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周五，法国西南部拉卡诺的海滩上，附近山火的景象令人担忧。法国今年一直遭受一系列热浪的袭击。
上班时间提前？ 也许可以。午睡 (Siestas)？ 推行难度较大。
巴黎 —— 让-皮埃尔·法兰杜在法国被阳光烘烤的西南部长大，位于将法国与西班牙隔开的比利牛牛山脉以北。他回忆道，他的祖父母曾是农民，他们在黎明前凉爽的时段起床工作，并在正午酷暑时休息，这相当于西班牙的午睡。因此，当现任法国劳工部部长的法兰杜先生在
《奥德赛》的粉丝可以在电影院选择特洛伊木马桶，不过该产品已接近售罄。
这些爆米花桶 具有转售价值
首先，比尔·霍华德交出了手机。然后他签署了保密协议。那天，他在环球影业的工作室场地里坐了一个半小时，身边只有一份即将上映电影剧本的纸质副本。他独自潜心研读，在唯一被允许携带的笔记本上涂写，思考着他的工艺。他该如何将自己独特的一套技能应用于这个特定的项目，并
NATIONAL A9-17 在查韦斯的阴影下
寻找应对近期席卷法国热浪的方法时，他本能地将目光投向了西班牙。法兰杜先生联系了他的西班牙同行尤兰达·迪亚斯，并
帮助将其打造成为一部大片？ 许多好莱坞精英都曾进入密封房间阅读顶级机密剧本。但霍华德先生并非一线演员，他也不是电影摄影师或 CGI 艺术家。 霍华德先生制造的是桶。
INTERNATIONAL A4-8 推翻莫迪的媒体控制
ARTS C1-6 一位创作者的内省 首相纳伦德拉·莫迪的形象正在受损，一场由 Z 世代领导的抗议运动正利用视频和迷因 (memes) 夺取数字叙事权。 第 A5 页
被死亡打击，随后陷入贫困
建议前往首都马德里进行实地考察，探索西班牙如何适应其酷热气候。“法国发现，在夏天，它将变得像西班牙一样，”69 岁的法兰杜先生在最近的一次采访中说道。“这是一个与我们相似的国家，”他补充道，“我们知道，即便在高温下，西班牙的运作方式依然有效。” 到 9 月，当法国政府需要应对热浪的需求预计将
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EMMA ROSE MILLIGAN 为《纽约时报》拍摄
爆米花桶 —— 或者用更正式的称呼，收藏级特许经营容器。这些特别版零食容器是为大制作电影设计的，售价最高可达 $70。所有的电影制片厂和院线都想参与其中，因为由于某些难以解释的原因，它们已变得异常获利。AMC 院线估计，今年爆米花桶将产生 $100 million 的收入，
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SPORTS B6-9 最后一站：费城
特朗普之子执掌的公司 作者：MAUREEN FARRELL
随着共和党全国代表大会在 2024 年 7 月落下帷幕，共和党重量级人物们聚集在一家可以俯瞰密尔沃基天际线的顶楼酒吧里。在西装革履的人群中，小唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump Jr.) 直奔一名穿着黑色 T 恤的男子：谢恩·科普兰 (Shayne Coplan)，26 岁的预测市场投注网站 Polymarket (预测市场平台) 的创始人。
总统的儿子告诉科普兰先生，他对 Polymarket 印象深刻，并且认为该平台的预测结果（而非民调）更真实地反映了他从选民那里听到的关于其父亲重返白宫的前景。这次顶楼会面开启了一段获利丰厚的关系，揭示了小唐纳德·特朗普及其商业伙伴奥米德·马利克 (Omeed Malik) 如何投资一家其命运将受特朗普总统政策影响的公司——随着他们的投资公司 1789资本 (1789 Capital) 的成长，这种情况已反复出现。
就 Polymarket 而言，政府曾禁止其接受美国居民的货币投注，但去年一名联邦监管机构授予了其在美国的运营许可。在 1789资本 投资时，该平台价值 3 亿美元 ($300 million)，而现在其估值已达 150 亿美元 ($15 billion)。
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德黑兰立场更强硬 在其父被杀后
华盛顿 —— 根据接受评估简报的官员称，美国情报机构认为，伊朗新任最高领袖莫杰塔巴·哈梅内伊 (Mojtaba Khamenei) {阿亚图拉} 比他的父亲和前任对追求核武器更感兴趣。
哈梅内伊阿亚图拉的父亲在战争初期的一次以色列袭击（由美国情报部门协助）中被杀，他曾誓言不开发核武器。尽管美国官员长期以来主张伊朗希望具备制造核武器的能力，但许多人认为阿里·哈梅内伊 (Ali Khamenei) {阿亚图拉} 的犹豫是真诚的。
其继任者从未公开……
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达 2 十年 来最高水平
作者：TEDDY ROSENBLUTH
美国在 2026 年记录的麻疹病例数已超过 2000 年该病毒被宣布消除后的任何一年。这是一个阴沉的信号，表明该国可能正走向一个新时代，在这种情况下，该疾病每年将定期导致数千人患病。
周五，疾病控制与预防中心 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) 宣布，今年迄今为止已有 2,318 例确诊麻疹病例。这一病例数打破了去年的记录，去年有超过 2,200 名美国人感染麻疹，两名未接种疫苗的儿童死亡。在过去两年中，美国报告的麻疹病例数超过了 2000 年至 2024 年所有年份的总和。
扭转麻疹的趋势需要全国范围内的推动以提高疫苗接种率，专家表示，在卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪 (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) 的领导下，这一前景似乎不大可能。他停止了对疫苗犹豫研究的资金支持，淡化了麻疹的风险，并带头搜寻疫苗不安全的证据。
11 月，一个国际专家小组将举行会议，以确定美国是否已失去其消除状态，这一状态长期以来被视为……
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制作人肯尼思·布鲁姆 (Kenneth Blume)，原名 Kenny Beats，以激发其他艺术家的最佳作品而著称。现在，他正致力于打磨的专辑是他自己的。 C1 页
已到足以出演《金酒游戏》的年纪
突然的举动凸显 卡塔尔捐赠的 747 飞机的安全问题
本文由 Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes 和 Maggie Haberman 撰写。
华盛顿 —— 据多位获悉此事的知情人士透露，本月在离开土耳其时，特朗普总统突然更换了飞机，此前官员们判定，伊朗代理力量针对他及空军一号的威胁是可信的。这一威胁出现时，特朗普先生正在参加北约峰会。正如《纽约时报》此前报道，他乘坐由卡塔尔捐赠的新波音 747-8 飞抵安卡拉，该机缺乏旧版空军一号那样先进的防御能力。在美国政府察觉到威胁后，特勤局敦促特朗普先生更换飞机。他随后宣布将使用旧飞机离开该国。
此前未曾报道的关于此次威胁性质的信息，揭示了白宫为何迅速采取行动更换飞机。这也凸显了人们对这架捐赠喷气机安全性的担忧，而特朗普先生此前曾催促该机尽快准备好供其使用。美国官员掌握的信息并未表明代理力量特别针对新飞机，而是针对特朗普先生及其乘坐的任何飞机。接受简报的人员在讨论该信息时要求《时报》对其身份保密。白宫未对此发表评论。但在回应《时报》的提问时，一名政府高级官员指出了特朗普先生关于伊朗企图将其杀害的公开言论，并对保护总统及随行代表团所采取的措施表示信心。该官员在讨论此事时要求匿名。
威胁的细节在政府内部也未被广泛传播；一些官员仅被告知，更换飞机是由于对伊朗的普遍担忧而采取的预防措施。国会核心成员尚未收到关于具体威胁的简报。特朗普先生最初称更换飞机是为了让在英国的美国服务成员有机会参观新飞机，并否认该决定与安全相关。《时报》报道称，特勤局曾敦促他更换飞机。
【切断】官员承认，对于在 ’24 年未支持特朗普总统的州，已暂停拨款。见 B1 页。
公开要求伊朗制造核武器。但美国情报机构认为，莫杰塔巴·哈梅内伊以及在美国和以色列杀死伊朗许多前领导人后出现且立场更强硬的政府，具有开发先进核武器的野心。现任政府已经致力于加强对霍尔木兹海峡的控制，并证明是一个难以谈判的对手。
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讣告 B10-11 嘻哈领域的障碍突破者
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音频 美国人的性生活频率比以往任何时候都低，尤其是 Z 世代。随着对出生率下降的焦虑增加，请在 “The Opinions” 中听一段关于为什么“性衰退”可能并非坏事的对话。nytimes.com/podcast
旅行 世界杯是否达到了旅游业的预期？主办城市、酒店和旅游局对这次赛事抱有很高的期望，但有些机构收获颇丰，而有些则化为泡影。查看我们的赢家和输家名单。nytimes.com/travel
视频 音乐家 Conor Oberst 与 “Popcast” 主持人 Joe Coscarelli 和 Jon Caramanica 讨论了他如何从令他“非常接近崩溃边缘”的个人困境中回归。请在 nytimes.com/popcast 观看。
今日金句
参加我们的测验来验证一下。
a. 宣布和平谈判计划
b. 呼吁举行全国选举
c. 解雇其幕僚长
d. 解雇其最高将领
e. 提高征兵年龄
a. 1 分 42.66 秒
b. 2 分 42.66 秒
c. 3 分 42.66 秒
d. 4 分 42.66 秒
e. 5 分 42.66 秒
a. 爱沙尼亚
b. 法国
c. 瑞典
d. 瑞士
e. 乌克兰
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历史上的头条
July 25, 1983。 “棒球赛通常以本垒打结束，但直到昨天为止，击出本垒打的球队总是获胜。而昨天在洋基体育场，击出本垒打的球队却输了，”默里·查斯（Murray Chass）在《时报》中报道。根据洋基队经理比利·马丁（Billy Martin）的抗议，裁判取消了皇家队乔治·布雷特（George Brett）在第九局两出局时击出的一支两分本垒打。他的球棒被判定为违规，因为其上面涂抹的松焦油（球员用于增加抓握力的物质）距离手柄超过 18 英寸。布雷特被判定出局，使堪萨斯城的领先优势变成了纽约队的胜利，比分为 4 比 3。布雷特对这一决定感到愤怒，冲出休息区并引发了一场在棒球广播中至今仍被重播的争执。美国联盟裁定布雷特不应被判定出局，两队于 8 月 18 日完成了第九局的比赛。最终比分：皇家队 5，洋基队 4。
e. 鼠
a. $140
b. $130
c. $120
d. $110
e. $100
a. 聊天机器人
b. 儿童
c. 纽约人
d. 非公民
e. 再次投票的人
a. 亚美尼亚
b. 英国
c. 罗马尼亚
d. 南非
a. 狗
b. 鹦鹉
c. 鸽子
d. 浣熊
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答案：1. B; 2. D; 3. B; 4. D; 5. D; 6. C; 7. B; 8. E; 9. D; 10. B; 11. D.
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E.R.
最近的一项盖洛普 (Gallup) 民调发现，民主党人和共和党人一样，都反对在他们的社区建设数据中心，许多人将其理由归结为对潜在噪音、污染以及能源和水资源使用的担忧。
随着人工智能影响扩大，成本上限努力 A14
10年期美国国债收益率被认为是全球最重要的利率之一，本周跳升至 4.7，而伊朗战争开始前该数值低于 4。
特朗普任内10年期国债利率创高 B4
The Baked Potato 是洛杉矶经营时间最长的爵士俱乐部，自 1970, 年作为录音演奏者的深夜聚集地开业以来，几乎没有发生过变化。
捕捉洛杉矶爵士一面的俱乐部 C8
纽约市近五分之一的人口生活在洪泛平原，有 14,500 家企业位于此类区域。这总计涉及约 $250 billion 的财产价值。
Mamdani 提供 $43 用于应对纽约洪水风险 A17
41, 岁的勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 已同意以一份为期两年、$8 的合同加盟费城76人队。在他创纪录的 23 个 N.B.A. 赛季中，每场比赛平均得分至少为 20 分。
詹姆斯选择费城作为其下一站及终点站 B6
据巴勒斯坦货币局前局长称，与以色列的贸易占巴勒斯坦进口额的 55 和出口额的 85。
以色列银行威胁撤出约旦河西岸 A7
迷你填字游戏 (The Mini Crossword)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11 12 13 14
7/25/2026 作者：SAM EZERSKY 编辑：JOEL FAGLIANO
横向 (ACROSS)
1 “祝你们好运！”
8 两台苹果设备之间的文件共享方法
9 用胶水粘在一起
10 拥有选秀抽签制度的组织
11 无法放松
15 环绕声系统
16 “如果我是你，我不会那样做”
纵向 (DOWN)
1 贯穿始终的笑话
2 2026 年价格大幅上涨的大宗商品
3 发出用力声
4 《熊餐厅》(The Bear) 中的 Ayo
5 评估优先级（例如在……中）
6 极长的时间
7 燃油经济性衡量标准
11 闪电电缆 (lightning cable) 的替代方案
12 图书展团体（简称）
13 疏土工具
14 颁发已知旅客 (Known Traveler) 资格的组织
也许我们会建议…… 来自新闻编辑部的四项周末推荐
倾听之耳
还有谁比“老板”本人更适合审视布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀 (Bruce Springsteen) 的一生？在《书评》(The Book Review) 中，Elisabeth Egan 推荐了几部由明星亲自讲述的名人回忆录。可以聆听莉娜·邓纳姆 (Lena Dunham) 在《名声病》(Famesick) 中的创作过程。或者在《老板裤》(Bossypants) 中对蒂娜·费伊 (Tina Fey) 的洞察开怀大笑。请在 nytimes.com/books 听听我们的见解。 2
寻根
你不必预订机票也能找到真正的休憩。Gabe Castro-Root 报道称，全国各地的植物园正在延长开放时间并推出新景点，旨在为城市居民提供一个逃离一切的场所。在凤凰城的一座此类植物园中，游客可以期待夜间灯光秀，甚至有瑜伽课程。现在难道不是欣赏风景的时候吗？nytimes.com/travel
再度审视 防御性驾驶
装甲车不再仅仅是银行和警察的专属。全国各地的司机，尤其是富有的司机，正支付高价为其车辆安装防弹面板、防弹玻璃，甚至热成像夜视仪。驾驶这些移动堡垒的车主表示，他们希望防范劫车、砸窗抢劫和路怒事件。这是在美国焦虑情绪推动下，对汽车安全的一种新诠释。
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《48小时》（8月1日） 当导演沃尔特·希尔在1982年的这部动作热门片中将埃迪·墨菲与尼克·诺特搭配在一起时，墨菲还是一个崭露头角的单口喜剧演员和《周六夜现场》表演者。这部电影为统治80年代和90年代电影市场的“好搭档喜剧”奠定了模板。墨菲那精明且幽默的形象抢尽风头——尤其是在一家乡村西部酒吧里的爆笑场景中，你可以亲眼看到墨菲蜕变为一名电影之星。
《赎罪》（8月1日） 伊恩·麦克尤恩2001年的小说将故事分为三个时期（二战前、血腥战争期间以及数十年后），追溯一名年轻女性的谎言如何破坏了几个人的生活，以及她自己的生活。詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊和凯拉·奈特礼在饰演浪漫主角时令人心醉，但这里的突破性表演者是西尔莎·罗南，她在核心角色中细腻的演绎预示了她日后将成为一名卓越的表演者。
《美人鱼》（8月1日） 罗恩·霍华德凭借这部1984年的热门电影巩固了他向导演的转型，该片也成为了汤姆·汉克斯和达里尔·汉娜的突破之作。汉克斯在这部（字面意义上的）“离水之鱼”故事中饰演一名纽约人，他遇到了梦中的女孩（汉娜），结果发现她竟然是一条美人鱼。汉克斯和汉娜作为浪漫主角产生了极强的化学反应，但两位“SCTV”老将——尤金·列维和约翰·坎迪——抢走了风头。
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吉莫蒂（Jimothy）是一只患有脊柱疾病的西雅图强壮浣熊，它在社交媒体上引起了轰动。吉莫蒂的视频显示它栖息在篱笆上并在街区奔跑。“我认为在目前的全球范围内，从很多方面来看，结合我们正在经历和看到的这一切，”一位西雅图居民告诉《风格》（Styles）版块，“它讲述了一个在情况不那么理想时生存下来的故事。”也许这是一个我们都能铭记在心的信息。在 nytimes.com/styles 观看吉莫蒂的行动。
《警局》（8月10日） 这部2021年的动作惊悚片像是对约翰·卡朋特经典之作《13号警局》的21世纪演绎，同样将动作场面局限在一个荒郊野外的警察局中。主要冲突发生在逃离黑帮的中间人泰迪·穆雷托（弗兰克·格里罗）与雇佣杀手鲍勃·维迪克（杰拉德·巴特勒）之间，后者伪装成酒驾被捕，以便跟随泰迪进入监狱将其杀死。从那里开始，事情变得相当复杂。
《男孩被抹去》（8月16日） 妮可·基德曼和罗素·克劳饰演一对父母，他们试图通过让儿子（卢卡斯·海吉斯，见上图）接受转化治疗，来调和他们的基督教信仰与儿子的出柜。这部电影改编自加拉德·康利的备忘录，乔尔·埃哲顿撰写了剧本并执导，同时客串饰演“行动中的爱”项目的主任赛克斯先生，在该项目中，基于信仰的方法演变成了虐待。JASON T. BAILEY
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右图为米歇尔·门多萨（Michell Mendoza），她和亲属将她母亲的灵柩运至委内瑞拉卡拉贝耶达（Caraballeda）的一座墓地，但由于该家庭没有墓地所有权，他们被禁止将其埋葬在那里。
作者：EMMA BUBOLA
委内瑞拉，拉瓜伊拉（LA GUAIRA）—— 这名青少年坐在皮卡车的乘客座上，身旁是她母亲的灵柩，车辆正并入委内瑞拉沿海公路的车流中。16 岁的米歇尔·门多萨从上个月拉瓜伊拉州遭遇灾难性地震时坍塌的众多高层公共住房综合体残骸中幸存。然而，她的父母和哥哥均在地震中丧生。但当米歇尔及其其他家人——大部分是儿童和青少年——抵达她所在的卡拉贝耶达镇的山坡墓地时，管理员将他们赶走了。他说，该家庭没有墓地所有权，且因为他们买不起墓地，米歇尔无法将母亲埋葬在这里。“我竟然不知道连墓地都可以是私有的，”18 岁的亚历山德拉·罗梅罗（Alexandra Romero）说道，她是米歇尔的嫂子，当时已有六个月身孕，双腿从皮卡车上垂下，停在墓地前。这次拒绝开启了米歇尔家人漫长而痛苦的折磨，但它也揭示了弱势群体即便在死后仍可能面临的凄惨命运。
接连袭击委内瑞拉北部的地震撕裂了社会阶层，无论是高端高层建筑还是被忽视的住宅区都被夷为平地。豪华塔楼和公共住房综合体现在看起来一模一样——都变成了瓦砾堆。来自加拉加斯的富裕年轻女性和来自拉瓜伊拉的当地渔民，在数日里以同样的痛苦和绝望的祈祷在碎片中搜寻，希望他们的亲人能生还。
但在这种共同的恐怖之中仍存在差异。由于重型机械短缺，较为富裕的委内瑞拉人能够租赁私人设备来协助搜寻。许多人还能将死者安葬在私人的家族墓地中，而贫困的委内瑞拉人则因为附近缺乏负担得起的埋葬选择，被迫将亲人火化。在委内瑞拉以及其他拉丁美洲国家，火化在历史上并不常见，且在许多情况下并非受害者或其亲属的意愿。
米歇尔在当天的大部分时间里一直保持冷静温顺的态度，但当她回到太平间将母亲的遗体交给火化部门时，她显得心乱如麻。她说她希望母亲被埋在可以祭拜的坟墓里，而不是变成灰烬。“我想给她带花，”她说。
拉丁美洲普遍存在的根深蒂固的不平等在委内瑞拉的毁灭性灾难中凸显出来。“我们都有同样的需求，”维克多·卡尔德隆·卡斯蒂略（Victor Calderón Castillo）解释道，他住在同一个公寓综合体的 20 多名家庭成员都被
“如果你不拥有任何东西，你就什么都不是。一直以来都是这样。”
维克多·卡尔德隆·卡斯蒂略（VICTOR CALDERÓN CASTILLO），在两次地震中，于同一公寓楼内失去了 20 多名家人。
等待取走的火化盒。火化并非一种流行做法，但许多家庭出于无奈而选择火化。
在地震中丧生。四天时间里，他被迫停止挖掘最后的遗体，因为他没有工具，也买不起工具。“但富人总是优先。” 他坐在埋葬家人的瓦砾堆上，看着附近一座私立建筑旁的一台高大起重机在运行。 “如果你不拥有任何东西，你就什么都不是，”他说，“一直以来都是这样。” 起重机和挖掘机成了拉瓜伊拉（La Guaira）最令人向往的物件——这座小镇如今被废墟覆盖，人们在意的一切都被困在崩塌的柱子和扭曲的钢材之下。 目前尚不清楚委内瑞拉政府是如何分配其重型机械库存的，但许多受害者抱怨抵达的设备太少且太迟。 一些私营公司和捐赠者免费操作起重机。但有几个人表示他们支付了机器费用，这表明经济特权可以决定是否能够获得寻回遗体所需的设备。 30 岁的保拉·亚历山德拉·佩尼亚洛萨·戈梅斯（Paola Alessandra Peñaloza Gómez）表示，她每天支付一家私营公司 $650，以寻找她父亲的遗体，她父亲此前住在拉瓜伊拉海滨的一栋高档建筑中。 她说她很感激家人能负担得起，但同时也承认，“有些建筑没有机器，有些建筑没有钱。”
保拉·亚历山德拉·佩尼亚洛萨·戈梅斯表示，她每天支付一家私营公司 $650 来寻找她父亲的遗体。
“我们拥有许多大多数人没有的东西，”她补充道，并问道：“那些一无所有的人该怎么办？” 许多人毫无办法。 “求求你们，我需要一台机器，我不能再等了，”29 岁的弗拉基米尔·佩尼亚（Vladimir Peña）在跑向两名在一家崩塌私立公寓综合体操作机械的男子时哭喊道。 他在寻找妻子普里贝斯·佩尼亚（Pribeth Peña），26 岁，她此前住在附近一座已成废墟的公共住房综合体中。她被困已经两周了，但他仍然希望能在活着的情况下找到她。“我不希望她因为缺乏帮助而死去。” 几个街区外，两台私下租赁、日租金约为 $400 的挖掘机正在清理一栋联排别墅的废墟，以移出一辆被埋在下面的皮卡车。几天前，同一个男人租赁了同样的机器，地挖掘出了他两个孩子的遗体。委内瑞拉人通过众筹或请求在海外的朋友和亲戚提供资金援助来租赁起重机。但即使现场有重型机械，也无法保证能寻回遗体。佩尼亚洛萨·戈梅斯女士的父亲在经过大约三周的搜寻后才被找到。另一个家庭表示，他们在卡蒂亚-拉-马尔（Catia la Mar）一座被毁建筑中花费 $11,500 租赁了一台大型起重机挖掘了四天，却未能找到埋在碎片下的亲属遗体。尽管如此，拥有租赁重型机械的资源，确实帮助一些人克服了那种压倒了许多无法获得此类设备的人的无力感。“我们不得不挖掘出...”
