Israel retrieves bodies of hostages

Plus, the donor network trying to push America to the right.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Kate Turton The Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages held in Gaza, Biden hails Harris in an emotional speech, and tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is among six missing after a luxury yacht sinks. Plus, the tech donor network co-founded by JD Vance seeks to push America to the right. Today's Top News   Alex Dancyg, Yoram Metzger, Yagev Buchshtab, Chaim Peri and Abraham Munder, Nadav Popplewell. Bring Them Home Now/The Hostages Families Forum/Handout via REUTERS War in Gaza Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza overnight, according to statements from the military and the prime minister's office. As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts a Gaza ceasefire proposal, the ball looks to be in Hamas' court. Senior Correspondent Mayaan Lubell tells the Reuters World News podcast why we might not hear from the group for a couple of days - listen now. US politics President Joe Biden cemented the Democratic Party's elevation of Kamala Harris to lead the fight for the White House against Former President Donald Trump with a convention speech praising his vice president as the best hope for preserving American democracy. Donald Trump will visit a Michigan town one month after white supremacists rallied there. At an event in Pennsylvania, he pledged to rescind a rule limiting power plant pollution. In other news Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country's assault on Russia's Kursk region showed that Kremlin threats of retaliation were a bluff. This as Russia hit energy infrastructure in northern Ukraine in an overnight missile and drone attack and caused a big fire in the west, Ukrainian officials said. Rescue teams in Sicily resumed a search for six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, after a luxury yacht was struck by a violent storm and sank, killing one on board. A World Health Organization official stressed that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread. Business & Markets   Federal Reserve officials gathering at the annual central banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week can take some satisfaction that the US unemployment rate, at 4.3%, remains low by historical standards. The US Federal Aviation Administration said it would require inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following an incident in March when a LATAM Airlines plane went into a sudden mid-air dive that injured more than 50 passengers. BMW is recalling 720,796 US vehicles over concerns of a short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. Mining giant BHP's quick fix to a recent six-day strike at its huge Escondida copper mine in Chile could set the tone for upcoming negotiations elsewhere, with workers emboldened by high copper prices to push for a larger share of the profits. Veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. submitted a roughly $4.3 billion bid to take over Paramount Global through the acquisition of National Amusements, the family holding company that owns a controlling stake in the media company. Amid a maternal mortality crisis in the US, some providers are benefiting from growing investment in the maternal and neonatal health sector. Venture capital firms, including Khosla Ventures and Rock Health, are bolstering investment into maternal health companies and technology. Donor network connected to JD Vance plans to remake America   Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance speaks during a visit to Philadelphia. REUTERS/Bastiaan Slabbers/File Photo Before JD Vance began his rapid rise to vice presidential candidate, he co-founded a Silicon Valley-backed donor organization to finance right-wing news stories, voter turnout operations and election polls with a goal of spreading US President Donald Trump's brand of nationalism, according to previously unreported documents. Read more And Finally... People wait in queue to play the "Black Myth: Wukong" video game at Gamescom 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo A new video game title launched by a Tencent-backed startup has quickly become the most-played game on a major online platform, highlighting growing interest in Chinese-developed titles. "Black Myth: Wukong," based on the Chinese mythological figure and classic novel "Journey to the West," topped Steam's most-played games chart with 1.4 million concurrent players hours after its release. Read more Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. 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