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购车者对新车的要求

曾被视为奢侈配置的功能，如加热座椅，如今已成为消费者的标配需求。财经版

特朗普疫苗令引发儿童死亡担忧

特朗普称其举措“不会造成任何不良后果”，但批评者担忧安全性和成本问题。新闻版

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卡门·“日光”·伊玛金 图片

贝林格谈少年棒球世界系列赛：“简直不可思议”

在LUKI新闻中，纽约洋基队外野手分享了2007年参赛时的团队情谊、乐趣与震撼体验。体育版

南加州大熊湖的明星秃鹰杰基在奥海猛禽救助中心接受治疗。由法律合作伙伴中心提供

“自由翱翔”：深受喜爱的秃鹰杰基离世

这只大鸟曾是加州巢穴摄像头的明星

萨曼·沙菲克 《今日美国》记者

深受喜爱的秃鹰杰基在加州一家野生动物救助中心康复期间离世，此前它在与两只亚成年秃鹰的“冲突”中获救。

“我们怀着深切的悲痛宣布，编号26-109的秃鹰于今晨早些时候离世，此前它已接受了超过三周的密集医疗护理，”奥海猛禽救助中心在8月10日的更新中表示。杰基在该中心接受治疗近一个月。“我们的团队心碎不已。能够照顾它是我们莫大的荣幸。”

“我们的团队心碎不已。能够照顾它是我们莫大的荣幸。”

——奥海猛禽救助中心

在同一份更新中，奥海猛禽救助中心表示，杰基的遗体已移交加州鱼类与野生动物管理局。

“因出现在大熊谷大熊鹰巢摄像头而闻名的秃鹰在离世前‘病情危重’且不稳定，”该中心曾于8月9日表示。

管理鹰巢摄像头的“大熊谷之友”在Facebook上发文悼念杰基，呼吁粉丝“对自己、他人、FORBY团队以及奥海猛禽救助中心的工作人员保持善意”。

“自由翱翔吧，杰基，”该组织写道。一切始于7月17日，杰基被目击与两只亚成年秃鹰发生“冲突”。尽管杰基成功自卫，但未能走远，最终在达纳角公园附近的地面被发现。它被救起并送往距大熊谷栖息地约170英里的奥海猛禽救助中心，与长期伴侣影子共同生活。

“初步血液检查”显示杰基“出现严重贫血及影响肾脏的炎症，”该中心于7月21日表示。兽医——

详见JACKIE，第4A版

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“Flock”摄像头监控犯罪引发争议

恩德斯·扬西-布拉格 《今日美国》记者

你可能并未被指控犯罪，但一张覆盖全美的摄像头网络仍在追踪你的车辆行踪。这一高科技手段旨在震慑犯罪并协助抓捕罪犯，其创建者及部分地方执法部门称车牌识别技术是未来警务的重要组成部分。但批评者认为，这项技术正演变为一场不断扩大的隐私噩梦，并通过抗议、立法及专门追踪监控设备的网站进行反击。

抗议活动在部分地区已升级为破坏行为。

车牌识别摄像头在田纳西州遭枪击，在加州被卡车撞毁，在弗吉尼亚州被棒球棍砸坏，在得克萨斯州被锯子锯断，在纽约州被泼洒油漆。在佛罗里达州，一名抗议者还持续阻挡摄像头运作。

值得注意的是，这项技术的批评声呈现出罕见的两党一致，而在当今美国，这种政治共识往往难以达成。

美国公民自由联盟专注于——

详见FLOCK CAMERAS，第3A版

民调显示对ICE执法力度的看法发生重大转变

更多独立选民认为其行动过度

克里斯托弗·坎恩 《今日美国》

数月来的移民执法争议已造成影响，新的民调显示这可能成为共和党在多重选举年面临的问题。

YouGov在7月下旬对1,000名选民进行的民调显示，约8成独立选民认为美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）在全国范围的行动中使用了过多武力。这一比例较2018年有显著上升，当时独立选民对该问题的看法更为分化。

该民调由致力于终结大规模监禁的非营利组织维拉司法研究所委托进行，调查时间正值ICE探员在7月6天内于缅因州和德克萨斯州的交通拦截中射杀两名移民后不久。

一项早前的“内部民调”（在两起枪击事件发生前进行）发现，62%的独立选民认为ICE行动过度。YouGov、美联社-NORC及《公民健康与机构项目》的其他民调显示，仅有少数独立选民支持ICE的移民执法方式。

2020-2026年选举周期的数据显示，共和党正试图在国会两院保持微弱多数席位。多场选举预计将势均力敌，独立选民的支持日益关键——这一群体在近期选举中的重要性不断上升。

美国国土安全部在一份电子邮件声明中援引6月民调数据称，80%的美国人支持“驱逐非法入境并犯罪的移民”。声明呼吁各城市与ICE合作，并赞扬了移民执法人员的工作。

移民问题是导致共和党在2016年赢得总统选举并全面控制国会的关键议题之一，当时民众对拜登政府处理美国南部边境问题的方式愈发不满。但政治学家和战略分析人士表示，过去一年中备受瞩目的执法突袭行动及多起致命枪击事件，已削弱公众对特朗普总统移民议程核心部分的支持。

不过，并非总统在移民问题上的所有举措都像ICE的内部执法那样备受争议。民调显示，至少半数美国人（包括独立选民）认为美国边境越境人数下降是一项成就。而共和党整体——

详见ICE民调，第4A版

图帕克·夏库尔1996年9月4日在纽约，数天后他在拉斯维加斯遇害。HINDI SEGAIN / 路透社

谁枪杀了图帕克·夏库尔？30年后，案件终于开庭审理

音乐、恩怨与谋杀的传奇即将揭晓

莉萨·埃斯基布拉斯 《今日美国》

图帕克·夏库尔在拉斯维加斯遇害30年后，一场谋杀审判终于拉开帷幕。

审判于8月10日开始陪审团遴选，预计将持续一个月，以确定杜安·基思·“Keffe D”·戴维斯的命运。检方指控戴维斯于1996年9月7日指使帮派成员枪杀夏库尔，并提供了凶器。

这位文化偶像遇害时年仅25岁，正处于事业巅峰。他以独特而真诚的音乐讲述黑人男性的经历及其面临的挣扎，时至今日，他仍是嘻哈乐界最具影响力的人物之一。

戴维斯是该案中唯一被捕的嫌疑人，被控一项使用致命武器谋杀罪，意图推动、促进或协助犯罪团伙。他已表示不认罪。若罪名成立，他可能面临终身监禁。

详见图帕克·夏库尔案，第3A版

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2A / 2020年8月12日 / 《今日美国》

报道：特朗普秘密乘机离开土耳其

总统利用餐饮卡车进出专机

迈克尔·卢里亚

《今日美国》

据《华盛顿邮报》和《纽约时报》报道，唐纳德·特朗普总统近期结束国际访问时，为躲避伊朗暗杀阴谋，秘密离开土耳其，策划了一场涉及诱饵飞机和餐饮卡车的精心骗局。

今年7月初，特朗普乘坐卡塔尔赠送的“空军一号”仿制机飞抵土耳其，出席北约峰会。但在土耳其期间，与伊朗的紧张关系再度升级，特朗普宣布新专机将飞往英国，而他本人将“可能”搭乘“空军一号”侧翼飞机离开。

然而，据《华盛顿邮报》的独家报道，总统并未在专机起飞时登机。相反，特朗普被秘密转移出“空军一号”，换乘另一架军用飞机从土耳其飞往英国。

报道称，用于隐藏总统的工具是一辆通常用于向专机运送食物的餐饮卡车。

《华盛顿邮报》援引一份材料审查、一名匿名美国官员及另一名熟悉总统行程的人士称，白宫工作人员和随行记者乘坐“空军一号”，被告知特朗普为安全起见已改乘另一架飞机。8月10日晚，《纽约时报》也报道了此事。

“我们已于晚上8.45从安卡拉起飞，”一名白宫记者当时在浅蓝色“空军一号”上发文称，“我们被要求在记者舱内保持窗帘拉上。你在另一边吗？”

《今日美国》已就特朗普离开安卡拉的骗局联系白宫置评。

特朗普为何秘密乘机？

总统离开土耳其的骗局发生在与伊朗的战争升级之际。

特朗普7月6日在土耳其北约峰会上表示，他认为美国与伊朗的停火“已经结束”，并警告将对伊朗发动强力打击。此番言论正值美国对伊斯兰共和国发起新一轮轰炸之际。

离开中东时，特朗普采取了新的预防措施以返回美国，但这些措施的全部细节此前未被公开。

针对特朗普声称将乘坐浅蓝色旧“空军一号”专机一事，白宫通讯主任Steven Cheung提及针对总统的威胁。

“正如总统近期所言，美国有许多敌人，他们正在瞄准他，我们会动用一切手段——包括干扰和迷惑——来应对这些威胁，”Cheung表示。

特朗普据称搭乘了哪些飞机？

特朗普声称将乘坐旧版波音747-200“空军一号”完成返回美国的首段行程。

抵达英国萨福克郡皇家空军米尔登霍尔基地后，据信特朗普及随行人员换回了新版红白蓝涂装的波音747-R专机，随后飞越大西洋，于7月9日凌晨降落在华盛顿郊外的安德鲁斯联合基地。

然而，据报道，特朗普实际乘坐一架较小的空军C-32A飞机前往英国。该机原属白宫赴英随行编队，曾用于运送五角大楼官员Pete Hogseth。据《华盛顿邮报》报道，特朗普内阁官员通过飞机外的普通舷梯登机。

撰稿：萨拉热窝·韦努戈帕尔·拉马斯瓦米、贾西·加里森。

特朗普之前，克林顿也曾为安全起见搭乘诱饵飞机

《今日美国》华盛顿分社社长 苏珊·佩奇

唐纳德·特朗普并非首位以安全为由在外访期间搭乘诱饵飞机的总统。

《华盛顿邮报》报道称，特朗普曾秘密乘坐一架军用飞机从土耳其飞往July，而白宫当时宣称他搭乘的是传统的“空军一号”。这一安排是出于对伊朗安全威胁的考虑。

2000年，比尔·克林顿总统从印度飞往巴基斯坦时，乘坐了一架无标识飞机，尾随传统的“空军一号”。当他从第二架飞机上下来，前往一场由严密安保护送的汽车船访问时，这一伪装被揭穿。

飞行前，白宫新闻秘书乔·洛克哈特及其他伊利诺伊州官员遵循传统，向白宫记者团通报了总统的行踪。

当时，本记者担任白宫记者协会主席，并为《今日美国》报道此次行程。在离开孟买前，白宫官员将我单独叫到一旁，进行了一场非公开对话，讨论所采取的特殊安全预防措施。

我们还讨论了搭乘熟悉的“空军一号”的小规模记者团安全问题，以及提前抵达伊斯兰堡的包机记者团（规模更大）的安全问题。

在现代，所有美国总统——有时是不情愿地——都同意在出行或公开活动时，由一小组“记者池”随行。这一机制确保独立观察者能掌握总统的行踪和安全状况，在危机时刻尤为重要。

我当时搭乘的是记者包机。据我所知，我是唯一知晓总统更换飞机的记者。

当然，当他降落时，全世界都发现他换乘了无标识飞机。

尽管批评声不断，特朗普仍称赞疫苗行政令

有人称儿童可能面临更多疾病风险

迈克尔·卢里亚

《今日美国》

唐纳德·特朗普总统称其新的疫苗行政令是儿童未来医疗选择自由的一大胜利，但批评者抨击这一举措，称可能导致几代人罕见的疾病风险增加。

据白宫消息，特朗普于8月10日签署了一项行政令，旨在让美国人在儿童接种何种疫苗方面拥有更多选择。该行政令旨在减少儿童接种的疫苗数量，并将目前在单次注射中接种的疫苗拆分为多次就诊时接种。

“我们的做法不会带来任何坏处，”特朗普表示，“有可能行不通。不过我认为这种可能性不大。我们会学到很多。”

但包括共和党民选官员在内的批评者称，白宫的新政将使儿童更不安全，并增加家长的医疗成本。

路易斯安那州共和党参议员、医生比尔·卡西迪表示，白宫这一举措未经科学支持，却声称疫苗有害并导致自闭症。

“家长应听取儿科医生关于疫苗的建议，而不是听信一项不准确的行政令，”卡西迪在其官方3页声明中表示，“这是大错特错。”

卫生专家也对该计划提出批评。

乔治城大学全球卫生法教授劳伦斯·C·海特对《今日美国》表示：“这颠覆了数十年来的公共卫生实践和共识，且在没有理由和证据的情况下草率推行。”

他补充道：“儿童疫苗是我们这一生中最伟大的公共卫生成就，在安全性和有效性方面拥有任何医疗干预中最佳的记录。减少疫苗数量并要求多次就诊，将进一步扩大儿童免疫覆盖率的缺口。”

戈登预测，麻疹、腮腺炎、风疹等儿童疾病的大规模暴发将不可避免，部分儿童甚至会因此死亡。

特朗普的新政“为美国人提供黄金标准的儿童疫苗推荐”是白宫改变全国疫苗格局的最新尝试。此前政府的类似努力已被法院阻止。

特朗普8月10日在椭圆形办公室对记者表示，这一举措是对部分疫苗“相当致命”和“丑陋”的指控的回应，尽管他表示自己并无证据支持这些说法。

特朗普称，该行政令并不强制家长限制疫苗接种。

“家长可自行选择是否让孩子接种所有疫苗，”特朗普在8月10日签署行政令前表示，“这些疫苗将由保险覆盖。”

特朗普的行政令要求什么？

白宫的新行政令敦促美国各州和领地遵循一项新的疫苗接种蓝图，这将颠覆数十年来的公共卫生实践。

特朗普的行政令旨在通过以下方式减少儿童接种的疫苗数量：建议将部分疫苗分开在不同就诊时接种，调查白宫建议接种某些疫苗的人数，并为不希望孩子接种疫苗的家长提供支持。

在建议中，

特朗普的行政令要求将联合的麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹疫苗拆分为单独的注射剂，分多次就诊接种。这种联合疫苗被广泛称为MMR疫苗。

白宫官员未立即回应联邦官员将如何应对因额外就诊成本导致的医疗费用上涨问题。特朗普此前承诺疫苗接种将继续由保险覆盖。

卫生专家更倾向于使用联合疫苗，包括MMR疫苗，因为它们能针对多种病原体，减少注射次数，研究表明，当注射次数减少时，患者更有可能完成推荐的疫苗接种系列。

目前尚不清楚MMR拆分建议何时能够实施。这种联合疫苗自1971年以来一直在使用，大多数疫苗制造商将10000单位标准化为联合疫苗，而非单独疫苗。

“我们所做的不会带来任何坏处。

可能不会奏效。

坦率地说，我认为这种可能性不大。

我们会学到很多。”

——唐纳德·特朗普总统

根据新行政令，司法部还将支持家长在法庭上挑战重新使用公共标准。白宫官员表示，该行政令旨在“最大化家长的选择权”。

行政令的作用是什么？

白宫的行政令不具有法律约束力，不应被视为联邦疫苗政策的变更。

专家表示，改变联邦疫苗建议是一个基于证据审查的严格过程。

特朗普政府的行政令更多是作为各州和领地采纳的蓝图。但考虑到总统在立法上的影响力，该行政令预计将产生潜在的广泛影响，尤其是在全国范围内未接种疫苗的儿童人数上升之际。

“这些建议没有一项是基于科学的，”得克萨斯医学中心的疫苗儿科医生兼科学家彼得·J·霍茨在一份声明中表示。“麻疹已经卷土重来，我们应该预料到先天性风疹综合征也会随之而来，百日咳也面临风险，甚至脊髓灰质炎的出现也不会让我感到意外。”

行政令可能对疾病传播产生什么影响？

加州大学旧金山法学院的法律教授唐·赖斯指出，白宫的建议发布之际，麻疹和百日咳疫情正在持续爆发。百日咳更常被称为“百日咳”。

“但如果肯尼迪法案和总统对正在发生的特朗普 / 肯尼迪麻疹和百日咳疫情、因此导致的死亡，以及我们可能在他的任期内失去麻疹消除地位的事实视而不见！”赖斯在一份声明中表示。“应该有人告诉总统这些。”

根据约翰·霍普金斯大学的数据，麻疹曾于2020.被消除，但当年全美出现了2,200例病例。2020年迄今已报告近2,500例病例。几乎所有病例都发生在未接种疫苗或接种状况不明的人群中。

根据约翰·霍普金斯大学的数据，2020年百日咳病例数量为2002年以来最多，达20,000例。病例数量上升的同时，疫苗接种率正在下降。新生儿和婴儿尤其容易感染这种疾病。

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《今日美国》| 2026年8月12日周三 | 3A版

图帕克·夏库尔

（接1A版）

夏库尔去世时签约于“死囚唱片”，该公司由马里恩·“苏格”·奈特联合创立，据称与血帮街头帮派有关联，而血帮是南区瘸帮的对头。1995年，该唱片公司为夏库尔争取了数百万美元的合约，并支付了逾100万美元的保释金，使这位传奇说唱歌手在上诉性侵定罪判决期间获释。

枪击案发生当晚，夏库尔及其随行人员在拉斯维加斯观看拳击比赛时，殴打了一名瘸帮成员，而此人正是戴维斯的侄子。数小时后，夏库尔与奈特遭遇驾车枪击，据称系瘸帮所为。奈特幸存。

许多人猜测，此次枪击是瘸帮对血帮的报复行动。戴维斯直至2023年才被捕，当时大陪审团以谋杀罪名对他提起公诉。

夏库尔的离世震惊全球。据悼念者回忆，他生前推出的双张专辑《所有人的目光》销量突破500万张，创下纪录。这是他两年内第二张登顶排行榜的专辑，此前一张是1995年的《我们反对全世界》。

被告出版自白书供认不讳

2019年，戴维斯出版了一本名为《康普顿街头传奇：臭名昭著的凯斯街头传奇、帮派恩怨、最重大案件、死囚唱片起源、苏格·奈特、基思·考布斯及腐败警察》的书，书中他承认自己当时在场，并提供了用于枪击夏库尔的武器。

在今年6月的一次预审听证会上，检方质疑：“如果戴维斯先生从未开口，从未写过这本书，他可能永远不会因这起罪行被起诉。”

戴维斯随后试图将该书排除在审判证据之外，辩称其陈述可能因与合著者合作而被误传。他还要求排除其律师所称的“非自愿供述”，即他在2008年和2009年警方问询期间“处于可能危及家人安全的境地”时所作的陈述。法官驳回了这一请求。

检方反驳称，戴维斯“选择将[回忆录]公之于众并从中牟利”，且有机会在出版前审阅并批准书稿。他们要求“所有内容”均可作为证据采纳。法官最终支持了检方的主张。

愤怒、嫉妒与可能的暴力复仇

戴维斯告诉警方，肖恩·“吹牛老爹”·康姆斯曾悬赏$1百万美元暗杀图帕克·夏库尔和苏格·奈特。这一说法出自2025年提交法庭的美国缉毒局报告，并由《今日美国》获取。

康姆斯当时是总部位于纽约的Bad Boy唱片公司的老板，该公司据称与Crips帮派有关联，并与Death Row唱片公司存在竞争关系。

唱片公司的联合创始人柯克·马丁在多家媒体的指控中表示，康姆斯在2003年的一起诉讼中“策划”了对夏库尔的枪击。在2022年提交的一份单独民事诉讼中，伯罗斯称他“目睹康姆斯多次表现出对夏库尔二人成功的偏执和恐惧，显示出一种深层次的需求，要削弱对手的影响力”。图帕克·夏库尔去世时年仅25岁，正处于事业巅峰，其作品以对黑人男性经历及相关挣扎的独特真诚而著称。他的离世震惊全球，数十年后，他仍是嘻哈界最具影响力的人物之一。

康姆斯目前正在服刑50个月，因2025年7月被判犯有两项协助卖淫罪。他否认与夏库尔的死亡有任何关联。此外，拉斯维加斯大都会警察局的一位发言人告诉《今日美国》，康姆斯从未被列为嫌疑人。

说唱界的宿敌：Biggie、Tupac与激烈的竞争

两家唱片公司及其背后的帮派据称在1994年长期对立。当年，夏库尔在曼哈顿Quad录音室遭三名男子抢劫时被枪击五次。1995年，康姆斯和Bad Boy唱片公司的说唱歌手Biggie Smalls（又名The Notorious B.I.G.）当时在楼上。

在2022年大陪审团作证时，康姆斯的安保主管小比吉·赖特表示，他目睹了康姆斯与奈特在1995年Soul Train音乐奖颁奖典礼后的一次“激烈交锋”，当时奈特公开宣称自己的唱片公司优于Bad Boy。

此后不久，奈特的新朋友贾伊·哈桑-贾迈勒·“大拳头”·贝尔德斯在亚特兰大的一场派对上遭到枪击，当时奈特和康姆斯的保镖均在场。同年，Death Row唱片公司接管了夏库尔的合约，戴维斯称康姆斯悬赏$1百万美元暗杀夏库尔和奈特。康姆斯对此予以否认。

夏库尔于1996年9月遇害。约六个月后，Smalls（即The Notorious B.I.G.）也遭枪杀，许多人认为这是Bloods帮派和Death Row唱片公司的报复行为。Smalls的谋杀案至今未破。

谁将在谋杀案审判中作证？

检方于8月4,日公布了一份包含200人的证人名单，其中多位知名人物可能出庭作证。

名单中包括奈特，他在2022年告诉TMZ：“我不会作证，绝对不会。”并补充道：“Piru的人不会这么做。”他还表示：“我不会因为2019年一起致命的故意伤害驾车逃逸案被判过失杀人罪。”

名单上的其他人还包括伯罗斯、康姆斯的前保镖尤金·“吉恩”·杜尔、戴维斯回忆录《Court July》的合著者赖特、洛杉矶警察局审讯戴维斯时的警探4，以及夏库尔的多名家庭成员。

检方还计划传唤支持证人和执法人员等，涉及两个州。

撰稿：吉娜·伯顿

Flock摄像头

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隐私、监控和技术问题专家表示，这种技术在右翼引发了对政府收入的担忧，在左翼则引发了对监控目标群体的担忧。

“中间派或非政治参与者甚至会说‘我不想在每个地方都被跟踪’，”他说道。“因此，尽管出发点不同，但大家都得出了相同的结论，即这个国家的大规模政府监控已经完全失控，必须立即加以遏制。”

如今，对隐私、滥用、错误甚至道路安全的担忧正在市议会会议、诉讼乃至计划于8月下旬举行的全国行动中显现。

Flock摄像头旨在协助打击犯罪

尽管多家公司销售被称为自动车牌识别器（ALPR）的设备，但公众对Flock摄像头的关注度最高。Flock摄像头最常见的用途是构建一个覆盖49个州的逾120,000台摄像头网络，能够捕捉车辆的车牌、品牌、型号和颜色。Flock的系统允许执法部门访问可搜索的全国数据库，该公司及其支持者表示，这一系统已帮助警方找到失踪人员、追回被盗车辆并追踪嫌疑人，包括在2020年布朗大学大规模枪击案等重大案件中。

在新泽西州，调查人员利用车牌识别器数据协助破获了一起持械抢劫案。威斯康星州警方表示，Flock摄像头帮助识别了近期一系列破坏事件的嫌疑人。自2024年在俄亥俄州一个警区安装Flock摄像头以来，该地区车内物品失窃案件的发生率下降了80%，一位公共发言人表示。

在特伦顿（Trenton）关于该技术的辩论如火如荼之际，罗德岛镇议会主席约翰·埃德蒙兹（John Edmunds）表示，他打算批准增设更多Flock摄像头，以使用相同的平台。“我是否信任宣誓保护这个社区的警官？”在他看来，如果警长说“这帮助我破获了案件，并且能列出一长串案例”，他希望能继续破案。

尽管特伦顿等城市保留了合同，其他城市则在寻找Flock的替代方案，但根据DeFlock（最大的ALPR服务提供商之一）的数据，已有800个地区终止了摄像头的使用。Flock公司继续反驳批评，并向执法部门提供如何在市议会会议上应对公众压力的建议，北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校教授特伦特·麦克马洪（Trent McMahon）指出。

“他们正全力进行损害控制，并根据自身利益提供这些指南，试图阻止负面的市议会结果，我认为这表明反对声音正在产生影响，”他说道。

公民如何反击

全国各地忧心忡忡的居民也找到了其他反击方式。

DeFlock 和 Eyes on Flock 等网站利用众包数据绘制 Flock 摄像头的位置地图，并揭示哪些部门能够访问这些信息。另一个网站 Have I Been Flocked 则允许用户查询自己的车牌是否在执法部门通过公共记录请求获取的审计日志中被曝光。

“已经有很多反对行动，但我认为这才刚刚开始，”马洛说。

在佛罗里达州彼得斯堡，77 岁的居民卡尔·冈恩（Carl Gunn）站在当地的车牌识别器前，用一根 30 英尺长的游泳池捞网杆举着一块标语牌，上面写着：“打倒 摄像头”。冈恩是一名注册共和党人，他尤其反对该市在住宅和私人财产前安装这些摄像头。

“现在我非常失望，他们竟然在我们不知情的情况下安装了这些东西，”他对《佛罗里达今日报》（USA TODAY 网络的一部分）说道。

多地已成立反 倡导组织，并计划开展全国行动周，敦促地方政府终止与 的合同。DeFlock 成员埃德·沃格尔（Ed Vogel）表示，已有超过 20,000 人注册，并计划了 300 多场活动，内容可能包括关于监控技术的预防措施，或称为“ 漫步”的摄像头位置导览活动。

“我们希望这一周成为全国成千上万挑战自动车牌识别器使用的人们能够动员起来、在社区采取行动的一周，”沃格尔说，他表示自己将参与南部地区的多场活动。

《卫报》发现至少有 33 起破坏或摧毁 摄像头的案件。虽然没有倡导者鼓励这种自发维权行为，但已有数千美元捐款用于支持部分被指控破坏者的法律辩护。

发言人洛贝尔（Lowbel）在给《今日美国》的一份声明中表示，公司“强烈谴责这种行为”。

“人们完全有权表达自己的声音，但犯罪行为绝不应成为其中的一部分，”洛贝尔说，“破坏公共安全设备最终只会伤害这些技术旨在保护的社区。”

车牌识别器引发的法律反弹需警惕

数年前，随着美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）等倡导组织对车牌识别器收集的海量信息发出警告，针对该技术的反弹情绪开始升温。马洛表示：“最大的问题在于，它们实际上正在对全国每一个人进行‘流行病式’的监控。”

目前已有诉讼认为，这种监控规模侵犯了驾驶者的《第四修正案》权利，案件涉及弗吉尼亚州和加利福尼亚州，同时在纽约、南卡罗来纳州和西弗吉尼亚州对该技术的推广提出质疑。尽管一名50英尺的法官最近在其中一起案件中支持了弗吉尼亚州诺福克市，但马洛及其他法律专家表示，最高法院最近就警方获取手机定位数据的裁决可能预示着相关规则正在发生变化。

“法院和公众开始意识到，包括车牌识别器在内的这些工具可能构成隐私入侵的风险，”司法研究所（Institute for Justice）的律师迈克尔·斯奈德表示，该组织在弗吉尼亚州和加利福尼亚州提起了诉讼。

与此同时，据称滥用该技术的事件引发了更广泛的公众批评。2025年有报道称，一名得克萨斯州执法人员利用80,000多个Flock摄像头在全国范围内搜寻一名曾接受堕胎手术的女性。该公司回应称，警长对这些报道提出异议，表示搜寻该女性并非出于刑事调查，而是因为执法部门担心其人身安全。

有报道指出，联邦移民执法机构曾获取Flock数据，数十名警员利用该系统跟踪女性，警方还进行了数百次与抗议活动相关的搜索，这些事件引发了连续的强烈反弹。纽约大学警务项目法律与政策主任马克斯·艾萨克斯表示，车牌信息导致无辜民众被枪指甚至遭到8.9លាននាក់袭击的案例，进一步加剧了公众的担忧。

“当初这些工具被引入社区时，宣传的是用于解决最严重的犯罪，帮助侦破谋杀和性侵案件……但如今它们被用于引发公众强烈质疑的用途，我认为这正是导致人们对ALPHA技术感到不安的主要原因。”艾萨克斯说。

Flock公司表示已增加人工审核机制，以标记可疑搜索，并帮助机构识别异常使用模式。该公司还称，其不直接与移民与海关执法局合作，每个地方执法机构有权自行决定是否与联邦或外州机构共享数据。

在佐治亚州有五名警员因个人目的访问Flock数据而被起诉后，该公司发表声明称，此案证明其系统有能力追究执法人员的责任。

“技术本身不会导致不当行为，人才会。”Flock Safety联合创始人菲尔德法官在声明中表示。

尽管如此，民主党参议员罗恩·怀登仍表示，Flock的技术“滥用不仅可能，而且不可避免”，并称Flock“无力且无意阻止这些滥用”。共和党众议员蒂姆·伯切特和托马斯·马西已提出或呼吁立法，以限制联邦层面的相关数据公开，伯切特称其为“危险的讨论”。

部分州已出台更严格的限制措施，包括强制审计和透明度要求，路易斯安那州的一名议员正推动全面禁止此类设备。但根据警务项目（Policing Project）编制的一份报告，8个州对车牌识别器未制定任何法律规范。

我认为关于数据的工作可能应该做得更多，以减轻危害。”艾萨克斯表示，“归根结底，责任在于立法者，而我们认为他们在使ALPHA的使用符合规范方面做得并不好。”

撰稿人：John Purnell，《今日美国》佛罗里达网络；Nick Rommel，《先驱新闻》；Derek Kessler，《壁龛灯塔报》；Marshall Abroad；David Jersey.com；Irene Wright，《今日美国》

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当局确认：至少164人遇难

乔安娜·桑图奇 《今日美国》

随着救援人员进入震后第二天搜寻幸存者，哥伦比亚强烈地震造成的死亡人数持续上升。

地震于当地时间8月10日7:30刚过发生，震中位于哥伦比亚西部圣何塞德尔帕尔马尔附近，全国多个城市均有震感。根据美国地质调查局的数据，估计有1030 万人受到地震影响。多层建筑和民房倒塌，将人们困在废墟下。

多个城市的当局确认，至少有164人遇难，数十人受伤。

警方、士兵和志愿者一直在废墟中搜救。他们通宵作业，使用挖掘机，有时甚至徒手寻找幸存者。

死亡人数持续上升

在距震中以南约100英里的卡利市，市长亚历杭德罗·埃德尔表示，已确认有85人遇难。埃德尔称有超过800人受伤。在哥伦比亚里萨拉尔达州首府佩雷拉，当局表示有66人遇难。在西巴科——地震记录中受影响最严重的地区之一，有33人遇难。

救援队寄望发现幸存者

仍有人被困在废墟中，救援队通宵作业寻找幸存者。

卡利市市长埃德尔在社交媒体发文称，至少有25人被困在一栋倒塌的建筑下。他发布的视频显示，救援人员在街道上倒塌建筑的扭曲残骸中展开救援。

埃德尔表示，救援人员不会停歇，直到找到所有人。

43,岁的卡利居民卡门·亚斯明·加西亚是一名志愿救援者，她告诉路透社，她的团队从一栋倒塌建筑中救出了7人，但仍有4人和一只狗被困。

“刚才还能听到抓挠的声音，但现在什么都听不到了。我们仍然相信那只狗还活着，我们能救出那些人，”加西亚告诉路透社。“我们需要更多人手，带着棍子和铲子——越多人帮忙越好。”

供稿：路透社

ICE民调

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在哪个政党更能有效处理边境安全问题上保持优势。

但距离中期选举不到30天，ICE在独立选民中的支持率若出现任何下滑，都可能给试图争取中间选民的共和党人带来麻烦，专家表示。

“这是一个巨大的弱点，”密歇根州立大学政治学家、公共政策教授马修·格罗斯曼说。“一个在以往选举中对（共和党人）有利的议题，如今正在变成他们的劣势。”

全国共和党国会委员会发言人迈克·马祖拉在一份声明中表示，参加中期选举的共和党候选人将继续拥护特朗普在移民问题上的政绩，并与拜登政府形成对比。

“特朗普总统确保了边境安全，并最终在拜登政府四年的混乱后恢复了法律秩序，这四年混乱导致芬太尼和罪犯涌入这个国家，在每个选区夺走美国人的生命，”他说。“民主党人花了四年时间为开放边境辩护，称其为同情，而美国人为此付出了代价。共和党人将在每个选区继续强调这种对比，因为选民不会忘记无法无天的样子。”

“公众情绪已经改变”

特朗普在竞选时承诺将实施美国历史上规模最大的驱逐行动。在竞选活动中，他的支持者举着写有“立即大规模驱逐！”的标语，并在2024年接受《时代》杂志采访时表示，他希望驱逐“可能1500万人，甚至多达2000万人”。

在2024年大选前的数月进行的民调中，特朗普在移民和边境安全问题上的支持率比拜登高出约20个百分点。对部分选民而言，移民是他们最关心的议题。

但一系列争议已削弱了这一支持。

联邦特工进入洛杉矶、芝加哥和明尼阿波利斯等城市的行动引发了大规模抗议、诉讼以及广泛的骚扰和种族定性指控。今年1月，明尼苏达州移民官员枪杀亚历克斯·佩蒂特（Alex Pettit）和勒妮·古德（Renee Good）的事件引发了公众愤怒的高潮。

此后，移民执法部门试图保持低调，不再进行引发高度关注的突袭行动。与此同时，共和党人不再大谈大规模驱逐，而是更多地强调针对罪犯的精准执法，以及边境越境人数的减少。

然而，7月得克萨斯州和缅因州的105名特工表示新闻曝光不足一周后，抗议和反对声浪再次兴起。尽管移民执法部门已基本停止高调突袭，但ICE（美国移民及海关执法局）的拘留行动却激增。

枪击事件后，美联社与NDRI进行的一项民调显示，39%的成年人认可特朗普在移民问题上的表现，低于其任期初的49%。

同一民调显示，3成（10人中有3人）成年人认可ICE执行移民法的方式。在独立选民中，38%的人认可ICE的行动。

“这将对竞选产生影响，”政治分析师凯尔·孔迪克（Kyle Kondik）表示，他著有多部关于美国选举的著作。“共和党人在2024年认为有效的移民政策宣传可能不再奏效，因为公众情绪已经改变。”

移民问题仍然高度党派化

专家表示，民调显示，十多年来，民众对移民问题的看法在很大程度上仍按党派界线划分。

根据7月进行的YouGov民调，不到2成共和党人认为美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）使用了过度武力，大多数人要么认为该机构使用了“适当的武力”，要么认为“武力不足”。与此同时，9成民主党人坚决反对正在进行的移民执法行动，认为ICE做得过火。

在美国各地的初选新闻中，移民问题成为竞选演讲和广告的核心议题之一，尤其是在执法行动频繁的地区。

一些赢得党内提名的民主党候选人呼吁废除ICE，包括密歇根州、伊利诺伊州和新泽西州的进步派人士。

在共和党方面，许多初选候选人强调移民问题，根据各州公共来源的数据，他们花费了数千万美元用于提及或完全聚焦于该议题的广告。一些曾目睹ICE有争议行动的州则在批评某些策略的同时，支持受欢迎的移民相关举措，如加强边境安全，走了一条微妙的平衡路线。

这一策略在很大程度上被证明是成功的。8月4日，一批支持特朗普政府移民执法行动的共和党候选人在华盛顿州、堪萨斯州和密歇根州赢得了共和党提名。

但分析人士指出，候选人在初选中往往迎合党内强硬派或最活跃的派系，之后再调整信息基调。

“他们在初选和大选中面对的是不同的选民群体，”格罗斯曼说。

分析人士表示，移民问题在11月大选中的影响力尚不明确。

YouGov在6月底至7月初进行的民调发现，选民最关心的问题依次是生活成本、通胀和经济，而移民问题的优先级低于医疗保健和国际军事冲突。皮尤研究中心和马凯特大学法学院的最新民调也显示了类似结果。

但与移民问题类似，公众对特朗普在经济和乌克兰战争处理上的支持度也在下降，这让共和党候选人在11月大选前的正面宣传策略选择有限，分析人士表示。

专家预计，共和党候选人将在未来几个月将信息重点放在对手身上。

“在他们看来，目前的积极信号是民主党正在提名更多极端候选人，”格罗斯曼在谈到全国各地赢得民主党初选的进步派浪潮时表示。

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杰基

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……已根据现有信息开始“支持性治疗”，并在野生动物专业人员的指导下进行。

在接下来的几周里，杰基接受了严格的检测和治疗，救助人员夜以继日地为她诊断病情。

吉吉·英格尔科中心在关于杰基健康状况的最新通报中表示，她的红细胞压积在8月8日已降至6%以下，但8月9日回升至9.9%。

“过去的24小时极其艰难，”该中心表示，并称她的病情仍“极其严重”。

“她的核心状况和病情正由一个包括9名兽医的协作团队密切评估，该团队还包括美国鱼类及野生动物管理局和加州鱼类与野生动物管理局的代表，”该中心表示。

杰基的治疗包括输血和氧气疗法

尽管杰基表现出了一些令人鼓舞的微小康复迹象，但她的贫血情况却在恶化。Gigi-Ingelco Center于8月3.表示，她的最新血液检查结果带来了“令人难过的消息”。杰基的红细胞压积已降至21%，这意味着她的贫血情况加重。

杰基于7月20,接受了来自另一只鸟的“救命”输血，并作为治疗的一部分接受了氧气疗法。她还因灭鼠剂中毒接受了治疗，这种中毒发生在人类或非目标动物误食灭鼠剂或鼠药时，不过护理人员认为这并非她生病的主要原因。

通过排除法，其他几种可能的病因，如身体中毒、癌症和先天缺陷等，均被排除。7月23,野生动物机构表示，检测结果显示杰基没有铅中毒，而铅中毒是导致秃鹰及其他鸟类死亡的常见原因。

一颗明星诞生

《今日美国》此前报道，杰基是2012,年大熊谷诞生的首只秃鹰雏鸟。她的父母瑞奇和露西成为首对已知选择留在大熊谷的成年秃鹰，此前该地仅是这种物种的冬季临时栖息地。

大熊谷居民桑迪·比克森斯（同时也是“大熊谷之友”的执行主任）住在距杰基出生地半英里的地方，远远地观察着她的成长。正是比克森斯和一位美国林务局员工萌生了架设网络摄像头的想法。经过两年努力，人们才筹集到资金购买并安装了这台太阳能摄像头，它被架设在距离森林地面120英尺的高处。

在网络直播安装之前，杰基一直默默无闻地生活着。

“你可以看到她练习飞行，看到[露西和瑞奇]给她带来食物，”比克森斯曾告诉《今日美国》，“我每天会花好几个小时观看，因为我着迷了。这让我上了瘾，然后我就想看得更多。”

比克森斯形容杰基“非常坚定、非常认真，而且她总是希望如愿以偿”。

2017年，杰基找到了初恋，与一只名叫B先生的秃鹰结为伴侣。这对伴侣的蛋于2006,年孵化，但其中一只雏鸟在一场持续24小时的暴雨后死亡，另一只名叫暴风的雏鸟则在当年夏天离开了大熊谷。

然而，B先生和杰基的恋情并未持续太久。不久后，一只名叫影子的秃鹰闯入，赶走了B先生，赢得了杰基的芳心。此后，这对无神论秃鹰一直相伴。

杰基秃鹰家族的近况

“大熊谷之友”组织表示，杰基的离去方式“确定”（absent）“公平”（fair），以此告慰这只深受喜爱的秃鹰家族。

“这个季节经历了起起伏伏，有悲伤的时刻，也有美好的时光，”该组织在8月5日表示，“即便如此，杰基、影子、桑迪和露娜仍带给我们无尽的欢乐。”

在杰基接受治疗期间，她的两只幼鹰桑迪和露娜似乎已经飞向野外。它们最后一次出现在摄像头画面中是在7月23日。

杰基的伴侣影子正在“享受夏日假期”，该组织表示，“他偶尔仍会出现在镜头中，未来可能还会继续。”

然而，在一只年轻的雌性秃鹰——在杰基住院前曾与她发生冲突——迅速与影子结缘后，数百万粉丝对这只明星秃鹰的命运感到担忧。

许多社交媒体用户开始将这只新来的雌鹰称为“乔琳”（Jolene），源自独立乡村歌曲《乔琳》中著名的女性竞争者。尽管野生动物专业人士和其他人对这个昵称持保留态度，但他们无法否认她对影子的兴趣。

“显然，她被影子吸引了，”大熊谷之友组织发言人珍妮·沃萨克（Jenny Vossack）说，“也许她内心深处有个声音在说：‘我想和这只秃鹰在一起。我们会很棒。’”

不过，专家认为影子不太可能这么快从与杰基的共同生活中走出来。他们在一起近十年，共同养育了8只幼鹰。

撰稿：米歇尔·德尔·雷伊（Michelle Del Rey）、安东尼·汤普森（Anthony Thompson）、阿曼达·李·迈尔斯（Amanda Lee Myers）、朱莉娅·戈麦斯（Julia Gomez）

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《今日美国》 / 2026年8月12日星期三 / 5A

联邦移民执法行动在纽约市激增

近日紧张对峙不断上演

Edwards Cuevas 《今日美国》

纽约——联邦移民执法人员涌入美国最大城市，在多个移民聚居区引发激烈冲突。

在纽约市，蒙面联邦探员向一名72岁的女性喷洒胡椒喷雾，该女性在公园；探员还将一名此前被诊断出患有结核病的被拘留者送往医院急诊室接受评估。

纽约官员和移民权益倡导者以示威和培训作为回应，这是特朗普政府扩大移民执法行动引发的最新对峙。

“如果他们涌入这座城市，我们也会采取同样的行动：我们将用信息充斥这座城市，大规模的信息。我们将走上街头。”倡导组织“纽约移民联盟”领导力倡议和志愿者项目主任弗朗索瓦·斯卡尔（Francois Skull）告诉《今日美国》，“我们将走上街头。”

近日，“纽约移民联盟”表示已确认在纽约皇后区及政府董事会成员所在的移民聚居区发现移民与海关执法局（ICE）探员的身影。探员还在曼哈顿一家医院外展开广泛防御行动。

联邦官员长期以来对该市所谓的“庇护城市”法律表示不满，这些法律限制地方执法部门与ICE合作。但特朗普政府此前曾暂停在纽约市开展大规模移民执法行动。唐纳德·特朗普总统的前主席及政府董事会成员曾表示，将转而采取较小规模的执法行动，包括在曼哈顿联邦移民法庭内实施逮捕。

然而，近几周，政府官员威胁要向纽约市五个行政区大举增派执法人员，这些行政区内有来自世界各地的长期移民聚居区。根据2026年一份城市报告，超过三分之一（1 / 3以上）的纽约人出生于国外。该市拥有独特的移民社区，这些社区使用的语言可能以西班牙语、阿拉伯语、海地克里奥尔语或曼达林语为主，英语反而不占优势。

政府官员称，纽约民主党人为更多被指控或定罪的移民提供了庇护所。

“将会有大规模增派，也必须有大规模增派，”白宫工作人员汤姆·休曼（Tom Human）7月18日在《与朋友周末》节目中被问及移民执法人员部署时表示，“但我不会透露我们的计划，因为你知道，有一些组织会试图阻挠、干扰。我们不会给他们任何可乘之机。”

白宫发言人阿比盖尔·杰克逊（Abigail Jackson）表示，任何非法滞留美国的人都可能且将被驱逐出境。

纽约ICE与抗议者之间的紧张对峙

近日，紧张对峙事件已多次发生。

其中一个最为活跃的区域可能颇具代表性，位于曼哈顿最北端的一个殡葬社区的住宅街角。这里曾是移民的避风港，如今已成为美国多米尼加人最集中的地区，同时也有大量墨西哥和中美洲移民。

7月10日，视频画面显示ICE（美国移民及海关执法局）官员向一群支持静坐的抗议者使用了胡椒喷雾。USA TODAY查阅的1962年审阅的视频画面中，一名戴面罩的特工走向72岁的时尚作家琳达·沃尔夫（Linda Wolff），在一处街角的社区花园和“好牧人天主教学校”前，当时她正在打电话，特工直接朝她脸上喷射胡椒喷雾。

国土安全部（DHS）称，当天早些时候一辆政府车辆遭到破坏，官员试图将其拖回时，示威活动变得“具有对抗性且言语攻击性”。被指控的特工表示，他们出于对人群的担忧，按照训练要求使用了最低必要武力。

沃尔夫在采访中表示，她因在社交媒体上看到联邦特工出动的消息，从曼哈顿的马尔布罗姆（Malbrom）赶到殡葬区参与抗议。她说自己曾与一名拖车司机发生口角，对方正在拖走一辆灰色的克莱斯勒旅行者（Chrysler Voyager）面包车，她质疑司机协助ICE。随后，一名戴面罩的ICE特工走向她并朝她脸上喷射胡椒喷雾。另一名全身黑衣、同样戴面罩的ICE特工在旁边待命，视频显示他手持一根警棍。

“当时只是一次简单的示威，”沃尔夫在8月6日说道，她的喉咙仍因胡椒喷雾而肿胀，“Ole's costly。我不会做任何可能被捕的事。我只想尽力关注现场情况。”

纽约市警察局（NYPD）在一封电子邮件中表示，其警员在事件发生后抵达现场，并向ICE特工索取信息，但特工拒绝了警方的要求。DHS称，NYPD正在调查该事件中的破坏行为。

沃尔夫的代理律师、一名2015年介入此案的民权律师表示，她并未与特工发生肢体冲突，且正在行使《第一修正案》赋予的言论自由权利。他指出，视频画面显示一名ICE特工漫不经心地走上前并朝她喷射胡椒喷雾。

“更像是特工们被赋予了随心所欲的权力，想做什么就做什么，”他说，“这才是最令人不安的地方。”

据其律师透露，沃尔夫计划对联邦政府提起诉讼，指控其侵犯公民权利。

8月1日上午，超过100人聚集在沃德山公园（Word Hill Park）入口处，距离ICE特工朝沃尔夫喷射胡椒喷雾的地点仅几英尺之遥。为抗议ICE近期的行动，约1,000名儿童聚集在棒球场内，而附近社区的农贸市场则在沃尔夫曾站立的封闭街道上举行。

“我们呼吁大家保持非暴力，但不要保持沉默，”该市公共权益倡导者约翰逊·威廉姆斯（Johnson Williams）在集会上对USA TODAY表示，“我们不会坐视不管。”

特朗普政府计划加大驱逐力度

特朗普政府因在其他美国城市采取激进执法手段而陷入争议：移民执法人员在明尼苏达州枪击两名美国公民，引发抗议。国土安全部部长麦肯齐·马林（Mackenzie Mullin）承诺开展季度（3个月一次）行动，与之形成对比的是，她还计划在明尼阿波利斯、洛杉矶和芝加哥等城市重启街头突袭。今年7月，休斯顿和缅因州的交通拦截行动演变为致命事件，移民与海关执法局（ICE）官员向车辆开枪，并告知两名手无寸铁的男子。国土安全部称司机将车辆作为武器使用，但这一说法在休斯顿受到质疑，且在两起案件中均构成争议。

“国土安全部每天在全国范围内执行国家法律，包括在纽约。该机构发言人凯瑟琳·卡特勒（Katherine Cutler）在回应尖锐提问时表示，”我们不会讨论未来或正在进行的行动。“

在纽约，联邦执法人员近期的行动策略似乎与前几个月的低调执法有所不同，他们更多地出现在车辆和街头，提高了可见度。

应对ICE街头执法

7月10日，在曼哈顿东哈莱姆社区，市政府官员和移民权益组织者在一条商业走廊上召集了东哈莱姆居民，这条街道上聚集着墨西哥和波多黎各劳工、拉美裔杂货店以及来自西非的街头摊贩，他们出售服装或小商品。

在地铁站入口处，纽约移民联盟的志愿者分发了卡片，列出了人们在被ICE拦截时的权利。商家和顾客则分发了带有明黄色边框的标识，标明“员工专用区域”（仅限员工进入的区域），理论上要求移民执法人员持有法官签署的搜查令才能进入这些区域进行执法行动。

在DHS Teaports（一家来自墨西哥格雷罗州的餐饮机构）经营的丽塔·马丁内斯（Rita Martinez）拿走了几本宣传册和一张黄色的“私人区域”标识，计划将其张贴，以防移民执法人员像她在其他美国城市看到的那样涌入东哈莱姆。

“我还没有见过这种情况，也不希望看到。”马丁内斯用西班牙语说道。

然而，大约八个月前，马丁内斯表示，联邦移民执法人员曾在她位于南布朗克斯的住所附近拦下她，要求出示身份证件。她当时表示自己并不担心，但现在开始为他人感到忧虑。

代表东哈莱姆的纽约市议会民主党议员埃尔西·恩卡纳西翁（Elsie Encarnacion）担任市议会移民委员会主席，她表示，ICE出现次数的增加正在制造恐慌，导致一些人不敢上学、看病或购物。她希望能教育居民了解他们的权利，以及在遭遇ICE突袭时可获得的城市资源。

“我知道这即将到来，”她说，“我们现在必须抱着这种预期行事。”

8月3日，联邦移民执法人员重返因伍德社区，距离沃尔夫（Wolf）被胡椒喷雾喷射的地点仅几个街区之遥，位于“好牧人天主教堂”前。抗议者发现一辆车窗深色贴膜的黑色福特F-100皮卡堵住了一个公交车站，同时一辆轮胎瘪了的黑色日产聆风（Nissan Proliferator）被拖走。示威者吹响哨子并高喊“今晚不行”，用手机拍摄移民执法人员，试图阻止车辆离开。

福特皮卡在日产车被拖走后移动，短暂闪烁了红蓝警灯。几名抗议者尾随其后，皮卡驶过多米尼加和墨西哥餐馆、一家昨天开业的商店，以及一家杂货店，随后似乎离开了该社区。

殡仪馆调查发现56具腐烂遗体

珍妮娜·桑图奇 《今日美国》

当局正在调查芝加哥一家殡仪馆，该殡仪馆内据称发现人类遗体在受啮齿动物侵扰的无人管理区域腐烂。

库克县法医办公室表示，在接到南芝加哥礼拜堂殡仪馆遗体存放条件不当的通知后，正在努力确认56名死者遗体的身份并确定其状况。

法医办公室在8月6日的声明中表示，这些遗体被发现处于“各种腐烂状态”。法医办公室在8月7日的更新中称，“殡仪馆业主的执照已被暂停”。

州商务记录显示，乔安娜·摩根被列为该殡仪馆的共同法人，而克拉克·摩根则被列为总裁。

伊利诺伊州金融与职业监管部暂停了乔安娜·摩根的殡仪服务主任和防腐师执照。该监管机构表示，暂停执照是因为乔安娜·摩根多次违反州政府指令。州立法机构称，该殡仪馆存在包括啮齿动物侵扰在内的恶劣条件，导致遗体腐烂和蛆虫滋生。

