Alcohol use, hot garbage, ‘Primetime’: Catch up on the day’s stories

CNN’s 5 Things PM brings you the stories you might have missed during your busy day.

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👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Hot springs? More like hot garbage. More than 20,000 pieces of trash have been pulled out of Yellowstone National Park’s hydrothermal areas so far this year. See some of the weird items .

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

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The pandemic brought on a surge of heavy drinking that resulted in an increase in liver-related diseases. Nearly seven years later, alcohol use has declined — and it’s thanks to Gen Z and millennials .

🍷 Cancer concerns: Just one drink a day may increase the risk of dying

➕ Young adults: Stroke rates have nearly doubled

Authorities are urging people to avoid an herbal extract found during investigations into the deaths of two students at the University of Mississippi. Poisoning calls for kratom spiked more than 1,200% in the last decade.

“Primetime,” the new movie starring Robert Pattinson as “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen, hits US theaters this week. He’s portrayed as an egomaniacal philanderer, and the real Hansen is outraged .

➕ Harvey Weinstein: Disgraced movie mogul gets 15 years in prison

Damage from a bear’s claw can cost a tree its commercial value, which makes bears one of Japan’s most contentious animals. But this artisan is determined to change attitudes toward them .

The moon’s surface experienced a violent encounter with a comet or an asteroid, and the impact left behind the largest newly formed crater ever found in the solar system since humans have monitored such features.

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French tightrope walker Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga performed an untethered 300-foot walk above Europe’s tallest slag heaps, honoring the region’s mining-town past.

🚶‍♀️‍➡️ Defying gravity: A French tightrope artist walked untethered 300 feet above the ground — even hanging upside down .

Judge grills DOJ attorneys about Trump’s national security defense of press ban

Iran’s president says ‘we will never bow our head’ to Trump in defiant UN speech

‘I’m a f**king US citizen’: Man left injured after ICE mistakenly detained him, officials say

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🏰 Rising from the ruins: It’s been a prison, a fortress and an imperial treasury. Now this 15th century Istanbul landmark’s deepest secrets are coming to light .

Republican Senate nominee said she was ‘embarrassed’ to be from the state she’s now running to represent

These Israelis want to fly home to vote. Netanyahu is trying to stop them

Exclusive: US military moving drones to South America ahead of anticipated counternarcotics operations

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🎢 More than 100 people say they suffered brain injuries on a ride at this California amusement park. Which one was it?

A. Six Flags Magic Mountain

B. Knott’s Berry Farm

D. Universal Studios Hollywood

⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

✅ Most popular in yesterday’s newsletter : Street musician unknowingly duets with Chris Martin on Coldplay song

🧠 Quiz answer: A. X2 has long been the marquee attraction at Six Flags Magic Mountain . A CNN investigation documented more than a dozen reports of serious injuries and hospitalizations associated with the ride, including at least two deaths.

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

👋 欢迎收看下午五件事！温泉？更像是热垃圾。今年到目前为止，黄石国家公园的地热区已经清理出超过2万件垃圾。来看看这些奇奇怪怪的物品吧。

以下是您在忙碌的一天中可能错过的其他内容。

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疫情期间酗酒现象激增，导致肝脏疾病病例增加。近七年后，饮酒量有所下降——这要归功于Z世代和千禧一代。

🍷 癌症隐患：每天一杯酒都可能增加死亡风险

➕ 年轻人：中风率几乎翻了一番

当局敦促民众避免服用在密西西比大学两名学生死亡事件调查中发现的一种草药提取物。过去十年间，因服用卡痛中毒而拨打的求助电话激增超过1200%。

由罗伯特·帕丁森主演的新电影《黄金时段》（Primetime）本周在美国上映，片中他饰演《诱捕食肉者》（To Catch a Predator）节目的主持人克里斯·汉森。影片将他描绘成一个自恋的花花公子，而现实中的汉森对此感到愤怒。

➕ 哈维·韦恩斯坦：这位声名狼藉的电影大亨被判处15年监禁

熊爪造成的损害会使树木失去商业价值，这使得熊成为日本最具争议的动物之一。但这位工匠决心改变人们对熊的态度。