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\n \ud83d\udc4b Welcome to 5 Things PM! After getting battered by years of high health care costs, some employers plan to shift more of the burden<\/a> to workers in 2026, a new survey found. Employees might see higher deductibles or annual out-of-pocket maximums.\n <\/p>\n \n Here\u2019s what else you might have missed during your busy day.\n <\/p>\n \n Using ripples in space-time predicted by Einstein, researchers detected a cosmic merger of unprecedented proportions. A collision between two black holes<\/a> \u2014 each more massive than 100 suns \u2014 is the largest of its kind ever recorded, astronomers said.\n <\/p>\n \n When Annette McKay\u2019s first grandson was born, she thought her mother would be over the moon. She had become a great-grandmother. Instead, it led her to reveal a secret. An excavation in Ireland is shedding light on stories<\/a> that have been buried for decades.\n <\/p>\n \n Taking care of your heart<\/a> has an influence on the health of your whole body, according to a new study. It found that better health can be broken down into several factors known as \u201cLife\u2019s Simple 7.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n On this day in 1948, a seaplane crashed during a short flight to Hong Kong. There was only one survivor \u2014 a Chinese rice farmer \u2014 but his story didn\u2019t add up. That routine 20-minute jaunt became the world\u2019s first airplane hijacking<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n You don\u2019t need to get worked up about wine, but there\u2019s no denying that a perfect pairing can accentuate the taste and tone of your soir\u00e9e. Here\u2019s how to find the best notes<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n GET ‘5 THINGS’ IN YOUR INBOX<\/p>\n Paraglider crashes into power lines in North Dakota\n <\/p>\n Paraglider crashes into power lines in North Dakota<\/p>\n 0:37 <\/p>\n \n \u26a1 \u2018Oh jeez!\u2019 A paraglider struck power lines<\/a> and crashed into the Red River in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Firefighters rushed to the scene to rescue the man, who was not injured.\n <\/p>\n \n \ud83e\udea8 That\u2019s how much the world\u2019s biggest Mars rock \u2014 a meteorite weighing 54 pounds \u2014 just sold for<\/a> at a Sotheby\u2019s New York auction.\n <\/p>\n \n \u26b0\ufe0f \u2018Buried in style\u2019: The typical somber procession of mourning takes a celebratory turn among the Ga people in southeast Ghana, where coffins are intricately designed by families of the deceased. A photographer documented the secretive tradition<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cIt was touch and go for a while.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Barack Obama\n <\/p>\n \n \ud83e\udd2d Just kidding: The former president joked about divorce rumors<\/a> circulating about him and his wife Michelle. Speculation picked up steam after several public appearances where she didn\u2019t join her husband, including President Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration.\n <\/p>\n \n \ud83d\udcfa Which actor, pictured here, just apologized for his disastrous 2009 interview with David Letterman? \n \ud83e\udd9f Healthier babies: The first malaria drug for newborns and young infants is expected to be approved<\/a> in Africa within weeks. Ghana has agreed to use it, and eight more African countries could follow suit within 90 days. Malaria is a potentially deadly disease spread by mosquitoes.\n <\/p>\n \n \ud83d\udc4b We\u2019ll see you tomorrow.![\"GettyImages-1359393581.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752746230_224_gettyimages-1359393581.jpg\")
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\ufeffA. Ethan Hawke
B. Joaquin Phoenix
C. Mark Ruffalo
D. Paul Rudd
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\ufeff\ud83e\udde0 Quiz answer: B. Joaquin Phoenix\u2019s appearance went so badly<\/a> that some wondered if he was having a breakdown. The actor called it \u201cone of the worst nights of my life.\u201d
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