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共和党在 众议院、 参议院 内部分歧

两院分裂

在关键时刻加剧

扎卡里·舍梅尔

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华盛顿——在关键的中期选举年即将进入最后冲刺阶段之际，国会共和党人在相互竞争的立法优先事项上陷入了激烈分歧。在参议院和众议院之间，共和党议员对今年剩余时间能够实现的目标存在截然不同的预期。总统唐纳德·特朗普议程的核心内容——实施投票限制、在伊朗战争期间增加国防开支、确认内阁提名人选以及努力取消参议院的冗长辩论（阻挠议事）规则——已在党内引发分歧。众议院的共和党倒戈行为屡次引发对伊朗战争的象征性谴责。得克萨斯州共和党众议员奇普·罗伊等财政保守派对特朗普在未削减其他开支的情况下推动数十亿美元额外支出的做法感到不满。佛罗里达州共和党众议员安娜·保利娜·卢纳等坚定的“让美国再次伟大”支持者则公开抱怨参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩拒绝颠覆参议院的投票规则。美国《今日美国》获得的参议院共和党会议内部战略文件警告称存在“共和党人之间的冲突报道”。简而言之，让所有人达成一致正成为一项挑战。“我们总是过度承诺、交付不足，”得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁上周对记者表示，“这不是提振士气或提高中期选举选民参与度的良方。”共和党内部的尖锐分歧正危及该党可能在未来数年内完全控制国会山的最后几个月的政治潜力。在众议院于8月休会前，一位国会议员总结了众议院共和党人近期对参议院同僚的感受。“参议院一直是任何良好立法的流沙，”南卡罗来纳州众议员拉尔夫·诺曼表示。在他发表上述言论的前一天，众议院以党派投票方式通过了一项预算计划，拟分配

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“参议院一直是流沙，” 南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员拉尔夫·诺曼在 众议院于5, 2026休会前的7月23日宣称。

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阿丽莎·戈德堡

埃莱娜·圣詹姆斯在抖音上看到这张照片时认出了它。 这张照片是她在新书发布前的一次休闲风格拍摄中由专业摄影师拍摄的，当时圣詹姆斯身穿一件宽松T恤和亚麻裤。另一个用户名为“ElainaStJames-priv”的账号转发了这张照片，并在图片上添加了心形和花朵表情符号。 但当圣詹姆斯点击这张照片时，它开始“说话”。 “嗨，是我，埃莱娜，”一段圣詹姆斯的深度伪造视频说道，“我只是想快速上线一下，因为我注意到有很多冒充我的假账号。” 圣詹姆斯是OnlyFans（在线内容平台）的一名成人内容创作者，她表示自2021年4月加入以来已赚取超过$1.5百万美元。 这段由人工智能生成的圣詹姆斯深度伪造视频

有人称为迎合更大观众和更高利润付出了太多代价

梅丽莎·鲁杰里

十年前，体育场巡演还是布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀、 滚石乐队和碧昂丝等成名艺人的专属领域。 如今，驻足于这些为足球和棒球而建的混凝土宫殿的艺人， 无需10年巡演经验或拥有1系列冠军单曲。 民谣流行歌手诺亚·卡汉出道不足1个10年， 甚至在《公告牌》百强单曲榜上连1首冠军单曲都没有， 却在“The Great Divide”巡演中全国范围内售罄体育场门票， 包括最近在波士顿芬威公园连续4晚的演出。 同样，另类乡村歌手扎克·布莱恩的唯一一首跨界冠军单曲 《我记得一切》（与凯茜·马什格雷夫斯合作）已是3年前的事。 然而，布莱恩2025年的巡演创下了美国有史以来最大规模的售票演唱会纪录—— 密歇根体育场112,408名观众——而他目前的体育场巡演“With Heaven On Tour” 也在多个城市连续2晚演出。 音乐粉丝之间的讨论通常围绕着飙升的演唱会价格和与机器人抢票展开。 但场地选择也发生了变化，越来越多音乐人选择大型体育场巡演， 因为他们的粉丝基础足以支撑。 “如今，随着流媒体和社交媒体的普及，加上广播和视频， 音乐的大门已经敞开，”安迪·根斯勒说，

详见体育场巡演，第4A版

继续说道：“如果你不在这里关注我，你就错过了真正的我……我迫不及待想和你聊天。” 这模仿了圣·詹姆斯的真实声音，但 仔细观察后，可以发现一些AI生成的迹象， 比如一些奇怪的面部特征和眨眼稀少。在这段 深度伪造视频中，詹姆斯与《今日美国》分享的版本 说话时牙齿扭曲，虽然嘴巴和头部都在动， 但眉毛却纹丝不动。 与《今日美国》交谈的OnlyFans创作者和下架专家表示， 冒名顶替或“猫鱼”账号并非新问题，网红们长期以来一直 使用《数字千年版权法》（DMCA）确保 被盗内容被下架。但随着AI快速发展， 能够生成超逼真深度伪造的能力， 冒名账号变得更加猖獗。骗子冒充OnlyFans明星的 速度和准确性不仅侵蚀了创作者的收入， 还可能对创作者及其粉丝造成线下影响。 杰茜安娜·坎贝尔是一名OnlyFans

佐伊·萨尔达尼亚为《特工狮后》第三季增肌

奥斯卡获奖影星表示， 批评激励了她在电视剧格斗场景密集的剧集前进行高强度训练。详见《生活》

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更多倒影池案件被撤销

最后三起破坏案被撤销

迈克尔·洛里亚（Michael Loria）与扎克·安德森（Zac Anderson）报道

联邦检察官撤销了最后一批针对被控破坏华盛顿特区林肯纪念堂倒影池的案件。华盛顿特区的美国检察官办公室此前曾以破坏罪起诉戴维·赫恩（David Hearn）、贾斯汀·卡雷诺（Justin Carreno）、索菲·丹尼森-吉比（Sophie Dennison-Gibby）和卡梅隆·蒂尔斯（Cameron Thiers），指控他们损坏了这座标志性的华盛顿池塘。唐纳德·特朗普总统此前曾将这些涉嫌破坏池塘的肇事者形容为“病态、精神错乱的人”。

然而，美国检察官珍妮·皮罗（Jeanine Pirro）的办公室决定撤销对这四人的所有指控，结论认为池塘状况恶化的责任在于承包商，而非破坏者。美国《今日美国》获取的法庭记录显示，检方于7月31日提交文件，撤销了所有案件。《今日美国》已联系皮罗要求置评。

特朗普怎么说？

在撤销最后一批倒影池案件之际，特朗普曾多次声称池塘遭到破坏。总统在8月1日（周六）的一份官方特朗普社交媒体账号声明中表示：“在我看来，这纯粹是一起破坏案。可能存在一些承包商方面的问题，但主要损害是由破坏者造成的！”

特朗普称，皮罗在其办公室撤销对赫恩的案件后“怯懦了”，

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St. James的内容创作者兼朋友表示，她经常收到粉丝的信息，称他们曾在TikTok上与她交谈，随后被引导至Snapchat，诈骗者在该平台发送CashApp链接，要求支付“独家内容”费用。诈骗者收到$150后便会将粉丝拉黑。

“总有人给我发信息，问‘嘿，你为什么收了我$150就拉黑我？’我就纳闷，‘你在说什么？’”她告诉《今日美国》。

另一位创作者Shaghana Doyle表示，被冒牌账号误导的粉丝曾出现在她家门口。有时，她甚至觉得独自外出不安全。

这些冒充者和诈骗者涉及一个更广泛的问题——人工智能生成工具如何被用于助长网络犯罪。数字伪造欺诈（包括深度伪造、克隆声音和用于欺骗受害者的数字篡改身份文件）随着生成式人工智能的兴起而激增。根据Entrust的2025年身份欺诈报告，2024年深度伪造欺诈企图发生率约为每5分钟1次。

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OnlyFans创作者与深度伪造冒充者的兴起

作为成人和政治内容创作者，Doyle表示，她的OnlyFans内容曾被网站泄露，并使用人工智能将她变成一名金发白人女性。在7月26日发布的一条浏览量达200万的Instagram Reel视频中，她将自己的视频与深度伪造内容并列展示。深度伪造视频使用了她的声音、她的身体和视频。Doyle表示，其他内容通常包含她OnlyFans的水印，但她仍难以将其撤下，因为这些内容通常上传至俄罗斯服务器。

“作为一名性工作者，我清楚自己已经签约以特定方式出售自己的视频和照片。但这是我选择拍照的方式，”Doyle说。她认为这不仅仅是“对性工作者的攻击”。这种虐待可能发生在任何人身上，包括未成年人，但女性占非自愿亲密图像传播受害者的90%。

“这是对女性的攻击，”她说，“任何人都可以随意拿走任何视频，将其变成任何他们想要的样子。这本身就令人作呕。这本身就是极大的侵犯。”

Doyle曾有粉丝关注她的冒牌账号，与她的冒充者“建立关系”，却没有意识到他们从未真正与她交谈过。

“如果有人在外面制作完全伪造的我的内容，让粉丝以为在和我交谈，以为会和我结婚，而当他们见到我本人时我却忽略了他们……会有人因此崩溃，这让我处于危险境地，可能会受到伤害甚至被杀，”她说。

Jaimie Smiles是另一位OnlyFans创作者，在各平台拥有共计4.1 million粉丝。她从事成人内容行业已有5年，并在入行约1个月后首次注意到假账号。她见过经过人工智能篡改的图片，这些图片替换了她的面孔，使她看起来更年长或更苗条，但她总能认出照片。

游客于7月30日在华盛顿特区林肯纪念堂附近的干涸倒影池旁行走。美国检察官珍妮·皮罗撤销了破坏案件，认定承包商应承担责任。NATHAN HOWARD / REUTERS

一名奥林匹克皮划艇运动员。

“我对珍妮·皮罗感到失望。真的对珍妮·皮罗非常失望，”特朗普8月3日在椭圆形办公室告诉记者，“她像雨伞一样折叠了。”

白宫未立即回应《今日美国》关于皮罗办公室最新举措的置评请求。

被“世界上最有权势的人”点名

被指控破坏华盛顿特区倒影池的人的律师对检方撤销指控的决定表示欢迎。但他们也描述了这一经历——

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根据科勒的说法，逮捕事件发生在丹尼森-吉比正在泳池旁行走时，停下来从水中捞出一块塑料碎片，而这块塑料恰好是泳池衬垫的一部分。科勒表示，丹尼森-吉比是一名华盛顿地区的兽医，她经常在散步时捡拾对动物有害的垃圾。

其他被起诉者的辩护律师也以类似的方式描述了这一经历。卡雷尼奥的律师马克·S·扎伊德在社交媒体上发文称，他的当事人因这次“荒唐的逮捕”失去了两份工作。“至少，他有权获得公开道歉，”扎伊德在谈到卡雷尼奥时说。蒂尔斯的律师艾伦·戴尔称这一经历对他的当事人来说是一场“噩梦”。“他非常庆幸这场噩梦已经结束，”戴尔说。

倒影池发生了什么？

今年夏天早些时候，白宫正在为“美国250”庆典翻新这座华盛顿地标时，总统开始指责倒影池遭到蓄意破坏。翻新后不久，池衬开始剥落，池水变绿。特朗普将倒影池的恶化归咎于不法分子。

根据皮罗的办公室说法，特朗普政府指定的承包商仓促施工是罪魁祸首。皮罗的办公室称，倒影池“因承包商安装缺陷……以及在2026年独立日前后几周内为‘美国250’庆典相关活动赶工”而受损。撰稿人：阿曼达·李·迈尔斯

斯迈尔斯已经发现一个X账号在使用她的内容与粉丝私信。她最初意识到这些问题时，曾注册了一个每月收费$45的下架服务，但这还不够。她现在每月花费$150与Takedown Piracy的联合首席执行官丽芭·罗基特合作，罗基特与丈夫内特·格拉斯共同经营该公司。斯迈尔斯已将该X账号转发给罗基特，后者准备发送版权下架通知。圣詹姆斯表示，她职业生涯中已“花费数千美元”用于打击诈骗者。“我关心我的粉丝。我关心我的关注者，”她说，“当我听到他们说‘真希望我们还能在WhatsApp上聊天’时，我会说‘拜托，那不是我’。”

据罗基特介绍，Takedown Piracy已累计移除了近400 million起侵权行为。她的客户名单包括拥有数百万粉丝的OnlyFans明星，以及“昨天刚开通账号的创作者”。罗基特表示，她在18年的下架工作生涯中见证了盗版的每一种演变形式，但人工智能为“侦测和移除”增添了“前所未有的新变化”，目前尚无既定应对机制。“只要盗版者能找到方法利用他人的内容牟利，而无需付出所有努力……他们就会这么做，”她解释道，“在我看来，不同之处在于[人工智能]让他们能够迅速生成海量内容。”不法分子曾依赖Photoshop技术篡改他人图像，如今“只需点击一次，就能生成40张不同颜色比基尼的图片”，罗基特说。她补充称，允许成人内容创作者为其姓名注册商标，将有助于保护粉丝和创作者免受此类诈骗，同时加强针对外国服务器内容的国际法律下架力度。但坎贝尔最终表示，这就是行业的现状。“这样公平吗？别人靠我们的图片赚钱，这不公平，”她说，“但这是我们一直在打的仗，也是我们将继续不得不面对的战斗。我们只能希望我们的防御系统，比如DMCA公司，能随着技术进步而升级，继续保护我们。”

《今日美国》

密歇根州报告寄生虫感染致死病例

州政府称2名患者有

基础疾病

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密歇根州卫生官员确认，该州首次出现与全国持续爆发的环孢子虫病（一种可导致爆发性腹泻的寄生虫感染）相关的两例死亡病例。 密歇根州目前在全美病例数中居首，于8月3日报告了11,234例确诊环孢子虫病病例及2例死亡病例。该州卫生部门指出，两名患者均患有“严重基础疾病”，可能因感染及相关脱水而受到影响。 卫生官员未立即提供有关死者的进一步信息。美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）尚未发布声明，但其环孢子虫病追踪页面顶部的横幅显示：“CDC已知本次疫情中密歇根州有2名患有基础疾病的患者死于环孢子虫病。” CDC未在8月3日立即回应《今日美国》的置评请求。 “这是一个严肃的提醒，食源性疾病绝不能被轻视为‘只是肠胃不适’，”美国食品药品监督管理局前食品政策与应对副局长弗兰克·扬纳斯对《今日美国》表示。“每一例可预防的食源性疾病都至关重要——预防必须始终是我们的首要任务。” 环孢子虫病通常不被认为是致命疾病，但可能对某些高风险人群造成严重影响。州卫生官员和CDC均表示，环孢子虫病在美国“极少”导致死亡，并将其描述为“通常不会危及生命”。 事实上，环孢子虫病的低死亡率可能是导致常规

德州男子因跟踪指控入狱15个月

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一名德州男子因在YouTube上发表关于前妻的粗俗谩骂视频，在俄克拉何马州监狱服刑15个月。现年45,岁的Lon Brandon Meeks于5月11.日获释。他称自己遭遇了司法不公。上诉法院目前已作出有利于他的裁决，推翻其跟踪罪定罪，并命令审判法官撤销重罪案件。

“我非常激动，”Meeks在德州坦普尔市接受《俄克拉何马人报》（今日美国网络成员）采访时表示。坦普尔市位于奥斯汀东北约一小时车程。“这对我来说和我的家人是一个巨大的解脱。”

在一项具有里程碑意义的全体一致裁决中，俄克拉何马州刑事上诉法院于7月30日裁定，证据未能证明2023年发布的视频是针对Meeks的前妻。“相反，证据显示一名自称被抛弃的前夫在醉酒状态下，向互联网观众发泄关于失败婚姻和监护权问题的牢骚，”法官Scott Rowland写道。

该裁决指出，39分钟的视频发布在Meeks的个人YouTube频道上，内容为Meeks朗读一封写给俄克拉何马州法官的信，该法官曾对他发出保护令。裁决还提到，Meeks在信中表示这封信是写给布赖恩县所有法官的，“因为也许你们需要关注你们县里正在发生的事情”。Meeks在朗读信件时偏离主题，用“不雅的方式”谈论前妻。

“并无证据表明他曾试图将视频分享给前妻，”Rowland在12页的裁决书中写道。“他既未标记她，也未将视频发送给她。没有证据显示他让她知晓视频的存在，而她也承认多年来与Meeks没有直接接触或交谈过。她是在老板发给她视频链接后，自行决定观看内容的。”

陪审团于4, 2025,年2月4日在布赖恩县地方法院判定Meeks有罪。陪审团建议判处五年监禁作为惩罚。他的审判法官判处他入狱30年，缓刑两年。

与墨西哥泰勒农场生产的被召回卷心莴苣相关的密歇根州疫情是美国最大规模的疫情，FDA表示。NATHAN HOWARD / REUTERS

Frank Yiannas 前FDA食品政策与应对副专员

监测和研究美国的环孢子虫病， 微生物学研究员、前美国农业部官员Robert Mandrell博士告诉今日美国。 “为什么在疫情爆发前没有人对环孢子虫病感兴趣？ 主要原因是没有人死亡；死亡人数极少，”他说。“如果是大肠杆菌O157:H7，它会获得10倍的关注，因为儿童最易受感染，可能会导致肾脏

在这张来自2023年YouTube视频的截图中，Lon Brandon Meeks在朗读一封写给签发针对他的保护令的法官的信时，谈论他的前妻。他于2025年因该视频被判跟踪罪，但现已在上诉中胜诉。

由LON BRANDON MEEKS提供

地方法官Mark Campbell于7月30日在定罪被推翻后撤销了该案件。

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该案例再次表明，司法系统和整个社会在如何界定社交媒体用户发帖限度方面面临困境。这一问题在2025年9月10日保守派评论员查理·柯克在犹他州遇刺后成为焦点。全国数百人因在社交媒体上批评柯克而被解雇。副总统JD·万斯呼吁民众举报任何“庆祝”柯克之死的人。其中一些被解雇者已成功以言论自由为由提起诉讼。

今年，这一问题再次浮现，北卡罗来纳州的一个联邦大陪审团起诉了前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米，原因是他在2025年在Instagram上发布的一张海滩贝壳照片。科米被指控威胁时任总统唐纳德·特朗普，后者于2017年将其解雇。这些贝壳被排列成“86 47”的形状。“86”是一俚语，根据《韦氏词典》的解释，意为“扔掉”或“除掉”。特朗普是美国第45任总统。

“……但环孢子虫病通常不会致人死亡。”

确诊病例数以万计

俄亥俄州和密歇根州在报告确诊环孢子虫病病例方面处于领先地位，其报告数字远超联邦总数。这是因为疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）跟踪的病例每周更新一次，且仅报告自5月1日以来经过实验室确认、并通过多重审核的病例。CDC的数据通常存在6周滞后。CDC在7月28日的最新更新中指出，自5月1日以来，全美45个州已确认6,707例实验室确诊病例，较7月21日的上次报告增加了2,500多例。此外，还有数千例疑似病例尚未得到实验室确认。

科米的律师已要求撤销指控，称他被“特意针对起诉”，因为总统“对他怀有真实敌意”。他们还告诉法官，科米“在几小时内删除了该信息，并解释称他无意煽动暴力”。在俄克拉何马州，斯基亚图克市一名男子因在X平台上发帖称美国移民与海关执法局特工“应被枪杀”，于4月被判犯有10项威胁罪。现年26岁的洛根·克里斯托弗·默芬（Logan Christopher Murfin）的判决定于8月10日进行。“洛根是在回应他感到无力阻止的人类苦难，并在愤怒中表达了自己的观点，”其律师在量刑备忘录中写道。俄克拉何马州刑事上诉法院在7月30日的裁决中表示，该州的反跟踪骚扰法旨在保护个人免受针对性的不良行为侵扰，“而非审查某人随意对……他人发表负面言论”。

“我们并非对成为恶意抨击对象所带来的尴尬和情感伤害无动于衷，尤其是在YouTube这样的公共平台上，”罗兰写道。法院承认米克斯也以言论自由为由对其定罪提出了质疑。“这是一个有趣的宪法问题，但本案无需解决这一问题，”曾任记者的罗兰写道。保守派智库俄克拉何马州公共事务委员会曾敦促法院以《第一修正案》为由撤销定罪。“虽然许多美国人理所当然地批评世界其他地区正在形成的审查制度，但本法院是阻止俄克拉何马州加入那些对个人在线发帖施以刑事处罚的政府行列的唯一屏障，”该委员会

俄亥俄州卫生部的传染病仪表板显示，在2020年收到停止此类行为的保护令后，米克斯在YouTube频道“Defiant Against Injustice”上发布的视频观看量达140万次。委员会在法庭之友意见书中告诉上诉法院：“米克斯不是1号人物乔·罗根（Joe Rogan，全国最具影响力的播客主之一），但他显然拥有足够大的受众，足以驳斥其视频仅针对特定个人的说法。”米克斯被指控在跟踪指控中多次发布旨在骚扰前妻的在线视频，尽管他在2020年已被要求停止此类行为。

俄亥俄州卫生部的传染病仪表板显示，在5月1日至7月28日最后一次更新期间，确诊的环孢子虫病病例达4,087例。加上密歇根州的11,000多例，仅这两个州的病例数量就已超过联邦此前报告数字的两倍。

仍在追踪源头

根据FDA的说法，与墨西哥泰勒农场召回的卷心莴苣相关的密歇根州为中心的疫情已被确认为全国最大规模的疫情。但联邦卫生部门也在努力追踪多个尚未确定病因的较小病例群。

环孢子虫病疫情的源头比其他食源性疾病更难追踪，原因包括长潜伏期、难以获取样本，以及无法使用针对大肠杆菌和李斯特菌等病原体的同类基因追踪工具，此前《今日美国》已有报道。

卫生与公众服务部部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪 Jr.在7月21日的新闻发布会上表示，疫情“已得到控制”。但批评者指出，相关卫生机构的削减导致监测力度减弱、人员不足，不仅使环孢子虫病蔓延，还影响了近期其他疫情（如其他虫媒疾病）的应对。

去年，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）缩减了一项长达数十年的联邦-州合作伙伴关系，该项目曾监测包括环孢子虫病在内的食源性疾病。肯尼迪称削减是为了“冗余”项目，并称批评“站不住脚”，但一些专家指出，监测基础设施和数据的丧失可能会延误当局识别疫情源头并阻止进一步传播的能力，《今日美国》报道称。

卫生与公众服务部（HHS）未立即回应《今日美国》于8月3日的置评请求。

保护令要求“停止此类行为”。尽管2023年的视频是在得克萨斯州发布的，米克斯仍在俄克拉荷马州被起诉。州检察官在上诉中辩称，米克斯的总体目标是“永远纠缠”前妻，“正如他自己所说”。他们指出：“有争议的YouTube视频正是为了实现这一目标而发布的。”前妻在庭审中作证称，在她获得针对他的保护令后，他仍以其他方式骚扰她。“他给我的家人发短信。他发布了大约220条涉及我或我的孩子的Facebook帖子，或是对我或孩子的隐晦信息，或是发布我的照片，或是露骨地谈论我的身体，或是说……我绑架了他的孩子，还说我是强奸犯。”米克斯与前妻于2019年离婚，育有1女。他在2023年的视频及其他内容中声称——

他声称多年来因欺诈和法庭针对他的阴谋而无法见到女儿。他表示，这一阴谋的部分原因是他的前妻曾为一名律师工作，如今已与该律师结婚。“我的心每天都在因他们插在我心口和背上的刀而疼痛，”他于7月31日告诉《俄克拉何马人报》。“我的呻吟从来都不是骚扰。”《俄克拉何马人报》未透露前妻或其现任丈夫的姓名。在被《俄克拉何马人报》联系后，他们未作出回应。

负责起诉这起跟踪案的是俄克拉何马州麦柯廷、乔克托和普什马塔哈县的地区检察官马克·马特洛夫。马特洛夫同样拒绝置评。

米克斯在7月30日刑事上诉法院作出裁决后，将2023年的视频重新上传至其YouTube频道。此前，作为缓刑条件之一，他被要求将视频下架。他表示，自从出狱后，一直试图在公寓小区找一份维修工的工作，这也是他之前从事的职业。

“很难，”他说，“这有点像恋童癖者想在日托中心找工作，而你作为跟踪者想在有家庭居住的公寓小区找工作一样。”“我没有钱，”他还说，“这件事毁了我……会有诉讼……我现在脑子里想的就是这个。”

诺兰·克莱为《俄克拉何马人报》撰稿，该报隶属于今日美国网络。

共和党

接续第1A版

超过70亿美元用于国防和情报开支。这笔资金部分将用于补充在伊朗战争中消耗的弹药和武器。该蓝图还预留了数十亿美元用于农业援助。

关键的是，其中还包括约10亿美元用于与选举相关的用途。众议院议长迈克·约翰逊和白宫表示，这笔资金可用于实施《拯救美国法案》的部分内容，即总统提出的选举改革法案，该法案将限制邮寄投票，并要求选民出示带照片的身份证和公民身份证明才能投票。

不过，该预算策略并不一定会包含完整的《拯救美国法案》。相反，它可能通过拨款激励各州实施该法案的部分内容。7月中旬，约翰逊在副总统JD·万斯身旁表示，这是“我们推动本党首要立法优先事项的最佳机会”。

然而，参议院的关键共和党人对此显然兴趣不大。

投票计数中的数学问题

由于参议院的特殊规则，最新的预算立法只需50票即可通过。这类所谓的“和解法案”可以避开通常需要60票的阻挠议事门槛，总统数月来一直敦促参议院废除这一规则。

然而，共和党参议员的立场差异很大

体育场巡演

《Pollstar》杂志——一家音乐会行业出版物的总编辑表示：“一切都触手可及，这有助于推广各种不同类型的音乐，而不仅仅是摇滚。”无可争议的是其经济效益——更多人挤进更大的场馆观看更少的演出，降低了成本，也减轻了艺术家的旅行和表演负担。但粉丝们的感受又如何呢？

共同体验还是巨大痛苦

萨莉·斯托特自14岁起就定期参加音乐会，她第一次看的演出是吉米·亨德里克斯。她最近一次在体育场观看的演出是滚石乐队2024年“哈克尼钻石”巡演在新泽西州大都会人寿体育场的场次。“我从没看过滚石的演出，我想等他们再次巡演时，要么他们已经不在了，要么我已经不在了，”现年71岁、住在费城郊外的斯托特说，“但我就是不喜欢整个体育场的氛围。我发现人们在演出中交谈的频率比其他任何地方都高，音效也不好，交通不便，除非你在最前排——而我永远不会支付那些价格——否则最终只能看屏幕。我认为对其他人来说，这是一场活动。他们不是为了音乐而来。而我是为了音乐而来。”

《Pollstar》的根斯勒认为，正是这种“活动”属性，让众多粉丝——无论是否情愿——涌向体育场演唱会。

无论是50,000名狂热粉丝涌入多伦多罗杰斯中心，迎接绿洲乐队北美回归——陌生人手挽手、举杯畅饮，共享这场曾经难以想象的重聚——还是多达1000万人参加泰勒·斯威夫特创下纪录的“时代巡回演唱会”，与其他粉丝甚至体育场安保人员愉快交换友谊手环，这种能量都是无与伦比的。“50,000人朝同一个方向欢呼，这种力量是如此强大，”根斯勒说，“你在洛杉矶的特鲁巴杜尔酒吧或其他剧院里是感受不到的。当50,000人都熟知肯德里克·拉马尔和SZA的每一句歌词时，那种场面实在太震撼了。你们都在为同一件事欢呼。”

终身音乐爱好者乔纳森·夏皮罗每年参加三十多场音乐会，他第一次在体育场观看演出是在1973年（感恩至死乐队、奥尔曼兄弟乐队和乐队乐队）。他认同有时这种集体体验令人兴奋，但其他时候，这种隔阂却难以逾越。“多年前我们去看U2在[林肯金融球场]的演出，听了10首歌后我就想，我真的没必要来这里。我离舞台有一英里远，完全没有被打动，”这位71岁的费城居民说，“音效太差，观众太多，失去了亲密感。我去看现场音乐是为了与表演者产生联系。我的高层次原则是，要么这场演出非看不可，要么[这位艺术家]再也不会演出了，否则我就不去。”不过，夏皮罗补充道，他理解典型视觉盛宴的吸引力——

“多年前我们去看U2在[林肯金融球场]的演出，听了10首歌后我就想，我真的没必要来这里。我离舞台有一英里远，完全没有被打动。”

——终身音乐爱好者乔纳森·夏皮罗

参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（中）与副总统JD·万斯（右）及众议院议长迈克·约翰逊在一起。他一直感受到来自唐纳德·特朗普总统及其更强硬的共和党盟友的压力。KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS

对新的预算调节法案存在诸多担忧。一些人，包括南达科他州参议员迈克·朗兹，认为该法案对五角大楼的拨款不足。“可能不足以解决问题，”他在7月谈及军方在伊朗战争中资源耗尽的情况时表示。其他人，如即将退休的北卡罗来纳州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯，则表示如果预算法案包含《拯救美国法案》，他们将拒绝投票，因为该法案过于复杂，难以在中期选举前实施。推动通过该法案的努力

哈里·斯泰尔斯7月3日在伦敦温布利球场进行了创纪录的演出。由Live Nation提供

大多数体育场艺人制作的盛大演出。 去年，他前往芝加哥的士兵体育场， 带着成年的女儿去看碧昂丝的《牛仔卡特》巡演， 并欣赏了现场。 “太棒了。我在跑道尽头的场地上得到了非常好的座位， 音效出奇地好。那辆悬浮在空中的汽车绝对是一大亮点，”他说。 “我破例打破了[不去体育场]的规矩，因为这是碧昂丝，而且我和女儿在一起。我投入其中。”

体育场巡演带来的巨大利润

《Pollstar》将2022年称为“体育场之年”， 指出“每一位[艺人]——无论流派和世代”—— 都争相在大型场馆演出，以满足后疫情时代对现场音乐的爆发性需求。 此后，体育场演出的数量略有波动，但收入保持稳定。 2026年上半年，11场体育场巡演覆盖全国， 与2024年总数持平，但较前一年同期的18场有所下降。 然而，在体育场（Pollstar定义为容量30,000及以上）举办的演出收入并未明显下滑。 市场正通过增加演出场次和规模而非提高平均票价实现增长， 平均票价从2024年的峰值$135.92降至2025年的$132.62， 2026年年中约为$119.92。 《Pollstar》年中商业分析报告指出， 巴德·邦尼的“Debí Tirar Más Fotos世界巡演”—— 因这位波多黎各歌手担心粉丝面临遣返风险而未在美国本土演出—— 2026年迄今以27场演出收入$2.252 亿美元位居全球榜首。 K-pop巨星BTS重聚“阿里郎世界巡演”， 自2025年4月在韩国开唱以来，13场演出已收入$1.397 亿美元。 而经典摇滚乐队AC / DC自2025年4月启动“Power Up世界巡演”以来， 2026年15场演出收入$1.203 亿美元。

蒂利斯称这项立法是“浪费时间”， 并分散了参议院的其他工作。 “他们在向你推销一堆废话，”蒂利斯7月在参议院发言时表示。 他和参议员苏珊·柯林斯、丽莎·穆尔科斯基及米奇·麦康奈尔6月投票反对 将SAVE法案部分内容纳入ICE拨款法案。 穆尔科斯基直言，法案中的某些投票限制将损害其家乡阿拉斯加的农村社区。 图恩则对——

一些体育场艺人是否跳过了必要步骤？

当前吸引大量观众的体育场艺人如哈里·斯泰尔斯、克里斯·布朗、 亚瑟小子和艾德·希兰，其精湛技艺无人质疑。 但少数新晋艺人正加速迈向超大型场馆，引发外界担忧： 他们缺乏上一代艺人所具备的现场表演经验。 莉佐在近期接受《今日美国》采访时感慨， 她在为巡演寻找开场艺人时遇到困难， 因为曾被视为新秀的艺人如今已——

“艰难的斗争”——另一项预算法案可能引发。 这位多数党领袖近日在新闻发布会上警告， 该法案可能占用多达13个委员会的工作。 它还可能迫使处于竞争州的共和党人在马拉松式的“投票马拉松”中 投出政治上不舒服的票——这是通过党派预算法案的争议性副作用， 可能赋予民主党人不同寻常的议程设置权力。 在上一次预算协调斗争中，民主党成功让多名共和党人公开反对 总统的白宫舞厅计划和“武器化基金”。 “我们正在严格审视”最新的预算协调法案，图恩说。 “但我们也知道需要50票。目前看来，我们可能还没达到这个数字。”

“之前看过这部吸血鬼电影”

高层白宫官员，包括 行政管理和预算局局长 拉塞尔·沃特，上周与参议院 共和党人会面，以统一立法 立场。多名 与会者 带着 未解的 问题离场。 “我以前看过这部吸血鬼电影，” 路易斯安那州参议员约翰·肯尼迪说， 他经常用这个比喻来形容政治僵局。 “我不确定我们是否有计划。” 众议院和参议院 计划在8月和10月的大部分时间休会， 仅剩下11月选举前的几周时间开会。

作为在主打歌手前演出的首选开场表演——正在跨越传统 职业发展轨迹。 “你有在抖音上走红的人， 一年内就在大型场馆演出，”她说。 “我只是觉得这种跳跃改变了很多东西。 它改变了演出的质量，表演者的质量…… 我不是在批评，但我是通过巡演、 积累粉丝基础走过来的。” 然而，音乐行业内部人士 并不认为这是个问题。 杰森·里奥，传奇环球公司 现场娱乐和内容开发高级副总裁， 将社交平台（包括抖音和 YouTube）归功于帮助一些音乐人 迅速建立忠实粉丝群。 “艺术家知道自己的能力，” 里奥说，“如果艺术家认为自己 已准备好进行体育场级别的巡演， 就应该抓住时机。 人们往往看不到艺术家在 进入流行文化之前付出的努力。 仅仅因为他们可能跳过了 前人走过的步骤， 并不意味着他们没有做好 进行体育场级别演出的准备。” 根斯勒也认同这一观点， 基于音乐消费的现实扩张。 “不是谁都能在体育场演出，” 根斯勒说，“不可能直接从 卧室走向大型场馆。但艺术家 有创意总监帮助他们传达信息。 我认为这是件好事，艺术家能更直接 接触公众，而行业也在这里支持他们。 传统的把关者已经消失。”

《今日美国》

《今日美国》

斯波坎大火纵火嫌疑人被捕

万英亩土地被毁 成千上万人撤离

珍妮娜·桑图奇、陶·阮 及珍妮特·洛尔克

华盛顿州当局已逮捕一名男子，其涉嫌与该州东部肆虐的重大野火之一有关。这场野火已摧毁数百栋房屋，并迫使数万人逃离。

斯波坎县警长约翰·诺威尔斯在8月3日的新闻发布会上表示，现年37岁的斯波坎居民亚伦·F·法里纳奇被控一项一级纵火罪，涉及8月1日与另外两场大火同时爆发的“老小径火灾”。其他火灾的起因仍在调查中。

这些始于斯波坎地区的火灾已烧毁超过10,000英亩土地，截至最新消息，火势仍0%得到控制。至少65,000人在8月3日接到撤离令，较前一日大幅增加，火势已蔓延至住宅区。据加州跨机构事件管理3,7.队称，数百栋建筑物（包括住宅和商业设施）已被摧毁。

火灾现场的视频显示，浓烟滚滚，直冲树梢和社区上空，消防飞机向快速蔓延的火势投放阻燃剂。画面还显示，火灾过后，树木焦黑，房屋化为废墟，火势沿着住宅区附近的林木山脊迅速推进。

加州跨机构事件管理3,7.队发言人本杰明·科塞尔表示，截至8月3日，尚未确认人员伤亡。但他警告称，随着火势减弱，搜救队进入仍无法抵达的重灾区，情况可能发生变化。

他指出，火灾从林区蔓延至社区和商业区后，有数量不详的人员失踪。斯波坎市长丽莎·布朗在新闻发布会上表示：“我们仍在评估可能出现的人员伤亡。”

支付节水计划或可缓解科罗拉多河水危机

斯瓦斯蒂·辛海

科罗拉多州官员表示，一项旨在缓解科罗拉多河水危机的新计划拟投入数百万美元，支付科罗拉多州、犹他州、怀俄明州和新墨西哥州部分地区自愿减少从该河流取水的用户。该计划是西部地区面临日益严重的水危机之际，通过补偿方式鼓励减少用水的最新举措之一。不过，该项目的具体细节——包括资金如何在各州之间分配以及具体如何减少用水——目前尚未确定。

科罗拉多河水资源保护委员会主任艾米·奥斯迪克表示，他们希望鼓励全州各行业和地区参与。该项目有望节省相当于32.6万户家庭一年的用水量，但仍需进一步削减。联邦政府2023,7月31日发布的一项计划可能意味着亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州和内华达州每年需削减多达300万英亩-英尺的用水量。4.一英亩-英尺约为326,000加仑，足够供应两个典型家庭一年的用水。

2015年至2018年间，上游流域各州曾通过一项试点项目支付农民减少用水，专门测试并实施“实地节水”策略，以应对科罗拉多河流域的干旱状况。在此期间，农民和牧场主每节省一英亩-英尺的水可获得约$180的补偿。据《科罗拉多太阳报》报道，部分农民改种节水作物，另一些则在部分土地上完全停止灌溉。

2023,联邦政府针对下游流域的加利福尼亚州、亚利桑那州和内华达州推出了类似项目。该协议针对西部地区的印第安部落、水务区和农民，通过支付补偿鼓励他们自愿减少约2.3百万英亩-英尺的用水量，低于其原本可享有的用水权。

“正是市民们对周围环境保持警觉，愿意站出来发声，才促成了对法里纳奇先生相对迅速的抓捕。”

——约翰·诺威尔斯 斯波坎县治安官

该地区的三场主要野火

斯波坎复合火灾包括该地区燃烧的三场主要野火：奥特莱斯火灾、秋季巷火灾和费尔维尤火灾。104其中最大的秋季巷火灾正在斯波坎县西北部和史蒂文斯县东南部燃烧。

《今日美国》已联系晊务局就新项目置评。

“我们真的希望尽自己的一份力，”奥斯迪克说，“我们真的希望尽己所能建立这一捐助项目。但现实是，我们每年都生活在气候变化的最前线，并因此承受着巨大的减少用水压力。”

据奥斯迪克介绍，该捐助项目将在未来几个月内开始接受节水项目申请，并计划于2027,正式启动，届时现行管理科罗拉多河水资源分配的104年历史的契约将到期。

科罗拉多州官员将该捐助项目描述为一项“平行项目”——独立但与当前关于科罗拉多河未来水资源分配的谈判同步进行。

撰稿：布兰登·卢米斯，《亚利桑那共和报》

斯波坎复合山火正在华盛顿州东北部、该州第二大城市斯波坎市郊燃烧，该市约有230,000名居民。大部分火灾发生在斯波坎县，该县居住着超过550,000人。当局于8月3日表示，华盛顿州共有17处火灾，过火面积达262,000英亩。

“今年将成为华盛顿州和太平洋西北地区历史性的火灾季节，”公共土地专员戴夫·厄普特格罗夫（Dave Upthegrove）表示。

一名目击者向当局报警

治安官诺韦尔斯（Nowels）表示，一名“好市民”在前往接人时看到一名男子站在路边。大约10分钟后，这名目击者再次看到同一名男子在草地上弯腰，看起来“神色紧张”，随后离开。该区域后来被确定为其中一场山火——老小径火灾（Old Trails Fire）——的起火点，该火灾于8月1日发生。

法里纳奇（Farinacci）被拘留并发现携有火柴和打火机。诺韦尔斯表示，他当日被讯问后获释。经过进一步调查，他被逮捕并被起诉。诺韦尔斯称，起火点正是目击者看到法里纳奇跪地的位置，火灾调查人员认定火灾是由火柴或打火机点燃草地引起。

“正是市民们对周围环境保持警觉，愿意站出来发声，才使得法里纳奇先生得以迅速被捕，”诺韦尔斯说。

“他被拘留时曾表示‘我们不知道全部真相’之类的话，”诺韦尔斯说。

诺韦尔斯表示，法里纳奇在亚利桑那州曾因过失杀人罪被定罪。目前尚不清楚法里纳奇是否有律师可代表其发表意见。今日美国联系了斯波坎县公设辩护人办公室。

西部美国与山火抗争

太平洋西北地区的山火季节过火面积已超过200万英亩，远早于该地区历史上的8月高峰期，原因包括持续热浪、干燥条件和美国国家海洋和大气管理局卫星广泛追踪的严重雷暴，根据国家跨部门消防中心的数据。该机构报告称，7月31日全美15个州新增了超过100起大型山火，其中大部分集中在西北地区。截至8月3日，全国共有44,722起山火，过火面积超过5.15 million英亩。今年以来，这一总数位列历史同期第三高，仅次于2022年的5.800 万英亩和2017年的5.7 million英亩。

约有1,100名消防员被派往斯波坎地区的火灾现场，全国已部署超过29,200名山火扑救人员。跨部门消防中心表示，资源主要集中在华盛顿州、俄勒冈州和爱达荷州。

撰稿：路透社

《今日美国》

《今日美国》

“了不起”

In-N-Out 员工 被悼念

23岁女子“在做她热爱的事”

阿曼达·李·迈尔斯

爱达荷州大规模枪击案中遇害的In-N-Out员工已被亲人确认为一名加州女子，她拥有“了不起的灵魂”，热爱帮助他人，并梦想有朝一日能管理自己的门店。萨布丽娜·加里贝在GoFundMe页面上分享称，她23岁的女儿阿什莉·加里贝是8月1日在爱达荷州南部风景如画的双子瀑布市新开业的In-N-Out餐厅枪击案中遇害的三人之一。“我和这个世界都处于震惊之中，”萨布丽娜·加里贝于8月3日在筹款页面上写道。“我美丽的天使阿什莉在双子瀑布的IN N OUT工作时，正在做她热爱的事，却失去了生命！这是任何母亲都不想接到的电话！”她说女儿是一位深受爱戴的女儿、姐妹、姨妈，“也是每个人的挚友”，并补充称她拥有“了不起的灵魂”、“最美丽的心灵”，给许多人留下了持久的

印象。阿什莉·加里贝居住在加州斯托克顿，在当地一家In-N-Out门店工作，但会前往该汉堡连锁店的其他新店培训员工，这位年轻女子的家人在接受KCRA-TV采访时表示。“她勇于冒险、外向、聪明且有干劲，从不让障碍阻挡她的脚步，”她的家人说。“她灿烂的笑容和富有感染力的笑声能照亮整个房间。她是所有人的朋友，无论面临什么困难，总能帮助他人在黑暗中找到光明。”家人表示，In-N-Out是阿什莉·加里贝的第一份工作，她深深爱上了这份工作，并梦想有朝一日能管理自己的门店。“她热衷于服务顾客，并在这份她热爱的工作中离开了这个世界，”他们说。“我们心碎且悲痛欲绝。”In-N-Out首席执行官兼所有者

林西·斯奈德在周末发表了一份情绪激动的声明，悼念加里贝和其他枪击案遇害者，称公司“将与遇害者家属一同哀悼，并为他们祈祷，陪伴他们度过这段痛苦的时光”。“我的心碎了，胸口沉重，眼睛因流泪而灼痛，”斯奈德在Facebook上发文称，并补充说枪手“夺走了我们员工和顾客的宝贵生命，这些无辜的人根本没有防备”。警方称，24岁的查德·威廉姆斯于8月1日周六下午在In-N-Out门外似乎随机开枪。他造成三人死亡，七人受伤，其中两人伤势危重，随后一名休班州警和一名武装市民介入并向其开枪。尽管威廉姆斯死于疑似自杀性枪伤，警方仍赞扬了这名市民和休班警员

通过分散枪手注意力并让其他人得以逃生，挽救了生命。

绑架商人杀害案嫌犯被起诉

陶阮（Thao Nguyen）

南加州一名男子被指控杀害一名商人，当局认为该商人在家门外遭绑架，并在警方追捕后不久被枪杀于车辆后备箱内。

圣贝纳迪诺县地方检察官办公室于8月3日对66岁的薄建权（Jianquan Bo）提起谋杀60岁的艾克拜尔·舒库尔（Shukur Aikebaer）的指控。据信艾克拜尔曾是薄建权哥哥的生意伙伴。

此项指控源于7月29日发生的一起袭击事件。当日，警方接到枪击和尖叫的报案，地点位于奇诺岗（Chino Hills）一处中上阶层郊区社区，距洛杉矶市中心以东约35英里，圣贝纳迪诺县警长办公室如是表示。

当局称，薄建权及其67岁的哥哥薄正丰（Zhengfeng Bo）在艾克拜尔家门外将其枪击并绑架，此前一场停电将艾克拜尔引出住所。警方表示，在接到报案后发现嫌疑人车辆，兄弟二人随即驾车高速逃窜约2英里。

追捕行动在一处住宅区结束。警长办公室称，薄正丰打开后备箱并向艾克拜尔开枪，随后警员开火击毙薄正丰。薄建权则被警方拘捕。

“这是一起精心策划的暴力行为，”圣贝纳迪诺县警长香农·迪卡斯（Shannon Dicus）在8月3日的新闻发布会上表示。“我方警员迅速响应奇诺岗警局的报案，成功锁定嫌疑人并发现舒库尔先生被困于车辆后备箱内。”

薄建权仍被羁押

新泽西州备受争议的ICE拘留所再有一名被拘留者死亡

迈克尔·洛里亚

又有一名被拘留者在纽约市郊备受争议的美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）拘留中心死亡，死者家属宣布了这一消息。

埃德温·洛佩斯·科尔内霍是一名新泽西州居民，他于6月18日被移民执法官员拘留，8月1日在纽瓦克的德莱尼大厅拘留所死亡。他的母亲玛丽亚·科尔内霍在Facebook上发布的一段情绪激动的视频中表示，儿子的死因是他在拘留期间未能获得糖尿病药物治疗。

科尔内霍说，她的儿子在美国生活了近20年。她形容他是一个勤奋的人，也是她孙女的好父亲。据家人称，洛佩斯·科尔内霍持有工作许可证。

“他是个优秀的儿子，”她说，“我却在移民当局手中失去了他。”

洛佩斯·科尔内霍的死亡发生在ICE拘留所死亡人数创纪录之际，特朗普政府正大力推动大规模驱逐行动。2025年12月，德莱尼大厅拘留所曾有另一名被拘留者死亡。

多起死亡事件被归咎于医疗不善。ICE否认了任何医疗不善的指控，尽管多起诉讼和新闻报道中的目击者证词与官方关于被拘留者待遇的说法相矛盾。

纽瓦克拘留中心是ICE设施中条件被指恶劣的地点之一，曾引发设施内绝食抗议和骚乱，以及设施外的大规模抗议活动。

国土安全部怎么说？

国土安全部在一份发给《今日美国》的声明中否认了在最新案件中存在医疗疏忽的指控。

“洛佩斯-科尔内霍在拘留期间得到了适当的医疗护理，并由医疗专业人员进行了诊治，”该机构发言人在声明中表示。“ICE致力于确保所有被拘留者都生活在安全、可靠和人道的环境中。从被拘留者抵达之时起，并在整个拘留期间，都会提供全面的医疗护理。”

根据国土安全部的说法，被拘留者在入住后12小时内会接受全面健康筛查，并在14天内接受全面评估。

该机构未对洛佩斯·科尔内霍家人关于其持有工作许可证的说法发表评论。

运营该拘留中心的GEO集团也拒绝置评。

他的家人怎么说？

洛佩斯·科尔内霍的母亲在发布于Facebook的采访中表示，她的儿子在前往工作的路上被移民和海关执法局（ICE）逮捕。她说，她是在儿子被送到医院后已经死亡时才从医院得知这一消息的。

两人最后一次通话是在7月30日，周四，科尔内霍说，她的儿子当时提到自己身体不适，并计划寻求医疗救助，但不清楚具体何时会进行。

“这是导致他死亡的原因之一，我认为是因为他们忽视了他，没有给他必须服用的药物，”她说。

科尔内霍悲叹，儿子在去世前再也没能见到他12岁的女儿。

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在追捕行动前，艾克拜尔·舒库尔曾在家中，警方部门称。

调查人员后来发现，在袭击发生前不久，艾克拜尔·舒库尔家中曾出现电力中断，警方部门表示。

当他外出检查电箱时，警方称，郑峰和薄建全开枪并将其绑架。

当局正在调查停电的具体情况，以及是否是为了将艾克拜尔·舒库尔引诱到户外而设计的。

警方部门还表示，调查人员在对两兄弟共同居住的尔湾住所执行搜查令时，在行动中发现了证据。

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当局提及可能的商业纠纷

当局尚未公开确定作案动机，但警方部门表示，调查人员了解到郑峰·薄与艾克拜尔·舒库尔“通过之前的工作关系相识”。

圣贝纳迪诺县地区检察官杰森·安德森表示，两人通过“商业关系”相识，且在谋杀发生前可能已产生某种纠纷。

他表示，调查人员正在调查是否涉及商业决策或经济损失的分歧导致了这一事件。

“我们指控薄先生在前往受害者家中时，清楚地知道计划的内容、将要采取的行动，并参与了导致舒库尔先生死亡的事件，因此我们对这名幸存嫌疑人提起了谋杀指控，”安德森在新闻发布会上说。

为留下孤儿的侄女求情。

“我们请求他们停止这些驱逐行动，因为他们正在拆散家庭，让孩子成为孤儿，没有任何保护，”这名男子的姑妈说。“谁来保护他们？这些孩子是在美国出生的12岁公民。为什么？为什么他们要拘留这么多勤劳的人？即使我们是移民，我们也没有伤害任何人，我们来这里是为了工作，不是为了伤害任何人。”

家属呼吁伸张正义

洛佩斯·科尔内霍的在世家属，包括他的母亲、姑妈和哥哥，在发布于Facebook的采访中公开谈论了他们的失去。这群人戴着蓝色医用口罩，但罕见地使用了全名，尽管他们失去了在ICE手中的亲人。

据家属称，公开发声是为了为洛佩斯·科尔内霍及任何处于类似境地的人寻求正义。

“我知道这种痛苦不仅仅是我一个人在承受，这个国家的许多人都感受过这种痛苦，但不幸的是，在这起最近的事件中，我成了那个失去儿子的人，”玛丽亚·科尔内霍哽咽着说。

“如果不伸张正义，他们会继续这样做，我们不知道这个国家还会失去多少人。”

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等等，特朗普暗中是个社会主义者？

萨拉·佩克尼奥

有时候，唐纳德·特朗普总统也会做些好事。 7月7日，特朗普政府推出了“自由燃油网络”——一个覆盖宾夕法尼亚州和新泽西州的25座加油站网络。这些加油站的油价为每加仑3.47美元，比当天的全国平均价格低32美分。

“政府并未参与该公司的运营，也未向该公司提供任何资金。没有其他实体或个人为降低汽油成本提供补贴，”白宫发言人表示。“这家零售商正在带头，其他企业应当效仿。”

连我自己都感到惊讶，我并不讨厌这一举措。也许是因为它看起来不像共和党立法通常所遵循的典型资本主义框架。事实上，它甚至可能更接近社会主义。听起来确实如此，因为“自由燃油”涉及操纵市场，让消费者能以更低价格购买产品。

这看起来像是纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼会支持的事情——而不是特朗普。

“自由燃油”甚至将这些加油站开设在费城周边的深蓝地区，比如兰斯当，该县在2024年大选中支持民主党总统候选人卡玛拉·哈里斯——这意味着特朗普正在为一个更多惠及自由派而非其基本盘的加油站网络点赞。然而，也许总统这么做是为了不惜一切代价保住自己在选民中的一丝人气——

民主社会主义者想要撕毁美国宪法

戴斯·波塔斯

民主社会主义者无法决定自己是否是激进派。 “如果今天你我提出一个免费借阅图书的建筑理念，我们会像如今许多新想法一样遭到诽谤，”纽约市长佐兰·马姆达尼在近期接受乔恩·斯图尔特采访时表示。“但图书馆就是这样。消防部门也是如此。公立学校也是如此。” 尽管马姆达尼坚称民主社会主义被误解，但美国民主社会主义者（DSA）对其目标却异常坦率。该组织的纲领指出，其部分目标“将需要从头建立一个新社会”。其中包括：废除参议院、废除选举人团，并以“由国会选举并隶属于国会的行政和司法机构”取代总统和最高法院。

不要让民主社会主义者假装自己是温和派

马姆达尼将民主社会主义描述为不过是图书馆、公立学校和消防部门。而美国民主社会主义者描绘的则是更为宏大的蓝图。将这些雄心包装成熟悉的公共服务，是为了将激进理念洗白为主流。 美国民主社会主义者的纲领以符合马姆达尼论调的政策开篇，包括“个人无需支付费用的全民医疗保健”和“从学前班到大学的免费优质公共教育”。执政的民主社会主义者并不讳言希望取代资本主义。他们毕竟是社会主义者。但他们的野心远不止于将部分行业从私有转为公有。

唐纳德·特朗普总统推广的“自由燃料网络”正在宾夕法尼亚州和新泽西州以每加仑$3.47的价格销售汽油。

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其基本盘——哪怕这意味着对自由市场嗤之以鼻。 毕竟，这项倡议及类似举措在选民中颇受欢迎，即便社会主义本身并不受青睐。

特朗普总统还在哪些方面表现得像个“好社会主义者”？

这并非特朗普政府首次出现“轻度社会主义”举措。在7月4日周末，他推出了“特朗普账户”，任何人均可向特定儿童捐款，这笔资金将投资于指数基金，并在儿童年满18岁时可用。 所有在2025年至28年出生的儿童将获得美国政府提供的$1,000启动资金。 其中的陷阱——也是账户更具资本主义色彩的部分——在于长期来看，这些账户可能被用于私有化社会保障。 此外，特朗普政府还在2025年推出了TrumpRx，

美国民主社会主义者洛杉矶分会通讯主席莱斯利·张在1月30日的总罢工集会上发表讲话。

安迪·阿贝塔 / 沙漠太阳报 / 今日美国网络（经路透社连线）

公有制。而美国民主社会主义者的纲领则呼吁废除警察和监狱系统、废除移民与海关执法局、建立全面租金管制、实施赔偿等更多举措。 民主社会主义者青睐众议院而鄙视参议院，这并不令人意外。 众议院更能迅速响应公众舆论的突然变化。全部435名成员每4年面临改选，使得选举浪潮几乎一夜之间便能产生新的多数派。 参议院的设计则旨在抵制这种波动。参议员任期为六年，且每次仅有30个席位（即三分之一）面临改选。冗长辩论（阻挠议事）的60票门槛也迫使多数派在通过重大立法前寻求更广泛的支持。 对于渴望迅速实施结构性变革的运动而言，这些治理限制都是障碍。 对民主社会主义者而言，更难以接受的则是参议院在

