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1. NASA's Artemis II crew readies for Monday's lunar flyby. Here's what you need to know

   At its closest point, the crew of Artemis II will loop about 4,000 miles from the lunar surface late Monday. The astronauts will also venture farther into space than any previous human mission.

2. UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women's basketball title

   UCLA secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season.

3. A music festival booked Kanye West, now known as Ye, and lost major sponsors

   The rapper Ye was announced as the headliner for the Wireless Festival in London. He's gained notoriety over the years for his antisemitic comments and activities glorifying Nazis.

4. Hollywood studios reach a tentative agreement with writers union

   The Writers Guild of America went on strike for months in 2023 in a dispute with Hollywood studios. This year the union announced a new four-year contract after just a few weeks of negotiations.

5. These rock-climbing fish can shimmy up a 50-foot waterfall

   New research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve surprising athletic feats.

6. In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. Some say they're targeted

   Lebanon says at least 54 health workers are among more than 1,400 people killed by Israel during the current invasion. Human rights groups say first responders are being targeted — something Israel denies.

7. Questions to help you get 'financially naked' with your partner

   Having "brutally honest conversations" about money can bring couples closer together, says Vivian Tu, a financial educator. She shares questions to ask your partner at every relationship stage.

8. More teens are getting hooked on gambling. Parents say it often goes undetected

   The explosion of online gambling and sports betting, as well as the advertising behind it, is attracting a growing number of young people, most of them boys.

9. Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel

   In a profanity-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump lashed out at Iran and injected new volatility into the conflict, hours after U.S. forces carried out a high-risk rescue mission.

10. German researchers set right the story of a 9,000-year-old shaman's grave

    When a 9,000 year-old grave of a shaman was discovered in Nazi Germany, the discovery was quickly politicized to support Nazi propaganda. But new analysis shows that initial narrative was all wrong.