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斯波坎山火感觉“像一场噩梦”
幸存者讲述他们震惊、悲伤和失去的故事
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今日美国
杰森·道尔顿曾期待着带孩子们回到他位于华盛顿州斯波坎的童年故居，在那里他们可以享受他成长过程中所喜爱的后院和游泳池。
但那些日子已经结束了。
On Aug. 1, 道尔顿的童年故居成为了估计 700 栋被几小时内席卷斯波坎地区的几场山火夷为平地的建筑之一。
“我仍然处于震惊之中，”道尔顿, 35, 告诉今日美国。“我为我的母亲感到难过。她失去了一切。”
3 场火灾仍在燃烧： 涉嫌纵火者出庭。AA
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官员表示，截至 Aug. 4, 这些大规模山火已吞噬超过 16 平方英里的土地，并迫使超过 65,000 人逃离家园。警方逮捕了一名 37 岁的男子，他被指控点燃了 Old Trails Fire，这是三场火灾中规模最大的一场。
数千名消防人员一直在努力控制山火，而此时斯波坎地区面临着异常的高温、持续的干旱条件和强风。根据国家跨机构消防中心的数据，截至 Aug. 4, 所有三场山火的控制率为 0%。
火灾席卷了华盛顿州第二大城市斯波坎及其周边的多个中产和工人阶级社区。接受今日美国采访的居民描述了他们从山火中疯狂逃离的情景以及火灾留下的毁灭性破坏。
尼古拉斯·肖弗, 26, 说，On Aug. 1 他正在与一名技术人员讨论他的空调问题，这时他看到了远处的橙色火光和烟柱。他没有恐慌，至少没有立即恐慌。当时火势还在斯波坎河的另一侧。
危险很快就逼近了。
随着风力增强，火焰沿着山坡向肖弗的房子蔓延，他收拾好车子，大声喊邻居们赶紧离开。很快，那片田园诗般的郊区
杰森·道尔顿的童年故居是华盛顿州斯波坎地区山火在几小时内夷为平地的数百栋建筑之一。由 MATTHEW ELIZON DO 提供
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“三明治一代”千禧一代付出代价
照顾孩子和父母的人员平均年龄现为 34 岁，导致突然的财务压力
Medora Lee 今日美国
分析人士表示，“三明治一代”正在年轻化，危及美国人的退休生活。 - 根据 Care.com 的 2026 年三明治一代报告，三明治护理者（即同时照顾年迈父母和子女的人）承担双重护理责任的平均年龄为 34 岁。这家将家庭与护理人员联系起来的在线市场表示，这比三明治一代典型的 4 / 6 或 5 / 6 岁更年轻，且是该调查中“最令人震惊的结论”之一。在接受调查的 1,000 名美国人中，69% 的人表示他们的双重责任开始时间比预期早，80% 的人表示这种转变发生得很突然，几乎没有时间进行财务准备。
这些护理者不仅最终感到在承担双重角色方面准备不足，而且同时平衡育儿和养老的成本正在塑造他们几乎每一个财务决定。根据 Challenger, Gray and Christmas 的数据，这种影响在女性身上尤为严重，大量女性因此离开了职场。
“处于‘三明治’状态的护理者会削减工作时间，拒绝晋升，有时甚至完全离开所在机构，”这家职业安置公司的首席营收官兼职场专家 Andy Challenger 表示。
医疗警报公司 Ray Alami Medical 对 507 名美国人的调查显示，成年子女仅在收入损失和自付费用方面每年就损失约 $12,500。该调查称，一旦将无偿护理时间计算在内，护理成本每年将超过 $25,000。
Care.com 战略增长副总裁 Jill McNamara 表示，三明治护理者的平均年龄下降可能是由于社会趋势的转变。
“人们在人生较晚的阶段才生育孩子，这意味着当他们家里有幼儿或幼儿园孩子时，他们自己的父母也相应地更加年迈——通常正好处于他们开始需要实质性支持的窗口期，”她说。“因此，需要你的年幼孩子和需要你的年迈父母恰好落在相同的年份，而不是像前几代人那样分散开来。”
与此同时，Challenger 表示，美国人协助照顾的年迈父母通常也是为孙辈提供儿童护理的人。根据
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2026 年选举
Susan Page 华盛顿-堪萨斯首席记者 今日美国
民主党的分歧进一步加深
El-Sayed 在密歇根州的获胜使方向仍未确定
“密歇根州民主党之间的分歧如此之大，以至于直到另一个黎明到来才宣布获胜者。
初选综述： 更多关于密歇根州、堪萨斯州、密苏里州、弗吉尼亚州和华盛顿州选举日的要点。2A
在 8 月 4 日初选后的第二天，左翼反叛者 Abdul El-Sayed 终于在该州关键的参议院竞选中赢得了民主党提名，他凭借年轻且失望的选民浪潮击败了建制派的选择 Haley Stevens。
但这场针对该国国会议员的竞争如此激烈，比全州民调预测的更具竞争性，这更多地是强调而非解决了关于党派方向及其 11 月前景的激烈争论。
在计票过程中，El-Sayed 敦促他的支持者“开始
参议院少数党领袖、来自纽约的民主党人 Chuck Schumer 在 3 月参议院民主党领导人会见媒体时发表讲话，其领导力受到了来自自身党内的抨击。JONNABELE SCHUMER / REUTERS
美国民主社会主义者成员、前民主党众议员 Cori Bush 在 2024 年华盛顿的一次听证会上出现，她在与众议员 Wesley Bell 的激烈重赛中惨败，后者两年前赢得了这个位于圣路易斯的席位。
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前总统巴拉克·奥巴马的顾问 Dan Pfeiffer 在 8 月 4 日预测，El- 获胜的“反响”将“在密歇根州之外被广泛感受到”。
并抨击他与左倾主播 Haxon Plier 结盟，后者发表过如 2009 年称“美国罪有应得 9 / 8”等煽动性言论。
的领导地位危在旦夕？
参议院少数党领袖 Chuck 的名字虽然不在密歇根州的选票上，但纽约民主党人作为党面孔的未来可能在其中。
在这场旨在夺回国会上议院的意外之战中支持 Stevens 而非 El-，这要求在今年秋天至少翻转 4 个共和党持有的席位，且不能失去像密歇根州这样民主党阵营的席位。此次失利发生在 招募的另一位参议员候选人——缅因州州长 Janet Miller 于 4 月退出后的几个月。
前总统巴拉克·奥巴马的高级顾问 Dan Pfeiffer 在 8 月 4 日的一篇 X 帖子中预测，El- 获胜的“反响”将“在这个摇摆州之外被感受到”。他表示，这将“引发更多疑问，即（）及其运作是否已经与民主党基层脱节”。
今年参选的某些民主党参议员候选人承诺，如果他们获胜且党内重新夺回多数席位，他们将反对由他领导党团。
然而，党内的其他思考者认为，密歇根州的微弱差距表明，双方在将彼此排除在民主党阵营之外之前需要达成和解。
“Abdul 的竞选及其许多影响因素过于自负，一点点谦卑是有益的，”前副总统 Kamala Harris 失败的 2020 年总统初选竞选高级顾问 Mike Wells 在 8 月 5 日的一篇 X 帖子中说道。
“在初选结束后，他们应该意识到比赛的接近程度，并努力巩固密歇根州的民主党联盟，这样我们才能击败 Mike Rogers。”
弗吉尼亚州和密歇根州的选举凸显竞争激烈的众议院选区图
密歇根州的民主党人在决定谁最适合挑战众议员汤姆·巴雷特（Tom Barrett）时，面临着同样关键的选择。专家认为，巴雷特是今年 11 月寻求连任的最脆弱的共和党现任议员之一。
但与其他主要初选不同，竞争主要集中在退役海军海豹突击队队员马特·马斯丹（Matt Maasdam）和前美国 753 驻乌克兰指挥官布里奇特·布林克（Bridget Brink）之间，后者曾参与抗议。
双方都拒绝了对方阵营要求退选以阻止威廉·劳伦斯（William Lawrence）的请求，后者是一名由佛蒙特州（Vermont）参议员伯尼·桑德斯（Bernie Sanders）支持的社区组织者（1-Vermont）。
与密歇根州选票顶端的情况非常相似，关于劳伦斯的选举能力以及沿线产品的警报存在大量公开辩论，但这并没有减缓他的竞选进程。
在 58% 的产品报告中，劳伦斯被预测为获胜者，获得了约 42% 的选票，而马斯丹和布林克平分了其余的选民。
2026 年竞争最激烈的众议院选区之一出现在弗吉尼亚州第 2 国会选区，共和党现任众议员乔恩·基格姆（Jon Kiggum）正面临与民主党人伊莱恩·卢里亚（Elaine Luria）的再次对决。
卢里亚是一名海军指挥官，在 2022 年将该席位输给基格姆后，她击败了三名对手赢得了非弹药（nonmunition）选举。
该选区包括弗吉尼亚海滩，是民主党试图重新绘制的一个选区，以应对特朗普政府去年发起的选区划分（gerrymandering）军备竞赛。
在民主党的地图中，该选区是哈里斯将以约五个百分点优势获胜的选区。保守派活动人士成功提起诉讼以废除新边界，这意味着该选区是哈里斯输给特朗普且差距不足 0.5 个百分点的选区，但它仍然是民主党在今年秋天试图翻盘的首要目标。
在 APAC 斗争中，布什在密苏里州的再次对决中失利
布什曾是国会中被称为“小分队”（the squad）的进步主义团体成员，并希望在帮助其他民主党社会化官方（socialize-officialed）竞争者的进步浪潮中重新回到国会山。
两人在 2016, 都曾与 Black Lives Matter 运动有关联，但他们的竞争始于以色列问题，当时贝尔（Bell）突然放弃参议院竞选，在布什猛烈批评该外国在加沙的军事行动后挑战布什。
就像在那次竞选期间一样，APAC 在这次比赛中投入了大量资金反对这位前国会议员，通过其政治行动委员会“联合民主项目”（United Democracy Project）在该选区投入了大约 $1.2 百万美元。贝尔主要关注自己的记录，赌选民更关心这个以圣路易斯为基地的选区所面临的问题，而不是一个激发了激进左翼的外交政策问题。
贝尔在投票后告诉 NBC 新闻：“虽然我们认真对待这些问题，但你知道，密苏里州的‘St.’并不代表中东，它代表的是密苏里州。”
布什以约 23 个百分点的巨大差距惨败，投票率高于 2024, 这次惨败挫伤了始于纽约和科罗拉多州的民主党连胜势头。
这是否特别糟糕？
专家表示，时机不能更糟糕了。他们说，美国人在这个年龄段正进入黄金积累期，尽早储蓄能给投资资金提供最长的增长时间。时间允许复利增长，即在你储蓄的资金上赚取利息。
10 个成年子女护理者中就有 7 个为了继续护理而对其工作或职业做出了一定程度的妥协，且大多数人削减或缩减了自身的退休储蓄。但被问及，Michael 表示。调查显示，其中 6 个表示他们预计 3 年的双重护理将影响他们的退休，近 20% 的人认为他们可能永远无法完全退休。
但一些专家表示，这可能是错误的方法。“先稳定你自己的
“护理者希望职场停止将这种情况视为罕见，因为它确实不罕见。它正在成为常态。”
Jill McNamara
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财务状况，”注册会计师兼 MiklosCPA Inc. 创始人 Miklos Ringbauer 说道。“这就像在飞机上先给自己戴好氧气面罩，这样你才能帮助他人。”
顾问们表示，你至少应该为自己做的是，向公司 400(k) 计划缴纳足够的资金以获得雇主匹配，然后再转向照顾他人。
美国人能挺过这一切吗？
麦克南玛说，规划以避免危机是关键。
她表示，“三明治一代”的护理者“希望在危机发生前，而不是在危机期间，与年迈的父母进行艰难的对话”。
专家表示，一个主要的关注领域应该是长期护理计划。根据美国卫生与公众服务部的资料，预计约 70% 的 65 岁人群将需要某种形式的长期护理。长期护理涵盖了广泛的护理范围，从日常生活任务的协助到复杂的医疗护理，无论是在家中、在养老院等机构设置中，还是在辅助生活设施等社区设置中。
Outlook Financial Center 的投资顾问代表兼专业税务准备员鲍勃·伯内特表示，如果长期护理保险过于昂贵，或者你担心投入的资金具有“不使用就作废”的性质，可以考虑一种混合型寿险保单。他表示，这些固定成本的保单确保了要么作为护理福利支付，要么作为死亡赔偿金支付给受益人，这样如果你足够幸运且永远不需要护理，也不会有资金白白浪费。这有助于防止护理者不得不自掏腰包。
Simakio Law 的律师约瑟夫·霍华德表示，政府准备的计划（如医疗补助 Medicaid）或通过退伍军人事务部门的计划也是一种选择。
麦克南玛说，职场帮助也是人们所需要的。
她说，护理者“希望职场停止将其视为罕见情况，因为事实并非如此。这正成为常态”，“我认为，比起任何人，他们只是希望不再觉得必须隐瞒此事”。
Challenger 表示，公司需要意识到“这是一个劳动力问题，而不是个人问题”。当护理者必须请假或缩减工作时间时，“那就是人才在走出门外，而且通常是你们花费多年时间培养的经验丰富的中层人才”。
他说，“灵活性是雇主能向护理者提供的唯一最重要的东西。年迈父母的医生预约不会遵守 9-to-1 的日程表，生病的幼儿园孩子也是如此”。
如果你恰巧是那些在紧急情况下意外陷入“三明治护理”状态的人，请不要恐慌。
“你不需要独自解决这个问题，也不需要拥有所有答案。在寻求帮助之前不要崩溃，”麦克南玛说。“这实际上是我们数据展示出的最大问题之一。80% 的人处于同样的境地，而且他们希望早点寻求帮助。所以如果你在想，‘那就是我，而且我不知道从哪里开始’，这很正常，而且确实有开始的地方。”
Care cost 提供一项老年护理顾问服务，让“三明治护理者”可以与硕士级别的社会工作者交流以制定计划，还有一个名为 @woantheeaundigns 的社交频道，人们可以在那里咨询日常问题、寻求帮助或鼓励。
家庭护理者联盟 (Family Caregiver Alliance) 和 AAP 一直在为照顾年迈父母的人们提供实用指导，而 Eldercare Leader 是一个联邦项目，可以将人们与所在地区的当地服务联系起来。
“你不需要等到快淹死时才寻求帮助，”麦克南玛说。
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努力地“修补关系”，试图在 11 月击败共和党人迈克·罗杰斯（Mike Rogers）。他说：“无论我们与民主党对手的分歧有多大，将我们团结在一起的东西远比将我们分开的东西多。”
不过，统一党内可能并非易事。在外部团体猛烈的反对支出攻势之后，他的胜利不仅是对史蒂文斯的拒绝，也是对那些曾在她背后支持她的权力掮客的拒绝，这些人包括密歇根州（包括格雷琴·惠特默）到参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默。
相反，密歇根州的民主党人以微弱多数投票决定改变现状。
身份危机
就在选举日前的短短三个月，密歇根州的竞争成为了迄今为止最重要的一次测试，旨在探讨民主党针对今年秋季中期选举——以及 2028 年总统大选——的方案，究竟应该更多地侧重于吸引中间阶层的错误观点，还是侧重于激发左翼新选民的活力。
无论好坏，在民主党正处于公众视野下的身份危机之时，共和党拥有一个定义性的领导者，即总统特朗普。在一项 CNN / USSR（FedEx 7 月）的调查中，近 6 / 10 的民主党人和支持民主党的选民表示，该党需要进行重大变革以完成控制。
民主党人对于在 11 月的中期选举中夺取众议院控制权仍持有相当大的信心，并希望在参议院挑战共和党。在边缘化两年之后，他们寄希望于特朗普低迷的支持率，以帮助他们在华盛顿获得权力平台。
但这种乐观情绪正被对信息传递和资金的担忧所削弱。
“密歇根州的这场竞选就是这种紧张情绪的一部分。为了赢得参议院的控制权（这是一个很高的门槛），民主党必须在保住所有现有席位的同时，夺回四个共和党的席位。一些战略家担心，在退休参议员 Gary Peters 留下的席位上赢得下一场竞选刚刚变得更加困难。”
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今年的初选是左翼大放异彩的季节。
但对于民主党在职官员来说，被左翼候选人忽视是一回事。第一次是在一个以 2016 年战争为中心的国会选区。在这些深蓝色的选区中，隶属于美国民主社会主义者的政治新人将影响力扩展到了国会西班牙语委员会主席以及一名担任 10 届的国会资深议员身上。进步派竞争者还战胜了一名纽约州的现任国会议员和一名缅因州的两任州长。
在密歇根州，政治格局十分典型，是一个典型的摇摆州，民主党人巴拉克·奥巴马在 2008 年和 2012 年赢得了这里。特朗普在 2016 年获胜，民主党人乔·拜登在 2020 年获胜，而特朗普在 2024 年再次夺回。
即便如此，埃尔-赛义德发起了一场毫不掩饰的自由主义竞选，抨击民主党领导人在当前时代过于胆怯，拥护“全民医疗”和其他进步计划，并将以色列在加沙的战争谴责为一场“种族灭绝”。
民主党美国参议院候选人阿卜杜勒-埃尔-赛义德在 8 月 4. 日星期二初选获胜前，在底特律的东部市场与选民交谈。KIMBERLY P. NETTLER, LUNA TODAY NETTLER
“我们的建制派领导人将不得不习惯于与新声音成为并不舒服的盟友。”
民主党战略师乔尔·佩恩
在超过 150 万 张选票中，他领先约 15,000 票，这比最近几项全州调查发现的两位数百分比优势要小，而且这种核心支持与该党的传统联盟有所不同。
埃尔-赛义德通过吸引最自由的选民和拥有大学学位的白人选民而获得了动力。他在底特律郊区的德雷斯本特和其他阿拉伯裔美国人社区处于领先地位，并且在年轻选民以及安娜堡和东兰辛等大学城中压倒了史蒂文斯。
相比之下，史蒂文斯在底特律的黑人选民和老年人中获得了最强有力的支持。她在郊区的工人阶级社区表现良好，并赢得了许多较为保守且以白人为主的农村县。
特朗普总统于 7 月 27 日与密歇根州共和党人迈克·罗杰斯共同进行竞选。罗杰斯现在将在 11 月至关重要的美国参议院投票中面对埃尔-赛义德。CARLIS OSBRO / SOUTER
“民主党联盟正在实时经历一场相当重大的转型，”曾在参议院和总统竞选中工作的民主党战略师乔尔·佩恩告诉今日美国。由于该党的品牌在失望的选民中已“受损”，“我们的建制派领导人将不得不习惯于与新声音成为并不舒服的盟友。”
他说，这是一个平衡动作。“在此时刻，疏远民主党的基层基础……与疏远中间选民一样具有风险。”
一场惨烈的初选竞选
史蒂文斯是一位出生于 1963 年底特律郊区罗切斯特山（Rochester Hills）的四届国会议员，她是一位政治斗士，其密歇根口音在竞选期间走红。埃尔-赛义德出生于 1964 年的罗切斯特山，是埃及移民之子，曾任公共卫生官员，积累了大量社交媒体视频粉丝，并获得了包括佛蒙特州参议员布鲁斯·桑德斯（Bruce Sanders）和纽约州众议员亚历山德拉·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯（Alexandra Ocasio-Corter）在内的顶尖进步派人士的支持。
如果他在 11 月获胜，他将成为首位进入参议院的穆斯林成员。埃尔-赛义德指责史蒂文斯被 AIPAC 和其他亲西奈（pro-Senai）外部团体收买，这些团体向她的竞选活动捐赠了数百万美元。史蒂文斯则将埃尔-赛义德描绘成一个努力且显然是渴望出名的投机者，将他所有问题的责任都归咎于“美国犹太人”。
在那场惨烈的初选竞选之后，要让她的支持者转而支持他，这项任务可能会非常艰巨。
共和党人已经团结在罗杰斯（Rogers）身后，这位前国会议员在共和党初选中以无竞争状态胜出。他已表示渴望与埃尔-赛义德展开较量。
“如果他赢了，我认为我们的形势会很好，”罗杰斯在与 CNN 讨论 2016 年选举的一次私人电话中说道。“我的意思是，我认为他太激进了。”随后，在接受 News Digital 采访时，他嘲讽了这位民主党人。“你好，他有自己一套特殊的疯狂语调，”他说。
由 EPIC-MIRA 在选举前一天发布的最新公共民调显示，在普选对决中，罗杰斯领先埃尔-赛义德 3 个百分点——但落后史蒂文斯 2 个百分点。
他曾差之毫厘地赢得该州另一席参议院席位，在 2024 年，他以不足 0.5 个百分点的差距输给了民主党人埃莉莎·科迪亚克（Elissa Kodiak）。
随后，民主党在 2024 年的竞选中面临逆风，在总统乔·拜登在压力下退出后，选票顶端出现了混乱的更替。现在，逆风发生在共和党这边，由一位在经济焦虑和伊朗一场惨烈战争中支持率下滑的总统领导。
但共和党在资金优势上的工作在全美范围内继续扩大，因为世界上最富有的人埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）承诺，他的主要政治行动委员会（PAC）将在中期选举中花费至少 8亿美元。特朗普自己的超级 PAC，MAGA Inc.，报告称其银行账户中有 4亿美元，这与民主党和共和党党组织合计的金额相当。
共和党人希望，且部分民主党人也希望，左翼候选人的崛起会产生反弹，尤其是那些获得美国民主社会主义者（USA）支持的人。USA 的国家纲领准备起草一部新宪法并废除参议院，以及用“一个普通人在我们的工作场所、社区和社会中拥有真实话语权的制度”取代资本主义。
特朗普说民主党已被“硬核的、不信神的共产主义者”接管——尽管只有少数民主党候选人是 USA 的成员，且他们并不认同自己是核心共产主义者。对于接下来的情况，埃尔-赛义德表示他是一个资本主义者，而不是社会主义者。
现在，定义民主党的战斗从密歇根州转移到了隔壁的摇摆州。
在威斯康星州，州众议员弗朗西斯卡·洪（Francesca Hong）是一位餐厅老板，也是 USA 的成员，她正在寻求该州 8 月 11 日初选中的州长提名：控制民主党支持她的努力日益疯狂，但此前的一位领先者在竞选资金违规后退出了比赛，另一位则在性行为不端指控中退出。
在马凯特大学法学院的一项民调中，洪以 18% 的支持率领先，在 7 月下旬，她比其他候选人领先两位数。
然而，三分之一的民主党人仍未决定。
关于威斯康星州。
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斯波坎县警长 John Nowels 表示，一名证人报告看到一名被确认为 的男子在起火区域徘徊，看起来“很紧张”。Nowels 表示，在他身上发现了火柴和打火机。根据宣誓书， 在 2025 年至少两次因火灾问题与执法部门接触，其中包括 2025 年 8 月的一次，当时他穿着一件绿衬衫，与他 8 月 1 日被当局拦截时穿的衬衫相同。
曾因 1000 年在亚利桑那州枪杀其父亲而被判定犯有过失杀人罪。
联邦紧急状态宣言
在涵盖华盛顿州大部分 cynical 和东部地区（包括部落地区）的联邦紧急状态宣言发布后，当局承诺援助已经在路上。
“我们正全力以赴，为那些损失惨重的华盛顿州居民提供援助，”鲍勃·弗格森 (Bob Ferguson) 将军在声明中表示。弗格森说，该宣言提供了联邦资源，如紧急避难所、食物、水以及搜救 basins。
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2026 年太平洋西北地区的山火季在远早于该地区历史 8 月峰值之前，过火面积就已超过 200 万 英亩。
五角大楼寻求为国民警卫队增加 $1.4B 资金
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在华盛顿特区街道上行进一年后，预计到唐纳德·特朗普总统第二个任期结束，国民警卫队的部署将额外花费 14 亿美元 billion。
这一数字来自马萨诸塞州民主党参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦的办公室，是朱尔斯·赫斯特三世（Jules Hurst III）确认程序的组成部分，后者是特朗普选定的五角大楼合作负责人。该成本基于大约 2,500 名成员从 2026 年 10 月到 2029 年 1 月期间驻扎在哥伦比亚特区。特朗普于 2025 年 8 月首次在华盛顿特区部署国民警卫队。
“国民警卫队不是伪装，纳税人的钱也不是储蓄罐。所以特朗普的政治噱头，”沃伦在的一份声明中表示。
与此同时，暴力犯罪率上升了 5%，而入室盗窃和车辆盗窃等财产犯罪合计下降了 23%。根据华盛顿特区当地警察部署的数据，谋杀率继续下降，这一趋势在部署前的 2023 年就已经开始。
美国国会预算办公室 2026 年 1 月的一份报告估计，截至 2025 年，政府在华盛顿特区国民警卫队部署上已花费 5.23亿美元。
国民警卫队在城中期间遭遇了暴力。司法部已起诉 Multimahilla Lakewood（一名 English National），指控其杀害了 25 岁的美国陆军专家莎拉·贝克斯特罗姆（Sarah Beckstrom），并导致当时 24 岁的美国空军 Halil Fgd. 安德鲁·沃尔夫（Andrew Wolfe）受重伤，该事件源于 2025 年 11 月在白宫几个街区外发生的一起枪击事件。该部门表示，Lakewood 是从华盛顿州前往的。
《华盛顿邮报》报道称，准将 Leland Blanchard 15 表示，服役人员已应对了约 800 起医疗紧急情况，并使用了约 320 剂 Naicun。
今日美国试图向华盛顿特区国民警卫队核实这些数字，但收到了一封来自其媒体电子邮箱的退信，内容为：“我们接收者的”山火已满，目前无法接收消息。”拨打媒体热线未立即获得回复。
国民警卫队在华盛顿是常见的存在。他们身着制服并携带武器，频繁出现在地铁站，在住宅区巡逻，且经常被发现从遍布全市的面包车中走出。
一些居民对国民警卫队在城中的出现表示不满。居民有时会对服役人员大喊大叫，而敦促国民警卫队“回家”的标语在人行道和墙壁上很常见。
路易斯安那州国民警卫队的成员于 2026 年 8 月在华盛顿特区 Jason 车站周边巡逻，这是联邦行动的一部分。
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布兰奇赢得关键参议院委员会投票，将出任特朗普的司法部长
Ayoha Bagchi, Zachary Schernele 和 Francesca Chambers 今日美国
代理司法部长托德·布兰奇（Todd Blanche）在 8 月 4 日赢得了参议院一个关键委员会的支持，以获得永久任职的确认，但他获得参议院全体通过的路径尚未完全确定。
这次按党派路线进行的 10 票投票发生在布兰奇的提名获得重大助力的一天之后，当时来自德克萨斯州的共和党参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn）和来自北卡罗来纳州的汤姆·蒂利斯（Thom Tillis）同意支持他。他们在布兰奇正式放弃一项拟议的 17760 亿美元 billion “反武器化”基金，并澄清了总统唐纳德·特朗普在税法上备受争议的豁免权限制之后做出了这一决定。
他们在一份联合声明中表示：“我们想向布兰奇先生及其工作人员在这一问题上与我们合作表示感谢，我们期待很快投票将其提名从参议院司法委员会提交出去。”
委员会的这次投票使参议院全体可能在下周进行的投票变得紧张起来，随后计划中的 8 月休会期间，人们将离开首都。
虽然这两位官员告诉今日美国，在司法委员会投票结束后，他们对布兰奇将被确认感到自信。
“这是一个好消息，我们期待他很快获得最终确认。托德·布兰奇在担任代理司法部长期间表现出色，在担任司法部长后将继续如此，”白宫发言人 shagud Jack Berund 表示。
特朗普在 6 月提名他的前个人刑事辩护律师布兰奇担任永久司法部长，此前几周他解雇了司法部长帕姆·邦迪（Pam Bondi）。布兰奇此前担任副司法部长。
邦迪因处理司法部关于被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein，特朗普的长期好友）的文件而受到抨击。据报道，特朗普也对邦迪在起诉其政治对手和批评者方面取得的成效甚微感到沮丧。
自从成为代理司法部长以来，布兰奇已确保对一名著名的特朗普批评者——前 FBI 局长詹姆斯·科米（James Comey）提起一项具有争议的起诉。
布兰奇还监督司法部授予特朗普及其两个长子免于承担任何过去税务责任的豁免权，并创建了一项“反武器化”基金，该基金本可以向在 6, 2025, 1 月美国国会山骚乱期间犯罪的特朗普支持者支付纳税人的资金。
面对两党共同的抵制，布兰奇表示司法部将不再推进该基金，随后一名联邦法官也封锁了该基金。在特朗普对美国国税局（IRS）提起诉讼后达成的豁免协议，也被广泛批评为特朗普的自我交易，考虑到其提名者和国税局领导层的关系。
“我没有参与这项和解。我本可以参与，但我选择不参与，”特朗普在 5 月 25 告诉记者。
两名委员会共和党人对布兰什表示犹豫
两名委员会共和党人对支持布兰什进入参议院全员投票的路径提出了条件。
参议员约翰·科宁 (John Cornyn)，德克萨斯州，7月 27. 2016 在国会大厦与记者交谈。在达成协议前，科宁因特朗普总统的抗武器化基金而保留了对托德·布兰什 (Todd Blanche) 的支持。NATHAN ROMANO / REUTERS
布兰什7月 15 在参议院司法委员会关于其被提名为司法部长的确认听证会上作证。
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科宁将在 2027 离开参议院（他在初选中输给了一名由特朗普支持的候选人），他在 7月 27 告诉记者，布兰什仍未获得他的支持，因为司法部尚未“充分”解决他关于修改 IRS 和解协议以正式取消“抗武器化”基金的具体担忧。
“我不知道他们为什么如此不情愿这样做，”科宁说。“这必须以书面形式体现。”
7月 8, 蒂利斯 (Tillis) 在决定不寻求连任并计划于1月离开参议院之前表示，在布兰什与一群指控被定罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦 (Jeffrey Epstein) 虐待的女性会面前，他不会提供支持。
布兰什在当天晚些时候与这些女性进行了会面，尽管其中几人在会后表达了沮丧和失望。蒂利斯在赞扬布兰什接受会面的同时，据报道随后表示，与科宁一样，他也希望看到 IRS 和解协议的变更。
在布兰什公开分享了关于特朗普 IRS 和解条款的书面文件后，这两位参议员改变了立场。一份文件称，此前创建“抗武器化”基金的命令“已被撤销”。第二份文件称，针对特朗普家族成员和企业的税务优惠将仅追溯至之前的纳税年度，且不会使那些特朗普关联人员以外的任何人受益。
就任代理司法部长以来的争议
布兰奇在担任代理职务期间已经证明，他愿意为了推进特朗普的议程而挑战界限。
自 4 月接管司法部这一要职以来，布兰奇监督了一起针对特朗普目标人物詹姆斯·科米的新起诉，指控这位前 FBI 局长通过在社交媒体上发布一张形状为“36-47”的贝壳图片，威胁要伤害或杀死总统。
根据《韦氏词典》，“36”是一个俚语，意思是“扔掉”或“被枪击”。特朗普是美国第 47 任总统。
科米于 7 月 27 日请求一名联邦法官驳回该诉讼，称这是为了惩罚他公开反对总统而采取的违宪行为。
这是自特朗普在 2025 年 9 月的一篇社交媒体帖子中要求科米面临指控以来，针对科米的第二起刑事案件。第一起指控科米向国会撒谎的案件已于 11 月被驳回。
司法部与特朗普及其两个长子的和解协议也引发了广泛的伦理担忧。政府，包括德克萨斯州的对于司法部律师（他们可以说是在总统的控制之下）在没有司法监督的情况下与总统的私人律师达成此类交易是否合适。
和解协议中的税务部分可能给总统带来巨大的财务利益。《纽约时报》在 2020 年报道称，特朗普因申请 $572.900 万 的退税而与 IRS 陷入了一场极其激烈的审计之争。输掉这场战斗可能会让他损失超过 1亿美元，任何价值德克萨斯。
July 12, 一名联邦法官裁定，特朗普起诉 IRS 未能阻止承包商查看其纳税申报表并寻求 100 亿美元 billion 赔偿的诉讼，是一次不恰当的尝试，旨在使给予特朗普的税务优惠和设立“反武器化”基金合法化。
法官禁止这三位特朗普在任何官方程序中使用或提及该协议。然而，目前尚不清楚该命令是否涵盖了司法部和 IRS 与总统之间的私人交易。
对布兰奇的支持
在布兰奇的提名过程面临障碍之际，特朗普继续支持他的前律师。
“毫不延迟地确认托德·布兰奇，”特朗普 7 月 28 日在社交媒体上发帖称。
参议院司法委员会主席查克·格拉斯利（Chuck Grassley, Jr.）——德克萨斯州，也坚定地恳请支持总统的选择。在 7 月 31 日为布兰奇举行的确认听证会上，格拉斯利赞扬了布兰奇领导下的司法部在抓捕 FBI “Most Wanted”名单上的逃犯以及逮捕涉嫌非法贸易人员方面取得的成就。
“对于那些愿意坚定且公正地评判的人来说，这是一份成功的记录，”格拉斯利说道。
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Bobcats
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她被关在一个坚固的围栏后面。
Manika 很快将拥有更多空间来逗趣并向造访她家中的稀客们展示。救援中心最近发生了许多事情。安置 Bobcats的围栏正在扩建。此外，一家兽医诊所和一个新的围栏区域也进入了最后的收尾阶段，这将使该设施能够救治在野外被救出的孤儿、受伤或患病的 Bobcats。
Busse 和她的丈夫 Bryn Bennett 于 2020 年创建了这个避难所。他们在切帕切特（Chepachet）农村地区找到了一栋占地 9 英亩、毗邻森林和池塘的房子后，从马萨诸塞州搬迁至此。这对夫妇住在该物业中，并从事全职的居家办公工作。
她是平面设计师，他是计算机程序员。除了四只 Bobcats外，该救援中心还安置了 13 只家猫，其中包括两只 final animals。这两只 foals cats 住在房子外一个独立的小结构中。十只家猫住在房子里并跟随 and defunct，而另一只行为像 Bobcats的猫则住在车库的 calm 中。
救援中心在网站上表示，该避难所为患有各种行为问题和医疗问题的家猫，以及无法返回野外或被非法饲养的 Bobcats提供“Reeves”猫。该避难所不对公众开放。Busse 希望 Bobcats与人类的接触尽可能少。
Busse 是唯一一个定期与 Bobcats互动的人类，而且她是远距离进行。她使用夹子通过链式围栏给它们喂食鸡肉、鸡蛋、大鼠和兔子。
2024 年，喂养这些 Bobcats每月花费约 $700。不到两年后，这项费用已跳升至每月约 $900。体重约 35 磅，这些 Bobcats比那些生活在野外必须通过狩猎获取食物的亲戚们稍微重一些。
“它们直接通过房子改变。它们需要房子和器官，甚至包括皮毛。我们喂食完整猎物，”Busse 说。
Bobcats住在三个独立的链式围栏中，距离 Busse 和丈夫与家猫共同生活的房子仅几步之遥。由于 Bobcats是擅长攀爬和跳跃的动物，围栏顶部也覆盖了链式围网。另一道围栏则围绕在围栏区域的周边。
“两只 Bobcats——一只名叫 Dukotah 的雄性，和一只名叫 Moose 的雌性——共用同一个围栏。Manika 和另一只名叫 Moose 的雌性则拥有各自的围栏。该人员将使 Manika 和 的围栏面积翻倍。安置 Dukotah 和 的围栏起初就较大，将扩建约三分之一。完工后，每个围栏将约为 860 平方英尺。”
“我们的计划是几乎将它们的
漫游空间翻倍，并在它们的新栖息地中填入不同的地形、树木、植物、洞穴和平台，”避难所在一份筹款呼吁中表示。“我们还将包括一个转移区域，以便它们在接受医疗护理时可以被隔离。”
Manika 和 都出生于
“我不知道为什么这只猫出生就这个样子。她就是一只友好的猫。”
Karle Busse Rustic Acres Wildcat Rescue 创始人，在谈到一只 Bobcats时
在野外出生，并在显然被母亲遗弃后作为幼猫被救出。Dukotah 和 Moose 则是在圈养环境下共同出生的，原属于一名繁育者。Busse 表示，短尾猫不应该生活在围栏中，但由于它们从最早的日子起就接触人类，其中一些短尾猫可以被送回野外。
“你必须不断改进”
Busse 表示，作为全球动物庇护所联合会（Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries）的成员，Chepachet 庇护所必须符合该联合会的标准。
“你必须不断改进。因此，我们针对它们的目标之一基本上是将笼子尺寸增加一倍，仅仅是为了改善它们的生活，”Busse 说道。
这家非营利性庇护所及其项目的资金来自多个渠道。筹款是一项持续的工作。Busse 在包括 Instagram 在内的社交媒体上非常活跃，通过这些平台联系支持者，并让他们了解动物及其活动的最新动态。该庇护所最近得到了罗德岛基金会（Rhode Island Foundation）的支持。庇护所还为围栏扩建启动了一种“On-Fundible”模式，估计每个围栏的成本为 $22,000。
Busse 表示，负责扩建围栏的自由承包商 Michael DeChristofon 在价格上给了庇护所一定的优惠，这有助于使该项目可行。
除了开发更大的围栏，庇护所还建立了一家新的兽医诊所。这座小建筑的建设费用约为 $10,000，一旦水资源问题得到解决即可投入运营。
兽医 Alison Elias 和兽医技术员 Lisa Dreadley 定期前往庇护所为短尾猫提供医疗护理，有时免费提供服务。
Busse 表示，在场内提供兽医护理至关重要。
“对于（短尾猫）来说，旅行压力非常大，而且总有发生车祸的可能性，”她说。“这对它们来说压力更小。对它们更安全，对公众也更安全。”
新的围栏是用来做什么的？
除了扩大 Manika、Moose、Dukotah 和 Moose 的围栏外，DeChristofon 还在建造一个新的围栏，Busse 和她的丈夫可以在那里安置获救的短尾猫以进行康复治疗。
罗德岛州的野生短尾猫种群正在恢复，有时它们会陷入麻烦。
Busse 和她的丈夫都拥有野生动物康复执照，而且由于他们自己的原因，有大量的时间在获救的短尾猫被送回野外之前提供必要的护理。
根据设计，用于康复获救短尾猫的围栏位于房子的另一侧，远离包括其他短尾猫在内的所有区域。对于像短尾猫这样需要返回野外的动物，人们希望它们能保持对人类健康的恐惧，并尽可能减少与人类的互动。Busse 不希望获救的短尾猫看到她给其他猫喂食，从而将她和其他人类视为食物来源。
“我们不知道它们具体会怎么做，但有一种可能性是它们会开始觉得，‘哦，这些人是安全的。’它们（其他短尾猫）信任他们。他们在喂食它们，”Busse 说。
“我不希望它们看到任何这些场景。”
山火
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Indian Trail 社区被浓烟覆盖，道路上挤满了撤离者。
与此同时，他的妻子 Claire 和他们 4 个月大的女儿在朋友家过夜。在那里，他们在线观看视频，视频中看起来像是他们的街道被完全吞噬在 Busse 中。第二天，Nikolas Shove 回去确认他们的家已化为乌有。
“感觉像一场噩梦，”27 岁的 Claire Shove 说。“我想我们现在仍然有些麻木。”
家族传家宝、纪念品尽失
Dalton 说，他在 8 月 1. 日听到山火消息后立即给母亲打了电话。他告诉她，由于 4 小时的行程琐事，他的社区已被路障封锁。Dalton 的其他亲属，包括他的兄弟和几位表亲，在收到紧急警报后已撤离房屋。
当他们最终返回时，发现房子被完全摧毁。唯一幸存的是客厅中心的一堵石墙。
“这太反常了，”同样在这栋房子长大的 Dalton 的兄弟 Matthew Ellisonik 说。“整条街都被摧毁了……看到那一幕可能是我一生中最可怕的时刻。”
第一名摄影师 Jordan Wortman 在地下室编辑视频时，听到西门（Westgate）——斯波坎北部的一个住宅区——道路上有刺耳的尖叫声。当他看向窗外时，天空被
Jeff Clauson 和他的兄弟 Brian Clauson 以及 Bodoy Clauson 试图打开一个保险箱，他们正在从 Jeff 的房子中回收物品，该房子在 8 月 4 日被华盛顿州斯波坎的 Old Trails 火灾烧毁。(Lion) FROM RECOVERY
浓烟遮蔽，一片昏暗，他看到邻居们正匆忙地往车里装东西。
Wortman 随即效仿，打电话给亲戚告知房子处于危险之中且他正准备离开。在离开途中，他抓住了母亲最珍贵的财产之一——一个她拥有数十年之久的滑雪靴形状的咖啡杯。
“那是她世界上最喜欢的东西之一，”Wortman 说。
Nikolas Shove 说，他后悔没有打包女儿的被子，那是用他祖父最喜欢的开襟羊毛衫织成的。他的妻子说，她希望自己打包了祖父写的一些物品，以及她为女儿保存的育儿室里的东西。
“我真的只需要五分钟拿几件东西，但我什么也没拿到，”她流着泪说。“现在全部被烧毁了。”
居民表示他们被惊呆了
六名以上房屋被毁的居民表示，他们收到了及时的紧急通知，这让他们有足够的时间安全撤离。
居民们表示，在 8 月 1 日之前的几天里，当地官员警告人们监测潜在的疏散预警，因为强风威胁到野地火灾的快速蔓延。加剧这一威胁的是笼罩在太平洋西北地区大部分地区的持续干旱状况和异常高温。
官员们表示，这种危险的结合造成了一次“历史性的天气事件”，助长了山火的爆发式增长。
截至 8 月 1 日，尚未报告死亡或受伤情况，但官员们表示，随着活动平息以及搜救人员进入目前仍无法进入的受灾区域，这一情况可能会发生变化。
加州跨机构事件管理团队发言人 Benjamin Cossof 表示，在火势从森林地区蔓延到居民区和商业区后，仍有不确定数量的人员失踪。
Wortman 表示，去年他及其家人曾因一场野生动物火灾短暂撤离家园，并注意到那次火灾被迅速扑灭。
“我们当时觉得这次可能也会那样，”他说。“但这次我们没那么幸运。”
从零开始
在火灾摧毁家园后的几天里，斯波坎的居民表示他们正试图计划下一步该怎么做。其中许多人在寻找酒店和租赁房产的同时，还要兼顾工作和照顾孩子。
Wortman 表示他开始打电话，他的两个孩子将搬进一套公寓，直到他们能重建家园。Ellisonik 表示，当他的母亲去签署一套公寓的租赁合同时，斯波坎的一家租赁办公室里挤满了其他撤离者。
Wortman 表示，他及其妻子（预计将于 12 月分娩他们的第一个孩子）计划在找到租赁房产之前住在亲戚家。
“我们正试图对这一切保持乐观，”他说。
Shovees 一家表示他们不知道接下来该怎么做。在火灾发生前，他们刚刚完成了房屋的大规模翻修。这是他们购买的第一套房子，也是他们计划抚养幼女成长的家。
“我们不知道未来会发生什么，”Claire Shove 说。“但我们真的很开心我们安全了，而且我们拥有彼此。”
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寄生虫病例扩大至 47 个州
CDC：自 5 月 1 日以来共有 10,468 例环孢子虫感染
Mary Wulvath-Holdridge
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环孢子虫病（一种以引起爆发性腹泻著称的寄生虫感染）的病例现已波及 47 个州，该疾病的感染人数达到了前所未有的规模。
疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）在 8 月 4 日的每周更新中表示，自 5 月 1 日以来，已有 10,468 例经实验室确认的环孢子虫感染病例。新数据较 CDC 7 月 28 日的上一份报告增加了 3,700 例以上。
目前 47 个州已有记录病例，高于上周的 46 个。CDC 表示，至少还有 12,255 例额外病例尚未经实验室确认。
该机构表示，已有 527 例住院病例和 1,000 例死亡病例。
联邦卫生当局仍在调查他们认为的多次独立爆发的来源，其中规模最大的一次集中在密歇根州。该州报告了 8,000 多例环孢子虫病病例，并在 8 月 4 日报告了与此次爆发相关的首两例死亡病例。这些数字与 CDC 的数据有所不同，因为它们尚未被正式确认或报告给
部分环孢子虫病病例与冰山生菜有关。卫生官员尚未确定其他潜在来源。 (TAPES / DEPTY MAGIST)
联邦机构以计入其统计数据。
最近这次爆发与农产品巨头 Taylor Farms 在墨西哥中部种植的冰山生菜有关，促使该公司在 7 月 17 日启动召回。
查看出现环孢子虫病病例的州地图
到目前为止，只有特拉华州、夏威夷州和蒙大拿州三个州未受到此次疫情影响。密歇根州和俄亥俄州仍然是受灾最严重的两个州，华盛顿特区也报告了少数病例。
CDC 仅报告在 5 月 1 日或之后发生的、且在发病前 14 天内没有出国旅行的人员中经实验室确认的病例。由于追踪、核实和报告流程，其数据往往滞后于州卫生官员所引用的数据。从发病到病例被报告给 CDC 通常有六周的报告滞后。
什么是环孢子虫病？症状有哪些？
环孢子虫病是一种寄生虫感染，会导致通常与食物中毒相关的胃肠道症状，如腹泻、恶心和呕吐。它是由环孢子虫（Cycloopsis capricornis，简称为 cyclosporas）引起的，通常通过被污染的食物或水感染。
虽然令人不快，但通常认为它不会导致死亡，且许多病例未被报告，因为人们在家里康复而没有就医。对于免疫系统受损或有其他潜在健康问题的人，它可能会引起更严重的并发症。
根据 CDC 和克利夫兰诊所的说法，最常见的症状是水样、频繁且有时是“爆发性”的腹泻，不过其他问题可能包括：
- 呕吐
- 食欲不振
- 胀气，包括肿块和气体，或胃痉挛
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极度疲劳（疲乏）
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发烧
- 恶心
密歇根州报告 11,000 例病例
与美国食品药品监督管理局召回的 Taylor Farms 冰山生菜相关的、以密歇根州为中心的疫情已被确定为全国规模最大的一次。
根据 CDC 的数据，九个州已确认出现由该生菜疫情引起的病例：伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、堪萨斯州、肯塔基州、密歇根州、俄亥俄州、俄克拉荷马州、宾夕法尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州。
卫生官员在对病患进行检测并追踪感染的所谓“DNA”以确定它们是否相关后，确定了这些州。
被认为相关的病例被视为同一场疫情的一部分，可能源自同一来源。到目前为止，这九个州是 CDC 能够确认彼此相关并追溯到生菜的唯一州。
由于潜伏期长、样本获取困难，且无法使用适用于大肠杆菌（E. coli）和肠杆菌（Enterix）等病原体的相同生长追踪工具，环孢子虫病疫情的来源比其他食源性疾病更难追踪。
CDC 和 FDA 已确定了几个独立的病例集群，但尚未发现共同原因。
Kshberger 在爱达荷州案件中获得新律师
请愿书旨在撤回其有罪认 plea
N'Hea Yancey-Bragg
今日美国
一名新律师已被任命代表 Bryan Kshberger，旨在撤回他对 2022 年谋杀四名爱达荷州大学生的有罪认 plea。
31 岁的 在一项旨在避免死刑的有争议协议中，承认在爱达荷州莫斯科的一处校外住宅中杀害了爱达荷大学学生 Madison Mogen（21 岁）、Kaylee Goncalves（21 岁）、Xana Kersedin（20 岁）和 Ethan Chapin（20 岁）。他因此被判处四项终身监禁且不得假释，以及 2023 年 7 月的一项 30 年入室盗窃罪刑。
根据法院记录，8 月 3 日，爱达荷州律师 Gregory Riault 被指派代表 申请定罪后的救济。
今日美国已联系 Riault。该律师告诉 Fox News Digital，他尚未阅读 的请愿书，并计划通过电话与他交谈，随后前往监狱探视他以讨论此案。
：在第一份请愿书中， 表示，他并非在知情或自愿的情况下认罪，因为他受到了前任法律团队的“不实承诺”诱导和“威胁”。他表示，当时的律师严重误导了他将在死刑囚区面临的“更为艰苦”的条件，并对他服终身监禁期间的生活状况做出了虚假承诺。
“请愿人被说服，实际的罪行在考虑接受认罪时并非重要因素：死刑囚区和不安全感，且被推迟，请愿人在提交虚假认罪时将获得法律上的胜利，” 在今日美国获得的一份手写请愿书中写道。
表示，他的前任律师还未能告知他在认罪协商期间获得的一项潜在的证明无罪的证据，即在 Chapin 的手中发现了未知毛发团。
一份包含在法院文件中的 FBI 报告称，对 Chapin 右脚的碎片以及放置在 800 处其手部周围的袋子进行了检查，旨在寻找在显微镜下与“从 身上采集”的毛发一致的样本。然而，并未发现任何此类样本；一名辩方专家证人对 DNA 证据进行的独立审查认为，在 Chapin 手上或附近发现的这些毛发在“形态学上”与 Chapin 自身的毛发一致。
报告详细披露议员的“不当行为”及行动
Zachary Kchevnele 今日美国
华盛顿 - 他计划直升机飞行和脱衣舞俱乐部之行。他发送了 30 种不同类型的冰淇淋。他帮她们做家务并装饰圣诞树。他给她们买名牌手袋、枪支和百老汇演出的门票。
关于众议员查克·爱德华兹（Chuck Edwards）涉嫌对待两名年轻女性工作人员的方式，国会近日议论纷纷。众议院伦理委员会本周发布的一份 60 页报告包含了极具冲击力的访问记录和短信交流，这些内容异常亲密、令人不安——在某些情况下，简直是陈腐至极。
尽管这位北卡罗来纳州的共和党人激烈地质疑该小组的调查结果，但随之而来的强烈反弹促使他迅速结束其减薪竞选——就在报告发布仅两天之后。在他半夜发布的一份在线声明中，他表示他来到门前是为了提供“更为贫乏且反思的”态度，并将履行当前任期的剩余时间。
爱德华兹否认其办公室内部关系中存在任何不当行为。没有相关工作人员对他提出正式投诉，他的律师表示，委员会绕过了通常允许他对某些证据提出质疑的常规程序。
然而，伦理小组得出结论，爱德华兹使这些女性处于“难以维持的境地”，且任何“合理的观察者”都会将他的行为模式解读为具有暗示性或性性质。
委员会的报告称：“爱德华兹代表至少是对这一现实视而不见，最糟糕的情况是，他对他不当行为对两名女性的职业生涯和福祉产生的影响不屑一顾。”
在采取的一项非常规步骤中，该小组建议爱德华兹在国会的同事们对其进行谴责。
在 8 月 6 日议员们针对伦理问题进行的大规模、持续反思之后，这一尴尬局面已成为爱德华兹以及更广泛的共和党在 1980 年代的污点：另一位共和党国会议员在否认遭受家庭暴力指控的同时，转向众议院伦理委员会以洗清自己的名声，两名记者都强调了该小组在塑造中期选举进程中所扮演的外部角色。
该小组在 8 月 3 日的报告中写道：“这份报告不仅应让爱德华兹代表为其糟糕的判断和干预行为负责，而且应作为对所有成员的警告，即众议院绝不容忍性骚扰和歧视。”
直升机之旅与脱衣舞俱乐部计划
爱德华兹被指控的行为集中在
查克·爱德华兹在 2022. 初选获胜后在北卡罗来纳州弗拉特罗克发表讲话。这位北卡罗来纳州共和党人曾寻求连任，但在众议院伦理委员会发布报告后放弃。 NANA CARTER 今日美国网络
JULY 18, 2026 10:10 PM
众议院伦理委员会 Aug. 3 报告关于众议员查克·爱德华兹的摘录。 由众议院伦理委员会报告提供
主要围绕与他办公室 2 名年轻女性的关系，其中一人在 39. 岁时首次在北卡罗来纳州州议会担任他的实习生。在伦理报告中，这两名未具名的女性被统称为“Staffers 1”和“Staffers 2”在伦理报告中。
爱德华兹办公室的现任和前任工作人员告诉伦理小组，他们认为他对这两名年轻女性的对待方式与其他员工不同（爱德华兹表示并非如此）。委员会发现，他写了一些让她们感到不适的诗，并向两人赠送了奢华礼物。礼物包括总价值超过 81,000 的珠宝、名牌手袋、枪支和鞋子。
这还不是全部。小组表示，爱德华兹给了她们“Browns、一台笔记本电脑和一部手机。KitchenAid 搅拌机、扫地机器人、度假券、演出门票以及一对一晚餐”。他支付了 3 次赌博和度假行程的费用。
委员会还发现，在 2 经历了一次 lunakip 之后，他支付了她及其朋友访问纽约市的费用。根据报告，这次旅行包括百老汇剧目《汉密尔顿》的门票。据报道，爱德华兹在自己的生日期间带 1 去了纽约市，其中 2 次包括一次愉快的直升机之旅。
此外，这位国会议员与 1 谈论过去华盛顿特区的脱衣舞俱乐部。他还去 2 的家里帮她做家务，比如院子-
工作。他为了帮她装饰圣诞树而缺席了一次众议院投票。
