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美国著名飞行员阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特在 1937 年尝试环球飞行期间失踪。此处照片拍摄于 1926 年。版权所有

探险队将寻找埃尔哈特失踪的飞机

部分人士认为神秘物体可能是最佳突破口

Christopher Cann 今日美国

阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特发生了什么？这个问题在近 90 年里一直困扰着无数的研究人员、传记作者和忠实爱好者。

几十年来，研究人员扫描了大片海底，穿越偏远岛屿，并搜寻卫星图像，试图通过昂贵的尝试来定位埃尔哈特在寻求成为首位环球飞行者时所规划的飞机。

现在，在经历了一年的延迟后，一项被部分人士认为是有机会解决 20 世纪最持久谜团之一的探险活动将于今年秋季展开。

“这是一个假设。在我们潜入水下并确认它之前，我们无法得知。”

首席考古学家 理查德·佩蒂格鲁

“我对这件事非常有信心，”首席考古学家理查德·佩蒂格鲁告诉今日美国。“我非常兴奋。”

这次航行将带领研究人员前往尼库马罗罗岛，这是一个位于澳大利亚和夏威夷之间的太平洋偏远岛屿。一个广为流传的理论认为，埃尔哈特及其导航员弗雷德·努南在 1937 年未能完成其历史性旅程后，降落在了这里。

此次探险的核心是“Tarsia-object”，这是 2020 年通过卫星图像在岛屿泻湖中发现的一个视觉异常物体。该任务由普渡研究基金会和考古遗产研究所共同协作，旨在确定水边那个物体是否为埃尔哈特失踪已久的飞机。

该任务原定于 2025 年 10 月进行，但由于天气条件以及基里巴斯（控制尼库马罗罗岛的岛国）政府的许可问题而推迟。随着政府内阁的新批准，一个 16 人的团队将于 10 月乘船前往该岛，希望能找到埃尔哈特最后一次航行的证据。

详见 4A 页 埃尔哈特 (EARHART)

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75%

的受访消费者（其中 79% 为家长）表示，他们希望餐厅设有仅限成人的用餐区。

45%

餐厅顾客支持宠物友好型餐厅，其中包括 16% 的人希望将狗带入室内，29% 的人仅支持允许狗在室外。

更多顾客希望设有成人专属用餐区

民调：让孩子留在家里；狗狗可以进入

Betty Lin-Fisher 今日美国

一项针对美国用餐者的最新研究显示，人们认为应该让孩子留在家里，但欢迎狗狗——无论是在餐厅室外还是室内。• 根据销售点软件公司 Lightspeed 商业公司的研究，75% 的受访消费者表示他们希望设有成人专属用餐区，其中包括 79% 的父母。该公司的全球客户涵盖零售和酒店业。Lightspeed 的《State of Hospitality 2026》报告调查了多个国家的消费者，但该公司向今日美国分享了来自 1000 名受访者的美国特定数据。• 在对待狗狗方面，近一半的餐厅顾客 (45%) 支持宠物友好型餐厅，其中 16% 希望能将狗狗带入室内，29% 则仅支持允许狗狗在室外。• Gen 2 用餐者在将爱犬带到餐厅方面处于领先地位，支持率上升至 64%，而婴儿潮一代仅为 35%。详见 4A 页“外出就餐” (DINING OUT)

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民主党权力斗争加剧

威斯康星州的惊人结果凸显党内分歧

Phillip M. Bailey 今日美国

民主党全国范围内主流自由派与更激进派系之间的拉锯战在另一场势均力敌的初选中继续，此次是争夺该党威斯康星州州长提名。

在 8 月 3 的竞选中，超过 95% 的选票已计入，得到威斯康星州州长 Tony Evers 等党内领导人支持的密尔沃基县行政主管 David Crowley，在面对州代表 Francesca Hong 时实现了绝地反击并获胜。Hong 是一名民主社会主义者，在竞选最后几周因反 Thenlequing 的社交媒体帖子而受到批评。

Crowley 的胜出幅度不足 0.5 个百分点，这一结果在任何全州范围的民调中均未被预测到。

这标志着受欢迎的局外人在实际投票中相对于民调的另一次显著低迷——并且进一步证明，在关键的中西部摇摆州，民主党选民在左翼和中间派之间存在严重分歧。就在一周前，Abdul El-Sayed 在密歇根州以微弱优势击败了由建制派支持的代表 Haley Stevens。

详见 2A 页“初选” (PRIMARIES)

唐纳德·特朗普总统在社交媒体上发布的一张照片显示，罗伯特·吉尔曼（左）于 8 月 11 日在前往美国的途中。由 @REALDOYNELETREMPETRUTH SOCIAL 提供

从俄罗斯监狱获释的海军陆战队退伍军人已回到美国

Thos Nguyen 今日美国

美国海军陆战队退伍军人罗伯特·吉尔曼 (Robert Gilman) 在从俄罗斯监狱获释后回到了美国，此前他在美国被枪击并被移交给特朗普政府的高级官员。

32 岁的吉尔曼在抵达时受到了美国官员的欢迎，由于倡导者对其在俄罗斯监禁期间健康状况恶化的担忧，预计他将接受医疗救治。搭载吉尔曼的国务院飞机于 8 月 8 日晚抵达华盛顿特区外的杜勒斯国际机场。

“Twilight，我有幸欢迎罗伯特·吉尔曼回到美国，在他被俄罗斯拘留四年多之后，”美国特使 Steve Wilkoff 在 8 月 8 日的一份声明中表示。“罗伯特是一名爱国者——一名以荣誉服务于我们国家的前美国海军陆战队员。他现在终于可以回到他的家人身边并

详见 2A 页“吉尔曼” (GILMAN)

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特朗普解释其秘密更换飞机的经过：“我听从特勤局的安排”

被装在餐饮集装箱中 离开空军一号

弗朗西斯科·钱伯斯 (Francesco Chambers)、扎克·安德森 (Zac Anderson)、沙皮罗·韦努戈帕尔·拉马斯瓦米 (Shapiro Venugopal Ramaswamy) 和 乔维·加里森 (Jovy Garrison) （视频报道）

华盛顿 —— 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示，此前他被秘密地通过一个餐饮集装箱移出空军一号，并乘坐另一架军用飞机飞离土耳其，这是他在听从特勤局的建议。

此举是一项旨在保护总统的计策，因为他在前往土耳其参加北约会议期间，其安全可能面临威胁。

“特勤局（最后决定他们想怎么做：我听从特勤局和军方的安排，”特朗普 8 月 3 日在安德鲁斯联合基地告诉记者），当时他正离开俄亥俄州的一场活动。“他们要求我乘坐另一架飞机，另一架飞机，同样安全，但他们希望我这么做，所以我就这么做了。”

7 月 4 日的事件涉及一次针对特朗普的“掉包”行动，他当时宣布在从美国返回的途中，将经停英国以交付一架旧的空军一号。他秘密抵达英国的联合基地。记者和部分白宫工作人员乘坐原定飞机，实际上充当了诱饵。

当被问及被用作诱饵的飞机上乘客的安全问题时，特朗普表示他所乘坐的飞机风险更大。

“我认为风险更大，因为我认为那架飞机才是他们更有可能攻击的目标，”他说。

他说，该请求是在他登上一架浅蓝色卡塔尔喷气式飞机时提出的，他的政府已通知该飞机将作为空军一号的替代机。在他离开时，人们看到他登上了这架浅蓝色的空军一号，他说他的政府将将其退役。

但据《华盛顿邮报》和《纽约时报》报道，在他登机后，他被秘密转移到了另一架军用飞机上。他乘坐该飞机从土耳其飞往英国诺福克（Norfolk）的皇家空军千年美国空军基地。

据信，在他从英国飞往华盛顿特区附近的安德鲁斯联合基地之前，他换回了那架波音 747 R 卡塔尔喷气式飞机。

当被问及是否对必须更换飞机感到惊讶时，他说他一直处于威胁之中。

“我面临着很多你们不知道的威胁，”他说。“任何有影响力的总统都会面临很多威胁，但有影响力的总统不会被威胁。我认为我可能是最严重的。在近六年的时间里，没有人比我受到的威胁更多。”

据报道，这次行动甚至让一些白宫助手也被蒙在鼓里。白宫和特勤局均未

8 月 9 日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在马里兰州安德鲁斯联合基地走下空军一号时挥手致意 伊丽莎白·弗伦奇 (ELIZABETH FRENCH)，路透社

对更换飞机的问题做出回应。陪同特朗普参加北约会议的国务卿马可·鲁比奥 (Marco Rubio) 在 8 月 3, 日忽略了关于航班的问题，国务院也未就他乘坐哪架飞机做出评论请求做出回应。

《今日美国》报道称，在特朗普就霍尔木兹海峡商业船只遇袭问题达成停火协议后，在极具辨识度的美国飞机与卡塔尔飞机之间进行的这次已知掉包行动是一项安全保护措施。

在公开宣布计划后，特朗普在北约理事会告诉记者：“这是‘铁之大咬’（The Big Bite of the Iron）。”

一名熟悉此事的消息人士在当时告诉《今日美国》，特勤局敦促白宫乘坐旧飞机离开土耳其。该人士在讨论敏感安全问题时要求匿名。

《纽约时报》报道称，美国官员担心代理力量攻击空军一号。据《华尔街日报》报道，以色列向特朗普通报了这一威胁，涉及使用肩扛式导弹攻击飞机。

当时尚不为人知的是，特朗普实际上两架飞机都没有乘坐。

自该事件以来，特朗普曾分别乘坐卡塔尔制造的故障喷气机以及较旧的蓝白相间飞机。8月9日，他从位于新泽州贝德明斯特高尔夫俱乐部附近的莫里斯敦机场起飞，乘坐两架传统上作为空军一号的较小粉蓝色飞机前往安德鲁斯联合基地。上周末，在前往高尔夫俱乐部的途中，特朗普在纽瓦克机场降落，改变了他常规的飞行模式。

8月9日，当他前往俄亥俄州参加一项政府赞助的体育赛事时，他再次乘坐了那架红白蓝相间的卡塔尔制造喷气机。

总统在6月与伊朗签署了一项和平协议，但在北约峰会期间协议破裂，随后总统下令对德黑兰发动了持续近两周的新一轮袭击。

撰稿人：迈克尔·洛林（Michael Lorin）和乔伊·加里森（Joey Garrison）

吉尔曼

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……他所需的医疗护理。”

在对俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京 granting 吉尔曼特赦以及“在整个过程中的个人参与”表示感谢后，唐纳德·特朗普总统在当天早些时候宣布了吉尔曼的释放，称俄罗斯同意基于“人道主义基础”释放他，且没有发生囚犯交换。国家安全委员会反恐高级主任塞巴斯蒂安·戈斯卡（Sebastian Goska）也在 X 上确认吉尔曼已返回美国，写道这位海军陆战队退伍军人已“安全回到美国土地”。他提到，“妻子们”用汉堡和奶昔迎接了吉尔曼。

据路透社援引匿名美国官员的消息，吉尔曼在经停达拉斯后，正前往圣安东尼奥的一家康复中心接受医疗治疗。来自马萨诸塞州洛厄尔的吉尔曼此前因被指控袭击一名俄罗斯警察而被监禁。美国官员和其他主张释放他的人员对该案件提出了质疑。

马萨诸塞州民主党参议员埃德·麦基（Ed Mackey）表示，吉尔曼被诊断出患有“分离性木僵”，并将其描述为“基本上处于静止状态”。麦基指称，俄罗斯当局在拘留期间对吉尔曼进行了身体虐待并强迫其服药。吉尔曼的释放后，仍有数名美国人被囚禁在俄罗斯，其中包括斯蒂芬·哈巴德（Stephen Hubbard），他在俄罗斯入侵期间因被指控在乌克兰国防军服役而被判刑。美国官员表示，确保其他被俄罗斯关押的美国人获释的努力仍在继续。

贡献者：Michael Lorin、《今日美国》、路透社

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参议院初选：

“从第一天起，这次竞选就是关于威斯康星州的下一步：让生活成本更低，加强我们的学校，创造高薪工作，并确保机会触及我们州的每一个角落，”克劳利（Crowley）在 X 上指出。

8月9日晚，在向支持者发表讲话时，Hong-Jinmen-Mai 表示，无论谁获胜，獾州的政治格局已经改变。

“我们正在奋斗，为了让威斯康星州重新变回它一直以来应该是的样子：一个未来不由公司和亿万富翁决定，而是由居住在这里的工人阶级决定的地方，”她说。

进步派在明尼苏达州表现更好，在接替退休参议员蒂娜·史密斯（Tina Smith）的竞选中，民主党初选选民让支持者、副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根（Peggy Flanagan）击败了中间派众议员安格尔·克雷格（Angle Craig）。

今年该州立法机构的选举在很大程度上被今年早些时候联邦执法人员在该州逮捕的两名美国公民勒内·古德（Renee Good）和亚历克斯·普雷蒂（Alex Pretti）的事件所延迟。

共和党方面也出现了一个违背民调的结果，唐纳德·特朗普总统曾经完美的背书记录受到了打击。争议证明，前 McPhee 首席执行官林德尔（Lindell）在州长办公室的竞选中输给了明尼苏达州众议院议长丽莎·德穆斯（Lisa Demuth），尽管他在民调中一直领先。

8月3日在阿拉巴马州、康涅狄格州、佛蒙特州和南卡罗来纳州也举行了竞选，其中大部分反对派参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（Darline Graham）——于7月意外去世的林赛·格雷厄姆（Lindsey Graham）的妹妹——在一次特别选举中与9名共和党对手竞争。

以下是8月9日选举的关键要点：

民主党依然处于严重分歧之中

在选举日之前，大多数观察家认为，尽管她在许多民调中拥有巨大领先优势，但胜局远未定。

但在投票结束后，洪（Hong）和克劳利（Crowley）陷入了出人意料的胶着局面，这凸显了在进入秋季之际，民主党内部在党派方向上依然存在严重分歧。

包括克劳利在内的许多民主党人，重点关注了洪在 8 月 3 日接受 CNN 采访时的失误，该采访质疑了她早前在社交媒体上呼吁取消感恩节的帖子。

“她还没准备好迎接巅峰时刻，”克劳利告诉《今日美国》。

但其他人认为，这些新手错误以及早前的言论——包括呼吁保护警察——在洪的基层支持以及人们对建制派日益增长的挫败感面前显得微不足道。她围绕全民医疗保健、提高富人税收展开竞选，并且她曾是一名优秀的服务员。

这位 40 岁的密尔沃基县（Milwaukee County）行政主管的获胜令人震惊，因为考虑到他的经历——他曾在 7 月因民调不佳而退出竞选。但在洪出现失误之际，他重新回归赛场，这一次他获得的背书较少，但对被推定为“领先者”的人在 11 月获胜的能力感到更加担忧。

“弗朗西斯科，洪根本不是一个优秀的候选人，任何说她能赢的人，不一定是关注实际情况的人，”民主党人、CNN 公众民调分析师罗伯特·罗宾斯（Robert Robins）在上周接受《今日美国》采访时表示。

克劳利如果当选，将成为威斯康星州首位黑人州长，他将面对共和党众议员汤姆·蒂法尼（Tom Tiffany），后者轻松击败了一位相对无名的对手。

在选票的更下方，民主党人丽贝卡·库克（Rebecca Cooke）希望第三次尝试能带来好运，此前她曾在获得国家政党早期支持的情况下赢得初选。

众议员丹尼斯·范·多伦（Dennis Van Dolen）是寻求连任的共和党人中最脆弱的一员，而预计的“蓝色浪潮”可能会翻转美国众议院的控制权。库克是一名非营利组织所有者和前服务员，在 2022 年未能通过民主党初选，并在 2024 年以约 3 个百分点领先而希望“获胜”后，她希望更好的政治环境能成为她的优势。

进步派在明尼苏达州获胜

明尼苏达州旨在接替退休现任议员史密斯（Smith）的参议院初选，与今年其他民主党初选相比关注度较低，但它体现了许多导致进步派获得决定性胜利的相同紧张局势。

被视为更进步替代方案的弗拉纳根（Flanagan）被预测将战胜可靠的中间派克雷格（Craig）。根据蒂法尼的说法，考虑到克雷格拥有 1000万美元 对比 $4.700 万 的预算支出优势，这一结果更为显著。

“几个月来，我一直告诉你们，这次竞选是‘大众’与‘金钱’的较量，”弗拉纳根在获胜演说中说，“现在，大众赢了。”

两人在富有的捐赠者影响力和美国对远端支持的博弈中，得到了党内不同派系的广泛支持。

但他们的竞争主要集中在对美国外交局势移民背书的抵制上，这种抵制在民主党倾向的地区尤为明显。这种反抗在今年早些时候，在古德（Good）和普雷蒂（Pretti）被杀后引发的大规模抗议中达到顶峰。

克雷格认为，鉴于弗拉纳根与福利基金的联系，她是共和党更倾向的对手，而这不会延续州长蒂姆·瓦（Tim Wah）寻求第三任期的尝试。这位前总统提名人原则上没有在这次初选中的竞争者中进行背书。

从 2 日到 3 日，4 日，克莱恩（decline）支持米歇尔·塔博伊（Michele Taboy），后者轻松赢得了她的共和党初选。

与环孢子菌病爆发相关的生菜是如何到达你的餐桌的

STEPHEN J. BEARD, RAMON PADILLA, DANIEL DE VISÉ, DANI ZHANG AND GEORGE PETRAS / USA TODAY

如果你在这次环孢子菌病（一种与受污染的冰山生菜相关的肠道疾病）爆发中染病，不要责怪你的沙拉，而应责怪生菜上的东西。开眼环孢子菌（Cyclospora cayetanensis）是一种微小的寄生虫，会导致腹泻和频繁排便。它存在于田间的农产品上，且难以通过清洗或常用的消毒剂去除。截至8月11日，已确认至少13,895例环孢子菌病病例，另有10,455例报告给美国疾病控制与预防中心。

美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）的一项调查将一次爆发与塔可贝尔（Taco Bell）餐厅供应的冰山生菜联系起来，这些生菜源自墨西哥中部的私营企业泰勒农场（Taylor Farms）的经营场所。沃尔玛（Walmart）和西斯科（Sysco）已加入塔可贝尔的行列，撤除可能受污染的生菜。卫生官员正在寻找其他潜在来源。与生菜的联系引发了人们对食品如何生长、加工以及如何进口到美国的疑问。

来源：FDA，截至7月20日

来源：USA TODAY网络报道与研究；路透社；疾病控制与预防中心；食品药品监督管理局

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埃尔哈特

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一场未解的失踪

埃尔哈特和努南于1937年7月2日在从巴布亚新几内亚的利（Lee）飞往豪兰岛（Howland Island）的途中失踪，当时美国海岸警卫队（其他 Ilaaca）正带着加油补给在那里等待。两人当时已接近其环球旅行的终点，该旅程于1937年5月18日在加利福尼亚州奥克兰开始。

海岸警卫队当局收到了埃尔哈特的语音消息，随着信号增强，她在消息中警告称燃料即将耗尽。根据史密森学会对政府记录的分析，埃尔哈特和努南都不懂摩尔斯电码，因此无法进行双向联系。

在他们失踪后，美国政府开展了历史上规模最大的失踪飞机搜寻行动。两周后，搜寻结束，未发现埃尔哈特、努南或其飞机的任何踪迹。1939年1月5日，他们被法律宣布死亡。

在随后的几十年里，数百万美元被投入到各种探险活动中，研究人员因此走遍了偏远岛屿，甚至深入太平洋深处，包括近年来的行动。

2024年，一家海洋勘探公司在豪兰岛100英里范围内进行了深海搜寻，此前他们发现了一个被认为是伊莱克特拉 10E（Electra 10E）残骸的目标。结果证明那是一个岩石结构。

理论与争论

埃尔哈特的突然失踪立即引发了广泛的理论，试图解释这位世界著名的海洋探索者发生了什么。

有些人指出，这次飞行是一次秘密间谍任务的一部分，或者埃尔哈特采用了另一个身份，亦或是埃尔哈特和努南被日本人俘虏。最广泛支持的观点是，埃尔哈特和努南耗尽了燃料，在豪兰岛附近的太平洋海域坠毁。

“根据记录，那是他们第一次接近豪兰岛，”史密森尼国家航空航天博物馆的退休通用航空策展人、阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特研究领域的领先专家多萝西·科克伦（Dorothy Cochrane）表示。

阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特与导航员弗雷德·努南于1937年6月11日在巴西纳塔尔的泛美航空机场机库中合影。马萨诸塞州托莱多（照片由 M. W. Noonan 拍摄）

关于埃尔哈特和努南在尼库马罗罗岛降落并随后在那里丧生的假设，近年来得到了越来越多的支持。

支持该理论的主要证据是卫星图像捕捉到了该岛泻湖中的一个未知物体。佩蒂格鲁表示，该物体在2105年4月出现，与埃尔哈特失踪后数月及数年拍摄的照片中看到的异常情况相似。

根据普渡研究基金会的数据，其他支持证据包括汇聚在尼库马罗罗岛的无线电方位角、在该岛发现的与埃尔哈特骨骼长度相似的人类骨骼样本，以及一些文物，包括一只女鞋、一罐雀斑霜和一个可追溯至20世纪30年代的药瓶。

然而，科克伦和其他研究人员仍持怀疑态度。

“如果他们真的发现了什么，那将是非常惊人的，”作者瑞秋·哈蒂根（Rachel Hartigan）说道，她写过一本关于埃尔哈特生平的书，并曾两次以报道各种探险活动的记者的身份前往尼库马罗罗岛。“但之前已经出现过很多看似有希望的事情，结果却没有结果。”

“那里有东西”

即将开展的探险活动定于10月进行，为期数日，首先将乘船前往尼库马罗罗岛，航程需数日。抵达后，研究人员将通过规划路径前往目标区域并对“Tarsia物体”开展活动。工作人员将使用液压挖掘机轻轻采集沉积层，以确定其是否为著名的Electra 10E。

佩蒂格鲁表示，团队将重点识别可能是飞机最大部件的部分，包括机身和机翼。他们还将搜寻地表，寻找Electra设计中特有的金属惰性物质。

“这是一个假设，”78岁的佩蒂格鲁强调道，“除非我们下去并确认，否则无法得知。”

佩蒂格鲁说，如果团队找到了飞机，他们将在次年返回进行“全面挖掘”。未来的航程将涉及一项回收行动，由工作人员移除残骸并将碎片运回美国。

叠加图显示了尼库马罗罗岛附近的“Tarsia物体”的大小和形状如何与埃尔哈特失踪的洛克希德Model 10E Electra飞机的机身和尾部相匹配。Woodside & Fulton，12月

普渡大学高级副总裁史蒂夫·舒尔茨（Steve Schultz）表示，该机构正在与政府讨论一项潜在协议，旨在将残骸的保管权委托给普渡大学。普渡研究基金会称，埃尔哈特曾担任普渡大学的访问顾问和咨询师，她曾打算在飞行结束后将该处交给大学，以便用于航空科学研究。

“这就是我的愿景——实现阿梅莉亚的愿望，将其带回普渡大学永久展出，供全世界观看，”舒尔茨说道，并补充说大学将永久与Kid分享任何展览的收益。

舒尔茨和佩蒂格鲁都表示，虽然他们希望解开这个近一个世纪之久的谜团，但即使空手而归也不会算作失败。

“那里有东西，它要么是Electra，要么不是，”佩蒂格鲁说，“必须有人做出这个判定——而那个人将是我们。”

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孩子留在家里，但可以带家犬来用餐？

在接受调查的消费者中，50%的人表示，是否能够拥有仅限成人的用餐环境取决于具体场景，超过四分之一的人表示完全支持这一想法。

消费者最支持在以下场景限制儿童进入餐厅：深夜时段（48%）、设有仅限成人区域的场所（46%）、浪漫氛围场景（46%）以及以酒精饮品为主的场所（45%）。

Lightseer 酒店产品高级副总裁阿多尼拉姆·西顿（Adoniram Sidon）告诉《今日美国》（USA TODAY）：“在用餐者之间以及不同世代之间，文化上正在发生一些非常有趣的变化。人们对仅限成人的用餐空间的认可度确实在提高。”

西顿表示，在接受调查的父母中，那些表示希望有无孩用餐选项的人，“这意味着许多父母本身认为，应该有一个专门用于携带全家出行的场所，但同时也需要一个可能远离家庭的时刻，或者让其他非父母群体能够在没有孩子干扰的情况下用餐。”

调查显示，年轻的用餐者更倾向于在正餐餐厅中设立仅限成人的用餐区，但在所有年龄组中，这一比例仍然很高。

Z世代和千禧一代用餐者中，有 84% 表示希望设有仅限成人的区域，而 X世代的 77% 和 67% 表示赞成。在沉默世代（即 80 岁或以上的人群）中，56% 的人表示希望设有仅限成人的用餐区。

西顿表示，关于狗的问题，很大一部分调查受访者希望狗仅留在室外露台，但希望它们也能进入室内的人数正在增加。

“狗不再仅仅属于露台，它们属于整个用餐体验，”他说。“你要确保你不仅仅是在商店里给你的小狗买杯咖啡—— 沉默世代，或 80 岁或以上的人，表示他们希望设有仅限成人的用餐区。”

新晋母亲：“我们玩得很开心”，希望有无孩用餐选项

41 岁的谢丽尔·波恰（Cheryl Poccia）是一位新晋母亲，她有一个 5 个月大的女儿德尔塔（Delta）。这位来自纽约长岛市的女性表示，对于她来说，是否想要仅限成人的用餐选项取决于具体情况。

来自纽约的谢丽尔·波恰与她的女儿德尔塔在一起。她表示，当她和伴侣在约会之夜外出，或者她的母亲朋友们在没有孩子的情况下外出时，她将欢迎仅限成人的用餐环境。（照片由 C. C. C. C. 拍摄）

当这是一个仅限成人的外出之夜时，“我不希望餐厅里有孩子，我不希望有嘈杂声，”她告诉《今日美国》（USA TODAY）。“如果你打算出去过一夜，你就是想休息一下。”

在保险行业工作的波恰表示，她支持餐厅设立仅限成人的区域，以保护 成人在外出之夜可能不会讨论关于孩子的事情——尤其是当她和她的母亲在之夜外出时。

“我们在流汗，我们玩得很开心，”她说。

波恰和她的伴侣去过

尼基（Nicky）和理查德·洛佩兹（Richard Lopez）在外出就餐时经常带他们的狗皮科（Pico）去很多室外露台。但尼基·洛佩兹表示，她并不期望能把它带到所有地方，包括室内用餐点。（照片由 W. W. W. L. L. L. 拍摄）

一些餐厅，那里很明显不方便儿童，因为那里没有任何高脚椅或儿童活动。因此，父母带孩子去这类餐厅的可能性较低，而餐厅则试图传达：“这不是一家对儿童友好的餐厅，也许你们得孩子！”

教师：无孩用餐应像吸烟一样，设立禁烟区

尼基·洛佩兹（Nicky Lopez）热爱孩子和狗，但这位来自加利福尼亚州圣克鲁斯的女性表示，孩子在餐厅中应该有合适的时间和场合，尤其是在高端餐厅里。

Lopez, 35, 是一名紧急学校教师，花很多时间与孩子在一起。当她和丈夫外出就餐，特别是在昂贵的餐厅或酒吧时，洛佩兹不希望身边有孩子。

洛佩兹告诉《今日美国》（USA TODAY），就像以前餐厅里有吸烟区和禁烟区一样，“为什么我们不能设立成年人专区？我认为这取决于餐厅？”

她说：“如果我支付每盘菜 $50 或更多，或者花 $30 以上买一杯饮料或一瓶酒之类的东西，我不希望这种体验被干扰。”“我绝对希望有一个仅限成年人的用餐区。”

洛佩兹表示，她和丈夫选择了不要孩子，他们明白自己可以拥有无孩的生活方式，但不能生活在一个没有孩子的世界里。

“在这么说的同时，我也认为孩子有其合适的时间和场合，”洛佩兹说。例如，在夏季兼职于一家酿酒厂的洛佩兹认为，酒吧不是孩子该去的地方。

Z世代食客同情带幼童的父母

来自纽约市的 Bishi, 24, 通常不介意餐厅里有孩子。

担任媒体助理的比希表示，有些父母别无选择，只能带孩子去餐厅。

比希告诉《今日美国》（USA TODAY）：“儿童是我们社会中的一个弱势群体。他们没有自主权，在很大程度上依赖我们成年人来照顾他们，引导他们走上正轨等等。”“仅仅因为他们可能会弄得有点脏，或者情绪不稳定，就让他们感到‘不受欢迎’，我觉得这有点荒谬。”

对于孩子在餐厅里大吵大闹，比希相当宽容。

她回忆起最近在纽约市一家餐厅与朋友共进午餐的经历，她说那家餐厅很贵，但依然是家庭友好型的。根据比希的说法，那里有一个“大概 0- 5 岁”的孩子在闹腾。

她说这很烦人，但她也试图表示理解。

谈到成年人专区用餐时，比希表示，尽管她没有孩子，但她认为不需要设立仅限成年人的区域。不过，她确实认为父母在去酒吧时应该把孩子留在家里。

狗主人：宠物并不总是适合在室内或露台

洛佩兹还养了一只2岁的混血犬，名为 Pets，它是德国牧羊犬、罗威纳犬、比特犬和斗牛犬的混血。她并不把 Pico 带到所有地方，有时即使在允许携带狗的餐厅，她也不会带它去。

洛佩兹表示，最近她和丈夫打算去一家拥有极佳露台的餐厅用餐。但上次他们去那里时，觉得桌子挤在一起，感觉很局促。因此，他们决定不带 Pico，因为他们不确定在周围有更多的人和狗时，它是否会过于兴奋。

“所以我想，‘这次就算了，别带它去。’但这正是我了解我的狗，知道我的狗会变得非常兴奋，知道那是一个更紧凑的空间，以及狗是如何……”

洛佩兹对于 Pico 或其他狗是否应该在室内用餐持有矛盾态度。由于她住在加利福尼亚州，大多数餐厅都有宽敞的露台，所以她更喜欢在室外用餐。许多室内场所空间狭小或走道狭窄，洛佩兹说她不想担心 Pico 挡住人们的路。她认为在餐厅座位区让狗进入也是一种“期限”。

没有养狗的 Bishi 不确定自己是否支持狗在室内用餐。她说，虽然一些表现非常好的狗能在餐厅里安静地坐着，但也有很多狗可能会惊吓到服务员，或者从盘子里偷食物。

Poccia 也没有养狗，但她的姐夫 / 妹夫对狗严重过敏。

洛佩兹说：“我不希望看到小小的手指伸上来，或者在桌子周围，就像我不希望别人的狗把鼻子凑到我的桌子上一样。”

她说，关键在于意识到你的孩子或狗在公共场合能承受什么。

“这不应该成为其他人的麻烦。”

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今日美国 8 周四 AUGUST 13, 2026 8 1A

7月消费者价格上涨，但通胀率有所下降

增速放缓可能意味着前景乐观

Rachel Barber 今日美国

美国劳工部 8月 22 日表示，尽管上月美国消费者价格略有上涨，但7月的年度通胀率再次上升至 4.4%。

从6月到7月，消费者价格上涨了 0.1%，符合预测者的预期。全年上涨了 3.4%，这意味着价格虽然在上涨，但增速有所放缓。在伊朗战争爆发导致油价上涨并引发激增后，年度通胀率从5月的 4.2% 下降到6月的 3.5%。

同比价格涨幅的放缓对于在生活成本中挣扎的消费者来说可能是个好消息，尽管他们的工资可能仍然无法跟上。7月份私营非农就业人员的平均时薪全年仅增长了 3.2%。

虽然年度通胀放缓对于承诺实现价格稳定的联邦储备委员会官员来说可能是一个受欢迎的信号，但它仍然远高于 2月 2.5 的目标。正如过去五年一样，由于官员们在等待8月的数据，9月份政策制定者的利率决定仍然难以预测。

7月 29, 16 日，购物者在纽泽西州埃登顿的一家 Whole Foods Market 走廊浏览，这是位于猛犸象和纽泽西州的第四家门店，7月 29, 16 700M 网络仓库 CD

尽管如此，Seema Shah（Principal Asset Management 首席全球战略师）认为，年度通胀的冷却结合7月疲软的就业报告，应该会降低对9月加息的预期，不过她表示这“并没有完全解决问题”。

Shah 在给今日美国的一份简报中表示：“由于 Hotman 的威胁依然存在，通胀的上行风险在可预见的未来仍将是关注重点。我们预计今年利率不会变动，但如果能源中断持续，不能排除今年晚些时候加息的高风险，同时 AI 诱发的通胀上升威胁也不能被忽视。”

什么是美国核心通胀率？

“核心”通胀是该部门在衡量价格上涨时，剔除波动较大的食品和能源成本的一种方式。或者说，它是为了在供应冲击可能推高整体消费者价格指数（CPI）数值的情况下，缓慢观察底层价格走势是否存在证据。

根据 Enoch Jones 的投资策略分析师 Brock Weimer 的说法，7 月的数据支持了这样一种观点，即油价上涨并未导致更广泛的价格上涨。

“核心通胀在 6 月持平后，本月上涨了 0.2%。按年度计算，7 月上涨了 2.5%，略低于上个月记录的 2.4% 的增速。”

“关税回撤效应的减弱，以及某些关税补偿的影响，可能会给商品价格带来上涨压力，”Thiruvati 的首席财务和投资官 David Boyd 在另一份给《今日美国》（USA TODAY）的便函中表示。“如果确实如此，近几个月商品通胀的冷却可能是短暂的。”

超市里什么变便宜了，什么变贵了？

美国人在 7 月购买食品的支出可能大幅减少；该部门的居家食品指数本月下降了 0.1%。但按年度计算，该指数仍上涨了 2.7%。

7 月，由于消费者避开了与大规模环孢子菌病爆发相关的产品，生菜价格下跌了 16.4%。在猪肉价格下跌 15% 的推动下，肉类、禽类、鱼类和蛋类指数本月下降了 0.7%。乳制品及相关产品也变得便宜了很多；其指数在 7 月下降了 0.1%。

然而，部分项目变得更贵了。饮料价格上涨了 0.9%，谷物和烘焙产品指数在 7 月小幅上涨 0.2%。

上个月在外就餐也变得更贵了。该部门的非居家食品指数本月上涨 0.3%，在过去 12 个月里上涨了 3.4%。

汽油在变便宜吗？

尽管由于战争继续干扰石油运输以及 Hotman 的威胁，汽油价格在 7 月下半月上涨，但上个月的平均价格仍低于 6 月。本月，该部门的汽油指数下降了 2.9%。按年度计算，汽油价格仍上涨了 24.6%。

“8 月价格是否会再次出现 2.9% 的跌幅，将取决于未来几周美国与伊朗之间谈判的进展，”美国银行全球研究部（Bank of America Global Research）美国经济学家 Stephen James 在消费者价格指数发布前的一份报告中表示。

根据 AAS 的数据，截至 8 月 21, 全美常规无铅汽油的平均价格为每加仑 $6.95，高于上个月的 $8.88，但低于上周的 $4.08。

这对美联储意味着什么？

7 月的 CPI 报告将为美联储政策制定者提供参考，但它本身不太可能就 9 月的决定平息争论。官员们在 9 月 9 日和 16 日会面前，还将获得 8 月的就业数据和第二份通胀报告。

美联储政策制定者倾向于根据观察到的趋势而非单一报告来做出决定。通胀在春季出现并在近几个月有所缓和，但对于部分官员来说仍然过高。利率设定委员会的三名成员在 7 月美联储决定维持基准利率不变时持异议。他们倾向于加息 25 个基点。美联储通常通过提高联邦基金利率来抑制通胀。

但官员们也在关注就业市场。在 2020 年历史性的招聘导致美联储在去年年底三次降低基准利率后，就业增长在春季反弹，但在 6 月放缓。7 月，美国雇员减少了 25,000 个工作岗位。

主席 Kevin Wawitz 在 6 月会议后的言论进一步使预测复杂化，他表示市场可能在替美联储承担部分抗击通胀的工作。

在 7 月通胀报告发布前，交易员们对于美联储是否会在 9 月会议上维持利率不变几乎平分秋色。根据 CME FedWatch 的数据，报告发布后，更多人倾向于维持不变。

美联储主席想要什么？

唐纳德·特朗普总统在其第二个任期内一直主张美联储降低利率，他在 8 月 10 日表示，他在几天前与 Wawitz 的空闲时间进行了交谈，“作为总统，Wawitz 可能也希望看到联邦基金利率降低。”

“他几乎只支付 15 美分，”特朗普在煤矿办公室（Coal Office）告诉记者。“如果由他决定，情况会不同。”

尽管 Wawitz 已明确表示他不想让人们知道他认为利率的最佳路径是什么，但美联储成员可能会从他计划在本月底出席的杰克逊霍尔经济政策研讨会中了解到更多信息。

“总统说了很多事情，这些可能反映了 Wawitz 主席的想法，但它们也可能更多地反映出他自己的想法以及他的期望，”卡内基梅隆大学（Carnegie Mellon University）金融学教授、前美国证券交易委员会首席经济学家切斯特·斯普特（Chester Sputt）表示。

一艘独木舟停在代表边境墙的泥墙顶端，位于德克萨斯州特尔芬加（Telfenga）的 Verga 餐厅外，时间为 3 月 24 日。（NASA SPHELICLES）发布时间

大弯曲边境墙建设被指为“入侵”

Trevor Hughes 今日美国

负责建设唐纳德·特朗普总统西南边境墙的承包商正在德克萨斯州的大弯曲国家公园（Big Bend National Park）部分区域进行施工，这引发了当地居民和环保组织的强烈不满。

“这不是什么益处，而是入侵。是占领，”在当地生活了近 50 年的里奥格兰德河（Rio Grande）向导迈克·戴维森（Mike Davidson）说道。

“特朗普在竞选期间主张采取强硬的移民权利，且未指明边境管控的具体名称，他已将扩建这座边境墙作为一项关键的竞选承诺。”

国会“去年夏天为特朗普的努力拨款 465 亿美元”，且联邦官员在 6 月份豁免了部分环境法规，以加快在国家公园内或附近的墙体建设。

建设工程预计将包括在该地区开辟新道路，以便边境过境人员能更好地保护公园的整个区域，该公园位于埃尔帕索（El Paso）东南约 100 英里处。保护者认为，由于该地区地形过于险峻，非法移民极少。

多次就环境问题起诉特朗普政府的国家公园保护协会（NPCA）确认了此次建设。

“在大弯曲国家公园内施工是对美国最伟大宝藏之一的不可原谅的侵害，”NPCA 主席兼首席执行官特曼·基特雷达尔（Terman Kittredall）表示。

边境墙的扩建在其他地方也引发了争议。例如，今年 7 月，在美墨边境，一组被认为拥有 100 多年历史的树木被砍伐以给围栏让路，随后抗议者举行了示威活动。塞拉俱乐部（Sierra Club）在该州的边境项目协调员埃里克·马卡（Erick Maca）表示，这三棵棉白杨树在亚利桑那州的卢克莱斯特（Leclust）矗立了一个多世纪。这些巨大的树木长期以来一直是稀有物种的栖息地，也是邻里聚集的阴凉之地。

今年 5 月，新墨西哥州的拉斯克鲁塞斯（Las Cruces）罗马天主教教区请求联邦法官阻止政府征收奇托托雷山（Mount Chitito Rey）的一部分，该地位于德克萨斯-墨西哥-新墨西哥边境，是一处顶端设有耶稣像的宗教圣地。该诉讼目前仍在进行中。

大弯曲国家公园正式创建于 1944 年，涵盖约 800,000 英亩的沙漠和山脉，部分沿里奥格兰德河走廊延伸。公园的南部边界构成了美墨边境约 110 英里的长度。过去几年中，反对边境墙的人员包括部分特朗普的选民、许多当地民选官员、环保活动人士以及移民权利组织。

边境墙穿过大弯曲公园的具体路径仍不确定。今年早些时候，特朗普政府表示，由于“地形不利或位置不便”，将跳过在约 372 英里边境线上的物理围栏建设。根据美国国土安全部（DHS）的说法，其他地点将安装车辆护栏，以允许野生动物不受阻碍地通过。

国土安全部官员未立即回应置评请求。当地居民表示，他们对国土安全部关于并非公园所有区域都会修建围墙的保证感到不满，并认为建设本身就是一场环境灾难。

包括 NPCA 和生物多样性中心（Center for Biological Diversity）在内的环保组织已采取行动试图阻止围墙建设。这些诉讼仍在进行中，但里奥格兰德河向导戴维森认为，法院将“无法提供救济”。他补充说，他认为白宫正推动在期中选举前尽可能多地完成建设，因为民主党可能会保留国会控制权并阻止进度。

一些大弯曲（Big Bend）地区的居民认为，增加关注并采用更好的监测技术，在保障这个极少出现来自墨西哥大规模非法移民的边境地区安全方面，既会减少破坏性且更加有效。根据国家公园管理局的数据，旅游业是该地区的主要产业，去年约有 100,000 人访问该国家公园。

“这是几代以来对美国国家公园最令人发指的攻击，”生物多样性中心（Center for Biological Diversity）的国家公共土地倡导者拉多恩·琼达尔（Ladoen Jondal）在 8 月 4 日的一份声明中表示。“大弯曲属于我们所有人，这是对每一个认为我们的国家公园应该受到保护的德克萨斯州人和美国人的背叛。”

戴维森表示，居民们希望国会能够阻止白宫，使其退缩。

“当地几乎一致反对，”他告诉《今日美国》（USA TODAY），“随着破坏规模的显现，这种反对声音正变得越来越强烈。”

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ACLU 挑战新的出生公民权指令

民权组织曾对抗特朗普早前的尝试

莫琳·格罗佩 (Maureen Groppe)

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

华盛顿 —— 曾成功对抗总统唐纳德·特朗普首次削减出生公民权尝试的民权组织，目前正针对其最新举措采取行动。

美国公民自由联盟 (ACLU) 及其他团体于 8 月 9 日请求一名联邦法官明确 8 点“毫无疑问”的结论，即特朗普的新指令无法执行。

“特朗普的行政命令是一次笨拙的尝试，旨在转移美国人民的注意力，使其忽略最高法院明确的裁决：出生公民权受我们的宪法保护，”马萨诸塞州 ACLU 执行主任卡罗尔·罗斯 (Carol Rose) 在一份声明中表示。

今年 6 月，最高法院确认，父母在境内非法或临时居留但在美国出生的孩子在出生时即拥有公民身份。出生公民权的 5 项例外情况适用于外国外交官之子女，或在被占领领土内由敌方父母所生的婴儿。

但特朗普本月发布了新指令，试图扩大这些例外情况。

总统在 8 月 6. 日发布的首项指令宣布，如果父母双方都不是公民，某些个人将不具备获得出生公民权的资格，其中包括“活跃敌方”或外国政府雇员的子女。该指令还针对那些通过“商业交易”以获取出生公民权的父母之子女，包括支付费用“以确保该人的母亲在美国或美国领土内分娩”。

总统唐纳德·特朗普在 8 月 6 日于华盛顿白宫椭圆形办公室观看白宫副办公厅主任斯蒂芬·米勒 (Stephen Miller) 谈论出生权。JIM BATCHGARTY VIA GETTY IMAGES

在第二项指令中（ACLU 尚未对其提出挑战），特朗普要求国务院和国土安全部阻止个人“以从事生育旅游为目的”进入美国。

政府表示，其关注点在于那些“不符合最高法院宣布的出生公民权规则”的孩子。

但 ACLU 认为，特朗普继续主张重新定义出生公民权的权力，而最高法院已表示他并不拥有该权力。

该组织在提交给新罕布什尔州联邦法院的一份文件中表示：“为了避免在这方面产生任何疑问，法院应强调，政府不得通过任何行政命令或其他类似有缺陷的行政权力主张来剥夺该类成员的公民身份。”

今年 6 月，最高法院确认，父母在境内非法或临时居留但在美国出生的孩子在出生时即拥有公民身份。

行政权力对出生公民权的掌控。

特朗普一直试图将限制出生公民权作为其以大规模驱逐为中心的全面强硬移民议程的一部分。他在竞选期间承诺推翻这一宪法条款，并出席了以其名字命名的案件——“特朗普诉芭芭拉案” (Trump v. Barbara) 的最高法院口头辩论。

特朗普政府限制出生公民权的论据包括：生育旅游激励了非法移民并威胁国家安全。法院在 6 月下旬以 4-5 的结果裁定不利于特朗普政府。

“无论过去还是现在，公民身份就是拥有权利的权利——即自由参与我们的政治共同体，”首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨 (John Roberts) 代表多数派写道。第十四修正案的条款将这一承诺扩展到“这片土地上的每一个自由出生的人：我们今天继续履行这一承诺。”

撰稿贡献：扎克·安德森 (Zac Anderson)

俄亥俄州监狱遭雷击导致16名囚犯受伤

Jeanine Santucci

今日美国（USA TODAY）

当局表示，8月 8, 晚，俄亥俄州的一所州立监狱发生雷击事件，导致16名囚犯被送往医院。

根据俄亥俄州康复与矫正部的说法，雷击发生在俄亥俄州格拉夫顿的格拉夫顿矫正机构（Grafton Correctional Institution），该地距离克利夫兰约30英里。该部门在社交媒体上发布的一份声明中表示，16名囚犯被送往外部医院，其中一人通过医疗直升机转运。在8月 12, 的更新中，该部门告诉今日美国（USA TODAY），其中九名囚犯已返回设施。一人仍处于重伤住院状态，另有六人处于稳定但危及中度的住院状态。截至8月 12，没有人员死亡，工作人员也没有受伤。

该部门表示，雷击发生时，囚犯们正“从晚餐后返回”。目前尚不清楚他们受伤时的具体位置。根据美国国家气象局（NWS）克利夫兰办事处的数据，8月 8 晚至晚上8点左右 87，俄亥俄州西北部和中北部地区发布了严重雷暴预警，主要危险被确定为超过60 mph的阵风。

每年，美国约有 3700 万 次雷击击中地面，平均有400人被击中。根据美国国家气象局（NWS）的数据，这种情况发生的概率约为 1 in 120 万。尽管几乎90%的雷击受害者能够幸存，但根据疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的数据，2006年至2025年期间共有327人死亡。

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最近我在浏览 Instagram 时，停在了一篇由福克斯新闻（Fox News）名嘴、政治分析师盖伊·本森（Guy Benson）发布的帖子前。

“她来了，她很完美，”本森写道，宣布了他的女儿麦迪逊·哈尔西（Madison Halsey）出生。“我们的心被填得满满的……我们真的非常感激。”

我的第一个想法是：我为他感到高兴。很多人也是这么想的——该帖子获得了近 10,000 个赞。

但并非每个人都在分享这份喜悦。其中也包括本森的一些保守派同僚。

本森是经典自由市场、有限政府模式下的保守主义者，也是当今最敏锐的政治观察家之一。他也是公开的同性恋者，已婚，并且——随着麦迪逊的出生——通过代孕成为了两个孩子的父亲。他的儿子出生于 2023 年。

针对本森及其丈夫的抵制和说教，发生在他们生命中最幸福的时刻之一，这让我感到不安。当我的政党觉得，仅仅因为婚姻和家庭没有以某些派系要求的方式出现，就削弱了它声称要捍卫的价值观时，这就是保守主义运动的一种软弱迹象。

在《联邦主义者》（The Federalist）和《每日电讯》（The Daily Wire）等右翼媒体工作的作者们，一直引领着反对替代性为人父母路径的攻势——无论是代孕还是体外受精（IVF）。

两名《每日电讯》的评论员在 X 平台上直接回应了一篇关于本森宣布女儿出生的《纽约邮报》（New York Post）文章。

“故意剥夺一个孩子拥有自己母亲的权利，是想象中最堕落的事情之一，”马特·沃尔什（Matt Walsh）告诉他的 400 万 粉丝。“整个代孕产业应该被强制关闭。这是纯粹的 husharism。”

梅根·巴沙姆（Megan Basham）的语气仅稍微温和一点：“本森是一个敏锐的 poodle。但故意制造没有母亲的孩子，这在保守主义中毫无道理。我祈祷本森以及右翼中像他这样的人能思考一下，他们是在向世界传递什么样的信息，即他们认为母亲对于孩子的需求来说是多么不必要。”

2023, 在本森第一个代孕孩子出生消息传出后，凯蒂·福斯特（Katy Faust）在《联邦主义者》上为希望反对代孕和体外受精的保守主义者写了一份“操作指南”。

“保守主义立场基于孩子的自然权利而拒绝代孕，”福斯特写道。“他拥有生存权，拥有其母亲和父亲的权利，拥有自由出生的权利，而不是被买卖。孩子在这一安排中是无法发声的一方，他永远不会同意故意失去自己的母亲。”

这是一个傲慢的论点。如果没有代孕，根本就没有孩子来谈论权利。

对于本森的女儿来说，真正的选择是在一个充满爱的家庭中生活，还是根本不存在。

对于许多与不孕症作斗争或面临其他并发症的女性和男性来说，使用体外受精（唐纳德·特朗普总统曾支持此项技术）或代孕的能力可以赋予他们为人父母的礼物。

而且，无论反对代孕的保守主义者是否喜欢，同性婚姻已成为法律，许多同性伴侣想要孩子。

其中一些是保守派伴侣，比如本森和他的丈夫。为什么他们不能追求人生最大的快乐之一？

2023 年，Cats 研究所的 Caldecott 瓦妮莎·布朗（Vanessa Brown）提出，围绕代孕风险的言论被夸大了且具有误导性。

“批评者在试图强调代孕感知到的危害时，系统性地淡化了创造生命的重大价值，”她写道。“对于大多数夫妇来说，代孕是在与不孕症艰苦斗争后的旅程最后一站。大多数通过代孕出生的孩子，如果没有代孕将无法生存。”