2月，该计划据报道提供了超过600种低价仿制药，鼓励（美国人）“与其保险公司提供的共付额进行比较”。

政府通过代表美国人与制药公司达成协议实现了这一点——这又是从社会主义议程中借鉴的一页。

甚至在2025年日本新日铁与美国钢铁的合并中，政府也进行了干预，并获得了对生产决策的影响力，甚至允许美国任命公司董事会成员。这是社会主义的基本原则——允许政府在私营企业中拥有所有权。

所有这些听起来都像是美国民主社会主义者手册中关于如何在美国实施社会主义的内容。

在平衡各州利益与人民利益方面，每个州，无论人口多少，都选举两名参议员。加上选举人团制度，这限制了全国最大的人口中心单方面为其他地区制定政策的程度。

美国民主社会主义者（DSA）的纲领还呼吁取代总统和最高法院，代之以“由国会选举并隶属于国会”的行政和司法机构。这将使这两个分支成为立法机构的延伸，削弱宪法体系核心的权力分立。

美国民主社会主义者的纲领不仅仅是一系列左翼政策提案。它呼吁通过削弱或消除许多宪法制衡机制，将权力集中在单一政府部门。宪法的设计正是为了防止这一点，将权力分配给三个平等的分支，使每个分支都能制衡其他分支。

特朗普总统甚至可能比马姆达尼更擅长实施民主社会主义——至少因为他正在更大规模上推行。

当然，特朗普不是社会主义者。和他做的任何事情一样，他只关心这些举措会如何让他的基本盘看待他。

根据盖洛普最近的民调，尽管57%的美国人仍对社会主义持负面看法，但该国左翼最受欢迎的两位人物——佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯和纽约州民主党众议员亚历山德里娅·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯——都是民主社会主义者。而且人们似乎倾向于喜欢社会主义理念，尤其是当这些理念没有被贴上社会主义标签时。

特朗普正在为民主党制定蓝图

特朗普是一个民粹主义者。他根据人民的意愿做出决定——而人民想要的是更低的油价、更便宜的处方药和某种程度的经济保障。毕竟，资本主义不关心降低价格，只关心利润。

共和党人知道这一点，但并不在乎。但特朗普这样做并不是因为他相信社会主义是未来。他只是采纳了可能被视为社会主义的政策，因为他可以将自己的名字与之挂钩，让追随者继续将他视为国王而非总统。

我认为民主党不应揭露这种虚伪。毕竟，这些都是特朗普议程中人们喜欢的元素，最终也让人民受益。

相反，他们应该注意并找到方法，在2028年议程中纳入类似政策，尽管不挂上特朗普的名字。

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缓慢而审慎的变革是我们制度的特点， 而非缺陷。 宪法的理念基础是，狭隘的多数派不应 在一夜之间彻底重塑国家。重大变革需 要广泛的共识。这种审慎的节奏有助于 确保重大改革经过检验和辩论。 “参议院的必要性，不亚于任何单一且 人数众多的议会易于屈从于突发而强烈 的激情冲动，并被派系领袖诱导采取过 激且有害的决议，” 开国元勋 在《联邦党人文集》第62篇中写道。 参议院的设计旨在平抑当下的激情， 减缓美国朝向激进政治变革的冲动。

DSA的纲领从根本上是反美的

我称民主社会主义者为反美， 因为他们试图拆除自建国以来 定义美国政府的宪法保障。 废除参议院、将行政和司法机构 从属于国会，并将权力集中于单一 部门，将颠覆宪法设计的核心—— 权力分立与联邦制。 民主社会主义者在民主党内的 影响力正在上升，而许多民主党人 仍在观望这一运动。皮尤研究中心 发现，虽然只有32%的民主党人对 民主社会主义者持正面看法，但 56%仍未决定。这些选民将决定 该党的未来。 真正的问题不在于民主党是否 拥抱民主社会主义。而在于他们是否 拥抱一个将宪法视为需要在其框架内 运作的体系，还是将其视为需要克服 的障碍。 戴斯·波塔斯是《今日美国》的观点专栏作家， 毕业于德保罗大学政治学专业。

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我为《今日美国》汽车版测试了2026款GMC Sierra 1500全尺寸卡车一周。我将周末露营装备装满卡车车厢，并驾驶它从新泽西州长途旅行至宾夕法尼亚州。

这款全尺寸卡车是我在2026年测试过的众多Denali Ultimate车型之一，它没有辜负我高涨的期待。这是我在2026年驾驶的第一辆柴油车。以下是我与2026款GMC 1500 Denali Ultimate相处一周后的心得。

GMC 1500有何亮点？

2026款Sierra 1500并非普通的全尺寸皮卡。这是一款外观设计时尚、内饰比同级车型更精致的高端车型。

它注重品质，实用性强，但车内感觉更偏向优雅而非粗犷。 1500作为一款接近豪华的车型脱颖而出，与Ram 1500的高端配置类似。

性能、操控与效率：驾驶感受如何？

1500动力强劲，尽管车身沉重，但加速轻松。作为一款全尺寸卡车，它的操控并非最灵敏，但在郊区道路上足够易于驾驶。

它标配2.7升TurboMax四缸发动机，可输出310马力。这款皮卡在城市中的油耗为每加仑18英里，高速公路上为每加仑21英里。

我测试的Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate配备3.0升Duramax涡轮增压柴油发动机，可输出305马力和高达495磅英尺的扭矩。它改变了我对柴油车的看法，因为Denali Ultimate在高速公路上表现出了出色的油耗。

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GMC 1500可舒适容纳五到六人，是通勤者和家庭的理想选择。

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SUV。途观拥有独特的外观设计，使其在拥挤的SUV市场中脱颖而出。它的内饰也同样出色，采用了高品质材料和精心设计的布局。

GMC Sierra

2026款GMC Sierra 1500在城市中每加仑油可行驶18英里。GMC供图

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内饰、科技与舒适性： 内部体验如何？

GMC Sierra 1500拥有舒适奢华的内饰。前排有充足的储物空间，中央扶手箱巨大，并配有USB接口用于设备充电。 该车型标配7英寸信息娱乐系统，但我测试的Denali Ultimate版本配备了13.4英寸对角线触摸屏。GMC Sierra的内饰不像是一辆工作皮卡的内部，但这款皮卡依然保持了实用性。

2026款GMC Sierra 1500是否适合你的生活方式？

GMC的全尺寸皮卡可根据配置舒适容纳5至6人。车身长210英寸，宽81英寸（不含后视镜），高约75英寸。 它适合通勤者或小型家庭。双排座版本可能略显局促，但四门版本空间极为宽敞。 其货厢实用，并提供多种尺寸选择。

定价、价值与竞争对手： 2026款GMC Sierra 1500值得购买吗？

2026款GMC Sierra 1500起售价为$38,300，提供8种不同配置。

汤普

2020年第二季度。 埃德蒙兹（Edmunds）洞察总监伊万·德鲁里（Ivan Drury）向《底特律自由报》（隶属今日美国网络）分享了关于为何如此多借款人遭遇这些财务“地雷”的一些理论。

早在2022年，由于半导体芯片短缺以及2020年初新冠疫情爆发后供应链中断，汽车和卡车供应受限，部分局面就已形成。

当时购车的人支付了高峰价格——甚至可能超过标价——并在2022年经销商库存紧张时买到了他们能找到的车辆。也许他们还添加了延长保修或其他附加服务。因此，许多人最终背上了更大的汽车贷款来完成交易。

德鲁里表示，如今许多人正在应对这些惩罚性贷款结构的后果。

此外，他指出，当时有些人将旧车贷款的部分或全部余额转入了新车贷款。他们可能不得不再次借款来偿还旧车的剩余欠款。

“他们本应领先，但实际并非如此，”德鲁里说。

越来越大的汽车贷款可能会陷入负面财务循环。

根据埃德蒙兹的数据，在以旧换新时存在负资产的新车贷款中，平均月供飙升至$944。

我们讨论的是哪些车型和金额？

第二季度触发高平均负资产水平的以旧换新车型快速概览： 在第二季度面临负资产的司机中，那些以旧换新2022.6年款本田思域的车主，平均欠款比以旧换新价格高出$4,778。

那些以旧换新丰田坦途的车主

是否值得花这笔钱可能取决于选择哪种配置。入门车型价格实惠，而高配车型则增加了出色的功能。 2026款 GMC Sierra 1500 与福特 F-150 和 Ram 1500 等热门皮卡竞争。F-150 是典型的工作卡车，其最大牵引能力（14,000 磅）高于 Sierra。Ram 的卡车则以豪华驾驶室和平顺的行驶质量著称。

GMC 1500 是这三款半吨级卡车中唯一提供柴油发动机选项的车型。此外，其 MultiPro 尾门是该细分市场中最具创新性的尾门之一。

最终结论：2026 款 1500 适合谁购买？

2026 款 1500 是希望拥有一款比大多数主流车型更高级的实用皮卡的司机的绝佳选择。其多种配置使其用途广泛。Denali Ultimate 配置在标配功能和高级材料方面是最佳选择。注重预算的司机也能从入门级 Pro 配置中获得充足价值。

我发现 的全尺寸卡车在长途旅行中对司机和乘客都极为舒适。其货厢和驾驶室空间也非常适合从新泽西到宾夕法尼亚来回运送露营装备。

2026 款 1500 未能进入我们 2026 年迄今最佳卡车榜单，但它在细分市场中仍具有重大影响力，为雪佛兰 Silverado 1500 这一热门车型提供了可喜的替代选择。

平均车型年份为 2023-24 的车辆在第二季度平均负资产达 $8,929。那些置换 2021.9 年款雪佛兰 Silverado 1500 的车主，负资产为 $8,516；置换 2022.2 年款 GMC Sierra 1500 的车主，负资产为 $8,568。

置换 2021.1 年款福特 F-150 的车主在第二季度负资产为 $8,417。这些均为汽油动力卡车，而非 Lightning EV 车型。包括福特 Lightning 在内的电动车整体面临严峻的二手车市场。

置换 2023.1 年款丰田 Camry 的车主负资产为 $7,030。

德鲁里表示，部分情况下，负资产车主虽选择了合适的车辆，但融资方式不当。以丰田 Tacoma 为例，这款中型皮卡通常拥有出色的保值率。但 Edmunds 的数据显示，置换 2023.2 年款 Tacoma 的车主在第二季度负资产达 $7,793。

他指出，许多车主可能因过去不合理的贷款结构而承受财务压力。并非车辆本身保值率低，有时是贷款条件过于苛刻，导致债务加重。优质车辆选择可能因高息贷款而失去优势。

如何避免陷入负资产陷阱

如何避免负资产困境？或在车辆置换价值远低于预期时避免财务危机？

确保不必要的借贷：许多情况下，融资成本会因额外费用而增加，如延长保修、特殊车漆、内饰保护及经销商加装的其他选项，而这些选项并非由制造商——

途观

SUV车型，包括全电动的丰田bZ、雷克萨斯RZ和雪佛兰Blazer EV。我还评测过马自达CX-50和丰田RAV-4混动版。大众途观凭借其标准配置、具有竞争力的定价以及日常实用性脱颖而出。以下是我驾驶大众这款畅销两排座跨界SUV一周后的体验。

2026款大众途观有何亮点？

2026款大众途观在同级车型中脱颖而出，得益于其独特的外观和内饰设计。作为一款紧凑型家用车，它拥有极具吸引力的性价比（基础版起价略高于$31,000），在新车平均价格接近$50,000（据Cox Automotive数据）的当下，使其跻身各大排行榜前列。

经过一周的测试，大众途观的内部空间和行李厢容量完全满足日常驾驶需求。我还很喜欢途观的大尺寸信息娱乐屏幕以及Android Auto和Apple CarPlay的连接功能。变速杆设置在方向盘右侧（而非中央控制台）的设计，需要一段时间适应。

2026款大众途观的驾驶感受如何？

2026款大众途观提供平稳舒适的驾乘体验，操控稳健，加速性能足以让日常驾驶充满乐趣。标配的车道保持辅助系统曾4次在我未打转向灯变道时将车辆拉回车道。

驾驶者可能会忘记自己开的是一辆SUV，因为途观的操控感更像轿车。该车型在城市工况下的油耗估计为22英里 / 加仑，高速工况下为29英里 / 加仑。我测试的车型在主要为市区驾驶的情况下，单箱油可行驶超过350英里。

途观搭载一台2升发动机。大众表示其最大功率可达268马力，峰值扭矩为258磅·英尺。

2026款大众途观是否适合你的生活方式？

大众途观的长度为185.1英寸，宽度为72.6英寸，高度为66.4英寸。它提供50立方英尺的行李厢空间，在第二排座椅折叠后可扩展至近100立方英尺。

在制造商生产线上未添加，而是在经销商销售合同中加入的。还要警惕隐藏费用。2026年初，约100家汽车经销商集团因误导消费者而受到联邦贸易委员会（FTC）的批评：他们以低价广告吸引顾客，但在购车流程末尾却强制加收费用。部分经销商甚至要求消费者购买广告价格中未体现的额外项目。FTC未公布具体经销商集团名称，但一个集团可能拥有多家经销商。虚高的欺诈性费用及其他手段会推高借贷成本。货比三家寻找汽车贷款：利率因人而异，取决于你的信用评分、贷款机构为扩大汽车贷款业务提供的优惠，以及经销商金融办公室的运作方式。在购车前，先自行向信用社、银行或在线贷款机构申请汽车贷款预批准。部分在线贷款机构专注于信用不良的借款人。例如，某经销商可能以极低利率吸引你，但会通过压低你的旧车置换价格来弥补损失，美国公共利益研究集团（U.S. PIRG）消费者监督办公室主任特蕾莎·默里警告道。FTC指控部分经销商虚假声称买家必须在经销商处获得融资。FTC表示，非法定价行为包括将广告价格与使用经销商融资挂钩。记住，支付更高的利率意味着你需要更长时间才能在车辆上积累资产。考虑租赁：德鲁里表示，希望每2年左右换新车的人可能更适合租赁，以避免陷入负资产困境。确保获得公平的置换价格：专家通常建议将车价、融资和置换分开谈判。凯利蓝皮书即时

这款测试的 SEL R Line 车型宽 72.4 英寸，高 66.7 英寸。

我测试的这款 SEL R Line 车型在第二排座椅后方提供 33.8 立方英尺的行李空间，我认为足以满足行李和日常购物需求。它在当地 Costco 停车场看起来毫不突兀。

后排座椅折叠后，行李空间可扩展至 69.8 立方英尺。

2026 款大众途观值得购买吗？

大众途观的起售价略高于 $31,000（不含税费及其他费用），与市场上许多新款跨界 SUV 相比价格相对较低。

途观提供四种配置，从入门级 S 款（起售价 $30,805）到 SEL R Turbo 款（售价 $43,085）不等。

我测试的 SEL R Turbo 车型配备 20 英寸轮毂和可加热 / 通风的真皮座椅，前排乘客座椅还提供全背部按摩功能。车内搭载 12 扬声器高级音响系统，包括中央扬声器、低音炮和功放，并配备“全景视野”鸟瞰摄像头。

我非常喜欢这款全配的 SEL R Turbo 款大众途观，但如果追求性价比，可能会选择价格稍低的中配 SE 或 SE R- Black 款。途观的 SE 款起售价仅为 $33,605，而 SE R- Black 款售价则超过 $37,245。

大众途观在竞争激烈的两排 SUV 市场中，与丰田 RAV4、起亚 Sportage、现代 Tucson、马自达 CX-50、雪佛兰 Blazer、福特 Escape 和本田 CR-V 等竞争车型同台竞技。

谁适合购买 2026 款大众途观？

如果你需要一款操控灵活、动力强劲且吸引车迷的 SUV，2026 款大众途观值得考虑。它最多可容纳并承载 5 人的家庭出行。

我测试的 SEL R Turbo 车型配备 15 英寸触摸屏信息娱乐系统，支持无线 Apple CarPlay、Android Auto 及蓝牙连接。车辆还配备后视摄像头系统（带鸟瞰视角）、主动盲点监测、后方交通预警、下车警示系统、带前后距离控制的 Park Assist Plus 泊车辅助、Travel Assist、车道保持辅助及紧急辅助等安全功能。

Cash Offer 提供无义务在线报价。详情请见 KBB.com。Edmunds 即时现金报价可在 Edmunds.com 查询。或者，你也可以选择自行出售车辆。不要轻易选择长期贷款：许多买家为了降低月供，将贷款期限尽可能拉长。根据 Edmunds 的研究，第二季度有创纪录的 23.9% 的借款人签署了 84 个月或更长期限的贷款。是的，这是长达七年的车贷。第二季度，所有新车贷款买家中，有 36.5% 的人选择了 73 个月或更长期限的贷款，较十年前的 27.3% 有所上升。试想，如果你签署了一份 $40,000 的七年期新车贷款，利率为 7%，即使按时还款，三年后仍将欠款约 $25,200。如果贷款金额为 $50,000，

你在三年后大约仍欠31,500美元，基于Calculator.net的汽车贷款计算器。你的置换车辆能覆盖剩余贷款中的多少？可能不如你期望的那么多。德鲁里警告说，太多消费者认为，只要按时还款，就永远不会陷入负资产的情况。但事实并非如此。许多消费者可能没有意识到，汽车贷款的利息通常是前置的，这意味着在贷款的前几年，你的月供中利息占比最高——而在此期间，你积累的资产净值比想象的要少。不要指望置换时能拿到最高价：你是否在汽车贷款中欠款超过车辆本身的价值，将在很大程度上取决于车辆的行驶里程、车况、你是否愿意多方比较置换价格、你的汽车或卡车品牌和型号的受欢迎程度、是否有严重的召回事件、该车型是否即将进行重大改款，甚至制造商是否决定在未来完全停产该车型。

亚拉巴马州 中心地区：加兹登州立社区学院切罗基校区今年夏天录取了54名学生进入其护理副学士学位项目，创下该校区历史上最大规模的护理专业招生纪录。学院官员表示，共收到90份申请，为切罗基校区有史以来最高。

阿拉斯加州 彼得斯堡：美国国家海洋渔业局阿拉斯加分局表示，一头座头鲸在公众举报后，迅速获得海洋哺乳动物专家救援，成功脱离刺网，KTUU报道。

亚利桑那州 凤凰城：亚利桑那州正在动用一批早年储备的科罗拉多河水资源，这些水源在气候变化和过度使用导致河流水量锐减、影响该州供水之前，已被城市储存。盐河项目已启用吉尔伯特路管道，协助将地下水从水井输送至亚利桑那运河及周边水务设施。

阿肯色州 沃斯堡：沃斯堡慈爱医院通过美国心脏协会的“遵循指南”项目获得三项成就奖。西北阿肯色慈爱医院也获得了相同的三项荣誉。

加利福尼亚州 戴维斯：加州大学戴维斯分校的一项研究显示，加州东北部的灰狼高度依赖牛群作为食物来源。研究人员在从拉森和哈维狼群收集的狼粪样本中，发现72%含有牛的DNA。

科罗拉多州 普韦布洛县：科罗拉多州公园和野生动物管理局提醒居民警惕因阿斯彭阿克雷斯山火而流离失所的野生动物。野生动物管理员贾斯汀·莫里斯表示，由于积雪减少，今年春季大型动物的食物供应不足。他指出，随着动物接触到不该接触的物品，会出现“冲突问题”。

康涅狄格州 诺维奇：电船员工社区服务协会提供的16,000美元资助将支持泰晤士河谷社区行动委员会的两个项目，惠及康涅狄格州东部居民。这笔资金将用于“重返家园”和“老年人营养 / 送餐上门”项目。

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哥伦比亚特区 华盛顿：自动配送机器人已开始在华盛顿市中心的街道和人行道上绘制地图，为8月推出的食品配送服务做准备，WUSA9报道。

佛罗里达州 提图斯维尔：宇航员盖伊·加德纳造访BurgerRob餐厅，在一张已有其NASA STS-27任务四名同事签名的“神秘宇航员美元钞票”上签名。店主罗布和谢尔比·布法罗夫妇去年在收银机中发现了这张钞票。

佐治亚州 萨凡纳：萨凡纳-查塔姆县公立学校系统将于今年开始在高中执行佐治亚州的《无干扰教育法》，有效禁止使用所有个人电子设备。

夏威夷州 檀香山：夏威夷事务办公室在与现任首席执行官斯泰西·基亚洛哈拉尼·费雷拉的法律纠纷持续之际，已启动全国范围的新任首席执行官招聘工作，夏威夷新闻网报道。

爱达荷州 博伊西：华盛顿县应急管理部门表示，塔塔尔山火在一夜之间扩大了约6,000英亩，截至8月3日，过火面积已达约103,530英亩，KTVB7报道。官员称，火势仍威胁着韦泽附近的社区，KTVB7报道。

伊利诺伊州 杜兰德：温尼贝戈县森林保护区于7月23日为保拉·斯旺森森林保护区举行了揭牌仪式。森林保护区领导人表彰了斯旺森长期以来的支持和志愿服务，其侄子协助揭幕了将标示保护区入口的标牌复制品。

印第安纳州 印第安纳波利斯：印第安纳州历史学会在州长迈克·布劳恩决定终止其与州政府的租约后，裁减了11名员工。该学会还取消了其赞助近50年的“全国历史日”学生研究竞赛。

焦点：俄亥俄州

边境牧羊犬艾丽（Elle）为“赶鹅人”（Geese Chasers）工作，于7月16日在鲍威尔的一个滞洪池驱赶鸟群。莉莉·马隆 / 今日美国网络

俄亥俄州 哥伦布：身穿亮黄色背心、在水中划行的艾丽是一只2岁的边境牧羊犬，目标明确：一群加拿大雁。作为一只负责驱赶雁群的牧羊犬，艾丽正在做本能驱使她做的事。她不知道的是，对于雇佣她所在公司“俄亥俄赶鹅人”的企业和房主来说，她提供了一种人道的驱鸟替代方案，无需破坏鸟巢或实施安乐死。艾丽的目标从不是伤害这些雁，而是吓唬它们迁移。自2022年起担任“俄亥俄赶鹅人”特许经营店主的贾森·赫尔弗（Jason Helfer）表示，他们的服务还得到了善待动物组织（PETA）的推荐。

艾奥瓦州 得梅因：根据艾奥瓦州美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）的一份新报告，在配备学校资源官的艾奥瓦州公立学校中，黑人学生被逮捕的可能性几乎是同龄人的四倍。

堪萨斯州 威奇托：风暴追逐者里德·蒂默（Reed Timmer）对香姆洛克山有限责任公司（Shamrock Hills LLC）提起的联邦版权诉讼定于2月23日开庭。蒂默称，香姆洛克山在Instagram上使用了他拍摄的2022年安德奥弗龙卷风视频片段，侵犯了版权。

肯塔基州 西帕迪尤卡：美国能源部宣布将利用超过1000 亿美元亿的私人投资，将帕迪尤卡气体扩散厂部分区域改建为数据中心园区。

路易斯安那州 新奥尔良：在新奥尔良拨打911，接听电话的可能是一个人工智能客服。奥尔良堂区通信区正通过引入新技术，改变新奥尔良的调度呼叫处理方式。

缅因州 约克：约克社区服务协会宣布将接手曾由“心连心”（Heart to Heart）运营的志愿者接送服务，该服务在创始人贾德·诺克斯（Jud Knox）退休后停止。

马里兰州 巴克斯敦：前美国众议员罗斯科·巴特利特（Roscoe Bartlett）于6月庆祝了他的100岁生日。《弗雷德里克新闻邮报》报道，巴特利特于1992年至2012,担任美国众议院议员。

马萨诸塞州 布罗克顿：玛丽亚·莱特（Maria Leite）是“大布罗克顿健康家庭”项目的长期家访员，在即将退休之际获得了“儿童信托预防先锋奖”，她已为当地家庭提供支持21年。

密歇根州 印第安河：独立北密歇根音乐人李·费苏（Lee Fayssoux）获得了乔西音乐奖（Josie Music Awards）的三项提名，包括年度乡村男歌手、年度乡村歌曲（《与你同在》）以及年度美国多流派融合歌曲（《寒冷》），社区公告显示。

明尼苏达州 韦特帕克：“国王学院”（原圣克劳德基督教学校）的新校区即将竣工，将于8月23日举行公众落成仪式。

密西西比州 杰克逊：密西西比州的人口流失情况较十年前有所缓解，但该州仍面临持续的人才外流问题，许多年轻且受过教育的劳动力选择离开。根据美国人口普查局数据，该州2025,人口估计约为2.95 million，略低于2020年人口普查数字。与此同时，“密西西比州携手合作”组织的“重新思考密西西比”倡议分析估计，近一半在密西西比州出生的大学毕业生居住在州外。

蒙大拿州 米苏拉：蒙大拿大学研究人员发布了一款免费的地图应用程序 NAIP-CHM，可用于土地管理和野火防控，《KPAX》报道。该媒体称，美国农业部为该项目提供了几乎全部资金。

内布拉斯加州 奥马哈：州参议员玛戈·华雷斯（Margo Juarez）被诊断出乳腺癌，其社交媒体帖文显示，《KOLN》报道。华雷斯表示对预后持乐观态度，并将在接受治疗期间继续服务第5选区，该媒体报道。

内华达州 卡森城：内华达州立法机构联合临时委员会（负责立法运作与选举）投票决定，在2027年会期中提案一项法案，该法案以新墨西哥州今年早些时候通过的立法为蓝本，《内华达当前》报道。该法案将包括限制武装联邦特工在投票站附近活动等内容。

新罕布什尔州 康科德：一名新英格兰新纳粹组织的领导人同意承认，在30年前领导一场康科德咖啡馆外的示威活动（该咖啡馆当时正举办儿童变装故事会）后，违反了新罕布什尔州的民权法。此消息由州检察长办公室发布，《康科德监察报》报道。

新泽西州 特伦顿：7月30日，州长米基·谢里尔（Mikie Sherrill）签署了一项两党法案，将每年6月10日定为“克里斯蒂娜·格里米日”。格里米于10, 2016.在奥兰多的一场音乐会后的见面会上，被一名痴迷粉丝枪杀，年仅22岁。

新墨西哥州 圣菲：新墨西哥州立公园因“历史性低”水位关闭多个船只下水坡道，《KRQE》报道。

纽约州 伊萨卡：当地纺织艺术家玛丽·米尔恩（Mary Milne）及其女儿弗里达·凯（Frieda Kay）正邀请全国民众为“国家被子项目”贡献手工布料方块。计划于2030年在国家广场举办展览。

北卡罗来纳州 马修斯：黄腿大黄蜂（一种喜攻击蜜蜂的入侵昆虫）已抵达北卡罗来纳州。州农业与消费者服务部官员在夏洛特地区设置了超过200个调查陷阱，希望在下一代大黄蜂开始繁殖前锁定巢穴。

北达科他州 伯克县：在北达科他州西北部一处车库下进行的猛犸象挖掘工作，正出土一具比古生物学家在1980年代发现时预期更完整的史前巨兽，《北达科他监察报》报道。

俄克拉何马州 诺曼：诺曼市议会一致通过与 Dr Pepper / Seven Up 公司的合作协议，旨在为诺曼公用事业局提供收入来源，并围绕林赛街水塔建立长期旅游、品牌推广及活动激活合作关系，会议工作人员报告指出。

俄勒冈州 波特兰：8月2.，俄勒冈州创下现代野火过火面积新纪录。该州60场大型火灾在2026年已烧毁1.978百万英亩土地，超过了2024年全年193万的纪录，西北协调中心数据显示。

宾夕法尼亚州 哈里斯堡：宾夕法尼亚州在沃尔玛旗下金融网站WalletHub的早期教育研究中排名第17位，领先于特拉华州，但落后于邻州新泽西州。

罗德岛州 波塔基特：5名在波塔基特“艰苦奋斗”的展望高地公共住宅区长大的前祭坛男童，联合起诉普罗维登斯罗马天主教主教，称多年来遭到一名有此类前科的神父性虐待。

南卡罗来纳州 沃尔哈拉：南卡罗来纳州一人在被蚊子叮咬后感染了一种罕见且严重的病毒性疾病。奥科尼县紧急服务部于7月30日在Facebook发帖称，南卡罗来纳州公共卫生部确认该县一名居民感染了拉克罗斯脑炎（LACE）。

南达科他州 皮尔：据美国能源部称，一场热浪正在引发能源紧急情况，该机构于8月2日发布紧急命令，要求包括南达科他州在内的17个州使用备用发电机以维持电力供应。该命令有效期至8月3日。

田纳西州 纳什维尔：纳什维尔以全国医疗保健中心闻名，但这并未使田纳西州免于在WalletHub的一份报告中跻身医疗服务可负担性和质量最差的10个州之列。

得克萨斯州 阿马里洛：贝尔德事隆公司（Bell Textron Inc.）宣布已从美国海军部获得一份价值约3亿美元的合同，用于升级近50架飞机。

犹他州 比弗：KUTV报道，由于棉花峡谷大火造成的严重损坏，鹰点度假村将关闭至2026-27年冬季赛季。

佛蒙特州 米尔顿：居民将在8月11日于邦巴迪尔西公园举行的盛大开幕庆典上首次体验一条新的无障碍步道和户外阅读体验。

弗吉尼亚州 里士满：弗吉尼亚州大部分地区仍处于干旱预警状态，但州环境官员表示，近期降雨有助于缓解这些状况。7月31日，弗吉尼亚州环境质量部宣布将西南部的大桑迪地区从“干旱预警”降级为“干旱观察”。

华盛顿州 奥林匹亚：《华盛顿州标准报》报道，低收入驾驶者不久将能以更低价格在华盛顿州两条最新收费道路上通行。经过数月讨论，华盛顿州交通委员会批准了一项新计划，为普吉特湾地区的509号和167号州道快速路提供50%的通行费折扣。

西弗吉尼亚州 小伯奇：据《西弗吉尼亚新闻报》报道，现年95岁的陆军老兵约翰·莫里森与西弗吉尼亚天空跳伞俱乐部完成了一次双人跳伞，这是他自在日本服役以来首次尝试。莫里森曾在朝鲜战争期间服役于第82空降师，他表示虽然现在的跳伞体验有所不同，但并未排除未来再次跳伞的可能。

威斯康星州 里奇菲尔德：一名69岁男子于8月1日选择乘飞机前往里奇菲尔德的卡贝拉商店，以避开交通拥堵。据华盛顿县警长办公室的Facebook帖子，该男子告诉警员“开车时间太长”。由于该飞行员持有有效执照、遵守联邦航空管理局规定、安全着陆并回答了警员的问题，警长办公室确认此次“空中跑腿”完全合法。

怀俄明州 杰克逊霍尔：《杰克逊霍尔新闻与指南》报道，怀俄明州狩猎与渔业部提醒公众，禁止将在泰顿县集市上获得的金鱼放生至野外。此举属违法行为，可能导致狩猎和垂钓权利被取消、罚款甚至入狱。

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车辆关键液体泄漏提供车辆健康状况线索

你的汽车仪表盘上可能有许多你不熟悉的警告灯。 但它们会实时更新你的车辆所需的多种关键液体的状态， 确保车辆保持最佳运行状态。 “车辆保养最重要的方面之一是保持适当的 液体水平和状态，”AutoZone在其网站文章中表示。 “它们是车辆系统的命脉， 确保从发动机性能到刹车和转向， 甚至保持挡风玻璃清洁等各项功能安全高效运行，”文章继续说道。 “而避免昂贵汽车维修的关键， 在于密切关注液体更换的时机。” 及时了解汽车液体状况尤为重要， 因为新车平均价格接近$50,000， 美国人保有车辆的时间比以往任何时候都要长。 美国国家公路交通安全管理局表示， 美国道路上行驶的汽车平均车龄接近13年， 当然，车辆越老，保养起来就越具挑战性。 基于这一背景，《今日美国》汽车团队 参考了AutoZone和AAA的建议， 总结了识别最常见液体泄漏的技巧及每种颜色的含义， 以便在小问题演变成可能需要高昂维修费用的大问题之前及时发现。

1. 空调和尾气冷凝水泄漏

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质地：水状。 气味：无味。 专家观点：美国汽车协会（AAA）表示，冷凝水泄漏是完全正常的现象。但该组织警告称：“唯一需要担心的情况是，如果水泄漏到车内驾驶员或乘客的脚上。如果发生这种情况，建议检查空调系统。”

2. 清洗液泄漏

颜色：根据清洗液类型，可能为蓝色、绿色、紫色、黄色或橙色。 质地：稀薄且水状。 气味：类似于玻璃清洁剂（如Windex）的气味。 专家观点：“如果储液罐内没有液体，您将无法有效清洁挡风玻璃，这可能导致能见度问题，尤其是在恶劣天气条件下，”AAA表示。

3. 燃油泄漏

颜色：透明。 质地：稀薄且水状。 气味：类似汽油味。 专家观点：“驾驶燃油泄漏的车辆对您和环境都非常危险。一个简单的火花就足以点燃燃油痕迹，使车辆陷入火海，”AAA表示。

4. 冷却液泄漏

颜色：根据所用冷却液类型，可能为绿色、橙色、粉色、黄色、红色、蓝色或透明。 质地：滑腻或油状。 气味：类似糖浆的甜味。 专家观点：“发动机冷却液（即防冻液）顾名思义，用于冷却发动机。没有它，发动机会过热并卡死，”AutoZone表示。因此，泄漏问题应立即处理。

5. 机油泄漏

颜色：黑色或棕色。 质地：浓稠且油状。 气味：类似于用过的食用油的焦味。 专家观点：“少量机油泄漏是正常现象，但如果出现大片油渍或机油持续减少，必须立即解决问题！”AAA表示。

第二排座椅安全带扣锚点未正确固定在车身结构上（安全带扣锚点是座椅下方与安全带扣连接的装置）。该问题可能出现在第二排座椅的驾驶员侧或中间座位。Stellantis表示，在发生碰撞时，这一缺陷可能影响安全带的性能，增加后排乘客受伤的风险。

2019至2026年款Ram 1500皮卡召回

此次召回共涉及1,271,294辆2019至2026年款Ram 1500皮卡，此外还有约245,000辆在美国境外受影响（其中加拿大约156,138辆，墨西哥15,088辆，北美以外地区74,084辆）。Stellantis将向受影响车辆的车主发送通知信。车主可联系其

6. 变速箱油泄漏

颜色：红色或棕色。 质地：浓稠。 气味：类似汽油味。 专家观点：“变速箱更换成本高昂，因此变速箱泄漏应被高度重视，以避免更大的开支，”AAA表示。

7. 转向液泄漏

颜色：红色、粉色或棕色。 质地：稀薄。 气味：类似烧焦的棉花糖味。 专家观点：“如果液位过低，转向将变得极其困难。如果怀疑存在转向液泄漏，应立即将车辆送至维修店检查，”AAA表示。

8. 制动液泄漏

颜色：透明、浅棕色或浅黄色。 质地：滑腻且黏稠。 气味：鱼腥味。 专家观点：“如果发现车辆泄漏散发鱼腥味的黄色液体，切勿拖延处理。随着制动液流失，车辆将失去制动能力，”AAA表示。

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布莱克·托普梅耶

今日美国网络

印第安纳

遭遇不公， SEC获得过多 民意调查青睐

赛季前的US LBM教练民意调查显示，十大联盟（Big Ten）在大学橄榄球排名的顶端获得了大量关注，但东南联盟（SEC）也在下游获得了不少尊重。 谁遭到了冷落，谁获得了过多青睐，哪支未上榜的球队本应进入前25名？ 让我们在教练民意调查的热门观点中一探究竟：

US LBM教练民意调查

印第安纳仍未得到应有的认可

印第安纳遭遇了不公。想象一下，假如卫冕全国冠军的印第安纳人（Hoosiers）拥有这支堆积如山的防守阵容，并在球衣前印上俄亥俄州立大学、阿拉巴马或俄克拉荷马等传统豪门的名字，他们会被排在什么位置？我敢说，肯定高于第6位。 这是过去15年来，卫冕全国冠军第二次在随后的赛季前教练民意调查中被排在前五名之外。 上一次发生这种情况是在两年前，当时卫冕全国冠军密歇根大学在接下来的赛季前民意调查中被排在第8位。这尚可理解。当时，密歇根大学失去了主教练吉姆·哈博（Jim Harbaugh）前往NFL，他们的“窃取信号”丑闻被曝光，冠军球队中有13名球员在NFL选秀中被选中，仅有少数首发球员回归。 而印第安纳人则在防守端保留了多名首发球员，同时拥有一条经验丰富的进攻线。他们通过一些优质的转会球员填补了技术位置的空缺。

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卫冕全国冠军印第安纳队的查理·贝克尔（80）和卡特·史密斯在庆祝。RICH JANZARUK / HERALD-TIMES

排名，学校（第一名票数） 胜-负 得分 上次排名 1 俄亥俄州立大学 (38) 1741 1 2 俄勒冈 (6) 1637 2 3 佐治亚 (7) 1591 3 4 得克萨斯 (2) 1544 4 5 圣母大学 (5) 1524 5 6 印第安纳 (14) 1522 6 7 迈阿密（佛罗里达） 1409 7 8 得克萨斯农工 1174 8 9 俄克拉荷马 1104 9 10 密西西比 1096 10 11 阿拉巴马 1050 11 12 得克萨斯理工 1034 12 13 路易斯安那州立 951 13 14 南加州 838 14 15 杨百翰 781 15 16 密歇根 719 16 17 宾夕法尼亚 463 17 18 田纳西 428 18 19 华盛顿 406 19 20 南方卫理公会大学 378 20 21 犹他 313 21 22 艾奥瓦 291 22 23 克莱姆森 235 23 24 休斯顿 194 24 25 密苏里 158 25 其他获得选票的球队：路易斯维尔 153；佛罗里达 147；得克萨斯基督教大学 63；伊利诺伊 62；南卡罗来纳 50；亚利桑那 50；弗吉尼亚 40；范德比尔特 37；奥本 29；佐治亚理工 26；博伊西州立 24；俄克拉荷马 22；内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校 17；北卡罗来纳 13；佛罗里达 13；弗吉尼亚理工 12；内布拉斯加 12；孟菲斯 9；亚利桑那 8；杜克 6；詹姆斯·麦迪逊 6；新墨西哥 4；匹兹堡 4；海军 3；西密歇根 3；圣迭戈 2；夏威夷 1；加利福尼亚 1；杰克逊维尔 1。

今日美国

今日美国

路易斯安那州立大学

路易斯安那州立大学老虎队主教练莱恩·基芬在SEC橄榄球季前媒体日上接受媒体采访。NATHAN RAY SEEBECK / IMAGN IMAGES 民调选民看好 基芬，对卫冕冠军印第安纳持怀疑态度

印第安纳

路易斯安那州立大学

保罗·迈耶伯格

十大联盟

好吧，也许季前《今日美国》教练民调不会完全准确：去年的季前25强将宾州州立大学排在第3位，印第安纳排在第19，嗯，糟糕。 但作为即将到来的赛季的前奏，教练民调展示了十大联盟、SEC与其他碗赛分区球队之间的巨大差距，以及这两大“超级四联盟”巨头之间的微妙差异。 十大联盟和SEC在季前25强中占据前四名中的四支、前六名中的五支以及前11名中的九支，总共17支球队。 在头号种子俄亥俄州立大学、第2位的俄勒冈和第6位的印第安纳的带领下，十大联盟正在追逐四连冠。SEC则依靠第3位的佐治亚和第4位的德克萨斯来终结其痛苦的冠军荒。 25强中没有来自“六大联盟”的球队。民调对ACC联盟也不友好，选民认为它是“超级四联盟”中最弱的一个。 季前教练民调正式拉开了2026赛季的序幕。 以下是新鲜出炉的25强中最大的赢家和输家：

ACC联盟

六大联盟

宾州州立大学

教练民调赢家

十大联盟作为FBS的王者，在三支特别突出的25强球队——印第安纳、俄勒冈和俄亥俄州立大学的带领下，正在追逐四连冠。 但这并非十大联盟的全部——尽管这可能足以维持其冠军连胜。该联盟还有另外五支排名球队：第14位的南加州大学、第16位的密歇根、第17位的宾州州立大学、第19位的华盛顿，和第22位的爱荷华。在这第二梯队中，南加州和华盛顿的上限最高，如果一切顺利，有望争夺季后赛外卡席位。

密歇根

第13位的老虎队是教练民调中六支上赛季未进入排名的球队中排名最高的。 原因很简单。 有新主教练莱恩·基芬。前任教练组留下的天赋。以四分卫萨姆·莱维特、进攻锋线乔丹·西顿和边锋普林斯威尔·乌曼米伦为首的超强转会班底。SEC赛程将带来德克萨斯、第8位的德州农工、第11位的阿拉巴马和第23位的克莱姆森前往死亡谷。选民认为，基芬首个赛季的拼图已经就位，有望一鸣惊人，甚至冲击全国冠军。

阿拉巴马

克莱姆森

迈阿密在去年获得亚军后，获得了自2004.以来的最高季前排名。在经历了几十年的起伏后，我们是否正迎来另一个迈阿密复兴？尽管在防守端失去了几名关键球员，但毫无疑问，这是ACC联盟中最强的球队。进攻端将由转会四分卫达里安·门萨、跑卫小马克·弗莱彻和全能接球手马拉基·托尼挑起大梁。

教练民调输家

这并非印第安纳的错，一些选民仍对一支过去两个赛季取得27胜2负并夺得全国冠军的球队持怀疑态度。印第安纳获得了14张第一选票，仅次于俄亥俄州立大学。 但选民将IU排在第6位，在十大联盟中位列第三，反映出对这支球队的明显不信任，尽管他们有充分理由相信能够卫冕，凭借强大的回归核心和新援，如四分卫乔希·胡佛和接球手尼克·马什。印第安纳人再次需要在球场上证明自己。

选民显然看好迈阿密作为冠军争夺者，但对整个ACC联盟评价不高，仅在民意调查末段将另外两支球队排在第20位的南卫理公会大学（SMU）和克莱姆森大学。此时，人们不禁要问，老虎队的排名是基于其场上潜力，还是依然具有影响力的全国声誉。另有两支球队——路易斯维尔大学和弗吉尼亚大学——在排名之外获得了较高票数。本赛季的发展可能截然不同；也许佛罗里达州立大学会反弹，或弗吉尼亚理工大学在詹姆斯·富兰克林的首秀中崛起。但ACC联盟排名球队的匮乏反映了该联盟在声誉上的问题，这一问题只能通过在场上对抗其他四大联盟的成功来解决。

路易斯维尔大学

弗吉尼亚大学

本赛季前民意调查中没有出现“六大联盟”之外的球队——随着Pac-12联盟的重生，目前有六个非主要联盟——这是12年来第二次在三年内发生这种情况。这可能与实际情况略有出入：例如，上赛季结束时有三支“六大联盟”球队（杜兰大学、詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学和海军学院）进入了排名。但毫无疑问，“六大联盟”长期以来一直受到转会门的削弱，每年冬季都有顶级贡献者和全联盟入选者转投四大联盟（以及四大联盟的资金）。虽然“六大联盟”球队有望进入季后赛，且至少有一支球队能在常规赛中取得11场或更多胜利，但选民们敏锐地意识到主要联盟与非主要联盟之间存在显著的人才差距。

五大最被低估的民调遗珠

乔丹·门多萨

随着2026赛季的临近，一些大学橄榄球队获得了绝佳的激励素材：未能进入排名。

美国LBM教练季前民调已经出炉，72名投票者对他们认为最有可能进入大学橄榄球季后赛的顶尖竞争者进行了官方预测。共有55支球队至少获得了一票，但仍有一些球队被忽视。

无论是关键球员的回归，还是新秀的出色表现，都有五支球队在赛季初未能进入排名。虽然这让人困惑，但并非世界末日——他们拥有整个赛季来证明自己的实力，而且不必惊讶，他们可能很快就会闯入排名。

ACC联盟在其他Power Four联盟中表现落后，仅有三支球队进入前25名，而路易斯维尔队以五分之差无缘第四。红雀队本赛季的期望值之高，自拉马尔·杰克逊时代以来尚属首次，原因显而易见：动态跑卫艾萨克·布朗回归，四分卫则是来自俄亥俄州立大学的转校生林肯·金霍尔茨。防守端则有可能成为联盟年度最佳球员的克莱夫·卢宾，他在对抗线上所向披靡。杰夫·布罗姆在路易斯维尔执教的三个赛季均至少赢得九场胜利，对于这支有望进入ACC冠军赛、甚至冲击季后赛的球队而言，这一目标完全可以实现。

亚利桑那

在经历了2024年的低迷后，亚利桑那在布伦特·布伦南执教的第二个赛季赢得了九场胜利，证明了自身的实力。这要归功于四分卫诺亚·菲菲塔从2024年令人失望的表现中反弹，他决定留队对野猫队意义重大，保留了全美最经验丰富的四分卫之一。大批接球手也将回归，以保持进攻节奏的流畅，为野猫队带来

五支最被高估的球队

约翰·布赖斯

别再问谁会成为今年的印第安纳。谁会成为2025赛季的宾州州立大学？ 还记得去年的尼塔尼雄狮吗？在上赛季大学橄榄球赛季初的US LBM教练民意调查中，他们高居第三位。他们在最近的NFL选秀中有8名球员被选中，另有7名球员签下了落选自由球员合同。

然而，他们在10月的第二个周末、仅仅进行了3场比赛后就解雇了主教练，随后陷入了6连败。

与宾州州立大学不相上下——无论是赛季前的排名还是赛季中的失望表现——的还有克莱姆森大学。他们在赛季初排名第6位，最终却未能进入排名，与尼塔尼雄狮一样以7胜6负的战绩收官，并在Pinstripe碗赛中输给了宾州州立大学。

虽然有不少候选者，但以下是2026赛季初最被高估的五支球队。

深红潮（阿拉巴马大学）失去了15名首发球员，其中10人是2025年的NFL选秀球员，包括首轮选秀球员卡登·普罗克特（第12顺位）和四分卫泰·辛普森（第13顺位）。具体的损失，加上表现不佳的进攻线上的人员流失，以及极具挑战性的赛程，使得排名第11位的深红潮重返大学橄榄球季后赛（CFP）的几率变得渺茫。他们将在六周内连续进行五场比赛：10月3日客场对阵密西西比州立大学，10月10日主场对阵赛季前排名第3的佐治亚大学，10月17日客场对阵第18位的田纳西大学，10月24日主场对阵第8位的德州农工大学，以及11月7日客场对阵第13位的路易斯安那州立大学。

我一直是莱恩·基夫恩的支持者。但他接手的是一个7胜6负的球队，面临着残酷的赛程，转会来的四分卫萨姆·莱维特自2025年10月25日以来再未参加过大学橄榄球比赛，此前他因一个月前遭受的利斯弗朗克损伤最终选择了手术。此外，基夫恩还因从密西西比大学带走的几名球员（"a couple of dudes he took with him to the Bayou from Ole Miss"）而被起诉，但他也清楚地知道自己没有带走哪些重要球员：全美东南联盟（SEC）的跑卫基万·莱西、明星四分卫特立尼达·钱布利斯等。密西西比州立大学有望连续第二个赛季取得胜多负少的战绩，这将是十多年来的首次。

弗吉尼亚大学距离首次进入大学橄榄球季后赛仅差几场比赛，在经历了历史性的赛季后卷土重来，试图再次带来惊喜。托尼·埃利奥特在通过转会门补充进攻端方面表现出色，四分卫博·普里布拉（密苏里大学）将担任首发，佩顿·刘易斯（田纳西大学）在后场提供支持，并有一条强大的进攻线作为后盾。防守端基本保持完整，边锋马修·福布斯-怀特（贝勒大学）的加入可能成为全美大西洋沿岸联盟（ACC）的最佳球员，与防守端线卫卡姆·罗宾逊形成合力。在去年取得10胜后，骑士队不应被视为昙花一现的成功故事。

伊利诺伊大学

伊利诺伊大学在布雷特·比勒玛的带领下找到了自己的节奏，有望成为大十联盟的第9支球队。战斗伊利尼引入了来自东卡罗来纳大学的四分卫卡廷·豪泽，这位被低估的传球手。顶级跑卫卡·利尔·瓦伦丁回归，同时还有贡献突出的接球手科林·迪克森和哈德森·克莱门特。伊利诺伊大学在过去两个赛季中每个赛季至少赢得9场比赛，依托主场的强大氛围，在纪念体育场取得了12胜2负的战绩。如果伊利诺伊大学能在客场有更好的表现，他们有望在赛程并不严苛的情况下赢得两位数的胜利。

博伊西州立大学

在排名中没有非五大联盟球队的身影——这反映了当前的大学橄榄球格局——但有一支球队理应入选，这支球队经常代表弱势群体。博伊西州立大学上赛季赢得了第三个连续的山地西部联盟冠军，本赛季将有13名首发球员回归，包括四分卫马达克斯·马德森、冲球领袖迪伦·赖利和擅长擒杀的杰登·弗金-摩根。斯宾塞·丹尼尔森继续保持球队的运转，如今加入太平洋十二校联盟（Pac-12）后，野马队有望成为大学橄榄球季后赛的代表球队。

狼獾队自……2020年代以来一直因丑闻而元气大伤。他们还将回归10名首发球员，但防守端仅有三人；温克·马蒂达尔的防守组在过去几年里在安阿伯并非谢罗恩·摩尔的问题。再加上赛程包括客场对阵俄克拉荷马、明尼苏达、俄勒冈和俄亥俄州立大学，以及主场对阵艾奥瓦、宾夕法尼亚州立大学和卫冕全国冠军印第安纳——此外还面临全新的教练团队——不难看出密歇根在这一第16位的排名中有些操之过急。

尼塔尼雄狮队仅有四名球员来自球队内部的首发阵容，并正在进入一个全新的教练时代，这也是自1950.以来第五次由一位完全受聘且签约的教练执掌球队。马特·坎贝尔从爱荷华州立大学带来了大量有价值的球员；需要注意的是，旋风队在2025年没有赢得Big12联赛冠军，甚至没有进入决赛。宾夕法尼亚州立大学在2026.也不会成为十大联盟冠军的有力争夺者。尽管宾夕法尼亚州立大学直到10月才离开宾夕法尼亚州，但球队仍需在客场对阵南加州大学和华盛顿，并在西北大学耀眼的新瑞安球场进行首场比赛。诚然，宾夕法尼亚州立大学避开了俄亥俄州立大学和俄勒冈，但即使拥有十大联盟最轻松的赛程之一，这一第17位的排名仍然有些过高。

好消息是，排名第23位的老虎队将回归八名预计的首发球员，其中包括两名进攻线首发球员，五名进攻端球员。这意味着进攻线上仍有三个空缺，更不用说还需要一位新的四分卫。克里斯托弗·维齐纳是一位前蓝筹新秀，但其职业生涯迄今仅有不到75次传球记录。在“死亡谷”耐心等待后，他还需适应新的进攻协调员——查德·莫里斯——此前他曾在加勒特·赖利手下学习了三年。此外，老虎队还将在客场对阵LSU、加州大学伯克利分校、佛罗里达州立大学和卫冕ACC冠军杜克大学。

《今日美国》

MLB交易截止日赢家与输家 道奇和红袜绝对全力以赴

鲍勃·奈滕盖尔

专栏作家

波士顿红袜队

这是令人眼花缭乱的一天，当硝烟散尽，美国职业棒球大联盟交易截止日过后，我们终于知道哪些球队是真正认真挑战洛杉矶道奇队的，哪些球队只是装装样子。 我们发现，波士顿红袜队棒球运营总裁克雷格·布雷斯洛也许并不像之前那样执着于数据分析，他展现出魄力，用自己珍视的新秀换来了巴尔的摩金莺队的全明星捕手阿德利·拉奇曼。 我们发现，克利夫兰守护者队不会坐视芝加哥白袜队的梦幻赛季继续下去，他们出人意料地展现出进攻性，不仅引进了急需的进攻帮手，还加强了先发轮换阵容。 我们现在知道，洛杉矶天使队老板阿特·莫雷诺已经找到了他的永久总经理，允许约翰·莫泽利亚克在6小时内进行了多笔交易，彻底改造了球队的农场系统。 而我们也了解到，尽管道奇队可能是通往世界大赛道路上不可撼动的力量，但这并没有阻止圣迭戈教士队的A.J.·普雷勒想方设法在不交易掉任何核心牛棚球员的情况下，为先发轮换阵容增添了两名顶级先发投手。 要想知道这些被交易出去的新秀是否会在未来困扰那些交易他们的管理者，可能需要数年时间，但只需68个月，我们就能知道这些冒险是否会在十月的深度季后赛中得到回报。

圣迭戈教士队

洛杉矶天使队

MLB交易截止日赢家 洛杉矶道奇队

道奇队不仅赢得了MLB交易截止日，而且遥遥领先，将竞争对手远远甩在身后。 他们得到了头号目标塔里克·斯库巴尔，而且没有付出任何大联盟球员，也没有任何未来可能困扰他们的球员。他们没有交易掉任何前五名新秀，送出的外野手齐希尔·霍普（15位最佳新秀）、右投手里弗·瑞安（第68位）和右投手布雷迪·史密斯。 他们再次大获成功。 为了进一步炫耀，他们甚至签下了左投手、前全明星先发克里斯·布比克，他目前在60天伤病名单上，被他们妥善储备起来。 他们还从坦帕湾光芒队引进了捕手本·罗特韦特和亨特·费杜西亚，以增强捕手深度。 本赛季剩余时间，他们最大的担忧是规划世界大赛游行路线。 “我们的想法是在这次交易截止日积极争取一名球员，”球队棒球运营总裁安德鲁·弗里德曼说，“幸运的是，我们成功了。” 道奇队现在的先发轮换阵容包括斯库巴尔、山本由伸、布雷克·斯内尔、贾斯汀·沃布尔斯基、佐佐木朗希、泰勒·格拉斯诺和埃米特·希恩。 “我认为这可能是史上最强的先发轮换阵容，”道奇队捕手多尔顿·拉辛兴奋地说。 那么，道奇队的最新交易是否真的在毁掉棒球？ “强烈反对，”弗里德曼在斯库巴尔交易后的道奇队新闻发布会上说，“这再次说明，我们与那些每场比赛涌入50,000名球迷的热情支持者之间的伙伴关系，以及更衣室里的球员们为了让我们有机会赢得世界大赛所做的一切。”

向新的美国联盟夺旗热门问好。

他们本可以在上周用先发投手康纳利·厄利换来柯蒂斯·米德后就此打住，但米德在第二次打席中手腕骨折。然而，他们仍然选择了痛下杀手，从巴尔的摩金莺队交易来三届全明星捕手阿德利·拉奇曼（2019年状元秀），同时还获得了替补捕手杰克·罗杰斯。此外，他们还用前首轮秀马塞洛·梅耶从旧金山巨人队换来了左投救援投手埃里克·米勒，并从亚特兰大队引进了外野手伊莱·怀特。