在发给 2 的一条信息中，爱德华兹写道：“和你在一起太有趣了，沟通起来如此轻松，我喜欢听你说话。无论如何——让我们一起探索更多特区的地方。我们似乎对很多相同的事物都有共同的爱好。即使在没有共同点的地方，我也很享受与你一起冒险！”
30 种不同类型的冰淇淋
在约两年前一个格外奇怪的场景中，爱德华兹给一名年轻员工寄了大约 30 种不同类型的冰淇淋。
“我给你送了一些小东西，我曾听说这可能有助于让人振作起来，”他在 2024 年 6 月发给 2 的一条短信中写道。“希望有帮助。”
她回发了一张厨房柜台上摆满冰淇淋盒的照片，并说：“谢谢，但这似乎有点过分了，”他回复道：“你看上去需要很多鼓励！看到你那样，我的心都碎了。”
爱德华兹的律师称其为“私人友谊”
在对伦理委员会调查结果的一份 20 页回复中，爱德华兹的律师表示，小组的结论在国会规则下将其定性为性误称和骚扰。他们还指出，国会并非完全禁止赠送礼物，特别是当这种赠送是“基于私人友谊”时。
律师斯坦利·M·布兰德（Stanley M. Bland）和安德鲁·D·诺曼（Andrew D. Norman）辩称，伦理小组的报告“充满了事实推论和断言，这些内容要么缺乏报告中事实的支持，要么缺乏整个记录的支持”。
爱德华兹 Aug. 5 声明宣布放弃连任竞选，并未提及对其被指控行为的任何参考。相反，他简单地表示，服务于北卡罗来纳州西部“是他[人生]中的荣幸”。
“感谢你们的信任、祈祷和支持，”他写道。
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忽视肽类药物市场是危险的
Anant Vinjamson 博士 烟草顾问
询问任何长寿医学领域的医生，你都会听到同样的话。每天都有患者在就诊时已经在使用肽类药物。
他们从那些将其称为“研究化学品”的可疑网站订购。他们的剂量是根据 Reddit 帖子决定的。而且，如果他们有疑问，或者更糟糕的是出现问题，他们可能没有可以联系的值得信赖的医疗提供者。
这些人并不是边缘的健康狂热者。他们是你的朋友、亲戚、邻居和同事，他们听说这里有真正的希望，但找不到愿意认真对待此事的医生，于是尽力尝试互联网告诉他们的方法。
这就是目前的肽类药物市场。它不受监管，无组织，且几乎不可能安全地导航。
关于某些肽类药物的功效、安全性以及是否应该被允许，存在很多讨论。但我认为真正的问题要微妙得多。
让我们详细分析一下。
使用肽类药物有副作用吗？它们的作用是什么？
当监管机构和医疗机构告诉我们不要接触患者正在寻求的东西时，这并不会让需求变得危险——也不会让它变得更安全。这只会将人们推向一个不安全的灰色市场。我们不能假装这是一个可持续的解决方案，尤其是在一个肽类药物是未来转型一部分的世界里。
肽类药物本身不应对安全性问题负责。真正的问题是围绕其中许多药物的误导信息和监管真空。
我们已经拥有的一些最重要的药物就是肽。胰岛素让糖尿病患者生存了一个世纪，而司美格鲁肽是这十年的重磅药物。
肽是短链的氨基
Anant Vinjamson 博士曾在食品药品监督管理局的药房调配咨询委员会上就肽类药物作证。(AUG 6 / 14 / CBC / TBS)
酸，充当人体自身的信号分子。通过 1 条路径，它们影响许多系统。所有肽类药物都以这种方式工作。
GLP-1 药物是一个明显的例子。它们针对单一的信号系统，但能同时帮助改善肥胖、糖尿病、心脏病和肾脏病。
然而，并非所有肽类药物都拥有这样的记录。
BPZ-157, 是 7 月 25-24 日食品药品监督管理局药房调配咨询委员会听证会上审查的化合物之一，在临床前研究中显示能加速组织修复并减轻炎症。我们现在拥有近十年的现实世界经验表明，它可以为患者带来多种益处——从更快地从伤病中恢复，到通过一氧化氮信号减轻炎症性肠病症状。
然而，这些发现尚未得到大规模人体试验的支持。因此，真正的分歧不在于“已证实”与“伪造”；而在于“已证实”与“尚未证实”。
对于许多肽类药物，随机对照试验并不存在，而且可能永远不会出现。这些化合物通常陈旧、廉价或无法获得专利，因此没有公司有财务动力去花费一项试验所需的数亿加元。
虽然这些试验对于了解药物的安全性和有效性至关重要，但“没有随机对照试验”并不等同于“没有证据”。
我们拥有数千名临床医生的累积经验，他们在近十年中开具这些化合物的处方，并实时观察到真实患者的病情好转。
在第三个移动薄但，因为没有随机对照试验而忽视这些信号，会让患者失去他们现在想要且需要的选择。
这是一个寻找新前进方向的机会，通过利用现实世界数据来实现医疗创新，而不是依赖于昂贵且耗时的试验，后者的局限性正变得越来越明显。
FDA 对肽类药物的决定将照亮我们前行的道路
FDA 正处于决定是否允许由持牌药房对咨询委员会审议的七种肽类药物进行复配的阶段。做出这些建议的委员会成员是执业药剂师、医生和患者代表，他们的实践经验、现实世界经验和专业知识补充了 职业人员的监管知识。
虽然 的内部审查员专注于细致分析、传统研究和执法，但复配咨询委员会的存在是为了注入那种只有在机构外部与真实患者打交道才能获得的临床一线和行业视角。其向 提出的建议应当被认真对待。
委员会建议批准其中大多数肽类药物
是在帮助确定数百万美国人是否能更安全、在监督下获得这些疗法方面迈出的关键一步。这还包括针对质量和安全的建议路径和保障措施，以及关于肽类药物的实时更好教育。
而这正是我在委员会面前发言时所主张的。
正确的路径不是否认新兴科学或对其过度管控。我们必须在患者现有的状态下接纳他们。
忽视需求并不能消除需求；反而会让其变得更危险——它
在患者与医生之间
是否使用肽类药物最终是患者与医生之间做出的决定，对于那些常规预防措施无效的人来说，第 12 页是一个重大问题。但是，我们不应该阻碍在知情情况下由临床医生指导的选择。
但真正的问题不在于任何肽类药物会导致哪个列表。而在于医学是否能以严谨、好奇和创新的态度，而非轻视的态度，去迎接一门新科学。将其纳入系统，建立允许负责任获取的基础设施，让其成长为真正的医学。
那时，临床经验将不再是零散的。它将成为证据——这是该领域仍然缺乏且市场永远不会资助的人类数据。
我们有机会将其做正确。政府应该采纳咨询委员会中现实世界专家的指导，并允许对这些具有真实临床潜力的肽类药物进行复配。建立护栏，让医生和研究人员履行我们的职责。
Anant Vinjamson 博士是 Hons 的首席医疗官，他在该公司领导临床战略，并评估其不断增长的医疗服务组合中高质量循证医学的交付情况。作为一名在内科、预防健康和长寿医学方面具有专业知识的认证医师，Vinjamson 的资历包括斯坦福大学的生物科学学位、哈佛医学院的医学博士学位以及哈佛商学院的硕士学位。他在波士顿的布里格姆和妇女医院完成了内科住院医师培训。
为什么气候变化会带来洪水和火灾
Ellisabeth Meyer 烟草公司
1896 年，当一名瑞典科学家首次预测燃烧煤炭会导致地球变暖时，有些人认为这很棒。
1902 年，《流行机械》杂志吹嘘我们的工业正在向地球大气中“添加”二氧化碳，以便后代的人们能够享受更温和的寒冬。
然而，到了 20 世纪 70 年代，公众观点发生了转变，人们开始担心气候变化可能带来的破坏。现在，变化终于在人们可以感受到的规模上发生了。
这些影响——更温暖的冬天、闪电洪水、野火——都是 19 世纪末那次预测的基本结果。气候变化可能同时带来洪水和干旱，这似乎是天气光谱两端极端相反的情况，看起来违背直觉，但它们是相互关联的。
地球“出汗”的多少取决于温室气体
为了理解这种联系，继续探讨会有所帮助！在芝加哥大学教授“气候基金会”的课程时，我尝试通过这样一个问题来引导：为什么地球与月球不同？
两者距离太阳的距离相同，接收到的水分也相同，但月球的环境极其恶劣，白天的温度高于我们的沸点，夜晚则寒冷到危险的程度。
当宇航员前往月球时，他们需要价值数百万美元的太空——
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防护服（按今日价值计算）才能在这些极端环境下生存。
让地球变得不同的是其大气层，这是一层薄薄的空气，彻底改变了我们的星球。
它通过循环流动来平抑温度，而其中极小的一部分——即主要由二氧化碳和水蒸气组成的温室气体——通过捕捉红外辐射产生传导效应。
这意味着地球表面与月球不同，不能直接将太阳能辐射回太空。相反，地球主要通过蒸发水分并将温暖潮湿的空气向上移动来散热，在那里空气冷却，水分重新凝结，形成云和雨。
从某种意义上说，地球是通过出汗来冷却的。这有助于我们理解向大气中添加更多二氧化碳时会发生什么。地球变得更不像月球了。
首先，温度变得更高，但也更均匀。通常，寒冷地区的升温幅度高于温暖地区，夜晚比白天升温更多，冬季比夏季升温更多。这些是长期的总体趋势，而非我们更容易察觉的短期寒潮或热浪。
整体趋势线有利于降低取暖账单，但不利于冬季运动。明尼苏达州和威斯康星州的后院冰场前景堪忧。
其次，地球表面依赖蒸发冷却来散发多余的热量。大气中更多的二氧化碳意味着平均降雨量增加（在大多数温和地区），每升高 1 摄氏度增加 2%，但蒸发速度也更快。
而且还有一个额外的复杂因素：温暖的空气能承载显著更多水分——每升高 1 摄氏度增加 6% 到 7%。因此，一旦下雨，降雨会更加剧烈，但在两次降雨之间，干燥的天数会增加。
结果就是更多的突发洪水，但
土壤更干燥。这就是气候变化中看似矛盾的地方。
温暖的空气还会助长山火。因为这种空气能承载更多水分，它倾向于将植被中的水分吸干。干燥的森林容易起火，且火势猛烈、蔓延迅速。
我们现在开始看到规模更大的山火以及出现在新区域的火灾。虽然西海岸习惯了火灾季，但加拿大中部的森林火灾正将烟雾送往那些历史上很少见到烟雾的城市：芝加哥、纽约、华盛顿特区。
这并非世界末日，但我们需要为即将到来的破坏制定计划
还有其他必然会发生但速度较慢的变化。由于天气导致水体略微膨胀，即使没有冰川融化，海平面也必然会上升。
不要为了所谓的各种可能性而在佛罗里达州购买海滨房产。趁现在还能去，就去新奥尔良看看吧。
这一切虽然可怕，但持有宏观视角会有所帮助。
地球在过去曾出现过更高的二氧化碳水平和温度，但那并不是一个 200-mk 的傻瓜。
生命总能找到出路。但变化正在到来，就在当下，而人类的系统十分脆弱。
我们有超过 80 亿美元 人需要食物、住房、学校、煤炭、汽车和其他现代便利设施。
我们越早停止对气候变化的争论，就越能尽快转向可行的规划以限制破坏。
Ellisabeth Meyer 是芝加哥大学地球物理科学系的副教授，曾任该大学气候与能源政策稳健决策中心主任，也是气候与可持续增长研究所的兼职教师。
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如果你在感应支付（tap to pay）时没有过多思考，你并不孤单。我们大多数人都是如此。有人微笑着询问你是否能为一项公益事业捐赠 $20，并递出一个读卡器，而感应支付感觉比翻找现金要快得多。问题在于，诈骗者正利用这种盲目的信任。商业改进局（Better Business Bureau）正警告消费者，感应支付诈骗可能会让犯罪分子直接从你的银行账户中窃取资金。但好消息是：几个简单的习惯可以让任何人都很难将你的慷慨变成一个代价昂贵的错误。
感应支付前的快速直觉检查清单
想象这个场景：你走进一家商店——也许很累，也许很匆忙——两个人询问你是否愿意通过捐款来“支持学生”。一名密歇根州的 25 岁女性就遇到了这种情况。她用 iPhone 感应支付，以为是 $50，没有阅读屏幕，直到后来才发现账户中少了 $1,000。当她在银行应用程序中回顾这笔交易时，支付系统上的金额一直被设定为 $1,000。
欺诈专家表示，这类诈骗在当你匆忙或分心时效果最好。推销词听起来金额很小且合理，但设备被设定为更高的金额，甚至将资金发送到了你意想不到的地方。
在感应支付之前，请尝试这个快速的直觉检查流程：
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你应该是由自己持有设备，而不是将其交给别人来“帮”你感应。
- 如果你对情况感觉不妙，准备好一句应对词
来自 AARP 欺诈观察网络（AARP Fraud Watch Network）的 Amy Nofinger 建议使用简单的措辞，例如：“我不向未知组织或不认识的人捐钱。”她告诉今日美国网络的 Susan Tompor，说出这句话，如果愿意可以微笑，然后继续走。
应该让你三思的危险信号
一旦你知道该寻找什么，异常情况就会变得更加明显。大多数感应支付捐款诈骗都有几个共同点。
以下是一些值得注意的“糟糕”时刻：
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“我们只接受感应支付，不收现金。”正规的公益事业通常接受常规支付方式。如果你拿出现金时对方拒绝，这是一个巨大的危险信号。
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你被催促快速完成整个过程。如果他们说话很快，将你推向设备，或者在你尝试阅读屏幕时表现得不耐烦，他们是不希望你注意细节的。
参见 PAY，第 28 页
Susan Tompor TOMPOROR 今日美国网络
特朗普账户引发质疑
特朗普账户（Trump Accounts）网站称“伟大的事业始于微小的步伐”。但如果你在想象你的孩子有一天能在新的税收优惠特朗普账户中拥有数十万——甚至可能是数百万——美元，那么，请仔细审视赚到这笔巨款需要什么条件。
积累财富在很大程度上取决于孩子年满 18 岁后，资金维持投资状态的年数。而且，很大程度上取决于家人、朋友、雇主及其他人在过程中是否投入现金。
此外，很大程度上还将取决于股市在数年间的表现以及资金的投资方式。
芝加哥晨星退休与政策研究中心（Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies）退休研究副主任斯宾塞·卢克（Spencer Look）表示，理想情况下，特朗普账户应主要被视为一种尽可能早地为退休开始储蓄的方式。
联邦儿童储蓄账户（历史上曾获得两党支持）背后的理念是，此类账户可以为许多家庭提供更多空间，为下一代积累财富。特朗普账户是美国首个联邦儿童储蓄账户。
不过，卢克表示，根据其他研究，余额较少的账户更有可能在早期被清算。经济条件有限的家庭可能更倾向于在年轻人生活的早期，将可用资金用于其他支出。
例如，在 38 或 39 岁时，有人可能想将这笔钱用于教育、培训或与进入成年期相关的其他费用。在 50 岁时，有人可能想将这笔钱用于房屋首付款。
与其他金融分析师一样，卢克得出结论，来自高收入家庭的孩子在童年时期更有可能在特朗普账户中获得持续的注资，并将其投资状态维持到 50 多岁。因此，对于起步资金更多的人来说，积累财富的机会更大。
在特朗普账户中能增长多少资金？
2023、2026、2027 和 2028 年出生的婴儿，在父母或监护人注册账户后，可能有资格获得联邦政府一次性提供的 1,000 美元种子资金。这些儿童必须是拥有有效社会安全号码的美国公民。
这使得为新生儿开设账户变得非常有吸引力——且充满了对财富的梦想。
TrumpAccounts.gov 上的一个在线估算表明，这 1,000 美元
见 TOMPOR，第 28 页
雀巢推动简化食品标签
就使用通用名称游说美国官员
Richa Naidu 路透社
瑞士韦韦 —— 随着购物者日益仔细地审查成分标签，以避开被认为经过高度加工的产品，雀巢（Nescafe 咖啡和 KitKat 巧克力的制造商）一直在游说美国当局，允许使用通用名称而非科学名称来进行更简单的描述。
示例包括在成分列表中将“抗坏血酸”（sacoche acid）替换为更广为人知的“维生素 C”，将“β-胡萝卜素”替换为“维生素 A”，以避免消费者在成分即使是天然衍生或被监管机构认为安全的情况下，仍因不熟悉而拒绝该成分。
“有时我们在美国必须描述成分的方式，使其听起来像‘弗兰肯斯坦食品’，”一位前雀巢高级主管告诉路透社。
“而实际上，它其实是一种消费者有通用称呼的天然成分。”
该主管在要求匿名的情况下表示，由于官员们正在根据政府的“让美国再次健康”计划审查食品标签政策，雀巢已向卫生与公众服务部部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）的团队提出了这一问题。
行业人士表示，美国规则通常要求包装上标注识别度较低的技术术语，这可能会阻碍购物者购买产品，有时甚至迫使公司删除某些成分。与此同时，在欧洲，标签去——
取决于预期用途。
例如，如果某种成分被用作添加剂，它可以被标注为“饱和（抗坏血酸）”，或者作为维生素标注为“抗坏血酸（维生素 C）”，或者简单地标注为“维生素 C”。
Innova Market Insights 去年的一份报告发现，约四分之三的北美消费者会因为包装上列出的成分而重新考虑购买内容。
报告称，大多数消费者寻找的是真实成分以及易于理解的成分列表。
“我们继续与食品行业的利益相关者沟通，探讨如何帮助美国人在购买和消费食品时做出明智的决定，”卫生与公众服务部（HHS）的一位发言人表示。
见 LABELS，第 28 页
Stefan Pidner，雀巢技术主管，确认该公司正在进行游说以降低标签的复杂程度。JASON LAK / 路透社 / 资料图
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▲ 如果你无法真正查到该组织，或者对方无法清晰地解释他们是谁，那么这个团体听起来就很陌生，细节也很模糊；可以说，你可以在稍后通过官方网站捐款 —— 然后实际核实。
▲ 整个布置感觉像是临时凑合的。停车场里的折叠桌，一个你从未见过的设备，有人“帮你”拿着手机 —— 如果你的直觉告诉你“这感觉不对”，请听从直觉。
底线：慷慨是好事，但你不需要在当下为任何人省去一次点击。如果你不确定，完全可以走开，稍后自行查询该事业，并以一种让你觉得更安全的方式进行捐款。
您的触碰支付安全速查表
我应该关闭手机上的触碰支付吗？
这相当麻烦，但每两次关闭一次触碰支付，或者要求手机解锁后才能支付，可以给一些人带来额外的安心。使用信用卡进行捐赠是否比使用借记卡更安全？
信用卡通常比借记卡或点对点支付应用提供更强的欺诈和购买保护。如果您是在线捐赠或通过可信网站捐赠，如果出现问题，信用卡通常能为您提供更好的保障。
支付应用是否有可以保护我的交易限额？
交易限额可能会根据您的银行、发卡机构和具体账户条款而有所不同。请检查您的应用设置和政策——有些应用对大额支付设有额外的审核或延迟。
如果我发现金额错误，首先应该怎么做？
检查交易详情并立即联系您的银行或发卡机构对该费用提出争议。
触碰支付总是存在风险，还是仅在某些情况下有风险？
问题不在于技术本身，而在于您如何以及在何处使用它——例如现场捐赠与在已知商家进行交易的区别。
我在触碰捐赠时可以索要收据吗？
可以。合法的慈善机构应该能够为您提供收据，立即检查收据有助于您确认
问题不在于触碰支付技术本身，而在于您如何以及在何处使用它。MAXIMILIAN / FOUNDERS
金额以及资金的去向，而不仅仅是完成触碰操作。
如果我成为了受害者，该如何走出被诈骗的阴影？
如果您感到尴尬，您并不孤单。许多人曾在类似的骗局中损失数百或数千美元，他们经常说自己只是想帮忙。关键在于不要责备自己，而是迅速采取行动。
今日美国网络的 Susan Tompor 为本报道做出了贡献。
本报道由 Jason St. Angelo 在人工智能 (AI) 的协助下创作。记者参与了信息收集、审核、编辑和发布过程的每一个步骤。
Tompor
即使该计划不再存入资金，在 18 年后也可能变成 $6,000。
该估算是基于没有来自家庭、朋友、雇员或其他人的额外供款。它反映了历史 $49 500 的平均值。官方网站指出：“实际结果可能有所不同，且不保证实现。”
当然，关于这些账户随着时间的推移究竟能增长到多大，仍有争议。
但根据我通过在线计算器运行的一些数字，如果情况顺利且你随着时间的推移进行了极少量的供款，10 年后可能会在 $6,000 左右。
或者，如果情况不那么顺利，你可能看不到大约一半的金额。
由贝莱德（BlackRock）提供的一个图书馆在线计算器为我们提供了一个假设的平均回报：例如，如果你现在投资 $2,000 并且每月供款 $1，18 年后的回报接近 $4,988。该数字是基于标准普尔 500 指数 8.6% 的平均回报率。它包括总供款额加上总回报。回报和假设增长假设是基于 20 年滚动年化回报率。
在该网站上，针对该情景 18 年投资回报的可能结果范围是 $3,230 到 $6,800。
哦，根据 Trump-Accounts.gov 网站，如果成年子女在 18 岁时不动用这笔钱，那么到 55 岁时，数字看起来会更加惊人；在 55, 岁之后，$1,000 预计能够增长到 $245,000。
该网站称，如果账户每年持续获得 $5,000 的供款，那么到 55 岁时，金额可能会增长到 1300万美元。
不过，获得所有这些资金并非保证，而且在接下来的 50 多年里你需要获得强劲的回报。
来自晨星（Morningstar）的 Look 运行了他自己的一些数字，其得出的平均结果要低得多。
他考虑到了许多人可能会在 18 岁或 30 岁时清算这些账户，从而显著降低整体平均值的可能性。Look 表示，并非所有受益人在 18, 岁即可访问账户后，都可能继续将其资产进行投资。
Look 的计算表明，对于一个仅收到 $1,000 联邦种子资金供款的孩子，其 55 岁时的平均余额可能低至 $39,000。
他说，对于一个在达到 18. 岁之前每年从家庭和朋友那里获得 $6,000 持续供款的孩子，其 55 岁时的平均余额可能高达 $5.500 万。他说，在他运行的所有预测供款情景中，每年 $5,000 的供款在 $8 时停止。
Look 指出，在孩子年满 18 岁的增长期之后，成年子女可以开始自行向账户供款，但需遵守适用于个人退休账户的年度供款限制。
目前，根据美国财政部的说法，所有向特朗普账户（Trump Accounts）的供款将投资于第三街 SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF，这是一种追踪标准普尔 500 指数表现的低成本交易所交易基金。这是默认基金。未来，如果父母和监护人希望更改投资配置，他们可以选择投资于其他低成本选项。
如何开设特朗普账户？
父母和法定监护人在申报税款时，可以使用 IRS 4547 表格，选择为符合条件的子女建立一个专属的初始特朗普账户。
或者，他们可以访问 TrumpAccount.gov 进行注册并查找更多信息。
开设账户无需费用。
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一些家庭确实拥有积累财富的好机会——并且不应忽视其他提供向您孩子账户注资的途径。
根据美国财政部的说法，有 50 多家公司承诺为员工的孩子向特朗普账户提供捐助。
不过，很多时候，我们讨论的是公司承诺为 2015、2016、2017 和 2018 年出生的婴儿匹配联邦政府的捐助金额。
深入研究公司或企业所做任何承诺的规则和限制细节。
特朗普账户网站列出了几家提供支持的大名，包括 Charter Communications、戴尔科技 (Dell Technologies)、贝莱德 (BlackRock)、Your 和康卡斯特 (Comcast)。
特朗普账户如何征税？
特朗普账户在孩子年满 18 岁那一年的 1 月 1 日起，将转为传统的个人退休账户 (IRA)。孩子无法提取现金。但当受益人年满 18 岁成为成年人时，可以提取资金。
一旦达到那个里程碑年份，该账户在税务处理上就非常像一个传统的 IRA。
根据国家税务专业人士协会 (National Association of Tax Professionals) 税务控制与政府关系总监 Tom O'Brien 的说法，提取款项中的收益部分通常作为普通收入征税。
需要缴纳的税率将根据受益人的收入水平而有所不同。目前，联邦所得税率共有七档，范围从 30% 到 37%。
一个优势是：如果提取资金用于支付最高 $10,000 的首次购房者费用或用于合格的高等教育费用，您可以免除在 50 岁之前可能适用于此类分配的额外 50% 税款。
根据 Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting 位于伊利诺伊州 Riverwoods 的首席分析师 Mark Luscombe 的说法，其他免除 50% 罚款税的情况包括：年满 50 岁或以上、死亡、完全或永久性残疾，以及某些与医疗相关的费用。
您仅对捐助部分征税且
退休研究副总监 Spencer Look 表示，理想情况下，特朗普账户应主要被视为一种尽可能早地为退休开始储蓄的方式。MAXIMILIAN / FOUNDERS
免税回收。
特朗普账户可以无限期保持开放，并且以后可以根据正常的 Roth 转换规则转换为 Roth 。
“与 或 529 计划不同，特朗普账户的捐助是用税后资金进行的，因此最终只有收益部分作为普通收入征税，而不是按长期资本利得税率征税。”O'Brien 告诉底特律自由新闻报 (Detroit Free Press)。
一个可能不需要用这笔钱上大学的年轻储蓄者，如果他们处于较低的纳税档位，可能会希望将账户转换为 并缴纳必要的税款。但这在很大程度上取决于个人的情况，以及他们已经为大学预留了多少钱，或者他们是否获得了巨额奖学金。
Luscombe 指出，对于某些人来说，在成年早期转换为 可能是明智之举。
“由于 18 岁的人更有可能处于较低的纳税档位，转换税可能会比以后在 $6 岁时更低。”Luscombe 说道。
转换为 后，如果符合 规则，未来的收益则免税。
Luscombe 提到的另一个关键点是：父母或其他亲友向特朗普账户进行的年度捐助将不被征税，因为这些捐助没有获得前期税收减免，且是以税后资金进行的。
特朗普账户是否会影响您获得学生贷款的能力？
学生贷款专家兼作家马克·坎托维茨（Mark Kantowitz）认为，父母应当考虑到，特朗普账户可能会降低获得基于需求的经济援助的资格。
我们目前还不确切知道会发生什么。
坎托维茨指出，截至 7 月 20 日，美国教育部尚未就特朗普账户在 FAFSA（联邦学生援助免费申请表）中应如何申报提供指导。
可能会出现几种情况。特朗普账户中的资金可能会被申报为学生资产，从而使基于需求的援助资格降低资产价值的 20%。
财政部长斯科特·贝森特（Scott Bessent） 5 月在加利福尼亚州西湖村的一场活动中出现，旨在推广特朗普政府为儿童设立的单税收优势投资账户。
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坎托维茨表示，在大学生申请基于需求的援助期间，只要特朗普账户尚未清算，每年都会发生这种削减。
或者，如果特朗普账户被视为退休资产，则无需在 FAFSA 中申报为资产。坎托维茨说，如果取出资金用于支付大学学费或其他费用，提取款项将作为受益人的普通收入，从而使援助资格降低高达提取金额的一半。
家庭如何在特朗普账户中存钱？
特朗普账户的年度供款上限为每名儿童总计 $5,000，with over of living purposes after 2027。
合格的慈善组织和政府实体可以进行额外供款，且这些供款不计入 $5,000 的上限。
美国财政部一次性提供的 $1,000 供款不计入为家人、朋友和其他人设定的 $5,000 供款上限。
但父母可能需要考虑，该账户没有最低供款要求。
即便数额很小，也能对后代有所帮助。如果您已经有宝宝，或者期待宝宝到来，特朗普账户值得认真考虑——即便没有人能完全确定您的孩子在 18 岁或 30 岁时最终会拥有多少钱。
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随着消费者转向成分表更短、更易识别的产品，食品公司已花费数十亿美元去除人工色素、防腐剂和添加剂。
Swelly 的技术负责人斯特凡·帕赫（Stefan Paher）向路透社确认，该公司正通过贸易协会进行游说，以简化标签。帕赫说：“但这很困难。我们尝试在不损害产品安全性、质量或功能的前提下，尽可能减少消费者无法理解的成分。”
帕赫表示，消费者更倾向于看起来“熟悉”的成分，而不是拥有“他们能理解的标签”的产品。
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内布拉斯加州 北普拉特： 据 KELN 报道，人们认为 8 月 2 日在北普拉特西北方向由闪电引发了多起火灾，其中一起火灾摧毁了一座旧棚屋。该新闻机构报道称，消防员能够迅速控制火焰，防止火势蔓延。
内华达州 印第安村： 瓦肖县警长办公室正在调查太浩湖印第安村 Burnt Cedar Beach 拦截到的树木种植活动。在大型松树底部附近发现浓烈气味后，副警长于 7 月 24 日做出响应。8 月 2 日，在发现更多树木底部有某种物质后，副警长再次返回。
新罕布什尔州 康科德： 司法部门宣布，新罕布什尔州最高法院首席法官 Gordon MacDonald 将因音乐假而暂时离开法庭。《康科德观察报》对此进行了报道。
新泽西州 格洛斯特镇： “高速公路之友”的成员正在反对在原高速公路高尔夫球场（全美首个黑人拥有的高尔夫球场）拟建的 745 套住房开发项目。格洛斯特镇官员可能会在下次会议上决定这一价值 $2.02 亿的开发项目。
新墨西哥州 拉斯克鲁塞斯： 由艺术家 Sarah Robson 创作的名为“Cultivating Community”的壁画，最初是拉斯克鲁塞斯市为了遏制消防站墙壁上的涂鸦而发起的一项努力，并被赞誉为生活质量部门与拉斯克鲁塞斯消防部门之间的合作。市长 Eric Eszayes 表示，由于他与 2 号消防站的历史渊源，这幅壁画对他而言意义深远。
纽约州 奥尔巴尼： 一项新的调研研究发现，纽约州在夏季公路旅行方面的排名位列第四。
北卡罗来纳州 富兰克林： 富兰克林镇最近就针对公职人员的威胁发出公开呼吁，这些威胁与 Rock canoises 有关。但该镇并没有任何 canoises。镇长 Monday's state Owens 在一份新闻稿中确认了这一点。Owens 还表示，镇议会尚未在未来的预算中为任何此类项目拨款。
北达科他州 法戈： 据 KVRB 报道，市长 Josh Boschou 将于 8 月 4 日起辞去其州参议员席位，他将此次变动归因于 Don Kelly Armstrong 9 月份关于 Kushon 的特别会议。该新闻机构报道称，Boschou 强调了及时任命一名新的 44 区参议员以准备该会议的重要性。
俄亥俄州 Beaverneck： 根据一项联邦诉讼，Bus-on's 正在起诉 Beaver's Mini Mart，这是一家在 Beaverneck 社区中心地带经营了 20 多年的小型便利店。Bus-on's 表示，其客户可能会被该便利店的标志所混淆，该标志在红色字体店名旁边画了一只微笑的海狸。
俄克拉荷马州 迈阿密： 本笃会修士们正试图克服一个糟糕的新情况，即他们修道院中过时的微笑系统已经损坏。圣格雷戈里修道院的院长 Lawrence Gravesian 表示，内部温度已高达 90 度。他最近在 Facebook 上发帖寻求 RELI-NO 的帮助。
宾夕法尼亚州 Lemuryer： 根据宾夕法尼亚州房地产经纪人协会的数据，宾夕法尼亚州房价的再次上涨将该州销售价格中位数推高至 $440,000，较一年前增长了 6.2%。
罗德岛州 普罗维登斯： 罗德岛国际电影节于 8 月 4 日开幕，在近一周的时间里将进行 300 多场放映，涵盖从仅几分钟的短片到 Verdi Production 最新长篇电影《Bad News on the Deontop》的世界首映。
南卡罗来纳州 Andelene： 随着 AUMG 继续从网络攻击中恢复，该医疗系统正在扩大患者支持服务。
南达科他州 苏福尔斯： 南达科他州及其最大的学区在过去四年中，有太多接受特殊教育服务的学生脱离了学校。根据《残疾人教育法》要求的 2020-2021 至 2024-2025 学年的年度绩效报告，该州和苏福尔斯学区在很大程度上一直为这些学生运行目标毕业等级。
田纳西州 孟菲斯： 联合健康基金会已承诺投入 400万美元，以扩大一项源自孟菲斯的健康计划，旨在改善田纳西州各欠发达社区获得预防性护理和慢性病支持的机会。
德克萨斯州 赫里福德： R 区域教育服务中心公布了年度荣誉，授予了两位赫里福德 HSI 课程人员：2022 年年度小学教师 Almadelhas Projo DeLeon，以及 2027 年年度中学教师 Kevin Weaver。
犹他州 雪松城： 据 KOTV 报道，雪松城空中加油基地打破了其结构使用的历史记录，加载量超过 200 万 gallons，用于覆盖并打击大盆地地区的山火。
佛蒙特州 匹兹堡： Rokeby 博物馆将延续其 40 年的传统，于 8 月 9 日举行年度 9% 8 for Crown 社交活动。游客可以购买手工派和冰淇淋，同时聆听音乐并参加导览和家庭活动。
弗吉尼亚州 韦恩斯伯罗： 由于与袋装沙拉产品相关的环孢素爆发引发健康担忧，Berry Full Farbs 所有者 Jeff field 表示，近几周销售额和客流量有所增加，因为更多购物者转向当地农场购买新鲜农产品。
华盛顿州 布朗斯维尔： 一部在布雷默顿完全拍摄的对“Large does”的现代演绎作品正在全国电影节上巡演，接下来将在 Roxy 剧院作为年度西海湾电影节的一部分展出。《Dead Ears High》讲述了一起高中门撞事故后的余波，而其曾经积极的皮肤诗歌队正准备参加一项全国比赛。
西弗吉尼亚州 韦斯顿： 据 WBOP 报道，在强降雨、大风和部分龙卷风袭击该地区后，西弗吉尼亚州的居民可以获得联邦灾难援助。
威斯康星州 沃索： Good News Project 已完成其装卸区域的翻新，包括该非营利组织资本活动计划的最终阶段。
怀俄明州 夏延： 据 Wyselfie 报道，怀俄明州立公园与 Star Plunge 所有者 Roland Luehne 就该州年度 Thermopolis 景点达成了一项初步协议。据该新闻机构报道，如果获得批准，该协议将提供 $1800 万 以动员 Luehne。
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Buc-ee's 因标志新诉讼引发抵制
Gabe Nauari 和 David Ferrara 今日美国网络
在被《上周今夜》主持人约翰·奥利弗嘲讽要求起诉他及 HBO 几天后，受欢迎的加油站连锁店 Buc-ee's 对俄亥俄州的一家便利店提起诉讼。
根据 7 月 28 日提交的一项联邦诉讼，-'s 正在起诉 Beaver's Mini Mart，这是一家位于俄亥俄州代顿郊区比弗克里克（Beavercreek）社区中心的小型便利店，已经营 20 多年。
今日美国网络旗下的《辛辛那提询问报》报道称，尽管该便利店没有加油泵，且距离最近的州际公路有数英里之遥，但 -'s 表示，其客户可能会被该便利店的标志所混淆，该标志的特点是一个微笑的海狸站在红色字体的店名旁边。
据《询问报》报道，Vik Poparai 拥有这家便利店已超过十年，这比 -'s 在 2010 年首次走出德克萨斯州早了数年，也远早于其 4 月在代顿北部的俄亥俄州开设首家门店。该新闻机构还报道称，海狸在整个比弗克里克都非常受欢迎，许多企业和当地高中在吉祥物中使用了该啮齿动物的不同版本。
“我不知道他们为什么要起诉像我这样的小企业，”Poparai 对《询问报》说。“我有两个孩子，这家店现在是我不认为。”
比弗克里克市议员 Zach Upton 在听说该便利店成为 -'s 攻击目标时同样感到震惊。Upton 告诉《询问报》，这起诉讼是 -'s 保护其品牌欲望的过度扩张。
“常识没有占据主导地位，”Upton 说。“我无法想象任何人会把这家便利店和 -'s 混淆。它们甚至不在同一个量级上。”
约翰·奥利弗挑战 Buc-ee's 起诉他及 HBO
在 7 月 26 日播出的《上周今夜》节目中，奥利弗详细讲述了 Buc-ee's 倾向于起诉那些标志中带有卡通动物的小企业的习惯，即便这些标志与 -'s 著名的——且已注册商标的——咧嘴笑的海狸标志几乎没有或完全没有相似之处。
奥利弗在节目结束时大胆挑战 -'s 去挑衅一家与其规模相当的公司，并将自己的商店和网络定位为潜在目标。
“-'s 喜欢起诉其他公司，尤其是那些拥有动物吉祥物的公司，”奥利弗说道，并指出该连锁店多年来已提起十多起诉讼并威胁要提起更多。奥利弗还指出，-'s 赢得了几乎所有案件，因为公司通常选择和解并重新设计其标志，或者直接倒闭，因为正如奥利弗所说，“大多数公司根本没有资源去与这样一家大公司对抗。”
奥利弗接着引用了一位法律专家的说法，该专家表示 -'s 应对这一策略保持谨慎，因为你起诉这些小公司的次数越多，遇到一家有能力反击的公司就可能性越高。
“而这就是我们的切入点，”奥利弗在节目片段中说道。“因为事实证明，我们非常有意愿与 -'s 展开一场战斗。”
在节目片段中，奥利弗重新介绍了 Nutterbutler 先生，这是一个 7 英尺高的松鼠吉祥物，最初是为 2007 年一个针对前煤炭高管鲍勃·默里（Bob Murray）的片段而创建的，该片段导致了一场针对该节目和 HBO 的诽谤诉讼，但以失败告终。
该节目为 Nutterbutler 先生创建了一个看起来与 -'s 标志相似的标志，并将该标志印在各种产品上，包括随行杯、帽子、衬衫、连体衣、马克杯和睡衣。
这些商品在 -Off.com 限时发售。奥利弗在节目中表示，所有利润将捐给 Hunger Free America，这是一个致力于消除国内饥饿的非党派非营利组织。
“所以，如果外面任何著名的加油站连锁店对我们的新标志和产品有异议，并想让律师介入，那么你知道吗？尽管来试（脏话）吧。不过请记住，这样做，你将直接从饥饿者的口中夺走食物，”奥利弗在节目片段中说道。
-'s 没有立即回应《今日美国》的置评请求。
-'s 法庭历史快照
《今日美国》此前曾报道过 -'s 过去提起的一些诉讼。
2025 年 3 月，-'s 对一家位于密苏里州西南部的企业 -'s 提起联邦诉讼，该企业提供狗公园、咖啡店、食品店和一个西式风格的微型城市。
-'s 声称，未经授权使用其商标（包括一个微笑的动物吉祥物）使密苏里州的便利店获益，而 -'s 则遭受损失，同时误导消费者认为这两家企业有关联。
2025 年 1 月，-'s 对北德克萨斯州的加油站 Super Fuels 提起诉讼，声称 Super Fuels 的标志（蓝色背景上有一只披着红色斗篷的棕色微笑狗）与 -'s 太过相似。-'s 指称，Super Fuel 的拟人化卡通吉祥物在第一眼时可能会让消费者产生混淆。
2025 年 3 月，-'s 起诉了总部位于德克萨斯州的便利店 Chicks，声称 Chicks 源自相似的概念，包括选址和店铺设计、产品种类、建筑以及标志。
尽管 的标志描绘了两只背对背微笑的鸡，背景为红、黄、黑三色，但 -'s 声称该标志抄袭了 -'s 的“标志性标记”，如颜色、形状和字体。
尽管 的律师申请驳回起诉，但 最终在 2034 年关闭。
撰稿：Greta Cross 和 Martin Meier，《今日美国》
Gabe Nauari 为《今日美国》报道，David Ferrara 为《辛辛那提询问报》报道
网红为其参加 OpenAI 的奢华之旅辩护
Melissa Mendez II 今日美国
OpenAI 举办了其首次品牌之旅，邀请了一组网红参加。上周末，OpenAI 将他们安置在纽约州哈德逊河谷的豪华私人小屋中，并安排了一系列活动，据推测是为了促使他们传播关于这家拥有 ChatGPT 的人工智能公司的积极氛围。
在这些创作者开始上传关于这次度假的帖子后不久，他们遭到了其他社交媒体用户的负面反应，指责他们与一家他们认为对社会害处大于益处的公司合作。
这些网红入住的高端度假村是 Wildflower Farms，那里的私人小屋每晚价格超过 $1,000。他们发布了极具美感的照片集，分享了研讨会、团体晚餐和远足的片段。今日美国联系了参加此次旅行的六位创作者以寻求评论，但未收到回复。
参加此次旅行的网红之一 Grace McCormick 在 Instagram 上拥有超过 93,000 名粉丝，她回应了在她的一段视频下指责她“出卖嘴脸”的负面评论，她接着说道：“我的嘴脸没有被妥协。我对人工智能及其为我们人类提供的机遇感到极其兴奋。除此之外，每当我们的生活方式将发生某种巨大的、全面性的变革时，如果我有机会进入那个房间，听取那些掌控变革的人员的发言，我一定会这样做。”
参加此次旅行的另一位创作者 Megan Läve 在 Instagram 上拥有超过 227,000 名粉丝，她回复了 McCormick 的帖子并写道：“我在 TikTok 上关于 OpenAI 之旅的帖子下的评论具体来说全都是这样的。我感到非常困惑，因为我和你一样，我是在朝着变革的方向前进，而不是反对它。”
社交媒体用户开始制作视频批评这些创作者参加此次活动。Meredith Lynch 在 8, 2020 年 8 月 2, 发布了一段视频，称这些创作者参与 ChatGPT 品牌之旅的行为“令人深感厌恶且尴尬”。
在给今日美国的一份声明中，OpenAI 表示：“创作者是我们社区的重要组成部分，也是如今人们获取信息和了解我们产品的方式。”声明继续写道：“随着人工智能变得更加普及，我们欢迎健康的辩论，并且我们重视那些选择与我们接触、参加我们的活动、提出尖锐问题并与所有人一起学习的创作者。”
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即便是在足球碗分级赛（Football Bowl Subdivision）中最好的球队，在进入常规赛时也会有一个或两个未解之谜。• 这些季前问题会让教练们辗转反侧，担心一个薄弱环节或未解难题可能会毁掉冲击大学足球季后赛或全国冠军的机会。• 这其中也包括俄亥俄州立大学的 Ryan Day。在季前 US LBM 教练投票中排名 No. 1，the Buckeyes 拥有近乎完美的球员阵容。但新聘请的协调员能否奏效并带领 OSU 回到 Big Ten 的顶端？• 今日美国体育分析了 8 月 4 日发布的季前教练投票中每支球队所面临的一个重大问题。
- 俄亥俄州立大学：Ryan Day 能否再次完美地从 NFL 挖掘人才？
去年冬天聘请 Matt Patricia 担任防守协调员，他绝对拿到了 A+。去年 OSU 唯一做到的就是以场均丢 289.1 码排名全美第一。这个休赛期，Day 聘请了另一位前 NFL 主教练 Arthur Smith 来掌管进攻。他能从 Julian Sayin、Jeremiah Smith 和 the Buckeyes 身上挖掘出什么样的潜力，将决定全国冠军的归属。
- 俄勒冈大学：进攻线是否合格？
四分卫？没问题。防守线？没问题。确保。防守后场七人组？没问题，这要感谢像安全卫 Ken Punch 这样的新成员。对于 Ducks 来说，唯一令人担忧的人员领域是进攻前线，在明星中锋 Japani Laloulu 和后卫 Dave Jali 身边，将会有 3 名新首发。
- 佐治亚大学：谁能在接球手位置上创造机会？
在宽接手位置上极度缺乏经验和经过验证的深度。佐治亚大学将非常依赖来自佐治亚理工学院的转会球员 Iniah Canion（2025 年 33 次接球获得 480 码），因为该队正试图在传球游戏中替代 Zachariah Branch 接球后的影响力。
- 德克萨斯大学：Will Muschamp 能否进一步释放防守潜力？
德克萨斯大学上赛季在 SEC 的每回合丢码数排名并列第三。新任防守协调员 Will Muschamp 能否寻求更出色的表现，可能取决于二线防守的实际情况。Longhorns 拥有很多选择，但需要确定这些新的首发球员。
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四分卫思考关于福西、ESPN 及最后一个赛季的话题
宾夕法尼亚州 LATHORE – Aaron Rodgers 正准备与 Pittsburgh Beefers 开启“最后一程”，但请放心，这位四分卫并没有准备进入竞选阶段竞选公职。
称他为两极分化或争议焦点。或者更糟。不受影响。
“我根本不在乎人们怎么看待我，除非他们支持我且我会向他们寻求建议，”Rodgers 告诉今日美国体育。
在被问及是否担心形象受损时，这位明星四分卫和反疫苗者并不会援引第五修正案。答案是绝对不会，就此打住。
然而，当 Rodgers 在 8 月 3 日参加 ESPN 的《The Fat McAfee Show》时，他无疑触动了某些神经。他通过对一个开场问题援引第五修正案来嘲讽 Anthony Fauci 博士，随后又称这位前传染病顾问——疫情期间许多人的英雄——在最近的一次国会听证会上援引第五修正案是“胆小鬼”。
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道奇队的反派角色落在斯库巴尔身上
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芝加哥——中部时间 6:22 p.m. CT，当塔里克·斯库巴尔在瑞格利球场客队牛棚前的外野草地上慢跑时，球迷们第一次对他发出嘘声。当洛杉矶道奇队的出场名单公布时，他们再次对他发出嘘声，且声音比对他任何一名新队友都要大。当斯库巴尔走上投手丘进行他在该球队的首次先发登板时，嘘声更加剧烈，而这同时也是他职业生涯首次在“友好禁区”内先发。
这位两届美国联盟赛扬奖得主正式成为了一个反派，而且他已经意识到这种感觉将变得习以为常。
“我计划在本赛季接下来的时间里在这样的氛围中投球，”斯库巴尔说。“实际上我在季后赛中还没有进行过主场先发。全部都是在客场。我曾在相当糟糕的环境中投球，我想这次经历可以与那些季后赛先发相媲美。”
斯库巴尔作为道奇队成员的首秀结果——Aug. 4 小熊队 5-1 获胜——并不像所有参与者在这次之后所感受到的冲击那样显著
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道奇队投手塔里克·斯库巴尔在 Aug. 4 瑞格利球场的 4. 局被小熊队得分后做出反应。MICHAEL BEANS / GETTY IMAGES
顺时针方向，从左上角开始：迈阿密大学飓风队防守线球员 Justin Scott，俄亥俄州立大学四分卫 Julian Sayin，印第安纳大学胡西尔队四分卫 Josh Hoover，前佐治亚大学防守协调员 Will Muschamp（现就职于德州），前佐治亚理工学院外接手 Iniah Canion（现就职于佐治亚），俄勒冈大学中锋 Japani Laloulu 和圣母大学跑卫 Anayas Williams JEFF BLANS, RICH JENZARUK, CHRIS PETSCH / USA TODAY NETWORK, JEROME MINCH, MARK J. NEBLAS, TREVOR RUSZKOWIC, ZACHARY TAY'OWAGH IMAGES
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季后赛临近，“恐慌模式”开启
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北卡罗来纳州格林布鲁克 —— 挥杆教练 Adam Schieber 表示，本周的温亚姆锦标赛（Wyndham Championship）标志着 PGA 巡回赛球员正式进入“恐慌模式”。
“必须打出好球，”资深职业球员 Denny McCarthy 说道。他在美联联邦杯（FedExCup）积分榜上排名第 84 位，本周至少需要获得 5, 名才能晋级在孟菲斯举行的首场季后赛。
“本周是美联联邦杯 34 场常规赛赛事的最后一站，只有 70, 名球员能晋级下周的 FedEx 81. Indie 锦标赛。这是三场季后赛赛事中的第一场，最终将在亚特兰大产生赛季总冠军。”这是赛季中最令人压力巨大的周之一。Schieber 的学生包括 2025 年美国公开赛冠军 J.J. Spain，他一直在处理球员们的咨询，他们希望快速调整击球平面以帮助自己进入决赛圈，但正如他所言，“我不喜欢采取‘创可贴’式的临时补救。”
在 2020 年温亚姆锦标赛中获得并列第五名（T-5）的 Chris Kirk 是唯一一名随后进入前 70 名的球员，但除此之外，几乎所有季后赛机会悬而未决的人都在这里 —— 前英国公开赛冠军 Shane Lowry（第 40 位）是美联联邦杯排名第 40-80 位中唯一未参加本周比赛的球员，而他绝无可能掉出前 70 名。
“但其他前大满贯冠军，如澳大利亚的 Jason Day（第 75 位），他至少需要获得并列第 10 名；以及 Reagan Bradley（第 72 位），两人目前都排在 70 名之外，正寻求延长他们连续参加季后赛的纪录。Day 追求的是他的第 9 次（自 2008 年起），而需要获得并列第 38, 名（T-38）的 Bradley 则追求他的第 16 次（自 2011 年起）。[首位大满贯冠军 Brooks Korgka 排名第 86 位，至少需要获得第四名。]”
将这些长青纪录与 25 岁的新秀 Jackson Koivun 形成对比，后者去年作为业余球员通过赞助商特邀参加此项赛事并获得并列第五名。两周前，他以 3 杆之差击败
世界第一 Scottie Scheffler，赢得了 3M 公开赛，成为自 Ralph Gubfeld 在 USA 凤凰城公开赛之后，以多杆优势赢得 PGA 巡回赛赛事的最年轻美国人。Koivun 连续三轮没有打出博基球（bogey），以 25 杆低于标准杆的 259 杆打破了该 7-5 洞锦标赛的得分纪录，排名从 9-8 位上升至 70 位。他以“边缘球员”的身份进入本周比赛，如果现状维持不变，他将是最后一个晋级的人。
“这绝对在我脑海中，”他说。“我还需要做一点工作。我喜欢告诉自己，打好高尔夫能解决一切。我一直认为自己有机会进入季后赛，我可以打出好球并给自己一个机会。”
如果他能保住前 70 名的一个席位，本周将迎来第六次出场的 Koivun 将与另一名球员并列，成为单赛季出场次数最少而获得美联联邦杯资格的球员。季后赛也奖励像 Jordan Spieth 这样具有赛季一致性的球员，他在本周进入时的排名为 55 位，是本赛季尚未获得前 20 名的球员中排名最高的。他将成为自 2024 年 Erasmus Power 以来，首位在没有前 20 名完赛成绩的情况下获得资格的球员。
自 2007, 年美联联邦杯创立以来，温亚姆锦标赛一直扮演着美联联邦杯常规赛收官战的角色（自 2008 年起在 Sedgefield 国家乡村俱乐部举行）。虽然进入季后赛保证了 2027 赛季的参赛资格，允许球员在想要延长休赛期时取消部分赛程，但它已不再像以前那样具有决定性的压力。球员们仍将有七场美联联邦杯全量赛事来争夺前 100 名，以保留下赛季的参赛卡。
“进入前 70 名保证的唯一东西就是多一次出场机会，”资深职业球员 Stephan Jaeger 说道，他本周排名第 77 位，至少需要获得并列第 0 名（T-0）。“这没什么新鲜的。我们每年都要面对（季后赛的）压力。”
加拿大的麦肯齐·休斯面临的任务艰巨。这位两度获得巡回赛冠军的选手正处于“6-Bull 之后”的劣势，他仅记录了两次前 10 名的完赛成绩（两次均为并列第 10 名），目前排名第 120 位，这使他成为在周日未能获得冠军的情况下，仍有可能进入季后赛的排名最低球员。在代表他自己以及赛场上其他需要赛吉菲尔德球场出现奇迹的球员发言时，他表示：“只希望我能带来一点魔力。”
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球场：北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒的 Sedgefield Country Club（标准杆 70，T.131 码） 奖金池：$6.500 万（冠军：$1.5384）。
电视转播：8 月 6-7 日：东部时间下午 3-6 点（Golf Channel）；8 月 8-9 日：下午 1-3 点（Golf Channel）和下午 3-4 点（GIRL）。
流媒体（ESPN 应用）：8 月 6-7 日：东部时间上午 6:45 至下午 6 点；8 月 8-9 日：上午 7:45 至下午 6 点。
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数据内幕
41.5 自 2016 年以来，该数字代表温德姆冠军赛获胜者在接近果岭时获得的所有击球数增益的百分比。该赛事最近 10 位获胜者中有 7 位在接近果岭方面排名在前 50 名的前四位。
