📰 Ernesto Regains Hurricane Strength, Sends Powerful Swells, Dangerous Rip Currents To US East Coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday that Ernesto's maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph, just barely Category one strength. (AP)
📰 Gay Man Says He Was Assaulted By Shake Shack Employees After Kissing His Boyfriend At DC Location. Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner when, he says, employees told the couple not to kiss inside, and the argument escalated outside. (NBC News)
📰 Blinken Says Current Talks 'Maybe Last' Chance To Free Captives From Gaza. Visiting Israel, Blinken is stepping up US diplomatic pressure to secure a ceasefire despite continuing rifts. (Al Jazeera)
📰 Phil Donahue, Pioneering Talk Show Host, Dies at 88. The 11-time Daytime Emmy winner presided over his program for 29 years and forged a path for Oprah Winfrey and others to follow. (The Hollywood Reporter)
