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焦虑与 疑问 接踵而至
N’dea Yancey-Bragg
今日美国
今日美国
当密西西比州的青少年诺兰·威尔斯在一次 7 月 4 日的船 trip 之后失踪时，关于他发生了什么以及原因的疑问立即开始激增。 在他的尸体被发现近三周后，许多问题仍未得到解答。 针对这名 18 岁青年死亡情况的平行调查目前公开披露的信息极少。威尔斯的家人担心他的死亡会被简单地定性为意外溺水，理由是证人陈述自相矛盾且手机活动异常。这起神秘死亡事件引发了全美公众的推测，并吸引了像南希·格雷斯这样著名的真实犯罪调查人物的关注。
一名寻求“为诺兰正义”的人于 7 月 10 日站在纽约的国家行动网络总部外。DAVID “DEE” DELGADO/路透社
但根据民权组织“改变颜色 (民权组织)”总裁兼 CEO 纳丁·史密斯的说法，一名年轻黑人在与一群以白人为主的朋友出行后死亡，这再次激起了美国黑人的恐惧——他们担心自己在这种环境下并不安全，且一旦发生意外，司法系统将无法妥善处理他们的案件。 威尔斯的家人已经启动了独立调查，理由是对一个有着长期种族主义暴力历史的州的执法部门缺乏信任。 杰克逊县的官员表示，他们尚未发现涉嫌刑事犯罪的迹象，但将继续调查。 “这里正在展开两个故事。一个是关于他遭遇了什么的谜团；另一个是这件事在美国人的意识中，尤其是黑人群体中，唤醒了一些熟悉的焦虑，”史密斯说。“这实际上是一个关于美国黑人尚未愈合的历史和生活经验模式识别的故事。” 官员表示，威尔斯与朋友一起前往距离密西西比州海岸约 10 英里的霍恩岛庆祝 7 月 4 日。根据国家公园管理局的说法，该岛只能通过私人船只进入，且“岛上没有工作人员、饮用水、遮蔽所、设施或通信手段”。 CBS 新闻从密西西比州海洋资源部获得的 GPS 数据显示，该船据报道于 11:14 a.m. 到达，并在 4:31 p.m. 离开。家庭律师本·克伦普表示，威尔斯的朋友们报告称他们
参见 诺兰·威尔斯，第 6A 页
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威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校历史系主任 Thomas Haigh 创建了复古实验室，学生可以在这里获得对老式技术的实践经验。KIESEN WILLIAMS/今日美国网络 实验室为学生带来复古科技
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在威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校一座建筑顶层的唯一房间里——其实更像是一个隐蔽的阁楼——时钟回拨了数十年。
笨重的电脑在发出嗡嗡声。一盒盒软盘摆在架子上。弯曲屏幕上的图像在闪烁，一个雨林屏幕保护程序在发出鸣叫。一份 1992 年的《PC Magazine》杂志封面报道了“史上最快 PC！”，其运行速度在今天看来，提供的计算能力甚至不如一把电动牙刷。
这里到处都是海报、小雕像和电线——到处都是，到处都是！——所有这一切都被鲜绿色的墙壁所包围，由一名男子监管，而那一刻，他正通过一台 iPod 大声播放 The Killers 乐队 2004 年的热门单曲《Mr. Brightside》。
历史系主任 Thomas Haigh 经营着该大学的“复古实验室 (Retrolab)”，这是全美四个复古计算机实验室之一。
他认为这个空间完美融合了他的身份，即他对历史学和计算机科学的热爱。而他带着英国口音则更增添了这种氛围。
复古实验室是一个预料到会产生挫败感并要求耐心的地方，学生和访客在这里摆弄着 Haigh 所称的极其缓慢且嘈杂的个人电脑，最早可追溯到 1977 年的 Apple II。
参见 RETRO TECH LAB，第 6A 页
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对抗“男性圈 (manosphere)”的良药？
Alyssa Goldberg
这位迈阿密医生本不该感到如此被忽视。从条件来看，他是约会应用软件应该奖励的那类男性：身材高大，拥有稳定且体面的工作，并生活在繁华的城市。
但他从未感觉到真正被看见。他难以与同事进行深入交谈。在约会应用软件上，在他和匹配对象进行第一次小酌之前，信息就中断了。
打破 沉默 谈及 《底特律之城》
这位明星解析了这部惊悚片非传统的风格、角色的共鸣感，以及他在之前项目中获得信心。详见 Life 版块
“使用计算机的体验是你生活的重要组成部分。当这项技术过时时，你就失去了那一部分。”
Thomas Haigh 威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校复古实验室创建者
当他找到 Michael Asibuo 时，后者是一位在蒙特利尔从事约会教练工作的 30 岁男子，专门为“高效能男性”提供“信心转型”服务。这位医生并没有带着那些在网上经常能听到的、关于被现代约会模式抛弃的男性的那种愤懑而来。
“他确实感到很挫败，”Asibuo 回忆道。“他来找我时没有说‘我讨厌女人’或类似的套路。他只是说，‘我只想做得更好，因为我觉得自己有些地方做错了。’ ”
Asibuo 的工作是男性寻求提升在约会世界中前景的一种日益增长的趋势。
但与某些
暂停对 伊朗的袭击
Jay Stahl 今日美国 (USA TODAY)
在对这个中东国家进行了近两周的军事袭击后，特朗普政府暂停了美国在伊朗的袭击行动。 此次袭击中断发生在唐纳德·特朗普总统为伊朗战争辩护几天之后，此前在 7 月 17 和 18 日的冲突中，有四名美军士兵丧生。“我们希望尽快结束，并且希望正确地处理，但我们必须……完成我们此行的目标，”特朗普表示。自 7 月 23 日以来没有发生袭击。 伊朗和美国官员曾在 6 月达成停火协议，但该协议迅速瓦解，且伊朗继续封锁霍尔木兹海峡。特朗普誓言要控制这条海峡，它是全球石油供应至关重要的全球水路。 在本月发布的一项由《华盛顿邮报》/ Ipsos 开展的民意调查中，超过三分之二的受访美国人表示不赞成特朗普处理伊朗战争的方式。 众议院在 7 月 23 日以 214-208 的投票结果要求总统结束战争，其中四名共和党人站在民主党一边指责特朗普。随后，参议院共和党人否决了一项类似的象征性措施——同时也否决了反对总统的机会。
联合国大使未透露 暂停状态是否将持续
美国驻联合国大使迈克尔·沃尔茨在 7 月 26 日接受 NBC 节目《会晤新闻》(Meet the Press) 采访时，拒绝透露在伊朗和美国官员谈判期间，袭击的暂停状态是否会继续。 “正如我们一直看到的，总统现在所做的是给一些谈判留出空间，”沃尔茨说。“谈判正在进行中。它们在各个层面上展开，从纯技术层面一直到最高层，当然，包括伊朗政府和美国政府内部。” 主持人 Kristen Welker 向沃尔茨追问这场战争是否会在新年之前结束，因为特朗普在几个月前曾表示冲突将很快结束。 沃尔茨指出了伊朗数十年来对美国的侵略，并在被再次问及何时结束战争时表示，他不会对此“设定某种时间表”。
报道称伊朗、阿曼就 霍尔木兹海峡举行会谈
CNN 和《纽约时报》在 7 月 26 日报道称，伊朗外交部发言人埃斯梅尔·巴盖伊表示，伊朗与中东邻国阿曼的官员就霍尔木兹海峡举行了会谈。 巴盖伊将此次会谈描述为富有成效的，并表示官员们在关键水路问题上取得了进展，但他没有立即提供详细信息。 特约撰稿：Erin Mansfield
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华盛顿 —— 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在 7 月 24 日重新安排的白宫记者晚餐会上发表了一场超过 30 分钟的演讲，期间将矛头指向了政治对手。此次活动是在今年 4 月的盛会因一名枪手冲破安保并开火而被迫提前结束数月后举行的。
在李·格林伍德的《上帝保佑美国》曲调中走向讲台后，特朗普开玩笑说，看着记者们因为报道他的政府而获奖，他度过的并不是一个“轻松的夜晚”。
特朗普表示，他并不喜欢在场的所有人，但他大部分时间里还是尊重他们的。
当 CNN 主播沃尔夫·布利策向《华尔街日报》团队颁奖，以表彰其对特朗普与被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦之间关系的报道时，观众们对总统的反应发出了笑声。
当布利策描述这些报道时，特朗普露出了轻蔑的微笑并看向观众。当这位 CNN 主播提到特朗普因该报道而对《华尔街日报》提出的 100 亿美元 ($10 billion) 诽谤诉讼时，总统笑了。
当布利策向 Getty Images 摄影师安德鲁·哈尼克颁奖，以表彰其捕捉到的一组分屏瞬间——画面中一名椭圆形办公室的访客晕倒，而特朗普则站在那里盯着媒体——时，特朗普也挑起眉毛，露出了轻蔑的微笑。
奥兹·珀尔曼在 4 月份记者晚餐会枪击事件发生时正在台上为嘉宾热场，他此次回到了这场规模缩减的活动中进行表演。
特朗普抨击深夜节目喜剧演员
特朗普谈到了第一修正案的重要性，并感谢特勤局官员在首场记者晚餐会上确保与会者安全的努力。在向聚集在华尔道夫酒店舞厅内的记者们表示，他将不再阅读那篇原本写得相当“惊人”的演讲稿之后——
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Kim Hjelmgaard 今日美国
特朗普政府与沙特阿拉伯签署了一项开发核计划的协议，而与此同时，白宫正在升级与伊朗的战争，其中部分目标就是摧毁伊朗的核能力。
美国能源部将该协议描述为允许沙特阿拉伯开发其民用能源核计划，并让美国公司在相关商业交易中获得“极大的准入机会”。
国会尚未批准该安排，且关于该协议的细节披露极少。但前官员和核领域人士表示，这是美国政策的一次重大转变，并有风险在一个本就动荡的地区加速核军备竞赛。
以下是关于该协议及其对伊朗战争潜在影响的要点。
协议内容是什么？
该协议可能允许美国公司在沙特阿拉伯建设铀浓缩设施，以为其核反应堆提供供应。美国公司还将提供额外的技术专长。这意味着沙特阿拉伯可能无需进口核燃料，并可能为其在日后自行浓缩铀提供路径。
该协议有效期为 30 年。如果实施，可为美国公司赚得数十亿美元。
为什么该协议具有争议？
浓缩铀可以为发电厂提供动力，也可以被用于制造核弹。美国能源部长 Chris Wright 表示，该协议坚持“最高标准的核安全和不扩散”，但该协议放弃了关键的不扩散基准，包括对国际核专家的检查限制。
前负责国际安全与不扩散事务的助理国务卿 Thomas Countryman 表示，这项交易“扭转了美国在全球不扩散架构中 50 年的领导地位”。
前美国大使、前美国驻国际原子能机构代表 Laura Kennedy 警告说，该协议将在整个地区“开创一个危险的先例”。
这与伊朗有什么关系？
该协议旨在让美国公司在开发沙特阿拉伯核基础设施中发挥关键作用。这与特朗普政府为遏制伊朗核计划而发起的战争形成了鲜明对比。
与沙特阿拉伯一样，尽管国际社会持有重大质疑，伊朗仍坚持认为其仅对核能感兴趣，而非核武器。但沙特阿拉伯和伊朗是历史宿敌，
在准备就绪后，总统开始批评他的政治敌人、名人们以及在场的某些记者。
特朗普对喜剧演员 Jimmy Kimmel、Jimmy Fallon 和 Stephen Colbert 措辞严厉，称他们为“病人”，并将获得奖项的 CNN 记者 Kaitlan Collins 称为“恶毒”。
特朗普还驳斥了这样一个理论，即他在 2011 年白宫记者晚餐会上成为巴拉克·奥巴马总统嘲讽的目标后，决定竞选总统。
“他打击得很重，但实际上他是带着尊重打击我的，”特朗普在谈到奥巴马时说道。在 2011 年的晚餐会上，奥巴马开玩笑提到了特朗普当时对其出生证明的要求。
“这段片段我看了几千遍。他们一直在播放，因为他们认为那天晚上是我决定竞选总统的时候。其实并不是，”特朗普说。
记者敦促批评特朗普
唐纳德·特朗普在原定白宫记者协会晚宴上的四月枪击事件中发表了讲话，表示他和其他参会者第二次聚集在一起，是为了以“难以置信的决心应对这次令人发指的袭击”。
人群向维克多·冈萨雷斯（Victor Gonzales）起立鼓掌，他是美国特勤局的一名特工，在四月份记者协会原定晚宴上，一名枪手开火时他的防弹背心被击中。
白宫记者协会向冈萨雷斯颁发了“总统卓越服务奖”。
据组织者和美国特勤局称，在四月份原定活动被枪击事件扰乱后，重新安排的盛会采取了更为严格的安全措施。
组织者缩减了活动规模，将其从自1972年以来一直举办活动的华盛顿希尔顿酒店，转移到华尔道夫酒店的一个较小的宴会厅，该酒店前身为特朗普国际酒店。
白宫记者协会主席、同时在CBS新闻担任记者的魏佳江（Weijia Jiang）在接受CBS新闻采访时表示，宾客必须提前注册以领取电子票，在进入活动现场时需出示该票及身份证件。
江补充说，协会聘请了一家私人安保公司，该公司已与特勤局协调，而特勤局是负责总统出席活动安保的主导机构。
活动将重返华盛顿希尔顿
福克斯新闻（Fox News）记者杰奎·海因里希（Jacqui Heinrich）在向华盛顿希尔顿酒店工作人员颁奖（以表彰他们在四月枪击事件后对宾客的帮助）时宣布，白宫记者协会晚宴明年将重返希尔顿酒店。
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牙刷吗？
Daryl Austin
我们大多数人都知道疾病传播的常见方式，例如同事在会议期间咳嗽、长途飞行中坐在我们后面的人打喷嚏，或者我们在揉眼睛或鼻子之前触碰了被污染的门把手或购物车的把手。 但近年来，人们的注意力转向了不太明显的病菌来源，如可重复使用的水瓶、厨房海绵、手机和化妆刷。社交媒体进一步放大了此类担忧，许多热门帖子声称，日常用品可能会让我们生病。 其中受到特别关注的一件物品就是不起眼的牙刷，人们在网上声称，这个旨在保持口腔健康的工具本身可能也潜伏着能让人生病的病菌。这类恐惧是合理的还是夸大了？以下是您需要了解的内容：
您的牙刷 会让您生病吗？
关于牙刷是否会让您生病，主要担忧的是由生病期间残留的病菌引起的再次感染，这可能会在您康复后刷牙时让您再次病倒。虽然牙刷在生病期间刷牙后会积聚细菌、病毒和真菌，但旧金山 UCSF Benioff 儿童医院的儿科医生 Jason Nagata 博士表示，这些病菌引起再次感染并不常见。 他表示，这在很大程度上是因为“如果您在康复后不久再次接触，您的免疫系统通常已经产生了抗体和其他防御机制，能够识别并清除相同的病毒或细菌”。 大多数病菌在干燥后会逐渐失去感染能力，尤其是当牙刷在没有盖子的情况下存放时。 另一方面，新泽西州 Amsterdam Dental Group 的牙医兼修复牙医、Supersmile 发言人 Briar Voy 博士表示，“存放在封闭容器中或保持潮湿时间较长的牙刷往往能让细菌存活更久”。 某些细菌或真菌感染的病菌可能需要更谨慎对待。 Nagata 博士说：“对于像链球菌性喉炎这样的细菌感染，细菌可以在牙刷上存活几天，且具有高度传染性，因此在完成治疗后更换牙刷是一个合理的预防措施。” 对于口腔念珠菌病（由念珠菌引起的酵母菌感染）可能也是如此，因为这种真菌在口腔表面和牙刷刷毛上停留的时间可能更长。唇疱疹是另一个值得注意的潜在例外情况。“引起唇疱疹的病毒已知可以在您的牙刷上停留 24
FBI 的搜查申请相矛盾
Eduardo Cuevas
休斯顿检察官于 7 月 24 日表示，在一名被联邦移民局官员枪击身亡的男子车内发现的白色物质小袋并非毒品，尽管 FBI 的搜查令申请中将袋内物品描述为与甲基苯丙胺一致。
哈里斯县地区检察官办公室表示，对洛伦佐·萨尔加多·阿拉乌霍（Lorenzo Salgado Araujo）的白色福特面包车内物质的实验室检测结果显示，不含麻醉药或非法药物。萨尔加多·阿拉乌霍是一名 52 岁的墨西哥籍父亲，于 7 月 7 日早晨在一次交通拦截中被美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）的一名官员杀害。
这些发现与 FBI 特工大卫·麦克尼利（David McNeilly）在 7 月 14 日提交的密封申请书中的理由相矛盾，他在申请中称，枪击发生后看到了装有白色物质的小袋，因此申请搜查该面包车。
萨尔加多·阿拉乌霍的家人和同事表示，他当时在上班途中被 ICE 官员枪击身亡。包括 ICE 在内的国土安全部表示，萨尔加多·阿拉乌霍并非此次行动的预定目标，但他试图逃避逮捕并驾驶车辆试图撞击一名官员。
面包车内目击此次冲突的人员对该机构的说法提出了质疑，称当 ICE 官员向车内开火时，萨尔加多·阿拉乌霍从未构成威胁。ICE 官员在枪击期间没有佩戴执法记录仪。
其家属律师鲁比·鲍尔斯（Ruby Powers）已经……
[[IMG_XXXX]] 7 月 8 日，在墨西哥驾驶员洛伦佐·萨尔加多·阿拉乌霍在休斯顿被 ICE 探员枪击身亡后，人们参加了一场守夜活动。 ANTRANIK TAVITIAN/REUTERS
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“（病毒可能存活）数小时或更长时间，”Voy 说道，“尽管研究表明，大多数病毒通常在第二小时就死亡了。”
有些人比其他人风险更高吗？
虽然对于大多数健康人来说，通过自己的牙刷导致再次感染并不常见，但某些个体有理由更加谨慎。Voy 表示，免疫系统较弱的人，例如正在接受化疗的人、服用免疫抑制药物的器官移植受体、患有晚期 HIV 的人以及患有某些免疫相关疾病的人，“更有可能未能对引起感染的微生物建立起适当的免疫反应，因此他们的牙刷可能会潜伏着导致反复暴露的细菌。”
Nagata 补充说，老年人和从严重疾病中恢复的人可能也会从更加关注牙刷卫生中获益。
Voy 补充道：“由于牙刷存放得太近，我更担心感染其他家庭成员，而不是再次感染，”她说道。
应该多久更换一次牙刷？
为了降低交叉污染的风险，Nagata 建议将牙刷分开存放，并且“绝不要与他人共用牙刷，尤其是在生病时”。
为了最大限度地降低再次感染的风险，Voy 建议每次使用后在流动水下彻底冲洗牙刷，将其直立存放以便在两次刷牙之间完全风干，并在刷子完全干燥之前避免使用封闭的旅行盒或牙刷盖。对于想要额外一层保护的人，她表示，使用 UV 消毒仪或将牙刷刷毛浸在抗菌漱口水或过氧化氢中“也可以降低细菌含量”。
另一个低成本的选择是将牙刷放入沸水中杀菌。然而，Voy 提醒道，“这对牙刷的刷毛和塑料的损害可能更大”。
在没有疾病的情况下，美国牙科协会建议每三到四个月更换一次牙刷，Nagata 称，“或者如果出现可见的磨损迹象（如刷毛分叉、弯曲或变软），应更早更换”。
Voy 表示，对于绝大多数健康人来说，良好的每日刷牙习惯、正确的牙刷存放以及每隔几个月更换一次牙刷，就足以保持口腔和身体健康，以及笑容灿烂。
是什么导致了白发？
一个人长白发的年龄在很大程度上取决于其遗传基因。但专家表示，你仍然可以通过一些改变来减缓这一过程。GETTY IMAGES 是什么导致了白发？专家为您解答
Gavin Escott
无论你是否愿意，它都会降临在每个人身上。 白发被视为衰老不可避免的一部分，是一个由遗传决定的、无法避免的特征。 但这一通常不被欢迎的里程碑让许多人好奇，是否可以通过某些手段来预防。以下是你需要了解的内容：
当产生黑色素（赋予头发颜色的天然色素）的特化细胞停止再生时，头发就会变白。黑色素是在头发不断经历的多年周期开始时产生的，但在大约 7 到 15 个周期后，黑色素的生产就会停止，导致头发呈现灰色、银色，最终变为白色。 都柏林大学学院皮肤病学教授兼查尔斯皮肤病研究所所长德斯蒙德·托宾（Desmond Tobin）表示，白发出现的年龄和程度在很大程度上取决于“强大的遗传继承”。他补充说，环境因素（包括接触污染和烟草烟雾）以及生活方式的选择（如营养、睡眠和心理压力）也会对头发衰老产生影响。 他说，这些生活方式的选择可能会对头发是完全变白，还是保留一些原始色素的混合色调产生特别的影响。托宾表示，长白发的年龄差异很大，范围可从 30 岁中期到 40 岁。在较年轻时出现白发并不异常。
称该白色物质是盐，用于与水混合制成电解质，以确保户外工人在德克萨斯州的高温中保持水分。 “遗憾的是，这一切都被用来抹黑洛伦佐（Lorenzo）和证人，或者作为红鲱鱼（干扰项）来转移注意力，”鲍尔斯（Powers）在 7 月 24 日接受 CNN 的《Erin Burnett Out Front》采访时说道。“最终，它并不是麻醉品或管制药物。” 鲍尔斯表示，实验室结果将于 7 月 27. 公开。哈里斯县检察官办公室（Harris County DA’s Office）在公布结果时通过社交媒体表示，在调查悬而未决期间，不会对测试结果作进一步评论。 检察官办公室在一条帖子中表示：“我们已经通知了萨尔加多·阿劳霍（Salgado Araujo）的家人，因为我们认为他们有权知道。” 美国移民海关执法局（ICE）在 7 月 25 日给今日美国（USA TODAY）的一份声明中称，关于“在洛伦佐·萨尔加多（Lorenzo Salgado）的面包车中涉嫌发现非法麻醉品”的评论，请联系休斯顿 FBI 和美国检察官办公室。 FBI 表示没有评论。 休斯顿的美国检察官办公室表示没有进一步信息。 7 月 14, 联邦地方法官理查德·贝内特（Richard Bennett）在前休斯顿警察麦克尼利（McNeilly）提出申请的同一天批准了搜查令。
我能减缓或逆转白发吗？
专家表示，一旦白发进程开始，目前还没有被广泛认可的方法或策略可以阻止头皮头发变白。尽管如此，仍有一线希望。 改变饮食，增加抗氧化剂的摄入，包括高色彩的水果和浆果（其中含有关键的抗压化合物），有助于管理衰老背后的氧化压力。 托宾表示，一些研究还表明，已经变白或正在变白的毛囊在经过临床改变（包括药物和治疗方案的切换）后，可能仍具备重新产生色素的能力。
Z 世代白发长得更早了吗？
如果你在社交媒体上花费足够的时间，你可能会遇到一些声称能解释为什么千禧一代和 Z 世代等年轻一代比前辈衰老更快的视频。
虽然托宾（Tobin）将 Z 世代描述为一个“痴迷于形象的世代”，会以一种近乎法医般的执着去搜寻最初的白发，但他表示这些说法可能具有一定的依据。
“确实有一些来自欧洲和美国的最新医学研究表明，在相同的实际年龄下，千禧一代和 Z 世代表现出的生物学年龄可能比前几代人更高，”托宾说道。
但他说，总体而言，人类白发提前出现可能是因为我们与天生的昼夜节律（circadian rhythms）日益脱节，而昼夜节律是调节睡眠-觉醒周期、激素释放和消化等功能的身体内部时钟。
进入面包车。该申请被列为密封文件，于 7 月 15 日出现在联邦案件名录中。
麦克尼利（McNeilly）的申请称，联邦官员正在“收集所有”与该事件相关的细节，包括可能导致面包车逃离的原因。
根据申请，麦克尼利表示他在枪击事件后抵达现场，在仪表盘中央和乘客脚垫上看到了装有“白色晶体状物质”的小袋子。申请称，这种“受管制品包装和外观”与甲基苯丙胺（冰毒）一致。
在申请搜查该面包车的请求中，麦克尼利表示，这些小袋子的证据意味着有“合理理由”认为已触犯联邦法律。
民权组织拉丁美洲公民联合会（The League of United Latin American Citizens, LULAC）质疑联邦调查局（FBI）是否能公正、透明地调查萨尔加多·阿劳霍（Salgado Araujo）的死亡。
“只有美国公众才能根据我们共同见证的一切得出结论，”LULAC 全国主席兼董事会主席罗曼·帕洛马雷斯（Roman Palomares）在一份声明中说道。
撰稿： Christopher Cann, USA TODAY
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被登记为选民
Sarah D. Wire 和 Josh Meyer
一家负责处理新泽西州驾驶执照的公司在接受 今日美国 采访时，一名公司发言人否认对 6,600 名非公民被纳入选民登记流程负有责任。新泽西州州长 Mikie Sherrill 于 7 月 21 日宣布，由于软件缺陷，在 2023 和 2024 年，多达 6,600 名非美国公民在新泽西州登记投票。她表示，其中只有不到 400 人实际投了票。Sherrill 表示，她是在 7 月份首次得知该问题的，随后下令将这些非公民从选民名单中删除，并要求调查她的前任州长、同样是民主党人的 Phil Murphy 及其政府为何没有向公众告知此事。在谈到该承包商 IDEMIA（已为新泽西州服务 4 个十年）时，Sherrill 表示：“供应商发布了带有如此明显错误的软件，这是不可接受的。”但 IDEMIA 发言人 Lisa Shoemaker 在 7 月 23 日告诉 今日美国：
“关于发生故障的描述是不准确的。”Shoemaker 表示：“不存在故障或软件错误。”她的公司还处理大量联邦合同，包括机场的 TSA Pre-Check（预检计划）以及五角大楼的“生物识别和安全身份解决方案”。这场争论出现在关于非公民投票的全国性斗争背景下，唐纳德·特朗普 总统的支持者称，该州允许数百名非公民投票证明了民主党在选举中舞弊，国会需要通过特朗普的《SAVE Act》选举诚信立法。7 月 24 日，共和党籍新泽西州众议员 Jeff Van Drew 领导了 18 名众议院共和党同事，要求 Sherrill 给出解释。Van Drew 写道：“多年来，共和党人一直就选民登记系统的弱点、选民名单维护不足，以及非公民可能被登记并获准参加国家选举的危险鸣钟报警，而根据联邦法律，这是非法的。”“这些担忧经常被斥为夸大或毫无根据。新泽西州的承认证明了这些漏洞是真实存在的，而且即使是一个据称旨在筛选出不合格申请人的系统，也可能发生大规模失效。”民主党人否认这些指控，并表示特朗普的支持者没有提供任何证据证明有人蓄意允许非公民登记或投票。Sherrill 表示，那些违规投票的人员中，既有登记为民主党的人，也有共和党和无党派人士。“我们
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一些有争议的途径正在获得关注——例如危险的“男权圈”（manosphere）内容，或未经监管的补剂和注射——而 Asibuo 的方法更具建设性。而且这奏效了——他赢得了大量的网络追随者，并拥有了一门兴旺的生意。
形象改造是“男权圈”的解药吗？
“男权圈”——一个由推广男性至上主义的网站、视频和在线社区组成的数字集合——已变得日益主流化。像 Andrew Tate 这样自称“厌女者”并被指控强奸和贩卖人口的创作者，以及曾说“女性的价值在于外貌，而男性的价值在于你的阳刚之气”的主播 Sneako，在各大社交媒体平台上聚集了数百万粉丝。这为那些寻求关于浪漫关系被拒和身体自尊建议的男性提供了一条管道，使他们转而陷入激进的厌女主义。
甚至现在被大众所知的术语“外观最大化”（looksmaxxing）也源于男权圈；它最早出现在 2010 年代的非自愿独身者（incel）讨论版上，通常与此类主张相关联：大多数女性被男性吸引是基于外貌、金钱和地位等肤浅特质。
但这个词已经超越了其有毒的根源，也代表了健康的自我提升，例如像 Harry James 这样的“秃头最大化者”（bald-maxxers），他向超过 250,000 名 YouTube 订阅者提供关于自我优化和“接纳秃顶”的指导。Asibuo 的工作就属于这种男性形象改造和“自信转型”趋势的领域，其重点在于内在的提升，而非男权圈中形成的有争议的叙事。
“现在这就是男性需要的。少一点‘红丸’，多一点形象改造，”一名评论者在 Asibuo 那段关于迈阿密医生转型的爆红视频下写道。另一人评论道：“很高兴看到你在推广/帮助男性增强自信，而不需要通过贬低女性来实现。”
问题不在于这些男性，而在于他们的呈现方式。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 新泽西州州长 Mikie Sherrill 7 月 7 日在新泽西州奥申镇与记者交谈。
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“目前没有证据表明任何选举受到了影响，”她在 7 月 21 日的新闻发布会上说道。 州长办公室在调查期间拒绝发表评论。
一名了解情况的新泽西州政府官员在要求匿名的条件下（因调查仍在进行中）表示，州长办公室在对其前任政府如何得知该问题以及如何做出反应进行调查的同时，坚持其之前的评论。
一名了解情况的新泽西州政府官员在要求匿名的条件下（因调查仍在进行中）表示，州长办公室在对其前任政府如何得知该问题以及如何做出反应进行调查的同时，坚持其之前的评论。
“任何时候，只要有人在公民身份问题上回答‘否’，该记录就不应被传输到选举部门。那是 IDEMIA 的软件错误，”该官员在提到这家私人政府承包商的名字时说道。
司法部也宣布将对此事件展开调查。在唐纳德·特朗普政府表示发现了 250,000 多名可能非法登记的非公民几天后，该事件被公开。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 约会教练 Michael Asibuo 帮助客户更好地展现自我。他分享了一位与其合作进行转型的客户在改造前后的对比图，转型包括造型设计和“提升呈现效果”。由 MICHAEL ASIBUO 提供
Asibuo 的第一次蜕变是从他自己开始的。起初是个人健身——通过重量训练使自己的体格能与高中橄榄球队里的高大球员相匹配。 “我当时被撞得像个布娃娃一样。我在场上被欺负。我想，‘哦，我不能这样下去’，”他说道。 16 岁时，他增加了 25 磅，以“成为一个更好的版本”的自己，并迅速感受到了回报。橄榄球变得容易得多。人们更被他吸引。他的自尊心也得到了提升。
2017, 他开始担任私人教练。他的客户会向他倾诉自己的约会生活，而这些生活往往不顺。他不明白为什么；因为这些客户已经拥有了尽可能完美的体型。 直到他们向他展示了他们的约会资料。 “在那时我看到了差距，就像，‘哦，我眼前看到的人和资料上的这个人完全不是一个人。’ 简直天差地远，”他回忆道。 他帮助客户调整风格和照片，他说这会“让他们的约会资料和结果爆棚”。2020, 他开始在网上发布自己的作品。 在经过精心剪辑的 Instagram Reels 短视频中，这些工作看起来很简单：蜕变包括新衣服、一套能衬托其自然面貌的新发型，以及更高质量的约会软件照片。但
企图在加利福尼亚州、内华达州、宾夕法尼亚州和新泽西州投票。所有这些州都否认了这一说法，称其选民名册中并没有大量非公民。 几天后，新泽西州州长将错误归咎于承包商，称其在 2023, 2024, 之间添加了数千名非公民。这些名字此后已被删除。
IDEMIA 为许多州处理驾驶执照
在给今日美国 (USA TODAY) 的查询邮件回复中，该承包商否认对该错误负责。IDEMIA 声称其生产了美国大部分的驾驶执照，与 36 个州的车辆管理局签有合同。Shoemaker 告诉今日美国 (USA TODAY)，该公司遵循了新泽西州在 2023, 赢得合同时发布的书面规范，该合同旨在收集自我证明的回答，包括在申请或更新驾驶执照或州颁发身份证件时，勾选一个关于是否有意愿登记投票的选项。Shoemaker 表示，这些书面规范包括问题的顺序。第一，您是否想要登记投票？第二，您是否是美国公民？第三——且仅针对回答“是”公民的人——选择党派归属。Shoemaker 告诉今日美国 (USA TODAY)，该州对软件本身进行了测试，并于 2023, 批准部署。2024, 6月，新泽西州选举局在从车辆管理局接收的数据中发现了 6,600 份没有政治党派归属的文件，并询问原因。Shoemaker 表示，答案在于该州自己的设计。任何关于公民身份回答“否”的人都不会被提示选择党派，但他们的记录被保存在 MVC 数据库中，因为系统保留了所有在第一个问题中回答“是”的人。Shoemaker 表示，根据合同规范，记录仅限于 MVC 自己的服务器。他们基本上保留了那些表示希望登记的人的记录。但这并没有为他们完成登记。“IDEMIA 不控制或管理选民登记；我们的角色仅仅是收集自我报告的公民身份和意向数据，”Shoemaker 说道。“IDEMIA 软件目前以及过去从未被设置为向新泽西州选举局发送任何数据。”Shoemaker 表示，为新泽西州定制的 IDEMIA 软件旨在根据该州的要求收集问题的自我证明答案，而这些数据存储在 MVC 的数据库中。
“MVC 提取报告所使用的标准——包括任何关于公民身份的问题——以及将其传输至选举分局的方式，最终是由 MVC 决定的，”她补充道。
Shoemaker 表示，在 2024 年 6 月，MVC 要求 IDEMIA 更改系统设置，以便任何想要登记投票但在公民身份问题上回答“否”的人员，在系统中将被自动视为“拒绝登记投票”。
IDEMIA 进行了该项更改，并于 2024 年 9 月起生效。
该公司失去新泽西州合同
同年晚些时候，新泽西州表示将对 MVC 合同重新招标，但 IDEMIA 坚称这与其在初始合同中的表现（包括对更改请求的执行）无关。Shoemaker 表示，她的公司并非因为修订了公民身份问题而被替换。该公司参加了竞争性程序以继续担任驾驶员服务供应商，但输给了另一家名为 Thales 的公司的低价投标。此外，Shoemaker 告诉 今日美国，新泽西州“并未表明存在错误”，也没有将该问题升级为除所谓的系统请求更改之外的任何事项。“没有信函或正式通知，”她说。“州政府请求的系统更改是作为正常客户关系的一部分处理的。”为了支持这一主张，Shoemaker 表示，IDEMIA 是 2026 年受邀提交新合同最终报价（Best and Final Offer）的仅有的两家入围公司之一。
新泽西州一名官员表示，当 7 月发现非公民登记事件时，新任汽车车辆委员会（Motor Vehicle Commission）首席管理员 Rosalie Johnson 已经在逐步淘汰 IDEMIA，并与新供应商合作，以改善长期存在的问题，如等待时间过长。IDEMIA 表示，应由新泽西州解释信息是如何离开 MVC 并在未经核实的情况下进入选民名册的。Shoemaker 表示，新泽西州州务卿选举分局“最终负责核实投票资格”。“IDEMIA 提交的信息仍必须由选举分局进行验证和裁决。”本周，多个州告诉 今日美国，他们已经建立了相关系统，在 DMV 提交的选民登记信息到达选举官员手中后会核查公民身份，这一流程旨在防止出现新泽西州那种类型的问题。
在幕后，Asibuo 遵循一套严格的五阶段系统，在旨在建立自信的同时，还教授情感智能和沟通技巧。
“对我来说，应对整个‘红药丸’（red pill）运动的解药就是不责怪任何人，只责怪你自己，”Asibuo 说。“如果我们对现状不满意，我们可以采取行动。”
Asibuo 的服务费用为 $5,000，他保证完成该程序的男性在 90 天内会在约会软件上获得 100 次以上的匹配。他说，他的大多数客户是“高技能专业人士”，例如医生、律师、高管和联合创始人，他们的工作性质“要求他们外貌干练且具备良好的形象呈现”。
对于许多男性来说，形象改造仅仅是个开始
Asibuo 并不太关注其他创作者在做什么。 他说他“听说过像安德鲁·泰特（Andrew Tate）那样的人”，但他选择避开任何网络上的负面情绪。他的目标一直以来都是“帮助那些想要被帮助的人”。 “我希望我的团队成员和我自己能够在财务上、情感上、精神上和身体上提供支持，”他解释道。“在你想为伴侣提供多少支持这件事上要‘贪婪’一些，因为你是在交付一个最好的自己，并且你会希望能够得到同样的回报。” Asibuo 本人目前单身，但他将自己在工作中教授的道理应用到自己的约会生活中。当然，前提是在他会见蒙特利尔或全球各地客户的间隙能排得出约会时间。 “我自己也希望能拥有一段长久的关系，能够拥有家庭、婚姻，这一切。我 30 岁了，这是我正在努力争取实现的事情，”他说。“所以我尝试为此花一些时间。”
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面对不确定的就业市场、因通货膨胀导致的高昂支出以及更少的入门级机会，美国人正越来越多地转向贸易学校，而非追求四年制学位。
根据国家学生清理中心研究中心（National Student Clearinghouse Research Center）的最新数据，在 2021 年春季至 2026 年春季之间，“高级职业学校”的入学人数增加了近 38%。相比之下，同一时期传统四年制大学的入学人数仅增长了 3%。
虽然实际在高级职业学校就读的美国人人数……
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密歇根州一个社区的调查人员正在努力拼凑出为何在密歇根州格兰黑文（Grand Haven）一个富裕且绿荫环绕的社区中，包括 6 名学龄儿童在内的 8 人在一家住宅中死亡的原因。
渥太华县警长办公室（Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office）的 Jake Sparks 上尉在 WZZM 13 播出的视频中告诉新闻媒体，消防员在响应 7 月 24 日的一起住宅火灾报告时，发现屋内浓烟滚滚，且有 8 人死亡。
Sparks 表示，部分受害者有枪伤，且火灾似乎是故意纵火，他将其描述为一个“复杂的现场”。
他说，这些儿童的年龄大约在 5 到 15 岁之间。
他还表示，密歇根州警察局的纵火调查员也于 7 月 24 日抵达现场，协助调查火灾及死亡原因。
消防员在响应 7 月 24 日的一起住宅火灾报告时，发现屋内浓烟滚滚，且有 8 人死亡，渥太华县警长办公室的 Jake Sparks 上尉在 WZZM 13 播出的视频中告诉新闻媒体。Sparks 表示，部分受害者有枪伤，且火灾似乎是故意纵火，他将其描述为一个“复杂的现场”。他说，这些儿童的年龄大约在 5 到 15 岁之间。
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尽管与就读四年制院校的人数相比，[就读于] 学校或贸易学校的人数仍然相当低，但不可否认的是，在过去五年中，这一路径的普及程度有了显著增长。 那么，是什么在驱动数十万美国人选择贸易学校？ 对于一些学生来说，就读贸易学校所带来的即时收入和就业机会具有巨大的吸引力——得益于项目与当地企业的合作伙伴关系，许多毕业生在校期间就已经获得了工作。毕竟，高中后接受进一步教育的承诺，就是让你在机会和薪酬形式上获得该项投资的回报。 但对于其他人来说，实践培训、易于应用的技能以及短期学习模式才是驱动力。
调查人员正在调查该事件是否可能是一起谋杀-自杀案，并预计将在未来几天发布更多细节和身份信息，他表示。
大草原港区公立学校 (Grand Haven Area Public Schools) 发布了来自教育局长克里斯汀·佩尔科夫斯基 (Kristin Perkowski) 的声明： “我们以深沉的悲痛确认，今天早些时候在大草原港镇发生了一起导致多人丧生的毁灭性事件，其中包括几名学龄儿童。” “无论后续出现什么样的细节，这都是一起毁灭性的事件，也是我们社区的一次惨痛损失，”声明继续说道。 斯帕克斯 (Sparks) 表示，公众没有受到威胁，他们也没有在寻找嫌疑人。 调查人员在屋内发现了浓烟以及烟雾造成的损坏，但没有明显的结构性损坏。 “坏事可能发生在任何社区，你知道，无论怎么看，这都是一场悲剧，”斯帕克斯说。 根据 Zillow.com 的数据，河滨小径 (Riverside Trail) 附近的房屋价值在 $500,000 到 $700,000 之间。 斯帕克斯表示，警长办公室没有该房屋之前的报警记录。
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尽管如此，贸易学校市场并非没有缺陷。贸易学校历来因限制学生的职业选择而受到批评，因为所学的技能并不总是能轻易地从一个行业转移到另一个行业。此外，许多技术机构在营利模式下运行，由于高昂的学费，导致学生背负巨额债务。一些贸易学校甚至因宣传虚假的就业率而面临财务后果。 为了帮助学生更好地甄别可以信任的贸易学校，今日美国 (USA TODAY) 与市场研究公司 Statista 合作，发布第二年度的“美国顶级职业学校”排名。 该排名由 Statista 与 今日美国 (USA TODAY) 共同制定，基于五个主要指标进行评判：毕业率、毕业生薪资、偿还净成本所需年限、社会流动性和多样性。 关于学校表现的数据由 Statista 通过公开的联邦数据库收集。随后，学校按星级系统进行排名；如果学校未经过认证、未能通过特定的财务责任指标或毕业生学生贷款违约率较高，则会被排除在名单之外。 扫描二维码获取 2026 年美国顶级职业学校名单。 有关 Statista 方法论的更多详情及联系方式，可在其网站 statista.com 上找到。
他告诉《今日美国》(USA TODAY)，在他家人居住在该房屋的近 24 年里，从未见过社区出现过这种情况，而他的家就住在火灾发生地的几个门之隔。
布林尼斯图尔 (Brininstool) 表示，这个社区地处偏僻，但在昨天被“彻底搅乱了”。
他说，对于邻居们来说，还有很多未解之谜，以及“难以置信、震惊和巨大的悲痛”。
“一个完整的家庭就那样不复存在了，这一事实让所有邻居都感到极其、极其悲伤。”
对于布林尼斯图尔来说，这也是一个反思的时刻。他说，社区里的很多家庭——包括他自己的家庭——平时都比较内向，除了走过时挥挥手，几乎没有过多交流。
“也许我们可以从中吸取教训，也就是说，要刻意尝试去更好地了解彼此。我知道，我会在可能的情况下有意识地这样做，并加倍努力。”
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白宫玫瑰园如何生长？华盛顿、汉密尔顿、富兰克林和杰斐逊在此排成一行。 总统 Donald Trump 对玫瑰园的改造正迅速进行，雕像排列在铺砌花园的一侧，面向椭圆形办公室。开国元勋的雕像在近几个月中陆续出现。 上周，又增加了一尊新雕像： 托马斯·杰斐逊。 开国元勋中最年长的博学家本·富兰克林，与美国第一任总统乔治·华盛顿相对而立。美国首任财政部长亚历山大·汉密尔顿，则立于一座名为《自由之冲锋》(Freedom’s Charge) 的纪念革命战争英雄的雕塑旁。 一名白宫官员告诉 USA TODAY，与其他所有借展于“人民之屋”的雕像不同，这位美国第三任总统杰斐逊的雕像是由总部位于科罗拉多州的雕塑家乔治·伦丁 (George Lundeen) 创作的赠礼。 同样与其他雕像不同，杰斐逊被描绘成坐在长椅上的样子。 他手持羽毛笔，正处于撰写《独立宣言》的状态。 Lundeen 还创作了一尊名为《挑战纪念碑》(Defiance Monument) 的 Trump 等比例青铜像，捕捉了 Trump 在 2024 年宾夕法尼亚州巴特勒遇刺企图后立即挥拳向天的瞬间。该场景的一尊等比例青铜铸像位于佛罗里达州西棕榈滩的特朗普国际高尔夫俱乐部。 由于杰斐逊雕像是赠礼，在 Trump 任期结束时，国家
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但海格表示，这个空间绝非一个展示奇特发现物的博物馆。它是真实体验的复兴，这里拥有 1970 年代、80 年代、90 年代以及 2000 年代初期的计算机和视频游戏系统，且全部可运行。在实验室中，计算机按时间顺序排列，模拟了数十年间技术的剧烈变革。
“我的 Microsoft Office 就在这里，”2026 届毕业生诺亚·扎克在房间里走动时说道。扎克手里沉甸甸地拿着一盒 25 张软盘，此时海格正在解释处理实体软件的过程。
数十年前被塞在壁橱、地下室和阁楼里、尘土飞扬且肮脏的机器，在海格的实验室里获得了第二次生命。海格在 COVID-19 疫情期间创建了复古实验室 (Retrolab)，当时只有六台计算机。现在，他收到的捐赠如此之多，以至于将多出的设备存放在地下室。有些设备来自海格在英国的父母家中，有些则来源于 eBay，或由教职员工和社区成员捐赠。
他说，创建这个实验室让他重新挖掘出了他认为永远不会再用到的技能。他可以毫不犹豫地准确指认出拥挤货架上的每一款游戏和软件，并且熟悉每一个功能以及
档案部门可以将该雕像移交给位于迈阿密 的 唐纳德·特朗普 总统图书馆，一名白宫官员告诉 今日美国 (USA TODAY)。其他方案包括特朗普图书馆将其出借或捐回给白宫。
如果采取捐赠方式，该雕塑将成为白宫的财产，并由白宫司仪办公室和国家公园管理局维护。
该等身铜像的其他版本（包括一件在纽约 Sorrel Sky Gallery 展出的作品）要价为 $90,000。根据拍卖网站 invaluable.com 的资料，还有一件位于密苏里大学的 David R. Francis Quadrangle 旁边，以及一件位于乔治亚州的 Booth 西方艺术博物馆。
目前，杰斐逊雕像面向杜鲁门阳台，背对着椭圆形办公室。白宫官员表示，这一安置是临时的，因为总统选定的位置在安装雕像之前需要进行加固。
安装完成后，雕像将面向玫瑰园和椭圆形办公室。
在房地产领域拥有长期职业生涯的特朗普，一直在白宫的方方面面打上他的设计烙印——从用历任总统肖像、军旗和金色装饰来布置椭圆形办公室，到铺设玫瑰园草坪。工人们正处于建设一座 90,000 平方英尺舞厅的过程中，为此特朗普决定拆除东翼，这引起了批评者的鄙视。
他还通过凯旋门和反思池翻新等项目重新塑造华盛顿特区。
电脑的特性。 海格说，没有任何一台机器可以在没有少量维护的情况下运行。彻底的清洁和常规的调优能让这些机器保持运转。 对于海格来说，重点不在于寻找用于陈列柜的冷门设备。功能性才是关键。 “为了占用宝贵的桌面空间，[这些电脑]必须能够正常工作，”海格说道。 这个实验室让技术的历史保持活力，因为普通人通常不会偶然遇到几十年前的设备。 在现有的复古电脑实验室中——其他实验室位于华盛顿州立大学、科罗拉多大学和不列颠哥伦比亚省的维多利亚大学——威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校的实验室是唯一一个在历史系运行的。 海格教授一门关于计算历史的课程，该课程基于他的著作《现代计算新史》。他没有给学生提供难以直观想象的历史概览，而是将书中的信息与复古实验室 (Retrolab) 的体验式学习相结合。 海格表示，复古实验室最大的回报是它所产生的人际互动。他说，当人们看到几十年来未曾想起的东西时，看到他们与年轻时的自己建立联系，这件事非常特别，无论那是 Atari 2600, Apple Lisa, Apple Macintosh SE, IBM-PC 还是
最后一次见到他在下午 3 点左右。威尔斯的母亲克里斯汀·旺斯利表示，他的一个朋友在当晚 11 点左右联系了她，随即引发了一场疯狂的搜寻。旺斯利说，家人在午夜左右与执法部门会面，最终能够追踪到威尔斯的手机和他的车，两者位于不同的地点。威尔斯的父亲埃尔莫尔·旺斯利说，他在凌晨 5 点左右乘船出发寻找儿子。杰克逊县治安官办公室在 7 月 5-6 日组织了陆地和水上搜寻，并得到了密西西比州海洋资源部、国家公园管理局 (NPS) 员工、“联合卡真海军” (United Cajun Navy) 及其他志愿者的协助。搜寻于 7 月 6 日结束，此前“联合卡真海军”宣布在岛屿的西北端发现了一具尸体。该尸体随后被确认为威尔斯。在最近与南希·格雷斯的采访中，“卡真海军”创始人兼主席托德·特雷尔表示，发现威尔斯时他面朝下，“穿着全套衣服”。
“联合卡真海军”随后澄清，威尔斯仅穿着泳裤。本·克伦普在 7 月 22 日表示，由法医病理学家罗杰·米切尔执行并由前 NFL 球员科林·卡佩尼克出资的独立尸检未能确定威尔斯死亡的原因或方式。密西西比州公共安全部的发言人贝莉·C·马丁在 7 月 22 日确认，州医学检查官已于 7 月 7 日上午 8:30 完成了对威尔斯的初步尸检，调查目前处于“活跃且进行中”状态。县治安官约翰·莱德贝特在威尔斯尸体被寻回后不久表示，他的团队当时没有发现任何涉嫌刑事犯罪的迹象。但纽约市警察局退休警佐主管泰隆·波普表示，目前问题多于答案，调查人员应避免做出假设。这位约翰·杰伊刑事司法学院的助理教授波普说：“我不会将调查范围仅限于单一的理论。”
家属质疑情况
克伦普表示，在最后见到威尔斯还活着的人提供的描述中存在“明显的矛盾”。官员们指出，与威尔斯一同到达的人说，他当时正在与一名年轻女性交谈，选择留在原处，并计划之后与其他人一起乘船返回。克伦普说：“那名年轻女性则说，他走过去并回到了男孩们的船上。而男孩们说：‘不，他说他要和她在一起。’这就是一个矛盾点。”
家属及其支持者表示，威尔斯在没有手机或钥匙的情况下选择留下的说法不合逻辑。克伦普还质疑，会游泳的威尔斯怎么可能在没有任何人看到他挣扎的情况下淹死。杰克逊县验尸官布鲁斯·林德告诉 CNN，屏障岛上的水流可能很强，多年来已经发生过“很多次”溺水事件。专家表示，溺水可能发生得很快、很安静，且与人们预期的样子不同。法医死亡调查专家安德里亚·扎费雷斯说：“非常、非常容易发生溺水且没有人意识到。”
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其他东西。 海格说：“使用电脑的体验是你生活中重要的一部分。当这项技术过时时，你就失去了那部分记忆。” 海格说，复古实验室可以点燃怀旧之情。通过了解每台机器的小习惯，他试图寻找能将人们与回忆联系起来的东西。在某些情况下，使用这些旧物品的体验是全新的。 扎克在复古实验室担任志愿者，因为这里是他欣赏实体介质的出口。他自认为是一个“老灵魂”，他看重通过投入更多努力以特定方式去体验某事，比如听黑胶唱片。他觉得大多数人都已经“脱离了那种体验”。
一名专门培训执法部门进行水域死亡和凶杀案调查的调查员。
Zaferes 表示，当在水中或水边发现尸体时，调查人员需要回答三个主要问题：在该时间点于该水域发现尸体是否合理？死者的位置、姿势、状态以及报告死亡的人员情况是否合理？以及，受害者死亡的情况是否合理？
她表示，在这种情况下，揭露死亡真相往往变得极其困难，因为“每个人都有机会主观地假设死因是溺水”。
种族是否是一个因素？
尽管 Wells 身上究竟发生了什么尚不明确，但 Smith 表示，他死亡周围的情况凸显了一种普遍经历，即在一个以白人为主的群体中成为唯一的黑人。Smith 回忆起自己高中垒球队中仅有的两名黑人女孩之一的经历。她说，这种动态不仅会让人感到孤立，而且很危险。“在思考这些故事时，你不能不想到我们的父母教给我们的事情，以及我们教给孩子的事情，”她说。“即使在融合度最高的社区，你也不能像你的白人朋友那样行事。你不能在不时刻警惕自身安全的情况下，去所有他们能去的地方，因为在我们的生活中，事实一直如此。”
阿尔·夏普顿牧师表示，倡导者们并没有将 Wells 的死与种族主义定论地联系起来，但他们目前也没有排除种族主义作为一个因素。夏普顿说：“所以，告诉我们‘不要急于判断这是种族主义’是可以的。但我也告诉你，不要急于判断这不是种族主义，因为我们还不知道。”
Crump 在关于 Wells 的新闻发布会上，多次提及埃米特·蒂尔（Emmett Till）之死——这名黑人青少年 1955 年在密西西比州被谋杀，此事件促使了民权运动的兴起。他暗示，如果 Wells 是白人，而那些离开岛屿时抛下他的朋友是黑人，调查人员处理此案的方式将会截然不同。
长期以来，倡导者们一直试图提高人们对历史上警察和媒体忽视有色人种失踪案件这一现象的意识。2025 年，德马特拉维昂·“特雷”·里德（Demartravion “Trey” Reed），21, 岁，被发现吊死在密西西比州一所大学校园的树上，此后也引发了类似的愤怒和质疑。州法医办公室判定里德的死因是自杀，但其家属——同样由 Crump 代表——对其死亡启动了独立调查，首先进行了独立的尸检。
密西西比州法医办公室还因 2021 年达米恩·卡梅伦（Damien Cameron）在与执法人员发生冲突后死亡一事而饱受抨击，该死因被判定为“不确定”。三位审查尸检报告的病理学家告诉《密西西比今日》（Mississippi Today）和《纽约时报》，他的死亡本应被视为凶杀案。
“此时此刻，这个经历丧亲之痛的家庭感到心碎，同时深感怀疑，认为这件事不会得到应有的处理，因为种族主义将像往常一样遮蔽司法系统，”Smith 说。
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“旧有的运作方式。” 他很喜欢看到人们走进房间时脸上流露出的惊奇与趣意。 扎克（Zach）表示，大学最棒的部分在于能遇到那些研究小众课题的专家教授，他认为在威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校（UWM）的历史系中尤其如此。他上学期修了海格（Haigh）的课，这让他能够更深入地钻研自己的兴趣所在。他甚至学会了如何修理其中的几台电脑，帮助海格维持该空间的运行。 扎克非常欣赏通过操作机器来学习，而不是仅仅阅读相关资料。他说，这是理解过去情况的唯一方法。 扎克表示，以最真实的形式体验复古电子游戏，即便要经历令人沮丧的反复试错也是值得的，因为这与在现代网络浏览器上毫不费力地玩游戏完全不同。 “我认为，人们会对那些他们实际上并未亲历的事物产生怀旧之情，这其实是一件相当深刻的事情，”他说。 海格独自经营着复古实验室（Retrolab），在实验室里，他还有一张长长的清单，记录着需要处理的小项目。 “我可以在这里花掉我的一辈子，”他说。 但对于实验室的所有者来说，就像他的旧软件一样，退休的时间快到了。 海格不打算寻找接管实验室的继任者。他说，这个空间至少还会开放一年。
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我最近收到了一封来自保守派超级政治行动委员会（super PAC）的邮件，上面写着：“保守派选民警示……您有资格进行缺席投票……这是安全可靠的。” 其中的讽刺意味应当显而易见。但这指出了共和党面临的一个现实问题。 前总统唐纳德·特朗普在 2020 年对邮寄投票在共和党人中名誉所造成的损害，至今仍在影响该党的选举前景。它甚至在消耗资金，而这些资金本可以在竞选活动中发挥更大的作用。 在 2020 年之前，研究人员发现邮寄投票并没有给任何一个政党带来明显的优势。共和党人原本就对其持有某种不信任感，部分源于长期以来关于非法移民投票的指控——但在特朗普发现机会并为了自身利益加以利用之前，这种不信任并没有影响选举结果。 随后，党派分歧迅速扩大。部分原因是 COVID-19：共和党人对在投票站感染冠状病毒的担忧程度较低，而许多民主党人则避开了现场投票。但正是特朗普的言论将这种差距变成了深渊。 “存在欺诈。他们在小溪里发现了票。前几天他们还在废纸篓里发现了一些写着特朗普名字的票，恰好写着特朗普的名字，”总统在 2020 年与民主党提名人乔·拜登的辩论中说道。“这将是一场你们从未见过的欺诈。”
Natalie Sandoval
在美国顶尖大学的走廊里，一种新的道德观正在兴起：如果你不作弊，你就是个傻瓜。