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■ 卡梅伦·杨 (Cameron Young)。 这位卫冕冠军兼世界排名第 3 的选手在去年以 6 杆之差大获全胜，并在其 PGA Tour 职业生涯的一次赛事中首次在推杆击球数增益方面领跑全场。他在前九洞打出了 18 杆低于标准杆的成绩，这是温德姆冠军赛自 2008 年移至 Sedgefield 以来最低的前九洞标准杆成绩。杨正寻求成为自 1956 年萨姆·斯尼德 (Sam Snead) 以来首位成功卫冕该赛事的球员。
■ 亚历克斯·斯马费 (Alex Smafey)。 作为 Sedgefield 的会员，这是他第六次参加温德姆赛，但当地球场的知识并未发挥作用——他连续三次未能通过截分线。但情况必须有所改变，在他最近 10 次出赛中，他共获得了 1,600 分联邦快递杯积分，而本赛季前 10 次出赛仅获得 242 分。
■ 乔丹·斯皮思 (Jordan Spieth)。 这位前世界第一在四年多时间里很少处于顶峰，且本赛季尚未获得前 10 名的成绩。这周会是转机吗？斯皮思在温德姆赛的首轮平均成绩为 66.20，这是他在 PGA Tour 职业生涯中任何单项赛事中的最低成绩，并且他在 2013 年曾在此经历过附加赛失利。
LIV 首席执行官 Scott O'Neil 在 7 月 24 日于英国英格兰 Uttoxeter 举行的由 JCB 赞助的 LIV 英国赛期间观看比赛。JOB REASSOCIETY IMAGES
首席执行官称联赛已获得一名“领投人”
尼克·斯塔夫斯 (Nick Staves)
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首席执行官 Scott O'Neil 在 8 月 5 日表示，该联赛已与一名“领投人”达成协议，并引起了“数十名”其他潜在财务支持者的兴趣。
“ 已与一名领投人达成协议，该协议由投资者签署并经董事会批准，旨在锚定此次交易，并在支持联赛下一阶段发展路径中发挥关键作用，而这一阶段是由球员驱动且为球员服务，”O'Neil 表示。“我们还看到十几个额外的合作伙伴表现出浓厚兴趣，可能担任少数股东，从而创建一个旨在实现长期稳定和增长的多伙伴模式。”
根据 O'Neil 的说法，不仅有新的主要投资者，而且一项协议已经制定，将使 的球员成为联赛的股权持有者。
“值得注意的是，我们的下一个章节将使我们的球员成为 的多数股权持有者，这在主要全球体育联赛中尚属首次，并为联赛在世界范围内继续推广这项运动奠定了基础，”O'Neil 在声明中继续说道。“我们预计在未来几周内敲定条款，目标是在 9 月进入交易—
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球场：位于新泽西州贝德明斯特的特朗普国家高尔夫俱乐部（标准杆 71, 7,651 码）
奖金：个人 2000万美元（冠军：$440），团队 1000万美元（冠军：$384）。
电视转播：8 月 6: 1-6 p.m. ET (Fox One)；8 月 7: Noon-2 p.m. (Fox One) 以及 2-5 p.m. ET ()；8 月 8: Noon-5 p.m. ET ()；8 月 9: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ()
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tember。与此同时，我们的重点是为贝德明斯特的球迷和球员提供精彩的一周，并强力完成 2026 赛季。'
O'Neil 在声明发布后不久举行了新闻发布会，他在会上拒绝透露关于这位新领投人是谁、交易价值多少以及具体何时敲定的细节。
O'Neil 似乎很有信心，尽管有大量关于 LIV Golf 将彻底崩溃的猜测，但该联盟将继续存在。当被问及该交易如果敲定是否能保证 2027 赛季时，O'Neil 表示：'以及 '28 和 '29 和 '30。'
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5. 圣母大学：谁将与 Aneyas Williams 一起担任跑卫？
Aneyas Williams 在去年担任替补后，接任圣母大学的头号跑卫。如果爱尔兰人继续采用委员会机制，预计 Kedem Young 和 Nolan James Jr. 将与 Williams 共同出战。
6. 印第安那：胡西尔队能再次通过转会球员大获成功吗？
这支卫冕全国冠军队引进了一批规模较小但星光更盛的转会球员。胡西尔队在进攻端能走多远，取决于新四分卫 Josh Hoesse (TCU) 与新接球手 Nick Marsh (密歇根州立大学) 之间的配合。
7. 迈阿密：防守线能变得更好吗？
迈阿密失去了 Rosteen Bain 和 Aldovan Mendez 这两台“破坏机器”，但在 2020. 的前线可能同样具有统治力。飓风队在中路拥有 Ahmad Moteu 和 Justin Scott 的强力支撑。如果看向边缘位置，大四球员 Damon Wilson II 是一个突破候选人。
8. 德州 A&M 大学：Daymion Stafford 准备好出战了吗？
这位大四线卫在春季训练期间腿部受伤，但恢复进度提前，这意味着他有可能在赛季初回归。这对 A&M 大学来说将是巨大的助力，因为球队计划依赖 Stafford 的经验和产出（2025 年 57 次擒抱和 3 1 / 2 次擒杀）。
9. 俄克拉荷马大学：进攻端能释放更多爆发力吗？
希望更稳定的跑球游戏能为空中进攻创造更多爆发性机会。胡西尔队去年在 SEC 的排名从后往前数第三，仅有 5 次 40 码以上的接球成功。在四分卫 John Maloer 和预计首发的三名接球手 Troll Harris, Parker Livingstone 和 Isaiah Safagna III 之间，人员配置已经到位。
10. 密西西比大学：在皮特·戈尔丁的领导下会有什么变化？
去年的季后赛之旅让皮特·戈尔丁在接替莱恩·基芬的任期之初就占据了先机。现在我们将看到他会安装哪些永久性的改变（如果有的话），以赋予他的球队不同的面貌。首先看进攻端，新协调员约翰·大卫·贝克应该将他的一些“空袭”（Air Raid）概念融入到由全国两大巨星特立尼达·克伦布利斯和基万·莱西领导的单位中。
11. 亚拉巴马大学克里姆森之潮队：这又是一个可怜的跑球进攻吗？
一年前，亚拉巴马大学在 SEC 中排名第 10，场均冲球码数为 104.1 码，每次携带冲球 1.4 码。如果没有大幅提升，克里姆森之潮队将无法取得进展。前线有四名新首发可能并非坏事，尤其是如果 4 英尺 7 英寸的大二学生杰克逊·劳埃德能在左截锋位置上不负众望的话。
12. 德州理工大学：威尔·哈蒙德是否健康且准备就绪？
在布伦丹·基特利的混乱事件影响德州理工大学的休赛期之前，哈蒙德被预计为替补四分卫。这名红衫大二学生原定在膝伤康复期间缺席赛季前五周，但现在他有望在对阵阿尔多纳·克里斯蒂安的赛季揭幕战中首发。
13. 路易斯安那州立大学：这需要多久才能磨合完成？
老虎队需要在主场对阵克莱姆森的赛季揭幕战中迅速进入状态。但决定路易斯安那州立大学是否具备季后赛竞争者地位的，将是这支球队在 9 月底对阵密西西比大学以及在主场对阵 A&M 的比赛之前磨合得如何。基芬的首次亮相拥有足以取得巨大成功的天赋。
14. 南加州大学：加里·帕特森是否依然拥有那种触觉？
自 2022. 以来，他还没有担任过全职的非现场角色。帕特森在离开 TCU 后在 Power Post 的这段时间里学到了什么？南加州大学希望他能在战壕中建立更强大的防守，因为去年在防守冲球方面的失败导致在对阵伊利诺伊大学、圣母大学和俄勒冈大学的比赛中遭遇了毁灭性的失利。
密歇根大学 3B 布赖斯·安德伍德 (19) 在 2025, 令人失望，但他的挣扎可以归因于之前的教练组。凯尔·惠廷汉姆在犹他大学取得了一系列四分卫成功后接任教练。HISANIMASHWAR SDWL / LINKAGN IMAGES
亚拉巴马大学在进攻线上有四名新首发，包括 6-7 的大二学生杰克逊·劳埃德 (78)，他将为克里姆森之潮队担任左截锋。JASON LUMBERTY IMAGES
来自爱荷华州立大学的转校生涌入，是宾州州立大学在马特·坎贝尔的首个赛季可能冲击季后赛的原因之一。MATTHEW CHARKEN / MARIN IMAGES
15. BYU：谁能在接球手位置上挺身而出？
要更进一步并进入季后赛，需要四分卫布拉德·布赫迈尔有所突破。相应地，他需要在接球手位置上获得帮助，以替代去年的顶尖组合切斯·罗伯茨和帕克·金斯顿。预计美洲狮队将依赖两名身材高大的目标：6 英尺 5 英寸的大三学生乔乔·菲利普斯和 6 英尺 6 英寸的俄勒冈大学转校生凯勒·卡斯珀。
16. 密歇根大学：布赖斯·安德伍德没有进步吗？
挖掘这名大二学生的潜力是前犹他大学教练凯尔·惠廷汉姆成功开局的关键之一。安德伍德在 2025, 令人失望，但他的很大一部分挣扎可以归因于之前的教练组和战术体系。惠廷汉姆及其团队在犹他大学任期结束前取得了一系列四分卫成功。
17. 宾州州立大学：尼塔尼狮队能从更简单的 Big Ten 赛程中获益多少？
来自爱荷华州立大学转校生的大量涌入，是宾州州立大学在马特·坎贝尔的首个赛季可能冲击季后赛的原因之一。一个更大的原因可能是 Big Ten 的赛程避开了俄亥俄州立大学、俄勒冈大学和印第安纳大学。尼塔尼狮队最重要的比赛是在主场对阵南加州大学，以及在密歇根大学和华盛顿州的客场比赛。
18. 田纳西大学：四分卫的竞争是否会持续到九月？
你会认为乔什·霍佩尔（Josh Houpel）希望在本月底之前解决红衫一年级新生乔治·麦金泰尔（George MacIntyre）与正式一年级新生埃农·布兰代斯（Eynon Brandeis）之间正在进行的争夺战。但这种竞争延续到常规赛的可能性依然存在，至少在对阵福曼大学（Furman）的揭幕战中，首发球员需要有表现才能留在阵容中。回到 2021, 霍佩尔在前两场比赛中选择了乔·米尔顿（Joe Milton），随后他被霍斯登·胡克（Hosden Hooker）取代，后者随后迎来了一个更稳健的赛季。
19. 华盛顿大学：德蒙德·威廉姆斯二世（Demond Williams Jr.）一切都好吗？
这位二年级首发球员在一月份试图从 CW 转校，但两天后在面临法律纠纷的可能性中撤回了决定。威廉姆斯作为挖掘其潜力表层的关键，是杰德·菲德尔（Jedd Fiedl）计划的产物；双方是否重新达成共识，是进入可能冲击季后赛阶段的一个潜在因素。
20. 南美理大（SMU）：野马队能在九月处理好事务吗？
在接下来的行程中，十一月将有一场前往圣母大学的重大客场之旅，可能会产生巨大的全国性影响。但在那之前，SMU 必须在九月对阵佛罗里达州立大学和路易斯维尔大学的关键 ACC 比赛中处理好事务。横扫塞米诺尔队（Seminole）和红雀队（Cardinals）将使处于上升期的 SMU 进入佛罗里达的主要级别比赛，对阵波士顿学院、弗吉尼亚大学和加州大学。
21. 犹他大学：这条进攻线有多令人担忧？
犹他大学失去了去年出色前线的所有五名首发球员，由两名首轮选秀球员斯宾塞·费恩（Spencer Fane）和卡莱布·洛马（Caleb Loma）领衔。新任进攻线教练乔丹·格罗斯（Jordan Gross）将面临巨大的压力。但他将有一些资深球员可以协作，由大四学生亚历克斯·哈里森（Alex Harrison）和基思·奥尔森（Kieth Olsen）领衔。拥有两名灵活的四分卫——首发德文·丹皮尔（Devon Dampier）和替补伯德·菲克林（Byrd Ficklin）将对该单位大有帮助。
22. 艾奥瓦大学：特种球队是否仍是强势领域？
高水平的特种球队表现一直是柯克·佩雷特（Kirk Perrett） era. 的标志之一。今年的球队面临着一个独特挑战来达到这一标准。艾奥瓦大学失去了四年来一直担任首发踢球手的德鲁·斯蒂文斯（Drew Stevens）和全美最佳回攻手凯登·韦特詹（Kaden Wetjen），两人均已毕业。长期担任特种球队教练的勒瓦尔·伍兹（LeVar Woods）离开球队，前往密西根州立大学在帕特·菲茨杰拉德（Pat Fitzgerald）手下担任同一职位，首发弃踢手里斯·达金（Rhys Dakin）也作为转校生跟随伍兹前往东兰辛。
23. 克莱姆森大学：查德·莫里斯（Chad Morris）能解决地面进攻和第三档进攻的问题吗？
在 2011 至 2014, 担任过同一职位后，进攻协调员查德·莫里斯在去年冬天被重新聘用，除了让四分卫克里斯托弗·维齐亚纳（Christopher Viziana）为首发岗位做好准备外，他还需要面对两项日益增加的任务。去年的球队有五次冲球码数被限制在 100 码以下，而第三档进攻的转化率仅为 34.3%。
24. 休斯顿大学：基辛·亨德森（Keisean Henderson）会有多少出场时间？
休斯顿大学拥有一名成熟的大四首发四分卫康纳·瓦格曼（Connor Wagman），他上赛季传球码数为 2,705 码，完成了 25 次达阵，仅有 9 次被截球。虽然瓦格曼的首发位置很稳固，但休斯顿大学将寻找使用五星一年级新生基辛·亨德森的方法，以此给防守方施压，并在他在 2027 年接管之前加速其成长。
25. 密苏里大学：老虎队能应对这个更艰难的赛程吗？
在经历了两年 SEC 能提供的最轻松的会议赛程后，密苏里大学准备迎接更高难度的挑战。老虎队将对阵德州 A&M 大学、密西西比大学、德克萨斯大学、乔治亚大学和俄克拉荷马大学。来自密西西比大学的转校生奥斯汀·西蒙斯（Austin Simmons）在四分卫位置上产生即时影响将有所帮助。
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凤凰城 —— 当塔里克·斯库巴尔在瑞格利球场完成他在洛杉矶道奇队的首秀时，他的前队友兼好友凯西·米兹正坐在蔡斯球场的客队休息室里为他加油。
斯库巴尔和米兹在 2018 年一同被底特律老虎队选中，一同在小联盟成长，在 2020 年一同进入大联盟，并在 48 小时内一同成为了前老虎队球员。
米兹与斯库巴尔一样，表示老虎队从未提出过续约合同以留住他。他在太平洋时间 8 月 3, 下午，即西雅图 5 p.m. PT 交易截止日期前几分钟，被交易到了圣迭戈教士队。
他收拾好行李，乘坐飞往凤凰城的航班，但由于凤凰城的强风暴，航班被改道至拉斯维加斯。周二下午，他穿上了教士队的正式制服。
“非常兴奋能来到这里，”他说，“追求冠军。这里有一群非常优秀的球员。我很兴奋能成为其中的一员。”
在 7 月 29 时，当斯库巴尔在投手丘上时，老虎队被巴尔的摩金莺队反超了 7-0 的领先优势。斯库巴尔在与道奇队的记者采访发布会上透露，当时他就知道自己会被交易。
米兹也知道斯库巴尔会被交易。
他只是不知道自己的处境。“我想他可能会离开，但对我自己而言，”米兹说，“我仍然不知道组织打算往哪个方向走。”
即便在周六晚上斯库巴尔被交易到道奇队时，米兹仍不确定自己的状态。老虎队是要留住他并尝试进入职业赛，还是打算彻底切割并也将他甩掉？
“在斯库巴尔交易之后，我们处于一种悬而未决的状态，”米兹说，“我觉得（被交易）的可能性更大，然后
塔里克·斯库巴尔（左）和凯西·米兹在今年佛罗里达州莱克兰的春训期间练习时一同大笑。JOHN YAN / DEFRONT FREE PRESS
时间在不停地流逝，我当时在想，‘我不知道’。然后在最后一秒，事情发生了。我不确定会发生什么，但你知道，我对结果感到兴奋。”
然而，就像斯库巴尔一样，米兹在离开这座城市之前，也与队友和教练组流下了眼泪。他是老虎队的一轮秀。他热爱这个组织，热爱这座城市，热爱这里的球迷。现在，他将重新开始，并且和斯库巴尔一样，将在赛季结束后成为自由球员。
只不过他在自由市场上的收入会比斯库巴尔少一些，后者预计将获得超过 4亿美元 的合同。
“这在各方面都是非常感性的一天，”原定于 8 月 5 日对阵响尾蛇队先发的米兹说。“你知道，在底特律生活了八年。在那里遇到了这么多特别的人。那些改变了我生活和职业生涯的人。所以，并不是我想离开那里或怎么回事。那个地方对我意义重大。那里真的很特别，而且当然不知道……”
“你知道，脑海中会浮现很多不同的想法。只是，你必须向这么多你真正关心的人告别……”
“但我对这次机会感到无比兴奋和开心。我进入了一个绝佳的局面。心情复杂，但我对一切的结果感到满意。”
教士队欣喜若狂：按照目前的情况，他们不仅得到了米兹，还得到了旧金山巨人的 2 号先发罗比·罗伊，罗伊原定于教士队回到主场后的周五先发。他们正在争夺一张外卡入场券，在周二进入外卡竞争时，落后于费城费城人队和响尾蛇队 2 场比赛。
“我们正努力赢球，”教士队棒球运营总裁 A.J. Proßer 说。“我们对此不感到抱歉。我们正努力赢得冠军。我们正努力进入季后赛，并且年复一年地做到这一点。”
现在，随着获得迈兹和雷，教士队将他们的先发轮换增加了一倍。他们此前一直仅使用迈克尔·金和华莱士·罗勒作为传统先发，同时采用 11 人牛棚。现在，他们可以采取常规方法。
“这实际上是为了最大限度地利用我们的阵容，也许我们拥有足够的投手深度来度过 8 月和 9 月，”普罗瑟说道。“你必须击败最强的球队才能到达你想去的地方，因此拥有像罗比和凯西这样的人员，为我们提供了我们认为在 10 月份可以与任何人抗衡的先发选项。”
教士队希望这次变动不会对迈兹和雷的常规状态产生不利影响。雷最后一次先发是在 7 月 30 日代表法兰克林巨人队出战，他在对阵教士队的 6 局比赛中仅丢 4 个安打和 1 分。迈兹在最后一次预定先发前被老虎队剔除，以防止在交易截止日前可能出现的受伤，他已经 3 天没有投球了。他最后一次先发是在 7 月 25 日对阵堪萨斯城皇家队。他进行过牛棚训练，但这与在比赛中投球截然不同。
“我真的很，”迈兹说。“已经有一段时间了。所以，我已经准备好上场了。”
而且，是的，他期待能再次与斯库巴尔会合。
他们在底特律度过了整个职业生涯，而现在他们之间隔着 90 分钟的车程，在同一个国家联盟西区赛区作为激烈竞争对手相互竞争。两支球队将在常规赛的最后一次交手中面对面，时间是 9 月 22-24 日，地点在道奇体育场。
“这会很酷，”迈兹说。“很有意思。我们来自美国联盟中区，而现在国联西区对我们来说有点出乎意料。但是，你知道，我们会再次相遇，我对此充满期待。”
“他是我的最好的朋友，所以显然，我希望他一切顺利，但只要他不是在对阵教士队的时候。”
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巴尔的摩 —— 迈克·特劳特见过虚假的希望。
他见过他的洛杉矶天使队一直处于——情况糟糕得多——MLB 阶级结构的中间位置，却依然像是有锦标赛在即一样将自己紧凑起来。而且自 2014 年以来，他还没有参加过一场季后赛，这种干旱状态将持续到本赛季。
然而，特劳特在 8 月 3 日的交易截止日看到了截然不同的一幕，当时新总经理约翰·莫泽林克（John Mozelink）采取了恰当的行动，符合一名处于 43-69 战绩且正朝着连续第三个垫底赛季迈进的球队管理者的身份。
他看到 2 号先发投手何塞·索里亚诺（Jose Soriano）被交易到多伦多蓝鸟队，换回了一个包含前 300 名游击手新秀阿俊·尼马拉（Arjun Nimmala）在内的三人组合。外野手 Addt 被交易到克利夫兰。Rehever Ryan Zeferjahn 被送到芝加哥小熊队，换回了一个包含有前途的强力击球手莫伊塞斯·巴莱斯特罗斯（Moises Ballesteros）在内的组合。
为了进一步确保，另一名牛棚成员、老将柯比·耶茨（Kirby Yates）被送往匹兹堡。
留在原地的有：左投手里德·德特默斯（Reid Detmers）和游击手扎克·内布斯（Zach Nebs），在实践黑暗实用主义的同时，保留了一套有声望的棒球产品。
特劳特对此表示认可。“显然，过去几年发生的事情没有起作用，”这位四次 MVP 得主告诉今日美国体育，“就是做出很多改变。如果你看看球队目前所处的位置，我认为这是正确的举措。”
这些举措对特劳特来说几乎没有惊讶之感，而是作为对这位球队核心球员的一种诚意表现。莫泽林克最近邀请他参与了球队的交易截止日讨论。作为一名拥有 36 个大联盟赛季经验的老将，34 岁的特劳特坚定地拒绝放弃他的不交易条款，以离开安纳海姆这个泥潭。
在之前的管理层中，最明显的是 6 月 27 日被解雇的总经理佩里·米纳森（Perry Minassun），这甚至不被考虑。米纳森擅长选拔那些接近大联盟水平但上限较低的球员，试图不断填补大联盟层面的许多漏洞。
这种方法使大联盟产品免于彻底崩盘，但从未产生过任何接近
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竞争者的状态，更不用说可持续的竞争状态了。
莫泽林克已经改变了那部分，选拔了两栖高中球员贾里德·格林丁格（Jared Grindinger）。交易 Addt、Zeferjahn 和 Soriano 是下一步。
“我预感到会发生什么，”特劳特说。“我和他一直在沟通。但这很好。这些年来我和那些家伙建立了友谊。看到他们离开，很艰难。”
但并非所有人：27 岁的德特默斯拥有 1.09 的 WHIP，并在进入 7 月前经历了一段出色的先发表现——天使队在其中六场中获胜——这使他的名字进入了交易的重点关注名单。
周一曾有一则虚假报道称他被交易到了芝加哥小熊队。德特默斯的（电话随后被打爆，破坏了他尽可能远离此事、在休息日与队友一起放松的计划。与经纪人的一次通话迅速平息了这次惊恐。
“如果真的发生了，”德特默斯说，“我想我会接到电话。但我从未接到电话。”
这个虚假信息只是在他周一的情绪中又添了一把火。
“昨天真是糟糕的一天，”他说。“但我很高兴能留在这里。”
在经历了 30 多岁期间的伤病斗争后，特劳特在缺席两年后重返本赛季的全明星赛，拥有 20 支本垒打和 .845 的 OPS，并且有望连续第二个赛季出战至少 310 场比赛。
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这场备受期待的常规赛已经结束。斯库巴尔压倒性力量所展现的潜力，以及成为被一致看好者的危险，在超过 45,000 人的满场观众和全国电视观众面前展现无遗。
如果这支洛杉矶球队在向连续第三次世界系列赛冠军迈进的过程中确实在毁掉棒球并遭到抵制，那么我只有在承受了整个运动领域最强有力的冲击后才会这么做。
“并不是每个人都能在道奇队这里打球。”道奇队经理戴夫·罗伯茨在谈到压力时说道。
“这支道奇队身上有一个目标，这与之前赢得冠军的两支前任球队不同，而且在他们获得了棒球界最好的投手后，这个目标变得更大了。”
这确实在周二斯库巴尔走进瑞格利球场后几乎立即就面临着，尽管他现在是这个充满顶尖球员的名单中的又一名佼佼者。
在首球投出前几个小时，体育场周围流动着一条横幅，上面写着“道奇队毁掉了棒球”。它由 Undec-
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斯库巴尔表示，他周一晚上很难入睡。“感觉就像我的大联盟首秀一样，”他解释道。
罗伯茨在赛前承认，斯库巴尔“只是想尽快把这第一场比赛完成”。
“是的，这是 562 场中的一场，但我确实认为塔里克·斯库巴尔为道奇队先发对棒球来说是一件大事，”罗伯茨在谈到这一时刻时说道。
随后斯库巴尔三振了小熊队的明星中外野手。第一球，现在看来是以一个 99 mph 的快球开局。
在第六局之前，丹迪·斯旺森的一支单人本垒球是斯库巴尔允许的唯一实质性安打，尽管他的三振率处于三年来最低水平。
然后，一个序列似乎为斯库巴尔身着道奇队制服的第一次挥拳、肾上腺素飙升的庆祝做好了准备。
当他向击球区顶部投出一记四缝线快球，而尼科·霍纳将其直接击入土中时，他几乎摆脱了唯一的困境。根据官方评分，该球在空中仅停留了 15:00，但随后因为它在高空飞向芝加哥的夜空，导致霍纳在球落在道奇队内野手汤米·埃德曼手中时几乎已经到达一垒。一名跑者得分，且打破了 11 个替代方案。
斯库巴尔在为道奇队参加的首场比赛中投满六局，被击出四支安打，失两分，三振六次。他承担了败仗，但“他投出的球里没有一样是你能用力击中的，”霍纳笑着说。
当然，这就是道奇队交易得到斯库巴尔的原因。这也是为什么他在本赛季结束后作为自由球员可以获得 84 亿 的原因。
这也是为什么没有人准备让他们轻松应对的原因。
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“我不关心那些人的批评，”罗杰斯说。“大多数人已经对我有了定论，所以无论我说什么都无关紧要。这不会改变他们的想法，因为大多数人并不在听你话语的内容。他们想要攻击你的人格，因为他们认为你是 MAGA，或者认为你是他们给你贴上的任何标签——阴谋论、反科学。在这次之前，他们就已经对我有了定论。”
8 月 4 日训练营练习结束后，我们坐在更衣室外的长椅阴凉处，42 岁的罗杰斯在迎接他的第 22 个也是最后一个 NFL 赛季之际，反思了无数话题。他提到，在考虑退休后决定回归的原因是有机会与教练迈克·麦卡锡重聚，并对他们曾带领格林贝包装工队共同赢得第 XI 届超级碗的经历感到怀旧。他透露了与父母和哥哥重新建立联系的情况。他还对钢队发展成为冠军竞争者表示乐观。
尽管如此，罗杰斯依然坚持认为，他必须把几件事说清楚。或者，如果你愿意这么理解的话，就是发几炮。
罗杰斯谈迈克·弗拉贝尔-迪安娜·罗斯维尼指控
这就是他在参加 McAfee 节目时的心态，他不仅猛烈抨击了保罗的激进观点，还提到了保罗的朋友迪安娜·罗斯维尼。他批评 ESPN 没有对涉及新英格兰爱国者队教练与该网络一名（近期就职于 The Athletic 的）前记者的丑闻进行全面报道，并质疑年度奖项投票的公正性，因为罗斯维尼是决定 NFL 年度最佳教练及其他联盟荣誉的 50 人美联社评审团成员。
“对我来说，这只是为了在 NFL 的小规模报复中实现公平，基于我多年来看到的伪善，尤其是来自一些大型网络公司的伪善，”罗杰斯说。“而且我不在乎。你不必听我的。你不必同意我的观点。我的意思是，我”
8 月 3 日，在宾夕法尼亚州拉特罗布的圣文森特学院举行的钢队训练营期间，亚伦·罗杰斯在练习中临时更改战术。RANDY RODGERS WAGON DERGER
“不是为了赢得点赞而这么做的。”
“我只是在发表我的看法。这是我的最后一年。如果你喜欢，太好了。如果你不喜欢我，也太好了。这不会影响我的日常生活。”
就这样。这场“最后的旅程”将伴随着罗杰斯的“最后之言”。
当然，取决于此事后续的发展，这可能会让钢队和 感到有些紧张，考虑到他们希望向上发展，因此在原则问题上会尽量避免让大批粉丝群体反感。而且请记住，在考虑罗杰斯提到的部分或全部网络公司时，无论真实与否，其中还涉及政治因素，因为这些公司是 的合作伙伴，而罗杰斯则是 知名度最高的球员之一。
在罗杰斯周一于 ESPN 分发的节目中发表评论后，钢队发言人巴特·劳滕发布了一份中立声明，为这位四分卫提供了掩护，同时与球队保持距离。
“围绕文化和礼节的讨论可能会带来不同的观点，我们的球员有权拥有自己的个人见解，”劳滕说。“对此，我确定我们的更衣室内部对许多话题存在各种不同的意见。”
当然，罗杰斯提及的另一个话题—— 奖项投票——触及了痛点。罗杰斯以压倒性优势赢得了 2025 赛季的第四个 MVP 奖，但可能仍然记得长期驻芝加哥的作家 Hoh Arkuak 当时公开宣布，由于罗杰斯对其疫苗接种状态发表了误导性言论（导致他在受疫情影响的 2020 赛季缺席了一场比赛），他不会投票给这位四分卫。在近年来包括 MVP、年度最佳教练和其他赛季荣誉的奖项评选中，存在这样的声音，这让罗杰斯感到不快。
“这不是一件小事，”罗杰斯说。“涉及投票这一事实……让这个行业中的其他人看起来很糟糕。”
亚伦·罗杰斯的家庭团聚
然后是家庭事务。7月，罗杰斯在Instagram上发布了自己与父母埃德和达拉，以及哥哥卢克合影的照片，这是他自2017年开设社交媒体账号以来首次这样做。罗杰斯最近向NFL Network承认，这次和解是在他的妻子布里坦的启发下完成的，不过布里坦并未出现在照片中。
虽然他不愿意深入探讨家庭问题——当他的兄弟乔丹（2016年曾参加《单身女嘉宾》节目）谈到这段关系时，这种明显的隔阂曾公开化——但罗杰斯表示，现在是揭露他个人心路历程这一部分的正确时机。
“我觉得这是我上个赛季圆满收官的一部分，”他说。“外界一直有一种说法。关于这件事，并没有太多真实的信息。我认为个人生活应该保持个人化和私密化。”
“但我感觉，偶尔发布一次，然后以后再也不发，是圆满收官的一部分。这样那种说法终于可以平息了。”
追逐另一枚戒指
当然，罗杰斯的这次“最后一程”不仅仅是为了利用他的巨大平台来宣泄不满或澄清事实。他也想再次赢得大奖。
在休斯顿德州人队于45Y的一次双倍打击以及时间紧迫导致上赛季惨淡收场之后——这是罗杰斯在钢队和迈克·弗拉贝尔麾下的第一个赛季——再次追逐冠军戒指也具有一定的意义。
“‘追逐戒指’这个词通常适用于像勒布朗（已知将前往费城）和我这样依然在场上打球的老将，”罗杰斯说。“但如果你不这么做，那你还在做什么？”
“我的意思是，在我刚开始首发的第一年时，我也在追逐戒指，但我们当时的球队不像'08年那样可能是冠军竞争者。我认为这里的期望很高，就像在格林贝一直那样。我认为我们现在拥有能够做到这一点的球队。”
想象一下，罗杰斯在冠军的荣耀中迎接日落。那将是一种完美的收官之词。在X上关注Bell。@JarrettBell
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渴望看到真正的 NFL 足球赛的球迷们将在周四晚上 4, 迎来一次预热，亚利桑那红雀队和卡罗来纳黑豹队将以名人堂赛拉开季前赛的帷幕。
然而，这些球迷们将无法看到一名预热四分卫。
红雀队将使用新秀 Carson Beck，而黑豹队在比赛于俄亥俄州卡森（Carson, Ohio）开球时将启用 2022 年首轮选秀球员 Sonny Pickett，该地成立于 87, 1983。
红雀队周二宣布了让 Beck 首发的决定，而黑豹队则在周一正式公布了他们的决定。
是 2026 年选秀中较为受关注的被选中球员之一。Pickett 是第三轮，迈阿密大学和乔治亚大学的首轮，NFL。
表示这个电话让他有些惊讶。“我完全不知道我会首发。显然，我认为我会参加比赛，但在进入这一切之前，我并没有真正的首发预期，” 周二说道，并补充说他在进入比赛前没有标准。
在另一边的场边，Pickett 希望能像一名 NFL 新秀一样站稳脚跟。在 2022 年选秀首轮被匹兹堡钢人队选中后，Pickett 在四个赛季中经历了五次预热，未能在费城老鹰队、克利夫兰布朗队和拉斯维加斯突袭者队站稳脚跟。
红雀队的 Bryce Young 和亚利桑那的 Jacoby Bennett 是他们各自球队的推定四分卫。
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大学足球 US LBM 教练投票
季前 25 强完全是实力的较量
Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith 和 Eddie Thmanse 今日美国
俄亥俄州立大学自 2015 年以来首次排名第 1。此前该位置由大十联盟（Big Ten）的竞争对手俄勒冈大学，以及随后 SEC 的强队佐治亚大学和德克萨斯大学占据。但历史表明，在投票中名列榜首的球队并不总是能维持在该位置。我们将分析 US LBM 教练投票 25 强中的每支球队，并对其赛季前景进行展望。
1. 俄亥俄州立大学 (12-2)
积分： 1 / 10。（10 张第一票）。俄亥俄州立大学是季前夺得三年内第二次全国冠军的热门，尽管这是一个罕见的位置，因为该项目自 2015 年以来首次在赛季开始时获得第 1 名的排名。 Buckeyes 队拥有两名密集奖杯新秀 2th Adam Bayin 和 Will Jeremiah Smith，拥有全美最顶尖的阵容天赋，以及在进攻和防守两端都能在大十联盟中排名顶端或接近顶端的现有人员配置。上赛季排名全国第一的防守组经历了一些波折，但天赋足以让其再次表现出色，由 DL Kenyatta Jackson 领衔。
2. 俄勒冈大学 (13-2)
积分： 4 / 17（6 张第一票）。这是 Blacks 队历史上最高的季前排名。俄勒冈大学的进攻将由四分卫 Justin Moore 担纲，他将向全联盟 TE James Johnson 和 WB Johnston 传球。Moore。防守前线应是全美最好的，由 Mature Clugalein 和 Bear Alexander 领衔。防守后端引入了明尼苏达大学的安全卫转校生 Kat Perritt。最大的疑问在于进攻线，该线在球队最近两次进入大学足球季后赛资格赛时表现不足。
3. 佐治亚大学 (12-2)
积分： 1 / 16（7 张第一票）。Bulldogs 队在过去两个赛季的季后赛首场比赛中均失利，这使得他们在 2016 年获得更好结局的紧迫感增强。争冠的基石始于四分卫 Grouse Brodson，他虽然不会用运动能力吸引人们，但在需要时能做出所有正确的决策。他面临的最大挑战是与需要适应大学水平的接球群建立默契。跑卫和进攻线周围有较少的得分点。佐治亚大学的防守端再次拥有顶尖天赋，由 Dils Ellis Robinson 和 Ed Bolden 领衔最好的防线，而 Baylen Wilson 和 Chris Cole 则是该联盟中最好的防线领导者之一。连续第三次获得 SEC 冠军将很不错，但所有竞争全国冠军的要素都已具备。
4. 德克萨斯大学 (10-2)
积分： 1 / 14。（1 张第一票）。如果这将是 Arch Macaulay 的最后一个赛季，那么 Loughman 已经全力以赴，确保他有足够的 Buysover 能够在巅峰时谢幕。后场随着 Hollywood franchise (NC State) 和 Rakek Brown (Arizona State) 的到来而焕然一新，但转会期间最出色的前线是接球手 Dan Coleman，他将与 Bryan Wingo 共同成为支撑。在 2nd，球队将在进攻线保护 Manning 并为跑球进攻开辟空间。在防守端，新协调员 Will Muschamp 将寻求在他的激进战术中从杰出的 DL-Allan Simmons 身上获得重大产出。资深 DB Adam McDonald 将把守后防线，该防线在上赛季每场比赛允许对手获得近 235 码后需要改进。
5. 圣母大学 (10-2)
积分： 1 / 24（6 张第一票）。圣母大学在去年未能进入季后赛名单后，不会缺乏动力。为了避免重蹈覆辙，Irish 队必须快速起步，为 11 月留出容错空间。随着重心转移到四分卫 CJ Carr，圣母大学必须替换两名优秀的跑卫。防守端在防线中段依赖转校生，但在后七人组中拥有出色的深度。后防线可能是全美最好的之一，Leonard Moore 和 Christian Gray 将与来自科罗拉多大学的转校生 Ed McKinney 共同协作。
6. 印第安那大学 (10-4)
积分： 1 / 32 (24 票第一名)。这支卫冕全国冠军将重新启用 YCU 四分卫转会球员 Jack Hoover。另一个重大补充是密歇根州立大学 WE 转会球员 Nick Marsh，他在资深球员 Charlie Becker 身边应该能展现出爆发力。
这是否又是另一个前 10 强的防守单位？俄亥俄的回归碎片和线卫已经离去，以及许多跟随詹姆斯·麦迪逊教练组的资深球员。防守线 Tyrique Tucker 和线卫 Rollaib study 是重要的基石。这次季前排名创下了该项目的纪录。
7. 迈阿密大学飓风队 (13-3)
积分： 1 / 29。上赛季距离赢得总冠军仅差一次推进，Hartzasser 的挑战证明了他们在全国冠军竞争格局中的持久力。相关要素无疑已经到位，资深天才跑卫 Mack Pletcher 和 WB Malcolm Toney 均已回归。四分卫 Darian Merault 在离开俄亥俄的一所学校后加盟。Samson Okunbula 领导着一条必须继续保持高标准的进攻线。防守端由资深线卫 Mohamed Tourr 领衔，但该小组必须填补第一轮 2 位的空缺。球队将在进攻线上下功夫，以保护 Manning 并为跑球进攻打开空间。在防守端，新任协调员 Will Muschamp 将试图在其激进的体系中让杰出的防守线球员 Allan Simmons 产生重大贡献。资深后卫 Adam McDonald 将镇守次级防守线，该防线在上赛季场均允许近 235 码后需要改进。
8. 德州 A&M 大学 (11-2)
积分： 1 / 24。赛季初的 11 场胜利使其处于冲击首个 SEC 决赛的最佳位置，随后在常规赛中输给了德克萨斯大学，并在季后赛首轮输给了迈阿密大学。四分卫 Marvin Snyder 和 Bill Bates 的回归为 A&M 提供了两件顶尖武器。Isaiah Horton (Alahema) 应该成为强有力的第二接球选项。防守端看起来再次强劲，次级防守线包括 Marcus Battelle、Dalton Brooks 和来自科罗拉多的转会球员 Tawthy Byard。现在是负面消息：进攻线需要重大改进，才能让进攻达到成为真正竞争者所需的水平，且赛程更加艰难，包括前往亚拉巴马大学、路易斯安那州立大学和俄克拉荷马大学的客场比赛，以及一场与德克萨斯大学的较量。
9. 俄克拉荷马大学 (10-3)
积分： 1 / 104。重返季后赛的乐观情绪全部寄托在四分卫 John Mater 肩上，他在拇指受伤影响了赛季最后几个月的投球能力后，正努力找回状态。如果 Materi 能反弹，WB Isaiah Senguis III 应该会迎来一个出色的赛季。一条此前挣扎的年轻进攻线希望现在已经积累了足够的经验来稳住阵脚，减轻 Materi 承担所有任务的压力。Brent Venables 在其第三年终于让防守达到了专家眼中的统治地位。在防守线 David Stone 和线卫 Ray Lewis 领导前七人组，以及 Eli 和 Payton Brown 兄弟镇守次级防守线的情况下，该小组可能同样出色。
10. 密西西比大学 (13-2)
积分： 1 / 196。在上赛季充满戏剧性的收尾（以在 OPP 半决赛中出局告终）之后，反叛者队正处于其首个完整赛季的三分地维持阶段。一项法院裁决允许四分卫 Trinidad Chantillon 回归，这给进攻端带来了巨大的提升。他将与跑卫 Bowen 合作，为密西西比大学在各自位置上提供了全美最顶尖的两名球员。此外，Perkins 和 Will Erholse 通过转会加强了前七人组。Jordan Brossel (Alahema) 和 Blake Purchase (Oregon) 增强了传球封堵。转会门户还通过 Robert Thomas (Baylor) 和 Luke Perritt (USA) 的加入加强了线卫位置。
11. 亚拉巴马大学 (11-4)
积分： 1,000. 两个赛季中遭遇 8 场失利——与 Nick Kahan 执教的最后五次赛季中的失利数量相同——使得 Kalen DeBore 的处境变得愈发尴尬。Tule 的成功应再次始于防守，由 Ray Hubbard 和 Keno Stabb (Austin) 组成的二线阵容是全美最强之一。在前线，Thomas Perrin 看起来有望成为全美顶尖的传球制造者之一。进攻端的前景则更不确定。DeBore 必须在四分卫人选上决定使用 Austin Mack 还是 Jordan Russell，而 Russell 具备改变比赛局面的动态能力。然而，最大的担忧在于进攻线能否在去年的组合时而被支配且正处于重建阶段之后，取得重大突破。
12. 德州理工大学 (12-2)
积分： 1,104. 尽管 2020 年的赛季在季后赛对阵俄勒冈大学的赛季最终战中结束，但红骑士队应成为 Big 2 的竞争者之一。尽管休赛期围绕转会四分卫 Brendan Jowley 出现了动荡，情况依然如此。预计的先发球员 Will Hammond 在去年膝盖受伤前积累了经验，并且拥有顶尖的
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13. 路易斯安那州立大学 (7-6)
积分： 4 / 6. 在 Texas Sefly era. 令人失望的收尾之后，Lane 球队带着很高的期望抵达巴吞鲁日。Fifth 引入了来自 Level 的亚利桑那州立大学转会球员担任先发四分卫，并通过多次增员重新构建了接球阵营，包括 Agree Brown (Alahema State) 和 Jackson Harris (Hawaii)。Jordan Berwin (Colorado) 的加入将有助于此前表现不足的进攻线。在防守端，Tupperman 和 White House 正在通过伤病恢复来领导该单位。他们需要来自防守线球员 Pritchard (Innanshtein (Okla.) 和防守后卫 Ty Berrelled (Boise State) 的巨大贡献，以维持路易斯安那州立大学在 OPP 的竞争力。
14. 南加州大学 (9-4)
积分： 8 / 10. 由于南加州大学显而易见的天赋以及在全国范围内制造轰动的机会，Lincoln Riley 面临的压力更高。前提是四分卫 Jayden Mains 在他的第二个完整赛季中能实现向先发球员的跃升。在防守端，在新协调员 Gary Patterson 的带领下迅速进入状态，且一名出色的记录级球员增加了深度和产出。机会将通过与 Big Ten 最顶尖球队的对决而来：主场对阵俄亥俄州立大学和俄勒冈大学，客场对阵印第安纳大学。
15. BYU (12-2)
积分： 7 / 6. 在处理掉了赛程中除了德州理工大学以外的所有对手后，美狮队依然没能收到季后赛邀请。六年的目标是起草并征服 Big 12。四分卫 Bear Buchanan 作为一名一年级新生出场，在经过一个完整的休赛期准备后应该会表现得更好。全 Big 12 跑卫 LJ Martin 在后场提供冲击力，而 Bruce Mitchell 领导着一个本应强大的 O-hen。问题在于接球阵营能贡献多少进攻组织能力。由 Isaiah Gloskey 领导的深层 LB 将支撑起防守，但三个层级上均有亮点，包括防守线球员 Keanu Tennesse 和防守后卫 Ross Johnson。
16. 密歇根大学 (9-6)
积分： 7 / 9. 由于前犹他大学教练 Kyle Whittingham 的加入，Wolterstears 难以预测。这是密歇根大学自 1969. 年以来第二次出现家庭之外的偏好。一个关键因素是五星四分卫 Bruce Underwood 在经历低迷的第一年后如何成长。几名高影响力的前犹他大学球员随之而来，包括防守线球员 John Henry Tucker、接球手 JJ Buchanan 和防守后卫 Smith Snowden。Whittingham 在犹他大学的最后五年里，取得了前 10 名的完赛成绩。
17. 宾州州立大学 (7-6)
积分： 4 / 13。一大批前飓风队（Cyclones）的首发球员跟随新任尼塔尼狮（Nittany Lamo）教练马特·坎贝尔（Matt Campbell）从爱荷华州立大学转到了十大联盟（Big Ten），以满足四分卫布鲁斯·贝希特（Bruce Becht）、接球手蔡斯·森内尔（Chase Sennell）和后卫马库斯·尼尔（Marcus Neal Jr.）的需求。这可能会产生立即的影响，并在宾州州立大学于 11 月成为季后赛限制因素中发挥重要作用。防守线似乎是球队的强项，线卫托尼·罗哈斯（Tony Rojas）伤愈回归，亚拉巴马·卡尔汉（Alabama Calhan）和锡安·特雷西（Zion Tracy）回到了二线。但在坎贝尔执教下希望快速起步的最大不利因素可能是一个避开了俄亥俄州立大学、俄勒冈大学和印第安纳大学的赛程。
18. 田纳西大学 (8-5)
积分： 4 / 10。随着乔什·豪佩尔（Josh Houpel）进入执教第六年，最大的疑问在于其首发四分卫的身份。关键问题：是选择无尽的新生乔治·麦金泰尔（George MacIntyre），还是选择哀悼的新生罗伯特·布伦克勒（Robert Brunkler）——这将取决于经验。这给进攻线带来了沉重的负担，需要他们承担起跑球进攻并保护任何处于中心位置的人。随着协调员吉姆·诺尔斯（Jim Knowles）的到来，防守端看起来有所改善。他从宾州州立大学带来了线卫阿马雷·坎贝尔（Amare Campbell），与单位中部的阿伦·卡特（Arlen Carter）组队。防守线和二线将决定田纳西大学是否足够强大，能够在 SEC 赛区发起冲击。
19. 华盛顿大学 (9-4)
积分： 4 / 16。华盛顿大学是十大联盟的黑马。但要长期进入季后赛竞争，决赛选手需要他们的资深进攻线来保护四分卫德蒙德·威廉姆斯（Dermond Williams Jr.），并在跑球进攻方面做得更好。去年的进攻在面对顶尖竞争对手时消失了，必须在包含南加州大学、爱荷华大学、宾州州立大学、印第安纳大学和俄勒冈大学的州内赛中有所提高。防守端旨在延续 2020 年作为十大联盟最强团体之一的地位，Xvree Alexander 领导着强大的线卫群，而雅各布·曼（Jacob Mann）的完全康复将使其受益。
20. SMU (9-4)
积分： 3 / 19。SMU 在加入 ACC 后立即成为了一个关键角色，并寻求更进一步。在执掌进攻的第三个赛季中，四分卫凯文·詹宁斯（Kevin Jennings）是转会 era 中的一个新商品。他的新接球手必须迅速培养默契，并且他需要减少被拦截的次数，但如果一切顺利，在越南条件下，与四分卫保罗·利斯·布伦克勒（Paul Lise Brunkler）、布克（Booker）和亚历山大·基尔戈尔（Alexander Kilgore）一起领导防守，但该侧的其他部分需要通过门户网站进行快速重组。
21. 犹他大学 (11-2)
积分： 3 / 23。长期执教的凯尔·惠廷汉姆（Kyle Whittingham）去了密歇根大学，摩根·斯卡利（Morgan Scalley）现在接管了大办公室，但随着犹他队寻求进入 Big 12 的上层方案，这应该是照常运作。防守端应该具有连续性，四分卫史蒂文·桑普森（Steven Sampson）和跑卫韦沙弗·帕克（Wayshaver Parker）回归，尽管内线的一些关键位置必须更换。防守端也有漏洞需要填补。但该侧是斯卡利的专长，线卫乔纳森·霍尔（Johnathan Hall）是他所掌控的一个良好的基石比赛。
22. 爱荷华大学 (9-6)
积分： 2 / 6。爱荷华大学仍然有位置，但由于回归而需要确定防守端、线卫和四分卫。除后者外，所有位置在 8 月底前都应运行完毕，杰里米·赫克林斯基（Jeremy Hecklinski）和弗兰克·布朗（Frank Brown）可能会在第一周之前及期间竞争中心的首发位置。一个更大的担忧可能是特勤组，因为失去了几名关键人员和长期协调员勒武兹·伍兹（LeVuz Woods），但柯克·佩里特（Kirk Perritt）将该小组视为优先事项，因为它是其球队成功的重要组成部分。
23. 克莱姆森大学 (7-6)
得分： 2 / 15. 当克莱姆森大学橄榄球队像这样登顶之后，除了走下坡路，就再也没有其他方向了。越来越多的项目支持者在思考 Dalen Jostmeyer 能否让老虎队重回中心位置。进攻端的经验问题始于本土培养的四分卫潜力股 Christopher Victims。在拥有 CJ Mason 和 Bryant Stewart 这样一个应当是顶尖的接球组的情况下，能否正确运作？防守端应当是一个强项，因为线卫 Bummy Brown 和防守截锋 Will Held 将回归，且有一些新转会球员来增强第二线。
24. 休斯顿大学 (10-3)
得分： 3 / 4. 在 Willie Pitt 的第二个赛季经历了突破性的 2025 年之后，Big 12 的另一组 Coagars 可能同样处于冠军争夺战中。四分卫 Connor Wayman 回归，他将与跑卫 Mark Hughes 搭档，后者在比赛中贡献了 8 个篮板。他是两年前 Tahan 的下一个跑步伙伴。防守端需要加强前线，但后卫 Kerrell Webb 通常能将大比分失分降至最低。
25. 密苏里大学 (8-5)
得分： 3 / 10. 毫无疑问，Eli Drinkers 提升了 Minors 的产品质量。但为了突破 SEC 的中层梯队，大量的新部件需要迅速协同工作——以及 Tule 的成功。但目前这一切始于四分卫 Austin Simmons，他在 Trinidad Chantillon 成为明星之前是 Miss 的开赛日首发，以及几名寻求为应当再次强大的地面进攻（由 Manuel Speedy 领衔）打开空间的接球手。防守端同样有很多新人，但赛程的前半段应当能给他们发展的时间。
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旧角色就像旧习惯一样，难以根除。★ 尽管在第三季结局中对灰狗队说了“再见”，但《泰德·拉索》的主演 Jason Sudeikis 的思绪“不断”回到在伦敦郊区里士满构建的那个愉快世界，在那里，土生土长的中西部教练拉索（Sudeikis）及其团队改造了一支被放弃的足球队，同时提醒观众“做正确的事永远没有错”。★ Sudeikis 向今日美国透露：“我一直在往我的备忘录应用里填内容。”
在 2023 年的最后一集中，泰德拒绝了俱乐部老板 Rebecca Welton（Hannah Waddingham 饰）留下来继续执教的邀请。他一心想回到堪萨斯城，以便离儿子 Henry 更近。
在许多人将其解读为剧集终结的结局之后三年多，“泰德·拉索”再次披挂上阵，迎来第四季（Apple TV，周三播出）。这部由 10 集组成的篇章将时间线跳跃到了三年后。泰德在一家杂货店担任助理经理的工作让他能花更多时间陪伴 Henry（此前由 Gus Turner 饰演，现由 Grant Feely 接替），但这并不能挑战泰德去发挥其全部潜力。一个执教 AFC 里士满女队的机会——这是 Keeley Jones（Juno Temple 饰）在第五季中提出的一项新计划——促使他重新评估自己的处境。
结局之后，那些深受喜爱的角色之声仍在 Sudeikis 的脑海中回荡，但他担心是否有足够的素材来支撑回归。
50 岁的 Sudeikis 承认，重新投入其中“是很可怕的”。“但这就像是，这难道不意味着你应该去做吗？就像，你应该走向恐惧，面对它，对抗它！”
2024 年 2 月，Sudeikis、他的秘书以及部分编剧在历史悠久的 Opi Valley Inn 聚集，这是一个位于洛杉矶西北 82 英里外的度假村。
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在《泰德·拉索》第四季的首集中，AFC 里士满俱乐部老板 Rebecca Welton（Hannah Waddingham 饰）向泰德（Sudeikis）提供了一份执教工作。由 MICHAEL BECKER / APPLE TV 提供
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Erin Jensen
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1991年12月12日，在从流感中康复的辛迪·克劳福德在没有化任何妆的情况下，将深蜂蜜色的长发扎成马尾，乘飞机从洛杉矶飞往拉斯维加斯，与理查德·基尔会合。
这对在1988年相识的伴侣决定在“周四晚上6点”结婚，这位模特在一次名为其名字的脱口秀节目中告诉阿塞尼奥·霍尔，“我们在11点结婚了”。当时担任 MTV 时尚节目《风格之家》主持人的克劳福德穿上了一件“穿了很久的旧西装”，并用turbid自行制作了婚礼手稿。
“婚礼后，我们在 Denny's 或类似的地方吃了晚餐，”她透露，并指出“那不是那种光鲜亮丽的事情，但很有趣”。
几乎在同一天的3年后，现年60岁的克劳福德和76岁的基尔于1994年12月1日宣布分开。次年，克劳福德在接受《人物》杂志采访时将他们的关系破裂归结为共同相处的时间不足。
“我们对此负有同等责任，”她告诉该媒体。“我们认为如果我们就从巴黎飞到洛杉矶，在一起过一夜见见面就没问题。但事实并非如此。”
凯斯·格伯和霍默·基尔在《碎片》中变得“非常亲密”。格伯的母亲辛迪·克劳福德和霍默的父亲理查德曾在 70 年代有过一段短暂的婚姻。路透社
现在，克劳福德与丈夫兰迪·格伯的女儿凯斯·格伯，以及基尔与没有妻子的凯莉·洛威的儿子霍默·基尔，在 FX 剧集《碎片》中饰演情侣。这是凯斯·墨菲对布雷特·东顿·艾利斯成长小说改编的作品（东部时间周三晚上 9 点 / 太平洋时间下午 6 点在 FX 和 Hubi 播出）。
“这种巧合很有趣，”霍默在 7 月 27 日该剧于纽约 SVA 剧院首映时向今日美国承认。“她是一位非常优秀的演员，也是一个很棒的人，我们变得非常亲密。”
