Election updates, new Artemis crew, sunscreen changes: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN

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1️⃣ Election updates

It’s Tuesday, so that means another round of primaries — this time in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota. The results will offer clues about how much tolerance voters have for candidates embroiled in controversies. Follow live updates.

2️⃣ Sunscreen changes

For the first time in 20 years, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient known as BEMT. Experts say it’s a safer option than many of the chemical additives currently used in the US.

3️⃣ Meet the crew

NASA revealed the four astronauts for the next Artemis mission who will take the next big step on the journey back to the moon. The two-week test flight could launch as soon as next year.

4️⃣ Everybody loves Wemby

San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama is almost impossible to hate — even for New York Knicks fans. What is it about the 7-foot-4 phenom that makes people want to be on his side?

5️⃣ Boo who

Gen Z is fueling the success of new horror movies like “Backrooms” and “Obsession.” It’s a generation all too familiar with isolation and trauma.

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🧨 Chattanooga boom boom: Fireworks lit up the roadside after a truck carrying pyrotechnics caught fire on Interstate 75 in Tennessee, stopping traffic in both directions. No injuries were reported.

Top headlines

• Trump vows US response after saying Iran shot down Apache helicopter
• Jury convicts Texas teen of murder in fatal stabbing of 17-year-old athlete from rival team
• Longtime Epstein assistant paints late sex offender as master manipulator and denies knowing about his crimes

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🍕 Special delivery: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … pizza? Petter Gran turned the balcony of his apartment in Oslo, Norway, into a makeshift restaurant.

For CNN subscribers

• Inside Hegseth’s Pentagon, where distrust and suspicions of loyalty are rampant
• Can Marco Rubio convince Trump that a free Cuba is America First?
• Richard Pryor’s daughter grapples with her complex relationship with her famous father — and his use of the n-word

Quiz time

🌌 This new image captures the spectacular throes of a dying star. What is its nickname?
A. Big White Blob
B. The Glowing Orb
C. Crystal Ball Nebula
D. Hazy Fading Star
⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

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✅ Most popular in yesterday’s newsletter: A gender reveal mishap sparked a deadly wildfire. Who’s being held accountable is unusual

🧠 Quiz answer: C. This dazzling celestial object, dubbed the Crystal Ball Nebula, lies about 1,500 light-years from Earth in the Taurus constellation.

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