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- 观点 / 全国新闻 / 共和党内部对特朗普政府伊朗政策的批评与压力：特朗普面临党内日益增大的压力，要求其结束伊朗战争；共和党选民因战争持续而焦虑，共和党战略家称伊朗问题拖累该党在11月选举前的表现。
- 生活 / 特殊医疗营地的个性化照护：营养与治疗方案：营地为患有代谢紊乱（如糖原贮积病）的儿童提供个性化餐食与治疗方案；营员错过用餐35分钟可能危及生命，医疗团队可在开营前调整治疗方案十余次。
- 全国新闻 / 学生选择大学的前10大原因与债务现状：40%受访者因“负担得起”选择学校；2007年至2025年联邦学生债务从0.8万亿增至1.7万亿美元（通胀调整后），本科生借款减少使债务增速放缓。
- 全国新闻 / 伊利诺伊州博览会黄油牛雕像揭幕与州际新闻：伊利诺伊州博览会黄油牛雕像于8月12日揭幕，主题取材自66号公路；Alliant能源公司获准在艾奥瓦州新建720兆瓦天然气发电厂。
- 体育 / 保罗·斯凯恩斯状态低迷：匹兹堡海盗队先发推迟：斯凯恩斯8月16日先发被推迟至8月29日；其平均球速从98.8英里/时降至96.8英里/时，防御率从1.98升至5.00，联盟整体得分走高。
- 体育 / UFC 330比赛争议：达纳·怀特批评选手行为：UFC 330次中量级冠军战中，马哈切夫获胜但比赛充斥争议；达纳·怀特批评马查多·加里在最后一回合的行为，并质疑其“杀手本能”。
- 生活 / 裘蒂·柯林斯回忆劳雷尔峡谷时光与音乐传奇：裘蒂·柯林斯与斯蒂芬·斯蒂尔斯有过短暂热烈恋情；她对纽约忠贞不渝，其音乐遗产通过斯蒂尔斯的《朱迪蓝眼睛组曲》流传。
- 全国新闻 / 厄尔尼诺现象致南美海鸟大量迁徙至巴拿马湾：强厄尔尼诺导致太平洋东部升温，迫使海鸟长途迁徙至巴拿马湾觅食；研究人员称其为海洋生态系统脆弱性的早期迹象。
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专栏：规模更大不等于更好的CFP
12支球队的季后赛有什么好处？德州可能错过它，托普迈尔写道。体育
论坛：去电影院值得吗？
读者就票价发表看法，并分享是什么吸引他们去影院。 观点
裘蒂·柯林斯敞开心扉：谈爱、失去与传奇
今日美国
全国新闻 / 53 / 2026年8月17日，周一
SLAVIN VLAISC / GETTY IMAGES FOR NATIONAL DANES INSTITUTE
民谣传奇回顾与斯蒂芬·斯蒂尔斯短暂而热烈的恋情，并谈及为何这个世界可能不是她的最终谢幕。 生活
伊朗战争在共和党内引发不安
就连特朗普的盟友也表示他需要找到解决之道
扎克·安德森、弗朗西斯卡·张伯伦、扎卡里·肖马达
今日美国
华盛顿——唐纳德·特朗普总统正面临来自党内成员日益增大的压力，要求其找到结束伊朗战争的方法，随着中期选举临近，共和党选民对这场他曾预言仅需数周即可结束的冲突感到焦虑。
共和党人正在公开和私下表达对他们认为政府在该冲突上混乱信息的不满，这一冲突已推高了选民的生活成本。
越来越多的重要“MAGA”运动（MAGA）人物敦促总统结束冲突，表示如果战争持续下去，可能会产生严重的政治后果。共和党战略家也表达了类似担忧，称伊朗问题正拖累该党在11月选举前的表现。
唐纳德·特朗普的共和党人越来越公开批评他们所称的政府在伊朗问题上的混乱表态。DANIEL HEJER / IRL / TERS
特朗普在威胁与外交努力之间摇摆，试图解决问题，但战争已接近六个月，仍未看到结束的迹象。选举日距今不足三个月，政府却坚称经济基本面强劲。
但通胀率仍高于特朗普上任前的水平，上月已达3-4%。战争推高了汽油价格至每加仑4美元以上，并推动其他成本上涨，加剧了许多选民关注的负担能力问题。
“这是一个几乎没有任何好处的问题，”共和党民调专家、塞格纳尔（Cygnal）创始人布伦特·布坎南表示。
这场旷日持久的冲突令共和党议员在漫长的国会休会期间处于守势。
即将离任的北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员托马斯·蒂利斯表示，对伊朗的焦虑可能意味着部分共和党议员需要“在战争问题上与白宫保持距离”，这已损害总统的支持率，并威胁共和党维持国会控制权的机会。
“如果这不受欢迎，他们也这么认为，就应该告诉选民真相，”蒂利斯说。他即将离开国会，使其能够在关键议题上公开与特朗普政府分道扬镳。
议员们表示，战争主导了副总统与
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夏令营奇迹
雷切尔·黑尔 美国今日报
格伦斯佩，纽约——在一条两旁种满梣树、不起眼的乡间小道尽头，坐落着一座占地125英亩的校区，这里具备传统夏令营的一切要素：湖泊边停放着皮划艇和桨板，有攀岩墙、可举办合唱和才艺表演的活动中心，以及一个奥运规格泳池。
但营地的核心并非营火晚会或装饰华丽的旗杆，而是一家医院。7月一个潮湿的早晨，这栋建筑内一片忙碌。
“伊提！伊提！伊提！”辅导员们齐声高喊，为一位营员加油，她脸上点缀着亮片，正用葡萄汁服药。周围，营员们在绘有微笑农场动物壁画的环绕下进进出出拿药，迫不及待地想回到当天的活动中。
“我们是一家伪装成夏令营的医院，”持有临床社会工作执照的里夫卡·贝希曼说，她是这家由捐赠资助的医疗监督过夜营地的副主任，“这间医务室必须让人感觉像家一样。”
2A 3 星期一 2026年8月17日 1 美国今日报
飓风“拉拉”过境夏威夷致一人死亡 断电风险上升
珍妮·桑图奇、迪娜·沃耶斯·普尔弗、卡丽莎·沃夫利克 《今日美国》
“拉拉”于8月15日在夏威夷大岛南海岸减弱为热带风暴，但气象预报员警告称，强风和恶劣天气将引发洪水、泥石流及屋顶坍塌风险。
“拉拉”风眼墙北缘袭击大岛最南端的南角地区，风暴中心仍在近海。中太平洋飓风中心表示，随着风暴向西移动，奥阿胡岛（夏威夷人口最多的岛屿）的情况将进一步恶化。预报显示，大岛部分地区降雨量近3英尺，其他地区普遍降雨50至20英寸；东毛伊岛可能降雨0至12英寸，其他岛屿降雨4至6英寸。
至少一人死亡
夏威夷州长乔希·格林在8月15日发布的X平台帖文中表示，风暴当天已致一人死亡：“一起可怕的车祸”在南角地区导致一人丧生。他敦促民众就地避险，并提醒道路可能被碎片覆盖。
“请保持警惕，避免不必要的出行，关心您的长者（hupuna）和邻居，并遵循官方指导。”他写道。
国家气象局表示，两人在大岛考艾区的纳阿哈鲁地区被卷走。
气象局初步报告显示，大岛和毛伊岛的多个气象站测得阵风超过65英里 / 小时，高海拔地区风力最强。气象局称，夏威夷县境内海拔近14,000英尺的冒纳凯阿火山测得阵风达140英里 / 小时。
大岛最高峰的夏威夷气象中心记录到阵风超过100英里 / 小时，但海平面附近风力相对较弱。
数千户断电
据poweroutage.com数据，截至8月16日凌晨，全州超过42,900户家庭断电，其中大岛近15,800户，毛伊县（含茂宜岛、拉奈岛和莫卡拉岛）超过7,200户。
8月15日风暴系统横扫夏威夷之际，夏威夷电力公司警告客户可能面临“长时间停电，甚至可能持续过夜”。大岛夏威夷海岸的电力工作人员正在修复一段40英里长的输电线路，此前树木倒塌压垮电线杆和设施。夏威夷电力公司发言人向夏威夷新闻网表示。
夏威夷交通部宣布8月15日关闭本州际机场，并将关闭埃利森·奥尼祖卡科纳国际机场科纳。此外，该部还关闭了大岛、毛伊县和考艾县的商业港口。
随着风暴向奥阿胡岛（夏威夷人口最多的岛屿）推进，气象预报员警告大岛部分地区降雨量近3英尺。
8月16日凌晨，毛伊岛暴雨如注，降雨强度达每小时1至2.5英寸，国家气象局发布山洪警告——重点关注小溪、城市地区、排水不畅区域及其他低洼地带。
大岛预计降雨10至20英寸，局部地区可能达20英寸；东毛伊岛降雨0至12英寸；西毛伊岛及其他岛屿预计降雨4至6英寸，局部地区可能达8英寸。
热带风暴级强风预计在袭击大岛、毛伊县和考艾县后继续影响奥阿胡岛和考艾县。
8月15日，大岛普乌阿洛地区测得持续风速46英里 / 小时、阵风49英里 / 小时。
对哈佛大学反犹太主义指控诉讼被驳回
厄林·曼斯菲尔德
《今日美国》
联邦法官驳回了一项由唐纳德·特朗普政府对哈佛大学提起的民权诉讼，该诉讼指控该校对“反犹太主义和针对犹太人及以色列人的歧视视而不见”。
马萨诸塞州法官理查德·布鲁斯为特朗普政府辩护，称相关担忧“过于孤立和偶发”，无法得出存在“制度性不合规”的结论。
布鲁斯是前总统比尔·克林顿任命的法官，他于8月13日作出裁决，支持哈佛大学。他明确表示，其裁决仅限于该案的“具体情况”，该案由特朗普政府于2025年3月20日提起。
该诉讼列举了2025年10月7日哈马斯袭击以色列后学生的经历，包括特朗普政府所称的一系列“严重、普遍且客观上具有冒犯性的骚扰”事件。
理查德·布鲁斯法官表示，该诉讼援引的担忧“过于孤立和偶发”，无法得出存在“制度性不合规”的结论。
哈佛大学管理层未能妥善处理犹太学生的投诉。
但布鲁斯表示，特朗普政府所描述的事件“几乎全部”发生在2023和2024学年。
在向法官申请驳回该案的法庭文件中，哈佛大学表示政府“公开宣称不当动机”提起诉讼，并称该诉讼是“长达一年旨在损害哈佛大学《第一修正案》权利的运动”的一部分。
8月10日，示威者聚集在俄亥俄州哥伦布市政厅外抗议使用车牌识别摄像头。亚当·卡鲁古加 / 今日美国网络
Flock
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该公司表示其摄像头覆盖49个州，共120,000台。
这些摄像头用于追踪车辆的车牌、车型、品牌和颜色，以便当局可随时搜索数据库，查找任何车辆被摄像头拍到时的确切行踪。美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）高级政策顾问马洛首席表示，该技术引发了来自右翼的政府过度监控担忧，以及来自左翼的针对目标群体的担忧。
马洛表示：“虽然原因各异，但所有人立场一致，即这个国家的大规模政府监控已完全失控，必须立即加以约束。”
同时，该技术已彻底改变警方追踪嫌疑犯的方式——仅在7月份，今日美国网络的摄像头就协助侦破了120,000起失踪人员案件和22,000起被盗车辆案件。
各州的调查
佐治亚州一名警察局长于11月被逮捕，被指控使用自动车牌识别系统（又称ALPR）骚扰并跟踪多名民众，他在庭审前自杀身亡。据《华盛顿邮报》报道。佐治亚调查局于8月7日宣布，该州另一警察部门的警官也因将系统用于非执法目的而被逮捕。
亚利桑那州钱德勒市政府于8月7日宣布终止与Flock的合同，因其发现该公司摄像头系统存在“异常”使用情况。该州马里科帕县警长办公室也表示已指示不再续约，理由是对宪法第四修正案的担忧——该修正案保护美国民众免受不合理搜查和扣押。
在亚利桑那州阿帕奇章克申，一名警官因涉嫌使用其部门的Flock摄像头系统跟踪妻子并要求其他部门通过其系统摄像头对其进行“福利检查”而辞职，据《亚利桑那共和国报》报道（隶属《今日美国》网络）。
北卡罗来纳州一名警官被指控犯有一项非法访问计算机罪，据WEPV于8月5日报道，该警官涉嫌使用其部门的车牌识别系统28次查询男友前妻的车辆，其中两次为下班时间。该警官伊丽莎白·西蒙斯被指控在系统中输入虚假理由进行搜索，包括交通违章和入室盗窃。
北卡罗来纳州调查局于7月表示，另有警官因进行未经授权的车牌搜索而面临类似指控。
兰利表示，自今年早些时候Flock推出“审计辅助”工具（该工具可标记执法部门的异常搜索以供审查）以来，警方滥用Flock的情况已有所增加。但直到现在，该工具仍为可选功能，仅约三分之一的执法客户启用。之后，该工具将在所有客户中强制实施，他说。
“随着我们从三分之一的客户扩展到所有客户都使用该工具，我认为我们将发现新形式的滥用行为，并将其纳入系统以防止再次发生，”他说。
新的隐私保护措施
兰利表示，他强烈认为生产执法工具的公司应实施全面的安全措施，以防止不法警官利用技术谋取私利或从事不当行为。
Flock Safety于8月13日宣布将实施新功能，以根除警察部门中的不法分子并彻底制止系统滥用。新功能包括：
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每次车辆搜索均需提供理由。执法人员必须输入与其调查相关的特定案例代码，并注明搜索类型。例如，除代码外，他们可能会搜索财物或机动车盗窿。兰利希望这能阻止警官编造虚假理由或输入过于模糊的内容，如“调查”。
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所有使用Flock的警察部门的审计辅助功能将强制启用。该工具可标记异常搜索行为，例如警官反复搜索同一车牌或深夜大量搜索。用户将被锁定，需等待管理员审查搜索后才能继续使用。
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数据在系统中的保存时间将从30天缩短至7天，除非在“证据模式”下需要更长时间——即搜索与正在进行的案例编号相关时。
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各部门可自行选择允许其他部门搜索的案件类型。例如，A部门可能允许B部门搜索其摄像头以寻找绑架、谋杀或盗窃案件，但禁止B部门搜索与移民相关的违法行为。
伊朗战争
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JD万斯在8月休会前于国会山与参议院共和党人举行了私下会晤。
路易斯安那州的肯尼迪在会后告诉记者，万斯和其他政府高级官员应召开新闻发布会，解释特朗普发动战争的依据。肯尼迪表示，在他看来，美国民众“对于我们为何参战以及当前局势仍感到困惑”。
特朗普对此心知肚明。“他总是能在信息传达上保持严谨，”肯尼迪此前在CBS《面对全国》节目中表示。他建议其他官员负责解释：“伊朗局势如何，我们为何参战，为何仍驻留当地。”
冲突引发的负面舆论正令国会共和党成员陷入尴尬境地，他们在8月休会期间分赴各地竞选，部分人为支持同僚竞选，另一些则支持同僚竞选。7月在参议院共和党会议内部流传的信息指导文件承认，战争导致的高油价是一大问题。该战略文件由《今日美国》获得，敦促共和党参议员表态称他们“对汽油价格深表担忧，并希望确保价格下降”。
特朗普当选部分基于降低通胀的承诺，这使油价飙升及其对整体通胀的影响成为共和党政客关切的问题。
“我们需要的是战略清晰度，关于整体影响。我认为他们必须对大多数人而言，这不是一场受欢迎的战争这一事实保持同情心，”蒂利斯在谈及他对共和党议员的建议时表示，“因此要采取包容态度。”
白宫表示，特朗普既能回应选民的经济关切，又能加强国家安全。
“在总统确保伊朗永远不会拥有核武器以维护我国安全的同时，总统也同样关注无党派民众，并致力于为工薪阶层美国人——从创建特朗普账户到遵守法规和税收——提供支持，”白宫发言人拉布·斯沃尔在致《今日美国》的声明中表示，“对特朗普政府而言，经济繁荣离不开国家安全，国家安全也离不开经济繁荣。”
民主党人承诺在竞选中继续推动此事。“这场选举将成为对这场特朗普正在输掉的战争的公投，”康涅狄格州民主党参议员克里斯·墨菲8月9日在NBC《与狐狸会面》节目中表示。
MAGA 焦虑加剧
大多数共和党议员继续公开批评特朗普对伊朗的处理方式，仅有少数议员投票结束战争。但知名“MAGA”（MAGA）支持者却越来越焦虑，渴望特朗普将重心转回国内议题。
保守派媒体人士、前佛州议员马特·甘特（Matt Gantt）及网络意见领袖索尼娅·约翰逊（Sonya Johnson）均呼吁特朗普结束战争。
“遥遥无期的对外战争向来不得人心。它们总是政治毒瘤，对年轻人尤其如此。”约翰逊在7月30日社交媒体上写道，“战争必须结束。重新聚焦美国——汽油、贫困、房价与移民问题。这才是我们取胜之道。”
《美国法律》杂志在7月两天内概述了共和党面临的政治风险。
“距离中期选举仅剩约300天，特朗普总统必须在选民投票前结束战争，时间已所剩无几。”她表示，“这正令许多共和党人忧心忡忡。‘共和党不能让这场战争成为无休止的干扰’。”
民调显示战争极不受欢迎。仅36%的美国人认可特朗普对战争的处理方式。但根据2016年CMA政治学平均多项民调，甚至在共和党人中，7月23日至27日AP-NORC调查中也仅65%表示支持，低于此前调查的37%。
阿珀斯说：“我们已到达一个地步：唯一仍支持伊朗战争的人，几乎全是那些对唐纳德·特朗普整体执政表现强烈认可的群体。”
然而，即使总统的铁杆支持者也开始对战争带来的成本感到更加焦虑。独立民调机构“公众第一”（Public First）的数据显示，37%自认MAGA选民认为特朗普应仅在战争不增加成本的情况下继续参战，这一比例较5月时的29%有所上升。近五分之一受访者表示，无论成本如何，特朗普都应结束军事行动。
特朗普支持者珍妮丝·莫纳科（Janice Monaco，36岁）在纽约参加活动时表示，美国不应卷入海外冲突，并就伊朗战争发表了看法。她在14日当天等待见总统。
“我们不该参与对外战争。”作为三次投票支持特朗普的选民，莫纳科补充道，她和丈夫“正在为经济苦苦挣扎”。
“对总统的巨大拖累”
特朗普的盟友们对这场冲突的支持正在削弱总统的吸引力，因为他的支持率在白人工薪阶层选民及其他曾助力其胜选的群体中持续下滑。
共和党民调机构Rocksun表示，这场战争已损害特朗普在支持者中的信誉，这些支持者过去可能并未支持共和党，但因其“绝不开战”的主张而愿意为其投下一票，尤其是年轻选民。
“特朗普扩大了共和党的选民联盟，但伊朗战争可能毁掉他们苦心经营的一切，”前特朗普政府反恐官员乔·肯特（因反对战争而辞职）表示。肯特在接受采访时自称是“心甘情愿的特朗普支持者”，并将伊朗称为政治负担。
“从政治角度看，如果他现在不结束战争，这将会吞噬他总统任期的余下时光，”肯特说。他7月曾与媒体名人塔克·卡尔森、前众议员玛乔丽·泰勒·格林及众议员托马斯·韦斯特就战争问题进行讨论。
这场由“MAGA”运动的前支持者们批评特朗普处理冲突方式的会面，引发了关于新政治运动的猜测。肯特告诉《今日美国》，他认为“不情愿的决定可能催生一股政治力量，无论是共和党内部还是第三党”。
尽管特朗普面临“MAGA”运动忠实支持者的反对，但更多鹰派保守人士仍敦促他对伊朗保持压力。
福克斯新闻主持人马克·莱文8月6日在社交媒体上发文称，他正在“敲响警钟”，批评试图达成和平的努力，并表示其受众希望“敌人屈服”。内布拉斯加州第8选区众议员唐·培根告诉《今日美国》：“战争是一股主要力量，必须停止，但伊朗仍将构成威胁。”
特朗普在党内两种对立观点间摇摆不定，时而展现外交姿态，时而试图通过军事打击迫使伊朗屈服。
结果却是一些人认为的反复无常——培根表示这种做法已令民众感到厌倦。“民调显示，民众已对特朗普的朝令夕改感到厌倦，”即将离开国会的培根在短信中表示，“今天说我们即将达成协议，明天又说要比二战更猛烈地轰炸他们。”
特朗普在发动战争时曾将其描述为一场“小规模冲突”，并预计数周内即可结束。然而，战争的收尾却困难重重。在威胁进行大规模升级后，他于6月与伊朗签署了一项初步和平协议，但协议很快破裂，因双方在控制美国的问题上争执不下。美国随后在7月发动了近两周的每日军事打击，暂停攻击后又恢复，再次暂停，再次恢复。
近日，总统似乎满足于保持克制，在谈判继续进行之际通过海军封锁施加经济压力。特朗普在8月14日演讲中表示，他可能会宣布霍尔木兹海峡为“美国领土”。
白宫正耐心等待伊朗与阿曼就开通通过海峡的航运通道进行谈判的结果。美国并非这些谈判的直接参与方，但谈判中包括伊朗提出的要求——特朗普政府结束对其封锁。巴基斯坦8月11日表示，美国与伊朗已接近达成“某种安排”。
一位白宫高级官员指出，德黑兰方面在霍尔木兹海峡的行动尚未出现重大事件，表明局势正朝正确方向发展。但美国随后指责伊朗袭击了三艘与国有石油公司相关的船只。
参议院外交关系委员会主席吉姆·伯奇参议员表示，所有人都希望战争结束——还有多种途径可以让美伊关系更趋稳定。
在1991年，相比于与伊朗打交道，"结束"一词更多地被用于谴责。"管理"或许是一个比"结束"更合适的词。
撰稿：Sarayna Venugopal Ramaswamy
在这张从陆军部获得的照片中，航空母舰"亚伯拉罕·林肯"号于2月8日在阿拉伯海上空飞行，pH值为7.0。
对“林肯”号航母条件的审查升级
美官员否认报道的人员问题
格蕾塔·克罗斯
今日美国
在立法者及两家军事媒体报道“林肯”号航母上出现自杀未遂及士气下滑情况后，美国“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号航母正面临日益严格的审查。
该航母自2025年11月起在海上执行任务，有报道引发了人们对其在中东长期部署期间生活条件和士气的担忧。
海军、美国中央司令部及战争部长皮特·霍格塞斯对舰上存在人员问题的说法进行了反驳，称相关报道“完全被歪曲”。
“我们确保每艘舰艇、每支舰队、每位舰长在任何时刻都能获得我们能提供的一切。有些部署比其他部署更漫长，我对那些水兵的敬意和感 gratitude之情超越任何人。他们在恶劣条件下于茫茫大海中执行任务——通信联络减少——这简直难以置信。”霍格塞斯在8月13日访问巴拿马期间对记者表示。
为何“林肯”号成为新闻焦点？
本周，有关航母条件的质疑加剧，此前《海军时报》和《星条旗报》的报道引发了人们对舰上水兵福祉的担忧，该舰正在进行创纪录的部署。
“我们确保每艘舰艇、每支舰队、每位舰长在任何时刻都能获得我们能提供的一切。有些部署比其他部署更漫长，我对那些水兵的敬意和感 gratitude之情超越任何人。”
战争部长皮特·霍格塞斯
报道援引家属对士气下滑的担忧，立法者则指出补给短缺、管道问题、水污染、发霉的淋浴间、马桶故障及邮件派送中断等问题。
本月早些时候，一名水兵从舰上坠海后，审查进一步升级。美国中央司令部（CENTCOM）在8月13日的一条X平台帖文中证实，一名水兵于8月2日坠海，并“迅速安全获救”。
三名美国官员向CNN透露，该水兵穿有救生衣，在一小时内获救，未受困。该水兵由舰载空中搜救直升机发现，经舰上医疗部门处理后被移下舰接受进一步检查。
CENTCOM否认舰上存在“自杀意念激增”的情况。在8月13日的X平台帖文中，CENTCOM表示“‘林肯’号历史性部署的大量不实报道对我们的官兵及其家人造成了伤害。”
CENTCOM通过邮件向今日美国表示，除X平台帖文外，无更多信息可供补充。
今日美国于8月14日就“林肯”号航母的条件问题联系美国海军寻求置评。
“林肯”号航母是什么？
“林肯”号航母，或称“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号，是一艘尼米兹级航空母舰，编制5,000人。
据美国海军网站介绍，此类航母“可支援并操作飞机对空中、水上和岸上目标发动攻击，以威胁海上自由使用权，并参与支持美军及联军部队的持续作战行动”。
该舰还参与海上安全行动，以阻止对商船的威胁，并提供灾害响应和人道主义援助，海军网站如是称。
“林肯”号当前部署情况如何？
“林肯”号于2025年11月12日从其母港出发执行最新部署。该舰自1月起已在中东执行对伊朗的六年战争支持任务。
据国务院介绍，该舰是唐纳德·特朗普总统“愤怒远征”行动的一部分，该行动始于2月，旨在打击伊朗数千个目标，以摧毁其进攻性导弹基础设施。
据康涅狄格州参议员理查德·布鲁门塔尔在致霍格塞斯及海军的信中称，该舰已部署超过250天。
“林肯”号舰上情况如何？
随着民主党议员向前身为国防部的战争部施压，要求其作出解释，舰上状况引发了越来越多的担忧。
“我们收到了广泛报告，涉及基本物资短缺、水污染、管道问题、心理健康状况恶化、甲板安全隐患以及邮件系统中断，”参议员布鲁门塔尔在8月12日写给参议院武装部队委员会的信中写道。
一天后，加州众议院议员向霍格塞思和代理海军部长洪·高发送了一封类似的信，信中援引了多处淋浴间、马桶故障、燃料浪费、物资短缺以及新鲜农产品匮乏等投诉。
海军方面否认水手们的心理健康状况在部署期间恶化。
“我们未观察到舰上自杀意念或企图的增加，”海军在向CNN发布的一份声明中表示，并补充称已为更多成员提供医疗、宗教及心理健康资源。
接下来会发生什么？
“林肯”号的部署可能即将结束。
一位不愿透露姓名的美国官员向路透社和《华尔街日报》透露，乔治·华盛顿号正驶向该地区，预计将接替“林肯”号，作为计划轮换的一部分。
贡献报道：路透社
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华盛顿 - 肯尼迪中心董事会投票决定将唐纳德·特朗普总统的名字从该机构建筑的标志下方停用，并再次临时关闭大部分表演艺术场地进行翻新，以此终结联邦法官命令的两个关键组成部分。
这些行动发生在一个封闭屋顶的破纪录的一天（3次投票），据直接了解投票情况的消息人士透露，该消息人士还确认了《纽约时报》首次报道的讨论内容。
董事会——大部分成员由特朗普任命——批准了一项决议，在肯尼迪中心正面标志下方添加铭文“由唐纳德·J·特朗普总统修复与翻新”。据《纽约时报》报道，该决议还指示中心为表彰特朗普“将中心从‘灾难边缘’拯救出来”而授予荣誉，并暗示另一种可能性：将中心场地更名为“唐纳德·J·特朗普总统广场”。
董事会还投票决定部分关闭肯尼迪中心进行翻新，特朗普曾表示该项目将耗时两年。计划要求关闭肯尼迪中心的大楼，同时保留一个角落——规模显著缩小的剧院翼楼“REACH！”。
计划在中心标志上添加特朗普名字的做法，是试图规避今年5月联邦法官下达的命令，即移除总统名字的法令。美国地区法官克里斯托弗·库珀在同一命令中还阻止了董事会3月投票决定关闭中心两年进行翻新的决定，理由是该行动缺乏1964年《肯尼迪中心法》的严肃考量。
肯尼迪中心在6月15日遵守法官指令移除了建筑标志上的特朗普名字，但直到法定期限过后数小时才完成。中心内支持特朗普的员工留下了一道挡板，阻止公众看到标志。钥匙仍挂在正面上方。
在阻止董事会此前关闭肯尼迪中心进行翻新的尝试时，库珀表示该决定是在马特·菲奥娜（肯尼迪中心执行董事）的提议下做出的，而董事会未能充分审议此事。
肯尼迪中心的法律顾问辩称，法官并未反对临时关闭中心的概念，而是认为董事会的投票“不恰当”，且任何后续投票都必须考虑更多信息。
心灵营地
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一年中大部分时间，营员们的日程都围绕着医生预约、手术和医疗防护展开。有些孩子就读于特殊学校，或依赖全天陪护。还有些孩子因免疫系统脆弱，普通儿童活动对他们而言危险重重，已在隔离中度过数月。
但在营地里，“不”字几乎与沙漏无关——营员们乘坐索道飞驰而下。坐轮椅的孩子每周都能参与其中，家长们从常年谨慎中解脱，这样的体验曾被视为不可能。
每年夏天，约450名营员会参加心灵营地四期中的一期。营地为患有慢性病的儿童和癌症患儿分别设立项目，前者年龄覆盖7至17岁，后者为8至15岁。营地为期两周的项目，包括24小时医疗护理，每名儿童需支付约$55,000，但家庭可通过“生命热线”这一犹太非营利组织提供的资金免费参与。该组织专门帮助受医疗危机影响的家庭。
心灵营地创立于1987年，最初服务于患重病的犹太儿童，但现已向所有背景的儿童开放。营地常接待来自基督教或非宗教家庭的营员。
“即使我们祈祷营地停业，”“生命热线”创始人兼首席执行官蕾切尔·辛查·斯科勒如是说。这在他看来，意味着再无生病的孩子需要服务。
但随着营员来自澳大利亚和英国，且每年夏天都有候补名单，需求依然旺盛。
盼望“有个能去的营地”
2007年2月，玛雅·波普利格还是个7岁的孩子，她对妈妈萨拉和朋友们说起了想去露营的事。
“我想有个营地能去就好了。”波普利说。
“玛雅……首先，我连付得起都不确定，更何况，我根本看不到有什么可能。”萨拉答道。
传统的夏令营并不适合像波普利这样的孩子。
她在8个月大时被诊断出患有低剂量药物综合征，一种罕见的遗传性疾病，这种病逐渐夺走了她的名字，抑制了她的生长，并引发关节和肌肉疼痛。她的选择性运动障碍、焦虑和嗜睡症让她说不出话，难以与其他孩子互动。
但萨拉记得，有个朋友把女儿送到了坎普·西姆查，于是她想知道波普利是否也能去。
营地工作人员告诉她，营地的体验中融入了医疗需求。每栋建筑都配有轮椅坡道和按钮。零食和洗手间，每个都以不同主题绘制，配有无障碍设施和淋浴间。
波普利会有一名指定的辅导员——每个孩子都有一名，需要持续照护的孩子则有三名，包括一名 overnight 辅导员。
那年夏天，波普利第一次尝试了绳索课程，通过适配吊带，她结交了新朋友，并发现自己比想象中更坚强。
回家后，她的自信发生了变化：多年来，她第一次想邀请同学来庆祝生日。
“当然，她仍然有挣扎，别误会，但自从开始去营地后，情况不一样了。”波普利说。
七个夏天过去了，这个营地空间变得更加重要，因为波普利的病情急剧恶化，导致她双目几近失明。她使用探测治疗，偶尔借助轮椅来缓解肌肉疼痛。
“身体残障的很大一部分是心理层面的。”现年16岁的波普利说，并补充道，人们不理解失明是一个光谱。“人们无法理解每一次艰难的移动有多难，无法理解要终身与这种残障共存有多难。”
但在这里，不需要解释。波普利在6月30日至7月15日期间的营期中，约四分之一营员患有癫痫或使用呼吸机。其他人则是失明或截瘫，像她一样使用轮椅、助行器或拐杖。多年来，营地已照护过超过60种诊断的儿童。
“没人会评判你。”波普利说，“这里有一种相互理解，每个人都有自己的问题。”
营地如何充当医院
早餐时，营员们排队领取鸡蛋、麦片、酸奶和煎饼。各部门的护士坐在一张桌前分发早间药物，最后用巧克力糖浆、苹果汁和更厚的书本收尾。
“今晚表现很好的营员是谁？”一位辅导员向人群喊道。
乍一看，这只是一顿普通的早餐。但每个营员都反映着不同的医疗需求。
有些营员遵循生酮饮食。其他人则需要无麸质或无乳制品餐食，或无果糖食物。营养师阿迪娜·亚霍娃（Adina Yachova）表示，用餐时间会为患有代谢紊乱（如糖原贮积病）的儿童精心规划，因为错过用餐时间35分钟可能危及生命。
这种对细节的个性化关注贯穿营地的方方面面。
在30岁的纳瓦尔·施特恩（Naval Shtern）今年夏天打点行囊前往营地的数日前，她的医生调整了她皮下输液的频率，以控制由特定抗体缺陷引起的炎症和疼痛。
“没有其他营地会主动承担照顾我的病情的责任，”施特恩解释道，“这里的人会立即调整我的治疗方案，从每天两次输液改为四次。‘没问题，’他们会说。”
“我们的目标是提供持续的医疗服务，而不是中断。”里奇曼（Reichmann）说。营员们会在12月提交详细的医疗申请，但在开营日前，治疗方案可能会变动十几次。
营地的医疗团队包括12名护士、3名医生、2名护理员，以及一名呼吸治疗师和一名理疗师。营地墙上摆满了琥珀色药瓶——一名药剂师每天要准备1,200剂药物，比纽约市一些儿童医院还多。
在营地的癌症项目期间，儿科社会工作者会为营员们进行化疗。
原本应是医院墙壁的地方，如今被粉刷成充满童趣的房间。工作人员可能刚把一间病房改造成一个男孩每周静脉输液时能放松的房间，另一间则变成派对房，配有迪斯科球和音箱。
“突然间，治疗不再是折磨，而是一次全新的体验。”里奇曼说。
营地配备了应急监测系统、药物调配室，以及用于转运至医院的救护车和直升机。
“如果出现问题，时间窗口非常有限，”里奇曼说，“我们在这里能提供医院在紧急情况下所做的一切。”
到了下午，孩子们在营地各处活动，参加完手舞足蹈的派对后。有些营员穿上适配性背带，被吊到攀岩墙上。其他人则借助斜坡和水下轮椅轻松进入泳池。附近，陶轮飞转，营员们在录音棚里录制音乐。
一个夏季刚结束，下一个夏季的筹备工作便开始了：10x10复核医疗需求、为营员匹配辅导员，并在开营前完成大量准备工作，以确保营员到来时一切尽在掌握。
在波普利格一家从蒙特利尔驱车赶往营地的第一个夏天结束时，护士们已在入口处等候，收取并冷藏波普利格的药物，直到她卸下行李。
“我这辈子从未感到如此自在，”波普利格说，“这是我一个月来第一次能真正呼吸。”
对父母而言，这两周是他们暂时摆脱全职照护者角色的机会。
“这里的决策过程是大多数父母无法理解的，除非你有一个患有慢性病的孩子，”诺瓦克的母亲萨米·施特恩（Sami Shtern）说，“我有整整两周时间，不用再绞尽脑汁思考这些问题。”
营会结束后会怎样
在今年营会开始前的几周，波普利格的医生告诉她，她右眼的视力已下降至仅能感知光线。她甚至无法辨认出远处同伴的轮廓。
这对任何人来说都是难以接受的现实。而随着夏季结束，波普利格还将面临另一个损失——她即将因年龄超出而无法继续参加“欢乐营”。
根据营会的一位拉比梅·沙克特的说法，随着营员年龄增长，话题也会更多地围绕着如何面对这些疾病的现实展开。
在晚间讨论中，营员们会提出一些他们在其他地方无法问出口的问题。比如：“当我去学校时，孩子们取笑我的病情，我该怎么办？”“如果我已经尝试了所有医疗手段，我信仰的上帝为何还要让我承受如此多的痛苦？”“我该在什么时候说‘我已经做得够多了’？”
沙克特很少能给出完美答案，而且营员们的问题不会随着年龄增长而消失。但营会提供的社群支持远超出营地本身。
斯特恩曾有过强烈的恐针症，以至于她不得不求助于催眠疗法。在营会护士的帮助下，她回家后能够更独立地进行治疗。另一位营员则将她的家人介绍给克利夫兰诊所的疼痛门诊，这改变了他们的生活。
今年8月的第一周，波普利格前往洛杉矶探望两位营会好友，其中一人患有运动神经元疾病，另一人患有敏感性肌病。斯特恩则因各种侏儒症症状而惊讶于去年在克利夫兰的经历。
这是一个没有家庭希望加入，却又庆幸找到的社群。
今年营会的某个夜晚，营员和辅导员们高唱诺什·卡哈尼的《Mosh Kowno》歌词，此时波普利格正走进医务室，准备当晚注射作为治疗计划的一部分。
这是她通常最害怕的时刻，但当她被朋友们围在医务室门口，仰望满天繁星时，这一切又成了归属感的一部分。
“你在其他任何地方都无法得到这种感受。”波普利格说。
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司法部被警告：爱泼斯坦文件公开需谨慎
法官可能对不合规行为进行处罚
艾查·巴格奇 《今日美国》
华盛顿 — 8月13日，主审一起关于解封爱泼斯坦文件诉讼案的联邦法官警告美国司法部律师，若其不遵守其命令，他可能对其处以罚款并留下职业污点。
“我对此完全不感兴趣，但我会这样做，以确保正义得到公正执行，”法官埃米特·G·沙利文表示。沙利文在一场听证会末尾发表上述言论，该听证会讨论司法部是否遵守了其命令以及一项透明度法律——该法律要求司法部解封已定罪性侵犯者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的文件。
“那不是威胁。那是承诺，”沙利文补充道。
沙利文当时正在讨论可能对司法部律师处以藐视法庭（民事藐视）——这一措施可能意味着判处监禁或罚款以强制其遵守法庭命令。他指出，藐视裁定可能会在律师日后的职业生涯中留下记录，例如在谋求新职位（如司法职位）时。
此次警告是司法部在处理爱泼斯坦文件问题上遭遇的最新挫折。自今年1月司法部解封数百万页（其中大量内容被大面积涂黑）的文件以来，爱泼斯坦的多个账户方指控司法部在掩盖爱泼斯坦同伙的潜在犯罪行为——司法部对此强烈否认。
“我们目前没有麻烦，”沙利文明确表示。但他同时指出，若不告知律师他曾在2000年代主审阿拉斯加共和党参议员特德·史蒂文斯刑事审判时，因律师最初未提供其命令的文件而对其处以藐视裁定，他将失职。
“我一点也不期待再次这样做，无论如何想象，”沙利文说。
“我对此完全不感兴趣，但我会这样做，以确保正义得到公正执行。”
埃米特·G·沙利文 关于藐视裁定的可能性
司法部未立即回应置评请求。
此次严厉警告发生在沙利文召开的一场听证会末尾，该听证会系由律师兼独立记者凯蒂·范（曾主持MSNBC节目）提起的诉讼引发。范在诉讼中主张，司法部未遵守《爱泼斯坦文件透明法》，该法要求司法部在有限例外情况下解封未分类的爱泼斯坦相关司法部文件。
沙利文在8月8日一份法庭命令中写道，司法部未遵守其此前命令，未向其提供文件以核实司法部是否恰当涂黑了某些爱泼斯坦文件。随后，沙利文召开了8月13日的听证会。司法部表示，涂黑是为隐藏潜在受害者身份。
在8月13日听证会开始时，司法部律师安德鲁·布洛克表示，司法部已尝试遵守此前命令，但他同时带来了一本新材料的活页夹提交给沙利文。
沙利文还质询布洛克为何司法部未向其提供与爱泼斯坦相关的潜在证人访谈的FBI笔记。司法部表示，未提供笔记是因为其“与已提供的打字报告实质相似”，且提供手写笔记可能会无意中泄露受害者信息。
然而，沙利文在8月13日听证会上表示，这样的解释不足以服人。他说，他需要这些笔记以确认司法部所言属实。
沙利文表示，他将对司法部在听证会上提交的活页夹进行更详细审查，并要求范的团队起草一份可能签署的命令，以促使司法部向其提供FBI对潜在证人访谈的笔记。
“我唯一想做的就是确保遵守《爱泼斯坦法》，”沙利文在听证会上说。
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胆固醇数值解读：年龄等因素起关键作用
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多年来，当你去看医生时，可能会注意到血液检查中的某些数值逐渐上升。
胆固醇是人体每个细胞中都存在的一种重要物质，对细胞构建和关键激素合成至关重要。但过量的胆固醇会导致健康问题，包括心脏病发作和中风。随着年龄增长，人体清除血液中胆固醇的效率会降低。当你年纪渐长开始关注胆固醇水平时，可能早已超出安全范围。
“胆固醇是一种隐匿的风险因素，你无法感受到它在动脉中积聚。”注册营养师丽莎·杨表示。她著有《终获饱足，终获苗条》一书，并任纽约大学营养学兼职教授。她补充说，定期血液检查是唯一确定自身状况的方式，“越早关注胆固醇，长期心脏健康状况会越好。”
胆固醇水平会随年龄增长而上升吗？
胆固醇，尤其是被称为“坏胆固醇”的低密度脂蛋白（LDL），会随时间在动脉壁内积聚。这种积聚（称为斑块）会使动脉变窄和硬化，引发健康问题。
“随着年龄增长，胆固醇水平通常会上升，尤其是在中年阶段。”杨说。男性的LDL水平通常会在60岁左右达到峰值，之后逐渐下降；女性的胆固醇水平在绝经前（约50至55岁）通常低于男性，但绝经后常会上升并可能超过男性水平。
这些变化受多种因素驱动。随着年龄增长，肝脏处理和清除胆固醇的能力减弱，人体用于合成胆固醇的酶活性增强。激素变化（包括绝经期雌激素水平下降）和腹部脂肪增加倾向（可促进炎症并增加‘有害胆固醇颗粒’的产生）也起到推动作用。
什么是正常的胆固醇水平？
胆固醇通过名为“脂质组合”的血液检查测量。需要关注的主要胆固醇和血脂指标包括LDL、HDL和甘油三酯。“总胆固醇”则测量血液中LDL、HDL和极低密度脂蛋白（VLDL）的总量。
据杨介绍，健康成年人的最佳LDL胆固醇水平应低于100毫克 / 分升，100至120毫克 / 分升为“接近最佳”。160毫克 / 分升或以上则属高水平。对于HDL（“好胆固醇”），男性40毫克 / 分升或以上为健康，女性50毫克 / 分升或以上为健康。正常甘油三酯水平应低于150毫克 / 分升，200毫克 / 分升或以上则为高水平。理想的总胆固醇应低于200毫克 / 分升，240毫克 / 分升或以上则被视为高水平。
杨表示，无论年龄或其他风险因素如何，LDL胆固醇水平达到190毫克 / 分升或以上即被视为严重升高，需立即考虑用药。
若总胆固醇超过290毫克 / 分升，建议与医生讨论进行基因筛查，尤其是有早发性心脏病家族史的情况。
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汤普森的家人在一份声明中表示，认罪“在为布赖恩和我们家庭伸张正义方面迈出了重要一步”。
“虽然失去他带来的痛苦无法弥补，但我们感激联邦司法系统让这一恶行的责任人承担责任，”声明称。“现在我们期待法庭确保量刑反映此罪行的严重性。”
曼焦内还在宾夕法尼亚州面临指控，他于五天大搜捕后在该州阿尔图纳的一家麦当劳被捕。
联邦检察官最初以“使用枪支谋杀”指控曼焦内，并寻求判处死刑。但今年，当她驳回曼焦内面临的最严重指控时，放弃了死刑。其联邦法庭审判原定于1月开始。
汤普森遇害引发了一场警方大搜捕，数日后当局在宾夕法尼亚州阿尔图纳的一家麦当劳将曼焦内逮捕。
检察官表示，法医证据将曼焦内与枪击现场联系起来，包括调查人员提取的DNA和弹道数据。当局还在宾夕法尼亚州曼焦内背包中发现了证据，包括一把手枪及当局称指向作案动机的书面材料。
纽约最高法院代理法官格雷戈里·凯恩斯（Gregory Cairns）裁定，曼焦内背包中的某些物品——包括一本已上膛的弹匣、一部手机和一个钱包——因宾夕法尼亚州警官在无搜查令情况下进行了搜查，因此被排除在州审判之外。而在之后对背包的搜查中发现的其他关键证据，包括一把手枪和一个红色笔记本，则被裁定为可采纳证据。
曼焦内的法庭听证会吸引了支持者，他们对医疗系统表达了强烈不满，并将这位弗赖联盟的毕业生视为某种民间英雄。其他人则捐款帮助支付曼焦内的法律辩护费用。还有人给他写了情书。
对汤普森——一位丈夫和两个孩子的父亲——的杀害，促使多家公司评估其安全措施，取消线下活动，并从其网站上删除高管的传记和照片。
在8月14日的听证会后接受记者采访时，纽约市警察局长杰西卡·蒂施表示，她仍然心系汤普森的家人。她还针对曼焦内的支持者发表了看法。
“至于那些崇拜路易吉·曼焦内的人，我要说：暴力不是事业，谋杀不是信息，杀人犯当然也不是英雄。”
克里斯托弗·坎恩为今日美国报道，安塞尔比斯特·马丁内斯为今日美国网络-纽约报道。
贡献：杰西卡·桑图奇、N’iles·富塞克-布拉格和西奥·阮，路透社
警方：弗吉尼亚州立大学枪击案嫌疑人被拘留，藏身校园内
《彼得斯堡前进报》美国今日网
弗吉尼亚州当局已拘留一名枪击案嫌疑人，该案导致五人受伤，其中一人伤势严重，案发地点为弗吉尼亚州立大学（VSU）校区。
在8月15日（周六）晚间的一份声明中，切斯特菲尔德县警方表示，现年39岁的弗吉尼亚州亨里科县男子坎农·哈里斯（Cannon Harris）被发现在藏身于VSU塞瓦德楼（Seward Hall）的一间壁橱内。该宿舍楼距离当天枪击案现场仅数步之遥。
哈里斯于下午4时左右被发现，距离枪击案发生已过去约18小时，目前被关押在切斯特菲尔德县监狱且未被允许保释，据《彼得斯堡前进报》（隶属美国今日网）报道。
当局表示，哈里斯并非VSU在校学生。
警方称已对哈里斯提起八项指控，其中四项为恶意伤害罪，另外四项为在重罪犯罪中使用枪支罪。
随着调查的深入，可能还会增加更多指控。
8月15日凌晨1时30分前，
切斯特菲尔德警方接到报警赶到位于布瓦索街3000街区的quad annexes。五名受害者中，四名为男性，一名为女性，均遭到枪击。
据警方称，唯一一名VSU在校生受害者为一名20岁未透露姓名的男性，其伤势并不危及生命，已从医院出院。
警方表示，一名20岁男性伤势严重。其余三名受害者分别为一名23岁男性、一名17岁男性和一名19岁女性，他们的伤势也不危及生命。
警方未透露受害者身份，
且尚不清楚其他三名受害者是否住院。
警方未透露枪击案的可能动机，也未报告嫌疑人与四名非学生受害者为何出现在附属楼内。
VSU警方、联邦烟酒枪械爆炸物管理局（ATF）及汉诺威县警长办公室协助切斯特菲尔德当局展开调查，多个联邦和州级机构也参与其中。
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电影票价格飙升
比尔·坎普斯 / 今日美国网络：
《避风港》很糟糕。我对《蜘蛛侠：全新一天》感到兴奋。
我上次去电影院看电影还是在今年6月——我看了《玩具总动员5》，因为我侄子们想去，我也想看。但当我在电影院看电影时，我通常独自前往，因为这样更便宜。电影票价越来越高。
虽然我没有使用Letterbond或其他社交电影平台，但我对2020年的电影有自己的看法。我认为《痴迷》是最好的电影，《避风港》是最差的。我对《蜘蛛侠：全新一天》感到兴奋，因为我是漫威的超级粉丝。
——迈克尔·卡斯特里安，俄亥俄州
老实说我喜欢所有电影。 《流浪救星》改变了我的人生
我上次去电影院是6月30日看《超人》，部分原因是去电影院能让我走出家门。
当我去电影院时，无论是独自一人、与伴侣还是朋友一起，我都乐意。除了对电影的兴趣和观影时间外，其他因素都不会影响我的决定。
我会在周二和周三去AMC电影院，因为那时票价半价，而且我办了会员卡，因为我总是在网上买票，不想再付手续费。我也会尽量看日场。我不太看深夜场，因为价格原因。但价格不会阻止我去看电影。无论价格如何，我都会去。
我使用Letterbond。我喜欢看人们的评价，但同时我也会保持怀疑。老实说我喜欢所有电影。《羊羔侦探》真的很棒，《流浪救星》改变了我的人生，《痴迷》让我疯狂，《痴迷》的戏剧让我紧张得坐立不安。
《真相揭秘日》和《超人》不错，但并不惊艳。
我超级期待看《奥德赛》和《蜘蛛侠：全新一天》！我从小就是蜘蛛侠的粉丝，也享受《奥德赛》的热度。
——艾拉·舒尔，北卡罗来纳州
记不得上次去电影院是什么时候
我记不得上次在电影院看电影是什么时候了，尽管我知道我和妻子一起去过。
去电影院实在太贵了。在家看电影舒服多了，而且零食也更好。
电影票价根本无法与在家看电影的价格竞争。现在你需要一张白金卡才能负担得起。
——罗恩·麦克埃尔汉尼，乔治亚州
我喜欢在电影院看电影
我最近一次去电影院是看《痴迷》。我和朋友一起去的。
我几乎总是和他人一起看电影，通常是朋友或家人。我更喜欢在电影院看那种“大场面”的电影，因为大屏幕更有感觉。
我确实觉得票价很高。我会选择周二去，因为那时票价通常有折扣。但价格不会阻止我看想看的电影。
我不使用Letterbond。我之前没听说过，也不感兴趣这类平台。
我没有对今年最好的电影的看法。但我非常期待看《奥德赛》，特别是因为它的IMAX格式，而且没有使用任何电脑生成的图像。
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大学成本增速超通胀
平均支出增长10%
丹尼尔·德·维诺 今日美国
根据一项针对学生及家长的调查报告，大学支出增速已超过通胀。
《今日美国》引用《2026年美国大学付费方式》报告显示，2025-26学年，典型学生家庭的大学支出为$34,019。
这较上一年同期平均家庭大学支出$10,837增长了10%。
该报告由高等教育公司faille与市场研究公司Ipsos联合发布，基于对1,000名本科生及1,000名家长今年春季的调查。研究结果进一步丰富了关于大学可负担性的混乱且有时矛盾的数据档案。
根据大学理事会数据，2025-26学年，私立非营利性大学的平均学费和杂费上涨4%，达到$45,000；州内公立四年制大学的平均成本上涨2.9%，达到$11,950。
成本仍在持续上涨。据《普林斯顿评论》数据，2026年秋季，将有15所大学的公布学费、杂费及生活费总额超过$100,000。
“我们现在看到大学跨越100,000美元门槛，这充分表明大学成本上涨之剧烈。”《普林斯顿评论》主编罗布·弗伦奇表示，“学生和家庭正感受到压力。”
但大多数学生并不需要支付标价。在助学金、折扣及其他援助后，实际大学成本要低得多。大学理事会报告显示，在通胀调整后，过去20年间大学成本相对持平。
大学是否物有所值？
新报告发现，2024年家庭为大学支付更多，但大多认为物有所值。
约半数家庭表示实际支付金额低于标价。超过70%的家庭认为学生的教育及整体体验“定价合理，甚至划算”。
另见《大学》第2B版
家庭为应对日常成本上涨苦苦挣扎
“这种生活方式毫无乐趣可言”
贝蒂·林-费舍尔 今日美国
亚历山德拉·汤普森和丈夫均为全职工作者，但食品杂货及汽油等日常必需品价格飙升，令他们不得不透支信用卡，只能用现金购买每周能负担的必需品。•“我们几乎每周都能感受到，就连不买额外东西，食品杂货也越来越贵，”来自田纳西州联合城、31岁的汤普森在谈及为自己和9岁儿子购买的食品时说，“我们每周只能买必需品。”《今日美国》获得电商营销平台Omnisend一项新研究的独家首次披露权。该研究显示，类似挣扎在美国普遍存在。
在6月针对1,075名消费者的调查中，30%的受访者表示，在过去三个月内曾用信用卡支付必需品（如食品杂货、汽油、水电费或医疗账单），尽管他们可能无法还清账单。
插图：贝蒂·兰格尔与阿贝尔·蒙特内格罗 / 今日美国网络
求职者如何保持心理强韧
Zulshha Nathoo 《今日美国》
对许多求职者而言，重写简历或打磨领英档案并非难事。真正痛苦的是陷入申请、等待、猜疑的循环中。长时间的沉默、被 ghost、甚至完全石沉大海，都会让挫败感雪上加霜。
作为亚特兰大一名拥有15年以上经验的变革管理顾问，且持有博士学位的克里斯托弗·里迪克从未想过，找一份全职工作会变成一场全天候的情绪煎熬。他于2025年1月被裁员，自此便开始寻觅新岗位。里迪克一边在求职，一边兼职任教，他坦言这段经历能让再自信的人也开始怀疑自己。
“明明简历和资质都应是板上钉钉的事，却屡屡石沉大海，”里迪克说，“你开始怀疑自己，开始思考：我真的有想象中那么优秀吗？”
他表示，最让人沮丧的时刻之一，是经历多轮面试后却在最后一刻被拒，或更糟——简历根本没被任何人看到。