26 岁的霍默在这部设定于 1988 年的剧集中饰演神秘的罗伯特·马洛里，一个在洛杉矶某高中中通过美学天赋吸引一名歌手的新面孔，而此时一名连环杀手正开始血洗。24 岁的凯斯饰演在各方面都完美的苏珊·雷诺兹，她是志向远大的作家布雷特·东顿·艾利斯（伊格比·里格尼 饰）最好的朋友，同时在缺乏安全感的黛比·沙费尔（海斯·沃纳 饰）以及敏感的运动员汤姆·赖特（古斯塔夫·坎贝尔 饰）之间周旋。
“我们并不是刻意这样安排的，”执行制片人布拉德·辛普森表示。
第一个选定的演员是凯斯，她曾出演过墨菲的剧集 anthology 剧集《美国恐怖故事》及其衍生剧《美国恐怖故事》。随后是霍默，他最近完成了 HBO 剧集《亢奋》第三季中四个剧集的拍摄。
“霍默进来后，他既平易近人又同时充满了神秘感，”辛普森说。“显然他是一个极其英俊且迷人的家伙，霍默本身有一种甜美感，但他能够演绎出罗伯特身上那种真正的神秘感，以及关于‘他是真诚的还是在隐瞒什么’的疑问。”
在正式开拍前，年轻的演员们在洛杉矶的 drevy TV Rustic 见面
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萨格的《未知》回顾 9 部曲折小说
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惊悚小说通常以“最终女孩”结尾，但赖利·萨格的旅程却始于一个这样的角色。
他的处女作《最终女孩》于 2017 年出版，大获成功。他的后续作品同样如此，每部都成为了畅销书。
萨格 萨格最新的……《未知》（暂不透露），是他 10 年内的第 83 部小说。
在《未知》中，一名挣扎中的演员史蒂夫·克隆被选入一部由大牌合同和更大牌导演执导的主流电影。但该角色要求演员必须前往剧本原著的取景地——佛蒙特州一个孤立的岛屿，那里他们所饰演的五名女性在 450 年前失踪，只留下她们的裙子挂在的一棵古树上。这场巨大的街道戏从时期服装和招灵会开始，但随后出现了奇怪的噪音、符号和其他目击事件。接着人们开始失踪。
《未知》与萨格的其他书籍相连
萨格告诉今日美国，他希望在《未知》（The Unknown）中“做一些特别的事情”。
“当我向编辑提案时，我说我想让这本书感觉像我的 Exus 之旅，”萨格说。“我知道它将包含与我其他书籍不同的元素。”
彩蛋以及对早期作品的暗示被编织进《未知》之中，同时还包含间接的引用，例如相似的主题、角色和情节。
萨格表示，剧透的数量没有固定，“我没有强行加入。如果某些内容不合适，我就不把它放进去。”
在书的早期，萨格的常读读者可能会认出关于 Exus Hall 和 Camp Nightingale 的提及。而且，不剧透，他最喜欢的彩蛋与角色苏珊·彼得斯（Susan Peters）有关：“那个很隐蔽。”
场景设定增加了书籍之间的共享空间。
许多萨格小说的主要角色与他成长的地方宾夕法尼亚州有联系。
莱利·萨格的书籍：Final Girls (2017), The Last Time I Lied (2019), Look Every Door (2019), Home Before Dark (2020), Survive the Night (2021), The House Across the Lake (2022), The Only One Left (2023), Middle of the Night (2024), With a Vengeance (2025), The Unknown (2026), PLACES WILL BUY IN RADEL / USA TODAY
而《未知》则是第三部发生在佛蒙特州的作品，他说他喜欢将恐怖书籍设定在那里。
“那里感觉像被幽灵笼罩，我是把它当作一种赞美，”萨格说。“我想是因为所有的历史和所有的山脉，而且那里有些东西天生就让人感到阴森，我热爱这一点。”
那些阅读过萨格以其他笔名发表的作品的资深粉丝，比如 Todd Ritter 和 Alex Hunt，可能会好奇其中的相似之处。虽然《未知》深入探讨了与《Final's 'Things Half in Shadow'》（2014）类似的灵媒和降神会，但这更多是巧合而非关联。
“我一直对心灵主义、科学、诡异的事物、阴森的湖泊很着迷，”萨格说。
但捕捉这些细节并非必须。
“我将这本书视为对 10 年的庆祝，同时它也是一本从未读过我作品的人可以拿起并希望能够享受的书，”萨格说。
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萨格揭秘他最容易写的一本书和最困难的一本
对于萨格来说，每本书的写作过程都略有不同。
“《湖对岸的房子》（The House Across the Lake）写起来太简单了，”萨格说。“我从一开始就知道它将完全被打破。我没有质疑自己，并且得到了我的经纪人和编辑的全力支持。所以我写得很开心。”
他说，写这本书是他迄今为止最具创造力的体验。“从那时起我就一直试图复制那种感觉。”
“最困难的”是《天黑前回家》（Home Before Dark）。
萨格说他为这部小说感到自豪，但“那本书真的差点要了我的命”。学业问题和其他冲突意味着为了赶上截止日期，他连续几个月每天几乎要连续写作 32 到 14 小时。
“我很高兴人们喜欢它，”他说，“但我再也不想经历那种情况了。”
他说，《度过黑夜》（Survive the Night）是他最被误解的作品之一：“它就像一部电影。”
虽然萨格说他在自己的小说中没有真正最喜欢的一本，但有些作品对他职业生涯的影响最为突出。
“有些书对我来说比其他书意义更深，仅仅是因为它们融入我生活的方式不同，”萨格说。“《最后的女孩》（Final Girls）改变了我的生活。《湖对岸的房子》是因为写起来太有趣了。《唯一幸存者》（The Only One Left）是因为它以我从未想象过的方式引起了共鸣。当我写它的时候，我真的在想，‘每个人都会讨厌这一本的’。结果它成了我迄今为止最受欢迎的书。”
不过总的来说，这位畅销书作家为他所有的书籍感到自豪，并对自己的成功心存感激。“这就是我一直以来所追求的，”萨格说。“有一种明确的感激之情。”
Sager 希望他的书“不仅仅在于反转”
情节的反转、转折以及几个最后的惊喜是很常见的——在 Sager 的每部小说中可能都有其中之一。
但这些书在核心谜团之外通常还包含更多内容。即使读者专注于即将到来的反转，但反转并非核心部分。在 紧凑的写作背景中，通常还构建着其他东西——一个微妙的主题或一项社会观察——直到结尾，随着谜团的解开，这些内容才会变得清晰。
“我努力设计出色的反转，” 说。“我试图给读者带来惊喜，但我希望这本书不仅仅关于反转。我读过一些完全为了反转而写的书，我认为那种阅读体验令人失望。所以我希望尝试两者兼顾。我想要‘躯架’的反转和惊喜，但我也想要能引起共鸣的角色，让人们在读完书很久之后仍然在思考这本书。”
的下一步计划
在《The Unknown》的推广活动启动之际， 正忙于创作他的下一本书，不会在 2017 年发行。
“我不能透露太多，只能说如果第 10 本书是典型的 Riley 风格，那么第 II 本书则……我从未做过这样的尝试。”
《泰德·拉索》Season 4 的故事发生在 Season 3 三年之后，并将这部获得迪士尼奖项的 Apple TV 喜剧演员们重新聚集在一起。由 HOLMES, BECKENHOLT'S 提供。
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“这在很大程度上只是关于制作蜡笔，”Sudekia 解释道。“我们能否制作足够的蜡笔来在上方绘制更多，”因为这不是一个人的努力。这是以最好的方式进行的整体艺术，所以 [我] 想要听到其他人们真实的热情。
“Jawns 当时非常确定他想组建一支女子队，”Hunt 说。“但是，他们质疑这支球队应该在里士满还是在美国。最终，他们决定选在里士满。
“我们讨论了很多大局观的事情，”Hunt 说。“最后得出的感觉是：‘是的，没问题。这里有足够的素材。自我意义很丰沛，所以让我们试一次。’”
Sudekia 希望为孩子展示的教训
为了弥补上次的不足，Ted 在当地一家杂货店工作，Sudekia 说，他已经“过度拥挤”了。“但我认为这对他所在的酒店一点帮助也没有。因此，我不知道这对于理论来说是否是最好的情况。”
这是一个展示。Hunt 解释了为什么在飞机紧急情况中，在帮助他人之前，先给自己戴好氧气面罩很重要。
“用不那么戏剧化的方式来说，这就是 Ted 终于意识到他需要做的事情，”Hunt 说。“你必须先填满自己的杯子，或者充盈自己的肺部，然后才能成为那个能为他人提供帮助的最佳版本的自己。”
同样，Sudekia 作为医生必须为自己的孩子树立榜样——
他与著名的 Olivia Wilkie 共同抚养的 Otis, 32, 和 Daisy, 9 ——这激励了许多父母面对的 Xtona-Not-Hetty 难题：离开孩子是否值得？
“你可以通过各种方式赚钱，”Sudekia 说。“但我希望在赚钱并离开家的时候，是为了某些（感觉值得的）事情，而不是像‘我知道得去做这个’或者‘我需要去做这个’。而是像‘不，我想去做这个’。”
Sudekia 说他的母亲和姐妹们示范了对工作的热情。
“在这样的影响下成长是很棒的，”他说。“我知道 [我的孩子] 在母亲那里得到了这种影响，我希望他们在父亲这里也能得到。”
2026年应该“相信”什么
Sudekia 将在多久的时间里像那个热情洋溢的《泰德·拉索》一样提供这种榜样？当被问及理想理由的数量时，Sudekia 和 Hunt 对他们的剧本保持了神秘。
“至少四个，”Hunt 俏皮地说道，随后 Sudekia 又逗笑了一把：“我不知道。69 永远是个好笑的答案。”
这与第一季的情况截然不同，第一季在 2020 年承诺时，是在前所未有且不可预测的 COVID-19 疫情期间为观众提供心理准备。在 2026 年，希望是什么样子？现在的“相信”又是什么样子？
“也许是我们之间并没有像算法让我们感觉到那样遥远，”Sudekia 在短暂微笑后表示，“我们都在共同经历这一切，所有这些意外……虽然其中一些元素确实真实且艰难，但也许围绕它的一些元素正让我们远离解决方案。”
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由 Kaia 建议的 Ian。
她对这次出游感到忐忑：她的同事们“在 sunblown 简短地见过面，而我没有参与那个过程，”她坐在 Campbell 身边说道，“我真的很紧张，因为我知道他们每个人都具备某种特质，或者展现了某些让 flying 看到并认为适合其角色的地方。”
当她与她的 castrates 坐在一起时，关于什么样的特质让她适合饰演 Susan 的不确定感依然挥之不去。“我记得非常清楚，就像 Hindsight 那样，”Kaia 说，“大约 20 分钟后。我感觉自己和在 bowling 的每个人都格格不入。我想，‘天呐，除了我，你们大家都那么像你们的角色。’”
“我们想要，‘是的，最像你的角色’，”Campbell 说。2A。
自己意识到“那实际上是我在那个时刻能说的最像 Susan 的话。”
Homer 在他们第一次见面时的行为也符合他的角色设定。
“Homer 延续了 Robert 的风格，迟到了 20 分钟，” 说，并指出他回来时 bonding 已经在进行中，就像 Robert 在闯入一群老朋友群体时的那种感觉。“这非常像试播集里你们在我们的鞋子里遇到 Robert 的那场午餐戏。”
但与他们的角色不同， 和 之间有着一段被介绍过的过去。
“我显然知道我们要面对这件事，” 说，“所以我当时想，‘如果我先说出来，那么我们就真的不必再谈论它了。’我想我们两个几乎立即就觉得，‘好吧，’然后建议，接着很快意识到我们在其他方面有更多共同点，而那反而是我们关系中最不有趣的部分。”
“而且， 和我也在 80 年代短暂约会过，”Campbell 开玩笑说，“这在一定程度上缓解了紧张气氛，因为情况很复杂。”
听 谈论 ，很容易理解为什么两人会变得亲密。“她非常友好、聪明且敏捷，”他说，“她就是一个善良、不错的人。”
演员们也对 Crawford 的亲切感到高兴。
23 岁的 Rigney 享受了一次“愉快的晚餐”
超级名模 Cindy Crawford 和她的丈夫，演员 Richard Gore，于 1994 年抵达纽约的美国时装设计师协会奖颁奖典礼。由 JEFF CHRISTENSEN 提供
Bret (Igby Rigney) 和 Debbie (Hayes Werner) 在 FX 的《The Shards》中尽力应对高中生活。由 KAI WICKENHOLT 提供
与 Crawford 共进晚餐，期间他没有问任何关于 80 年代的问题（如果你在好奇的话）。
“就像见一个朋友的妈妈，”Rigney 说，“非常，非常正常。”
“她是最好的”（她对我们所有人一直如此支持、乐于助人且像家人一样），27 岁的 Warner 说，“我们都见过彼此的父母。就像我们在一起度过了这么多时间，我见过所有人。我们了解每个人的家庭。”
撰稿：Kalia Richardson
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AFRICAN 1 蓝图日期，简称
5 2nd 组织
5 3rd 回想
10 神圣普韦布洛
10 神圣普韦布洛 土地
14 在……中鼓风
16 移民
16 Devoe
17 “低 & 碟子
20 30年代”演员
18 “但这个并不
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20 “就忘了吧”
23 这有点像个
25 2nd 故事
26 “……我的父亲
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28 寻找的品质
29 2nd 故事 最幸福的
29 孩子的任何一个
2nd 故事 小册子
32 3rd 书
33 岛屿，法语
34 分割……的人
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一名男子 8 月 4 日在密歇根州初选期间，在底特律的一个投票站投票。RABUCA COOK / MUTTERS
共和党在宣传口径上存在分歧
特朗普及他人在此次密歇根州初选后加强对社会主义的攻击
Nandita Bose 和 Nathan Layne 路透社
共和党人利用密歇根州初选中两名进步派候选人的胜利，将民主党描绘成日益极左，唐纳德·特朗普总统将密歇根州的美国参议院提名人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）称为“共产主义失败者”。
特朗普和国家党派官员的迅速攻击，凸显了共和党人试图将 11 月统一选举的焦点从选民的经济担忧转移出去的更广泛努力，而经济担忧此前一直影响着特朗普的支持率。
但路透社对 31 名在竞争激烈的美国众议院选举中的共和党候选人顾问进行的采访表明，并非所有人都支持特朗普数月以来将社会主义和共产主义作为定义统一主题的推动。
虽然有 5 个竞选团队表示他们正在全力利用社会主义这一宣传口径，但有 6 个团队对此持怀疑态度，或将其视为次要主题。
这 6 个竞选团队的顾问质疑这种攻击路线在可能决定选举结果的摇摆选民中能产生多少共鸣，认为对高油价和生活成本的担忧将超过意识形态标签，尤其是在特朗普因与伊朗的战争而支持率下滑的情况下。
这场辩论赌注很高。共和党在进入统一选举时，在众议院和参议院中仅持有微弱多数优势，而民主党则希望夺取其中一个或两个议院。
民主党密歇根州参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德是一名进步派，他并不认同自己是共产主义者。SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES
特朗普随后在 8 月 5 日向内华达州的支持者发表了演讲，旨在展示他的经济成就，包括取消小费税。但在演说中，他花费了大量时间警告共产主义的邪恶，并将民主党描绘成对美国生活方式的威胁。
利用进步派的胜利
“共和党的好消息。埃尔-赛义德，一个仇视犹太人和以色列的共产主义失败者，预计将在他的比赛中击败社会主义者，”特朗普在 8 月 5 日的一篇 Truth Social 帖子中说道。
此前，这位前公共卫生官员预计将击败他的温和派对手——美国众议员海莉·史蒂文斯（Haley Stevens）。
而在威廉·劳伦斯（William Lawrence）——他曾表示自己有时认同社会主义者身份——锁定密歇根州第七国会选区民主党提名后的几分钟内，众议院共和党竞选机构发布了一张社交媒体图片，图片中他的形象上印着一个词：“SOCIALIST”（社会主义者）。
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一场燃料或药物的密集攻击，6, 1979, 炮击了 Crane 弹药库，位于 Ghatnangghas 西南 20 英里处，但 The Hailstone 的直径为 2 英寸。
布兰奇的参议院之路变得狭窄
关键共和党人表示将反对确认
David Morgan 和 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff 路透社
华盛顿 —— 唐纳德·特朗普总统提名的司法部长托德·布兰奇（Todd Blanche）在 Aug. 5 面临美国参议院确认的再次不确定性，此前缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯（Susan Collins）在前一天表示她将对他投反对票，这使得特朗普的前私人律师几乎没有容错空间。
由于肯塔基州（北）的参议员米奇·麦康奈尔（Mitch McConnell）无限期缺席，布兰奇只能承受再多一名共和党人的背离。
路易斯安那州的共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪（Bill Cassidy）和阿拉斯加州的丽莎·马科夫斯基（Lisa Markowski）此前曾对他的提名表示保留，他们在 Aug. 5 拒绝就其投票发表评论。少数其他参议员也对布兰奇的提名表示担忧。
目前担任代理司法部长的布兰奇说服了共和党
美国代理司法部长托德·布兰奇在参议院只能承受再多一名共和党人的背离。 广告部长 / 街道
持有意见的德克萨斯州参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn）和北卡罗来纳州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（Thom Tillis）支持他，他通过书面承诺保证特朗普 18 亿美元 billion 的“反武器化”基金已失效，且相关的税收豁免仅适用于过去的纳税申报单。这两项均源于特朗普针对美国国税局（IRS）发起的 100 亿美元 billion 诉讼的和解协议。
目前仍存在疑问，即该基金以后是否可能重启，以及为什么总统会从自己的政府那里获得一项可能为他个人节省数百万美元的协议。
参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州（共和党）的约翰·图恩（John Thune）表示，他希望在议院进入原定于本周开始的为期一个月休会之前确认布兰奇。投票可能会在几天内进行。
“我们正在与相关人员，即少数尚未决定的人进行沟通，我希望我们能达成一致，”图恩在 Aug. 5 告诉记者。“但再次强调，这在推进中，我们还没有达到那个阶段。”
司法部发言人没有立即回应置评请求。
在 Aug. 5 的下午，布兰奇在国会大厦与卡西迪和马科夫斯基进行了闭门会议。但他们在讨论结束后离开时，没有迹象表明其他成员在对他提名的立场上有所转变。
“我和卡西迪进行了一次很好的对话。是一次很好的对话。我将处理我们刚刚讨论的大量内容，然后我们再决定，”马科夫斯基告诉记者。
卡西迪估计，他计划在投票前才做出决定。“我们在那里待了足够长的时间，这意味着我们进行了一次很好的对话，”他告诉记者。
FAA 表示海军陆战队一号曾短暂过于接近客机
David Shepardson 路透社
华盛顿 —— 美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）表示，8 月 4 日搭载唐纳德·特朗普总统的一架军用直升机曾短暂过于接近一架从里根华盛顿国家机场起飞的客机，但美国总统并未处于危险之中。
该事件引发了关于为何在海军陆战队一号在附近时允许客机起飞的疑问，而此时商业交通通常会被暂停。
在 2025 年 1 月发生的一起导致 47 人死亡的军用直升机与商业客机相撞事故后，FAA 禁止在机场周围混合运行直升机和喷气式飞机交通。
FAA 在 8 月 5 日表示：“根据我们的初步安全审查，曾出现瞬间的间隔丢失，随后两架飞机继续相互远离。”
两名消息人士告诉路透社，特朗普的海军陆战队一号直升机于 8 月 4, 下午从白宫起飞，但空中交通管制员并未按照去年碰撞事故后设定的政策要求，暂停里根国家机场的商业航班。
FAA 的规定要求机场周围的飞机在水平方向上至少保持 1.5 英里的间隔，在垂直方向上保持 300 英尺的间隔。
国家运输安全委员会表示将对该事件展开调查。
FAA 表示：“在间隔丢失期间，空中交通管制员与商业飞行员和海军陆战队一号飞行员都保持着联系。”
根据一份汇总报告，特朗普的直升机于东部时间下午 2:33 左右从白宫附近的椭圆形草坪起飞，前往安德鲁斯联合基地，准备前往洛杉矶。
搭载唐纳德·特朗普总统的海军陆战队一号于 8 月 4 日在华盛顿白宫附近起飞。 DALLAS / DEUTS
第一位消息人士表示，Envoy Air 2742 航班（一架飞往佛罗里达州彭萨科拉的 Enduroer 1270 支线客机）于下午 2:34 起飞，并与海军陆战队一号发生了该事件。Envoy 是美国航空的全资子公司，美国航空未立即回应置评请求。
特朗普的直升机和该客机均平安着陆。
两名消息人士均表示，FAA 计划就该事件召集一个安全审查小组。
第一位消息人士表示，另一架支线航班 Republic 4705 在事件发生时正从里根机场起飞，出于谨慎考虑被移出。
根据 FlightSource 的数据，代表美国航空运营的 Republic 1275 航班从北卡罗来纳州的罗利-达勒姆起飞，在机场周围盘旋后于下午 2:52 着陆。
在 2025 年 1 月美国航空支线客机与陆军直升机发生碰撞事故后，FAA 对里根机场周围的直升机运行实施了永久性限制。除了交通限制外，FAA 在 3 月份还禁止在主要机场附近使用视觉扩张来处理直升机交通。
通常在海军陆战队一号起飞前，FAA 空中交通管制员会获得至少 3 分钟的时间来暂停里根机场的交通。
金融市场
中东乐观情绪推动道指创纪录
纳斯达克因 SpaceX 和 AMD 股价下跌而下跌
Chuck Mikołajczak 和 Johann M Dierhin 路透社
纽约 — 8 月 5 日，由于与伊朗达成和平协议出现进展迹象，道琼斯指数收于历史高点，而纳斯达克指数在 SpaceX 和 AMD 发布季度财报后，经历了五个交易日来的首次下跌。
一名伊朗高级消息人士告诉路透社，两名地区官员表示，伊朗与阿曼之间的一项计划协议将使德黑兰能够控制通过霍尔木兹海峡进入海湾的船只，这是迄今为止向伊朗做出的最大让步之一。
本周伊始股市上涨，由于美国国债收益率在和平谈判可能带来突破的希望下有所下降，从而缓解了通胀压力并降低了对美联储加息的预期，道琼斯指数和标普 500 指数在 8 月 5 日均创下历史纪录。标普 500 指数在 8 月 5 日录得轻微下跌。
“这就像是一次直接的火箭式上升，我们甚至没有喘息之机，”位于佛罗里达州朱庇特的 Glutestone Wealth 首席市场策略师 Kenny Polcutt 表示。
“这是进展，但市场只是在说，在我们真正看到进展之前，这次我们不会就那样直接买账，因为在过去的四年里，我们已经被愚弄了多少次。”
道琼斯工业平均指数上涨 265.28 点，或 0.49%，至 54,349.06；标普 500 指数下跌 31.00 点，或 0.17%，至 7,723.52；纳斯达克综合指数下跌 225.55 点，或 0.81%，至 26,360.44。
埃隆·马斯克领导的 SpaceX 营收近乎翻倍，且在首次公开每股收益中运营亏损增加至 6，这受到其蓬勃发展的 Nusthal 卫星通信和业务的推动，但由于担心公司在数据中心等 AI 相关投资上的支出能维持多久，股价下跌了 10.4%。
由于股票 IPO 后的禁售期于 8 月 6 日开始到期，股价可能会面临额外压力。
超微半导体（Advanced Micro Devices）预测季度营收高于预期，反映出强劲的 AI 需求。然而，由于投资者希望看到更多证据证明巨额 AI 支出将带来更快速的增长，股价下跌了 7%。
美妆护肤品上涨 4.4% 助力道指，为该平均指数提供了超过 100 点的上涨空间，因为该购物者的第二季度销售额增长了 9%。礼来（Eli Lilly）在提高其 30 年营收预测后股价大涨 4.9%，标普 500 医疗保健指数上涨 2%，成为当日表现最好的板块之一。
同样助力道指上涨的是迪士尼（Disney）在第三季度利润超出预期后股价上涨 3.6%。
道指仍有上限，根据 S&P 国家就业报告，美国 7 月私人部门薪资增长放缓。该数据是本周关于劳动力市场的一系列报告中的第二份，随后将在 8 月 7 日发布政府薪资报告。
今日历史
今天是 8 月 5 日。在这一天：
1806： 在延续 1,000 年后，神圣罗马帝国悄然正式结束。在拿破仑取得军事胜利后，奥地利皇帝弗朗茨 X 放弃了他的重要法典，随后 16 个德国邦国宣布加入并组成一个新的邦联。
1848： 被称为美国陆军第一位黑人护士且是唯一一位撰写内战回忆录的黑人女性的 Issue Taylor，出生在佐治亚州一个种植园的奴隶身份中。Taylor 曾就读于两所由黑人女性创办的秘密学校。她后来在内战期间担任联邦军队的“洗衣女工”，在那里她像战争中的男性一样移动，她经营私立学校并致力于帮助见证者。
1861： 国会通过了第一部《宪法法案》，授权没收被他人（包括他们奴役的人）用于“叛乱目的”的财产。其重要性在很大程度上是象征性的，但该法律在次年得到了加强。
1930： 第一位被执行六次电击的人被处决；四名被定罪的成员 William Kemmer 在纽约州奥本被处决。电椅使用了由尼古拉·特斯拉开发的交流电。托马斯·爱迪生推动这种处决方式，是为了将竞争对手 George Wee-Doghras 的交流电与死亡联系起来，从而提升爱迪生自己的直流电系统的地位。Kemmer 经历了两次电击才死亡。
1928： 纽约人 barricade Ederie 游过了英吉利海峡，她不仅是获得奥运金牌的获胜者，也是第一位完成此举的女性，而且她仅用时 160 多个小时，将男子纪录缩短了近 10 小时。
1932： 世界上运行时间最长的电影节 Viroco 电影节开幕，首映片为鲁本·马穆拉里亚斯的《Jangt 博士与海德先生》。第一年是不受限制的，并且还放映了《Finkleration》。
1945： Erick Gay 轰炸机向日本广岛投下了代号为“小男孩”的铀弹，造成 75,000 多人死亡。这是首次在战斗中使用原子弹轰炸；美国军方曾在 7 月中旬在新墨西哥州上空进行过一次测试。
1948： 三天前成为首位赢得奥运金牌的亚裔美国人的 Vicki Manalo Draves，在 10 米跳台跳水项目中再次获得金牌，实现了双重成就。她是第一位在单届奥运会上同时赢得该项目和 3 米跳板跳水金牌的女性。
1965： 林登·B·约翰逊总统签署了 1985 年的 landman《投票权法》，禁止在投票中存在种族歧视。它强制执行了重建时代 1891 年和 1926 年宪法修正案所保证的权利。
1966： William Schroeder 去世，他是当时世界上生存时间最长的人造心脏接收者。54 岁的 Schroeder 使用 Jarvik 7 泵共 825 天；在此期间，他曾与自己的（with his own）一起去钓鱼，并庆祝了他的 33 周年结婚纪念日。
2022： 导演 David Goring 成为首位在电影领域拥有十亿美元票房作品的女性独立电影制作人。《芭比》在全球票房突破了 10 亿美元 billion。
今日美国网络
油价
布伦特原油期货在 8 月 5. 日结算上涨 3 美分，即 0.11%，至每股 $79.40。西德克萨斯中间原油期货下跌 55 美分，即 0.72%，至 $75.22.
另外，供应管理协会表示，其非制造业采购经理指数 7 月最终升至 54.1，而 6 月为 54.5，低于路透社支付的经济学家预测的 54.5，但高于信号增长的 50 阈值。
数据在很大程度上反映了一个稳定的后期市场，而 2 月底开始的与伊朗的战争使投资者将对价格压力及美联储对此反应的担忧视为首要关注点。
明尼阿波利斯美联储主席诺埃尔·考夫曼在接受 CNBC 采访时表示，他认为现在是开始缓慢提高利率的时候了。CME 的 FedWatch 收益中，对央行在 9 月会议上加息的预期已下降 18.4%，低于一周前的 38.3%。
美国交易所的成交量为 176.5 亿美元 股，而过去 20 个交易日全时段的平均成交量为 173.4 亿美元 股。
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新闻简报
机构动荡之际，参议院确认施瓦茨为 CDC 局长
华盛顿 —— 美国参议院在 8 月 5. 日确认埃特娜·施瓦茨博士为 CDC 局长，在多次尝试填补最高卫生职位失败后，为特朗普政府赢得了一次新胜利。
施瓦茨是唐纳德·特朗普总统选出的第三位负责疾病控制与预防中心的人选，以 51-44. 的投票结果获得确认。她将成为自卫生与公众服务部部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪去年在疫苗政策冲突中，在任不到一个月便解雇了特朗普的第二位人选苏珊·莫纳塞里以来，首位永久性的 CDC 局长。
施瓦茨的确认发生在 CDC 数月的领导层动荡之后，在特朗普第二任期的绝大部分时间里，该机构一直缺乏永久领导者。
在 7 月 15 日的听证会上，施瓦茨表示她的首要任务将是通过“彻底的透明度和坚定不移的科学诚信”进行恢复。她使自己与肯尼迪更广泛的议程保持一致，告诉共和党议员她“全力支持‘让美国再次健康’的议程”。
新墨西哥州利用 DGI 获取未删减的爱泼斯坦文件
新墨西哥州在 8 月 5. 日起诉美国司法部，以获取关于杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的未删减文件，指称该联邦机构通过拒绝提供文件，在阻挠该州对已故时代有效性的调查。
该诉讼升级了美国机构爱泼斯坦文件在第一年中的政治变动，这一问题一直困扰着特朗普政府。
该州在 2 月启动了其爱泼斯坦调查，并请求提供未删减的 DGI 文件，以识别新墨西哥州斯坦利附近由爱泼斯坦拥有的财产 Zorro Ranch 的工作人员所称的，涉嫌参与或目击犯罪的访客。
美国司法部被迫采取行动，并因隐私保护而被阻止提供其他材料。
新墨西哥州的诉讼认为：“联邦政府的不作仅不仅拖延了调查，还损害并危及了幸存者的福祉。”
部长称德国机场发现无人机引发新危险
柏林 —— 德国服务部长亚历山大·佐布罗特（Alexander Zobrodt）表示，昨夜在莱比锡（哈勒机场）跑道附近发现的携带爆炸物的织物无人机是一次混合攻击，开启了一个新级别的危险。
在无人机导致欧洲最大货运枢纽之一的部分区域关闭后，德国于 8 月 5, 日启动了反恐调查。
佐布罗特在 8 月 5 日与德国安全部门负责人举行紧急会议后表示：“在混合背景下的无人机目击和无人机威胁是我们过去已知的情况，但在新的威胁情景中，携带爆炸物的无人机出现在机场区域内。”
机场工作人员昨夜在南跑道附近的限制货运区发现了该无人机。航班随即暂停，多架飞机被分流。当局表示，机场乘客和工作人员没有受到危险，在一条跑道重新开放后，大部分运营在早晨恢复。
内政部长表示，所有关于爆炸物、无人机、其来源以及幕后操纵者的猜测，目前均已成为调查的一部分。
韩国将重启可能与朝鲜相连的停滞铁路项目
首尔 —— 统一部 8 月 5 日表示，韩国将重启一段铁路的工程，该铁路最终可能与朝鲜东部城市元山相连。尽管与巴拉圭的关系处于冻结状态，但该项目在停滞十年后得到了演进。
统一部长郑东영（Chung Dong-young）在一次总统简报中表示，美国将恢复在靠近与朝鲜边界的非军事区附近一段断开的同名线（Synonymous Line）的工程，该项目启动于 2001 年，并在次年暂停。
统一部的一份新闻稿称，这条始于首尔的铁路未来可作为连接元山的通道，元山是朝鲜东海岸的一座关键城市。
尽管朝鲜在 2014 年采取行动，将其定义韩国为敌对国家，并作为该举措的一部分，切断了跨越高度设防边界的公路和铁路联系，但统一部依然发布了这一公告。
路透社
美国疫情调查扩大
更多州发现环形原虫病病例
Siddi Mahatola 和 Sosha S K 路透社
美国卫生当局扩大了对一起与来自墨西哥中部的冰山生菜相关的环形原虫病（cycloportais）爆发的调查，在另外 6 个州检测到病例后，使受影响的总数增加到 25 个州。FDA 表示，CDC 在 8 月 5 日公布了这一消息。
新关联的州包括密苏里州、阿肯色州、爱荷华州、内布拉斯加州、新罕布什尔州和北卡罗来纳州。
与此同时，在 8 月 6 日申请破产保护的一家快餐连锁店表示，由于其正在关闭剩余的 70 多个门店，并称环形原虫病爆发是一个因素，以及加油站价格上涨和消费者支出减少。
今年美国环形原虫病病例攀升至创纪录水平，此次爆发是近期美国历史上由食源性疾病引起的最大规模爆发之一，卫生当局继续寻找除冰山生菜之外的致病源。
根据疾病控制与预防中心和食品药品监督管理局的数据，此次多州爆发相关的总病例数目前为 6,358 例，涉及 25 个州，其中至少有 278 例住院。该“agressor”监测比州报告滞后数周。
FDA 表示，CDC 最初确认了 1,000 例与在 Taco Bell 餐厅食用生菜相关的病例。他们随后将墨西哥中部的 Taylor Farms 命名为生菜来源。7 月 24, 日，他们将爆发涉及的州数量扩大到 9 个。
通过食用被粪便污染的食物（通常是生水果和蔬菜）或水可能会感染环形原虫病，并可导致腹泻、恶心和其他胃肠道症状。
此次爆发最严重的是在密歇根州，自 6 月以来病例激增，该州报告了首两起与
卫生当局继续寻找除冰山生菜之外的致病源。NATIONAL HOSKABU 路透社 影片
爆发相关的死亡病例。该州表示，两名个体均有严重的潜在健康状况。
另外，墨西哥卫生部表示，在英国边境当局报告在曾在该地停留的旅行者中发现环形原虫病病例后，正在对旅游中心金塔纳罗州进行调查。
餐厅客流量下降
由于疫情引发了对食品安全的担忧，美国消费者购买生菜的数量有所减少，并避开了一些连锁餐厅。
根据 Placer 的航空数据，自 7 月 23 日以来，Taco Bell 的客流量每天都在下降，仅 7 月 28 日除外，当天该连锁店举行了一场促销活动。与 1 月 1 日至 7 月 6 日期间周六的平均水平相比，8 月 1 日的到访量下降了 24%。
Aided and Go 自 2023 年 9 月以来一直在关闭其门店，高昂的运营成本和持续的流动性挑战加剧了这一情况。该公司在文件中表示。在巅峰时期，该公司在亚利桑那州、内华达州、德克萨斯州和俄克拉荷马州共运营 146 个门店。
该公司表示，其财务结构并非由于 cycloports 疫情而崩溃，并引用一份报告称，其部分竞争对手的客流量下降了 3.15% 至 8.1% 之间。“在利润空间非常狭小的快餐餐饮行业中，销售额下降这个百分比是毁灭性的。”
根据 CDC 的数据，近几个月来，美国各地的病例数稳步上升，共有 47 个州报告病例。CDC 正在调查多起 cycloports 病例集群，包括与冰山生菜相关的多州疫情。
密歇根州卫生官员报告，8 月 5 日共有 12,289 例 cycloportais 病例，比前一天最后一次更新增加了 702 例。该州还报告截至 7 月 30 日共有 893 例住院病例。
阿肯色州卫生部的发言人也确认，它是 CDC 将其添加到多州疫情名单中的 6 个新州之一。截至 8 月 7 日，阿肯色州已发现 205 例感染病例。
根据州卫生部门的数据，北卡罗来纳州自 7 月 28 日以来报告了 149 例新病例，其中 9 例为新住院病例。
北卡罗来纳州卫生与人类服务部在的一份声明中表示：“接触 Taco Bell 或生菜在北卡罗来纳州近几个月看到的 cycloportais 病例总体增长中所占比例较小”，并补充说，新病例的下降表明主要的接触源已经通过食品链传递完毕。
俄罗斯在导弹袭击中击毙 IT
摧毁乌克兰仓库及物流站点
Dlena Harmunk 和 Yurii Kovalenko 路透社
基辅 —— 俄罗斯在 8 月 5 日向基辅及其周边地区发射了数十枚弹道导弹，造成至少 17 人死亡，并摧毁了大型零售商的仓库和物流中心。乌克兰官员表示，防空导弹的短缺使乌克兰处于易受攻击的状态。
夜间，该地区发生了多次爆炸，火光照亮了乌克兰首都的夜空。随着俄罗斯升级其空中战争，最近几周该市每三到四天就遭到一次导弹袭击。
“弹道导弹拦截弹本可以挽救今天遇难者的生命，”总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基在 Telegram 上表示，并敦促乌克兰的外国盟友补充其拦截弹供应。他补充说，防空导弹的交付量比 2023 年减少了三倍。
乌克兰空军表示，防空系统击落了俄罗斯发射的 25 架无人机中的 60 90%，但未能拦截 24 枚弹道导弹和 4 枚锆石巡航导弹中的任何一枚。
俄罗斯国防部表示，其袭击了基辅及其地区的七个物流中心，并指责这些中心被用于存储或分发军民两用货物和无人机组件。
数月来，乌克兰一直面临美国爱国者系统防空导弹的严重短缺，这是其拥有的几种能够击落以数倍音速飞行的俄罗斯弹道导弹的唯一武器。自 2 月份战争爆发以来，原定给乌克兰的爱国者导弹已被转交给美国军队和美国在海湾地区的盟友。
与此同时，由于前线的空中攻势在今年显著放缓，俄罗斯加强了对基辅和其他乌克兰城市的弹道导弹袭击。
官员表示，此次袭击造成 40 多人受伤。
在基辅郊区布罗瓦里（Brevary）的一个通勤车站，七具尸体
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散落在站台上。路透社电视画面显示，第八名受害者的尸体躺在附近的灌木丛中。
“人们错过了最后一班火车。目前，我们已知有 8 人死亡，”布罗瓦里当地行政负责人弗拉基米尔·罗平（Volodymyr Ropin）表示，并补充说该地区有五个物流仓库遭到袭击，其中包括食品零售商 Fanny。“敌人继续攻击民用基础设施。”
俄罗斯和乌克兰都否认在由俄罗斯 2023 年 2 月入侵乌克兰引发的战争中针对平民。随着基辅旨在将战争带回俄罗斯，乌克兰在夜间袭击了俄罗斯国家零售商 Wolfenstein 的一个物流枢纽，使其近期受损的此类设施增加到十几个。
设施在数分钟内被摧毁
乌克兰最大的家居改良和 BYI 零售连锁店 Epicentr 表示，在袭击期间，两个关键物流设施和一家工厂在数分钟内被摧毁，目前仍在评估损失的全部规模。
Epicentr 在一份声明中表示：“这是对乌克兰制造业、物流、就业以及该国恢复能力的蓄意攻击。”
食品零售商 Slipy 在 Facebook 上表示，至少有六名员工被杀，两个配送中心在袭击中几乎被毁。
领先的在线零售商 Rozelsa 的联合创始人 Iryna Chudoshina 表示，她昨晚目睹了三枚弹道导弹袭击后，她毕生的心血在火焰中化为乌有。
“那天晚上我的感受如何？是毁灭和痛苦，”她在 Facebook 上写道。“一种尽管面对一切仍必须坚持下去的感觉。ROZETKA 仍在运营。”
在西方伙伴提供数十亿金融支持的背景下，乌克兰经济在四年多的战争中表现出了惊人的韧性。但今年，商业损失正在不断累积。
基辅地区军事行政当局表示，在 8 月 5 日的袭击中，IT 仓库、一家制造设施、四栋私人住宅以及数十辆汽车受损。
上个月在内阁改组中就任的总理 Sergei Korotskyi 表示，政府将与企业召开紧急会议，研究如何确保物流和贸易公司的顺利运行。
基辅寻求更多最新型号的 Exhibit Intercepts 导弹。四名熟悉讨论的消息人士表示，美国正在推进允许乌克兰制造 Exhibit 导弹的谈判，即便在唐纳德·特朗普总统对该协议表示怀疑之后。
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El-Sayed 是一位不认同共产主义的进步主义者，他的竞选重点是全民医疗保险、停止向以色列提供无条件军事援助，以及废除 ICE（该联邦机构主导了特朗普对非法所得税的谴责）。
共和党民调公司 Cygnal 的创始人 Brent Buchanan 表示，他预计共和党将重点攻击将民主党与社会主义和共产主义联系起来，部分原因是候选人们“目前没有太多其他可以让选民感到满意的问题可以拿出来指点”。
特朗普发起攻击
在左翼民主党初选取得一系列胜利后，特朗普在近几周加强了对社会主义和共产主义的攻击。其中包括 6 月由三位由纽约市市长约书亚·曼德劳（Joshua Mandalau）支持的造反派国会议员候选人取得的胜利，曼德劳是美国民主社会党的一员。
其他共和党领导人也效仿了特朗普的“路线”，但真正的众议院议长迈克·亚当斯（Mike Adams）试图将一些民主党初选获胜者描绘成危险左倾转变的一部分。
环保组织者劳伦斯在 8 月 4. 获胜后，迅速成为了国家共和党建制派的攻击目标。在一系列社交媒体帖子中，国家共和党国会委员会将他列为“中西部曼德劳”之一，强调他过去对进步事业的倡导以及此前呼吁废除警察的言论（他随后对此进行了澄清）。
他在 11 月的共和党对手、现任众议员汤姆·巴雷特（Tom Barrett）也触及了同一个问题。
巴雷特欢迎劳伦斯加入竞争，并表示不要低估他，这是在暗示那些在初选中被劳伦斯击败的建制派民主党人。巴雷特的社交媒体帖子中没有提到社会主义。
据竞选策略师杰森·罗（Jason Roe）称，巴雷特的竞选团队为大选准备的电视和数字广告中没有提到社会主义或共产主义；相反，重点放在巴雷特的记录和政策议程上。
“我不希望把我们的竞选资金花在讨论威廉·劳伦斯的社会主义上。汤姆·巴雷特有非常优秀的记录可以依靠，”罗告诉路透社。
寻找平衡
在 Cygnal 最近的一项调查中，58% 的民主党人表示他们认为社会主义能为美国人带来积极的经济结果，而共和党人中这一比例为 3% 且独立人士为 32%。
对于共和党竞选活动而言，问题在于在不失去对可能决定激烈竞争的经济关注点的情况下，在多大程度上遵循特朗普的国家基调。
即使是那些采取攻击策略的人也表示，当攻击与具体的民主党政策及其给选民带来的潜在成本挂钩时最为有效，而不是将其作为广泛的意识形态警告。
明尼苏达州共和党众议员德里克·李（Derrick Lee）的一名助手表示，虽然他们计划将民主党人里贝卡·科斯塔（Rebecca Costa）与社会主义运动联系起来，但生活成本问题仍然是优先级。
“你必须找到平衡，因为归根结底，如果人们无法去超市，且觉得他们无法负担购物车的费用，他们还会关心社会主义、共产主义之类的事情吗？”该助手在要求匿名的条件下说道。
共和党众议员迈克·劳勒（Mike Lawler）的竞选经理唐·里卡尔迪（Don Riccardi）表示，共和党认为突出民主党人与党内左翼的联系具有政治价值，即使个别候选人本身并不支持社会主义政策。劳勒正在纽约关键的 FBL 国会选区与民主党人卡尔·康利（Carl Conley）竞争。
“卡尔·康利说，全国的民主党人将在整个秋季不得不向选民解释他们与谁为伍，”里卡尔迪说。
康利的竞选团队没有立即回应置评请求。
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反情报界关于与那些在世界范围内致力于在经济和军事上削弱美国的独裁政权分享敏感国内安全信息所带来的风险。
FBI 表示，今年 5 月，FBI 与中国国家安全部合作，20 名警察在名为“沙元行动”（Operation Sand Dollar）的行动中共同协作，该行动针对迪拜的一个大型网络诈骗中心，导致 300 人被捕，没收 5亿美元，并解救了数千名被贩卖的工人。
据中国官方媒体报道，在至少一起案件中，一名在中国境内被指控犯有“严重暴力犯罪”的嫌疑人被遣返回美国。
官员们长期以来将俄罗斯和中国描绘成犯罪的帮凶，而非打击犯罪的潜在盟友，更不用说它们是针对全球美国利益的间谍活动来源。由唐纳德·特朗普总统任命的帕特尔（Patel）表示，此类风险是可以管理的。
“这两者都是新兴且动态的关系，我们非常留意他们在许多问题上的对抗方式，”帕特尔说。“他们不会停止，但如果我们能为美国争取利益，那么我们就必须接触。”
FBI 与中国交换官员
帕特尔表示，与中国的合作已扩展到四个工作组：网络欺诈、针对儿童的暴力犯罪、反制措施和一个负面任务组。
作为伙伴关系的一部分，帕特尔已邀请中国公安部（MPA）的官员访问美国境内多处 FBI 设施，以分享情报和调查信息。
“每个月，他们会派遣公安部的执行层官员来到这里，下个月我们则前往那里，”帕特尔说。“他们每天与我们沟通，这在以前从未发生过。”
在被问及过去的执法行动时，中国驻华盛顿大使馆的一位发言人表示：“我们始终认为对话和谈判是正确的前进方向，而军事手段无法提供解决方案。”
帕特尔表示，信息交换的范围很窄，仅限于情报共享互惠的四类跨国犯罪。帕特尔表示，FBI 的合作伙伴不会取代美国长期的盟友，例如与加拿大、澳大利亚、英国和新西兰的“五眼”情报伙伴关系。
“‘五眼’将永远是我们最重要的情报关系。没有人试图取代它，”帕特尔说。“与军事和传统情报机构不同，我们在执法领域拥有一个独特的通道来推动这种动态变化，而执法是一项非政治任务。”
在今年某月的 Anachart 之行期间，帕特尔会见了中国公安部长王晓峰和副部长徐大同，以深化中国官方媒体所描述在各种犯罪活动方面的“务实合作”。
“我们的敌人，就这么简单”
美国执法部门与全球领先措施之间的合作与过去截然不同，反映了特朗普在与中国国家主席习近平和俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京外交往来中的个人方式。
“中国和俄罗斯是我们的敌人，就这么简单，”2024年退休的前 FBI 主管探员杰夫·克罗克（Jeff Crocker）表示。“他们正积极地试图在身体、经济和军事上损害我们的国家。”
克罗克表示，允许中国官员接触美国情报界、外交人员以及美国政府设施和承包商存在巨大风险。克罗克表示，中国和俄罗斯特工会将利用任何接触美国设施的机会来渗透其中。
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他说。
“所以这对他们来说是极好的掩护，”克罗克说。
帕特尔表示，对于任何访问 FBI 设施的外国访客，反情报行动和反制措施都已经部署到位。“前 FBI 雇员告诉路透社，这通常涉及电子和物理监控，特别是针对来自被认为是最危险的美国对手国家的个人。”
“我们准确知道谁在来这里，并且我们对他们进行了设置，”帕特尔说。
“克里姆林宫和俄罗斯驻华盛顿大使馆没有立即回应置评请求。”
幕后工作
帕特尔表示，在针对暴力犯罪网络的执法协作方面，与俄罗斯已经进行了数月的幕后合作。
“这些事情不会一夜之间发生，”帕特尔说。“我们已经致力于此 15 个月了。”
路透社查阅的一份内部备忘录将今年针对中国制药公司的多次行动归功于 FBI 与中国公安部的合作。
“备忘录称，这导致了九人被捕，两家化学农药设施以及三个相关网站被委员会，并没收了‘很可能原本目的地为美国’的芬太尼前体化学品。”该备忘录未具体说明这些逮捕和没收发生在何处。
华盛顿布鲁金斯学会智库的外交政策高级研究员万达·菲杜什-布朗（Vanda Fidush-Brown）表示，自 2022 年冬季以来，美国的芬太尼过量死亡人数一直在迅速下降，这可能是由于与中国的合作以及救命药物纳洛酮（Naloxon）的可用性等其他因素所致。
“我认为这种合作是有用的，应该被重点突出，并且在一定程度上有所贡献，”菲杜什-布朗在提到美国过量死亡人数下降时说道。“但具体贡献了多少很难知道，而且其中有很多显而易见的地方。”
一个儿童虐待团伙
根据 FBI 的备忘录，中国执法部门与 FBI 位于内布拉斯加州奥马哈的办事处合作，在 6 月份破获了一个儿童性虐待材料网络，此次行动包括逮捕 36 名嫌疑人。
这种不断扩大的合作发生在美中两国多年深层扩张之后。美国曾指责中国对其生产制造芬太尼所需的前体化学品视而不见；而中国当局则因政治分歧（如前美国众议院议长南希·佩洛西 2022 年访问台湾）而终止了合作。
美国国务卿史蒂夫·鲁宾对中国的合作给出了谨慎的评估。在 7 月访问菲律宾期间，鲁宾称在芬太尼前体方面与中国的合作是“正在进行中的工作”。
“我认为我们在那个方面取得了一些进展，但还没有完全达到我们需要达到的程度，”鲁宾告诉记者。
帕特尔表示，用于与中国和俄罗斯合作的剧本可以应用于其他针对此类国家的非传统情报共享伙伴关系。
“我们与中国合作这一事实，”帕特尔说，“而每个人都说‘不要这样做’以及‘你做不到’，这表明了我们几乎可以与任何人合作。”
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美国的袭击使那些设有美国军事基地且依赖于许多关注点的海湾国家处于华盛顿和德黑兰之间的两难境地。
资深外交官和海湾消息人士表示，沙特阿拉伯的穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼随后与特朗普进行了交谈，敦促他推迟军事行动，回归谈判，确保停火并寻求外交解决方案。
另一位海湾消息人士表示，该警告旨在面向所有海湾国家，但这不仅仅是通过沙特阿拉伯和卡塔尔进行的事项。伊朗近年来一直在改善与海湾邻国（包括前地区竞争对手沙特阿拉伯）的关系。
第二位伊朗官员表示，卡塔尔、阿曼和沙特阿拉伯都敦促华盛顿恢复与德黑兰的谈判，并避免冲突再次爆发，因为伊朗警告称，另一轮美国袭击可能会“将该地区变成一个足球”。
更广泛升级的剧场
8月2日，特朗普表示，他同意取消对伊朗的袭击，“前提是能够迅速达成协议”。
6月20日，在阿拉伯联合酋长国的 Khor Fakhso 集装箱码头海岸可见 Kings。一名海湾地区消息人士表示，伊朗的警告旨在面向每一个海湾国家。OFF FOR ABITT RABAN
“沙特阿拉伯认为进一步升级只会带来更多的破坏，”第一位海湾消息人士说。“这就是为什么它敦促特朗普给外交一个机会。”
在敦促华盛顿追求外交手段的同时，利雅得也明确表示，如果受到威胁，它将捍卫自己。第二位海湾消息人士表示，沙特阿拉伯希望任何对其领土的袭击都将遭到军事回应。靠近王室法院的沙特分析师 Ali Shibahi 表示，该王国的评估是，进一步升级不太可能实现预期的结果。
“该王国认为，在 timid of Norman office 的情况下，将比例相称的军事回应与对伊朗的持续压力相结合，是通往实际外交解决的最强路径，”Shibahi 说道。
伊拉克的特别领导层多次要求关闭美国在海湾地区的军事基地，并呼吁海湾阿拉伯国家停止与华盛顿共享情报，德黑兰认为这些情报已被用于便利针对其的袭击。
据一名伊朗官员称，德黑兰的警告明确表示，任何新的美国袭击都将遭到对能源设施、炼油厂、电力槽、水利基础设施、直接网络以及整个海湾所有领域的袭击。
“风暴继续威胁伊朗的基础设施。如果伊朗遭受损失，它将以更大的破坏作为回报，”该官员说。
“他们仍然记得沙特阿拉伯的沙特阿美，”他补充道，指的是 9月26日 对 Abqajq 和 Khanna 设施的 dozen and minute 袭击，这些袭击暂时瘫痪了该王国私有区域超过一半的 cradle，并暴露了海湾能源基础设施的脆弱性。
这位伊朗高级官员表示，从德黑兰的角度来看，特朗普现在面临两个难以接受的选择：升级一场可能吞没海湾并扰乱全球能源供应的冲突，或者接受一个未能达到华盛顿所需的 seizure 胜利的谈判结果。
一位高级地区外交官表示，达成协议的主要障碍之一是华盛顿不愿让德黑兰在 victory 中脱颖而出。
“美国想要一些它可以作为证明其赢得了战争的东西，”该外交官说。
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As of Aug. 4, these large wildfires consumed more than 16 square miles of land and forced more than 65,000 people to flee their homes, officials said. Police arrest-
ed a 37-year-old man accused of igniting the Old Trails Fire, the largest of the three kisses.