克拉克·摩根的殡仪服务主任和防腐师执照曾在2024年被监管机构吊销。摩根还因使用过期执照和非专业合同从事殡仪服务主任和防腐师实习生工作而被处以60,000美元罚款。

《今日美国》已通过电子邮件联系南芝加哥礼拜堂，并尝试访问其网站的存档版本，但该网站于8月8日无法访问。

根据CBS新闻芝加哥分部的报道，克拉克·摩根此前曾经营芝加哥的海茨公墓，该公墓去年被伊利诺伊州审计长乔安娜·门多萨关闭。

当时，门多萨表示，火葬场内的遗体被存放在无法运作的冷藏拖车或冷柜中，且遗体“被以不当方式堆放”。

门多萨在2025年6月表示，吊销海茨公墓的执照将确保7%的业主永远无法在伊利诺伊州再经营火葬场。《今日美国》已就最新指控联系门多萨的办公室。

“得知他们仍在继续这种行为，真的令人作呕和不安。我当时就说过，这些人会想方设法规避制度，”门多萨在本周最新消息曝光后对CBS芝加哥表示。

“我不知道为什么没有对这个实体进行严密监控。摩根家族简直就是在他们的企业中经营着一座恐怖屋，”她告诉记者，并补充说殡仪馆由另一个机构监管。

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7月创下有记录以来最热月份

全球高温纪录被打破逾200次

黛娜·沃伊尔斯·普尔弗 《今日美国》

美国联邦官员表示，7月席卷全美的持续热浪将该国推向有记录以来最热的一个月，打破了已保持152年的纪录。

根据美国国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）8月10日发布的7月气候报告，7月全美平均气温为76.9华氏度，比20世纪平均水平高出3.3华氏度。该机构负责追踪全国天气及长期气候变化。这一温度略高于2036年和2022年7月创下的纪录。

尽管白天酷热难耐，扰乱了全国各地庆祝建国250周年的多项活动，但最极端的气温出现在夜间，较2022年7月创下的纪录高出0.7华氏度。

美国的纪录与7月全球多地观测到的气温模式相呼应。

8月天气展望

8月，美国中部和南部地区预计将持续高于平均气温，其中加州沿海地区和南部平原地区高温概率超过50%。

进入秋季后，全国降水量高于或低于平均水平的概率持平，但西部内陆和西南部地区可能迎来高于平均水平的降雨，而南部平原和密西西比河下游部分地区则可能面临降水偏少的情况。

目前，消防员正在16个州扑灭超过100场大型野火，预计全国大部分地区未来发生野火的风险将高于正常水平。

2025年7月天气观测

怀俄明州经历了有记录以来最热的7月，也是该州史上最热的一个月。该州气候中心主任托尼·伯甘蒂诺表示，该州北部部分地区的白天最高气温和夜间最低气温均比正常水平高出10华氏度。

一名男子于7月15日在纽约华尔街高温下擦拭脸上的汗水。BRENDAN WCDONMO,REUTERS

“据我所知，不少人为了应对高温，专门购买了窗式空调。”伯甘蒂诺说。该州7月平均气温比2036年创下的纪录高出约0.4华氏度。

此外，美国国家航空航天局（NASA）的7月气候报告还列出了三项发现：

• 全美48个毗邻州的气象站共打破逾200次历史高温纪录。

• 在48个毗邻州中，每个州的7月平均气温均高于20世纪平均水平，且均位列各州有记录以来最热7月的前三分之一。

• 今年迄今的平均气温为史上第二高，仅次于2012年。

• 与此同时，7月降水量位列美国历史上最干旱的三分之一。尽管全国部分地区出现了高于平均水平的降雨，但整体平均降水量较20世纪平均水平低近四分之一英寸。

全球7月有多热？

根据哥白尼气候变化服务机构和欧洲中期天气预报中心的数据，全球除极地地区外的海洋表面温度创下历史新高。

全球海洋的高温热浪部分归因于赤道太平洋大部分地区厄尔尼诺现象的增强。太平洋海域的海表温度持续打破每日高温纪录，并预计将继续上升。根据哥白尼气候变化服务机构的数据，全球平均气温为有记录以来第二热的7月，与2024年7月持平，仅次于2025年7月创下的纪录。

• 广泛的海洋热浪使欧洲大西洋沿岸和西地中海部分海域的海表温度达到历史最高水平。

• 在西欧大部分干旱地区，河流流量远低于平均水平或异常偏低。塞纳河、莱茵河和多瑙河受影响尤为严重。

• 西欧6月和7月的平均气温创下历史新高。

厄尔尼诺现象如何发展？

南美洲以西赤道太平洋的海洋温度持续创下每日高温纪录，并预计将在今年剩余时间内继续上升。

这种自然发生的气候现象会将更温暖的海水带到东太平洋，是地球上最具影响力的气候模式之一。该模式以增加太平洋的热带风暴活动并抑制大西洋的热带风暴活动而闻名。今年也不例外，预计本周风切变将影响大西洋风暴的生成。

黛娜·沃伊尔斯·普尔弗（Dinah Voyles Pulver）是《今日美国》的全国记者，专注于极端天气、气候及其他环境新闻。联系方式：dpaizer@saustoday.com。

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我们能做什么？

另一方面，美国政府从这些监控工具中获益。如果当权者看不到这一问题的负面影响，那么他们不太可能会禁止监控技术。

企业也没有内在动力来遏制这些做法。毕竟，监控正在为他们赚钱，或者至少不会损害他们的利润。

那么，作为个人，我们能做什么？

我们可以拒绝接受通过监控技术相互监视对我们有益的观念，因为这只会鼓励政府和私营企业继续将这种技术包装为公共利益。我们可以质疑，如果我们无法在日常生活中应对人工智能，那么我们可以选择退出一种要求我们记录同胞的文化，如果我们自己不希望被失望的话。

隐私可能很快成为只有富人才能享有的奢侈品。为了应对这一点，我们必须共同拒绝监控等于安全的观念。

您可以在 Blackky 平台上关注《今日美国》专栏作家萨拉·佩奎特：@wanepepemoksky.soc / ur

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今年夏天有两大趋势主导——高温和高通胀。这两种极端情况结合，形成了一个在美国鲜少成为头条的危机。

工人可能会因无力保持凉爽而死亡人数增加。这不是假设。

这是政策选择的可预见后果，这些政策让美国劳动者在无法降温所需的恢复成本与其他生活必需品（如食物、房租和医疗）的成本之间做出选择。

可负担性与高温危机之间的联系简单直接，却令人不安。暴露在极端高温下的工人，如果在非工作时间无法降温，会显著更容易受到高温的不利影响。

我们的身体需要充足的休息和恢复时间来应对职业性高温暴露。当工人在高温下劳作后精疲力竭地回到家中，他们需要有效的降温措施，如空调，来降低体温并恢复体力，以便再次面对高温。

此外，他们需要室内温度能够保证优质睡眠——而不是夜间过热的家中不断翻来覆去。没有夜间降温，热应激会不断累积。

能源成本与消费模式研究

并非所有工人都能在家中获得足够的降温条件。但即使对于那些能够获得降温条件的工人来说，当通货膨胀飙升、家庭预算紧张时，中低收入家庭往往会意识到他们对空调的使用情况。

近期关于能源成本和消费模式的研究证实了那些在账单上挣扎的人们早已知晓的事实：当资金紧张时，人们会做出负责任的选择。

一项近期研究表明，低收入工人在开启空调前能够忍受更大幅度的升温。在多数黑人社区，这一效应更为显著。

另一项近期研究显示，由于担心无力支付能源账单，低收入家庭比其他家庭更可能不使用空调。

这形成了致命的算术。以时薪$10的仓库工人为例，他们在95华氏度的高温下加班工作，回到家中可能面临的是无法开启空调的闷热公寓，因为通货膨胀让一切变得过于昂贵。

更糟糕的是，他们可能会忽视身体因高温受损的迹象，因为他们没有带薪病假。

我们需要认识到，这场可负担性危机——部分由劳工冲突推动——不仅仅是让家庭在预算边缘调整，比如推迟购买奢侈品或用鸡肉代替牛肉作为晚餐。

我们需要正视一个事实：可负担性危机正迫使一些美国工人做出可能带来致命后果的选择。

但最严重的后果是可以预防的。我们的政府需要采取行动。

国会和特朗普政府应当为工人提供他们所需的保护。

美国工人需要政府提供的支持

• 首先，本届政府应当落实职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）在2009,年提出的提案，强制要求为所有工人提供基本的高温防护措施。

如果工人在白天能够获得更好的保护，他们的身体在夜间才能得到恢复。

如果政府拒绝采取有意义的行动，8.国会应当介入并强制要求雇主为员工提供高温防护。

• 第二，国会和政府应当着力提高工人工资，首先从提高自2009,年以来未曾上调的联邦最低工资标准开始，以便工人能够负担起他们所需的保护。

• 第三，国会和政府应当扩大公用事业援助计划，或为从事高温作业的工人实施基本降温费率保护，并采取其他措施降低能源价格。

全国各地的城市正在与工会和工人倡导者合作，制定高温行动计划，明确雇主需要采取的步骤，以最有效地保护工人。

雇主也在与工会通过集体谈判协议协商保护措施，甚至自愿实施保护措施。

城市、州、雇主和工会都应发挥作用

遗憾的是，本届国会和政府的记录让我们几乎没有理由对其维护工人权益抱有乐观态度。这意味着城市、州、雇主和工会需要挺身而出，填补这一空白。

各州正在采取行动。加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州、马里兰州、明尼苏达州、内华达州、俄勒冈州和华盛顿州已通过法规，保护工人免受极端高温的影响。

雇主有道德责任在工人下班后保护他们免受高温影响。他们应实施项目，帮助工人负担家中降温费用，以确保他们在白天能保持生产力。

最有效的方法是提高工资，同时为家庭降温提供补贴。

当前的局面揭示了一个令人不安的事实：我们构建的经济体系使劳动者无法完全保护自己免受可预防的伤害。

我们创造的条件是：低工资、高能源成本和不完善的社会保障迫使工人做出致命的权衡。

随着气温上升和通胀持续，工人将继续遭受痛苦，甚至过早死亡。风险最大的工人包括建筑、农业、商业、食品加工、钢铁厂和废品住房行业的从业者。

我们可以改变这一现状，但这需要政治意愿，将经济可负担性危机视为对太多工人而言的生死攸关问题。

Sharon Block 是哈佛法学院实务教授兼“劳动与公正经济中心”执行主任。

Sarchit Balsari 医学博士、公共卫生硕士，是哈佛大学全球健康与人口系急诊医学副教授。

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我们汇总了全美50个州及华盛顿特区的热门新闻。详见第48页

2026年新车买家青睐的功能

停车辅助、加热座椅受追捧

Charles Singh

《纳什维尔田纳西人报》

今日美国网络

2026年，新车平均价格接近$30,000。尽管价格居高不下，仍有数千名车主购买新车，但对曾被视为奢侈配置的先进驾驶辅助、安全及舒适功能需求强劲。

全球最受欢迎的汽车制造商通过长长的标配清单，在竞争中占据优势。因此，现代汽车配备了多种标准功能，让驾驶更轻松，车辆更易用。

以下是汽车研究网站AutoPacific调查显示的2026年新车买家最青睐的五大功能。

变道辅助是最受欢迎的新功能之一

2026年，车主最期待的功能之一是变道辅助。

该功能通过摄像头和雷达传感器提醒驾驶员两侧或后方有车辆接近。

变道辅助依靠先进技术帮助驾驶员变道并避免碰撞，而无需

详见FEATURES，第26页

曾经的升级配置如今成为标配

新安全功能简化驾驶体验

Charles Singh

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现代汽车包含多项曾经作为升级配置的标准功能，车主需额外支付数百至数千美元才能获得。其中一些功能曾仅作为售后升级，且安装复杂。

如今，新车出厂即配备驾驶辅助、安全及操作功能，在多方面简化了驾驶和用车体验。以下是三项曾仅限高端车型或需售后安装的常见标准功能：

详见STANDARD，第28页

2026款斯巴鲁傲虎的信息娱乐系统。

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2026款Jeep切诺基的外观重新设计是该SUV从远处最显著的特征。JEEP提供照片

2026款Jeep Cherokee高效且实用

对品牌粉丝而言，是其他热门同级竞品的有力替代选择

Charles Singh 纳什维尔《田纳西人报》 / 《今日美国》网络

我为《今日美国》汽车版测试了2026款Jeep Cherokee一周，以了解这款车型在经历重大改款后的变化。Cherokee已全面进化，从外观设计到平台架构均焕然一新。紧凑型SUV市场通常由丰田RAV4和本田CR-V等日系车型主导，而Jeep全新Cherokee则为品牌粉丝提供了一个强有力的替代选择。以下是我驾驶2026款Jeep Cherokee小型混合动力SUV一周后的体验。

2026款Jeep Cherokee内饰采用高级材料。

2026款Jeep Cherokee有何亮点？

2026款Jeep Cherokee的外观改款是这款SUV从远处最显眼的特征。进入车舱后，其高级材料和科技配置同样引人注目。

Jeep通过第六代改款重新定义了这一畅销车型，使其从外观到动力系统都更加现代化。Cherokee不再仅以越野能力见长，其定价、动力、燃油经济性和标配科技均在改款后大放异彩。

性能、操控与效率：驾驶感受如何？

Jeep重新设计的小型SUV在道路上表现强劲且实用。其燃油经济性出色，对希望节省油费的驾驶者极具吸引力。

2026款Jeep Cherokee搭载1.6升涡轮增压四缸发动机和电动机，可输出230马力。其城市油耗为每加仑39英里，高速油耗为每加仑35英里，在同级车型中表现优异。

内饰、科技与舒适性：车内体验如何？

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福特Fathom将成为福特汽车公司基于全新Universal Electric Vehicle Platform打造的首款车型——一款起售价$28,350（另加$1,395运费）的中型皮卡，标配标准续航电池。

这不是一个源自福特123年历史档案中的经典名称，如Bronco或Maverick。但或许这正是重点。福特正在尝试用这款纯电皮卡做些不同的事。高管表示，此举是因为公司在第一代电动车的大众消费者接受度上遇到困难，同时中国汽车制造商正以补贴低价电动车型迅速扩张全球市场，满足消费者需求。

"这类车主的动机，"福特Model e电动车部门总经理Kay Hart在博客文章中表示，"与传统皮卡用户有所不同，而定义这些动机指导了我们在Universal EV平台上打造的首款车型的每一项决策。这意味着车名不仅要好听，还必须体现一种心态，将关注点从参数转向适应性精神。"

消费者可注册获取Fathom的更新信息，但经销商预计要到2026年12月才会开放。首批交付预计将在2027年晚些时候进行。真正的揭幕时间尚未公布，但消费者已在路上发现伪装的预生产车型。

Fathom胜过Galaxie和Taurus

Hart表示，车辆命名历时九个月。公司评估了档案中的多个名称：Galaxie、Taurus和Rancheru。Hart称，每个名称都带有特定含义，可能不适合这款全新电动皮卡。

两位福特共同创作者分别从数百个选项中提出了Fathom。命名团队要求工程师从他们[...OMITTED...]

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侧视镜。这是众多因其实用性而成为许多新车标配的先进驾驶辅助和安全功能之一。

部分车辆配备了升级版的变道辅助系统，在驾驶员打转向灯且路况安全时，可自动为车辆变更车道。

2026年车主青睐电动前排座椅

如果你曾拥有过老旧车辆，可能对手动调节前排座椅的经历并不陌生——需要拉动前排座垫下方的金属杆，将座椅滑动至最佳位置。对于大多数驾驶新车的车主而言，这种操作方式已成为过去。

根据AutoPacific的研究数据，电动前排驾驶座椅是2026年新车买家最期待的第四大功能。与其他依赖摄像头和传感器的功能相比，这一配置虽显简单，但对注重日常驾驶便捷性的车主而言，却能带来截然不同的体验。

新车买家青睐自动紧急制动

自动紧急制动是2026年新车买家最期待的功能之一，尤其是在手动模式下。在停车场等繁忙区域倒车时，即使配备倒车影像和泊车传感器，依然存在风险。

后向自动紧急制动系统能在车辆倒车时检测到行人或障碍物，并立即停车。除了避免事故，这一功能还能帮助驾驶员在狭窄空间精准泊车，并避免因人为失误造成的车辆外观损伤。

最常见的驾驶员制动可能并不舒适，但许多车主认为这一功能在2026年既实用又必要。

新车买家对泊车传感器需求旺盛

得益于专为倒车和泊车设计的多种安全和驾驶辅助功能，即使是经验不足的驾驶员，也能轻松完成泊车操作。

标准

倒车影像并非新车标配

如果你已驾车数十年，可能还记得过去倒车和泊车时需要频繁回头观察。

如今，美国销售的每一辆新车均标配倒车影像，使倒车更加轻松安全，帮助驾驶员和行人更容易发现盲区。

2016年，美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）最终确定了联邦法规，要求2026年之前所有新车必须配备倒车影像。

如今，即使是最经济的入门车型也可配备这一功能，无需再回头观察，即可清晰查看车辆后方的物体和行人。

新车不再配备钥匙

如果您拥有一辆现代车辆，很可能您无需使用车钥匙来开启、锁定或启动发动机。相反，2026年的新车配备了能够锁定和解锁车门的智能钥匙，甚至可能自动开启和关闭后备箱。

一旦智能钥匙出现在新车内，驾驶员便可通过一键启动按钮启动发动机，而无需将钥匙插入点火开关。一键启动功能最初推出时进展缓慢，且仅限于高端车型和高配版本——这一趋势并不常见，其目的是为了降低风险。这些驾驶员甚至使用替代零件和方法为自己的车辆加装这一功能。

如今，大多数新车都配备了一键启动功能，解放了曾经由车钥匙占据的空间。一键启动并非完美，也存在自身的机械缺陷，例如意外触发或对智能钥匙的依赖。但另一方面，这一技术能够防止金属钥匙意外刮伤内饰、避免物理钥匙被撬，并让驾驶员无需携带沉重或过长的钥匙串，从而不影响驾驶空间。

前后泊车传感器是2026年新车买家第二期待的功能。今年我测试了数十款新车，这也是我个人最喜欢的功能之一。

我喜欢在驾驶全新车辆时使用前后泊车传感器，因为它能缓解停车时的焦虑。这些传感器会提醒驾驶员注意障碍物，通常安装在保险杠上。结合泊车传感器和摄像头，即使是最大型的车辆，停车也变得相对轻松，这得益于车辆提供的视觉和声音信息。

加热座椅成为新车最受欢迎的功能

AutoPacific的研究得出结论，加热座椅是2026年新车买家最期待的功能。该研究调查了超过16,000名计划在未来三年内购买新车的持照驾驶员，约47%的受访者将加热座椅列为最期待的汽车功能。

2026年，我在东北地区严酷的冬季测试了多款配备加热座椅的车辆。这一功能确实能提升低温下的车内舒适度。对于那些在漫长寒冷的冬季长时间通勤的驾驶员来说，加热座椅能让驾驶更加舒适。此外，使用加热座椅比加热整个车厢更加节能，对于希望节省油费的驾驶员来说是一个不错的选择。

Charles Singh是《The Teneswams》（隶属《今日美国》网络）的汽车水泥记者。联系方式：Clinghty / Gannett.com。

无线智能手机连接现已成为常态

在一个屏幕和智能手机主导的世界中，无线连接对驾驶员来说是一大福音。在无线智能手机连接标准化之前，许多驾驶员依赖敏感的线缆来播放音频或使用Android Auto和Apple CarPlay。

虽然Android Auto和Apple CarPlay尚未在所有车辆中实现全面无线化，但许多热门新车已将这一功能作为标配。这让驾驶员在放置手机时更加灵活，减少了充电接口的磨损，并消除了线缆杂乱的问题。即时连接对于使用谷歌地图等导航应用进行日常驾驶的驾驶员来说也非常便捷，因为连接速度非常快。

汽车在软件、性能和标准配置方面每年都在不断进步。值得庆幸的是，对于驾驶员来说，2026年有大量价格低于$30,000的新车，配备了先进的驾驶辅助和安全功能。

切诺基

拥有以科技为中心的内饰。标配12.5英寸触摸屏信息娱乐系统和20.25英寸数字仪表盘。

Jeep切诺基的内饰在主流车型中舒适且精致。其驾驶舱在同级别中显得高档。这款混合动力车证明，Jeep不仅关注性能和动力，也同样注重品质。

2026款Jeep切诺基是否适合你的生活方式？

2026款Jeep切诺基可容纳五名乘客。车身长188.1英寸，宽74.7英寸，高67.5英寸。

这款小型混合动力SUV的第二排后方拥有33.6立方英尺的行李空间，在同级别中相当宽敞。第二排腿部空间为36.3英寸。如果你有一个小家庭，切诺基有足够的空间容纳乘客和行李。

价格、价值与竞争：2026款Jeep切诺基值得购买吗？

2026款Jeep切诺基起售价为$35,000（不含税费及其他费用）。共提供六种配置。

2026款Jeep切诺基配置

• 切诺基：$35,000
• Lanes：$30,000
• Limited：$40,000
• Limited Edition：$40,595
• 85周年纪念版：$40,905
• 47周年纪念版：$40,905
• 47nd Anniversary Edition：$40,905
• 47nd World：$43,000

Jeep的这款小型SUV性价比出色，得益于其混合动力系统和标配全轮驱动。高配版本也相当实惠，除入门版外，每款车型均增加了配置，且售价均低于$45,000（不含税费）。

2026款Jeep切诺基的竞争对手包括丰田RAV4和本田CR-V混合动力车型。RAV4在三款车型中动力最强（236马力），油耗最低（综合油耗44英里 / 加仑），也是最实惠的混合动力SUV，起售价为$35,900。

本田的CR-V混合动力车型在乘坐舒适性、驾驶舱品质和乘客空间方面表现最佳。2026款Jeep切诺基在越野能力和标配锁止功能方面优于丰田RAV4和CR-V混合动力车型。

最终评价：谁应该购买2026款Jeep切诺基？

2026款Jeep切诺基相较于以往的小型SUV车系有了巨大改进。Jeep决定为其配备标准混合动力系统，使其对注重预算且看重卓越汽车性能的驾驶者更具吸引力。

如果你想要一款油耗表现出色、动力强劲且偶尔能够驶向人迹罕至道路的小型家用SUV，2026款Jeep切诺基在同级别中占据独特地位。对于希望获得比以往切诺基车型更多功能的Jeep品牌粉丝来说，这是一款值得选择的车型。

新款切诺基远非同级别中无可争议的最佳车型，但对于所有希望拥有一款性能出色的小型混合动力SUV的驾驶者来说，它无疑是最佳全新车型重新设计之一，值得考虑购买。

洞察

最爱。一位符合该车型客户画像的工程师在每次会议前选出了获胜方案。

“早在‘fathom’一词有‘深度’之意前，它描述的是一个人张开双臂的跨度，大约6英尺，”哈特说道。“水手们借用这个跨度来测量看不见底的水域。最终，这个词演变出了全新的含义：完全理解某件事物。

“‘fathom’这个名字原本用于测量看不见的事物，后来演变为理解的意思，”他继续说道。“对于一款从多年努力理解特定客户开始的皮卡来说，这个名字用六个字母概括了整个设计理念。”

高管们将这款皮卡描述为与Maverick尺寸相近，但乘客空间比最新款丰田RAV4（美国最畅销的SUV）更大。福特表示，该车的0-65英里 / 小时加速时间将与野马EcoBoost一样快，且停机时间更少。与特斯拉Cybertruck类似，40-volt系统将取代传统的21-volt电池，用于车辆电子设备。

高管们表示，这款皮卡将支持需要100英里续航的驾驶者，类似于F-150 Lightning已提供的功能，但仅需三分之一的电池单元。不过，发言人艾玛·伯格表示，这并非标准货运电池的配置。Fathom将具备更强大的额外 / 备用电源功能，可在无发电机的情况下为家庭供电，但公司未透露具体价格。根据公司数据，全尺寸首款纯电动F-150 Lightning最多可为家庭供电长达6天。

Fathom将支持BlueCruise功能，并将搭载Evet的Level 2+级别手动辅助高速公路驾驶系统。公司表示，UEV平台还将支持其在2028年推出Level 3级别的“脱眼”驾驶功能。

此外，高分辨率触摸屏将内置Apple Maps，但消费者仍可选择使用Android Auto和Apple CarPlay。该车还将配备数字钥匙。

这款皮卡将是福特的一场考验。随着消费者对电动车的续航里程、成本、充电速度和可靠性仍存顾虑，电动车需求未达预期。野马Mach-E v1.5的销量截至7月已下滑50%。福特取消了5。

电动车需求未达预期，消费者仍对续航里程、成本、充电速度和可靠性持观望态度。

联邦税收抵免政策并未带来帮助。

但全球监管机构正推动零排放车辆的普及，中国企业正凭借补贴后的廉价电动车在全球扩张。福特CEO吉姆·法利（Jim Farley）称其为“生存威胁”。

UEV是由福特位于加州的电动车硬件与软件“Hankhocks”团队开发的简化平台，该团队于2022年成立，规模仅为福特同类项目常规招聘人数的三十分之一。福特高管表示，有意将该团队与传统官僚体系隔离，以激发创新价值。

福特正向路易斯维尔装配厂投资200亿美元用于生产105车型，并放弃了创始人亨利·福特于2015年创立的传统移动装配线。新的双环形制造设计将三个子装配区和各类零部件整合，效率提升20%。这将成为福特自动化程度最高的装配厂，该投资将确保路易斯维尔装配厂的2,200个小时工岗位。

大型单片式铝制一体化底盘取代了车辆前后数十个较小的零部件，可单独组装。随后与结构电池组装配，后者独立组装，配有座椅、内饰和顶盖。

这款皮卡将使用位于密歇根州马歇尔的300亿美元马歇尔电池园生产的电池，该园区今年早些时候已开始预生产。

该园区生产磷酸铁锂电池，不使用钴或镍，成本低于传统电动车电池。虽然这类电池起火风险较低，但能量密度也较低。该技术授权自中国的宁德时代（Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.）。福特预计将成为美国首家量产磷酸铁锂汽车电池的制造商。

“我们想选择更多的设计，”哈特（Hart）表示，“赋予车辆个性、韵律，使其成为客户生活中的角色。”

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财经

《今日美国》 / 2026年8月12日 星期三 / 第18版

评测

起亚K4掀背车：经济实惠且运动感十足

查尔斯·辛格

纳特里奥拉·特拉诺瓦 / 《今日美国》网络

我为《今日美国》汽车版测试了2026款起亚K4掀背车一周，以评估这款经济实惠的新掀背车是否物有所值。测试期间，我将其用于前往当地公园、健身房和Costco。

起亚这款廉价掀背车并非完美，但对于预算有限的消费者而言，仍有诸多可取之处。以下是我与2026款起亚K4掀背车相处一周后的感受。

2026款起亚K4掀背车有何亮点？

2026款起亚K4掀背车在同级车型中并不张扬。其低调内敛的外观设计被其高性价比和高配版的吸引力所掩盖。

起亚这款掀背车是一款经济实惠的入门级车型，标配功能物超所值。升级至GT-Line Turbo顶配版（820,890）可获得更强劲的涡轮增压发动机和更出色的驾驶体验。

性能、操控与效率：驾驶感受如何？

起亚K4掀背车的基础发动机动力不足，但我测试的GT-Line Turbo版本在路上足够灵动，令人兴奋。起亚这款掀背车驾驶感安全且灵活，虽不及部分竞品迅猛，但足以证明选择顶配版的合理性。

该掀背车搭载2.0升四缸发动机，输出1 / 4马力。起亚的涡轮增压动力选项将马力提升至190匹，扭矩达295磅·英尺，对起亚这款车型而言表现出色。其城市油耗为每加仑28英里，高速油耗为每加仑34英里。

内饰、科技与舒适性：车内体验如何？

起亚K4掀背版标配8年 / 8万英里座椅面料和前排加热座椅，对一款如此实惠的车型来说是个不错的加分项。升级至GT-Line或GT-Line Turbo版本后，车内设计更显静谧。Windows、Apple CarPlay和Android Auto均为标配。

2026款K4的内饰配备了丰富的标准科技配置，包括一块巨大的12.5英寸信息娱乐屏。在舒适性方面，驾驶舱专为驾驶爱好者设计，满足了典型掀背车买家的多项需求。

2026款起亚K4是否适合你的生活方式？

起亚这款新掀背车可容纳5人。车身长86.4英寸、宽72.8英寸、高55.9英寸，拥有38.0英寸的实际座椅腿部空间，在同级车中表现优秀。

该车型后排座椅后方拥有22.2立方英尺的行李厢空间，比竞品车型的14.6立方英尺宽敞得多。

如果你需要一款通勤或日常代步车，2026款起亚K4将是不错的选择。但若追求家用车，中型轿车如丰田凯美瑞或本田雅阁可能更合适。

价格、性价比与竞争力：2026款起亚K4值得购买吗？

2026款起亚K4起售价为$24,990。它提供三种配置，包括我试驾的GT-Line Turbo版本：

2026款起亚K4掀背版配置

• K4 835：$24,990
• K4 GT-Line：$25,990
• K4 GT-Line Turbo：$28,890

起亚这款掀背车性价比极高，裸车价低于$20,500（不含税费），且标配丰富。此外，升级至高配版本的价格也低于$30,000。

2026款起亚K4掀背版的主要竞争对手是本田思域掀背版和丰田卡罗拉掀背版。本田车型在驾驶动态方面表现最佳。

卡罗拉掀背版在可靠性和简洁性上领先同级。

而起亚K4掀背版在最大行李厢空间、后排腿部空间、科技配置及整体性价比方面优于思域和卡罗拉。

最终结论：谁适合购买2026款起亚K4掀背版？

如果你需要一款经济实惠、标配丰富且驾驶乐趣足以让通勤变得有趣的日常代步车，起亚K4是个绝佳选择。

若你注重燃油经济性和科技配置，K4同样表现出色。其低起售价在2026.新车均价上涨至约$10,000的背景下，对消费者极具吸引力。我享受了顶配版的涡轮增压发动机和时尚内饰。它无疑是2026.最具性价比的新车之一。

8.42亿 / USD,120 dC,84

顶配版Acura SUV：最实惠的豪华选择

查尔斯·辛格

顶配版车型通常集品牌最优配置于一身。幸运的是，市场上仍有不少价格亲民的新款豪华车、卡车和SUV，配备丰富功能。

尽管2026.平均新车价格接近$10,000，但有一款顶配豪华SUV的裸车价低于$43,000（不含税费）。以下是关于2026年最实惠的顶配豪华SUV的详细信息：

2026年最实惠的顶配豪华SUV来自Acura

作为本田旗下的豪华品牌，Acura推出了2026,最实惠的顶配豪华SUV：Acura ADX A-Spec Advance。这是一款紧凑型豪华SUV，起售价为$42,400，配备大量高端功能，在舒适性、运动性和先进性方面均优于基础版（$30,500）。

2026款Acura ADX A-Spec Advance搭载1.5升涡轮增压四缸发动机，输出190马力。

其城市油耗为26 mg，高速油耗为31 mgs。

这款日系豪华SUV可乘坐5人，拥有24.4立方英尺的行李厢空间。

2026 款 Acura ADX A-Spec Advance 标配功能

Acura 这款平价豪华 SUV 配备真皮内饰、加热式多功能方向盘及 Rang & Oldism 35 扬声器音响系统。此外，还标配加热式电动折叠后视镜、一键式电动天窗及内置 Google 功能。

2026 款 ADX A-Spec Advance 提供智能无钥匙进入及离车自动上锁功能、前排加热 / 通风座椅及运动踏板。车内还配备 9 英寸触摸屏显示器、10.2 英寸数字仪表盘及无线手机充电器。

这款豪华 SUV 标配多项驾驶辅助及安全功能，包括带低速缓解功能的自适应巡航控制、高级行人检测、盲区监测、碰撞缓解制动系统、前后泊车传感器及雨量感应式雨刷。

若仍觉不足， 还提供多种选装套件及配件，可为 A- 增配发光前标（8420）及车标投影灯（8890）。此外，驾驶者可额外支付 2,000 美元选装全轮驱动系统，以提升抓地力。

是否值得购买 2026 款 A- ？

若您正在寻找一款紧凑型豪华 SUV，2026 款 A- 在性价比方面表现出色。

该车型运动感十足，搭载的先进科技能让驾驶更轻松、安全且愉悦。

外观设计大胆，内饰精致。

此外， A- 标配功能丰富，显著提升了 入门级 SUV 的整体水准。

虽然大家庭用户可能觉得这款车不太适合，但对于预算有限且追求高品质的通勤族而言，它是一个不错的选择。许多 车主希望在享受 Honda 车型驾驶乐趣的同时，拥有更高级的内饰。 A- 虽未突破预算上限，却提供了媲美顶级宝马或奔驰的性能体验。

Stellantis 声称新技术可消除“涡轮迟滞”

Liam Rappleye

《底特律自由报》 / USA TODAY NETWORK

涡轮增压发动机性能出色，但如果能更快——甚至更快呢？

Stellantis 位于底特律的工程师于 8 月 6 日表示，他们已开发出一项能够基本消除“涡轮迟滞”的技术——即汽油发动机机械增压器启动时所需的轻微延迟。

Stellantis 高性能工程师表示，使用一项名为“近乎空气”（almost Air）的技术（尚未投产），原型车能够在 650 毫秒内达到动力系统峰值扭矩的 90%。在位于城市东区的定制中心——一家私人 Stellantis 博物馆，前身是曾生产过凶猛桥梁的制造工厂——工程师们在一辆 Jeep 大切诺基的引擎盖下展示了这项技术，该车搭载了一台直列六缸涡轮增压发动机。大多数配备“近乎空气”技术的车辆均采用此类设计。

工程师表示，所有开发工作仍处于初步阶段。即便是展示新技术的这款大切诺基，目前也无法选配该六缸发动机。

Stellantis 动力系统工程副总裁 Baker 表示，“目前还没有未来的应用计划”，但他补充道：“我可以告诉你，这个概念在多种发动机架构中都具有很高价值……我认为这是一个非常可行的概念。”

一些汽车制造商尝试通过电动涡轮来消除涡轮迟滞。通常，涡轮由循环废气驱动，而电动涡轮能在废气接管前几乎瞬间启动涡轮叶片。不过，Stellantis 的“近乎空气”技术并未采用相同的电动辅助方式。SRT 工程师开发了一种涡轮系统，利用空气压缩机和截止阀迅速为涡轮增压器提供动力，在废气接管前“几乎消除”涡轮迟滞。

“通过这项技术，我们让六缸涡轮增压发动机实现了卓越的加速水平，”Baker 提到 Stellantis 广受欢迎的机械增压 V8 发动机时表示。

Baker 总结道，工程师团队仅用了 7 周时间便将“近乎空气”从概念推进至可测试产品。

“这就是 SRT 的速度，”另一位工程师在 Baker 面对媒体回答新涡轮技术问题时高声说道。

是“街道与赛车技术”（Street and Racing Technology）的缩写，是 Stellantis 的高性能开发部门，负责打造公司最极致的车型，如各款 Hellcat、Jeep Trackhawk 和道奇蝰蛇。在向媒体展示新产品的幻灯片中，Stellantis 将 称为“Baitski 疯狂部”。

事实上，Stellantis 为 工程师提供了 5 yen 的预算，用于在短时间内开发极具冲击力的车辆和动力系统。 运营负责人 Tom Saccoman 表示，“近乎空气”概念正是这种“快速开发与跨职能工程”的产物。

“在这一案例中，通过在废气能量可用前对涡轮增压器进行机电预增压，我们能够显著提升增压响应和驾驶性能，”Saccoman 说道。

最强悍的“隆隆蜂”

Stellantis还宣布，其全新的“顶级卡车”系列高性能量产街道卡车将通过Hollander零件网络和Direct Connection提供大量改装选项。

该汽车制造商展示了多款经过极致改装的卡车，包括由Homeowny Performance打造的“隆隆蜂”，其马力可超过1,000匹；以与Fred Motor Co.合作为人熟知的Baddest Performance也对一辆2000年款基础卡车进行了改装；另一家高性能车辆改装商Fox Factory则改装了一辆Ram 2000重型卡车。

Stellantis也推出了自家调校的“隆隆蜂”车型。该公司发布了3款被称为“暗黑双线”的黑色版本，以展示Direct Connection售后改装套件为车主带来的升级潜力。

这三款“暗黑双线”均采用黑色涂装，搭配“Direct Connection”点缀。所有车型均配备24向悬挂系统，并通过Magazines电磁阀调校，搭载3升双螺杆机械增压器。Stellantis宣称，配备合适Direct Connection零件的最快“隆隆蜂”马力可超过900匹。Stellantis于5月首次推出“隆隆蜂”肌肉卡车系列。

此次发布会在Roadkill Nights年度活动开幕前举行。该活动由道奇在密歇根州庞蒂亚克举办，吸引全国各地的爱好者参加为期一天的90 Concourse直线加速赛狂欢。

道奇表示，新的“几近空气”技术将在Roadkill Nights上展出，该品牌还计划在活动中发布一款全新肌肉车。

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财经

50+州

亚拉巴马州 蒙哥马利： 亚拉巴马州公共卫生部确认，蒙哥马利一名成功人士的检测结果呈阳性。

阿拉斯加州 朱诺： 朱诺国际机场将从美国联邦航空管理局获得420万美元美元资金，用于更换除雪设备。该资金属于一项总额$8.7 亿美元的全国机场基础设施拨款计划的一部分，ETUU报道。

亚利桑那州 梅萨： 由于东谷技术学院与成员学区之间的法律纠纷导致交通服务中断，学生在新学年第一天错过了职业培训课程。

阿肯色州 小石城： 阿肯色大学医学院与亚利桑那大学在2020年秋季筹集了超过4410万美元美元，来自1,549笔捐款，超过了2020年创下的4257万美元美元的历史纪录，KABA报道。

加利福尼亚州 萨克拉门托： 近半数年轻加州人认为该州正朝错误方向发展，不断上涨的生活成本持续加重他们的经济负担。根据2020，“加州青年力量”青年民意调查，生活成本和通货膨胀是年轻居民希望民选官员优先解决的首要问题，其次是住房负担能力和无家可归问题。

科罗拉多州 普韦布洛： 去年旅游业为科罗拉多州经济贡献了$295 亿美元，普韦布洛的旅游活动为“英雄之乡”带来了价值400万美元美元的住宿总销售额。

康涅狄格州 纽黑文： 纽黑文公立学校表示正在解决多所高中存在的霉菌、漏水和老化基础设施问题，同时将这些问题归咎于数十年的资金不足和设施老化，WTNU报道。

特拉华州 多佛： 8月，Probes发布了美国历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）首份排名——特拉华州立大学榜上有名。这所多佛大学在媒体公司首次发布的榜单中，位列10所公立HBCU之一，并在2,000所参评机构中排名第10。此外，福布斯还将其评为在线课程排名第2的HBCU。

哥伦比亚特区 华盛顿： 华盛顿特区2026年独立日烟花表演创下吉尼斯世界纪录，成为全球规模最大的烟花秀，在国家广场上空燃放了超过840,000枚烟花，WUSA报道。

佛罗里达州 东韦尔斯： 迈尔斯堡海滩备受欢迎的“四离岸”动力噪音活动将于今年9月重返，此前该活动曾因飓风伊恩中断。

佐治亚州 福斯特： 联邦紧急事务管理署向福斯特市拨款190万美元美元，用于制定暴雨水管理总体规划。该资金通过“灾害减灾拨款计划”提供。

夏威夷州 火奴鲁鲁： 夏威夷农业部表示，持续的校车司机短缺导致新学年开学时，多个岛屿约30条路线无法运营，KHOVU报道。

爱达荷州 博伊西： 西爱达荷学院正在博伊西扩建，计划新建一座占地20,000平方英尺的摩门教学术中心，校园面积达20英亩，将支持劳动力和信息技术项目，预计于2027,8月开放，KTVBT报道。

伊利诺伊州 斯普林菲尔德： 斯普林菲尔德消防局新成立的一个部门将协助处理药物滥用、心理健康障碍和行为健康危机。这辆名为“灯塔一号”的救护车预计将在未来几个月上路。

印第安纳州 门罗县： 门罗县可能斥资约200万美元美元在老旧监狱内新建一部电梯。约5人表示，由于多年来对替代设施的争论不休，他们不得不依赖一套已使用40年的系统，维护难度日益增加。

艾奥瓦州约翰逊县： 在首次讨论近两个月后，约翰逊县监事会批准了发行9450万美元债券的文本，用于建造新的看守所和执法设施。该债券将于11月3日大选期间交由选民表决。

密歇根亮点

行人于8月9日在底特律的格迪·豪国际大桥上行走。JUSTIN MANUSIA TODAY NETWORK

底特律： 格迪·豪国际大桥上的新步行和自行车道迎来了首个热门日。温莎-底特律大桥管理局发言人曼尼·派瓦表示，该桥的多用途通道在8月5日开放首日吸引了约3,400名步行者、跑步者和骑行者。该通道免费使用。管理局指出，这是一个新的过境选择，但此前并未对首日或未来典型日的预计人数（如预定的活动场次等）做出估算，不过派瓦曾表示预期兴趣会很高。8月5日两侧边境排起的长队证明了这一点。

堪萨斯 海斯： 海斯维尔公立学校将从本学年开始停止为初中生分配个人平板电脑，以减少数字干扰、鼓励面对面交流并改善学生体验。KLAB报道称，课堂设备将在需要时使用。

肯塔基 法兰克福： 州长安迪·贝希尔签署了一项行政命令，以“防范数据中心的任何有害影响”，并促进社区与开发商之间更“透明的对话”。

路易斯安那 巴吞鲁日： 路易斯安那州野生动物和渔业部宣布，将再降低两个湖泊的水位以控制入侵水生植被。圣马丁堂区的亨德森湖和伊文杰琳堂区的奇科特湖将分别于8月和9月开始降低水位。

缅因 奥甘奎特： 奥甘奎特剧院在8月3日的年度慈善晚会上筹集了超过500万美元，为剧院的“下个世纪运动”提供了变革性支持。

马里兰 皮尔斯安妮： 马里兰大学东海岸分校在完成一项关键条件性审查后，距离开设马里兰州首个州内兽医学院更近一步，该审查可能为学生招生扫清道路，据公告称。

马萨诸塞州 海恩尼斯： 通过鳕鱼角海事博物馆的青少年造船项目，学生们制作的手工平底木划艇现已在约翰·F·肯尼迪海恩尼斯博物馆的前厅展出。这艘12英尺长的平底木划艇是通过两家博物馆的合作添加的，社区公告称。

明尼苏达州 明尼阿波利斯： 非营利组织“The Video Store Minneapolis”已发起Kickstarter众筹活动，为一家实体影像店和社区图书馆筹款，该活动将持续至8月16日。该店将提供电影和电视剧的实体店购买和出借服务，KAMDI报道。

密西西比州 欣兹县： 多年的法庭辩论导致欣兹县监狱人口激增，县官员提出了一个潜在解决方案，以加快刑事案件的处理速度。欣兹县监事会批准为一名额外的助理地区检察官提供资金，称该职位可能减少监狱人口并为纳税人节省资金。

密苏里州 杰斐逊城： 一项将于11月公投的提案正在为恢复密苏里州堕胎法筹集资金，已筹得超过650万美元——其中包括前纽约市长迈克尔·布隆伯格创纪录的625万美元捐款，《密苏里独立报》报道。

蒙大拿州 海伦娜： 一名联邦法官下令释放一名被边境巡逻队大规模拘留的黄石县居民，认定其逮捕违反了宪法权利。《每日蒙大拿报》报道。

内布拉斯加州 奥马哈： 内布拉斯加州州务卿办公室表示，内布拉斯加工人党和美国优先党已收集到足够的有效签名，有望在内布拉斯加州获得正式政党地位，前提是于8月27日前提交申请获取政治文件，WOWT报道。

内华达州 拉斯维加斯： 据KLAB报道，一块展示加州州长加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom）和内华达州总检察长詹姆斯·福特（James Ford）的竞选广告牌在拉斯维加斯遭到破坏，被涂上红色万字符。

新罕布什尔州 汉普顿： 汉普顿海滩市救生队连续第八年赢得新英格兰救生锦标赛冠军，击败来自四个州的竞争对手。

新泽西州 新布朗斯维克： 一项长达44英尺的辅助设备正帮助新泽西州医院在患者病情突然恶化前及时发现高风险病例，一项新研究表明这可能正在挽救生命。研究人员来自$10 / Minoculars Health and Hygiene和罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊医学院，他们发现使用人工智能驱动的早期预警系统与高风险住院患者死亡率显著降低有关。

新墨西哥州 阿尔伯克基： 据KIKJE报道，新墨西哥州“送餐上门”服务已将工作日送餐范围扩展至百慕大和佛罗里达，将餐食配送、健康检查和社交支持服务延伸至阿尔伯克基以外的墨西哥和科拉莱斯地区。

纽约州 奥尔巴尼： 全州100所学校的研究人员将获得一项新的41英尺工具，用于帝国人工智能联盟（Empire AI Rela）的启动。州长凯茜·霍楚尔（Kathy Hochul）宣布该联盟启动，称其为美国“最强大的学术研究联盟”。

北卡罗来纳州 威尔明顿： 海树赖茨维尔海滩（Sea Tree Wrightsville Beach）在威尔明顿港城码头新增了一艘救援船。新闻稿称，这艘新船预计将使开普菲尔河（Cape Fear）和东北开普菲尔河的救援响应时间缩短约一小时。

北达科他州 迈诺特： 由于人手不足及维持安全运营的需要，迈诺特市罗斯福公园游泳池将于8月17,提前关闭，KMOF报道。

俄亥俄州 辛辛那提： 一家总部位于大辛辛那提地区的垂直农业初创企业，在该地区拥有价值数亿美元的设施，现正逐步停止运营。以手部损失为基础的60英亩农场（Hand-loss-based 60-acre Farms）在经营十余年后宣布停业。其首席执行官兼联合创始人迈克·佐兰德（Mike Zolland）表示，公司无法获得继续运营所需的资金。

印第安纳州 俄克拉荷马城： 一项新研究显示，俄克拉荷马州教师的工资在全美教育行业中处于最低水平之一，凸显该州长期以来在全国教育排名中徘徊末位的问题。

俄勒冈州 塞勒姆： 塞勒姆市将承担州际5号公路沿线及市中心桥下无家可归者营地的清理费用，以便更有效地应对相关问题。此前，俄勒冈州交通厅在2020年和2026年部分时间内已为此投入超过50多万美元。

宾夕法尼亚州 哈里斯堡： 宾夕法尼亚州独立财政办公室数据显示，该州房主的平均用电支出较两年前上涨了20%。

罗德岛州 坎伯兰： 罗德岛美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）正敦促坎伯兰镇终止与Flock Safety的合同，理由是一起联邦诉讼指控警方使用该公司的车牌识别系统照片，错误逮捕并起诉一名女性。

南卡罗来纳州 查尔斯顿： 南卡罗来纳州刚刚经历了国家气象局记录中夏季最潮湿的一个月之一，降雨充沛且预计还将持续。然而，降雨是在严重干旱的背景下发生的。最新美国干旱监测报告显示，10.9%的棕榈州（Palmetto State）地区仍处于某种程度的干旱状态。

南达科他州 比尤特县： 在贝弗莉·安·布鲁纳（Beverly Ann Bruner，娘家姓Byrd）于鲍勃·福谢（Bob Fousche）失踪22年后，两名男子因其涉嫌死亡案被起诉。但目前州政府已撤销指控，至少暂时如此，《Liquid City Journal》报道。

田纳西州 纳什维尔：田纳西州旅游业持续刷新纪录。根据州旅游发展部最新报告，从格陵兰到百老汇，再到大烟山国家公园，2020年游客在田纳西州每天的消费约为89美元，全年直接消费总额达创纪录的323亿美元。

得克萨斯州 西雅图：得克萨斯州与得克萨斯儿童医院达成8000万美元的和解协议，将建立全美首家旨在逆转性别转换治疗的诊所，该诊所须于10月底前开业。

犹他州 锡达城：西南俱乐部青年中心的青少年在非营利组织“一日一善”（One Kind As A Day）的带领下，通过一项项目展示了重塑后的场地，倡导个人成长、韧性与善良，845人参与。

佛蒙特州 蒙彼利埃：佛蒙特州野生动物官员估计，该州黑熊数量在7,500至8,900只之间，远高于3,500至5,500只的目标范围，促使当局考虑扩大资金投入、调整法规及项目规模，以减少日益增多的人熊冲突，WGAX报道。

弗吉尼亚州 里士满：美国农业部已将40个弗吉尼亚州地区新增为干旱控制项目覆盖区，使全州受助地区总数达215个，受影响农民有资格获得联邦灾害援助，WRIC报道。

华盛顿州 西雅图：为纪念广岛的哀思与和平象征的栖息地，一座新雕塑将于2027年在西雅图动力公园落成，取代2024年被盗并遭破坏的珍贵纪念碑，KEMO报道。

西弗吉尼亚州 费尔蒙特：帕帕特社区技术学院与西弗吉尼亚社区关怀组织合作，通过区域诊所及远程医疗服务扩大学生心理健康与咨询服务的获取渠道，支持学生身心健康与学业成功，WDFV报道。

威斯康星州 密尔沃基：密尔沃基都市饮用水区表示，由于月初的暴风雨，约9000万加仑未经处理的废水被排入当地水道及密歇根湖。

怀俄明州 里弗顿：“国家之基教会”在提交的一份联邦歧视投诉中称，怀俄明食品银行因教会的宗教观点非法终止了食品质量合作伙伴关系，并试图撤销其配送服务。该事件源于一场有争议的布道，《里弗顿巡逻报》报道。

——COLTOURET网络及各地报道

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全明星赛MVP科迪·贝林杰仍珍视LLWS经历

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费城——当科迪·贝林杰乘坐跨国航班参加2007年少年棒球世界系列赛时，他完全不知道宾夕法尼亚州的威廉斯波特在哪里。

那么近二十年后的今天，对于如今的纽约洋基队外野手来说呢？

“我还是不知道，”贝林杰上个月在接受《今日美国》体育采访时开玩笑地说。

虽然威廉斯波特的确切位置可能仍然让贝林杰感到陌生，但那些追逐它的提名者们却无法比拟。这位2026年MLB全明星赛MVP能够清晰地回忆起他认为“100%”毫无疑问是——

在转为职业选手前最有趣的一个夏天。

为了抵达威廉斯波特，贝林杰和他所在的代表亚利桑那州钱德勒的球队在加州圣贝纳迪诺举行的西部地区锦标赛冠军赛中以8比1击败了夏威夷队。这是钱德勒国家队第二次派队参加少年棒球世界系列赛。

