‘Ghost ship’ wreckage found, food safety concerns, fat bears face off: Catch up on the day’s stories

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👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The brackets have been revealed for this year’s Fat Bear Week contest. There was a little delay after a grisly attack, but you can vote for your favorite bear through October 8. Check out the huge, hairy contenders.

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

1️⃣ Deep discovery: Undersea investigators found the wreckage of a US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” off the coast of California. The USS Stewart was deliberately sunk during a military exercise in 1946.

2️⃣ Food safety concerns: Consumers are getting sick after eating untested ingredients. Here’s how a regulatory loophole is letting manufacturers bypass FDA oversight.

3️⃣ Scorching temps: Millions of people in the western US are sweltering under a dangerous and historic October heat wave. At least 125 places from the West Coast to the Rockies have tied or broken all-time records for this month.

4️⃣ Ancient seed: Researchers have grown a long-lost tree species from a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave near Jerusalem. They believe the plant, nicknamed “Sheba,” could have been the source of a healing balm mentioned in the Bible.

5️⃣ ‘It’s never boring’: Teachers Zora and Dave Keffer were no strangers to exploring the world, but their move from Canada to a former Soviet republic in Central Asia took things to a whole new level. There were plenty of new experiences.

🕺 Royal moves: King Charles III joined in a Samoan dance during a reception celebrating the Commonwealth diaspora at St. James’s Palace in London ahead of his upcoming visit to the country.

• Garth Brooks accused of sexual assault and battery in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist who worked for him• Harris and Trump campaign in key battlegrounds with early voting underway in some states• Beirut hit with airstrikes as Israel vows ‘very strong’ response to Iran

💰 That’s how much money Melania Trump’s book publisher asked for after CNN requested an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir.

🇫🇷 Ooh la la! Designers rolled out their latest looks for Paris Fashion Week, and one fashion house staged a show in front of the iconic Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland. Take a look.

🍿 ‘Rust’ debut: The movie will premiere at a film festival next month, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in an accidental shooting on the set in a case involving actor Alec Baldwin.

🏗️ Construction just resumed on the Jeddah Tower, which will be the world’s tallest skyscraper, in which country?A. QatarB. KuwaitC. Saudi ArabiaD. United Arab Emirates⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

⚽ Goal achieved: Lionel Messi scored twice to help Inter Miami clinch the Supporters’ Shield as the Major League Soccer team with the best overall regular season record.

🍺 We like to wrap things up on a positive note: A CNN viewer shared that her mother loved beer, ice cream and cookies and lived to be 97 years old. Watch as Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what matters most when it comes to longevity.

🧠 Quiz answer: C. Work on the tower in Saudi Arabia had ground to a halt for almost seven years amid a kingdom-wide anti-corruption purge. Test your knowledge with CNN’s weekly news quiz in Friday morning’s 5 Things newsletter.📧 Check out all of CNN’s newsletters.

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