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Police say a woman in her 20s was attacked outside Epsom Methodist Church between about 2am and 4am after leaving a nearby nightclub; Surrey Police have launched an investigation and are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

The Artemis II crew is expected to return April 10, and the Orion capsule will bring back the mission patch designed by Kentucky artist Gregory Manchess. Manchess said the patch honors the many people behind the mission and took nearly two years to design.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the U.S. is on an achievable path to return to the Moon, with near-monthly robotic missions to the lunar south pole planned to begin in 2027 and crewed missions anticipated in 2027–2028 as part of a push toward a lunar base and eventual Mars missions.

Four astronauts on Artemis II travelled to the vicinity of the Moon and returned after a 10-day test mission that concluded with a Pacific Ocean splashdown.

Artemis II astronauts returned to Houston after a roughly 250,000-mile mission around the moon and described a deep, lasting bond formed during the flight.

Artemis II is NASA's first crewed Moon flyby in over 50 years and will test the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft with a four-person crew during an expected roughly 10-day mission.

Laddy Aldridge, a senior chief hospital corpsman from Cushing, Oklahoma, will be the first person to make contact with the Artemis II crew after their planned Pacific Ocean splashdown on April 10, and he will enter the Orion capsule to begin medical assessments.

A 20-second clip of a couple in Pacers gear arguing at a Nets game went viral and has been viewed millions of times; in a Sports Illustrated interview they said the exchange began as a discussion about a New York Times podcast and the future of liberal arts colleges, and reactions online have been largely positive.

Anthropic said it will withhold its Mythos Preview model because of its unusually strong ability to find software vulnerabilities; U.S. officials and industry leaders have begun discussions, including a meeting convened by the Treasury Secretary.

Melania Trump denied any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and urged Congress to hold public hearings for survivors; several survivors released a statement criticizing the call.

Artemis II splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day lunar mission, and four astronauts were recovered in good condition at 8:07:27 p.m. ET.

Drivers waited at the reopened True Zero station in Studio City after a state-wide hydrogen supply disruption; hydrogen was being rationed and the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership said 21 stations resumed service on April 9.

CoreWeave said it will provide Anthropic with cloud computing to run AI models at production scale under a multiyear agreement, and the article mentions CoreWeave shares closed about 10% higher after the announcement.

A range of religious AI projects — from Kyoto University's BuddhaBot and Buddharoid to commercial AI 'Jesus' avatars and chat services — are emerging, and the article reports debates over how these systems are trained, who controls them and ethical and mental-health concerns.

Jamie Ding won his 20th straight 'Jeopardy!' episode on April 9, adding $33,027 and raising his total to $572,600; he is tied for seventh in consecutive wins and sits sixth on the regular-season money list.

Reuters reports Tesla is in early discussions about an all-new, smaller electric SUV that could be priced below the Model 3, with initial production expected in Shanghai and no confirmed timeline.

Artemis II's Orion capsule is scheduled to re-enter at 7:53 p.m. ET and splash down in the Pacific off San Diego about 13 minutes later. The service module will separate before re-entry and recovery teams aboard USS John P. Murtha will assist the crew after splashdown.

Melania Trump delivered an unexpected live statement from the White House saying she never had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and calling the claims defamatory; she also urged Congress to hold a public hearing for survivors.

Nintendo announced Rhythm Heaven Groove will launch for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on July 2, and the date matches a recent leak that listed several Nintendo releases for 2026.

Cupra has unveiled the Raval, a compact urban electric car built on Volkswagen's MEB+ platform. The model is scheduled to reach roads in summer 2026.

Western Digital announced an alliance with Open Quantum Design and QuScript to develop open source quantum error correction technology and to apply its data reliability expertise to future quantum and storage systems.

NASA's Artemis II will perform a crewed lunar flyby on April 6, with live coverage beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET that will stream on multiple platforms including Netflix and NASA+.

Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch asked for Honest brand hand lotion aboard the mission, and a TikTok clip shared by Jessica Alba drew more than 1.3 million views within 18 hours.

CareCloud reported unauthorized access to a single electronic health record environment on March 16, 2026, and says the affected systems were restored the same day; a forensic investigation is ongoing to determine whether patient data were accessed.

The University of Washington's computer science director emailed more than 2,000 students to say AI is expanding, not eliminating, career options, and market signals show software job listings are rising — Indeed postings are up about 11% annually and the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 15% employment growth for developers through 2034.

U.S. agencies say Iran-linked hackers have disrupted systems tied to water, energy and other critical infrastructure and issued an urgent notice to private-sector operators.

U.S. federal agencies say Iran-affiliated hackers have accessed internet-facing industrial control tools and caused reported disruptions across government services, water and wastewater, and energy sectors; the overall scope and severity remain unclear.

Reports say the CIA used a tool called "Ghost Murmur" to locate and confirm the whereabouts of a U.S. airman shot down in southern Iran, and officials say the airman was recovered during a rescue operation.

NASA's Artemis II crew of four is scheduled to launch as early as April 1 at 6:24 p.m. Eastern, with a live stream beginning at 12:50 p.m. Eastern, and the mission is planned to circle the moon and return in just under 10 days.

Prediction markets have grown rapidly and are prompting legal fights over whether states or the federal government should regulate them; courts have issued nine rulings favoring state authority and two against.