我不是生物化学家。而且我支持就代孕和体外受精（IVF）引发的真实道德担忧进行深入讨论。

但在讨论组建家庭的伦理问题，与将像本森这样仅仅想要成为父母的人视为需要被取缔的威胁之间，存在着本质的区别。那些在这一战场上奋战的保守派，实际上只是在削弱他们自己运动的规模。

legrid Jacques 是《今日美国》（USA TODAY）的专栏作家。您可以通过 (incapac@usstoday.com 或 X 账号 @legrid_Jacques) 与她联系。

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电动自行车看起来很有趣，直到我为你进行手术

一天晚上，我在加利福尼亚州马里奥县（Mario County）担任值班脑外科医生时，接到了急诊室的传呼。一名10岁女孩在尝试骑朋友的电动自行车后几秒钟内摔落，因严重的头部创伤被送入医院。

我们立即发现她的颅骨骨折，且大脑周围的大血管撕裂。血液从血管中涌出，迅速在她的内积聚，压迫并挤压她的脑干——这是一个控制呼吸的关键结构。

她颅内的压力迅速上升，如果不立即治疗，可能会造成不可逆的损伤。我迅速将她送入手术室，钻孔并切除了她整个右侧颅骨。

我抽吸了中的血液，并从源头止血。这关乎生死。手术几乎花掉了一整夜。

清晨，她被直升机送往旧金山湾对岸的儿童医院。更多的手术、八周的重症监护和一年的康复期在等待着她，而这一切仅仅是因为一次冲动的电动自行车骑行。

电动自行车伤害未得到足够关注

遗憾的是，她并不是我唯一一名因电动自行车受伤的年轻患者。接连有患者从电动自行车和电动上摔下——其中一名患者年仅5岁——我为这些需要紧急手术的创伤伤员提供了治疗。

在围绕电动自行车自由与监管的辩论中，缺失的是对人们因自行车死亡时所遭受伤害的关注。

如果父母、青少年、公众和民选官员能够知晓；如果他们能看到内部损伤，以及在我的手术室和全国许多创伤中心里发生了什么，以及为了挽救这些生命或防止毁灭性残疾需要付出什么，也许他们会重新思考自己的优先级。

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我与全国范围内日益增多的医生和立法者一起，倡导开展电动自行车教育、培训、常识性监管及执法。

这些电动自行车造成的伤害与传统自行车相关联的伤害不同。它们更像摩托车事故伤，且死亡风险更高。幸存者可能必须面对脑震荡、昏迷、颅骨骨折、组织撕裂、肿胀和出血。

为什么这些伤害对如此具有毁灭性？

许多人没有意识到，血液（在正常血管壁之外时）对是有毒的，并会损害组织。

此外还有压力问题，因为被包裹在坚硬且无弹性的颅骨中，如果肿胀，它无法自然扩张，从而向颅骨方向产生压力。

压力迅速积聚并损害组织。

此外还有其他并发症。通常，这些伤害伴随着其他身体损伤。包括她的、脊髓、盆骨和面骨。

我们发现，电动自行车强大的电机、突然的加速、沉重的重量、高速（部分超过30 mph）以及惯性会导致骑行者失去控制。

年轻人通常不佩戴头盔，且未接受过使用电动车辆的培训。他们也没有接受过交通规则的教育。

青少年可以通过软件修复来修改电动自行车的最高时速。再加上非法自行车的兴起，其速度可达70 mph，却被广告宣传为电动自行车；官员们表示，这些车正成为那些年龄尚小、无法合法驾驶汽车的青少年的身份象征。

公共安全需要的不仅仅是零散的地方性立法

受伤的不止是骑行者。电动自行车骑行者也在伤害甚至导致他人死亡。

最近，在旧金山郊区，一辆电动自行车与一辆汽车相撞，引发连锁反应事故，导致一名在人行道上玩耍的 4 岁儿童死亡。

在加利福尼亚州戴维斯，一名骑着传统自行车的护士与一辆电动自行车相撞。她摔倒并撞击头部，随后死亡。

行人也遭到撞击，这种情况在纽约市已多次发生。

电动自行车在种类日益增多的同时，受欢迎程度也在提高。与此同时，各州在尝试监管其速度、功率、骑行者年龄、头盔使用情况、允许行驶的路径、执照、登记、消费者披露要求以及非法改装方面，法律规定却零散不一。

在加利福尼亚州，立法者自 1 月以来已提出了近 82 项关于电动自行车的法案。并非所有法案都获得通过，但其中一些仍在审议中。

像加利福尼亚州希尔斯伯勒这样的社区正在宣传相关知识。通过举办市政厅会议、面向家长和青少年的教育与培训课程、电动自行车安全社交媒体竞赛以及青年委员会研讨会。

我们现在可以采取一些措施。为了公共安全，让我们听取国家医学协会的建议。

美国外科医师学会、美国神经外科医师协会、神经外科医师大会和美国骨科医师学会已就电动自行车和电动滑板车伤害预防发布了建议：

• 推广头盔使用。
• 限制最高速度。
• 强制执行安全骑行实践。
• 鼓励电动自行车办理执照和登记。
• 禁止在受影响状态下骑行。
• 采取预防措施，不要等待。你不希望你的孩子或青少年像我的孩子那样最终进入手术室。

布莱克·泰勒（Blake Taylor）是一名急诊医生，现任加利福尼亚大学旧金山分校神经外科系的助理临床教授。

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美国最有利于成功的10所顶尖大学

LinkedIn根据职业成功程度对学校进行排名

Daniel de Vlok 今日美国

利哈伊大学（Lehigh University）是一所位于宾夕法尼亚州的精选院校，拥有全国性的声誉和20 亿美元 billion的捐赠基金。• 利哈伊大学在大学排名中表现良好——但通常不如芝加哥大学或哥伦比亚大学。• 然而，在名为“LinkedIn Top Colleges 2026”的新排名中，这些学校的排名仅在利哈伊大学的上方或下方。• 该排名利用LinkedIn的数据来确定50所“最能让毕业生在职业成功方面获得优势”的学院和大学，考量因素包括实习、就业安置、专业社交网络等。• 最终名单认可了像利哈伊大学这样的学校，该校88%的毕业生完成了实习，且有89,000人属于一个充满活力的校友网络。

“从根本上说，长期以来我们一直关注学生的成果，”利哈伊大学的Nathan Urban表示。“他们是否找到了好工作？在离开大学10年后，他们是否拥有良好的职业生涯？”

如今，大学排名无处不在。《美国新闻与世界报道》（U.S. News）仍然提供其久负盛名的“最佳大学”名单，该排名倾向于捐赠基金最大且录取率最低的学校。其他排名则更侧重于国际地位、入学机会、负担能力或投资回报率。

大学谴责排名；申请者热爱排名

大学领导者谴责排名具有随意性：将普林斯顿——这所在最新排名中位列第一的常春藤联盟校园——与

参见 排名，第2B页

LinkedIn将宾夕法尼亚州的利哈伊大学评为全美最有利于职业准备和成功的顶尖大学之一。

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照顾父母的护理者面临资金担忧

律师就如何避免诉讼提供建议

Medora Lee 今日美国

专家表示，成年子女突然被推到照顾年迈父母的位置，这本身就足够压力山大，但与随后可能发生的事情相比，这往往显得微不足道。

专家指出，那些通常不关心或不参与日常护理工作的亲属，尤其是兄弟姐妹和其他家庭成员，经常会提出毫无根据的批评，指责护理者从患病父母那里偷钱，或指责其医疗决定错误。他们表示，在父母去世后，最初的不满有时会升级为针对在最后几年承担所有工作的子女的诉讼。

美国律师协会表示，在接下来的十年里，随着婴儿潮一代的死亡率上升及其遗产转移给受益人，法院将被一场关于遗产继承争议的“遗嘱认证风暴”所淹没。他们认为，这意味着许多精疲力竭的成年子女在依然为父母去世而悲痛，且在经历数月或数年护理导致资金紧张的情况下，可能还面临昂贵的律师费。

“偶尔，家庭成员产生怀疑是有正当理由的，但更多时候，那些不想参与父母护理的护理者并不关心他们认为自己失去的遗产是如何被处理的，”认证失智症支持小组引导员兼作家卡罗尔·布拉德利·布萨克（Carol Bradley Bussack）说道。“他们想要的是报复，有时这甚至会导致诉讼。”

风险何在？

据估计，在未来几十年中，“大财富转移”将使 124 万亿美元从年长的婴儿潮一代转移到年轻的继承人手中。然而，专家表示，家庭冲突可能会侵蚀其中很大一部分财富。

与继承相关的家庭冲突是削弱财富转移最常见因素之一。AARP 的研究显示，大约三分之一的 50 岁或以上人群在亲人去世时经历过与继承相关的家庭冲突。

升级到诉讼的争议成本高昂。法律费用、延迟和行政成本有时会消耗掉原本打算给继承人或慈善机构的资产。家庭成员可能会在遗嘱认证法院中陷入数月甚至数年的纠纷，导致财富被冻结且无法使用。

除非该成年子女护理者是遗产的执行人或受托人，否则该子女还必须支付其或

见 CAREGIVERS，第 2B 页

美国工人的首要任务是工作保障

超过半数的人为了留职而接受降低薪资

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工作与生活的平衡？什么平衡？

根据 Monster 的 2026 Job Security Report，超过半数（54%）的美国工人表示，他们愿意接受减薪以维持工作。该报告包含了 7 月 17. 对 1,020 名美国雇员进行的民意调查结果。而在 2024, 超过半数的工人在一项 Ford Triondo 调查中表示，他们愿意接受 20% 的减薪以获得更好的工作与生活平衡。

分析人士表示，这种转变发生在经济不确定性导致工人对其财务状况和未来感到不安的背景之下。

“几年前，工人优先考虑的是工作与生活的平衡。现在，这种情绪已转向保护他们的整体工作，”招聘网站 Monster 的职业专家 Vicki Kalemi 表示，“考虑到对 AI（人工智能）的焦虑、裁员和重组，工作保障占据了主导地位。他们的心态更倾向于‘至少我还有一份工作’，而不是在没有稳定薪水和医疗保险的情况下四处奔波。”

稳定性价值几何？

Monster 表示，超过 1 / 4（26%）的受访者表示他们愿意接受最高 5% 的减薪。另有 28% 的人愿意接受 5% 或更多的减薪，其中 1% 的人愿意接受超过 10% 的减薪。

“在当今的劳动力市场中，对于许多专业人士来说，可预测性和稳定性可能比更高的收入承诺更重要，”Kalemi 说道。

参见 2B 页“薪资”（PAY）

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由于在进入美国时未经过要求的检验，两个州召回了近 30,000 磅从南美进口的生牛肉产品。

位于佛罗里达州的 Corte Argentina USA LLC 召回了约 29,638 磅从阿根廷进口的生牛肉。农业部食品安全检验局（FSIS）宣布：

“根据 FSIS 的公告，这些产品生产于 5 月 31 和 5 月 20 之间，其有效期或冷冻日期为 9 月 25-26, 根据 的公告。该问题是在 的常规检验活动中发现的。此次召回被归类为一级召回，根据美国农业部（USDA）的定义，这意味着一种健康危害情况，即‘使用该产品有合理可能性会导致严重的负面健康后果或死亡’。”

以下是关于此次召回的其他已知信息：

哪些牛肉产品被召回？

根据 的说法，以下产品属于召回范围：

• 包含“Trigordino Gorina SAIC”无骨牛肉“Top Ritson Butt”（“Cua-dyl Sin Tape”）的不同重量纸箱
• 包含“Trigordino Gorina SAIC”无骨牛肉“Eye Round”（“Pecto”）的不同重量纸箱
• 包含“ ”无骨牛肉“Trucalde Cup Off”（“Nolga AU 8 / 7caps”）的不同重量纸箱
• 包含“ ”无骨牛肉“Rucallde”（“Bola de Loro”）的不同重量纸箱
• 包含“ ”无骨牛肉“Eustachia”（“Bola de Loro”）的不同重量纸箱

在公告中表示，被召回的产品带有阿根廷的工厂编号“037 N° 09’ 2025”和运输标记“26644 AA”。目前尚未收到因食用这些产品而导致疾病或受伤的确认报告。

被召回的牛肉在何处销售？

表示，这些产品被分销到了佛罗里达州和德克萨斯州的零售商处。

如果消费者持有被召回的牛肉该怎么办？

FSIS 建议购买了这些产品的消费者不要食用。该机构表示，这些产品应被丢弃或退回购买地。

普林斯顿大学，位于新泽西州普林斯顿的常春藤盟校关键校园，在最新的《美国新闻与世界报道》（U.S. News）全美大学排名中位列第一。WILLIAM THOMAS CANNETT 拍摄

排名

《美国新闻与世界报道》的全美大学排名，那么麻省理工学院（MIT）这个排名第二的科技强校呢？

但高中毕业班学生及其家人在每年秋季都会参考这些排名，希望在全美约 4,000 所授予学位的大学中做出区分。

“他们需要信息，需要指导。排名是这种指导的来源之一，”利海大学的 Urban 表示。“我更倾向于关注实际结果的排名。即进入这些大学的学生最终如何。”

8 月 4, 日发布的 Urban-PhD 排名挖掘了来自大型专业社交网站的数据，旨在根据五项指标寻找那些似乎能为学生提供最强职业准备和支持的大学：

• 就业安置，衡量标准为毕业当年进入研究生院或开始全职工作的近期校友百分比。

• 实习需求，追踪有多少校友完成了本科实习，以及招聘人员对了解校友的需求。

• 职业成功，拥有“研究生后创业或领导经验”的校友比例。

• 网络强度，校友之间联系的紧密程度。

• 以及知识广度，近期校友所追求的学习领域和独特技能的数量。

“我们实际上是在观察那些从这些学校毕业的个人在整个职业生涯中所经历的情况，”LinkedIn 全球编辑副总裁兼执行编辑 Laura Lavenanth 表示。

LinkedIn 排名于 2025 年首次亮相。Lavenanth 表示，2026 年名单上的 50 所大学“真正创造了在毕业后、在第一份工作之后依然能持续的动力”。

根据 评选出的 10 所最佳大学如下

对于熟悉广泛传播的《美国新闻与世界报道》排名或任何其他名校名单的人来说， 排名前 10, 的学校不会令人惊讶。它们是：

• 普林斯顿大学
• 杜克大学
• 哈佛大学
• 麻省理工学院 (MIT)
• 达特茅斯学院
• 宾夕法尼亚大学
• 圣母大学
• 康奈尔大学
• 耶鲁大学
• 斯坦福大学

换句话说，这个排名“看起来和所有其他排名一样，”提供替代大学排名的《华盛顿月刊》主编 Paul Glastitis 表示。

不过，在前 10 名之外， 的名单变得不那么容易预测。请看以下条目。

• 第 13 名是巴布森学院（Babson College），这是一所位于马萨诸塞州的商学院，并未出现在《美国新闻与世界报道》的主排名中。

• 第 16, 名是巴克内尔（Bucknall），一所高度关注结果和职业成功的文理学院。

• 第 20, 名是利海大学（Lehigh），在《美国新闻与世界报道》排名中处于芝加哥大学和哥伦比亚大学之间，而利海大学在此排名中位列 4,000。

巴布森学院拥有约 2,800 名本科生，在核心课程中将商业与文理科学相结合。该校自豪地表示，其 2025 届毕业生中 90% 在毕业后六个月内已在工作、继续深造或参与志愿者及服务项目。

这所马萨诸塞州的学校在 WXJ 大学（New 2026 Best Colleges list）的另一项衡量未来成功的排名中位列全美第二。

巴布森学院本科学校的 Forman 表示，此类排名“总是很有帮助的”，“这里有各种各样的事实。我认为那些针对 Bol 和大学增值能力的排名是有意义的。”

排名已从“最佳大学”演变为“最佳价值”

现代大学排名至少自 20 世纪 80 年代起就已存在。多年来，它们的主要作用是帮助潜在申请者根据声誉和录取率对大学进行筛选。

然而，最近，家长和政策制定者更多地关注大学如何让学生为进入职场做好准备，以及一个更广泛的问题：大学教育是否值得其成本。“在过去三年里，我被问到这个问题的次数比之前 10 年还要多，”普林斯顿评论（Princeton Review）的总编辑鲍勃·弗兰克（Bob Franek）表示，该机构长期提供由学生排序的大学排名。

2024 年，皮尤研究中心（Pew Research）报告称，仅有 32% 的成年人认为对于必须贷款的学生来说，大学是“值得的”。学校政府的大学评分卡（College Scorecard）显著地追踪了高等教育的成本与价值。

“你可以看到人们渴望从大学获得更多关于 Bol 的证据，因为坦率地说，家庭最初对高等教育的价值准备就变得更加怀疑了，”美国受托人与校友理事会（American Council of Trustees and Alumni）的幕僚长兼战略高级副总裁阿曼德·阿博法尼（Armand Abofany）表示。

女性大学排名较少关注门第，而更多关注产出，例如一份不错的工作。

“我们的家长、家庭和学生期待他们的投资能获得回报，”巴克纳尔（Bucknall）的学生院长马克斯·麦金尼斯（Max McGuinness）表示。

然而，大多数大学排名没有衡量的一件事是学生对大学的渴望程度。

一项 2020 年关于学术界的经典研究 Academically AskID 发现，许多大学生并没有获得多少实际知识。但在大学排名中很难衡量学习情况。

“你有就业安置，你有招聘人员的需求。这些显然是许多家长优先考虑的事项，”ACTA 的阿博法尼表示。“但当他们到达那里之后会发生什么？他们会学到什么？”

看护者

专家表示，她支付自己的律师费以抵御任何关于窃取贫穷医疗选择的指控。执行人（Executors）和受托人（trustees）可能能够将遗产资金用于支付律师费。

“不幸的是，根据我们法律系统的运作方式，你可能会因为枪击 JFK 而被起诉，这并不意味着你会输，但你必须战斗并花钱，”Vondelle LLP 的合伙人拉里·曼斯菲尔德（Larry Mansfielder）表示。

专家表示，绝望的财务困境增加了创伤。

“在这种家庭背叛带来的情感和财务压力之上，加上通常多年来照顾 anguishers 的牺牲，可能会让人无法承受，”班萨克（Bansack）说。“一位与我保持联系的优秀看护者就处于这种情况，她的解决方案是自杀。这名女性将患有早发性阿尔茨海默症的母亲接到了自己家中，并在多年时间里照顾她。对于一个被迫面对这种生活的人来说，这是一个多么悲伤且令人心碎的结局。”

破裂的关系破坏了家庭和社区。一项 2024 年的 Mar-in-Full 调查显示，在 1,068 名受访的美国成年人中，35% 的人表示他们与父母或兄弟姐妹等直系亲属关系疏远。

成年子女护理者能否保护自己？

在承担主要护理者角色之前，请咨询律师。聘请律师寻求帮助可能会花费金钱和时间，但如果能防止重大纠纷，以后可能会带来回报。

“你需要去见一位老年法律师，办理授权书并签署护理文件，”Simacks Law 的老年法律师兼财务顾问帕特里克·西马克斯（Patrick Simacks）表示。“在照顾你的父母之前，先见律师。询问‘我该怎么做才能避免麻烦？’”

律师表示，一些避免麻烦的方法包括：

• 详尽的记录：曼斯菲尔德（Mansfielder）说：“最好的防御是细致的记录。如果你开了一张 1,000 美元的支票用于报销，请确保你有相关文件证明你支付了护理费或前往下一次就诊的交通费。”应对虐待指控在很大程度上取决于事实、精确的记录和具体证据。

• 过度沟通：BMO LLP 的合伙人斯科特·巴布（Scott Babu）表示：“如果你没有让家人共同了解其亲人的生活近况（包括财务状况），那么意外情况就会出现，并演变成诉讼。”

“在这种家庭背叛带来的情感和财务压力之下，再加上通常多年来照顾年迈父母的牺牲，可能会让人难以承受。”

卡罗尔·布拉德利·伯萨克（Carol Bradley Bursack） CHPAM：MOMENT, ALBERT, JERSEY, RUTH, AND ALBERT

“阳光是最好的防腐剂，因此请每月、每年汇报，并让家人保持知情。告知医疗和财务方面的进展。虽然这对于压力巨大的护理者来说相当繁琐，但 AI 可以帮助总结财务电子邮件并提供一份你可以发送的月度报告。”

• 护理协议：父母可以在法律上补偿子女的护理服务，但这需要一份父母与成年子女之间的书面合同，正式定义所提供的服务和补偿金额。西马克斯表示，这能将非正式的家庭安排转变为法律交易，从而保护所有相关人员。

• 清晰且记录详尽的遗产计划：不仅需要清晰书写的遗嘱、授权书（POA）和生前遗嘱，与父母进行的私人律师会谈以及对其陈述意愿的清晰记录，也是护理子女所能获得的最强有力保障。

如果没有时间准备这一切怎么办？

伯萨克表示，规划始终是避免问题的最佳方式，但护理需求往往突然出现。

“当然，最好的情况是家庭能够提前制定计划，最好在老年护理律师的帮助下制定，以便明确预期。但生活并非总是如此简单，”她说。“紧急情况发生或认知能力下降突然变得明显是很常见的，必须有人提供帮助。在这种情况下，挺身而出的家庭成员很少会想到保留每一张收据并记录详细日志，因为他们已经被护理需求压得喘不过气来。”

即使有详尽的文件记录，“有些人仍会强行起诉，尽管法院可能会支持记录详尽的护理者的说法，”她说。“当善良与自私相遇时，护理者会输。我希望有一天，居家护理能成为 Medicare 的覆盖福利。这将是支持那些人的进步之举，据某些估计，这些人通过为我们脆弱的老年人提供无偿护理，每年为政府节省了超过 10 亿美元。”

支付

为了稳定的工作，美国人愿意放弃的不止是金钱

Monster 表示，有 5 到 10% 的员工表示他们愿意放弃薪酬或职场体验中的某个困难方面。

“这很显著，”Salami 说道。“数据表明，在就业和薪酬方面，工作稳定性已成为最宝贵的资产之一。”

数据显示，超过四分之一（26%）的受访者表示，他们愿意牺牲部分奖金、激励措施、职场特权或福利。

数据还显示，在几年前几乎不可想象，现在有 25% 的人表示他们愿意放弃职场灵活性，包括远程办公选项。远程办公的权利一直是雇员与大公司之间的战场。

Monster 表示，甚至有 17% 的人表示他们愿意接受更高的医疗保险成本。

员工如何寻找一份稳定且有保障的工作？

如果你重视工作稳定性，Monster 提供了一些在求职过程中可以参考的建议。其中包括：

• 检查公司的财务状况，包括其是否盈利，或者近期是否缺乏员工。

• 询问公司的增长情况、扩张计划、组织目标以及衡量成功的标准。

• 评估整个工作邀约。“如果该职位能提供更好的长期稳定性和增长空间，那么略低的薪水可能是值得的，”报告称。

• 检查员工的任职年限和流失率。“员工留存率高的组织通常能提供更稳定的工作环境和更清晰的职业路径，”Monster 表示。

• 询问职位的成长空间。“工作稳定性很重要，但学习新技能和职业晋升的机会同样重要，”报告称。

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新泽西战舰博物馆及纪念馆正计划开展其自 2091. 年以来“最重大的事业”。JIM MALDIA / USA TODAY NETWORK

卡姆登： 新泽西战舰正准备在卡姆登冬季节（Winterfest）期间迎来重大变革。这座水上博物馆预计明年启动一项 $24.200 万 项目，将建设一个停车库和一个永久性活动空间，以及票务亭、礼品店和办公空间的全新场所。这项为期两年的项目还将升级该战舰的互联网接入、监控视频和羽毛球设施；该战舰于 2042 年下水，已在卡姆登驻守 25 年。据战舰首席执行官马歇尔·斯佩瓦克（Marshall Spevak）称，该项目将是“自四分之一世纪前博物馆成立以来最重大的事业”。

肯塔基州 普罗斯佩克特： 奥尔德姆县行政法官大卫·沃格尔（David Voegele）在与奥尔德姆县财政法院成员的一次会议期间，否决了将整个普罗斯佩克特市纳入该县的想法。目前，普罗斯佩克特的大部分地区位于杰斐逊县，只有一小部分位于奥尔德姆县。

路易斯安那州 巴吞鲁日： 根据路易斯安那州立大学农业中心的一项调查以及农业专员 Mike禧 的说法，6 月热带风暴亚瑟（Arthur）引发的洪水给路易斯安那州的农业租赁带来了超过 8 亿 的损失，涵盖从原作物到 berthres，其中损失了 800 多个平方。

缅因州 兰杰： 据 News Center Maine 报道，在缅因州最高司法法院维持该州将一份为期 30 年的运输合同授予 Modiv-Case 的决定后，Penguin 宣布其在马萨诸塞州的紧急运输服务将于年底结束。

马里兰州 索尔兹伯里： 该市推出了 Salisbury OneWay，这是一个全新的在线平台，旨在为居民、企业和城市工作人员将市政数据整合到单一位置。

马萨诸塞州 南塔基特： 州联邦官员已将针对岸基白鲨捕捞的紧急限制扩大到南塔基特，以应对今年夏天岛屿海滩活动增加而引发的公共安全担忧。海洋渔业局于 7 月 16, 发布了这项紧急命令，将自 2025 年起已在鳕鱼角湾（Cape Cod Bay）和 Great Cape 实施的规定扩展至南塔基特。

密歇根州 麦昆廷： 密歇根州务部门因多次违反《驾驶员教育提供者和教练法》，对北密歇根大学的一项卡车司机教育计划采取了“总结性”处理。

明尼苏达州 贝克尔： 根据一项社区公告，Fort Energy 已完成其在贝克尔的伊利诺伊州项目的第三阶段，这是将一座现有的燃煤电厂转变为合理能源枢纽的重要一步。Illsงาน Solar 位于贝克尔的 Illsงาน 电厂附近，是明尼苏达州最大的太阳能设施，也是上中西部地区最大的设施之一。

密西西比州 纳彻： 州政府官员宣布，Bishopic Industries 正在亚当斯县扩大其业务，投资 $5.7500 万，将在纳彻创造 28 个新工作岗位。

密苏里州 哥伦比亚： 一名在密苏里大学足球纪念体育场北看台持续翻修工程中工作的电工于 6 月在施工现场死亡。美国劳工部职业安全与健康管理局正在调查此次死亡事件。

蒙大拿州 比林斯： 据 Montana Free Press 报道，美国参议院一个委员会投票通过了一项立法，授权在蒙大拿州中南部进行一次煤矿土地交换，这将使 Signal Peak Energy 受益，并为克罗族（Crow Tribe）创造收入分成机会。

内布拉斯加州 林肯： 在服务超过 40 年后，林肯消防救援队因结构安全问题拆除了其 2044 训练塔，并计划建设一座现代化的替代设施，该设施要求在 2027, 启用，R&D 报道称。

内华达州 丘拉县： 据 Nevada Current 报道，得益于学区的一项新试点计划，在本学年接送孩子上下学的克拉克县家长可能会收到 $1,000。当然，这其中有一些限制条件。该新闻机构称，该计划仅适用于克拉克县学区学生的家长或监护人，且这些学生必须被划分为一星级学校，但通过学区的开放注册政策就读于三星、四星或五星级学校。

新罕布什尔州 罗切斯特： 市政府官员正在采取措施，希望以此防止数据中心在罗切斯特落户。一项拟议的新分区条例将限制罗切斯特数据中心的选址，仅限于该市的回收工业区。

新墨西哥州 阿尔伯克基： 据 KERA 报道，桑迪亚国家实验室与总部位于阿尔伯克基的 Michael Thomas Coffee 正在合作测试一种个人咖啡烘焙技术，在早期试验中，该技术已缩短了烘焙时间。

纽约州 纽约： 唐纳德·特朗普总统表示，他正在评估联邦政府是否可以发起法律挑战，以应对纽约市对豪华记录住宅征收的累进附加税。特朗普在社交媒体帖子中称，纽约新的“每年邮寄”税是一场“危险的政治实验”。

北卡罗来纳州 艾希维尔： 在飓风海伦摧毁美国最大的退伍军人团队土地住房设施之一近两年后，艾希维尔 Rinecombe 社区基督教事工在 FEMA 的帮助下，正准备为其退伍军人恢复区（Veterans Restoration Quarters）启动一项 3200万美元 的重建和扩建工程。

北达科他州 迈阿密： 据 KXMEI 报道，罗斯福公园动物园正在扩建其非洲平原展区，增加一座 800 平方英尺的新展馆，该展馆将于今年秋季开放，届时将举办长颈鹿喂食、教育项目和社区活动。

俄亥俄州 米内瓦： Black Parks 获得了 200万美元 的州政府资金，用于延伸米内瓦市立公园的步道，以连接到 Nickel Plate 步道。

俄克拉荷马州 俄克拉荷马市： 根据一项新的州法律要求，今年已有三所学校向俄克拉荷马州总检察长办公室报告了重大网络安全漏洞。一些专家认为，还有更多案例未被企业和其他实体报告。

俄勒冈州 塞勒姆： 一项要求国会议员亲自决定交通资金分配的调查在州长蒂娜·科特克（Tina Kotek）交通工作组的部分成员对其效用提出质疑后被撤下线。

宾夕法尼亚州 哈里斯堡： 根据宾夕法尼亚农村中心发布的一项分析，宾夕法尼亚州居民的平均寿命约为 775 但在该联邦某些地区的典型寿命往往比这个数值长或短数年。中心县以 85.7 岁的预期寿命位居榜首。但在该联邦的大部分地区，尤其是在许多农村社区，平均寿命要短得多——该中心表示，政策制定者应关注这些统计数据。

罗德岛州 普罗维登斯： 联邦当局在 6 月宣布了一项广泛的起诉书，指控两打涉嫌帮派关联人员参与了一场以暴力、毒品贩运和用于维持其雇员财务的欺诈计划为特征的承销阴谋。然而，在 1998-2000, 期间，部分被卷入此案的律师要求撤销起诉书，并针对美国检察官查尔斯·C·卡利达（Charles C. Caleada）发起攻击。他们认为，由于该办公室并非由根据联邦法律和美国宪法任命的美国检察官领导，因此该起诉书是通过非法手段获得的。

南卡罗来纳州 Aileas： Seasonals River 场地的核废料计数器数量不足，旨在提高安全性并加速联邦政府的遗留清理任务。

南达科他州 沃特敦： 沃特敦区域机场宣布，将从 9 月 24 日起增加往返丹佛的航班。

田纳西州 孟菲斯： 孟菲斯标志性的 trodaya 将回归市中心。孟菲斯地区交通管理局运营受托人 Rocktek Holmes 在 8 月 4 日的交通委员会会议上告诉孟菲斯市议会，trodaya 系统有望在 2026 年秋季启动。

德克萨斯州 格赖姆斯县： SpaceX 和特斯拉宣布一项数十亿美元的合资计划，将在格赖姆斯县建设一座名为 TexaSib 的半导体制造工厂。

犹他州 盐湖城： 据 Salt 报道，州长 Spencer Cox 签署了一项行政命令，成立犹他 Quarters 计划和一个新委员会，以推进该州量子技术的研究、劳动力开发和产业增长。

佛蒙特州 蒙彼利埃： “预防佛蒙特儿童虐待”组织正在全州范围内组织 crevines 摊位，参与一项夏季功能性活动，以支持佛蒙特州各地的儿童和家庭项目。根据一项社区公告，这项名为“crevines a solution”的计划将于 8 月 17-23 日在国家软冰淇淋日周期间运行。

弗吉尼亚州 里士满： 据 WRC 报道，弗吉尼亚州野生动物资源部推出了完整的弗吉尼亚红图集（Virginia Red Atlas）网站，增加了新数据、保护工具、互动资源，并提升了 205 种野外物种的记录，以支持全州的研究、教育和野生动物保护。

华盛顿州 布雷默顿： 由于州政府资金的扩大（该资金在过去三年半中已实现了服务扩展），基萨普交通局（Kitsap Transit）从布雷默顿到 shuffle 的快速渡轮将从 9 月起在每个工作日减少 7 个往返航次。

西弗吉尼亚州 查尔斯顿： 据 WDT 报道，州长 Patrick Morrissey 表示，西弗吉尼亚州灾难活跃志愿者组织将获得 500万美元 拨款，用于支持灾后恢复工作，解决 sunset 社区需求并帮助资助基础设施项目。

威斯康星州 麦迪逊： 美国环境保护署将重新考虑 2024 年的一项决定，该决定原计划对威斯康星州东南部未能达到国家臭氧污染空气质量标准的行为实施更严格的处罚。州环境机构负责人和商业团体共同推动此次重新考虑，称其计算了“保险要求的可能性”，但这无法解决威斯康星州未能达标的“根本原因”。

怀俄明州 夏延： 据《怀俄明论坛之鹰报》（Wyoming Tribune Eagle）报道，一名调查员已请求法官对弗吉尼亚州拉萨尔县地区法院采取藐视法庭措施，指控该办公室未能在法院规定的截止日期前发布一项待决移民案件中作为证据的记录。

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Jacob Misiorowski 今年为酿酒人队效力，战绩为 11-5，防御率 1.76，三振 204 次。 MICHAEL MCLOONE / INASON IMAGES

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密尔沃基近期被低估的强队， 一个古老的故事

Jen Hoefling 今日美国

在常规赛还剩约 40 场比赛的情况下，密尔沃基酿酒人队拥有 MLB 中最好的战绩（74–46），领先坦帕湾光芒队半场，领先亚特兰大勇士队和洛杉矶道奇队两场。他们有望连续第四年赢得国家联盟中区冠军，且每年的胜率都在提高。

然而，尽管在 8月22日 之前拥有无可挑剔的战绩、一名赛扬奖领先者和顶尖的跑垒能力，许多球迷和专家似乎并未将酿酒人队视为世界大赛的有力竞争者。根据 BetMGM 的数据，酿酒人队赢得 2026年世界大赛 的赔率在 +1000，但这与热门球队道奇队（+255）相去甚远。

诚然，道奇队连续赢得了两次世界大赛冠军，在今年的交易截止日完成了最大规模的收购，并拥有一套足以与“复仇者联盟”抗衡的先发轮换阵容，但当季后赛到来时，任何事情都可能发生，对吧？

见 酿酒人队 (BREWERS), 第 2C 页

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洛杉矶湖人队

以创纪录的 125 亿美元 价格出售

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据 ESPN.com 报道，洛杉矶湖人队正以创纪录的 125 亿美元价格出售。就在不到两年前，洛杉矶道奇队共同所有者兼 TWG Global 首席执行官马克·沃尔特（Mark Walter）才从巴斯家族（Buss Family）手中买下这支球队。

此次将球队出售给商人约书亚·库什纳（Joshua Kushner）和前迪士尼首席执行官鲍勃·艾格（Robert Iger），将创下北美体育特许经营权交易的最高金额，超过了沃尔特此前为湖人队支付的 100 亿美元。

“作为 NBA 粉丝，我们深感荣幸能有机会成为洛杉矶湖人队的管理人，它是世界上最标志性的体育特许经营权之一。我们对杰里·巴斯（Jerry Buss）和杰西·巴斯（Jessie Buss）的领导力与远见深表敬意。我们的长期承诺是在此基础上继续发展，在最高水平上竞争，并服务于这支非凡的球队、其球迷以及洛杉矶市，”库什纳和艾格在声明中表示。

沃尔特于 2025 年从杰里·巴斯博士的家族手中买下湖人队，巴斯博士从 1979 年起持有该特许经营权，直到 2013 年去世。在他去世时，该特许经营权传给了他的六个孩子，其女儿杰西成为了球队的州长（governor），并在 2017 年被任命为控股所有者。

即便在出售给沃尔特之后，巴斯仍担任州长。随着球队在超级巨星卢卡·东契奇（Luka Doncic）的带领下进入新时代，球队必须填补 NBA 历史得分王勒布朗·詹姆斯（LeBron James）离开后的产出空白。詹姆斯曾带领球队在 2020 年夺冠，但在今年夏天通过自由球员身份离开，加盟费城 76 人队。

沃尔特尚未就出售球队的原因发表评论，但与沃尔特相关的两家公司正处于联邦调查之中，政府正在调查这位亿万富翁企业的财务往来。

“拥有洛杉矶湖人队是我人生中最大的荣誉之一——这是一项非凡的投资，”沃尔特在声明的一部分中说道。

Bob Nightengale 威尔明顿 今日美国

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无法匹配 罗伯茨在洛杉矶的 纪录

凤凰城 —— 洛杉矶道奇队经理戴夫·罗伯茨（Dave Roberts）坐在关着门的客队办公室里，身体靠在办公桌后的椅子上，短暂地闭上眼睛，在开始交谈前聆听片刻的宁静。

距离比赛开始还有 3-1 小时，目前还处于平静之中，随后动荡将随之而来。从 8 月 13 日起，拥有联盟最佳战绩的密尔沃基酿酒人队将来到这座城市，紧接着是冠军赛的争夺、对顶级种子的冲击、九月的攀升庆典，以及十月纯粹的疯狂。

这已成为罗伯茨的一种成年礼。在他 10 年的经理生涯中，年年进入季后赛，赢得了三次世界系列赛冠军、五次国家联盟冠军，并以历史上任何一位经理最快的速度达到了 1,000 场胜利。

有时他仍然不敢相信。罗伯茨曾是一名流浪球员，人们会记得他在 2004 年美国联盟冠军赛对阵纽约洋基队的历史性逆转中为波士顿红袜队偷垒的瞬间，而现在的罗伯茨已经

见 NIGHTENGALE，第 5C 页

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46岁的罗斯旨在保持顶尖水平

亚当·舒帕克 (Adam Schupak)

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贾斯汀·罗斯（Justin Rose）感到自豪的是，在不到两周前年满 46 岁后，他以第 24 位的排名进入美联联邦快递杯（FedExCup）季后赛，并打破了 PGA 巡回赛中 40 多岁球员——尤其是 40 岁后期球员——试图在 50 岁获得 PGA 巡回赛冠军赛（PGA Tour Champions）参赛资格前，尽可能维持任何现有地位的趋势。

仅有 70 名球员获得了美联联邦快递杯季后赛的资格，而罗斯在 20 年中第 19 次入围，是参赛选手中入围次数最多的球员。他是四位入围孟菲斯站的 40 多岁球员之一，另外三人分别是 42 岁的加里·伍德兰（Gary Woodland，第 27 位）、46 岁的亚当·斯科特（Adam Scott，第 20 位）和 44 岁的艾伦·诺克森（Alan Noxen，第 46 位）。罗斯今年在农夫保险公开赛（Farmers Insurance）赢得了他的第 18 个 PGA 巡回赛冠军，并在 4 月份几乎赢得了大师赛，他几乎没有表现出任何状态下滑的迹象，而这正是他想要的。

在 8 月 11 日周四开始的美联联邦快递圣朱德锦标赛（FedEx St. Jude Championship）赛前新闻发布会上，他表示，他真的很有兴趣继续坚持，而不仅仅是为了凑数并等待冠军巡回赛或类似的赛事。对我而言，这关乎于真正激励自己保持顶尖水平，保持在比赛的最高端竞技，并让自己获得能够创造终身回忆的经历。

这只能通过参加季后赛赛事并在最高水平上竞技来实现。这就是我的动力，如果我不能实现这一点，我真的会质疑为什么我要牺牲与家人朋友的相处，以及我生活中所有其他美好的事物！

这位前世界第一的罗斯本周在世界官方高尔夫排名中位列第 12，在职业高尔夫世界中，他凭借对抗岁月的能力成为了一个异类。他在 4 月份曾威胁要赢得那座难以企及的第二座大满贯冠军。罗斯承认，他浪费了一个赢得大师赛的绝佳机会。他在后九洞保持领先，直到在 16. 洞打出博基（bogey），随后 birdies 开始枯竭，使得罗里·麦克罗伊（Bory McIlroy）连续第二年穿上绿夹克。

大满贯赛事以及 13 个月后将在爱尔兰举行的下一届莱德杯（Ryder Cup），是驱动他追求卓越的奖赏。

罗斯继续在球场上和健身房里激励自己，以保持与新一代世界顶尖选手的竞争力。在 PGA 巡回赛最近的 9 位冠军中，有 7 位处于 20 多岁，其中最近的几位年龄在 25 岁或更小（杰克逊·基夫隆 Jackson Kivron，21 岁；迈克尔·索比恩森 Michael Thorbjornsen，24 岁；迈克尔·博斯曼斯 Michael Bosmans，24 岁）。季后赛 70 名球员的平均年龄仅为 31 岁，这是自 2009 年以来季后赛球员平均年龄第三低的一次。

如果罗斯想继续与最强者测试自己的水平，本周的孟菲斯站是最佳选择。季后赛在这里拉开帷幕，共有 49 名球员参赛——丹尼尔·伯格（Daniel Berger）因伤缺席——他们全部来自世界官方高尔夫排名的前 100 名，其中包括 43 位排名前 50 的球员，以及前 25 名中的 23 位。

罗斯表示，在英国公开赛之后休息了三周，他现在状态良好，准备在 19℃ Southwark 开始季后赛征程，他一年前曾在这里击败 J.J. Spann 获得胜利。罗斯试图与球队一起挽回杆数，追平了自 2024 年以来 PGA 巡回赛在最后 5 个洞追回的第二大分差。他超过了泰格·伍兹（Tiger Woods），创下了自 2007 年以来美联联邦快递杯两次夺冠之间最长的时间间隔——距离他赢得 2011 年宝马锦标赛（BMW Championship）已过去 0.075 天。

对于这位不老传奇来说，年龄只是一个数字。罗斯已经拥有包括 2016 年美联联邦快递杯冠军在内的名人堂级周赛履历，他寻求增加更多的季后赛回忆。

“我正处于一种等待状态，希望能再次轻松地找回感觉，”他说。“我打了一些不错且稳健的高尔夫，但我一直在等待一次爆发。希望我们刚刚度过的三周休息时间能起到很好的刷新作用，这样我就能真正专注于这最后的冲刺。”

PGA巡回赛

联邦快递圣朱德锦标赛

球场： 孟菲斯的 19℃ Southwood（标准杆 70；7,288 码）。

奖金池： 2000万美元

（冠军：$3.600 万）。

电视转播： 8月13-14日：东部时间下午 2-6 点（高尔夫频道）；8月15日：下午 1-3 点（高尔夫频道）及下午 3-6 点（CBS）；8月16日：东部时间中午 12-2 点（高尔夫频道）及东部时间下午 2-6 点（CBS）。

X： @FedExCup

数据内幕

12 这是首次获得联邦快递杯季后赛资格的球员人数。克里斯托弗·雷坦（Kristoffer Reitan，第38位）是进入联邦快递圣朱德锦标赛的排名最高的新面孔。雷坦是五名入围的新秀之一，其他四人为艾伦·菲茨帕特里克（Alan Fitzpatrick，第76位）、盖伦汉·耶拉马兰（Gailenhan Yellamaran，第57位）、乔丹·史密斯（Jordan Smith，第64位）和杰克逊·基夫隆（Jackson Kivron，第77位）。

值得关注

马特·菲茨帕特里克（Matt Fitzpatrick）。 他以第二名的排名进入联邦快递杯季后赛，这是自 2007 年以来英国球员进入季后赛的最高排名。菲茨帕特里克本赛季以 3, 场胜利并列夺冠次数最多，他在联邦快递杯前 3 名中停留了 20 周，是单赛季英国球员停留时间最长的。

汤米·弗利特伍德（Tommy Fleetwood）。 现任联邦快递杯冠军寻求成为首位连续两届获得联邦快递杯冠军的球员。他本周在赛季总积分榜中排名第 9。弗利特伍德在联邦快递杯季后赛的最近 27 轮比赛中均处于平杆或低于标准杆，这是季后赛中现役球员最长的平杆或低于标准杆连续轮数。Hi Was Ken。 正在为总统杯训练的国际队球员在联邦快递杯积分榜中排名第 7，他是本赛季在 PGA 巡回赛中尚未夺冠但排名最高的球员；他在本赛季的 21 场比赛中获得了 10 次前 10 名，其中两次获得亚军。

酿酒人队

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酿酒人队在过去四年中每年都有进步，同时在季后赛中走得更远。去年，他们自 2018 年以来首次进入国联冠军系列赛，尽管被道奇队横扫，但这仍是朝着正确方向迈出的一步。如果他们过去几年的轨迹得以延续，这次他们很有可能进入世界大赛。

那么，为什么他们被忽视了？是因为他们必须面对强大的道奇队吗？还是有其他被球迷忽视的因素？

道奇队是否强大到无法阻挡？

去年，道奇队以国联 1 号种子的身份进入季后赛。尽管赢得了之前的世界大赛，但许多球迷认为道奇队可能不具备卫冕冠军的实力。显然，他们做到了。

他们用了四场比赛在国联冠军系列赛中击败酿酒人队，并用了七场比赛在世界大赛中解决多伦多蓝鸟队。

作为 2 号种子，他们的阵容据称变得更强了。道奇队在赛季期间签下了名气最大的内野手凯尔·塔克，并增加了强有力的后援选择凯利·耶茨和终结者埃德温·迪亚兹，尽管就在一年前，他们为终结者坦纳·斯科特花费了巨资，但后者并未取得成功。

公平地说，凯尔·塔克也没有取得成功。这位年薪 $60 的球员在 2020 年的表现不尽如人意，其 GPS 仅为 722。但这真的重要吗？道奇队必须能够凭借天赋让即使是巨大的失误也变得无关紧要。看看去年，球队签下斯科特担任终结者但表现不佳。道奇队需要从一次糟糕的签约中恢复吗？不需要。他们只是在那个种子年又花了一大笔钱。

但塔克不同。他是一名每天出场的球员，会占用其他潜在球星的出场机会。在季后赛中，一名外野手比一名每两三天才能投一次球的后援投手更重要。

此外，塔克最近在季后赛中的表现并不出色。自 2023 年以来，塔克在 21 场季后赛比赛中 67 次机会仅击球成功 13 次，且仅有 4 次长打。他在上垒方面依然表现良好，在这一期间他的保送次数与三振次数一样稳定，但当 10 月到来时，他的打击不再那么具有威胁，而且

右外野手杰克·巴拉尔斯（Jake Baraers）（3）在为酿酒人队击出今年 21 支本垒打之一后，受到了左外野手杰克逊·肖林（Jackson Chaurin）的迎接。 APOLON MCDANIEL HAGEL

考虑到他今年的糟糕表现，这次巨大的休赛期签约最终可能会让道奇队付出代价。

球队整体在进攻端也明显退步。当道奇队在 2020 年赢得世界大赛时，他们的得分在整个 MLB 中排名第一。他们在 2024 年同样做到了这一点，并在 2025 年排名第二。今年，他们没有落后太多，排名第三（602），酿酒人队紧随其后排名第五（589），但这证明了虽然酿酒人队在过去几年一直在攀升，但道奇队一直在下滑——虽然是缓慢下滑，但确实在下滑。而且由于道奇队的投球实力备受推崇，人们很容易忽视这样一个事实：道奇队的防御率（ERA）在 MLB 中排名第七（3:72），而酿酒人队排名第四（3:54）。

酿酒人队在面对其他强队时表现如何？

如果 MLB 季后赛在今天开始，代表国联的球队将是：

1. 密尔沃基酿酒人队。
2. 亚特兰大勇士队。
3. 洛杉矶道奇队。
4. 芝加哥小熊队。
5. 费城费城人队。
6. 亚利桑那响尾蛇队或圣迭戈费城人队。 其他球队如圣路易斯豹队和迈阿密马林鱼队也在竞争之列。本赛季，在面对这其他 8 支球队时，酿酒人队的战绩为 27-35。他们在面对国联最强球队的比赛中赢得了近一半的场次。

作为对比，道奇队在面对这些相同球队时的战绩为 24-23（当然，是用道奇队替换掉酿酒人队）。勇士队的战绩为 26-36。表现不错，但不如酿酒人队那样出色。

公平地说，道奇队和勇士队今年对阵密尔沃基的战绩均为 2-1，但这仅仅是一次交手。在这些比赛中，任何情况都可能发生。我们不能假设任何一支球队在七场系列赛中会占据优势。

小熊队是国家联盟中唯一一支在面对争夺季后赛席位的球队时，战绩优于或类似于酿酒人队的球队（28-35）。因此，小熊队今年对阵密尔沃基的战绩为 2-4，且在这些比赛中的打击率仅为 20-30，GPS 为 1-44。

投球在季后赛中有多重要？

如前所述，酿酒人队目前拥有全棒球界第四好的球队 ERA，且在国家联盟中排名第一。但这在季后赛中重要吗？

在 2025 年，道奇队的失分 ERA 在 MLB 中排名第 18 位；在 2014 年，他们排名第 18 位；在 2023 年，德克萨斯游骑兵队排名第 18 位。

近年来，进入季后赛后，球队整体投球的重要性可能没有你想象的那么高。虽然在 2022 年，休斯顿太空人队在赢得 4 场比赛前球队 ERA 排名第二，但近年来的趋势更倾向于进攻强队。

即便如此，虽然球队整体投球的重要性有所下降，但单个主导性的投球表现依然占据主导地位。就在去年，我们看到山本由伸（Yonkersha Yamamoto）带领道奇队夺得世界大赛冠军。山本的赫拉克勒斯式表现是道奇队赢得 8 场比赛的最大原因。在七场系列赛中，一支不可思议的单臂投球就能决定成败，而现在哪支球队拥有棒球界最好的投手？

王牌投手雅各布·米西奥罗夫斯基（Jacob Misiorowski）是否具备季后赛特质？

雅各布·米西奥罗夫斯基无疑是今年棒球界最强的投手，因此理所当然地，如果季后赛陷入苦战，酿酒人队将依赖这位 24 岁的投手。

问题在于米西奥罗夫斯基能否在如此短的时间内承受如此巨大的工作量。毕竟，山本目前每场先发平均工作超过 6.3 局，而米西奥罗夫斯基平均每小时六局。

这看起来可能不像巨大的差异，但实际上确实有。

本赛季，米西奥罗夫斯基尚未在休息少于四天的情况下出场。在季后赛中，间隔将会更短。此外，他在两场比赛中投球超过 10 次的情况仅出现过三次。他在大约 33% 的比赛中才能投到第七局。