“我有一次申请一个岗位，简历提交不到一分钟后就收到了拒信，”他说，“不幸的是，根本没人看到这份申请。”
尽管美国7月失业率为4.1%，但有人指出，这一低数字并不意味着人们找到了新工作，而是更多人已放弃寻觅。美国劳工统计局同期数据显示，有590万人想工作却未就业，但因在调查前四周未积极求职，未被计入失业人口。
斯坦福大学经济政策研究所将这种异常的劳动力市场形容为“低招聘、低解雇”——对在职者而言形势强劲，对求职者则举步维艰。
“去除评判层”
美国加州洛杉矶执业心理学家、We Rise Psychology创始人妮可·莫什费格表示，持续的不确定性会侵蚀一个人的自信心。“如果你失业后积极求职，可能要花上数月时间搜索、申请，这真的会严重影响你的自我认知和
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超100万梯子被召回
因坠落风险，多家店铺下架
Ruben Martin 《今日美国》
路易斯维尔梯业公司（Louisville Ladder Inc.）因梯子可能坠落或致人受伤，召回在家得宝、劳氏等家居建材店销售的阁楼楼梯，肯塔基州当局于8月6日发布禁令。
该公司在8月6日的召回公告中表示，共召回1,770,000把以路易斯维尔（Louisville）、费瑟比（Featherby）、莱特（Lite）和世纪（Century）品牌销售的阁楼楼梯。这些铝制或木制楼梯配有气压杆，可折叠收纳于阁楼，但螺栓可能断裂，导致使用者受伤或坠亡。召回信息已发布至美国消费品安全委员会网站。
这些阁楼楼梯均在墨西哥制造，于2021年11月至2026年7月间以80%至86%的折扣价销售。
召回详情如下：
被召回的梯子具体是哪些？
路易斯维尔梯业（Louisville Ladder）强调，唯一被召回的产品是带有横档的梯子。这些梯子以多种规格包装销售，以适配不同尺寸的阁楼门洞，既用于家庭，也用于其他场所。
- 宽度 — 22.5英寸、25.5英寸和30英寸
- 长度 — 54英寸和60英寸
- 适用天花板高度范围：7英尺至8英尺、12英尺
该公司召回了以Century、Featherby、Lite和Louisville品牌销售的梯子。
顾客可在阁楼门内侧找到品牌名称和型号编号，并在www.atticstairwayrecall.super-trepairs.com / product上查看完整的召回梯子清单。
被召回的梯子在哪些地方销售？
该公司表示，这些梯子在家得宝（Home Depot）、劳氏（Lowe's）、De It Best、Orgil、亚马逊（Amazon）及其他全国零售商处销售。
被召回梯子是否有伤害报告？
- 据公告称，
已收到16起皮带断裂报告，其中包括有人颈部、头部和背部受伤的报告。
如果您有被召回的梯子该怎么办？
该公司表示，顾客应立即停止使用这些梯子。顾客必须访问www.atticstairwayrecall.supertrepairs.com，获取免费维修套件，其中包含两条5英寸升降皮带、工人和锁紧螺母及安装说明。
顾客需要梯子的型号编号，该编号位于阁楼门内侧。
如有疑问，可在周一至周五上午8点至下午5点（美国东部时间）拨打召回热线888-678-7822。召回编号为26-665。
大学
报告称。
“绝大多数家庭仍然认为大学是一项有价值的投资，”美国学生贷款公司（Sallie Mae）企业传播副总裁里克·卡斯特拉诺（Rick Castellano）表示。
许多学生梦想进入最顶尖的大学，不惜一切代价。但最终，大多数家庭在选择时会优先考虑价格和距离，而非学校声望。
“在申请过程中，有相当多的家庭会因成本问题排除某些学校，”卡斯特拉诺说。
家庭选择学校的前10大原因
以下是学生和家长选择就读学校的前10大原因（受访者可多选）。
- 负担得起，40%
- 离家近，39%
- 进入学校，39%
- 特定专业或学位，38%
- 奖学金和其他援助，36%
- 校园环境，33%
- 朋友在同一所大学，22%
- 社交生活，20%
- 在线或混合课程，16%
- 声望，13%
学生与家长支持对学生贷款设限
近半数受访家庭报告称借钱来支付大学费用。
全国范围内的学生债务一直在上升，高校和政策制定者一直在寻找遏制这一增长的方法。
在通胀调整后，联邦学生债务在2007年至2020年间增长了一倍多，从0.8万亿增至0.9万亿。债务在2020年至2025年间有所上升，从0.9万亿增至1.7万亿（按通胀调整后的美元计算），大学理事会报告显示。
未偿贷款的平均余额从2007年的28,500美元增至2020年的45,000美元（按通胀调整后计算），后在2025年减少至19,000美元。
“近年来学生贷款债务有所缓解，因为本科生借款减少了（按通胀调整后计算）。”大学理事会政策研究执行主任珍妮弗·希尔表示。学生借款减少是因为联邦本科生贷款长期存在上限，这些限制在多年内降低了借款损失。大学随之削减了优质项目并
特朗普政府支持其所称的“过度”研究生项目学生借款。政策目标是迫使高校降低学费，尽管批评者认为这些上限可能将借款者推向私人贷款市场。
在2004年和2006年的报告中，三分之二的家庭表示支持对联邦学生借款设限。超过半数认为无限制的学生贷款助长了不断上涨的大学成本。
在《普林斯顿评论》2026年《大学希望与担忧调查》中，学生表示家长将“一声尖叫”列为申请大学时的主要压力来源。他们表示最大的担忧是背负债务支付教育费用，35%的受访者提及此项。
“当我们首次提出这个问题时，23年前仅5%的人将债务列为最大担忧。”弗兰克表示，“从6%升至30%的增长告诉我们，可负担性已成为大学话题的核心。”
最坏情况的恶化加剧焦虑
这种最坏情况思维模式，Maslach 表示，即使恐惧未成真，也会加剧压力。压力还会以某种方式扰乱睡眠，使得次日更难应对。
在一封邮件中，加州大学伯克利分校心理学荣休教授 Christian Maslach 写道，长期的求职可能会引发“压力反应”——“这是所有生物对威胀或挑战的正常反应”。著有《倦怠挑战》一书的 Maslach 强调，求职带来的疲惫与实际工作场所的倦怠有所不同，但长期的不安仍可能引发显著压力。设定求职边界（如评估特定时间窗口、专注于可控目标）以及建立人脉或保持身体健康，都能大有帮助。
Riddick 表示，他花了数月才意识到整日求职并不可持续。在经历了一段他形容为“痛苦”的时期后——源于失去正常工作节奏——Riddick 表示，他注意到这种影响波及了他所爱的人，包括妻子和三个孩子。于是他重新审视了自己的目标，寻找积极的一面。他说，远离典型的早3点到5点工作模式，能让个人将更多精力投入家庭、推进个人项目、培养新爱好或开始培训课程以提升技能。
“当我转变思路，开始思考如何继续服务他人、提供帮助并激励他人时，这也让我感到更加充满希望，” Riddick 说，“我的职业生涯只是塑造我自我的一部分。”
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越来越多人为购买食品杂货而借钱。消费者还表示，高物价改变了他们对曾经喜爱的品牌的看法，且大多数受访者认为品牌正以通胀为借口抬高价格至不必要的水平。
近半数受访者将食品成本上涨归咎于政客。
越来越多人为购买食品杂货而借钱
飙升的食品价格影响了消费者的购物决策——以及如何支付。在6月针对1,075名消费者的调查中，36%的受访者表示他们使用信用卡支付必需品（如食品杂货、汽油、水电费及其他产品），且在数月内明知可能无法还清账单。美国今日报（USA TODAY）获独家首次查看由 Omniward 进行的这项研究。另有25%的人表示向朋友或家人借钱，16%使用“先买后付”产品，17%表示不得不动用原本为其他用途储蓄的存款。
人们曾经寻求用于紧急情况的经济安全网，如今正逐渐成为月度常规开支的一部分。当家庭使用信用卡或动用储蓄来支付必需品，同时感到“钱越来越不值钱”时，对自身财务状况及抬高价格的企业的信心自然会下降，” Omniward 商业专家 Marty Bauer 在新闻稿中表示。
许多家庭感到钱包日益拮据，但食品杂货等必需品仍需购买，Bauer 在发给美国今日报的邮件中表示。
“加上不断上涨的燃油成本和意外支出（如医疗账单和汽车维修），家庭不得不在累积债务与放弃必需品之间做出选择，”他说。
另一项研究报告显示消费者难以支付食品杂货费用
另一项最新研究也凸显，越来越多的人开始依赖信用卡或动用储蓄来支付食品杂货费用，埃默里大学营销学副教授萨拉尼·菲纳塔·沃斯塔尼表示。
根据华盛顿特区智库城市研究所发布的《2025年网络生存与基本需求调查》（该调查于7月发布），近1.6至3名成年人使用储蓄支付食品杂货费用，近1 / 2.0的成年人则通过发薪日贷款现金购买食品杂货。该智库是一家位于华盛顿特区的认知型智库，调查样本包含1,000名参与政策研究的受访者。就信用卡使用情况而言，18至64岁的成年人中，近30%表示用信用卡支付并全额还款，16.6%未全额还款（仅支付最低还款额），8.7%则未能始终支付最低还款额。
这意味着超过16.4名工作年龄段的成年人使用信用卡为家人购买食物，并面临还款困难。该智库在研究简报中如是称。
萨拉尼·菲纳塔·沃斯塔尼表示，令她尤其担忧的是，未能按时支付最低还款额的受访者比例从2025年调查时的73%上升至8.7%。“在我看来，这释放出潜在问题的信号，”菲纳塔·沃斯塔尼在接受《今日美国》采访时表示，如果消费者谁有资格使用信用卡都在挣扎，“那么很可能有收入更低的群体正面临更严峻的困境，而这正是我希望越来越多的人关注的问题。”
但似乎各收入水平的人都在挣扎。在奥姆尼沃德调查中，信用卡使用率最高的群体之一是最高收入阶层。年收入超过85万美元的消费者中，近35%表示用信用卡支付基本必需品；年收入7.5万至9.99万美元的群体中，这一比例约为48%。
难以维持生计
汤普森和丈夫的年收入约为7万美元，她说，这让他们几乎无法获得政府援助以维持生计。
汤普森表示，她的家庭每月几乎入不敷出，尽管他们已取消所有其他可削减的开支来应对食品价格上涨。
“这种生活方式毫无乐趣可言。我无法攒下任何钱改善生活现状，”她在接受《今日美国》采访时说。汤普森表示，幸运的是她的学生贷款已还清，并且她拥有自己的汽车，否则家庭状况会更加糟糕。“这全都归功于家中两位亲人的离世，”她说，这让她得以用继承的遗产偿还学生债务并获得一辆继承的汽车。菲纳塔·沃斯塔尼表示，食品价格上涨的累积成本不仅体现在单项商品价格上涨，而是整个购物车的价格都在上涨。
“正是这种价格阈值让人们开始注意并感受到压力，”她说，“不仅仅是单件商品的价格上涨，这种涨势已蔓延至你的整个购物车。”
菲纳塔·沃斯塔尼表示，她在自家的购物车中也注意到了这一点。
“我心想，‘怎么了？’我不敢相信我的账单会这么高。我心想，我只买了五样东西，”她说。
通缩、消费者信任与责备政客
该研究还收录了消费者对其他洞察的重点，包括：
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通缩：59%的受访者表示他们经常注意到企业在价格不变的情况下缩减包装。29%的受访者认为这种涨价方式最不公平，59%的人表示他们经常注意到这种情况。制造商长期以来一直在缩减包装，这种做法在疫情期间加速，芬娜塔·沃斯塔尼（Finata Vostani）表示。她说，如果制造商继续这一做法，她不会感到意外，因为消费者对价格非常敏感。
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对品牌的信任降至低点：85%的人表示他们认为品牌经常利用通胀为不必要的大幅涨价辩护。在受访者中，67%的人表示更高的价格改变了他们对曾经喜爱的品牌的看法，其中超过半数（56%）表示他们已经停止购买这些品牌。
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民众将责任归咎于政客和政策：45%的人表示政府比企业更应为上涨的价格负责。汤普森（Thompson）表示她同意受访者的看法，并将责任归咎于政客，称她认为关税是成本上升的主要因素。鲍尔（Bauer）则将责任归咎于政客和制造商。他说：“责任应该由各方共同承担。”
无论如何，汤普森表示生活艰难，“经济似乎正在变得更糟”。
金融
《今日美国》 / 2026年8月17日，星期一 / 第18版
SSI领取者2027年COLA预估下调
涨幅低于7月预测
梅迪卡克斯·李 《今日美国》
在政府预期通胀在7月略有降温后，新的计算显示，明年美国民众的月度社会保障支票可能增加5.4%。这是2027年预估的生活成本调整（COLA）涨幅，低于7月预测的3.7%，但高于历史平均COLA的2.6%，独立社会保障和医疗分析师玛丽·约翰逊（Mary Johnson）表示。最终的COLA通常在10月公布，但约翰逊使用最新月度通胀数据计算滚动预估。
消费者价格指数（衡量商品和服务成本的广泛指标）在7月同比上涨4.6%，略低于6月的3.5%。
核心通胀率（剔除波动较大的食品和能源价格）上涨2.5%，低于6月的2.6%。两者均高于2%的目标。
COLA基于“都市工薪阶层和职员消费者价格指数”（CPI-W）。该数据在7月同比上涨3.4%，低于6月的3.5%，但仍高于今年1月社会保障领取者开始获得的2.8%。
更高的生活成本调整（COLA）是好事吗？
2027年的3.4%生活成本调整（COLA）将会很高——如果相比今年社会保障受益人获得的2.8%涨幅，以及高于社会保障信托基金托管人预测的2.7%。
这对难以跟上通胀步伐的退休人员来说可能是好事，尤其是在医疗保健、交通和住房等他们大部分支出的领域。
即便如此，更高的生活成本调整可能无法完全抵消老年人面临的高物价。例如，覆盖处方药的医疗保险E部分明年也可能成为老年人的一项关键支出。
上个月，美国医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心表示，将于2027年1月1日终止D部分保费稳定计划。“在1, 2027无D部分试点项目的额外补贴来降低保费，这很可能意味着总体保费费率将大幅降低，或者医疗保险受益人的保费将更低，”他说。“在10月31日至12月7日期间的医疗保险公开注册期内，密切关注变化并比较选项将比以往任何时候都更加重要。”
高额的生活成本调整可能会给距离破产仅剩六年的社会保障退休基金带来显著成本，”负责任联邦预算委员会的分析师表示，该委员会预测2027年COLA甚至可能降至3.3%。
根据该项目托管人的预测，补充工资税收入以支付月度社会保障福利的社会保障信托基金预计将在2032年底前耗尽。
“如果不采取行动，当退休基金枯竭时，受益人将面临突然的2.5%福利削减，项目将被迫将成本限制在税收收入范围内，”负责任联邦预算委员会表示。“如果今天对退休人员实施类似的削减，退休人员每月将损失$500，这比普通退休家庭每月的食品杂货支出还要多。”
社会保障如何在六年内避免削减？
负责任联邦预算委员会研究了生活成本调整上限，以帮助维持社会保障信托基金的偿付能力。
该委员会表示，统一上限将为受益人提供相同金额的生活成本调整，无论其福利水平如何。另一种方案是将生活成本调整限制在最高收入受益人所获得的调整幅度，与低收入（但仍较高）受益人相同。最终，无论多少想法被提出，最终还是要由选民选出合适的国会来推动解决方案，有人说。
“遗憾的是，解决问题需要坚定的行动，而我们曾有当选官员只是一味拖延，将问题留给后任，”来自肯塔基州南菲尔德的77,岁社会保障受益人卢克·道格拉斯说。
“无尽的顾虑：我是一名海军陆战队员，所以我能这么说。但真相是选民应当承担责任。他们对国会议员的作为或不作为缺乏了解，却仍一再将相同的人选选回。这导致许多比我年长的老年人——本应几十年前就被淘汰——仍在任。”
分析师表示，由于社会保障破产迫在眉睫，今年11月的中期选举将变得至关重要。
他们说，11月当选的国会议员要么成为推动社会保障财政稳定的那届，要么让它在2032年耗尽。
生活成本调整（COLA）如何计算？
社会保障管理局每年根据7月至9月CPI-W的年度平均增幅确定生活成本调整。
这意味着7月的通胀数据尤为重要。城市工薪阶层的指数主要反映劳工统计局每月发布的趋势指数，尽管有时略有差异。上个月，整体消费者价格指数上涨了3.4%，而CPI-W与这一通胀基准数字保持一致。
2026年的生活成本调整是多少？
今年初，老年人获得了2.8%的社会保障支票涨幅，以帮助受益人跟上通胀步伐。
这使平均退休金福利每月增加了$56。
苹果同意在5月支付2.5亿美元和解案
格蕾塔·克罗斯、梅丽娜·汗 《今日美国》
iPhone用户可能需要等待一年以上才能收到作为集体诉讼一部分的赔付，该诉讼涉及iPhone 16。
美国加利福尼亚北区联邦地区法院于7月初批准了该集体诉讼和解的初步批准，该案指控苹果在2024年推销的新iPhone夸大了人工智能增强功能。苹果于5月同意支付2.5亿美元和解该案。
诉讼指控苹果在推广iPhone 16时宣传了新的人工智能技术（包括Siri增强功能），然而该设备发布时并未包含这些功能，据法庭文件显示。苹果在诉讼中否认了指控。
随着案件继续推进，苹果客户可能需要等待更长时间才能拿到现金。
苹果集体诉讼是关于什么的？
彼得·兰德舍特（Peter Landsheth）于2025年3月在加利福尼亚州对苹果提起诉讼，此后其他原告也加入了该案。
诉讼指控苹果在2024年9月发布的iPhone 16上虚假宣传人工智能增强功能。
起诉书显示，这些指控源于苹果在2024年推出的一系列被称为“Apple Intelligence”的人工智能功能。
原告指控苹果将“显著增强的产品线”作为新Apple Intelligence技术的焦点进行宣传。
但据起诉书称，Apple Intelligence及所谓的增强版Siri在iPhone 16发布时并不存在。
诉讼指控苹果“诱使数百万消费者花费数百美元购买他们不需要的手机，基于并不存在的功能”。
苹果在法庭文件中否认了这些指控。该公司还表示，已交付超过20项Apple Intelligence功能，并计划在未来的软件更新中推出更多Siri Apple Intelligence功能。
为什么苹果客户需要等更长时间才能拿到钱？
据法庭文件显示，美国加利福尼亚北区联邦地区法院于7月8日听证会上批准了该集体诉讼的初步批准。
根据法庭文件，和解协议必须在2027年9月29日举行的最终批准听证会上获得最终批准。
如果法院明年批准和解，符合付款条件的群体将被通知，并获得提交、选择退出或反对索赔的机会。
只有到那时才能进行付款。
谁有资格获得苹果和解款？
苹果与消费者同意以2.5亿美元和解该案。
和解协议已获得初步法庭批准，现等待法官的最终裁决。
如果最终裁决批准，符合付款条件的群体包括在此期间购买符合条件设备的美国用户。
■ 符合条件的设备：iPhone 16、16s、16 Plus、16 Pro、16 Pro Max、15 Pro或10 Pro Max。
■ 购买时间段：2024年6月10日至2025年3月29日。
你能从苹果和解中获得多少钱？
根据法庭文件，如果和解获得批准，符合条件的客户将获得每台设备25美元的赔付。
根据批准索赔的数量，总额可能增加至每台设备95美元。
符合条件的消费者可获部分赔偿金
Anthony Thompson USA TODAY
在六年期间购买过金必停（Chantix）的消费者可能有资格从一项4400万美元集体诉讼和解金中获得赔偿，该诉讼指控戒烟药物含有未披露的可致癌物质亚硝胺。
辉瑞已同意支付4400万美元达成和解，但公司否认指控并坚称其无过错。
此外，法院尚未支持辉瑞或原告方。
若和解最终获批，符合条件的消费者在提交有效索赔后可获部分赔偿金。
具体金额将取决于符合条件的索赔数量及每位消费者能够证明的购药金额。
谁有资格参与金必停和解？
若您在2015年9月29日至2021年9月27日期间于美国或其领地零售商处购买过金必停，即符合条件。
为合格购买行为付款的第三方支付方也包含在内。
可能获得多少赔偿？
消费者赔偿将按其购药金额比例分配，且单笔赔偿不超过可用和解基金的20%。
任何个人消费者获得的赔偿金额不得超过其实际购药支出。
最终赔偿金额需待索赔处理完成后方可确定。
此外，和解基金还将覆盖律师费、诉讼成本、通知及管理费用，以及向集体代表发放的奖励。
如何申请金必停和解赔偿？
符合条件的消费者必须在2024年9月14日前提交索赔表以获取赔偿。索赔可通过官方和解网站在线提交或邮寄纸质表格。消费者应尽量提供购药凭证，包括药店收据或其他显示实际支付金额的记录。
金必停和解款项何时发放？
最终批准听证会定于10月13日下午3点在纽约南区联邦地区法院举行。
即使和解获批，赔偿款项也可能因索赔处理或上诉程序而延迟发放。
选择留在和解范围内但未提交索赔的消费者将无法获得赔偿，并放弃就和解涵盖诉求起诉辉瑞的权利。若希望保留单独起诉辉瑞的选项，必须在2024年9月14日前选择退出和解。
如需了解更多信息，请访问官方和解网站或拨打和解管理方热线：877-354-3912。
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阿拉巴马州 阿什：农业制造企业FMC公司决定关闭其在阿什的工厂。
阿拉斯加州 费尔班克斯：金罗斯黄金公司与信托无限公司启动费尔班克斯复垦项目，旨在恢复查普拉·霍克历史悠久的奇斯威克鲑鱼栖息地，KTUU报道。
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德州 奥斯汀：据《美国新闻与世界报道》最新研究显示，孤星州经济蓬勃发展。德州在经济类别中排名第1位，领先于犹他州、爱达荷州和亚利桑那州等州。报告重点强调了20世纪初石油繁荣如何将德州从一个以农村为主的地区塑造成更工业化的州，其人口也因此激增，到1960年已达约960万。
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佛蒙特州 蒙彼利埃：佛蒙特州推出首个专门的旅游品牌。州首个官方旅游周旨在将旅行者兴趣转化为更多访问，并提升该州在新英格兰旅游市场的竞争力。
弗吉尼亚州 里士满：据美国邮政总局督察长办公室报告，弗吉尼亚州在全国邮政准时送达率中垫底，仅74.9%的包裹按时送达，远低于全国平均的84.1%。
华盛顿州 明尼哈：彼得森农场的历史谷仓拆除计划在基察普农业社区的反对声中暂时搁置。
西弗吉尼亚州 费尔蒙特：费尔蒙特市议会批准近$4百万美元用于污水系统升级融资，资金将用于工程设计和长期规划，以现代化该市老化的处理基础设施。
威斯康星州 凯肖纳：莫诺马尼自然项目因失去一项重要联邦拨款而陷入停滞。目前，该项目正寻求其他途径实现能源主权目标，同时兼顾环境保护。
怀俄明州 夏延：怀俄明州共和党州务卿候选人罗伯特·肖特在初选日前投入的资金几乎是其保守派对手的10倍，筹款超过$420,000，并获得多位怀俄明州重要捐赠者和政治人物的支持。
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完美的规模
当前的规模与格式确保了季后赛的可及性，同时让常规赛每个周六都保持意义
布莱克·托普迈尔
CLEARWISE 今日美国网络
完美的规模伴随着可接受的参与度。
这正是大学橄榄球12队季后赛的魅力所在。
我们可以在8月份坦率地说，30支或更多球队都有季后赛竞争希望。
排名第120位的SMU有可能入围季后赛吗？是的，这完全有可能。
同样，第22位的爱荷华州或未排名的博伊西州立或内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校也有可能。
我们也可以坦率地说，赛季前排名第1的俄亥俄州立大学可能输掉太多比赛而无缘季后赛。不相信我？好吧，去年赛季前排名第1的德州就是这样。
第2位的俄勒冈大学可能无法兑现炒作，最终战绩9胜3负，错失入选。这不太可能，但有可能。
或者，第4位的德州可能再次找不到状态而再次无缘。
在这样一个季后赛格式中，拥有深厚资金和传统品牌的俄亥俄州立、圣母大学或德州有可能无法入围，这自有一种混乱的魅力。
没有人能完全高枕无忧，当然也不包括
顶部：在1月18日赢得大学橄榄球季后赛全国冠军赛后，印第安纳大学以10胜0负的战绩夺冠，埃利亚·萨拉特（13号）注视着费兰多·门多萨举起奖杯。 底部：布鲁图斯·巴克eye和俄亥俄州立大学球员在2023年9月5日登场。
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索尔特是克利夫兰布朗队四分卫位置的最佳选择
既然德肖恩·沃森时隔近两年首次在NFL比赛中亮相，克利夫兰布朗队不需要太多时间就能理清他们（目前）修改后的四分卫位置。
沃森——自四年前布朗队交易他时起便饱受争议、伤病和合同纠纷困扰——在8月15日于芝加哥士兵球场对阵熊队的比赛中表现平平……如果仅从技术统计来看（他15次传球仅完成8次，传球距离为26码）。泰特·范宁（Tight end Harold Fannin Jr.）也没有帮上忙，他在第三次进攻中漏接了沃森一次完美的传球，迫使布朗队在第二次进攻中选择了一次射门，而这场比赛他们最终以34-10告负。
但除此之外呢？
沃森这场表现平平的比赛本身可能就足以让他将四分卫位置拱手让给NFL二年级球员谢德尔·索尔特……甚至可能成为许多布朗队球迷希望他离开克利夫兰队的一趟单程旅行。在比赛开始时，沃森得到了几名首发阵容成员的支持
克利夫兰布朗队四分卫德肖恩·沃森在8月15日于芝加哥士兵球场对阵熊队时准备传球。
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在接下来的六周内，不仅国家联盟的竞争将异常激烈——费城费城人队、圣地亚哥教士队和亚利桑那响尾蛇队正为仅剩的两个外卡席位展开争夺，这还可能决定三位总教练的命运。
在这三支球队中，未能进入季后赛的竞争者很可能也将寻找新的主教练。
■ 响尾蛇队主教练托维·洛夫洛，除非出现戏剧性变化，否则很可能必须率队进入季后赛才能保住职位。这是他合同的最后一年，且至今未就续约进行过任何商谈。
洛夫洛曾在好友总经理迈克·黑曾的帮助下逃过一劫，但若响尾蛇队在过去九年中第八次无缘季后赛，黑曾这次可能无法阻止解雇。
■ 费城费城人队临时主教练唐·马特林于4月28日接替鲍勃·汤姆森上任，他不仅必须率队进入季后赛，还需带领球队进入或赢得世界大赛才能被留任。亚历克斯·科拉此前已拒绝该职位，预计将成为费城人队下任主教练，除非球队进入或夺得世界大赛冠军。
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最终监督了六名车手——其中包括一记达阵后的追加分，由新秀BC康塞普西翁完成的达阵奔跑，三分球以及一次失误……由沃特森完成。
作为他在休斯敦得州人队职业生涯前四个赛季中三度入选职业碗的球员，沃特森看起来与昔日判若两人。未能找到昔日节奏的他，在第二节遭遇抄截丢球。无法在术后恢复期（他于本月接受了跟腱手术，自2024赛季因伤报销后首次重返赛场）后迅速调整状态，导致其传球数据看似尚可，但实际未能向前推进——其所有完成传球均未覆盖80码空中距离，接球手主要依靠接球后的跑动积累码数。
“这就是德肖恩·沃特森的现状——我们见过他的优秀表现，也见过糟糕时刻……比赛本身进展顺利，但球队在进攻端略显不稳，在禁区内有些紧张。”前全明星防守端内尔·杰拉德·麦考伊（现任NFL Network分析师）如是说，他还指出沃特森在身体上显得忐忑不安。
“我不知道这是否符合（主教练）托德·韦斯顿的期望。”
Shefin Sanders的季前赛表现
桑德斯在第二节与替补球员搭档时也没有表现出色。不过，沃森的平庸表现理应为桑德斯提供充足理由——后者将在克利夫兰下一场对阵布法罗比尔的比赛中首发，为这支正处于重建期的年轻球队赢得首发位置。该队在聘用穆林斯后，于2020年交易走了年度最佳防守球员迈尔斯·加勒特至洛杉矶公羊队，自此便陷入困境。
德肖恩·沃森——他本有机会成为首发，成为长期解决方案。Shefin Sanders，这是他第二年，”麦考伊说，“如果你观察他们所做的一切，他们放弃了一位全能天才迈尔斯·加勒特，因为他们想要更年轻的球员。Shefin Sanders很年轻。（如果桑德斯表现出色）那么这就是他们应该选择的时刻，因为德肖恩·沃森已经获得了充足机会。他无法控制受伤的事实，但他们期待的沃森——也就是他在休斯敦时的表现——他们并未得到。
“如果进展缓慢，如果Shefin Sanders（接近），我会说你应该选择他。”
如果我进一步建议，或许现在正是放弃沃森的时候。这支伤痕累累的球队在面对压力时无法获得更多有意义的突破，而桑德斯的伤势更令局面雪上加霜。他明年不太可能留在阵容上，尽管沃森和布朗斯队今夏曾短暂考虑过让这个在数十名前按摩治疗师指控后仍具高度争议性的家伙在2027年重返赛场。还有什么能回答这个问题呢？
这种局面与2023年新英格兰爱国者队面临的困境相似，他们在首轮新秀马克斯·琼斯确定为首发后，便在训练营前夕解雇了前联盟MVP丹·牛顿。
2026年的布朗斯队同样不会赢得超级碗，但很难找到理由不给桑德斯更长时间考察——以确定他是否是克利夫兰的长期答案；或者这支拥有两个明年首轮选秀权的球队是否应将选秀资本投入到寻找王牌球员的最新尝试中。
从这个角度看，留住沃森并无助于大局，而为何要将他作为潜在的季中替代方案留在队中？二年级生迪伦已经证明自己不是菜鸟。正如我所言、所听、所感，沃森在过去一年一直是四分卫位置上的稳定存在，但唯一合理的理由——或许也是过度考虑的理由——是在2026年保留他的账面灵活性，以摊销可能在2027和2028薪资帽中分摊的8亿美元沉没成本，以及这份完全保障的五年合同（2026、2027）将成为最终结果。
“任何管理层都有责任着眼未来——既要赢球，也要放眼长远，” NFL Network分析师、超级碗冠军跑卫迈克尔·罗宾逊说。
“我们已经有三到四年没见到德肖恩·沃森的MVP级表现了。所以如果他们着眼未来，我认为桑德斯应该获得机会，成为克利夫兰布朗斯队最好的四分卫。”
何况沃森在芝加哥的表现更加剧了这一趋势，这更是给桑德斯在2026年获得长期首发的充分理由。
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★克雷格·斯塔默斯在执教生涯的首个赛季或许拥有最稳固的饭碗之一。他于去年11月签下了一份为期三年的合同。但若帕德斯队无缘季后赛，就必须有人来背锅，而斯塔默斯是自12年前成为球队总经理兼棒球运营总裁以来的第七任经理。
★在美联，若水手队无缘季后赛，西雅图水手队经理丹·威尔逊预计将被解雇；而休斯敦太空人队经理乔·埃斯帕达则是下一个目标。
★费城人棒球运营总裁戴夫·多尔诺夫斯基在6月前可能面临来自费城媒体的压力，但高层表示他的职位不仅安全，还将在今年冬天获得合同续约。多尔诺夫斯基在费城人队及老板约翰·米德尔顿心中的地位如此之高，以至于他在2022年获得上一次合同续约时，原本要求两年期合同，但球队给出了四年期合同。双方最终达成折中，多尔诺夫斯基获得了一份延续至2027年的三年合同。
此次续约，多尔诺夫斯基或许将再次决定自己希望续约多长时间。
★帕德斯队的出售将于8月27日正式敲定，届时1818名老板将通过电话会议投票，将所有权转让给由6月8日约翰逊及其妻子科尼亚·琼斯领导的团队。
★东部大学生决赛，前赛扬奖得主、响尾蛇队三A级投手教练帮助新秀布兰登·普劳德成长为联盟最佳投手之一。
普劳德在为响尾蛇队首发三场后失去先发位置，被降入牛棚并在6月1日被下放至里诺，当时战绩为3胜4负防御率42.104。
普劳德在矿工队度过3.5周后，于6月10日回到响尾蛇队，并已成为球队最火的投手，最近两场先发共投出32局无失分，防御率1.15，击败了吉野彰和克里斯·塞尔。自8月16日对阵亚特兰大的2比0胜利后，他已连续两场先发投出至少七局无失分且仅被击出两安打或更少，成为队史第三位达成这一成就的投手。
★洛杉矶道奇队播音员斯坦利·舒斯在该行业工作了59年后，将8月15日道奇队对阵密尔沃基布朗斯队的比赛称为“我的职业生涯中最有意义的一场比赛”。
这是舒斯自2023年10月8日以来首次在一场比赛中完成全场九局解说，当时响尾蛇队是最后一支在季后赛中击败道奇队的球队。
目前正在与癌症抗争的舒斯本赛季初仅解说每场比赛的前三局，逐渐增加到六局，如今完成了职业生涯首场完整比赛。
“这一切对我来说意义重大，”舒斯告诉《今日美国体育》。
★你认为评论台上的那些人会感激一支胜利之师吗？
白袜队今年迄今已吸引3,100,400名观众，比去年同期的1,445,730人多出近7,000人，比2025赛季同期多出40,994人。
★若交易截止日如总经理们所愿定在8月10日，底特律老虎队就不会交易掉图林·希金德或凯西·温，匹兹堡海盗队也不会在截止日前补强四名救援投手。老虎队仍在竞争中，而阿尔、康纳德和帕德斯队已无缘季后赛。
★10月11日可能是个大日子：NFL芝加哥熊队将在绿湾的兰布球场对阵绿湾包装工队，同时国联冠军系列赛第1场也可能上演小熊队对阵布朗斯队的比赛。准备好你的球门派对吧。
★弗雷迪·珀迪在首次两场先发中表现挣扎，代表坦帕湾光芒队（防御率9.10，自责分率1.30 / 6局）且仅投10局就失10分（自责分率9.9），但这两场比赛均在科罗拉多高海拔（落矶者队）和萨克拉门托发射台（运动家队）进行。
★过去六届世界系列赛冠军球队在常规赛中均位列全联盟本垒打总数前四，而Browns队虽为联盟最佳战绩，却垫底。
★恭喜前坦纳·霍尔名人堂成员马克斯。他不仅跻身三振榜前十，还成为美国职棒大联盟历史上第30位达成3,000次三振且投满3,000局的投手。
★在自由球员市场如此贫瘠的情况下，令球队惊讶的是，今夏已有9818支球队在大力挖掘人才。
日本火腿斗士队的平本光，加上中日龙队投手高桥宏斗，以及阪神虎队三垒手佐藤光和投手须藤广大，最受关注。
★太空人队通过交易使球队在6月3日赛季首秀后彻底逆袭。救援投手防御率降至2.67，三振率位列全联盟第二，战绩36胜25负跃居榜首。
★Browns队以350万美元签下路易斯·伦吉福成为日常主力，但在57场比赛后随即解约——他于6月被释出，当时数据为2012-2001（254场）无全垒打、29分打点。
而后帕德斯队给予他机会，如今他已成为球队转折关键，在23场比赛中贡献3支全垒打与12分打点，数据为180 / 481 / 447。
“这就是棒球的一部分，”伦吉福说。
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8月，在这个格式内。这正是其中的悬念所在。将大学橄榄球季后赛扩大得过多，风险就会被稀释。输球的后果会减弱。
将季后赛扩大到20支或更多球队，参赛机会将被滥用，外卡球队将增多，而那些昔日霸主即使表现不佳也能获得更多参赛资格。
第二次尝试可能会像这个格式之前那样，在参赛机会与“叛逆性”之间保持平衡，但季后赛扩大始终是一个挥之不去的话题。
本月，联盟领导人召开了一次无法避免的会议，讨论扩大规模的合适尺寸和形态。
且不说合适规模的季后赛就摆在他们面前。
就是如此。
这个便捷的抽签方式确实有效，但试着告诉那些四大联盟意识形态的支持者们这一点。
最近报道，20支球队的格式可能被考虑，尽管这个数字似乎近期无望实现，或许不过是个半吊子的想法罢了。
20支球队的规模将小于 大十联盟支持的24支球队赛制，但大于 东南联盟专员格雷格·桑基支持的8支球队赛制。
或许，20支球队会成为折中方案，让交易得以完成。更可能的是，它会成为一个短暂的二次讨论话题。无论如何，你无法说服我20（或24）会比12更好。
规模更大，当然，但并非更好。
超大规模的季后赛将为9胜5负或8胜4负的球队增加参赛机会——或许还会为附加赛创造途径。
顺便说一句，附加赛不是已经存在了吗？它们就是常规赛，在12支球队季后赛的背景下，仍保留着高风险的关键性。
在这个格式中，完美并非必需。将它们置于基础但意义重大的后果之上。
首次爱意或许还好。第二次爱意可能会让你捏把汗。第三次爱意，你可能最终——不，肯定——输了。
德州、圣母大学、阿拉巴马可能会错过12支球队的季后赛。
这难道不是好事吗？
现行赛制确保德州输给实力较弱的佛罗里达队会产生后果，同时也为输掉一场比赛的球队留出复苏空间。
倘若季后赛扩大到24支球队，我们或许活不到俄亥俄州立或圣母大学再次无缘季后赛的那一天。
别误会，这不是针对新墨西哥或金顶穹顶的报复。相反，这是在反对将赛制扩大到少数几个品牌几乎无风险地垄断参赛资格的地步。
2024年，阿拉巴马对阵范德堡的比赛仍带有一定风险。风险创造悬念，悬念区分娱乐与表演。那支“该死的”输给了范德堡。他们输掉了另外两场比赛，最终错过了季后赛。在20支或24支球队的赛制下，他们本可以不费吹灰之力进入赛场，瑕疵一并带入。
超大规模季后赛会用更多金钱换取安全感，为昔日霸主们提供保障
2024年的阿拉巴马会赢下季后赛比赛吗？可能。2025年的德州长角牛和圣母大学也可能赢下——甚至不止一场。
如果目标是让每支可能赢下季后赛比赛的球队都能参赛，那么季后赛必须扩大到20支、24支甚至40支球队。
如果目标是保留一个高风险回报、充满悬念与排他性平衡的常规赛。
A 20-或24队季后赛或许确实能印钞并为三支球队创造“首轮送死”的机会。它也意味着某些传统强队和最富裕赛区的球队再也不用在9月的某个周六面临太多风险，因为他们的赛季将沦为低风险的表演赛——季后赛规模足够大，以至于他们永远不会无法晋级。
12队季后赛的优势在哪里？
它足够排外，以至于德州或圣母大学可能无缘参赛。
布雷克·托普迈尔是《今日美国》网络的高级全国大学橄榄球专栏作家。邮箱：#Toppmeyer@apowelt.com，X平台关注。
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里士满，弗吉尼亚州 – 就在不到一个月前，乔伊·洛加诺似乎已无缘季后赛追逐杯。
随后他在北威尔克斯伯勒获胜，在里兹基亚德赛道收获第三名，并在上周末在艾奥瓦的比赛中跻身前十，将积分推至第13位——距离晋级线仅差三个位次，且还有三场比赛。
在经历连续两个未获胜的周末后，NASCAR杯系列赛回到洛加诺最爱的赛道之一——里士满赛道，他在此前的平均成绩为7.2，并曾两度折桂。
洛加诺当晚展现了为何如此钟爱里士满，证明自己是赛道的主人。这位三届杯系列赛冠军在最后阶段超越切斯·布里斯科，并摘得本赛季第二座胜利，将其22号Team Penske福特车队带入8月15日库克奥特400赛的胜利车道。
布里斯科在最后两圈仅以2.8秒之差紧追洛加诺，但他的丰田未能完成超越。凭借胜利，洛加诺在积分榜上上升四位，升至第九。
“这样的比赛真的很有趣，最纯粹的NASCAR车迷绝对会喜欢这样的时刻，”洛加诺说，“我们现在有真正的机会赢得冠军。我们正在正确的时间点变得强势……我希望积分能再好一点，但我们正在追赶。”
这场胜利是洛加诺在里士满的第三场胜利，也是其杯系列赛生涯的第39场胜利，使他与名人堂成员蒂姆·弗洛克和马特·肯瑟斯并列历史第21位。
洛加诺的Penske队友奥斯汀·辛德勒排名第三，随后是丹尼·哈姆林、切斯·埃利奥特、凯尔·拉森、克里斯托弗·贝尔、乔什·贝里、威廉·伯恩和亚历克斯·鲍曼。布里斯科、埃利奥特和贝尔凭借成绩锁定了追逐杯资格。
对于拉森而言，第六名是他自6月28日在索诺马获第四名后的首个前十名成绩。这位卫冕杯系列赛冠军在第二阶段后段因换胎耽误时间，但最终重回领先圈，在决赛阶段发起冲击。
“过去几周，成绩确实不理想。但从我的角度看，这并不代表我们车队的实力和表现，”拉森的车队负责人克利夫·丹尼尔斯说，“我们必须在逆境中奋斗。这背后有很多心理韧性和坚持。我信任（团队）。”
贝里——因伍德兄弟车队签下前O'Reilly Auto Parts系列赛冠军杰西·洛夫担任20号福特车手，已确定无缘下赛季杯系列赛席位——在以第八名完赛后，将连续三场比赛跻身前十称为“职业生涯首次”。他说：
“赛程的这一部分有很多适合我们的优秀赛道，我们只是（在上面）表现得很扎实。当然，我希望（下赛季）能继续参赛，今天这样的日子有帮助，继续做正确的事并冲在前面。我是说，能在任何地方连续三场跑进前五和前十真的很难。能做到这一点，我认为证明了你的实力。只想继续努力，以强势收官本赛季。”
当卡森·胡佛在第275圈至第278圈期间抛锚并引发最后阶段黄旗时，这为两位车手——泰勒·雷迪克和谢恩·范吉斯伯根——提供了巨大机会。雷迪克在排位赛中仅获第32位，但通过追赶最终冲至首位。
Reddick 即将进站，但因 Hoover 的发动机故障触发黄旗，得以在领先圈内完成进站。同样，在本场比赛积分榜第 13 位起步的 van Gisbergen 在最后阶段的黄旗期间留在场上，得以重返领先圈。van Gisbergen 本也即将进站，但同样因 Hoover 的赛车触发的黄旗得以完成进站。
Reddick 的第五名是他自 4 月在布里斯托尔取得第四名以来在短赛道上的最佳成绩。van Gisbergen 则凭借第 34 名的成绩挽回颓势。这位来自新西兰的公路赛专家在积分榜上下滑一位，但仍以 10 分的优势领先 Ryan Preece，位列追逐杯第五位。
“我觉得我们只差几圈就要进站了。有时候运气就是这么回事，” van Gisbergen 说，“你总能做得更好。显然，我希望赛车能有更好的表现。我在几次重新发车时的位置把握还能更好，但整体表现还不错。”
海盗队推迟斯凯恩斯下一次先发
克丽丝蒂·阿克特 《今日美国》
保罗·斯凯恩斯2026年的低迷表现谜团仍在加深。这位上赛季国家联盟赛扬奖得主未能按原计划在8月16日先发。匹兹堡海盗队主教练唐·凯利表示，他将给予这位王牌投手额外三天休息，改为在8月29日（周三）先发。
斯凯恩斯在接受记者采访时表示，他并不反对推迟先发的决定。
匹兹堡方面并未将此称为伤情，但不可否认的是，斯凯恩斯今年的状态显然出现了问题。
上周二在迈阿密，他仅在五局内投出65球便退场，尽管仅失两分（其中一分责任分），但五次被击中、一次保送且仅三振四人。当晚他的平均球速达95.7英里 / 时——这是其职业生涯单场最低时速，且比本赛季平均值低超过一英里。击球手共将八个球以95英里 / 时或以上的速度击出，而他仅获得四次出局和胜利。
球速已成为一大警示。目前他的平均球速为96.8英里 / 时，低于去年的90.3英里 / 时和新秀赛季的98.8英里 / 时。凯利表示联盟得分持续走高。他说上周联盟正在调整回去，而斯凯恩斯也必须随之调整。
斯凯恩斯在5月初曾有1.98的防御率，那是在连续两次先发八局无失分之后。自5月27日以来的18次先发中，防御率为5.00，在84.5局中被允许10支全垒打。去年全季他投出197.7局，仅被击出8支全垒打。
在这段期间，匹兹堡战绩为3胜10负。他的保送率已上升至6.8%。
现年24岁的斯凯恩斯在今夏对球速问题不置一词，也不反对提前预订的安排。他说，如果他当教练，可能也会做出同样的决定。
截至8月16日，海盗队战绩为60胜65负，在最后一张国联外卡席位上落后6.5场，且在国联中区垫底。四周前他们还与季后赛席位有所缠斗。若无斯凯恩斯，他们无法触及季后赛。
圣路易斯红雀队巴埃兹在首次3次MLB打席中轰出3支全垒打
盖比·拉克 今日美国
约书亚·巴埃兹确保了自己的大联盟首秀在某种程度上超越了赛前的疯狂期待。
巴埃兹从通往圣路易斯红雀队阵容的情感之旅，在8月15日（周六）达到高潮——他在首次三次大联盟打席中就创造了历史，包括在芝加哥小熊队左投马修·博伊德面前首个投球就轰出一支两分全垒打，地点是小熊队主场瑞格利球场。
这是史上首位在大联盟首秀中三次击出全垒打的球员。
首支全垒打是一支449英尺的超远球，直接飞向中外野死角，引爆客队休息区的欢呼，现场超过两打（超过24位）从美国和多米尼加共和国赶来的家人也陷入狂喜。然而这仅仅是这场强力表演的开始，帮助红雀队以8比4击败小熊队。
在第二次打席中，巴埃兹在第四局面对博伊德的第四个投球，用一个满球数的全垒打将球轰进瑞格利球场左外野看台的第三排。他从落后7个球数中奋起直追，却未能从博伊德手中看到任何一个好球——直到对方挂出一记慢速球。
巴埃兹，22岁，赛前是红雀队的第三号潜力新秀，但此役过后这一头衔或许需要更新。因为在第三次上场时——博伊德仍然站在投手丘上，正在成为历史的一个越来越不起眼的注脚——巴埃兹又找到了第三组看台。
这次全垒打飞向右外野，是一支两分球，将比分改写为6比3。
巴埃兹是红雀队在2023年第三轮选秀中从马萨诸塞州布鲁克莱恩的波士顿学院选中的球员。当他在A级棕榈滩联赛进行第二个完整职业赛季时，他的父亲何塞·曼努埃尔——对他棒球生涯产生深远影响的人——去世了。
巴埃兹继续在红雀队体系中攀升，并在今年夏天跻身《棒球美国》百大新秀榜第50位。接着6月16日到了，他父亲离世的第三个忌日。
这位红雀队顶级新秀在当天用4支全垒打为A级 / AA级孟菲斯队庆祝，每次击球后都指向天空致意。
这是他2025年强力突破的延续——当年他轰出20支全垒打，进入红雀队一线队视野。今年他在孟菲斯队已累计34支全垒打、94分打点，几乎让红雀队无法再忽视他。
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NFL季前赛第1周
老将与新秀表现不一
迈克尔·米德尔洪特-施瓦茨 今日美国
橄榄球的仿真比赛已重返赛场。NFL季前赛第1周已落下帷幕，32支球队均已从训练营转入热身赛状态。这些热身赛的实际意义仍存争议——多支球队未派主力上场，更注重联合训练及自身训练。
然而，从未定型的位置竞争到新秀寻找节奏，再到边缘球员为生存拼搏，首场比赛的结果仍可能在未来数周乃至数月内产生影响——尽管规模有限。
基于此，以下是NFL季前赛第1周最大的赢家与输家。
赢家
比尔队WR DJ·摩尔
季前赛或许无需再证实摩尔的重要角色——他职业生涯已4次达成1,000码接球，而比尔队为得到他甚至放弃了次轮选秀权。即便如此，他与杰克·艾伦的配合仍表现出色。首次进攻中，摩尔在对阵黑豹队的比赛中完成一次52码接球冲刺，这是其3次接球、65码的亮点。在训练营集体训练中，摩尔与艾伦、队友外接手哈利勒·沙基尔、紧缩端达尔顿·金凯德及跑锋詹姆斯·库克等分享了传球目标。但摩尔有着丰富经验，能在需要帮助的接球组合中脱颖而出。他在布法罗的趋势看起来仍将延续。
乌鸦队WR 贾科尔·莱恩
今夏尚无新秀像莱恩这样引发轰动——乌鸦队进攻协调员多伊尔甚至将其比作前圣徒队传奇球员迈克尔·托马斯。在季前赛首秀中，亮点接连不断。
莱恩在对阵老鹰队的比赛中完成3次接球，38码，其中一记36码中场接球后直接得分。这位身高6英尺4英寸、体重208磅的外接手还展现了其接球半径优势——首次接球时，他转身后手接18码传球。凭借其能力，莱恩有望成为拉马尔·杰克逊最可靠的接球目标之一，即使面对最困难的传球也能稳稳接住。每次大秀都让他在第1周贡献更具说服力。
49人队WR 德扎恩·斯特里布林
新秀从未在接球方面遇到困难。斯特里布林在首个跑出接球习惯的新秀中脱颖而出，习惯性接球并冲刺下场。随着49人队可能需要他扮演比预期更重要的角色，斯特里布林再次站出来。
在训练营的强势表现后，斯特里布林在首发阵容中完成7次接球，61码。主教练凯尔·沙纳汉赞扬了他的双手能力及跑动表现。随着其他前队友离队，斯特里布林需承担更多空中轨道跑动任务。德扎恩·斯特里布林有望成为球队的重要角色。
钢人队新秀阵容
德鲁·阿拉尔是匹兹堡队的绝对主角——他在对阵帕德雷斯的比赛中完成10次传球，31次尝试。这位新秀在传球与冲刺方面均表现出色。诚然，这场比赛对这位第三轮新秀而言是个有希望的开端，他在大学生涯中完成14次助攻。但由于替补四分卫位置仍无实质性进展，我们不妨放眼整个新秀阵容的出色表现。
Receiver Center Bermutt's performance is likely the most crucial for a team aiming to maintain its playoff contender status under McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers. The former Alderens standout demonstrated all his key attributes—consistent separation, reliable hands, and strong run-after-catch ability—which contributed to his selection in the second round. Speedster Karden Wetjen also made an impact, taking an Allar pass for a 74-yard touchdown, outpacing all defenders to the end zone. Sixth-round running back and versatile threat Eli Hiedemundt received extended playing time, gaining 21 yards. Additionally, fifth-round fullback Riley Nowakowski contributed with a 4-yard touchdown reception from Allar.
