12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

SOURCES:  PBS NewsHour — Trump administration wants all federal employees to sign NDAs  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics  Treasury Department — Economic Policy Statements to TBAC: 2026 - 2nd Quarter  https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0486  Bureau of Labor Statistics — CPI for all items rises 0.6% in April  https://www.bls.gov/cpi/  Reuters — Iran sends US negotiation proposal via Pakistan mediators  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/May_2026  WHO/France 24 — WHO puts suspected Ebola deaths at 220, warns outbreak is outpacing response efforts  https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260525-who-puts-suspected-ebola-deaths-at-220-warns-outbreak-is-outpacing-rescue-efforts  Time — Pope Leo Uses First Major Papal Text to Warn About Dangers of AI  https://time.com/article/2026/05/25/pope-leo-encyclical-ai-magnifica-humanitas/  CNBC — Cybersecurity stocks are surging. One looks promising into earnings  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/cybersecurity-stocks-are-surging-one-looks-promising-into-earnings.html  Yahoo Finance — Markets react to Iran negotiation news  https://finance.yahoo.com/calendar/  ESPN — Knicks punch NBA Finals ticket after sweeping Cavaliers  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48419498/nba-playoffs-2026-play-finals-schedule-scores-news-highlights-bracket-dates  The Human Interest Story — Family farm continues five-generation lavender tradition  https://thehumanintereststory.com/  CBS News — Record-breaking whale photo distance amazes researchers  https://www.cbsnews.com/uplift/— 12 to KNOW Automation