乐观的一面是，在他投到第七局的七场比赛中，有五场出现在今年 5 月 23 日至 6 月 22 日之间的六场比赛序列中。在那段时间里，他仅丢掉了一个自责分，休息时间从未超过五天，并且在其中四场比赛中投球超过 90 球。尽管他的球速很高，但这段经历显示出他具备持续投球的潜力，而这可能正是他们所需要的。

酿酒人队的后续赛程

当然，常规赛还剩下 40 场比赛，一次低迷的阶段可能会破坏酿酒人队迄今为止建立的势头。在 8 月 12 日之前，他们遭遇了被教士队两连败，且在过去 30 场比赛中的战绩为 5-5。看看目前道奇队的情况就知道了。

8 月 30 日，酿酒人队将开始一段 12 场比赛的赛程，期间将面对教士队、道奇队和勇士队。这些系列赛将成为一个很好的衡量标准，用以观察酿酒人队如何日复一日地应对高水准的对手。这将是密尔沃基队今年第二次连续面对道奇队和勇士队。

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怀特谴责针对发烧队的网络谩骂

西德尼·亨德森 (Cydney Henderson)

印第安纳发烧队教练斯特凡妮·怀特 (Stephanie White) 在 8 月的赛后新闻发布会上，谴责了劫持 WNBA 的“仇恨、散布恐惧（以及分歧）”。在迪马克丝·卡灵顿 (D.Ivmax Carrington) 对索菲·坎宁安 (Sophie Cunningham) 犯下一次严重犯规后，这种谩骂在周末达到了沸点。

“令人遗憾的是，我们没有机会讨论她们打出了多么精彩的篮球，因为她们确实（脏话）打得很好，”怀特在发烧队对阵纽约自由队的比赛前发表了一番激情的演讲时说道。“我们是团结的。我们是相连的。我们不会被分化。每天这些女性都在拼命奋斗。每天如此。当对方卑劣时，我们保持高尚。爱将获胜。优雅将获胜。谦逊将获胜，善良将获胜。”

怀特总结道：“我永远支持她们。其他人可以滚蛋。”

她在新闻发布会开始时，回应了她在 8, 8 日就芝加哥队对一名球员的恶意犯规 2 评论后所遭受的明显抵制。该次犯规导致卡灵顿因与坎宁安的颈部发生“不必要且过度”的接触而被驱逐出场。

“这不一定是针对在座的人。这更多是针对那些试图制造根本不存在的叙事的网络社区。试图对我是一个什么样的人、我的立场是什么进行捏造或扭曲。”怀特发表了她的声明，“我说，球员的成功、球员的健康与福祉，以及球员的安全对我来说永远是重中之重。我最自豪的事情之一就是我与球员之间的关系。”

在场上事件发生后，怀特在赛后新闻发布会上表示裁判做出了“正确的判决”，并且她认为这次犯规并非蓄意。怀特在康涅狄格州执教卡灵顿两个赛季 (2020-24)，并表示卡灵顿以“拼命打球”著称。

“她会竞争。没有人能轻而易举地走进去完成上篮，”怀特在 8 月 8 日说道。“所以我并不反对强硬的犯规，但我也认为她并非故意攻击颈部。”

斯特凡妮·怀特表示：“球员的成功、球员的健康与福祉，以及球员的安全对我来说永远是重中之重。” MATT REBETTENMAN IMAGES

一些发烧队的球迷认为怀特没有充分维护坎宁安，印第安纳州副州长迈卡·贝克威思 (Micah Beckwith) 甚至要求解雇怀特。

这次犯规以及卡灵顿随后发布的将发烧队与“白人特权”联系在一起的推文，引发了围绕种族、球员安全和跨性别权利政策的评论，而坎宁安一直对这一话题直言不讳。

周二，怀特否认了任何关于她背叛自己球员的指控，并澄清她在赛后发言前没有看过该犯规的回放。她提醒每个人，她“也是人类”。

“对于那些对上一场比赛的这次进攻有话要说的人，我当时没有实时看到那个动作。我直接去了新闻发布会，”怀特解释道。“我认为判罚正确。幸好索菲没事。这是否严重？绝对严重。当你有机会在回放中一遍又一遍地观看时，你可以看到这一点。但我当时没有实时看到。任何暗示我没有 100% 支持我球员的说法，我都会将其视为个人攻击。我一直 20 toes down 全心全意地支持她们。一直如此。她们知道这一点。”

克拉克支持教练

当怀特在印第安纳波利斯高尔桥球馆（Gaulbridge Fieldhouse）面对狂热队主场观众被介绍时，迎接她的是一片嘘声。狂热队后卫凯特琳·克拉克表示她“讨厌”这一情况。

“我在赛前告诉（怀特），我们绝不能为了她而输掉这场比赛。这很艰难。她是我主教练。我讨厌我们的球迷在赛前对她嘘声。老实说，这让我有点难受，”克拉克在赛后评价中说道。“这是职业体育，人们总会嘘声，但归根结底……我们会支持她，我们永远会做她的后盾，这永远不会撕裂我们的更衣室。”

克拉克补充道：“我就是爱她，我也能体会她的感受，因为我知道有时压力会很大，她很多时候能很好地屏蔽这些，但有些时刻这些东西还是会让你心烦意乱，这只是人之常情，这就是生活。”

克拉克表示她能理解那种强烈的网络审视，并补充道：“即使你拥有世界上最强大的心理承受能力，有时也难免会被影响。”

“我今天早些时候也和斯蒂芬（怀特）聊过，我认为我们很多时候忘记了我们也是人类，她有感情，有些时刻确实非常艰难。有时这就是你选择这份工作时必须接受的。但与此同时，感受到这些情绪也是正常的，”克拉克说。“我只是告诉她我也经历过同样的事情。有些日子我真的很沮丧……我认为我们的世界……热爱憎恨。热爱分裂。这就是我们唯一想做的事。没有人想看到对方成功。我认为对我自己来说，观察这一点是非常具有警示意义的。我觉得我们需要在互相激励方面做得更好。我可以向你们保证，今晚我们绝不可能输掉这场比赛。”

获胜后，坎宁安表示她和怀特的关系“非常好”，且“外界的噪音”并未在狂热队球员或工作人员之间制造隔阂。

“这就是成为印第安纳狂热队的一员——无论是工作人员还是球员——所面临的情况。你知道当你来到这里，这将是试图分散你注意力的因素之一。但我们的更衣室很稳固。我们关系紧密，并且彼此支持。教练爱我们，”坎宁安补充道。“我和斯蒂芬关系很好。斯蒂芬和我们所有人关系都很好。所以真正试图干扰我们的是外界的噪音，但我们没问题。”

坎宁安重申了怀特的声明，澄清其主教练没有看到犯规的回放。

“归根结底，她没看到那个片段，”坎宁安说。“而且你知道吗，D.Ivmax 是一名极其出色的球员。她是一名伟大的防守者。所以（怀特）在康涅狄格州执教过她，我不知道多少年。所以给她应有的赞誉，她没看到那个片段，这没关系。”

坎宁安补充说，她现在专注于“努力让重点依然是重点”。

怀特还得到了狂热队总裁凯利·克瑙斯科普夫（Kelly Knauskopf）的信任票。在周二给 ESPN 的一份声明中，克瑙斯科普夫表示：“怀特教练在领导狂热队方面做了极出色的工作，并且连续第二个赛季让球队处于冲击季后赛的有利位置。在我们的球队和联盟所经历过的最强聚光灯照射下，她让我们的球队保持专注和团结。她得到了领导层的全力支持。”

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三分射手为球队提供额外助力

Meghan L. Hall

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WNBA 赛季充满了精彩的投篮，那些出色的篮球表现不容忽视。球员们在三分线外火力全开，他们的赛场努力值得认可。

基于此，今日美国汇编了一份全联盟顶尖三分射手的名单。为了确保内容的准确性和清晰度，所列球员是根据其在 2026 年三分球的投篮数量和效率，以及因球队而异的团队动态和职责而确定的。

在本周的 WNBA 实力排名中，我们将分析每支球队的最佳射手。

注：记录和统计数据截至 8 月 10 日。）

1 (-) 明尼苏达山林队 (27-7)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Kayla McBride。McBride 因其随时能命中投篮的纯粹能力，理所当然地赢得了“Kayla McBockers”的绰号。这位山林队的后卫目前在 WNBA 历史三分命中数中排名第五 (822)。她还创造了一项新的联盟单场三分球最多纪录 (80)，出现在 8 月 9 日以 103-90 战胜达拉斯的比赛中。

2 (-) 金州女武神队 (23-9)

最佳三分射手：前锋 Janelle Salatin。Salatin 本赛季在远距离投篮的命中率接近 40% (39-8)，这对这位女武神队前锋来说是职业生涯最高成就，本赛季她有 8 场比赛至少命中 4 个三分球。

3 (+4) 华盛顿神秘人队 (19-12)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Sonia Citron。Citron 的比赛风格通常不像联盟中其他球员那样华丽，但同样出色。虽然 Citron 今年在三分线外的命中率并非最佳 (30.4%)，但她仍然是关键球员——当华盛顿需要关键得分时，神秘人队通常会转向 Citron，而她总能发挥关键作用。

4 (-) 拉斯维加斯王牌队 (22-11)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Jackie Young。很难不选择 Chelsea Gray 填补这个位置，因为 Gray 在 2026 年表现出色，三分线外命中率 39.6%，命中 61 球。然而，Young 本赛季在远距离投篮的命中率仍为 37.9%，命中 67 个三分球，且有 17 场比赛三分命中率达到 40% 或更高。

5 (+) 印第安纳狂热队 (20-12)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Kelsey Mitchell。眨眼之间，你可能会错过 Mitchell 令人难以置信的快速出手和彩虹弧线的三分球。这位狂热队的后卫在 WNBA 历史三分命中数中排名第六 (762)，状态正盛。Mitchell 本赛季在联盟三分命中数中排名第四，命中 93 个三分球，命中率为 43.5%。

6 (-) 亚特兰大梦想队 (19-12)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Rhyn Howard。在亚特兰大，永远是“Rhy 时间”。Howard 在 WNBA 的场均三分命中数排名第一 (3.3)。当她进入状态时，请小心。这位梦想队的后卫在职业生涯中有两场比赛命中 9 个三分球（2025 年 6 月 15 日和 2025 年 9 月 5 日），并在 2026 年有 15 场比赛命中 4 个或更多三分球。

7 (+) 纽约自由人队 (20-13)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Marine Johannes。Johannes 拥有 WNBA 中最不寻常的出手方式。有时，那是单腿失去平衡的投篮，但不知为何竟然有效。这位自由人队的后卫在联盟场均三分命中数中排名第 10 (2.2)，且在远距离命中总数中并列第八 (67)。

8 (+) 芝加哥天空队 (12-20)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Sydney Taylor。Taylor 是一名 unstuffed 新秀，是训练营中近期最成功的签约球员之一。她目前在三分球命中数（59）方面排名第 21 位，并在 8 月 1 日的一场比赛中投中绝杀三分，以 84-83 击败卫冕冠军

在她的第七个赛季中，后卫 Kayla McBride 创下了单场命中 10 3-pointers 的 WNBA 纪录。JAYNEI BECKERD DARIAN HANJIES

9 (-) 达拉斯之翼队 (19-14)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Azzi Fudd。这份名单中不可能没有 Fudd，她是今年首位赢得 WNBA 全明星三分大赛的新秀。这位之翼队的后卫场均能投进 2.1 3-pointers，三分线外的命中率高达 39.7%。

10 (+2) 波特兰火花队 (13-19)

最佳三分射手：前锋 Bridget Carleton。Carleton 是一名出色的三分射手，她完美掌握了底角三分的艺术。这是她的 cigarette shot。这位火花队前锋在三分球总命中数（90）和场均三分命中数（2.9）方面均排名第五。

11 (-) 洛杉矶火花队 (12-19)

最佳三分射手：前锋 Rae Burrell。Burrell 是那种如果被低估，就能在远距离惩罚对手的球员。她能以多种方式投进三分球：后撤步、侧步或直接干拔。这位洛杉矶前锋的三分命中率为 40.7%。

12 (+) 康涅狄格太阳队 (8-23)

最佳三分射手：前锋 Kennedy Burke。Burke 在休赛期从自由队加盟太阳队，她在 2025 年的三分命中率高达 41.4%。在 2026 年，这一数据下降至 34.9%。然而，在需要她出手时，她依然能命中三分。不要小看 Burke。

13 (-) 凤凰城水星队 (12-22)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Kelsey Pham。Pham 于 8 月 2, 通过交易来到凤凰城，目前仅为球队出战四场比赛。然而，在首秀中她就投进了 3 个三分球，并延续了她在洛杉矶时期的三分产出（38.3%）。

14 (-) 多伦多节奏队 (10-21)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Marina Mabrey。“金钱 Mabrey”在多伦多度过了一个相当出色的赛季。她的投篮充满自信，场均 3.2 个三分命中数证明了这一点。Mabrey 有 8 场比赛命中 4 个或更多三分球，其中两场比赛命中 9 个三分球。

15 (-) 西雅图风暴队 (6-28)

最佳三分射手：后卫 Natisha Hindeman。在休赛期签约西雅图后，Hindeman 肩上的担子更重了，但即便责任增加，她依然能在远距离得分。这位风暴队后卫在 2026 年有 5 场比赛命中 4 个或更多三分球。

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被誉为该项运动历史上最成功的管理者之一。

“在我最疯狂的梦中，”他说，“我也没想过这会发生。而现在，能与那些带领组织夺冠的伟大人物被一同提及，我的天呐。”

罗伯茨露出了缓慢的微笑，他自己也在好奇，如何能在十年的这种磨练中生存下来，并且依然拥有像一个获得学校通行证的青少年那样十足的精力和热情。

没完没了的要求：连续数月激励球队，与管理层保持密切联系，在每场比赛前后回答棒球界最庞大媒体群的问题，管理 162 场常规赛，然后面对季后赛的显微镜式审视。

如果道奇队能像过去两年那样赢得世界大赛，那么罗伯茨只是完成了他的工作。

如果道奇队不是最后屹立不倒的球队，那么这个赛季就是失败的。

这很难说有趣，但作为这项运动中最富有且最强大球队的经理，这是工作的一部分，压力可能是持续不断的。

“我一天中最美好的部分，”他轻声说道，“是国歌响起的时候。所有球员的交谈以及其他一切都结束了。但一旦我听到国歌，就只剩下一场比赛的竞争：我们对阵他们。”

在接下来的两个月里，罗伯茨将几乎没有宝贵的空闲时间，但他在每一分钟中都无法抽出时间让他的球队接受《今日美国》体育版的同一场采访。

他谈到了他正在写的一本书，他计划继续担任经理职位的时长，以及支撑其管理和战术能力的因素，他对年度最佳经理奖的恼怒，可能在奥运会执教，关于道奇队是否在毁掉棒球的争论，以及他想要留给后辈的东西。

罗伯茨签署了一份为期四年、$32-a million 的合同延期协议，他曾是一个主要的国际目标，仅通过合同管理并作为自由身离开。现在，他改变了主意。他想继续走下去。具体多久，他并不真正清楚，但他想留下不可磨灭的影响，不仅是在道奇队，不仅是在棒球界，而是在人生中。

正是这种渴望，让罗伯茨在写一本将于明年春天出版的书，名为《坚定乐观》（Relentlessly Positive）。

“这不是一本回忆录，”罗伯茨说，“我想我写作的方式是这样的。这对我来说只是一个机会，能让我的团队参与到一些积极的事情中，以及让各行各业的人都能从中获益。世界上这样的机会并不多，但我希望这能成为触动高管、普通人、领导者以及想要成为领导者的人的东西。这些东西并不总是切实的或可以量化的，但很重要。这只是我对文化和政治问题的总体思考。”

罗伯茨的父亲是一名黑人，曾任美国海军陆战队七级首席炮术军士，母亲是日本人，他一生都坚定乐观。他是来自加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）的第 20 轮选秀球员，拥有 10 年的职业生涯。他在 2020 年克服了 II 期（道奇队）淋巴瘤。在有人邀请他担任经理之前，他在圣迭戈教徒队的前台办公室和教练组工作了六年。道奇队打来了电话，但他们第一次是 Game Kugler，无论如何，罗伯茨在 2006 年得到了这份工作。

虽然教徒队此后更换了六任经理，但罗伯茨已经是道奇队队史第四位任期最长的经理。

“管理我们这样一群性格迥异的人，这是一份艰巨的工作，”道奇队世界大赛成员米格尔·罗哈斯告诉

戴夫·罗伯茨希望带领道奇队夺得连续第三个世界大赛冠军，这在美联球队中仅有两个球队实现过。 MARK J. RABLAU / SHEEN KREER

《今日美国》体育版。“他处理的事情如此之多，但依然能掌控全局。这是我参与过的唯一一个每个人都对自己的工作感到满意的地方。你知道让 20 个人达成共识，且每个人都渴望每天上场有多难。但他做得非常好，让每个人都清楚自己的位置。他总能精准把握何时以及如何传递信息。”

在 8 月 30 日球队经历 5-8 胜负低迷期时，罗伯茨向球队发出了警告，要求他们如果想要获得首轮轮空资格就赶紧清醒过来。一周前，他与野手们举行了一次私人会议，提醒他们过去两次赢得世界大赛的成绩现在根本毫无意义。

“他告诉我们他感到快乐和自豪，真的非常荣幸能有机会连续执教两支冠军球队，”罗哈斯说。“但他也说他并不在乎过去两年的成绩。他极度渴望获胜。对我来说，这就是反差所在。他今年依然渴望赢球，并希望其他人也同样渴望。他告诉我们，我们有机会创造历史，所以让我们抓住机会。”

洛杉矶道奇队有可能成为第一支连续三次赢得世界大赛冠军的国家联盟球队，此前这一成就仅由美国联盟的纽约洋基队和奥克兰运动家队达成。

谁知道呢，也许第三次连续夺冠会让人们意识到，罗伯茨或许应该被视为与之前的沃尔特·阿尔斯顿和汤米·拉索达处于同一量级。他拥有历史上任何主教练中最高的胜率（1,015–62.4, 489），是唯一一位在执教前 50 个赛季中每年都进入季后赛的国家联盟主教练，并且季后赛胜场数（69 场）排名第三，仅次于名人堂成员乔·托雷（84 场）和托尼·拉鲁萨（71 场）。

“这很有趣，因为当你成为焦点，当你获得成功时，总会有人试图淡化这些成就，”罗伯茨说，“或者贬低或质疑你的所作所为。但对我来说，我认为更多的是将注意力内部集中在重要的事情上。”

他试图不让这些影响自己，但令人沮丧的是，除非道奇队突然在某一年陷入困境或大幅削减薪资支出，否则罗伯茨几乎不可能再次赢得国家联盟年度最佳主教练奖。他在 2016 年获得过该奖项，但自 2007 年以来，他的排名仅有一次高于第五名。他赢得了最近两次世界大赛，但在 2024 年的投票中仅排名第七，而去年则没有获得任何选票。

“坦白说，我觉得（来自芬尼斯队的）帕特·墨菲应该赢得过去两年的奖项，”罗伯茨说。“他配得上国家联盟年度最佳主教练。但让我感到奇怪的是，我甚至没有被考虑进入前 5, 名，仅此而已。”

“这恰恰说明了人们认为这是一个纯粹靠资金运作的体系。”

令人愤怒的是，仅仅因为你被认为是一个“球员型”主教练，你就不能同时被认为是一个精明或战略性的领导者。

道奇队在 2024 年与圣迭戈教徒队的国家联盟分區系列赛中曾处于被淘汰的边缘，且没有可用的先发投手。他们采取了拼凑比赛的方式，使用了 8 位投手，以 8-5 获胜，随后在仅有三名健康先发投手的情况下赢得了世界大赛。

“在我见过的所有球队管理方式中，他是最出色的，”道奇队资深裁判厄尼·菲利普斯说。“他知道何时部署球员，知道某人在特定那一天的角色最适合什么，既能保护球员，也能挑战球员。这就是为什么像坦纳·斯科特和埃德温·迪亚兹这样的人签约来到这里，因为他们想成为其中的一部分。”

这与未来的名人堂主教练达斯蒂·贝克没有区别，后者是唯一一位带领五支不同球队进入季后赛，同时赢得 2,183 场比赛和一次世界大赛冠军的人。

“这太令人沮丧了，”罗伯茨说，“听到人们总是说：达斯蒂是一个伟大的球员型主教练。他很有趣。他很积极。他能很好地与球员沟通。真是个伟大的人。”

“我不知道是因为他的肤色还是因为什么，但从来没有人在这里谈论他是一位多么出色的战术家。他确实是。这一直让我感到困惑。”

罗伯茨与贝克和西蒂-坎顿一样，是仅有的几位赢得过世界大赛冠军的黑人主教练。他希望自己不仅被视为这项运动中最优秀的教练之一，而且是一个能给这项运动留下影响的人。

这就是为什么他改变了主意，并希望在合同到期后继续执教。他依然年轻，既然能产生影响，为什么要离开？

“根据我看到的调研，我认为男性团队会持续表现出色，并且这种状态会一直维持到你 40 岁出头，”罗伯茨说。“所以，对我来说，在 74 岁时，我认为我的热情、积极性、大脑和敏锐度仍处于上升轨迹。这就是为什么有些人在 60 多岁时依然拥有这种能力。”

“所以我不想关闭这扇门，”罗伯茨表示，只要他享受这份工作且依然拥有激情，为什么要离开？“我热爱人们，我也热爱棒球这项运动，”罗伯茨说。“我比 1994 年在纽约詹姆斯敦的第一天更热爱它。我觉得我是这项运动的管家，我想让它延续下去。我想推动这项运动向前发展。当你听到我的话时，我不仅仅是在具体谈论比赛，而是试图超越比赛。这就是我追求的目标。”

罗伯茨认为，要推广这项运动，没有比让大联盟球员首次参加 2028 年奥运会更好的方式了。

而且他为那个奥运会主教练的职位找到了完美的人选。

他将此视为他的日常目标。奥运会将会在道奇体育场举行，他在那里有办公室。他入选了名人堂，并且在 2000 年奥运会上带领美国队，通过引导小联盟球员赢得了金牌。这项运动中没有比他更成功的教练了。

“我知道外面有很多优秀的候选人，”罗伯茨说，“但这对我意义重大。我很想那样做，在胸前佩戴 USA 8。”那个奥运梦想，现在距离实现仅剩两年。

与此同时，他还需要再赢得一两次世界大赛冠军。

“这是道奇棒球的黄金 era，如果能再次夺冠，”罗伯茨说。“这群核心成员将被永远谈论。你可以直接将他们与 27 年的洋基队以及那个时代进行对比，永远争论下去。”

人们对道奇队的厌恶对棒球有好处吗？

就像现在这样，整个体育界的球迷都可以争论道奇队是否优秀，以及棒球运动是否需要一支拥有卓越管理层、名人堂级别的经理以及薪资规模是某些球队数倍之多的球队？或者，拥有一个“反派”是否更有好处，就像王朝时期的洋基队、在超级碗期间横扫千军的新英格兰爱国者队，或是处于黄金时代的波士顿凯尔特人队那样？

“当我听到人们在争论这个时，”罗伯茨说，“我认为这对这项运动是有益的。这对球迷来说很棒。至少他们在讨论棒球，而不是讨论球员。这总比讨论牛仔队要好。”

“我记得 2007 年我经营一家小型酒庄（Red Hills Winn）时，我们正在讨论地块。我问我的酿酒师：‘有竞争对手吗？是否有另一个像我们这样人们可能会饮用的品牌？’他说：‘戴维斯，让我告诉你一件事，在葡萄酒行业，只要人们在喝葡萄酒，我们就都赢了。’”

“所以，如果你热爱棒球，你就会讨论棒球。你可以对此持有不同意见。那么在 DeSoto 8，我当然希望他们热爱道奇队，但伙计，即使你讨厌我们，你也在讨论棒球，这对我们所有人来说都是一种胜利。”

也许有一天，随着季后赛席位和冠军头衔的不断增加，人们也会讨论罗伯茨。

你不会看到他在教练席上大发脾气，或者对着裁判咆哮，或者上节目把焦点转移到自己身上。

他只是安静地领导，不仅深受每个人的喜爱，而且得到了更衣室里每位球员的认可。他不抢功劳，也从未让球员背锅，他只是要求专业精神。

“我每天都告诉自己：‘主啊，请不要让这件事变成关于我的，’”罗伯茨说。“真的，我每天都在与此作斗争，因为我不希望我的自我意识干扰到决策。这就是我的优点。我没有什么可炫耀的。我们总是把焦点放在球员身上，但有些人获得了一定的名声和成功后，就想让焦点回到自己身上。”

“我对这类事情非常警觉。保持积极。保持谦逊。不要改变。”

他永远不会改变。

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NFL 本周季前赛必看 9 位球员

制造话题的机会开始出现

迈克尔·米德尔亨特-施瓦茨 (Michael Middlehunt-Schwartz)

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

除了那些在争夺最后几个名单席位的人之外，NFL季前赛的影响通常有限。

随着各支球队准备从8月23日开始进入第一个完整的季前赛周，大多数教练对于让顶尖球员参与比赛的计划仍保持神秘。而且，不断增加的伤病名单凸显了在一年中的这个时间点让关键贡献者大量出场的风险，因此许多球队倾向于保护其首发球员免受潜在伤害，这在情理之中。

然而，即便比赛形式由精简的战术和对深度名单的深入挖掘所决定，季前赛至少仍具有一定的娱乐价值，并为许多年轻球员提供了一个额外的数据参考点。

考虑到这一点，以下是训练营中值得在季前赛期间关注的9名突出球员：

外接手 Ja'Kabi Lane，巴尔的摩乌鸦队

在南加州大学期间，Lane 习惯于仅用一只手接住那些原本看起来注定会失败的传球。现在，这些如同杂技般的接球动作将他的话题度推向了一个其他任何新秀都无法企及的高度。

这位身高6英尺4英寸、体重200磅的接球目标极有可能成为训练营中的球迷宠儿，因为他能够接住身体范围之外球的能力，肯定能为球迷提供一系列令人眼花缭乱的剪辑片段。但这种印象并非仅停留在队友和教练层面，这表明他不仅仅是一名社交媒体明星。

进攻协调员德克兰·多伊尔 (Declan Doyle) 将这位第三轮秀的强力双手比作前新奥尔良圣徒队外接手迈克尔·托马斯 (Michael Thomas)，后者仍持有 NFL 单赛季接球次数记录。对于 Lane 来说，这是一个极高的评价，但他与拉马尔·杰克逊 (Lamar Jackson) 之间日益增强的默契预示着他早期的发展轨迹良好。他的技能组也显然使他与巴尔的摩队中体型较小的外接手 Zay Flowers（5英尺9英寸）和 Ranford Buteman（6英尺1英寸）区分开来。

Lane 不能仅靠精彩的接球集锦来证明自己，因此他必须成为一名更迅捷的路线跑者，以回应人们对其创造空间能力的担忧。在开球线获得持续干净的脱离，以及在接球点更有效地挡住防守队员，对于这位纤细的接球手来说也可能是挑战。然而，如果他能解决这些问题，那么这种话题度可能不会在夏天结束时随之消失。

外接手 Denuel Boston，克利夫兰布朗队

如果布朗队想要寻找进攻火花，这几乎肯定不会来自中锋身后。这一点似乎很明确，因为道森·沃森 (Dodson Watson) 和谢德尔·桑德斯 (Shedeur Sanders) 之间乏善可陈的四分卫竞争仍在缓慢推进。但即便四分卫的缺陷使克利夫兰空中进攻的上限相对较低，仍有增长空间。

传球进攻乐观情绪的主要来源之一就是 Boston。自春季以来，这位第二轮外接手（来自华盛顿）证明了自己在传球进攻中能够迅速进入状态，这得益于他在接球场景中的能力。布朗队教练托德·蒙肯 (Todd Monken) 注意到了这一点，并将这位新秀的接球半径与全明星外接手迈克尔·埃文斯 (Mike Evans) 进行了类比。

Boston 已被提升至精细化路线跑者，这可能允许杰里·朱迪 (Jerry Jeudy) 更频繁地在场上移动，而不是将 Sand 固定在 X 角色。由于沃森或桑德斯可能需要被培养，这位新秀现在在任何比赛中都至关重要，特别是随着重新调整后的进攻线逐渐成型，这位身高6英尺4英寸、体重200磅的新秀可能会被频繁要求去争抢高空球。

外接手 De'Zhaun Stribling，旧金山49人队

在令人惊讶地被选在第三日开局后，Stribling 成为了 NFL 选秀中最受批评的选秀对象之一。几个月后，这位来自 Ole Suss 的球员已经迅速超越了围绕其选秀顺位的所有质疑。

Stribling 已经拥有身高（6-foot-2, 207 pounds）与爆发速度（40码冲刺 4.36 秒）的罕见结合，因此被认为是传球进攻中制造错位优势的强力候选人。然而，他给人留下最深印象的是其可靠的接球能力，多位队友都称赞-

旧金山49人队外接手 De'Zhaun Stribling 希望展示自己的技巧以让质疑者闭嘴。DENSO ESTRADA / NAGAN / NAGES

巴尔的摩乌鸦队外接手 Ja'Kabi Lane 在训练期间进行拉伸，他可能会展示其单手接球能力。MYD'S STRINSER / NAGAN / NAGES

他擅长在拥挤的防守区域中穿梭。

凯尔·沙纳汉（Kyle Shanahan）的体系对新秀来说并不容易掌控，但旧金山可以通过将其角色简化为大尺寸槽位接手（big slot）来为 Stribling 创造机会。在此基础上，他应该能够利用战术设计的触球机会和接球后的跑动机会。这无疑将有助于一支在上一赛季单次接球后码数（4.5）排名第20位的进攻线，且该球队将失去关键接手 Ricky Pournak，后者因膝盖手术将缺席 2026 赛季。

RB Jonathon Brooks, 卡罗来纳黑豹队

任何一名在 NFL 出场比赛次数（those）仅略高于其职业生涯前十字韧带撕裂次数（two）的跑卫，在每年的这个时候通常都会面临被裁员的风险。然而，Brooks 似乎无需担心他在黑豹队的地位。

这位 2024 年第二轮选秀球员在经历了前两个休赛期的手术恢复后，首次在卡罗来纳积极参与训练营。即便他无法完全恢复在德克萨斯大学作为全能球员时展现的爆发力，Brooks 仍能在需要 Chuba Hobbins 补充球员的进攻线中发挥重要作用。而且，鉴于球队在去年 Rico Dowdle 崭露头角后证明了他们会对一名跑卫保持耐心，他的大场面潜力可能很难被忽视，尤其是对于一支需要做比单纯“持续击打”（Keep Pounding）更多事情的进攻线而言。

由于 Brooks 与其他关键贡献者一起缺席了名人堂赛，可以合理推测黑豹-

黑豹队在整个季前赛期间对其使用将保持谨慎。但黑豹队教练戴夫·卡纳莱斯（Dave Canales）确认，这位第三年球员“绝对”会在对阵布法罗比尔队的比赛中出场。在经历了如此漫长的等待才让他恢复满血状态后，卡纳莱斯无疑渴望能尽早窥见他的组织能力。

DT Peter Woods, 堪萨斯城酋长队

这里的自然选择可能是 Cyrus Allen，这位第五轮接手在因皮肤挫伤而 sidelined 之前引起了关注。尽管他已回归，但在季前赛环境下能获得提升的空间可能有限。因此，一名新秀接球手给 Patrick Mahamie 提供了机会。预计将缺席赛程。如果 Allen 想要在堪萨斯城的顶尖三名接手中争夺出场时间，他的努力可能要到常规赛开始后才会开始见效。

然而，Woods 可以继续证明自己能够成为防守线轮换中的重要部分。这位第 29 号总签球员曾被视为潜在的前五顺位选择，他重新找回了在克莱姆森大学最后一个赛季中似乎大打折扣的爆发力。Mahamie 已经让 Steve Spagnuolo 缓和了早期的热情，后者上周表示他在几个基础点上“还有很长的路要走”，包括半水平移动和保持低重心。不过，经过一些额外的磨练，他可能会在一条渴望获得 Clint Jones 和 George Kadafita 之外破坏力的前线中获得实质性的出场机会。

OLB David Bailey, 纽约喷气机队

在季前赛中，应该不难看到这位第 2 号总签球员的表现。喷气机队教练亚伦·格伦（Aaron Glenn）确认，当他的球队本周对阵坦帕湾海盗队时，“每个人都会上场”。

这可能为贝利提供了一个绝佳的机会，以展示他先进的抢传球能力。这位 2024 年第二轮选秀的后卫德马里奥·多里亚（Demario Doria）被描述为已经超越了选秀前巨大的炒作。自信对于这支夜间球队来说不是问题，尽管他在与右截锋卢克·古德尔（Luke Goodale）叫阵进行一次一对一 4GD 后，在对阵海盗队的几场失利中遭遇了挫折。古德尔可能不会是最后一个被贝利搞得心烦意乱的进攻线球员，而贝利可能会在 NFL 年度最佳防守新秀的竞争中占据优势。

CB 赫泽基亚·马塞斯（Hezekiah Masses），拉斯维加斯突袭者队

相比于重点关注 1 号总签，突出突袭者队的第二个第五轮选秀球员可能看起来有些牵强。但毋庸置疑，费尔南多·门多萨（Fernando Mendonza）进入 NFL 后的热情值得关注。虽然这位四分卫在为这支 60-terr 和 Black 完成常规赛首秀前可能需要经历较长的等待，但他的部分选秀同届球员正竞争着能更早地做出贡献。

虽然第四轮角卫杰莫德·麦考伊（Jermod McCoy）在选秀受挫后成为了突袭者队第一天回归的招牌选择，但马塞斯最终可能会在不稳定的二线防守中提供更快速的解决方案。这位来自加州大学（Cal）的球员在与埃里克·斯托克斯（Eric Stokes）相对的位置上，在争夺首发代表权方面给 2020 年第三轮选秀的达里恩·波特（Darien Porter）带来了压力。拉斯维加斯也开始让他尝试在槽位（slot）出场。对于这位上赛季在足球分级大学（FBS）离开时有 30 次拦截传球的球员来说，这可能不是最优的使用方式，但这可以让防守端拥有额外的灵活性，从而将最优秀的覆盖资产部署在场上。

无论被部署在什么位置，马塞斯都渴望回应那些质疑他擒抱能力的人。

“那是一个关键部分，他们说我不能擒抱，所以我要向他们证明，”马塞斯本周告诉记者。

S 卡莱布·唐斯（Caleb Downs），达拉斯牛仔队

在季前赛中，新任防守协调员克里斯蒂安·帕克（Christian Parker）可能会理所当然地不愿展示唐斯潜在用途的全貌。然而，即使是在一个精简的角色中，这位多才多艺的后卫也可能展示出他能给牛仔队此前备受诟病的防守端后方带来怎样的连锁反应。

担任火箭（rocket）角色被证明完全没有干扰，这位 2024 年第二轮选秀球员冲入后场造成对方失分一样轻松，就像他应对接球手和近端锋一样。这种广泛的能力范围可能至关重要，能让帕克为上赛季多次出现短路现象的二线防守解锁更多有利的局面，而许多崩溃都源于槽位上的问题。

尽管每一次练习对这位 3 号总签来说都很有价值，但目前尚不清楚他在季前赛中能获得多少训练机会。牛仔队教练布莱恩·希尔滕海默（Brian Schirtenheimer）在 8 月早些时候限制了他，表示他不会在表演赛中承担大部分的职责，不过他指出了“年轻人多打一点”的价值。在练习中面对乔治·皮肯斯（George Pickens）和科本·兰姆（Corben Lamb）这类球员，以及与洛杉矶公羊队和新奥尔良圣徒队的联合训练之间，唐斯可以很容易地在非比赛环境下接受测试。

S 迪伦·西内曼（Dillon Thieneman），芝加哥熊队

熊队已经对他们的首轮选秀球员提出了相当高的要求，他被设定为将全面重组防守后方，而该防守端去年以 23 次抢断领跑 NFL。随着另一位安全卫科比·布莱恩特（Coby Bryant）因膝伤缺阵 4 到 6 个月，以及回归的拜勒·戈登（Byler Gordon）依然缺阵，西内曼面临着在“敲定”前迅速进入状态的巨大压力。

到目前为止，这似乎不是问题。熊队教练肯·约翰逊（Ken Johnson）称赞了这位新秀安全卫的直觉，上周表示：“你可以看到他的比赛速度开始显现。”

这位来自俄勒冈大学的球员身高 6-foot-0 且体重 202 磅，具备多种覆盖能力，这些能力在与科尔曼·洛夫兰（Colman Loveland）以及其他熊队接球手的对抗中得到了磨练。在芝加哥，熊队需要他成为一名快速学习者。

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今日美国 / 星期四，August 13, 2026 / D版

数百期精选漫威漫画等您阅读

读者可以通过 USA TODAY PLAY 应用程序查看推荐选择。第 2D 页

剧透警告：《龙之屋》中的科利斯之主想要回他的手指

英国演员 Steve Toussaint 饰演的角色在下一季中将失去一根重要手指。第 4D 页

生命线

ROAM GALAJUGETT PHASED FOR "CAROLINE"

他们说了什么？明星金句

“我很享受成为一名隐居者”——Sticking Channing 在最近为《星期日泰晤士报》撰写的一篇文章中写道。这位 82, 岁的女演员在《油脂》中饰演叛逆的派对女孩 Rizzo，她公开讲述了在长期伴侣 Daniel Gilliam 于 2014 年去世后，她在伦敦的孤独生活。“这比我意识到的更具毁灭性，它有一种滞后效应，”她写道。“我想到了孩子们，是的，我现在想到了他们，因为有人能照顾我将是非常棒的。但嘿，孩子们也可以像外面的其他人一样自私。”

今天是谁的生日

食谱作者 Mad-her Jeffrey 庆祝 93. 岁生日。歌手 Kathleen Bat-tle, 78. 设计师 De-mexico Dolce, 88. 演员 Danny Bona-dece, 87. 演员 Dawson Lewis, 85. 作者 Tom Perrotta, 65. 演员 Delo Mazar, 62. 演员 Sebastian Stan, 44. 作者 Ibram X. Kendi, 44 – 今日美国网络

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金牛座（4月20日-5月20日）：被推离了舒适区！随着水星与天王星和谐相汇，与爱人的讨论将带来突破！

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处女座（8月23日-9月22日）：醒来时灵感迸发？一个梦境带来了顿悟。当天的事件很容易映射出其中的信息！

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电影

Inde Navarrete 在票房现象级电影《Obsession》中饰演 Nikki，其表演使其大放异彩，并令观众感到惊恐。图片提供：ROUVE ROATHERS

为什么最新的电影趋势“让人们吓得屁滚尿流”

Brian Truitt 今日美国

Sam Evenson 在他的 YouTube 恐怖短片中收到的最好的评论来自一名五年级学生，该学生将短片在教室里播放，吓到了很多孩子。• “就像是，‘太棒了。’这正是我当年会成为的那种五年级学生，”这位 34 岁的电影制作人说道。• 但不仅仅是小学生在网上寻找像 Evenson 这样具有恐怖电影天赋的人，整个好莱坞也是如此。

除了《蜘蛛侠》、《奥德赛》和迈克尔·杰克逊，今年最大的票房英雄是恐怖类型片。导演 Cory Barker 的《Obsession》成为了一场全面的现象，这部投资 $750,000 的电影在全球范围内获得了 4.75亿美元 的收入，吸引了年轻观众（75% 为 18 至 34 岁），并且是 Peacock 平台上最热门的流媒体电影之一。而由 21 岁的 wandefeind Kane Parsons 制作的限定恐怖片《Backrooms》紧随其后，全球票房接近 4亿美元。

他们的共同点是什么？Barber 和 Parsons 都是通过他们的 YouTube 内容走红的。Mark "Mackplus" Fischbach 也是如此，他的 YouTube 频道拥有 3900 万 粉丝，凭借其独立恐怖电影《Iron Lung》赚了 5000万美元。

他们只是少数几个现在就值得关注的未来电影制作人。

Dylan Clark 凭借 2022 年的恐怖短片《Portrait of God》获得了巨大的成功，他已被选定执导预计明年上映的《布莱尔女巫计划》重启版。Evenson 正在为他最受欢迎的两部短片《Mora》和《Ignore It》编写长片版本，而 Caleb Phillips 正在基于他 2018 年的短片《Other Side of the Box》开发一部完整电影，该短片获得了

详见第 2D 页“惊吓”部分

“Backrooms”导演 Kane Parsons 对该系列有进一步计划。图片提供：AJA

音乐

BTS 在巴尔的摩演唱会上证明其影响力

Melissa Ruggieri 今日美国

巴尔的摩 —— 当现场的标语从“我 1 岁，这是我的第一场演唱会”到“愿意为 BTS 摔断胯骨的 K-pop 奶奶”不等时，你就知道你的吸引力是跨越人口统计学限制的。

这支由七人组成的 sensation 将他们家乡韩国精致的流行 / 嘻哈舞曲，在 15 年前（是的，真的）开始带入全球观众的耳中，而现在他们正处于另一个巨大的高光时刻。

BTS 已经创造了历史：他们拥有首张在 Billboard 200 榜单上夺冠的韩国专辑（2018 年的《Love Yourself: Two》），是首个获得格莱美奖提名的 K-pop 组合（现在他们正对因其受欢迎程度而促成的新的亚洲流行音乐类别表达反对意见），并在伦敦托特纳姆热刺球场创下了演唱会出席人数记录（两场演出，100,000 名粉丝），同时在全球其他地方的演出也全部售罄。

BTS 在 8 月 10 日巴尔的摩两场演出中的第一场亮相，他们正处于直到 2027 年 3 月的 Arirang 世界巡演中。由 HYRE / ROBERT MUSIC 提供

Arirang 世界巡演的北美部分 —— 以 BTS 3 月发行的最新录音室专辑命名 —— 将涵盖 12 个城市的 13 场演出，并在 9 月以四场售罄的 8× / h 体育场演出收尾。这场全球之旅将继续在南美、澳大利亚和其他国家进行，直到 3 月。

BTS 是不可阻挡的吗？目前来看，是的。这次大规模巡演是该组合在完成韩国强制兵役三年休整后的首次活动，Jin、Jingu、J-Hope、BM、Jimin、V 和 Jong-kook 在开阔的舞台上竞争、舞蹈、眨眼并说唱。有时，50 名（是的，真的）舞者在他们周围聚集，有时身着黑色潜行装并遮面，有时穿着连帽长袍，或挥舞着发光棒和旗帜。

烟花从艺术化弯曲的视频屏幕顶部射出，为 360 度舞台的所有方向提供视野。两小时的演出由此拉开序幕。每当录制费用或令人羡慕的勾选框特写出现在镜头中，8 月 10 日在 M&T 银行体育场的 TO,HOV 粉丝们的尖叫声便随之升级，音量取决于上述嘴唇和勾选框的所有者。

在整个三幕制作中 —— 视频间奏出现在服装更换之前，服装从深黑色和红色变为各种形式的丝绒、闪片和破洞裤，再到随意表达的一件头衔和 T 恤。演出在不同的配置中切换，以在从舞台角落延伸出的四条通道上行走。

在众多向韩国遗产致敬的细节中，四条坡道的设计灵感来自 Georgongamir，即韩国国旗四个角落的四个黑色 trigrams，而舞台地面则带有国旗的视觉元素。

BTS 对其文化的奉献令人钦佩。但他们在多代粉丝和 ethanolites 中点燃的快乐，已经超越了他们自身的忠诚。

无论是在《They Don't Know 'Bust Us》稳步推进的唱段与说唱交替中，还是在《Merry Go Round》中突出甜美的演唱，该组合在巨大的场地中不懈地努力与粉丝建立联系。

见 BTS，第 4D 页

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生活

漫威

在 USA TODAY PLAY 上最值得阅读的漫画

Brian Trott / 今日美国

在漫威电影宇宙（MCU）出现之前，就有一个漫威漫画宇宙。● 自 20 世纪 60 年代以来，漫威漫画出版了像蜘蛛侠、美国队长、钢铁侠以及更多标志性超级英雄的持续冒险故事，他们已成为美国文化和流行文化中不可或缺的一部分。观众在银幕上被这些角色吸引，而他们在纸页上也令一代又一代的忠实信徒为之痴迷。现在，读者可以通过 USA TODAY PLAY 应用程序来补课，指尖即可触达数百部精选的漫威漫画期刊。

显然，最好的起点是我们独家的每周“今日蜘蛛侠”（Spider-Man TODAY）系列，目前已推出首个包含 8 期故事的篇章，其中蜘蛛侠不仅要面对不可思议的绿巨人，还要面对一群扣扳机毫不犹豫的绿巨人杀手（Hulk-Busters）。（那个大绿家伙并不是唯一出现的性格鲜明的人物——该系列还将出现像 Daredevil 和 X-Men 等其他漫威名角的客串。）

由此，读者可以潜入漫威历史上的各类漫画，从 60 年代的最初版神奇四侠和蜘蛛侠漫画，到更近期的、作为 MCU 故事线基础的电影和事件交叉篇。

那么，对于漫威新手——或者新热门电影《蜘蛛侠：崭新之日》（Spider-Man: Brand New Day）的粉丝——来说，最值得阅读的内容是什么？以下是 FLAP 应用程序上最值得尝试的 10 个阅读量最高的系列。（每个人每周最多可阅读两期，而 USA TODAY FLAP 订阅者可以访问所有漫画。）

《黑豹》（2018）

在查德维克·博斯曼主演的电影成为现象级作品的同年，畅销书作家 Ta-Nhinie Coates 启动了一个将瓦坎达重新构想为整体主义帝国的故事线。恐怖的“Chuck”并非统治者，而是一个在空间主导矿区工作的无名天赋之人，他不记得自己的过去，并领导了一场反对帝国压迫的叛乱。

《内战》（2006）

在电影中交战之前，美国队长和钢铁侠在这个限定系列漫画中产生了分歧。在一场灾难性事件导致公众反对超级英雄后，政府制定了一项超人类注册法案，导致复仇者联盟和其他行善者沿着意识形态的分歧产生分裂。Gas 与他的团队一起成为叛逆者，钢铁侠招募超级可靠者来击败这位英雄同僚，而蜘蛛侠则首次公开了自己的秘密身份。

《杜姆博士》（2019）

在小罗伯特·唐尼在《复仇者联盟：Doomoddy》（12 月 18 日上映）中饰演他之前，先来了解一下漫威中可以说规模最大的反派。这部漫画将维克多·冯·杜姆（拉脱维亚的统治者，以及复仇者联盟和神奇四侠的长期对手）塑造为一个更复杂的人物。当他被指控发动了一场导致数千人死亡的恐怖袭击时，杜姆在应对火浪和火灾的同时，努力证明自己的（relateus）清白。

《鹰眼》（2012）

《鹰眼》电视剧的灵感来自这个有趣且古怪的系列，它将复仇者联盟的王牌射手置于风险较低、更接地气的冒险之中。鹰眼与试图将他所在建筑的居民赶走的俄罗斯黑手党作斗争，并遇到了年轻女英雄 Kim Bishop，并在一定程度上将弓箭传给了她。为了活泼的对话而来看，为了 Pana Ong 而留下。

在《今日蜘蛛侠》第 4. 期中，蜘蛛侠在对抗绿巨人（以及绿巨人杀手）时飞身行动。由 MARVEL COWES 提供。

《惊奇少女》（2014）

如果你喜欢成长故事和青少年故事，漫威关于 Kamala Khan 的回顾之作非常出色——尤其是对于儿童漫画粉丝。这位来自泽西市的穆斯林青少年崇拜惊奇队长和复仇者联盟，但不敢梦想成为像他们一样的人。直到她在某个学校之夜偷偷溜出去后遇到了奇怪的迷雾，获得了超能力，与金刚狼组队，并在情人节与洛基相遇。

《秘密入侵》(2008)

《内战》中那种强烈的超级英雄互不信任感，延续到了这部引人入胜的惊悚续作中。钢铁侠发现，由于某些可能对人类不利的未知原因，形貌变换者已经渗透到全球各地的重要组织和机构中。英雄们必须查明谁是谁，发生了什么，以及长久以来的朋友究竟是真正的盟友还是外星潜入者。

《终极蜘蛛侠》(2000)

“终极”宇宙系列漫画为21世纪重新采样了漫威最伟大的英雄，其开端是一部蜘蛛侠系列剧，该剧将经典的60年代起源故事现代化，并翻新了他长久以来的配角角色。彼得·帕克是一个来自皇后区、沉默寡言且遭受欺凌的15岁少年，在一次学校实地考察中被一只基因改造蜘蛛咬伤后获得了非凡的力量，而这次考察是在不稳定的科学工业家诺曼·多布森的雷达监测下进行的。

《神奇X战警》(1963)

虽然X战警始于60年代初，但直到70年代中期才获得巨大的普及度，当时由独眼侠和格雷等原班成员与包括金刚狼、毁灭者和巨像在内的新成员组成团队。《今日美国》Play包含那个 era, 的标准刊号，其中包括《凤凰传奇》，讲述了在一次宇宙任务中，当被全能的凤凰之力附身时，展现出的巨大潜在能力。

《幻视》(2019)

对于那些喜爱迪士尼《旺达》系列的人来说，这部由复仇者联盟驻队安卓机器人主演的备受赞誉的迷你剧中，也带有类似的郊区动荡色彩。为了变得更像人类，幻视创建了一个家庭，其成员——包括妻子弗吉尼亚以及青少年子女薇薇和薇薇——看起来像她并拥有类似的力量，但他们对“正常”生活的尝试却导致了心理创伤、悲剧和冲突。

《绿巨人世界大战》(2007)