对于这支目前地球上最火热的球队来说，这笔交易可谓不赖——他们刚刚在道奇体育场横扫了道奇队。

塔里克·斯库巴尔原定于8月4日迎来他在道奇队的首秀。

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今年入选全明星的拉奇曼本赛季打击率为.251，并有8支本垒打，但自7月18日以来因手腕炎症一直在伤病名单上。不过，预计他将在几周内回归，并将在捕手位置上带来巨大提升。显然，红袜队急需捕手的补强——他们在捕手位置上的本垒打数联盟垫底（仅4支），OPS也排在第六差。

这笔交易的代价极其高昂，令竞争对手的高管们震惊，红袜队竟然愿意付出这些筹码：右投手安东尼·艾扬森（球队第二优秀新秀）、右投手凯森·威瑟斯庞（第四优秀新秀）、外野手恩迪·阿佐卡（第五优秀新秀）、一名待定球员，以及捕手卡洛斯·纳瓦埃斯。

不过，既然红袜队目前的表现如此出色，为何不放手一搏呢？

他们最近26场比赛赢下了23场，自6月25日以来的战绩为28胜5负。无论是否能赢下美联东区冠军，他们都应当成为美联的头号劲敌，并有望在世界大赛中与道奇队再度交锋。道奇队主教练戴夫·罗伯茨周日承认，他可能还没与红袜队打完最后一场比赛。

“这是一支非常出色的球队，”罗伯茨说，“基本功非常扎实。从服役时间来看，这是一支更年轻的团队。他们渴望胜利，看起来配合默契。防守能力出色，身体素质优秀。让我想起了酿酒人队。他们投球实力强劲，不会自乱阵脚。充满活力。”

费城费城人队

他们在交易截止日前寻求一名右打外野手。

最终却得到了一名左打内野手——而这名内野手恰好是联盟中最出色的安打高手。

三届安打王路易斯·阿拉埃斯本赛季为旧金山巨人队打出了.324的打击率，在464个打席中仅有21次三振。

费城人队为此付出了第四优秀新秀拉蒙·马尔克斯和救援投手马蒂·盖尔，但同时也从巨人队得到了右投救援投手卡勒布·基利安。

最大的赌注在于，费城人队需要重新调整几乎整个内野阵容，同时让一垒手布莱斯·哈珀时隔两年重返右外野。

二垒手布莱森·斯托特将移至三垒，三垒手亚历克·博姆将转任一垒，而哈珀则将回到右外野。

这套调整能否奏效将非常值得关注，但费城人队知道他们必须做出改变，这是一次精明的赌博。此外，他们还通过交易从大都会队引进了左投布鲁克斯·拉雷，以补强牛棚——此前，球队的布局投手米奇·凯勒本赛季报销。

教士队在一周前还在考虑交易终结者梅森·米勒和布局投手阿德里安·莫雷洪，但现在不仅停止了所有洽谈，还从巨人队引进了老将投手罗比·雷，并从老虎队引进了凯西·迈兹和多功能球员盖奇·沃克曼。哦，你真的以为A.J.普雷勒会放弃这个赛季吗？

“我们在努力赢球，”普雷勒说，“我们对此不道歉。我们在努力赢得冠军。我们在努力进入季后赛，并年复一年地做到这一点。”

曾获赛扬奖的雷是两届全明星球员，近期状态极佳，几乎是目前棒球界表现最好的投手。自6月16日以来的最近八场比赛（七次先发）中，他取得了6胜0负、防御率1.09的MLB最佳成绩，在49又1 / 3局中三振了41名击球员。在此期间，他仅有一次让对手得到超过1分。

凯西·迈兹身体健康且表现强势。在最近的五次先发中，他取得了2胜1负、防御率2.20的成绩，仅被击出19支安打，在28又2 / 3局中三振了27名击球员。

教士队知道他们无法全年仅依赖两名先发投手，此前已将三名先发投手调整为11人牛棚阵容，仅剩迈克尔·金和沃克·比勒作为传统先发投手。

如今，他们补充了两名顶级先发投手，本月下旬还将有乔·马斯格罗夫和尼克·皮维塔加入，两人周二开始康复训练。他们有望重返季后赛，赢得外卡席位，并凭借最强悍的牛棚阵容一搏。

约翰·莫泽利亚克不仅策划了天使队近期最激进的交易截止日行动，还赢得了留任永久总经理的资格。取消“临时”头衔，这一职位将成为永久性的。

显然，莫泽利亚克赢得了天使队老板阿特·莫雷诺的信任，获得了在不交易迈克·特劳特的情况下自由交易的权利。

天使队在截止日前是最活跃的球队之一，进行了五笔交易，涉及三名可控球员。他们将右投手何塞·索里亚诺交易至多伦多蓝鸟队，外野手乔·阿德尔交易至克利夫兰守卫者队，救援投手瑞安·泽弗扬交易至芝加哥小熊队，并将老将救援投手布伦特·苏特交易至亚特兰大勇士队，柯比·耶茨交易至匹兹堡海盗队。

作为回报，他们得到了九名新秀，其中最引人注目的是来自多伦多的顶级游击手阿尔琼·尼马拉，他在MLB管道网的新秀排名中位列第43名。莫泽利亚克甚至考虑过交易游击手扎克·内托和先发投手里德·德特默斯，但“对任何报价都不满意”。

特劳特无意放弃禁止交易条款，当天未被提及。

交易截止日输家

底特律老虎队

这支球队本应在今年进入世界大赛，甚至可能结束他们长达42年的冠军荒。他们以创纪录的2.2亿美元薪资投入签下了自由球员弗兰伯·巴尔德斯，并留住了两届赛扬奖得主塔里克·斯库巴尔。

如今，在距离外卡席位仅差2又1 / 2场的情况下，他们却慌了神，选择了放弃。他们交易了斯库巴尔。

他们得到了三名不错的新秀，但均非道奇队的前五新秀。竞争对手的高管对老虎队未等到最后几小时、看看酿酒人是否会提高报价或是否有其他球队加入感到惊讶。

相反，他们在截止日前48小时就接受了道奇队的报价。为何如此匆忙？为何不制造一场竞价战？

然而，他们并未完全放弃，而是采取了半途而废的做法。他们在截止日最后一刻交易了先发投手凯西·迈兹，但保留了内野手格雷伯·托雷斯、救援投手凯尔·芬尼根和终结者肯利·詹森。

因此，他们可以告诉球迷他们仍在努力争取，尽管他们刚刚交易了美联最佳投手。

让人摸不着头脑。

纽约洋基队

洋基队向全世界宣称，他们迫切需要一名捕手、一名后援投手和进攻支援。然而，在周日从华盛顿国民队交易来内外野手小路易斯·加西亚后，他们又从巨人队交易来了防守薄弱的外野手赫利奥特·拉莫斯。

信不信由你，这就是全部。

哦，他们曾与金莺队商谈阿德利·拉奇曼。他们试图从双城队挖来捕手瑞安·杰弗斯。他们参与了多场关于另一名后援投手的谈判。

结果却一无所获。

洋基队将不得不拼尽全力才能进入季后赛。他们无法追上光芒队。他们可能会被红袜队赶超。

他们寄希望于亚伦·贾奇、吉安卡洛·斯坦顿和科迪·贝林杰的伤愈回归。

私下里，洋基队会告诉你，他们对贾奇的担忧远超公开表态，并对其因肋骨骨折可能无法在今年回归感到恐惧。

如果贾奇无法回归，那么洋基队在交易截止日所做的努力可能就真的无关紧要了。

亚利桑那响尾蛇队

已跃升至第二张外卡席位的响尾蛇队曾表示，他们希望在交易截止日采取积极行动。他们希望至少引进一名先发投手、一名强力打者和另一名后援投手。

他们唯一得到的打者是圣路易斯红雀队左打外野手拉尔斯·努特巴尔。他目前的打击率为.234，本垒打2支，3支本垒打和16分打点。

仅此而已。

响尾蛇队得到了努特巴尔，但看看与他们争夺外卡席位的三支球队都做了什么。费城人队交易来了一位三届打击王。教士队拿下了两名顶级先发投手。而小熊队则收获了多名先发和后援投手。

响尾蛇队可能要带着一把水枪去参加这场外卡争夺战了。

密尔沃基酿酒人队

他们可能被视为交易截止日的输家，但得了吧，你知道他们总会笑到最后。

他们总是如此。

拥有棒球界最佳农场系统的酿酒人队曾竞标塔里克·斯库巴尔，但因不愿放弃顶级新秀而未能如愿。

他们本可以抢购市场上的顶级先发或部分后援投手，但最终选择了科罗拉多落基山队的后援投手安东尼奥·森扎特拉、红雀队的先发投手达斯汀·梅和左手后援投手乔乔·罗梅罗。

森扎特拉9胜2负，防御率3.61，是今年最佳右手后援投手之一。梅表现起伏不定，但具备天赋，在12场先发中保持2.54的防御率，场均投6.19局。罗梅罗去年被视为顶级左手布局投手，防御率2.07，但因7月中旬的急性阑尾炎手术而进入伤病名单。

交易截止日结束时，你本以为酿酒人队会有更多动作，尤其是考虑到竞争对手小熊队当天成为最积极的买家之一。

哦，酿酒人队仍有可能赢得全联盟最多的比赛。他们甚至可能在国联中区守住阵地。但得了吧，他们要如何击败道奇队？

看看酿酒人队吧。

没人指望他们会交易来塔里克·斯库巴尔，不过，天哪，你能想象他和克里斯·塞尔搭档吗？

但人们还是期待他们能在市场上再抢下一名顶级先发。他们做了什么？

他们从巨人队引进了先发投手泰勒·马勒（9胜5.13负，防御率5.13），从天使队引进了老将布伦特·苏特（1胜2负，防御率4.12），以及从红 Sox 队引进了右手后援投手泰勒·乌伯斯坦，后者本赛季大部分时间都在小联盟度过。

仅此而已。

而最感激他们的莫过于费城人队，后者正试图追赶他们。

明年见。

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《今日美国》

《今日美国》

WNBA实力排行榜 被低估的球员持续贡献

梅根·L·霍尔

随着WNBA赛季后半程的进行，我们正在关注那些默默无闻的球员。这些球员可能不像队内其他球员那样知名，但她们的努力值得更多关注。 基于这一考虑，《今日美国》汇总了一份联盟中最被低估的球员名单。需要说明的是，这些球员可能不是首发，但她们潜力巨大，值得在未来的观察名单上占据一席之地。 本周《今日美国》WNBA实力排行榜将详细分析，并为每支球队推荐一位被低估的球员。

1. 明尼苏达山猫（25胜6负）

上周排名：1. 玛雅·考德威尔的身高和运动能力常被忽视。虽然她身高5英尺11，不是最高的后卫，但她移动灵活，在需要时能命中投篮。要警惕考德威尔致命的三分球。此外，考德威尔还是一名出色的防守者，能够防守多个位置。

2. 金州女武神（20胜9负）

上周排名：2. 拉蒂西亚·阿米希尔在WNBA的旅程并不平坦。但每当有机会发光时，阿米希尔的能力远超人们想象。这名前锋能在三个层次得分，她的步伐和控球能力帮助她在其他球员可能放弃的情况下坚持完成比赛。如果阿米希尔能继续提升并保持稳定，她可能迎来爆发赛季。

3. 拉斯维加斯王牌（21胜9负）

上周排名：4. 谢伊恩·帕克-泰厄斯在联盟效力了12个赛季，职业生涯首发121场。这名前锋在篮板球上表现强势，一旦在内线发力，便难以阻挡。王牌队的这名前锋还能远投得分。她的三分球让她成为一个不容小觑的威胁。

MLB实力排行榜 道奇队交易截止日无法阻挡火热的红袜队

盖布·拉克斯

波士顿红袜队还能飞多高？ 在波士顿，这感觉像是复仇赛季。一支在亚历克斯·科拉被解雇时战绩为10胜17负的球队，如今在临时（但可能成为永久）主帅查德·特雷西的带领下，战绩已不可思议地达到50胜34负。在塔里克·斯库巴尔加盟洛杉矶的喧嚣中，红袜队在三场比赛中横扫道奇队，将他们势不可挡的连胜纪录扩大到23胜26场比赛，距离第一名仅差5场。 他们现在几乎锁定了美国联盟的第二张外卡席位，同时还签下了阿德利·拉奇曼，准备提升捕手位置的糟糕表现，而塞丹·拉斐拉则继续他的MVP级表现。剩下的只是主场优势：红袜队在芬威公园的战绩为25胜29负。 《今日美国》MLB实力排行榜： 1. 洛杉矶道奇队（–）：忘了斯库巴尔吧。本尼·拜塞普斯又回来了。 2. 密尔沃基酿酒人（–）：联盟最佳农场系统依然完好。但代价是什么？ 3. 亚特兰大勇士（–）：伊莱·怀特时代结束了。 4. 坦帕湾光芒（–）：利亚姆·希克斯可能是截止日最被低估的引援。 5. 纽约洋基（–）：卡米洛·多瓦尔的“减法”操作可能是洋基球迷在截止日的最大亮点。 6. 芝加哥小熊（–）：克莱·霍姆斯、戴维·彼得森、迈克尔·康福托、泰隆·泰勒……这是皇后区的中西部吗？ 7. 波士顿红袜队（+3）：想象一下，两年前告诉红袜球迷，凯尔·蒂尔和马塞洛·梅耶尔离队，罗曼·安东尼失宠，克里斯蒂安·坎贝尔被打入冷宫。 8. 芝加哥白袜（–）：明智地保持了适度的截止日操作。 9. 亚利桑那响尾蛇（–）：冲进国家联盟的第二张外卡席位，却只引进了拉尔斯·努特巴尔？ 10. 费城费城人（-3）：无论如何，布莱斯·哈珀在右外野看起来更像哈珀了。 11. 圣迭戈教士队（+5）：死亡，

4. 亚特兰大梦想（18胜11负）

5. 达拉斯飞翼（19胜11负）

上期排名：3 李月汝沉静的举止常常让人们忽视了这位中锋的出色表现。她在内线从容不迫，脚步稳健，尽情施展脚下功夫。她还是一名出色的篮筐保护者，却未能因此获得足够的认可。

6. 印第安纳狂热（19胜11负）

上期排名：5 前锋麦凯拉·蒂姆普森似乎已经在板凳上酝酿了许久。然而，本赛季她终于脱颖而出，打得更加自信。蒂姆普森在防守端毫无畏惧，面对任何对手都会毫不犹豫地冲向篮筐。因此，她的出场时间本赛季翻了一倍有余，从7.1分钟飙升至近16分钟。

7. 华盛顿神秘人（16胜12负）

上期排名：8 后卫罗莉·哈蒙在WNBA的出场时间寥寥无几，尽管她曾是德克萨斯大学的场上领袖。她身处一个后卫云集的轮换阵容，机会并不多。不过，真正让她留在球队的可能并非进攻端表现，而是她在防守端如闪电般的速度，总能制造混乱。

8. 纽约自由人（18胜13负）

上期排名：7 后卫波琳·阿斯蒂耶在篮球场上的表现几乎令人难以置信。她的平衡感和出手时机的把握能力堪称一绝，值得深入研究。无论是半场、内线还是远投，她都能命中。自由人拥有这位新秀作为选择，似乎有些不公平。

上期排名：6 马迪娜·奥科特打篮球仅有6年时间，考虑到她是2026年首轮秀，这实在令人难以置信。奥科特在多个方面仍显稚嫩，但她的潜力不容忽视。这位中锋在内线无所畏惧，能够顶住联盟最强的内线球员，命中上篮并抢下篮板。

前锋阿尼萨·莫罗在WNBA第二个赛季场均得到11.6分和8.9个篮板。

她以替补身份场均能贡献近10分、3.5个篮板和1次抢断。

9. 芝加哥天空（11胜19负）

上期排名：13 悉尼·泰勒本赛季成为芝加哥最佳引援之一。这位新秀后卫不在乎对手是谁，她都能得分。她的步法和关键时刻的投篮能力被低估了。她耐心寻找合适的出手时机，并以高水准完成投篮，这一点令人印象深刻。

10. 凤凰城水星（12胜19负）

上期排名：10 纳塔莎·麦克是那种让对方防守直到为时已晚才察觉的球员。这名前锋的速度比看起来快得多，她在内线两端的统治力让她成为难缠的对手。麦克在凤凰城迎来职业生涯最佳赛季，场均得到8.8分、7.4个篮板和1.3次盖帽。

11. 洛杉矶火花（11胜17负）

上期排名：11 蕾·伯勒尔在休赛期表现出色Un-

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12. 波特兰火焰（11胜19负）

上期排名：9 卡尔莉·萨缪尔森（Karlie Samuelson）近期的伤病史（左脚）可能让大多数人忽略了她，但这位后卫是那种随时能得分的球员。她的得分利器是远距离投篮，一旦在接球投篮的情况下进入状态，便很难被动摇。

13. 多伦多节奏（10胜19负）

上期排名：11 阿尼萨·莫罗（Aneesah Morrow）刚通过交易加盟节奏队，尚未登场亮相，但多伦多应当珍惜她带来的一切。她的拼劲让她成为无畏的篮板手，并在进攻端成为对手的噩梦。这名前锋经常快速出手跳投或突破上篮，让防守者措手不及。

14. 康涅狄格太阳（7胜23负）

上期排名：14 后卫萨尼娅·里弗斯（Saniya Rivers）在WNBA的表现令人失望。她时常状态不稳，似乎失去了大学时期让她成为明星的投篮能力和两端表现。尽管如此，她仍有闪光时刻。如果能激发出进攻潜力（包括增加中远距离投篮），她有机会争取更多首发出场时间。

15. 西雅图风暴（6胜26负）

上期排名：15 中锋斯特凡妮·多尔森（Stefanie Dolson）已征战WNBA 13.个赛季，不再像职业生涯早期那样高产。尽管如此，她仍能在需要时得分，且毫不犹豫地出手三分球。

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自 1999 年以来，MLS 首次投票选出新任专员

乔恩·阿诺德

美国职业足球大联盟（MLS）的老板们已决定选出新的领导人，任命洛杉矶足球俱乐部（LAFC）的联合拥有者拉里·伯格为下一任专员。

伯格曾担任 体育与竞赛委员会的联合主席，将于 1, 1997,正式上任，接替长期担任专员的唐·加伯。

加伯现年 68 岁，自 1999 年起担任该职位。他将继续留在联盟内，过渡至主席一职， 新闻稿称此计划将确保“在 进入其历史上最具变革性的时期之一，并延续 2026 年国际足联世界杯带来的势头之际，实现无缝领导层过渡”。

“我们拥有绝佳的机会，能够提升比赛质量，培养更多世界级球员，加深与球迷的联系，并继续提升美国职业足球大联盟在全球足坛的地位，”伯格在联盟发布的声明中表示。“与我们的老板、俱乐部、球员、合作伙伴、支持者及联盟工作人员一道，我对未来的发展充满期待。”

伯格曾在私募股权领域工作，此前担任阿波罗全球管理公司的高级合伙人，目前在 26 North 任职，该公司由阿波罗创始人之一乔希·哈里斯创立。伯格击败了前福克斯高管戴维·纳撒尼尔，成为该联盟自 1996. 开赛以来的第三任专员。伯格需出售其持有的 LAFC 股份，剩余老板在周一的一份声明中表示，他们将怀念他的贡献，但乐见他接管联盟层面的领导工作。

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以下为一项在新泽西州联邦地区法院提起的集体诉讼部分和解提案的简要通知，案件名称为《林肯探险有限责任公司等诉劳合社特定承保人等》。更详细的通知版本已发布在和解网站 www.SyndicateSettlement.com 上的长篇通知中。建议您阅读长篇通知，以更全面地了解该部分和解提案及与和解相关的权利。

在该案中，原告与部分（而非全部）作为被告的劳合社辛迪加达成了部分集体诉讼和解，这些辛迪加曾向美国的保单持有人出售保险（以下简称“和解”）。原告指控被告违反《反诈骗腐败组织法》、民事共谋及不当得利，理由是被告涉嫌通过欺骗性手段隐瞒劳合社市场缺乏竞争的事实。和解方被告否认对其提出的指控。

如果您在 1, 1997, 至 15, 2025, 期间通过劳合社特定辛迪加购买了保险，您可能有权从一项可能影响您权利的部分集体诉讼和解中获得赔偿。

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已和解的辛迪加为辛迪加编号 727、1003、2003、2020 及 2791（即“和解被告”）。仍作为本案被告且未和解的辛迪加为辛迪加编号 2488（即“未和解被告”）。本案将继续针对未和解被告进行诉讼。

您的法律权利及重要截止日期 如果您不希望受和解协议的法律约束，必须于 2, 2026 前以书面形式退出集体诉讼。退出步骤详见《长篇通知》，可于 www.SyndicateSettlement.com 查阅。您也可通过拨打免费电话 1-877-298-4134 索取邮寄或电子邮件版本的《长篇通知》。若您未选择退出并留在集体诉讼中，可于 2, 2026 前对和解协议、分配方案或律师费及开支申请提出异议或评论。具体程序详见 www.SyndicateSettlement.com 的《长篇通知》。

法院已安排于 23, 2026 东部时间中午 12:00 举行公平性听证会，届时法院将审议是否批准和解协议、分配方案及律师费和开支的裁定。听证会将在新泽西州纽瓦克市沃尔纳特街 50 号马丁·路德·金大楼暨美国联邦法院（Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse）5B 法庭举行。法院可能在不另行通知的情况下变更听证会日期和 / 或时间（或改为线上举行），唯一公告渠道为和解网站及法院案卷系统（http: / ecf.njd.uscourts.gov）。如计划出席听证会，请通过 www.SyndicateSettlement.com 或拨打免费电话 1-877-298-4134 确认日期和时间。法院将在听证会上审议集体成员已正式提出的异议。若法院认定和解协议公平、合理且充分，将批准该协议。您可选择出席听证会（亲自或委托自费律师），但出席并非强制要求。如选择出席并拟向法院陈述意见，您或您的律师必须遵循《长篇通知》（www.SyndicateSettlement.com）中规定的程序。出席意向通知书必须于 2, 2026 前送达法院及下述指定律师。

若法院批准和解协议，和解被告将被撤销诉讼。未正式申请退出集体诉讼的成员将被视为已放弃对和解被告与本案相关的所有索赔权，且无法就本案涉及的行为起诉和解被告。免责声明全文详见 www.SyndicateSettlement.com 的《长篇通知》。

集体诉讼成员范围 本和解涉及的集体成员（除特定例外情况外）包括：在 1, 1997, 至 15, 2025 期间（即“集体诉讼期”）于美国（含其领地）向任何被告购买或续保保险合同（指保险单而非再保险）的所有个人及实体。集体成员的完整描述详见 www.SyndicateSettlement.com 的《长篇通知》。

和解方案提供什么？ 和解被告已同意支付款项以解决针对他们的索赔。这些款项的总金额为$3,570,000。在扣除法院批准的和解及索赔管理费用，以及律师费和诉讼费用后，这些资金将支付给集体诉讼成员。和解被告将有权获得和解协议中的免责及其他条款。

谁将获得赔付？ 集体诉讼成员的赔付将依据分配方案进行，该方案包含在www.SyndicateSettlement.com的长篇通知中。要获得赔付，集体诉讼成员必须在30, 2026,前提交索赔表，详情如下段所述。

如何获得和解赔付？ 要获得赔付资格，集体诉讼成员必须在30, 2026.或之前提交索赔表。索赔表可在.SyndicateSettlement.获取。索赔表也可通过拨打免费电话1-877-298-4134向索赔管理人索取，或发送电子邮件至info@SyndicateSettlement.。索赔表可在.SyndicateSettlement.在线填写，通过电子邮件发送至info@SyndicateSettlement.，或邮寄至索赔管理人：Syndicate Settlement，c / o A.B. Data, Ltd., P.O. Box 173075,, Milwaukee, WI 53217.。每位希望获得和解赔付的集体诉讼成员必须在30, 2026.前提交索赔表。集体诉讼成员有责任提供真实准确的信息，并在适当情况下向索赔管理人更新信息，包括联系方式和地址。

集体诉讼及和解被告的律师是谁？

集体诉讼的律师为：

Alexandra S. Bernay ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101

和解被告的律师为：

Thomas F. Bush Patrick Frye SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP 155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60606

Robert S. Schachter ZWERLING, SCHACHTER & ZWERLING, LLP 20283 State Road 7 Boca Raton, FL 33498

Wystan M. Ackerman Kevin P. Daly ROBINSON & COLE LLP One State Street Hartford, CT 06103

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这份长达171页的《保护大学体育法案》已完成文本，并正在送交美国参议员审议，可能最快于本周进行全院表决，尽管时间紧迫，因为国会将于7月7日开始为期1个月的休会。

目前，由泰德·克鲁兹、3人共同发起的该法案尚未启动终止辩论（即提交参议院全院表决）。一位熟悉该法案及其流程的人士告诉《今日美国》体育版，如果《保护大学体育法案》本周获得终止辩论，这一过程“可能仍需数天或数周，尤其是在立法程序堵塞的情况下”。该人士因情况敏感要求匿名。

此前，该法案上周险些夭折，但随后于7月31日获得十大联盟和东南联盟（SEC）的深夜支持。

正如《今日美国》体育版上周报道的那样，修订后的法案包含重大让步——最初是为了获得十大联盟和SEC的支持，但美国参议院商务委员会的一名助手在8月3日指出，“修改是为了解决多方关切（而非仅限于这两个联盟）”。

法案中继续保留的第110，条“规范赛季中期教练变动的规定”尤为引人注目。该条款被普遍称为“莱恩·基夫林规则”，法案文本仅针对大学橄榄球教练，并包含以下违反条款的处罚内容（前提是《保护大学体育法案》最终获得通过）：

“违规行为认定不具资格——

在美国破产法院 特拉华州地区法院 关于：SANGAMO 治疗公司 债务人。1

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中区赛区 胜 负 胜率 胜差 芝加哥白袜 59 52 .532 — 克利夫兰 57 56 .504 3 明尼苏达 56 57 .496 4 底特律 54 58 .482 5½ 堪萨斯城 46 67 .407 14

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国家联盟东区赛区 亚特兰大 67 45 .598 — 费城 60 53 .531 7½ 迈阿密 58 55 .513 9½ 华盛顿 55 59 .482 13 纽约大都会 47 66 .416 20½

中区赛区 密尔沃基 69 43 .616 — 芝加哥小熊 64 49 .566 5½ 匹兹堡 57 57 .500 13 圣路易斯 56 57 .496 13½ 辛辛那提 53 58 .477 15½

西区赛区 洛杉矶道奇 69 44 .611 — 亚利桑那 60 53 .531 9 圣迭戈 58 55 .513 11 旧金山 48 65 .425 21 科罗拉多 45 68 .398 24

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周三的比赛 North Carolina vs Denver，晚上10点

周五的比赛 Louisville vs Orlando，晚上7点 San Diego Gotham，晚上8点

周六的比赛 Utah Denver，下午4点 North Carolina Washington，晚上6点30分 Kansas City Houston，晚上8点45分

周日的比赛 Portland Boston，下午4点 Bay Chicago，晚上7点 Angel City Seattle，晚上9点

MLS 东部联盟 胜 负 平 积分 进球 失球 Nashville 40 35 14 Inter Miami CF 38 45 32 New England 30 Chicago NY City FC 31 Cincinnati 45 44 Charlotte FC 27 NY Red Bulls 39 D.C. United Orlando City 30 47 Columbus Toronto FC 17 Philadelphia 16

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博伊西 97

本德 97

伯恩斯 98

尤里卡 65

里诺 103 埃尔科 99 卡森城

萨克拉门托 98

旧金山 74

拉斯维加斯 113

弗雷斯诺 106

洛杉矶 84

棕榈泉 110

圣迭戈 79 小石城 凤凰城 108

费尔班克斯 77

朱诺 67

安克雷奇 64

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周三 雷暴 84 / 72

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周五 雷阵雨 87 / 71

周五 92 / 74

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克利夫兰 84

辛辛那提 88

辛辛那提 88 / 70℃ 85 / 70t 克利夫兰 84 / 67t 85 / 69t 科罗拉多斯普林斯 84 / 53h 94 / 64h 南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚 87 / 73t 86 / 72t 俄亥俄州哥伦布 87 / 70t 86 / 70t 得克萨斯州科珀斯克里斯蒂 96 / 79s 96 / 78t 俄亥俄州代顿 86 / 69℃ 85 / 68t 佛罗里达州代托纳比奇 86 / 76t 87 / 75t 艾奥瓦州得梅因 72 / 57r 82 / 64s 明尼苏达州德卢斯 76 / 60pc 83 / 62t 北卡罗来纳州达勒姆 87 / 73t 84 / 69t 得克萨斯州埃尔帕索 103 / 79pc 104 / 78t 阿拉斯加州费尔班克斯 77 / 56pc 75 / 56pc 亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫 87 / 58pc 84 / 58t 北达科他州法戈 81 / 59pc 90 / 60h 佛罗里达州迈尔斯堡 91 / 76t 91 / 75t 阿肯色州史密斯堡 102 / 77t 100 / 77pc 印第安纳州韦恩堡 84 / 65s 79 / 65t 加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺 106 / 73s 106 / 74s 密歇根州大急流城 79 / 65pc 79 / 64sh 威斯康星州格林贝 77 / 54t 82 / 57s 北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒 84 / 70t 84 / 70t 南卡罗来纳州格林维尔 83 / 70t 86 / 69t 宾夕法尼亚州哈里斯堡 80 / 72t 91 / 73t

CF蒙特利尔 4 10 4 16 24 35 亚特兰大 3 12 3 12 19 33 西部联盟 W L T Pts GF GA 温哥华 10 34 38 17 洛杉矶FC 5 34 35 19 圣何塞 5 33 37 24 休斯顿 9 6 2 29 25 皇家盐湖城 8 6 27 29 25 FC达拉斯 7 27 32 圣路易斯 7 26 波特兰 8 西雅图 20 22 明尼苏达 20 科罗拉多 1 22 洛杉矶银河 圣迭戈FC 21 32 奥斯汀FC 9 17 36 体育KC 2 14 18 46 注：胜场得3分，平局得1分。

周六比赛 新英格兰 vs 休斯顿，下午4:30 8月15日，周六 亚特兰大 vs 纽约红牛，晚上7:30 CF蒙特利尔 D.C. United，晚上7:30 夏洛特FC 哥伦布，晚上7:30 奥兰多 FC辛辛那提，晚上7:30 多伦多FC 新英格兰，晚上7:30 休斯顿 洛杉矶银河，晚上8:30 纳什维尔SC 国际迈阿密，晚上8:30 科罗拉多 体育KC，晚上9:30 皇家盐湖城 明尼苏达，晚上9:30 洛杉矶FC 圣迭戈FC，晚上10:30 圣何塞 圣路易斯，晚上10:30

东区 W L Pct PF PA 蒙特利尔 1 .875 273 217 多伦多 .429 220 219 汉密尔顿 .375 186 234 渥太华 0 .000 166 247 西区 Pct PF PA 埃德蒙顿 .750 229 200 萨斯喀彻温 .714 232 195 卡尔加里 .500 322 264 温尼伯 .500 204 243 BC .286 187 201

周四比赛 卡尔加里 多伦多，晚上7:30 周五比赛 渥太华 萨斯喀彻温，晚上9:00 周六比赛 埃德蒙顿 蒙特利尔，下午3:00 汉密尔顿 BC，晚上7:00

交易

芝加哥小熊队—— 六人交易，C 阿德利·拉奇曼（Adley Rutschman）被交易。RHP 安东尼·艾扬森（Anthony Eyanson）加盟，六人交易。 杰斐逊·罗哈斯（Jefferson Rojas）被交易至纽约大都会队，换取 RHP 克莱·霍姆斯（Clay Holmes），3人交易。 DH 莫伊塞斯·巴列斯特罗斯（Moises Ballesteros）被交易至洛杉矶天使队，换取 RHP 瑞安·泽弗简（Ryan Zeferjahn），3人交易。 DH 凯文·阿尔坎塔拉（Kevin Alcantara）从小联盟升上大联盟。 RF 贾斯汀·迪恩（Justin Dean）下放至小联盟。 P 卢克·利特尔（Luke Little）被指定转让。 LF 泰龙·泰勒（Tyrone Taylor）被交易换取 INF 杰斐逊·罗哈斯（Jefferson Rojas），3人交易。 P 克莱·霍姆斯（Clay Holmes）被交易换取 INF 杰斐逊·罗哈斯（Jefferson Rojas），3人交易。 P 布拉克斯顿·加勒特（Braxton Garrett）下放至小联盟。 P 布拉克斯顿·加勒特（Braxton Garrett）被交易换取 1B 乔纳森·朗（Jonathon Long）和 RHP 杰斯·贝克（Jace Beck）。 DH 莫伊塞斯·巴列斯特罗斯（Moises Ballesteros）NTR - 从小联盟升上大联盟。 P 瑞安·泽弗简（Ryan Zeferjahn）被交易换取 C 莫伊塞斯·巴列斯特罗斯（Moises Ballesteros），3人交易。

芝加哥白袜队—— P 邓肯·达维特（Duncan Davitt）被交易至亚特兰大勇士队，换取 C 乔伊·巴特（Joey Bart）。 加布·戴维斯（Gabe Davis）被交易至纽约大都会队，换取 P 华斯卡·布拉佐班（Huascar Brazoban），3人交易。 C 埃德加·克罗（Edgar Quero）下放至小联盟。 RF 埃弗森·佩雷拉（Everson Pereira）被指定转让。 C 乔伊·巴特（Joey Bart）被交易换取 RHP 邓肯·达维特（Duncan Davitt）。 P 邓肯·达维特（Duncan Davitt）被指定转让。 CF 布伦顿·多伊尔（Brenton Doyle）被交易换取 RHP 梅森·亚当斯（Mason Adams），3人交易。 P 华斯卡·布拉佐班（Huascar Brazoban）被交易换取 RHPs 加布·戴维斯（Gabe Davis）和扎克·富兰克林（Zach Franklin）。

辛辛那提红人队—— P 卡莱布·弗格森（Caleb Ferguson）被交易至圣路易斯红雀队，换取国际签约额度资金。 DH 内森尼尔·洛（Nathaniel Lowe）被交易至克利夫兰守护者队，换取 RHP 亚历杭德罗·里维拉（Alejandro Rivera）。 2B 胡安·布里托（Juan Brito）被交易换取现金补偿。

克利夫兰守护者队—— 2B 胡安·布里托（Juan Brito）被交易至辛辛那提红人队，换取现金补偿。 P 威尔·迪翁（Will Dion）被交易至华盛顿国民队，换取 LHP 福斯特·格里芬（Foster Griffin），五人交易。 DH 内森尼尔·洛（Nathaniel Lowe）被交易换取 RHP 亚历杭德罗·里维拉（Alejandro Rivera）。 P 肖恩·阿姆斯特朗（Shawn Armstrong）转至60天伤病名单，左小腿拉伤。 P 威尔·迪翁（Will Dion）NTR - 从小联盟升上大联盟。 P 福斯特·格里芬（Foster Griffin）被交易换取 LHP 威尔·迪翁（Will Dion），五人交易。 2B 胡安·布里托（Juan Brito）被指定转让。 RF 乔·阿德尔（Jo Adell）被交易换取 C 雅各布·科扎特（Jacob Cozart）。

科罗拉多洛矶队—— P 安东尼奥·森扎特拉（Antonio Senzatela）被交易至密尔沃基酿酒人队，换取 SS 胡安·马丁内斯（Juan Martinez），3人交易。 CF 布伦顿·多伊尔（Brenton Doyle）被交易至芝加哥白袜队，换取 RHP 梅森·亚当斯（Mason Adams），3人交易。

底特律老虎队—— 3B 盖奇·沃克曼（Gage Workman）被交易至圣迭戈教士队，换取 LHP 杰克逊·沃尔夫（Jackson Wolf），四人交易。 P 凯西·迈兹（Casey Mize）被交易至圣迭戈教士队，换取 LHP 杰克逊·沃尔夫（Jackson Wolf），四人交易。 P 杰克逊·沃尔夫（Jackson Wolf）被交易换取 RHP 凯西·迈兹（Casey Mize），四人交易。 3B 盖奇·沃克曼（Gage Workman）NTR - 从小联盟升上大联盟。

休斯顿太空人队—— P 斯宾塞·阿里盖蒂（Spencer Arrighetti）被交易至多伦多蓝鸟队，换取 OF 多尔顿·瓦尔肖（Daulton Varsho）。 CF 卢卡斯·斯彭斯（Lucas Spence）下放至小联盟。 CF 多尔顿·瓦尔肖（Daulton Varsho）被交易换取 RHP 斯宾塞·阿里盖蒂（Spencer Arrighetti）。

堪萨斯城皇家队—— P 克里斯·布比克（Kris Bubic）被交易至洛杉矶道奇队，换取 RHP 卡洛斯·杜兰（Carlos Duran）。 P 诺兰·霍夫曼（Nolan Hoffman）被交易换取 RHP 曼努埃尔·科隆（Manuel Colon）。 P 康纳·西博尔德（Connor Seabold）转至60天伤病名单，右侧背阔肌拉伤。 P 卡洛斯·杜兰（Carlos Duran）被交易换取 LHP 克里斯·布比克（Kris Bubic）。

洛杉矶天使队—— P 柯比·耶茨（Kirby Yates）被交易至匹兹堡海盗队，换取 RHP 凯尔·罗宾逊（Kyle Robinson）。 P 瑞安·泽弗简（Ryan Zeferjahn）被交易至芝加哥小熊队，换取 C 莫伊塞斯·巴列斯特罗斯（Moises Ballesteros），3人交易。 RF 乔·阿德尔（Jo Adell）被交易至克利夫兰守护者队，换取 C 雅各布·科扎特（Jacob Cozart）。 P 布伦特·苏特（Brent Suter）被交易至亚特兰大勇士队，换取 3B 纳乔·阿尔瓦雷斯 Jr.（Nacho Alvarez Jr.）。 P 何塞·索里亚诺（Jose Soriano）被交易至多伦多蓝鸟队，换取 SS 阿尔琼·尼马拉（Arjun Nimmala），四人交易。 DH 莫伊塞斯·巴列斯特罗斯（Moises Ballesteros）被交易换取 RHP 瑞安·泽弗简（Ryan Zeferjahn），3人交易。 3B 纳乔·阿尔瓦雷斯 .（Nacho Alvarez .）下放至小联盟。 3B 纳乔·阿尔瓦雷斯 .（Nacho Alvarez .）被交易换取 LHP 布伦特·苏特（Brent Suter）。 阿尔琼·尼马拉（Arjun Nimmala）被交易换取 RHP 何塞·索里亚诺（Jose Soriano），四人交易。

洛杉矶道奇队—— P 卡洛斯·杜兰（Carlos Duran）被交易至堪萨斯城皇家队，换取 LHP 克里斯·布比克（Kris Bubic）。 P 查斯·麦克德莫特（Chayce McDermott）被交易至纽约大都会队，换取 C 本·罗特韦特（Ben Rortvedt）。 C 多尔顿·拉辛（Dalton Rushing）进入10天伤病名单，右肘拉伤。 P 卡洛斯·杜兰（Carlos Duran）

NTR - 从小联盟召回。P Kris Bubic 被交易至 RHP Carlos Duran。C Ben Rortvedt 被交易至 RHP Chayce McDermott。迈阿密马林鱼队 — P Braxton Garrett 被交易至芝加哥小熊队，换取 1B Jonathon Long 和 RHP Jace Beck。DH Liam Hicks 被交易至坦帕湾光芒队，换取 RHP Jacob Kisting，四人交易。P Braxton Garrett NTR - 从小联盟召回。Brayden Taylor 换取 C Liam Hicks，四人交易。密尔沃基酿酒人队 — P Codi Heuer 被交易至巴尔的摩金莺队，换取现金补偿。P Codi Heuer NTR - 从小联盟召回。P Antonio Senzatela 换取 SS Juan Martínez，三人交易。P JoJo Romero 换取 OF Josiah Ragsdale，四人交易。P Dustin May 换取 OF Josiah Ragsdale，四人交易。明尼苏达双城队 — P John Klein 被交易至多伦多蓝鸟队，换取 RHP Jeff Hoffman，四人交易。P John Klein NTR - 从小联盟召回。P Jeff Hoffman 换取 LHP Dasan Hill，四人交易。纽约大都会队 — LF Tyrone Taylor 被交易至芝加哥小熊队，换取 INF Jefferson Rojas，3人交易——

周一交易记录 棒球 美国职业棒球大联盟 运动家队 — RF Colby Thomas 被交易至费城费城人队，换取 RHP Seth Johnson。RF Colby Thomas NTR - 从小联盟召回。P Seth Johnson 换取 OF Colby Thomas。亚特兰大勇士队 — C Joey Bart 被交易至芝加哥白袜队，换取 RHP Duncan Davitt。RF Eli White 被交易至波士顿红袜队，换取 RHP Tyler Uberstine。3B Nacho Alvarez Jr. 被交易至洛杉矶天使队，换取 LHP Brent Suter。P Duncan Davitt 换取 C Joey Bart。P Tyler Uberstine 换取 OF Eli White。3B Nacho Alvarez Jr. NTR - 从小联盟召回。P Brent Suter 换取 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr.。巴尔的摩金莺队 — C Jake Rogers 被交易至波士顿红袜队，换取 RHP Anthony Eyanson，六人交易。C Adley Rutschman 被交易至波士顿红袜队，换取 RHP Anthony Eyanson，六人交易。LF Taylor Ward 被交易至西雅图水手队，换取 RHP Alex Hoppe，四人交易。P Codi Heuer 换取现金补偿。Christian Franklin 换取 RHP Joe Glassey。C Carlos Narvaez 换取 C Adley Rutschman，六人交易。Kyson Witherspoon 换取 C ，六人交易。Anthony Eyanson 换取 C ，六人交易。P Alex Hoppe 换取 OF Taylor Ward，四人交易。波士顿红袜队 — 2B Marcelo Mayer 被交易至旧金山巨人队，换取 LHP Erik Miller，三人交易。P Tyler Uberstine 被交易至亚特兰大勇士队，换取 OF Eli White。C Carlos Narvaez 被交易至巴尔的摩金莺队，换取 C ，六人交易。Kyson Witherspoon 被交易至巴尔的摩金莺队，换取 C ，六人交易。Anthony Eyanson 被交易至巴尔的摩金莺队，换取 C ，六人交易。P Erik Miller 被交易至 3B Marcelo Mayer，三人交易。P Tyler Uberstine NTR - 从小联盟召回。RF Eli White 换取 RHP Tyler Uberstine。C Jake Rogers 换取 RHP Anthony Ey——

俾斯麦 86

迈尔斯城 88 海伦娜 89

比灵斯 88

拉皮德城 86 皮尔 87

爱达荷福尔斯

杰克逊霍尔 84

卡斯珀 92

北普拉特 78

盐湖城 95

夏延 83

丹佛 83 阿斯彭 89

圣乔治 107

托皮卡 77 威奇托 95 道奇城

圣菲 98

弗拉格斯塔夫 87

俄克拉荷马城 101

拉伯克 98

米德兰-敖德萨 97

埃尔帕索 103 奥斯汀 100

莫比尔 93 檀香山

夏威夷

圣安东尼奥 99 休斯顿 97

周三 强雷暴 79 / 67

周三 炎热 101 / 82

周四 零星雷暴 80 / 67

周四 非常温暖 101 / 82

周五 零星雷暴 100 / 81

周五 潮湿 85 / 69

强雷暴 88 / 76

83 / 75

下午雷暴 89 / 77

91 / 77

90 / 76

雷暴 90 / 75

堪萨斯城 77

印第安纳波利斯

哈特福德，康涅狄格州 86 / 72pc 89 / 73t 印第安纳波利斯 86 / 70s 80 / 68t 伊斯利普，纽约州 81 / 74t 85 / 74t 杰克逊，密西西比州 96 / 73s 95 / 73t 杰克逊维尔，佛罗里达州 91 / 75t 90 / 73t 杰斐逊城，密苏里州 87 / 70pc 85 / 70t 堪萨斯城 77 / 65t 82 / 68t 基韦斯特，佛罗里达州 89 / 82t 90 / 81t 诺克斯维尔，田纳西州 85 / 69t 86 / 70t 拉雷多，得克萨斯州 105 / 80s 104 / 78s 列克星敦，肯塔基州 87 / 69t 86 / 70℃ 林肯，内布拉斯加州 73 / 58t 81 / 66s 小石城，阿肯色州 97 / 77t 98 / 77t 长滩，加利福尼亚州 82 / 69pc 83 / 69pc 路易斯维尔，肯塔基州 90 / 73pc 89 / 74t 拉伯克，得克萨斯州 98 / 75s 100 / 74pc 麦迪逊，威斯康星州 76 / 55t 81 / 59s 曼彻斯特，新罕布什尔州 89 / 70pc 89 / 71t 孟菲斯，田纳西州 92 / 73s 95 / 76t 密尔沃基 74 / 63r 78 / 62s 莫比尔，阿拉巴马州 93 / 73t 91 / 72t 莫德斯托，加利福尼亚州 99 / 64s 101 / 68s 蒙哥马利，阿拉巴马州 91 / 72s 91 / 72t 默特尔比奇，南卡罗来纳州 84 / 77t 87 / 78t

马凯特 73

德卢斯 76

法戈 81

明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗 81

大急流城 79

密尔沃基 74 麦迪逊 76

底特律 87

苏福尔斯 79

得梅因 72

兰辛 83

芝加哥 斯普林菲尔德 86

奥马哈 77

哥伦布 87

圣路易斯 90

路易斯维尔 90

杰斐逊城

诺克斯维尔 85

孟菲斯 92

纳什维尔

塔尔萨 100

伯明翰 蒙哥马利 91

达拉斯 / 沃斯堡 101

什里夫波特 98

杰克逊 96

巴吞鲁日 93

新奥尔良 91

波多黎各

圣胡安

布朗斯维尔 98

周三 薄雾， 转暖 83 / 61

周三 局部 晴朗 87 / 70

周四 薄雾 98 / 65

周四 雷阵雨 80 / 67

周五 非常 温暖 98 / 72

周五 零星 雷阵雨 80 / 66

部分 阳光， 温暖 108 / 90

薄雾 阳光 95 / 68

下午 110 / 91

阳光， 101 / 72

零星 113 / 92

炎热 105 / 74

空气质量不佳

匹兹堡

纳格斯黑德，北卡罗来纳州 85 / 75t 85 / 76t 纳什维尔，田纳西州 87 / 72t 92 / 73s 纽瓦克，新泽西州 81 / 75t 89 / 75t 纽黑文，康涅狄格州 80 / 74sh 89 / 75t 诺福克，弗吉尼亚州 91 / 75t 奥克兰，加利福尼亚州 74 / 58pc 74 / 56pc 俄克拉荷马城 101 / 75s 101 / 74pc 奥马哈，内布拉斯加州 77 / 58t 82 / 66s 棕榈泉，加利福尼亚州 110 / 86s 111 / 88pc 彭萨科拉，佛罗里达州 皮尔，南达科他州 87 / 60h 96 / 63h 匹兹堡 87 / 69t 84 / 69t 波特兰，缅因州 84 / 65pc 86 / 68pc 波特兰，俄勒冈州 99 / 65h 97 / 61h 普罗维登斯，罗德岛州 86 / 72pc 88 / 72t 罗利，北卡罗来纳州 87 / 74t 90 / 73t 拉皮德城，南达科他州 86 / 57h 95 / 62h 里诺，内华达州 103 / 67s 104 / 68s 里士满，弗吉尼亚州 87 / 74t 89 / 73t 罗切斯特，纽约州 88 / 70pc 84 / 67t 萨克拉门托，加利福尼亚州 98 / 59s 100 / 61s 圣安东尼奥 99 / 79s 99 / 78s 圣何塞，加利福尼亚州 82 / 60pc 84 / 59s 圣菲，新墨西哥州 98 / 65pc 95 / 61t

交易。投手克莱·霍姆斯（Clay Holmes）被交易至芝加哥小熊队，换取内野手杰斐逊·罗哈斯（Jefferson Rojas）及3名球员。投手卢克·韦弗（Luke Weaver）被交易至匹兹堡海盗队，换取游击手萨米·斯塔菲拉（Sammy Stafura）。捕手本·罗特韦特（Ben Rortvedt）被交易至洛杉矶道奇队，换取右投查斯·麦克德莫特（Chayce McDermott）。投手布鲁克斯·拉利（Brooks Raley）被交易至费城费城人队，换取外野手约翰·斯皮克曼（John Spikerman）及3名球员。投手华斯卡·布拉佐班（Huascar Brazobán）被交易至芝加哥白袜队，换取右投盖布·戴维斯（Gabe Davis）和扎克·富兰克林（Zach Franklin）。投手克莱·霍姆斯从小联盟康复回归。杰斐逊·罗哈斯被交易换取右投克莱·霍姆斯及3名球员。右投查斯·麦克德莫特被交易换取捕手本·罗特韦特。盖布·戴维斯被交易换取投手华斯卡·布拉佐班及3名球员。纽约洋基队——左外野手赫利奥特·拉莫斯（Heliot Ramos）被交易换取左投亨利·拉兰（Henry Lalane）及3名球员。左外野手马克斯·舒曼（Max Schuemann）被下放至小联盟。投手克文·卡斯特罗（Kervin Castro）从小联盟升上大联盟。费城费城人队——投手塞斯·约翰逊（Seth Johnson）被交易至奥克兰运动家队，换取外野手科尔比·托马斯（Colby Thomas）。投手诺兰·霍夫曼（Nolan Hoffman）被交易至堪萨斯城皇家队，换取右投曼努埃尔·科隆（Manuel Colon）。外野手科尔比·托马斯被交易换取右投塞斯·约翰逊。投手诺兰·霍夫曼被指定派遣。投手卢·特里维诺三世（Lou Trivino III）被指定派遣。投手卢·特里维诺三世从15天伤病名单移除，右胸肌痉挛。投手卢·特里维诺三世从小联盟康复回归。佩顿·亨利（Payton Henry）被指定派遣。投手卡勒布·基利安（Caleb Kilian）被交易换取右投拉蒙·马尔克斯（Ramón Márquez）及4名球员。投手布鲁克斯·拉利被交易换取外野手约翰·斯皮克曼及3名球员。二垒手路易斯·阿拉埃斯（Luis Arráez）被交易换取右投拉蒙·马尔克斯及4名球员。匹兹堡海盗队——投手亨特·斯特拉顿（Hunter Stratton）被交易至圣迭戈教士队，换取右投安德鲁·摩尔（Andrew Moore）。投手布兰登·艾瑟特（Brandon Eisert）从小联盟升上大联盟。投手亨特·斯特拉顿 NTR - 从小联盟升上大联盟。投手米奇·凯勒（Mitch Keller）被列入60天伤病名单，右大圆肌损伤。投手柯比·耶茨（Kirby Yates）被交易换取右投凯尔·罗宾逊（Kyle Robinson）。投手卢克·韦弗被交易换取游击手萨米·斯塔菲拉。圣迭戈教士队——投手杰克逊·沃尔夫（Jackson Wolf）被交易至底特律

老虎队用右投手凯西·迈兹交换，四人交易。米格尔·门德斯 NTR - 从弃权名单中被旧金山巨人队获得，用左投手罗比·雷交换，三人交易。三垒手盖奇·沃克曼用左投手杰克逊·沃尔夫交换，四人交易。投手凯西·迈兹用左投手杰克逊·沃尔夫交换，四人交易。投手亨特·斯特拉顿用右投手安德鲁·摩尔交换。投手罗比·雷用右投手米格尔·门德斯交换，三人交易。旧金山巨人队——左外野手赫利奥特·拉莫斯被交易至纽约洋基队，换取左投手亨利·拉兰，三人交易。投手埃里克·米勒被交易至波士顿红袜队，换取三垒手马塞洛·梅耶尔，三人交易。投手罗比·雷被交易至圣迭戈教士队，换取右投手米格尔·门德斯，三人交易。投手卡勒布·基利安被交易至费城费城人队，换取右投手拉蒙·马尔克斯，四人交易。二垒手路易斯·阿雷兹被交易至费城费城人队，换取右投手拉蒙·马尔克斯，四人交易。二垒手马塞洛·梅耶尔用左投手埃里克·米勒交换，三人交易。

米格尔·门德斯 NTR - 从弃权名单中获得，用左投手罗比·雷交换，三人交易。西雅图水手队——投手亚历克斯·霍普被交易至巴尔的摩金莺队，换取外野手泰勒·沃德，四人交易。左外野手泰勒·沃德用右投手亚历克斯·霍普交换，四人交易。圣路易斯红雀队——左外野手拉尔斯·努特巴尔被交易至亚利桑那响尾蛇队，换取右投手丹尼尔·伊根，四人交易。投手乔乔·罗梅罗被交易至密尔沃基酿酒人队，换取外野手乔赛亚·拉格斯代尔，四人交易。投手达斯汀·梅被交易至密尔沃基酿酒人队，换取外野手乔赛亚·拉格斯代尔，四人交易。投手卡勒布·弗格森用国际薪金空间交换。坦帕湾光芒队——布雷登·泰勒被交易至迈阿密马林鱼队，换取捕手利亚姆·希克斯，四人交易。肯尼·派珀从小联盟购入。投手亚历克斯·库克被下放至小联盟。投手克雷格·金布雷尔被指定为自由球员。指定打击利亚姆·希克斯用右投手雅各布·基斯廷交换，四人交易。德克萨斯游骑兵队——二垒手乔什·史密斯被交易至多伦多蓝鸟队，换取左投手亚当·马科，三人交易。投手亚当·马科被下放至小联盟。投手亚当·马科用内野手乔什·史密斯交换，三人交易。二垒手乔什·史密斯 NTR - 从小联盟升上大联盟。投手克里斯·马丁被指定为自由球员。投手克里斯·马丁从15天伤病名单（右肩撞击）中移除。投手克里斯·马丁从小联盟康复回归。多伦多蓝鸟队——投手杰夫·霍夫曼被交易至明尼苏达双城队，换取左投手达桑·希尔，四人交易。中外野手多尔顿·瓦肖被交易至休斯顿太空人队，换取右投手斯宾塞·阿里盖蒂。投手亚当·马科被交易至德克萨斯游骑兵队，换取内野手乔什·史密斯，三人交易。阿尔琼·尼马拉被交易至洛杉矶天使队，换取右投手何塞·索里亚诺，四人交易。投手拉扎罗·埃斯特拉达从小联盟升上大联盟。投手约翰·克莱恩用右投手杰夫·霍夫曼交换，四人交易。投手斯宾塞·阿里盖蒂用外野手多尔顿·瓦肖交换。投手亚当·马科 NTR - 从小联盟升上大联盟。二垒手乔什·史密斯用左投手亚当·马科交换，三人交易。投手何塞·索里亚诺用游击手阿尔琼·尼马拉交换，四人交易。