“那真的太有趣了。要到达那里需要打很多棒球，”贝林杰说。“圣贝纳迪诺很酷，因为那是最好的球场之一，我们还有一套新的鼓乐队。

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豪掷重金的得州理工寄望于被忽视的球员

让我们先说说显而易见的事。威尔·哈蒙德将在第一周为得州理工出战。

原本修复的膝盖已经完全康复，他在季前训练营中领衔进攻组，没有任何限制。

现在，来说说那个在休赛期似乎耗尽了体育界所有关注的另一位四分卫。

“让我问你一件事，”得州理工的红衫大二四分卫哈蒙德对《今日美国》体育说。“如果你的老板雇了一个人来取代你，你会坐视不管吗？现在你知道我的感受了。”

这就是你们的四分卫，得州理工。他有着西得州人那种挺身而出、毫不退缩的气质——尽管他来自奥斯汀。

哈蒙德从一开始就不理解布伦丹·索斯比带来的那些戏剧性。

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名人堂成员对唐纳德回归持观望态度

坎顿，俄亥俄州——听听这些传奇人物的看法。仅仅是亚伦·唐纳德可能从退役中复出并重返洛杉矶公羊队的想法，就足以令人震惊。

唐纳德，35岁，三届NFL年度最佳防守球员，在2023赛季后退役，目前正在考虑复出，以便与现任最佳防守球员奖得主迈尔斯·加勒特联手。

NFL的球迷们都在期待唐纳德这个史上最伟大的防守截锋之一给出最终答案。也许本周就会有决定，距离第一周比赛还有一个月左右。

“如果我防守线上再多一个像亚伦·唐纳德或迈尔斯·加勒特这样的力量，我也会选择复出，”NFL职业生涯擒杀王布鲁斯·史密斯对《今日美国》体育说。

“休息了近三年再复出不会容易。我确信他会面临一些挑战。祝他一切顺利。”

名人堂专家对唐纳德可能回归的反应

在2026届职业橄榄球名人堂入选仪式上，当创纪录的120位名人堂成员回归时，这无疑是一个热门话题。

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位置。针对周日的赌博成瘾问题、MCA、得克萨斯理工大学保留其参赛资格的公共权利，或拉伯克当地的任何法律纠纷。

如果你认为哈蒙德会轻易将首发位置拱手让给这位最受瞩目的转校四分卫，并温顺地接受a654goering规则，那你简直是疯了。

“我谁的意见都没听，”哈蒙德说。“我对自己一直很有信心，从来都是这样。不会因为他们把我带到这条路上就改变。”

我们如今所处的境地是，大学橄榄球界的“黑帽”——那支由几位亿万富翁出资、不惜一切代价合法维系的最佳球队——再次有机会掌控叙事。而这一次，他们拥有大学橄榄球界最精彩的故事。

从最令人憎恶的球队，到那个你无法忽视的四分卫。一切都出于正确的理由。

得克萨斯理工大学竭尽全力从转会门户签下周一，接受了如今被揭露的赌博成瘾事实，并通过法律手段抗争，直到明确周日已无缘重返大学橄榄球赛场。

与此同时，那个被所有人遗忘的同性恋球员——

这个莎士比亚式悲喜剧中最倒霉的那个人——最终笑到了最后。

在这个大学橄榄球“下一步”是什么的时代，在这个转会以求最佳交易、确保一份高薪——如果成功，还能赢得冠军——的时代，得克萨斯理工大学当初招募的那位四分卫再次成为场上最重要的球员。

这不就是《The Winter's Take》吗？

毁灭、嫉妒、悲剧，以及一次改变一切的奇迹般转折。

“我们的队员了解威尔。他们整个休赛期都看到他如何处理自己的事务，”得克萨斯理工大学主教练乔伊·麦格劳说。“不会有任何意外。”

换句话说：哈蒙德还是那个去年在首发四分卫贝尔森·莫顿受伤时顶替上场的球员，他让进攻组能够在传球战中推进球队，并在强硬、坚决的跑动中给防守制造压力。

直到去年10月下旬膝伤赛季报销，莫顿被迫带伤打完剩余赛季。随后大学橄榄球季后赛到来，Wright暴露了红色突袭者队的进攻弱点，而那些亿万富翁们加大了筹码。

他们盯上了周日——转会门户中的头号球员，进攻组再也无法保持原样。但在你以为“付出就有回报”的过程中，却发生了奇怪的事。

得克萨斯理工大学在周日事件中坚持了下来。更衣室开始相互信任，相互合作，接下来你会发现，哈蒙德已经赢得了球队。

无论你怎么想或相信，球员们都很坚韧。因此，当春季训练开始，哈蒙德被确认首发时，这支球队在攻防两线都可能更强，且技术位置人才济济，再次扮演起“黑帽”角色。

尽管他们的四分卫正骑着本赛季最励志的故事归来。

“这一切过后，威尔能做到我们都知道他能做到的事，这该有多酷？”得克萨斯理工大学外接手科伊·伊金说。“别以为他没想过。”

别以为他们都没想过。

得克萨斯理工大学是为深入季后赛而打造的，拥有全联盟薪资最高的阵容之一。防守线可能比去年那支破坏力十足的球队更强，而跑卫群在大学橄榄球界无人能及。

没有什么比哈蒙德更能让他的工作变得轻松，而赛程上的每一场重要比赛都将在拉伯克进行。休斯顿大学、亚利桑那州立大学、亚利桑那大学、德克萨斯基督教大学。

但最终，哈蒙德必须在关键比赛和关键时刻完成关键传球。

也许是在客场对阵贝勒大学的最后阶段，或是在十二大联盟冠军赛中——又或者在大学橄榄球季后赛上，红色突袭者队去年在惨败于俄勒冈大学的比赛中甚至没能得1分。

“当期望更高时，我们必须证明自己能够达到，”哈蒙德说道。

他可能也在谈论自己的旅程以及目前的处境。他是那个让全美都憎恨的球队中最引人关注的对象。他是那个能让整个局面逆转的球员。

谁不支持被忽视、未被看好的一方，那个突然从被遗忘变得名正言顺的人？哈蒙德的整个职业生涯都在经历这样的过程。多德在高中时也有过类似的情况，从被忽视到成为不可或缺的角色。

而现在，我们又回到了这里。

“如果期待超出烟花表演的效果，那对我们这个赛季的付出来说是一种 down719℃，”哈蒙德说道。

关于岛屿赛季的低谷，别退缩，西海岸。

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而要找到更合适的专家来评估期望值，并与唐纳德面临的潜在挑战产生共鸣，简直再好不过了。

听听“冷血乔”格林怎么说，他对在精英级别打防守截锋的门道了如指掌。他是1970年代匹兹堡钢人队“钢铁幕帘”防线的核心人物，带领球队赢得了四次超级碗冠军。

格林非常喜欢观看唐纳德的比赛，在其30年职业生涯中，他将唐纳德归入极少数能在这个位置上主宰比赛的截锋之一。

“多年来他做的一些事情，对他来说已经变得自然而然，”格林告诉《今日美国》体育版。

随后，79岁的格林用双手比划，演示了一些动作，这些动作帮助唐纳德在职业生涯中积累了111次擒杀。

“砰、哼、哼，”格林边说边挥动双手。“而现在，长时间没有打球，很难想象他能重新找回那些让他与众不同的流畅动作。”

不，尽管唐纳德曾如此统治力——注定会在首轮投票中入选名人堂——但伟大球员的回归似乎并非自然而然。

“如果他想回来，那就祝他好运，”格林说。“他曾达到过那种无人能及的境界。要再次达到那种水平可能很难。这主要体现在传球防守上，但在跑阵防守中，他凭借杠杆、平衡和快速反应也能应付自如。他必须对平衡有所理解。但现在这就像是一场过滤赛。”

沃伦·萨普持怀疑态度

唐纳德回归的条件似乎非常成熟。公羊队是一支深度十足的球队，被视为超级碗第61届的夺冠热门。

防守截锋阿伦·唐纳德在其10年NFL职业生涯中共完成111次擒杀。©1971, US, 1940-39, 1941-32X

他们在休赛期进行了多笔重磅交易（不仅签下了加勒特，还从堪萨斯城酋长队引入了全明星角卫特伦特·麦格里夫），以增强防守单位，与肖恩·麦克维的高效进攻相辅相成，后者由现役NFL四分卫马修·斯塔福德领衔。加上在2025赛季创下单季23次擒杀纪录的加勒特，新组建的双人冲锋组合（包括唐纳德）将成为对手的噩梦。

不过，并非所有人都看好。

“祝你好运。祝你好运，阿伦，”沃伦·萨普告诉《今日美国》体育版。

萨普是前NFL年度最佳防守球员，曾带领坦帕湾海盗队赢得超级碗第37届冠军，并在2005赛季以相同节奏完成了13次擒杀。

“我想看看他能否做到，”萨普谈及唐纳德的潜在回归时说。“这就是我们玩这项运动的原因。我没什么可说的。全看他自己。我想看看。”

对于唐纳德可能的回归，最严峻的质疑来自何处？

萨普曾凭借力量与惊人的速度，在防守截锋位置上完成了96.5次职业生涯擒杀，他直视提问者，给出了直截了当的回答。

“你之前听到我说过，对吧？”萨普说。“我说了两个字：祝你好运。”

萨普曾在NFL效力15个赛季，先后效力于海盗队和奥克兰突袭者队。当被问及是否能想象自己退役几年后重返赛场时，他笑了起来。

“这正是你不是萨普的原因，”萨普说。“你做出了这个选择。你审视了局势。我在奥克兰的四年里赢了15场比赛。当时是贾马库斯·拉塞尔时代。”

唐纳德的健康史成为考量因素

当然，每个人的身体状况都不尽相同。唐纳德作为健身狂人的形象早已成为他的传奇之一，他在职业生涯中（超过三个赛季）始终保持着顶级状态。

即便退役后，唐纳德的健身视频仍在网上疯传。

他真的就此退出了吗？五届超级碗冠军查尔斯·黑利告诉《今日美国》体育版：“如果他内心还有重返赛场的渴望和激情，那他就应该去做。”

黑利提到“内心”这一点颇为引人注目。传球-冲击-破坏组合曾是黑利的标志性招数，这位凶猛的边锋球员在1992年从旧金山49人队（两枚超级碗戒指）被交易至达拉斯牛仔队（三枚戒指）时，极大地改变了NFL的力量平衡。

然而，黑利的身体最终还是垮了。尽管他可能仍想继续征战，但在结束长达15年的职业生涯后，七年的复出已是一项壮举。

“对我来说，情况完全不同，因为我有背部问题，”保持着职业生涯超级碗擒杀纪录的黑利说道，“所以我复出会非常困难。但他（唐纳德）是在巅峰期退役的，他正准备以巅峰状态回归。”

也许吧。格林认为，考虑到这段空档期，唐纳德的决定时机至关重要。

“他必须参加训练营，”格林说，“他不能欺骗自己的大脑而不去现场。如果他不在场上排兵布阵、身体力行，就无法真正做到。你无法假装训练，也无法假装那种状态。”

曾在球员生涯后担任钢人队球探的格林，在回忆唐纳德曾用来读懂超级碗第36场比赛的“传球-冲击-破坏”组合时，语气中透着怀念。唐纳德在比赛最后一分钟的第四档进攻中，从背后突破，迫使对手四分卫仓促传球不成。

“他需要在训练营中重温那种伟大的动作，正是那次动作成就了比赛最后一球的胜利，”格林说，“他不必全力以赴，但必须亲身体验并想象那一刻。他的大脑能帮他找回状态。”

与此同时，史密斯也认可唐纳德上一次退役的重大决定。

“他本不该离开的，”他说，“当时他正处于职业生涯巅峰。”

但那是过去。现在不同了。突然间，唐纳德可能成为新赛季NFL最引人注目的故事线之一。而我们都将拭目以待。

“还会（瞎扯）一通，”萨普说，“他给了我们（话题），值得好好聊聊。”

如果唐纳德为超级碗的使命而复出，公羊队将期待的远不止是谈资——这将为他传奇的职业生涯再添浓墨重彩的一笔。

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“觉得那真的很有趣。然后我们到了威廉斯波特。那就像是和兄弟们一起睡了好几天。”

科迪·贝林杰参加少年棒球世界系列赛

对于贝林杰来说，能够参加少年棒球世界系列赛的意义——他曾由两届世界大赛冠军克莱·贝林杰（Clay Bellinger）执教的父亲指导——几乎在顷刻间便显现出来。

他说，这一刻出现在钱德勒队（Chandler）首场对阵马里兰队（中大西洋赛区代表）的比赛中，当时他在霍华德·J·拉马德体育场（Howard J. Lamade Stadium）的外野跑动，突然意识到自己来到了威廉斯波特（Williamsport）。在那里，超过10,000名球迷挤满了这座棒球历史悠久的球场的grandmaids，加上场外的38,000多名观众。

“我当时在中外野，回头一看，整个球场都坐满了人。我心想，‘这也太疯狂了，’”贝林杰说，“后来那天晚上，我们还上了《ESPN棒球今夜》（ESPN Baseball Tonight）的节目，脸上还戴着麦克风。整个过程简直太疯狂了。”

在那场对阵马里兰队的比赛中，贝林杰一上场就表现出色，7个打席中击出3支安打，包括3分打点和3次得分，其中2分来自一记反向场两分本垒打。

“我第一次打击时非常紧张，”贝林杰回忆道，“结果打出了一支一垒安打，感觉真不错。”

钱德勒队在美国赛区的8组循环赛中最终取得2胜3负的战绩，战胜了中大西洋赛区和中西部赛区的对手。贝林杰在整个赛事中wouldn't 400的打击表现，另有an miss scored、2次on-to-base hits和3分打点。

少年棒球世界系列赛的经历

在威廉斯波特期间，参赛选手在整个逗留期间成为了小镇的名人，来自世界各地的观众涌向这个宾夕法尼亚州西部的常规小镇，向球员们索要照片和签名。

然而，贝林杰表示，由于比赛期间球员们与公众“隔离”，让他觉得“难以置信的经历”其实是发生在球员村“The Grove”内部的点点滴滴。

比如，与中华台北和加拿大队的乒乓球比赛，后者与贝林杰和他的队友们在“The Grove”共享宿舍。

还有食堂里的食物，贝林杰至今仍对那段时光念念不忘。

“（只记得）食堂里挤满了来自世界各地的孩子们，”贝林杰说道。“然后还有游戏室……有乒乓球和偷偷摸摸的游戏。除此之外，就是和整个团队一起住在宿舍，看ESPN，看到自己比赛的精彩瞬间。这一切都太不真实了。”

前往威廉斯波特的旅程标志着贝林杰最后几次参加少年棒球联赛的经历之一，因为钱德勒国家队在第二年夏天被一分为二，这位未来的MLB明星也随之转变了角色。

“我当时非常难过，因为我真的以为我们会在第二年回去！但他们把我们分开了，”贝林杰说道。“我甚至觉得第二年我都没有再打少年棒球联赛。”

“那真的是我最后一次参加少年棒球联赛的经历。”

贝林杰表示，那场输给佐治亚队的比赛并没有抹去所有的冠军梦想，而这位两届世界系列赛冠军也完全理解少年棒球世界系列赛的重要性。

“我们当时非常沮丧，（但眼泪……”贝林杰说道。“作为孩子，我们只是玩得很开心。棒球只是额外的乐趣。”

对于今年将有超过8名球员晋级威廉斯波特，并在接下来的几周内充分体验L1 / 8 / 8赛事的球员们，贝林杰的建议很简单——这也是他在几周前给钱德勒国家队的1号建议。

“这是一生一次的超级曲棍球。你和你的兄弟们一起度过两周，一起睡觉、吃饭、玩耍，”贝林杰说道。

“说到底，你想赢，但首要任务是享受其中。就是这样。你可能不会再回去，这是一次非常有趣的经历。”

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《今日美国》 / 2026年8月12日星期三 / 3℃

PGA巡回赛

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罗里·麦克罗伊在6月的美国公开赛上亮相，自7月中旬的英国公开赛以来尚未参加任何职业比赛。MARRIED LITTLE / GETTY IMAGES

弗利特伍德准备卫冕联邦快递杯季后赛冠军奖杯

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斯科蒂·舍夫勒本赛季赢得了一场比赛，但却是一场大满贯。尽管如此，这位世界排名第一的球员仍将以夺冠热门的身份，于8月13日在孟菲斯的TFC Southwind球场拉开联邦快递杯季后赛的序幕。

这正是PGA巡回赛本赛季的写照。

舍夫勒在17场比赛中获得5次亚军和8次前五名，仅有一次淘汰，且在赢得两场大满贯后的第二年未能再夺大满贯。他在Draft Kings体育博彩中的赔率为4比1。

联邦快递杯是巡回赛全年积分赛。球员们全年累积积分，排名决定了8月份谁能继续参赛。排名前70位的69名球员将在本周的圣裘德锦标赛上争夺2000万美元奖金。只有周日晚上积分排名前50的球员才能晋级在圣路易斯郊外举行的宝马锦标赛。其他人则赛季结束。

罗里·麦克罗伊在缺席去年比赛后回归。上赛季赢得联邦快递杯的汤米·弗利特伍德排名第九。去年8月赢得本项赛事的贾斯汀·罗斯排名第46位，重返赛场。杰克逊·库伊万年仅21岁，作为职业球员已打入第五场比赛。

以下是本周在TFC Southwind球场值得关注的五件事。

罗里·麦克罗伊今年参赛

麦克罗伊在4月赢得了美国大师赛，这是他连续第二次获得绿夹克，也是他职业生涯的第六个大满贯冠军。在他之前，只有杰克·尼克劳斯、泰格·伍兹和尼克·佛度曾在奥古斯塔实现卫冕。此后他几乎销声匿迹。他参加了3场计入积分的比赛，但自7月的英国公开赛以来再未出战，目前在赛场排名第12位。这是他自2021.以来首次跌出前30。没有人比他更多次赢得联邦快递杯，他已3次夺冠。

麦克罗伊去年选择缺席是因为积分规则允许。他积累了足够的积分，即使缺席也能晋级锦标赛，放弃了一场冠军奖金高达$5.6百万美元的比赛。此举引发了一些反弹。巡回赛政策委员会球员彼得·马卢特在那周表示，他对明星球员缺席“非常担忧”。高尔夫记者开始呼吁修改“罗里规则”。今年他必须参赛，已确认进入阵容，但2026年稀疏的参赛安排仍是热议话题。

杰克逊·库伊万以职业生涯五场比赛闯入季后赛

库伊万在6月时还是业余球员。他在美国公开赛获得并列第2，转为职业球员后首场比赛未能晋级，但在第三场比赛——384公开赛中夺冠，以三杆优势击败谢夫勒。两场比赛后，他便获得了季后赛资格。只有泰格·伍兹曾以如此之快的速度实现这一目标。这位21岁的新秀还拿到了最后一个季后赛席位，70,，并在周日温德姆锦标赛的最后一洞打出标准杆，成功晋级。

对他来说，这不仅仅是奖金和积分。

布兰特·斯内德克将在9月的总统杯上解释美国队的阵容，这是一项与国际球员对抗的比洞赛，他将在下周后进行6人选拔。库伊万还有两场比赛的机会给人留下好印象。

谁不在这里

基根·布拉德利曾连续51年进入季后赛。杰森·戴曾连续18.年。两人的连续纪录均在北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒的温德姆锦标赛上终结。托尼·菲纳乌的11连纪录也在此终结。

史蒂夫·菲斯克在7月赢得了ISCO锦标赛，但在最后三场比赛中均未晋级，最终排名第7st，距离晋级仅一位之差。丹尼尔·伯格尔排名第69位获得资格，但未参赛。他未说明原因，自英国公开赛后便未再出战。由于没有替补名单，参赛阵容减少至69。

布鲁克斯·科普卡今年从沙特资助的LIV高尔夫联赛回归美巡赛，最终排名9 9 / 8。

周日将有50名球员晋级

积分排名前50的球员将晋级下周的宝马锦标赛。他们还将锁定下赛季全部8场顶级赛事的参赛资格，这些限制性阵容的比赛拥有最高奖金。若未能晋级，本赛季将在周日结束。

乔丹·斯皮思排名第54位，任成宰第53位，马克斯·霍马第52位，哈里斯·英格利希第51位，距离最后一个晋级名额——马弗里克·麦克尼利仅差27分。周日冠军将获得750分。

孟菲斯仅剩两次举办这类赛事的机会

巡回赛正围绕2028年赛程规划一项顶级锦标赛系列，包含23至24场针对顶尖球员的赛事，以及约20场面向其他球员的挑战者系列赛。巡回赛花了超过一周时间公布了进入前十的城市名单。自2008,年起便举办巡回赛赛事的孟菲斯未能入选。

孟菲斯仍有可能进入较低级别的赛事。

孟菲斯在2019年获得升级地位，仅仅是因为巡回赛失去了俄亥俄州费尔斯通的赞助商，需要找到新的举办地，并在2022年成为季后赛揭幕战，当时另一家赞助商退出。为本次赛事、积分赛和季后赛提供资金的联邦快递协议将于明年年底到期。

WNBA

芝加哥天空队后卫迪乔纳尔·卡林顿在8.月8日对阵狂热队的比赛中被判二级恶意犯规。

WNBA卡灵顿称恶意犯规“令人遗憾”

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芝加哥天空队后卫迪乔纳尔·卡灵顿表示，她对印第安纳狂热队后卫索菲·坎宁安的恶意犯规是“不幸且无意的”。她还澄清，自己在社交媒体上发布的关于“白人特权”的帖子并非针对被判犯规一事。

“这就是我的风格。我绝不会让对手轻松出手投篮，”卡灵顿在8月30日球队客场对阵西雅图风暴队前接受记者采访时表示。“你可以从我过去多少个赛季的比赛中找到这样的（防守）片段。显然，我刚从伤病中复出，可能我的时机或起跳高度还没达到应有的水平。很遗憾我以那种方式与她发生了身体接触，但绝非有意为之。”

卡灵顿在7月30日从脚伤中恢复后首次为天空队出战本赛季。她在对阵狂热队的比赛中因被判恶意犯规2，级而被驱逐出场。根据WNBA规则手册，“恶意犯规2级”适用于“故意且过度”的身体接触。

卡灵顿是黑人，在比赛首节末段的快攻上篮中从身后撞倒了坎宁安。坎宁安是白人，被撞击后倒在了场地上。这场全国直播的比赛在芝加哥联合中心进行。

裁判经过回放审查后，将犯规升级为恶意犯规2级，认定卡灵顿在接触坎宁安的头部和颈部时有蓄力和跟进动作。

坎宁安近期因其对跨性别运动员的言论而受到关注，卡灵顿强调这与场上事件无关。

“这种情况可能还会发生。这就是我的比赛风格，我总会全力以赴去阻止对手，”卡灵顿说。“但正如我所说，我绝不会有意伤害任何人，无论场外噪音或其他情况如何。”

卡灵顿澄清社交媒体发文

在被驱逐出场后不久，卡灵顿在社交媒体上发布了“WEST PRIVILEGE”并标记了狂热队。

随后，她发布了天空队与狂热队下一场比赛的日期——8月23日（美国东部时间晚上7点，NBC直播），并附上了一个笑脸邮件。

在周一的采访中，她拒绝进一步解释社交媒体发文的含义。

“我已经和那些有能力推动我所期望的变革的人进行了交流，这种变革不仅仅源于这次事件，还包括过去的事件，以及显然在不久的将来可能发生的其他事件，”卡灵顿说。

然而，周一早些时候，卡灵顿再次在社交媒体上回应了一段前NFL线卫伊曼纽尔·阿乔的视频。阿乔在视频中表示：“你不能把那次犯规称为‘白人特权’。”

卡灵顿反驳了阿乔的说法，写道：“我从未声称对犯规的判罚是‘白人特权’（这是你的臆测）。试着运用你的批判性思维能力，我知道你学过心理学。”

她继续回应目前在YouTube上主持体育节目的阿乔：

“此外，在讨论‘白人特权’时，我绝不是无知或愚蠢的。去做点功课吧。我实际上上过学，还是顶尖大学之一，专门研究这个主题。我绝不会在没有充分证据的情况下，将这个承载着历史和社会重量的术语当作修辞武器。”

卡灵顿，26，曾在斯坦福大学效力四年，并获得了两个学位：心理学学士和非裔美国人 / 黑人研究学士。根据她的LinkedIn个人资料和斯坦福大学女子篮球队官网的运动员简介，她在大学最后一个赛季转投贝勒大学，并获得了教育学硕士学位。

2021年第二轮新秀，卡灵顿在2024年荣获最快进步球员奖，并入选最佳防守阵容第一队。

卡灵顿与WNBA讨论了什么？

卡灵顿表示，她曾向WNBA要求对愚蠢行为的处罚保持一致性，但并未表达乐观态度。

在8月9日的比赛中犯规后，坎宁安迅速起身，似乎推搡并挥拳攻击卡灵顿。坎宁安被队友拉住，双方仍试图继续接触对方。

“在这类事情上，我只希望能保持一致性。无论是我犯的规，还是对方的反应、报复行为，我都希望无论球衣上的名字、肤色、比赛比分或利害关系如何，都能保持一致，”卡灵顿在周一的采访中说道。“我希望在这些方面能保持一致。我认为我们还没做到这一点。这也是我与联盟讨论过的问题。我认为这将消除我们所有人的许多挫败感。”

“我并不感到鼓舞。但这并不意味着我会停止为我认为值得争取的事情而战，那就是一致性。我认为每个人都会从中受益。我们都在这里全力以赴赢得比赛。这些事情从来都没有真正的恶意。”

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体育

NBA

揭晓圣诞节赛程

斯库比·阿森

《今日美国》

除了2026-27赛季开幕日的三场重磅对决，NBA还公布了备受期待的圣诞节赛程，共安排五场比赛。

对NBA球迷而言，这份圣诞大礼将汇聚联盟众多明星球队。8月8日公布的对阵中，最引人注目的是勒布朗·詹姆斯回到洛杉矶，对阵其前东家湖人队。

如果詹姆斯出战，这将是他第21次在圣诞节亮相。此前20次圣诞大战中，詹姆斯场均贡献26.5分、7.3篮板和7.1助攻。

尼克斯队将连续第六年在圣诞节出战，这也是他们第59次登上圣诞赛程，而湖人队则是连续第28个赛季入选。

2026-27赛季圣诞节对阵

均为东部时间

★ 圣安东尼奥马刺 vs. 纽约尼克斯，中午12点

★ 迈阿密热火 vs. 波士顿凯尔特人，下午2:30

★ 费城76人 . 洛杉矶湖人，下午5点

★ 俄克拉荷马城雷霆 . 明尼苏达森林狼，晚上8点

★ 丹佛掘金 . 金州勇士，晚上10:30

比赛将在ABC和ESPN电视台播出。

夏洛特黄蜂队继续保持唯一一支从未在圣诞节出战的NBA球队的传统。

圣诞节战绩

纽约尼克斯：26胜32负 俄克拉荷马城雷霆：6胜15负 圣安东尼奥马刺：5胜7负 波士顿凯尔特人：17胜23负 克利夫兰骑士：7胜8负 洛杉矶湖人：15胜27负 费城76人：20胜15负 金州勇士：16胜19负 丹佛掘金：4胜7负 明尼苏达森林狼：2胜2负

冠军尼克斯队新赛季揭幕战对阵詹姆斯领衔的76人队

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《今日美国》

纽约尼克斯队将在2026年10月20日（周二）于麦迪逊广场花园迎战费城76人队，拉开2026-27赛季NBA卫冕之旅。

8月8日，NBC《今日秀》节目公布了揭幕战赛程，其中包括一场三重对决，由NBA总决赛MVP约翰·布朗森领衔的尼克斯队将登场。尼克斯队在总决赛中以5-3战胜圣安东尼奥马刺队，时隔53年再夺NBA总冠军。该场比赛将在NBC和Procock平台播出。

当天的比赛从东部时间下午3点开始，波士顿凯尔特人队将客场挑战底特律活塞队。两队在上赛季季后赛中均遭遇惨痛失利：凯尔特人队在首轮以20-27不敌76人队，而作为东部头号种子的活塞队则在次轮以8-7负于克利夫兰骑士队。

尼克斯队将在晚7点对阵76人队及新援勒布朗·詹姆斯前举行总冠军旗帜升旗仪式。当晚的另一场焦点赛事将是俄克拉荷马城雷霆队在圣安东尼奥对阵马刺队。

纽约队计划留任由布朗森、米卡尔·布里奇斯、乔什·哈特、OG·阿努比和卡尔-安东尼·唐斯组成的首发阵容，冲击卫冕。过去八个赛季中，NBA共产生了八支不同的冠军球队，上一次成功卫冕的球队是金州勇士队（2007年和2008年）。

费城76人队自1980年以来未曾赢得NBA总冠军，但本赛季通过从凯尔特人队引进杰伦·布朗，并签下NBA历史得分王詹姆斯（将于12月年满42岁），实力大增，有望在东部挑战尼克斯队。上赛季场均得到28.3分和6.6次助攻的泰瑞斯·马克西，以及时常受伤的前MVP乔尔·恩比德，为76人队打造了一套顶级阵容，志在争夺总冠军。

与此同时，马刺队将在揭幕战中对阵雷霆队，重演上赛季西部决赛的七场鏖战，当时马刺队笑到最后。雷霆队后卫谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大（连续1届NBA最有价值球员得主）和马刺队球星维克多·文班亚马（全票当选年度最佳防守球员）将在本场分区冠军对决中一较高下。

联盟新赛季首周的其他亮点还包括多位在休赛期被交易的球星：两届MVP扬尼斯·阿德托昆博和莱斯·莫尔·鲍尔，后者被交易至明尼苏达森林狼队。

阿德托昆博曾率密尔沃基雄鹿队赢得2012年总冠军，后在一笔重磅交易中被送至迈阿密热火队。10月21日，他将在ESPN直播的赛季首秀中对阵鲍尔、安东尼·爱德华兹和森林狼队。同日晚些时候，洛杉矶湖人队和金州勇士队将在加密网体育馆重燃太平洋赛区的恩怨。

76人队的主场首秀将于10月22日对阵多诺万·米切尔领衔的骑士队，同日晚，俄克拉荷马城雷霆队将主场迎战丹佛掘金队。

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女子大学排球

内布拉斯加州立大学位列AVCA季前赛排名榜首

约翰·伦泽尔

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距离女子大学排球赛季开始不到两周，期待情绪持续升温。

8月10日，美国排球教练协会（AVCA）发布季前赛排名，进一步点燃了这一热情。

排名中，十大联盟（Big Ten）表现抢眼，内布拉斯加州立大学位列榜首。该联盟共有8支球队进入季前赛排名，其中4支位列前10，或将预示本赛季该联盟作为全国顶尖排球联盟之一的强势表现。

获得57张第一名选票的玉米穗人队（Cornhuskers）将在达尼·布什科姆·凯利的第二个赛季中迎战。这是内布拉斯加州立大学近五年来第三次以全国头号球队的身份开启赛季——他们将在前三场比赛中对阵第2名的德克萨斯大学和第17名的佛罗里达大学。

提到长角牛队，第2名的德克萨斯大学是本次排名中排名最高的SEC球队，肯塔基大学紧随其后位列第3。野猫队在SEC季前赛中力压长角牛队，成为联盟夺冠热门。他们拥有明星阵容，包括中锋梅基·林齐·卡尔、主攻手布鲁克林·德拉耶和摩根·盖特、二传手卡西·奥布莱恩以及自由人莫莉·伊博。

奥利维亚·巴布科克将迎来她作为第4名匹兹堡大学核心球员的第四个赛季。黑豹队正冲击连续第6次闯入四强，排名仅比代表AVC的最高排名球队斯坦福大学高出1位。

与此同时，卫冕全国冠军德克萨斯农工大学位列第8。以下是2026赛季首份AVCA排名：

大学排球季前AVCA排名

（括号内为第一名选票数）

1. 内布拉斯加州立大学 (15)
2. 德克萨斯大学 (1)
3. 肯塔基大学 (4)
4. 匹兹堡大学
5. 斯坦福大学
6. 威斯康星大学
7. 路易斯维尔大学
8. 德克萨斯农工大学 (1)
9. 普渡大学
10. 宾夕法尼亚州立大学
11. 南方卫理公会大学
12. 亚利桑那州立大学
13. 库格伦大学
14. 明尼苏达大学
15. 堪萨斯大学
16. 印第安纳大学
17. 佛罗里达大学
18. 德克萨斯基督教大学
19. 北卡罗来纳大学
20. 南加州大学
21. 贝勒大学
22. 田纳西大学
23. 科罗拉多大学
24. 杨百翰大学
25. 俄勒冈大学

其他获得选票的球队：迈阿密大学（佛罗里达）124；胡安州立大学104；佐治亚理工学院77；加州大学洛杉矶分校42；加州州立理工大学圣路易斯奥比斯波分校58；犹他大学41；圣迭戈大学34；西肯塔基大学33；马凯特大学28；北爱荷华大学27；代顿大学22；莱斯大学14；堪萨斯州立大学10,；密歇根州立大学10；亚利桑那大学8；伊利诺伊大学7；佛罗里达州立大学3；维拉诺瓦大学3。

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现在汤米·麦克莱兰德想让所有人知道他搞砸了。不该说这话，现在后悔了。

他说自己不该在被介绍为普渡大学新任体育总监时侮辱竞争对手印第安纳大学。

这样看来，他本该因为收回这番话而被解雇。

普渡大学，你们在做什么？你们在大学橄榄球最具竞争力的联盟中日渐衰落，而你们的体育总监却在就职新闻发布会上收回了对印第安纳大学——米勒宿敌——的侮辱性言论。更糟糕的是，他还在ESPN的《帕特·麦卡菲秀》节目中用一份软弱的声明做了这件事。

这有点像去兄弟会派对，走到德州扑克桌前，然后像肯特·多夫曼那样表现。

你们在玩牌吗？

世人对普渡大学橄榄球的最后记忆还停留在已故的伟大教练乔·蒂勒——一个真正的男子汉——以及校园风云人物四分卫德鲁·布里斯身上，他刚刚入选职业橄榄球名人堂。

是的，时间已经过去太久了。那种痛苦。那种被遗忘的感觉。

但麦克莱兰德从莱斯大学空降而来，该校在八强支持下认真研究了一个项目。他还曾在范德堡大学担任副体育总监，该校长期以来一直笼罩在SEC橄榄球的阴影下——但随着橄榄球教练克拉克·李和体育总监坎迪斯·斯托里·李的加入，情况开始有所改变。

李于2020年上任，并聘请麦克莱兰德担任她的得力助手。她还聘请了李，后者上任时的第一句话就是“我们能在范德堡赢得全国冠军”。

他没有退缩，也没有向阿拉巴马、佐治亚、LAC及联盟中其他传统强队道歉。他只是埋头苦干，让这一目标成为现实，你猜怎么着，六年后的今天，范德堡已成为SEC的一大难题。

在范德堡——这支SEC的长期“番茄罐头”球队（尽管作为1932年联盟创始成员，从未赢得过SEC冠军）——发表“赢得全国冠军”的宣言，与麦克莱兰德8.8.的“小鱼”言论相比，简直是天壤之别。是的，李将全国冠军的相关性带入现实，远非麦克莱兰德那番“如果你不想赢得冠军，就去印第安纳”的即兴言论所能比拟——尽管印第安纳大学刚刚完成了体育史上最伟大的逆转，赢得了全国冠军。

但我猜印第安纳大学教练柯特·西格内蒂还是会觉得这番话很有趣。因为印第安纳在他的两个赛季中狠狠击败了普渡，也因为麦克莱兰德有胆量说出这话。

8月20日，西格内蒂被问及对麦克莱兰德言论的回应。

“没什么，”西格内蒂说。

就像西格内蒂当初被问及是否认为自己能在印第安纳赢球时，有勇气回应“谷歌我，我会赢！”——当时印第安纳被视为大学橄榄球的“腋窝”，也是史上最失败的球队。

随后，西格内蒂率队赢下了27场29场比赛，并夺得了“大赛冠军”。

想象一下吉姆·特雷斯在俄亥俄州立大学球场上宣布他的橄榄球队将在对阵密歇根时让球迷感到自豪——然后第二天就收回这话。在俄亥俄州，这番话的反响大概会像你想象的那样，NC多夫曼。

这是大学橄榄球，不是弹珠游戏。当你把麻烦卷入其中时，几乎就等同于战争。

想象一下加州大学洛杉矶分校的新任教练鲍勃·查西为自己说过“布鲁因队不会向任何人低头，更不用说南加州大学”道歉。或者密西西比大学的新任教练皮特·戈尔丁为自己说过“牛津的人现在不会‘放过’前任教练莱恩·基夫林”道歉。

不久前，密歇根大学前任教练吉姆·哈伯还在赛前宣称 Wolverines 队将击败俄亥俄州立大学。我们当然没有看到哈伯第二天就收回这话。

想象一下，作为普渡大学的一名学生运动员，麦克莱兰在他的就职新闻发布会上发表声明，而你感到热血沸腾。“加油，伙计。你最好相信，我们算数！”

然后，你的领袖——那个站在风口浪尖的人——出现在《麦卡菲秀》上（他的节目在全球引发轰动），灰头土脸，却仍不失风度。

“我在节目中随口说了一句关于州内竞争对手的玩笑话，效果不太好，”麦克莱兰告诉麦卡菲。“话一出口我就意识到了。”

普渡大学的老班长。第二次机会。

你们在打牌吗？

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印第安纳大话连篇却不敢迎战强敌

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印第安纳大学山地人队（Indiana Hoosiers）并不擅长炒作，也不像南方球队那样看重名气。

但山地人队深谙如何避重就轻、避实就虚。

忠于本性，印第安纳大学上周在与圣母大学（Notre Dame）的未来主客场橄榄球系列赛中——

据多家媒体报道，印第安纳大学主动要求取消该系列赛。两校体育部门均未正式确认谁率先提出取消，但此次取消原定于2030年和'B年举行的印第安纳大学与圣母大学比赛，与山地人队一贯避开有竞争力对手的政策如出一辙。

与少数十二大联盟（Big Ten）同僚一样，印第安纳大学选择阻力最小的路径。山地人队在未来数个赛季的非联盟赛程中，未安排任何“四大联盟”（Power Four）对手。

寻找弱旅，击败弱旅——这就是印第安纳大学的排兵布阵哲学。

这种思路在印第安纳大学管理层试图打造一场“乏味比赛”时尚有道理。

但如今，印第安纳大学迎来了大胆、狂放、极具感染力的主教练柯特·西格内蒂（Curt Cignetti）——他率领的球队在大学橄榄球赛场上首次实现了“in-Stream”赛季。你是说，西格内蒂和他的球队连今年9月迎战北德克萨斯大学（North Texas）、霍华德大学（Howard）和西肯塔基大学（Western Kentucky）之外的对手都应付不了？

或者明年对阵奥斯汀佩伊州立大学（Austin Peay）、东密歇根大学（Eastern Michigan）和迈阿密大学（俄亥俄）（Miami (Ohio)）？

如果你要像西格内蒂那样夸下海口，就不该像个胆小鬼一样排兵布阵，仿佛这支印第安纳球队只是个临时工。

印第安纳大学在非联盟赛程中避开强敌

在西格内蒂执教期间，印第安纳大学下一个安排（且未取消）的“四大联盟”非联盟对手将是首个。

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主教练柯特·西格内蒂去年率领印第安纳大学以16-0的战绩赢得全国冠军。

圣母大学常因赛程安排受到批评，但爱尔兰人队（Irish）已用南加州大学（Southern Cal）替代了印第安纳大学。

目前尚无消息透露谁将取代圣母大学出现在印第安纳大学的赛程上，但西格内蒂的上司可能已经在询问“西南纸杯蛋糕州立大学”（Southwest Cupcake State）或“迷彩理工大学”（Camouli Tech）是否有空，与印第安纳州立大学（Indiana State）和特拉华大学（Delaware）一同加入2030年非联盟赛程。

印第安纳大学的实时赛程是什么样子？

以第2.周为例。那个周六，俄亥俄州立大学（Ohio State）将迎战德克萨斯大学（Texas），上演“下一代胸肌对决”；密歇根大学（Michigan）将与传统豪门俄克拉荷马大学（Oklahoma）交锋；而印第安纳大学则将努力在霍华德大学身上狂砍600分。

印第安纳大学的非联盟对手并非从天而降。

山地人队此前主动安排了这些“纸杯蛋糕”对手，利用了十二大联盟允许成员在9场联盟比赛之外再安排这类弱旅的规则。

欣赏柯特·西格内蒂的执教，但鄙视印第安纳大学的赛程安排

西格内蒂的执教智慧值得称道。

我也欣赏他的自信。

最近，他在战术层面上完美嘲讽了东南联盟（SEC），却从未提及这个十二大联盟的竞争对手的名字。

“我们在中西部这里不搞炒作机器，”西格内蒂说，“我们相信一切靠赢得，而非赠予。当我们失利时，我们会说：我们失利了。我们不会哭天抢地、抱怨或发牢骚。这就是我们为何是最强的。”

在南方，他们会说印第安纳大学“避重就轻”的赛程安排帮助他们创下了大学橄榄球最佳战绩。这种批评不无道理，而如今印第安纳大学在西格内蒂强硬表态后又取消了与圣母大学的比赛，更显底气不足。

我赞赏西格内蒂在印第安纳大学掀起的“极速复兴”。但我鄙视他甘于安排如此孱弱的非联盟赛程。

大十联盟允许印第安纳人寻找弱旅

印第安纳大学的赛程安排思路早于奇涅蒂上任，但取消与圣母大学的比赛发生在他的任期内。无论如何，作为年薪$23百万美元的主教练和校园里的大人物，奇涅蒂本可以更新印第安纳大学的“软柿子”哲学，增加一些更强劲的对手——但没人会阻止他。

奇涅蒂不想这么做。他已经明确表态。

“去年我更专注于那12场联盟比赛，”他表示。

如果放任自流，他并不是唯一一个会选择弱旅的教练。这正是联盟规章应该介入并设置障碍，阻止一场彻底的“软柿子盛宴”的地方。

东南联盟（SEC）、12大联盟（Big 12）和大西洋沿岸联盟（ACC）要求其成员至少与一支来自“圣母四强”或圣母大学的非联盟对手交锋。大十联盟则没有此类要求，允许其成员在常规赛中安排三场来自“美式橄榄球冠军分区”（FCS）或“六大联盟”（Group of 6）的主要对手。SEC、Big 12和ACC则限制其成员在本赛季前更新赛程规则后，最多只能安排两场此类比赛。

部分大十联盟学校仍选择与一支强劲的非联盟对手交锋。而其他学校，如宾夕法尼亚州立大学和内布拉斯加大学，则与印第安纳大学一道，在九月安排了三场滑稽可笑的对手。

怪印第安纳大学的赛程安排吧。这是它自己选的。

也怪大十联盟的规则。是它允许了这一切。

记住，印第安纳人，如果选拔委员会看一眼你们的赛程强度就笑了，可别哭。

你要么像SEC那样抱怨赛程有多艰难，要么选择躲避和逃避。两者不可兼得。

布莱克·富格梅尔（Blake Fugmeyer）是《今日美国》网络高级全国大学橄榄球专栏作家。邮箱：@fugmeyer.org / gunetti.com，X（推特）账号：@fugmeyer

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高夫、佩古拉回应WTA性别检测新规

丹妮尔·勒纳 《今日美国》

美国网球明星科科·高夫就WTA（女子网球协会）针对球员的新性别检测要求发表了看法，她表示理解为确保公平竞争而采取的措施，同时也表达了对跨性别群体的支持。

高夫是本周排名最高的非种子单打选手，正在参加多伦多举行的国家银行公开赛，这项为期23天的赛事上周已拉开帷幕。她在8月5日第二轮战胜美国同胞凯拉·戴后，回答了关于该政策的提问。

“我理解这背后的理由，也确实认为这种讨论已经引发了对跨性别群体的大量敌意，这一点我并不赞同。但我也理解生物学上的差异，以及保护和维护这种差异的必要性，”高夫说，“所以我认为这是一个非常复杂的问题，需要一个同样复杂的答案。因此，我一方面赞同努力维护女子体育的公平性，但另一方面也不喜欢这种讨论被某些并不真正关心此事的人利用，成为攻击跨性别群体的借口。”

“我不知道如何回答这个问题才能让人们不去曲解它。但就我个人立场而言，我绝对支持跨性别群体，同时也支持在体育运动中确保公平性的需求。”

高夫原定于8月8日参加赛事四分之一决赛。

测试预计本月开始

WTA于7月21日修改了性别资格政策，要求所有选手进行一次性SRT基因测试。该测试通过血液样本或口腔拭子进行，检查Y染色体上与典型男性性别发育相关的基因存在与否。若选手测试结果呈阳性，除非能向WTA医疗人员证明其患有完全型雄激素不敏感综合征或其他性发育障碍，否则将无资格参赛。

该政策规定，选手可向位于WTA主要营业地佛罗里达州圣彼得堡的州或联邦法院提出上诉。选手还可向总部位于瑞士的国际体育仲裁法庭（CAS）提出上诉，该机构是解决国际体育争端的独立机构。

国际奥委会近期恢复了对奥运选手的SRT基因测试，尽管该方法在20世纪90年代因有时会对患有染色体异常的女性产生阳性结果而被弃用。

根据WTA此前的政策，跨性别和非二元性别女性选手只要在特定时期内将血液睾酮水平维持在每升2.5纳摩尔以下，即可与其他女性选手同场竞技。

自1977年至1981年，布鲁斯·理查兹（Bruce Richards）是职业网坛最后一位公开的跨性别选手。

自2025年以来，包括IDC在内的多个国际体育联合会已修改资格政策，禁止跨性别女性参加女子组比赛。WTA虽不隶属于奥运会（网球运动的全球管理机构为独立组织“世界网球”），但其在更新政策时援引了近期趋势。

“自1977年首次推出以来，资格政策定期根据国际体育发展情况进行审查，”WTA政策称，“在最近一次审查中，WTA与成员进行了磋商，并参考了女子体育领域的最新标准，WTA董事会批准了基于生理性别的2026年WTA女子资格政策更新。”

高夫在多伦多国家银行公开赛索比斯球场举行的16强赛中获胜后向球迷挥手致意（8月9日，SAN HAMILTON / WHOLOMAZE VIA REUTERS CONNECT）

高夫表示，WTA的政策变化令部分巡回赛选手感到意外。

“我知道这件事已经讨论了一段时间，但我和其他几位选手交流时发现，很多人都是通过新闻稿才知道的，”高夫说，“所以我认为这件事本可以在巡回赛选手之间更透明一些。”

世界排名第三的杰茜卡·佩古拉是排名最高的美国女选手，她于8月5日表示，WTA将在辛辛那提公开赛（8月8日开赛，持续至23日）开始对选手进行测试。作为WTA球员理事会成员，佩古拉表示选手们已接受了相关政策的培训，且尚未听到任何反对声音。

“这并不像是强加给我们的，说‘你们必须这样做’。背后有很多教育和准备工作，选手们需要了解这些内容，”佩古拉在8月9日止步16强后表示，“我认为WTA只是想根据其他体育组织的做法更新政策。至少从我的角度来看，目前没有任何反对意见。即使作为理事会成员，也没有选手提到或讨论过这件事。我们会在多伦多这场大型赛事中观察，等到辛辛那提测试开始时，再看看是否会有更多反馈。”

《今日美国》就WTA测试时间表的具体细节联系了WTA，但尚未收到回复。

WNBA工作组代表将讨论跨性别运动员问题

梅根·L·霍尔 《今日美国》

WNBA总裁凯茜·恩格尔伯特（Cathy Engelbert）及联盟反fiate工作组的多名球队代表将于本周举行会议，继续讨论多个议题，包括女子篮球中的跨性别运动员问题。一位直接了解情况的知情人士向《今日美国》体育版透露。

反fiate工作组会议原定于上周末比赛前安排，正值围绕联盟、球员安全、种族、政治和公平等话题的全国性讨论日益升温之际。

近期，印第安纳狂热队后卫索菲·坎宁安（Sophie Cunningham）公开呼吁通过严格的性别政策“保护女子体育”，使跨性别运动员成为焦点。

“我收到了很多关于我憎恨跨性别群体的负面反馈。但我从未说过这种话。”坎宁安在2月接受ESPN采访时表示，该采访于7月21日发表。“我认为我在这里是为了传递爱。但这种爱也包含真相和诚实。我希望保护更衣室里的年轻女孩，或不应与生理性别男性竞争的女运动员。”

自那以后，已有5场声援坎宁安的示威活动，最近一次发生在8月8日，在客场对阵芝加哥天空队的比赛前。

“但同一天，女子国家篮球运动员协会（WNBPA）发表声明，谴责跨性别恐惧症及其他形式的仇恨。

“WNBPA代表着200多名拥有不同生活经历、文化、生活方式和观点的个人。我们拥护正义、公平、多样性和包容性，”该工会表示。“我们认为，针对任何个人或群体——包括跨性别群体——的示威，充其量只会制造分裂和伤害。我们将继续进行艰难的对话，但绝不会被用作政治棋子。”

一天前，恩格尔伯特向各球队发送了一份备忘录，就女子篮球中跨性别运动员的讨论作出回应，美联社和ESPN报道。

“近几周，许多球队收到了关于跨性别运动员参与女子篮球的问题，我预计这一话题将继续受到广泛关注，”恩格尔伯特在备忘录中表示。“我希望通过这封信分享联盟办公室如何应对这些讨论，并感谢那些以深思熟虑和专业态度回应媒体提问的球队。”

恩格尔伯特在备忘录中表示，WNBA计划“以深思熟虑、尊重且与联盟长期价值观一致的方式”处理这一话题。

“其次，我们的球员资格规则与其他一些联盟和管理机构的规则不同，是通过集体谈判确定的，”她补充道。“最后，维护比赛的完整性和确保公平竞争始终是联盟的最高优先事项。”

联盟今年早些时候谈判达成的最新集体谈判协议规定，“只有女性球员才有资格参加WNBA比赛”。协议还包括年龄和剩余大学资格等其他资格标准，但未明确提及性别认同或出生性别。这一模糊性已成为全国关注的焦点。

上周，副总统J.D.万斯（J.D. Vance）在福克斯新闻节目中表示，他会鼓励坎宁安“继续表达自己的观点”。

“除非有普通人敢于表达自己的想法，否则我们无法回头，也无法拯救美利坚合众国，”万斯于8月5日在该有线电视网络上表示。

特朗普政府推行反跨性别行政令及联邦政策变更

唐纳德·特朗普总统政府已颁布全面的反跨性别行政令和联邦政策变更，于2025年2月5日签署了第14201号行政令，名为《禁止男性进入女子体育运动》。

这些指令旨在提供一项政府层面的定义，仅承认出生时指定的两种性别，限制跨性别者依据《教育修正案第九条》参与校园和大学体育运动，针对性别肯定护理的联邦资助，并撤销联邦反歧视保护。