看看布朗大学就知道了，那里的一起人工智能作弊丑闻让资深经济学教授罗伯托·塞拉诺（Roberto Serrano）感到震惊。
今年春天，在布朗大学执教三十年后，塞拉诺允许学生在家里参加期中考试，并提高了难度以弥补不限时带来的影响。历史平均分通常在 65% 和 80% 之间，而此次考试的平均分竟然跃升至 96%。
这是一个特别勤奋的班级吗？也许吧。但塞拉诺怀疑有一个更简单的解释：人工智能。他宣布期末考试将采取线下现场形式，导致 18 名学生退课。另有 9 人干脆没有参加考试。
期末考试的平均分为 48.6%。
“每个人都这么做”
塞拉诺将 59 名参加了两场考试的学生匿名结果分享给了《Inside Higher Ed》。其中少数几个人可以被确定为诚实的。一名学生期中考 95.5%，期末考 95%。另一名学生的分数从 55% 升至 59%，是唯一一名分数实际提高的学生。
更多学生的分数从顶尖百分比的高分跌至不及格。两名提交了完美期中考卷的学生在期末考试中得分为 0%。
但塞拉诺在布朗大学的学生绝非特例。
一项针对 20 所美国公立研究大学 95,000 多名本科生的近期调查估计，9% 的学生使用生成式人工智能作弊。
在每日使用人工智能的人群中，这一比例跃升至 26%。
在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的一个投票站看到一个邮寄选票投递箱。 ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES
特朗普完全摧毁了共和党选民对邮寄投票的信任——当时如此，而在随后的混乱数月中则更为严重。六年前，60% 的民主党人通过缺席投票，而共和党人仅为 32%。
“这是对美国公众的欺诈，”特朗普在总统大选失利后表示，“这是我们国家的耻辱。我们已经准备好赢得这场选举。坦率地说，我们确实赢得了这场选举。”
随后的许多诉讼和疯狂指控都集中在精心策划的“选票收集”计划上，但对此几乎没有发现证据。
实际发现的舞弊行为仅涉及数百张选票——远不足以改变 2020 年大选的结果，后者需要数百万张票才能翻盘。
即便在疫情结束、选民重新习惯于亲自前往投票后，这种分歧依然没有消除。在 2024 年，
5 月 21 日在《科学》(Science) 杂志上发表的一项关于人工智能的新研究分析了美国 20 所公立研究大学 95,000 多名学生的调查回答。估计有 9% 的学生使用生成式人工智能作弊。在每日使用人工智能的人群中，这一比例跃升至 26%。 GETTY IMAGES
路易斯维尔大学的副教授艾米·克卢基（Amy Clukey）估计，她在一个在线课程中超过一半的学生实施了人工智能辅助的剽窃。
克卢基告诉《高等教育纪事报》(The Chronicle of Higher Education)，作弊已经成为一种文化：“这不再是某个个体学生，不是全班一个或两个人的问题。而是很多人。当我与一些本科生交谈时，他们的反应是：‘每个人都这么做。’”
中伯里学院的副教授阿曼达·格雷格（Amanda Gregg）告诉《
37% 的民主党人通过邮寄投票。而共和党人中仅有 24% 这样做。 这不仅仅是行为上的差异，更是现实认知的差异：74% 的共和党人认为欺诈在总统选举中是一个主要或次要的问题，而民主党人中这一比例仅为 34%。这不仅是信任的差距，而是两个政党生活在两个截然不同的美国。
即便在 2020 年之前，共和党人对无需理由的缺席投票和提前投票的认可度就较低，但当时的支持率仍远高于 50%。而此后，支持率已暴跌至仅 34%。
推广缺席投票背后的逻辑很简单：邮寄投票让人们更容易投出选票，从而增加了他们实际投票的可能性。 各类提前投票的作用与之类似——它让政党在选举日之前就锁定选票，这样在选举日早晨，爆胎或暴风雪就不会导致他们损失一名选民。
这让共和党的操盘手们陷入了极其尴尬的境地：他们试图提高该党的投票率，而该党的精神领袖却在不断破坏这一战略。
在 2024 年的选举中，共和党花费了数千万美元，试图说服自己的选民重新信任邮寄投票。他们甚至一度让特朗普勉强地表示支持——但几个月内，他又回到了抨击邮寄投票的老路。他就是忍不住。
他现在依然在这么做。白宫在 6 月 24 日于 X 平台上发布：“不要邮寄选票（除非因病、残疾、服兵役或出差！）”
最近，总统试图限制那些未能提供完整合格选民名单州的邮寄选票。一名联邦法官阻止了这一命令。
批评者称此举是权力篡夺——试图让华盛顿在各州如何运行自身选举方面拥有更多控制权。 政府则坚称这仅仅是一次审计，目的是确保“正确的选票发送给正确的人”。
无论这场争论的价值如何，其中的讽刺意味显而易见。就在特朗普试图让邮寄投票失去合法性的同时，与共和党相关的政治行动委员会正投入真金白银试图恢复其合法性。像我收到的那些邮件，要么采用了不同的攻击路线，要么仅仅是为了吸引更多共和党人前往投票站，而不是说服他们去信任一种他们在几年前还完全信任的投票方式。
这才是特朗普阴谋论带来的真实代价。
共和党人在邮寄投票问题上的追赶，可能会在 11 月的中期选举中缩小他们的多数席位——或者决定 2029 年谁将入驻椭圆形办公室。
Dace Potas 是 今日美国 的评论专栏作家，毕业于德保尔大学，拥有政治学学位。
记录显示，她的学生们“承认不存在针对作弊的社会制裁文化”。 格雷格回忆起她还是学生的时候，作弊者会面临“严重的社会制裁”。当她向自己的学生提到这一点时，她说，学生们感到很“震惊”。
发生了什么？AI 确实让作弊变得更容易了。但正如 Clukey 和格雷格所暗示的，AI 的兴起是高等教育文化转变的下游结果。 我们正见证一种文化的转变：从一种重视荣誉和正直的文化（想想曾经让“信守承诺的人”具有意义的社会条件），转向一种野心和名望成为衡量价值唯一标准的文化。
将其称为“奋斗者文化”吧。对于一个奋斗者来说，目的永远证明手段的正当性。 成为一名奋斗者，意味着高于一切关注名望的外在表现。这意味着就读于高地位的学校，获得高地位的工作，与高地位的人交朋友。 以斯坦福大学为例，那里近 40% 的学生获得了残障安置服务——包括考试延长时长、准假缺席以及在选择校园住房时的优先权。
“如果你没能获得安置服务，说明你不够努力”
斯坦福大学本科生埃尔莎·约翰逊 (Elsa Johnson) 最近透露，在她的同龄人中，获得合理便利（accommodations）是多么容易，这已经是一个公开的秘密。
约翰逊在《星期日时报》(The Sunday Times) 中写道，学生们对此“公开讨论、制定策略，甚至开玩笑”。“在一所充满精明优化者的大学里，人们觉得如果你没有获得便利，那是因为你不够努力。”
换句话说：做一个诚实的失败者并没有任何美德。
这种心态并不局限于硅谷。根据《大西洋月刊》(The Atlantic) 的报道，在芝加哥大学，符合残疾便利条件的学生人数在“过去八年中增加了三倍多”；在加州大学伯克利分校，这一数字在“过去 15 年中几乎翻了五倍”。
想象一下，如果大学继续拒绝严厉打击非法的残疾索赔，十年或二十年后这些数字将如何。这种对欺诈行为采取软处理的政策表明，管理人员要么过于轻信，要么冷漠，或者根本不愿清晰地审视他们的学生。
最令人震惊的不是本科生会作弊，甚至考虑作弊，而是他们竟然为欺骗他人并逃脱惩罚赋予了道德价值。
娜塔莉·桑多瓦尔 (Natalie Sandoval) 2024 年毕业于哥伦比亚大学，获得英语学位。她是通过跨校研究协会 (Intercollegiate Studies Institute) 担任的 今日美国 (USA TODAY) 评论员。
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税收损失收割 (Tax loss harvesting) 是许多美国人每年降低税收的流行方式，但请认识它的不那么流行但却功能强大的“兄弟”——税收收益收割 (tax gain harvesting)。 税收收益收割是指战略性地出售增值资产，以最大限度地减少未来的税收。这与税收损失收割正好相反，后者是通过出售亏损资产，将损失抵扣资本利得，或每年抵扣最多 $3,000 的普通收入。 专家表示，在低收入年份使用税收收益收割，不仅可以让您在这些收益上免缴税，而且如果您在随后买回该投资且其进一步增值，还能永久降低您以后可能需要支付的税款。税收收益收割不受税收损失收割所适用的“洗售规则” (wash-sale rule) 限制，该规则禁止您立即买回相同的投资。 Hightower Signature Wealth 的注册会计师、财富顾问兼董事总经理 Emily Shacklett 表示，该策略“非常有吸引力，尤其是在低收入年份，例如失业时，或者在领取社会保障金和 RMDs [最低强制提取额] 之前的早期退休过渡年”。“您可能会经历收入低谷年份，而这些正是确认资本利得的绝佳人生时机。”
税收收益收割 如何为您带来益处？
“在您的应纳税所得额低于一定水平的年份，长期资本利得的联邦税率为 0%，”向专业人士提供 IRS 来源财务数据的 TaxStatus 首席执行官 Kevin Knull 说道。“处于这种境地的投资者可以刻意出售增值的股票或基金份额，在收益上无需缴纳联邦税，然后立即买回相同的投资。” 在 2026, 年，应纳税所得额最高为 $49,450 的个人，或应纳税所得额最高为 $98,900 的夫妻联合申报者，可享受 0% 的联邦资本利得税率。标准扣除额（如果您是老年人则为相关扣除额）的叠加，也有助于降低您的应纳税所得额。 Knull 结合随附的表格说明了其运作方式： 考虑一对夫妻，两人在 2026 年均 67 岁且已退休，每年依靠养老金和个人退休账户 (IRA) 获得 $70,000 的生活费。
罗杰威廉姆斯大学 (Roger Williams University) 教授 Michael Melton 指向他教室里的彭博终端，学生们在那里管理投资组合。
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税收收益收割示例案例
可能意味着更大的奖金
后悔 退休太早
Daniel de Visé
美国人的退休时间比预期更早，且大多数退休人员希望自己能更好地储蓄。这是退休服务提供商 TIAA 研究所（TIAA Institute）的一份新报告得出的结论。
TIAA 的领导者表示，这些发现可能互相关联。早退休的工人储蓄时间较短，且其积蓄必须覆盖更长期的退休生活。
在接受调查的退休人员中，大约四分之三的人表示，他们后悔在年轻时没有尽早储蓄。近四分之三的人表示，他们希望自己能存更多钱。
“人们在表达遗憾，”TIAA 研究所负责人 Surya Kolluri 说道，“这是一种强烈的情绪。我们可以利用这种情绪，将其引导至尚未离开职场的人群中。”
许多美国人在计划之前就退休了
这份名为《弥补退休预期差距》（Bridging the Gaps in Retirement Expectations）的新报告，加入了更大规模的研究体系，这些研究表明，美国工人往往在计划之前、在准备好之前就退休了。
在 7月 22 日发布的 TIAA 研究所调查中，退休人员的平均退休年龄为 57 岁。在这些退休人员中，52% 的人表示他们比预期退休得更早，而只有 6% 的人表示他们比计划退休得更晚。
相比之下，调查中的平均在职美国人表示，他们预计会晚五年退休，即 62 岁。该调查覆盖了 1,591 名 22 至 75 岁的成年人。
早前的研究一致发现，美国工人会在计划之前退休。
由员工福利研究机构（Employee Benefit Research Institute）和 Transamerica 退休研究中心（Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies）进行的两项年度调查均显示，美国工人倾向于在 62 岁左右退休。
大多数工人并不计划那么早退休。根据 EBRI 的最新调查，平均工人的预期退休年龄为 65 岁。根据 Transamerica 的数据，39% 的工人计划在 70 岁之后退休，如果他们打算退休的话。
参见 2B 页 退休（RETIRING）
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由于一个可能会增加变质风险的缺陷，Amy’s Kitchen 正在召回在 20 多个州及加拿大部分地区销售的 180,000 多个罐装汤。
在给今日美国 (USA TODAY) 的一份声明中，Amy’s Kitchen 表示，此次自愿召回涉及 15,530 箱（每箱包含 12 罐）该公司的有机扁豆汤 (Organic Lentil Soup) −
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工人通常围绕两到三个里程碑年龄来规划退休计划。一个是 65，此时可以使用医疗保险（Medicare）。另一个是 62，此时大多数退休人员有资格领取社会保障金（Social Security）。第三个是 67，社会保障局将此视为大多数工人的法定完全退休年龄。
然而，最终大多数工人无法选择何时退休。退休往往突然且出乎意料地到来，通过企业的裁员或家庭健康状况的恶化地而实现。
“这可能是一次健康事件，可能是护理工作，可能是被取代，也可能是 AI，”Kolluri 说道。
早退可能会破坏你的退休计划
提前且意外地退休会对退休计划产生深远影响。
假设一名工人计划储蓄 $500,000 在 65 岁退休，并利用这些储蓄和社会保障金来资助 20 年的退休生活。
现在，假设该工人在 60 岁时被裁员且无法找到另一份工作。这意味着他们少五年时间准备退休储蓄，且这些储蓄必须资助多出五年的退休生活。
除了这些挫折之外，提前退休的人尚未获得领取社会保障金或使用医疗保险的资格。
工人应为提前退休做计划
Kolluri 表示，该调查的一个启示是，工人需要为可能比预期更早到来的退休做计划。他说，工人可以计划在 65 岁退休，但他们应该储备足够的资金，以覆盖一个开始更早且持续时间更长的退休期。
“基于这些数据，我想说，让我们设定三种方案，”他说，“让我们考虑 57, 62 和 65。”
TIAA 研究所的报告称，在实现这些目标方面，职场退休储蓄计划“比以往任何时候都更加重要”。
在调查中，70% 的工人表示他们可以使用 401(k) 类型的计划，而这些工人中有 89% 表示他们已经参保。
五分之三的职场退休储蓄者表示，他们已被自动
FSA（联邦学生援助办公室）表示。 然而，如果您将一笔违约贷款进行合并，违约记录以及在贷款违约前报告的逾期付款记录，将自首次报告之日起在您的信用历史中保留七年。这与“恢复计划”（rehabilitation）形成了对比。 这两个计划之间还存在其他差异，借款人在做出决定前应查看 FSA 网站并与他们的贷款服务机构沟通以了解详情。
违约的借款人会怎样？
信用分数将会下降。“付款历史是 FICO 分数中最重要的单一因素，因此对于任何学生贷款逾期的人来说，这是首要解决的问题，”信用评分公司 FICO 的高级总监 Tommy Lee 表示。 他表示，全国平均 FICO 分数从 2025, 1月 的 716 分下降到去年 10 月 的 714 分，部分原因是学生贷款违约记录达到了创纪录的水平。 信用分数非常重要，因为贷款机构使用它们来决定是否批准贷款和信用卡，以及确定利率和信用额度。 “接下来的情况将取决于那些学生贷款逾期的人能够多快恢复正常的付款进度，以及
Light in Sodium（低钠）。 在同一份声明中，该公司表示此次召回是“出于极度谨慎，以确保其产品的高质量”。公司称没有其他产品涉及其中。 根据美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）于 7月 14日 发布的一份执行报告，此次召回始于 6月 22日。
被召回的汤在哪里销售？
根据同一份执行报告，该汤在亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州、康涅狄格州、佛罗里达州、乔治亚州、爱荷华州、爱达荷州、伊利诺伊州、印第
已入职。自动入职被视为退休储蓄未来成功的关键，因为该功能倾向于提高储蓄率。 从 2025 年开始，大多数新的 401(k) 计划必须自动为员工办理入职，而不是将决定权交给员工。 以下是一些帮助工人增加退休储蓄的建议：
最大限度利用税收优惠的退休储蓄
考虑在税收优惠的退休账户中尽可能多地留出资金。 401(k) 已经拥有很高的缴费限额，2026. 年为 $24,500。如果您接近退休年龄，请考虑将储蓄额度尽可能推至您能负担得起的最高限额。 50 岁及以上的美国人可以通过“补缴”贡献（catch-up contributions）节省更多，这将使 401(k) 的年度限额提升至 $32,500。一小部分 60-63 岁年龄段的储蓄者可获得更高的补缴限额，达 $35,750。 个人退休账户（IRA）的缴费限额较低：$7,500，50 岁及以上者为 $8,600。
如果可能，继续工作
推迟退休，即使只推迟一两年，也可以成为积累退休储蓄的强大工具。 一项斯坦福大学的研究发现，仅将退休时间推迟三到六个月，对退休储蓄产生的影响与在 30 年内将 401(k) 缴费率提高一个完整百分点相同。 假设您将退休推迟一年。在那一年里，您可以最大限度地增加退休储蓄，有可能为您的账户增加数万美元。而且您不需要提取储蓄，这意味着一旦您退休，这些资金将可以使用更长时间。
建立现金储蓄
距离退休日期越近，您很快就需要动用储蓄来支付生活费的可能性就越大。理想情况下，您应该将部分储蓄持有现金形式。 退休专家表示，一个明智的目标是至少积攒一年的生活费用，以现金或现金等价物账户形式持有，例如高收益储蓄账户或货币市场基金。
犹他州普罗沃的教师 Kelly Elizabeth Belt 在 2025, 5月 30日 填写偿还学生贷款的文件，同时试图在唐纳德·特朗普总统政府的政策引导下处理相关事宜。
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“以尽可能避免这些逾期付款扩散到其他信用债务，”李说道。
对于那些信用评分已经下降的人，“好消息是，今天的低分并非永久性的，”李说。“FICO 评分旨在反映近期的行为，因此补齐逾期付款并随后保持信用良好，是恢复信用最直接的途径。”
对于那些正处于困境但信用评分尚未下降的借款人，“在发生逾期之前请联系贷款服务机构……”
ana, 马里兰州, 缅因州, 密苏里州, 北卡罗来纳州, 新罕布什尔州, 新泽西州, 内华达州, 纽约州, 俄亥俄州, 宾夕法尼亚州, 南卡罗来纳州, 南达科他州, 田纳西州, 德克萨斯州, 弗吉尼亚州, 华盛顿州和威斯康星州。
这些汤品的保质期至 2027 年 4 月，批号为 60D0924。
从汤品到玻璃杯
这次汤品召回发生在 FDA 发布另一项自愿召回之后，涉及销售给沃尔玛的 730,000 份皮尔伯里 (Pillbury) 面包卷，因为它们可能含有
接第 1B 页 “因此，针对您具体情况的税务影响，咨询税务专业人士始终是明智之举。”
提款。他们还在一个普通的经纪账户中持有多年以前以 $50,000 买入的股票基金，目前价值约为 $126,400。由于他们的应纳税所得额从 $22,500 起算，这对夫妇可以卖掉整个基金，实现 $76,400 的长期收益，且无需为此缴纳联邦税。他们的总应纳税所得额正好落在 0% 税率档位的上限 $98,900。如果他们在同一天买回该基金，其成本基础（即购买价格）将从 $50,000 重新设定为 $126,400，这有助于他们在以后降低应纳税的增值额。此外，他们的收入也将维持在不会降低临时老年人扣除额或触发医疗保险附加费的水平。但根据他们居住地的不同，州所得税可能仍然适用。
美国国税局（IRS）表示，当修改后的调整后总收入（MAGI）超过单身申报者 $75,000 或共同申报者 $150,000 时，较新的老年人扣除额将逐步取消。根据医疗补助和医疗保险服务中心（CMS）的数据，当个人 MAGI 达到 $109,000 且共同申报者达到 $218,000 时，将开始征收医疗保险附加费。
基于所有这些原因，Knull 表示：“‘税收收益收割’（tax gain harvesting）是[税收损失收割]的反向操作，对于许多退休人员来说，这两者中前者更有价值。”
并非仅针对成年人
投资平台 Wealthfront 表示，当收入较低或为零时，税收收益收割的效果最好，这使得儿童成为该策略的理想对象。
Wealthfront 在 6 月推出了托管账户，每年自动出售增值的投资，以便在孩子处于低税率或 0% 联邦税率档位时实现收益，然后购买替代的交易所交易基金（ETF），以维持投资组合的目标风险和回报。随后较高的购买价格增加了投资的成本基础，从而在以后出售该投资时减少已实现收益的金额。
“这绝对是一个有趣的概念，我们已经在一些拥有托管账户的客户中采用了这一方法，但由于对‘儿童税’（kiddie tax）的担忧，这并非一项自动运行的任务，”Shacklett 说道。
付款之后，而非之前，”他说道。“延期支付和基于收入的还款选项可以在任何损害发生之前帮助保护信用分。”
新学生贷款规则
玻璃碎片。 7 月 13 日发布的召回公告称，通用磨坊（General Mills）在 6 月 19 日召回了 3,800 箱 Pillsbury 面包卷硬面包面团（Hard Roll Dough）和 1,260 箱 Pillsbury 面包卷凯撒面包面团（Kaiser Roll Dough）。 通知称，这些面包卷可能包含“潜在异物（玻璃）”。 该面团被销售给沃尔玛（Walmart），由沃尔玛在面包房中制作面包卷进行销售——目前已在分销的 19 个州进行了召回。通用磨坊表示，所有烘烤好的面包卷已从面包房货架上移除。 撰文贡献：Mike Snider
Alex Michalka Wealthfront 投资研究副总裁
儿童税是美国国税局的一项规定，旨在将儿童超出一定门槛的非劳动收入（如利息、股息和资本利得）按其父母的边际税率而非儿童较低的税率征税。此举是为了防止通过将资金转移给孩子来规避较高的税率。
为了应对这一点，Wealthfront 每年仅实现最高 $1,350 的免税增长，因此无需缴纳联邦税，也不需要申报税单。如果儿童的年度非劳动收入（如利息、股息和资本利得）达到 $1,350，则需要提交纳税申报表，因为超过该金额的部分将按儿童较低的边际税率征税。
超过 $2,700 的金额则按父母的边际税率征税。
“这不是一个坏主意，但要密切关注其动态，”Shacklett 说道。
税收收益收割有什么缺点吗？
专家表示，进行税收收益收获（tax gain harvesting）的人必须考虑州税。大多数州对资本利得征税，税率范围从 0% 到超过 13%。加利福尼亚州对资本利得征收与所得税相同的税率。
“所以，基本上，由于 0% 的税率，这种 [零税] 策略在联邦层面以及没有所得税……或免除资本利得税的州中是有效的，”旧金山的注册会计师理查德·庞 (Richard Pon) 说道。
Wealthfront 在其托管账户中实施的自动化税收收益收获旨在避免触发州税申报要求，但 Wealthfront 投资研究副总裁亚历克斯·米查尔卡 (Alex Michalka) 表示，“重要的是要注意到，州和地方的税法差异很大，可能会在联邦规则之外施加不同或额外的要求。因此，就您具体情况的税务影响咨询税务专业人士总是明智的。”
选项。贷款专家表示，许多旧借款人不得不合并贷款，选择新的还款计划，否则就面临被强制安置在可能不符合其预算的计划中的风险。
一些陷入违约的借款人可能对过去几年中学生贷款的所有变动感到困惑。
“我们经常听到借款人说……在 CARES ACT 暂停还款、贷款服务机构变更以及联邦学生贷款面临的许多法律挑战之后，他们对于需要采取什么措施来恢复还款感到困惑，”麦克菲特雷斯 (MacPhetres) 说道。“许多借款人没有意识到，在学生贷款挑战得到解决期间，他们并不再处于 SAVE（有价值教育节省计划）、行政或其他宽限期中。”
她表示，成本上涨和经济压力导致其他借款人将其他支出优先考虑，而更多的人可能无法承担每月的还款额。
但借款人不能采取不付款的方式，而需要花时间查看新的计划和还款选项。
“7 月 1 日生效的联邦学生贷款还款变更旨在通过逐步减少还款计划的数量来简化还款流程，这应该能减少借款人的困惑，”麦克菲特雷斯说道。“政府还为通过直接扣款还款的借款人提供了 1% 的利率优惠——希望鼓励借款人进入还款阶段，并采用自动扣款以确保及时还款。”
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Saleen Martin
屡获殊荣的甜点店 Nothing Bundt Cakes 的联合创始人正筹备一项新项目，此次将重点推出奶昔，共有 15 种口味，含有真实水果和蛋糕。
Nothing Bundt Cakes 的联合创始人 De-na Tripp 已不再与该蛋糕店关联，目前正与儿子 Sean 以及此前在该烘焙连锁店工作的 Jessica Spencer 共同推出 Shook Shakery。
其菜单由冰淇淋、水果、店内自制的蛋糕口味（如红糖、巧克力、粉色和香草）以及公司的招牌打发奶油顶组成。
以下是我们目前掌握的关于新奶昔店的选址及供应内容的详情：
Shook Shakery 将在何处开业？
Shook Shakery 将开始在内华达州开设四家分店，包括： h 亨德森 (Henderson) – 3360 St Rose Parkway（8 月开业）。 h 拉斯维加斯 (Las Vegas) – 6235 S. Durango Drive（预计 9 月开业）。 h 拉斯维加斯 (Las Vegas) – 8705 W. Deer Springs Way（预计秋季中期开业）。 h 拉斯维加斯 (Las Vegas) – 4693 Blue Diamond Road（预计 2026 年末或 2027 年初开业）。
目前，这些门店的营业时间定为每天上午 11 点至晚上 10 点。
随着整体售出彩票数量的增加，Powerball 的头奖预计将以更快的速度增长。JERRY HABRAKEN/USA TODAY NETWORK Powerball 变动 可能使头奖金额增长
Anthony Thompson
Powerball 已正式扩展至英国，允许英国彩票玩家首次购买彩票，从而使该游戏的头奖具有增长得更快的潜力。
这次扩展是通过多州彩票协会 (Multi-State Lottery Association) 与英国国家彩票运营商 Allwyn UK 之间的一项协议实现的，并于 7 月 23 日的抽奖起生效。
这标志着非美国彩票首次为 Powerball 头奖做出贡献。官员们表示，随着更多彩票的售出，此举将有助于头奖更快增长。
然而，对于美国玩家来说，游戏本身保持不变。
彩票价格仍为 $2，抽奖将继续在每周一、周三和周六进行，中头奖的概率仍为 292.2 百万分之一 (1 in 292.2 million)。
改变的是玩家基数，官员们表示，这将有助于在两次抽奖之间更快地积累头奖金额。
“这下一步使我们更接近 Powerball 一个激动人心的里程碑，”田纳西州彩票局总裁兼首席执行官、前世界彩票协会主席 Rebecca Paul 在一份声明中表示。
“更多玩家意味着增长更快的头奖，更多的兴奋感，以及对我们服务社区产生更大的影响。”
该公司在一份新闻稿中表示，Shook Shakery 的门店将设有得来速 (drive-thru) 以及步行购买选项。
Shook Shakery 表示，目前还没有关于扩张的信息。
Shook Shakery 将供应什么？
Shook Shakery 共有 15 种奶昔口味，分为三种不同的“氛围” (vibes) —— 经典款 (The Classics)、精致款 (The Fancy) 和趣味款 (The Fun)。
此外，还将提供一种名为 Tail Spin 的宠物犬甜点选项。
经典款 (The Classics)： h 香草波浪 (Vanilla Waves) – 香草冰淇淋混合自制香草蛋糕，配以打发奶油顶和香草粉。也提供无乳制品版本。 h 让我们 jam (Let’s Jam) – 新鲜草莓、冰淇淋，混合自制粉色蛋糕，并配以打发奶油顶。
尽管英国彩票的价格更高，但其仍指向美国。随着整体售出彩票数量的增加，在没有大奖获得者时，头奖预计将以更快的速度增加。
英国的加入使为 Powerball 头奖做出贡献的彩票数量增加到 49 份。
官员们强调，在美国售出的每张彩票的一半以上将继续保留在购买地所在的司法管辖区，用于支持教育、奖学金、退伍军人服务以及公园和娱乐等项目。
这次扩展对美国玩家意味着什么？
对于美国玩家来说，几乎没有什么变化。 玩家仍然将从 1 到 69 中选择五个白球，以及从 1 到 26 中选择一个红色强力球 (Powerball)。赢得任何奖项的整体概率仍为 1 比 24.9，而头奖概率保持在 1 比 292.2 million。
在英国购买强力球 (Powerball) 有什么不同？
虽然英国玩家将竞争同一个头奖，但存在几个关键差异。 在英国，强力球彩票的价格为 4 英镑（约为 $5.33），而美国为 $2。英国的彩票仅参与共同的头奖，而较低级别的奖项则通过一套独立的英国奖金结构支付。 与美国头奖得主可以选择一次性现金支付或 30 年年金不同，英国得主的奖金将由英国国家彩票 (U.K. National Lottery) 管理，在 30 年内通过年度付款形式发放。
Shook Shakery 的 It’s My Party, Summer of Love 和 Whirly Zoo 奶昔。
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左图：为狗狗准备的 Tail Spin 冰沙。Shook Shakery 表示，每份 Tail Spin 将捐赠 $1 给当地宠物慈善机构。由 LUNABRAND DESIGN 和 SHOOK SHAKERY 提供
以及草莓块。 h Coco Dream – 浓郁巧克力冰淇淋，混合自制巧克力蛋糕，配以打发奶油顶和巧克力粉。 h Cinnamon Girl – 奶油香草冰淇淋和肉桂旋涡，混合自制红糖蛋糕，配以打发奶油顶和肉桂粉。 h Mint Condition – 可可薄荷冰淇淋，混合自制巧克力蛋糕，配以打发奶油顶和巧克力薄荷块。 The Fancy 系列： h Wakey Shakey – 咖啡浸渍冰淇淋和浓郁摩卡，混合自制巧克力蛋糕，配以打发奶油顶和咖啡粉。 h Pinky Promise – 顺滑的旋制香草冰淇淋，微妙的杏仁和糖曲奇，混合自制粉色蛋糕，最后配以打发奶油顶。
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随着 Dollar Tree 继续脱离其标准化的 $1 商业模式，越来越多的人在门店中发现了该公司新安装的价格扫描仪。
社交媒体上的反应不一。一些用户建议这家折扣零售商将店名改为“The Tree”（那棵树），而另一些人则认为该系统“节省了大量劳动力和供应成本”。
人们注意到 Dollar Tree 的价格扫描仪
社交媒体用户一直在发布关于全美各地 Dollar Tree 门店新价格扫描仪的消息。Fox 5 Atlanta 的一个报道片段也重点介绍了这一系统。
虽然有些顾客直到现在才在自己的 Dollar Tree 门店发现扫描仪，但这类机器至少在 2025, 3月就已经以某种形式存在，当时一名 TikTok 用户发布了一段她所在门店价格扫描仪的视频，称这一发现“令人恐惧”。截至 7月 22 日，该 TikTok 视频已获得超过 139,000 次点赞。
对于今日美国 (USA TODAY) 询问关于价格扫描仪推广的更多信息请求，Dollar Tree 未立即做出回应。
部分人士“热爱”扫描仪
社交媒体上对新价格扫描仪的反应不一。有些人指出，他们当地的 Dollar Tree 门店已经安装这些设备一段时间了。
“我在新泽西州，我当地的 DT 门店（除了一家外）已经安装这些扫描仪很一段时间了，我很喜欢它们，”一个人在 Facebook 帖文中写道。“我在结账前会扫描所有商品，即使商品上已经标了价格。”
“我认为价格扫描仪应该成为所有商店的标准配置！”另一人在同一帖文中补充道。“在沃尔玛你只能使用应用程序扫描，但考虑到老年人和其他一些人，并不是每个人都想使用 App 或精通技术！”
另一位评论者认为，无需逐一为每件商品标价，门店可以节省劳动力和供应成本。
“微型沃尔玛”
h Groovin’ Granny – 真正的 Granny Smith 苹果、冰淇淋和焦糖漩涡，与自制红糖蛋糕混合，配以打发奶油顶、苹果块和焦糖淋酱。 h Mellow Yellow – 新鲜香蕉、软糖和冰淇淋，与巧克力蛋糕混合，配以打发奶油顶、香蕉片和巧克力酱。 h Lady Joe – 真正的香草冰淇淋，浓郁咖啡和苦甜可可，与自制红糖蛋糕混合，配以打发奶油顶和可可粉。 The Fun 系列： h It’s My Party – 奶油香草冰淇淋配彩色糖粒，与自制红糖蛋糕混合，装饰以招牌打发奶油顶和更多糖粒。 h NutterVibes – 顺滑且酥脆的花生酱味香草冰淇淋，与自制红糖蛋糕混合，配以打发奶油顶和饼干碎。 h Shookies and Cream – 巧克力碎饼干与香草冰淇淋旋转混合，与自制巧克力蛋糕混合，装饰以打发奶油顶和更多饼干块。 h Whirly Zoo – 甜香草冰淇淋和冰霜饼干碎，与自制粉色蛋糕混合，装饰以打发奶油顶和饼干碎。 h Summer of Love – 奶油橙味冰淇淋，与自制香草蛋糕混合，装饰以打发奶油顶。另提供无奶制品版本。 此外还有 Tail Spin，一种给狗吃的冷冻甜点。公司表示，每售出一份 Tail Spin 将捐赠 $1 给内华达州当地的宠物慈善机构。
“为什么我在一家 Dollar Tree 还需要扫描仪？”另一个人问道。“这里只有大约 5-8 排短货架，我直接走到商品所在的走道就行了，这里不是沃尔玛，不需要走几分钟才能找到商品在哪里。”
另一个人将该公司称为“Dollar Branch”，还有人将其比作“微型沃尔玛”。
Dollar Tree 的“多价格之行”
去年 12 月，《今日美国》（USA TODAY）报道称，这家折扣零售商将越来越多关键商品的 $1.25 基准价提高到了 $1.50。其他商品的售价甚至高达 $10.。
该策略的一部分被称为“多价格旅程”（multi-price journey），在首席商品官 Rick McNeely 的一份 Dollar Tree 演示文稿中得到了详细阐述。进入 2024, 年，公司确定了许多可以从更高价格中获益的类别，包括季节性商品、家居装饰和电子产品，以及医疗保健、婴儿和宠物产品。
演示文稿指出，多价格策略最初是作为公司店内“Dollar Tree Plus”概念的一部分推出的，随后成为了其策略的“核心部分”。
McNeely 的演示文稿称，客户洞察决定了 Dollar Tree 引入高于 $1.25. 价格点的决定。这包括分析“客户的购物行为，以找出他们在 Dollar Tree 购物后在哪里购物以及购买了什么”。
“由我们的专属数据提供商追踪的数百万次交易数据显示，Dollar Tree 的购物者将其钱包中 90% 以上的资金花在了 Dollar Tree 之外，平均单位零售价为 $3.93,” 演示文稿称。它还补充道，“在他们在 Dollar Tree 购物之后，在竞争零售商处进行的购买中，大约 90% 的商品定价在 $3. 以上。”
“人民也有力量”
这一策略反映在其他评论者对关于扫描仪的 Instagram 帖子的回复中。
“如果我到了收银台发现商品不是 $1.25, 我会让收银员将其从我的收据中删除并放回去，”一个人写道。“公司想得美。不要购买超过一美元的东西，他们就不得不放弃销售！人民也有力量。”
“我绝对在原则上拒绝，”另一个人补充道。“直到今天，我不会在那里支付任何超过 $2. 的东西。这不是因为我不能，而是因为我认为这是贪婪。我不认为他们的产品成本增加了。他们——消费者——会抱怨但仍然购买。他们将成为自己灭亡的主导者。”
阿拉巴马州 蒙哥马利：根据 CNBC 最新的《美国最佳商业州》排名，阿拉巴马州被评为 2026, 年全美生活质量最差的 10 个州之一。在该州生活质量评级最低的名单中，该州排名第 8 位。
阿拉斯加州 朱诺：据 KTOO 报道，阿拉斯加州特林吉特和海达印第安部落中央议会最近在市中心安装了一台免费公共卫生用品自动售货机，提供药物过量救援包、HIV 检测工具、避孕套和其他健康用品。
亚利桑那州 柯奇斯县：随着该州致力于制定新的管理指南，一家总部位于明尼苏达州的乳制品所有者（在过去十年中已成为柯奇斯县最大的地下水用户之一）正寻求在数万英亩土地上获得祖辈继承的水权。
阿肯色州 小岩城：据 KATV 报道，小岩城在 LinkedIn 评出的美国就业增长前 25 个城市中名列前茅。
加利福尼亚州 阿德兰托：一名联邦法官已命令美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）和国土安全部立即解决她所描述的、可能违宪的条件。该情况发生在阿德兰托 ICE 处理中心，这是一个位于南加州的移民拘留设施，多年来因对待被拘留者的方式和生活条件而面临批评。
科罗拉多州 普韦布洛：北美达芬奇博物馆最近对城市 0.5 分之销售税资金的请求额度从 $1.8 million 下调至 $885,000.。
康涅狄格州 格林威治：根据最近的一项分析，康涅狄格州的一个郊区被评为美国最富有的地区之一。根据 MoneyLion 的数据，康涅狄格州的沿海小镇格林威治在全美最富有的 50 个郊区中排名第 27 位。
特拉华州 纽卡斯尔：州长马特·梅耶于 7 月 21 日在罗素·W·彼得森城市野生动物保护区签署了参议院第 9, 号法案（《湿地管理法》），建立了特拉华州首个综合性的潮汐和非潮汐湿地保护计划。
哥伦比亚特区 华盛顿：总统 唐纳德·特朗普 表示，他将在中国国家主席习近平 9 月 24. 日访问美国期间与他讨论人工智能问题。习近平 的此次访问是在两人于今年早些时候特朗普访问中国期间会面之后进行的。在北京期间，特朗普邀请了中国领导人访问白宫。
佛罗里达州 布雷沃德县：Space Florida 宣布，Relativity Space 计划扩大在 NASA 肯尼迪航天中心和卡纳维拉尔太空军基地的业务，到 2035, 年将增加数千个高薪就业岗位。
佐治亚州 哥伦比亚县：哥伦比亚县的一名地主希望利用美国退伍军人协会（American Legion）分部后面的土地建立一个供热爱“室内大自然”人士使用的露营地。此次重新分区请求将把该物业重新分类为一个特殊类别，以允许建立“迷失地平线豪华露营度假村”（Lost Horizon Glamping Retreat）——这是一个拟议的休闲场所，面向那些希望帐篷内配备私人浴室、小厨房和室外平台的人群。
夏威夷州 茂宜岛：据 KHON2 报道，茂宜岛西部的一家非营利组织和卡纳帕利海滩度假村的管理人员公布了一项应对海岸侵蚀的修复计划，目标是在获得许可后于 2027 年动工。
爱达荷州 波特拉奇：据 KTVB7 报道，爱达荷州的内兹珀斯-克利尔沃特国家森林被选中提供今年的美国国会大厦圣诞树，工作人员目前已开始寻找最完美的树木。
伊利诺伊州 斯普林菲尔德：伊利诺伊州教育委员会发布了全州指导意见，旨在帮助各学区将人工智能纳入课堂和运营，同时保持对以人为本的学习的关注。
印第安纳州 印度安纳波利斯：在印第安纳州，实现拥有住房的美国梦依然比全国平均水平更便宜，但尽管住房市场正在回暖，中等收入者和首次购房者仍在努力实现这一目标。这些结果来自印第安纳州房地产经纪人协会的一份年中报告，该报告确定在 2026 年上半年，该州的住房市场取得了稳步增长。
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田纳西州环境与保护部和田纳西州立公园负责人，以及历史重演者们，共同庆祝西南点堡州立历史公园（Fort Southwest Point State Historic Park）的落成，这是最新的州立公园。
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罗恩县：田纳西州立公园近期在与州和地方领导人的仪式上，正式落成了新的西南点堡州立历史公园，旨在保护田纳西州早期的一个较为冷门但重要的历史故事。一份新闻稿称，该公园位于罗恩县的沃茨酒吧湖（Watts Bar Lake）沿岸，此前由金斯顿市运营。因其历史和考古价值，该地于 1972 年被列入国家历史名录。
爱荷华州 艾奥瓦城：尽管居民对艾奥瓦城饮用水中的硝酸盐水平表示担忧，但市官方表示，定期的测试和监测确保了水平保持在法定限制之内。
堪萨斯州 阿比林：一座纪念“野比尔”希科克（Wild Bill Hickok）的新青铜像将安装在老阿比林镇，以纪念这位传奇执法者逝世 150 周年。该雕塑由已故的内布拉斯加州艺术家戴维·R·扬（David R. Young）创作，由其家人赠送给社区。
肯塔基州 路易斯维尔：市长克雷格·格林伯格（Craig Greenberg）宣布，路易斯维尔将于 10 月举办一场新的皮克球节。根据格林伯格办公室发布的消息，“PickleY’all：路易斯维尔皮克球节”定于 10 月 16-17 日在路易斯维尔市中心举行。
路易斯安那州 巴吞鲁日：由路易斯安那州国会议员克莱·希金斯（Clay Higgins）和特洛伊·卡特（Troy Carter）发起的一项旨在销毁放射性进口虾类的跨党派法案，在经过一年多的辩论后在美国众议院获得通过。
缅因州 卢伊斯顿：据 WMTW 报道，官员们正在考虑一项提案，由波特兰市热门景点汤普森点（Thompson’s Point）背后的开发商主导，将利用率不足的西马德-佩恩纪念公园（Simard-Payne Memorial Park）改造为户外表演场地。
马里兰州 索尔兹伯里：索尔兹伯里的圣弗朗西斯·德·萨利斯学校（St. Francis de Sales School）计划在 2026-27 学年增加九年级，建立一个天主教高中项目，以扩大东岸家庭的教育机会。根据一份社区公告，该扩建将从九年级开始，每年继续增加一个年级，直到学校提供完整的从学前教育到 12 年级的教育项目。
马萨诸塞州 弗雷明汉：在 Eversource 公司于弗雷明汉实施全国首个公用事业规模的网络化地热试点项目两年后，这家能源公司正寻求扩大该计划。
密歇根州 兰辛：一份新报告称，州长格雷琴·惠特默（Gretchen Whitmer）于 7 月 21 日签署的州预算出现赤字，需要采取进一步行动，以防止密歇根州的下一任州长在就职时面临 5 亿美元的预算缺口。
明尼苏达州 明尼阿波利斯：多家媒体报道，一名承认联邦指控、枪杀一名明尼苏达州议员及其丈夫并枪击另一名议员及其妻子的男子，于 7 月 23 日被判处终身监禁。
密西西比州 格鲁克施塔特：工业承包商 MEI Industrial Solutions 已经签署了一份租赁协议，租用位于格鲁克施塔特的 300,000 平方英尺的前李维斯·斯特劳斯（Levi Strauss）设施。这为该地标性场所带来了新的经济活动和多达 100 个新工作岗位，该设施在 2024 年这家牛仔裤巨头撤出后一直处于空置状态。
蒙大拿州 加丁纳：据 KBZK 报道，一个重近 300 磅的辛克莱恐龙雕像在一次显然是恶作剧的行为中从加丁纳的一家加油站被盗，随后在距离此处近 10 英里的黄石国家公园附近的一处悬崖上被发现，雕像被螺栓固定在上面，经回收时损坏轻微。
内布拉斯加州 林肯：据 KOLN 报道，市领导庆祝了 FiftyOne Commons 的开业，这是一个集经济适用房、青少年活动中心和社区花园于一体的综合用途项目。
内华达州 珀欣县：这里的零售业几乎不存在。找不到一家米其林星级餐厅。更不用提这座城市的污水基础设施了。但在每年夏季的一个九天周期内，火人节（Burning Man）的临时“黑色岩石城”（Black Rock City）排名美国最富有，平均个人收入超过 $123,000。这一数据来自最新的黑色岩石城人口普查，该项目自 2014 年起每年开展，旨在深入了解谁在参加火人节、他们为何前往以及他们在“默认世界”（default world）中的生活状态。
新罕布什尔州 朴茨茅斯：市议员凯特·库克（Kate Cook）提出成立一个遗产委员会的可能性，以保护市历史街区之外的历史建筑免于被拆除。库克指出，在过去一年中，“居民们针对即将消失的遗产房产提出了一些非常重要的问题”。
新泽西州 纽瓦克：新泽西州交通局（NJ Transit）董事会批准了一项 $3.5 十亿预算，用于支付不断上涨的劳动力成本以及港务局通行费的剧增。新泽西州交通局还需要弥补今夏将球迷运送到大都会体育场（MetLife Stadium）参加八场世界杯比赛所留下的收入缺口。
新墨西哥州 联合县：新墨西哥州一名被发现悬挂在电线杆上的熊在尝试下来时被电击身亡。
纽约州 纽约市：一名法官驳回了 Zelle 撤销纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯（Letitia James）起诉的申请。詹姆斯表示，该电子支付平台拒绝采用关键的安全功能，导致诈骗者从消费者那里窃取了超过 $1 十亿。
北卡罗来纳州 坎伯兰县：在委员会议通过协议后，坎伯兰县将启动一项水上中心可行性研究，预计成本将超过 $430,000。
北达科他州 法戈：据 KVRR 报道，“法戈公共图书馆之友”发起了一项 $100,000 的筹款活动，以资助詹姆斯·卡尔森博士图书馆（Dr. James Carlson Library）的翻修。
俄亥俄州 斯普林菲尔德：经过为期一年的竞争过程，美国航空航天公司 Electra 在 140 多个潜在地点中选择了俄亥俄州斯普林菲尔德作为其下一个飞机生产设施的选址。建设预计将于明年开始。
俄克拉荷马州 霍查敦：俄克拉荷马州最著名的旅游城镇之一霍查敦（Hochatown）正起诉 Airbnb，指控这家房屋共享公司错误地将税收收入发送至邻城布罗肯鲍（Broken Bow）。
俄勒冈州 塞勒姆：根据俄勒冈州惩教局的一项审计，多年来未处理的维护积压、人员短缺以及过时的 IT 系统，正在削弱改革和改善俄勒冈州监狱的努力。
宾夕法尼亚州 伊利：伊利市政厅现在成为了联邦认可的历史建筑。市政府总部已被列入《国家历史名录》，这是美国针对被认为具有历史意义且值得保护的建筑和地点的最高等级认定。
罗德岛州 普罗维登斯：单户住宅的中位价再次上涨，在 6 月达到了 $550,000，同时销售数量也有所增加。这创下了中位价的历史新高。
南卡罗来纳州 格林维尔：太阳能技术制造商 Fortified Solar 正在通过在格林维尔县建立新设施，扩大其在 Upstate 地区的业务规模。根据州长亨利·麦克马斯特 (Henry McMaster) 办公室发布的新闻声明，该公司的 $22.75 million 投资将为该地区带来 150 多个新工作岗位。
南达科他州 休伦：据 Searchlight 报道，在一场龙卷风席卷南达科他州休伦后，南达科他州博览会工作人员、州监狱囚犯和志愿者花了 2 周时间清理碎片并修复损坏。该新闻机构称，尽管博览会场地遭受了广泛破坏，但没有人员受伤，目前场地状况良好，且 9 月 2-7, 举行的博览会没有任何活动被取消。
德克萨斯州 阿比林：在整个“孤星之州”全力建设 AI 数据中心的强度增加 18 个月后，德克萨斯州立技术学院已开始提供相关课程，旨在培训维护这些设施的工人。第一批 13 人已于 6 月在阿比林校区毕业。目前，第二批学员正在组建中，将于 9 月开始培训。
犹他州 盐湖城：据 KSL 报道，州长斯宾塞·考克斯 (Spencer Cox) 宣布，作为加强该州食品供应更大计划的一部分，犹他州今年将向当地农民发放超过 $9 million 的赠款。
佛蒙特州 哈德威克：哈德威克泛滥平原管理员克里斯汀·利希 (Kristen Leahy) 被命名为 2026 年国家奖项的获得者，该奖项旨在认可在洪水灾害管理方面的当地领导力。
弗吉尼亚州 彼得斯堡：市议会宣布计划向彼得斯堡市公立学校提供 $1 million，以允许该系统从本学年开始将教师的起薪提高约 $4,000。然而，这次全票通过的投票带有一个备注。第 4 区议员查理·库斯伯特 (Charlie Cuthbert) 表示他支持该措施，但质疑议会在没有公众参与的情况下为何拨出如此大的一笔款项。
华盛顿州 伯明顿：在昆西广场 (Quincy Square) 入口处可见的众多公共艺术展示作品之一——《Weaving Notes》，已被提名参加国际 CODA 奖。这座由迈克尔·斯图茨 (Michael Stutz) 创作的青铜与钢材编织雕塑有机会获得“大众选择奖”，此外还有 12 个由评审团评选的奖项类别。
西弗吉尼亚州 克拉克斯堡：据 WV News 报道，市议会批准了一项 $1.25 million 的和解协议，以解决消防员提起的一系列诉讼。这些消防员声称，由于工资计算错误，他们的工资和加班费被低估。
威斯康星州 麦迪逊：麦迪逊公共市场已正式开业。据 Cap Times 报道，这个新市场经过 19 年多的讨论，在几年前几乎就要成为现实，但由于 COVID-19 疫情以及一系列资金缺口而多次推迟。
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[[IMG_XXXX]] Renee Richards 在 2015. 年于纽约州卡梅尔家中前廊拍摄的肖像照。在放下网球拍 30 多年后，Renee Richards 当时告诉路透社，她仍然惊讶于自己在以男性身份生活了 34 年后，竟有勇气加入女子职业网球巡回赛。MIKE SEGAR/路透社
心路转变
关于跨性别运动员参与体育运动的争论在上周传到了网球界，当时女子网球协会 (WTA) 修改了其参赛资格政策，要求所有球员进行遗传性别检测。但在职业网球历史上，公开的跨性别球员仅有一位：Renée Richards。
当 Richards 成功起诉并获得在 1977 年美国公开赛中作为女性参赛的权利时，她成为了美国第一位公开身份的跨性别职业运动员。Richards 进行了五年的职业网球比赛，随后回到了她的眼科诊所执业，直到几年前退休。
然而，随着关于跨性别运动员权利的斗争占据政治和文化焦点，Richards 的故事却经常被遗忘，即将出版的传记《寻找 Renée Richards：网球跨性别先驱的开创性故事》的作者 Julie Kliegman 说道。
“她大多时候在旁观，这非常有趣，因为她拥有一个基本上没有其他人具备的经历，”Kliegman 说，“她的部分想法是希望保持这样，但我也认为这可能会有些令人沮丧，因为她拥有如此丰富的知识和经验，但在这些对话中却并不总被纳入，甚至就她的遗产而言，也常被遗忘。”
Renée Richards 的道路从诉讼走向接纳
现年 91, 岁的 Richards 在 1975 年进行了性别重塑手术。在她公开身份后，WTA、美国网球协会和美国公开赛委员会开始要求女性参赛者通过一种名为巴氏小体 (Barr body) 检查的染色体测试来验证其性别。Richards 在 1976 年美国公开赛前拒绝接受该测试，被禁止参赛并随后提起诉讼。
一名联邦法官授予了 Richards 禁令，允许她参加 1977 年美国公开赛。Richards 在单打抽签的第一轮中被淘汰，但与搭档 Betty Ann Stuart 一起闯入了双打决赛。这成为了她职业生涯的最高成就，其单打巡回赛排名最高曾达到第 20 位。
“她很出色，但她并不是那种能经常击败 Chrissy Evert、Billie Jean King 和 Martina (Navratilova) 的统治级力量，”Kliegman 说，“我的意思是，她在那时只是巡回赛中的一名球员。”
Kliegman 表示，在裁决之后，King 的领导力帮助 Richards 在网球界获得了认可。虽然当时存在一些抵制行为——少数球员穿着 T 恤抗议她的加入，且 Richards 的一名对手被其教练强行拉离比赛——但巡回赛中的大多数球员对 Richards 并没有异议。
“在赢得诉讼后，她在巡回赛中被接纳的情况最终相当广泛且没有争议，”Kliegman 说，“我认为目前主导关于跨性别运动员参赛资格讨论的那些心怀不轨者，可能并不想承认曾经有过一个相对没有争议的时期。”
Kliegman 的书将于 8 月 18, 日出版，书中探讨了
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在各州禁止跨性别者参加体育比赛之际，一部传记探索了网球运动员 Renée Richards 的生活与职业生涯，她是美国第一位公开身份的跨性别职业运动员。Richards 成功起诉并获准在 1977 年美国公开赛中作为女性参赛。资料由 JULIE KLIEGMAN 提供。
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Dominique Malonga 为 Team Coop 担任中锋，在 7 月 25 日的比赛中成为 WNBA 历史上第九位在比赛中完成扣篮的球员，也是在联合中心举行的 WNBA 全明星赛中完成此举的第五位球员。 全明星赛，3C KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/
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第一部分我想告诉你，既然 勒布朗·詹姆斯 决定加盟 费城 76 人队，那么现在是他交付结果的时候了。 第二部分我想承认，我们对他持有的是一个不合理的标准。 在 詹姆斯 于 7 月 24 日震惊 NBA 世界并宣布他将加盟第四支不同球队后的瞬间，浏览社交媒体可以看到，主流观点认为，如果无法在 费城 赢得冠军，将毁掉 詹姆斯的 传奇地位。虽然 詹姆斯的加入确实让 76 人成为了一支超级球队，但我们需要一些务实态度。 这已经不再是一名处于巅峰期的球员；这是一名在常规赛开始 7 周后将年满 42 岁的球员。这不再是一名顶薪球员，而是一名将通过老将最低薪例外条款签署一份为期 2 年、价值 $8 million 合同的球员。这不再是那个在 2012 年东部会议决赛第 6 场，在球队面临被淘汰时于波士顿 TD 花园球场砍下 45 分并让全场安静的“布朗”。这是一名不顾年龄限制，依然保持竞争力且高效的资深球员。 我们对他 40 岁出头时能达到什么样的预期，应该相应地反映出这些事实，因为 勒布朗·詹姆斯 在职业生涯的这个阶段，不再是第一或第二选择。他是一名互补型球员。 他是一个在许多方面都能做得很好的人，最重要的是球权创造和
