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👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US is on the verge of dropping out of the top 10 ranking of the world's most powerful passports. Meanwhile, an Asian superpower continues to hold onto the No. 1 position.
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Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and astronomers. Some days have clocked in at slightly less than the standard 24 hours, and timekeepers are considering an unprecedented move.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January mandating that the documents be declassified and released. As a result, more than 240,000 pages related to the FBI's surveillance of the civil rights icon became public. This is what we know so far.
Some celebrity deaths hit the Black community differently. That's the case with Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died in a drowning accident in Costa Rica. His passing has been met with the type of deep grieving usually reserved for family members.
The 'Great Dying' wiped out 90% of life on Earth, and then the planet became lethally hot for 5 million years. A recent fossil discovery warns why we should be worried about a new potential tipping point.
Kids are asking artificial intelligence chatbots for advice and help solving their problems. A new study found that more than half of teens use them regularly — and that's a problem.
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