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“用我们自己的双手挖掘亲人的遗体，”玛丽亚·卡尔德隆（María Calderón，52岁）说，她是卡尔德隆先生的姐姐。她的儿子罗伯特·阿德里安·埃尔南德斯·卡尔德隆（Robert Adrian Hernández Calderón，30岁）以及另外 17 名家庭成员在地震中丧生。她说，当亲属寻获罗伯特的遗体时，没有车能将他送往停尸房。因此，遗体在路边放置了五个小时，直到他们找到了车。她说，唯一可以免费将其土葬的选项是遥远的公墓，因此她不得不火化她的儿子，尽管这不是她想要的。“没有其他选择了，”她说。
委内瑞拉当局提供了一些免费安葬死者的选项。其中包括加拉加斯的一座公墓中的陵墓、另一座公墓中的集体坟墓，以及政府在拉瓜伊拉以西的一座山上挖掘的墓地。所有这些选项距离许多被地震摧毁的大型住宅项目约有一小时车程。对于许多没有汽车的居民来说，这些地点实在太远了。在附近的公墓，墓地必须付费。
“我没有 900 美元来埋葬他们三个，”31 岁的阿玛丽利斯·拉达（Amarilis Rada）说道，她看着救援人员从废墟中拉出一具遗体，努力辨认那是否是她 7 岁的儿子阿德里安（Adrian）。她的丈夫和 2 岁的儿子维克内斯·埃利安（Vicneth Elian）的遗体已在当天早些时候被寻获。拉达女士说，拉瓜伊拉的一家公墓要求她为每个人支付 $300 才能安葬。因此，她火化了已经找到的两具遗体，同时继续寻找她的大儿子。
“我没有钱去找，”曾在海滩上卖零食的拉达女士说。“我没有钱为他举行守灵仪式，”在谈到她最小的孩子时，她补充道。“如果我能举行守灵仪式，我就有一个可以祭拜他的地方，一个可以在他生日时前往的地方。”
精通媒体的莫迪 对数字化叙事权的掌控
作者：MUJIB MASHAL
新德里 —— 在一场由年轻人发起的 Instagram 起义中，印度的“WhatsApp 大叔们”感到不知所措。十多年来，总理纳伦德拉·莫迪一直利用社交媒体来塑造一个近乎神格化且绝无失误的形象，而现在，他正面临多年来或许是最艰巨的挑战：一场由 Z 世代驱动的抗议活动，通过视频、迷因（memes）和真实的愤怒夺取了数字化叙事的主导权。随着示威者宣泄对印度经济失败和缺乏问责制的愤怒，在新德里的主要抗议现场（本周该活动已蔓延至印度其他几个城市）出现的标语和口号直接指向了莫迪先生。这位强人领导人通常仅在耳语中被批评，而现在突然发现自己成了笑话和嘲讽的对象，抗议者在广告牌上涂抹他的形象，用诗句嘲弄他，并将这些图像在网上分享给数百万观众。一段被广泛观看的视频显示，一群人齐声称呼总理为“56英寸的猴子”，这是在讽刺他曾吹嘘自己拥有 56 英寸的胸围。其他一些言论则明显更为粗俗。印度国家机器的庞大权力日益建立在莫迪先生的个人形象之上，而如今在应对抗议者的创造力和韧性时却显得力不从心。探讨社交媒体算法如何改变印度的作者 Anurag Minus Varma 表示，街头的大规模动员打破了恐惧感，为积压的愤怒提供了宣泄口。Varma 先生说：“因为在人群中感到安全，人们现在能够表达自己的观点。而当他们表达观点时，几乎像是一次爆发，因为民主制度中的每一个安全阀都被这个特定的政权关闭了。”这场抗议运动最初并非针对莫迪先生。它始于新德里的一场静坐示威，要求教育部长辞职。在该部长的领导下，数起大学考试舞弊丑闻影响了数百万年轻人，这些人对印度竞争极其激烈的就业市场中的职业前景感到担忧。上周末，便衣警察冲进一名知名活动人士的支持者人群，该活动人士此前在进行绝食抗议，警察将其强行拖至医院，并开始强行清理抗议营地。在随后的几天里，莫迪先生基本保持沉默。而他政府的轻视回应 —— 教育部长 Dharmendra Pradhan 称抗议者为“恐怖组织的 B 队” —— 揭示了代际之间的鸿沟。
作者：PRANAV BASKAR
一名著名的印度活动人士在绝食 26 天后，于周五结束了抗议。他此前要求教育部长因一系列搞砸的入学考试而辞职。但印度的年轻抗议者们仍在继续这场已演变为更广泛的斗争，旨在反对腐败、糟糕的就业前景以及政府对教育系统的管理不善。
该活动人士索南·旺楚克（Sonam Wangchuk）在社交媒体上表示，在与政府部长进行“长时间谈判”并“考虑到国内可能发生暴力事件”后，他已经停止绝食。他开始绝食是为了支持一场更大规模的抗议，该抗议始于印度医学院入学考试因试题泄露而被取消之后。
这一诉求此后演变成了一场 Z 世代运动，呼吁对教育系统和劳动力市场进行结构性改革。德里警方表示，根据法院命令，其人员已将长期关注教育和气候问题的活动人士旺楚克先生“送往医院进行必要的医疗护理”。
随着旺楚克先生在医院的健康状况恶化，政府部长们敦促他停止绝食。然而，没有迹象表明政府已同意满足驱动旺楚克先生绝食的任何要求。其中最核心的要求是印度教育部长达尔门德拉·普拉丹（Dharmendra Pradhan）辞职，在他任职期间，多项国家级考试因泄露而受损。旺楚克先生还呼吁政府承诺不对抗议者进行惩罚。
旺楚克先生敦促“所有人保持高度警惕，绝不允许在任何地方发生任何形式的暴力”。印度的许多抗议者是学生，另一些人则已有工作，但他们对教育和就业前景持有共同的绝望感和愤怒感。
这种傲慢的态度被抗议者称为“WhatsApp 大叔”式语调——一种说教式的、单向的论述。随着莫迪先生的印度人民党（Bharatiya Janata Party）主导该社交消息平台，并通过支持者转发文本来推广其议程，这种语调充斥在印度的公共空间中。今年 5 月中旬，许多印度年轻人听到印度首席大法官将该国失业青年比作寄生虫和“蟑螂”时，感受到的正是这种语调。作为回应，一名研究生在网上创建了讽刺性的“蟑螂人民党”。该团体在 Instagram 上迅速走红，拥有近 26 million（2600万）粉丝，几乎是精通技术的印度人民党粉丝数量的三倍。
印度的主流新闻媒体在很大程度上被莫迪先生及其政党所掌控，几乎没有报道这次在首都中心詹特·曼塔（Jantar Mantar）开始的静坐活动。该活动之所以传播开来，得益于 YouTube 博主和小型数字新闻机构，例如 Peek TV，其在 Instagram 和 YouTube 上发布的抗议现场短视频在一周内获得了超过 200 million 次观看。另一个 YouTube 账号“Unfiltered by Samdish”在周一记录了警线后的视频，画面中警察试图用警棍和催泪瓦斯驱散静坐者。该片段在两天内获得了超过 200 万次观看。
抗议者记录警察反应的方式，使官员们看起来迟钝且脱离群众。当安全部队挥舞警棍冲向他们时，年轻的抗议者在跑赢中年警员的同时，从肩后拍摄视频。其他人则在被攻击时将手机顶在警察脸上，有些人甚至嘲讽地要求更多的惩罚。在一段视频中，一群抗议者在警车后座拍摄，而乘坐车辆的警员则
散弹枪增加了他们可能会被强加虚假毒品指控的可能性。那个拿着手机的年轻人将摄像头转向自己，用手捂住嘴，露出一种在无数互联网迷因（memes）中常见的惊讶表情。密歇根大学研究印度政治传播的教授 Joyojeet Pal 表示，这些抗议活动表明，莫迪先生在过去十年中享有的对信息空间的中心化控制可能不再有效。他认为，政府自上而下的信息传递风格不适应目前优先考虑真实性的社交媒体算法。Pal 先生说：“现在不再是‘看警察做了什么’，而更多是‘今天的感觉是这样的’。”
这些抗议活动聚焦于真实的经济担忧，但同时也成为了内容创作的金矿。出现了许多“跟我一起准备”（get ready with me）的视频，其中一名年轻抗议者在裤子里塞入泡沫垫，以保护臀部免受警察警棍的袭击。一些带有戏谑意味的“穿搭检查”（fit checks）则关注人们在抗议现场的穿着。一名被大批人员驱离并送往拘留所的抗议者发布道：“感谢这个世界上最大的民主国家，在警察巴士上得到了一个窗边位。” 另一人拍摄了警察在用餐休息后收拾装备的画面，并对警员说：“吃了吗，大叔（uncle ji）？饱了吗？现在要去战斗了吗？祝好运！”
目前尚不清楚 75 岁的莫迪先生将如何尝试安抚抗议者，后者的诉求已从要求教育部长辞职，扩大到包括赦免和平示威者以及要求政府对考试泄题事件承担更大责任。在 2024 年最后一次全国大选之前，他曾拉拢影响者（influencers）和播客主站在自己一边，这表明他承认印度的社交媒体空间正在发生变化。他的政党在议会中依然占据主导地位，并在州选举中保持连胜，政治反对派处于混乱状态，在印度没有人能在政治权力或筹款能力上接近莫迪先生。
周四深夜，莫迪先生首次通过视频对抗议活动发表讲话。印度人习惯看到的那些精致的、通常由多机位制作的画面消失了。镜头直接对着他的脸，仿佛是用手机以自拍模式拍摄的。他用英语开始讲话：“朋友们，”随后承诺将对任何被发现参与考试泄题的人采取严厉行动。他没有提及要求部长辞职的诉求。该视频发布之时，新德里主要抗议现场周边的移动互联网服务刚好被封锁。一名社交媒体用户在莫迪先生的视频下评论道：“詹特·曼塔尔（Jantar Mantar）的互联网被封锁了，先生，那些人怎么看视频？”
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作者：PRANAV BASKAR 和 PABLO ROBLES
这场在印度开始的运动，起初是 5 月因一项被取消的大学入学考试而引发的学生抗议，随后演变为一场反对腐败、就业前景不佳以及教育系统管理不善的更广泛运动。这次运动对执政十余年的总理 Narendra Modi 构成了罕见的挑战。以下是事件的演进过程：
5 月 3 | 全国医学入学考试
超过两百万名学生参加了这项名为 NEET 的考试。这项极其艰苦的测试是进入印度医学教育系统热门名额的敲门砖。学生们通常花费数年时间准备。
5 月 12 | 考试取消
由于涉嫌题目泄露，印度政府废除了该考试并要求所有人重新参加，这引发了愤怒。印度全国学生联盟组织了抗议活动。部分成员被拘留。在接下来的几天里，其他城市也举行了抗议。
5 月 15 | “蟑螂”
印度首席大法官 Surya Kant 表示，一些失业的印度年轻人就像“蟑螂”，在社交媒体上抱怨体制。
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May 16 | The Cockroach Party
作为回应，波士顿大学毕业的 30 岁青年阿比吉特·迪普克（Abhijeet Dipke）开玩笑地创建了“蟑螂人民党”（Cockroach Janta Party）。
MAY 12 医学院考试被取消后，学生抗议者与警方发生冲突。
如何演变成一场青年运动
5月 21 | 追随者增加
在几天之内，C.J.P. 的一些社交媒体账号上的追随者人数已经超过了印度最大的政党。
6月 2 | 势头增强
针对考试泄题的抗议活动在 6 月初持续在包括印度金融之都孟买在内的多个城市进行。
6月 6 | 首次 C.J.P. 抗议
迪普克先生从美国返回印度，领导 C.J.P. 的首次街头抗议，要求教育部长达尔梅德拉·普拉丹辞职。数百人聚集参加这次和平示威。
6月 11 | “宣言”
C.J.P. 发布了一份包含五点内容的“宣言”，包括为受取消考试影响的学生提供补偿，以及对考试制度进行其他改革。
6月 20 | 静坐第一天
在政府未能就该团体的要求采取行动后，C.J.P. 的支持者在新德里议会附近指定的抗议地点詹塔·曼哈尔（Jantar Mahar）开始了静坐。上图中的抗议者自那时起便全天候留在该地。
6月 28 | 绝食抗议
印度知名活动人士索南·旺楚克（Sonam Wangchuk）开始绝食，以表示对抗议者的支持。
7月 9 | 宣传
旺楚克先生号召在 7月 20 日议会复会时举行一次前往议会的和平游行。C.J.P. 在“Chalo Sansad”（意为“向议会进发”）的口号下宣传此次游行。7月 18 日，旺楚克先生在违背其意愿的情况下被警方转移至医院。
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周一 | 向议会进发
数千名年轻人参与游行，并面临警方的严厉应对。孟买和班加罗尔也发生了规模较小的抗议活动。 安全部队使用催泪瓦斯和警棍驱散人群。数十人被警方逮捕。尽管当局要求他们解散，但许多人仍继续在现场扎营。
周三 | 视频记录
抗议活动的一个标志性场景被记录在下方的孟买视频中：一名年轻女性挡住一辆警车，要求释放车内的抗议者。
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周四 | 总理回应
C.J.P. 表示，抗议活动已蔓延至印度至少 30 个城市，并号召在全国范围内进行示威。 印度总理 纳伦德拉·莫迪 发布了关于此次抗议的首个视频消息，表示“没有什么比我们青年的福祉和未来更重要”，并承诺将快速惩处那些破坏考试的人。
周五 | 绝食结束；抗议继续
在与政府官员谈判并提及对可能出现暴力事件的担忧后，旺楚克先生在绝食 26 天后结束了抗议。C.J.P. 对旺楚克先生结束绝食表示庆祝，但表示抗议活动仍将继续。
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作者：LEILY NIKOUNAZAR 和 ERIKA SOLOMON
一种极其熟悉的战争节奏在伊朗人心中复现——被轰炸的高速公路、暴跌的货币、特朗普总统在社交媒体上发布的威胁帖，以及伊朗神权统治者的激烈言论。然而，当在德黑兰失业的音乐家 Behnam 给家人或朋友打电话询问情况时，他绝不会从战争谈起。“我们彼此问的第一句话是：你吃饭了吗？”与本文采访的所有伊朗人一样，38 岁的 Behnam 因担心伊朗政府的报复，要求不使用其姓氏。“坦白说，现在已经到了我们只考虑生存的地步，”他说。随着失业率飙升，他说亲戚们那些关于找工作的鼓励话语已经消失了。许多伊朗人搁置了修复建筑或重建被战争摧毁生活的计划。当贫困的朋友只能按杯买米，且美国与伊朗在地区内的军事地点、港口和海水淡化厂之间互掷打击时，规划未来似乎成了一种荒诞的奢侈。一年多以来，伊朗人一直被困在空袭、国内安全镇压和经济崩溃的循环之中。上个月短暂的停火让人们从轰炸中获得了一定程度的喘息，但经济暴跌却并未停止。最近几周协议的破裂使国家重新陷入战争。据四名获悉讨论情况的人士透露，美国和伊朗已进行了两周的互攻，周五特朗普先生与顾问会面，以决定是否加强军事打击。现在，许多伊朗人感到无力。“我对自己的生活不再有控制力了，”Behnam 说。“我们的命运掌握在那些不考虑普通人的人手中。”这种危机的循环自去年 6 月重创该国的 12 天美以战争以来一直困扰着伊朗人。在那之后，政府以国家安全为由，将该国置于长达数月的互联网封锁之下。
Sanam Mahoozi 和 Shirin Hakim 参与报道。
以及对家的渴望
作者：JACEY FORTIN
在迈克尔·埃曼纽尔·斯温顿中士（Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton）给北卡罗来纳州家人的最后几次通话中，长达一年的部署压力开始显现——这次部署将他带到了中东，并使他陷入了伊朗持续战争的中心。他一直失眠，食欲减退。他渴望回家。
他的妻子 Jamiah Swinton 说，恐惧悄悄地潜入了他的声音中。“我总能感觉到，当语气改变时，就意味着发生了什么事。”
他告诉她，在他驻守的伊拉克北部埃尔比勒空军基地发生了无人机袭击，而且袭击接踵而至。“那里没有和平，”她说。
她说，他与妻子最后一次视频通话时显得格外深情，且时间非常短暂。他要求见他们 4 岁的女儿，但孩子当时在幼儿园。距离他上次与家人见面已经过去了一年。
四天后，身着制服的人员来到 Swinton 女士门前，告知她的丈夫已经牺牲。
Eric Schmitt 和 Maia Spoto 参与报道。
本文由 Helene Cooper, Lara Jakes 和 John Ismay 撰写。
周三，五角大楼在其伤亡网站上报告称，在伊朗战争期间，共有 18 名美国军人阵亡。 到周四，国防部下调了这一数字，报告称共有 14 名美国士兵在战争中阵亡。 三名军方官员表示，此次变动的原因之一是特朗普政府决定将上周末阵亡的四名军人（三名在约旦，一名在伊拉克北部）从名单中移除，因为他们的死亡发生在特朗普总统 4 月宣布停火之后。 这些官员在要求匿名的条件下描述了敏感的内部讨论。 五角大楼代理新闻秘书 Joel Valdez 将此次变动归因于网站的“临时数据中断”，并暗示这将很快得到修复。
大多数伊朗人仅仅在思考如何维持日常生活，而政权仍在镇压反对派。本周德黑兰的街道景象。
担忧。这导致初创经济陷入骤降。 随后，12 月的一场货币危机引发了反政府抗议，并演变成一场全国性运动。1 月份的镇压比伊朗数十年来经历的任何一次都要猛烈，导致数千人死亡，国家陷入严重分裂。 几周后，特朗普先生和以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡宣布对伊朗开战，将其描述为一次颠覆该国威权统治者的千载难逢的机会。美国和以色列的战机猛烈轰炸伊朗，摧毁了基础设施，并杀死了最高领袖及数千名平民。但该国的神权统治依然稳固，强调
斯温顿中士是自 2 月 28 日美国和以色列袭击伊朗以来丧生的 18 名美国士兵之一。 其中有一名 19 岁、热爱舞蹈的高中毕业生。一名 42 岁、梦想开设自己武术工作室的父亲。一名 39 岁、正处于最后一次部署期的两个孩子的母亲。 斯温顿中士是上周在波斯湾美伊军队冲突升级期间阵亡的四名军人之一；自上个月停火协议崩溃以来，该地区的紧张局势不断恶化。 国防部表示，他在周六处置一架伊朗无人机时死亡。 五角大楼表示，此次在埃尔比勒基地的受控爆破事件正在调查中。 一名要求匿名讨论行动事务的美国官员表示，30 岁的斯温顿中士并未参与爆破，而是被爆炸产生的飞碎片击中身亡。 斯温顿中士原隶属于北卡罗来纳州布拉格堡的第 108 防空炮兵旅。 27 岁的斯温顿女士一直处于
由于停火协议崩溃，五角大楼提供的关于美国军事战略的信息很少，且在发布部队伤亡信息方面进展缓慢。五角大楼最后一次关于这场战争的重大简报是在 5 月初。 国防部表示，披露伊朗对美军驻地基地的袭击将危及行动安全。 据几名要求匿名讨论行动事务的美国官员透露，五角大楼隐瞒了上周伊朗在约旦发起的三次袭击的信息，这些袭击导致数十名美国军人受伤，并损坏了数架直升机。 在周五伊朗在约旦的一次袭击导致三名士兵死亡后，五角大楼首席发言人
被其生存能力所强化。 阿萨尔是一名居住在德黑兰附近城镇的 20 岁店主，她是参加 1 月抗议活动的数千人之一。在描述她和朋友们经历的逮捕和酷刑时，阿萨尔泣不成声。阿萨尔曾希望美以干预能帮助推翻该政权。
迈克尔·埃马纽尔·斯温顿中士及其妻子贾米亚·斯温顿，以及他的女儿阿莱亚。斯温顿女士说，丈夫与她进行的最后一次视频通话格外温柔，且非常短暂。
同样在军队服役，她在 2020. 年两人都被部署到巴林时与丈夫相识。他们从事不同的工作——他负责监测雷达，她负责导弹发射装置——但在空闲时间，他们彼此吸引。 “吸引我目光的显然是他长得多么英俊，”斯温顿女士说，并补充道他总是没完没了地搞怪，但依然能赢得尊重。“他非常精通自己的工作，这让人们愿意听他的。” 斯温顿女士在南加州长大。她参军是因为她想看到更多世界，而且
男子肖恩·帕内尔承认，自 7 月 7 日以来，美军伤亡人数已上升至近 100 人。 国防部官员表示，他们依法必须报告部队死亡人数，但无需报告受伤人数。包括民主党参议员在内的批评人士表示，特朗普政府有义务向公众通报战争的进展情况。 “政府在诚实面对现状方面似乎非常吃力——不仅是关于伤亡，而且是关于整个战争，”退役中将本·霍奇斯说。他是伊拉克和阿富汗战争的资深人士，并在特朗普先生第一任期开始时指挥过驻欧美军。 霍奇斯将军表示，在战争期间淡化死亡人数表明其“不愿或无法积极地从错误中吸取教训”。 部队死亡人数的问题至关重要，因为特朗普总统和国防部长
“特朗普告诉我们他想救我们，但这并非事实，”她说。“未来发生什么对我来说再也没有意义了。” 一些伊朗人表示，进一步增加这种颓丧感的是，目睹了他们的亲人多少次尝试克服经济困境，结果却看到他们微小的胜利
她的母亲也曾服役。 住在费耶特维尔的斯温顿中士告诉妻子，他参军是因为不想被困在北卡罗来纳州，并且由于儿子的出生（现在 6 岁）而激励他努力表现。 在巴林相识后，他们迅速坠入爱河。他们搬到德克萨斯州，并于 2021. 年在法院登记结婚。他们有一个女儿阿莱亚，现在 4, 岁，随后搬到了北卡罗来纳州。 “他更有照顾婴儿的经验，所以他教会了我一切，”斯温顿女士说。“他是一位了不起的父亲。他总是
“他是一位了不起的 父亲。他总是 我女儿最喜欢的人。”
皮特·海格塞斯基本上使其成为了事实。这两个人都反复表示，他们的前任——约瑟夫·R·拜登总统和劳埃德·J·奥斯汀三世国防部长，以及副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯，应对 2021 年在喀布尔的一次自杀式袭击中 13 名美国服役人员死亡负个人责任。 “这些人不应该死去，”特朗普先生在 2024 年告诉播客主持人莱克斯·弗里德曼。“他们是因为拜登和卡玛拉而死的。他们的死就如同这些人扣动了扳机一样。” 在美国混乱地撤离该国期间，在哈米德·卡尔扎伊国际机场的主要入口——艾比门（Abbey Gate）的袭击中，数十名阿富汗人也丧生。 五角大楼表示，正准备发布一份由海格塞斯先生下令的关于阿富汗撤军的审查报告。该审查由帕内尔先生领导，旨在“确保对美国人民和参战人员负责”。
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ARASH KHAMOOSHI/POLARIS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
被接踵而至的危机所击垮。 德黑兰的一位网页设计师法尔扎德（Farzad）表示，在为期12天的战争之后的经济低迷期，一位朋友开始在Instagram上销售自制的腌菜和果酱，以补贴她已不再充足的养老金。但在政府于1月份及战争最初几个月实施的网络封锁期间，她的生意崩溃了。 一些伊朗人在采访中表示，物价已上涨到他们不得不放弃医疗护理，或者购买维生素来代替水果和蔬菜，因为后者更便宜。 “抛开统计数据不谈，”法尔扎德说。他表示，在衡量经济危机时，“我们是通过自己的身体，通过我们的生活经历来感知的。” 即使在今年春季轰炸减轻后，伊朗人仍面临新的屈辱。他们的政府继续打击反对派，包括激增的处决
[[IMG_JAMIAH SWINTON]]（摄影：JAMIAH SWINTON）
我女儿最喜欢的那款。” 斯温顿女士（Ms. Swinton）说，她在2023年离开了军队。她补充说，丈夫的部署任务很艰辛，而最后一次部署是他们结婚以来分开最久的一次。但他们尽可能地保持着联系。 二月，战争爆发。 而本月，她听到了斯温顿中士（Sergeant Swinton）声音中潜入的焦虑。“当我通过视频看到他时，他看起来太累了，”她说，“他告诉我他非常想回家。” 斯温顿中士的遗体于周三被送回美国。斯温顿女士——
“我们伟大的国家，”赫格塞斯（Mr. Hegseth）去年在宣布该计划时写道。 在伊朗战争的伤亡统计中，五角大楼将阵亡人数与事故死亡人数分开统计。 截至周三，其数据显示有11名军人在敌对行动中丧生，7人在与战争相关的事故中丧生。 事故死亡的7人包括一架美国军用KC-135加油机在伊拉克坠毁的机组人员，该事故发生在3月，是针对邻国伊朗战争行动的一部分。 巴尔德斯先生（Mr. Valdez）表示，将特朗普（Trump）和拜登（Biden）政府时期的士兵死亡人数进行对比，是“企图将美国在伊朗最优秀战士的牺牲政治化”。 到周四早晨，该网站上的死亡人数已更改为14，其中7人被归类为敌对行动导致。 巴尔德斯先生将这些变动称为“网站异常”且
一月抗议者的处决以及没收异见人士的财产。据当局称，上个月，网络攻击导致伊朗三家主要银行瘫痪。数百万伊朗人突然失去了对他们仅有的一点钱的访问权。到银行混乱解决时，该国已再次陷入战争。伊朗政府的支持者认为，该国除了继续战斗别无选择。“凡事皆有代价，”侯赛因（Hossein）说，他在港口城市班达尔阿巴斯（Bandar Abbas）经营一家在线企业，该市在过去一周遭到严重轰炸。“挺身对抗美国并维护我们的独立，远比成为该地区另一个对美国任何要求都简单说‘是’的国家更有价值。”大部分新爆发的战斗发生在南部。51岁的法里德（Farideh）对美国摧毁铁路并炸毁桥梁的轰炸感到震惊，这些桥梁位于
她所在的地区，导致一些居民被困数日。据电力分配公司负责人哈米德·赛义德·帕纳（Hamid Saed Panah）和该省副省长艾哈迈德·纳菲西（Ahmad Nafisi）称，在南部的霍尔木兹甘省，空袭摧毁了电网和一个海水淡化设施。美国方面尚未对此类指控发表评论。一些南部居民表示，他们在面临经常超过 120 华氏度的高温时，失去了运行用水并承受着长达数小时的停电。
“这是一次极其痛苦、压力巨大的经历，充满了对未来的绝望，”法里德（Farideh）说。她试图想象孩子们的教育和职业前景将如何。“不幸的是，我们民众在为政府的错误和顽固付出代价。”
在大多数城市，伊斯兰共和国的忠实支持者每晚在户外露营，要求政府追求战争而非和平，这让那些渴望危机结束的伊朗人感到心力交瘁。“情况已经糟糕到每个人都彻底崩溃了，”中部城市伊斯法罕的一位企业主莫森（Mohsen）说。“我们被困在地狱里，没有人能救我们。”
[[IMG_XXXX]] 贾米娅·斯温顿（JAMIAH SWINTON），迈克尔·埃马纽埃尔·斯温顿中士（Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton）的妻子。
斯温顿前往特拉华州的道夫空军基地，瞻仰她丈夫和其他三名年轻陆军士兵覆盖国旗的棺椁。她会见了特朗普总统，她说总统温暖地谈到了她丈夫的服役情况。
斯温顿女士表示，当她看着女儿努力理解死亡的含义时，她感到既得到了支持又心绪难平。“当他们在转移迈克尔时，她说：‘那个盒子里的就是我的爸爸吗？’”
特朗普先生在发言中表示，这四名士兵是支持战争的。斯温顿女士则表示，她更愿意谈论她的丈夫，而不是讨论政治。“没有人能告诉你军旅生涯会如何发展，”她说。“有太多的不确定性，你必须足够坚强去面对，并希望结果会是好的。”
斯温顿女士说，斯温顿中士曾希望这次部署到伊拉克是最后一次，她也是这么希望的。“我只想粘在他身边，”她说。“他所做的一切——他的说话方式，他的声音，一切——我就是，我爱他。”
（此处部分文本缺失）说这些问题正在得到解决。
“该部门在发布前试图向《纽约时报》解释这些异常情况，但鉴于他们在这个领域的认知匮乏，他们写出了一篇无关痛痒的报道，”他在一封电子邮件中说道，并补充道：“我们依然致力于确保所有伤亡报告的最高准确性。”
特朗普先生继续提及更高数量的美国军队死亡人数。在周四的评论中，他将其他美国战争的伤亡人数与针对伊朗的战争进行了对比，称即使死一名士兵“也太多了，但现在是 18”。
周三，特朗普先生在特拉华州的道夫空军基地见证了四名服役人员遗体的归来，称他们为“伟大的英雄”。
杜克大学研究军事的政治学教授彼得·费弗（Peter Feaver）表示，任何一名服役人员的损失都是一场悲剧。
“重要的是要记住，每一个数字背后都是一个个人故事，”他补充道。
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伙伴。如果美以战争使得德黑兰追求核武器的可能性增加而非减少，这将成为最高领袖被杀以及特朗普政府最初采取的旨在更迭政权的步骤所导致的又一个严重后果。
美国官员警告称，关于莫杰塔巴·哈梅内伊（Mojtaba Khamenei）观点的绝大多数情报均来自战争之前。他在战争初期的第一阶段受了重伤，美国官员表示，由于伤情以及不想成为空袭目标，他限制了自己的沟通和公开露面。
官员们评估认为，他依然掌管政府，但并没有其父亲那样绝对的权威和影响力，其父亲统治时间超过 36 年。
这一评估出台之际，特朗普总统正在权衡是否要加强对伊朗的军事行动。如果认定最高领袖有可能对追求研制炸弹持开放态度，将为升级行动提供额外的正当理由。
尽管美国官员坚称德黑兰尚未采取任何重启核计划的行动，但在去年美国袭击关键设施之后，或在当前战争的战斗间隙，伊朗已经采取了一些步骤来保存其核资产。