纽约喷气机队外接手小奥马尔·库珀（Omer Cooper Jr.）在8月14日于新泽西州东卢瑟福的韦尔丁体育场对阵坦帕湾海盗队的比赛中持球冲刺。摄影：文森特·卡谢塔（VINCENT CACHETTA）/PA图片社/哈克斯·巴克斯连接
奥克兰侵略者队WR杰克·贝奇（Jack Bech）
在拉斯维加斯，外界的焦点原本集中在费尔南多·门多萨（Fernando Mendoza）和柯克·科斯特（Kirk Cousins）身上，但贝奇在第二个赛季的表现却成为银黑军团的一大看点。
贝奇在与两位四分位的配合中表现稳健，共完成3次接球，25码，并通过门多萨的传球完成达阵。然而，他最重要的价值或许在于作为一名优秀阻挡手，符合现任教练马特·拉弗勒（Matt LaFleur）战术体系的需求。整场比赛贝奇为队友创造了多次机会，其中最突出的表现是为新秀跑锋迈克·华盛顿（Mike Washington）开路，助其完成53码冲刺。尽管每轮新秀马利克·伯曼（Malik Berman）在训练营中因与门多萨的配合而表现抢眼，但贝奇似乎已稳稳占据与特雷·塔克（Tre Tucker）和约翰·马布里（John Mabry）并肩在三接手阵容中的位置。
纽约喷气机队QB凯德·克卢比尼克（Cade Klubnik）
在对阵海盗队的比赛中，喷气机队整体表现平平，对方对榜眼秀大卫·贝利（David Bailey）的重点盯防让喷气机队的优势难以扩大。然而，克卢比尼克却是个例外。这位五轮新秀在首发阵容中表现出色，两次与顶级接收手加勒特·威尔逊（Garrett Wilson）配合，并指挥两次达阵进攻。最终数据为5次传球成功，56码。
主教练亚伦·格伦（Aaron Glenn）表示克卢比尼克仍有提升空间，但赞扬了他的表现，并竖起大拇指评价为“稳如磐石”：“现在担任首发四分卫加德纳·明肖（Gardner Minshew）的替补重任理应属于克卢比尼克。此外，他意外的出色表现让球队有理由在赛季后期对他投入更多关注。”
迈阿密海豚队WR卡勒布·道格拉斯（Caleb Douglas）
在整个NFL中，或许很难找到一个比海豚队更混乱的接球组合。新任总经理乔恩-埃里克·沙利文（Jon-Eric Sullivan）的换血行动让新签约的马利克·威利斯（Malik Willis）缺乏可靠的接球手，而道格拉斯正是该组合的主要目标之一。
在周五对阵指挥官队的比赛中，这位来自德州理工大学的三轮新秀接住威利斯的传球，单手将球拍向自己后成功在边线内接球，完成28码接球。尽管他在另一次机会中未能双脚落地，但与马利克·华盛顿（Malik Washington）的配合展现出这位身高6英尺4英寸、体重203磅的外接手对传球战术的良好理解。作为一名深度威胁接球手，他的潜力应能吸引威利斯的注意，后者在新球队中可能面临严重的接球手短缺问题。
纽约巨人队WR奥德尔·贝克汉姆 Jr.（Odell Beckham Jr.）
巨人队外接手奥德尔·贝克汉姆
在经历了一年多的缺席后，贝克汉姆首次在比赛中亮相，便在对阵维京人队的第二节被换上场时，引来全场观众的欢呼。他继续让球迷们为之兴奋。尽管他仅仅接到2次传球，累计6码，但贝克汉姆始终能够制造出分离空间，包括在一次由替补四分卫布兰登·艾伦传球时，对方四处张望最终被打断。他还在阻挡方面展现了存在感。在一个以4名跑卫为主的进攻体系中，贝克汉姆的触球机会可能有限，但他进一步证明了自己值得留队。
利器
布朗斯队教练托德·蒙肯
在被聘用之际，蒙肯被布朗斯队老板吉米和德夫·哈斯拉姆誉为拥有“经验丰富、创新进攻理念”的人才。这种创造性思路不仅对引导一场不堪入目的四分卫竞争必不可少，还需将其转化为除锚定作用外的其他可能。
在以34-30负于熊队后，蒙肯将德肖恩·沃森的首次亮相描述为“棒极了”。很少有人会将同样多的关注投向一场四分卫仍频频遭遇散兵坑压力、下行威胁全无的表现。或许该表现仅在相较于舍伯·桑德森的过山车般起伏后才显得突出——后者甚至可能令人作呕。无论如何，持续的四分卫之争在一场势均力敌的季前赛中脱颖而出，而该单位的其他多个环节——特别是新秀左截锋斯宾塞·福克斯及外接手KC·康塞普西翁和丹尼尔·波士顿——均表现不俗。蒙肯坚称他想“熬过”对阵比尔队的第二场季前赛后再确定首发。他反复使用的措辞提醒人们，中锋位置的前景仅是勉强维持——至少要到明年。
狮子队外接手艾萨克·特斯拉斯
尽管去年以第三轮交易代价引入特斯拉斯，但狮子队仍需在前高中四分卫逐渐适应本队产品的过程中做出更多努力。若这位身高6英尺4英寸、体重216磅的外接手想在争议接球和红区内有所作为——去年他81次接球中有6次触地得分——则需证明自己比季前赛首秀更可靠。
特斯拉斯在对阵猎人豹队的比赛中未能抓住3次传球中的任何一次，其中首次传球在其双手间滑落并从头盔弹开，最终被安全卫乔丹·巴特尔拦截。狮子队主教练坎贝尔对此似乎不以为意，称特斯拉斯会“没事的”。即便如此，在一支尚未确定由简短跑卫乔尼·吉布斯、外接手詹姆斯·B.·H.·布朗和詹姆斯·威廉姆斯以及近端锋萨姆·拉费尔组成的进攻体系中，很难想象他能获得大量触球机会。
喷气机队外接手奥马尔·库珀 Jr.
当一支球队以首轮签率先选中一名外接手时，通常会被视为该球员将在进攻端立即扮演重要角色。但对于库珀而言，情况可能并非如此——他在纽约似乎已失宠。
种种迹象显示，以赛亚·威廉姆斯已超越库珀成为插槽位首选。这位2024年未被选中的自由球员在对阵蜂群队的比赛中抢在第十顺位整体选秀顺位前表现，而库珀——尽管曾在一次接球中狂奔26码——仍在喷气机队第六次季前赛进攻驱动中留在场上。格伦主教练坚持给予年轻球员充分上场时间，但这一安排仍暗示，该产品可能远未成熟，距离为这支发育不全的外接手阵容做出贡献还有很长的路要走——而几个月前，外界对其的预期远非如此。
钢人队跑卫卡莱布·约翰逊
2025年选秀新秀面临的困境
2025年选秀新秀在首次季前训练中遇到了艰难的抉择。然而，2025年选秀班并不像第三轮选秀出自爱荷华州的约翰逊那样糟糕——约翰逊在常规赛第二周的特殊问题失误让他的新秀赛季出师不利。尽管麦卡锡在季前训练营中宣布所有回归球员都将获得上场机会，但这名二年级跑卫在球队未来中的定位仍然岌岌可危。
约翰逊仅获得2次跑动机会，累计3码，其有限的出场时间似乎并非教练组在保护他。直到比赛最后6分钟，其他跑卫（如Jaylon Warren和Rico Dowdle）才获得更多有意义且更充分的任务：由于两人预计将承担大部分后场触球机会，约翰逊发现自己处于一个压力重重的替补位置，无论作为接球手还是第三档次的阻挡手，其价值都未能得到体现。
猎鹰队四分卫Tua Tagovailoa
自今年1月被列入名单以来，猎鹰队教练雅各布·麦格拉思（Jacob McGrath）多次试图降低球队四分卫竞争的热度。因此，一个季前赛季的表现不太可能改变这一局面——更何况目前只有一名传球手参与其中。即使迈克尔·彭塔（Michael Penta）因撕裂韧带伤势仍在恢复期，Tagovailoa也未能在竞争中脱颖而出。
在对阵野马队的两次进攻系列中，这位老将传球仅21码，5次传球仅完成3次。进攻组在他指挥下毫无生气，两次系列赛仅完成1次第三档次转换。他还在跑动阵型中掉球，无法在深处建立攻势。尽管在缺少Bjorn Robinson的情况下获得了一定宽容，但首次亮相并未给人留下可疑的印象。倘若彭塔无法尽快恢复到全面训练，Tagovailoa可能会沦为默认选择。然而，正如亚特兰大多年来的情况，中场传球手仍需更多表现。
突袭者队防守
在Maxx Crosby被限制出场且协调员鲍勃·伦纳德（Bob Leonard）可能大幅调整防守体系的情况下，拉斯维加斯的防守在首周1号似乎与预期不符。基沙克（Kishak）和伦纳德最好希望情况确实如此，但亚利桑那红雀队在上半场就完成了三次长达阵得分，并在第三节再添两次定位球得分。直到下半场，亚利桑那的一记传球才未能完成。随着克罗斯比回归，情况可能迅速改变。该防线仍可能让拉斯维加斯陷入对攻局面，这对莫纳汉（Monahan）首发插入的信心构成不利影响。
维京人队LB / 5 Jamal Adams
对于这位前三届职业碗球员而言，这是一个糟糕的开局。他在对阵巨人队的比赛中在防守覆盖时受伤离场。亚当斯希望在布赖恩·皮尔斯（Brian Pierce）的防守体系中重启职业生涯，转型为混合防守者，甚至更换号码以反映双重角色。然而，目前看来，这位10年老将——其2022年至2024年间因伤病仅出战10场——在一段时间内无法做出任何贡献。维京人队教练凯文·奥康奈尔（Kevin O'Connell）在赛后表示，其“不明伤势看起来不太乐观”。
“你会为他感到心碎，”奥康奈尔在比赛中接受采访时表示，“他正在扮演的角色让他证明了自己，并在短时间内展现了个性、经验和韧性——我们会想念他。”
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门多萨的“掠夺者”首秀证明库欣斯的价值
迈克尔·米德尔洪特-施瓦茨
《今日美国》
银黑军团有一条黄金准则。
在制定培养未来王牌四分卫费尔南多·门多萨的计划时，拉斯维加斯突袭者队强调了耐心。状元秀并未被急匆匆推上首发阵容，老将鲍勃·库欣斯在训练营中占据了首发位置。这一安排让首任教练马特·库比亚克营造出一种宽容氛围，允许年轻球员在训练中实时解决问题。
但教练组整个夏天传递的信息始终清晰：所有错误都应从中汲取教训，但切勿让错误成为习惯性问题。
从这个角度看，门多萨的季前赛首秀堪称成功。
他在8月23-1-20对阵亚利桑那红雀队的首次实战亮相，既是未来辉煌的起点，也是挫折的开端。他的前三次进攻便被对方严密的防守压制，首次进攻仅进行6次传球便仅前进8码即被迫中断。
然而门多萨延续了他在早期融入NFL时展现的韧性。
在库比亚克兑现承诺、让状元秀获得上场机会的夜晚，这位四分卫完成了49次传球，累计97码，并投出1次达阵。
更重要的是，他展现了对防守压力的意识，尽管回应方式并非总能被听到。从印第安纳的进攻体系转换而来，他原本习惯轻松解决问题，但现在需要在压力下推进进攻，尽管结果时有起伏。他还完成了紧窄窗口的传球——包括首次传球即在第731次传球处完成一次4码达阵传球（第三档短传），且未被对方防守球员压制。
不过，他避免了重复错误。即使在环境远非理想的情况下，他也找到了突破的方式。
这并不意味着他的表现无可挑剔。判断或执行上的失误必然需要复盘，以确保不会再犯。整场比赛，他在23-14的失利中仅有4次进攻系列中的1次得分。
门多萨在赛后的自我评估中甚至采用了相当严厉的语气：“很不幸，今天我让队友们失望了，”他说道，“但这是一次成长的经历……它让我意识到自己还有很多需要提升的地方。”
但队友们或许会告诉门多萨，季前赛的意义远不止此，值得庆祝的地方多于遗憾。
只要这些错误不会很快重蹈覆辣。
以下是门多萨首次实战的更多关键亮点：
校准内在时机仍在磨合
在赛后发言中，门多萨坦承此役后需要改进的是时机把握和预判能力。他的确言之有物。
首次进攻系列中，门多萨坦言由于情绪激动，一切都显得“加速”了。第二次进攻时他似乎稳定下来，但在口袋中的紧张感仍时有显现。“听从双脚的指引”是进攻教练组常挂在嘴边的格言。从他在口袋中的表现看，门多萨或许还在为外界噪音所扰。
有时，面对压力或严密防守，门多萨容易退而求其次选择短传。第二次进攻系列中，拉斯维加斯队在第四次转换后进入红雀队5码线内，门多萨却未能找到空档，最终被对方防守截锋沃尔特·诺兰压制，损失8码。但他随即在两次进攻后便在端区找到了杰克·伯克完成达阵。
“我们会在录像复盘中找到一些值得攻克的好教训，”库比亚克在赛后新闻发布会上表示。
从深渊中爬出可能颇具挑战
去年，在对手64次围剿和硬仗频发的情况下，突袭者队的进攻屡屡深陷无法自拔的泥潭。
库比亚克的进攻体系在很大程度上是围绕避免此类局面而构建的。门多萨的任务并非要在第三档下拯救全队。然而，周四的表现再次强化了这位新秀必须保持节奏的必要性。
门多萨当晚唯一一次让人皱眉的时刻出现在第二次进攻驱动的第二档10码处。在试图回传给同样是新秀的迈克·华盛顿·小将时，他将跑卫引入了角卫登泽尔·伯克的重击范围，后者正在空档处等候。突袭者队随后在第三档长距离情况下选择保守，通过一次抽射得分收场。
门多萨在印第安纳州的比赛中在明显的传球局面下表现出色，其“后背吸收者”式的角落传球成了他的招牌动作。
不过即便如此，在能够真正提升整个进攻体系之前，这位四分卫仍需找到自己在其中的定位。
基础环节未现重大失误
无论门多萨经历了多少沮丧，他至少避免了任何重大失误。
进攻端似乎顺利开局，全场未出现任何延时进攻违例。除了一次虚假启动外，赛前热身流程看起来相对顺畅。
“从进入球场、指挥队伍到确保安全落位，我看到了他在训练中展现的那一面，”库比亚克在赛后新闻发布会上表示，“我看到了一个正在成长的球员。我们只需继续变得更好。”
考虑到门多萨在无挡拆经验上的不足以及新体系对挡拆假动作的依赖，其腰下发球理应成为重点。尽管也有大量的枪手阵型快照，但门多萨在腰下发球时仍完成了干净的交接。
他当晚最出色的一次传球甚至出现在球队渴望看到更多此类表现的决定性后撤中——在第二次进攻驱动中，他通过挡拆假动作从右侧中路精准传球给新秀接球手马利克·本森（他与门多萨在训练营中已形成配合），完成19码推进。
卡曾斯提醒众人其价值
由于上周在训练营与梅斯·克洛特的冲突后缺席一天训练，这位21岁的 veteran 四分卫暂时让出首发位置给门多萨。周四晚，他确保自己不会让机会之门敞开太久。
据称卡曾斯的出场驱动保持了高效，其中包括一条13码达阵传给紧缩端马克·梅耶，为球队10次进攻68码的推进画上句号。
这番努力虽无惊艳之处，但其在所有操作环节上的效率提升，充分证明了一位称职“看护者”在门多萨完全准备就绪前的价值。
“卡曾斯在7人组训练中一直表现稳健，”库比亚克说，“我认为他的训练营表现很扎实，现在是他用表现守住位置的时候。”
辛普森首秀表现抢眼
贾科布·卡梅尼尔 今日美国
2026年NFL选秀中仅有两位四分卫在首轮被选中。费尔南多·门多萨作为榜眼秀，于8月23日完成了拉斯维加斯突袭者队的首秀。
而在8月15日周六，则轮到泰·辛普森展示他在NFL级别的实力。
与门多萨类似，辛普森在季前赛首秀中并未被委以先发。这位阿拉巴马州产品在本森·本内特四世完成前两次进攻驱动并为公羊队带来3分后登场。
辛普森在首次NFL亮相中表现如何？以下是他季前赛首秀的分解以及这对公羊队可能意味着什么。
季前赛首秀表现出色
辛普森在与酋长队的季前赛首秀中表现出色。这位2026年首轮新秀展现了最终说服公羊队将其选为马修·斯塔福德的潜在接班人的技能组合。
辛普森在大学时期的优势之一是能够始终精准定位传球。他在首秀中贯彻了这一高水平传球能力，完成率达84%，并在开场阶段凭借一次向右侧的推进传出23码的高质量球。
虽然辛普森在比赛早期主要以短距离传球为主，但随着信心的增长，他逐渐开始向深处推进。这帮助他在第四节带领公羊队完成了几次得分驱动，他持续在深处找到空档并通过精准传球制造了多次得分机会。
辛普森在比赛中完成了两次达阵传球，均送至迪恩·康纳斯。第一次是短距离屏幕传球，第二次则是精准穿越狭小空隙的传球。
辛普森还在整场比赛中展现了出色的运动能力和移动性。他未尝试冲刺跑动，但公羊队频繁在假动作后为这位23岁的新秀安排了跑动传球。他在跑动中仍能保持传球质量，并在整场比赛中成功避免压力。
公羊队四分卫泰·辛普森在上半场对阵酋长队时的传球动作。（中间：NASA 2 / 1 / 2024 / 6 / 30 / 2026）
辛普森对阵酋长队的数据统计
传球次数 / 成功次数（%）：21 / 25（84%）
传球码数：190
传球达阵：2
截球：0
传球评级：125
推进码数：0
被擒杀：0
在一定程度上得益于其移动性，辛普森在周六的比赛中避免了负面局面。他未出现失误，未被对手压制，同时展现了出色的场上阅读能力和对洛杉矶进攻体系的良好掌控。
辛普森的高效表现和无失误表现应能增强公羊队对这位新秀的信心，他将有至少整个2026赛季的时间在斯塔福德身后成长。
这位新秀接下来的任务是努力超越目前在洛杉矶队深度图中被列为替补四分卫的本内特。
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在经历了一场包含眼部戳击、非法膝击以及整体UFC赛事表现后，达纳·怀特显得有些不屑。
他沮丧的原因：在UFC 330比赛中，第五回合也是最后一回合，次中量级冠军伊斯兰·马哈切夫与伊恩·马查多·加里激战正酣。
"我认为他确实是个有天赋的家伙。"UFC首席执行官怀特在8月15日的赛后新闻发布会上表示。"我认为如果他哪怕有一丝杀手本能，在最后一回合，你知道他会狠揍马哈切夫的身体。
"马哈切夫的整个右侧都被打伤了，脸也伤痕累累。你不会出来拥抱和握手。那（该死的）行为让我（该死的）抓狂。"
UFC 330不仅决定了次中量级冠军归属。马哈切夫通过一致判定赢得了这场激烈的比赛。它也引发了关于UFC比赛中礼仪的讨论。
什么太确定了？
怀特毫不含糊
"当赌注如此之高，同时还有很多心理战术——随你怎么称呼这种把戏——你在最后一回合出来时，有些人知道或做些疯狂的事来试图终结比赛，"他说。
"我认为这是那种伊恩回去观看时会说，‘该死，我真希望那一幕能重来一次。’的比赛。"
比赛前一周，马查多·加里的行为表现出一些古怪之处。有一次他显得傲慢无礼。没过多久，他又邀请马哈切夫见自己的小儿子。
这难道是怀特所提到的心理战术的一部分？以柔克刚？
不，马查多·加里并未赢得比赛。马哈切夫也没有像往常那样轻松击溃他。比赛看起来比比分卡显示的更接近，裁判给出的比分为49-46、49-46和48-47。
正如怀特所指出的，马查多·加里成功防守了马哈切夫的盲目进攻。他也击伤了马哈切夫的脸部。善意并未阻止暴力。
然而，这位创纪录的27连胜俄罗斯冠军对马查多·加里的行为也表达了一些不屑。
"是的，老实说我不理解，伙计，"马哈切夫说。"这是比赛。这不是我们每回合都要互相拥抱的场合。
"我尊重所有对手。是的，我不知道是否太过尊重了。"
比赛后，马查多·加里走向马哈切夫。他说了什么？
"他只是说，‘今天我与更伟大的斗士比赛。’是的，我尊重他。是的，他是个好人。"
对他来说，UFC是否太好了？
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坎达丝·帕克被广泛认为是史上最伟大的女子篮球运动员之一，拥有3个WNBA总冠军、2次联盟MVP、1次总决赛MVP以及7次全明星入选。
现在，篮球名人堂的名单上又多了她。
帕克于8月15日（周六）在马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德交响音乐厅举行的入驻仪式上，作为2020级成员入选名人堂，与埃琳娜·德勒·多内、钱宁·霍尔兹克劳、道克·里弗斯、阿玛雷·斯塔德迈尔、迈克·丹东尼、马克·菲尤、乔伊·克劳福德以及1996年美国女子国家篮球队一同入选。
《今日美国体育》为篮球名人堂入驻仪式提供免费报道，包括演讲、精彩时刻等内容。
坎达丝·帕克回忆科比·布莱恩特的激励
在入驻演讲中，坎达丝·帕克回忆了她在2016年WNBA总决赛对阵明尼苏达天鹅队第5场比赛前收到的科比·布莱恩特发来的一条短信。
“我希望我的故事能够传达——尽管。尽管经历了10次膝盖手术、1次肩膀手术、2次脚部手术，我仍然能够做到，而且确实做到了。商业航班、社区学院的训练馆……还有赛季外的海外 grind。但通过这一切，我从几乎输掉的比赛中学到，胜利在于对细节和小事的关注，”帕克说。
“最终，在2016年，明尼苏达州的第5场比赛中，我收到了科比的短信。‘用最艰难的方式去做。那样总是更好。你不能带着子弹留在枪膛里。’我最终像个孩子一样投入比赛。我自由了，不再担心结果。实际上，我只是在打球。我们凭借全场篮板赢下了比赛。事实证明，帕特（萨米特）说得对。进攻篮板确实很重要。”
帕克称自己的职业生涯是一个“完整的圆”，因为她“作为新秀与丽莎·莱斯利和她的伟大同场竞技”，并“在离开之际将火炬传递给了0 / 0 / 2的阿贾·威尔逊”。
帕克在台上与塞姆卡·查奇斯（2020级）、阿伦·艾弗森（2016级）、谢丽尔·米勒（1995级）以及德怀恩·韦德（2023级）同台。她在入驻演讲的最后，直接对着她带上台的篮球说道：
“我的侄女。我们一起做了很多事。‘我们在UCsun捐了款。’对，我们要谈谈我们的东西。‘我们耸了耸右肩，从篮板上弹出那个侧面的勾手，这样我们就能把球投进那个方形鞋里。’我们是第一个登上SB&BS封面的女性。‘我们从米兰旅行到东京。’我们助攻。我们无处不在。我们为每支球队的每个层次而战。现在，我们作为2020级名人堂成员站在领奖台上。”
阿玛·斯塔德迈尔：“你可以战胜一切困难”
阿玛·斯塔德迈尔是极少数从高中直接进入NBA并取得成功的球员之一。他在2003年NBA选秀中被菲尼克斯太阳队以第九顺位选中，并立即产生了影响力，赢得了2002-03赛季NBA年度最佳新秀奖。
“我能给出的最重要经验是，当你在一个不总是容易成功的环境中成长时，对我来说最重要的因素首先是远离麻烦，”他说道，“这对我来说是最首要的事情——远离麻烦，保持积极，保持专注，保持有意义。永远记住，无论经历什么，你都可以战胜一切困难。”
道格·里弗斯：
“执教偷走了我的声音”
道格·里弗斯表示，他并不总是拥有如今为人熟知的沙哑嗓音。在执教五支不同球队的生涯中——奥兰多魔术队（1999-2003）、波士顿凯尔特人队（2016-19）、洛杉矶快船队（2021-20）、费城Theos（2020-21）和密尔沃基雄鹿队（2023-26）——里弗斯表示“执教偷走了我的声音”。
“我想让大家知道几件事，首先这不是我的真声音，”他在入选演讲中说，“我发誓我过去声音很尖。我过去真的能唱歌。现在再也做不到了。”
里弗斯选择了保罗·皮尔斯、凯文·加内特和雷·阿伦——波士顿凯尔特人队2016年冠军队的成员——作为他的推荐人。里弗斯还在现场感谢了 Rajon Rondo。
“当你赢得总冠军时，在场的每个拥有总冠军的人都能理解，这就像输血一样，”里弗斯说，“你们此生都会因此而联系在一起。真的如此。我希望你们能听到并理解这一点。所以，谢谢你们。”
作为快船队主教练，里弗斯创造了NBA历史，因为球队签下了他的儿子奥斯汀，使他们成为联盟历史上首对父子档教练与球员组合。“篮球给予我的一份礼物……我是第一个执教自己儿子奥斯汀的人，”里弗斯说，“我们做到了，奥斯汀，没有人能夺走这份荣耀，伙计。”
1996年美国女子国家队是WNBA的“基石”
2007年入选名人堂的丽贝卡·洛博表示，她所在的1996年美国女子国家队“奠定了WNBA的基础”。如今，WNBA正在庆祝成立30周年。
“我们都能看到WNBA比赛的发展与人气，大学篮球的爆炸式增长，这一切都达到了前所未有的水平，”洛博说，“我希望在场的所有人和我们的队友们偶尔停下脚步，微笑着感激这支球队所扮演的奠基角色。但正是那一年，那段艰苦与欢笑并存的时光，让我们这支球队凝聚成为了现在的样子。”
洛博补充道：“人们问我，这支球队与后来那些不可思议的时刻相比会如何？我们是唯一一个连续训练一整年的球队。我们连续训练了一整年。我们会在外征战数周，然后回家与家人共度几天，接着再出发三周。我们走遍了整个美国，与大学球队对抗。”
“我们还走遍了世界各地。2月的西伯利亚、中国、澳大利亚。这群人真正团结在一起，并取得了成功。能成为其中一员，我们是如此幸运。”
埃琳娜·德勒唐尼含泪感谢队友
埃琳娜·德勒唐尼在谈及前队友西尔维娅·福勒（2020年）时几度哽咽，场面温馨感人。
德勒唐尼在谈到福勒对自己职业生涯的影响以及从一开始就平等对待她时，声音颤抖地说：“多克，我无法直视你。”她强忍泪水继续说道。
马克·菲尤称名人堂入选“难以置信”
马克·菲尤感谢了自己卑微的出身。他出生于俄勒冈州克雷塞尔，一个“仅有约1500名居民、只有一个红绿灯的小镇”。
“能站在这里，我感到难以置信，”菲尤在入选演讲中说道，“有人问我这是否是梦想成真。我告诉你们，当我从那样的地方走出来时，我甚至不敢想象这样的事情。”克雷塞尔，俄勒冈州，到马萨诸塞州的斯普林菲尔德？天哪，这简直不可思议。我唯一想到的斯普林菲尔德……就是俄勒冈州北部10英里外的那个斯普林菲尔德。”
菲尤带领冈扎加大学从一支不起眼的小球队成长为本世纪的全国劲旅。他率队在2017年和2018年两度闯入NCAA总决赛，并在过去25届NCAA锦标赛中率队参赛。
他回忆起在冈扎加大学担任助理教练时，“年薪仅1500美元”。
“我想感谢丹·诺莫，是他让我开始了大学执教生涯，更重要的是，在我的前两年执教生涯中，他让我在自己公寓的教练房里免费租住，”菲尤说。
菲尤于1999年接任主教练一职，至今仍在任。
迈克·德安东尼：我是“世界上最幸运的人”
在执教NBA的16个赛季中，迈克·德安东尼累计获得近1,200场胜利。他曾两度荣膺NBA年度最佳教练（2003年及2017年）。他曾担任2002年美国奥运男篮夺金队的助理教练，并于2008年被评为州联盟历史上50项最伟大贡献之一。
不过，他的妻子劳雷尔总爱拿他唯一一次“失败”开玩笑。德安东尼说：“劳雷尔，你一直是我最伟大的伴侣和支持者。我知道你今晚特别兴奋，因为那支不可思议的1996年女子国家队入选名人堂。你是女子篮球最坚定的支持者之一，还曾被赠予菲尼克斯水星队的冠军戒指。她总提醒我，至少我们家有人戴过戒指。”
德安东尼的多位前队员出席了他的名人堂教练入选仪式，包括史蒂夫·纳什（2016年及2020年）、阿玛尔·斯塔德迈尔（2016年）、杰里米·林和詹姆斯·哈斯布鲁克。
“我们签下了这个长发加拿大足球运动员史蒂夫·纳什。史蒂夫，我为那两个MVP感到自豪，都是在（菲尼克斯）州立队拿到的。你们所有人，都是让执教如此有意义的原因。”德安东尼在谈到纳什时说，他曾在菲尼克斯执教纳什（2005年至2010年）。随后他将目光转向哈斯布鲁克，后者是他在休斯敦执教的（2010年至2020年）。“我执教过的最有天赋的球员之一，感谢他对我的信任。”
他补充道：“名人堂关乎留下影响，而我的影响很简单。我们让比赛变得更快、更亮眼，而且更加有趣。我是世界上最幸运的人。一生都在做自己热爱的事，与自己爱的人并肩前行。”
资深NBA裁判乔伊·克劳福德引用穆罕默德·阿里名言
乔伊·克劳福德在39个赛季中执法了2,341场常规赛NBA比赛，包括374场季后赛和50场NBA总决赛。他在23个赛季连续执法NBA总决赛，于2016年以64岁高龄退役。
“伟大的穆罕默德·阿里曾说，‘如果你做到了，那不是吹牛。’”克劳福德在入选演讲中引用此言，引来阵阵掌声。
克劳福德从父亲身上获得执法生涯的灵感。他的父亲沙格·克劳福德曾担任MLB裁判长达20年。
“我不必费力寻找成为NBA裁判的动力——他就站在我面前。那就是我的父亲。”克劳福德回忆道，“他执法了超过3,000场比赛，包括世界大赛。我小时候会问妈妈，‘世界大赛是什么？’……她可不想让我去芝加哥那10个最糟糕的街区。‘约瑟夫，这就是我们的饭碗。’”
尚尼克·霍尔德克劳致敬帕特·萨米特
尚尼克·霍尔德克劳被引入努尼特纪念篮球名人堂，与1996年美国女子国家篮球队一同入选。她表示，正是这支球队让她相信梦想可以成真。
“今晚我必须向改变我一切的球队致敬——1996年美国奥运代表队，”霍尔德克劳在入选演讲中说道，“特蕾莎·爱德华兹、谢丽尔·斯伍普斯、丽莎·莱斯利、唐·里斯利。这些是我墙上挂照片的女人们。黑人女性，坚强、自信、可敬且感恩。今晚我别无他物，只觉圆满。”
霍尔德克劳选择了桑迪·卡丁斯（2020级）、蒂斯·汤普森（2018级）和特蕾莎·沃什伯格（2019级）作为她的推荐人，她们全都站在霍尔德克劳身旁。
但霍尔德克劳也遗憾有一位推荐人未能到场：
“今晚我唯一希望能作为推荐人站在这里的，是我的严师益友、大学教练帕特·萨米特——唯一无二的她，”霍尔德克劳说道，她在1995年至1999年间效力于田纳西大学，师从萨米特，“萨米特教练让我在球员和其他方面成长。她在人生的高峰与低谷中始终坚定地支持我。她向我展示了无条件的爱与支持，也让我明白支持无需定义，家庭的定义不限于血缘。我深深地想念她。”
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“这是一个有趣的休赛期，伙计。婚礼是我一生中最美好的夜晚，我感谢每一位前来庆祝并与我们一起欢乐的人。”——特拉维斯·克尔塞首次谈及与泰勒·斯威夫特的婚礼。这位堪萨斯城酋长队的26号球员在8月12日的训练营新闻发布会上发表了上述言论，距离他于7月3日在纽约麦迪逊广场花园举办婚礼已过去一个多月。克尔塞称婚礼是“疯狂的一夜”，并补充道在“所有体育场馆的圣地”举办婚礼“太完美了”。
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演员罗伯特·德尼罗满83岁。演员博·拉克78岁。电影制片人朱利安·费洛斯77岁。歌手贝琳达·卡莱尔（The Go-Go's成员）68岁。作家乔纳森·弗兰岑67岁。记者埃里克·施洛瑟67岁。演员肖恩·潘66岁。歌手Mayra 60岁。歌手大卫·霍利斯特（Blackstreet成员）58岁。歌手兼演员丹尼斯·沃尔伯格（New Kids on the Blues成员）57岁。演员奥斯汀·巴特勒35岁。歌手兼词曲作者菲比·布里杰斯32岁。
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裘蒂·柯林斯（Judy Collins）于2026年2月在纳什维尔举办的“甜蜜裘蒂·蓝眼睛”巡演将持续至2027年冬季。
裘蒂·柯林斯在巡演中反思其传奇人生的方方面面
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洛杉矶——在八月的一个周五，当最后一缕阳光消失在群山背后时，民谣音乐传奇人物裘蒂·柯林斯坐在福特剧院后台，准备首次在此历史悠久的场地演出。在她的化妆间墙外，黄昏正笼罩着这座可容纳约1,200名观众的小型露天剧场，观众们聚集在此聆听那些陪伴柯林斯和数百万听众近七十年的歌曲。
尽管此次被宣传为"甜蜜裘蒂·蓝眼睛告别巡演"的其中一站（该巡演始于今年夏天早些时候，并计划持续至2027年冬季），柯林斯却愉快地暗示这可能是也可能不是她最后一次告别舞台。
"我可以办一场告别巡演。像很多人那样。对不同的人意味着不同的事，"这位87岁的艺术家告诉今日美国，同时暗指那些在告别巡演后仍继续巡演的音乐人。"我正在享受每一分钟。我们有机会以稍微不同的方式做事，我玩得很开心。"
全身上下穿着紫红色，裹着披肩保暖的柯林斯坐在一张黑色皮革沙发上，目光扫过一
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"我爱加州……我希望能总是多待一阵子，但……我得回家"去纽约，柯林斯说。图片由SHIRVIN LARNEZ / HAVNE FRELMEDIA提供
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麦格雷戈的“橡树街”训练堪称史前级
布赖恩·特鲁伊特
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埃万·麦格雷戈表示，他接拍科幻惊悚片《橡树街尽头》的最大动力是与安妮·海瑟薇合作，因为“我们俩早年都演过音乐剧”。
他万万没想到，自己还要与一对热恋的恐龙同框。这可比那遥远得多了。
由大卫·罗伯特·米切尔执导、J.J.阿布拉姆斯制片的《橡树街》（现已上映）聚焦普拉特一家：长子麦格雷戈饰演的格雷格、丹尼斯（海瑟薇饰）以及青少年儿女奥黛丽（梅茜·斯特拉饰）和布赖恩（克里斯蒂安·康弗里饰）。多亏了一处虫洞，他们将密歇根的街区从1902年瞬间搬到了史前时代。
在阅读剧本时，麦格雷戈喜欢上了安布林时代那种“家庭被真实推向险境”的感觉，而非如今电影中常见的完美呈现方式。他说道：“当恐龙出现时，我心想，‘这他妈怎么回事？’翻页后我彻底惊呆了，但我喜欢。”
埃万·麦格雷戈与安妮·海瑟薇及家人在《橡树街尽头》中于郊区遭遇恐龙。图片由沃里克·巴斯 / 图片社提供
各种体型的凶残“提摩斯”在街区中追捕并吞食邻居。格雷格是第一个亲眼目睹它们的人——麦格雷戈的反应与《侏罗纪公园》中萨姆·尼尔的敬畏截然不同。
他说道：“想象一下，你被某个东西追赶，不知道那是什么，然后突然消失，抬头一看，一头巨兽站在那里，张着大嘴，试图找到你。‘你会（吓得）尿裤子。你会拼命奔跑。’我想这与面对恐龙时的反应并无二致，再加上对‘这他妈到底怎么回事’的难以置信。”
于是麦格雷戈与海瑟薇及年轻演员们在多场惊悚追逐戏中与凶残、执着的恐龙展开殊死搏斗。
他说道：“我们又不是在跑马拉松，只是沿街奔跑。但作为一个年过半百的苏格兰演员，我得说‘跑步简直太折磨人了’。如果你问我，你必须不停奔跑，好让剪辑师跟上节奏；而作为演员，你还得装出比实际跑得更快的样子。”
“这种持续三个月的高度恐惧状态——相当耗费精力。”
麦格雷戈既拍了追逐戏，也演绎了与海瑟薇的情感戏，因为他们的角色在被“侏罗纪郊区”困扰前，婚姻已然风雨飘摇。麦格雷戈最喜欢的一场戏发生在丹尼斯为格雷格和他的铁锤拍下一张宝丽来照片时，背景中两只“史纳利龙”正在一户人家门前交配。
他说道：“这给我们带来片刻的轻松，缓解了原本紧张的气氛。你能感受到他们好久没这样共度美好时光了，享受彼此的陪伴并开心玩乐。这正是他们重新接受对方的契机，并希望作为夫妻走向更美好的未来。”
麦格雷戈补充道，《橡树街尽头》是一部“超棒的周六夜场爆米花电影”，但它给你的惊喜远超你的预期。
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电影
《“托尼”》揭露波登的阴暗面
帕特里克·瑞安
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剧透警告！我们将讨论安东尼·波登传记片《“托尼”》的部分情节细节。如果你尚未观看该片且不想知道剧情，请停止阅读。
通过其电视系列节目《不设预订》（No Reservations）和《未知之地》（Parts Unknown），这位名厨以其标志性的好奇心和辛辣的机智，为观众深入介绍了多元文化与美食。但他光鲜的公众形象背后，却是一个长期与抑郁症和药物滥用抗争的灵魂。他于2008年在65岁时自杀身亡。
一部新电影试图正视其更尖锐的一面。《“托尼”》（现已在部分地区上映，可于8月20日租赁）由多米尼克·贝萨尔饰演年轻的波登，故事发生在20世纪70年代中期，他前往马萨诸塞州普罗温斯敦。抵达后，他勉强接受了一份在海鲜餐厨房洗碗的暑期工作以维持生计。
由马特·约翰逊执导的这部电影毫不留情地刻画了我们在电视上从未见过的波登——一个暴躁、常被遗弃的年轻人，因酗酒被酒吧扫地出门。甚至在工作中，他也会与厨房同事大打出手，且毫不犹豫地偷老板的钱（安东尼奥·班东索饰）。
这种棘手的描绘与波登在2000年回忆录《厨房机密》（Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underworld）中对自己的描述如出一辙。
“他毫不掩饰自己当年是个愤怒的小混蛋！”《厨房机密》的合著者之一如是说。这让我们得以呈现一个真实的年轻波登形象。核心问题在于：他如何成为一名同理心大使？他以善良和我们所推崇的价值观闻名，但又是如何从A点走到B点的？
博尔丹那不羁的外表实际上是一副盔甲
晚年，博尔丹那坦诚地谈及长期在外奔波的空虚与孤独感。在其2010年回忆录《Medium Raw》中他写道
在《Tony》中，Sal Luss（右）怂恿安东尼（Dominic Bessal饰）在工作时间饮酒吸毒
自己在1993年与妻子南希·佩博尔德离婚后曾感到“茫然且频繁出现自杀念头”。
在博尔丹那遗产管理方的支持下，《Tony》将其塑造为一个难以接近的独行侠形象——他疏离家人，对南希（Emilia Jones饰）撒谎，最初甚至在餐厅缩减菜品，故意声称自己在写小说，发送菜品是必要之举。但渐渐地，他开始从食物中找到成就感与社群归属。
《Tony》松散地基于《厨房机密》中的三个章节，同时也借鉴了其他采访与2023年劳里·伍尔弗特所著《博尔丹那：权威口述传记》等作品。
伍尔弗特在书中写道：“我前妻南希和几位认识他的厨师都提到他生命中那段时期——他曾是个冷漠的浪子，将世界视如烟灰缸。”拉皮埃尔说：“我们指出，或许就在那年夏天，他从一个自私的利己主义者转变为一个对他人深感兴趣的人。”
如同任何传记片，《Tony》在博尔丹那的人生中加入了艺术虚构。电影虚构地暗示博尔丹那曾被某“常春藤写作奖学金”拒绝，这促使他离家出走至普罗克鲁斯提斯。
影片还暗示，他那被轻视的弱者精神部分源于其母格拉迪斯（Dugmans Dominiczyk饰）。《Tony》将格拉迪斯刻画为一个冷漠且难以取悦的女家长
博尔丹那在2008年纽约的一场活动中曾写道，长期在外奔波对其个人生活造成了不可磨灭的影响。ANY SUBMARINEATTY PHASES
而实际上，她是儿子最坚定的支持者。
“在博尔丹那的一生中，‘很多人都说他天生冷漠、无所畏惧！’约翰逊说，‘有趣的是，这一名声似乎是他为自己打造的防御性人格。没错，他看起来酷劲十足、无所不能，但那一定是对某些童年经历的回应——那副盔甲是用来保护自己的。’
“托尼”捕捉了他对毒品和酒精的“浪漫”看法
“托尼”也没有回避博尔丹的成瘾行为；片中多次出现他当场吸食可卡因的场景。约翰逊尤其着迷于博尔丹以几乎亨特·S·汤普森式的笔法描述自己与毒品的关系。
在《厨房机密》中，他津津乐道地将自己那群同事称为“海盗”，他们纵情酒色，生活中对一切传统道德“肆无忌惮”。
他写道，他们全身心投入厨房工作，但总是靠大麻和“惊人数量的可卡因与安非他命”来支撑。
“这些对他来说都是‘空中工具’。”我说道，而他喜欢成为能靠毒品熬过班次的那类人。”约翰逊说：
“显然，安东尼·博尔丹对毒品文化怀有浪漫的想象。他将这些东西视为值得追求的崇高事物。”
博尔丹直到1980年代在纽约餐厅工作时才开始吸食海洛因。他染上一系列毒瘾，包括可卡因，最终在1990年代初主动住院戒毒。
尽管此后他终生远离硬性毒品，但始终未能戒掉酒精；他经常被报道的“座右铭”之一便是“只要有机会，就要与疯子痛饮”。
It's Lee's character who really expresses the cheesest Bourdain into You're on this planet once, so you should enjoy the ride," Johnson says.
我是说，博尔丹那句名言是：“你的身体不是庙宇，而是游乐场。”这句话既有积极意义，也有消极一面——这正是这部电影试图传达的。
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电视屏幕上，当布鲁斯·科克本登台时，她那把定制12弦马丁吉他上的装饰流苏在后台灯光下闪烁，她那双标志性的蓝眼睛也熠熠生辉。
尽管裘蒂·柯林斯从未在福特剧院演出过，但洛杉矶对她来说却是熟悉的领地。她小时候曾随父亲在好莱坞工作而在此居住，并在20世纪60年代末重返此地，将劳雷尔峡谷作为家园，并与小乐手——包括乔尼·米切尔和卡斯·艾略特等——一起，将这片街区打造成文化革命的中心。在后台坐镇，距离昔日栖身之所仅数英里之遥，周围的群山承载着她人生中短暂却意义非凡的记忆。
“我总是来来去去，但总是因为工作，”她解释道，“我热爱加州。我在这里有很多朋友，总是很乐意待在这里。我希望能在这里多待一阵，但我无法做到，因为我必须离开。”
回顾在劳雷尔峡谷的时光，有一段记忆令她难以忘怀：她与克罗斯比、斯蒂尔斯与纳什乐队的斯蒂芬·斯蒂尔斯短暂却炽热的恋情。
“我想起与斯蒂芬·斯蒂尔斯那段美好的关系，”她说，“他非常热情，但我们的恋情很短暂，因为我不会留下来。我要回家。”
她的家在纽约，在那里生活了80多年。“我从未想过搬去加州，”她说，“我对纽约忠贞不渝。”
尽管这段恋情已成往事，但它的音乐遗产却通过斯蒂尔斯的《朱迪蓝眼睛组曲》流传至今——这首民谣摇滚经典传唱了几代人，甚至成为柯林斯告别巡演的名称。1969年5月1日，当她返回洛杉矶庆祝生日时，斯蒂尔斯为她演唱了这首歌。“他带着鲜花来接我，还带来一把漂亮的老马丁吉他，为我唱了《朱迪蓝眼睛组曲》。”柯林斯回忆道，“我说，‘真美，但这不会让我回心转意。’”
柯林斯以成为斯蒂尔斯的灵感来源而闻名，但她在音乐史上的地位从未仅仅依赖于作为他人的缪斯。她自己的广阔唱片目录横跨近七十载，从奠定她作为民谣音乐定义性声音之一的作品开始。柯林斯在周五晚的演出中首唱了《云端两侧》，这是乔尼·米切尔创作的作品，她在1967年的专辑《Wildflowers》中录制了这首歌。翌年作为单曲发行后，这首歌大获成功，为柯林斯赢得了首个舞台食品民谣表演奖，并帮助定义了她的职业生涯。
“我想我无法避免不唱它，”柯林斯说。当被问及《云端两侧》在她职业生涯的这个阶段有何意义时，她停顿片刻后说：“它有种如此美妙的循环感。”
面对如此丰富的曲目，每晚组织新的演出曲目并非易事。每场演出前，
柯林斯和她的乐队钢琴手威尔·凯伊都会翻阅她的歌本，在自发性与观众期待的经典曲目间取得平衡。
“我有如此了不起的曲目库，”柯林斯说，“我和威尔会把书翻出来，挑选今晚要唱的歌。我喜欢每晚都有所不同。我必须确保曲目平衡，并包含观众想听的内容。”
Friday night's set included Joan Baez's "Diamonds & Rust" as well as traditional folk songs "Rethon Allen" and "John Riley." Pausing along the way to share stories about her father, early influence, his singer, Jo Bufford, and her friendship with Leonard Colest, Collins also performed original songs "Spellbound" and "The Rizzard," recited two poems in honor of late husband Lorna Nelson as well as Tennessee Williams, and closed the evening with a rendition of "Amazing Grace," joined by Cockburn.
The poems articulated Collins' grief over the passing of industrial designer husband, who died from cancer in December 2024. After spending 40 years together, Collins' absence has become an inescapable presence on the tour. But keeping busy and drawing support from the crowd have helped Collins navigate a loss she knows she will never fully overcome, despite knowing, "we're all on this planet and there's only one way off."