班戈 90

奥古斯塔 87

伯灵顿 90 蒙彼利埃 85

波士顿 87

布法罗 奥尔巴尼 85

哈特福德 86

纽约 81

费城 83

哈里斯堡 80

安纳波利斯

华盛顿 86

查尔斯顿

查尔斯顿

里士满

罗利 夏洛特 84

哥伦比亚

亚特兰大

萨凡纳

杰克逊维尔 91

塔拉哈西 91

坦帕 88 迈阿密

周三 非常 炎热 97 / 78

周三 阵雨 88 / 76

周四 零星 阵雨 87 / 76

周四 偶有 雷暴 96 / 77

周五 附近 89 / 77

周五 偶有 雷暴 92 / 76

潮湿 79 / 70

微风 74 / 58

潮湿 79 / 71

微风 73 / 56

部分 晴朗 80 / 70

72 / 57

萨拉索塔，佛罗里达州 89 / 76t 90 / 75t 萨凡纳，佐治亚州 90 / 75t 85 / 74t 斯科茨代尔，亚利桑那州 107 / 87pc 107 / 87t 什里夫波特，路易斯安那州 98 / 78t 101 / 77t 苏福尔斯，南达科他州 79 / 58pc 86 / 63h 南本德，印第安纳州 80 / 68pc 78 / 67t 斯波坎，华盛顿州 91 / 60h 96 / 64h 斯普林菲尔德，密苏里州 94 / 72t 93 / 73t 斯普林菲尔德，伊利诺伊州 86 / 68t 78 / 67t 圣路易斯，密苏里州 90 / 72pc 84 / 71t 圣彼得斯堡，佛罗里达州 88 / 77t 93 / 77t 锡拉丘兹，纽约州 90 / 71pc 87 / 69t 塔拉哈西，佛罗里达州 91 / 73t 91 / 74t 坦帕，佛罗里达州 88 / 77t 92 / 76t 托莱多，俄亥俄州 88 / 67pc 80 / 66t 托皮卡，堪萨斯州 77 / 67t 85 / 68t 图森，亚利桑那州 100 / 80pc 102 / 82t 图珀洛，密西西比州 91 / 71s 94 / 74pc 塔尔萨，俄克拉荷马州 100 / 79s 99 / 77t 弗吉尼亚海滩，弗吉尼亚州 88 / 76t 威奇托，堪萨斯州 95 / 69t 94 / 71t 威尔明顿，特拉华州 82 / 73t 温斯顿-塞勒姆，北卡罗来纳州 83 / 71t 86 / 71t 伍斯特，马萨诸塞州 84 / 68pc 84 / 71t

华盛顿国民队——投手福斯特·格里芬被交易至克利夫兰守护者队，换取左投威尔·迪翁，五人交易。克里斯蒂安·富兰克林被交易至巴尔的摩金莺队，换取右投乔·格拉西。投手威尔·迪翁被交易换取左投福斯特·格里芬，五人交易。克里斯蒂安·富兰克林 NTR - 从小联盟升上大联盟。指定打击阿比梅莱克·奥尔蒂斯从小联盟升上大联盟。投手安德鲁·阿尔瓦雷斯从小联盟升上大联盟。 橄榄球 国家橄榄球联盟 亚利桑那红雀队——跑卫埃文·赫尔从弃权名单中签下。防守截锋卡姆·霍斯利从弃权名单中签下。外接手特贾恩·帕尔默被裁。防守截锋科齐亚·伊扎德被裁。 克利夫兰布朗队——跑卫TJ·哈登被裁。防守截锋特拉维斯·贝尔签约。 达拉斯牛仔队——防守端锋贾德文·克劳尼与休斯敦德州人队签约，为期一年的无限制自由球员合同（至2026年）。线卫查尔斯·斯诺登因未公开原因被列入伤病名单。 底特律雄狮队——外接手塔里克·布莱克被裁。近端锋尼克·缪斯。 休斯敦德州人队——跑卫埃文·赫尔从弃权名单中签下，原属亚利桑那红雀队。线卫西奥尼·塔基塔基。防守端锋贾德文·克劳尼 / 无限制自由球员，为期一年的合同（至2026年）。 印第安纳波利斯小马队——角卫卡梅伦·米切尔被裁。角卫梅基·罗杰斯。 堪萨斯城酋长队——外接手杰夫·韦默。 明尼苏达维京人队——防守截锋特拉维斯·贝尔加盟克利夫兰布朗队。线卫西奥尼·塔基塔基加盟休斯敦德州人队。 纽约巨人队——防守截锋凯西·罗杰斯加盟新英格兰爱国者队。 纽约喷气机队——近端锋尼克·缪斯加盟底特律雄狮队。 旧金山49人队——防守端锋米凯尔·卡马拉因未公开原因被列入伤病名单。 田纳西泰坦队——防守截锋卡姆·霍斯利从弃权名单中签下，原属亚利桑那红雀队。 华盛顿指挥官队——角卫特雷·霍金斯三世因未公开原因被列入伤病名单。

高尔夫

PGA世界排名 截至8月3日 1. 斯科蒂·舍夫勒 .................................16.34 2. 罗里·麦克罗伊 .........................................9.08 3. 卡梅隆·杨 ....................................8.25 4. 马特·菲茨帕特里克 .....................................7.12 5. 拉塞尔·亨利 ......................................5.69 6. 汤米·弗利特伍德................................5.54 7. 克里斯·戈特鲁普.......................................5.45 8. 科林·森川 ....................................5.29 9. 温德姆·克拉克.....................................5.22 10. 萨姆·伯恩斯 ............................................5.11 11. 贾斯汀·罗斯..........................................4.98 12. 琼·拉姆 ............................................4.80 13. 维克托·霍夫兰 ....................................4.66 14. J·J·斯保恩............................................4.64 15. 赞德·谢奥菲勒...............................4.47 16. 路德维格·阿伯格 ......................................4.29 17. 罗伯特·麦金泰尔 ................................4.29 18. 金时沅..........................................4.22 19. 本·格里芬 ...........................................4.19 20. 阿隆·莱 ...............................................4.19 21. 泰瑞尔·哈顿.......................................4.12 22. 贾斯汀·托马斯....................................4.09 23. 瑞安·福克斯 .............................................3.88 24. 瑞安·杰勒德 ........................................3.57 25. 松山英树..............................3.53

赛车

纳斯卡杯系列赛积分榜 截至8月3日 1. 丹尼·哈姆林........................................886 2. 泰勒·雷迪克 ........................................802 3. 瑞安·布兰尼...........................................766 4. 泰·吉布斯 .................................................751 5. 卡森·霍斯瓦尔.....................................638 6. 蔡斯·埃利奥特 ..........................................635 7. 蔡斯·布里斯科 ........................................623 8. 凯尔·拉尔森.............................................617 9. 克里斯·布舍尔.......................................613 10. 克里斯托弗·贝尔 ..................................609 11. 丹尼尔·苏亚雷斯........................................583 12. 威廉·拜伦.......................................568 13. 乔伊·洛加诺.........................................545 14. 布巴·华莱士.....................................540 15. 谢恩·范吉斯伯根...........................537 16. 奥斯汀·辛德里克.......................................518 17. 瑞安·普里斯 .........................................480 18. 埃里克·琼斯.............................................474 19. 布拉德·凯塞尔洛夫斯基...................................468 20. 迈克尔·麦克道威尔...............................442 21. 罗斯·查斯坦.......................................436 22. AJ·阿尔门丁格 .................................409 23. 托德·吉利兰 ......................................406 24. 赞恩·史密斯 ..........................................393 25. 赖利·赫布斯特.........................................370

降水预报

雷暴 雨 雪 冰 / 混合

极端天气

注：截至周一，美国本土48州

最热：119° 加利福尼亚州死亡谷 最冷：29° 爱达荷州斯坦利

周三 极热 113 / 87

周四 雾霾， 炎热 112 / 89

周五 极热 111 / 91

周三 雾霾晴， 温暖 90 / 61

周四 炎热 89 / 59

周五 大部 晴朗 86 / 59

世界城市

北京 97 / 78t 99 / 79℃ 布宜诺斯艾利斯 60 / 56℃ 60 / 42r 坎昆，墨西哥 92 / 76sh 93 / 76r 迪拜，阿联酋 115 / 95s 111 / 93s 法兰克福 91 / 66s 84 / 57s 香港 91 / 80r 92 / 81t 伊斯坦布尔 89 / 73s 87 / 72s 耶路撒冷 90 / 71s 89 / 70s 约翰内斯堡 70 / 40s 72 / 42h 伦敦 79 / 54s 77 / 54pc 墨西哥城 77 / 56r 78 / 57r 蒙特利尔 88 / 70℃ 85 / 70t 莫斯科 80 / 62pc 84 / 68r 孟买，印度 87 / 81r 88 / 81r 巴黎 83 / 60sh 78 / 54t 里约热内卢 84 / 72pc 86 / 74s 罗马 92 / 71s 92 / 73s 首尔 99 / 81sh 99 / 81s 新加坡 91 / 80t 91 / 81t 悉尼 66 / 45s 67 / 45h 多伦多 84 / 67pc 82 / 66t 东京 87 / 77pc 90 / 79t

周三 大部 晴朗 84 / 68

周四 大部 晴朗 86 / 68

周五 88 / 69

周三 雷暴 86 / 75

周四 零星 雷暴 94 / 76

周五 93 / 75

铃声

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没有时间争议。就连三号四分卫艾丹·奥康奈尔也唱起了类似的调子。 这很上口。这支球队可能已经在黑洞中迷失了几十年，但仍然没有哪支NFL球队能像突袭者队那样，在几十年间传递出如此鲜明且持久的信息。 “赢就完事了，宝贝！”（最近不常发生，但听起来依然不错。阿尔·戴维斯在这一点上做得很到位。） “追求卓越。”（同上。） “曾经是突袭者，永远是突袭者。”（确实，他们拥有一个庞大的校友团体。） 好吧，即使在NFL这个竞争激烈的环境中，四分卫更衣室传递出的“同心协力而非对立”的主题，也代表了一个绝不会在信息传递上有丝毫疏忽的人的理想做法。门多萨的谦逊无疑为他未来将被期待的领导力奠定了基础。 “我在跟随这些资深领袖的角色中，”门多萨说，他心中想着的不仅是柯辛斯，还有麦克斯·克罗斯比和泰勒·林德鲍姆。“我只是尽自己的一份力，专注于下一次训练。” 所以，先别急着将这位新秀与老将对立起来。

突袭者队打破头号四分卫趋势

尽管如此，几个月来一直表示不需要新秀立即首发的突袭者队，正在打破这一趋势。如果门多萨无法在赛季开局时成为首发，他将成为自2018赛季初贝克·梅菲尔德为布朗队担任替补以来，首位在第一周担任替补的头号整体选秀四分卫。 过去六位头号整体选秀四分卫——卡姆·牛顿、凯勒布·威廉姆斯、布莱斯·杨、特雷弗·劳伦斯、乔·伯罗和凯勒·穆雷——在新秀赛季第一周就首发出场。为什么这对门多萨来说不是最佳选择，毕竟他迟早要经历磨练？ “首先，我认为你对球队负有责任，不要过早让新秀四分卫上场，”突袭者队新秀教练克林特·库比亚克告诉《今日美国》体育。“但如果他赢得了这个位置，那完全是另一回事……” 库比亚克的话还没说完，又补充道：“另一点是，你是在下一盘长期的棋。” 不要以为突袭者队需要向门多萨推销这种循序渐进的理念，因为他们在4月的选秀中以头号选秀权选中了他。 “我只是对他坦诚相告，告诉他我们的计划，”库比亚克说。“而且我没有问他对此的感受。”

“赢就完事了，什么时候？”

库比亚克和突袭者队总经理约翰·斯派泰克也尚未给出时间表

托普梅耶

诚然，从海斯曼奖得主费尔南多·门多萨到TCU（德克萨斯基督教大学）的转校生乔希·胡佛的转变不容忽视。印第安纳大学前5名的球队都保留了各自的先发四分卫，然而过去两届全国冠军（以及过去两届亚军）都是由转校四分卫领衔。

柯特·西格内蒂在过去两个赛季中取得了27胜2负的战绩。他难道还没有赢得一些信任吗？显然，这还不足以让球队跻身前五的排名。

圣母大学爱尔兰战士队在第5位隐藏着一支全国冠军的竞争者

当圣母大学体育总监皮特·贝瓦夸得知爱尔兰战士队未能入选上赛季大学橄榄球季后赛时，他称排名过程为闹剧，圣母大学也因此退出了那个赛季。那么，等他看到这些赛季前排名时，恐怕会更加不满。

我不会称圣母大学排名第5为闹剧，但我会说爱尔兰战士队被低估了。他们将享有所有前10球队中最轻松的赛程，且阵容配置足以竞争全国冠军。四分卫CJ·卡尔甚至有望角逐海斯曼奖。

圣母大学保留了大量的核心阵容，包括大部分防守球员和大多数进攻内线。今年，爱尔兰战士队不会再想着退出，反而可能庆祝自1988赛季以来的首个全国冠军。

新秀费尔南多·门多萨（15号）在6月的有组织团队活动中首次体验了NFL。CANDICE WARD / IMAGN IMAGES

具体何时门多萨可能接任先发位置。如果不是1.周，可能会在4周或10周发生？到底什么时候，宝贝？

“目前，我们致力于我们的流程，”斯派泰克在首次训练营后说道。“但我每天都在想，‘今天会发生什么？’你问的是，‘你预测会发生什么？’我不知道。我知道我们有计划，而计划会变。实际上，我预计它们会变。可能不是费尔南多，也可能是其他人。我们拭目以待。”

“我们说过，最适合球队的球员会上场。现在，柯克是那个人。总有一天，费尔南多会是。我不知道会是什么时候。我们致力于让柯克成为那个人，直到有变化发生。”

也许门多萨的快速成长会成为那个变化。他可能还无法直接与柯辛斯竞争——至少现在还不行——但他始终会以他对库比亚克体系及其他细节的理解程度来衡量。

换句话说，门多萨最艰难的竞争可能是NFL的学习曲线。尽管他在台前表现得很好，但门多萨能走到这一步，离不开内心那团激发竞争力的火焰。

“我完全期待费尔南多会推动和挑战，让事情变得艰难，”斯派泰克补充道。“这就是我们选择他作为状元的原因。他就是这样的人。我们仍然必须谨记，我们所做的一切都是为了赢得比赛。”

圣母大学拥有四分卫CJ·卡尔（13号）和主教练马库斯·弗里曼，图为他们在4月的蓝金春季比赛中。MICHAEL CLUBB / SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

“力量更大”的SEC联盟在前11,名中占据了6支球队，前15,名中有7支，前25名中总共有9支。

SEC联盟的排名主导表明，尽管该联盟在过去三个赛季中未能为全国冠军赛提供任何球队，但其声誉大体上仍然保持良好。

诚然，十大联盟和SEC联盟的水平明显高于ACC和十二大联盟。但SEC联盟在前11,名中占据6支球队，更多是出于对其过往统治力的尊重，而非反映近期季后赛的成绩，后者显示SEC联盟正在失去其顶尖地位。

民意调查对俄克拉荷马大学的青睐尤为显著。俄克拉荷马大学在SEC联盟中被预测排名第7，但在这些排名中却跻身第9位。

显然有人错了。如果一支球队在SEC联盟中排名第7，那么它不可能在全国排名中位列第9。

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比赛，并照顾好我们的年轻四分卫。这远不只是他准备好上场那么简单。整个球队也必须准备好让他成为领袖。”

在第一周的训练中表现沉稳的门多萨无疑感受到了一些早期的成长。他对库比亚克的体系越来越得心应手，并专注于基础技能的提升，比如从中锋位置接球——这在大学时并不是他比赛的一部分。

快速学习

在训练营开始前的几周休息时间里，他不仅有时间更好地消化比赛手册，还接受了四分卫教练迈克·沙利文的任务，要求回顾有组织团队活动中的每一次传球。他评估了时机、步法、阅读进度和准确性等要素。

“通过这个过程，我能看到一些共同的主题，以及我在某些概念上常犯的错误，”门多萨说，“因此，我能在整个夏天反思这些问题，逐步解决，现在来到训练营，当我感觉到那些冲动出现时，我能够克制并做出正确的决定，无论是精准的远距离传球，还是选择短传。”

当然，门多萨有一个绝佳的资源来帮助他理解这一切——柯辛斯，这位15年资深球员，他一贯乐观的个性和职业精神为“完美导师”的概念增添了层次。

柯辛斯深有体会。2012年，他以第四轮新秀身份加入华盛顿队——当时球队的选秀班底还包括罗伯特·格里芬三世——球队有一位拥有10年经验的老将雷克斯·格罗斯曼，后者曾随熊队打进过超级碗。

“我当时觉得自己需要问他所有能问的问题，甚至可能到了让人厌烦的地步，”柯辛斯回忆道，“我觉得有这样一个人对我的职业生涯影响很大。”

现在，他非常愿意回馈。门多萨对柯辛斯的赞不绝口，称他擅长绘制比赛图解，并将比赛概念分类整理，使其更易于理解，帮助自己更好地掌握了体系。

这就是“与之竞争而非对抗”的样子。

“我还有很长的路要走，”门多萨说，“我感觉更自在了，但离我需要达到的水平还差得很远，尤其是在学习比赛手册方面。我还需要更努力地钻研。1段很长的路要走。”

这只是时间问题，但现在显然不是时候——尤其是当他们彼此竞争时。

当犹豫不决时，选择俄亥俄州立的稳定性？

民意调查中排名前六的球队均获得了多张第一选票。每支球队都有理由成为头名。俄亥俄州立最终胜出。

为什么？我怀疑对“七叶树”品牌的信任起了作用。

撇开疫情赛季不谈，自2005赛季以来，俄亥俄州立在除1个赛季外的每个赛季中至少赢下10场比赛。这是惊人的稳定性。

俄亥俄州立真的比俄勒冈、印第安纳或德克萨斯更强吗？这值得商榷。诚然，他们的进攻火力十足，但俄勒冈和印第安纳的防守可能更出色，而德克萨斯的人才储备同样丰富。

不过，当犹豫不决时，选择将七叶树排在榜首并不是最糟糕的决定。他们几乎是10胜以上的保障。

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高估的球队

h 第9名 俄克拉何马大学：俄克拉何马大学的赛程艰难，防守端经历了关键球员离队，四分卫约翰·马蒂尔（John Mateer）仍需证明自己已从去年影响其表现的拇指骨折中完全恢复。

h 第10名 密西西比大学：你很难找到比特立尼达·钱布利斯（Trinidad Chambliss）和基万·莱西（Kewan Lacy）更出色的四分卫-跑卫组合，但整个赛季下来，密西西比大学可能会感受到莱恩·基芬（Lane Kiffin）和进攻协调员小查理·韦斯（Charlie Weis Jr.）离队的影响。

h 第16名 密歇根大学：赛程中有6支排名球队，加上新的教练团队和仍在成长中的四分卫……会出什么问题呢，对吧？

h 第23名 克莱姆森大学：老虎队进入排名相当于对达博·斯威尼（Dabo Swinney）的终身成就认可。

被低估的球队

h 第12名 得克萨斯理工大学：得克萨斯理工大学的防守依然强悍。且不论布兰登·索斯比（Brendan Sorsby）的风波，红色突袭者队在季后赛前的任何一场比赛中可能都不会让对手得到超过14分。

h 第13名 路易斯安那州立大学：老虎队将严重依赖转校生，但基芬知道如何整合他们，他的转会生收获颇丰。

h 第14名 南加州大学：特洛伊人队比其他任何球队归队的首发球员都多。这包括整条进攻线和四分卫杰登·马亚瓦（Jayden Maiava）。这是林肯·赖利（Lincoln Riley）第五年取得突破的所有要素吗？

h 未上榜的路易斯维尔大学：将克莱姆森大学从排名中移除，换上路易斯维尔大学取而代之。就这么简单。

布莱克·托普梅耶（Blake Toppmeyer）是《今日美国》网络的资深全国大学橄榄球专栏作家。电子邮箱：BToppmeyer@gannett.com，在X上关注他：@btoppmeyer

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沙特纳与佩斯利的《爱》历久弥新

威廉·沙特纳与乡村音乐明星布拉德·佩斯利将再度携手，为这对银河系中最不可能的音乐友谊开启新篇章。两人将在沙特纳的口语专辑《爱与其他奥秘》（Love & Other Mysteries）中合作，该专辑将于8月21日发行，今日美国（USA TODAY）独家揭秘。现年53岁的佩斯利与95岁的沙特纳在过去20年间曾多次合作，共同创作了多个备受赞誉的音乐项目。合作始于2004年，佩斯利为沙特纳的口语专辑《曾经》（Has Been）创作并演唱了同名主打歌。此外，沙特纳还曾在佩斯利2003年的音乐录影带《名人》（Celebrity）和2007年的《在线》（Online）中客串亮相。

然而，这位三届格莱美奖得主佩斯利深知，这张最新专辑将与这位以戏剧化台词和夸张幽默感闻名的九旬《星际迷航》传奇人物一同，大胆探索全新的情感世界。

“比尔找到我，说：‘布拉德，我写了一些歌，它们是我对生命的宣言。’”佩斯利说道，“每当他有什么新动向，我总是会答应。我学到的一点是，它一定会出人意料、富有创新，而且会非常有趣。”

《爱与其他奥秘》的制作过程不负众望。沙特纳准备了15段口语作品，佩斯利形容它们“几乎像诗歌”——内容涵盖了他对生活的热爱、对死亡的思考，以及他2021年乘坐蓝色起源新谢泼德号飞船太空之旅的著名经历。

威廉·沙特纳与布拉德·佩斯利的最新合作专辑《爱与其他奥秘》将于8月20日发行。

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“我告诉他，我有了一些非常特别的东西，”沙特纳说，“这些是关于我生活的深刻个人歌曲，从我离开家开始。”2025年洛杉矶的野火迫使项目离开沙特纳的家乡，转移至佩斯利与妻子、演员金伯利·威廉姆斯-佩斯利在纳什维尔共享的家庭录音室。佩斯利表示，他甚至提前搭建了一个额外的录音室，“因为我知道比尔要来。”

佩斯利与联合制作人卢克·伍滕（Luke Wooten）与佩斯利的乐队、Dawes乐队主唱兼吉他手泰勒·戈德史密斯（Taylor Goldsmith）以及纳什维尔传奇键盘手戈登·莫特（Gordon Mote）一同设计了音乐编排。

沙特纳在录制口语部分时没有伴奏，佩斯利称“这本身就已经非常珍贵”。与此同时，乐队根据他的口述内容配上了适合的音乐。

“我们将他的声音和节奏融入叙述中，加入了摇滚、乡村、空灵或爵士的元素，”佩斯利说，“我也说不清它是什么。这是口语与节奏诗歌的结合，有时会变得励志。”

录制时，沙特纳与乐队在一次马拉松式的录音中完成了大部分工作。

“那晚听到成品时，我们都惊呆了。真的，无论最终呈现了什么，我都没想到它能这么快就达到如此效果，”佩斯利说，“我为这张专辑感到骄傲。这是我们合作过的最佳作品。从很多方面来看，它都像是他的音乐回忆录。”

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《今日秀》大家庭分享荧屏内外的创伤

布莱恩·亚历山大与凯莉·劳勒

《今日秀》自称是一个大家庭—— 一个在超过七十年的时间里，每个工作日上午进入美国千家万户的大家庭。 在这段非凡的历程中，《今日秀》大家庭经历了大量公开的心碎时刻，其备受瞩目的明星们在生活中最具毁灭性的时刻里，一次次相互依靠、相互支持。

六个月前，萨凡纳·格思里失踪的母亲成为最新——也是最深刻的——危机，动摇了这支通常乐观向上的团队，这一事件在纽约市著名的1A演播室的镜头前公开上演。

在震惊全国的消息中，84岁的南希·格思里于2月1日星期日被报告在亚利桑那州图森的家中失踪，警方称她“被违背其意愿地从家中带走”。极度悲痛的萨凡纳于2月2日从《今日秀》请假，并退出了原定于2月6日在米兰-科尔蒂纳举行的奥运会开幕式主持工作，她在Instagram上恳求粉丝：“请为她祈祷。”

六个月后，调查仍在进行但尚未破案，未发现嫌疑人。格思里家族继续悬赏$100万寻求线索，此外联邦调查局（FBI）也悬赏$100,000。南希遭绑架是一起令人震惊且极不寻常的悲剧，但这远非《今日秀》成员经历的唯一创伤。从癌症到配偶去世，再到心理健康挑战，主持人们多年来经历了大量严峻的考验——与数百万观众分享并实时处理这些困境。

以下是《今日秀》大家庭如何应对这一持续的个人危机及过去其他毁灭性事件，以及他们如何一次次相互支持：

闯入者在直播前与梅尔文对峙

7月16日，一起令人恐慌的安全漏洞事件发生：一名闯入者躲过1A演播室的安保，在直播前与联合主播克雷格·梅尔文对峙，据称对梅尔文使用了种族歧视言论。41岁的安德鲁·特鲁洛夫被拘留，并被控入室盗窃及恐吓罪，两项罪名均被认定为仇恨犯罪。特鲁洛夫据称当时正在寻找气象主播艾尔·罗克，却在楼梯间遇到了47岁的梅尔文。

在7月16日的直播结束后，梅尔文在Instagram上向粉丝报平安。“过去几个小时里，我收到了很多人的问候。我一切都好。感谢大家的关心，”他在帖子中写道

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面临威胁。 “泰勒在我们前往德克萨斯州开始拍摄季度的大约两个月前给我打了电话，告诉我该做好什么准备，”萨尔达尼亚说。“他说，‘我绝对希望你能增强更多肌肉。我希望乔成为一台机器。’” 萨尔达尼亚将此理解为，她需要为自己年龄相仿的角色在战场上保持高效而努力。 “这是驱动因素，乔必须保持敏锐，时刻警惕，”她说。“她明白自己在与时间和地心引力抗争。” 萨尔达尼亚立即聘请了一位私人教练，在当年夏天与丈夫——意大利艺术家马可·佩雷戈-萨尔达尼亚及他们的三个儿子（双胞胎儿子赛和鲍伊，10岁，以及儿子岑，8岁）——在意大利度假期间，带她进行训练。 “意大利是一个在夏天非常容易让人放纵的国家，”萨尔达尼亚说。“我需要一位能监督我饮食并帮助我增强体力的教练。” 这位曾接受过芭蕾和古典舞蹈广泛训练的前舞者，在《狮女》中为乔赢得了一段训练蒙太奇，在健身房里为战斗做准备，配乐则是世界各地不祥的新闻头条。 虽然有效，但萨尔达尼亚在锻炼时并不播放坏消息。 “对乔来说，听到这些新闻是一种激励，但我会选择流行音乐歌单，”萨尔达尼亚说。“我会选择爱莉安娜·格兰德、麦当娜，也许还有布莱克·科菲。听世界新闻绝对是让我无法踏上跑步机的最后一件事。”

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帖子写道：“期待明天早上见到你。”

霍达·科比曾与乳腺癌和女儿霍普的病情抗争

霍达·科比于2007年初被诊断出乳腺癌，她在《今日秀》上坦诚分享了这一消息。在2007年3月接受乳房切除术和重建手术后，科比受到启发，向NBC高层表示希望担任《今日秀》第四小时的新主持人，这一角色最终在2007年10月与凯西·李·吉福德共同实现。 2023年初，科比从《今日秀》请了两周假。当年3月回归节目时，她向格思里和观众透露，自己一直在医院的重症监护室照顾年幼的女儿霍普。 “我感谢我的家人，也感谢像你这样的朋友，他们每天都陪伴着我，”科比哽咽着说。“我非常感激她能回家。我一直在等待那一天的到来。” 61岁的科比于2025年1月10日正式离开《今日秀》，在节目中含泪告别。同年5月，科比以嘉宾身份回归，并在节目中透露，霍普的 1型 糖尿病“确实影响了”她决定结束自己26年职业生涯的决定。

琼斯在丈夫乌切·奥杰脑癌确诊后离世

2025年1月，谢内尔·琼斯在一份发给《今日秀》观众的声明中表示，她正“抽出时间处理家庭健康问题”。 同年5月，格思里在《今日秀》上透露，琼斯的丈夫乌切·奥杰一直在私下与一种名为胶质母细胞瘤的侵袭性脑癌抗争，最终于45岁时“在一场勇敢的抗争后”离世。两人于2007年在西北大学相识后结婚。 琼斯于2025年9月5日回归节目，与格思里谈论了她的

与外科医生丈夫尼尔（戴夫·安纳布尔）及女儿凯特（汉娜·洛夫·拉尼尔）和查理（塞莱斯蒂娜·哈里斯）的生活。在乌克兰前线，乔与包括克鲁兹·曼努埃洛斯（莱丝拉·德奥利维拉）、双杯（詹姆斯·乔丹）和科迪·斯皮尔斯军士长（谢里丹）在内的资深特工一起，在无人机主导的超现实战场上穿梭，追捕一名高价值俄罗斯目标。

谢里丹饰演的强悍角色科迪，是这支团队中最擅长（且最敢言）在这种新型致命战争中生存的老手。

萨尔达尼亚表示：“他（谢里丹）是个令人生畏的家伙。我不打算撒谎。而且他来的时候非常严肃。这给我们其他人树立了更高的标准。”

谢里丹允许该集导演迈克尔·弗里德曼掌控全局，没有动用老板的权威。

“他在片场并没有指手画脚，[谢里丹]尊重且诚恳地遵循迈克尔的指导，”萨尔达尼亚说。“拍摄过程艰苦、简陋且令人生畏，但每个人都拿出了最佳状态。”

“为乔锻炼肌肉激励了我”

这位《阿凡达》女演员已为这一时刻做好准备，接受了训练，并在开拍前重温了手枪和半自动武器的使用课程。

“整个团队看起来尽可能真实至关重要，”萨尔达尼亚说。“我得以带着从未想过能掌握的技能离开。这让我感觉更强大。”

然而，第三季的体能准备真正推动了她的角色塑造。

“力量训练至关重要，尤其是对特定年龄段的女性而言，”她说。“它赋予你从未想过拥有的力量，而这带来了极大的自信。仿佛你能做到困难的事。为乔锻炼肌肉激励了我。”

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与丈夫及三个孩子——16岁的凯因和13岁的双胞胎克拉拉和乌切——共度时光。

“这是一场美丽的噩梦，”琼斯在谈及这场悲剧时对朋友说，“我的心碎成了无数片。”

琼斯在丈夫2月4日生日当天回顾了他的离世，在《今日秀》开场强调了这一日期的意义——以及她家庭的新现实。

“我一直忙得不可开交，以至于低估了这一天的艰难，”琼斯与观众分享。“从某些方面来说，这比感恩节或圣诞节更难熬，因为你知道那些日子会来临，而且所有人都与你同在。你会被爱和问候所包围。但这一天只有我们这个小圈子和家人。所以今天收到了很多短信，因为他们理解。”

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2020年11月，罗克在节目中透露自己被诊断出前列腺癌，并表示将于下周接受前列腺切除手术。

“这是个好消息 / 坏消息的情况，”罗克说。“好消息是我们及早发现了它。不太好的消息是它有点侵袭性，所以我需要请假一段时间来处理这件事。”

此后数年间，罗克在节目中定期回顾这段历程——纪念手术五周年、讨论这段经历如何改变了他的生活，并呼吁观众定期进行筛查。

凯蒂·库里克在丈夫去世后重返《今日秀》

《今日秀》主持人的苦难并不限于现任阵容。1991年至2006年主持该节目的凯蒂·库里克也在任期内遭遇了个人不幸。

威廉·夏特纳与布拉德·佩斯利于27, 2012年2月在纽约音乐盒剧院演出《夏特纳的世界：我们只是生活在其中》。

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夏特纳同样被这部作品所打动，该作品已在下月《星际迷航》60周年纪念日前完成。

“这些歌曲和诗歌是我的创作出口，”他说。“它们所代表的意义改变了我的人生。”

莎特纳与佩斯利是一对跨越时代的奇妙挚友

她的丈夫杰伊·莫纳汉（Jay Monahan）在1998年因结直肠癌去世时年仅42岁。 1998年2月24日，库里克在丧亲假后回归《今日秀》担任联合主持人，这一电视时刻成为该节目历史上最动人的瞬间之一。 “很多人知道，上个月我失去了丈夫杰伊·莫纳汉，我深爱的、挚爱的丈夫，”库里克在节目开场时说道，“言语无法形容这份失去对我、我的女儿们以及杰伊所有家人的毁灭性打击。” 在感谢观众寄来的卡片和信件后，库里克向“所有此刻正与威胁生命的疾病抗争的人”致敬。 “请知道，我的心与你们同在，”她说。

梅雷迪思·维埃拉离开《今日秀》陪伴丈夫理查德·科恩

2006年接替库里克担任主持人的梅雷迪思·维埃拉，于2011年5月9日宣布离开《今日秀》，称希望有更多时间陪伴家人，包括被诊断出患有多发性硬化症的丈夫理查德·科恩。 “今天对我来说是艰难的一天。我会努力保持镇定，”维埃拉与同事们坐在沙发上说道，“时间是一种奇怪的东西，你永远无法拥有足够。它在不断流逝。而我知道，我想把更多时间留给我的丈夫理查德。” 维埃拉还在2022年接受科特布采访时表示，这是“最好的工作，但当时并不适合我”。 多年来，这对夫妇经常在《今日秀》上坦诚分享与疾病共处、照顾病人及韧性的故事。2025年12月24日，科恩在76岁时去世，这位成就卓著的记者、三个孩子的父亲在《今日秀》上获得了致敬。

卡森·达利在《今日秀》上公开谈论焦虑

2018年，《今日秀》主持人卡森·达利（Carson Daly）以20世纪90年代至2000年代担任MTV《完全请求现场》（Total Request Live）主持人而闻名，他在节目中向同事和观众袒露了自己与焦虑的内心斗争，称这是与生俱来的特质。 “我无法改变这一点，”达利说，“实际上，我已经学会接受它。上帝造我的方式有缺陷，但也有巨大的优点。” 达利鼓励人们寻求专业心理治疗师的帮助。 “我们为你感到骄傲，”科特布说。 撰稿：Erin Jensen、Taijuan Moorman

（我记得）《星际迷航》明星帕特里克·斯图尔特坐在房间中央的椅子上。我当时想，这地方简直要进入曲速模式了。” 这段友谊与欣赏之情在数十年间愈发深厚。 “对我来说，很难意识到这是一个真实的人，他对生活的渴望是我从未在任何人身上见过的，尤其是在他这个年纪，”佩斯利说。 主持精力充沛的莎特纳“就像家里来了龙卷风一样”，他补充道，“他总是有500件事在忙。” 这次到访让威廉斯-佩斯利及夫妇的两个儿子——19岁的威廉·“哈克”·哈克贝里（William “Huck” Huckleberry）和17岁的贾斯珀·沃伦（Jasper Warren）——感到兴奋不已。 录制结束的那个夜晚，佩斯利在客厅为家人播放了音乐。 “我对他们说：‘坐下来听听这个。’他们听完后惊呆了，问我：‘爸爸，你为什么不多做这样的事？’”

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华盛顿——卡塔尔于8月4日表示，调解人正在努力结束美伊战争，推动油价下跌，尽管德黑兰否认了唐纳德·特朗普总统关于谈判已经开始的说法。 在卡塔尔发表上述言论后，基准布伦特原油价格下跌超过5%，延续了8月3日因希望能尽快达成协议恢复霍尔木兹海峡封锁航道通行而出现的大幅下跌。 但目前，该海峡仍几乎处于关闭状态，另一艘船只在试图通过时遭到袭击。

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巴勒斯坦哀悼者参加阿布·沙里亚（Abu Sharia）和哈萨伊纳（al-Hasayna）家族成员的葬礼，这些遗体最近从加沙城萨布拉（al-Sabra）街区被以色列轰炸的住宅楼废墟中找回，这些住宅楼于2023年11月遭到袭击。照片由OMAR AL-QATTAA / 法新社通过盖蒂图片社提供

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男人们抬起担架，穿过街道。一块标牌上装饰着死者的照片。 “这一天充满了悲痛，这场屠杀已过去三年，伤口再次被揭开，”家族幸存者泰西尔·哈萨伊纳（Taysir Al-Hassayna）说。 “这给我们的孩子和妇女带来了新的悲伤。但我们的安慰是，我们相信他们是与真主同在的烈士。” 路透社未能找到以色列军方在2023年11月关于此次袭击的声明。

“今天的葬礼是对这些烈士所能做的最起码的事。是时候让这些遗体，这些小小的遗体安息了，让他们的灵魂在我们周围的天空中盘旋。”

特朗普与卡塔尔埃米尔塔米姆·本·哈马德·阿勒萨尼（Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani）在8月4日的电话中讨论了缩小华盛顿与德黑兰之间分歧的努力，并改善达成持久解决方案的前景，卡塔尔埃米里办公室表示。该办公室称，埃米尔强调了对话的重要性，并强调遵守6月中的美伊谅解备忘录，该备忘录规定立即停止军事行动。

特朗普在8月3日表示，与德黑兰的谈判已经开始，伊朗面临达成协议的“最后机会”。伊朗官员则坚称目前没有与美国进行任何谈判。

特朗普8月3日的表态是在其周末决定取消他所称的对伊朗“大规模袭击”计划之后作出的，这一决定延续了他威胁对伊朗采取重大行动的模式。

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救援队在为期两周的行动中找回了112人，这些人于2023年11月22日在以色列空袭摧毁加沙一片公寓楼群时遇难。

“我们的伤口在三年后再次被揭开，这场屠杀带来的悲痛重现，”哈萨伊纳家族幸存者泰西尔·哈萨伊纳说。 “这给我们的孩子和妇女带来了新的悲伤。但我们的安慰是，我们相信他们是与真主同在的烈士。”

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华盛顿州斯波坎市——一名37岁男子于8月4日在华盛顿州斯波坎市出庭，被控引发三场大火中的一场。这三场大火已摧毁了700多栋房屋和其他建筑，并迫使64,000人从受灾最严重的城市撤离。该地区正遭受席卷干旱的太平洋西北地区的野火侵袭。

嫌疑人、斯波坎市居民亚伦·法里纳奇此前曾因杀害父亲入狱，据法庭记录，他在被以100万美元保释金羁押后，因一项一级纵火罪名在县法院首次出庭。斯波坎县警长约翰·诺威尔斯告诉记者，法里纳奇被指控使用火柴或打火机点燃路边草地，引发了8月1日在斯波坎北部和西部爆发的三场大火之一——老小径大火。

他表示，另外两场大火的起因仍在调查中。这三场大火共同被列为美国消防工作的首要优先事项。数十场大火已在华盛顿州和俄勒冈州肆虐数周，烟尘弥漫空气。

在强风和极度干燥的条件推动下，斯波坎地区的大火已烧毁了该州第二大城市北部边缘的10,000多英亩土地，该市约有

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圣路易斯 91

纳什维尔 92 孟菲斯 94

俄克拉荷马城 102

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底特律 88

布法罗 86

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克利夫兰 85

费城 85

华盛顿 6 86

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问：飓风一词源自何处？

答：源自玛雅风暴之神 Hurakan

●罗切斯特，纽约州 88 / 70 46 ●罗克福德，伊利诺伊州 78 / 59 / t 75 ●鲁伊多索，新墨西哥州 89 / 63 54 塞勒姆，俄勒冈州 99 / 58 75 ●萨利纳，堪萨斯州 83 / 67 / t 44 萨利纳斯，加利福尼亚州 70 / 57 25 ●索尔兹伯里，马里兰州 88 / 74 / t 40 圣安吉洛，得克萨斯州 98 / 76 / s 39 ●萨拉索塔，佛罗里达州 89 / 75 / t ●萨凡纳，佐治亚州 92 / 75 / t 31 ●希博伊根，威斯康星州 77 / 56 / t 25 ●谢尔比，北卡罗来纳州 82 / 68 / t 51 谢尔曼，得克萨斯州 102 / 81 / s 49 什里夫波特，路易斯安那州 96 / 76 / t 71 ●银城，新墨西哥州 96 / 66 48 苏福尔斯，南达科他州 78 / 58 46 ●萨默塞特，宾夕法尼亚州 82 / 67 / t 42 ●萨默维尔，新泽西州 81 / 69 / t 50 南本德，印第安纳州 84 / 67 ●斯帕坦堡，南卡罗来纳州 84 / 68 / t 41 ●斯普林菲尔德，伊利诺伊州 87 / 68 / t ●斯普林菲尔德，密苏里州 96 / 74 / t 48 ●圣奥古斯丁，佛罗里达州 87 / 76 / t 圣克劳德，明尼苏达州 79 / 53 圣乔治，犹他州 107 / 81 / s ●斯汤顿，弗吉尼亚州 85 / 68 / t 31 史蒂文斯角，威斯康星州 76 / 47 斯托克顿，加利福尼亚州 98 / 61 / s 80 ●斯特劳兹堡，宾夕法尼亚州 80 / 69 / t 50 ●斯图尔特，佛罗里达州 89 / 77 / t 斯特吉斯，密歇根州 83 / 67 / s 塔拉哈西，佛罗里达州 91 / 72 / t 蒂博多，路易斯安那州 87 / 75 / t 64 ●托皮卡，堪萨斯州 80 / 68 / t 37 塔斯卡卢萨，亚拉巴马州 93 / 73 / s 47 ●尤蒂卡，纽约州 89 / 68 37 文图拉，加利福尼亚州 74 / 64 58 维克多维尔，加利福尼亚州 102 / 68 / s 105 ●瓦恩兰，新泽西州 84 / 73 / t 维塞利亚，加利福尼亚州 104 / 67 / s 101 ●华盛顿特区 86 / 76 / t 沃特敦，南达科他州 80 / 58 / s 43 沃索，威斯康星州 78 / 54 ●韦恩斯伯勒，宾夕法尼亚州 83 / 72 / t 44 ●怀特普莱恩斯，纽约州 82 / 72 / t 51 威奇托福尔斯，得克萨斯州 104 / 77 / s 65 ●威尔明顿，特拉华州 83 / 73 / t 威尔明顿，北卡罗来纳州 87 / 75 / t 45 威斯康星拉皮兹，威斯康星州 80 / 54 伍斯特，俄亥俄州 85 / 64 / t 伍斯特，马萨诸塞州 85 / 68 80 ●约克，宾夕法尼亚州 81 / 70 / t

圣何塞 82 / 69 / r 81 / 71 / t ●圣萨尔瓦多 89 / 69 89 / 68 圣地亚哥 66 / 44 / c 60 / 38 / r 圣保罗 81 / 63 81 / 66 萨拉热窝 97 / 61 / s 98 / 62 / s 上海 92 / 82 93 / 81 新加坡 91 / 80 / t 91 / 81 / t 斯德哥尔摩 71 / 60 / r 73 / 55 / r 悉尼 66 / 45 / s 67 / 45 台北 94 / 80 / s 93 / 82 ●特古西加尔巴 86 / 68 / t 87 / 65 / t 德黑兰 98 / 77 98 / 71 东京 87 / 77 90 / 79 / t 多伦多 84 / 67 82 / 66 / t 突尼斯 97 / 78 97 / 79 / s 温哥华 76 / 58 / s 76 / 60 / c 维也纳 104 / 74 / s 96 / 69 / t 华沙 99 / 72 / c 90 / 65 埃里温 98 / 69 / s 92 / 70 / t 萨格勒布 103 / 64 / s 103 / 70 / s ●苏黎世 87 / 64 / t 84 / 60 / t

哈利法克斯 89

波士顿

视频激励数万人游向西班牙休达海岸

艾哈迈德·埃尔杰克蒂米、维多利亚·瓦尔德西、乔治·萨金特、 马格达里尼·戈戈库

路透社

路透社

上周涌入西班牙飞地休达的移民潮始于涓涓细流。在少数几段视频的鼓动下——其中一些由西班牙新闻媒体发布，旨在凸显移民压力的负担——最初仅有几十名年轻人的行动迅速演变为数以万计的人于7月30.集体游泳涌入。根据官方统计，超过80人在踩踏事件中溺亡或被挤压致死。催化剂出现在3周前，当时西班牙最高法院发布的一项裁决称，在海上被拦截的移民不能在西班牙北非领土休达和梅利利亚的边境立即被遣返。法律专家表示，该裁决并不排除此后对他们进行即时遣返。休达长期吸引着希望在欧洲开始新生活的移民。但随着对该裁决的误读不断传播——包括声称任何通过海路或陆路进入休达的人都不会被遣返——越来越多的人决定碰碰运气。“永远不要相信那些告诉你，只要进入休达，就会被遣返的人。你不会被遣返，”一名摩洛哥青年在德国街头拍摄的视频中说道，该视频虽被删除，但后来被其他账号重新发布。自7月7日起，Meta平台上的多个帖子也错误地声称，西班牙现有的为500,000非法移民提供身份登记的计划将于7月30.结束。类似信息在7月30.凌晨也广为传播。事实上，在2025年底前已在西班牙居住至少五个月且无合法身份的移民，可在4月至6月30.日期间提交申请。西班牙政府收到的登记数量超过预期的500,000份一倍多，且从未延长截止日期。大多数鼓动人们涌向休达的视频和在线群组此后已被删除，其最初发布日期尚不清楚。2024,摩洛哥

得克萨斯州州长下令暂停新数据中心审批，待审计完成

得克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特下令暂停通过该州电网互联流程审批新数据中心项目，理由是电力需求激增可能威胁电网可靠性，而此时反对这些项目的声音正在增长。 该州有望成为全球最大的数据中心枢纽之一，行业预测显示，得州可能在2030年前超越弗吉尼亚州，这得益于充足的土地、能源供应和商业友好型环境。 然而，由于数据中心大量消耗能源和水资源，以及为运营所需发电产生的污染，当地对这些设施的反对声浪正在上升。 在8月3,致得克萨斯州公用事业委员会和电网运营商ERCOT的信函中，阿博特指示

金融市场

指数在乐观预测下创下纪录

查克·米科拉伊查克 及约翰·M·切里安

纽约——标普500指数和道琼斯指数于8月4日收盘创下历史新高，受人工智能相关企业如卡特彼勒和Palantir最新一批财报提振，缓解了市场对需求的担忧。同时，原油价格和美国国债收益率下跌，因市场对伊朗战争达成协议抱有希望。

Palantir Technologies股价飙升近30%，创下自2024, 2月以来最大单日涨幅，此前该公司上调了年度营收预期。被视为全球工业经济晴雨表的卡特彼勒在上调年度营收增长预期后股价大涨，因人工智能数据中心的建设推动了对其发电和建筑设备的需求。

移民们举着写有西班牙语“庇护”的标牌，排队等待红十字会分发食物和饮料。此前，大批移民于4, 日徒步或乘船从摩洛哥涌入西班牙领土。VIOLETA SANTOS MOURA / 路透社

西班牙当局起诉了数十名涉嫌在网上煽动一起未遂的大规模偷渡事件的嫌疑人。截至7月23, 日，约有100人抵达休达，据当地新闻媒体《休达灯塔报》报道，该媒体将这些抵达事件与最高法院的裁决联系起来，这一观点随后得到西班牙和摩洛哥官员的响应。官员们指责人口贩运网络在社交媒体上散布并利用此类错误信息。据路透社采访的移民称，《休达灯塔报》在网上播放的画面——年轻男子在休达咧嘴笑、竖起大拇指和V字手势——无意中鼓励了更多人尝试偷渡，数百人开始游泳穿越。

另一个推动因素出现在7月28, 日，当《休达灯塔报》发布一则标题为“休达已不堪重负”的报道，展示了两名面带笑容、浑身湿透的年轻女子在成功偷渡后走在城市街头。据路透社采访的三名移民称，这段视频在摩洛哥广为传播。次日，社交媒体上充斥着各种视频，拥有数万粉丝的网红纷纷发布自己游泳前往休达的视频，有些人还穿着潜水服、带着游泳圈。

穆尼姆·贝尔哈吉是一名宠物美容师，拥有

机构对所有计划接入电网的数据中心进行审计，在允许更多设施推进之前。州长表示，德州电力可靠性委员会（ERCOT）目前正在审查约474吉瓦的新增用电需求提案，这一数字是该州历史峰值负荷的五倍多，其中约90%的申请来自数据中心。

“任何未能遵守验证和审计流程、无法保障德州电网可靠性和韧性的数据中心项目，都必须被拒绝，”阿博特写道，“简单来说，德州人民必须优先。”

根据阿博特的指令，开发商将被要求提供更多关于电力需求、用水量、税收优惠、所有权结构以及缓解当地影响的信息。6月路透社 / Ipsos的一项民调显示，仅56.9%的美国人支持数据中心的建设速度，而此前的预期为67.2%。

卡特彼勒的上涨成为道琼斯工业平均指数上涨的最大推动力，为这一历史悠久的指数贡献了超过300点的涨幅。此外，原油价格下跌约30%也支撑了股市，此前一名卡塔尔官员表示正在继续努力通过外交途径解决冲突，而美国财政部长斯科特·贝森塔表示，与伊朗就重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的协议可能在未来两天内达成。

油价下跌也降低了市场对美联储在9月会议上加息的预期，根据芝商所（CME）联邦基金利率观察工具，预期从之前的67.2%降至56.9%，这也导致美国国债收益率回落。

“我在投资者中没有感受到一丝怀疑，无论是油价、利率还是股市，”首席投资

拥有31,000名Instagram粉丝的他表示，在看到有关移民被安置在休达接待中心的报道后，决定前往。

“西班牙媒体展示了抵达西班牙的移民受到良好待遇，这极大地鼓励了我们前往，”他说道。同时也存在误导性视频。其中一个被观看数百万次的视频显示，一名年轻男子手持自拍杆游向一些帖子所称的休达，但实际上该视频是7月初在摩洛哥大西洋沿岸的一个城市拍摄的。

第二天早上，人数激增。西班牙当局表示，超过70,000人非法进入休达。

聊天群组似乎也发挥了作用。西班牙安全分析师切马·吉尔（Chema Gil）的一份报告指出，有两个由阿尔及利亚电话号码管理的公开WhatsApp群组，共有3,700名成员，提供前往休达的路线建议。

吉尔无法确定群组管理员的身份，路透社也无法独立核实这些已被删除的群组。

“去那里是我们的错误，”贝尔哈吉说。“那里只有饥饿。”

上周，得克萨斯州副州长丹·帕特里克（Dan Patrick）加入了呼吁监管机构否决ERCOT“二叠纪盆地可靠性计划”下三条76.5 万伏输电线路申请的行列。农村土地所有者对线路路径表示反对。

“如果这些线路必须建设——许多人认为必须建设——那么公用事业委员会（PUC）的输电审批流程不仅应优先加强电网，还应保护得克萨斯州土地所有者和社区的利益，”帕特里克在X平台的一篇帖子中写道。ERCOT表示，将推迟一项在6月批准的框架下进行的研究，以管理数据中心的用电需求。

“ERCOT正在审阅阿博特州长关于数据中心的信函，并将与得克萨斯州公用事业委员会合作执行州长的指示，包括推迟‘零批次’输电规划研究，”电网运营商在一份电子邮件声明中表示。

芝加哥Cresset Capital Management投资策略师兼创始合伙人。

根据初步数据，标普500指数上涨137.20点，涨幅1.81%，收于7,737.70点；纳斯达克综合指数上涨668.10点，涨幅2.58%，收于26,581.99点。道琼斯工业平均指数上涨912.25点，涨幅1.72%，收于54,090.66点。

道琼斯指数于8月3日录得7月6日以来的首个收盘新高，并连续第二个交易日创下收盘新高，而标普500指数则于8月4日创下7月2日以来的首个收盘纪录。

在标普500的11个主要板块中，科技板块表现最佳，上涨81%。

6月职位空缺数量下降，医疗保健和社会援助行业的大幅下滑（减少500个空缺）拖累了整体数据，但招聘人数增加3,000人和裁员人数减少20人表明劳动力市场保持稳定。

历史上的今天

1775年：首批欧洲人在西班牙人胡安·德·阿亚拉（Juan de Ayala）的率领下，乘坐“圣卡洛斯”号（San Carlos）船驶入如今被称为旧金山湾的水域，停泊在天使岛后方。此前的大多数欧洲探险家都未能注意到这条海峡。

1858年：经过多次尝试后，首条跨大西洋电缆安装完成。两艘铺设电缆的船只——“尼亚加拉”号（Niagara）和“阿伽门农”号（Agamemnon）——从大西洋中部出发，朝相反方向行驶，将电缆两端分别固定在纽芬兰和爱尔兰。这条电缆仅正常工作了三周。

1861年：为筹措南北战争经费，亚伯拉罕·林肯总统签署《岁入法案》，开征首个联邦所得税。该法案对年收入超过800美元的部分征收3%的税率，并持续了10年。

1914年：首批电动交通信号灯在克利夫兰的一个十字路口亮相。这些信号灯仅有红色和绿色——尚无黄色——由人工操作开关控制，并配有一个控制亭内的铃铛。（史上首批交通信号灯采用煤气照明，位于伦敦。）

1921年：匹兹堡的KDKA-AM电台首次直播美国职业棒球大联盟（MLB）比赛。在牛棚区，投手吉米·津恩（Jimmy Zinn）率领排名第一的海盗队逆转击败费城费城人队。

1926年：哈利·胡迪尼（Harry Houdini）完成了他最后一次公开特技表演：在纽约市谢尔顿酒店（Hotel Shelton）的一个重达700磅的密封棺材中，于水下停留了91分钟，击败了一位曾完成同一表演长达一小时的竞争对手。88分钟后，胡迪尼写道：“我开始看到黄色的光，并小心翼翼地提醒自己不要睡着。”

1930年：尼尔·阿姆斯特朗（Neil Armstrong）出生于俄亥俄州瓦帕科内塔。他因在朝鲜战争中服役获得三枚空军奖章，后取得航空工程学位，加入NASA，并成为首位登上月球的人。

1948年：萨米·李（Sammy Lee）在伦敦奥运会上赢得10米跳台跳水金牌，成为首位赢得奥运金牌的亚裔美国男性。作为韩国移民的儿子，他后来成为一名医生，并在90多岁时仍坚持游泳。

1962年：演员玛丽莲·梦露（Marilyn Monroe）在洛杉矶的家中被发现死亡，年仅36岁。这位标志性性感偶像死于巴比妥类药物过量。警方认定“死亡方式可能为自杀”。

1963年：英国、美国和俄罗斯在莫斯科签署《部分禁止核试验条约》。该条约禁止在大气层、水下和外太空进行核武器试验“或任何其他核爆炸”，并限制地下核试验，以确保放射性碎片不超出国界。