据美国官员称，伊朗已将至少部分离心机转移到了伊朗中部一个防御严密的地下综合体中，美国将其称为“镐山”（Pickaxe Mountain）。《华尔街日报》本周率先报道称，以色列情报部门已追踪到这些离心机的移动。
虽然此类行动可能是重建能-
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作者：赞恩·欧文 (ZANE IRWIN)
在美伊战争中经历了数月相对较少的参与后，受伊朗支持的也门胡塞武装组织正进行一次延迟但可能产生重大影响的介入。
胡塞武装声称，周三向红海上的 2 艘沙特油轮发射了导弹和无人机袭击，就在几天前，该组织宣布对与沙特阿拉伯相关的航运实施海上封锁。
长期以来，该组织一直将自己塑造为伊朗所谓“抵抗之弧”的前线成员，并在公开场合将自身与伊朗的命运绑定。但分析人士指出，尽管胡塞武装与伊朗关系密切，但他们的伙伴关系是由协调与制约共同塑造的。
胡塞武装是谁？ 胡塞武装是什叶派武装分子，在过去二十年里一直与也门获得国际认可的政府作战。他们在 2014 年占领了也门首都萨那，迫使政府逃往亚丁市。次年，由沙特领导的联盟发起了一场轰炸行动试图驱逐这些武装分子，但未能成功，导致胡塞武装在也门北部掌握权力。随之而来的暴力、饥荒和疾病导致数十万人死亡。
胡塞武装反对以色列和美国。该组织是伊朗领导的所谓“抵抗之弧”的一部分，成员还包括加沙的哈马斯、黎巴嫩的真主党以及叙利亚和伊拉克的武装组织。近年来，胡塞武装与沙特支持的也门政府之间的战斗有所缓解，联合国于 2022 年帮助促成了停火协议。自那时起，该组织继续对其地区对手发动袭击。
在 2023, 10 月 7 日哈马斯领导的对以色列袭击之后，胡塞武装通过向红海经过的船只开火，扰乱了国际航运。对胡塞武装的权力至关重要的是曼德海峡，这是也门西南端的一条狭窄水道。该海峡将红海与亚丁湾连接起来，是世界上最重要的航运路线之一。
富集能力。美国官员表示，他们认为目前伊朗更感兴趣的是通过尝试将其设备移至美国炸弹的攻击范围之外，以保存部分设备。2025, 6 月，特朗普先生命令美国军方对三个关键核设施进行打击。B-2 隐形轰炸机向其中两个地点——福尔多 (Fordo) 和纳坦兹 (Natanz) 投掷了空军库存中最大的常规炸弹。第三个地点，位于伊斯法罕 (Isfahan)，则被战斧导弹击中。特朗普先生立即声称军事行动已经摧毁了这些设施，但最初的情报评估则克制得多，认为该计划仅被推迟了数月。
伊朗位于镐山 (Pickaxe Mountain) 的核设施在去年夏天的袭击中未被作为目标。而且，那里的设施对于美国军方来说是一个困难得多的目标。据多位美国官员称，地下设施深埋在山下，超出了美国最强大常规炸弹的攻击范围。在评估了福尔多核设施的损失后，伊朗人了解到美国武器能穿透多深，并确信镐山更深的地下大厅可以免受常规空中袭击。但伊朗人仍然担心美国军队可能会对镐山发动突击行动，可能会使用地面部队进入该地点并从内部将其摧毁。美国情报机构报告称，伊朗已向镐山部署地面部队，以威慑任何地面突袭。
特朗普先生本周威胁要攻击该设施，称其为“一个可能的、直接在正门来一次漂亮的大规模重击的目标”。他还表示，美国在那里没有看到任何活动；官员们说，这是指尽管伊朗将设备移至那里，但尚未重启核富集或其他工作。美国官员拒绝透露
他们是否参与了战争？ 直到最近，胡塞武装在更广泛的伊朗战争中的参与仍是断断续续且谨慎的。专家表示，该组织在去年受到美国和以色列在也门长达数周的轰炸后已被削弱——并且被迫在如何使用其不断减少的军火库方面进行仔细计算。 战争的新战线在本月早些时候开始出现裂痕，当时胡塞当局在一场关于一架试图在那里降落的伊朗飞机的争端中，指责沙特阿拉伯袭击了也门在萨那的主要国际机场。 分析人士表示，伊朗可能还敦促胡塞武装干扰红海的航运。由于霍尔木兹海峡已被实际上关闭数月，红海已成为沙特石油和天然气运输至关重要的替代出口路线。
与伊朗的关系如何？ 胡塞武装既不是伊朗在也门利益的直接渠道，也没有完全摆脱伊斯兰共和国的影响。分析人士表示，伊朗的支持帮助胡塞武装从一个组织糟糕的叛军团体演变成一个强大的武装力量。但该组织可能推迟参与当前的冲突，因为这可能会冒被袭击领导层的风险。
一张显示莫杰塔巴·哈梅内伊的广告牌。他的父亲在战争开始时被杀，他曾放弃核武器。
讨论针对该地任何袭击的计划，并表示特朗普先生已获呈一系列广泛的方案和一系列潜在目标。几位官员表示，预测特朗普先生可能会批准哪些目标是愚蠢的。 无论美国在与伊朗的战争中犯了怎样的失误，对伊朗核设施的破坏，特别是去年的袭击，至少成功地冻结了核计划的进展。 情报机构评估认为，如果伊朗人立即着手修复离心机或在其他地点重启浓缩工作，那么这些破坏仅会将计划推迟六个月。但美国官员表示，伊朗人并没有立即挖掘所有设施或在其他地点重启浓缩。 尽管如此，一个...的基石
作者：大卫·M·哈尔芬格 (DAVID M. HALBFINGER) 和 亚当·拉斯贡 (ADAM RASGON)
约旦河西岸，拉姆安拉 —— 在以色列占领的约旦河西岸，巴勒斯坦人经常遭受军事突袭和定居者暴力的恐怖袭击。但一个更隐秘的威胁正企图让整个约旦河西岸的经济陷入停滞。长期以来一直作为 13 家巴勒斯坦银行合作伙伴的两家以色列金融机构——负责处理使约旦河西岸能够进口从食物、服装到汽油、水和电等所有商品的交易——已经发出信号，称它们可能会突然终止这些关系。这将切断该地区与以色列以及外部世界的金融纽带。官员们表示，如果以色列银行切断联系，将等同于实施一场令人窒息的商业封锁。长期以来，这些银行一直担心自己可能会因为洗钱或资助恐怖主义而面临诉讼，并且对以色列政府未能更好地保护它们免受这些风险而感到沮丧。
被切断联系的前景促使巴勒斯坦官员呼吁外国政府介入并与以色列方面交涉。周四在拉姆安拉举行的一次关于该主题的会议由巴勒斯坦货币局主办，联合国、世界银行和国际货币基金组织官员参加，会议主题为“临界点：在崩溃前敲响警钟”。“存在巨大的恐惧，”曾在 2021 年至 2025 年期间担任巴勒斯坦货币局行长的费拉斯·米尔海姆 (Feras Milhem) 表示。“但同时人们也相信这件事不会发生，认为除非以色列想将巴勒斯坦推向无政府状态，否则他们无法真正切断关系。”
根据《纽约时报》获得的一封信函，两家以色列金融机构之一的以色列贴现银行 (Israel Discount Bank) 已致信其巴勒斯坦同行，称将于 Sept. 1, 终止与其的“代理行”关系。另一家，哈波阿林银行 (Bank Hapoalim)，告诉本报称其正在考虑做出同样的决定。以色列财政部在周三的一份声明中表示，两家银行已“宣布希望停止提供代理服务”。该部表示，目前正与两家银行进行谈判，以寻求一种“安全且负责任的方式”来维持这些关系，并指出关系的终止可能会对经济产生“负面影响”。
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核弹，最显著的是伊朗储存的高度浓缩铀，依然完好且可供德黑兰使用。 阿里·哈梅内伊 (Ali Khamenei) 曾发布一项宗教法令（fatwa），禁止伊朗使用核武器，这一立场在 2005 年向国际原子能机构公开宣布。
该法令是有局限性的。虽然它阻止了伊朗使用核弹，但并未阻止政府开发其整体计划或采取迈向武器化的步骤。即使在法令生效后，伊朗政府内部的强硬派成员仍希望能够快速研发核武器。
但根据战争前公开的声明和截获的对话，美国情报官员评估认为，莫杰塔巴·哈梅内伊 (Mojtaba Khamenei) 并不认同其父亲的犹豫，并有兴趣追求先进的核……
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特拉维夫的哈波阿林银行大厦。它和以色列贴现银行最早可能在秋季停止在该地区开展业务。
该地区的经济稳定。” 米尔海姆先生表示，与以色列的贸易占巴勒斯坦进口额的 55% 和出口额的 85%。这些贸易由代理行处理，巴勒斯坦与其他国家之间的贸易亦然。 潜在危机的根源在于银行担心自己可能会面临国际诉讼，被指控为洗钱或恐怖主义提供资金。以色列银行要求以色列政府通过出具补偿信来降低风险，以确保它们在面对诉讼时获得赔偿，并在以色列免受潜在起诉。这些补偿信设有有效期。 近年来，以色列官员多次威胁不再重新出具这些补偿信。财政部长贝扎列尔·斯莫特里赫（Bezalel Smotrich）是以色列在西岸扩张定居点的坚定支持者，他将这些补偿信作为政府内部的筹码，以换取让步，包括批准设立定居者前哨站。 每次在国际压力下，包括 2024 年美国财政部长珍妮特·耶伦（Janet Yellen）的公开干预，政府最终都会退让。 然而，官员们表示，自那时起，斯莫特里赫先生通过缩短补偿期限（通常一次仅延长两周）并在最后一刻才办理，以此向巴勒斯坦人施压。 斯莫特里赫先生的一名助手在讨论敏感问题的匿名声明中表示，巴勒斯坦金融系统仍然涉嫌恐怖主义和洗钱。 “要求以色列降低这一风险，而不是要求巴勒斯坦权力机构停止参与恐怖主义并达到国际标准，这反映了低预期带来的伪善和种族主义，”该助手辩称。 其他专家则反驳称，巴勒斯坦金融系统已采取措施，防止哈马斯和其他武装组织利用该系统。 “巴勒斯坦银行系统绝不是哈马斯的盟友，恰恰相反，”曾任助理部长的丹尼尔·L·格拉瑟（Daniel L. Glaser）说道。
核武器。 拜登政府末期，美国官员表示，伊朗正在寻求开发一种较为简陋的核武器，可能类似于广岛式炸弹，这种武器虽然难以投送，但能起到一定的威慑作用。 美国官员称，新任最高领袖认为这类武器的效用较低，但似乎支持研发一种热核弹头，这种弹头最终可以小型化并安装在远程导弹上。 在公开声明中，哈梅内伊最高领袖誓言维护伊朗的核能力，但并未直接谈到获得武器的必要性。他与美国和伊朗 6 月签署的一项协议保持距离，该协议规定伊朗将不追求核武器。哈梅内伊最高领袖表示，他并不认可该协议。
曾在奥巴马政府时期的财政部负责恐怖融资事务。“而且巴勒斯坦货币当局并不是哈马斯的朋友。它是那里少数能发挥作用的机构之一。”尽管如此，以色列政府仍希望巴勒斯坦权力机构接受其称此前从未经历过的程度的财务审计。
最近一次的赔偿期限延长了六个月，直到 2026. 年底。然而，以色列和巴勒斯坦官员表示，两家以色列银行已明确表示，它们对这种不确定性和短期延期感到沮丧，希望尽快结束这些关系。
以色列银行从未想过与巴勒斯坦人从事代理行（correspondent banking）业务，它们是在 20 世纪 90 年代中期，以色列和巴勒斯坦作为《奥斯陆协议》的一部分谈判和平协议时才进入该领域的，多年来这些公司一直推动退出。
以色列政府多次承诺将寻找一个永久性的解决方案，以保护银行免于承担责任。 2019, 年，政府成立了一家旨在成为以色列和巴勒斯坦银行之间中介的公司。但官员们表示，该公司从未投入运行，以色列需要通过立法才能使其开始运作。由于以色列正处于今年晚些时候选举前的激烈政治竞选期间，且以色列议会处于休会状态，此类立法似乎短期内难以通过。以色列贴现银行（Israel Discount Bank）在一份声明中承认“经济稳定的重要性”，但表示必须考虑提供代理行服务的风险，以及对存款人和股东承担的责任。该行表示：“只要相关责任和风险由国家承担，我们仍然愿意协助提供运营解决方案。”
巴勒斯坦官员徒劳地寻找备份计划。他们表示，诸如美元或欧元的货币掉期只能维持几周。而一个更永久的解决办法，比如放弃将以色列谢克尔作为巴勒斯坦货币，则面临着以色列可能会将其解读为退出《奥斯陆协议》的风险，因为该协议禁止巴勒斯坦发行自己的货币，并将谢克尔定为主要法定货币。这使得巴勒斯坦人不得不面对银行关系终止可能带来的灾难性后果。在 2023. 年 10 月哈马斯领导的对以色列南部袭击后，由于以色列采取的惩罚性措施，约旦河西岸经济已经承受了巨大的压力。这些措施包括扣押以色列代巴勒斯坦权力机构征收的数十亿美元进口税。
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本应允许该协议，但出于“原则问题”并不赞同。
罗斯玛丽·凯拉尼克（Rosemary Kelanic）是“国防优先”（Defense Priorities）这一对美国军事干预持怀疑态度的智库的中东项目主任，她表示，这场战争以及本周关于美国可能帮助沙特阿拉伯建立浓缩设施的宣布，使得伊朗追求武器化“可能性显著增加”。
她说：“伊朗现在有更大的动力进行武器化，以威慑美国或以色列未来试图推翻该政权或伊朗国家的企图。这意味着，这场战争与其防止伊朗扩散核武器的表面目标背道而驰。”
美国官员表示，在内部辩论中主张只有核武器才能防止以色列或美国袭击的伊朗官员认为，他们的立场得到了加强。
代表，以及取消数万名曾在以色列境内工作的约旦河西岸居民的工作许可。经济专家表示，如果以色列与巴勒斯坦银行之间的关系被切断，必需品将很快无法获得。根据前银行监管机构负责人米尔海姆（Mr. Milhem）先生的说法，约旦河西岸 100 ％ 的燃料、93 ％ 的电力和 35 ％ 的水资源来自以色列。许多人表示，他们预计将会出现黑市，以色列货车将以现金袋换取货物交付——这种环境极易被恐怖组织利用。“这不仅是一个人道主义问题，更是一个安全问题，”米尔海姆先生说道。
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在本月《时报》报道联邦官员对该飞机的安全能力持有重大顾虑后，政府发起了一项泄密调查，寻求几位《时报》记者的特大陪审团证词，以及他们及其亲属的电话记录。（司法部在周四撤销了传票。）
总统在周日似乎承认，该飞机缺少一些此前作为空军一号的旧波音飞机所具备的功能。在一名记者指出这架卡塔尔飞机缺乏反导弹防御系统时，他告诉该记者，该飞机很快将被“最大限度地利用”。这架大约 14 年机龄的飞机经历了一个成本高昂且相对仓促的改装过程，以使其能够作为空军一号使用。
在更换飞机的当时，有报道称以色列与美国分享了关于伊朗企图暗杀特朗普先生的情报。一些美国官员对以色列的情报持怀疑态度，认为这是为了挑唆特朗普先生加强对伊朗的攻击。
对空军一号的威胁在
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法国因酷暑而瘫痪， 向西班牙寻求建议
在行程缓解后，法兰杜（Mr. Farandou）及其小型代表团将在西班牙停留几天，与政府官员、企业高管、工会领导人、学者以及普通民众进行交流。其目标是了解西班牙人如何组织社会以应对频繁出现的极端高温天气。
其中一些措施显而易见，且在法国已经开始尝试：将工作时间提前，特别是对于户外或体力劳动者；增加休息频率，帮助人们在热浪期间弥补睡眠不足；以及强调补充水分。
西班牙在气候相关干扰期间还提供带薪假，不过该措施是在 2024 年瓦伦西亚发生灾难性洪水之后采取的，而非因为热浪。在法国，绿党最近建议每年提供五天带薪假期，以在极端高温期间保护工人，尽管这一想法成为法律的可能性很小，但依然吸引了媒体关注。
法国和西班牙共同面对另一个与气候相关的灾难：山火。周四，随着火势在两国蔓延，数万人被撤离。在法国，度假者被迫逃离西南大西洋沿岸受到威胁的露营地。在西班牙，当局在马德里（Madrid）附近的一个地区宣布进入国家紧急状态，当地多处火灾失控。
据一些了解此事的人员透露，促使更换飞机的土耳其因素与归因于以色列情报部门的因素是分开的。
当特朗普（Mr. Trump）身在安卡拉时，美国已恢复对伊朗的打击，安卡拉距离德黑兰大约 1,000 英里。在峰会期间，当被问及为何将卡塔尔捐赠的喷气机更换为较旧的机型时，特朗普还公开谈到了伊朗试图杀死他的努力。
“他们想除掉美国领导人——也就是我，”他说。“我在每一个名单上。我今天早上看到了，我在他们的每一个名单上。到目前为止，我想我运气还不错，但也许这种情况维持不了多久。”
与伊朗有关的势力长期以来一直想暗杀特朗普，这可以追溯到他的第一个任期，当时美军击毙了伊朗高级将领卡西姆·苏莱曼尼。
多年来，特朗普一直抱怨自 1990 年起一直充当空军一号（Air Force One）的两架飞机的状态，称它们在进行出国访问时不够令人震撼。军方官员则在另一方面表示担忧，认为目前的空军一号喷气机的使用年限已远超预期。
去年，卡塔尔表示将捐赠一架波音 747-8 给特朗普。
对于法兰杜先生而言，西班牙的文化与其法律一样引人入胜。西班牙的日常生活习惯——从正午的午休到深夜的晚餐——反映了长期与高温共处的历史。他承认，将这些文化适应方案移植到法国，特别是该国北部，将是一个棘手的问题。
“通过法规进行调整是一回事，但真正的重大挑战是文化适应，”法兰杜先生表示。他在去年加入政府之前，曾经营法国国家铁路公司（S.N.C.F.）。
专家表示，法国在寻求改变习惯方面，实际上是在为昂贵的问题寻找低成本的解决方案。行为改变比大规模的基础设施投资更便宜，例如广泛安装空调以及旨在减少碳排放（气候变暖的主因）的“净零”政策。
“调整我们的时间表之类的事情——不需要花一分钱，”瑞士伯尔尼的城市人类学家索尼娅·拉瓦迪尼奥（Sonia Lavadinho）说，“你可以理解为什么政府想要实施这些改变。”
但其他专家警告称，西班牙的习惯不应被视为灵丹妙药。首先，传统的西班牙习俗（如午休或更早的工作日）既非无处不在，也无法让那些对高温最脆弱的人群享用：农业劳动者、建筑工人、快递员和清洁工。
此外，西班牙在保护其人口方面仍面临困难。马德里政府附属智库能源、环境与技术研究中心的高级研究员克里斯蒂安·奥尔特拉（Christian Oltra）表示，大约三分之一的西班牙家庭在夏季无法保持室内足够凉爽。
“西班牙可能确实比其邻国更习惯于高温，但仍然承受着非常沉重的健康负担，”奥尔特拉先生说。“在我看来，最准确的描述是，西班牙是部分且不均匀地适应了高温——这是一个值得学习的宝贵案例，而不是一个简单的成功故事。”
法兰杜先生表示，尽管不完美，但西班牙的防暑准备比法国做得更好。他指出，许多法国的行政安排可以追溯到拿破仑时代，完全不适用于更炎热的气候。
例如，八月是度假月，许多人逃离闷热的城市前往凉爽之地；而六月通常非常繁忙，充斥着学校考试、体育赛事和建筑工程。今年，所有这些活动恰好与记录以来最剧烈的六月热浪重合。
法国卫生当局记录了近 6,000 例超额
总统乘坐一架较旧的空军一号离开了北约峰会，降落在英国的一个空军基地。
特朗普将其使用，且特朗普先生表示，计划在离职后将其带到他的总统图书馆中。
官员们将这架新飞机描述为在空军订购但长期延迟交付的波音喷气机到位之前的“过渡方案”。
自特朗普先生从土耳其返回美国以来，白宫官员表示，新飞机将在今年秋季停飞约一个月，以进行额外的升级。
“新空军一号在总统旅行中绝对安全，但将在秋季接受额外的升级和增强，大约需要一个月时间才能完成，”白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特（Karoline Leavitt）在的一份声明中表示。“在此期间，总统将乘坐旧的空军一号。”
目前尚不清楚在如此短的时间窗内可以完成什么样的升级。
在周三举行的重新安排的白宫记者晚宴简报会上（该晚宴在四月因一名枪手冲过安全检查点而中断），特勤局官员表示，该机构保护对象的威胁级别达到了他们见过的最高水平。
“该机构的数据，
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6月17日至7月2日期间的死亡人数，当时气温上升至40摄氏度或104华氏度以上。为了寻求缓解，数千人跳入运河、河流和其他水道，导致90人死亡。
让-皮埃尔·法兰杜先生建议当地当局在夜间保持泳池开放，以便家庭在放学和下班后使用。他说，学校应该提前考试，尽管即便如此可能也无济于事，因为法国今年的第一波热浪发生在5月下旬。
在要求穿着正装的场所（如政府部门），他表示支持在炎热天气允许员工不系领带、不穿西装外套或长裤。他指出，英国人在一个世纪前发明了百慕大短裤，是为了让在热带和沙漠气候下工作的官员生活得更舒适。
建筑是西班牙能提供经验的另一个领域。西班牙的旧房子墙壁厚，窗户窄，并配有百叶窗、遮阳帘和顶篷来遮挡阳光。许多法国房子也有百叶窗，但在现代
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而在我的24年职业生涯中，我确实从未见过如此之高，”特勤局局长谢恩·库兰告诉记者。“我认为环境已经变得非常动荡，而且这是全面的。我认为不仅是对我们的保护对象，对当地官员也是如此。威胁情况和环境是我所见过的最严重的。”
库兰先生在特朗普先生的两任任期之间负责其特勤局保护细节。当特朗普先生作为候选人在2024年7月宾夕法尼亚州巴特勒的一次集会上遭遇暗杀企图被击中时，库兰先生就在随行特工之列。
上图为6月巴黎市政厅附近。左图为去年夏天在塞维利亚郊外休息的农场工人。西班牙通过调度和建筑设计来帮助其民众保持凉爽。
公寓中，大窗户备受推崇。在巴黎，覆盖了近五分之四建筑的标志性锌制屋顶在阳光下灼热，使生活在屋顶下的人们难以忍受。
当然，最明显的变化将是安装空调。奥尔特拉先生表示，在西班牙最炎热的地区，四分之三的房屋使用冷却系统。但在法国以及其他北欧国家，空调是一个政治敏感话题。批评者指出，空调通过消耗大量电力并将热空气排放到冷却建筑之外，从而加剧了气候变化。
让-皮埃尔·法兰杜先生在丹佛的一家美国矿业公司开始其职业生涯，他表示支持在学校、医院、养老院以及其他有弱势人群的场所安装冷却系统。但他表示，美式空调并非在法国可行之方案。
法兰杜先生选择访问西班牙而非美国、亚洲或中东（这些地方的许多建筑也大量使用空调），这并非偶然。他说，那些地方在文化和地理上距离太远，无法成为法国有用的模型。他说，即便尝试像西班牙邻居那样生活，对法国人来说也将是一个挑战，尽管他们别无选择。
“在内心深处，我深信，”法兰杜先生说：法国人“必须做出相对深刻的改变，才能适应这些极其漫长的酷暑期。”
至少 15 人 在俄罗斯 与乌克兰境内丧生
作者：马克·桑托拉 (MARC SANTORA) 和 瓦莱丽·霍普金斯 (VALERIE HOPKINS)
周五，俄罗斯向乌克兰发射了一波导弹袭击，造成至少 15 人死亡，其中 10 人在乌克兰首都附近的一个军事展览会现场丧生。就在几小时前，乌克兰袭击了俄罗斯境内的多个地点，包括一家导弹工厂（造成 6 人死亡）以及该国最大的在线零售商 Wildberries 的仓库。近日，乌克兰多次袭击该公司的仓储设施，旨在破坏俄罗斯经济并让普通俄罗斯人感受到战争的影响。这两次对攻轰炸导致两国数十人受伤，是在战争前线基本处于静止状态时，不断升级的空中战役中的最新一轮交火。
据乌克兰官员称，至少一枚俄罗斯弹道导弹击中了乌克兰首都基辅郊区的一个体育综合体，当时那里正在举办一场武器展。乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基表示，救援行动正在进行中。乌克兰当局称，除了报道中提到的 10 人死亡外，另有数十人受伤。泽连斯基先生说：“确定具体发生情况以及受影响人员命运的努力仍在继续。”
这并非俄罗斯首次袭击与国防和技术相关的集会。2023, 年，一枚俄罗斯导弹在无人机制造商会议期间击中了乌克兰北部的切尔尼戈夫的一家剧院。此次袭击造成 7 人死亡，数百人受伤，引发了要求在武器开发相关活动中采取更严格安全措施的呼吁。乌克兰总检察长鲁斯兰·克拉夫琴科 (Ruslan Kravchenko) 周五表示，已对基辅附近武器展的组织者启动刑事调查。他在一份声明中说：“战争不能免除任何人对管理决策的责任。相反，它要求最高水平的专业精神、谨慎以及对每一步操作的警觉。”
在基辅，居民在正午前不久接到了导弹袭击预警，熟悉的防空警报声大作。通常情况下，从警报响起距离弹道导弹抵达仅有几分钟之差。泽连斯京先生表示，除了基辅附近死亡的 10 人外，东部城市斯洛维扬斯克 (Sloviansk) 还有 5 名平民被俄罗斯的制导炸弹炸死。
根据联合国的数据，近期乌克兰平民的伤亡人数较高，7 月第一周在全国范围内遭受袭击导致每天平均约 170 人死亡或受伤。基辅一直是首要目标，俄罗斯在今年夏天发动了多次大规模弹道导弹袭击。
周五在基辅发生的导弹袭击发生在报道称乌克兰无人机和导弹袭击俄罗斯燃料设施、军事生产厂及商业仓库的几小时之后。泽连斯基先生发布了多次袭击后的起火视频，其中包括在莫斯科东部的俄罗斯基洛夫 (Kirov) 地区的一处袭击。根据视频以及该公司负责人的评论，此次袭击似乎使用了由乌克兰公司 Fire Point 研发的新型“火烈鸟” (Flamingo) 导弹。泽连斯基先生表示，基洛夫的该设施是一家“关键军事企业”，为俄罗斯的飞机和导弹系统提供组件。
俄罗斯当局表示，此次袭击造成至少 6 人死亡，26 人受伤。根据俄罗斯工程联盟 (Russian Engineering Union) 的说法，运营该工厂的公司 Avitek 生产飞机零部件。Avitek 目前受到美国、欧盟及乌克兰的制裁。
以及其他国家。针对 Wildberries 站点的袭击是自周六以来第四轮此类打击。周五，该公司在圣彼得堡使用的两座仓库以及邻近列宁格勒地区诺沃萨拉托夫卡的一座仓库遭到袭击。位于俄罗斯占领的克里米亚地区辛菲罗波尔的一家 Wildberries 仓库也遭到了袭击，列宁格勒地区一家家禽养殖场的仓库同样遭到袭击。Wildberries 首席执行官塔季扬娜·金（Tatyana Kim）确认了对圣彼得堡和辛菲罗波尔仓库的袭击，并表示员工已“设法挽救了部分设施和库存”。官员表示，在诺沃萨拉托夫卡的袭击中有三人受伤。俄罗斯当局称，周六在针对 Wildberries 站点的袭击中有八人死亡，周三有一人死亡。
特朗普威胁后的稳定希望
作者：斯科特·丹斯 (SCOTT DANCE)
华盛顿 —— 当卡梅伦·汉密尔顿 (Cameron Hamilton) 在特朗普总统第二任期之初接管联邦紧急管理署 (FEMA) 时，他并非一个显而易见的候选人：他曾在战斗区域和美墨边境处理紧急情况，但没有处理过自然灾害。不过他在去年的一次播客节目中表示，他希望在特朗普政府任职并帮助维护 FEMA。汉密尔顿先生曾是一名海军特种部队 (Navy SEAL) 成员，他极其坚信该机构的使命，以至于在 2025 年 5 月的一次众议院听证会上表示，他不同意特朗普先生关于 FEMA 应该“消失”的建议。第二天，他就被解雇了代理局长一职。一年后，40, 岁的汉密尔顿先生回归，准备领导这家灾难管理机构。国土安全与政府事务委员会于周三推进了他的提名，为参议院的全员投票奠定了基础。汉密尔顿先生的回归不仅说明了命运的转折，也表明了 FEMA 在政府内部的地位有所提高，因为事实证明，关闭该机构在许多州并不受欢迎。一些易受风暴影响的社区仍然担心政府对 FEMA 人员的削减，以及关于将更多灾难责任转移给州政府的讨论。目前尚不清楚该机构——以及汉密尔顿先生——是否已为飓风、洪水或潜在的极端厄尔尼诺天气模式做好准备。“他不了解 FEMA 的基本运作环节，”马萨诸塞海事学院应急管理教授、经常批评特朗普政府灾难管理政策的萨曼莎·蒙塔诺 (Samantha Montano) 表示，“他在现场的时间还不够长，不可能了解这些。” 汉密尔顿先生似乎也缺乏法律要求的广泛应急管理经验。在 2005, 年 FEMA 对卡特里娜飓风的响应失败后，国会要求该机构负责人必须具备“在应急管理和国土安全方面经证明的能力和知识”，以及至少五年的“公共或私营部门的执行领导和管理经验”。在包括特朗普先生第一任期在内的前几任政府中，FEMA 负责人拥有在城市或州政府领导灾难响应的数十年经验。汉密尔顿先生则没有。他在海军特种部队服役十年，随后在国务院担任应急管理专家，并在国土安全部担任部门主任，工作了八年。政府官员表示，在这些岗位上，他规划并执行了危机响应工作，确保美国人员和设施在危险环境中的安全，并管理了超过 4,000 名应急医疗技术员和急救人员。“在我成为代理局长时，我绝没有假装或假定自己是最合格的人选，”汉密尔顿先生在由 WNYC 的《在媒体中》(On the Media) 制作的《美国应急》(American Emergency) 播客中说道。FEMA 和白宫官员表示，汉密尔顿先生的背景与卡特里娜飓风后的法律不冲突。在上个月的汉密尔顿确认听证会上，没有一名参议员质疑他的经验。全国许多应急管理人员支持汉密尔顿先生的确认。他们寄希望于他能精简官僚机构并做出能够加快援助的改变——并在经历数月的动荡后恢复稳定。“我认为卡梅伦已经证明了自己作为一名领导者的能力，”国际应急管理人员协会主席乔什·莫顿 (Josh Morton) 说道，“他非常倾听当地和州应急管理人员的意见。”
一次非凡的复活
