ Political failure?

President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to produce an Iran deal better than Barack Obama’s 2015 agreement. CNN’s Aaron Blake explains why a majority of Americans doubt him.

3️⃣ Disturbing deepfakes

Elon Musk’s xAI sued a South Carolina man after he allegedly used the Grok chatbot to create child sexual abuse materials. It’s one of the first tech company lawsuits against users accused of making explicit content.

4️⃣ Brain damage

Football isn’t the only sport with potentially negative neurological impacts. New research shows another popular activity does too — but that doesn’t mean your kids shouldn’t play.

5️⃣ ‘Sex pass’

If you could actually sleep with your celebrity crush, would you? A new comedy, starring Zoey Deutch, explores the ups and downs of turning that fantasy into reality — and it might just be a recipe for disaster.

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✈️ Too close for comfort? Spectators on Florida’s Pensacola Beach got a great look at the Blue Angels when a jet flew low during an air show, sending umbrellas and tents flying. Squadron leaders are reviewing the safety of the maneuver.

Top headlines

• Trump to give primetime address on elections after years of false claims
• At least 1 dead in catastrophic flooding in Texas Hill Country
• Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct claims against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the allegations

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🌊 Toxic to trendy: The next time you visit Paris, consider adding a dip in the Seine to your itinerary. Once notorious for its pollution, the river has undergone a remarkable transformation and is now one of the city’s hottest swimming spots.

For CNN subscribers

• GOP Senate candidate has close ties to White nationalist influencer, his son-in-law
• Trump promoted companies on Truth Social days after buying their stocks
• This country wants parents to stop abducting their own children

Quiz time

🏥 An AI tool the Mayo Clinic is using can save doctors approximately how much preparation time per patient visit?
A. 1–3 minutes
B. 5–30 minutes
C. 30–60 minutes
D. More than an hour
⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

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✅ Most popular in yesterday’s newsletter: Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years

🧠 Quiz answer: B. Mayo Clinic internal medicine physician Dr. Alexander Ryu said the Record Time tool saves him five to 30 minutes of preparation per visit, depending on the complexity of the case.

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