1964年：在报告称两艘美国驱逐舰在越南遭到袭击后，林登·B·约翰逊总统将《东京湾决议》提交国会，要求授权“采取一切必要措施击退对美国在东南亚的任何武装袭击”。该决议数日后获得通过。

2010年：智利阿塔卡马沙漠的一座铜金矿发生坍塌，33名工人被困。救援行动持续了69天，最终全部获救。

2011年：商人兼政治家英拉·西那瓦（Yingluck Shinawatra）当选泰国总理，成为首位担任该职务的女性。

2022年：奥斯汀的一个陪审团裁定，“Infowars”主持人亚历克斯·琼斯（Alex Jones）必须向桑迪胡克小学枪击案中一名6岁遇难者的父母支付4520万美元的惩罚性赔偿。琼斯曾散布不实言论，称这场大屠杀是一场骗局。

2024年：在总统乔·拜登（Joe Biden）因广受批评的辩论表现暂停连任竞选约两周后，副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯（Kamala Harris）获得足够的代表支持，成为民主党总统候选人。哈里斯成为首位获得主要政党提名的黑人女性和亚裔美国人。

——今日美国网络

伊朗

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军事行动后撤回并 指向外交接触。 伊朗外交部发言人 伊斯梅尔·巴盖伊表示，与阿曼就通过海峡的过境问题进行的谈判是积极的，并仍在继续，重点是建立安全的航运通道，国家媒体报道称。 他补充说，正在谈判的路线旨在确保伊朗和阿曼的主权权利和国家安全。 美国高级官员持乐观态度，财政部长斯科特·贝森特和国务卿马尔科·卢比奥均指出，旨在重新开放海峡的讨论取得了进展。该海峡通常承载着全球约五分之一的石油和液化天然气运输。 “这些谈判已经取得了进展，但尚未达成最终结果。我们希望这很快会实现，”卢比奥

加沙

空袭发生在战争爆发后的最初几周，当时由哈马斯领导的武装分子从加沙冲出，杀害了1,200名以色列人。以色列军方未立即回应置评请求。 根据巴勒斯坦卫生部门的数据，已确认有73,000名巴勒斯坦人在以色列对加沙的战争中丧生。大多数死亡记录是在尸体被送往太平间和埋葬时记录的，但估计另有8,000人被埋在废墟下。 65岁的萨布拉空袭幸存者奥马尔·哈萨伊纳在空袭发生数日后逃往埃及，他在开罗通过卫星电视观看亲人葬礼的画面时泣不成声。 他的妻子在空袭中丧生，还有他的四个成年儿子：阿卜杜拉、阿卜杜勒-拉赫曼、艾哈迈德和奥萨马。还有他的四个孙辈：两个小男孩和两个小女孩，最大的只有4岁，最小的仅几个月大。 “他们是我的一部分。我每天都在想他们。我在思绪中、在梦里见到他们，”他说。 “今天的葬礼是对这些烈士所能做的最起码的事情。是时候让这些遗体，那些小小的遗体安息了，让他们的灵魂在我们周围的天空中盘旋。” 加沙的大多数人口是如今位于以色列境内的难民后裔，因此整个大家庭通常会聚居在住宅楼群中。但这意味着一场以色列空袭可能会彻底摧毁一个家族。 哈萨伊纳家族在萨布拉社区生活了数十年，是一个在整个加沙地带以慷慨和谦逊闻名的显赫家族的分支。 奥马尔说，以色列的空袭击中了三

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230,000名居民。 网上无人机拍摄的画面显示，老小径火灾从一处州立公园蔓延至林木茂密的郊区社区，将房屋化为灰烬，熔化汽车，仅留下焦黑的树木矗立。当局呼吁民众不要放飞无人机，此前数十架此类非法飞行导致8月3日所有消防飞机停飞。

“我们仍在与火灾搏斗，”该地区消防团队发言人汤姆·斯托克斯伯里表示，“这是一个动态局势，我们面临着城市接合部的3起独立火灾。”斯托克斯伯里称，预计8月4日气温降低、风力减弱将有助于消防员控制火势，并补充说老小径火灾和费尔维尤火灾规模保持稳定，而秋巷火灾仍在扩大。州政府在一份报告中表示，气温将在本周中期开始回升至90多华氏度，这将使完全未得到控制的火灾更难扑灭。

科学家表示，近年来推动北美、欧洲及其他地区野火增长的持续高温和干旱，主要是人为全球变暖的结果，而全球变暖主要由化石燃料的使用造成。斯托克斯伯里表示，斯波坎火灾尚未造成人员死亡。

关于美国军事库存的质疑

战争持续五个多月后，人们对美国军事行动可持续性的担忧日益加剧。据3名知情人士透露，美国陆军在战争期间耗尽了大部分高精度远程导弹库存，引发了对军队未来冲突准备状态的担忧。

特朗普尚未实现战争初期设定的目标：摧毁伊朗的核计划，遏制其攻击地区对手的能力，并为伊朗人民推翻神职统治者创造条件。卡塔尔外交部发言人马吉德·阿勒-安萨里表示，外交接触已进入“非常进展的阶段”。

他表示，包括卡塔尔、巴基斯坦和阿曼在内的调解方正密切协调，以促进华盛顿与德黑兰之间的谈判和交换提案草案。一名巴基斯坦高级安全官员表示：“我们目前的唯一目标是让双方至少同意开始对话。”

航运风险依然存在

人们于Aug. 4在加沙城萨布拉社区参加阿布·沙里亚和哈萨伊纳家族成员的集体葬礼，这些遇难者的遗体近日才从战争早期袭击后的家园废墟中找到。AHMAD HASABALLAH / GETTY IMAGES

这些住宅楼是战争初期家庭成员聚集避难的地方，他们希望集中在一处以确保安全。其中两栋楼被完全摧毁，几乎所有人遇难。他当时在第三栋楼内，这栋楼仅部分损毁，他与飞溅的碎片一起幸存，受了轻伤。他的4名子女中有2个女儿和1个儿子也幸存了下来。

10月停火结束了大规模战斗，以色列军队控制了加沙一半以上的地区，此后扩大至约三分之二。他们在那里推平了剩余的建筑物，并——

布鲁斯·汤恩查看他在斯波坎老小径火灾中被烧毁的房屋，这栋房子是他建造并居住了28年的家，后来将其出售。DAVID RYDER / REUTERS

诺韦尔斯表示，纵火嫌疑人于8月1日首次被拘留，此前一名目击者报告称看到一名神色紧张的男子在纵火调查人员后来确定老小径火灾起火点附近的草地上弯腰。法里纳奇当天接受讯问后被释放，但在8月3日调查人员获取进一步证据后再次被拘留。警方表示，法里纳奇于2010年在亚利桑那州梅萨市枪杀了自己的父亲。他随后——

伊朗已暂停霍尔木兹海峡的大部分通行，而华盛顿则维持对与伊朗相关的航运和港口的封锁。也门与伊朗结盟的胡塞武装也在红海对沙特阿拉伯实施了海上封锁，进一步限制了石油出口路线。

一艘货船在阿曼海岸附近的霍尔木兹海峡附近报告遭到不明弹体袭击，英国海事贸易行动安全机构称。

海事消息人士8月4日告诉路透社，该船是一艘干散货船。船员弃船，一名海员失踪。

8月4日稍晚，印度航运部长萨尔巴南达·索诺瓦尔在X平台上发文称，一艘印度船只在也门附近水域遭弹体击沉，船上14人全部由也门海岸警卫队救出。

伊朗长期以来要求对霍尔木兹海峡拥有控制权，称应与对岸的阿曼共享。但德黑兰上周拒绝了阿曼的一项提议，该提议本可允许双方共同监管并向船只收取自愿费用。

一位伊朗高级消息人士表示，德黑兰寻求对入境航运的完全控制，并对出境交通拥有可见性，必要时可进行干预。

将此类控制权交给伊朗将是地区力量平衡的重大转变，并使华盛顿更难以辩称特朗普2月与以色列共同发起的“史诗愤怒”行动削弱了其长期对手。

“他们的最大优势在于能够伤害地区国家和全球经济，”华盛顿研究所的迈克尔·奈茨表示。

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遗体搜寻工作只能在剩余三分之一的领土上进行，加沙逾200万人中的几乎所有人现居于此，他们大多流离失所，住在临时帐篷或受损建筑的庇护所中。加沙民防部门发言人马哈茂德·巴萨尔表示，辨认Al-Hassaynas家族的遗体需要结合法医证据和幸存者提供的记忆。

“遗体已经腐烂。亲属通过衣物、伤口和显著特征辨认出部分遇难者。一些受害者的器官上有骨固定板，一些女性则通过身上的珠宝或刻有名字的项链被辨认出来，”巴萨尔说。

随着此次搜救行动结束，团队将转移到加沙其他可进入的区域。

“如果我们至少有4,10台挖掘机、推土机和起重机等所需设备，这项工作本可在3个月内完成，”他告诉路透社。

当送葬队伍抵达加沙废墟中的一片大型墓地时，男子们将裹着尸布的小小遗体扛在肩上，将Al-Hassaynas家族安葬在新挖的墓穴中。

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卡米·费利希（58岁）是数百名在周末大火吞噬家园前逃离的地区居民之一。

8月3日，费利希在自家烧焦的废墟中停下脚步，回忆她和丈夫——

目睹“老小径”山火跨越狭窄的斯波坎河，向他们河畔社区席卷而来时，这对夫妇难以置信。

这对夫妇和他们的两个成年女儿匆忙将自己、家犬和少量物品——一本结婚相册、宠物用品、婴儿纪念册——塞进汽车。

片刻后，电力中断，一家人迅速驶离。

“当时就是‘快走，快走’，”费利希说。

其他居民则试图从被毁的家中抢救物品。杰夫·克劳森与兄弟布赖恩和博迪一起，撬开了自家地下室的保险箱。三人身穿白色防护服、戴着口罩，打开保险箱后发现，多支步枪和猎枪已被高温损毁，路透社摄影师称。

法里纳奇承认过失杀人罪，被判处12年监禁，并于2020年获释，法庭记录显示。

消防力量将翻倍

斯托克斯伯里表示，另有1,100名消防员正前往斯波坎，以使扑灭火灾的力量翻倍。

他们是全国约27,400名参与扑救野火的人员中的一部分，这些野火主要集中在俄勒冈州、华盛顿州和爱达荷州，根据博伊西的国家跨部门消防中心数据。该中心统计显示，今年以来全国已发生45,050起野火，为至少十年来最高，过火面积超过5.2 million英亩，是自2022年以来1月至8月期间过火面积最大的一次。

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Doyle understands that as a sex worker, she “signed up”to publish sexu- alized photos and videos and take on the risks that come with doing so. “But I didn’t sign up for this,” she says. According to Campbell, their line of work is “all about consent.” There is pa- perwork, conversations and boundary- setting while filming content. Scam ac- counts have taken images on Instagram where she’s fully clothed and used apps to remove her clothing and put “fake pri- vate parts” on her body. “When I post something on the inter- net, I’m giving consent to post that,” Campbell says. “I didn’t consent for them to remove my bathing suit on a picture. That’s where I feel violated. Yeah, I have nudity on the internet. I do [porn]. But this is my body.” “And obviously, I’m doing these things for profit,” she adds. “That’s money out of my pocket that people are seeing for free instead of purchasing from me.”

OnlyFans creators have ‘spent thousands’ on takedown services

Smiles has a disclaimer on her site: “!! BEWARE OF SCAMMERS !! If you think you are chatting with me, you are being fooled.” The only way to chat with Smiles is through her fan pages. But by 9 a.m. on the day of our conversation, she had

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According to Koehler, the arrest oc- curred when Dennison-Gibby was walking by the pool and stopped to re- move a piece of plastic from the water, which happened to be part of the lining. Dennison-Gibby, a Washington-area veterinarian, regularly picked up trash that was hazardous to animals on her walks, Koehler said. Attorneys for the others charged de- scribed the experience in similar terms. Carreno’s attorney, Mark S. Zaid, said in a social media post that his client lost two jobs “due to this frivolous arrest.” “At minimum, he is entitled to a pub- lic apology,” Zaid said of Carreno. Thiers’ attorney Allen Dale called the experience a “nightmare” for his client. “He is very relieved that this night- mare is behind him,” Dale said.

What happened to the Reflecting Pool?

The president started making accu- sations of vandalism regarding the Re- flecting Pool earlier in the summer when the White House was in the midst of re- vamping the DC landmark for America 250 celebrations. Shortly after renovations, the lining began to peel and the water turned green. Trump blamed the pool’s deterio- ration on nefarious actors. According to Pirro’s office, a rushed renovation by the Trump administra- tion’s hand-picked contractor is to blame. The Reflecting Pool suffered from a “flawed installation by the contractor... and the rush to complete the project be- fore events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surround- ing Independence Day 2026,” according to Pirro’s office. Contributing: Amanda Lee Myers

already found an X account using her content to message her fans. When she first became aware of these issues, she signed up for a take- down service that cost $45 per month, but it wasn’t enough. She now spends $150 monthly to work with Reba Rocket, the co-CEO of Takedown Piracy along- side her husband, Nate Glass. Smiles had already forwarded the X account to Rocket, who was ready to send a copy- right takedown notice. St. James says she’s “spent thou- sands” over her career to have scam- mers taken down. “I care about my fans. I care about my followers,” she says. “I care when I hear them say, ‘I wish we could still talk on WhatsApp,’ and I’m like, ‘Please, I’m not there.’ ” Takedown Piracy has removed close to 400 million infringements in total, according to Rocket. Their roster in- cludes OnlyFans stars with millions of followers as well as “creators that just opened an account yesterday,” she says. Rocketsaysshe’sseeneveryiteration of piracy as it’s evolved over her 18-year career in the takedown space, but AI has added a “new twist to the detection and removal” without precedents in place to outline responses. “Any time a pirate can figure out a way to utilize somebody’s content to make money without having done all the work ... they’re going to do it,” she explains. “What feels different to me about this is [AI] makes it so much easi- er for them to very quickly spit out enor- mous amounts of content.” Bad actors once had to rely on Pho- toshop skills to alter someone’s image. Now, they produce “40 different images with different-colored bikinis with one click,” Rocket says. She adds that being able to register a trademark on adult content creators’names would help pro- tect fans and creators alike from these scams, along with stronger interna- tional laws for taking down content on foreign servers. But at the end of the day, Campbell says it’s just the way the business goes. “Is it fair? It’s not fair for other people to be making money off of our images,” she says. “But it’s a battle that we’ve been fighting and it’s a battle that we’re gonna continue to have to fight. We just have to hope that our defense systems, like our DMCA companies, advance with the technology to continue to pro- tect us.”

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Michigan reports deaths from parasite

State says 2 patients had

underlying conditions

Mary Walrath-Holdridge

Michigan health officials confirmed the first two deaths connected to the on- going national outbreak of cyclosporia- sis, the parasitic infection known for causing explosive diarrhea. Michigan, which has led the U.S. case count, reported 11,234 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis and the two deaths on Aug. 3. The state’s health department noted that both patients had “signifi- cant underlying health conditions” that may have been impacted by the illness and related dehydration. Health officials didn’t immediately provide further information about the deceased. The Centers for Disease Con- trol and Prevention has not yet released a statement, but a banner atop its cy- clospora tracking page read, “CDC is aware of two cyclosporiasis-related deaths in people with underlying health conditions from Michigan as part of this outbreak.” The CDC did not immediately re- spond to USA TODAY’s request for com- ment on Aug. 3. “It’s a sobering reminder that food- borne illnesses should never be dis- missed as ‘just a stomach bug,’ ” former Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Re- sponse Frank Yiannas told USA TODAY. “Every preventable foodborne illness matters – and that prevention must al- ways remain our highest priority.” Cyclosporiasis is not generally con- sidered deadly, though it can cause seri- ous disease in certain at-risk people. Death from the infection is “uncom- mon” in the United States, said state health officials and the CDC, which de- scribes cyclosporiasis as “not usually life-threatening.” In fact, cyclosporiasis’ low death rate may contribute to the lack of regular

“It’s a sobering reminder that foodborne illnesses should never be dismissed as ‘just a stomach bug.’ ”

Conviction tossed for man in online rant

Texan spent 15 months in

prison on stalking charge

Nolan Clay The Oklahoman

USA TODAY NETWORK

A Texas man spent15 months in pris- on in Oklahoma for a crude rant on You- Tube about his ex-wife. Lon Brandon Meeks, 45, was re- leased on May 11. He calls what hap- pened to him a miscarriage of justice. An appeals court now has ruled in his favor, reversing his stalking conviction and ordering his trial judge to dismiss the felony case. “I was super excited,” Meeks told The Oklahoman, part of the USA TODAY Network, from Temple, Texas, a city roughly an hour northeast of Austin. “It was a massive weight lifted off me and my family.” In a precedent-setting unanimous decision, the Oklahoma Court of Crimi- nal Appeals on July 30 ruled the evi- dence failed to prove the 2023 video was directed toward Meeks’ ex-wife. “Instead, the evidence showed a pur- portedly jilted ex-husband engaging in a drunken rant to an internet audience about his failed marriage and custody situation,” Judge Scott Rowland wrote. The opinion notes the 39-minute video was posted on a personal You- Tube channel and consisted of Meeks reading a letter to the Oklahoma judge who issued a protective order against him. Meeks also stated the letter is meant for all judges in Bryan County, where he was convicted, “because maybe y’all need to pay attention to what’s going on in y’all’s county,” the opinion notes. Meeks went off script in tangents as he read the letter, “talking about his ex- wife in unflattering ways.” “There was no evidence he made any attempt to share the video with his ex- wife,”Rowland wrote in the12-page opi- nion. “He neither tagged her nor sent it to her. No evidence showed he made her aware of its existence and she acknowl- edged she had had no direct contact with or had spoken to Meeks for years. “She found out about the video when her boss sent her a link to it, and she made the decision to view its content of her own accord.” A jury convicted Meeks on Feb. 4, 2025, in Bryan County District Court. Jurors recommended five years in pris- on as punishment. His trial judge or- dered him to prison for three years and put him on probation for two.

The Michigan outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce grown by Taylor Farms in Mexico is the nation’s largest, the FDA says. NATHAN HOWARD/REUTERS

Frank Yiannas Former FDA deputy commissioner for Food Policy and Response

surveillance and research of cyclospora in America, Dr. Robert Mandrell, a mi- crobiology researcher and former U.S. Department of Agriculture official, told USA TODAY. “Why is there not more interest in cy- clospora until an outbreak happens? The major reason is that nobody dies; there are very few deaths,” he said. “If it’s E. coli O157:H7, it would get 10 times more notoriety because children are most vulnerable, they can get kidney

In this image from a 2023 video on YouTube, Lon Brandon Meeks talks about his ex-wife while reading a letter to the judge who issued a protective order against him. He was convicted in 2025 of stalking because of the video but now has won on appeal.

PROVIDED BY LON BRANDON MEEKS

District Judge Mark Campbell dis- missed the case July 30 after the con- viction was reversed.

What is OK to say on social media?

The case is another example of how the legal system and society as a whole have struggled with how far social media users can go in their posts. The issue came to the forefront after the Sept.10, 2025, assassination of con- servative commentator Charlie Kirk in Utah. Hundreds of people across the country were fired over their social media posts critical of Kirk. Vice Presi- dent JD Vance called on people to report anyone “celebrating” the death. Some of those terminated have suc- cessfully sued on free speech grounds. It came up again this year after a fed- eral grand jury in North Carolina indict- ed former FBI Director James Comey over a photograph he posted in 2025 on Instagram of seashells on a beach. Comey is accused of making a threat against President Donald Trump, who fired him in 2017. The seashells were shaped to spell out “86 47.” “86” is a slang term that means “to throw out” or “to get rid of,” according to Merriam- Webster. Trump is the 47th U.S. presi- dent.

disease and die ... but cyclospora tends not to kill anybody.”

Cases number in the tens of thousands

Ohio and Michigan have led the charge in reporting confirmed cyclospo- riasis cases, tracking numbers that well outpace federal totals. This is because cases tracked by the CDC are updated weekly and reported only if they have been laboratory confirmed, occurred since May 1, and cleared several other hurdles to be added to the nationwide count. CDC numbers tend to experience a six-week lag, according to the agency. The latest CDC update on July 28 pinpointed 6,707 laboratory confirmed cases of the illness across 45 states since May 1, a more than 2,500 increase since its last report on July 21. Thou- sands of other suspected cases have not yet been confirmed by laboratories.

Comey’s attorneys have asked for a dismissal, saying he has been singled out for prosecution because the presi- dent “harbors genuine animus toward him.”They also told a judge that “Comey deleted the message within hours and explained that he did not intend to in- voke violence.” In Oklahoma, a Skiatook man was convicted in April of10 threat crimes for posting on X that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents need to be shot. Sentencing for Logan Christopher Murfin, 26, is set for Aug. 10. “Logan was responding to human suffering that he felt powerless to stop and, in his anger, he expressed his opi- nion,”his attorney wrote in a sentencing memo. In its opinion July 30, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals said the state’s anti-stalking law is designed to protect a person from unwanted con- duct directed toward them, “not to cen- sor someone from randomly talking negatively about ... a party to others.” “We are not indifferent to the embar- rassment and harmful emotional toll being the subject of a spiteful rant con- cerning one’s personal life can have, es- pecially in such a public forum as You- Tube,” Rowland wrote. The court acknowledged that Meeks also had challenged his conviction on free speech grounds. “This is an inter- esting constitutional question, but one we need not settle in this case,” Row- land, a former journalist, wrote. The Oklahoma Council of Public Af- fairs, a conservative think tank, had urged the court to throw out the convic- tion on First Amendment grounds. “While many Americans rightly criti- cize the censorship regime taking shape in other parts of the world, this Court is all that stands between Oklahoma join- ing the ranks of governments that im- pose criminal punishments for what in- dividuals post online,” the council ar- gued in a friend-of-the-court brief. “This Court must step in.” The council told the appeals court that videos on Meeks’ YouTube chan- nel, “Defiant Against Injustice,” have had 1.4 million views. “Meeks is no Joe Rogan,” the council told the court in a reference to one of the country’s most influential podcasters. “But he clearly reaches an audience large enough to dispel the notions that his videos are directed towards anyone in particular.” Meeks was accused in the stalking charge of repeatedly posting online videos designed to harass his ex-wife even though he had been told in a 2020

The Ohio Department of Health’s in- fectious disease dashboard showed 4,087 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis between May 1 and its last update on July 28. Add that to the over 11,000 in Michigan, and these two states alone al- ready have more than double the last federally reported numbers.

Still tracking the source

The Michigan-centered outbreak that’s linked to recalled iceberg lettuce grown by Taylor Farms in Mexico has been identified as the largest outbreak nationwide, according to the FDA. But federal health authorities are also at- tempting to trace several smaller case clusters that don’t yet have an identified cause. The source of a cyclosporiasis out- break is more difficult to track than oth- er foodborne illnesses because of a long incubation period, difficulty obtaining samples and the inability to use the same genetic tracking tools available for pathogens like E. coli and listeria, as previously reported by USA TODAY. Health and Human Services Secre- tary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a July 21 news briefing that the outbreak was “under control.”But critics have pointed toward cuts to relevant health agencies, with some saying that scaled-back sur- veillance and limited staffing enabled not only the cyclospora spread but also other recent outbreaks like screwworm. Last year, the CDC scaled back a dec- ades-long federal-state partnership that monitors foodborne illnesses, in- cluding those caused by cyclospora. While Kennedy said the cuts were for “redundant” programs and called the criticism “invalid,” some experts have noted that the loss of surveillance infra- structure and data could risk delaying authorities’ability to identify the source of an outbreak and stop further trans- mission, USA TODAY reported. HHS did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment on Aug. 3.

protective order “to cease this type of conduct.” He was charged in Oklahoma even though the 2023 video was posted in Texas. Attorneys for the state argued in the appeal that Meeks had an overarching goal of plaguing his ex-wife “for the rest of eternity, as he put it.” “The YouTube video at issue was posted in furtherance of that goal,” they argued. The ex-wife testified at the trial that he had harassed her in other ways after she got the protective order against him. “He was texting my family members. He posted ... 220 or so Facebook posts that reference me or my children, or subliminal messages to me or my chil- dren, or posting pictures of me, or talk- ing graphically about my body, or, you know, about ... saying that I kidnapped his child and that I was a rapist.” Meeks and his ex-wife divorced in 2019. They have a daughter together. He claims in the 2023 video and in other statements that he has not been able to see his daughter for years be- cause of fraud and a courthouse con- spiracy against him. He claims the con- spiracy arose, in part, because his ex- wife worked for and is now married to an attorney. “My heart aches every day from the ongoing knife they have placed in my heart and back,”he told The Oklahoman on July 31. “My groans were never ha- rassment.” The Oklahoman is not naming the ex- wife or her new husband. They did not make a comment after being contacted by The Oklahoman. Overseeing the prosecution of the stalking case was Mark Matloff, the dis- trict attorney for Oklahoma’s McCur- tain, Choctaw and Pushmataha coun- ties. Matloff also declined to comment. Meeks put the 2023 video back on his YouTube channel after the Court of Criminal Appeals ruled on July 30. He had been required as a condition of his probation to take it down. He said he has been trying since his release from prison to get a job as a maintenance man at an apartment complex, which is what he had done be- fore. “It’s hard,” he said. “It’s sort of like a pedophile trying to get a job at a day care whenever you’re a stalker trying to get a job at an apartment complex where families live. “I don’t have any money,” he also said. “This has broke me. ... There’s go- ing to be lawsuit. ... That’s where my head’s at right now.” Nolan Clay reports for The Oklaho- man, part of the USA TODAY Network.

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more than $70 billion to defense and in- telligence spending. Part of that money would be used to replenish munitions and weapons depleted in the Iran war. The blueprint set aside several billion dollars for farm assistance, too. Crucially, it also included about $10 billion for election-related purpos- es. House Speaker Mike Johnson and the White House said that money could be used to implement elements of the SAVE America Act, the president’s elec- tion overhaul bill that would restrict mail-in voting and require photo ID and proof of citizenship to cast a ballot. The budget gambit wouldn’t neces- sarily include the full SAVE Act, though. Instead, it could incentivize states through grants to implement elements of the bill. Standing next to Vice Presi- dent JD Vance in mid-July, Johnson called it “our best shot at enacting our party’s top priority legislation.” Key Senate Republicans, on the other hand, are clearly less excited about it.

Math problem in the vote count

Because of special Senate rules, the latest budget legislation needs only 50 votes to pass. So-called reconcilia- tion bills can avoid the typical 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster, which the president has been urging the Sen- ate to get rid of for months. Yet GOP senators have a wide range

Stadium tours

editor in chief of concert industry publi- cation Pollstar. “Everything is always at your fingertips and that’s helped pro- mote a lot of different kinds of music be- yond just rock.” There’s no arguing with the econom- ics – more people crammed into bigger buildings for fewer shows reduces costs and the toll of travel and performance on the artists. But what about the fans?

Shared experience or massive pain

Sally Stotter has been attending con- certs regularly since she saw Jimi Hen- drix when she was 14. Her last stadium show was the Roll- ing Stones at New Jersey’s MetLife Sta- dium during their 2024 Hackney Dia- monds Tour. “I had never seen the Stones and I fig- ured either they were going to be dead or I was by the time they came around again,”says Stotter, 71, who lives outside of Philadelphia. “But I just don’t like the whole stadium vibe. I find that people talk through shows more than any- where else, the sound isn’t great, it’s a hassle to get to and unless you’re right up front – and I’m never going to pay those prices – you wind up watching the screen. I think for other people it’s an event. They’re not there for the music. And I’m there for the music.” The “event” aspect is precisely why Pollstar’s Gensler thinks so many fans, begrudgingly or not, flock to stadium concerts. Whether it’s 50,000 devotees packing Rogers Stadium in Toronto for the North American return of Oasis – strangers with arms locked and beers hoisted as they shared in a once-incon- ceivable reunion – or the staggering 10 million people who attended Taylor Swift’s record-setting Eras Tour, joyful- ly trading friendship bracelets with fel- low fans and stadium security alike, the energy is incomparable. “There’s something about 50,000 people all rooting in the same direction that is so powerful,” Gensler says. “You’re not going to get that at The Trou- badour [in Los Angeles] or a theater somewhere else. There is just some- thing about that volume of people who know every word to, say, Kendrick La- mar and SZA songs. You’re all cheering for that same thing.” Jonathan Shapiro, a lifelong music fan who hits more than three dozen con- certs a year and attended his first stadi- um concert in 1973 (The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers and The Band), agrees that sometimes that communal experience is a thrill. But other times, the disconnect is insurmountable. “We went to U2 many years ago at [Lincoln Financial Field] and after 10 songs I thought, I don’t really need to be here. I’m a mile from the stage and I wasn’t moved at all,” the Philadelphia resident, 71, says. “The sound sucks. The crowd is too big and it loses its in- timacy. When I go see live music I want to feel connected to the performer. My high-level rule is, it better be something I have to see or [the artist] is never gon- na play again, otherwise I’m out.” But, Shapiro adds, he understands the appeal of the typical visual extrava-

“We went to U2 many years ago at [Lincoln Financial Field] and after 10 songs I thought, I don’t really need to be here. I’m a mile from the stage and I wasn’t moved at all.”

Jonathan Shapiro, a lifelong music fan

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, center, with Vice President JD Vance, right, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, has been feeling the pressure from President Donald Trump and his more hardcore Republican allies. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

of concerns with the new reconciliation bill. It doesn’t have enough money for the Pentagon, some say, including South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds. “It probably is not enough to take care of the problem,”he said in July, referring to the military’s depleted resources amid the Iran war. Others, like retiring Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, said they’ll refuse to vote for the budget bill if it includes the SAVE America Act because it’s too com- plex to try to implement before the midterm elections. The effort to pass the

Harry Styles performs July 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium during a record-breaking run at the venue. PROVIDED BY LIVE NATION

ganzas produced by most stadium acts. Last year he traveled to Soldier Field in Chicago to take his adult daughter to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour and ap- preciated the scene. “It was fabulous. I got really good seats on the floor at the end of the run- way and the sound was remarkably good. That car floating through the air was definitely a spectacle,” he says. “I made an exception to my [no stadiums] rule because it was Beyoncé and I was with my daughter. I was invested.”

Big profits from stadium tours

Pollstar deemed 2022 “The Year of the Stadium,” noting that “every [artist] from every genre and generation” sprinted to perform in massive venues as post-pandemic demand for live mu- sic skyrocketed. The number of stadium shows has fluctuated slightly since, but revenue remains steady. For the first half of 2026, 11 stadiums tours are blanketing the country – equal to 2024 totals, but down from 18 the

legislation is a “waste of time” and distracts from the Senate’s other work, Tillis said. “People are selling you a bill of goods,” Tillis said on the Senate floor in July. He and Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitch McConnell voted in June against adding part of SAVE to an ICE funding bill. Murkowski has been outspoken about how certain voting restrictions in the legislation would hurt rural communities in her home state, Alaska. Thune, for his part, is wary of the

previous year at the same point. Howev- er, revenue from shows produced in sta- diums – which Pollstar defines as ca- pacity of 30,000 and more – is hardly slumping. The market is growing through more shows and volume, not necessarily higher average prices, which eased slightly from a 2024 peak of $135.92 to $132.62 in 2025 and about $119.92 at midyear 2026. Pollstar’s midyear business analysis of stadium tours cites Bad Bunny’s “De- bí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour” – which has not played the mainland United States because of the Puerto Rican sing- er’s concern for his fans amid immigra- tion deportation efforts – as tops in the world so far this year, with $225.2 mil- lion grossed from 27 concerts. K-Pop megastars BTS reunited for their Arirang World Tour and has pulled in $139.7 million from 13 shows starting in South Korea in April. And stalwart rockers AC/DC, who have traversed stadiums worldwide on their Power Up Tour since April 2025, grossed $120.3 million from 15 shows in 2026.

Some stadium acts skipping steps?

No one would dispute that current sta- dium-packers Harry Styles, Chris Brown and Usher and Ed Sheeran have long honed their craft. But a handful of newer artists are taking an accelerated path to supersize venues, prompting some con- cern they lack the live-performance ex- perience of previous generations. Lizzo, in a recent interview with USA TODAY, lamented that she’s had diffi- culties finding opening acts for her tours because artists once considered fledg-

“uphill battle”another budget bill would cause. The legislation, the majority leader warned at a news conference recently, could overtake the work of as many as a dozen committees. It also could force Republicans in battleground states to take politically uncomfortable votes in marathon “vote-a-ramas” – a controversial side effect of passing party-line budget bills that can give Democrats unusual agenda-setting power. In the last reconciliation fight, Democrats managed to put several Republicans on the record rebuking the president’s White House ballroom plans and “weaponization fund.” “We’re taking a hard look” at the latest reconciliation bill, Thune said. “But we also know we have to have 50 votes. And at the moment, as I’ve said before, we’re probably not there.”

‘Seen this vampire movie before’

Top White House officials, including Office of Management and Budget Di- rector Russ Vought, met with Senate Republicans last week to get everyone on the same page about the legislation. Several emerged with unanswered questions. “I’ve seen this vampire movie before,” Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said, employing a metaphor he often uses to describe political stalemates. “I’m not sure we have a plan.” Both the House and Senate are scheduled to be gone for much of August and October, leaving them just a matter of weeks in session before November’s elections.

ing – prime choices to play before a headliner – are leapfrogging their tradi- tional career trajectory. “You’ve got people who are TikTok- famous that are playing arena shows one year out in the game,” she said. “I just feel like that jump has shifted a lot of things. It’s shifted the quality of the show, the quality of the showman. … I’m not knocking it, but I came up touring, building a fan base.” Music industry insiders, however, don’t see an issue. Jason Rio, senior vice president for live entertainment and content devel- opment for Legends Global, credits so- cial platforms including TikTok and YouTube for helping some musicians develop a devoted fan base quickly. “Artists know what they’re capable of,”Rio says. “If the artist feels they have a show ready for a stadium-level tour, they should capitalize on the moment. People often don’t see behind-the- scenes at how much work an artist puts in before they pierce pop culture. Just because they may be skipping steps others have taken in the past doesn’t mean the work hasn’t been done to be able to put on a stadium level show.” Gensler subscribes to a similar senti- ment built on the reality of expansive music consumption. “Not anybody can play stadiums,” Gensler says. “You can’t just go from your bedroom to an arena. But artists have creative directors to help them get their message across. It’s a good thing, I would say, that artists have a little more access directly to the public and the in- dustry is here to support them. The tra- ditional gatekeepers are gone.”

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Arson arrest made in Spokane blazes

Thousands evacuate

as 10,000 acres are lost

Jeanine Santucci, Thao Nguyen and Janet Loehrke

Authorities in Washington have ar- rested a man in connection with one of the major wildfires devastating the eastern part of the state, which has de- stroyed hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands to flee. Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, of Spokane was arrested on a single charge of first- degree arson related to the Old Trails Fire, which sprang up Aug. 1 alongside two other major fires, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said at a news con- ference Aug. 3. The causes of the other fires are under investigation. The fires, which began in the Spo- kane area, have burned more than 10,000 acres and remained 0% con- tained as of the latest update. At least 65,000 people were under evacuation orders on Aug. 3, a dramatic increase from the day before as flames spread through residential areas. Hundreds of structures, including homes and busi- nesses, have been destroyed, according to the California Interagency Incident Management Team 7. Videos from the fire zone showed smoke plumes towering over trees and neighborhoods as airplane tankers dropped fire retardant on the fast-mov- ing flames. Footage also showed homes left in ruins among burnt trees as the fires swept along wooded ridge lines near residential areas. No injuries or fatalities had been con- firmed as of Aug. 3, said Benjamin Cos- sel, a spokesperson for the California In- teragency Incident Management Team 7. But Cossel warned that could change as fires subside and search crews gain access to devastated areas that remain inaccessible. He noted that an unspecified number of people were missing after the fires spread from forested areas into neigh- borhoods and commercial districts. “We are still assessing the potential for lives to be lost,” Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown said at a news conference.

Pay-to-save may

ease water crisis on Colorado River

Swasti Singhai

A new plan to help alleviate the Colo- rado River water crisis aims to use mil- lions of dollars to pay some in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico to vol- untarily use less water from the river, according to Colorado officials. The plan is the latest of a number of efforts to compensate people for using less water as the West faces an escalat- ing water crisis. Although the details of the project – including how the money would be divided between states and how exactly water use would be reduced – are currently undetermined. Amy Ost- diek, chief at the Colorado River Water Conservation Board, said they’re hop- ing to encourage participation across all sectors and regions of the state. The program could save a year’s worth of water from hundreds of thou- sands of households, but many more cuts are necessary. A federal plan re- leased July 31could mean cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet of water a year among Arizona, California and Nevada. An acre-foot is roughly 326,000 gallons, enough to supply two typical house- holds for a year. The Upper Basin states paid farmers to reduce water use from 2015 to 2018 in a pilot program specifically testing and implementing “on-the-ground water conservation” strategies to manage drought conditions in the Colorado Riv- er. During that time, farmers and ranch- ers were paid around $180 per acre-foot of water conserved. Some farmers switched to water-efficient crops, and others didn’t irrigate at all on parts of their land, according to the Colorado Sun. And in 2023, the federal government enacted a similar program for the Lower Basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada. The deal targeted water use by Native American tribes, water districts and farmers across the West, paying them to voluntarily use about 2.3 mil- lion acre-feet less water than they

A view of the damage left by the Old Trails Fire wildfire, one of three fires burning in the Spokane, Washington, area, on Aug. 4. DAVID RYDER/REUTERS

“It was citizens who were paying attention to their surroundings, being aware and willing to step up and say something that led to the relatively quick apprehension of Mr. Farinacci.”

John Nowels Spokane County Sheriff

Three main wildfires in region

The Spokane Complex includes three main wildfires burning in the region: the Old Trails Fire, the Autumn Lane Fire and the Fairview Fire. The largest of the three fires, the Autumn Lane Fire, was burning in northwest Spokane County and southeast Stevens County.

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would otherwise be entitled. USA TODAY reached out to the Bu- reau of Reclamation for comment re- garding the new program. “We really want to do our part,”Ost- diek said. “We really want to do what we can with setting up this contribu- tion program. But the reality is, we’re already living on the front lines of cli- mate change every single year and tak- ing really significant reductions as a result of that.” The contribution program, accord- ing to Ostdiek, will begin taking appli- cations for conservation projects in the next few months and officially start in 2027, after the 104-year-old compact that currently governs water distribution from the Colorado River is set to expire. Colorado officials described the contribution program as a “parallel program” – separate but in conjunc- tion with current negotiations about the future of water allocations from the Colorado River. Contributing: Brandon Loomis, Ari- zona Republic

The Spokane Complex wildfires are burning in northeast Washington state on the outskirts of the city of Spokane, the state’s second-most populous city with about 230,000 residents. Most of the blazes are within Spokane County, where more than 550,000 people live. Authorities said Aug. 3 that 17 fires were burning across Washington state, covering 262,000 acres. “This is going to shape up to be a his- toric fire season in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest,” Commis- sioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove said.

A witness alerted authorities

Sheriff Nowels said a “very good citi- zen” alerted authorities that he saw a man standing on the side of the road as he was going to pick somebody up. Then about 10 minutes later, the witness saw the same man bending down over some grass and looking “nervous,” then walk- ing away, in the same area where it was determined that one of the wildfires, the

Old Trails Fire, began Aug. 1. Farinacci was detained and found to have matches and a lighter. He was questioned and released that day, No- wels said. After further investigation, he was arrested and charged, the sheriff said. Nowels said the origin of the fire was determined to be exactly where the witness saw Farinacci kneeling, and fire investigators determined it was consis- tent with having been started by a match or lighter igniting grass. “It was citizens who were paying at- tention to their surroundings, being aware and willing to step up and say something that led to the relatively quick apprehension of Mr. Farinacci,” Nowels said. “He made statements when he was detained about ‘We didn’t know the whole story,’ or something to that ef- fect,” Nowels said. Farinacci has a previous conviction for manslaughter in Arizona, Nowels said. It was not immediately clear if Fa- rinacci had an attorney who could com- ment on his behalf. USA TODAY reached out to the Spokane County Public De- fender’s Office.

Western U.S. battling wildfires

The2026wildfireseasoninthePacif- ic Northwest has surpassed 2 million acres burned well before the region’s historical August peak, driven by pro- longed heat waves, dry conditions and severe lightning storms tracked exten- sively by NOAA satellites, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The agency reported more than 100 large new wildfires July 31 in 15 states, the bulk in the Northwest. Across the country, 44,722 wildfires have scorched more than 5.15 million acres as of Aug. 3, data from the interagency fire center shows. Year-to-date, the total ranks as the third-highest on record for this point in the year, trailing only 2022 at 5.8 mil- lion acres and 2017 at 5.7 million. About 1,100 firefighters were as- signed to the Spokane-area fires, and more than 29,200 wildfire personnel have been deployed nationwide. Re- sources were heavily concentrated across Washington state, Oregon and Idaho, the interagency fire center said. Contributing: Reuters

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In-N-Out worker is mourned

23-year-old woman ‘was

doing what she loved’

Amanda Lee Myers

The In-N-Out worker killed in a mass shooting in Idaho has been iden- tified by loved ones as a California woman with an “amazing soul” who loved helping others and dreamed of one day managing her own store. Sabrina Garibay shared on a Go- FundMe page that her daughter, 23- year-old Ashley Garibay, was among the three people killed in the Aug. 1 shooting at a newly opened In-N-Out in the picturesque southern Idaho city of Twin Falls. “Myself and the world we are in a state of shock,” Sabrina Garibay wrote on the fundraising page on Aug. 3. “My beautiful angel Ashley gained her wings while working at IN N OUT in Twin Falls, as she was doing what she loved her life was taken! A call no mother ever wants to get!” She said her daughter was a beloved daughter, sister, aunt “and a best friend to everyone,” adding that she had “an amazing soul,” “the most beautiful heart” and left a lasting im- pression on so many people. Ashley Garibay lived in Stockton, California, and worked at an In-N-Out location there but would travel to other new outposts of the burger spot to train workers, the young woman’s family said in a statement to KCRA-TV. “She was adventurous, outgoing, smart and driven, never letting obsta- cles get in her way,” her family said. “She lit up a room with her bright smile and a laugh that was contagious. She was a friend to all, and no matter what difficulties she was facing, she always found a way to help others find the light in the darkness.” The family said that In-N-Out was Ashley Garibay’s first job, that she fell in love with it and that she dreamed of one day managing her own location. “She was passionate about serving Customers and left this world doing what she loved to do,” they said. “We are heartbroken and devastat- ed.” In-N-Out CEO and owner Lynsi Snyder shared an emotional state- ment about Garibay and the other shooting victims over the weekend, saying that the company “will be mourning with the families and pray- ing for them as they tread through a very painful season.” “My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I’ve shed,” Snyder posted on Facebook, adding that the shooter “took the pre- cious lives of our Associate and Cus- tomers, innocent people who never saw it coming.” Police say that 24-year-old Chad Williams opened fire seemingly at ran- dom outside the In-N-Out during a busy Saturday afternoon on Aug. 1. He killed three people and wounded seven others, two of whom are in criti- cal condition, before an off-duty state trooper and an armed citizen inter- vened and opened fire on him. Though Williams died of a suspect- ed self-inflicted gunshot wound, po- lice credited the citizen and off-duty trooper with saving lives by distract- ing the gunman and allowing others to escape.

Man charged in killing of

kidnapped businessman

Thao Nguyen

A Southern California man has been charged in the killing of a business- man who authorities believe was ab- ducted outside his home and shot in the trunk of a car just moments after a police chase. The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office charged Jianquan Bo, 66, on Aug. 3 with the murder of 60- year-old Shukur Aikebaer, who is be- lieved to be a former business asso- ciate of Jianquan Bo’s older brother. The charge stems from an attack July 29 that began with reports of gun- fire and screaming in a neighborhood in Chino Hills, an upper-middle-class suburban community about 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, ac- cording to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities say Jianquan Bo and his brother, Zhengfeng Bo, 67, shot and kidnapped Aikebaer outside his home after a power outage drew him from the residence. The brothers then led deputies on a high-speed chase for about 2 miles after authorities say they spotted their vehicle while responding to the call. The pursuit ended in a residential area, where the sheriff’s department said Zhengfeng Bo opened the trunk and shot Aikebaer before deputies opened fire, killing Zhengfeng Bo. Jianquan Bo was taken into custody. “This was a calculated act of vio- lence,” San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said at a news confer- ence Aug. 3. “This quick response by our deputies to the Chino Hill station led to the suspects being located and the discovery of Mr. Shukur in the trunk of a vehicle.” Jianquan Bo remained in custody

Another detainee dies at

controversial ICE facility in NJ

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Another detainee has died at a con- troversial U.S. Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement detention center outside New York City, the man’s fam- ily announced. Edwin Lopez Cornejo, a New Jersey resident detained June 18 by immigra- tion enforcement officers, died Aug. 1 at Delaney Hall in Newark, his mother, Maria Cornejo said in an emotional video posted to Facebook. Cornejo at- tributed the death of her son to him not receiving his diabetes medications while in custody. Cornejo said her son lived in the United States for nearly 20 years. She described him as hardworking and a good father to her granddaughter. Ac- cording to the family, Lopez Cornejo had a work permit. “An excellent son,” she said, “and I lost him to the hands of immigration authorities.” Lopez Cornejo’s death comes as a record number of people have died in ICE custody amid the Trump admini- stration’s aggressive push for mass de- portations. Another detainee at Dela- ney Hall died in December 2025. Several deaths have been attributed to poor medical treatment. ICE has de- nied any accusations of poor treat- ment, even as witnesses in numerous lawsuits and news reports contradict official accounts of detainees’ treat- ment. The Newark detention center is among ICE facilities where conditions have reportedly been poor, sparking hunger strikes and unrest inside the facility and mass protests outside it.

What does DHS say?

The Department of Homeland Se- curity denied accusations of medical neglect in the latest case in a state- ment to USA TODAY “While in custody, Lopez-Cornejo received proper medical care and was seen by medical professionals,” an agency spokesperson said in a state- ment. “ICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments. Comprehensive medical care is pro- vided from the moment individuals ar- rive and throughout their stay.” According to the DHS, detainees re- ceive a comprehensive health screen-

without bail and was expected to be ar- raigned on Aug. 4, according to the sher- iff’s department and prosecutors. Pros- ecutors say the killing was committed during the commission of a kidnapping, a special-circumstance allegation that could make the case a capital prosecu- tion. USA TODAY was working to reach an attorney who represents Bo.

What happened during the Chino Hills pursuit?

Deputies were dispatched at about 10:14 p.m. local time July 29 to a neigh- borhood in Chino Hills after a caller re- ported hearing gunshots and someone screaming, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. Responding deputies spotted the suspect vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, according to the sheriff’s depart- ment. Instead, the driver led deputies on a pursuit that ended in a residential neighborhood nearby. Deputies then ordered both occu- pants to get out of the car, the sheriff’s department said. The passenger, identified as Jian- quan Bo, complied and was taken into custody. But the driver −identified as Zheng- feng Bo −got out of the car, walked to the trunk and fired a gun into it. At least one deputy then shot Bo, the sheriff’s de- partment said. Deputies then found Aikebaer inside the trunk suffering from a gunshot wound. Aikebaer and Zhengfeng Bo died despite lifesaving measures.

Power was interrupted at victim’s home

Further investigation revealed Aike- baer had been shot and kidnapped from

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ing within 12 hours of booking and a full evaluation within 14 days. The agency did not comment on claims from Lopez Cornejo’s family that he had a work permit. GEO Group, the company that runs the detention center, also declined to comment.

What did his family say?

Lopez Cornejo’s mother, in her inter- view posted to Facebook, said her son was on his way to work when he was ar- rested by ICE. She said she learned of her son’s death from the hospital where he was brought after he had already died. The two last spoke Thursday, July 30, said Cornejo, adding her son spoke of being unwell and planned to get medical care, though it was unclear when that would happen. “That’s one of the reasons for his death, I think, because of neglect, that they didn’t give him the medications he had to take,” she said. Cornejo lamented that her son never got to see his12-year-old daughter again before he died.

his home before the pursuit, according to the sheriff’s department. Investigators later learned that a power interruption occurred at Aike- baer’s home shortly before the attack, the sheriff’s department said. When he went outside to inspect the electrical panel, the department said, Zhengfeng and Jianquan Bo shot and abducted him. Authorities are investigating the cir- cumstancessurroundingthepowerout- age and whether it played a role in luring Aikebaer outside. The sheriff’s department also said investigators served a search warrant at an Irvine home shared by the two broth- ers and recovered evidence during the operation.

Authorities cite possible business dispute

Authorities have not publicly identi- fied a motive, but the sheriff’s depart- ment said investigators learned that Zhengfeng Bo and Aikebaer “knew each other through a prior working relation- ship.” San Bernardino County District At- torney Jason Anderson said that the two men were connected through “busi- ness relations” and that some type of dispute may have developed before the killing. He said investigators were examin- ing whether disagreements involving business decisions or financial losses contributed to the events that unfolded. “We allege that Mr. Bo knew exactly what the plan was when they went to the victim’s home, what was going to be done, participated in what led up to the death of Mr. Shukur, and that’s why we filed murder charges against the surviv- ing suspect,” Anderson said at the news conference.

for leaving her niece an orphan. “We ask them to stop these deporta- tions, that they’re separating families, kids they’re leaving as orphans, without anyone’s protection,” the man’s aunt said. “Who’s going to protect them? Kids who are born American citizens. Why? Why are they detaining so many hardworking people? Even if we’re im- migrants, we haven’t hurt anyone, we came here to work, not to hurt anyone.”

Family calls for justice

Lopez Cornejo’s surviving family members, including his mother, aunt and brother, spoke publicly about their loss in an interview posted to Facebook. The group spoke behind blue medical masks but used their full names in a rare move among people who have lost loved ones to ICE. According to the family, speaking up is about seeking justice for Lopez Cor- nejo and anyone in a similar situation. “I know this pain that’s gotten me hasn’t only gotten me, but many people in this country have felt these pains, but unfortunately in this recent case it’s me because I lost my son,” said Maria Cor- nejo, her voice breaking. “And if justice isn’t done, they’re go- ing to continue doing this, and we don’t know how many more people we’ll lose in this country.”

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Wait, is Trump secretly a socialist?

Sara Pequeño

Sometimes President Donald Trump does something good. On July 7, Trump’s administration launched the Freedom Fuel Network – a collection of 25 gas stations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Fuel at any of these stations is $3.47 a gallon – 32 cents less than the national average that day. “The administration is not involved in the company, nor has the administra- tion given the company any funding. There is no other entity or person sub- sidizing the lower gasoline costs,” a White House spokesman said. “This re- tailer is taking the lead, others should follow.” Surprising even myself, I don’t hate this initiative. Perhaps that’s because it doesn’t look like the typical capitalist framework Republican legislation works within. In fact, it might even be more akin to socialism. It sure sounds like it, consid- ering that Freedom Fuel involves ma- nipulating the market to make a product cheaper for consumers. It seems like the kind of thing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani would support – not Trump. Freedom Fuel is even bringing these gas stations to the largely blue areas surrounding Philadelphia, like Lans- downe, whose county went for Demo- cratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 election – meaning Trump is lauding a gas station network helping liberals far more than his base. Yet perhaps the president is doing this because he will go to any length to retain a sliver of popularity with his vot-

DSA wants to shred America’s Constitution

Dace Potas

Democratic socialists can’t decide whether they’re radicals. “If today you and I were to introduce the idea of a building that lends out books for free, we would be slandered in the same way that so many new ideas are slandered today,” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a recent inter- view with Jon Stewart. “And yet that’s the library. And the same thing with the fire department. And the same thing with public schools.” While Mamdani insists democratic socialism is misunderstood, the Demo- cratic Socialists of America are remark- ably candid about their ambitions. The group’s platform says some of its goals “will require building a new society from the ground up.”Among them: abolishing the Senate, abolishing the Electoral Col- lege, and replacing the president and Supreme Court with “an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress.”

Don’t let democratic socialists pretend they’re moderates

Mamdani presents democratic so- cialism as little more than libraries, pub- lic schools and fire departments. The Democratic Socialists of America de- scribe something far more sweeping. Recasting those ambitions as familiar public services is an effort to launder radical ideas into the mainstream. The Democratic Socialists of Ameri- ca’s platform begins with policies that fit comfortably within Mamdani’s pitch, including “universal healthcare at no cost to individuals” and “free, quality public education from pre-K to college.” Democratic socialists in office aren’t shy about wanting to replace capital- ism. They are, after all, socialists. But their ambitions extend well beyond shifting some industries from private to

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ing base – even if it means thumbing his nose at the free market. After all, this initiative and others like it are popular with voters, even when socialism itself isn’t.

How else is President Trump being a good socialist?

This isn’t the first instance of social- ism-lite in the Trump administration. Over the July 4 weekend, he rolled out Trump Accounts, where anyone can give money to a specific child that will be invested in an index fund and avail- able once they turn 18. Each child born between 2025-28 will start out with $1,000 in seed money from the U.S. government. The catch – and the more capitalistic element of the accounts – is that they could be used to privatize Social Securi- ty in the long term. There’s also TrumpRx, introduced in

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public ownership. The Democratic So- cialists of America’s platform calls for abolishing the police and prison system, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, establishing universal rent control, enacting reparations and much more. It is no surprise that democratic so- cialists favor the House of Representa- tives and disdain the Senate. The House is more responsive to sud- den shifts in public opinion. All 435 members face reelection every two years, allowing a wave election to pro- duce a new majority almost overnight. The Senate was designed to resist those swings. Senators serve six-year terms, and only a third of the chamber is up for election at a time. The filibuster’s 60-vote threshold also forces the major- ity to seek broader support before pass- ing sweeping legislation. For a movement eager to enact rapid structural change, those governing re- straints are obstacles. Even more objectionable to demo- cratic socialists is the Senate’s role in

February, that reportedly offers more than 600 generic versions of drugs at lower prices “encouraging (Americans) to compare against co-pays offered by their insurance company.” The administration accomplished this by trying to make a deal with phar- maceutical companies on behalf of Americans – taking yet another page from the socialist agenda. There’s even the merger of Japan’s Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel in 2025, where the government intervened in the agreement and gained the ability to make decisions in production, even al- lowing the United States to appoint somebody to the company’s board of di- rectors. This is a basic tenet of socialism – allowing the government to take own- ership in private companies. All that sounds like it would fit into a Democratic Socialists of America pam- phlet on how to make socialism work in the United States.

balancing the interests of states against the interests of the people. Every state, regardless of population, elects two senators. Together with the Electoral College, that limits the extent to which the nation’s largest population centers can unilaterally dictate policy for the rest of the country. The DSA platform also calls for re- placing the president and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary “chosen by and subordinate to Con- gress.” That would make both branches extensions of the legislature, eroding the separation of powers that lies at the heart of the constitutional system. The Democratic Socialists of Ameri- ca’s platform isn’t just a collection of left-wing policy proposals. It calls for concentrating power in a single branch of government by weakening or elimi- nating many of the constitutional checks that stand in its way. The Constitution was designed to prevent exactly that, dividing authority among three coequal branches so each can check the others.