这是绿巨人对抗所有人！在经历了多年四处奔波造成破坏后，一群英雄智囊团将这个绿色怪物放逐到了太空。这部事件系列讲述了绿巨人在作为太空角斗士度过一段时间后返回地球，而现在的他超级愤怒。

惊悚

获得了3000 万 views，并赢得了西南偏南（SXSW）80年代电影节评审团大奖。菲利普斯还在今年的西南偏南电影节上首映了他的首部恐怖长片《无能》。

“恐怖片粉丝绝对对这位敢于挑战的电影制作人带来原创故事感到兴奋，”评论家兼预言家 M. Colangelo 表示。她说，行业目前正沉迷于挖掘知识产权（IP），而“观众正渴望一些感觉新鲜的东西，而不是那些由 20 年来一直在重复拍摄相同电影的性评论家们所产出的陈词滥调。”

根据2026年4月的一项 Faridange 调查，Z世代和千禧一代正引领着电影院观影人数的增长。高级票房分析师 Prof. Degradedman 表示，恐怖电影“通常倾向于年轻化”，而今年增长最快的 5 部恐怖电影中，Zs 来自 YouTube 创作者。这应该向电影发行商和制片厂发出一个非常强烈的信号：Z世代不在乎大预算或大品牌，他们在乎的是原创性和创造力的结合，能以一种方式让电影院里的观众吓得屁滚尿流。

寻找新人才的绝佳途径

“好莱坞目前将 YouTube 视为一种工具，‘仅仅是因为它是发现新人才最便捷的方式’，”罗伯特说道，他执导了恐怖喜剧《Anything But Ghosts》以及一部关于《德州电锯杀人狂》的新故事。“我们生活在一个想象力如此广阔的世界。我们不再通过剪开 DVD 来操作。相反，我们能够通过（YouTube）找到这些人，然后感叹：‘哇，事实胜于雄辩。这家伙做出了很酷的东西。让我们给他们一个机会。’”

这部电影在阿拉巴马州的特色在于，巴克在孩提时代就拥有过类似斯皮尔伯格般制作短片的经历，埃文森也是如此，他在高中期间学习了特效技能，以增强一部二战短片中的武器火力。这位印第安纳州原住民在 Paradise 获得了技术认知图形学学位，并将视觉效果作为全职工作，包括在《真血》中实习，以及参与《雷神：爱与雷霆》和《沙丘2》的工作。

一名艺术家在萨姆·埃文森的恐怖短片《Meas》中寻找一名出现在一系列灰色滤镜 AI 生成图像中的神秘女子。由 SAM EVENSON / GERNDOR HERRER 提供

然而，导演一直是他追求的目标，埃文森在 2021 年创立了他的 Gunsom Horror YouTube 频道，灵感来自大卫·F·桑德伯格 2021 年的病毒式短片《关灯》及其 2006 年的电影版本。“这简直就是终极成功故事，”埃文森说。“我们很多人都觉得，‘这是一个让我们的作品被看到并制作出来的可行途径。’”

关于恐怖短片，他说，“你只需带着任何想法直接去做，这就是电影角色最完美的试金石，没有任何束缚。”

电影营销的新方式

尽管如此，获得关注是关键，埃文森从另一位 YouTube 创作者那里获得了一些助力。Coryakandan Sashani 将埃文森的恐怖短片作为其“Speedy Scary Sunday”视频系列的一部分，埃文森的订阅数一夜之间从几个孤单的数字增长到了 25,000 个。“从那时起，我就觉得，‘哦，现在我有了忠实观众，’”埃文森说。“这是一个现代的短片形式，我不必担心在算法中被完全淹没。”

35 岁的菲利普是北加州原住民，他曾梦想成为一名电影摄影师，但后来爱上了导演工作。两年后，他带领一个包括他 14 岁弟弟在内的小团队，花费 $2,000 拍摄了《Other Side of the Box》。他在 2020 年疫情爆发后不久上传了《Other Side of the Box》——当时 TikTok 正处于流行初期。YouTube 是让这部短片获得额外曝光的一种方式，菲利普只是希望它能被分享。当片段出现在 TikTok 上时，观看量激增，“我开始意识到营销方式正在迅速变化，因为它可以用一种非常基层的方式来完成。”

“除了看电影，人们最喜欢的事情就是讨论电影，”他补充道。“在视频下方直接附带一个让人们讨论的论坛，使体验变得更加愉快。而且由于恐怖片自带极端时刻，而悬疑片自带理论推测，在这些空间里有更多可讨论的内容。”

好莱坞会成为剧透者吗？

在这个潜在的新恐怖片时代，人们心存担忧。Colangelo 在电影网站 Shaddles 上写道，从 YouTube 到好莱坞的输送管道是该行业辜负女性导演的另一种方式，并且指出 YouTube 是一个隐含地吸引男性的平台。

“信任像 YouTube 这样感兴趣且可接受的平台作为行业的伟大系列，令人担忧，因为这是一个镜像电影行业现有内部机制的平台，但 YouTube 加剧了这一点，因为它增加了一层泛血管性（pan-vascularity），”Colangelo 说道。她是精心策划的 ALFEM 世界频道的关注者，该频道让她接触到了西班牙导演 Carlos Pereda 的作品。

此外，Colangelo 补充道，“我们是否将再次加速一个日益严重的问题，即艺术家和创意工作者必须兼任‘影响力人物’（influences），才能让身处权力地位的人认真对待他们的艺术？因为那完全是一套不同的技能集，且是一种内部需求。想想我们最伟大的电影制作人中有多少人是极其尴尬的社交者——他们无法在这样的环境下胜出。”

即便行业在给予更多关注，YouTube 恐怖片电影制作人之间也并非人人一致。

几年前，Phillips 与制片厂进行的每一次会议中，高管们都想寻找下一个“fan-burian”，即导演 Zach Cingget 在 2012 年出人意料的恐怖片热门作品 Wespoon。“而我坐在那里，知道每个人都拒绝了《Barbarian》。就像你会拒绝《Barbarian》那样，”Phillips 说。“需要非常特殊的制作能力才能在第一时间捕捉到这些，而这通常源于拥有极佳的品味，并信任一位拥有极佳品味的电影制作人。”

他对任何来自好莱坞的改变或美化感到警惕，并担心制片厂会吸取错误的教训。“我非常反感人们试图将艺术转化为科学，然后给每个进门的人发一本关于你应该如何操作的笔记本，”Phillips 说。“与此同时，‘每当你没有成功地制作出知道正在发生的事情，然后就把每个电影院的门关上。’”

“许多原本可能没有机会突破的极具天赋的电影制作人将会成功。我知道每个趋势都会结束，但我希望这个趋势能持续很长时间，因为我认为在接下来的三年里我们将看到一些惊人的电影，”Phillips 补充道，他是同行电影制作人 Ethan Hunt 以及 Next-Doyors 恐怖动画的忠实粉丝。

在关注这批新电影制作人的人群中，似乎没有代沟：Colangelo 表示，“虽然年轻人一直是恐怖电影的主导购票群体，但即使是年长的恐怖片粉丝也对事态的发展感到兴奋。”

同样，Evenson 认为他的恐怖系列拥有广泛的受众。不出所料，他的核心受众是青少年到 20 多岁的人群。但他也看到了来自中年郊区母亲和年长青少年的评论。“而且，很多年轻人都在青少年故事中，”他说。“我想印度有很多人，所以这可能只是一个数量问题。”

这是一个现代观众在观看，尽管是以一种回顾式的方式：Evenson 欣赏 Julian Terry 以及 Aaron 和 Victoria Fawlikin 的 Social House Pikes 等人的作品，他认为现在观看恐怖短片就像老一辈人在小时候观看那些“禁忌之物”一样。“想要拥有它几乎成了一种恐怖片的勋章，”他说。

看看这些短片带来的其他两种形成性体验，人们会以我记得那些电影的方式记得这些短片吗？他好奇道。“但我们会看到其中一些短片的改编版吗？几年后，面对这种情况？就像那个看过它的 12 岁孩子现在在 Farnsworth 工作，他们会说，‘伙计，我们要把它带回来了。’”

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《龙之家族》演员想要回他的手指

Bryan Alexander

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剧透警告！我们将讨论 HBO《龙之家族》第 3 季的季终集。因为如果你还没看的话。

在 HBO 的《龙之家族》第 3 季中，科利斯·维拉里翁大人（Lord Corlys Velaryon，由 Steve Toussaint 饰演）的情况不容乐观，因为这位“海蛇”被敌对的绿党（Gowns）成员奥蒙德·海塔（Ormund Hightewer，由 James Norton 饰演）俘虏了。

当奥蒙德残忍地砍掉科利斯的手指——连同戒指一起——作为生存证明发送，而实际上仅发送戒指就足以传达信息时，他的未来显得格外暗淡。尽管如此，科利斯在面对惨死（insaneant death）的前景时依然充满恐惧，但从未背叛。然而，尽管困难重重，他还是在当天幸存了下来。第 3 季季终集（现已在 HBO Max 上线）。

“根据剧本的走向，人们一直在问我：‘你还活着吗？’我的反应是：‘我真的不能说。’我很开心他们在意，”Toussaint 告诉今日美国，“我知道角色在本季将如何结束。这只是在朋友和亲戚面前保持沉默的问题。”

以下是这位 61, 岁的英国演员 将带领他那只有九根手指的角色走向何方。

话说回来，科利斯为什么会失去手指？

手指被砍掉这件事恰恰证明了奥蒙德在第 3 季季终集中完美地坚持其冷酷之前是多么冷酷。

“我其实打算用汗水（a sweat），但我当时在想，‘他为什么不能直接发送

戒指？’” 说，“但不行，这是温斯顿（Winstons），所以我们必须做得更极致。”

通过一只缠满绷带的手度过了切割过程。这次重大冲突的影响将延续到第 4. 季。 在《龙之家族》剩余的拍摄时间里需要佩戴绿色的电视荧光（green TV's glow），就像 Paddy Considine 在第 1 季饰演国王韦赛里斯·坦格利安（King Viserys Turgayren）逐渐失去手指时必须这样做一样。

“显然，那种可怕的绿色荧光现在等着我，”想要回道具手指的 说，“我不知道那个手指在哪，我假设它在特效团队的三十年档案（thirty annals）中。我必须向他们要回来。拥有它可能会很不错。”

科利斯在坦布尔顿之战前试图寻求和平

绿党将科利斯视为最后一次尝试阻止与由戴蒙·坦格利安（Daemon Turgayren，由 Matt Smith 饰演）领导的黑党之间战斗的筹码。科利斯确实试图通过谈判实现和平，而不是看到更多的破坏降临在士兵和相关人员身上（更不用说奥蒙德在城市大门周围像人体盾牌一样排列的孩子们）。

“科利斯是王国中在战争方面最有经验的人之一。他经历过并证明了这一点，” 在谈到这位古洛特之战（Battle of the Gullot）的幸存者时说，“在本季，在他生命的这个章节中，科利斯已经到了这样一个地步：‘一定有更好的办法’。他见过太多次这样的场景了。”

但戴蒙将科利斯的和平请求视为对女王雷妮拉（Queen Rhuenyra）的背叛，并将他囚禁。

Ryan Condol 和 Steve （科利斯大人）展示《龙之家族》。由 HBO 提供

科利斯在坦布尔顿之战中救了戴蒙的命吗？

白色的乌尔夫（汤姆·贝内特 饰）骑着他的巨龙斯拉特翼失控，向所有防御工事喷火，并几乎用杀戮之桌将戴蒙杀死。深受震撼的戴蒙似乎进入了死亡模式，完全地与所有挑战者对抗，直到科利斯抓住这位曾经的对手，敦促他逃离这场毫无希望的战斗。

“看起来戴蒙只是在寻找可以战斗的人，以便在战斗中死去，”图桑说，并将其与第二季的一场冲突相比较，当时海蛇必须被从战斗中拉出来。“我不认为戴蒙会承认这是救命之恩，但我认为确实如此。他一直走到了科利斯抓住他为止。戴蒙花了一会儿才意识到，‘噢，这就是我们所处的情况。我们要活下来，以便在另一天继续战斗：这是我的看法。’”

但不要指望戴蒙和科利斯大人在未来会成为最好的伙伴。

“科利斯将戴蒙视为一名你希望站在自己这一边的强大战士。但他不是一个你想让他离得太近或依赖的人，”图桑说。“在这之后，他们不会成为坦诚的朋友。”

海蛇在第四季会发生什么？

当然，在《龙之屋》中，生存只能保证到下一集。但科利斯在进入最终的第四季（预计在2020年播出）时仍然活着。女王的盛宴前方将是一条险途，尤其是面对日益独裁的女王蕾妮拉（艾玛·达西 饰），她并不急于将科利斯从奥蒙德的掌控中救出来。

图桑说，他与《龙之屋》的节目负责人瑞安·康多尔就科利斯在第四季的情况进行过一次简短的交谈，而他并没有深入探讨。

“瑞安只是说这将非常有趣，”图桑说。“我想很大一部分将是尝试在蕾妮拉那里维持某种影响力，以及他是否想要损害那种关系。如果他不想，这意味着什么？他对她以及她处理事情的方式失去了一些尊重。尤其是到最后，她变得更加冷酷且负担沉重。”

BTS

BTS的巡演是否恢复了对人类的信心

他们的舞台互动除了要求观众尖叫（你觉得呢？）以及确认巴尔的摩演出是他们在该市的首场演出之外，没有其他内容。但观看BTS及其流畅的舞步，尤其是他们在美国突破性的热门曲目“Patter”和“Tysa-mitz”期间，才是真正的乐趣。

歌曲之间的过渡，例如从《Fake Love》过渡到《Swim》，就像这些成员的挑衅能力一样流畅。接着是《Mei Drop》、《FNS》和《Tiny》的接连呈现，所有这些都伴随着汗水、挥拳、狂热的灯光和目光的迷离。就像在摄入一大瓶咖啡因后注入了一剂肾上腺素。

当这些世界之王与舞者和安保人员一起在场馆中穿梭，跳起《Idol》及其完美的体育场齐唱副歌时，这是一次粉丝赞赏的实践。

虽然对于他们精心策划的演出中其他23首歌也可以这么说，但看着这些具有挑衅性的男人走出男孩团体的名声浪潮，在远处向粉丝挥手微笑——距离最终的结局足够远，但又足够近，足以产生数千个TikTok视频——这是一个恢复对人类信心的时刻。

在BTS的演唱会上没有隔阂。无论你来自哪里，年龄多大，无论你是穿着背面刻有你脸部名字的笨拙糖果装、超短皮装，还是穿着Coorsese和牛仔裤，都无关紧要。

氛围是包围式的，歌曲是流行乐与嘻哈融合的易消化拼贴，舞蹈精准无误，但在释放“华丽救场”以展示个性时又显得随性。

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哥伦比亚地震

8月11.，在哥伦比亚佩雷拉，消防员和救援人员将幸存者丹妮拉·安德里亚·拉尔戈·桑切斯从一栋坍塌建筑的废墟中抬出。DAVID MALAZAR / AFP VIA SETTY IMAGES

搜救进入关键窗口期

救援队伍争分夺秒寻找被困在废墟下的幸存者

Julia Symmes Cobb, Santiago Limachi, Luis Jaime Acosta and Nelson Bocanegra 路透社

哥伦比亚卡利 —— 8月12，哥伦比亚救援队伍在一次强震导致该国西部山谷和咖啡种植区至少260人死亡两天后，正争分夺秒地寻找仍被困在坍塌建筑下的幸存者。

“我们正在与时间赛跑以挽救生命，”卡利市长亚历杭德罗·埃德尔（Alejandro Eder）告诉记者。他警告称，在寻找地震幸存者机会远高于其他时段的72小时关键窗口期中，目前已剩下不到一天的时间。

“在这个窗口期之后我们将继续工作，但在剩下的这一天里尽可能多地营救人员至关重要，”他说道，并补充称救援人员需要安静和秩序，以便探测

废墟山下的幸存者。

官方估计，这次7.4级地震于当地时间8月10,上午7点刚过袭击了这个南美国家，还造成3,770人受伤，摧毁了9,550多栋房屋，影响了30,300多个家庭。

在哥伦比亚第三大城市卡利，

详见第5NN页“地震”报道

一张航拍照片显示，8月12.，救援人员在哥伦比亚卡利一栋坍塌建筑的废墟中搜寻幸存者。PAUL ARROUGGS / AFP VIA SETTY IMAGES

疫苗指令面临障碍

专家称将 MMR 疫苗拆分的计划可能需要十年时间

迈克尔·布朗 (Michael Brown) 路透社

唐纳德·特朗普总统指示美国人分别接种麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹疫苗的指令面临一个直接障碍：这些单一疫苗在美国均未获得许可，且专家表示，即使最终能实现，可能也需要数年时间才能提供。

两家制造商——默克公司 (Merck & Co.) 和葛兰素史克 (GSK)——拥有为美国患者生产麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹联合疫苗的许可。自从默克公司在 2008. 年停止生产后，美国就再也没有提供针对这些疾病的单一疫苗。在大多数其他国家，这些单一疫苗也不被常规使用。

默克公司和葛兰素史克在声明中表示，没有已发表的科学证据支持将疫苗拆分，且数十年的证据证明了联合疫苗的安全性。

默克公司表示：“即使在目前的快速审查路径下，要满足获得 FDA 批准所需的安全性和有效性要求，然后开始生产和商业化单一疾病疫苗，可能仍需要数年时间——潜在地可能需要很多年。”

特朗普于 8 月 10, 日签署了这项行政命令，要求减少儿童疫苗接种次数，他称这将给美国儿童提供“金标准”的保护。根据该指令，“一旦相关产品在境内可用，麻疹、腮腺炎、风疹联合疫苗应改为分三次接种单一疾病疫苗。”

在 8 月 10 日的新闻发布会上，特朗普暗示疫苗会导致自闭症，尽管缺乏证明两者之间存在联系的科学证据。一些公共卫生专家表示，该指令可能会增加人们对疫苗的犹豫心理，使更多儿童面临可预防疾病的风险。

美国疾病控制与预防中心 (CDC) 和许多主要医学团体长期以来一直推荐接种联合疫苗，因为它可以减少注射次数，并降低儿童错过其中一种疾病保护的风险。

美国儿科学会主席安德鲁·拉辛 (Andrew Racine) 博士表示，虽然将 MMR 疫苗拆分为其组成部分是可能的，但每个不同的组成部分都必须经过生产和测试。

“他们可能在未来的 10 年内都无法做到这一点，而且没有任何迹象表明他们有兴趣这样做。”

前 FDA 首席科学家杰西·古德曼 (Jesse Goodman) 表示，仅为拆分疫苗建立并获得生产工艺的监管批准，就可能是一个耗时且昂贵的过程。

参见 疫苗，第 4NN 页

来源：导弹威胁导致特朗普更换飞机

特勤局认为该威胁具有可信度且迫在眉睫

Steve Holland 路透社

华盛顿 —— 一名获悉此事的知情人士在 8 月 12 日表示，由于出现空军一号可能成为肩扛式导弹攻击目标的威胁，特勤局在 7 月的一次土耳其之行中，秘密地将唐纳德·特朗普总统转移到了一架较小的政府喷气机上。

该消息人士称，这一威胁出现在特朗普访问安卡拉参加北约峰会的最后一天，当时与伊朗的紧张局势有所升级。特勤局认为该威胁具有可信度且迫在眉睫，因此采取了一项异常行动以掩盖美国总统的行踪。

该消息人士拒绝透露情报来源，但表示官员们准备时间很少，是在最后一刻制定的计划。

第二位获悉此事的知情人士表示，敌对特朗普的人员并没有执行该威胁的明确计划，而仅有意图，这就是为什么飞机仍被允许起飞的原因。

据该消息人士透露，7 月 6, 离开土耳其时，特朗普和一小组助手利用一辆餐饮车秘密地从巨大的蓝白相间总统专机更换为一架不起眼的较小 C-52A 喷气机，而空军一号则单独起飞，搭载了政府高级官员、白宫工作人员和随行新闻团。

特朗普在 8 月 11 日告诉记者，他是根据指示进行更换的

见 AIRCRAFT，第 6NN 页

唐纳德·特朗普总统表示，他是根据特勤局的指示更换飞机的。

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历史上的今天

查尔斯·汉弗莱斯飓风在 8 月 13, 1935. 宾夕法尼亚州东部和新泽西州带来了高达 8.85 英寸的降雨。克莱尔·希尔飓风在几天后经过，带来了 10.75 英寸的降雨。这两次飓风造成的总死亡人数为 10.5 点。

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新闻秘书将成为外部顾问

雅各布·博格 (Jacob Bogue)、伊斯梅尔·沙基尔 (Ismail Shakil) 和 克里斯蒂安·马丁内斯 (Christian Martinez)

华盛顿 —— 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普于 8 月 12 日表示，白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳娜·莱维特 (Karolina Leavitt) 将于本月底结束其任期，这使得总统在 11 月的邮寄选举前失去了一位最受训练的顾问。

特朗普在声明中表示，莱维特将成为一名外部传播顾问和党派操盘手，塑造特朗普“MAGA”运动的未来习俗。

在社交媒体的一篇帖子中，28 岁的莱维特表示，她旨在花更多时间陪伴年幼的孩子。她在 5 月生下了一个女儿（她的第二个孩子），并于近期结束产假回归工作。

“卡罗琳娜一直是白宫的一名真正领导者，自 2016 年以来，包括我们 2024 年的历史性重新当选竞选，她在争取正义、自由和自由方面做了极其出色的工作，”特朗普在社交媒体帖子中说道，并称莱维特是“该职位历史上最优秀的白宫新闻秘书之一”。

莱维特称她在白宫的职责是“一生中未来的冒险”。

莱维特加入了特朗普的 2024 竞选活动，并在特朗普选择她担任白宫新闻秘书之前担任过渡期发言人。她是被任命为该职位最年轻的人。

“没有人能够或将会与卡罗琳娜相比，”特朗普的前副新闻秘书组哈里森·菲尔兹 (Harrison Fields) 表示。“她不仅能以特朗普品牌的方式说话，而且知道如何以一种持续、大胆且成功的方式喂养媒体之心，最重要的是，这迎合了她的受众——总统。”

在任职的一年里，莱维特和白宫通讯主任史蒂文·张 (Steven Cheung) 改变了政府对待媒体的姿态——一些特朗普的盟友对此表示赞赏，而新闻自由倡导者则予以批评。

特朗普政府开始挑选哪些记者可以接触总统，取代了由独立的白宫记者协会建立的长期运行的系统。“新闻池”传统上是由行业团体抽选的方案，以确保媒体机构能够统一接触总统，并将活动传达给公众以及无法参加小型集会的其他记者。

作为该进程的一部分，特朗普政府新闻办公室在简报室旁边创建了一个特殊的“新媒体”区域，使播客、时事通讯和新兴数字媒体在报道总统任期方面发挥更显著的作用。

一些新闻倡导者称此举是对不断变化的媒体格局的认可。其他人则批评这是政府可以用作奖励其认为报道有利的媒体的杠杆。

莱维特离开白宫之际，政府官员正面临《华盛顿邮报》本周的报道，报道称特朗普在 7 月离开土耳其北约峰会时，将载有内阁官员、工作人员和记者的车辆作为关键。特勤局标准员将总统从一辆车转移到另一辆车，在一部餐饮货车的后部。据该报报道，当时特朗普面临潜在的人为暗杀威胁。

今日历史

今天是 8月 13. 在这一天：

1621： 西班牙征服者埃尔南·科尔特斯在经历了三个月的围攻后，攻占了阿兹特克帝国的首都特诺奇蒂特兰并俘虏了皇帝夸乌特莫克，为西班牙赢得了墨西哥。如今，该地被称为墨西哥城。

1819： 激进主义者露西·斯通出生于马萨诸塞州中部。她致力于废奴运动和女性投票权，并在结婚后保留了自己的姓氏——在当时已婚女性不能拥有财产、不能保留所得收入或签署合同的时代，这是一种极不寻常的声明。

1879： 孟菲斯餐厅经营者凯特·布伦达在一名从隔离蒸汽船上逃脱的人在她的小吃摊用餐后死于黄热病。由此引发的流行病在年底前导致孟菲斯超过 5% 的居民死亡。

1883： 来自康涅狄格州哈特福德的发明家威廉·格雷获得了一项“电话投币控制装置”的专利。同年，他家乡的一家贷款机构安装了第一部公共付费电话。格雷产生这个想法是因为他需要给生病的妻子打电话叫医生，但买不起电话，而当地商店也不让他使用。

1910： 弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔在 90. 岁时去世。这位改革者和“提灯女士”根据她在美国期间在医院服务的经验建立了现代护理学。她同时也是一位具有开创性的公共卫生统计学家。

1910： 一个由 50 多名黑人牧师组成的委员会写信给总统威廉·塔夫脱，要求他在德克萨斯州西隆（Silicon）发生 7月 29-30 日的种族主义大屠杀后取缔私刑。他们随信附上了一份面向美国人民的三页呼吁书，称：“只要好人们决心去做，就没有无法消除的错误。”

1913： 英国金属学家亨利·贝里尼在英格兰谢菲尔德铸造出了第一种真正的不锈钢，为步枪枪管制造了一种耐腐蚀材料。该合金含有 0.24% 的碳和 12.8% 的铬。这种材料能抵抗酸液溶解，使其非常适合用于餐具。

1919： 奥法·梅·约翰逊，39, 成为已知首位加入美国海军陆战队的女性。她在海军陆战队总部担任公务员，在海军陆战队批准女性入伍以替代男性的文职工作不到一周后便办理了入伍。

1957： 由费·邓纳薇和沃伦·比蒂主演的时尚犯罪电影《邦妮和克莱德》上映。这部电影及其评论，以及第 9, 集，引发了时尚潮流和热门歌曲。

1969： 美国通过一系列繁忙的国际活动庆祝阿波罗 19 宇航员的回归。包括一场在纽约市的电传纸带大游行、一场在联合国的仪式、一场在芝加哥的游行，以及在洛杉矶与总统理查德·尼克松共进的国宴。

1957： 动画剧集《南方公园》在 Comedy Central 首播。尽管——或者正因为——其四个经过修改的儿童主角和低俗的讽刺题材，该剧立即走红，使创作者特雷·帕克和马特·斯通成为了名人。

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民权组织前官员在司法部案件中被捕

迈克尔·洛里亚 (Michael Loria) 和 艾尤巴·巴格奇 (Ayuba Bagchi)

司法部长托德·布兰克 (Todd Blancke) 宣布，一名民权组织的前高层官员已被逮捕。该组织被司法部指控涉嫌资助其本应拆除的极端主义。

司法部在一份声明中表示，南方贫困法律中心 (Southern Poverty Law Center) 的前情报主管海蒂·L·贝里奇 (Heidi L. Beirich) 于 8 月 12 日在加利福尼亚州被捕，这与联邦政府针对该反共组织的案件有关。

布兰克在一次无关的新闻发布会上谈到此案时表示，这位 59 岁的女性通过协助开设银行账户将资金回流至极端组织，从而推进了该组织涉嫌的计划。

贝里奇的被捕是司法部针对该民权组织案件的最新进展。该组织在历史上曾与 Rehnick 当局合作，以建立并重新出现极端分子。但在罗纳德·特朗普总统领导下的司法部领导层拆解了这一合作伙伴关系，并于 4 月宣布了针对该组织的案件。

贝里奇的律师迈克尔·J·普罗克特 (Michael J. Proctor) 在一份分享给《今日美国》(USA TODAY) 的声明中表示，特朗普政府正在利用司法系统来 silencing 对手，且他的当事人是无辜的。

“我们认为针对她的指控是由警方最终驱动的，贝里奇博士在此案中被针对，是因为她在打击仇恨团体和极端分子方面所做的重要工作，”普罗克特说。

“她欢迎在法庭上证明真相的机会，”普罗克特补充道。

Leavitt 将这些指控斥为“虚假的”。熟悉 SPLC 手法的人士表示，该组织利用捐款向极端组织内部的线人支付报酬，这一战术同样被司法部所采用。

SPLC 在 8 月 12, 一份声明中猛烈抨击了司法部的最新一系列指控。

“打击暴力仇恨和极端组织是最危险的工作之一，而且我们认为这也是我们所做的最重要的工作之一。司法部的行动不会动摇我们的决心，”该组织在声明中表示。“我们在争取正义的斗争中保持坚定，并致力于确保民权运动的承诺成为所有人的现实。我们对自己的立场充满信心，并期待出示证据并在法庭上陈述我们的理由。”

在之前的法庭文件中，司法部指控 SPLC 涉嫌欺诈，其在寻求捐款以拆除暴力极端组织时存在误导。根据司法部的说法，这些筹款活动是欺诈性的，因为该中心涉嫌没有告知捐赠者部分资金将被用于支付高层团体领导人作为线人的报酬。

在一份将贝里奇列为刑事被告的新起诉文件中，司法部指控贝里奇监督向线人的付款，其中包括一名与她有浪漫关系的线人。

美国司法部表示，SPLC 前情报主管海蒂·L·贝里奇于 8 月 12 日被捕。

司法部还具体指控贝里奇向一名极端分子支付了约 $6,000 的捐款，以使其虚假地承担处理、复制和归还属于一个极端组织的文件的责任。

根据文件，实际上，盗窃和归还行为是由她与其有浪漫关系的人执行的。该文件未指明该人的姓名。

一些法律专家对司法部案件的力度提出了质疑。

“支付线人费用以拆除组织似乎是人们预期会被采用的战术之一，所以对我来说，这看起来是一个非常薄弱的案件，”曾在司法部财政部门工作多年的联邦检察官 Shadeghian 此前告诉《今日美国》。

金融市场

CoreWeave 业绩激发 AI 乐观情绪，标普 500 指数上涨

通胀数据增强了美联储将维持利率不变的押注

Noel Bandewich 和 Purvi Agarwal

标普 500 指数和纳斯达克指数在 8月12, 10% 收高，部分原因是 CoreWeave 及其他 AI 基础设施公司公布了乐观的季度业绩，而温和的通胀数据则增强了市场对美国联邦储备委员会（Fed）将在 9 月维持利率稳定的押注。

由于汽油价格连续第二个月下降，美国 7 月的消费者价格几乎没有增长，而基础通胀情况温和，进一步降低了市场对美联储在 9 月加息的预期。

“标普 500 指数的数值完全符合预期。市场的反应略微积极，因为市场此前担心结果会比实际情况更糟。目前人们普遍认为，美联储不会被推向加息，”康涅狄格州费尔菲尔德 Dakota Wealth 的高级投资组合经理 Robert Fordik 表示。

在 AI 私有公司 CoreWeave 公布年度资本支出预测并超过第二季度盈利预期后，其股价上涨了 30%。数据中心运营商也随之上涨，其中 IRDA 上涨近 20%，Applied Digital 上涨 4.9%。

数据中心公司 Nehru Group 在第二季度业绩超出预期的情况下跳涨 34%。超级微电脑（Super Micro Computer）在 AI 服务器制造商预测 2027 年收入高于华尔街预期后上涨 20%。

Chapmanco 上涨，英伟达（Nvidia）上涨 2%，美光科技（Micron Technology）上涨 5%。PELA 半导体指数上涨约 2.3%，但较 8月12, 的历史最高收盘价仍下跌约 25%。

标普 500 指数上涨 0.26%，收于 7240.10 点。该基准指数在 2026 年至今已上涨约 15%。

油价

布伦特原油期货 8月12, 结算上涨 7 美分，报每桶 $88.88，而西德克萨斯中质原油上涨 7 美分，报 $83.27。

纳斯达克指数当日上涨 0.54%，至 26,388.49 点，而道琼斯工业平均指数下跌 0.04%，至 33,770.27 点。

EASF 500 行业指数中，房地产板块领涨，上涨 1.08%，信息技术板块紧随其后，上涨 1.08%。

华尔街的恐慌指标——CBGE 波动率指数下跌 0.8 点至 14.45，为 1 月以来的最低水平。

根据 CME 的 FedWatch 工具，2024 年的新定价显示，美联储在 9 月会议上维持利率不变的可能性为 10%。在 7 月通胀数据公布之前，市场在加息和维持不变之间分歧明显。

美国与伊朗之间的冲突依然动荡，一名伊朗高级消息人士表示，在重启 6 月达成的临时协议并确定实施时间表的谈判方面没有取得进展，而袭击事件仍在继续。

Cora Group 在餐厅销售额和利润超出华尔街对第二季度的预期后上涨 2.3%。

Lazarsman Holdings 在光子抗议设备制造商预测第一季度收入高于分析师预期并超过第四季度预估后上涨 12.6%。

在整个美国股市中，上涨股票与下跌股票的比例为 17:1。

标普 500 指数创下 10 个新高和 2 个新低，纳斯达克指数记录了 123 个新高和 93 个新低。

美国交易所的交易量相对轻微，成交量为 105 亿美元 股，而此前 20 个交易日的平均成交量为 275 亿美元 股。

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简讯

特朗普因提供付费提前访问帖子的服务而被起诉

纽约 —— 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普于 8 月 12 日被两家媒体实体起诉，对方寻求关闭一项新服务。该服务出售其 Truth Social 平台的付费访问权限，包括一些可能影响市场的帖子。

由 Intercept 和新闻自由基金会（Freedom of the Press Foundation）向曼哈顿联邦法院提交的诉状对 Truth API 提出了质疑。 API 是特朗普媒体与技术集团（Trump Media & Technology Group）提供的一项信息流服务，对于提前访问包括特朗普本人在内的 30 个高知名度 Social 账户，每月收费最高可达 $500,000。

API 于 8 月 1, 推出。在此四天前，马萨诸塞州民主党参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦（Elizabeth Warren）和加利福尼亚州民主党参议员亚当·希夫（Adam Schiff）呼吁美国证券交易委员会调查该服务是否在让华尔街、富有的内部人士以及特朗普获利的同时，破坏了市场的完整性。

白宫未立即回应置评请求。其他白宫官员也是被告，但特朗普媒体公司并非被告。

特朗普长期以来一直将 Social 用于发布其他新闻，例如关于关税和中东冲突的消息，这些内容可能会影响股票、石油和其他市场的价格。

2 名美国陆军士兵在德克萨斯州直升机坠毁事故中丧生

官员表示，8 月 12, 日，一架隶属于该部队胡德堡（Fort Hood）基地的阿帕奇军用直升机在德克萨斯州的一片田野中坠毁并引发了大面积草地火灾，导致两名美国陆军士兵死亡。

贝尔县警长办公室发言人克利夫·科尔曼（Cliff Coleman）表示，事故发生在贝尔县，位于奥斯汀以北约 60 英里处。

科尔曼表示，贝尔县治安法官已宣布两名在机上的人员死亡。

胡德堡在一份声明中确认，一架 AH-64 攻击直升机坠毁是一起严重事件，并在通知家属之前暂未公布其身份。

RSF 再次袭击苏丹奥贝迪，无人机袭击首都

据目击者称，苏丹快速支援部队（RSF）于 8 月 12 日再次袭击奥贝迪市，并在全国范围内发动无人机和地面攻击，此前该部队在多个战线遭受损失。

在与苏丹军队的战争中，RSF 最近处于劣势。这场冲突始于 2023, 年 4 月，造成了联合国认为的全球最严重的人道主义危机。

8 月 12 日，奥贝迪的目击者称，这座位于东南部地区的战略要地遭到 8 架无人机的袭击，触发了军队的防空系统。据医疗来源称，两人死亡，另有人员受伤。

首都喀土穆、北部的阿塔鲁（Atharu）以及其他城市的目击者也报告了无人机袭击，这是首次 snow bay。

RSF 未承认此次袭击，苏丹军队未立即发表评论。

路透社

疫苗

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“他们将生产三倍数量的本土疫苗，并填充三倍数量的疫苗，”古德曼（Goodman）说。“并不是说他们有闲置的设施——所以他们可能需要更改现有设施，甚至为它们创建额外的产能。”

白宫官员布尔（Bull）在 8 月 10 日表示，政府将与私营部门合作，依靠市场机制为家长提供选择独立疫苗的方案。

“现在有很多美国人和很多美国家长希望看到更多的选择，”该官员说。

旧金山加州大学法学院（UC Law San Francisco）专注于疫苗政策的法学教授多里特·赖斯（Dorit Reiss）表示，过去获得新疫苗许可至少需要 20 到 30 个月。鉴于特朗普在四年任期中已经过了一年半多，疫苗厂商可能会尝试推迟执行该命令。

“如果公司真的不想要，这件事可能不会发生。公司可能会说，‘好吧，我们要等到本届政府任期结束……也许不值得投资，’”赖斯说。

分析

沙特阿拉伯押注联盟

王国希望遏制陷入更广泛战争的趋势

Timoor Ashari

路透社

BUXDH，沙特阿拉伯 —— 沙特阿拉伯正日益被拖入一场并非其选择的战争。沙特阿拉伯正在建立区域防御联盟，希望以此将敌人拒之门外，并帮助其更强有力地应对伊朗及其区域盟友网络的攻击。

但分析人士和外交官表示，在红海建立多国海事联盟的初步尝试，以及决定将土耳其纳入沙特与巴基斯坦的防御协议，到目前为止尚未能抵御攻击。

对于来自伊朗、伊拉克以及也门胡塞武装的攻击，沙特自身的军事回应到目前为止一直较为有限。胡塞武装在7月开启了针对该王国的南部战线，并攻击了沙特船只。

利雅得面临着一个困境：如何在不卷入由美国与伊朗之间战争引发的更广泛区域冲突的情况下，遏制攻击并保护其雄心勃勃的计划免受损失。

一名新的中东官员这样描述道：“沙特阿拉伯的问题在于，该王国的敌人知道它想避免战争。他们正在利用这一点。”

沙特政府媒体办公室未对此报道的评论请求做出回应。

“阿拉伯方面正变得……这正是沙特阿拉伯想要避免的，”沙特分析师、海湾国际论坛高级非驻在研究员 Aziz al-Ghaobani 表示。

“伊朗及其附属机构认为沙特不会做出回应。他们将克制基本上理解为接受被攻击，这就是为什么沙特必须找到一种方法来威慑他们。关键在于如何平衡，”他说。

在防御协议签署后，胡塞武装再次攻击了该王国的石油设施。

逐步升级

自从美国和以色列于 2 月 28 日对伊朗发动战争以来，沙特阿拉伯一直试图吸收攻击，选择首先寻求纯外交途径，随后才开始采取保密的有限军事回应。

在 4 月与美国的停火协议生效前后，沙特与伊朗达成了一种暂时的平静，并成为了海湾地区一个更安全的避风港。

过去几周的情况危及了其中的大部分成果。

该王国面临着针对关键石油基础设施的破坏性攻击，阿拉伯战争以及通过霍姆桑海峡（Strait of Homsan）和红海的航运也同样遭受攻击。

从左至右，土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安、沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼和巴基斯坦总理夏巴兹·谢里夫于 8 月 17 日在沙特阿拉伯麦加签署了一项联合国防协议。

由 MARIET CE-TAMASH ARDAN / 土耳其总统新闻办公室通过路透社提供

两周前，沙特阿拉伯和美国发动了联合空袭，目标是他们称参与攻击该王国的伊拉克民兵组织。这是沙特阿拉伯在战争期间宣布的首次报复行动，尽管沙特此前一直试图避免被视为与美国和以色列结盟。

两天后，利雅得宣布其意图在红海领导一个海上防御联盟。

上周，它在麦加宣布了与土耳其和巴基斯坦的联合国防协议。

“这是沙特阿拉伯向伊朗发出信号的方式，表明我们愿意在升级阶梯上走得更远，当然，[首先是外交的第一个三分之一，然后才跨过外交的界限走向另一边，”Cinia 集团海湾及阿拉伯半岛项目总监 Yasmine Farosh 表示。

“在我看来，这一协议和联盟是在逐步进入去升级和威慑政策的最终阶段，”她说道，但同时指出这些联盟是“试水之举”，目前不太可能采取联合军事行动。

这项沙特-土耳其-巴基斯坦国防协议于 8 月 7 日在伊斯兰教圣地且在周五礼拜后宣布，根据卡内基中东项目非驻地学者 Sultan Ahmed 的说法，该协议具有穆斯林国家承诺像处于“逊尼”（Sunnah）或穆斯林国家一样互相防御的象征意义。但在实践中，其角色似乎非常明确。

8 月 6 日，土耳其外交部长哈坎·菲丹表示，该协议在技术上与北约第 5 条相同，将需要各方进行磋商，以确定在任何受攻击国家提出请求的情况下，应提供何种支持。

伊斯兰堡在与沙特阿拉伯现有的国防协议下，一直试图避免在军事上卷入

与伊朗及其盟友的冲突，并且尽管沙特阿拉伯遭受了数百次导弹和无人机攻击，伊斯兰堡仍成功做到了这一点。

伊朗将该协议视为摆脱对外部势力依赖的一步（显然是指美国），并表示只要该协议“正确识别敌人和威胁”，就没理由感到担忧。

也门之痛

在沙特阿拉伯的南部边境，也门胡塞武装在7月结束了为期四年的休战，宣布对该王国实施道德封锁，并向其石油基础设施发射攻击。

胡塞武装的袭击表明，该王国在面对不对称战争时依然脆弱，并唤起了人们对2009年危机的记忆。据路透社报道，当时在伊朗策划的胡塞武装无人机和导弹袭击后，沙特石油产量大幅下降。

也门是该王国的一个特别痛点。2016年，在受伊朗支持的胡塞武装攻占首都萨那后，沙特领导了一次军事干预，随后因战争和饥荒造成的高昂代价而引发国际谴责。

随着也门再次逼近战争边缘，利雅得此次希望由也门政府领导任何可能发生的攻势，并表示需要一个多国海事联盟来保卫红海航运。

几位与会者表示，机构在首次会议前仅几天就被派出了，这显示了沙特阿拉伯对待此次任务的紧迫感。

到目前为止，已有16个地区国家签署加入，预计还将有更多国家加入。西方外交官表示，欧洲国家仍在审议是否加入，因为担心自己可能会在多大程度上卷入也门战争。

飞机

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负责总统安保的特勤局。他从安卡拉飞往英国进行加油停靠，途中未发生意外。

“我认为实际上我乘坐的那架飞机风险更大，”特朗普告诉记者，但未提供证据。“我认为风险更大，因为我认为那架飞机更有可能成为他们的目标。”

米切尔航空研究学会执行主任道格拉斯·里德利表示，该威胁可能是一种新型的寻热导弹，它能锁定飞机发动机的热源，已成为军事规划者日益关注的问题。它们比“传统的无线电引导威胁”更难检测，并且由于不发出可检测的无线电波，因此“可能会突然出现”。

里德利表示，美国的人类 63-47, 拥有简单的导轨发射器，并被认为使用了寻热以及激光引导系统。他表示，一种肩扛式寻热武器 W633 Verba 由俄罗斯制造。

秘密行程

包括特朗普在内的美国总统偶尔会秘密前往美国境内或高风险地区，以维持安全。但这类行程通常会提前通知随行记者。

在2003年感恩节总统乔治·W·布什前往巴格达的行程之前，部分媒体成员收到了预警。然而，其他报道布什在德克萨斯州克劳福德度感恩节假期的媒体同行却被误导了。工作人员曾与家人在一起，因此当总统突然出现在伊拉克时，他们感到非常震惊。

在7月8日总统唐纳德·特朗普离开土耳其安卡拉之前，一辆餐饮车停在空军一号的另一侧。

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消息人士在8月12日表示，特勤局在土耳其时没有充足的时间。

“他们当时正仓促采取行动，以化解他们认为是一个可信且迫在眉睫的威胁，”该消息人士说。

《华盛顿邮报》在本周首次报道了这次行动的细节，而该行动在执行后已过去一个多月。

《纽约时报》报道称，美国官员惊觉伊朗人知道特朗普在安卡拉的下榻地点，包括他所在酒店的具体楼层。

现在被视为诱饵的空军一号专机上搭载了美国国务卿马可·鲁比奥（消息人士称其已被告知此次行动）、财政部长斯科特·贝斯内特、白宫通讯主任史蒂文·切斯基，以及其他多名助手，外加通常的13人新闻团，其中包括一名路透社记者和一名摄影师。

消息人士称，白宫副办公厅主任丹·斯卡罗内、执行助理娜塔莉·拉普和口头办公运营总监梅尔·诺塔与特朗普一起乘坐餐饮车转移。

一些媒体评论员和立法者质疑，这次行动是否让特朗普的助手以及随行记者在被推定搭载总统的飞机上处于风险之中。

土耳其官员未立即就该威胁发表评论。

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全日食令观众惊叹

全食带横扫西班牙北部

Corina Pons, Tom Little 和 David Latsos

路透社

马德里 —— 8月12日，一次罕见的全日食横扫该国北部，使当地陷入黑暗。西班牙各地的观众惊叹地观看这一景象，有些人摘下防护眼镜，齐刷刷地站了起来。

西班牙部署了大规模的警力，并在农村地区设立了特别观测点，以便人们能获得观看这一奇观的最佳视野。

在马德里北部的农村地区布伊特拉戈-德-拉罗亚（Buitrago de Laroya），当天空变暗，且在当地时间晚上8:30后不久，贝利珠（Bally's beads —— 全食期间在月球边缘闪烁的明亮阳光点）在地平线上闪烁，持续时间仅约一分钟，观众们纷纷鼓掌欢呼。

“全食结束后颜色如何一点点恢复是很重要的 —— 先是红色，然后是蓝色 —— 就像在黎明和黄昏时一样，完全在欺骗你的大脑，”32岁的经济学家迭戈·费尔南德斯（Diego Fernandez）说道。

50岁的马德里居民拉斐尔·希门尼斯（Rafael Jiménez）表示，这次事件感觉像科幻小说。“这是一个荒诞的场景；当花园洒水器启动时，我们甚至被淋透了，”他说。“然后，就这样，我们又在看日落了。”

西班牙经历日食之前，大部分阴云密布的冰岛刚刚经历了一场不那么引人注目的奇观，尽管这个北欧国家最西部的云层裂缝让游客和当地人得以窥见这一天文现象。在雷克雅未克市中心，日食被云层遮挡，但全食时的黑暗依然明显。

“就像一整天突然一下子就来了，我感到一种冲击，因为它让我们思考……生命的短暂，时间如何变得不同，以及这取决于你的视角，”33岁的律师爱德华多·奥尔蒂斯（Eduardo Ortiz）在冰岛首都告诉路透社。

数百万人聚集在冰岛和西班牙北部，见证西欧27年来的首次全日食。

摇滚乐队 Queen 的前吉他手布赖恩·梅（Brian May）也在其中。他前往西班牙特鲁埃尔省（Teruel）的一个天文台，并在他的 Instagram 页面上记录了这次经历。

“开始了，太阳正在消失。太神奇了，”他在日食达到顶峰时说道，随后在倒计时结束后，旁观者爆发出了欢呼和掌声。

在西班牙，当局预计在西班牙北部和巴林群岛（Bahrain Islands）日食路径覆盖的主要是农村地区，将迎来高达600 万名游客。

伊比利亚半岛上一次见证全日食是在1982年，但另一次预计将在8月2, 2027年发生，随后在2028年1月将出现一次环食，从而完成所谓的“伊比利亚日食通道”。

当月球直接经过地球和太阳之间，白天短暂变为黄昏，一些动物陷入沉寂，这种奇异的感觉在历史上一直被视为宇宙斗争的预兆或神力的象征。

8月12日，在西班牙特鲁埃尔附近观测到的全日食期间，月球完全覆盖了太阳。CHRISTIAN HASTMAN / 路透社

8月12日，参与者在比利时马尔什-昂-弗拉内尔（Marche-en-Frannere）的比利时皇家天文台观看日食偏食。JOHN THYLLOT / VALLEY'S MAIZE

8月12日，西蒙·莱肯（Simon Laken）和他的儿子贾斯珀（Jasper）在英国格拉斯顿伯里（Glastonbury）观看日食偏食时佩戴防护眼镜。

TOBY MILD / ELIZABETH RIN

对于西班牙而言，这次事件是一个展示其冷门地区并吸引游客离开过度拥挤的海滨度假胜地的机会。据当地媒体报道，一些人趁机结婚。

日食发生在该国山火风险最高的时期之一，应急救援人员在8月22日与多场火灾作斗争，包括南部安达卢西亚地区的一场大火。

当局开展了大规模的警务行动和公共安全宣传，以确保人群不会引发山火。

当地当局表示，在瓦伦西亚地区的佩尼亚科拉镇（Peñacola），一场小型火灾在日食观测点附近被扑灭。据称，火灾始于一辆汽车，随后蔓延至另外33辆车，之后消防员将其控制。包括飞机在内的应急救援队伍已被派遣至该地区。

当局派遣了25,000名警察以确保观测点周围的安全，并部署了近100架飞机和直升机。

8月 12.，布拉格城堡上空发生日食，月球部分遮挡太阳。OAK EDINBURG / 路透社

截至8月 12, 晚，尚未收到与日食追逐者相关的山火事件报告。

在雷克雅未克，由于这个拥有约400,000人口的国家迎来了多达80,000名游客，能够让观众在不损害眼睛的情况下观看该现象的眼镜已售罄数日。

日全食于下午5:44左右到达冰岛最西端的海岸，使这个岛国的极西部陷入长达2分钟13秒的完全黑暗。

此次事件吸引了普通观察者和“日食追逐者”——这些爱好者在世界各地奔波，以便在任何时间、任何地点发生日食时处于全食带路径上。

在西班牙，43岁的Gema（未提供姓氏）在离开布伊特拉戈-德-拉罗亚（Buitrago de Laroya）观测点时表示：“每个人都跟你提起过这件事，但它比你想象的还要美丽。”

地震

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根据该国首都城市协会 Avocapitoles 的数据，该市有 56 栋建筑倒塌，造成至少 95 人死亡，近 1,000 人失踪。

根据 Avocapitoles 的数据，位于咖啡种植区深处、距离震中约 34 英里的佩雷拉（Pereira）至少有 79 人死亡。市长办公室表示有 300 人失踪。

40 岁的护士 Indes Monseos 与两个孩子和年迈的母亲住在一起，她表示她位于佩雷拉的家房前部分倒塌，导致他们被困在屋内。邻居们帮助他们脱困，但他们仍不断回想起那一刻。

“我有五个邻居死在了废墟下，”Monseos 说，“我们正在等待当地官员帮助我们重建并弥补损失，但到目前为止，还没有人来。”

哥伦比亚咖啡联合会负责人 German Bahamas 表示，布埃纳文图拉（Buenaventura）的港口已恢复运营，而检查员正在评估山体滑坡对关键道路的影响，但“报告仍在照常进行，主要通过加勒比海港口。”

哥伦比亚是全球第三大咖啡生产国，数十万家庭依赖该行业生存。

新任总统的首场考验

地震发生在总统阿贝拉尔多·德·拉·埃斯皮尼利亚（Abelardo De La Espinilla）就职仅几天之后。他凭借一个以减少公共支出和加强安全为中心的政纲，在与前左翼政府候选人的竞争中以微弱优势获胜。

他前往受灾地区而非留在本周，并承诺向那些因地震失去房屋和企业的人提供援助。

由于担心出现抢劫行为，几位当地市长宣布实施夜间禁令。

“这次地震将是对哥伦比亚新任总统的首场考验，”武装冲突地点和事件数据项目（ACLED）拉丁美洲和加勒比地区高级分析师 Tiziano Broda 表示。

他补充道：“德·拉·埃斯皮尼利亚的竞选政纲是削减公共财政，包括削减国家风险管理部门的资金，而该部门目前正处于应急响应的最前线。”

哥伦比亚外交部长 Omar Bula 针对政府拒绝国际援助提议的报道表示，他的办公室正在协调从秘鲁、墨西哥和萨尔瓦多开始抵达的物资交付。

墨西哥搜救基地 Topos Azteca 的负责人在一则视频消息中表示，他直接从委内瑞拉抵达，委内瑞拉在 6 月底遭受了毁灭性的双重地震。

家属等待消息

卡利的救援工作集中在七栋可能仍有幸存者的建筑周围。

在城市南部的 Torres del Lamoue 综合体，居民与士兵、市长办公室员工及其他人组成了长长的传递链，将碎片从废墟顶端向下传递。

波哥大消防部门官员卡米洛·卡诺（Camilo Cano）告诉路透社，在警方开始引导志愿者后，救援工作变得更加有序，这有助于减少噪音和震动，使传感器能更好地探测废墟下的活动。

他表示，发生严重余震的可能性给任何大规模人群带来了风险，即便那些仍被困在建筑下的家属们在附近焦虑地等待消息。

在卡利东北约 20 英里外的帕尔米拉（Palmira），死者的亲属在树荫下，沿着塑料链条在边缘外等待。一名官员通过扩音器呼喊已确认身份的遗体姓名。

31 岁的圣地亚哥·略雷达（Santiago Lloreda）告诉路透社，地震袭击他的公寓时他正在工作，这次地震夺走了他的母亲以及 13 个月大女儿阿迪娜（Adina）的生命；由于女儿太小，没有指纹登记，需要通过波哥大的 DNA 样本进行身份确认。

“我的女儿是一个成真的梦想，”他说，“我的母亲是我们家庭的支柱，她照顾每个人，总是能让你开心地笑……她放弃了一切来照顾这个孩子。这让她付出了生命的代价，但她为此感到非常自豪和幸福。”

里卡多（Ricardo，未透露姓氏）表示，他从迈阿密赶来接回姐姐的遗体。他赞扬了医生的努力和邻里间的团结。

“那里有英雄们在帮助我们尽快找回家人的遗体，”他说，并补充道，他的侄女正在等待手术，她患有颅骨、下颌和腿部骨折，且肺部塌陷。

“她还活着。我们知道她会好起来的，”他说。

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Renowned U.S. pilot Amelia Earhart went missing in 1987 during an attempt to fly around the world. She's pictured here in 1926. All rights

Expedition going after Earhart's lost plane

Some believe mysterious object may be best shot

Christopher Cann USA TODAY

What happened to Amelia Earhart? That question has eluded countless researchers, biographers and devoted enthusiasts for almost 90 years.