"We had 46 years together, which I think is remarkable for an old hippie like me. I know that if I weren't working, I wouldn't get over this," she says. "Everybody has their tragedies and hard times, sometimes I say to my audiences, 'Tonight, you're my grief group.'"
Nelson had been intertwined with Collins' personal and professional lives since they met in 1979, just four days before she began sobriety journey.
Collins processes grief by writing letters to late husband, as well as to herself from his perspective. Wearing two of his wedding bands amid collection of eclectic rings (one of which he lost, replaced, then found again), Collins explains she still speaks to him. She believes his spirit is with , and she imagines that he now lives among the trees.
"I'll never get over Lorna Nelson," she says. "But I like recovery. I think recovering is a big deal—it always has different forms, and it has a way of letting you know what 're capable of didn't know. I'm sure 's true about recovery from grief as well."
The evening's set was reflective of more than just Collins' catalog; it also traced decades of hard work and the persistence required to hold an artistic career. If she could offer younger self advice, Collins says she would be honest about how difficult life can be, and how fiercely an artist must protect the conviction drives it.
"It's hard, and 're going to have to figure out a way to work for a living," she says. "Get on the train with something 's starting up have an edge on, and hold on to it for dear life. Because train is going to try to throw off and it's going to try to wear out. But if know edge, if like sitting around it, the core of yourself and believe in it, then go for it."
Whatever the pursuit—"singing, painting, or building bridges," Collins says the principle is the same. "Take hold of kernel of interest, talent, and conviction and just grab it."
Born at 87, Collins remains focused on what lies ahead rather than dwelling on the perception of legacy and what she has accomplished. Among the projects ahead is a new book about life she says she's working on and singing to title, "Singing Through the Storm."
I have a little sign on my mirror at home in my bedroom. It says, "for it now," and helps me," she says. "I'll get my teeth into something I want to do. I do it. I love touring. I love singing. I love performing. I love this thing I do, whatever the shape of it is."
LIFE
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今日美国填字游戏
NORM: 户主 作者：埃塞尔·M. 巴特利特
混乱场景
A BRIAN 1. 城市中的污浊雾霾 2. …掉落（口袋） 3. 象征信仰与智慧的花朵 4. 松树上的种子容器 5. 女演员海莉 6. 愤怒的织布机 7. 成功的训练作品 8. 圆的三角部分 9. 男子的区域“inform” 10. “Teatheaster” 11. “Toufflower” 12. 西南供品 13. 夜晚微风 14. 奥运代表队 15. 嘻哈音乐的四人组 16. “The together”女演员沃德 17. 包括雪在内的两人
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所谓的提供者但广为人知的读者
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增高鞋
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湖畔人医疗
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属于“thuộc”的风格
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增高鞋
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汤米·特洛伊的序列号
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相机镜头保护器
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那位“回家的”女演员沃德
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- 在视频中出现的渗透性啮齿动物
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定量供应者
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血与脑，分别为二
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40 / 2026年8月17日，星期一 / 今日美国
生活
电影
《为何与我再婚？》中情侣们有很多话要说？
布赖恩·特鲁伊特
今日美国
莎伦·利夫多年来无数次被《为何与我结婚？》系列电影的粉丝拦在街上，他们斩钉截铁地说：“告诉泰勒再拍一部！”
好吧，他确实又拍了一部。这次，他带上了坦迪·F·亨森，一起踏上这段关系的过山车之旅。
今日美国独家首播《为何与我再婚？》的预告片，该片将于9月19日在Netflix上线，是该系列的第三部电影。由泰勒·佩里编剧、执导并主演。该系列电影始于2007年的《为何与我结婚？》，续作《为何与我再婚？》延续于2010年，讲述一群情侣——包括恋人、朋友和死敌——每年会面重温他们结婚的原因，并为未来做好准备；同时在面对各种障碍和真相时上演情感剧。
那么，为什么要等这么久？佩里说：“我的创作方式是写作并让角色自己说话。”他还在2006年创作了外传剧集《好坏之间》。《为何与我结婚？》中，随着角色年龄增长，他们的生活也在变化。
“我们在抚养孩子和照顾年迈父母的个人经历中有太多东西值得探索，”他说，“这让这些角色有了更多话题可说，所以他们决定是时候讲述这个故事了。”
饰演佩里银幕妻子的利夫补充道：“这部电影早该问世了。”
新电影以贾斯敏（阿玛尼·格里尔饰）的目的地婚礼为中心，她是马库斯（迈克尔·杰·怀特饰）和安吉拉（塔莎·史密斯饰）的女儿。他们的长期情侣黛安（利夫饰）和希拉（吉尔·斯科特饰）以及托尼（莱蒙·鲁克饰）也一同前往，还有他们的孩子，以及制造麻烦的单身汉迈克（理查德·T·琼斯饰）。
亨森加入该系列，她是佩里的长期合作者。她饰演的布鲁克林为其他角色带来了新视角，因为“她们不必为孩子没有伴侣而挣扎”。佩里说：“她的视角来自一位几乎独自抚养儿子的女性，对过去的某些方式怀有怨恨。”
至于回归的角色，律师黛安和儿科医生特里经历了重重磨难，现在专注于他们的孩子。“从他们仍在一起这一事实来看，尽管经历了重大挫折，可以肯定的是他们一直在努力，”利夫说，“友谊和他们的互动依然存在，因为这是一群选择终生相伴的人。这永远不会简单。”
佩里极其多产，从“玛蒂娅”系列电影到电视剧《黑美人》（第三季将于8月27日在Netflix首播）。“为何与我结婚？”系列最初是舞台剧，“我热爱‘真正结合在一起’的意义，这为健康或不健康的戏剧提供了素材，也让我能够快速填满页面，”佩里说。
“这些角色有太多话要说，随着他们继续变老，还有更多话要说。这正是我兴奋的地方——不仅是他们的际遇，还有他们的孩子接下来会走向何方。”
和粉丝们一样，利夫也随时准备迎接下一部作品。
她说：“这些电影让我们聚在一起反思熟悉的事物——欢笑、或许流泪，并一次次讨论。锦上添花的是，我们真心享受彼此的陪伴。”
社交媒体：离婚的福音与负担
《今日美国》
在心碎的煎熬与离婚带来的迷茫中，Alex Farrington转向社交媒体寻求慰藉。
“我连床都下不了，太沮丧了。我痛苦万分，生活一片狼藉。”Farrington，33岁，在接受《今日美国》采访时说。
但在线上，她看到的却是“离婚蜕变”视频和女性分享的“红旗”清单——她们在过去的关系中忽略了哪些警示信号。她发现，大多数人声称能在几个月内走出悲伤期，离婚后感到无比轻松与自由。
与前夫分手两年后，Farrington仍未感受到那种轻松。她在近期的一条TikTok视频中配文：“有时女性离婚后并未变得更好。”Farrington告诉《今日美国》，前夫拖延了离婚程序，因此从法律上讲，他们至今未正式离婚——尽管她已近三年未见过丈夫。
“我现在的生活糟糕透了，”她在7月发布的视频中说，“我不想在空荡荡的屋子里为自己做最爱的晚餐。”
成千上万的女性在社交媒体上分享自己的离婚经历。一些专家表示，这是正确的方向：离婚曾是一个禁忌话题，而社交媒体在很大程度上帮助打破了这一禁忌，鼓励一些人找到勇气离开破碎甚至虐待式的婚姻。但律师杰姬·康布斯（Jackie Combs）指出，如果他人的经历与线上所见不符，也会让人感到被排斥。而对许多人来说，离婚期间往往是一段极其艰难的时光。
“在结束婚姻的同时，你还要处理极其复杂的重大问题，包括可能错综复杂的财务问题，”康布斯说，“这件事本身就层层叠叠。”
Farrington表示，她为那些离婚后感到快乐的女性感到高兴。但那并非她的故事。她的视频也引发了同样处于离婚中的女性共鸣——只是原因不同。
“随着时间的流逝，我感到越来越孤单，”Farrington说，“因为我不断在想，我还这么悲伤，是不是错了？”
离婚派对、离婚蜕变与庆祝新篇章
前几代人可能将离婚视为个人失败，Combs说，‘这绝非事实。’
37岁的Lindsey Norris在离婚派对上与朋友一起焚烧结婚证书。图片由Jack Fanning / Thunsman Jamber提供
‘这是新篇章的开始，’Combs说。
有些女性在离婚后选择庆祝新篇章，甚至举办离婚派对来掩饰这一时刻。Lindsey Norris在TikTok上发布了她的离婚派对视频。她在乔治亚州经营一家T恤公司，朋友们为她设计了印有‘我主动提出要划破他的车’和‘我早该谎称自己很开心’等俏皮话的T恤。
Norris在离婚正式生效后仅几天就举办了派对，派对上有音乐、游戏、一个‘蜕变板’，朋友们在上面分享她分手后发生的积极变化，还有蛋糕，以及Norris焚烧结婚证书和婚纱的画面。
‘一切都非常宣泄且治愈，’Norris说。‘我很高兴这一章结束了。’
Norris说她感觉自己经历了‘离婚蜕变’，感到‘轻了百万磅，也快乐了百万磅。’
‘认识我的人都说，
‘你看起来更好了，皮肤也更好。’
离婚蜕变确实有一定道理，Combs说，但这与离婚本身无关，更多是人们在转向新篇章时所做的生活改变。
‘这种想法是，也许你的皮质醇水平下降了，压力减少了，或许你摆脱了有毒关系，这就是你变得更好的原因，’澳大利亚家庭律师Gabriella Partners说，她也是播客《它即将崩溃》的主持人。
但无论女性在网上看到哪些关于离婚的视频，Combs说，重要的是记住这些帖子都是经过精心编排的，人们很少能在短视频中分享完整的故事。
‘在TikTok上发帖救了我’
Farrington开始分享一段感情经历后，她说收到了数百条来自经历过类似情况的女性的消息。她与其中一些人保持联系，甚至还见过几位粉丝。
‘我认为在很多方面，在TikTok上发帖救了我。首先，因为它让我走出了家门，’她说。她补充说，有一次，有人在她关于悲伤的特别脆弱的视频下评论，‘你必须为自己的生活而战。’Farrington说她将那句话用红色唇膏写在镜子上，每天都能看到。
‘看到那句话彻底改变了一切，’她说。‘我不知道那个人是谁，但他们可能救了我的命。’
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世界与国家特刊
8月8日，在巴拿马城附近的巴拿马湾海域，成年及幼年蓝脚鲣鸟栖息在岩石上，当地海域原本属于秘鲁和智利附近寒冷、营养丰富海域的海鸟因厄尔尼诺现象导致太平洋东部升温并破坏食物供应而出现在此。摄影：因萨·勒布林 / 因杜斯特里亚斯
海鸟聚集巴拿马湾
因厄尔尼诺迁徙，部分物种飞行距离远超平常
埃内阿·拉布伦、斯特凡妮·埃申巴赫（路透社）
巴拿马湾，巴拿马 —— 原本栖息于秘鲁和智利附近寒冷、营养丰富海域的海鸟，因强劲厄尔尼诺现象导致太平洋东部升温并破坏海洋食物供应，现正大量出现在巴拿马湾超出其常规活动范围。● 由于升温海域导致鳀鱼和沙丁鱼等鱼类远离传统觅食区，迫使海鸟长途跋涉寻找食物，其数量异常增多。● 研究人员表示，海鸟的出现凸显了海洋生态系统对海水温度变化和食物供应变化的脆弱性，以及野生动物如何快速适应环境变化。
厄尔尼诺是太平洋海面温度周期性升温现象，可改变全球天气模式，通常会导致气温升高。联合国气象机构警告称，强厄尔尼诺现象预计将从8月起加剧。
南美海鸟在巴拿马城天际线上空盘旋的景象，对观鸟者而言实属罕见，但研究人员将其视为海洋升温如何通过食物链传导的早期迹象。
“这些海鸟早已向我们发出信号，表明我们即将迎来非常强劲的厄尔尼诺现象，”巴拿马奥杜邦学会主席罗莎贝尔·莫里表示，她补充道，观鸟者早在6月就已注意到这些不寻常的访客，恰逢太平洋上强厄尔尼诺现象形成的预测。
在巴拿马湾南部海岸附近的巴拿马湾海域，蓝脚鲣鸟的出现并不罕见。但靠近巴拿马城的记录数量却异常之高。
详见第4NN版《海鸟》报道
巴拿马奥杜邦学会执行主席罗莎贝尔·莫里在阿马多尔堤道的观鸟活动中调整观鸟镜，向参与者展示秘鲁和智利附近海域的海鸟（包括印加燕鸥），这些海鸟均出现在其常规活动范围之外。
伊朗问题：特朗普有哪些选择？
总统寻求施加更多经济压力
安德烈娅·斯塔达尔
路透社
华盛顿 – 唐纳德·特朗普总统于8月14日誓言将对伊朗施加沉重的经济打击，此前一天美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特表示，华盛顿将从下周起实施“对伊朗前所未见”的措施。
自1970年代末以来，美国、联合国及欧盟因伊朗核计划、侵犯人权及支持武装组织问题，已对伊朗实施制裁、贸易禁运及资产冻结。
自2月伊朗战争爆发以来，华盛顿已额外实施海事、能源及金融制裁，并启动海上封锁。
美国财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）数据显示，自特朗普第二任期开始以来，该机构已对超过1,000名个人、船只及飞机实施制裁。
近期措施针对伊朗影子舰队、协助伊朗武器获取的实体及个人，以及数字交易，估计冻结了与伊朗相关的价值500亿美元加密货币。
专家表示，特朗普政府还可尝试以下选项。
中国被称为“超级”炼油厂的独立炼油厂占中国炼油能力的四分之一。它们以微薄甚至负利润运营。
据2025年数据分析公司Kpbo的数据，中国独立炼油厂购买了超过80%的伊朗出口原油。独立炼油厂承接了大部分贸易，因此面临所谓的“二级制裁”，即惩罚协助主要制裁目标的实体。
过去的美国制裁曾阻止大型独立炼油厂购买伊朗原油。但专家表示，独立炼油厂在某种程度上免疫，因为它们很少暴露于美国金融体系中。
外国资产控制办公室已对数十家中资及香港实体实施二级制裁，这些实体被指控处理数十亿美元伊朗原油并协助资助武器采购。
财政部已警告两家大型中国银行，若发现伊朗资金通过其系统流动，可能面临二级制裁，但未将其列入制裁名单。
对这两家银行（美国官员未公开其身份）实施制裁，或
特朗普特使与调解人会晤，以色列轰炸加沙
尼达尔·穆格拉比（路透社）
开罗 — 据一名外交消息人士透露，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的特使于8月16日在开罗与埃及、卡塔尔和土耳其调解人举行会谈，旨在推进特朗普总统的加沙和平计划，尽管以色列仍在该飞地继续空袭。
哈马斯官员出席了调解人与特朗普特使兼女婿贾里德·库什纳以及特朗普任命的加沙和平特使尼绍莱·姆拉德诺夫举行的部分会议。
一名以色列高级官员表示，库什纳和姆拉德诺夫定于8月17日与以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡会面。内塔尼亚胡于8月9日表示，特朗普最新的加沙和平路线图“不可接受”。
该官员称，以色列方面担忧华盛顿要求其停止在加沙对哈马斯武装人员的定点暗杀行动。
特朗普的和平计划要求立即停止在加沙的军事行动。该计划设想以色列军队撤出该飞地，并在新的巴勒斯坦平民政府主导下重建加沙。
以色列在本月早些时候暂时减少袭击后，过去五天内已恢复空袭。
以色列军方于8月16日表示，其战机在汗尤尼斯和努塞拉特袭击了两名伊斯兰圣战组织和哈马斯武装分子。
至少五名巴勒斯坦人受伤，袭击中一顶帐篷
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投资者警惕通胀风险
劳拉·马修斯
纽约 — 投资者本周将面临利率、通胀和地缘政治紧张局势等熟悉担忧，同时又有强劲财报季持续支撑股市。
由于政策制定者鲜有新的指导意见，且对美联储下一步行动的不确定性持续，许多投资者正越来越多地依赖企业财报来验证乐观假设，并抵消宏观经济风险。
“首要问题是美联储的政策走向，”Premium Fund Management经济策略师肖恩·斯奈德表示。他认为8月27日至29日的杰克逊霍尔研讨会将是政策制定者为通胀和增长阐明立场的下一个重要机会。
“如果无法从美联储获得指导，那么投资者就必须越来越多地依赖财报来寻找方向。”
对斯奈德等投资者而言，关注重点不在于具体的利率信号，而在于政策制定者是否能在商业衰退后的数小时内阐明一个可信的通胀与增长导航框架。这种不确定性使市场密切关注实际国债收益率——即经通胀调整后的收益率——这一推动资产价格的关键因素正在削弱优质科技股及其他长期资产的融资成本。
这一动态对所有相关公司及其股价今年一直是市场最大的驱动力之一的公司尤为重要。标普500指数在8月31日创下历史新高，科技股上涨且油价下跌提振了风险偏好，此前美国生产者物价报告表现疲软。国债收益率也随之下降，市场对9月加息预期有所降温。
上周，标普500指数及其信息技术板块均录得温和涨幅。即便如此，投资者仍警惕通胀可能再次加速的迹象。能源价格高企和美国解冻谈判陷入僵局，令市场担忧油价可能再度走高，进而给消费者价格和债券收益率带来压力。
这种不确定性使市场密切关注实际国债收益率——即经通胀调整后的收益率——这一推动资产价格的关键因素，正在通过提高融资成本削弱优质科技股及其他长期资产的收益率。
不过，就目前而言，强劲的企业业绩已帮助抑制了市场波动。根据L880数据，约85%的标普500公司上调了盈利预期，剔除Alphabet和亚马逊的市场调整收益后，利润增长92.7%。
沃尔玛和芯片制造商亚德诺公司（Analog Devices）的财报将为美国消费者和整体经济健康状况提供新的线索。
“我们不仅看到企业超预期的盈利和营收，还看到大量快速的业绩指引，以及公司对下行风险的有限预期，”波士顿公司投资策略主管安迪·普拉特表示。“当前推动通胀的因素主要是一次性冲击，而非持续性压力。”
‘现在是股权投资者的好时机，因为利润压倒了其他所有问题。’吉诺特说。
钢铁行业：乌克兰面临新障碍——欧盟规则
贸易限制冲击战火中经济的关键支柱
Dan Poleschuk NUTS
扎波罗热，乌克兰 — 在面对俄罗斯多年的入侵、占领和轰炸后，乌克兰钢铁巨头扎波罗热钢铁厂的工人仍坚持运营着这座综合设施。如今，这座近百年老厂——乌克兰东南部钢铁行业的核心——又面临一项新的生存威胁：欧盟的进口配额和碳关税。
钢铁产品长期以来是乌克兰经济的支柱，占其总出口的10%。欧盟是其最大客户，接收了该国约五分之四的钢铁产出。
奥列克桑德·米罗年科是米蒂尼夫集团的首席运营官，他说，欧盟在莫斯科2022年入侵后暂停进口关税，对扎波罗热钢铁厂等主要钢厂维持生产至关重要。
“如今……我们看到情况正在发生根本性变化，”他对路透社表示，“我们面临的不是欧盟的支持，而是限制。”
根据7月1日起生效的新欧盟规则，该集团将年度关税进口配额削减近一半，同时超出配额的进口钢铁将面临50%的关税。
米罗年科将这些新措施描述为其行业面临的一系列日益严峻挑战的一部分，包括黑海航运路线的关闭和国内铁路成本上升。在8月8日对扎波罗热钢铁厂的最新俄罗斯袭击中，一场袭击造成7名工人死亡，并迫使工厂暂时关闭。
据基辅咨询公司GMR Group的数据，欧盟对乌克兰的新配额较2020年贸易增长水平减少了400。
日益严峻的挑战
这些新措施是乌克兰钢铁行业面临的一系列挑战的组成部分，而基辅与莫斯科正在酝酿第五年战事中新一轮空战升级。
俄罗斯对乌克兰黑海走廊的袭击已切断其钢铁出口和原材料进口的主要通道，推高了本已财务紧张企业的物流成本。
针对工厂本身的频繁袭击则迫使生产中断与重启的成本高昂循环。
从8月起，生产商还必须应对国内货运关税50%的上涨，以帮助弥补国家铁路的预算缺口。此外，其自身更高的电力需求也带来成本压力。
奥列克桑德·卡连科夫表示，“该国曾经强大的钢铁行业和政府必须在国内外紧急寻求豁免。”
“要让我们的行业熬到年底，很多不同的事情必须发生，”他谈及乌克兰钢铁行业时表示。
乌克兰雇员联合会表示，欧盟贸易限制可能令该国损失12亿美元的外汇收入，并导致GDP下降0.5%。
该联合会呼吁基辅向布鲁塞尔施压，争取纳入更全面的进口制度。
未利用产能
在扎波罗热，一条庞大的生产线正在装载冒着烟的多吨钢坯，将其送上传送带，轧制成超过半英里长的薄板，再卷成钢卷。
米罗年科表示，随着工厂重新调整生产重点，转向制造更多未被欧盟配额覆盖的半成品工装轮胎，这类生产线的大部分可能很快需要停机。
但他补充说，放弃高附加值钢材产品将意味着该工厂近50%的产能将闲置，导致工人重新分配的竞争。
欧盟表示，配额是为保护本土生产商，而自1月1日起生效的碳关税——根据生产商的排放量收费——则旨在推动清洁生产。
米罗年科称，由于黑海航线关闭，工厂需通过其他欧洲港口进口天花板和生产所需原料，每公吨额外增加10至40美元成本。
结果是效率较低的乌克兰钢铁制造商被土耳其、切斯诺夫及欧洲企业挤出竞争市场。
“每个人都理解乌克兰的局势，”他说，“但每个人仍有自己的生意、自己的员工，他们要对他们负责，因此在市场上表现得相当激进。”
现代化暂停
米罗年科在最新罢工前发表上述言论时表示，俄罗斯对米蒂尼维斯特资产（如扎波罗热）的袭击对生产造成重大打击，但产量迅速恢复：他拒绝具体说明损害的频率或性质。
他补充说，集团仍能维持运营并支付36,000名员工工资。扎波罗热是扎波罗什地区最大的雇主。米蒂尼维斯特主要由乌克兰首富里纳特·阿赫梅托夫控股。
然而，目前仍不清楚的是，公司斥资80亿美元的25年现代化计划——最终生产“绿色钢材”——的命运，米罗年科将其描述为战时“不现实”。
在工厂的热轧钢车间，两个已使用90年的刻度盘仍在显示沿生产线滚动的钢坯测量值。全自动软件随后提供精确的成型规格。
“截至目前，下一步尚不明确，冶金业的投资受限，风险依然存在，”36岁的资深工长阿尔乔姆·卡利涅维奇说，“但我们仍在前进，因为我们……致力于提升产品质量，并交付给客户。”
历史上的今天
今天是8月17日。在这一天的历史上：
1960年，约翰·怀特及其水手在今天北卡罗来纳州外的梅斯纳克岛抛锚。在一场风暴中，他留在那里的英国殖民者是否还活着尚不明确。第二天，他们只发现了一棵树上刻着"克罗地亚人"一词，而没有约定的求救信号。这一谜团至今未解，一个流行的说法是殖民者加入了克罗地亚岛的原住民。
1960年，怀特先生在新港罗得岛州纽波特图尔斯犹太会堂发表演讲，欢迎乔治·华盛顿总统莅临该市。"一位女士，我们制造的，一直享有自由公民的宝贵权利。"他写道。他的人民对"一个既不纵容偏执、也不助长迫害的政府"表示感激。作为回应，华盛顿强调了宗教自由的重要性，并告知犹太裔美国人是完全的公民。
1967年：首艘以空气为动力的载客飞艇从纽约市飞往奥尔巴尼，纽约州。由美国工程师罗伯特·费尔顿设计的"日耳曼"号用时32小时完成了北上的旅程。
1959年：美国邮政局首次通过气球投递航空邮件。该气球从印第安纳州拉斐特起飞，携带邮件飞往纽约市。由于大部分气球仅飞行了22英里，邮袋最终通过火车完成了剩余行程。
1962年：由于美国政府未能兑现承诺的土地和物资，奥科拉部落成员洗劫了明尼苏达州的一处农场，偷取鸡蛋并杀死定居者。预感到报复即将到来，该部落继续发动袭击。联邦政府在9月平息了叛乱。超过500名白人和约1000名墨西哥人死亡。
1977年：臭名昭著的不良少年"地狱。比利"首次杀人——在亚利桑那州一场扑克牌游戏的争执中刺死一名铁匠。该男子次日死亡，成为"地狱。比利"的首个已知受害者。
1945年：乔治·德雷德的《动物庄园》出版。书中宣称"所有动物生而平等，但有些动物比其他动物更平等"。这部对共产主义乌托邦的讽刺作品成为经典。
1962年：东德士兵射杀了一名试图穿越柏林墙逃亡的年轻男子，并任其死亡。彼得·菲希特，18，成为铁幕暴政和冷战的象征。
1978年：首次横跨大西洋的热气球飞行成功。三名新墨西哥州的热气球驾驶员驾驶"双鹰二号"用时137小时6分钟飞行2,100英里，从缅因州抵达法国。
1979年：《蒙提·派森的布莱恩的一生》在美国上映。该片由乔治·哈里森的Handmade Films公司出品，以亵渎的方式解读福音故事。
1982年：联邦地区法官杰里·布赫迈尔裁定德州鸡奸法违宪，侵犯了隐私权和正当程序权。该法禁止同性恋者之间的自愿行为。德州政府随后向上级法院提起上诉。
1987年：阿道夫·希特勒核心圈的最后一名幸存者鲁道夫·赫斯在柏林施潘道监狱以83岁高龄自杀身亡。自1966年起，赫斯成为该监狱唯一的囚犯。
1986年：时任美国总统比尔·克林顿成为首位就调查事项向大陪审团作证的在任总统。事后，他向美国公众表示与白宫实习生的关系"不恰当"。
马萨诸塞州女性推动增加饥饿救助资金
Leah Douglas
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华盛顿 - 倡导者 Liz Wills-O'Gilvie，65岁，表示她已连续11天未进食，以敦促马萨诸塞州州长 Maura Healey 提高该州日益萎缩的食品券计划资金。
Wills-O'Gilvie 仅摄入水、电解质和葡萄糖片，她去年被 Healey 任命为反饥饿工作组成员，此举意在引起对因《补充营养援助计划》（SNAP）削减而加剧的食品不安全问题的关注。
“我深知（饥饿）是什么样子，是什么感觉，”Wills-O'Gilvie 说，她同时担任斯普林菲尔德食品政策委员会和食品正义组织“社区耕种”（Gardening the Community）的负责人。自唐纳德·特朗普总统在2025年税收与支出法案中对该计划进行大幅调整以来，全美已有超过530 万 人失去 SNAP 救助，据美国农业部数据显示。
食品不安全问题加剧，而州政府在11月3日选举前收紧对低收入家庭的资格审查。各州已竞相实施变更，并收紧 SNAP 申请流程，以避免因错误计算福利而面临新的联邦处罚。
马萨诸塞州过渡援助部管理 SNAP，注册人数已减少近482,000人，其中包括近65,000名儿童。
Wills-O'Gilvie 表示，该部门工作人员不堪重负，许多人因无法联系到案例工作者而失去救助。她本人即被 Healey 任命为去年7月特朗普法案通过后设立的州反饥饿工作组成员。
Wills-O'Gilvie 称她最近与 Healey 进行了交谈，Healey 告诉她正在处理此事。
根据过渡援助部的数据，该机构去年日均未能联系到案例的比例上升9%，约49%的人无法接通，高于去年的约37%。
过渡援助部及 Healey 办公室未回应置评请求。
因禁食无法驾车的 Wills-O'Gilvie 患有狼疮和低血糖症，她表示已在家乡与州议员会面。
“我不能让人们失望，”Wills-O'Gilvie 说，并补充称她打算无限期继续禁食。
据媒体报道，8月16日在加沙南部帕尼亚地区，巴勒斯坦人在以色列对一辆坦克的袭击现场致敬。
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营内医护人员表示，在汗尤尼斯的袭击中有一名伤者因伤势过重不治身亡。
另一起空袭据称针对一名武装分子，发生在加沙中部纳赛尔营地的一处公寓，导致数人受伤，医护人员称。
此前，哈马斯领导人 Khalil Al-Hayra 在开罗与埃及情报局长 Hassan Rashad 会面。加沙一名人权发言人 Hazem Qaseem 表示，Al-Hayra 将向调解人通报其所称的以色列违反停火协议的行为。
伊斯兰国家谴责以色列拒绝和平计划
特朗普今年7月宣布，其结束战争的计划取得突破。
哈马斯表示已同意该计划以避免冲突再起，但同时强调协议的执行将取决于以色列首先履行自身承诺，包括撤军及停止袭击。
土耳其、巴基斯坦与印度尼西亚等五个阿拉伯国家谴责伊朗——拒绝该计划，并在8月16日发表联合声明称此举威胁特朗普结束加沙战争的努力。
内塔尼亚胡的发言人未立即回应就联合声明置评的请求。
内塔尼亚胡所在的利库德集团在10月27日全国选举前支持率低迷，该党在X平台发帖称，阿拉伯国家意图推翻内塔尼亚胡，以便其政治对手“好让他们得到一切想要的”。
哈马斯于8月16日呼吁调解方及“和平理事会”（该机构系特朗普和平计划的一部分）敦促以色列履行计划首阶段义务、停止违反停火协议并批准第二阶段路线图，该组织在声明中如是称。
一项10月停火协议暂停了加沙这场为期两年、由哈马斯2023年10月7日对以色列发动袭击引发的毁灭性战争中的主要战斗，但未能完全终止以色列的袭击行动。
自2023年10月以来，以色列的炮火已致超过1,250名巴勒斯坦人死亡，其中大部分为平民。据以方数据，许多人为武装分子。
同期，四名以色列士兵在加沙被武装分子打死。
成年和未成年蓝脚鲣鸟（Dala nebouzi）在巴拿马运河入口附近的巴拿马海岸岩石上休息，随着海鸟为觅食扩大活动范围。 （HULI / ARHON / UNION）
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公民科学平台的数据显示，自6月以来，在佩蒂翁德圣何塞及附近地区已观测到60至400只蓝脚鲣鸟，相比之下，2004至2006年厄尔尼诺期间为21至200只，2023至2024年厄尔尼诺期间为21至63只。
“这些并非多数鸟类，”米妮说，“它们是因缺乏食物被迫迁徙的鸟类。”
她表示，这种影响远不止迁徙，过往厄尔尼诺事件已扰乱繁殖周期并降低繁殖成功率，因鸟类难以找到足够的食物。
厄尔尼诺重塑海洋生态系统
科学家表示，这种破坏始于海面之下，从海洋食物链的最底层开始。
史蒂文·帕顿（Steven Paton）负责管理史密森尼热带研究所的天气站和海洋监测传感器网络，他表示巴拿马已出现与正在发展的厄尔尼诺相关的“异常气候条件”。
“自5月以来，每个月的气温要么是有记录以来最热，要么是第二热，”帕顿表示，并补充称他预计这种趋势将持续到今年年底。“我们有50年的温度数据和200年的降水数据。这不是随机现象，而是非常重要的变化。”
他表示，巴拿马运河流域部分地区的降雨量远低于平均水平，而天气预报显示今年余下时间及可能延续至明年年中，天气将转好且晴朗。
帕顿表示，强厄尔尼诺事件会加深温跃层，即分隔温暖表层水与较冷、富含营养水流的边界。随着较冷的水变得更难触及，海洋生产力下降。
科学家仍在研究气候变暖可能如何影响厄尔尼诺本身。帕顿表示，目前尚无科学共识能证明气候变化正在改变厄尔尼诺—拉尼娜循环。不过他指出，有记录以来最强的几次事件均发生在近几十年。
如果海洋条件恢复正常，目前聚集在巴拿马太平洋沿岸的原海鸟可能会像它们突然到来一样迅速消失。
唐纳德·特朗普总统已誓言将在经济上严厉打击伊朗，因数次谈判重点转向战争（FSC / UNION / REUTERS）
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专家表示，实施其他制裁可能会对大型金融机构产生寒蝉效应，但他们也警告称这可能引发北京方面的报复行动。
特朗普政府官员试图在今年晚些时候特朗普与习近平主席会晤前淡化华盛顿与北京之间的紧张局势。他们担心，中国可能会限制出口对先进技术生产至关重要的关键矿物，而美国及西方盟友仍在努力开发自身供应链。
美国还可能继续针对伊朗个人和实体，以及中国和海湾地区中帮助德黑兰规避制裁、为其战争筹集收入的其他组织或个人实施制裁。
财政部最近针对这些对象发布了制裁，旨在阻止伊朗进行石油贸易、获取进口收入。但布雷特·埃里克森（Brett Erickson）——乌克兰风险顾问公司的首席顾问——表示，这些措施不过是“打地鼠”式的权宜之计，并未改变伊朗的行为，德黑兰只需创建新实体即可取而代之。
Muel Muleki，民主捍卫基金会的制裁专家，表示北京可能正在发出加强执法的信号，针对帮助伊朗支付进口费用的油轮承运商、购买方及货币兑换商。
他补充称，进一步的航空制裁也可能出台，旨在削弱伊朗的贸易流动能力，尤其是在美国已封锁霍尔木兹海峡航运之后。
陆上封锁
部分美国和以色列官员已提出陆上封锁的可能性，这将需要伊朗邻国的协助：伊拉克、土耳其、巴基斯坦、阿富汗、土库曼斯坦、阿塞拜疆和亚美尼亚。
特朗普政府与除阿富汗外的所有这些国家均保持着不同程度的亲密关系，但该国边境多山且极难巡逻。
特朗普可能对巴基斯坦施加影响，该国最近寻求从美国财政部获得一项500 亿美元 billion货币互换额度，以及对土耳其施压，后者正试图重新加入美国P-10签证项目。
陆上封锁可能通过中断伊朗民众的食品、能源和纺织品进口来增加对其人民的压力，但专家表示此举难以执行，且可能无法引发抗议或内部压力。
二级关税
特朗普尤其威胁对与伊朗有业务往来的国家征收关税，尽管最高法院已驳回此类税收的法律依据。
参议院上周通过了一项全面的对俄制裁法案，其中包含新的伊朗制裁，并将赋予特朗普新的关税权力，他可能用其对协助伊朗商贸及武器采购的国家征税。该立法仍需通过美国众议院，考虑到民主党和部分共和党人对关税措施的广泛担忧，这可能面临挑战。
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Even Trump's allies say he needs to find way out
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is under increasing pressure from members of his party to find a way out of the Iran war, with the mid-term on the bottom and Republican voters searing on a conflict he once predicted would last just weeks.
Republicans are airing their frustrations publicly and privately about what they see as muddled messaging coming out of the administration on a conflict that has driven up prices for voters.
A growing number of prominent MAGA figures have urged the president to end the conflict, saying there could be dire political consequences if it continues. Republican strategists have echoed those concerns, saying Iran is a major drag on the party heading into November.
President Donald Trump's GOP is getting increasingly vocal about what they say is mixed messaging on Iran. DANIEL HEJER/IRL/TERS
Trump has alternated between threats and diplomatic overtures to get the job done, but the war is now approaching six months with no end as sight. Election Day is less than three months away, and the administration has resorted to insisting the fundamentals of the economy are strong.
But the rate of inflation remains higher than it was before the conflict began, ie Trump took office, coming in at 3-4% last month. The war has pushed gas prices above $4 a gallon and driven up other costs, contributing to affordability concerns that are top of mind for many voters.
'It's one of those issues where there's almost no upside,' GOP pollster and Cygnal founder Brent Buchanan said.
The protracted conflict has put GOP lawmakers on the defensive as they spend an extended congressional recess in their districts.
Belonging Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, said anxiety over Iran may mean it's time for some Republican lawmakers to 'separate from the White House' on the war, which has hurt the president's approval rating and threatened the GOP's chances of maintaining control of Congress.
'If it's unpopular, and they feel that way, they should tell their constituents the truth,' said Tillis, whose impending departure from Congress has allowed him to break publicly with the Trump administration on key issues.
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But instead of a bonfire circle or a decorated flagpole, the beating heart of Camp Simcha is a hospital. On a damp morning in July, the building is abuzz with activity.
'Yitty, Yitty, Yitty!' counselors chant, cheering on a camper, chinestone sparkles dotting her face, as she downs her medicine with grape juice. Around them, campers duck in and out for medications beneath murals of smiling farm animals, eager to get back to the day's activities.
'We're a hospital disguised as a camp,' says licensed clinical social worker Rivkah Beichmann, an associate director at the donor-funded medically supervised overnight camp. 'This infirmary has to feel like home.'
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As law enforcement agencies across the nation continue to use controversial license plate readers, a leading company behind the tech says a new update aims to crack down on police officers who misuse the data.
Flock Safety announced the news on Thursday, Aug. 13, after a slew of high-profile cases that allege misuse of the system, such as police officers running searches not tied to law enforcement investigations, including to stalk or harass someone.
Flock has been facing mounting pushback from Americans across the political spectrum over privacy, along with instances of vandalism and protest by those who oppose how ubiquitous
the cameras have become across the country. One Florida resident, 77-year-old Carl Gunn, can be even regularly standing in front of a camera with a sign that reads, 'Down with Flock cameras.'
Opponents of the cameras have spreading concerns about privacy and surveillance, but Flock is focusing on officers who misuse data in the update.
In an interview with USA TODAY, CEO Garrett Langley said Flock Safety is taking a stand against police abuse of power and for the privacy everyday people expect. New measures will help put a stop to police misusing the system and send up flags for any attempted misuse, he said.
'You will get caught,' Langley said in a message to law enforcement seeking to use Flock for personal gain.
The company's cameras are installed within the jurisdiction of more than 6,000 law enforcement agencies in the
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Tropical Storm Lala unleashes flooding, winds on Hawaii
One death reported as power outage risk rises
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Lala weakened to a tropical storm off Hawaii's shores early on Aug. 16, but forecasters warned of flooding, mudslides and dangerous roof conditions amid turmoil at same and high winds.
The storm battered the Big Island of Hawaii's southern coast as a Category 1 hurricane on Aug. 15 before the National Weather Service downgraded it to a tropical storm. The northern edge of Lala's eyewall houshed South Point on the southern top of the Big Island as the center of the storm remained offshore, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.
Conditions were expected to deteriorate on Oahu, the most populated Hawaiian island. Forecasters warned of nearly 3 feet of rain on some parts of the Big Island and more widespread totals of 50 to 20 inches. Eastern Maui could see 0 to 12 inches, and other islands in Hawaii could get 4 to 6 inches of rain.
At least one death reported
At least one person died as the storm raged Aug. 15, too: Josh Green said. "A terrible car accident" resulted in one fatality near the South Point area, Green shared in a post on X. He warned Hawaiians to shelter in place, adding debris could cover roads.
"Please stay alert, avoid unnecessary travel, check on your hupuna (elders) and neighbors, and follow official guidance," he said.
Two hustleers were swept away in Naahalu on the Kaua District of the Big Island, the National Weather Service said.
Wind gusts of more than 65 mph were reported at many weather stations on the Big Island and Maui, with the strongest winds reported at higher elevations, according to preliminary reports from the weather service. Winds up to 140 mph were measured on the dominant volcano Mauna Kea in Hawaii County, which is nearly 14,000 feet in elevation, the weather service said.
The Hawaiian Weather Center, on the Big Island's tallest peak, recorded wind gusts of more than 100 mph, although winds would have been slower closer to sea level.
Thousands left without power
Lala left more than 42,900 utility customers without power across the state by early Aug. 16, including nearly 15,800 on the Big Island and part more than 7,200 as Maui County, which includes the islands of Maui, Lanai and Mokala, according to poweroutage.com.
As the storm system made its way westward across Hawaii on Aug. 15, Hawaiian Electric warned customers to expect "possible extended outages, potentially overnight." Utility crews on the Hawaiians Coast on the Big Island were assuming a 40-mile span of transmission lines after trees knocked down poles and structures, Hawaiians Electric spokesperson, Electric Act told TV station Hawaii News Now.
The Hawaii Department of Transportation announced the closure of this International Airport Aug. 15 and said it would close Ellison Oniruka Kona International Airport at Kualolo. The department also closed the Hawaii Island, Maui County and Kaua's commercial ports.
Conditions were expected to deteriorate on Oahu, the most populated Hawaiian island, as forecasters warned of nearly 3 feet of rain on some parts of the Big Island.
As rain battered the island of Maui early Aug. 16 with 1 to 2.5 inches per hour, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning—most likely next small creeks, urban areas, places with poor drainage and other low-lying regions.
On the Big Island, 10 to 20 inches were forecast with localized amounts of up to 20 inches.
In eastern Maui, 0 to 12 inches were expected. Western Maui and other islands were expecting up to 4 to 6 inches and localized amounts up to 8 inches.
Tropical-storm-force winds were expected to continue on Oahu and Kaua County after Hahing the Big Island, Maui County and Kaha.
A sustained wind gust of 46 mph and a gust of 49 mph were reported Aug. 15 at Pu'u'alo on the Big Island.
Judge dismisses suit alleging antisemitism at Harvard
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A federal judge has thrown out a civil rights case that President Donald Trump's administration brought against Harvard University, which accused the school of insuring 'a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis.'
Judge Richard Brousse of Massachusetts was the Trump administration's law, including concerns that were "too isolated and episodic" to conclude there was "institutionalized noncompliance" with federal civil rights law.
Brousse, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, issued the ruling Aug. 13, siding with Harvard. He clarified that his decision was "limited to the specific circumstances" of the case, which the Trump administration brought March 20.
The case outlined student experiences after the Oct. 7, 2025, Hausaa attack on Israel, including a series of incidents the Trump administration called "severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive harassment".
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It also said students posted antisemitic messages on an app and accused
Judge Richard Brousse said the suit cited concerns that were "too isolated and episodic" to conclude there was "institutionalized noncompliance".
Harvard administrators of not acting properly on Jewish students' complaints.
But Brousse said the incidents the Trump administration described were "almost entirely" limited to the 2023 and 2024 school year.
In court documents asking for the judge to dismiss the case, Harvard said that the government "publicly declared improper motives" in bringing the case and that the suit was another part of 'a year long campaign to burden Harvard's First Amendment rights.'
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county. Flock says it has 120,000 cameras in 49 states.
They are used to track vehicles' license plates, models, makes and colors so authorities can search a database for the exact movements of any car anytime it is picked up by a camera. Chief Marlow, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, told USA TODAY the technology triggers concerns about government overhaul from the right and worries about who is being targeted from the left.
"There's different reasons, but everyone is working at the same position, which is mass government surveillance in this country has gotten completely out of control and needs to be trained in immediately," Marlow said.
Meanwhile, the technology has revolutionized the way police track suspected criminals in July alone, Langley said. USA TODAY, the cameras helped solve LHW missing personal cases and 22,000 stolen vehicle cases.
Inquiries in multiple states
A Georgia police chief was arrested in November and accused of using automated license plate readers (also known as ALPRA) to harass and walk multiple people, he was found dead by suicide before he could stand trial. The Washington Post reported. An officer at another Georgia police department was also arrested for using a system for non-lave enforcement purposes, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Aug. 7.
The city of Chandler, Arizona, announced Aug. 7 that it was discontinuing its contract with Flock after it detected an 'anomaly' in the use of its cameras. The Final County Sheriff's Office, also in Arizona, said it also directed not to renew its contract, citing concerns about the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, which protects Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures.
In Apache Junction, Arizona, a police officer resigned after he was investigated on suspicion of using his department's Flock cameras to track his wife and asking another department to check its system's cameras to do a welfare check on her, reported the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network.
A North Carolina police officer was charged with a count of unlawfully accessing computers after allegedly using her department's license plate reader systems to look up the vehicle of her boyfriends' ex-wife 28 times, including twice while off duty, WEPV reported Aug. 5. The officer, Elizabeth Simmons, was accused of inputting bogus reasons for her searches into the system, including traffic infractions and burglary.
Another North Carolina officer leaves similar charge of conducting an unauthorized license plate search, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said in July.
Langley said the identification of police misuse of Flock has increased since earlier this year when the company rolled out its 'audit assistance' tool, which flags abnormal searches by
law enforcement for review. But until now, the tool was optional, and only about one-third of law enforcement clients turned out. And, after that, it will be universally implemented, he said.
"As we now go from one-third of our customers to all of our customers having it, I think we will find new forms of abuse, program that into the system to prevent it happening again," he said.
New safeguards to protect privacy
Langley said he feels strongly that companies producing the tools used by law enforcement should implement every safety and safety risk of a protect rogue officers from using technology for their own personal gain and engaging in misconduct.
On Aug. 13, Flock Safety announced it would implement the new features to weed out bad actors in police departments and stop the misuse of its systems altogether. They are:
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Every vehicle search will require a reason. Law enforcement personnel will have to input a specific case code tied to the investigation they are working on and enter the type of disease. For example, along with the code, they might search belonging or motor vehicle theft. Langley hopes this will stop officers from making up false reasons or entering something overly vague such as 'investigation.'
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Audit assistance will be mandatory for all police departments using Flock. The tool flags abnormal search behaviors; such as an officer repeatedly searching the same license plate day after day, or clusters of searches late at night. Users are locked out to test and use an administrator reviews the search.
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Data will be initiated in the system for seven days instead of 30 days, except for cases that need more time under 'evidence mode,' when a search is tied to an ongoing case number.
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Departments can choose what types of cases can be searched for by other departments. For example, Department A might allow department B to search its cameras for kidnapping, homicide or theft cases but exclude Department B from searching for immigration-related offenses.
Data misuse is nothing new
Police officer misuse of law enforcement tools goes back decades, well before Flock entered the picture, Langley said.
"It is, a cop checks his daughter's boyfriend's criminal record. It is, a cop checks my partner's location," he said. "It is typically taking the job and the power you're given and using it for personal gain."
Langley said such misuse should be illegal in every state, and advocated for lawmakers to walk similar safeguards to all the tools police use, such as DMV records. Officers who are abusing Flock are likely abusing every system they have access to, he said.
A search without a reason is a search that shouldn't happen in the first place," Flock Safety said in a press release.
Langley said technology itself is neither good nor evil, but how it's used can be.
"I think there's a misnomination that we have to make a choice between safety and privacy. And I just refuse to accept that."
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JD Vance met privately with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill before their August recess.
After Kennedy of Louisiana told reporters afterward that Vance and other top administration officials should hold a news conference to explain Trump's rationale for going to war. Kennedy said he seemed that the American people "are somewhat confused about why we went in and where we are."
Trump isn't. "Always disciplined in his messaging," Kennedy said earlier on CBS's "Face the Nation." He suggested other officials take the lead in explaining: "what's going on in Iran, why we went in, why we're still there."
Negative public opinion on the conflict is putting Republican members of Congress in an awkward position as they fan out over the August recess, some campaigning for molesters and others supporting colleagues who are on the ballot. Internal messaging guidance circulated among the Senate Republican Conference in July acknowledged that high fuel costs linked to the war are a problem. The strategy document, obtained by USA TODAY, urged GOP senators to say they are "very concerned about the price of gas and want to make sure prices come down."
Trump was elected in part on a promise to bring down inflation, which makes the surge in gas prices and its overall effect on inflation a particular concern, GOP polities Wild Apers said.
"What we need is strategic clarity about the impact of the overall that, I think they're going to have to be sympathetic to the fact that to most people, this is not a popular war," Tillis said of his advice to GOP lawmakers. "So accommodative that."
The White House said Trump can both address voters' economic concerns and strengthen national security.
"While the President ensures that Iran will never possess a national weapon for our national security, the President has been equally focused on unbiased people, and on working-class Americans, from creating Trump Accounts to abiding, providing regulations and taxes," White House spokesperson Raab Swaul told USA TODAY in a statement. "For the Trump administration, economic prosperity is not possible without national security, and national security is not possible without economic prosperity."
Democracy are promising to press the issue on the campaign itself. "This election is going to be a referendum on this war that focused Trump is losing," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said Aug. 9 on NBC's "Meet the Foxes."
MAGA is getting antsy
Most Republican lawmakers continue to publicly hack Trump's approach to Iran, with only a smattering voting to end the war. But prominent MAGA figures have been increasingly outgrowed, and the desire for Trump to focus on domestic issues.
Conservative media figures such as Matt Gantt, a former Florida lawmaker, and online influencer Sonya Johnson have called on Trump to end the war.
"Foreign wars with no end in sight are always unpopular. They will always be political cancer. Especially with young people," Johnson wrote on social media July 30. "But the war, for done. Refocus on America. Gas, poverty, home prices and immigration. That's how we win."
The American Law in England is outlined the political peril for Republicans on two days as July.
"With the midterm elections a little more than 300 days away, the clock is ticking for President Trump to get out of this war before voters head to the polls. It's making a lot of Republicans nervous," she said. "Republicans cannot let this become an endless distraction."
Polling shows the war is deeply unpopular. Only 36% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the cut. But a variety of the 2016 CMA Politics polling average of numerous polls. Even among Republicans, just 65% approved in an AP-NORC survey on July 23-27, down from 37% in an earlier survey.
"We've gotten to the point where about the only people who still support the war in Iran are those who strongly approve of Donald Trump's job performance overall," Apers said.
Yet even the president's die-hard supporters are becoming more anxious about the costs associated with the war. But a variety of big for Politics for the independent polling Sen. Public First, 37% of self-identified MAGA voters said Trump should stay in the war only if it doesn't increase costs, a jump from the 29% who shared the same treatments in May. Nearly 1 in 5 said Trump should end the military campaign regardless.
Trump supporters Janice Monaco, 36, said the United States should stay out of
overseas conflicts, offering her thoughts on the Iran war as she waited to see the president at an event day. 14 in New York.
"We shouldn't be in foreign wars," said Monaco, a three-time Trump voter, adding that she and her husband are "struggling in this economy."
'Massive drag' on the president
Trump allies for the conflict is hurting the president's appeal as his support dips among White working-class voters and other groups that have powered his victories.