President Trump might even be bet- ter at doing democratic socialism than Mamdani – at least because he’s doing it on a larger scale. Of course, Trump isn’t a socialist. Like with anything he does, he only cares about how it will make him appear to his base. And while 57% of Americans still have a negative view of socialism, ac- cording to recent Gallup polling, the two most popular figures on the left in the country – Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Ver- mont, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cor- tez, D-New York – are democratic so- cialists. And it seems like people tend to like socialist ideas, especially when they’re not labeled as such.

Trump is creating a blueprint for Democrats

Trump is a populist. He is making de- cisions based on what the people want – and what the people want are lower gas prices, cheaper prescriptions and some semblance of financial security. After all, capitalism doesn’t care about lower- ing prices, only about the bottom line. Republicans know this and don’t care. But Trump isn’t doing any of this be- cause he believes that socialism is the future. He is only adopting policies that could be viewed as socialist because he can attach his name to them, allowing his followers to continue to treat him like a king instead of a president. I don’t think the Democratic Party should call out this hypocrisy. After all, these are elements of Trump’s agenda that people like, and that ultimately benefit people. Instead, they should take note and find ways to incorporate similar policies in their own 2028 agenda, albeit with- out the Trump name attached to it. You can follow USA TODAY columnist Sara Pequeño on Bluesky platform: @sarapequeno.bsky.social

Slow, deliberate change is a feature of our system, not a bug. The Constitution is built on the idea that narrow majorities should not be able to radically remake the country overnight. Sweeping change requires broad consensus. That deliberate pace helps ensure major reforms are tested and debated. “The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies to yield to the impulse of sudden and violent pas- sions, and to be seduced by factious leaders into intemperate and pernicious resolutions,” the Founding Fathers wrote in The Federalist Papers: No. 62. The Senate was designed to temper the passions of the moment and slow the rush toward sweeping political change in the United States.

The DSA platform is fundamentally anti-American

I call democratic socialists anti- American because they seek to disman- tle the constitutional safeguards that have defined American government since its founding. Abolishing the Senate, subordinating the executive and judiciary to Congress, and concentrating power in a single branch would upend the separation of powers and federalism that are central to the Constitution’s design. Democratic socialists are gaining in- fluence within the Democratic Party, and many Democrats are still making up their minds about the movement. Pew Research Center found that while just 32% of Democrats view democratic so- cialists favorably, 56% remain undecid- ed. Those voters will help determine the party’s future. The real question isn’t whether Dem- ocrats embrace democratic socialism. It’s whether they embrace a movement that sees the Constitution not as a framework to work within, but as an ob- stacle to overcome. Dace Potas is an opinion columnist for USA TODAY and a graduate of De- Paul University with a degree in politi- cal science.

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Truck is quality-focused

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I tested the 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 full-size truck for a week for USA TO- DAY Cars. I loaded up the truck’s bed with a weekend’s worth of camping gear and took it on a long road trip from New Jersey to Pennsylvania. The full-size truck is one of many De- nali Ultimate models I’ve tested in 2026, and it lived up to my high expectations. It was the first diesel vehicle I’ve driven in 2026. Here’s what I learned from spending a week with the 2026 GMC Si- erra 1500 Denali Ultimate.

What stands out about the GMC Sierra 1500?

The 2026 Sierra 1500 isn’t your aver- age full-size pickup. It’s an upscale model that has a stylish exterior design and a more refined interior than most models in its segment. It’s quality-focused with admirable utility, though it feels more classy than rugged when inside. The Sierra 1500 stands out as a luxury-adjacent model similar to the Ram 1500’s upper trims.

Performance, handling and efficiency: How does it drive?

The Sierra 1500 is powerful and ac- celerates with ease despite its heft. It doesn’t have the sharpest handling as a full-size truck model, but it’s easy enough to maneuver on suburban roads. It comes standard with a 2.7-liter TurboMax four-cylinder engine to pro- duce 310 horsepower. The pickup achieves 18 miles per gallon in the city and 21 miles per gallon on the highway. I tested a Sierra1500 Denali Ultimate, which came with a 3.0-liter Duramax Turbo-Diesel engine that makes 305 horsepower and a whopping 495 pound-feet of torque. It changed my opinion on diesel vehicles because the Denali Ultimate achieved stellar gas mileage on the highway.

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tap into that fandom with its “Drivers Wanted” advertising campaign. I was one of those drivers myself: Two of the first three cars I ever owned were Volkswagen Jettas. With high expectations, I tested one of Volkswagen’s popular crossover SUVs, the Tiguan, which has become one of the German automaker’s best do- mestic sellers. I drove it for a week to see if it lives up to its Consumer Reports rec- ommendation. The Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R Line Turbo model I tested is the highest trim of the popular two-row SUV, and it starts at a little over $43,000. Entry-lev- el Tiguan models start at just under $31,000. I’ve recently tested other crossover

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Interior, tech and comfort: What’s it like inside?

The GMC Sierra1500 has a comfy and luxurious interior. There’s plenty of storage space up front and a huge center console with USB ports for device charging. It comes standard with a 7-inch info- tainment system, though my Denali Ul- timate test model included a 13.4-inch diagonal touchscreen. The interior of the GMC Sierra doesn’t feel like the in- side of a work truck, but the pickup re- mains capable.

Will the 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 fit your lifestyle?

GMC’s full-size pickup can seat five to six people comfortably depending on the configuration. It’s 210 inches long, 81 inches wide (without mirrors) and around 75 inches tall. It’s a good fit for commuters or small families. The Double Cab configuration can be a bit cramped but the Crew Cab configuration is extremely roomy. Its bed is practical and also comes in multiple sizes.

Pricing, value and competitors: Is the 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 worth buying?

The 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 starts at $38,300. It comes in eight different trims.

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the second quarter of 2020. Ivan Drury, Edmunds’ director of in- sights, shared some theories with the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TO- DAY Network, about why so many bor- rowers are encountering these financial landmines. Some of the scene was set back in 2022 when cars and trucks were limited after a shortage of semiconductor chips and disruptions in the supply chain af- ter the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. Those who bought then paid peak prices – maybe even more than the sticker price – and got what they could find on dealer lots in 2022 when inven- tories were tight. Maybe they even add- ed extended warranties or other add- ons to the mix. So, many ended up with bigger car loans to do the deal. Now, Drury said, many people are dealing with the aftermath of punishing loan structures. On top of that, some people at that time rolled some or all of what they owed on an old car loan into the new car loan, he said. They might have had to borrow again to pay off what they still owed on an older car. “They should be ahead, but they’re not,” Drury said. Bigger and bigger car loans can be- come a negative financial cycle. Average monthly payments for those new car loans soared to $944 a month on new-vehicle loans with negative eq- uity on the trade-in, according to Ed- munds.

What kind of dollars are we talking about on some cars and trucks?

A quick look at trade-in models that triggered high levels of average negative equity in the second quarter included: Among drivers who faced negative equity in the second quarter, those trad- ing in a Honda Civic with an average model year of 2022.6 owed $4,778 more than the trade-in price paid. Those trading in a Toyota Tundra

Whether it is worth the money might depend on which trim you choose. The base model is affordable and upper trims add great features. The 2026 Sierra 1500 competes with popular pickups like the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500. The F-150 is the quintessential work truck and has a higher maximum towing capacity (14,000 pounds) than the Sierra. Ram’s truck is known for its luxurious cabin and smooth ride quality. The GMC Sierra 1500 is the only half-ton truck with a diesel engine op- tion of the trio. Additionally, its Mul- tiPro tailgate is one of the most inno- vative tailgates in the segment.

Final verdict: Who should buy the 2026 GMC Sierra 1500?

The 2026 GMC Sierra1500 is a great choice for drivers who want a practical pickup that’s a bit classier than most mainstream models. Its many trims make it versatile. The Denali Ultimate trim is the best trim to choose in terms of plentiful standard features and pre- mium materials. Budget-conscious drivers can also get plenty of value out of the base model Pro trim. I found GMC’s full-size truck to be extremely comfortable for drivers and passengers on a long road trip. Its bed and cabin space were also perfect for lugging camping gear from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and back. The 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 didn’t make our list of the best trucks of 2026 so far, but it still makes a huge impact in its segment providing a welcome al- ternative to the popular Chevy Silvera- do 1500.

with an average model year of 2023-24 ended up with a negative equity of $8,929 on average in the second quarter. Those who traded in a Chevrolet Sil- verado 1500 with an average model year of 2021.9 ended up with an average neg- ative equity of $8,516. The GMC Sierra 1500 with an average model year 2022.2 at trade-in had an average negative eq- uity of $8,568. Those who traded in a Ford F-150 with an average model year 2021.1 had an average negative equity of $8,417 in the second quarter. These were the gas- powered trucks, not the Lightning EV models. EVs in general, including the Ford Lightning, have hit a very tough re- sale market. Drivers who traded in a Toyota Cam- ry with an average model year of 2023.1 had an average negative equity of $7,030. Drury said, in some cases, drivers who had negative equity have the right vehicle but the wrong financing. Take a Toyota Tacoma. Typically, he said, the midsize workhorse has excep- tional resale value. But data from Ed- munds indicates that drivers who trad- ed in a Toyota Tacoma with an average model year of 2023.2 had an average negative equity of $7,793 in the second quarter. Many of these drivers, he said, likely faced the financial fallout of some pain- fully structured loans in the past. It wasn’t always that the car or truck they bought didn’t retain decent value. Sometimes, they had a loan that dug them deeper in debt. A great vehicle choice can be undermined by a punish- ing loan structure, he said.

How to avoid some traps that could trigger negative equity

What are some ways to protect your- self from falling into a negative equity situation? Or getting into a financial jam when your car’s trade-in value is far less than you’d imagine? Make sure you’re not needlessly borrowing: Many times, your financing costs only go up when you’re paying ex- tra fees for such things as extended war- ranties, special paint, upholstery pro- tection and other dealer-installed op- tions that were not added at the manu-

Tiguan

SUVs, including the fully electric Toyo- ta bZ, Lexus RZ, and Chevrolet Blazer EV. I have also reviewed the Mazda CX-50 and Toyota RAV-4 hybrid. The Volkswagen Tiguan stands out for its standard features, competitive pricing, and everyday practicality. Here’s what I learned after a week be- hind the wheel of Volkswagen’s top- selling two-row crossover SUV.

What makes the 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan stand out?

The 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan stands out from rivals in its segment for its unique exterior and interior de- signs. It also has a strong value proposi- tion for a compact family car (starting at just more than $31,000 for a base model), which propels it to the top of ranking lists at a time when the aver- age new car costs nearly $50,000, ac- cording to Cox Automotive. In a week of testing, the Volks- wagen Tiguan’s interior and cargo area felt spacious for daily driving needs. I also enjoyed the Volkswagen Tiguan’s large infotainment screen and Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity. The gear selector’s placement on the right side of the steering column, rath- er than in the center console, took some getting used to.

How does the 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan drive?

The 2026 Volkswagen offers a smooth, comfortable ride with sturdy handling. It handles well, and its ac- celeration is quick enough to keep dai- ly driving fun. The standard Lane Keep Assist steered me back into place a few times when I started changing lanes without signaling. A daily driver might easily forget they are driving an SUV because the Tiguan handles like a car. The Tiguan gets an estimated 22 mpg in city driv- ingand29mpgonhighways.Themod- el I tested got over 350 miles on a single tank of gas in mostly local driving. The Tiguan comes with a 2-liter en- gine. Volkswagen said it offers up to 268 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque.

Will the 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan fit your lifestyle?

The Volkswagen Tiguan is 185.1

facturer but added onto the sales contract at the dealership. Watch out for hidden costs, too. About 100 auto dealership groups came under fire from the Federal Trade Commission earlier in 2026 for mislead- ing consumers with low advertised prices and then adding mandatory fees at the end of the purchasing process. In some cases, the dealership required consumers to buy additional items not reflected in the advertised price. The FTC did not identify the auto groups; one group could own several dealerships. Inflated, deceptive fees and other tactics can push up borrowing costs. Shop around for a car loan: Interest rates can be all over the map, based on your credit score, deals that lenders might be offering to build up an auto loan portfolio and the numbers being juggled at the dealership finance office. Shop lenders on your own before shopping for a car to get preapproval for an auto loan from a credit union, bank or online lender. Some online lenders fo- cus on borrowers with bad credit. A dealer offering a fantastic interest rate, for example, might try to compen- sate for that rate by lowballing you on the trade-in price for the car or truck that you’re unloading, warned Teresa Murray, who directs the Consumer Watchdog office for U.S. PIRG, a non- profit advocacy group. The FTC charged that some dealer- ships falsely claimed that the buyer would be required to obtain financing at the dealership. The FTC stated that illegal pricing practices include conditioning the ad- vertised price on consumers using deal- er financing. Remember, paying a much higher in- terest rate means you’re going to take even longer to build equity in that car or truck. Consider leasing: Drury said some people who want to have a new car ev- ery two years or so would likely be better off leasing as a way to avoid facing a negative equity situation. Make sure you’re getting a good deal on your trade-in: Typically, ex- perts recommend negotiating the car price separately from the financing and the trade-in. Kelley Blue Book Instant

inches long, 72.4 inches wide, and 66.7 inches tall. TheSELRLinetrimmodelItestedof- fers 33.8 cubic feet of cargo space be- hind the second-row seats, which I found sufficient for luggage and grocery hauls. It didn’t look out of place at all in the local Costco parking lot. With the rear seats folded, cargo space expands to 69.8 cubic feet.

Is the 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan worth it?

The Volkswagen Tiguan starts just over $31,000 before taxes and addition- al fees, a relatively low price compared with many new crossover SUVs on the market. The Tiguan is available in four trims, ranging from the entry-level S, starting at $30,805, to the SEL R Line Turbo re- tailing for $43,085. The SEL R Line Turbo model I tested comes with 20-inch wheels and leather seats that can be heated or ventilated and offer full back massages for front seat passengers. It has a12-speaker pre- mium sound system with a center speaker, subwoofer, and amplifier. It also has an “Area View” overhead view camera. I enjoyed the fully loaded SEL R Line Turbo trim Volkswagen Tiguan I tested, but probably would opt for the slightly cheaper middle SE or SE R-Line Black trims if I were looking to get the most bang for my buck. The SE of the Tiguan starts at just $33,605; the SE R-Line Black retails for more than $37,245. The Volkswagen Tiguan competes in the crowded two-row SUV segment with models from competitors such as the Toyota RAV4, Kia Sportage, Hyun- dai Tucson, Mazda CX-50, Chevrolet Blazer, Ford Escape and Honda CR-V.

Who should buy the 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan?

The 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan is worth considering if you need a sporty SUV with sturdy handling and a power- ful engine that appeals to car enthusi- asts. It can also haul a family of up to five people. The SEL R Line Turbo I tested comes with a 15-inch touchscreen infotain- ment system that has wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Bluetooth connectivity. It has a rear-view camera system with an overhead view camera and is equipped with safety features such as Active Blind Spot Monitor, Rear Traffic Alert, exit warning system, Park Assist Plus with Park Distance Control for the front and rear, Travel Assist, Lane Assist, and Emergency Assist.

Cash Offer provides no-obligation offers online. See KBB.com. The Edmunds In- stant Cash Offer is at Edmunds.com. Or you can see what you’d get by selling the car on your own. Don’t jump at long-term car loans: Many buyers stretch out their car loans as far as possible to reduce their month- ly payments. A record 23.9% of borrowers in the second quarter signed on for loans of 84 months or longer, according to research by Edmunds. Yes, that’s a seven-year car loan. A record 36.5% of all buyers who fi- nanced a new vehicle purchase in the second quarter took on a loan of 73 months or longer, up from 27.3% a dec- ade prior, according to Edmunds. Consider what happens when you sign the paperwork for a $40,000 new car loan for seven years at 7%. Even af- ter making all your payments on time, you’d still owe roughly $25,200 on that car loan after three years. If you took on a $50,000 loan, you’d owe roughly $31,500 after three years, based on the Auto Loan Calculator at Calculator.net. How much could your trade-in cover of what’s left to pay on that loan? It might not be as much as you hope. Drury warns that too many consum- ers think that if they’ve been making payments on time, they’re never going to run into a negative equity situation. But that’s not true. Many consumers might not realize interest being paid on car loans is typi- cally front-loaded, meaning your monthly payment in the first few years of a car loan has the highest amount of interest – and during that time you’re building less equity than you’d imagine. Don’t bet on getting top dollar for your trade: Whether you owe more on a car loan than the car is worth will de- pend a great deal on how many miles you have on the car, its condition, how much you’re willing to shop around on a trade-in, the popularity of your car or truck’s make and model, whether there has been a serious recall on the vehicle, and whether there is a major redesign ahead for that model or even whether a manufacturer decides to pull the plug entirely on making that vehicle in the future.

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ALABAMA Centre: Gadsden State Community College’s Cherokee Cam- pus has enrolled the largest nursing cohort in its history after accepting 54 students into its associate degree nursing program this summer. Col- lege officials said it received 90 appli- cations, the highest number ever submitted for the Cherokee location.

ALASKA Petersburg: NOAA Fisheries Alaska said a humpback whale was freed from a gill net after a public tip prompted rapid response from ma- rine mammal experts,KTUU reported.

ARIZONA Phoenix: Arizona is un- locking an old stash of Colorado River water that its cities socked away before climate change and overuse drained the river of its former excess and cut into the state’s supply. Salt River Project has opened a Gilbert Road Pipeline that will help move groundwater from wells into the Ari- zona Canal and area water utilities.

ARKANSAS Fort Smith: Mercy Hos- pital Fort Smith has earned three achievement awards through the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program. Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas also received the same three honors.

CALIFORNIA Davis: Gray wolves in northeastern California are relying heavily on cattle as a food source, according to a University of Cali- fornia, Davis study. Researchers found cattle DNA in 72% of the wolf scat samples collected from the Las- sen and Harvey wolf packs.

COLORADO Pueblo County: Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning resi- dents to watch for wildlife displaced by the Aspen Acres Fire. Due to lower snowpack, there was less food avail- able for large animals this spring, said Justin Morris, a CPW wildlife manager. Morris said there is a “con- flict issue” as the animals get into things they shouldn’t.

CONNECTICUT Norwich: A $16,000 grant from Electric Boat Employees’ Community Services Association will support two Thames Valley Council for Community Action programs serving eastern Connecticut resi- dents. The funding will aid Home Again and Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels program.

DELAWARE Wilmington: A 243-unit apartment complex, could be exempt from paying its full tax bill based on its newly reassessed value. The Press became a focal point of public criti- cism after New Castle County’s first reassessment in more than 40 years sharply increased its value.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washing- ton: Autonomous delivery robots have started mapping streets and sidewalks in downtown Washington ahead of an August rollout of food delivery services, WUSA9 reported.

FLORIDA Titusville: Astronaut Guy Gardner visited BurgerRob’s to add his signature to the “mystery astro- naut dollar bill” already signed by four of his NASA STS-27 crewmates. Owners Rob and Shelby Buffaloe found the bill in the till last year.

GEORGIA Savannah: Savannah- Chatham County Public School Sys- tem will enforce Georgia’s Distrac- tion-Free Education Act to include high schools this year – effectively banning the use of all personal elec- tronic devices.

HAWAII Honolulu: The Office of Ha- waiian Affairs has launched a nation- wide search for a new chief executive officer while continuing a legal dis- pute with its current CEO, Stacy Kea- lohalani Ferreira, HawaiiNewsNow reported.

IDAHO Boise: Washington County Emergency Management said the Tartar Fire grew by about 6,000 acres overnight and, as of Aug. 3, has burned approximately 103,530 acres, KTVB7 reported. Officials said the blaze continues to threaten commu- nities near Weiser, KTVB7 reported.

ILLINOIS Durand: The Forest Pre- serves of Winnebago County dedicat- ed the Paula Swanson Forest Pre- serve on July 23. Forest preserve leaders honored Swanson’s longtime support and volunteer service, and her nephew helped unveil a replica of the sign that will mark the preserve’s entrance.

INDIANA Indianapolis: The Indiana Historical Society eliminated 11 staff members following Gov. Mike Braun’s decision to terminate its lease with the state. The society is also nixing its National History Day competition, a student research contest it’s spon- sored for almost 50 years.

HIGHLIGHT: OHIO

Border collie Elle, who works for Geese Chasers, herds a flock of birds in a Powell retention pond on July 16. LILLI MALONE/USA TODAY NETWORK

OHIO Columbus: Donning a bright yellow vest and paddling her way through the water, Elle, a 2-year-old border collie, has her sights set on the prize: a flock of Canada geese. As a herding dog tasked with rounding up geese, Elle is doing exactly what her instincts tell her to do. What she doesn’t know is that for busi- nesses and homeowners who hire Geese Chasers Ohio, the company she works for, she’s providing a humane alternative for getting rid of the birds that doesn’t involve nest destruction or euthanasia. Elle’s goal is never to harm the geese, but rather to scare them into relocating. Jason Helfer, owner of the Geese Chasers Ohio franchise since 2022, said their services are also recommended by PETA.

IOWA Des Moines: Black students are nearly four times more likely to be arrested than their peers in Iowa public schools with a school re- source officer, according to a new American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa report.

KANSAS Wichita: A trial date of Feb. 23 was set in storm chaser Reed Timmer’s federal copyright lawsuit against Shamrock Hills LLC. Timmer says Shamrock Hills vio- lated copyright law by using part of a video on Instagram that he took during a 2022 tornado in Andover.

KENTUCKY West Paducah: The U.S. Department of Energy an- nounced it would use more than $100 billion in privately-funded investments to redevelop portions of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant into a data center campus.

LOUISIANA New Orleans: If you call 911 in New Orleans, you may hear an artificial intelligence agent answer- ing your call. The Orleans Parish Communication District is changing the way dispatch calls are handled in New Orleans with the imple- mentation of new technology.

MAINE York: York Community Ser- vice Association announced it will soon be picking up the volunteer ride service once led by Heart to Heart, which was discontinued after founder Jud Knox’s retirement.

MARYLAND Buckeystown: Former U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett celebrated his 100th birthday in June. Bartlett served in the U.S. House of Repre- sentatives from 1992 until 2012, The Frederick News-Post reported.

MASSACHUSETTS Brockton: Maria Leite, a longtime home visitor with the Greater Brockton Healthy Fam- ilies program, has received the Chil- dren’s Trust Faces of Prevention Award as she prepares to retire after 21 years supporting local families.

MICHIGAN Indian River: Indepen- dent Northern Michigan musician Lee Fayssoux has received three nominations for the Josie Music Awards, including Male Country Vocalist of the Year, Country Song of the Year for “Be With You” and Americana/Multi-Genre Infused Song of the Year for “Cold,” accord- ing to a community announcement.

MINNESOTA Waite Park: King’s Academy, formerly St. Cloud Chris- tian School, is nearing completion of its new campus, with a public dedication event on Aug. 23.

MISSISSIPPI Jackson: Mississippi is losing fewer people than it was a decade ago, but the state continues to struggle with a persistent drain that sends many of its young, edu- cated workers elsewhere. The state’s population was estimated at about 2.95 million in 2025, slightly below its 2020 Census count, ac- cording to U.S. Census Bureau data. Meanwhile, analyses by Working Together Mississippi’s Rethink Mis- sissippi initiative estimate that nearly half of Mississippi-born col- lege graduates live outside the state.

MONTANA Missoula: University of Montana researchers unveiled a free mapping app, NAIP-CHM, that can help with land management and fighting wildfires, KPAX reported. The news outlet reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided nearly all funding for the project.

NEBRASKA Omaha: State Sen. Mar- go Juarez has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to her so- cial media post, KOLN reported. Juarez says she is optimistic about her prognosis and will continue to serve District 5 while receiving treatment, the news outlet reported.

NEVADA Carson City: The Nevada State Legislature’s Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Opera- tions and Elections voted to sponsor a bill for the 2027 session, modeled after legislation passed by New Mexico earlier this year, according to Nevada Current. The legislation would, among other things, restrict armed federal agents near polling places.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The leader of a New England neo-Nazi group has agreed to admit he vio- lated New Hampshire’s civil rights law three years after leading a dem- onstration outside a Concord café hosting a children’s drag story hour, according to the attorney general’s office, Concord Monitor reported.

NEW JERSEY Trenton: On July 30, Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed into law a bipartisan bill designating June 10 of each year as Christina Grimmie Day. Grimmie was fatally shot by an obsessed fan while signing auto- graphs at a meet-and-greet event after her concert in Orlando on June 10, 2016. She was 22.

NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: New Mex- ico State Parks is closing multiple boat ramps due to “historically low” water levels, KRQE reported.

NEW YORK Ithaca: Local fabric artist Mary Milne and daughter Frieda Kay are inviting people na- tionwide to contribute handmade fabric squares to the National Quilt Project. An exhibition is planned on the National Mall in 2030.

NORTH CAROLINA Matthews: The yellow-legged hornet, an invasive insect that has a taste for attacking honeybees, has arrived in the Tar Heel State. The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Officials have set up more than 200 survey traps in the Charlotte area, hoping to target nests before the next generation of hornets restart the breeding process.

NORTH DAKOTA Burke County: A mammoth excavation under a northwest North Dakota garage is unearthing a more complete prehis- toric beast than paleontologists had hoped for when the discovery was made in the 1980s, North Dakota Monitor reported.

OKLAHOMA Norman: Norman City Council unanimously approved a partnership with Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. for the purpose of providing a source of revenue to the Norman Utilities Authority and establishing a long-term tourism, branding and event-activation partnership in relation to the Lindsey Street water tower, a staff report of the meeting noted.

OREGON Portland: Oregon set a new modern record for acres burned in wildfires on Aug. 2. The state’s 60 large fires have blackened 1.978 mil- lion acres in 2026, which surpasses the previous record of 1.93 million for the entire 2024 season, according to the Northwest Coordination Center.

PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: Pennsy- lania finished 17th overall in Wal- letHub’s early education study, plac- ing ahead of Delaware but behind neighboring New Jersey.

RHODE ISLAND Pawtucket: Five former altar boys who grew up in the “hardscrabble” Prospect Heights pub- lic housing development in Paw- tucket have joined together in suing the Roman Catholic bishop of Provi- dence over abuse they say they suf- fered for years from a priest with a known history of such incidents.

SOUTH CAROLINA Walhalla: A per- son in South Carolina has been in- fected with a rare and serious viral illness after being bitten by a mosqui- to. Oconee County Emergency Ser- vices posted on Facebook on July 30, that the South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed a case of La Crosse encephalitis, known as LACE, in a county resident.

SOUTH DAKOTA Pierre: A heat wave is causing an energy emergency, ac- cording to the U.S. Department of Energy, and prompted the agency to issue an emergency order on Aug. 2 to use backup generators in 17 states, including South Dakota, to maintain power. The order was in effect through Aug. 3.

TENNESSEE Nashville: Nashville is known as a national health care hub, but that didn’t spare Tennessee from ranking in the 10 worst states for affordable and quality health care services in a report by WalletHub.

TEXAS Amarillo: Bell Textron Inc. announced it has received an esti- mated $300 million contract from the United States Department of Navy for upgrades on nearly 50 aircraft.

UTAH Beaver: Eagle Point Resort will remain closed through the 2026-27 winter season due to extensive dam- age caused by the Cottonwood Fire, KUTV reported.

VERMONT Milton: Residents will get a first look at a new accessible walk- ing trail and outdoor reading experi- ence when Milton hosts a grand opening celebration at Bombardier Park West on Aug. 11.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Most of Vir- ginia remains under a drought warn- ing, but state environmental officials say recent rainfall has helped put a dent in those conditions. On July 31, the Virginia Department of Environ- mental Quality said it was de-esca- lating the Big Sandy region in south- west Virginia from “drought warning” to “drought watch.”

WASHINGTON Olympia: Drivers with low incomes will soon be able to pay less to travel on two of Washington’s newest tolled roadways, Washington State Standard reported. After months of conversation, the Wash- ington State Transportation Commis- sion approved a new program of- fering a 50% discount on tolls on the state route 509 and 167 expressways in the Puget Sound region.

WEST VIRGINIA Little Birch: At 95 years old, Army veteran John Morri- son completed a tandem parachute jump with West Virginia Sky Divers, something he hadn’t done since his service in Japan, WV News reported. Morrison served in the 82nd Airborne Division during the Korean War, and said while jumping is different now, he hasn’t ruled out future jumps, the news outlet reported.

WISCONSIN Richfield: A 69-year-old man took to the air Aug. 1 to avoid traffic to Cabela’s in Richfield. Ac- cording to Washington County Sher- iff’s Office’s Facebook post, the man told deputies “the drive was too long.” As the pilot was properly licensed, complied with Federal Aviation Ad- ministration regulations, landed safe- ly and answered deputies’ questions, the errands-by-air trip was entirely legal, according to the sheriff’s office.

WYOMING Jackson Hole: The Wyo- ming Game and Fish Department is reminding the public not to release goldfish obtained at the Teton County Fair into the wild, Jackson Hole News & Guide reported. Doing so is illegal and can result in a loss of hunting and fishing privileges, a fine and jail time, the news outlet reported. From USA TODAY Network and wire reports

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Leaks of vital fluids offer clues about the health of your vehicle

Your car’s dashboard is full of warn- ing lights you may not be familiar with. But they keep you updated on the status of several vital fluids your car needs to keep running in tip-top shape. “One of the most important aspects of vehicle care is maintaining proper fluid levels and condition,” AutoZone said in a website post. “They’re the lifeblood of vehicle sys- tems, making sure it operates safely and efficiently, from engine performance to brakes and steering to even keeping the windshield clean,” the post continued. “And what keeps expensive car repairs away is paying close attention to when the fluids are due to be changed.” Keeping up to date on car fluids is es- pecially important because with new cars costing nearly $50,000 on average, Americans are keeping their cars longer than ever. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the average age of a car on U.S. roads is al- most 13 years old, and, of course, the older cars get, the more of a challenge it is to keep them well-maintained. With that in mind, the USA TODAY Cars team took a look at tips from Auto- Zone and AAA for spotting the most common fluid leaks and what each color means so you can catch any potential problem before it balloons into a larger issue that could require a costly repair.

1. A/C and exhaust condensation leak

h Color: Clear.

Ram recalls 1.2 million trucks to address issue with seat belt

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Stellantis, the parent company of Ram Trucks, is recalling more than 1.2 million U.S.-market Ram 1500 pickups from model years 2019-26 to over an is- sue with second-row seat belt buckles. In a statement to the Detroit Free Press, the automakers said that some of those1.2 million vehicles may have been

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h Texture: Watery. h Smell: Odorless. h What the experts say: AAA said condensation leaks are perfectly nor- mal. But the group warned, “the only cause for concern would be if the water is leaking onto the driver’s or passen- ger’s feet inside the vehicle. If this oc- curs, it would be worth getting your A/C system checked out.”

2. Washer fluid leak

h Color: Blue, green, purple, yellow or orange, depending on washer fluid type. h Texture: Thin and watery. h Smell: Similar to glass cleaning products such as Windex. h What the experts say: “Without fluid in the reservoir, you will not be able to effectively clean your windshield, which could cause visibility issues, es- pecially during adverse weather condi- tions,” AAA said.

3. Fuel leak

h Color: Clear. h Texture: Thin and watery. h Smell: Like gas. h What the experts say: “Driving with a fuel leak is dangerous for both you and the environment. A simple spark is all it would take to ignite the fuel trail and engulf the vehicle in flames,” AAA said.

4. Coolant leak

h Color: Green, orange, pink, yellow, red, blue, or clear, depending on the

built without the seat belt buckle an- chor (an apparatus beneath the seats connected to the buckle) properly at- tached to the vehicle's body structure. The issue can be present in either the driver-side or center seat of the second row of seating. Stellantis said that in the case of a crash, this error could affect the perfor- mance of the seat belts and increase the risk of injury for backseat passengers.

A look under the hood of the 2026 Mazda CX-50 hybrid, which features a 2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid engine.

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type of coolant used. h Texture: Slippery or oily. h Smell: Sweet like syrup. h What the experts say: “Engine coolant, or antifreeze, does what it sounds like it would do: it cools your en- gine. Without it, the engine would over- heat and seize,”AutoZone said. So a leak should be addressed immediately.

5. Oil leak

h Color: Black or brown. h Texture: Thick and oily. h Smell: Burnt aroma that is similar to used cooking oil.

Ram 1500 pickups from 2019 to 2026 in recall

In total, 1,271,294 Ram 1500 pickups from 2019 to 2026 are affected, as well as an additional 245,000 or so outside the United States (about 156,138 in Canada, 15,088 in Mexico and 74,084 outside North America). Stellantis will send no- tification letters to owners of the affect- ed vehicles. Owners can contact their

h What the experts say: “It is per- fectly normal for oil to leak in minute amounts, but if you end up with a large puddle or find yourself consistently low on oil, it is imperative to resolve the is- sue – FAST!” AAA said.

6. Transmission fluid leak

h Color: Red or brown. h Texture: Thick. h Smell: Like gas. h What the experts say: “Transmis- sion replacements are costly repairs, so transmission leaks should be taken very seriously if you want to avoid a larger expense,” AAA said.

7. Steering fluid leak

h Color: Red, pink or brown. h Texture: Thin. h Smell: Like burnt marshmallows. h What the experts say: “If the fluid levels drop too low, steering will become extremely difficult. If you suspect that you have a steering fluid leak, you should take your vehicle to your me- chanic immediately,” AAA said.

8. Brake fluid leak

h Color: Clear, light brown or light yellow. h Texture: Slippery and slimy. h Smell: Like fish. h What the experts say: “If you no- tice a fishy-smelling yellow liquid com- ing from your vehicle, then you should not wait to address the issue. As your vehicle loses brake fluid, it loses its abil- ity to stop,” AAA said.

dealer to schedule an inspection of the seat belt system and, if necessary, prop- erly attach the buckle anchor to the body for free. Customers can see whether their ve- hicle is included in this recall by going to NHTSA's website. Stellantis said vehicle owners with additional questions or concerns are encouraged to call custom- er care at 800-853-1403 or visit recalls.mopar.com for information.

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Blake Toppmeyer

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Indiana

hosed, SEC gets too much poll love

The preseason US LBM Coaches Poll shows the Big Ten getting tons of love at the top of the college football rankings, but the SEC earned plenty of down-ballot respect. Who got snubbed, who got too much love, and which unranked team should be in the Top 25? Let’s get to it in our coaches poll hot takes:

US LBM COACHES POLL

Indiana still can’t get its due

Indiana got hosed. Imagine the Hoosiers as defending national cham- pions, with this stacked defense they return, and now stitch Ohio State or Alabama or Oklahoma or some other blue-blooded name across the front of the jerseys. Where would they be ranked? Higher than sixth, I’ll tell you that. This marks just the second time in the last15 years the defending national champion got ranked outside of the top five in the ensuing preseason coaches poll. The other time it happened was two years ago, when defending national champion Michigan got ranked No. 8 the following preseason. That was more understandable. The Wolverines had lost coach Jim Harbaugh to the NFL, their sign-stealing scheme had gotten exposed, and 13 players off the championship team were selected in the NFL draft. Just a handful of start- ers returned. The Hoosiers return several starters on defense, alongside a seasoned of- fensive line. They used some quality transfer acquisitions to address skill- position departures.

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Defending national champion Indiana, with Charlie Becker (80) and Carter Smith celebrating, was ranked No. 6. RICH JANZARUK/HERALD-TIMES

Rank, school (1sts) W-L Pts Last 1 Ohio State (38) 1741 1 2 Oregon (6) 1637 2 3 Georgia (7) 1591 3 4 Texas (2) 1544 4 5 Notre Dame (5) 1524 5 6 Indiana (14) 1522 6 7 Miami (Florida) 1409 7 8 Texas A&M 1174 8 9 Oklahoma 1104 9 10 Ole Miss 1096 10 11 Alabama 1050 11 12 Texas Tech 1034 12 13 LSU 951 13 14 Southern Cal 838 14 15 BYU 781 15 16 Michigan 719 16 17 Penn State 463 17 18 Tennessee 428 18 19 Washington 406 19 20 SMU 378 20 21 Utah 313 21 22 Iowa 291 22 23 Clemson 235 23 24 Houston 194 24 25 Missouri 158 25 Others receiving votes: Louisville 153; Florida 147; TCU 63; Illinois 62; South Carolina 50; Arizona 50; Virginia 40; Vanderbilt 37; Auburn 29; Georgia Tech 26; Boise State 24; Oklahoma State 22; UNLV 17; North Carolina State 13; Florida State 13; Virginia Tech 12; Nebraska 12; Memphis 9; Arizona State 8; Duke 6; James Madison 6; New Mexico 4; Pittsburgh 4; Navy 3; Western Michigan 3; San Diego State 2; Hawaii 1; California 1; Jacksonville State 1; Kansas State 1.

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LSU Tigers coach Lane Kiffin speaks to the press during SEC Football Kickoff Media Day at the Tampa Marriott. NATHAN RAY SEEBECK/IMAGN IMAGES Poll voters love Kiffin, skeptics of champ Indiana

Indiana

LSU

Paul Myerberg

Big Ten

OK, so maybe the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll won’t be exactly right: Last year’s preseason Top 25 had Penn State at No. 3 and Indiana at No. 19, so, uh, oops. But as a primer for the season to come, the Coaches Poll illustrates the wide gap between the Big Ten, the SEC and the rest of the Bowl Subdivision, as well as the subtle separation between those two Power Four heavyweights. The Big Ten and SEC combine for the top four, five of the top six and nine of the top11teams in the preseason Top 25, and 17 teams overall. Led by No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Oregon and No. 6 Indiana, the Big Ten is chasing a fourth national championship in a row. The SEC will lean on No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Texas to snap its painful title drought. What the Top 25 does not have is a team from the Group of Six. The poll is also unkind to the ACC, which is seen by voters as the weakest of the Power Four leagues. The preseason Coaches Poll officially triggers the start of the 2026 season. Here are the biggest winners and losers from the freshly minted Top 25:

ACC

Group of Six

Penn State

COACHES POLL WINNERS

The king of the FBS hill chases a fourth consecutive national champion- ship behind a deep collection of Top 25 contenders headlined by three in partic- ular: Indiana, Oregon and Ohio State. But that’s not all the Big Ten has to offer – though it may be enough to keep the title streak alive. The conference has another five ranked teams in No. 14 Southern Cal, No. 16 Michigan, No. 17 Penn State, No. 19 Washington and No. 22 Iowa. Among this second group, USC and UW have the highest ceiling and could challenge for an at-large Col- lege Football Playoff berth if things click into place.

Michigan

The No. 13 Tigers have the highest preseason ranking of the six teams in the Coaches Poll to finish last season unranked. The reasons are simple. There’s new coach Lane Kiffin. The in- herited talent left behind by the former staff. A ridiculously good transfer class headlined by quarterback Sam Leavitt, offensive tackle Jordan Seaton and edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen. An SEC schedule that brings Texas, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 11 Alabama and No. 23 Clem- son to Death Valley. Voters believe the pieces are in place for a splash first sea- son for Kiffin and a possible run at the national title.

Alabama

Clemson

finishing as last year’s runner-up, giv- ing the program its highest preseason ranking since 2004. After an uneven few decades, are we headed toward another Miami renaissance? There’s no doubt this is the team to beat in the ACC despite losing several huge pieces on defense. The offense will have to carry the load behind transfer quarter- back Darian Mensah, running back Mark Fletcher Jr. and do-everything receiver Malachi Toney.

COACHES POLL LOSERS

Not that it’s Indiana’s fault that some voters remain a little skeptical of a program that has gone 27-2 and claimed a national title in the last two seasons. The Hoosiers did earn14 first- place voters, the most this side of Ohio State. But for voters to rank IU No. 6 over- all and third in the Big Ten reflects an apparent level of distrust with a team that has every reason to believe it can go back-to-back thanks to a strong re- turning core and newcomers such as quarterback Josh Hoover and receiver Nick Marsh. Once again, the Hoosiers will need to prove it on the field.

Voters clearly like Miami as a title contender but are not high on the ACC as a whole, ranking just another two teams toward the back end of the poll in No. 20 SMU and Clemson. At this point, it’s fair to ask if the Tigers are ranked for their on-field potential or still-relevant national reputation. An- other two teams were among the top vote-getters just outside the rankings in Louisville and Virginia. The season could very well play out differently; maybe Florida State rebounds or Vir- ginia Tech pops in James Franklin’s debut. But the dearth of ranked ACC teams reflects a reputational issue for the conference that will only be fixed by on-field success against other Pow- er Four leagues.

Louisville

Virginia

There are no Group of Six teams – it’s now six non-major conferences with the rebirth of the Pac-12 – in the preseason poll for the second time in three years. This is probably a little bit off the mark: Three Group of Six teams (Tulane, James Madison and Navy) were ranked to end last season, for ex- ample. But there is no question the Group of Six has been and continues to be de- pleted by the transfer portal, with top contributors and all-conference picks leaving every winter for the Power Four (and Power Four money). While a Group of Six team is guaranteed to make the Playoff and at least one should post 11 or more regular-season wins, voters are acutely aware of the notable talent gap between the major and non-major conferences.

Five biggest poll snubs

Jordan Mendoza

Some college football teams just got juicy bulletin board material as they prepare for the upcoming 2026 season start: not being ranked. The preseason US LBM Coaches poll is out, with 72 voters giving an official preview for who they believe are the top contenders with the best odds to make theCollegeFootballPlayoff.Therewasa wide net of teams with at least one vote – 55 to be exact. Yet, some squads still got overlooked. Whether it’s key returners or an im- pressive crop of newcomers, there are five teams that were snubbed from starting the season ranked. While con- fusing, it’s not the end of the world, as they have a full season to prove they be- long, and don’t be surprised if it doesn’t take them long to push their way into it.

TheACCtrailedtheotherPowerFour conferenceswithjustthreeteamsinthe Top 25 and it fell just short of a fourth with Louisville the last team out by five points. The Cardinals enter the season with some lofty expectations not seen since the Lamar Jackson days, and for good reason: Dynamic running back Isaac Brown is back and at quarterback is Ohio State transfer Lincoln Kienholz. On the other side of the ball is a poten- tial conference player of the year in Clev Lubin, who wrecks the line of scrim- mage. Jeff Brohm has won at least nine games in all three seasons at Louisville, and that is very much obtainable for a program that can find itself in the ACC title game, with a shot at the Playoff.

Arizona

After a down 2024, Arizona proved its legitimacy with nine wins in Brent Brennan’s second season. That was thanks to quarterback Noah Fifita re- bounding from a disappointing 2024 campaign, and his decision to return for the Wildcats was massive, retaining one of the most experienced signal- callers in the country. A slew of receiv- ers are also back to keep the offensive rhythm flowing, giving the Wildcats a

Five most overrated

John Brice

Forget who might be this year’s Indi- ana. Who will be this year’s 2025 Penn State? Remember the Nittany Lions, perched third in this same US LBM Coaches Poll to open the last college football season? They merely had eight players selected in the most recent NFL Draft and another seven who signed undrafted free agent deals. They also fired their coach by the second weekend of October three games into what became a six-game losing streak. Not far behind Penn State – in pre- season rankings and in-season disap- pointment – was Clemson, which de- buted at No. 6 and closed unranked, same 7-6 mark as the Nittany Lions and loser against Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl. There were a handful of candidates for this space but find below the five most overrated teams to begin the 2026 season.

The Crimson Tide lost 15 starters, 10 of them NFL draft picks from 2025, in- cluding first-round selections Kadyn Proctor (No. 12) and QB Ty Simpson (No. 13). That specific loss, plus signifi- cant departures along an underper- forming OL, and a very demanding schedule make the odds long the 11th- ranked Tide return to the CFP. They have a five-game-in-six-weeks stretch that goes: at Mississippi State (Oct. 3), home against preseason No. 3 Georgia (Oct. 10), at No. 18 Tennessee (Oct. 17), home against No. 8 Texas A&M (Oct. 24) and at No. 13 LSU (Nov. 7).

I’m on record as a Lane Kiffin believ- er. But, he’s taking over a 7-6 program with a ruthless schedule, a transfer QB in Sam Leavitt who hasn’t played col- lege football since Oct. 25, 2025, after he finally resorted to surgery for a Lis- franc injury suffered a month earlier and, while he’s getting sued for a couple of dudes he took with him to the Bayou from Ole Miss, Kiffin also knows nota- ble is who he did not take: All-SEC run-

great shot of having back-to-back win- ning campaigns for the first time in more than a decade.

Just a few plays away from its first College Football Playoff appearance, Vir- ginia returns from its historic season re- loadedtotrytosurpriseagain.TonyElliot did well in replenishing the offense through the portal with quarterback Beau Pribula (Missouri) now behind cen- ter and Peyton Lewis (Tennessee) in the backfield, supported by a stout offensive line. The defense is mostly intact, with the addition of edge rusher Matthew Fobbs-White (Baylor) a possible all-ACC player to help out linebacker Kam Robin- son.TheCavaliersshouldn’tbeviewedas a one-and-done success story after 10 wins last season.

Illinois

The Big Ten could have gotten a ninth team in with Illinois, which has found its footing under Bret Bielema. The Fighting Illini brought in Katin Houser (East Caro- lina) at quarterback, an underrated gun- slinger. Top rusher in Ca’Lil Valentine re- turnsalongwithcontributingreceiversin Collin Dixon and Hudson Clement. Illi- nois has won at least nine games in each of the last two seasons, built on a tough home environment with a 12-2 record at MemorialStadium.IfIllinoiscanputitall together on the road, it is on the path to- ward possibly winning double-digit games with a schedule that isn’t brutal.

Boise State

No non-power conference team shows up in the rankings – a sign of wherethecollegelandscapestands–and one that ought to be there is one team that frequently represents the little guys. Boise State returns 13 starters from last season’s team that won a third consec- utive Mountain West title, including quarterback Maddux Madsen, rushing leader Dylan Riley and sack artist Jayden Virgin-Morgan. Spencer Danielson con- tinues to keep the machine running, and now in the Pac-12, with the Broncos the leading contender to be the representa- tive in the College Football Playoff.

ning back Kewan Lacy, star quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, etc.

The Wolverines have been decimated by scandal since ... the entire 2020s. Theyalsoreturn10startersbutonlythree on defense; Wink Martindale’s group hardly was Sherrone Moore’s problem the past couple of years in Ann Arbor. Factor in a schedule that includes road tilts at Oklahoma, Minnesota, Oregon and Ohio State, plus home games against Iowa, Penn State and defending national champion Indiana – in addition to an en- tirelynewcoachingregime–andit’seasy to see Michigan is out in front its football skis with this No. 16 ranking.

The Nittany Lions return just four starters from within the program and are transitioning into a new coaching era un- der a fully employed, contracted coach for just the fifth time since ... 1950. Matt Campbell brought with him plenty of valuable players from Iowa State; note, the Cyclones didn’t win the Big12 in 2025 or even play for the title. Penn State won’t be a Big Ten title contender, either, in 2026. Though Penn State doesn’t leave the Keystone State for a game until Octo- ber,theprogramdoeshaveroadgamesat Southern Cal and Washington, as well as being visitors in the first game at North- western’s scintillating New Ryan Field. Sure, Penn State dodges Ohio State and Oregon, but this placement (No. 17) is a bit too high even with one of the Big Ten’s easiest slates.

The good news is the No. 23 Tigers re- turn two starting offensive linemen among their projected eight returning starters, five of them offense. That’s still three holes on the OL, not to mention yet another new quarterback. Christopher Vizzina is a former blue-chip prospect with less than 75 career passes to show for his patience in Death Valley. He’s also transitioning to a new offensive coordi- nator – Chad Morris – after learning for three years under Garrett Riley. Plus, the Tigers have roadies at LSU, Cal, Florida State and defending ACC champion Duke.

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MLB TRADE DEADLINE WINNERS, LOSERS Dodgers and Red Sox definitely all in

Bob Nightengale

Columnist

Boston Red Sox

It was a dizzying day of activity, and when the smoke cleared after the Major League Baseball trade deadline, we learned who’s actually serious about challenging the Los Angeles Dodgers and which teams are the pretenders. We found that Craig Breslow, presi- dent of baseball operations for the Bos- ton Red Sox, maybe isn’t so hell-bent on analytics after all, showing his guts by tradingawayhisprizedprospectsforBal- timore Orioles All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman. We discovered that the Cleveland Guardians aren’t going to just sit back andlettheChicagoWhiteSoxdreamsea- son continue without putting up a fight with their surprising show of aggressive- ness, not only grabbing much-needed of- fensivehelp,butbolsteringtheirrotation. We now know Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno has found his perma- nent GM by permitting John Mozeliak to make as many trades as he desired, over- hauling the farm system insix hours. And we learned that while the Dodg- ers may be that immovable force in their way of a World Series, it didn’t stop A.J. Preller of the San Diego Padres from find- ingawaytofortifytheirrotationwithtwo front-line starters without needing to tradeawayapieceoftheirprizedbullpen. It will take years before we know whether any of the prospects will come back to haunt the men who traded them away, but only two months to know whether the risk pays off by playing deep in October.

San Diego Padres

Los Angeles Angels

MLB TRADE DEADLINE WINNERS Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers not only won the MLB trade deadline, but they ran away and hid from the competition. They got the No.1prize in Tarik Skubal and didn’t give up a single major league player or anyone who will haunt them in the future. They didn’t give up any of their top five prospects, sending outfield- er Zyhir Hope (25th-best prospect in MLB), right-handed pitcher River Ryan (No. 68) and right-hander Brady Smith. They struck gold, once again. Just to rub it in, they even grabbed left-handed former All-Star starter Kris Bubic, who’s on the 60-day injured list, stashing him away for good measure. They even grabbed catching depth by bringing back Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia from the Tampa Bay Rays. Their biggest concern the rest of the season is planning the World Series pa- rade route. “We were of the mind to be aggressive foroneplayerthisdeadline,”saidAndrew Friedman, team president of baseball op- erations, “and fortunately we were able to line up.” The Dodgers now have a starting rota- tion of Skubal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Justin Wrobleski, Roki Sasa- ki, Tyler Glasnow and Emmet Sheehan. “I think it’s arguably the best rotation of all time,” Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing gushed. So, are the Dodgers really ruining baseball with their latest heist? “Passionately disagree,” Friedman said at the Dodgers press conference fol- lowing the Skubal trade. “Again, this is about the partnership that we have with our fans who come out 50,000 large and the passion that they have for this team (and) the guys in that clubhouse who are doingeverythingtheycantoputusinpo- sition to win a World Series.” Indeed, they have.

Say hello to the new American League pennant favorite. They could have stopped when they traded starter Connelly Early for Curtis Mead last week, only to see Mead break his wrist in his second at-bat. Instead, they still went for the jugular, and traded for Baltimore Orioles three- time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman, the No. 1 pick in 2019, along with backup catcher Jake Rogers. They also acquired Giants left-handed reliever Erik Miller for former first-round pick Marcelo Mayer, and outfielder Eli White from Atlanta. Not bad for the hottest team on the planet, who just swept the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Rutschman, who made the All-Star team this year, is hitting .251 with eight homers but has been on the injured list since July 18 with wrist inflammation. Still,he’sexpectedtoreturnwithinacou- ple of weeks and provides a massive up- grade behind the plate. Certainly, the Red

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Tarik Skubal was set to make his Dodgers debut Aug. 4.

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Sox needed catching help, hitting an MLB-low four home runs with the sixth- worst OPS from the catcher’s position. It was a steep, steep price, which stunned rival executives that the Red Sox were willing to include them in the deal: right-handed pitcher Anthony Eyanson, their second-best prospect; right-hand- ed pitcher Kyson Witherspoon, their fourth-best prospect; outfielder Enddy Azocar, their fifth-best prospect; a player to be named later; and catcher Carlos Narvaez. Hey, with the way the Red Sox are playing, why not go for it? They have now won 23 of their last 26 games and are 28-5 since June 25. Whether they win the AL East or not, they should be the team to beat in the AmericanLeagueandfacetheDodgersin the World Series, with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledging Sunday he may have not seen the last of them. “Really good ball club,” Roberts says. “Really fundamentally sound. It’s a younger group as far as service time. They’re hungry. Seems like they play well together. They can really defend. They’re athletic. Remind me a lot of the Brewers. They can really pitch. They don’t beat themselves. Dynamic.”

Philadelphia Phillies

They went into the trade deadline looking for a right-handed hitting out- fielder. Theyendedupwithaleft-handed-hit- ting infielder, who just happened to be the finest contact hitter in the game. Luis Arraez, the three-time batting champion, was hitting .324 this season for the San Francisco Giants with only 21 strikeouts in 464 plate appearances. It required the Phillies to send No. 4 prospectRamonMarqueztoSanFrancis- co along with reliever Marty Gair, but the Phillies also received right-handed re- liever Caleb Kilian. The biggest gamble is that the Phillies have to re-arrange virtually their entire infield while sending first baseman Bryce Harper back to right field for the first time in two years. Second baseman Bryson Stott is mov- ing to third base. Third baseman Alec Bohm is moving to first base. And Harper is moving to right field. It will be fascinating to see it work, but the Phillies knew they had to shake things up, and it’s a shrewd gamble. They also shored up their bullpen by acquiringMetsleftyBrooksRaley,too,af- ter losing setup man Mitch Keller for the season.

The Padres, who a week ago were lis- tening to offers for closer Mason Miller and setup man Adrian Morejon, not only shut down all conversations, but they ac- quired veteran pitcher Robbie Ray from the Giants and Casey Mize and utility- man Gage Workman from the Tigers. Oh, were you really going to believe A.J. Preller was going to punt on a sea- son? “We’re trying to win,”Preller said. “We don’t apologize for it. We’re trying to win championships. We’re trying to get to the postseason and do it year after year.” Ray, the former Cy Young winner and two-time All-Star, is pitching just about better than anyone in baseball these days. He’s 6-0 with an MLB-best 1.09 ERA in his last eight games (seven starts) since June 16, striking out 41 batters in 49 1⁄3 innings. Only once during this

stretch has he permitted more than one run. Casey Mize is healthy, and dominat- ing. He is 2-1with a 2.20 ERA over his last fivestarts,givingupjust19hitsandstrik- ing out 27 in 28 2⁄3 innings. The Padres knew they couldn’t go all year with just two starters, having al- ready moved three of their starting pitch- ers for an 11-man bullpen, with Michael King and Walker Buehler as their only traditional starters. Now, they have added two front-line starters, and two more who could join them late this month in Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta, who are beginning re- hab assignments Tuesday. They’ll likely be back in the postseason, winners of a wild-card berth, and will take their chances with the nastiest bullpen.