汉密尔顿先生去年的被免职，在许多专家看来，是该机构虽然破败但至关重要，且正被拆解的最明确信号。
FEMA（联邦紧急事务管理署）旨在帮助州和地方政府应对极端的紧急情况。在过去三十年的大部分时间里，这项工作的年支出约为 $12 billion。但随着气候变化加剧了某些类型的灾害，且更多的人移居至脆弱地区，其开支往往飙升至数百亿美元。
特朗普先生和当时担任国土安全部部长的克里斯蒂·诺姆，去年在将该机构员工人数削减约 20% 的同时，都在公开场合思索过缩减或撤销 FEMA 的可能性。
因此，汉密尔顿先生在去年五月告诉国会小组时引起了轰动：“我不认为撤销联邦紧急事务管理署符合美国人民的最佳利益。”
诺姆女士在第二天解雇了他，随后监管联邦灾害援助资金流向的显著放缓。
在被解雇一年多后，卡梅伦·汉密尔顿即将再次掌舵联邦紧急事务管理署。
特朗普政府曾抛出将更多灾难响应责任推给州政府的想法，但州政府对此表示抵制。
汉密尔顿先生在 X 上发帖称，虽然他的离职“比我希望的要早”，但他并未脱离紧急管理工作。他分享了一段发给 FEMA 员工的视频信息，在视频中他敦促他们“寻找最创新、最富有创造性的可用方法，以便我们能向幸存者提供援助”。
许多紧急管理人员表示，他在被解雇后依然坚持这样做。他受雇于一家与德克萨斯州和佛罗里达州（这两个是极易受风暴影响的大州）灾难机构合作的承包商。在紧急管理会议上，他讨论了 FEMA 如何变得更精简、更高效。
FEMA 官员拒绝安排汉密尔顿先生接受采访。政府官员未回应采访国土安全部部长马克韦恩·马林（Markwayne Mullin）的请求，该部门监管 FEMA。
在去年秋天接受播客《美国紧急状态》（American Emergency）采访时，汉密尔顿先生将自己描述为与诺姆女士及其首席顾问科里·列万多夫斯基（Corey Lewandowski）持续冲突的受害者。他说，他“一生中从未遇到过如此不专业的行为”，并回忆起甚至在国会山就 FEMA 的未来发声之前，他就预期会被解雇。
在回应《纽约时报》的询问时，列万多夫斯基先生称汉密尔顿先生是特朗普政府一个“经常直言不讳的批评者”，主张维持现状，而非建立“更精简且更负责任的项目”。诺姆女士未回应置评请求。
尽管存在这些冲突，汉密尔顿先生在白宫仍有盟友。例如，特朗普先生的边境安全顾问汤姆·霍曼（Tom Homan）曾支持汉密尔顿先生 2024. 年在弗吉尼亚州竞选国会议员（但未获成功）。同年晚些时候，在关于特朗普先生移民政策计划的威胁之中，汉密尔顿先生在霍曼先生家中担任武装警卫。
因此，在特朗普先生三月份解雇诺姆女士后，汉密尔顿先生已准备好回归。诺姆女士曾对该机构行使如此之强的控制力，以至于她的离职为那些显然与她的方法截然不同的人创造了机会。比如汉密尔顿先生这样的人。
FEMA 将如何转型
随着州政府官员和国会议员发起压力运动以……
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当时的国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆在汉密尔顿先生表示撤销 FEMA 不符合“美国人民的最佳利益”后将其解雇。
保留联邦紧急事务管理署（FEMA）在去年的决定，使得政府内部关于将其撤销的讨论逐渐淡出。紧急事务管理人员在私下和公开场合都强调，削弱或撤销 FEMA 可能会带来的安全风险，以及这给立法者带来的政治脆弱性，因为立法者喜欢向选民吹嘘他们为争取联邦援助所做的努力。一项 2025 年的皮尤研究中心（Pew Research Center）调查发现，近三分之二的美国人认为政府在灾难后提供财务援助是一个好主意。
甚至在诺姆女士（Ms. Noem）被解雇之前，一个政府工作组就已经得出结论，认为该机构应该予以保留。在该报告发布于穆林先生（Mr. Mullin）接管国土安全部六周之后，报告呼吁更快速地提供灾难援助，减少 FEMA 在长期恢复中的作用，并推动各州在管理更多灾难时更加自立。
在确认听证会上，汉密尔顿先生（Mr. Hamilton）承诺将加快分发灾难援助金，并加强支出问责制。
“我们需要达成一种新的平衡，以鼓励成本的合理性和成本节约，”他说道。
玛丽·安·蒂尔尼（Mary Ann Tierney）在汉密尔顿先生担任代理署长期间曾任 FEMA 的最高职业官员，她表示曾与他讨论过将更多 FEMA 的工作转移到其地区办事处和各州。这一想法是基于 FEMA 总部已变得臃肿，而各州可以更高效地提供帮助，且通常由其自行承担费用。但蒂尔尼女士强调，此类变更需要逐渐进行，以便给社区预留准备时间。
无论谁领导该机构，紧急事务管理人员都预期它很快会发生变化。
一个由前 FEMA 官员和当地领导人组成的名为“破坏我们的安全”（Sabotaging Our Safety）的联盟表示，政府已暗示希望提高触发灾难损失获得援助的门槛，这可能意味着显著减少符合联邦援助条件的社区数量。
“这将使社区重建变得非常困难，”达万特·刘易斯（Davante Lewis）说道，他是一名于 2022 年当选路易斯安那州公共服务委员会的民主党人，同时也是该联盟董事会的成员。
关于经验的疑问
在被问及汉密尔顿先生是否在法律上符合该职位资格时，白宫发言人阿比盖尔·杰克逊（Abigail Jackson）表示，特朗普总统的所有被提名人“都高度合格”。FEMA 发言人维多利亚·巴顿（Victoria Barton）表示，他在“应急管理、响应与恢复行动、特种行动、物流以及项目管理方面拥有超过 20 年的执行领导力及公共服务经验”，符合“所有法定资格”。
政府官员强调，虽然卡特里娜飓风后的相关法律要求具备执行领导经验，但并未具体规定该工作必须在灾难响应领域。
贾里德·莫斯科维茨（Jared Moskowitz）众议员是来自佛罗里达州的民主党人，他在 2019 到 2021 年间领导该州的应急管理部门，他表示，在汉密尔顿先生已经领导 FEMA 数月之后，“很难争辩”说他缺乏资格。
但蒙塔诺博士（Dr. Montano）认为，立法者和应急专家现在竟然改变对 FEMA 署长的标准，这令人“沮丧”。她说，汉密尔顿先生的经验与自卡特里娜飓风以来其他 FEMA 领导人的经验“相去甚远”。
蒂尔尼女士表示，由国会决定汉密尔顿先生是否符合卡特里娜后法律的意图。
“如果参议院认为卡梅伦符合他们通过的法律条文，那么他就是 FEMA 署长，”她说道。
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KENNY HOLSTON/THE NEW YORK TIMES
作者：吉尔·考万 (JILL COWAN)
洛杉矶 —— 那是“神奇星期一”，洛杉矶威尼斯海滩上每周一次的轮滑者集会，对约翰尼·伊特利昂 (Johnny Itliong) 来说，这几乎是一种神圣的仪式。像往常一样，他通过穿着一些商品来帮助他在海滨步道上创业的朋友——戴着一个印有“Skate Famous”品牌的帽子，装备上贴着其他朋友的贴纸。音乐震耳欲聋，阳光普照。在大多数“神奇星期一”，这些加上一点大麻就足以满足伊特利昂。但在这个下午，当他在排舞的舞步中摸索并给哥们递过一支电子烟时，他的心中思绪万千。几天前，塞萨尔·查韦斯 (Cesar Chavez) 被指控性虐待女孩的消息像炸弹一样落下，迫使人们对该国少数几个拉丁裔民权偶像之一进行反思。那些女孩是农场工人组织者的女儿，而查韦斯正是这场著名运动的领导者。61 岁的伊特利昂对受害者感到悲伤，其中就包括一位好友的妹妹。但这一揭露也带来了一种像是平反的感觉——以及机会。伊特利昂的父亲是拉里·伊特利昂 (Larry Itliong)，这位菲律宾裔美国农场工人领袖一直被更年轻、更具电视形象的查韦斯掩盖光芒。尽管查韦斯的名字被虔诚地授予学校、街道和图书馆，但伊特利昂这个名字在德拉诺 (Delano) 依然基本不为人知，那里是加州中央谷的一个农业城镇，也是约翰尼出生、拉里去世的地方。几十年来，这个儿子将改变这一点视为毕生事业。他走遍加州，参加联合农工会 (United Farm Workers) 的活动和纪念农工劳工运动的仪式，以宣布他认为的真相：他说，在他的父亲花了几十年在田间劳作，学习多种语言以便更好地与工人沟通，并进行艰苦跋涉去寻找他们之后，查韦斯及其追随者强行介入了他们的工作并抢走了功劳。“几十年来，我一直在努力让人们知道我父亲的故事，一直在等待 U.F.W. 采取行动，像对待塞萨尔那样尊重拉里，”他在一次此类活动中说道。他说，他的努力耗费了他的金钱、无数的时间，经历了三次婚姻，并破坏了他与三个孩子的关系。但现在，世界终于可以发现伊特利昂自记事以来一直坚信的事情。“他是个自恋狂，”伊特利昂告诉我，每当提到查韦斯的名字时，他就会向空中竖起两根中指。他停下来，向滑过的朋友们点头致意。“他们正在写关于我爸的事！”他告诉他们。他在溜冰场周围滑行时，显得自信而轻盈，开着玩笑，笑着。但随后，他反思起自己的人生，他经常感到在试图延续家族遗产的过程中受挫——甚至受到惩罚。“我想为我的孩子们争取到这一点，”他说。“我也许是个混蛋，但我希望他们能为他们的祖父感到骄傲。”
‘一个至关重要的时刻’
大家都在等待伊特利昂，当他终于出现在视频通话中时，他道歉了；他一直在找地方给笔记本电脑充电。在查韦斯的消息传出后的几周里，他接受了大约二十次采访，提醒记者，查韦斯所代表的这场运动实际上远不止于一个人。他告诉《洛杉矶时报》，他父亲的目标是“提高每个人的地位”。一个组织松散的亚裔美国民权倡导团体成员阅读了相关报道。认为这是一个突出菲律宾裔美国领袖工作的机会，他们请求伊特利昂帮助他们制定策略。“在目前这种开放的态度下，这是一个非常关键的时刻，”一名名为埃里克·陈 (Eric Chen) 的牧师说道。在一次舞厅大规模枪击事件导致 11 名主要是年长的亚裔美国人死亡并给亚裔美国人带来沉重打击后，他开始成为一名活动家。
他在洛杉矶县称之为家的聚居地。“我们必须趁热打铁。”问题是如何操作。陈和伊特里昂（Itliong）已经确定了一个转折点，但在确定使命方面则更为困难。他们唯一知道的是，他们希望在不过分神化拉里·伊特里昂（Larry Itliong）或任何其他人的前提下，让人们更多地关注拉里·伊特里昂的贡献。最终，他们决定举办一种信息性的“圆桌会议”和新闻发布会，旨在将农场工人运动的庆祝活动从查韦斯（Chavez）的生日转移到其他日子，并提升运动中其他人的故事。陈表达了一段祝福语。“我祈祷在我们开始这段重写历史的旅程时，这同时也是一段治愈之旅，一段救赎之旅，”他说，此时其他人在他屏幕上的小方格里庄重地颔首。“因为，主啊，我们知道这并非关于一个人。这是一场运动。”
‘挫败感是合理的’
约翰尼·伊特里昂（Johnny Itliong）站在一幅纪念他父亲拉里的壁画旁。拉里是一名农场劳工组织者，其光芒被更年轻、更具电视形象的塞萨尔·查韦斯（Cesar Chavez）所掩盖。
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他与一对这样的夫妇——一名菲律宾裔美国医生及其妻子——乘喷气式飞机前往菲律宾。他们带他去参观了其父亲 1929 年移居美国时留下的稻田。
拉里·伊特里昂在 20 世纪 30 年代开始在西海岸沿线动员农业工人，范围从阿拉斯加的罐头厂到科切拉谷（Coachella Valley）的蔬菜地。他花费数十年时间，为当时的农场工人争取更高的薪酬和更安全的工作条件，这些工人当时与现在一样，几乎全部是移民。作为农业工人组织委员会（Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee）的领导者，他协助策划了 1965 年加利福尼亚州德拉诺（Delano）的葡萄罢工和抵制行动。
历史学家表示，直到拉里·伊特里昂帮助说服当时以墨西哥人和墨西哥裔美国人为主的初创国家农场工人协会（National Farm Workers Association）领导层加入菲律宾人的罢工之后，现代农场劳工运动才正式诞生。
在 20 世纪 60 和 70 年代的德拉诺长大，约翰尼有时在凌晨起身，跟随年长的亲戚进入葡萄园，在那里从事为了养活全国而不得不做的繁重体力劳动。
即使在孩童时期，他也感觉到自己的家庭处于某些重要事情的中心。晚餐后，当大人们在德拉诺的菲律宾大厅（Filipino Hall）内交谈时，他和其他孩子们会留在外面，大人们的声音经常演变成叫喊。在交谈中，伊特里昂习惯性地列举出其他领导者的名字，他认为……
左上为塞萨尔·查韦斯（Cesar Chavez），以及 1967 年在加利福尼亚州德拉诺的拉里·伊特利翁（Larry Itliong）。今年 5 月，强尼·伊特利翁（Johnny Itliong）及其家人参观了德拉诺中与该运动相关的部分地区，包括菲律宾社区大厅和一座以伊特利翁先生命名的公园。
有人表示，围绕查韦斯的个人崇拜造成了损害。许多像他父亲那样的组织者，深知一名农场工人为了成功所必须做出的牺牲。伊特利翁表示，他能以一种查韦斯的孩子们无法企及的方式产生共鸣。
但在那些年里，拉里无法控制的力量正阴谋地改变着历史的进程。
查韦斯是全国农场工人协会（National Farm Workers Association）的创始人之一。当时，他还是一个年轻人，在试图将争取移民农场工人加入工会的长期努力转化为一场更广泛的民权运动时，聚集了大量追随者。
查韦斯出生在亚利桑那州的一家农场，就在拉里·伊特利翁到达西海岸的前两年。他是一位精明的战略家，也是一位意志坚定的墨西哥裔美国领导人，他激励了拉丁裔群体——这是一个快速增长的群体，他们当时正在寻找自己的马丁·路德·金（Martin Luther King Jr.）。
在伊特利翁的叙述中，查韦斯日益增长的名声，为那些野心勃勃的同僚提供了机会，让他们将他的父亲和其他资深组织者挤到一边。查韦斯以拉丁裔为主的追随者与亲近伊特利翁的菲律宾裔美国人之间的紧张关系，甚至在现在依然存在。
伊特利翁记得，当查韦斯将联合农场工人（United Farm Workers）的总部从德拉诺搬到特哈查比山脉（Tehachapi Mountains）一个远离农场工人住所的孤立社区时，他的父亲感到非常愤怒。他记得记者和纪录片制作者如何将焦点集中在查韦斯身上，而没有扩大视野将拉里或其他菲律宾人纳入其中。
“他们的激情是由于挫败感而产生的，”达特茅斯学院的历史学家、查韦斯传记作者马特·加西亚（Matt Garcia）说，他曾对查韦斯运用权力的方式进行过批判性写作。“而且这种挫败感是合理的。”
虽然加西亚教授表示，没有证据表明查韦斯及其盟友曾密谋将拉里·伊特利翁或其他菲律宾人从历史书中排除，但他表示，伊特利翁和查韦斯代表了农场工人运动中两种冲突的愿景。
拉里是一个强硬的、“务实主义”的工会组织者，渴望发挥像他一样的农场工人尚未被挖掘的力量。而查韦斯作为一名墨西哥裔美国人，属于农场工人中的人口大多数，他将这场运动视为一场更广泛的社会运动。加西亚教授说，集体谈判和合同的细节并不令他感兴趣。
加西亚教授还表示，查韦斯拥有“权力意志”，而这种意志得到了社会崇拜个人而非推动变革的复杂集体的冲动之满足。因此，查韦斯成为了这场运动的标志性人物。
在他留下的联合农场工人工会中，早在虐待丑闻曝光之前，该组织就一直在与他的遗产作斗争。在回答《纽约时报》的问题时，该组织承认有“很多很多名字没有获得足够的认可”，包括但不限于伊特利翁。
“现代 U.F.W. 纪念拉里·伊特利翁遗产的最好方式，就是继续他用其卓越的一生所从事的事业，”该声明称：“组织工人，以赢得工会合同所带来的尊严和保障。”
查韦斯家族拒绝就本文发表评论。
很大一部分最终的操纵……
伊特利翁先生主持了一个教育论坛。该活动邀请了几位活动家参加，包括德西雷·罗哈斯（Desirée Rojas）以及壁画艺术家埃利塞奥·阿特·席尔瓦（Eliseo Art Silva）。
HAROLD FILAN/美联社 (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
做着他所做的一切， 为那些需要被倾听的人而发声。”
‘并非为了评判’
在德拉诺以及中央谷地的其他社区，郊区住宅区取代了部分农田。尽管如此，拉里·伊特里昂遗产的小小提醒依然散布在城镇各处。在阵亡将士纪念日周末，一群兄弟姐妹、表亲和姻亲在两年前落成的拉里·伊特里昂团结公园（Larry Itliong Unity Park）举行了一次即兴聚会。强尼·伊特里昂来到这里与他的姐姐桑德拉·伊特里昂·鲍曼（Sandra Itliong Bowman）共度时光，后者是从西雅图地区开车来的。
桑德拉的成年子女们说，他们记得即便在德拉诺，当他们把祖父描述为一个著名的历史人物时，也会被同学和老师轻视。桑德拉说，她很感激她的兄弟继续宣传他们父亲的成就。她希望她的七个孙辈知道他们来自哪里。
“我来这里不是为了评判任何人，”她说，不愿责怪任何人忽视了拉里。“我只能为那些将传承这份遗产的人地构建未来。”
下一站是一所小学，伊特里昂的同父异母姐姐帕特里夏·伊特里昂·塞尔达（Patricia Itliong Serda）曾在那里担任了数十年的图书管理员。在图书馆的外墙上，一幅色彩斑斓的壁画描绘了拉里从菲律宾出发的旅程、德拉诺葡萄罢工以及他遗产的象征。强尼停下来指出其中的细节，包括帕特里夏小时候的形象
强尼·伊特利昂（JOHNNY ITLIONG）在提及他的父亲——农场工人组织者拉里·伊特利昂（Larry Itliong）时。
他站在拉里的膝侧，而拉里正读着一本翻开的书。帕特里夏（Patricia）表示，她奋斗多年才获得一项非营利资助以委托创作该作品。这所学校的大多数学生是菲律宾裔美国人、拉丁裔或两者的混血，她说她将全部精力投入到向他们讲述其文化传承中。这幅壁画引发了讨论。
“对于我们这样一个这样的小镇来说，这意味着很多，”她说，“在这里我可以产生最大的影响。”
随后，伊特利昂前往墓地，他的父亲被埋葬在一块简单的墓碑之下。伊特利昂曾在那里工作，负责维护场地。
“这些年来，我时常来这里，你知道吗？”他一边说着，几乎像是对自己喃喃自语，一边从草地上拔掉零星的杂草和垃圾。在我们的交谈中，伊特利昂并非第一次暗示他觉得自己的人生并没有完全按照他所希望的那样发展。
“很挣扎，因为我的生活——你知道，帮助他人能给我带来巨大的满足感，对吧？但你知道那句老话：没有一件好事是不被惩罚的。”
他说，在祭拜时他会和父亲对话，但从未告诉他自己正在为父亲所做的工作。伊特利昂说，荣誉无法引起拉里的兴趣。他说他自己以前也经常翘掉各种仪式和活动，直到有一天，一位朋友帮他换了个思考方式。
“‘你是与他联系的纽带，’”伊特利昂回忆起她的那样说道，“肩膀上的所有这些重量？增加了百倍。我想，‘你在开玩笑吗？’”
“我现在在这里”
不久，伊特利昂回到洛杉矶，主持一场与其他亚裔美国活动家的讨论会。他坐在桌子中央，面对着一组来自菲律宾工人中心（Pilipino Workers Center）的非营利组织工作人员和劳工权利倡导者，该中心是一家位于历史菲律宾镇（Historic Filipinotown）的非营利机构。出席讨论会的还有他的多年好友德西雷·罗哈斯（Desirée Rojas），她是农场工人兼劳工组织者阿尔·罗哈斯（Al Rojas）的女儿。罗哈斯的姐姐德布拉（Debra）是那些在描述塞萨尔·查韦斯（Chavez）如何在她们年轻少女时期虐待她们，从而颠覆查韦斯名声的女性之一。伊特利昂显得有些紧张，短时间起立去调整视听设备。但当临时讲台上的其他人谈到他父亲的成就时，他放松下来，扮演起一个宽厚召集人的角色。
“能成为拉里·伊特利昂的儿子一直是一种荣幸。要接替他的位置是非常非常困难的，”他告诉在场的人，“但我现在在这里。我一生都在这里，做着他所做的事，为那些需要被听到的人发声。”
菲律宾工人中心主任阿奎莉娜·索里亚诺（Aquilina Soriano）敦促听众不要让他们的故事或观点仅留在房间里。她说，要告诉领导者们，选择一个不同的日子来庆祝农场工人运动很重要；重要的是，不要简单地将所有现写着“塞萨尔·查韦斯”的街道标志或学校名称替换成另一个不完美之人的名字。
“这是一个行动号召，”她说，“我们还有很多工作要做。”
在活动结束时，伊特利昂邀请听众和他一起进行一种被称为“团结鼓掌”（unity clap）的活动，这种鼓掌始于缓慢的拍手，随后逐渐增强到震耳欲聋的嘈杂掌声。菲律宾版本的鼓掌伴随着一声“isang baksak”的呼喊，这在他加禄语（Tagalog）中大致翻译为“一次击倒”——意味着又一天结束，又一项任务完成。
“耶！Isang baksak！”伊特利昂大喊道，在掌声响起时挥舞着拳头。一项任务完成了，但还有很多任务在等着。在接下来的日子里，随着洛杉矶县官员讨论如何重新命名以塞萨尔·查韦斯命名的设施，伊特利昂将与其他人会面商讨策略。但首先，他去滑板了。
最左侧，伊特利昂的家人在晨边小学（Morningside elementary school），那里有一幅纪念拉里·伊特利昂一生的壁画；以及强尼在德拉诺（Delano）北科恩公墓（North Kern Cemetery）他父亲的坟前。
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“他采取的就像是我们那样的方式，也就是‘去他妈的所有人’，”小唐纳德·特朗普在接受《纽约时报》采访，谈到他在其父亲第二任期内参与的投资以及科普兰先生和他自己的批评者时说道。追溯到第一届特朗普政府时期，特朗普家族成员就因将商业与政治混为一谈而面临批评。但小唐纳德·特朗普最近举措的不同之处在于，他与马利克先生如何通过 1789 Capital 公开且毫无歉意地利用现任政府的政策来获利。许多 1789 投资的公司拥有巨额政府合同，而其他公司（如 Polymarket）则直接受益于特朗普的新政策或对现有法律的撤销。该公司在许多私有公司上市之前就购买了其中一些最受追捧的公司股份，包括 SpaceX、Anduril、Cerebras 和 Reflection AI，且通常是通过利用他们的政治和商业关系来确保持股或帮助提升公司销售额。仅在两年前，1789 管理着几亿美元。现在它监管的资产已超过 $3 billion。据一名熟悉该公司业绩的人士透露，截至 6 月 30, 其主投资基金产生的回报率约为 200%。尽管仍处于投资周期的早期，但根据金融数据提供商 PitchBook 的数据，这些回报率远超 2023, 年成立的风险投资公司约 21% 的平均回报率。哥伦比亚大学商学院的风险投资教授安吉拉·李表示，她从未见过由首次担任基金经理的人创立的公司能筹集到如此多的资金。“无论你怎么看，这都是前所未有的，”她说。关于该公司迅速成功的一个合理解释，她说：“人们在为接近权力而付费。”
关系被提及
特朗普先生和前民主党人及银行家马利克先生公开承认，他们与特朗普总统更广泛的捐赠者圈子、有影响力的支持者以及高级官员有联系，但他们对关于其成功是否源于直接接触总统的问题嗤之以鼻。总统的儿子表示，作为一名私人公民，他可以自由地进行任何他想要的投资，并且没有做任何违法的事情。他说他每隔“几周”才与父亲谈一次话，从未与其讨论业务，并且在政府中“不担任任何政策职务，也没有任何角色”。马利克先生经常提到他甚至从未“踏入白宫一步”。在采访中，1789 投资的公司高管表示，他们从未见过该公司寻求政府的特殊待遇，但他们表示，将与 1789 建立联系被视为接近特朗普圈子的一种方式。马利克先生说，他和特朗普先生都以“私人关系”认识政府中的相关人员，这有助于他们制定投资策略，以从白宫政策中获益。他们的做法与特朗普先生的姐夫贾里德·库什纳不同，后者在参与早期的伊朗和平谈判时，其私人投资公司正试图从美国在中东的盟友那里筹集资金。（他的公司后来表示，在库什纳先生为政府担任志愿者期间，将不再向盟友寻求额外资金。）乔治华盛顿大学法学院政府采购法研究副院长杰西卡·蒂利普曼表示，对于总统的家庭成员，实际的规则很少，尽管他们中的许多人已竭尽全力，以避免即便在外观上也被视为利用椭圆形办公室获利。
办公室。（亨特·拜登的海外商业交易是最近的一个例外。）“这在很大程度上是基于规范的，”她说，“我们面临的挑战是，当人们不再有兴趣尊重这些规范时，从观感角度来看，这是令人不安的。”
特朗普先生和马利克先生于 2018. 年夏天在汉普顿的一次烧烤聚会上首次见面。他们是由金伯利·吉尔福伊尔介绍认识的，她是特朗普先生的前未婚妻，现任美国驻希腊大使。当时，马利克先生在经历了与美国银行（Bank of America）一段混乱的离职过程后，正处于创办一家新经纪交易商公司的阶段。马利克先生曾是一名公司律师，于 2012 年加入该银行，并在一年内，在 33, 岁时成为了该银行历史上最年轻的董事总经理。他在主经纪商部门工作，并建立了一个对冲基金客户名单，包括乔治·索罗斯、斯科特·贝森特以及马克·拉斯里的 Avenue Capital。
在 2018, 年初，该银行在一份监管文件中表示，马利克先生因“违反公司标准的个人行为”而被“解雇”。马利克先生随后对美国银行提起仲裁申诉，指控其诽谤和歧视。据一名熟悉该未公开协议的人士透露，在几个月内，马利克先生与该银行达成了超过 $10 million 的和解。
在华尔街期间，马利克先生一直积极为民主党候选人筹款，包括希拉里·克林顿和第三任乔·肯尼迪。特朗普先生表示，在汉普顿的首次会面中，他发现自己在政治上与马利克先生有共同语言。“我在 Twitter 上可以扮演激进分子，”他在迈阿密的一次采访中说，“但我其实相当理智。我在纽约长大……”
杰西卡·蒂尔普曼（JESSICA TILLIPMAN），乔治·华盛顿大学法学院政府采购法研究副院长。
作为商业伙伴，奥米德·马利克（左）和小唐纳德·特朗普正在公开利用政府的政策牟利。
谢恩·科普兰（左），Polymarket (预测市场平台) 创始人，特朗普先生和马利克先生均投资于该公司。作为特使，贾里德·库什纳（右）模糊了服务与追求利润之间的界限。
规范的。我们面临的挑战是， 当人们不再有意去遵守 这些规范时，从形象角度 来看，这是令人不安的。”
城市。我看到了各方的观点。” 到 2020 年，马利克先生开始参加 特朗普的竞选活动，并向竞选活动 捐赠了大约 $100,000。两人表示， 他们共同商定了一套共同的理想， 这最终成为了他们 1789 部分投资策略的基础。 在他们看来，支撑美国运行的 许多基础设施，包括银行和主流 媒体，都在排斥保守派的观点。 他们还担心中国日益增长的影响力。 在 2020 年大选前，他们共同在 保守派在线出版物《每日呼叫者》 （The Daily Caller）上撰写了一篇评论文章， 论述美国需要夺回对制造业供应链 的控制权，并防止美国公司投资于 像 TikTok 这样由中国控制的公司。 2021 年初，随着拜登政府上台， 且对 Covid-19 的限制感到沮丧， 两人都与家人一起从纽约搬到了 佛罗里达州的棕榈滩。马利克先生 成为了海湖庄园的会员。 在搬迁后的一年内，马利克先生 向他不断深化的共和党人关系网 推销创建一家名为 1789 Capital 的 新投资公司，该名称是以《权利法案》 撰写的年份 1789 年命名的。 他的两位共同创始人兼投资者是 丽贝卡·默瑟（Rebekah Mercer），她是 共和党事业的主要捐助者，其父亲 曾经营对冲基金文艺复兴科技公司 （Renaissance Technologies），以及 克里斯托弗·巴斯基克（Christopher Buskirk）， 他是 Rockbridge 集团的共同创始人， 该集团是一个由富有的特朗普支持者 组成的秘密网络。（副总统 JD 范斯 也是 Rockbridge 的共同创始人。） 到 2023, 1789 Capital 已从投资者 那里筹集了大约 $100 million，其中
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包括马利克先生、巴斯基克先生和 默瑟女士投入的 $15 million。 马利克先生在距离海湖庄园几英里 之遥的地方设立了办公室。在特朗普 父亲重新当选后不到一周，特朗普 在拉斯维加斯的一次 Rockbridge 活动中 登台，告诉数百名捐助者他将加入 1789。随着候任总统之子的加入， 该公司进入了高速运转状态。两人 在韩国和中东会见了潜在投资者。 他们成为了卡塔尔和沙特阿拉伯 主要投资者会议的常客。凭借大量 的新投资，1789 迅速将资金部署到 广泛的公司中，包括许多目前正从 特朗普政府政策中获益的公司，这些 政策旨在确保军事武器、原材料和 关键技术在美国而非在中国开发。 其中包括国防承包商 Anduril 和 Hadrian，以及 Axiom Space（一家 寻求建立国际空间站商业继任者的 公司）。去年秋天，1789 投资了 稀土磁体制造商 Vulcan Elements， 当时该公司估值约为 $200 million。 几个月后，该公司获得了国防部 $620 million 的贷款承诺。 该公司目前的价值约为 $2 billion。 1789 投资的时机引发了国会民主党人 的调查，询问该公司是否在决定 提供联邦贷款时发挥了任何影响。 负责审查该交易的众议院自然资源 委员会民主党成员的一位发言人表示， 调查正在进行中。但马利克先生表示， 他是通过 1789 进行投资后该公司 发布的新闻稿得知 Vulcan Elements 获得联邦贷款的；特朗普先生则说 他从未见过或与……交谈过