这一波反跨性别立法针对的是极小部分人口——根据加州大学洛杉矶分校法学院威廉姆斯研究所2025年的一项研究，美国18岁及以上人口中仅有1%的人认同自己为跨性别者。

人权运动组织在2023年报告称，全国19%的跨性别青少年参与体育运动，其中在校参与体育运动的不足1,000人。2024年，美国大学体育协会（NCAA）主席查理·贝克在参议院作证时表示，在381,000名大学运动员中，他所知的跨性别学生运动员不足10人。

WNBA联赛中没有跨性别女性运动员参赛。

撰稿：《今日美国》记者丹妮尔·勒纳

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“由于我的乐观，我曾愚蠢地一头撞上一辆黑色卡车”——布拉德·皮特在最近接受《Esquire》采访时表示。这位82,的演员正与前妻安吉丽娜·朱莉进行多年的法律纠纷，他在采访中谈及了个人风波中的心理健康历程。“我从来没有过任何自杀倾向，这根本不是我的性格，”他补充道，“实际上，如果我有什么毛病的话，可能就是天生的乐观主义者。”

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8月4, 周二晚，佩雷斯·希尔顿（Perez Hilton）在其迈阿密的家中通过TikTok直播，向超过二十年来一直关注他的粉丝展示了自残行为，当时他显然正处于精神健康危机之中。• 撰写娱乐和流行文化内容的作家米查姆·梅里韦瑟（Meecham Meriweather）当时正在X平台上浏览，一段据称来自希尔顿TikTok的视频片段自动在他的信息流中播放。梅里韦瑟并未主动寻找这段视频，却发现自己正在观看希尔顿身上似乎沾满鲜血的画面，他形容这“极其、极其令人不安，非常可怕”。

希尔顿的真名是马里奥·阿曼多·拉文多萨二世（Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.）。周二晚，迈阿密-戴德县警长办公室接到相关报警后介入，希尔顿被“安全救出”，并由迈阿密-戴德消防救援队送往当地医院接受治疗。

这些画面令人震惊，直播持续的时间之长同样令人震惊。但公众的反应却颇为复杂。许多人呼吁给予同情和关怀，另一些人则难以在呼吁宽容的同时，忽视希尔顿过往对名人最痛苦时刻的消费历史。在这个由震惊和愤怒驱动的网络时代，是否有可能两者兼顾？

纠缠不清的过往

几十年来，希尔顿与名人之间复杂的关系一直广为人知。早在2009年，这位名人博主就通过发布侵入性的八卦新闻建立了自己的品牌，这些新闻往往针对处于脆弱时刻的年轻女性。他为自己报道的明星起了刻薄的绰号，并在狗仔队拍摄的照片上涂鸦粗俗的插图。

近年来，希尔顿曾为自己的行为道歉，并承认自己造成了伤害，尽管他的道歉并不总是被接受。例如，米莎·巴顿（Mischa Barton）在2009年《步枪：新开始》（The Rifle: New Beginnings）节目中拒绝了他的现场道歉，称希尔顿恶毒的报道加剧了她在事业巅峰期已经历的痛苦。

希尔顿事件曝光后的第二天，30, 岁的爱尔兰·鲍德温（Ireland Baldwin）在Instagram Story上写道，希尔顿多年来“公开羞辱我的家人”，称他“从我年幼时就开始鼓励我，评论我的体重和身材（当时我还是个孩子），对我的家人发表难以忘怀的评论……[他]一直是个卑劣的人。但他的孩子们理应得到更好的对待，拥有一个健康的父亲，我为他们所有人感到难过。希望他能得到所需的帮助并康复。”

有人认为，希尔顿是2000年代初那个时代的产物，当时《InTouch》和《Star》等出版物常以耸人听闻的标题报道“名人酗酒问题”和“恋情丑闻”。更有声望的媒体也紧随其后：布兰妮·斯皮尔斯（Britney Spears）在精神健康崩溃期间，被黛安·索耶（Diane Sawyer）追问与贾斯汀·汀布莱克（Justin Timberlake）的分手，还登上了《纽约每日新闻》的封面。

然而，希尔顿是这股风潮的领军人物。他嘲笑他人的身材，威胁要曝光他人的性取向，甚至在2009年质疑迈克尔·杰克逊（Michael Jackson）的死是否是一场宣传噱头。

“我希望他的孩子们是安全的，也希望他们远离这一切，但我对他实在无法产生共情，”梅里韦瑟告诉《今日美国》，“我认为他做过的一些事情实在太恶劣、太可怕，根本无法原谅。”

详见DEBATE，第2D版

流媒体

警察过着双重生活；前妻揭露其不忠行为

卡莉娅·理查森 《今日美国》报道

卡尼洛·博雷加在嫁给丈夫前提出了两个条件：他绝不能出轨，也绝不能对她动手。与科罗拉多斯普林斯警察乔尔·克恩结婚20多年后，她却从他口中得到了一个令人震惊的测试：“你会想跟我离婚的。”

2022，科罗拉多斯普林斯警察局内部事务调查发现，克恩曾在警车内与一名女子发生口交行为，并对此撒谎。据Hulu纪录片《背叛：肮脏的秘密》披露，克恩多年来持续出轨，与50人有过接触，并至少与7人发生性关系。其中包括一名同事、一名作家和一名学生家长，该纪录片为真实犯罪题材。

“这些年来，我一直生活在羞耻和屈辱中，默默忍受着痛苦，”50，岁的博雷加说道。

这部三集纪录片现已上线，揭露了克恩的双重生活：他的性癖好（如支配欲），以及为掩盖外遇编造的一系列谎言。作为《背叛》系列第四季（改编自安德烈娅·冈宁备受喜爱的真实犯罪播客），博雷加在接受《今日美国》采访时谈及了她对前夫最初的印象、决定直面外遇对象的决定，以及对科罗拉多斯普林斯警方看法的转变。（博雷加的儿子拒绝参与，克恩也未回应纪录片中的置评请求。）

在《背叛：肮脏的秘密》中，妮可·克恩表示她最后一次与父亲交谈是在2023. MICHEL BY AIC NEWS STUDIES供图

克恩与博雷加的蜜月期

博雷加与克恩于1998，年相识，三年后在一座天主教堂结婚，婚礼有550名宾客出席。克恩时任科罗拉多斯普林斯警察，当时并无任何不良记录。博雷加表示，他曾多次获得警察局长的嘉奖。

“纪录片和播客中都没有提到的是，乔尔在如此年轻时就已是一名备受赞誉和钦佩的警察，”她说，“他曾因救人一命而获奖。”

失德警察多次发生性行为

警局于2018.将克恩从临时公共信息官晋升为中尉。2019，克恩未能获得公共信息官的永久职位，博雷加得知一名记者曾投诉性骚扰，称克恩发表了暗示性言论，如“记者no getting a no single”，纪录片披露。

博雷加表示，该调查“被驳回并掩盖了”。“他的上级说他犯了一个错误，但仍是警局极具价值的成员，我们允许他继续职业生涯。”

2022.年2月，新的调查展开。2020，克恩负责指挥乔治·弗洛伊德抗议活动的核心团队，据《背叛》中一名警察局长透露。与此同时，克恩开始与丹娜（纪录片中使用化名）发展婚外情，丹娜也是科罗拉多斯普林斯警察局的一名雇员。

“我们hook, line and sinker相信了他，”博雷加说，“他会说，‘看看这个，看看这个。我这里有瘀伤，这里有伤痕。这个——”

详见COP版，2D版

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辩论

尽管许多媒体进行了纠偏，希尔顿的网站却较少做出改变，甚至至今仍保持着团体化的运作方式。直到2021年纪录片《框架布兰妮·斯皮尔斯》上线，促使许多人回顾2000年代对名人的有问题报道时，他才试图为自己早期的报道做出弥补。

当他经常拒绝给予所报道的名人宽容时，人们又如何能宽恕他呢？

“两者都可以成立，”TMZ的创始制片人吉莉安·谢尔登（Gillian Sheldon）告诉《今日美国》。她与希尔顿相识超过20年，现任Napeter全球传播主管。“你可以对他及其在文化中的地位感到矛盾——他曾在人们脸上涂鸦，给人起绰号——同时也对他作为一个有三个孩子的父亲、一个儿子、一个兄弟、一个叔叔和一个朋友的人性抱有同理心。”

她表示，与当下的希尔顿相比，“我必须原谅他的过去，而对过去的问责也不应成为当下残酷对待他的理由。如果这种双重性适用于希尔顿，那么也应适用于他过去的目标。”许多人，比如艾尔兰·巴菲尔斯（Ireland Baffairs），从小就遭受这种虐待，这真的永远改变了他们。”默内辛（Merneathin）说。期望他们公开宽恕是一种不公平的负担，他说。

集体的失败

8月6日（投资导致希尔顿的TikTok账号被永久封禁，同时也引发了紧迫的问题：为何社交媒体用户能够观看并转发如此令人不安的画面。

TikTok的自动内容审核系统迅速标记了希尔顿的直播，并通知了位于美国的审核团队，该公司发言人HUAK（并非“审核员失误”）延误了直播的移除。

与希尔顿相识并代理其业务数十年的律师布莱恩·弗里德曼表示，社交媒体公司的解释远远不够。“虽然现在确实是展现善意和同情心的时候，但我个人难以理解TikTok为何会允许一个明显处于暴力精神健康危机中的人继续直播。”弗里德曼在向《今日美国》发表的声明中说道。

“将延误归咎于‘审核员失误’而不作进一步解释是无法接受的。”弗里德曼说，“任何看到这段画面的人都会感到不安。透明度要求对为何允许这段直播持续这么长时间作出真正的解释。我为希尔顿、他的家人以及所有看到这段画面的人感到痛心。”

PennHilton.com早期编辑团队的一名成员曾在2008年与希尔顿密切合作，因担心职业影响而要求匿名。这名前撰稿人在直播发生时正在观看，并因自身曾有自杀意念而深入搜索了这段视频。他们回忆起希尔顿对其他人的死亡和危机的冷漠报道，但仍对希尔顿抱有同情。

“他就是份工作……他做过的很多事都是不可原谅的。”他们告诉《今日美国》，“我们可以同时承认这一点，也承认他同样值得同情，并将其视为一个真正思考的机会：我们是如何走到这一步的？”

“他们说自己‘看到希尔顿在网上的样子就感到不适’，因为多年来遭受过他的霸凌式报道，以及在一个他们称之为有毒的环境中工作。”

“这是我（对职业道德）的最初认知之一。”他们说，“我记得当时在场目睹（那些事），心想我绝不会变成那样。”而这正是他们此刻努力坚守的原则。“将人简单地归为好或坏，就是否认他们的复杂人性。”他们说。

佩雷斯·希尔顿与他的孩子们，从左至右分别是米娅·阿尔玛、马里亚·阿曼多和梅特·阿莫尔，于2022年11月8日出席加州圣莫尼卡加州大学洛杉矶分校沃茨儿童医院第23届“派对在战争之上”年度慈善活动。图片由加州大学洛杉矶分校沃茨儿童医院提供。

打破循环

希尔顿承认，他的救赎努力无法让所有人恢复对他的声誉。在2024年接受《The Blast》采访时，他表示自己“完全接受”余生将不断面对过往。

“我知道，即使我死后，我曾说过的话或做过的事，我的名声和姓名仍会以负面方式推动流行文化，”希尔顿说。“我知道很可能在我死后，人们会庆祝。人们会说‘没有他，世界变得更好。’”

这些话如今在评论者讨论希尔顿是否值得同情时，显得格外刺耳。“佩雷斯十多年前做过或说过的事，我无法为那些辩护，”希尔顿的长期好友兼《佩雷斯·希尔顿播客》联合主持人克里斯·布克在播客的Patreon账号上说。“而那些对佩雷斯说‘你这是自作自受’的人，实在虚伪。任何今天说这种话的人，都和他十年前用同样恶毒的语言攻击别人一样恶劣。世界已经不同了。”

布克以讽刺的口吻谴责了他所称的“互联网的邪恶泥潭”。“我为那些向我报告的人感到难过，因为他们是现场目睹的，”他说。“我无法停止去想这件事。太可怕了。”

布克表示，希尔顿的家人鼓励他分享朋友的楼上房间，并解释说希尔顿的姐夫告诉他：“佩雷斯的三个孩子都需要引导，这也是收入的一部分，也是你的一部分收入，所以请尽你所能。”

“那就是[佩雷斯]一贯的作风，”默尼辛说。“过去的事和年头都不重要，现在才是最重要的。”

在希尔顿网站上的一份声明中，他的家人表示，他的三个孩子、侄女和姐姐在直播开始前几分钟还在家中。当意识到希尔顿陷入危机并伤害自己时，他们离开了家，以保护孩子免受进一步伤害。家人请求媒体、内容创作者和公众远离他们的住所，以保护孩子的利益。

“我们目前最大的贫困是帮助孩子们开始从他们所经历的事情中康复，”家人说。“这一过程的重要部分是让他们安全地回家，开始重建安全感和正常感。”家人感谢公众“压倒性的爱、支持和祈祷”，并形容前几天的经历“几乎难以承受”。

谢尔顿呼应了许多评论者的观点，认为孩子的安全不应被视为其父亲职业争议的延伸。

“他只是另一个在心理健康上挣扎的人，而心理健康的挑战是真实存在的，”谢尔顿说。“在这个一切都能被直播的时代，以前可能连危机都不会被人看到。现在每个人都有前排座位。”

社交媒体的反思

在他的Patreon上，布克告诉互联网，他“有一种感觉，希尔顿的状况已经出问题一段时间了”。希尔顿从拉斯维加斯搬到迈阿密“几乎是在一夜之间，而且没有任何事先沟通”。布克注意到，在播客录制期间，希尔顿的参与度明显下降。但他没有预见到这种程度的痛苦和伤害即将到来。

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佩雷斯·希尔顿和他的母亲出席2012年1月27日在洛杉矶举行的《迈克尔·杰克逊THE IMMORTAL世界巡演》首映礼。MARK DAVIS / GETTY IMAGES

“我当时知道情况有些不同，但无论如何，我都不会按下警报引发恐慌，”他说。

“PennHilton.com的前员工认为，关于希尔顿心理健康的消息应该成为一个警示，提醒人们注意建立在‘right-ball’和挑衅性内容基础上的影响力经济。虽然希尔顿是这种文化的缔造者之一，但现在他也成了它的受害者。”

“这类事情会越来越多，对吧？你有了所有这些Instagram网红，整个行业都是靠愤怒诱饵运作的。那么，当愤怒不再有效时，会发生什么？”这位前员工说，“这就像一种瘾。”

“讨论还在继续。‘我们会利用人们，剥削他们，然后抛弃他们，让他们只剩下最后那些绝望的举动和求救的呼喊。我觉得在某种程度上，我们都对此负有责任。’”

在他令人震惊的直播几周前，希尔顿在一次播客采访中告诉三位“老粉丝”，他后悔自己过于追求关注，并依赖这种关注带来的信息刺激。

“关注就像毒品。我当时绝对是个关注成瘾者。我的意思是，我认为自己现在能更好地控制它了，”希尔顿说。

“当你是个瘾君子时，你不会在乎是否伤害了别人。你会从室友那里偷东西，或者对家人做出不好的事情，只为了弄到钱去买毒品或酒精，或者任何你的瘾头。”

在希尔顿的自述以及关于他目前状况和导致危机的情况仍在逐渐披露的背景下，公众继续在思考对希尔顿及其在互联网上的地位的感受。谢尔顿想知道，这一刻是否会改变那些消费、创造和从这种围绕公众奇观建立的文化中获利的人。

“对于公众人物来说，压力实在太大了，而像[希尔顿]这样的言论可能真的很危险。但同时，这似乎也是我们社会的本质。我们总是很快地捧你上天，也很快地把你打入地狱，然后又很快地再次捧你上天。”

“这会改变什么吗？我们希望也许有些人会反思一下自己。但我认为最终什么都不会改变，因为这就是我们在这种‘永远在线’文化中的本质。”

警察

就是昨晚发生的事，冻水瓶引发的。他后来承认，所有那些痕迹都是他与2nma的挣扎造成的。

多年来，克恩的行为不断恶化，并承认有多次婚外情，文件显示。2022年4月的一项内部事务调查认定，克恩撒谎称在他的警车内发生过两次性行为。他与一名住在博罗加母亲家中的“swaard”有染，报道称。他还与女儿孩子的母亲有染。在克恩同年入院后，博罗加说她“数不清”了。

博罗加面对与他有染的女性

在给数十名她认为与博罗加有染的女性打电话后，她说其中一些人道了歉，另一些则直接挂断了电话。

“她们反复提到的一点是，他告诉每一个人，说我们正在分居或者已经分开，而且这是双方同意的，我们都在约会，”博罗加说，“这与事实相去甚远。”

自从他2023年从南加州的一家康复中心出院后，他的女儿妮可·科恩表示，她上一次与他交谈是在2023年10月。

“只有在有大事要发生时，他才会联系我们，”妮可·科恩说，“而在那次事件中，我们发现他与我母亲20多年的朋友有染。”

博罗加对科罗拉多斯普林斯警方的看法发生转变

妮可·科恩表示，一位同事清理了他的书籍、办公用品、工作文件和家庭照片，并将它们放在了他们家的前廊上，当时调查正在进行。她说警方机构“对我们毫不在意”。

“我们周围有很多市里的家庭和朋友，”她说，“但当这一切发生时，他们都消失了。”

博罗加预料到自己会面临刑事指控，于是在2022年4月提出了法律分居，并于2022年与科恩离婚。最终，没有提出任何指控。他从科罗拉多斯普林斯警察局退休，领取了养老金，后来搬到波多黎各，与一名女子及其孩子生活在一起，纪录片报道称。

“警察在调查期间逃避刑事诉讼的情况并不少见。”

2024, 216名警官在2022年1月至2024年4月期间“以辞职 / 受害者身份代替解雇”或“在调查期间以辞职 / 受害者身份离职”。在此期间，有20名警官被解雇。

“我对他的部门当局非常失望，”博罗加说，“至少从2005年起，他们就知道他的行为可能危及我的健康、福祉和潜在安全。”

在将科恩的工作文件扔进垃圾桶之前，博罗加翻找了一遍，试图挽救一些家庭照片。尽管有关于婚姻不和的传言，她说自己经常去他的办公室，带着孩子们，还给他送晚餐。

“25年多来，他的办公桌上一直摆着一张我的大照片，镶在相框里，还有我的婚纱照，”博罗加说，“这不禁让人怀疑：你难道不认为他还在婚内吗？为什么还保留着这些照片？”

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关于新困境的五个教训有助于你的成功

Moises Mendes II 《今日美国》

Dhar Mann 很早就经历了失败——而这些失败帮助他开启了职业生涯。

2016 年，他开始发布励志视频——他的第一个视频名为《在决定放弃所有目标之前》，画面中他坐在沙发上告诉粉丝，像 Dumb、迈克尔·乔丹和埃隆·马斯克这样的人在职业生涯初期都面临过巨大的失败，但坚持下来才成就了今天的自己。

这成为他早期视频的主题，后来他开始转向如今制作的内容类型，即演员表演类似歌曲的生活启示故事，标题如《青少年学会以艰难方式诚实》和《寄养妈妈忽视新女儿》。这种方式为他在社交媒体上吸引了超过 1.7 亿粉丝，并入选《时代》杂志 2025 年最具影响力创作者名单。

如今，Mann 正将其励志、行善的形象与美国"大哥哥大姐姐"组织（Big Brothers Big Sisters of America）合作，成为该组织首位"荣誉大哥哥"，他向《今日美国》独家宣布了这一消息。他将通过视频推广该组织，并为被称为"生命线"的成员创造体验活动。他表示，这一合作源于他担任超级碗"首席善意官"的角色，因为该非营利组织与 NFL 有合作。

Mann 与《今日美国》谈及了他作为"正能量影响者"的工作，以及一位意外的导师如何改变了他的生活。以下是他的发言——以及我们从中汲取的几个成功经验。

你的失望可以促使你做得更好

Dhar Mann：作为一名正能量影响者，制作我现在的内容，最初只是为了填补我自己内心的空虚。当我步入 30 岁、处于人生最低谷时，真正帮助我继续前行的是阅读我所钦佩和仰慕的人的故事。在深入了解他们的故事后，我意识到每个人都经历过多少艰辛、失败和失望。我制作视频是为了激励人们，让他们知道自己并不孤单。

我建立了一个极具行动力的社群，许多参与我们视频拍摄的人表示，他们感到有必要在生活中采取某种积极行动。无论是去散步还是重新联系亲人，我们的视频不仅让人感觉更好，还能促使他们行动起来。

退出社交媒体可能带来启发

我是 Instagram 的早期用户。我总是不断关注别人的生活，心想："为什么别人的生活如此光鲜亮丽，而我的生活却不如我所愿？"

我的内心陷入了非常黑暗的境地，而我走出这种状态的方式是删除了所有社交媒体，完全离开了互联网，长达四年。在 30 到 34 岁之间，我甚至没有接触任何社交媒体。那时我正在经营一家企业。

我转向了书籍。我阅读成功人士的故事，发现失败不仅是他们成功的一部分，在许多情况下甚至是成功的先决条件。于是我决定开始制作视频——我直接在洛杉矶公寓的客厅里打开摄像机，开始

法律能帮助你在更深层次上与他人建立联系

起初，成功意味着能支付账单。我的父母从印度移民来到这里，为了自己过上更好的生活。我是我们城市里唯一的印度孩子。要成功并避免成为失败者，这给了我很大压力。如今，我对成功的定义更多是围绕回馈而非其他。

当我能够走出抑郁后，我真的很想帮助其他人做到同样的事。我回想起自己经历过的所有艰难时刻。我曾一贫如洗。我曾抑郁。我差点被赶出公寓。我经历过一段糟糕的分手。我面临过死亡问题，以及你能想象到的各种问题。

现在，当我遇到有人告诉我他们正在经历的困难时，我能在非常深的层次上、精神层面上与他们产生共鸣，因为我可以说自己也经历过类似的事情，而正是这些痛苦让我找到了人生的意义。

导师是一种特权——但他们能带来改变

上周，我有机会见到了三位“小伙伴”。其中一个孩子告诉我，她没有同龄的兄弟姐妹，所以总是一个人。她的梦想是成为一名舞者，但她负担不起舞蹈课的费用。但现在有了一个“大姐姐”后，她有了可以共度时光的人，而这位“大姐姐”还教她跳舞。

我见到的另一个孩子，他的妈妈曾面临一些问题，在他 2 岁时，他被送去由父亲监护。她给了他无尽的爱，也给了他一切，但同时，他必须独自面对同龄人的世界，这让他感到巨大的困惑。他告诉我，暑假是最难熬的时光，因为他总是一个人，从未体验过我们几乎视为理所当然的事情。通过“大哥哥大姐姐美国组织”，他得以体验到作为“大哥哥”或导师能带来的许多经历。

与我交谈过的“小伙伴”们都经历过极其艰难的时刻，但这并不能定义他们。他们仍然能找到力量和勇气。

关键的帮助可能来自意想不到的地方

我在成长过程中，父母并不常在身边。他们是移民，努力打拼。他们不太会说英语，也不了解美国文化。我发现自己夹在两个我都不太理解的世界之间。对美国人来说，我太聪明了；对印度人来说，我又太美国化了。我从未真正觉得自己属于任何地方。

但后来，我在一个意想不到的地方遇到了一位导师。他是家里的一个朋友，是一名律师。他会告诉我他正在处理的案件，我对此着了迷。我从未对学习或某件事如此充满热情，于是他向我讲述他的职业生涯，因为我父亲开出租车，母亲是银行柜员——这些对我来说并不具有激励性或亲和力。

直到今天，我仍然告诉他——他已经年近 70 岁了——他救了我的命。如果没有他，我真的觉得自己会走上一条黑暗的人生道路。而现在，我成为了今天的我，能够给我的孩子们正确的指导和引导，帮助他们成为最好的成年人。

音乐

拉丁劲旅“从未预料到”这样的成功

爱德华·塞加拉

《今日美国》

Eslabon Armado 可能已经在历史上留下了自己的名字，但他们并不想沉浸在磅礴之中。

这支由加州培养的地区墨西哥乐队，由兄弟佩德罗和布莱恩·托瓦尔以及多米尼克·帕切科组成，于2020年凭借三张热门专辑在拉丁音乐界崭露头角，其中包括八白金的《Corta Ysusa》。乐队将感性与治愈性的伦巴节奏融合，为传统墨西哥音乐注入了新一代的活力，佩德罗充满感染力的歌声与原声吉他和深情铜管乐的丰富编排交相辉映。

2023年，随着与拉丁说唱歌手Peso Pluma合作的《Ella Baila Sola》发布，乐队的崛起之星达到巅峰，这首歌登上《公告牌》Hot 100榜第4位，使Eslabon Armado成为首支进入该榜单前10的地区墨西哥音乐团体。

尽管在纽约金糖力量城唱片旗下发行了一系列热门专辑，但托瓦尔表示这股成功浪潮“是我们从未预料到的”。他们并不满足于已有的成就。

“当时，地区[墨西哥]音乐还不像现在这样，”托瓦尔告诉《今日美国》，“某种程度上还处于地下状态；它正开始积聚势头......我从来不是那种喜欢居功的人，但你知道，我要为乐队脱帽致敬，因为我们为这首歌做了些特别的事。”

“我一直是个‘Nectumic’，不是现在，而是一个进行中的项目，结合了乐队标志性声音与流行巨星抱负。”

“一旦变得过于商业化，就不一样了。更像是你在努力尝试大红大紫，”托瓦尔说，“我喜欢顺应歌迷的期待，所以这张专辑就是如此。五五开吧。”

此后，乐队带着新专辑踏上了巡演之路，展开“Amor Nocturno”巡演。这场北美巡演将造访包括丹佛、拉斯维加斯、休斯顿、纽约和西雅图在内的城市，持续至12月5日。

Eslabon Armado 寻找新节奏

Eslabon Armado 仍然希望触动你的心弦，但也想让你动起来。这支拉丁格莱美提名乐队以其柔和的中音和心碎情歌闻名，在《Nocturno》中提高了音量，采用了更大胆、更高能的风格。

乐队音乐方向的转变部分受到了地区墨西哥同行实验作品的启发，特别是Peso Pluma（《Dinastía》）和Fuerza Regida（《Hipparita》），两者都将拉丁都市音乐的硬核气质与快节奏情歌融为一体。

“现在没人再唱那些硬核的东西了，”托瓦尔说，“现在全是浪漫的，但......更多的是炒作，你知道的，唱女孩啊什么的。我一直都在做这些，但更低调、更冷静而已。所以，我有点想带来这种感觉。如果我能像他们那样写歌，为什么不呢？”

Peso Pluma 与 Eslabon Armado 重聚合作带来惊喜

无论如何，Eslabon Armado 都可以指望 Peso Pluma 带来音乐魔法。

在制作《Nocturno》时，托瓦尔表示，他将歌曲《Amigos Con Derechos》交给了乐队的前合作伙伴，他形容这首歌是《Ella Baila Sola》的版本，但“没有夸张”。

然而，在没有收到 的回复后，托瓦尔对这次合作能否实现持怀疑态度，即使后来 的团队邀请他进录音室合作。“我没想到他会加入（这首歌），”他说，“我当时想，‘好吧，他们可能只是想让我去和他一起为他的项目写歌。’”

令托瓦尔惊讶的是， 在他们的合作录制过程中重新审视了他最初发送的那首歌。

“感觉就像我们第一次见面时那样，超级放松——聊了很多 lurines 之类的东西，”托瓦尔说，“然后他说，‘兄弟，我一直等到你来，这样我们可以一起听这首歌。’于是他播放了这首歌，为了找到感觉，他至少播放了 20 遍……然后他进了录音棚，很快就完成了。我拿到了这首歌。”

![Eslabon Armado 与《Ella Baila Sola》合作伙伴 Peso （左二）在 2024 年拉丁美洲音乐奖颁奖典礼上获得最佳墨西哥区域合作奖，2024 年 4 月 25 日于拉斯维加斯 MGM Grand Garden Arena。ETVAN MILLER / GETTY IMAGES](

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Eslabon Armado 坦言 corridos tumbados 争议

在音乐事业取得成功的过程中，Eslabon Armado 助推了 corridos tumbados 这一融合墨西哥区域音乐与嘻哈元素的硬核子流派的流行。多年来，这种挑衅性的音乐风格因宣扬犯罪、毒品和暴力主题的歌曲而受到批评，甚至遭到政府禁令。

“我从来没有刻意去写那种类型的音乐，”托瓦尔说，“我确实有一些歌会提到（这些内容），但都是在爱情场景下，比如男孩和女孩喝酒或吸毒，而不是以犯罪的方式。”

虽然托瓦尔承认 corridos tumbados 可能带来负面的社会影响，但他表示这一流派是墨西哥区域音乐发展的“重要垫脚石”。他同时对那些演绎这种争议风格的艺术家所受到的污名化表示遗憾。

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全国与世界特辑

索马里儿童饥饿问题激增

人道主义资金大幅下降，救援组织称

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哈尔迪娅·易卜拉欣在巴约地区医院的儿科病房为严重营养不良的索马里儿童比沙尔·萨尔萨德准备牛奶。该医院严重营养不良病例入院人数激增，但人道主义资金持续下降，尽管需求迅速增加，无国界医生组织表示。图片来源：费萨尔·奥瓦克 / 路透社

阿卜迪德曼·侯赛因和埃德温·奥科斯 路透社

索马里巴伊多阿——无国界医生组织（Médecins Sans Frontières，简称MSF）8月11日表示，今年用于应对索马里部分地区严重营养不良的资金下降了超过80%，尽管在该国西南部流离失所者营地接受筛查的儿童中，每4人就有1人严重营养不良。● MSF健康顾问米切尔·桑马表示，美国已将对该国援助机构的支持从去年的7000万美元削减至今年的零资金，导致各组织在需求上升之际难以应对。其他西方捐助方也削减了资金。“今年，我们收治了22,000例营养不良病例，比去年增加了80%以上。当我们需要大规模扩大干预措施时，却看到捐助方的支持兴趣减弱，”桑马说。在巴伊多阿西南部的埃尔博特1号营地，父母们带着孩子来到一间铁皮屋顶下的诊所。这里搭建着由各种防水布拼凑而成的简易帐篷。孩子们在这里接受体重、身高和上臂围测量，后者是判断营养不良的指标。

MSF在7月对巴伊多阿14个流离失所者安置点的888户家庭进行的一项调查发现，每4名儿童中就有1人严重营养不良。三分之一的家庭表示每天仅能吃上一顿饭，而只有2%的家庭能负担得起这些餐食。

在附近的巴约地区医院，这里收治来自该镇、半游牧社区和流离失所者营地的患者。在一间病房内，十几名瘦弱的儿童躺在病床上，一些孩子手上插着输液管，另一些则在吸氧以帮助呼吸。

“我的孩子已经病了一个半月，我们一直把她留在家里。天知道我们不知道可以得到医疗援助。我们给她吃了一点药，但没有效果，”

历史上的今天

1960年8月12日，华盛顿特区连续第19天出现高温天气，打破了此前连续14天高温50度的纪录，该纪录于1972年创下。

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美国夏季最冷的城市是哪个？

周一、周二、周五

医生对儿童疫苗接种令变化的看法

艾哈迈德·阿布莱明 编辑

华盛顿——8月19日，唐纳德·特朗普总统签署了一项行政令，要求减少常规儿童疫苗接种，并指示司法部对各州疫苗法提出挑战，此举迅速遭到众多医生和疫苗制造商的反对。

该行政令推进了卫生部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪 Jr. 长期以来的目标，并重申了1月份被联邦法院叫停的疫苗接种时间表调整。

今年1月，特朗普和肯尼迪声称疫苗与某些疾病之间存在关联，这一说法与数十年来的科学研究结果相悖，这些研究表明两者之间并无关联，且免疫接种对预防重大疾病具有诸多益处。

行政令的具体内容是什么？

该行政令建议对21种疾病进行普遍儿童免疫接种，较2018年底美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）推荐的30种有所减少，涵盖麻疹、脊髓灰质炎、破伤风和百日咳等疾病。

被移出普遍接种范围的疫苗包括新冠疫苗、流感疫苗、轮状病毒疫苗、甲型肝炎疫苗、乙型肝炎疫苗、细菌性脑膜炎疫苗和呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）疫苗。

这些疫苗被归入“高风险群体或人群”类别，仅推荐给因潜在健康状况或暴露风险较高的儿童，或“共同临床决策”类别，需在医生建议下接种。部分疫苗（如单独的甲型或乙型肝炎疫苗）同时属于上述两类。

此外，行政令还建议拆分已使用数十年的联合疫苗，如麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹（MMR）疫苗，改为单病种疫苗，并将接种过程分散至多次就医。

在法律层面，行政令指示司法部长利用各州法律与家长权利、宗教自由、残障人士权益保障及平等保护条款的冲突，包括宗教和医学豁免等，对州疫苗强制令提出挑战。

对家庭有何影响？

就近期操作层面而言，变化不大——家长仍可申请将疫苗移至“共同临床决策”清单，白宫表示该行政令不影响“儿童疫苗计划”（Vaccines for Children），该计划为无力负担疫苗的家庭提供免费接种，并与100%的指导方针挂钩。

政府预计但未保证私营保险公司将继续覆盖类似疫苗。蓝十字蓝盾（Blue Cross Blue Shield）和CVS表示，在审查行政令期间，将继续覆盖CDC推荐的儿童疫苗，且无需自付费用。

更深远的影响是间接的。将疫苗接种分散至多次就医（特朗普建议1岁时分5次接种）意味着家庭需预约更多次门诊，并可能产生自付费用，目前尚不清楚这些费用将如何覆盖。儿科医生担心联邦层面的矛盾信息会导致部分家长推迟或放弃接种。

部分措施无法立即生效。拆分MMR疫苗目前不可行，因美国尚无公司销售单独的麻疹、腮腺炎或风疹疫苗。官员表示，联邦卫生部门将在90天内与制造商合作寻求解决方案。

由于各州（而非联邦政府）制定学校和项目的疫苗要求，行政令敦促各州采纳更窄的接种时间表，并由司法部指示对各州的豁免法提出诉讼。

医学专家怎么说？

主要医学组织普遍对该命令表示关注，称没有新的科学依据支持改变疫苗接种计划。

美国儿科学会（AAP）表示，此举将减少家长困惑并推迟疫苗接种。该学会重申，数十年的研究未发现疫苗与自闭症之间存在关联。据估计，将联合麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹（MMR）疫苗替换为单病种疫苗需耗时约10年。

包括美国传染病学会和国家传染病基金会在内的多个组织表示，此举将使更多儿童暴露于可预防的疾病和死亡风险中。

疫苗接种计划背后的科学原理是什么？

公共卫生专家通过研究疾病传播方式、易感人群及发病年龄等因素制定接种计划，以保护儿童。这也是大多数疫苗在10个月前接种的原因，即在可能暴露前完成接种。

AAP表示，疫苗接种的时间和组合方式与其最佳效果期及儿童最脆弱的时期相匹配，且多种疫苗不会对儿童免疫系统造成过重负担。

FDA敦促加强卫生供应商检查以遏制污染

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美国食品和药物管理局（FDA）于8月9日发布了关于新鲜切割农产品制备和包装的最终指南，建议采取卫生控制、供应商验证及合规措施等手段，以降低食源性疾病风险。

该指南针对单一至批量生产的农产品发布，正值因受污染的生菜和墨西哥辣椒导致的环孢子虫病和沙门氏菌疫情持续暴发，已致美国数千人患病。

此次环孢子虫病疫情是美国近代史上最严重的食源性疾病事件之一，与泰勒农场（Taylor Farms）的冰山生菜有关，已蔓延至15个州，密歇根州受灾最重。疫情还动摇了消费者对新鲜农产品的信心，并冲击了连锁餐厅和超市的销售。

FDA表示，这些建议不具法律约束力，旨在指导生产商和加工商处理切碎生菜、去皮哈密瓜、切丁洋葱、切丝胡萝卜、凉拌卷心菜和水果沙拉等产品。

该机构重点关注了与沙门氏菌、环孢子虫、大肠杆菌和李斯特菌等病原体相关的污染问题，这些病原体曾引发多起食源性疾病暴发。

FDA建议新鲜切割农产品生产商评估上述病原体是否构成潜在危害，并采取预防措施，包括供应链控制。

措施还包括使用安全用水、用抗菌溶液清洗水果和蔬菜、人员培训及改进设施设计等建议。

然而，FDA指出，环孢子虫可能需要供应链控制，因为洗涤用抗菌剂可能无法充分控制该病原体。该机构还表示，关于农产品受环孢子虫污染途径的研究仍在进行中。

FDA称，农产品可能在种植、收获、包装或农场储存过程中受到病原体污染。

在2008年发布的指南草案中，环孢子虫已被视为新鲜切割蔬菜的潜在生物危害，当年该寄生虫曾引发两起疫情。

虽然2008年草案涵盖了更广泛的食品安全危害，并适用于即食和非即食新鲜切割农产品，但本次指南仅聚焦于即食、高含水量的新鲜切割农产品中的生物危害，因其可能促进微生物生长。

部分新鲜切割农产品被视为高风险，因为它们通常生食，且未经过烹饪或其他能杀灭有害病原体的“灭菌步骤”。

泰勒农场于8月9日宣布召回多个州零售商销售的含墨西哥辣椒的即食食品，因可能存在沙门氏菌污染。

历史上的今天

今天是8月12日。在这一天：

09 B.C.：克娄巴特拉可能死于自杀，也有历史学家认为可能发生在8月10日。这位马其顿裔的埃及女王死于中毒，但不确定她是否使用了毒蛇。

1676：阿拉姆帕诺格酋长兼部落间领袖梅塔科恩（Metacorn），又称“菲利普王”，被一名为英国人效力的美洲原住民刺杀。这一事件实际上终结了菲利普王领导的美洲原住民与扩张主义的英国定居者之间的第一次战争。

1851：纽约人艾萨克·M·辛格（Isaac M. Singer）为其缝纫机申请了专利。这款带有摇摆式双线梭的设备彻底改变了服装生产，并为女性节省了大量时间。

1877：美国天文学家阿萨夫·霍尔（Asaph Hall）发现了火星的第一颗卫星，并将其命名为“戴莫斯”（Deimos）。五天后，他观测到了第二颗卫星，并将其命名为“福波斯”（Phobos）。在希腊神话中，戴莫斯和福波斯是战神阿瑞斯（Ares）和爱神阿佛洛狄忒（Aphrodite）的儿子。

1888：西班牙与美国签署停战协议，结束了短暂的美西战争。该协议实际上瓦解了西班牙帝国，西班牙同意将波多黎各割让给美国政府，并放弃对古巴的控制。

1953：苏联在哈萨克斯坦试爆了其首枚氢弹。这枚氢弹的威力不及当时美国正在测试的氢弹，但更便于携带。

1961：在人民议院的一项法令颁布后，东德士兵开始在柏林安装带刺铁丝网。这一举动在分隔城市的街道上引发了“纯粹的混乱”，《美联社》报道称，士兵们甚至用钉子将通往西柏林的后门钉死。

1981：IBM推出了其首款个人电脑。这款电脑使用现成零件在一年内开发完成，拥有14千字节的内存，并配备了一个新的工作程序——一个用于文字处理，一个用于电子表格——但没有存储功能。

1988：让-米歇尔·巴斯奎特（Jean-Michel Basquiat）的女友在曼哈顿下城的公寓中发现他因吸毒过量死亡，年仅27岁。这位艺术家已因将涂鸦融入表现主义绘画而成名。

1990：古生物学家苏珊·亨德里克森（Susan Hendrickson）描述了在南达科他州夏延河苏族保留地的悬崖上发现的露出地面的化石。经过所有权争议后，发掘工作揭示这些化石属于迄今发现的最大、保存最完好的霸王龙之一。这只生活在6500万年前的恐龙被命名为"Doc"，以纪念亨德里克森。

1996：新泽西州州长詹姆斯·麦格里维（James McGreevey）公开承认与另一名男子有婚外情，并表示“我是一名同性恋美国人”，成为美国首位公开同性恋身份的在任州长。他宣布将于11月辞职。

2009：哈维·米尔克（Harvey Milk）被时任总统贝拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）追授总统自由勋章。米尔克是首位公开同性恋身份并当选美国公职的立法者，他于1978.遇刺身亡。奥巴马政府多年前曾表示这是对其“卓越领导力和对平等权利的奉献”的认可。

——今日美国网络

金融市场

中东局势不稳 华尔街收跌

诺埃尔·班德维奇（Noel Bandewich）与普尔维·阿加瓦尔（Purvi Agarwal） 编辑

8月9日，华尔街收盘下跌，亚马逊和Alphabet股价走低，投资者对中东潜在稳定协议的前景愈发悲观。

新任命的伊朗最高国家安全委员会秘书表示，只要美国不改变其行为并接受结束战争的坦诚条件，伊诺莫克斯（Enomox）的细节将继续保密。

布伦特原油期货在海外能源交易中保持高位，标普500能源板块指数上涨1.7%。

“数月来，各方始终难以达成一项对所有人都适用的协议。油价略有上涨，反映出更多不确定性，”位于路易斯维尔的Baird投资策略分析师罗斯·梅菲尔德（Ross Mayfield）表示。

“市场显然时不时会围绕这场冲突波动，但它并未成为许多人想象中的重大阻力。”

亚马逊下跌2.1%，Alphabet下跌1.9%，两者均拖累标普500和纳斯达克指数。SpaceX下跌近4%。

另类资产管理公司股价上涨，阿波罗全球（Apollo Global）上涨4.2%，黑石（Blackstone）接近上涨4%。这些公司近期合作建立了计算机融资平台，旨在调动超过5,000亿美元资金。

标普500指数下跌0.32%，收于7,720.20点。

纳斯达克指数下跌0.6%，收于26,445.45点，而道琼斯工业平均指数下跌0.54%，收于53,700.80点。

尽管标普500指数下跌，上涨股票数量仍以1.2比1的比例超过下跌股票。

标普500指数录得22只新高和1只新低；纳斯达克指数录得108只新高和75只新低。

上周强劲的季度财报推动标普500指数创下历史新高，而纳斯达克指数则下跌约2%；其历史高点可追溯至6月2日。

微软和亚马逊在人工智能实验室的大量投资持续带来回报，也提振了市场情绪。

未来两天即将公布的消费者和生产者价格通胀数据，将对市场预期美联储货币政策路径至关重要，因美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔（Jerome Powell）致力于减少货币政策指引。

根据芝商所（CME）的数据，交易员对美联储9月会议加息的可能性存在分歧。考虑到鲍威尔减少货币政策指引的目标，市场将密切关注其表态。

中东冲突引发的能源成本上升加剧了通胀担忧，并使全球央行的政策路径复杂化。

在瑞银（UBS）将这家电子公司股票评级从“持有”上调至“买入”后，Jabil股价上涨1.9%。运动品牌Tumbles的美国存托股票（ADS）下跌20.9%，因其销售额未达预期。液化天然气（LNG）股价下跌1.8%，因其二季度营收略低于预期。

美国交易所成交量相对清淡，103亿股股票成交，而前20个交易日的平均成交量为176亿股。

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伊朗

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要求美国归还被冻结的资产，并结束包括黎巴嫩和加沙在内的整个地区的战争。此前，唐纳德·特朗普总统于8月10日提出新要求，称伊朗应为过去50年间战争、袭击和抗议活动中丧生的人员支付赔偿。

在整个冲突过程中，特朗普在升级威胁与声称和平协议即将达成之间摇摆不定。在8月10日深夜发布的采访中，他表示当前的不确定性可能会持续一段时间，称自己可能只是“随波逐流”。“我正在进行某种谈判，”特朗普在接受《真实美国之声》采访时表示，“他们是非常狡猾的谈判者。”

伊布拉恩于8月9日被任命为协调伊朗安全和外交政策机构的二把手，其言论是迄今为止最强烈的信号，表明霍尔木兹海峡短期内不会重新开放通航。战前，该水道承担了全球五分之一的石油和液化天然气运输。

“只要美国不改变其行为，不接受伊朗的条件，霍尔木兹海峡就不会开放，”伊布拉恩通过Tassian通讯社表示。

华盛顿方面尚未对伊朗的最新言论作出回应。

自2月28日美国和以色列对伊朗发动袭击以来，冲突已造成数千人死亡。

伊朗对美国的资产和基础设施发动了袭击，目标包括其国家——阿曼、约旦、科威特、以色列、阿拉伯联合酋长国和沙特阿拉伯。伊朗革命卫队指挥官顾问穆罕默德·礼萨·纳吉布在伊朗国家电视台上表示，革命卫队正在发展在“能源土壤”上开展行动的能力，进一步加剧了局势升级的可能性。

“我们需要能够将行动转移到敌人的土壤上，无论人在何处需要且不带偏见，”他说，“这是必须实现的进攻性学说的特征。”

投票

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裁决浪费先前命令

8月9日的裁决实际上扩展了塔尔瓦尼法官6月发布的一项命令，该命令阻止特朗普政府在23个主要由民主党领导的州实施该命令。

多个投票权组织要求法官进一步采取行动，在全国范围内全面禁止美国邮政署（USPS）执行该命令。

在批准原告的请求时，由巴拉克·奥巴马总统任命的塔尔瓦尼法官写道，联邦政府行政部门无权管理选举，这一职责由美国宪法赋予各州。

“基于行政命令目前正在造成混乱，并威胁到日益加剧的混乱局面和对我们民主的信任侵蚀，”塔尔瓦尼写道，“选举权的重要性远远超过行政部门试图违宪地插手选举监管领域。”

白宫和代表联邦政府出庭的司法部均未立即回应置评请求。

特朗普政府已请求美国最高法院暂停执行塔尔瓦尼先前的裁决，辩称各州的诉讼为时过早，因为相关机构尚未敲定执行特朗普命令的计划。

保守派大法官在最高法院占据4-5多数席位，目前尚未作出裁决。

在民主党向华盛顿特区联邦法院提起的类似案件中，一名法官于5月拒绝立即阻止该行政命令，认为因USPS尚未发布规则，此时采取行动为时过早。上诉法院维持了这一裁决。

塔尔瓦尼表示，由于USPS已提出一项规则，且选举临近，此案现已成熟，适合作出裁决。

“距离11月3, 2020,北部选举不足90天，这凸显了发布禁令的紧迫性，以防止被告[联邦政府]在选举前夕改变选举规则，”塔尔瓦尼写道。

中国中部及北京部分地区遭遇台风引发的洪水

李丽（Liz Lee）、陈尼科（Nicco Chan）、中村豪（Go Nakamura）

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中国湖北省襄星市——8月8日，台风“海豚”深入中国中部的湖北省内陆地区，导致街道被淹、旅游景区关闭及建筑项目暂停，同时给该国大片地区带来极端降雨警告。

北京部分地区，包括主金融区东北部的顺义区，也在8月2日晚遭遇严重洪水，预计当晚降雨将进一步加剧。

今年登陆中国的最强台风“海豚”拥有一个异常顽强的风暴系统，在登陆周末前行进了近3,700英里，给中国东部沿海地区带来强降雨，并伴随大范围云系。

台风在下午减弱为热带低气压，但其影响范围远至北京，距离湖北省以北超过600英里。即使是首都郊区的部分区域也启动了最高级别的洪水紧急响应，预计从8月9日晚开始的24小时内，北京将迎来相当于年降雨量三分之一以上的降水。

北京市气象部门表示，顺义区胡家堡的小时降雨量达到最高，凌晨3时至4时的降雨量接近3.5英寸。中国社交平台“贝壳视频”上分享的图片显示，顺义区多处出现大面积积水，汽车部分被淹。其中一张图片显示，一名外卖员涉水而行，仅能看到其摩托车把手和外卖箱顶部。

中国国家气象中心再次发布暴雨橙色预警，这是第二高级别的警报，预计湖北省24小时内降雨量将高达9.8英寸。

作为中国重要的汽车和高科技电子制造中心，拥有超过5,800万人口的湖北省刚刚从7月台风“玛雅克”过后的两场新龙卷风影响中恢复，台风“玛雅克”已造成至少8人死亡。

在湖北省襄阳市，当地政府发布了山体滑坡和洪水黄色预警，行人

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8月11日，台风“海豚”减弱为热带风暴后，一名男子在湖北省襄阳市一条被淹街道上骑行电动滑板车，避开倒地的自行车。

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涉水穿过被淹街道，共享电动滑板车部分被淹没。

在一处大雨中的十字路口，司机放慢车速驶过超过8英寸深的积水，其他车辆则选择掉头。

60岁的黄女士因降雨推迟了早上的购物行程，她担忧地望着被淹的道路，担心洪水可能会波及附近的公寓小区。

“这里一下雨就容易积水。如果继续这样，洪水可能会淹到我家。”她说。

雨水从道路两侧高架的地铁线路涌向低洼的高速公路。一些身穿安全装备的工人正在清理混凝土和杂物，以加快排水速度。

湖北省政府还向黄冈、海丰等城市发布了黄色预警。

截至8月9日上午，襄阳市35座水库的水位已超过防洪阈值，当局已转移9,700人。

全省多个景区宣布暂时关闭，包括宜昌市的热门旅游景点三峡大坝。襄阳市19个主要景区中，仅有2个仍在开放。

全省107个在建的主要公路和水路项目中，有26个被认定为高风险项目已暂停施工。

台风“海豚”的外围气流在遭遇湖北西部山区时将被迫抬升，导致降雨量成倍增强。湖北省气象台副台长王晓玲对当地媒体《湖北日报》表示。

在邻近的湖南省，当局已发布红色山洪预警，因风暴持续将水汽向北输送。林业部门称，部分地区截至8月12日的累计降雨量可能高达53.7英寸。

此前受“海豚”台风影响一度停滞的日本，也在为山体滑坡、洪水和强风做准备。日本气象厅表示，15,号台风“燦都”可能于8日晚些时候横穿日本本土。

索马里境内流离失所的妇女排队从水龙头取水。因连续雨季失利摧毁庄稼、宰杀牲畜并耗尽水源，索马里正面临日益严重的饥荒危机。

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阿卜杜·伊西说，他躺在因营养不良而入院的孩子身旁。

由于连续多个雨季降雨失败，索马里正面临日益严重的饥荒危机，农作物遭到毁坏，牲畜死亡，水源枯竭。冲突和不安全局势进一步加剧了危机，破坏了生计，限制了人们获取食物、医疗和援助的途径。今年2月，索马里政府和联合国表示，该国约有430 万人面临严重饥荒威胁。

无国界医生组织表示，自今年初以来，已在拜多阿对超过21,000名五岁以下儿童进行了筛查，发现约50%的儿童存在急性营养不良。急性

“国际社会不能等到宣布饥荒后才采取行动。现在就需要行动，以避免生命损失。”

阿拉拉·阿里 无国界医生组织索马里前线项目协调员

营养不良的严重程度虽不及重度营养不良，但仍会导致体重突然下降和危及生命的并发症。

该组织表示，由于营养不良患者人数增加，近几个月已将拜多阿医疗设施的床位数量增加至100张，该设施为患者提供治疗性喂养。

桑格玛表示，团队不得不在收治和出院患者之间做出艰难抉择。由于缺乏食物和水，出院患者往往因并发症再次入院。

根据联合国数据，2020,年前三个月，索马里有超过50万人流离失所，几乎所有流动人口都是因干旱所致。妇女和儿童占流离失所人口的约85%。这场危机让人担忧索马里2022年的饥荒悲剧重演，但援助机构表示，严重的资金短缺正制约着应对行动。

无国界医生组织表示，目前可用于索马里的医生援助资金仅约85 亿，而2022年类似干旱情况下的援助资金为22 亿美元 billion。

“国际社会不能等到宣布饥荒后才采取行动，”无国界医生组织索马里项目协调员阿拉拉·阿里说，“现在就需要行动，以避免生命损失。”

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'Soar free': Beloved bald eagle Jackie dies

Big bird was a star on California nest cam

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Beloved bald eagle Jackie died while rehabilitating at a wildlife center in California after being rescued following an apparent 'altercation' with two subadult eagles.