Over the decades, researchers have scanned swaths of the ocean floor, traversed remote islands and scoured satellite images in costly attempts to locate the plane that Earhart plotted as she sought to become the first person to fly around the world.

Now, after a yearlong delay, an expedition that some believe represents the best chance at solving one of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century is set to take place this fall.

"This is a hypothesis. We won't know until we go down there and identify it."

Richard Pettigrew, head archaeologist

"I am fooling very confident about this," lead archaeologist Richard Pettigrew told USA TODAY. "I'm pumped."

The voyage will bring researchers to Nikumaren, a remote Pacific island between Australia and Hawaii, where a popular theory suggests Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed after failing to complete their historic journey in 2037.

The expedition centers around the "Tarsia-object," a visual anomaly in the island's lagoon that was discovered through satellite imagery in 2020. The mission, which is a joint effort between the Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute, will seek to determine whether the object at the water's edge is Earhart's long-lost plane.

Originally set to take place in October 2025, the mission was delayed because of weather conditions and clearance from the government of Kiribati, the island nation that maintains control over Nikumaren. With new approvals from the government's cabinet, a 16-person team in October will travel by sea to the island in hopes of finding proof of Earhart's final voyage.

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of consumers surveyed – including 79% of parents – said they want an adults-only dining section.

45%

of restaurant-goers support dog-friendly restaurants, including 16% who want to bring them inside and 29% who support only allowing dogs outside.

More patrons would love adults only dining section

Poll: Leave kids at home; dogs OK

Betty Lin-Fisher USA TODAY

Leave the kids at home, but dogs are welcome – outside and indoors at restaurants – according to a recent study of U.S. diners. • Seventy-five percent of consumers surveyed said they want an adults-only dining section – including 79% of parents, according to a study by Lightspeed Commerce Inc., a point-of-sale software company whose global clients include the retail and hospitality sectors. Lightspeed's State of Hospitality 2026 report surveyed consumers in several countries, but the company shared U.S.-specific data from L000 respondents with USA TODAY. • When it comes to dogs, nearly half of restaurant-goers (45%) support dog-friendly restaurants, including 16% who want to bring them inside and 29% who support only allowing dogs outside. • Gen 2 diners are leading the pack when it comes to bringing pups to restaurants, with support rising to 64% compared to 35% of baby boomers. See DINING OUT, Page 4A

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Dems' power struggle deepens

Stunner in Wisconsin highlights party divide

Phillip M. Bailey USA TODAY

Democrats' nationwide tug-of-war between their mainstream liberal and more progressive factions continued with another neck-and-neck primary race, this time for the party's nomination for Wisconsin governor.

With more than 95% of the vote counted in the contest Aug. 3, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who was backed by party leaders such as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, pulled off a Hail Mary victory over state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist who was criticized in the campaign's closing weeks for anti-Thenlequing social media posts.

Crowley won by less than half of a percentage point in an outcome that no statewide surveys predicted.

It marks another significant underperformance by popular outsiders relative to polling – and more proof that the Democratic electorate in key Midwestern swing states is closely divided between its left and centre wings – a week after Abdul El-Sayed's race-tribu win over the establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Michigan

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Marine veteran released from Russian prison is back in U.S.

Thos Nguyen USA TODAY

U.S. Marine veteran Robert Gilman is back in the United States after being released from a Russian prison where he had been shot in the US and riding to senior Trump administration officials.

Gilman, 32, was welcomed by U.S. officials upon arrival and was expected to receive medical treatment after advocates raised concerns about his deteriorating health while imprisoned in Russia. A State Department plane carrying Gilman arrived at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, late on Aug. 8.

"Twilight, I had the profound privilege of welcoming Robert Gilman home to the United States after more than four years of detention in Russia," U.S. envoy Steve Wilkoff said in a statement on 3 Aug. 8. "Robert is a patriot – a former United States Marine who served our country with honor. He can now finally return to his family and

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Trump explains his covert jet switch: 'I go by Secret Service'

Carried in Commissioner off Air Force One

Francesco Chambers, Zac Anderson, Shapiro Venugopal Ramaswamy and Jovy Garrison (On Video)

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he was acting on the advice of Secret Service when he was covertly named off Air Force One in a catering container and flown out of Turkey on another military jet.

The case was a ploy designed to protect the president amidly possible threat to his safety on his trip to Turkey for a NATO woman.

The day's Secret Service (last follow what they'd like to do: I go by Secret Service and the military, Trump told reporters at the Joint Base Andrews Aug. 3) as he removed from air event in Ohio. The request me to go on a different plane, a different plane, all, equal safety, but they wanted me to do it, so I do it.

The July 4 incident involved a hulk-and-switch to Trump, who announced he was making an uninhabited stop in the United Kingdom to drop off an old Air Force One on his way back from the United States. He came to the Joint Base in secret to England. Reporters and some White House staff traveled on the original plane, effectively acting as decoys.

Asked about the safety of the passengers on the jet that was used as a decoy, Trump said the plane he flew on was at greater risk.

'I think it was at greater risk because that wanted be the plan I think that we, that they would be more likely to go for,' he said.

The request of the committee he said, while and blue Qatar spilled jet that his administration had notified us a replacement Air Force One. He was seen boarding the powder blue Air Force One he said his administration would be retiring from service when he departed.

But after he was on board, The Washington Post said the New York Times reported, he was secretly transferred to another military jet. He flew on that plane from Turkey to the Royal Air Force Millennial U.S. Air Force Base in Norfolk, England.

He is believed to have switched back to the Qatari jet, a Boeing 747 R, before he flew from England to Joint Base Andrews near Washington, DC.

Asked if he was surprised at having to switch planes, he said he is constantly under threat.

'I have a lot of threats that you don't know about,' he said. 'Any consequential president have a lot of threats, but consequential president don't get threatened. And I think that I may be the most. Nobody's else more than me in almost six years.'

The case reportedly left even some White House aides in the dark. Neither the White House nor the Secret Service

President Donald Trump waves as he disembark Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Aug. 9 ELIZABETH FRENCH, REUTERS

responded to questions about the plane switch. Economy of State Marco Rubio, who traveled with Trump to NATO, ignored questions about the flights Aug. 3, and the State Department did not respond to requests for comment on which plane he took.

USA TODAY reported that the known coup between the Qatari jet and the highly recognizable American jet came as a security protection after Trump nominated a ceasefire with less over attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of France.

The "The Big Bite of the Iron," Trump told reporters at the NATO council after he publicly announced his plans.

The Secret Service urged the White House to depart Turkey in the old plane, a source familiar with the matter told USA TODAY at the time, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters.

The New York Times reported that U.S. officials were concerned about tension proxy forces attacking Air Force One. The threat was adopted to Trump by Israel, and it involved targeting the yellow with shoulder-fired missiles, according to The Wall Street Journal.

What wasn't known at the time that Trump was not an either plane.

Trump has flown on both the Qatar's glitch jet and the older blue and white planes since the incident. On Aug. 9 he took short flight from the Morristown airport near his Bedminster golf club as New Jersey to Joint Base Andrews on the smaller, if two powder blue planes that have traditionally served as Air Force One. Eacher in the weekend, on his way to the golf club, Trump landed at Newark Airport, changing up his regular flight pattern.

He was back on the red, white and blue Qatar-gilled jet Aug. 9 when he traveled to Ohio for a government-sponsored sporting event.

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rations the medical care he needs.'

Withoff-loaded Russian President Vladimir Putin for granting Gilman a pardon and 'for his personal engagement throughout this process,' President Donald Trump announced Gilman's release earlier in the day, saying Russia agreed to free him on a 'humanitarian basis' and that no prisoner exchange occurred. Sebastian Goska, the senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, also confirmed on X that Gilman had returned to the United States, writing that the Marine veteran saw 'safely back on American soil.' He asked that 'Wifes' had greeted Gilman with hamburgers and milkshakes.

After stopping at Dallas, Gilman was en route to a rehabilitation center in San

Antonio for medical treatment, according to Reuters, which cited anonymous U.S. officials. Gilman, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was imprisoned on charges of assaulting a Russian police officer. U.S. officials and others who advocated for his release have questioned the case.

Sen. Ed Mackey, D. Massachusetts, said Gilman had been diagnosed with 'dissociative stupor' and described him as 'essentially sedentary.' Mackey alleged Russian authorities subjected Gilman to physical abuse and forced medication during his detention. Gilman's release leaves several Americans still imprisoned in Russia, including Stephen Hubbard, who was sentenced on charges that he served in Ukrainian defense forces amid Russia's invasion. U.S. officials said efforts to secure the release of other Americans declared in Russia are ongoing.

Contributing: Michael Lorin, USA TODAY, Reuters

Primaries

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Senate primary:

'From day one, this campaign has been about what comes next for Wisconsin making life more affordable, strengthening our schools, creating good paying jobs, and leading one opportunity reaches every corner of our state,' Crowley pointed on X.

Speaking to supporters the evening of Aug. 9, Hong-Jinmen-Mai no matter who prevails, the Badger State's politics have changed.

'We are fighting to become once more what Wisconsin has always been: a place where our future is determined not by corporations and billionaires, but our former that's determined by the working-class people who live here,' she said.

Progressives fared better in Minnesota, where Democratic primary voters handed Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a proponent, a veto over Rep. Angle Craig, a centrist, in the campaign to replace retiring Sen. Tina Smith.

The new election of the state-macking as order-hitter countries this year led was largely delayed by the fall day of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two U.S. citizens, by federal officers in the state earlier this year.

There was also a result that defied polling on the Republican side as President Donald Trump's once-per-fect endorsement record took a hit. Controversy prove that Lindell, the former McPhee CEO, lost to Minnesota state House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the state's office, was the governor, despite having led in polls.

There were also contents Aug. 3 in Alabama, Connecticut, Vermont and South Carolina, where mostly opposed Sen. Darline Graham, the sister of Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly in July, jockeyed against nine GOP rivals in a special election.

Here are the key takeaways from the Aug. 9 elections:

Democrats remain evenly split

Lending up to Election Day, most observers viewed living as far from the given, the massive lead she had in many surveys.

But after the polls closed, Hong and Crowley were in an unexpectedly tight context that underscores how divided Democrats remain over their party's direction heading into the fall.

Many Democrats, including Crowley, spotlighted Hong's stumbles in a CNN interview Aug. 3 that questioned her old social media posts calling for the cancellation of Thanksgiving.

She's not ready for prime time,' Crowley told USA TODAY.

But others argue those rookie mistakes and earlier comments - including calls to shields the police - were eclipsed by Hong's grassroots support and growing frustrations with the pair of establishment. She galvanized her campaign around universal health care, and she was a good waitress, and higher taxes on the wealthy.

The 40-year-old Milwaukee County executive's win-in-men stunning when considering his life-had dropped out of the race in July because of poor polling. But amid Hong's stumbles he returned to the race, this time carrying fewer endorsements and a larger concern about the presumed 'front-runner's ability to win in November.

'Francesco, Hong is just not a good candidate, and anything who says with a new, and not necessarily paying attention to the realities of the matter,' Democrat Robert Robins, a CNN public call analyst, told USA TODAY in an interview last week.

Crowley, who would become Wisconsin's first black governor if elected, will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany, who easily defeated a relatively unknown opponent.

Further down the ballot, Democrat Rebecca Cooke is hoping the third time's a third after-early winning a primary election with the national party's early support.

Rep. Dennis Van Dolen is among the most vulnerable Republican in residents running for sedentary and a projected blue wave that could flip control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Cooke, a nonprofit owner and former waitress, hopes the better

political environment will be her edge after failing to get out of the Democratic primary in 2022 and hoping to 'live' when by about 3 percentage points in 2024.

Progressives win in Minnesota

Minnesota's Senate primary to replace retiring incumbent Smith was less visible compared with other Democratic primaries this year, but it featured many of the same tensions that gave progressives a decision win.

Flanagan, cast as the more progressive alternative, was the projected victor over Craig, a reliable centrist. The outcome is more remarkable when considering Craig and a budget $10 million to $4.7 million spending advantage over Flanagan, according to Tiffany.

For months more, I've been telling you this campaign was about the many versus the money,' Flanagan said in her victory speech, 'Gonna wait. The many just won.'

The two tanned over the influence of wealthy donors and U.S. support for far-reaching up-dighting support from different wings in the party.

But their race focused mostly on the backlash of the U.S. foreign object situation's immigration endorsement in the Democratic leaning away. That resistance culminated earlier this year in the form of massive protests after the killings of Good and Pretti.

Craig argued Flanagan was the preferred opponent for Republicans given her line to a welfare found wouldn't last ended Gov. Tim Wah's bid for a third term. The former was presidential nominee notionally didn't endorse with the contender in this primary.

From the 2nd to the 3rd, the 4th, decline-supported Michele Taboy, who easily won her GOP primary.

Lindell loses bid for governor

It is case that Republican voters don't go with Trump's picks in a primary, but Minnesota Republican did by rejecting Lindell's bid for governor.

Few Nikick Rigone have stood by the president as loyalty as Lindell, who remains wedded to damn that Trump won the 2nd and 3rd in the former. The former McPhee CEO, who stepped down to run for governor, has been held liable for these demands in federal court.

'He will not let you down,' Trump said in an Aug. 3 social media post.

Lindell was the front-runner in most of the surveys leading up to Election Day, but observers began to notice a late surge by Demuth, the Minnesota House speaker. That culminated in her decision 21-point win over Lindell.

Minnesota's gubernatorial race was always an uphill battle. But Republican may believe the office is within their grasp given the welfare found available in the state.

Demuth is now set to face Sen. Amy Klobuchan, a former presidential candidate who coached in the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, this fall.

Darline Graham glides to victory

As expected, Sen. Darline Graham didn't break a sweat in the Aug. 3 primary to replace her brother, Lindsey Graham, against nine other Republican candidates.

The 62-year-old political newcomer, who was appointed president carrying about 33% of the vote ahead of well-known names in South Carolina politics including former Gov. Mark Sanford along with Rep. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman.

That margin of victory falls short of the needed 10% the result to avoid a runoff, however, which means Darline Graham will have to run again Aug. 25.

Norman, 75, who ran for governor in June, outpaced the other contenders to take second place.

He is vice chairman of the House Freedom Caucus that has supported the Trump administration's most immigration endorsement campaign, but the five-term congressman also endorsed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during the 2024 Republican president-tal primary.

If things get thorny for Darline Graham against Norman, however, political observers may watch to see if Trump covers his lot city continuing both candidates, as he did in the state's Republican runoff for governor.

Contributing: Jay Bush, Terry Collins and Laura Schulte

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How lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak can get to your table

STEPHEN J. BEARD, RAMON PADILLA, DANIEL DE VISÉ, DANI ZHANG AND GEORGE PETRAS/USA TODAY

Don't blame your salad if you've gotten sick in the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce. Instead, blame what's on it. Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic parasite that can give you diarrhea and frequent bowel movements. It can be found on produce in the field and isn't easily removed by washing or common sanitizers. At least 13,895 cyclosporiasis cases have been confirmed and another 10,455 reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of Aug. 11.

An investigation by the Food and Drug Administration linked one outbreak to iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants sourced from privately held Taylor Farms operations in central Mexico. Walmart and Sysco have joined Taco Bell in removing potentially contaminated lettuce. Health officials are searching for other potential sources. The connection to lettuce has raised questions on how and where food is grown, processed and imported into the United States.

SOURCE FDA, as of July 20

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Earhart

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An unsolved disappearance

Earhart and Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937, as they flew from Lee, Papua New Guinea, toward Howland Island, where the U.S. Coast Guard (other Ilaaca was waiting with refueling supplies. The pair were near the end of their round-the-world journey that began on May 18, 1937, in Oakland, California.

Coast Guard authorities received voice messages from Earhart as her signal increased in which she warned that she was almost out of fuel. Neither Earhart nor Noonan knew Merce code, so there was no two-way contact, according to the Smithsonian Institute's analysis of government records.

After their disappearance, the U.S. government conducted its largest ever search for a lost aircraft. After two weeks, the search ended with no trace of Earhart, Noonan, or their plane. On Jan. 5, 1939, they were declared legally dead.

In the decades since, millions of dollars have been poured into expeditions that have taken researchers from remote islands to the depths of the Pacific Ocean, including its recent years.

In 2024, an ocean exploration company conducted a deep-sea search within 100 miles of Howland Island, after quitting what they believed to be the wreckage of the Electra 10E. It turned out to be a rock formation.

Theories and debates

Earhart's sudden disappearance immediately spurred a wide range of theories that sought to explain what happened to the world famous oceans.

Some point that the flight was part of a secret spy mission, that Earhart assumed another identity or that Earhart and Noonan were captured by the Japanese. The most widely supported exploration as that Earhart and Noonan ran out of fuel and crashed into the Pacific Ocean in the country of Howland Island.

The first time that they were close to Howland Island based on the records," said Dorothy Cochrane, a retired general aviation curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and a

Amelia Earhart stands with navigator Fred Noonan in a hangar at Panamerim airfields in Natal, Brazil, on June 11, 1937. Toledo, Mass. (photo by M. W. Noonan)

leading expert on Amelia Earhart.

The hypothesis that Earhart and Noonan landed on Nikumacero and later perished there has gained steam in recent years.

The main piece of evidence supporting the theory is satellite imagery capturing an unknown item in the island's lagoon. Pettigrew said the object came into view in April 2105 and resembles an anomaly seen in photographs taken in the months and years after Earhart's disappearance.

Other supporting evidence includes radio bearings that converge on Nikumacero, an analoge of human bones discovered on the island that are similar to Earhart's bone lengths, and a number of artifacts, including a woman's shoe, a freckle cream jar and a medicine vial that date to the 1930s, according to the Purdue Research Foundation.

Kid, Cochrane and other researchers remain skeptical.

"It would be amazing if they do find something," said Rachel Hartigan, an author who's written a book about Earhart's life and twice traveled to Nikumacero as a journalist covering various ex-

peditions. "But there's just been a lot of promising things that haven't come through."

'Something is there'

The upcoming expedition is set to take place over several days in October, beginning with a days-long journey by ship to Nikumacero. From there, researchers will think their way to the la-grounds and activities operate the "Linda object. Using a hydraulic dredge, a crew will gently capture layers of sediment to determine whether it's the famous Electra 10E.

The team will focus on identifying what may be the largest parts of the aircraft, including the fuselage and the wing, Pettigrew said. They will also scour the surface for metal inerts unique to the Electra's design.

"This is a hypothesis," Pettigrew, 78, emphasized. "We won't know until we go down there and identify it."

If the team locates the aircraft, they will return the following year for a "full-scale excavation," Pettigrew said. A future voyage will involve a recovery oper-

An overlay shows how the size and shape of the "Tarsia object" off Nikumacero island ship with the fuselage and tail section of Earhart's lost Lockheed Model 10E Electra aircraft. Woodside & Fulton, December

ation in which crews would remove the wreckage and transport the remnants back to the United States.

Steve Schultz, senior vice president of Purdue University, said the institution is in discussions with the government of Earhart once a potential agreement that would entrust Purdue with custody of the wreckage. Earhart, once a visiting advisor and counselor at Purdue, intended to give the place to the university after the throats flight was could be used for scientific research in aeronautics, according to Purdue Research Foundation.

"That would be my vision - to fulfill Amelia's wishes and bring it back to Purdue on permanent display for the world to see," Schultz said, adding that the university would share the benefits of any exhibit with Kid but in perpetuity.

Both Schultz and Pettigrew said that while they hope to solve the nearly century-old mystery, it won't be a failure if they come up empty-handed.

"Something is there, and it's either the Electra or it's not," Pettigrew said. "Somebody has to make that determination - and that's going to be us."

Dining out

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Leave the children at home, but bring the family dogs to dinner?

Fifty percent of consumers surveyed said it being able to having adult-only dining depends on the setting and more than a quarter said they supported the idea outright.

Consumers were most supportive of restricting kids in restaurants in late evening, settings (48%) designated adults-only sections (46%), romantic settings (46%) and alcohol-focused venues (45%).

"There's some really interesting things happening culturally amongst diners and generationally," Adoniram Sidon, Lightseer's senior vice president of hospitality product, told USA TODAY. "There's really growing support for adults-only dining spaces."

The parents surveyed who said they want kid-free dining options "implies that a lot of parents themselves think that there should be a place and just for bringing your whole family, but having that moment maybe away from the family or enabling other nonparents to dine without kids to watch," Sidon said.

Younger diners were more in favor of adults-only dining sections in sit-down restaurants, but the percentages were still high in all age categories, according to the survey.

Eighty-four percent of both Gen Z and millennial diners said they wanted adult-only sections, while 77% of Gen X and 67% of Gen X were in favor. Fifty-six percent of the Silent Generations, or those 80 or older, said they wanted an adult-only dining section.

When it comes to dogs, a large percentage of survey respondents wanted dogs only on the patios outside, but a growing number wanted them inside, too, Sidon said.

"Dogs aren't just for the patio anymore. They are for the whole dining experience," he said. "You want to make sure that you're not just getting your pup cup at the store-the-wire in their fiftys air purport of the Silent Generations, or those 80 or older, said they wanted an adult-only dining section.

New mom: 'We're having a good time,' want kid-free dining options

Cheryl Poccia, 41, is a new mom of a 5-month-old daughter, Delta. The Long Island City, New York, woman said it de-

Cheryl Poccia of New York, with her daughter Delta, said that when she and her partner go out on a date night, or her mom friends go out without their kids, she'd welcome adult-only dining. (Photo by C. C. C. C.)

pends for her when it comes to wanting adult-only dining options.

When it's an adults-only night out, "I don't want kids in a restaurant. I don't want the business," she told USA TODAY. "If you're going to take a night out, you're trying to take a break."

Poccia, who works in the insurance industry, said she'd be in favor of adult-only sections of a restaurant to also protect little-race stars adults on a night out might not be talking about kid-upon-paste things - especially when she and her mom are on a room's night out.

"We're sweating, we're having a good time," she said.

Poccia and her partner have been to

Nicky and Richard Lopez take their dog, Pico, to a lot of outdoor patios when they go out to eat. But Nicky Lopez said she doesn't expect to bring him everywhere, including to indoor dining spots. (Photo by W. W. W. L. L. L.)

some restaurants where it is clear the vile isn't accommodating to children once there aren't any high/black or activities for kids. So, it is less likely that parents will bring kids and the restaurant to trying to say, "this isn't a full-friendly restaurant and maybe you'll get the kids!"

Teacher: Kid-free dining should be like smoking, nonsmoking areas

Nicky Lopez loves kids and dogs, but the Santa Cruz, California, woman says there's a time and place for them at restaurants, especially high-end restaurants.

Lopez, 35, spends a lot of time with kids in an emergency school teacher. When she and her husband go out to eat, especially in an expensive restaurant or at a bar, Lopez doesn't want kids nearby.

Similar to when there were smoking and no-smoking sections in restaurants, Lopez told USA TODAY, "why can't we have adults only? I think it depends on the restaurant?"

"If I'm paying up some of $50 a plate or more and upwards of $30 for a drink or a bottle of wine or whatever, I don't want that experience related to me," she said. "Absolutely I would love an adult-only dining section."

Lopez said she and her husband, who have chosen not to have children, understand they can have a child-free lifestyle, but not a child-free world.

"And while I say that, I also say that there is a time and place for kids," Lopez said. For example, Lopez, who works at a brewery for her summer job, doesn't think kids belong at bars.

Gen Z diner sympathies with parents with little kids

Haferent Bishi, 24, of New York City, is generally fine with kids at restaurants.

Bishi, who works as a media associate, said some parents don't have a choice but to bring their kids to a restaurant.

"Children are a vulnerable community within our society. They don't have autonomy and rely heavily on us as adults to take care of them, steer them in the right way and whatnot," Bishi told USA TODAY. "To make them feel 'odic' enough because maybe they'll get a little crunchy or emotionally ill-supulated, I feel like is a little ridiculous."

Bishi is pretty tolerant when it comes to kids causing a scene in a restaurant.

She recalled a recent bunch with a friend at a New York City restaurant that she said was expensive, but still family-friendly. There was a child, "probably a 0-5 years old," according to Bishi, who was making a good time.

It was annoying, she said, but she was also trying to be understanding.

When it comes to adult-only dining, Bishi said even though she doesn't have kids, she doesn't think there needs to be sections only for adults. And, she does think parents should leave the kids at home when they're heading to a bar.

Dog owner: Pets don't always belong inside arteries or on patios

Lopez also owns a 2-year-old German shepherd, Bottweiler, pit bull, bulldog mix named Pets. She doesn't bring Pico everywhere and sometimes doesn't bring him to restaurants where dogs are allowed.

Recently, Lopez said she and her husband were going to branch at a place with a great patio. But the last time they were there, they felt the tables were squeezed close together and it felt high. So they decided not to bring Pico since they were unsure if he'd get too excited with extra people and dogs close by.

"So I was like, 'Let's put skip this one and not bring him.' But also that's me knowing my dog, knowing that my dog gets really excited, knowing that it's a more compact space and how dogs Let."

Lopez has mixed feelings about whether Pico or other dogs should dine indoors. Since she lives in California, most restaurants have big patios, so she prefers eating outside. A lot of indoor venues have tight quarters or walkways and Lopez said she doesn't want to worry about Pico getting in people's way. She thinks dogs inside on restaurant seating are an 'deadline too.'

Bishi, who doesn't have a dog, isn't sure she supports dogs dining indoors. While some very well-behaved dogs will sit still inside a restaurant, there are many who might startle a waiter or steal food off a plate, she said.

Poccia also doesn't have a dog, but has a brother-in-law who is severely allergic to them.

Said Lopez: "I wouldn't want little tiny fingers up or put table just around as I wouldn't want someone else's dog's nose coming up to my table."

It comes down to being aware of what your kid or dog can handle in a public setting, she said.

"It should not be other people's problems."

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Consumer prices were up in July as inflation dipped

Slower pace could mean there's good news ahead

Rachel Barber USA TODAY

Although U.S. consumer prices ticked up last month, the annual inflation rate rose 4.4% again in July, the Labor Department said Aug. 22.

From June to July, consumer prices rose 0.1%, in line with forecasters' expectations. Over the year, they were up 3.4%, meaning prices will rose but at a slower pace. After surging since the start of the Iran war which drove gas prices up, the annual inflation rate fell from 4.2% in May to 3.5% in June.

A deceleration in year-over-year price increases could be good news for consumers struggling with the cost of living, although their paychecks still may not be keeping up. Average hourly earnings for employees on private non-farm payrolls rose just 3.2% over the year in July.

Though slowing annual inflation is probably a welcome sign to Federal Reserve officials who have promised to deliver price stability, it remains well above the Feb. 2.5 target. As it has for the past five years, Foleymakers' seat interest rate decision in September remains difficult to predict as officials wait for August data.

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Still, cooling annual inflation combined with a weak July jobs report should lower expectations for a September rate increase, according to Seema Shah, Principal Asset Management's chief global strategic, though she said it 'does not put it completely to bed'.

'Why the threat of Hotman still shut, upside inflation risks will remain top of mind for the foreseeable future,' Shah said in a note to USA TODAY. 'We expect no change in rates this year but cannot dismiss the elevated risks of a hike later in the year if energy disruptions are sustained, while the threat of an AI induced rise in inflation also cannot be ignored.'

What is the core U.S. inflation rate?

'Core' inflation is the department's way to measure price increases while excluding volatile food and energy costs. Or a slowly watched for evidence of whether underlying price possesses are coming amid supply shocks that can drive the headline Consumer Price Index number higher.

The July reading supports the view that higher oil prices have not led to wider price increases, according to Brock Weimer, an investment strategy analyst at Enoch Jones.

'Core inflation rose 0.2% over the month after staying air in June. Over the year, it was up 2.5% in July, slightly lower than the 2.4% pace recorded the month before.'

'It is possible that the waning effects of tariff rollbacks, and perhaps the effects of the compensation of some tariffs, put upward pressure on good prices,' David Boyd, Thiruvati's chief financial and investment officer, said in another note to USA TODAY. 'If so, the cooling of goods inflation in recent months could be fleeting.'

What's cheaper and more expensive at the grocery store?

Americans may have paid a lot less for groceries in July; the department's food at home index fell 0.1% over the month. But it was still up 2.7% over the

year.

In July, lettuce prices fell 16.4% as consumers about away from products tied to a widespread outbreak of cyclopotatoes. The meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index decreased 0.7% over the month, driven by a 15% decline in pork prices. Dairy and related products got a lot cheaper too; their index fell 0.1% in July.

Some items got more expensive, however. Tonsilchokh, beverage prices rose 0.9%, and the index for cereals and bakery products ticked up 0.2% in July.

During our also got pricier last month. The department's food-away-豹肉-house index rose 0.3% over the month and was up 3.4% over the past 12 months.

Is gas getting cheaper?

Although gas prices rose in the second half of July as the war continued disrupting oil traffic in the threat of Hotman, they were lower last month on average than in June. Over the month, the department's index for gasoline fell 2.9%. Gas prices are still up 24.6% over the year.

The 2.9% of the prices fall again in August will depend on how negotiations progress between the US and Iran over the coming weeks,' Bank of America Global Research U.S. economist Stephen James said in a report ahead of the Consumer Price Index's release.

As of Aug. 21, the national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas was $6.95, according to AAS, up from $8.88 last month but down from $4.08 last week.

What does this mean for the Fed?

July's CPI report will help inform Fed policymakers, but it's unlikely to settle debate around the September decision by itself. Officials will also have August employment data and a second inflation report before they meet Sept. 9 and 16.

Fed policymakers tend to base their decisions on observed trends, not single reports, inflation output in the spring and has moderated in recent months but remains too high for some officials' comfort. Three members of the rate-setting committee dissented from the Fed's decision in July to leave its benchmark for interest rates unchanged. They preferred a quarter-point increase. No Fed typically raises the federal funds rate to tame inflation.

But officials are also watching the job market. After historically too hiring in 2020 that prompted the Fed to lower its benchmark rate three times late last year, job creation rebounded in the spring but slowed in June. In July, U.S. employees shut 25,000 jobs.

For Chair Kevin Wawitz's remarks after the June meeting further complicated forecasts when he said markets may be doing some of the Fed's inflation fighting work for it.

Ahead of the July inflation report, traders were about evenly split on whether the Fed would take on hold at the September meeting. After its release, more are setting on a hold, according to CME FedWatch.

What does the Fed chair want?

President Donald Trump, who has consistently presented the Fed to lower rates in his second term, said Aug. 10 that he talked to Wawitz's free days ago 'as President Wawitz could like to see the federal funds rate lower, too.'

'He pays almost 15 cents only him,' Trump told reporters in the Coal Office. 'If it was up to him, it would be different.'

Although Wawitz has made it clear he doesn't want to let people know what he thinks in the best path for rates, Fed members may learn more from his scheduled appearance at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium at the end of this month.

The president says a variety of things, and they may be reflective of what Chairman Wawitz's thinking, but they also may be more reflective of what he's thinking and what he's hoping for,' said Chester Sputt, Carnegie Mellon University finance professor and former chief economist of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Big Bend border construction of wall dubbed an 'invasion'

Trevor Hughes USA TODAY

Contractors building President Donald Trump's southwest border wall are building portions of Big Bend National Park in Texas, sparking fresh cottage from localities area residents and environmental groups.

'It is benefiting, no invasion. Occupation,' said Bio Grande Over guide Mike Davidson, who has lived in the area for nearly 50 years.

'Trump campaigned on tough immigration rights with no names of the border controls, and he has made expansion of this border wall a key campaign promise.'

Congress 'last summer expect-charged Trump's efforts with $46.5 billion in funding, and federal officials in June waived stances of environmental regulations to speed up wall construction in or near the national park.

Construction is expected to include blasting new roads through the area so border transit personnel can better protect the entire areas of the park, which is about 100 miles southeast of El Paso. Protectors have argued that there's little illegal immigration because the area is so staged.'

The National Parks Conservation Association, which has repeatedly sued the Trump administration over environmental issues, confirmed the construction.

'Buildinging Big Bend National Park is an unconscionable office on one of America's greatest treasures,' said Terman Kittredall, NPCRA president and CEO.

The border wall expansion has sparked controversy elsewhere. In July, for example, counterclaimists demonstrated after a group of trees believed to be more than 100 years old was killed at the U.S. Mexico border to make way for the barber. The three cottonwood trees stood in Leclust, Arizona, for more than a century, said Erick Maca, a border program coordinator in the state for the Sierra Club. The massive trees had long been a home for rare species and a shady place for neighbors to gather.

In May, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces in New Mexico asked a federal judge to block the government's acquisition of a portion of Mount Chitito Rey, a religious site topped with a statue of Jesus, on the Texas-Mexico New Mexico border. That lawsuit is ongoing.

Big Bend National Park was formally created in 1944 and spans about

800,000 acres of desert and mountains, in part along the Rio Grande corridor. The park's southern boundary forms about 110 miles of the U.S. Mexico border. Protects against the border wall over the past several years have included some Trump voters, many local elected officials, environmental activists and migrant rights organizations.

The exact path of the border wall through Big Bend remains uncertain. Earlier in the year, the Trump administration indicated that it would skip building a physical factor along about 372 miles of the border because of 'unfavorable terrain or smoothness of location.' Other locations will receive vehicle bollards that will let wildlife pass through unimpeded, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Local residents say they're dissatisfied with DHS' assurances that net all of the park is getting a wall, and argue that the exact construction itself is an environmental catastrophe.

Environmental groups including the NPCRA and the Center for Biological Diversity, have used to stop wall construction. Those lawsuits are ongoing, but Davidson, the Bio Grande over guide, said he thinks there will be 'no recourse' from the courts. He added he believes the White House is pushing to block as much construction as possible before the midterm elections and the possibility that Democratic could retain Congress and halt progress.

Some Big Bend area residents have argued that more concerns and better-motivist surveillance technology would be both less destructive and more effective at securing a border area that rarely sees significant illegal migration from Mexico. Tourism is a major industry in the area, with about 100,000 people visiting the national park last year, according to the National Park Service.

'This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,' Ladoen Jondal, a national public lands advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity, said in an Aug. 4 statement. 'Big Bend belongs to us all, and something it is a betrayal of every Texas and every American who believes our national parks should be protected.'

Davidson said residents are hoping Congress can prevent the White House to back off.

'There is almost unanimous local opposition, to told USA TODAY,' said that a becoming more and more vocal as the scale of destruction becomes apparent.'

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Civil rights group fought Trump's earlier effort

Maureen Groppe

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WASHINGTON - Civil rights groups that successfully fought President Donald Trump's first attempt to curtail birthright citizenship are targeting his latest effort.

The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups asked a federal judge on Aug. 9 to make 8 "unquestionably clear" that Trump's new directive can't be enforced.

"Trump's executive orders are a lumbarded attempt to distract the American people from the Supreme Court's clear holding: that birthright citizenship is protected by our Constitution," Carol Rose, executive director at the ACLU of Massachusetts, said in a statement.

In June, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are citizens at birth. The five exceptions to birthright citizenship are for children of foreign diplomats or babies born to enemies in occupied territory.

But Trump thus month around new orders seeking to expand those exceptions.

The president's first order on Aug. 6 declares certain individuals are ineligible for birthright citizenship if neither of their parents is a citizen, including the child of an "alive enemy" or foreign government employee. It also targets the

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children of parents who engage in a "commercial transaction" to access birthright citizenship, including paying "to ensure that the person's mother is present in the United States, or a territory of the United States, to give birth."

In a second order, which the ACLU has not challenged, Trump tasked the State Department and Department of Homeland Security with stopping individuals from entering the country "for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism."

The administration said it is focused

on children who "do not fall within the rule of birthright citizenship as announced by the Supreme Court."

But the ACLU argues Trump is continuing to claim power to redefine birthright citizenship that the Supreme Court said he does not have.

"To avoid any doubt in this regard," the group said in a filing in federal court in New Hampshire, "the Court should underscore that the government may not strip away class members citizenship through any executive order and other similarly flawed assertions of Es-

In June, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are citizens at birth.

ecutive power over birthright citizenship."

Trump has sought to restrict birthright citizenship as part of a sweeping, hardline immigration agenda centered around mass deportations. He campaigned on a promise to overturn the constitutional provision and attended Supreme Court oral arguments in the case, which bore his name, Trump v. Barbara.

Among the Trump administration's arguments for limiting birthright citizenship: Birth tourism incentivizes illegal immigration and threatens national security. The partners ruled 4-5 against the Trump administration in late June.

"Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights - to freely participate in our political community," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority. The Finance of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to "every free-born person in this land: We keep that promise today."

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Lightning strike at Ohio prison leaves 16 inmates injured

Jeanine Santucci

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A lightning strike sent 16 inmates at an Ohio state prison to the hospital the evening of Aug. 8, authorities said.

Lightning struck at the Grafton Correctional Institution in Grafton, Ohio, about 30 miles outside of Cleveland, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The 16 in-

mates were transported to an outside hospital, including one who was life-flighted, the department said in a statement posted to social media. In an update on Aug. 12, the department told USA TODAY that nine of the inmates have returned to the facility. One is still hospitalized in serious condition, and six others are hospitalized in stable, middle-threatening condition. There were no deaths and no injuries to staff

as of Aug. 12.

At the time of the strike, the inmates were "returning from the evening meal," the department said. It was not clear where they were when they were injured. There was a severe thunderstorm watch in place the evening of Aug. 8 through about 8 p.m. 87 in northwest and north-central Ohio, with the main hazard identified as wind gusts of over 60 mph, according to the National

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Each year, about 37 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the United States, and an average of 400 people are struck. The odds of it happening are about 1 in 1.2 million, according to the National Weather Service. Though almost 90% of all lightning strike victims survive, 327 people died between 2006 and 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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I was recently excelling through Instagram when I stopped at a post from Guy Benson, a Fox News personality and political analyst.

'She's here, and she's perfect,' Benson wrote, announcing the birth of his daughter, Madison Halsey. 'Our hearts are filled to the brim... We are just so thankful.'

My first thought: I was happy for him. So were plenty of others – the post has nearly 10,000 likes.

Net everyone was sharing in the joy. That includes some of Benson's fellow conservatives.

Benson is conservative in the classic free-market, limited-government mold, and one of the sharper political observers working today. He's also openly gay, married and – as of Madison's birth – twice a father via surrogacy. His son arrived in 2023.

The pushback and preaching aimed at Benson and his husband, at what should be one of the happiest moments of their lives, rules me the wrong way. It's a sign of weakness in the conservative movement when my party feels undercut the very values it claims to de-

fend – marriage and family – just because they don't arrive in the form some factious demand.

Writers at right-wing outlets like The Federalist and The Daily Wire have been leading the charge against alternative paths to parenthood – whether that be surrogacy or in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Two Daily Wire commentators responded directly to a New York Post article on X about Benson's announcement of his daughter's arrival.

'Intentionally depriving a child of her own mother is one of the most depraved things imaginable,' Matt Walsh told his 4 million followers. 'The entire surrogacy industry should be forcibly shut down. It is pure husharism.'

Megan Basham was only slightly more measured: 'Benson is an incisive poodle. But there is nothing conservative about deliberately creating motherless children. I pray Benson and those like him on the Right would consider what they are telling the world about how unnecessary they believe mothers ... are to the needs of children.'

In 2023, after news broke of Benson's first child via surrogacy, Katy Faust wrote a 'how-to' guide in The Federalist for conservatives looking to oppose surrogacy and IVF.

'A conservative position rejects surrogacy based on the natural rights of the child,' Faust wrote. 'He right to life, to his mother and father, to be born free

Whether anti-surrogacy conservatives like it or not, gay marriage is the law of the land, and many same-sex couples want children. Some of them are conservative couples. ... Why shouldn't they get to pursue one of life's greatest joys?

and not bought and sold. The child is the voiceless party in the arrangement who would never consent to the intentional loss of his or her mother.'

That's a presumptuous argument. Without surrogacy, there is no child to have rights in the first place.

For Benson's daughter, the real choice is between a loving home and never existing at all.

For the many women and men who struggle with infertility or face other complications, the ability to use IVF (which President Donald Trump has championed) or surrogacy can give them the gift of parenthood.

And whether anti-surrogacy conservatives like it or not, gay marriage is the law of the land, and many same-sex couples want children.

Some of them are conservative couples, like Benson and his husband. Why shouldn't they get to pursue one of life's greatest joys?

In 2023, Vanessa Brown, Caldecott of the Cats Institute made the case that the rhetoric around surrogacy's risks is overblown and misleading.

'In their quest to highlight the perceived harms of surrogacy, critics systematically minimize the substantial value of creating life,' she wrote. 'For most couples, surrogacy is the last stop on their journey after a hard-fought battle with infertility. Most children produced via surrogacy would not be alive without it.'

I'm not a biochemist. And I'm supportive of in-depth discussions about the real moral concerns raised by surrogacy and IVF.

But there's a difference between debating the ethics of family-building and trusting people like Benson, who simply want to be parents, as threats to be shut down. The conservatives waging that fight are just making their own movement smaller.

legrid Jacques is a columnist at USA TODAY. You can contact her at (incapac@usstoday.com or on X @legrid_Jacques)

Dr. Blake Taylor Opinion contributor

E-bikes seem fun. Until I'm operating on you

I was the brain surgeon on call in Mario County, California, one evening when the emergency room paged me. A 10-year-old girl came into the hospital with severe head trauma after falling off a friend's electric bike, within seconds of trying it out.

Immediately, we discovered that her skull was fractured and that the large blood vessels surrounding her brain were torn. The blood was pouring out of the vessels, rapidly pooling inside her brain, pressing and squeezing her brain stem – a vital brain structure that controls breathing.

The pressure inside her skull was rising rapidly and, if not treated immediately, it could have caused irreversible brain damage. I rushed her into my operating room, drilled and removed the entire right side of her skull.

I vacuumed my the blood and stopped the bleeding at its source. It was a matter of life or death. It took most of the night.

In the early morning, she was helicoptered to the children's hospital across the San Francisco Bay. More surgeries, eight weeks in intensive care and a year of recovery awaited her, all because of an impulsive e-bike ride.

E-bike injuries aren't getting enough attention

Sadly, she wasn't my only young patient who suffered injuries as a result of electric bikes. There have been a succession of patients who have fallen off e-bikes and e-occerns – one patient only 5 years old – whom I've treated with these traumatic brain injuries that require emergency surgery.

What is missing from the debates surrounding e-bike freedoms and regulation is the focus on the injuries that happen when a person dies from bikes.

If parents, youths, the public and elected officials only knew. If they could see the internal injuries and what happens in my operating room, and in many

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trauma centers across the country, and what it takes to save these lives or prevent devastating disabilities, maybe they would sethink their priorities.

I, along with a growing number of physicians and legislators nationally, are advocating for e-bike education, training, commonsense regulations and enforcement.

These e-bike injuries are not like those associated with traditional bicycles. They are more like motorcycle injuries, and the risk of dying is greater. Those who survive might have to deal with concussions, comas, skull fractures, tearing of brain tissue, brain swelling and bleeding.

Why are these injuries so devastating to the brain?

Many people don't realize that blood is toxic to the brain (when outside of normal blood vessel walls) and can damage to full brain tissue.

Then there's the problem of brain pressure because the brain is encased in a hard, inflexible skull, if the brain swells its natural expand and thus proses up again the skull.

The pressure builds quickly and damages brain tissue.

There are other complications, too. Often, these brain injuries occur with other bodily injuries. They include her, her spinal cord, pelvic bones and facial bones.

We're discovering that e-bike's powerful motors, sudden acceleration,

heavy weight, high speeds (some exceeding 30 mph) and momentum can cause others to lose control.

Young people often don't wear helmets and aren't trained to use electric vehicles. Nor are they educated about traffic rules.

Youths can modify e-bike maximum speeds with software fixes. Add to this mix the rise of illegal bikes, with speeds of 70 mph, that are advertised as e-bikes and, which officials say, are becoming status symbols among teenagers who are too young to legally drive automobiles.

Public safety requires more than patchworks of local legislation

Riders are not the only ones getting hurt. E cyclists are also hurting or killing others.

Recently, in the suburbs of San Francisco, an e-bike collided with a car, causing a chain reaction accident that left a 4-year-old who was playing on the sidewalk dead.

In Davis, California, a nurse riding her conventional bike collided with an e-bike. She fell, hit her head and died.

Pedestrians are being hit, too, as has happened repeatedly in New York City.

E-bikes are gaining popularity even as more variations of them being produced. Meanwhile, states have patchwork of legislation trying to regulate their speeds, power, rider ages, helmet

usage, permitted paths, licensing, registration, consumer disclosure requirements and illegal modifications.

In California, lawmakers have proposed nearly 82 e-bike bills since January. Not all of them have been approved, but some are still under consideration.

Communities like Hillsborough, California, are getting the word out. Holding them halls, education and training sessions for parents and youths, e-bike safety social media contests, and youth commission seminars.

There are சமூக we can take now. For public safety, let's listen to our national medical associations.

The American College of Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons have issued recommendations for e-bike and e-occurs injury prevention:

• Promote helmet use.
• Limit top speeds.
• Enforce safe-riding practices.
• Encourage lic668 and registration for e-bikes.
• Prohibit riding under the influence.
• Parostix, don't wait to take precautions. You don't want your child or teenage ending up in an operating room like mine.

Blake Taylor, a two-emergency, is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California-San Francisco.

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America's 10 best colleges for success

LinkedIn ranks schools based on career success

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Lehigh University is a selective Pennsylvania institution with a national reputation and a $2 billion endowment. • Lehigh does well in college rankings – but usually not as well as the University of Chicago or Columbia. • Yet those schools rank just above and below Lehigh in a new college ranking, titled LinkedIn Top Colleges 2026. • The ranking uses LinkedIn data to identify 50 colleges and universities that “best set their graduates up for career success,” in terms of internships, job placement, professional networking and other factors. • The resulting list recognizes schools such as Lehigh, where 88% of graduates complete internships and 89,000 belong to a vigorous alumni network.