公司里的任何人。这两个男人表示，他们做出了一个合理的假设，即 Vulcan Elements（少数几家生产手机、汽车和飞机用稀土磁铁的美国私营企业之一）在专注于推广美国本土关键部门企业的政府执政期间，将是一项成功的投资。（他们的公司仅投资于美国私营公司，且不持有控股权。）“搞清楚这件事并不需要天才，”特朗普先生说。“我没有内部信息。”
“对美国有益”
对于那些希望利用与特朗普政府关系的公司来说，来自 1789 的投资被视为一种认可。 在一场最近的投资者电话会议上，3-D 打印公司 VulcanForms 的首席执行官多次提到 1789 Capital 的投资，暗示这家金融公司的政治亲近度可能有助于为这家初创公司带来机遇，据参加会议的一名人士透露。马利克先生对该投资者电话会议并不知情，并表示他无法监管所投资的公司如何评价该公司。现实情况是，1789 的关系可以戏剧性地改变一家公司的命运——正如它对一家名为 Reflection AI 的小型人工智能开发商所做的那样。去年，1789 投资了这家鲜为人知、构建所谓开源系统的公司。这些系统允许 Reflection 的客户创建自己的 A.I. 模型，而不是依赖于 OpenAI 和 Anthropic 等公司创建的模型。构建一个成功且持久的开源 A.I. 系统是硅谷的优先事项。1789 认为，Reflection AI 有潜力成为中国开发的开源系统 DeepSeek 的美国制造替代方案。该公司在 2025, 年夏天首次投资 Reflection AI，当时其估值为 $3.5 billion。随后，马利克先生利用其网络为 Reflection AI 找到了首批客户之一：韩国大型企业财阀新世界集团（Shinsegae Group）。去年，当 Rockbridge Group 在韩国设立国际分支机构时，它任命新世界集团主席郑允金（Chung Yong-jin）为创始董事会成员之一。几个月后，他参加了在华盛顿万斯副总统家中举行的一场圣诞派对。新世界集团也是 1789. 的投资者。今年三月，Reflection AI 和新世界集团共同宣布了一项计划，将在韩国建立一个价值数十亿美元的数据中心，用于安置这家科技公司的开源模型。两家公司在联合新闻稿中将该数据中心描述为美韩关系的一个关键时刻，该中心将由新世界集团以及韩国政府使用。商务部将该数据中心指定为其新设立的“美国 AI 出口计划”下的第一个旗舰项目。今年春季，1789 为 Reflection AI 的管理团队和数十名潜在投资者举办了一场在线研讨会。参与者被告知他们有一周的时间开具支票，金额必须在 $5 million 以上。正如私有投资中常见的那样，投资者将向 1789 支付费用以获得交易机会。目前的估值为 $25 billion，Reflection AI 的价值已是 1789 去年夏天最初投资时的七倍。在为该研讨会录制的一段视频中，小唐纳德·特朗普 将 Reflection AI 描述为“对美国有益”。
为选举中的 冲突 做准备
作者：尼克·科拉萨尼蒂 (NICK CORASANITI)
民主党州政府官员正加强准备工作，以抵御他们认为的选举安全新威胁：联邦政府。在5月于密尔沃基举行的一次会议上，每个民主党州总检察长办公室的人员以及约十几位民主党州务卿举行了桌面演习，为11月中期选举中的假设情景做准备。华盛顿州民主党总检察长尼克·布朗 (Nick Brown) 表示，在这些“作战室”中，州政府官员讨论了他们将如何处理各种情况。如果联邦调查局 (F.B.I.) 出现并要求提供选举材料或设备会发生什么？如果联邦军队或特工在全国范围内部署，以一种可能恐吓选民或干扰选举的方式，该怎么办？如果特朗普总统试图宣布与选举相关的国家紧急状态又会如何？“令人悲哀的现实是，现在联邦政府是我们最大的担忧，”布朗先生说。“过去，司法部曾是我们排名第 1 的合作伙伴，帮助各州准备应对选举相关问题。”
特朗普政府尚未明确威胁将采取此类行动，白宫的一位发言人对民主党的努力不屑一顾，认为该党应该专注于通过更严格的投票法。但试图推翻 2020 年选举结果的特朗普先生今年告诉《纽约时报》，他后悔在当次竞选后没有没收投票机。在他的第二个任期内，他似乎越来越渴望利用联邦政府的调查、起诉和立法权力来影响选举的运作方式。他上周在黄金时段发表的全国演说煽动了关于选举舞弊的虚假指控，这引发了人们对联邦政府可能干预中期选举的新担忧。
本周，在纽泽西州约 6,600 名居民因 2023 年车辆管理局的一个软件错误而被错误登记为选民后，特朗普先生及其盟友抓住报道称有 400 名非公民在纽泽西州投了票。（该州民主党州长表示，发生这种情况是“不可接受的”。）但特朗普先生最近提出了更广泛的指控，称四个州有数十万非公民非法投票，这些指控目前仍未得到证实。国土安全部发给其中一个州的一封信（由《纽约时报》获取）表明，特朗普先生引用的数据仅为初步估计，且可能被严重夸大。
5月的选举安全会议是民主党州务卿和总检察长在中期选举前加强全国协调更广泛努力的一部分。他们正在创建两个小组来将这些伙伴关系正式化：AG-SOS 选举保护政治行动委员会 (AG-SOS Election Protection PAC)，旨在筹集资金并选举民主党人出任这些职位；以及 AG-SOS 选举保护行动 (AG-SOS Election Protection Action)，这是一个政策分支机构。这一努力源于代表各职位的全国性团体——民主党州务卿协会和民主党总检察长协会现有的竞选分支机构。民主党总检察长协会主席肖恩·兰金 (Sean Rankin) 表示：“通过将总检察长和州务卿之间的这种伙伴关系正式化，我们创建了一个高效的枢纽，其他组织可以在这里协调行动，以保护选票上各级职位的选举结果。”
虽然这两个职位的持有者在同一个州内通常合作紧密，但最高级别的选举
一个州的官员很少会与另一个州的总检察长合作。民主党人表示，鉴于特朗普先生的行为，建立这样一个由这两个部门组成的全国性网络是必要的。“我们将利用所有可用的工具来打击唐纳德·特朗普并保护我们的投票权，”内华达州州务卿兼民主党州务卿协会主席西斯科·阿吉拉尔（Cisco Aguilar）在的一份声明中表示。白宫发言人阿比盖尔·杰克逊（Abigail Jackson）暗示，民主党人应该尝试通过《拯救美国法案》（SAVE America Act），这是一项停滞不前且旨在限制投票的法案，特朗普先生将其称为其首要任务。“如果民主党人真的关心确保我们的选举安全，他们就会通过《拯救美国法案》，其中包含了绝大多数美国人支持的常识性选举诚信措施，”杰克逊女士在声明中说道。这些条款包括要求在登记投票时提供公民身份的证明文件，以及严格的新照片身份证件要求。许多符合条件的选民将无法满足这些新要求。布朗先生表示，两年前，试图“延迟、扰乱、干扰”选举的努力“看起来就像个笑话”。而现在，他补充道，这些威胁“是非常真实的”。
在转变中，民主党人 反对国防法案 以表达对战争的异议
作者：卡尔·赫尔斯 (CARL HULSE)
华盛顿 —— 参议员安格斯·金 (Angus King)，这位与民主党结盟的缅因州独立人士，在国会超过十年的时间里，从未反对过年度五角大楼政策措施——该法案通常会获得两党议员的压倒性支持，因为他们渴望表达对美国军方的支持。
然而，金先生在本月跨越了曾经被认为是政治红线的界限，他与参议院民主党人一起，一致否决了一项拟定拨款超过 $1.15 万亿美元用于五角大楼支出的法案。
周三，205 名众议院民主党人投票反对该议院版本的立法，这与过去形成了鲜明对比，此前只有最自由派的民主党人才敢反对年度国防法案。
这一转变凸显了在与伊朗战争问题上日益加深的党派分歧，以及该问题在即将到来的中期竞选中被提升到重要位置。它还突显了国会中民主党领导层战略的演变，近几个月来，他们对选民要求拒绝现状的压力反应更加迅速。
“当我刚刚得知，例如在缅因州，有超过 4,000 名孩子正在失去 SNAP 补贴时，很难回到家告诉选民我们需要这种程度的增资，”金先生说道，他指的是联邦营养援助计划。
这一转变反映了民主党人所认为的选民反对战争的强烈情绪。它还指出了一种源于……的认识
作者：TONY ROMM
华盛顿 —— 就在几周前，美国经济似乎进入了夏季休整期。与伊朗的战争看起来正在减弱。能源市场开始趋于平静。加油站的价格有所下降，整个经济体的通胀也开始冷却。对于美国家庭和企业来说，这无疑是一次受欢迎的喘息机会，因为他们此前经历了由特朗普总统发起的全球贸易战所引发的一年多冲击。但这种缓解并未持续。本周，与伊朗不断扩大的军事冲突进入了一个危险的新阶段，惊扰了能源市场，导致全球原油价格飙升至每桶 $100。根据 AAA 的数据，这种焦虑波及到了汽油价格，全国大部分地区的油价突破了每加仑 $4 10。而与此同时，特朗普先生的贸易极限施压手段再次回归，白宫于周五正式公布了一系列针对数十个国家的新关税清单。这些关税适用于美国的一些最大贸易伙伴，包括欧盟成员国，总统随后威胁要对欧盟进行新一轮的贸易处罚。关税是对进口商品征收的税，因此特朗普先生的行为威胁到将再次提高一些美国公司和消费者的成本。这些力量共同作用，以一种熟悉的方式使国家的经济前景变得复杂。经济学家曾认为，中东敌对行动的结束将意味着逐步回归正常。然而，重新爆发的战斗使这些假设陷入怀疑，使得国家长期且艰苦的抗击通胀之战依然像以往一样令人困扰。富时评级（Fitch Ratings）美国经济负责人 Olu Sonola 表示：“战争在目前这种强度水平下持续时间越长，对消费者就越不利。”
由于距离期中选举不到四个月，这些经济逆风对特朗普先生的影响尤为巨大。然而，在周三于佐治亚州玛丽埃塔举行的一次集会上，总统似乎并未被与伊朗战争带来的负面影响所干扰，他此前多次淡化这场冲突。特朗普先生宣称通胀已“大幅下降”，并指出 6 月份的价格有所下跌，随后承诺能源成本尤其会“下降，甚至可能低于我们开始时的水平”。他补充道：“但只要给我一点时间。”特朗普先生的言论界定了经济以及共和党的利害关系，因为选民们对于近期民主党与特朗普总统及国会共和党人之间两次政府停摆之争正失去耐心。
那些曾经被认为在政治上极其危险的立场 —— 比如反对国防法案、投票反对国土安全支出或全面阻碍政府资金拨付 —— 有时反而能成为政治上的胜利。
“我对我们的党团说，‘我们不能按部就班地做事’，”纽约州民主党参议员、少数党领袖查克·舒默（Chuck Schumer）在讲述他劝说民主党人团结一致拦截五角大楼立法（将其作为抵制伊朗战争的替代手段）的理由时说道。
在一次采访中，他称这场战争为一场“可怕的惨剧”。
“这不仅仅是政治问题，”舒默先生说，“这是我们的真实感受，也是美国人民的感受。因此，我们投票反对这些事项，只是在履行我们的职责。”
对于那些对选民压力反应更为敏锐的民主党人来说，五角大楼的这项措施仅仅是他们打破根深蒂固投票模式的一个显著例子。本月，近半数众议院民主党人投票决定，因以色列在加沙地带的战争行为而切断对其联邦援助，这在数十年来对犹太国家坚定支持之后，是一个几乎不可想象的裂痕。民主党人以及少数共和党人还阻止了一项恐怖主义监控工具的延期，该工具在与总统的斗争中此前一直被视为神圣不可侵犯。
在波士顿附近的马萨诸塞州收费公路旁。根据AAA的数据，本周全国每加仑汽油的平均价格突破了 $4。
国家的经济走向。许多人在向民意调查员表示，他们对特朗普先生的议程感到沮丧，并对战争的状态不满意。从一开始，特朗普先生就试图将这次干预塑造为国家安全的必需，认为他必须阻止伊朗获得核武器。在此过程中，他的经济主张一直摇摆不定。在不同阶段，他曾否认冲突的成本，沉思后果可能会糟糕得多，并乐观地表示美国能够承受任何打击。
在很多方面，经济一直具有韧性，牛津经济研究院的分析师在本月估计，今年经济可能增长 2.3%。劳动力市场也依然强劲，上个月虽增速放缓但仍保持稳步增长。
但通货膨胀依然是一个折磨美国人财务状况的祸根。尽管记录了六年来的最大单月跌幅，但6月的整体消费者价格仍比一年多前高出 3.5%。这远高于美联储设定的 2% 目标。
白宫庆祝了
对任命一名缺乏经验的忠诚者担任关键情报职位的不满。 在与共和党人和特朗普先生进行持续的支出之争后，民主党人多次投票阻止政府机构以及特朗普政府移民打击行动的资金拨付，而在此之前的数年里，他们出于对引发选民反弹的恐惧而一直避免进行此类投票。
华盛顿长期以来一直存在一条潜规则，即被认为反对国家安全措施、阻碍政府资金拨付或阻碍军队加薪的政党将付出沉重的政治代价。但旧规则似乎不再像以前那样适用。相反，当舒默先生去年最初为与共和党达成一项支出协议以避免政府停摆而扫清障碍时， he面临来自民主党内部的猛烈批评。
民主党人表示，他们的反对
最新的通胀数据，而这些数据恰好在美国和伊朗恢复敌对行动时传出——这引发了人们对任何改善可能都是昙花一现的担忧。随着霍尔木兹海峡的运输流量再次减缓至蜗速，预料中的油气价格上涨紧随其后。
动荡基本上扼杀了数周以来逐渐的改善。在敌对行动升级之前，零售汽油价格已下跌 15
是新常态。”
ATSI SHETH，穆迪评级（Moody’s Ratings）首席信用官。
tion 投票现已被证明是正确的，特别是考虑到公众反对联邦移民策略和战争的舆论。
“我认为，国会成员有时会将自己置于华盛顿的泡沫之中，以一种与公众情绪不符的方式让自己感到恐慌，”马里兰州民主党参议员克里斯·范·霍伦（Chris Van Hollen）表示。“但当涉及到一项基本上支持对伊朗进行非法战争的法案时，你最好站出来，因为在某些问题上，美国人民一直走在国会前面。”
共和党人迅速试图指责民主党人在玩弄政治，并因他们拖延五角大楼立法（该立法曾由民主党人协助制定）而使其蒙羞。
“民主党人是否认为，投票反对我们的国防和国家军队能让他们在自己的基本盘中得分？”南达科他州共和党参议员兼多数党领袖约翰·图恩（John Thune）在参议院议事厅问道。“或者他们仅仅是
认为战争的大规模升级——这将把油价推至每桶 $100 ——可能会在未来几个月内使通货膨胀甚至在食品和能源等波动商品之外进一步恶化。
“波动性和不可预测性是新常态，”穆迪评级的首席信用官 Atsi Sheth 说道。她表示，敌对行动确认了她的预测，即油价将在今年全年保持高位。
Sheth 女士表示，今年 4 月，当美国和伊朗达成初步停火时，经济学家预见到通胀将从 5 月的高点缓慢下降，并稳定在 3% 左右。而现在，她说，战争的重启增加了“下降趋势不顺畅的风险”。
长期重返战争的后果可能是广泛的，特别是对于低收入美国人，他们每月收入中用于能源成本的比例较高。如果敌对行动导致能源价格数月飙升，其结果之一可能是家庭取暖费激增。周四，国家能源援助主管协会（National Energy Assistance Directors Association）估计，使用燃油取暖的平均家庭成本可能会上升到 $1,700
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认为他们可以承受忽视国家国防需求，直到某个敌对势力利用我们的弱点为止？”
“我不知道，”他补充道，“但我确实知道，由于民主党的行为，我们的国家变得不再安全。”
然而，民主党人认为，鉴于他们对战争进程的保留意见以及特朗普政府要求的巨额支出增加，他们的立场是稳固的。
他们对反对这项官方称为《国防授权法案》（National Defense Authorization Act）的法案可能产生的政治影响不以为意。该法案每年通过一次，已持续 60 年以上，是国会特别引以为傲的一点。
“我从未对 N.D.A.A. 投过反对票，但这次我会投，因为人们可以理解地将其视为对伊朗战争的一次全民公投，”康涅狄格州民主党参议员、武装部队委员会成员理查德·布卢门撒尔（Richard Blumenthal）说道。
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如果原油价格在今年冬天维持在每桶 $100。
据该协会称，相比之下，去年冬天（的价格）约为 $1,100。该协会代表一项旨在帮助低收入美国人支付取暖账单的联邦计划的州主管。该团体已请求国会为该计划批准追加资金。
地缘政治的不和增加了联邦储备委员会面临的挑战，美联储定于下周召开会议。这种不确定性让人们对以新任美联储主席凯文·M·沃什（Kevin M. Warsh）为首的政策制定者是否会为了应对通货膨胀而选择维持利率不变产生了新的质疑。
甚至在战争爆发之前，美联储就已在应对人工智能崛起带来的新问题而分身乏术。随着特朗普先生不断变动的关税清单对经济产生波动，央行官员们此前也一直在应对特朗普全球贸易战带来的冲击。
这些关税在本周再次演变。周五，特朗普政府敲定了一份针对全球大部分地区进口商品的新税清单，这是总统试图重建被最高法院在2月份推翻的关税方案中最大的一步。从午夜起，来自包括加拿大、墨西哥和欧盟在内的 80 多个国家的许多进口商品将被征收 10% 或 12.5% 的税。这些根据 1974, 年《贸易法》第 301 条施加的关税，旨在解决不公平贸易行为，特别是关于这些国家未取缔“强迫劳动”的担忧。特朗普先生计划在未来几个月内，针对某些商品的过度生产，对欧洲和亚洲的更多国家征收类似关税。另外，他本周宣布对来自加拿大的许多商品（包括葡萄酒、曲棍球棒和纸张）征收 50% 的关税，声称该国歧视美国工业。特朗普先生周五还向欧盟发出了新的威胁，称他……
缅因州独立派参议员安格斯·金（Angus King）首次反对五角大楼的年度政策法案。该法案通常能获得两党支持。
服务委员会。“我们没有机会对这场战争进行投票，而这不仅是我们的义务，更是我们的权利。我们一直被阻挠。”
即使是在军事委员会中地位最高两名民主党人——罗德岛州参议员杰克·里德（Jack Reed）和华盛顿州众议员亚当·史密斯（Adam Smith），也在反对他们曾深度参与起草的措施。对于两人来说，这是一个痛苦的决定。
“他们正把我们带向我认为极其危险的道路，这使得维持那种两党合作精神变得非常困难，”史密斯先生周三在投票反对五角大楼立法时谈到特朗普政府。 “我无法支持这项法案。这深深地伤害了我，因为我相信这个流程。”
其他民主党人表示，关于这场战争、政府的战略以及拟议的开支增加，仍有太多未解答的问题，因此他们无法同意现在推进五角大楼的立法。该法案过去通常在年底才获得批准，民主党内部的国防鹰派仍然认为在稍后日期支持该法案仍有路径可行。
“我希望在今年年底之前能够为《国防授权法案》（N.D.A.A.）投票，”新罕布什尔州民主党参议员珍妮·沙欣（Jeanne Shaheen）表示。
目前，尽管有支持的记录，民主党人仍坚持反对。
“虽然法案没有具体提到伊朗，但它不可避免地成为了讨论的一部分，”金先生说。“很难向人们解释这样的投票结果：‘嗯，我反对伊朗战争。它从未获得正当理由，也从未获得授权。但我投票支持了一项为该部门提供资金的法案。’”
将针对该集团对美国科技公司处以罚款的行为征收“一项实质性的关税”。“欧盟将为这种非法且高度不道德的行为付出沉重代价，我一直向他们发出警告，”特朗普先生在社交媒体上表示。目前，根据耶鲁预算实验室（Yale Budget Lab）的一项初步分析，总统当前的关税政策可能会在今年年底前将进口平均关税率提高到 12.8 percent。该实验室研究了政府此前宣布的关税（其中部分税率随后有所变动）。相比之下，如果政府不采取行动，让现有的 10 percent 全球关税到期，该税率则为 9.8 percent。对于消费者而言，关税的变化也可能转化为实际损失。该非党派智库发现，在特朗普先生近期的一系列完整政策下，家庭每年可能面临平均 $1,100 的额外成本，而根据现行法律，这一数额约为 $550。
这一连串的新关税公告让人想起特朗普先生第二任期初期那种疯狂的局面，当时税率的反复波动经常扰乱全球经济，并使企业的处境复杂化。法院随后阻止了总统利用一项数十年前的法律随心所欲地征收这些关税。惠誉评级的索诺拉先生表示，这有助于建立一个更具可预测性的流程，不过他指出，特朗普先生尚未完成其所有计划中的关税部署。索诺拉先生补充道：“如果我们最终面对的是高得多的关税率，那将使痛苦进一步加剧。”
特朗普总统周四表示，满足数据中心电力需求的成本“应由企业承担”。
作者：BRAD PLUMER 和 MAXINE JOSELOW
华盛顿 —— 特朗普总统周四表示，包括该国一些最大公用事业公司在内的 200 多家公司和政治家已签署了一项自愿承诺，旨在防止人工智能数据中心推高数百万美国人的电力成本。
该承诺在很大程度上具有象征意义，专家表示，由于电价通常由州监管机构决定，因此可能难以执行。但这凸显了在期中选举前，电费上涨在何种程度上已成为选民的首要关注点——以及共和党潜在的负资产。
特朗普先生在 2 月份的国情咨询报告演讲期间首次宣布了这一计划，他将其称为“电费缴纳者保护承诺”。次月，白宫获得了亚马逊、谷歌和微软等科技公司的承诺，由它们承担向新数据中心输电所产生巨额成本的更大份额。
在周四于环境保护署举行的一场活动中，特朗普先生表示，该承诺已吸引了新的签署方，包括为数百万家庭提供电力的 NextEra Energy、Southern Company 和 Duke Energy 等公用事业公司。
“我们知道，数据中心和人工智能正剧烈增加电力需求，”特朗普先生说。“为了满足这一需求而建设新基础设施的成本由企业自身承担，而不是由美国消费者和美国爱国者承担，这才是公平的。”
除了公用事业公司外，新签署方还包括 Equinix 和 Digital Realty 等大型数据中心开发商。
此外，还有 23 位共和党州长参与签署。
作者：PATRICK McGEEHAN
特朗普政府不再回避是否想要重新命名纽约市宾夕法尼亚车站（Pennsylvania Station）的问题。在周三致三个参议院委员会领导人的信中，交通部长肖恩·P·达菲（Sean P. Duffy）将重新命名宾州车站列为政府的优先事项。特朗普总统曾表示，有人向他建议将车站以他的名字命名，但当被问及政府是否计划这样做时，达菲先生一直含糊其辞。
他的信中没有说明车站的新名称将是什么。交通部去年接管了一个翻修该车站的项目，该车站是美国最繁忙的交通枢纽。5月，美铁（Amtrak）选择了一组名为“宾州转型伙伴”（Penn Transformation Partners）的公司担任该项目的总开发商，预计成本为 $7 billion
交通部去年接管了纽约市宾夕法尼亚车站的翻修工作，该车站是美国最繁忙的交通枢纽。其成本可能高达 $8 billion。
据三名获悉此事并要求匿名的知情人士透露（因为他们未获授权公开评论），白宫并未就加入该承诺或参加周四的活动与民主党籍州长沟通。没有民主党籍州长签署特朗普政府的承诺书。许多民主党籍州长已经宣布了各自的计划，以防止数据中心增加其所在州的能源成本。
特朗普先生一直是人工智能的主要推动者，他表示，人工智能对于在与中国的技术竞赛中获胜至关重要。美国环保局（E.P.A.）已采取多项措施简化数据中心的建设，例如放宽对经常为这些设施提供动力的燃气轮机所产生的雾霾污染的限制。
全国许多社区已开始强烈反对这些庞大的项目。盖洛普（Gallup）最近的一项民调发现，无论民主党人还是共和党人，都反对在自己的社区建设数据中心，许多人提到对潜在噪音、污染以及能源和水资源使用的担忧。
“他们需要一些公关帮助，”特朗普先生在3月最初宣布其电费缴纳者保护承诺时，如此评价科技公司。
纽约州上周成为首个颁布暂停新建数据中心令的州。民主党籍州长凯西·霍库尔（Kathy Hochul）签署了一项行政命令，在州政府评估其能源使用情况和对环境影响期间，暂停建设最大的数据中心一年。据国家州立法会议（National Conference of State Legislatures）称，另有十几个州考虑采取类似行动。
周四，特朗普先生主张，社区将从接受数据中心中获益。
至 $8 billion。 达菲先生的信敦促国会为车站的设计和翻修授权额外拨款 $1 billion。他还呼吁增加铁路资金，并要求立法者通过法律，允许美铁从车站周边物业的开发商那里收取费用，而不是让他们向地方或州政府缴纳财产税。
车站翻修计划的插图并未表明它将被重新命名。计划要求在第八大道设立一个宏伟的新入口，使光线能够洒入重新设计的中央大厅，并在内墙上刻上特朗普先生名字的大字。
负责该项目的美铁高管安迪·拜福德（Andy Byford）表示，他并不在意车站是否被重新命名。拜福德先生还表示
他指出，路易斯安那州里奇兰教区的教师最近获得了 $50,000 的奖金，这是由于一座在建的 Meta 数据中心产生的销售税收入增加所致。其他公用事业公司也声称，利润丰厚的数据中心交易使他们能够降低其他客户的费率。
“有些社区非常渴望建立数据中心，坦率地说，那些才是聪明的社区，因为这意味着巨大的就业机会，且实际干扰非常小，”特朗普先生表示。
他称那些反对数据中心的人是“激进的左翼共产主义者”，他们“不会降低你的电费，实际上反而会大幅增加电费，因为你将失去这笔涌入的资金”。
尽管特朗普先生在竞选期间承诺将电价削减一半，但根据联邦政府最新的可用数据，自从他重返办公室以来，美国居民平均电价上涨了近 18 Percent。
专家表示，虽然数据中心并非电价上涨的主要原因，但它们确实有可能在某些地区推高成本。许多为了训练顶尖人工智能模型而建设的巨型设施，其耗电量相当于一座小城市。这意味着它们可能需要价值数十亿美元的新电厂、输电线和其他升级工程才能接入当地电网。
如果数据中心支付的电费无法覆盖所有这些成本，其他客户就必须补足缺口。来自数据中心的需求也可能超过供应，从而推高价格。
在 PJM Interconnection（作为全美最大的电网，服务于中大西洋地区的 65 million 人口）地区，批发电力容量价格在近年来飙升，导致马里兰州和宾夕法尼亚州等地的账单上涨。一些分析认为，这些增长归咎于在旧电厂退役之际，大量新数据中心的涌入。
在全国范围内，民选领导人一直试图让数据中心背后的公司支付更高的电费。但在实践中，这样做往往很困难。
在特朗普先生的纳税人保护承诺下，科技公司表示他们愿意支付更高的费率，以覆盖其数据中心所需的所有电厂或电网升级费用。然而，其中许多细节是由州监管机构、当地公用事业公司和区域电网运营商制定的复杂规则决定的。而且，很难追踪这些承诺在实际操作中转化得如何。
“这些承诺显然具有象征意义，而且带有浓厚的表演色彩，”哈佛大学电力法倡议负责人阿里·佩斯科（Ari Peskoe）表示。“重要的是在公用事业层面实际发生了什么。”
白宫已敦促 PJM 制定一项计划，允许数据中心支付该地区新电厂的费用。但 PJM 仍在与公司和州监管机构讨价还价，该计划仍处于悬而未决的状态。
越来越多地，许多科技公司也在建设并支付自己的离网电厂（主要由天然气驱动），正如 Meta 在德克萨斯州埃尔帕索建立的数据中心那样。特朗普先生鼓励这些努力，因为它们对电网的影响较小，尽管可能会增加空气污染。
在最近接受 CBS 新闻采访时，霍楚尔州长质疑签署了特朗普先生承诺的公司是否会履行其诺言。
“要求这些公司在能耗方面信守承诺——也许我比这更现实一些，”她说道。
数十项研究资助
作者：卡特里娜·米勒 (KATRINA MILLER)
艾米·沃特曼 (Amy Waterman) 是德克萨斯州休斯顿卫理会医院的一名健康研究员，在过去的三年里，她一直致力于开发一项她希望能够改变肾脏护理的计划。她与一组科学家和临床医生共同创建了一种方法，用于识别肾衰竭风险最高的人群，并构建了相关工具，以更好地向患者及其家属告知早期肾移植的有效性。该计划原定在加利福尼亚州的几家诊所启动。但在 7 月 15 日，沃特曼博士得知她的研究将不再获得资助。“我们坚信我们的工作对于改善护理至关重要，”她说。她补充道，现在“我们甚至能否继续下去完全不确定”。沃特曼博士是数十名科学家之一，他们的活跃资助项目被医疗保健研究与质量局 (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) 中断，该机构是美国卫生与公众服务部的一个分支。