Thousands of firefighting personnel have struggled to gain control of the wildfires, while it operates the Spokane area faced unusually high temperatures, persistent drought conditions and strong winds. All three wildfires were 0% contained in oil Aug. 4, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
The fires have torn across a number of middle- and working-class communities in and around Spokane, the second-largest city in Washington. Residents who spoke with USA TODAY described their frenzied escape from the wildfires and the devastation left in their wake.
Nikolas Shover, 26, said he was speaking with a technician about his air conditioning on Aug. 1 when he saw the orange glow of flames and smoke columns in the distance. He didn't panic, at least not immediately. The fire was still well on the other side of the Spokane River.
It didn't take long for danger to draw nearer.
As the winds picked up and flames made their way up the hillside toward Shover's house, he packed up his car and yelled at his neighbors to get moving. Soon the idyllic suburban
The childhood home of Jason Dalton was among several hundred structures razed to the ground in a few hours by wildfires in the Spokane, Washington, area. PROVIDED BY MATTHEW ELIZON DO
Inaugural Democrats U.S. Senate candidate Abdul-El-Sayed talks to voters at Eastern Market in Detroit ahead of his primary election win Tuesday, Aug. 4. KIMBERLY P. NETTLER, LUNA TODAY NETTLER
'Our establishment leaders are going to have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable allies with newer voices.'
Democratic strategist Joel Payne
cide.'
His lead of roughly 15,000 votes among more than 1.5 million cast was drawn than the double-digit percentage edge several recent statewide surveys last found, and this core support was different from the party's classic coalition.
El-Sayed gained momentum for drawing the most liberal voters and White voters with college degrees. He led in Dresbont and other Arab American neighborhoods in the Detroit suburbs, and he swamped Stevens among younger voters and in college towns like Ann Arbor and East Lansing.
In contrast, Stevens drew her strongest support from Black voters in Detroit and from seniors. She did well in working-class communities in the suburbs, and she carried many of the more conservative and predominantly White rural counties.
President Donald Trump campaigns with Michigan Republican Mike Rogers on July 27. Rogers now faces El-Sayed in the crucial vote for the U.S. Senate in November. CARLIS OSBRO/SOUTER
'The Democratic coalition is undergoing a pretty significant transformation in real time,' Joel Payne, a Democratic strategist who has worked in Senate and presidential campaigns, told USA TODAY With the party's brand 'compromised' among disenchanted voters, 'our establishment leaders are going to have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable allies with newer voices.'
It's a tightrope, he said. 'There is just as much risk in this moment to alienating the grassroots base of the Democratic Party... as there is alienating those in the middle.'
A bruising primary campaign
Stevens, a four-term congresswoman born in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills in 1963, is a political scrapper with a Michiganian accent that went viral during the campaign. El-Sayed, who was born in Rochester Hills in 1964, the son of Egyptian immigrants, is a former public health official who has amassed a suicide video following and the support of top progressors such as Vermont Sen. Bruce Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Corter.
If he wins in November, he would be the first Muslim member of the Senate. El-Sayed accused Stevens of being in the pocket of AIPAC and other pro-Senai
outside groups that contributed millions of dollars to her campaign. Stevens depicted El-Sayed as an effort and evidently wannabe who blames 'American Jews' for all her problems.
After that bruising primary campaign, the task of getting her supporters to back him is likely to be daunting.
Republicans have already sorted behind Rogers, a former congressman who ran unrepresent in the GOP primary. He has signaled his eagerness to take on El-Sayed.
'If he wins, I think we're in good shape,' Rogers said in a private phone call with a 2016 election in the CNN. 'I mean, I think he's so radical.' Later, in an interview with the News Digital, he mocked the Democrat. 'Aloha, he has his own special voice of crazy,' he said.
The latest public poll, released the day before the election by EPIC-MIRA, showed Rogers leading El-Sayed by 3 percentage points - but trailing Stevens by 2 percentage points - in a general election matchup.
His came within a hairdressith of winning the state's other Senate and in 2024, losing by less than half a percentage point to Democrat Elissa Kodiak.
Then Democrats faced headwinds in the 2024 campaign, which featured a messy switch at the top of the ticket after President Joe Biden withdrew under fire. Now, the headwinds are happening the GOP, led by a president with sagging approval ratings amid economic angst and an outgraphic war in Iran.
But the GOP's work on the financial advantage in the full continues to widen as the richest mass in the world. Elon Musk, pledged that his major PAC world spend at least $800 million on the midterms. Trump's own super PAC, MAGA Inc., reports it has $400 million in the bank, as much as the Democratic and Republican party organizations combined.
Republicans hope for and some Democratic four repercussions from the rise of candidates on the left, especially those who have won the Democratic Socialists of America. The USA's national platform prepares drafting a new Constitution and abolishing the Senate as well as replacing capitalism with 'a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplace, neighbor-hoods and society.'
Trump says the Democratic Party has been taken over by 'hardcore, godless communists' - though only a handful of Democratic candidates are members of the USA, and they don't identify as corecomers. For the next, El-Sayed says he is a capitalist, not a socialist.
Now the battle to define the Democratic Party heads from Michigan to the swing state next door.
In Wisconsin, state Rep. Francesca Hong, a third and restaurant owner who is a member of the USA, is seeking the gubernatorial nomination in the state's Aug. 11 primary: increasingly frantic efforts by control Democrats to support her have stumbled on early front-runner polled out of the race after campaign's finance irregularities, and another dropped out amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
Hong led the field at 18% in a Marquette University Law School and in late July, a double-digit edge over the other candidates.
One-third of Democrats, however, were still undecided.
On (to) Wisconsin.
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Spokane suspect denies starting fire
Firefighters make 'steady progress' as blazes go on
Jeannie Eastnett, Michael Luria, Christopher Cann and Janet Lawless USA TODAY
Firefighters battling three blazes in the Spokane, Washington, area that have destroyed homes and forced tens of thousands to fire say they have made some gains, but the wildfires were still at 6% containment as they entered their fifth day.
At least 65,000 people were ordered to evacuate. An estimated 600 to 1,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed. More than 10,000 acres have been burned. Fire officials said in their latest update that 'steady progress' was being made as cooler temperatures and
increased humidity made conditions more favorable for firefighting.
Authorities have adopted and charged 37-year-old Aaron F. Farinacci, a resident of Spokane, with one count of first-degree sewn and accused him of starting the 1R8 Trade Fire, which has grown to more than 3,600 acres since Aug 1.
Farinacci denied starting the fire, according to an affidavit by investigators. He made an initial appearance in court Aug. 4 and was due to he unsigned on Aug 8. Civil Tribals that include out to his defense attorney for comment.
Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said a witness reported seeing a man, identified as Farinacci, knowing down in the area where the fire started and looking 'narrows'. He was found with matches and a lighter, Nowels said. According to the affidavit, Farinacci
was contacted by law enforcement on at least two occasions in 2025 in relation to fires, including once in August 2025 while he was wearing the same green shirt he was wearing when he was stopped by authorities Aug. 1.
Farinacci was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting his father in 1000 in Arizona.
Federal emergency declaration
Authorities promised that help was in the way after a federal emergency declaration, which covers much of cynical and eastern Washington, including tribal areas.
"We're laser-focused on getting assistance to those Washingtonians who have lost so much," Gen. Bob Ferguson said in a statement. The declaration provides for federal resources such as
emergency shelters, food, water and search and rescue basins, Ferguson said.
Videos from the fire case showed smoke plumes towering over trees and neighborhood; as airplane tankers dropped fire retardant on the fast-moving flames. Foreign also showed homes in ruins as the fires burned along wooded oligelines near residential areas.
How big are the wildfires?
The Spokane Complex includes three main wildfires in the region: the 1R8 Trade Fire (3,625 acres burned as of the latest update), the Autumn Lane Fire (5,603 acres) and the Fairview Fire (3,036 acres).
The 2026 wildfire season in the Pacific Northwest has surpassed 2 million acres burned well before the region's historical August peak.
Pentagon seeking $1.4B more for Guard
Chris Quintana USA TODAY
After a year of marching along DC's streets, the National Guard deployment is expected to cost an additional $1.4 billion through the end of President Donald Trump's second term.
That figures comes from the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D. Massachusetts, as part of the confirmation process for Jules Hurst III, Trump's pick for Pentagon co-operative. The cost is based on roughly 2,500 members being stationed in the District of Columbia from October 2026 through January 2029. Trump first deploys the National Guard in DC in August 2025.
"The National Guard are not guises and taxpayer dollars are not a piggy bank. So Trump's political stunts," Warren said in a statement.
Meanwhile, violent crime rates have risen by 5%, and property crimes such as burglary and car theft have dropped by a combined 23%. Homicide rates continued to fall, a trend that started in 2023 before the deployment, according to data from DC's local police deployment.
A January 2026 report from the Congressional Budget Office estimated the government had spent $523 million on the DC guard deployment through 2025.
The National Guard has faced violence while in town. The Justice Department has charged Multimahilla Lakewood in an English National with killing U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 25, and severely injuring U.S. Air Force Halil Fgd. Andrew Wolfe, 24 at the time, stemming from a shooting blocks away from the White House in San November 2025. The department has stated that Lakewood had traveled from Washington state.
The Washington Post reported Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard 15 said service members had responded to about 800 medical emergencies and administered about 320 doses of Naicun.
USA TODAY sought to verify those numbers with the DC National Guard but received a bounceback from their media email that read. "We recipients" wildfires is full and can't accept messages now," Galk to the media line were not immediately returned.
The National Guard is a common presence in Washington. In uniform and armed, they frequent Metro stops, mounted through residential neighborhoods and often are spotted emerging from vans throughout the city.
Some residents have briefed at the National Guard's presence in town. Residents sometimes shout at service members and signs inspiring the National Guard to 'go home' are a common right on sidewalks and walls.
Members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol the perimeter of Jason Station in Washington, DC, in August 2026, part of a Federal operation.
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Blanche wins key Senate panel's vote to be Trump's AG
Ayoha Bagchi, Zachary Schernele and Francesca Chambers USA TODAY
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's won the support of a key Senate committee Aug. 4 to be confirmed to his vote permanently, but his pathway to approval from the full Senate isn't second yet.
The 10th vote on party lines took place a day after Blanche's nomination got a major boost, when Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina agreed to support him. They did so after Blanche formally dropped a proposed $1776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund and clarified limits to President Donald Trump's controversial immunity on tax law.
We want to express our gratitude to Mr. Blanche and his staff for working with us on this, and we look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon," they said in a joint statement.
The vote out of committee tens up a potential vote by the full Senate label to the week, before vacations are slated to leave the capital for a scheduled August recess.
While the two officials told USA TODAY they were feeling confident, coming out of the Judiciary Committee vote, that Blanche would be confirmed.
"This is great news and we look forward to his final confirmation shortly. Todd Blanche has done an excellent job on acting attorney general and will continue doing so as attorney general," White House spokeswoman shagud Jack Berund.
Trump nominated Blanche, his former personal criminal defense lawyer, for the permanent attorney general role in June, several weeks after firing Attorney General Pam Bondi. Blanche was previously serving as deputy attorney general.
Bondi had come under fire for her handling of the DOJ's files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a former longtime friend of Trump's Trump was also reportedly frustrated with the bill for having little success in prosecuting his political opponents and critics.
Since becoming acting attorney general, Blanche has secured a controversial indictment against one prominent Trump critic, former FBI Director James Comey.
Blanche also oversaw the DOJ granting Trump and his two oldest sons immunity from any past tax liability and by creating an 'anti-weaponization' fund that could have paid taxpayer dollars to Trump supporters who committed crimes during the Jan. 6, 2025, rest at the U.S. Capitol.
In the face of bipartisan backlash, Blanche has said the DOJ won't move forward with the fund, which a federal judge has since also blocked. The immunity agreement, which came after Trump filed a lawsuit against the IRS, has also been widely criticized as self-dealing on Trump's part, given its nominees and can the IRS leaders.
"I wasn't involved in the settlement. I could have been involved, but I didn't choose to be," Trump told reporters May 25.
Two committee Republicans voiced hesitancy on Blanche
Two committee Republicans placed conditions on supporting Blanche's pathway to a full Senate vote.
Sen. John Cornyn, Jr.-Texas, speaks with reporters at the Capitol on July 27. 2016 reaching an agreement, Cornyn had withheld his support for Todd Blanche over President Trump's anti-weaponization fund. NATHAN ROMANO/REUTERS
Blanche testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general on July 15.
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Cornyn, who will be leaving the Senate in 2027 after losing his primary to a Trump-backed candidate, told reporters on July 27 that Blanche still did not have his support because the DOJ had yet to 'sufficiently' address his concrete about modifying the IRS settlement agreement to formally kill the 'anti-weaponization' fund.
"I don't know why they're so reluctant to do that," Cornyn said. "It has to be in writing."
On July 8, Tillis, who is also set to leave the Senate in January after deciding not to run for reduction, said he wouldn't provide his support until Blanche met with a group of women who have accrued construction and offender Jeffrey Epstein of abuse.
Blanche met with these women later that day, although several of them expressed frustration and disappointment following the meeting. While praising Blanche for taking the meeting, Tillis reportedly later said that, like Cornyn, he wanted to see changes to the IRS settlement agreement.
The two senators charged their stance after Blanche publicly shared written documents on the terms of Trump's IRS settlement. One document said a previous order creating the 'anti-weaponization' fund "is seconded." A second document said the tax benefits for the Trump family members and business will only apply retroactivity to previous tax years, and won't benefit anyone beyond those Trump associates.
Controversies since becoming acting AG
Blanche has already demonstrated in his acting role that he's willing to push boundaries to advance Trump's agenda.
Since taking on the big role of the Justice Department in April, Blanche has overseen a new prosecution against Trump target James Comey, charging the former FBI director with threatening to harm or kill the president by posting
on social an image of seashells in the shape of '36-47'.
"36' is a slang term that means 'to throw out' or 'to get shot', according to Merriam-Webster. Trump is the 47th U.S. president.
Comey asked a federal judge July 27 to dismiss the lawsuit, saying it's an unconstitutional effort to punish him for speaking out against the president.
It's the second criminal case brought against Comey since Trump called for him to face changes in a September 2025 social media post. The first case, alleging Comey lost to Congress, was dismissed in November.
The DOJ's settlement with Trump and his two oldest sons has also sparked widespread ethics concerns. Government, including the support of the Texas appropriate for DOJ lawyers, who are arguably under the control of the president, to make such a deal with the president's personal lawyers, with no judicial scrutiny.
The tax portion of the settlement could be a huge financial boon to the president. The New York Times reported in 2020 that Trump was in a decadently audit battle with the 1R8 over a claimed $572.9 million tax refund. Losing that battle could cost him more than $100 million, any value up the Texas.
On July 12, a federal judge ruled the Trump lawsuit, which sought $10 billion from the IRS for failing to prevent a contractor from looking the Trump's tax-returns, was an improper attempt to legitimize giving the Trump's tax benefits and setting up the anti-weaponization fund.
The judge blocked the three Trumps from using or referring to the deal in any official proceedings. However, it's unclear whether that order constitutes the DOJ's and IRS's private dealings with the president.
Support for Blanche
Amid hurdles in Blanche's nomination process, Trump continued to back his former lawyer.
"Confirm Todd Blanche without delay," Trump posted on social media July 28.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Jr.-Texas, also condemnly made a plea for backed the president's pick. At a July 31 confirmation hearing for Blanche, Grassley praised the DOJ under Blanche's leadership for capturing fugitives on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list and arresting people lost to the illegal fantasyl trade.
"For those who care to judge firmly and fairly, it's a record of success," Grassley said.
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she's behind a strong fence.
Manika will soon have more room to amuse and testify the rare visitors to her home. A lot has been happening lately at the rescue. The enclosures that house the bobcats are being expanded. Finishing touches are also being put on a veterinary clinic and a new fenced enclosure that will enable the facility to rehabilitate orphaned, injured, or sick bobcats rescued in the wild.
Busse and her husband, Bryn Bennett, started the sanctuary in 2020. They moved from Massachusetts after finding a house in rural Chepachet on 9 acres that border woods and a pond. The couple live on the property and have full-time jobs, working from home.
She's a graphic designer, and he's a computer programmer. In addition to the four bobcats, the rescue houses 13 domestic cats, including two final animals. The two foals cats live in their own small structure outside the house. Ten of the domestic cats live in the house and follow and defunct, while another, which behaves like a bobcat, lives in a calm in the garage.
The sanctuary gives 'Reeves' cats to domestic cats with an assortment of behavioral issues and medical problems as well as to bobcats that cannot be returned to the wild or were illegally owned, the rescue says on its website. The sanctuary isn't open to the public. Busse wants the bobcats to have as little contact with humans as possible.
Busse is the only human being who regularly interacts with the bobcats, and she does it from a distance. She uses tongs to feed them chicken, eggs, rats and rabbits, all through the chain-like fence.
In 2024, it cost about $700 a month to feed the bobcats. Less than two years later, that expense has jumped to about $900 per month, at about 35 pounds, the bobcats are a little heavier than their cousins that live in the wild and have to hunt for their meals.
'They change right through the house. They need the house and organs and even the fur. We feed whole prey,' Busse says.
The bobcats live in three separate chain-like pens a few steps from the house where Busse and her husband live with the domestic cats. Because bobcats are skilled climbers and jumpers, the pens are also covered by chain-like fencing. An other fence runs around the perimeter of the pens.
'Two of the bobcats - a male named Dukotah, and a female named Moose - share the same pen. Manika and another female named Moose have their own pens. The person will double the size of Manika's and Moose's pens. The pen housing Dukotah and Moose was bigger to begin with and will expand by about one-third. When completed, each pen will be about 860 square feet.
'Our plan is to nearly double their
Karle Busse, founder of the Rustic Acres Wildcat Rescue in Chepachet, Rhode Island, holds Lines. In addition to four bobcats, the rescue houses 13 domestic cats, including two final animals. PHOTO BY DAVID DEJONOVGA TODAY NETWORK
Busse says the Rustic Acres Wildcat Rescue is expanding its Chepachet sanctuary to give its bobcats more room and add a freestanding veterinary clinic for on-site treatment.
Manika, a playful bobcat, eyes a visitor from inside her pen at Rustic Acres Wildcat Rescue in Chepachet.
space to roam, and fill their new habitats with different terrains, trees, plants, dens and platforms,' the sanctuary says in a fundraising appeal. 'We will also include a shift area, where they can be quarantined for medical care.'
Manika and Moose were both born
I don't know why this cat was born like this. She's just a friendly cat.'
Karle Busse Founder of Rustic Acres Wildcat Rescue, speaking about a bobcat
in the wild and rescued as kittens after they were apparently abandoned by their mothers. Dukotah and Moose were born together in captivity, property of a breeder. Bobcats weren't meant to live in pens, but because of their exposure to humans from their earliest days, some of the bobcats can be returned to the wild, according to Busse.
'You have to constantly improve'
As a member of the Global Federation
of Animal Sanctuaries, the Chepachet sanctuary must meet the Federation's standards, according to Busse.
'You have to constantly improve. So one of our objectives with them was to basically double the cage size, just to improve their lives,' Busse says.
Funding for the nonprofit sanctuary and its projects comes from a variety of places. Fundraising is a constant effort. Busse is active on social media, including Instagram, where she reaches out to supporters and keeps them updated on the animals and their activity. The sanctuary has received support recently from the Rhode Island Foundation. The sanctuary has also launched a 'On-Fundible' model for the enclosure expansion, estimating that each would cost $22,000.
Helping make the project feasible, the freeing contractor who's expanding the enclosures, Michael DeChristofon, has given the sanctuary a break on price, Busse says.
Along with developing bigger enclosures, the sanctuary has a new veterinary clinic. The small building has been constructed for about $10,000 and will be ready for operations once a water issue is resolved.
Veterinarian Alison Elias and veterinary technicians Lisa Dreadley regularly make house calls to the sanctuary to care for the bobcats, sometimes providing their services for free.
Having veterinary care available on the premises is important, Busse says.
'It's very stressful for [the bobcats] to travel, and there's always the possibility of a car accident,' she says. 'It's less stressful for them. It's safer for them and safer for the public.'
What is the new enclosure for?
Along with expanding the enclosures for Manika, Moose, Dukotah and Moose, DeChristofon is building a new pen where Busse and her husband can keep rescued with bobcats for rehabilitation.
The wild bobcat population in Rhode Island is making a comeback and sometimes there can get into trouble.
Busse and her husband are both licensed wildlife rehabilitation and, thanks to their own, a real lot of time to pitch in if any rescued bobcats need care before they're returned to the wild.
By design, the enclosure for rehabilitating rescued bobcats is located on the other side of the house, away from even the other bobcats. These helping animals like bobcats return to the wild want them to maintain a healthy fear of human beings and have as little interaction with humans as possible. Busse wouldn't want a rescued bobcat to see her bringing food to the other cats and consider her, and other humans as a food source.
'We don't know what they would do exactly, but it's a possibility that they could start to be like, 'Oh, these people are safe.' They [the other bobcats] trust them. They're feeding them,' Busse says.
'I don't want them to see any of that.'
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neighborhood of Indian Trail was covered with smoke as roads filled with evacuees.
Above, his wife, Claire, and their 4-month-old daughter spent the night at a friend's house. There, they watched videos online of what looked appeared to be their street completely consumed in Busse. The next day, Nikolas Shove went back and confirmed there was nothing left of their home.
'It feels like a bad dream,' said Claire Shove, 27. 'I think we're still a bit numb right now.'
Family heirlooms, keepsakes gone
Dalton said he called his mother as soon as he heard about the fires on Aug. 1. He told him that the 4-hour-timing errands and that he neighborhood had been closed off by roadblocks. Dalton's other relatives, including his brother and several cousins, had evacuated the house after receiving emergency alerts.
When they eventually returned, they found the house completely destroyed. The only thing left standing was a rock wall that was the centerpiece of their living room.
'It was normal,' said Dalton's brother, Matthew Ellisonik, who also grew up in the house. 'The whole street was just riddles... Seeing that was probably the most horrible moment of my life.'
Jordan Wortman, a first-place photographer, was editing videos in his basement when he heard case screeching down the road in Westgate, a residential neighborhood in north Spokane. When he looked out the window, the sky was
Jeff Clauson and his brothers, Brian Clauson and Bodoy Clauson, try to open a safe as they recover items from Jeff's house which was burned by the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington, on Aug. 4. (Lion) FROM RECOVERY
dark with smoke and he saw neighbors hurriedly packing their cars.
Wortman followed suit and called his relatives to let them know the house was in danger and he was leaving. On his way out, he grabbed one of his mother's prized possessions - a coffee mug in the shape of a ski-boot which she's had for decades.
'It's one of her favorite things in the world,' Wortman said.
Nikolas Shove said he regrets not packing his daughter's quilt, which was woven from his grandfather's favorite cardigan sweater. His wife said she wished she packed some items written by her grandfather and items from her nursery that she was saving for her daughter.
'I really just needed five minutes to get a few things, but I couldn't get anything,' she said through tears. 'Now it's all burnt to the ground.'
Residents say they were starred
More than a half dozen residents whose homes were destroyed said they received prompt emergency notifications that gave them enough time to flee safely.
In the days ahead of Aug. 1, local officials warned people to monitor potential evacuation warnings as high winds threatened to quickly spread wildland fires, residents said. Compounding the threat were persistent drought conditions and unusually warm temperatures gripping much of the Pacific Northwest.
Officials said the dangerous mix made for a 'historic weather event' that fueled the explosive growth of the wildfires.
No deaths or injuries have been reported as of Aug. 1, but officials said that could change as the activity subsides and search crews gain access to devas-
tated areas that remain inaccessible.
Benjamin Cossof, a spokesperson for the California Interagency Incident Management Team, said an unspecified number of people remain missing after the fires spread from forested areas into neighborhood and commercial districts.
Wortman said he and his family briefly evacuated their home last year for a wildlife lost noted that the blaze was put out quickly.
'We kind of thought that was going to happen this time, too,' he said. 'We didn't get lucky this time.'
Restarting from scratch
In the days since the fires destroyed their homes, Spokane residents said they're trying to plan what to do next. Many of them are balancing work and caring for their children while searching for hotels and rental properties.
Wortman said he started to call his two children are going to move into an apartment until they can rebuild their home. Ellisonik said a rental office in Spokane was packed with other evacuees when his mother went to sign a lease on an apartment.
Wortman said he and his wife, who is due to give birth to their first child in December, plan to stay with relatives until they can find a rental property.
'We're trying to stop positive about all this,' he said.
The Shovees said they don't know what they'll do next. They had just finished major renovations on their house before the fires. It was the first they'd ever purchased, and one they planned to raise their infant daughter in.
'We don't know what is going to happen in the future,' Claire Shove said. 'But we're just really happy that we're safe and we have each other.'
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Cases of parasite expand to 47 states
CDC: 10,468 cyclospora infections since May 1
Mary Wulvath-Holdridge
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Cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection known for causing explosive diarrhea, have now reached 47 states as the illness reached unprecedented numbers.
There have been 10,468 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclospora infections since May 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its weekly update Aug. 4. The new numbers represent an increase of more than 3,700 since the CDC's last report July 28.
Cases have now been recorded in 47 states, up from 46 last week. At least 12,255 additional cases have not yet been confirmed by laboratories, the CDC said.
There have been 527 hospitalizations and 1,000 deaths, the agency said.
Federal health authorities are still investigating the sources of what they believe to be multiple separate outbreaks, the largest of which is centered in Michigan. The state reported more than 8,000 cases of cyclosporiasis and the first two deaths associated with the outbreak Aug. 4. The figures differ from the CDC's because they have not yet been officially confirmed or reported back to
Some cases of cyclosporiasis have been linked to iceberg lettuce. Health officials still haven't identified other potential sources. (TAPES/DEPTY MAGIST)
the federal agency for inclusion in its count.
This latest outbreak has been linked to iceberg lettuce grown by produce giant Taylor Farms in central Mexico, prompting the company to initiate a recall July 17.
See map of states with cyclosporiasis cases
Only three states, Delaware, Hawaii and Montana, have been spared thus far from the outbreaks. Michigan and Ohio remain the two states hit the hardest, and Washington, DC, has also reported a handful of cases.
The CDC reports only lab-confirmed cases that occurred on or after May 1 in people who did not travel international
ly within 14 days of the onset of illness. Its numbers often lag behind those cited by state health officials because of tracking, verification and reporting processes. There's typically a six-week reporting lag between an illness and the case being reported to the CDC.
What is cyclosporiasis? What are the symptoms?
Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic infection that causes gastrointestinal symptoms often associated with food poisoning, such as diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. It is caused by the parasite Cycloopsis capricornis, also known simply as cyclosporas, and a usually contracted through contaminated food or water.
Though unpleasant, it is not generally known to cause death, and many cases it goes unreported because people recover at home without visiting a doctor. It can cause more serious complications in people with compromised immune systems or other underlying health problems.
The most common symptom is watery, frequent and sometimes 'explosive' diarrhea, according to the CDC and Cleveland Clinic, though other troubles can include:
- Vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Bloating, including bumps and gas, or stomach cramps
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Extreme tiredness (fatigue)
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Fever
- Nausea
Michigan reports 11,000 cases
The Michigan-centered outbreak linked to the Food and Drug Administration is recalled iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms has been identified as the largest nationwide.
Illnesses from the lettuce outbreak have been confirmed in nine states: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, according to the CDC.
These states were identified after health officials tested sick people and traced the "DNA," as to speak, of the infections to determine whether they were related.
Those that are related are considered part of the same outbreak, likely stemming from the same source. Thus far, these nine states are the only ones the CDC has been able to confirm as related to one another and trace back to the lettuce.
The source of a cyclosporiasis outbreak is more difficult to track than foodborne illnesses because of a long incubation period, difficulty obtaining samples and the inability to use the same growth tracking tools available for pathogenous such as E. coli and Enterix.
Several separate case clusters have been identified by the CDC and FDA, but no common cause has been identified.
Kshberger gets new attorney in Idaho case
Petition aims to withdraw his guilty plea
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A new attorney has been appointed to represent Bryan Kshberger in his bid to withdraw his guilty plea to the 2022 murders of four Idaho college students.
Kshberger, 31, pleaded guilty to killing University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kersedin, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, as part of a controversial deal to avoid the death penalty. He instead received four life sentences without the possibility of parole and a 30-year sentence he burglary in July 2023.
On Aug. 3, Idaho attorney Gregory Riault was assigned to represent Kshberger as he pursues a petition for post-conviction relief, according to court records.
USA TODAY has reached out to Riault. The attorney told Fox News
Digital he had not yet read Kshberger's petition and plans to speak with him over the phone and then visit him in prison to discuss the case.
Kshberger: The first petition, Kshberger said he did not knowingly or willingly plead guilty because he was "induced by unhurt promises" and "threats" from his previous legal term. He said his attorney at the time grossly misrepresented the "harder" conditions he would face on death row and made false promises about what he time serving life in prison would look like.
"Petitioner was convinced that actual guilt was not an important factor in considering plea acceptance: death row and insecurity, and deferred to be, petitioner was to gain a legal victory in entering a false plea," Kshberger wrote in the handwritten petition obtained by USA TODAY.
Kshberger said his previous attorney also failed to tell him about a piece of potentially exculpatory evidence obtained during the plea negotiations that clumps of unknown hair were found in Chapin's hands.
An FBI report included in court filings said debris from Chapin's right foot and bags placed around 800 of his hands "were examined for hairs microscopically consistent with "pain taken from Kshberger." However, none were found "thresholds; an independent review of DNA evidence by an expert witness for the defense him these hairs found on or near Chapin's hands at entropy that were "longhologically consistent" with Chapin's own hair.
Report details of the lawmakers' 'inappropriate conduct,' actions
Zachary Kchevnele USA TODAY
WASHINGTON - He planned helicopter rides and strip club visits. He sent 30 different types of ice cream. He did their housework and decorated Christmas trees. He bought them designer purses, guns and tickets to Broadway shows.
Congress has been buzzing for days about Rep. Chuck Edwards' alleged treatment toward two young female staffers. A 60-page report released that week by the House Ethics Committee contains explosive visiting accounts and text message exchanges that are unusually intimate, disturbing - and in some cases, downright old.
Though the North Carolina Republican has fiercely disputed the panel's findings, the backlash prompted him to swiftly end his reduction campaign - just two days after the report's publication. In a statement he posted online in the middle of the night, he said he came to the door to offer "much poorer and reflectant" and would serve out the remainder of the current term.
Edwards has denied any impropriety in his introoffice relationships. None of the relevant staffers filed a formal complaint against him, and his lawyers say the committee bypassed typical procedures that would've allowed him to challenge certain evidence.
Yet the ethics panel concluded that Edwards put the women in "an untenable position" and that any "reasonable observer" would interpret his pattern of behavior as remarks or sexual in nature.
Representative Edwards was at minimum blind to that reality, and at worst, dismissive of the impact his inappropriate conduct had on the careers and wellbeing of two women," the committee's report said.
In an extraordinary step, the panel recommended that Edwards' colleagues in Congress ensure him.
In the wake of a large, ongoing reckoning among lawmakers about ethics on August 6th, the embarrassing situation has become a black eye for both Edwards and the GOP more broadly in this 1980s: another Republican congressman, turns to the House Ethics Committee to clear his name amid domestic abuse allegations he denies, both journalists have underlined the outside role the panel is playing in shaping the midterm election step.
"This Report should not only hold Representative Edwards accountable for his poor judgment and intervening conduct," the panel wrote in its Aug. 3 report. "But also serve as a custom to all Members that sexual harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated in the House."
Helicopter rides and strip club plans
Edwards' alleged behavior centers
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largely around the relationships with two young women to his office, one of whom first interned for him in the North Carolina state legislature when she was 39. The unnamed women are referred to as 'Staffers' and 'Staffers 2' in the ethics report.
Current and former staffers of Edwards' office told the ethics panel they felt he treated the young women differently from other employees (Edwards said he didn't. He wrote poems that made them uncomfortable and showered both of them with lavish gifts, the committee found. The gifts included jewelry totaling over 81,000 in value, designer purses, guns and shoes.
That wasn't all. The panel said Edwards gave them 'Browns, a laptop and cell phone. KitchenAid mixer, robotic vacuum, vacationer, tickets to performances, and one-on-one dinners.' He paid for three to gamble and have up trips.
He also paid for Staffers 2 and her friends to visit New York City after she had gone through a lunakip, the committee found. The trip included tickets to the Broadway show 'Hamilton,' according to the report. Edwards reportedly brought Staffers 1 on a trip to New York City, two which included a pleasant helicopter ride, over his birthday.
In addition, the congressman talked to Staffers 1 about going to strip clubs in Washington, DC. And he went to Staffers 2's house to perform chores like yard-
work. He missed a House vote to help her decorate her Christmas tree.
In one message to Staffers 2, Edwards wrote: 'You're so fun to be with, so easy to talk to, and I love listening to you. By all means - let's explore more of DC together. We seem to have a foodbore for many of the same things. Even where we do not, I'll enjoy the adventure alongside you!'
30 different types of ice cream
In a particularly odd scenario about two years ago, Edwards sent about 30 different types of ice cream to one of the young employees.
"I'm having a little something dropped off for you that I once heard might help show one up," he wrote in a June 2024 text message to Staffers 2. 'I hope it helps.'
She sent back a photo of the array of ice cream cartons on her kitchen counter, saying, "Thank you, but this seems a bit excessive," to which he replied, "You looked like you needed a lot of cheering up! My heart was breaking seeing you like that."
Edwards' lawyers cite 'personal friendship'
In a 20-page response to the ethics committee's findings, Edwards' attorneys said the panel's conclusions generated him under congressional rules promising sexual misnomination and harassment. They also pointed out that gifts for children aren't entirely prohibited in Congress, particularly when 'based on a personal friendship.'
The lawyers, Stanley M. Bland and Andrew D. Norman, argued that the ethics panel report to 'copies with factual inferences and assertions that are either unsupported by the facts in the Report or are unsupported by the entire record.'
Edwards' Aug. 5 statement dropping his reelection bill to allow ice reference to his alleged behavior. Instead, he said simply that serving western North Carolina "has been the honor of [his] life."
"Thank you for your trust, prayers, and support," he wrote.
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Ignoring market for peptides is dangerous
Dr. Anant Vinjamson Tobacco consultant
Ask any physician in longevity medicine and you'll hear the same thing. Patients are showing up every day already taking peptides.
They order them from sketchy sites that call them "research chemicals". They're dosing-based on Reddit threads. And they might not have a trusted medical provider to contact if they have questions or, even worse, if something goes wrong.
These people aren't fringe health nuts. They're your friends, relatives, neighbors and coworkers who heard that them was real promise here, couldn't find a device willing to take it seriously, and did their best with what the internet told them.
That's the peptide market right now. It's unregulated, unorganized and almost impossible to navigate safely.
There's a lot of conversation about the efficacy of some peptides, their safety and whether they should be allowed. But I'd argue that the real issue is much more nuanced.
Let's break it down.
Is there a downside to taking peptides? What do they do?
When regulators and medical institutions tell us to engage with something patients are seeking, it doesn't make the demand dangerous - and it doesn't make it safer. It just pushes people into an unsafe gene market. We can't pretend that in a sustainable solution, especially in a world where peptides are part of the future's transition.
Peptides themselves are not to blame for safety concerns. The real problem is the misinformation and regulatory vacuum around many of them.
Some of the most important medicines we already have are peptides. Insulin has kept people with diabetes alive for a century, and semaglutide is the blockbuster of the decade.
Peptides are short chains of amino
Dr. Anant Vinjamson has testified on peptides to the Food and Drug Administration's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee. (AUG 6/14/CBC/TBS)
acids that act as the body's own signaling molecules. Through one pathway, they impact many systems. All peptides work this way.
GLP-1 drugs are a clear example. They target a single signaling system yet can help improve obesity, diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease all at once.
However, not all peptides have that track record yet.
BPZ-157, one of the compounds that was under review at the Food and Drug Administration's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee hearing July 25-24, appears in preclinical studies to speed tissue repair and reduce inflammation. We now have nearly a decade of real-world experience indicating that it can result in a variety of benefits for patients - from faster recovery from injury to reduced inflammatory bowel disease symptoms through nitric-oxide signaling.
However, these findings are not yet backed by large human trials. So the real divide isn't proven versus bogus; it's proven versus not-yet-proven.
For many peptides, randomized controlled trials do not exist and might never come. These compounds are often old, cheap or unpatentable, so no company has a financial incentive to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars that a trial costs.
And while these trials are important to understanding the safety and efficacy of drugs, "no randomized controlled trial" is not the same as "no evidence."
We have the accumulated experience of thousands of clinicians who have
prescribed these compounds for nearly a decade and watched real patients get better in real time.
In a third moving thin but, dismissing these signals because no randomized controlled trial exists leaves patients without options they want and need right now.
This is an opportunity to find a new way forward to achieve medical innovation by leveraging real-world data, instead of relying on expensive and time-consuming trials whose limitations are growing more and more apparent.
FDA peptide decision will illuminate our path forward
The FDA is to the midst of deciding whether to allow the seven peptides that were considered by the advisory committee to be compounded by licensed pharmacies. These committee members who made the recommendations are practicing pharmacies, physicians and patient representatives whose hands-on, real-world experience and expertise complement the regulatory knowledge of FDA's career stuff.
While FDA's internal reviewers stand at petty analysis, traditional research and enforcement, the compounding advisory committee exists to inject the kind of frontline clinical and industry perspective that comes only from working outside the agency with real patients. Its recommendations to the FDA should be taken seriously.
The committee's recommendation to approve the majority of these peptides
is a critical step forward in helping determine whether millions of Americans have safer, supervised access to these therapies. This also includes suggested pathways and safeguards for quality and safety, along with better education about the peptides in real time.
And that's exactly what I advocated for when I spoke before the committee.
The right path isn't to disavow emerging science or overkill it. We must meet patients whose they already are.
Ignoring demand doesn't eliminate it; it makes it more dangerous - it's
Between a patient and a doctor
Whether to use peptides is ultimately a decision between a patient and a physician, for people where the conventional phylaxis hasn't worked, that பக்கம் 12 is a major problem. But, can we shouldn't stand in the way of informed, clinician-guided choices.
But the real question isn't which list any peptide leads to. It's whether medicine meets a new science with rigor, curiosity and innovation instead of dismissal. Bring it inside the system, build the infrastructure to allow responsible access and let it grow into real medicine.
That's when clinical experience stops being associated. It becomes evidence - the human data this field still lacks and the market will never fund.
We have a chance to get this right. The government should best the guidance of the real-world experts on the advisory committee and allow compounding of these peptides with real clinical potential. Build the guardrails, and let physicians and researchers do our jobs.
Dr. Anant Vinjamson is chief medical officer of Hons, where he leads the company's clinical strategy and assesses the delivery of high-quality evidence-based new across its growing portfolio of health care services. A board-certified physician with expertise in internal medicine, presented health and longevity medicine, Vinjamson's current list includes a degree in biological sciences from Stanford University, his MD from Harvard Medical School and his master's from Harvard Business School. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Why climate change brings floods and fires
Ellisabeth Meyer Tobacco company
In 1896, when a Swedish scientist first predicted that burning coal would cause earth to warm up, some people thought that was great.
In 1902, Popular Mechanics magazine bragged that our industries were "add ring" to the carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere so that men in generations to come shall enjoy milder foreress."
By the 1970s, though, public opinions had shifted, and people started worrying, instead about the disruption a changing climate might bring. Now, changes are finally happening on a scale that people can feel.
These effects - warmer winters, flash flooding, wildfires - are basic consequences of that late 19th century forecast. It might seem counterintuitive that climate changes could bring both floods and dryness, which seem like extremes on opposite ends of the weather spectrum, but they are connected.
Earth 'sweats' more or less, depending on greenhouse gases
To understand the connection, it helps to continue! When teaching "Climate Foundation's" class at the University of Chicago, I tried by asking: Why is earth different from the moon?
Both are the same distance from the sun and get the same moisture, but the moon is ferociously hostile, better than our boiling point to the daytime, colder than a hazardous at night.
When asthmatic went to the moon, they needed multimillion dollar space-
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suits. Its today's value) to keep them alive through these extremes.
What makes earth different is its atmosphere, a thin layer of air that alters our planet entirely.
It smooths out temperatures by moving back around, and a tiny part of it - its greenhouse gases, which are mostly carbon dioxide and water vapor - create transmitting effects by trapping infrared radiation.
This means that the earth's surface, unlike the moon's, cannot just radiate the sun's energy if already back into space. Instead, earth sheds heat largely by evaporating water and moving warm, moist air upward, where it cools and its water reconshtores, making clouds and rain.
In a sense, earth cools by sweating. This helps us understand what happens when we add more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Earth gets even less moon-like.
First, temperatures get warmer, but also more even. In general, cold places warm more than warm, nightmare than days, winters more than warmers. These are general long-term trends, not brief cold snaps or heat waves that we notice more easily.
The overall trend lines are good for heating bills, but had for winter sports. It's looking grim for backyard ice miks in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Second, earth's surface relies on evaporative cooling to shed excess heat. More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means more rain on average (most moderate) than in 2% per degree Celsius of warming, but also faster evaporation.
And there's an extra complication: Warmer air holds significantly more moisture - 6% to 7% per Celsius degree. So when it does rain, the rain is more intense, but in between, there are more dry days.
The result is more flash flooding but
drier soils. That's the seeming contradiction in climate change.
Warmer air also promotes wildfires. Because that air can hold more moisture, it tends to soak water out of vegetation. Drier forests burn, and the fires burn hot and spread fast.