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纽约州库珀斯敦 —— 这三人分别来自库拉索、波多黎各和加利福尼亚。他们曾担任中外野手和二垒手。他们曾效力于 18 支不同的球队，其中两人曾在洛杉矶道奇队共事。现在，他们聚集在一起：Andruw Jones、Carlos Beltrán 和 Jeff Kent，他们在 7 月 26 日被载入棒球名人堂，获得了永恒。大多数人已经抵达库珀斯敦，而 Wade Boggs 在周四下午抢走了风头，他在 Otesaga 酒店单膝下跪，在结婚 50 年后正式向 Debbie Boggs 求婚。事实证明，Wade Boggs 在 50 年前从未正式向 Debbie 求婚，只是简单地请求她父亲的允许与她结婚。这一次，他正式询问了 Debbie，Eddie Murray 也在场见证。 “我说，‘我愿意’，”她说。虽然周日没有计划的求婚，但舞台已经搭建好。Jones 是首位入选名人堂的库拉索球员，他将成为亚特兰大黄金时代最后一名被载入库珀斯敦的球员，与 Greg Maddux、Tom Glavine、John Smoltz、Chipper Jones 和 Fred McGriff 以及经理 Bobby Cox 和总经理 John Schuerholz 并列。Beltrán 将成为第三位代表大都会队的名人堂成员，加入 Tom Seaver 和 Mike Piazza 的行列。而 Kent 将成为明年夏季的预热，届时旧金山巨人队预计将接管这个小村庄。前巨人队经理 Dusty Baker 和 Bruce Bochy 预计将顺利进入当代名人堂选票，捕手 Buster Posey 应该能轻松在美协棒球作家协会选票中当选。Baker 和他的妻子 Melissa 于周四晚上抵达，庆祝 Kent 的入选。Kent 表示他迫不及待想参加 Baker 的入选仪式，并计划在演讲中对他表示感谢。虽然这名人堂三人组有着一个
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球权分配。 因此，如果 76 队在詹姆斯效力期间未能赢得 NBA 冠军，这不应被视为对他作为一名球员的广泛指责。 “在赛季结束时，我以为我已经结束了，”詹姆斯在周五写道。“我还没准备好宣布这件事，而且我知道我需要一些时间来真正决定，但我很确定我已经打完了最后一场比赛。我在最后一次新闻发布会上说我需要审视自己，并决定是否仍然热爱这项运动时，我是诚实的。” “我依然真正热爱这项运动，而且我还有更多可以贡献的东西。” 与泰瑞斯·马克西、杰伦·布朗和乔尔·恩比德搭档，詹姆斯需要开辟自己的角色，并且可能不得不做出让步。为了让这次合作奏效，他必须牺牲自己的使用率。这对他是全新的体验。 但值得重复强调的是，詹姆斯正在单枪匹马地重写标准
Richards 在性别过渡前后的生活。Richards 为这本书接受了多次采访，但对书的内容没有发言权。 “这本书是关于她的传记。在一定程度上，这同样关乎我作为一个非二元性别者和跨性别者与她的关系，”Kliegman 说道。“而且我认为，它还将这一切与我们目前所处的政治气候联系起来，在这个环境下，跨性别运动员正遭受攻击。”
跨性别禁令与基因检测在体育界蔓延
随着总统 唐纳德·特朗普 和共和党立法者推动限制跨性别者参与美国体育赛事，全球各地的体育组织正在撤回此前包容性的政策。 国际奥林匹克委员会在 3 月宣布，女性运动员将被要求进行 SRY 基因检测，以确定其参加 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会的资格，这重启了一项该委员会在 1999 年因担心准确性和成本而尝试并放弃的政策。WTA 计划使用相同的 SRY 基因检测来筛查网球运动员，尽管批评者举证称此类检测可能会伤害双性人及顺性别女性。 6 月 30 日，美国最高法院裁定，各州可以禁止跨性别女性和女孩参加女性体育队伍的比赛。 本月，WNBA 球员 Sophie Cunningham 在表示她不认为应该允许跨性别者参加女性体育赛事时成为了头条新闻。 或许令人惊讶的是，Richards 也持有同样的观点。 “Renée 自从退役后态度发生了 180 度转变，”Kliegman 说道。“她不再认为跨性别女性和女孩在大多数情况下应该与顺性别运动员一起参加女性和女孩的体育赛事。她所保留的例外情况是，那些可以说还没有经历男性青春期的女孩。”
独特技能组合：Jones 在中外野赢得了 10 次金手套奖，Kent 是历史上本垒打数最多的二垒手（377 个），而 Beltrán 是职业生涯中唯一一个击出 400 个本垒打并盗取 300 个垒包的开关击球手；而其中一个人完成了一项在棒球名人堂历史上从未有人实现过的壮举。 Kent 在 2012 年出现在热门电视节目《幸存者》（Survivor）中，共出现了 22 天。该节目已播出 50 季，将一群人安置在孤立的地点，让他们自行提供食物、火源和住所。在 Kent 参加的那一季中，他身在菲律宾。 “我从一开始就是该节目的粉丝，”Kent 说道，“因为这有点像食物链顶端的人赢走比赛。你基本上赤身裸体且恐惧地困在一座岛上。” 是的，Kent 记得人们开的玩笑，说他总是处于自己的“孤岛”之中，但由于他从小热爱越野摩托车，他热爱冒险，并为被称作“胆大妄为者”而感到自豪。 “我想上这个节目，”Kent 说道。“当我听说有人在寻找潜在的运动员时，我拍了一段视频发给他们，他们很喜欢我的视频。我像其他人一样经历了整个选拔过程才上节目。…… “字面上可以说，我不介意独自一人并尝试寻找生存之法。我想这是一种我通过体育、通过生活而形成的内在特质，即奋斗、在艰苦环境中生存并依然能做好自己所做之事的韧性。至于在岛上，就是通过在挑战中击败所有人，然后通过相互出局，使自己不被投票出局。”
勒布朗 詹姆斯在 5 月 9 日对阵雷霆队的一场季后赛前进行热身，他即将代表他的第四支球队——费城 76 人队，参加他的第 24 个 NBA 赛季。JAYNE KAMIN-ONCEA/IMAGN IMAGES VIA IMAGN IMAGES REUTERS CONNECT
肯特获得了第10名，他不是最后的幸存者，也没有赢得 $1 奖金，但依然度过了人生中最难忘的一段时光。 “让我告诉你，那个节目没有任何造假，”他说，“角落里没有士力架。你没法作弊。没有厕所，也没有卫生纸。我的意思是，你要么在水里排便，要么在森林里排便，然后用叶子擦屁股，或者干脆不擦。当你躺在一个人身边，而那个人因为整天被打湿而散发出臭味时，一切都让人觉得有点恶心。” “但对我来说，真正挣扎的是社交游戏。” 在整个棒球职业生涯中，肯特从未属于那种温情脉脉的类型，2002 年在一次对阵圣地亚哥教子队的比赛中，他甚至在板凳上与队友巴里·邦兹发生过争执，所以他不会仅仅因为上了电视就突然改变性格。 “我只是想知道自己是否能在岛上生存并承受身体上的痛苦，”肯特说，“但当我到达那里时，我不知道社交挑战会有多大。那是一个巨大的社交挑战，对我来说很痛苦，因为你得整天撒谎。我对人们撒谎，说我比实际年龄年轻 10 岁，说我只有两个孩子而不是四个。我告诉他们，我在我父亲开的一家摩托车经销店里当摩托车销售员。试图记住所有这些谎言简直让人崩溃。” 在现实生活中，肯特在 2002 年春季训练期间弄断手腕时也被抓到撒谎，他当时说自己是在洗车时从卡车顶上掉下来的。 结果证明，他是在街头骑摩托车翘头时摔下来的。
对于他这个年龄的人来说的生产。 让我们回顾一下，另一个传奇偶像迈克尔·乔丹在职业生涯暮年加盟新球队的时间。 在离开 NBA 三个赛季后——这是他三次职业生涯退役中的第二次——乔丹在 2001 年加盟了华盛顿奇才队，并在那里效力了两个赛季。在乔丹效力期间，华盛顿取得了两个 37-45 的赛季记录。乔丹在奇才队首秀时 38 岁，比勒布朗开始在 76 人队效力时的年龄年轻近四岁。 乔丹在华盛顿确实获得了两次全明星荣誉，并且他提升了一支在他到来前一个赛季仅赢了 19 场比赛的球队。 然而，即便有乔丹，奇才队也没能进入季后赛。诚然，那些华盛顿球队的才华远不及勒布朗在 费城 的阵容，但乔丹在华盛顿缺乏季后赛成功记录这一点，并未损害他的传奇地位。 无论出于什么原因，勒布朗往往被更苛刻地评判。这在很大程度上是因为我们设置了不可能实现的限制。
理查兹拒绝了 今日美国 的采访请求。 在理查兹退役后，她指导纳夫拉蒂洛娃在 1982 年和 1983 年两次获得温布尔登冠军。纳夫拉蒂洛娃现在激烈地主张将跨性别者排除在体育运动之外。 根据 Kliegman 的说法，理查兹和纳夫拉蒂洛娃 保持着 持续的 友谊，尽管“马蒂娜在谈论生物男性和在体育赛事中作弊的人时，使用了勒妮不会使用的语言”。 自从理查兹之后，职业网球赛中再也没有出现过公开的跨性别球员。 但这一事实并未阻止 WTA 重新启用类似于理查兹几十年前所反对的那种检测。 “这无疑与 50 年前发生的一切相呼应，想想起来挺疯狂的，”Kliegman 说。 “勒妮是一个复杂的人物，对这些主题有着细致的看法，我认为如果我们能记住她的故事，对我们所有人都会更好。”
杰夫·肯特 在 2000 年击败 队友 巴里·邦兹 赢得了 国联 (NL) 最有价值球员 (MVP) 奖项。
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来自亚利桑那州斯科茨代尔。现在，将近四分之一个世纪后，也许是第一次，肯特展现出了在他整个棒球生涯中一直隐藏的感性和情感一面。当他得知自己被选入时，他哭了。在与记者的新闻发布会上，他哭了。周四晚上，当名人堂成员雷吉·杰克逊在奥特萨加酒店的大堂走向他，搂住他的肩膀并欢迎他加入名人堂大家庭时，他甚至哽咽了；他难以置信，在选票名单上的 10 年里，由于未能获得棒球作家超过 46.5% 的投票，他花了这么长时间才被选入。他是今年唯一由当代棒球时代委员会选出的球员，在 16 张选票中获得了 14 张；而拥有历史最高本垒打记录的邦兹则获得了不到 5 票，且在六年内没有资格再次出现。“我给自己画了一幅我已经接受的图景，那就是这件事可能根本不会发生，”肯特说。“我对此没意见。你知道，这反正也不会让我的生活变得更好多少，所以我就这样接受吧。”事实证明他在欺骗自己，因为一旦接到电话，他就号啕大哭，之后一直没有停止。“这在情感上的冲击比我想象的要大得多，”他说。“说到这件事我还是会掉眼泪，我一直在试图弄清楚原因。是因为这项运动吗？是因为我终于进去了吗？是因为我之前不在其中而现在进去了吗？‘为什么我的情感如此深切地与此绑定？我不知道原因。’” 那么，他在周日发表演讲时可能会找到答案。他计划谈谈他的初恋其实是越野摩托车赛车，为什么他仍然保留着那辆 1986 年的皮卡车（他曾将其重建了六次），影响他职业生涯的人，以及与这个星球上最伟大的棒球运动员为伍究竟意味着什么。“在我的私人生活中，大家庭、朋友、教会朋友，他们知道我是一名棒球运动员，”肯特说。“他们在电视上看我。他们可能会去看一两场比赛，但他们中没有人真正深入参与过棒球活动。而这是最重大的棒球活动。我可能会掉一两滴眼泪。这将会很艰难。”但担心吗？不。毕竟，他是一个幸存者。
在讨论遗产时，[此处缺失内容] 他的地位以及他人的地位。我们倾向于喜欢简洁、传统的叙事：整个职业生涯只效力于一支球队的球员，角色定义明确的球员，为了球队利益而降低薪水的球员。
勒布朗可能会成为 NBA 历史上首位在四支不同球队赢得总冠军的球员。这将再次清晰地证明他的长久生命力、卓越能力和适应能力。
勒布朗牺牲了更整洁的遗产匹配（骑士队和热火队），并通过加入一支新球队承担了更大的风险。最终，这些特质——牺牲、努力和对卓越的追求——正是我们在体育运动中热爱庆祝的东西。那么，勒布朗在 41 岁时追求这一切，为什么会有所不同？
“这是我最后一次决定，”他说。“我不是为了钱，也不是为了家庭。在目前的这个阶段，我真正地是为了什么而打球？
“我仍然想要牺牲。我仍然想要工作。我仍然想要磨砺。我仍然想要竞争，想要获胜，并有机会再次体验赢得总冠军的感觉。”
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WNBA 全明星赛赢家与输家 多米尼克·马隆加的扣篮抢尽风头
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芝加哥 —— WNBA 全明星赛没有让人失望。 7 月 25 日，在联合中心的 19,783 名观众（打破纪录的人数）面前，Spoon 队以 129-122 击败了 Coop 队，比赛中出现了大量得分、无数亮点以及纯粹的乐趣。 “这些球迷花了很多钱进场，我们不能只是在场上走走，”印第安纳狂热队后卫凯特琳·克拉克说道。“我们不需要 100% 地全力拼抢，但让我们加快节奏，为他们带来一些乐趣。” 洛杉矶火花队前锋 Nneka Ogwumike 创下了纪录，而西雅图风暴队中锋 Dominique Malonga 完成了扣篮。 两人均被列入我们的赢家名单。 WNBA 总裁 Cathy Engelbert 在被介绍出来颁发赛后奖杯时遭到了嘘声，她属于输家之列。 以下是《今日美国》体育版评选的 WNBA 全明星赛赢家与输家：
风暴队中锋 Dominique Malonga
WNBA 总裁 Cathy Engelbert
赢家 火花队前锋 Nneka Ogwumike
Ogwumike 收集荣誉就像在收集无限宝石一样。凭借职业生涯第 11 次入选，Ogwumike 与 Diana Taurasi 并列为 WNBA 历史上全明星参赛次数第二多的球员。并且在 7 月 25 日，她凭借 11 分和 9 个篮板，成为了 WNBA 全明星赛历史得分王。 Ogwumike 目前拥有 127 分，超过了 Maya Moore 的 119 分全明星生涯总得分。Moore 在明尼苏达山林队的八个赛季中参加了 6 场全明星赛，场均得分为 19.8 分。 “能与这里显然是超级巨星的球员们同场竞技，是一件荣幸，”Ogwumike 说道。
Malonga 在周五于奥巴马总统中心举行的全明星训练赛后告诉记者，她的风暴队队友 Flau’jae Johnson 说，如果她在周六的比赛中没有扣篮，就再也不理她了。 来自法国的 6 英尺 6 英寸中锋 Malonga 没有让人失望，她在上半场还剩 6:24 时完成了一次扣篮。 现年 20 岁的 Malonga 现在成为了一个精英群体的一员。以下是在 WNBA 全明星赛中完成扣篮的所有球员： h Lisa Leslie (2005)。 h Sylvia Fowles (2009, 2022)。 h Jonquel Jones (2017)。 h Brittney Griner (2019 年两次扣篮，成为 WNBA 史上首次单场多次扣篮表现)
芝加哥 —— 在 19 秒的时间里，联合中心地下临时新闻发布室陷入了沉默，期间只有快门按动声和琼奎尔·琼斯的抽泣声。这位纽约自由队的资深前锋用手遮住了眼睛，将闪闪发光的奖杯和一群记者挡在视线之外。
“我其实没法真正享受这个周末，”琼斯在流泪前说道，“对不起。”
琼斯刚刚被评为 2026 年全明星赛MVP。在 7 月 25 日，她带领勺子队（Team Spoon）以 129-122 击败了库普队（Team Coop），个人贡献 22 分和 13 个篮板。在她出场的 22 分钟里，她距离拿到三双仅差两个助攻。
她的赛后发布会原本应该是一场欢快且具有庆祝意味的胜利巡演。
然而，这反而提醒人们，琼斯在成为联盟首位同时赢得常规赛MVP、总裁杯MVP、总决赛MVP和全明星赛MVP的球员之路上，表现得多么安静且坚韧。
在WNBA总裁凯茜·恩格尔伯特向琼斯颁发最新奖杯后不久，这位身高 6 英尺 6 英寸的中锋接过麦克风，告诉这场联盟历史上规模最大的全明星观众，由于她的姨妈玛丽琳·诺尔斯（Marilyn Knowles）去世，她是在承受着新鲜的悲痛而比赛的。
“我的姨妈对我意义重大；她是我们家庭的大家长之一，”琼斯说，“很多很棒的家庭聚会都在我们家举行。我最美好的回忆就是她在厨房为我们做美味的食物。她用这种方式表达爱。”
[[IMG_XXXX]] 自由队中锋琼奎尔·琼斯
琼斯现在已经在WNBA的所有可能级别上赢得了MVP奖项：常规赛、总裁杯、WNBA总决赛以及全明星赛。这种级别的产出是前所未有的，也是琼斯不懈追求卓越的真实证明。她最新的成就——全明星MVP奖杯，可能是她会铭记良久的一次。琼斯是在心情沉重的情况下夺得该奖的，为了参加比赛，她缺席了一位家人的追思会。琼斯将这场比赛献给了她的姨妈。
但这并不是压在琼斯心上的唯一负担。
是什么让琼奎尔·琼斯流泪？
在经历了大约一个月左右的动荡之后，全明星赛及其周边活动在几乎没有争议的情况下顺利进行。恩格尔伯特在她的联盟现状新闻发布会上没有犯任何严重的错误，全明星赛的观众人数创下历史新高，比赛在部分时段竞争激烈，球员们还与前总统巴拉克·奥巴马共度时光。全明星周末感觉像是该联盟在第 30 个赛季的一次真正的庆祝。在经历了充满争议且漫长的集体谈判协议谈判，以及本赛季联盟面临的各种事件所引发的喧嚣之后，全明星周末是一次胜利。
失败者 芝加哥天空队
芝加哥在五个赛季中第二次举办WNBA全明星赛，但来自主办城市球队——天空队的球员在名单中人数为零。前天空队前锋安洁·里斯（Angel Reese）——现效力于亚特兰大梦想队——在 9 分钟内贡献了 5 个篮板和 4 次助攻，得到了球迷的热烈欢迎。
比赛中还出现了一些其他的前天空队球员，包括卡莉亚·考珀（Kahleah Copper）、玛丽娜·马布雷（Marina Mabrey）和盖比·威廉姆斯（Gabby Williams）。
天空队本赛季 9-18，而全明星赛只是再次提醒人们，该组织已经堕落到了什么程度。
当颁发全明星MVP奖杯时，恩格尔伯特面对的是联合中心打破纪录的观众席传来的阵阵嘘声。
恩格尔伯特因联盟处理网络霸凌、裁判问题以及球员关系而受到球员和球迷的批评。恩格尔伯特在她的年度全明星赛新闻发布会上并没有为自己赢得好感，在那里她……
[[IMG_XXXX]] 勺子队的琼奎尔·琼斯在AT&T WNBA全明星赛后获得MVP奖项，在庆祝。GEOFF STELLFOX/GETTY IMAGES
全明星赛历史；2023 年三个扣篮。 h 多米尼克·马龙加 (2026)。
赛后，人们向 Jones 提出的第一个问题之一，涉及她在周四参加 StudBudz 热门 72 小时直播节目时的表现。在直播中，听到她告诉 Lynx 队后卫 Courtney Williams，她认为明尼苏达 Lynx 队比 Liberty 队更值得赢得 2024 年 WNBA 冠军。
[[IMG_XXXX]] Team Spoon 的 A’ja Wilson 在 7 月 25 日于联合中心举行的 WNBA 全明星赛中，在对抗 Team Coop 时庆祝。GEOFF STELLFOX/GETTY IMAGES
随着这段剪辑的传播，粉丝对 Jones 的抵制也随之增加。 Jones 强调，由于她和 Williams 是密友，所以她放松了警惕。她澄清自己的观点是，有时即便你在纸面上拥有最强的球队，赛季结束时仍可能未能夺冠。她补充说，2019 赛季在她效力于康涅狄格 Sun 队时也发生了类似情况，当时他们在总决赛中输给了华盛顿 Mystics 队。 “我觉得我的话被误解了，对此我也承担责任，”Jones 说。“这对我来说绝对是个沉重的打击。我不希望人们觉得除了为我们的球队全力以赴之外，我还做了其他任何事情，所以我想道歉。”
帮助 Jones 成为 MVP 的教练
Jones 愿意为了全明星赛而缺席她姑姑的追思会，因为她已经征求了家人的同意，并且她在这样一个事实中找到了慰藉：她将能够参加散播姑姑骨灰的仪式，该活动定在另一天举行。 如果你没有足够关注场上的行动，你很容易几乎错过 Jones 悄悄刷出的惊人数据线。 对于 Jones 来说，在困难环境下坚持比赛并非新鲜事。 “这成了我逃避生活中无论发生什么的途径，”她说。“每当情况变得艰难时，这一直是我寻求慰藉的地方。” 在这位巴哈马原住民离开她的岛屿去乔治·华盛顿
回避了关于她工作稳定性以及联盟透明度的问题。
Angel Reese, Aliyah Boston 粉丝
亚特兰大 Dream 队前锋 Angel Reese 和印第安那 Fever 队中锋 Aliyah Boston 的粉丝们可能希望看到更多他们心爱球员的表现。在第二轮粉丝投票后，Boston 位居联盟之首，获得了 683,996 票。然而，她在 Team Spoon 的出场时间仅为 5 分钟。Reese 则因为备受欢迎（她的芭比娃娃在 Target 商店已经售罄），获得了 9 分钟的场上时间。两人均未得分。 疲劳或预防措施可能在其中起到了作用。WNBA 全明星赛的庆祝活动对于球员来说并不是什么休息，他们在周末期间被赞助商和其他组织的场外义务所淹没。随后，他们又要回到
常规赛的苦战中。例如，Boston 和 Fever 队将于 7 月 28 日周二再次对阵西雅图 Storm 队。
Tyla 的中场表演
在 Tyla 的中场表演开始前，氛围非常高涨。她从联合中心的其中一个通道走出，走下台阶，为观众吟唱。随后她立即进入了她的国际热门单曲《Water》的表演。在最初的两分钟里，表演非常出色。 但之后情况迅速下滑。视觉效果很好，但随后的选曲似乎与体育馆和氛围不太契合。很难准确指出问题所在，但感觉歌曲过于宽松的性质降低了整体能量。
在大学期间，她需要马里兰州里弗代尔浸信会学校（Riverdale Baptist School）的戴安·理查森（Diane Richardson）的帮助。理查森目前是天普大学（Temple）的篮球教练，在琼斯寻求作为一名学生运动员进入美国时，她正在里弗代尔执教。
在周六那个对琼斯而言已经充满感性的时刻中，理查森的出现更是锦上添花，她现场见证了琼斯之夜的展开。
“在我上台之前，她就在后面和我一起哭，”琼斯在提到理查森时说。“当我从巴哈马搬来的时候，我还是个没人认识的小孩，在篮球界根本没名气。而她决定相信自己的直觉……接下来的故事大家都知道了。我也因此得到了一个像母亲一样的人。”
除了一系列多样化的 MVP 奖项外，琼斯此前还获得过年度进步最快球员和年度第六人奖。
她也是在 WNBA 全明星赛中完成扣篮的 9 名球员之一，由于多米尼克·马隆加（Dominique Malonga）的加入，这个群体在周六变得更大了。
当琼斯思考自己为了达到 WNBA 球员的如此卓越水平而始终坚持什么时，她回想起了她的童年。
“这就是我小时候梦想的一切，”琼斯说。“在我 5 岁的时候，我就告诉我的父母，我要成为一名职业运动员。”
“计划从未改变。即使在情况看起来模糊不清的时候，即使在我不知道如何实现目标，并在巴哈马与随机的教练们通电话，希望有人能给我一个机会的时候。”
“但当我审视这一切时，我正在实现我曾拥有过的每一个梦想。”
WNBA 总裁凯西·恩格尔巴特（Cathy Engelbert）在联合中心（United Center）的全明星赛后听到了嘘声。
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诺里斯赢得匈牙利大奖赛，迈凯伦在 26 年首次获胜
Alan Baldwin
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匈牙利，布达佩斯 —— 一级方程式赛车冠军兰多·诺里斯在 7 月 25 日赢得了匈牙利大奖赛，为迈凯伦队带来了本赛季的第 1 次胜利，而梅赛德斯的基米·安东内利将总积分领先优势扩大到了 50 分。
红牛车队的马克斯·维斯塔潘获得亚军，安东内利排名第三。在此之前，奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里在匈牙利赛道距离结束还剩 14 圈时因机械故障停车，使得迈凯伦队原本可能的 1-2 完赛局面化为泡影。
法拉利的刘易斯·汉密尔顿是安东内利最接近的冠军竞争对手，他在赛道上获得第四名，但由于在维修区超速被处以赛后 5 秒的处罚，排名掉到了队友查尔斯·列克莱尔之后的第五名。
“我今天的配速可能是我有史以来最好的配速之一，”诺里斯说。“这辆车开起来感觉非常完美，我信心十足，所以这是一场伟大的比赛。”
“我很高兴能回归并再次看到 1 号。”
梅赛德斯的乔治·拉塞尔在经历了一次导致他掉到第 19 位的糟糕起跑后获得第七名，他依然在总积分榜上排名第三，但落后于他 19 岁的意大利队友 59 分。
这次从杆位出发的胜利是诺里斯的第 12 次获胜，也是他在匈牙利连续第二次获胜。但如果考虑到这位澳大利亚人在起跑格第 3 位出发并在首圈夺得领先，今天本可以是皮亚斯特里的日子。
随后，他的机会遭遇了实实在在的打击——与后排车手卡洛斯·赛恩斯驾驶的威廉姆斯赛车发生碰撞，导致他被延误，从而让在第二次更换轮胎前坚持更久的诺里斯在进站后反超。
皮亚斯特里的退赛触发了虚拟安全车，诺里斯和法拉利车手进站，而维斯塔潘和安东内利则选择了留在场上。
“我没预料到今天能登上领奖台。但我们为此付出了艰苦的努力，”维斯塔潘说。他在第一次进站后输给了汉密尔顿，但随后夺回了位置。
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贾伦·布伦森（Jalen Brunson）及其队友在 2026年 季后赛中势不可挡，凭借 13场 连续胜利挺进 NBA 总决赛，在过程中淘汰了老鹰队，横扫了 76人队和骑士队，并对马刺队建立了 2-0 的领先优势。随后，尼克斯队击败了维克托·文班亚马（Victor Wembanyama）和圣安东尼奥队，捧起了拉里·奥布莱恩冠军奖杯。
《花园荣耀：纽约尼克斯与历经五十年的 NBA 冠军之路》（Garden Glory: The New York Knicks and the NBA Championship Five Decades in the Making）是一本 160页 的精装书，涵盖了整个赛季，从 53胜 的常规赛直到与圣安东尼奥队的总决赛决战。所有的照片、故事和那些让冠军变为现实的瞬间均收录在内。
麦克拉伦车手兰多·诺里斯（Lando Norris）在 7月26日 于布达佩斯附近的莫吉罗德（Mogyorod）匈牙利赛道赢得一级方程式赛车匈牙利大奖赛后做出手势。
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在一圈之后通过大胆的超越反超。 “我看到了机会。那是我的唯一机会。我直接尝试了。我们的刹车性能很好，这帮了很大忙，但一切都在掌控之中，”这位四届世界冠军说道。 安东内利（Antonelli）在因三位格位处罚后从第七位起跑，但他在这一天的损害控制表现比预期要好。 “超越真的很难，所以我们必须在策略上做文章，”这位意大利人说。“起初我们尝试一次停站，但随后他们告诉我轮胎已经接近极限，所以我们停站了。” “在虚拟安全车出现时，两辆法拉利进站了。我知道这会非常困难，因为我使用的是硬胎，而他们使用的是软胎，但幸运的是我们能把他们挡在身后。”
MLB 交易评级 国家队在 Early-Mead 交易后评级上升
Early
Kristie Ackert
波士顿红袜队将左投手康尼利·厄利（Connelly Early）交易至华盛顿国家队，以换取内野手柯蒂斯·米德（Curtis Mead），这是两支同样具有季后赛抱负的球队之间一次罕见的球员互换。 国家队和红袜队于 7月25日 早晨宣布了这次交易。 乍一看，波士顿似乎吃亏了。一名 24岁 的先发投手，还有五年的控制权，被用来交换一名 25岁 的击球手（后者正处于职业生涯第一个好赛季），表面上看非常不对等。 实际上，这是一次低成本球员的交换，双方都处于俱乐部控制之下，且每支球队都得到了其内部无法找到的资源。波士顿急需打击力，而华盛顿需要投手。 在 8月3日 MLB 交易截止日之前九天，以下是双方的表现评级。
红袜队：B-
进入比赛阶段，波士顿战绩为 53胜-50负，持有美国联盟第二张外卡。他们是用半数阵容打到这里的。 罗曼·安东尼（Roman Anthony）自 5月4日 以来就没参加过比赛。他右手中环指的韧带和肌腱撕裂，直到两天前，他还没有挥过一次棒。特雷弗·斯托里（Trevor Story）、马塞洛·梅耶（Marcelo Mayer）和特里斯坦·卡萨斯（Triston Casas）也在伤病名单中。红袜队在全大联盟中本垒打数排名第 28位。首席棒球官克雷格·布雷斯洛（Craig Breslow）表示，截止日期的交易很复杂，因为他不希望通过交易获得一个受伤球员即将回归的岗位。 米德解决了这个问题。他是一名右打者，打击率 .256，上垒率 .351，长打率 .505。上赛季他在白袜队的 41场 比赛中没有击出本垒打。今年他已经击出了 17个。他能担任三垒和一垒，因此波士顿现在可以让他担任指定击球手（DH），之后再调整位置。
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他也不会离开。 米德在 2027 赛季之后才进入仲裁阶段。 如果红袜队想留住他，这并不是一次短期租赁。 这里有一个警示信号：米德的击球速度似乎无法支撑 .505 的长打率。 在今年之前，他在坦帕湾和白袜队的三场赛季中，共 152 场比赛的打击率为 .238。他自三月以来表现出色，但职业生涯中从未达到如此高度。 然而，本赛季他的强击率和桶装球率（barrel percentage）均高于平均水平，且根据 Statcast 的数据，他的预期长打率为 .458，这仍使他在 MLB 击球手中处于前 77% 的水平。
国民队：A- 减
在 6 月 30 日因肘部炎症离开赛场前，Early 在 17 场先发中取得了 7 胜 5 败，防御率（ERA）为 3.44，投球 91 2⁄3 局。 他当时所在的先发轮换中已经缺少了 Garrett Crochet、Ranger Suarez 和 Johan Oviedo。波士顿刚刚交易走了一名他们可能在九月份想要接回的先发投手。 国民队总经理 Paul Toboni 在红袜队工作了十年。他主持了选入 Connelly Early 的选秀。Toboni 正在买入一名肘部有问题的投手，且他脑中拥有波士顿自己的球探档案。 Early 现年 24 岁，除了本赛季外，未来 5 个赛季仍处于受控期，最早也要到 2028-29 休赛期才会进入仲裁阶段。 华盛顿队目前 53 胜 52 败，在国家联盟东区排名第三。 米德价格低廉、产出高效，且受控期直到 2030 年。这次交易并非为了甩掉薪水，也不是在热潮中高价抛售。Toboni 显然想要 Early，并且清楚自己为未来获得了什么。 Keith Meister 医生本月对 Early 的肘部进行了第二次诊断，发现结构上没有问题。他本周回到了投手丘进行轻量训练。
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勒布朗·詹姆斯决定的赢家与输家 76人队在繁忙的休赛期增强进攻火力
勒布朗·詹姆斯
Lorenzo Reyes
虽然花了 24 天时间，但勒布朗·詹姆斯已经做出了决定。 在 6 月下旬告知湖队他将离开该球队后，詹姆斯于 7 月 24 日宣布，他将加盟费城 76 人队，在东部会议组建一支超级球队，詹姆斯旨在赢得他的第五座 NBA 总冠军。 此前，关于詹姆斯将落户何处已有数周的猜测。 詹姆斯在决策过程中十分谨慎并权衡了各种选择，在 76 人队、克利夫兰骑士队、迈阿密热火队、金州勇士队和明尼苏达森林狼队之间做出了抉择。 尽管詹姆斯将在 12 月年满 42 岁，但这仍然是一次巨大的、改变权力格局的举动，将对整个联盟产生深远影响。 以下是勒布朗·詹姆斯决定加盟 76 人队后的赢家与输家。
赢家 Mike Gansey, Bob Myers 以及重组后的 76 人队管理层
请考虑这一点：甚至在不到两个月前，76 人队在被尼克斯队在分区半决赛中毫无悬念地横扫费城后，解雇了前篮球主管 Daryl Morey。此后，Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment 总裁、前勇士队总经理 Bob Myers 聘请了 Mike Gansey 担任篮球运营总裁。 Gansey 所做的一切就是将 Paul George 那份累赘的合同交换成了 Jaylen Brown——一名 29 岁且五次入选全明星的球员，并诱使詹姆斯加盟费城。 Gansey 与詹姆斯及骑士队有着广泛的联系。突然之间，通过 76 人队，他打造了整个篮球界最具威慑力的先发五人群组之一。
Tyrese Maxey
作为同样由 Klutch Sports Group（代表詹姆斯的同一家经纪公司）代理的 76 人队球星，Tyrese Maxey 经历了一个极其出色的休赛期。他不仅在进攻端获得了一个巨大的泄压阀（即 Jaylen Brown），而且现在有了詹姆斯，费城又增加了一名具备组织能力的控球手，以及另一名拥有冠军经验的球员。Maxey 也是参与游说 76 人队招揽……的球员之一。
Mark Giannotto
勒布朗·詹姆斯在最近一次 NBA 自由球员决定中选择了费城 76 人队，这一举动已经在改变整个联盟的格局。这位联盟历史得分王于 7 月 24 日通过社交媒体宣布，他将加盟 76 人队，力求在他辉煌的职业生涯末期再次夺得一座 NBA 总冠军。据 今日美国 体育报道，这是一份为期两年、价值 $8 million 的合同，这使得费城在休赛期拥有了两笔最引人注目的签约。本月早些时候，他们还通过交易得到了前波士顿凯尔特人队的球星杰伦·布朗。
随着詹姆斯和布朗的加入，76 人队在进入 2026-27 赛季之际已成为 NBA 领先的争冠热门，由于这些操作，他们将成为东部会议中最有可能被选中击败卫冕冠军纽约尼克斯队的球队。
以下是在球队获得詹姆斯后，76 人队的阵容和预计首发阵容的详细分析，以及给詹姆斯的休赛期评分，而这位 25 岁的两届全明星球员现在准备进一步爆发。
在过去的两个赛季中，他有时不得不承担巨大的进攻压力，尤其是由于 76 人队遭受了多次伤病困扰。现在，马克西带领 76 人队冲击冠军的压力减轻了很多。
他采取了稳健的步伐，深思熟虑地衡量了各种选择，并按照自己的条件做出了决定。虽然许多人——包括 NBA 总裁亚当·萧华——可能对这 24 天的决策时间线感到不耐烦，但詹姆斯最终决定这对他的家庭和职业生涯是最有利的。
詹姆斯加入的还是一个不需要他成为绝对核心、可以让其担任补充球员的球队。考虑到他的年龄和出勤率的下降，这一点至关重要。76 人队豪华的阵容也意味着詹姆斯在漫长的常规赛磨损期间无需过度透支，从而为季后赛保持状态。
Nick Nurse
队内需要球权的人很多，因此主教练 Nick Nurse 有责任设计一套能发挥每个人优势的体系，而詹姆斯的传球和创造力应该能很好地融入其中。当然，这是一个“幸福的烦恼”。但如果预期未能实现，失望程度将是巨大的；76 人队就像之前的尼克斯队一样，正试图打破长达数十年没有夺冠的局面。费城的冠军荒目前已持续 43 年。现在，结束这一局面就看 Nurse 了。
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输家 斯蒂芬·库里和 金州勇士队
对于勇士队来说，这段时间过得很艰难。他们一直希望增加顶尖的组织能力，以利用斯蒂芬·库里在球队所剩无几的争冠窗口期。可以说，在 NBA 中，没有哪个球员比现在的 38 岁库里更能决定球队是否具有竞争力。
金州勇士在争夺扬尼斯·安特托昆博的竞争中失利，现在又失去了詹姆斯，而詹姆斯长期以来一直是库里以及勇士队老将前锋德雷蒙德·格林的友人和崇拜者。
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带有勒布朗·詹姆斯的 76 人阵容
以下是费城 76 人队在勒布朗·詹姆斯加入名单后，进入 2026-27 NBA 常规赛的预计首发阵容： h G Tyrese Maxey h G V.J. Edgecombe h F Jaylen Brown h F 勒布朗·詹姆斯 h C Joel Embiid
詹姆斯如何融入 76 人队
在 76 人队的预计首发阵容中，詹姆斯的位置安排非常合适，作为一名大前锋，他被 Maxey、Edgecombe、Brown 和 Embiid 所包围。 Maxey 和 Brown 将提供组织和空间能力，不过詹姆斯作为第二持球人，也必须在合适时机提供帮助，就像他之前在洛杉矶湖人队与卢卡·东契奇共事时那样。 考虑到詹姆斯和 Embiid 目前的年龄和耐用性问题，76 人队依赖这两人的做法可能会使其处于弱势，但 Brown 可以承担起像在波士顿凯尔特人队时那样的防守大闸角色；如果这组球员能保持健康，进攻端将有充足的选择。
勒布朗·詹姆斯 (23) 将在 2026-27 赛季与 76 人队中锋 Joel Embiid 组队。JAYNE KAMIN-ONCEA/IMAGN IMAGES VIA REUTERS CONNECT
詹姆斯的加入确实会让这支阵容变得更老，但金州勇士极度缺乏另一个能与库里搭配的组织创造者，而库里是联盟中最勤奋的球员之一。库里在无球状态下不断地移动以尝试创造空间，但同时也被要求通过运球创造机会。 金州勇士现在的希望寄托在库里能维持这种节奏，以及 36, 岁的吉米·巴特勒在 1 月 20 日前十字韧带撕裂后最终能够恢复状态。
迈阿密热火仍需要另一名组织者
当你已经抢到了休赛期最顶级的球员时，这种失望也并不算太严重。而且，扬尼斯·安特托昆博将使迈阿密热火变得比以往任何时候都更好。 但是，如果能将詹姆斯与安特托昆博搭配在一起，将赋予热火队现代世代——如果不是历史最强的话——两名最好的快攻球员。 热火队控卫 Davion Mitchell 最近在希腊与安特托昆博一起训练，Mitchell 确实交出了 4.19 的完美助攻失误比，但迈阿密仍然需要另一个持球点。
詹姆斯签约后的 76 人名单
以下是勒布朗·詹姆斯签约后，费城 76 人队的球员名单： h G Tyrese Maxey h G Labaron Philon h G Anfernee Simons h G Dalen Terry h G Caleb Love h G Rayan Rupert h G Duke Miles^ h F 勒布朗·詹姆斯 h F Jaylen Brown h F Dean Wade h F Dominick Barlow h F Trendon Watford h F Justin Edwards h F Jabari Walker h F Johnni Broome h F MarJon Beauchamp** h F/C Adem Bona h C Joel Embiid h C Ariel Hukporti
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处理者和创造者。而现在，随着市场的基本枯竭，选择变得非常有限。
他们甚至不在争夺詹姆斯的名单之列，但这一决定仍然强化了波士顿在本休赛期的低迷状态。詹姆斯与 76 人签约——至少在篮球层面上——是因为 76 人在阵容中注入了年轻天才。而其中最响亮的名字莫过于杰伦·布朗，费城 (Philadelphia) 在 7 月 1 日的一次交易中从波士顿将其招至麾下。
即使没有詹姆斯，76 人看起来也已经是东部一个真正的竞争者。而现在有了他，76 人已成为赢得东部冠军的最热门候选者之一，仅次于卫冕冠军尼克斯。可以说，如果布朗没有被交易到那里，詹姆斯就不会在费城签约。
更糟糕的是，凯尔特人刚刚在季后赛首轮浪费了一个 3-1 的领先优势。击败波士顿的正是这支 76 人队。而且就目前情况来看，76 人变得更强了，而凯尔特人则在退步。
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76 人休赛期评级
A：将如此多的天赋聚集在一起并不保证一定会成功。上一次 勒布朗 (LeBron) 詹姆斯加入迈阿密热火这种星光熠熠的阵容时，花了一个赛季的时间才搞清楚所有新成员如何磨合。此外，还有关于恩比德的伤病担忧，以及詹姆斯现在已经 41 岁这一现实。但 76 人的这个休赛期怎么能不被视为一次巨大的成功呢。
他们以极低的选秀回报甩掉了保罗·乔治的合同，并得到了布朗，这让他们能够进而吸引詹姆斯。以合理价格签下的自由球员迪恩·韦德和安费尼·西蒙斯也可能被证明是有价值的。从纸面上看，这是 NBA 最佳的首发阵容，麦克斯、埃奇康贝和布朗能够为詹姆斯和恩比德提供他们所需的支撑。如果恩比德能保持健康，76 人将在接下来的赛季末与尼克斯、马刺和雷霆一起处于季后赛的竞争之列。
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俄亥俄州，阿克伦 85/67t 79/63t 纽约州，奥尔巴尼 85/67t 79/64t 阿尔伯克基 101/76t 97/72t 宾州，阿伦敦 83/66t 73/66t 德克萨斯州，阿马里洛 108/73t 105/73s 加利福尼亚州，安纳海姆 89/68pc 89/68pc 阿拉斯加州，安克雷奇 65/54c 66/51c 科罗拉多州，阿斯彭 80/53t 84/54t 新泽西州，大西洋城 80/73t 75/69t 佐治亚州，奥古斯塔 96/72s 99/75pc 德克萨斯州，奥斯汀 98/76s 101/75pc 加利福尼亚州，贝克斯菲尔德 97/69s 99/71s 路易斯安那州，巴吞鲁日 95/78s 97/79s 蒙大拿州，比林格斯 94/67s 99/68pc 阿拉巴马州，伯明翰 95/75t 98/77s 北达科他州，比斯马克 97/66s 100/68t 爱达荷州，博伊西 96/62s 97/64s 纽约州，布法罗 83/67c 75/64t 佛蒙特州，伯灵顿 87/67t 83/66t 爱荷华州，锡达拉皮兹 94/72s 89/66s 南卡罗来纳州，查尔斯顿 91/76t 97/79pc 西弗吉尼亚州，查尔斯顿 85/71t 81/68t 怀俄明州，夏延 87/61t 87/61t
MLS 东部联盟 胜 负 平 分 进球 失球 纳什维尔 12 2 3 39 33 12 迈阿密国际 11 2 4 37 43 30 新英格兰 9 5 2 29 26 19 芝加哥 8 6 2 26 30 22 纽约城市 7 6 4 25 30 23 夏洛特 7 6 4 25 28 25 辛辛那提 6 6 5 23 41 42 纽约红牛 6 7 4 22 26 37 华盛顿特区联 5 5 7 22 24 27 奥兰多城 6 9 2 20 28 44 哥伦布 5 8 4 19 24 26 多伦多 3 7 7 16 23 31 蒙特利尔 4 10 3 15 22 33 费城 3 10 4 13 22 31 亚特兰大 3 11 3 12 17 30
西部联盟 胜 负 平 分 进球 失球 温哥华 10 3 3 33 37 16 洛杉矶 FC 10 5 3 33 34 18 圣何塞 10 4 3 33 35 20 盐湖城皇家 8 6 2 26 28 24 休斯顿 8 6 2 26 23 24 达拉斯 FC 7 5 5 26 32 25 圣路易斯 7 6 4 25 23 23 西雅图 7 6 3 24 19 20 明尼苏达 6 6 5 23 19 24 波特兰 6 8 3 21 31 32 洛杉矶银河 5 7 6 21 24 29 圣迭戈 FC 5 7 5 20 31 28 科罗拉多 6 10 1 19 26 25 奥斯汀 FC 4 8 5 17 22 35 堪萨斯城 4 11 2 14 18 44
注：胜得三分，平得一分。
周六比分 纽约红牛 0, 夏洛特 2 哥伦布 2, 辛辛那提 1 蒙特利尔 0, 迈阿密国际 1 新英格兰 4, 亚特兰大 1 费城 1, 西雅图 0 纽约城市 3, 芝加哥 1 华盛顿特区联 2, 多伦多 1 圣路易斯 1, 科罗拉多 0 休斯顿 3, 奥斯汀 FC 0 明尼苏达 0, 温哥华 0 奥兰多城 1, 纳什维尔 0 圣迭戈 FC 1, 达拉斯 FC 0 圣何塞 1, 洛杉矶银河 1 波特兰 2, 盐湖城皇家 1 洛杉矶 FC 4, 堪萨斯城 0
周三比赛 MLS 全明星队 vs 墨西哥联赛 (Liga MX) 全明星队，于夏洛特，晚上 8 点。
周五比赛 多伦多 对阵 纽约城市，晚上 7:30。
NWSL 胜 负 平 分 进球 失球 哥谭 9 3 4 31 21 12 华盛顿 9 3 3 30 24 12 犹他 9 4 3 30 26 17 圣迭戈 9 5 2 29 23 17 波特兰 8 5 4 28 27 20 堪萨斯城 8 7 1 25 23 23 奥兰多 7 8 2 23 22 21 天使之城 7 6 1 22 22 14 北卡罗来纳 6 6 3 21 21 23 丹佛 5 5 4 19 21 19 休斯顿 5 7 4 19 19 24 波士顿 5 8 4 19 18 23 湾区 5 7 3 18 16 20 西雅图 5 7 2 17 15 19 芝加哥 4 12 0 12 8 31 路易斯维尔 2 10 2 8 16 27
注：胜得三分，平得一分。
周五比分 奥兰多 1, 芝加哥 0 休斯顿 1, 湾区 0 波特兰 2, 哥谭 2
周六比分 波士顿 1, 堪萨斯城 0 犹他 4, 北卡罗来纳 1
周日比赛 西雅图 对阵 圣迭戈 丹佛 对阵 华盛顿 路易斯维尔 对阵 天使之城
周三比赛 路易斯维尔 对阵 堪萨斯城，晚上 8 点。 华盛顿 对阵 犹他，晚上 9 点。 哥谭 对阵 湾区，晚上 10 点。
周五比赛 奥兰多 对阵 北卡罗来纳，晚上 8 点。
周六比赛 芝加哥 对阵 路易斯维尔，下午 4 点。 天使之城 对阵 堪萨斯城，晚上 6:30。 哥谭 对阵 休斯顿，晚上 8 点。 西雅图 对阵 湾区，晚上 8:45。
8 月 2 日（周日） 圣迭戈 对阵 华盛顿，下午 4 点。 波特兰 对阵 犹他，晚上 7 点。
西雅图 77 奥林匹亚 78 斯波坎 86
波特兰 82 塞勒姆 83
博伊西 96
本德 87
伯恩斯 90
尤里卡 67
里诺 96 埃尔科 97 卡森城市 93
萨克拉门托 93
旧金山 71
拉斯维加斯 111
弗雷斯诺 98
洛杉矶 87
棕榈泉 114
圣迭戈 79 小石城 101 凤凰城 112
费尔班克斯 64
朱诺 64
安克雷奇 65
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波士顿 达拉斯/沃斯堡 檀香山 洛杉矶
周一 多云 76/66
周一 多云 92/73
周二 下午 雷阵雨 77/66
周二 强雷阵雨 95/73
周三 零星 雷阵雨 92/69
周三 雨 70/65
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新奥尔良 费城 圣迭戈 华盛顿
周一 零星 雷阵雨 83/69
周一 潮湿 95/79
周二 炎热， 潮湿 97/79
周二 雷阵雨 77/69
周三 零星 雷阵雨 95/78
周三 雷阵雨 77/68
今日 周二 今日 周二 今日 周二 今日 周二
克利夫兰 87
辛辛那提 88
辛辛那提 88/71t 85/67t 克利夫兰 87/68t 78/65t 科罗拉多斯普林斯 94/64t 88/62t 哥伦比亚 (南卡罗来纳州) 95/74s 98/76pc 哥伦布 (俄亥俄州) 86/71t 85/65t 科珀斯克里斯蒂 (德克萨斯州) 96/78s 97/77w 代顿 (俄亥俄州) 87/71t 86/62t 代托纳海滩 (佛罗里达州) 92/76t 94/78t 德梅因 (爱荷华州) 98/75t 90/71s 杜鲁斯 (明尼苏达州) 73/60pc 79/59pc 达勒姆 (北卡罗来纳州) 88/71pc 87/71t 埃尔帕索 (德克萨斯州) 106/82pc 107/80pc 费尔班克斯 (阿拉斯加州) 64/47c 68/45pc 弗拉格斯塔夫 (亚利桑那州) 80/57t 82/56t 法戈 (北达科他州) 95/68s 97/68s 迈尔斯堡 (佛罗里达州) 93/79t 90/80t 史密斯堡 (阿肯色州) 102/79pc 102/83pc 韦恩堡 (印第安纳州) 84/71t 85/62s 弗雷斯诺 (加利福尼亚州) 98/66s 98/68s 大急流城 (密歇根州) 86/67t 84/59s 格林湾 (威斯康星州) 83/63t 82/58pc 格林斯伯勒 (北卡罗来纳州) 88/71s 88/70t 格林维尔 (南卡罗来纳州) 92/70s 95/73t 哈里斯堡 (宾夕法尼亚州) 86/69t 77/69t
东部联盟 胜 负 胜率 分差 印第安纳 17 10 .630 — 亚特兰大 16 10 .615 ½ 纽约自由人 15 12 .556 2 华盛顿 14 12 .538 2½ 多伦多 10 16 .385 6½ 芝加哥 9 18 .333 8 康涅狄格 7 20 .259 10 西部联盟 胜 负 胜率 分差 明尼苏达 22 6 .786 — 金州 19 8 .704 2½ 拉斯维加斯 18 8 .692 3 达拉斯 18 9 .667 3½ 波特兰 11 16 .407 10½ 洛杉矶火花 10 16 .385 11 凤凰城 10 18 .357 12 西雅图 6 23 .207 16½ 周六比分 Spoon队 129, Coop队 122 周二赛事 康涅狄格 vs 华盛顿，晚上 7:30 多伦多 vs 明尼苏达，晚上 8 点 印第安纳 vs 西雅图，晚上 9:30 波特兰 vs 拉斯维加斯，晚上 10 点 纽约自由人 vs 洛杉矶火花，晚上 10 点
棒球 美国职业棒球大联盟 (MLB) 奥克兰运动者 $\text{—}$ 一垒手 Nick Kurtz 从 10-天伤病名单 (IL) 中移除。右拇指关节扭伤。三垒手 Max Muncy 被下放到小联盟。 亚特兰大勇士 $\text{—}$ 捕手 Sean Murphy 被下放到小联盟进行康复。投手 Connor Thomas 从小联盟升至大联盟。投手 Elieser Hernandez 被指定转让 (DFA)。 克利夫兰守护者 $\text{—}$ 投手 Shawn Armstrong 进入 15-天伤病名单。左小腿拉伤。投手 Will Dion 从小联盟升至大联盟。 休斯顿太空人 $\text{—}$ 投手 Spencer Arrighetti 进入 15-天伤病名单。右脚神经刺激。投手 Bryan King 从小联盟升至大联盟。 堪萨斯城皇家 $\text{—}$ 中外野手 Kameron Misner 以现金交易至费城费城人。 迈阿密马林 $\text{—}$ 投手 Josh Ekness 被下放到小联盟进行康复。 明尼苏达双城 $\text{—}$ 投手 Marco Raya 被下放到小联盟。投手 Marco Raya 从 15-天伤病名单中移除。右肩撞击综合征。投手 Marco Raya 从小联盟康复期被召回。 纽约大都会 $\text{—}$ 一垒手 Eric Wagaman 从小联盟升至大联盟。左外野手 Juan Soto 进入 10-天伤病名单。左小腿拉伤。 费城费城人 $\text{—}$ 投手 Max Lazar、投手 Alex McFarlane、中外野手 Kameron Misner 被下放到小联盟。投手 Kyle Backhus 从小联盟升至大联盟。Brian Keller 从小联盟买断合约。投手 Tanner Banks 转至 60-天伤病名单。左前臂拉伤。中外野手 Steward Berroa 被指定转让。 圣路易斯红雀 $\text{—}$ Peter Strzelecki 签署小联盟合同。 坦帕湾光芒 $\text{—}$ 投手 Steven Matz 从 15-天伤病名单中移除。左脚踝扭伤。投手 Steven Matz 从小联盟康复期被召回。投手 Chris Roycroft 被下放到小联盟。 德克萨斯游骑兵 $\text{—}$ 三垒手 Josh Jung 进入 10-天伤病名单。左小腿拉伤。二垒手 Josh Smith 从小联盟升至大联盟。 冰球 国家冰球联盟 (NHL) 安纳海姆鸭子 $\text{—}$ 右翼前锋 Nikita Klepov 签署为期三年、入门级的合同。
F1 车手积分榜 1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli .......................... 219 2. Lewis Hamilton .................................... 169 3. George Russell ..................................... 160 4. Charles Leclerc .................................... 138 5. Lando Norris ........................................ 128 6. Max Verstappen .................................. 109 7. Oscar Piastri ........................................... 92 8. Isack Hadjar ........................................... 68 9. Liam Lawson .......................................... 43 10. Pierre Gasly .......................................... 42 11. Arvid Lindblad ...................................... 23 12. Franco Colapinto .................................. 19 13. Oliver Bearman ..................................... 18 14. Gabriel Bortoleto ................................. 10 15. Carlos Sainz Jr. ....................................... 6 16. Alexander Albon .................................... 5 17. Esteban Ocon ......................................... 3 18. Nico Hülkenberg .................................... 2 19. Fernando Alonso .................................... 1 20. Lance Stroll ........................................... 0 21. Valtteri Bottas ....................................... 0 22. Sergio Pérez .......................................... 0
Bismarck 97
Miles City 101 Helena 95
Billings 94
Rapid City 96 Pierre 99
Idaho Falls 94
Jackson Hole 86
Casper 97
North Platte 99
Salt Lake City 101
Cheyenne 87
Denver 95 Aspen 80
St. George 106