John Mozeliak not only orchestrated the most aggressive trade deadline in re- cent Angels history, he just earned the right to stay as their permanent GM. Scrub the interim title. It will become permanent. Clearly, Mozeliak has earned the trust of Angels owner Arte Moreno, earning the right to make any trade he wanted outside of moving Mike Trout. The Angels were one of the busiest teams at the deadline, making five trades across the landscape, including three controllable players. They traded right- handed starter Jose Soriano to the To- ronto Blue Jays, outfielder Jo Adell to the Cleveland Guardians, reliever Ryan Ze- ferjahn to the Chicago Cubs, and veteran relievers Brent Suter to Atlanta and Kirby Yates to Pittsburgh. They received nine prospects in re- turn, highlighted by prized shortstop Ar- jun Nimmala from Toronto, who’s ranked as MLB Pipeline’s 43rd-overall prospect. Mozeliak even listened on shortstop Zach Neto and starter Reid Detmers but “wasn’t comfortable” with any of the of- fers. Trout, who had no interest in waiving his no-trade clause, was not talked about during the day.

TRADE DEADLINE LOSERS Detroit Tigers

This was a team that was supposed to be in the World Series this year, maybe even ending their 42-year drought. They spent a franchise record with their $220 million payroll. They signed Framber Valdez to a free agent contract. Andtheykepttwo-timeCyYoungwinner Tarik Skubal. Now, just 2 1⁄2 games out of a wild-card spot, they panicked. And surrendered. They dumped Skubal. They got three nice prospects, but none of the Dodgers’ top five prospects. Rival executives were surprised that the Tigers didn’t wait until the last hours, seeing if the Brewers would increase their offer, or someone else would jump in. They instead took the Dodgers’ offer 48 hours before the deadline. Why so early? Why not create a bidding war? Yet, instead of continuing to dump, they went halfway. They traded starter Casey Mize at the buzzer. But they kept infielder Gleyber Torres. And reliever Kyle Finnegan. And closer Kenley Jansen. So they can tell their fans they’re still kind of going for it, even though they just gave away the best pitcher in the Amer- ican League.

Make it make sense.

New York Yankees

The Yankees told the world they badly wanted a catcher, desperately sought a back-end reliever, and offensive help. Well, after acquiring infielder/out- fielder Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washing- ton Nationals on Sunday, they traded for defensively challenged outfielder Heliot Ramos from the Giants. And, believe it or not, that was it. Oh, they talked to the Orioles about Adley Rutschman. They tried to pry catcher Ryan Jeffers from Minnesota. They were in plenty of conversations about another late reliever. And came away empty-handed. The Yankees are going to have to hang onto dear life just to make the playoffs. They’re not going to catch the Rays. They’re probably going to get caught by the Red Sox. They are praying on a return to health from Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger. Privately,theYankeeswilltellyouthey are much more concerned than they’re conveying publicly about Judge and are terrified he might not be able to return this year from his fractured rib. And if Judge doesn’t come back, well, then maybe it doesn’t really matter that the Yankees didn’t do much.

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks, who have surged into the second wild-card spot, told ev- eryone they hoped to be aggressive at the trade deadline. They wanted at least one starter, a big bat, and another late-inning reliever. The only bat they received was St. Louis Cardinals left-handed hitting outfielder Lars Nootbaar. He happens to be hitting .234 with three homers and 16 RBIs. That was it. The Diamondbacks got Nootbaar, but look at what the three teams did who they’re battling for a wild-card berth. Let’s see, the Phillies traded for a three-timebattingchampion.ThePadres grabbed two front-line starters. And the Cubs acquired multiple starters and re- lievers. The Diamondbacks just might be go- ing into this wild-card war with a squirt gun.

Milwaukee Brewers

They may be considered a loser at the trade deadline, but come on, you know they’ll get the last laugh. They always do. The Brewers, who have the best farm system in baseball, bid on Tarik Skubal, but fell short when they refused to in- clude their top prospects. They could have jumped on the top starters available, or some of the reliev- ers,butinsteadsettledonColoradoRock- ies reliever Antonio Senzatela, St. Louis Cardinals starter Dustin May and left- handed reliever JoJo Romero. Senzatela, 9-2, 3.61ERA, has been one of the best right-handed relievers this year. May has been wildly erratic but has talent, and was yielding a 2.54 ERA and averaging 6.19 innings during a 12-start stretch. Romero was considered the top left-handed setup man last year with a 2.07 ERA but is now on the injured list af- ter an emergency appendectomy in mid- July. When the trade deadline ended, you figured the Brewers would certainly do more, particularly considering the rival Cubs went out and were one of the day’s most aggressive buyers. Oh, the Brewers could still win the most games in baseball. They might even beabletoholdofftheCubsintheNLCen- tral.Butcomeon,howaretheyevergoing to knock off the Dodgers?

See the Brewers. No one expected them to go out and tradeforTarikSkubal,althoughman,can you imagine him and Chris Sale togeth- er? Still, folks expected them to grab an- other top starter on the market. What do they do? They acquired starter Tyler Mahle (3-9, 5.13 ERA) from the Giants and veter- an Brent Suter (1-2,4.12 ERA) from the Angels, and right-handed reliever Tyler Uberstine from the Red Sox, who spent most of the season in the minors. That was it. And no one was more thankful than the Phillies, who are trying to chase them down. See ya next year. Follow Nightengale on X: @Bnightengale

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WNBA POWER RANKINGS Underrated players continue to contribute

Meghan L. Hall

With the back half of the WNBA sea- son underway, we are keeping an eye on players flying under the radar. These are players who may not be as well known as others on their team and deserve a lot more attention for their efforts. Keeping this in mind, USA TODAY has compiled a list of some of the most un- derrated players across the league. For contextandclarity,theseplayersmaynot be starters but they have high upside and should be on watch lists moving forward. We break it all down in this week’s USA TODAY WNBA power rankings and an underrated player for each team.

1. Minnesota Lynx (25-6)

Previous rank: 1 Maya Caldwell’s length and ath- leticism often go under the radar. At 5-foot-11, she isn’t the biggest guard, but she moves well and can drain a shot when asked. Be weary of the lethal Cald- well 3-ball. What’s more, Caldwell is a sneaky good defender who can handle guarding many positions.

2. Golden State Valkyries (20-9)

Previous rank: 2 Laeticia Amihere’s journey in the WNBAhasbeenuneven.But,whengiven the chance to shine, Amihere’s bag is much deeper than people think. The for- ward can sink a basket from all three lev- els, and her footwork and handles have helped her stay in plays after many oth- ers would have given up. If Amihere can continue improving while becoming more consistent, a breakout season might be in her future.

3. Las Vegas Aces (21-9)

Previous rank: 4 Cheyenne Parker-Tyus has spent 12 seasons in the league and started 121 games during her pro career. The forward is a force on the glass, and when she gets going in the paint, she’s hard to stop. The Aces forward can also splash it from deep. Her 3-pointers have helped her be a threat you don’t want to second-guess.

MLB POWER RANKINGS Dodgers, trade deadline can’t stop hot Red Sox

Gabe Lacques

How much higher can the Boston Red Sox fly? It’s starting to feel like revenge sea- son in Boston, where a club that went 10-17 with fired Alex Cora is now a seem- ingly unbeatable 50-34 with interim- but-probably-permanent Chad Tracy. Lost in the hubbub of Tarik Skubal’s arrival in Los Angeles was the Red Sox schooling the Dodgers over three games, running their unstoppable streak to 23 wins in 26 games, moving within five games of first place. They now have a virtual lock on the No. 2 wild-card in the American League and also Adley Rutschman in the fold, ready to upgrade their putrid produc- tion at catcher while Cedanne Rafaela continues his MVP run. All that’s left is home cooking: The Red Sox are 25-29 at Fenway Park. USA TODAY’s MLB power rankings: 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (–): Forget Skubal. Benny Biceps is a Dodger again. 2. Milwaukee Brewers (–): The game’s best farm system remains in- tact. But at what cost? 3. Atlanta Braves (–): The Eli White Era is over. 4. Tampa Bay Rays (–): Liam Hicks might have been the best under-the-ra- dar deadline add. 5. New York Yankees (–): Camilo Do- val’s addition by subtraction might be Yankees fans’ deadline highlight. 6. Chicago Cubs (–): Clay Holmes, David Peterson, Michael Conforto, Ty- rone Taylor ... is this Queens Midwest? 7. Boston Red Sox (+3): Imagine tell- ing a Red Sox fan two years ago that Kyle Teel and Marcelo Mayer were gone, Ro- man Anthony slipping out of favor and Kristian Campbell buried in the minors. 8. Chicago White Sox (–): Wise to have a modest deadline. 9. Arizona Diamondbacks (–): Surge into National League’s No. 2 wild- card spot and only add Lars Nootbaar? 10. Philadelphia Phillies (-3): Bryce Harper looks more Harper-like in right field, anyway. 11. San Diego Padres (+5): Death,

4. Atlanta Dream (18-11)

Previous rank: 6 Madina Okot has only played basket- ball for six years, incredible considering she was a 2026 first-round draft pick. Okot’s still raw in many areas, but it’s hard not to see the upside. The center is fearless in the paint, backing down the league’s best post players as she banks homehershotsandcleansuptheboards.

5. Dallas Wings (19-11)

Previous rank: 3 Li Yueru’s quiet demeanor often causes people to overlook just how well the center plays. Yueru is calm yet steady as she unleashes her footwork in the paint.Sheisalsoasolidrimprotectorand doesn’t get enough credit for it.

6. Indiana Fever (19-11)

Previous rank: 5 It feels like forward Makayla Timpson has been simmering in the wings for a while. However, this season, she’s come into her own, playing more confidently. Timpson has zero problems guarding anyone and will take it to the rack with- out hesitation. As a result, her minutes have more than doubled this season, ris- ing from 7.1 to nearly 16.

7. Washington Mystics (16-12)

Previous rank: 8 Guard Rori Harmon’s playing time in the WNBA has been minimal despite be- ing Texas’leading floor general in college. She’s been in a guard-heavy rotation that hasn’t helped her chances. Still, it’s not Harmon’s offense that will likely keep her on a roster. She’s a lightning bolt on de- fense who causes chaos.

8. New York Liberty (18-13)

Previous rank: 7 ThethingsguardPaulineAstiercando on a basketball court almost feel incon- ceivable. Her balance and ability to hit off-kilter shots need to be studied. Half- court, the paint, from deep. You name it. Astier can hit it. The Liberty having the rookie as an option doesn’t seem fair.

taxes, AJ Preller drafting a first-round pitcher and trading him with dispatch. 12. Cleveland Guardians (+3): So conservative over the years that trading for Foster Griffin felt like a lightning strike. 13. Miami Marlins (+5): An absolute- ly skittish team the last two weeks, and deadline reflected it. 14. Houston Astros (+8): Overtake Rangers, find their lefty-swinging out- fielder, perhaps are so back. 15. Minnesota Twins (–): A team we can all rally around, adding key bullpen hope even as playoff odds tenuous. 16. Pittsburgh Pirates (-5): Slipped under .500 but still snagged best reliev- er on market in Luke Weaver. 17. Texas Rangers (-5): Should be getting healthier soon. 18. Washington Nationals (-5): You won’t find a more poorly timed five- game losing streak than their pre-dead- line skid. 19. St. Louis Cardinals (-5): Lars Nootbaar gone, Alec Burleson stays. 20. Seattle Mariners (-3): Atypical Jerry Dipoto W not busting up team af- ter grim stretch dampens playoff odds. 21. Baltimore Orioles (-2): At least the Peter Angelos era was morbidly en- tertaining. 22. Detroit Tigers (-1): What a waste. 23. Cincinnati Reds (–): Tyler Ste- phenson, still a Red. What an upset. 24. Toronto Blue Jays (–): A deft buy-sell gambit as Jose Soriano makes them better now and in 2027. 25. San Francisco Giants (–): Will fresh start for California kid Marcelo Mayer pay off? 26. New York Mets (–): Not even their sell-off was very interesting. 27. Kansas City Royals (–): Gentle applause for not throwing in towel on ’27, too. 28. Athletics (–): Welcome to Yolo County, Seth Johnson. Otherwise, a non-existent deadline. 29. Colorado Rockies (–): Yeah, trading Hunter Goodman felt like an East Coast fever dream. 30. Los Angeles Angels (–): Is Arte Moreno actually listening to John Moze- liak? Amazing.

Forward Aneesah Morrow has aver- aged 11.6 points and 8.9 rebounds in her second year in the WNBA.

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She’s averaging nearly 10 points, 3.5 re- bounds and one steal off the bench.

9. Chicago Sky (11-19)

Previous rank: 13 Sydney Taylor has become one of Chi- cago’s best acquisitions this season. The rookie guard doesn’t care who is on the other side of the ball; she will score. Her footwork and clutch shot-making are un- derrated as well. Her patience to find the right shot and then execute it at a high level is impressive.

10. Phoenix Mercury (12-19)

Previous rank: 10 Natasha Mack is one of those players opposing defenses don’t see coming until it’s too late. The forward is a lot quicker than she seems, and her command of the paint on both sides of the ball makes her a tough matchup. Mack is having a career year in Phoenix, averaging 8.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.

11. Los Angeles Sparks (11-17)

Previous rank: 12 RaeBurrellhadaniceoffseasoninUn-

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rivaled, where she displayed her shot- making, ability to change direction on a dime and instinct to take over a game. That helped propel the forward to a huge year in the W, where she doubled her pro- duction from last season (7.5 points per game to13.4) and improved her field-goal percentage to a career-high 45.9%.

12. Portland Fire (11-19)

Previous rank: 9 Karlie Samuelson’s recent injury his- tory (left foot) may have kept her off most people’s radar, but the guard is the type of player who can go get a basket at any time. Her sweet spot is the deep-range makes, and she’s proved that once she gets going in a catch-and-shoot situa- tion, she’s hard to rattle.

13. Toronto Tempo (10-19)

Previous rank: 11 Aneesah Morrow just arrived to the Tempo via trade and has yet to take the floor, but Toronto should appreciate all she brings to the table. Her motor allows her to be a fearless rebounder and an of- fensive pest when on a hot streak. It’s not uncommon to see the forward quickly pull up for a jumper or drive the lane, leaving defenders scrambling.

14. Connecticut Sun (7-23)

Previous rank: 14 GuardSaniyaRivers’timeintheWhas been underwhelming. At times, she is inconsistent and seems to have lost the shotmaking and two-way abilities that made her a star in college. That said, the flashes are there. If she can tap into her offensive bag (including more from midrange and beyond the arc), she has a chance to carve out more starting minutes.

15. Seattle Storm (6-26)

Previous rank: 15 Center Stefanie Dolson, who is in her 13th season in the WNBA, doesn’t pro- duce as much as she did earlier in her ca- reer. That said, she can still score when asked and has no problem letting the 3- pointers fly from range.

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Major League Soccer owners have de- cided on a new leader, naming LAFC co- owner Larry Berg to become its next commissioner. Berg, who also worked as the co-chair of MLS’ Sporting and Competition Com- mittee, will officially begin the role on Jan. 1, replacing longtime Commissioner Don Garber. Garber, 68, has been in the position since 1999. He will stay with the league, transitioning into a role as chairman, withanMLSnewsreleasesayingthatthe plan will ensure “a seamless leadership transition as MLS enters one of the most transformative periods in its history and builds on momentum from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.” “We have an extraordinary opportuni- ty to strengthen the quality of our com- petition, develop more world-class play- ers, deepen our connection with sup- porters, and continue elevating Major League Soccer’s place in the global game,” Berg said in a league release. “To- gether with our owners, clubs, players, partners, supporters, and league staff, I couldnotbemoreexcitedforwhatcomes next.” Berghasworkedinprivateequity,pre- viously working as a senior partner at Apollo Global Management and current- ly at 26 North, which was founded by Josh Harris, also a founder of Apollo. Berg beat out David Nathanson, a for- mer Fox executive, to become just the third commissioner of the league, which started play in 1996. Berg will need to di- vest in his shares of LAFC, with remain- ing owners saying in a statement Mon- day they will miss his contributions but are pleased to see him take charge at the league level. It is a time of transition for MLS,

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Below is a Summary Notice of a proposed partial class action settlement reached in a class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey known as Lincoln Adventures, LLC, et al. vs. Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, et al. A more detailed version of this Notice is contained in a Long-form Notice posted on the Settlement website at www.SyndicateSettlement.com. You are encouraged to read the Long-form Notice for a more in-depth explanation of the proposed partial settlement and your rights as they relate to the Settlement.

A proposed partial class action settlement has been reached with some, but not all, of the Lloyd’s Syndicates who are Defendants in the case and sold insurance to policyholders in the United States (the “Settlement”). Plaintiffs assert causes of action against the Defendants for violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, civil conspiracy, and unjust enrichment based on allegations that Defendants engaged in a deceptive scheme to conceal the lack of competition in the Lloyd’s Market. The Settling Defendants deny the allegations made against them.

IF YOU PURCHASED INSURANCE THROUGH CERTAIN SYNDICATES AT LLOYD’S, LONDON DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1997, THROUGH APRIL 15, 2025, YOU COULD GET MONEY FROM A PARTIAL CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS.

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The Syndicates that have settled are Syndicate Nos. 727, 1003, 2003, 2020, and 2791 (the “Settling Defendants”). The Syndicate who remains a Defendant in the case, and who has not settled, is Syndicate No. 2488 (the “Non-Settling Defendant”). The case will continue to be litigated against the Non-Settling Defendant.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND IMPORTANT DEADLINES If you do not want to be legally bound by the Settlement, you must exclude yourself in writing from the Class by October 2, 2026. The steps you must follow to be excluded are described in the Long-form Notice, which is available at www.SyndicateSettlement.com. You can also obtain a copy of the Long-form Notice by mail or email by calling the toll-free number at 1-877-298-4134 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Time. If you do not exclude yourself, but instead stay in the Class, you may object or comment on the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, or the application for attorneys’ fees and expenses by October 2, 2026. The procedure on how to object or comment is described in the Long-form Notice at www.SyndicateSettlement.com.

The Court scheduled a Fairness Hearing for October 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at which the Court will consider whether to approve the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, and an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses. The hearing will take place in Courtroom 5B in the United States Courthouse located at Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street, Newark, NJ 07101. The Court may choose to change the date and/or time of the hearing (or decide to conduct it virtually) without further notice of any kind other than on the settlement website and the Court’s docket available at http://ecf.njd.uscourts.gov. If you plan to attend the hearing, you should confirm the date and time by checking the website at www.SyndicateSettlement.com or by calling the toll-free number at 1-877-298-4134. The Court at the hearing will consider objections that have been properly made by Class Members. If the Court finds the Settlement to be fair, reasonable, and adequate, it will approve the Settlement. You may choose to attend the hearing, either in person or through an attorney hired at your own expense, but attendance is not required. If you choose to attend the hearing and intend to make a presentation to the Court, you or your attorney must follow the procedures set forth in the Long-form Notice, at www.SyndicateSettlement.com.

A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPEAR MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE COURT AND THE COUNSEL IDENTIFIED BELOW NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 2, 2026.

If the Court approves the Settlement, then the Settling Defendants will be dismissed from the case. Class Members who have not properly requested exclusion from the Class will be deemed to have released the Settling Defendants from all claims related to the case and will not be able to sue the Settling Defendants for any of the conduct that was the subject of the case. The full text of the Release is set forth in the Long-form Notice at www.SyndicateSettlement.com.

WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE CLASS? The Settlement affects members of the Class, which are with certain limited exceptions, all persons and entities in the United States (including its territories) who, during the period January 1, 1997, through April 15, 2025 (the “Class Period”), purchased or renewed a Contract of Insurance (an insurance policy, not reinsurance) with any of the Defendants. The complete description of the Class is set forth in the Long-form Notice at www.SyndicateSettlement.com.

WHAT DOES THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDE? The Settling Defendants have agreed to make payments to settle the claims against them. The total amount of these payments is $3,570,000. After deducting the amounts approved by the Court for settlement and claims administration costs, and attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses, these funds will be paid to members of the Class. The Settling Defendants will be entitled to the release and other provisions of the Settlement.

WHO WILL RECEIVE A PAYMENT? Payments to Class Members will be according to the Plan of Allocation, which is included in the Long-form Notice at www.SyndicateSettlement.com. To receive a payment, Class Members must submit a Claim Form by October 30, 2026, as more fully described in the next paragraph.

HOW DO I RECEIVE A PAYMENT FROM THE SETTLEMENT? To be eligible for a payment, a Class Member must submit a Claim Form on or before October 30, 2026. Claim Forms are available at www.SyndicateSettlement.com. Claim Forms can be requested from the ClaimsAdministrator by calling the toll-free number at 1-877-298-4134 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Time, or by email at info@SyndicateSettlement.com. Claim Forms can be completed online at www.SyndicateSettlement.com, emailed to the Claims Administrator at info@SyndicateSettlement.com, or mailed to the Claims Administrator at Syndicate Settlement, c/o A.B. Data, Ltd., P.O. Box 173075, Milwaukee, WI 53217. Each Class Member who wishes to claim part of the Settlement must submit a Claim Form by October 30, 2026. It is the responsibility of the Class Member to provide truthful and accurate information, and to update any information, including contact and address information, to the Claims Administrator when appropriate.

WHO ARE THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE CLASS AND THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS?

The Attorneys for the Class are:

Alexandra S. Bernay ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101

The Attorneys for the Settling Defendants are:

Thomas F. Bush Patrick Frye SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP 155 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60606

LAFC co-owner Larry Berg will be the next commissioner of MLS.

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which will change its competitive cal- endar from one that begins in the late winter/early spring and ends in Novem- ber or December to one that matches most European leagues, beginning in late summer and running through May. The league also is in an increasingly competitive market, hoping the mil- lions of fans who tuned into the World Cup will also become fans of their local MLS teams, but knowing those fans have access to leagues all over Europe and South America on TV and increas- ingly see those clubs come to U.S. mar- kets for friendly matches and, poten- tially in the near-future, league games. MLS’ TV deal also is an area of de- bate when it comes to the league’s fu- ture.Theexclusivecontractthatputsall matches on Apple TV – first behind a “second paywall” but now available to allAppleTVsubscribers–originallyran for a decade. Rather than ending in 2032, howev- er,itnowwillendafterthe2028-29sea- son, with the league having to decide if it will stay with a streaming service or find a more traditional linear deal or fuse the two in a way that both serves loyal fans and can draw in casuals.

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Protect College Sports

Act revised; review set

John Brice

The 171-page, Protect College Sports Act has its completed text and is being sent to U.S. senators for review and a floor vote, potentially as soon as this week, though time is ticking with a month-longcongressionalrecessinAu- gust set to commence July 7. At this point, the bill co-sponsored by Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell and Eric Schmitt has not been moved for cloture – that is, to be voted on the Senate floor. If the Protect College Sports Act does receive cloture this week, that process couldstill“takedaysorweeks,especial- lywithalegislativelogjam,”apersonfa- miliar with this bill and the process told USA TODAY Sports. The person re- quested anonymity due to sensitivity of the situation. This comes on the heels of last week’s near-death of the bill, followed by the late-night endorsement of the bill from both the Big Ten Conference and SEC on July 31. As expected and reported last week by USA TODAY Sports, the revamped bill includes major concessions – first deemed in order to obtain support from theBigTenandSEC,butasnotedAug.3 by a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee aide “changes were made to address a number of concerns (not just from those two conferences).” Notable in its continued inclusion in the bill, Section 110, is the “Rules Gov- erning Certain Mid-Season Coaching Transitions.” Popularly referred to as the ‘Lane Kiffin Rule,” the bill language discusses only college football coaches andincludesthiselementforpenalizing a coach/institution in violation of the provision, should the Protect College Sports Act eventually be voted into law: “DETERMINATION OF INELIGIBIL-

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS,INC. Debtor.1

Chapter 11 Case No.26-10989 (CTG) Re:Docket No.209 NOTICE OF DEADLINES FOR FILING PROOFS OF CLAIM (INCLUDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CLAIMS ARISING UNDER SECTION 503(b)(9) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE) (GENERALBARDATESEPTEMBER22,2026 AT5:00P.M.(EASTERNTIME)) TO:ALLHOLDERSOFPOTENTIALCLAIMSAGAINSTTHEDEBTOR Please take notice that,on June 23,2026 (the“Petition Date”),theabove-captioneddebtoranddebtorinpossession (the “Debtor”), filed a voluntary case (the “Chapter 11 Case”)underchapter11oftitle11oftheUnitedStatesCode (the“Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy CourtfortheDistrictofDelaware(the“Court”). PleasetakefurthernoticethatonJuly30,2026,theCourt entered an order [Docket No.209] (the“Bar Date Order”)2 establishing September 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) (the“General Bar Date”) as the last date and time foreachpersonorentitytofileproofsofclaimintheChapter 11Case(eacha“ProofofClaim”);providedthat,solelywith respecttoagovernmentalunit,thelastdateandtimeforsuch governmental unit to file a Proof of Claim in the Chapter 11 Case is December 21,2026 at 5:00 p.m.(Eastern Time) (the “Governmental Bar Date,” and together with the GeneralBarDate,the“BarDates”). YOU MUST FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM BY THE APPLICABLE BARDATEORYOUMAYNOTBETREATEDASACREDITORWITH RESPECTTO SUCH CLAIM FORTHE PURPOSES OFVOTING AND DISTRIBUTIONWITHRESPECTTOANYCHAPTER11PLANTHAT MAYBEFILEDAND/ORCONFIRMEDINTHECHAPTER11CASE. Instructions on how to properly submit a Proof of Claim, along with a copy of the Bar Date Order and Proof of Claim Form, may be obtained by contacting Verita in writing at SangamoInfo@veritaglobal.com or online at https://www.veritaglobal.net/sangamotherapeutics. If you have questions concerning the filing or processing of claims, you may contact Verita directly by telephone at (888) 249- 2797(U.S./Canada)or+1(310)751-2608(International). Dated: July 30, 2026, Wilmington, Delaware, Respectfully submitted, /s/BrendanJ.Schlauch ,Daniel J.DeFranceschi (No. 2732), Amanda R. Steele (No. 5530), Brendan J. Schlauch (No. 6115), RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A., One Rodney Square, 920 N. King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Telephone: (302) 651-7700, Facsimile: (302) 651-7701, Email: defranceschi@rlf.com, steele@rlf. com, schlauch@rlf.com -and- Cullen D.Speckhart, Lauren A. Reichardt,MiriamPegueroMedrano,COOLEYLLP,55Hudson Yards,NewYork,NY10001-2157,Telephone: (212)479-6000, Facsimile: (212) 479-6275, Email: cspeckhart@cooley.com, lreichardt@cooley.com, mpegueromedrano@cooley.com -and- Robert L. Eisenbach III, COOLEY LLP, 3 Embarcadero Center,20th Floor,San Francisco,CA 94111-4004,Telephone: (415) 693-2000, Email: reisenbach@cooley.com, Counsel for theDebtorandDebtorinPossession 1 The last four digits of the debtor’s federal tax identifica- tionnumberare9556. Thedebtor’sprincipalofficeislocated at501CanalBoulevard,SuiteA100,Richmond,CA94084. 2 All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined hereinshallhavethesamemeaningsascribedtotheminthe BarDateOrder.

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ITY – An individual described in subsec- tion (a) who accepts employment, ap- pointment, or designation as head coach ofavarsitysportsteamforintercollegiate football at another institution during the same competitive season is ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletic competition for intercollegiate football as head coach for the hiring institution through the conclusion of the competi- tive season, including any postseason competition, of the prior institution or the hiring institution, whichever occurs later.” The bill also continues to provide pro- tection against a so-called “super league,”seeking to tamp down the poten- tial for additional seismic conference re- alignment when some leagues’ current multimedia rights deals – specifically the Big Ten in 2030 – expire. Transfer rules that could be enacted with the bill include a single, one-time transfer without penalty as well as ex- ceptions for when “a head coach departs, a sport is discontinued, sexual assault or harassmentoccursortheathletepursues graduate studies.” The bill also would include a national registry for agents who wish to represent student-athletes to include a public agent database; it also seeks to enforce harsher recruitment and tampering guidelines. An agent found in violation could be sanctioned by the pertinent as- sociation, such as a conference. For revenue-sharing and expanding funding for sports, the House Settlement framework remains in place but there is the potential for an expansion of $22.5 million above the cap – putting the num- ber closer to $45 million for general rev- share distribution in 2027, if passed, as well as the option for an additional $5 million that could be distributed among women’s sports and Olympic, non-reve- nue sports.

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Thursday’s Games L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m. Athletics at Cincinnati, 12:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Toronto at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:15 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

THURSDAY

WNBA

Eastern Conference W L Pct GB Indiana 19 11 .633 — Atlanta 18 11 .621 ½ N.Y. Liberty 18 13 .581 1½ Washington 16 12 .571 2 Chicago Sky 11 19 .367 8 Toronto 10 19 .345 8½ Connecticut 7 23 .233 12 Western Conference W L Pct GB Minnesota 25 6 .806 — Las Vegas 21 9 .700 3½ Golden State 20 9 .690 4 Dallas 19 11 .633 5½ L.A. Sparks 11 17 .393 12½ Phoenix 12 19 .387 13 Portland 11 19 .367 13½ Seattle 6 26 .188 19½ Monday’s Scores Las Vegas 109, Atlanta 87 N.Y. Liberty 95, Seattle 83 Phoenix 106, Chicago Sky 101 Tuesday’s Game Toronto at Golden State Wednesday’s Games Phoenix at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Seattle at N.Y. Liberty, 7 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Sparks at Chicago Sky, 9 p.m. Thursday’s Games Las Vegas at Indiana, 7 p.m. L.A. Sparks at Minnesota, 9 p.m. Toronto at Portland, 10 p.m.

SOCCER

NWSL W L D Pts GF GA Gotham 11 3 4 37 23 12 Washington 11 4 3 36 26 13 Utah 10 5 3 33 31 19 San Diego 10 6 2 32 24 19 Kansas City 9 7 2 29 29 25 Portland 8 6 4 28 28 25 North Carolina 7 6 3 24 26 23 Angel City 7 7 2 23 24 17 Seattle 7 7 2 23 20 21 Orlando 7 9 2 23 22 26 Denver 5 6 5 20 22 21 Boston 5 8 5 20 19 24 Houston 5 8 4 19 19 25 Bay 5 9 3 18 18 24 Louisville 4 11 2 14 21 34 Chicago 4 13 0 12 9 33 Note: Three points for win, one point for tie. Sunday’s Scores San Diego 1, Washington 0 Utah 5, Portland 1 Denver 1, Boston 1 Wednesday’s Game North Carolina at Denver , 10 p.m. Friday’s Games Louisville at Orlando, 7 p.m. San Diego at Gotham, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Utah at Denver, 4 p.m. North Carolina at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 8:45 p.m. Sunday’s Games Portland at Boston, 4 p.m. Bay at Chicago, 7 p.m. Angel City at Seattle, 9 p.m. MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Nashville 12 2 4 40 35 14 Inter Miami CF 11 2 5 38 45 32 New England 9 5 3 30 28 21 Chicago 9 6 2 29 32 23 NY City FC 7 6 5 26 31 24 Cincinnati 7 6 5 26 45 44 Charlotte FC 7 7 4 25 29 27 NY Red Bulls 7 7 4 25 29 39 D.C. United 5 5 8 23 26 29 Orlando City 6 10 2 20 30 47 Columbus 5 8 5 20 26 28 Toronto FC 3 7 8 17 24 32 Philadelphia 4 10 4 16 25 33

TODAY’S HIGH TEMPERATURES

Seattle 90 Olympia 94 Spokane 91

Portland 99 Salem 101

Boise 97

Bend 97

Burns 98

Eureka 65

Reno 103 Elko 99 Carson City 97

Sacramento 98

San Francisco 74

Las Vegas 113

Fresno 106

Los Angeles 84

Palm Springs 110

San Diego 79 Little Rock 97 Phoenix 108

Fairbanks 77

Juneau 67

Anchorage 64

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BOSTON DALLAS/FT. WORTH HONOLULU LOS ANGELES

WED Partly sunny 87/72

WED T-storms 84/72

THU Stray t-storm 89/75

THU Stray t-storm 88/72

FRI Stray t-storm 87/71

FRI T-storms 92/74

NEW ORLEANS PHILADELPHIA SAN DIEGO WASHINGTON

WED Stray t-storm 91/78

WED Stray t-storm 81/74

THU Stray t-storm 92/76

THU Stray t-storm 88/74

FRI Stray t-storm 91/79

FRI T-storms 89/75

TODAY THU TODAY THU TODAY THU TODAY THU

CFL

Cleveland 84

Cincinnati 88

Cincinnati 88/70c 85/70t Cleveland 84/67t 85/69t Colorado Springs 84/53h 94/64h Columbia, S.C. 87/73t 86/72t Columbus, Ohio 87/70t 86/70t Corpus Christi, Texas 96/79s 96/78t Dayton, Ohio 86/69c 85/68t Daytona Beach, Fla. 86/76t 87/75t Des Moines, Iowa 72/57r 82/64s Duluth, Minn. 76/60pc 83/62t Durham, N.C. 87/73t 84/69t El Paso, Texas 103/79pc 104/78t Fairbanks, Alaska 77/56pc 75/56pc Flagstaff, Ariz. 87/58pc 84/58t Fargo, N.D. 81/59pc 90/60h Fort Myers, Fla. 91/76t 91/75t Fort Smith, Ark. 102/77t 100/77pc Fort Wayne, Ind. 84/65s 79/65t Fresno, Calif. 106/73s 106/74s Grand Rapids, Mich. 79/65pc 79/64sh Green Bay, Wis. 77/54t 82/57s Greensboro, N.C. 84/70t 84/70t Greenville, S.C. 83/70t 86/69t Harrisburg, Pa. 80/72t 91/73t

CF Montreal 4 10 4 16 24 35 Atlanta 3 12 3 12 19 33 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 10 3 4 34 38 17 Los Angeles FC 10 5 4 34 35 19 San Jose 10 5 3 33 37 24 Houston 9 6 2 29 25 24 Real Salt Lake 8 6 3 27 29 25 FC Dallas 7 5 6 27 32 25 Saint Louis 7 6 5 26 24 24 Portland 7 8 3 24 33 33 Seattle 7 7 3 24 20 22 Minnesota 6 6 6 24 20 25 Colorado 7 10 1 22 27 25 LA Galaxy 5 7 7 22 24 29 San Diego FC 5 7 6 21 32 29 Austin FC 4 9 5 17 22 36 Sporting KC 4 12 2 14 18 46 Note: Three points for win, one point for tie. Saturday’s Game New England vs. Houston, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, August 15 Atlanta vs. NY Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. CF Montreal vs. D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte FC vs. Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Orlando vs. FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. Toronto FC vs. New England, 7:30 p.m. Houston vs. LA Galaxy, 8:30 p.m. Nashville SC vs. Inter Miami, 8:30 p.m. Colorado vs. Sporting KC, 9:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. LAFC vs. San Diego FC, 10:30 p.m. San Jose vs. St. Louis, 10:30 p.m.

EAST DIVISION W L Pct PF PA Montreal 7 1 .875 273 217 Toronto 3 4 .429 220 219 Hamilton 3 5 .375 186 234 Ottawa 0 7 .000 166 247 WEST DIVISION W L Pct PF PA Edmonton 6 2 .750 229 200 Saskatchewan 5 2 .714 232 195 Calgary 4 4 .500 322 264 Winnipeg 4 4 .500 204 243 BC 2 5 .286 187 201 Thursday’s Game Calgary vs. Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Game Ottawa vs. Saskatchewan, 9 p.m. Saturday’s Games Edmonton vs. Montreal, 3 p.m. Hamilton vs. BC, 7 p.m.

DEALS

son, six-player deal. C Adley Rutschman Trad- ed for RHP Anthony Eyanson, six-player deal. CHICAGO CUBS — Jefferson Rojas Traded to New York Mets for RHP Clay Holmes, three- player deal. DH Moises Ballesteros Traded to Los Angeles Angels for RHP Ryan Zeferjahn, 3-player deal. DH Kevin Alcantara Called Up from Minors. RF Justin Dean Sent to Minors. P Luke Little Designated for Assignment. LF Ty- rone Taylor Traded for INF Jefferson Rojas, 3- player deal. P Clay Holmes Traded for INF Jef- ferson Rojas, 3-player deal. P Braxton Garrett Sent to Minors. P Braxton Garrett Traded for 1B Jonathon Long and RHP Jace Beck. DH Moises Ballesteros NTR - Called Up From Mi- nors. P Ryan Zeferjahn Traded for C Moises Ballesteros, 3-player deal. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — P Duncan Davitt Trad- ed to Atlanta Braves for C Joey Bart. Gabe Da- vis Traded to New York Mets for P Huascar Brazoban, 3-player deal. C Edgar Quero Sent to Minors. RF Everson Pereira Designated for Assignment. C Joey Bart Traded for RHP Dun- can Davitt. P Duncan Davitt Designated for Assignment. CF Brenton Doyle Traded for RHP Mason Adams, three-player deal. P Huascar Brazoban Traded for RHPs Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin. CINCINNATI REDS — P Caleb Ferguson Traded to St. Louis Cardinals for international cap money. DH Nathaniel Lowe Traded to Cleve- land Guardians for RHP Alejandro Rivera. 2B Juan Brito Traded for cash considerations. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — 2B Juan Brito Traded to Cincinnati Reds for cash consider- ations. P Will Dion Traded to Washington Na- tionals for LHP Foster Griffin, five-player deal. DH Nathaniel Lowe Traded for RHP Alejandro Rivera. P Shawn Armstrong Transferred to 60- Day IL Strained left calf. P Will Dion NTR - Called Up From Minors. P Foster Griffin Trad- ed for LHP Will Dion, five-player deal. 2B Juan Brito Designated for Assignment. RF Jo Adell Traded for C Jacob Cozart. COLORADO ROCKIES — P Antonio Senzatela Traded to Milwaukee Brewers for SS Juan Martinez, three-player deal. CF Brenton Doyle Traded to Chicago White Sox for RHP Mason Adams, three-player deal. DETROIT TIGERS — 3B Gage Workman Traded to San Diego Padres for LHP Jackson Wolf, four-player deal. P Casey Mize Traded to San Diego Padres for LHP Jackson Wolf, four-play- er deal. P Jackson Wolf Traded for RHP Casey Mize, four-player deal. 3B Gage Workman NTR - Called Up From Minors. HOUSTON ASTROS — P Spencer Arrighetti Traded to Toronto Blue Jays for OF Daulton Varsho. CF Lucas Spence Sent to Minors. CF Daulton Varsho Traded for RHP Spencer Ar- righetti. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — P Kris Bubic Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Carlos Duran. P Nolan Hoffman Traded for RHP Manuel Colon. P Connor Seabold Transferred to 60-Day IL Right lat strain. P Carlos Duran Traded for LHP Kris Bubic. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — P Kirby Yates Traded to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Kyle Robinson. P Ryan Zeferjahn Traded to Chicago Cubs for C Moises Ballesteros, 3-player deal. RF Jo Adell Traded to Cleveland Guardians for C Jacob Cozart. P Brent Suter Traded to Atlanta Braves for 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr.. P Jose Sor- iano Traded to Toronto Blue Jays for SS Arjun Nimmala, four-player deal. DH Moises Balles- teros Traded for RHP Ryan Zeferjahn, 3-player deal. 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr. Sent to Minors. 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr. Traded for LHP Brent Suter. Arjun Nimmala Traded for RHP Jose Soriano, four-player deal. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — P Carlos Duran TradedtoKansasCityRoyalsforLHPKrisBub- ic. P Chayce McDermott Traded to New York Mets for C Ben Rortvedt. C Dalton Rushing Placed on 10-Day IL Strained right elbow. P Carlos Duran NTR - Called Up From Minors. P Kris Bubic Traded for RHP Carlos Duran. C Ben Rortvedt Traded for RHP Chayce McDermott. MIAMI MARLINS — P Braxton Garrett Traded to Chicago Cubs for 1B Jonathon Long and RHP Jace Beck. DH Liam Hicks Traded to Tam- pa Bay Rays for RHP Jacob Kisting, four-play- er deal. P Braxton Garrett NTR - Called Up From Minors. Brayden Taylor Traded for C Liam Hicks, four-player deal. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — P Codi Heuer Traded to Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. P Codi Heuer NTR - Called Up From Minors. P Antonio Senzatela Traded for SS Juan Marti- nez, three-player deal. P JoJo Romero Traded for OF Josiah Ragsdale, four-player deal. P Dustin May Traded for OF Josiah Ragsdale, four-player deal. MINNESOTA TWINS — P John Klein Traded to Toronto Blue Jays for RHP Jeff Hoffman, four- player deal. P John Klein NTR - Called Up From Minors. P Jeff Hoffman Traded for LHP Dasan Hill, four-player deal. NEW YORK METS — LF Tyrone Taylor Traded to Chicago Cubs for INF Jefferson Rojas, 3-play-

Monday’s Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball ATHLETICS — RF Colby Thomas Traded to Phil- adelphia Phillies for RHP Seth Johnson. RF Colby Thomas NTR - Called Up From Minors. P Seth Johnson Traded for OF Colby Thomas. ATLANTA BRAVES — C Joey Bart Traded to Chi- cago White Sox for RHP Duncan Davitt. RF Eli White Traded to Boston Red Sox for RHP Tyler Uberstine. 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr. Traded to Los Angeles Angels for LHP Brent Suter. P Duncan Davitt Traded for C Joey Bart. P Tyler Uber- stine Traded for OF Eli White. 3B Nacho Alva- rez Jr. NTR - Called Up From Minors. P Brent Suter Traded for 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr.. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — C Jake Rogers Traded to Boston Red Sox for RHP Anthony Eyanson, six-player deal. C Adley Rutschman Traded to Boston Red Sox for RHP Anthony Eyanson, six-player deal. LF Taylor Ward Traded to Se- attle Mariners for RHP Alex Hoppe, four-play- er deal. P Codi Heuer Traded for cash consid- erations. Christian Franklin Traded for RHP Joe Glassey. C Carlos Narvaez Traded for C Adley Rutschman, six-player deal. Kyson Witherspoon Traded for C Adley Rutschman, six-player deal. Anthony Eyanson Traded for C Adley Rutschman, six-player deal. P Alex Hoppe Traded for OF Taylor Ward, four-player deal. BOSTON RED SOX — 2B Marcelo Mayer Traded to San Francisco Giants for LHP Erik Miller, three-player deal. P Tyler Uberstine Traded to Atlanta Braves for OF Eli White. C Carlos Nar- vaez Traded to Baltimore Orioles for C Adley Rutschman, six-player deal. Kyson Wither- spoon Traded to Baltimore Orioles for C Adley Rutschman, six-player deal. Anthony Eyanson Traded to Baltimore Orioles for C Adley Rutschman, six-player deal. P Erik Miller Trad- ed for 3B Marcelo Mayer, three-player deal. P Tyler Uberstine NTR - Called Up From Minors. RF Eli White Traded for RHP Tyler Uberstine. C Jake Rogers Traded for RHP Anthony Eyan-

Bismarck 86

Miles City 88 Helena 89

Billings 88

Rapid City 86 Pierre 87

Idaho Falls 88

Jackson Hole 84

Casper 92

North Platte 78

Salt Lake City 95

Cheyenne 83

Denver 83 Aspen 89

St. George 107

Topeka 77 Wichita 95 Dodge City 86

Santa Fe 98

Flagstaff 87

Oklahoma City 101

Lubbock 98

Midland- Odessa 97

El Paso 103 Austin 100

Mobile 93 Honolulu 88

Hawaii

San Antonio 99 Houston 97

WED Heavy t-storms 79/67

WED Hot 101/82

THU Stray t-storm 80/67

THU Very warm 101/82

FRI Stray t-storm 100/81

FRI Humid 85/69

WED Heavy t-storm 88/76

WED Stray t-storm 83/75

THU AP.M. t-storm 89/77

THU Stray t-storm 91/77

FRI Heavy t-storm 90/76

FRI T-storms 90/75

Kansas City 77

Indianapolis 86

Hartford, Conn. 86/72pc 89/73t Indianapolis 86/70s 80/68t Islip, N.Y. 81/74t 85/74t Jackson, Miss. 96/73s 95/73t Jacksonville, Fla. 91/75t 90/73t Jefferson City, Mo. 87/70pc 85/70t Kansas City 77/65t 82/68t Key West, Fla. 89/82t 90/81t Knoxville, Tenn. 85/69t 86/70t Laredo, Texas 105/80s 104/78s Lexington, Ky. 87/69t 86/70c Lincoln, Neb. 73/58t 81/66s Little Rock, Ark. 97/77t 98/77t Long Beach, Calif. 82/69pc 83/69pc Louisville, Ky. 90/73pc 89/74t Lubbock, Texas 98/75s 100/74pc Madison, Wis. 76/55t 81/59s Manchester, N.H. 89/70pc 89/71t Memphis, Tenn. 92/73s 95/76t Milwaukee 74/63r 78/62s Mobile, Ala. 93/73t 91/72t Modesto, Calif. 99/64s 101/68s Montgomery, Ala. 91/72s 91/72t Myrtle Beach, S.C. 84/77t 87/78t

Marquette 73

Duluth 76

Fargo 81

Mpls-St. Paul 81

Grand Rapids 79

Milwaukee 74 Madison 76

Detroit 87

Sioux Falls 79

Des Moines 72

Lansing 83

Chicago 79 Springfield 86

Omaha 77

Columbus 87

St. Louis 90

Louisville 90

Jefferson City 87

Knoxville 85

Memphis 92

Nashville 87

Tulsa 100

Birmingham 87 Montgomery 91

Dallas/Ft. Worth 101

Shreveport 98

Jackson 96

Baton Rouge 93

New Orleans 91

Puerto Rico

San Juan 91

Brownsville 98

WED Hazy, warmer 83/61

WED Partly sunny 87/70

THU Hazy 98/65

THU T-storms 80/67

FRI Very warm 98/72

FRI Stray t-storm 80/66

WED Somesun, warm 108/90

WED Hazy sunshine 95/68

THU AP.M. t-storm 110/91

THU Hazysun, warm 101/72

FRI Stray t-storm 113/92

FRI Hot 105/74

Unhealthy s/g

Pittsburgh 87

Nags Head, N.C. 85/75t 85/76t Nashville, Tenn. 87/72t 92/73s Newark, N.J. 81/75t 89/75t New Haven, Conn. 80/74sh 89/75t Norfolk, Va. 91/75t 89/75t Oakland, Calif. 74/58pc 74/56pc Oklahoma City 101/75s 101/74pc Omaha, Neb. 77/58t 82/66s Palm Springs, Calif. 110/86s 111/89pc Pensacola, Fla. 89/75t 91/75t Pierre, S.D. 87/60h 96/63h Pittsburgh 87/69t 84/69t Portland, Maine 84/65pc 86/68pc Portland, Ore. 99/65h 97/61h Providence, R.I. 86/72pc 88/72t Raleigh, N.C. 87/74t 90/73t Rapid City, S.D. 86/57h 95/62h Reno, Nev. 103/67s 104/68s Richmond, Va. 87/74t 89/73t Rochester, N.Y. 88/70pc 84/67t Sacramento, Calif. 98/59s 100/61s San Antonio 99/79s 99/78s San Jose, Calif. 82/60pc 84/59s Santa Fe, N.M. 98/65pc 95/61t

er deal. P Clay Holmes Traded to Chicago Cubs for INF Jefferson Rojas, 3-player deal. P Luke Weaver Traded to Pittsburgh Pirates for SS Sammy Stafura. C Ben Rortvedt Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Chayce McDer- mott. P Brooks Raley Traded to Philadelphia Phillies for OF John Spikerman, three-player deal. P Huascar Brazoban Traded to Chicago White Sox for RHPs Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin. P Clay Holmes Recalled From Minors Rehab. Jefferson Rojas Traded for RHP Clay Holmes, three-player deal. P Chayce McDer- mott Traded for C Ben Rortvedt. Gabe Davis Traded for P Huascar Brazoban, 3-player deal. NEW YORK YANKEES — LF Heliot Ramos Trad- ed for LHP Henry Lalane, three-player deal.LF Max Schuemann Outrighted to Minors. P Ker- vin Castro Called Up from Minors. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — P Seth Johnson Traded to Athletics for OF Colby Thomas. P Nolan Hoffman Traded to Kansas City Royals for RHP Manuel Colon. RF Colby Thomas Trad- ed for RHP Seth Johnson. P Nolan Hoffman Designated for Assignment. P Lou Trivino III Designated for Assignment. P Lou Trivino III Removed From 15-Day IL Right thoracic mus- cle spasm. P Lou Trivino III Recalled From Mi- nors Rehab. Payton Henry Designated for As- signment. P Caleb Kilian Traded for RHP Ra- mon Marquez, four-player deal. P Brooks Ra- ley Traded for OF John Spikerman, three-player deal. 2B Luis Arraez Traded for RHP Ramon Marquez, four-player deal. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — P Hunter Stratton Traded to San Diego Padres for RHP Andrew Moore. P Brandon Eisert Called Up from Mi- nors. P Hunter Stratton NTR - Called Up From Minors. P Mitch Keller Placed on 60-Day IL Right teres major muscle injury. P Kirby Yates Traded for RHP Kyle Robinson. P Luke Weaver Traded for SS Sammy Stafura. SAN DIEGO PADRES — P Jackson Wolf Traded to Detroit Tigers for RHP Casey Mize, four- player deal. Miguel Mendez NTR - Acquired Off Waivers to San Francisco Giants for LHP Robbie Ray, three-player deal. 3B Gage Work- man Traded for LHP Jackson Wolf, four-player deal. P Casey Mize Traded for LHP Jackson Wolf, four-player deal. P Hunter Stratton Traded for RHP Andrew Moore. P Robbie Ray Traded for RHP Miguel Mendez, three-player deal. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — LF Heliot Ramos Traded to New York Yankees for LHP Henry Lalane, three-player deal. P Erik Miller Traded to Boston Red Sox for 3B Marcelo Mayer, three-player deal. P Robbie Ray Traded to San Diego Padres for RHP Miguel Mendez, three- player deal. P Caleb Kilian Traded to Philadel- phia Phillies for RHP Ramon Marquez, four- player deal. 2B Luis Arraez Traded to Philadel- phia Phillies for RHP Ramon Marquez, four- player deal. 2B Marcelo Mayer Traded for LHP Erik Miller, three-player deal. Miguel Mendez NTR - Acquired Off Waivers for LHP Robbie Ray, three-player deal. SEATTLE MARINERS — P Alex Hoppe Traded to Baltimore Orioles for OF Taylor Ward, four- player deal. LF Taylor Ward Traded for RHP Alex Hoppe, four-player deal. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — LF Lars Nootbaar Traded to Arizona Diamondbacks for RHP Daniel Eagen, four-player deal. P JoJo Rome- ro Traded to Milwaukee Brewers for OF Josiah Ragsdale, four-player deal. P Dustin May Traded to Milwaukee Brewers for OF Josiah Ragsdale, four-player deal. P Caleb Ferguson Traded for international cap money. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Brayden Taylor Traded to Miami Marlins for C Liam Hicks, four-player deal. Kenny Piper Purchased From Minors. P Alex Cook Sent to Minors. P Craig Kimbrel Designated for Assignment. DH Liam Hicks Traded for RHP Jacob Kisting, four-player deal. TEXAS RANGERS — 2B Josh Smith Traded to Toronto Blue Jays for LHP Adam Macko, three-player deal. P Adam Macko Sent to Mi- nors. P Adam Macko Traded for INF Josh Smith, three-player deal. 2B Josh Smith NTR - Called Up From Minors. P Chris Martin Desig- nated for Assignment. P Chris Martin Re- moved From 15-Day IL Right shoulder im- pingement. P Chris Martin Recalled From Mi- nors Rehab. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — P Jeff Hoffman Traded to Minnesota Twins for LHP Dasan Hill, four- player deal. CF Daulton Varsho Traded to Houston Astros for RHP Spencer Arrighetti. P Adam Macko Traded to Texas Rangers for INF Josh Smith, three-player deal. Arjun Nimmala Traded to Los Angeles Angels for RHP Jose Soriano, four-player deal. P Lazaro Estrada Called Up from Minors. P John Klein Traded for RHP Jeff Hoffman, four-player deal. P Spencer Arrighetti Traded for OF Daulton Var- sho. P Adam Macko NTR - Called Up From Mi- nors. 2B Josh Smith Traded for LHP Adam Macko, three-player deal. P Jose Soriano Traded for SS Arjun Nimmala, four-player deal.

Bangor 90

Augusta 87

Burlington 90 Montpelier 85

Boston 87

Buffalo 87 Albany 85

Hartford 86

New York 81

Philadelphia 83

Harrisburg 80

Annapolis 85

Washington 86

Charleston 86

Charleston 86

Richmond 87

Raleigh 87 Charlotte 84

Columbia 87

Atlanta 86

Savannah 90

Jacksonville 91

Tallahassee 91

Tampa 88 Miami 90

WED Very warm 97/78

WED Shower 88/76

THU Afew showers 87/76

THU Stray t-storm 96/77

FRI Showers around 89/77

FRI Stray t-storm 92/76

WED Humid 79/70

WED Breezy 74/58

THU Humid 79/71

THU Breezy 73/56

FRI Some sun 80/70

FRI Breezy 72/57

Sarasota, Fla. 89/76t 90/75t Savannah, Ga. 90/75t 85/74t Scottsdale, Ariz. 107/87pc 107/87t Shreveport, La. 98/78t 101/77t Sioux Falls, S.D. 79/58pc 86/63h South Bend, Ind. 80/68pc 78/67t Spokane, Wash. 91/60h 96/64h Springfield, Mo. 94/72t 93/73t Springfield, Ill. 86/68t 78/67t St. Louis 90/72pc 84/71t St. Petersburg, Fla. 88/77t 93/77t Syracuse, N.Y. 90/71pc 87/69t Tallahassee, Fla. 91/73t 91/74t Tampa, Fla. 88/77t 92/76t Toledo, Ohio 88/67pc 80/66t Topeka, Kan. 77/67t 85/68t Tucson, Ariz. 100/80pc 102/82t Tupelo, Miss. 91/71s 94/74pc Tulsa, Okla. 100/79s 99/77t Virginia Beach, Va. 90/75t 88/76t Wichita, Kan. 95/69t 94/71t Wilmington, Del. 82/73t 90/75t Winston-Salem, N.C. 83/71t 86/71t Worcester, Mass. 84/68pc 84/71t

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — P Foster Griffin Traded to Cleveland Guardians for LHP Will Dion, five-player deal. Christian Franklin Trad- ed to Baltimore Orioles for RHP Joe Glassey. P Will Dion Traded for LHP Foster Griffin, five- player deal. Christian Franklin NTR - Called Up From Minors. DH Abimelec Ortiz Called Up from Minors. P Andrew Alvarez Called Up from Minors. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — RB Evan Hull acquired from waivers. DT Cam Horsley acquired from waivers. WR Tejhaun Palmer cut. DT Coziah Iz- zard cut. CLEVELAND BROWNS — RB TJ Harden cut. DT Travis Bell signed. DALLAS COWBOYS — DE Jadeveon Clowney signed/unrestricted free agent to Houston Texans One-year contract (through 2026). LB Charles Snowden Placed on IR undisclosed. DETROIT LIONS — WR Tarik Black cut. TE Nick Muse signed. HOUSTON TEXANS — RB Evan Hull acquired from waivers to Arizona Cardinals. LB Sione Takitaki signed. DE Jadeveon Clowney signed/unrestricted free agent One-year contract (through 2026). INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — CB Cameron Mitchell cut. CB Mekhi Rodgers signed. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — WR Jeff Weimer signed. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — DT Travis Bell signed to Cleveland Browns. LB Sione Takitaki signed to Houston Texans. NEW YORK GIANTS — DT Casey Rogers signed to New England Patriots. NEW YORK JETS — TE Nick Muse signed to De- troit Lions. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — DE Mikail Kamara Placed on IR undisclosed. TENNESSEE TITANS — DT Cam Horsley ac- quired from waivers to Arizona Cardinals. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — CB Tre Haw- kins III Placed on IR undisclosed.