根据跟踪这些资助项目的组织 AcademyHealth 的说法，这些被针对性停止的资助范围广泛，从减少抗生素的滥用，到改善儿童哮喘治疗不等。“这是真正影响人们的工作，”该组织主席亚伦·卡罗尔 (Aaron Carroll) 博士表示。“当这些投资停止时，医疗系统的临床医生和患者能感受到，而不仅仅是研究人员。”中断活跃项目的资助资金是联邦政府整体趋势的一部分，自特朗普政府就职以来，联邦政府一直试图改变科学资助和开展的方式。A.H.R.Q. 是一个小型机构，旨在通过资助研究，使美国的高质量医疗保健更实惠、更便捷。它通过竞争性评审过程授予资助，通常分期支付多年期奖项的资金。研究人员被要求提交
定期进度报告，以便每年续签资助。卡罗尔博士表示，绝大多数项目继续获得资金。“偶尔会有资助在半途被终止，”他说，“但通常是有原因的，或者为了非常特定的目的，而且你会知道那是为什么。”在接受《纽约时报》采访的科学家们表示，他们在去年夏天提交了报告，并等待下一期资助资金到账已有数月之久。上周，他们收到了来自 A.H.R.Q. 的信函，告知资助将被停止。信函中并未提供具体理由。相反，根据《时报》审阅的文件，信中称该机构正在调整其奖项组合，“以便更好地优先分配机构资源”，并列出了包括患者安全、预防抗生素耐药性以及利用数字化工具改善健康在内的优先级项目。
几位收到通知的科学家表示，他们的工作正处于该机构的优先范围内。（马萨诸塞州的一位联邦法官最近裁定，资助机构不能以优先级转移为由终止某些州活跃的资助项目，不过随着白宫一项新提案的通过，这一限制可能会发生变化。）发言人艾米莉·希拉德 (Emily Hilliard)
美国卫生与公共服务部的相关人员在电子邮件中表示，A.H.R.Q. 的拨款“并未被终止——而是没有获得后续资金支持”。她补充说，该机构的负责人根据法规决定“继续提供资金是否符合联邦政府的最佳利益”。
资金的中断发生在 A.H.R.Q. 工作人员大幅削减之后，随后是拨款和管理规模的下降。“我们不知道是谁在做这些决定，”公共公民诉讼小组（Public Citizen Litigation Group）的律师斯特凡妮·加洛克（Stephanie Garlock）在谈到这些通知时说道。加洛克女士补充说，这家去年对该机构提起诉讼的律师事务所正在评估最近的进展。
尽管培养下一代卫生服务研究人员是该机构明确 stated 的优先事项，但相关拨款也被中断了。其中一个被针对的项目自 1986 年以来一直在布朗大学连续运行，但目前已不再招收新培训人员。
根据众包在线数据库 Grant Witness 的数据，该机构至少中断了 150 项活跃拨款，总额达 $229 million。许多受影响的研究人员表示，尽管该机构发生了剧烈变动，但他们对此仍感到措手不及。
至少 150 项由医疗保健研究与质量局 (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) 中止的活跃资助项目的价值。
“这种情况以前从未发生过，”密歇根大学的医生科学家诺拉·贝克尔 (Dr. Nora Becker) 博士说道。她曾获得一项资助，用于研究新冠肺炎 (Covid-19) 患者所承受的经济负担，而该资助已执行三年。贝克尔博士在去年秋天停止收到资金。她表示，从那时起，她投入了大部分时间“疯狂地申请”她能找到的任何其他资助机会。其他人也在做同样的事情。有些人获得了所在机构的临时支持，或者希望通过私人基金会获得资金。国立卫生研究院 (National Institutes of Health) 提供了另一种联邦途径，但其重点更多在于基础研究和发现，这与 A.H.R.Q. 的目的不同。
“N.I.H. 的许多研究发生在学术医学中心，”华盛顿大学的研究员塞巴斯蒂安·童 (Dr. Sebastian Tong) 博士说。“A.H.R.Q. 是将其带给公众的最后一座桥梁，尤其是在偏远社区。”
童博士在资助被切断时，正处于一项由该机构支持的项目中期，该项目侧重于改善基层医疗中心的药物滥用护理。他说，项目的后半部分将是最重要的：在少数几个医学中心运行的方案将得到评估并发表，然后扩大到包括数十家诊所。
童博士说，现在范围受到了限制，一些患者和临床医生询问是否可以免费继续这项工作。“我们最初希望资金能够恢复，”他补充道。“到目前为止，我们已经停止了这项的所有工作。”
manding answers on the funding。” 交通部没有立即回应关于更名提案的置评请求。
纽约州的民主党少数党领袖查克·舒默 (Chuck Schumer) 参议员暗示，政府计划为特朗普先生重命名该车站。
“宾夕法尼亚车站 (Penn Station) 需要为数百万使用它的通勤者而重建，而不是为了满足特朗普无底线的自我意识而重新品牌化，”舒默先生说。“达菲 (Duffy) 秘书应该停止策划讨好总统的行为，开始交付纽约人应得的安全、现代化的车站。”
达菲先生还敦促参议员们“优先考虑机动车出行而非自行车道”。在他的信中，他要求他们限制对自行车道以及“其他会降低机动车出行吞吐量的自行车基础设施”的资金支持，并“支持拆除导致拥堵的现有自行车道”。
可获得新型 H.I.V. 药丸
作者：STEPHANIE NOLEN
制药公司默克 (Merck) 周五表示，将授权七家通用药制造商生产一种新型每月一次 H.I.V. 预防药丸的低成本版本，该药丸在终结 H.I.V. 流行病方面可能发挥的作用已引发了人们的极大乐观。
这一决定旨在确保，如果明年的临床试验结果符合对该药丸的预期，发展中国家能够立即获得该药物的储备。
该公司周五的宣布正值一次大型国际艾滋病会议在里约热内卢开幕，而背景则是人们对降低 H.I.V. 感染率进展有限而感到失望。
这种新药名为 alimatravir，是一种每月服用一次的药丸，用于所谓的暴露前预防 (pre-exposure prophylaxis)，简称 PrEP。它目前正处于一项涉及年轻女性的后期试验中——
有望帮助防治 高风险地区的艾滋病。
在三个撒哈拉以南非洲国家，以及在另一项涉及跨性别者和男男性行为者的拉丁美洲、亚洲、欧洲和非洲国家的试验中。 根据联合国艾滋病规划署 (UNAIDS) 的数据，2025 年共有 1.2 million 例新发 H.I.V. 感染。虽然目前有更多预防感染的工具可用，但它们未能触及世界上许多最脆弱的人群。在过去 18 个月里，由于美国和其他主要捐助国大幅削减资金，降低 H.I.V. 传播率目标的缓慢但稳步的进展受到了干扰。克林顿健康接济计划 (Clinton Health Access Initiative) 最近的一项分析发现，在 10 个 H.I.V. 感染率较高的撒哈拉以南非洲和亚洲国家，2025 年开始服用口服 PrEP 的人数较前一年下降了 42 percent。 默克公司的协议将允许仿制药
与 CAROLINE HOPKINS LEGASPI 至少有 1,947 人 因食用受污染的 生菜而患病。
根据疾病控制与预防中心 (CDC) 的数据，与冰山生菜相关的环孢菌病大规模爆发已与另外四个州产生关联。 在这起疫情中，至少有 1,947 人患病，98 人住院，疫情范围已扩大到包括伊利诺伊州、堪萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州和宾夕法尼亚州。密歇根州、俄亥俄州、印第安那州、肯塔基州和西弗吉尼亚州此前已处于疫情影响范围内。 美国食品药品监督管理局已将此次感染与 Taylor Farms 供应且种植于墨西哥中部的冰山生菜联系起来。7 月 17, Taylor Farms 召回了所销售的袋装冰山生菜
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这是该国最顶尖的公共卫生成就之一。 “这种情况将持续发生，”布朗大学公共卫生学院大流行病中心主任珍妮弗·努佐（Jennifer Nuzzo）表示。“这意味着在我们将疫苗接种率提高之前，我们将生活在一种永久的脆弱和风险状态中。” 今年报告的许多病例与南卡罗来纳州的一场大规模疫情有关，该疫情于去年 10 月在一家联系紧密的福音派斯拉夫社区中根植，并迅速成为美国自 2000 年以来最大规模的疫情。州卫生官员在 4 月宣布此次疫情结束，最终有近 1,000 人染病。 尽管如此，病毒远未被遏制。犹他州正在应对一场始于去年夏天与亚利桑那州交界处的疫情，该疫情已导致 700 多个病例，蔓延至该州的每个管辖区。弗吉尼亚州卫生官员报告了一场始于 5 月中旬的疫情，导致 170 多个病例。宾夕法尼亚州则在努力应对一场今年导致 100 多人染病的疫情。 疾病控制与预防中心 (CDC) 今年共报告了 35 起新的麻疹疫情。绝大多数病例发生在未接种疫苗或疫苗接种状态未知的人群中。 接连爆发的疫情对公共卫生专家来说并不意外，他们一直关注着疫苗接种
为 129 个低收入和中等收入国家生产。该公司表示，在通用产品上市并获得监管批准之前，还将制造一批过渡供应量，以非营利价格出售给这些国家。该公司不披露具体价格。默克（Merck）将向印度的四家通用药物公司以及撒哈拉以南非洲的三家公司（乌干达、肯尼亚和南非的药物制造商）提供免特许权使用费的许可，以支持区域制造工作。自该大陆在世界其他地区接种新冠疫苗一年后才在很大程度上获得接种机会以来，这一直是非洲联盟的优先事项。由于 alimatravir 的生产仅需少量活性药物成分，且采用了标准的口服制剂，公司可以规模化地盈利生产，并以低至每人每年 $5 的价格出售给国家卫生系统。 默克公司在最终临床试验结果出炉之前就发布公告，这一时机很不寻常，似乎是为了避免其他 PrEP（暴露前预防）产品在推出时所遇到的问题。艾滋病 (H.I.V.) 治疗和护理的倡导者正在就如何确保药物的可获得性向默克提供建议（如果试验结果显示该药有效）。“我们与制药公司的互动一直以来都是斗争，但现在能与他们坐在一起，听他们说‘我们正从其他产品中学习’，这太令人惊讶了，”乌干达健康促进与社会发展联盟执行主任肯尼斯·姆韦洪格（Kenneth Mwehonge）说。不过他补充道：“目前听起来都很好，但我们将等待看它如何付诸行动。” 艾滋病研究人员预计 alimatravir 将提供高水平的感染防护，因为该药物的核心分子与另一种高效艾滋病药物密切相关，而后者在非人类灵长类动物的研究中提供了高保护率。负责盖茨基金会艾滋病药物研发投资的尼娜·罗素（Nina Russell）博士表示。“我们对此比通常情况更加乐观，”她说。“它
在 27 个州（包括疫情爆发的 9 个州）。被召回的生菜被发送至餐厅、零售店和食品服务分销商，包括 Taco Bell 和沃尔玛，但 Taylor Farms 尚未提供关于产品具体销售或供应地，以及哪些具体产品受影响的明确信息。
这一消息传出的同时，联邦官员正在调查全国范围内其他环孢子菌（cyclospora）爆发及病例，他们表示这些与此次爆发无关。周四，美国食品药品监督管理局（F.D.A.）宣布了一起涉及 72 例病例的新爆发，但未指明地点或潜在来源。
在全国范围内，疾病控制与预防中心（C.D.C.）已确认或正在调查更多
率在近年来有所下降。 在全国范围内，麻疹疫苗接种率在新冠疫情期间有所下降，且尚未回升至阻止麻疹病毒在社区传播所需的 95%。虽然最新的全国数据显示，约 93% 的幼儿园儿童已接种麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹疫苗，但这种保护并不均衡：部分社区的接种率接近 100%，而其他社区的接种率则低于 80%。
麻疹作为最具传染性的疾病之一，极其擅长利用这些免疫力薄弱的群体。
“它会找到那些没有免疫力的人，”伯明翰阿拉巴马大学儿科传染病专家大卫·金伯林（David Kimberlin）博士表示，“它就像一枚寻热导弹。”
儿童承受了感染的 brunt，占确认病例的 70% 以上。今年已有 80 多个儿童和青少年因肺炎（导致患者呼吸困难）和脑肿胀（可能导致持久性损害，包括失明、失聪和智力障碍）等并发症而住院。（目前尚无麻疹治疗方法，尽管研究人员正试图开发相关疗法。）
虽然许多患病儿童由于父母选择不让他们接种麻疹疫苗而易受病毒侵害，但地方卫生部门在婴
制药商默克（Merck）将其新型预防性 H.I.V. 药物的低成本通用版本授权在非洲和印度生产。
“可能会带来相当大的变革。” 她表示，盖茨基金会已向该药物的后期临床试验投资 $100 million，并预计将追加投资 $80 million，以支持其通过测试并进入市场。
默克高级副总裁格雷格·萨博（Gregg Szabo）表示，研究表明，该药物在服用仅一小时后即可提供 H.I.V. 防护；如果人们在月初忘记服用下一粒药，它还能提供约一周的防护缓冲期。
每日一次的 PrEP 药片已被高收入国家中 H.I.V. 感染风险较高的人群（如男同性恋者）社区广泛采用。但对于许多发展中国家的人来说，这并非一个可行的选择。
长效 PrEP 被视为终结非洲 H.I.V. 流行病的特别是关键。该大陆的 10 个国家最近已提供一种名为 lenacapavir 的注射药物，它在六个月内能提供接近 100% 的 H.I.V. 防护。 但随着援助非洲政府采购的资金...
超过 11,500 例环孢子虫病病例，该病是由一种通常通过受人类粪便污染的食物或水传播的寄生虫引起的。
在报告病例数最多的密歇根州，一些实验室已经开始缺乏检测环孢子虫病所需的试剂，该州首席医疗执行官娜塔莎·巴格达萨里安（Natasha Bagdasarian）博士表示。巴格达萨里安博士指出，由于实验室供应短缺，截至周四，该州的病例数已攀升至 7,664 例，这一统计数字“很可能被低估了”。
周五，北卡罗来纳州卫生部门发言人肖恩·多伊尔（Sean Doyle）表示，当地调查人员尚未确定环孢子虫病的单一来源，但欧芹、香菜等食材……
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一种麻疹疫苗已帮助几乎消除了这种疾病。
社区口袋的疾病。
随着新H.I.V.产品的追逐与分发自2025年初起急剧萎缩，对lenacapavir的希望已经暗淡。脆弱的医疗体系可能难以交付该药物，或难以让患者定期回来接种。Mwehonge先生表示，Alimatravir每年仅需服用12粒药片，比注射剂更容易交付，并且可以在诊所之外的场所（如美发店和高中）进行分发。他说，一名年轻女性可以在领取避孕药的同时领取一年的药量。
该仿制药协议覆盖了整个非洲；人口众多且患有H.I.V.的亚洲国家（如柬埔寨和泰国）；以及拉丁美洲的部分地区。它不包括每年有55,000例新感染病例的巴西，也不包括哥伦比亚、墨西哥、秘鲁和智利，这些国家均是该药物临床试验的地点。默克公司（Merck）负责战略准入、政策与传播的执行副总裁Chirfi Guindo表示，公司正在与奥斯瓦尔多·克鲁兹基金会（Oswaldo Cruz Foundation，一家制造药物的巴西公共卫生研究机构）就拉丁美洲的供应协议进行谈判。
在对病患的采访中，莓果和罗马生菜被提及的次数最多。 Doyle先生表示，这并不能证明这些物品导致了疾病，且相对于名单上的其他物品，莓果成为源头的可能性较低。 周二，北卡罗来纳州的病例数从一周前的307例上升至561例。 这是记录以来环孢菌病（cyclosporiasis）最糟糕的一年。
据估计，在计入医疗保健支出以及病患或照顾者误工天数后，2025年美国每例麻疹病例的成本超过$100,000。 美国并不是唯一一个在与麻疹复发作斗争的国家。 去年失去消除状态的加拿大，今年已报告超过一千例病例。孟加拉国的卫生官员确认，自三月以来已有8,000多例感染。 尽管如此，几位专家表示，特朗普政府的应对措施——其中不包括任何提高疫苗接种率的国家级推动计划——并未对美国产生帮助。 美国卫生与公共服务部的发言人Courtney Spencer表示，该部门已经采取了“积极的疫情应对”，并指出已向各州提供$8.5 million以帮助控制疫情，以及疾病控制与预防中心（C.D.C.）向这些地区提供的技术援助。 她补充说，该部门在提到麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹疫苗时表示，“M.M.R.疫苗接种仍然是预防麻疹的最佳保护措施”。 疾病控制与预防中心（C.D.C.）疫苗咨询委员会前主席Jonathan Temte博士表示：“我们几乎没有看到任何国家级的宣传。我们没有看到任何广告活动。”他补充道：“我认为这确实揭示了他们的优先事项。”
“我们的目的是寻找方法，以便尽可能快速且以可负担的方式，在巴西及拉丁美洲地区真正提供 alimatravir，”他说道。
在拉丁美洲，获取新产品的挑战一直存在。该地区的中等收入国家通常被排除在许可协议之外，尽管最容易受到 H.I.V. 影响的人群依赖于难以负担创新产品的公共卫生系统。
在 lenacapavir 开始在非洲分发七个多月后，巴西仍然无法获得该药物。生产 lenacapavir 的公司 Gilead 在授予仿制药制造商的许可中，并未将巴西或墨西哥 included 在内，而这两个国家此前参与了证明该药物能提供近乎完全 H.I.V. 防护的关键临床试验。
巴西卫生部长 Alexandre Padilha 博士表示，在与 Gilead 进行了一年多的谈判后，巴西仍然被排除在外。他表示，巴西提出每年为每位患者向 Gilead 支付 $400，这一价格是 Gilead 自愿许可覆盖国家中仿制 lenacapavir 价格的 10 倍。这一价格反映了显著的 预先 采购
美国，自 2016. 年以来，全国平均每年约有 2,800 例病例。由于这种寄生虫在较高温度下生长旺盛，病例通常在 5 月 1 日至 8 月 30 日之间增加。即便如此，今年的病例数仍远高于往常的夏季激增水平。
卫生专家表示，患有环孢菌病（cyclosporiasis）的真实人数可能远高于疾病控制与预防中心（C.D.C.）目前的病例统计数。许多出现症状的人从未接受检测。而且，由于州卫生部门向 C.D.C. 报告病例数量以及该机构确认这些数量需要时间，州级的总数往往超过联邦政府报告的数量。
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首页 周二一篇关于乌克兰战后重建的文章错误地描述了国务院负责对外援助和人道主义事务的副国务卿杰里米·莱温（Jeremy Lewin）关于在乌克兰投资的言论。莱温先生说，现在是“投资 D.I.B.”（即国防工业基础）的时机。他并没有说现在是“投资 dip”（指在价格较低时买入）的时机。
周三一篇关于缅因州即将举行的参议院选举中民主党领先者特洛伊·杰克逊（Troy Jackson）的文章，误报了杰克逊先生在一次激烈的争论中扔水瓶的年份。那是 2021 年，而非 2022 年。
周五一篇关于美国食品药品监督管理局（F.D.A.）小组投票取消对某些肽类限制的文章，错误地描述了阿南特·文贾穆里（Anant Vinjamoori）博士职责的范围。他是 Hims 的首席医疗官，而非 Hims 和 Hers 两家公司的首席医疗官。
国家 周四一篇关于犹他谷大学及其学生在保守派活动人士查理·柯克（Charlie Kirk）去年在校园内被枪杀后，努力寻找前进之道的文章中，图片说明误报了柯克先生被杀的日期。正如文章正确指出的那样，日期是 Sept. 10, 而非 Sept. 17。
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美国政府和其他资助者的承诺降低了价格。吉利德（Gilead）在美国每位患者的收费为 $28,000。帕迪利亚（Padilha）博士表示，虽然巴西拥有有效的 PrEP 计划，每天有 150,000 人服用口服 PrEP，但其中大部分是男男性行为者。显然需要其他产品来服务于其他高风险群体，例如性工作者，他们可能会觉得一年两次的注射更具私密性。但他说，公共卫生系统无法承担吉利德希望巴西支付的价格。 “没有获取渠道的创新是不公正的，”他说。“在公共系统中，我们无法承受他们提出的天文数字般的价格。” 吉利德发言人艾希莉·科斯（Ashleigh Koss）表示，公司致力于迅速扩大 lenacapavir 的获取渠道。 “关于拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的获取讨论正通过多种途径进行，包括与泛美卫生组织（Pan American Health Organization）进行的持续地区性讨论，”她说道。泛美卫生组织是世界卫生组织的地区分支机构，负责组织药物的集中采购。
向州卫生部门询问其病例数，截至周五上午，总数近 15,000 例。 在新扩大的疫情涉及的九个州中，环孢菌病（cyclosporiasis）病例继续上升。俄亥俄州卫生官员周四确认了 2,576 例病例——是 July 14. 记录数量的两倍多。印第安纳州周四报告了 684 例病例，是 July 14 病例数的三倍多。 周五，F.D.A. 表示，尽管泰勒农场（Taylor Farms）进行了召回，但确认病例数预计将继续上升。该机构表示，疾病控制与预防中心（C.D.C.）和州政府官员可能需要长达六周的时间才能确定一名病患是否属于此次疫情的一部分。
商业 周四一篇关于好莱坞 Cinerama Dome 影院将在装修后于 2028 年重新开放公告的文章，误报了北美的国内票房销售额。今年迄今为止的总额约为 $5.4 billion，而非全年总额。
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一次重新设计让人想起万宝路。
可口可乐，全球最具辨识度的品牌之一，现在需要冷静一下。如果你愿意，可以把它看作是一根“冰箱香烟”。
这家拥有 140 年历史的汽水巨头本周推出了一套全新的品牌标识，旨在统一其在 200 个全球市场的历史悠久外观。但该公司计划随品牌重塑而使用的一种新字体，在一段绚丽的新视频中闪现时，让一些观察者大吃一惊。
几位网络评论者表示，这种红白相间的新字体显然与万宝路香烟包装上使用的一模一样。其他人则说，毕竟汽水已经成了新型的香烟。
但平面设计师和字体排印专家表示，在专业人士看来，这两种字体截然不同。而这次看似品牌失误的事件，实际上只是由于那些痴迷于怀旧的品牌（如 Graza、舒味趣和 Vacation 防晒霜）过度使用衬线字体（Serif fonts，其特点是像 Times New Roman 那样具有装饰性的细线或基线）的一种症状。甚至美国国务院最近也将字体从无衬线改为衬线体。
“与万宝路的类比在很大程度上归结于”
多加黄油，撒点盐。但千万别扔掉那个爆米花桶。
几乎是 2023. 年水平的两倍。全美第三大院线 Cinemark Theatres 表示，爆米花桶的销售帮助其商品收入在 2024 到 2025 之间增长了 40 ％。AMC 食品与饮料产品战略副总裁 Nels Storm 表示：“七年前，这项业务对 AMC 来说实际上并不存在。我绝不会建议说爆米花桶是人们去看电影的原因，或者电影主题周边正在挽救这个行业，但在过去的几年里，它们已成为大片上映相关讨论的重要组成部分。” 71, 岁的 Howard 先生是 Snap Creative 的首席执行官，该公司位于加利福尼亚州卡马里略，拥有 55 名员工。Snap 是今年夏天两款最热门爆米花桶的幕后推手。这两款都与克里斯托弗·诺兰的电影《奥德赛》（The Odyssey）发行相关：一款是导演 IMAX 摄像机的复制品，定价 $50,；另一款是 22 英寸的特洛伊木马模型，售价 $70.。为了制作这些产品，Howard 先生及其团队在早期与该片制片人之一 Emma Thomas 会面，以了解故事情节。随后，他们带着想法接触了 IMAX。这家院线公司的首席执行官 Rich Gelfond 对摄像机概念桶持怀疑态度。他说：“我对电影业务很了解，但对爆米花桶业务并不太清楚。我实在无法想象人们会对 $50 的爆米花桶有如此强烈的需求。” 他批准了首批 2,500 个单位的生产。结果几乎立即售罄。电影迷不仅在电影院买桶——他们经常提前预订并通过邮寄接收，里面不装任何爆米花。为了获得更多爆米花桶，Gelfond 先生致电 IMAX 中国的首席执行官，恳请对方将所有爆米花桶运送过来，因为该片在当地直到 8 月才上映。对方同意了，当 IMAX 提供第二批 2,500 个爆米花桶时，它们在 7 分钟内便售罄。在官网销售和影院购买之间，IMAX 认为自己售出了大约 30,000 个爆米花桶。Gelfond 先生认为自己已经转变了观念。他将 IMAX 描述为在爆米花桶业务上“全情投入”，并表示：“这是一门真正的生意。” 好莱坞几乎所有的爆米花桶都由三家公司制造。除了 Snap 之外，还有总部位于纽约的 Golden Link（迪士尼影业的爆米花桶合作伙伴），以及一家名为 Zinc 的澳大利亚公司（负责《沙丘》和《碟中谍》系列的爆米花桶）。Snap、Golden Link 和 Zinc 从电影制片厂获得电影知识产权的授权，并与他们协作设计。
“最简单的元素就是类型和颜色，”罗德岛设计学院的平面设计师兼兼职教授 Elizabeth Goodspeed 说道。但字体并不相同：可口可乐使用一种名为 Better With 的定制衬线设计，而万宝路（Marlboro）的字体是 Neo Contact。可口可乐请来了品牌策划公司 Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) 领导该项目，该公司以与百威啤酒（Budweiser）和汉堡王（Burger King）等品牌的合作而闻名。该事务所聘请了著名的当代平面设计公司 Brody Associates 来创建定制字体。根据该公司的网站，这款字体最初是为可口可乐 2023 年的节日营销而开发的。
Brody Associates 的网站称：“我们被要求设计一套新的衬线字体族，以表达品牌独特的个性、律动感和趣味性。”
该字体包含宽体和窄体两种风格，包括带有圆润末端的夸张衬线、变细的横杠或水平线，以及字母弯折处柔软的接缝。
Goodspeed 女士说：“最终，它与万宝路所采用的视觉语言非常相似。”
“重要的是它们必须能起到桶的作用，”Snap Creative 负责人 Bill Howard 拿着一个克里斯托弗·诺兰 IMAX 摄像机桶说道。
可以在一个 4 英尺高的哈利·波特“光轮 2000” (Nimbus 2000) 扫把复制品中盛放的爆米花盎司数。该产品将于 8 月底发行，售价为 $50。
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在加州圣何塞经营 Ohno Type 的詹姆斯·埃德蒙森（James Edmondson）表示，观察者们是基于品牌记忆在进行对比，而非基于字体的准确性。他指出，虽然 Better With 字体有某些相似之处，但万宝路（Marlboro）的 Neo Contact 字体在水平方向上要紧凑或压缩得多。此外，他表示，目前的万宝路标志字体“具有极其英俊的‘板状’衬线（slab serifs）——粗壮的末端直接衔接，没有弧形过渡或‘托架’（bracket）”。相比之下，可口可乐的衬线则带有托架；每个角都略微圆润。
简单来说，埃德蒙森先生认为这件事发生在此时是一个“不幸的时机”，尤其是正当“冰箱香烟”（fridge cigarette）这个词——指用喝苏打水代替走到室外抽烟休息——开始流行之时。
或者，正如一些人在网上所暗示的那样，这种字体上的相似性是否是可口可乐试图利用人们对另一个品牌的怀旧情结来获利？
JKR 将相关问题转交给可口可乐公司，该公司未对此请求发表评论。万宝路的母公司 Altria 同样未予回应。但在接受博客 Creative Bloq 采访时，两家公司的管理人员都强调，他们重新聚焦于可口可乐的传承。
他们表示，最重要的灵感来源之一是 20 世纪 70 年代的一本投资者手册，当时可口可乐首次引入了 Arden Square，这是一个对该公司极具辨识度的标志组成部分的统称：以 Spencerian 剧本体书写的 Coca-Cola 名称以及一条白色丝带。
