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Smooth skin inbound.

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Artemis II's four astronauts have officially gone where no one has gone before, setting on Monday a new distance-from-Earth record for human spaceflight.

Why it matters: Artemis II broke Apollo 13's 248,655-mile record, set over 55 years ago on that ill-fated ship's emergency flight home.

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Driving the news: The lunar quartet has further to go yet.

• They'll reach their maximum distance (252,760 miles) just after 7 p.m. ET tonight.

What's next: The crew is starting their seven-hour lunar orbit and observation period this afternoon. (Watch live.)

• At 6:44 p.m. ET, the crew will enter an expected 40-minute radio blackout on the dark side of the Moon.
• They will later witness a solar eclipse, with the Moon blocking the Sun from their perspective.

Also planned: A chance to shoot a new version of "Earthrise" — perhaps the Apollo era's most famous photo not taken on the Moon itself.

What they're saying: Apollo 8 and 13's Jim Lovell, in a message to the Artemis II crew recorded before his 2015 death: "Welcome to my old neighborhood!"

• "It's a historic day and I know how busy you'll be, but don't forget to enjoy the view."

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Nonprofits run out of US Border Patrol stations are also selling other “operation”-themed coins that include a phrase popularized by the Proud Boys, potentially in violation of government rules.

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Looking out the windows of their spacecraft on Monday, the Artemis II astronauts identified two lunar landmarks, suggesting names.

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The loudest warnings about AI killing white-collar work are coming from the one industry feeling the disruption. That's no coincidence or reason to panic.

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New research finds younger, entry-level workers bearing the brunt of AI's labor market disruption — even as the technology creates jobs elsewhere.

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Return to a darker, faraway galaxy.

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Colby Donaldson reveals the plan to throw a challenge on 'Survivor 50; that never happened—and why he says 'the whole game changes' if it did.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Joseph Baena is following in his dad’s well-oiled footsteps, continuing his winning streak while greasing up his body at his second bodybuilding competition. 28-year-old Baena, who the actor shares with family housekeeper Mildred Baena, took home the Classic Physique ...