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Published 9:06 AM EDT, Sun September 1, 2024
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Israeli-American among bodies of 6 hostages recovered in Gaza
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Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app that tracks prices at the pump — is projecting that the national average price of gas on Labor Day will be $3.27 a gallon. That’s a drop of 50 cents from the same time last year.
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The weekend that was
• Israel’s military recovered the bodies of six hostages it said Hamas had killed in Gaza, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the Israeli-American captive who became one of the most widely recognized faces of the hostage crisis. Protests have begun across the country as anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mounts. Follow live updates.
• A tight-knit hockey family planned to celebrate with loved ones this weekend. Instead, they’re planning two funerals after brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were killed by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in New Jersey.
• Fatman Scoop, a rapper and hype man who was known for his collaborations with Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, died after collapsing onstage at a concert in Hamden, Connecticut. He was 56.
• A Wells Fargo employee at a corporate office in Arizona clocked in to what would be her last-ever shift on a Friday morning. Her body was found four days later at her cubicle desk, where she died sometime during the weekend, police said.
• San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest in an attempted robbery and “is in serious but stable condition,” the team said. A 17-year-old suspect is in custody.
The week ahead
Monday
Happy Labor Day! Federal offices, government buildings and post offices will be closed. Same deal for financial markets and most banks. Some retailers will be open — except for Costco, which gives its workers the day off.
Tuesday
Voters in Massachusetts will head to the polls for a nonpresidential primary.
Thursday
A previously scheduled hearing on special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against former President Donald Trump is expected to proceed following Smith’s submission of a superseding indictment last week. The retooled indictment slims down the allegations against the 2024 presidential nominee in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling — but prosecutors have not dropped any of the four charges that they initially brought against him. The Trump campaign has previously deniedthe allegations, and Trumppleaded not guilty to all four counts.
Hunter Biden’s tax evasion trial is slated to begin in federal court in Los Angeles. In January, President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty to federal charges he faces in California for allegedly failing to pay more than $1 million in taxes. He is charged with nine counts related to a tax-avoidance conspiracy that prosecutors say he implemented over several years while enjoying a lavish, and at times salacious, lifestyle. Hunter Biden’s attorney has argued that the charges amount to nothing more than a political hit job.
Friday
Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft is set to return to Earth from the International Space Station — minus its two-person crew. Starliner will undock from the orbiting laboratory around 6 p.m. ET and will spend about six hours maneuvering its way home before landing in New Mexico’s White Sands Space Harbor. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who rode the spacecraft to the ISS on June 5, will fly home on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule no earlier than February. NASA announced in August that experts were wary of gas leaks and issues with the Starliner’s propulsion system, leading the agency to determine the spacecraft is not safe enough to finish its mission with crew on board.
North Carolina will begin mailing absentee ballots to eligible voters who submitted an absentee ballot request form, including military personnel and overseas voters.
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Photos of the week
CNN’s Dana Bash, right, interviews Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday, August 29.
An unmanned aerial vehicle launched by Hezbollah is intercepted over northern Israel on Sunday, August 25. Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, launched a barrage of strikes at Israel in retaliation for the killing of a top military commander last month. Shortly before this week’s attack, Israel launched what it called “preemptive strikes” against Hezbollah, saying it destroyed rocket launchers. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging fire for months.
People take part in the Children's Day Parade that was part of the Notting Hill Carnival celebration in London on Sunday, August 25.
Evacuees wave goodbye to relatives as they flee Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, August 22. Russian forces have been pushing hard to capture Pokrovsk, a strategic target for Moscow.
Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen walks into the dugout before a doubleheader against Toronto on Monday, August 26. Jansen would soon make Major League Baseball history by becoming the first player to play for two teams in the same game. The two teams were resuming a weather-suspended game from June, when Jansen was in the middle of an at-bat for Toronto.
A woman sits on a bed at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on Sunday, August 25. Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 40,000 Palestinians and injured more than 90,000, according to the Ministry of Health there. The Israeli military launched its aerial and ground assault in Gaza after Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, killing around 1,200 people and abducting more than 250, according to Israeli authorities.
A bee flies to a sunflower on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday, August 28.
Former President Donald Trump, left, watches Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak at a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23. Kennedy had just suspended his independent campaign and threw his support behind Trump.
Rescue teams work at the site of a cave collapse in southeastern Iceland on Monday, August 26. One American man was killed in the collapse, and one American woman was injured.
Actress Sigourney Weaver kisses the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award she won at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Wednesday, August 28.
Sea lions nap together on the San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, on Friday, August 23. Hundreds of them took over the beach, prompting local officials to close the area to people.
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks his pole vault world record during a Diamond League event in Chorzow, Poland, on Sunday, August 25. Duplantis cleared 6.26 meters (20.5 feet). It was one centimeter higher than the world record he set at the Paris Olympics earlier this month, and it’s the 10th time in his career that he has broken the world record.
