Massive black hole jets, restrictions on remote work, and the dangers of ‘photo sharing’: Meet today’s stories

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👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If your employer allows you to work remotely, you probably weren’t happy to learn that Amazon is going to require its employees to return to the office five days a week. Other big companies are trying to do the same, but that doesn’t mean working from home is going away anytime soon.

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

1️⃣ Wonders of the universe: Astronomers have spotted a massive pair of jets shooting material from a distant black hole. The jets are so massive they stretch across about 140 Milky Way galaxies and could answer key questions about the universe.

2️⃣ Gold rush: Gold hits new records, gains momentum. Here’s what it means for the U.S. economy following last week’s Fed rate cut.

3️⃣ Oversharing: One of the dangers kids face on social media comes from an unlikely source: their parents. One expert calls this phenomenon “photo sharing” and explains the potential risks, despite their best intentions.

4️⃣ Vision problems: More than a third of children worldwide will be nearsighted in 2023, and that number is expected to continue to rise, according to new research. Here’s what parents can do to help protect their children’s eyesight.

5️⃣ Call of the Wild: Scientists have observed that marmosets communicate in a way never before seen in non-human primates. This behavior pattern has previously only been observed in humans, dolphins and elephants.

🐙 Get a punch: Octopuses, normally solitary creatures, work with fish to find food and will attack them if they don’t cooperate, a new research study has revealed.

• Hurricane Helen is expected to become a catastrophic Category 4 storm before reaching Florida.
• Harris, Trump trade conflicting economic visions as they campaign in key states
• The Israeli army is preparing for a possible ground incursion into Lebanon, according to its chief of staff.

🏈 Double duty: Several football stadiums will be used as emergency shelters and staging areas during natural disasters thanks to a new partnership between the NFL and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

🦏 Find frozen: Scientists have discovered a woolly rhinoceros so well preserved in the Russian permafrost that its skin and fur are still intact.

🧀 Cheddar, believe it or not – that’s how old the cheese is that scientists have been able to extract and sequence its DNA. The analysis reveals how the oldest known cheese was made.

⭐ Reese Witherspoon is looking for a young Elle Woods for her new “Legally Blonde” film series. Where did the character get her law degree?
A. Yale
b. harvard
C. Stanford
Dr. Princeton
⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

😎 We like to end things on a positive note: Looking for some travel inspiration? Time Out magazine recently released its latest list of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. There’s only one in the United States, so get ready to rack up a lot of frequent flier miles.

👋 See you tomorrow.
🧠 Test answer: B. L. Woods graduated from Harvard. What, is that hard?
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5 Things PM is produced by CNN’s Tricia Escobedo, Megan Price and Kimberly Richardson.