We're now starting to see larger wildfires and fires in new areas. While the West Coast is used to fire seasons, forest fires in central Canada are sending smoke into cities that historically haven't seen it often. Chicago, New York, Washington, DC.
Not an apocalypse, but we need to plan for the coming damage
There are other changes coming that are certain, but slower. Because weather water swells slightly, sea levels must rise, even without ice melting.
Don't buy beachfront property in Florida for your great possibilities. Visit New Orleans while you can.
All this is scary, but it helps to have perspective.
Earth has seen higher carbon dioxide levels and temperatures in the past, but it wasn't a 200-mk buffoon.
Life finds a way. But the changes are coming, but now, and human systems are fragile.
We have more than 8 billion people who want food, housing, schools, coals, cars and other modern conveniences.
The sooner we stop arguing over climate change, the sooner we can move to movable planning to limit the damage.
Ellisabeth Meyer is an associate professor in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago, a former director of the university's Center for Robust Decision-making on Climate and Energy Policy, and a faculty affiliate at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth.
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Tap to pay is convenient. These six steps can protect your money.
The price of trust
Jason St. Angelo USA TODAY
You're not alone if you tap to pay without thinking much about it. Most of us do. Someone smiles, asks if you can spare $20 for a good cause, holds out a card reader, and tapping feels faster than digging for cash. The problem is that scammers are banking on that kind of blind trust. The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about tap-to-pay scams that can let criminals steal money directly from your bank account. But there's good news: A few simple habits can make it a lot harder for anyone to turn your generosity into a very expensive mistake.
A quick gut-check list before you tap
Picture this: You're walking into a store – maybe tired, maybe in a hurry – and two people ask if you'll help 'support students' with a donation. That's what happened to a 25-year-old woman in Michigan. She tapped to pay on her iPhone, assumed it was $50, didn't read the screen, and only labor saw a $1,000 change sitting in her account. When she looked back at the transaction in her banking app, the amount on the payment system had been set to $1,000 the whole time.
Fraud experts say this kind of scam works best when you're rushed or distracted. The pitch sounds small and reasonable, but the device is set to a much higher amount, or even sends the money somewhere you didn't expect.
Before you tap, try this quick gut-check routine:
- Take two seconds to read the screen
Look at the name, look at the
total, look at the tip line. If you can't clearly see why you're paying and how much, don't tap.
- Match what they say to what you see
If someone says, 'It's just $20,' but the screen shows $200, or you're not sure what it shows, pause until you're certain.
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Scan for sneaky extras Tip fields and extra changes can qualify turn a small donation into a bigger hit to your budget.
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View everything down If the person keeps talking to distract you or pushes your hand toward the device, that's your sign to step back.
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Keep your phone or card in your own hands
You should be the one holding your device, not handing it over for someone else to 'help' you tap.
- Have a go-to line ready if you're not feeling good about the situation
Amy Nofinger from the AARP Fraud Watch Network suggested something simple, like, 'I don't
give money to unknown organizations or people I don't know' Say it, smile if you want, and keep walking, she told USA TODAY Network's Senior Tompor.
Red flags that should make you think twice
Once you know what to look for, the economy situations start to stand out a little more. Most tap-to-pay donation scams share a few common threads.
Here are some 'uh-oh' moments that are worth paying attention to:
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'We only take tap-to-pay, no cash.' Logit causes are usually fine with regular payment methods. If someone shuts down when you pull out cash, that's a huge red flag.
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You're being rushed through the whole thing. If they're talking fast, toniging you toward the device, or acting annoyed when you try to read the screen, they don't want you paying attention.
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Questions surround Trump Accounts
The Trump Accounts site says 'big things start with small steps.' But if you're imagining that your child could have hundreds of thousands of dollars – or maybe even millions – one day in a new tax-advantaged Trump Account, well, take a careful look at what it takes to make the big bucks.
Building wealth depends a great deal on how many years the money remains invested after the child turns 18 years old. And much depends on whether family, friends, your employer and others contribute cash along the way.
Much will depend, too, on how well the stock market does over several years and how the money is invested.
Ideally, Trump Accounts should be viewed primarily as a way to start saving as early as possible for retirement, said Spencer Look, associate director of retirement studies at the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies in Chicago.
The idea behind federal children's savings accounts – which historically had bipartisan support – is that such accounts can offer many families more room to build wealth for the next generation. Trump Accounts are the first federal child savings accounts in the United States.
The risk, though, is that smaller balances could be more likely to be liquidated early on, based on other research, according to Look. Families with limited means may be more likely to want to put what money is available toward other expenses early in a young adult's life.
At 38 or 39, for example, someone might want to use the money for education, training or other expenses involved with transitioning into adulthood. At 50, someone might want to use the money for a down payment on a house.
Like other financial analysts, Look has concluded that children from higher-income households could be more likely to receive ongoing contributions as children into Trump Accounts and remain invested well into their 50s. As a result, the shot of building wealth is greater for those with more wealth to start.
How much money can you grow in a Trump Account?
Balises born in 2023, 2026, 2027 and 2028 could qualify for $1,000 in one-time seed money from the federal government once their parents or guardians sign up for an account. The children must be U.S. citizens with a valid Social Security number.
It makes opening an account for a newborn very attractive – and rich with dreams of wealth.
One online estimate at TrumpAccounts.gov indicates that the $1,000
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Nestle pushes for simpler food labels
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VEVEY, Switzerland – As shoppers increasingly scrutinize ingredient labels to avoid products perceived as heavily processed, Nestle, maker of Nescafe coffee and KitKat chocolate, has been lobbying U.S. authorities to allow simpler descriptions using common, rather than scientific names.
Examples include replacing the words 'sacoche acid' with the more widely understood vitamin C in the list of ingredients and 'beta-carotene' with vitamin A, to avoid consumers rejecting unfamiliar ingredients even when they are naturally derived or considered safe
by regulators.
'Sometimes the way we have to describe ingredients in the U.S. makes it sound like Frankenstein food,' a former senior Nestle executive told Reuters.
'In reality, it's actually a natural ingredient that consumers have a natural word for.'
Nestle has raised the issue with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s team as officials review food-labeling policies under the administration's 'Make America Healthy Again' initiative, the executive said, asking not to be named.
U.S. rules often require that packaging is labeled with less-recognizable technical terms, which can deter shoppers from buying products and have at times pushed companies to remove some ingredients, industry sources say. Meanwhile in Europe, labeling de-
perols on the intended use.
For instance, if an ingredient is used as an additive, it could be labeled 'saturated (sacoche acid)' or as a vitamin 'sacoche acid (vitamin C)' or simply as 'vitamin C'.
A report by Innova Market Insights found last year that about three-quarters of North American consumers reconsider what they are buying because of ingredients listed on packaging.
Most consumers look for real ingredients and an ingredient list that is easy to understand, according to the report.
'We continue to engage with stakeholders across the food industry on ways to help Americans make informed decisions about the foods they purchase and consume,' a spokesperson for HHS said.
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▲ The group doesn't sound familiar and details are fuzzy if you can't really look up the organization or the person can't clearly explain who they are; it's fair to say you'll donate later through an official website - and then actually check.
▲ The whole setup feels improvised. A folding table in a parking lot, a device you've never seen before, someone holding your phone 'for you' - if your got says, 'This feels off.' listen.
Bottom line: Goneosity is great, but you don't save anyone a tap in the moment. If you're not sure, it's perfectly fine to walk away, look up the cause on your own later and donate in a way that feels safer to you.
Your tap-to-pay safety chest sheet
Should I turn off tap-to-pay on my phone?
It's quite hard, but turning off tap-to-pay every two in on using it or requiring your phone to be unlocked to pay can
give some people extra peace of mind. Is it safer to use a credit card than a debit card for donations?
Credit cards generally offer stronger fraud and purchase protections than debit or poor-to-poor payment apps. If you're donating online or through a trusted site, a credit card often gives you better backup if something goes wrong.
Do payment apps have transaction limits that can protect me?
Transaction limits may apply based on your bank, card issuer, and specific account terms. Check your app's settings and policies - some have extra checks or delays for bigger payments.
What's the first thing I should do if I see a wrong amount?
Check the transaction details and contact your bank or card issuer right away to dispute the charge.
Is tap-to-pay always risky, or just in certain situations?
The issue isn't the technology itself; it's how and where you use it - like on-the-sight donations versus a transaction with a known merchant.
Can I ask for a receipt when I tap to donate?
Yes. Legitimate charities should be fifty giving you a receipt, and checking it right away helps you confirm the
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amount and who got the money, instead of just triating the tap.
How do I get over being scammed if I become a victim?
If you're feeling embarrassed, you're in good company. People have lost hundreds or thousands of dollars to examine like this, and their often say they just wanted to help. The key is not beating
yourself up; it's taking action fast.
USA TODAY Network's Susan Tompor contributed to this story.
This story was created by Jason St. Angelo with the nominee of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.
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might turn into $6,000 in 18 years, even if no more money is saved in the plan.
That estimate is based on no additional contributions from family, friends, employees or others. It reflects historical $49 500 averages. 'Actual results may differ and are not guaranteed,' the official website notes.
Sure, it's debatable on how big those accounts can really get over time.
But $6,000 might be in the ballpark after 10 years if things go well and you made some very minimal contributions over time, based on some numbers I ran through an online calculator.
Or maybe, if things don't go as well, you can't see roughly half that amount.
An online calculator for libraries by BlackRock gives us average hypothetical return of nearly $4,988 after 18 years, for example, if you invested $2,000 now and contributed a $1 a month. That figure is based on an average return of 8.6% for the S&P 500 Index. It includes the total contributions plus the total return. Return and hypothetical growth assumptions are based on rolling 20-year annualized returns.
The range of possible outcomes for return on investment over 18 years for that scenario on that site is $3,230 to $6,800.
Oh, the numbers can look even more grand at age 55 if the grown child doesn't touch the money at age 18 and after 8p age 55, according to the Trump-Accounts.gov site, the $1,000 is estimated to be able to grow to $245,000.
The amount could grow to $13 million, according to the site, at age 55 if the account consistently saw $5,000 as contributions each year.
Getting all that money isn't guaranteed, though, and you'd need some strong returns over the next 50-plus years.
Look, of Morningstar, ran some of his own numbers, which triggered much, much lower outcomes on average.
He's talking into account the possibility that many people could liquidate those accounts at age 18 or 30 and bring down the overall average significantly. Not all beneficiaries, Look said, are likely to keep their assets invested after they can access their accounts as soon as age 18.
Look's calculations indicated that the average balance at age 55 could be as low as $39,000 for a child who only receives the $1,000 federal seed contribution.
The average balance, he said, might be as high as $5.5 million at age 55 for a child who receives ongoing contributions of $6,000 a year from family and friends until reaching age 18. He said that the contributions of $5,000 a year stop at $8 in all contributions scenarios that he ran in his projection.
After the growth period in the year the child turns 18, Look noted, the grown child can start contributing to the account themselves, subject to the annual contribution limits that apply to individual Retirement Accounts.
Currently, according to the U.S. Treasury, all contributions to Trump Accounts will be invested in the third
Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, a low-cost exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of the S&P 500 Index. This is the default fund. In the future, parents and guardians will be able to choose to invest in other low-cost options if they wish to change the investment allocation.
How do you open a Trump Account?
Parents and legal guardians can use IRS Form 4547 when they file their taxes to elect to establish an initial Trump Account for the exclusive benefit of a child who is eligible.
Or they can go to TrumpAccount.gov to sign up and find more information.
There is no cost to open an account.
Your employer might contribute
Some families really have a good opportunity to stack wealth - and should not overlook other avenues that offer to put some money into your child's account.
More than 50 companies, according to the U.S. Treasury, committed to offering contributions to Trump Accounts for the children of employees.
Many times, though, we are talking about the company promising to match the federal government's contribution for babies born in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Big into the details of the rules and restrictions of any promises made by companies or companies.
The Trump Accounts site lists several big names offering support, including Charter Communications, Dell Technologies, BlackRock, Your and Comcast.
How are Trump Accounts taxed?
The Trump Account consorts to a traditional IRA as of Jan. 1 in the year that the child will reach 18. A child cannot access the cash. But money can be withdrawn when the beneficiary is an adult at 18.
Once that milestone year is reached, the account is treated much like a traditional IRA for tax purposes.
The earnings portion of withdrawals is generally taxable as ordinary income, according to Tom O'Brien, director of tax control and government relations at the National Association of Tax Professionals.
The tax rate that would be paid would vary based on the beneficiary's income level. Currently, there are seven federal income tax rates ranging from 30% to 37%.
One plus: You would waive an additional 50% tax that might apply to such distributions before age 50th - if the money is withdrawn to cover first-time homeowner expenses up to $10,000 or used for qualified higher education expenses.
Other cases where the 50% penalty tax is waived include where you reach age 50c or older, death, total or permanent disability, and certain medical-related expenses, according to Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer. Tax & Accounting as Riverwoods, Illinois.
You're only taxed contributions and
Ideally, Trump Accounts should be viewed primarily as a way to start saving as early as possible for retirement, said Spencer Look, an associate director of retirement studies. MAXIMILIAN/FOUNDERS
recovered tax-free.
The Trump Account may remain open indefinitely and may later be converted to a Roth IRA under the normal Roth conversion rules.
'Unlike a Roth IRA or a 529 plan, Trump Account contributions are made with after-tax dollars, so just the earnings are ultimately taxed as ordinary income rather than at long-term capital gain rates.' O'Brien told the Detroit Free Press.
A younger saver who might not need the money for college could want to convert the account to a Roth IRA and pay the necessary taxes if they're in a lower tax taxable. But much depends on an individual's situation and how much money they have already set aside for college or whether they land sizable scholarships.
Luscombe noted for some it might be savvy to convert to a Roth IRA as a young adult.
'Since an 18-year-old would be more likely to be in a lower tax taxable, the conversion tax might be lower than later at $6c.' Luscombe said.
After conversion to the Roth, future earnings are tax free if Roth IRA rules are met.
Another key point, according to Luscombe. The annual contributions made by the parents or other relatives or friends to the Trump Account would not be subject to tax since those contributions do not receive an up-front tax break and are made after tax.
Will Trump Accounts hurt your ability to get a student loan?
Parents should consider that it's possible that Trump Accounts may reduce eligibility for need-based financial aid, according to Mark Kantowitz, a student loan expert and author.
We don't know exactly what will happen yet.
As of July 20, Kantowitz noted, the U.S. Department of Education had not given guidance about how Trump Accounts should be reported on the FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Some scenarios could play out. It's possible that the money in the Trump Account could be reported as a student asset, reducing need-based aid eligibility by 20% of the asset value.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears at an event in Westlake Village, California, in May to promote the Trump administration's one-tax-advestaged investment account for kids.
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Kantowitz said. This reduction would take place each year the college student applies for need-based aid until the Trump Account is liquidated.
Or if Trump Accounts are treated like a retirement asset, they are not reported as an asset on the FAFSA. If money was taken out to pay for college or other expenses, Kantowitz said, distributions would create as ordinary income to the beneficiary, reducing aid eligibility by as much as half of the distribution amount.
How do families save money in Trump Accounts?
The annual contribution limit into Trump Accounts is $5,000 total per child, with over of living purposes after 2027.
Qualifying charitable organizations and government entities may make additional contributions and those contributions do not count toward the $5,000 limit.
The one-time contribution of $1,000 from the U.S. Treasury does not count against the amount until $5,000 contribution limit set for family, friends, and others.
But parents might want to consider that there is no minimum required contribution.
Seeing even small amounts can help future generations. And if you're already reciting a baby, or expect one on the way, Trump Accounts are worth seriously considering - even if no one is quite certain on how much money your child might end up with at age 18 or 30.
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Food companies have spent billions removing artificial colors, preservatives and additives as consumers switch to products with shorter, more recogniz-
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Swelly's technology chief, Stefan Paher, confirmed to Reuters that the company was engaged in lobbying via trade associations to make labels less complex. 'But it's difficult,' Paher said. 'We try to reduce ingredients that
are not understood by consumers whenever possible, without compromising on the safety, quality or functionality of the product.'
Paher said consumers prefer ingredients that look 'familiar' not products that have 'labels they understand.'
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ALABAMA Huntsville: BASF Corporation will shelter some of its operations, triggering over 70 layoffs. Headquarters in New Jersey, BASF Corporation is the American affiliate of a larger German company. They operate three locations in Alabama in Theodore, Huntsville and McIntosh.
ALASKA Anchorage: The Southeast commercial Dangerous coal-summer season has ended early, again, after fishermen caught about 1.5 million pounds of coal, Alaska Public Media reported The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said it is the lowest harvested season in more than 30 years, the news outlet reported.
ALIZONA Newark: Arizonans can expect even more political campaign ads this year. Thanks to a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that mandated increases the spending power of some national groups. The court's clear 100 decision struck down limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
ARKANSAS Fort Smith: Organizers seeking to change Fort Smith's form of government cleared a major hurdle Aug. 3 by submitting petitions to place the proposal on the November 1, 2025. The news turned in 2,407 signatures. If approved by voters, the measure would create an eight-member city council, a full-time elected mayor and elected city clerk, treasurer and attorney positions.
CALIFORNIA Sacramento: California's statewide minimum wage will increase to $7.40 per hour starting in January 2027, more than double the federal minimum wage. Gov. Gavin Newsom's office announced.
COLORADO Port Collins: Front Range Community College is launching a training and associate degree program for paramedics this fall on its Lumber Campus in Port Collins. Students who complete the program will be eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Foundation exam.
CONNECTICUT Norwich: A group of Norwich Public Schools students earned 1,554 volunteer hours during 1,467 business 2-5 days. They helped to collect, organize and distribute clothes and other necessities for families in need and collected supplies for the back to School Bush.
DELAWARE Dover: A new 32-acre solar farm near Dover will serve more than 700 homes with home, renewable electricity at a discount to regular rates. That's because it's part of Delaware's community solar program, which includes 34 providers.
INSTANT OF COLUMBIA Washington: One of the largest anime conversions on the East Coast wrapped up its three-day event at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Aug. 4. That's reported since 2017. Ontario has drawn tens of thousands of fans to the area to celebrate Japanese pop culture, the news outlet reported.
FLORIDA Port Canaveral: Local death will be among the featured attractions at Howard Zoo's planned B&H million aquarium and conservation center at Port Canaveral. The zoo phase to break ground in December, and open the facility in 2029.
**GEORGIA JACKSON 100' Federal Credit Union in North Augusta recently cut the commercial ribbon on its first mobile branch, a commercial truck containing tools to help customers manage their finances.
GREECE Honolulu: Two temporary voter service center pop-up locations are available for Oahu voters in Kaneohe District Park and Waikawa District Park, KHOO reported. According to the news outlet, the pop-up owners offer the same services as the permanent locations at Honolulu Hsin and Kapolei Hsin. The news outlet reported.
GRAND BANGOR 2025: The Idaho Health Insurers Working Group to study the practices of health insurance companies, after a contract dispute resulted in a major insurer dropping an East Idaho hospital from its network, Idaho Capital Sun reported.
ILLINOIS Harrisburg: Adults returning to college at Carl Sandberg College can receive up to $4,000 in new financial support through the East-New Leach Order, a program designed to help students complete an associate degree while balancing work, family and other responsibilities.
HIGHLIGHT: OREGON
A newly hatched Mazama meet is seen at the Oregon Zoo's conservation lab. This cohort of 20 mastlets represent the first time this imported amphibian has reproduced under human care. (Houston at 4:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 6:00 PM)
Portland: Bure Mazama meets hatched for the first time in human care in July at the Oregon Zoo. These tiny amphibians are no larger than a sunflower seed. Oregon Zoo said, but represent a big milestone to save the subqueries from extinction. Mazama meets are only found at Custer Lake and 19 were brought to the zoo last summer for an emergency conservation effort. Two of the meets had eggs to be spring and on July 9, the first egg hatched. Since then, 20 fully-gilled newfets derived and more eggs appear to be developing. Oregon Zoo said.
INDIANA Indianapolis: Thirty-five Indiana public housing agencies joined the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development's Work and Deputy Coalition and could soon adopt work requirements for people living in public housing to receiving housing vouchers. The agencies represent 60% of the state's housing authorities.
IOWA Ushandale: Iowa State University's CyTown entertainment district, meant to enhance the geareddy experience in Ames, has been hit with a significant delay. The $175 million to $225 million, 94-acre project between the Iowa State Center, Jack Tzav Shadson and Hilton Coliseum will likely open in 2028 instead of 2027, according to Iowa State General Counsel Michael Norton, who spoke to the Iowa Board of Regents on July 29.
KANSAS Abilene: Chisholm Trail Days: Longhorns and Legends will bring cattle pundits, restaurants, music and other frontier-themed attractions to Old Abilene Town on Aug. 15.
KENTUCKY London: A half eagle was released July 31 after it was rescued by a Seriously State Police trooper a month earlier. Lake Cumberland Wildlife Refuge Home of Liberty Nature Center cared for the best. The eagle was released on Laurel Lake near Holly Bay beach.
LOUISIANA Boaster City: Lake Bistineau will be lowered if feet to combat a rapid expansion of a giant invasive aquatic weed that is choking the lake.
MAINE Augusta: Maine's fishing ports are doing well for now, but climate change is destabilizing the Gulf of Maine, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's latest State of the Ecosystem report for New England waters. The Maine Monitor reported.
MARYLAND Annapolis: Maryland anglers will be prohibited from targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from Aug. 1-16 as state officials seek to reduce fish deaths during the hottest part of the summer.
MASSACHUSETTS Worcester: Worcester Polytechnic Institute received $1.5 million in federal funding to help remove PTAA from certain pollutants and use the remaining discharge as fuel.
MICHIGAN Detroit: The beloved 20-year-old Detroit Zoo cared for its fuel and other years of increasing mobility challenges due to osteoarthritis, according to the zoo.
MINNESOTA St. Paul: Minnesota's past leave poured tax will remain at 0.88% in 2027. Asked between 2025 and then employed, the state announced July 31, but a new actuarial analysis indicates the program may need to increase the rate to 2028 to abide by state law, the Minnesota Reformer reported.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: Reservations continue at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science with the backing of about $3 million in public and private funding. In addition to new flooring and a re-designated upper floor entrance, upgrades will include new exhibits and experiences.
MISSOURI Columbia: Boone Health says it is voluntarily dropping its lawsuit against Missouri Heart Control; Boone Health filed the lawsuit in March.
MONTANA Billings: Officials are exploring a Dover as First Reopender program that would deploy drones ahead of law enforcement and first responders, KBEK reported. City leaders say the technology could provide real-time video to dispatchers and help determine whether responders are needed, the news outlet reported.
NEBRASKA North Platte: Lightning is believed to have spunled multiple fires northwest of North Platte on Aug. 2, including one that destroyed an old shed, KELN reported. Firefighters were able to quickly contain the flames, preventing fire from spreading, the news outlet reported.
NEVADA Indian Village: The Washave County Sheriff's Office is investigating interdicted tree growing at Burnt Cedar Beach in Lake Tahoe's Indian Village. Deputies responded July 24 after a strong odor was discovered near the base of a large pine tree. Deputies returned Aug. 2 after additional trees were found with a substance around their bases.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: Gordon MacDonald, chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, is stopping away from the bench on musical leave, the judicial branch announced. Concord Monitor reported.
NEW JERSEY Gloucester Township: Members of Friends of Freeway are pushing back against a proposed 745-unit housing development at the former Freeway Golf Course—the first Black-owned golf course in the nation. Gloucester Township officials could decide on the $202-million development at the next coming meeting.
NEW MEXICO Las Cruces: The moral 'Cultivating Community' created by artist Sarah Robson began as an effort from the city of Las Cruces to discourage graffiti on the walls of a flat station, and celebrated as a collaboration between the Quality of Life Department and the Las Cruces Fire Department. Mayor Eric Eszayes said that the moral meant so much more to him because of his history with Fire Station 2.
NEW YORK Albany: New York was ranked the fourth-best state for summer road trips, a new walkthrough study found.
NORTH CAROLINA Franklin: The town of Franklin recently owned a public plea to trip threats to public officials over Rock canoises. But the town doesn't have any of the canoises. Town Monday's state Owens confirmed in a press release. Owens also said the town council has not budgeted for any in the future.
NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: Mayor Josh Boschou is resigning his state senate next effective Aug. 4, citing Don Kelly Armstrong's special session in September on Kushon for his move, KVRB reported. Boschou stressed the importance of having a new District 44 senator appointed in time to prepare for the session, the news outlet reported.
OHIO Beaverneck: Bus-on's is suing Beaver's Mini Mart, a small corner store that has sat in the middle of a Beaverneck neighborhood for more than two decades, according to a federal lawsuit. Bus-on's says its customers may be confused by the state mart's logo, which features a smiling beaver standing right next to the store's name in a red letter font.
OKLAHOMA Miamami: Benedictine monks are trying to beat the best new that no outdated smiling system at their monastery has deteriorated. Temperatures have reached as high as 90 degrees inside St. Gregory's Abbey, Abbott Lawrence Gravesian said. He recently took to Facebook to appeal for help visiting RELI-NO.
PENNSYLVANIA Lemuryer: Another increase in Pennsylvania's home prices drove the state's median sale up to $440,000, representing a 6.2% increase from a year ago, according to the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: Rhode Island International Film Festival on Aug. 4 kicked off nearly a week of more than 300 screenings, ranging from shorts lacking a couple of minutes to the world premiere of the latest Verdi Production feature film, 'Bad News on the Deontop.'
SOUTH CAROLINA Andelene: As AUMG continues recovering from a cyberattack, the health system is expanding patient support services.
SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: The state of South Dakota and its largest school district have seen too many students receiving special education services they out of school in the last four years. Both the state and the Sioux Falls School District have largely been running target graduate crates for those students, according to annual performance reports required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act from the 2020-2021 to 2024-2025 school years.
TENNESSEE Memphis: The United Health Foundation has committed $4 million to expand a Memphis-born health initiative designed to improve access to preventive care and chronic disease support in underserved communities across Tennessee.
TEXAS Hereford: The Region R Education Service Center announced annual honors that went to two Hereford HSI courses in 2022 Elementary Teacher of the Year Almadelhas Projo DeLeon, and the 2027 Secondary Teacher of the Year Kevin Weaver.
UTAH Cedar City: The Cedar City Airtanker Base has broken its all-time record for the structure use, surpassing 2 million gallons loaded as cover, battle wildfires across the Great Basin, KOTV reported.
VERMONT Pittsburgh: Rokeby Museum will continue its 40-year tradition, the annual 9% 8 for Crown Social, on Aug. 9. Visitors can purchase homemade pie and ice cream while listening to music and participate in tours and family activities.
VIRGINIA Waynesboro: As a cyclosporus outbreak linked to bagged salad products prompts health concerns, Berry Full Farbs owner Jeff field said he has seen an increase in sales and customer traffic in recent weeks, as more shoppers are turning to local Farms for fresh produce.
WASHINGTON Brownsville: A modern take on 'Large does,' 'Bored entirely in Bremerton, is making the rounds at national film festivals and will next show at the Roxy Theatre as part of the annual West Sound Film Festival, 'Dead Ears High,' follows the aftermath of a high school dooring, as its once-positiv skin poetry team prepares for a national competition.
WEST VIRGINIA Weston: Federal disaster assistance is available for residents in the state of West Virginia after heavy rainfall, winds and some tornadoes struck the region, WBOP reported.
WISCONSIN Wausau: Good News Project has completed a renovation of its loading area, including the final phase of the nonprofit organization's capital campaign.
WYOMING Cheyenne: Wyoming State Parks and Star Plunge owner Roland Luehne have reached a tentative setting in the state's annual Thermopolis attraction, Wyselfie reported. According to the news outlet, if approved, the agreement would provide $18 million to mobilize Luehne.
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Buc-ee's sparks backlash with new lawsuit over logo
Gabe Nauari and David Ferrara USA TODAY NETWORK
Days after being taunted by "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver to sue him and HBO, popular gas station chain Buc-ee's has filed a lawsuit against a corner store in Ohio.
According to a federal lawsuit filed on July 28, Buc-ee's is suing Beaver's Mini Mart, a small corner store located in the middle of a neighborhood in Beavercreek, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton, for more than two decades.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported that despite the mini mart having no gas pumps and being miles from the nearest interstate, Buc-ee's says its customers may be confused by the mini mart's logo, which features a smiling beaver standing next to the store's name in a red-letter font.
Vik Poparai has owned the mini mart for more than a decade, years before Buc-ee's first expanded out of Texas in 2010 and long before it opened its first Ohio store north of Dayton in April, according to The Enquirer. The news outlet also reports bearers are a popular figure across all of Beavercreek, with numerous businesses and the local high school featuring different versions of the rodent on their mascots.
"I don't know why they would sue a small business like mine," Poparai said to the Enquirer. "I have two kids and this store is now I don't think."
Beavercreek Councilman Zach Upton was equally shocked when he heard that the mini mart was in Buc-ee's cross hams. Upton told the Enquirer the lawsuit is an overreach of Buc-ee's desire to protect their brand.
"Common sense is not prevailing," Upton said. "I can't imagine anyone would be confused by the mini mart and Buc-ee's. It's not even in the same ball-punk."
John Oliver challenges Buc-ee's to sue him, HBO
On the July 26 episode of "Last Week Tonight," Oliver detailed Buc-ee's penchant for suing small businesses whose logos feature cartoon animals, even when they bear very little or no resemblance to Buc-ee's famous - and trademarked - grinning beaver logo.
Oliver ended the episode by daring Buc-ee's to pick on a company its own size and positioned his store and network as a potential target.
"Buc-ee's loves to sue other companies, particularly those with animal mascots," Oliver said, noting the chain has filed more than a dozen lawsuits over the years and threatened more. Oliver also points out Buc-ee's has won almost all of the cases because companies usually opt to settle and redesign their logos or just fold because, as Oliver says, "most just don't have the resources to fight a company this big."
Oliver goes on to quote one legal expert who said Buc-ee's should be careful with this strategy because the more you sue these smaller companies, the higher the chance you might run into one who has the means to fight back.
"And that is where we come in," Oliver said in the segment. "Because it turns out, my very much have the will to get into a fight with Buc-ee's."
During the segment, Oliver reintroduces Mr. Nutterbutler, a 7-foot-tall squirrel mascot originally created for a 2007 segment taking aim at former coal executive Bob Murray, which resulted in an unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the shore and HBO.
The shore created a logo of Mr. Nutterbutler that looks similar to the Buc-ee's logo and put the logo on a variety of products, including tumblers, hats, shirts, onesies, mugs and pajamas.
The items are available for purchase for a limited time at Buc-Off.com. Oliver says in the segment, with all profits going to Hunger Free America, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to end domestic hunger.
"So, if any prominent gas station chain out there has an issue with our new logo and products and wants to get lawyers involved, then you know what? Bring it the (expletive) on. Although remember, in doing so, you'd be directly taking food out of hungry people's mouths," Oliver says in the segment.
Buc-ee's did not immediately respond to a USA TODAY request for comment.
A snapshot of Buc-ee's history in court
USA TODAY previously has reported on a few of the lawsuits Buc-ee's has filed in the past.
In March 2025, Buc-ee's filed a federal lawsuit against Buc-ee's, a business in southwest Missouri that offered a dog park, coffee and food shops and a Western-flameed miniature city.
Buc-ee's claimed that the unauthorized use of its trademarks, including a smiling animal mascot, were benefiting the Missouri convenience store at Buc-ee's expense, while falsely informing consumers that the two businesses are related.
In January 2025, Buc-ee's filed a lawsuit against North Texas gas station Super Fuels, claiming that the Super Fuels logo, which features a brown, smiling dog in a red cape set against a blue background, is too similar to Buc-ee's. Buc-ee's alleged that Super Fuel's anthropomorphic, cartoon mascot could be confusing to consumers upon first glance.
In March 2025, Buc-ee's sued Texas-based convenience store Chicks, claiming that Chicks stemmed from similar concepts, including site and store design, product variety, construction and the logo.
Though the Chicks logo depicted two smiling chickens, back-to-back, against a red, yellow and black background, Buc-ee's claimed that the logo copied Buc-ee's "iconic marks," like color, shapes and fonts.
Though Chicks' lawyers moved to dismiss the complaint, Chicks ultimately closed in 2034.
Contributing: Greta Cross and Martin Meier, USA TODAY
Gabe Nauari reports for USA TODAY, David Ferrara reports for the Cincinnati Enquirer
Influencers defend their taking OpenAI's lavish trip
Melissa Mendez II USA TODAY
OpenAI hosted a group of influencers as part of its first brand trip, putting them up in luxurious private cabins in the Hudson Valley in New York state for a range of activities this past weekend, presumably to prompt them to spread positive vibes about the artificial intelligence company that owns ChatGPT.
Soon after the creators began uploading posts about their getaway, they were met with negative reactions from other social media users accusing them of working with a company that they feel is doing more harm to society than good.
These influencers stayed at the high-end resort Wildflower Farms, where private cabins go for more than $1,000 a night, and posted aesthetically pleasing photo dumps, sharing snippets of workshops, group dinners and excursions. USA TODAY reached out to six of the creators who attended the trip for comment but did not receive a response.
Grace McCormick, one of the influencers on the trip who has more than 93,000 Instagram followers, responded to a negative comment left under one of her videos accusing her of "selling her mouths" like went on to say, "My mouths are not compromised. I am supremely
excited about AI and the opportunities it offers to our species. Beyond that, any time there's going to be some vast sweeping change to the way we live, if I have an opportunity to be in the room and hear from the people who are at the helm of that change, I'm going to do that."
One of the other creators who was on this trip, Megan Läve, who has more than 227,000 Instagram followers, replied to McCormick's post and wrote, "The comments on my OpenAI trip post on TikTok specifically were all like this. And I was so baffled because I'm with you, I'm moving in the direction of change, not against it."
Social media users began making videos criticizing these creators for attending Meredith Lynch posted a video on Aug. 2, saying that the creators' involvement with the ChatGPT brand trip is "deeply disgusting and embarrassing."
In a statement to USA TODAY, OpenAI said, "Creators are an important part of our community and how people get information and learn about our products today. It continued, 'We welcome healthy debate as AI becomes more prevalent, and we value creators who choose to engage with us, attend our events, ask tough questions, and learn alongside everyone else.'"
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Top 25 Coaches Poll teams will need answers
Paul Myerberg | USA TODAY
Even the best teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision head into the regular season with an unanswered question or two. • These are the kind of preseason questions that leave coaches tossing and turning, fretting over the possibility that one weak link or unsolved conundrum could doom a shot at the College Football Playoff or the national championship. • This includes Ryan Day at Ohio State. Ranked No. 1 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, the Buckeyes have nearly flawless personnel. But will a new hire at coordinator pan out and lift OSU back to the top of the Big Ten? • USA TODAY Sports breaks down one big question facing every team in the preseason Coaches Poll that was released Aug. 4.
- Ohio State: Can Ryan Day ace another NFL hire?
He definitely earned an A+ for bringing in Matt Patricia as his defensive coordinator last winter. All OSU did last year was rank first nationally in giving up 289.1 yards per game. This offseason, Day hired another former NFL head coach in Arthur Smith to run the offense. What he unlocks from Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith and the Buckeyes will determine the national championship.
- Oregon: Is the offensive line up to snuff?
Quarterback? Check. Defensive line? Check. En sure. Defensive back seven? Check, thanks to new comes such as safety Ken Punch. About the only area of personnel concern for the Ducks is up front on offense, where there will be three new starters around star center Japani Laloulu and guard Dave Jali.
- Georgia: Who makes plays at receiver?
There's an extreme lack of experience and proven depth at wide receiver. Georgia will be very reliant on Georgia Tech transfer Iniah Canion (33 exceptions for 480 yards in 2025) as it looks to replace Zachariah Branch's after-the-catch impact on the passing game.
- Texas: Can Will Muschamp unlock more from the defense?
Texas finished last season tied for third in the SEC in yards allowed per play. Whether new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp looks to unlock an even better performance could depend on how things shake out in the secondary. The Longhorns have plenty of options but need to identify these new starters.
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Rodgers not one to bite tongue
QB muses on Fauci, ESPN, final season
LATHORE, PA – Aaron Rodgers is gearing up for a Last Ride with the Pittsburgh Beefers, but rest assured the quarterback is not hitting the campaign trail and running for office.
Call him polarizing or a lightning rod. Or worse. Not fuzed.
"I don't give a (coap) about anything that people think about me unless they're in my corner and I would ask them for advice," Rodgers told USA TODAY Sports.
The star quarterback and anti-vacuer would not plead the Fifth Amendment when asked whether he is concerned about hits to his image. That would be a flat no, period.
Yet Rodgers undoubtedly struck some nerves when he went on ESPN during "The Fat McAfee Show" on Aug. 3 and mocked Dr. Anthony Fauci by pleading the Fifth to an opening question, then called the former infectious disease adviser – a hero to many during the pandemic – a "coward" for invoking the Fifth during a recent congressional hearing.
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The role of Dodgers villain lands on Skubal
Mark Giannetto USA TODAY
CHICAGO – The first fans booed Tarik Skubal at 6:22 p.m. CT, as he jogged on the outfield grass in front of the visitor's bullpen at Wrigley Field. They booed him again, and louder than any of his new teammates, when the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup was announced. They booed more as Skubal stepped to the mound for his first start with a team, which also doubled as his first career start inside the "Friendly Confines".
The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner was officially a villain, and he already knew it's a feeling that will become familiar.
"I plan on pitching in front of those atmospheres for the rest of the season," Skubal said. "I actually haven't made a home start in the postseason. They've all been on the road. I've pitched in pretty good environments and I'd say that's up there with any of those postseason starts."
The result of Skubal's debut as a Dodger – a 5-1 Cubs win on Aug. 4 – wasn't as significant as the sensation everyone involved left with once this
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Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal reacts after allowing a run by the Cubs in the sixth boxing at Wrigley Field on Aug. 4. MICHAEL BEANS/GETTY IMAGES
Clockwise, from top left: Miami defensive lineman Justin Scott, Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Indiana quarterback Josh Hoover, former Georgia defensive coordinator Will Muschamp (now with Texas), former Georgia Tech wide receiver Iniah Canion (now with Georgia), Oregon center Japani Laloulu and Notre Dame running back Anayas Williams JEFF BLANS, RICH JENZARUK, CHRIS PETSCH/USA TODAY NETWORK, JEROME MINCH, MARK J. NEBLAS, TREVOR RUSZKOWIC, ZACHARY TAY'OWAGH IMAGES
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'Panic mode' sets in as playoffs loom
Adam Schopat
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GREENBROOK, NC – Swing instructor Adam Schieber says this week's Wyndham Championship is officially when 'panic mode' sets us for players on the PGA Tour.
'Gotta play good golf,' said veteran pro Denny McCarthy, who enters the week at No. 84 in the FedExCup standings and needs a minimum of a fifth-place finish to advance to the first playoff tournament in Memphis.
'This week marks the final of 34 regular-season events in the FedExCup and only 70 players will advance to next week's FedEx 81. Indie Championship, the first of three playoff events that will eventually crown a season-long champion in Atlanta. It's one of the more stressful weeks of the season and Schieber, whose students include 2025 U.S. Open champion J.J. Spain, has been fielding inquiries from players working a quick flat that might help them get into the home, but, as he put it, 'I don't like to do Band-Aide.'
Chris Kirk, who finished T-5, was the only player to move inside the top 70 following the 2020 Wyndham Championship, but just about everyone whose playoff chances hang in the balance is here otherwise – past British Open winner Shane Lowry (No. 40) is the only player ranked from Nos. 40–80 in the FedExCup standings who is not in the field this week and there's no way he falls out of the top 70.
'But other past major champs in Aussie Jason Day (No. 75), who needs at least a two-way tie for 10th, and Reagan Bradley (No. 72) both sit outside the top 70 and are seeking to extend their streak of consecutive playoffs appearances, with Day going for his 9th (since 2008) while Bradley, who needs a two-way T-38, seeks his 16th (since 2011). [First-time major champion Brooks Korgka sits No. 86 and needs a minimum fourth-place finish.]
Contrast these streaks of longevity with that of Jackson Koivun, a 25-year-old rookie who finished T-5 last year at this event playing as a sponsor exemption as an amateur. Two weeks ago he won the 3M Open by three strokes over
world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, becoming the youngest American to win a PGA Tour event by multiple strokes since Ralph Gubfeld at the USA Phoenix Open. Koivun shot three bogey-free rounds and broke the 7-5 hole tournament scoring record with a 25-under 259 and climbed from 9-8th to 70th in the standings. He enters this week as the 'Bubble Boy,' who would be the last man in if things were to remain as they are.
'It's definitely in the back of my mind,' he said. 'I still have a little bit of work to do. I like to tell myself that good golf takes care of everything. I always thought I had a shot at the playoffs and I could play good golf and give myself a chance.'
Should he hang on to a spot in the top 70, Koivun, who is making his sixth start this week, would tie for the second fewest starts in a season by a player to qualify for the FedExCup. The playoffs also reward seasoning consistency such as that of Jordan Spieth, who is 55th in the standings entering this week, the highest rank of any player without a top 20 on how this season. He would become the first player since Erasmus Power in 2024 to qualify without a top-20 finish.
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in 2007, the Wyndham Championship has played best to the FedExCup regular-season finale (since 2008 at Sedgefield Country Club). While making the playoffs comes with the guarantee of playing privileges for the 2027 season, allowing players to take off the full portion of the schedule if they'd like an extended offseason, if isn't the make-or-break pressure that it used to be. There still will be seven FedExCup Full events for players to battle to make the top 100 and keep their card for next season.
'All making the top 70 guarantee is one more start,' said veteran pro Stephan Jaeger, who enters the week at No. 77 and needs a minimum finish of a three-way T-0. 'It's nothing new. We deal with it (the playoff pressure) ever year.'
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes has his work cut out for him. The two-time Tour winner is 'behind the 6-Bull,' having recorded only two top-10 finishes – both T-10s – and sits at No. 120, which makes him the last-ranked player who can potentially make the playoffs with less than a win on Sunday. Speaking for himself as well as the rest of the players in the field who need the stars to align at Sedgefield, he said, 'just hoping I can get a little magic going.'
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Keep an eye on
■ Cameron Young. The defending champion and world No. 3 led the field last year in strokes gained putting for the first time in an event of his PGA Tour career en route to a six-shot romp. He also shot 18 under par on the front nine, the lowest front nine score to par at the Wyndham Championship since the event moved to Sedgefield in 2008. Young is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend at this event since Sam Snead in 1956.
■ Alex Smafey. A Sedgefield member, he is making his sixth start at the Wyndham but the local course knowledge hasn't come in handy – he's missed three consecutive cuts. But something has to give in his last 10 starts he has earned a total of 1,600 FedExCup points, compared to 242 in his first 10 this season.
■ Jordan Spieth. The former world No. 1 is seldom in more than four years and has not had a top-10 finish this season. Could this be the week? Spieth has an opening-round scoring average of 66.20 at the Wyndham, his lowest of any event in his PGA Tour career, and lost a playoff here in 2013.
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LIV Golf CEO says league has secured a 'lead investor'
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LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil said Aug. 5 that the league has reached an agreement with a 'lead investor' and has garnered interest from 'dozens' of other potential financial hackers.
'LIV Golf has an agreement in place with a lead investor, signed by the investor and approved by the board, to anchor the transaction and play a key role in supporting the path forward for the league's next run, driven by and for the players,' O'Neil said. 'We're also seeing strong interest from more than a dozen additional partners potentially serve as minority investors, creating a multi-partner model built for long-term stability and growth.'
Not only is there a new major investor, according to O'Neil, but a deal has been formulated that will make LIV's players equity holders in the league.
'Notably, our next chapter will make our players the majority equity holders in LIV Golf, a first for a major global sports league, and gives the League the foundation to keep growing the game worldwide,' O'Neil continued in his statement. 'We anticipate finalizing terms in the coming weeks, with the goal of entering a transaction in Sep-
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O'Neil held a news conference shortly after the statement was released, in which he declined to get into details regarding who this new lead investor is, how much the deal is worth and when exactly it will be finalized.
O'Neil seemed confident that, despite a litany of speculation regarding the total collapse of LIV Golf, the league is here to stay. Asked if the deal, if finalized, guarantees a 2027 season, O'Neil said, 'And '28 and '29 and '30.'
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5. Notre Dame: Who joins Aneyas Williams at running back?
Aneyas Williams takes over as Notre Dame's top back after spending last year in a reserve role. If the Irish continue with a committee approach, look for Williams to be joined by Kedem Young and Nolan James Jr.
6. Indiana: Can the Hoosiers hit it big again with transfers?
The defending national champions brought in a smaller but even more star-studded transfer class. How far the Hoosiers go on offense depends on the connection between new quarterback Josh Hoesse (TCU) and new receiver Nick Marsh (Michigan State).
7. Miami: Can the defensive line be even better?
Miami lost a pair of wrecking balls in Rosteen Bain and Aldovan Mendez but could be just as dominant up front in 2020. The Hurricanes are loaded in the middle behind Ahmad Moteu and Justin Scott. If I come down to the edges, where senior Damon Wilson II is a breakout candidate.
8. Texas A&M: Is Daymion Stafford ready to go?
The senior linebacker suffered a leg injury during spring ball but is ahead of schedule on his recovery, leaving open the possibility he'll return early in the season. This would be huge for A&M, which planned on loaning on Stafford's experience and production (57 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks in 2025).
9. Oklahoma: Can the offense unlock more explosiveness?
Hopefully, a more consistent running game will open up more explosive plays through the air. The hoosiers ranked third from the bottom in the SEC last year with just five completions of 40-plus yards. The personnel is there between quarterback John Maloer and the projected starting three receivers Troll Harris, Parker Livingstone and Isaiah Safagna III.
10. Ole Miss: What changes under Pete Golding?
Last year's Playoff run gave Pete Golding a running head start on his tenure as Lane Kiffin's replacement. Now we'll see what permanent changes he installs, if any, to give his program a different look. Start on offense, where new coordinator John David Baker should blend some of his Air Raid concepts into a unit led by two of the nation's biggest stars in Trinidad Crumbliss and Kiwan Lacy.
11. Alabama: Is this another pitiful running game?
A year ago, Alabama finished 10th in the SEC with 104.1 rushing yards per game and 1.4 yards per carry. The Tide won't go anywhere without drastic improvement. That there are four new starters up front might not be a bad thing, especially if 4-foot-7 sophomore Jackson Lloyd lives up to the hype at left tackle.
12. Texas Tech: Is Will Hammond healthy and ready?
Hammond was projected to be the backup quarterback until the Brendan Keetley debacle tapped through Texas Tech's offseason. Originally supposed to be out for the season's first five weeks while recovering from a knee injury, the redshirt sophomore is now on pace to start the season opener against Aldona Christian.
13. LSU: How quickly does this come together?
The Tigers will need to hit the ground running with the season opener at home against Clemson. But what will determine LSU's status as a Playoff contender is how well this team comes together before games at Ole Miss and at home against A&M to end September. The talent is there for Kiffin's debut to be a smashing success.
14. Southern Cal: Does Gary Patterson still have the touch?
He hasn't held a full-time, no-field role since 2022. What has Patterson learned during his post-TCU bounce around the Power Post? USC hopes he can build a stronger defense in the trenches after last year's failures against the run led to crippling losses against Illinois, Notre Dame and Oregon.
Michigan 3B Bryce Underwood (19) was a disappointment in 2025, but his struggles can be linked to the previous staff. Kyle Whittingham takes over as coach after a nice run of quarterback success at Utah. HISANIMASHWAR SDWL/LINKAGN IMAGES
Alabama has four new starters on the offensive line, including 6-7 sophomore Jackson Lloyd (78), who will play left tackle for the Tide. JASON LUMBERTY IMAGES
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15. BYU: Who steps up at receiver?
Taking the next step and making the Playoff will require a step forward from quarterback Brad Buchmeier. In turn, he'll need help at receiver to replace last year's top duo in Chase Roberts and Parker Kingston. Look for the Cougars to loan on two big-bodied targets in 6-foot-5 junior Jojo Phillips and 6-foot-6 Oregon transfer Kyler Kasper.
16. Michigan: Is Bryce Underwood not having improve?
Tapping into the sophomore's potential is one of the biggest keys to a successful start for former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. Underwood was a
disappointment in 2025, but a good amount of his struggles can be linked to the previous staff and scheme. Whittingham and his staff had a nice run of quarterback success to end their tenures with the Utes.
17. Penn State: How much can Nittany Lions make out of an easier Big Ten schedule?
The heavy influx of Iowa State transfers is one reason Penn State could make a Playoff push in Matt Campbell's first season. An even bigger reason might be a Big Ten date that misses Ohio State, Oregon and Indiana. The Nittany Lions' biggest games are against Southern Cal at home and at Michigan and Washington.
18. Tennessee: Could the quarterback competition last into September?
You'd think Josh Houpel would want to settle the ongoing battle between redshirt freshman George MacIntyre and true freshman Eynon Brandeis before the end of the month. But the chance exists that this competition extends into the regular season, at a minimum, the starter for the opener against Furman will need to produce to remain in the lineup. Back in 2021, Houpel went with Joe Milton for the first two games before he was replaced by Hosden Hooker, who went on to have a stuntier season.
19. Washington: Is everything good with Demond Williams Jr.?
The second-year starter looked to transfer from CW in January but looked off his decision two days later amid the possibility of a legal dispute. Anchaperising to scratch the surface of his potential, Williams is the consequence of Jedd Fiedl's program; whether both sides are
back on the same page is an underlying factor heading into a likely Playoff push.
20. SMU: Can the Mustangs take care of things in September?
Down the road, there's a huge road trip to Notre Dame in November with potentially huge national consequences. Before that, though, SMU must take care of business in September's crucial ACC matchups at Florida State and Louisville. Sweeping the Seminole and Cardinals will send singing SMU into Florida's main class game against Boston College, Virginia and California.
21. Utah: How worrisome is this offensive line?
Utah lost all five starters from last year's outstanding front, led by a pair of first-round draft picks in Spencer Fane and Caleb Loma. New line coach Jordan Gross will have his hands full. But he'll have some veteran pieces to work with, led by seniors Alex Harrison and Kieth Olsen. Having two mobile quarterbacks in starter Devon Dampier and backup Byrd Ficklin will really help this unit.
22. Iowa: Is special teams still an area of strength?
High-level special teams play has been one of the hallmarks of the Kirk Perrett era. This year's team faces a unique challenge to meet that standard. Iowa lost four-year starting kicker Drew Stevens and All-American returned Kaden Wetjen to graduation. Longtime special teams coach LeVar Woods left for the same position under Pat Fitzgerald at Michigan State, and starting punter Rhys Dakin followed Woods to East Lansing as a transfer.