Topeka 102 Wichita 106 Dodge City 110
Santa Fe 97
Flagstaff 80
Oklahoma City 102
Lubbock 104
Midland- Odessa 103
El Paso 106 Austin 98
Mobile 97 Honolulu 89
Hawaii
San Antonio 98 Houston 98
周一 (MON) 雷阵雨 (T-storm) 92/71
周一 (MON) 炎热 (Hot) 102/81
周二 (TUE) Notas 炎热 (hot) 83/65
周二 (TUE) 炎热 (Hot) 102/83
周三 (WED) 晴朗 (Sunny) 84/65
周三 (WED) 炎热 (Hot) 103/82
周一 (MON) 零星雷阵雨 (Stray t-storm) 92/77
周一 (MON) 下午雷阵雨 (AP.M. t-storm) 85/71
周二 (TUE) 雷阵雨 (T-storm) 96/76
周二 (TUE) 雷阵雨 (T-storms) 78/69
周三 (WED) 下午雷阵雨 (AP.M. t-storm) 95/77
周三 (WED) 零星雷阵雨 (Stray t-storm) 83/68
Kansas City 98
Indianapolis 90
Hartford, Conn. 84/67s 76/66sh Indianapolis 90/72t 88/64t Islip, N.Y. 82/70t 75/69t Jackson, Miss. 98/77pc 100/78s Jacksonville, Fla. 97/77t 99/80sh Jefferson City, Mo. 100/78s 94/72pc Kansas City 98/76s 88/72pc Key West, Fla. 89/83t 89/82t Knoxville, Tenn. 90/74s 93/73t Laredo, Texas 105/78s 105/79s Lexington, Ky. 89/73t 91/66t Lincoln, Neb. 102/73t 94/73pc Little Rock, Ark. 101/79s 103/81s Long Beach, Calif. 85/69pc 84/69pc Louisville, Ky. 93/78t 91/69t Lubbock, Texas 104/74s 103/73s Madison, Wis. 92/68t 84/61s Manchester, N.H. 85/61s 79/66t Memphis, Tenn. 99/79pc 100/80s Milwaukee 87/70t 81/65s Mobile, Ala. 97/76t 98/78t Modesto, Calif. 93/61s 95/63s Montgomery, Ala. 96/74t 99/77s Myrtle Beach, S.C. 86/76t 91/79pc
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申在进入最后一轮时领先五杆——而这证明是必要的。周日在登多纳尔德林克斯球场（Dundonald Links），她克服了五个柏忌，最终在该日以 3 杆高于标准杆的 75 杆完赛，并在整个赛事中以 9 杆低于标准杆的 279 杆完赛。
这位 33 岁的韩国选手的上一次巡回赛胜利是她在 2016 年获得的首胜，那是在现已取消的美国志愿者德克萨斯射击赛（Volunteers of America Texas Shootout）中取得的。
“是的，当时我的第一次获胜并不觉得像是一次胜利。我觉得我不配得到它，”申说道，她在赛后庆祝活动中被浇水，此时身上还湿漉漉的。
“但这一次的感觉绝对截然不同。这次我觉得是我凭努力赢来的。我为此付出了艰苦努力。我四年前开始与我的推杆教练合作，他问我的目标是什么。我说我在退役前需要赢一次。”
“所以在过去的四年里，我一直非常渴望得到它。我现在非常、非常激动。”
上一位在官方胜利之间间隔 10 年或更多的 LPGA 巡回赛选手是维基·费贡（Vicki Fergon），她在 1984 年 S&H 高尔夫经典赛和 1996 年 Michelob Light Heartland 经典赛的两次获胜之间间隔了 12 年 3 个月。
申在第 6-8 号洞打出柏忌，随后在第 10 和 12 号洞通过 birdies（小鸟球）止住了下滑势头。她在最后阶段表现挣扎，在第 16 和 18 号洞再次出现柏忌。
“我觉得我做错了所有事情，击球状态不像我之前那样……”
F1 车队排名 1. 梅赛德斯 (Mercedes) ............................................. 379 2. 法拉利 (Ferrari) .................................................. 307 3. 迈凯伦 (McLaren) ............................................... 220 4. 红牛 (Red Bull) ................................................ 177 5. 赛车牛 (Racing Bulls) ........................................... 66 6. 阿尔派 (Alpine) ..................................................... 61 7. 哈斯 (Haas) ........................................................ 21 8. 奥迪 (Audi) ........................................................ 12 9. 威廉姆斯 (William) .................................................... 11 10. 阿斯顿·马丁 (Aston Marin) ............................................ 1 11. 凯迪拉克 (Cadillac) ................................................... 0
F1 赛程及获胜者 3 月 8 日 — 澳大利亚大奖赛，澳大利亚 墨尔本 (乔治·罗素 George Russell) 3 月 15 日 — 中国大奖赛，中华人民共和国 上海 (基米·安东内利 Kimi Antonelli)
马凯特 (Marquette) 70
杜鲁斯 (Duluth) 73
法戈 (Fargo) 95
明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗 (Mpls-St. Paul) 94
大急流 (Grand Rapids) 86
密尔沃基 (Milwaukee) 87
麦迪逊 (Madison) 92
底特律 (Detroit) 87
苏瀑布市 (Sioux Falls) 98
德梅因 (Des Moines) 98
兰辛 (Lansing) 84
芝加哥 (Chicago) 92
春田市 (Springfield) 94
奥马哈 (Omaha) 103
哥伦布 (Columbus) 86
圣路易斯 (St. Louis) 99
路易斯维尔 (Louisville) 93
杰斐逊城 (Jefferson City) 100
诺克斯维尔 (Knoxville) 90
孟菲斯 (Memphis) 99
纳什维尔 (Nashville) 93
图尔萨 (Tulsa) 103
伯明翰 (Birmingham) 95
蒙哥马利 (Montgomery) 96
达拉斯/沃思堡 (Dallas/Ft. Worth) 102
什里夫波特 (Shreveport) 97
杰克逊 (Jackson) 98
巴吞鲁日 (Baton Rouge) 95
新奥尔良 (New Orleans) 95
波多黎各 (Puerto Rico)
圣胡安 (San Juan) 92
布朗斯维尔 (Brownsville) 99
周一 (MON) 强雷暴 95/66
周一 (MON) 雷暴 87/69
周二 (TUE) 强雷暴 92/64
周二 (TUE) 零星雷暴 84/63
周三 (WED) 零星雷暴 90/66
周三 (WED) 有风 83/59
周一 (MON) 零星雷暴 112/92
周一 (MON) 晴朗，温暖 101/78
周二 (TUE) 非常温暖 101/80
周二 (TUE) 炎热 111/91
周三 (WED) 非常温暖 102/78
周三 (WED) 炎热 111/90
不健康 s/g
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匹兹堡 (Pittsburgh) 85
北卡罗来纳州 纳格斯海角 (Nags Head, N.C.) 80/72t 85/74pc
田纳西州 纳什维尔 (Nashville, Tenn.) 93/76t 98/75t
新泽西州 纽瓦克 (Newark, N.J.) 84/71t 75/68t
康涅狄格州 纽黑文 (New Haven, Conn.) 79/70t 78/70t
弗吉尼亚州 诺福克 (Norfolk, Va.) 82/71t 86/74t
加利福尼亚州 奥克兰 (Oakland, Calif.) 71/58pc 73/59pc
俄克拉荷马市 (Oklahoma City) 102/75s 105/77s
内布拉斯加州 奥马哈 (Omaha, Neb.) 103/73t 93/73s
加利福尼亚州 棕榈泉 (Palm Springs, Calif.) 114/88pc 112/86s
佛罗里达州 彭萨科拉 (Pensacola, Fla.) 97/78t 98/80t
南达科他州 皮埃尔 (Pierre, S.D.) 99/68pc 101/69t
匹兹堡 (Pittsburgh) 85/70t 79/64t
缅因州 波特兰 (Portland, Maine) 78/55s 74/61t
俄勒冈州 波特兰 (Portland, Ore.) 82/61pc 78/57pc
罗德岛州 普罗维登斯 (Providence, R.I.) 82/64s 76/66t
北卡罗来纳州 罗利 (Raleigh, N.C.) 89/73pc 88/71t
南达科他州 快速城 (Rapid City, S.D.) 96/68t 96/67t
内华达州 里诺 (Reno, Nev.) 96/59s 95/62s
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申（Shin）表示。“在连续三个博基（bogeys）之后，我想：‘天哪，我不知道接下来的情况会如何。’ “但没错，我坚持了下来，所以我对自己感到相当自豪。非常开心。” 林金（Lim Kim）在周日录得 68 杆，升至第二名，总成绩为负 7 杆，领先泰国选手 Pajaree Anannarukarn (74) 两杆。 来自韩国的林金在第二洞出现博基后，在第三洞以一次 birdies 回应。她在第 9-12 号洞连续拿下四次 birdies。 德国的 Esther Henseleit (73) 以负 4 杆的成绩在本次赛事中获得第四名。
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今日美国
今日美国
Bob Nightengale
Bob Nightengale
专栏作家
芝加哥 —— 斯科特·斯皮齐奥（Scott Spiezio）开着他的斯巴鲁森林人停在街角的 IHOP 餐厅，走两个街区，进入了一栋曾用于芝加哥小熊队慈善活动的公寓，然后匆忙寻找洗手间。他已经开了将近两个小时的车，他 53 岁了，膀胱不再像以前那样耐用了。不过，他的生活也不再像以前那样了。这个男人曾拥有一切，他是一位开着豪车的世界大赛英雄。他在各地都有房产，几乎给每个向他要钱的人发钱，曾支付过 $1million 现金作为公寓的首付款。生活不可能比这更好了。直到它变得糟糕到了极点。他失去了婚姻、孩子、与父母的关系、房产、车辆、银行账户、信用卡、自尊，甚至差一点失去了生命。有好几年的时间里，他几乎每天都处于醉酒或吸毒状态，出入过全国十几个药物和酒精康复中心。他连续四个月每天参加匿名戒酒会，结果几天之内又回到了街头寻找下一次快感。他曾在图森的一个药物康复中心待过一个月，然后在飞回家的航班上又开始喝酒。他在毁掉生活，破坏关系，有时甚至在想如果死了会不会更好，因为这样至少能把 MLB 的养老金留给孩子，更重要的是，不再伤害他最爱的人。
“我万万没想到自己最后会陷入那种境地，”斯皮齐奥告诉今日美国（USA TODAY）体育版。“老实说，我在人生中很长一段时间里从未见过毒品。我可能会喝酒，但仅限于社交，因为我不喜欢酒精的味道。我甚至不喜欢啤酒的味道。我甚至不喜欢外出。” 接下来他意识到，伏特加成了他的好朋友，可卡因成了他的情妇，生活中再没有其他事情真正重要了。
“我从一个认为自己永远不会接触毒品且不喝酒的人，”斯皮齐奥轻声说，“变成了依赖这两者的人。为了毒品和酒精，我放弃了一切。我必须依赖它们才能正常运转。如果没有它们，我真的会发抖。说实话，我还活着简直是个奇迹。”
于是，现在的斯皮齐奥相信上帝为他安排了一个计划，让他分享自己的故事，并将于 7 月 28 日出版他的自传《最艰难的回归》（The Hardest Comeback）。他在书中描述了自己如何追随父亲的脚步，让父亲——前 MLB 捕手、1964 年圣路易斯红基队世界大赛冠军埃德·斯皮齐奥（Ed Spiezio）感到自豪：他在 2002 年随天使队和 2006 年随红基队赢得了世界大赛冠军。然而，随后他因毒瘾撕裂了父亲的心，导致他的父母有三年时间甚至不与他说话，近六年时间几乎见不到他。他将这本书献给了他的父亲：“献给我的父亲，他为我的成功铺平了道路，并在我走出困境后深爱着我。”
“我无法告诉你这对我和我的妻子来说有多艰难，”埃德·斯皮齐奥说。“每晚你躺在床上，都在担心接下来会发生什么。你始终在准备迎接那个深夜打来的电话。…… 现在，看到他经历的人生，以及他如何走出困境去帮助那些可能同样认为没有出路的人，相比于他在球场上的任何表现，我对他现在的样子感到更自豪。”
斯科特·斯皮齐奥那著名的红色灵魂胡须现在变得稀疏且灰白，他曾经精悍的身体和面孔现在像个中年人。他打开一罐低糖可乐，坐下来倾诉心声，谈论了他的心路历程，近两个小时的时间里，他几乎没有停顿。
斯科特·斯皮齐奥
“我从一个认为自己永远不会接触毒品且不喝酒的人，变成了依赖这两者的人。为了毒品和酒精，我放弃了一切。我必须依赖它们才能正常运转。如果没有它们，我真的会发抖。说实话，我还活着简直是个奇迹。”
纽约州库珀斯敦 —— 卡洛斯·贝尔特兰在 7 月 25 日的新闻发布会上一直克制着情绪，但在随后接受几位西班牙语记者的提问时，被问到入选名人堂对他家乡波多黎各意味着什么。他刚开始说话，便停了下来，闭上眼睛，然后匆匆走开，任凭泪水在脸上流淌。
他在那里长大，一直相信自己有一天会成为一名职业棒球运动员，但从未想象过自己会成为名人堂成员。直到 July 26,1999. 这件事才真正让他意识到。那天，他效力的堪萨斯市皇家队在库珀斯敦与德克萨斯游骑兵队进行一场表演赛，以向乔治·布雷特致敬，布雷特与诺兰·赖恩、罗宾·尤特和奥兰多·塞佩达一同入选。贝尔特兰在自己的首个赛季中……
[[IMG_XXXX]] （上图）斯科特·斯皮齐奥在 2002 年随天使队和 2006 年随红雀队赢得了世界大赛冠军。JED JACOBSOHN/GETTY IMAGES
“我认为一切发生皆有原因，”斯皮齐奥说。“上帝没有把这件事强加给我。是我自己做出了决定。但他允许这一切发生，这样他就能利用我的故事。”斯皮齐奥目前开展一些棒球诊所并担任演讲嘉宾，他当然需要书稿销售带来的收入。但如果他能为身处黑暗中的他人提供启发，对他来说，这比他在 2002 年世界大赛第 6 场中击出的那支三分本垒打更重要——那次击球在第八局落后 5-0 的情况下，触发了天使队对旧金山巨人的猛烈反击，并带领天使队在次日晚上夺得了队史上首个也是唯一一个世界大赛冠军。那是人生中不可能更美好的时光，他与高中时的初恋艾米结婚——那是他第一个接吻并约会的人——并育有三个美丽年幼的孩子。他曾是世界大赛的英雄，在 2002 年季后赛中击球率 .327，击出 4 支双垒打、3 支本垒打并贡献 19 分打点。他还是其摇滚乐队“Sandfrog”的主唱。一年后，他与西雅图水手队签下了一份为期三年、价值 $9.15 百万美元的自由球员合同。
就在 2004 年与水手队的第一个春天，斯皮齐奥在投手丘上绊了一跤，导致背部两个椎间盘破裂。他无法比赛两个月，在回归后也挣扎得很厉害。抑郁症随之而至，他开始在夜晚与新队友们一起出去。在第一次外出时，他喝了几杯杰克丹尼配可乐，很喜欢那种感觉。“我记得两杯变成了四杯，四杯变成了八杯，然后变成了 16 杯，”斯皮齐奥说。“接着，事情就失控了。”威士忌变成了伏特加。伏特加无色，容易隐藏。他在早晨喝。在下午喝。在夜晚喝。甚至在比赛期间，他会把伏特加装在佳得乐瓶子里。
一年后，可卡因进入了他的生活。“我记得第一次尝试的时候，”斯皮齐奥说，“那天晚上我最终吸了四条线。第二天我击出了两个本垒打。我又试了一次，击出了一支本垒打。然后，我没试，结果被三振了三次。所以我继续尝试。”“这变得像是一种迷信，然后变成了一种习惯。我原计划在 [2006] 赛季后停止。但随后我们赢得了全部冠军，我就用它来庆祝。”他在世界大赛的庆祝活动中吸食可卡因。在那年冬天去卡波和拉斯维加斯的假期中，他也吸食可卡因。他停不下来。“我唯一担心的是下次去哪里弄药，以及下次去哪里喝酒，”他说。“我需要这两样才能正常运作。”
斯皮齐奥说他从未尝试过使用类固醇、生长激素（HGH）或任何其他禁药（PED），并在私下里嘲笑那些这么做的人。但当那些球员在提高技能时，斯皮齐奥却任由药物摧毁他的身体。斯皮齐奥曾在停车场等待会见心理咨询师时被指控酒驾（DUI），他在车内昏迷不醒。
斯科特·斯皮齐奥的自传定于 July 28. 出版。BOB NIGHTENGALE
他的任命。警方和急救人员被叫来。他被关进监狱，并被禁止驾驶五年。
他曾被逮捕五次，其中包括 2015 年一次因家庭暴力被捕，当时他与女友发生争执，撞坏了一扇门，砸碎了一台电视，并用拳头击穿了一扇窗户。
躺在地上时，Spiezio 询问警察如果他站起来是否会被开枪。警察告诉他会被。Spiezio 站了起来，希望能用一颗子弹结束这一切。
然而，他被电击枪击中了。
他掀起黑色的高尔夫球衫，展示了右肩附近因电击留下的伤疤。
“我从未想过要通过自杀的过程来结束生命，”他说，“但有些时候我知道，我摄入的药物量或饮用的酒精可能会导致死亡。有时，我会写一些便条并留在那儿，以防我死掉，上面写着：‘我不是故意的。告诉我的孩子们我爱他们。告诉我的父母我爱他们。’”
“我诚实地觉得，如果我出了什么事，每个人都会过得更好。”
曾有过 12 年大联盟职业生涯的 Spiezio 表示，在他被
询问 Brett 是否见过他的偶像 Cepeda。Beltrán 说没有，而且他太害羞而不敢自我介绍。他们走了过去，Brett 说：“让我给你介绍下一位来自波多黎各的名人堂成员。他叫卡洛斯·贝尔特兰（Carlos Beltrán）。”
Beltrán 说：“我想，‘你在干什么？’你竟然把我介绍成一名名人堂成员。’乔治，我觉得这句话不妥。而乔治说，‘好吧，卡洛斯，如果你努力打球，并且继续坚持，生活中的一切皆有可能。’”
2005 年在水手队被裁掉后，他的颓势加速。当时他的打击率仅为 .064。那个冬天，他用可卡因取代了伏特加。起初只是偶尔的娱乐性用药，后来变成了每日习惯。他在 2006 年与红鸟队签约，赢得了一次世界大赛冠军，但到 2027 年年中，他再也无法掩饰自己的成瘾行为。他被列入了限制名单。那年 12 月，他再次被捕，当时他在加利福尼亚州欧文市醉酒驾驶导致车祸，在事故后逃跑，并涉嫌袭击一名邻居。当红鸟队得知逮捕消息后，将其解雇。他的职业生涯结束了，生命也几近终结。Spiezio 的生活陷入混乱。他的父母接管了他的财务并支付了所有水电费。邻居帮他修剪草坪。他没有信用卡、银行卡，甚至没有驾驶执照。他没有车。他的父母每天给他送食品杂货，以确保他不会饿死。
他几乎酗酒而死，并在 2018 年被告知需要进行肝移植。为了获得新的肝脏资格，他被告知必须停止饮酒六个月。结果他在第二天就喝酒了。他陨落过程中最痛苦的部分是失去了家人。他结婚并离婚了两次。他的三个大孩子将姓氏从 Spiezio 改为继父的姓氏。他与前女友有一个 11 岁的孩子，法院裁定两人共同抚养，允许他每隔一个周末有探视权。“这全部都是我的错，”Spiezio 轻声说。“我走到那样一个地步，觉得‘好吧，没有我他们会过得更好’。我认为很多处于抑郁或成瘾状态的人都会这样。就像你开始对自己撒谎，而那是一个极其可怕的状态，你知道的。”
“我伤害了很多人，
特别是我的孩子们和我的家人。我让他们失望了。我让我的朋友们失望了。我让我的社区失望了。我让我认识的几乎所有人失望了。”他错过了重要的家庭活动。他错过了儿子的高中毕业典礼。在泰勒的几次足球比赛中，他醉酒现身。在许多其他场合，他以醉酒或吸毒的状态出现，在他与家人之间制造了隔阂。“你知道，我以前从未真正同情过那些药物或酒精成瘾的人，”斯皮齐奥说，“因为我认为他们只是软弱。或者他们不够努力。所以，当这件事发生在我身上时，我不知道该如何处理。而当我处于那种状态时，天呐，你会做出一些非常愚蠢且荒谬的决定。”斯皮齐奥看向远处，记忆在脑海中涌现，当被问及是否希望能够回到过去改变人生时，他停顿了一下，说道：
“并不真正希望。我的意思是，我希望我能消除孩子们、父母和家人的痛苦。但我做不到。我觉得上帝给了我一个机会，通过在学校、教堂或宴会上与孩子们交谈，向那些深受其害的人讲述药物和酒精的危险，从而以积极的方式影响人们的生活。“我想给他们希望，让他们知道有一条出路。”斯皮齐奥深呼吸，闭上眼睛。“你知道，在生命中的某个阶段，我曾拥有数以百万计的美元，”斯皮齐奥说。“我拥有过一切。现在，我甚至没有一张信用卡。但你知道吗，在经历了这一切之后，即使住在纸箱子里我也能感到幸福。我是认真的。“我知道我不是一个完美的人，但我确实变成了一个截然不同的人。”如果你或你认识的人需要心理健康资源和支持，请致电、发送短信或通过聊天方式联系 988 自杀与危机生命线 (988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
或访问 988lifeline.org，以 24/7 全天候获取免费且保密的服务。在 X 上关注 Bob Nightengale: @Bnightengale
以打好球，并且如果你继续提升自己。” 贝尔特兰拥有一个慈善基金会和棒球学院，包括他在 15 年前在岛上建立的一所高中：“我对自己在基金会所做的工作感到非常自豪。我们帮助了很多人。我们相信这项比赛。我们相信这项运动。我们相信机遇。……在棒球界拥有长久职业生涯非常困难，但我们所有人都可以通过教育获得不可思议的职业生涯。”
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他们本不被看好能赢得总冠军。在残酷的 SEC 赛区经历 14-16 的战绩后，他们勉强进入了 NCAA 锦标赛。但 Sooners 队随后势不可挡，直到第三次夺得大学世界系列赛 (CWS) 冠军。在大学棒球最伟大的“灰姑娘”故事之一中，Sooners 队以 11-2 的连胜收尾，以 118-53 的比分碾压对手。从淘汰佐治亚理工学院的再见本垒打，到以 13-2 大胜堪萨斯大学，再到以五支本垒打击出佐治亚大学，以及以 13-2 摧毁北卡罗来纳大学，Skip Johnson 的球队让人们毫无疑问地看到了哪支球队配得上 CWS 的顶峰。
《BOOM TIMES：俄克拉荷马 Sooners 队 2026 年大学世界系列赛冠军之史诗级冲刺》是一本独家精装收藏书，由《俄克拉荷马人报》的获奖记者撰写，记录了 Sooners 历史上最伟大赛季的每一个关键时刻。立即预订，拥有这个激动人心的故事！
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他们说了什么？ 星级名言
“如果我闯了黄灯，后面会有 15 辆车跟着闯红灯。他们会开车冲进人们的草坪，甚至冲上山坡，”詹妮弗·加纳在“Shut Up Evan”播客中说道，回顾了在公众关注下与前夫本·阿弗莱克共同抚养三个孩子的心理压力。她说，狗仔队影响了她的家庭，并使周围的人处于危险之中。“这对我们周围的每个人来说都是一种威胁。”加纳和哈莉·贝瑞在 2013 年支持了一项加强保护公众人物子女的加利福尼亚州法律。
今天是你的生日 谁在庆祝
喜剧演员兼作家 Carol Leifer 70 岁。演员兼武术家甄子丹 63 岁。歌手 Juliana Hatfield 59 岁。编剧兼制片人 Bryan Fuller 57 岁。演员 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau 56 岁。演员兼喜剧演员 Maya Rudolph 54 岁。作家 Cassandra Clare 53 岁。鼓手 Abe Cunningham (Deftones) 53 岁。歌手 Pete Yorn 52 岁。演员 Jonathan Rhys Meyers 49 岁。喜剧演员 Heidi Gardner 43 岁。演员 Taylor Schilling 42 岁。演员 Alyvia Alyn Lind 19 岁。 – 今日美国 网络
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金牛座 (4月 20日-5月 20日)。你信任你的内心指南针吗？太阳今天与天王星、海王星和冥王星形成了独特的排列。仔细倾听。
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Alan Ritchson 主演 Potsy Ponciroli 的新惊悚片《底特律》(Motor City)。
‘Reacher’主演 Alan Ritchson 在《Motor City》中 陷入沉默
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纽约 – Alan Ritchson 花了多年时间成为好莱坞最受欢迎的动作明星之一，尽管他更喜欢在田纳西州的富兰克林过安静的生活，而不是在洛杉矶的喧嚣中度日。即便如此，他表示其最新电影《Motor City》将该类型片推向了一个观众此前从未见过的领域。这部亚马逊热播剧《Reacher》以及电影《War Machine》的男主角，目前正主演现已在院线上映的新惊悚片《Motor City》，该片在激烈的动作场面中采用了独特且沉默的处理方式。
“这是艺术与电影最高形式叙事之间一个美妙的交汇点，”他告诉 今日美国。“这是一部由复仇驱动的动作电影，所以它真正结合了我们能做到的最出色的部分。” 这位电影明星表示，这部电影不寻常的风格使其脱颖而出。他对激烈的动作场面并不陌生。根据 Prime Video 的数据，据报道《Reacher》第三季在 2025 年吸引了 54 百万观众，并在 3 月成为全美流媒体播放量最高的剧集。观众们被充满活力、且穿插大量爆炸和枪战的战斗序列所吸引。当他饰演退役军人 Jack Reacher 时，有时会用讽刺的俏皮话来点缀出拳或踢腿的动作。然而，Ritchson 表示，《Motor City》中动作场面的肢体元素由于刻意缺乏对话而得到了进一步强化。 “这基本上就像是一部非语言电影，”他说。“但你会完全沉浸在这种莎士比亚式的戏剧芭蕾中，同时其中又点缀了一些非常现代的当代动作序列。没有其他电影像它这样。” 《Motor City》由常驻纳什维尔的电影制作人 Potsy Ponciroli 执导，背景设定在 20 世纪 70 年代的底特律，由 Ritchson 饰演 John Miller，一名在遭受深重不公正对待后被复仇驱动的前陆军游骑兵。该片还由 Shailene Woodley、Pablo Schreiber、Ben Foster 和 Ben McKenzie 主演，配乐由纳什维尔摇滚歌手 Jack 创作。
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在《奥德赛》中饰演 喀尔刻 是莫顿的一次 重生
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剧透警告！我们将讨论《奥德赛》（现正上映）的情节关键细节。如果您尚未观看且不想提前知道剧情，请停止阅读。
萨曼莎·莫顿一直热爱恐怖片。
这位英国女演员在成长过程中，非常欣赏《山丘有眼》和《伦敦狼人》，并沉醉于吉姆·亨森《黑暗水晶》中那些怪诞的木偶。
“我一年要看很多遍《驱魔人》。我觉得这部片子太出色了，”49 岁的莫顿说道。“有时那些看起来最纯真的东西，实际上在生活中和电影中都是最恐怖的。”
这无疑是描述她在《奥德赛》中饰演的那个女巫角色最恰当的方式。这部电影是克里斯托弗·诺兰重新演绎荷马史诗的商业大片。
在抵达绿意盎然的埃娥亚岛后，失踪已久的国王奥德修斯（马特·达蒙 饰）外出狩猎寻找食物，而他饥肠辘辘的船员们偶然发现了一个名叫喀尔刻（莫顿 饰）且低调的农民的住所。
但当她给他们提供炖肉时，这些贪婪的男人惊人地无法停止进食。随后，喀尔刻开始揉捏并塑造奥德修斯的船员，将他们变成了真正的猪。这很轻易地成为了诺兰职业生涯中最令人不安的场景，但莫顿在其中注入了深切的悲悯。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 萨曼莎·莫顿曾两度获得奥斯卡提名，在《奥德赛》中获得了极高评价。JANNA SCHUESSLER/ PROVIDED BY INITIATIVE PR
“我没有把你的部下变成任何东西！”在发现那些猪后，喀尔刻对困惑不解的奥德修斯说道。“看看他们！这就是他们的真面目！……为了你，他们在这个世界上强奸和掠夺。而你认为这违背了他们的本性？”
近三千年来，荷马《奥德赛》的读者将喀尔刻描述为一名女巫、宁芙仙女、女神或骗子。但莫顿将她视为一个“普通女性”，仅仅是想要保护自己免受男性不受约束的欲望和暴力的侵害。
“克里斯托弗成功地将她浓缩成了一种难以置信的纯粹之物，”莫顿说。“我能在她身上认出我的母亲、我的姐妹、我的女儿，以及我的女性朋友。她给人的感觉有点像——如果找不到更好的词来形容的话——像个邻家女孩。我们低估了普通人。”
萨曼莎·莫顿 如何在《奥德赛》中 找到喀尔刻 迷人的演绎方式
莫顿在过去 35 年里一直从事演员工作，曾出演《少数报告》和 AMC 的《行尸走肉》，并因《甜蜜与低俗》和《在美国》两度获得奥斯卡提名。但她很少能接到像《奥德赛》这样规模的项目，更不用说与诺兰这样的好莱坞巨头合作了。
“我接到一个电话，说克里斯托弗·诺兰爵士想见我并
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当 Wham! 成为中国的使节时
Kim Willis
精致的大波浪发型。局促而兴奋的女孩们。以及两位极其上镜的流行巨星在摄像机的记录下漫步于中国的长城。四十年后，Wham! 的视觉魅力以及他们那次具有历史意义的 1985 年访华之行依然令人回味。这些片段——长期以来被粉丝们视为乔治·迈克尔 (George Michael) 和安德鲁·里奇利 (Andrew Ridgeley) 音乐视频《Freedom》的背景——现在出现在一部出人意料地不加修饰的新纪录片中。“我们明白，我们去那里不仅仅是为了表演，”里奇利告诉 今日美国。“这其中包含外交元素，而我们意识到了这一点。但当时我们无法预料的是，这次访问将在中国本身留下怎样的遗产。”
《Wham! 10 Days in China》（7 月 28 日在电影院上映）提供了一个与 1986 年记录他们作为首个在华演出的西方流行乐队经历的巡演电影《Foreign Skies》不同的视角。“我们在美国已经取得了成功。我们有一首冠军单曲《Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go》，一张冠军专辑《Make It Big》，而且《Careless Whisper》也获得了巨大的成功，”现年 63 岁的里奇利回忆道。“目标是将 Wham! 在美国的地位提升到与我们在英国相同的水平。……我曾怀疑这是否可行，但事实证明它成功了。它让 Wham! 以一种传统巡演无法实现的方式进入了美国人的客厅。”他指出，两人在这次旅程返回美国后，开始在体育场演出。“这是一个非常精算的战略举措，并且它成功了。”
在导演迈克·克里斯蒂 (Mike Christie) 的新片中，熟悉的节奏在修复的片段中再次出现：乔治和安迪在充满活力地踢足球，并在北京和广州为非常有礼貌的观众表演。片中还对里奇利、乐队管理层以及那些怀念这次具有塑造意义的经历并心怀敬意的中国资深粉丝进行了全新的采访。
但此前未公开的影像资料更深刻地捕捉到了这些年轻明星在被推向准外交使节这一地缘政治角色时，内心日益增加的不适感。一场与英国媒体的新闻发布会因关于共产主义东道主以及名声是否让他们冲昏头脑的提问而以激烈的氛围收场。“我们早就有心理准备，”里奇利说道。为了拍摄这部新片，他第一次回到了中国，并在片中重新游览了长城。“我们与媒体的关系向来十分紧张。我的关系尤其具有对抗性，所以我们很清楚这种动态。”
这里有抢购《奥德赛》IMAX 电影票的方法
Patrick Ryan
有什么比逃离独眼巨人更难的？那就是抢到 IMAX 70 毫米格式的《奥德赛》电影票。
全美仅有 25 家电影院具备在尽可能大的屏幕上以最高分辨率放映克里斯托弗·诺兰最新巨制（现正上映）的设备。因此，为了抢到这些极受欢迎的放映场次，人们展开了一场堪比特洛伊战争的激烈竞争。大多数场次在未来一个月内已售罄。
纽约的 AMC 林肯广场电影院拥有全美最大的 IMAX 屏幕，高近 80 英尺，宽 100 英尺。但即使在这个地点，《奥德赛》凌晨 2 点和早晨 6 点的场次在几分钟内便被抢购一空。据报道，不少影迷为了观看这部由马特·达蒙和安妮·海瑟薇主演、时长近三小时的史诗巨作而跨越全国而来。
如果你担心错过用 IMAX 70mm 观看《奥德赛》，以下是尝试抢购最后时刻余票的一些步骤：
注册票务提醒
这可能无法帮你实现“收件箱清零”，但电子邮件和短信提醒通常是获知 IMAX 70mm 放映场次何时加票的最快方式。通过 AMC、Cinemark、Fandango 和 IMAX，你可以注册订阅关于额外日期和放映时间的简报及提醒。
SeatDrop 和 Drop70mm 等第三方网站也承诺在已售罄场次释放门票时通知你。只需注册，向宙斯祈祷，然后等待手机震动即可。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 左侧的乔治·迈克尔和 Wham! 乐队的安德鲁·里奇利站在天安门广场的天安门（Tiantanmen Gate）前。在 1985 年的一次历史性访问中，他们成为了首个在中国演出的西方流行艺人。PAT BENIC/路透社
安德鲁·里奇利在拍摄纪录片《Wham! 在中国 10 天》时回到了中国长城。CRAIG HASTINGS 经由 GEORGE MICHAEL ENTERTAINMENT/ANDREW RIDGELEY/索尼音乐娱乐提供
在一段复古画面中，里奇利在向中国观众介绍乐队最新歌曲时，说了一句令人惊讶的轻率话语：“在你们的帮助下，这首歌在中国可能会成为 No.1。它叫作《自由》！” “那是歌曲的标题，而这正是我会……”
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谨慎对待转售票
包括 Craigslist 和 eBay 在内的转售网站上有大量《奥德赛》IMAX 70mm 的门票信息。部分起价约为 $100，而 10 人的团体票价格则飙升至 $2,500。
但无需赘言：务必时刻警惕潜在的骗子，尤其是那些提供座位升级、附加服务或声称多个日期均有票的黄牛。
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“对任何观众都这么说，”里奇利表示。“事后看来，也许我本可以考虑得更周详一些。但无论如何，这并没有造成太大的危害。没有人中弹，这才是最重要的，对吧？”
在某个时刻，乔治因为与粉丝之间那些不真诚的互动（是为了林赛·安德森的一部计划中的纪录片而精心安排的）而感到极度沮丧，他突然消失了，留下安迪去道歉。
“这对由于他来说很不寻常。我知道他已经忍耐到了极限，”里奇利承认道。“乔治对在街道市场漫步或在镜头前参与构建的场景不感兴趣。他想花时间听音乐，和我，以及希莉（霍利曼）和佩普西（德马克，这对组合的伴唱歌手）聊天——而不是配合演排好的情境。这是我们当时承受压力的症状。”
但里奇利依然深情地回忆起这次旅行中那些“有趣且令人愉快时刻”，包括在广州一个嘈杂的保龄球之夜，以及尝试他人生中第一个皮蛋——一种中国美食。
“我喜欢探索中国。我想我们当时在那儿甚至还量身定制了一套中山装，”他说。“能去那里并体验一个完全不同的世界是一种荣幸。”
迈克尔于 2016 年去世。作为从小一起长大的朋友，里奇利说，在他致力于保护和庆祝 Wham! 遗产的过程中，乔治“无处不在”。
“最能捕捉我们友情的时刻就是你在电影中看到的那些——比如我们在车后座争吵，”里奇利说道，在一段剪辑中，这对好友正在规划他们在一次正式宴会上的发言。“这种亲密感是任何人与他们深厚关联的人都能认出来的：无论是兄弟姐妹、父母还是伴侣。”
“就像他努力忍住不对我那些荒唐的演讲发笑的时刻，让我想起我们友情的深度，我们共享的纽带，以及我们对彼此的相互尊重——偶尔也是相互的不尊重。”
在这次旅行一年多之后，Wham! 平和地分道扬镳，迈克尔随后获得了巨大的个人成功。里奇利依然为这对组合所取得的成就感到自豪：“人们现在能更清晰地听到音乐，而不再关注当时围绕在 Wham! 周围的那些喧嚣和干扰。”
他说他们的关系“在一切中幸存了下来，因为它有着如此坚实的基础”。
“到 1984 年，我们都明白乔治最终会超越 Wham!。他必须这样做，他的才华要求他这么做，”里奇利说。“但这个现实从未影响我们的友谊。”
留意退票机会
IMAX 70mm 的电影票可能就像一张“金票”，但生活有时会干扰计划。因此，每天多次刷新电影院网站这种老掉牙的技巧可能会奏效。
AMC 通常会在每场放映前两小时向客户发送提醒邮件，告诉他们为即将到来的电影“感到兴奋”。而这两小时正是观众最频繁取消电影票的时候，无论是因为突发冲突，还是单纯忘记了买了票。因此，如果你心仪某个特定的《奥德赛》场次，请在临近放映的时间窗内监控你的购票应用。
保持耐心
鉴于需求极高，IMAX 可能会将 70mm 放映至少延长到 8 月底，并在年底前的各个时间点将《奥德赛》重新带回这些影院。其他电影，如《生化危机》和《沙丘：第三部》，也在争抢这些屏幕，但日历上依然给奥德修斯留出了航回电影院的时间。
在 2023 年夏季的票房大卖之后，诺兰的《奥本海默》在 2024 年初奖季高峰期重回 IMAX 70mm 屏幕，未来的奥斯卡巨制《罪人》和《一战接一战》也是如此。
所以，如果你错过了这次机会，未来一定还会有更多机会让你按照诺兰的初衷体验《奥德赛》。
嘿，如果佩内洛佩能等待 20 年让奥德修斯回家，那么为了电影票再等几个月又算什么？
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渴望那些冲突激烈且激情深沉的故事吗？ 走进暗黑浪漫小说（dark romance）的世界吧，在这里，私刑者、黑手党头目和跟踪者与“从此幸福地生活在一起”的结局共存。根据 Circana BookScan 的数据，浪漫小说是少数销量增长的类型之一，且读者正日益从浪漫喜剧转向主题更为阴暗的浪漫小说。 尽管有网络梗指出，这些恋爱对象在现实生活中是粉丝们“会对其喷辣椒水”的人，但许多读者表示，暗黑浪漫小说被误解了。那么，这些道德灰色地带的男性究竟有什么魔力，能让他们如此倾心？
什么是暗黑浪漫小说？
与广泛的浪漫小说类型一样，暗黑浪漫小说保证了一个幸福的结局。但其过程更为混乱。 “许多角色往往拥有更沉重的背景故事，”《Butcher & Blackbird》（一部暗黑浪漫喜剧且为 今日美国 畅销书）的作者 Brynne Weaver 说道。 “其中包含了一些谋杀、杀戮和混乱。可能是一段毒性关系……也可能是一个童年创伤故事。它只是为角色提供了这些更沉重、成人化内容的主题去探索。” 暗黑浪漫小说涉及禁忌，无论是恋人之间的权力动态，还是潜伏在关系之外的危险。连环杀手和跟踪者找到了爱情，有时对方正是他们的目标。热门的套路包括强迫接触、阿尔法男（alpha males）以及从敌人变情人（“这确实增加了紧张感和风险，”Weaver 说）。暗黑浪漫小说经常融合多种类型，可能包含暗黑学院风、童话或奇幻元素。黑手党浪漫小说尤为受欢迎，深入探讨了有组织犯罪的残酷地下世界。包办婚姻也可以是一个成功的套路。
为什么读者痴迷于 暗黑浪漫小说和 道德灰色地带的男性
25, 岁的 Lia Lan 是一位资深的浪漫小说读者，加入具有惊悚元素的书籍让她保持“投入”，并且让她“咯咯笑并兴奋地踢腿”。这一切都关乎将爱情推向极致。 “这些男人愿意为他们深爱的女人做的一切，真的太浪漫了，”Lan 说。 忘掉鲜花吧——在暗黑浪漫小说中，男人将伤人作为一种盛大的表白。在 Lan 最喜欢的 RuNyx 所著的《The Finisher》中，男主角宣称：“Zephyr，我砍掉了那个触摸你头发的男人的手。你认为对于那个你决定与之开始新生活的人，我会怎么做？” 但让我们回到“现实生活中你会对其喷辣椒水的人”这一点。这是暗黑浪漫小说类型最常受到抨击的地方。浪漫小说难道不应该是你梦寐以求的东西吗？谁会梦见一个跟踪者？ Weaver 说，这是对该类型的一个关键误解。 “没有人说他们想在现实生活中经历这些。这非常像恐怖片和惊悚片，”Weaver 说。“我不想在现实中被小丑追杀，但我是否想看一部关于此的电影或读一本相关的书？当然想。” 这些道德灰色的角色模糊了善与恶的界限。他们叛逆且出人意料。但他们源于爱。在黑手党浪漫小说中，行为通常源自关于荣誉和生存的规则。 “在许多方面，生活都压力很大——个人、政治、财务，”Harlequin 的执行编辑 Stacy Boyd 说。“阅读关于那些能照顾好人们的男人的故事——‘这件事我来处理就好。它将不再是一个问题，因为我会去除掉那个人’——这具有一种吸引力。”
到底多黑才算太黑？
黑暗浪漫小说通常会在书的开头列出一份触发警告（trigger warnings）。这是因为黑暗浪漫小说也会涉及一些会让部分读者感到不安的话题，即虐待和性侵犯。
但对于另一些人来说，这可能具有疗愈作用。 “这有助于他们在安全的环境下处理那些创伤，因为他们知道自己可以随时合上书离开，”Weaver说道。“有大量经历过负面体验的读者发现，打开一本黑暗浪漫小说并再次经历那些情感……而无需重新真实地生活在其中，是非常具有疗愈感的。”
这种情况有一个专门的名称。一些治疗师使用“阅读疗法”（bibliotherapy），即将书籍作为“药物”开具，以帮助患者消化他们的经历。但对于某些人来说，黑暗浪漫小说可能会过于阴暗。
自从接触黑暗浪漫小说这一类型以来，Lan一直在寻找她所称的“有尊重的黑暗浪漫小说MMC”（男性主角）。她知道有些读者可能并不介意男主角身上带有厌女倾向，但这让她感到不舒服。在寻找优先考虑知情同意和尊重女性的黑暗浪漫小说时，她遇到了一些困难。
当她发布关于自己这一使命的视频时，评论区有时会“失控”。 “很多人会在我的视频下评论：‘我的天，你根本不喜欢黑暗浪漫小说。你为什么还要批评它？’而我的想法是：‘不，你不明白。我喜欢黑暗浪漫小说，我只是喜欢某些特定的黑暗浪漫小说。’”
最适合入门的黑暗浪漫小说
Weaver和Lan一致认为，如果你是黑暗浪漫小说的初学者，最好的切入点是喜剧。 Lan推荐了Navessa Allen的《Lights Out》，该书带有喜剧色彩的“缓冲”，让读者在开始时感到舒适。
以下是为你开启黑暗浪漫小说之旅的其他推荐： h Sadie Kincaid，《The Perfect Fit》以及《Chicago Ruthless》系列作者 h Rina Kent，《Royal Elite》和《Legacy of Gods》系列作者 h Danielle Lori，《The Sweetest Oblivion》作者 h B.B. Reid，《Lilac》和《Broken Love》系列作者 h Stacia Stark，《We Who Will Die》作者（适合喜欢幻想风格的读者） h Navessa Allen，《Lights Out》作者 h Brynne Weaver，《Butcher and Blackbird》和《Tourist Season》作者 h J.T. Geissinger，《Ruthless Creatures》作者 h RuNyx，《Dark Verse》系列作者 h Kelly Kilburn，《Heirs of the Organized》系列作者 h Naima Simone，《Sin and Ink》作者
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虽然 Ritchson 本人并非退伍军人，但就像他在银幕上塑造的许多角色一样，他一直支持诸如 Heart And Armor Foundation 等慈善机构，该机构专注于退伍军人和现役军人的健康。谈到如何进入角色时，Ritchson 表示，为了在《Motor City》中赋予角色生命，需要信任 Ponciroli 的创作愿景。
“我认为，当你意识到自己是在与一位导演合作，而他要么在必要时给予推动，要么以一种能让表演保持真实的方式克制时，这其中包含了很多信任，”Ritchson 说道。
Ritchson 补充说，Ponciroli 帮助他在一个既基于情感又基于行动的角色中，找到了强度与克制之间的平衡。对于 Ritchson 而言，Miller 的心路历程也代表了许多人在面对正义与问责时所感受到的更深层的挫败感。
“我们都能在银幕上看到自己的影子，”他说道。“我觉得这部电影上映在这样一个时代，世界上存在很多不公正。有大量的腐败。如今这些机构操纵那些持有异议、不同意或抗议的人们生活的方式。”
尽管剧情是由复仇驱动的，但 Ritchson 表示，观众可能会对他的角色在旅程中所体现的价值产生共鸣。
“这是一部非常女性化的电影，”萨曼莎·莫顿（Samantha Morton，图中居中）说道。图中（从左至右）还有：露皮塔·尼永奥 (Lupita Nyong’o)、安妮·海瑟薇 (Anne Hathaway)、赞达亚 (Zendaya)、导演克里斯托弗·诺兰 (Christopher Nolan) 和制片人艾玛·托马斯 (Emma Thomas)。SHANE ANTHONY SINCLAIR/GETTY IMAGES
“我当时真的流泪了，”莫顿回忆道。“我很幸运。从 19 岁起我就一直有同一支团队。我的经纪人们为了向人们推荐我而极其努力，因为我拍了很多独立电影。他们不知疲倦地努力让我有机会与一些业内大咖接触，但这并不总是能实现。”
莫顿表示，她不是那种会对角色进行“心理分析”的人，因此她选择不去研究多年来荷马学者们关于喀耳刻 (Circe) 的论著。相反，她希望在当下感受这个角色，这在很大程度上体现在她那具有催眠感的动作上。喀耳刻像陶工一样揉捏男人们的脸，并从他们的喉咙深处用力拉扯，仿佛在帮助一只小牛出生。
“对于喀耳刻这个角色，我觉得我们拍摄的地点蕴含着巨大的力量，”莫顿说。“我父亲那边是苏格兰祖先，我有很多亲戚住在苏格兰，所以那里感觉非常古老。我们探讨与自然、动物、光与暗融为一体，而她就是这一切的集合体。这种肢体动作源于她非常地接底气。”
莫顿在英国的寄养系统中长大，她加入了一个面向工人阶级青少年的戏剧小组，甚至曾花了一个夏天担任魔术师助手。正因如此，当她得知诺兰将在喀耳刻施咒的片段中使用木偶和假体等实物特效时，她感到欣喜若狂。
“这就是真正的电影魔力，”莫顿说。“全部是在镜头前完成的；你看到的都是真实的。所以对我来说，这是一份梦想的工作——我能做所有我热爱的事情。”
为什么《奥德赛》(The Odyssey) 感觉像是萨曼莎·莫顿的一次“重生”
“看到米勒 (Miller) 活灵活现地出现在银幕上有一种宣泄感，因为对于我们许多人来说，他是我们对现状感到沮丧的化身和人格化体现，”他补充道。
里奇森 (Ritchson) 将电影中大部分动作戏的成功归功于他在主演热门剧集《 জ্যাক者》(Reacher) 以及其他项目（如由盖·里奇导演的喜剧战争片《不绅士战争部》）中所获得的经验。
“能将《 জ্যাক者》和这些其他项目的所有经验以及自信带进来，并以一种我认为能让这部电影拥有史上最令人难忘的动作场面之一的方式去执行，这真的令人兴奋，”他说。
虽然《电机城》(Motor City) 是最新上映的电影，但对于这位 43 岁的演员来说，这只是众多项目之一。他正期待着 8 月 12 日播出的新一季《 জ্যাক者》，并拥抱更多机会。
这位动作之星在即将上映的电影《跑步者》(Runner) 中的下一个角色将扮演一名被残酷卡特尔组织盯上的前士兵。里奇森此前告诉《Men’s Health UK》，他使用了低剂量的睾酮并进行高强度锻炼来增加肌肉量以应对动作戏，这样他可以在接下来的 15 年里继续扮演这些运动能力强的角色。
“在我即将推出的五个项目以及我已经计划拍摄的下一个五个项目中，在我看来，每一个都足以在伟大电影的殿堂中占据一席之地，”他告诉 今日美国 (USA TODAY)。
除了演员身份，里奇森表示他的目标是以向观众提供原创、高质量的故事而闻名。
“作为一名创作者，我最深层的渴望是成为高质量、原创娱乐内容的可靠来源，”他说。
“喀耳刻属于观众，”萨曼莎·莫顿说。“我没有对我要怎么做设定死板的指令。我只是想成为她。”
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“我们两人都得到了支持，”戴蒙说。“和她一起拍摄那些场景太令人兴奋了。我们都知道自己正在见证一些特别的东西。”
诺兰分享道，莫顿在拍摄期间赢得了演职员团队自发的起立鼓掌。他说，在他的电影中，上一次出现这种情况还是希斯·莱杰在《黑暗骑士》中饰演的小丑。
这种对比“非常令人动容，”莫顿说。“希斯是我钦佩的人。我本来应该在某个项目中与他合作，但最终没成，不过我们共处过一段时间。这有点像菲利普·塞莫尔·霍夫曼——有些演员本身就是极其特别的人。所以听到这种评价，我显然很感动，但这也反映了剧组人员多么在乎我们所做的一切。”
对于莫顿来说，最有意义的评价来自她 18 岁的女儿伊迪，伊迪最近看了《奥德赛》并被“深深震撼了”。
在经历了数十年的职业生涯起伏后，这部电影提醒了这位女演员要保持乐观。
“感觉像是一次重生，就像在说‘不要放弃！’ ”莫顿说。“你可能会遇到低潮期；我曾经历过无法支付房贷的时期，或者我不确定是否还能再次工作，因为我的身体状态不对，或者我无法像其他演员那样承担某些工作。但我一直在坚持工作，我觉得自己真的非常幸运。希望这意味着我可以获得其他工作机会。”
如果美国的暂停状态得以维持，伊朗将停止袭击
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乌克兰无人机部队 猎杀俄罗斯舰船
在俄乌战争期间，乌克兰武装部队第414独立无人打击航空系统旅“马扎尔之鸟”的服役人员，在一架FP-1深层打击无人机发射前，在机身上给俄罗斯人写下信息。
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Sergiy Karazy 与 Dan Peleschuk
在乌克兰南部的一片田野里，士兵们在一架光滑的灰色攻击无人机上写下讽刺的消息。这架无人机很快将在黑海搜猎俄罗斯船只——这是乌克兰旨在孤立克里米亚并削弱莫斯科战争努力的规模扩大行动的一部分。在乌克兰广袤草原上远离前线的地带，此类部队在过去三周内袭击了半岛周围 180 艘以上的船只及其他海基目标，在战争中开辟了新战线。这些袭击最初发生在亚速海，现在正扩展到其通往的黑海，旨在增加俄罗斯占领克里米亚的成本，并在乌克兰全面战争的第五年将主动权转向基辅。
“我们日以继夜，每天工作，没有休息时间，”来自“马扎尔之鸟”(Magyar’s Birds) 的营级指挥官“Ray”说道。按照乌克兰军队的惯例，他仅以呼号表明身份。在路透社最近的一次访问中，他的团队每隔几分钟就发射一次无人机。该部队表示，他们在黑海击中了一艘货轮和一座浮吊，并在克里米亚南部击中了一个变电站。路透社无法独立核实这一点。
这些袭击是近几周战略海域日益激烈的决斗的一部分，期间俄罗斯加强了对乌克兰港口和国际货轮的打击。基辅农业部长在 7 月 23 日表示，由于袭击激增，船东已暂时暂停货船在乌克兰黑海港口的农业出口抵港。
克里米亚作为莫斯科军队的中转和军事枢纽，已成为乌克兰无人机部队在提升打击能力时的新重心。近几个月来，他们将目标对准了连接半岛与俄罗斯的被占领南部乌克兰地带的公路和铁路连接线——俄罗斯在 2014, 年将其占领并吞并，远在莫斯科 2022 年全面入侵乌克兰之前。
这导致了克里米亚的燃料短缺和紧急状态，电力和天然气设施也遭到系统性打击。
现在，对油轮、干散货船和其他船只的袭击，标志着基辅通过切断资源来向俄罗斯军队施压的努力在扩大。
自 7 月开始新阶段的行动以来，由指挥官罗伯特·“马扎尔”·布罗夫迪 (Robert “Magyar” Brovdi) 领导的无人机部队报告称，每天约击中 6 艘船只，布罗夫迪在充满嘲讽且布满表情符号的报告中详细描述了这些情况。
这些袭击扼杀了通过亚速海的俄罗斯航运，该海域接收来自俄罗斯的船只。
“我们日以继夜，每天工作，没有休息时间。”
—— “Ray” 乌克兰“马扎尔之鸟”营级指挥官
乌克兰无人机部队在过去三周内击中了 180 艘以上的船只及其他海基目标，在战争中开辟了新战线。
他在 7 月 26. 日告诉路透社。这一进展正值美国暂停其轰炸行动之际，此前总统 唐纳德·特朗普 的顾问告诉他，目标已经耗尽，并对美国军火库的损耗表示担忧。
在对 伊朗 进行 13 个夜晚的强化美军空袭后，五角大楼在 7 月 24 日晚间暂停了该行动，且在 7 月 25 或 26 日均未报告有美国袭击。
伊朗此前在每晚美军袭击后，会对设有美国基地的邻国进行报复性袭击，目前也已暂缓开火两天。一名要求匿名的伊朗官员告诉路透社，德黑兰的立场“依然是‘以击还击’：如果袭击停止，伊朗也将停止其行动。这一信息已经传达给 美国。”
美国驻 联合国 大使 迈克尔·沃尔茨 告诉《福克斯新闻周日》及其他美国媒体，特朗普已决定暂停美国袭击，以便给外交留出更多时间。
“他正在给谈判提供空间，给它一点余地，”沃尔茨说，但未提供进一步细节。U.S.