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Snap 的创意总监最近在亚特兰大的下一部《超人》电影拍摄现场，直接与导演詹姆斯·冈（James Gunn）讨论了爆米花桶的概念。
“当你与电影制片人达成共识时，你就知道自己走在正确的道路上了，”霍华德先生说。
电影院长期以来一直在销售特制爆米花桶，但业内共识认为，当前的狂热有两个特定的转折点。第一个出现在 2019 年，当时为迪士尼电影《星球大战：天行者崛起》定制的一个桶 —— 一个 17 英寸的 R2-D2 复制品 —— 销量出奇地好。
第二个加速因素，而且真的没有其他更好的措辞，就是 2024 年《沙丘：第二部》(Dune: Part Two) 中一个具有令人不安的性感特征的桶。该设计模仿了外星沙虫的大开口，激发了《周六夜现场》（Saturday Night Live）关于情窦初开的青少年的素描，并将爆米花桶市场推向了此前无法想象的高度。主演并制作了《死侍》系列电影的瑞安·雷诺兹（Ryan Reynolds）后来试图增加“低俗”因素，设计了一个暗示其角色对手金刚狼（Wolverine）的桶。
霍华德先生将爆米花桶变为一种现象归功于 Z 世代。“他们真的很迷这些桶，”他说。“他们在寻找具有当下感、可模因化（memeable）且令人兴奋的限量发售活动体验。”
但有证据表明，这种“桶热”超越了青年群体。5 月，为《穿普拉达的女装 2》(The Devil Wears Prada 2) 设计的一个红色手袋形状的桶在该片上映的首个周末便售罄，许多客……
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亮红色的背景上有一个标志。
“我们将该身份标识拆解开来，逐一分析每一个标志性元素，并对一切进行了压力测试，”JKR 的创意总监 Dave Balsamello 告诉该博客。“字体最大可以变成多少？缎带的裁剪可以有多紧凑？一个素材可以缩到多小？颜色能改变多少？什么样的红色才是正宗的 Coca-Cola 红？”
在亚特兰大药店使用手工绘制油布招牌进行广告宣传的时代早已过去。而作为一家全球性的、价值数十亿美元的企业，意味着人们必然会对它持有各种观点。
撰写过公司历史书籍《为了上帝、国家和可口可乐》（For God, Country, and Coca-Cola）的 Mark Pendergrast 表示，他怀疑可口可乐是否意识到了其新字体与万宝路（Marlboro）之间的相似之处。但他在一封电子邮件中写道，这次抗议真正表明的是“可口可乐的粉丝和批评者是多么狂热”。
“它是一个如此标志性的产品，多年来吸引了如此巨大的批评——一直可以追溯到其最初含有少量可卡因的起源——这就是为什么一个字体上的‘小土丘’被人们渲染成‘大山’的原因，”他说道。
……针对那些热爱 20 年前原版电影的中年女性。这种兴趣让影院经营者们感叹地意识到，他们本应订购更多。Cine-mark 食品和饮料策略高级副总裁 David Haywood 表示，需求量“令人难以置信”。“如果我可以重新操作，我甚至不知道我会购买多少，可能没有上限。”订购太少的桶会产生一种强烈的稀缺感。
但有时，爆米花桶也卖不动。最近的《超女》（Supergirl）票房惨淡，其配套的桶也一样，该桶的设计是女主角不情愿的助手 Lobo 骑着一辆 Spacehog 摩托车。爆米花桶领域的成败有时难以捉摸。上个月，《宇宙巨匠》（Masters of the Universe）在票房上令人失望，其其中一款桶——超级反派骷髅王（Skeletor）的发光王座——同样不受欢迎。然而，第二款桶则大获成功，它采用了格雷斯库尔城堡（Castle Grayskull）的设计，并配备了可拆卸的饮水杯和糖果收纳格。
即使是热门电影，也可能出现翻车的爆米花桶，比如迪士尼皮克斯的《跳跃者》（Hoppers），其容器形状像一个海狸坝。糟糕的爆米花桶会给影院经营者带来头疼的问题。全球第二大院线 Regal Global Entertainment 的营销主管 Vikki Neil 表示：“那么当地影院就会面临库存问题。我们怎么处理这些商品？是退回，还是打折销售？情况开始变得复杂起来。”
但大多数时候，这些桶都销量极佳。Regal 表示，其今年商品销售额将超过 $40 百万。而且，爆米花桶本身的体积正在变得越来越大。8 月底，为了配合《哈利·波特与魔法石》的重新上映，Howard 先生的公司将推出其有史以来最大的桶——一个 4 英尺高的哈利 Nimbus 2000 扫帚复制品。它将售价 $50，并且不知为何，能容纳 135 盎司的爆米花。
这达到了“奥德赛”马桶容量的 270%，后者腹部可容纳 50 盎司，且接近爆米花桶的平均尺寸。值得注意的是，一个常规的大号纸桶在体积上可容纳 170 盎司爆米花，即 21 杯多一点。对于爆米花桶爱好者来说，这通常无关紧要，因为有些人根本对爆米花没兴趣。最近，在 eBay 上，一批 20 个庆祝《会计师 2》（The Accountant 2）——讲述一名同样患有自闭症谱系障碍的顶尖杀手会计师的故事——的爆米花桶以 $550 的价格成交。
爆米花桶制造商仍有义务确保这些可收藏的特许经营容器切实可用。“确保它们能起到‘桶’的作用至关重要，”Howard 先生说。“我们不希望奶油从中渗漏，而且我们希望人们能够清理出里面的玉米粒。你的手必须能够伸进去拿到爆米花。”
由 Mamdani 拨付，旨在应对 纽约洪水风险
作者：HILARY HOWARD
2027, 年，计划将有 100 多个水闸开始保护曼哈顿下城的居民，以抵御下一个类似桑迪的超级风暴。但只有一个问题：目前没有资金用于维护和运行这些设施。
这种情况很快将有所改变。
周五，市长 Zohran Mamdani 宣布，负责管理水闸的海岸韧性局（Bureau of Coastal Resilience）将获得大量资金注入，其预算在未来几年将增加至 $43 million 以上。
“随着气候变化的加速，我们保护社区的努力也必须随之加强，”Mamdani 先生在一份声明中表示。“这项投资确保了该局能够跟上未来几年内投入运行的数十亿美元基础设施的步伐。”
曼哈顿下城的水闸（代表了上述数十亿美元投资的大部分）是在 2012. 年桑迪风暴导致 44 名纽约人死亡并造成近 $19 billion 损失后而设计的。纽约市其他几个具有重大意义且历时多年、即将完工的项目区域——
作者：SEAN KEENAN 和 RICK ROJAS
佐治亚州温德（WINDER, Ga.）——一名佐治亚州青少年周五承认在 2024 年对其就读的高中发动袭击，导致四人死亡，九人受伤，使亚特兰大东北部的一个郊区社区陷入悲痛与混乱。
这名少年 Colt Gray，16 岁，在 14 岁读一年级时于佐治亚州温德的阿帕拉切高中（Apalachee High School）开火，随后面临 55 项指控，包括谋杀和严重袭击。
此次在周五听证会上做出的认罪变更，随后伴随着枪击案幸存者和死者亲属的一系列陈述，他们敦促巴罗县高等法院（Barrow County Superior Court）的 Nicholas Primm 法官不要给 Gray 先生任何宽大处理。Primm 法官表示，目前的抉择是是否判处其终身监禁但保留假释的可能性。
幸存者和受害者亲属们一个个地描述了愤怒与怨恨、物理治疗过程，以及在脑海中挥之不去的恐怖画面中挣扎求生的痛苦。
“感觉他虽然没能杀死我，但我的生命已经死了，”在袭击中受伤的学生 Natalie Griffith 说道，她补充说，她经常思考这件事在多大程度上改变了她的人生轨迹。“我想知道我什么时候才能停止思考这件事”
作者：马修·哈格 (MATTHEW HAAG) 与 达娜·鲁宾斯坦 (DANA RUBINSTEIN)
纽约市强大的教师工会负责人威胁称，如果市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼 (Zohran Mamdani) 不支持向教学助理发放巨额奖金，将与其展开“全面战争”。这在民主社会主义市长与这位有影响力的劳工领袖之间造成了潜在的裂痕。
马姆达尼先生在竞选期间曾承诺，在担任市长期间，他将支持一项向这些被称为“准专业人员”的助手提供 $10,000 一次性付款的立法。他们是该市公立学校中薪酬最低的员工，经常与残疾学生进行一对一工作。
但在上周市议会一致通过一项向教学助理发放奖金的法案后，马姆达尼先生采取了退缩态度，因为行政官员表示这些付款将违反州劳工法。
他尚未表明是否打算否决该措施、起诉市议会通过此法案，还是不采取任何行动使其自动成为法律。
教师联合会 (United Federation of Teachers) 主席迈克尔·马尔格鲁 (Michael Mulgrew) 表示，他已向马姆达尼先生极力争取，包括在周四的一次会议上。马尔格鲁先生面临着自身的内部政治压力，他表示，如果市长政府反对发放奖金或在法庭上对其提出挑战，他会对市长感到失望。
“如果我们必须就此事与其展开全面战争，那么我们愿意这样做，”马尔格鲁先生在一次采访中说道，并补充称，升级到那个程度将揭示马姆达尼先生“并不是我们认为的那个人”。
马姆达尼先生在的一份声明中称赞了准专业人员的工作，但表示“薪酬问题最好通过集体谈判”解决。
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……完成计划包括布鲁克林的红钩区 (Red Hook) 和史泰登岛 (Staten Island) 的南岸。
专门从事环境正义的城市规划师和设计师萨迪厄斯·帕夫洛夫斯基 (Thaddeus Pawlowski) 对此消息表示欢迎。“这项投资标志着一种能够有效应对纽约市气候危机的方法，”他说道。
自沿海韧性局 (Bureau of Coastal Resilience) 于 2023 年作为市环境保护局的一部分成立以来，该局一直处于边缘地位，只有 6 名骨干工作人员，年度预算约为 $1 million。随着资金的注入，今年的预算将增加到 $10 million 以上，这将使该局能够将其员工人数从 6 人扩大到 75. 人。职位将包括工程师、洪水专家以及现场和维护人员。
马姆达尼先生表示，除了扩大员工规模外，其余将在随后几年分批发放的资金将用于研究如何保护该市 520 英里的海岸线。
除了运行防洪闸门外，该局还协调其他旨在……的项目。
每天。” 这场听证会可能会延续到下周，预计还将包括一名心理学家、一名青少年拘留中心辅导员以及格雷先生的母系祖母为他提供的支持陈述。
格雷先生原定于10月出庭受审。他的父亲科林·格雷（Colin Gray）在3月的一场审判中被判定犯有二级谋杀罪和过失致死罪，在那场审判中，他儿子的有罪事实几乎被视为定论。
在该案中，陪审团认为，年长的格雷先生应对此次枪击承担刑事责任，因为他允许其儿子几乎不受限制地使用攻击中用到的强力步枪，并且尽管检察官所描述的迹象表明其儿子处于深重的困扰中，他仍未能介入干预。
此案激起了全国关于父母是否应对子女的犯罪行为负责的辩论。
年长的格雷先生定于下周被量刑。他面临最高 180 年的监禁。
在 Sept. 4, 2024, 年，年轻的格雷先生携带一支突击步枪进入阿帕拉切高中（Apalachee High School），枪杀了两名同学和两名教师。另有七人在枪击中受伤，另有两人受伤。格雷先生的一本笔记本详细记录了一项杀死数十人的计划。
“这一过程应尊重工人及其工会。”
纽约市的公立学校系统是美国最大的系统，雇佣了大约 26,000 名辅助专业人员，其起薪约为每年 $32,000。工会表示，目前约有 1,600 个辅助专业人员职位空缺。
该立法将使纽约市花费 $325 million。公民预算委员会（Citizens Budget Commission）是一家反对该法案的非党派监督组织，该组织警告称，这通过鼓励工会绕过谈判桌直接向立法者诉求，将创下“危险的先例”。
已经出现了这种情况的迹象。担任消防与应急管理委员会主席的市议员乔安·阿里奥拉（Joann Ariola），最近在请求提高消防局紧急医疗技术员和护理员的薪资时，提到了潜在的辅助专业人员奖金。
马姆达尼（Mamdani）先生在竞选时承诺帮助纽约的工人阶级，并最终赢得了包括拥有约 190,000 名成员的教师联合会（United Federation of Teachers）在内的主要工会的支持。
与其他在财政受限时期面对管理复杂城市现实的纽约市长一样，马姆达尼先生在其他竞选承诺上也退缩了。作为候选人时，他呼吁扩大针对低收入纽约人的住房券权益计划，但在就职后却改变了方向。而且，他尚未履行解散一个名为“战略反应组”（Strategic Response Group）、负责应对抗议活动的争议性警局部门的承诺。
保护纽约市免受海平面上升和风暴潮的影响。
纽约市近五分之一的人口居住在洪泛区，有 14,500 家企业位于此类区域。根据城市数据，这涉及约 $250 billion 的财产价值。且根据一份州政府报告，到 2050, 海平面可能会上升高达两英尺。海平面升高意味着风暴潮将更加严重，风暴潮是指飓风将海水推向岸边而引发的现象。
州调查人员表示，他当时（在寻找）人们，但当学校资源警员与其对峙时，他迅速投降了。
被杀的学生是梅森·谢默霍恩（Mason Schermerhorn）和克里斯蒂安·安古洛（Christian Angulo），两人均年仅 14 岁；教师则是理查德·阿斯平沃尔（Richard Aspinwall）和克里斯蒂娜·伊里米（Cristina Irimie），两人均教授数学。
在听证会上播放了一段音频录音，内容为一名调查员在枪击事件后立即对格雷先生（Mr. Gray）进行的采访。
他在抽泣中告诉调查员，他当时“非常接近”于克制住开火的冲动。他表示，他曾要求父亲将家中的枪支藏起来，并且计划去看心理健康专家。
根据官方的时间线，格雷先生在枪击开始前将自己锁在洗手间里，他告诉调查员，他当时一直试图说服自己放弃这一念头。
“接下来的事情就是，伙计，我对着教室开枪了，”他说，随后补充道，“我甚至想过杀死自己来阻止这一切。”
在枪击发生前，科尔特·格雷（Colt Gray）经历了一个动荡的童年：他的家庭频繁搬迁，在四年的时间里他就就读了七所学校。他完全缺失了八年级的学年。他的母亲深受药物和酒精之苦。他的父母分居，在一段时间内，他与兄弟姐妹分离，独自生活
相反，市议会发言人朱莉·梅宁（Julie Menin）将自己定位为一名较温和的、与市长制衡的力量，她多次支持马姆达尼先生（Mr. Mamdani）反对的昂贵计划。梅宁女士支持了关于辅助专业人员（paraprofessional）的法案，赢得了教师工会的赞赏。在周四与市长及市政厅代表的会面中，马尔格鲁先生（Mr. Mulgrew）表示，工作人员重申了他们的法律顾虑。尽管如此，马尔格鲁先生表示他仍然“有些乐观”地认为可以达成妥协，并指出马姆达尼先生已要求安排后续讨论。马尔格鲁先生暗示，市长得到了来自该市劳工关系办公室（Office of Labor Relations）和管理与预算办公室（Office of Management and Budget）的糟糕指导。“他是新来的，而且正从许多持有各自议程的人那里接收大量信息，”马尔格鲁先生说。
辅助专业人员奖金的合法性取决于《泰勒法》（Taylor Law），该法监管纽约公共雇员的劳资关系。马姆达尼先生表示，他认为这些奖金将“直接违反”该法。劳工关系办公室表示，该法令禁止在集体谈判程序之外授权此类款项。该办公室称，任何薪酬调整必须由市政府、教育局和工会共同协商。罗伯特·W·林恩（Robert W. Linn）曾在比尔·德布拉西奥（Bill de Blasio）担任市长期间担任劳工关系专员，并在马姆达尼先生任内为市政厅提供咨询，他表示不记得有其他市议会试图通过立法为工会工人提供奖金的先例。“市和州级别的谈判结构是在几乎 60 年前制定的，运行得相当好，”林恩先生说。工会坚持认为
“每一次重大沿海风暴都在提醒我们，韧性并非在登陆前的几天内就能建立——它需要持续的投资、周密的规划以及保护纽约人的长期承诺，”领导该市环境保护局（Department of Environmental Protection）的丽莎·F·加西亚（Lisa F. Garcia）说道。
尽管沿海洪水是纽约人面临的持续风险，但他们还面临着极端降雨的持续威胁，这增加了基础设施的复杂性
仅与他的父亲在一起。 检察官表示，到他上初中时，不仅有迹象表明他难以应对这些动荡，而且他对暴力的痴迷程度也在增加。 在他 13 岁时，由于联邦调查局（F.B.I.）转达了一起在在线聊天室中关于枪击学校的威胁，佐治亚州杰克逊县（当时其家人居住地）的警长副手被派遣到他家中。 他的父亲科林·格雷（Colin Gray）当时告诉警长副手，他的儿子一直遭受残酷的欺凌，但同时也表示，如果儿子真的发布了该帖子，他会“气疯了”。 但调查人员无法确定地将科尔特·格雷（Colt Gray）与该帖子联系起来，于是作结。 他还对其他案件的凶手产生了痴迷。
市议会的这项措施在制定时专门为了避免触犯《泰勒法》（Taylor Law）。这些奖金被描述为必要的“稳定金”，用于解决涉及留用和招聘辅助专业人员的“紧急情况”。 这些奖金将作为基本工资的补充，且不计入员工的养老金。这些款项将在即将到来的学年中分批发放，但如果通过集体谈判使工资增加至少 $10,000，则将终止发放。 辅助专业人员表示，他们迫切需要这 $10,000 的奖金。 42 岁的贾斯敏妮·琼斯（Jasminie Jones）已经担任辅助专业人员五
否决一项向教学助理 发放 $10,000 奖金的 法案。
在皇后区的一所服务于残障学生的 Skillman 学校担任 P4 职级已有多年。在上一学年， she 被指派全天协助一名女学生，包括用餐和如厕时间。 琼斯女士每两周拿到手的薪水约为 $1,200，她说这在纽约市不足以维持生活。因此，三年前，她开始从事第二份工作，在晚上和周末担任残障学生的居家护理员。那份工作每两周的每份工资单可额外带来 $1,500。 “助教仅凭目前拿到的工资单是不可能生存的，” 42 岁的琼斯女士说道。“我需要那第二份工资。”
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应该在低洼地区进行设计和建设。美国陆军工程兵团提出的一项耗资 $52 亿的计划，拟在纽约港沿线主要海湾和入海口的口门建设可移动海堤，该计划目前已被推迟，以便对极端降雨开展进一步研究。根据环境规划局的说法，该局希望为这项工作做出贡献。 这 $43 million 将帮助该局提供工作人员
校园 枪击案， 特别是 Nikolas Cruz，他在 2018 年佛罗里达州帕克兰的一所高中杀害了 17 人。他在卧室墙上创建了被检察官描述为是对 Cruz 先生的“神龛”，上面贴有他的照片和关于枪击案的新闻报道剪报。 在父亲的审判过程中，他的祖母作证说，年轻的格雷先生告诉她，他听到脑海中有声音。有一次，他问她：“如果我做了某些可怕的事情，你还会爱我吗？”根据检察官的说法和家属的证词，亲属研究过治疗的可能性，但并未付诸实施。他们给他服用了原本开给其母亲的抗抑郁药物。 但他的父亲确实给了他一把突击步枪，并允许他的儿子
数十载 的经验。
我们的一位白宫记者曾报道过六任政府。我们的白宫摄影师则报道过八任。
但与应对气候变化所需的数十亿美元相比，这不过是九牛一毛。 “对于应对低洼地区和沿海社区日益严重的洪涝问题，这必须是一项规模大得多的努力，而此次投资是一个受欢迎的开端，”哥伦比亚气候学院的洪水风险研究员保罗·加莱（Paul Gallay）表示。他指出，根据城市最近的估算，应对包括风暴潮和极端降雨在内的各类洪涝灾害需要 $130 billion。 由非营利组织 Rebuild by Design（致力于洪水相关防护计划）本周发布的一份报告称，预计到 2050 年，纽约市在洪水基础设施上的支出将超过 $387 billion。 加莱先生补充说，虽然洪水防护需要数十亿美元，但仍应继续投入数百万美元用于社区外展和培训计划。他表示，研究表明，拥有强大规划和沟通能力的社区能够像坚固的基础设施一样保护纽约人。 加西亚女士表示，这笔资金将“保护维持城市运行的社区、企业和关键基础设施”。
“那个年轻人的生命中，成年人们辜负了他，”被杀害者的母亲布雷安娜·舍默霍恩（Breanna Schermerhorn）周五在法庭上谈到科尔特·格雷（Colt Gray）时说道。
将其留在房间里。在自己的审判中，父亲作证称，他认为拥有这把步枪能让儿子远离电子游戏，并有助于与他建立更深层的联系。 “那个年轻人的生命中，成年人们辜负了他，”梅森·舍默霍恩（Mason Schermerhorn）的母亲布雷安娜·舍默霍恩周五在法庭上说道。“那些本应保护、引导、识别警告信号并在最关键时刻干预的人，没有履行他们应尽的职责。他们未能为他提供每个孩子都需要且值得拥有的支持、界限和问责。” 然而，她补充说，这些失败绝不能以任何方式免除小格雷先生的责任。她说，他知道自己的行为是错误的，并知道这会造成怎样的悲痛，但他依然这么做了。对他而言，这意味着失去了梅森，而梅森是一个“善良、富有同情心、幽默且极力保护他人”的孩子。 “每天早晨醒来，我都要面对儿子已经不在的事实，”舍默霍恩女士说。“每天晚上入睡，我知道我无能为力，无法改变这一切。到目前为止，我已经度过了 688 天没有假释的刑期，而这也是他应该得到的惩罚。”
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专栏作家 | 米歇尔·戈德堡 (MICHELLE GOLDBERG) 难怪马斯克讨厌《奥德赛》
埃隆·马斯克仍然在为《奥德赛》感到愤怒。几个月来，他和他的追随者们一直在网上对克里斯托弗·诺兰执导的这部古代史诗的选角大发脾气，特别是他选择由黑人女演员鲁皮塔·尼永奥 (Lupita Nyong’o) 饰演特洛伊的海伦，以及由跨性别演员埃利奥特·佩吉 (Elliot Page) 饰演战士西农 (Sinon)。现在电影已经上映，一些保守派承认，诺兰这部关于男性荣誉与牺牲的商业大片并没有什么特别的“觉醒 (woke)”倾向。它对原著进行了改编，正如任何好莱坞版本都会做的那样，但其主要改动之一是采用了一个更偏向基督教而非异教的道德框架，这应该不会冒犯大多数社会保守主义者。尽管如此，马斯克依然在郁郁寡欢。周二，他承诺将在年底前制作一部“具有历史准确性”的 AI 生成的《奥德赛》电影，并发布了一段由他的 Grok 图像生成器制作的极其庸俗的片段。
在这样做的时候，他无意中强调了诺兰的《奥德赛》如此强大的一个原因——因为它代表了在一个充斥着 AI 垃圾的世界中，人类的一次反抗。尽管画布宏大，但诺兰的《奥德赛》在规模上往往出奇地亲密，且在计算机生成效果的使用上十分克制。“我们喜欢在真实的地方、真实的地点花费大量时间，让相机前出现触手可及且有质感的东西，”他的摄影师霍伊特·范·霍特马 (Hoyte van Hoytema) 告诉《纽约时报》。独眼巨人波吕斐摩斯 (Polyphemus) 并非 AI 产物，而是一个 60 英尺高的机械操纵傀儡。塞壬们是远处的微小身影，哈得斯是一片阴森的原野。在《电讯报》中，罗比·科林 (Robbie Collin) 描述了诺兰在一艘木船上，在真实的暴风雨中拍摄，群众演员们紧紧抓着船舷并呕吐，营造出了电影中那种波涛汹涌的感觉。
诺兰知道如何构建超现实的幻想领域，正如他在《盗梦空间》和《信条》中所做的那样，但在《奥德赛》中，他选择了质朴而非光鲜与宏大。诺兰做出的一些极具争议的叙事选择似乎正是源于这种方法。这部电影没有为观众创造一个可以沉浸其中的奢华古代梦幻世界。神灵几乎没有出现，除了由赞达亚 (Zendaya) 饰演的低调的雅典娜。右翼影响力人士马特·沃尔什 (Matt Walsh) 抱怨道：“诺兰的《奥德赛》与荷马的作品不同，是一个完全‘去魅’的故事，除了偶尔出现的一两个女巫外，没有任何超自然色彩。”他将这部电影与《角斗士》、《指环王》和梅尔·吉布森的《启示录》进行了不利的对比。电影的赌注感觉更多是心理层面的而非神话层面的。这似乎正是观众产生共鸣的地方，使《奥德赛》不仅成为了一部热门影片，更成了一种文化现象，有些人甚至乘飞机前往，为了有机会在 IMAX 70 毫米胶片格式下观看。(正如《纽约邮报》报道的，曼哈顿唯一一家以此格式放映该片的电影院，直到 8 月 19 日的所有场次均已售罄。) 在其缺乏视觉糖果与作为一场奇观而获得成功之间，似乎存在着某种矛盾。但 AI 已经使得视觉糖果
Russel Honoré 灾难准备专家， 2004 到 2008 年间曾任 美国第一军区司令。
美国在对待海地的政策上陷入了一个危险且自我毁灭的悖论。上个月，最高法院为特朗普政府终止 330,000 多名海地人的临时保护身份（Temporary Protected Status）扫清了障碍，这些人此前一直在美国各地合法居住、工作并建立生活。政府声称海地的局势已经稳定到足以让他们返回。然而，对于美国公民，国务院一直维持对海地的 4 级“请勿前往”旅行警告，理由是帮派暴力、绑架和广泛的不稳定局面。海地确实接近国家全面崩溃。数十年来接踵而至的灾难——包括毁灭性的地震和政治真空——已导致中央政府几乎瘫痪。自 2021 年总统乔夫内尔·莫伊塞（Jovenel Moïse）被暗杀以来，武装帮派已控制了首都太子港估计 80 到 90 比率的地区以及该国的广大区域，控制着商业和人道主义援助的渠道，导致基本政府运作瘫痪，并使一百多万人流离失所。作为一名在灾区（包括卡特里娜飓风后果以及整个加勒比地区的国际救援行动）管理复杂物流和指挥结构的一辈子的人，我可以坦率地告诉你们：你不能通过进一步摧毁一个处于危机中社区的经济和社会基础来使其稳定。在过去的几年里，我一直担任美国和海地两国海地侨民领导人及公民组织的志愿者顾问。我见证了他们为加强海地民主制度、支持人道主义倡议、倡导负责任的治理以及投资海地长期复苏所做的努力。海地的不稳定并非因为他们缺乏建立一个运作有效的国家的努力；而在很大程度上是国际社会政策失败的结果。 多年来，国际社会对待海地的策略一直依赖于针对系统性问题的反应式、短期修复。随着海地公共秩序的崩溃，华盛顿及其伙伴们惯常地求助于外国力量（包括由肯尼亚领导的安保任务）、定向制裁以及零散的援助。这种方法旨在治疗国家崩溃的症状，而非
代表了对 A.I. 垃圾内容的 反抗。
廉价。观众渴望的是直观的触感。 今年少数几个令人愉快的惊喜之一就是人们重新回到了电影院。在疫情期间，曾有许多预测认为电影院正在消亡，被流媒体视频的舒适感所取代。虽然最悲观的预测被证明是过激的，但近年来，下降的趋势依然存在。2024 年的美国票房销售额低于 2023 年，且在 2025 年继续令人失望。然而，今年有望成为自 2019. 以来票务销售最好的一年。渴望集体体验的年轻人正成群结队地涌向电影院；根据 Fandango 的一项研究，Z 世代目前是最活跃的观影人群。
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将移民驱逐 到战争地带？
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然而，令人惊讶的不仅是人们正在回归电影院，而且是他们选择观看的电影类型。近期那些看起来具有人工痕迹的电影——包括《超女》（Supergirl）、真人版《海洋奇缘》（Moana）以及《星球大战：曼达洛人与格罗古》（Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu）——都遭遇了失败。相比之下，低成本恐怖片《执念》（Obsession）和《后室》（Backrooms）则取得了巨大的成功，这两部电影依赖的是令人恐惧的前设而非超现实的意象。《好莱坞报道》（The Hollywood Reporter）的詹姆斯·希伯德（James Hibberd）写道：“2026年的观众在向电影制作人发出一个明确的信号：我们希望电影看起来是真实的——并且希望你们在拍摄时付出汗水。”
没有人比诺兰（Nolan）更推崇这种实操的、模拟的电影制作方式，他甚至没有一部智能手机。在接受《电报》（The Telegraph）记者科林（Collin）采访时，他赞扬了年轻人对人工智能的排斥。诺兰表示：“在我有生之年，我从未见过人们如此迅速地全面摒弃一项所谓的奠基性技术飞跃。”他说，结果就是，“在多年致力于打造高度虚拟环境之后，我们现在看到人们对更具触感、更真实的叙事形式重新产生了兴趣。”