Rocksun, the GOP pollster, said the war has damaged Trump's credibility with supporters who may not have backed Republicans in the past but were willing to give Trump a shot because of his "no new wars" message, particularly younger voters.
Trump has broadened the GOP's coalition of voters, but Iran could destroy what they needed built, said Joe Kent, a former Trump administration counterterrorism official who resigned over the war. Kent, who said in an interview that he's "will a Trump guy" described Iran as a political liability.
"Politically, this is going to consume the war of his presidency if he doesn't end it now," said Kent, who met with media personality Tucker Carlson, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Thomas Waster to discuss the war in July.
The confab of MAGA exiles who have criticized Trump's approach to the conflict spurred speculation about a new and new political movement. Kent told USA TODAY he believes an "unwilling decision to could a political force, whether it's within the GOP or a third party."
Even as Trump gets pushback from some of the MAGA faithful, he is being urged by more hawkish conservatives to maintain pressure on Iran.
Fox News host Mark Levin wrote Aug. 6 on social media that he's "sounding the alarm" about efforts to reach a peace that, saying his audience wants "the enemy defends" Mr. Don Bacon, 8 Nebraska, told USA TODAY "that the war is a major force and stop, and Iran will still be a threat."
Trump has often seemed torn between the competing visions in his party, soothingly between diplomacy and trying to force Iran into submission through military strikes.
The result has been what some percores as an erratic approach - and one Bacon said is wearing thin. "Polks are tired of Trump's on-and-off again announcements," Bacon, who's leaving Congress, said in a text message. "One day it's we are close to making a deal. The next day we are going to bomb them worse than" World War II.
When Trump launched the war, he described it as a "little economy" that would wrap up in a few weeks. Winding down the conflict has proved difficult, though. After threatening a major escalation, he signed a preliminary peace deal with Iran in June. It quickly fell apart until pollering over control of the United States. The United States then launched nearly two weeks of daily military strikes in July, briefly passed the attacks, resumed strikes and then passed them again.
In recent days, the president has appeared content to hold back and maintain economic pressure with a Navy blockade while negotiations continue over the strait. In a speech Aug. 14, Trump said he might declare the threat of Homual "a territory of the United States."
The White House has been patiently awaiting the outcome of talks between Iran and Oman about opening a shipping channel through the strait. The United States is just a direct party to these negotiations, which have included demands from Iran that the Trump administration end its blockade. Pakistan said Aug. 11 that the United States and Iran were close to "some sort of an arrangement."
One senior White House official noted that Tehran has not been about to come across events and the strait, indicating it's movement in the right direction. But the U.S. has since accepted Iran of striking three ships linked to a state-owned oil company.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Jim Burch said everybody wants to see the war wrapped up - and there are a number of ways to arrive at a point where there's more certainty in the relationship with Iran.
I may not be as simple as striking a deal, the White Republican turbulent.
In 1991, more than when you're dealing with Iran, the word 'ended' comes into the condemnation. It certainly hasn't been that way in the last half century. So I think I would lower my expectations on ending," he said. "Managing' would be a better word than 'ending."
Contributing: Sarayna Venugopal Ramaswamy
In this photo obtained from the War Department, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln adds to the Arabian Sea on Feb. 8, on a pH 7.0 mass.
Scrutiny grows around conditions aboard USS Lincoln
Officials deny reports of personnel problems
Greta Cross
USA TODAY
The U.S. Abraham Lincoln has become the focus of growing scrutiny after lawmakers and two military-focused media outlets reported on suicide attempts and declining morals on the 3,000-person aircraft carrier.
The carrier has been at sea since November 2025, and the reports raised concerns about living conditions and morale during its lengthy deployment in the Middle East.
The Navy, U.S. Central Command and War Secretary Pete Hogseth have pushed back against claims of personnel problems aboard the ship, saying reports had been 'completely misrepresented.'
"We make sure every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment. Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody. What they do in those high seas in those austere conditions with less part calls - it's incredible," Hogseth told reporters during a visit to Panama on Aug. 13.
Why is the Lincoln in the news?
Questions about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier intensified this week after reports from the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes should concerns about sailors' well-being amid the ship's record setting deployment.
"We make sure every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment. Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody."
War Secretary Pete Hogseth
The reports cited concerns from family members about declining morale, and lawmakers pointed to reports of supply shortages, plumbing problems, water contamination, moldy showers, broken toilets and mail delivery disruptions.
The scrutiny increased after a sailor went overboard this month. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed in an X part Aug. 13 that a sailor fell overboard Aug. 2 and was 'quickly and safely recovered.'
Three U.S. officials told CNN the sailor, who was wearing a life vest, was rescued within an hour and was not trapped. The mails was recovered by an air wing search and rescue helicopter, treated by the ship's medical department and taken off the ship for follow-up use.
CENTCOM denies a 'spike' in suicidal ideations aboard the vessel. And in the Aug. 13 X part, CENTCOM said "the rampant misreporting on Abraham Lincoln's historic deployment is a
disservice to our men and women in uniform and their loved ones."
CENTCOM told USA TODAY via email that it has no more information to add beyond its X part.
USA TODAY reached out to the U.S. Navy for comment about conditions found the USS Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 14.
What is the USS Abraham Lincoln?
The USS Abraham Lincoln, or USS Lincoln, is a frantic class aircraft carrier with a crew of 5,000.
Such carriers 'support and operate aircraft that engage in attacks on airborne, afloat and ashore targets that threaten free use of the sea and engage in sustained power properties operations in support of U.S. and coalition forces,' according to the U.S. Navy website.
The Lincoln also engages in maritime security operations in prohibit threats to merchant shipping and provides disaster response and humanitarian assistance, the Navy website says.
What is the USS Lincoln's current deployment?
The Lincoln was most recently deployed from his things on Nov. 12, 2025. The ship has been in the Middle East since January, supporting the U.S. in six war with Iran.
Specifically, the ship was a part of President Donald Trump's Operation Epic Fury, a U.S.-based military campaign that began in February to strike thousands of targets in a bid to destroy Iran's offensive missile infrastructure, according to the State Department.
The ship has been deployed for more than 250 days, according to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, in the senator's letter to Hogseth and the Navy.
What is happening aboard the Lincoln?
Concerns are mounting over conditions aboard the ship as Democratic lawmakers press the War Department, formerly the Defense Department, for answers.
"There have been widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns and disruptions in the mail system," Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote in his letter Aug. 12.
A day later, Sen. California House members sent a similar letter to Hogseth and Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, which cited complaints about multiple showers, broken toilets, behind fuel waste, supply shortages and a lack of fresh produce.
The Navy departs claims that sailors' mental health has worsened during the deployment.
"We have not observed an increase in suicidal ideations or attempts aboard the ship," the Navy said in a statement to CNN, adding that medical, religious and mental health resources are available to more members.
What happens next?
The Lincoln's deployment could be tearing its next.
A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters and The Wall Street Journal that the USS George Washington is headed to the region and is expected to replace the Lincoln as part of a planned rotation.
Contributing: Reuters
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Kennedy Center trustees vote to add Trump's name
Move is seen as a test of federal judge's order
Jay Garrison USA TODAY
WASHINGTON - The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to inactive President Donald Trump's name below the sign on the court institution's building and once again temporarily close the bulk of the performing arts venue for renovations, ending the two key components of a federal judge's order.
The actions came during a closed-roof record-breaking day (3 on 2ven), according to a source with direct knowledge of the votes who confirmed deliberations reported first by The New York Times.
The board, composed mostly of members selected by Trump, approved a resolution to add the inscription "Restored and Renovated by President
Donald J. Trump" directly underneath the Kennedy Center's facade sign. The same resolution directs the center to honor Trump for saving the center from the "brink of disaster," according to The Times, suggesting an another possibility the renaming of the center's grounds to "the President Donald J. Trump Plaza."
The board voted to partially close the Kennedy Center for renovations, a project Trump has said would take two years. The plan calls for closing the Kennedy's Center state building while keeping open a corner, significantly smaller theater wing called the REACH!
The planned inscription of Trump's name is an attempt to work around a federal judge's order in May to remove the president's name from the center's title, signage and branding. U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper, in the same order, blocked the board's March vote to close the center for two years for renovations, arguing the action lacked
serious consideration by the board.
Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, the plaintiff in a lawsuit that led to the judge's ruling, slammed the board's latest actions as "more of the same."
"This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the Court's ruling, and flies in the face of the minutes that Congress passed. I will continue to fight for the treasured national monument," said Beatty, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center's board, who is represented in court by the group Democracy Defenders Action.
Trump's name was added to the Kennedy Center building in December 2025 after the president's subsume of the board and renaming of the institution as the "Trump-Kenowdy Center."
In his May ruling, Cooper said the board violated the 1964 federal law that created the center in honor of President John F. Kennedy, arguing that the statute makes clear "the Kennedy Center must be named for, and is meant to hon-
or, President Kennedy alone." Congressional approval would be required to change the name, the judge said.
The Kennedy Center on June 15 complied with the judge's directive to remove Trump's name from the building's sign, but not until hours after a court deadline passed. The center's Trump-aligned staff left up a step that prevents the public from seeing the sign. The key remains over the facade.
In blocking the board's earlier attempt to close the Kennedy center for renovations, Cooper said the decision was made to relocate at the interline of Matt Fiona, the center's executive director, without the board having an opportunity to adequately review the matter.
The Kennedy Center's legal counsel has argued that the judge did not ride against the concept of temporarily closing the center, rather, that the board's vote was "inappropriate and that any subsequent vote must take more information into account."
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For most of the year, campers' schedules revolve around doctors' appointments, surgeries and medical precautions. Some attend specialized schools or rely on full-time aides. Others have spent months in isolation because weakened immune systems make typical childhood activities dangerous.
But at camp, the word "no" is seldom about hourglass campers fly down zip lines. Children who use wheelchairs each week inside, five parents accustomed to constant caution, experiences like those once seemed impossible.
Each summer, roughly 450 campers attend one of four sessions at Camp Simcha. The camp runs separate programs for children with chronic illnesses and those with cancer, which host kids from ages 7 to 17 and 8 to 15, respectively. A two-week session at camp, including around-the-clock medical care, costs about $55,000 per child, but families attend free through funding from Chat Lifeline. A Jewish nonprofit assisting families impacted by medical crises.
Camp Simcha was founded in 1987 for Jewish children with serious illnesses, but enrollment is open to children of all backgrounds. The camp routinely hosts campers from Christian and nonreligious homes.
"I pray even they that we go out of business," says Rachel Simcha Scholar, the founder and chief executive officer of Chat Lifeline. That, he says, would mean there are no more sick children to serve.
But with campers coming from Australia and England and a waiting list each summer, demand isn't slowing.
Wishing for 'a camp I could go to'
It was February of 2007, and Maya Popliger was the old man in the
"I wish these was a camp I could go to," Popliger, then 7, interested to her mom, Sara, an her friends registered for sleepaway camps in Canada.
"Maya . . . first of all, I can't even afford it, but around of all, I don't even see how it's possible," Sara said.
A traditional summer camp wasn't built for a child like Popliger.
At 8 months old, she was diagnosed with low-dose drugs syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that gradually took away her name, stunted her growth and caused joint and muscle pain. And her selective motion, anxiety, and somnolence rendered her speechless, making it hard to interact with other kids.
But Sara, recalling that a friend had sent their daughter to Camp Simcha, wondered if it could be a fit for Popliger, too.
Staff explained to her that medical needs were built into the experience. Every building has camps and wheelchair buttons. Snacks and bathroom, each painted with different themes, have accessible باشد and showers.
Popliger would have a designated counselor - each child has one, and some who require constant care have three, including an overnight counselor.
That summer, Popliger tried a ropes course for the first time via an adaptive harness, she made new friends and discovered she was stronger than she imagined.
When she returned home, something shifted in her confidence: for the first time in years, she wanted to invite classmates to celebrate her birthday.
"She still struggles, don't get me wrong, but it was different after she started going to camp," Popliger says.
Seven summer later, that side space became all the more important as Po-
Each summer, roughly 450 campers attend one of four sessions at Camp Simcha. It was founded in 1987 for Jewish children with serious illnesses, but enrollment is open to children of all backgrounds, and the camp routinely hosts campers from Christian and nonreligious homes. PHOTO BY NACHEL HALLFOX TODAY
Campus Donna Corbett, left, and counselor Mike Berkowitz sport matching Camp Simcha senatrists during lunch at the 123-acre campus.
pilger's condition deteriorated rapidly, causing her to become legally blind. She uses a detection cure and occasionally a wheelchair to accommodate her muscle pain.
"A big part of being physically disabled is the mental aspect," says Popliger, now 16, adding that people don't understand that blindness is a spectrum. "People don't get how hard it is to process each hard move, how hard it is to live with a disability that I knew I'm going to have for the rest of my life."
But here, no explanation is needed. About a quarter of campers at Popliger's June 30 to July 15 session have seizure disorders or use ventilation. Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her. Over the years, camp has cared for children with more than 60 diagnoses.
"No one's judging you," Popliger says. "There's a mutual understanding that everyone here has their issues."
How camp functions as a hospital
At breakfast, campers line up for eggs, cereal, yogurt and pancakes. Nurses from each division sit at a table of morning medications, finished by chocolate syrup, apple juice and thicker books.
Camp Simcha Special, who had a great night last night? a counselor claims to the crowd.
At first glance, it's an ordinary breakfast. But each they reflects a different set of medical needs.
Some campers follow ketogenic diets. Others require gluten-free or dairy-
free meals, or fructose-free foods. Meal times are carefully planned for children with metabolic disorders like glycogen storage disease, for whom missing a meal time by 35 minutes can become life-threatening, according to camp nutritionist Adina Yachova.
That individualized attention to detail extends to every aspect of camp.
Days before 30 year-old campus Naval Shtern packed her bags for camp this summer, her doctors changed the frequency of the subcutaneous infusions she receives to manage the inflammation and never pain caused by her specific antibody deficiency.
"No other camp wants to take responsibility necessarily, for my condition," Shtern, who, explaining that staff immediately adjusted her treatment plan from two infusions to four while she was at camp. "Here it's just like, 'Oh, this is no problem.'"
The idea is to provide a continuation of one instead of an interruption, says Reichmann. Campers submit detailed medical applications in December, but treatment might change a dozen times before opening day.
Camp Simcha's team includes 12 nurses, three doctors, two paramedics, and a respiratory and physical therapist. Some of amber colored pill bottles fill the wall bottles a pharmacist who prepares 1,200 medications a day - more than some New York City children's hospitals.
During the camp's cancer sessions, pediatric sociologists administer chemotherapy.
Where typical hospital walls would be, there are rooms painted with teddy beans and diabolisms. Staff might have recently transformed a hospital room into a fuctone foregre-brewed room for a boy who struggles with his weekly IV infusion, and another room into a dance party, complete with a disco ball and speaker.
"All of a sudden, instead of being testified of the treatment, there's this moment of new," Reichmann says.
The camp is equipped for emergencies with a monitoring system, reconstitution room, and ambulance and helicopter for transport to hospitals.
"You don't have a very big window if something goes wrong," Reichmann says. "We really are equipped to provide whatever a hospital would do in an emergency right here in camp."
By the afternoon, kids spread across camp following a post-hands dance party. Some setup into adaptive harnesses that hoist up them up the climbing wall. Others ease into the pool using a ramp and submersible wheelchair. Nearby, pottery wheels spin and campers record maps in the recording studio.
As soon as one summer ends, planning begins for the next 10x10 review medical needs, match campers with counselors and manage heavy-ups before opening day so that by the time campers arrive, little is left to chance.
Before the Popligers finished the various drive from Montreal to camp that first summer, nurses were waiting ahead of the entrance to collect and refrigerate Popliger's medication before she unpacked her bags.
"I have never felt so at home in my entire life," Popliger says. "I could breathe for the first time in a month."
For parents, these two weeks provide a non-bend, from being full-time caregivers.
"There's decision making here that I just think most parents don't relate to unless you have a kid with a chronic illness," says Novak's mother, Sami Shtern. "I have two full weeks where my brain does not have to do that."
What happens when camp ends
In the weeks leading up to camp this year, Popliger's doctor told her the reasons in her right eye has declined to only light perception. She could no longer make out the outlines of letters, even from confederates away.
It would be a lot for anyone to process. And after this summer, Popliger will face another loss as she ages out of Camp Simcha.
As campers get older, the conversations become more about the reality of living with these conditions, according to Mayy Schachter, one of the camp's rabbis.
Putting evening discussions, campers ask questions they often can't ask anywhere else. What do I do when I go to school and kids make fun of our? Honours I believe in a God that makes me suffer so much if it feels like I've tried everything medically. At about point do I say I've done enough?
Schachter rarely has a perfect answer, and the questions don't end when campers age out. But camp offers a community that extends far beyond its campus.
Shtern, who once had such an intense fear of needles that she turned to hypnotherapy, worked with nurses at camp to become more independent with her treatments once she returned home. Another camper introduced her family to a pain clinic at the Cleveland Clinic that was life-changing.
The first week of August, Popliger traveled to Los Angeles to visit two camp friends, one with launcher disease and another with sensitive myopathy. Shtern loved things from using various dwarfism, surprised her in Cleveland last year.
It's a community no family wants to be a part of, but one they've glad they found.
One night at camp this year, campers and counselors screamed the lyrics to Nosh Kahani's "Mosh Kowno" in Popliger walked into the infirmary for the nightly injection that's part of her treatment plan.
It's a time of day she usually dreads, relishes, surrounded by friends waiting by the infirmary door and a night sky full of stars, it's part of belonging.
"You can't get that anywhere else," Popliger says.
Rachel Hade's role covering Youth Mental Health at USA TODAY is supported by a partnership with Pivotal and Journalism Reading Partners. Funders do not provide editorial input.
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DOJ is warned on Epstein file release
Judge could penalize for noncompliance
Aycha Bagchi USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – A federal judge presiding over a lawsuit on the release of the Epstein files warned Department of Justice lawyers on Aug. 13 that he could penalize them and put a stain on their professional records if they don't comply with his orders.
"I'm not interested in doing that at all, but I will do it to ensure that justice is administered fairly," Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said. Sullivan made the comments at the end of a hearing dealing with if the DOJ has complied with both his orders and a transparency law requiring it to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
"That's not a threat. That's a promise," Sullivan added.
Sullivan was discussing potentially holding DOJ attorneys in civil contempt – a step that can mean imposing jail time or fares to force someone to comply with a court order. A contempt finding could follow the lawyers in their careers if they seek new jobs, such as a judicial position, he noted.
The warning was the latest setback for the DOJ over its handling of the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Since the DOJ's release of millions of pages of files in January, many with extensive redactions, some of Epstein's accounts have alleged that the DOJ is covering up potential crimes by Epstein associates – accusations the department has strongly denied.
"We are not trouble" at the moment, Sullivan made clear. But he said he would be remiss if he didn't share that he held DOJ lawyers in contempt once before, after presiding over a criminal trial for Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens in the 2000s. Those lawyers initially failed to provide documents he had ordered them to turn over.
"I don't look forward to doing it again, by any stretch of the imagination," Sullivan said.
"I'm not interested in doing that at all, but I will do it to ensure that justice is administered fairly."
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan On the possibility of contempt citations
The DOJ didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The mountain came at the end of a hearing Sullivan called in a lawsuit brought by Katie Phang, a lawyer and independent journalist who previously hosted a show on MSNBC. Phang has argued in her lawsuit that the DOJ didn't comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required it to release unclassified DOJ files related to Epstein, with limited exceptions.
Sullivan called the hearing after writing in an Aug. 8 court order that the DOJ didn't comply with a previous order to provide him with documents he can use to verify that the DOJ properly redacted certain Epstein files. The DOJ said the redactions were concealing the identities of potential victims.
At the start of the Aug. 13 hearing, DOJ lawyer Andrew Block said the department tried to comply with the previous order, but that he had also brought a binder of fresh materials to the hearing, which he gave to Sullivan.
Sullivan also questioned Block about the DOJ failing to provide him with FBI notes from interviews of potential witnesses linked to Epstein. The department said it didn't provide the notes because they are "substantially similar" to typewritten reports that have been provided, and because providing the notes – which are handwritten – would risk inadvertently disclosing victim information.
However, Sullivan said at the Aug. 13 hearing that that explanation wasn't good enough. He said he needed the notes to confirm that what the DOJ is saying is accurate.
Sullivan said he would conduct a more detailed review of the binder the DOJ provided at the hearing, and asked Phang's team to draft an order he might sign on getting the DOJ to provide him with the FBI's notes from interviewing potential witnesses.
"All I'm trying to do is ensure compliance with the Epstein Act," Sullivan said at the hearing.
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Cholesterol by the numbers: Age and other factors play key roles
Gavin Escott USA TODAY
As you visit the doctor over the years, you may notice certain numbers in your bloodwork slowly creeping up.
Cholesterol, a wary substance found in every cell of your body, is vital to its functioning, helping build cells and key hormones. But too much of it can lead to health problems, including heart attacks and strokes, and as you age, your body becomes less efficient at clearing cholesterol from the blood. By the time you get older and start thinking about your cholesterol levels, it already could be too high for comfort.
"Cholesterol is a silent risk factor, you cannot feel it building up in your arteries," said Lisa Young, a registered dietitian nutritionist, author of "Finally Full, Finally Slim" and an adjunct professor of nutrition at New York University, adding that regular blood test screenings are the only way to determine where you stand. "The earlier you start paying attention to your cholesterol, the better, your long-term heart health will be."
Do cholesterol levels rise with age?
Cholesterol, especially LDL, the so-called "bad cholesterol," builds up inside the walls of your arteries over time. This buildup, called plaque, narrows and hardens the arteries, causing health problems.
Cholesterol levels generally increase as you get older, particularly through middle adulthood," Young said. In men, LDL levels tend to rise until around age 60, then gradually decline. In women, cholesterol levels tend to stop lower than men's until menopause, around age 50 to 55, at which point they often rise and can surpass men's levels, she added.
A few important factors drive these changes. As you age, the liver's ability to process and remove cholesterol slows down and the enzyme your body uses to make cholesterol becomes more active. Hormonal changes, including the drop in estrogen during menopause, and an increased tendency to gain more abdominal fat – which promotes inflammation and increases the production of "harmful cholesterol particles" – also contribute.
What are normal cholesterol levels?
Cholesterol is measured through a blood test called a lipid panel. The main cholesterol and blood fat names to pay attention to are LDL, HDL, and triglycerides. "Total cholesterol" measures the combined amount of LDL, HDL and VLDL in the blood.
According to Young, guidelines for healthy adults set optimal LDL Cholesterol levels at less than 100 mg/dL, though 100 to 120 mg/dL is "near optimal." High levels would be 160 mg/dL
or above. For HDL, the "good cholesterol," 40 mg/dL or above would be healthy for men and 50 mg/dL or above would be healthy for women. Normal triglycerides are less than 150 mg/dL, and high is 200 mg/dL or above. An ideal total cholesterol would be less than 200 mg/dL, and 240 mg/dL or above would be considered high.
Young said an LDL cholesterol level
of 190 mg/dL or higher is considered severely elevated and is a red flag, regardless of your age or other risk factors. Medication is typically recommended immediately.
If total cholesterol is above 290 mg/dL, it is worth discussing genetic screening with your doctor, especially with a family history of early heart disease.
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Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges
In deal, he admits ambush of health CEO
Christopher Cann and Anselbyst Martinez USA TODAY NETWORK
NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to striking charges in a surprise decision that allows him to avoid a federal trial and attempt to dismiss a separate case in the shooting death of a health care executive.
In a court hearing Aug. 14, Mangione admitted antissolving Unentire Atticure CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel in December 2024.
“I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan,” Mangione told the judge.
Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty to two federal charges of stalking resulting in death, which carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. His sentencing is scheduled Dec. 18.
James McDonald, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said no plea deal was arranged with the government. He told reporters his office would seek the maximum sentence.
Mangione’s plea complicates a separate case that was scheduled to go to trial next month.
After the federal proceeding, Mangione’s legal team filed a motion seeking to dismiss murder and other charges
Mangione faces in New York state. Mangione’s attorneys claim New York’s double jeopardy law protects him from being prosecuted twice for the same conduct. State prosecutors have objected to that claim.
During the hearing, the focus was on what Mangione would say about the 2024 killing.
When he walked into the chilly federal courtroom, one gasp from the wooden press cut the tense silence. Those who knew Thompson sat in the front row. His wife, Paulette, seized away tears as Mangione spoke matter-of-factly with the judge. At one point, he was asked to explain in his own words why he believes he is guilty.
Mangione, wearing a tan jumpsuit, described suffering severe back pain and navigating the U.S. health care system. He said he planned to ambush Thompson by researching the health care conference online and posing as an inventor to obtain information about its location. He said he 35-pointed a hand-gun and traveled to New York with the intention of shooting Thompson.
“I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death or bodily injury,” he told the judge. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”
In a statement, Thompson’s family said the guilty plea “much as important step toward justice for Brian and for our family.”
“While nothing will ease the pain of losing him, we are grateful that the federal justice system has held the person responsible for this heinous act accountable,” the statement said. “Now we look to the court to ensure that sentencing reflects the severity of this crime.”
Mangione also faces charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested after a five-day manhunt.
Federal prosecutors initially charged Mangione with murder through the use of a firearm and had sought the death penalty. But Garrett took capital punishment off the table this year when she tossed out the most serious charges against Mangione. His federal court trial was set to begin in January.
Thompson’s killing sparked a police manhunt that ended days later when authorities arrested Mangione at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Prosecutors say forensic evidence links Mangione to the scene of the shooting, including DNA and ballistics data recovered by investigators. Authorities also recovered evidence from Mangione’s backpack in Pennsylvania, including a 20-printed gun and writings that authorities say point to motive.
Acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Cairns ruled that certain items in Mangione’s backpack – including a loaded magazine, a cellphone and a wallet – were blocked from the state
trial because officers in Pennsylvania carried out a warrantless search. Other key evidence, including a gun and a red notebook, uncovered during a subsequent search of the backpack were deemed admissible.
Mangione’s court hearings have drawn supporters who have expressed vitriol against the health care system and view the Fry League graduate as a kind of folk hero. Others have donated to help pay for Mangione’s legal defense. Some have written him love letters.
The killing of Thompson, a husband and father of two, led companies to evaluate their security measures, cancel in-person events and scrub their websites of top executives’ biographies and photographs.
Speaking to reporters after the Aug. 14 hearing, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said her thoughts remain with Thompson’s family. She also addressed Mangione’s supporters.
“And to those who idolize Luigi Mangione, I say this: Violence is not a cause. Murder is not a message. And a killer is certainly not a hero.”
Christopher Cann reports for USA TODAY, Anselbyst Martinez reports for the USA TODAY Network-New York.
Contributing: Jessica Santucci, N’iles Fusecky-Bragg and Theo Nguyen, Reuters
Police: VSU shooting suspect in custody, was hiding on campus
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Virginia authorities have a suspect in custody charged with a shooting that left five people injured, one of them critically, on the campus of Virginia State University.
In an evening statement Saturday Aug. 15, Chesterfield County Police said 39-year-old Cannon Harris of Henrico County, Virginia, was found hiding in a closet inside VSU’s Seward Hall, a dormitory within walking distance of where the shooting took place that day.
Harris was found around 4 p.m., a little more than 18 hours after the shooting, and is being held without bond at the Chesterfield County Jail, The Petersburg Progress-Index, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
Harris is not a student at VSU, authorities said.
Eight warrants have been filed against Harris, police said. Four of them are for malicious wounding and four are for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
More charges could be brought as the investigation unfolds.
Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Aug. 15,
Chesterfield Police responded to the quad annexes as the 3000 block of Boiseau Street. Five people, four men and one woman, had been shot.
Only one of the victims, an unidentified 20-year-old male, is a VSU student. In a statement, VSU said that his injuries were not life-threatening and that he had been released from the hospital.
A 20-year-old male was critically wounded, police said. The three remaining victims were a 23-year-old male, a 17-year-old male and a 19-year-old female. Their injuries also were not life-threatening.
Police did not release their identities,
and it was not immediately known whether any of the other three victims were hospitalized.
Police did released a possible motive for the shooting, nor had it been reported why the suspect and the four non-students were at the annexes.
VSU Police, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms & Explosives and the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office assisted Chesterfield in the investigation, along with other federal and state agencies.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Chesterfield Police at 804-748-2251.
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The last time I saw a movie in a theater was "Toy Story 5" in June – and I took my nephews to see it, since they wanted to go and I wanted to see it as well. But when I see a movie in a theater, I usually go alone because it ends up being cheaper. Ticket prices are going higher and higher.
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I honestly love all movies. 'Project Hail Mary' was life-changing
The last time I went to the theater was June 30 for "Supergirl," which I went to, in part, because go- ing to the movies gets me out of the house.
When I do go to the theater, I'm down to go alone, with my partner or with friends. Nothing factors into that decision, except interest in seeing the movie and availability.
I go to AMC movies on Tuesdays and Wednes- days when they're half off, and I got a membership because I always get tickets online and didn't want to pay the fees anymore. I try to see matinees as well. I don't really see movies late at night because of the price. But price doesn't keep me from seeing movies. I'll still go regardless of price.
I use Letterbond. I like looking at people's opin- ions but at the same time I take them with a grain of salt. I honestly love all movies I see. "The Sheep De- tectives" was really good. "Project Hail Mary" was phenomenally life-changing. "Obsession" was in- sanely mind-blowing, and the drama had me on the edge of my seat.
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I almost always go to movies with others, typical- ly with friends or family. I prefer the more "epic" type films in the theater with the big screen.
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I do not use Letterbond. I was unaware of it and am not interested in those type of platforms.
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Social Security recipients' 2027 COLA estimate dips
The 3.4% increase in their monthly paychecks is down from July's 3.7% estimate. Page 3B
You can check the headlines from your home state or city
We survey and compile the top news stories from all 50 states plus Washington, DC. Page 4B
College costs are outpacing inflation
A 10% increase over average spending
Daniel de Vinó USA TODAY
College expenses are rising faster than inflation, according to a new report drawn from surveys of students and parents.
The typical student's family spent $34,019 on college in the 2025-26 academic year, according to the report, How America Pays for College 2026.
That's a 10% increase from the aver-
age family's college spending a year earlier, $10,837.
The new report, from the higher education firm faille and the market research company Ipsos, draws from surveys of 1,000 undergraduate students and 1,000 parents, conducted this spring. The findings add to a confusing and sometimes contradictory dossier of data on college affordability.
Average tuition and fees rose 4% to $45,000 at private, nonprofit colleges in 2025-26, according to the College Board. Average costs rose 2.9% to $11,950 for in-state students at public four-year colleges.
And costs continue to rise. Fifteen colleges will charge more than $100,000 in published tuition, fees and living expenses in fall 2026, according to The Princeton Review.
"The fact that we're now seeing colleges cross the $100,000 threshold is a pretty telling indicator of just how dramatically the cost of college has risen," said Rob French, editor in chief of The Princeton Review. "And students and families are feeling it."
But most students don't pay sticker price. After grants, discounts and other aid, the net cost of college attendance is much lower. And after inflation, the Col-
lege Board reports, college costs have remained relatively flat over the past two decades.
Is college worth the price?
The new report finds families paying more for college in 2024, but largely satisfied that they are getting a fair deal.
Roughly half of families said they paid less than sticker price. More than 70% said they felt the student's education and overall experience was appropriately priced, "or even a bargain," the
See COLLEGE, Page 2B
Families struggling to make ends meet as everyday costs climb
'There's no joy in living this way'
Betty Lin-Fisher USA TODAY
Alexandra Thompson and her husband both work full time, but the cost of groceries and other daily essentials like gas have risen so much that they've massed out their credit cards and are buying only what they can afford each week with cash. • "It feels like almost week to week that our groceries are becoming more expensive when we're not buying extra things," Thompson, 31, of Union City, Tennessee, said of the food they buy for themselves and their 9-year-old son. "We're getting just the essentials every week." • Americans surveyed in a new study by Omnisend, an e-commerce marketing platform company, are expressing similar struggles. See BUDGETS, Page 2B
In a survey of 1,075 consumers in June, 30% of respondents said they used a credit card to pay for essentials, such as groceries, gas, utilities or medical bills, in the past three months, knowing they may not pay off their bill. USA TODAY was given an exclusive first look at the study by Omnisend.
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Experts say stay mentally strong job hunting
Zulshha Nathoo USA TODAY
For many job seekers, writing another version of a reward or polishing a LinkedIn profile isn't the hard part. Getting stuck in a cycle of applying, waiting, and wondering is. Prolonged silence, ghosting, or no response at all can make the struggle even worse.
As a change management consultant in Atlanta with more than 15 years of experience and a doctorate, Christopher Riddick never expected that looking for full-time employment would be a full-time emotional grind. He was laid off in January of 2025 and has been on the
hunt for a new position since. Riddick, who teaches as an adjunct professor while searching for a long-term role, says the process can fill even the most confident individuals with self-doubt.
"You get repetitions from places that your resume and your credentials should be a slam duck," Riddick said. "You start to doubt yourself, start wondering, Am I so good as I thought I was?"
He says some of the most discouraging moments have come from going through multiple rounds of interviews for a position, only to be cut loose at the very end. Or worse, knowing human eyes never saw the application at all.
"I applied to a role one time, and I got a rejection for that role less than a minute after I applied," he said. "寂寞ly, no one saw this."
While the U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in July, some argue the low number doesn't necessarily mean people are finding new jobs, but rather that more people are giving up. The Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that in the same month, 5.9 million people who wanted a job but didn't have one were not counted as unemployed because they had not been actively looking in the four weeks preceding the survey.
The Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University calls the
unusual labor market "low hire, low fire", strong for those with a job, but weak for those without one.
'Taking the judgment layer off'
The constant uncertainty can erode a person's self-confidence, said Nicole Moshfegh, a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of We Rise Psychology in Los Angeles. "If you're unemployed and you're actively looking for a job and you're spending months possibly searching, applying, it can really mess with your self-concept and your
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Over 1 million ladders are being recalled
Action comes after reported fall and risk of injury
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Over 1 million attic stairway ladders sold at Home Depot, Lowe's and other home improvement stores have been recalled due to potential falls and injuries, a Kentucky importers ban announced.
Louisville Ladder Inc. recalled the item, sold under the Louisville, Featherby, Lite and Century brand names, in an alert on Aug. 6. The company recalled 1,770,000 of the ladders.
According to Louisville Ladder, the aluminum or wood frame ladders with gas struts come with backballs and fold into the attic. The bolts on the ladders could break, causing these using them to be injured or fall to their deaths, Louisville Ladder announced on the
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission website. The attic stairway ladders were manufactured in Mexico and sold between November 2021 and July 2026 for between 80% and 86%.
Here's what we know about the recall.
What are the exact ladders being recalled?
Louisville Ladder stressed that the only recalled items are the ladders with struts. The ladders were sold in multiple cases to fit different-sized attic openings in home college, but also in a
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Width — 22.5 inches, 25.5 inches and 30 inches wide.
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Length — 54 inches and 60 inches.
- Fits ceiling heights ranging from 7
feet, 8 inches to 12 feet.
The company has recalled ladders sold under brand names Century, Featherby, Lite and Louisville.
Customers can find the brand name and model number on the inside of the attic door and a full list of recalled ladders at www.atticstairwayrecall.super-trepairs.com/product.
Where were the recalled ladders sold?
The ladders were sold at Home Depot, Lowe's, De It Best, Orgil, Amazon and other retailers nationwide, the company said.
Were there any reports of injuries due to the recalled ladder?
- According to the announcement,
there have been 16 reports of a belt breaking, including a report that someone injured their neck, head and back.
What should you do if you have the recalled ladder?
The company said customers should stop using the ladders immediately. Customers must go to www.atticstairwayrecall.supertrepairs.com to get a free repair kit that includes two replacement 5-inch uproader belts, workers and lock nuts with installation instructions.
Customers will need the ladder's model number, which is inside the attic door.
Those with questions can call the recall hotline at 888-678-7822 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. The recall number is 26-665.
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report said.
The majority of families continue to believe that college is a valuable investment," said Rick Castellano, vice president of corporate communications at Sulite Mae.
Many students dream of attending the most prestigious college that admits them, to matter the cost. In the end, though most families prioritize price and proximity over pedigree.
"There are a good number of families who at one point in the process are going to eliminate a school based on cost," Castellano said.
Here are the top 10 reasons families picked a school
Here are the top 10 reasons cited by students and parents for selecting the college they chose to attend. (Respondents could choose more than one.)
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Affordability, 40%
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Near home, 39%
- In entry school, 39%
- Specific program or degree, 38%
- Scholarships and other aid, 36%
- Campus environment, 33%
- Friends at the same college, 22%
- Social life, 20%
- Online or hybrid classes, 16%
- Prestige, 13%
Students and parents support caps on student loans
Nearly half of families surveyed reported borrowing money to finance college.
Student debt has been rising nationwide, and both colleges and policymakers have looked for ways to stem the increase.
Outstanding federal student debt more than doubled between 2007 and 2020, after inflation, rising from $0.8 trillion to $0.9 trillion. Debt tenuted down to $0.6 billion, 2020 and 2025, declining from $0.9 trillion to $1.7 trillion in inflation adjusted dollars, the College makes reports.
The average balance of outstanding
loans rose from $28,500 in 2007 to $45,000 in 2020, in inflation-adjusted dollars, then dwindled to $19,000 in 2025.
Student loan debt has eased in recent years because undergraduate students are borrowing less, in inflation-adjusted terms, said Jennifer Hill, executive director of policy research at the College Board. Students are borrowing less because of longstanding caps on federal student loans for undergraduates, limits that Lowe's losses in many years. College, in turn, are diaprovating more good and
The Trump administration has supported that it calls "excessive" student borrowing on graduate programs for many students. The policy goal is to compel colleges to cash tuition, although critics want the caps might need borrowers to the private loan market.
In the 2004 and 2006 report, two-thirds of families said they support limits on federal student borrowing. More than half said they believe unlimited student lending has lost rising college costs.
In The Princeton Review's 2026 Col-
College expenses are rising faster than inflation, according to a new report. JOSEPH PROZOSOWY ON GETTY IMAGES
lege Hopes & Worries Survey, students said parents cited "a black shout" as the top source of stress in applying to college. They said their biggest worry was taking on debt to pay for education, cited by 35% of respondents.
"When we first asked that question, 23 years ago, just 5% cited debt as their biggest worry," Franck said. "That rise from 6% to 30% tells us just how central affordability has become to the college conversation."
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identity in a lot of ways," Mouldagh said.
Mouldagh says finding a chance and inadequacy are understandable as "taking the judgment layer off" is an important first step. She says anxiety, often related to concern about the future, is a common challenge.
"What if it takes me this amount of time? Or what if I never find a job at all? Then what's going to happen? Then what's going to happen?" she said. "We can
quickly see that it spirals into a place of catastrophe."
Worst-case scenarios worsen stress
That pattern of worst-case scenario thinking, Mouldagh says, can worsen stress, even when fears don't materialize. Stress can also somehow shift sleep, making it harder to cope the next day.
In an email, Christian Maslach, professor emerita of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, wrote that extended job searches can generate a 'stress response,' which is 'a normal response by all living creatures to either
threats or challenges.' Maslach, author of "The Burnout Challenge," emphasized that while exhaustion associated with job searching is distinct from actual workplace burnout, the prolonged uneasiness can trigger significant stress. Setting boundaries for searching, like evaluating specific windows of time and focusing on goals you can control, and, as building connections or maintaining physical health, can go a long way.
Riddick says it took months to learn that all day job searching wasn't sustainable. After experiencing a period of what he described as 'pain' followed the loss of his normal work routine, Rid-
dick says he noticed the ripple effects on the people he loved, including his wife and three kids. So he refrained his purpose and looked for the silver lining. He says the time away from a typical 3 a.m. to 5 p.m. job can allow individuals to put more energy into family, pursue a person's project, take up a new hobby, or start a training course to build new skills.
When I shifted that and started thinking of how I could still be of service and be helpful and continue to uplift people, that has also just allowed me to feel more hopeful," Riddick said. "My career is just one piece of what made me who I am."
Budgets
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More are borrowing money to pay for groceries. Consumers also said higher prices have changed how they feel about brands they once liked, and a majority of respondents also said they believe brands are using inflation as an excuse to come just to more than necessary.
And nearly half of respondents blamed politicians for using food costs.
More people are borrowing to pay for groceries
The rising food prices affect how consumers deny—as well as how they pay for groceries. In a survey of 1,075 consumers in June, 36% of respondents said they used a credit cards to pay for essentials, such as groceries, gas, utilities and other products, and the price have been months, knowing they may not pay off their bill. USA TODAY was given an exclusive first look at the study by Omni-ward. An additional 25% said they borrowed from friends or family, 16% used buy now, pay later products, and 17% said they had to use savings meant for something else.
The financial safety nets people once asked us for emergencies are increasingly becoming part of the monthly routine. When households are using credit cards or moving to cover essentials while also feeling they're getting less for their money, it's too surprise that confidence in both their finances and the companies raising prices starts to fade," Marty Bauer, a commerce expert at Omniward, said in a news release.
Many families are feeling their wallets get squeezed, yet essentials like groceries need to be purchased, Bauer
told USA TODAY in an email.
When you add in rising fuel costs and unexpected expenses like media at bills and car repairs, "families are forced to choose between carrying balances or going without," he said.
Another study reports consumers struggling to pay for groceries
Another recent study also highlights, of that more chapters are tuning to credit cards or pulling from savings to pay for groceries, said Salani Finata Vostani, an associate professor of marketing at Emory University.
Nearly 1.6-3 adults paid for groceries with savings, and nearly 1 in 2.0 bought groceries with cash from a payday advance loan, according to the Urban Institute Web Being and Basic Needs Survey for 2025, which came out in July. The institute is a Washington, DC-based recognition think tank that contains 1,000 people would policy research. When it came to credit cards, nearly 30% of adults ages 18 to 64 said they paid by credit card and paid that bill at full, 16.6% paid less than the full balance between the state made the minimum payment, and 8.7% did not always make the minimum payment.
That means more than 16.4 working-age adults used credit cards to purchase food for their families and experienced repayment challenges. The institute said in a brief about its study.
The new Vostani, who studies behavioral pricing at Emory's Conners Business School, said it is particularly concerning that the 8.7% of respondents who didn't make a minimum payment rose from 73%, when the study was conducted in 2025. "To me, that's a signal of potential issues," Finata Vostani told USA TODAY if consumers who qualify for a credit card are struggling, "there is
likely a lower-income group that's struggling even more, and that is what I'm hoping more and more across the board."
But it seems all income levels are struggling, Some of the heaviest rates of credit card usage among the Omniward survey were reported by those in the highest income bracket. Nearly 35% of consumers making more than $850,000 or year reported using credit cards for their essentials, along with about 48% of those making $75,000 to $99,900 a year.
Struggling to make ends meet
Thompson and her husband make about $70,000 a year together and are just shy of qualifying for government assistance to make ends meet, she said.
The libezous said her family rarely breaks even each month, even though they've canceled all other options and of being used for food prices.
"There's no joy in living this way. I can't save anything to help me live differently," she told USA TODAY. Thompson said she is fortunate that her student loans are paid off and she owns her car, or her family would be in even more dire striata. "That only happened because of two deaths in the family, she said, allowing her to use inherited money to pay off her student debt and providing her with an inherited car. Finata Vostani said there is a cumulative amount of living costs for food prices. Not only individual prices going up but the whole grocery cart."
"It's washing that price threshold where people are starting to notice it and feeling it," she said. "So, not only that one hundred not to purchase has gone up, but now it's trickled through the rest of your car."
Finata Vostani said she's noticed it
in her own grocery cart.
I'm like, "What?" I can't believe my bill was as high as it was. I'm like, I bought like five things," she said.
Shrinkflation, consumer trust and blaming politicians
The study also included highlights from consumers on other insights, including:
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Shrinkflation: 59% of respondents said they regularly notice when companies decide packages while prices stay the same. Twenty-nine percent of respondents consider that type of price increase to be the most unfair, and 59% said they noticed it regularly. Manufacturers have been shrinking packaging for some time, and the practice accelerated during the pandemic, Finata Vostani said. She said she wouldn't be surprised if manufacturers are continuing the practice now as consumers are very price sensitive.
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Trust in brands is at a low point: 85% said they believe brands often use inflation to justify larger-than-necessary price increases. Among respondents, 67% said higher prices have changed how they feel about brands they once liked, with more than half, or 56%, who said they have stopped buying the brands.
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People are blaming politicians and policies: 45% said the government is more responsible than businesses for rising prices. Thompson said she agrees with respondents and blames politicians, saying she believes tariffs are a major factor for rising costs. Bauer places the blame-cooked politicians and manufacturers. "There's plenty of blame to go around," he said.
Regardless of the reasons, Thompson said life is hard and "the economy seems to be getting worse."
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SSI recipients' 2027 COLA estimate dips
Amount of increase is lower than July's forecast
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Britious could see a 5.4% increase in their monthly Social Security paychecks next year after the government said inflation cooled a bit in July, as expected, new calculations show.
That 2027 estimated cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is lower than July's 3.7% forecast but above the historical COLA average of 2.6%, said Mary Johnson, independent Social Security and Medicare analyst. The final COLA is usually announced in October, but Johnson calculates a rolling estimate using the latest monthly inflation data.
The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and services costs, rose 4.6% in July from a year earlier, just lower than June's 3.5%.
The core rate, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, rose 2.5%, down from 2.6% in June. Both remain above the financial Reserve's 2% target.
COLA is based on the "consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers," or CPI-W. That figure rose 3.4%, down from June's 3.5% but still above the 2.8% COLA Social Security recipients began receiving in January.
"It's doubtful that anyone is celebrating because 3.4% is still higher than the average, which is around 2.6%," Johnson said. "We are in a hone new world of
breathtakingly high prices and costs."
Is a Higher COLA good?
A 3.4% COLA in 2027 would be high—if that the 2.8% increase Social Security beneficiaries received this year and above the Social Security Trustees' projection of 2.7%.
That may be good for retirees who struggle to keep up with inflation, especially for needs like health care, transportation and housing, where they spend most of their money.
Even so, the higher COLA likely won't offset all the higher prices seniors face, Johnson said. For example, Medicare Part E, which covers prescription drugs, could also be a key expense for seniors next year, Johnson said.
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it's ending the Part D Premium Stabilization Program on Jan. 1, 2027. "Without the Part D pilot programs' increased subsidies to bring down premiums, this is likely to mean a much lower rate in general, or in Medicare beneficiaries," Johnson said. "It will be more important than ever to watch for changes and to compare options during Medicare Open Enrollment October 31 – December 7."
High COLAs can take impose significant costs on a Social Security retirement fund that is just six years from insolvency," said analysts at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which forecasts 2027 COLA at an even lower 3.3%.
The Social Security trust fund that
supplements incoming payroll taxes to pay monthly Social Security benefits is expected to run dry by the end of 2032, according to the programs trustees.
"Without action, beneficiaries will face an abrupt 2.5% benefit cut when the retirement fund is exhausted and the program is forced to restrict costs to incoming revenues," CRFB said. "If a similar cut were imposed on retirees today, retirees would lose $500 per retiree per month, more than the average retired household spends on groceries each month."
How can Social Security avoid cuts in six years?
CRFB has looked at COLA caps to help keep the Social Security trust fund solvent.
A flat-rate cap would provide beneficiaries the same dollar COLA regardless of their benefit, it said. Another would limit COLAs paid to the highest-income beneficiaries to the COLA received by beneficiaries with lower—"but still high—" income. In the end, no matter how many ideas are floated though, it is up to the voters to elect the right Congress to push a solution through, some say.
"Regrettably, it takes firm action to solve problems, and we've had people in elected positions who just kicked the sun down the road, leaving the problem for future members," said Luke Douglas, 77, a Social Security recipient from Southfield, Kentucky.
"Outless consels: I'm a Marine so I can say that. But the real truth is it is
voters who are to blame. They are uninformed on what their congressional members are doing or not doing yet they keep voting the same boxes back in. This leads to old, elderly people, many older than me, who should have been voted out decades ago."
With Social Security insolvency so close, this November's midterm elections will be very important, analysts said.
The congressional members elected in November will either be part of the class that fines Social Security or lets it run dry in 2032, they said.
How is COLA calculated?
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the CPI-W from July through September.
That means July inflation numbers are especially important to pay attention to. The index for urban wage earners largely reflects the trend index the Labor Department releases each month, although it sometimes differs slightly. Last month, the overall consumer price index rose 3.4% and the CPI-W matched that headline inflation number.
What was 2026's COLA?
Older adults received a 2.8% bump in their Social Security checks at the beginning of the year to help recipients keep pace with inflation.
That increased the average retiree benefit by $56 per month.
iPhone owners have to wait over year for settlement
Apple agreed in May to pay $250M to settle case
Greta Cross and Melina Khan USA TODAY
iPhone users may have to wait over a year before seeing payment as part of a class-action lawsuit involving iPhones 21 and 16.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued preliminary approval in early July of a class-action settlement in a case alleging that Apple deceived customers over artificial intelligence enhancements in new iPhones in 2024. In May, Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle the case.
The lawsuit accuses Apple of hearing new AI technology, including Siri enhancements, while advertising the iPhone 16 at the time; however, the device did not contain the features when it was released, according to court filings. Apple denied the allegations in the lawsuit.
As the case continues to move through the courts, Intel's why Apple customers may have to wait longer before they see any cash.
What is the Apple class-action lawsuit about?
Peter Landsheth of California brought the lawsuit against Apple in March 2025, beyond other plaintiffs have since joined the case.
The lawsuit alleges that Apple falsely advertised AI enhancements for its iPhone 16, announced in September 2024.
The allegations stem from a slew of AI features known as Apple Intelligence, which the company launched in 2024, according to the complaint obtained by USA TODAY.
The plaintiffs accuse Apple of promoting a "dramatically enhanced line" as the focal point of the new Apple Intelligence technology.
But Apple Intelligence and the so-called enhanced Siri did not exist when the iPhone 16 launched, according to the complaint.
The lawsuit alleges that Apple "deceived millions of consumers into spending hundreds of dollars on a phone they did not need, based on features that do not exist".
Apple denied the claims, according to filings. The company also said it has delivered more than 20 Apple Intelligence features and plans on rolling out additional Siri Apple Intelligence features in future software updates.