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定居者在 西岸 纵火焚烧 清真寺 以色列警方在袭击后调查破坏行为
Ali Sawafta 和 Mohammed Torokman
巴勒斯坦官员表示，以色列定居者于 7 月 26 日早晨袭击了被占领的西岸地区巴勒斯坦村庄，纵火焚烧了两座清真寺，并在建筑物上涂鸦。此次袭击发生于 7 月 24 日的一起事件之后，当时一群以色列定居者（部分携带武器）靠近纳布卢斯西南部的巴勒斯坦村庄 Tal，导致四名巴勒斯坦人和两名以色列士兵死亡——其中一名士兵担任附近一个以色列定居点的安全协调员。在该事件中，村民们走出家门与定居者对峙，随后发生了僵局，一段视频似乎显示一名巴勒斯坦人夺取了一名定居者的武器。巴勒斯坦地方当局表示，定居者挑起了暴力。以色列军方则称双方都开火了。
根据 联合国 和巴勒斯坦权力机构的数据，此次事件是今年一系列涉及定居者冲突中的最新一起，已有数十名巴勒斯坦人被杀，数百人受伤。
面临 10 月选举的总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡命令，针对他所描述的针对以色列平民的恐怖主义活动开展一次大规模安全行动，加强了西岸地区的部队并取消了休假。
包括极右翼财政部长 Bezalel Smotrich 在内的政府成员已呼吁吞并西岸，该领土是以色列在 1967 年中东战争中占领的。
巴勒斯坦官员表示，定居者在凌晨时分对西岸不同地区的巴勒斯坦村庄发动了一系列袭击。
村长 Abdel Azim Wadi……
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7 月 26 日，在以色列占领的西岸地区纳布卢斯附近的 Qusra，一名巴勒斯坦男子检查一座清真寺的损坏情况，巴勒斯坦人称该清真寺遭到以色列定居者的破坏。MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/路透社
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1819年7月27日，一场飓风摧毁了墨西哥湾沿岸。在密西西比州的贝圣路易斯，仅有三座房屋幸存，街道被6英尺深的水淹没。在阿拉巴马州的莫比尔，乌龟和短吻鳄被冲上了街道。
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La Paz 61/31/s 61/27/s Lagos 84/77/r 83/76/r Lima 77/69/s 77/68/pc Lisbon 93/67/s 92/65/s London 82/62/s 86/63/c Madrid 95/65/s 102/69/s Manila 93/78/r 94/78/r Mexico City 75/56/sh 75/57/r Milan 96/72/s 96/75/sh Mombasa 84/69/s 85/69/r Montevideo 67/52/c 61/48/c Montreal 81/67/t 83/67/t Moscow 76/61/r 82/60/t Nairobi 73/57/c 72/56/c New Delhi 95/80/sh 90/78/r Panama City 87/74/r 89/74/r Paris 83/59/pc 90/66/s Port-au-Prince 99/72/r 97/74/s Rio de Janeiro 77/67/s 81/70/pc Riyadh 107/84/pc 108/84/pc Rome 88/69/s 92/72/s
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问：蟋蟀是否能指示气温是多少？
答：是的，气温较高时，蟋蟀鸣叫的速度比气温较低时快。
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华盛顿 —— 唐纳德·特朗普总统在去年重新执政时，没有时间进行冗长的关税调查，他希望立即打击贸易伙伴以榨取让步。
随后，其贸易议程在混乱中开启，并最终在今年遭遇最高法院的一次沉重挫败。现在，他及其团队正进入一个新阶段，旨在利用更传统且经过法院验证的贸易法来构建一道更持久的美国关税墙，而这些法律在 18 个月前他对其几乎没有耐心。
他最新一次全球关税攻势 —— 对 60 个国家征收 10% 或 12.5% 的关税，理由是这些国家在执行强迫劳动禁令方面涉嫌力度不足 —— 标志着未来几个月将公布的众多关税行动中的第一项。
这些行动包括对工业产能过剩、涉嫌盗窃知识产权的调查，以及针对从半导体到机器人和工业机械等战略产业的国家安全保护。
“我们正处于特朗普关税议程‘开端之结束’的阶段，”加拿大石油生产商 Cenovus Energy 的副总法律顾问 Dan Ujczzo 表示，他专门研究美加贸易。
“在接下来的几周内，而且肯定在夏季结束前，我们将看到唐纳德·特朗普总统贸易政策的大部分内容全面生效。”
这可能会让企业在特朗普最终的关税结构上获得更多清晰度和确定性，同时也让外国贸易部门感到恐惧，因为他们可能不得不提供更多让步，以保护进入价值 $3.4 万亿美元的美国进口市场的机会。
直接替代
特朗普根据 1974 年《贸易法》第 301 条施加的新反强迫劳动关税（这是他在第一任期内用于对抗中国的不公平贸易行为法案），几乎直接替代了于 7 月 24 日到期的 10% 全球临时关税。美国贸易代表办公室表示，这些关税涵盖了 99.4% 的美国进口商品。
这重建了特朗普标志性的“解放日”关税的一部分，该关税曾对几乎每个国家征收 10% 至 50% 的税率，但美国最高法院后来判定其非法，因为特朗普使用了未经测试的国家紧急状态法来实施该关税。
基准关税的另一部分可能会通过另一项针对工业产能过剩的 301 条调查来重建，该调查针对 16 个大贸易伙伴，包括中国、欧盟、日本、韩国、墨西哥和越南。这项正在进行的调查针对的是工业补贴和其他以出口为导向的政策。
在对特朗普此举的广泛骚动中，一些人认为这在很大程度上维持了现状。
总部位于密歇根州的真空吸尘器制造商 Bissell Inc. 的首席执行官 Mark Bissell 表示，最新的关税在很大程度上就是其
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漫威影业于 7 月 25 日重返圣迭戈动漫展，揭晓了一系列即将启动的项目，例如由瑞安·高达林主演、肖恩·利维执导的《幽灵骑士》，以及《黑豹 3》。 《黑豹 3》定于 2028 年 12 月 15 日上映，将由大卫·琼森饰演一名新的 T'Challa，即由已故的查德维克·博斯曼所扮演的前任黑豹之子。 《幽灵骑士》的上映也计划在 2028 年，但尚未确定具体日期。 小组会议还展示了《复仇者联盟：末日》的首批预告片，该片将于 12 月 18 日上映，与华纳兄弟科幻系列电影《沙丘》的第三部同日上映，这将引发一场票房大战。 这是漫威在 7 月 31 日进入电影院的《蜘蛛侠：崭新之日》之后的下一个重大项目。 “这真的在发生吗？”高达林在意外现身《幽灵骑士》舞台时问道。他补充道：“如果我们要做这件事，只能由一位导演来执导。” 随后，执导过《死侍与金刚狼》的肖恩·利维与他一同登台。
[[IMG_XXXX]] “《黑豹 3》将由大卫·琼森饰演 T'Challa 的儿子。” JESSE GRANT/GETTY IMAGES FOR DISNEY
“我们 2028 年见，”利维说道。 随后，瑞安·库格勒以及《黑豹 3》的部分演员登台，包括回归主演的莱蒂希亚·赖特和温斯顿·杜克。 “I want the screen to do the talking. But believe me, the honor is entirely……”
唐纳德·特朗普总统最新的全球关税攻势标志着未来几个月将公布的众多关税行动之首。
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公司此前预料到了这种情况，但并没有提前从中国和其他地区囤积库存以试图抢在关税实施前完成采购。 “我们继续经营业务，是因为相信关税将保持在 10-15% 的范围内，”Bissell 在发给路透社的一封电子邮件中表示。
预算影响
特朗普在起跑阶段就对快速但未经测试的关税进行赌博，产生了四个结果。它给零售商和其他依赖进口的行业增加了成本；它将数十个贸易伙伴带到谈判桌前，从而在降低税率方面获得了让步；它引发了来自中国的迅速报复和关税升级，最终导致了一场微妙的停战；并且它为美国财政金库充盈了数千亿美元。 仅“解放日”关税就产生了 $166 亿 100 百万美元（1660 亿美元）的收入，在很大程度上抵消了不断增长的联邦赤字，但现在对进口商的退款已使这些收入转为负值。 基于一项旨在平息国际收支危机的法律，为期 150 天的临时关税在 7 月 5 日前增加了 $31 亿 100 百万美元（310 亿美元）的评估收入。但如果联邦法院对其不利的裁决生效，这笔资金也将面临退款。 随着美国公共债务接近 $40 万亿美元，大西洋理事会国际经济学主席乔什·利普斯基表示，随后的政府可能会对这种可能持续的关税收入产生依赖。 “关税墙正在被一块坚实的砖一块坚实的砖地重建，而且它非常耐用，”利普斯基说。 特朗普在强迫劳动案件中广泛使用 301 条款，引发了小企业的立即法律挑战，但贸易和法律专家表示，这将需要时间来演变。 该法规在法院中有着可靠的记录，法官可能不愿禁止旨在遏制强迫劳动并降低美国商品贸易壁垒的行动。 美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔上周明确表示，
唐纳德·特朗普将利用一切可用手段建立关税，以将生产回流并缩减贸易赤字。 “本届政府所使用的具体权限发生了变化，但贸易策略没有改变，”格里尔告诉美国参议院财务委员会。
格里尔（Greer）尚未就工业能力调查确定具体时间表，但他表示，正在重建的关税层级将不会超过他在谈判协议中包含的上限，其中包括针对欧盟、日本和韩国的 15%，以及针对东南亚国家更高的税率。
政府官员表示，尽管中国被视为全球最大的产能过剩来源，但其税率将不会超过唐纳德·特朗普与中国国家主席习近平去年 11 月达成的约 20% 的上限，这一税率是在他第一任期内 25% 关税的基础之上的。
一些名义上（或公布的）关税可能高于实际执行的税率，分析人士认为，这可能是为了促使各国遵守协议条款的一种执行机制。
尽管如此，一些事情仍然出其不意地发生，包括 7 月 20 日唐纳德·特朗普因渥太华拒绝做出贸易让步而宣布对加拿大啤酒、乳制品、曲棍球杆及其他产品征收 50% 的关税，以及他因西班牙未达到北约（NATO）军事开支目标而威胁切断与该国所有贸易。
康奈尔大学贸易学教授、国际货币基金组织（IMF）中国部前负责人埃斯瓦尔·普拉萨德（Eswar Prasad）表示，这种随意宣布关税的倾向仍然是一个持续的风险。
“特朗普渴望通过征收关税来解决一系列不满，这不仅将继续干扰全球贸易体系，还将对美国家庭和企业产生显著的负面影响。”
“能够承担起这个角色是我的荣幸，”约翰逊（Jonsson）在谈到出演主角时说道。
观众还瞥见了反派杜姆博士（Doctor Doom）在战斗中压制复仇者联盟的片段。预告片还透露，杜姆指挥着一支哨兵（Sentinels）军队，即漫威《X战警》漫画书中著名的巨型猎杀变种人机器人。
晚会的庆祝活动由漫威总裁凯文·费格（Kevin Feige）主持，他邀请庞大的《复仇者联盟：末日》（Avengers: Doomsday）团队登台，参加超级讨论环节的嘉宾包括导演安东尼·卢梭（Anthony Russo）和乔·卢梭（Joe Russo），以及演员小罗伯特·唐尼（Robert Downey Jr.）、克里斯·埃文斯（Chris Evans）、佩德罗·帕斯卡尔（Pedro Pascal）、保罗·路德（Paul Rudd）、莱蒂希亚·赖特（Letitia Wright）、刘易斯·普尔曼（Lewis Pullman）等人。
海莉·阿特维尔（Hayley Atwell）也加入了讨论，确认她将以佩吉·卡特（Peggy Carter）的身份回归新片。
其他亮点包括惊艳亮相的乔恩·伯恩撒尔（Jon Bernthal，饰演硬核反英雄“惩罚者”）和瑞安·雷诺兹（Ryan Reynolds，饰演穿着红色服装的粗俗超级英雄“死侍”）。
漫威电影在全球票房中已创造了近 $33 亿的收入，是所有电影系列中总额最高的。 2019, 年上映的《复仇者联盟 4：终局之战》（Avengers: Endgame）是史上全球票房第二高的电影。
股市将迎来 由科技股 财报主导的 考验
Lewis Krauskopf
纽约 —— 不稳定的美国股市本周将从美联储会议中寻求指引，该会议将阐明利率走势。此外，本周还将迎来密集的企业财报季，其中以科技公司和人工智能巨头为主。由于 Alphabet 和特斯拉在发布季度报告后大幅下跌，主要股票指数上周录得周跌幅。Google 母公司 Alphabet 的股价大跌，部分原因是其本已庞大的 AI 支出计划进一步增加，这为本周其他 AI “超大规模运营商”（hyperscalers）——微软、亚马逊和 Meta Platforms 的业绩公布定下了负面基调。AI 相关股票一直是今年股市上涨的核心，推动牛市接近第四年。尽管本周出现波动，但标普 500 指数在 2026, 仍上涨超过 8%，而市场“感觉非常泡沫化”，Man Group 首席市场策略师 Kristina Hooper 表示。
“投资者在一定程度上如履薄冰，”Hooper 说道。“他们更有可能对任何不完美的迹象做出负面反应。”与此同时，由于中东局势紧张升级导致油价飙升，美联储会议随即召开。布伦特原油在 7 月 23. 达到了每桶 $100。这引发了人们的担忧，认为政策制定者可能需要采取更激进的加息措施来控制通货膨胀，而通胀率一直远高于美联储 2% 的年度目标。根据 LSEG 的数据，美联储在 7 月 29 , 发布货币政策声明时预计将维持利率不变，而 7 月 24 日晚间的联邦基金期货定价显示，加息 25 个基点（四分之一百分点）的可能性为 38%。
但华尔街对于美联储是否会给市场带来惊喜仍存在一些不确定性，美联储新任主席 Kevin Warsh 正在全面改革货币政策沟通机制。法国巴黎银行（BNP Paribas）的经济学家在上周的一份报告中表示：“不能完全排除突击加息的可能性。”这将是 Warsh 领导下的第二次会议，他避谈前瞻性指引，但誓言将通胀率降至目标水平。“他真的没有亮出美联储的底牌，”Murphy & Sylvest Wealth Management 的高级财富顾问兼市场策略师 Paul Nolte 表示。
即使央行维持利率不变，投资者也将从政策声明和 Warsh 随后的新闻发布会中寻找关于未来利率走势的暗示。联邦基金期货已将两次四分之一百分点的加息计入到 2027 年 1 月的会议之前。“如果你感觉到有更多委员会成员在今年接下来的时间里倾向于这种多次加息的方案，那么我认为这将成为市场的一个问题，”富国银行投资研究中心（Wells Fargo Investment Institute）高级全球市场策略师 Scott Wren 表示。
更高的利率会增加消费者和企业的借贷成本，从而拖慢经济增速，且通常会对股市产生压力。这还可能转化为更高的国债收益率，而国债收益率在最近几周已经在上升，从而与股票形成竞争。基准 10 年期国债收益率在 7 月 23, 突破了 4.7%，达到 2025. 年初以来的最高水平。收益率与债券价格呈反向变动。
投资者本周还将获得一系列关于美国经济的更新数据，包括第二季度国内生产总值（GDP）、月度通胀和消费者信心报告。预计约有三分之一的标普 500 指数成分公司将公布业绩，使其成为第二季度财报季最繁忙的一周，其中包括苹果、Visa、雪佛龙和可口可乐。随着
已有超过 80 家公司公布财报，根据截至 7 月 22 日的 LSEG IBES 数据，标普 500 指数 (S&P 500) 第二季度的收益预计将比去年增长 26.5%——这一巨大的利润增长正是华尔街在财报公布前所预期并已计入股价的。AI 支出一直是 2026 年股价的核心驱动力，推动了半导体公司以及参与建设数据中心企业的上涨。
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纳布卢斯东南部库斯拉（Qusra）的村议会表示，定居者在 7 月 26 日早晨纵火烧毁了村里一座刚刚竣工的清真寺。
“这座清真寺处于最后阶段，已经准备好迎接信徒。里面已经配备了沙发。他们放火将其烧毁，并在墙上喷涂希伯来语口号，”他通过电话告诉路透社。涂鸦内容包括“犹太人的复仇”以及一名在塔尔（Tal）附近被杀的以色列人的名字。
巴勒斯坦权力机构负责 7 月 24 日枪击事件发生地所在的约旦河西岸部分地区，该机构表示，这一事件是针对巴勒斯坦人的普遍袭击的一部分。
“以色列政府支持的定居者恐怖主义正在升级为在被占领的约旦河西岸进行的系统性大屠杀，”巴勒斯坦总理办公室在社交媒体平台 X 上的一份声明中说道。
“安全部队强烈谴责此类事件，包括对宗教场所的破坏，并将继续采取果断行动，以维护该地区的安全和公共秩序，”以色列军方表示。
不过该官员表示，在周末期间，部队逮捕了 130 多个个体，“包括武器贩子、哈马斯恐怖分子、参与煽动的人员以及计划实施迫在眉睫袭击的恐怖分子”。
在另一起事件中，巴勒斯坦官员表示，定居者还试图烧毁图勒卡姆市（Tulkarm）东南部库尔（Kour）附近的一座清真寺，并袭击了拉马拉（Ramallah）附近卡夫尔马利克镇（Kafr Malik）一家石材切割工厂的巴勒斯坦工人。
库尔村议会成员法里德·吉尤西（Farid Jiyousi）表示，三名定居者曾在黎明时分试图点燃该清真寺。
巴勒斯坦总理办公室
“以色列政府支持的定居者恐怖主义正在升级为在被占领的约旦河西岸进行的系统性大屠杀。”
通过顿河（Don River）连接主要南部产粮区。
布罗德维（Brovdi）的部队表示，克里米亚东部与俄罗斯克拉斯诺达尔（Krasnodar）地区之间的刻赤（Kerch）渡轮口岸已损失约 75% 的运能。路透社无法核实此消息。
该指挥官告诉路透社，袭击旨在“粉碎”俄罗斯主导地位的迷思，并建立对乌克兰领海的全面控制。
伦敦皇家联合军种研究所（Royal United Services Institute）智库高级研究员西达特·考沙尔（Sidharth Kaushal）表示，乌克兰对俄罗斯陆路物流的袭击导致通过亚速海（Sea of Azov）的运输量增加，从而提供了更多海上目标。
他说，这些袭击是乌克兰克里米亚行动的“逻辑延续”。
乌克兰的打击引发了俄罗斯对乌克兰南部加强袭击的镜像反应，特别是敖德萨（Odesa）市以及将该国大部分粮食通过海上走廊发送到国际市场的港口。
7 月 19 日，在俄罗斯军队袭击了一艘挂几内亚比绍国旗、运载来自该地区玉米的船只后，10 名水手丧生。
一名美国官员在要求匿名的条件下表示，军方官员近日警告称，过去两周旨在震慑伊朗对霍尔木兹海峡（这一已成为战争关键闪点狭窄水道）航运威胁的轰炸，已在很大程度上耗尽了预选的目标集。该官员表示，恢复大规模战斗行动仍是一个选项，但参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩（Dan Caine）将军私下向特朗普警告，鉴于对弹药库存的负面影响，这将带来风险。该官员补充说，这包括美国在中东防空系统中使用的拦截弹。凯恩的办公室和美国中央司令部拒绝发表评论。美国军方官员在传统上拒绝对其向在任美国总统提供的私人建议发表评论，即使是在向国会作证时也是如此。
在NBC的《会晤新闻界》（Meet the Press）节目中，沃尔茨（Waltz）表示美国军队“拥有其所需的一切”，但同时也表示，当国防部长皮特·海格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）在特朗普政府下接任时，他“继承了一个枯竭的局面”。
一位要求匿名的伊朗高级消息人士告诉路透社，德黑兰并不怎么希望特朗普暂停打击的决定代表了美国谈判立场的重大转变。
该消息人士说：“对于停止袭击，怀疑多于乐观。普遍观点认为，这种暂停是战术性的而非真诚的。伊朗在它所认为的美国欺骗行为中积累了足够的痛苦经验。”
“陷入僵局” 在过去两周里，美国军队每晚对伊朗进行打击，华盛顿称这是为了报复伊朗对霍尔木兹海峡航运的袭击。伊朗军队通过袭击邻近阿拉伯海湾国家的淡水脱盐厂来回应美国的攻击。
伊朗表示，其目标是维持对该海峡的控制，在战争之前，全球五分之一的石油流经此处。美国重启的军事行动实际上破坏了上个月旨在结束战争的临时协议。特朗普决定暂停打击，此前几家媒体描述称，在 7 月 24 日的一次会议上，凯恩和其他高级军事和政治顾问提出了担忧。
CNN报道称，副总统JD·万斯（JD Vance）表达了保留意见。Axios报道称，总司令……
以色列安全人员在 7 月 25 日一次针对占领区西岸定居者暴力的示威活动期间，在特拉维夫拘留一名抗议者。TOMER NEUBERG/路透社
……但在火势蔓延到清真寺主区域之前，礼拜者们已经将其扑灭。
“这是我们村庄经历的第一次袭击，”他说道，并补充说袭击者还在清真寺墙上喷涂了涂鸦。
根据巴勒斯坦方面的消息，作为周末整个西岸安全管控的一部分，以色列军队从 7 月 25 日起逮捕了约 60 名巴勒斯坦人。
乌克兰武装部队第 414 独立无人打击航空系统旅“马扎尔之鸟”（Magyar’s Birds）的一名成员在为一次战斗任务准备 FP-1 深穿透无人机。VALENTYN OGIRENKO/路透社
乌克兰官员表示，在敖德萨港口发生了……
上周，在针对敖德萨和另一个港口城市尼古拉耶夫（Mykolaiv）的袭击中，至少有 3 人死亡。
基辅的港口管理局表示，仅在 7 月的前两周，俄罗斯就袭击了 23 次乌克兰港口和 17 次民用船只，导致贸易商在物流方面陷入困境。
农产品出口（如谷物和植物油）仍然是乌克兰最大的外汇收入来源，其中 90% 以上是通过敖德萨地区的港口经海运走廊运输的。
俄罗斯表示，其袭击目标是……
一名男孩走在被以色列空袭损坏的房屋碎片上。在美方斡旋的计划下，以色列军队撤出，黎巴嫩士兵在三个所谓的“试点区”之一部署。7月26日，该男孩回到了他位于黎巴嫩南部村庄 Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh 的家中。
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美国驻中东部队司令布拉德·库珀（Brad Cooper）海军上将曾建议停止美国的轰炸行动，因为其效能已达到极限。伊朗居民依然感到不安。在德黑兰经营进出口贸易的 49 岁男子纳德（Nader）表示，他怀疑任何
estinianPrisonersClub（巴勒斯坦囚犯俱乐部），该组织追踪被以色列拘留的巴勒斯坦人。 大多数国家和联合国机构认为以色列在西岸的定居点是非法的。 巴勒斯坦人寻求将西岸作为未来独立国家的核心。 以色列则引用与这片土地的圣经及历史联系。 内塔尼亚胡政府反对巴勒斯坦建国，并迅速扩大了在那里的定居点。
存储军事货物和燃料的基础设施。 由营长雷（Ray）团队使用的乌克兰制 FP-1 和 FP-2 无人机是基辅日益增加的军械库中的主力。 它们自动飞向作战区域，随后由——通常驻扎在远方的——飞行员接管，实施最终打击。 在利用小型喷射推进器发射最后一部螺旋桨驱动的无人机几分钟后，发射小组便收拾好装备准备转移。 没有任何地点会被重复使用，且各团队经常在接到通知几个小时后就被派往新地点。 尽管技术进步允许他们在距离前线 62 英里以外的地方发射，但他们仍然是敌方无人机团队觊觎的目标。 “这是一场持久战——是一场关于对策与反制对策的持续斗争，”指挥该旅第九营（名为 Kairos）的雷说道。 中队指挥官巴拿马（Panama）表示，他及其战友受到了行动中“切实成果”的激励。 除了干扰俄罗斯的后勤之外，这次行动还提振了乌克兰的士气。 “我们的节奏如此之快，这太棒了，”他说，“但我们仍需维持这种状态。”
袭击的停火期能持续多久。 “全国的人都处于悬而未决的状态，”他在接受路透社电话采访时表示。 “特朗普在与伊朗玩游戏。他既不结束战争并离开该地区，也不采取决定性的打击。 “这令人筋疲力尽。”
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密尔沃基酿酒人队先发投手雅各布·米西奥罗夫斯基（Jacob Misiorowski）在7月26日于美国家庭球场对阵科罗拉多落基队时，在第四局三振一名击球手后的反应。BENNY SIEU/IMAGN IMAGES 重新校准 雷达枪
酿酒人队先发投手雅各布·米西奥罗夫斯基在周日（7月26,）于密尔沃基的美国家庭球场对阵科罗拉多落基队时火力全开。这位年轻的王牌在前 12 名击球手中三振了 11 人，最终带领球队以 11-2 击败了这支国联西区的对手。米西奥罗夫斯基仅失一安打和一分（科尔的一支个人全垒打）。
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尽管仅参加部分赛季赛程， 科里·海姆（Corey Heim）在周日仍成功回到了赛车界最负盛名的历史赛道之一的冠军之街。 这是海姆在六周内第二次震惊赛车界——他在周日于印第安纳州 Speedway 的印第安纳波利斯赛车场举行的第 30 届著名的 Brickyard 400 赛事中，夺得了 NASCAR 最高组别的冠军。 这位 67 号 23XI Racing 车手在距离终点 34 圈的一次重启中超越了他的老板丹尼·汉林（Denny Hamlin），并在随后的比赛中一直领先于同样驾驶丰田赛车的车手克里斯托弗·贝尔（Christopher Bell），在他职业生涯前 15 场起跑中第二次获胜——这一壮举上一次由赛车传奇 A.J. 弗伊特在 1965 年完成。 24 岁的海姆上月曾在科罗纳多海军基地路赛道获胜，此次他以 0.287 秒之差击败了贝尔的 20 号赛车。
乔伊·洛加诺（Joey Logano）、蔡斯·布里斯科（Chase Briscoe）和汉林占据了前五名的其余席位。 海姆本赛季仅参加 12 场比赛，但这位来自佐治亚州马里埃塔的原住民展现出了坚定的决心，在最后 30 多圈被贝尔紧追不舍的情况下依然表现完美。 “那真是太不容易了，”将在 2027 年参加全赛季比赛的海姆说道。“在 Brickyard 获胜是梦想成真。我们在早期的进站循环中获得了机会，并且我和我的团队全天执行得非常完美。” 在汉林的 11 号赛车上方高车道进行的最后一次重启，是他获得第二次胜利的关键。 “我必须表现得激进，因为这是为了胜利，”海姆说。“我们都在为冠军而战。我想他（汉林）也会这么做。我们得到了（洛加诺）很好的推动。” 贝尔在 2026, 年尚未获胜，最终完赛排名在...
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贝尔特兰、琼斯与肯特： 入选名人堂 值得等待
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纽约州库珀斯敦 —— 在棒球名人堂的成员中，很少有人像卡洛斯·贝尔特兰、安德鲁·琼斯和杰夫·肯特那样，等待了这么久才再次感受到成为新秀的感觉。“这与我第一次在大联盟击球时的感觉最接近，”贝尔特兰在周日下午发表演讲的开篇时说道，“我很高兴能来到这里，但与此同时，我也感到非常紧张。”
对于贝尔特兰、琼斯和肯特来说，终于可以放松了。在这个宁静的上州小镇，克拉克体育中心在一个阳光明媚的日子里，在估计 12,000 人的观众面前，他们的共同耐心终于得到了回报，正式被封入名人堂。创纪录的 60 位在世名人堂成员出席了仪式，其中 57 位已入选的成员坐在舞台后方，而三位新入选者使名人堂的成员总数增加到 354 人。
贝尔特兰在进入选票的第四年被美国棒球记者协会选出，而琼斯在符合条件的第九年获得了入选资格。“这是我们不会忘记的一天，”琼斯说，“我今天感觉就像个新秀。”
肯特在 2014 通过 2023 年在记者选票上的 10 年时间里，得票率从未超过 46.5%，他最终在去年 12 月被当代棒球时代委员会选出。“强尼·本奇在今天早上我们上车前告诉我，‘你属于这里，你属于这里’，”肯特说，“我现在还没反应过来。”
三人发表了演讲，触及了当天的国际化色彩以及他们走向棒球永恒之名的漫长路径。肯特是 1989 年多伦多蓝鸟队在加州大学（Cal）选出的第 20 轮秀，他在担任二垒手期间击出了 377 支本垒球中的 351 支，是该位置球员在职期间击出本垒球数量最多的纪录。他回忆起青少年时期赛摩托车的经历，当时他父亲承诺，如果他能获得大学棒球奖学金，就给他买一辆皮卡车。
“那辆车还在我身边。它停在我的车库里，简单地提醒着我，有些最简单的事情……”肯特说到这里停顿了一下，“最简单的事情可以改变你整个人生的方向。”
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skepticism for justice
N’dea Yancey-Bragg
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When Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells disappeared after a July Fourth boat trip, questions immediately be- gan to swirl about what happened to him and why. Nearly three weeks after his body was found, many of those questions remain unanswered. Parallel investigations into the 18-year-old’s death have revealed little publicly so far. Wells’ family fears his death will be written off as an acciden- tal drowning, citing conflicting wit- ness accounts and unusual cell phone activity. The mysterious death has at- tracted speculation from the public nationwide and attention from major true-crime figures like Nancy Grace.
A person seeking “Justice for Nolan” stands outside National Action Network headquarters in New York on July 10. DAVID “DEE” DELGADO/REUTERS
But the death of a young Black man after an outing with a predominantly White group of friends has also dredged up fears among Black Amer- icans that they aren’t safe in such envi- ronments and that the justice system won’t handle their cases properly if something goes wrong, according to Nadine Smith, president and CEO of civil rights group Color of Change. Wells’ family has launched an inde- pendent investigation, citing lack of trust in law enforcement in a state with a long history of racist violence. Officials in Jackson County have said they have not found signs of foul play but are continuing to investigate. “There are two stories unfolding here. One is the mystery of what hap- pened to him and the other is that it has surfaced in the American con- sciousness, especially among Black Americans, some familiar anxieties,” Smith said. “It is really a story of the unhealed history and lived pattern recognition in Black America.” Officials said Wells traveled with friends to Horn Island, about 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi, to cele- brate the Fourth. According to the Na- tional Park Service, the island is acces- sible only via private boat and “there is no staff, drinking water, shelter, facil- ities, or communication on the island.” GPS data obtained by CBS News from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources showed the boat re- portedly arrived at11:14 a.m. and left at 4:31 p.m. Family attorney Ben Crump has said Wells’ friends reported they
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In the only room on the top floor of a building at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – really more a tucked-away attic – the clock has turned backward several decades. Clunky computers whir. Boxes of floppy discs sit on shelves. Images on curved screens flicker and a rainforest screensaver chirps. A 1992 copy of PC Magazine features “The Fastest PCs Ever!”running at speeds that today would offer less computational power than an electric toothbrush. There are posters and figurines and wires – everywhere, everywhere! – and it’s all enveloped by bright green walls and overseen by one man who, at that moment, was blaring “Mr. Brightside,” the 2004 hit by The Killers, through an iPod. Thomas Haigh, chair of the history department, runs the university’s “Retrolab,” one of four retro computer labs in the nation. He deemed the space a perfect blend of his identity, made up of his love for history and computer science. That he has a British accent just adds to the vibe. The Retrolab is a place where frustration is expected and patience is demanded as students and visitors toy with what Haigh called agonizingly slow and noisy personal computers dating back to the 1977 Apple II.
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An antidote to manosphere?
themselves better on apps
Alyssa Goldberg
The Miami doctor wasn’t supposed to feel this invisible. On paper, he was the type of man dating apps were supposed to reward: He was tall with a stable, prestigious job and living in a bustling city. But he never felt truly seen. He strug- gled to hold conversation with his col- leagues. On dating apps, messages stalled out before he and his matches ever made it to a first drink.
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“The experience of using a computer is an important part of your life. When that technology goes obsolete, you lose that piece.”
Thomas Haigh Creator of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Retrolab
When he came to Michael Asibuo, a 30-year-old dating coach in Montreal who specializes in “confidence transfor- mations” for “high-performing men,” he didn’t come with the bitterness you might hear online from men who feel left behind by modern dating. “He truly felt defeated,” Asibuo re- calls. “He didn’t come to me with ‘I hate women’or any of that spiel. He just said, ‘I just want to do better because I feel like I’m doing something wrong.’ ” Asibuo’s work is part of a growing trend of men seeking out ways to improve their prospects in the dating world. But unlike some of the
hits pause on strikes in Iran
Jay Stahl USA TODAY
The Trump administration has paused U.S. strikes in Iran after nearly two weeks of military attacks in the Middle Eastern country. The break in strikes came days after President Donald Trump defended the Iran war, following the deaths of four U.S. troops killed in the conflict July17 and 18. “We want to get it over with, and we want to do it right, but we have to ... do what we came to do,” Trump said. No strikes have occurred since July 23. Iranian and American officials agreed to a cease- fire in June, but it quickly dissolved, and Iran has continued to block the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has vowed to take control over the strait, a vital global waterway for the world’s oil supply. Over two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a Washington Post/Ipsos poll released this month said they disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Iran war. The House of Representatives voted July 23 to tell the president to end the war 214-208, with four Repub- licans siding with Democrats to chide Trump. Senate Republicans subsequently rejected a similar symbol- ic measure – and opportunity to buck the president.
United Nations ambassador doesn’t say whether pause will continue
Michael Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, in a July 26 interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” declined to say whether the pause in strikes would continue as Iranian and American officials ne- gotiate. “What the president is doing right now, as we’ve seen all along, is giving some talks some space,” Waltz said. “Talks are ongoing. They’re happening at every level, from the more technical aspect of it all the way to the highest levels, of course, within both the Iranian government and the U.S. government.” Host Kristen Welker pressed Waltz on whether the war would be over by the new year, as Trump said months ago that the conflict would conclude quickly. Waltz pointed to decades of Iranian aggression against the United States −and said he wouldn’t “put some kind of timeline on it” when asked again about winding down the war.
Iran, Oman hold talks about Strait of Hormuz, reports say
CNN and The New York Times reported July 26 that Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, said that officials from Iran and Oman, a neighboring country in the Middle East, held talks about the Strait of Hormuz. Baghaei described the talks as productive and said officials made progress over the key waterway, but he didn’t immediately provide details. Contributing: Erin Mansfield
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took aim at political rivals during a more than 30-minute speech at the rescheduled White House Correspon- dents’Dinner on July 24, which came months after the organization’s April gala was cut short when a gunman rushed security and opened fire. After walking to the podium to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA,” Trump joked that he hadn’t had an “easy evening” watching journalists receive awards for their reporting on his administration. Trump said he didn’t like everyone in the room, but he mostly respected them. The audience laughed at the president’s reaction when CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer presented an award to a Wall Street Journal team for its coverage of Trump’s connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As Blitzer described the stories, Trump gave a smirk and looked out at the audience. The president laughed when the CNN anchor mentioned Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal for its reporting. Trump also raised his eyebrow and smirked when Blitzer presented Getty Images photographer Andrew Harnik with an award for capturing the split-screen moment when an Oval Office visitor collapsed while Trump stood staring at the press. Oz Pearlman, who was warming up guests onstage when shots rang out at the April correspondents’ din- ner, returned to perform at the scaled-down event.
Trump hits late night comics
Trump touched on the importance of the First Amendment and thanked Secret Service officers for their work keeping attendees at the first correspon- dents’ dinner safe. After telling journalists gathered inside the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel that he wasn’t going to read the “doozy” of a speech he origi-
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Saudis rachet up Iran arms race?
Kim Hjelmgaard USA TODAY
The Trump administration signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear program, even as the White House escalates a war with Iran that is aimed, in part, at destroying its nuclear capa- bilities. The U.S. Department of Energy described the agreement as one that would allow Saudi Arabia to develop its civilian energy nuclear program and give U.S. companies “great access” to related commercial deals. Congress has not yet approved the arrangement, and few details about it have been made public. But former officials and members of the nuclear commu- nity said it is a major shift in U.S. policy and risks accelerating a nuclear arms race in an already vola- tile region. Here’s what to know about the deal and its poten- tial impact on the Iran war.
What’s in the agreement?
The agreement may allow U.S. companies to build uranium enrichment facilities in Saudi Arabia to supply its nuclear reactors. U.S. companies would also provide additional technical expertise. The deal could mean Saudi Arabia would not have to import its nuclear fuel and it could provide a pathway for it to enrich uranium on its own at a later date. The agreement would last for 30 years. If enacted, it could make U.S. companies billions of dollars.
Why is the deal controversial?
Enriched uranium can fuel power plants. It can also be used to make nuclear bombs. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the agreement upholds “the highest standards of nuclear safety and nonpro- liferation,” but the deal abandons key nonprolifera- tion benchmarks, including limits on inspections by international nuclear experts. Thomas Countryman, a former assistant secre- tary of state for international security and nonprolif- eration, said the deal “reverses 50 years of U.S. lead- ership in the global nonproliferation architecture.” Laura Kennedy, a former U.S. ambassador and acting U.S. representative to the International Atom- ic Energy Agency, warned that the agreement “would set a dangerous precedent” across the region.
How does this all relate to Iran?
The deal is designed to give U.S. companies a key role in developing Saudi Arabia’s nuclear infrastruc- ture. This stands in stark contrast to the war being waged by the Trump administration to halt Iran’s nu- clear program. Like Saudi Arabia, Iran insists – despite signifi- cant international skepticism – that it is only inter- ested in nuclear energy, not nuclear weapons. But Saudi Arabia and Iran are historic rivals that
nally prepared, the president began criticizing his po- litical enemies, celebrities and some reporters in the room. Trump had harsh words for comedians Jimmy Kim- mel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, calling them “sick people,” and referred to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, who won an award, as “nasty.” Trump also put to rest the theory that he decided to run for president after being the target of President Ba- rack Obama’s jokes at the 2011 White House Corre- spondents’ Dinner. “He hit me hard, but actually he hit me with re- spect,” Trump said of Obama, who joked at the 2011 dinner about Trump’s demand for his birth certificate at the time. “I have watched this clip thousands of times. They keep playing it because they think that was evening I decided to run for president. It was not,” Trump said.
Journalists urge criticism of Trump
This is the first year Trump has attended the dinner as president, after having boycotted the black-tie press celebration throughout his first term. The event took place amid renewed tensions be- tween the White House and the press corps. More than 500 journalists signed a letter to the White House Correspondents Association, urging it to publicly criticize Trump’s attacks on the First Amend- ment during the dinner. Trump, meanwhile, said he had “a lot of respect”for the journalists gathered in the ballroom and thanked them for attending. “I just want to thank you for having me and it’s been fun,” he said. “It’s an honor to be with you.” Near the end of his speech, Trump joked to report- ers about running for president again in 2028. “I want to announce my intention ... to run for a fourth term as the president of the United States,” he said before putting on a red Trump 2028 hat.
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compete for regional dominance. In recent years, they have backed opposing sides in civil wars in Yemen and Syria. They have targeted each other with retaliatory missile and drone strikes after Israel and the United States launched the Iran war in February. And while Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has long insisted that his country has no plans to pursue a nuclear weapons program, he said in 2018 that “without a doubt if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible.” Steven Simon, a senior research fellow at the Quin- cy Institute think tank in Washington, DC, said “the U.S. has just put Saudi Arabia on the pathway to a nu- clear weapons capability, should the kingdom decide they want it. Iranians who think a nuclear weapons ca- pability serves their strategic interests will say they are justified.”
Is U.S.-Saudi pact a done deal?
The agreement is signed, but it’s not quite a done deal yet. It will first be submitted to Congress, which has 90 days to review it. Even if Congress votes to re- ject the deal, President Donald Trump could veto that decision, and its opponents are unlikely to secure enough votes to override the veto because Republicans control Congress. There is an added complication, unveiled by Trump on July 23, the day after the agreement was an- nounced.
Recognizing Israel?
Trump said that U.S. nuclear cooperation with Sau- di Arabia was “totally subject”to the kingdom normal- izing relations with Israel as part of the Abraham Ac- cords, a diplomatic effort started during Trump’s first term that aims to establish diplomatic ties between Is- rael and its Middle East neighbors. Saudi Arabia has publicly rejected joining the Abra- ham Accords multiple times. Some of this resistance relates to its demand that Israel help forge a path for Palestinian statehood and, more recently, because of the Israel-Hamas war.
Heightened security measures
Trump addressed the April shooting at the original White House Correspondents’ Dinner, saying he and other attendees gathered for a second time to answer the “heinous attack with unbelievable resolve.” The crowd gave a standing ovation to Victor Gon- zales, the U.S. Secret Service agent who was struck in his protective vest when a gunman opened fire at the correspondents’ original dinner in April. The White House Correspondents’Association pre- sented Gonzales with the President’s Award for Excep- tional Service. The rescheduled gala featured heightened security measures following the shooting that disrupted the original event in April, according to organizers and the U.S. Secret Service. Organizers scaled back the event, moving it from the Washington Hilton Hotel where it has been held since1972, to a smaller ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, formerly the Trump International Hotel. Guests had to register ahead of time to receive a digital ticket that they had to show along with identifi- cation for entry into the event, said Weijia Jiang, presi- dent of the White House Correspondents’Association, in an interview on CBS News, where she works as a reporter. Jiang added that the association brought in a pri- vate security firm, which has coordinated with the Se- cret Service, the lead agency in charge of securing events featuring the president.
Event will return to Washington Hilton
While giving out an award to the workers of the Washington Hilton hotel for helping guests in the af- termath of the April shooting, Jacqui Heinrich, a jour- nalist with Fox News, announced the White House Correspondents’ Dinner would return to the Hilton next year.
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toothbrush after being sick?
Daryl Austin
Most of us know common ways ill- nesses spread, such as a coworker coughing during a meeting, someone sneezing in the seat behind us on a long flight or when we touch a contaminated doorknob or shopping cart handle be- fore rubbing our eyes or nose. But in recent years, attention has shifted to less obvious sources of germs like reusable water bottles, kitchen sponges, cell phones and makeup brushes. Social media has only ampli- fied such concerns, with many viral posts claiming everyday items may be making us sick. One item that has received particular scrutiny is the humble toothbrush, with people claiming online that the very tool designed to keep your mouth healthy may also harbor germs capable of mak- ing you sick. Are such fears valid or overstated? Here’s what to know:
Is your toothbrush making you sick?
When it comes to your toothbrush making you sick, the primary concern is reinfection by germs left behind during an illness that could make you sick again when you brush after you’ve re- covered. While your toothbrush can ac- cumulate bacteria, viruses and fungi af- ter brushing while sick, Dr. Jason Naga- ta, a pediatrician at UCSF Benioff Chil- dren’s Hospital in San Francisco, says it’s uncommon for those germs to cause reinfection. That’s largely because “your immune system has usually developed antibod- ies and other defenses that recognize and eliminate the same virus or bacteria if you’re exposed again soon after recov- ery,” he says. Most germs gradually lose their abil- ity to infect as they dry out, especially when a toothbrush is stored uncovered. On the other hand, “toothbrushes that are in a closed container or stay damp longer tend to harbor bacteria longer,” says Dr. Briar Voy, a dentist and prosth- odontist at Amsterdam Dental Group in New Jersey, and a spokesperson for Supersmile. Germs of certain bacterial or fungal infections may warrant more caution. “For bacterial infections like strep throat, the bacteria can survive on a toothbrush for several days and are highly contagious, so replacing the toothbrush after completing treatment is a reasonable precaution,” Nagata says. The same may be true for oral thrush, a yeast infection caused by Candida, be- cause that fungus can also linger on oral surfaces and toothbrush bristles for longer periods of time. Cold sores are another potential exception worth not- ing. “The virus that causes cold sores is known to stay on your toothbrush for 24
FBI’s search application
Eduardo Cuevas
Baggies of a white substance found in the vehicle of a man fatally shot by a federal immigration officer were not drugs, Houston prosecutors said July 24, despite an FBI search warrant application that described the contents of the bags as consistent with metham- phetamine. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office said lab results of the substance inside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s white Ford van tested negative for narcotics or illicit drugs. Salgado Araujo, a 52-year- old Mexican father, was killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer the morning of July 7 during a traffic stop. The findings contradict the justifica- tion in FBI Special Agent David McNeil- ly’s sealed July 14 application to search the van after seeing baggies with white substance following the shooting. Salgado Araujo’s family and cowork- ers have said he was on his way to work when ICE fatally shot him. The Depart-
hours or longer,” says Voy, “even though research shows that most of the virus typically dies by the second hour.”
Are some people more at risk than others?
Although reinfection from one’s own toothbrush is uncommon for most healthy people, some individuals have reason to be more cautious. People with weakened immune sys- tems such as those undergoing che- motherapy, organ transplant recipi- ents taking immunosuppressive med- ications, people living with advanced HIV and individuals with certain im- mune-related disorders “are more like- ly to have not built up a proper immune response to the organism that caused the infection, so their toothbrush could be harboring a bacteria that causes repeated exposure,” says Voy. Nagata adds that older adults and people recovering from serious ill- nesses may also benefit from paying closer attention to toothbrush hygiene. Voy adds: “I am more concerned about infecting other household mem- bers than re-infection, due to tooth- brushes that are stored too close to- gether,” she says.
How often should you replace your toothbrush?
To reduce the risk of cross-con- tamination, Nagata recommends stor- ing toothbrushes apart and “never sharing your toothbrush with others, particularly when sick.” To minimize the risk of reinfection, Voy recommends rinsing your tooth- brush thoroughly under running water after each use, storing it upright so it can air-dry completely between brushings and avoiding using closed travel cases or toothbrush covers until the brush is fully dry. For those who want an extra layer of protection, she says UV sanitizers or soaking tooth- brush bristles in an antibacterial mouthwash or hydrogen peroxide “can also lower the bacterial content.” Another inexpensive option is plac- ing a toothbrush in boiling water to kill bacteria. However, “this can be harsh- er on the toothbrush’s bristles and plastic,” Voy cautions. Outside of illness, the American Dental Association recommends re- placing your toothbrush every three to four months “or sooner if there are vis- ible signs of wear, such as splayed, curved or softened bristles,” Nagata says. For the vast majority of healthy people, Voy says good daily brushing habits, proper toothbrush storage and replacing your toothbrush every few months are all that’s needed to keep your mouth and body healthy and your smile bright.
People attend a vigil on July 8 after the fatal shooting of Mexican motorist Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston.
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ment of Homeland Security, which in- cludes ICE, said Salgado Araujo was not the intended target of the operation, but he tried to evade arrest and used his ve- hicle to try to run over an officer. Men in the van who witnessed the encounter have disputed the agency’s account, saying Salgado Araujo never posed a threat as an ICE officer fired in- side the vehicle. ICE officers weren’t wearing body cameras during the shooting. Ruby Powers, his family’s lawyer, has
What causes gray hair?
The age a person goes gray is largely due to their genetics. But experts say there are still some changes you can make to slow this process. GETTY IMAGES What causes gray hair? Experts explain
Gavin Escott
It comes for everyone, whether you like it or not. Gray hair is seen as an inevitable part of aging, an unavoidable feature determined by genetics. But this often-unwanted milestone has many people asking if more can be done to prevent it. Here’s what you need to know:
Hair goes gray when the specialized cells that produce melanin – the natu- ral pigment that gives hair its color – stops regrowing. Melanin is created at the beginning of the yearslong cycle your hair is constantly undergoing, but after roughly seven to 15 cycles, mela- nin production stops, leading hair to appear gray, silver and eventually white. The age and extent that graying happens is largely due to “powerful ge- netic inheritance,” according to Des- mond Tobin, a professor of dermato- logical science at University College Dublin and the director of the Charles Institute of Dermatology. He added that environmental factors, including exposure to pollution and tobacco smoke, and lifestyle choices, like nu- trition, sleep and psychological stress, can also have an impact on hair aging. These lifestyle choices could have a particular impact on whether the hair goes completely white, or retains some mixed shades of the original pigment, he said. The age at which hair goes gray is highly variable, Tobin said, but can range from mid-30s to 40s. It isn’t abnormal to see gray strands at a younger age.
said the white substance was salt to be mixed with water for electrolytes to keep outdoor workers hydrated in Tex- as’ heat. “This was all used to discredit Loren- zo and the witnesses, unfortunately, or to act as a red herring and a distraction,” Powers told CNN’s Erin Burnett Out Front on July 24. “Ultimately, it’s not a narcotic or controlled substance.” Powers said the lab results would be made public July 27. In announcing the findings, the Harris County DA’s Office said on social media that it wouldn’t comment further on the test results amid the pending investigation. “We have notified Salgado Araujo’s family because we felt they had the right to know,” the DA’s office said in a post. A July 25 ICE statement to USA TO- DAY said to reach out to FBI Houston and the U.S. Attorney’s Office “for com- ment on the suspected discovery of illic- it narcotics in the van of Lorenzo Salga- do.” FBI said it didn’t have a comment. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Houston said it had no additional information. On July 14, federal Magistrate Judge Richard Bennett granted the search warrant the same day McNeilly, a for- mer Houston police officer, requested to
Can I slow or reverse gray hair?
Experts say there is no widely recog- nized method or strategy to stop scalp hair from going gray once the process has started. Still, there is a silver lining. Changing your diet to incorporate more antioxidants, including highly col- ored fruits and berries, which contain crucial stress-fighting compounds, can help manage the oxidative stress behind aging. Some research has also indicated that hair follicles that are gray or going gray may retain the capacity to restart pigmentation after clinical changes, in- cluding medication and treatment switches, Tobin said.
Is Gen Z graying earlier?
If you spend enough time on social media, you may have encountered videos purporting to explain why younger generations, like millennials and Gen Z, are aging quicker than their predecessors. While Tobin characterized Gen Z as an “image-preoccupied generation” searching out initial gray hairs with fo- rensic intent, he said there might be some substance to these claims. “There is indeed some emerging medical research from Europe and the U.S. suggesting that both millennials and Gen Z may be exhibiting higher bio- logical ages than previous generations at the same chronological age,” Tobin said. But as a whole, humans might be go- ing gray earlier because of our increas- ing unlinking with our inherited circadi- an rhythms, the body’s internal clock that regulates functions like the sleep- wake cycle, hormone release and diges- tion, he said.
enter the van. The application, which was listed as sealed, appeared July15 on the federal case docket. McNeilly’s application said federal officials were “gathering all facts” relat- ed to the incident, including what might have caused the van to flee. According to the application, McNeilly said he arrived at the scene af- ter the shooting and saw small baggies with “white crystal-like substance” in the middle of the dash and on the pas- senger floorboard. The application said the “packaging and appearance of the controlled substance” was consistent with methamphetamine. In his request to search the van, McNeilly said evidence of the baggies meant there was “probable cause” fed- eral crimes had been violated. The League of United Latin American Citizens, a civil rights organization, questioned whether the FBI can fairly and transparently investigate Salgado Araujo’s death. “Only the American public can reach that conclusion, based on what we have all been witnessing,” Roman Palomares, LULAC’s national president and chair- man of its board, said in a statement. Contributing: Christopher Cann, USA TODAY
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were registered to vote
Sarah D. Wire and Josh Meyer
A firm that handles New Jersey’s driver’s licenses denies responsibility for 6,600 noncitizens ending up in the pipeline to voter registration, a compa- ny spokesperson told USA TODAY. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill an- nounced July 21 that as many as 6,600 non-U.S. citizens registered to vote in New Jersey in 2023 and 2024 because of a software flaw. Fewer than 400 of them cast ballots, she said. Sherrill said she first learned of the problem in July, or- dered the noncitizens removed from the rolls and called for an investigation into why the administration of her predeces- sor Phil Murphy, a fellow Democrat, didn’t tell the public about it. “It’s unacceptable that the vendor re- leased software with such a glaring er- ror,” Sherrill said of the contractor, IDE- MIA, which has worked for New Jersey for four decades. But IDEMIA spokeswoman Lisa Shoemaker told USA TODAY on July 23 that “the characterization that a glitch occurred is not accurate.” ”There was no glitch or software er- ror,” said Shoemaker, whose company also handles a wide array of federal con- tracts, including TSA Pre-Check at air- ports and “biometric and secure identi- ty solutions” at the Pentagon. The dispute has cropped up amid a national fight over noncitizen voting, with supporters of President Donald Trump saying the state allowing hun- dreds of noncitizens to vote was proof that Democrats cheat on elections and that Congress needs to pass Trump’s SAVE Act election integrity legislation. On July 24, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R- New Jersey, led18 of his Republican col- leagues in the House in demanding an- swers from Sherrill. “Republicans have been sounding the alarm for years about weaknesses in voter-registration systems, inadequate voter-roll maintenance, and the danger that noncitizens may be registered and permitted to vote in national elections, which is illegal under federal law,” Van Drew wrote. “These concerns have too often been dismissed as exaggerated or unfounded. New Jersey’s admission demonstrates that these vulnerabilities are real and that even a system suppos- edly designed to screen out ineligible applicants can fail on a massive scale.” Democrats deny these allegations and say Trump supporters have offered no proof that anyone intentionally al- lowed noncitizens to register or vote. Sherrill said those who improperly cast votes were registered as Demo- crats, Republicans and unaffiliated. “We
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controversial routes gaining traction – like dangerous manosphere content or unregulated supplements and injec- tions – Asibuo’s approach is more con- structive. And it’s working −he’s gained a large online following and has a boom- ing business to show for it.
Are makeovers the antidote to the manosphere?
The manosphere – a digital collection of websites, videos and online commu- nities that promote male supremacy – has become increasingly mainstream. Creators like Andrew Tate, a self-pro- claimed “misogynist”charged with rape and human trafficking, and streamer Sneako, who once said “a woman’s worth is what she looks like and a man’s worth is your masculinity,” have amassed millions of followers across so- cial media platforms, providing a pipe- line for men seeking advice about ro- mantic rejection and physical self-es- teem to fall into radical misogyny in- stead. Even the now-popularized term “looksmaxxing” originated in the ma- nosphere; it first emerged on incel mes- sage boards in the 2010s, and is often associated with claims that most wom- en are attracted to men based on super- ficial qualities like looks, money and status. But the term has transcended its tox- ic roots to also represent wholesome self-improvements, such as with “bald- maxxers” like Harry James, who offers guidance on self-optimization and “em- bracing baldness” to over 250,000 You- Tube subscribers. Asibuo’s work falls in this realm of men’s makeover and “con- fidence transformation” trends, where the focus falls on improvement from
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill talks to reporters in Ocean Township, New Jersey, on July 7.
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have no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed,” she said at the July 21 news conference. The governor’s office declined to comment while the investigation is on- going. A New Jersey state official with knowledge of the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said the gov- ernor’s office is standing by its com- ments as an investigation occurs into how her predecessor’s administration learned of the issue and how it respon- ded.
