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With the death of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, there are now seven American hostages still held in Gaza. The Klamath is again a free-flowing river. 91Ӱ�� golfer Scottie Scheffler got a really big bonus at work.

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Parents mourn slain American hostage

President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have spoken with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose body was recovered with five others from a tunnel over the weekend in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

The discovery of the six bodies comes as Israel continues to press its withering assault on Gaza under intense international pressure for a cease-fire. At least 40,691 Palestinians have been killed and 94,060 injured in Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. 

• Goldberg-Polin, 23, a native of California, was among more than 200 people captured by militants in the Oct. 7 attack on Israeli border communities in which almost 1,200 people also died. His parents received a standing ovation after addressing the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last month.
• Vice President Kamala Harris' response: She called Hamas an "evil terrorist organization" and said in a statement that the militant group now has "even more American blood on its hands." Hamas must be eliminated and not allowed to control Gaza, she said.
• Meanwhile, massive protests and strikes swept Israel on Monday as frustration and anger mounted over the failure of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to secure a cease-fire deal with Hamas that would free Israeli hostages held by the militant group in Gaza for nearly 11 months.

Keep reading: A final "take it or leave it" cease-fire and hostage-release proposal is expected to be presented by the Biden administration to Israel and Hamas in the coming weeks.

Klamath River flows free 

The last of the four dams that nearly destroyed salmon populations on the Klamath River at the California-Oregon border was demolished last week, marking a significant victory for Native American tribes and environmentalists who fought for decades to restore the river. Now it can reclaim its ancient course and reopen up to 400 miles of salmon spawning and nursery habitats. It's the beginning of the end of a more than 20-year battle to remove the dams and restore the river during the nation's largest-ever dam removal project. Read more

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The final spring to November is here!

A furious push in this year's historic presidential election will begin on Labor Day, as the two major parties’ campaigns dig in for a pitched battle in a handful of swing states that will determine the outcome. Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will hit the same battleground states that former President Donald Trump did last week in a series of campaign stops on Monday. Then, it will be up to the vice presidential picks and top campaign surrogates to do the heavy lifting for several days, as Trump and Harris prepare for a consequential debate on Sept 10. Read more

More people will likely get sick from Boar's Head deli meat

A prominent food safety lawyer says more illnesses are likely after deli meat produced in one of Boar's Head's plants was linked to an ongoing multistate listeria outbreak. The reason for more infections, and possibly more deaths, is the incubation period for listeria may last more than two months. This means people who consumed tainted deli meat in July could still develop illnesses. Read more

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San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall released from hospital

Recovering from a gunshot wound he suffered in a robbery attempt, San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital on Sunday, the team announced. Both Pearsall and the 17-year-old suspect were injured in a struggle following the attempted robbery Saturday afternoon in the city's Union Square area. A decision on charges for the suspect – which would be filed in juvenile court – is expected to come early this week. Read more

Photo of the day: That's $25 million, baby!

American golfer Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 Tour Championship Sunday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, marking his first-ever FedEx Cup championship. With that, he also secured the $25 million bonus that comes with the title.

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