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It's that time of gear again. Planet Money Summer School is back. This semester with help from professors, policy experts, and yes, even a Nobel laureate, we're diving into how government and the economy mix and asking the big questions like, what role should government play in our economy? Does government intervention help or hurt and how big should the government be? That's on Planet Money Summer School from NPR, wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Israel's military has killed. Gaza's most prominent television journalist in the targeted airstrike that also killed four other members of his Al Jazeera crew. As NPR's Ayabatrawi reports, the military says the correspondent

was a Hamas cell commander, but critics question the timing of the attack just as Israel prepares to take over all of Gaza City. Anas al-Sherif was Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza City, documenting the past 22 months of Israeli attacks on the territory. He continued to do so even after six of his colleagues at the Arabic broadcaster were killed in the war. El Shadiv continued to report on airstrikes and starvation in Gaza even after Israel accused him 10 months ago of working to promote Hamas propaganda. Israel named him in a list that included five other Al Jazeera journalists at the time, some of whom were later killed or wounded. The committee to protect journalists called Israel's allegations unsubstantiated and says the military has killed

nearly 200 journalists in Gaza. The 28-year-old father of two left a pre-written statement upon his death, saying he never once hesitated to convey the truth. A. Abatrawi, and Pierre News. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, is defending that country's newly newly announced offensive into Gaza. He says Israel has no choice, but to complete the defeat of Hamas. Israel, meanwhile, is facing international condemnation for the continuing humanitarian crisis underway in Gaza. At least 11 adults have died there this weekend for malnutrition. Netanyahu says Israel has had no policy to withhold aid.

If we had a starvation policy, no one in Gaza would have survived after two years of war. But our policy has been the exact opposite. We let in, as I said, almost two million tons of aid and sent millions of text messages, millions of phone calls to Gazans to get out of harm's way. Gaza, meanwhile, say many more Palestinians in Gaza will die without access to aid. The union for workers at the CDC is calling on the federal government to reinforce trust in the aid. agency and protect its employees. This after a shooting at the Atlanta building Friday that left one police officer and the gunman dead. Melissa Fato from member station, WABE, has more. Law enforcement say Patrick Joseph White shot at CDC headquarters located adjacent to Emory University,

prompting a campus-wide alert to run, hide fight. There were no civilian injuries, but at least four CDC buildings were damaged by gunfire. The local chapter of the American Federation for government employees says staff are shaken and should not be required to immediately return to work next to bullet holes. It wants flexible leave, a delayed return to office, and perimeter security on all its campuses. The group says federal leadership must clearly condemn vaccine disinformation, which is says it's putting scientists at risk. A CDC source told WABE that there had been enhanced security on campus for weeks prior to the shooting. For NPR News, I'm Melissa Fato in Atlanta. And you're listening to NPR News.

The Union for Air Canada's flight attendants says their members will be mobilizing Monday across Canada. As Dan Carpenchuk reports, it comes ahead of a potential strike. A vote to strike was 99.7% in favor. Although the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Airline Division, is still in talks with Air Canada, if there is no deal this week, a strike could come as early as Friday. The Union says the national action set from Monday will take place at Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary Airports. It's to raise awareness about issues faced by flight attendants, such as working conditions and their role in ensuring safety. The union is asking for higher wages and the elimination of unpaid work hours.

Air Canada says it believes it's too early for people to consider changing their travel plans. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenchuk in Toronto. A Delta Airlines plane clipped another plane Sunday morning while it was backing out of a gate in Atlanta. In a statement, the airline says the wing of the plane made contact with an empty aircraft. The flight was scheduled to travel from Atlanta to Guatemala City. No injuries were reported, and the passengers were later transferred to another plane to continue with their flights. The horror film Wempans came in first this weekend at North American box offices. It brought in $42.5 million in ticket sales.

The film was highly anticipated by fans. It was the seventh Warner Brothers film this year to take the top spot. It was also their sixth film in a row to debut with more than $40 million in domestic sales. Disney's comedy sequel Freakery or Friday, meanwhile, placed in second, earning $29 million. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.