Jittery job market, wild primaries, bummer summer: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN

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

5 things

1⃣ Job market

In an encouraging sign for workers whose industries have been shrinking, US job openings surged to their highest level in nearly two years. But the labor market remains stuck in a low-hire, low-fire dynamic.

2⃣ Wild primaries

Six states have elections today, but the spotlight is on California, where voters are narrowing the field for governor and mayor of Los Angeles. Follow live updates.

This GOP congressman is running unopposed. He’s been missing from Washington for nearly three months

3⃣ Stoking controversy

Donie O’Sullivan talked to two fans of Nick Fuentes about why young men are drawn to the far-right streamer’s sexist and racist rhetoric. When Fuentes found out about the CNN interview, things got ugly.

4⃣ Pioneer of the skies

The airline industry’s longest-serving flight attendant is retiring after more than 66 years. Joan Prince Crandall remembers the go-go boots and glamour of the early days — and lots of challenges along the way.

5⃣ Bummer summer

It’s usually the time of year for party anthems and celebratory bangers. So why do some pop divas sound so gloomy?

Watch this

Wall of dust: A massive storm swept through the city of Harbin in northeastern China, turning daytime into darkness. Winds up to 80 mph knocked out power.

Top headlines

Trump names controversial top housing official as acting director of national intelligence
Acting attorney general says DOJ ‘not moving forward’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Exclusive: House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations

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‘Fantastic experience’: It took four men to hang this 200-pound Lucian Freud painting at Sotheby’s London gallery. His muse revealed what it’s like having her nude body auctioned for tens of millions.

For CNN subscribers

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More than a dozen congressional staffers tell CNN they faced harassment on the Hill and why most stayed silent
Jake Tapper: It’s very difficult to believe many assertions in Jill Biden’s memoir

Quiz time

A new experimental pill offers hope against which deadly cancer that’s hard to detect?
A. Thyroid cancer
B. Prostate cancer
C. Pancreatic cancer
D. Testicular cancer
Scroll down for the answer.

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Most popular in yesterday’s newsletter: A baby died in this neurosurgeon’s arms. What happened next changed everything we know about inflammation

Quiz answer: C. The pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, raising hopes of much-needed better treatments.

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

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