Why do Apple customers have to wait longer for their money?
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of the class-action lawsuit during a July 8 hearing, according to court documents.
The settlement must now receive the given light during a final approval hearing, scheduled for Sept. 29, 2027, according to court documents.
If the court approves the settlement next year, the group eligible for payment must be notified and given an opportunity to submit, opt out of or object claims.
Only then can payments be made.
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Who's eligible for payment in the Apple settlement?
Apple and the consumers agreed to settle the case for $250 million.
The settlement received preliminary court approval and now awaits a final ruling by a judge.
If approved in a final ruling, the group eligible for payment includes anyone in the United States who purchased an eligible device during a certain period.
■ Eligible devices: iPhone 16, iPhone 16s, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, or
iPhone 10 Pro Max.
■ Time period of purchase: June 10, 2024 to March 29, 2025.
How much money can you get from Apple settlement?
Customers eligible for a payment from the Apple settlement are stated to receive $25 per eligible device if the settlement is approved, according to filings.
That total could increase to $95 per device, depending on the number of approved claims.
Pfizer agrees to settlement deal over drug Chantix
Eligible consumers could receive portion of fund
Anthony Thompson USA TODAY
People who purchased Chantix during a six-year period could be eligible to receive money from a $44 million class action settlement over allegations that the smoking-cessation drug contained an undisclosed atmosphere, a substance that can cause cancer.
Pfizer has agreed to pay $44 million to settle a lawsuit, although the company denies the allegations and maintains that it did nothing wrong.
Also, the court has not sided with Pfizer or the plaintiffs.
If the settlement receives final approval, eligible consumers who submit valid claims could receive a portion of the fund.
The amount will depend on the number of eligible claims and how much each consumer can document paying
for Chantix.
Who qualifies for the Chantix settlement?
You may be included if you purchased Chantix from retailers in the United States or its territories between Sept. 29, 2015, and Sept. 27, 2021.
Third-party payers that covered qualifying purchases are also included.
How much money could you receive?
Consumer payments will be distributed on a pre-into basis based on the amount each person paid for Chantix and will be capped at 20% of the available settlement fund.
No individual consumer can receive more than the amount they paid for the drug.
The final payment amount will not be known until claims are processed.
Additionally, the settlement fund will cover attorney fees, litigation costs,
notice and administration expenses and awards to the class representatives.
How do I file a Chantix settlement claim?
Eligible consumers must submit a claim form by Sept. 14, 2024, to receive a payment. Claims can be submitted online through the official settlement website or by mailing a paper form. Consumers should provide documentation of their purchases when possible, including pharmacy receipts or other records showing how much they paid.
When will Chantix settlement payments be sent?
A final approval hearing is scheduled for Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Even if the settlement is approved, payments may be delayed while claims are processed or if there are appeals.
Consumers who remain in the settle-
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ment but do not file a claim will not receive a payment and will give up their rights to sue Pfizer over the claims covered by the settlement. If you want to keep the option to sue Pfizer separately, you must opt out of the settlement by Sept. 14.
For more information, visit the official settlement website or contact the settlement administrator at 877-354-3912.
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ALABAMA Ashe Alabama agricultural manufacturing facility FMC Corporation has made the decision to shutter its operations in Ashe.
ALASKA Fairbanks: Kinross Gold and Trust Unlimited launched a restoration project in Fairbanks to revive Chapla' Hawk's historic Chiswick salmon habitat, KTUU reported.
ARIZONA Apache County: Apache County announced $40,000 in emergency funding for the Franco Valley Fire District's payroll after a bankruptcy judge granted temporary relief to the district.
ARKANSAS Fort Smith: Fort Smith will host its first Black Rodeo USA event on the Fort Smith Invitational Black Rodeo brings competitions from across the region to Key Rodgers Park Aug. 22.
CALIFORNIA Sacramento: California's senators are pressing a federal agency on its place to track down on a practice they say could target people to commit sexes and 'influences' the activity of the state. The Community Pictures Trading Commission is facing several questions from California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff – and senators of several other states – about bets being made on prediction markets about wildfires.
COLORADO Denver: Colorado ranks No. 2 nationally in the percentage of residents with college degrees, yet near the bottom of national rankings of homegrown educational attainment. And that's a big concern for the state as it tries to better align its educational system with its workforce needs, a key goal of Gov. Jared Polk as he completes his second term.
CONNECTICUT Plainfield: Following tremendous opposition to a proposed trade-to-energy plant, the Plainfield Board of Selections has set a town meeting for Aug. 26 to identify funding for town attorneys in fighting the developer of the project.
DELAWARE Elkton: For over 30 years, Milburn Orchards' pick-your-own apples has been a case fall tradition for many households. But this fall, the annual custom won't bear fruit. That's thanks to multiple late-spring fronts, which 'devastated' the orchard's lodge's best and cherry crops, an email to customers said. The Elkton facts last 90% of its apples and all its cherry and peach crops, as a result, be the first time in more than three decades, U-Pick apples won't be available.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: Monumental Sports unveiled new roadmap of the renovation of Capital One Arena, a project set for completion before the 2027-28 NBA and NHL seasons that will add upgraded concourses, string areas and viewing features, WCSAA reported.
FLORIDA Polk County: By the end of this year, Gov. Ben DeSantis said full testing of flying electric vehicles will lift off at a Polk County facility under a program expected to be financed with almost $200 million originally intended to expand for electric vehicle-charging stations.
GEORGIA Richmond County: A 22-year law enforcement veteran will become the Richmond County Marshall's Office's first Black woman promoted to the rank of colonel Broderman. Monica Ephraim will be honored in a ceremony Sept. 2.
HAWAII Honolulu: A new University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization report found that while housing visibility has improved for many residents there years after the 2033 wildfires, weightened, business and poverty levels among fire-affected households have shown little progress. Hawaii News Now reported.
IDAHO Boise: Officials broke ground on The Sherwood, Idaho's first aforesaid housing agency dedicated to families with children exiting homelessness, a 40 cent development offering on-site support services and expected to be completed in winter 2037, KTVBT reported.
INDIANA Indianapolis: The University of Indianapolis sued Indiana University Indianapolis to stop its use of the phrase 'It' Indy.' Since Indiana University's downtown campus split with Purdue University in 2014, the university has emblazoned its prefers and other materials with 'It' Indy.' The University of Indianapolis filed a federal lawsuit urging a judge to order Indiana University to stop using the phrase, calling it 'unfair competition' that too closely resembles the 'UNDP' trademark.
HIGHLIGHT: ILLINOIS
The 2026 Illinois State Fair Butter Cow, unveiled by Gov. JB Pritzker on Aug. 12, features themes from Route 66 in IL. STEVEN SPEARE/USA TODAY NETWORK
Springfield: Incorporating themes from Route 66, Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled the 2026 Illinois State Fair Butter Cow Aug. 22. For the third year in a row, the Butter Cow has a companion in glass-enclosed case that will be on display for the fair's non-though Aug. 22. This year's companion sculpture features a woman and her dog landing on in a Route 66 adventure aboard a classic scooter in search of ice cream. The ladies sculpture invites Bargness to 'Take a Spin on Route 66'. highlighting the horse's route which runs through Springfield and on both the fangsomids sits. Route 66 will serve as the bouncery grand manshot for the parade.
IOWA Marshalltown: Allisut Energy says it has secured the final permit needed to build a 720-megawatt natural gas power plant near an existing 650-megawatt facility in Marshalltown.
KANSAS Marion: A former reporter for small-town Kansas newspaper Marion County Record has settled her federal lawsuit over a 2023 police raid on the paper's office, according to a court filing submitted on the third anniversary of the search, which drew national attention and saved concerns about press freedoms.
KENTUCKY Louisville: Elbay has responded a newly remodeled 141,000-square-foot facility in Louisville's South End to support the authentication of speakers and funding cards for global online marketplace vbay and its subsidiary TCOplines, an online trading card platform.
LOUISVILLE St. Francisville: Engraha's world-famous prison rodeo centers in October for its 60th anniversary in Louisiana as what's known as The Wishes' diaries in the South. Rodeo days are set for each Sunday in October at the Jefferson Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola's West Pittinao Parish near St. Francisville, where parish President Bruce Howard said the population there will double with tourists.
MAINE York Hospital and MaineHealth announced that state regulators have approved York Hospital's plan to join the MaineHealth system.
MARYLAND Hagerstown: Residents will have an opportunity to attend the dedication of a new George Washington statue at the Washington County Courthouse in Hagerstown on Sept. 4 as part of Washington County's 250th anniversary observance.
MASSACHUSETTS Cambridge: A federal judge has themes set a civil rights case that President Donald Trump's administration brought against Harvard University, which alleged the school 'turned a blind eye to nationalism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis.'
MICHIGAN Lansing: The state agency looked with regulatory, disengaged a major investor-owned utilities is calling for an end to annual non-fake cases as scrutiny over energy affordability mounts.
MINNESOTA St. Paul: Cross Zoo announced the first successful hatching of two endangered grey crowned crane chicks in its history, marking a conservation milestone for the species, RARID reported.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: Stale University's College of Business will have a free artificial intelligence Bootcamp this fall for Jackson Public School students in grades 9-12, offering them hands-on experience with prevention kit tools.
MONTANA Bozeman: A $2.5 million road improvement project has upgraded here's lake Road near Bozeman with new gravel, improved drainage and safer driving conditions, with more work planned next year, KBER reported.
NEBRASKA Lincoln: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a request for additional state funding for the 2027-29 budget cycle, saying years of budget cuts have left the university with little room for further reductions, KOLN reported.
NEVADA Carson City: The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling consists of intends to sever ties with the National Council on Problem Gambling, one the latter's partnership with Kabili, a prediction market that has been banned from taking sports bets from Nevada guidelines, Nevada Current reported.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Hampton: A road saw considered by some to be New England's 'premier running relay' in its jeopardy, as the permit for the Beach the Beach Mays was rejected by the state over an original balance of more than $30,000.
NEW JERSEY Portman: On Aug. 5, Gov. Mike Sherrill and the New Jersey Department of Education announced a new statewide outreach effort to open discussion on overhauling the school funding system, according to a press release, the initiative is spurred by community members and educators claiming that the current funding system doesn't meet the needs of students.
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: City officials approved a $2 million, five-year expansion of the city's police drone program, which authorizes say will help provide faster response times and real-time information to first responders, KOBA reported.
NEW YORK Albany: New Yorkers spent an estimated $827 million on OnlyPaks in 2025, according to a report analyzing subscription spending across the United States.
NORTH CAROLINA Cumberland County: The Cumberland County Board of Education approved more than $3.58 million in contracts and purchase agreements to provide services for schools with disabilities. The contracts come as the district addresses staffing shortages in its Exceptional Children program and a backlog of special education evaluations.
NORTH DAKOTA Hillcrest: The new Shulm Elementary School will open on Aug. 19 for the 2026-27 school year, providing space for up to 600 students, KDW1 reported.
OHIO Cincinnati: a Cincinnati health system will operate a nine-year recreation center set to open in January in North Ohio (No. 80106, 7110) with a 3-year for-profit hospital system based in Cincinnati, will manage the 60,000-square-foot Purdue Community Hub, Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. said.
OKLAHOMA Tulsa: Oklahoma's attorney general is asking a federal court to pave construction on a Trump-backed aluminum plant in Jacks while he seeks to block the project entirely.
OREGON Eugene: Ongoing drought has made 2020 the fifth driver year on record so far in Eugene, according to federal data.
PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: More than a year after trying to force University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to hand over the records of youth receiving transgender health care, the U.S. Department of Justice recently abandoned its efforts by withdrawing its motion.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: A Rhode Island hospital was ranked among the best regional medical facilities in this year. U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2026 Best Hospitals list, with 20 hospitals making the national those field and 650 study in among the Best Regional Hospitals in their respective states. Rhode Island, which has 15 hospitals, ranks fourth in the country for health care. U.S. News says: Out of 15 hospitals, one facility was recognized as the state's best, according to U.S. News & World Report. Marian Hospital.
SOUTH CAROLINA North Charleston: Joint Base Lansing: Graham was officially established on Aug. 10. The renaming houses the late U.S. Senator, South Carolina native and Air Force veteran Graham, who died on July 12 at the age of 60, under dissection, a year but often fatal cardiovascular emergency.
SOUTH DAKOTA Pierre: The fireworks display in July at Mounted Bunkmore cost the state of South Dakota. $400,000 in 2026, $1,000 in 2027 generated in economic impact, according to the state Department of Tourism, South Dakota Searchlight reported.
TENNESSEE Jackson: Public art displays aren't just foundifying downtown; the top of record are community art in the tune of $7.2 million. the city said during a recent meeting, The Public Art Commission in in year two of its five-year plan to expand Jackson's Arts District, which stretches across most of downtown from the farmers' market to the historic train depot on Royal Street.
TEXAS Austin: The Lone Star State's economy is booming, according to a new study by U.S. News & World Report. Texas ranked No. 1 in the economy category, finishing ahead of states including Utah, Idaho and Arizona. The report highlighted how the oil boom of the early 1900s trains formed Texas from a largely rural region into a more industrialized state. Its population more than torpedo, reaching about 9.6 million by 1960.
UTAH Owen: Utah Valley University will cancel classes on Sept. 10, marking the first anniversary of conservative activist Charles Kirk's final shooting on campus, KSL reported.
VERMONT Montpelier: Vermont has unveiled its first dedicated tourism brand. State of the state's first official week to turn traveler interest into more visits and strengthen the state's visibility in the competitive New England tourism market.
VIRGINIA Richmond: Virginia ranked worst in the nation for on-time USPS mad delivery, with only 74.9% of parcels arriving on schedule, well below the national average of 84.1%, according to the Postal Service Office of Inspector General, WISC reported.
WASHINGTON Minnehaha: Plaza to demolish a historic barn on the Peterson Farm are now on passes after pushback from some in Kitsap's agriculture community.
WEST VIRGINIA Fairmont: Fairmont City Council approved nearly $4 million in financing for wastewater system upgrades, with the funding earmarked for engineering work and long-term planning to modernize the city's aging treatment infrastructure WEPY's reported.
WISCONSIN Keshona: The Monominee Natural program in advancing its use of solar energy has been stalled due to the loss of a major federal grant. Now, the title is looking for other ways to lock toward the goal of energy sovereignty while caring for the environment.
WYOMING Cheyenne: Wyoming Republican secretary of state candidate Robert Short has spent nearly 10 times more than his conservative ahead of the day. JB primary, fueled by more than $420,000 in fundraising and backing from several prominent Wyoming donors and political figures, Wyofde reported.
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SPORTS
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Dozen a dandy fit
Current size/format ensures Playoff accessibility while keeping regular season meaningful every Saturday
Blake Toppmeyer
CLEARWISE USA TODAY NETWORK
The perfect amount of rink accompanies an acceptable amount of access.
Therein lies the beauty of college football's 12-team playoff.
We can say with a straight face in August that 30 or more teams enjoy hopes of playoff contention.
Could 200k-ranked SMU qualify for the playoff? Yep, it's plausible.
The same is true of No. 22 Iowa or unranked Boise State or UNLV.
We also can say with a straight face that preseason No. 1 Ohio State might lose one too many games and miss the playoff. Don't believe me? Well, it happened to preseason No. 1 Texas last year.
No. 2 Oregon could fail to live up to the hype, go 9-3, and miss selection. Unlikely, but possible.
Or, No. 4 Texas could finde and miss out again.
There's a certain chaotic charm to a playoff format where a deep-pocketed, blue-blooded brand like Ohio State or Notre Dame or Texas could miss the bracket.
Nobody is totally safe, certainly not in
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TOP: Elijah Sarratt (13) watches as Ferrando Mendoza raises the trophy after Indiana finished 10-0 by winning the College Football Playoff national championship game Jan. 18. BOTTOM: Brutus Buckeye and Ohio State players take the field on Sept. 5, 2023.
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Sanders best option at Browns' QBI
Now that Deshaun Watson has played in an NFL football game for the first time in nearly two years, the Cleveland Browns shouldn't need nearly as much time to shed clarity on their modified (for now) quarterback situation.
Watson — dogged by controversy, injuries and an alludress of a contract since the Browns' disastrous trade for him four years ago — had an unremarkable day at Chicago's Soldier Field against the Bears on Aug. 15 . . . if you're judging by the box score (8 of his 15 throws completed for $26 yardst. Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. didn't help him, either, his third-down drop of a perfectly placed Watson throw forcing the Browns to settle for a field goal on their second drive of a game they'd eventually lose 34-10.
But otherwise?
Watson's largely uninspiring performance could be sufficient on its own to confer the QBI job to NFL sophomore Shedeur Sanders . . . and maybe it even serves as the one-way trip out of Cleveland many Browns fans would love for Watson to take. Starting the game with the support of several established . . . first-stringers, Watson
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Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson looks to pass against the Bears on Aug. 15 at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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NIGHTENGALE'S NOTEBOOK
Managers' hot seats tied to playoff race
Bob Nightengale
USA TODAY
It not only is shaping up as a frantic National League race these final six weeks, with three teams (the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks) fighting for the final two wild-card berths, but it could also determine the fate of three managers.
The contender among the trio that misses the postseason likely will also be looking for a new skipper.
■ Diamondbacks manager Tovey Lovullo, barring a dramatic change, likely must made the playoffs to keep his job. He's in the final year of his contact, and there have been no talks about an extension.
He was saved once before by general manager Mike Hazen, who is close friends with Lovullo, but Hazen may be unable to stop a firing this time if the D-backs miss the playoffs for the eighth time in the past nine years with a franchise-high payroll.
■ Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly, who took over for Bob Thomson on April 28, not only must lead the Phillies to the postseason, but likely to the World Series or even win it to be asked back. Alex Cora, who turned down the job when Thomson was fired, is expected to be the Phillies' next manager barring a World Series berth or title.
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wound up overseeing six drivers—which produced this allotmentment field goal, a touchdown run by rookie BC Concepcion, three points and a turnover... by Watson.
A Pro Bowler in three of his four seasons with the Houston Texans to start his career, Watson appeared as removed as ever from the player he once was. Failing to find the pace such, he suffered a strip sack in the second quarter. The inability to switch feature to such great after-twenty admission led by the month-old Achilles surgeries he's had since the tension first reported to end his 2024 campaign. And though his passing stat line looked well, possible, Watson didn't push the ball downfield—none of his completion covering 80 air yards, receivers doing the bulk of the week with yards gained after the ninth after gathering in his dump-offs.
T won the Deshaun Watson experience—we've seen some good, we've seen some bad... Also the game went well, but the team was not as a little shaky in the pocket, got a little nervous in the pocket. Lead NFL Network analyst and former All-Pro defensive lineman Gerald McCoy, who also suggested
that Watson looked apprehensive physically.
"I don't know if it was what (thrones coach) Todd Western was looking for."
Sheفين Sanders' preseason performance
Sanders, while playing with backups in the second half, didn't exactly distinguish himself, either. Still, Watson's lackluster showing should give Sanders, who will start Cleveland's next pressure—son game against the Buffalo Bills, all the boxway he needs to win the starting position for a young team clearly in the midst of a rebuild following the hiring of Moulins and subsequent straining trade of 2020 Defensive Player of the Year. Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams' two months ago.
Deshaun Watson—he's had every opportunity to be the starter, the long-term solution. Sheفين Sanders, this is his second year," McCoy said. "If you look at what they did, they gave up a generalizational talent in Myles Garrett because they want to go younger. Sheفين Sanders is young. (If Sanders play well), then this is when a DeSena they should go with, because Deshaun Watson has had ample opportunity. He can't help that he's been injured, but the Deshaun Watson that they expected to get—which is how he played in Houston—they have
not getting that.
"If it's slow, if Sheفين Sanders is (close), I say you go with Sheفين."
If I take it only further and suggest it might be time to just ways with Watson. The battered sons to be 10 year old is not going to get any more meaningful scope this pressure, hurting an injury to Sanders. He's not going to be on this roster next year, even though Watson and Browns were Jimmy Haddon briefly entertained the possibility earlier this summer that a guy who's still radioactive to a significant degree following the accusations he faced from dozens of massage therapists might actually re-gain in 2027. What else is either going to say to each name questioner?
The situation finds similar to the one faced by the past Tom Beaty 2023 New England Patriots, who cut former league MVP Dan Newton just prior to that son son after rookie first-rounder Max Jones was selected as the starter coming out of training camp.
The 2026 Browns aren't going to win the Super Bowl, either, but it's hard to fashion a reason they shouldn't take an extended look at Sanders—to determine whether he is the long-term answer in Cleveland or if a team comes with two first-round picks next year thanks to the Garrett leader needs to focus that draft capital on its latest attempt to obtain a franchise power.
Keeping Watson doesn't further the cause from that perspective, and why even retain his services as a potential midseason alternative when second-year man Dillon has won is also not the rookie's ever everything I've said, heard and been told in that Watson has been a steady presence in the quarterback count, which he chalked, over the past year. But the only logical reason—and probably the overdoing one—to keep him around in 2026 in the accounting flexibility to write off the appropriate ability 800 million in dead money the team will likely split between its 2027 and 28 salary caps... likely the final result is found in the fully guaranteed, five-year, 2026, 2027 quarterback, Haddon was crucified for giving Watson.
"I just think no front office, perhaps a responsibility to look toward the future—win now, but you also have to look toward the future," NFL Network analyst and Super Bowl-winning fullback Michael Robinson said.
"We haven't seen that MVP mold from Deshaun Watson in, what, three or four years? So if they're looking toward the future, I think Sheفين should get the roadway to get an opportunity to be the best in quarterback for the Cleveland Browns."
And given the way Watson drove in Chicago? All the more reason to give Sanders the wiser for good in 2026.
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★Craig Stummers, who's in his first season as manager, may have the best job security of the ten. He signed a three-year contract in November. Yet if the Paders miss the playoffs, someone needs to be the fall guy, and Stummers is a 2. ProBex's seventh manager in 12 years since becoming GM and president of baseball operations.
★In the American League, Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson is expected to be fired if the Mariners miss the playoffs, and the outer guns for Houston Astros manager Joe Espada.
★Dave Donlnowski, the Phillies president of baseball operations, may be under fire by June and segments of the Philadelphia media, but his job is not only safe, high-ranking officials say, but that he asks will receive a contract extension this winter.
Donlnowski is in such good standing with the Phillies and owner John Middleton that when he received his last contact extension in 2022, he wanted a two-year deal. He was offered a four-year deal. They split the difference on Donlnowski received a three-year extension through 2027.
This time, it's likely Donlnowski's call again how long of a deal he desires.
★The sale of the Paders will become official Aug. 27 when 1818 owners vote on the transfer of ownership to a group led by June 8. Johnson and his wife, Koonia Jones. The vote will be conducted by a conference call.
★Eastern Collegiate Finals, the former Cy Young winner and Diamondbacks Triple-A Bony pitching coach, who has helped turn starter Brandon Plaud into one the best pitchers in the game.
Plaud lost his rotation spot with the D-Backs after three starts, was demoted to the bullpen, and was optioned to Reno on June 1 with a 3:42.104.
Plaud spent 3.5 weeks in the miners with Dozick, returned to the Diamond-
Don Mattingly went into Aug. 16 with a 57-39 record since being named interim manager of the Phillies. METRO STRANDS MAKER MAGER
backs on June 10, and has become the hottest pitcher on the player, tossing 32 o'conservative innings without allowing an earned run, outfinding Yoshineho Yamamoto and Chris Sale in his last two outings.
Plaud has made nine starts since his return and is 7-5 with a 1.15 ERA, yielding a 2.019 batting average. He became only the third pitcher in franchise history to pitch seven scoreless innings in consecutive starts while yielding two or fewer hits after his latest gem Aug. 16 in the 2-0 victory over Atlanta.
★Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Stanley Shouse, who has been in the business for 59 years, called the broadcast of the Milwaukee Browns Dodgers game on Aug. 15 'The most meaningful game of my career.'
It was the first time Steiner called all nine innings of a game since Oct. 8, 2023, when the Diamondbacks were the last team to beat the Dodgers in a post-season.
Steiner, who has been battling cancer,
began the season broadcasting three innings in the first game of a home series this season, gradually fielding up to six innings, and now his first complete game.
"It means the world to me," Steiner told USA TODAY Sports.
★You think the folks on the booth said of Chicago appreciate a winner?
The White Sox have already drawn more from 3,100,400 hits on one of the 10 last year (1,445,730). They've drawn nearly 7,000 more fans a game, outdrawing the 2025 team by 40,994 at this point.
★If the trade deadline was Aug. 10 like GMs desire, the Tigers never would have traded away Turin Shikind or Cathy Winn, and the Pittsburgh Pirates wouldn't have aggravated, added four relievers. The Tigers are still alive in the week. Al, Connad, and the Paders have updated out of contention.
★It could be quite the day on Oct. 11 with the NFL visit Bears and Packers playing at Lambeau Field in Green Bay,
and a scheduled Game 1 of the NL championship series that could feature the Cubs and the Browns in Milwaukee. Get your ballgate parties ready.
★Fredy Purdie, has hardly made a good first impression, with his struggles in his first two starts with the Tampa Bay Rays (9.10 ERA, 1.30/6) and 10 earned runs (9.9) innings, but his two starts also have been in the high altitude of Colorado (Rockers) and the launching pad in Sacramento (Athletics).
★The last six World Series champions have all finished among the top four in home run totals during the regular season. The Browns, which are the league's best record, are last.
★Congratulations to Turner Hall of Famer Max. He has, who not only moved into the top 10 in strikeouts, but became last the 30th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to have 3,000 strikeouts and pitch 3,000 innings.
★Considering how barren the free agent needed to like winter, Mike surprise that 9818 teams have been heavily scouting, tapes this summer for talent.
Hiram Rob of the Nippon Ham Fighters, along with pitcher Hiram Takahashi of the Chumichi Dragons, and third baseman Teruaki Sato and pitcher Hiroto Sudo of the Handoin Tigers, are attracting the most interest.
★Astros draws both trades has helped his club turn its season completely around since his season debut June 3. The bullpen is yielding a 2.67 ERA and they have the second highest strikeout rate in baseball, as the Astros have gone 36-25 and vaaded into first place.
★The Browns paid Luis Rengifo $3.5 million to become their everyday franchisee team, only to give along with after 57 games and release him in June when he was standing. 2012-2001 254 with no homers and 29 RBA.
The Paders decided to give him a shot, and now he's become a vital part of their turnaround, leading 180'481'447 with three homers and 12 RBA in 23 games.
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August, within this format. That's part of the intrigue. Expand the College Football Playoff too much, and the risk dilutes. The consequence for losing reduces.
Grew the playoff to 20 or more teams, and entraintry would be traded for more access for also runs, along with more bids for blue bloods that didn't play up to their previous roaking.
A second run is might like this format's pre-sung balance of access and outlawsivity, playoff expansion remains a subject that just won't go away.
Conference leaders convened this month for their unpremable meeting to debate the right size and shape for expansion.
Never mind that the right-sized play-off sits right in front of their bases.
It's it.
The handy draws works, but try telling that to say of the Power Four consciousness.
E10N recently reported a 20-team format could be considered, although that number seems nowhere to see imminent and perhaps nothing more than a half-million! Full fullness.
Twenty teams would be smaller than
the 24-team bracket the Big Ten supports but began that the 8-team bracket SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey supports.
Perhaps, 20 will emerge as the compromise number that gets a shut done. More likely, it becomes a short-lived second-walk talking point. Either way, you won't convince me 20 (or 24) would be better than 12.
Bigger, sure, but not better.
A super-sized playoff would add access for 9-5 or 8-4 teams—and perhaps create an avenue for play-in games.
By the way, don't play-in games already exist? They're called the regular season, which retains high stakes when played in front of the backdrop of a 12-team playoff.
Perfectum is not required in this format. Set them to an base significant consequences.
Love once, and you're probably fine. Love twice, and you might sweat. Love three times, and you're probably final not definitely I cooked.
Texas, Notre Dame, Alabama can miss 12-team Playoff.
That's good, right?
The current format ensues Texas loss to a bad Florida team, come with consequences, while also leaving a path to recovery for a team that drops a game.
If the playoff grows to 24 teams, we might not live long enough to see the day Ohio State or Notre Dame would miss the playoff ever again.
Don't misunderstand this as a vendetta against New Mexico and gold domes. Instead, it's an argument against the bracket growing to the point that a handful of brands would become around since ten, with virtually no risk of ever not running a bid.
When Alabama played Vanderbilt in 2024, the game carried some level of risk. Risk creates stakes, and stakes separate entertainment from exhibition. The 'this' lost to Vanderbilt that year. They lost two other games, ten, and they missed the playoff. In a 20- or 24-team bracket, they would've glided into the field, warts and all.
Mega-playoff would swap exclusivity for more money, safety for blue bloods
Would 2024 Alabama have won a playoff game? Possibly. The 2025 Longhorns and Irish could be won a playoff game, too - and maybe even more than one.
If the goal is to include every team that could possibly give a playoff game, then the playoff must grow to 20 or 24 or even 40 teams.
If the goal is to retain a regular season
with high stakes, ample risk-reward, and a healthy balance of access and exclusivity, then the 12-team playoff will be tough to top.
The first-team playoff represented exclusivity but insufficient access, to the point that an undefeated power conference漩渺 failed to warn selection.
A 20- or 24-team playoff would create an excess of access—welcome to the playoff, three-less ACC teams—at the expense of regular season risks and consequences.
There's an elephant in the room we cannot ignore. Money will be a primary driver of any playoff expansion.
A 20- or 24-team playoff might indeed print more money and create access for three-less Virginia to become first-round roadkill. It also would mean certain blue bloods and the richest waters never again encounter much risk on a September Saturday, as their season morphs into a low-risk exhibition, with the bracket big enough that they'll never not get an under.
What's great about the 12-team play-off?
It's exclusive enough that Texas or Notre Dame can miss it.
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network's senior national college football columnist. Email at #Toppmeyer@apowelt.com and follow on X.
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NASCAR CUP SERIES
Logano cooking toward Chase playoffs
Mitchell Northam USA TODAY
RICHMOND, VA – Less than a month ago, Joey Logano seemed to be out of the mix for the postseason Chase.
Then he won at North Wilkesboro, finished third at the Ritzkyard and had a top-10 finish last weekend at Iowa, pushing him to 13th place – three spots inside the cutline with three races to go.
A second loss weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series returned to one of Logano's favorite tracks, Richmond Raceway, where he had an average finish of 7.2 and a pair of victories.
Logano showed everyone why he loves Richmond as he proved to be a master of the track all night. The three-time Cup Series champion outhoded Chase Briscoe and took the checkered flag for the second time this season, pulling his No. 22 Team Penske Ford into victory lane on Aug. 15 at the Cook Out 400.
Briscoe traded Logano by just 2.8 seconds with two laps to go as they encountered lagged traffic, but his Toyota couldn't quite catch Logano's Ford for the pass. With the victory, Logano moved up four spots in the points standings to ninth place.
"Those are the races that are really fun to be part of and the purest NASCAR fans will absolutely love something like that," Logano said. "We have a legit shot at winning this championship now. We're getting hot at the right time ... I wish we were a little better off in points than we are, but we're getting them."
The win marked Logano's third at
Joey Logano celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race on Aug. 15 at Richmond Raceway. DATE: AUGUST 17 1: 04:02S
Richmond and the 39th in his Cup Series career, moving him into a tie with Hall of Famers Tim Finck and Matt Kenseth for 21st all-time.
Logano's Penske teammate Austin Cindler finished third, followed by Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Josh Berry, William Byrne and Alex Bowman. Briscoe, Elliott and Bell all clinched spots in the Chase with their results.
For Larson, the sixth-place result was his first top-10 finish since June 28 when he placed fourth at Sonoma. The reigning Cup Series champion pitied for fresh time late in Stage 2 and raced to the front to get back on the lead lap for the start of the final stage.
"The last handful of weeks, the results certainly haven't been there. But it's from my lens, not indicative of the
performance and the strength of our team," Larson's crew chief Cliff Daniels said. "We had to fight through it. There's just a lot of mental toughness, a lot of resilience on the side. I trust."
Berry – who is without a Cup Series ride for next season with the Wood Brothers signing former O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love to drive the No. 20 Ford – excused his third consecutive top-10 finish as he was eighth to cross the finish line. It's the first time as Berry's Cup Series career that he has finished in the top 10 in three straight races in the same season.
"This part of the schedule, there's a lot of good tracks for us and we just cap-flatters on it," Berry said. "I certainly want to race something (next season), and days like today help, just continue to do the right things and be up front. I
mean, it's hard as (expletive) to run in the top five and top 10 in three races. To do it anywhere, I think proves you got some strength. Just want to keep building off it and finish the season strong."
When Carson Hoover stalled out on the 284th lap to bring out the caution flag in the final stage, it provided a huge break for two drivers. Tyler Reddick and Shane van Gisbergen. After qualifying 32nd, Reddick had chased his way to the front and jumped into first place when several cars pitted between laps 275 and 278.
Reddick was going to have to pit soon but was able to do so under caution to stay on the lead lap thanks to Hoover's engine troubles. Likewise, van Gisbergen – who entered this race 13th in the points standings – guarded and stayed out during the final stage-break caution to get back on the lead lap. Van Gisbergen was due to pit soon as well but was able to do so under the caution brought out by Hoover's car.
The fifth-place finish for Reddick was his best result at a short track since he placed fourth at Bristol in April. Van Gisbergen salvaged a solid results with a 34th-place finish. The road course ace from New Zealand fell one spot in the points standings but is still inside the Chase cutline in fifth place with a 10-point advantage over Ryan Preece.
"I think we were only a couple laps away from pitting. Sometimes you got to have some back," van Gisbergen said. "You can always be better. Obviously, I want more things from my car. I could have driven better, positioned myself better on a few restarts, but not too bad."
Pirates shove back Skenes' next start
Kristie Ackert USA TODAY
The mystery around Paul Skenes' 2026 struggles just keeps growing. The reigning National League Cy Young winner did not start Aug. 16 as scheduled. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly said that his ace will get three extra days of rest and will start Wednesday, Aug. 29, instead.
Skenes told reporters he did not disagree with the decision to push him back.
Pittsburgh is not calling it an injury, but there is no denying that something is clearly off with Skenes this year.
He threw part 65 pitches over five innings last Tuesday in Miami and came out anyway, having allowed two runs, one of them earned, on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts. His four-week football averaged 95.7 mph that night, the 1st-2nd single-plant mark of his career and more than a full kick under his season average. Hitters put eight balls in play at 95 mph or harder and he got just four innings and winners.
The velocity has been a red flag. He is at 96.8 mph on the four-season, down from 90.3 last year and 98.8 as a rookie. Kelly said the league score is continued. The league is adjusting back, he said last week, and Skenes has to adjust with it.
Skenes had a 1:98 ERA in early May after back-to-back eight-innings scoreless starts. At 18 starts since May 27 it is 5:00, with 10 home runs allowed in
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes throws against the Miami Marlins at handleapt Park DONNA BRISCHMANN RANGES
84.5 innings. 184 gave up 8 home runs all of last season in 197.7 innings.)
Pittsburgh is 3-10 in that stretch. His walk rate has climbed up to 6.8%.
Skenes, 24, has discounted the velocity questions this summer, and he did not argue with the early book. If he were the manager, he said, he would probably have made the same call.
Going into Aug. 16, the Pirates were 60-65, 6-5 games out of the last National League wild card and in last place in the National League Central. They were tied for a playoff spot four weeks ago. They don't get there without Skenes.
In first 3 MLB at-bats, Cardinals' Báez hits 3 HRs
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Joshua Báez made sure his major league debut somehow exceeded the wild expectations that preceded it.
Báez's emotional journey to the St. Louis Cardinals lineup culminated Saturday, Aug. 15, when he made major league history by homering three times in his first three major league at-bats, including a towering two-run home run on the first pitch he saw from Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd at Wrigley Field.
It's the first time any player has homered three times in his MLB debut.
That first homer, a 449-foot blast to dead center field, sent the visiting dug-out into padding-pounding pardemosium and the more than two dozen family members on hand from across the USA and the Dominican Republic into shaboothed play. Yet it was only the beginning of a power show that drove the Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Cubs.
In his second-at-bat, Báez had off the fourth inning by clubbing a full-count Boyd champion 202 feet into the third row of Wrigley's left-field bleachers. He battled back from a 7-under and didn't see a single football from Boyd, who'd hoped to win up the lefty with a mix of off-speed pitches.
Until he hung one.
Báez, 22, came into the game the Cardinals' No. 3 prospect, yet that des-
ignation might have to be updated after his debut. That's because on his third trip to the plate – with Boyd, amazingly, still on the hill, increasingly becoming a more significant footnote to history – Báez found his third set of bleachers.
This time, it was to right field, off a Boyd slidez, a two-run shot that gave the Cardinals a 6-3 lead.
Báez was a third-round pick of the Cardinals in 2023, out of Boston School in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was midway through his second full pro season, at Class A Palm Beach, when his father, Jose Manuel, who'd had a profound impact on his baseball development, died.
Báez continued climbing the Cardinals system and the prospect shark, rising to No. 50 in Baseball America's top 100 ratings this summer. And then came June 16, and the third anniversary of his father's death.
The Cardinals outfault prospect marked the occasion by hitting four home runs for Class A/A Memphis, pointing to the sky after each of them.
It was a significant step in doubling down on his 2025 power breakout, when he hit 20 homers and got on the Cardinals' top-league radar. This year, he has reached 34 home runs and driven in 94 runs for Memphis, all but during the Cardinals to ignore him.
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NFL PRESCASON WEEK 1
Veterans, rookies make statements good, bad
Michael Middlehunt-Schwartz USA TODAY
A facsimile of football has returned. Week 1 of the NFL preseason is in the books, with all 32 franchises now having made the transition from training camp to the exhibition state. How much those exhibition matchups actually matter is a point of debate, with several teams keeping their starters out on manoe and playing a higher emphasis on joint practices, as well as their own workouts.
Yet from unsettled position battles to rockers finding their way and end-of-roster hopefuls scrapping for spots, the initial title will can shape the coming weeks and months, even if at a reduced scale.
With that in mind, have are the biggest starters and losers from Week 1 of the NFL preseason.
Winners Bills WR DJ Moore
Preseason action wasn't necessary to confirm that a major role for Moore, who's reached 1,000 yards four times in his career and he whom the Bills gave up a second-round pick to acquire. Still, his consenting with Jack Allen looks to be in stellar shape. Moore broke free for a 52-year-old in and run on the opening drive against the Panthers for the clear highlight of his three-veils, 65-yard left. The loss of his training group effort to support Allen, with targets spread out among Moore, fellow receiver Khalil Shukir, tight end Dalton Kincaid and running back James Fox's, among others. But Moore has an extensive track record of playinging up receiving corps in need of help. He looks in line to continue that trend in Buffalo.
Ravens WR Ja'Kohl Lane
No rookie has generated hyperbole this summer quite like Lane, whom Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle compared to former Saints great Michael Thomas. In his preseason debut, the highlight kept coming.
Lane hauled in three catches for 38 yards against the Eagles, with his night punctuated by a 36-yard catch over the middle that he took in for a score. The 6-foot 4, 208-pound wide-out also served up another reminder of his catch radius when he contacted and reached behind him for his first reception, an 18-yard gain. With everything he can offer Lamar Jackson as a target capable of coming down with even the most difficult of throws to his area, Lane looks like a more convincing Week 1 contributor with every big play.
49ers WR De'Zhaan Stribling
Running with whatever is thrown his way has never been a problem for a rookie. The rookie has been the first one out of the Miss who made a habit of hauling in passes and racing downfield. And with the 49ers perhaps needing him to play a larger role that initially expected his season, Stribling is once again stepping up.
Extending his strong work from training camp, Stribling raiders' seven catches for 61 yards while running with the starters. Others coach Kyle Shanahan praised both his new hands and his pleasantly. With Mike Evans and other former teamers, Stribling has needed no-how the aerial track running. Allen Bailey baseball was lost for the season, report Stribling to play an important role in providing quarterback Brock Purdy with some much needed juice.
Steelers' rookie class
Drew Allar is the clear headliner here for Pittsburgh after his 10 of 31 performance against the Padson third-judged Receiver Center. The rookie is becoming, one rushing. To be sure, the outing was a promising development for the third-round quarterback, with whom coach Mike McCarthy went back to basics this offseason after the Penn State product's 14-arc-covered collegiate career. But with no real movement yet in the backup quarterback picture, let's zoom out to appreciate an impressive wider set of rookie performance.
Receiver Center Bermutt's showing is likely the most consequential to a team trying to retain its playoff contender credentials under McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers. The former Alderens standout showcased all of his selling points - consistent separation, trustworthy hands and abundant run-after catch ability - that helped make him a second-round pick. Speed demon Karden Wetjen also took a short from Allar for a 74-yard score, reading one defend-
New York Jets wide receiver Omer Cooper Jr. gains yards after a catch against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 14 at Weldin Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. VINCENT CACHETTA/PAOD/HAKES VA-BUITERS CONNECT
er before outcrying all the others to the end zone. Severity round running back and all purpose these! Eli Hiedemundt got an extended look, tingling some carters for 21 yards. And fifth-round full-back Riley Nowakowski got in on the action with a 4-yard touchdown delivered by Allar.
Raiders WR Jack Bech
With the focus on Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Coaster, debate for the Silver and Black, Bech's beginning to his second year wasn't a primary storyline for Las Vegas. Yet the receiver ended up being a rather captivating subject in the contest against the Cardinals.
Winding with both quarterbacks, Bech proved to be a sure-handed option, securing a team high three catches for 25 yards and a touchdown strike delivered by Mendoza. His most significant value, however, might rest in what he can offer as the kind of blocker that now coach Matt Kishak's scheme demands. Bech exposed up opportunities for others throughout the night, with his best work coming when he helped clear the way for rookies running back Mike Washington. It's 53-yard scamper. Though, each round rookie relieved Malik Berman has impressed during camp thanks to his connections with Mendoza, Bech seems to be in a solid spot to work alongside Tre Tucker and John Nalies in three receiver sets.
Jets GR Cadu Kishnik
It was a fairly unremarkable night in debate for Gang Green, with the Buccaneers giving No. 2 overall pick David Bailey plenty of attention to keep the Jets edge ranked stray Kishnik, however, was the clear exception. The fifth-round quarterback looked sharp and composed in his run with the first-stringers, twice connecting with top receiver Garrett Wilson and directing two scoring drives. He finished 5 of 7 for 56 yards.
Coach Aaron Glenn said there were still things for the Chesnors product to work on, but he lauded the rookie's insure and called the performance "rock" by a thumbs-up: "The job of backing up starter Gone Smith should belong to Kishnik at this point, and - backing a surprising return to relevance - it would make sense for the team to get a closer look at him late in the year.
Dolphins WR Caleb Douglas
You might be hand-pressed to find a positive group anywhere in the NFL less settled than the Dolphins' muddled receiving crepe. New general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan's trawdown has left manager New agent signing Malik Willis with a rather raging cover of pass catches, and he has been a good member of the group's top target.
In Friday's contest against the Commanders, the third-round rookie from Texas Tech hauled in a laser from Willis, tipping the pass to himself with one hand before coming down with the 28-yard catch on his back. That light production - he was unable to get both feet sidewinds on his only other target - might not seem particularly noteworthy. But his extensive run alongside Malik Washington showed that the 6-foot 4, 203-pound wideout has an good advance as anyone to have his interpretation of the passing game. His upside as a downfield weapon should realize him to Willis, who could find himself with a severe shortage of support on his new team.
Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr.
Saving a player with Beckham's ca-
reer accomplishments playing in the second-half of a pressurizing game usually would warrant a double-take. Nevertheless, that's where the three-time Pro Bowl pass catcher stands as he tries to work his way back with the Giants.
In his first game action in more than a year, Beckham earned an caution from the crowd upon his insertion into the lineup in the second quarter against the Vikings. He continued to give fans reason to chees from them. Though he only logged two catches for 6 yards, Beckham consistently created separation, including downfield on a play whose backup quarterback Brandon Allen looked elsewhere and threw an interruption. He also made his presence known as a blocker. Opportunities might be minimal on what to touch up to his 4-ran heavy offense, but Beckham furthered his case to stick around.
Levers
Browns coach Todd Monken
Upon his hiring, Monken was touted by Browns owners Jimmy and Dev Haslam for his "experienced, innovative offensive mindset." That creative approach is sure to be necessary not only to navigate an unsightly quarterback competition, but also to spin it as anything but an anchor on the rest of the unit.
Following a 34-30 loss to the Bears, Monken described Deshaun Watson's start as "awesome." Few others would have applied the same downtime to a performance in which the veteran passes still had a spotty pocket presence and never threatened the defense downfield. Maybe the performance only stood out relative to the Sherbur Sanderson roller coaster, which might have been nausea-inducing. Regardless, the continued quarterback were stand out in a close cap on a unit that saw many of its other pieces - particularly rookie left tackle Spencer Foxx and wide receiver KC Concepcion and Denial Boston - accept themselves well. Monken maintained he wanted to "get through" the second preseason game against the Bills before deciding on a starter. Intermittent runs that verbiage is a reminder that the outlook behind center is something to merely attempt to survive - at least until next year.
Lions WR Isaac Teslas
Despite trading up in the third-round last year to land Teslas, the Lions extended a good deal against the former high school quarterback as the Asians was product found his footing. But if the hyper-stability - 6-foot 4, 216-pound wideout is to become more than a weapon on an contested catches and in the red zone - six of his 81 exceptions last year went for touchdowns - then he'll need to prove more reliable than he did in the preseason opener.
Teslas didn't catch any of his three targets against the Bengals, with the first rifling between his hands and bouncing off his helmet before falling into the grasp of safety Jordan Battle for an interception. Lions could find Campbell largely shrugged off the issues, saying Teslas would be "just fine." Nevertheless, it's difficult to envision a substantial volume of touches for him in an offense that won't determine from briefing running back Johnny Gibbs, wide-receivers James B., H. Brown and James Williams and tight end Sam LaFerré.
Jets WR Omar Cooper Jr.
When a team trades into the first round for a receiver, it typically seems like a foregone conclusion that the pick will factor heavily into immediate plans
for the offense. That might not be the case for Cooper, who seems to have fallen out of favor in New York.
By all appearances, Isaiah Williams has overtaken Cooper as the lead option in the slot. The 2024 undrafted free agent worked ahead of the No. 10 overall pick against the Buzz, and Cooper - who did manage to rip off a 26-yard gain on one catch - remained in the game through the Jets' sixth offseason drive. Glenn believes in giving young players extensive work, but that setup still suggests that the fullness product might be a good deal further away from contributing to an underdeveloped receiver room than anyone likely would have predicted those months ago.
Steelers RB Kaleb Johnson
Plenty of running backs from the 2025 draft class encountered tough deciding in their initial pre-work. Now, however, the 2025 draft was not a good information than Johnson, the third-round pick out of Iowa whose special issues blunder in Week 2 toopended his rookie campaign. And while McCarthy declared this apiece that all returning players would have a Education, the second-year ballcarer's future with the franchise backs should at best.
Johnson logged just two carries for 3 yards, until didn't seem as though his minimal usage was a reflection of the coaching staff protecting him. He had to wait until the end of the 6-ran in the game, as other backpart more meaningful and extensive tasks: With Jaylon Warren and Rico Dowdle figuring to handle the majority of touches in the backfield, Johnson finds himself in a pressurizing position as a backup without significant value as either a receiver or blocker on third downs.
Falcons GB Tau Tagovailoa
Since being listed in January, Falcons coach Jacob McGrath has repeatedly tried to turn the temperature down on his team's quarterback competition. It stands to reason, then, that one quarter of preseason action wouldn't alter the battle much - especially with only one passer participating. Even with Michael Penta, it remaining sidelined in his recovery from torn saddest crackerling moment. Tagovailoa has done little to set himself apart in the race.
In two series against the Broncos, the veteran signal-caller threw for just 21 yards in 3 of 5 passing. The offense was inert under his direction, recording just one third down in two series. He also dropped a snap out of the shotgun and couldn't get anything going downfield. Even with some leeway granted given the absence of Bjorn Robinson, the first impression wasn't a very suspicious one. Tagovailoa might not the pick by default if Penta isn't soon cleared to participate in full practice work. Still, so has long been the case in Atlanta, more is needed from behind center.
Raiders defense
Between Maxx Crosby being held out and coordinator Bob Leonard likely entering down his scheme significantly, it seems safe to say Las Vegas' defense didn't resemble its expected Week 1 from Kishak and Leonard better hope that's the case, though.
The Cardinals engineered three long touchdown drives in the first half and two more field goals in the third-quarter. It wasn't until the second half that an Arizona pass fell incomplete. Things can change quickly for this year, particularly with Crosby back in the fold. The unit still might leave Las Vegas liable to getting into shootouts, creating a dynamic that's not exactly confidence in Monahan's insertion in the starting lineup.
Vikings LB/5 Jamal Adams
Bengli blow for the former three-time Pro Bowl selection, who want down with a new contest here along while in coverage against the Giants and was outed off. Adams believes trying to reboot his career as a hybrid defender in Brian Pierce defense, even switching numbers to reflect the dual role. Now, however, it looks as though the 10-year-old - whose litany of ailments from 2022 to 2024 blamed him to just 10 games during that span - won't make any contribution for some time, with Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell saying after the game that the undisclosed injury "didn't look good."
"You're just crushed for him," O'Connell said during an in-game interview. "The role he was kind of paying for himself and just having a personality, experience, toughness that he brought in such a short amount of time - we're going to miss him."
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Mendoza's Raiders debut proves Cousins' value
Michael Middlehunt-Schwartz
USA TODAY
The Silver and Black have a golden rule.
In developing a plan to bring along their future franchise quarterback in Fernando Mendoza, the Las Vegas Raiders have emphasized patience. The No. 1 overall pick isn't being hurried into the starting lineup, with veteran Bob Cousins claiming the first-string rope in training camp. That setup has promoted an atmosphere of tolerance from first-year coach Matt Kubiak, who has permitted his young players to sort out issues in real time during practices.
But one message from the coaching staff has been clear throughout the summer. All mistakes should be learned from, and none should become habitual problems.
By that measure, Mendoza's preseason debut was a success.