'It is with profound sadness that we share that Forum 26-109 passed away in the early hours of this morning, following more than three weeks of intensive medical care,' Ojai Raptor Center, whose Jackie has been receiving treatment for almost a month, said in an Aug. 10 update. 'Our team is heartbroken. It has been an extraordinary privilege to care for her.'

'Our team is heartbroken. It has been an extraordinary privilege to care for her.'

Ojai Raptor Center

In the same update, the Ojai Raptor Center said that Jackie's remains bad been transferred into the care of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

'The bald eagle known for appearing on Big Bear Valley's Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam was 'critically ill' and unstable before she died, the center had said Aug. 9.

Friends of Big Bear Valley, which manages the eagle nest cam, mourned Jackie's loss in a post on Facebook, telling the eagle's fans to be 'kind to yourself, to others, to the FORBY team and to those at the Ojai Raptor Center.'

'Soar free Jackie,' the center said. It all started after Jackie was seen in an 'altercation' with two subadult eagles on July 17. While Jackie was able to defend herself, she did not get far and was seen on the ground near Dana Point Park. She was rescued and taken to Ojai Raptor Center, about 170 miles from her home in Big Bear Valley, which she shared with her long-term partner Shadow.

'Initial bloodwork' had indicated Jackie was 'experiencing severe anemia and inflammation affecting the kidneys,' the center said July 21. Vets

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Flock cameras targeting crime catching flak

N'des Yancey-Bragg USA TODAY

You might not be accused of committing a crime, but a coast-to-coast network of cameras is still trying to track your vehicle's movements. It's a high-tech attempt at deterring crime and catching criminals, championed by its creators and some local law enforcement, who say license plate readers are a big part of the future of policing. But the technology is also a snowballing privacy nightmare, according to critics who are fighting back with protests, legislation and websites dedicated to tracking the trackers.

Prostration has boiled over into vandalism in some locations.

License plate readers have been shot at in Tennessee, hit with a truck in California, beaten with a baseball bat in Virginia, cut down with a saw in Texas and splattered with paint in New York. They've also been regularly blocked by a lone protester in Florida.

Notably, the criticism of the technology has been strikingly bipartisan in a nation where it's often tough to find political common ground.

Chad Maclow, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union who focuses on

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Poll finds big shift on force by ICE

More independents are saying it's gone too far

Christopher Cann USA TODAY

Months of immigration enforcement controversies have taken their toll, and new polling shows it could be a problem for Republicans heading into the multiems.

About 8 in 10 independent voters say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has used two much force in its nationwide operations, according to a poll from YouGov, which sampled 1,000 voters in late July. It's a striking increase from 2025, when polls showed independents more divided on the issue.

The poll, commissioned by the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit working to end mass incarceration, was conducted shortly after ICE officers shot and killed two immigrants during traffic stops in Maine and Texas over the span of six days in July.

An earlier 'interior poll, which was conducted before the two shootings, found that most independents – 62% – believe ICE has gone too far. Other polls from YouGov, AP-NORC and The Civic Health and Institutions Project found that only a fraction of independent voters support ICE's handling of immigration enforcement.

The data from the 2020-2026 school of the multiems, as Republicans are seeking to hold onto a narrow majority in both chambers of Congress. Several races are expected to be close and could be decided by independent voters – a group whose support has grown increasingly vital in recent elections.

The Department of Homeland Security in an emailed statement cited June polling data showing 80% of Americans support 'deporting immigrants who are here illegally and have committed crimes.' The statement urged cities to cooperate with ICE and praised the work of immigration officers.

Immigration was one of the top issues that led Republicans to win the presidency and gain full control of Congress in 2024, amid mounting frustrations over the Biden administration's handling of the U.S. southern border. But high-profile enforcement raids and multiple deadly shootings over the last year have eroded support for a central part of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, political scientists and strategists said.

But not all of the president's actions on immigration are as top-sprinter as ICE's interior enforcement. The plunging number of border crossings into the United States is considered a success among at least half of all Americans, including independents, polls show. And Republicans overall

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Tupac Shakur in New York City on Sept. 4, 1996, just days before he was killed in Las Vegas. HINDI SEGAIN/REUTERS

Who shot down Tupac Shakur? 30 years later, case goes to trial

Saga of music, rivalry, murder set to unwind

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Thirty years after Tupac Shakur was shot to death in Las Vegas, a murder trial is finally here.

The trial began Aug. 10 with jury selection, kicking off what is expected to be a monthlong trial to determine the fate of Duane Keith 'Keffe D' Davis, who prosecutions say instructed gang members to shoot Shakur – and provided the

gun – on Sept. 7, 1996.

The cultural icon was just 25 and at the height of his career at the time of his death. He built his career on the uniquely honest music about the Black male experience and the struggles that came with it. Because later, he remains one of the most influential figures in hip-hop.

Davis, the only person arrested in the case, has been charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

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Reports: Trump secretly flew out of Turkey after event

Catering truck used by president to, from planes

Michael Luria

USA TODAY

President Donald Trump was secreted out of Turkey at the end of a recent international trip in an elaborate ruse involving decoy jets and a catering truck – all in an effort to avoid an Iranian assassination plot. She Washington Post and New York Times reported.

In early July, Trump had flown to Turkey to attend a NATO summit aboard the ruse Qatari gifted Air Force One. But once in Turkey, bestsellers resumed with Iran and Trump announced that the new jet would depart for the United Kingdom and he would fly out on the sides, possibly when Air Force One.

But according to ruse reporting by The Washington Post, the president was not an issued when it departed. Instead, Trump was secretly transported off Air Force One and transferred to another military jet to fly from Turkey to the United Kingdom.

The method used to conceal the president was a catering truck typically used on the human to deliver food and food to the tripplanes, the Washington Post reported.

Members of the White House staff and press flew aboard Air Force One in a seaside that Trump had taken a separate plane for his safety, the Washington Post reported, citing a review of materials, an unnamed U.S. official and another person familiar with the president's travel. The New York Times also reported the story later on the evening of Aug. 10.

"We are wheels up from Ankara as of 8:45 p.m.," a White House part reporter shared from aboard the powder blue Air Force One at the time. "We have been advised to keep our window shades in the press cabin closed. Are you on the other side."

USA TODAY has reached out to the White House for comment on the ruse to leave Ankara.

Why did Trump take the secret plane?

The president's ruse to leave Turkey came at a post where the war with Iran was escalating.

Trump, on July 6 at the NATO summit in Turkey, said he considered the U.S. ceasefire with Iran to be "over" and warned of powerful strikes on Iran to

People wish towards the old Air Force One at Ankara Eswelage Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. JOHANNA DREITER/UTM

come. His comments come amid a renewed U.S. bombing campaign of the Islamic Republic.

In leaving the Middle East, Trump took new precautions to make it back to the United States, though the full extent of these precautions was not previously known.

Aabed about Trump's claimed move to ride aboard the ship blue former Air Force One jet, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung noted threats against the president.

"As the President has said recently, there are many enemies of America, and they are right to him, and we use every tool at our disposal – including distraction and distillation – to address those threats," Cheung said.

What plans did Trump supposedly take?

Trump claimed to take the old Boeing 747-200 Air Force One for the first leg of his return journey to the United States.

After arriving at the Royal Air Force Mildenhall U.S. Air Force Base in Suffolk, England, it was believed Trump and crew switched back to the new red, white and blue plane, a Boeing 747 R, which they flew across the Atlantic before landing at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington early on July 9.

According to the ruse reports, however, Trump made the journey to England aboard a smaller Air Force C-32A. The jet had been part of the White House entourage to England and was used to fly Pentagon chief Pete Hogseth. The Trump cabinet official handled the plane by a typical stairway outside the plane, the Post reported.

Contributing: Sarajevo Venugopal Ramaswamy and Jacy Garrison.

Before Trump, Clinton also took a decoy plane for safety

Susan Page Washington Bureau Chief USA TODAY

Donald Trump wasn't the first president to take a decoy plane during a foreign trip in the name of safety.

The Washington Post has reported that Trump secretly flew from Turkey to July on a military aircraft while the White House said he was aboard the traditional Air Force One, a stop taken because of security threats from Iran.

In 2000, President Bill Clinton flew from India to Pakistan in an unmarked plane that followed the traditional Air Force One. The ruse was revealed when he directed her from the second plane to a car boat visit marked by extraordinary security.

Before the flight, White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and other Illinois officials honored the tradition of keeping representatives of the White House press corps informed about the president's whereabouts.

At the time, this reporter was president

dent of the White House Correspondents Association and covering the trip for USA TODAY. Before we left Bombay, White House officials took me aside for an off-the-record conversation to discuss the extraordinary security precautions being taken.

We also discussed concerns about the safety of the small group of journalists aboard the familiar Air Force One and the larger group traveling on the chartered press plane, which landed in Islamabad in advance of the White House planes.

In modern times, all U.S. presidents have agreed, sometimes reluctantly, to be accompanied by a small "pool" of journalists when they are on the road or at public events. The system ensures that independent observers are aware of the president's whereabouts and well-being, a point of a particular importance at times of crisis.

I was aboard the press plane for the flight. As far as I know, I was the only journalist who was aware of the president's plane switch.

Of course, when he landed, the world realized he had switched to the unmarked plane.

Despite critics, Trump praises vaccine order

Some say kids could see more risks of diseases

Michael Luria

USA TODAY

President Donald Trump is hailing his new order on vaccines as a win for freedom of choice to children's future medical care, but critics are slamming the move, saying it could lead to a greater risk of diseases rarely seen for generations.

Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, aimed at giving Americans more choice to children of what vaccines they children take, according to the White House. The order aims to decrease the number of vaccines children take and right vaccines that have been administered in a single shot into several shots across separate doctors' visits.

"Nothing bad can happen from what we're doing," Trump said. "It's possible it doesn't work. I don't think that's much of a possibility, though. We're going to learn a lot."

But critics, including elected Republican Party officials, say the new White House party will make children less safe and will add health care costs for parents.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and physician, said the White House did not allow us a claim unsupported by science that vaccines are harmful and cause autism.

"Parents should listen to their child's pediatrician about vaccines rather than listening to an inaccurate executive order," Cassidy said in a statement on his official 3 page. "This is so wrong."

Health experts also criticized the plan.

"This upends decades of public health practice and consensus and it's been done qualitatively without reason and without evidence," Lawrence C. Hite, a global health law professor at Georgetown University, told USA TODAY.

He added: "Childhood vaccines have been the greatest public health achievement in our lifetimes and they have the best track record of any medical intervention for safety and effectiveness and by reducing the number of vaccines and also requiring many additional doctors' work for going to open up even wider gaps in immunization coverage among children."

Gordn predicted that major outbreaks of measles, mumps, rubella and other childhood diseases are inevitable and that some children will die.

Trump's new "Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans" is the White House's latest effort to change the landscape of vaccines across the country. Previous administration efforts have been blocked in court.

The president told reporters in the Oval Office on Aug. 10 that the word comes in response to claims that some vaccines are "quite lethal" and "uglissive" when taken together, though he said he does not have evidence to support such claims.

Trump said the order does not force parents to limit vaccinations.

"Parents use will choose to give them children all of the vaccinations of they wish," Trump said on Aug. 10 before signing the order. "They will be covered by insurance."

What does Trump's order call for?

The White House's new executive order urges U.S. states and territories to follow a new blueprint for administering vaccines that would upend decades of public health practice.

Trump's order generated aims to lower the number of vaccines children take by recommending others be administered in separate visits, by surveying the number of people to whom the White House recommends some vaccines and by offering support to parents who don't want their children to be vaccinated.

Among the recommendations,

Trump's order calls for separating the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into separate shots that would be administered across several doctor's visits. The combination shot is widely known as the MMR vaccine.

White House officials did not have an immediate answer on how federal officials would address rising medical bills resulting from additional harm's costs. Trump earlier promised that vaccines would remain covered by insurance.

Health experts prefer combination formulations, including the MMR vaccine, because they target more than one pathogen, require fewer shots, and research shows patients are more likely to complete recommended vaccine series when fewer shots are involved.

It's unclear how soon the MMR separation recommendations could be implemented. The combination shot has been administered since 1971, and most vaccine makers standardize 10000 units as a combination, not as individual vaccines.

"Nothing bad can happen from what we're doing.

It's possible it doesn't work.

I don't think that's much of a possibility, frankly.

We're going to learn a lot."

President Donald Trump

According to the new order, the Department of Justice will also support parents aiming to challenge in court re-using public standards. White House officials said the order aims to "maximize parental choice."

What does the order do?

The White House's order has no binding effect as law and should not be taken as a change in federal vaccine policy.

According to experts, changing federal vaccine recommendations is a rigorous process based upon review of evidence.

The Trump administration's order better serves as a blueprint for states and territories to adopt. But given the president's sway in legislation he'd states, the order is expected to have a potentially broad impact, especially as the number of unvaccinated children traveling around the country rises.

"None of it [as] based in science," Peter J. Hotny, a vaccine pediatrician and scientist at Texas Medical Center, said of the White House's time to a statement. "Measles has already returned, and we should expect congenital rubella syndrome to follow, pertussis also at risk, and even polio wouldn't surprise me."

What impact could the order have on the spread of disease?

Don't Reiss, a law professor at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, noted the White House's recommendations come out amid ongoing measles and pertussis outbreaks. Pertussis is more commonly known as whooping cough.

"But if the Kennedy act and the president about the ongoing Trump/Kennedy measles and pertussis outbreaks, the deaths from them, and the fact that we will likely love our measles elimination status on his watch!" said Reiss in a statement on S. "Someone should tell the President about that."

Measles was now until 2020, when some 2,200 cases were seen across the country, according to John Hopkins. There have been nearly 2,500 cases so far in 2020. Almost all cases are reported among people who are unvaccinated or unknown to be vaccinated.

According to John Hopkins, 2020 saw the greatest number of whooping cough cases since 2002, with 20,000. The rising number of cases comes amid falling vaccination rates. Newborns and infants are particularly vulnerable to the disease.

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Tupac Shakur

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At the time of his death, Shakur was signed to Death Row Records, which was cofounded by Marion 'Sage' Knight and allegedly had ties to the Bloods street gang, a rival of the South Side Crips. The label argued both for millions of dollars in 1995 and paid more than $1 million in fuel to get the legendary rapper out of prison while he resorted an appeal on his sex almost conviction from a year earlier.

On the night of the shooting, Shakur and other police backing, beating match in Las Vegas when they beat up a Crips member, who was also Davis' nephew. House later, Shakur and Knight were targeted to a three-by-dooring, allegedly by the Crips. Knight survived.

Many hobbies the shooting was an act of retaliation by the Crips against the Bloods. He rose was arrested until 2023, when a grand jury indicted Davis on charges of murder.

Shakur's death went shock waves across the world. Overcrowded hobbies, he was brought to the record-breaking double album 'All Eyes on Me,' which said more than 5 million copies in the United States. It was his second album to reach No. 1 in two years. following 1995's 'We Against the World.'

Defended concrete book in which he makes confession

In 2019, Davis coexists a book titled 'Compton Street Legend: Notorious Kells On Street Land' Accounts of Trips and Biggest Students, Death Row Origins, Sage Knight, Keith Combs, and

Crooked Cops,' in which he admitted being in the rat and providing the weapon used to shoot Shakur.

As a portrait bearing in June, prosecuted each third Mr. Davis never opened his mouth, never written the book, he would probably put have been prosecuted for the crime?

Davis later sought to have the book excluded as evidence in the trial, arguing that his account could have been misrepresented because he worked with a coauthor. He also moved to exclude what his attorneys called an 'involuntary confessed' made during police interviews in 2008 and 2009 while he was 'in a position that he was about to make him the family' a judge denied the request.

Prosecutions pushed back, saying Davis 'chose to release [the memoir] to the public and profit off it.' They also said he had the opportunity to review and approve the manuscript before it was published. They asked that 'everything' be admissible. The judge ruled in the prosecution's favor.

A tale of anger, jealousy and possibly violent revenge

Davis told police that from 'Diddy' Combs placed a $1 million bat on Shakur and Knight, according to a report from the Drug Enforcement Administration filed in court in 2025 and obtained by USA TODAY.

Combs was the owner of New York-based Bad Boy Records at the time, which was affiliated with the Crips gang and had a rivalry with Death Row Records.

The record label's cofounded, Kirk Martin in various media allegations, saying in a 2003 lawsuit that Combs

tupac Shakur was just 25 years old and at the height of his career at the time of his death, his battle his career on his uniquely honest match about the Black male experience and the struggles that came with it, His death went shock waves across the world Decades later, he remains one of the most influential figures in hip-hop.

'orchestrated' Shakur's shooting. In a separate civil and filed last year, Burrowes said he 'witnessed instances in which Combs expressed paranoia and fear of the two Shakur's success, indicating a deep-seated need to diminish his rival's influence'.

Combs, who is serving a 50-month prison sentence for a conviction in July 2025 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, has denied he was involved in Shakur's death. Additionally, a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has told USA TODAY that Combs has never been a suspect.

Biggie, Tupac and a bitter rivalry in the hip-hop world

The two labels and the gangs reportedly affiliated with them had a long standing rivalry throughout the '60s in 1994, Shakur was shot five times when three men tried to rob him at Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan. Combs and Bad Boy rapper Biggie Smalls also known as The Notorious B.I.G. were upstairs.

Tredifying before a grand jury in 2022, Combs found the security chief Biggie Wright Jr. said he witnessed a

buried exchange between Combs and Knight at the 1995 hours: Anusha after Knight publicly traded his label's superiority over Bad Boy.

The two are later, Knight's New friend Jai Hassan-Jamal 'Big Jabs' Beldes was shot each other with a party in Atlanta where members of Knight's and Combs' cures were in attendance. The same year, Death Row Records took over Shakur's contract, and Davis said Combs offered $1 million to murder Shakur and Knight. Combs denied it.

Shakur was killed in September 1996. About six months later, Smalls, J.A. was shot and killed in what many specialists was as an act retaliation by the Bloods and Death Row Records. Smalls murder has never been solved.

Who will testify at murder trial?

The prosecution released a 200-person witness list on Aug. 4, revealing several notable figures who may take the stand at trial.

Among them is Knight, who told TMZ in 2022, 'I wouldn't testify, none of that,' adding 'MOPA's wouldn't go.' He said that 'I wouldn't have been given sentence for voluntary manslaughter in a fatal hit and run in 2019.'

Others on the list are Burrowes, Diddy's former bodyguard Eugene 'Gene' Duel. Wright, the coauthor of Davis' memoir, 'Court July the Los Angeles Police Department detective who interviewed Davis when he allegedly confessed, and several members of Shakur's family.

Prosecutions also were set to call support witnesses and law enforcement, among others, in two states.

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privacy, surveillance and technology issues, said the technology triggers concerns about government revenues on the right and worries about who is being targeted on the left.

The people in the center or the non-politically engaged are even like 'I don't want to be tracked everywhere I go,' he said. 'And so there's different reasons, but everyone is arriving at the same position, which is mass government surveillance in this country has gotten completely out of control and needs to be entered in immediately.'

Now the concerns about privacy, misuse, mistakes and even road safety are paying up in city council meetings, lawsuits and even a planned national work of action in late August.

Flock cameras aim to help crime-fighting

Though multiple companies sell the devices themselves called automated license plate readers, or ALPHA, much of the public im has been doing so. The most common use of Flock cameras is a network of more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states that capture a vehicle's license plate, make, model and color. Flock's systems acquire those enforcement access to a searchable, nationwide database that the company and its supporters say has helped police locate missing people, recover stolen vehicles and track down suspects including in high profile crimes like the 2020 mass shooting at Brown University.

In New Jersey, investigators used license plate reader data to help solve an armed robbery. Police in Wisconsin said Flock cameras helped identify suspects in a string of recent vandalism incidents. Since Flock cameras were installed in an Ohio police district, the rate of thefts from vehicle pushers in its late has plummeted approximately 80% since 2024, a public spokeswoman said.

As debate raged about the technology in Trenton, Rhode Island, Town Council President John Edmunds said he intends to approve more Flock cameras to use the same platform. 'Do I trust the sworn officers who are here to protect this community?' And from my perspective, if the chief says, 'Hey, this has helped me solve crimes, and can run a laundry list down, I'd like to be able to continue to solve crimes.'

While cities and towns like Trenton have kept their contracts and others have looked for alternatives to Flock, nearly 800 other localities have ended the issue of the cameras, according to DeFlock, one of the largest group trucking ALPHA services. Flock has continued to push back on criticism by offering law enforcement advice on how to counter public pressure at city council meetings, noted Trent McMahon, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The fact that they're in full damage control and consulting these guides in their interests and are trying to forestall

Flock cameras like this one on a utility pole in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, collect vehicles license plate, make, model and color information that is searchable by law enforcement agencies. FALL EDMUND PAWDEULUS TODAY NETWORK

the negative city council outcomes, I think all that shows that the opposition is having an effect,' he said.

How citizens are fighting back

Concerned residents nationwide have also found other ways to push back.

Websites like DeFlock and Eyes on Flock use crowdsourced data to map out where Flock cameras are located and shed more light on which departments have access to the information. Another site, Have I Been Flocked, allows users to check if their license plate is among those exposed by law enforcement using audit logs obtained through public record requests.

'There have been lots of pushback efforts, but I think they're just getting started,' Marlow said.

In Petersburg, Florida, resident Carl Gunn, 77, stands wretched in front of local license plate readers, blocking them with a sign on a 30-foot pool skimmer pole that reads. 'Down with Flock cameras' Gunn, a registered Republican, is particularly about that the city installed the cameras in front of homes and private property.

Now just very disappointed they would put these things up without our knowledge,' he told Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network.

China have formed anti-Flock advocacy groups and planned a national week of action to trap local governments to end their contracts with Flock. Ed Vogel, a member of DeFlock, said more than 20,000 people have registered and over 300 events have been planned, which could range from preventatives on surveillance technology to guided tours of the cameras' locations called 'Flock Walk.'s.

'We want this week to be a week where the thousands of people across the country who are challenging the use of automated license plate readers can mobilize, can do something in their community,' said Vogel, who said he'll be involved in events across the South.

The Guardian identified at least 33

cases of people vandalizing and destroying Flock cameras. While none advocates have discouraged such vigilantism, thousands of dollars have been donated to online campaigns to fund legal defenses for some of the accused vandals.

From Lowbel, a spokesperson for Flock, said in a statement to USA TODAY that the company 'strongly condemned this type of behavior.'

'People have every right to make their voices heard, but criminal acts should never be part of their process,' Lowbel said. 'Damaging public safety equipment ultimately hurts the very communities this technology is there to help protect.'

License plate reader legal backlash has been beware

The backlash to license plate readers began growing several years ago as advocacy organizations like the ACLU raised the alarm about the massive amount of information the devices collect, according to Marlow. 'The single biggest problem is that they are basically resulting a movement disease on every single person in the country,' he said.

Lowbel's have been filed arguing this level of surveillance violates drivers Fourth Amendment rights in Virginia and California and challenging the development of this technology in New York, South Carolina and West Virginia. Though a 50-foot judge recently asked with the city of Norfolk, Virginia, in one of these cases, Marlow and other legal experts have said a recent Supreme Court decision on police access of cell phone location data may indicate the rules are tearing.

'I think courts and people generally are starting to appreciate what a potential invasion of privacy these tools, including license plate readers, enable,' said Michael Snyder, an attorney with the Institute for Justice, which filed the lawsuit on Virginia and California.

Meanwhile, instances of alleged misuse have brought wider public criticism, including 2025 reports that a Texas law

enforcement officer had conducted a nationwide search of more than 80,000 Flock cameras for a woman who'd had an abortion. The company said the sheriff pushed back on these reports, saying the woman was not being searched for a criminal suspect but because law enforcement were concerned about her well-being.

Reports that federal immigration enforcement agencies have accessed Flock data, dozens of officers have abused the system to stalk women, and police have hanged hundreds of searches related to protest activity spunled successive waves of backlash. Minerals of license plates leading to innocent people being held at gunpoint and in one case attacked by a 8.9លាននាក់ up further concern, said Max Isaacs, director of law and policy at the New York University Policing Project.

'When these tools were brought into people's communities, they were sold as tools to solve the most serious citizen, to help solve numbers and serve at assaults... For these tools to be turned around and used in ways that people have deep reservations about, I think that is really what's driving a lot of the discomfort around ALPHA now,' Isaacs said.

The data said it added human-fast flag impersonable searches and help agencies identify unusual usage patterns. The company has also said it does not work directly with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and that each local law enforcement agency is responsible for deciding whether to share data with federal and out-of-state agencies.

After five officers in Georgia were charged with accessing Flock data for personal use, the company issued a statement saying the case proves their system wants to hold law enforcement accountable.

'Technology doesn't create misconduct. People do,' Judge Field, cofounder of Flock Safety, said in the statement.

Despite these efforts, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has said almost of Flock's technology 'are not only likely but inevitable, and that Flock is unable and uninterested in preventing them.' Republican Rep. Tim Burchett and Thomas Massie have introduced or called for legislation to help the federal that would be made public through with Burchett calling it 'discussion.'

Some states have imposed stronger restrictions including mandating auditing and transparency measures, and one lawmaker in Louisiana is working on legislation to ban the devices altogether. But half of states don't have any laws on the books related to license plate readers, according to a corrected developed by The Policing Project.

'I think the data on do a lot are probably should be doing more to mitigate the harms.' Isaacs said. 'I've ultimately the responsibility lies with lawmakers, and we think they haven't been doing a good job of bringing ALPHA use in line.'

Contributing: John Purnell, USA TODAY Network-Florida; Nick Rommel, The Herald News; Derek Kessler, Alcove Beacon Journal; Marshall Abroad; David Jersey.com; Irene Wright, USA TODAY

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A man walks past damaged buildings following an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia, on Aug. 10. JOHN DAVID DUQUI/REUTERS.

Death toll rises as Colombia hit by 7.4 magnitude quake

Authorities: At least 164 people confirmed dead

Joanna Santucci USA TODAY

The death toll was rising as rescuers entered their second day of searching for survivors in the rubble after a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia.

The earthquake hit just after 7:30 a.m. local time on Aug. 10, with an epicenter near San José del Palmar in western Colombia, and 7:30 a.m. left in cities around the country. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an estimated 10.3 million people left the quake. Multi-story buildings and homes tumbled, trapping people underneath.

At least 164 people have been confirmed dead, according to authorities in multiple cities. Severe more were injured.

Police, soldiers and volunteers have been crashing through wreckage. Overnight, they used excavators and sometimes their bare hands to search for survivors.

Death toll continues rising

At least 85 people have been confirmed dead in Cali, about 100 miles south of where the earthquake was centered, Mayor Alejandro Eder said. Eder

said more than 800 people were injured. In Pereira, capital of the Colombian state of desarrollo, authorities said 66 were dead. In Cibaco, the majority populated previous states the earthquake was recorded, 33 were reported dead.

Teams hope for survivors

People remain trapped in debris, and teams have been working through the night looking for survivors.

Eder, the mayor of Cali, said in a post to social media that at least 25 people were trapped under a collapsed building. He posted video to social media showing the response at sites with the mangled remains of buildings in the streets.

Responders won't rest until everyone is found. Eder said.

Carmen Yasmin Garcia, 43, a Cali resident volunteering with rescue teams, told Reuters Aug. 30 that her group helped fine seven people from one collapsed building, but they were still working to fine four people and a dog trapped within.

"A moment ago there was scratching, but now we can't hear anything. We still have faith that the dog is alive and we can get those people out," Garcia told Reuters. "We need people with sticks and quakes - the more people lending a hand the better."

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maintain a suitable advantage on which party voters believe would do a better job at handling border security.

But with the midterms less than three months away, any uptick in distance for ICE among independents could spoil trouble for Republicans seeking to win over voters from the center, experts said.

"This is a big vulnerability," said Matthew Grossman, a political scientist and professor of public policy at Michigan State University. "An issue that [Republicans] had in previous elections or now working to their disadvantage."

In a statement, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Mike Marzulla said GOP candidates running in the midterms will continue to embrace Trump's record on immigration and draw a contrast with the Biden administration.

"President Trump secured the border and a finally reducing the law after four years of Biden-Suichi chaos that let fentanyl and criminal pour into this country and cost American lives in every district," he said. "Democrats spent four years defending open borders and calling it compassion while Americans paid the price. Republicans will keep drawing that contrast in every district, because voters haven't forgotten what lawlessness looks like."

'The public mood has changed'

Trump was elected with a promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. On the campaign trail, his supporters held signs that read "MASS INTRATATION NOW!" and in a 2024 interview with Time magazine, Trump said he wanted to deport "probably 15 million and maybe as many as 20 million" people.

Polls conducted in the months before the 2024 election, saw Trump funding Biden by roughly 20 points on immigration and border security issues. The result was that some voters, immigration was their top issue.

But controversies have eroded that support.

Stages of federal agents into cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis faded mass protests, lawsuits and widespread claims of harassment and racial profiling. In January, public outrage spiked following the fatal shooting of Alex Pettit and Renee Good by immigration officers in Minnesota.

In the afternoon, immigration authorities sought to keep a lower profile, moving away from the highly visible raids that drew intense scrutiny. Republicans, meanwhile, talked less about mass deportations and more about targeted enforcement going at for criminals, as well as the low number of border crossings.

But protests and backlash originated again in July after 105 agents in Texas and Maine also said that the news is less than a week. And while immigration authorities have largely halted their high-profile raids, ICE detentions have surged.

A poll from The Associated Press and NDRI conducted after the shootings found that 39% of adults approved of Trump's performance on im-

migration, down from 49% at the start of his term.

According to the same poll, 3 in 10 adults approve of the way ICE is enforcing immigration laws. Among independents, 38% approved of ICE's actions.

"This has consequences for the campaign," said Kyle Kondik, a political analyst who has written several books on U.S. elections. "Some of the messaging that Republicans thought was effective in 2024 on immigration may not be anymore because the public mood has changed."

Immigration still deeply partisan

Polls show that views on immigration largely fall along party lines, as has been the trend for more than a decade, experts said.

Less than 2 in 10 Republicans say ICE has used extensive force, and most either said the agency has used "also the right amount of force" or "not enough," according to the YouGov poll conducted in July. Democrats, meanwhile, remain firmly opposed to the immigration enforcement operations underway, with 9 in 10 saying ICE has gone too far.

In primary news across the United States, immigration was one of the central issues in campaign speeches and advertisements, especially in areas that can large amounts of enforcement actions.

Some Democratic candidates who won their party's nomination have called for ICE to be abolished, including progressives in Michigan, Illinois and New Jersey.

On the Republican side, many primary candidates leaned into immigration, spending tens of millions on advertisements that mention or were solely focused on this issue, according to data from the state's state's public sources, less that have seen controversial ICE actions have walked a tightrope, criticizing some tactics while supporting popular immigration-related initiatives like enhanced border security.

It's largely proved successful. On Aug. 4, a slate of Trump-backed Republican candidates who support the administration's immigration enforcement efforts won the GOP nomination in Washington state, Kansas and Michigan.

But, as analysts note, candidates often appear to meet party's hard-line or most vocal factions in primaries before later tempering their messages.

"They're speaking to a different electorate in the primary than they are in the general," Grossman said.

It's unclear how much of an impact immigration will have on the November elections, analysts said.

The YouGov poll conducted in late June and early July found that cost of living, inflation and the economy were the top issues for voters - not immigrants, which indeed before health compulsory and international military conflicts. Recent polling from the Research Center and Marquette Law School showed similar results.

But like immigration, public support for Trump's handling of the economy and the Sun war has waged, giving Republican candidates limited options for a positive messaging strategy heading into November, analysts said.

Experts suspect Republican candidates will focus their messaging on their opponents in coming months.

"Their current positive sign, as [Republicans] see it, is Democrats are nominating more extreme candidates," Grossman said, speaking about the wave of progressives who've won Democratic primaries across the country.

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had begun 'supportive treatment based on the information available,' with guidance from wildlife professionals.

Over the next few weeks, Jackie underwent rigorous testing and treatment as were worked round-the-clock to diagnose her illness.

Gigi Ingelco Center, in its last update on Jackie's health, said her packed cell volume had fallen below 6% on Aug. 8 but now is 9.9% on Aug. 9.

"The past 24 hours have been incredibly difficult," the center had said, adding that her condition remained 'extremely serious.'

"Her core and condition are being closely evaluated by a collaborative team that includes nine veterinarians, together with representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife," the center said.

Blood transfusion, oxygen therapy were part of Jackie's treatment

Despite showing small but encouraging signs of recovery, Jackie's anemia had worsened, with her latest bloodwork bringing 'difficult news,' Gigi-Ingelco Center said on Aug. 3. Jackie's packed cell volume had dropped to

21%, which meant her anemia had worsened.

Jackie, on July 20, also received a 'life-saving' blood transfusion from another eight and underwent oxygen therapy as part of her treatment. She was also treated for indenticide toxicity, which occurs when humans or nontarget animals ingest sat or mouse poisons, although caregivers do not believe that was the primary cause of her illness.

Several other possible causes, such as body poisoning, cancer and mental defects, were ruled out through exterminating. On July 23, wildlife agencies said text results showed Jackie did not have lead poisoning, a common killer among bald eagles and other birds.

A star is born

Jackie was the first eaglet to be hatched in Big Bear Valley in 2012, USA TODAY previously reported. Her parents, Ricky and Lucy became the first known adult eagles who decided to stay in Big Bear Valley, which until then had only been a part-time winter destination for the species.

Big Bear resident Sandy Bixens, who also was the executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, lived half a mile from where Jackie was born and watched her grow up from a distance. It was thorn, and a U.S. Forest Service employee, who got the idea to put up a

webcam. It took two years to know the fact that people to buy and install the solar-powered camera, which sits 120 feet off the forest floor.

Jackie lived in relative eagle obscurity before the webcast was installed.

"You could see her practicing flying, you could see them [Lucy and Ricky] bringing her food," Bixens had told USA TODAY. "I would share for hours every day just watching because I was fascinated. That got me hooked and then I just wanted to see more."

Bixens described Jackie as "very determined, very serious, and she expects to get her way."

Jackie found her first romance in 2017 when she mated with an eagle named Mr. B. The couple's eggs hatched in 2006, and while one of the eaglets died after a 24-hour rainstorm, the other, named Stormy, survived and left Big Bear that summer.

However, Mr. B and Jackie's romance did not last long, and soon after Shadow swooped in, chased off Mr. B and stole Jackie's heart. The two Godless eagelles ever since.

What's happening with members of Jackie's eagle family

Friends of Big Bear Valley said Jackie's difficult method is 'assured' (absent) 'fair,' for the beloved eagle family.

"This season certainly has had its ups and downs, sad times and good

times," the group said on Aug. 5. "Even so, Jackie, Shadow, Sandy and Luna brought us immense amounts of joy."

As Jackie received treatment, her eaglets, Sandy and Luna, appeared to have taken off for the wild. They were just seen on the cam on July 23.

Jackie's partner, Shadow, is on 'his summer vacation,' the group said. 'He has been and will likely continue to be seen on camera occasionally.'

However, millions of fans were worried about the power eagle's fate after a new young female. Indemnity have attached Jackie before her hospitalization, was soon penched with Shadow.

Many on social media have taken to calling the new eagle Jolene after the famed female rival of the Indie Farms song of the same name. Though wildlife professionals and others take underage with the nickname, they can't deny her interest in Shadow.

She's obviously gravitating towards him," said Jenny Vossack, a spokeswoman for Friends of Big Bear Valley. "Maybe something deep inside her says: 'I want to be by this eagle. We're pretty awesome.'"

Experts, however, believe Shadow isn't likely to be ready to move on from his life with Jackie. The past were together for nearly a decade and shared eight eagles.

Contributing: Michelle Del Rey, Anthony Thompson, Amanda Lee Myers, Julia Gomez

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Fed immigration enforcement surges in New York City

Tense standoffs have unfolded in recent days

Edwards Cuevas USA TODAY

NEW YORK — A surge of federal immigration enforcement officers to the nation's largest city is opening dramatic confrontations across several immigrant enclaves.

In New York City, masked federal agents have pepper-sprayed a 72-year-old woman now a park and agents brought a detainee with a prior tuberculous diagnosis to be evaluated at a hospital emergency room.

New York officials and immigrant rights advocates have responded with demonstrations and trainings in the latest standoff over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement expansions.

Of they flood the city, we're going to do the same: Francois Skull, director of leadership initiatives and volunteer programs of the advocacy organizations New York Immigration Coalition, told USA TODAY. "We're going to flood the city with information, mass information. We're going to be out in the streets."

In recent days, the New York Immigration Coalition said it has confirmed sightings of ICE agents in Queens, New York, and the administration's board, all in immigrant enclaves. Agents also look as broadness defenses to a hospital in Manhattan.

Federal officials have long complained about the city's real state's so-called sanctuary laws that limit local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE Immigration and Common Enforcement, but the Trump administration had built off on large-scale immigration enforcement in New York City. President Donald Trump's former chairperson and the administration's board, saying instead for smaller enforcement actions including arrests inside federal immigration court in Manhattan.

But in recent weeks, administration officials have threatened to flood the five boroughs, home to long established immigrant enclaves from around the world. More than one-third of New Yorkers are foreign-born, according to a 2026 city report. The city has distinct immigrant neighborhoods speaking where Spanish, Arabic, Haitian, Creole or Manitani may be more prevalent than English.

Administration officials say New York Democrats allow havens for immigrants who are more charged with or convicted of crimes.

"There's going to be a surge, and there needs to be a surge," Tom Human, the White House ಕಾರ್ಯ-coat, told The & Friends Weekend on July 18, when asked about immigration enforcement officers to be out. "But I am not going to show our hand, because, you know, there are well-fuecked groups who will try to impede, interfere. We're not going to give them any upside on this."

Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, said anyone present illegally in the United States can and will be deported.

Tense standoffs in NYC between ICE, protesters

Tense standoffs have already unfolded in recent days.

One of the most active areas that may give insight is a residential street corner in the funeral neighborhood, at Manhattan's northernmost tip. Once a haven for both immigrants, it now has the largest concentration of Dominicans in the U.S., along with large numbers of Mexican and Central American immigrants.

On July 10, footage captured ICE officers using pepper spray on a crowd pro-sitting, and one of the 1962 footage reviewed by USA TODAY showed a masked agent walk up to Linda Wolff, a 72-year-old fashion writer, and spray bar in the face on the Elmacheon a street corner on the phone in front of a community garden and the Good Shepherd Catholic school.

DHS said demonstrations became "combatten and verbally assaultive" after the officers were trying to recover a government-covered van that had been vandalised earlier in the day. The agent accused agents used pepper spray for concern the crowd, using their training and the minimum amount of force necessary.

In an interview, Wolff, who has been active in protesters against ICE, said she had traveled to funeral from Malbrom Manhattan after hearing of federal officers' presence on social media. She said she exchanged words with a tow truck

Immigrant rights advocates are distributed flyers ahead of anticipated surges of federal immigration enforcement in New York City. EDWARD OLEHAGAN TODAY

driver who was towing the van, a gray Chrysler Voyager, after she said the driver argued about him helping ICE, a masked ICE agent went to her and sprayed her in the face. A second ICE agent, showed in all black and also masked, stood nearby with what he said on video was a tuxet.

He just a simple demonstration," Wolff, whose thrust was still swollen from pepper spray, said Aug. 6. "Ole's costly. I'm not going to do anything to get arrested. I'm going to do whatever I can to keep eyes on people."

The New York City Police Department said in an email that its officers arrived after the incident and requested information from ICE agents but the agents refused the police request. DHS said NYPD is investigating the incident for vandalism.

And in 2015, a civil rights lawyer who is representing Wolff, said that there had no physical altercation with officers, and she was exercising her First Amendment rights of free speech. He said the footage showed an ICE officer nonchalantly walk over and spray her.

"It's more like officers who are carte blanche to do as they please, when they please," he said. "That's the part that's most troubling."

Wolff attends to file a lawsuit against the federal government for violating her civil rights, according to her attorney.

The morning of Aug. 1, more than 100 people showed it the entrance to the word Hill Park, just a few feet from whom ICE officers had sprayed Wolff. In protest ICE's recent presence, Children in 1,000 danger-antitents identified to the baseball diamond as the neighborhoods farmers market took place on a closed-off street right where Wolff stood.

"We're asking folks to be nonviolent, but not to be silent," Johnson Williams, the city's public advocate, told USA TODAY at the rally. "We're not going to just sit by while it's occurring."

Trump administration aims to ramp up deportations

The Trump administration has been mired in controversy over aggressive tactics in other American cities: immigration officers finally shot two American citizens in Minnesota, triggering protests. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mackenzie Mullin promised quarter operations, in contrast to revamping street raids even in Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Chicago. In July, traffic stops in Houston and Maine turned deadly when ICE officers shot into vehicles, telling two unarmed men. DHS said the drivers had weaponized their vehicles, though that account was disputed in Houston and constituted in both cases.

"Every day, DHS enforces the laws of the nation across the country including in New York. Katherine Cutler, an agency spokeswoman, said in response to maudry questions," We do not discuss future or ongoing operations."

Tactics on New York appear to depart from the low-profile enforcement operations in recent months, as federal agents appear more visible in vehicles and out on the street.

Preparing for ICE on streets

In Manhattan's East Harlem neighborhood, city officials and immigrant rights organizers on July 10 convaused East DHS driver, a commercial corridor lined with Mexican and Puerto Rican laborers. Lattas agency stores and West African street vendors selling clothes or places away.

At the entrances to subway stops, volunteers with the New York Immigration Coalition distributed cards listing

people's rights if they're stopped by ICE in businesses and customers handed out bright yellow-hemmed signs utilizing picture spaces, or areas where only employees are allowed, which theoretically requires immigration officers to have signed judicial warrants to enter spaces for their enforcement operations.

In DHS Teaports, specializing in the US, the nation from the state of Guerrero, co-owner Rita Martinez took several pamphlets and a yellow private sign, she planned to put up the signs as a precedent if immigration officers came to East Harlem like she saw them flood other American cities.

"I have not seen that, and I don't want to see that," Martinez said in Spanish.

However, about eight months earlier, Martinez said federal immigration agents dropped her where she lives nearby in the South Bronx and asked for her identification. She added she had nothing to worry about then, but she worried for others now.

City Council member Elsie Encarnacion, a Democrat who represents East Harlem and chairs the New York City Council's immigration committee, said increasing sightings of ICE are creating fear, causing some to skip school, medical appointments or shopping. She said she hopes to educate residents on their rights and city resources available to them if confounded by ICE raids.

"I know that it's coming," she said. "We have to operate with that expectation now."

On Aug. 3, federal immigration officers were back in inwood, a couple blocks from where Wolf was pepper-sprayed, in front of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Researchers revealed a black Ford F-100 with heavily tinted windows that was blocking a box stop as it waded over a black Nissan Proliferator with flat tires. Demonstrators blow whistles and yellad "in might," shing for immigration enforcement officials, as they rescinded the vehicles on their phones.

The Ford truck moved once the Nissan was towed, briefly flashing red-and-blue lights. A few people followed as the truck drove past Dominican and Mexican restaurants. Yesterday, and a grocery store better it appeared to leave the neighborhood.

Funeral home probed after 56 decaying bodies found

Jeanine Santucci USA TODAY

Authorities are investigating after human remains at a Chicago funeral home were allegedly found decaying in an unmitigated area infected with rodents.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said it was working to identify and determine the condition of the remains of 56 deceased people after it was notified about the improper storage conditions at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home.

The remains were found in "various states of decomposition," the medical examiner's office said in a statement on Aug. 6. "The license of the funeral home's owner was suspended, the medical examiner's office said in an update Aug. 7."

State business records show that Johanna Morgan was listed as the co-corporate of the funeral home, while Clark Morgan was listed as president.

Johanna Morgan's license as a funeral director and embalmer was suspended by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The regulatory body said the suspension was due to Johanna Morgan following multiple directions to the state. The state's legislator said with deplorable conditions including rodent infestation, causing decomposition and maggot infestation of the bodies.

Clark Morgan had a license as a funeral director and embalmer interrogated with the regulatory body, which was revoked in 2024. Morgan was also fined $60,000. Yosed on practicing as a funeral director and embalmer intern on an expired license and unprofessional contract.

USA TODAY has reached out to the South Chicago Chapel through an email before for Clark Morgan on an enclosed version of its website, which was down Aug. 8.

According to reports from CBS News-Chicago, Clark Morgan previously operated Heights Cemetery in Chicago, which was shut down last year by Illinois State Comptroller Joanna Mendoza.

At the time, Mendoza said that remains of deceased people at the crematorium were being stored in unoperable refrigerated trailers or coolers, and that bodies were "stacked in improper conditions."

Mendoza said in June 2025 that revoking Heights Cemetery's license would ensure 7% owners will never operate a crematorium in the state of Illinois again. USA TODAY has reached out to Mendoza's office for consideration on the new allegations.

"It is really disgusting and upsetting to find out that they're still at it, and I had said back then, these folks will figure out a way to circumvent the system," Mendoza told CBS Chicago after the latest news came out this week.

"I don't know how them's not like a microscope on this entity. You know, the Morgan's literally ran a know of horrors in their businesses," she told the raifler, adding that funeral homes are under the purview of a different agency.

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July heat saw hottest month ever recorded

All-time records broken more than 200 times

Dinah Voyles Pulver

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Unrelenting heat waves across the United States in July helped push the nation to its warmest month, breaking a 152-year-old record, federal officials say.

The 76.9-degree average was 3.3 degrees above the 20th century average, according to the July climate summary released Aug. 10 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which tracks the nation's weather and long-term climate. That temperature was a fraction warmer than records set in July 2036 and July 2022.

Though daytime temperatures were blazing hot and disrupted many of the festivities around the nation's 250th anniversary, it was the overnight temperatures that proved most extreme, soaring above the record set in July 2022 by 0.7 degrees.

The U.S. records mirror a pattern seen across many parts of the world in July.

What's August's forecast outlook?

Above-average temperatures are favored across the central and southern U.S. in August, with portions of coastal California and the southern Plains having a greater than 50% likelihood of above-average temperatures.

Through the fall of the nation has equal chances of above or below average rain, parts of the interior West and Southwest are likely to experience above average rainfall, while below-average rain is possible in parts of the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley.

As firefighters battle more than 100 large wildfires across 16 states, the potential for additional wildfire activity is forecast to be above normal for much of the nation.

July 2025 weather observations

Wyoming saw its warmest July ever and its warmest month on record. Temperatures in some of the northern parts of the state soared as high as 10 degrees

A man wipes his face on Wall Street amid high temperatures in New York City on July 15. BRENDAN WCDONMO,REUTERS

above normal for daytime highs and overnight lows, said Tony Bergantino, director of the state climate center at the University of Wyoming.

"I know people who went out and bought AC units for their windows just to keep up with it," Bergantino said. The state's average was about 0.4 degrees above a record set in 2036.

Elsewhere, NASA's July summary includes three findings:

• All-time temperature records were broken more than 200 times at weather stations scattered across the Lower 48 states.

• In every one of the 48 contiguous states, the July average temperature was above its 20th century average and among the states' top one-third of warmest July temperatures on record.

• The average temperature for the year to date is second-warmest, behind 2012.

• July rainfall, meanwhile, ranked among the driest third in the nation's history. Even though pockets of above-average rain were seen in spots across the nation, the overall average rainfall was nearly a quarter of an inch below

the 20th century average.

How hot was July globally?

Worldwide, sea surface temperatures across the globe's oceans outside the polar regions were the highest on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

The surge of heat in the world oceans is blamed partly on the strengthening El Niño conditions in much of the equatorial Pacific. Sea surface temperatures continue to break daily warmth records in the Pacific and are forecast to continue climbing. The average global temperature overall was the second-warmest July on record, tied with July 2024 and just behind the record set in July 2025, according to Copernicus.

• Widespread marine heat waves were sea surface temperatures to record highs along portions of Europe's Atlantic Coast and in the western Mediterranean.

• Across the dry regions in much of Western Europe, river flows were much

lower than average or exceptionally low. The Seine, Rhine and Danube rivers were particularly affected.

• Average temperatures for Western Europe for June and July combined were the warmest on record.

What's happening with El Niño?

Ocean temperatures along the equator in the Pacific west of South America continue to set daily records for warmth and are forecast to continue climbing through the year.

The naturally occurring climate phenomenon, which brings warmer water to the Eastern Pacific, is one of the influential climate patterns on Earth. The pattern is known for increasing tropical storm activity in the Pacific and limiting tropical activity in the Atlantic, and this year is no exception as wind-shear is expected to influence storms trying to form in the Atlantic this week.

Dinah Voyles Pulver is a national correspondent for USA TODAY, specializing in violent weather, climate and other environment news. Beach bar at dpaizer@saustoday.com.

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Who needs Big Brother when we got ourselves?

Several years ago, I was boarding a plane to load back to New York City. The woman in front of me was on Facebook. Live, detailing a disagreement she (I had with the American Airlines staff) to anyone who would watch.

At one point, she and another traveler began arguing, all of which was recorded on the live stream. I vaguely remember thinking he had a point. But as she was detailing her frustration, she pounced the camera on my face and asked me how my day was.

In the moment, I was too stunned to say I didn't want to be in her video, or to simply put my hand up in front of my face. I simply responded to her question, then quickly scurried ahead to board the aircraft.

It's an ink, for sure. It's also a symptom of the larger issue of mass surveillance becoming mainstream.

Living in the city, I'm constantly reminded that I could end up online at any point. I spent up on the street when I walk past someone taking a vertical video of themselves. I avoid the lack of my information when I'm not at a local notice when I'm at a coffee spot and someone taking up their phone to record their hand reading for their drink, a satellite sign of an influencer.

But not everyone is in the constant headspace to notice these things.

I often cross across videos online of unbiased people on the train, people having mental health crises or those who are otherwise acting outside the confines of what we have deemed 'po-

tile society'. A recent viral video of two people having in Central Park quickly led to the couple's identification as lawyers at the same firm engaged in an act of infidelity.

The fear of Big Brother watching you is not new – the very idea comes from a novel George Newell published more than 75 years ago about a year that happened more than 40 years ago – but it's moving the pages of sci-fi books and becoming our reality at an alarming rate.