23. Clemson: Can Chad Morris fix things on the ground and on third down?
Rehired this past winter after holding the same spot from 2011 to 2014, offensive coordinator Chad Morris faces two growing tasks beyond his work in getting quarterback. Christopher Viziana ready for the starting job. Last year's team was held under 100 rushing yards five times while converting just 34.3% of the time on third down.
24. Houston: How much will Keisean Henderson play?
Houston has an established senior quarterback starter in Connor Wagman, who threw for 2,705 yards and 25 scores against just nine interceptions last season. While Wagman's starting job is secure, Houston will look for ways to use five-star freshman Keisean Henderson as a way to pressure defenses and to speed up his development before taking over in 2027.
25. Missouri: Can Tigers handle this tougher schedule?
After two years of some of the friendliest conference schedules the SEC can offer, Missouri is set to take on a much higher level of difficulty. The Tigers take on A&M, Ole Miss, Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma. Ole Miss transfer Austin Simmons having an immediate impact at quarterback will help.
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PHOENIX – While Tarik Skubal was making his Los Angeles Dodgers debut at Wrigley Field, Casey Mize, his former teammate and close friend, was sitting in the visiting clubhouse at Chase Field cheering him on.
Skubal and Mize were drafted together by the Detroit Tigers in 2018, came through the minor leagues together, arrived in the major leagues together in 2020, and within 48 hours became ex-Tigers together.
Mize, who like Skubal said the Tigers never made a contract extension offer to keep him, was traded to the San Diego Padres on Monday afternoon Aug. 3, just minutes before the 5 p.m. PT trade deadline in Seattle.
He packed up his suitcase, took a flight to Phoenix that was diverted to Las Vegas because of the Phoenix dart storms, and Tuesday afternoon was wearing a Padres known uniform.
"Very excited to be here," he said, "chasing a championship. Got a really good group here. I'm excited to be a part of it."
When the Tigers blew a 7-0 lead on July 29 to the Baltimore Orioles with Skubal on the mound, Skubal knew he would be traded, he revealed at his interviewer press conference with the Dodgers.
Mize knew that Skubal would be traded, too.
He just didn't know his own status. "I thought he might be gone, but for myself," Mize said. "I still didn't know the direction in which the organization was going to go."
Even when Skubal was traded Saturday night to the Dodgers, Mize was unsure of his status. Were the Tigers going to keep him and still try to make the professional? He was a long going to make a clean break and dump him, too?
"We were kind of up in the air after the Skubal trade," Mize said. "I thought it would be more likely, and then the
Tarik Skubal, left, and Casey Mize share a laugh at practice during this year's spring training in Lakeland, Florida. JOHN YAN/DEFRONT FREE PRESS
clock just kept ticking, and I was like, 'I don't know.' And then at the very last second, it happened. I wasn't sure what was going to happen, but you know, excited with how it turned out."
Yet, just like Skubal, Mize also shed some tears with his teammates and coaching staff before he left town. He was a first-round pick by the Tigers (talon that overall). He loved the organization. Loved the city. And loved the fans. Now, he's starting all over, and just like Skubal, will be a free agent after the season.
Only he'll be earning a little less money in free agency than Skubal, who's expected to receive in excess of $400 million.
"It was a pretty emotional day all the way around," said Mize, who was scheduled to start Aug. 5 against the Diamondbacks. "You know, been living (so) Detroit for eight years. Met so many
special people there. People that have changed my life and my career, So, it wasn't like I was trying to get out of there or anything. That place means a lot to me. It was really special, and certainly not to know..."
"You know, year mind goes to so many different places. It's just, you have to say goodbye to so many people that you really care about..."
"But I couldn't be more excited and happy for this opportunity. I landed in a great situation. Mixed emotions, but I'm happy with how everything turned out."
The Padres are ecstatic: the way it worked out, landing not only Mize, but also San Francisco Giants No. 2 starter Robbie Roy, who is scheduled to start Friday when the Padres return home. They are battling for a wild-card berth, entering Tuesday two games behind the Philadelphia Phillies and Diamondbacks in the wild-card race.
"We're trying to win," said A.J. Proßer, Padres president of baseball operations. "We don't apologize for it. We're trying to win championships. We're trying to get to the postseason and do it year after year."
Now, with the acquisition of Mize and Ray, the Padres have doubled their starting rotation. They had been using just Michael King and Wallace Roehler as traditional starters while going with an II-man bullpen. Now, they can go the conventional approach.
"It really comes back to maximizing our roster and may have we have the pitching depth to get through August and September," Proßer said. "You have to beat the best teams to get to where you want to go, so having guys like Robbie and Casey gives us starting options that we feel can check up against anyone in October."
The Padres hope that the upheaval doesn't adversely affect Mize's and Ray's routine. Ray's last start was July 30 with the last Franklin Giants, which he gave up just four hits and one run in six innings against the Padres. Mize, scratched by the Tigers before his last scheduled start to prevent a potential injury before the trade deadline, hasn't pitched in 3 days. His last start was on July 25 against the Kansas City Royals. He has had bullpen sessions, but it's hardly the same as pitching in games.
"I'm really," Mize said. "It's been a little bit. So, I'm ready to get out there."
And, yes, he's looking forward to catching up with Skubal again.
They spent their entire career together in Detroit, and now they're separated by a 90-minute drive, competing in the same National League West Division as fierce rivals. The two teams face off one last time in the regular season, Sept. 22-24 at Dodger Stadium.
"It'll be pretty cool," Mize said. "It's interesting. We come from the AL Central, and now the NL West is kind of out of left field for us. But, you know, we'll come paths, and I look forward to it."
He's my best friend, so obviously, hoping the best for him, but just not when he plays the Padres."
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Angels' Trout commends his team's trade fire sale
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BALTIMORE – Mike Trout has seen fake hope.
He has seen his Los Angeles Angels luôn in the middle – so much worse – of MLB's pecking order yet compact themselves as if a tournament was around the corner. And he still has not seen a post-season game since 2014, a drought that will continue through this season.
Yet Trout saw something much different at the Aug. 3 trading deadline, when new general manager John Mozelink acted appropriately for the steward of a 43-69 team that's headed for its third consecutive last-place finish.
He saw No. 2 starter Jose Soriano traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for a three-player package that includes a top 300 shortstop prospect, Arjun Nimmala. And outfielder Jo-Addt dealt to Cleveland. Rehever Ryan Zeferjahn sent to the Chicago Cubs for a package including promising slugger Moises Ballesteros.
And for good measure, another bullpen piece, veteran Kirby Yates, slumped to Pittsburgh.
Staying put: left-hander Reid Detmers and shortstop Zach Nebs, leaving a reputable baseball product roughly in place while practicing dark pragmatism.
And Trout can dig it. "Obviously, what was happening the last few years wasn't working," the four-time MVP told USA TODAY Sports. "Just change it up a lot. If you look where the team is, I think it's the right move."
The moves came as little shock to Trout as a show of good faith to the franchise player. Mozelink invited him into the team's trade deadline was room recently. A veteran of 36 big-league seasons, Trout, 34, has steadfastly refused to move his no-taste clause to get out of the Anaheim sinkhole.
In past administrations, most notably GM Perry Minassun, who was fired June 27, that wasn't even a consideration. Minassun specialized in drafting close-to-the-mayors, lower-ceiling players in a constant attempt to plug the many holes at the big-league level.
It was an approach that kept the big-league product from totally bottoming out, yet never produced anything close
Angels center fielder Mike Trout played in the All-Star Game this season. JAMES A. PITTMAN/MANAN MANZEN
to a contender, let alone a sustainable one.
Mozelink already changed that part up, drafting two-way prep player Jared Grindinger. Dealing Addt, Zeferjahn and Soriano was the next step.
"I had a feeling what was going to happen," says Trout. "Me and Me, we've been talking. But it was good. I built friendships with those guys over the years. To see them go, it's tough."
But not all of them: Detmers, 27, has a 1.09 WHIP and had an excellent severe-start run – the Angels won six of them – heading into July that put his name on the trade front burners.
At one point a false report Monday had him traded to the Chicago Cubs. Detmers (phone subsequently blew up, felling his plan of staying away from it as much as possible as he chilled with his teammates on an off day. A call to his agent quickly quelled the scare.
"If it did happen," says Detmers, "I figured I'd get a phone call. But I never got a phone call."
The phony info only served another helping of anger on his Monday.
"A pretty steward day yesterday," he says. "But I'm happy to be here."
After battling injuries throughout his 30s, Trout returned to the All-Star Game this season after a two-year absence, has 20 home runs and a .845 OPS and is on pace to play in at least 310 games for the second consecutive season.
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highly anticipated regular-season game was over. The potential presented by Skubal's overwhelming power, as well as the perils of being an overwhelming favorite, were on display for a sold-out crowd of more than 45,000 and a national television audience.
If this Los Angeles team is indeed ruining baseball en route to a third consecutive World Series championship and getting a lookout, I'll only do so after taking the entire sport's best shot.
Everyone can't play here for the Dodgers.' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the pressure.
'There is a target on these Dodgers unlike their last two predecessors that won titles, and it got bigger when they acquired the best pitcher in baseball.'
That really confronted Skubal almost as soon as he walked inside Wrigley Field on Tuesday, even though he's now another superior on a roster filled with their
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Skubal said he struggled to fall asleep Monday night. 'It felt like my major league debut,' he explained.
Roberts admitted before the game that Skubal 'just wants to get this first
one out of the way.'
'Yeah, it's one of 562 but I do think Tarik Skubal making a start for the Dodgers is a big deal for baseball,' Roberts said of the moment.
So then Skubal struck out Cubs star center fielder. First, now remaining looking with a 99 mph fastball to start the game.
A solo home run by Dandy Swanson was the lone hit of substance Skubal allowed before the sixth inning, even though his strike rate was the lowest it had been in three years.
Then since a sequence seemingly set up for Skubal's first fist-pumping, adrenaline-fueled celebration in a Dodgers uniform.
He had nearly escaped his only jam when he fired a four-years fastball at the top of the strike area that Nico Hoerner hit directly into the dirt. The had trotched just 15:00 in the air, according to the official scores, but then because he high into the Chicago night that Hoerner had nearly reached first base by the time it settled into the top of Dodgers infall-er Tommy Edman. A run scored and a 11 alternate was broken.
Skubal finished having pitched six innings and given up two runs on four hits, with six strikeouts, in his first game with the Dodgers. He was on the hook for the loss, but 'there's nothing he really thrown that you can hit hard,' Hoerner said with a laugh.
That, of course, is why the Dodgers traded for Skubal. It's why he could command 8400 million as a few agent after this season.
It's also why nobody is ready to make this easy on them.
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'I don't care about the criticism from people like that,' Rodgers said. 'Most people have made up their mind about me, so it doesn't matter what I say. It's not going to change their mind because most people aren't listening to the content of your words. They're wanting to attack your character because they think you're MAGA or they think you're whatever tag they put on you - conspiracy theories, anti-science. They've already made up their mind about me before this.'
As we sat in the shade on a bench outside the locker room following a training camp practice on Aug. 4, Rodgers, 42, reflected on myriad topics as he gives up for a 22nd and final NFL season. He mentioned that the chance to reunite with coach Mike McCarthy was the reason he returned after contemplating retirement and was nostalgic about their experience of winning Super Bowl XI together with the Green Bay Packers. He shed light on reconnecting with his parents and older brother. And he expressed optimism about the Steelers developing into a title contender.
For all of that, though, Rodgers maintained that he is compelled to get a few things off his shoot. Or sling a few shots, if you will.
Rodgers on Mike Vrabel-Dianna Rosvini deems
That was the mindset attached to his appearance with McAfee, when he not only blasted Paul's hot fuel point-of-company, and also had a friend of Paul Dianna Rosvini deems. He criticized ESPN for not engaging in dengan coverage of the scandal that involved the New England Patriots coach and one of the network's former reporters who was more recently with The Athletic, and questioned the integrity of voting for annual awards, given that Rosvini was a member of the 50-person Associated Press panel that determines the NFL Coach of the Year and other league honors.
For me, it's just about leveling the playing with NFL's little get-back based on the hypocrisy that I've seen for so many years, especially from some of the big networks,' Rodgers said. 'And I don't care. You don't have to listen to me. You don't have to agree with me. I mean, I'm
Aaron Rodgers calls an audible during practice at Steelers training camp Aug. 3 at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. RANDY RODGERS WAGON DERGER
not doing it for the likes.
'I'm just, I'm saying my piece. This is my last year. If you like it, great. If you don't like me, great. Doesn't bother my day-to-day.'
So there. The Last Ride will come with some Last Words from Rodgers.
Of course, depending on where else this goes, it could make the Steelers and the NFL a bit nervous, given their desires to float upside, so a matter of principle to try to avoid turning off large segments of the fan base. And remember, there are also politics in play, real or perceived, when considering some or all of the networks referred to by Rodgers, one of the NFL's highest-profile players, are NFL partners.
After Rodgers' comments on the ESPN-distributed show on Monday, the Steelers released a down-the-middle statement from team spokesman Bart Lauten that provided cover for the quarterback but distance for the team.
'Discussions around culture and pol-
lites can bring differing perspectives, and our players are entitled to their own personal views,' Lauten said. 'With respect to that, I am certain there are a variety of opinions on many topics within our locker room.'
Of course, another topic that Rodgers' broached - voting for NFL awards - hit home. Rodgers won his fourth NFL MVP Award for the 2025 season by a landslide yet is likely still sally that longtime Chicago-based writer Hoh Arkuak publicly declared at the time that he wouldn't vote for the quarterback because of Rodgers' misleading comments about his vaccination status, which led to him missing a game during the pandemic-affected 2020 season. That these was a voice at least in recent years, for awards that include MVP Coach of the Year and other season honors, didn't sit well with Rodgers.
'This is not a little thing,' Rodgers said. 'The fact that there's voting involved ... it makes other people in
the business look bad.'
Aaron Rodgers family reunion
Then there's the family business. In July, Rodgers posted photos on Instagram of himself posing with his parents, Ed and Darla, and the older brother, Luke, for the first time since he broached the social media account in 2017. The reconciliation, Rodgers acknowledged recently to NFL Network, was inspired by his wife, Brittain, who was not shown in the photos.
While he wouldn't delve deep into the family matters - the apparent off-arcame public when his brother, Jordan, spoke of the situation' relationship in 2016, so a contestant on 'The Bachelorette' - Rodgers said the timing was right to reveal that part of his personal journey.
'I feel like it was part of the full circle nature of this last season for me,' he said. 'There's been a narrative out there. There's not been a lot of information that's truthful about it. And I think that the personal life should stay personal and private.
'But I feel like it was part of the full circle to just one time post something, and never again. So that that narrative can finally be put to rest.'
Chasing another ring
Sure, this Last Ride for Rodgers is deeper than voting his huge platform to air grievances or set the record straight. He wants to win big again, too.
After a doubling from the Houston Texans in the 45Y with hard-timed provided a pitiful end to last season - Rodgers' first with the Steelers and Mike Vrabel, said - there's something to be said, too, about chasing the ring again.
'Using the term, chasing the ring' is usually applying to, like, will guys, like LeBron (known going to Phill) and me still hanging around,' Rodgers said. 'But if you're not doing that, what are you doing?'
'I mean, I was chasing the ring when I was in the first year starting, but our team wasn't the team in '08 that was probably championship-cutters' I think you know expectations are high here, which they always were in Green Bay. I think we've got the team that can do it.'
Imagine that, Rodgers riding off into the sunset in championship glory. Now that would be some kind of a last word. Follow Bell on X. @JarrettBell
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| Alabama | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Alabama | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Alabama | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Alabama | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| Omaha | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Omaha | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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Hall of Fame game
starting QBs are set
Joe Rivera
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Fans itching for some real NFL football are getting a tease on Thursday night day. 4, when the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers kick off the preseason with the Hall of Fame game.
Those same fans won't be getting a teaser QB including, however.
The Cardinals will use to untying rookie Carson Beck, while the Panthers are doing up 2022 first-round pick Sonny Pickett when the game kicks off in Carson, Ohio of 87, 1983.
The Cardinals announced Tuesday the decision to start Beck, while the Panthers made their move official on Monday.
Beck is one of the more noteworthy games selected in the 2026 draft. Pickett is the third round, the University of Miami and University of Georgia's first-round, the NFL.
Beck said the call was something of a surprise. "I had no clue that I was going on start. Obviously, I thought I was gonna play in it, but I didn't really have any expectations of starting going into any of this," Beck said Tuesday, adding he has no norms leading into the game.
On the other sideline, Pickett is looking to stick to an NFL rookie. After being selected in the first round of the 2022 draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pickett is on his fifth tease as four seasons, failing to kick in with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders.
Cardinals' Bryce Young and Arizona's Jacoby Bennett are the presumptive QBs for their teams.
Panthers QB depth chart
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Young is entering a critical season for his career. He's shown flashes while under Dave Canales' guidance, but the 2023 No. 1 overall selection has
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL US LBM COACHES POLL
Preseason Top 25 is a total power play
Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith and Eddie Thmanse USA TODAY
Ohio State starts at No.1 for the first time since 2015. Released by Big Ten rival Oregon and then SEC stalwarts Georgia and Texas. But history shows teams that begin at the top of the poll don't always stay there. We break down each team in the US LBM Coaches Poll Top 25 with an outlook for their seasons.
1. Ohio State (12-2)
Points: 1/10. (10 first place votes). Ohio State is the preseason favorite to capture its second national championship in three years, though this is a rare position with the program earning its first No.1 ranking in start the season since 2015. The Buckeyes have two Intensive Trophy Novelties in 2th Adam Bayin and Will Jeremiah Smith, the most top-to-bottom roster talent in the country and the standing personnel to finish at or near the top of the Big Ten on both sides of the ball. The defense that ranked first in the country last season took some magic hits but leads to have enough talent to again be excellent with DL Kenyatta Jackson leading the way.
2. Oregon (13-2)
Points: 4/17 (6 first place votes). This is the biggest preseason ranking in history for the Blacks. The Oregon offsense will be anchored by quarterback Justin Moore, who will throw to all conference TE James Johnson and WB Johnston. Moore. The defensive front should be the nation's best with Mature Clugalein and Bear Alexander leading the way. The back end of the defense brings in Minnesota safety transfer Kat Perritt. The biggest question made is an offensive line that has come up short in the team's last two College Football Playoff berths.
3. Georgia (12-2)
Points: 1/16 (7 first place votes). The Bulldogs have lost their first game in the Playoff the last two seasons, giving a sense of urgency to have a better finish in 2016. The foundation of a title run starts with QB Grouse Brodson, who isn't going to score people with his athletic skills but will make all the right plays when needed. His biggest challenge is finding chemistry with a receiving corps that needs you to be to college. There are lesser scorers around running back and offensive line. Georgia again features elite talents on defense with Dils Ellis Robinson and Ed Bolden leading the best line and Baylen Wilson and Chris Cole among his best line leaders in the conference. A third consecutive SEC title would be nice, but this pieces are all there to contend for a national title.
4. Texas (10-2)
Points: 1/14. (1 first place votes). If this is going to be the final season for Arch Macaulay, then the Loughman have gone all out to make sure he has enough Buysover to go out with a bang. The backfield was refreshed with the arrivals of Hollywood franchise (NC State) and Rakek Brown (Arizona State), but the great front the transfer period was Anburn receiver Dan Coleman, who will team with Bryan Wingo to be an underpinning. In 2nd, the team will be in the offensive line to protect Manning and open holes for the running game. On defense, new coordinator Will Muschamp will look to get major production out of stand-out DL-Allan Simmons in his aggressive scheme. Veteran DB Adam McDonald will hold down the secondary that needs improvement after allowing almost 235 yards per game last season.
5. Notre Dame (10-2)
Points: 1/24 (6 first place votes). Notre Dame won't struggle for motivation after coming up short of last year's Playoff field. To avoid that fate, the Irish have to start fast and leave themselves room for error in November. Notre Dame has to replace two great running backs as the focus shifts to quarterback CJ Carr. The defense is robust on transfers in the middle of the line but has outstanding depth in the back seven. The secondary could be one of the nation's best with Leonard Moore and Christian Gray being friendly Colorado transfer Ed McKinney.
6. Indiana (10-4)
Points: 1/32 (24 first place votes). The defending national champion will reload ballard YCU QB transfer Jack Hoover. Another big addition is Michigan State WE transfer Nick Marsh, who should be explosive next to veteran Charlie Becker.
In this another top-10 defensive unit? Ohio pieces of comeback and linebacker are gone, as well as many of the veterans who followed the staff from James Madison. DL Tyrique Tucker and LB Rollaib study are important cornerstones. This preseason ranking sets a program record.
7. Miami (13-3)
Points: 1/29. A drive short of winning the whole thing last season, the Hartzasser challenge is demonstrating their staying power in the national championship picture. The pieces are certainly to place, with established talents RB Mack Pletcher and WB Malcolm Toney returning. QB Darian Merault arrives after a hungry school from Ohio. Samson Okunbula leads an offensive line that must continue its high standards. The defense starts with veteran LB Mohamed Tourr but the group must replace first-round 2nd. The team will be in the offensive line to protect Manning and open holes for the running game. On defense, new coordinator Will Muschamp will look to get major production out of stand-out DL-Allan Simmons in his aggressive scheme. Veteran DB Adam McDonald will hold down the secondary that needs improvement after allowing almost 235 yards per game last season.
8. Texas A&M (11-2)
Points: 1/24. Eleven wins to start the season had the highest in position to reach their first SEC title game before losses to Texas in the regular season. Female and Miami in the opening round of the Playoff against the finish. QB Marvin Snyder and Bill Bates are on return to give A&M two elite weapons. Isaiah Horton (Alahema) should be a strong second-receiving option. The defense looks again to be stings with a secondary that includes Marcus Battelle, Dalton Brooks and Colorado transfer Tawthy Byard. Now the bad notes: The offensive line needs major game for the offense trying to the level needed to be a true contender, and the schedule is more difficult with trips to Alabama. LSU and Oklahoma and a better game against Texas
9. Oklahoma (10-3)
Points: 1/104. Made of the optimism for a return to the Playoff zero on the shoulders of QB John Mater regaining his form after a thumb injury impacted his throwing ability in the final months of the season. WB Isaiah Senguis III should have a big season of Materi bounces back. A young offensive line that struggled hopefully now has the seasoning to hold its own and take pressure off Materi to do everything. Brent Venables finally got the defense to the dominant status for experts in his third year. The group could be equally good with DL David Stone and LB Ray Lewis leading the front seven and brothers Eli and Payton Brown patrolling the secondary.
10. Oke Miss (13-2)
Points: 1/196. After a drama-filled finish to last season that ended with their lives in the OPP semifinals, the Rebels are on three ground-staining free fielding's first full campaign. A court ruling allowed QB Trinidad Chantillon to return, giving the offense a gigantic boost. He will team with RB Bowen. Late to give Ole Miss two of the best players at their positions in the country. In addition Perkins and Will Erholse made the front seven with transfers. Jordan Brossel (Alahema) and Blake Purchase (Oregon) adding to the pass code. The portal also bolstered the linebacker going with the arrivals of Robert Thomas (Baylor) and Luke Perritt (USA).
11. Alabama (11-4)
Points: 1,000. Eight losses in two seasons – the same amount in the last five campaigns in the Nick Kahan are – have Kalen DeBore's seat getting warmer. The Tule's success should again start on defense with Ray Hubbard and Keno Stabb (Austin) one of the nation's best second team. Up front, Thomas Perrin looks poised to become one of the country's top pass makers. The outlook is more uncertain on offense. DeBore must decide on either Austin Mack or Jordan Russell at quarterback with Russell's dynamic ability to protect game-changer. However, the biggest concern is whether the offensive line can take a major long after last year's group was dominated at times and is rebuilding.
12. Texas Tech (12-2)
Points: 1,104. Though the 2020 campaign ended with a season-long final in the Playoff against Oregon, the Red Raiders should be among the contenders in the Big 2. That is despite the offseason turmoil surrounding transfer QB Brendan Jowley. Projected starter Will Hammond gained experience last year before a knee injury, and it will help having top
Defending champion Indiana Innes up at No. 8 and Oregon at No. 2 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. COASTERN SACRAMENTO CITY PARADE
RB Cameron Dickey and an experienced line back, Tammie's veterans A.J. Holmes Jr. and Ben Roberts are joined by Austin Bernabe from Kansas State and Jolley Trick from Miami (Ohio) on defense.
13. LSU (7-6)
Points: 4/6. The Lane train arrives in Baton Rouge with high expectations after a disappointing finish to the Texas Sefly era. Fifth brought in Arizona State transfer from Level to start at quarterback and remade the receiver soon with several additions, including Agree Brown (Alahema State) and Jackson Harris (Hawaii). The additions of Jordan Berwin (Colorado) should help what was an underpothening offensive line. On defense, the Tupperman and White House are being injury to lead the unit. They will need big contributions from DL Pritchard (Innanshtein (Okla.) and DB Ty Berrelled (Boise State) to keep LSU in OPP contention.
14. Southern Cal (9-4)
Points: 8/10. The stakes feel higher for Lincoln Riley because of USC's obvious talent and opportunity to make a nation of splash. That's if QB Jayden Mains makes the leap in his second full season to starter. On defense hits the ground running under new coordinator Gary Patterson and a standout recording class adds depth and production. The opportunity comes via markings with the Big Ten's best of the best. Ohio State and Oregon at home, Indiana on the road.
15. BYU (12-2)
Points: 7/6. After handling everybody on their schedule not named Texas Tech, the Coagars still weren't invited to the Playoff. The goal within six years on draft and conquer the Big 12. QB Bear Buchanan heads out as a freshman and should be better with a full offseason of preparation. All Big 12 RB LJ Martin or jams him in the backfield, and Bruce Mitchell leads what should be a strong. O-hen. The question is how much playmaking will come from the receiving corps. A deep LB until led by Isaiah Gloskey will outlay the defense, but there's interest all three levels, including DL Keanu Tennesse and DB Ross Johnson.
16. Michigan (9-6)
Points: 7/9. The Wolterstears are hard to predict because of the revenues of former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. Michigan's second outside-the-family bias since 1969. One big factor is the development of five-star QB Bruce Underwood after his underwinding first year. Several high-impact former Utes came along, including DL John Henry Tucker, WR JJ Buchanan and DB Smith Snowden. Whittingham posted these top-10 finishes in his final five years at Utah.
17. Penn State (7-6)
Points: 4/13. A slew of former Cyclones starters followed new Nittany Lamo coach Matt Campbell from Iowa State to the Big Ten, to satisfy QB Bruce Becht, WR Chase Sennell and DB Marcus Neal Jr. That's likely to make an immediate move will play a big role in Penn State being a factor in the Playoff limit in Novemar. The defense looks to be the strength of the team with LB Tony Rojas returning from injury and Alabama Calhan and Zion Tracy back in the secondary. But the biggest losers to hopes of a fast start under Campbell might be a schedule that avoids Ohio State, Oregon and Indiana.
18. Tennessee (8-5)
Points: 4/10. The biggest question as Josh Houpel enters his sixth year as coach in the identity of his starting quarterback. Editor-matter: endless freshman George MacIntyre or mourning freshman Robert Brunkler – will be taking experience. That puts a significant burden on the offensive line to shoulder the running game and protect whoever is behind center. The defense looks to be improved with the arrival of coordinator
Jim Knowles. He brings LB Amare Campbell with him from Penn State to team with Arlen Carter in the middle of the unit. The defensive line and secondary are areas that will determine if Tennessee is good enough to make a run in the SEC.
19. Washington (9-4)
Points: 4/16. Washington is a Big Ten sleeper. But to make the long into Playoff contention, the finalists will need their veteran offensive line to protect QB Dermond Williams Jr. and do is each better job with the run game. Last year's offense disappeared against top-rods competition and must improve against a state that features USC, Iowa, Penn State, Indiana and Oregon. The defense looks to build on being one of the best groups in the Big Ten in 2020, and Xvree Alexander leads a strong LB and that will benefit from Jacob Mann returning to full health.
20. SMU (9-4)
Points: 3/19. SMU become an immediate player upon joining the ACC and looks to take the next step. Intuiting into his third season directing the attack, QB Kevin Jennings is a new commodity in the transfer era. His new receivers must develop chemistry quickly and be needs to cut shows on interceptions, but if everything clicks far long into Vietnam conditions with QB Paul Lise Brunkler, Booker and Alexander Kilgore, lead the defense, but the rest of that side of the ball needed a rapid retrol via the portal.
21. Utah (11-2)
Points: 3/23. Longtime coach Kyle Whittingham is off to Michigan and Morgan Scalley now occupies the big office, but it should sell his business as usual as the Utes look to be in the Big 12's upper solution. There should be continuity on defense with QB Steven Sampson and RB Wayshaver Parker back, though a few key pieces on the interior line must be replaced. There are also holes to fill on defense. But that side of the ball is Scalley's expertise, and LB Johnathan Hall is a good cornerstone game which he holds.
22. Iowa (9-6)
Points: 2/6. Iowa still has position but due to settle at comeback, defensive end, linebacker and quarterback. All but the latter should be running by the end of August, with Jeremy Hecklinski and Frank Brown, potentially battling for the starting job under center into and through Week 1. A bigger concern might be on special teams after losing several key personnel and the longtime coordinator LeVuz Woods, but Kirk Perritt makes that group a priority because it is a big part of his team's success.
23. Clemson (7-6)
Points: 2/15. When you've been to the top of the mountain as Clemson football has, there's powerfully nowhere to go but down. More and more program supporters are wondering about if Dalen Jostmeyer can get the Tigers back to the center. The experience questions on offsense start with home-grown QB prospect Christopher Victims. Can be correct with what should be an elite receiving group with CJ Mason and Bryant Stewart? The defense should be a strength with LB Bummy Brown and DL Will Held returning and some incoming transfers to bolster the secondary.
24. Houston (10-3)
Points: 3/4. The Big 12's other set of Coagars could be in the championship hunt as well following a breakthrough 2025 in Willie Pitt's second season. QB Connor Wayman returns, and he'll be joined by RB Mark Hughes, whom have eight rebounds in the game. The next running mate of Tahan two seasons ago. The defense needs to get stronger up front, but DB Kerrell Webb usually keeps the big plays to a minimum.
25. Missouri (8-5)
Points: 3/10. There's no disputing that Eli Drinkers has upgraded the product at Minors. But in order to break out of the middle tier of the SEC, a whole lot of new parts need to enter together quickly – and the Tule's success. But as it is starts with QB Austin Simmons, last year's opening-day starter at the Miss before Trinidad Chantillon became a star, and several new pass soldiers looking to open things up for what should again be a strong ground attack. Let by, Manuel Speedy. The defense has a lot of newcomers as well, but the first half of the schedule should give them time to develop.
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Old characters, like old habits, die hard. ★ Despite saying "So Long, Farewell" to the Greyhounds in the Season 3 finale, "Ted Lasso" star Jason Sudeikis' thoughts "constantly" turned to the world constructed in the cheery London suburb of Richmond, where Midwestern-born-and-bred Coach Lasso (Sudeikis) and crew transformed a written-off soccer team while reminding viewers that "doing the right thing is never the wrong thing." ★ "I was filling up my Notes app," Sudeikis reveals to USA TODAY.
In 2023's last episode, Ted declined an offer by club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) to stay and continue coaching. His heart was set on returning to Kansas City to be closer to son Henry.
More than three years after a finale interpreted by many as the series' end, "Ted Lasso" suits up again for Season 4 (Apple TV, Wednesdays). The 10-part installment jump-three years into the future. Ted's gig as an assistant manager at a grocery store allows him to spend more time with Henry (formerly played by Gus Turner and recast as Grant Feely) but doesn't challenge Ted to live up to his full potential. An opportunity to coach AFC Richmond's women's team, a new venture proposed by
Keeley Jones (Juno Temple) in Season 5, pushes him to reevaluate his circumstances.
After the finale, the voices of the beloved characters still swirled in Sudeikis' head, but he worried about having enough to warrant a return.
"And it's scary" to jump back in, Sudeikis, 50, concedes. "But it's like, doesn't that kind of mean you're supposed to do it? Like, you're supposed to walk toward the fear, face that, confront that!"
In February 2024, Sudeikis, his secretaries and some of the writers assembled at the historic Opi Valley Inn, a resort 82 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
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In the Season 4 premiere of "Ted Lasso," AFC Richmond club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) offers Ted (Sudeikis) a coaching job. PROVIDED BY MICHAEL BECKER/APPLE TV
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On Dec. 12, 1991, Cindy Crawford, who had been recovering from the flu, boarded a plane from Los Angeles to Las Vegas without any makeup and her dark honey-colored trousers pulled into a ponytail to slope with Richard Gere.
The pair, who met in 1988, decided to get married "at 6 o'clock on Thursday night," the model told Arsenio Hall on an episode of his approximately named talk show, "and we were married at 11' Crawford, then host of MTV's fashion-focused 'House of Style,' put on 'some old suit that I'd had forever' and made their wedding hands herself, using turbid.
"After the wedding, we had dinner at Denny's or something," she revealed, noting it "wasn't like that glamorous kind of thing, but it was fun."
Nearly three years later to the day, Crawford, now 60, and Gore, 76, announced their split on Dec. 1, 1994. The following year, Crawford attributed their demise to a lack of time together in an interview with People magazine.
"We're equally responsible for that," she told the outlet. "We thought it would be OK if we just flew in from Paris to LA to get together for a night to see each other. It wasn't."
Kais Gerber and Homer Gere became "really close" on "The Shards." Gerber's mom, Cindy Crawford, and Homer's dad, Richard, were briefly married in the 70s. REUTERS OF FE
Now, Crawford's daughter with husband Randy Gerber, Kais Gerber, and Gore's son with no wife Carey Lowell, Homer Gere, play love interests in FX's "The Shards." Kais Murphy's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' coming-of-age novel (Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on FX and Hubi).
"The odds are funny," Homer acknowledged to USA TODAY at the series' July 27 premiere at New York's SVA Theatre. "She's a lovely actress and person, and we've gotten really close."
Homer, 26, plays the enigmatic Robert Mallory in the series set in 1988, a new face who rocks an aesthetically gifted singer at a Los Angeles high school as a serial killer sets out for blood. Kais, 24, portrays the perfect-in-every-way. Susan Reynolds, best friend of aspirational writer Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), foreseeing to an insecure Debbie Schaffer (Hayes Warner) and love of sensitive jock Thom Wright (Gustave Campbell).
"We didn't intentionally set out to do it like that," executive producer Brad Simpson says.
First cast was Kais, who has appeared in Murphy's anthology drama "American Horror Story" and its spin-off "American Horror Stories." Then came Homer, who recently completed a four episode-up in Season 3 of HBO's "Euphoria."
"Homer came in, and he was both accessible and mysterious at the same time," Simpson says. "Obviously he's an incredibly good-looking guy and charming, and there's a sweetness to Homer himself, but he was able to play that real mystery around Robert, this question about, 'Is he being sincere or is he holding something back?'"
Before standing, the young castmates met up at LA's drevy TV Rustic
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Thrillers usually end with a final girl, but Riley Sager's journey began with one.
His debut novel, 'Final Girls,' which published in 2017 was a hit. So were his next books, each attaining bestseller status.
Sager Sager's latest... 'The Unknown' (not now), is his 83th novel in 10 years.
In 'Unknown,' Steve Krone, a struggling actress, has been cast in a major film with big contact and an even bigger director. But the role requires a rig for the cast to the script's source material, an isolated island in Vermont where the five women they're portraying disappeared 450 years ago, leaving behind only their dresses hanging from an old tree. The immense street starts off with period costumes and séances, but there also are strange noises, symbols and other sightings. Then people start disappearing.
'The Unknown' connects to other Sager books
He wanted to 'do something special' with 'The Unknown,' Sager tells USA TODAY.
'When I pitched it to my editor, I said I wanted this to feel like my Exus Tour,' Sager says. 'I knew that it would contain different elements from my other books.'
Easter eggs and allusions to earlier works are woven into 'Unknown,' along with indirect references, such as similar themes, characters and plot points.
There's no set numbers of spoilers, Sager says, 'I didn't push them. If something didn't fit, I didn't include it.'
Early on in the book, regular Sager readers may recognize mentions of Exus Hall and Camp Nightingale, And, no spoilers, but his favorite Easter egg is related to the character Susan Peters: 'That one's sneaky.'
Settings add to the shared box among the books.
Many of the lead characters of Sager's
Riley Sager's books: Final Girls (2017), The Last Time I Lied (2019), Look Every Door (2019), Home Before Dark (2020), Survive the Night (2021), The House Across the Lake (2022), The Only One Left (2023), Middle of the Night (2024), With a Vengeance (2025), The Unknown (2026), PLACES WILL BUY IN RADEL/USA TODAY
novels have a connection to Pennsylvania, where Sager grew up. 'The Unknown' also is the third one taking place in Vermont, where he says he likes to set his spooky books.
'It feels haunted, and I mean that as a compliment,' Sager says. 'I guess it's all the history and all the mountains, and just something about it feels inherently spooky I love it.'
Longtime fans who have checked out some of the publications from Sager on the other names this given name, Todd Ritter, and also Alex Hunt might wonder about familiarities there. Though 'The Unknown' delves into mediums and séances similar to Final's 'Things Half in Shadow' (2014), it's more coincidence than connection.
'I've always been fascinated with spiritualism, science, spooky things, creepy lakes,' Sager says.
But catching the cullacks isn't required.
'I look at this book as a celebration of 10 years, while also being a book that someone who's never read one before can
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Sager reveals his easiest book to write, one of the most difficult
The writing process for each book has been somewhat different for Sager.
'The House Across the Lake' was so easy,' Sager says. 'I knew from the start that it was going to be absolutely broken. I didn't record guess myself, and I had the full support of my agent and my editor. So I had fun with it.'
He said writing it was the most creative experience he's had to date. 'I've been trying to replicate it ever since.'
'The most difficult' 'Home Before Dark.'
Sager says he's proud of the novel, but 'that one truly did almost kill me'. Schooling problems and other conflicts meant he was writing nearly 32 to 14 hours straight every day for a couple of months to make the deadline.
'I love that people love it,' he says, 'but I never want to experience that again.'
'Survive the Night' was one of his most misunderstood, he says: 'It was a movie.'
Though Sager says he doesn't really
have a favorite among his novels, there that influenced his career most are standouts.
'Some books mean more to me than others, just by nature of how they fit into my life,' Sager says. 'Final Girls' changed my life. 'The House Across the Lake' because it was so much fun to write. 'The Only One Left' because that one resounded to ways I never imagined. When I was writing it, I truly thought, 'Everyone's going to hate this one.' That is by far my most popular book.'
Broadly, though, the bestselling author is proud of all of his books and grateful for his success. 'This is what I've always discussed about,' Sager says. 'There is a definite sense of gratitude.'
Sager wants his books to be 'more than just the twist'
Plot twists, turns and a couple of final surprises are common - one of which, may be - in each Sager novel.
But there also is usually more to the books beyond the central mysteries. Even if a reader confines on to a coming twist, the catch wasn't the core part. There's usually something else being built - a subtle theme or a social observation - in the background of Sager's tightly written books that doesn't become clear until the end, along with the mystery being unneeded.
'I try to have excellent twists,' Sager says. 'I try to surprise readers, but I do want the book to be about more than just the twist. I have read books where it was solely about the twist, and I find those to be disappointing, reading experiences. So I want to try to give readers both. I want the 'girdle's twist and the surprises, but I also want characters that resonate and people to still be thinking about the book long after they finished it.'
What's next for Sager
While promotion kicks off for 'The Unknown,' Sager is busy working on his next book, not to release in 2017.
'I can't say too much, except if Book 10 was the quintessential Riley Sager book, Book II is... I've never done anything like it.'
Season 4 of 'Ted Lasso' picks up three years after Season 3 and reunites actors from the Disney-winning Apple TV comedy. PROVIDED BY HOLMES, BECKENHOLT'S
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'It was mostly just about making crayons,' Sudekia explains. 'Can we make enough crayons to draw more above' because it's not a single person's endeavor. It's the ensemble arts in the best way, and so [I] wanted to hear other people's authentic enthusiasm.'
'Jawns was pretty sure at that point he wanted to do a woman's team,' says Hunt. 'At, But they questioned whether the team should be in Richmond or in the United States. Ultimately, they decided on Richmond.
'We talked about a lot of big picture things,' Hunt says. 'And just came away with the feeling like: 'Yeah, all right. There's enough here. The self-meaning fertile, so let's have a go.'
The lesson Sudekia hopes to demonstrate for his children
Working at a local grocery to make up for last time, Ted has 'overcrowded,' Sudekia says. 'But I don't think that's helping his hotel at all. Therefore, I don't know if it's the best situation for theory.'
It's a display. Hunt says, of why it's important to put your own oxygen mask on first in a plane emergency before helping others.
'In far less dramatic terms, that is what Ted is finally realizing he needs to do,' Hunt says. 'You've got to fill your own cup, or lungs, before you're really the best version of the person who can then do that for other people.'
Similarly, it's the doctor Sudekia has to be an example for his own children -
Otis, 32, and Daisy, 9 - whom he shares with known famous Olivia Wilkie - that has inspired a Xtona-Not-Hetty card by many parents: Is this worth being away from my kids?
'You can make money in all sorts of ways,' Sudekia says. 'But I want to make money and leave the house for something (that feels worthwhile), versus being like, I know to go do this' or I need to go do this. It's like, 'No, I want to go do this.'
Sudekia says his mother and sisters modeled a passion for work.
'And that's a neat influence to grow up under,' he says. 'I know [my kids] have that with their mother, and I hope they have that with their father.'
What to 'believe' in for 2026
How long might Sudekia be providing this example as the sbullient Ted Lasso? When asked about the number of ideal reasons, Sudekia and Hunt keep the cover on their playbook.
'At least four,' Hunt quips before Sudekia goes for another laugh: 'I don't know. Sixty-nine's always a funny answer.'
It also would be a far cry from the first season, which prepped up viewers during the unprecedented and unpredictable COVID-19 pandemic when it promised in 2020. What does hope look like in 2026? What does believing look like now?
'Maybe that we're not all as far apart as our algorithms can make us feel,' Sudekia offers after briefly smiling it over. 'That we're all going through this together, all this surprises... While elements of it are truly real and difficult, maybe some of the elements around it is keeping us away from a solution.'
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Ian, suggested by Kaia.
She had butterflies about the outing: Her coriates 'had met each other briefly in sunblown, and I wasn't a part of that process,' she says, seated next to Campbell. 'I was really nervous because I knew that they all had a quality or had shown something that flying saw and knew was right for their characters.'
The uncertainty about what traits made her right for Susan lingered as she sat with her castrates. 'I remember very distinctly such as Hindsight,' Kaia says, 'like after 20 minutes. I'm nothing everyone inbowling. I'm like, 'God, you guys are all so much like your characters except for me.'
'We want, 'Yes to the most like your character,' says Campbell. 2A.
Kaia herself realized 'that's actually the most Susan thing I could have said in that moment.'
Homer's actions during their first meeting also aligned with his character.
'Homer, in true Robert fashion, showed up 20 minutes late,' Kaia says, pointing out that he returned as bonding was already in progress, just as Robert does in the sense when he breaks into the group of longtime friends. 'It's a lot like the lunch scene where you meet Robert in our shoes, in the pilot.'
But unlike their characters, Kaia and Homer are connected by an introduced past.
'I knew obviously we were going to address it,' Kaia says. 'So I think I just was like, 'If I say it first, then we don't really ever have to talk about it again. And I think we both literally immediately were like, 'Well,' and suggest and then very quickly realized we have so much more in common in other spaces, and that was kind of like the least interesting thing about our relationship.'
'Also, Homer and I dated briefly in the '80s, too,' Campbell jokes. 'That kind of cut the tension a little bit because it was complicated.'
Hearing Homer talk about Kaia, it's easy to see why the two would become close. 'She's very friendly and intelligent and quickly,' he says. 'She's just a good, nice person.'
The cast also delighted in Crawford's affability.
Rigney, 23, enjoyed 'a lovely dinner'
Supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband, actor Richard Gore, arrive at the Council of Fashion Designers Association awards in New York in 1994. PROVIDED BY JEFF CHRISTENSEN
Bret (Igby Rigney) and Debbie (Hayes Werner) are doing that best to navigate high school in FX's 'The Shards.' PROVIDED BY KAI WICKENHOLT
with Crawford, in which he didn't ask any questions about the '80s (if you were wondering).
'It's just meeting a friend's mom,' Rigney says. 'It was very, very normal.'
'She's the best' (She's been so supportive and helpful and familial to us all,' says Warner, 27. 'We've all met each other's parents. It's like we've spent so much time together, I've met everyone. We know everyone's family.'
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- Book Document 2. New best-sellers
| TITLE/DATE | PUBLISHER | GENRE | C | TITLE/DATE | PUBLISHER | GENRE | C | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Time of Golden/Lion, Bliss | Attis Books | Literary | F | 26 | 40 Country People/Bisson, Daniel | Random House | Literary | F |
| 2 | 2 The Odyssey/Warner | W. W. Norton & Company | Classics | F | 27 | 42 Eclipse of the Crown (Deluxe Edition)/Tuggison, A. H. | Soundbooks, Casablanca | Romance - Romantic Comedy | F |
| 3 | 90 Duggermouth/Wolfe, R. M. | Scarlett Press | General | F | 28 | 29 The Correspondent/Boom, Virginia | Grover Publishing Group (NY) | Women | F |
| 4 | 5 Yesterynon/Nexie, Cara Claire | King/ Publishing Group | Fantastic | F | 29 | 52 Cross/Miller, Madeline | Bach Bay Books | Literary | F |
| 5 | 3 Dungeon Crawler Cat/Simmons, Matt | Ace Books | Fantasy - Action & Adventure | F | 33 | 42 The Gate of the Pearl Gods/Simmons, Matt | Ace Books | Fantasy - Action & Adventure | F |
| 6 | 4/5 Sea of Charns/David, Sarah Beth | Rosedale | Romance - Romantic Comedy | F | 35 | 35 The Deal/Kennedy, Elle | Bisson Books | Coming of Age | F |
| 7 | 6 Whistler/PoloTart, Arce | Harper | Literary | F | 32 | 37 Red Rising/Bisson, Prince | Del Rey Books | Action & Adventure | F |
| 8 | 4 The Calamity Club/Mackett, Kathryn | SpringH & Bray | Literary | F | 33 | 34 Romans/Vita, Daniel | Harper | Thrillers - Surprese | F |
| 9 | 4/5 Meet Me in Paris/Hazoral, Kirstin | Gallery Books | Women | F | 33 | 32 Warriors Graphic Novel: The New Prophecy, Part Time of Time/Hughes, Dan | Harper/Gay | Action & Adventure - General | F |
| 10 | 4/5 Just For the Post (Deluxe Edition)/Quinn, Meghice | Bisson Books | Romance - Cardene-poverty | F | 35 | 24 This Is the Plan: How to End America's Multi-shoes and Open Dinners/Jay-Miller, Ben | W. W. Norton & Company | Political Process - Political Review | 10F |
| 11 | 4/5 Publicology on Illustrated Guide to Pokémon Analogy/PoloTin, Peter | PlacPro Press | Media/Trn In | F | 36 | 4/5 Reverse: Deluxe Limited Edition/Stewart, Kate | Kensington Publishing Corp. | Romance - Rock Stars | F |
| 12 | 4/5 The Power of Living: Who Came: Why It Matters, and How It Matters Using Twelve a Fall/King and Coe started February 1/16 | Key House LLC | Multicultural & Impossessed | 10F | 37 | 36 Land/Driscoll, Maggie | King/ Publishing Group | Literary | F |
| 13 | 8 Project Hall Mary/New, Andy | Ballantaw Books | Thrillers - Surprese | F | 38 | 4/5 Succession to Design: How Pictures Leaders Prepare Their Impossesses for What's Next/Khan, Jon | Mission Ocean Press | Multicultural | 10F |
| 14 | 9 Cool Machine/Whitchend, Calace | Scudderdog Books | Literary | F | 39 | 39 Skull/Bowen | W. W. Norton & Company | 10F | |
| 15 | 13 Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump/Haberman, M. and Dean, J. | Secoe & Schuster | American Screen-ward - Beloved | 10F | 40 | 52 The Butcher's Masquerade/Simmons, Matt | Ace Books | Fantasy - Action & Adventure | F |
| 16 | 4/5 The Wedding People: A Novel/Slopsch, Alison | Half, Paperback | 10F | 41 | 56 Fahrenheit 451 (Reissue)/Bradbury, Ray S. | Secoe & Schuster | Classics | F | |
| 17 | 4/5 Jay's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 - Steel Ball Run, 4th Edition, Hurlidie | Vol Media | Media/Trn In | 10F | 42 | 20 The Very Hungry Caterpillar/Clark, Eric | Pleasant Books | Classics | F |
| 18 | 10 Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel/Minn, Marlene | Zando - Idealium | Romance - New Adult | F | 43 | 21 My Friends/Robinson, Fredrik | Attis Books | Humorous - General | F |
| 19 | 4/5 Daybreak: Successing University Book 2/Wolfe, Richard | Idealium | Romance - Surprese | F | 44 | 59 I Who Have Never Known Men/Hayman, Jacquelyn | Tennel Books | Literary | F |
| 20 | 27 Green Bear, Green Bear: What Do You See? With Anniversary Edition (Anniversary)/Harris, Bill | Assay And A Company | Classics | F | 45 | 75 The Shampoo Effect: A Read With Jesus Pick/Jackson, Jimmy | Panada German Books | Literary | F |
| 21 | 26 Car's Doomsday Scenario/Simmons, Matt | Ace Books | Fantasy - Epic | F | 46 | 4/5 The Things We Never Say/Kissel, Elizabeth | Random House | Literary | F |
| 22 | 4/5 Revenance/Link, Kirstiny | Bisson Books | Romance - Passive-out - Vampires | F | 47 | 4/5 From Presence to Power: How to Take on the Fights That Matter - And Miss/Johnson, Richard | Star World | Gucci & Grizenship | 10F |
| 23 | 33 Heartshappen 49: A Graphic Novel/Thomson, Alice | Simples | Centers & Graphic Novels - Romance | F | 48 | 73 Daily All the Time/Monaghan, Annabel | G.P. Putnam's Sons | Women | F |
| 24 | 31 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook/Simmons, Matt | Ace Books | Fantasy - Action & Adventure | F | 49 | 26 The Not Worth Taking: A Story of Breaking Free and Trading For a Life You Lately/Jones, Tim | Frederick Stouy-leas Books | Personal Success | 10F |
| 25 | 4/5 Getting Away With Murder/Luprea, Stain | Panada German Books | Women | F | 50 | 17 Haunting Adeline/Carlton, H.D. | Zando | Romance - Cardene-poverty | F |
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NATION & WORLD EXTRA • USA TODAY NETWORK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2024 | 1NN
NATION & WORLD EXTRA
ELECTION 2026
A man votes at a polling station in Detroit on Aug. 4 during Michigan's primary election. RABUCA COOK/MUTTERS
GOP DIVIDED ON MESSAGING
Trump, others amplify socialism attacks after MI primaries
Nandita Bose and Nathan Layne REUTERS
Republicans seized on victories by two progressive candidates in Michigan primaries to portray Democrats as increasingly far left, with President Donald Trump labeling Michigan's U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's 'Communist loser.'
