Key elections, protecting your money, weird ocean species: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN

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1️⃣ Big day for primaries

People in several states — including Pennsylvania, Georgia and Kentucky — are voting today. The biggest subplot will be President Donald Trump’s revenge tour against his Republican antagonists. Follow live updates.

🗳️ Trump upends Senate GOP plans by endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

2️⃣ Protect your money

There is no one-size-fits-all model to smart investing. Your age, spending needs, risk tolerance and life goals all factor into the equation. Experts offer tips on how to inflation-proof your portfolio.

3️⃣ Embryo adoption

After IVF, one couple donated 11 frozen embryos to another couple facing infertility. Their children are now biological siblings. CNN visits the families to reveal the complex ethics, emotions and realities.

4️⃣ The blame game

As one Major League Baseball executive put it, managers “are hired to be fired.” It’s early in the season, yet two skippers are already out — for reasons that may not have been their fault.

5️⃣ Wet and wild

“Glass castle” worms, “ghost sharks” and “death ball” sponges: Scientists have discovered more than 1,100 unusual species deep in the ocean. Let’s dive in.

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🐵 Costume caper: Two Americans are in hot water after one jumped into a monkey enclosure at a zoo near Tokyo — home to Punch, the viral primate who befriended a plush toy.

Top headlines

• Trump says he’ll delay attack on Iran until ‘maybe early next week’
• WHO chief raises alarm over scale of Ebola outbreak after death toll climbs
• Victims of San Diego shooting tried to draw the suspects away from the mosque, police say

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📸 Revealing portraits: Ron Howard’s new film about renowned photographer Richard Avedon just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. CNN Style asked the Oscar-winning director to pick his four favorite Avedon images.

For CNN subscribers

• He was a truck driver for 20 years. With new Trump rules, he’s off the road
• Alaska communities destroyed by flooding face federal roadblocks to relocate
• Analysis: Trump’s compensation plan is a metaphor for a brazen presidency

Quiz time

🍜 What food, shown here in a bowl of soup, can be poisonous if the chef doesn’t prepare it correctly?
A. Squid
B. Swordfish
C. Octopus
D. Pufferfish
⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

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🧠 Quiz answer: D. Pufferfish, which gained fame in a 1991 episode of “The Simpsons,” is potentially deadly but can be prepared in a way where the poison is safely removed.

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