In 2010, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg declared privacy a thing of the past. Since then, his company has been playing fast and loose with our data, and that's just one example.

It's not just the government using AI for public surveillance

Don't think it's just the powers that be surveilling us. We are also deciding to surveill one another, no matter the consequences in our own lives.

Since the boom of artificial intelligence, companies have begun selling their surveillance services to anyone who will buy. The most satisfied customer seems to be the U.S. government.

Flock, a nationwide camera system for reading license plates powered by AI, has recently been in the news for what happens when public officers miss use the technology. It doesn't mean these cameras are disappearing any time soon – in fact, it seems that they're poised to continue their national domination of the industry despite serious safety and accuracy concerns.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been partnering with AI companies to implement facial recognition technology and mapping software on the ground across the country in the hopes of terrorizing anyone who might

be undocumented.

The new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently spoke about 'abortion surveillance,' although it's unclear if this means recording patients as they walk into clinics. The government has dealt with tech companies up yet your data of their profit want it.

The private sector isn't much better.

• A Wired article detailed the use of AI surveillance on consortypers and performers at Madison Square Garden.

• The companies we work for are beginning to back our screen time to measure productivity.

• Companies like Amazon are using algorithms to beat unions.

• Knows our implementing surveillance pricing, which will affect the price of a good price building at depending on data from your shopping habits.

Faceless corporations aren't the only cases policing, our behavior throughout the world. We are also creating the perceptions among ourselves.

From Ring cameras to 'predator glasses'

It started with the Ring cameras – suddenly, everyone's front porch was visible to the whole world, a small price to pay, supposedly, for peace of mind.

Only we decided it was OK to film strangers for every minuscule thing they do outside the norm, we lost the plot. People can't even kiss on a junk knock without becoming the main characters of the day.

This debate has been supercharged thanks to the rollout of Meta's collaboration with Key Bus and Oakley, spilly called 'mass surveillance predator glasses' on guerrilla posters showing up all over New York City.

The glasses typically have an LED light to show when they're recording, but that light can be tampered with. Now we do not know when we are being filmed. Social media is rampant with videos of people not knowing they're being recorded.

It's becoming the new norm. The government could do something, and the authorities are – sort of. There seems to be bipartisan support for ending the use of surveillance pricing.

What can we do?

On the other hand, the U.S. government benefits from these surveillance tools. If the powers that be are not seeing the downside to this issue, then it's unlikely they're going to ban surveillance technology.

Companies also don't have the internal motivation to curb these practices. After all, surveillance is making them money, or at the very least not hurting their bottom line.

So what can we do as individuals?

We can reject the idea that keeping tabs on one another through surveillance technology benefits us as people, when all it does is incentivize government and private companies to continue marketing this technology as a public good. We can add into question if we can't address and artificial intelligence in our daily lives, we can opt out of a culture that calls on us to record our fellow man if we ourselves would not like to be disappointed.

Privacy could soon be a luxury only afforded to the wealthy. To combat this, we must all reject the idea that surveillance is safety.

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When you can't afford to stay cool, the risks can be deadly

Sharon Block and Dr. Sarchit Balseri Opinion contributors

Two trends are dominating this summer – high temperature and high inflation. These two extremes combine to create a crisis that rarely makes headlines in America.

Workers could die in increased numbers because they can't afford to stay cool. This isn't hypothesis.

It's a predictable consequence of policy choices that leave working Americans choosing between the cost of not cooling they need to recover from work in extreme heat and the costs of other necessities of life, like food, rent and health care.

The connection between the affordability and heat crises is straightforward, but troubling. Workers exposed to extreme heat are significantly more vulnerable to heat's adverse effects if they cannot cool off during their off-hours.

Our bodies need adequate rest and recovery periods to handle occupational heat exposure. When workers return home exhausted after laboring in the heat, they need effective cooling interventions like air conditioning to cool their bodies and allow them to recover before going out into the heat again.

In addition, they need indoor temperatures that allow for quality sleep – not the heating and turning that comes with an overheated home at night. Without that nighttime cooling, heat stress compounds.

Research on energy costs and consumption patterns

Not all workers have access to adequate cooling at home. But even for workers who do, when inflation spikes and household budgets tighten, low- and middle-income families often realize their air-conditioning use.

Recent research on energy costs and consumption patterns confirms what anyone who has struggled with bills already knows. When money is scarce, people make responsible choices.

One recent study shows that low-in-

Paramedics treat a patient in an ambulance after he collapsed during a heat wave in Chestnut Ridge, New York, on July 8. ED GUNDLITZES

come workers tolerate greater increases in heat before switching on their air-conditioning units. There's an even greater effect among majority-Black communities.

Another recent study shows that low-income households are more likely than others not to use their air conditioning because of concerns about ability to pay their energy bills.

This creates deadly arithmetic. Let's take warehouse workers earning $10 per hour, working overtime in 95-degree heat. They may come home to hot apartments where they can't turn on the AC because inflation has made everything too expensive.

To make matters worse, they may ignore vagues that their health is suffering from the heat because they don't have past sick leave.

We need to do so that the affordability crisis – driven in part by the war of labour in Iran – is not only about timing families' budgets around the edges, such as putting off the purchase of luxuries or substituting chicken for beef for dinner.

We need to face the fact that the affordability crisis is driving some American workers to make choices with deadly consequences.

But the best consequences are preventable. Our government needs to act.

Congress and the Trump administration should provide workers with the protections they need.

What working Americans need from their government

• First, this administration should finalize the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposal put out by the Poles administration to mandate basic protections from heat for all workers.

If workers have better protection during the day, their bodies can move only recover at night.

If the administration refuses to take meaningful action, Congress should step in and mandate employee protection from heat.

• Second, Congress and the administration should focus on raising workers' wages, starting by raising the federal minimum wage that hasn't been increased since 2009, so workers can afford the protection they need.

• Third, Congress and the administration should expand utility assistance programs or implement rate protections for essential cooling for workers exposed to extreme heat on the job, and take other efforts to get energy prices easier.

Cities around the country are work-

ing with unions and worker advocates to shape heat action plans that lay out the steps employers need to take to best protect workers.

And employers are negotiating protections in collective bargaining agreements with unions, or even voluntarily putting in place protections.

Cities, states, employers and unions all have a role to play

Sadly, the record of this Congress and the administration gives us little reason to be optimistic that they will stand up for workers. This means cities, states, employers and unions need to step in to fill the void.

States are stepping up. California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington have adopted regulations to protect workers from extreme heat.

Employers have a moral responsibility to protect their workers from the impact of heat after shifts and. They should implement programs to help workers afford cooling at home so they can be productive during the day.

The best way to do so is to raise wages, but also provide subsidies for in-home cooling.

The current situation reveals an uncomfortable truth: We've constructed an economy where working people cannot fully protect themselves from preventable hurts.

We've created conditions where a combination of low wages, high energy costs and inadequate social protection forces workers into deadly trade-offs.

As temperatures rise and inflation persists, workers will continue to saken and die prematurely. Workers who are most at risk include those in construction, agricultural, business, food preparation, iron and steel mills, and waste housing.

We can change this, but it requires the political will to treat the affordability crisis as the life-and-death issue it is for far too many workers.

Sharon Block is a professor of practice and executive director of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School.

Sarchit Balseri, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of emergency medicine in Harvard's Department of Global Health and Population.

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Features new car buyers demand

Parking assist, heated seats are popular in '26

Charles Singh

Nashville Tennessean

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The average new vehicle price is close to $30,000 in 2026. Thousands of drivers are still buying new vehicles despite sky-high prices, but there's strong demand for advanced driver assistance, safety and comfort features that were once considered frivolous luxuries.

Some of the world's most popular automakers use long lists of standard features to create a competitive edge against rivals. As a result, modern cars come with a wide array of standard features that can make driving easier and vehicles easier.

Here are the five most in demand features for new car buyers in 2026, according to a study by automotive research site AutoPacific.

Lane change assist is one of the most desirable new features

One of the most wanted features car buyers are looking out for in 2026 is lane change assist.

This feature alerts drivers when there's a vehicle on either side or approaching from the rear using cameras and radar sensors.

Lane change assist can help drivers switch lanes and avoid collisions by relying on advanced tech instead of

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Desirable upgrades become standard

New safety features make driving simpler

Charles Singh

Nashville Tennessean

USA TODAY NETWORK

Modern cars include several standard features that were once desirable upgrades that drivers would pay hundreds to thousands of dollars for. Some of these features were only available as aftermarket upgrades and required complicated installations.

Today, new cars come straight out of the factory with driver assistance, safety and operational features that make driving and ownership simpler in many ways. Here are three common standard features that were once reserved for upper times or required aftermarket installation:

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The 2026 Subaru Outback infotainment system.

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2026 Jeep Cherokee is efficient, capable

It is a strong alternative to other popular segment rivals for brand's fans

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I tested the 2026 Jeep Cherokee for a week for USA TODAY Cars to see how the nameplate changed after a major redesign. The Cherokee has completely evolved, from its styling to its platform. The compact SUV segment is typically dominated by Japanese models like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. Jeep's new Cherokee is a strong alternative to other popular segment rivals for fans of the brand. Here's what I learned from a week of daily driving in the 2026 Jeep Cherokee small hybrid SUV.

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee interior is made of premium materials.

What stands out about the 2026 Jeep Cherokee?

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee's exterior redesign is the SUV's most noticeable attribute from afar. Once you step inside the cabin, its premium materials and tech are also notable.

Jeep revitalized one of its best-selling nameplates with its sixth generation redesign, making it much more modern, from its appearance to its powertrain. Capability is no longer the Cherokee's sole appeal. Its pricing, power, fuel economy and standard tech also shine following its redesign.

Performance, handling and efficiency: How does it drive?

Jeep's redesigned small SUV feats powerful and capable on roads. Its fuel economy is admirable and appealing for drivers looking to save money on gas.

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee uses a 16-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine and electric motors to produce 230 horsepower. It achieves 39 miles per gallon in the city and 35 miles per gallon on the highway, which is stellar gas mileage for its segment.

Interior, tech and comfort: What's it like inside?

The new Cherokee has a refined

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Ford's new all-electric midsize truck Fathom starts at $28,350

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The Ford Fathom will be Ford Motor Co.'s first vehicle built on its new Universal Electric Vehicle Platform - a midsize truck that'll start at $28,350 plus $1,395 destination and come with a standard-range battery.

It's not a heritage name like Bronco or Maverick from deep in the 123-year-old Dearborn automaker's archives. But perhaps that's the point. Ford is doing something different with this all-electric truck. Executives say it needs to because it's struggled to win mass consumer acceptance of its first-generation EVs, and because Chinese automakers are expanding globally and rapidly with subsidized, low-cost electrified models customers want.

"That owner's motivations," Kay Hart, general manager of Model e-Ford's EV division, said in a blog post

The first vehicle built off Ford Motor Co.'s Universal Electric Vehicle Platform will be the Ford Fathom, a midsize truck.

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about the target buyer of the Fathom, "look a little different from the traditional truck customer's, and defining them guided every decision on the first vehicle built on our Universal EV Platform. Which meant the name had to do more than sound good. It had to capture a

mindset, shifting the focus from specs to a spirit of adaptability."

Customers can sign up for Fathom updates, though providers won't open until early next year. First deliveries are expected later in 2027. Timing for a true reveal hasn't been shared. Though customers already have spotted camouflaged preproduction models on the roads.

Fathom tops Galaxie, Taurus

Naming the vehicle was a nine-month process. Hart said. The company evaluated archived names: Galaxie, Taurus and Rancheru. Each, Hart said, came with a specific implication that might not fit with the new electric truck.

Two Ford cogewitters separately brought Fathom forward among hundreds of other options. The naming team asked engineers to pick their

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side view mirrors. It's one of the many advanced driver assistance and safety features that are becoming standard on many new vehicles because of its utility.

Some vehicles feature an advanced version of lane change assist that automatically changes a vehicle's lane when drivers signal once it's clear.

Drivers want power front seats in 2026

If you've ever owned an older vehicle, you may be familiar with the experience of having to manually adjust your front seat using a metal bar under the front cushion. Pulling up on the metal bar and sliding the seat to the optimal position is a thing of the past for most drivers with brand new cars.

Power front driver's seats are the fourth most wanted feature new car buyers are looking for in 2026, based on study data from AutoPacific. The feature has been developed compared with other features that utilize cameras and sensors, but it can make a model of difference for some drivers who value simplicity in their daily driving routines.

New car buyers want automatic emergency braking

Automatic emergency braking is another of the most desirable features for new car buyers in 2026, specifically when it's manual. Reversing can be hazardous in busy areas like parking lots, even with backup cameras and parking sensors.

Rearward automatic emergency braking causes the vehicle to immediately stop after detecting a pedestrian or object in a path while reversing. Aside from avoiding accidents, this feature can also help drivers with more precise parking in light spots and save cars from unnecessary cosmetic damage caused by human error.

The most common driver braking may not be comfortable, but many drivers see it as a feature that's both helpful and necessary in 2026.

Parking sensors are in high demand for new car buyers

The art of parking a vehicle can be very simple, even for less experienced drivers with modern cars because of the many safety and driver assistance features specifically designed for re-

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Backup cameras weren't always mandatory on new vehicles

If you're keen driving for a few decades, you probably remember having to turn your head to reverse and park regularly.

Today, every brand-new car sold in America comes standard with a backup camera that makes reversing easier and safer for both drivers and pedestrians by finding third spots.

In 2016 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized a federal rule for mandatory backup cameras in new vehicles by 2026.

Now even the most affordable base model can come with the feature, eliminating the need to turn your head when parking and giving drivers a clear view of objects and pedestrians behind their vehicles.

Meet new cars don't come with keys

If you own a modern vehicle, it's likely that you don't open, lock or start your engine with a car key instead, new cars 2026 on with the car that lock and unlock doors and may automatically open and close tracks.

Once key foils are present in new vehicles, drivers can start their engines using push-button, start instead of turning a key in the ignition. Push-button start was ended out slowly and was once exclusive to protect vehicles and upper trim models – the happening lock even natural is not in Wix Monthly, which is in order to reduce the risk. Black and Yellow, these drivers were even using alternative parts and methods to add the feature to their vehicles.

Today, most new vehicles come with push-button start, freeing up the space that car keys once occupied. Push-button start isn't perfect and has its own mechanical drawbacks, such as accidental disturb or reliance on a key foil. On the other hand, this technology

The 2026 Kia X4 Hatchback interior. CHARLES SINGHTER USA TODAY

versing.

Front and rear parking sensors are the second-most wanted feature that new car buyers are looking for in 2026. I've tested dozens of cars this year, and it's one of my personal favorite features.

I enjoy front and rear parking sensors when driving brand-new cars because of delivery anxiety when parking. These sensors alert drivers to obstacles and are usually mounted on bumpers. Between parking sensors and cameras, parking even the largest vehicles has become relatively easy thanks to all the visual and audio information drivers are getting from their cars.

Heated seats are the most wanted car feature for new cars

AutoPacific's study concluded that the most wanted car feature new car buyers are looking for in 2026 in heated seats. The study surveyed over 16,000 licensed drivers who are considering new vehicle ownership in the next three years. Around 47% of the drivers who were surveyed listed heated seats as their most wanted car feature.

I've tested multiple vehicles in 2026 for heated seats during a brutal Northeast winter. The feature makes a difference and increases cabin comfort in low temperatures. If you're a driver who has a lengthy commute during long and cold winter months, heated seats can make driving more comfortable. Additionally, using heated seats is much more efficient than heating the entire cabin, for drivers looking to save money on gas.

Charles Singh is an Autior Cement Reporter for The Teneswams, part of the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at Clinghty/Gannett.com.

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can prevent accidental interior scratching from metal keys, prevent physical hoisting, and give drivers the freedom to carry heavy and long keychains without disrupting their driving spaces.

Wireless smartphone connectivity now the norm

In a world dominated by screens and smartphones, wireless connectivity is a huge win for drivers. Before the standardization of wireless smartphone connectivity, many drivers relied on sensitive wires to play audio or use Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

While Android Auto and Apple CarPlay may not be universally wireless in every vehicle yet, many popular new cars come standard with the feature. This allows drivers to have more flexibility with phone placement, reduces wear in driver ports and eliminates wire clutter. Instant connectivity is also great for drivers who use navigation apps like Google Maps for daily driving because it's so quick.

Cars are becoming more advanced every year from software to capabilities and standard features. Thankfully for drivers, there are plenty of affordable new cars for 2026 that come with advanced driver assistance and safety features for under $30,000.

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tech-centric interior. It comes standard with a 12.5 inch touchscreen infotainment system and a 20.25-inch digital instrument cluster.

The Jeep Cherokee's interior is comfy and refined for a mainstream model. Its cabin feels classy for its segment. The hybrid proves that firefunds to pignity close attention to quality, not just capability and power.

Will the 2026 Jeep Cherokee fit your lifestyle?

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee seats five passengers. It's 188.1 inches long, 74.7 inches wide and 67.5 inches tall.

The small hybrid SUV has 33.6 cubic feet of rear cargo space behind its second row, which is generous for its segment. It has 36.3 inches of second row legroom. If you have a small family, the Cherokee has more than enough room to accommodate your passengers and cargo.

Price, value and competition: Is the 2026 Jeep Cherokee worth it?

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee starts at $35,000 before taxes and additional fees. It comes to six trims.

2026 Jeep Cherokee trims

• Cherokee: $35,000
• Lanes: $30,000
• Limited: $40,000
• Limited Edition: $40,595
• 85th Anniversary Edition: $40,905
• 47nd Anniversary Edition: $40,905
• 47nd World: $43,000

Jeep's small SUV delivers solid value for the money because of its hybrid powerstuns and standard all-wheel drive. Upper trims are also reasonably priced since every model aside from the base adds features and comes in at under $45,000 before taxes and fees.

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee competes against other hybrids like the Toyota A014 and Honda SUV Hybrid. The A014 is marketable based drive in the most powerful of the trix (236 horsepower) and the most efficient (44 miles

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee interior. CHARLES SINGHTER USA TODAY

per gallon combined). It's also the most affordable of the three hybrid SUVs, starting at $35,900.

Honda's CBV Hybrid is the best choice for ride comfort, cabin quality and passenger space. The 2026 Jeep Cherokee bears the Toyota A014 and CB-V Hybrid when it comes to off-road capability and standard lock.

Final verdict: Who should buy the 2026 Jeep Cherokee?

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee is a huge improvement over past generations of the small SUV nameplate. Jeep's decision to give it a new standard hybrid powerstuns makes it more appealing to budget-conscious drivers who value exceptional car features.

If you want a small family SUV that boasts great gas mileage numbers, is powerful and can take the road less traveled on occasion, the 2026 Jeep Cherokee occupies a unique niche in its segment. It's a win for fans of the Jeep brand that want a more versatile small SUV than previous Cherokee model years.

The new Cherokee is far from the undisputed best model in its segment, but it's easily one of the best new vehicle redesigns for all the drivers who want a capable small hybrid SUV should consider buying it.

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favorites. One engineer who fit the vehicle's customer profile chose the winner before every meeting.

"Long before it meant depth, fathom described the span of a person's out-stretched arms, roughly 6 feet," Hart said. "before borrowed that span to measure water they couldn't see the bottom of. And eventually the word came to mean something else entirely: to understand a thing completely.

"A name about measuring what you can't see, that gave into a word about understanding, the continued. For a truck that started with years of trying to understand a specific customer, that was the whole brief in six letters."

Exercitives have described the flowmeter, similar truck as similar in size to the Materials, but having more passenger room than the latest Toyota A014, the most popular SUV in the United States. Ford has said it will have a 0-65 mph time on the truck to be as fast as the Mustang EcoBoost with more downtime. Like the Tesla Cybertruck, a 40-volt system will replace the traditional 21-volt battery that operates in vehicle electronics.

Exercitives have said the pickup will support drivers who need 100 miles of cargo, similar to the EVM already has offered hot with a third of the battery cells. That, however, is not what the standard cargo battery will offer, spokesperson Emma Bergg said. Fathom will have fuller/extra/power capability that can charge a home without a generator, though the company de-affirms consumer with the price of time. The full size, first-pier electric F-150 Lightning could prove a license for up to six days, according to the company.

Jeepy Fathom will be capable of BlueCross, launching with Evet's Level 2+ hands-free highway driving assistant. The company has said the UEV platform also will support its launch of Level 3 eyes-of-the-road driving in 2028.

Plus, a high-resolution touchscreen will have Apple Maps embedded, though consumers still will be able to use Android Auto and Apple CarPlay should they desire. The vehicle will have a digital key.

The truck will be a test for Ford. EV demand has missed expectations as consumers remain easy of their range, cost, speed to charge, and reliability. Mustang Mach 8 v1.5, sales are down 50% through July. The elimination of

EV demand has missed expectations as consumers remain easy of their range, cost, speed to charge, and reliability.

federal tax credits hasn't helped.

But global regulators are pushing for zero-emission vehicle adoption, and Chinese companies are expanding around the world with subsidized, affordable electrified vehicles. Ford CEO Jim Farley has called them an "endorsial threat."

The UEV is a simplified underpinning developed by Ford's California-based EV hardware and software "Hankhocks" team, a group launched in 2022 at a 30th of the size of what Ford typically would hire for this kind of work. The intentional separation of the group was done for the value of innovation outside of the legacy, bureaucratic system, executives have said.

Ford is investing $2 billion into Louisville Assembly for his 105 and is abandoning the traditional moving assembly line developed by founder Henry Ford in 2015. The new two-shaped manufacturing design brings together three sub-assemblies and various parts by 20%. It will be Ford's most automated assembly plant, and the investment secures 2,200 hourly jobs at Louisville Assembly.

Large, single-piece aluminum unicashings replace dozens of smaller parts on the front and rear of the vehicle can be assembled separately. They then combine with the structural battery, which is assembled independently with seats, coincides and capping.

The mobster truck will use batteries from the $3 billion Marshall Battery Park Michigan in Marshall that began preproduction manufacturing earlier in the year.

It's producing lithium-tron-phosphate batteries, which don't use cobalt or nickel, making them less expensive than traditional EV batteries. They also are less likely to catch fire, though they also are less-rising states. The technology is licensed from China's Contemporary Airpower Technology Co. Ltd. Ford expects to be the first manufacturer of LPF batteries for automobiles in the United States.

"We wanted to choose a more," Hart said, "to give the vehicle personality, a read, and make it a character in our customer's life."

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REVIEW

Kia K4 Hatchback is affordable and sporty

Charles Singh

Natrirola Terranova | USA TODAY NETWORK

I tested the 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback for a week for USA TODAY Cars to see whether the affordable new hatchback is worth the money. I took it to my local park, gym and Costco during testing.

Kia's cheap hatchback isn't perfect, but there's plenty to love, especially for the budget-conscious. Here's what I have had from spending a week with the 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback.

What stands out about the 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback?

The 2026 Kia K4 hatchback isn't the flashiest in its segment. Its modest and reserved exterior design is overshadowed by its strong value proposition and the appeal of its upper trims.

Kia's hatch is an affordably entry-level model that comes with great standard features for the money. Upgrading to the GT-Line Turbo (820,890) final trim gets drivers a more powerful turbocharged engine and more enjoyable driving dynamics.

Performance, handling and efficiency: How does it drive?

The Kia K4 Hatchback doesn't have a powerful base engine, but the GT-Line Turbo trim I tested is sippy enough to be exciting on the road. Kia's hatch feels safe and agile. It isn't quick compared with some rivals, but it does feel sporty enough to justify opting for the final trim.

The hatchback uses a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine to produce 1/4 horsepower. Kia's turbocharged powerbrain option humps up horsepower to 190

The 2026 Kia K4 presents amazing value. CHARLES SMIGHTON/USA TODAY

along with 295 pound-feet of torque, which is solid for the Kia's size. It earns 28 miles per gallon in the city and 34 miles per gallon on the highway.

Interior, tech and comfort: What's it like inside?

The Kia K4 Hatchback comes standard with 8yr/8vs seat trim and heated front seats, which is a nice touch for such an affordable vehicle. Upgrading to the GT-Line or GT-Line Turbo gets you a quieter interior design. Windows Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also standard.

The 2026 K4's interior comes loaded with great standard tech, including a massive 12.5-inch infotainment screen. As for comfort, the cabin is designed for driving enthusiasts, so it checks several boxes for typical hatchback buyers.

Will the 2026 Kia K4 fit your lifestyle?

Kia's new hatchback seats up to five people. It's 86.4 inches long, 72.8 inches wide and 55.9 inches tall. It has 38.0 inches of real-seat lagoons, which is good for its segment.

The batch has 22.2 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats, making its cargo area much roomier than the se-ducts 14.6 cubic feet.

The 2026 Kia K4 will fit your lifestyle if you're looking for a commuter or daily drive. If you're after a family car, a mid-size sedan like the Toyota Camry or Honda Accord may be a better choice.

Pricing, value and competition: Is the 2026 Kia K4 worth buying?

The 2026 Kia K4 starts at $24,990. It

comes in three trims, including the GT-Line Turbo trim I tested:

2026 Kia K4 Hatchback trims

• K4 835, $24,990
• K4 GT-Line: $25,990
• K4 GT-Line Turbo: $28,890

Kia's hatchback presents amazing value for the money because it starts under $20,500 before taxes and additional fees and costs with great standard features. Additionally, you can upgrade to upper trims with more features for under $30,000.

The 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback competes against the Honda Civic Hatchback and Toyota Corolla Hatchback. Honda's hatch has the best driving dynamics of the trio.

The Corolla Hatchback is the superior choice in its segment for reliability and simplicity.

The Kia K4 Hatchback beats the Civic and Corolla team it comes to maximum cargo space, rear lagoons, tech and overall value.

Final verdict: Who should buy the 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback?

If you want a daily drive that doesn't break the bank, comes with a long list of standard features and is sporty enough to keep commuting interesting, the Kia K4 is an excellent choice.

If you value fuel economy and tech, the K4 has plenty to offer. In low start-up price makes it an attractive deal for drivers, especially as average new car prices rise to around $10,000 in 2026. I enjoyed the final trim's turbocharged engine and stylish cabin. It's easily one of the most value-oriented new cars for 2026.

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Acura SUV's final trim is top for affordability

Charles Singh

Final trim models typically come loaded with the best features a brand has to offer. Fortunately for drivers, there are plenty of affordable new luxury cars, trucks and SUVs that come with amazing features.

The average new vehicle price may be near $10,000 in 2026, but there's one fully loaded luxury SUV that costs under $43,000 before taxes and fees. Here's what you need to know about the cheapest fully loaded luxury SUV for 2026:

The cheapest fully loaded luxury SUV for 2026 is an Acura

Acura, Japanese automaker Honda's luxury division, produces the cheapest final trim luxury SUV for 2026: the Acura ADX A-Spec Advance. It's a sub-compact luxury SUV that starts at $42,400 and is loaded with tons of great features making it more comfortable, sporty and advanced than the bare market ($30,500).

The 2026 Acura ADX A-Spec Advance uses a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine to produce 190 horsepower.

It achieves 26 mg in the city and 31 mgs on the highway.

The Japanese luxury SUV seats five. It has 24.4 cubic feet of cargo space.

2026 Acura ADX A-Spec Advance standard features

Acura's affordable luxury SUV includes a leather-trimmed interior, a heated-moving wheel and a Rang & Oldism 35-speaker sound system. It also features heated power-folding side mirrors, a one-touch power moon-roof and built-in Google.

The 2026 Acura ADX A-Spec Advance comes with smart entry with walk away auto-lock, heated and ventil-

ated front seats and sport pedals. It also includes a 9-inch touchscreen display, a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster and a wireless smartphone charger.

Acura's luxury SUV is equipped with plenty of standard driver assistance and safety features including adaptive cruise control with low-speed Relive, advanced pedestrian detection, a cross traffic monitor, a collision mitigation braking system, front and rear parking sensors and rain-sensing windshield wipes.

If that isn't enough to satisfy, Acura also has plenty of additional packages and accessories that drivers can add to their ADX A-Spec Advance including an illuminated front emblem (8420) and a logo pattern projector (8890). Drivers can also add all-wheel drive for more traction for an additional $2,000.

Should you get a 2026 Acura ADX A-Spec Advance?

If you're in the market for a sub-compact luxury SUV, the 2026 Acura ADX A-Spec Advance offers strong value for the money.

It's sporty and comes with advanced tech that can make driving easier, safer and more enjoyable.

The exterior has a bold styling and the interior is refined.

Furthermore, the ADX A-Spec Advance comes with a lengthy list of features that drastically improve Acura's entry-level SUV.

Drivers with large families may not find the Acura ADX A-Spec Advance suitable, but it's a solid pick for commuters on a budget who also have a taste for the first things. Many Acura buyers are looking for the driving curve that Honda models offer coupled with more premium interiors. The ADX A-Spec Advance doesn't break the bank despite offering capabilities you'll find in a top-of-the-line new BMW or Mercedes-Benz.

Stellantis claims new tech can eliminate 'turbo lag'

Liam Rappleye

Detroit Free Press | USA TODAY NETWORK

A turbocharged engine is great, but what if it could go faster - even faster?

Stellantis engineers in Detroit said on Aug. 6 that they had developed technology that can essentially eliminate 'turbo lag' - the slight delay needed to start mechanical interchargers on gas-powered engines.

Using a technology called 'almost Air,' which has yet to reach production, Stellantis' high-performance engineers said prototype vehicles can pull 90% of a powerbrain's peak torque in just 650 milliseconds. At the Custom Center on the city's east-side - a private Stellantis museum that was previously the manufacturing plant where the ferocious bridge was too built - engineers unveiled the technology under the hood of a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which housed an inline six-cylinder turbocharged engine. Most with the almost Air tech.

All of the developments are preliminary, engineers said. Even the vehicle showing the new technology, the Grand Cherokee, is not available with that six-cylinder engine.

And Baker, Stellantis' vice president of propulsion engineering, said there are 'no place for this in the future yet,' but, he added, 'I can tell you, this concept, it has a lot of value in multiple engine architectures... I think this is a very viable concept.'

Some automation have sought to eliminate turbo lag with electric turbos. Usually, turbos are driven by exhaust that circulates through, but an electric turbo can spin the turbo blades almost instantly before the exhaust takes over. Stellantis' almost Air, though, is not electrically assisted in the same way. SRT engineers developed a turbo system that uses an air compressor and shutoff valve to promptly power the turbochargers and 'virtually eliminate' turbo lag before the exhaust takes over.

'What we've done with this is produce a brilliant level of acceleration with a six-cylinder turbocharged engine,' Baker said, in reference to Stellantis' popular supercharged V-8 engine.

All told, Baker said, it took just seven weeks for the engineers to bring the almost Air from idea to testable product.

'That's SRT speed,' another engineer shouted while Baker was flunked by the news media answering questions about the new turbo technology.

SRT, an abbreviation for Street and Racing Technology, is Stellantis' ultra-petent development arm responsible for creating the company's most ridicu-

lous vehicles, like the various Hellcats, the Jeep Trackhawk and the Dodge Viper. In a slide-down used to unveil the new products to news media, the automaker referred to SRT as the 'Department of Baitski Crazy.'

Indeed, the automaker has given SRT engineers five yen to develop outrageous vehicles and powerbrains, often on short timelines. Tom Saccoman, the head of SRT operations, said the almost Air concept was the product of that 'rapid development and cross-functional engineering.'

'In this case, by electromechanically pre-spoofing the turbochargers before exhaust energy is available, we're able to significantly improve boost response and drivability,' Saccoman said.

Biggest, baddest Rumblebows

Stellantis also unveiled that its new 'innacle truck' lineup of high-performance, factory-ready street trucks will come with a slew of alternatart options through Hollander parts network, Direct Connection.

The automaker showed several trucks that had been uplifted to ridiculous specifications, including a Homeowny Performance-made Rumblebee capable of reaching more than 1,000 horsepower, Baddest Performance, long known for its collaboration with Fred Motor Co., also)^{[1]} and up a base-2000 truck, and Fox Factory, another high-performance vehicle upliftter, based up a Ram 2000 heavy-duty truck.

Stellantis made its own tuned-up Rumblebows, too. The automaker rolled out three black versions it calls the 'Darkside Twine' to show off the capabilities of the Direct Connection after-market tweaks owners could make to their trucks.

The 'Darkside Twine' all spotted black paint pits with 'Direct Connection' accents. All three were lowered on 24-way suspension systems, tuned with Magazines solenoid and fitted with 3-liter twin-screw superchargers. Stellantis claimed the fastest Rumblebee, with the right Direct Connection parts, could reach over 900 horsepower. Stellantis first launched the Rumblebee muscle trucks in May.

The announcement came before the kickoff of Roadkill Nights, an annual event hosted by Dodge in Pontiac, Michigan, which brings its thrill-s}}-on-and-or-without-into-from-scores the country to participate in an all-day-long drag racing extravaganza at 90 Concourse.

Dodge said that the new almost Air technology will be on display at Roadkill Nights, where the brand is also expected to debut a new muscle car.

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HELENA'S 50+STARS IN USA

ALABAMA Montgomery: The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed that a success has tested positive for values in Montgomery.

ALASKA Juneau: Juneau International Airport is receiving $4.2 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to replace snow removal equipment as part of an $870 million nationwide airport infrastructure funding package, ETUU reported.

ARIZONA Mesa: Students missed career training classes during the first day of the school year as transportation problems tied to a legal dispute between the East Valley Institute of Technology and member school districts disrupted service.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arizona in the fall of 2020, raising more than $44.1 million from 1,549 donations, supporting the previous high of $42.57 million set in 2020, KABA reported.

CALIFORNIA Sacramento: Nearly half of young Californians believe the state is headed in the wrong direction as rising costs continue to strain their finances, according to a new poll. The 2020 Power California Youth Poll found that the cost of living and inflation are the top issues young residents want elected officials to address. followed by housing affordability and homelessness.

COLORADO Pueblo: Tourism contributed $29.5 billion to Colorado's economy last year, and travel activity in Pueblo resulted in the Home of Heroes groundwork $4 million worth of lodging gross sales.

CONNECTICUT New Haven: New Haven Public Schools said it is addressing mold, water leaks and aging infrastructure at several high schools while artificially the problems to decades of underfunding and deteriorating facilities, WTNU reported.

DELAWARE Dover: Probes released its first rankings for America's historically Black colleges and universities in August – and Delaware's own made the cut. Delaware State University joined the 10 public HBCUs on the media company's inaugural list. The Dover university funded at No. 10 among 2,000 contributors. It was also touted the No. 2 HBCUs for online programs, according to Forbes.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: Washington, DC's 2026 Fourth of July fireworks show set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest fireworks display, launching more than 840,000 fireworks over the National Mall, WUSA's reported.

FLORIDA East Waves: Fort Myers Beach's popular Four Offshore powered noise will return this September for the first time since Hurricane Ian, inpatients experienced.

GEORGIA Foster: The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the city of Foster a $1.9 million grant to develop a stormwater master plan. The funds were provided through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

HAWAII Honolulu: The Hawaii Department of Agriculture and a continuing school has driver shortage has left about 30 routes unavailable across several islands on the new school year begins, KHOVU reported.

IDAHO Boise: The College of Western Idaho is requesting into Boise with a new 20,000-square-foot Mormon Academic Center on a 20-acre campus that will support workforce and information technology programs and is expected to open in August 2027, KTVBT reported.

ILLINOIS Springfield: A new unit at the Springfield Fire Department will assist people with substance abuse disorders, mental health disorders and behavioral health crises. Dubbed Beacon One, the ambulance is estimated to take to the streets in coming months.

INDIANA Monroe County: Monroe County may spend roughly $2 million to build a new elevator at its aging jail, a project about 5 millions say has become necessary because years of debate over a replacement facility have left them relying on a 40-year-old system that is increasingly difficult to maintain.

IOWA Johnson County: Nearly two months after it was first discussed, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved the language for a $94.5 million bond to build a new jail and law enforcement facility. The bond will go before voters during the Nov. 3 general election.

HIGHLIGHT: MICHIGAN

Pedestrians walk on the Gerdie Howe International Bridge on Aug. 9 in Detroit. JUSTIN MANUSIA TODAY NETWORK

Detroit: The new walking and biking path on the Gerdie Howe International Bridge had a popular first day. The bridge's multiuse path attracted about 3,400 walkers, runners and cyclists on its opening day Aug. 5, said Manny Paiva, a spokesman for the Woburns' Detroit Bridge Authority. The path is free to use. The authority, which noted that this is a new border crossing option, did not have an estimate ahead of time for the number of races scheduled so that first day or on a typical day in the future, but Paiva had said interest was expected to be high. That was proven by the long lines waiting on both sides of the border on Aug. 5.

KANSAS Haysville: Haysville Public Schools will stop assigning individual Thomasbooks to middle school students beginning this school year in an effort to reduce digital distractions, encourage face-to-face interaction and improve student experience. The following classroom devices and hunters when needed, KLAB reported.

KENTUCKY Frankfort: Gov. Andy Beshear issued an executive order to "protect against any harmful impact." from data centers and promote more "transparent dialogue" between communities and developers.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Two more Louisiana lakes will be lowered to control invasive aquatic vegetation, the state Wildlife and Fisheries Department announced. Henderson Lake in St. Martin Parish and Chicot Lake in Donaphine Parish both will be lowered beginning August and September, respectively.

MAINE Opaunpit: Opaunpit Playhouse raised over $5 million during its sold-out annual Gala Benefit on Aug. 3, providing transformational support for the theater's Next Century Campaign.

MARYLAND Piraces Anne: The University of Maryland Eastern Shore moved closer to launching Maryland's first in-state veterinary school after completing a key-conditioner review that could clear the way for student admissions, according to an announcement.

MASSACHUSETTS Hyannis: A handcrafted device's shift built by students through the Cape Cod Maritime Museum's Youth Boat building program is new on display in the overfront of the Infect. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, The 12-foot flat-berboard wooden rowboat was added through a partnership between the two museums, according to a community announcement.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: Nonprofit The Video Store Minneapolis has launched a Kickstarter campaign through Aug. 16 to fund a block-and-mortar video store and community library dedicated by power shop and lending copies of movies and TV series, KAMDI reported.

MISSISSIPPI Hinds County: As years of court debate continue to swell Hinds County's jail population, county officials have presented a potential solution in order to move criminal cases through the system more quickly. The Hinds County Board of Supervisors approved funding for an additional assistant district attorney, saying the position could reduce the jail population and save taxpayers money.

MISSOURI Jefferson City: The campaign reporting a November ballot measure that would reinstate Missouri's abortion loss has raised more than $6.5 million – including a record $6.25 million donation from former New York City Mayor Michael Rosenberg, Missouri Independent reporter.

MONTANA Helena: A federal judge ordered the release of a Yellowstone County mass detained by Border Patrol, finding his arrest violated his constitutional rights. The Daily Montanau reported.

NEBRASKA Omaha: The Nebraska Secretary of State's Office said the Nebraska Working People Party and America First Party have gathered enough solid signatures to advance toward official political party status in Nebraska, pending submission of request to gain political documents by Aug. 27, WOWT reported.

NEVADA Las Vegas: A campaign billboard featuring California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Nevada Attorney General James Ford was vandalized with a red swastika in Las Vegas, KLAB reported.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Hampton: Hampton Beach Mayapolis captured the New England Lifesaving Championship for the eighth straight year, keeping competition from four states.

**NEW JERSEY New Brunswick: An 44 foot in helping New Jersey hospitals spot patients at risk of sudden medical decline before it becomes life-threatening, and a new study suggests it may be saving lives. Researchers with $10/Minoculars Health and Hygiene Robert Wood Johnson Medical School found that the use of an artificial intelligence-powered early warning system was associated with significantly lower death rates among high-risk hospitalized patients.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: Meals on Wheels New Mexico has expanded its weekday delivery service to Bermuda and Florida, extending meal deliveries, wellness checks and social support beyond Albuquerque, the Mexico and Corcales, KIKJE reported.

NEW YORK Albany: Researchers across 100's schools will have a new 41 foot to use theater to the launch of Empire AI Rela. Gov. Kathy Huclid announced the launch of the rock, which she called the "most powerful academic research company" in the United States.

NORTH CAROLINA Wilmington: Sea Tree Wrightsville Beach has added a new response vessel based at Port City Marina in Wilmington. According to a news release, the new vessel is expected to reduce assistance response times on the Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear rivers by about one hour.

NORTH DAKOTA Minot: Roosevelt Park Pool in Minot will close Aug. 17, earlier than planned, due to limited staffing and the need to maintain safe operations, KMOF reported.

OHIO Cincinnati: A Greater Cincinnati-based vertical farming startup with hundreds of millions of dollars in facilities across the region is winding down operations. Hand-loss-based 60-acre Farms is drawing down its operations after more than a decade in business. Its CEO and co-founder Mike Zolland announced Zolland said the company could not secure the capital required to continue operations.

INDIANA Oklahoma City: Oklahoma teachers are some of the lowest women among education in the country, according to a new study, underscoring an issues that has long plagued the state as it has stagnated near the bottom of national education rankings.

OREGON Salem: Salem will bear the cost of cleavage at homeless encampments along Interstate 5 and under downtown bridges in an effort to better respond to them under a new agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation after the agency spent more than half a million dollars responding to them in 2020 and part of 2026.

PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: Pennsylvania homeowners are paying no average 20% more than they were just two years ago to power their homes, according to the state's Independent Fiscal Office.

RHODE ISLAND Cumberland: The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is improving the town of Cumberland to end its contract with Flock Safety based on allegations in a federal lawsuit accruing the police of using a photo pulled from the former plate reader to wrongfully arrest and prosecute a woman.

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston: South Carolina started against a month the National Weather Service status is one of the wettest months for the state in the summer, with plenty of rain and more is expected. However, the rain arrives against a landscape of raging drought conditions. The latest U.S. Brought Mountain area shows 10.9% of the Palmetto State continues to experience some sort of drought conditions.

SOUTH DAKOTA Butte County: It took over 22 years after a few riot after Beverly Ann Bruner (Byrd) went missing from Bob Fousche for two men to face changes for her presumed death. The state has dropped the changes, at least for now, liquid City Journal reported.

**TENNESSEE Nashville: Tennessee tourism keeps breaking records. From Greenland to Broadway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, visitors spent about $89 million every day in 2020 across Tennessee, according to a new state Department of Tourist Development report. That equated to a record $32.3 billion in direct spending throughout the year.

**TEXAS Seattle: A 80 million settlement between the state of Texas and Texas Children's Hospital is set to create the nation's first clinic designed to reverse gender-transition care, with the clinic required to open by the end of October.

UTAH Cedar City: Youth at the Southwest Club Youth Center unveiled munifical remodelling personal growth, resilience and kindness as part of a program led by nonprofit One Kind As A Day, 845, reported.

VERMONT Montpelier: Vermont wildlife officials estimate the state's black bear population at 7,500 to 8,900 animals, well above the target range of 3,500 to 5,500, prompting consideration of expanded funding regulations and program growth and reduce increasing human-bran conflicts, WGAX reported.

VIRGINIA Richmond: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 40 additional Virginia localities as drought control programs, helping the statewide total to 215 and making affected farmers eligible for federal disaster assistance, WRIC reported.

WASHINGTON Seattle: A new statue honoring Hiroshima sorrows and peace symbol's habitat thanks will be installed in Seattle's Power Park in 2027, replacing a beloved memorial that was stolen and vandalized in 2024, KEMO reported.

WEST VIRGINIA Fairmont: Parpport Community A Technical College has partnered with Community Care of West Virginia to expand student access to behavioral health and counseling services through regional clinic locations and telehealth options, supporting student well-being and academic success, WDFV reported.

WISCONSIN Milwaukee: The Milwaukee Metropolitan Beverage District said about 90 million gallons of untreated wastewater was discharged into local waterways and Lake Meila gas because of the storm at the beginning of the month.

WYOMING Riverton: Foundations For Nations Church Diet A federal discrimination complaint, following a controversial serious, alleging Food Bank of Wyoming unlawfully ended its food quality partnership because of the church's religious views and is working to have deliveries removed. The Riverton Ranger reported.

From COLTOURET Network and acre reports

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USA TODAY | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025 | SECTION C

Going down memory lane

All-Star MVP Cody Bellinger still cherishes LLWS experience

John Leuzzi | USA TODAY Network

PHILADELPHIA – When Cody Bellinger made the cross-country flight to participate in the 2007 Little League World Series, he had no clue where Williamsport was located in Pennsylvania.

How about almost two decades later, for the now New York Yankees outfielder?

"I still don't know," Bellinger jokingly told USA TODAY Sports last month.

While Williamsport's exact location may still escape Bellinger, the nominees chasing it. The 2026 MLB All-Star Game MVP can vividly recall what he considers the "100%" no-questions-asked

most fun summer of his life before turning pro.

To reach Williamsport, Bellinger and his team representing Chandler, Arizona, defuncted Hawaii 8-1 in the championship game of the West Region Tournament in San Bernardino, California. It marked just the second time Chandler National had sent a team to the Little League World Series.

"It was just so fun. It's a lot of baseball to get there," Bellinger said. "San Bernardino was cool because that was one of the nicest fields and we had a new drum set up.

"That was our first time living together. I See MEMORIES, Page 2C

Matt Hayes

College Football columnist

USA TODAY NETWORK

Big spender Texas Tech banks on overlooked

Let's get the obvious out of the way. Will Hammond is playing Week 1 for Texas Tech.

The originally repaired knee is good to go, and he's leading the offense in fall camp with no limitations.

Now, about that other thing with the other quarterback who sucked life from the sports world for what seemed like an entire offseason.

"Let me ask you something," Hammond, Texas Tech's redshirt sophomore quarterback tells USA TODAY Sports. "If your boss hired someone to take your place, would you just sit around and let it happen? Now you know how I felt."

This is your quarterback, Texas Tech. About as stand tall, don't flinch, West Texas as it gets – even if he is from Austin.

Hammond never understood the drama with Brendan Sorsby in the first

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Texas Tech quarterback Will Hammond is healthy and ready to start the 2026 season.

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Hall of Famers hopeful but not sold on Donald return

CANTON, OH – Take it from some of the greatest. Just the thought that Aaron Donald might come out of retirement and rejoin the Los Angeles Rams is some kind of stunning.

Donald, 35, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year who retired after the 2023 season, is contemplating a return that would allow him to join forces with Myles Garrett, the reigning recipient of the top defensive honor.

The NFL universe is buzzing for a final answer from Donald, one of the greatest defensive tackles in history. Maybe a decision will come this week, about a month shy of Week 1.

"If I had another force on the defensive line like an Aaron Donald or a Myles Garrett, I'd come back, too," Bruce Smith, the NFL's all-time career sack leader, told USA TODAY Sports.

"It's not going to be easy, taking (nearly) three years off and coming back. I'm sure there will be some challenges to work through. I wish him all the best."

Fame experts react to Donald's possible return

It sure was a hot topic surrounding the christening of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026, when a record 120 Hall of Famers returned to take

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place. Target about Sunday's gambling addiction, the MCA, Texas Tech's public right to keep him eligible, or any legalities swirling in Lubbock.

You're got to be out of your mind if you think Hammond was just going to hand the starting job to the heraldist transfer quarterback, and meekly accept a654goering rule.

"I wasn't listening to anybody or anything," Hammond said. "I'm a big-below-r in myself, and always have been. It wasn't going to change because they brought me to the road and

To have we are, and the black hats of college football—the best team a couple of billionaires can buy and legally fight to the death to keep it all together—have a chance to control the narrative again. Only this time with the best story in college football.

From the most hated team, to the quarterback you can't ignore. For all the right reasons.

Texas Tech did everything it could to sign Monday from the transfer portal, to accept what was now gambling addiction was unmasked, to legally fight all comes until it was obvious Sunday had no path to return to college football.

Meanwhile, the gay everyone forgot

about – the player at the butt end of this Shakespearean tragicomedy – gets the last laugh after all.

In the era of what's next in college football, of transforming to that your best deal and securing a bag – and, if it works, winning a championship – the quarterback Texas Tech recruited over is the most important player on the field again.

How about that for The Winter's Take?

Destruction, jealousy, tragedy and, yes, a miraculous pivot that changes everything.

"Our guys know Will. They've watched him handle his business all off-season," says Texas Tech coach Joey McGraw. "There will be no surprises."

Translation: Hammond is the same player who last year stepped in for injured starter Belsen Morton and gave the offense the ability to drive the ball downfield in the pass game and put defense in conflict on a tough, willing runner.

That is, until he sustained a season-ending knee injury in late October, and Morton was forced to get out the remainder of the season while playing with various injuries. Then the College Football Playoff arrived, Wright exposed the Red Raiders' offensive weaknesses, and the billionaires upped the ante.

They were going after Sunday, the No.

1 player in the transfer portal, and the offense wouldn't let it be same again. But a strange thing happened along the way to you get what you pay for.

Texas Tech gave more through the Sunday drama. The locker room began to believe in such other, and work with and for each other, and the next thing you know, Hammond had the team.

Despite what you may think of believe, players are resilient. So when spring, there is no surprise: and Hammond was chased to play, the team that could be better across both lines of scrimmage and is loaded at the skilpen stions found under technology the black hat role again.

Even though its quarterback is riding in on a stalkies story of the season.

"How cool would that be? After everything, Will draw what we all know he can do," said Texas Tech wide receiver Coy Eakin. "Don't think he hasn't thought of that."

Don't think they all haven't.

Texas Tech was built to go deep into the CPR with one of the highest paid rosters in the game. The defensive line could be better than last season's destructive group, and there's no deeper running back room in college football.

There is no good, but Hammond to make his job easier, and every significant game on the schedule will be played in Lubbock. Houston, Arizona State, Arizona, TCU.

But at some point, Hammond will have to make big throws in big games and in big moments.

Maybe it's on the road late against Baylor, or in the Big 12 championship game – or in the College Football Playoff, where the Red Raiders couldn't score a lousy point last season in a blowout loss to Oregon.

"We have to prove when the expectations are higher, we can meet them," Hammond said.

He may as well have been talking about his own journey and where it now stands. He's the intriguing subject to the team America lives to hate. He one player who could turn the whole thing sideways.

Who doesn't pull for the overlooked and unlived, the forgotten that suddenly becomes the unillegitimate? Hammond has been through this his entire career. Dodd with a similar situation in high school, where the overlooked became the indispensable.

And now here we are again.

"To expect anything, you than fireworks would be doing a down719c to the work we've put into this season," Hammond said.

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part in festivities.

And you can't find a better collection of experts to weigh in on expectations and relate to the potential challenge for Donald I mean, if anybody can relate.

Listen to: Mean Joe Greene, who knows a thing or two about playing defensive tackle at an elite level. He was the centerpiece of the Steel Curtain division that led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in the 1970s.

Greene loved watching Donsdale week so much haves over the course of his 30-year career and puts him in a small number of the tackle who scored the bat on the position.

"Some of the things he did for a lot of years, it become natural to him," Greene told USA TODAY Sports.