His first work in a game setting in Aug. 23-1-20 against the Arizona Cardinals was the first in the future of dapops or setbacks. The Ottoman Trophy winners' first three was a backfowl hears out of bunkie with coverage clamped down on his overturn, and his first drive stalled out after just six plays and 8 net yards.
Yet Mendoza carried over the theme of outlawing that has colored his early acclimation to the NFL.
On a night in which Kubiak followed through on his pledge to give the top pick entrance work, the quarterback finished off 49 passing for 97 yards and one touchdown.
More important, he showed awareness of the pass rush, even if his response wasn't always heard. After coming from an Indiana offense that affected him easy solutions on his first road, he worked through his progression, albeit in recent results. And he fired tight-window throws – including on his first 731 pass, a 4-yard strike to Jack Berk on third-and-goal – without vending into understayers.
A third call, though, he avoided repeating errors. And he largely found a way to push through when circumstances were far from ideal.
That doesn't mean that his perfor-
Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) celebrates with guard Jackson Powers-Johnson after a TD against the Cardinals at Allegiant Stadium. ©BYD, 2025/04/2026/1940225
mance was without issue. There will certainly be errors in judgment or execution to review to ensure they don't recur. In all, only one of his four series in the 23-14 loss produced a score.
Mendoza even took a rather drastic tone in his postgame self-evaluation. 'Unfortunately, I let my teammates down today,' he said. 'But it's a growing experience... and it showed me I need to grow a lot.'
In just this some of those same teammates will tell Mendoza that the preseason is never that deep, and there was more to celebrate than regret.
Just a long as these same mistakes don't beneface soon.
Here are more key takeaways from Mendoza's first game action:
Calibrating his internal clock still a work in progress
In his postgame remarks, Mendoza cited timing and anticipation as two areas needing improvement after his outing. He wasn't off the mark there.
On the first series, Mendoza acknowledged that things felt 'sped up' due to the emotional change of the mo-
ment. He seemed to settle in on the second drive, but jitters in the pocket still seemed to show up at times. 'Listen to your feet' is an adage peddled by the offensive coaching staff. Based on his work from the pocket, Mendoza might have been getting white noise from his.
At times, Mendoza easily reverted to checkdowns in response to pressure or tight coverage. But a tendency to hold onto the ball also hold back the surface. After a fourth-down conversion put Las Vegas inside the Cardinals 5-yard line on the second drive, Mendoza couldn't find an open target and was swallowed up for an 8-yard task by defensive tackle Walter Nolan. He responded, however, by finding Beth in the end zone two plays later.
'There'll be some good lessons that we look forward to attacking on the tape with him,' Kubiak said in a postgame news conference.
Climbing out of deep holes could be challenging
Between its league high 64 sacks surrounded and on hard running games last year's Raiders offense frequently submerged itself into depths from which it could not escape.
Kubiak's attack is largely built around avoiding such scenarios. The ask of Mendoza will not entail having him bail out the rest of the unit on third down. Thursday's performance, however, reinforced the rookie's need to stay on schedule.
Mendoza's only grimace-inducing moment of the night came on a 2nd-and-10 play in his second drive. In trying to check down to fellow rookie Mike Washington Jr., he led the running back into a massive hit from cornerback Denzel Burke, who was waiting in the flat. The Raiders then played 8 safe on third-and-long, scoring the white flag with a draw.
Mendoza excelled at Indiana in obvious passing situations, with his back-absorber corner-horse becoming his signature throw.
At least he now, though, the quarterback is still trying to find his place within the offense before he can truly lift it up.
No major hiccups with the basics
For whatever sign and downer Mendoza experienced, he managed to steer clear of any major gaffes.
The offense seemed to get set up without too much trouble, with no delay of game penalties on the night. Aside from one false start, the pre-strap process looked relatively seamless.
'As far as getting in and out of the buckle and commanding the group and getting the play safe down, I saw the same guy that we've seen in practice,' Kubiak said. 'I saw an ascending player. We just gotta keep getting better.'
The under-center work figured to be a point of emphasis, given Mendoza's lack of experience in that area and his new scheme's reliance on play-action looks. Though he also had a heavy dose of shotgun snaps, Mendoza managed to get clean exchanges when under center.
His best throw of the evening even came on the kind of decisive dropback the team is eager to see more of. He knew off his second drive by the right-window throw over the middle off play-action to sixth-round rookie receiver Malik Benson – with whom he's formed a promising connection in camp – for 19 yards.
Cousins serves reminder of his value
With his one-day practice absence last week after getting into a training camp alarmed with Mays Cloete, the 21-year veteran quarterback temporarily ended first-team raps to Mendoza. On Thursday night, he made sure not to leave the door gap.
The offense was supposedly clean in Cousins' lose drive, with a 13-yard touchdown to tight end Michael Mayer capping the 10-play, 68-yard march.
There was nothing dazzling about the effort, but the heightened level of efficiency – particularly in all operational elements – drove home the value of enough fire-offness in the hands of a capable caretaker until Mendoza is fully ready.
'Kick's been getting the rope with the 7x,' Kubiak said. 'I think he's had a solid training camp, and it's his job to lose.'
Simpson impresses in debut
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Just two quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft. Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick, made his debut for the Las Vegas Raiders on Aug. 23.
On Saturday, Aug. 15, it was Ty Simpson's turn to show what he could do at the NFL level.
Like Mendoza, Simpson wasn't tapped to start in his preseason debut. The Alabama product entered the game after Benson Bennett IV played the first two drives and led the Rams to three points.
How did Simpson first in his first NFL action? Here's a breakdown of his preseason debut and what it could mean for the Rams.
Preseason debut promising
Simpson performed well in his preseason debut with the Rams. The 2026 first-round pick flashed the skill set that ultimately convinced the Rams to top him as the eventual successor Sir Matthew Stafford.
Simpson's ballback during his college days was his ability to consistently locate passes with precision accuracy. He demonstrated that high-level ball placement throughout his debut, completing 84% of his passes and starting his day with a quality 23-yard throw on a bushing to his right.
While Simpson mostly stuck to short-turge passing early in the contest, he gradually began pushing the ball down the field as he gained confidence. That helped him lead the Rams on a couple of fourth-quarter scoring drives down which he consistently found open reversers down the field and let them with accurate passes to generate chunk plays.
Simpson threw two touchdown passes during the contest, both of which went to running back Dean Connors. The first came on a short screen while the other was placed nicely into a tight window.
Simpson also showed off solid athleticism and mobility throughout his action. He didn't leg a rushing attempt, but the Rams routinely dialed up roll-out passes for the 23-year-old off play action. He threw well while on the run and was able to escape pressure throughout the contest.
Rams quarterback Ty Simpson drops back to pass against the Chiefs during the first half. (center: NASA 2/1/2024/6/30/2026)
Simpson stats vs. Chiefs
Compilations/attempts (%): 21/25 (84%)
Passing yards: 190
Passing touchdowns: 2
Interceptions: 0
Passer rating: 125
Bushing yards: 0
Sacks: 0
Thanks, in part, to his mobility, Simpson was able to avoid negative plays throughout Saturday's action. He didn't leg a turnover and wasn't sucked across his extensive action, all while showing a strong field-reading skills and a good command of Los Angeles' offense.
Simpson's efficiency and clean play should foster belief within the Rams organization about the rookie, who will have the opportunity to develop behind Stafford for at least the 2026 season.
Next up for the rookie will be working his way past Bennett, who is currently listed as the backup quarterback on Los Angeles' depth chart.
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After a night that included an eye pole, an illegal knee and the general appearance of a UFC event, Dana White was offhand.
The source of his frustration: In the UFC 330 made event, as the fifth and final round-round, Ian Machado Garry, high-fired ongoing withweight champion Islam Makhachev.
"I think that has is a talented guy." White, the UFC's CEO, said at the post-fight press conference Aug. 15. "I think if he had even an ounce of killer instinct, in that fifth round, you know he'd been beating (Makhachev) to the body.
"Islam's whole right side was beat up, his face was beat up. You don't come out and hug and shake hands. That (expletive) drives me (expletive) crazy."
UFC 330 did more than determine the withweight champion. Makhachev won the competitive fight by unanimous decision. It also raised the issue of the place for decorum in an UFC fight.
What's too sure?
White did not equivocate
"When there's so much at stake and there's also a lot of mental gamemanship, whatever you want to call it in this game, you come out in that fifth round things know or something crazy and you try to finish the fight," he said.
"I think this is one of those fights
where Ian will go back and watch and say, 'Expletive', I wish I could do that over again.'
The week leading up to the fight revealed some peculiar behavior by Machado Garry. One moment he came across an arrogant and disrespectful. Not long after, he called over. Makhachev to meet his young son.
Could that have been part of the gamesmanship of which White talks? Killing them with kindness?
No, Machado Garry did not win the fight. Nor did Makhachev dismantle him like he has often oppressed. The boat looked closer than the scorecards indicated, with the judges scoring the fight 49-46, 49-46, 48-47.
As White pointed out, Machado Garry defended Makhachev's blindness with success. He also bothered Makhachev's face. Kindness did not rush the violence.
Yet the Russian champion, who won a record-breaking 27th straight fight, also expressed some indifferent over Machado Garry's behavior.
"Yes, honestly I don't understand, man," Makhachev said. "This is the fight. This is not something where we have to hug each other every round.
"I respect all my opponents. Yeah, I don't know if I respect too much."
After the fight, Machado Garry approached Makhachev. What did he say?
"He just say, 'I fight today with the greater fighter.' Yeah, I respect him. Yeah, he's a good guy."
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Fame induction stokes memories emotions
New class shares tales during enshrinement
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Candace Parker is widely regarded as one of the best women's basketball players of all time with three WNBA championships, two league MVPs, one Finals MVP and seven All-Star selections to her tour.
Add first-halfst Basketball Hall of Fame to the list.
Parker was inducted into the Nunnitt Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 during an induction ceremony at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Aug. 15, alongside Elena Delle Donne. Channinge Holdsclaw, Doc Rivers, Amar's Stoudemire, Mike D'Antoni, Mark Few, Joey Crawford and the 1996 USA Basketball Women's National Team.
USA TODAY Sports provides free coverage of the Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, including speeches, highlights and more.
Candace Parker recalls inspiration from Kobe Bryant
In her Hall of Fame speech, Candace Parker recalled a text message she received from Kobe Bryant about of Game 5 of the 2016 WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx.
"I wanted my story to be despite. Despite the 10 knee surgeries, one shoulder surgery, two foot surgeries, 1 still could and 1 did. Commercial flights, practice gyms at community college... The overseas grind in the offseason. But through that, I learned from barely losing that winning was about attention to detail and the little things," Parker said.
"Finally, in 2016, game five at Minnesota for the USA. I got a text from Kobe. He says, 'Do it the hard way. It's always better that way. You can't die with bullets in the chamber.' I finally just had played that game like I was a kid again. I was free, not worried about the outcome. I really, in fact, just hooped. We won off the full-time rebound by Nocka Ogwumile. It turns out Pat (Summitt) was in fact right. Offensive rebounds do matter."
Parker called her career a "full circle" moment, residing in the fact that she "came in as a rookie with Lisa Leslie and her greatness" and "got to pass the torch to a 0/0/2 in Aja Wilson on my way out."
Parker was joined on the stage by Themka Catchings (2020), Allen Iverson (2016), Cheryl Miller (1995) and Dwyana Wade (2023). She closed her induction speech speaking directly to a basketball that she brought out stage.
"My niece. We did a lot together," she said. "We donated on UCsun at UCsun. Oh yeah. We going to talk our stuff. We shimmed over our right shoulder and hit that side bokeway off the glass so that we can hit that out once squamous shoe. We were the first woman to spare the cover of SB&BS. We traveled from Milan to Tokyo. We assisted. We were position ever. We wanted every level for every team we played for. And now we stood on the podium as first-halfst Hall of Famers."
Amar's Stoudemire: 'You can persevere through anything'
Amar's Stoudemire was one of a handful of high school players to make the jump to the NBA and be successful. He was selected with the ninth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Phoenix State and made an immediate impact, winning the 2002-03 NBA Rookie of the Year award.
"The most important aspect that I can give that I experienced when you're growing up in an environment where it's not always easy to make it out of, the most important factor for me was first of all, stay out of trouble," he said. "That was the first and foremost thing for me to stay out of trouble, stay positive, stay focused, stay meaningful. And always keep in mind that perseverance, no matter what one goes through, you can persevere through anything."
Doc Rivers:
'Coaching stole my voice'
Doc Rivers said he didn't always have the raspy, they voice that he's become known for. While leading five different franchise throughout his career—Orlando Magic (1999-2003), Boston Celtics (2016-19), Los Angeles Clippers (2021-20), Philadelphia Theos (2020-21), and Milwaukee Bucks (2023-26)—Rivers said 'coaching stole my voice from me.'
"I want you guys to know a couple of quick things, that this isn't my real voice," he said during his induction speech. "I swear I used to have a high
Candace Parker poses for a photo on the red carpet prior to the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Ensinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on Aug. 15 in Springfield, Massachusetts. E.GASTITY IMAGES
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voice. I used to be able to really sing. Can't do that anymore."
Rivers selected Paul Pierce, Kevin Garrett and Ray Allen, members of the Boston Celtics' 2016 championship team, as his presenters. Rivers also acknowledged Rajen Rondo in the audience.
"You win a title and, everyone in here who has one understands, it's like having a blood transfusion," Rivers said. "You are connected for the rest of your lives. You really are. And I want you guys to hear that and understand that. So thank you."
As the Clippers head coach, Rivers made NBA history when the team signed his son, Austin, making them the first further-son coach player duo in league history. "One gift that basketball gave me... I was the first to coach my son, Austin," Rivers said. "We did that, Austin, and no one can ever take that away from us, man."
1996 U.S. Women's National Team Hall 'foundation' of WNBA
Rebecca Lobo, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, said the 1996 U.S. Women's National Team she was part of "was the foundation of what the WNBA became." The league is now celebrating its 30th anniversary.
"All of us get to look around and watch WNBA games and see the growth and the popularity of the WNBA and college basketball and explode at a level that we have never seen before," Lobo said. "And I hope all of the women here and all of our teammates sometimes just take a second to smile and appreciate the role that this team played in that being a foundational piece. But it was that year. It was that year together of hard times and laughter that made our team to stick to be what it was."
Lobo added, "People have asked me how would this team compare to some of the incredible events that have come since then? We're the only one who trained for a year straight. We trained for a year straight. We'd be on the road about these weeks and then we'd get a couple days at home with our family. Then we'd be on the road for three weeks. And we went all over the U.S. and played against college teams."
"We went all over the world. Siberia in February, we were in China, we were in
Australia. And this group just really came together and bonied. And it was such a fortunate time that we got to be a part of."
Elena Delle Donne fights back tears thanking teammate
Elena Delle Donne getting choked up talking about former teammate Sylvia Fowler (2020) was incredibly wholesome.
Delle Donne's voice quivered when she began talking about former impact on her career and how she treated her like an equal from his beginning, "Doc, I can't look at you," Delle Donne said, fighting back tears.
Mark Few says HOF induction is 'absolutely mind boggling'
Mike Few acknowledged his humble beginnings. He was born in Cressell, Oregon, a fewer than "hard population of around 1500 people that had one stoplight," he recalled.
"To be here standing where I am today in absolutely mind boggling, I say that because people have asked me, is this a dream come true? And I'm telling you, I couldn't even think about dreaming such a thing when I came from," Few said during his induction speech. "Good haul been the greatest navigator in mine and my family's life. Here else shows guy get from Cressell, Oregon, to Springfield, Massachusetts? Come on now. Wow. The only Springfield I ever thought about...one Springfield, Oregon, 10 miles north of Cressell."
Few has guided Channinge from being a nice little Chakerella story to a national powerhouse this century. He coached Gonzaga to NCAA title game appearances in 2017 and 2018, and the Holdings have appeared in 25 consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
He recalled making 'a whopping $1,500 a year' starting out as an assistant at Gonzaga (1999 to 1999).
"I really want to acknowledge and thank Dan95more for our only getting my start in college coaching, but probably more importantly, allowing me to stay rent-free on his coach in his apartment for my two first years of Gonzaga," Few said.
Few took over as head coach in 1999, where he still remains today.
Mike D'Antoni on he's 'luckiest man in the world'
Through his 16 NBA seasons as a head coach, Mike D'Antoni racked up nearly 1,200 career wins. He was named NBA Coach of the Year twice (2003 and 2017). He served as an assistant coach for the gold medal-winning 2002 U.S. Olympic Team and was also recognized as one of the 50 Greatest Contributions in State League history in 2008.
His wife, Laurel, however, teases about one-accusation where he fell short of. "Laurel, you've been my greatest partner and supporter," D'Antoni said. "I know you're especially excited about the incredible 1996 Women's National team inducted tonight. You're one of the biggest supporters of women's basketball and someone who was gifted a Phoenix Mercury championship ring. And she reminds me, at least somebody in our house got a ring."
Many of D'Antoni's former players were in attendance for his Hall of Fame induction coaching, Steve Nash (2016 of 2020), Amar's Stoudemire (2016), Jeremy Lin and James Hasbro, who D'Antoni took time to acknowledge.
"We signed this long-haired Canadian soccer player, Steve Nash. Steve, I am proud that year two MVP titles with the (Phoenix) State. All of you guys, all of you guys are the reason why coaching is so rewarding," D'Antoni said of Nash, who he coached in Phoenix (2005 to 2010). He then turned his attention to Hasbro, who he coached in Houston (2010 to 2020). "I have been a member of the most skilled players I've ever coached, and I appreciate the trust he gave me."
He added, "The Hall of Fame is about loosing an impact, and mine is simple. We made the game a little faster, a little brighter, and a heck of a lot more fun. Luckiest man in the world. Spent my life doing what I love alongside people I love."
Longtime NBA ref Joey Crawford quotes Muhammad Ali
Joey Crawford officiated 2,341 regular-season NBA games over 39 seasons, including a record 374 playoff contests and 50 NBA Finals games. He worked in 23 consecutive NBA Finals before retiring in 2016 at the age of 64.
As the great Muhammad Ali once said, it ain't bragging if you did it," Crawford said during his induction speech, drawing a boat applause.
Crawford coached his father with showing you credit make a living as a referee. Crawford's father, Shag Crawford, served as an MLB umpire for two decades.
"I didn't have to look very far for my inspiration to become an NBA ref. He was standing right in front of me. It was my dad," Crawford recalled. "He inspired more than 3,000 games. Steve World Series. At a young age, I would ask my mom, 'Where's that?'... She would not want me to play some of the 10 most Chicago, where the folks are. He Bodgeron in LA. He looks fordhuish. She had it all out for me. And then she would say, 'Joseph, that is how we pay the bills.'
"That's when it came to me. Oh my Lord, you could actually make a living doing this."
Channique Holdsclaw pays tribute to Pat Summitt
Channique Holdsclaw was inducted into the Nunnitt Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame alongside the 1996 USA Basketball Women's National Team. He very team that "made me believe that this dream could become a reality."
"I have to honor and acknowledge a team that changed everything for me. The 1996 United States Olympic team," Holdsclaw said in her induction speech. "Teresa Edwards, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Donn Risley. These were the women whose position were on my wall. Black women, strong, confident, dear, and grateful. I have nothing here tonight, it feels full circle."
Holdsclaw selected Sunday Caddings (Class of 2020), This Thompson (2018) and Teresa Washburgeyne (2019) as her presenters, and they all stood by Holdsclaw's side.
But there was one presenter Holdsclaw studied could have joined her at Symphony Hall.
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USA TODAY | HONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026 | SECTION D
'Tony' serves an unflinching portrait of Anthony Bourdain
Biopic starring Dominic Sessa explores the excesses of the late chef and author. Page 3D
Posting about your divorce on TikTok isn't for everyone
Thousands of women have taken to social media to celebrate, or grieve, their breakups. Page 4D
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THEY SAID WHAT? THE STARS' BEST QUOTES
"It was a fun offseason, man. Wedding was the best night of my life, and I appreciate everybody who came out and celebrated and had fun with us." - Travis Kelce, speaking about his wedding to Taylor Swift for the first time. The Kansas City Chiefs night end, 26, made the comments while addressing reporters at training camp Aug. 12, more than a month after he and Swift tied the knot in a July 3 wedding ceremony at New York's Madison Square Garden. Kelce called the wedding "a crazy night," adding that getting married in "the mecca of all sports venues" was "perfect."
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Actor Robert De Niro turns 83. Actor Bo Rucker, 78. Filmmaker Julian Fellowes, 77. Singer Belinda Carlisle (The Go-Go's), 68. Author Jonathan Franzen, 67. Journalist Eric
Schlosser, 67. Actor Sean Penn, 66. Singer Mayra, 60. Singer David Hollister (Blackstreet), 58. Singer-actor Dennis Wahlberg (New Kids on the Blues), 57. Actor Austin Butler, 35. Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, 32.
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Aries (March 21-April 19). Emotional pressures may make it difficult to know how to assert yourself.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Where is that thought coming from? Charged feelings or survival fears may infiltrate your headspace.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Making big money moves? Investing in your dreams can feel like the right move.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Your ambitions may feel a little hazy today. Have energy but unsure where to put it? Reflect on your goals.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Every little thing may inspire you. But is it worth chasing after? Dream without taking action.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Compelled to act on your future goal? Move slowly with major commitments. All is not clear.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Finding it hard to pin down others? Progressing your objectives can feel like a slog when people aren't showing up.
Sungee (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Big plans may encounter practical complications today. Can you be flexible instead of resorting to frustration or stubbornness?
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Are you wearing rose-colored glasses? Passion projects and romantic connections may not be all that they seem today.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Tensions mount between you and others today. Feeling confused about how a situation turned to ads? Share what's on your mind.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Changing schedules or emotionally charged conversations could throw you off your game today.
Places (Feb. 19-March 20). You want what you want when you want it. But will it cost you? Practice discernment.
MUSIC
Judy Collins, performing in Nashville in February 2026, is on the Sweet Judy Blue Eyes tour through winter 2027. JASON KIMPNU/GETTY IMAGES
Judy Collins reflects on all sides of her legacy on tour
Krystle Lee Yandell USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES - As the last of the sunlight slipped behind the hills on a Friday in August, folk music legend Judy Collins sat backstage at The Ford preparing to perform at the storied venue for the first time. Beyond her dressing room walls, dusk was setting over the intimate amphitheater, where an audience of about 1,200 people gathered to hear the songs that have followed Collins and millions of listeners through nearly seven decades.
Despite being billed as one stop on the Sweet Judy Blue Eyes Farewell Tour, which began earlier in the summer and is set to continue through winter 2027, Collins cheerfully implies this may or may not be her final goodbye to performing.
"I can do a farewell tour. Ike many people do. It means different things to different people," the 87-year-old artist tells USA TODAY, alluding to the musicians who continue on the road after their own farewell tours. "I'm loving every minute of it. We've had a chance to
do things in a slightly different way, and I'm just having a ball."
Dressed in fuchsia from head to toe and covered in a shawl to keep warm, Collins settles onto a black leather couch and glances at a
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MOVIES
McGregor's 'Oak Street' workout is prehistoric
Brian Truitt
USA TODAY
Ewan McGregor says his big draw for signing on to the sci-fi thriller "The End of Oak Street" was to work with Anne Hathaway, since "we both did musicals back in the day."
Little did he know he'd also be sharing the screen with a pair of amorous dinosaurs. Which is a long way from the Mexika Rouge.
Directed by David Robert Mitchell and produced by J.J. Abrams, "Oak Street" (in theaters now) centers on the Platt family (long McGregor), Denise (Hathaway) and teen kids Audrey (Maisy Stella) and Brian (Christian Convery). Thanks to a wormhole, they find their Michigan neighborhood transported from 1902 to prehistoric times.
Reading the songs, McGregor dug that Amblin-era, Spudlecopan energy where "families were pushed in a very real way, not a sort of movie-perfect way that they can be sort of be shown in today's day and age," he says. "And then when the dinosaurs arrived, I was like, 'What is going on?' So when I turned the page, it totally surprised me, but I loved it."
Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway and family encounter dinosaurs in the suburbs in "The End of Oak Street." PROVIDED BY WARICK BASS, PICTURES
Nasty, vicious-timos of various sizes hunt and eat their neighbors. Greg is the first to fully see one - and McGregor's reaction is much different from, say, the awe of Sam Neill in "Jurassic Park."
"Imagine you were chased by something, and you didn't know what it was, and then you fade, and you looked up, and there was a line standing there, stuffing the air, trying to find you," McGregor says. "You would (not) your pants. You would run very fast. I don't suppose it would be very much different than if it was a dinosaur, coupled with the disbelief of what the hell is going on."
And run McGregor did, as he, Hathaway and their young costars hooked it in the many chase scenes with fearsome, determined dinos.
"We weren't running a marathon or anything, we were just running down the block. Yet I'm your old Scottish actor says of the on-set cardio: "The running is sort of frustratingly done. If you ask me. You have to always run so that the cutters can keep up with you, and as an actor, you're always trying to look like you're running faster than you are."
"The heightened state of fear that you have to sort of keep up in the air for three months - that's quite exhausting."
McGregor shamed chase scenes as well as emotional moments with Hathaway, as their characters already are navigating rough marriage waters before they get plagued in Jurassic Suburbs. One of McGregor's favorite scenes happens when Denise takes a Polaroid picture of Greg and his sledgehammer as two snally dinos in the background get it on against a single family home.
"It gives us a moment of fight relief in the middle of what is otherwise quite stressful. You get the feeling they haven't really shared a moment like that for a while, where they're enjoying each other's company and having fun. It's part of them accepting each other again and hopefully getting to a better place as a couple."
"The End of Oak Street" is an "amazingly attractive Saturday-night popcorn movie," McGregor adds, "but it gives you more than you might expect from that."
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MOVIES
'Tony' sheds light on Bourdain's dark side
Patrick Ryan
USA TODAY
Spoiler alert! We're discussing minor details about the plot of the Anthony Bourdain biopic 'Tony' Stop reading if you haven't seen the movie yet and don't want to know what happens.
To music, Anthony Bourdain is the patron saint of the culinary underground.
'Through his TV series 'No Rosecutions' and 'Party Unknown,' the celebrity chef thoughtfully introduced viewers to diverse cultures and cuisines, all with his trademark curiosity and thickening wit. But his gregarious public persons烙akled a quietly tortured man who stepped with depression and substance abuse for decades and died by suicide in 2008 at age 65.
A new film works to reckon with some of his sharper edges. 'Tony' (in select Ibadanu now, subsumable Aug. 20) did not a single cast Bourdain (played by Dominic Bessal as he runs off to Prosecutions, Massachusetts, in the mid-1970s. Upon arrival, he begrudgingly takes a summer job as a dishwasher at a seafood restaurant to pay the bills.
Directed by Matt Johnson, the movie unflinchingly depicts a Bourdain that none of us ever saw on television, a volatile, often perished kid who gets thrown out of bars for being too drunk and making unsound overtrums toward women. Even at work, he's going to pick fights with his fellow kitchen staff, and he doesn't think twice about stealing money from his boss (Antonio Bandonso).
It's a prickly portrayal that aligns with how Bourdain described himself in his 2000 memoir, 'Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.'
'He doesn't pull any punches about what an angry little enpletive! So was I not you three who co-wrote the song, 'I will find a little back.' That liberated us to point a truthful, warm, and all portrait of him as a young man. The driving idea was: How did they become this ambassador of empathy? He was known for his kindness and all these values we revere him for, but how did he get from point A to point B?'
Bourdain's carefree persona actually was a suit of armor
Later in life, Bourdain spoke candidly about the emptiness and isolation of constantly being on the road, and in his 2010 memoir 'Medium Raw,' he wrote
Sal Luss Woodall, right) encourages Anthony (Dominic Bessal) to drink and do drugs on the clock in 'Tony.' (MUSIKAN BY SARA'S PANDALL)
that he was 'aimless and regularly suicidal' after his divorce from his wife Nancy Pebbold, in 1993.
With the support of Bourdain's estate, 'Tony' very much imagines him as an inaccessible one wolf who shuts himself off from his family and lies to Nancy (Emilia Jones), his then-love interest initially, he shinks his dishes at the restaurant, purposively claiming that he's writing a novel and that sending dishes is needed this, but gradually he comes to see the fulfillment and community that food can foarte.
'Tony' is loosely based on three chapters of 'Kitchen Confidential,' but it also pulls from other interviews and books such as 2023's 'Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography,' written by his former assistant Laurie Woolvert.
In Woolvert's book, 'I'm ex-wife, Nancy, and several of the chefs who knew him talk about this time in his life when he was a cool wayward and who treated the world like his ashtray.' Rapists says: 'We pointed that maybe in this summer, by gone from a selfish person and a narcissist to someone who was deeply interested in other people.'
Like any biopic, 'Tony' takes liberties with Bourdain's life. The movie fictionally suggests Bourdain was rejected by a 'sense College writing fellowship, which prompted him to run away from home to Procrustment.'
The film also implies that his scorned, underdog spirit was spurred in part by his mother Gladys (Dugmans Dominiczyk). 'Tony' depicts Gladys as an aloof and tough-to-please matriarch
Bourdain, at an event in New York in 2008, had written about the personal not that life on the road took on his personal life. ANY SUBMARINEATTY PHASES
when in actuality she was her son's biggest champion.
'Throughout Bourdain's life, 'a lot of people would say he was effortlessly out-just and unholyous!' Johnson says: 'What was interesting to me is that this reputation seemed to be a defensive persona he had created. Yes, he's cool and seems ready for anything, but that must be an answer to something in his
childhood this suit of armor to protect him.'
'Tony' captures his 'romantic' view of drugs and alcohol
'Tony' also doesn't shy from Bourdain's addictive behaviors; there are numerous scenes of him dislating about and snorting cocaine on the job. Johnson was particularly fascinated by the almost Hunter S. Thompson way that Bourdain wrote about his relationship with drugs.
In 'Kitchen Confidential,' he fondly describes his Procrustness conjunctivis as 'pirates,' who had sex and booze in excess and lived their lives with 'a carefree disregard for all conventional morality'.
He writes that they throw themselves into their kitchen chores, but always fueled by marijuana and 'prodigious amounts of cocaine and amphetamine.'
Are Bourdain, these were 'tools of the air,' I said, and he loved being one of the guys that could use drugs to get through a shift.' Johnson says:
'It felt very clearly like Anthony Bourdain's romantic ideation around drug culture. He looked at these things as admirable and things that he wanted to chase.'
Bourdain didn't start using heroin until the 1980s when he was working in New York restaurants. He developed a series of commercials, including cocaine, and he eventually checked himself into which in the early 1990s.
Although he remained sober from hard drugs for the rest of his life, he never got alcohol, and one of his oft-reported 'scent' memoirs was to 'drink heavily with lunatic' whenever possible.
'Through the pleasure-seeking fictional character of try cook Sal Luss Woodall,' Johnson wanted to show the 'double-edged' sword of Bourdain's life 'the thrill and circumcision that put tying potions into a dark swing enormously destructive to one's physical and mental loyalty.'
It's Lee's character who really expresses the cheesest Bourdain into You're on this planet once, so you should enjoy the ride,' Johnson says.
I mean, Bourdain's famous line is 'Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement place,' There's a positive and a negative in that message, which is what the film is trying to get at.
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television screen as Bruce Cockburn takes the stage. The skirmisming stray attached to her custom-12-string Martin guitar catches the dressing room light, as do her signature blue eyes.
Although Collins has never performed at The Ford, Los Angeles is familiar territory. She lived in the city as a young girl while her father worked in Hollywood tasks and then returned in the late 1960s, making Laurel Canyon has home and little musicians - Lisa Elbini and Jean Mitchell among them - who transformed the neighborhood into the center of a cultural revolution. Sitting backstage just miles from her former enclaves, the surrounding hills hold the brief yet formative memories of one day of her life.
'I've been here in and out, always because of my work,' she explains. 'I love California. I have a lot of friends here and I always feel interested in being here. I wish I could always stay longer, but I sweet can because I have to go here.'
When Collins looks back on her time in Laurel Canyon, one memory eclipses the others: her brief but passionate romance with Stephen Stills of Cowley, Stills & Nash.
'I think about my wonderful relationship with Stephen Stills,' she says. 'He sent back very hot, but love effort going on, but it was short because I was not going to stick around. I was going to go home.'
Some was New York, where Collins has lived for more than 80 years. 'I was never going to move to California,' she says. 'I was committed to New York.'
'Though their romance ended, its musical legacy lives on through Stills' 'Suite. Judy Blue Eyes,' a popular folk-rock classic that has spunated generations and even lends its name to Collins' farewell tour. Stills first played the song for Collins when she returned to Los An-
Judy Collins, in the United Kingdom in March 1966, is working on a book about her life. (CONNOLYTAN/LARED WALTER BROWN/UNITTY RANGES)
poles for her birthday on May 1, 1969. 'He came and got me with flowers, and he brought a beautiful old Martin guitar and sang me, 'Suite. Judy Blue Eyes.' Collins remembers. 'I said, 'It's beautiful, but it's not gonna get me back.'
Collins is known as the inspiration behind Stills' bit single, but her place in musical history has never depended on just being someone else's muse. Her own expansive discography stretches across nearly seven decades, beginning with the songs that established her as one of folk music's defining voices. Collins opened Friday night's show with 'Both Sides Now,' the Join Mitchell composition she recorded for her 1967 album, 'WildBlowers.' Released as a single the following year, the song became a major hit and started Collins the first stage in food folk performance and helped define her career.
'I don't think I can get away with not singing it,' Collins says. When asked what relevance 'Both Sides Now' has at this point in her career, she passes and says, 'I has such a lovely cycle to it.'
With such an extensive catalog, it isn't a simple first to assemble a new setlist night after night. Before each show,
Collins and her JailBand-trained pianist, Will Kaye, person her songbooks, balancing spontaneity with the classics audiences expect her to perform.
'I have such an incredible song list,' Collins says. 'Will and I get the books out, and we go through the songs and figure out what's for tonight. I like to make it different every night. I have to make sure that it's balanced and that it has some of the things that people want to hear.'
Friday night's set included Joan Baez's 'Diamonds & Rust' as well as traditional folk songs 'Rethon Allen' and 'John Riley.' Pausing along the way to share stories about her father, early influence, his singer, Jo Bufford, and her friendship with Leonard Colest, Collins also performed her original songs 'Spellbound' and 'The Rizzard,' recited two poems in honor of her late husband Lorna Nelson as well as Tennessee Williams, and closed the evening with a rendition of 'Amazing Grace,' joined by Cockburn.
The poems articulated Collins' grief over the passing of her industrial designer husband, who died from cancer in December 2024. After spending 40 years together, Collins was the absence has become an inescapable presence on the tour. But keeping busy and drawing support from the crowd have helped Collins navigate a loss—he knows—the will never fully overcome, despite knowing, 'we're all on this planet and there's only one way off.'
'We had 46 years together, which I think is remarkable for an old hippie like me. I know that if I weren't working, I wouldn't get over this,' she says. 'Everybody has their tragedies and hard times, sometimes I say to my audiences, 'Tonight, you're my grief group.'
Nelson had been interviewed with Collins' personal and professional lives since they met in 1979, just four days before she began her sobriety journey.
Collins processes her grief by writing letters to her late husband, as well as to herself from his perspective. 'Wearing two of his wedding bands amid her col-
lection of eclectic rings (one of which he lost, replaced, then found again), Collins explains she still speaks to him. She believes his spirit is with her, and she imagines that he now lives among the trees.'
'I'll never get over Lewis,' she says. 'But I like recovery. I think recovering is a big deal if always has different forms, and it has a way of letting you know what you're capable of that you didn't know. I'm sure that's true about recovery from grief as well.'
The evenings set was reflective of more than just Collins' catalog; it also traced decades of hard work and the persistence required to hold an artistic career. If she could offer her younger self advice, Collins says she would be honest about how difficult that life can be, and how fiercely an artist must protect the conviction that referred it.
'It's hard, and you're going to have to figure out a way to work for a living,' she says. 'Get on the train with something that's starting up that you have an edge on, and hold on to it for dear life. Because that train is going to try to throw you off and it's going to try to wear you out. But if you know that edge, if you like that sitting around it, the core of yourself and you believe it, it, then go for it.'
Whatever the pursuit - 'singing, painting, or building bridges,' Collins says the principle is the same. 'Take hold of that kernel of interest, talent, and conviction and just grab it.'
Born at 87, Collins remains focused on what lies ahead rather than dwelling on the perception of her legacy and what she has accomplished. Among the projects ahead is a new book about her life she says she's working on and singing to title, 'Singing Through the Storm.'
I have a little sign on my mirror at home in my bedroom. It says, 'for it now,' and that helps me: 'she says, 'I'll get my teeth into something that I want to do. I do it. I love touring. I love singing. I love performing. I love this thing that I do, whatever the shape of it is.'
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LIFE
MOVIES
Couples have a lot to say in 'Married Again'?
Brian Truitt
USA TODAY
Sharon Leaf can't tell you how many times over the years she has been stopped on the street by fans of Tyler Perry's 'Why Did I Get Married?' movies who emphatically said, 'Tell Tyler to do another one!'
Well, he did another one. And this time, his's bringing Tandy F. Henson along for the relationship roller coaster.
USA TODAY exclusively unveils the trailer for the dramedy 'Why Did I Get Married Again?' streaming on Netflix Sept. 19, the third movie in the series written and directed by Perry, who also stars. Shading with 2007's 'Why Did I Get Married?' and continuing with 2010's 'Why Did I Get Married Too?' the film franchise follows a group of couples – comprising lovers, friends and frenemies – who go on an annual retreat to revisit the reasons why they get married and be the most in future; and melodrama as they face assorted obstacles and revelations.
So, why the extended break? 'What happens with me is that I write and let the characters speak,' says Perry, who
Tyler Perry and Sharon Leaf reprise their roles as married couple Terry and Diane in 'Why Did I Get Married Again?' PROVIDED BY CHIP BERGMANN/STAR WELL FIGHT, START FILL IN
also created the 2006 spin-off series 'For Better or Worse.' 'As I'm getting older and they are getting older, out lives are changing.'
There was so much to explore in 'our personal experiences in raising children and aging parents,' he says. 'That lends itself to all of these characters having a
lot more to say, so they dictated that it was time to tell the story.'
Adds Leaf, Perry's on-screen wife. 'It's been a long time coming.'
The new movie centers on the destination wedding of Jasmine (Armani Greer), daughter of Marcus (Michael Jai White) and Angela (Tasha Smith). Their longtime couple pubs Dianne (Leah and Terry Perry) and Sheila (Jill Scott) and Tony (Lemmon Rucker) also make the trip, along with their kids, plus trouble-making single guy Mike (Richard T. Jones).
Joining the franchise is Henson, a frequent Perry collaborator, her character, Brooklyn, brings a new perspective since the others 'didn't have to struggle with not having a partner for their children,' Perry says. 'Her point of view comes from a woman who raised her son practically by herself, and there is a lot of resentment for the way some of that was done.'
As for returning characters, lawyer Diane and pediatrician Terry have weathered their share of issues and are now focused on their children. 'Judging by the fact that they're still together, despite having gone through major set-
back, it's safe to say they've been doing the work,' Leaf says. 'The friendships and their dynamics are still in place because this is a group that has chosen each other for life. Navigating through that is never simple.'
Perry is extremely prolific, from his 'Madea' movies to TV series including 'Beauty in Black.' (The third season premieres on Netflix on Aug. 27.) 'Why Did I Get Married?' – which started as a stage play – is meaningful for this because 'I love the idea of what it means to actually be coupled together, and that lends itself to drama that can be healthy or unhealthy, and so much that can fill pages very quickly,' Perry says.
'These characters have had a lot to say, and as they continue to grow older, there is a lot more to say. That's what I'm excited about – not just what happens to them but to see where their children go from here.'
And like their fans, Leaf is always ready for the next one.
'These films bring us together to reflect on something familiar – laugh, maybe cry, and discuss over and over again,' she says. 'The cherry on top is just that we genuinely enjoy each other.'
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Social media both a boon, burden for divorce
Madeline
USA TODAY
Boring from heartbreak and feeling unmoored in the midst of divorce, Alex Farrington turned to social media to find community.
'I couldn't get out of bed, I was so depressed. I was struggling so much. My life was in ruins,' Farrington, 33, told USA TODAY.
But online, all she saw were videos of 'divorce glow-ups' and women sharing lists of 'red flags' they had ignored in their past relationships. Most of these people, she found, said they foresaw through the grieving phase in a couple of months and felt so much lighter and freer after their divorce.
Two years after her split with her ex, Farrington still doesn't feel that way. 'Sometimes women aren't better off after divorce,' she captioned a recent TikTok post. Farrington, who identifies as noobinary, told USA TODAY her ex has delayed divorce proceedings, so technically they will won't divorced even though she hasn't seen her husband in nearly three years.
'My life is infinitely worse,' Farrington said in the video, posted in July, 'I don't want to make my favorite meal for dinner in a silent house.'
Thousands of women have taken to social media to share their experiences with divorce. It's a step in the right direction, some experts say: divorce was a taboo topic for decades. Though social media has done a lot to-betingmatize divorce and encourage some people to find the confidence to leave broken or even abusive marriages, it has made others feel ostracized if their experience doesn't mirror what they see online, said Jackie Combs, a family lawyer. And moving through a divorce often in a trying time for many people.
'You're navigating the termination of your marriage, you are dealing with very heavy issues, financial issues that can
Alex Farrington, 33, scheduled a photo shoot after her breakup wearing the suit she got married in. PROVIDED BY ALEX FANNING/THUNSMAN JAMBER
be incredibly complex,' Combs said. 'It is very layered.'
Farrington said she's happy for the women who feel better after their divorce. That's just not her story. Her videos resonate with women going through divorce, too, but for different reasons.
'The more time passed, the more alone I felt,' Farrington said. 'Because I just kept thinking, am I wrong for still being so sad?'
Divorce parties, divorce glow-ups and celebrating new chapters
Previous generations may have looked at divorce as a personal failure, Combs said, 'which it is not.'
Lindsey Norris, 37, burns her marriage certificate with a friend during her divorce party. PROVIDED BY JACK FANNING/THUNSMAN JAMBER
'It's the beginning of a new chapter,' Combs said.
Some women have leaned into celebrating their new chapters after divorce, even throwing divorce parties to mask the occasion. Lindsey Norris, 37, posted videos of her divorce party on TikTok. She owns a T-shirt business in Georgia, and her friends spurred shirts with such quippy lines as 'I offered to key his car' and 'I should have lied about being so dained.'
The party, which Norris held just a few days after her divorce was finalized, had music, games, a 'glow-up board' where her friends shared positive things that have happened since her breakup, a cake and a few where Norris hatched her marriage certificate and her wedding dress.
'It was all just very cathartic and healing,' Norris said. 'I'm so glad this chapter is over.'
Norris said she feels as if she has had a 'divorce glow-up' and feels 'a million pounds lighter, and a million pounds happier.'
'Everybody that knows me is like,
'You look better, your skin is better.'
There is some validity to the 'divorce glow-up,' Combs said, though it has how to do with the divorce itself and more about the life changes some people make while transitioning to a new chapter.
'The idea is that maybe your cortisol levels have dropped, you're not as stressed, you're out of perhaps a toxic relationship, and that is why you are looking better,' said Gabriella Partners, family lawyer in Australia and host of the podcast before it breaks.
But no matter which videos women are seeing about divorce online, Combs said, it's important to remember those posts are curated and people are rarely able to share the full story in a short video.
'Posting on TikTok has saved me'
Once Farrington started to share her own story of a relationship that seemingly changed overnight, she said she received hundreds of messages from women who have gone through something similar. She has kept in touch with some of them and even has met a couple of her followers in person.
'I think in many ways, posting on TikTok has saved me. One, because it got me out of the house,' she said. She added that once, someone commented on a particularly vulnerable video about her grief, saying, 'You have to fight for your life.' Farrington said she wrote that quote in red lipstick on her mirror and won it every day.
'Something about seeing that totally changed everything,' she said. 'I don't know who that person is, but they might have saved my life.'
Madeline Mitchell's role covering answers and the caregiving economy at USA TODAY is supported by a partnership with Proviat and Journalism Funding Partners. Funders do not provide editorial input.
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Adult and immature blue-footed bookies (Dale inbound) rest on rocks near the entrance to the Panama Canal off the coast of Panama City, Panama on Aug. 8 as seabirds native to the cold, nutrient-rich waters off Peru and Chile appear outside their usual range while El Niño warms the eastern Pacific and disrupts food supplies. PHOTOS BY INSA LEBRIN/INDUSTRIES
Seabirds flock to Panama
Displaced by El Niño, some species flying farther
Enea Labrun and Stefanie Eschenbacher REUTERS
PANAMA BAY, Panama – Flocks of seabirds native to the cold, nutrient-rich waters off Peru and Chile are appearing far outside their usual range in Panama Bay as a powerful El Niño warms the eastern Pacific and disrupts marine food supplies. ● The birds are arriving in unusually high numbers after warming waters drove fish such as anchovies and sardines farther from their traditional feeding grounds, forcing seabirds to travel in search of food. ● Researchers say their presence underscores the vulnerability of marine ecosystems to shifts in ocean temperatures and food availability, and how rapidly wildlife can be forced to adapt.
El Niño, a periodic warming of ocean surface temperatures in the Pacific, alters global weather patterns and typically contributes to higher temperatures. The United Nations weather agency warned that a strong El Niño was expected to intensify starting in August.
While the sight of South American seabirds circling above Panama City's skyline is a rare spectacle for birdwatchers, researchers take it as an early sign of how ocean warming can ripple through the food chain.
"The birds were already telling us that we were going to have a very strong El Niño," said Rosabel Mori, director of the Audubon Society of Panama, adding that birdwatchers began noticing the unusual visitors in June, just as forecasts pointed to a strong El Niño developing across the Pacific.
Sightings of blue-footed bookies in the Gulf of Panama, off the southern coast of Panama, are not unusual. But the numbers being recorded close to Panama City are.
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Rosabel Mori, executive director of the Audubon Society of Panama, adjusts a spotting scope to show birds to participants during a birdwatching tour along the Amador Causeway as seabirds native to the waters off Peru and Chile, including Inca terro (Lurosterna inca), appear outside their usual range.
What are Trump's options for Iran?
President seeks to put on more economic pressure
Andrea Stadal
REUTERS
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Aug. 14 vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week.
The United States, United Nations and European Union have applied sanctions, implemented trade embargoes and frozen assets since the late 1970s over Iran's nuclear program, human rights violations and support for militant groups.
Since the Iran war began in February, Washington has levied additional maritime, energy and financial sanctions and started a naval blockade.
Data from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control shows the agency has imposed sanctions on more than 1,000 people, vessels and aircraft since Trump began his second term.
Recent measures have targeted Iran's shadow of fleet, shipping murders, entities and people enabling Iran's acquisition of weapons, and digital exchanges, fencing an estimated $500 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency.
Experts say the Trump administration also can try the following options.
Chinese independent refineries known as "superb" account for a quarter of Chinese refinery capacity. They operate with narrow and sometimes negative profit margins.
China buys more than 80% of Iran's shipped air, according to 2025 data from analytics firm Kpbo. Independent refiners absorb much of this trade, exposing them to so-called secondary measures that penalize entities helping a primary sanctions target.
Past U.S. sanctions have deterred larger independent refiners from buying Iranian oil. But the independent refineries are somewhat immune since they have little exposure to the U.S. financial system, sanctions experts say.
Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed secondary sanctions on smaller China- and Hong Kong-based entities accused of processing billions of dollars in Iranian oil and helping to fund weapons procurement.
Treasury has warned two larger Chinese banks they could face secondary sanctions if Iranian funds were found moving through their systems, but stopped short of designating them.
Hitting those two banks, which U.S. officials have not publicly identified, or
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Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza
Nidal al-Mughrabi REUTERS
CAIRO – President Donald Trump's envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Aug. 16, a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with air strikes in the enclave.
Hamas officials were present at some of the meetings that mediators held with Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Trump's Board of Peace envoy for Gaza, Nisholay Mladenov, the diplomat said.
A senior Israeli official said Kushner and Mladenov were scheduled to meet on Aug. 17 with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Aug. 9 said Trump's latest roadmap for Gaza peace was "unacceptable."
The official said Israel was concerned about Washington's demand to end targeted assassinations of Hamas militants in Gaza.
Trump's peace plan calls for the immediate cessation of military operations in Gaza. It becomes Hamas dreaming as Israeli troops withdraw from the enclave and as Gaza is rebuilt under a new civilian Palestinian administration.
Israel has resumed airstrikes in the past five days after wading back its attacks in the enclave earlier this month.
The Israeli military said on Aug. 16 that its aircraft struck two Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants in Khan Younis and Nuseimi.
