Porn addiction, sharing water, secret son: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN

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1️⃣ Porn addiction

Like so many boys, Freddie Woodward was exposed to porn at an early age, but it spiraled into addiction and started to corrode different areas of his life. Now the Olympic diver wants to help others who are suffering in silence.

2️⃣ ‘Our family is in anguish’

Chinese workers were building infrastructure in Nepal when disaster struck. Their families back home want to know what happened to them and wonder whether rescue efforts are reaching their loved ones.

▶️ Watch: CNN goes inside rescue operations in worst-hit area of Nepal

➕ How to help flood victims

3️⃣ Jewish voters

Vice President JD Vance has given voice to a rising skepticism toward Israel, leaving some Jewish Republicans uncomfortable about the expected GOP frontrunner in the next presidential election.

🚨 Analysis: The light is blinking red on Trump messing with the 2026 election

4️⃣ Who gets the last drop?

A decades-long megadrought has significantly drained Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir. Nearby states are reckoning with how to share a shrinking water supply.

5️⃣ Surprise son

A car salesman just became a prince at the age of 26 after a DNA test confirmed his biological father — and this isn’t the first secret involving Belgium’s Royal Family.

Watch this

😱 Masked crime spree: Bodycam footage shows detectives in Lorton, Virginia, arresting a man who was wearing a mask from the “Scream” movies. The suspect is accused of causing thousands of dollars in damage to a community center.

Top headlines

• US military carries out new strikes on Iranian targets
• Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall near Texas-Louisiana border
• Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial finishes fourth day of deliberations without a verdict

Check this out

🌼 In full bloom: Music, style and politics all were on display at Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival in Irvine, California. Check out the colorful highlights.

For CNN subscribers

• Texas Senate hopeful previously said Texas oil ‘not gonna last’
• Scientists attached transmitters to narwhals in the Arctic. The data they brought back was alarming
• AI’s not taking all the jobs. Just ask your local hobby shop, garage band and crafts store

Quiz time

🪖 Dan Driscoll, pictured here, just resigned. He served as secretary of which branch of the US military?

A. Army

B. Navy

C. Air Force

D. Marine Corps

⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

Thanks for reading

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🧠 Quiz answer: A. Driscoll stepped down from his Army post amid tensions with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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