Hero passenger, insights on aging, king of the bears: 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! After some fierce competition, the Fat Bear Week winner has been crowned, and he’s a nepo baby! His name is Backpack — check out the chunky champ .

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

Chaos ensued after one pilot stabbed the other pilot in the cockpit on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and allegedly tried to crash the plane, Israel’s prime minister said. Yaniv Hayoun says he put the suspected attacker in a chokehold, then grabbed the controls .

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Will Xavier Becerra or Steve Hilton govern the nation’s most populous state? Here’s what’s at stake in tonight’s debate, moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. Follow live updates .

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Scientists are finding new ways to test the idea that aging itself could become a target of medicine. The goal is to intervene before diseases take hold so that people can live longer .

A Sotheby’s sale will feature masterworks by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne. If all goes as planned, the auction house will rack up $450 million — or more — in less than an hour.

It might not be as famous as the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone, but this national park in New Mexico is rewriting human history .

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After sustaining severe injuries from a car accident, a Kansas City Chiefs fan asked doctors to create a prosthetic eye dedicated to his favorite team.

👁️ ‘That’s freaking awesome!’ Yes, that is the Kansas City Chiefs logo — on someone’s eye. After suffering serious injuries in a car accident, lifelong fan Steve Prater asked doctors to create a prosthetic eye dedicated to his favorite team .

What Cornell’s Jane Doe told investigators in 2024 prompts fresh questions in newly reopened investigation

Republicans’ last-ditch effort to lower costs ahead of midterms fails in key Senate vote

Paramount-Warner Bros. merger moves forward after judge approves settlement

Oscar Thomas/Bird of the Year

🐦 Back from the brink: This adorable little “goth” was nearly extinct. Now it has been crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Year — and it’s a remarkable survival story .

Republican candidate rails against Sharia law. Until it comes to his businesses

One of Xi’s top security officials has been identified — with the help of a White House guest list

He executed death row prisoners. Then they came back to haunt him

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🧬 DNA evidence from the hair of which US president reveals the truth about his relationship with an enslaved woman?

A. George Washington

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🧠 Quiz answer: B. A hair found in a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson launched a DNA investigation that’s providing a long-missing puzzle piece regarding his relationship with Sally Hemings.

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

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以色列总理表示，在从迪拜飞往特拉维夫的航班上，一名飞行员在驾驶舱内刺伤另一名飞行员，并试图坠毁飞机，随后机舱内一片混乱。亚尼夫·哈永称，他用锁喉的方式制服了嫌疑袭击者，然后夺取了控制权。

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科学家们正在寻找新的方法来验证衰老本身是否可以成为医学治疗的目标。他们的目标是在疾病发生之前进行干预，从而延长人们的寿命。

苏富比拍卖行将推出文森特·梵高和保罗·塞尚的杰作。如果一切按计划进行，这家拍卖行将在不到一个小时内斩获4.5亿美元甚至更多。

它或许不如大峡谷或黄石公园那样闻名遐迩，但新墨西哥州的这座国家公园正在改写人类历史。