The swift attacks by Trump and national party officials underscored a broader effort by Republicans to shift the focus of November's uniform elections from the economic concerns of voters that have weighed on Trump's approval ratings.
But Reuters interviews with advisers to 31 Republican candidates in competitive races for the U.S. House of Representatives suggest not everyone is behind Trump's months of pushing to make socialism and communism defining uniform themes.
While five campaigns said they were beating into the socialism message, six were skeptical or viewed it as a secondary theme.
Advisers to the six campaigns questioned how much the attack line would evacuate with swing voters likely to decide the elections, arguing that concerns about high gas prices and living costs would outweigh ideological labels, particularly as Trump's support has slipped amid the war with Iran.
The debate carries high stakes. Republicans enter the uniforms defending narrow majorities in the House and Senate, while Democrats hope to capture one or both chambers.
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a progressive who does not identify as a communist. SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES
Trump later on Aug. 5 delivered a speech to supporters in Nevada killed as a showcase of his economic achievements, including eliminating taxes on tips. But he spent much of his remarks warning of the evils of communism and casting Democrats as a threat to the American way of life.
Seizing on progressive wins
'Great news for the Republican Party. El-Sayed, a Communist loser who bates Jews and Israel, is the projected winner in his race with the Socialist,' Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Aug. 5
after the former public health official was projected to defeat his moderate rival, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens.
And minutes after William Lawrence, who has said he sometimes identifies as a socialist, clinched the Democratic nomination in Michigan's 7th Congressional District, the House Republican' campaign arm posted a social media graphic featuring his image emblazoned with a single word: 'SOCIALIST'.
Lawrence championed a federal moratorium on new data center
See MESSAGING, Page 5NN
WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Tehran issues threat to energy
Vows to hit Gulf states if U.S. attacks again
Parisa Hafezi and Samia Nakhoul REUTERS
Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington's closest regional allies.
The warning was delivered through a flurry of high-level diplomatic contacts after President Donald Trump threatened on July 28 to strike Iran's energy network and infrastructure, the sources said.
Two senior Iranian officials, two Gulf sources and a senior regional diplomat with knowledge of the discussions said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Azagchi spoke with his Saudi, Turkish and Qatari counterparts, as well as Pakistan's army chief. All spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
Azagchi urged Washington's Gulf allies to use their influence with Trump to dissuade him from launching renewed strikes, the senior diplomat said, warning that any attack on Iran would prompt retaliation against U.S. assets and energy facilities across the Gulf.
His message was consistent in every conversation, the diplomat said: 'We're ready to retaliate, but finding a diplomatic solution is the best way to avoid wider escalation and destruction across the region.'
'The Iranian warning was unequivocal if America targeted Iran's infrastructure, they would retaliate by striking Gulf energy facilities and other regional targets,' one Gulf source said.
The diplomatic maneuvering underscores how Iran is attempting to use the threat of wider regional destruction as leverage against further
See GULF, Page 5NN
An Iranian man holds a large image of Iranian Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei as pilgrims gather near the shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, on Aug. 4. AHMAD AL-WABAYLIFAT VIA GETTY IMAGES
FBI forges unprecedented ties with China, Russia
Partnering to fight some transnational crimes
Jana Winter REUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two long-time U.S. rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational crime, including fentanyl, cyber fraud and child sexual exploita-
tion.
The partnerships have involved personnel exchanges in which Chinese law enforcement officials have visited the United States and FBI agents have traveled to China to work on cases together and share intelligence. Separately, FBI and Chinese officers have carried out joint raids and arrests under the arrangement.
Patel returned from a trip to Beijing in late July, and a similar trip to Russia has been tentatively planned for October, according to FBI officials.
In exclusive interviews with Reuters, Patel described the FBI's initiatives with what he called 'sostraditional partners' as selective and limited to specific types of transnational crimes such as global child pornography networks and cyber scam centers that prey on Americans.
The partnerships, known internally as 'working groups,' represent a major break with the past and have raised concerns within the broader
See FBI, Page 5NN
FBI Director Kash Patel said the information exchanges are narrow in scope. EVELYN HODGSTEN/MULTIDEL FILE
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NATIONAL CITIES THURSDAY
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| Aberdeen, SD | 80/58/1 | 10 |
| Altoona, TX | 100/75/2p | 28 |
| Alconbury, ME | 87/72/2p | 37 |
| Altoona, MD | 75/1p | 35 |
| Bristol, OH | 84/58/1 | 71 |
| Birmingham, MA | 100/75/1 | 100 |
| Birmingham, VA | 93/75/1 | 53 |
| Bellevue, OR | 85/58/1 | 55 |
| Ardwick, TX | 90/72/2p | 75 |
| Arens, IL | 85/51/1 | 55 |
| Baldwicks, SC | 87/71/1 | 47 |
| Aquitaine, MI | 83/56/1 | 25 |
| Baldwicks, NC | 83/58/1 | 45 |
| Bathland, OH | 85/58/1 | 75 |
| Bellevue, GA | 86/70/1 | 37 |
| Baltimore, GA | 86/72/1 | 24 |
| Asahi, TX | 90/78/1 | 75 |
| Bartholome, DE | 86/72/1 | 75 |
| Buffalo Creek, MI | 79/55/4p | 25 |
| Bradford, IN | 84/58/1 | 45 |
| Binghamton, NY | 85/58/1 | 77 |
| Bullfrog, OH | 86/75/1 | 37 |
| Beaverton, MA | 85/54/1 | 50 |
| Brockton, MA | 86/72/1 | 40 |
| Brownwood, TX | 89/74/1 | 35 |
| Burlington, IN | 80/58/2p | 40 |
| Burlington, VT | 86/71/1 | 0 |
| Cambridge, OH | 80/58/1 | 45 |
| Camden, MA | 86/70/1 | 45 |
| Canal Zone, NY | 85/70/1 | 35 |
| Carlisle, NY | 100/78/1 | 75 |
| Chamberburg, PA | 85/71/1 | 44 |
| Chesapeake, NJ | 81/70/1 | 25 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 85/71/1 | 60 |
| Columbia, TN | 83/70/2p | 25 |
| Colchester, MI | 75/58/1 | 25 |
| Columbus, OH | 87/71/1 | 17 |
| Clarke, PA | 83/56/1 | 25 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 90/77/1 | 35 |
| Charleston Beach, FL | 87/77/1 | 25 |
| Denning, NM | 101/59/2 | 19 |
| Delaware, LA | 82/72/1 | 30 |
| Des Moines, IA | 81/58/1 | 25 |
| Detroit, MI | 81/58/1 | 25 |
| Des Moines, IA | 87/55/2p | 45 |
| Elmira, OH | 90/70/1 | 25 |
| El Paso, TX | 102/70/1 | 75 |
| El Paso, NY | 85/58/1 | 25 |
| El Paso, NY | 83/70/1 | 25 |
| Eugene, OR | 91/54/2p | 100 |
| High/low/W | Low/low/low | |
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| Evansville, IN | 85/75/1 | 75 |
| Fall River, MA | 87/72/2p | 40 |
| Flemington, MN | 101/55/2 | 37 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 86/73/1 | 30 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 81/58/1 | 75 |
| El Fort Wayne, FL | 91/76/1 | 25 |
| El Fort Smith, AR | 102/72/2p | 45 |
| El Framingham, MA | 90/71/1 | 40 |
| Freeport, IL | 80/58/1 | 25 |
| El Fremont, OH | 85/58/1 | 25 |
| Fort Collins, CO | 101/54/2p | 60 |
| Gadsden, AL | 85/59/1 | 40 |
| Gainesville, FL | 86/73/1 | 35 |
| Galesburg, IL | 83/58/2p | 75 |
| Glenthorpe, NC | 86/70/1 | 37 |
| Glen Rock, TX | 101/75/1 | 25 |
| Gonzales, LA | 89/74/1 | 40 |
| Good Falls, MT | 87/56/2p | 50 |
| Green Bay, WI | 81/58/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | 85/75/1 | 45 |
| Greensboro, NC | 91/69/1 | 45 |
| St. Augustine, MO | 84/72/1 | 40 |
| Hattiesburg, MD | 94/75/1 | 45 |
| Henderson, KY | 86/71/1 | 75 |
| Hendersonville, NC | 82/60/1 | 40 |
| Herkimer, NY | 86/66/1 | 35 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 76/58/1 | 25 |
| Holland, MI | 91/55/4p | 25 |
| Howell, NY | 84/56/1 | 75 |
| Houma, LA | 87/75/1 | 55 |
| Howard, MI | 76/60/1 | 25 |
| Houston, TX | 91/71/1 | 25 |
| Hyannis, MS | 84/72/2p | 25 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 87/71/1 | 75 |
| Inch City, IN | 82/58/1 | 25 |
| Illinois, NY | 83/58/1 | 75 |
| Jackson, MS | 86/74/1 | 37 |
| Jackson, TN | 93/72/1 | 15 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 89/74/1 | 25 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 86/71/1 | 45 |
| Joliet, OH | 90/58/1 | 75 |
| Jonesboro, IL | 80/52/2p | 75 |
| Kansas, WV | 85/58/1 | 45 |
| Kansas, MO | 86/71/1 | 25 |
| Knoxville, TN | 88/71/1 | 75 |
| Lafayette, IN | 80/58/1 | 25 |
| Lafayette, LA | 90/78/1 | 50 |
| Lakeland, FL | 90/74/1 | 25 |
| Lakeland, FL | 79/58/4p | 25 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 95/60/1 | 25 |
| Lakeland, TN | 88/71/1 | 25 |
| Lawrence, FL | 86/75/1 | 25 |
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| La Jolla, FL | 91/60/1 | 75 |
| La Jolla, FL | 90/60/1 | 75 |
| La Jolla, FL | 90/60/1 | 75 |
| Madison, TX | 75/60/1 | 75 |
| Marysburg, OH | 84/59/1 | 40 |
| Marshall, NC | 86/66/1 | 40 |
| Marshall, NC | 82/56/1 | 25 |
| Meadow, OH | 87/58/1 | 75 |
| McClure, NJ | 93/74/1 | 15 |
| Melbourne, FL | 88/56/1 | 25 |
| Memphis, TN | 90/76/1 | 37 |
| Midland, MI | 88/58/1 | 47 |
| Milford, MA | 88/71/1 | 50 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 76/58/1 | 25 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 82/58/1 | 25 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 90/78/1 | 37 |
| Midland, MI | 88/58/1 | 47 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 76/58/1 | 25 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 82/58/1 | 25 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 90/78/1 | 43 |
| Montgomery, AL | 92/72/1 | 50 |
| Monroe, IN | 81/58/1 | 40 |
| Northampton, TN | 90/71/1 | 25 |
| Naples, FL | 92/70/1 | 25 |
| Nashville, TN | 93/78/1 | 45 |
| Naples, FL | 90/78/1 | 45 |
| New Bedford, MA | 85/71/2p | 40 |
| New Bedford, MA | 80/58/1 | 25 |
| New Philadelphia, OH | 87/58/1 | 75 |
| New York, NY | 86/60/1 | 45 |
| New York, NY | 86/76/1 | 45 |
| Newark, CT | 88/71/1 | 50 |
| Ocala, FL | 90/74/1 | 25 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 102/73/2p | 25 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 104/75/1p | 25 |
| Oakland, MI | 90/81/1 | 25 |
| Palm Beach, FL | 88/59/1 | 25 |
| Palm Springs, CA | 110/58/2p | 40 |
| Panama City, FL | 86/78/1 | 25 |
| Palm City, FL | 81/58/1 | 75 |
| Pleasantville, FL | 89/78/1 | 75 |
| Portland, OR | 87/70/1 | 75 |
| Parkersburg, VA | 92/75/2p | 50 |
| Princeton, IN | 108/51/1 | 25 |
| Port Huron, MI | 80/58/1 | 15 |
| Port Huron, MI | 86/72/1 | 37 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 88/71/1 | 25 |
| Providence, RI | 87/70/2p | 50 |
| Rockford, RI | 93/58/1 | 25 |
| Quibcy, MA | 90/74/1 | 40 |
| Redding, CA | 100/58/2p | 50 |
| Reno, NV | 101/59/1 | 75 |
| Roanoke, OH | 86/58/1 | 75 |
| Richmond, VA | 91/58/1 | 45 |
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| Rochester, NY | 84/58/1 | 50 |
| Rochford, IL | 80/64/2p | 15 |
| Rockford, IL | 80/64/2p | 15 |
| Salem, OH | 85/55/2p | 25 |
| Salina, KS | 88/70/1 | 50 |
| Salina, KS | 88/70/1 | 50 |
| Salina, KS | 72/57/2p | 25 |
| Salisbury, MD | 91/76/2p | 15 |
| San Angelo, TX | 97/73/1 | 25 |
| Sarasota, FL | 91/78/1 | 15 |
| Shreveport, CA | 92/75/1 | 25 |
| Shreveport, CA | 77/58/1 | 25 |
| Shreveport, CA | 95/78/1 | 25 |
| Silva Falls, SD | 83/58/2p | 25 |
| Somerset, PA | 82/58/1 | 50 |
| Somerville, NJ | 91/71/1 | 25 |
| South Bend, IN | 79/57/1 | 75 |
| South Bend, IN | 80/58/1 | 25 |
| Springfield, IL | 86/58/1 | 25 |
| Springfield, MO | 94/71/1 | 25 |
| St. Augustine, FL | 87/78/1 | 25 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 85/63/2p | 50 |
| St. George, UT | 100/78/2p | 50 |
| Stanton, VA | 88/58/1 | 50 |
| Stevensburg, VA | 80/58/1 | 25 |
| Stockton, CA | 90/61/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | 88/58/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | 88/58/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | 88/58/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | 88/58/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | 88/58/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | 88/58/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | 88/58/1 | 25 |
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| Alexandria | 94/77/1 | 103/77/1 |
| Ardala Alaska | 75/55/1 | 71/55/1 |
| Algiers | 93/75/1 | 93/75/1 |
| Annam | 92/68/1 | 90/59/1 |
| Amsterdam | 70/58/1 | 72/55/1 |
| Ankara | 93/67/1 | 85/59/1 |
| Atavement | 88/58/1 | 88/59/1 |
| Baltimore | 90/71/1 | 81/74/1 |
| Auckland | 53/58/1 | 55/46/2p |
| Baghdad | 55/55/2p | 118/51/1 |
| Bangkok | 92/61/1 | 92/81/1 |
| Beijing | 100/78/1 | 90/78/1 |
| Beirut | 97/77/1 | 90/79/1 |
| Bulgaria | 99/71/1 | 97/69/1 |
| Berlin | 92/70/1 | 91/58/1 |
| Bogota | 66/66/1 | 68/48/1 |
| Brussels | 74/57/2p | 76/52/2p |
| Brunei | 97/78/1 | 95/75/1 |
| Budapest | 104/70/1 | 93/68/1 |
| Buenos Aires | 84/66/1 | 82/46/1 |
| Cairo | 98/77/2p | 97/74/2p |
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| Caracas | 91/76/1 | 91/76/1 |
| Casablanca | 93/65/1 | 93/67/1 |
| Colombia | 90/70/1 | 85/75/1 |
| Capartano | 74/57/2p | 70/55/1 |
| Dartens | 100/67/1 | 100/70/1 |
| Dublin | 97/81/1 | 71/84/2p |
| Geneva | 80/55/1 | 87/55/1 |
| Guatemala City | 91/50/1 | 81/61/2p |
| Hanoi | 94/76/1 | 94/66/1 |
| Hanoi | 79/45/1 | 78/44/1 |
| Hanoi | 90/74/1 | 92/74/1 |
| Helsinki | 84/62/2p | 84/56/1 |
| Hong Kong | 92/70/1 | 83/63/1 |
| Jakarta | 91/77/2p | 92/78/2p |
| Jerusalem | 97/66/1 | 85/64/1 |
| Jacksonville | 72/46/2p | 72/44/2p |
| Kabul | 93/57/2p | 89/55/2p |
| Khartoum | 104/80/1 | 102/83/1 |
| Kyiv | 100/75/1 | 94/64/1 |
| Kingston | 92/91/2p | 93/81/1 |
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| Logan | 62/75/1 | 62/74/1 |
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| Lisbon | 88/58/1 | 88/67/1 |
| London | 70/54/1 | 79/59/1 |
| Madrid | 100/58/1 | 102/57/1 |
| Madrid | 87/75/1 | 95/80/1 |
| Mexico City | 77/59/1 | 74/51/1 |
| Milan | 102/74/1 | 97/74/1 |
| Montebello | 97/73/1 | 93/75/1 |
| Monterrey | 85/64/1 | 95/59/1 |
| Montreal | 84/75/1 | 88/64/1 |
| Nassau | 74/57/1 | 76/57/1 |
| New Delhi | 84/77/1 | 93/78/1 |
| Panama City | 94/76/1 | 92/74/1 |
| Paris | 76/58/1 | 81/58/1 |
| Port-au-Prince | 97/73/1 | 91/72/1 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86/73/1 | 89/71/1 |
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| San Jose | 97/65/1 | 95/65/1 |
| Shanghai | 66/62/1 | 66/84/1 |
| Singapore | 90/65/1 | 92/81/1 |
| Stockholm | 72/45/1 | 90/48/1 |
| Sydney | 66/44/1 | 65/45/1 |
| Taipei | 66/60/1 | 65/61/1 |
| Tokyo | 90/80/1 | 98/79/1 |
| Tokyo | 90/80/1 | 98/79/1 |
| Vancouver | 76/59/1 | 76/59/1 |
| Vienna | 90/77/1 | 87/66/1 |
| Vienna | 92/65/1 | 75/65/1 |
| Vienna | 86/65/1 | 87/67/1 |
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Blanche's Senate path narrows
Key Republican says she will oppose confirmation
David Morgan and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff REUTERS
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general Todd Blanche, faced renewed uncertainty over the U.S. Senate confirmation on Aug. 5 after Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said the day before that she would vote against him, leaving Trump's former personal lawyer with little margin for error.
With Sen. Mitch McConnell, N-Kentucky, out indefinitely, Blanche can afford only one more Republican defection.
GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Lisa Markowski of Alaska, who previously expressed reservations about his nominations, declined to comment on their vote on Aug. 5. A small number of other senators have also expressed concern about Blanche's nomination.
Blanche, now serving as acting attorney general, persuaded Republican
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche can afford only one more Republican defection in the Senate. ADVERTISING MINISTER/STREET
holded Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina to support him by pledging in writing that Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund was dead and that a related tax immunity died applied only to past tax returns. Both arose from a settlement of Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
Questions remain about whether the fund could later be revived and why the president would receive a deal from his own administration that could personally save him millions of dollars.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, B-South Dakota, said he wants to confirm Blanche before the chamber knows Washington for a monthlong recess scheduled to begin this week. A vote could come in a matter of days.
"We're having conversations with folks, the small number of people who will be undecided to this, and I'm hopeful we'll get there," Thune told reporters on Aug. 5. "But again, it's a week in progress, and we're not there yet."
A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In the afternoon on Aug. 5, Blanche met behind closed doors with Cassidy and Murkowski in the U.S. Capitol. But they emerged from the discussion with no sign that other members had shifted position on his nomination.
"It was a good conversation that I'm. Cassidy and I had. It was a good one. I'm going to be processing a lot of what we just discussed, so we'll go from there," Murkowski told reporters.
Cassidy estimated that he does not plan to reach a decision until the vote. "The fact that we were there long enough means we had a good conversation," he told reporters.
FAA says Marine One was briefly too close to passenger airplane
David Shepardson REUTERS
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump on Aug. 4 was briefly too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport, but the U.S. president was not in danger.
The incident raised motion questions about why the passenger airplane was allowed to depart while Marine One was nearby, a time when commercial traffic is typically halted.
Following a January 2025 crash between a military helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 47 people, the FAA barred mixed helicopter and jet traffic around the airport.
Based on our preliminary safety review, there was momentary loss of separation after which the aircraft continued to move away from one another; the FAA said on Aug. 5.
Trump's Marine One helicopter took off from the White House in the afternoon on Aug. 4, but air traffic control has had not halted commercial flights at Reagan National as required under a policy set last year following the collision, two sources told Reuters.
FAA's nine require aircraft to remain separated by at least 1.5 miles horizontally and 300 feet vertically around airports.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it would investigate the incident.
"The air traffic controller was in contact with both the commercial pilot and Marine One pilot during the loss of separation," the FAA said.
Trump's helicopter lifted off from the Ellipso near the White House around 2:33 p.m. ET, on its way to Joint Base
Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, departs near the White House in Washington on Aug. 4. DALLAS/DEUTS
Andrews for a trip to Los Angeles, according to a pool report.
The first source said Envoy Air 2742, an Enduroer 1270 regional jet bound for Pensacola, Florida, departed at 2:34 p.m. and was involved in the incident with Marine One. Envoy is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Both Trump's helicopter and the jet landed without incident.
Both sources said the FAA was planning to convene a safety review team into the incident.
Another regional flight, Republic 4705, was a trailer from Reagan during the incident and was removed out of caution, the first source said.
The Republic 1275 operating on behalf of American Airlines had departed from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and looped around the airport before landing at 2:52 p.m., according to FlightSource.
The FAA imposed permanent restrictions on helicopter operations around Reagan Airport after the January 2025 motion collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter. In addition to traffic restrictions, the FAA in March barred the use of visual expansion to handle helicopter traffic near major airports.
FAA air traffic control is typically given at least three minutes to place before Marine One departs to halt traffic from Reagan.
FINANCIAL MARKETS
Dow hits record on Mideast optimism
Nasdaq declines on drop in SpaceX, AMD shares
Chuck Mikołajczak and Johann M Dierhin REUTERS
NEW YORK — The Dow closed at a record on Aug. 5 on signs of progress for a peace deal with Iran, while the Nasdaq saw its first match in five sessions on SpaceX and AMD submitted following their quarterly earnings.
A program deal between Iran and Oman would give Thana control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source said two regional officials told Reuters, in one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran.
Stocks rallied to start the week, with the Dow and S&P 500 closing at records on Aug. 5 on topics such U.S. Treasury, yields dropped on hopes peace talks could lead to a shot, easing inflation pressures and lowering expectations for a rate hike from the Federal Reserve. The S&P recorded a slight decline on Aug. 5.
"It's just a straight rocket shot that we've gone up, we didn't even take a breath," said Kenny Polcutt, chief market strategist at Glutestone Wealth in Jupiter, Florida.
"It's progress, but the market's just going, we're not going to give it to you this time until we actually see the progress, because how many times have we been picked around over the last four years."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 265.28 points, or 0.49%, to 54,349.06; the S&P 500 lost 31.00 points, or 0.17%, to 7,723.52; and the Nasdaq Composite lost 225.55 points, or 0.81%, to 26,360.44.
Elon Musk-led SpaceX's revenue nearly doubled and operating losses increased to six first earnings per share going public, fueled by its booming Nusthal satellite communications and a businesses, but shares tumbled 10.4% on concerns about how long the company could maintain spending on AI-related investments such as data
suitors.
Shares could face additional pressure from the expiry of the stock's post-IPO lock-up period starting on Aug. 6.
Advanced Micro Devices forecast quarterly revenue above estimates, reflecting strong AI demand. However, shares dropped 7% as investors look for greater evidence the massive AI spending will result in faster growth.
A 4.4% gain in美妆护肤品 buy the Dow, providing more than 100 points to the upside for the average, as second-quarter sales for the shoppader rose 9%. Kroll 53 Lilly jumped 4.9% after raising its 30-year revenue forecast and the S&P 500 health care index slowed up 2%, one-of-the-best performing sectors on the session.
Ahn helping to boost the Dow was a 3.6% loss in Disney shares after beating third-quarter profit expectations.
The Dow has a limit, U.S. private payrolls growth slowed in July, according to the S&P national employment report. The data was the second in a string of reports on the labor market this week before the Aug. 7 government payrolls report.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Aug. 5. On this date in
1806: After 1,000 years, the Holy Roman Empire quietly came to its official end. Emperor Francis X of Austria laid down his important code following Napoleon's military victories as 16 German states declared that they were acceding to form a new confederation.
1848: Issue from Taylor, known as the first Black U.S. Army nurse and the only Black woman to write a Civil War memoir, was born enslaved on a plantation in Georgia. Taylor attended two secret schools taught by Black women. She later worked as a Union Army "laundress" in the Civil War, where she moved as one of the men of the war, she operated private schools and worked to help witness.
1861: Congress passed the first Constitution Act, authorizing the appropriation of property "used for insurrectionary purposes" by others, including the people they enslaved. Its importance was largely symbolic, but the law was strengthened the next year.
1930: The first person was executed six electes; four convicted member William Kemmer in Auburn, New York. The chair used alternating current, developed by Nikola Tesla. Thomas Edison promoted the execution in order to associate rival George Wee-Doghras's of, with death and thus boost Edison's own direct, current system. Kemmer required two shocks to die.
1928: New Yorker barricade Ederie swam the English Channel, but only was the Olympic gold-medal winner the first woman to do so, but her time of just over 160 hours broke the men's record by almost ten hours.
1932: The Viroco Film Festival, the oldest continuously running film festival in the world, opened with Rouben Mamoulars's "Dr. Jangt and Mr. Hyde." The first year was uncomprometive and also screened "Finkleration."
1945: The Erick Gay bomber dropped the uranium bomb code named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan, killing more than 75,000 people it was the first atomic bombered in combat; the U.S. military had tested one in mid-July over New Mexico.
1948: Vicki Manalo Draves, the first Asian American to win Olympic gold three days earlier, doubled her achievement with a gold in 10-meter platform diving. She was the first woman down to win both that and 3-meter springboard diving in a single Olympics.
1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landman Voting Rights Act of 1985, barring racial discrimination in voting. It enforced the rights guaranteed by the Reconstruction era 1891, and 1926 Amendments to the Constitution.
1966: William Schroeder died as the world's longest-surviving recipient of an artificial heart up to that time. Schroeder, 54, used 825 days with the Jarvik 7 pump; in that time, he went fishing with his own and celebrated his 33rd wedding anniversary.
2022: Director David Goring became the first solo female filmmaker to have a billion-dollar release on the movie. "Barbie" passed $1 billion at the global box office.
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Oil prices
Brent crude futures settled up 3 cents, or 0.11%, at $79.40 a share, on Aug. 5. West Texas intermediate futures fell 55 cents, or 0.72%, to $75.22.
Separately, the Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing purchasing managers index ended up to 54.1 in July from 54.5 in June, below the 54.5 estimate of economists paid by Reuters but above the 50 threshold that signals growth.
Data has largely reflected a stable later market, that the war with Iran has begun at the end of February has kept concerns about price pressures and the Fed's response to it as a primary concern among investors.
Minneapolis Fed President Noel Kaufman said in an interview with CNBC that he believed now is the time to start slowly moving interest rates high-cr. Expectations for a rate hike from the central bank at its September meeting have slipped 18.4% in earnings in CME's FedWatch, down from 38.3% a week ago.
Volume on U.S. exchanges was 17.65 billion shares, compared with the 17.34 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Isolate confirms Schwartz as CDC director amid turmoil at agency
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Aug. 5 confirmed Dr. Etna Schwartz as director of the CDC, handing the Trump administration a new win after repealed failed attempts to fill top health posts.
Schwartz, President Donald Trump's third pick to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was confirmed 51-44. She will be the first permanent CDC director since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy to last year fired Trump's second pick, Susan Monaseri, after less than a month over a clash on vaccine policy.
Schwartz's confirmation follows months of leadership turmoil at the CDC which has lacked a permanent leader for all but a month of Trump's second term.
At her July 15 hearing, Schwartz said her first priority would be restoring from "through radical transparency and unwavering scientific integrity." She aligned herself with Kennedy's broader agenda, telling Republican lawmakers she was 'all in on the Make America Healthy Again agenda.'
New Mexico uses DGI for access to its unredacted Epstein files
New Mexico sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Aug. 5 for access to unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein, alleging the federal agency was stonewalling the state's investigation into the late era of effective by refusing to provide the documents.
The lawsuit escalates a politically change in the first year that U.S. agency's Epstein files, an issue that has dogged the Trump administration.
The state suspected its Epstein investigation in February and requested unredacted DGI files to identify visitors said staff of Zorro Ranch, a property owned by Epstein near Stanley, New Mexico, who allegedly took part in crimes or witnessed them.
The U.S. Department of Justice has been forced to make a move and was prevented from supplying other material due to privacy protections.
'Federal inaction does not merely stall the investigation, it prolongs and compromises the wellbeing of survivors,' the New Mexico lawsuit argued.
Drone found at German airport raises new danger, minister says
BERLIN — German Service Minister Alexander Zobrodt said the explosive fabric drone found near a runway at Leipzig (Halle Airport) overnight was a hybrid attack which opened a new level of danger.
Germany opened a counterterrorism investigation on Aug. 5 after the drone prompted the closure of parts of one of Europe's biggest cargo hubs.
'Drone sightings and drone threats in a hybrid context are something we have known from the past, but a drone armed with explosives being present on airport grounds in a new threat scenario,' Zobrodt said after an emergency meeting with the heads of Germany's security services on Aug. 5.
Airport workers discovered the drone in a restricted cargo area near the southern runway overnight. Flights were suspended and several aircraft were diverted. Authorities said there had been no danger to passengers in airport staff and most operations resumed by morning after one runway was reopened.
All speculators about the explosives, the drone, its origin and who is behind it is now part of the investigation, the interior minister said.
South Korea to revive stalled rail project that could link to North
SEOUL — South Korea will restart work on a railway section that could eventually link to North Korea's eastern city of Wonsan, the Unification Ministry said on Aug. 5, evolving a project halted for a decade despite frozen relations with Paraguay.
Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said in a presidential briefing that the United States' income restoration of a disconnected section of the Synonymous Line near the Demilitarized Zone along the border with North Korea, a project launched in 2001 and suspended the following year.
A ministry news release said the railway, which begins in Seoul, could serve as a future connection to Wonsan, a key city on North Korea's eastern coast.
The Unification Ministry's announcement comes despite North Korea's move in 2014 to future up road and rail links across the heavily fortified border as part of its drive to redefine South Korea as a hostile state.
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U.S. outbreak probe widens
Cycloopriais cases found in more states
Siddi Mahatola and Sosha S K REUTERS
U.S. health authorities have widened their probe into a cycloportais outbreak that is iceberg lettuce from central Mexico after detecting cases in six additional states, raising the total to 25 states, the FDA said CDC said Aug. 5.
The newly linked states are Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina.
Meanwhile, quick-service restaurant clubs, listed and the effort for bankruptcies on Aug. 6, are being so filling that it is closing down more than 70 of its remaining locations and citing the cycloports outbreak as a factor, along with closing gas prices and reduced consumer spending.
U.S. cycloportais cases have climbed to record levels this year, with the current outbreak among the largest caused by foodborne illness in recent U.S. history and health authorities continuing to look for sources of the illness beyond iceberg lettuce.
The total case count associated with the multirate outbreak is now 6,358 illnesses reported from 25 states with at least 278 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. The 'agressor' surveillance lags state reporting by weeks.
The FDA said the CDC first identified a 1,000 cases of those related to lettuce eaten at Taco Bell restaurants. They later named Taylor Farms in central Mexico as the source of the lettuce. On July 24, they widened the number of states in the outbreak to nine.
Cycloportaises can be contracted by consuming food — typically raw fruits and vegetables — to water contaminated with feces and can cause diarrhea, nausea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
The worst of the outbreak has occurred in Michigan, where cases have ballooned since June and the state reported the first two deaths associated
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with the outbreak. It said both individuals had significant underlying health conditions.
Separately, Mexico's health ministry said it is investigating the tourist hub of Quintana Roo after British border authorities reported cases of cycloportais in travelers who had stayed there.
Restaurant traffic drops
U.S. consumers have been buying less lettuce and avoiding some restaurant chains as the outbreak raises concerns about food safety.
Foot traffic at Taco Bell has declined every day since July 23 except July 28, when the chain ran a promotional event. Visits were down 24% on Aug. 1 compared with the average for Saturday between Jan. 1 and July 6, according to Placer air data.
Aided and Go has been closing down its locations since September 2023, exacerbated by high overhead costs and ongoing liquidity challenges. It said in the filing. At its peak, the company operated 146 total locations across Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Oklahoma.
The company said it is not about in its financial structure, caused by the cycloports outbreak, citing a report saying foot traffic at some of its competitors was reduced by between 3.15% and 8.1%. 'In the fast-canal dining in-
try, which operates on very tight margins, a drop in sales by that percentage is devastating.'
Cases have risen steadily across the United States in recent months, according to the CDC, with reports from 47 states, as the CDC is investigating multiple clusters of cycloports cases, including the multirate outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce.
Michigan health officials reported 12,289 cycloportais cases on Aug. 5, an increase of 702 cases since its last update a day earlier. The state also reported 893 hospitalizations as of July 30.
A spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Health also confirmed that it is one of the six new states the CDC is adding to the multirate outbreak. Arkansas has seen 205 cases of the infection as of Aug. 7.
North Carolina has reported 149 new cases since July 28 with nine new hospitalizations, according to state health department data.
'Exposures to Taco Bell or lettuce make up a small proportion of the overall increase in cycloportais cases seen in North Carolina over recent months,' the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement, adding that a fall in new cases suggests the primary sources of exposure have already passed through the food chain.
Russia kills IT in missile strikes
Destroys warehouses, logistics sites in Ukraine
Dlena Harmunk and Yurii Kovalenko REUTERS
KYN — Russia fired dozens of ballots in missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region on Aug. 5, killing at least 17 people and destroying warehouses and logistics centers of major retailers. Ukrainian officials said, as a shortage of air defense missiles leaves Ukraine vulnerable.
Multiple explosions ripped through the area during the night, and fires lit up the dark skies over the Ukrainian capital, which has come under missile attack every three to four days in recent weeks as Russia has escalated its air war.
'Ballistic missile interceptors could have saved the lives of those killed today,' President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram, urging Ukraine's foreign allies to replenish its supplies of interceptors. Deliveries of air defense missiles were three times smaller than in 2023, he added.
Ukrainian air defenses downed on 60 90% of the 25 drones launched by Russia but failed to intercept a single one of the 24 ballistic missiles and four Zircon cruise missiles, the air force said.
Russia's Defense Ministry said it had struck seven logistics centers in Kyiv and the region, accusing them of being used to store or distribute dual-use goods and drone components.
For months, Ukraine has suffered from a critical shortage of air defense missiles for U.S. Patriot systems, the only weapon in its several capable of downing Russia's ballistic missiles, which travel at many times the speed of sound. Since the first war broke out in February, Patriots surmached for Ukraine have been diverted to the U.S. military and U.S. allies in the Gulf.
Russia, meanwhile, has intensified its ballistic strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities as air emphores on the front line have slowed considerably this year.
Officials said more than 40 people were injured in the attack.
At a commuter station in the Kyiv suburb of Brevary, seven bodies were
Smoke rises over Kyiv after a Russian missile strike Aug. 5. VLADIVILIAN HOSKALNBUTERS
scattered across the platform. The body of an eighth victim lay in the bushaw nearby, Reuters TV images showed.
'People missed their last train. For now, we know of eight dead,' said Volodymyr Ropin, head of Brevary's local administration, adding that five logistics warehouses had been hit in the district, including food retailer Fanny. 'The enemy continues to hit civilian infrastructure.'
Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians in the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2023. As Kyiv aims to bring the war back to Russia, Ukraine hit a logistics hub of Russian nation retailer Wolfenstein overnight, adding to more than a dozen it has damaged recently.
Facilities destroyed in minutes
Epicentr, Ukraine's largest home improvement and BYI retail chain, said two key logistics facilities and a factory were destroyed within minutes during the attack, and it was still assessing the full scale of the damage.
This is a deliberate attack on Ukrainian manufacturing, logistics, jobs and the country's ability to recover. Epicentr said in a statement.
Food retailer Slipy said on Facebook, at least six of its employees had been killed and two distribution centers set
almost by the strikes.
Iryna Chudoshina, cofounder of leading online retailer Rozelsa, said she watched overnight as the work of her entire life went up in flames after strikes by three ballistic missiles.
'How did I feel that night? Devastation and pain,' she said on Facebook. 'A feeling that I must carry on despite everything. ROZETKA is still operating.'
Ukraine's economy has proved remarkably resilient over more than four years of war, backed by billions in financial and from Western partners. But this year the business losses are piling up.
The Kyiv regional military administration said IT warehouses were damaged in the Aug. 5 attack, as well as a manufacturing facility and four private homes, and dozens of vehicles.
Prime Minister Sergei Korotskyi, who took office last month in a reshuffle, said the government would call an emergency meeting with businesses to work out how to secure smooth operations of logistics and trade companies.
Kyiv sought more FDC in the newest type of Exhibit Intercepts missiles. The United States is pressing ahead with talks to allow Ukraine to make Exhibit missiles, even after President Donald Trump cast doubt on such a deal, four sources familiar with the discussions said.
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development and strengthening the public safety net.
El-Sayed, a progressive who does not identify as a communist, focused his campaign on Medicare for all, ending unconditional military aid to Israel and abolishing ICE, the federal agency that has led Trump's condolence on illegal income tax.
Brent Buchanan, founder of Republicans polling firm Cygnal, said he expects Republicans to ban heavily on attacks linking Democratic to socialism and communism, in part because candidates 'don't have a ton of other issues they can point to that voters are real happy with them on right now.'
Trump on the attack
Trump has ramped up his attacks on socialism and communism in recent weeks following a series of left-wing Democratic primary victories, including wine in June by a trio of insurgent con-
gressional candidates backed by New York City Mayor Joshua Mandalau, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Other Republican leaders have followed Trump's 'real House Speaker Mike Adams, his example, but taken to calling some Democratic primary winners' train. Mandalau's try to portray them as part of a dangerous shift to the left.
Lawrence, an environmental organizer, quickly found himself in the comrades of the national Republican establishment after his win on Aug. 4. In a series of social media posts, the National Republican Congressional Committee cast him on one of the 'Midwest Mandalau's' highlighting his past advocacy for progressive causes and a previous call to abolish the police that he has since discovered.
His Republican opponent in November, incumbent Rep. Tom Barrett, struck the same issue.
Barrett welcomed Lawrence to the race and viewed not to underestimate him, a reference to the establishment Democrats whose campaigns Lawrence upended in the primary. Barrett's social
media post made no mention of socialism.
House of the television of digital ads Barrett's campaigns has prepared for the general election mentions socialism or communism; instead focusing on Barrett's record and policy agenda, according to campaign strategist Jason Roe.
'I don't want to devote our campaign dollars to talking about William Lawrence's socialism. Tom Barrett has really good record to run on,' Roe told Reuters.
Finding the balance
In a recent survey by Cygnal, 58% of Democrats said they treated socialism to deliver positive economic outcomes for Americans, compared with 3% of Republicans and 32% of independents.
No Republican campaigns, the question is how far to follow Trump's national message without losing focus on the most economic concerns likely to decide close race.
Even those embracing the attack said it was most effective when tied to specific Democratic policies and their potential cost to voters, rather than as a
broad ideological warning.
'Ain aide to Republican Rep. Derrick Lee, District Attorney at the Minnesota said that while they plan to link Democratic opinion with Rebecca Costa to the socialist movement, cost-of-living issues remain a priority.
'You have to find a balance because at the end of the day, will people care about socialism and communism and all of that if they can't go to the grocery store and feel like they can't hold their grocery cart?' said the aide, who spoke on condition, said.
Republicans see political value in highlighting Democrats' ties to the party's left flank, even when individual candidates do not reinforce socialist policies themselves, said Don Riccardi, campaign manager for Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, who is running against Democrat Carl Conley in New York's battleground FBL Congressional District.
'Carl Conley said Democrats across the country will spend the fall having to explain to voters the company they keep,' Riccardi said.
Conley's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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counterintelligence community about the risks posed by sharing sensitive domestic security information with authoritarian regimes working to undermine the United States economically and militarily around the world.
In May, the FBI, China's Ministry of Foreign Security, said that 20 police worked together in 'Operation Sand Dollar,' a major said on a cyber scare center in Dubai that led to 300 arrests, $500 million seized and thousands of trafficked workers freed, the FBI said.
In at least one case, a suspect inside China who was accused of 'serious violent crimes' was reproduced to the United States, according to Chinese state media.
The officials have long portrays Russia and China as employees of crime instead of potential allies in combating it, not to mention sources of espionage aimed at American interests worldwide. Patel, appointed by President Donald Trump, said that such risks can be managed.
'They are both new and dynamic relationships, and we are extremely mindful of their adversarial approach on many matters,' Patel said. 'They are not going to stop, but if we can go and have wine for America, then we must engage.'
FBI, China exchange officials
Patel said the cooperation with China has expanded across four working groups: cyber fraud, violent crimes against children, countermeasures and a negative task force.
As part of the partnership, Patel has brought officials from China's Ministry of Public Security, or MPA, to multiple FBI facilities in the United States to share intelligence and investigative information.
'Every month, they send their working-level MPA officers here, and the following month we go there,' Patel said. 'They are speaking with us daily, which
has also never happened before.'
Asked about past law enforcement operations, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington said, 'We have always believed that dialogue and negotiation are the right way forward, and that military means offer no solution.'
Patel said information exchanges are narrow in scope and limited to the four types of transnational crime where intelligence sharing is reciprocal. Patel said that in one FBI partners would not replace longtime U.S. allies such as the 'Five Eyes' intelligence partnership with Canada, Australia, Britain and New Zealand.
'Five Eyes will always be our most important intelligence relationship. No one is trying to replace that,' Patel said. 'Unlike military and traditional intelligence agencies, we have a unique lane to drive this dynamic change with law enforcement, which is an apolitical mission.'
During his trip to Anachart month, Patel met with Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaofeng and Vice Minister Xu Datong to deepen what Chinese state media described as 'practical cooperation' on a range of criminal activities.
Our enemies, period'
The cooperation between U.S. law enforcement and leading global measures is a major break from the past, and reflects Trump's personal approach to diplomacy with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
'China and Russia are our enemies, period,' said Jeff Crocker, a former FBI supervisory agent who retired in 2024. 'They are actively trying to harm our country physically, economically and militarily.'
Crocker said there are enormous risks related to giving Chinese officials access to the American intelligence community, diplomatic personnel and U.S. government facilities and contractors. Chinese and Russian agents would use any access to U.S. facilities as an opportunity to infiltrate them, Crocker
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said.
'So this is great cover for them,' Crocker said.
Patel said counterintelligence operations and countermeasures are depleted for any foreign visitor to FBI facilities. 'The former FBI employees told Reuters this usually involves electronic and physical surveillance, particularly for people from countries considered the most dangerous U.S. adversaries.
'We know exactly who is coming here, and we set them,' Patel said.
'The Kremlin and the Russian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Behind-the-scenes work
Patel said there have been months of behind-the-scenes law enforcement collaboration with Russia targeting violent criminal networks.
'This stuff doesn't happen overnight,' Patel said. 'We've been at this far 15 months.'
An internal memo viewed by Reuters credited the FBI's cooperation with China's Ministry of Public Security in multiple operations against Chinese pharmaceutical companies this year.
'The memo said this led to the arrests of nine people, the委员会 of two chemical pesticides facilities and three associated websites, and the seizure of fentanyl precursor chemicals 'likely otherwise destined for the United States.' The memo did not specify
where these arrests and seizures occurred.
Vanda Fidush-Brown, a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington, on a fentanyl overdoses have been declining rapidly in the United States since the winter of 2022, likely due to cooperation with China and other factors such as the water availability of the lifesaving drug Naloxon.
'I think that the cooperation is useful, should be featured, and that it contributed to some extent,' Fidush-Brown said, referring to the decline in U.S. overdoses. 'But how much is really hard to know, and there are a lot of conspicuous to it.'
A child abuse ring
Chinese law enforcement worked with the FBI's field office in Omaha, Nebraska to make the law enforcement a child sexual abuse materials network in June, an operation that included the arrests of 36 suspects, according to the FBI memo.
The expanding cooperation comes after years of deep expansion between the United States, which has accused China of turning a child eye to its production of the precursor chemicals required to manufacture fentanyl, and Chinese authorities, who ended cooperation due to political disagreements such as former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 2022 visit to Taiwan.
U.S. Secretary of State Steve Rubin offered a cautious assessment of Chinese cooperation. During a visit to the Philippines in July, Rubin called cooperation with China on fentanyl precursors 'a work in progress.
'I think we've made some progress on that front, but not entirely where we need to be,' Rubin told reporters.
Patel said the playbook that is used to work with China and Russia could be applied to other non-traditional intelligence-sharing partnerships tailored to such country.
'The fact that we did it with China,' Patel said, 'whom everyone said, 'Don't do it,' and, 'You can't do it,' shows what we can do with almost anyone.'
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U.S. strikes, putting Gulf states that host U.S. military bases and depend on many concerns, a difficult position between Washington and Tehran.
Saudi Ocean Peace Mohammed bin Salman subsequently spoke with Trump, urging him to delay military action, return to negotiations, secure a ceasefire and pursue a diplomatic settlement, the senior diplomat and Gulf sources said.
The warning was intended for every Gulf state, another Gulf source said, but it is not only a matter through Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Iran has in recent years required ties with its Gulf neighbors, including former regional rival Saudi Arabia.
Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia have all urged Washington to resume talks with Tehran and aren't renewed conflict amid Iranian warnings that another round of U.S. strikes could 'turn the region into a football,' the second Iranian official said.
Theater of wider escalation
On Aug. 2, Trump said he agreed to cancel the attack on Iran 'subject to being able to rapidly make a deal.'
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'Saudi Arabia believes further escalation will only bring more destruction,' the first Gulf source said. 'That is why it urged Trump to give diplomacy a challenge.'
While urging Washington to pursue diplomacy, Riyadh also made clear it would defend itself if threatened. The second Gulf source said Saudi Arabia wanted that any attack on its territory would be lost with a military response. Ali Shibahi, a Saudi analyst close to the Royal Court, said the kingdom's as-
sessment is that further escalation is unlikely to achieve the desired result.
'The kingdom believes a combination of proportionate military responses and sustained pressure on Iran in the timid of Norman office the strongest path toward a practical diplomatic settlement,' Shibahi said.
Iraqi's special leadership has repeatedly demanded the closure of U.S. military bases in the Gulf and called on Gulf Arab states to stop sharing intelligence with Washington, which Tehran be-
lieves has been used to facilitate attacks against it.
According to one Iranian official, Tehran's warning made clear that any new U.S. strike would be met with attacks on energy facilities, refineries, electricity sinks, water infrastructure, and direct networks and all fields across the Gulf.
'The stormy continues to threaten Iranian infrastructure. If Iran suffers damage, it will inflict far greater damage in return,' the official said.
'They still remember Saudi Arabia's Aramco,' he added, referring to the September 26th dozen and minute attacks on the Abqajq and Khanna facilities that temporarily knocked out more than half the kingdom's cradle in private areas and exposed the vulnerability of Gulf energy infrastructure.
From Tehran's perspective, Trump now faces two unpalatable choices, the senior Iranian official said: escalate a conflict that could engulf the Gulf and disrupt global energy supplies, or accept a negotiated outcome that falls short of the seizure victory Washington needs.
One of the principal obstacles to an agreement, the senior regional diplomat said, is Washington's reluctance to allow Tehran to emerge during victory.
'The United States wants something it can present as proof that it won the war,' the diplomat said.
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审计结论：存在严重缺陷 (Blocking Issues Found)
该翻译版本在忠实度和完整性方面存在多处严重问题，包括大量未翻译的英文块、严重的幻觉（Hallucinations）、数字错误以及对原文含义的误解。
1. 残留英文块 (Residual English Blocks)
文档中存在大量未翻译的英文片段，严重影响阅读连续性： * 日期/时间： "August 6, 2026", "On Aug. 1", "Aug. 4", "Noon-2 p.m. (Fox One)" 等多次出现。 * 专有名词/短语： "Season 4", "Old Trails Fire", "Sedgefield Country Club", "T.131 码" 等。 * 图片说明/页眉： "OFF FOR ABITT RABAN", "MAGNET WEBSITE / UPDUTYREV.9.62" 等。
2. 严重幻觉与误译 (Hallucinations & Mistranslations)
翻译过程中出现了大量脱离原文的臆造内容或低级错误： * 数字/单位错误： * 原文 "4-foot-7 sophomore" (4英尺7英寸) $\rightarrow$ 译文完全遗漏或在其他部分出现逻辑混乱。 * 原文 "dozen and minute attacks" (此处原文疑似OCR错误，但译文直接译为 "dozen and minute 袭击"，未做处理)。 * 原文 "T-0" (并列第0名) $\rightarrow$ 译文保留 "并列第 0 名"，不符合体育常识。 * 词义误解/幻觉： * 政治术语： 原文 "illegal所得税" (此处原文疑似 OCR 错误 "illegal immigration" 或类似词汇) $\rightarrow$ 译文将其译为 "非法所得税"，属于严重的语义幻觉。 * 体育术语： 原文 "committee approach" (委员会机制/轮换制) $\rightarrow$ 译文译为 "委员会机制"，在体育语境下不专业。 * 地名/人名： "Khor Fakhso" $\rightarrow$ "Khor Fakhso" (未翻译)；"Abqajq and Khanna" $\rightarrow$ "Abqajq 和 Khanna" (未翻译)。 * 莫名词汇： 译文中出现 "timid of Norman office" (直接照抄原文 OCR 错误)，未进行任何语义修正或标注。
3. 完整性与截断 (Completeness & Truncation)
- 内容丢失：
- 图片描述部分出现严重截断："一只小手握着一只手，一只手拿着一个" $\rightarrow$ 后面内容全部丢失。
- 部分段落末尾出现截断，如 "目标是在 9 月进入交易—" 之后直接跳跃。
- 重复/混乱： 译文在处理 "Top 25" 体育版块时，部分内容与前文重复或顺序混乱。
4. 交付缺陷 (Delivery Defects)
- 内部标签： 译文开头保留了
# USA Today - 06.08.2026.pdf这种文件处理标签，属于交付缺陷。 - OCR 错误未处理： 译文机械地翻译了原文中明显的 OCR 错误（如 "kisses" $\rightarrow$ "火灾" 虽然正确，但 "dozen and minute" 等词汇被原样保留），未在不确定时标注。
总结
该译文质量极低，不能直接交付。其表现出的机械翻译（不处理 OCR 错误）和选择性翻译（大量英文残留）使其失去了作为正式翻译文档的价值。