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The United States called on Israeli security forces on Tuesday to make fundamental changes to their operations in the West Bank, after Israel said its forces were likely involved in unintentionally shooting and killing an American activist in the West Bank. Israel expressed its "deepest regret" for the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned her death as "unprovoked and unjustified."

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will appear in their first debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. According to host network ABC News, the debate won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes.

Voters in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware are heading to the polls in the latest primaries of the 2024 election season. Both New Hampshire and Delaware have competitive gubernatorial and House races.

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Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday under pressure to avert a government shutdown as both parties prepare for an election-season spending fight. After a full month away from the nation's capital, lawmakers have just 21 days to come to an agreement to keep the government open before the Sept. 30 funding deadline.

More than 3,000 family members of 9/11 victims have written a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, urging them not to sign any Middle East peace deal with Saudi Arabia. The family members say there is evidence showing Saudi Arabia was involved in the 9/11 terror attacks.

Schools across a swath of central Kentucky have canceled classes on Monday and residents have been urged to remain on high alert as the deep-woods search for a man suspected of opening fire along I-75 enters its 3rd day. Joseph Couch, 32, has evaded capture since Saturday afternoon when authorities say he struck 12 cars, wounding 5 people.

Former President Donald Trump appeared in a federal court in New York on Friday to appeal his first E. Jean Carroll conviction. In a press conference following the court hearing, Trump again denied the allegations of sexual abuse and said the case was election interference.

Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Trump's New York criminal case, will decide on Friday whether to postpone the sentencing from Sept. 18 to a date after the election, as Trump's legal team has requested.

Georgia high school shooting suspect Colt Gray was arraigned in his first court appearance on Friday morning. The judge said the 14-year-old could face life in prison if convicted, but not the death penalty. Gray's father, Colin Gray, was also arraigned in a separate court hearing.

Wednesday's Apalachee High School shooting that killed four people and injured nine others. Investigators are focusing on how he was able to obtain a semiautomatic rifle, any warning signs that he had been preparing to carry out a shooting, and his motive.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump discussed his economic platform at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday. Meanwhile, the first court hearing in Trump's federal elections case since the Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling concluded without setting a trial date.

Hunter Biden’s criminal trial in Los Angeles began with jury selection and is expected to last two to three weeks. President Joe Biden's son is accused of failing to pay nearly $1.5 million in taxes and has been charged with three felony and six misdemeanor counts.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the country's top diplomat, submitted his resignation Wednesday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Kuleba didn't give a reason for stepping down.

According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of available jobs in the United States continued to shrink in July, indicating that the demand for workers continues to wane amid a cooling labor market. Job openings fell in July for the second consecutive month to an estimated 7.67 million, the lowest number since January 2021.

Volkswagen's finance chief said the German automaker has "one, maybe two" years to turn its main car brand around as the company weighs its first-ever plant closures in Germany and its powerful unions threaten a fight. Workers were told to work with management on spending cuts to help the brand survive the shift to electric cars.

The FBI arrested Linda Sun, the former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, at her Long Island home on Tuesday. She is scheduled to be arraigned in a federal court in Brooklyn, while her charges remain sealed.

According to new research by intelligence company Graphika, a Chinese social media influence operation is allegedly impersonating U.S. voters. The campaign doesn't appear to favor either political side, but is instead mocking politicians and pushing divisive messages ahead of the November election.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against growing pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza. In his first public remarks since mass protests broke out in Israel, Netanyahu said, "No one will preach to me on this issue."

President Joe Biden said on Monday that he is close to presenting a final proposal for a deal to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but said he did not think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was doing enough to secure an agreement. Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Gaza over the weekend, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old American–Israeli.

Former President Donald Trump's campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 26 to mark the 3rd anniversary of the Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members. The families said Trump was honoring their loved ones when he came to Arlington and pushed back against Vice President Kamala Harris's criticism of the visit.

A five-member panel of Brazil's Supreme Court formed a majority on Monday to uphold Justice Alexandre de Moraes' ruling shutting down the X social media platform in the country. X was taken down in Brazil in the early hours of Saturday following a decision by Moraes after the platform missed a court-imposed deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil as required by local law.

Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Lawyers for Trump asked the federal court in Manhattan to seize the case from the state court, arguing that the prosecution violated his constitutional rights.

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge did better than expected in July. Data from the Commerce Department shows inflation held at 2.5 percent in July, just shy of the Fed's target of 2 percent. The personal consumption expenditures price index also shows consumer spending is holding steady.

The TSA expects to screen more than 17 million people during the Labor Day travel period, which started on Thursday and runs through next Wednesday. That's about 8 percent more than last year, which would make it the busiest Labor Day travel period on record. Friday is projected to be the peak day, with more than 2.8 million people expected to pass through TSA checkpoints.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as he wrapped up a three-day visit to China. Sullivan said it's likely that President Joe Biden and Xi will meet at both the APEC forum and the G20 summit later this year.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, visited a high school in Georgia as part of their bus tour through the battleground state. Harris and Walz are set to end the 2-day bus tour with a rally in Savannah.

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has launched its 8th tourist mission to space. The New Shepard rocket carried six people on an 11-minute journey above the Karman line, the recognized boundary between the earth's atmosphere and space.

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kicked off a two-day bus tour in Georgia on Wednesday that will snake through rural areas in the southern part of the state before culminating in a rally in the coastal city of Savannah. The Democratic ticket will meet with supporters, campaign staff, small business owners, and voters in the state.

The Israel Defense Forces launched a large-scale operation in the West Bank early on Wednesday, killing ten Hamas terrorists. Israeli troops sealed off the city of Jenin, which they said has long been a terrorist stronghold, and also conducted airstrikes.

The White House said the United States and China will hold a phone call in the coming weeks between President Joe Biden and Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping. This comes after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.

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