“Fundamentally, for a long time we’ve been about student outcomes,” said Nathan Urban, prevox of Lehigh. “Do they get good jobs? Do they have good careers 10 years after they’ve left the university?”

College rankings are everywhere these days. U.S. News still offers its venerable list of Best Colleges, a ranking that favors schools with the largest endowments and lowest admission rates. Other rankings focus more on international standing, access and affordability or return on investment.

Colleges decry rankings; applicants love them

College leaders decry rankings as arbitrary: Is it even fair to compare Princeton, the Ivy League campus that ranks first in the latest

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LinkedIn ranked Lehigh University in Pennsylvania as one of the nation’s best colleges for career preparation and success.

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Caregivers of parents face money concerns

Lawyers offer advice on how to avoid lawsuits

Medora Lee USA TODAY

An adult child suddenly thrust into caring for an aging parent is a stressful enough situation, but it often pales in comparison to what can come next, experts said.

Unprovoked criticisms, accusations of stealing from the ailing parent and misguided health decisions often emerge from folks, especially siblings and other family members, who usually aren’t interested in or participating in the day-to-day caregiving work, experts said. After the parent dies, what started out as rumblings sometimes escalates to lawsuits against the child who did all the work during the final years, they said.

Over the next decade, as mortality rates for baby boomers rise and their estates transition to their beneficiaries, the courts will be flooded in a “probate storm” of contested inheritance disputes, the American Bar Association said. That means many burned-out adult children will probably also face expensive lawyers fees while still grieving a parent’s death and when money is already stretched after months or years of caregiving, they said.

“Occasionally, there is a legitimate reason for the family to be suspicious, but more often than not, the caregivers who didn’t want to be involved in parent care aren’t interested in an explanation for what they view as their lost inheritance,” said Carol Bradley Bussack, certified dementia support group facilitator and author. “They want vengeance, and occasionally this even results in a lawsuit.”

What’s at stake?

It is estimated that the “Great Wealth Transfer” will move $124 trillion from the older, Baby Boomer generation to younger heirs over the coming decades. However, family conflicts could erode much of that wealth, experts said.

Family conflicts related to inheritance are among the most common factors undermining wealth transfers. Approximately one-third of people 50 or older have experienced conflict in their family related to inheritance at the time of a loved one’s death, AARP research showed.

Disputes that rise to litigation are costly. Legal fees, delays, and administrative costs sometimes consume assets meant for heirs or charities. Families may spend months – or years – enlivened in probate court, with wealth tied up and inaccessible.

Unless the adult child caregiver is an executor or trustee of the estate, that child also will have to pay his or

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Job security is the priority for U.S. workers

More than half have taken less pay to stay

Medora Lee USA TODAY

Work-life what?

More than half of U.S. workers (54%) say they’d accept a pay cut just to keep working, according to Monster’s 2026 Job Security Report that includes responses from 1,020 U.S. employees polled on July 17. In 2024, more than half of workers in a Ford Triondo survey said they were willing to take a 20% pay cut to have a better work-life balance.

The reversal comes amid economic uncertainties making workers feel insecure about their financial footing and their futures, analysts said.

“A few years ago, workers prioritized work-life balance. Now, sentiments have shifted into protecting their job

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overall,” said Vicki Kalemi, career expert at job listings site Monster. “Factoring in AI [artificial intelligence] anxiety, layoffs, and restructuring, job security reigns supreme. Their mindset falls more along the lines of ‘at least I still have a job,’ rather than pounding the pavement without a steady paycheck and health insurance.”

How much is stability worth?

More than 1 in a (26%) respondents said they’d take a pay cut of up to 5%, Monster said. Another 28% would accept a reduction of 5% or more, including 1% who would accept a pay cut greater than 10%.

“In today’s labor market, predictability and stability may outweigh the promise of higher earnings for many professionals,” Kalemi said.

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Raw beef products recalled due to missed inspection

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Nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef products imported from South America have been recalled in two states because they entered the United States without undergoing a required inspection.

Corte Argentina USA LLC, located in American Florida, recalled approximately 29,638 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina. The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced:

“The products were produced between May 31 and May 20 and have use-by or frozen by dates of Sept. 25-26, according to the FSIS announcement. The

problem was discovered during routine FSIS inspection activities. The recall is being classified as a Class I recall, which, according to the USDA, means a health hazard situation where there is a “reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”

Here's what else to know about the recall:

Which beef products are being recalled?

The following products are subject to the recall, according to the FSIS:

• Various-weight cardboard boxes containing “Trigordino Gorina SAIC” boneless beef “Top Ritson Butt” (“Cua-

dyl Sin Tape”)

• Various-weight cardboard boxes containing “Trigordino Gorina SAIC” boneless beef “Eye Round” (“Pecto”)

• Various-weight cardboard boxes containing “Trigordino Gorina SAIC” boneless beef “Trucalde Cup Off” (“Nolga AU 8/7caps”)

• Various-weight cardboard boxes containing “Trigordino Gorina SAIC” boneless beef “Rucallde” (“Bola de Loro”)

• Various-weight cardboard boxes containing “Trigordino Gorina SAIC” boneless beef “Eustachia” (“Bola de Loro”)

The recalled products bear Argentina’s an establishment number “037 N° 09’ 2025” and shipping mark “26644 AA,”

the FSIS said in the announcement. There have been no confirmed reports of illness or injury because of consumption of these products.

Where was the recalled beef sold?

The FSIS said the products were distributed to retailers in Florida and Texas.

What should consumers do if they have the recalled beef?

The FSIS is advising consumers who have purchased these products not to consume them. The agency says the products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

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U.S. News ranking of national universities, to MIT, the science and technology powerhouse that ranks second?

But high school seniors and their families turn to the rankings every fall, hoping to differentiate among the approximately 4,000 degree-granting colleges in America.

“They need information. They need guidance. Rankings are one source of that guidance,” said Urban of Lehigh University. “I prefer rankings that are focused on actual outcomes. What happens to students who go to these universities.”

The Urban-PhD rankings, released Aug. 4, mine data from the massive professional networking site to find the colleges that seem to deliver the strongest career preparation and support to their students, based on five metrics:

• Ask placement, measured as the percentage of recent alumni who start graduate school or full-time work the year they graduate.

• Internships need recruiter demand, tracking how many alumni completed undergraduate internships, and recruiter demand to know alumni.

• Career success, the share of alumni with “post-graduate entrepreneurship or leadership experience.”

• Network strength, how well alumni connect with each other.

• And knowledge, breadth, how many fields of study and unique skills recent alumni pursued.

“We're actually looking at what happens to the individuals who graduate from those schools across their careers,” said Laura Lavenanth, vice president and executive editor of LinkedIn Global Editorial.

The LinkedIn ranking debuted in 2025. The 50 colleges on the 2026 list “really create momentum that lasts well beyond graduation, that lasts well beyond that first job,” Lavenanth said.

Here are the 10 best colleges, according to LinkedIn

The top 10 on the LinkedIn rankings won't surprise anyone familiar with the pervasive U.S. News rankings, or with any other list of prestigious universities. They are:

• Princeton University
• Duke University
• Harvard University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Dartmouth College
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Notre Dame
• Cornell University
• Yale University
• Stanford University

In other words, this ranking “looks like all the rest of them,” said Paul Glastitis, editor in chief of the Washington Monthly, which offers alternative college rankings.

Beyond the top 10, though, the LinkedIn list gets less predictable. Consider those entries.

• At No. 13 Babson College, a Massa-

chusetts business school that doesn't appear in the main U.S. News rankings.

• At No. 16, Bucknall University, a liberal arts school with a keen focus on outcomes and career success.

• And at No. 20, Lehigh, tasked between Chicago and Columbia University in the U.S. News ranking, Lehigh comes in 4,000.

Babson, with about 2,800 undergraduate students, blends business and liberal arts and sciences in a core curriculum. The school boasts that 90% of its class of 2025 were working, continuing their education or involved in volunteer or service programs within six months of graduation.

The Massachusetts school ranked second in the nation in the WXJ College (New 2026 Best Colleges list, another ranking that recovers future success.

Such rankings are “always helpful,” said Forman, more, than of the Undergraduate School at Babson. “There's all sorts of facts. I think the ones that target Bol and the value-add of a college are meaningful.”

Rankings have evolved from 'best college' to 'best value'

Modern college rankings have existed since at least the 1980s. For many years, they served primarily to help prospective applicants sort colleges by reputation and selectivity.

Recently, however, parents and policymakers have focused more on how well colleges prepare students for the earnings world, and on the broader question of whether college is worth the cost. “I've been asked that question more times in the last three years than in the previous 10,” said Bob Franek, editor in chief of the Princeton Review, a longtime source of student-ordered college rankings.

In 2024, Pew Research reported that only 32% of adults consider college “worths” for students who have to take out loans. The school government's College Scorecard pointably tracks cost and value in higher education.

“You see this hunger for more evidence of Bol from universities because, frankly, families are getting more skeptical of the value preparation of higher education to begin with,” said Armand Abofany, chief of staff and senior vice president of strategy at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

Women college rankings focus less on pedigree and more on outputs, like a good job.

“Our parents, our families and our students are expecting a return on their investments,” said Max McGuinness, dean of students at Bucknall.

One thing most college rankings do not measure, however, is how much students want to college.

A classic 2020 look on academia, Academically AskID, found that many college students don't gain much actual knowledge. But it's hard to measure learning in a college ranking.

“You've got job placement. You've got recruiter demand. These are obviously high on the priority that he a lot of parents,” said Abofany of ACTA. “But what happens when they get there? What will they learn?”

Caregivers

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her own legal fees to defend against any accusations of stealing a poor medical choices, experts said. Executors and trustees may be able to tag estate funds for legal fees.

“Unfortunately, the way our legal system works, you could be sued for shooting. JFK it does not mean you'll lose but you have to fight and spend money,” said Larry Mansfielder, partner at Vondelle LLP.

Despering financial woes add trauma to experts said.

“The emotional and financial stress of this family betrayal on top of what is often years of sacrifice to care for anguishers can prove too much,” Bansack said. “One wonderful caregiver who stayed in touch with me was in this situation, and has solution was suicide. This woman had brought her mother, who had developed early-onset Alzheimer's, into her own home, when she cared for her over many years. What a sad heartbreaking end to a life that had been forced to bring, can be.”

Practured relationships undermine families and communities. A 2024 Mar-in-Full showed 35% of 1,068 U.S. adults surveyed said they were estranged from an immediate family member such as a parent or a sibling.

Can adult children caregivers protect themselves?

Before taking on the primary caregiver role, talk to a lawyer. Enlisting a lawyer to help will probably cost money and time, but it may pay off later if it prevents major disputes.

“You need to go in and meet with another other law attorney and get power of attorney and signed caregiver documents,” said Patrick Simacks, elder law attorney and financial adviser at Simacks Law. “Before teaching your parent, see a lawyer. Ask what do I do to stay out of trouble?”

Some ways to stay out of trouble, attorneys said, include:

• A limited records: “The best defense is not careful records,” Mansfielder said. “If you write a check for $1,000 and it is to reimburse yourself, make sure you have the paperwork showing you paid for a caregiver or cake to get to the next appointment.” Defending against abuse claims heavily depends on facts, precise records, and concrete proof.

• Overcommunication: “If you're not keeping family together on what is happening in their loved one's life, including financially, then surprises come and bind themselves to lawsuits,” said Scott Babu, partner at BMO LLP.

“The emotional and financial stress of this family betrayal on top of what is often years of sacrifice to care for aging parents can prove too much.”

Carol Bradley Bursack CHPAM: MOMENT, ALBERT, JERSEY, RUTH, AND ALBERT

“Sunlight is the best antiseptic so report monthly, annually, and keep family informed. Here's what is going on with medical and financial. Yet acknowledged this is rather work for strained caregivers, but ‘Al can help summarize emails for financials and provide a monthly report you can send.”

• Caregiver agreement: A parent can legally compensate a child for caregiving services, but it needs to be a written contract between a parent and an adult child that formally defines the services being provided and compensation sale. It turns an informal family arrangement into a legal transaction that can protect everyone involved, Simacks said.

• Clear and well documented estate plans: Not just clearly written wills, POAs and living wills, but private attorney meetings with the parent and clear records of their stated wishes are the strongest deliveries available to the caregiving child.

What if there wasn't time for all of this?

Planning is always the best way to avoid problems, but caregiving needs often emerge suddenly, Bursack said.

“It's best, of course, if the family can lay out a plan ahead of time, preferably with the help of an elder care attorney, so that expectations are clear. Yet life isn't always this root,” she said. “It's common for an emergency to occur or cognitive decline to suddenly become evident, and someone must help. In these situations, the family member who steps up will rarely think to keep every receipt and continue detailed logs, since they are already overwhelmed by caregiving needs.”

Even with a well-documented paper trail, “some will still push through even though the court will likely side with a well-documented caregiver's account,” she said. “When good and selfdishness meet in the way, the caregiver loses. I hope that one day, in-home care will be a covered Medicare benefit. This would be a step forward in supporting the people who, by some estimates, save the government more than a billion dollars each year by providing unpaid care for our vulnerable elders.”

Pay

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It's not just money Americans would give up for steady work

There is 5-10% workers said they'd be willing to give up of hard one aspect of their compensation or workplace experience, Monster said.

“That's significant,” Salami said. “The data shows that job security has become one of the most valuable assets when it comes to employment and compensation.”

More than a quarter (26%) of respondents said they'd sacrifice some bonuses, incentives, workplace perks or benefits, the money showed.

Almost unheard of a few years ago, 25% said they'd give up workplace flexibility, including remote work options, data show. The right to remain remote has been a battleground between employers and major companies.

Seventeen percent even said they'd

accept higher health insurance costs, Monster said.

How can workers find a steady, secure job?

If job security is important to you, Monster has some tips to use during your search. They include:

• Check the company's financial health, including whether it's profitable or lack of any employees recently.

• Ask about the company's growth, expansion plans, organizational goals and measures of success.

• Evaluate the entire job offer. “A slightly lower salary may be worth value if the role offer greater long-term stability and growth,” the report said.

• Check employee tenure and turnover. “Organizations with strong retention often provide a more stable work environment and clearer career paths,” Monster said.

• Ask about job growth. “Job security matters, but so do opportunities to learn new skills and advance your career,” the report said.

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ALABAMA Hoover: Biotech facility Becclyst has built the decision to close its operations at its location in Hoover.

ALASKA Fairbanks: Fairbanks has been selected to host the 2026 Arctic Winter Games, bringing the international competition back to the city for the fourth time. KTUC reported.

ARIZONA Chandler: A Chandler police employee misused Flock anti-nested lacrosse plate reader data, leading to the termination of a $53,000 contract with the company, Chandler Police Chief Byram Chapman said. The move makes Chandler the largest city in Arizona to discontinue its partnership with Flock Safety.

ARKANSAS Fort Smith: Arkansas College of Health Education has received the award from the Higher Learning Commission to offer its new Device of Executive Leadership program.

CALIFORNIA Oxnard: A decadeslong effort to unleashly Fisherman's Westland, a state-fatal disaster is set to kick off formally Aug. 15, trains forming the dilapidated area into a theme park.

COLORADO Denver: Despite Colorado Parks and Wildlife's efforts, the Colorado's land pool for wolves killing and injuring livestock after the dreaders' day, since wolves were reintroduced. Wolves depredated 21 cattle and sheep to July, including in between July 26-31, marking the most depredations of any month since wolves were reintroduced in December 2025, according to the agency's wolf-depreciation page.

CONNECTICUT Hawkins: A new state report found Connecticut tourism over 5.75 in 2025, more than double the national rate, attracting 72.2 million visitors and generating over $20.3 billion in economic impact statewide. WTMU reported.

DELAWARE Newark: University of Delaware presented new testing, whether shacks can serve as mobile near real-time ocean-data observers, carrying sensors that measure ocean conditions to inform oceanographic, atmospheric and climate models.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washing: Ben Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary, will become White House counsel and assistant to the president effective Sept. 1, President Donald Trump said.

FLORIDA Melbourne: In a major Melbourne expansion, Northrop formation has disfigured a newly built 300,000-square-foot facility at Melbourne Orlando International Airport that houses space for more than 1,200 engineers.

GEORGIA Augusta: Georgia's largest state-virtuous company is expected to break ground in Augusta as early as November.

HAWAII Honolulu: Mayor Rick Blanksland announced the City and County of Honolulu will invest $9 million through its fiscal year 2027 Climate Residency Fund portfolio to support projects aimed at strengthening infrastructure. Food and water security, climate adaptation and disaster preparedness across Idaho, Hawaii News Now reported.

IDAHO Boise: Army Fct. Donald L. Bluntz, an Idaho soldier's father in Italy during World War II, was laid to rest in Boise fell years after his death following the identification of his remains in 2024, KTVRF reported.

ILLINOIS Springfield: Families traveling Illinois' portion of Route 66 cut the add a new activity to their road trips with the launch of a coloring and activity book celebrating the historic highway's eastbound. The Illinois Route 66 kiosks Byway unveiled 'Color Your Way Down Route 66,' according to an announcement.

INDIANA Lafayette: The University of State Finance is launching a new practical nursing program and is accepting applications for its inaugural fall cohort, expanding nursing education opportunities in Indiana.

IOWA Dickinson County: After two decades of work, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has successfully rehabilitated Lower Fair Lake in the Iowa Great Lakes region.

KANSAS Topeka: Washburn University Institute of Technology opened its new facility in North Topeka. The campus features a new manufacturing training center to expand educational opportunities that power some of the state's fastest-growing industries.

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Camden: The Battleship New Jersey is preparing for big changes at its birth on Camden's Winterfest. The floating museum expects to begin construction next year on a $24.2 million project that will create a parking garage and a permanent event space, plus a new home for its ticket booth, gift shop and office space. This two-year project would also upgrade internet access, surveillance video and badminton at the battleship, which was launched in 2042 and has been in Camden for 25 years. The project would be "the most consequential undertaking since the museum's establishment a quarter-century age," according to Marshall Spevak, the battleship's CEO.

KENTUCKY Prospect: Oldham County Judge-Executive David Voegele Busted the idea of bringing all of the city of Prospect into the country during an day, a meeting with members of the Oldham County Fiscal Court. As it stands, most of Prospect is in Jefferson County, with a small portion in Oldham County.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur in June created more than 800 million in agricultural leases in Louisiana from raw crops to berthres, where more than 800 squares were lost, according to a Louisiana State University Agricultural Center survey and Agriculture Commissioner Mike禧.

MAINE Ranger: Penguin announced that its Massachusetts emergency transportation services will end at the end of the year after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the state's decision to award a 30-year transportation contract to Modiv-Case, News Center Maine reported.

MARYLAND Salisbury: The city has launched Salisbury OneWay, a new online platform designed to bring municipal data into a single location for residents, businesses and city staff.

MASSACHUSETTS Nautucket: State federate officials have expanded emergency restrictions on shore-based white shark fishing to Nautucket in response to an increase in the activity from island beaches this summer, posing a public safety concern. The Division of Marine Fisheries issued the emergency order on July 16, extending to Nautucket a regulation that has already been in place along Cape Cod Bay and the Great Cape since 2025.

MICHIGAN Macquintin: The Michigan Department of State "summarity" responsible a truck driver education program at Northern Michigan University over multiple violations of the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act.

MINNESOTA Becker: Fort Energy has completed the third phase of its Illinois state project in Becker, a major step in transforming a reining coal plant into a reasonable energy hub, according to a community announcement. Located near the Illsงาน plant in Becker, Illsงาน Solar is the largest solar facility in Minnesota and among the biggest in the Upper Midwest.

MISSISSIPPI Natcher: Bishopic Industries is expanding its operations in Adams County with a $5.75 million investment that will create 28 new jobs in Natcher, state officials announced.

MISSOURI Columbia: An electrician who was working on the ongoing renovation of the north-concrane at University of Missouri football's Memorial Stadium died in June at the construction site "Per U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death.

MONTANA Billings: A U.S. Senate committee voted to advance legislation authorizing a coal land swap in south central Montana that would benefit Signal Peak Energy and produce revenue-sharing opportunities for the Crow Tribe, Montana Free Press reported.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: After more than 40 years of service, Lincoln Fire & Rescue has demolished its 2044 training tower due to structural safety concerns, with plans underway to build a modern replacement facility required to open in 2027, R&D's reported.

NEVADA Chula County: Clark County parents who drive their kids to and from school could receive $1,000 this school year, thanks to a new pilot program from the school district, Nevada Current reported. There are a few catches, of course. The program is only for the parents or guardians of Clark County School District students who are count for a one-star school but attending a three-, four- or five-star school through the district's open enrollment policy, according to the news outlet.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Rochester: City officials are taking steps they hope will prevent data content from locating in Rochester. A proposed new zoning ordinance would limit the location of data centers in Rochester to the city's Recycling Industrial zone.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: Sandia National Laboratories and Albuquerque-based Michael Thomas Coffee are partnering to test such a personal coffee roasting technology that has already reduced roasting times to early trials, KERA reported.

NEW YORK New York: President Donald Trump said that he was assessing whether the federal government could create a legal challenge to meet a progressive surcharge on luxury record homes in New York City. Trump called New York's new "post-a-year" tax "dangerous political experiment" in a social media post.

NORTH CAROLINA Asheville: Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene devastated one of the nation's largest veterans' teamed-land housing facilities, Asheville Rinecombe Community Christian Ministry is preparing to break ground on a $32 million rebuild and expansion of its Veterans Restoration Quarters, with help from FEMA.

NORTH DAKOTA Miami: Roosevelt Park Zoo is expanding its African Plains exhibit with a new 800-square-foot pavilion that will host giraffe feedings, educational programs and community events when it opens this fall, KXMEI reported.

OHIO Minerva: Black Parks secured $2 million in state funds to extend the trail in Minerva Municipal Park to connect to the Nickel Plate Trail.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Three schools have notified the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office of major cybersecurity breaches this year as required by a new state law. Some of the experts believe several more cases have gone unreported by businesses and other entities.

OREGON Salem: A survey asking Congressmen to put themselves as the driver's seat for allocating transportation funding was pulled offline after some members of Gov. Tina Kotek's transportation workgroup questioned its utility.

PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: The average Pennsylvania lives to about 775 but typical lifespans tend to be years longer or shorter than that in certain parts of the commonwealth Centre County tops the list with a life expectancy of 85.7 years, according to an analysis released by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. But across most of the commonwealth, particularly in many rural communities, the average lifespan in much shorter – and the centre says policymakers should pay attention to those statistics.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: Federal authorities announced in June a sweeping indictment charging two dozen alleged gang associates of engaging in underwriting conspiracy marked by violence, drug trafficking and fraud schemes used to sustain their employees' financials. In the 1998-2000, however, lawyers for some of those swept up in the case are asking that the indictment be dismissed, and they are taking aim at let American U.S. Attorney Charles C. Caleada. They argue that the indictment was obtained unlawfully, since the office is not being led by a U.S. attorney appointed in keeping with federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

SOUTH CAROLINA Aileas: Seasonals River Site is unlucky in number of nuclear waste counters to improve safety and accelerate the federal government's legacy cleanup mission.

SOUTH DAKOTA Watertown: Watertown Regional Airport announced it will add an additional flight to and from Denver, beginning Sept. 24.

TENNESSEE Memphis: Memphis' iconic trodaya are set to be making their return to downtown. Rocktek Holmes, operations trustee for the Memphis Area Transit Authority, told the Memphis City Council during its Aug. 4 transportation committee meeting that the trodaya system is on track for a fall 2026 launch.

TEXAS Grimes County: SpaceX and Tesla have announced a multibillion dollar venture to build a semiconductor manufacturing facility, dubbed TexaSib, in Grimes County.

UTAH Salt Lake City: Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order creating the Utah Quarters Initiative and a new council to advance research, workforce development and industry growth in quantum technology in the state, Salt reported.

VERMONT Montpelier: Prevent Child Abuse Vermont is scoring crevines' stands statewide to take part in a summer functioning campaign to support programs for children and families across Vermont. The initiative, called "crevines a solution, will run Aug. 17-23 during National Soft Ice Cream Day week, according to a community announcement.

VIRGINIA Richmond: The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has launched the completed Virginia Red Atlas website, adding new data, conservation tools, interactive resources and boosting records for 205 field species to support research, education and wildlife conservation across the state, WRC reported.

WASHINGTON Bremerton: Kitsap Transit's Bremerton to shuffle fast ferry will drop seven round trips each weekday beginning in September, due to an expansion in state funding that beyond an expansion of service the past three and a half years.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Gov. Patrick Morrissey said West Virginia Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster will receive a $5 million grant to support disaster recovery efforts, address sunset community needs and help fund infrastructure projects, WDT's reported.

WISCONSIN Madison: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a 2024 decision to more strictly penalize southeast Wisconsin for failing to meet national air quality standards for ozone pollution. State environmental agency leaders and business groups had come together to push for the consideration, saying it counts "the potential for insurance requirements" that wouldn't address "the root cause" of why Wisconsin doesn't meet the standards.

WYOMING Cheyenne: An investigator has asked a judge to hold LaSalle County District of Virginia to attempt of court, alleging his office failed to meet a court ordered deadline to release records sought as evidence in a pending immigration case. Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported.

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MLB

Jacob Misiorowski is 11-5 with a 1.76 ERA and 204 strikeouts this year for the Brewers. MICHAEL MCLOONE/INASON IMAGES

Winning brew

Milwaukee an overlooked powerhouse of late, a tale as old as time

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With about 40 games left in the regular season, the Milwaukee Brewers boast the best record in MLB (74–46), a half-game ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays and two ahead of the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. They are on pace to win the National League Central for the fourth year in a row, all while improving their win-loss record each year.

Yet despite the impeccable record going into Aug. 22, a Cy Young front-runner and high-end baserunning, several fans and experts don't seem to be taking the Brewers seriously as World Series contenders. Per BetMGM, the Brewers do have the third-best odds of winning the 2026 World Series at +1000, but that's a far cry from the favorite Dodgers (+255).

Sure, the Dodgers have won two consecutive World Series, made the biggest acquisition of this year's trade deadline, and boast a starting rotation that could go toe-in-toe with the Avengers, but when the playoffs come around, anything can happen right?

See BREWERS, Page 2C

Brewers catcher Gary Sanchez has nine home runs and 27 RBIs this season playing mostly as a backup. MICHAEL MCLOONE/INASON IMAGES

Lakers

being sold for record $12.5B

Scooby Axson USA TODAY

The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for a record $12.5 billion less than two years after Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner and TWG Global CEO Mark Walter bought the team from the Buss Family, according to ESPN.com.

The sale to businessman Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Robert Iger would mark the highest amount paid ever paid for a North American sports franchise, surpassing the $10 billion that Walter paid for the Lakers.

"As 88sking NBA fans, we are deeply honored for the opportunity to become stewards of the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most iconic sports franchises in the world. We have immense respect for the leadership and vision of Jerry and Jessie Buss. Our long-term commitment is to build on that foundation, compete at the highest level, and serve this extraordinary team, its fans, and the city of Los Angeles," Kushner and Iger said in a statement.

Walter bought the Lakers in 2025 from the family of Dr. Jerry Buss, who owned the franchise from 1979 until his death in 2013. At the time of his death, the franchise was passed on to his six children, with his daughter Jessie becoming the team's governor and being named controlling owner in 2017.

Buss remained the governor even with the sale to Walter, as the team moves forward in a new era with superstar Luka Doncic but must replace the production of NBA all-time scoring leader LeBron James, who led them to a championship in 2020 but left in free agency this summer to join the Philadelphia 76ers.

Walter has not commented on why he is selling the team, but two companies tied to Walter are under federal investigation as the government looks into the financial dealings of the billionaire's businesses.

"Owning the Los Angeles Lakers has been one of the great honors of my life – an extraordinary investment," Walter said in part in a statement.

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Accolades

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PHOENIX – Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, sitting in the visiting office with the door closed, home back in his chair behind the desk, momentarily shuts his eyes, and listens to the quiet, before starting to talk.

It's 3-1 hours before game time, and for the time being, there is peace, before the turbulence sets in beginning Aug. 13 with the Milwaukee Brewers and their league-best record coming into town – followed by the pennant race, the push for the top seed, the September climbing celebrations and then the sheer madness of October.

It's become a rite of passage for Roberts, who has been in the postseason all 10 years of his managerial career, winning three World Series championships, five National League pennants and reaching 1,000 victories quicker than any manager in history.

There are times he still can't believe it. A journeyman player who will be remembered for his stolen base with the Boston Red Sox in their historic comeback in the 2004 American League championship series against the New York Yankees, Roberts is already

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Rose sets aim to stay elite at 46

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Justin Rose is proud that, having turned 46 less than two weeks ago, he enters the FedExCup Playoffs at No. 24 and hooking the PGA Tour trend of zero in their 40s – especially the late 40s – trying to hang on to whatever status that they can manage until becoming eligible at 50 for the PGA Tour Champions.

Only 70 players qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs and Rose did so for the 19th time in 20 years, marking the most of any player in the field. He's one of four forty-swethings to qualify for Memphis along with 42-year-old Gary Woodland (27th), 46-year-old Adam Scott (20th) and 44-year-old Alan Noxen (46th). Rose won this year at the Farmers Insurance for the 18th PGA Tour title and nearly won the Masters in April, he shows little sign of losing anything off his football, and that's just the way he wants it.

To save really interested in sticking around and just making up the numbers and waiting for the Champions Tour or whatever that might be, he said on Aug. 11 to a press conference ahead of the FedEx St. Jude Championship that begins Thursday. The me, it's about just really pushing myself to stay elite, to stay playing at the top end of the game, and to kind of keep getting myself and getting myself in with experiences that will create lifetime memories.

That's only going to happen by playing at the Playoffs tournaments and at the highest level. That's my motivation, and if I'm not achieving that, I would sort of really question why I'm making the sacrifice away from family and friends and all the other great things that I have going on in my life!

A former world No. 1 Rose enters the week at No. 12 in the Official World Golf Ranking and an outlier in the world of pre-golf with his ability to hold off Father Time. He threatened in April to win that elusive second major title. Rose concedes that he squandered a golden

England's Justin Rose acknowledges fans July 17 during The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. ROOSELL CORTNEON, FIREY.

opportunity to win the Masters. He held the lead on the back nine when he made bogey at 16. S. and the birdies began to dry up, allowing Bory McIlroy to dip into the Green Jacket for a second consecutive year.

Mujors and the next Ryder Cup, which will be in Ireland in 13 months, are the prizes that drive his excellence.

Rose continues to push himself both on the course and in the gym to stay competitive with the new generation of world besters who know to the Right of the last nine winners on the PGA Tour were in their 20s, with the last those being 25 and younger (Jackson Kivron; 21; Michael Thorbjornsen; 24, Michael Bosmans; 24). The average age of the 70 players in the Playoffs' Just 31, the third youngest average of players in the Playoffs since 2009.

If Rose wants to keep testing his game against the best, he can't do much better than Memphis this week, where the playoffs open with 49 players – Daniel Berger is sidelined with injury – that all come from the top 100 of the Official

World Golf Ranking, including 43 inside the top 50, and 23 of the top 25.

Rose said he is rested after taking three weeks off since the British Open Championship and joined to make a Playoff run beginning at 19C Southwark where he pulled out a victory over J.J. Spann a year ago. Rose tried to lose strokes with the team to play, tying the second-largest deficit overcome with five holes left on the PGA Tour since 2024. He passed Tiger Woods for the longest span between FedExCup wins since 2007 – 0.075 days since he'd won the 2011 BMW Championship.

Age is just a number for this upless wonder, and Rose, who already has a Hall of Fame weekly resume that includes the 2016 FedExCup title, seeks to add more Playoff memories.

'I'm kind of waiting to sort of easily catch the again,' he said. 'I played some good, solid golf, but I'm kind of waiting for a run. Hopefully the three weeks off that we've just had a a lot of a refresher now, and I can really focus on this last, final push.'

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12 That is the number of players who qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the first time. Kristoffer Reitan (38th) is the highest ranked first-timer entering the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Reitan is one of five rookies to make it along with Alan Fitzpatrick (76th), Gailenhan Yellamaran (57th), Jordan Smith (64th) and Jackson Kivron (77th).

Keep an eye on

Matt Fitzpatrick. He enters the FedExCup Playoffs ranked second, the best rank entering the Playoffs by an Englishman since 2007. Fitzpatrick, tied for the most wins this season with three, has spent 20 weeks inside the FedExCup top 3, the most by an Englishman in a season.

Tommy Fleetwood. The reigning FedExCup Champion seeks to become the first back-to-back winner of the FedExCup. He enters this week at No. 9 in the season-long standings. Fleetwood's last 27 rounds in the FedExCup Playoffs have been over or under par, the longest active streak of rounds even or under par in the Playoffs. Hi Was Ken. The International Team training for the President's Cup is the highest-ranked player in the FedExCup standings without a victory this season on the PGA Tour at No. 7; he has 10 top-10s in 21 starts this season, highlighted by a pair of runner-up finishes.

Brewers

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The Brewers have improved each of the last four years, getting further in the playoffs at the same time. Last year they reached the NL championship series for the first time since 2018, and although they were swept by the Dodgers, it was a step in the right direction. If their trajectory over the last few years keeps up, they could very well find themselves in the Fall Classic this time.

So, why are they being overlooked? Is it because they have to stare down the mighty Dodgers? Or is there something else that fans are overlooking?

Are Dodgers too powerful to stop?

Last year, the Dodgers entered the postseason as the National League's No. 1 seed. Despite winning the previous World Series, many fans thought the Dodgers might not have had what it takes to repeat as champions. Obviously, they did.

It took them to the four games to dispatch of the Brewers in the NLCS and seven games to take care of the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series.

As the two, the seed supposedly got even better. The Dodgers acquired the biggest name during the season in net-fielder Kyle Tucker and added strong relief options to Kelley Yates and closer Edwin Diaz despite spending a ton of money just one year prior on closer Tanner Scott, who did not pan out.

In all fairness, Kyle Tucker hasn't panned out either. The $60 million a year man has been underwhelming in 2020, boasting just a 722 GPS. Does that really matter though? The Dodgers have to be able to be talent to make even massive drop-look irrelevant. Look no further than last year, when the team acquired Scott to be their closer and did not perform well. Did the Dodgers have to recover from a poor signing? No. They just spent a bunch more money on that the seed year.

Tucker is different though. He's an everyday player, taking away reps from other potential stars. In the playoffs, an outfielder is more important than a late-toning arm who can only go once every two or three days.

Furthermore, Tucker hasn't been that great in the postseason recently. Since 2023, Tucker has gone 13-for-67 to full with only four extra-base hits across 21 postseason games. He still does well to get on base, showing steady as many walks as he has strikeouts in that span, his last heart been as threatening when October rolls around, and

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with how poorly he's playing this year, perhaps that massive offseason acquisition will finally come back to haunt the Dodgers.

The team as a whole also has clearly taken a step back on offense. When the Dodgers won the World Series in 2020, they led all of MLB in runs scored. They did the same in 2024 and were second in 2025. This year, they haven't fallen so far behind, making sure for third (602) with the Brewers right behind them at fifth (589), but it's evidence that while the Brewers have been climbing three last few years, the Dodgers have been falling, a slow fall, but a fall nonetheless. And with how highly touted the Dodgers pitching stuff is, it's easy to look over the fact that the Dodgers rank seventh in MLB in ERA (3:72) while the Brewers rank fourth (3:54).

How have the Brewers performed against other strong teams?

If the MLB playoffs began today, here are the teams that would represent the National League:

1. Milwaukee Brewers.
2. Atlanta Braves.
3. Los Angeles Dodgers.
4. Chicago Cubs.
5. Philadelphia Phillies.
6. Arizona Diamondbacks or San Diego Phillies. Other teams such as the St. Louis Panthers and Miami Marlins are in the hunt as well. This season, when facing those eight other teams, the Brewers boast a 27-35 record. They've won almost half of their games against the best teams in the National League.

For perspective, the Dodgers have a 24-23 record against these same teams (subbing the Dodgers themselves for the Brewers of course). The Braves won a 26-36 record. Good, but not as grand as the Brewers.

In all fairness, both the Dodgers and Braves own 2-1 records against Milwaukee this year, but that's just one action. Anything can happen in these games. We can't assume either team would have the advantage in a seven-game series.

The Cubs are the only team in the National League with a better or similar record than the Brewers against those teams competing for spots in the playoffs (28-35). So the Cubs have gone 2-4 against Milwaukee this year and have reached just a 20-30 batting average and 1-44 GPS in those games.

How important is pitching in the postseason?

As mentioned earlier, the Brewers currently boast the fourth best team ERA to baseball and the best in the National League. But does that matter in the playoffs?

In 2025, the Dodgers ranked 18th in MLB in runs ERA, in 2014, they ranked 18th in 2023, the Texas Rangers ranked 18th.

In recent years, team pitching hasn't mattered as much as you might think come the postseason. While in 2022, the Houston Astros ranked second in team ERA before winning 4 all, recent years have favored offensive powerhouses.

That said, while team pitching hasn't

mattered as much, single dominant pitching performances have reigned to parme. Just last year, we saw Yonkersha Yamamoto drop the Dodgers to a World Series title. Yamamoto's Hercules performance was the biggest reason the Dodgers won 8 all. A single, unthinkable arm can make all the difference in a seven-game series, and gears which team has the best pitcher to baseball right now?

Is ace Jacob Misiorowski built for the postseason?

Jacob Misiorowski has undoubtedly been the best arm in baseball this year, and it stands to reason that should the going get tough in the playoffs, the Brewers would turn to their 24-year-old arm.

The question is whether Misiorowski calls handle such a massive workload in such a short span. After all, Yamamoto is currently averaging more than 6.3 innings of work per start while Misiorowski is averaging hourly six.

That might not seem like a huge difference, but it is.

This season, Misiorowski has yet to make an appearance on fewer than four days of rest. In the postseason, it's going to be shorter. Furthermore, he's only pitched more than 10 in the two to game three times. He also only goes into the seventh inning in about 33% of his games.

On the bright side, five of the seven games in which he pitched into the seventh came in a six-game stretch between May 23 and June 22 this year. He gave up just one earned star in that stretch, never had more than five days rest, and threw more than 90 pitches in four of those games. Despite his high-velocity, that stretch shows potential for a consistent round, it for pitches, and that might be exactly what they need.

Brewers' upcoming schedule

Of course, there are other times than 40 games left in the regular season, and one cold stretch could occur to momentum the Brewers have built thus far. They had lost two in a row to the Padres entering Aug. 12 and were 5-5 over that last 30 games. Look no further than what is currently happening to the Dodgers.

On Aug. 30, the Brewers embarked on a 12-game stretch during which they will face the Padres, Dodgers and Braves. These series could be a good measuring stick to one just how the Brewers can handle high-caliber opponents day-in, day-out. This will be just the second-secture against both the Dodgers and Braves for Milwaukee this year.

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White condemns online vitriol toward Fever

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Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White spent her prolapse press conference Aug. It denouncing 'the hate, the fear mongering (and the divisiveness)' hijacking the WNBA, vitriol that reached a boiling point over the weekend after D.Ivmax Carrington committed a hard foul against Sophie Cunningham.

'It's a shame we can't have an opportunity to talk about what great basketball they're playing because they are (expletive) playing.' White said during an impassioned speech ahead of the Fever's game against the New York Liberty. 'We are united. We are connected. We will not be divided. Every day these women put their ass on the line. Every day. When they go low, we go high. Love will win. Grace will win. Humility will win, and kindness will win.'

White concluded, 'I will always stand by them. Everybody else can go to hell.'

She opened the news conference by addressing the apparent backlash she received following her comments about the Chicago day's flagrant 2 foul against one of her players Aug. 8, which resulted in Carrington's ejection for making 'unnecessary and excessive' contact with Cunningham's neck.

'This isn't necessarily for the people that are in this room. This is more for an online community that's trying to create narratives that simply don't exist. Trying to create a fabrication or distortion of who I am, of what I'm about.' White presented her statement, 'I say. Our players' success, our players' health and wellness, our player safety is always a top priority for me. One of the things I pride myself on is my relationship with players.'

Immediately after the on-court incident, White said officials made 'the right call' during her postgame news conference and that she didn't think the foul was intentional. White coached Carrington for two seasons in Connecticut (2020-24) and said Carrington is known for 'playing her butt off.'

'She's going to compete. Nobody's going to go walking in for a layup,' White said Aug. 8. 'And so I don't oppose the hard foul, but I also don't think that she intentionally went for the neck.'

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Some Fever fans felt White didn't adequately defend Cunningham, with Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith going as far as calling for White to be fired.

The foul and Carrington's subsequent tweet that tagged the Fever alongside 'White Privilege' originated commentary around race, player safety and transgender rights policies, a topic Cunningham has been outspoken about.

On Tuesday, White shot down any claims that she was siding against her own player and clarified she hadn't seen a replay of the foul before she spoke postgame. She reminded everyone that she is 'also human.'

'For those who have anything to say about the play in the last game, I didn't see the play in real time. I went straight to a press conference,' White explained. 'I thought the play got called right. Thankfully, Sophie's OK. Was it egregious? Absolutely. When you have a chance to watch that over and over and over on replay, you can see that. I didn't have that in real time. I take personally any suggestions that I don't 100% of ways have my players back. I ride with them 20 toes down all the time. All of the time. They know that.'

Clark stands by coach

White was met by a chorus of boos while being introduced in front of the Fever's home crowd at Gaulbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, an incident Fever guard Caitlin Clark said she 'hated.'

'I told (White) that before the game, there was no way we were losing this game for her. And it's tough. That's my head coach. I hated that our fans booed her before the game. That made me a little sick, it for honest. Clark said in her postgame remarks. 'It's professional sports, people are going to boo, but at the end of the day ... we're going to ride for her and we're always going to have her back and that's never going to tear our locker room apart.'

Clark added, 'I just love her and I feel for her because I know it can be a lot at times and she does a great job a lot of times blocking it out, but there's other moments where it can get under your skin and that's just being human and that's just life.'

Clark said she can relate to the intense online scrutiny, adding, 'You can have the thickest skin in the world, but sometimes it does get to you.'

'I talked to Steph (White) earlier in

the day too, and I think we forget a lot of times we're human and she has feelings and there's moments that are really hard. And sometimes that's just the job you sign up for. But at the same time, it's OK to feel those emotions,' Clark said. 'I just told her I've been through the same thing. There's been days where I've been really upset ... And I think our world ... we love to hate. We love to divide. That's all we want to do. Nobody wants to see each other succeed. And I think that's a really patrolling for myself to watch. I feel like we need to do a better job at uplifting each other. And I can assure you there was no way we were losing this game tonight.'

After the win, Cunningham said she and White have a 'great' relationship and that the 'outside noise' hasn't come between the Fever players or stuff.

'That's what it is to be (on the) Indiana Fever -- on the staff or as a player. You know when you come here, that's going to be one of the things that's going to try to distract you. But our locker room is there. It's tight and we have each other's backs. Coach loves us,' Cunningham added. 'Me and Steph are great. Steph is great with all of us. And so it's really the outside noise that's trying to distract us, but we're good.'

Cunningham reiterated White's statement, clarifying that her head coach didn't see a replay of the foul.

'At the end of day, she didn't see the clip,' Cunningham said. 'And you know what, D.Ivmax, she is a hell of a player. She's a great defender. And so (White) coached her for, I don't know how many years up in Connecticut. So give her her flowers and she didn't see it and that's OK.'

Cunningham added that she is now focused on 'trying to keep the main thing the main thing.'

White also got a vote of confidence from Fever president Kelly Knauskopf. In a statement to ESPN on Tuesday, Knauskopf said, 'Coach White has done a tremendous job leading the Fever and for the second consecutive season, has sat in great position for a plaintiff push. She has kept our team focused and united, all while under the brightest spotlight our team and our league have ever experienced. She has the full support of leadership.'

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3-point shooters give teams extra boost

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The WNBA season has been full of magnificent shots, and it's hard to ignore the good basketball happening. Players are lighting it up from 3-point range and deserve recognition for their on-court efforts.

With this in mind, USA TODAY has compiled a list of some of the top 3-point shooters across the league. For content and clarity, players listed were considered based on the volume and efficiency of their 3-point shots in 2026, plus the team dynamics and responsibilities, which vary from franchise to franchise.

We're breaking down every team's top shooter in this week's WNBA power rankings.

Note: Records and statistics through Aug. 10.)

1 (-) Minnesota Lynx (27-7)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Kayla McBride. McBride has rightfully earned the nickname "Kayla McBockers" for her sheer ability to drain shots at any time. The Lynx guard is currently fifth all-time in WNBA history in made 3-pointers (822). She also owns a new league record for most 3-pointers in a game (80) in a win over Dallas on Aug. 9, 103-90.

2 (-) Golden State Valkyries (23-9)

Best 3-point shooter: F. Janelle Salatin. Salatin is shooting nearly 40% from deep thin season (39-8), a career-high achievement for the Valkyries forward who has eight games with at least four made 3-pointers this season.

3 (+4) Washington Mystics (19-12)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Sonia Citron. Citron's game isn't typically as flashy as others in the league, but it's every hit as good. While Citron is not shooting her best from 3-point range (30.4%) this year, she's still age-to-player when Washington needs a big basket, the Mystics usually turn to Citron, who comes up huge.

4 (-) Las Vegas Aces (22-11)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Jackie Young. It was hard not to select Chelsea Gray for this slot because Gray's having an undecided 2026, shooting 39.6% behind the line with 61 made shots. However, Young is still shooting 37.9% from downtown this season, with 67 made 3-point baskets and 17 games of shooting 40% or better from deep.

5 (+) Indiana Fever (20-12)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Kelsey Mitchell. Mink, and you might miss Mitchell's incredible quick release and rainbow-arching triples. The Fever guard, who is sixth in WNBA history in made 3-balls (762), is rocking with gas. Mitchell's fourth in the league in made 3-pointers this season, connecting on 93 triples while shooting 43.5%.

6 (-) Atlanta Dream (19-12)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Rhyn Howard. It's always "Rhy Time" in Atlanta. Howard leads the WNBA in 3-pointers made per game (3.3). When she gets on a beater, look out. The Dream guard has two career games with nine made 3-pointers (June 15, 2025, and Sept. 5, 2025) and 15 games in 2026 with four 3-pointers or more.

7 (+) New York Liberty (20-13)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Marine Johannes. Johannes has one of the most unconventional releases in the WNBA. At times, it's a one-legged off balance shot, and somehow it works. The Liberty guard is 10th in the league in made 3-pointers per game (2.2) and tied for eighth in made baskets from deep (67).

8 (+) Chicago Sky (12-20)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Sydney Taylor. Taylor, an unstuffed rookie, is one of the best recent signings to come out of training camp. She now ranks top 21 in made 3-pointers (59) and even has led a last-second game-winning triple on Aug. 1 to stun defending champi-

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9 (-) Dallas Wings (19-14)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Azzi Fudd. There was no way to make this list without having Fudd, who became the first rookie to win the WNBA All-Star 3-point shooting contest this year. The Wings guard cracks out 2.1 3-pointers per game and is averaging 39.7% from beyond the line.

10 (+2) Portland Fire (13-19)

Best 3-point shooter: F. Bridget Carleton. Carleton is a wonderful 3-point shooter who has easily perfected the art of the corner triple. It's her cigarette shot. The Fire forward ranks fifth in total made 3-pointers (90) and triples per game (2.9).

11 (-) Las Angeles Sparks (12-19)

Best 3-point shooter: F. Rae Burrell. Burrell is one of those players who can punish teams from deep if they underestimate her. She can drain triples in a variety of ways: stop-back, sidestep or a straight pull-up. The Los Angeles forward is shooting 40.7% from 3-point range.

12 (+) Connecticut Sun (8-23)

Best 3-point shooter: F. Kennedy Burke. Burke, who came over to the Sun

in the offseason from the Liberty, was shooting a blistering 41.4% from deep in 2025. In 2026, she's down to 34.9%. However, she can still cash a triple when her name is called. Don't sleep on Burke.

13 (-) Phoenix Mercury (12-22)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Kelsey Pham. Pham, who arrived via trade to Phoenix on Aug. 2, has only played four games with the team. However, in her debut, she splashed three triples and has continued much of the same 3-point production she had in Los Angeles (38.3%).

14 (-) Toronto Tempo (10-21)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Marina Mabrey. "Money Mabrey" is having quite the season in Toronto. She's shooting with confidence, and her 3.2 made 3-pointers per game show it. Mabrey has eight games with four or more made shots behind the arc, including two with nine made triples.

15 (-) Seattle Storm (6-28)

Best 3-point shooter: G. Natisha Hindeman. Hindeman has more on her shoulders after signing with Seattle in the offseason, but even with the increased responsibility, she's able to cash in from deep. The Storm guard has five games in 2026 with four or more 3-pointers.

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acclaimed as one of the most successful macaques in the history of the game.

"Never in my wildest dreams," he says, "did I think this would happen. And now, to be talked about with some of the greats that led their organizations to championships, my goodness."

Roberts breaks into a slow smile and exhibits, wondering himself how he's been able to survive this grind for a decade and still have the same energy and enthusiasm as if he's a teenager who got a free pass to school place.

The relentless demands, motivating his team for months, staying in constant contact with the front office, answering questions from the largest media throng in baseball before and every game, managing 162 regular-season games and then the postseason microscope.

If the Dodgers win the World Series as they have the last two years, Roberts simply has done his job.

If the Dodgers aren't the last team standby, the season is a failure.

It's hardly fun, but it comes with the job as manager of the richest and most powerful team in the sport, where the pressure can be relentless.

"The best part of my day," he quietly says, "is the national anthem. All of the guys, the conversation, and everything else is over. But once I hear the national anthem, there's a just about a one-game competition: an versus them."

There will be precious free time for Roberts these next two months, but for all minutes, he cannot out time to have his team in the same staging interview with USA TODAY Sports.