A New Jersey state official with knowledge of the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said the governor’s office is standing by its comments as an investigation occurs into how her predecessor’s administration learned of the issue and how it responded.
“Anytime somebody answers ‘no’ to the citizenship question, that record should not be transmitted to the Divi- sion of Elections. That was the software error by IDEMIA,”the official said, citing the name of the private government contractor. The Department of Justice has also announced that it would investigate the incident, which became public days af- ter the Trump administration said it had found more than 250,000 potential noncitizens who were illegally regis-
Dating coach Michael Asibuo helps clients present themselves better. He shares this before and after of a client who worked with him on a transformation that including styling and “elevated presentation.” PROVIDED BY MICHAEL ASIBUO
within, rather than the controversial narratives that form in the manosphere. “Now this is what the men need. Less red pill more makeovers,” a commenter wrote on Asibuo’s now-viral video of the Miami doctor’s transformation. Anoth- er commented, “Love that you’re pro- moting/helping men grow their confi- dence without putting down women to do it.”
The problem wasn’t the men, it was their presentation
Asibuo’s first transformation was on himself. It started with personal fitness – turning to weight training to match his physique to the bigger guys on his high school football team. “I was getting rag-dolled. I was get- ting bullied on the field. I was like, ‘Oh, it can’t be like this for me,’ ” he says. At age16, he gained 25 pounds to “be- come a better version” of himself, and promptly noticed the rewards. Football
tered to vote in California, Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. All of the states issued denials, saying there weren’t large numbers of noncitizens on their voter rolls. Days later, New Jersey’s governor blamed the contractor for the error of adding several thousand noncitizens between 2023 and 2024. Those names have since been removed.
IDEMIA handles driver’s licenses for many states
In emailed responses to USA TODAY inquiries, the contractor denied respon- sibility for the mistake. IDEMIA, which says it produces the majority of driver’s licenses in the Unit- ed States, has contracts with motor ve- hicle departments in 36 states. Shoemaker told USA TODAY the company followed the written specifica- tions issued by New Jersey in 2023, when it won a contract to collect self-at- tested responses, including a box to check about interest in registering to vote for people applying for or renewing a driver’s license or state-issued identi- fication card. Those written specifications, Shoe- maker said, included the order of the questions. First, would you like to regis- ter to vote? Second, are you a U.S. citi- zen? And third −and only for those who answered yes to citizenship −select a party affiliation. The state tested the software itself and approved it for deployment in 2023, Shoemaker told USA TODAY. In June 2024, the New Jersey Divi- sion of Elections flagged the 6,600 files that did not include a political party af- filiation among the data received from the Motor Vehicle Commission and asked why. The answer, Shoemaker said, was the state’s own design. Anyone who an- swered no about citizenship was never prompted for a party, but their records were saved in the MVC database be- cause the system retained everyone who said yes to the first question. Per the specifications of the contract, the records went no further than the MVC’s own servers, Shoemaker said. They basically retained a record of peo- ple who said they wished to register. It did not register them. “IDEMIA does not control or manage voter enrollment; our role is simply to collect self-reported citizenship and in- terest data,” Shoemaker said. “The IDE- MIA software is not now and has never been set up to send any data whatso- ever to the NJ Division of Elections.” The IDEMIA software customized for the state of New Jersey is designed to collect self-attested answers to ques- tions according to the state’s require- ments. And that data sits within a data- base at the MVC, Shoemaker said.
became much easier. People were more attracted to him. His self-esteem im- proved. In 2017, he started working as a per- sonal trainer. His clients would open up about their dating lives, which were of- ten floundering. He couldn’t understand why; these clients were already in the best shape possible. Until they showed him their dating profiles. “That’s where I saw the gap of like, ‘Oh, the person I see in front of me is not the person that is on this profile.’ Like, it’s night and day,” he recalls. He helped his clients tweak their style and photos, which he says would “blow up their dating profile and re- sults.” In 2020, he started posting his work online. In tightly edited Instagram Reels, the work looks simple: the transformation consists of new clothes, a fresh haircut that complements their natural features and elevated dating app pictures. But
“The criteria that the MVC uses to pull the reporting −including any ques- tions regarding citizenship −and trans- mit to the Division of Elections is ulti- mately up to them”at the MVC, she add- ed. In June 2024, the MVC requested that IDEMIA change a setting in the sys- tem so that anyone who wanted to regis- ter to vote but answered “no” to the citi- zenship question would be automatical- ly treated “as a voter registration decline in the system,” Shoemaker said. IDEMIA made that change, and it be- came effective September 2024.
Company loses New Jersey contract
Later that year, New Jersey said it was rebidding the MVC contract, but IDEMIA insists that had nothing to do with its performance in the initial con- tract, including the request for the change. Shoemaker said her company wasn’t replaced because of the revised citizen- ship question. The company competed in a competitive process to continue as the driver services provider but lost out to a lower bid by a company called Thales. Moreover, Shoemaker told USA TO- DAY, New Jersey “did not indicate there was an error” and did not escalate the issue beyond what’s known as a system request change. “There was no letter or formal notice,” she said. “The state’s re- quested system change was handled as part of the normal customer relation- ship.” To bolster that claim, Shoemaker said IDEMIA was one of only two final- ists invited to submit a Best and Final Offer for the new contract in 2026. The newly appointed chief adminis- trator of the Motor Vehicle Commission, Rosalie Johnson, was already phasing out IDEMIA and working with a new vendor to make improvements to long- standing issues like long wait times when the registered noncitizens inci- dent was found in July, said the New Jersey state official. IDEMIA says it’s up to New Jersey to explain how the information left the MVC and landed on the voter rolls with- out being verified. The New Jersey Department of State’s Division of Elections “is ulti- mately responsible for verifying eligibil- ity to vote,” Shoemaker said. “Informa- tion submitted by IDEMIA must still be validated and adjudicated by the Divi- sion of Elections.” Multiple states told USA TODAY this week that they have systems in place to check citizenship once voter registra- tion submitted at the DMV reaches elec- tion officials, a process meant to prevent the type of issue that occurred in New Jersey.
behind the scenes, Asibuo adheres to a strict five-phase system that also teach- es emotional intelligence and conversa- tional skills while aiming to build self- confidence. “The antidote to the whole ‘red pill’ movement, for me, is just not blaming anyone but yourself,” Asibuo says. “If we’re not happy where we’re at, we can do something about it.” Asibuo charges $5,000 for his ser- vices, guaranteeing men who complete the program over100 matches on dating apps within 90 days. Most of his clients are “high-skilled professionals,” he says, such as doctors, lawyers, execu- tives and cofounders, where their line of work “requires them to look very sharp and have a good presentation.”
For many men, the makeover is just the beginning
Asibuo doesn’t pay much attention to what other creators are doing. He says he’s “heard of the Andrew Tates of the world,”but chooses to avoid any online negativity. His goal has al- ways been to “help people that want to be helped.” “I want my guys and myself to be able to provide financially, emotionally, spir- itually, physically,” he explains. “Be greedy in how much you want to provide for your partner because you’re giving the best version of yourself, and you would hope that you can get the same back in return.” Asibuo himself is single, but he brings the lessons he teaches at work back to his own dating life. That is, when he can fit in dates between meet- ing clients in Montreal or across the world. “I would like to have a long-lasting re- lationship myself and be able to have a family, marriage, all of it. I am 30 years old, and it is something I’m working on having,” he says. “So I try to take some time for it.”
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Jessica Bryant
In the face of an uncertain job mar- ket, higher expenses because of infla- tion and fewer entry-level opportuni- ties, Americans are increasingly turning to trade schools instead of pursuing a four-year degree. Between spring 2021 and spring 2026, enrollment in “high vocational schools” increased by nearly 38%, ac- cording to recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Cen- ter. By comparison, traditional four- year colleges saw enrollment figures rise by just 3% during the same period. While the actual number of Ameri- cans enrolled in high vocational
Dinah Voyles Pulver
Investigators in a Michigan commu- nity are working to piece together why eight people, including six school-age children, died in a home in an affluent, tree-shaded neighborhood in Grand Haven, Michigan. Firefighters responding to reports of a house fire July 24 found heavy smoke and eight people dead inside, Capt. Jake Sparks with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office told news media outlets, in a video broadcast by WZZM 13. Some of the victims had gunshot wounds, and it appears that the fire was set intentionally, said Sparks, describ- ing it as a “complicated scene.” The children ranged in age from ap- proximately 5 to 15, he said. Michigan State Police arson investi- gators were also on the scene July 24, assisting in the investigation to identify the cause of the fire and the deaths, he said.
Firefighters responding to reports of a house fire July 24 found heavy smoke and eight people dead inside, Capt. Jake Sparks with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office told news media outlets, in a video broadcast by WZZM 13. Some of the victims had gunshot wounds, and it appears that the fire was set intentionally, said Sparks, describing it as a “complicated scene.” The children ranged in age from approximately 5 to 15, he said.
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schools, or trade schools, is still quite low compared with those enrolled in four-year institutions, there is no deny- ing that there has been significant growth in the popularity of this pathway over the past five years. So, what’s driving hundreds of thou- sands of Americans toward trade schools? For some students, the appeal of im- mediate earnings and jobs that come with attending a trade school is a big draw – many of these graduates secure employment while still enrolled thanks to program partnerships with local businesses. After all, the promise of ad- ditional education after high school is that you receive a return on that invest- ment in the form of opportunities and compensation. But for others, the hands-on training, easy-to-apply skills, and short-term format are the driving force.
Investigators were looking into whether the incident could have been a murder-suicide and expected to release additional details and identifications in the coming days, he said.
Grand Haven Area Public Schools re- leased a statement from Superinten- dent Kristin Perkowski: “It is with deep sadness that we ac- knowledge reports of a devastating in-
Still, the trade school market is not without its faults. Trade schools have historically been criticized for limiting students’ career options, as the skills learned are not always easily transfer- able from one industry to another. Addi- tionally, many technical institutions op- erate under a for-profit model that has left students with significant debt be- cause of high tuition fees. Some trade schools have even faced financial con- sequences for promoting deceptive job placement rates. To help students better navigate which trade schools they can trust, USA
cident in Grand Haven Township earlier today involving the loss of multiple lives, including several school-aged children.” “Regardless of the details that may emerge, this is a devastating incident and a tragic loss for our community,”the statement continued. Sparks said there was no threat to the public and they weren’t looking for a suspect. Investigators found heavy smoke as well as smoke damage inside the home but no apparent structural damage. “Bad stuff can happen in any com- munity, and you know, this is a tragic event no matter how you slice it,”Sparks said. Home values in the vicinity on River- side Trail range from $500,000 to $700,000, according to Zillow.com. Sparks said the sheriff’s office had no record of previous calls to the home.
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On July 24, the scene in the neigh-
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borhood was “unlike anything” Mark Brininstool had seen in the almost 24 years his family has lived in their home, a few doors down from where the fire occurred, he told USA TODAY. The neighborhood is off the beaten path but was “flipped on its edge yester- day,” Brininstool said. For the neighbors, there are a lot of unanswered questions, as well as “dis- belief, shock and a lot of sorrow,” he said. “The fact there’s a family in its entire- ty that is no longer, is shared amongst all the neighbors as extremely, extreme- ly sad.” For Brininstool, it was also a moment for reflection. A lot of families in the community kind of keep to themselves other than waving as they walk by, in- cluding his own, he said. “Maybe if we can take something from this, you know, that’s to be inten- tional about trying to get to know one another better. I know I’m going to be in- tentional where possible and double down on those efforts.”
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A sculpture of Thomas Jefferson at the University of Missouri. Another edition by the artist has been placed in the White House Rose Garden. LEEANNE LOWRY White House sculpture may go to Trump library
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy
How does the White House Rose Gar- den grow? With Washington and Ham- ilton and Franklin and Jefferson all in a row. President Donald Trump’s remaking of the Rose Garden continues apace with sculptures lining one side of the paved-over garden, facing the Oval Of- fice. Statues of Founding Fathers have popped up in recent months. Last week, a new one was added: Thomas Jefferson. Ben Franklin, the oldest Founding Father and polymath, stands across from George Washington, the first presi- dent of the United States. Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. secretary of the Treasury, stands next to a sculpture honoring Revolutionary War heroes called Freedom’s Charge. Unlike the other statues, which are all on loan to the People’s House, the statue of Jefferson, the nation’s third president, was a gift created by Colora- do-based sculptor George Lundeen, a White House official told USA TODAY. Also unlike other statues, Jefferson is portrayed sitting on a bench. With a quill in his hand, he’s seen writing the Declaration of Independ- ence. Lundeen also created a life-size bronze statue of Trump titled the De- fiance Monument, capturing the mo- ment Trump pumped his fist in the air immediately following the 2024 assas- sination attempt in Butler, Pennsylva- nia. A life-size bronze casting of the scene can be found at Trump Interna- tional Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. As the Jefferson sculpture is a gift, at the end of Trump’s term, the National
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But Haigh said the space is far from a museum displaying exotic finds. It’s the revival of a real experience, with com- puters and video game systems from the 1970s, ’80s,’90s and early aughts all working. In the lab, computers sit in chronological order, modeling the stark changes in technology through the dec- ades. “I’ve got Microsoft Office right here,” said Noah Zach, a 2026 graduate, as he ventured across the room. A box of 25 floppy discs sat heavily in Zach’s hand as Haigh explained the process of deal- ing with physical software. Dusty and grimy machines shoved in closets, basements and attics decades ago are given a second life in Haigh’s lab. Haigh started the Retrolab during the COVID-19 pandemic with just six com- puters. Now, he has received so many donations that he keeps the overflow in the basement. Some come from Haigh’s parents’ home in England. Others are sourced from eBay or donated by faculty and community members. He said starting this lab blew dust off skills he never thought he’d use again. He can pinpoint every game and soft- ware on a crowded shelf without hesita- tion and knows every function and
Archives could transfer the statue to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Li- brary in Miami, a White House official told USA TODAY. Other options in- clude the Trump library loaning or do- nating it back to the White House. In the case of a donation, the sculp- ture would become the property of the White House and be maintained by the White House Usher’s Office and the National Park Service. Other editions of the life-size bronze statue, including one featured at Sorrel Sky Gallery in New York, have an asking price of $90,000. There is one located at the University of Mis- souri next to the David R. Francis Quadrangle, as well as one located at Booth Western Art Museum in Geor- gia, according to auction site invalu- able.com The Jefferson statue currently faces the Truman Balcony with its back to- ward the Oval Office. This placement is temporary since the location picked by the president has to be shored up be- fore installing the statue, the White House official said. ThestatuewillfacetheRoseGarden and Oval Office when the installation is complete. Trump, who has had a long career in real estate, has been putting his design stamp on all manner of things at the White House, from decking out the Oval Office with portraits of presi- dents, military flags and golden flour- ishes to paving over the Rose Garden lawn. Workers are in the middle of building a 90,000-square-foot ball- room, for which Trump decided to de- molish the East Wing, drawing scorn from critics. He’s also remaking DC with projects such as the Triumphal Arch and the Reflecting Pool renovation.
idiosyncrasy of the computers. Haigh said none could operate with- out a little maintenance. Thorough cleaning and routine tune-ups keep the machines running. For Haigh, it’s not about finding niche equipment for a trophy case. Function- ality is key. “To win precious desk space, [the computers] have to be working,” Haigh said. This lab keeps technology’s history alive, because the average person typi- cally doesn’t stumble across decades- old equipment. Of the existing retro computer labs – the others are at Washington State Uni- versity, University of Colorado and Uni- versity of Victoria in British Columbia – UWM’s is the only one operating in a history department. Haigh teaches a course on the history of computing, based on his book “A New History of Modern Computing.” Rather than giving students a historical over- view difficult to visualize, he pairs the information in the book with experien- tial learning in the Retrolab. Haigh said the Retrolab’s greatest re- ward is the human interaction it gener- ates. He said there’s something special about seeing people connect with their younger selves when they see some- thing they haven’t thought about in dec- ades, whether it’s an Atari 2600, Apple Lisa, Apple Macintosh SE, IBM-PC or
last saw him around 3 p.m. Christine Wonsley, Wells’ mother, said a friend of his contacted her around 11 that night, setting off a fran- tic search. Wonsley said the family met with law enforcement around midnight and were eventually able to track down Wells’ phone and his car, which were at different locations. Wells’ father, Elmore Wonsley, said he left by boat around 5 a.m. to search for his son. The Jackson County Sher- iff’s Office led a land and water search July 5-6 assisted by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, NPS employees, the United Cajun Navy and other volunteers. The search ended July 6 after the United Cajun Navy announced a body was discovered on the northwest end of the island. The body was later iden- tified as Wells. In a recent interview with Grace, Todd Terrell, founder and president of the Cajun Navy, said Wells was found face down, “fully clothed.” The United Cajun Navy later clarified that Wells was wearing only swim trunks. An independent autopsy, conduct- ed by forensic pathologist Roger Mitchell and paid for by former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, could not de- termine the cause or manner of Wells’ death, Crump said on July 22. Bailey C. Martin, a spokesperson for the Missis- sippi Department of Public Safety, confirmed July 22 the state medical examiner completed an initial autopsy on Wells on July 7 at 8:30 a.m., and the investigation is “active and ongoing.” County Sheriff John Ledbetter said shortly after Wells’ body was recov- ered that his team had found no sign of foul play at that time. But at this point, there are more questions than answers and investigators should avoid making assumptions, said Tyron Pope, a re- tiredsergeantsupervisorwiththeNew York City Police Department. “I wouldn’t narrow the investiga- tion to just a single theory,” said Pope, an assistant professor at John Jay Col- lege of Criminal Justice.
Family questions circumstances
Crump said there were “glaring con- tradictions” in the accounts given by the last people to see Wells alive. The people Wells arrived with said he was talking to a young woman, chose to stay behind and planned to ride back with someone else, officials stated. “The young woman says that he went and got back on the boat with the boys,” Crump said. “The boys say, ‘No, he said he was going to stay with her.’ And that’s a conflict.” The family and their supporters have said the notion that Wells chose to stay behind without his cell phone or keys doesn’t make sense. Crump also questioned how Wells, who knew how to swim, could have drowned without anyone seeing him struggling. Jackson County coroner Bruce Lynd told CNN the currents can be strong on the barrier islands and there have been drownings “many times over the years.” Experts have said drowning can be fast, silent and look different than one might expect. “It is very, very easy to drown and have nobody recognize that,” said Andrea Zaferes, a medicolegal death
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something else. “The experience of using a computer is an important part of your life,” Haigh said. “When that technology goes obso- lete, you lose that piece.” The Retrolab can ignite nostalgia, Haigh said. Knowing the little quirks of each machine, he tries to find some- thing to connect people to a memory. In some cases, the experience of these old items is brand new. Zach volunteers in the Retrolab be- cause it’s an outlet for him to appreciate physical media. A self-described old soul, he values putting in more effort to experience something in a certain way, like listening to a vinyl record. He feels most people are “divorced from that
investigator who trains law enforce- ment on aquatic death and homicide in- vestigations. Zaferes said there are three major questions investigators need to answer when a body is found in or near water: Does it make sense the body was found in that water at that time? Does the lo- cation, position, posture and state of the decedent and the people who re- ported the death make sense? And does it make sense the victim is dead? Too often, she said, uncovering what really happened when a person dies in these circumstances becomes incredi- bly challenging because “everybody has the opportunity to make assumptions that cause of death is drowning.”
Is race a factor?
Though it’s not yet clear what hap- pened to Wells, Smith said the circum- stances surrounding his death shed a spotlight on the common experience of being the only Black person in a pre- dominantly White group. Smith recalled her own experience being one of just two Black girls on her high school soft- ball team. She said the dynamic can be not only isolating but dangerous. “You can’t think about these stories without thinking about the things that our parents taught us, that we have taught our children,” she said. “Even in the most integrated communities, you can’t do what your White friends do. You can’t go all of the places they can go with- out being very vigilant about your safety because it has been true in our lives.” The Rev. Al Sharpton has said advo- cates are not definitively linking Wells’ death to racism, but they’re not dis- counting it as a factor yet, either. “So, to tell us, ‘Don’t rush to judgment saying it was racist’ is fine. But then I’m telling you, don’t rush to judgment say- ing it was not racism, because we do not know,” Sharpton said. Crump has repeatedly invoked the death of Emmett Till, a Black teenager whose 1955 murder in Mississippi helped galvanize the Civil Rights Move- ment, at news conferences about Wells and suggested that investigators would be handling the case differently if Wells was White and the friends who left the island without him were Black. Advocates have long sought to raise awareness of the historical lack of police and media attention to cases of missing people of color. Similar anger and skep- ticism was raised after Demartravion “Trey”Reed, 21, was found hanging from a tree on a university campus in Missis- sippi in 2025. The state medical exam- iner’s office determined Reed’s death was a suicide, but the family – also rep- resented by Crump – initiated its own investigation into his death, beginning with an independent autopsy. The Mississippi State Medical Exam- iner’s Office has also come under fire over the 2021death of Damien Cameron after an altercation with law enforce- ment, which was ruled “undetermined.” Three pathologists who examined the autopsy report told Mississippi Today and The New York Times that his death should have been deemed a homicide. “This moment is about heartbreak for this family experiencing this loss, deep suspicion that it is not going to be handled in the way that it ought to be because racism will cloud the judicial system as it always does,” Smith said. Contributing: Bonnie Bolden and Pam Dankins, Mississippi Clarion Led- ger; James Powel and Melina Khan, USA TODAY
older way of operating.” He enjoys seeing the wonder and amusement on people’s faces when they walk into the room. Zach said the best part of college is having professors who are experts in niche topics, which he said is especially true of UWM’s history department. He took Haigh’s class last semester, allow- ing him to dive deeper into his interests. He even learned how to fix several of the computers, helping Haigh keep the space running. Zach appreciates using the machines to learn, instead of simply reading about them. He said that’s the only way to un- derstand how things used to be. Zach said experiencing vintage video games in their authentic form is worth the frustrating trial and error, because it’s not the same as effortlessly playing them on a modern web browser. “I think [it’s] something pretty pro- found that people feel nostalgia for things that they were not actually pre- sent for,” he said. Haigh operates the Retrolab on his own, and has a long list of little projects to take care of in the lab. “I could just spend my entire life here,” he said. But for the lab’s owner, like his old software, retirement is approaching. Haigh doesn’t plan to find a successor to run the lab. He said the space would be open for another year, at minimum.
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Dace Potas
I recently received a mailer from a conservative super PAC that read “CON- SERVATIVE VOTER ALERT … YOU’RE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ABSENTEE … IT’S SAFE AND SECURE.” The irony should be obvious. But it points to a real problem for Republicans. The damage President Donald Trump did to mail-in voting’s reputa- tion among Republicans in 2020 is still hurting the party’s electoral prospects today. It’s even siphoning money that could be spent far more productively on the campaign trail. Before 2020, researchers found that voting by mail didn’t noticeably advan- tage either party. Republicans already harbored some distrust of it, rooted partly in long-standing claims about il- legal immigrants voting – but that dis- trust wasn’t moving election results un- til Trump saw an opening and exploited it for his own benefit. Then, the partisan divide opened up fast. Part of it was COVID-19: Republi- cans were simply less worried about catching the coronavirus at a polling place, while many Democrats avoided in-person voting. But Trump’s rhetoric is what turned a gap into a chasm. “There’s fraud. They found them in creeks. They found some with the name Trump, just happened to have the name Trump, just the other day in a waste- paper basket,” the president said in a debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden in 2020. “This is going to be a fraud like you’ve never seen.”
ends justify the means
Natalie Sandoval
There’s a new morality emerging in the corridors of America’s finest univer- sities: If you’re not cheating, you’re a sucker. Look no further than Brown Univer- sity, where an artificial intelligence cheating scandal has rattled longtime economics professor Roberto Serrano. This spring, after three decades of teaching at Brown, Serrano let his stu- dents take their midterm exam at home, upping the difficulty to compensate for the unlimited time. The average score, which had historically run between 65% and 80%, jumped to 96%. Was that a particularly studious class? Maybe. But Serrano suspected a simpler explanation: AI. He announced that the final would be given in person, causing 18 students to drop the class. Nine more didn’t bother showing up for the exam. The average score on the final was 48.6%.
‘Everybody does it’
Serrano shared the anonymized re- sults of the 59 students who took both tests with Inside Higher Ed. A handful can be safely called honest. One scored 95.5% on the midterm and 95% on the final. Another went from 55% to 59%, the only student whose score actually improved. Many more students fell from highs in the top percentile to failing grades. Two who submitted perfect midterm ex- ams scored exactly 0% on the final. But Serrano’s students at Brown are hardly outliers. A recent survey of more than 95,000 undergraduates at 20 American public research universities estimated that 9% used generative AI to cheat. Among daily AI users, that rate jumped to 26%.
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Trump completely destroyed the credibility of voting by mail among Re- publican voters – then and even more so in the chaotic months after. Six years ago, 60% of Democrats voted absentee, compared with just 32% of Republicans. “This is a fraud on the American pub- lic,” Trump said after his presidential election loss. “This is an embarrass- ment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election.” Much of the litigation and the wild claims that followed centered on elab- orate ballot-harvesting schemes, for which little evidence has ever surfaced. The fraud that has actually been found amounts to hundreds of votes – nowhere near the millions it would have taken to flip the 2020 election. Even after the pandemic ended and voters grew comfortable going in person again, the divide didn’t close. In 2024,
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Amy Clukey, an associate professor at the University of Louisville, estimat- ed that more than half her students in one online course had committed AI-fa- cilitated plagiarism. Clukey told The Chronicle of Higher Education that cheating had become a culture: “It’s not just an individual stu- dent, one out of an entire class or two out of the entire class. It is so many. And when I talk to some undergrads, they’re like, ‘Everybody does it.’ ” Amanda Gregg, an associate profes- sor at Middlebury College, told The
37% of Democrats voted by mail. Only 24% of Republicans did. And this isn’t just a difference in be- havior. It’s a difference in reality: 74% of Republicans believe fraud has been a major or minor problem in presidential elections, compared with just 34% of Democrats. That’s not just a gap in trust. It’s two parties living in two differ- ent Americas. Republicans were less favorable to- ward no-excuse absentee and early vot- ing even before 2020, but support was still well over 50%. Since then, support has cratered to just 34%. The logic behind promoting absentee voting is simple: Voting by mail makes it easier for people to cast a ballot, which increases the odds they actually do. Early voting of all kinds does some- thing similar – it lets parties lock in votes before Election Day, so a flat tire or a snowstorm on the morning of can’t
Chronicle that her students “acknowl- edge that there is not a culture of social sanctions against cheating.” Gregg recalled that when she was a student, cheaters faced “major social sanctions.” When she mentioned this to her own students, she said, they were “shocked.” What happened? AI makes cheating easier, certainly. But as Clukey and Gregg suggest, its rise is downstream from a cultural shift in higher education. We’re witnessing a move away from a culture that valued honor and integrity
cost them a voter. That leaves Republican operatives in a brutal spot: trying to improve the par- ty’s turnout while its own figurehead keeps sabotaging the strategy. In the 2024 election, Republicans spent tens of millions of dollars trying to persuade their own voters to trust mail- in voting again. They even got Trump to haphazardly endorse it at one point – but within months, he was back to bashing it. He just can’t help himself. He’s still at it. “NO MAIL-IN BAL- LOTS (EXCEPT FOR ILLNESS, DIS- ABILITY, MILITARY, OR TRAVEL!)” the White House posted on X on June 24. Most recently, the president has at- tempted to restrict mail-in ballots in states that don’t produce complete lists of their eligible voters. A federal judge has blocked the order. Critics call it a power grab – an at- tempt to give Washington more control over how states run their own elections. The administration insists it’s just an audit, to make sure “the right ballots are going to the right people.” Whatever the merits of that fight, the irony is hard to miss. While Trump tries to delegitimize mail-in voting, Republi- can-affiliated political action commit- tees are spending real money trying to restore its legitimacy. Mailers like the one I received have gone toward a differ- ent line of attack, or toward simply get- ting more Republicans to the polls, in- stead of persuading them to trust a method of voting they trusted just fine a few years ago. That’s the real cost of Trump’s con- spiracy theory. Republicans playing catch-up on mail-in voting could shrink their majorities in the November mid- term elections – or decide who’s sitting in the Oval Office in 2029. Dace Potas is an opinion columnist for USA TODAY and a graduate of De- Paul University with a degree in politi- cal science.
(think of the social conditions that once made “a man of his word” mean some- thing) toward one where ambition and prestige are the only markers of worth. Call it “striver culture.” To a striver, the ends always justify the means. To be a striver is to be concerned with the appearance of prestige above all else. It means attending the high-status school, getting the high-status job, be- ing friends with high-status people. Consider Stanford University, where nearly 40% of students receive disabil- ity accommodations – extra time on tests, excused absences, and priority in choosing on-campus housing.
‘If you aren’t getting accommodations, you haven’t tried hard enough’
Stanford undergraduate Elsa John- son disclosed recently that among her peers, it’s an open secret how easy ac- commodations are to get. Students “openly discuss, strategize, and even joke” about them, Johnson wrote in The Sunday Times. “At a uni- versity of savvy optimizers, the feeling is that if you aren’t getting accommoda- tions, you haven’t tried hard enough.” In other words: There is no virtue in being an honest loser. This mindset is not confined to Sili- con Valley. The number of students who qualify for disability accommodations has “more than tripled over the past eight years”at the University of Chicago and “nearly quintupled over the past 15 years” at the University of California, Berkeley, according to The Atlantic. Imagine what those numbers will look like in a decade or two if universi- ties keep refusing to crack down on ille- gitimate disability claims. A soft-on- scamming policy suggests administra- tors are gullible, apathetic or simply un- willing to see their students clearly. What’s most remarkable is not that undergraduates would cheat, or even consider cheating. It’s that they’ve as- signed moral value to swindling others and getting away with it. Natalie Sandoval graduated from Columbia University in 2024 with a de- gree in English. She is a USA TODAY Opi- nion fellow through the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
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Tax loss harvesting is a popular way many Americans lower their taxes each year, but meet its less popular but pow- erful sibling, tax gain harvesting. Tax gain harvesting is strategically selling assets that have increased in val- ue to minimize future taxes. It’s the op- posite of tax loss harvesting, which is selling underwater assets to apply losses against capital gains or up to $3,000 of ordinary income each year. Using tax gain harvesting during low-income years could allow you not only to escape tax on those gains but to permanently lower taxes you might have to pay later on the same invest- ment if you buy it back and it appreci- ates further, experts said. Tax gain har- vesting isn’t subject to the wash-sale rule that tax loss harvesting is that pre- vents you from immediately buying back the same investment. The strategy’s “compelling, especial- ly in lower income years, like if you lose a job or in early retirement bridge years, before Social Security kicks in and be- fore RMDs [required minimum distribu- tions],” said Emily Shacklett, certified
public accountant and wealth adviser and managing director at Hightower Signature Wealth. “You may have lean income years, and those are phenome- nal times of life to recognize capital gains.”
How can tax gain harvesting benefit you?
“In a year when your taxable income falls below a certain level, long-term capital gains are taxed at a federal rate of 0%,”said Kevin Knull, chief executive of TaxStatus, provider of IRS-sourced financial data to professionals. “Inves- tors in that position can deliberately sell appreciated stock or fund shares, pay nothing in federal tax on the gain, and buy the same investment right back.” In 2026, individuals with up to $49,450 in taxable income or married filing jointly with taxable income up to $98,900 pay the 0% federal capital gains rate. The layering in of the stan- dard deduction, or deductions if you are an older adult, also helps keep your tax- able income down. Here’s how it could work, Knull said, using the accompanying table: Consider a married couple, both age 67 and retired in 2026, living on $70,000 a year from a pension and IRA
Roger Williams University professor Michael Melton points out the Bloomberg terminals in his classroom, where students manage investment portfolios.
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could mean bigger jackpots
regret retiring too early
saved more in advance
Daniel de Visé
Americans are retiring sooner than they expect, and most retirees wish they had done a better job saving. Those are the conclusions of a new report from TIAA Institute, a research arm of the retirement services provid- er. The findings are probably related, TIAA leaders say. Workers who retire early have less time to save, and their savings must cover a longer retire- ment. Roughly three-quarters of retirees surveyed said they regret not saving earlier in their lives. Nearly three- quarters said they wished they had saved more. “People are expressing regret,” said Surya Kolluri, head of TIAA Institute. “That’s a powerful emotion. We can take that emotion and apply it to peo- ple who have not left the workforce.”
Many Americans retire before they had planned
The new report, Bridging the Gaps in Retirement Expectations, joins a larger body of research which shows American workers tend to retire before they had planned and before they are ready. In the TIAA Institute survey, re- leased on July 22, the average retiree said they had retired at age 57. Of those retirees, 52% said they retired earlier than expected, while only 6% said they retired later than planned. The average working American in the survey, by contrast, said they ex- pect to retire five years later, at 62. The survey reached 1,591 adults ages 22 to 75. Earlier studies have consistently found that American workers retire before they had planned. Two annual surveys, given by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Transamerica Center for Re- tirement Studies, both show that American workers tend to retire around age 62. Most workers don’t plan to retire that early. According to the latest EBRI survey, the average worker expects to retire at 65. According to Transamer- ica, 39% of workers plan to retire after 70, if at all.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr.
Amy’s Kitchen is recalling more than 180,000 cans of soup sold in more than 20 states and parts of Canada because of a defect that could increase the risk of spoilage. In a statement to USA TODAY, Amy’s Kitchen said the voluntary recall affects 15,530 cases (a case contains 12 cans) of the company’s Organic Lentil Soup −
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Workers often map out retirement plans around two or three milestone ages. One is 65, when Medicare becomes available. Another is 62, when most retir- ees become eligible for Social Security. A third is 67, which Social Security regards as full retirement age for most workers. In the end, however, most workers don’t get to choose when they retire. Re- tirement often hits suddenly and unex- pectedly, via a corporate layoff or a household health setback. “It could be a health incident. It could be caregiving. It could be displacement. It could be AI,” Kolluri said.
Retiring early can disrupt your retirement plan
Retiring early and unexpectedly can have a profound impact on a retirement plan. Let’s say a worker plans to save $500,000 to retire at 65 and to use the savings and Social Security to fund a 20- year retirement. Now, let’s say that worker gets laid off at 60 and can’t find another job. That means they have five fewer years to save for retirement, and those savings must fund five more years of retirement. On top of those setbacks, the early re- tiree isn’t yet eligible for Social Security or Medicare.
Workers should plan for an early retirement
One takeaway from the survey, Kolluri said, is that workers need to plan for a re- tirementthatmaycomesoonerthanthey think. Workers can plan to retire at 65, he said, but they should save enough to cov- er a retirement that begins earlier and lasts longer. “Given this data, I would say, let’s do three scenarios,” he said. “Let’s do 57, 62 and 65.” Workplace retirement savings plans “are more important than ever” in meet- ing those goals, the TIAA Institute report says. In the survey, 70% of workers said they had access to a 401(k)-type plan, and 89% of those workers said they were enrolled. Three-fifths of workplace retirement savers said they had been automatically
FSA said. However, if you consolidate a de- faulted loan, the record of the default as well as late payments reported before the loan went into default will remain in your credit history for seven years from when they were first reported. That con- trasts with rehabilitation. There also are other differences be- tween the two programs, and borrowers should check the FSA site and speak to their loan servicers to understand them before making a decision.
What will happen to borrowers in default?
Credit scores will drop. “Payment history is the single biggest factor in a FICO Score, so for anyone behind on student loans, that is the first thing to address,” said Tommy Lee, senior direc- tor at credit scoring company FICO. The national average FICO Score fell to 714 in October last year from 716 in January 2025, partly because of record student loan delinquencies, he said. Credit scores are important because lenders use them to decide whether to approve loans and credit cards and to determine interest rates and credit lim- its. “What happens going forward will depend on how quickly those with stu- dent loan delinquencies are able to get back on track with their payments, and
Light in Sodium. In the same statement, the company said the recall was done “out of an abun- dance of caution to ensure the high quality of its products.” It said no other products are involved. According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report posted July 14, the recall began June 22.
Where was the recalled soup sold?
According to the same enforcement report, the soup was sold in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Flori- da, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indi-
enrolled. Autoenrollment is viewed as key to the future success of retirement saving, because that feature tends to raise saving rates. Starting in 2025, most new 401(k) plans had to automatically enroll em- ployees rather than leave the decision to them. Here are some tips for workers to boost retirement savings:
Max out tax-advantaged retirement savings
Consider setting aside as much as you can in tax-favored retirement ac- counts. The 401(k) already has high contri- bution limits, $24,500 in 2026. If you’re near retirement, consider pushing your savings as close to the maximum as you can afford. Americans 50 and older can save even more with “catch-up” contribu- tions, which push the annual 401(k) limit to $32,500. A smaller subset of savers, in the 60-63 age range, get an even higher catch-up limit of $35,750. Individual Retirement Account con- tribution limits are lower: $7,500, or $8,600 for those 50 and older.
Keep working, if you can
Postponing retirement, even by a year or two, can be a powerful tool for building retirement savings. A Stanford University study found that delaying retirement by just three to six months has the same impact on re- tirement savings as raising your 401(k) contribution rate by a full percentage point for 30 years. Let’s say you put off retirement for a year. In that year, you can max out re- tirement savings, potentially adding tens of thousands of dollars to your ac- count. And you won’t be drawing down your savings, which means they’ll last longer once you do retire.
Build up cash savings
The closer your retirement date, the more likely you will soon need to tap your savings for living expenses. Ideal- ly, you should have some of those sav- ings in cash. A wise goal, retirement experts say, is to amass at least a year’s worth of liv- ingexpensesincashorcash-equivalent accounts, such as high-yield savings or money market funds.
Teacher Kelly Elizabeth Belt in Provo, Utah, fills out paperwork to pay back her student loan on May 30, 2025, while trying to navigate policies under the administration of President Donald Trump.
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to avoid as much as possible those missed payments spreading to other credit obligations,” Lee said. For those whose credit scores have fallen, “the good news is that a low score today is not permanent,”Lee said. “FICO Scores are designed to reflect recent be- havior, so getting current on missed payments and then staying current is the most direct path to recovery.” For borrowers who are struggling but haven’t seen a credit score decline yet, “contact a loan servicer before missing a
ana, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennes- see, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. The soups have a best-by date of April 2027 with the lot number 60D0924.
From soup to glass
The soup recall comes days after the FDA posted another voluntary recall of more than 730,000 Pillbury rolls sold to Walmart because they could contain
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withdrawals. They also hold a stock fund in a regular brokerage account that they bought years ago for $50,000 and is now worth about $126,400. Because their taxable income starts at $22,500, this couple can sell the en- tire fund, realize a $76,400 long-term gain, and owe zero federal tax on it. Their total taxable income lands exact- ly at the $98,900 top of the 0% bracket. If they buy the fund back the same day, their cost basis, or purchase price, resets from $50,000 to $126,400, which helps them lower taxable appre- ciation later. Their income also stays below the levels that would reduce the temporary senior deduction or trigger Medicare surcharges, But state in- come tax may still apply depending on where they live. The newer senior deduction phases out when modified adjusted gross in- come, or MAGI, exceeds $75,000 for single filers or $150,000 for joint filers, the IRS said. Medicare surcharges be- gin when individual MAGI reaches $109,000 and $218,000 for joint filers, according to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. For all these reasons, “tax gain har- vesting is the reverse [of tax loss har- vesting], and for many retirees, it is the more valuable of the two,” Knull said.
Not just for grownups
Tax gain harvesting is best when in- come is low or zero, making children ideal for this strategy, according to in- vestment platform Wealthfront. Wealthfront launched custodial ac- counts in June that automatically sell appreciated investments annually to realize gains while the child is in a low or 0% federal tax bracket, then buying replacement Exchange-Traded Funds to maintain the portfolio’s target risk and returns. The subsequent, higher purchase price increases the invest- ment’s cost basis, which reduces the amount of realized gain when the in- vestment is sold later. “This is definitely an interesting concept, and we’ve employed it with some clients with custodial accounts, but not an auto pilot because of wor- ries around the kiddie tax,” Shacklett said.
payment, not after,”he said. “Deferment and income-driven repayment options can help protect a score before any dam- age occurs.”
New student loan rules
pieces of glass. The recall posted July13 said General Mills on June 19, recalled 3,800 cases of Pillsbury Bread Rolls Hard Roll Dough and 1,260 cases of Pillsbury Bread Rolls Kaiser Roll Dough. The rolls may contain “potential for- eign material (glass),” the notice reads. The dough – sold to Walmart, which makes the rolls to sell in its bakeries – was recalled in 19 states where it was distributed. Any baked rolls were re- moved from bakery shelves, General Mills said. Contributing: Mike Snider
Alex Michalka Wealthfront’s vice president of investment research
The kiddie tax is an IRS rule that tax- es a child’s unearned income such as in- terest, dividends, and capital gains be- yond a certain threshold at their par- ents’ marginal tax rate rather than the child’s lower rate. It’s meant to prevent shuffling money to kids to avoid higher tax rates. To counter that, Wealthfront only realizes up to $1,350 in tax-free growth each year so no federal tax is due and no return is required. A child needs to file a tax return if annual unearned income such as interest, dividends and capital gains reaches $1,350 because amounts above that are taxed at the child’s lower marginal tax rate. Amounts above $2,700 are taxed at the parents’margin- al rate. “It’s not a bad idea, but keep your hand on the pulse of it,” Shacklett said.
Are there any cons to tax gain harvesting?
Tax gain harvesters must consider state taxes, experts said. Most states tax capital gains, with rates ranging from 0% to more than 13%. California taxes capital gains at the same rate as income. “So, basically, the [zero tax] strategy works for federal purposes due to the 0% rate and in states with no income tax … or exempts capital gains,” said Rich- ard Pon, a certified public accountant in San Francisco. Wealthfront’s automated tax gain harvesting in its custodial accounts is set to avoid triggering state tax filing re- quirements, but “it’s important to note state and local tax laws vary significant- ly and may impose different or addition- al requirements beyond federal rules,” said Alex Michalka, Wealthfront’s vice president of investment research. “So, it’s always wise to consult with a tax professional regarding the specific tax implications for your situation.”
options. Many old borrowers had to consolidate loans, choose new repay- ment plans or risk being involuntarily placed in one that may not fit their bud- get, loan experts said. Some borrowers who fell into default may have been confused about all the student loan changes the past couple of years. “We hear often from borrowers ... that they have been confused about what they needed to do to resume re- payment after the CARES ACT payment pauses,loanservicerchangesandmany legal challenges facing federal student loans,”MacPhetres said. “Many borrow- ers did not realize they were not still in a SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education), administrative or other forbearance while student loan challenges were be- ing resolved.” Rising costs and economic pressures caused other borrowers to prioritize other expenses while still more may have had unaffordable monthly pay- ments, she said. But instead of not paying, borrowers need to take the time to look at the new plans and payment options. “The changes to federal student loan repayment that took effect on July 1 are meant to simplify the repayment proc- ess by reducing the number of repay- ment plans over time which should re- duce borrower confusion,” MacPhetres said. “The administration has also of- fered borrowers in repayment a 1% in- terest rate reduction for direct debit – hoping to encourage borrowers to enter repayment and with an automatic debit which will ensure timely repayment.”
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cofounder unveils project
Saleen Martin
The cofounder of award-winning dessert shop Nothing Bundt Cakes has a new project in the works, this time fo- cusing on milkshakes, which come in 15 flavors with real fruit and cake. Nothing Bundt Cakes cofounder De- na Tripp is no longer affiliated with the cake shop, but is now launching Shook Shakery with son Sean, as well as Jessi- ca Spencer, who previously worked for the bakery chain. The menu consists of shakes made of ice cream, fruit, in-house cake flavors like brown sugar, chocolate, pink and vanilla, and the company’s signature whipped topping. Here’s what we know about where the new shake shop will be located and what it’s serving up:
Where is Shook Shakery opening?
Shook Shakery will begin opening four locations in Nevada, including: h Henderson – 3360 St Rose Parkway (opening in August). h Las Vegas – 6235 S. Durango Drive (estimated to open in September). h Las Vegas – 8705 W. Deer Springs Way (estimated to open in mid-fall). h Las Vegas – 4693 Blue Diamond Road (estimated to open in late 2026 or early 2027). At this time, the locations are set to be open each day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
With more tickets being sold overall, the Powerball jackpot is expected to increase at a faster pace. JERRY HABRAKEN/USA TODAY NETWORK Powerball change could grow jackpots
Anthony Thompson
Powerball has officially expanded to the United Kingdom, allowing British lottery players to buy tickets for the first time, and subsequently giving the game’s jackpots the potential to grow even faster. The expansion, made possible through an agreement between the Multi-State Lottery Association and All- wyn UK, operator of the U.K. National Lottery, took effect with the July 23 drawing. It marks the first time a non-U.S. lot- tery has contributed to the Powerball jackpot, a move officials say will help jackpots grow faster as more tickets are sold. For American players, however, the game itself is staying the same. Tickets will still cost $2, drawings will continue every Monday, Wednes- day and Saturday, and the odds of win- ning the jackpot remain 1 in 292.2 mil- lion. What changes is the size of the player base, which officials say should help jackpots build more quickly between drawings. “This next step brings us closer to a thrilling milestone for Powerball,” Re- becca Paul, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery and former president of the World Lottery Association, said in a statement. “More players means faster-growing jackpots, more excitement and even greater impact for the communities we serve.”
Shook Shakery locations will have a drive-thru as well as a walk-up option, the company said in a news re- lease. Shook Shakery said there’s no infor- mation on an expansion yet.
What will Shook Shakery serve?
Shook Shakery has 15 shake flavors grouped into three different “vibes” – The Classics, The Fancy and The Fun. There will also be dessert option for dogs called the Tail Spin. The Classics: h Vanilla Waves – Vanilla ice cream mixed with house-made vanilla cake, made with whipped topping and vanilla dust. Also available dairy-free. h Let’s Jam – Fresh strawberries, ice cream, mixed with house-made pink cake, and made with whipped topping
the United States, even though U.K. tickets cost more. With more tickets being sold overall, the jackpot is ex- pected to increase at a faster pace when there is no grand prize winner. The addition of the United Kingdom brings the number of lotteries contrib- uting to the Powerball jackpot to 49. Officials emphasized that more than half of every ticket sold in the United States will continue to remain in the jurisdiction where it was purchased, supporting programs such as educa- tion, scholarships, veteran services and parks and recreation.
What does the expansion mean for U.S. players?
For U.S. players, virtually nothing changes. Players will still select five white balls from 1 through 69 and one red Powerball from 1 through 26. The overall odds of winning any prize re- main 1 in 24.9, while the jackpot odds stay at 1 in 292.2 million.
How is playing Powerball different in the United Kingdom?
While British players will compete for the same jackpot, there are a few key differences. Powerball tickets in the United Kingdom cost 4 pounds (roughly $5.33), compared with $2 in the United States. U.K. tickets contribute only to the shared jackpot, while lower-tier prizes are paid through a separate U.K. prize structure. Unlike American jackpot winners, who can choose between a lump-sum cash payment or a 30-year annuity, U.K. winners will receive their prize through annual payments over 30 years administered by the U.K. Nation- al Lottery.
Shook Shakery’s It’s My Party, Summer of Love and Whirly Zoo milkshakes.
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LEFT: A Tail Spin flurry for dogs. Shook Shakery said $1 from each Tail Spin is donated to a local pet charity. PROVIDED
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and strawberry pieces. h Coco Dream – Rich chocolate and ice cream mixed with house-made chocolate cake, made with whipped topping and chocolate dust. h Cinnamon Girl – Creamy vanilla ice cream and cinnamon swirl mixed with house-made brown sugar cake, whipped topping and cinnamon dust. h Mint Condition – Coco-minty ice cream mixed with house-made choco- late cake and made with whipped top- ping and chocolate mint pieces. The Fancy: h Wakey Shakey – Coffee-infused ice cream and rich mocha mixed with house-made chocolate cake and made with whipped topping and coffee dust. h Pinky Promise – Smooth spun va- nilla ice cream, subtle almond and sugar cookie mixed with house-made pink cake, finished with whipped topping.
getting price scanners, spurring internet debate
Drew Pittock
More people are finding Dollar Tree’s new price scanners at their lo- cations as the company continues moving away from its standardized $1 business model. The reactions on social media have been mixed. Some users suggested the discount retailer change its name to “The Tree,” and others argued the sys- tem “saves a lot of labor and supply costs.”
People noticing Dollar Tree’s price scanners
Social media users have been post- ing about new price scanners at Dollar Tree locations across the country. The system was also highlighted in a seg- ment on Fox 5 Atlanta. Though some customers are just now finding the scanners at their Dol- lar Tree locations, the machines have existed in some form since at least March 2025, which is when a TikTok user posted a video of a price scanner at her location, calling the discovery “scary.” That TikTok has since gar- nered more than 139,000 likes as of July 22. Dollar Tree did not immediately re- spond to USA TODAY’s request for more information about the expansion of its price scanners.
Some people ‘love’ the scanners
Reactions to the new price scanners weremixedonsocialmedia.Somenot- ed that their Dollar Tree locations have had them for a while. “I’m in New Jersey, and my local DTs (except for one) have had those scanners for quite some time now, and I love them,” one person wrote in a Facebook post. “I scan all my items be- fore checking out, even if the items have a price on them.” “I think price scanners should be standard in all stores!” another added on the same post. “You can only scan things at a Walmart using the app and with elderly and some others not ev- eryone wants to use an app or is tech savvy!” Another commenter argued that without having to price each item indi- vidually, the stores can save on labor and supply costs.
A ‘mini-Walmart’
h Groovin’ Granny – Real Granny Smith apples, ice cream and caramel swirl mixed with house-made brown sugar cake, made with whipped top- ping, apple pieces and a caramel drizzle. h Mellow Yellow – Fresh Bananas, fudge and ice cream mixed with choco- late cake, made with whipped topping, banana slices and chocolate sauce. h Lady Joe – Real vanilla ice cream, rich caffé and bittersweet cocoa mixed with house-made brown sugar cake, whipped topping and cocoa dust. The Fun: h It’s My Party – Creamy vanilla ice cream with sprinkles, mixed with house-made brown sugar cake, gar- nished with signature whipped topping and more sprinkles. h NutterVibes–Smoothandcrunchy PB ’n’ yay vanilla ice cream mixed with house-made brown sugar cake, whipped topping and cookie crumble. h Shookies and Cream – Choco- crushed cookies spun out with vanilla ice cream, mixed with house-made chocolate cake and garnished with whipped topping and more cookie pieces. h Whirly Zoo – Sweet vanilla ice cream and frosty cookie crunch mixed with house-made pink cake and gar- nished with whipped topping and cook- ie crumble. h Summer of Love – Creamy orange ice cream mixed with house-made va- nilla cake and garnished with whipped topping. Also available dairy-free. There’s also the Tail Spin, or a frozen treat for dogs. The company said $1from each Tail Spin will be donated to a local pet charity in Nevada.
“Why do I need a scanner in a dollar tree?” another asked. “It’s only like 5-8 short rows, I can just walk to the aisle where the item is, it’s not a Walmart where I have to walk a couple of minutes to find where the item is.” Someone else referred to the compa- ny as “Dollar Branch,”and another com- pared it to a “mini-Walmart.”
Dollar Tree’s ‘multi-price journey’
In December, USA TODAY reported that the discount retailer’s $1.25 base- line price had been raised to $1.50 on a growing number of key items. Prices on other goods were going for as much as $10. A portion of that strategy, referred to as the “multi-price journey,” was de- tailed in a Dollar Tree presentation from Chief Merchandising Officer Rick McNeely. Going into 2024, the company identified numerous categories that could benefit from higher prices, includ- ing seasonal goods, home décor and electronics, as well as health care, baby and pet products. The presentation noted that the mul- ti-price strategy was initially launched as part of the company’s in-store “Dol- lar Tree Plus” concept, before becoming a “core part” of its strategy. Customer insights, McNeely’s pres- entation said, informed Dollar Tree’s decision to introduce price points above $1.25. That included analyzing “custom- er shopping behaviors to find out where they shopped and what they were buy- ing after shopping at Dollar Tree.” “Data from the millions of transac- tions tracked by our proprietary data provider revealed that Dollar Tree shop- pers were spending over 90% of their wallet outside Dollar Tree, with an aver- age unit retail of $3.93,” the presenta- tion said. It added that “after they shopped at Dollar Tree, approximately 90% of purchases made at competitive retailers were priced over $3.”
‘The people have power too’
The strategy reflects other commen- ters’replies on the Instagram post about the scanners. “If I get to the register and the item is not $1.25, I have the cashier take it Off my receipt and put it back,” one person wrote. “Nice try corporate. Don’t buy stuff over the dollar and they will have to give up on selling it! The people have power too.” “I absolutely refuse on principle,” an- other added. “I to this day will not pay for anything in there over $2. It’s not be- cause I can’t, it’s just because I think it’s greed. I don’t think their products are costing them more. They, the customer, will complain and still buy it. They will be the master of their own demise.”
ALABAMA Montgomery: Alabama has been named one of the nation’s 10 worst states for quality of life in 2026, according to CNBC’s latest America’s Top States for Business rankings. The state ranked No. 8 on the list of the lowest-rated states for quality of life.
ALASKA Juneau: The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska recently installed a free public health supply vending ma- chine downtown, offering overdose rescue kits, HIV tests, condoms and other wellness items, KTOO reported.
ARIZONA Cochise County: The Min- nesota-based dairy owner that over the last decade has become one of the largest groundwater users in Co- chise County is seeking grandfa- thered water rights on tens of thou- sands of acres as the state works on new management guidelines.
ARKANSAS Little Rock: Little Rock ranked among LinkedIn’s top 25 U.S. cities for job growth, KATV reported.
CALIFORNIA Adelanto: A federal judge has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security to immediately address what she de- scribed as likely unconstitutional conditions at the Adelanto ICE Proc- essing Center, a Southern California immigration detention facility that has faced years of criticism over treatment of the people being de- tained and living conditions.
COLORADO Pueblo: Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America’s latest request for city half-cent sales tax money is down from $1.8 million to $885,000.
CONNECTICUT Greenwich: One Con- necticut suburb was ranked among the wealthiest in the United States, according to a recent analysis. The coastal town of Greenwich, Connecti- cut, ranks No. 27 among the top 50 wealthiest suburbs in the nation, according to MoneyLion.
DELAWARE New Castle: Gov. Matt Meyer signed Senate Bill 9, the Wet- lands Stewardship Act, on July 21 at the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wild- life Refuge, establishing Delaware’s first comprehensive, combined tidal and nontidal wetlands preservation program.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washing- ton: President Donald Trump said that he will discuss artificial intelli- gence with Chinese President Xi Jinping when he visits the United States on Sept. 24. Xi’s visit comes after the pair met during Trump’s trip to China earlier this year. While in Beijing, Trump invited the Chinese leader to the White House.