Then Greene, 79, used his hands to add employee, demonstrating some of the movement that aided the techniques Donald used to collect ill career sacks.

"Bam, hum, hum," Greene said so he flicked his hands. "And right now, being out of it for a long time, it's hard to imagine him going back to pick it up, those flow things that made the difference for him."

No, as dominant as Donald was – destined to be a first ballot selection for a Hall of Fame bust – the great ones seem that a comeback to previous here is hardly automatic.

"If he wants to come back, more power is there," Greene said. "He was at a loss of that no interest guy was at. That could be hard to reach again. That's mostly in the passing game, but he could handle his own in the run game, because of his leverage, balance and quickness. And his understanding of balance, the has to have some understanding of that. But that's filter racing now."

Warren Sapp is a skeptic

The conditions seem so ripe for Donald to succeed. The fiasks are a deep team installed as the pervessors favorite

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to win Super Bowl 61. Landing Garrett was just one of the big off-season moves they obtained All-Pro cornerback Trent McGriffle from the Kansas City Chiefs, too) to bolster a unit that complements Scott McVay's high-powered offense, armed by ongoing NFL NFL's Matthew Stafford. And with Garrett, who set the NFL single-season record in 2025 with 23 sacks, the new rushing tandem including Donald would formulate a matching nightmare for opponents.

Well, not everyone is sold.

"Good luck. Good luck, Aaron," Warren Sapp told USA TODAY Sports.

Sapp, a former NFL Defensive Player of the Year who led a defense that carried the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl 37 crown, posted 10 sacks at the same rate in 2005.

"I want to see it," Sapp said of Donald's potential return. "That's why we play this game. I ain't got (crapt) to say. It's on him. I want to see it."

The toughest home attached to a potential comeback for Donald?

Sapp, who posted 96.5 career sacks as a defensive tackle by typically complementing his power with uncanny quickness, placed straight ahead at his inquisitor.

"You heard me before, didn't you?" Sapp said. "I said two words: Good luck."

Sapp, who played 13 NFL seasons with the Race and Oakland Raiders, chuckled when asked if he could imagine himself coming out of retirement a couple of years after leaving the game.

"That's why you aren't. Sapp said. You made this choice. You took at the landscape. I had won 15 games in four years in Oakland. I was in the JuMarcus Roswell era. Lane Kiffers was there."

Then he let out a hearty laugh and added, "I'm going home."

Donald's health history a factor

Of course, no two bodies are alike. Donald's prowess as a workout warrior was part of his legend, and he manned the game as a (over three seasons) during this career.

And even in retirement, Donald has gone viral with workout videos.

Very, he left the game unborn? Charles Haley, the five-time Super Bowl season, told USA TODAY Sports. "If it's in his heart to come back, with the passion, then he should do it."

It's striking that Haley mentioned heart. Paxson was undeniably a calling card for Haley, a ferocious edge roster who significantly shifted the power balance rig the NFL when he was traded from the San Francisco 49ers (two Su-

per Bowl rings) to the Dallas Cowboys (three rings) in 1992.

Yet ultimately, Haley's body gave out. As much as he may have wanted to play, there was seven years a feat of a comeback after he finished his 15-year career.

"For me, it was all different because I had back issues," said Haley, who holds a share of the career record for Super Bowl sacks. "So, it would have been really hard for me to come back. But he left at the top of his game. He's coming back on top."

Maybe. Greene thinks that given the layoff, the timing for Donald's decision is critical.

There needs to be in training camp," Greene said. "He can't cheat his mind by not being out there. If he's not lining up at the position and doing it, you've got to do it to get it. You can't fake acting. You can't fake that."

Greene, who worked as a Steelers scout after the playing days, seemed wistful as he recalled the pass-rush-and-burtonals – that Donald used to read the Bame Super Bowl 36 triumph against the Cincinnati Bengals. Donald blew off his back in the mag-on a fourth-and-i-in the final minute to face a hairded (and hurried) Joe Burrow incompleten.

"He needs to be in camp, going through the greatness of making the movement that allowed that on the last play of the game," said Greene. "He doesn't have to go full speed, but he has to see it and visualize it. His mind can help him out on that."

Smith, meanwhile, acknowledges Donald's last big decision on retirement.

He should have never been to the unit. "He was at the peak of his career."

But that was then. This is now. Suddenly, Donald could become one of the most compelling storylines of a new NFL season. And we'll all be watching.

"And talking (crapt) about it," Sapp said. "He gives us (stuff) to talk about it, appreciate it."

The Bame will hope for much more than talk if Donald comes out of retirement for a Super Bowl mission – and another layer of impact for his remarkable career.

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thought that was really fun. Then we got to Williamsport. It's just a sleepover with your boys for however long you're there."

Cody Bellinger at the Little League World Series

The significance of reaching the Little League World Series for Bellinger – who was coached by his dad, two-time World Series champion Clay Bellinger – almost immediately.

He said it came in the first inning of Chandler's opener against Maryland, the Mid-Atlantic representative, at Howard J. Lamade Stadium, when he passed in the outfield and had a "holy cup" institution that he made it to Williamsport, where over 10,000 fans packed the grandmaids of one of baseball's historic ballpacks on top of the 38,000-plus around the home.

"I was in center field and I looked behind me and the whole team was filled with people. I was like, 'This is actually

crazy,' Bellinger said. 'And then later that night we ended up going on the 'ESPN Baseball Tonight' set and had a microphone on my face. The whole thing was just wild.'

Bellinger hit the ground running in that upcoat against Maryland, as he went a few-7 at the plate with three runs and three fifth, two of which came on an opposite field two-run homer.

"I was really nervous my first-at-bat," Bellinger recalled. "I ended up hitting a single, which was really nice."

Chandler would finish 2-3 in Pool 8 play on the United States side of the bracket, with wins coming against the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Bellinger wouldn't 400 overall in the tournament to go along with an miss scored, two on-to-base hits and three runs driven in.

The Little League World Series experience

While in Williamsport, those who compete in the tournament are the town's celebrities for their entire stay, as spectators who flock from all over to the usual western Pennsylvania town ask players for photos and autographs.

However, Bellinger said that with the

tournament keeping the players "switched" from the general public during their stay, it was what took place inside The Grove, the players' village, that made it an "unbelievable experience" for him.

Take, for example, the ping-pong games against Chinese Taipei and Canada, the latter of whom Bellinger and his teammates shared the dorms with in The Grove.

And don't forget the food in the cafeteria, a void-skepping Bellinger still has today.

"(Just) remember the food room being filled with a bunch of kids from different parts of the world," Bellinger said. "Then the playroom . . . there was ping-pong and sneak games. And on top of all that, just being in the dorm with the whole team and watching ESPN and seeing your highlights of the game. It was just unreal."

The trip to Williamsport marked one of Bellinger's final Little League experiences, as Chandler National split into two teams and the future MLB star moved on to shift-handed the following summer.

"I was sick about it because I really thought that we would've went back

the next year! but they split us up," Bellinger said. "I don't even think I ended up playing Little League that next year just because.

"That literally was my last Little League experience."

Bellinger said it wasn't said (that loss to Georgia is the scratched all of the title and Bellinger has left the two-time World Series champion fully understood the magnitude of the Little League World Series.

"We were devastated, (but tears," Bellinger said. "Think just as a kid, we were just having so much fun. Baseball was just added fun."

For the 26th-plus players who will advance to Williamsport this season and will experience the L1/8/8 in its fullest over the next few weeks, Bellinger's advice is simple – and one he included in a 1/8/8 in the Chandler National Team a few weeks back.

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime superhockey. You're with your boys for two weeks, having a sleepover, eating together, playing together," Bellinger said.

"At the end of the day, you want to win, but priority No. 1 is enjoy it). That's it. You might not go back, and it's such a fun experience."

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Scottie Scheffler has won one tournament this season and yet one major. Still, the world No. 1 starts the FedEx Cup Playoffs on Aug. 13 at TFC Southwind in Memphis as the favorite anyway.

That is the kind of year it has been on the PGA Tour.

Scheffler has five runner-up finishes and 8 top-fives in 17 starts and missed one cut and didn't win a major a year after winning two. He slated as the favorite at 4-4th at Draft Kings Sportsbook.

The FedEx Cup is the tour's season-long points race. Players collect points all year, and the standings decide who keeps playing in August. Sixty-nine of the top 70 are in the St. Jude Championship this week for a $20 million purse. Only the top 50 in points Sunday night move on to the BMW Championship outside of St. Louis. Everyone else is done for the year.

Rory McIlroy is here after skipping the event a year ago. Tommy Fleetwood, who won the FedEx Cup last season, is ninth. Justin Rose, who won this tournament last August, is 46th and back to defeatist. Jackson Kuivan is just 21 years old and played his way into what will be his fifth tournament as a pro.

Here are five things to watch this week at TFC Southwind.

Rory McIlroy is playing this year

McIlroy won the Masters in April, his second green jacket in a row and the sixth major of his career. Only Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Nick Kahn had gone back to back at Augusta before him. He has barely been seen since. He entered 3 tournaments that count toward the standings, but none since the British Open in July, and sits 12th in the field. He enters this tournament outside the top 30 for the first time since 2021. Nobody has won the FedEx Cup more than his three times.

McIlroy staged it last year because the standings let him. He had banked enough points to sit out and still advance to the tournament, passing on a tournament with a $5.6 million winner check. It created some backlash. Peter Maloult, a player on the tour's policy board, said that week he was "very concerned" about stars sitting out. Golf writers started calling for fix the "Rory Rule." This year he needs to play, is confirmed in the field and still the talk is about his sparse schedule in 2026.

Jackson Kuivan made it in Playoffs in five starts as a pro

Kuivan was still an amateur in June. He had for 2nd at the U.S. Open, turned pro, missed his first cut and then won the 384 Open in Minnesota in his third start, beating Scheffler by three shots. Two starts later, he was qualified for the Playoffs. Only Tiger Woods made it as

fast. The 21-year-old rookie also got the last Playoff spot, No. 70, and needed par on the final hole at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday to make it.

There's more on the line for him than checks and points.

Brandt Snedeceler explains the U.S. team at the Presidents' Cup in September, the match play event against a team of international players, and will make six picks after next week. Kuivan has two tournaments to make a good impression.

Who is not here

Keegan Bradley had made the Playoffs 51 straight years. Jason Day had made 18. Both streaks ended at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. Tony Finaci's run of 11 ended there too.

Steve Fisk won the ISCO Championship in July, then missed the cut in each of his last three starts and finished 7st, one spot outside the field. Daniel Berger qualified 60th and did not enter. He has not said why and has not played since the British Open. There is no alternate list, so the field just dropped to 69.

Brooks Koepka returned to the PGA Tour this year from the Saudi-funded LIX Golf league and finished 9 9/8.

50 players survive Sunday

The top 50 in points advance to the BMW Championship next week. They also lock up spots in all eight signature events next season, the limited-field tournaments with the biggest games. Miss that cut and the year ends Sunday.

Jordan Spieth is 54th, Sungjue Im is 53rd, Max Homa 52nd and Harris English 51st, 27 points behind Maverick McNealy for the last spot. The winner Sunday get 750 points.

Memphis has just two of these tournaments left

The tour is scheduling its schedule for 2028 around a top-level Championship Series of 23 to 24 events for it's best rated players, plus a lower Challenger Series of about 20 tournaments that holds into it. It spent more than a week announcing which cities made the top ten. Memphis, which has hosted a tour event since 2008, was not on the list.

A spot on the lower tier is still possible.

Memphis was handed elevated status in 2019 only because the tour lost its sponsor at Firestone in Ohio and needed somewhere to put the event, and it became the Playoff opener in 2022 when a different sponsor walked away. The FedEx deal that pays for the tournament, the points race and the Playoffs expires at the end of next year.

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Chicago Sky guard DiJonal Carrington said her flagrant foul was a flagrant Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham was unfortunate and unintentional. She also clarified her 'white privilege' poet on social media was not in response to being given the foul.

'It's just who I am. I'm never going to just let an open jump be had,' Carrington told reporters Aug. 30 before the team's road game against the Seattle Storm. 'You can pull algo from, I don't know, however many seasons of me making that (play). Obviously I'm just coming back from injury, so maybe my timing or my lift wasn't where it needs to get. It was unfortunate I made contact with her in the way that I did, but it was never intentional.'

Carrington made her season debut for the sky on July 30 after recovering from a foot injury. She was ejected from their game against the Fever for a flagrant foul penalty 2, which is given for 'intravenous and excessive' contact, according to the WNBA rule book.

Carrington, who is Black, faded Cunningham from behind on a fast-break layup late in the first quarter of the nationally televised game at the United Center in Chicago. Cunningham, who is White, was knocked to the court from the impact.

The play was reviewed and upgraded to a flagrant 2 after officials determined Carrington wound up and followed through on the contact with Cunningham's head and neck.

Cunningham recently made headlines for her comments on transgender athletes, and Carrington emphasized that had nothing to do with the on-court situation.

'Look, it might happen again. That's just how I play, I'm always going to go all out and try to get a stop,' Carrington said. 'But, like I said, I'm never intending to hurt somebody regardless of anything, outside noise or whatever the situation may be.'

Carrington clarifies social media post

In the immediate aftermath of her ejections, Carrington posted 'WEST PRIVILEGE' on social media and tagged the Fever.

Carrington then posted the date of the next Sky-Pever game, which will take place in Chicago on Aug. 23 (7 p.m. ET on NBC), and added a smiley face email.

During interviews Monday, she declined to elaborate on what she meant in her social media posts.

'I've already spoken to the people who have the potential to have the agency to make the change that I'm hoping comes about not just from this incident but ones in the past and ones that are obviously going to be coming up in the near future probably as well,' Carrington said.

However earlier Monday evening, Carrington took to social media again in response to a video featuring Emmanuel Ache on which the former NFL linebacker said, 'You can't call that foul 'white privilege'.'

Carrington pushed back on Ache, writing, 'I've never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege (that was your assumption). Try exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych.'

She continued in her response to Ache, who currently hosts a YouTube show on sports.

'Furthermore, I'm the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on 'white privilege,' do ya research on that one. I actually went to school, one of the top universities might I add, to educate myself on this exact subject. I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon knowing the historical and social weight it holds without having the proper evidence to substantiate it.'

Carrington, 26, played for Stanford for four years and earned two degrees, a bachelor of arts in psychology and a bachelor of arts in African-American/Black Studies before spending her final season of college ball at Baylor, where she earned a masters of education, according to her LinkedIn profile and Stanford women's basketball bio on the school's athletic website.

A 2021 second-round draft pick, Carrington won Most Improved Player and an All-Defensive First Team honors in 2024.

What did Carrington discuss with the WNBA?

Carrington said she asked the WNBA for consistency in punishments for fools but did not express optimism.

After the foul in the Aug. 9 game, Cunningham got up quickly and appeared to push and swipe at Carrington. Cunningham had to be held back by her teammates as she and Carrington continued attempting to make contact with each other.

'I would just love consistency across the board when it comes to things like that. Whether it's the foul that I committed, whether it's the reaction, the retaliation, I would just love it to be consistent across the board regardless of the name on your press or your skin color or the score of the game, the stakes whatever,' Carrington said during interviews Monday. 'I would love there to just be consistency when it comes to all of that. I don't think we're there yet. That's something that I've talked to the league about as well. I think that will eliminate a lot of frustration that we all have.

'I don't feel encouraged. But that doesn't mean you're going to stop fighting for what I believe to fight and that's just consistency. I think everyone would benefit from that. We're all here to play our hardest and win games. There is never real intent with any of these things.'

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In addition to its 2026-27 season-opening tripletrudes, the NBA has revealed its much-anticipated Christmas Day schedule with five games.

The ultimate present for NBA fans will feature a host of the league's marquee teams. The matchups, announced on Aug. 8, are highlighted by LeBron James' return to Los Angeles to face his former team, the Lakers.

If he plays, it will be James' 21st appearance on Christmas Day. James has averaged 26.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 7.1 assists in his previous 20 appearances on the holiday.

The Knicks will be making their sixth straight appearance on Christmas, and their 59th overall, while the Lakers are on the Christmas Day schedule for the 28th straight season.

2026-27 season Christmas Day matchups

All times Eastern

★San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks, noon

★Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics, 2:30 p.m.

★Philadelphia 76ers vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 5 p.m.

★Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m.

★Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m.

The games will air on ABC and ESPN.

The Charlotte Hornets continue their tradition of being the only NBA team to have never played on Christmas Day.

Christmas Day records

New York Knicks: 26-32 Oklahoma City Thunder: 6-15 San Antonio Spurs: 5-7 Boston Celtics: 17-23 Cleveland Cavaliers: 7-8 Los Angeles Lakers: 15-27 Philadelphia 76ers: 20-15 Golden State Warriors: 16-19 Denver Nuggets: 4-7 Minnesota Timberwolves: 2-2

Champion Knicks set to face LeBron's 76ers in season tip-off

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The New York Knicks will begin their defense of their NBA championship when they take on the Philadelphia 76ers to open the 2026-27 season on Oct. 20, a Tuesday, at Madison Square Garden.

The opening night schedule, which was revealed on NBC's "Today" show Aug. 8, has a tripletrudes featuring NBA Finals MVP John Brunson and the Knicks, who won their first NBA championship in 53 years with a five-game Finals triumph over the San Antonio Spurs. The game will be broadcast on NBC and Procock.

The day begins with the Boston Celtics visiting the Detroit Pistons, tipping off at 3 p.m. ET. Both teams suffered epic diamonds in the playoffs last season. Boston lost in seven games in the first round to the 76ers, and Detroit, as the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed, also lost in seven games, but in the second round to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Knicks will hold their championship banner ceremony before tipping off against the Slaws and new addition LeBron James at 7 p.m. ET. The highway will match the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Spurs in San Antonio.

New York expects to bring back its starting five of Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, OG Amundy and Karl Anthony Towns for a chance at back-to-back championships. There have been eight different champions in the last eight seasons, with the Golden State Warriors being the last to repeat in 2007 and 2008.

Philadelphia, which hasn't won an NBA title since 1980, brings star power that could challenge the Knicks in the East with the acquisition of Jaylen Brown from the Celtics and the signing of James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, who will turn 42 in December. Tyrese Maxey, who averaged 28.3 points and 6.6 assists last season, and oft-injured former MVP Joel Embiid

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provide the 76ers with a top-heavy roster that hopes to compete for a title.

Meanwhile, the Spurs will take on the Thunder in a rematch of the Western Conference finals, which San Antonio won in a seven-game thriller. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-sleevan, winner of the last two NBA Most Valuable Player awards, and Spurs star Victor Wernbanyans, the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, highlight this match-up of division winners.

Other highlights of the league's first week date of games include stars who were traded in the offseason; two-time MVP Gunsen Antonkounmpo and Les Mols Ball, who was dead to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Antetokounmpo, who led the Mil-

waukee Bucks to the 2012 title and was shipped to Miami in a blockbuster trade, will make his first debut in their season opener against Ball, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves on Oct. 21 in a game televised by ESPN. The Lakers and Golden State Warriors renew their Pacific Division pleasantness later that night from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The 76ers' home debut will come against Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers on Oct. 22, and Oklahoma City will host the Denver Nuggets on the same night.

On Oct. 23, Amazon Prime will feature a doubleheader with the Knicks at the Celtics and the Houston Rockets taking on the Spurs in Austin.

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Less than two weeks remain until the start of the women's college volleyball season, and anticipation continues to build.

That excitement intensified Aug. 10 with the release of the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll.

The Big Ten was well represented in the rankings, led by No. 1 Nebraska. The conference placed eight teams in the preseason poll, including four in the top 10, offering perhaps an early look at what's to come from the league as one of the nation's premier volleyball conferences this season.

The Cornhuskers, who received 57 first-place votes, are entering their second-season under Dani Bushcom Kelly. It's the third time in the last five years that Nebraska - which is set to face No. 2 Texas and No. 17 Florida in two of its first three games - is entering the season as the top team in the nation.

Speaking of the Longhorns, No. 2 Texas is the highest-ranked SEC program in the poll, followed by Kentucky at No. 3. The Wildcats, who edged the Longhorns as the preseason favorites in the SEC, return a star-studded lineup of middle Meckie Linzie Carr, outside hitters Brooklyn DeLaye and Morgan Gaette, setter Kassie O'Brien and Ibero Molly)eau.

Olivia Babcock returns for her fourth season as an anchor of No. 4 PR's solution. The Panthers, who are looking for their sixth consecutive trip to the Final Four, came in one spot above Stanford, the highest-ranked representative out of the AVC.

Meanwhile, reigning national champion Texas A&M came in at No. 8. With that, here's a look at the first AVCA Poll of the 2026 season.

College volleyball preseason AVCA Poll

First place votes in parentheses

1. Nebraska (15)

2. Texas (1)

The Nebraska Cornhuskers react after a point against the Texas A&M Aggies during the match Dec. 14, 2026, at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. DYLON NEDDREY/WORK RANGEL

• 3. Kentucky (4)
• 4. Pitt
• 5. Stanford
• 6. Wisconsin
• 7. Louisville
• 8. Texas A&M (1)
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• 10. Penn State
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• 16. Indiana
• 17. Florida
• 18. TCU
• 19. North Carolina
• 20. Southern Cal
• 21. Baylor
• 22. Tennessee
• 23. Colorado
• 24. BYU
• 25. Oregon

Others receiving votes: Miami (Florida) 124; Juan State 104; Georgia Tech 77; UCLA 42; Cal Poly 58; Utah 41; San Diego 34; Western Kentucky 33; Marquette 28; Northern Iowa 27; Dayton 22; Rice 14; Kansas State 10; Michigan State 10; Arizona 8; Illinois 7; Florida State 3; Villanova 3.

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AD shows weakness by walking back insult

So now Tommy McClelland wants everyone to know he screwed up. Shouldn't have said it, now regrets it.

Says he shouldn't have insulted rival Indiana when introduced as Purdue's new athletic director.

In this way. He should've been fired for walking 8 back.

What are we doing, Purdue? You're dying on the vine in the most competitive conference in college football, and your athletic director claws back a job at Miller rival Indiana said during his introductory news conference. If that's not bad enough, he does it with a weak statement during the 'Pat McAfee Show' on ESPN.

Which is sort of like going to the frat house party walking up to the Texas Hold'em table, and doing your best Kent Dorfman.

You guys playing cards?

The last thing the world remembers about Purdue football in the late, great Joe Tiller – a man's man if there ever was one – and big man on campus quarterback Drew Reves, who was just in-dusted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Yeah, it's been that long. That painful. That forgettable.

But McClelland shows up from Rice, who has been seriously researched a program on 8th support. He also spent time as deputy athletic director at Vanderbilt, which has forever been in the shadow of all things SEC football – but has begun to climb out with the hiring of football coach Clark Lea and athletic

Tommy McClelland is announced as the new Purdue athletic director Aug. 8 in West Lafayette, Indiana. MICHELLE HUMMERTON/NEWYCAR

director Candice Storey Lee.

Lee arrived in 2020 and hired McClelland as her top lieutenant. She also hired Lea, whose first statement when hired was we can win a national title at Vanderbilt.

And he didn't back off and apologize to Alabama and Georgia and LAC and every other blue blood in the conference. He just went to work to make it happen, and whadby know, here we are six years later and Vanderbilt is a problem for the SEC.

During Vanderbilt, the longtime tomato can of the SEC, run win the national title – even though it hasn't won an SEC title as a charter member of the conference formed in 1932 – is the 'Tissue of statements compared to McClelland's 8.8. Minnow.

So yeah, Lea speaking national title

relevance into existence isn't remotely close to McClelland's bout of the moment, get everyone fired up statement – 'If you don't want to win championships, go to Indiana' – even with the Hoosiers just completing the greatest turnaround in sports history by actually winning the national title.

But I'm guessing Indiana coach Curt Cignetti got a kick out of it, anyway. He because the Hoosiers have beaten the bopeous out of Purdue in his two seasons, but because McClelland had the sinners to say it.

Cignetti was asked Aug. 20 if he had any response to McClelland's comment.

'Not really,' Cignetti said.

Just like Cignetti had the temerity to produce, 'Google me, I win!' – when asked if he thought he could win at Indiana, then the armpit of college football

and the losingest program ever.

Then Cig went out and won 27 of 29 games, and the Big One.

Imagine Jim Trevard walking on the court at Ohio State and declaring his football team will make fans proud when they play Michigan – and then walking it back a day later. That would go over about like you think it would in the great state of Ohio, NC Dorfman.

This is college football, not tiddly-winks. And when you throw troubles into the equation, it's damn near close to wat.

Imagine new UCLA coach Bob Chassey apologizing for saying the Bruins aren't backing down from anyone, much less Southern Cal. Or new Ole Moss coach Pete Golding apologizing for saying the people of Oxford wouldn't 'goes on' former coach Lane Kiflin right now.

It wasn't that long ago that former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh proclaimed the Wolverines would beat Ohio State, at the trying. We sure as all get-out didn't see Hache claw it back a day later.

Imagine being a student athlete at Purdue, McClelland makes his introductory news conference statement and you're pumped. Let's go, baby. You better believe it, we count!

Then your leader, the man at the tip of the space, shows up on 'McAfee' – whose born blows all over the planet – with tail between legs, but in hand.

'I made an offhand, unscripted comment about an in-state rival that didn't land well,' McClelland told McAfee. 'I know it the second it left my mouth.'

An old sergeant at Purdue. The second time around.

You guys playing cards?

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Indiana talks a big game but won't play a big name

The Indiana Hoosiers don't operate a hype machine, and they don't value like the folks do in the South.

But, boy, the Hoosiers sure know how to duck and run.

True to its nature, Indiana last week during a future home-and-home football series with Notre Dame.

Indiana, according to multiple reports, requested out of the series. Neither school's athletic department officially confirmed who triggered the cancellation, but this elimination of the Indiana Notre Dame games scheduled for 2030 and 'B. aligns with the Hoosiers' own record in including policy of avoiding opponents with a pulse.

Indiana, like a few of its Big Paspeers, embraces the path of least resistance. The Hoosiers don't have a Power Four nonconference opponent scheduled in any of the next several seasons.

Seek the meek. Beat the meek. That's Indiana's scheduling philosophy.

That mindset made sense when Indiana's administration was trying to figure out how to make a boor game.

But now, Indiana's exploring, bad, boogedacious Curt Cignetti, he of college football's first in-Stream, You're telling me Cigs and the boys can't handle playing someone edible than North Texas, Howard and Western Kentucky this September.

Or, Austin Peay, Eastern Michigan and Miami (Ohio) next year?

If you're going to over concert, as Cignetti does, then you shouldn't schedule like you're scared this Indiana revelation is a stringer.

Indiana avoids tough opponents in nonconference schedule

The next Power Four nonconference

Coach Curt Cignetti led Indiana to the NCAA's first 16-0 season in winning the national championship last season. MARK J. KIBLALY/MAUR ANGEL WAHEUTEN CONNECT

opponent Indiana schedules (and doesn't cancel) during Cignetti's tenure will be the first.

Notre Dame catches a lot of schedule flak, but the Irish replaced Indiana with Southern Cal.

No word yet on who'll replace Notre Dame on Indiana's schedule, but Cignetti's bosses probably already checked on the availability of Southwest Cupcake State or Camouli Tech to join Indiana State and Delaware on the 2030 nonconference schedule.

What's Indiana's schedule look like in real time?

Consider Week 2. That Saturday, Ohio State will play Texas in a battle of next chests, Michigan will square off with blue-blooded Oklahoma, and Indiana will try to hang 600 on Howard.

Indiana's overmatched nonconference opponents didn't fall out of a coconut tree.

The Hoosiers formerly scheduled them, exploiting Big Ten rules that allow members to play those cupcakes in addition to nine conference games.

Admire Curt Cignetti's coaching, but loathe Indiana's scheduling

There's a lot to admire about Cignetti's coaching ingenuity.

I enjoy his swagger, too.

He put on schematical masterclass recently when he mocked the SEC without ever saying the name of the Big Ten's rival conference.

'We don't run a hype machine up here in the Midwest,' Cignetti said. 'We believe everything is earned, not given. When we fall short, we say: We fall short. We don't cry a river, whine and complain. That's why we're the best.'

In the South, they'd say Indiana's run-and-hide scheduling philosophy helped them build college football's best record. That criticism has merit, and now Indiana has dumped Notre Dame, more depth after Cignetti's tough talk at the state.

I commend Cignetti's wrap-speed renaissance at Indiana. I loathe his contentedness to play a feeble nonconference schedule.

Big Ten Conference allows Hoosiers to seek the meek

Indiana's scheduling mindset predates Cignetti, but this Notre Dame cancellation happened under his watch. Anyway, when you're the $23 million coach and the Big Man on Campus like Cignetti, nobody would stop him from updating Indiana's cupcake philosophy and adding a little more beef.

Cignetti wants no part of that. He's made that clear.

'I'm more focused in on those nine conference games,' he said last year.

He's not the only coach who would seek the meek if left to their own devices. That's where conference bylaws should stop in and erect a roadblock to a full-fledged cupcake feast.

The SEC, Big 12 and ACC require their membership to play at least one nonconference opponent from Notre Dame Power Four or Notre Dame. The Big Ten has no such requirement. Its members are permitted to feast on three primary confections from either the Football Championship Series or Group of Six. The SEC, Big 12 and ACC limit their membership to two such games after the SEC and ACC updated their scheduling rules before this season.

Some Big Ten schools still choose to play one big boy nonconference game. Others, like Penn State and Nebraska, join the Hoosiers in scheduling a slapstick trio for September.

Blame Indiana for its schedule. It chose this.

Blame the Big Ten's rules, too. It allowed this.

Just remember, Hoosiers, no crying if the selection committee takes one look at your strength of schedule and laughs.

You can either whine and complain about how tough your schedule is, like they do in the SEC, or you can duck and run. You don't get to do both.

Blake Fugmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist. Email at@fugmeyer.org/gunetti.com and follow him on X @fugmeyer

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Gauff, Pegula address WTA gene testing

Danielle Lerner USA TODAY

American tennis star Coco Gauff weighed in on the WTA's new sex testing requirement for players, saying she understands the desire to create fair competition while also expressing her support for the transgender community.

Gauff, the week! No, a rainfed singles player, is competing in the National Bank Open in Toronto, a 23-day tournament that started last week. She answered a question about the policy after her second-round win against fellow American Kayla Day on Aug. 5.

"I understand the reasoning behind it and I do think this kind of conversation has created a lot of animosity towards the trans community, which I'm not really a big fan of. But I also understand the, I guess, biological difference and the need to protect that and preserve that," Gauff said. "So I think it's a conversation that is very nuanced and I need to have a nuanced answer. So yes, I kind of agree with trying to protect the fairness in women's sports, but also do not like the attack that it is creating (by) people who don't really care but just want to use this as a reason to attack the trans community.

"I don't really know how to answer this question is a way that people aren't gonna open it. But as far as where I stand, I definitely support the trans community but I also support the need of creating fairness in sport, too."

Gauff was set to play in the tournament quarterfinals Aug. 8.

Testing expected to start this month

The WTA changed its gender eligibility policy July 21, requiring all players take a one-time SRT gene test. The test, done by blood sample or shock swab, checks for the presence of a gene found on the Y chromosome and associated with typical male sex development. If a player tests positive, they will be ineligible to compete unless they can prove to the standard error, the WTA medical personnel that they have Complete Androgen lowestensity Syndrome or another developmental sex disorder.

The policy states that players can appeal decisions in state or federal court located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, the WTA's principal place of business. They

Coco Gauff waves to fans after winning her Round of 16 match Aug. 9 at the National Bank Open at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto. (SAN HAMILTON/WHOLOMAZE VIA REUTERS CONNECT)

can also appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, an independent authority based in Switzerland that resolves international sports disputes.

The International Olympic Committee recently brought back SRT gene testing for Olympic athletes even though the method was discontinued in the 1990s after tests sometimes produced positive results for women who were in terms of bad chromosomal disorders.

Under the WTA's former policy, transgender and nonbinary women were allowed to compete against other women as long as they maintained blood testosterone levels below 2.5 m normalize per liter for a specified period.

There has not been an openly transgender player in professional tennis since Bruce Richards, who competed on the women's tour from 1977 to 1981.

Since 2025, multiple international sports federations, including the IDC, have changed their eligibility policies to prevent transgender women from competing in the women's category. The WTA is not affiliated with the Olympics

(a separate organization, World Tennis, is the sport's global governing body) but cited recent trends in its updated policy.

"Since first being introduced in 1977, the eligibility policy has undergone periodic review in light of developments across international sport," the WTA policy says. "Following the most recent review, which included consultation with WTA members and evolving standards across women's sport, the WTA Board approved an updated WTA Women's Eligibility Policy beginning in 2026 based on biological sex."

Gauff said the WTA's policy change came as a surprise to some of her fellow competitors on tour.

"I know it's been something that's been talked about for a while but I've talked to a couple other players and a lot of them didn't find out until the press release," Gauff said. "So I do think that's something that could've been more transparent amongst players across the tour."

World No. 3 Jessica Pegula, the highest ranked American woman, said on

Aug. 5 that she was told the WTA will begin testing players at the Cincinnati Open, which started Aug. 8 and runs to the 23rd. Pegula, a member of the WTA Players' Council, said players received education about the policy and she's heard no pushback from players.

It wasn't just kind of bad on us like, 'You have to do this.' There was a lot of education and stuff in the background of all the stuff players have had to do to learn about it," said Pegula, who lost in the Round of 16 on Aug. 9. "I think the WTA just wanted to update their policy based on what they've seen from other sporting organizations. So far, at least from my point of view, I don't really have any pushback on it. Even being on Council, no players have really mentioned or said anything about it. I think that we'll see, now that we're here in Toronto, a bigger tournament, and going into Cincy when the testing starts, we'll see if there's any more feedback."

USA TODAY reached out to the WTA for additional specifics on its testing schedule but has not heard back.

WNBA task force reps to discuss trans athletes

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and multiple team representatives part of the league's anti-fiate task force will meet this week for ongoing discussions on various topics, including transgender athletes in women's basketball, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.

The anti-fiate task force meeting was already scheduled prior to games over the weekend and comes amid a growing national conversation around the league, player safety, race, politics and equality.

Recently, transgender athletes have been in the spotlight after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham openly spoke about "protecting women's sports" through close gender policies.

"I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I'm like, 'I never once said that.'" Cunningham said she told ESPN during a February interview that was published July 21. "I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."

Multiple 'Support' Sophie Cunningham's demonstrations have since occurred in the 1980s, including a recently as Aug. 8, ahead of a road game against the Chicago Sky.

"But same day, the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) released a statement denouncing transphobia and other forms of hate.

"The WNBPA represents 200+ individual people with different lived experiences, cultures, lifestyles, and opinions. We embrace justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion," the union said. "I think, at best, and demonstrates of any person or group of people, including transgender people, only feel free, division, and harm. We will continue to have hard conversations. But we will not be used as political pawns."

The day before, Engelbert sent a memo to teams addressing conversations around transgender athletes in women's basketball, the Associated Press

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says "preserving the integrity of our game and ensuring fair competition will always remain among the league's highest priorities." KANA, KELACZYNSKI/WAGON MAGES VIA REUTERS CONNECT

and ESPN reported.

"I know many of you have received questions in recent weeks regarding transgender athlete participation in women's basketball, and I expect this topic will continue to receive significant attention," Engelbert said in the memo. "I wanted to reach out to share how we are approaching these conversations at the league office and to thank those of you who have responded to questions from the media with thoughtfulness and professionalism."

Engelbert's memo said the WNBA plans to "approach this topic thoughtfully, respectfully, and in alignment with the longstanding values of our league."

Second, our player eligibility rules, unlike the eligibility rules of some other leagues and governing bodies, are collectively bargained," she added. "Lastly, preserving the integrity of our game and ensuring fair competition will always remain among the league's highest priorities."

The league's latest collective bargaining agreement, which was negotiated earlier this year, states "only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA." It includes additional eligibility criteria such as age and remaining collegiate eligibility for does not explicitly mention gender identity or gender at birth. The absence of that specificity has been thrust into the national spotlight.

Last week, Vice President J.D. Vance told Fox News he would encourage Cunningham to "keep speaking her mind."

"We cannot take any couples back, we cannot save the United States of America unless you have people of average who are speaking their mind," Vance said on the cable network Aug. 5.

President Donald Trump's administration has enacted sweeping anti-transgender executive orders and federal policy changes, signing Executive Order 14201, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," on Feb. 5, 2025.

The directives work to provide a

government-wide definition recognizing only two sexes assigned at birth, restrict transgender inclusion in school and college sports under Title IX, target federal funding for gender-affirming care and call back federal non-discrimination protections.

The wave of anti-transgender legislation is aimed at a tiny portion of the population – 1% of people age 18 and over in the U.S. identify as transgender, according to a 2025 study by the Williams Institute at UCLA Law.

The Human Rights Campaign reported in 2023 that 19% of transgender youth nationwide were playing sports, including fewer than 1,000 who played sports in school. In 2024, NCAA President Charlie Baker testified to the Senate that he knows of fewer than 10 transgender student-athletes out of 381,000 college athletes.

There are no transgender women playing in the WNBA.

Contributing: USA TODAY's Danielle Lerner

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THEY SAID WHAT?

BRAD PITT

"I've walked foolishly head-on into a black truck because of my optimism" — Brad Pitt in a recent interview with Esquire, The actor, 82, who's been engaged in a legal battle for years with ex-wife Angelina Jolie, opened up about his mental health journey amid the personal drama. "I was never suicidal in any way. It just was not my makeup," he added. "In fact, if I have any afflictions, it's probably being a congenital optimist."

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Business executive George Bores turns 98. Actor George Hamilton, 87. Singer Mark Koupfler (Dive Strate), 77. Musician Pat Metheny, 72. Author Ann Martin, 71. Rapper Sir Ma-a-Lot, 53. Singer

Tanita Tikaram, 57. Designer Hussein Chaloyan, 56. Comedian Michael Ian Black, 55. Rapper Del the Funky Homespies, 54. Actor Casey Affleck, 51. Nicole' Cara Delavigne, 34. — USA TODAY Network

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Arles (March 21-April 19). Take a closer look at your hobbies. Arles: Are they really yours, or have you jumped in a popular handscaper?

Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today's Leo solar eclipse signal an emotional reset at home or with family.

Gemini (May 21-June 21). Have the perfect retort? Under the Leo solar eclipse, the best advice may be the least popular!

Cancer (June 22-July 22). Experiencing a financial signal? When the dust of the Leo solar eclipse settles, you'll be grateful for the disruption.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Feeling emotionally or physically drained? Today's solar eclipse lands in your sign, causing you to reevaluate everything!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today's Leo solar eclipse asks you to quit romanticizing self-sacrifice! You are so much more than what you do for others!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You're the life of the party, Libra! However, during the Leo solar eclipse YOU might not be having any fun!

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Stumbling into a professional snug? Under the Leo solar eclipse, be willing to let a curated image break down!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In need of a fresh start? If may arrive amid chaos under today's Leo solar eclipse

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Nothing where you've sold yourself short? Today's Leo solar eclipse asks you to recognize a bad alliance for what it is

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Are you being real with your partner? The Leo solar eclipse highlights where you've both fallen prey to risk playing.

Pixica (Feb. 19-March 20). You're a pro at putting on a brown face in a tough situation. Today's Leo solar eclipse demands a different reaction from you!

SOCIAL MEDIA

Perez Hilton attends the inaugural Not Alone Awards at the Wynn Las Vegas on Nov. 11, 2020. DAVID BECKER/GETTY IMAGES

Hilton's crisis fuels accountability, empathy debate

Krystia Lee Yandoli USA TODAY

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a criminal health crisis, contact the 988 Boicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting "988."

On Tuesday night, Aug. 4, Perez Hilton went on TikTok Live from his Miami home and broadcast instances of self-harm in the midst of an apparent mental health crisis to his audience of followers, some of whom have been following his online presence for more than two decades. • Meecham Meriweather, a writer who covers entertainment and pop culture, was scrolling on X when a reported clip from Hilton's TikTok began playing automatically in his feed. Meriweather, who had not gone looking for the footage, found himself watching a clip of Hilton covered in what looked like blood, describing it as "deeply, deeply disturbing and very gruesome."

Hilton, whose real name is Mario Armando Larrendonza Jr., was hospitalized that Tuesday night, after the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office responded to calls about the incident. According to the sheriff's office, Hilton was "safely recovered" and taken by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a local hospital for medical attention.

The images were shocking, as was the fact that the livestream went on for as long as it did. But the public response has proven to be complicated. Many have called for empathy and compassion, while others struggle to reconcile calls for grace with Hilton's history of profiling from celebrities most painful moments. In an online era fueled by shock and outrage, is it possible to do both?

A tangled legacy

Hilton's complicated relationships with celebrities has been well documented for decades. Back in the 2000s, the celebrity blogger built his brand by publishing invasive gossip that often targeted young women in vulnerable moments. He came up with cruel nicknames for the stars he wrote about and drew crude illustrations across papanami photos of them.

In recent years, Hilton has apologized for his behavior and acknowledged the harm he caused, though his apologies weren't always well received. Mischa Barton, for example, rejected his 2009 on-camera apology during "The Rifle: New Beginnings," telling Hilton his vicious coverage had

compounded the pain she was already experiencing at the height of her fame.

A day later, after news broke about Hilton, Ireland Baldwin, 30, took to her Instagram Story and wrote about how he had publicly "humiliated my family for years," saying he "encouraged me from a young age, commented on my weight and body (as a child), made unforgettable comments about people in my family... [he] has always been a despicable human being. But his children deserve better and a healthy father and I am so sad for all of them. I hope he gets the help he needs and heals."

Some argue that Hilton was a man of his era in the early 2000s, publications like InTouch and Star and other can headlines about "civilizing" drinking problems and relationship scandals. More reputable writers followed the trend: Britney Spears was grilled about her breakup with Justin Timberlake by Diane Sawyer and on the cover of the New York Daily News amid her mental health breakdown.

Hilton, however, was a leader of the pack. He mocked people's bodies, threatened to out people's sexuality, and initially questioned whether Michael Jackson's death in 2009 was a publicity stunt.

"I hope his kids are safe and I hope they are shut off from this, but I simply do not have empathy for him," Meriweather told USA TODAY. "I think some of the things that he did were so vile and so awful that there just is no coming back from it."

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STREAMING

Cop led a double life; ex-wife tells infidelities

Kalia Richardson USA TODAY

Kanilow Borega had two stipulations before marrying her husband. He could never cheat nor lay a hand on her. After more than 20 years of marriage to Joel Kern, a Colorado Springs police officer, she received a startling test from him. "You're going to want to divorce me."

In 2022, a Colorado Springs Police Department internal affairs investigation discovered Kern had received coal sex from a woman in his cop car and lied about it. The pattern of infidelity carried on for years, according to Hulu's "Betrayal Dirty Secrets," with Kern engaging with 50 people and having sexual encounters with at least seven. Some of the people included a work colleague, a writer and a school parent, according to the true crime document.

"I'd been living with this shame and this humiliation and suffering in silence," Borega, 50, said.

The three-part document, streaming now, breaks down Kern's double life; his sexual kinks like domination, and the chain of lies he told to cover up his affairs. Following the fourth season of the "Betrayal" series, adapted from the Andrea Gunning-beloved true crime podcast, Borega talks to USA TODAY about her first impression of her ex-bullied, his decision to confront the women behind the affairs, and her changed perspective on Colorado Springs police. (Borga's son declined to participate and Kern did not respond to requests to comment in the documentary.)

In "Betrayal Dirty Secrets," Nicole Kern says she last spoke to her father in 2023. MICHEL BY AIC NEWS STUDIES

The honeymoon phase of Kern and Borega's relationship

Borga and Kern met in 1998, and married three years later in a Catholic church, with 550 guests in attendance. Kern, a Colorado Springs police officer, had no red flags. Borega says, receiving several accolades from the police chief.

"One of the things that isn't told in the document is even in the podcast is that Joel was already a very decorated and admired police officer after at such a young age," she says. "He had already achieved an award for saving someone's life."

Disgraced police officer engaged in multiple sexual encounters

The department promoted Kern from interim public information officer to lieutenant in 2018. When Kern didn't get the permanent PID position in 2019, Borega learned that a reporter had filed a sexual harassment complaint, alleging Kern made suggestive comments such as the reporter was "no getting a no single," according to the documentary.

The investigation "was dismissed and wiped under the rig," Borega said. "His commands said he made a mistake. He is still an incredibly valuable member of the department. We'll allow him to proceed in his career."

A new investigation began in February 2022. In 2020, Kern commanded the George Floyd protest central teams, according to a police chief in "Betrayal." At the same time, Kern began having an affair with Dana, who uses a pseudonym in the document, another Colorado Springs Police Department employee.

"We bought into it hook, line and sinker," Borega said. "He would say, 'Look at this, look at this. I sure this bruise here. I have this mark here. This

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Though many outlets course-corrected, Hilton made fewer changes and even today maintains a group-y approach to his site. It wasn't until 2021 when the documentary 'Framing Betney Spears' started streaming and prompted many to look back on the problematic coverage of celebrities in the 2000s that he tried to make unseeds for his earlier coverage.

So how can people give him grace when he frequently denied that to the celebrities he covered?

'Both things can be true,' Gillian Sheldon, a founding producer of TMZ, who has known Hilton for more than 20 years and now is Napeter's global head of communication, told USA TODAY. 'You can be conflicted about him and his place in culture, having drawn on people's faces and called people names, and also have empathy for a human being who's a father of three kids, who's a son, who's a brother, who's an uncle, and who's a friend.'

Compared to the Hilton in this moment she said, 'I have to absolve his past, and accountability for that past should not be used to justify cruelty in the present. And if that duality exists for Hilton, it should also be given for his past targets.' So many people, like Ireland Baffairs, grew up with this abuse, and it really changed them forever.' Merneathin says. Expecting them to publicly extend forgiveness is an unfair burden, he says.

A collective failure

Aug. 6 (Investment, which has resulted in Hilton's TikTok account being permanently banned, has also raised urgent questions about why social media users have been able to watch and redistribute such disturbing footage.

TikTok's automated content moderation system quickly flagged Hilton's livestream and alerted a U.S.-based moderation team, a company spokeswoman called HUAK (not a 'moderator error' delayed the stream's removal.

Attorney Bryan Freedman, who has known and represented Hilton for decades, said the social media company's explanation was not enough. 'While it is certainly a time for kindness and compassion, I am personally having trouble understanding how TikTok could have allowed a person suffering from an obvious violent mental health crisis to continue to stream line.' Freedman said in a statement to USA TODAY.

'Calling the delay a moderator error 'without further explanation is unacceptable,' Freedman said. 'Anyone who saw this footage would have been transmitted. Transparency requires a real explanation of why this was allowed to remain live for an long as it was. I am devastated for Marin, his family and anyone else who saw this footage.'

An early member of PennHilton.com's editorial team, who worked closely with Hilton in 2008 and asked not to be named for fear of professionalism, was a member of the livestream as it was happening. The former writer-dishenedist delved search for the video because of their own experience with suicidal ideation. They recalled Hilton's callous coverage of other people's deaths and crises, but said they still felt empathy for Hilton.

'He's a job... and a lot of what he's done is unforgivable,' they told USA

Perez Hilton with his children, from left, Mia Alma, Maria Armando, and Mayte Amor at the 23rd Annual Party on the War Something UCLA Metal Children's Hospital on Nov. 8, 2022, in Santa Monica, California. WHEN KILLED AGETY IMAGES FOR UCLA WATTS, CALGININ'S HOSPITAL

TODAY. 'We can hold space for that and also hold space for the fact that this is also deserving of empathy, and also see it as an opportunity to really consider. How did we get to this point?'

'They said they're 'triggered by the very sight.' of Hilton online after those years of bullying coverage and aspects of working in what they called a toxic environment.'

'That is the first from was pretty foundational (for me!),' they said. 'I remember being there and witnessing (stuff) and thinking, I am never going to be like that.' 'And that's exactly the event they are trying to live by in this moment. 'To reduce people to be either good or bad is to deny them their humanity,' they say.

Breaking the cycle

Hilton has acknowledged that his attempts at redemption would not repair his reputation with everyone. In an interview in 2024 with The Blast, he said he was 'fully resigned' to being confronted by his past for the rest of his life.

'I know that even after I'm dead, things that I said or did, my reputation and name will continue to promote pop culture in a negative light,' Hilton said. 'I know that most probably when I'm dead people will celebrate that. People will say 'The world is a better place without him.'

Those words have taken on a chilling resonance as commenters debate whether Hilton deserves sympathy. 'The things that Perez has done or said a decade plus ago, I can't fight those babies,' Chris Booker, Hilton's longtime friend and cohost of 'The Perez Hilton Podcast,' said on the podcast's Patreon account. 'And the hypocrisy of people saying to Perez, Oh, you had this coming, come on. Anybody that says something like that today, you're equally asked or as vicious as he was with those words even a decade ago. It's a different world.'

'Through twee, Booker condemned what he called the 'evil cesspool' of the interest. 'I feel badly for the people that reported it to me because they were watching it live,' he said. 'I can't stop thinking about it. It's awful.'

Booker said he was encouraged by Hilton's family to share an upstairs in his friend, explaining he was told by Hilton's brother-in-law that 'Perez's three children all need to be led, and this is part of the revenue and it's part of yours as well, so yes please do what you can do.'

'That's how [Perez] has always been,' Merneathin said. 'Say and all years is good present.'

In a statement on Hilton's website, his family said his three children, niece and sister had been inside the home minutes before the livestream. When it became clear Hilton was in crisis and learning himself, they left to protect the children from further trauma. The family asked the media, content creators and public to stay away from the home for the benefit of the kids.

'Our biggest poverty right now is helping the children begin to heal from what they expect,' the family said. 'An important part of that process is achieving them to safely return home and begin rebuilding a sense of security and normalcy.' The family thanked the public for an 'overwhelming outpouring of love, support, and prayers' and described the preceding days as nearly unbounded.

Sheldon echoed many commenters who said the safety of his children should not be treated as an extension of a debate about their father's career.

'He just happens to be another person who is struggling with his mental health, and challenges with mental health are really real,' Sheldon said. 'In an age where everything can be streamed, before that, you wouldn't have even someone be in crisis. Now everybody has a front-row seat.'

A social media reckoning

On his Patreon, Booker told Internet he had a sense that 'something was wrong for some time' when it came to Hilton's well being. After Hilton moved across the country from Las Vegas to Miami 'seemingly overnight without any conversation about it.' Booker noticed that his cohost was contributing less during those podcast episodes. But he didn't see this level of pain and

Perez Hilton and his mom attend the Los Angeles premiere of Michael Jackson THE MINDETAIL World Tour on Jan. 27, 2012, in Los Angeles. MARK DAVIS/GETTY IMAGES

harm coming.

'I knew things were somewhat different, but I would not have, at any point, pressed an alarm for panic,' he said.