People covered in tomato pulp take part in La Tomatina, an annual festival/food fight in Buñol, Spain, on Wednesday, August 28.
Workers make soy sauce at a village in Rugao, China, on Thursday, August 22.
A Little League Baseball team from Lake Mary, Florida, celebrates after defeating a team from Taoyuan, Taiwan, to win the Little League World Series on Sunday, August 25.
A vehicle is swallowed by a sinkhole in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, August 29. Emergency workers rescued the 82-year-old driver and a 76-year-old passenger who were both injured, according to the Associated Press.
Actress Jenna Ortega poses on the red carpet after she arrived for the premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Wednesday, August 28. Her dress paid homage to a dress Winona Ryder wore in the original “Beetlejuice” film.
Bat expert Bernd Ohlendorf examines bats at the Herrmanshöhle cave in Rübeland, Germany, on Tuesday, August 27.
Cyclists ride through a shopping mall in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, prior to the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain, on Thursday, August 22.
Girls read the Quran at an Islamic school in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, August 28.
A rainbow and a lighting strike can be seen near Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, during a rain delay in Minneapolis on Monday, August 26.
People in Mumbai, India, pay respect before forming human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot during Janmashtami, the festival that marks the birth of the Hindu god Krishna, on Tuesday, August 27.
Naomi Osaka wears an eye-catching green bow before her first-round win at the US Open on Tuesday, August 27. Osaka, a two-time US Open champion, defeated No. 10 seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2.
This composite image, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, shows a star-forming nebula named NGC 1333, about 970 light-years from Earth. It’s within a larger gas and dust cloud called the Perseus molecular cloud. Within the nebula are newborn stars and brown dwarfs, which are celestial objects that are more massive than planets but not quite as massive as stars.
A young patron receives her meal from a robotic waiter at the Robot Cafe in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, August 27.
French tennis player Michaël Jérémiasz carries the Paralympic flame during the torch relay at the opening ceremony in Paris on Wednesday, August 28. The Paralympics are taking place through September 8.
People look out from a closed shop in Kolkata, India, as activists march toward the state secretariat and demand the resignation of Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of India's West Bengal state, on Tuesday, August 27. Earlier this month, thousands of doctorswent on strike across India to demand better protection for health workers after a trainee medic was raped and murderedin eastern West Bengal.
Bandia the gorilla sits with her newborn at the Detroit Zoo on Thursday, August 22.
Formula One driver Lando Norris, center, celebrates his Dutch Grand Prix win on the podium in Zandvoort, Netherlands, on Sunday, August 28. Norris produced a dominant performance to potentially reignite the drivers’ world championship with nine races left in the season.
A lightning bolt strikes during a thunderstorm in Toluca, Mexico, on Tuesday, August 27. See last week in 33 photos.
The week in 30 photos
Check out more images from the week that was, curated by CNN Photos.
What’s happening in entertainment
TV and streaming
A few new shows premiere this week, including FX’s high school comedy “English Teacher” on Monday, Netflix’s murder mystery “The Perfect Couple” and Peaco*ck’s “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” both on Thursday. In between, Apple TV+ will release Season 4 of its spy thriller, “Slow Horses.”
In theaters
The summer of sequels and prequels continues its run with “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” Arriving in theaters Friday some 36 years after the original “Beetlejuice” … uh-oh, I wrote it three times. Does that count? Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara reprise their roles as Lydia and Delia Deetz, while Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe and Jenna Ortega join the cast. And, of course, Michael Keaton is back as the Ghost with the Most. (“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is from Warner Bros. Pictures, which, like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery.)
What’s happening in sports
At a glance …
The NFL regular season kicks off Thursday when the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the Baltimore Ravens at home in a rematch of the AFC title game.
On Friday, the NFL will play its first-ever regular season game in South America when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Green Bay Packers in São Paulo, Brazil.
In tennis, the US Open continues today with the Round of 16. World No. 3 and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shocking defeat in the second round, falling to Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets. Novak Djokovic was stunned in the third round by Alexei Popyrin, and Frances Tiafoe won a five-set thriller over fellow American Ben Shelton.
The 2024 Paralympics continue in Paris, although the triathlon events were postponed following poor water quality in the Seine. Follow CNN’s coverage here.
For more of your favorite sports, head on over toCNN Sportsas well asBleacher Report, which — like CNN — is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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She fled to the US escaping abuse and violence. Her lawyer helped her heal and adjust to life in the US
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For newly arrived immigrant children, this lawyer’s help extends far beyond the courtroom
CNN Hero Rachel Rutter and her nonprofit, Project Libertad, provide legal, social and emotional support to help young immigrants heal from trauma and build new lives in the United States.
Quiz time!
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‘Workin’ for a Livin”
Happy Labor Day weekend! Let’s celebrate the day off work in style — ’80s style, that is. (Click here to view)
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