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Massive Protests Erupt In Israel After 6 Hostages Found Dead In Gaza

Thousands of angry and grieving Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six Hamas-held hostages were found dead in Gaza. They chanted "Now! Now!" as they demanded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a cease-fire with Hamas to bring the remaining captives home.

The mass demonstration erupted after the Israeli military announced they had recovered the bodies in a tunnel under the Gaza city of Rafah on Saturday.

German Far Right Hails 'Historic' Election Victory In East

Germany's anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a "historic success", with a big victory for the far-right party in the eastern state of Thuringia.

The AfD won almost a third of the vote, nine points ahead of the conservative CDU, and far in front of Germany's three governing parties.

The result gives the far right its first win in a state parliament election since World War Two, although it has little hope of forming a government in Thuringia because other parties are unlikely to work with it.

A Third Of K-12 Students Are Behind Grade Level

About a third of U.S. K-12 students this school year are behind grade level, according to a recent survey.

Schools are still dealing with the long-term effects of remote schooling and other pandemic-era learning disruptions.

ESPN Networks, ABC And Disney Channels Go Dark On DirecTV On A Busy Night For Sports

ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football.

Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable to reach a new carriage agreement.

The move angered some sports fans, who posted their displeasure on social media. And the U.S. Tennis Association wasn’t pleased with another carriage dispute.

10 Fascinating Facts About The Labor Day Holiday

The first Monday in September is celebrated nationally as Labor Day. So how did we get the holiday and why is no one quite sure who created it?

Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Title-Winning College Gymnast In Wisconsin

A man has been arrested in the shooting death of a national title-winning University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast near campus, police said.

Whitewater police said the suspect, identified only as a 23-year-old man who knew the victim, shot Kara Welsh, 21, after an altercation at a campus-area apartment late Friday.

Former President Donald Trump To Visit Central Wisconsin

Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Mosinee on Saturday, Sept. 7th.

Trump intends to focus his remarks on inflation, according to a press release regarding his visit.

The press release also says "inflation in Wisconsin has placed a devastating financial burden on hardworking Wisconsinites, as the rising cost of living under Kamala Harris continues to erode paychecks and savings."

Illegal Voting By Noncitizens Is Rare, Yet Republicans Are Making It A Major Issue This Election, Including Wisconsin

Only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in this fall’s election for president and other top offices. While that is nothing new, the potential for noncitizens to register or vote has been receiving a lot of attention lately.

Citing an influx of immigrants in recent years at the U.S.-Mexico border, Republicans have raised concerns about the possibility that noncitizens will be voting and they have taken steps in numerous states to address that prospect, even though cases of noncitizens actually voting are rare.

Wisconsin DNR Trying To Learn More About ‘Hairless Bears’

Retired Wisconsin DNR game warden Dave Sabrowsky has a reputation of knowing what he’s doing when it comes to baiting bears. It’s more than just throwing a few doughnuts in a hole in the ground every few days.

As they say, a successful hunt relies on location, location, location, but there’s more to it than that. Stand placement, preferred bait – if it’s working, don’t change it in the days before the hunt – and the timing of putting that bait out are all factors.

Wisconsin Bounces Back From 4th-Quarter Deficit To Beat Pesky Western Michigan 28-14

Wisconsin's only punt of the night resulted in arguably the biggest play of the game.

The Badgers were trailing early in the fourth quarter when a punt from Atticus Bertrams bounced sideways and hit Western Michigan’s DaShon Bussell, who was trying to get away from it. Wisconsin's Austin Brown pounced on the loose ball at Western Michigan's 20-yard line.