He talks about a book that he's writing, how long he plans to keep managing his essay position from these underwritting his managerial and tactical skills, his annoyance over the Manager of the Year award, potentially coaching in the Olympics, the debate on whether the Dodgers are ruining baseball and the guys he wants to leave behind.

Roberts, who signed a four-year, $32-a million contract extension, has been a major international to manage just through the contract and walk away as one of the free to go out on his own items. Now, he has changed his mind. He wants to keep going. For how long, he doesn't really know, but he wants to make an indelible impact, not only with the Dodgers, not only in baseball, but in life.

It's this desire that has Roberts writing a book that will be released next spring, "Relentlessly Positive."

"It's not a memoir," Roberts says. "I think the way I wrote stuff. It's just an opportunity for me to kind of have my team in something positive, and something that people in all walks of life could pull from. There's no much opportunity in the world, but I want this to be something that touches executives, regular people, leaders, people that want to be leaders. Things that are not always tangible or you can quantify, but matter. It's just my overarching thoughts on cultural and political issues."

Roberts, the son of a Black father, who was a seven United States Marine Corps master gunnery sergeant, and Japanese mother, has been relentlessly positive his entire life. He was a 20th-round draft park from UCLA who had a 10-year career. He overcame Stage II (Dodgers) lymphoma in 2020. He spent six years in the San Diego Padres Front office and coaching staff before anyone would ever intervene him for a manage-up job. The Dodgers called but their first time was Game Kugler, Roberts got the job, anyway, in 2006.

While the Padres have since gone through six managers, Roberts is already the Dodgers fourth-budget tenured manager in franchise history.

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USA TODAY Sports. "He deals with so much stuff, but he keeps things under control. This is the only clubhouse I've been a part of that everybody is happy with their job. You know how hard that is to have 20-gun on the same page, and guys who want to play every day. But he does a really good job of making every body understood where they are. He always has a good touch on when and how to avoid a message."

Roberts called out his team Aug. 30 during their 5-8 stretch, beginning them to wake up if they want that first-round bye. He had a private meeting a week ago with their position players reminding them that what they've done winning the last two World Series doesn't mean a damn thing like you.

He told us that he's happy and proud, really feminine that he had the opportunity to manage back-to-back championship teams," Rojas said. "But he also said that he could care less about the last two years. He wants to win so bad. That's the contrast to me. He's still hungry to win this year and wants everybody else to be hungry. He told us that we have the opportunity to do something historic, so let's take advantage of it."

The Dodgers could become the first National League team to win three consecutive World Series championships, a first accomplished only by the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics in the American League.

Who knows, maybe a third consecutive title will get folks' attention that perhaps Roberts should be considered in the same vein as Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda before him. He has the greatest winning percentage (1,015–62.4, 489) of any manager in history, the only NL manager to reach the postseason in each of his first 50 seasons, and has the third-most postseason victories (69), behind Hall of Fumers Joe Torre (84) and Tony La Russa (71).

"It's interesting, because when you're a focus, when you're not success, there's always going to be people that try to minimize things," Roberts says, "or downplay or back on what you do. But I think for me, I think it's more of just focusing internally on the things that are important."

He tries out to let it bother him, but it's frustrating knowing that unless the Dodgers suddenly go in the task one year or dramatically slash their payroll, it's virtually impossible for Roberts to win the NL Manager of the Year award ever again. He won it in 2016 and only once has finished higher than South place since 2007. He won the last two World Series and finished seventh in the

balloting in 2024 and didn't receive a vote last year.

"In all honesty, I felt Pat Murphy (of the fineness) should have won the last two years," Roberts says. "He deserved to be the National League Manager of the Year. But the thing that shows me ways to find it to not even considered in the top five, and that's about it."

"It just speaks to what people feel that it's a touring operation."

It's infuriating that just because you're considered a 'players' manager, you can't also be a shrewd or strangely.

The Dodgers were on the brink of elimination in 2024 in their NL division series against the San Diego Padres and had no available starters. They went with a fatfight game, used eight winners, won 8-5, then won the World Series having only three healthy starters.

"He's the best I've ever seen the way he runs a lodgers," Dodgers veteran referee Ernie Phillips said. "He knows when to deploy a guy, what role is suited for a guy that particular day, protecting guys, and challenging guys too. That's why you see guys like Tanner Scott and Edwin Diaz who sign here wanting to be a part of that."

It was no different than with future Hall of Fame manager Dusty Baker, the only one to lead five teams in the postseason, while winning 2,183 games and a World Series championships.

"It was so frustrating," Roberts said, "to hear people always say. Dusty is a great players' manager. He's on fun. He's no positive. He can relate no well to his players. What a great guy."

"I don't know if it's the color of his skin or what, but no one ever talked about here good of a tactician. He was. That always hopped me."

Roberts, who along with Baker and Citi-Canton are the only Black managers to win a World Series, wants to be known not only as one the game's finest managers but also someone who left an impact on the game.

This is why he has changed his mind and wants to continue managing after his contract expires. He's still young, and why have when he can make a difference?

"From the studies I've seen, I think the male team is continuing to excel and he shays until you're in your early 40s," Roberts says. "So, for me, at 74, I still think I'm on an upward trajectory with my enthusiasm, my positivity, my brain, my sharpness. That's why CIDA are in their 60s and they still have that ability."

"So I don't want to close that door," Brookes, as long as Roberts enjoys the gig, and still has the passion, why leave? "I love people and I love this game of

baseball," Roberts said. "I love it more than my first day in Jamestown, New Young, in 1994. I feel that I'm a steward of this game, and I want to send it gone. I want to move this game forward. When you hear me, I don't just speak specifically to the game, try to cross beyond the game. That's what I'm chasing."

And what better way to grow the game, Roberts believes, than having major league players participate in the 2028 Olympics for the first time.

And he has the perfect guy for that Olympic managing job.

He sees him as his minor every day. The Olympic Games will be at Dodger Stadium, where he has an office. He played in the Park Hall of Fame, and he has qualified the USA Team for the 2000 Olympics with Lincoln Awling the minor league players to the gold medal. And there's not a more successful manager in the game.

"I know there are a lot of great candidates out there," Roberts said, "but that would mean no much to me. I would love to do that, wear U-8-A across my chest." That Olympic dream, no more, is two years away.

In the meantime, he's got another World Series or two to win.

"This is the golden era of Dodger baseball, and to win it again," Roberts said. "But core group of people will be talked about forever. You could just if up against the '27 Yankees, and that era, and debate it forever."

Is people's Dodgers hate good for baseball?

Just like now, fans all over the sports landscape can debate whether the Dodgers are a good, and the game is good to have a team that has a brilliant front office. A Fisher Hall of Fame manager, and a payroll door times the size of some other teams? Or is it good to have a villain, just like the Yankees during their dynasty, the New England Patriots in their Super Bowl run, or the Boston Collses in their golden era?

When I hear people debating that," Roberts said, "I think that I've got along for the game. It's great for fans. At least they're talking about baseball, and not for the players. That's just take us than he talking about the Cowboys."

"I remember going to with a small winery (Red Hills Winn) in 2007, and we're going over the block. I asked my winemaker, 'Is there any competition, Is there another brand like ours that people may drink?' He says, 'Davis. let me tell you something, in the wise business, if people are drinking wine, we all win.'"

"So if you love baseball, you talk about baseball. You can pickmeadhip on it. Themen out in DeSoto 8, then, I would love for them to love the Dodgers, but man, even if you hate us, you're talking about baseball, and that's a win for all of us."

Maybe one day, as the playoff berths and championships keep mounting, they'll be talking about Roberts, too.

You don't see him throwing temper tantrums on the bench, getting into the face of unipters, or getting on a show to make it about them.

He just quietly leads, and not only is beloved by everyone, but also gives, but expected by every player in his clubhouse. He doesn't take the credit nor does he ever throw his players under the box, he simply demands professionalism.

"I tell myself every day, 'Please, Lord, don't make it about me,'" Roberts says. "Really, I fight that every single day because I don't want my ego to blend into decision-making. That was the great thing about me. I had nothing. We just always made it about the players, but some people get some notoriety and success, and they want to make it about themselves.

"I'm very mindful of stuff like that. Be positive. Stay humble. Don't change."

He never will.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

Texas	16	4	4	4	4	4
Ky	12	4	4	4	4	4
Ky	12	4	4	4	4	4
Arkansas	12	4	4	4	4	4
California	12	4	4	4	4	4
Connecticut	12	4	4	4	4	4

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Oklahoma	12	4	4	4	4	4
D.C.	12	4	4	4	4	4
Delaware	12	4	4	4	4	4
Florida	12	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	12	4	4	4	4	4

West Division

Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Texas	8	4	4	4	4	4
Virginia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Virginia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Virginia	8	4	4	4	4	4

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East Division
Alabama	8	4	4	4
Alaska	8	4	4	4
Arkansas	8	4	4	4
California	8	4	4	4
Colorado	8	4	4	4
Connecticut	8	4	4	4

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Alabama	8	4	4	4	4
Alaska	8	4	4	4	4
Arkansas	8	4	4	4	4
California	8	4	4	4	4
Connecticut	8	4	4	4	4

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U.S. Region	8	4	4	4	4	4
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U.S. Region	8	4	4	4	4	4

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U.S. Region	8	4	4	4	4	4
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U.S. Region	8	4	4	4	4	4
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U.S. Region	8	4	4	4	4	4
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U.S. Region	8	4	4	4	4	4
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U.S. Region	8	4	4	4	4	4

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Baltimore & Milwaukee	8	4	4	4	4	4
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Baltimore & Milwaukee	8	4	4	4	4	4

Saturday's Games

US	8	4	4	4	4	4
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US	8	4	4	4	4	4
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US	8	4	4	4	4	4
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WNBA

EASTERN CONFIDENCE

Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4

WESTERN CONFIDENCE

Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4
Georgia	8	4	4	4	4	4

Tuesday's Games

Carolina City & Coliseum, 10
Columbia City & Columbia, 10

Tennessee City & Columbia, 10

Tennessee City & Columbia, 10
Washington City & Columbia, 10

Washington's Games

Houston & Dallas, 10
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Washington, 10

Washville & Houston, 10
Washville & Houston, 10

Tennessee City & Columbia, 10

Tennessee City & Columbia, 10
Washington, 10

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NFL 9 MUST-WATCH PLAYERS THIS WEEK IN PRESEASON GAMES

Opportunity to create buzz begins

Michael Middlehunt-Schwartz

USA TODAY

Except for those chasing the final few roster spots, the fallout from NFL preseason games is typically limited.

As teams prepare to open the first full week of exhibition contests starting Aug. 23, most coaches have remained cryptic about their plans to involve top players. And with the growing list of injury hits underscoring the risk of giving key contributors extensive run at this time of year, it's understandable why many teams have gravitated toward shielding their starters from potential injury.

Yet even with the matchups shaped by stripped-down schemes and deep dives on the depth chart, the preseason at least yields some entertainment value, as well as an additional data point for many young players.

With that in mind, here are nine standouts from training camp worth watching during the preseason slate:

WR Ja'Kabi Lane, Baltimore Ravens

At Southern Cal, Lane made a habit of using only one hand to snag throws that once looked bound to full incomplete. Now, these same contortionist catches have amplified his buzz to a level unmatched by any other rookie.

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound target was a strong bet to be a fan favorite in training camp, with his knack for securing catches well outside his frame sure to produce a handful of dazzling clips for fans. But the depression isn't made on teammates and coaches suggests he's more than a social media star.

Offensive coordinator Declan Doyle likened the third-round pick's strong hands to those of former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas, who still holds the NFL's single-season receptions record. That's a lofty comparison for Lane, but his burgeoning connection with Lamar Jackson augurs well for his early trajectory. His skill set also clearly sets him apart from Baltimore's more modestly built receivers in Zay Flowers (5-foot-9) and Ranford Buteman (6-foot-1).

Lane can't subtest on highlight veel grabs alone, so he'll have to become a more sudden route runner in order to answer concerns about his ability to create separation. Getting consistently clean releases off the line of scrimmage and more effectively boxing out defenders at the catch point also could be challenges for the slender pass catcher. If he answers those concerns, however, the buzz might not end when the summer does.

WR Denuel Boston, Cleveland Browns

If the Browns are to discover an offensive spark, it almost assuredly won't come from behind center. That much seems clear as the lackluster quarterback outperforms between Dodson Watson and Shedeur Sanders continues to spurles along. But even if equal-caller shortcomings keep the ceiling on Cleveland's aerial attack relatively low, there are still avenues for growth.

One of the primary sources of optimism for the passing attack is Boston. Since the spring, the second-round receiver, and Washington has demonstrated himself capable of picking up the dash in the passing game, thanks to his prowess in-connected catch scenarios. Browns coach Todd Monken has taken notice, drawing a parallel between the catch radius of the rookie and free-time Pro Rivaler Mike Evans.

Boston has been humped up to finetrack rips, which could allow Jerry Jeudy to be moved around more often out, or than kept Sand in the X role. With Watson or Sanders likely needing to be sunk, the rookie now pays any game, especially as an overhauled offensive line comes together, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound rookie might be called on fairly frequently to lead to jump balls.

WR De'Zhaun Stribling, San Francisco 49ers

Upon his surprising selection to start Day 3, Stribling became one of the NFL draft's most heavily criticized picks. Leon Suss first months later, the Ole Suss product has raced past any questions surrounding his draft capital.

Already owning a rare blend of nine (6-foot-2, 207 pounds) and breakaway speed (4.36 seconds in the 40 yard dash), Stribling figured to be a strong candidate to create mismatches in the passing game. He's made his strongest impression, however, with his reliable hands, as several teammates have tout-

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling wants to show off his skills to quiet the doubters. DENSO ESTRADA/NAGAN/NAGES

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Ja'Kabi Lane stretches during practice and could show off his one-handed catch abilities. MYD'S STRINSER/NAGAN/NAGES

ed his adeptness at working in traffic.

Kyle Shanahan's system isn't easy for rookies to handle, but San Francisco can create opportunities for Stribling by streamlining his role as a big slot. From there, he should be able to capitalize on schemed touches and run-after-catch opportunities. That would no doubt aid an attack that ranked 20th last season in yards after catch per completion (4.5) and will be without key receiver Ricky Pournak, who will miss the 2026 season due to knee surgery.

RB Jonathon Brooks, Carolina Panthers

Any ballacte whose number of NFL games played (those) only narrowly tops his career tally of anterior cruciate ligament tears (two) would typically find himself on the chopping block at this time of year. Brooks, however, doesn't appear to have any cause for concern regarding his standing with the Panthers.

The 2024 second-round pick is an active camp participant for the first time in Carolina after his previous two off-seasons were spent recovering from surgeries. Even if he can't fully recover the explosive from he displayed as an all-purpose (blond at Texas, Brooks could play a significant role for an offense in need of a complement to Chuba Hobbins). And with the team demonstrating it will stick with a loot hand after Rico Dowdle's emergence last year, his big play upside might be hard to ignore, especially for an offense that needs to do more than just 'Keep Pounding'.

With Brooks having sat out the Hall of Fame Game alongside other key contributors, it's a good bet that the Pan-

Panthers will remain cautious with his usage throughout the preseason. But Panthers coach Dave Canales confirmed the third-year back would 'absolutely' play in the agency against the Buffalo Bills. And Canales is no doubt eager to get any glimpse of his playmaking ability after such an extended wait to get him back at full strength.

DT Peter Woods, Kansas City Chiefs

The natural choice here might have been Cyrus Allen, the fifth-round receiver who turned heads before being sidelined by a skin bruise. Although he's back in action, there's probably only so much to be gained in the preseason setting. So a rookie pass catcher gives quarters to Patrick Mahamie. Expected absence from the slate. If Allen is to push Kansas City's top three receivers for playing time, his effort likely won't begin to extend until the regular season begins.

Woods, however, can continue to build a strong case to be a prominent part of the defensive line rotation. Once viewed as a potential top-five selection, the No. 29 overall pick has rediscovered the explosive streak that largely seemed to go missing during his final season in Clemson. Mahamie has made Steve Spagnuolo has tempered the early enthusiasm, second friends, saying last week he has 'a ways to go' on several floor points, including half-horizonts and maintaining a low pad level. With some additional pitfall, though, he could see meaningful action on a front desperate for disruption beyond what Clint Jones and George Kadafita can generate.

OLB David Bailey, New York Jets

Glimpses of the No. 2 overall pick shouldn't be hard to come by in the preseason. Jets coach Aaron Glenn confirmed that when his team spent this week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 'Everybody's playing'.

That could give Bailey a prime opportunity to show off his advanced pass-cashing ability. The 2024 second-round backer Demario Doria have described as already having exceeded the considerable pre-draft hype. Confidence isn't a problem for the nighttime team, only, as he gained one of several losses with the Buccaneers after calling out dollar right tackle Luke Goodale to engage in a one-on-one 4GD. Goodale likely won't be the last offensive lineman to be frustrated by Bailey, who could have the inside track for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

CB Hezekiah Masses, Las Vegas Raiders

Maybe it seems like a stretch to highlight the Raiders' second fifth-round selection rather than the No. 1 overall pick. But if goes without saying that Fernando Mendonza's enthusiasm to the NFL bears watching. While the quarterback might have an extended wait before he makes his regular-season debut for the 60-terr and Black, some of his draft classmates are vying to make earlier contributions.

While fourth-round cornerback Jermod McCoy was the marquee selection of the Raiders Day 1-back after his trouble in the draft, Masses might end up providing a quicker fix in an unsettled secondary. The Cal product has pushed 2020 third-round pick Darien Porter for first team reps opposite Eric Stokes. Las Vegas also has started to give him looks in the slot. That might not be optimal usage for the ball funds, who left the Football Bowl Subdivision with 30 passes defensed last season, but it could afford the defense additional flexibility to get its best coverage assets on the field.

Regardless of where he's deployed, Masses is eager to respond to those who have doubted his tackling efforts.

'That was a big piece, they can't can't tackle, so I'm going to show them,' Masses told reporters this week.

S Caleb Downs, Dallas Cowboys

In the preseason, new defensive coordinator Christian Parker might be understandably reticent to showcase the full spectrum of Downs' potential usage. Even in a stripped-down role, however, the versatile defensive back might provide a sampling of the ripple effect he can have on the back end of the Cowboys' formerly maligned defense.

Working as a rocket hasn't proved disruptive at all, the 2024 second-round हारts into the backfield to drop opponents for a loss as easily as he comes receivers and tight ends. That extensive range of capabilities could prove crucial to allowing Parker to unlock more advantageous looks for a secondary that repeatedly short-circuited last season, with many of the breakdowns stemming from problems in the slot.

Though every rep could be valuable for the No. 3 overall pick, it's unclear how much work isn't he afforded in the preseason. Cowboys coach Brian Schirtenheimer restricted earlier in August he won't play the bulk of his charters in exhibitions, though he noted the value of 'the young guys playing a little bit'. Between facing the likes of George Pickens and Corben Lamb in practice and having joint sessions against the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints, Downs can easily be tested away from a game setting.

S Dillon Thieneman, Chicago Bears

The Bears already made a considerable ask of their first-round pick, who was set to fully reshuffle the back end of a defense that led the NFL with 23 take-aways last year. With fellow safety Coby Bryant now sidelined for four to six months because of a knee injury and comeback Byler Gordon still sidelined, Thieneman faces considerable pressure to be up to speed by 'knock'.

That doesn't seem to be a problem so far. Bears coach Ken Johnson has praised the rookie safety for his instincts, saying last week, 'You can see his play speed start to show up.'

At 6-foot-0 and 202 pounds, the Oregon product became a variety of coverage capabilities, which have been sharpened by his matchups with Colman Loveland and other Bears pass catchers. 2RB, Chicago will need him to be a quick study.

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LIFELINE

ROAM GALAJUGETT PHASED FOR "CAROLINE"

THEY SAID WHAT? THE STARS' BEST QUOTES

"I'm happy being a recluse" – Sticking Channing in a recent essay for The Sunday Times. The actress, 82, who played rebellious party girl Rizzo in "Grease," opened up about her isolated lifestyle in London following the death of longtime partner Daniel Gilliam in 2014. "It was more devastating than I realized, it had a lag effect," she wrote. "Children were thought about and, yeah, I think about them now because it'll be great to have someone taking care of me. But hey, children can be put as selfish as everybody else out there."

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY WHO'S CELEBRATING TODAY

Cookbook author Mad-her Jeffrey turns 93. Singer Kathleen Bat-tle, 78. Designer De-mexico Dolce, 88. Actor Danny Bona-dece, 87. Actor Dawson Lewis, 85. Author Tom Perrotta, 65. Actor Delo Mazar, 62. Actor Sebastian Stan, 44. Author Ibram X. Kendi, 44. – USA TODAY Network

HOROSCOPE | SANCTUARY More: www.sanctuaryworld.co

Aries (March 21-April 19): Eureka! A conversation opens your eyes to an almost-overlooked creative hack!

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Pushed out of your comfort zone! As Mercury harmonizes with Uranus, a discussion with a loved one offers a break-through!

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Did you consider any alternatives? The alternatives will be IMPOSSIBLE to ignore!

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Secrets exposed? What seems like a nuisance turns out to be a boon as Mercury harmonizes with Uranus!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23): Shakeups in your social circle! Mercury's harmonious connection to Uranus affirms this restructuring is long overdue!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Waking up inspired? A dream delivers an epiphany. The day's events easily mirror its message!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Is an exciting offer up for grabs? Mercury and Uranus' connection coasters you against overthinking this one. Say "yes!"

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Whose support can help you make a career leap? It might not be who you expect!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Strange aftertaste! A conversation has you considering a long-distance relationship!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Achieving a breakthrough regarding a health or habit-based issue? Mercury and Uranus' auspicious connection rewards you for your research!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Got a crush? Quit weighing the pros and cons! Just ask them out already!

Pièces (Feb. 19-March 20): Be a little MORE hasty. Mercury and Uranus' connection suggests that your gut instinct is the correct one.

FILMS

Inde Navarrete had a star-making performance – and freaked out audiences – as Nikki in the box-office phenomenon "Obsession." PROVIDED BY ROUVE ROATHERS

Why the latest movie trend 'scares pants off people'

Brian Truitt USA TODAY

The best comment Sam Evenson has ever received on one of his YouTube horror shorts was from a fifth grader who showed it to his classroom and traumatized a whole bunch of kids. • "It's like, 'Hell yeah.' That's exactly the kind of fifth grader I would have been," says the 34-year-old filmmaker. • But it's not just elementary-school children looking online for scary movie talent like Evenson. It's also all of Hollywood.

Outside of Spider-Man, Odysseus and Michael Jackson, the biggest box-office hero this year has been the horror genre. Director Cory Barker's "Obsession" became a full-on phenomenon, a film made for $750,000 that has raked in $475 million worldwide, attracted young audiences (75% ages 18 to 34) and is one of the top streaming movies on Peacock. And "Backrooms," a limited creep fast made by 21-year-old wandefeind Kane Parsons, isn't far behind with close to $400 million globally.

What do they have in common? Barber and Parsons became popular via their YouTube content. As did Mark "Mackplus" Fischbach, who

has 39 million followers on his YouTube channel and made $50 million with his indie horror film "Iron Lung."

They're just a few of the filmmakers of the future to whom it's worth paying attention now.

Dylan Clark, who had a vital hit with his 2022 horror short "Portrait of God," has been tapped to direct a "Blair Witch Project" reboot expected next year. Evenson is writing fiasco-film versions of two of his most popular shorts, "Mora" and "Ignore It," while Caleb Phillips is developing a full movie based on his 2018 short "Other Side of the Box," which racked

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BTS proves its power at concert in Baltimore

Melissa Ruggieri USA TODAY

BALTIMORE – When the signs range from "I'm a years old, this is my first concert" to "K-pop Grandma willing to break a hip for BTS," you know your appeal is demographic-proof.

The seven-man sensation that delivered the polished pop/hip-hop dance music of their native South Korea into the interline ears of a global audience starting 15 years ago (yes, really), is in the midst of another massive moment.

BTS has already made history with the first Korean No.1 album on the Billboard 200 ("Love Yourself: Two" in 2018), as the first K-pop band to sing a Grammy nomination (and now voice their opposition to a new Asian pop category spurred by their popularity) and by setting a concert attendance record at London's Tottenham Hot-spot Stadium (two shows, 100,000 fans), while selling out others around the world.

BTS, shown at the first of two shows in Baltimore on Aug. 10, is on its Arirang World Tour through March 2027. PROVIDED BY HYRE/ROBERT MUSIC

The North American portion of the Arirang World Tour – named for BTS' latest studio album released in March – will cover 13 shows in 12 cities/when it wraps with four sold-out 8×/h Stadium shows in September. The global-trotting will continue in South America, Australia and other countries through March.

Is BTS unstoppable? For now, yes. This massive tour, the group's first since a three-year hiatus to complete mandatory South Korean military service, finds Jin, Jingu, J-Hope, BM, Jimin, V and Jong-kook competing and dancing, winking and rapping as they spread across a gregarious stage. At times, 50 (yes, really) dancers swarm around them, sometimes clad in stealth black with face coverings, other times in hooded robes or brandishing lighted sticks and flags.

Fireworks shoot from the top of the artfully curved video screens providing views to all sides of the 360-degree stage from the moment. The slight kicks off the two-hour show. Every time a close-up of the recording fee or enviable checkboxes pops on camera, screams from the TO,HOV plus fans at M&T Bank Stadium Aug. 10 escalate, the volume-dependent upon the owner of said lips and checkboxes.

Throughout the three-act production – video interludes precede costume changes from deed black and red to various forms of velvet, sparkles and ripped pants to casually express one headline and T-shirts. The slight breaks into different configurations to stroll the four activities jutting from the stage corners.

In one of many mobs to Koran heritage, the quad of ramps is inspired by the Georgongamir, the four black trigrams in the corners of the South Korean national flag, while the stage floor bears visual elements of the flag.

BTS' dedication to their culture is admirable. But the joy that they ignite in fans of multiple generations and ethanolites goes beyond their own loyalties.

Whether trading off vocals or raps in the steady creep of "They Don't Know 'Bust Us," or spotlighting the sweet vocalizing on "Merry Go Round," the group works tirelessly to connect with fans in a cavernous setting.

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Best comics to read at USA TODAY PLAY

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Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was a universe of Marvel comic books. ● Since the 1960s, Marvel Comics has published the ongoing adventures of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and so many more who have become an essential part of Americana and pop culture. Audiences have gravitated toward these characters on screen, yet they've also enraptured generations of true believers on the page. And now readers have a chance to catch up via the USA TODAY PLAY app, with hundreds of curated Marvel comics issues at their fingertips.

Obviously, the best place to start is our exclusive weekly "Spider-Man TODAY" series, with the first story arc of eight issues available now where Spidey faces not only the incredible Hulk but also a bunch of trigger-happy Hulk-Busters. (The big green guy isn't the very responsible personality showing up – the series also will feature drop-ins from other Marvel names like Daredevil and the X-Men.)

From there, readers can dive into all sorts of comics from Marvel history, from original fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics from the '60s to more recent films and event crossovers that were the basis for MCU story lines.

So what's the best stuff for a Marvel newcomer – or fans of the new hit movie "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" – to read? Here are 10 most-read series on the FLAP app to try out. (Everyone can read up to two issues per week, while USA TODAY FLAP subroobers have access to all the comics.)

'Black Panther' (2018)

The same year the Chadwick Boseman film became a phenomenon, best-selling author Ta-Nhinie Coates launched a storyline that reimagined Wakanda as an integralistic empire. The horror 'Chuck' was in not a ruler but instead a nameless endowed man working in space-dominant mines who doesn't remember his past and leads a rebellion against his imperial oppression.

'Civil War' (2006)

Before they battled in the movies, Captain America and Iron Man butted heads in comics in this limited series. After a disastrous incident turns the public against superheroes, the government creates a superhuman registration act that causes a slump off, among Avengers and other do-gooders along ideological lines. Gas goes rogue with his crew, Iron Man recruits superreliants to take down the fellow hero, and Spider-Man unleashes his secret identity for the first time.

'Doctor Doom' (2019)

Get to know Marvel's arguably biggest bad before Robert Downey Jr. plays him in 'Avengers: Doomoddy' (in theaters Dec. 18). This comic centers on Victor Von Doom, the ruler of Juniors and longtime Avengers and Fantastic Four office, as a more complicated guy. When he gets blamed for a terrorist attack that kills thousands of people, Doom deals with firewaves and fires alike in an effort to prove his (relateus) innocence.

'Hawkeye' (2012)

The inspiration for the 'Hawkeye' TV show was this fun and quirky series that took the Avengers' ace earlier and gave him adventures of a less high-stakes, more grounded nature. Hawkeye tackles with the Russian mafioso trying to drive residents out

Spider-Man swings into action against the Hulk (and Hulk-Busters) in "Spider-Man TODAY" No. 4. PROVED BY MARVEL COWES

of his building, plus meets – and, to a degree, passes the bow-and-arrow to – young heroine Kim Bishop. Come for the lively banter, stay for Pana Ong.

'Ms. Marvel' (2014)

If you dig coming-of-age and young adult stories, Marvel's retro to Kamala Khan is excellent – especially for kid comic fans. The Muslim teen from Jersey City oblivies Captain Marvel and the Avengers but doesn't dare dream of being like them. This is, until she encounters strange mists after sneaking out on a school night, gains superpowers, teams up with Wolverine, and has a Valentine's Day encounter with Loki.

'Secret Invasion' (2008)

All that intense superhero distrust from 'Civil War' looked over into this intriguing, peacock thriller follow-up. Iron Man discovers that shipwrestling after life-ids have infiltrated important organizations and operations all across the world for unknown reasons that are

probably not great for mankind. Heroes have to figure out who's who, what's going on, and if longtime friends are actual allies or extraterrestrial importers.

'Ultimate Spider-Man' (2000)

The Ultimate universe line of comics resampled Marvel's greatest heroes for the 21st century, kicked off by a Spidey series that modernized the classic '60s origin tale and revamped his longtime supporting characters. Peter Parker, a quiet, bullied 15-year-old from Queens, gets extraordinary powers when he's bitten by a genetically modified spider on a school field to save the comics in the radar of shaky science industrialist Norman Dobson.

'Uncanny X-Men' (1963)

While the X-Men began in the early '60s, they didn't find huge popularity until the mid-1970s with a team of originals like Cyclops and over Grey paired with newcomers including Wolverine, Doom and Colossus. USA TODAY Play includes standard issues from that era, including the Phoenix Saga, which saw a great possible abilities when possessed by the all-powerful Phoenix Force while on a cosmic mission.

'Vision' (2019)

For those folks who dug Disney's 'Wandish้อย' series, there are shades of the same suburban turmoil in this acclaimed miniseries starring the Avengers' resident android. In an effort to be more human, the Vision creates a family whose members – including wife Virginia and teen kids Viv and Viv – look like her and have similar powers, through their attempts at a 'normal' life lead to psychological trauma, tragedy and conflict.

'World War Hulk' (2007)

It's the Hulk vs. everybody! After years of him reminding around-knit causing destruction, a brain trust of heroes exited the green monster into space. This event series finds Hulk returning to Earth after a bird as a space gladiator and now he's super-liked.

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up 30 million views and won a SXSW 80s festival grand jury prize. Phillips also premiered his first horror feature, 'Impotence', of this year's SXSW.

'Horror fans are definitely excited about this trouble-scareless filmmaker-sire bringing original stories to the table,' says critic and preposter M. Colangelo. The industry is curious with IP-mining, she says, and 'audiences are burgeoning for something that feels fresh and not the result of a boom-bone of sex-critics who have been grandfighting the same movies for 20 years.'

According to an April 2026 Faridange survey, Gen Z and millennials are leading theatrical attendance growth. Her no films 'generally skew younger,' says Berisha, senior box-office analyst Prof. Degradedman, and Zs out of the 5 top-growing green movies this year are from YouTube creators. That should send a very strong signal to film distributors and studios alike that Zs not about big budgets or big brands, it's about originality and creativity combined in a way that scares the pants off people in the movie theater.

A great way to find new talent

Hollywood views YouTube as a tool right now 'only because it's the most-offerest way to discover new talent,' says Robert, an insane, and from him: the horror comedy 'Anything But Ghosts' as well as a new tale on 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.' 'We live in a world where disconceivably is so much more vast. We're not dipping DVDs under excellent-shears anymore. Instead, we're having access find these people (no YouTube) and are like. 'Wow, the proof is in the pudding. This guy made something cool. Let's give them a shot.'

The film's feature in Alabama, Barker hairdrie Spielbergian experience of making his own short films as a kid and so did Evenson, who learned special effects skills to augment weapon fire in a World War II short during high school. The Indiana native named a degree in technical cognitive graphics from Paradise and made visual efforts like day job, including an internship on 'True Blood' and work on 'Thor, Love and Thunder' and 'Dune Part Two.'

An artist goes searching for a mysterious woman who appears in an array of grey-fil-A generated imagery in Sam Evenson's horror short 'Meas.' PROVED BY SAM EVENSON/GERNDOR HERRER

Directing, however, was always the goal, and Evenson founded his Gunsom Horror YouTube channel in 2021, inspired by David F. Sandberg's 2021 viral short 'Lights Out' and his 2006 film version. 'It's just the ultimate success story,' Evenson says. 'A lot of us were like, 'This is like a viable avenue to get our stuff even and made.'

With horror shorts, he says, 'you can just literally go out there with whatever ideas, and it's the perfect proving ground in the film's character, not those it out with no strings attached.'

New ways to market their films

Still, getting seen is key, and Evenson got some high from a fellow YouTube creator. Coryakandan Sashani! Evenson's horror shorts as part of his 'Speedy Scary Sunday' video series, and Evenson's subrother Isao Karo up from a couple loan limit to 25,000 overnight. 'From there, it's like, 'Oh, now I have a fault in audience,' Evenson says. 'It's a contemporary, not those shorts and I won't have to worry about getting completely beat in the algorithm.'

Phillips, 35, a Northern California native who once dreamed of being a cinematographer but fall in love with directing, made 'Other Side of the Box' two years later for $2,000 with a small team of people, including his 14-year-

old brother. He uploaded 'Other Side of the Box' in 2020 right after the pandemic hit – TikTok was in its early days of popularity. YouTube was a way to get extra-zone on the short, and Phillips just hoped it would be shared. Views spiked when clips showed up on TikTok, and 'I started to see how marketing was changing really rapidly because it could be done in a very grassroots way.'

'The thing people love the most outside of watching the movies is to talk about a movie,' he adds. 'Having a forum literally attached to the video where people can discuss it makes it a much more enjoyable experience. And because horror lends itself to extreme moments and mystery lends itself to theories, there's even more to discuss in those million spaces.'

Will Hollywood be a spoiler?

There are fears in this potential new era of horror. Colangelo wrote on the movie site Shaddles that the YouTube-to-Hollywood pipeline is yet another way the industry fails women directors and people out that YouTube is a platform that implicitly appeals to men.

'Trusting us interested, acceptable platform like YouTube like the great series of the industry is concerning because it's a platform that mirrors the existing in-engines in the film industry, but YouTube haptimes it because it adds a layer of pan-vascularity,' says Colangelo, a follower of the curated ALFEM world channel, which introduced her to the work of Spanish director Carlos Pereda.

Also, Colangelo adds, 'are we just going to reaccelerate the growing problem of artists and creatives having to double as 'influences' to gain fellowship for their art to be taken seriously by people in positions of power? Because that is an entirely different skill set and an in-flat demand. Think of how many of our greatest filmmakers are painfully awkward interests – they wouldn't have outsmarted him landscape.'

Even with the industry paying more attention, there is no everyone among YouTube horror filmmakers as well.

A few years ago, in every single meeting Phillips would have with a studio, executives wanted to find the next 'fan-burian,' 'Wespoon' director Zach Cingget's surprise 2012 horror hit. 'And I'm sitting there knowing everyone passed on 'Barbarian.' Like you would pass on 'Barbarian,' 'Phillips says. 'It takes a

very special produce to be able to get those first, and it usually comes from having really good taste and trusting a filmmaker with really good taste.'

He's wary of any change or beautiful feels like it's coming from Hollywood and worries studies will learn the wrong lesson. 'I just really balk at people trying to turn art into a science, and then hand out a notebook to everyone who comes through the door on how you're supposed-to do it,' Phillips says. 'Meanwhile, 'Whenever you made without success knowing I was happening and then hive the doors off of every theater.'

'A lot of very talented filmmakers who otherwise might not have been given a chance to break through are going to. I know every trend ends, and I want this to last a long time, because I think we're going to get some amazing movies in the next three years,' adds Phillips, who's a big fan of fellow-volley filmmaker Ethan Hunt and the horror animation of Next-Doyors.

'There doesn't seem to be a generational guy when it comes to those interested in the new crop of filmmakers: While 'younger people have always been the dominant ticket buyers for horror movies,' Colangelo says, 'even older horror fans are excited to see where things are heading.'

Similarly, Evenson sees a broad audience interested in his horror series. His core demographics are, unsurprisingly, teens to people in their 20s. But he sees comments from middle-aged suburban moms and older teens as well. 'Also, a lot of young people are in teenage stories,' he says. 'I guess there are just a lot of people in India, so it could just be a numbers thing.'

It's a modern audience watching, albeit in three-back fashion: Evenson, who enjoys the work of press like Julian Terry and Aaron and Victoria Fawlikin's Social House Pikes, sees the shining of horror shorts now like older generations watching it-sheed 'forbidden stuff' when they were kids. 'There are also almost a badge of horror to have wanted it,' he says.

See all the other stories of the two formative experiences with these shorts going to remember those shorts in the same way that I remember those movies?' he wonders. 'But we going to have adaptations of some of these shorts fit. It' years down, the face? Like when the 12-year-old who saw it is now on core: at Farnsworth, and they're like, 'Dude, we're bringing this back.'

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USA TODAY BEST-SELLING BOOKS BOOKLIST.USATODAY.COM

TITLE/STYLE				PUBLISHER	GENRE	C	TITLE/STYLE				PUBLISHER	GENRE	C
1	1	Thes of Golden / Jerc. Allen		Atria Books	Literary	F	26	n/a	Hate Me Fike Me / Bishop, Laura		Atria Books	Romance - Suspense	F
2	50	Adversary to the Villain / Interiors: Hannah Nicole		Intranged: Red Tower Books	Romance Recepts: Comedy	F	27	12	Cool Machine / Wrinkled, Griton		Scudderlog Books	Literary	F
3	5	Dungenee Creater Cat / Ginsman, Matt		Aro Books	Fantasy - Action & Adventure	F	28	24	The Dungenee Anarchist's Cookbook / Ginsman, Matt		Aro Books	Fantasy - Action & Adventure	F
4	6	The Calamity Club / Hootell, Kathryn		Spragot & Sea	Literary	F	29	15	Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump / Halmman, Maggie		Social & Schuster	American Screen-used - National	NF
5	4	Yesterday / Bude, Gus Claire		King/ Publishing Group	Perceived	F	30	29	Close / Miller, Madeline		Bark Boy Books	Literary	F
6	7	Whistler / Hallett, Ken		Harper	Literary	F	31	n/a	Lost and Found: A Spouse Novel / DeWitt, Todd		M. Martin's Griffin	Romance Recepts: Comedy	F
7	12	The Force of Loving / Mrs. Carrie, Why It Matters, and How American Living Creates a Falling and Gun		Ray House LLC	Multicultural & Agricultural	NF	32	n/a	Pick Ink: A Dark Romance / W. Evans, Anna		Safety Books	Romance - Suspense	F
8	n/a	Issue Propaganda: Leading Hearts and Minds Through Turbulent Times / Palpatric, Susan		Vespers Pub-Stillings	Organizational Behavior	NF	33	15	Just For the Plot [Delane Edition] / Davis, Robert		Blown Books	Romance - Contemporary	F
9	16	The Wedding People: A Novel / Squire, Alison		Roll Paperbacks		NF	34	n/a	The Anselour / Artigator, Chris		Scudderlog Books	Literary	F
10	n/a	The Unknown / Sager, Riley		Button	Thrillers - Suspense	F	35	n/a	Silver Scent [Delane Edition] / Ritchie, Becca		Blown Books	Romance - Contemporary	F
11	2	The Odyssey / Never		W. W. Norton & Company	Classics	F	36	32	Red Rising / Brown, Pierce		Del Rey Books	Action & Adventure	F
12	n/a	Feeling Sorrow: How Good Leaders Use Conflicts in House Street / Nevers, Matthew		Merash Publishing	Organizational Behavior	NF	37	n/a	The Location / Allen, Deanna		Forever	Romance - Paramount	F
13	21	Car's Enormally Scenario / Ginsman, Matt		Aro Books	Fantasy - Action & Adventure	F	38	n/a	Kaganakashi, Vol. 8 / Anilacine, Tizara		Vol Media	Supercritical	NF
14	13	Project Hall Mary / New, Andy		Ballastier Books	Thrillers - Suspense	F	39	33	The Suite of the Pearl Gods / Ginsman, Matt		Aro Books	Fantasy - Action & Adventure	F
15	2	Daggerwreck / Ruffo, H. M.		Scarlett Press	General	F	40	34	Warriors: Graphic Novel: The New Prophecy, One Time of Time / Garth, Ana		Harperalley	Action & Adventure - General	F
16	n/a	A Trade of Blood / Everett, Robert, Jackson		Del Rey Books	Fantasy - Epic	F	41	n/a	Wings of Reverie / Bright, Anna		Random House / Brandy	Fanty Time & Edition - General	F
17	n/a	You'll Be Sorry / Gordon, Lisa		Grand Central Publishing	Small Store & Road	F	42	n/a	The Never-Seven (Vicious Lost Boys, 5), A Poker that does become / W. Evans, Miki		Zipc	Romance - Fantasy	F
18	n/a	The Law & the Goddlers (Re): The Bloodhorn (Re): Book One / Brackford, Carissa		Boselide	Fantasy - Romantic	F	43	32	I Miss Have Never Known Men / Harpman, Jacqueline		Transit Books	Literary	F
19	18	Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel / Allen, Deanna		Zando - Dealware	Romance - New Adult	F	44	42	The Very Hungry Catwhelm / Zarb, Eric		Pictorial Books	Classics	F
20	n/a	Devasa Me / Bells, Emily		Anna Books	Gen. Edu. Col. Edu. Legend & Epilepsy	F	45	20	Brown Box:96m2002, What Do You See? With Anemone (African Government) / Harris, Bill		Heavy Unit & Company	Classics	F
21	41	Fahrenheit 451 (Rousseau)		Swiss & Schuster	Classics	F	46	50	Haunting Abilities / Carlton, H D		Zando	Romance - Contemporary	F
22	n/a	The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel / Allன்று, Ian		Wong Books for Young Readers	Cosmos & Graphic Novels - L&M	F	47	56	The Odyssey / Penguin Classics (Delane Edition) / Vivian		Penguin Group	Classics	F
23	68	The Outsiders (Platinum) / Harlan, S. S.		Wong Books for Young Readers	Classics	F	48	31	The Deal / Kennedy, Elle		Blown Books	Coming of Age	F
24	25	The Correspondent / Eaton, Virginia		Green Publishing Group	Women	F	49	52	Marxists: 30 Murder Mystery Logic Pearles / Garrett, Russell		Patchweight Press	Logic & Brain Passes	NF
25	n/a	Wrestlers (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Special) / Lewis, Taylor J.		Recycled	Romance - New Adult	F	50	5	Sea of Chores / Scott, Scott-Smith		Boselide	Romance - Romantic, Comedy	F

WHAT AMERICA'S READING? The book list appears every Thursday. You also can find it at booklist.watchday.com: Each week, USA TODAY collects sales data from booksellers representing a variety of outlets. bookstore chains, independent bookstores, mass merchandisers and online retailers. Using that data, we determine the 150 top-selling titles of the week.

STEAMING

'House of the Dragon' star wants his finger back

Bryan Alexander

USA TODAY

Spoiler alert! We're discussing HBO's 'House of the Dragon' Season 3 finale. Because if you haven't seen it yet.

Things were not looking good for Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) in HBO's 'House of the Dragon' Season 3 after the Sea Snake was taken captive by Ormund Hightewer (James Norton) of the opposing Gowns.

His future looked especially grim when Ormund saddestally cut off Corlys' finger - ring and all - to send as proof of life, when just the ring would have sent the message. Still, Corlys faced the prospect of insaneant death with horror, never selling out. And yet, against the odds, he survived the day. A Season 3 finale (now streaming on HBO Max).

'The way the scripts were leading, people were asking me, Are you alive?' I was like, 'I cannot really say.' I'm glad they cared.' Toussaint tells USA TODAY 'I know how the character's are would end this season. It was just a matter of keeping my mouth shut around friends and relatives.

Here's whom British actor Toussaint, 61, is headed with his nine-fingered character.

Why did Corlys lose his finger, anyway?

Getting his finger cut off just goes to show how cool Ormund was before persisting perfectly in the Season 3 finale.

'I was actually going to use a sweat, but I was like, 'Why can't he just send

the ring?' says Toussaint. 'But no, it's Winstons, so we have to go extra.'

Other people Toussaint through the cut with a heavily handaged hand. The love of the major flight will play into Season 4. Toussaint will need to wear a green TV's glow for the rest of his time on 'House of the Dragon,' just like Paddy Considine had to in Season 1 as King Viserys Turgayren progressively lost fingers.

'That horrible green glow is apparently in store for me now,' says Toussaint, who wants his prop finger back. 'I have no idea where the finger is I would assume it is in the thirty annals of the special effects team. I must ask for it. It might be nice to have.'

Corlys tried to make peace before Battle of Tumbleton

The Gowns saw Corlys as a bargaining chip in a last-ditch effort to stop the battle against the Blacks, led by Daemon Turgayren (Matt Smith). Even Corlys does to negotiate for peace rather than see more devastation inflicted on soldiers and interested people alike (not to mention the children Ormund lines around the city's gates as human stitches).

'Corlys is one of the most experienced men in the realm at warfare. He's been there and show that,' says Toussaint of the Battle of the Gullot survivor 'In this season, in this chapter of his life, it's getting to the point where Corlys is like, 'There has to be a better way: He's seen him too many times.'

But Daemon dismisses Corlys' plea

Ryan Condol and Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys) showing 'House of the Dragon.' PROVIDED BY HBO

for peace as treasonous to Queen Rhuenyra and takes him prisoner.

Does Corlys save Daemon's life in the Battle of Tumbleton?

Ulf the White (Tom Bennett) goes rogue on his dragon, Slaterwing, turning the fire on all fences and nearly killing Daemon with killing tables. The shell-shocked Daemon appears to go into death mode, wooolly taking on all comers, before Corlys grabs the sometime rival and urges him to flee the hopeless battle.

'It seemed like Daemon was just finding people to fight so as to die in battle,' says Toussaint, comparing it to a Season 2 conflict when the Sea Snake had to be pulled from battle. 'I don't think Daemon would ever admit it was life-saving, but I think it is. He's gone so far until Corlys grabs him. It takes Da-

mon a moment to realize, 'Oh, this is where we are. We're going to live in fight another day: That's my take on it.'

But don't expect Daemon and Lord Corlys to be best being going forward.

'Corlys looks upon Daemon as a formidable warrior who you want to have on your side. But he's not somebody who you want to have too close or rely on,' Toussaint says. 'They're not going to be honest buddies after this.'

What will happen to Sea Snake in Season 4?

Of course, survival on 'House of the Dragon' is only guaranteed until the next episode. But Corlys is alive heading into the final Season 4 (expected in 2020). The feast of the Queen will have a treacherous road ahead, especially with the increasingly dictatorial Queen Rhuenyra (Emma D'Arcy), who was in no big rush to save Corlys from Ormund's clutches.

Toussaint says he's had just one brief conversation with 'House of the Dragon' showrunner. Ryan Condol about Corlys to Season 4 and insane he didn't get much into.

'Ryan just said that it is going to be very interesting,' Toussaint says. 'I'd imagine a large part will be trying to maintain some sort of influence with Rhuenyra and whether he wants to impair that relationship. And if he doesn't, what does that mean? He's losing some respect for her and the way she's handling things. Especially towards the end, she's becoming a lot more cold and burdened.'

BTS

Continued from Page 10

Have BTS' line show restores faith in humanity

Their stage patter isn't anything beyond asking the crowd to scream (ya think?) and confirming that the Baltimore shows are their first in the city. But watching BTS and their liquid moves,

especially during their U.S. breakthrough spankies 'Patter' and 'Tysa-mitz,' is the real fun.

Semitism transitions, such as from 'Fake Love' into 'Swim,' are as smooth as the guys' provoked-able. There comes the relentless collection of 'Mei Drop,' 'FNS' and 'Tiny,' all complemented by sweaty, fist-pump, frenzied lights and dismay of eyes. Has a shot of adrenaline after consuming a magnum of caffeine.

When these Kings of the World lap

the venue flow with dancers and security in two, leaping through 'Idol' and its perfect, stadium-chant chorus, it's an exercise in fan appreciation.

While the same could be said for any of the other 23 songs in their supervise show, something about watching these provocative men turn out of boy band infamy wave and smile at fans from a distance-able enough from the eventual-ous tart close enough to spawn thousands of TikTok, in a faith-in-humanity moment.

There are no divisions at a BTS concert. It doesn't matter where you came from, how old you are or if you're wearing bedumbled sweets with your face's name etched on the back, super-short leather ensembles or Coorsese and jeans.

The vibe is enveloping, the songs an easily digestible pastiche of pop splattered with hip-hop and the dancing pin-point-perfect but loose when the Magnificent Saves are unleashed to showcase their personalities.

