By Jamie Ross and Hannah Jewell  Email Listen to this briefing Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 23, and we don’t think the new portrait of Princess Kate is as bad as some people are saying. Take a look for yourself here. Now let’s get to the news.   Spain, Ireland and Norway announced they will recognize a Palestinian state. Why? The countries’ leaders said yesterday that a Palestinian state must exist for there to be peace in the Middle East. Israel recalled its ambassadors to the countries. Why it matters: The moves are symbolic. But they could put pressure on other nations to support a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestinians. The latest: Israel is resuming hostage release talks after video showing the capture of five female Israeli soldiers by Hamas on Oct. 7 was shared by their families. Read this story            Nikki Haley said she will vote for Donald Trump in November’s election. Why? Because President Biden “has been a catastrophe,” the former U.N. ambassador said yesterday. She was Trump’s main Republican rival during the presidential primary. What else to know: Republican activists in key states where Trump tried to reverse his 2020 loss are set to serve as presidential electors again this year — despite criminal charges. Read this story              A stage collapsed at a Mexican campaign rally last night, killing nine. What happened? Strong winds from a storm lashed a stage at the eventin northern Mexico that featured a candidate in next month’s presidential election. The latest: At least 60 were injured, officials said. Local news reported an 11-year-old boy was among those killed. Read this story            Bird flu was found in a Michigan dairy worker. What to know: It’s the second human case in two months of the highly infectious H5N1 virus circulating among dairy cows. Both patients had mild symptoms and recovered. Yesterday: Federal officials announced a faster timeline for vaccines for humans and moves to expand the testing of cattle. But the risk to the public remains low, they said. Read this story            ADVERTISEMENT     A record number of young people are dying from opioid use. The data: Fentanyl has largely fueled a more than doubling of U.S. overdose deaths among children ages 12 to 17 since the start of the pandemic, a new Post analysis shows. Why? The surge reflects a teen mental health crisis and an increase in the availability and potency of counterfeit pills that look like prescription drugs. A single pill can be lethal. Read this story            Heat waves may soon cause more power blackouts across the country. What to know: By 2050, an increasing number of U.S. cities will suffer temperatures that could overheat power transformers and cause outages, new research shows. Most at risk: Parts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas are set to endure the most days with heat that will stress transformers. Search herefor the outlook in your area. Read this story            OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show. This week: Johansson claimed the artificial intelligence company’s CEO Sam Altman used her voice without permission after she refused his request to license it. What we know now: Evidence shared with The Post shows that a different actress was hired to voice the “Sky” assistant — months before Altman first contacted Johansson. Read this story