FLORIDA Brevard County: Relativity Space plans to expand operations at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, adding thousands of high-paying jobs by 2035, Space Florida announced.
GEORGIA Columbia County: A Co- lumbia County landowner wants to use land behind an American Legion post to establish a campground for people who enjoy the great indoors. The rezoning request would reclassi- fy the property in a special category to allow Lost Horizon Glamping Re- treat, a proposed recreational site for campers who prefer their tents to include private bathrooms, kitchen- ettes and outdoor decks.
HAWAII Maui: A West Maui nonprofit and Kaanapali Beach resort managers unveiled a restoration plan to combat shoreline erosion, with construction targeted for 2027 pending permits, KHON2 reported.
IDAHO Potlatch: Idaho’s Nez Perce- Clearwater National Forest has been selected to provide this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, with crews now beginning the search for the perfect tree, KTVB7 reported.
ILLINOIS Springfield: The Illinois State Board of Education has re- leased statewide guidance designed to help districts incorporate artificial intelligence into classrooms and op- erations while maintaining a focus on human-centered learning.
INDIANA Indianapolis: The Amer- ican Dream of homeownership re- mains cheaper in Indiana than the national average, but middle-income and first-time buyers are still strug- gling to reach it, even as the housing market picks up steam. Those find- ings come from a mid-year report by the Indiana Association of Realtors, which determined the housing mar- ket made steady gains in the Hoosier State during the first half of 2026.
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Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Tennessee State Parks leaders, along with historical reenactors, celebrate the dedication of Fort Southwest Point State Historic Park, the newest state park.
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Roane County: Tennessee State Parks recently dedicated the new Fort South- west Point State Historic Park during a ceremony with state and local leaders, preserving the history of a lesser-known, but important story from Tennessee’s earliest days. Located in Roane County along Watts Bar Lake, the park at Fort Southwest Point was most recently operated by the city of Kingston, a news release said. It was listed in1972 on the National Register of Historic Places for its historical and archaeological significance.
IOWA Iowa City: While residents raise concerns about nitrate levels in Iowa City’s drinking water, city officials say regular testing and monitoring ensure levels remain within legal limits.
KANSAS Abilene: A new bronze statue honoring Wild Bill Hickok is set to be installed at Old Abilene Town, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the legendary law- man’s death. The sculpture, created by the late Nebraska artist David R. Young, was gifted to the community by his family.
KENTUCKY Louisville: A new pick- leball festival is coming to Louisville in October, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced. PickleY’all: The Louis- ville Pickleball Festival is set to take place in downtown Louisville on Oct. 16-17, according to a release from Greenberg’s office.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: A biparti- san bill from Louisiana Congress- men Clay Higgins and Troy Carter to destroy radioactive shrimp imports cleared the U.S. House after more than a year of debate.
MAINE Lewiston: Officials are weighing a proposal to transform the under-used Simard-Payne Me- morial Park into an outdoor perfor- mance venue, led by the developer behind Portland’s popular Thomp- son’s Point, WMTW reported.
MARYLAND Salisbury: St. Francis de Sales School in Salisbury plans to add a ninth grade for the 2026-27 school year, creating a Catholic high school program that will expand educational opportunities for fam- ilies on the Eastern Shore. The ex- pansion will begin with ninth grade and continue adding one grade level each year until the school offers a complete pre-K through 12 educa- tional program, according to a com- munity announcement.
MASSACHUSETTS Framingham: Two years after Eversource imple- mented the nation’s first utility- scale networked geothermal pilot project in Framingham, the energy company is looking to expand the program.
MICHIGAN Lansing: The state bud- get signed July 21 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is in a deficit and further action is needed to prevent Michi- gan’s next governor from taking office with a half-billion-dollar bud- get hole, according to a new report.
MINNESOTA Minneapolis: The man who pleaded guilty to federal charges for fatally shooting a Min- nesota lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another law- maker and his wife was sentenced to life in prison July 23, multiple outlets reported.
MISSISSIPPI Gluckstadt: Industrial contractor MEI Industrial Solutions has signed a lease for the 300,000- square-foot former Levi Strauss facility in Gluckstadt, bringing new economic activity and up to 100 new jobs to a landmark site that sat va- cant following the denim giant’s departure in 2024.
MONTANA Gardiner: A nearly 300- pound Sinclair dinosaur statue sto- len from a Gardiner gas station in an apparent prank was found bolted to a cliff nearly 10 miles away near Yellowstone National Park and re- turned with minimal damage, KBZK reported.
NEBRASKA Lincoln: City leaders celebrated the opening of FiftyOne Commons, a mixed-use project featuring affordable housing, a youth activity center and a commu- nity garden, KOLN reported.
NEVADA Pershing County: The retail scene is nonexistent. There’s not a Michelin-star restaurant to be found. And don’t even mention the city’s sewage infrastructure. But for one nine-day stretch each summer, Burning Man’s ephemeral Black Rock City ranks as America’s rich- est, with an average personal in- come of more than $123,000. That’s according to information from the latest Black Rock City census, a project that’s been conducted each year since 2014 to understand more about who’s coming to Burning Man, what brought them there, and what life is like for them in the “de- fault world.”
NEW HAMPSHIRE Portsmouth: City Councilor Kate Cook raised the pos- sibility of creating a Heritage Com- mission to protect historic homes outside the city’s historic district from demolition. Cook pointed to hearing “some very significant questions that have been raised by residents in the last year around heritage properties that are going away.”
NEW JERSEY Newark: NJ Transit’s board approved a $3.5 billion bud- get that will help pay for escalating costs from labor expenses and dras- tic increases in Port Authority tolls. NJ Transit will also need to absorb a revenue gap left over from trans- porting fans to the eight World Cup games at MetLife Stadium this sum- mer.
NEW MEXICO Union County: A bear spotted dangling from a utility pole in New Mexico was electrocuted while attempting to come down.
NEW YORK New York: A judge re- jected Zelle’s bid to dismiss a law- suit by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the elec- tronic payment platform’s refusal to adopt critical safety features en- abled fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion from consumers.
NORTH CAROLINA Cumberland County: An aquatic center feasibil- ity study, expected to cost more than $430,000, is set to start for Cumberland County after the Board of Commissioners approved an agreement.
NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: The Friends of the Fargo Public Library launched a $100,000 fundraising campaign to help finance renovations at the Dr. James Carlson Library, KVRR re- ported.
OHIO Springfield: After a yearlong competitive process, American aerospace company Electra has chosen Springfield, Ohio, out of more than 140 potential locations to be the site of its next aircraft pro- duction facility. Construction is slated to begin next year.
OKLAHOMA Hochatown: Hocha- town, one of Oklahoma’s most fam- ous tourist towns, is suing Airbnb over claims that the home-share company is wrongly sending tax rev- enue to a neighboring city, Broken Bow.
OREGON Salem: Efforts to reform and improve Oregon prisons are be- ing undermined by years of unad- dressed maintenance backlogs, staff- ing shortages, and outdated IT sys- tems, according to an audit of the Oregon Department of Corrections.
PENNSYLVANIA Erie: Erie City Hall is now a federally-recognized historic building. City government’s head- quarters has been added to the Na- tional Register of Historic Places, the nation’s top designation for buildings and sites deemed historically signifi- cant and worthy of preservation.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: The median price for a single-family house is up again, hitting $550,000 in June, as the number of sales has also increased. That marks a new record high median price.
SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville: Forti- fied Solar, a solar technology manu- facturer, is expanding its Upstate presence with a new Greenville County facility. The company’s $22.75 million investment will bring more than 150 new jobs to the area, according to a press statement from Gov. Henry McMaster’s office.
SOUTH DAKOTA Huron: South Dako- ta State Fair staff, state prison in- mates and volunteers spent two weeks clearing debris and repairing damage after a tornado swept through Huron, South Dakota Searchlight reported. Despite wide- spread damage across the fair- grounds, no one was injured, the grounds are now in good shape, and no events will be canceled for the fair Sept. 2-7, according to the news out- let.
TEXAS Abilene: After 18 months of the growing intensity in building out AI data centers across the Lone Star State, Texas State Technical College has begun offering curriculum to train workers in maintaining those facilities. The first group of 13 gradu- ated in June at the Abilene campus. Now a second cohort is being as- sembled for the one that starts in September.
UTAH Salt Lake City: Gov. Spencer Cox announced that Utah will award more than $9 million in grants to local farmers this year as part of a larger initiative to strengthen the state’s food supply, KSL reported.
VERMONT Hardwick: Hardwick floodplain administrator Kristen Lea- hy has been named the 2026 recipi- ent of a national award recognizing local leadership in flood hazard man- agement.
VIRGINIA Petersburg: The City Council has announced its intent to give the Petersburg City Public Schools $1 million to allow the system to boost teachers’ starting salaries by about $4,000 beginning this school year. The unanimous vote, however, came with an asterisk. Ward 4 Coun- cilor Charlie Cuthbert said he would support the measure but questioned why council was earmarking such a large amount without public input.
WASHINGTON Bremerton: One of the many public art displays that can be found at the entrance of Quincy Square, “Weaving Notes,” has been nominated for an international CODAaward. The bronze and steel woven sculpture, created by Michael Stutz, has the chance to win the Peo- ple’s Choice award alongside 12 other award categories with winners select- ed by a jury.
WEST VIRGINIA Clarksburg: City Council approved a $1.25 million set- tlement to resolve lawsuits filed by firefighters who alleged they were underpaid wages and overtime due to payroll calculation errors, WV News reported.
WISCONSIN Madison: The Madison Public Market has officially opened. The new market has been in dis- cussions for over two decades, and nearly became a reality years ago but ran into several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a series of funding deficits, the Cap Times re- ported.
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Renee Richards poses for a portrait on the front porch of her home in Carmel, New York, in 2015. More than three decades after putting down her tennis racket, Renee Richards told Reuters then she was still astonished she possessed the moxie to join the women’s professional tennis tour after living the first 34 years of her life as a man. MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS CHANGE OF HEART
the author says, ‘Renée has done a 180 since her own playing days’
he debate over transgender athletes’partici- pation in sports reached tennis last week when the Women’s Tennis Association changed its eligibility policy to require ge- netic sex testing for all players. But in professional tennis history, there’s only been one openly trans- gender player: Renée Richards. Richards became the first out trans professional athlete in the United States when she successfully sued for her right to compete as a woman in the 1977 U.S. Open. Richards played professional tennis for five years and then returned to her ophthalmology practice, which she retired from a few years ago. And yet, as the battle over transgender athlete rights grabs the political and cultural spotlight, Rich- ards’ story is often forgotten, said Julie Kliegman, the author of a forthcoming biography titled “Find- ing Renée Richards: The Groundbreaking Story of Tennis’s Trans Pioneer.” “She’s been mostly watching it from the sidelines, which is really interesting because she has this ex- perience that basically no one else has,” Kliegman said. “Part of her wants it that way, but also, I think it can be sort of frustrating because she has this wealth or knowledge and experience and isn’t al- ways included in these conversations or even re- membered, as far as her legacy goes.”
Renée Richards’ path moved from lawsuit to acceptance
Richards, now 91, surgically transitioned in 1975. After she was publicly outed, the WTA, the United States Tennis Association and the United States Open Committee began requiring female competi- tors to verify their sex with a chromosomal test called a Barr body test. Richards refused to take the test before the1976 U.S. Open, wasn’t allowed to play and sued. A federal judge granted Richards an injunction that allowed her to play in the 1977 U.S. Open. Rich- ards lost in the first round of the singles draw but made it to the doubles final with partner Betty Ann Stuart. That remained the highest achievement of her career, which peaked at a ranking of No. 20 on the singles tour. “She was good, but she wasn’t this dominant force who was beating Chrissy Evert and Billie Jean King and Martina (Navratilova) with any regularity,” Kliegman said. “I mean, she was just a player on tour.” Kliegman said King’s leadership helped Richards
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As states ban transgender people from sports, a biography explores the life and career of tennis player Renée Richards, the first openly transgender pro athlete in the United States. Richards successfully sued to compete as a woman in the 1977 U.S. Open. PROVIDED BY JULIE KLIEGMAN
be accepted in tennis after the ruling. While there was some backlash – a handful of players wore T- shirts protesting her inclusion and one of Richards’ opponents was pulled from a match by her coach – most players on tour had no problem with Richards. “Her acceptance on tour ended up being pretty widely uncontroversial after the lawsuit victory,” Kliegman said. “I think that bad actors who are lead- ing these conversations now about trans athlete eli- gibility may not want to acknowledge that there was a time when this was relatively uncontroversial.” Kliegman’s book, which releases Aug.18, explores
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76ers for all of the right reasons
This first part is where I tell you that, now that LeBron James made his decision to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, it’s time for him to deliver. This second bit is where I acknowl- edge that we hold him to an unreason- able standard. Cruising social media in the mo- ments after James surprised the NBA world July 24 and announced he would be joining his fourth different team, the prevailing sentiment was that a failure to deliver a champion- ship in Philadelphia would derail James’ legacy. And while James’ addi- tion does indeed make the Sixers a su- per team, some pragmatism is in order. This is not a player in his prime; this is one who will turn 42 years old seven weeks into the regular season. This is not a max player, but one who will sign a two-year, $8 million deal on the vet- eran minimum exception. This is not the 45-point Bron who silenced the TD Garden in Game 6 of the 2012 Eastern Conference finals in Boston as his team was facing elimination. This is a veteran who, in defiance of his age, re- mains relevant and productive. Our expectations of what he can be in his early 40s should reflect all that in kind because LeBron James, at this point in his career, is not a No.1or No. 2 option. He’s a complementary player. He’s someone who does many things well, most of all on-ball creation and
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COOPERSTOWN, NY – The trio comes from Curaçao, Puerto Rico and California. They played center field and second base. They played for 18 different teams, with two of them teammates for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now, here they are together, Andruw Jones, Carlos Beltrán and Jeff Kent, who were immortalized July 26 into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Most arrived in Cooperstown al- ready, with Wade Boggs stealing the show Thursday afternoon by kneeling down and officially proposing to Debbie Boggs at the Otesaga Hotel, 50 years af- ter already being married. It turns out Wade Boggs never offi- cially proposed to Debbie 50 years ago, simply asking her father’s permission to marry her. This time he officially asked Debbie, with Eddie Murray stopping by and witnessing it. “I said, ‘Yes,’ ” she said. While there were no planned mar- riage proposals for Sunday, the stage was set. Jones, the first player from Curaçao to be elected to the Hall of Fame, will be the last player from Atlanta’s golden era to be immortalized into Cooperstown, joining Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Chipper Jones and Fred McGriff, along with manager Bobby Cox and general manager John Schuerholz. Beltrán will be only the third Hall of Famer representing the Mets, joining Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza. And Kent will be the warm-up act to next summer when the San Francisco Giants are expected to take over the vil- lage. Former Giants managers Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy are expected to be shoo-ins on the contemporary era Hall of Fame ballot, and catcher Buster Posey should be easily elected on the Baseball Writers’ Association of Amer- ica ballot. Baker and his wife, Melissa, arrived Thursday evening to celebrate Kent’s in- duction. Kent says he can’t wait to be on hand for Baker’s induction, who he planned to thank in his speech. While this Hall of Fame trio had a
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ball distribution. So if the 76ers fail to win an NBA championship during James’ tenure there, it should not be weighed as some sprawling indictment on James as a player. “I thought I was done when the sea- son ended,” James wrote Friday. “I wasn’t ready to announce it, and I knew I needed some time to really decide, but I was pretty sure I played my last game. I was honest at that last press conference when I said I needed to look at myself and decide if I still love this game. “I still truly love this game, and I have more to give.” Paired alongside Tyrese Maxey, Jay- len Brown and Joel Embiid, James will need to carve out his role and will likely have to defer. To make it work, he’ll have to sacrifice his usage rate. This will be new for him. But what bears repeating is James is single-handedly rewriting the standard
Richards’life before and after her transi- tion. Richards sat for multiple inter- views for the book but had no say over its contents. “The book is a biography of her. To a certain extent, it’s also about my rela- tionship to her as a non-binary and trans person myself,” Kliegman said. “And I think it also connects everything to this current political climate we’re in where trans athletes are under attack.”
Transgender bans, gene testing spread across sports world
As President Donald Trump and Re- publican lawmakers push to restrict transgender participation in U.S. athlet- ics, sports organizations around the globe are reversing previously inclusive policies. The International Olympic Committee announced in March that female athletes will be required to take
unique skill set, with Jones winning 10 Gold Gloves in center field, Kent hitting the most homers (377) by a second baseman in history, and Beltrán the only switch-hitter to hit 400 homers and steal 300 bases in his career, one man accomplished a feat never done by a Hall of Famer in baseball history. Kent appeared for 22 days on the popular TV show “Survivor”in 2012. The show, which has run 50 seasons, puts a group of people in an isolated location where they provide food, fire and shelter for themselves. In Kent’s series, he was in the Philippines. “I was a fan from the get-go,” Kent said, “because it’s kind of like the top of the food chain wins the game. You’re stuck pretty much naked and afraid on an island.” Yes, and Kent remembers the jokes that he was always on his own island, but as a kid growing up loving moto- cross, he embraced adventure and was proud to be called a daredevil. “I wanted to be on the show,” Kent said. “When I heard that there was somebody looking for potential ath- letes, I had made a video and gave it to them, and they liked my video. I went through the whole process like every- body else to be on the show. … “Literally you could say that I don’t mind just being by myself and trying to figure out how to survive. I guess it’s an internal nature that I had through sports, through life, of the fight, the grind of being able to survive, and still be good at what you do. Which for the island itself, it was beating everybody in challenges and then outlying each oth- er, so you cannot get voted off.”
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an SRY gene test to determine their eli- gibility for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, reviving a policy it tried and abandoned in 1999 over concerns about inaccuracies and costs. The WTA plans to use the same SRY gene test to screen tennis players, despite critics cit- ing evidence that such testing can harm intersex and cisgender women. On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can ban transgender women and girls from competing on female sports teams. This month, WNBA player Sophie Cunningham made headlines when she said she doesn’t believe trans peo- ple should be allowed in women’s sports. Perhaps surprisingly, that’s an opi- nion Richards shares. “Renée has done a 180 since her own playing days,” Kliegman said. “She no longer believes that trans women and girls, for the most part, should partici- pate in women’s and girls’ sports along- side cisgender athletes. The exception she carves out is for girls who have not undergone male puberty, so to speak.”
Kent finished10th and wasn’t the last survivor, didn’t win the $1 million prize, but still had the time of his life. “Let me tell you, there is nothing fake about that show,” he says “They don’t have Snickers in the corner. You’re not cheating. There are no toilets. No toilet paper. I mean, you’re pooping in the wa- ter or pooping in the woods and wiping your ass with leaves, and or not wiping your ass. Everything about it was kind of gross when you’re laying next to somebody who stinks from getting wet all day long. “But it was the social game that was a struggle for me.” Kent was never the warm and fuzzy type throughout his baseball career, once even fighting with teammate Barry Bonds on the bench during a game against the San Diego Padres in 2002, so his personality wasn’t going to suddenly change just because he was on TV. “I just wanted to know if I could sur- vive on an island and suffer physically,” Kent said, “but when I got there, I didn’t know how much of a social challenge it was. It was a major social challenge, and that one was a struggle for me because you’re lying all day long. I lied to people and told them I was 10 years younger, that I only had two kids not four. I told them I was a motorcycle salesman at a motorcycle dealership my dad owned. Trying to keep track of all those lies was freaking mind blowing.” In real life, Kent also was caught in a lie when he broke his wrist in spring training in 2002, saying he fell off the top of his truck while washing it. It turns out he fell off his motorcycle while popping wheelies on the streets
of production for someone his age. Let’s take a look, for a moment, at the time another goated icon, Michael Jor- dan, signed with a new team in the twi- light of his career. After three seasons away from the NBA – his second of three career retire- ments – Jordan signed with the Wash- ington Wizards in 2001 and played two seasons there. Washington posted a pair of 37-45 seasons with Jordan, who was 38 when he made his Wizards de- but, nearly four years younger than James will be when he launches his Six- ers tenure. Jordan did earn a pair of All-Star honors in Washington, and he did ele- vate a team that had won just 19 games the season prior to his arrival. Yet the Wizards couldn’t even crack the postseason with Jordan. Granted, those Washington teams were nowhere near as talented as James’ Philadelphia outfit will be, but Jordan’s lack of post- season success in Washington did noth- ing to mar his legacy. For whatever reason, James tends to be judged more harshly. Much of this is due to the impossible constraints we
Richards declined USA TODAY’s re- quest for an interview. After Richards retired from playing, she coached Navratilova to two Wim- bledon titles in1982 and1983. Navratilo- va is now fiercely vocal about keeping trans people out of sports. According to Kliegman, Richards and Navratilova maintain an ongoing friendship even though, “Martina uses language that Renée would not about biological males and people cheating in sports.” Since Richards, there hasn’t been an- other openly transgender player in pro- fessional tennis. That fact hasn’t stopped the WTA from reinstating testing similar to the kind Richards fought against decades ago. “It certainly rhymes with everything that happened 50 years ago, which is kind of wild to think about,” Kliegman said. “Renée is a complex figure with nu- anced views on these subjects and I think we would all be better off if we re- membered her story.”
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of Scottsdale, Arizona. Now, nearly a quarter-century later, and perhaps for the first time, Kent is showing a sentimental and emotional side that was hidden throughout his baseball career. He cried when he got the news he was elected. He cried dur- ing his press conference with reporters. He even choked up Thursday night when Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson walked over to him in the lobby of the Otesaga, put his arm around him, and welcomed him to the Hall of Fame fam- ily, in disbelief that it took so long for him to be elected after failing to get more than 46.5% of the vote by the baseball writers during his 10 years on the ballot. He was the only player elected this year by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, receiving14 of the16 ballots, while Bonds, who has hit the most hom- ers in history, received fewer than five votes and is ineligible to appear again for six years. “I had painted a picture that I accept- ed, which was that it’s probably just not going to happen,” Kent said. “I’m OK with it. You know, it’s not going to make my life much better anyway, so I’ll just deal with it.” It turns out he was lying to himself, because once he got the call, he burst into tears and hasn’t stopped crying. “It’s a bigger emotional deal than I ever thought it was going to be,” he said. “I still tear up talking about it, and I’ve tried to figure out why. Is it because of the game? Is it because I finally got in? Is it because I wasn’t there and now I’m in? “Why are my emotions so attached to this? And I don’t know why.” Well, he may find out Sunday when he delivered his speech. He planned to talk about how his first true love was motocross racing, why he still has that pickup truck from 1986 that he rebuilt six times, the people who influenced his career, and just what it means to be in the company of the greatest baseball players to walk the face of the earth. “In my personal life, extended family, my friends, church friends, they know I’m a baseball player,” Kent said. “They watched me on TV. They may go to a game or two, but none of them have ever been intimately involved in baseball functions. And this is the biggest base- ball function. I’ll probably shed a tear or two. This is going to be hard.” But worry? Nah. After all, he’s a survivor.
place on him and others when debating legacy. We tend to prefer tidy, conven- tional narratives: players who remain with one team their entire career, play- ers who fit easily-defined roles, players who take pay cuts for the good of the team. James could become the first player in NBA history to win championships with four franchises. It would be yet an- other clear marker of his longevity, ex- cellence and adaptability. James sacrificed the neater legacy fits (the Cavaliers and Heat) and is tak- ing on a larger risk by joining a new team. Ultimately, these are the very traits – sacrifice, hard work and the pur- suit of greatness – that we love to cele- brate in sport. Why should James chas- ing it, at 41 years old, be any different? “This is my last decision,” he said. “I’m not going for money. I’m not going for family. What am I really playing for at this point? “I still want to sacrifice. I still want to work. I still want to grind. I still want to compete, to win and to have a chance at the feeling of winning another champi- onship.”
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WNBA ALL-STAR GAME WINNERS AND LOSERS Dominique Malonga dunk steals show
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CHICAGO – The WNBA All-Star Game did not disappoint. There was plenty of scoring, a pleth- ora of highlights and just plain fun on July 25 as Team Spoon defeated Team Coop 129-122 in front of a record-break- ing audience of 19,783 at the United Center. “These fans pay a lot of money to get in the building, let’s not just walk around,” Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark said. “We don’t need to play 100% but let’s pick it up and have some fun for them.” Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike set a record and Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga dunked. Both are included in our winners. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engel- bert, who was booed as she was intro- duced to hand out the postgame hard- ware, is among the losers. Here’s a look at USA TODAY Sports’ WNBA All-Star winners and losers:
Storm center Dominique Malonga
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WINNERS Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike
Ogwumike is collecting accolades like infinity stones. Ogwumike tied Di- ana Taurasi for the second-most All- Star appearances in WNBA history with her 11th career nod. And she moved into first place all-time in WNBA All-Star scoring history with 11 points and nine rebounds on July 25. Ogwumike now has 127 points and passed Maya Moore, who had 119 points in her All-Star career. Moore, who played in six All-Star Games in eight seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, aver- aged 19.8 points. “It’s an honor being on the court with, obviously, the superstars here,” Ogwumike said.
Malonga told reporters following Fri- day’s All-Star practice at the Obama Presidential Center that her Storm teammate Flau’jae Johnson said she’d never talk to her again if she didn’t dunk in Saturday’s game. Malonga, a 6-foot-6 center from France, didn’t disappoint, throwing it down with 6:24 remaining in the first half. At 20 years old, Malonga is now part of an elite group. Here are all the players who have dunked in a WNBA All-Star Game: h Lisa Leslie (2005). h Sylvia Fowles (2009, 2022). h Jonquel Jones (2017). h Brittney Griner (two in 2019 for first multi-dunk performance in WNBA
CHICAGO – For 19 seconds, a silence fell over the makeshift pressroom in the bowels of United Center that was only interrupted by the clicking of camera shutters and Jonquel Jones’ sniffling. The veteran New York Liberty for- ward’s gaze was covered by her hand, obscuring the glistening trophy and the crowd of reporters from her view. “I couldn’t really enjoy the weekend,” Jones said before the tears began. “I’m sorry.” Jones had just been named 2026 All- Star MVP after she led Team Spoon to a 129-122 win over Team Coop on July 25 with 22 points and 13 rebounds. In her 22 minutes on the court, she was just two assists shy of a triple-double. Her postgame presser was poised to be an upbeat and celebratory victory lap. Instead, it was a reminder of just how quietly resilient Jones has been en route to becoming the league’s first player to win a regular-season MVP, Commis- sioner’s Cup MVP, Finals MVP and All- Star Game MVP. Shortly after WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert presented Jones with her latest hardware, the 6-foot-6 center took the mic and told the largest All-Star crowd in league history that she’d just played with fresh grief due to the pass- ing of her aunt, Marilyn Knowles. “My aunt meant a lot to me; she was one of the matriarchs in our family,” Jones said. “Lot of great family parties and get-togethers that happened at our house. My best memories were her be- ing in the kitchen and making great food for us. Show her love in that way.”
All-Star Game history; three dunks in 2023). h Dominique Malonga (2026).
Liberty center Jonquel Jones
Jones has now won an MVP award at every possible level in the WNBA: reg- ular season, Commissioner’s Cup, the WNBA Finals and the All-Star Game. That kind of level of production is un- precedented and a true testament to Jones’ relentless pursuit of greatness. Her latest feat, an All-Star MVP trophy, is one she’ll likely remember for a while. Jones captured it while playing with a heavy heart, missing a family member’s memorial service to play in the game. Jones dedicated the game to her aunt.
After what’s been a tumultuous month or so for the league, the All-Star Game and events around it went off with little controversy. Eneglbert didn’t make any egregious missteps in her state-of-the-league press conference, the All-Star Game saw a record-high at- tendance, the game was competitive in spurts and players got to hang out with former President Barack Obama. All- Star Weekend felt like a real celebration for the league in its 30th season. After a contentious and lengthy collective bar- gaining agreement negotiation and all the noise around various incidents the league has faced this season, All-Star Weekend was a win.
LOSERS The Chicago Sky
Chicago hosted the WNBA All-Star Game for the second time in five sea- sons, but zero players from the host city’s team, the Sky, were on the roster. Former Sky forward Angel Reese – now with the Atlanta Dream – got a warm welcome from the fans before tal- lying five rebounds and four assists in nine minutes. The game also featured a handful of other former Sky players, including Kahleah Copper, Marina Mabrey and Gabby Williams. The Sky are 9-18 this season and the All-Star Game was just another remind- er of how far the organization has fallen.
When it was time to hand out the All- Star MVP Trophy, Engelbert was met by a chorus of boos from the record-break- ing crowd at the United Center. Engelbert has faced criticism from both players and fans for the league’s handling of online abuse, officiating and player relations. Engelbert didn’t do herself any favors during her annual All- Star Game news conference, where she
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But that wasn’t the only thing weigh- ing on Jones’ heart.
What brought Jonquel Jones to tears?
One of the first questions directed to Jones after the game referenced an ap- pearance she made Thursday on the StudBudz viral 72-hour live stream, in which she was heard telling Lynx guard Courtney Williams that she believed the Minnesota Lynx deserved to win the WNBA championship over the Liberty in 2024.
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dodged questions about her job stability and league transparency.
Angel Reese, Aliyah Boston fans
Fans of Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese and Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston likely wanted to see more of their favorites. Boston was the league leader after the second return of fan votes, re- ceiving 683,996. She only played five minutes for Team Spoon. Reese, who is so beloved that her Barbie doll has al- ready sold out in Target, got nine min- utes on the court. Both went scoreless. It’s possible that fatigue or precau- tion could have played a role. The WNBA All-Star festivities aren’t much of a break for players, who were swamped with off-the-court obligations for spon- sors and other organizations during the weekend. And then it’s back to the
As that clip gained traction, so did the fan backlash toward Jones. Jones emphasized that she’d let her guard down because she and Williams are close friends. Her point, she clari- fied, was that sometimes you can still end the season without a league title even if you have the best team on paper. She added that a similar scenario un- folded in the 2019 season when she was with the Connecticut Sun as they lost to the Washington Mystics in the Finals. “I feel like what I said was taken the wrong way, and I’ll take accountability for that as well,”Jones said. “It was defi- nitely a gut punch for me. I don’t want people to ever feel like I was doing any- thing other than trying to put my best foot forward for our team, so I apolo- gize.”
The coach who helped Jones become an MVP
Jones was willing to miss her aunt’s memorial for the All-Star Game because she asked her family for permission and she found solace in the fact that she will be available to spread her aunt’s ashes, an event set to take place on a different day. And if you weren’t paying close enough attention to the action on the floor, it would have been very easy to nearly miss the impressive stat line that Jones was quietly brewing. For Jones, playing through difficult circumstances is nothing new. “It’s been a way for me to escape whatever was going on in my life,” she said. “It has always been the thing that I run to when things get tough.” Before the native Bahamian left her island to play for George Washington
regular-season grind. Boston and the Fever, for example, are back in action against the Seattle Storm on Tuesday July 28.
Tyla’s halftime performance
The vibes were high riding into Tyla’s halftime performance. She started her set coming out of one of the tunnels at the United Center and walked down the steps, serenading the audience. She then jumped right into a performance of her international hit song “Water.” It was great – for about two minutes. Then, it went downhill fast. The visu- als were good, but something about the subsequent song selections didn’t quite fit the arena and the atmosphere. It’s hard to pinpoint, but it felt like the re- laxed nature of the songs took the ener- gy down.
University, she needed help from Diane Richardson at Riverdale Baptist School in Maryland. Richardson, who is cur- rently the basketball coach at Temple, was coaching at Riverdale when Jones was looking to break in as a student- athlete in the United States. In a cherry on top of Saturday’s al- ready sentimental moment for Jones, Richardson was there to watch Jones’ night unfold. “She was just crying with me in the back before I came up here,” Jones said of Richardson. “When I moved from the Bahamas, a little kid who nobody knew, I wasn’t the scene basketball-wise. And she decided to just trust her gut ... and the rest was history. I also gained a sec- ond mother.” In addition to an eclectic set of MVP awards, Jones previously won Most Im- proved and Sixth Player of the Year. She’s also one of nine players to dunk in the WNBA All-Star Game, a group that grew larger on Saturday thanks to Do- minique Malonga. When Jones considers what she kept constant to reach this level of distinc- tion as a WNBA player, she thinks back to her childhood. “This is everything that I dreamed about when I was a kid,” Jones said. “I told my parents when I was 5 years old that I was going to be a professional athlete. “The plan never changed. Even when it looked murky, even when I didn’t know how I was going to get it done and when I was on the phone calls with ran- dom coaches in the Bahamas, hoping that somebody would give me a chance. “But when I put everything into per- spective, I’m living every single dream that I’ve ever had.”
WNBA Commis- sioner Cathy Engelbert hears boos after the All-Star Game at the United Center.
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Norris wins Hungary GP, McLaren’s 1st in ’26
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Formula 1 champion Lando Norris won the Hun- garian Grand Prix for McLaren’s first victory of the season on July 25 while Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli extended his overall lead to 50 points. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was sec- ond with Antonelli third after a likely McLaren one-two evaporated when Os- car Piastri pulled over with a mechan- ical failure 14 laps from the end at the Hungaroring. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Antonelli’s closest title rival, finished fourth on track but dropped to fifth behind team- mate Charles Leclerc after a five-second post-race penalty for speeding in the pit lane. “My pace today was probably some of the best pace I’ve ever had,” said Nor- ris. “The car was beautiful to drive and I felt very confident, so a great race. “I’m just happy to be back and see the number one again.” Mercedes’s George Russell finished seventh, after a disastrous start that dropped him to19th, and remained third in the overall standings but 59 points behind his 19-year-old Italian team- mate. The win from pole position was Nor- ris’ 12th victory, and second in a row in Hungary, but it could have been Piastri’s day after the Australian took the lead on the opening lap from third place on the starting grid. His chances then took a literal blow when a collision with back-marker Car- los Sainz’s Williams delayed him enough to allow Norris, who had stayed out longer before a second change of tires, to pit and come out ahead. Piastri’s retirement triggered a virtu- al safety car, with Norris and the Ferrari drivers pitting while Verstappen and Antonelli stayed out. “I didn’t expect to be on the podium today. But we worked hard for it,” said Verstappen, who lost out to Hamilton after the first pit stop but took the place
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MLB TRADE GRADE Nationals rate higher after Early-Mead trade
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The Boston Red Sox are sending left-handed-pitcher Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead in a rare swap of major leaguers by two teams with playoff as- pirations. The Nationals and Red Sox an- nounced the trade the morning of July 25. At first glance, it seems Boston got robbed. A 24-year-old starter with five years of control, traded for a 25-year- old hitter having the first good season of his career, it looks lopsided on the surface. In reality, this is a swap of two cheap players, both under club control, with each team getting something it hasn’t been able to find internally. Bos- ton desperately needed the bat. Wash- ington needs arms. Here is how each side did, nine days out from the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline.
Red Sox: B-minus
Entering play, Boston was 53-50 and held the second American League wild card. It has gotten here with half a lineup. Roman Anthony has not played since May 4. He tore ligaments and a tendon in his right ring finger, and as of two days ago, he still had not swung a bat. Trevor Story, Marcelo Mayer and Triston Casas are on the injured list too. The Red Sox rank 28th in the ma- jors in home runs. Chief baseball offi- cer Craig Breslow has said the deadline is complicated because he does not want to trade for a job an injured player is about to take back. Mead answers that. He is a right- handed bat hitting .256 with a .351 on- base percentage and a .505 slugging percentage. He hit no home runs in 41 games with the White Sox last season. He has 17 this year. He plays third and first, so Boston can DH him now and move him around later.
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He is also not going anywhere. Mead does not reach arbitration un- til after the 2027 season. This is not a rental if the Red Sox want to hang on to him. There is a red flag in that Mead’s exit velocity does not seem to support a .505 slugging percentage. He hit .238 in 152 games across parts of three seasons with Tampa Bay and the White Sox before this year. He has been good since March, but never this good before in his career. However, his hard-hit rate and barrel percentage are both above average this season and his .458 expected slugging percentage, via Statcast, still puts him in the 77th percentile among MLB hitters.
Nationals: A-minus
Early was 7-5 with a 3.44 ERA in 17 starts and 91 2⁄3 innings before he left his June 30 start with elbow inflammation. He was pitching in a rotation already without Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suarez and Johan Oviedo. Boston just traded a starter it may want back in September. Nationals GM Paul Toboni spent a decade with the Red Sox. He ran the draft that took Connelly Early. Toboni is buying a pitcher with an elbow question and he has Boston’s own scouting file in his head. Early is 24 and controllable for five more seasons beyond this one and would not reach arbitration until the 2028-29 offseason at the earliest. Washington is 53-52 and third in the National League East. Mead is cheap, productive and con- trolled through 2030. This was not a sal- ary dump, and it was not selling high on a hot streak. Toboni clearly wanted Early and knew what he was getting for the future. Dr. Keith Meister delivered a second opinion on Early’s elbow this month and found nothing structurally wrong. He got back on the mound this week for a light session.
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LEBRON JAMES’ DECISION WINNERS, LOSERS 76ers pump up offense in busy offseason
LeBron James
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It took 24 days, but LeBron James has made up his mind. After informing the Lakers in late June that he would be moving on from the franchise, James announced July 24 that he will sign with the Philadelphia 76ers to form a super team in the East- ern Conference, as James looks to win his fifth NBA championship. This comes after weeks of specula- tion about where James would land. James was deliberate in his process and weighed his options, deciding between the Sixers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors and Min- nesota Timberwolves. Although James will turn 42 in De- cember, this is nonetheless a massive, power-shifting move with significant ramifications across the league. Here are the winners and losers of LeBron James’ decision to sign with the 76ers.
WINNERS Mike Gansey, Bob Myers and the revamped 76ers front office
Consider this: Not even two months ago, the 76ers fired former basketball czar Daryl Morey after the Knicks un- ceremoniously swept Philadelphia in the conference semifinals. Since then, Bob Myers, the president of Harris Blitz- er Sports & Entertainment and former general manager of the Warriors, hired Mike Gansey as the president of basket- ball operations. All Gansey has done is flip the cum- bersome contract of Paul George for Jaylen Brown, a 29-year-old five-time All-Star, and lure James to Philadelphia. Gansey has extensive ties to James and the Cavaliers. Suddenly, with the 76ers he has shaped one of the more imposing starting fives in all of basketball.
Tyrese Maxey
Also a Klutch Sports Group client, the same agency that reps James, 76ers star Tyrese Maxey has had a tremendous offseason. Not only did he get a massive relief valve on offense in the form of Jay- len Brown, but now with James, Philly has another playmaking ball handler, and another player with championship experience. Maxey was among the play- ers involved in pitching the 76ers to
Mark Giannotto
LeBron James picked the Philadel- phia 76ers for his latest NBA free agency decision, and the move is already shift- ing the landscape of the entire league. The league’s all-time leading scorer announced on July 24 via social media that he’s joining the Sixers in pursuit of another NBA championship at the end of his historic career. It is a two-year deal worth $8 million, according to USA TODAY Sports, and gives Philadelphia two of the offseason’s splashiest acqui- sitions. They also traded for former Bos- ton Celtics star Jaylen Brown earlier this month. The addition of James and Brown has turned the 76ers into one of the NBA’s leading title contenders heading into the 2026-27 season and they’ll be the Eastern Conference team most likely picked to knock off the defending cham- pion New York Knicks because of these moves. Here’s a breakdown of what the 76ers roster and projected starting lineup will look like now that they’ve acquired James, as well as an offseason grade for
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James, and the 25-year-old two-time All-Star is now poised to break out even further. At times over the last two seasons, he has had to carry a massive offensive burden, especially since the 76ers have dealt with numerous injuries. Now, there’s a lot less pressure on Maxey to carry the Sixers to contention.
He took his time, deliberately weighed his options and came to a deci- sion on his own terms. And while many people – NBA Commissioner Adam Sil- ver, included – may have chafed at the 24-day timeline, James ultimately de- cided this was best for his family and for his career. James also joins a team where he doesn’t need to be the focal point and can be a complementary player. Given his age and declining availability, that’s essential. The loaded 76ers roster also means James won’t need to overexert himself during the grind of the regular season, maintaining his freshness for the postseason.
Nick Nurse
There will be a lot of mouths to feed, so it’s incumbent on coach Nick Nurse to scheme a system that highlights ev- eryone’s strengths, but James’ passing and creation should assimilate nicely. This, to be sure, is a good problem to have. But if expectations aren’t met, the letdown would be massive; the Sixers, like the Knicks before them, are looking to snap a multi-decade championship drought. Philadelphia’s is currently at 43 years. Now it’s on Nurse to end that.
LOSERS Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors
It has been a rough go for the War- riors, who were looking to add elite play- making to capitalize on the shrinking window the franchise has with Stephen Curry. Arguably no player in the NBA bore more responsibility for his team being in contention than Curry, who is now 38. Golden State lost out on the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes and now on James, who has been a longtime friend and admirer of Curry and veteran Warriors forward Draymond Green.
the team’s front office:
76ers lineup with LeBron James
Here’s the projected starting lineup for the Philadelphia 76ers heading into the 2026-27 NBA regular season with LeBron James on the roster: h G Tyrese Maxey h G V.J. Edgecombe h F Jaylen Brown h F LeBron James h C Joel Embiid
How James fits with the 76ers
James slots in well positionally in the Sixers’ projected starting lineup as a power forward surrounded by Maxey, Edgecombe, Brown and Embiid. Maxey and Brown will provide play- making and spacing, though James will also have to help with that as a second- ary ball handler picking his spots like he did when sharing the court with Luka Doncic while with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Sixers might be vulnerable rely- ing on James and Embiid given age and durability concerns at this point in their
LeBron James (23) will be teaming up with 76ers center Joel Embiid in the 2026-27 season. JAYNE KAMIN-ONCEA/IMAGN IMAGES VIA REUTERS CONNECT
James certainly would have made this roster even older, but Golden State has desperately lacked another playmaking creator to pair alongside Curry, who is one of the hardest-working players in the league. Curry constantly moves off the ball to try to create space but is also tasked with creating off the dribble. Golden State’s hopes now rest on Curry sustaining that pace and Jimmy Butler, 36, eventually returning to form after his torn anterior cruciate ligament from Jan. 20.
The Miami Heat still need another playmaker
It’s not so bad of a letdown when you already nabbed the premier move of the offseason. And Giannis Antetokounm- po will make Miami far better than it has been. But pairing James with Anteto- kounmpo would’ve given the Heat the two best fast-break players of the mod- ern generation – if not all time. Heat point guard Davion Mitchell re- cently worked out with Antetokounmpo in Greece, and Mitchell did post a pris- tine 4.19 assist-to-turnover ratio, but Miami could still use another ball
careers, but Brown can take on the role of defensive stopper like he did with the Boston Celtics, and there will be plenty of offensive options if this group stays healthy.
76ers roster after James signing
Here’s what the Philadelphia 76ers roster looks like after the signing of LeBron James: h G Tyrese Maxey h G Labaron Philon h G Anfernee Simons h G Dalen Terry h G Caleb Love h G Rayan Rupert h G Duke Miles^ h F LeBron James h F Jaylen Brown h F Dean Wade h F Dominick Barlow h F Trendon Watford h F Justin Edwards h F Jabari Walker h F Johnni Broome h F MarJon Beauchamp** h F/C Adem Bona h C Joel Embiid h C Ariel Hukporti
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handler and creator. And now with the market essentially dried up, options are limited.
They weren’t even in the James sweepstakes, but this decision none- theless reinforces Boston’s downturn this offseason. James signing with the Sixers, at least at a significant basket- ball level, happened because the 76ers have infused young talent onto their roster. And no name was bigger than Jaylen Brown, whom Philadelphia ac- quired July 1 in a deal with Boston. The Sixers, even without James, were already looking like a legitimate competitor in the East. Now with him, the 76ers have become among the short favorites to win the conference, just be- hind the defending champion Knicks. It’s not a stretch to say that James doesn’t sign in Philadelphia if Brown isn’t traded there. Making matters worse, the Celtics are fresh off of blowing a 3-1 lead in the first round of the playoffs. The team that beat Boston was these very 76ers. And, as it stands, the Sixers got far better and the Celtics went backward.
** two-way contract ^ Exhibit 10 contract
76ers offseason grade
A: Putting this much talent together isn’t guaranteed to work out. The last time LeBron James joined a star-stud- ded roster with the Miami Heat, it took the first season to figure out exactly how all the new pieces fit. There’s also injury concerns related to Embiid and the real- ity that James is 41 years old now. But how can this 76ers’ offseason be viewed as anything other than a resounding success. They shed Paul George’s contract for minimal draft return and acquired Brown, which put them in a spot to also then lure James. The free agent addi- tions of Dean Wade and Anfernee Si- mons on reasonable deals could also prove valuable. On paper, this is the best starting lineup in the NBA with Maxey, Edgecombe and Brown able to give James and Embiid the support they need. If Embiid can be healthy, the 76ers will be right in the mix at the end of the playoffs with the Knicks, Spurs and Thunder this upcoming season.
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BASEBALL Major League Baseball ATHLETICS — 1B Nick Kurtz Removed From 10- Day IL Right thumb capsule sprain. 3B Max Muncy Sent to Minors. ATLANTA BRAVES — C Sean Murphy Sent to Minors for Rehabilitation. P Connor Thomas Called Up from Minors. P Elieser Hernandez Designated for Assignment. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — P Shawn Arm- strong Placed on 15-Day IL Strained left calf. P Will Dion Called Up from Minors. HOUSTON ASTROS — P Spencer Arrighetti Placed on 15-Day IL Right foot nerve irrita- tion. P Bryan King Called Up from Minors. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — CF Kameron Misner Traded to Philadelphia Phillies for cash con- siderations. MIAMI MARLINS — P Josh Ekness Sent to Mi- nors for Rehabilitation. MINNESOTA TWINS — P Marco Raya Sent to Minors. P Marco Raya Removed From 15-Day IL Right shoulder impingement. P Marco Raya Recalled From Minors Rehab. NEW YORK METS — 1B Eric Wagaman Called Up from Minors. LF Juan Soto Placed on 10- Day IL Strained left calf. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — P Max Lazar, P Alex McFarlane, CF Kameron Misner Sent to Mi- nors. P Kyle Backhus Called Up from Minors. Brian Keller Purchased From Minors. P Tanner Banks Transferred to 60-Day IL Strained left forearm. CF Steward Berroa Designated for Assignment. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Peter Strzelecki Signed to a Minor League Contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS — P Steven Matz Removed From 15-Day IL Sprained left ankle. P Steven Matz Recalled From Minors Rehab. P Chris Roycroft Sent to Minors. TEXAS RANGERS — 3B Josh Jung Placed on 10- Day IL Strained left calf. 2B Josh Smith Called Up from Minors. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — RW Nikita Klepov Signed Three-year, entry-level contract.
F1 Driver standings 1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli .......................... 219 2. Lewis Hamilton .................................... 169 3. George Russell ..................................... 160 4. Charles Leclerc .................................... 138 5. Lando Norris ........................................ 128 6. Max Verstappen .................................. 109 7. Oscar Piastri ........................................... 92 8. Isack Hadjar ........................................... 68 9. Liam Lawson .......................................... 43 10. Pierre Gasly .......................................... 42 11. Arvid Lindblad ...................................... 23 12. Franco Colapinto .................................. 19 13. Oliver Bearman ..................................... 18 14. Gabriel Bortoleto ................................. 10 15. Carlos Sainz Jr. ....................................... 6 16. Alexander Albon .................................... 5 17. Esteban Ocon ......................................... 3 18. Nico Hülkenberg .................................... 2 19. Fernando Alonso .................................... 1 20. Lance Stroll ........................................... 0 21. Valtteri Bottas ....................................... 0 22. Sergio Pérez .......................................... 0
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the LPGA Tour in 10 years on July 26 by securing a two-stroke victory at the Women’s Scottish Open in North Ayrshire. Shin entered the final round with a five-stroke lead – and needed it. She overcame five bogeys to finish at 3-over- par 75 on Sunday at Dundonald Links and finished at 9-under 279 for the tournament. The 33-year-old South Korean’s last win on the tour was her first one in 2016, at the now-defunct Volunteers of Amer- ica Texas Shootout. “Yeah, my first win didn’t really feel like a win at the time. I didn’t feel like I deserved it,”said Shin, who was still wet after being doused with water during the post-round celebration. “But this one definitely feels a lot dif- ferent. This one feels like I earned it. I worked hard for it. I started working with my putting coach four years ago, and he asked me what my goal was. I said I needed to win before I retire. “So I had been wanting it so badly in the last four years. I’m very, very excited.” The last LPGA Tour player to go 10 or more years between official victories was Vicki Fergon, who went12 years and 3 months between wins at the1984 S&H Golf Classic and the1996 Michelob Light Heartland Classic. Shin carded bogeys on hole Nos. 6-8 before stopping her skid with birdies on hole Nos.10 and12. She limped down the home stretch with bogeys on Nos.16 and 18. “I feel like I’ve done everything wrong, just wasn’t hitting it like I was
F1 Constructors standings 1. Mercedes ............................................. 379 2. Ferrari .................................................. 307 3. McLaren ............................................... 220 4. Red Bull ................................................ 177 5. Racing Bulls ........................................... 66 6. Alpine ..................................................... 61 7. Haas ........................................................ 21 8. Audi ........................................................ 12 9. William .................................................... 11 10. Aston Marin ............................................ 1 11. Cadillac ................................................... 0 F1 Schedule and winners March 8 — Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia (George Russell) March 15 — Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai, Chi- na PR (Kimi Antonelli)
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bunkers, bushes, and it wasn’t fun,” Shin said. “With the three bogeys in a row, I thought, ‘Oh, boy, I don’t know where this is going to go.’ “But yeah, I hung in there and so I’m quite proud of myself. Very happy.” A Lim Kim recorded a 68 on Sunday to ascend into second place at 7-under, two strokes ahead of Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn (74). Kim, of South Korea, answered a bo- gey on the second hole with a birdie on the third. She rattled off four straight birdies on Nos. 9-12. Germany’s Esther Henseleit (73) fin- ished in fourth place at 4-under for the tournament.
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CHICAGO – Scott Spiezio pulls up in his Subaru Forester, finds a parking spot at an IHOP on the corner, walks two blocks, enters a condo that once was used for Chicago Cubs charity events, and hurriedly looks for the bathroom. He has been driving nearly two hours, he’s 53 years old and his bladder ain’t what it used to be. Then again, neither is his life. This is a man who once had it all, a World Series hero who drove loaded cars. He had homes everywhere, hand- ing out money to virtually everyone who asked, once paying $1million in cash for a down payment on a condo. Life couldn’t have been any better. Until it couldn’t have been any worse. He lost his marriage, his kids, his re- lationship with his parents, his homes, his cars, his bank accounts, his credit cards, his self-respect, and damn near his life. There were years he was drunk or stoned virtually every day, entering a dozen drug and alcohol rehab centers across the country. He went to Alcohol- ics Anonymous every single day for four consecutive months, only to be back on the streets within days looking for his next high. He once spent a month in a drug re- hab center in Tucson, and then started drinking again on his flight home. He was ruining lives, destroying rela- tionships, and wondered at times if he were better off dead, knowing that he could at least leave behind his MLB pen- sion to his kids and, more important, stop hurting the people he loved the most. “Never in a million years did I think I’d be in the situation that I ended up in,” Spiezio tells USA TODAY Sports. “Hon- estly, I went the longest time without ever seeing a drug in my life. I might drink, but only recreationally because I didn’t like to taste alcohol. I didn’t even like taste the beer. I didn’t even like to go out.” The next thing he knew, vodka was his best friend, cocaine was his mis- tress, and nothing else in life really mattered. “I went from a guy that thought I’d never see a drug and wouldn’t drink,” Spiezio quietly says, “to depending on both of them. I gave up everything for drugs and alcohol. I had to have them to function. I would literally shake if I didn’t have them. Really, it’s a miracle I’m alive.” So here is Spiezio, believing God had a plan for him to share his story and now releasing his autobiography July 28, “The Hardest Comeback.” He describes making his father, for- mer MLB catcher and1964 St. Louis Car- dinals World Series champion Ed Spie- zio, so proud by following his footsteps, winning a World Series title with the Angels in 2002 and the Cardinals in 2006. And then ripping his heart out with his addiction that led to his parents going three years without even speak- ing to him and nearly six years barely seeing him. He dedicated his book to his father, “To my Dad, who paved the way for my success, and loved me well on the other side of it.” “I can’t tell you how hard that was for me and my wife,” Ed Spiezio says. “Ev- ery night, you go to bed and wonder what was next. You always prepared to that phone call in the middle of the night. ... “Now, to see what he’s been through in life, and come out the other side to help someone who may also believe there’s no way out, I’m much more proud of him for this than anything he did on the ball field.” Scott Spiezio, whose famous red soul patch is now scraggly and gray, his chis- eled body and face now that of a middle- aged man, cracks open a Diet Coke, sits down and empties his soul, talking for nearly two hours about his journey, of- ten times barely stopping long enough
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“I went from a guy that thought I’d never see a drug and wouldn’t drink to depending on both of them. I gave up everything for drugs and alcohol. I had to have them to function. I would literally shake if I didn’t have them. Really, it’s a miracle I’m alive.”