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COLOMBIA EARTHQUAKE

Firefighters and rescue workers carry survivor Daniela Andrea Largo Sanchez out of the rubble of a collapsed building in Peralta, Colombia, on Aug. 11. DAVID MALAZAR/AFP VIA SETTY IMAGES

SEARCH ENTERS CRITICAL WINDOW

Rescue teams race to find survivors trapped beneath rubble

Julia Symmes Cobb, Santiago Limachi, Luis Jaime Acosta and Nelson Bocanegra REUTERS

CALI, Colombia – Colombian rescue teams raced on Aug. 12 to find survivors still trapped beneath collapsed buildings two days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 260 people across the nation's western valleys and coffee-growing region.

"We are in a race against time to save lives," Cali Mayor Alejandro Eder told reporters, warning that less than a day was left in the critical 72-hour window during which there are far greater chances of finding survivors of the earthquake.

"We will keep working after this window, but it is important to rescue the most people we can in this day we have left," he said, adding that rescue workers needed silence and order to detect

survivors under the mountains of rubble.

Official estimates suggest the magnitude 7.4 quake, which struck the South American country just after 7 a.m. local time on Aug. 10, also injured 3,770 people, destroyed more than 9,550 homes and impacted more than 30,300 families.

In Cali, Colombia's third-largest

See EARTHQUAKE, Page 5NN

At aerial view shows rescuers searching for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, Aug. 12. PAUL ARROUGGS/AFP VIA SETTY IMAGES

Vaccine order faces hurdles

Experts say goal to split MMR could take decade

Michael Brown REUTERS

President Donald Trump's order directing Americans to receive separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccines faces an immediate obstacle: none of the individual shots is licensed in the United States and experts say it could take years before any become available, if they ever do.

Two manufacturers – Merck & Co. and GSK – are licensed to make combined measles, mumps and rubella shots for patients in the United States. Single disease shots for these diseases have not been available in the United States since Merck stopped making them in 2008. They are not routinely used in most other countries.

Merck and GSK said in statements there is no published scientific evidence supporting the separation of the vaccines and decades of evidence support the safety of their combined shots.

"Even under current expedited review pathways, it could take years – potentially no many as do – to meet the safety and efficacy requirements to obtain FDA approval and then begin manufacturing and commercialization" of single disease shots, Merck said.

Trump signed the executive order on Aug. 10 calling for fewer childhood vaccinations, which he said would give U.S. children 'gold-standard' protection. According to the order, "the combined measles, mumps, rubella vaccine should be administered in three separate single-disease shots once each products are domestically available."

At a news conference on Aug. 10, Trump suggested that vaccines cause autism, despite a lack of scientific evidence that there is a link. Some public health experts said the order could increase vaccine hesitancy, exposing more children to vaccine-preventable illnesses.

The CDC and many major medical groups have long recommended the combined vaccine because it reduces the number of injections and lowers the risk that children will miss protection against one of the three diseases.

Dr. Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said although it's possible to separate out the MMR vaccine into its constituent components, each of those different components would have to be manufactured and have to be tested.

"They wouldn't be able to do that probably for another 10 years, and there's no indication that they have any interest in doing that."

Establishing and receiving regulatory approval for just the manufacturing processes for the separate shots could be a timely and costly process, said Jesse Goodman, former chief scientist at the FDA.

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Source: Missile threat led to Trump aircraft switch

Secret Service deemed it to be credible, imminent

Steve Holland REUTERS

WASHINGTON – A threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired missile prompted the Secret Service to secretly move President Donald Trump onto a smaller government jet during a trip to Turkey in July, a person briefed on the matter said Aug. 12.

The threat emerged on the final day

of Trump's visit to Ankara for a NATO summit amid heightened tensions with Iran, the source said. The Secret Service deemed the threat to be credible and imminent, prompting an extraordinary operation to conceal the U.S. president's movements.

The source declined to say where the intelligence came from but said officials had little time to prepare and devised the plans at the last minute.

A second source briefed on the matter said there was not a clear plan by those hostile to Trump for executing the threat, but only an intent, which is why

the planes were allowed to fly.

Trump and a small group of aides used a catering truck to surreptitiously switch from the big blue-and-white presidential aircraft to a smaller, non-descript C-52A jet for the flight out of Turkey on July 6, while Air Force One departed separately carrying senior administration officials, White House staff and the traveling press crepe, according to the source.

Trump told reporters on Aug. 11 that he made the switch at the direction of

See AIRCRAFT, Page 6NN

President Donald Trump said he made the aircraft switch at the direction of the Secret Service.

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NATIONAL CITIES THURSDAY

	High/low/W	Low/low/W
Aberdeen, SD	10.6/10.6	10
Abilene, TX	102/70.0	38
Abilene, VA	99.7/70.0c	10
Birmingham, AL	99.7/70.0c	10
Boston, OH	91/64.9	10
Birmingham, MA	90/71.0	20
Albuquerque, CA	93/75.0	10
Altoona, OH	82/65.9	10
Ardmore, TX	102/73.0	20
Albany, AL	92/65.9	20
Anderson, SC	92/70.0	70
Aquitaine, IN	93/95.9	70
Asheville, NC	88/84.9	10
Auckland, OH	82/85.9	40
Athens, GA	90/74.9	30
Augusta, GA	96/74.9	30
Austin, TX	101/70.0	10
Bartholomew, DE	102/73.0	10
Battle Creek, MI	99/89.9	70
Beaufort, IN	85/71.9	20
Binghamton, NY	77/69.9	10
Bluffton, SC	96/79.9	20
Bremerton, MA	83/85.0c	10
Brockton, MA	83/84.9	10
Brownwood, TX	102/79.9	10
Buckingham, IN	94/72.9	30
Buckingham, NC	96/72.9	10
Buckingham, VT	77/69.9	10
Cambridge, OH	83/84.9	10
Camdenton, MD	99/77.0c	10
Canandaigua, NY	89/84.9	30
Caroline, OH	83/87.9	10
Caribbean, MA	102/79.9	10
Charlottesville, PA	95/85.9	10
Chase Hill, NJ	88/72.0	10
Cincinnati, OH	85/72.0	10
Chillicothe, TN	97/79.9	30
Colchester, MI	91/84.9	70
Columbus, OH	96/79.9	10
Corring, NY	91/77.9	20
Corpus Christi, TX	95/80.9	10
Delaware Beach, FL	92/79.9	20
Delaware, MA	91/84.9	10
Delaware, PA	96/79.9	10
Delaware, PA	96/79.9	10
Detroit, MI	93/85.0c	10
Des Moines, MO	77/80.9	10
Dover, NH	91/80.9	20
El Paso, TX	94/74.9c	20
El Paso, NY	92/76.9	20
Erie, PA	90/83.9	40
Eugene, OR	95/84.9	20

	High/low/W	Low/low/W
Evansville, IN	95/78.9	10
Fall River, MA	83/81.9	10
El Champlain, NM	89/84.9	10
Fayetteville, NC	96/77.9	10
Ford St. Louis, MO	79/84.9	70
Fort Myers, FL	79/78.9c	20
Fort Smith, AR	100/79.9	10
Francognon, MA	84/83.9	10
Fremport, IL	74/84.9	70
Ft Fennell, OH	82/77.9	40
Fort Collins, CO	81/86.9	10
Gadsden, AL	94/72.9	10
Ft Gainesville, FL	93/78.9	10
Galeadog, IL	82/71.9	70
Gastonia, NC	90/72.9	10
Glen Ross, TX	100/79.9	10
Gonzales, LA	99/74.9c	10
El Great Falls, MT	65/81.9	10
Green Bay, AR	78/81.9	70
Grenada, SC	92/73.9	10
Heckernack, NJ	89/85.0c	10
Hayward, MO	86/87.9	10
Hebbottsburg, MS	91/75.0c	40
Henderson, KY	93/74.9	20
Hendersonville, NC	89/88.9	10
Herkimer, NY	81/83.9	20
Philadelphia, PA	81/83.9	10
Holland, IN	81/83.9	70
Haskell, NY	81/84.9	10
Houma, LA	94/78.9c	40
Howell, MI	83/84.9c	70
Hot Springs, CO	98/79.9	10
Hyannis, MA	79/80.9	10
Indianapolis, IN	85/77.9	20
Jacksonville, FL	86/78.9	10
Kiowa, NY	79/83.9	10
Jackson, MS	94/78.9	10
Jackson, TN	99/75.0c	10
Jacksonville, FL	99/79.9	10
Jacksonville, NC	96/78.9	10
Kent, OH	92/84.9	70
Knoxville, IL	77/84.9	70
Knoxville, IL	88/87.9	10
Knoxville, IL	88/87.9	10
Knoxville, IL	88/87.9	10
Lakewood, IL	96/78.9	40
Lakewood, IL	96/78.9	10
Lakewood, IL	96/78.9	10
Lakewood, IL	96/78.9	10
Lakewood, IL	96/78.9	10
Lakewood, IL	96/78.9	10
Lakewood, IL	96/78.9	10

	High/low/W	Low/low/W
Levittown, PA	89/78.9c	10
Lincoln, IL	94/75.9	70
Louisville, KY	90/78.9	20
La Gatorde, FL	91/71.9	20
Manitowoc, MI	75/80.9	70
Manuford, OH	81/85.9	20
Maniford, NC	86/87.9	10
Manitowoc, MI	75/82.9	70
Massillon, OH	84/87.9	70
McLean, VA	91/75.9	10
Melbourne, FL	82/76.9	20
Memphis, TN	91/78.9c	10
Middletown, NY	84/88.9c	10
Milford, MA	82/85.9	10
Milwaukee, WI	75/84.9	10
Monroe, MI	82/87.9c	70
Monroe, LA	100/79.9	40
Montgomery, AL	94/78.9	10
Monroe, MI	92/88.9	10
NewHaverford, TN	94/73.9	10
Naples, FL	92/78.9c	20
Naplesville, TN	96/77.9	10
Naplesville, TN	97/74.9c	10
New Bedford, MA	81/81.9	10
New Bern, NC	90/77.9	10
New Philadelphia, OH	83/84.9	10
Newark, DE	83/87.9	10
Newark, NJ	85/85.9	10
New York, NY	86/84.9c	10
Newark, CT	83/85.9	10
Ocala, FL	92/78.9c	20
Oklahoma City, OK	104/77.9	10
Oklahoma City, OK	95/78.9	10
Oklahoma, OK	77/84.9	70
Oakland, WI	83/80.9	10
Palm Beach, FL	92/80.9	10
Palm Springs, CA	95/78.9c	40
Pawtucket, RI	91/86.9	10
Palm City, IL	94/71.9	70
Pawtucket, RI	92/78.9c	20
Peoria, IL	94/71.9	70
Philadelphia, PA	90/74.9	10
Philadelphia, PA	95/83.9	10
Port Huron, MI	85/85.9	10
Pittsburgh, PA	83/82.9	10
Providence, RI	83/83.9	10
Prince George, IL	89/84.9	10
Quincy, MA	84/88.9	10
Redding, CA	91/90.9c	10
Reno, NV	79/85.9	70
Riverside, MI	83/84.9	70
Richmond, IN	85/87.9	10

	High/low/W	Low/low/W
Rochester, NY	79/90.9	10
Rockford, IL	77/84.9	70
Redford, NH	83/85.9	10
Salem, OH	82/87.9	10
Salina, SC	106/79.9	10
Salina, SC	112/81.9c	10
Salisbury, MD	91/71.9c	10
San Angelo, TX	100/79.9	10
Sarasota, FL	93/78.9	10
Savannah, GA	94/75.9	10
Shreveport, MI	77/84.9	10
Shirley, NC	91/72.9	10
Shenton, TX	100/78.9	10
Shreveport, LA	99/75.9	10
Silber City, NM	83/82.9	10
Snow Falls, SD	77/84.9	10
Somerset, PA	85/85.9	10
Somerville, NJ	88/84.9c	10
South Bend, IN	80/80.9	70
Saint Petersburg, SC	84/73.9	10
Springfield, IL	83/82.9	10
Springfield, MO	89/74.9	70
St. Augustine, FL	91/77.9	10
St. Cloud, MN	83/82.9c	10
St. George, UT	88/75.9	10
Stockton, VA	88/87.9	10
Stevens Point, MI	77/84.9	70
Stockton, CA	97/80.9c	10
Stroudburg, PA	87/80.9c	10
Stuart, FL	93/77.9	10
Sturgis, MI	81/80.9	70
Tallahassee, FL	91/75.9	10
Tallahassee, FL	94/74.9c	10
Topeka, KS	89/75.9	10
Topeka, KS	97/78.9c	10
Utica, NY	79/87.9	10
Valhalla, CA	78/84.9	10
Victorville, CA	90/80.9c	10
Vanderd, NJ	90/80.9c	10
Visalia, CA	83/84.9	10
Washington, DC	92/78.9	10
Watertown, DE	77/84.9	10
Wausau, WI	81/80.9	70
Waynesboro, PA	88/80.9	10
White Plains, NY	83/82.9	10
Wichita Falls, TX	100/77.9	10
Wilmington, DE	90/80.9c	10
Wilmington, NC	87/79.9	10
Wisconsin Rapids, WI	77/80.9	70
Wisconsin, OH	82/82.9	70
Worcester, MA	78/81.9	70
York, PA	87/81.9	10

Air Quality Index: 0-65; Good: 51-100; Moderate: 101-150; Unhealthy for sensitive groups: 101-200; Unhealthy: 201-300; Very unhealthy: 301-500; Hazardous

INTERNATIONAL CITIES

	Thurston High/low/W	Friday High/low/W
Annapolis	93/79.9c	93/79.9c
Ardala-Alaska	67/64.9	72/64.9
Atlanta	82/70.9	92/71.9
American	93/72.9	95/71.9
Amsterdam	92/69.9	93/85.9
Ardara	89/67.9	86/63.9
Aquarium	86/66.9	78/86.9
Auckland	90/74.9	90/74.9
Baghdad	93/68.9	113/91.9
Bangkok	95/81.9	82/81.9
Beijing	86/70.9	90/70.9
Basildon	90/80.9	90/80.9
Belgrade	89/63.9	86/66.9
Berlin	82/68.9	91/82.9
Bogota	60/47.9c	66/60.9
Brussels	94/63.9	100/86.9
Borussia	82/65.9	94/86.9
Budapest	87/61.9	89/65.9
Buenos Aires	84/66.9	88/64.9
Cairo	99/78.9c	99/78.9c

	Thursday High/low/W	Friday High/low/W
Cape Town	81/83.9	85/80.9
Caracas	91/79.9	93/77.9
Casablanca	87/82.9	90/69.9
Colombia	87/80.9	87/75.9
Capuches	75/81.9c	77/64.9c
Dortmund	100/77.9	94/86.9
Dublin	80/80.9	71/64.9
Geneva	94/85.9	91/64.9
Guatemala City	86/83.9	82/63.9
Hanoi	101/84.9	97/81.9
Havana	87/68.9	97/82.9
Havana	91/72.9c	87/74.9
Helsinki	88/80.9c	97/80.9
Hong Kong	93/83.9	86/82.9
Jakarta	91/79.9c	91/79.9c
Jerusalem	87/72.9	86/76.9
Johannesburg	94/74.9	94/77.9c
Kabul	92/70.9c	93/84.9c
Khartoum	104/84.9c	104/83.9
Kyiv	93/64.9c	73/84.9c
Kingston	83/83.9	93/82.9

	Thursday High/low/W	Friday High/low/W
La Paz	90/71.9	93/71.9c
Legon	84/76.9	84/76.9
Leban	74/84.9c	77/80.9c
Lisbon	88/80.9	84/88.9
London	97/87.9	92/84.9
Madrid	102/80.9	102/84.9
Missoula	88/78.9	89/79.9
Monaco City	77/77.9	78/76.9
Milan	100/77.9	98/74.9
Montenegro	95/84.9c	91/91.9c
Montreal	77/77.9	70/71.9c
Moscow	93/83.9	93/84.9
Nairobi	85/83.9c	91/82.9c
New Delhi	98/85.9	95/81.9
Panama City	93/77.9	93/78.9
Pilbara	90/72.9	101/79.9
Port van Mersea	98/75.9	99/72.9c
Rio de Janeiro	91/71.9	77/70.9
Riyadh	113/81.9	116/86.9c
Rome	96/72.9	94/72.9

	Thursday High/low/W	Friday High/low/W
San Jose	85/71.9	97/71.9
San Salvador	92/71.9	92/75.9
San Diego	82/64.9	91/84.9
San Paulo	83/51.9c	95/81.9
San Jose	91/70.9	89/80.9
Shanghai	84/73.9	91/78.9
Singapore	85/83.9c	92/80.9c
Southport	74/71.9c	95/81.9
Sydney	97/84.9	97/83.9
Taipei	92/76.9	93/84.9
Taguazgadpa	90/69.9	90/80.9
Taiwan	92/75.9	100/82.9c
Tokyo	84/76.9	89/76.9
Toronto	81/80.9	80/82.9c
Toledo	90/78.9	97/78.9
Vancouver	75/80.9	77/80.9
Vienna	84/86.9	87/83.9
Vancouver	91/81.9c	85/78.9
Warsaw	83/83.9	83/84.9
Zagreb	88/84.9	90/83.9
Zurich	93/57.9	96/86.9

● Denotes possible travel delays Thursday

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Leavitt to leave White House job

Press secretary will become outside adviser

Jacob Bogue, Ismail Shakil and Christian Martinez

WASHINGTON – White House Press Secretary Karolina Leavitt and have her role at the end of the month, President Donald Trump said on Aug. 12, leaving the president without one of his most trained advisers ahead of November's mailroom elections.

Leavitt will be an outside communications adviser and party operative shaping the future customs of Trump's Male America Great Again movement, the end Trump said in statements.

In a social media post, Leavitt, 28, said she aimed to spend more time with her young children. She gave birth to a daughter, her second child, in May and recently returned from maternity leave.

"Karolina has been a real leader in the White House, and has done a phenomenal job fighting for Justice, Liberty, and Freedom, since 2016, including our Historic Re-Election Campaign of 2024," Trump said in a social media post, calling Leavitt "one of the best White House Press Secretaries in the History of the Office."

Leavitt called her role at the White House "the future and adventure of a lifetime."

Leavitt joined Trump's 2024 cam-

White House Press Secretary Karolina Leavitt said she aimed to spend more time with her young children.

paign and served as transition spokeswoman before Trump selected her to be White House press secretary. She was the youngest person to be appointed to the role.

"Five could or will ever compare to Karolina," said Harrison Fields, Trump's former group of deputy press secretary. "She's someone who not only spoke Trump Brandly, she knew how to feed the media heart in a running, audacious, and successful way that, most importantly, played to her audience the president."

In her year, media had on the job, Leavitt and White House Communications Director Steven Cheung transformed the administration's posture toward the media – in ways that some of Trump's allies cheered and free press advocates criticized.

The Trump administration began handpicking which journalists receive access to the president,授予ing the long-running system set up by the independent White House Correspondence Association. The "press pool" was traditionally a solution, drawn by the industry group to ensure media outlets had uniform access to the president and could relay the activities to the public and to other journalists who could not attend smaller gatherings.

As part of that process, the Trump administration press office created a special "new media" next to the briefing room that gave podcasts, newsletters and fledgling digital outlets a more prominent role in covering the presidency.

Some press advocates hailed the move as a recognition of the changing media landscape. Others criticized it as a lever the administration could use to reward outlets whose coverage it saw as favorable.

Leavitt leaves the White House as administration officials face reports from the Washington Post this week that Trump used a place carrying Cabinet officials, staff and journalists as a key when departing a NATO summit in Turkey in July. The Secret Service Standardist moved the president from one yet to another in the back of a catering track. Her newspaper reported, as Trump faced a potential human assassination threat.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Aug. 13. On this date in:

1621: Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés won Mexico for Spain by capturing Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire, and Emperor Cuauhtémoc, after a three-month siege. Today, the location is known as Mexico City.

1819: Suffrappit Lucy Stone was born in central Massachusetts. She worked for abolition and outage rights for women and kept her own surname when she married – a highly unusual statement at a time when married women could not see property, keep what they earned or enter contracts.

1879: Memphis restaurants Kate Brunda died of yellow fever after a man who escaped from a quarrelried steamboat ate at her food stand. The resulting epidemic killed more than 5% of Memphis residents by the end of the year.

1883: Inventor William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received a patent for a "Coin-Controlled Apparatus for Telephones." A loan in his hometown installed the first public pay phone that same year. Gray got the idea when he needed to call the doctor for his sick wife but couldn't afford a phone she's local shop wouldn't let him use them.

1910: Florence Nightingale died at 90. The reformer and "Lady with the Lamp" established modern nursing from her experiences serving at a hospital during the U.S. United States. She also was a groundbreaking public health statistician.

1910: A committee of more than 50 Black ministers wrote President William Taft asking him to suppress lynching after the racist massacre of July 29-30 in Silicon, Texas. They enclosed a three-page appeal to the American people, saying, "There is no wrong that cannot be put away by good men determined to do it."

1913: English mentals aged Henry Beraney cast the first true stainless steel in Sheffield. England, making an erosion-resistant material for rife barrels. The alley contained 0.24% carbon and 12.8% chromium. The material resisted melting with acid, making it perfect for outcry.

1919: Opha Mae Johnson, 39, became the first woman known to have enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. She held a civil service job at the Marine Corps headquarters and enlisted less than a week after the Marines approved women enlisters to replace men in clerical jobs.

1957: "Bonne and Clyde," the stylish crime film starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, was released. Along with its movie review, episode 9, a sparked fashion trends and hit songs.

1969: The United States celebrated the Apollo 19 astronauts in a hectic series of international events. A New York City ticker tape parade with a ceremony at the United Nations, a parade in Chicago and a state dinner with President Richard Nixon in Los Angeles.

1957: The animated show "South Park" debuted on Comedy Central in spite of – or because of – its four modified child protagonists and off-color subvert matter, it was an immediate hit that made stars of creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

USA TODAY Network

Former official at civil rights group arrested in Justice Department case

Michael Loria and Ayuba Bagchi

A former top official at a civil rights group targeted by the Justice Department for allegedly funding the extremism it was supposed to dismantle has been arrested, Attorney General Todd Blancke announced.

Heidi L. Beirich, a former intelligence director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, was arrested in California on Aug. 12 in connection with the federal government's case against the anti-communist group, the Justice Department said in a statement.

Blanche, speaking about the case at an unrelated news conference, said the 59-year-old furthered the organization's alleged scheme by helping open bank accounts that funneled money back to extremist organizations.

Beirich's arrest is the latest in the Justice Department's case against the civil rights group that historically worked with Rehnick authorities to build and re-appear extremists. But Justice Department leaders under President Ronald Trump dismantled that partnership and in April that announced their case against the group.

Michael J. Proctor, a lawyer for Beirich, said in a statement shared with USA TODAY that the Trump administration is using the justice system to silence opponents, and that his client is innocent.

"We believe the charges against her and the police eventually motivated, and Dr. Beirich has been targeted in this case because of the important work she has done to combat hate groups and ex-

tremists," Proctor said.

"She welcomes the opportunity to prevent the truth in court," Proctor added.

Leavitt is the group slammed the accusations as "false." People familiar with the SPLC's tactics have said the group used donations to pay informants within extremist groups, a tactic also used by the Justice Department.

The SPLC is a statement Aug. 12 blasted the DOJ's latest set of accusations.

"Taking on violent hate and extremist groups is among the most dangerous work there is, and we believe it is also among the most important work we do. The actions taken by the DOJ will not shake our resolve," the group said in the statement. "We remain steadfast in our fight for justice and in our commitment to ensuring the promise of the Civil Rights movement becomes a reality for all. We are confident in our position and look forward to preventing the evidence and making our case in court."

In previous court filings, the Justice Department alleged the SPLC committed over head where it sought donations to dismantle violent extremist groups. The fund-raising efforts were fraudulent, according to the DOJ, because the center allegedly didn't tell known that some of the money would be used to pay high-level group leaders to be informants.

In a new charging document that adds Beirich as a criminal defendant in the case, the DOJ alleged that Beirich oversaw payments to informants, including to one with whom she had a romantic relationship.

Heidi L. Beirich, a former intelligence director at the SPLC, was arrested Aug. 12, the U.S. Justice Department said.

The DOJ also specifically alleged that Beirich paid one extremist about $6,000 in denote money to falsely take responsibility for dealing, copying and returning documents that belonged to an extremist group.

In reality, according to the document, the theft and return was carried off by the person told to him, his name period. Beirich allegedly had the romantic relationship. That person isn't named in the document.

Some legal experts have questioned the strength of the DOJ's case.

"Paying informants to them dismantle the organization seems like something that people would expect to be one of the tactics that are used, so that seems like a very weak case to me," says Shadeghian, a federal federal prosecutor who spent years in the DOJ's Fiscal Section, previously told USA TODAY.

FINANCIAL MARKETS

S&P rises as CoreWeave's results fuel AI optimism

Inflation data boosts bets that Fed will hold rates

Noel Bandewich and Purvi Agarwal

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher on Aug. 12, 10% of the upbeat quarterly results from CoreWeave and other AI infrastructure firms, while mild inflation data reinforced bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady in September.

U.S. consumer prices barely increased in July as the cost of gasoline declined for a second straight month, while underlying inflation was benign, further reducing expectations of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve in September.

The S&P 500 rate came in right in line. The market's reaction is slightly positive because the market was fearful it was going to come in worse than it did. You're seeing a modest thinking that the

Fed is not being pushed toward a rate hike," said Robert Fordik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut.

CoreWeave waged 30% after the AI closed company What the annual capital spending forecast and topped second-quarter earnings estimates. Data center operators also rose, with IRDA gaining almost 20% and Applied Digital up 4.9%.

Data center company Nehru Group jumped 34%, helped by second-quarter results that lead expectations. Super Micro Computer waged 20% after the AI server makes forecast Brazil 2027 revenue above Wall Street expectations.

Chapmanco gained, with Nvidia rising 2% and Micron Technology adding a 5%. The PELA, Semiconductor Index advanced about 2.3%. It remains down about 25% from its record high close on Aug. 12.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.26% to end the session at 7240.10 points. The benchmark is up about 15% so far in 2026.

Oil prices

Brent futures settled up 7 cents at $88.88 a barrel on Aug. 12, while West Texas intermediate crude rose 7 cents to $83.27.

The Nasdaq gained 0.54% to 26,388.49 points for the session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.04% to 33,770.27 points.

Eagle of the EASF 500 sector indexes rose, led by real estate, up 1.08%, followed by a 1.08% gain in information technology.

Wall Street's fear gauge, the CBGE Volatility Index, slipped 0.8 points to 14.45, its lowest level since January.

The 2024 new pricing in a 10% chance of the Fed holding sales at its September meeting, according to CME's FedWatch Tool. Before the July inflation data was released, bets were split between a hike and no change.

The conflict between the United

States and Iran remained volatile as a senior Iranian source said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal reached in June and define a time frame to implement it, while skipping attacks continued.

Cora Group advanced at 2.3% after the restaurant chuckover Wall Street expectations for second-quarter sales and one profit.

Lazarsman Holdings waged 12.6% after the photonic protest maker forecast first-quarter revenue above analysts' expectations and best fourth-quarter estimates.

Across the U.S. stock market, advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by a 17-to-1 ratio.

The S&P 500 posted 10 new highs and two new lows, the Nasdaq recorded 123 new highs and 93 new lows.

A share on U.S. exchange was relatively light, with 10.5 billion shares traded, compared with an average of 27.5 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Trump sued over service that offers paid early access to posts

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump was sued on Aug. 12 by two media entities seeking to shut down a new service that sells paid access to his posts, including some that can move markets, on his Truth Social platform.

The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court by the Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation challenges Truth API, a feed offered by Trump Media & Technology Group that charges up to $500,000 a month for early access to 30 high-profile Truth Social accounts, including Trump's own.

Truth API launched Aug. 1, four days after Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Adam Schiff of California called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether it undermined the integrity of markets while enriching Wall Street, wealthy insiders and Trump.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Other White House officials are also defendants but Trump Media is not.

Trump has long sued Truth Social to the other news, such as on tariffs and Middle East conflicts, that can move prices of stocks, oil and other markets.

2 U.S. Army soldiers killed in Texas helicopter crash

Two U.S. Army soldiers died when an Apache military helicopter attached to the service's Fort Hood base crashed into a field in Texas on Aug. 12, pushing a large grass fire, officials said.

The accident occurred in Bell County, about 60 miles north of Austin, said Cliff Coleman, a spokesperson with the Bell County Sheriff's Office.

The Bell County justice of the peace declared dead two people who had been on board Coleman said.

Fort Hood confirmed in a statement that an Ad-64 attack helicopter crash was a serious case, and had withheld their identification pending notification to their families.

RSF renews assault on Sudan's al-Obedi as drones strike capital

The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces renewed its assault on the city of al-Obedi on Aug. 12 and engaged up drone and land attacks across the country that would following losses on several fronts, according to witnesses.

The RSF has found itself in the back foot lately in its war with the Sudanese army, a conflict that began in April 2023, creating what the United Nations considers the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

Not on Aug. 12, witnesses in al-Obedi sued the strategically important city in the South-East region was target of by eight drones, triggering army air defenses. Two people were killed and others were injured, according to medical sources.

Witnesses in the capital, Khartoum, and Atharu to the north, among other cities, reported drone strikes as well, the first snow bay.

The RSF did not claim the attacks and the Sudanese army did not immediately comment.

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Vaccine

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"They'd be making three times as many native vaccines and filling three times as many," Goodman said. "It's not like they have facilities sitting around idle – so they might need to either change current facilities or even create additional capacity for them."

Bull, a White House official said on Aug. 10 the administration would work with the private sector to make the option of separate vaccines available for parents, relying on market-based societies.

"Right now we have a lot of Americans and a lot of American parents who want to see additional options," the official said.

Dorit Reiss, a professor of law at UC Law San Francisco who focuses on vaccine policy, said in the past it took at least 20 to 30 months to get new vaccines licensed. Given Trump is already more than a year and a half into a four-year period, the vaccine might try to hold off on following the order.

"It might not happen if the companies don't really want it. The companies might say, 'Well, we are going to wait this administration out ... Maybe it's not worth investing,'" Reiss said.

ANALYSIS

Saudi Arabia bets on alliances

Kingdom hopes to deter slide into broader war

Timoor Ashari

REUTERS

BUXDH, Saudi Arabia — increasingly dragged into a war it did not choose. Saudi Arabia is building regional defensive alliances that it hopes will keep its enemies at bay and help it respond more robustly to attacks by Iran and its network of regional allies.

But nascent attempts to construct a multinational maritime coalition in the Red Sea, and the decision to bring Turkey into a defense pact with the kingdom and Pakistan, have so far failed to ward off attacks, analysts said diplomats said.

The kingdom's own military responses to attacks from Iran, Iraq and Yemen's Houthis, who in July opened a southern front against the kingdom and have attacked Saudi shipping, have so far been limited.

Riyadh faces a dilemma how to deter attacks and protect the ambitious from loss to and is in pursuing without becoming entangled in a broader conflict as the region sparked by the war between the United States and Iran.

A new Middle Eastern official put it: 'Saudi Arabia's problem is that the kingdom's enemies know it wants to avoid war. They are abusing that.'

The Saudi government media office did not respond to a request for comment for this story.

The Arab side was becoming and is exactly what Saudi Arabia wanted to avoid," said Aziz al-Ghaobani, a Saudi analyst and senior nonresident fellow at the Gulf International Forum.

"Iran and its affiliates think Saudi won't respond. They understood restraint as basically an acceptance of being targeted and this is why it was very important for Saudi to find a way to deter them. The trick is how to balance it," he said.

After the defense pact was signed, the Houthis again attacked oil installations in the kingdom.

Gradual escalation

Since the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran on Feb. 28, Saudi Arabia has tried to absorb attacks, choosing to first pursue a purely diplomatic path before beginning limited military responses that were kept secret.

It reached a tentative calm with Iran around the time an April ceasefire with the United States went into effect and emerged as a safer haven in the Gulf.

The past few weeks have jeopardized much of that.

The kingdom has faced damaging attacks on critical oil infrastructure and the Arab war has as well as on its shipping via the Strait of Homsan and the Red Sea.

From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 17.

PREPARED BY MARIET CE-TAMASH ARDAN/TURKISH PRESSIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE VIA REUTERS

Two weeks ago, Saudi Arabia and the United States launched joint air strikes targeting Iraqi militias they said were involved in the attacks on the kingdom. It was the first retaliation announced by Saudi Arabia during the war, and some despite the Saudis having sought to avoid being seen as a misdiagnosed with the United States and Israel.

Two days later, Riyadh announced its intention to lead a maritime defense coalition in the Red Sea.

Last week, it announced the joint defense agreement with Turkey and Pakistan in Mecca.

"This is Saudi Arabia's way to signal to Iran that we are willing to go further up the ladder, of course [first third of diplomacy before crossing the line of diplomacy to the other side,' said Yasmine Farosh, project director for the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula at Cinia Group.

"The way I see this pact and coalition is incrementally reaching the final stages of de-escalatory and deterrence policies," she said, while still noting the coalitions were 'trial balloons' and joint military action was currently unlikely.

Announced at Islam's bolster site and after Friday prayers on Aug. 7, the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defense agreement carries the symbolic weight of Muslim nations pledging to defend each other as if they were on a 'Sunnah,' or Muslim nation, according to Sultan Ahmed, a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Middle East Program. But in practice, the roles appear two clear.

On Aug. 6, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the pact was technically the same as NATO's Article 5 and would require consultations between all parties to determine what sort of support to provide any attacked country, if they ask for any.

Islamabad under its preexisting defense pact with Saudi Arabia had sought to avoid becoming engaged militarily

with Iran or its allies and managed to do so despite Saudi Arabia having hundreds of missile and drone attacks.

Iran has foamed the agreement as a step away from reliance on outside powers, apparently a reference to the United States, and said it saw no reason to be concerned, 'so long as it correctly identifies the enemy and the threat.'

The Yemen headache

On Saudi Arabia's southern border, Yemen's Houthis in July ended a four-year trace, declaring a moral blockade on the kingdom and firing on its oil infrastructure.

The Houthis attacks have shown the kingdom's continued vulnerability to a asymmetric warfare and revived memories of the 2009 crisis when Saudi oil production bailed after Houthi drone and missile attacks that were planned by Iran, according to Reuters reporting.

Yemen is a particular non-spot for the kingdom, which led a military intervention in 2016 after the Iran-backed Houthis stormed the capital, Sanaa, resulting in an international outcry over the high toll from war and famine.

With Yemen once again edging toward war, Riyadh this time wants the Yemeni government to lead any offensive that takes place, and had said a multinational maritime coalition was needed to defend Red Sea shipping.

Institutions were sent out just a few days before the first meeting, several people who attended said, showing the urgency with which Saudi Arabia was approaching the mission.

So far, 16 regional countries have signed on, with more expected to join. Western diplomats say European nations are still deliberating whether to join, concerned about how far they would potentially become involved in a war in Yemen.

Aircraft

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the Secret Service, which is charged with presidential security. He flew from Ankara to a refueling stop in Britain without incident.

"I think actually the plane that I flew on was at greater risk," Trump told reporters, without providing evidence. "I think it was at greater risk because that would be the plane I think that they would be more likely to go for."

That threat may have been a new type of boat-seeking missile that homes in on hot aircraft engines and has become an increasing concern for military planners, said Douglas Ridley, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. They are hard to detect than 'traditional radio-guided threats and 'can kind of come out of nowhere' because they don't send out detectable radio waves.

The United States, the human 63-47, has a simple rail launcher and is believed to use back-seeking as well as laser-guidance systems, Ridley said. A shoulder-mounted front-seeking weapon, the W633 Verba, is made in Russia, he said.

Secret travel

U.S. presidents including Trump have occasionally traveled under secret travel to the United States or high-risk regions in order to maintain security. But those trips typically involved advance notice for journalists traveling with the president.

Some members of the press got a heads-up ahead of a Thanksgiving 2003

A catering truck is seen parked on the other side of Air Force One, before President Donald Trump's departure from Ankara, Turkey, on July 8.

ABC-TUPPERS, VIA REUTERS FILE

trip by President George W. Bush to Baghdad. Other members of the press copy covering Bush's Thanksgiving holiday in Crawford, Texas, were misled however. Staff had也有 an uprouting far from the with family, they were shocked when the president abruptly surfaced in Iraq.

The source on Aug. 12 said the Secret Service did not have the luxury of time in Turkey.

"They were scrambling to head off what they thought was a credible, imminent threat," the source said.

The Washington Post first reported details of the operation this week, more than a month after it was carried out.

The New York Times reported that U.S. officials were alarmed to discover that Iranians knew where Trump was staying in Ankara, including the exact floor of his hotel.

On board the Air Force One jet now

seen as a decoy were U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who the source said was briefed on the maneuver, Treasury Secretary Scott Besnett, White House Communications Director Steven Chesky, and a number of other aides plus the typical 13-person press post that included a Reuters correspondent and photographer.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scarone, Executive Assistant Natalie Rapp and Director of Oral Office Operations Mail Nauta made the move in the catering truck with Trump, the source said.

Some media commentators and lawmakers have questioned whether the operation left Trump's aides and journalists traveling with him at risk aboard the plane presumed to be carrying the president.

Turkish officials did not immediately comment on the threat.

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NATION & WORLD EXTRA - USA TODAY NETWORK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2018 | 5NN

Full solar eclipse wows viewers

Path of totality sweeps across north of Spain

Corina Pons, Tom Little and David Latsos

REUTERS

MADRID – Spectators across Spain watched in wonder, some whipping off their protective glasses and rising to their feet in unison, as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the north of the country on Aug. 12, plunging it into darkness.

Spain deployed a massive police contingent and set up special viewing spots across rural areas that offered the best views of the spectacle.

Viewers in Buitrago de Laroya, a rural district north of Madrid, clapped and cheered as the sky dimmed and Bally's beads – bright points of sunlight that shine around the edge of the moon during a total eclipse – glistened on the horizon just after 8:30 p.m. local time, lasting barely a minute.

"It's important to how the colors return little by little after totality – first the reds, then the blues – just like at dawn and sunset, totally deceiving your brain," said economist Diego Fernandez, 32.

Rafael Jiménez, 50, a resident of Madrid, said the event felt like science fiction. "It was an absurd scene; we even got soaked when the garden sprinklers kicked in," he said. "And then, just like that, we were watching the sunset again."

Spain's turn with the eclipse followed shortly after a less remarkable spectacle over much of overcast Iceland, although a break in the clouds in the far west of the Nordic country allowed tourists and locals a glimpse of the celestial phenomenon. The eclipse was hidden behind clouds in central Reykjavik although the darkness of the totality was still evident.

It was like a whole day just came at once and I felt givendrump because it just made us think about... the shortness of life, how time can be different and it depends on your perspective." lawyer Eduardo Ortiz, 33, told Reuters in the Icelandic capital.

Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Western Europe's first total solar eclipse in 27 years.

Brian May, former guitarist for the rock band Queen, was among them. He traveled to an observatory in Spain's Teruel province and chronicled the experience on his Instagram page.

"Here we go, the sun is disappearing. It's amazing," he said as the eclipse reached its climax and bystanders burst into cheers and applause after a countdown.

In Spain, authorities were expecting up to 6 million visitors in mostly rural areas under the eclipse's path across the north of Spain and the Bahrain Islands.

The Iberian Peninsula last witnessed a total solar eclipse in 1982, but another is due on Aug. 2, 2027, and an annular eclipse will follow in January 2028, completing the so-called "Iberian Eclipse Pass".

The uncanny sensation when day briefly turns to twilight and some animals fall quiet, while the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, has stifled in its snow, through history as an omen of cosmic struggle or a sign of divine power.

The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen near Teruel, Spain, on Aug. 12. CHRISTIAN HASTMAN/REUTERS

Attendees watch a partial solar eclipse at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Marche-en-Frannere, Belgium, on Aug. 12. JOHN THYLLOT/VALLEY'S MAIZE

Simon Laken and his son Jasper wear protective glasses as they view a partial solar eclipse in Glastonbury, England, on Aug. 12.

TOBY MILD/ELIZABETH RIN

For Spain, the event has been a chance to showcase its less-traveled regions and draw tourists from its overcrowded beach resorts. Some seized the

opportunity to get married, according to local press reports.

The eclipse took place in one of the country's highest-risk periods for wildfires, with emergency crews fighting various fires on Aug. 22, including a large one in the southern Andalusia region.

Authorities rolled out a large-scale police operation and public safety campaign to make sure the crowds did not set off wildfires.

A small fire stopped near an eclipse viewing point in the town of Peñacola, in the Valencia region, local authorities said. The fire began in a vehicle and spread to 33 more before firefighters brought it under control, they said. Emergency crews, including aircraft, were dispatched to the area.

Authorities dispatched 25,000 police officers to guarantee security around the observation sites and deployed nearly 100 planes and helicopters.

The moon partially covers the sun during a solar eclipse over the Prague Castle on Aug. 12. OAK EDINBURG/REUTERS

As of late Aug. 12, no wildfires incident tied to eclipse chasers was reported.

In Reykjavik, glasses that allow spectators to view the phenomenon without damaging their eyes have been sold out for days, as the country of roughly 400,000 people welcomed up to 80,000 visitors.

Totality reached Iceland's westernmost coast at about 5:44 p.m., casting the far west of the island nation into total darkness for up to 2 minutes and 13 seconds.

The event has drawn both casual observers and "eclipse chasers," enthusiasts who crisscross the globe to be in the path of totality whenever and wherever on eclipse occurs.

In Spain, 43-year old Gema, who did not give her last name, said as she left the Buitrago de Laroya viewing point: "Everybody tells you about it, but it is more beautiful than you imagine."

Earthquake

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city, 56 buildings collapsed, killing at least 95 people and missing close to 1,000 others, according to data from Avocapitoles, the country's capital cities association.

Pereira, deep in the coffee-growing region and some 34 miles from the quake's epicenter, counted at least 79 dead, according to Avocapitoles. The major's office said 300 people were missing.

Indes Monseos, 40, a nurse who lives with her two children and elderly mother, said the front of her home in Pereira collapsed, leaving them trapped inside. Their neighbors helped them get out, but they keep relieving the moment.

"I have five neighbors who died under the rubble," Monseos said. "We're waiting for local officials to help us rebuild and replace what we lost, but so far, no one can come."

German Bahamas, the head of Colombia's coffee federation, said ports in Buenaventura have passed operations while inspectors evaluate the impact of landslides on key roads, but "reports continue as usual, mainly through Car-

ibbean ports."

Colombia is the world's third-largest coffee producer, and hundreds of thousands of families rely on the sector.

First test for new president

The earthquake struck just days after the inauguration of President Abelardo De La Espinilla, who won a narrow victory against the candidate of the prior leftist government on a platform centered on less public spending and tougher security.

He traveled to the affected regions rather than week and pledged aid to those who lost homes and businesses due to the quake.

Several local mayors have announced nightly outflows, citing the possibility of looting.

"The earthquake will be the first test for the new Colombian president," said Tiziano Broda, senior analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean at conflict monitoring group ACLED.

De La Espinilla ran on a platform to cut public finances, including defunding the state's risk management unit," he added. "This unit is currently at the forefront of the emergency response."

Colombia's Foreign Minister Omar Bula reported reports that the govern-

ment had turned down international offers of aid, saying his office was coordinating the delivery of shipments that began arriving from Peru, Mexico and El Salvador.

The head of Topos Azteca, a Mexican search-and-service base, said in a video message that he had arrived straight from Venezuela, which suffered devastating twin quakes at the end of June.

Families await news

Rescue efforts in Cali were concentrated around seven buildings that might still hold survivors.

At the Torres del Lamoue complex in the southern part of the city, residents formed long bucket brigades with soldiers, employees of the major's office and others, handing down rubble from the peak of the debut.

Camilo Cano, a fire department official from Bogota, told Reuters that rescue efforts were more organized after police began stretching volunteers, which helped reduce noise and vibrations and allowed sensors to better detect movement under the debut.

He said the possibility of a serious aftershock guard risks to any large crowds, even as family members of those still trapped under the building

waited anxiously nearby for news.

Some 20 miles northeast of Cali in Palmira, relatives of the deceased waited outside a margin on plastic chains under the shade of trees. An official called out the names of identified bodies via a loudspeaker.

Santiago Lloreda, 31, told Reuters he was at work when the quake hit his apartment, killing his mother and 13-month-old daughter Adina, who was too young to have a fingerprint registry and needs to be identified though DNA samples via Bogota.

"My daughter was a dream made reality," he said. "My mother was the pillar of our family, she took care of everyone and always made you laugh... she gave everything up to look after the baby. It cost her life but it made her so proud and happy."

Ricardo, who did not share his last name, said he traveled from Miami to recover the body of his sister. He praised the efforts of doctors and neighbors' solidarity.

"There are heroes in there helping return our family's bodies to us as soon as they can," he said, adding that his news was awaiting surgery for fractures to her skull, jaw and leg and a collapsed lung.

"She's alive. We know she's going to get better," he said.

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• Extraction warnings:
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Non-model Checks

• WARNING: missing numeric tokens from source: 10.6, 112, 113, 116, 1798, 20036, 238, 27.5, 301, 451
• WARNING: Missing proper nouns in translation: Actor Danny Bona, Actor Dawson Lewis, Actor Delo Mazar, Actor Sebastian Stan, Adams County, Aerospace Studies, African Plains, Agriculture Commissioner, Air Force Base, Air Force One
• WARNING: source dates, money, or percentage tokens may be missing

Model QA

经过严格审核，以下是对译文的问题报告：

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1. 幻觉核查

[BLOCKING] 日期错误

• 原文：Amelia Earhart went missing in 1937 during an attempt to fly around the world. She's pictured here in 1926.
• 译文：阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特在 1987 年尝试环球飞行期间失踪。此处照片拍摄于 1926 年。
• 核查：标题索引和抽样原文均确认失踪年份为 1937 年，译文将 1937 误译为 1987，属严重数字错误。

• 建议：修正为 1937 年。

• 原文：Earhart and Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937.

• 译文：埃尔哈特及其导航员弗雷德·努南在 2037 年未能完成其历史性旅程后，降落在了这里。
• 核查：原文明确为 1937 年，译文误译为 2037 年，属严重年代错误。
• 建议：修正为 1937 年。

[BLOCKING] 量级错误

• 原文：Lakers' $12.5B sale breaks North American record.
• 译文：洛杉矶湖人队 $12.5B 交易打破北美纪录。
• 核查：标题索引确认金额为 125 亿美元（$12.5B），但译文未转换单位，易引起误解（中文习惯用"亿"或"亿元"）。
• 建议：修正为 "125 亿美元"。

[FALSE_POSITIVE] 误判幻觉

• 译文：插图：STEPHEN BEARD / USA TODAY
• 核查：原文 byline 样本中确有 ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHEN BEARD/USA TODAY，非幻觉。
• 结论：误判为幻觉，实为真实内容。

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2. 完整性问题

[WARNING] 段落截断

• 译文：Gen 2 用餐者在将爱犬带到餐厅方面处于领先地位，支持率上升至 64%，而婴儿潮一代仅为 35%。详见 4A 页“外出就餐” (DINING OUT)
• 核查：原文此处为低中文密度区域（中文占比 27%），但译文未完整翻译后续内容（如"Gen Z diner sympathies with parents with little kids"等段落）。
• 建议：补充完整翻译。

[WARNING] 残留英文

• 译文：在迪马克丝·卡灵顿 (D.Ivmax Carrington) 对索菲·坎宁安 (Sophie Cunningham) 犯下一次严重犯规后……
• 核查："D.Ivmax Carrington" 为 OCR 错误（应为 DiJonai Carrington），但译文未标注 [SOURCE_OCR]。
• 建议：修正为 "迪乔奈·卡灵顿" 并标注 [SOURCE_OCR]。

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3. 术语/格式问题

[WARNING] 术语不准

• 原文：cyclosporiasis（一种寄生虫病）
• 译文：环孢子菌病
• 核查：医学术语应为 "环孢子虫病"，译文错误。

• 建议：修正为 "环孢子虫病"。

• 原文："Tarsia-object"

• 译文："Tarsia-object"
• 核查：专有名词未翻译，建议保留英文或加注中文解释（如"Tarsia 异常物体"）。

[BLOCKING] 交付标签残留

• 译文：（接第1NN页）
• 核查：译文中出现 "1NN" 等内部页码标签，属交付标签残留。
• 建议：删除或替换为 "上接第X版"。

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4. 其他问题

[SOURCE_OCR] OCR 错误

• 原文："Thos Nguyen USA TODAY"
• 译文：Thos Nguyen 今日美国
• 核查："Thos" 为 OCR 错误（应为 Tho Nguyen），译文未修正。

• 建议：修正为 "Tho Nguyen" 并标注 [SOURCE_OCR]。

• 原文："Dawson Lewis, 85"

• 译文：演员 Dawson Lewis, 85
• 核查：OCR 将 "Dule Hill" 误读为 "Dawson Lewis"。
• 建议：修正为 "杜尔·希尔" 并标注 [SOURCE_OCR]。

[WARNING] 格式混乱

• 译文：75% 的受访消费者（其中 79% 为家长）表示……
• 核查：原文为 "75% of consumers surveyed – including 79% of parents"，译文括号内表述不清晰。
• 建议：修正为 "75% 的受访消费者（包括 79% 的家长）"。

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5. 无需报告的内容

• 译文：周三极端天气（低中文密度区域，中文占比 9%）
• 核查：属于天气预报类非新闻版面，译文缺失为正常过滤行为，无需报告。

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总结

• 阻塞性问题（Blocking Issues）： 1. 日期错误（1937 → 1987/2037）。 2. 金额单位未转换（$12.5B → 125 亿美元）。 3. 交付标签残留（1NN 页）。
• 建议：修正上述问题后重新提交审核。

最终结论：存在 3 项阻塞性问题，需修正后方可通过。

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═══ 自愈质检微创修复记录（Self-Healing Audit Trail）═══

• 成功修复分块 #2（共修复 1 处问题）
• 成功修复分块 #1（共修复 4 处问题）
• 成功修复分块 #36（共修复 1 处问题）
• 成功修复分块 #37（共修复 1 处问题）