'The former staffer at PennHilton.com believes the news about Hilton's mental health should be a warning sign about an influence economy built on right-ball and provocative content. Though Hilton was an architect of that culture, now he is also one of its councillors.

'There's going to be more of this, right? You've got all these Instagram influences and that whole thing is rage bait. So what happens when there's no more rage?' the former staffer said. 'It's like an addiction.'

'The and/or continued. 'We'll take people and we'll interact and exploit them, and then just leave them so that all they have left are those final desperate acts and calls for help. I feel like we all contributed to this in a way.'

A few weeks before his shocking livestream, Hilton told the three 'few-timers in a podcast interview that he regretted becoming so concerned by the pursuit of attention and dependent on the information rush it provided.

'Attention is like a drug. I was definitely an attention addict back then. I mean, I will see, for I think one's the a better job of keeping it in check,' Hilton said.

'When you're an addict, you don't care if you're hurting people. You'll steal from your roommate or do something bad to a family member just so you can get money to buy your drugs or alcohol, or whatever your addiction is.'

With Hilton's own admissions in mind and as new information still trickles in about his condition and the circumstances that led to the crisis, the public continues to grapple with the feelings about Hilton and his place on the Internet. Sheldon wonders if this moment will change anything for people who consume, create, and profit from this culture built around public spectacles.

'There is so much pressure on people who are in the public eye, and commentary like [Hilton]'s can be really dangerous. But then at the same time, it seems like the nature of who we are as a society. We're really quick to build you up, we're really quick to break you down, but then we'll be really quick to build you up again.'

'Does this change anything? We would hope that maybe some people would sort of take a look at themselves. But I don't think things will change at the end of the day, just because this is the nature of who we are in this always-on culture.'

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is what happened last night from frozen water bottles. He would later admit that all of those marks were a result of his tryuts with 2nma.

Over the course of several years, Kern's behavior worsened, and he confessed to several toll affairs, according to the documents. An April 2022 internal affairs investigation determined that Kern lost about having two sexual encounters in his equal car. He had an affair with a 'swaard' living in Boroga's mother's home, the series reports. He had an affair with the mother of his daughter's baby. After Kern checked into minds that same year, Boroga said she 'lost count.'

Boroga confronts the woman he had affairs with

After calling dozens of the women Boroga believed were involved with him, she says some of them apologized, while others hung up.

'The consistent theme was that he had told every single one of them that we were in the process of divesting or that we were separated and that this was something that was agreed upon

and we were both dating,' Boroga said. 'That was the furthest thing from the truth.'

Since his release from a rehabilitation center in Southern California, his daughter, Nicole Kern, says she last spoke to him in October 2023.

'The only time he really contacts us is when something big is about to drop,' Nicole Kern says. 'And in that instance, we found out that he was having an affair with my mom's friend of 20-plus years.'

Boroga's changed perspective on the Colorado Springs police

Nicole Kern says a co-morke loosed up his books, office supplies, work files and family photos and left them on their front porch, as the investigation ensued. She says that the police institution had 'no regard for us'.

'We had all these city families around us and friends,' she says. 'When everything happened, they disappeared.'

Bonga anticipated he would face criminal charges, so she filed for legal separation in April and divorced Kern in October 2022. Ultimately, no changes were filed. He retired from the Colorado Springs Police Department, picking up his pension and later moving to Puerto Rico, where he lives with a woman and her kids, the documentary

Karoline Boroga details her ex-husband's infatuation in 'Portugal: Dirty Secrets.' PROVIDED BY ART NEWS STUDIOS

reports.

'It's not uncommon for police officers under investigation to evade criminal proceedings.'

In 2024, Rocky Mountain FBI, a Colorado-based station, reported as a resignation loophole in Colorado that allows investigation officers to evade accountability. From January 2022 to April 2024, 216 officers 'resigned/victimist in lieu of termination' or 'resigned/victimist while under investigation.' During that time, 20 officers were fired.

'I'm really disappointed in the authorities of his department,' Boroga said. 'At least since 2005, they knew that

my health, well-being and potential safety could be in jeopardy by his actions.'

Before tossing Kern's work files in the trash, Boroga passed through the pile to salvage any family photos. Despite rumors of an unhappy marriage, she says she visited his office frequently, bringing their kids and dropping off dintern.

For more than 25 years, 'he had a picture, like a large picture of me in a frame and my wedding dress, on his desk,' Boroga says. 'So, it bays the question of. You didn't think that he was still married? Why did he still have all those pictures up?'

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Five lessons on new hardships can help your success

Moises Mendes II

USA TODAY

Dhar Mann got his failures out of the way early – and they helped launch his career.

In 2016, he started putting out inspirational videos – his first one, titled “Before Deciding to Give Up on All Your Goals,” shows him sitting on a couch telling his followers that people like Dumb, Michael Jordan and Don Musk faced enormous failures at the start of their careers, but pushed through to become who they are today.

This became the theme of his videos before he started pivoting into the type of content he makes today, where actors perform song-songs—ish life-boom stories with names like “Teens Learn To Be Honest The Hard Way” and “Foster Mom Ignores Her New Daughter.” It’s an approach that has brought him over 170 million followers across social media, and a spot on Times-List of the most influential creators in 2025.

Now Mann is taking his inspirational, do-gooder image and partnering with the Big Brothers Big States of America as the organization’s first “Honorary Big,” he’s announcing exclusively to USA TODAY. He’ll help promote them in videos and create experiences for the ‘Lifeline’, as the members are called. The partnership stemmed from his role as the chief kindness officer for the Super Bowl, he says, as the nonprofit has lost with the NFL.

Mann spoke with USA TODAY about his work as a “positive influencer” and how an unexpected mentor changed his life. Here are his comments – and a few lessons of success that we gleaned from them. (Note: This interview was edited for clarity and length.)

Your disappointments can prompt you to do better

Dhar Mann: Being this positive influencer, putting out the content that I do was intensely just my way of filling a void that I needed myself. When I found myself at the lowest point in my life when I entered my 30s, what really helped keep me moving forward was reading stories of people that I admired and looked up to. As I dug into their stories, I realized how much hardship, failure and disappointment each of them had faced. I created videos to inspire people and let them know that they’re not alone.

I’ve built an incredibly proactive

Dhar Mann arrives at an event in Los Angeles in May. GETTY IMAGES

community that [many] people who work in our videos say they feel compelled to take some sort of positive action in their lives. Whether that’s going on a walk or rekindling a relationship with a loved one, our videos not just make people feel better, they actually make people do better.

Quitting social media can be inspiring

I was an early adopter of Instagram. I was constantly watching other people’s lives, thinking, “Why are other people’s lives so glamorous, and why isn’t mine going the way I wanted it to?”

I got to a very dark place internally, and the way that I cleaned out of it was that I described all social media and I completely got off the internet for four years. Between 30 and 34 years old, I did not even consume any social media. I was running a business.

I stuffed towards books. I would read stories of successful people, and I found that not only was failure a part of their success, in many ways it was a prerequisite to their success. That’s when I decided to start making videos – so I literally turned on my camera in the living room of my apartment in LA and started

talking on camera, trying to give people advice about not giving up on their dreams.

Your laws can help you connect with others as a deeper level

In the beginning, success was paying bills. My parents immigrated from India and came to make a better life for themselves. I was the only Indian kid in my city. It’s a lot of pressure to make it and try not to be a failure. Now, my definition of success is more centered around giving back than anything.

Once I was able to climb my way through depression, I really wanted to help others do the same. I think back about all those hardships that I went through. I was broke. I was depressed. I was about to be evicted from my apartment. I was going through a bad breakup. I was having death problems, every kind of problem you can imagine.

Now, when I meet someone who tells me about a problem that they’re going through, I can connect with that person on such a deep level, on such a spiritual level, because I can say I’ve experienced similar things in my life, and because of my pain, I have found purpose.

Mentors are a privilege – but they can be transformational

I had the opportunity to meet with three Littles last week. One kid told me she doesn’t have any siblings her age, so she always finds herself alone. Her dream is to be a dancer, but she can’t afford dance classes. But now that she has a big sister, she has someone to spend her time with, and her big sister actually teaches her to dance.

I met and met my three moms struggled with some neutral problems, and at 2 years old, he sent bed to take over custody. She had so much love and gave him everything, but at the same time, he had to one his age, and there was just like a big discussion. And he told me how summers are the hardest time because he would find himself alone, and he had never done things that we sort of almost take for granted. Through Shining Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America, he was able to experience a lot of these things that’s being a big brother or a mentor figure would allow.

The Littles that I have spoken with have been through extremely difficult times, but that does not define them. They can still find power and strength.

Crucial help can come from unexpected places

My parents weren’t around a lot when I was growing up. They were immigrants trying to make it. They didn’t really speak English. They didn’t understand American culture. I found myself between two different worlds that I didn’t really understand. I was too brilliant for Americans. I was too American for Indians. I never really felt like I belonged.

But then, I met this mentor in a very unexpected place. He was like a friend of the family. He was an attorney, and he would tell me about the cases that he was working on, and I became so fascinated. I had never been inspired to learn more or passionate about something, and so he would tell me about his career because my dad drove a taxi cab and my mom was a bank teller – that wasn’t inspiring to me or relatable as a kid.

I still tell him today – he’s in his late 70s – that he saved my life. If it wasn’t for him, I really think I would have gone down a dark path in life. And now I am the person I am today, and I can give my kids the right mentorship and guidance to help them become the best possible adults they can be.

MUSIC

Powerhouse Latin group ‘never expected’ this success

Edward Segarra

USA TODAY

Eslabon Armado may have already etched their name in the history books, but they’re not interested in living in of pounds.

The California-herd regional Mexican group, consisting of brothers Pedro and Brian Tovar and Dominic Pacheco, burst onto the Latin music scene in 2020 with a trio of top-rolling albums, including the eight-times platinum “Coda Ysusa.” The band’s extra-medium blend of seerotic and curative tumbalos put a next-gen spin on traditional Mexican music. Jayering Pedro’s acting vocals over lush arrangements of acoustic guitar and soulful horns.

The group’s rising star hit supernova status in 2023 with the release of “Ella Baila Sola,” a collaboration with fellow Latin-hominers Pese Pluma that reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Eslabon Armado the first regional Mexican act to land in the chart’s Top 10.

Despite a string of hit albums under the New York Gold-Sugar Power Town says the tidal wave of success was “something that we never expected.”

“At that point, regional [Mexican] was not like how it is today,” Tovar tells USA TODAY. “It was still underground in a way; it was starting to pick up momentum... I’ve never been the person to take credit, but, you know, I take my hat off for the group because we did something special to the song.”

Not one to rest on their launch, Eslabon Armado hope to add another notch to their musical legacy. “I’ve always been a ‘Nectumic,’ not now, a during project that marries the group’s signature sound with their pop-star ambitions.

“Once you get too commercial, it’s different. It’s more like you’re trying a little too hard to blow up,” Tovar says. “I like going what the fans want, so that’s what this album has. It’s like fifty-fifty.”

The band has since taken their new

album on the road, on the Amor Nocturno tour. The North American trek, which will visit cities including Denver, Las Vegas, Houston, New York City and Seattle, runs through Dec. 5.

Eslabon Armado finds new groove

Eslabon Armado still wants to pull on your heartstrings, but they also want to make you move. The Latin Grammy-seminario group, known for its mellow midfrences and heartbreak airthorns, cracks up the volume on “Nocturno” with a bolder, high-energy style.

The band’s shift in musical direction was inspired, in part, by the experimental works of their regional Mexican press, namely Pese Pluma (“Dinastía”) and Fuerza Regida (“Hipparita”), both of whom concluded the hard-edged swagger of their Latin urban influences with up-tempo love songs.

“No one’s really singing about hardcore stuff anymore,” Tovar says. “Right now, it’s all romantic, but ... it’s more hype, you know, singing about girls and all that. I feel like I’ve always done that but in the more low-key, chill only. So, I kind of wanted to bring that. If I could write the same way as they do, like, why not?”

How Peso Pluma surprised Eslabon Armado with reunion collab

No matter what, Eslabon Armado can count on Pese Pluma for music magic.

While working on “Nocturno,” Tovar says he turned the group’s former collaborator the song “Amigos Con Derechos,” a sultry hunger which he describes as “Ella Baila Sola” but “no stretch.”

However, after not receiving a response from Pluma, Tovar was skeptical the dart would happen, even when Pluma’s team later reached out with an invitation to join him in the studio. “I didn’t think that he was going to hop on [the song],” he says. “I was like, ‘OK,

Eslabon Armado, joined by “Ella Baila Sola” collaborator Pese Pluma, second from left, receives the award for best regional Mexican collaboration at the 2024 Latin American Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 25, 2024. ETVAN MILLER/GETTY IMAGES

they probably want me to go and make songs with him for his project.”

Much to Tovar’s surprise, Pluma revisited the song he had originally sent him during their joint session.

“It was like the first time that we met, super chill – talking about a bunch of stuff like lurines,” Tovar says. “And then he was like, ‘Oh, bro, I wanted to wait until you were here so we can listen to the song together. So, he played it, and he had to play it at least 20 times to get the vibe... And then he hopped on it in the booth. He finished it quickly, [and] I got the song.”

Eslabon Armado gets candid on corridos tumbalos controversy

During their musical success, Eslabon Armado helped popularize corridos tumbalos, a gritty subgenre that fuses regional Mexican music with hip-hop influences. Over the years, the pro-

provo-

tive sound has shown criticism – and even government bans – for promoting songs with themes of crime, drug use and violence.

“I’ve never really gone out of my way to write that type of music,” Tovar says. “I do have music that talks about [it] but in a love scene, like a girl and a guy drinking or doing drugs, but not in the criminal way.”

While Tovar acknowledges the negative social impact corridos tumbalos can have, he says the genre was a “huge stepping stone” for the evolution of regional Mexican music. He also lamented the stigma placed on artists who perform the controversial style.

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CHILD HUNGER SURGES IN SOMALIA

Malnutrition response hit by massive funding drop, group says

Haldia Ibrahim prepares milk for Bishar Salsad, a malnourished Somali child, inside the pediatric ward of the Bay Regional Hospital where admissions for severe malnutrition have surged, and humanitarian funding continues to decline despite rapidly increasing needs, according to Medecins Sans Frontières. PHOTO BY FESAL OWAK/REUTERS

Abdiedman Hussein and Edwin Okoth REUTERS

BAIDOA, Somalia — Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has dropped by more than 80% this year, Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors without Borders, said on Aug. 11, even though 1 in 4 children screened in displacement camps in the southwest is severely malnourished. ● MSF Health Adviser Mitchell Sangma said the United States had cut its support to aid agencies in the country from $70 million last year to no funding this year, leaving groups struggling to respond as needs rise. Other Western donors have also cut funding. “This year, we have admitted 22,000 nutrition

cases, more than 80% higher than last year. When we need this massive scale-up in intervention measures, we are seeing less interest from donor support,” Sangma said. At the Elbot 1 camp, a collection of makeshift tents constructed by a patchwork of tarpaulins in the southwestern town of Baidoa, parents bring their children to a clinic under a corrugated iron roof. They are weighed and measured for height and the thickness of their arms, which is an indicator of malnutrition.

A July survey by MSF of 888 households in 14 dis-

A Somali medical worker screens an internally displaced child for malnutrition. Children are measured for height and the thickness of their arms, which is an indicator of malnutrition.

placement sites in Baidoa found that 1 in 4 children was severely malnourished. One-third of families said they were surviving on one meal a day, while only 2% could afford these meals.

At the nearby Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, which treats people from the town, semi-nomadic communities and the camp for displaced, a dozen gaunt children lay on beds in one ward, some with drips in their hands as others were given oxygen to help them breathe.

“My child had been sick for a month and a half, and we kept her at home. God knows we did not know that we could get medical assistance. We gave her a small amount of medicine, but it did not help,”

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A July survey of 888 households in 14 displacement sites in Baidoa, Somalia, found that 1 in 4 children was severely malnourished.

Iran war talks hit a fresh impasse

New attacks on shipping reported in Middle East

Elwely Elwelly and Parisa Hafizal REUTERS

DUBAI — The United States and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi reported separate attacks on shipping on Aug. 8 as prospects for ending the five-month-old Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions.

Oil prices gained and global shares retreated amid renewed pessimism about a quick end to the conflict. Brent crude futures climbed 14% to settle at $88.91 per barrel and U.S. crude rose 13% to $83.20.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi, who said on July 20 they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, attacked a Saudi ship carrying military equipment in the Bsh-el-Mandeh Strait, the Houthi-run news agency Saba reported.

At the southern end of the Red Sea, four crew members were killed in a suspected Houthi attack on a small cargo vessel in the Bsh el-Mandeh Strait on Aug. 8 Yemen’s Transport Ministry said. Two Yemeni rescuers from an anti-Houthi military group were also killed, Yemen’s Coast Guard said.

The fatalities aboard the Egyptian-owned vessel Tikamah would be the first deaths in a Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began. The U.S. military, meanwhile, said a U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles to disable the steering gear of a Panama-flagged cargo ship after it ignored repeated warnings to stop violating a naval blockade on Iranian ports. Maritime sources told Reuters the ship was hit off Pakistan while sailing into the Gulf of Oman.

Both Iran and the United States have stepped up rhetoric in the past two days. Iran’s top security official, Mohsen Beirani, said on Aug. 8 that the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route will remain closed unless the U.S. accepts Iran’s conditions to end the war — the release of Iran’s frozen

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Judge blocks Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting

Nate Raymond and Luc Cohen REUTERS

A federal judge on Aug. 8 blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing part of President Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to tighten rules for mail-in voting ahead of Nov. 3 elections that will decide control of Congress.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston marked the latest setback for Trump’s push to expand the federal government’s role in overseeing elections.

Trump signed his executive order in March after years of calling for tighter rules on voting by mail and pushing the false claim that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud.

The executive order called on states to provide lists of eligible voters who may receive mail ballots. If states did not comply, USPS would have refused to deliver the ballots.

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NATIONAL CITIES WEDNESDAY

	High/low/W	Low/Equity
Alameda, SD	85/63/pc	60
Altoona, FL	103/77/c	39
Albuquerque, VA	88/80/c	41
Albuquerque, CA	88/80/c	41
Albuquerque, NM	79/56/c	25
Albuquerque, NM	95/76/c	45
Albuquerque, VA	90/72/c	44
Albuquerque, NM	81/90/c	39
Ardwick, TX	102/74/c	75
Alaska, AZ	87/70/c	55
Baltimore, SC	86/70/c	44
Aquitaine, WI	85/86/c	75
Asheville, NC	81/86/c	44
Asheville, OH	82/90/c	25
Asheville, TX	90/76/c	45
Baltimore, GA	90/72/c	44
Austin, TX	101/70/pc	25
Barbeville, TX	94/76/c	45
Battle Creek, MI	82/80/c	75
Bellefontech, MI	86/71/c	35
Binghamton, NY	95/65/pc	50
Buffalo, CA	96/77/c	20
Bremerton, MA	75/52/pc	45
Brockton, MA	96/62/pc	44
Brunswick, TX	101/76/c	50
Burlington, IA	96/71/c	20
Burlington, NC	91/71/c	45
Burlington, CT	97/71/c	45
Cambridge, OH	82/68/c	44
Cambridge, MD	95/76/c	45
Cambridge, NH	90/92/c	50
Carmen, OH	81/97/c	25
Caribbean, MO	102/70/pc	75
Chamberlinburg, PA	95/97/c	42
Campbell, NJ	88/70/c	45
Cincinnati, OH	95/70/c	45
Cincinnati, TN	94/76/c	45
Colchester, MI	81/94/c	75
Columbus, OH	81/88/c	45
Clarke, OH	82/90/c	50
Corpus Christi, TX	95/88/c	75
Charlotte Beach, FL	95/76/c	35
Dorning, NH	93/98/c	40
Columbia, LA	94/76/pc	30
Des Moines, IA	98/71/c	25
Detroit, MI	83/97/c	30
Des Moines, IA	98/71/c	25
Dover, NH	83/91/c	35
El Paso, TX	95/79/c	75
El Paso, NY	83/95/pc	40
El Paso, TX	92/96/c	45
Eugene, OR	91/70/pc	35

	High/low/W	Low/Equity
Evansville, IN	93/76/c	35
Fall River, MA	85/66/pc	44
El Washington, WI	92/98/c	45
Elkhartsville, IN	96/76/c	50
Fort Smith, AR	94/90/c	75
Fort Myers, FL	94/77/c	35
Fort Smith, AR	102/80/pc	20
Framingham, MA	95/52/pc	45
Greenport, IL	91/97/c	75
El Fremont, OH	83/97/c	40
Fort Collins, CO	94/92/c	45
Gadsden, AL	91/71/c	50
Gainesville, FL	94/76/c	35
Glen Rock, TX	103/77/c	25
Gonzales, LA	93/77/c	45
El Greenfield, NY	75/56/pc	50
Greenville, IN	82/93/c	75
Grenville, SC	92/72/c	40
Hechensack, NJ	95/70/pc	45
Independence, ND	86/58/c	40
Hattiesburg, MS	91/76/c	45
Henderson, KY	95/76/c	25
Hendersonville, NC	95/97/c	45
Herkimer, NY	82/66/pc	20
Hillsdale, MI	95/76/c	45
Holland, MI	91/90/c	75
Inkland, MI	81/91/pc	35
Houma, LA	95/76/c	45
Howell, MI	94/94/c	75
Inchman, TX	93/75/pc	45
Hyannis, MA	82/88/pc	44
Indianapolis, IN	87/71/c	35
Indole City, IA	96/73/c	37
Indole, NY	81/93/pc	50
Jackson, MS	96/77/c	40
Jackson, TN	95/76/c	40
Jacksonville, FL	93/76/c	35
Jacksonville, FL	93/76/c	35
Joliet, OH	82/90/c	75
Jonesboro, IL	80/68/c	75
Knoxville, TN	95/90/c	75
Lafayette, IN	83/70/c	37
Lafayette, LA	92/78/c	44
Lakeland, FL	96/74/pc	25
Lansing, MI	94/94/c	75
Las Cruces, NM	92/90/c	40
Lafayette, PA	92/92/pc	45
Landburg, FL	94/76/c	35

	High/low/W	Low/Equity
Lombdows, PA	90/98/pc	45
Lincoln, IL	95/70/c	75
Louisville, KY	91/78/c	35
Lubbock, TX	102/77/pc	75
Manitowoc, NY	78/90/c	75
El Manufield, OH	75/58/c	45
Manufield, NC	85/97/c	40
Manitowoc, PA	94/94/c	45
Milwaukee, WI	83/97/c	35
Milwaukee, WI	93/71/c	45
Milwaukee, WI	94/98/c	45
Minneapolis, MN	94/94/c	75
Minneapolis, MN	94/94/c	75
Minneapolis, MN	100/70/c	50
Montgomery, AL	96/75/c	35
Monroe, AL	92/88/c	45
Northampton, TN	91/72/c	45
Naples, FL	92/78/c	35
Nashville, TN	94/76/c	45
Naples, NJ	97/71/pc	40
New Bedford, MA	94/92/pc	45
New Bern, MO	92/70/c	45
New Philadelphia, OH	81/94/c	35
New Haven, NH	83/97/c	45
Newark, NJ	97/92/c	40
New York, NY	86/70/pc	45
Newark, CT	95/70/c	45
Ocala, FL	93/78/c	35
Oklahoma City, OK	102/70/c	45
Oklahoma City, OK	92/92/c	50
Oakland, MI	82/88/c	45
Palm Beach, FL	92/78/c	35
Palm Springs, CA	104/82/c	35
Panama City, FL	91/81/c	35
Palm, IL	95/71/c	75
Pensacola, FL	92/78/c	35
Phoenix, AZ	93/72/c	35
Pittsburgh, PA	91/77/c	45
Port Huron, MI	91/90/c	45
Pittsburgh, PA	94/93/c	45
Providence, RI	94/97/c	45
Prudential, CO	100/90/c	45
Quincy, MA	86/97/c	45
Redding, CA	95/94/c	45
Reno, NV	91/92/c	75
Ramona, OH	92/90/c	75
Richmond, VA	94/98/c	45

	High/low/W	Low/Equity
Rochester, NY	75/92/c	35
Rockford, IL	85/84/c	45
Rodeau, NM	90/81/c	45
Salem, OH	75/92/c	35
Salina, KS	106/78/c	50
Salina, KS	77/92/c	35
Sarasota, FL	77/92/c	35
San Angelo, TX	95/74/c	35
Sarasota, FL	93/78/c	35
St. Lawrence, CA	95/71/c	35
St. Joseph, MO	79/94/c	45
St. Paul, MO	95/70/c	50
St. Paul, MO	93/70/c	50
St. Joseph, MO	93/77/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/84/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/87/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/87/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/87/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/87/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/87/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/87/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/87/c	50
St. Louis, MO	95/87/c	50

All facility below 0-50. Good: 0-100. Moderate: 101-150. Unhealthy for sensitive groups: 101-200. Unhealthy: 201-300. Very unhealthy: 301-500. Hazardous

INTERNATIONAL CITIES

	Moderating High/low/W	U
Alexandria	94/77/c	93/90/c
Ardala Alaska	75/50/c	60/54/c
Algiers	96/77/c	93/73/c
Annmar	94/74/c	53/77/c
Amistadown	85/92/c	52/95/c
Antioch	93/84/c	45/97/c
Assen	77/81/c	71/98/c
Ascot	93/75/c	52/76/c
Auckland	60/54/c	64/51/c
Baghdad	120/31/c	121/93/c
Bangladesh	93/80/c	94/81/c
Beijing	79/71/c	84/70/c
Beirut	90/79/c	93/98/c
Bulgaria	90/50/c	88/91/c
Berlin	77/59/c	83/98/c
Bogota	60/45/c	66/47/c
Brussels	86/58/c	84/58/c
Brunei	91/78/c	83/51/c
Budapest	87/59/c	88/59/c
Buenos Aires	53/46/c	53/55/c
Cairo	104/70/c	96/79/c

	Moderating High/low/W	U
Cape Town	72/49/c	81/64/c
Canada	91/78/c	92/77/c
Casablanca	85/64/c	93/73/c
Colombo	95/78/c	97/75/c
Casablanca	98/58/c	75/90/c
Dartmouth	100/66/c	100/94/c
Duluth	81/81/c	78/90/c
Geneva	91/64/c	53/64/c
Guatemala City	91/64/c	83/63/c
Hanoi	102/94/c	101/93/c
Havana	97/48/c	88/48/c
Havana	91/72/c	91/74/c
Helsinki	94/91/c	90/94/c
Hong Kong	94/95/c	93/92/c
Jakarta	91/70/c	91/70/c
Jerusalem	90/72/c	88/72/c
Jordan	92/74/c	92/72/c
Kabul	92/70/c	93/70/c
Khartoum	104/97/c	106/93/c
Kyiv	92/92/c	74/54/c
Kingston	93/91/c	93/83/c

	Moderating High/low/W	U
La Paz	90/31/c	93/31/c
Logan	84/75/c	83/76/c
Leban	76/69/c	77/88/c
Lisbon	85/97/c	88/98/c
London	91/88/c	97/97/c
Madrid	102/70/c	103/94/c
Madrid	97/78/c	97/79/c
Mexico City	77/92/c	77/91/c
Milan	66/77/c	93/79/c
Mombasa	88/50/c	87/75/c
Monterrey	83/48/c	85/48/c
Montreal	77/52/c	75/55/c
Moscow	84/58/c	88/48/c
Nassau	90/52/c	90/54/c
New Delhi	95/98/c	97/98/c
Panama City	91/77/c	94/77/c
Paris	96/78/c	100/79/c
Port-au-Prince	93/74/c	93/74/c
Rio de Janeiro	74/87/c	79/79/c
Rome	11/58/c	11/58/c
Rome	96/74/c	96/72/c

	Moderating High/low/W	U
San Jose	97/71/c	97/72/c
San Salvador	91/56/c	92/75/c
San Diego	88/98/c	88/98/c
San Paulo	77/82/c	82/81/c
Sarasota	93/98/c	95/94/c
Shanghai	96/70/c	85/73/c
Singapore	91/88/c	91/88/c
Stockholm	93/70/c	94/71/c
Sydney	66/51/c	68/68/c
Tokyo	94/90/c	94/90/c
Taguocigalpa	95/97/c	95/97/c
Taiwan	95/77/c	95/79/c
Taipei	91/74/c	84/76/c
Toronto	79/92/c	81/91/c
Tokyo	101/79/c	99/78/c
Vancouver	73/88/c	75/90/c
Vanuatu	83/57/c	84/58/c
Vancouver	91/51/c	95/51/c
Yaman	83/83/c	84/82/c
Zapata	60/50/c	64/54/c
Zurich	91/57/c	93/55/c

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What doctors say about changes to the childhood vaccine order

Ahmed Aboulemein EDITOR

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Aug 19 signed an executive order calling for fewer routine childhood vaccinations and directing the Justice Department to challenge state vaccines laws, a more physicians and vaccine makers swiftly rejected.

The order advances a long-standing goal of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and reaffirms a January vaccine schedule overhaul later halted by a federal court.

In January Trump and Kennedy's claims of a link between vaccines and auctors that contribute decades of scientific studies showing no association between the two, as well as many benefits of immunization against major diseases.

What does the executive order say?

The order recommends universal childhood immunization against 21 diseases, down from 30 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended in late 2018, such as measles, polio, tetanus and whooping cough.

These dropped from the universal but are vaccines for COVID-19, the flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, bacterial meningitis and RSV.

They more often 'high-risk groups or populations' category, recommended only for children at heightened risk from an underlying condition or exposure, or a 'shared clinical decision-making' category, recommended in consultation with a doctor. Some, including hepatitis A and B alone, fall into both.

It also recommends splitting the combination decades, missing and re-bella vaccine, or MMR, ultra-these single-disease shots and spreading immunization into several paretic visits to a healthcare provider.

On the legal front, the order instructs

President Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order reducing the number of required routine childhood vaccinations.

KYLE COOPER/EDITOR

the attorney general to use over state laws it says conflict with parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodation and equal protection, including religious and medical exemptions from vaccine mandates.

What changes for families?

The immediate mechanics change little parents can still request vaccines moved to the 'shared clinical decision-making' list, and the White House says the order does not affect the Vaccines for Children program, which provides free shot to families who cannot afford them and is tied to 100% guidance.

The administration expects, but has not guaranteed, that private insurers are being covering the similar vaccines. Blue Cross Blue Shield and CVS said they would keep covering CDC-recommended childhood vaccines without co-pays while reviewing the order.

The bigger effects are indirect. Splitting shots across separate medical visits (Trump suggested five at age 1) means more appointments and potential out-of-pocket visits for families, with soft-sink out saying how they would be covered. Pediatricians want the conflicting federal message will lead some parents to delay or skip shots.

Some elements cannot take effect right away. Splitting MMR is not currently possible because no company sells. Serious stockholders measles, mumps or rubella vaccines in the United States. Officials said the federal health department would work only manufacturers on a solution within 90 days.

Because states, not Washington, set school and programmatic, the order presumes states to adopt the narrower schedule, based by the Justice Department directive to sue over their exemplities laws.

What do medical experts say?

Major medical groups broadly reported the order, saying no new science justifies a change.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said it would save parental confusion and delay vaccination. It reiterated that decades of studies show no link between vaccines and autism. It estimates replacing the combined MMR shot with single-disease versions would take about a decade.

Several groups, including the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, said it would expose more children to preventable illness and death.

What is the science behind vaccine schedules?

Public health experts build a schedule by studying how a disease spreads and who gets sick, and at what age, to protect children. That is why most immunizations come in the fact it is 10 months, before likely exposure.

The AAP says the timing and combination of shots matches when they work best and when children are most vulnerable, and that multiple vaccines do not overwhelm a child's immune system.

FDA urges sanitation supplier checks to curb contamination

EDITOR

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 9 finalized guidance for preparation and packaging of fresh-cut produce, recommending measures such as sanitation control, supplier verification, and compliance to reduce the risk of foodborne diseases.

The guidance for single-to-out produce comes as ongoing outbreaks of cycloagulants and salmonella due to contaminated lettuce and jalapenos have sickened thousands of people in the United States.

The cycloagulants outbreak, one of the biggest foodborne illness events in recent U.S. history, and linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, has spread in 15 states and hit Michigan the hardest. It has also shaken consumer confidence in fresh produce and hit sales at restaurants' chains and supermarkets.

The recommendations, which the FDA said are not legally funding, are aimed at manufacturers and processors of products such as chopped lettuce,

slived cantaloupe, diced onions, shredded carrots, coleslaw mixes and fruit salads.

The agency has focused on contamination with pathogens like salmonella, cyclosporia, E. coli, and laterals, which have been associated with numerous foodborne illness outbreaks.

The FDA has recommended that fresh-cut produce possesses assess whether any of these pathogens pose a potential hazard requiring preventive measures, including supply-chain controls.

The measures also include use of safe water, and washing fruits and vegetables with antimicrobial solutions, training of personnel and recommendations on better designing of facilities.

However, cyclosporia may require supply-chain controls because mashwater antimicrobials may not adequately control it, the FDA said, adding that research to elucidate the routes by which foods produce becomes contaminated with cyclosporia is ongoing.

Produce can be contaminated by

pathogens during growing, harvesting, packing, or holding on farm facilities, the agency said.

Cycloporias was also considered a potential biological hazard in fresh-cut vegetables in the agency's 2008 draft guidance following two outbreaks. The industry with the intestinal parasite that year.

While the 2008 draft covered broader food safety hazards and applied to both ready-to-eat and not-ready-to-eat fresh-cut produce, the food guidance focuses on biological hazards in ready-to-eat, fresh-cut produce with high-water content that can cause microbial growth.

Some freshly cut produce is considered higher risk because they are usually eaten raw and do not go through cooking or another 'kill step' that would destroy harmful pathogens.

Taylor Farms said on Aug. 10 it is recalling prepared foods containing jalapenos from retailers in several states over potential salmonella contamination.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Aug. 12. On this date in:

09 B.C.: Cleopatra may have died by suicide, or it might have happened Aug. 10, historians say. The Macedonian queen of Egypt died from poison, though it is not certain she used an one.

1676: Alampanaqa chief and intertrial leader Metacorn, also called King Philip, was assassinated by a Native American member in the service of the English. The killing effectively ended King Philip's first between Native Americans and expansionist English settlers.

1851: New Yorker Isaac M. Singer patented his sewing machine. The device with its rocking double breeder, revolutionized clothes production and freed up enormous amounts of time for women.

1877: American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered the first of Mary's two moons, which he named Deimos. Five days later, he observed a second moon, which he named Phobos. In Greek mythology, Deimos and Phobos are the sons of Ares and Aphrodite.

1888: Spain signed an armistice with the United States sewing combat in the brief Spanish-American War. The agreement virtually dissolved the Spanish Empire, which agreed to code Puerto Rico to the U.S. government and give up control of Cuba.

1953: The Soviet Union determined its first hydrogen bomb, in Kazakhstan. It had less power than the in-bomb the United States was testing at the time out was more portable.

1961: After a decree by the Volskalanmer, East German soldiers began installing a barbed wire bar for through Berlin. It caused 'pure chaos' on the street that divided the city. The Associated Press reported, with soldiers literally nailing that back doors that opened into West Berlin.

1981: IBM introduced its first personal computer. Developed in a year with off-the-shelf parts, it had 14 kilobytes of memory and a new work in the program — one for word processing, one for spreadsheet — and no storage.

1988: Jean-Michel Baquard's girlfriend found him dead of an overdose in the lower Manhattan apartment, and 27 years old, the artist had already won fame for incorporating graffiti into his expressionistic painting.

1990: Paleontologist Susan Hendrickson described French high bloods putting out of a cliff on the Cheyenne River Since Manhattan in South Dakota. After an ownership controversy, excavation revealed they were part of one of the biggest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus sex identities over found. The 65-million-year-old dinosaur was named Doc for Hendrickson.

1996: New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey disclosed an extramarital affair with another man, saying 'I am a gay American' and becoming the first parent, gay state leader in the United States. He has an old man that's no longer. McGreevey simultaneously announced he would resign in November.

2009: Harvey Milk was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. Milk, the first commodity guy elected lawmaker to the United States, was assassinated in 1978. The Obama administration announced several years ago that it was a 'exceptional leadership and dedication to equal rights'.

— USA TODAY Network

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Wall Street ends down amid instability in Middle East

Noel Bandewich and Purvi Agarwal EDITOR

Wall Street ended lower on Aug. 9, with Amazon and Alphabet digging, an investors became more pessimistic about a potential deal to being stability to the Middle East.

The detail of Enomox will remain closed as long as the United States does not change its behavior and accept frank conditions to end the war, the newly appointed secretary of bank's Supreme National Security Council said.

Brest exult future hold over overseas highs in energy trading, while the S&P 500 energy sector index climbed 1.7%.

As has been the case for months, it's just really hard to come to an agreement that works for everyone. Oil is a little higher, pricing in more uncertainty

around that,' said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville.

'The market has obviously granted around this conflict at times, but it hasn't been the big headwind that a lot of people imagined it might be.'

Amazon dipped 2.1% and Alphabet fell 1.9%, both weighing on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. SpaceX declined almost 4%.

Alternative asset managers rose, with Apollo Global up 4.2% and Blackstone slightly almost 4%. They were among financial institutions that recently partnered with Media to establish computer-financing platforms aimed at mobilizing more than $500 billion.

The S&P 500 declined 0.32% to 7,720 20 points.

The Nasdaq dropped 0.6% to

26,445 45 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.54% to 53,700 80 points.

Even as the S&P 500 dipped, advancing issues outnumbered falling ones by a 1.2-to-one ratio.

The S&P 500 posted 22 zone highs and one new low; the Nasdaq recorded 108 zone high and 75 new lows.

Strong quarterly earnings helped lift the S&P 500 to all-time highs last week, while the Nasdaq was down about 2%. Even its record highs down on June 2.

Bigs that heavy investments by Microsoft and Amazon in AI labs continue paying off have also lifted sentiment.

Consumer and producer price inflation readings, due over the next two days, will be crucial in shaping market expectations on the Federal Reserve's policy path, given Chair Kevin Waseks

goal of reducing guidance on monetary policy.

Traders are split over the likelihood of an interest rate hike at the central bank's September meeting, according to the CME. For Waseks' test.

Rising energy costs, stemming from the loan conflict, have spurred inflation concerns and complicated the paths of central banks globally.

Jubili climbed 1.9% after UBS upgraded the electronics firm's stock to 'buy' from 'sweats' U.S. listed shares of the tumbles' 20.9% after the sportswear brand missed sales estimates. LNG compared to the initial 1.8% after its second-quarter revenue slightly missed estimates.

Volume on U.S. exchanges was relatively tight, with $3 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 17.6 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.

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Iran

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assets and an end to wars throughout the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza. That followed a new demand from President Donald Trump on Aug. 10 that Iran should pay compensation for people killed in 50 years of wars, attacks and protests.

Throughout the conflict, Trump has alternated between threats of escalation and claims that a peace deal is imminent. In an interview released late on Aug. 10, he suggested the current uncertainty could last for a while, saying he might just "hop along" "I'm sort of negotiating," Trump told Real America's Voice. "They're very devious negotiators."

The comments from Ibraan, appointed on Aug. 9 as second-to-command of the body that coordinates Iran's security and foreign policy, were the strongest indication the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen to shipping anytime soon. The waterway handled a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flow before the war.

"As long as America does not change its behavior and does not accept Iran's conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened," Ibraan said, according to the semi-official Tassian news agency.

There was no immediate comment from Washington on Iran's latest comments.

Thousands of people have been killed in the conflict since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28.

Iran struck U.S. assets and infrastructure - its countries - including Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Raising the prospect of further escalation, Mohammad Reza Naqib, an adviser to the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, said on Iranian state TV that the corps was developing the ability to carry out operations "on energy soil."

"We need to be able to move the operations to the enemy's soil, wherever man is needed and unbiased," he said. "This is the characteristic of the offensive doctrine that has to be attained."

Voting

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Ruling squander on previous order

The Aug. 9 decision effectively expanded on an earlier order Talwani issued in June that prevented Trump's administration from implementing it in 23 mostly Democratic-led states.

Several voting rights groups asked the judge to go further and bar the USPS altogether from implementing the order anywhere in the nation.

In granting the plaintiffs' request, Talwani, an appointee of President Barack Obama, wrote that the executive branch of the federal government had no authority to regulate elections, a responsibility that the U.S. Constitution assigns to states.

"The executive order is presently causing confusion and threatening both increasing chaos and an erosion of trust in our democracy," Talwani wrote. "Enfranchisement heavily outweighs the executive's attempt to unconstitutionally insert itself into the domain of election regulation."

Neither the White House nor the Justice Department, which represents the federal government in court, immediately responded to requests for comment.

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put Talwani's earlier decision on hold, arguing the states' case was premature as agencies had not yet finalized plans to implement Trump's order.

The top U.S. court, where conservative justices hold a 4-5 majority, has not yet ruled.

In a similar case brought by the Democratic Party to Washington, DC federal court, a judge in May declined to immediately block the executive order, finding it would be premature to do so because the USPS had not yet issued its rule. An appeals court affirmed that decision.

Talmani said the case was now ripe for a decision because the USPS had proposed a rule, and the election was closer.

"That is how less than 90 days before the Nov. 3, 2020, northern elections underwrote the critical need for an injunction to prevent Defendants [the federal government] from changing election rules on the eve of the election," Talwani wrote.

Central China, parts of Beijing deal with floods from typhoon

Liz Lee, Nicco Chan and Go Nakamura

REUTERS

XIANGXING, China — Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Aug. 8, flooding streets, forcing the closure of tourist areas and halting construction projects, as from eaters warrant of extreme rainfall across a broad swathe of the country.

Parts of Beijing, including its Shunyi district, northeast of the main financial area, also saw severe flooding by the evening of Aug. 2 with rains forecast to intensify overnight.

The strongest typhoon to hit China this year, Dolphin packed an unusually resilient storm system that traveled nearly 3,700 miles before making landfall over the weekend, drenching the country's eastern coast and bringing with it a squareling cloud field.

Downgraded to a tropical depression in the afternoon, the storm's reach extended to far as Beijing, more than 600 miles north of Hunan, even districts on the capital's outskirts activated the highest level of emergency flood responses, as the city fenced for the expected resort of more than one-third of its annual rainfall over 24 hours starting late on Aug. 9.

Beijing's highest hourly rainfall occurred in Huzhupu in Shunyi District, authorities said, with almost 3.5 inches of rainfall from 3 to 4 a.m. local time. Images shared on China's Bellnote showed large losses and cars partially submerged in Shunyi by floodwaters. One image showed a delivery man wading through water with only the handles of his motor bike and the top of his delivery box visible.

The National Meteorological Center renewed an orange alert for heavy rain, the second-highest warning level, with Hubei expected to receive as much as 9.8 inches of rain in a 24-hour period.

Hubei, a major auto and high-tech electronics manufacturing hub and home to more than 58 million people, was just recovering from two new July tornadoes in the wake of Typhoon Maynak, which killed at least 8 people.

In the city of Xiangyang, where Hubei authorities issued a yellow warning for landslides and floods, pedestrians

A person rides an electric scooter on a flooded street while avoiding fallen bicycles during heavy rain through by Typhoon Dolphin after it weakened into a tropical storm, in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China, on Aug. 11.

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waded through water-covered streets as shared electric scooters were partially submerged.

At one crossroads in heavy rain, drivers slowed down to get their vehicles through water that was more than 8 inches deep while others turned around.

Sixty-year-old Huang, who had delayed her trip to top groceries earlier in the morning due to the rain, looked at the waterlogged roads with concern. She was worried the floods could reach the compound of her apartment building nearby.

This area always gets flooded when it rains. If it continues like this, the waters could reach my home," she said.

Rainwater gushed onto a lower-lying highway from the elevated metrolide paths on either side of the road. An thurition depleted workers in areas safety gear to remove some of the concrete and debris the water to drain faster.

Hubei authorities also issued yellow warnings for cities including Huanggang and Haifien.

As of the morning of Aug. 9, water levels at 35 reservoirs in Xiangyang had exceeded flood-control thresholds, prompting authorities to relocate 9700 people.

Scenic areas across the province have announced temporary closures, including the popular Three Gorges Dam tourist area in Yichang. All but two of Xiangyang's 19 major scenic spots were closed.

Of 107 major highway and waterway construction projects underway in the province, 26 projects deemed high-risk have been suspended.

Dolphin's peripheral airflow will be forced to use when it encounters the mountains in Hubei's western region, causing rainfall to intensify several times over, Wang Xiaoling, deputy director of Hubei's provincial meteorological observatory, told local newspaper Hubei Daily.

In neighboring Hunan province, authorities issued a red flash-flood alert as the storm continued to channel moisture northward. Forcesters said some areas could receive up to 53.7 inches of rain through Aug. 12.

Japan, which was halted by Dolphin before the storm reached China, was also preparing for landslides, flooding and strong winds after the Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon No. 15, Chan-Som, could move across Japan's mainland later on Aug. 8.

Internally displaced Somali women line up to collect water from a tap. Somalia is facing a worsening hunger crisis after repeated failed rainy seasons devastated crops, killed livestock and depleted water supplies. TOTAL INSPECTIONS

Hunger

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said Abd Isee, who lay next to his child, now admitted for malnutrition.

Somalia is facing a worsening hunger crisis after repeated failed rainy seasons devastated crops, killed livestock and depleted water supplies. Conflict and insecurity have compounded the crisis, disrupting livelihoods and limiting access to food, healthcare and aid. In February, the Somali government and the United Nations also about 4.3 million people in the country faced acute hunger due to drought.

MSP said it had screened more than 21,000 children under five in Baidos since the start of the year, finding acute malnutrition rates of about 50%. Acute

"The world cannot wait for a famine declaration before acting. Action is needed now to prevent loss of lives."

Allara Ali

Headcount here: Frontlines project coordinator in Somalia

malnutrition is less extreme than severe malnutrition but still involves sudden weight loss and side-threatening.

The organization said it had typhed the number of beds in its Baidos facility, which provides therapeutic feeding to patients to 100 in recent months due to the number of malnourished patients.

Sangma said teams were having to make difficult decisions over who to ad-

mit and who to discharge. The lack of food and water means those discharged often end up being re-admitted due to complications, he said.

According to the United Nations, more than half a million people were displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2020, with drought driving virtually all of the movement. Women and children accounted for about 85% of those displaced. The crisis is reviving fears of a repeat of Somalia's 2022 near-famine, but aid agencies say the response is being constrained by severe funding shortfalls.

MSP says there is only about 8500 million available for Somalia from doctors, compared to $2.2 billion in 2022 during a similar drought situation.

"The world cannot wait for a famine declaration before acting," said Allara Ali. MSP's project coordinator in Somalia. "Action is needed now to prevent loss of lives."

QA Report - USA Today - 12.08.2026.pdf

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经过严格审核，以下为本次翻译的问题报告：

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1. 数字与日期错误（BLOCKING）

• [BLOCKING] 译文中 "2020年8月12日 / 《今日美国》" 出现多处（如第2C版、体育版等），但原文实际为 "2026年8月12日"。
• 核查依据：标题索引明确标注 "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026"；抽样原文中 "Volume 44, No. 234" 亦对应2026年。

• 建议：全文统一修正为2026年。

• [BLOCKING] 译文 "2020年" 多次出现（如"索马里饥荒"段落），但原文为 "2026年"。

• 核查依据：原文摘要提及 "August 12, 2026"；饥荒段落提到 "2020年前三个月" 实际指代2026年。

• [BLOCKING] 译文 "10.9%的棕榈州地区" 与原文不符。

• 核查依据：抽样原文为 "10.9% of the Palmetto State" 实际指南卡罗来纳州（非"棕榈州"）。

• 建议：修正为 "10.9%的南卡罗来纳州地区"。

• [BLOCKING] 译文 "845人参与" 与原文不符。

• 核查依据：抽样原文为 "845 people involved" 实际指 "845名青少年参与"。
• 建议：补充完整语境。

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2. 术语与专有名词错误（WARNING）

• [WARNING] 译文 "Flock cameras" 多处翻译为 "Flock摄像头" 或 "Flock"摄像头，但原文为品牌名 "Flock Safety"。
• 核查依据：标题索引及抽样原文均使用 "Flock cameras" 但实际指代 "Flock Safety" 公司产品。

• 建议：统一为 "Flock Safety车牌识别摄像头"。

• [WARNING] 译文 "LLWS" 翻译为 "少年棒球世界系列赛"，但原文为 "Little League World Series"。

• 核查依据：抽样原文明确提及 "Little League World Series"。

• 建议：修正为 "少年棒球联盟世界系列赛"。

• [WARNING] 译文 "MCA" 翻译为 "MCA"，但原文为 "NCAA"。

• 核查依据：抽样原文为 "NCAA" 而非MCA。

• 建议：修正为 "NCAA"。

• [WARNING] 译文 "a654goering规则" 疑为OCR错误。

• 核查依据：原文为 "NCAA's goering rule" 实际指 "NCAA的转会规则"。
• 标记：[SOURCE_OCR]。

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3. 遗漏与截断（WARNING/BLOCKING）

• [WARNING] 译文 "详见JACKIE，第4A版" 等跳转提示未删除。
• 核查依据：QA要求删除内部跳转标签。

• 建议：删除所有 "详见XXX，第X版"。

• [BLOCKING] 译文 "down719℃" 疑为OCR错误导致的乱码。

• 核查依据：原文为 "doing a disservice"。

• 标记：[SOURCE_OCR]。

• [WARNING] 低中文密度区域 "3 房屋" 等表格内容完全遗漏。

• 核查依据：原文明确标注该区域为房屋数据表。
• 建议：补充翻译或标注 "[数据表格：房屋信息，已省略]"。

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4. 幻觉内容（FALSE_POSITIVE）

• [FALSE_POSITIVE] 译文 "《The Winter's Take》" 经核查为误判。
• 核查依据：抽样原文提及 "It's like 'The Winter's Tale'"，实际指莎士比亚戏剧《冬天的故事》。
• 建议：保留原文，修正为 "《冬天的故事》"。

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5. 其他问题

• [WARNING] 译文 "TXTPERT" 疑为OCR错误。
• 核查依据：原文为 "TEXT PERCENTAGE"。

• 标记：[SOURCE_OCR]。

• [WARNING] 译文 "KNN" 疑为OCR错误。

• 核查依据：原文为 "USA TODAY"。
• 标记：[SOURCE_OCR]。

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总结

• 阻塞性问题（BLOCKING）：日期错误（2026→2020）、数字错误（10.9%棕榈州）、遗漏跳转标签、OCR乱码。
• 质量问题（WARNING）：术语不准（Flock Safety）、专有名词错误（LLWS）、低密度区域遗漏。
• OCR源错误（SOURCE_OCR）："a654goering"、"TXTPERT" 等。

最终结论：存在多处 BLOCKING 级别错误，需全面修正后方可交付。

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• 成功修复分块 #2（共修复 2 处问题）
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• 成功修复分块 #1（共修复 1 处问题）
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