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Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar against senior Hamas members, who were reportedly meeting to discuss a U.S.-backed peace proposal. The unprecedented attack drew condemnation from regional governments and stunned Washington. Qatar is a close U.S. ally and has helped mediate ceasefire talks. Hamas confirmed that five of its members died in the strike, but not top leadership. 鈥� Staff

Jobs data published yesterday shows the U.S. labor market was weaker than previously thought in the year that ended March 2025. Employers added 911,000 fewer jobs than originally reported. That came after the Labor Department said Friday that the economy generated just 22,000 jobs in August, adding to concerns that businesses are reluctant to hire amid economic uncertainty. 鈥� The Associated Press

A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges against 15 鈥渇ake electors鈥� accused of trying to certify President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 elections. The ruling said that because they seriously believed Mr. Trump鈥檚 claims, they had no intent to commit fraud. Prosecutions of similar cases in four other states have stalled. 鈥� AP

Nepal鈥檚 prime minister resigned as 鈥淕en Z鈥� demonstrations grew more violent. The deadly protests began in response to a social media shutdown, which the government lifted on Monday, and spiraled into wider backlash against a political class seen as self-serving. Crowds swelled and protestors set government buildings on fire on Tuesday. Frustration among young people has mounted for years, with 1 in 5 jobless. 鈥� Staff

Missouri鈥檚 House passed a plan to redraw the state鈥檚 congressional map to give Republicans an additional seat in the closely divided chamber. The mid-decade redistricting is part of an emerging national trend, following similar efforts in Republican-led Texas and Democratic-led California. The Missouri bill now goes to the Senate. 鈥� AP

The United Nations is seeking $139.6 million to help half a million people affected by earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan on the night of Aug. 31. The nation鈥檚 worst earthquake in years killed more than 2,200 people, left tens of thousands homeless, and was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks. The U.N. urged donors to set aside any reservations about the Taliban authorities to help those affected. 鈥� AP

A father of three rescued a boy who had wandered onto the monorail tracks at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania. Bystander John Sampson climbed onto a roof to reach the tracks, lifting the child to safety as a crowd cheered. When footage of the scene spread, the veterinarian credited his 鈥渄ad instincts鈥� and directed donations to local charities. 鈥� Staff

The Trump administration says it is downsizing the State Department to make it more nimble. Critics say the staff cuts will hobble the agency.

Artificial intelligence is taking some jobs once handled by humans. The emerging technology is also creating new opportunities, and college students are adjusting their majors to prepare for the future workplace.

The U.S. is the only country of 184 that is expected to experience a drop in tourist spending this year. New England states in particular are grappling with an ongoing Canadian travel boycott.

Robert Louis Stevenson鈥檚 willingness to plumb the inner lives of characters gives his stories a strikingly modern feel. In the new biography 鈥淪toryteller,鈥� Leo Damrosch argues that Stevenson鈥檚 wider body of work 鈥� beyond his celebrated children鈥檚 novels and poems 鈥� deserves greater attention and respect.

If all goes as planned, hundreds of South Koreans in Georgia will voluntarily fly to their home country on Wednesday. They were detained last week by federal agents at a Hyundai construction site for allegedly living and working illegally in the United States.

What makes the exodus so remarkable is that it represents a case of mass obedience to American sovereignty among those in the U.S. illegally. Instead of being forcibly deported in handcuffs, the Koreans will depart in contrition. The choice to honor the law may even improve their legal opportunities to return.

This reflects a large shift in voluntary outmigration nine months into the Trump administration鈥檚 tough 鈥� and sometimes unconstitutional 鈥� crackdown on illegal migration. Based on a Census Bureau survey, as many as 1.6 million unauthorized migrants may have left the U.S. between January and July, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. Many probably did so to escape the stepped-up enforcement or avoid hefty fines. Many others, however, may have done so out of conscience.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to keep breaking the law,鈥� one migrant from Guatemala, Carlos Pacheco of Overland, Kansas, told KSHB TV after he received a deportation order earlier this year. 鈥淚鈥檓 aware that they don鈥檛 want us. And it鈥檚 time to go back.鈥�

The U.S. has experienced an unprecedented decline in foreign-born or immigrant populations (legal and illegal) in the first half of the year, based on census data. This has opened up jobs for less-educated U.S.-born and legal-migrant workers. That shift may be just one benefit in a country relying on democratic rule of law.

鈥淭he ability to control borders, to decide who does and does not come into a country, is central to a democracy,鈥� wrote Claire Ainsley, director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal at the Progressive Policy Institute, in The New York Times. 鈥淎 modern national identity, based on collective responsibilities, earned citizenship and shared risk and reward, can start to bring our societies back together.鈥�

While largely unnoticed, the voluntary exodus of unauthorized migrants who respect the rule of law sends a powerful message, most especially to an administration that sometimes violates the law in detaining or deporting migrants.