COOPERSTOWN, NY – Carlos Bel- trán’s emotions were in check through- out his press conference July 25, but af- terward, taking a few questions from Spanish-speaking reporters, he was asked what his Hall of Fame induction means to his homeland of Puerto Rico. He began to talk, stopped, shut his eyes and then hurriedly walked away as
Scott Spiezio won World Series titles with the Angels in 2002 and the Cardinals in 2006, above. JED JACOBSOHN/GETTY IMAGES
to catch his breath. “I think everything happens for a rea- son,” Spiezio said. “God didn’t put this on me. I was the one who made the deci- sions. But he allowed it so he could use my story.” Spiezio, who does a few baseball clin- ics and speaking engagements, could certainly use the money from book sales. But if he could provide an inspiration to others in a dark place, that would mean more to him than that three-run homer he hit in Game 6 of the 2002 World Series, triggering the Angels’ fe- rocious comeback against the San Fran- cisco Giants after trailing 5-0 in the eighth inning, leading the Angels to their first and only World Series cham- pionship the next evening. Those were the days when life couldn’t possibly be better, married to his high school sweetheart, Amy – the first girl he ever kissed and took out on a date – with three beautiful young chil- dren. He was a World Series hero, hitting .327 with four doubles, three homers and 19 RBIs that 2002 postseason. He was the lead vocalist for his rock band “Sandfrog.” He turned it into a three- year, $9.15 million free agent contract a year later with the Seattle Mariners. It was that first spring with the Mari- ners in 2004 when Spiezio ruptured two discs in his back, tripping over the pitcher’s mound. He couldn’t play for two months and badly struggled when he did return. Depression set in, and he began going out at night with his new teammates. He had a couple of Jack- and-cokes the first night out and loved the feeling. “I remember two drinks turning into four, and four turning into eight, and then 16 drinks,” Spiezio says. “Then, it was off to the races.” Whiskey turned to vodka. It was col- orless and easy to hide. He drank in the morning. In the afternoon. At night. Even during games, he’d fill Gatorade bottles with vodka. A year later, cocaine entered his life. “I remember one of the first times I did it,” Spiezio said, “I ended up doing four lines that night. Then I had two home runs next day. I did it again, and hit a homer. Then, I didn’t do it, and I struck out three times. So I kept doing it. “It became like a superstition, and then it turned into a habit. I was plan- ning to stop after the [2006] season. But then we won it all, and I was using it to celebrate.” He snorted coke during the World Se- ries celebration. He snorted on his vaca- tions that winter to Cabo and Vegas. He couldn’t stop. “All I worried about was where I was going to get my next fix, and where I was going to get my next drink,” he said. “I needed them both to function.” Spiezio says he never attempted to experiment with steroids, HGH or any other PED and privately ridiculed those who did. But while those players im- proved their skills, Spiezio was letting drugs ravage his body. Spiezio once was charged with a DUI while waiting in a parking lot to see his counselor, passing out in his car before
tears streamed down his face. He grew up there and believed one day he’d become a professional baseball player, but neve did he imagine he’d be a Hall of Famer. It never really dawned on him until July 26,1999. This was the day his Kansas City Royals were in Cooper- stown playing an exhibition against the Texas Rangers in honor of George Brett, who was being inducted along with No- lan Ryan, Robin Yount and Orlando Ce- peda. Beltrán, in his first season, was
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his appointment. Police were called, along with paramedics. He was taken to jail and was prohibited from driving for five years. He was arrested five times, including once for domestic battery in 2015 when he got into an argument with his girl- friend, broke down a door, smashed a TV and punched his fist through a window. Lying on the ground, Spiezio asked the police officer if he’d be shot if he stood up. The officer told him he would. Spiezio stood up, hoping for a bullet to end everything. Instead, he was Tased. He lifts up his black golf shirt and shows the scar near his right shoulder from the tasing. “There was never a time I thought about going through the process of kill- ing myself,” he said, “but there were times where I knew the amount of drugs I was ingesting or the alcohol that I was drinking could do it. Sometimes, I would write notes and leave them in case I died, saying, ‘I didn’t do it on pur- pose. Tell my kids I love them. And tell my parents I love them.’ “I honestly felt like if something hap- pened to me, everybody would be better off.” Spiezio, who had a12-year big-league career, says his downward spiral accel- erated after being released by the
asked by Brett if he had met Cepeda, his hero. Beltrán said no and that he was too shy to introduce himself. They walked up and Brett says: “Let me introduce you to the next Hall of Famer from Puerto Ri- co. His name is Carlos Beltrán.” Said Beltrán: “I’m like, ‘What are you doing?’ You’re introducing me as a Hall of Famer,’. I don’t think that’s a good statement, George. And George said, ‘Well, Carlos, everything is possible in life if you play hard, and if you continue
Mariners in 2005. He was hitting .064. That winter, he replaced vodka with co- caine. It started off as an occasional rec- reational drug to a daily habit. He signed in 2006 with the Cardinals, won a World Series championship, but by midseason in 2027 he could no longer hide his ad- diction. He was placed on the restricted list. It was December that year he was ar- rested again, crashing his car in Irvine, California, while drunk, running from the accident, and allegedly assaulting one of his neighbors. When the Cardi- nals learned of the arrest, they released him. His career was over. And nearly his life. Spiezio’s life became unglued. His parents took over his finances and paid all of his utility bills. Neighbors mowed his yard. He had no credit cards, bank cards or even a driver’s license. He had no car. His parents brought him grocer- ies each day to make sure he didn’t starve. He came close to drinking himself to death and was told in 2018 he needed a liver transplant. To even be eligible for a new liver, he was told he’d have to stop drinking for six months. He drank the next day. The most painful aspect of his de- mise was losing his family. He got mar- ried and divorced twice. His three oldest kids changed their last name from Spie- zio and adopted their stepfather’s last name. He has an11-year-old with his for- mer girlfriend, one in which the court ordered they had a mutual separation, enabling him visitation rights every other weekend. “It was all my fault,” Spiezio softly says. “I just got to the point where I was like, ‘Well, they’re better off without me.’ I think that’s what happens to a lot of people in depression or in addiction. It’s like you start telling yourself lies, and it’s just a horrible place to be in, you know. “I hurt a lot of people, especially my kids and my family. I disappointed them. I disappointed my friends. I dis- appointed my community. I disappoint- ed just about everyone I’ve ever known.” He missed important family events. He missed his son’s high school gradua- tion. He showed up drunk at several of Tyler’s football games. He showed up drunk or stoned plenty of other times, driving a wedge between him and his family. “You know, I never had real empathy for people that were addicted to drugs or alcohol,” Spiezio says, “because I thought they’re just weak. Or that they’re just not trying hard enough. So, when it started happening to me, I didn’t know how to deal with it. And when I got in that state, boy, you make some really stupid and ridiculous decisions.” Spiezio looks away, the memories flooding his mind, and is asked whether he wishes he could go back in time and change his life. He pauses, and says, “Not really. I mean, I wish I could take the pain away from my kids, my parents and my fam- ily. But I can’t. I feel that God’s giving me an opportunity to help affect people’s lives in a positive way by talking to kids at schools or churches or banquets, talking about the dangers of drugs and alcohol for the people that are afflicted by it. “I want to give them hope that there’s a way out.” Spiezio catches his breath and closes his eyes. “You know, I had millions and mil- lions of dollars at one time in my life,” Spiezio says. “I had everything. Now, I don’t even have a credit card. But you know what, after everything I’ve been though, I could live in a cardboard box and be happy. I mean that. “I know I’m not a perfect man, but I sure am a changed man.” If you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for 24/7 access to free and confidential services. Follow Bob Nightengale on X: @Bnightengale
to play good, and if you continue to de- velop yourself.’ ” Beltrán has a charity foundation and baseball academy, including a high school he built 15 years ago on the is- land: “I feel very proud of the job that I do with my foundation. We help a lot of people. We believe in the game. We be- lieve in the sport. We believe in opportu- nities. ... It’s so hard to have a long ca- reer in the game, but we all can have in- credible career through education.”
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They weren’t supposed to win it all. They barely made the NCAA Tournament after a 14-16 record in the brutal SEC. But the Sooners caught fire and didn’t stop burning until they captured the College World Series for the third time. In one of college baseball’s greatest Cinderella stories, the Sooners finished on an 11-2 tear, outscoring their foes 118-53. From the walk-offhome run that eliminated Georgia Tech to the 13-2 trashing of Kansas to the five homers that ousted Georgia to the 13-2 wipeout of North Carolina, Skip Johnson’s squad left no doubt which team deserved the CWS mountaintop.
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NEW YORK – Alan Ritchson has spent years becoming one of Hollywood’s go-to action stars, although he prefers a quiet life in Franklin, Tennessee, rather than the bustle of Los Angeles. Even so, he says his latest film, “Motor City,” pushes the genre some- where audiences haven’t seen before. h The actor behind Ama- zon’s hit series “Reacher” and the movie “War Machine” is now starring in the new thriller “Motor City,” now in theaters, which takes a uniquely silent approach to intense action scenes.
“It’s this amazing intersection between art and the highest form of storytelling for cinema,”he tells USA TODAY. “It’s this revenge-fueled ac- tion movie, so it really combines the best of what we can do.” The movie star says the film’s un- conventional style is what sets it apart. He is no stranger to intense action scenes. The third season of “Reacher” reportedly garnered 54 million viewers in 2025, according to data from Prime Video, and be- came the nation’s most streamed show in March. Viewers were drawn by high-energy combat sequences peppered with ample explosives and gunfights. When he plays mili- tary veteran Jack Reacher, some- times sarcastic quips punctuate punches or kicks. However, Ritch- son says the physical elements of
action scenes in “Motor City” are even further emphasized by a delib- erate lack of dialogue. “It’s essentially, like, a nonverbal film,” he says. “But you get wholly engrossed in this Shakespearean ballet of drama and you pepper in some really modern contemporary action sequences. There’s nothing like it.” Directed by Nashville-based filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli, “Motor City”is set in1970s Detroit and stars Ritchson as John Miller, a former Army Ranger driven by revenge af- ter suffering a profound injustice. The film also features Shailene Woodley, Pablo Schreiber, Ben Fos- ter and Ben McKenzie, with an origi- nal score by Nashville rocker Jack
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Spoiler alert! We’re discussing im- portant details about the plot of “The Odyssey” (in theaters now). Stop read- ing if you haven’t seen it yet and don’t want to know what happens. Samantha Morton has always loved horror. Growing up, the English actress sa- vored “The Hills Have Eyes” and “An American Werewolf in London,” and delighted in the eerie puppets of Jim Henson’s “The Dark Crystal.” “I watch ‘The Exorcist’many times a year. I just find it extraordinary,” Mor- ton, 49, says. “Sometimes the things that seem so innocent are actually the most terrifying, both in life and in cine- ma.” That’s certainly an apropos way of describing her witchy new role in “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s block- buster retelling of Homer’s epic poem. After landing on the verdant island of Aeaea, long-lost king Odysseus (Matt Damon) goes off to hunt for food while his famished crewmates stumble upon the house of an unassuming farmer named Circe (Morton). But when she offers them stew, the ravenous men alarmingly can’t stop eating it. And slowly, Circe begins to massage and mold Odysseus’crew into literal pigs. It’s quite easily the most unsettling scene of Nolan’s career, but one that Morton infuses with aching pathos.
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“I didn’t turn your men into any- thing!”Circe tells a mystified Odysseus upon discovering the swine. “Look at them! This is who they are! … They’ve raped and pillaged across the world for you. And you think that’s against their nature?” For nearly three millennia, readers of Homer’s “Odyssey” have described Circe as an enchantress, a nymph, a goddess and a trickster. But Morton sees her as an “Everywoman,” merely wanting to protect herself from the un- checked desires and violence of men. “Christopher managed to condense her down to something that was so un- believably pure,” Morton says. “I could recognize my mother, my sister, my daughter, my female friends. She felt a bit like, for want of a better word, the girl next door. We underestimate nor- mal people.”
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Morton has worked as an actor for the last 35 years, starring in “Minority Report” and AMC’s “The Walking Dead,”and earning two Oscar nomina- tions for “Sweet and Lowdown” and “In America.” But she has rarely been offered projects on the scale of “The Odyssey,” let alone with Hollywood gi- ants such as Nolan. “I got a phone call saying that Sir Christopher Nolan wanted to meet and
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When Wham! became ambassadors to China
Kim Willis
Artfully big hair. Awkwardly giddy girls. And two extremely photogenic pop stars strolling the Great Wall of Chi- na for the cameras. Forty years on, the visual charms of Wham! and their history-making 1985 visit to China have held up well. The footage – long beloved to fans as the backdrop to George Michael and An- drew Ridgeley’s music video “Freedom” – is back in a surprisingly unvarnished new documentary. “We understood we weren’t just go- ing there to perform,” Ridgeley tells USA TODAY. “There was a diplomatic ele- ment to it, and we understood that. “What we couldn’t have known at the time was the legacy it would leave in China itself.” “Wham! 10 Days in China” (in thea- ters July 28) offers a different perspec- tive from “Foreign Skies,” the 1986 tour film about their experience as the first Western pop band to perform there. “We were already successful in America. We’d had a No. 1 single with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,’ a No. 1 album with ‘Make It Big,’ and ‘Careless Whisper’ had also been a huge success,” Ridgeley, 63, recalls. “The goal was to elevate Wham! in the United States to the same level we enjoyed in Britain. … I was skeptical that it would work, but it did. It got Wham! into American living rooms in a way a conventional tour couldn’t.” When the duo returned to the United States after the trip, they were playing stadiums, he notes. “It was a very calcu- lated, strategic move, and it succeeded.” The familiar beats reappear in direc- tor Mike Christie’s new movie, in re- stored clips: George and Andy engaged in an energetic game of soccer and per- forming for overly polite crowds in Beij- ing and Guangzhou. Fresh interviews are done with Ridgeley, the band’s man- agement and long-grown Chinese fans who recall the formative experience with reverence. But what’s captured more bracingly in previously unseen footage is the growing discomfort of the young stars as they’re thrust into a geopolitical role as quasi-ambassadors. A news confer- ence with the British media ends con- tentiously after questions about their communist hosts and whether fame had gone to their heads. “We knew” what to expect, says Rid- geley, who made his first trip back to China for the new film, in which he re- visits the Great Wall. “Our relationship with the press was famously difficult. Mine was particularly antagonistic, so we were aware of the dynamic.”
Here’s how to snag IMAX tickets to see ‘The Odyssey’
Patrick Ryan
What’s tougher than escaping a cy- clops? Snagging tickets to “The Odys- sey” in IMAX 70 millimeter. Only 25 theaters in the United States are equipped to show Christopher No- lan’s latest spectacle (now in theaters) in its highest resolution on the biggest screen possible. As a result, it has be- come a battle rivaling the Trojan War just to snatch a seat to these highly cov- eted screenings. Most are sold out for the next month. New York’s AMC Lincoln Square theater boasts the nation’s largest IMAX screen, standing nearly 80 feet tall and 100 feet wide. But even at that location, 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. showings of “The Od- yssey” are selling out within minutes, with reports of cinephiles traveling across the country just to take in the nearly three-hour epic starring Matt Da- mon and Anne Hathaway. If you have FOMO about catching “The Odyssey” in IMAX 70mm, here are some steps you can take to try to grab a last-minute ticket:
Sign up for ticket alerts
It may not help you get to “inbox ze- ro,” but email and text message alerts are often the fastest way to know when more tickets go on sale for IMAX 70mm screenings. Through AMC, Cinemark, Fandango and IMAX, you can register for newsletters and alerts about addi- tional dates and showtimes. Third-party sites such as SeatDrop and Drop70mm also promise to notify you when tickets for sold-out showings are released. Just sign up, pray to Zeus and wait for your phone to buzz.
George Michael, left, and Andrew Ridgeley of Wham! stand in front of the Tiananmen Gate (the Gate of Heavenly Peace) at Tiananmen Square. During a historic 1985 visit, they became the first Western pop act to perform in China. PAT BENIC/REUTERS
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In the vintage footage, Ridgeley raises eyebrows with a glib remark as he introduces the Chinese crowd to the band’s latest song: “It could be No.1here in China with your help. It’s called ‘Free- dom’!” “It was the title of the song, and it’s exactly the sort of thing I would have
“Greek soldiers” walk the blue carpet at “The Odyssey” premiere in New York on July 14. JAMIE MCCARTHY/GETTY IMAGES
Approach resale tickets with caution
Resale sites including Craigslist and eBay have numerous listings for IMAX 70mm tickets to “The Odyssey.” Some start at roughly $100, with prices bal- looning up to $2,500 for a group of 10. But it goes without saying: Always be wary of potential scammers, particular- ly scalpers who are offering seat up- grades, add-ons or availability on mul- tiple dates. Many Reddit users have reported be- ing swindled by sellers, who ask for money upfront and then ghost buyers. Before sending your money to any ran- dom account, try to verify their contact details or check out previous buyers’ re- views.
said to any audience,” Ridgeley says. “In hindsight, perhaps I could have thought about it more carefully. Still, it didn’t do any great harm. Nobody got shot, which is the important thing, right?” At one point, George is so frustrated by inauthentic interactions with fans – orchestrated for a planned Lindsay An- derson documentary – he vanishes, leaving Andy to make apologies. “It was unusual for him. I knew he’d reached the end of his tether,” Ridgeley acknowledges. “George wasn’t interest- ed in wandering through street markets or participating in constructed scenes for the cameras. He wanted to spend time listening to music, talking with me, Shirlie (Holliman) and Pepsi (DeMacque, the duo’s backup singers) – not playing along with staged situa- tions. It was symptomatic of the pres- sure we were under.” But Ridgeley recalls the trip fondly for its “interesting and amusing mo- ments,” including a raucous evening of bowling in Guangzhou and trying his first century egg, a Chinese delicacy. “I enjoyed exploring China. I think I even got a Mao suit tailored while we were there,” he says. “It was a privilege to be there and to experience a com- pletely different world.” Michael died in 2016, and Ridgeley, a friend since childhood, says George is
“ever-present” as he works to preserve and celebrate the Wham! legacy. “The moments that best capture our friendship are the ones you see in the film – like us bickering in the back of the car,” says Ridgeley, a clip in which the two pals map out their remarks for an official banquet. “That’s the kind of in- timacy anyone recognizes with some- one they’re deeply connected to: a sib- ling, a parent, a partner. “It’s moments like him trying not to laugh at one of my ridiculous speeches that remind me of the depth of our friendship, the bond we shared, the mu- tual respect – and occasionally, the mu- tual lack of respect – we had for each other.” Wham! split amicably a little more than year after the trip, and Michael went on to massive solo success. Ridge- ley remains proud of what the duo achieved: “People hear the music more clearly and pay less attention to all the noise and distractions that surrounded Wham! at the time.” He says their relationship “survived everything because it had such a solid foundation.” “By1984, we both understood George would eventually move beyond Wham!. He had to. His talent demanded it,” Rid- geley says. “But that reality never affect- ed our friendship.”
Keep an eye out for cancellations
IMAX 70mm tickets may feel like a golden ticket, but life does sometimes get in the way. So the old-fashioned trick of refreshing your theater’s web- site multiple times a day can pay off. AMC typically emails customers a re- minder two hours before each show- time, telling them to “get excited” about their upcoming movie. That two-hour period is when filmgoers most frequent- ly cancel their tickets, whether because of an unexpected conflict or they simply forgot they bought seats. So if you have a specific “Odyssey” showtime in mind, monitor your ticket app during that lead-up window.
Just be patient
Given the extremely high demand, it’s likely that IMAX will extend 70mm screenings at least through late August and bring “The Odyssey” back to those locations at various points through the end of the year. Other movies, like “Resi- dent Evil” and “Dune: Part Three,” are clamoring for these screens, but that still leaves time on the calendar for Odysseus to sail back to theaters. After its blockbuster run in summer 2023, Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” returned to IMAX 70mm screens in early 2024 at the height of awards season, as did fu- ture Oscar behemoths “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another.” So if you missed this opportunity, there will surely be more down the road for you to experience “The Odyssey” as Nolan intended. Hey, if Penelope could wait 20 years for Odysseus to come back home, what’s waiting just a few more months for a movie ticket?
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and Navessa Allen. PROVIDED BY BLOOM BOOKS, PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, MACMILLAN Going dark: Some readers like violence with their romance
Clare Mulroy
Dying for stories with high stakes and deep passion? Enter dark romance, where vigilan- tes, Mafia bosses and stalkers go hand in hand with happily-ever-afters. Ro- mance is among the few genres growing in sales, and readers are increasingly shifting from rom-coms toward ro- mances with darker themes, according to Circana BookScan. Despite memes pointing out these love interests are people fans “would pepper spray in real life,” many readers say dark romance is misunderstood. So what is it about morally gray men that has them swooning?
What is dark romance?
Like the broader romance genre, dark romance guarantees a happily-ever-af- ter. But it’s a messier journey. “There’s a heavier kind of backstory that tends to happen for a lot of the characters,”says Brynne Weaver, author of “Butcher & Blackbird,” a dark rom- com and USA TODAY bestseller. “There’s a bit of murder and mayhem and chaos. It might be a toxic relation- ship … there might be a childhood story of trauma. It’s just got these heavier, adult content themes for the characters to explore.” Dark romance deals in taboo, wheth- er that be power dynamics between lov- ers or danger lurking beyond a relation- ship. Serial killers and stalkers find love, sometimes with their targets. Popular tropes include forced proximity, alpha males and enemies-to-lovers (“It really increases the tension and stakes,” Weaver says). Dark romances often blend genres and may include hints of dark academia, fairy-tale or fantasy. Mafia romances are especially popular, delving into the gritty underworld of or- ganized crime. Arranged marriages can be a winning trope.
Why readers are obsessed with dark romance and morally gray men
Lia Lan, 25, is a longtime romance reader, and adding books with a thrilling element keeps her “engaged” and “gig- gling and kicking (her) feet.” It’s all about taking love to extremes. “It’s really so romantic, all of the things that these men are willing to do for the women they’re in love with,” Lan says. Forget flowers −the men of dark ro- mances maim as a grand gesture. In “The Finisher” by RuNyx, a favorite of Lan’s, the male lead character pro- claims: “I cut the hand of a man who touched your hair, Zephyr. What do you think I will do to the one you move on with?” But let’s go back to the “someone you would pepper-spray in real life” point. This is where the dark romance genre catches the most flak. Isn’t romance supposed to be something you dream about? Who dreams about a stalker? It’s a crucial misunderstanding of the genre, Weaver says. “Nobody is saying that they want to experience any of this in real life. It’s very much like horror and thriller,” Weaver says. “I don’t want to go and get chased down by a clown, but do I want to watch a movie about it or read a book about it? Sure.” These morally gray characters blur the lines between good and evil. They’re rebellious and unexpected. But they
come from a place of love. In Mafia ro- mances, actions are often derived from rules about honor and survival. “Things are very stressful on many fronts – personal, political, financial,” says Stacy Boyd, executive editor at Harlequin. “Reading about men who can take care of people – ‘I’m just going to take care of that. It’s going to not be a problem anymore because I’m going to go get rid of that person’ – there’s an appeal to that.”
How dark is too dark?
Dark romance novels often include a list of trigger warnings at the start of the book. This is because dark ro- mance also dabbles in some topics, namely abuse and sexual assault, that are disturbing for some readers. It can be healing for others. “It helps them to process that trau- ma safely because they know that they can close the book and walk away,” Weaver says. “There are a great num- ber of readers that have had negative experiences and find it quite healing to then open a dark romance and experi- ence those feelings again ... without having to live them again.” There’s a name for this. Some thera- pists use bibliotherapy, the act of “pre- scribing” books as medicine, to help patients work through their experi- ences. But for some, dark romance can get too dark. Since she got into the dark romance genre, Lan has been on the hunt for what she calls “respectful dark ro- mance MMCs” (male main charac- ters). She knows that some readers might not mind misogyny in their he- roes, but it makes her uncomfortable. She has had some trouble finding dark romance books that prioritize consent and respect toward women. When she posts videos about her mis- sion, sometimes the comments “spiral out of control.” “A lot of people will comment on my videos like: ‘Oh my God, you don’t even like dark romance. Why are you cri- tiquing it?” And I’m like: ‘No, you don’t understand. I like dark romance. I just like certain dark romances.’”
Best dark romance books to read first
Weaver and Lan agree the best place to start if you’re new to dark ro- mance is comedy. Lan suggests “Lights Out” by Navessa Allen, which has a comedic “buffer” to start readers off feeling comfortable. Here are other recommendations for your dark romance journey: h Sadie Kincaid, author of “The Per- fect Fit” and the Chicago Ruthless se- ries h Rina Kent, author of the Royal Elite and Legacy of Gods series h Danielle Lori, author of “The Sweetest Oblivion” h B.B. Reid, author of “Lilac”and the Broken Love series h Stacia Stark, author of “We Who Will Die” (for a more fantastical read) h Navessa Allen, author of “Lights Out” h Brynne Weaver, author of “Butch- er and Blackbird”and “Tourist Season” h J.T. Geissinger, author of “Ruth- less Creatures” h RuNyx, author of the Dark Verse series h Kelly Kilburn, author of the Heirs of the Organized series h Naima Simone, author of “Sin and Ink”
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White, the former White Stripes front- man. While Ritchson is not himself a mil- itary veteran, like so many of his on- screen characters, he has supported charities like the Heart And Armor Foundation, which is focused on the health of veterans and military service members. When it comes to getting into the role, Ritchson says bringing the character to life for “Motor City”re- quired trusting Ponciroli’s creative vi- sion. “I think there’s a lot of trust that goes into knowing that you’re working with a filmmaker who is either pushing where it needs to be pushed or pulling back in a way that leaves the perfor- mance authentic,” Ritchson says. Ritchson added that Ponciroli helped find the balance between in- tensity and restraint in a role built around emotion as much as action. For Ritchson, Miller’s journey also is rep- resentative of a larger frustration many people feel when it comes to jus- tice and accountability. “We can all see ourselves on screen,”he says. “I feel this film is hap- pening at a time where there is a lot of injustice in the world. There’s a lot of corruption. The way the institutions these days are manipulating the lives of people who dissent or disagree or protest.” Although the plot is driven by re- venge, Ritchson says that audiences may relate to the value of his charac- ter’s journey.
“This is such a female film,” says Samantha Morton, center, pictured with (from left): Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, director Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas. SHANE ANTHONY SINCLAIR/GETTY IMAGES
I actually wept,” Morton recalls. “I’m very lucky. I’ve had the same team since I was 19. My agents work incred- ibly hard in trying to tell people about me because I do a lot of independent cinema. They work tirelessly to try and get me in a room with some of these heavy hitters and it doesn’t always happen.” Morton says she is not one to “psy- choanalyze” her characters, and she opted not to research what Homer scholars have written about Circe through the years. Instead, she wanted to feel out the character in the mo- ment, which came down largely to her hypnotic movements. Circe kneads the men’s faces like a potter, and pulls deep from their throats as if she is helping to birth a calf. “With Circe, I felt that the location where we were filming had huge pow- er,” Morton says. “My ancestors are Scottish on my dad’s side and I have a lot of family that live in Scotland, so it just felt ancient. We talk about being one with nature and animals, and light and dark, and she was just all of it. The movement came from her being really grounded.” Raised in the English foster care system, Morton joined a drama group for working-class teens and even spent a summer as a magician’s assis- tant. Because of that, she was ecstatic to learn that Nolan would be using practical effects such as puppetry and prosthetics during Circe’s spellbinding sequence. “It’s proper movie magic,” Morton says. “It’s all in camera; what you see is real. So this was a dream job for me – I got to do all the things that I love.”
Why ‘The Odyssey’ feels like a ‘rebirth’ for Samantha Morton
“There’s something cathartic about seeing Miller come to life because for a lot of us, he is the embodiment, the per- sonification of our frustration with the way things are,” he added. Ritchson credits much of the film’s action to the experience he gained while starring in the hit series “Reacher” and other projects, such as the comedic war film “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” directed by Guy Ritchie. “It was really exciting to bring all the experience that like ‘Reacher’ and these other projects and the confidence to, just to execute in a way that I think we’ve got some of the most memorable action scenes ever in this film,” he says. While “Motor City”is the latest film to hit the screen, it is one of many projects from the 43-year-old actor as he looks ahead to a new season of “Reacher,” out on Aug.12, and embraces more opportu- nities. The action star’s next role, in the up- coming movie “Runner,” has him play- ing a former soldier targeted by a ruth- less cartel. Ritchson previously told Men’s Health UK that he used a low dose of testosterone and intense workouts to bulk up for action scenes so that he can continue playing these athletic charac- ters for the next 15 years to come. “The next five projects I have coming out, and the next five projects I have on the books to make, each sort of deserve their space, in my opinion, in the pan- theon of amazing cinema,” he tells USA TODAY. Beyond acting, Ritchson says his goal is to become known for bringing audi- ences original, high-quality stories. “My deepest desire as a creative is to be a trusted source for high-quality, original entertainment,” he says.
“Circe belongs to the audience,” Samantha Morton says. “I wasn’t prescriptive about what I was going to do. I just wanted to be her.”
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ported both of us,” Damon says. “It was so thrilling to do those scenes with her. We all knew we were watching some- thing special.” Nolan has shared that Morton earned a spontaneous standing ovation from the cast and crew while filming. He said the last time that happened on one of his movies was for Heath Ledger as the Joker in “The Dark Knight.” That comparison “is very emotional,” Morton says. “Heath was somebody I admired. I was meant to work with him on a project and it didn’t come through, but we spent time together. It’s a bit like Philip Seymour Hoffman – there’s some actors that are just incredibly special human beings. So I’m obviously moved that has been said, but it’s also a reflec- tion of how much the crew care about what we’re all doing.” For Morton, the most meaningful re- view has come from her 18-year-old daughter, Edie, who recently saw “The Odyssey” and “was blown away by it.” After decades of career highs and lows, the film has reminded the actress to keep her chin up. “It feels like a rebirth, like, ‘Don’t give up!’ ” Morton says. “You can have lulls; I’ve had times where I can’t pay my mortgage or I don’t know if I’m going to work again because my physicality isn’t right or I can’t afford to do the things that other actors can do. I just keep working and I feel really, genuinely blessed. Hopefully, this will mean I can get other jobs.”
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Service members of the 414th Separate Unmanned Strike Aviation System Brigade “Magyar’s Birds” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces write messages to Russians on an FP-1 deep-strike drone before it launches amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Sergiy Karazy and Dan Peleschuk
In a field in southern Ukraine, soldiers scrawled sar- donic messages on a sleek gray attack drone that would soon be hunting Russian ships on the Black Sea – part of a widening Ukrainian campaign to isolate Crimea and weaken Moscow’s war effort. Operating far behind the front line on Ukraine’s sweeping steppe, such units have hit more than 180 vessels and other sea-borne targets around the penin- sula over the past three weeks, opening a new front in the war. The attacks, first in the Sea of Azov and now expand- ing into the Black Sea that it opens into, are designed to raise the cost for Russia of occupying Crimea and to swing the initiative toward Kyiv in the fifth year of full- scale war in Ukraine. “We work day and night, every day, without time off,” said battalion commander “Ray” of Magyar’s Birds. In line with Ukrainian military practice, he identified him- self only by his call sign. During a recent visit by Reuters, his team launched drones every couple of minutes. The unit said it struck a cargo vessel and floating crane in the Black Sea and a power substation in south Crimea. Reuters could not independently verify this. The attacks are part of the growing duel in strategic waters in recent weeks, during which Russia has stepped up strikes on Ukrainian ports and interna- tional cargo ships. Kyiv’s agriculture minister said on July 23 that ship- owners had temporarily suspended vessel arrivals at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports for agricultural exports fol- lowing the surge in attacks. Crimea, which serves as a transit and military hub for Moscow’s troops, has become a new focus for Ukraine’s drone forces as they scale up their strike ca- pabilities. In recent months, they have targeted road and rail links in a swath of occupied southern Ukraine that con- nects the peninsula to Russia – which seized and an- nexed it in 2014, long before Moscow’s full-scale inva-
“We work day and night, every day, without time off.”
told Reuters on July 26. The develop- ment comes as the United States pressed pause on its bombing campaign after President Donald Trump’s advis- ers told him they were running out of targets and expressed worries about de- pleting the U.S. arsenal. After 13 nights of intensifying U.S. airstrikes on Iran, the Pentagon sus- pended the campaign late on July 24 with no U.S. attacks reported on either
Ukrainian drone units have hit more than 180 vessels and other sea-borne targets over the past three weeks, opening a new front in the war.
“Ray” Ukrainian battalion commander of Magyar’s Birds
sion of Ukraine in 2022. That has led to fuel shortages and a state of emer- gency in Crimea, with power and gas facilities also sys- tematically hit. Now, attacks on oil tankers, dry cargo ships and oth- er vessels mark a widening of Kyiv’s effort to pressure Russian forces by starving them of resources. Since the new phase of their campaign began in July, drone forces under commander Robert “Magyar” Brov- di have reported hitting about six vessels per day, de- tailed by Brovdi in mocking, emoji-riddled reports. The attacks have choked Russian shipping through the Sea of Azov, which receives ships from Russia’s
July 25 or 26. Iran, which had been following each night of U.S. attacks with its own strikes on neighboring countries that host U.S. bases, has also so far held fire for two days. The Iranian official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Tehran’s position “remains ‘attack for attack’: if the attacks stop, Iran will also halt its operations. That message has already been conveyed to the United
States.” The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told “Fox News Sunday” and other U.S. media that Trump had decided to pause U.S. at- tacks to allow more time for diplomacy. “He’s giving talks some space, he’s giving it a little bit of room,” Waltz said, without providing further details. U.S.
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Mosques set on fire by settlers in West Bank Israeli police investigate vandalism after attack
Ali Sawafta and Mohammed Torokman
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank early on July 26, setting fire to two mosques and scrawling graffiti on buildings, Palestinian officials said. The attacks followed an incident on July 24 when four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers – one of whom act- ed as a security coordinator for a near- by Israeli settlement – were killed when a crowd of Israeli settlers, some armed, approached the Palestinian village of Tal, southwest of Nablus. During the incident, villagers came out of their homes to confront the set- tlers and a stand-off ensued, with video appearing to show one of the Palestinians grabbing a settler’s weap- on. Palestinian local authorities say the settlers provoked the violence. The Israeli military said shots were fired by both sides. The incident was the latest in a se- ries of clashes this year involving set- tlers in which dozens of Palestinians have been killed and hundreds wounded, according to figures from the U.N. and the Palestinian Authority. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya- hu, facing an election in October, or- dered a major security operation against what he described as terrorism against Israeli civilians, reinforcing units in the West Bank and canceling leave. Members of his government, in- cluding the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, have called for an- nexation of the West Bank, territory Is- rael captured in the 1967 Middle East war. Settlers carried out a series of at- tacks on Palestinian villages in differ- ent areas of the West Bank in the early hours of the morning, Palestinian offi- cials said. Abdel Azim Wadi, head of the vil-
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A Palestinian man inspects the damage at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Qusra near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 26. MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump had no time for lengthy tariff in- vestigations when he returned to office last year, wanting to hammer trading partners right away to wring conces- sions. What followed was a chaotic start to a trade agenda that was eventually up- ended by a stinging Supreme Court de- feat this year. Now he and his team are moving into a new phase to build a more durable U.S. tariff wall using more tradi- tional and court-tested trade laws, those he had little patience for 18 months ago. His latest global tariff salvo – duties of 10% or 12.5% on 60 countries over al- legedly weak enforcement of forced-la- bor bans – marks the first of numerous tariff actions to be unveiled in the months ahead. They include probes into excess in- dustrial capacity, alleged intellectual property theft, and national security protections for strategic industries from semiconductors to robotics and indus- trial machinery. “We’re at the end of the beginning of the Trump tariff agenda,” said Dan Ujc- zo, associate general counsel at Canadi- an oil producer Cenovus Energy, who specializes in U.S.-Canada trade. “Within the next few weeks, and cer- tainly by the end of the summer, we will see large parts of President Trump’s trade policy fully in effect.” This could bring more clarity and cer- tainty for businesses on Trump’s ulti- mate tariff structure, along with dread in foreign trade ministries that they may have to cough up more concessions to protect access to a $3.4 trillion U.S. im- port market.
Direct replacements
Trump’s new anti-forced labor duties imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the unfair trade practices statute used against China during his first term, almost directly replace a global 10% temporary tariff that expired on July 24. They cover 99.4% of U.S. im- ports, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said. This rebuilds part of Trump’s signa- ture “Liberation Day” tariffs of 10% to 50% on nearly every country, which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as ille- gal under an untested national emer- gencies law Trump used to impose them. Another part of the baseline tariffs is likely to be rebuilt by another Section 301 investigation into excess industrial capacity, targeting 16 big trading part- ners, including China, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Mexico and Vietnam. That ongoing probe targets in- dustrial subsidies and other export-fo- cused policies. Amid a wider uproar over Trump’s move, some viewed it as largely main- taining the status quo. Mark Bissell, CEO of Michigan-based vacuum maker Bissell Inc., said the newest tariffs were largely what the
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Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con on July 25 to unveil a slate of upcoming projects, such as “Ghost Rid- er,” starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Shawn Levy, and “Black Panther 3.” Set for release on Dec. 15, 2028, “Black Panther 3” will introduce David Jonsson as a new T’Challa, the son of the previous Black Panther portrayed by the late Chadwick Boseman. The release of “Ghost Rider” is also planned for 2028, though no date has been specified yet. The panel also featured first-look footage from “Avengers: Doomsday,” which will be released on Dec. 18, the same day as the third installment of Warner Bros sci-fi series “Dune,” setting up a box office showdown. It’s Marvel’s next major project after “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” which arrives in theaters on July 31 . “Is this really happening?” Gosling asked as he surprised fans by emerging onstage for “Ghost Rider.”“If we’re going to do this, there’s only one director,” he added. Shawn Levy, who directed “Deadpool and Wolverine,” then joined him on stage.
“Black Panther 3” will introduce David Jonsson as T’Challa’s son.
President Donald Trump’s latest global tariff salvo marks the first of numerous tariff actions to be unveiled in the months ahead.
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company anticipated and it hadn’t fron- tloaded inventory from China and else- where to try to beat them. “We continued to run the business based on the belief that the tariffs would stay in the 10-15% range,” Bissell said in an email to Reuters.
Budget impact
Trump’s gamble on quick but untest- ed tariffs right out of the gate did four things. It heaped added costs onto re- tailers and other import-dependent in- dustries; it brought dozens of trading partners to the negotiating table, yield- ing concessions for lower rates; it prompted swift retaliation and tariff es- calation from China that led to a delicate truce; and it filled U.S. fiscal coffers with hundreds of billions of dollars. The Liberation Day tariffs alone yielded $166 billion in revenue, a major offset to a growing federal deficit, but refunds to importers have now turned those collections negative. The 150-day temporary tariffs, based on a law meant to quell balance-of-pay- ments crises, have added $31 billion in assessed revenue through July 5. But if a federal court ruling against them stands, that money, too, is subject to re- fund. With U.S. public debt approaching $40 trillion, Josh Lipsky, chair of inter- national economics at the Atlantic Council, said subsequent administra- tions may become addicted to tariff rev- enue that is likely to be sustained. “The tariff wall is being rebuilt strong brick by strong brick, and it’s very dura- ble,” Lipsky said. Trump’s broad use of Section 301 in the forced-labor case prompted an im- mediate legal challenge by small busi- nesses, but trade and legal experts say this will take time to play out. The statute has a solid track record in the courts, and judges may be reluctant to enjoin actions aimed at curbing forced labor and lowering barriers to U.S. goods. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer made clear this past week that
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“We’ll see you in 2028,” Levy said. Later, Ryan Coogler and some of the cast of “Black Panther 3” took to the stage, including returning stars Letitia Wright and Winston Duke. “I want the screen to do the talking. But believe me, the honor is entirely
Trump will use everything at his dis- posal to erect tariffs to reshore produc- tion and shrink the trade deficit. “The specific authorities this ad- ministration is using have changed, but the trade strategy has not,” Greer told the U.S. Senate Finance Commit- tee.
Timeline unclear
Greer, who has not committed to a timeline for the industrial capacity in- vestigations, has said the layers of tar- iffs being rebuilt will not exceed caps includedindealshehasbeennegotiat- ing, including 15% for the EU, Japan and South Korea and higher rates for Southeast Asian countries. Administration officials say even though China is viewed as the world’s largest source of excess manufactur- ing, its rates will not exceed the cap of about 20% agreed by Trump and Chi- nese President Xi Jinping last Novem- ber, which is on top of the 25% tariffs from his first term. Some nominal – or announced – duties may be higher than actual ap- plied rates, which analysts say may be an enforcement mechanism for coun- tries to stick to agreed deal terms. Still, some things continue to come out of the blue, including the 50% du- ties on Canadian beer, dairy, hockey sticks and other products Trump an- nounced on July 20 over Ottawa’s re- fusal to make trade concessions, and his threat to cut off all trade with Spain over not meeting NATO military spending targets. That proclivity for spontaneous tar- iff announcements remains an ongo- ing risk, said Eswar Prasad, a trade professor at Cornell University and former head of the International Mon- etary Fund’s China department. “Trump’s eagerness to impose tar- iffs to address a whole range of griev- ances will not only continue disrupt- ing the global trading system but will have significant adverse effects on American households and business- es.”
mine,”Jonsson said of taking on the ti- tle role. Audiences also got a glimpse of footage in which the villain Doctor Doom overpowers the Avengers in bat- tle. The teaser also revealed that Doom commands an army of Sentinels, the giant mutant-hunting robots familiar from Marvel’s X-Men comic books. The evening’s festivities were led by Marvel president Kevin Feige, who welcomed the large “Avengers: Doomsday” team to the stage with a mega-panel featuring directors An- thony and Joe Russo and cast mem- bers Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Letitia Wright, Lewis Pullman and others. Hayley Atwell also joined the panel, confirming she will return in the new film as Peggy Carter. Other highlights included surprise appearances from both Jon Bernthal, who plays the hardcore anti-hero, The Punisher, and Ryan Reynolds, who plays the raunchy superhero who dresses in red, Deadpool. Marvel movies have generated nearly $33 billion at global box offices, the highest total for any film franchise. “Avengers: Endgame,” released in 2019, is the second-highest-grossing movie of all time.
Stocks face test from tech-led earnings
Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK – A wobbly U.S. stock market will take its cues this week from a Federal Reserve meeting set to shed light on the path for interest rates, and from a packed slate of cor- porate earnings led by technology companies and heavyweights in artifi- cial intelligence. Major equity indexes posted weekly declines, dragged down last week by steep slides in Alphabet and Tesla fol- lowing their quarterly reports. The fallout for Google parent Alphabet, sparked in part by an increase in its al- ready massive AI spending plans, set a negative tone ahead of results this week from other AI “hyperscalers”: Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Plat- forms. AI-related stocks have been at the heart of equity market gains this year, helping drive the bull market near to its fourth year. Despite this week’s stumble, the benchmark S&P 500 is still up over 8% in 2026, while the mar- ket “feels very frothy,” said Kristina Hooper, chief market strategist at Man Group. “Investors are, to a certain extent, walking on eggshells,” Hooper said. “And they’re more likely to react nega- tively to any signs of imperfection.” Meanwhile, the Fed meeting comes as oil prices have shot up due to esca- lating tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude hit $100 a barrel on July 23. That has fanned fears that policy- makers will need to be more aggressive in raising rates to control inflation, which consistently has run well above the Fed’s 2% annual target. The central bank was expected to hold rates steady when it gives its monetary pol- icy statement on July 29 , with Fed funds futures late on July 24 pricing in a 38% chance of a quarter-percentage- point rate increase, according to LSEG data. But there was still some uncer- tainty on Wall Street over whether the Fed, whose new chair, Kevin Warsh, is overhauling monetary policy commu- nication, might surprise markets. “The possibility of a shock rate hike cannot be ruled out entirely,”BNP Pari- bas economists said in a note last week. The meeting will be the second un- der Warsh, who has shunned forward guidance while vowing to bring infla- tion down to target. “He’s really not showing the Fed’s cards,” said Paul Nolte, senior wealth advisor and market strategist at Mur- phy & Sylvest Wealth Management. Even if the central bank holds rates steady, investors will look for hints about the future path of rates in the policy statement and Warsh’s ensuing press conference. Fed funds futures are factoring in two quarter-point rate hikes by the January 2027 meeting. “If you get the feeling that there are more committee members that are moving toward these multi-hike sce- narios over the balance of the year, then I think that’s going to be a prob- lem for the market,” said Scott Wren, senior global market strategist at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute. Higher interest rates raise borrow- ing costs for consumers and compa- nies, slowing the economy and often weighing on stocks. They can also translate into higher Treasury yields, which already have been rising in re- cent weeks, creating competition for equities. The benchmark10-year Trea- sury yield topped 4.7% on July 23, reaching its highest level since early 2025. Yields move opposite to the price of bonds. Investors also get a series of up- dates on the U.S. economy this week, with reports due on second-quarter gross domestic product, monthly in- flation and consumer sentiment. About one-third of S&P 500 compa- nies are expected to post results, mak- ing it the busiest week of the second- quarter reporting season, including Apple, Visa, Chevron and Coca-Cola. With more than 80 companies already having reported, S&P 500 second- quarter earnings were on track to post a 26.5% increase on last year, accord- ing to LSEG IBES data as of July 22 – a huge profit boost that Wall Street had been anticipating and incorporating into stock prices ahead of earnings. AI spending has been a central driver of stock prices in 2026, boosting semi- conductor firms and companies in- volved in building data centers.
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lage council in Qusra, southeast of Nab- lus, said settlers had torched a newly completed mosque in his village early on July 26. “The mosque was in its final stage and wasreadytoreceiveworshipers.Ithadal- ready been furnished with couches. They set it on fire and spray-painted Hebrew slogans on its walls,” he told Reuters by telephone. Among the graffiti were mes- sages including “Jewish revenge”and the name of one of the Israelis killed near Tal. The Palestinian Authority, which has responsibility for the section of the West Bank where the July 24 shootings took place, said the incident was part of a gen- eralized assault on Palestinians. “Israeli state-backed settler terrorism is intensifying into systematic pogroms across the occupied West Bank,” the Pal- estinian prime minister’s office said in a statement on the social media platform X. “The security forces strongly con- demn incidents of this kind, including harm to religious sites, and will continue to act decisively to maintain security and public order in the area,” the Israeli mil- itary said. The official said, though, that over the weekend troops arrested more than 130 individuals, “including weapons traffick- ers, Hamas terrorist operatives, individ- uals involved in incitement, and terror- ists planning to carry out imminent at- tacks.” In separate incidents, Palestinian offi- cials said settlers had also tried to burn a mosque near Kour, southeast of the city of Tulkarm, and attacked Palestinian workers at a stone-cutting facility in the town of Kafr Malik, near Ramallah. Farid Jiyousi, a member of the Kour village council, said three settlers had tried to set the mosque ablaze at dawn
Palestinian prime minister’s office
“Israeli state-backed settler terrorism is intensifying into systematic pogroms across the occupied West Bank.”
main southern grain-producing region via the Don River. Brovdi’s forces said the Kerch ferry crossing between eastern Crimea and Russia’s Krasnodar region had lost around 75% of its capacity. Reuters could not verify this. The commander told Reuters the at- tacks were aimed at “ruining the myth” of Russian domination and establishing total control over Ukraine’s territorial waters. Sidharth Kaushal, a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think tank in London, said Ukrainian attacks on Russian overland logistics had led to an increase in shipping through the Sea of Azov, thus providing more sea-borne targets. The attacks, he said, are “a logical continuation” of Ukraine’s Crimea cam- paign. Ukraine’s strikes have been mirrored by intensifying Russian attacks on southern Ukraine, particularly the city of Odesa and ports that send much of the country’s grain through a maritime corridor to international markets. On July 19, 10 sailors were killed after Russian forces struck a Guinea-Bissau- flagged vessel carrying corn from the
military officials in recent days have cautioned that bombings over the past two weeks meant to deter Iranian threats to shipping in the Strait of Hor- muz – a narrow waterway that has be- come a key flashpoint in the war – had largely exhausted the pre-selected sets of targets, one U.S. official said, speak- ing on condition of anonymity. Resum- ing major combat operations remains an option, but General Dan Caine, chair- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has cau- tioned privately to Trump that it would carry risk given the negative impact on stocks of munitions, the official said. That includes interceptors used by U.S. air defenses in the Middle East, the offi- cial added. Caine’s office and U.S. Cen- tral Command declined comment. U.S. military officials have traditionally de- clined to comment on their private ad- vice to a sitting U.S. president, even in testimony to Congress. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Waltz said the U.S. military “has everything that it needs,” but also said that when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took over under the Trump administration, he “inherited a depleted situation.” The senior Iranian source, who spoke
Israeli security personnel detain a protester during a July 25 demonstration against Israeli settlers’ violence in the occupied West Bank, in Tel Aviv. TOMER NEUBERG/REUTERS
but worshipers had put out the fire before it reached the mosque’s main area. “This is the first attack our village has experienced,” he said, adding that the at- tackers had also sprayed graffiti in He-
A service member of the 414th Separate Unmanned Strike Aviation System Brigade “Magyar’s Birds” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces prepares an FP-1 deep-strike drone for a combat mission. VALENTYN OGIRENKO/REUTERS
port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said. Last week, at least three people were killed in attacks on Odesa and Myko- laiv, another port city. In the first two weeks of July alone, Russia struck Ukrainian ports 23 times and civilian vessels17 times, Kyiv’s sea- ports authority said, leaving traders
on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Tehran did not hold much hope that Trump’s decision to pause strikes repre- sented a major shift in the U.S. negotiat- ing position. “There is more skepticism than opti- mism about the halt in attacks. The pre- vailing view is that the pause is tactical rather than genuine. Iran has accumu- lated enough bitter experience with what it sees as U.S. deception,” the source said. ’STUCK IN LIMBO’ For the past two weeks, U.S. forces had been striking Iran nightly in what Washington said was retaliation for Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Irani- an forces have responded to the U.S. at- tacks by launching strikes at water de- salination plants in nearby Gulf Arab states. Iran says it aims to retain control of the strait, through which a fifth of global oil flows passed before the war. The re- newed U.S. military campaign effective- ly torpedoed last month’s interim agree- ment aimed at ending the war. Trump’s decision to pause the strikes followed what several media outlets described as a meeting on July 24 where Caine and other senior military and political advis- ers raised concerns. CNN said Vice President JD Vance had expressed reservations. Axios re- ported that the overall commander of
brew on the mosque walls. As part of a security clampdown across the West Bank over the weekend, Israeli forces arrested around 60 Pales- tiniansfromJuly25,accordingtothePal-
struggling with logistics headaches. Agricultural exports such as grains and vegetable oils remain Ukraine’s biggest source of foreign currency earn- ings, with more than 90% shipped from ports in the Odesa region through a maritime corridor. Russia has said its attacks are aimed
A boy walks on rubble of his house, damaged in an Israeli airstrike, as he returns to his home in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a village in southern Lebanon, following the deployment of Lebanese soldiers in one of three so-called pilot zones after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a U.S.-brokered plan, on July 26.
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U.S. forces in the Middle East, Admiral Brad Cooper, had advised halting the U.S. bombing campaign because it had reached the limits of its effectiveness. Residents of Iran remain apprehensive. Nader, 49, an import-export business owner in Tehran, said he doubted any
estinianPrisonersClub,whichtracksPal- estinians in Israeli custody. Most countries and United Nations bodies consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal. The Palestinians seek the West Bank as the core of a future independent state. Israel cites biblical and historical ties to the land. Netanyahu’s government, which op- poses Palestinian statehood, has ex- panded settlement there at a rapid rate.
at infrastructure storing military cargo and fuel. The Ukrainian-made FP-1 and FP-2 drones used by battalion commander Ray’s team are a staple of Kyiv’s grow- ing arsenal. They fly automatically to the opera- tional zone, then pilots – often based far away – take over to land the final blow. Minutes after catapulting their last propeller-powered drone using a small jet booster, the launch team packed up and prepared to move. No site is re-used and teams are of- ten sent to new locations at a few hours’ notice. Although technological advance- ments have allowed them to launch from over 62 miles behind front lines, they are still a prized target for enemy drone teams. “This is a constant war – a continu- ous struggle of measures and counter- measures,” said Ray, who commands his brigade’s ninth battalion, called Kai- ros. Panama, a squadron commander, said he and fellow troops were motivat- ed by the “tangible results” of their op- erations. Beyond complicating Russian logis- tics, the campaign is boosting Ukrai- nian morale. “It’s great that our tempo is so high,” he said, “but we still need to sustain it.”
pause in strikes would last. “Everyone in the country is stuck in limbo,” he told Reuters by telephone. “Trump is playing games with Iran. He neither ends the war and leaves the re- gion nor strikes decisively. “It’s exhausting.”
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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski reacts after striking out a batter in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at American Family Field on July 26. BENNY SIEU/IMAGN IMAGES RECALIBRATING THE RADAR GUN
Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski brought the heat against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday,
July 26, at American Family Field in Milwaukee. The young ace struck out 11 of the first 12 batters en route
to an 11-2 victory over the NL West foe. Misiorowski gave up one hit and run (a solo home run by Cole
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pulls off Brickyard 400
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Despite racing a part-time schedule, Corey Heim managed to revisit Victory Lane at one of racing’s most historic speedways on Sunday. For the second time in six weeks, Heim shocked the racing world by tak- ing the checkers in NASCAR’s top se- ries, winning the 30th running of the prestigious Brickyard 400 at Indian- apolis Motor Speedway on Sunday in Speedway, Ind. The No. 67 23XI Racing driver left his boss Denny Hamlin in a restart with 34 laps, stayed in front of fellow Toyota driver Christopher Bell in the remain- der and won for the second time in his first15 career starts – a feat last done by racing great A.J. Foyt in 1965. The 24-year-old Heim, who won at the Naval Base Coronado road course last month, beat Bell’s No. 20 by 0.287 seconds.
Joey Logano, Chase Briscoe and Hamlin rounded out the top five. Heim is running just 12 races this season, but the Marietta, Ga., native had the determination and raced flaw- lessly with Bell hounding him over the final 30-plus laps. “That was a damn handful,” said Heim, who will run a full slate in 2027. “This is a dream come true to win here at the Brickyard. We got a break early with the pit cycle and just executed all day with my team.” The final restart in the top lane above Hamlin’s No. 11 was crucial to his second victory. “I just had to be aggressive, it was for the win,”Heim said. “We were both rac- ing for the win. I think he would’ve done the same thing. We got a good push from (Logano).” Winless in 2026, Bell finished in the
MLB
HOF worth the wait for Beltran, Jones, Kent
Jerry Beach
COOPERSTOWN, NY – Few Base- ball Hall of Famers have waited longer than Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent to feel like rookies one more time. “This is the closest thing to my first at-bat in the big leagues,” Beltran said as he opened his speech Sunday after- noon. “Where I feel excited to be here, but at the same time, I feel very ner- vous.” It’s finally time to relax for Beltran, Jones and Kent, whose collective pa- tience was rewarded when they were officially enshrined in front of an esti- mated crowd of 12,000 on a sun- splashed day at the Clark Sports Cen- ter in this bucolic upstate town. A record 60 living Hall of Famers at- tended the ceremony, with the 57 al- ready inducted sitting on the stage be- hind the trio of new inductees, who in- crease the Hall’s membership to 354 people. Beltran was elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America in his fourth year on the ballot while Jones earned enshrinement in his ninth year of eligibility. “This is a day we’re not going to for- get,” Jones said. “I feel like a rookie to- day.” Kent, who never received more than 46.5% of the vote during his 10 years on the writers’ ballot from 2014 through 2023, was elected by the con- temporary baseball era committee last December. “Johnny Bench, he told it to me this morning before we got on the bus that ‘You belong, you belong,’”Kent said. “It hasn’t hit me yet.” The trio delivered speeches touch- ing on the international flavor of the day and the long paths they took to baseball immortality. Kent, a 20th-round pick of the To- ronto Blue Jays out of Cal in 1989, hit 351 of his 377 homers while playing second base, the most ever by some- one at that position. He recalled grow- ing up racing motorcycles as a teen- ager before his dad offered to buy him a pickup truck if he earned a college scholarship to play baseball. “That truck is still with me. It sits in my garage as a simple reminder that some of the simplest things …” Kent said before pausing. “The simplest things can change the entire direction of your life.”
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