GOLF

PGA World Rankings Through Aug. 3 1. Scottie Scheffler .................................16.34 2. Rory McIlroy .........................................9.08 3. Cameron Young ....................................8.25 4. Matt Fitzpatrick .....................................7.12 5. Russell Henley ......................................5.69 6. Tommy Fleetwood................................5.54 7. Chris Gotterup.......................................5.45 8. Collin Morikawa ....................................5.29 9. Wyndham Clark.....................................5.22 10. Sam Burns ............................................5.11 11. Justin Rose..........................................4.98 12. Jon Rahm ............................................4.80 13. Viktor Hovland ....................................4.66 14. J.J. Spaun............................................4.64 15. Xander Schauffele...............................4.47 16. Ludvig Aberg ......................................4.29 17. Robert MacIntyre ................................4.29 18. Si Woo Kim..........................................4.22 19. Ben Griffin ...........................................4.19 20. Aaron Rai.............................................4.19 21. Tyrrell Hatton.......................................4.12 22. Justin Thomas....................................4.09 23. Ryan Fox .............................................3.88 24. Ryan Gerard ........................................3.57 25. Hideki Matsuyama..............................3.53

AUTO RACING

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with no time for controversy. Even Aidan O’Connell, the No. 3, sang a similar chorus. It’s catchy. The franchise may have beenlostinaBlackHolefordecadesnow, but still, no NFL operation has given us pointed messaging that sticks over the decades quite like the Raiders. Just win, baby! (Hasn’t been happen- ing much lately, but it still sounds good. Al Davis nailed that one.) Commitment to Excellence. (See ex- planation above.) Once a Raider, Always a Raider (True, they’ve got a robust alumni group.) OK, even in the ultra-competitive en- vironment of the NFL, the with-not- against theme coming from the QB Room also represents an ideal approach for a man who surely doesn’t miss a beat with his messaging. Mendoza’s humility un- doubtedly sets a foundation for the lead- ership that will be expected of him as he ascends. “I’mtakinga‘following’rolewiththese veteran leaders,” Mendoza said, mindful ofagroupthatnotonlyincludesCousins, but also Maxx Crosby and Tyler Linder- baum. “I’m just trying to do my part and focus on the next rep.” So, hold off on pitting the rookie against the crafty vet.

Raiders breaking No. 1 QB trend

Still, the Raiders – who have talked for months about not needing the rookie to start immediately – are bucking a trend with this. If Mendoza doesn’t open the season as the starter, he would become the first quarterback drafted No. 1 overall to enter Week 1 a backup since Baker Mayfield took a back seat for the Browns early in the 2018 season. The last six No. 1 overall QBs – Cam Ward, Caleb Williams, Bryce Young, Tre- vor Lawrence, Joe Burrow and Kyler Murray – started in Week 1 as rookies. Why is that not the best option for Mendoza,whowillhavetotakehislumps eventually? “Number one, I think you owe it to the roster,tonothavetoplaytherookiequar- terback early,” Raiders rookie coach Klint KubiaktoldUSATODAYSports.“Butifhe earns it, that’s a whole different …” Kubiak’s words trailed off before he added, “The other thing is that you’re playing the long game.” Don’t think the Raiders needed to sell the idea of a slow-yet-steady approach to Mendoza as they prepared to select him at the top of the draft in April. “I was just honest with him and told him what we were doing,” Kubiak said. “And I didn’t ask how he felt about it.”

Just when, baby?

Kubiak and Raiders general manager John Spytek also haven’t put a timetable

Toppmeyer

True, the transition from Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza to TCU transfer Josh Hoover cannot be ig- nored. The five teams ranked ahead of Indiana returned their starting quarter- backs, and yet the last two national champions (and last two runners-up) started transfer quarterbacks. Curt Cignetti is 27-2 the last two sea- sons. Has he not earned some trust? Not enough for a top-five ranking, apparently.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish are a national championship contender in hiding at No. 5

When Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua learned the Irish didn’t earn College Football Playoff selection last season, he called the rankings proc- ess a farce, and Notre Dame quit the season. Well, wait ’til he sees these pre- season rankings. I won’t call Notre Dame at No. 5 a farce, but I will say the Irish are under- rated. The Irish will enjoy the easiest schedule of any top-10 team, and the roster is built for national championship contention. Quarterback CJ Carr could vie for the Heisman. Notre Dame returned gobs of produc- tion, including the majority of its de- fense and most of its offensive line. The Irish won’t want to quit this year. Instead, they could be celebrating the program’s first national championship since the 1988 season.

Rookie Fernando Mendoza (15) got his first NFL experience at organized team activities in June. CANDICE WARD/IMAGN IMAGES

on specifically when Mendoza might take over the starting role. If not Week 1, could it happen in Week 4 or would it shift in Week 10? Just when, baby? “Right now, we’re committed to our process,”Spytek said after the first camp practice. “But I walk in every day think- ing, ‘What’s going to happen today?’ You’re kind of asking, ‘What do you pre- dict will happen?’ I don’t know. I know we have a plan and plans change. In fact, I anticipate they will change. It might not be with Fernando, it could be someone else. We’ll see. “We said the best guy for the team will play. Right now, that’s Kirk. Someday, it will be Fernando. I don’t know when it will be. We’re committed to Kirk being the guy until something happens.” Maybe rapid development by Mendo- za becomes that something. He may not be positioned to directly compete againstCousins–atleastnotyet–butall along he will be measured by how well he digests Kubiak’s system and other nuances. In other words, Mendoza’s toughest competition might be the NFL learning curve. As nice as he sounds behind a po- dium, Mendoza didn’t get to this point without tapping an inner fire that fuels competitive juices. “I fully expect Fernando to push and challenge, make it hard,” Spytek added. “That’s why we took him No. 1. That’s who he is. We still have to be mindful that we’re doing everything to win

Notre Dame features quarterback CJ Carr (13) and coach Marcus Freeman, shown at the Blue-Gold spring game in April. MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

Means More” supplied six teams in the top 11, seven within the top 15, and nine overall in the Top 25. This SEC’s rankings takeover indi- cates the conference’s reputation most- ly remains in good shape, despite the league not supplying a team for the na- tional championship game in any of the last three seasons. Certainly, the Big Ten and SEC are on a different level than the ACC and Big12. But, six SEC teams within the top 11 reeks of the conference getting respect for its past dominance, instead of re- flecting recent Playoff results, which show the SEC slipping off the top perch. The poll love for Oklahoma is partic- ularly notable. The Sooners were picked to finish seven in the SEC, but they grabbed the No. 9 spot in these rankings. Somebody’s wrong. If a team finishes seventh in the SEC, it’s not going to be No. 9 in the rankings.

games and take care of our young quar- terback. It’s so much bigger than him be- ing ready to play. The whole team’s got to be ready for him to be the leader of it, too.” Mendoza – who appeared poised enough during the first week of practices – undoubtedly senses some early growth. He is becoming increasingly comfortable with Kubiak’s system and has targeted fundamentals such as tak- ing snaps from under center, which wasn’t part of his game in college.

Quick study

During the several weeks off before training camp, not only did he have the time to better digest the playbook, he dove into an assignment from quarter- backs coach Mike Sullivan to review ev- ery single snap from organized team ac- tivities. He rated components such as timing, footwork, progression reads and accuracy. “Through that, I was able to see some common themes, common mishaps I’d have on certain concepts,” Mendoza said. “So, I was able to reflect on them throughout this summer, walk through them, and now when I’m here in training camp, I’m able to, when I feel those urges come up, I’m able to kill them and make therightplay,whetherthat’sacalculated shot down the field or whether that’s a checkdown.” Of course, Mendoza has a great

When in doubt, go with Ohio State’s consistency?

The top six teams in the poll each re- ceived multiple first-place votes. You could make a case for each to be No. 1. Ohio State earned the nod. Why? I suspect trust in the Buckeye brand had something to do with it. Putting aside the pandemic season, Ohio State has won at least 10 games in every season except one starting with the 2005 season. That’s remarkable consistency. Is Ohio State really better assembled than Oregon or Indiana or Texas? That’s debatable. Certainly, its offense is load- ed, but Oregon and Indiana could have better defenses, and Texas oozes as much talent as anyone. When in doubt, though, there are dumber options than penciling in the Buckeyes atop the poll. They’re almost a sure thing for 10-plus wins, at least.

resource to help decipher it all in Cous- ins, the15th year veteran whose typically upbeat persona and professionalism add layers to the notion that he might be the perfect mentor. Cousins knows. When he broke into the NFL as a fourth-round pick with Washington in 2012 – in a draft class for the team that included Robert Griffin III – the team had a 10-year veteran, Rex Grossman, whose résumé included play- ing in a Super Bowl with the Bears. “I just felt like I needed to ask him ev- erything I possibly could, maybe to the point of being annoying,” Cousins re- flected. “I felt like having someone like that made a big difference for me in my career.” Now he’s more than willing to give back. Mendoza raved about how Cous- ins’ knack for diagramming plays – and his tendency to sort play concepts into groups that are easier to digest – helped him gain a better understanding of the system. That’s what competing with and not against looks like. “I still have a long way to go,”Mendoza said. “I feel more comfortable, but I am nowhere near where I need to be, espe- cially with learning the playbook. I still need to go a lot longer and attack the playbook harder. So, ways away.” It’s a matter of time, but that time is hardly now – especially as they compete with each other. Follow Bell on X: @JarrettBell

Overrated teams

h No. 9 Oklahoma: OU’s schedule is tough, its defense endured key depar- tures, and quarterback John Mateer still needs to prove he’s recovered from a broken thumb that affected him last season. h No. 10 Ole Miss: You won’t find many better quarterback-tailback duos than Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy, but, throughout the course of a full season, Ole Miss could feel the depar- ture of Lane Kiffin and offensive coordi- nator Charlie Weis Jr. h No. 16 Michigan: Six ranked oppo- nents on the schedule, plus a new coaching staff and a still-developing quarterback … what could go wrong, right? h No. 23 Clemson: The Tigers nab- bing a spot in the rankings amounts to lifetime achievement recognition for Dabo Swinney.

Underrated teams

h No.12 Texas Tech: Texas Tech’s de- fense remains fierce. Never mind the Brendan Sorsby saga, the Red Raiders might not allow more than 14 points in any game until the Playoff. h No. 13 LSU: The Tigers will rely heavily on transfers, but Kiffin knows how to blend them, and his portal haul was tremendous. h No. 14 Southern Cal: The Trojans returned more starters than any other team. That includes their entire offen- sive line and quarterback Jayden Maia- va. Ingredients for a year five break- through for Lincoln Riley? h Unranked Louisville: Drop Clem- son from the rankings. Insert Louisville in place of the Tigers. It’s that simple. Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network’s senior national college foot- ball columnist. Email at BToppmeyer@ gannett.com and follow him on X at @btoppmeyer

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“Lioness” star Zoe Saldaña says she heard critics who questioned whether her CIA operative Joe McNamara could pull off the hit TV series’intense physical scenes. And she responded. h For Season 3, Saldaña, 48, took her physical preparation to new levels, in part to silence any naysayers. The Oscar-winning actress muscled up for the Taylor Sheridan-created show’s most explosive, combat-heavy season yet (the first episode is streaming now on Paramount+). h “It’s very typical to think that a woman with a petite frame cannot be strong or capable,” the 5-foot-6 star tells USA TODAY. “I’ve al- ways faced this backlash −like people cannot believe Joe could do many of her scenes. And yet I’ve always been this athletic actress, constantly training, even when I was pregnant with my children.” h The criticism “almost feeds me,” says Saldaña. “It challenges me to prove people wrong.”

Training began after Saldaña won her Oscar

The journey began in summer 2025. After winning the Academy Award for supporting actress in “Emi- lia Pérez” that March, Saldaña got a call from “Lioness” creator Taylor

Sheridan. He gave her a preview of the demanding new season, which sends the CIA’s elite Lioness team − led by director Kaitlyn Meade (Nicole Kidman) −to the front lines of the war in Ukraine while Joe’s family comes

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“I said that I’ve got something really special,” Shatner says. “These are deeply personal songs dealing with my life, starting from me leaving home.” The Los Angeles wildfires in 2025 forced the project out of Shatner’s home state and into the Nashville home studio Paisley shares with his actress wife, Kimberly Williams-Pais- ley. Paisley says he even built an extra vocal recording booth in advance “be- cause I knew Bill was coming.” Paisley and fellow producer Luke Wooten worked out musical arrange- ments with the band led by Paisley, Dawes singer and guitarist Taylor Goldsmith and Nashville legend Gor- don Mote on keyboards. Shatner recorded the spoken words aloud without accompaniment, “which is already pretty priceless,” Paisley says. Meanwhile, the band ar- ranged appropriate music to fit the words. “We took his vocals and his rhythm and arranged them into this narration, with some rock, some country feel, some ethereal or jazzy,” Paisley says. “I don’t know what it is. It’s spoken-word meets beat poetry that goes to inspira- tional at times.” When it came time to record, Shatn- er and the band had the bulk of the work done in one marathon session. “We were floored that night listen- ing to it. Truly, whatever blossomed, I never expected it to work this well that quickly,”Paisley says. “I’m really proud of it. It’s the best thing we’ve ever done together. In many ways it feels like his musical memoir.”

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The “Today” show calls itself a family – one that has broadcast into America’s homes each weekday morning for more than seven decades. Over that remarkable run, the “To- day” family has endured an extraordi- nary amount of public heartbreak, with its recognizable stars repeatedly leaning on and supporting one another through life’s most devastating moments. Six months ago, Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother became the latest – and most profound – crisis to shake the nor- mally upbeat crew, playing out publicly and on the air from New York City’s fam- ously windowed Studio 1A. In news that shook the nation, Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Sunday, Feb.1, with police stating she was “taken from her home against her will.”A devas- tated Savannah took a leave of absence from “Today” on Feb. 2 and withdrew from hosting the Feb. 6 Olympic opening ceremony in Milan-Cortina, urging fans on Instagram, “Please pray.” Six months later, the investigation re- mains active but unsolved, with no sus- pects. The Guthrie family continues to offer a $1 million reward for information, in addition to the FBI’s $100,000 reward. Nancy’s kidnapping is a shocking and deeply unusual tragedy, but it is far from the only trauma that the members of the “Today” show have endured. From can- cer to the death of spouses to mental health challenges, the hosts have experi- enced a large share of intense struggles over the years – sharing and processing thesehardshipswithmillionsofviewers, sometimes in real time. Here’s how the “Today” family has dealt with this ongoing personal crisis and other devastating life events in the past, and how they’ve stepped up for one another time and again:

Intruder confronted Melvin before the broadcast

On July 16, a frightening security breach unfolded when an intruder elud- ed Studio 1A security and confronted coanchor Craig Melvin before the live broadcast, allegedly hurling a racial slur at Melvin. Andrew Truelove, 41, was tak- en into custody and charged with bur- glary as well as menacing, with both charges as hate crimes. Truelove alleg- edly was looking for weatherman Al Rok- er when he encountered Melvin, 47, by a stairwell. Following the July 16 broadcast, Mel- vin took to Instagram to reassure fans. “I’ve heard from so many of you over the last few hours. I’m doing just fine. Thanks for reaching out,” he wrote in the

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under threat. “Taylor called me like two months before we headed to Texas for the sea- son and told me what to expect,” Salda- ña says. “He said, ‘I definitely want you to build more muscle. I want Joe to be just a machine.’ ” Saldaña interpreted that to mean she’d be fighting for battlefield profi- ciency for her similarly aged character. “That’s the driving factor, Joe has to be sharp and stay on point,” she says. “She understands that she’s fighting time and gravity.” Saldaña immediately hired a private trainer to take her through the paces while vacationing in Italy that summer with her husband, Italian artist Marco Perego-Saldaña, and their three sons, twins Cy and Bowie, 10, and Zen, 8. “Italy can be a very tempting country to spend a summer,” Saldaña says. “I needed a trainer who watched my nu- trition and helped me build strength.” The former dancer, who trained ex- tensively in ballet and classical dance, earns a training montage for Joe in “Li- oness,” preparing for battle in the gym with the sounds of ominous world headlines playing as the soundtrack. While effective, bad news is not what Saldaña plays during her workouts. “It’s motivating for Joe to hear that news, but I go for pop playlists,” Salda- ña says. “I go for Ariana Grande, Ma- donna, maybe some Black Coffee. Lis- tening to the news of the world is the last thing that’s going to get me on a treadmill.”

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post. “I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning.”

Hota Kotb battled breast cancer, daughter Hope’s medical condition

Hoda Kotb was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2007, which she shared candidly on “Today.”After a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in March 2007, Kotb was inspired to tell NBC brass that she wanted to be the new host of the fourth hour of the “Today” show, a role that became a reality with Kathie Lee Gifford in October 2007. In early 2023, Kotb took a two-week leave of absence from “Today.”When she returned to the show in March of that year, she revealed to Guthrie and viewers thatshehadbeencaringforheryoungest daughter, Hope, in the hospital’s inten- sive care unit. “I’m grateful to my family, and to friends like you who were there every single day,” Kotb said, her voice cracking with emotion. “I’m so grateful she’s home. I was waiting for that day to come.” Kotb, 61, later exited “Today”for good, sharing a tearful on-air goodbye on Jan. 10, 2025. In May of that year, Kotb re- turnedasaguestandrevealedonairthat Hope’s Type 1 diabetes “definitely weighed in” on her decision to step away from her 26-year career.

Jones loses husband Uche Ojeh after brain cancer diagnosis

In January 2025, Sheinelle Jones shared in a statement to “Today”viewers that she was “taking time to deal with a family health matter.” In May of that year, Guthrie revealed on “Today” that Jones’ husband, Uche Ojeh, who had been privately dealing with an aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma, had died at 45 “after a cou- rageous battle.” The couple wed in 2007 after meeting at Northwestern Univer- sity. Jones returned to the show Sept. 5, 2025, speaking with Guthrie about her

life with surgeon husband Neal (Dave Annable), along with daughters Kate (Hannah Love Lanier) and Charlie (Ce- lestina Harris). On the front lines in Uk- raine, Joe navigates the surreal, drone- dominated battlefield alongside veter- an operatives including Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), Two Cups (James Jordan) and Sgt. Maj. Cody Spears (Sheridan) as the team hunts a high- value Russian target. Sheridan’s formidable character, Co- dy, is the most experienced (and vocal) at surviving this new, lethal style of warfare. Sheridan “is an intimidating cat,” Saldaña says. “I’m not going to lie. And he comes in so serious. It raises the bar for the rest of us.” Sheridan allowed episode director Michael Friedman to run the show, without pulling the boss card. “He didn’t walk on set directing, [Sheridan] followed Michael’s direc- tions respectfully and honorably,” Sal- daña says. “Shooting this was rough and rustic and intimidating, but every- one brought the A-game.”

‘Building muscle for Joe inspired me’

The “Avatar” actress was ready for the moment, with training and a pre- filming refresher course on handguns and semi-automatics. “It’s crucial for the entire team to look as authentic as possible,” Saldaña says. “I get to walk away with a skill lev- el that I never dreamed of obtaining. It makes me feel stronger.” However, the physical preparation really drove her character in Season 3. “Weight training is essential, espe- cially for women of a certain age,” she says. “It gives you strength you never thought you had, and that gives so much confidence. It’s like you can do difficult things. Building muscle for Joe inspired me.”

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time with her husband and their three children – Kayin,16, and twins Clara and Uche, 13. “It’s a beautiful nightmare,” Jones said of the tragedy, also telling her friend that “my heart is shattered in a million pieces.” Jones reflected on the death of her husband on his Feb. 4 birthday, high- lightingthesignificanceofthedate–and her family’s new reality – at the start of the “Today” show. “I’ve just been so busy that I think I underestimated how tough this one would be,” Jones shared with viewers. “And in some ways, it’s harder than Thanksgiving or Christmas because you know those are coming. And everybody knows it with you. So you’re fortified. You’re fortified with love and calls, but this is one of those where it’s just kind of this tribe and the people in our family. So I’ve had a lot of texts today because they understand that.”

Roker shared prostate cancer diagnosis

In November 2020, Roker revealed that he had been diagnosed with pros- tate cancer during the show, saying that he would undergo surgery to have his prostate removed the next week. “It’s a good news/bad news kind of thing,” Roker said. “Good news is we caught it early. Not-great news is that it’s a little aggressive, so I’m going to be tak- ing some time off to take care of this.” In the years since, Roker has period- ically reflected on that journey on-air – marking such milestones as his fifth sur- gery anniversary, discussing how his ex- perience has changed his life, and urging viewers to get regular screenings.

Katie Couric returned to ‘Today’ after husband’s death

The litany of devastation for “Today” anchors is not limited to the current line- up. Katie Couric, who hosted the pro- gram from 1991-2006, also faced per- sonal hardships during her long tenure.

William Shatner and Brad Paisley perform “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It” at the Music Box Theatre on Feb. 27, 2012, in New York City.

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Shatner, too, is moved by the work, which was completed ahead of the “Star Trek” 60th anniversary next month. “These songs and this poetry are a creative outlet for me,” he says. “What they represent is life-changing.”

Shatner and Paisley are unlikely friends for the ages

Her husband, Jay Monahan, was just 42 when he died in 1998 from colorectal cancer. When Couric returned after her be- reavement to cohost “Today” on Feb. 24, 1998, the TV moment became one of the most powerful in the show’s history. “Many of you know I lost my husband, Jay Monahan, my loving and beloved husband, last month,”Couric said, open- ing the broadcast. “Words alone cannot describe how devastating this loss has been to me and my daughters and all of Jay’s family.” After thanking viewers for the cards and letters, Couric honored “all of you who might be struggling with a life- threatening disease right now.” “Just know that my heart goes out to you,” she said.

Meredith Vieira left ‘Today’ to be with her husband, Richard Cohen

Meredith Vieira, who took over as hostfromCouricin2006,announcedher departure from “Today” on May 9, 2011, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family, including her husband, Richard Cohen, who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “It’s a difficult day for me. I’m going to hold myself together here,” Vieira said, sitting on the couch with her colleagues. “Time is one of those weird things you can never get enough of. It’s ticking away. And I know I want to spend more of mine with my husband Richard.” VieiraalsotoldKotbduringa2022ap- pearanceon“Today”thatitwas“thebest job, but it wasn’t the right job for me at that time.” Over the years, the couple often ap- peared on “Today” to speak candidly about living with the illness, caregiving and resilience. When Cohen died at age 76 on Dec. 24, 2025, the accomplished journalist and father of three was hon- ored with a tribute on the “Today” show.

Carson Daly opened up about his anxiety on ‘Today’

In 2018, “Today” show’s Carson Daly, known for his 1990s-2000s run as the host of MTV’s “Total Request Live,” was vulnerable with his cohosts and viewers. Daly revealed his inner battle with anxi- ety on the air, saying it was the way he was born. “It’s something I cannot change about myself,” Daly said. “In fact, it’s OK, I’ve learned to embrace it. There’s a down- side to the way that God made me. And a tremendous upside as well.” Daly advocated seeking help from a professional psychotherapist. “We’re so proud of you,” Kotb said. Contributing: Erin Jensen, Taijuan Moorman

Picard” star) Patrick Stewart sitting on chairs in the middle of the room. I thought that place was going to go into warp drive.” The friendship and appreciation has grown only stronger over the decades. “It was hard for me to realize this is a real guy who is also hungry for life in a way I’ve never seen in anybody, espe- cially at his age,” Paisley says. Hosting the energetic Shatner “is a bit like having a tornado in your home,” he adds. “He always has 500 things go- ing.” The visit was a thrill for Williams- Paisley, along with William “Huck” Huckleberry, 19, and Jasper Warren, 17, the couple’s two sons. At the end of the recording evening, Paisley played the music for his family in the living room. “I said, ‘Sit down and listen to this.’ They were floored and asked me, ‘Dad, why don’t you do stuff like this?’ ”

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Evan Rachel Wood may play a dis- tracted mom named Liz on FX’s “The Shards,” but offscreen the Emmy-nomi- nated actress is a guardian to her young castmates. The nine-episode adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’novel (premiering Aug. 5 on FX and Hulu, 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT) cen- ters on a group of high school seniors in 1981, as privileged as they are beguiling. Igby Rigney portrays a character named after the author with deep-seat- ed suspicions about newcomer Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), who arrives in town as a serial killer dubbed “The Trawler” wreaks havoc. Robert quickly takes an interest in student body presi- dent Susan Reynolds (Kaia Gerber), best frenemy of Liz’s daughter Debbie Schaffer (Hayes Warner) and high school sweetheart of sensitive jock Thom Wright (Graham Campbell). With all of the actors in their 20s, Wood tells USA TODAY, “I did feel pro- tective of all of them, and especially since this is, for some of them, their first really big project.” The “Westworld”star, 38, started act- ing as a child in the ’90s, appearing in such projects as “Practical Magic,” ABC drama “One and Again,” and “Digging to China.” “I think I just always reminded them to protect themselves,” Wood says. “Don’t let your boundaries get too crossed because you’re afraid to disap- point or make people angry. You have to take care of your safety and your dignity. … When you’re first in the game, I think it can be easy to just do whatever every- body wants. I think you have to be bold but careful.” Wood adds that she’s “so proud” of the young stars. “They did such an in- credible job. This is a beast of a project, and they all carried it very well.” Wood also became a source of enter- tainment for her costars, who enjoyed decompressing by belting out tunes, ac-

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cording to fellow “Shards”star and Tony Award winner Jordan Roth. “We all sing together a lot,”says Roth, who embodies Steven Reinhardt, the calculating assistant of Debbie’s dad, producer Terry Schaffer (Wes Bentley). “A lot of show tunes,”Wood specifies. Wood has showcased her musical talents in “Across the Universe” and as Queen Iduna in “Frozen II.”She also is in a band with guitarist Zane Carney, called Evan + Zane. “Let me tell you: after a16-hour day of filming, what you want to do is get in your van on the way back to your trailer and listen to Evan Rachel Wood sing,” says Roth, 50. “That’s what you want.”

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Qatar says mediators making progress

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WASHINGTON — Qatar said on Aug. 4 mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump’s as- sertion that talks are already under way. Benchmark Brent crude fell more than 5% after the comments from Qa- tar, extending Aug. 3’s steep losses on hopes that an arrangement could soon be reached to restore traffic through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. But for now, the strait remained vir- tually shut, with another ship coming under attack while trying to cross it.

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Gazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112

Palestinian mourners attend the funeral of members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families, whose remains were recently recovered from the rubble of residential buildings in the al-Sabra neighbourhood that were struck by Israeli bombardments in November 2023, in Gaza City on Aug. 4. PHOTOS BY OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

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GAZA — The decomposed remains of 112 bodies lay on stretchers shrouded in flags in the sun’s heat: All that could be found of the Al-Hassaynas of Sabra, a Palestinian clan of proud Bedouin stock all but wiped out by Israel nearly three years ago. According to Palestinian authorities, 308 members of the extended Al-Has- sayna family, also known as the Abu Sharia, were killed on Nov, 22, 2023, when Israeli airstrikes brought down a cluster of apartment buildings as resi- dents slept in Sabra, one of the old neighborhoods of Gaza City. Around half of the dead were previ- ously recovered and buried, but 153 bodies had remained under the rubble until now. Nearly three years later, a recovery team of 40 workers spent 17 days pains- takingly combing the wreckage, and brought out remains identified as be- longing to 112 of those missing victims. A cluster of neighbors and surviving members of the clan gathered on Aug. 4 on a flattened lot of demolished ruins, where the remains were laid out for what Palestinian authorities described as the largest mass funeral of the Gaza war. Men lifted the stretchers and carried them through the streets. A sign was adorned with portraits of the dead. “This day is mixed with grief, and it

Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Ta- mim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed ef- forts to narrow differences between Washington and Tehran and improve the prospects for a lasting settlement during a phone call on Aug. 4, Qatar’s Emiri office said. It said the emir stressed the importance of dialogue and adherence to the U.S.-Iran Mem- orandum of Understanding of mid- June that provided for the immediate cessation of military operations. Trump said on Aug. 3 that talks with Tehran had started and Iran faced a “last chance” to reach a deal. Iranian officials insisted no negotiations with the United States were taking place. Trump’s comments on Aug. 3 fol- lowed his weekend decision to cancel plans for what he described as “mas- sive attacks” on Iran, extending a pat- tern in which he has threatened major

For now, the Strait of Hormuz remained virtually shut, with another ship coming under attack this week while trying to cross it. YORUK ISIK/REUTERS See IRAN, Page 4NN

Crews recovered 112 people during a two-week operation to recover people killed Nov. 22, 2023, when Israeli airstrikes brought down a cluster of apartment buildings in Gaza.

has reopened our wounds three years after this massacre,” said Taysir Al- Hassayna, a surviving member of the clan. “It has brought sorrow back to our children and women. But our consola- tion is that we believe they are martyrs with God.” Reuters was unable to locate an Is- raeli military statement from November 2023 giving Israel’s account of the

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SPOKANE, WA — A 37-year-old man appeared in court on Aug. 4 in Spokane, Washington after being charged with starting one of three fires that have destroyed over 700 houses and other buildings and forced 64,000 people to evacuate the city hit hardest by wildfires sweeping the drought- stricken Pacific Northwest. The suspect, Spokane resident Aar- on Farinacci, previously imprisoned for killing his father, made his initial appearance in county court after being jailed on a $1million bond on a count of first-degree arson, according to court records. Farinacci is accused of start- ing the Old Trails Fire, one of three that erupted on Aug.1to the north and west of Spokane, by using matches or a lighter to ignite a roadside patch of grass, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels told reporters. The origins of the two other fires re- mained under investigation, he said. The three blazes together are ranked as the top firefighting priority in the United States. Dozens of major fires have scorched Washington and Oregon for weeks, fouling the air with smoke and soot. Driven by gusting winds and tin- der-dry conditions, the Spokane-area fires have blackened more than 10,000 acres on the northern fringe of the state’s second city, home to about

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Bodey Clauson inspects the damage at the house of his brother, Jeff Clauson, which was burned by the Old Trails Fire wildfire in Spokane, Washington. DAVID RYDER/REUTERS

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TODAY IN HISTORY WEATHER TRIVIA™

Intense thunderstorms caused flooding in southeastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 5, 1843. Up to 16 inches of rain fell in three hours. The storms unleashed tornadoes in Queen Anne’s County, Md., and Mercer County, N.J.

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Q: Where did the word hurricane come from?

A: From Hurakan the Mayan storm god

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Videos inspired tens of thousands

to swim to Spain’s Ceuta coast

Ahmed Eljechtimi, Victoria Waldersee, George Sargent and Magdalini Gkogkou

REUTERS

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Last week’s rush of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta began with a trickle. Encouraged by a handful of videos, including some posted by a Spanish news outlet intended to highlight the burden of migration pressures, the movement of a few dozen youths quickly turned into tens of thousands swimming en masse by July 30. More than 80 people drowned or were crushed in a stampede, according to offi- cial tallies. A catalyst came three weeks earlier, when Spain’s Supreme Court published a ruling saying migrants caught at sea could not be immediately pushed back at the border of Spain’s North African terri- tories of Ceuta and Melilla. The ruling does not preclude their summary return afterward, legal experts said. Ceuta has long drawn migrants hop- ing to build a new life in Europe. But as misinterpretations of the ruling spread — including claims anyone who reached Ceuta, by sea or land, could not be re- turned — more and more people tried their luck. “Never believe those who tell you that if you get into Ceuta, they will send you back. You will not be sent back,” said a young Moroccan man filmed on a street in Germany in a video, which was deleted but later reposted by other accounts. Several posts on Meta’s platforms since July 7 also falsely claimed that Spain’s existing program to document hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants would end on July 30. Similar messages circulated in the early hours of July 30. In fact, migrants without legal status who had already been in Spain for at least five months be- fore end-2025 could submit applications between April and June 30. The Spanish government received more than double the 500,000 registrations it had expect- ed and never extended the deadline. Most videos and online groups amplify- ing the calls to rush to Ceuta have since been deleted and their original posting dates are unclear. In 2024, Morocco

Texas governor orders pause on new

data center approvals pending audit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause on approvals of new data center projects through the state’s grid inter- connection process, citing concerns that a surge in electricity demand could threaten reliability at a time when opposition to the projects is growing. The state is poised to become one of the world’s largest data-center hubs, with industry forecasts suggesting it could surpass Virginia by 2030 thanks to abundant land, energy supplies and a business-friendly environment. However, local opposition to the fa- cilities is rising due to their heavy use of energy and water, along with the pollution that stems from power gener- ation needed to run them. In a letter to the Public Utility Com- mission of Texas and grid operator ER- COT sent Aug. 3, Abbott directed the

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Indexes hit records after upbeat forecasts

Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian

NEW YORK — The S&P 500 and the Dow closed at record highs Aug. 4, pow- ered by the latest batch of earnings from AI-related companies such as Caterpillar and Palantir that assuaged demand con- cerns, while crude prices and Treasury yields dropped on hopes for a deal in the Iran war. Palantir Technologies soared nearly 30% and recorded its biggest daily per- centage gain since February 2024, after raising its annual revenue forecast. Caterpillar,seenasabellwetherforthe global industrial economy, jumped after raising its annual revenue growth fore- cast,asthebuildoutofAIdatacentershas fueled demand for its power-generation and construction equipment.

Migrants hold signs reading “asylum” in Spanish while waiting in line to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory. VIOLETA SANTOS MOURA/REUTERS

prosecuted scores of suspected online instigators of a foiled mass crossing. By July 23, about 100 people had reached Ceuta, according to El Faro de Ceuta, a local news outlet that linked the arrivals to the Supreme Court decision, a view later echoed by Spanish and Moroc- can officials, who accused human traf- ficking networks of propagating and ex- ploiting such misinformation on social media. The footage El Faro broadcast on- line of young men grinning and flashing thumbs-up and V-signs in Ceuta had the unintended effect of encouraging more people to attempt the crossing, accord- ing to migrants interviewed by Reuters. Hundreds began to swim across. Another spur came on July 28, when a new El Faro report with the caption “Ceu- ta can’t take it anymore” showed two grinning, waterlogged young women walking the city’s streets after making the crossing. The clip was widely viewed in Morocco, according to three migrants interviewed by Reuters. The next day, social media was flood- ed with videos as influencers with tens of thousands of followers posted clips of themselves swimming to Ceuta, some with wetsuits and swim rings. Mounim Belhaj, a dog groomer with

agencies to conduct an audit of all planned data centers seeking grid con- nections before any more facilities are allowed to move forward. ERCOT is currently reviewing roughly 474 giga- watts of proposed new electricity de- mand, more than five times the state’s record peak load, the governor said, adding that about 90% of the requests are from data centers. “Any data center project that fails to comply with the verification and audit process to protect the reliability and resilience of the Texas electric grid must be denied,” Abbott wrote. “Simply put, Texans must come first.” Under Abbott’s directive, developers will be required to provide more infor- mation on power demand, water use, tax incentives, ownership structures and efforts to mitigate local impacts. A June Reuters/Ipsos poll showed just one-third of Americans approve of the pace of data-center construction.

The move in Caterpillar made it the biggest boost to the Dow Industrials, ac- counting for more than 300 points to the upside for the venerable average. Also supporting stocks was a drop of about5%incrudepricesafteraQatariof- ficial said efforts to secure a diplomatic resolution to the conflict were continu- ing, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott BessentsaidadealwithIrantoreopenthe Strait of Hormuz could come within the next two days. Thetumbleinoilpricesalsodentedex- pectationsforaratehikefromtheFederal Reserve at its September meeting down to 56.9% from 67.2% in the prior session, according to CME FedWatch, which con- tributed to a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields. “I don’t sense one ounce of skepticism amonginvestors,fromoiltointerestrates to equities,”said Jack Ablin, chief invest-

31,000 Instagram followers, said he de- cided to go after seeing reports about mi- grants being housed at Ceuta’s reception center. “Spanish media were showing good treatment of migrants arriving in Spain and that encouraged us a lot to go there,” he said. There were misleading videos, too. One, viewed millions of times, showed a young man with a selfie stick swimming toward what some posts identified as Ceuta, but had in fact been filmed in a city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast earlier in July. The next morning, the numbers surged. Spanish authorities said more than 70,000 people entered Ceuta irreg- ularly. Chat groups also appear to have played a role. A report by Spanish securi- ty analyst Chema Gil identified two pub- lic WhatsApp groups administered by Algerian phone numbers, with a total of 3,700 members, providing advice on routes to Ceuta. Gil could not identify the administra- tors and Reuters was unable to indepen- dently verify the groups, which have since been deleted. “We made a mistake in going there,” Belhaj said. “There was only hunger.”

Last week, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Pat- rick joined calls for regulators to deny applications for three 765-kV lines un- der ERCOT’s Permian Basin Reliability Plan. Rural landowners have objected to the routes. “If these lines are going to be built, which many believe must be built, then the PUC’s transmission approval proc- ess must not only prioritize strength- ening the grid, but also protect Texas landowners and communities,” Patrick wrote in a post on X. ERCOT said it would postpone a study under a frame- work approved in June to manage data center power demands. “ERCOT is reviewing Gov. Abbott’s letter concerning data centers and will work with the Public Utility Commis- sion of Texas to implement the Gover- nor’s directive, including postpone- ment of the Batch Zero transmission planning study,” the grid operator said in an emailed statement.

ment strategist and founding partner at Cresset Capital Management in Chicago. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 gained137.20 points, or1.81%, to end at 7,737.70 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 668.10 points, or 2.58%, to 26,581.99. The Dow Jones In- dustrial Average rose 912.25 points, or 1.72%, to 54,090.66. The Dow recorded a closing high for a secondstraightdayafternotchingitsfirst since July 6 on Aug. 3, while the S&P 500 on Aug. 4secured its first closing record since July 2. The S&P 500 tech sector gained as the best performing of the 11 major S&P sec- tors. Job openings dropped in June, weighed down by a sharp decline in the healthcare and social assistance sector, but a rise in hiring and low layoffs sug- gested the labor market remained stable.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1775: The first Europeans, led by Spain’s Juan de Ayala in his ship the San Carlos, sailed into what is now called San Francisco Bay, anchoring behind Angel Island. Most earlier European explorers failed to notice the strait.

1858: Installation of the first transatlantic cable was completed after multiple tries. The two ca- ble-laying ships, the Niagara and Agamemnon, started in the mid- dle of the Atlantic and traveled in opposite directions, tethering the ends in Newfoundland and Ire- land. The cable worked for three weeks.

1861: Needing money to pay for the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Revenue Act, imposing the first federal income tax. It set a 3% tax on annual incomes over $800 and lasted 10 years.

1914: The first electric traffic lights were unveiled at an in- tersection in Cleveland. They were red and green — no yellow yet — with a manually operated switch and a bell in a control booth. (The first-ever traffic lights were gaslit, in London.)

1921: KDKA-AM in Pittsburgh presented the first radio broad- cast of a Major League Baseball game. From the bullpen, pitcher Jimmy Zinn led the first-place Pirates to a comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

1926: Harry Houdini pulled off what would be his final public stunt: He stayed in an airtight, 700-pound coffin underwater in New York City’s Hotel Shelton for 91 minutes to beat a rival who performed the same act for an hour. After 88 minutes, Houdini wrote, “I commenced to see yel- low lights and carefully watched myself not to go to sleep.”

1930: Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was award- ed three Air Medals for his service in the Korean War before earning an aeronautical engineering de- gree, joining NASA and becoming the first person to walk on the moon.

1948: Sammy Lee won gold in 10-meter platform diving at the London Olympics, making him the first Asian American man to win Olympic gold. The child of Korean immigrants, he went on to be- come a doctor and swam into his 90s.

1962: Actor Marilyn Monroe was found dead at 36 in her Los Ange- les home. The iconic sex symbol overdosed on barbiturates. Police concluded “the mode of death is probable suicide.”

1963: Britain, America and Russia signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in Moscow. The deal prohibited nuclear weapons tests “or any other nuclear explosion” in the atmosphere, underwater and in space, and limited underground explosions to make sure radio- active debris stayed within na- tional borders.

1964: After reported attacks on two U.S. destroyers in Vietnam, President Lyndon B. Johnson put the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution before Congress, asking for au- thorization to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack” against the United States in southeast Asia. It passed days later.

2010: Thirty-three workers be- came trapped when a copper/ gold mine collapsed in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The rescue took 69 days. All survived.

2011: Businesswoman and poli- tician Yingluck Shinawatra was elected prime minister of Thai- land. She was the first woman to hold the post.

2022: A jury in Austin determined that “Infowars” host Alex Jones must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a 6- year-old victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Jones pro- moted untrue theories that the massacre was a hoax.

2024: About two weeks after President Joe Biden suspended his reelection campaign following a widely criticized debate perfor- mance, Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Party candidate. Harris was the first Black woman and first Asian American to become a major par- ty’s nominee for president. — USA TODAY Network

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Iran

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military action before pulling back and pointing to diplomatic contacts. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said talks with Oman over transit through the strait were pos- itive and continuing, focused on estab- lishing safe shipping lanes, state media reported. He added the route being negotiated was aimed at ensuring the sovereign rights and national security of both Iran and Oman. Senior U.S. officials struck an opti- mistic tone, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both pointing to progress in discussions aimed at reopening the strait, a corridor that normally carries about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. “There’s been progress made in those talks, but not finality yet. We’re hoping that will happen very shortly,” Rubio

Gaza

strike, which took place in the early weeksofthewarlaunchedafterHamas- led fighters stormed out of Gaza killing 1,200 Israelis. The military did not im- mediately respond to a request for com- ment. According to Palestinian health au- thorities, more than 73,000 Palestin- ians are confirmed to have died in the Is- raeli war in Gaza. Most of the deaths were documented when bodies were brought to morgues and buried, but around 8,000 more are believed to lie beneath the rubble. Omar Al-Hassayna, 65, a survivor of the Sabra bombing who escaped Gaza for Egypt days after the strike, wept as he watched footage from the funeral of his kin on satellite TV in Cairo. His wife was killed in the bombing, along with four of his adult sons, Abdal- lah, Abdel-Rahman, Ahmed and Osa- ma. So were his four grandchildren: two little boys and two little girls, the oldest just 4, the youngest only a few months old. “They are pieces of me. I have thought about them every single day. I have seen them in my thoughts and in my dreams,” he said. “The funeral today is the least that could be done for those martyrs. It is time for those bodies, those little bodies, to rest in peace, and for their souls to hover in the skies around us.” Most of the population of Gaza are descendants of refugees who arrived from territory now located in Israel, so it was common for entire extended fam- ilies to settle together in clusters of resi- dential buildings. But this meant that one Israeli airstrike could effectively wipe out an entire clan. The Hassaynas, who lived in the Sa- bra neighborhood for decades, were a branch of a prominent clan known throughout the enclave for their gener- osity and humility. Omar said the Israeli strikes hit three

Fires

230,000 residents. Online drone footage showed the Old Trails Fire swept out of a state park into wooded, suburban neighborhoods, turning homes to ash, melting cars and leaving only blackened trees standing. Authorities pleaded with people not to fly drones after dozens of such illegal flights grounded all firefighting aircraft on Aug. 3 . “We’re still in a firefight here,” said Tom Stokesberry, spokesman for fire- fighting teams in the area. “This is just a dynamic situation with everything we’re facing, three separate fires in the urban interface.” Cooler temperatures and lighter winds were expected to help firefighters on Aug. 4, Stokesberry said, adding that the Old Trails and Fairview fires remained stable in size while the Autumn Lane fire continued to grow. Temperatures were set to rise into the 90s starting midweek, making it harder to control the blazes which are not con- tained at all, state officials said in a re- port. Scientists say the prolonged heat and droughts driving the growth in wildfires in North America, Europe and else- where in recent years are largely a func- tion of humanmade global warming, mostly caused by the use of fossil fuels. No fatalities had been reported from the Spokane fires, Stokesberry said.

Questions about U.S. military stockpiles

More than five months into the war, concerns have been mounting about the sustainability of the U.S. military cam- paign. The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long- range missiles during the war, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military’s readiness for future conflicts. Trump has yet to achieve the objec- tives he set out at the start of the war: dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, curbing its ability to attack regional ri- vals and creating conditions for Irani- ans to overthrow their clerical rulers. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said diplomatic con- tacts had reached “very progressive stages.” He said mediators including Qatar,

People attend a mass funeral for members of the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayna families, whose remains were recently recovered from the rubble of their homes after an attack earlier in the war, on Aug. 4 in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza. AHMAD HASABALLAH/GETTY IMAGES

residential buildings where members of the extended family had gathered for shelter, seeking safety in one place as the early days of the war unfolded. Two of the buildings were completely destroyed, killing almost everyone in- side. He was in the third, which was only partially destroyed, and survived with minor injuries from flying debris. Two daughters and a son of his also sur- vived. An October ceasefire that ended ma- jor fighting left Israeli forces in control of over half of Gaza, since expanded to around two-thirds. There, they have bulldozed remaining buildings and or-

Bruce Town surveys damage to a home he built and lived in for 28 years before later selling it, in the area burned by the Old Trails Fire wildfire in Spokane, Washington. DAVID RYDER/REUTERS

Nowels said the arson suspect was first detained on Aug. 1 after a witness reported seeing a nervous-looking man bending down near some grass at the spot where arson investigators later de- termined the Old Trails Fire began. Farinacci was questioned and re- leased that day, but taken into custody on Aug. 3, once investigators had ob- tained further evidence, Nowels said. In 2010, Farinacci shot dead his father in Mesa, Arizona police said. He subse-

Pakistan and Oman were coordinating closely to facilitate negotiations and ex- change draft proposals between Wash- ington and Tehran. A senior Pakistani security official said: “Our sole goal at this moment is to make both parties at least agree to start talking.”

Shipping risks remain

Iran has halted most traffic through Hormuz while Washington maintains a blockade of Iran-related shipping and ports. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have also imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, further re- stricting oil export routes. A cargo vessel reported being struck by an unidentified projectile near the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s coast, ac- cording to the UK Maritime Trade Oper- ations security agency. Maritime sources told Reuters on Aug. 4 the vessel was a dry bulk ship. Its crew abandoned the vessel and one sea- farer was missing. Later on Aug. 4, India’s Shipping

dered people out. The recovery of bodies can only take place in the remaining third of the terri- tory, where nearly all of Gaza’s more than two million people now live, most- ly displaced in makeshift tents or shel- ters in the damaged buildings. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defence, said identifying the remains of the Al-Hassaynas re- quired a mixture of forensic evidence and memories gathered from survivors. “The bodies were decomposed. Rela- tives identified some through their clothes, injuries and distinguishing marks. Some victims had bone fixation

quently shot himself but survived. Fari- nacci pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to12 years imprison- ment. He was released from custody in 2020, according to court records. Kami Fehlig, 58, was one of hundreds of area residents who fled before wind- driven flames engulfed their homes over the weekend. Picking through charred ruins of her house, Fehlig paused on Aug. 3 to re- count how she and her husband

Minister Sarbananda Sonowal wrote on X that a projectile had hit and sunk an Indian vessel near Yemeni waters, with all14 on board rescued by Yemen’s coast guard. Iran has long demanded control over Hormuz, which it says it should share with Oman on the opposite shore. But Tehran rejected an Omani proposal last week that would have allowed shared oversight and the collection of volun- tary fees from ships. A senior Iranian source said Tehran is seeking full control over inbound shipping and visibility over outbound traffic, with the ability to intervene if necessary. Giving Iran such control would be a major shift in the regional balance of power and make it more difficult for Washington to argue that “Operation Epic Fury,” which Trump launched alongside Israel in February, had weak- ened Washington’s longstanding foe. “Their big advantage is that they can hurt the regional states and the global economy,” said Michael Knights of the Washington Institute.

plates on some organs, while some women were identified through jewelry they had on or necklaces bearing their names,” Basal said. With this recovery operation now over, the team would move on to other accessible areas of Gaza. “If we had at least10 excavators, bull- dozers, excavators, and cranes needed for the work, the job could be completed in three months,” he told Reuters. When the funeral procession reached a vast graveyard amid the ruins of Gaza, men passed the small shrouded bodies over their shoulders and laid the Has- sayna clan to rest in fresh graves.

watched in disbelief as the Old Trails Fire jumped the narrow Spokane River and swept toward their parkside neigh- borhood on Aug. 1. The couple and their two adult daughters hurriedly packed themselves into their cars with the family dog and a few belongings — a wedding album, pet supplies, baby books. Moments later, the power went out, and the family sped away. “It was, ‘Go now, go now,’”Fehlig said. Other residents tried to salvage what they could from destroyed homes. Jeff Clauson worked with his broth- ers Brian and Bodey to pry open a safe in what was the basement of his home. The three, wearing white protective suits and face masks, opened the safe to find multiple rifles and shotguns had been destroyed by the heat, according to a Reuters photographer.

Firefighting force to double

Stokesberry said an additional 1,100 firefighters were en route to Spokane to double the force seeking to fully sup- press the fires. They are among some 27,400 person- nel fighting wildfires nationwide, main- ly in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, ac- cording to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. The center has tallied 45,050 wildfires nationwide year to date, the highest such number in at least a decade, with over 5.2 million acres consumed, the greatest January-August acreage burned since 2022.

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PDF 翻译质量审核报告

1. 遗漏问题

• 日期遗漏：原文 "Wednesday, August 5, 2026" 仅翻译为 "2026年8月5"，缺少 "星期三"。
• 数字遗漏：
• 原文 "1.5 million" 翻译为 "1.5百万美元"，缺少货币符号 "$"。
• 原文 "121 games" 翻译为 "121场比赛"，缺少 "在职业生涯中" 的上下文。
• 原文 "2.07 ERA" 翻译缺失（仅出现在中间省略部分）。
• 段落遗漏：
• 原文 "See REPUBLICANS, Page 4A" 翻译为 "详见REPUBLICANS，第4A版"，未处理英文标签。
• 原文 "See the Brewers" 翻译缺失（仅出现在中间省略部分）。
• 原文 "See STADIUM TOURS, Page 4A" 翻译为 "详见体育场巡演，第4A版"，未处理英文标签。

2. 错误翻译

• 日期错误：
• 原文 "July 23" 误译为 "5, 2026"（应为 "7月23日"）。
• 原文 "April 2021" 误译为 "2021."（缺少 "4月"）。
• 数字错误：
• 原文 "112,408" 误译为 "112,408名观众"（应为 "112,408人"）。
• 原文 "4.1 million" 误译为 "4.1 million粉丝"（应为 "410万"）。
• 术语错误：
• 原文 "filibuster" 误译为 "冗长辩论"，应为 "阻挠议事"（政治术语）。
• 原文 "deepfake" 误译为 "深度伪造"，应统一为 "深度伪造视频/诈骗"（术语一致性问题）。
• 原文 "MAGA" 误译为 "让美国再次伟大"，应保留英文缩写（政治术语）。

3. 残留英文

• 标签残留：
• "REPUBLICANS"、"STADIUM TOURS" 等内部跳转标签未翻译。
• "QIJFAF-03005x(d)c" 等内部编码未处理。
• 术语残留：
• "OnlyFans"、"TikTok"、"CashApp" 等平台名称未统一处理（建议保留英文或加注）。
• "DMCA" 直接保留英文，缺少解释（应为 "《数字千年版权法》"）。

4. 格式问题

• 标点不一致：
• 部分数字后使用英文逗号（如 "1.5 million" → "1.5百万美元"），应统一为中文标点。
• 日期格式不统一（如 "2026年8月5" vs "8月5日"）。
• 符号错误：
• 原文 "$3" 翻译为 "$3"，应为 "3美元"。
• 原文 "Page 16" 翻译为 "第16页"，但文档中未体现页码。

5. 结构问题

• 段落顺序：
• "伊朗" 和 "加沙" 部分的 "接续第1NN页" 标签位置错误（应位于段落开头）。
• 截断问题：
• 多处出现 "详见XXX" 但实际内容未完整翻译（如 "See REPUBLICANS" 后续内容缺失）。

6. 其他问题

• 术语不一致：
• "deepfake" 在不同段落翻译不一（"深度伪造" / "AI生成" / "数字伪造"）。
• "OnlyFans" 有时翻译为 "在线内容平台"，有时保留英文。
• 法律文件翻译缺陷：
• 破产法文件中 "《破产法》第11章" 后缺少 "（重组）" 注释。
• "债权申报" 等术语未统一（如 "claim" 有时译为 "债权"，有时译为 "申报"）。

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结论

存在多处阻断性问题，包括： 1. 关键数字/日期错误（如 "July 23" 误译为 "5, 2026"）。 2. 核心术语翻译不准确（如 "filibuster"、"MAGA"）。 3. 残留英文标签/编码（如 "REPUBLICANS"、"QIJFAF-03005x(d)c"）。 4. 段落截断及顺序混乱（如 "接续第1NN页" 位置错误）。

建议： - 修正所有日期/数字错误。 - 统一术语翻译（如 "deepfake"、"OnlyFans"）。 - 处理所有内部标签/编码（删除或翻译）。 - 补充遗漏段落（如 "See REPUBLICANS" 后续内容）。 - 审核法律文件部分的术语一致性。