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Sun Sep 1 2024

'Broken hearts': U.S.-Israeli hostage's body recovered in Gaza

Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, parents of Gaza hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, attend a demonstration by families of the hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel on Aug. 29, 2024

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was among 250 hostages captured by Hamas in its brutal attack on Israeli border communities on Oct. 7.

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Stockton students hone their gaming skills in the university's new Esports facility on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. The new room boasts 15 state-of-the-art machines designed for competitive teams to play Fortnite, Overwatch, League of Legends, and Smash Brothers Ultimate as part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

A degree for influencers? How colleges are tailoring degrees to Gen Z

From degrees in video game design to AI, colleges are adapting to economic changes with new majors that underscore the return-on-investment debate.

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Members of the Communication Workers of America union, employees of AT&T, show placard and shout slogans outside AT&T building in Miami, Florida, on August 20, 2024. Communications Workers of America workers are protesting what they call "unfair labor practices" by management, stemming from ongoing negotiations for a new union contract.

Where do Trump and Harris stand on the labor movement?

Labor Day weekend is the beginning of the end of the election. Here is where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stand with workers' rights and unions.

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As the Labor Day weekend begins, the National Hurricane Center is tracking three separate tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean.

Storm tracker: NHC tracking 3 tropical disturbances in Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center said in an advisory Saturday morning it is tracking three tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean.

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A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 31, 2024.

Ahead of polio vaccines, Israeli bombardment kills dozens in Gaza

The U.N. is due to start vaccinating some 640,000 children in the territory against polio, relying on daily eight-hour pauses in fighting.

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Philly AIDS Thrift @Giovanni's Room is the oldest LGBTQ+ bookstore in the country. In 2014, its owner worried it might need to close, until members of the community stepped in to help save it. Today, its manager says the store is thriving.

A new page for indie bookstores: More diverse and in demand

Forget streaming, Amazon and big box stores. Independent bookstores are thriving. Many credit their communities for helping them compete.

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49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (14) smiles during rookie minicamp at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on May 10, 2024.

49ers' top rookie shot in an attempted robbery in San Francisco

Ricky Pearsall, whom the 49ers drafted with the 31st overall pick in this year's NFL draft, was shot Saturday in an attempted robbery.

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Traffic travels eastbound along Okeechobee Boulevard on August 9, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

What cities are the most dangerous for US drivers? See map.

Some of the leading causes of crashes include distracted driving, speeding, and drug and alcohol use. See which city is considered the most dangerous.

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Boar's Head meats are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024, in San Rafael, California.

Expect more illnesses in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head meat: Expert

Congress should investigate how a listeria outbreak linked to a Boar's Head plant in Virginia happened, says a prominent food safety attorney

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A scene from the body camera footage captured by an arriving sheriff's deputy. By the time emergency crews reached Watersound Beach, a crowd of vacationers that included nurses and paramedics had been working to save Elisabeth Foley's life.

Florida shark attacks: How bystanders saved two lives

Vacationers raced to save a woman's life. As they did, up and down the coast, other people splashed in the surf, unaware of what was coming next.

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