At least five Palestinians were wounded in the strike, which hit a tent
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Palestinians walk past the rubble of Gaza City residential buildings destroyed during the war. HAMBROUS STAR,REUTERS
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| High: | 118 at Thermal, CA |
| Low: | 39 at Angel Fire, NM |
| Precip: | 2.69" at Charleston, WV |
INTERNATIONAL (includes Antarctica)
| High: | 123 at Kuwait City, Kuwait |
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| Low: | 19 at Threshk, Australia |
| Precip: | 5.69" at Bogus, Philippines |
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NATIONAL CITIES MONDAY
| High/low/W | Low | |
|---|---|---|
| Alamaham, SD | 80/50/0 | 50 |
| Altoona, TX | 9/3/75/0 | 45 |
| @Aurora, VA | 9/3/75/0 | 37 |
| Alaska, AL | 9/3/75/0 | 37 |
| Akron, OH | 79/50/0p | 75 |
| Alamogordo, NM | 94/77/2p | 64 |
| Alexandria, VA | 92/75/0 | 33 |
| Alkana, OH | 75/55/2p | 75 |
| Antarctic, TX | 95/56/0 | 75 |
| Army, IA | 81/54/2p | 75 |
| Binghamton, SC | 69/75/7 | 67 |
| Aquitaine, WI | 83/54/2p | 25 |
| @Kokwillo, NC | 80/70/1 | 61 |
| Amherst, OH | 75/55/0 | 75 |
| Athens, GA | 90/75/1 | 75 |
| Arlington, VA | 9/3/75/0 | 45 |
| Austin, TX | 9/3/75/0 | 75 |
| Barbuncille, OH | 94/58/2p | 75 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 75/57/0 | 25 |
| Basilica, IN | 83/52/1 | 25 |
| Binghamton, NY | 77/57/0 | 45 |
| Baltimore, MD | 85/56/0 | 45 |
| Beaufort, VA | 79/56/1 | 25 |
| Brownwood, TN | 74/67/3 | 47 |
| Buckingham, IN | 79/52/0 | 45 |
| @Burlington, NC | 90/73/1 | 75 |
| @Burlington, VT | 79/53/0 | 75 |
| Cambridge, OH | 80/50/1 | 31 |
| Camdenton, MD | 85/55/2p | 45 |
| Cambridge, NY | 79/50/0 | 45 |
| Carter, OH | 79/55/2p | 75 |
| Carthage, NM | 90/75/0 | 75 |
| Charlottesville, PA | 57/55/0 | 55 |
| Cheshire, NJ | 80/77/0 | 25 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 52/50/1 | 60 |
| Chittenden, TN | 92/77/1 | 33 |
| Chittenden, MI | 75/55/2p | 25 |
| Columbus, OH | 81/54/0 | 60 |
| Corning, NY | 81/56/1 | 25 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 90/76/0 | 25 |
| @Cayman Beach, FL | 85/77/3 | 25 |
| Daming, NM | 95/97/0 | 60 |
| Delaware, LA | 90/76/0 | 25 |
| @Des Moines, IA | 52/56/0 | 25 |
| Detroit, MI | 80/52/2p | 25 |
| Des Moines, IA | 95/59/1 | 25 |
| Dover, NH | 72/56/0 | 25 |
| El Paso, TX | 90/74/2p | 25 |
| El Paso, NY | 82/55/0 | 25 |
| Elm, PA | 79/50/2p | 25 |
| Eugene, OR | 85/52/2p | 25 |
| High/low/W | Low | |
|---|---|---|
| Evansville, IN | 81/65/1 | 25 |
| Fall River, MA | 74/67/1 | 25 |
| Farmington, MN | 83/54/0 | 25 |
| @Huntsville, NC | 9/3/77/0 | 33 |
| Fort deLuxe, IN | 80/50/2p | 25 |
| Fort Myers, FL | 95/76/2p | 75 |
| Fort Smith, AR | 9/3/77/0 | 75 |
| Farrington, MA | 73/54/1 | 25 |
| Fremport, IL | 80/61/2p | 75 |
| Fremont, OH | 80/61/2p | 45 |
| Fort Collins, CO | 80/61/2p | 75 |
| Gadsden, AL | 90/72/1 | 55 |
| Gainesville, FL | 94/78/0 | 35 |
| Galesburg, IL | 79/61/0 | 25 |
| @Gastonia, NC | 90/74/1 | 75 |
| Gen Ross, TX | 9/3/77/0 | 25 |
| Gonzales, LA | 99/77/1 | 64 |
| @Great Falls, MT | 82/54/2p | 33 |
| Green Bay, WI | 85/60/2p | 25 |
| @Greenville, SC | 95/73/1 | 45 |
| Hackensack, NJ | 81/70/0 | 25 |
| Hagerstown, MD | 86/58/0 | 33 |
| Hattiesburg, MD | 9/3/77/0 | 33 |
| Henderson, KY | 86/56/1 | 25 |
| @Hendersonville, NC | 92/70/1 | 55 |
| Hertford, NY | 81/62/0 | 33 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 79/55/2p | 25 |
| Holland, MI | 79/61/0 | 25 |
| Howell, NY | 80/57/0 | 25 |
| Hurary, LA | 94/78/1 | 50 |
| Howell, MI | 80/58/2p | 25 |
| Hutchinson, TX | 87/55/2p | 55 |
| Hyannis, MA | 79/58/1 | 25 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 83/52/1 | 25 |
| Island City, IA | 82/54/2p | 45 |
| Ithaca, NY | 75/58/0 | 45 |
| Jackson, MS | 93/76/0 | 75 |
| Jackson, TN | 95/70/1 | 45 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 94/78/1 | 75 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 95/77/1 | 55 |
| Kent, OH | 79/59/2p | 75 |
| Knoxville, IL | 79/52/2p | 25 |
| Keppel, WV | 85/67/0 | 45 |
| El Centro, NJ | 80/71/1 | 75 |
| Elខេត្តកំពង់ស្វាយ, TN | 92/73/1 | 75 |
| Lafayette, IN | 81/60/2p | 30 |
| Lafayette, LA | 90/78/1 | 50 |
| Lakeland, FL | 97/78/0 | 75 |
| Lansing, MI | 80/50/2p | 25 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 92/67/1 | 45 |
| Lebanon, PA | 81/66/0 | 33 |
| Landberg, FL | 95/78/0 | 25 |
| High/low/W | Low | |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana, PA | 90/76/0 | 25 |
| Lincoln, IL | 91/61/0 | 25 |
| Louisville, KY | 87/58/1 | 25 |
| Louisville, TX | 90/71/0 | 75 |
| Manitowoc, MI | 79/65/2p | 25 |
| Marshall, OH | 79/65/0 | 25 |
| @Marshall, NC | 91/70/1 | 63 |
| Marshall, NC | 82/60/2p | 25 |
| Massillon, OH | 79/56/2p | 75 |
| McLean, VA | 91/73/0 | 55 |
| Melbourne, FL | 90/77/0 | 75 |
| Memphis, TN | 90/77/2p | 25 |
| @Middletown, NY | 80/58/1 | 30 |
| Milford, MA | 72/55/1 | 25 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 79/56/2p | 25 |
| Monroe, WI | 82/62/2p | 25 |
| Monroe, LA | 104/70/0 | 63 |
| @Montgomery, AL | 90/75/1 | 55 |
| Muncie, IN | 81/58/1 | 45 |
| @Northwestern, TN | 94/70/1 | 60 |
| Naples, FL | 92/78/0 | 75 |
| @Nashville, TN | 97/78/1 | 60 |
| Neptune, NJ | 91/70/0 | 45 |
| New Bedford, MA | 74/67/1 | 25 |
| @New Bern, NC | 90/78/0 | 63 |
| New Philadelphia, OH | 80/58/2p | 75 |
| Newark, OH | 90/58/0 | 75 |
| Newark, NJ | 91/58/0 | 60 |
| New York, NY | 80/71/0 | 45 |
| Norwich, CT | 73/58/1 | 25 |
| Ocala, FL | 90/78/0 | 75 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 97/72/1 | 75 |
| Oakland, OK | 93/70/0 | 75 |
| Oakland, WI | 90/64/2p | 25 |
| Palm Beach, FL | 94/58/1 | 75 |
| Palm Springs, CA | 111/85/0 | 64 |
| Palm Springs, FL | 90/58/0 | 75 |
| Palm, FL | 81/63/2p | 25 |
| Pleasantville, IN | 90/58/1 | 75 |
| Perry, IL | 92/63/2p | 25 |
| @Petersburg, VA | 90/75/1 | 65 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 111/91/0 | 63 |
| Port Huron, MI | 77/58/0 | 33 |
| Pennsylvania, NY | 74/67/1 | 25 |
| Providence, RI | 82/67/0 | 45 |
| Pueblo, CA | 74/58/1 | 45 |
| Pueblo, CO | 92/62/0 | 75 |
| Quincy, MA | 74/58/1 | 25 |
| Redding, CA | 90/54/2p | 75 |
| Reno, NV | 91/60/2p | 75 |
| Roanoke, OR | 80/58/2p | 75 |
| Richmond, IN | 91/60/0 | 50 |
| High/low/W | Low | |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester, NY | 79/57/0 | 25 |
| Rockford, IL | 82/62/2p | 25 |
| Roxboro, MA | 82/58/1 | 45 |
| Salem, OH | 81/63/2p | 25 |
| Salina, KS | 90/64/2p | 25 |
| Salinas, CA | 77/55/2p | 25 |
| Salisbury, MD | 91/73/1 | 50 |
| San Angelo, TX | 101/65/0 | 65 |
| Sarasota, FL | 90/67/0 | 75 |
| Savannah, GA | 90/79/1 | 25 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 79/64/2p | 25 |
| St. Paul, MO | 91/71/1 | 55 |
| Stockton, TX | 104/76/0 | 75 |
| Shreveport, LA | 104/76/0 | 75 |
| Silent City, NM | 87/58/1 | 25 |
| St. Louis Falls, SD | 82/64/2p | 25 |
| Somerset, PA | 79/62/0 | 63 |
| Somerville, NJ | 83/67/1 | 25 |
| South Bend, IN | 90/67/0 | 75 |
| St. Petersburg, SC | 97/75/1 | 75 |
| Springfield, IL | 92/65/0 | 75 |
| Springfield, MO | 86/69/1 | 50 |
| St. Augustine, FL | 92/78/1 | 75 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 93/61/2p | 25 |
| St. George, UT | 108/78/2p | 25 |
| Stanton, VA | 86/66/1 | 50 |
| Stevens Point, MO | 80/63/2p | 25 |
| Stockton, CA | 90/67/0 | 75 |
| Stroudburg, IN | 85/68/1 | 25 |
| St. Paul, IL | 90/77/1 | 75 |
| Sturgis, MI | 79/65/0 | 25 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 91/77/0 | 75 |
| Thompson, LA | 94/67/1 | 75 |
| Topeka, KS | 94/65/0 | 50 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 106/78/0 | 50 |
| Utica, NY | 89/61/0 | 25 |
| Ventura, CA | 79/63/2p | 40 |
| Victorville, CA | 102/65/0 | 75 |
| Washard, UT | 81/69/2p | 25 |
| Visalia, CA | 94/65/0 | 75 |
| Washington, DC | 90/74/0 | 55 |
| Watertown, SD | 81/63/1 | 25 |
| Wausau, WI | 91/63/2p | 25 |
| Waynesboro, PA | 87/58/0 | 63 |
| White Plains, NY | 82/66/0 | 75 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 106/74/2p | 50 |
| Wilmington, DE | 95/70/0 | 25 |
| Wilmington, NC | 97/78/1 | 63 |
| Wisconsin Rapids, MI | 85/62/2p | 25 |
| Winston, OH | 79/58/2p | 75 |
| Worcester, MA | 79/58/1 | 25 |
| York, PA | 90/58/0 | 75 |
Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good: 51-100, Moderate: 101-150. Unhealthy for sensitive groups: 151-200. Unhealthy: 201-300. Very unhealthy: 301-500. Hazardous
INTERNATIONAL CITIES
| Weekly | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Acapulco | 92/79/0 | 93/78/0 |
| Addis Ababa | 74/56/0 | 74/56/0 |
| Algiers | 84/75/0 | 87/73/0 |
| Annam | 88/95/0 | 88/95/0 |
| Amistadore | 70/58/0 | 71/55/0 |
| Antara | 64/45/0 | 64/45/0 |
| Assincon | 90/58/0 | 77/57/0 |
| Barclay | 89/75/0 | 89/75/0 |
| Auckland | 66/45/0 | 66/45/0 |
| Baghdad | 116/91/0 | 116/86/0 |
| Bangkok | 99/81/0 | 95/80/0 |
| Beijing | 92/71/0 | 92/71/0 |
| Beirut | 88/77/0 | 88/75/0 |
| Bulgaria | 97/63/0 | 97/62/0 |
| Berlin | 70/54/0 | 90/58/0 |
| Bulgaria | 92/50/0 | 92/60/0 |
| Brussels | 72/50/0 | 72/50/0 |
| Brunei | 93/75/0 | 94/75/0 |
| Brisbane | 88/95/0 | 79/95/0 |
| Buenos Aires | 57/47/0 | 56/44/0 |
| Cairo | 93/76/0 | 93/75/0 |
| Monthly High/low/W | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | 50/55/0 | 55/50/0 |
| El Caruso | 90/77/0 | 93/77/0 |
| Casablanca | 90/58/0 | 87/69/0 |
| Colombia | 97/77/0 | 88/75/0 |
| Casablanca | 75/55/0 | 97/57/0 |
| Damianus | 94/65/0 | 95/64/0 |
| El Salim | 93/58/0 | 88/52/0 |
| Domestic City | 81/60/1 | 87/65/0 |
| Guatemala City | 81/63/0 | 80/63/0 |
| El Haroo | 90/91/0 | 92/90/0 |
| Hanoa | 79/40/0 | 77/45/0 |
| Hanoa | 92/71/0 | 93/75/0 |
| Helsinki | 87/50/0 | 84/53/0 |
| Hong Kong | 92/60/1 | 90/61/0 |
| Jakarta | 92/77/0 | 91/77/0 |
| Jerusalem | 83/66/1 | 83/66/0 |
| Jordanesburg | 72/44/0 | 74/46/0 |
| Kabul | 93/57/0 | 94/58/0 |
| Kharku | 103/84/0 | 104/83/0 |
| Kyo | 87/67/0 | 86/65/0 |
| Kingston | 94/91/1 | 93/90/0 |
| Monthly High/low/W | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 91/38/0 | 44/28/0 |
| Logan | 64/76/0 | 64/77/0 |
| Miami | 74/46/0 | 76/67/0 |
| Lisbon | 95/58/0 | 84/58/0 |
| London | 81/63/0 | 80/59/0 |
| Madrid | 99/56/0 | 100/99/0 |
| Milwaukee | 84/77/0 | 83/78/0 |
| Mexico City | 77/50/0 | 77/55/0 |
| Milan | 91/72/0 | 94/77/0 |
| Mombasa | 85/71/0 | 84/75/0 |
| Monterrey | 93/45/0 | 92/42/0 |
| Montreal | 77/52/0 | 80/55/0 |
| Moscow | 90/57/0 | 81/95/0 |
| Nassau | 74/34/0 | 74/50/0 |
| New Delhi | 85/70/0 | 75/88/0 |
| Panama City | 84/76/0 | 86/74/0 |
| Paris | 80/58/0 | 84/58/0 |
| Port van Prent | 102/75/0 | 99/74/0 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 99/97/0 | 81/95/0 |
| Riyadh | 91/56/0 | 93/74/0 |
| Rome | 90/75/0 | 90/72/0 |
| Monthly High/low/W | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 85/68/1 | 82/58/1 |
| San Salvador | 94/56/0 | 84/56/0 |
| Santander | 97/72/1 | 88/58/0 |
| San Paulo | 85/50/2p | 85/50/2 |
| Sarajevo | 92/55/0 | 91/55/0 |
| Shanghai | 91/78/0 | 91/80/0 |
| Singapore | 90/58/0 | 91/78/0 |
| Stamford | 86/44/0 | 90/44/0 |
| Sydney | 63/54/0 | 69/66/0 |
| Taipei | 92/50/1 | 93/61/1 |
| Tehran | 104/90/0 | 104/90/0 |
| Tokyo | 87/70/0 | 88/74/0 |
| Toronto | 80/51/0 | 82/59/0 |
| Turin | 101/78/0 | 98/78/0 |
| Vancouver | 71/59/0 | 74/58/0 |
| Alabama | 82/58/0 | 74/58/0 |
| Marana | 91/57/1 | 91/57/0 |
| Yerevan | 86/55/0 | 86/55/0 |
| Bayard | 84/62/1 | 81/61/0 |
| Zurich | 72/61/1 | 80/58/1 |
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NATION & WORLD | 2018 | 2019 | WEEK | MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018 | 1804
WALL ST. WEEK AHEAD
Investors alert to with inflation
Laura Matthews NUTS
NEW YORK — Investors head into the week weighing familiar concerns over interest rates, inflation and geopolitical tensions against another robust earnings season that continues to keep stocks supported.
With little fresh guidance from policymakers and uncertainty favoring over the U.S. Federal Reserve's next move, many investors are increasingly looking to corporate earnings to validate bullish assumptions and offset macroeconomic risks. 'The primary thing is going to continue to be the Federal Reserve,' said Shawn Snyder, economic strategist at Premium Fund Management. He sees the Aug. 27-29 Jackson Hole symposium as the next major opportunity for policymakers to provide clarity on how they are interpreting inflation and growth.
'If you can't look to the Fed for guidance, then you have to increasingly look to earnings for guidance.'
For investors like Snyder, the focus is less on a specific rate signal and more on whether policymakers can articulate a credible framework for navigating inflation and growth after hours of business recession. 'The uncertainty has kept markets closely focused on real Treasury yields — those adjusted for inflation — a key driver of asset prices flaking yields on-premium technology stocks and other long-duration assets by increasing financing costs.
The dynamic is particularly important for all related companies and hyperwallets whose shares have been among the market's biggest drivers this year. The 800'500 hit a record high on Aug. 31 as technology shares climbed and falling off prices boosted risk, appetite after a softer-than-experienced U.S. producer price report. Treasury yields also fell as markets paired back into ទំងba expectations for September.
Stocks and the 68P 500 information technology index notched modest gains last week. Even so, investors remain alert to signs inflation could reaccelerate. Elevated energy prices and stalled U.S. thaw talks have raised concerns that oil markets could just higher, potentially adding pressure to consumer prices and bond yields.
For now, however, strong corporate results have helped contain volatility. About 85% of 68P 500 companies reporting new-bonies earnings estimates with profits up 92.7% excluding leads-to-market gains at Alphabet and Amazon, according to L880 data.
Earnings results from Walmart and chipmaker Analog Devices will offer fresh class into the health of the U.S. consumer and broader economy.
'Not only have we seen earnings beats and revenue beats we far, we're also seeing a lot of quick guidance as well and limited downside guidance from companies. They're the ones telling us. See the party is still on,' said Andy Pratt, director of investment strategy at Boston Company. 'When you look at what are the things driving inflation right now, they're ... one-time shocks rather than something more persistent.'
Earnings strength has been especially notable among companies tied to AI-related infrastructure spending, a theme investors report to remain discussed into the evening results.
For Chris Ginault, chief market strategist at M&K Capital Management, hypercable spending plans are among the most important developments to watch. Recent earnings reports, he said, have increasingly clarified which companies stand to benefit most from the AI boom.
Big Puffs AI spending is set to rise past $7200 billion this year from $400 billion to $225, and the scale of those investments has fueled questions about whether hyperwallets can generate sufficient returns to justify the massive capital outlay.
Yet, Ginault dismissed concerns that those companies are overshending themselves financially, arguing that balance sheets remain among the strongest to corporate America.
'If you were running that business, you could make more a financial break for me money to put into that business,' he said, referring to some of the fast-growing cloud businesses.
'It's a nice time to be an equity investor because earnings trump all the other problems,' Ginault said.
Steel industry in Ukraine faces new obstacle: EU rules
Trade restrictions hit key pillar of war-hit economy
Dan Poleschuk NUTS
ZAPORZHEZHIA, Ukraine — Workers at Ukrainian steel giant Zaporizhatai have kept the upswing complex running in the face of years of Russian droves, annals and bombs. Now, the nearly century-old mill at the heart of Ukraine's southeastern steel industry faces a new threat to its survival: import quotas and carbon tariffs from the European Union.
Steel products have long been a pillar of Ukraine's economy, accounting for 10% of its total exports. The EU is its top customer, receiving around four-fifths of that output.
The bloc's suspension of import duties after Moscow's 2022 invasion was critical to bringing production steady at Zaporizhatai — a top steelmaker — and other mills, said Oleksandr Myronenko, COO — of parent company Metinvest Group.
'Now ... we see the story changing fundamentally,' he told Reuters. 'Instead of support from the European Union, we face restrictions.'
Under new EU rules, which took effect on July 1, the bloc cut its annual tariff flow import quotas by nearly half, while a wide array of imported steel faces an out-of-quota duty of 50%.
Myronenko described the new measures as part of a raft of mounting challenges tapewing his industry, including the closure of Black Sea shipping routes and higher domestic rail costs. In the latest Russian attack on Zaporizhatai, a strike on Aug. 8 killed seven workers and forced the temporary closure of the plant.
The new EU quotas for Ukraine represent 400's reduction from 2020 trade increases, according to Kyiv-based consultancy GMR Group.
Mounting challenges
The new measures are part of a pile-up of challenges facing Ukraine's steel industry, as Kyiv and Moscow spend toward a new escalation of the air war in the fifth year of fighting.
Russian attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea corridor have cut off the primary route for its steel exports and imports of raw materials, driving up logistics costs for already financially strained firms.
Frequent strikes on the plants themselves force costly cycles of production suspensions and restarts.
From August, producers must also contract with a 50% increase in domestic freight tariffs to help cover the state railway's budget. So by its own higher electricity demand comes costs.
Oleksandr Kalenkov, president of industry associate on Unitedalhoppers, said 'the country's once-formidable steel sector and the government must urgently seek exemptions both at home and abroad.
'For us to survive until the end of the year, a lot of different things need to happen,' he said, referring to Ukraine's steel industry.
Ukraine's Federation of Employees said the EU trade restrictions could cost
Sparks fly as a worker scurfs a steel plate at the Zaporizhatai steel plant in Zaporishalia, Ukraine. Steel products have long been a pillar of Ukraine's economy, accounting for 10% of its total exports. THOMAS PETER /NUTS
the country $1.2 billion in foreign earnings and had to a 0.5% drop in GDP.
It called on Kyiv to push Brussels for an inclusion and a total total import regime.
Unused capacity
Inside Zaporizhatai, a bulking reuse loads smoldering, multi-ton slabs of steel onto a conveyor where they are pounded into thin, over half-mile-long sheets and rolled into curls.
Large parts of such assembly lines may soon need to be powered down as the plant refocuses on making more jig tires, a semi-finished product not covered by EU quotas, Myronenko said.
But moving away from higher-class added steel products would mean almost 50% of plant capacity would go unused, leading to a scramble to reassign workers, he added.
The EU says quotas are needed to protect domestic producers, while the carbon tariffs — which took effect on Jan. 1 and charge producers according to their emissions — are aimed at promoting cleaner production.
With the Black Sea shipping route of fettinety closed, the plant faces extra costs of $10 to $40 per metric ton to import the ceiling and needed for production through other European ports, Myronenko said.
The result is less efficient Ukrainian steelmakers being squeezed out of a competitive market by Tuzkals, Chesnov and European firms.
'Everyone understands the situation in Ukraine,' he said. 'But everyone still
has their own business, their own people, and they are responsible for them, and so they behave quite aggressively on the market.'
Modernization on hold
Myronenko, speaking before the latest strike, said that Russian attacks on Metinvest assets like Zaporizhatai have dealt a significant blow to production but that volumes are quickly restored: the declined to specify the frequency or nature of the damages incurred.
The group is able to keep operations going and pay its 36,000 employees, he added. Zaporizhatai is the largest employer in the Zaporishalia region. Metinvest is majority-owned by Rinat Akhmonov, Ukraine's richest man.
What remains unclear, however, is the fate of the company's $8 billion, 25-year modernization plan to eventually produce strictly 'grown steel,' which Myronenko described as 'unrealistic' in wartime.
In the hot-milled steel section of the plant, two 90-year-old dial indicators still read out measurements of the steel slabs that roll down the assembly line. All-powered software then provides exact specifications for shaping them.
'As of today it's not clear what does next, and investment in the development of metallurgy is constrained, so the risks are there,' said senior foreman Artem Kalinevych, 36. 'But we're still moving forward, because we ... are committed to improving the quality of the products we make and deliver to our customers.'
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Aug. 17. On this date in: 1960, John White and his sailors anchored at Mesnake Island, off what is now North Carolina. In one whether the English colonists he had left there were still alive. The following day they found only the word 'CROATIAN' carved into a tree without the agreed upon distress signal. No one has ever unraveled the mystery, a popular theory is that the colonists joined indigenous people on Croatian Island.
1960, Mr. John White, whether of Tours Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, presented an address welcoming President George Washington to the city. 'A woman as we manufacture have been of the invaluable rights of free Citizens.' Setum wrote. His people were grateful for 'a Government, which to bigotry given no sanction, to persecution no assistance,' in response, Washington affirmed the importance of religious freedom and informed that Jewish Americans were full citizens. 1967: The first manebased carrying paying passengers took its First journeys from New York City to Albany, New York. Designed by American engineer Robert Felton, the 'Germant made the trip north in 32 hours.
1959: The U.S. Postal Service debuted
air mail — by balloon. The craft took off in Lafayette, Indiana, bearing mail for New York City, a look of most meant the balloon made it only 22 miles, and the mailbag made the rest of the trip by train.
1962: Deprived of land and provisions promised by the U.S. government, members of the Oakola Tribe raided a Minnesota farm for eggs, killing free settlers. Anticipating retaliation, the tribe continued to attack. The federal government quelled the uprising in September. More than 500 White people and about 1000 Mexican died.
1977: Already known as a delinquent and 'Hell. Billy first hid once an Arizona blacksmith in a fight over a poker game. The man died the next day — the Kofi's first known victim.
1945: George Dread's 'Animal Farm' was published. The book declared 'all animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.' The satire of a Communist, atopia became a classic.
1962: East German guards shot a young man trying to escape across the Berlin Wall and left him to die. Peter Fichter, 18, became a symbol of Iron Corlant tyranny and the Cold War.
1978: The first transatlantic balloon
flight was successfully completed, long after the modality's heyday. Three New Mexico balloonists flew Double Eagle it roughly 2,100 miles from Maine to France in 137 hours, 6 minutes.
1979: 'Monty Python's Life of Breat' opened in the United States. Funded by Beattie George Harrison's Handmade Films, the movie took an irreverent take on the Gospels.
1982: Federal district Judge Jerry Buchmeyer ruled that Texas' sodomy law violated constitutional rights to privacy and due process. The law prohibited consensual use between gay people. The state appealed the law to inter-activities in appeal.
1987: Rudolf Hess, the last surviving member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, was faced foregard in Spandau Prison in Berlin at the age of 83, an apparent suicide. Hess had been the only prisoner at Spandau since 1966.
1986: President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. acting president to testify before a grand jury on the subject of an investigation. Afterward, he told the American public that his relationship with White House return Moses Jr. can only had been 'not appropriate'.
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Liz Wills-O'Gilvie is on a hunger strike to push for her home state of Massachusetts to increase funds for families in need after millions across the country post SNAP benefits. (KANSAS/UNION/UNION)
Advocate fasts to protest SNAP cuts
MA woman pushes for more funding for hunger
Leah Douglas
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WASHINGTON - Advocate Liz Wills-O'Gilvie, 65, said she has not eaten for El days in a bid to push Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey to raise funding for the state's shrinking food stamp program.
By consuming only water, electrolytes and glucose pills, Wills-O'Gilvie, whom Healey last year appointed to an anti-hunger task force, aims to draw attention to rising food insecurity due to cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
"I know what (hunger) looks and feels like," said Wills-O'Gilvie, who directs the Springfield Food Policy Council and the food justice organization. Gardening the Community More than 5.3 million people across the United States have lost SNAP benefits since President Donald Trump made sweeping changes to the program in his 2025 tax and spending law, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
Rising food insecurity coupled with tightening the state's limited low-income households ahead of the Nov. 3
millions elections. States have raced to implement the changes and come have tightened the SNAP application process to end of new federal penalties associated with incorrect benefit calculations.
Massachusetts' Department of Transitional Assistance, which administers SNAP and enrollment is down by nearly 482,000 people, including nearly 65,000 children.
STA staff are overwhelmed and people are losing benefits because they cannot reach caseworkers, said Wills-O'Gilvie, who Healey appointed to a state anti-hunger task force created last July after Trump's law passed.
Wills-O'Gilvie said she spoke recently with Healey, who told her she was working on the issue.
According to STA data, the agency has seen a 9% rise in daily safe since last year, with about 49% unable to connect, up from about 37%.
The STA and Healey's office did not respond to requests for comment.
Now unable to drive due to her fasting, Wills-O'Gilvie, who suffers from lupus and hypoglycemia, said she has also met with state legislators in her home.
"I can't let people down," said Wills-O'Gilvie, adding that she intends to forge food indefinitely.
Palestinians respect the site of an Israeli strike on a tank, according to media, in West Pauna in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug. 16. (KANSAS/UNION/UNION)
Gaza
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encampment, medics in the enclave said.
One of those wounded in the strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza died from their wounds, medics at Nasser Hospital said later.
A separate airstrike, which the Israeli military said targeted another militant, hit an apartment in the Nasserist camp in central Gaza, wounding several people, medics said.
Earlier, Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayra met with Egypt's intelligence chief Hassan Rashad in Cairo, Hazem Qaseem, a Human spokesperson in Gaza, said Al-Hayra would fund meditators on what he said were Israel's ceasefire violations.
Muslim powers condemn Israeli rejection of plan
Trump announced in July that three had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war.
Hamas said it had agreed to the plan to avoid a resumption of the conflict, but added that implementation of the deal would depend on Israel first meeting its own commitments, including withdrawing its forces and halting attacks.
Five Arab countries and Turkey, Pakistan and Indonesia condemned Iran—a rejection of the plan, saying in a joint statement on Aug. 16 that it threatens Trump's efforts to end the war in Gaza.
A spokesperson for Netanyahu did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the joint statement.
Netanyahu's Liked party, which has been struggling in the jocks ahead of an Oct. 27 national election, said in a post on X that the Arab countries want to topple Netanyahu so that his political rivals will "give them everything that they want."
Hamas on Aug. 16 called on mediators and the Board of Peace, which was set up as part of Trump's peace plan, to compel Israel to meet its obligations of the plan's first phase, end its violations of the ceasefire agreement and approve the road map for the second phase of the plan, according to a statement from the group.
An October ceasefire halted major fighting in a devastating two-year war in Gaza that was sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, but it failed to end Israeli attacks entirely.
Israeli fire has fallen more than 1,250 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them civilians, since October 2023. It is unclass love many of those killed were militants.
Four Israeli soldiers were killed by militants in Gaza over the same period, according to Israeli figures.
Adult and immature blue-footed boobies (Dala nebouzi) rest on rocks near the entrance to the Panama Canal, off the coast of Panama, as seabirds expand their range in seeking food. (HULI/ARHON/UNION)
Seabirds
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Data from the citizen-science platform shed show between 60 and 400 blue-footed boobies have been observed around the Petion de San José and nearby areas since June. Mini said, compared with between 21 and 200 during the 2004-2006 El Niño, and there to 63 during the 2023-2024 El Niño.
"These are not majority birds," Mini said. "They are birds that because of a lack of food, are forced to migrate."
The toll, she said, can extend well beyond displacement, past El Niño events have disrupted breeding cycles and reduced reproductive success as birds struggle to find enough to eat.
El Niño reshapes marine ecosystem
The disruption begins well below the surface, scientists say, at the base of the marine food chain itself.
Steven Paton, who oversees a network of weather stations and ocean monitoring sensors for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, said Panama is already experiencing an "traordinary climatic conditions associ-
ated with the developing El Niño.
"Since May, every month has been either the hottest or second hottest that we have seen for that month," Paton said, adding that he expects this trend to continue through the end of the year. "We have 50 years of temperature data and 200 years of rainfall data. This is not something random. This is something very significant."
Rainfall in parts of the Panama Canal watershed is running far below average, he said, while forecasts point to better and clear conditions through the end of the year and possibly into the middle of next year.
Paton said strong El Niño events deepen the thermoclim, the boundary separating warm surface water from colder, nutrient-rich water flows. As that colder water becomes harder to reach, marine productivity declines.
Scientists are still studying how a warming climate may affect El Niño itself. Paton said there is no scientific consensus yet on whether climate change is altering the El Niño—La Niña cycle. Though he noted that several of the strongest events on record have occurred in recent decades.
If ocean conditions return to normal, the raw seabirds now gathering along Panama's Pacific coast may disappear as suddenly as they arrived.
President Donald Trump has vowed to hit Iran hard economically as efforts to negotiate a focus in the war have followed multiple times. (FSC/UNION/REUTERS)
Iran
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imposing other sanctions could have a chilling effort on bigger financial institutions, sanctions experts said, although they warned it could also trigger retaliatory actions by Beijing.
Trump administration officials have sought to play down tensions between Washington and Beijing ahead of an expected meeting between Trump and President Xi Jinping later this year. They worry that China could curtail exports of critical minerals that are essential to advanced technology production at a time when the U.S. and Western allies are still trying to develop their own supplies.
The United States could also continue targeting Iranian individuals and entities, as well as others in China and the Gulf, that are helping Tehran evade sanctions to collect revenues for its war effort.
Treasury recently issued sanctions against them that are springing up to facilitate Iran's trading of oil, revenue for imports. But such measures amount to a "whack-a-mole" approach that has not altered Iran's behavior, said Brett Erickson, managing principal of Ukrainian Risk Advisors, noting that Tehran simply creates new entities to replace them.
Muel Muleki, a sanctions expert with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said Beowork was likely signaling a sharpened enforcement push against oil shippers, purchasers and currency exchangers who help Iran pay for its imports.
Further aviation sanctions were also possible, aimed at degrading Iran's ability to move trade now that the Unit-
ed States has blockaded shipping via the 9tent of Hormuz, he added.
Land blockade
Some U.S. and Israeli officials have floated the prospect of a land blockade, which would require assistance from Iran's neighbors: Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Trump administration has varying degrees of closeness with all those countries except Afghanistan, but that border is mountainous and extremely difficult to patrol anyway.
Trump may have leverage over Pakistan, which recently sought a $50 billion currency swap line from Treasury, and Turkey, which is seeking to rejoin the U.S. P-10 வசولista program.
A land blockade could increase pressure on the Iranian people by halting their imports of food, energy and textiles, but experts say such a move would be difficult to execute and might not result in protests or internal pressure.
Secondary tariffs
Trump has especially threatened tariffs on goods from countries that do business with Iran, although the Supreme Court struck down the legal basis for such taxes.
The Senate passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill last week that included new Iran sanctions and would give Trump new tariff powers that he could potentially use against countries that aid Iran's commerce and weapons procurement. That legislation must still pass the U.S. House, which could prove challenging given widespread concerns among Democrats and some Republicans about the tariff measures.
制度与权力批判深度研判：USA Today (2026-08-17)
▌ 本日全报思想与文化深思雷达 (Intellectual & Cultural Significance Radar)
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【共和党内部对伊朗战争的制度性焦虑】
[F1_7 🔍]- 事件简述：特朗普政府面临共和党内部日益增大的压力，要求其结束伊朗战争；共和党战略家与"MAGA"运动核心人物公开批评政府在伊朗问题上的混乱表态，认为战争持续将对11月选举产生严重政治后果。
- 思想文化深思切入点：触动了主权权力的合法性危机与战争伦理的制度性失效之间的张力。共和党内部的分裂暴露了现代主权国家在面对无限战争时的制度性脆弱性，同时凸显了公共领域中话语权力的碎片化——传统盟友转而质疑权力中心的合法性。
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【飓风"拉拉"的生态脆弱性与气候正义】
[F3_25 🔍]-[F3_41 🔍]- 事件简述：飓风"拉拉"袭击夏威夷，造成一人死亡、4万余户断电，暴露了太平洋生态系统的脆弱性。
- 思想文化深思切入点：触动了人类世理论与气候正义的核心矛盾。气候变化作为人类活动的系统性后果，如何通过自然灾害形式重新分配权力与责任，同时凸显了资本主义生产方式与生态可持续性的不可调和性。
▌ 精选核心专题深度思想论证 (In-Depth Dialectical Monograph)
专题一：【主权权力的合法性危机：共和党内部分裂与伊朗战争的制度性焦虑】
1. 现实困境深描（The Concrete Dilemma）
特朗普政府在伊朗战争问题上陷入了主权权力的合法性危机。作为"MAGA"运动的核心象征，特朗普曾承诺通过"极限施压"策略在数周内结束伊朗冲突，但战争已持续近六个月，通胀率仍高于其上任前水平，汽油价格飙升至每加仑4美元以上 [F1_11 🔍]。共和党内部的分裂日益公开化：北卡罗来纳州即将离任的共和党参议员托马斯·蒂利斯公开表示，对伊朗的焦虑可能意味着部分共和党议员需要"在战争问题上与白宫保持距离" [F1_13 🔍]，并直言"如果这不受欢迎，他们也这么认为，就应该告诉选民真相" [F1_14 🔍]。这种公开背叛不仅是对总统权威的挑战，更是对共和党作为执政党内部凝聚力的根本性动摇。
2. 博弈机制与话语策略剖析（Mechanisms & Discourse）
共和党内部的分裂在话语权力的碎片化中得以展现。布伦特·布坎南（共和党民调专家）直言伊朗问题是一个"几乎没有任何好处的问题" [F1_12 🔍]，这种功利主义话语与特朗普"美国优先"的意识形态形成鲜明对比。蒂利斯参议员的发言则采用了道德化叙事：将战争描述为"不受欢迎"的政策，并强调"告诉选民真相"的必要性 [F1_14 🔍]。这种话语策略不仅削弱了总统的权威，更将战争问题转化为选民信任危机的象征。头版报道的视觉布局（图片与文字的并置）进一步强化了这种叙事：特朗普的肖像与批评者的言论形成张力，暗示权力中心的合法性正在被系统性质疑 [F1_10 🔍]。
3. 历史思想资源的平等对话（Theoretical Resonance）
特朗普政府的困境可置于韦伯的合法性危机理论与施米特的主权决断论的张力中理解。韦伯区分了三种合法性类型：传统型、魅力型和法理型 [韦伯，1922]。特朗普的权力基础主要依赖于魅力型合法性（"MAGA"运动的群众动员），但在战争持续的情况下，这种合法性正在被法理型合法性（制度程序与选民支持）所削弱。施米特的"例外状态"理论则揭示了战争作为主权权力的核心机制：主权者有权决定何谓例外 [施米特，1922]。然而，当战争无法被终结，例外状态持续化时，主权权力的合法性便面临根本性挑战。共和党内部的分裂正是这种挑战的制度性表现。
4. 当代现实对理论的反向质询与新洞见（Contemporary Synthesis）
当代算法治理与社交媒体动员为主权权力的合法性危机提供了新的分析框架。共和党内部的分裂在很大程度上是通过社交媒体平台（如X平台）进行动员与传播的 [F1_13 🔍]。这种去中心化的权力网络挑战了传统的科层制权力结构，使得主权者无法有效控制话语权力的流动。同时，战争的持续化暴露了全球化资本主义与民族国家主权之间的矛盾：汽油价格的上涨不仅是经济问题，更是全球供应链脆弱性的象征 [F1_11 🔍]。这种矛盾要求我们重新思考主权权力的边界：在全球化时代，单一民族国家的主权决断能力是否仍然足够？抑或需要发展新的多边治理机制来应对跨国挑战？
专题二：【气候变化与生态正义：飓风"拉拉"袭击夏威夷的权力与责任重构】
1. 现实困境深描（The Concrete Dilemma）
飓风"拉拉"于2026年8月15日袭击夏威夷大岛南海岸，在减弱为热带风暴后仍造成一人死亡、42,900余户家庭断电 [F3_25 🔍][F3_35 🔍]。气象预报显示，大岛部分地区降雨量近3英尺，东毛伊岛降雨0至12英寸，其他岛屿降雨4至6英寸 [F3_27 🔍]。夏威夷州长乔希·格林敦促民众就地避险，并提醒道路可能被碎片覆盖 [F3_30 🔍]。风暴过境后，夏威夷电力公司警告客户可能面临"长时间停电，甚至可能持续过夜" [F3_36 🔍]，并关闭了大岛、毛伊县和考艾县的商业港口 [F3_37 🔍]。
2. 博弈机制与话语策略剖析（Mechanisms & Discourse）
飓风"拉拉"的生态影响暴露了资本主义生产方式与生态可持续性的不可调和性。气象局数据显示，夏威夷县境内海拔近14,000英尺的冒纳凯阿火山测得阵风达140英里/小时 [F3_32 🔍]，而海平面附近风力相对较弱 [F3_33 🔍]。这种垂直风切变现象与气候变化导致的海洋温度上升密切相关，揭示了全球变暖对极端天气事件的放大效应。夏威夷交通部关闭机场和港口 [F3_37 🔍]，进一步凸显了基础设施脆弱性与经济依赖性的矛盾：作为旅游经济支柱的夏威夷，其基础设施无法承受气候变化带来的冲击。
3. 历史思想资源的平等对话（Theoretical Resonance）
飓风"拉拉"的生态影响可置于人类世理论与气候正义的框架中理解。人类世理论认为，人类活动已成为地质力量，重塑地球系统 [克鲁岑，2000]。飓风"拉拉"作为气候变化的典型后果，暴露了资本主义生产方式对生态系统的系统性破坏。气候正义理论则进一步指出，气候变化的影响在全球分配不均，贫困地区和弱势群体承担了最严重的后果 [肖特，2016]。夏威夷作为太平洋岛屿，其生态脆弱性与经济依赖性使其成为气候变化的"前沿阵地"，凸显了权力与责任的不对称分配。
4. 当代现实对理论的反向质询与新洞见（Contemporary Synthesis）
当代气候治理与生态现代化话语为生态正义提供了新的分析框架。飓风"拉拉"的影响暴露了气候适应政策的缺失与生态现代化话语的虚伪性。夏威夷电力公司在风暴过后警告客户可能面临"长时间停电" [F3_36 🔍]，表明当地基础设施无法适应气候变化带来的极端天气事件。同时，夏威夷州长的避险呼吁 [F3_30 🔍]，凸显了国家权力在气候治理中的局限性。这种局限性要求我们重新思考生态正义的制度性保障：在气候变化时代，如何建立跨国合作机制，确保脆弱地区获得足够的资源与支持？
▌ 面向学者的开放性思想追问与研究路标 (Open Horizons for Scholarly Inquiry)
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【开放性学术追问一：主权权力的合法性危机】
- 在全球化与算法治理时代，民族国家的主权决断能力是否仍然足够？抑或需要发展新的多边治理机制来应对跨国挑战（如气候变化、恐怖主义）？特朗普政府的困境是否预示着主权国家作为权力中心的终结？
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【开放性学术追问二：气候变化与生态正义】
- 气候变化作为人类世的典型后果，如何通过自然灾害形式重新分配权力与责任？飓风"拉拉"的影响是否表明，资本主义生产方式与生态可持续性的矛盾已达到不可调和的地步？
制度与权力批判深度研判：USA Today (2026-08-17)
▌ 本日全报生活世界痛感与情感政治深度描述 (Lifeworld & Affective Significance Mapping)
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【共和党内部对特朗普政府伊朗政策的批评与压力】
[F1_7 🔍][F1_8 🔍][F1_9 🔍][F1_11 🔍][F1_12 🔍][F1_13 🔍][F1_14 🔍][F1_15 🔍]- 事件简述：特朗普政府面临共和党内部日益增大的压力，要求其结束伊朗战争。共和党战略家和选民因战争持续六个月而焦虑，认为冲突拖累该党在11月选举前的表现，并推高了汽油价格至每加仑4美元以上，加剧了选民的负担能力问题。
- 情感政治与伦理深思切入点：该事件触动了共和党选民对“背叛承诺”的愤怒情绪（特朗普曾承诺战争仅需数周即可结束），以及对经济负担的切肤之痛。制度理性（战争决策的地缘政治逻辑）与生活世界痛感（选民切身利益）之间的撕裂，凸显了权力话语与民众情感之间的深刻断裂。
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【飓风“拉拉”过境夏威夷致一人死亡与断电风险】
[F3_25 🔍][F3_26 🔍][F3_27 🔍][F3_28 🔍][F3_29 🔍][F3_30 🔍][F3_31 🔍][F3_32 🔍][F3_33 🔍][F3_34 🔍][F3_35 🔍][F3_36 🔍][F3_37 🔍][F3_38 🔍][F3_39 🔍]- 事件简述：飓风“拉拉”在夏威夷大岛南海岸减弱为热带风暴，但强风和恶劣天气引发洪水、泥石流及屋顶坍塌风险。截至8月16日凌晨，全州超过42,900户家庭断电，大岛近15,800户。气象局警告大岛部分地区降雨量近3英尺。
- 情感政治与伦理深思切入点：该事件触动了夏威夷民众对自然灾害的恐惧与无助感，以及对基础设施脆弱性的愤怒。制度理性（气象预警与应急响应）与生活世界痛感（断电与生命威胁）之间的脱节，凸显了气候变化背景下的社会不公与权力失灵。
▌ 精选核心专题制度与权力辩证论证 (The Dialectic of Institution and Power Monograph)
专题一： “战争的算术与选民的泪水”：共和党内部对伊朗政策的情感政治与制度理性撕裂
1. 制度理性架构解构（Deconstruction of Institutional Logos）
特朗普政府的伊朗政策在制度理性层面呈现出一种地缘政治博弈的技术官僚逻辑。从[F1_7 🔍]到[F1_15 🔍]的报道中，我们可以看到政府试图通过威胁与外交努力的双重策略来解决冲突，但这种理性模型的核心假设是：战争的成本与收益可以通过量化指标（如汽油价格、通胀率、选民支持率）精确计算。然而，这种模型忽略了战争的非量化后果（如生命损失、社会动荡、信任崩溃），将复杂的地缘政治问题简化为一道“算术题”。共和党战略家布伦特·布坎南的评论（“这是一个几乎没有任何好处的问题”）暴露了这种理性模型的内在矛盾：它试图将政治问题技术化，却忽视了政治的本质——权力与情感的博弈。
2. 生活世界真实痛感深描（Living Lifeworld Pathos）
在生活世界层面，共和党选民的痛感主要体现在两个维度：经济负担与信任背叛。[F1_11 🔍]指出，战争推高了汽油价格至每加仑4美元以上，并推动其他成本上涨，这直接侵蚀了选民的生活质量。更深层次的痛感来自于对承诺的背叛：特朗普曾承诺战争仅需数周即可结束，但六个月后，冲突仍在持续。这种背叛感在共和党内部引发了强烈的愤怒情绪，正如北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员托马斯·蒂利斯所言：“如果这不受欢迎，他们也这么认为，就应该告诉选民真相。”这种愤怒不是基于抽象的政治理念，而是基于切身的生存焦虑与尊严受损。
3. Logos 与 Pathos 的内在辩证摩擦（The Dialectical Friction）
制度理性与生活世界痛感之间的撕裂，本质上是权力话语与民众情感的对抗。政府试图通过技术官僚的语言（如“成本效益分析”、“地缘政治平衡”）来合法化战争决策，但这种语言在生活世界中被转化为具体的痛感（如油价上涨、选票流失）。共和党选民的愤怒情绪（Pathos）并非无理性，而是对制度理性（Logos）的隐性反抗。蒂利斯的评论（“在战争问题上与白宫保持距离”）表明，这种反抗正在从情感动员转化为制度性抵制。然而，这种抵制是否能够改变战争决策的权力结构，仍有待观察。
4. 话语温度差与社会心理韧性诊断（Discourse Temperature & Prognosis）
在报道中，我们可以清晰地看到话语温度的极端差异：政府的语言是冷静的、技术性的（如“混乱信息”、“成本上涨”），而选民的语言是热烈的、情绪化的（如“焦虑”、“背叛”）。这种话语温度差凸显了社会心理韧性的脆弱性。共和党选民的愤怒情绪可能转化为选票流失，但这种转化是否能够推动政策变革，仍取决于制度理性是否能够回应生活世界的痛感。当前，制度理性与生活世界痛感之间的脱节，正在侵蚀社会凝聚力，并可能引发更深层次的政治危机。
专题二： “气候变化的暴力与制度失灵”：飓风“拉拉”过境夏威夷的权力与正义辩证
1. 制度理性架构解构（Deconstruction of Institutional Logos）
飓风“拉拉”过境夏威夷的应对机制在制度理性层面呈现出一种技术官僚逻辑与权力结构的复合体。从[F3_25 🔍]到[F3_39 🔍]的报道中，我们可以看到夏威夷州政府、气象部门和电力公司试图通过预警系统、基础设施修复和应急响应来减轻灾害影响。然而，这种理性模型的核心假设是：灾害风险可以通过技术手段（如气象预测、电力修复）精确控制。这种假设忽略了制度性失灵的根本原因：气候变化背景下的结构性脆弱性（如基础设施老化、贫困社区暴露度高）和权力分配不均（如资源分配的不平等）。夏威夷电力公司发言人关于“长时间停电”的警告暴露了这种理性模型的内在矛盾：它试图通过技术修复来解决社会问题，却忽视了权力与正义的根本性缺失。
2. 生活世界真实痛感深描（Living Lifeworld Pathos）
在生活世界层面，飓风“拉拉”过境夏威夷的痛感主要体现在三个维度：生命威胁、基础设施崩溃与社会不公。[F3_29 🔍]指出，风暴当天已致一人死亡，并引发洪水、泥石流及屋顶坍塌风险。[F3_35 🔍]显示，全州超过42,900户家庭断电，其中大岛近15,800户。更深层次的痛感来自于对制度正义的失望：气象预警系统虽然发挥作用，但基础设施的脆弱性（如输电线路老化）和资源分配的不平等（如贫困社区缺乏应急准备）使得灾害影响被放大。夏威夷州长乔希·格林敦促民众“保持警惕，避免不必要的出行”[F3_30 🔍]，这种语言在生活世界中被转化为具体的无助感与愤怒。
3. Logos 与 Pathos 的内在辩证摩擦（The Dialectical Friction）
制度理性与生活世界痛感之间的撕裂，本质上是权力结构与社会正义的对抗。政府试图通过技术官僚的语言（如“预警系统”、“应急响应”）来合法化其应对机制，但这种语言在生活世界中被转化为具体的伤害（如断电、生命威胁）。夏威夷民众的愤怒情绪（Pathos）并非无理性，而是对制度理性（Logos）的隐性反抗。这种反抗体现在对气候正义的诉求：如何在气候变化治理中平衡技术效率与社会公平，避免灾害影响被权力结构所放大。然而，这种反抗是否能够推动制度变革，仍有待观察。
4. 话语温度差与社会心理韧性诊断（Discourse Temperature & Prognosis）
在报道中，我们可以清晰地看到话语温度的极端差异：政府的语言是冷静的、技术性的（如“预警系统”、“应急响应”），而民众的语言是热烈的、情绪化的（如“恐惧”、“无助”）。这种话语温度差凸显了社会心理韧性的脆弱性。飓风“拉拉”过境夏威夷暴露了气候变化背景下的制度性失灵，以及权力与正义的根本性冲突。当前，制度理性与生活世界痛感之间的脱节，正在侵蚀公众对政府的信任，并可能引发更深层次的社会危机。