Caregiving crisis, floating mansion, celestial show: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Gina Park, CNN

👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! August’s full sturgeon moon will align with a partial lunar eclipse this week, producing a stunning cosmic sight for sky-gazers.

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

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1️⃣ Caregiving crisis

While caring for her late husband, Dolly Parton said she neglected her own health. Her experience highlights a challenge faced by millions of Americans who look after loved ones.

2️⃣ AI pushback

Some leaders have started calling opposition to data centers a “psyop.” CNN’s Harmeet Kaur breaks down the term and why it’s entering the debate over the industry’s rapid expansion.

3️⃣ Cruising the Med

Where does the US ambassador to Italy call home? Not a palazzo, but a $450 million yacht. The floating mansion comes complete with pools, helipads and a cinema, all wrapped in a distinctly new-money aesthetic.

🛥️ Video: Why the US ambassador to Italy is a little unconventional

4️⃣ ‘Ghost’ ancestors

Some human lineages have been difficult to identify because there has been no DNA proof of their existence — until now. Researchers believe that they’ve discovered two previously unknown ancestors.

5️⃣ Root to trunk

Customers at this Abu Dhabi ice cream parlor can choose from 12 varieties of premium soft serve. Many are made with ingredients that come from an unexpected source: the date palm.

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🎩 Freaking out: The internet’s latest cryptid is a life-size Cat in the Hat. Reports from across the UK show the mischievous character lurking outside windows and startling passersby.

Top headlines

• Trump signs executive order to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’
• Hundreds killed in Nepal flood as fears grow of secondary disaster
• 2 air traffic controllers left work early the night an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia, source says

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🐬 Returning the favor: A dolphin is said to have saved Taras, son of Poseidon, from a shipwreck 4,000 years ago. Today, the city he founded is a thriving refuge for its descendants.

For CNN subscribers

• From private jets and diamond-encrusted jewelry to solitary confinement: Inside the Tate brothers’ new reality
• ‘There’s no welcoming committee’: This US couple struggled to adapt after relocating to Switzerland
• US supplies most of the world’s plasma. No country depends on it more than China

Quiz time

⛳ Which golfer, pictured here, is having a career year after a terrible 2025?

A. Sam Burns

B. Scottie Scheffler

C. Wyndham Clark

D. Gary Woodland

⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

Thanks for reading

✅ Most popular in yesterday’s newsletter: Excess belly fat may reveal more about longevity in older adults than BMI. A doctor explains

🧠 Quiz answer: C. A little more than 12 months ago, reigning US Open champion Wyndham Clark’s career hit rock bottom. Now, he’s sitting in third place in the FedEx Cup standings.

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