正是这种特质，而非多族裔的演员阵容，使得《奥德赛》（The Odyssey）成为了对马斯克（Musk）意识形态的一次反击——后者的宏大愿景源自电子游戏，并坚信算法可以创造艺术。马斯克大概是对的，他确实讨厌这部电影；但他也错了，因为他的机器永远无法幻化出任何与之相近的作品。
而不是建立海地机构和安全部队的长期能力。在2024年6月开始的肯尼亚领导的任务部署期间，我多次直接与该任务负责人戈弗雷·奥通格（Godfrey Otunge）交谈。该任务旨在增强海地国家警察的力量，并为治理和选举创造条件。但奥通格指挥官向我证实了许多军事专业人士已经意识到的事实：该任务人员不足、资源匮乏，且缺乏所需的战术资产。不出所料，该部队无法阻止帮派的扩张。鉴于肯尼亚领导任务的失败，联合国安理会已授权部署一个新的国际帮派镇压部队（Gang Suppression Force）——这是一个以情报驱动的攻势任务，将更明确地旨在将战斗带到帮派面前。但如果这支新部队不能配备充足的装备，或不能整合到更广泛的海地领导策略中，它就有重复上次干预错误之风险。而且，仅仅用一支临时的外国部队替换另一支并不能拯救海地。海地真正需要的是主权国家的机构：一支专业的警察部队、一支有能力的国家军队以及确保领土安全的资源。持久的稳定无法通过进口实现。它必须由海地人建立并维持。这一目标在华盛顿面临两个主要障碍。首先是对安全援助的扼杀。由于利希法（Leahy Law）等限制（该法禁止美国向有可靠证据表明参与侵犯人权的外国安全部队提供援助），即使经过审查的海地部队也经常被禁止获得其所需的关键设备和支持。海地安全部队实际上被要求在一只手被反绑在身后的情况下去夺回自己的国家。其次是围绕海地人临时保护状态（Temporary Protected Status）的持续不确定性。由于正在进行的诉讼，一家联邦上诉法院最近将海地T.P.S.受益人的就业许可延长至本周末。但无论具体日期如何，很明显
海地的安全、治理和人道主义危机在当前的保护措施到期之前将无法得到解决——尤其是在遣返航班继续将移民送回一个处于战争状态的区域的情况下。强迫数十万人进入阴影地带，或将其遣返到一个仍被暴力和政治动荡所吞噬的不稳定国家，只会加剧混乱。这将面临恶化海地人道主义危机、切断维持海地家庭生计的汇款，并扩大国际社会试图击败的帮派招募人数的风险。
取消数十万已在美国安家的海地人的临时保护状态（Temporary Protected Status）将产生远超海地本身的后续影响。拥有保护状态的海地人每年为美国经济贡献数十亿美元，缴纳联邦、州和地方税款，并填补多个行业中的关键岗位。他们中的许多人担任护理助理、家庭健康助手、护理员和其他一线医疗保健专业人员，支撑着一个已经面临严重劳动力短缺的医疗体系。
临时保护状态从未被设计为永久性的，但它也不应该在证明其必要性的条件依然存在的情况下失效。如果海地人的 T.P.S. 结束，这些守法公民还存在什么样的合法途径？强迫他们陷入法律不确定性或被遣返，如何能让美国或海地变得更加安全？如果美国真正希望减少地区不稳定性并遏制未经授权的移民，就必须停止推行那些深化海地紧急状态的政策。国会应当为海地 T.P.S. 持有者制定一项持久的立法解决方案，而特朗普政府则应消除那些阻碍海地建立每个主权国家都需要的安全能力的不必要障碍。
海地仍然有可能从危机走向主权民主。而华盛顿仍然可以选择成为海地的战略合作伙伴，而不是其崩溃的策划者。
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Omer Bartov 布朗大学大屠杀与种族灭绝研究教授。
种族灭绝如何结束？在大多数情况下，有两种可能。要么是实施者达到了他们的目标，要么是由一支军事力量阻止了他们，随后产生追责。1904年，德意志帝国军队在当时的德属西南非洲（现纳米比亚）发起了一场战役，通过将其驱逐至沙漠地带、关押在强迫劳动营以及直接屠杀，几乎消灭了赫雷罗人和纳马人。没有人干预。1915年，奥斯曼帝国屠杀了大量试图从安纳托利亚核心地带清除的亚美尼亚人，或通过强迫迁徙导致其死亡。追究前奥斯曼领导层责任的微弱努力很快被放弃。直到今天，土耳其仍否认这场种族灭绝。相反，由于纳粹政权在第二次世界大战中被击败，其对犹太人的种族灭绝以及其他大规模罪行在纽伦堡接受了审判。其他同样以实施者在军事上被击败而告终的种族灭绝——例如1979年的柬埔寨、1994年的卢旺达和1995年的波斯尼亚——最终都迎来了一定程度的清算，无论这种清算多么迟缓且不完整。因此，否认所发生的事情变得不可能。在早期的案例中，由于当时的逍遥法外或随后缺乏问责，导致种族灭绝得以成功，而实施罪行的国家则继续从其犯罪行为中获益。第二次世界大战后，种族灭绝概念的发明和法律化，旨在防止这种“逍遥法外且获利”的动态持续存在。我们在加沙所见证的局面——在10月7日哈马斯袭击之后，以色列在国际法院被指控实施种族灭绝——似乎预示着这种罪行的一个新未来。在这个未来中，其他国家或领导者可能会有动力去追求种族灭绝政策，因为他们知道自己不仅能逃脱杀人之罪，甚至可能从中获益。在这个未来中，那些曾致力于停止和惩罚种族灭绝的国家和国际组织，可能会允许其再次发生。
自从目前的加沙停火协议于10月10日生效，且特朗普总统的20点计划于11月17日获得安理会认可以来，已有超过1,000名巴勒斯坦人在以色列的袭击中丧生。军队目前控制了加沙地带近70%的地区。两百万巴勒斯坦人此前生活在世界上人口最稠密的地区之一，现在被限制在该地区的三分之一区域内，在缺乏最基本人道主义基础设施的废墟空间中努力生存。在停火以及用巴勒斯坦囚犯交换以色列人质后，特朗普先生计划的第二阶段于1月中旬开始，该阶段旨在实现该地带的全面去军事化和重建，并由一个过渡性的巴勒斯坦技术官僚机构管理。监督该进程的是一个由特朗普先生主持的国际和平委员会。他的政府曾谈到长期内创建一个耗资数十亿美元的未来主义“新加沙”，并据报道计划为多国部队建立一个主要的军事和人员基地。这将不可避免地使加沙的巴勒斯坦人沦为建筑工人和服务提供者，为居住在曾经属于他们的土地上的富人们服务。
我们是如何走到这一步的？以色列政治和军事领导层在加沙开展的一场行动导致至少70,000人死亡（以色列军队目前承认），其中大多数是平民；近200,000人受伤；并导致大量人口间接死亡
由于医疗设施、住房和基础设施被彻底摧毁，以及食物和洁净水的匮乏。正如我在 2025 年 7 月所写，作为一名种族灭绝研究学者，我认为这是一次蓄意企图全部或部分摧毁加沙地带巴勒斯坦人的行动，因此该行动达到了 1948 年《种族灭绝公约》中关于此项罪行定义的极高门槛。以色列不太可能为其行为面临清算。国际刑事法院已对总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡及其前国防部长约阿夫·加兰特发出逮捕令，指控其犯有战争罪和反人类罪；同时还对一名哈马斯官员发出了逮捕令，但后来发现该员已被击毙。美国一直试图削弱该法院，而内塔尼亚胡先生多次访问白宫，据报道，其中一项目的便是试图说服特朗普先生对伊朗发动攻击。以色列最终可能会被国际法院判定犯有种族灭绝罪（南非已向国际法院就以色列提起单独诉讼），但只要以色列在联合国安理会（作为国际法院的执行机构）中仍保有美国的支持，此类裁决的影响将是不明确的。因此，除非在某个时间点，一个不愿在以色列国内将其绳之以法且渴望恢复国家国际地位的新以色列政府将他们移交给国际刑事法院，否则以色列领导人可能不会被追究责任。这种可能性微乎其微。特朗普先生的 20 点计划通过向所有参与者承诺一个光明的未来，实际上将有效地绕过对这项罪行实施者的任何可能的问责或惩罚，尽管当以色列及其盟友正致力于建设一座理想城市时，要求为巴勒斯坦人恢复某种正常生活表象的呼吁不太可能赢得多少同情。当一个勇敢的新世界即将出现时，翻出旧指控又有什么意义？诚然，以色列正面临日益严重的全球孤立，以及美国政坛各光谱人士的反对，但这恰恰是关于新加沙的华丽计划可能减轻甚至
作为一种可惩戒犯罪的 共同认知正在被侵蚀。
反之，通过在动荡的世界中说服分心的公众，让他们认为加沙问题已得到令所有人满意的解决。如果特朗普计划的愿景得以实现，这意味着美国政府或代表其工作的美国商界人士将出售从当地居民手中征收的土地的租赁权和建筑权，而这些土地的价值预计将飙升。一群房地产大亨——可能包括贾里德·库什纳、史蒂夫·威特科夫以及特朗普先生本人——或者他们推广的公司，将以此为企业和投资者攫取巨额经济利益，将加沙地带的抹除转化为一个国际投资机会。虽然海岸线将被由混合用途大楼组成的高端房地产所主导（这些大楼显然是为了外购和旅游而建，为开发商提供利润），但巴勒斯坦人几乎肯定会被排除在他们曾经拥有土地上的住房市场之外。该计划不仅几乎将根除加沙的历史和社会，还将把它变成一个为外国公司提供“惊人投资机会”（如库什纳先生所言）的自由市场经济。构建特朗普先生所谓的“中东里维埃拉”将依赖于沙特阿拉伯和其他海湾国家投入巨额资金，以承诺确保与美国建立更紧密的战略和经济联系。目前，沙特阿拉伯和卡塔尔，以及土耳其、埃及和印度尼西亚，已通过加入特朗普先生的“和平委员会”表达了兴趣。随着和平委员会巩固控制并重新开发加沙，以色列将在其长期目标中又向前迈出一步，即抹除巴勒斯坦人希望结束以色列对其领土占领的希望。
其他国家通过拒绝追究以色列的责任也将从中受益。在美国之后，德国是以色列第二大武器供应商，并签署了购买以色列军事技术的大宗合同。德国在国际法院面对尼加拉瓜的指控进行辩护，指控其通过资助以色列并削减对联合国巴勒斯坦难民救济机构（UNRWA）的援助而助长在加沙的种族灭绝，因此德国在政治和经济上都有充分的利益将此问题从议程中剔除。（德国否认了这些指控。）据信，英国利用其在塞浦路斯的军事基地支持以色列，并正致力于改善与美国的关系。法国则试图维持其在黎凡特地区的政治影响力，并试图摆脱关于加沙种族灭绝的问题，据总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙称，这一问题将由“历史学家在适当的时候”决定。以色列同样在获利。尽管一些欧洲政府针对以色列在加沙的暴力行为取消了武器交易并对以色列军事公司实施制裁，但以色列军工企业的生意依然兴隆。根据以色列财经新闻网站 Calcalist 的报道，以色列去年出口武器销售额较 2024, 增长了 30 百分比，达到创纪录的 $19.2 十亿美元，且在加沙对武器系统进行的实战测试成为了一个卖点。换句话说，造成破坏带来了利润。目前，以色列的免责将使其犹太公民能够继续忽视这场种族灭绝，其后果将是以色列伦理和道德的进一步退化、法治的侵蚀、国家内部针对巴勒斯坦和犹太公民的警察暴力，以及对以色列民主仅存部分的破坏。除了被剥夺任何正义之外，
由于缺乏对其苦难的问责，以色列行动在加沙的受害者将继续生活在极其恶劣的条件下，处于军事监管之下，且前景非常有限。自从国防部长以色列·卡茨据报道在去年7月宣布以色列计划在加沙地带南部建立一座“人道主义城市”以来，实地情况反而进一步恶化。可以预见，特朗普先生的计划将由一支国际部队（在巴勒斯坦安全人员和以色列国防军的协助下）来促成，将人口封闭在此类城市中，他们只能在为所谓的“新加沙”的富裕居民提供服务时才能离开。在仍由以色列控制的加沙地带广大地区，可能会建立起新的、繁荣的犹太定居点。特朗普先生表示，这一转型背后的和平委员会在某个时间点将与联合国合作，但许多人担心这将削弱该国际组织。
这种战后秩序转变的一个后果将是对国际人道主义法以及为维护该法而设立的两所国际法院的掏空，从而确保将以色列决策者绳之以法的任何希望都将仅仅是一个幻想，并向其他国家发出信号，表明他们同样可以享有豁免权。有些人可能会认为，加沙的情况是独特的，因为以色列得益于其与美国的紧密联盟及其对大屠杀遗产的依赖，享有独特的国际地位。也许其他国家不能指望获得奖励，甚至可能因为种族灭绝而受到惩罚。然而，我们今天所看到的正在开创一个极不寻常的先例，它有可能破坏整个将种族灭绝视为二战后国际法可惩罚之罪的前提。
如果目前为加沙制定的计划得以实施，一些国家可能会将种族灭绝视为政治手段的一种合法且有利的延伸。至少，在某种程度上从种族灭绝中获益的其他国家，未来可能更不倾向于追究实施者的责任。拉斐尔·莱姆金在 1944 年创造了这个词，并在四年后为通过《防止及惩治国际罪行中的种族灭绝罪公约》而奋斗，他希望防止的正是这样一种结果。而这很可能就是种族灭绝的未来。
劳拉·斯科特 (LAURA SCOTT)
致编辑： 关于“美国放宽沙特阿拉伯核协议规定”（首页，7月23日）以及“特朗普要求沙特与以色列建立关系；核协议设前提条件”（首页，7月24日）：
在伊朗战争爆发五个月以来，特朗普总统在中东采取的所有不审慎举措中，他决定为沙特阿拉伯提供一条潜在的核浓缩路径——尽管目前这取决于他要求沙特与以色列建立外交关系的新条件——被列为最自食其果的举措之一。
在冲突过程中，特朗普先生反复声明，他的主要目标之一是防止伊朗获得核武器，因此他寻求剥夺伊朗为此目的而浓缩铀的能力。
如果情况确实如此，他为何要将这种浓缩的潜在能力交给沙特阿拉伯——这个在以色列之后该地区伊朗的主要对手？他是否如此无知，以至于没能意识到这将激励伊斯兰革命卫队和该国的强硬派更加执拗地要求保留同样的本领？显然，他就是如此。
通过给予沙特阿拉伯核浓缩的潜在可能性，同时要求伊朗放弃此类能力作为和平条件，特朗普先生将确保解决冲突的前景变得更加渺茫。
迈克尔·西尔克 (MICHAEL SILK) 加利福尼亚州，拉古纳伍兹 (LAGUNA WOODS, CALIF.)
致编辑： 特朗普政府与沙特阿拉伯王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼达成协议，向该王国提供长期寻求的美国核技术，这构成了对美国遏制沙特研发核武器努力的鲁莽放弃。
该协议出现在中东战争以及阻止伊朗研发核武器的斗争之中，尽管旨在和平发展，但不可避免地会增加一个永远动荡的地区出现核竞争的风险。
特朗普总统与沙特的协议，如果获得国会批准，将代表对美国数十年遏制扩散政策的惊人背离。这必然会增强伊朗研发核武器的决心，颠覆总统一直宣称的遏制伊朗核野心的目标。
与王储达成的协议与...一致
致编辑： 关于“海湾国家能否共享霍尔木兹海峡？”（新闻报道，7月20日）： 该提议主张将波斯湾转变为一个以欧洲煤钢共同体为模式的共同管理“区域共有资源”，这误解了历史教训。欧洲煤钢共同体并非通过赋予一个强制性国家在战略资源上更大的影响力来创造和平。它之所以成为可能，仅是在法国、西德及其伙伴达成和解、放弃领土修正主义，并致力于由美国支持的共同法律秩序之后。 这些前提条件在海湾地区一个都不存在。伊朗多次威胁关闭霍尔木兹海峡，将其作为制约世界的杠杆。赋予伊朗在管理其曾使其陷入危险的水道中正式的角色，将发出一个信号，即强制行为会获得回报，同时将全球贸易的关键动脉托付给世界上领先的恐怖主义赞助国——这将给地区稳定、能源市场和航行自由带来可怕的后果。 海湾地区的问题不在于缺乏规则，而在于伊朗违背规则的意愿。答案应该是威慑并惩罚伊朗的强制行为，而不是在每次规则被破坏时都重新谈判规则。
总统努力与沙特王国建立密切的个人财务联系，这对美国而言获益可疑。一项帮助沙特从零开始建立核能计划的协议，将使某些美国公司获得巨额横财，但代价是中东的长期稳定。
罗杰·赫希伯格 (ROGER HIRSCHBERG) 佛蒙特州南伯灵顿
致编辑： 历史有一个令人不安的习惯，那就是重复自身。美国在1979年伊斯兰革命之前一直支持伊朗国王，随后花费了近半个世纪与随后的政权对抗。其间，为了减少未来的危险，双方达成了多项协议，但不信任依然存在。 现在，华盛顿正准备协助沙特阿拉伯开发民用核能计划。我们再次被保证，今天的盟友明天仍将是盟友。历史建议我们应多一份谦卑。政府会更迭，联盟会转移，而今天精心谈判的保障措施在30或50年后看来可能会截然不同。 也许历史并非完全重复，但它有一种不可思议的讽刺感。
胡安·卡登 (JUAN CARDEN)，圣路易斯
致编辑： 特朗普政府愿意向沙特阿拉伯提供核技术，而不在铀浓缩或检查方面实施严格限制，这使我们进一步走在了核战争的道路上。 沙特政府曾犯有侵犯人权的罪行，包括谋杀沙特记者和异见人士贾马尔·卡舒吉。沙特阿拉伯的个人和组织也曾支持敌对美国的组织。这些理由让我们在分享核技术时应该更加谨慎——而不是更少谨慎。 正如文章所述，所谓的和平利用核能很容易转向制造炸弹。核武器拥有国数量的增加，特别是在动荡时期，会增加武器被使用的可能性。我们需要的是一个由所有国家参与的强有力的核裁军计划——而不是在没有保障的情况下扩散核技术。
杰夫·阿特金森 (JEFF ATKINSON)，伊利诺伊州威尔梅特
致编辑： 关于乔安妮·利普曼（Joanne Lipman）撰写的《四天工作制难以实现的承诺》（7月7日发表的客座评论文章）： 利普曼女士认为我们不应指望企业带领社会进入四天工作制，且仅凭人工智能的出现无法实现这一点，这是正确的。然而，她将原因归咎于工作狂文化和“忙碌”的表演，这便失准了，因为这些现象很可能正是由企业惯例和飙升的生活成本所驱动的。 我们尚未看到这一转变的更深层原因是政策：40小时工作制在20世纪40年代被编入联邦法律，自那时起就没有任何严肃的努力去改变它。在公司对员工要求日益增加的同时，工作周时间保持冻结并不令人惊讶。 利普曼女士还低估了该运动近期的势头。在短短过去几年中，包括我们两家公司在内的数百家公司已经转向四天工作制，在实现真实增长的同时看到了更好的工作与生活平衡。 这种激增，结合工作家庭所经历的前所未有的“时间贫困”和倦怠感，正是为什么地方、州和联邦立法比以往任何时候都更具可能性的原因。 立法，而非单纯依靠自愿的企业政策，是确保缩短工作周能够公平地触及所有工人的唯一途径，而不仅仅是那些幸运到能在不被当今企业准则束缚的地方工作的人。
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蓝色州 美国拨款
作者：托尼·罗姆 (TONY ROMM) 和 布拉德·普卢默 (BRAD PLUMER)
华盛顿——当特朗普政府在10月取消了拜登时代用于清洁能源项目的超过 $7.5 十亿联邦拨款时，它将此举定调为一项紧急修正，旨在保护纳税人资金免于浪费。 但这并非事实。 在不被关注的法院文件中，联邦官员本月承认，他们终止资金提供是“完全基于”政治标准，目标是指向那些由民主党代表且在 2024 年选举中投票给该党总统候选人卡玛拉·哈里斯的州的项目。 这一承认表明了特朗普总统如何将联邦教育、能源、健康、住房和基建的提供武器化——
AI 助手是否过于了解你
布莱恩·X·陈 (Brian X. Chen)
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旧金山——作为 ChatGPT 和 Gemini 等聊天机器人的常规用户，我原以为自己很清楚这些人工智能助手对我了解多少（例如，我知道我是一个寻求婴儿用品推荐和干壁修补指南的父亲）。除此之外，我从未像对待治疗师那样透露过任何深度私人信息。 但当我尝试使用一些提示词询问聊天机器人已经……
作者：ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
香港——中国对特朗普总统新一轮关税的反应较为平静。北京方面发表了一份抗议声明，但与以往回合中以牙还牙的报复不同，此次并未采取反击。
中国有理由保持低调。到目前为止，中国在与美国的贸易战中处于一个更好的位置。一年前，特朗普先生威胁要对中国商品征收高达 145 比分之的关税。而总统在周五对中国商品实际征收的关税仅为 12.5 比分之。
将早前的关税（包括特朗普先生第一任总统期间的关税）计算在内，目前中国商品的整体平均加权关税为 23.1 比分之——低于巴西或加拿大。
在获得美国贸易谈判代表关于停战的保证后，中国官员也确信关税不会进一步大幅上涨。贸易专家认为，该协议设定的上限约为 20 比分之，随后双方通过握手达成一致。
猜测关于我的事情——这些是通过在多次对话中将碎片信息连接起来而得出的见解——我感到不安。聊天机器人准确地推断出了我从未明确分享过的细节。其中最主要的是：
■ 我的收入水平，部分基于我请求聊天机器人协助修理的德国汽车，以及我雇佣了一名保姆且由我使用人工智能起草其合同的事实。
■ 我的健康问题，包括长期的脚部问题，基于我过去一年中偶尔询问的关于脚趾疼痛缓解方法的问题。
■ 我的心理画像，例如我倾向于持怀疑态度，这是基于我指出聊天机器人错误频率的高低。此外，我还“沉溺于控制的错觉”，因为我曾询问过一盘自制酸面包冷却需要多长时间。
每个单独的数据点都相当无害。但当这些信息被拼接在一起并以列表形式呈现在我面前时，情况变得很明显：人工智能聊天机器人对我如此了解，几乎与我的一些亲密朋友（包括我的妻子）一样，尽管我一直小心地避免过度分享。
全球有数亿人在将聊天机器人用于网页搜索、工作和医疗保健的同时，仍在试图理解与人工智能伴侣对话所带来的隐私影响。虽然用户很明显地知道，聊天机器人会记录他们在问题和请求中明确表达的所有内容，但不太明确的是，机器人如何从这些对话中推断出关于其行为的结论。
通过一些在网络上人工智能爱好者之间频繁分享的提示词，可以诱导聊天机器人透露它们对你的推断——例如：“告诉我你对我所发现的、但我从未……”
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作者：TONY ROMM 和 ANA SWANSON
华盛顿——两家小企业周五起诉特朗普政府，起因是该政府在全球范围内实施的最新关税。这引发了另一场法律战，可能会重新定义特朗普总统发动全球贸易战的权力。
这次的新挑战针对的是政府在几小时前刚刚实施的关税，涵盖了包括加拿大、墨西哥以及欧盟 27 个成员国在内的 80 多个国家。这起在联邦贸易法院提交的诉讼认为，特朗普政府在试图重建一套已被法官判定为非法的关税体系时滥用了法律。
本案的原告是纽约香料零售商 Burlap and Barrel 以及加州手表销售商 Collective Horology。代表他们的是自由正义中心（Liberty Justice Center），这是一个在特朗普先生第二任期内多次成功挑战其关税政策的法律团体。
该组织的律师此前曾与州政府官员合作，废除了总统最初制定的那套惩罚性的、针对具体国家的关税名单。
周六，2026年7月25日 B1
在挑战以往关税方面取得了成功。
最高法院在 2 月份做出了裁决，且他们同样在春季成功抵制了特朗普先生针对这些关税采取的临时替代方案。自由正义中心（Liberty Justice Center）通过以下论点赢得了法官的支持：特朗普先生通过篡夺国会保留的关税权力，违反了宪法。 在最近一次的
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社交媒体 欧盟称 TikTok 使儿童面临危险
欧盟委员会周五表示，调查发现 TikTok 允许成年人查看未成年人的账户，未能在其平台上充分保护儿童的隐私权。 委员会发言人托马斯·雷尼耶（Thomas Regnier）表示，这一行为使儿童面临网络欺凌、不必要的接触以及掠夺性行为。 “儿童内容绝不能对陌生人可见，”他说。雷尼耶表示，如果 TikTok 不采取欧盟里程碑式的《数字服务法》（DSA）所要求的措施，“未成年人将暴露在掠夺者、诱导行为和网络欺凌之中”。他补充称，13 到 15 岁的儿童可以“轻易”将账户从私密改为公开，而 16 到 17 岁未成年人的私密账户也可被互联网上的任何人看到。“我们不接受这一点，”雷尼耶说，“为未成年人设置默认选项在 DSA 框架下不是一场‘选美比赛’，它必须切实有效。” 美联社
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信用卡 支出增加提升美国运通利润
信用卡巨头美国运通（American Express）表示，受持卡人支出增加、违约减少以及更多客户注册其白金卡和金卡等高端产品的影响，其第二季度利润同比增长 8%。 这家纽约公司表示，其盈利为 $3.11 billion，即每股 $4.53；而去年同期为 $2.89 billion，即每股 $4.08。根据 FactSet 的数据，这一结果超过了分析师的预期，分析师此前预计美国运通的每股利润为 $4.40。 美国运通继续从全球经济增长中获益，由于其高端信用卡客户群倾向于富裕和高净值人群，这部分人群受益尤为明显。该季度美国运通客户的平均消费额为 $6,759。 美联社
业绩报告 Verizon 在与谷歌光纤达成协议后上调预测
Verizon 周五上调了年度调整后利润预测，并表示已与谷歌达成一项价值超过 $1 billion 的协议，为其数据中心提供暗光纤连接。 Verizon 首席执行官丹·舒尔曼（Dan Schulman）在财报电话会议上表示，预计到年底将达成更多协议，这些协议在未来几年内可能会产生数十亿美元的收入。
人工智能基础设施的建设为电信运营商将光纤网络货币化开辟了新途径，因为超大规模云服务商正在寻求数据中心之间的高容量连接。 在舒尔曼先生的领导下，Verizon 处于战略转型期，正推出简化的移动套餐、新的忠诚度计划以及无线宽带捆绑方案，以在落后于竞争对手后改善客户增长情况。该公司表示，第二季度增加了 184,000 名每月付费的无线订户。路透社
海湾地区航运流量降至低点，油价波动
作者：JENNY GROSS 和 LAURA STEVENS
周五，全球油价剧烈波动，投资者担忧中东地区不断扩大的战争是否会无限期地扼杀该地区的能源运输。
波斯湾的关键扼候点——霍尔木兹海峡的航运流量在周四跌至两个多月以来的最低水平。受伊朗支持的胡塞武装组织威胁要封锁在红海采取替代路线的沙特船只，迫使许多船只改变航向。
油价波动。
■ 布伦特原油（全球油价基准）周五下跌 3.9 百分比，至每桶 $96.78。当日早些时候，原油价格一度升至 $101 以上，自战争开始以来上涨了近 40 百分比。周四，布伦特原油自五月份以来首次突破每桶 $100。
■ 西德克萨斯中间原油（WTI，美国基准）下跌 3.1 百分比，至每桶约 $89.31。
■ 随着波斯湾及其周边地区的战斗加剧，中东地区的航运流量已减至极低水平。根据海运数据公司 Kpler 的数据，周四仅有 6 艘船只通过霍尔木兹海峡。这是自五月初以来的最低水平。在过去一周中，通过该海峡的流量大约仅为伊朗战争开始前的十分之一。
股市涨跌互现。
■ 标准普尔 500 指数在周四下跌后，周五收盘持平，这使其连续第二周下跌。
■ 欧洲 Stoxx 600 指数（涵盖欧洲公司的广泛指数）上涨 0.8 百分比。
■ 周五，由于美国市场因油价飙升、借贷成本上升以及对科技行业的担忧而出现抛售，亚洲股市随之下跌。日本日经指数收盘下跌 2.7 百分比，香港恒生指数下跌 1 百分比。韩国综合股价指数 (Kospi) 收盘下跌 5.7 百分比。
汽油价格再次上涨。
■ 根据 AAA 汽车协会的数据，美国周五的汽油价格上涨了 2 美分，至每加仑 $4.11。自战争开始以来，全国平均加油站价格已上涨 38 百分比。
■ 汽油价格通常在原油价格上涨或下跌几天后才做出反应。全球许多炼油厂在遭受损坏后（包括在波斯湾和俄罗斯）处于停产或减产状态，导致燃料市场紧张。
■ 周五，柴油的平均价格再次跳涨至每加仑 $5.24，自战争开始以来上涨 40 百分比。
各方观点： 伊朗希望价格“尽可能高”。
■ ING 的分析师在研究报告中写道，由于冲突目前看不到结束的迹象，油价可能会继续上涨。他们补充道：“关键问题是，油价达到什么水平时，特朗普政府会开始感受到回归谈判桌的压力。”他们的预测是：每桶 $120。
■ 另一方面，他们写道，伊朗将希望油价“尽可能高”。伊朗面临的更大问题是它能承受美国封锁多久，因为封锁可能会限制德黑兰的石油收入。
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德国最大的国防承包商莱茵金属公司 (Rheinmetall) 在尝试帮助国家加强军备的同时，目前将面临军事硬件缺乏稀土资源的问题。
作者：KEITH BRADSHER
北京——上个月，中国将两家对美国建立强力稀土磁体供应链至关重要的美国公司列入黑名单。周五，北京对更多欧洲公司采取了类似行动。
中国商务部宣布，禁止向欧盟 14 家公司进一步发运“军民两用”材料或产品——中国将其描述为可能具有军事和民用用途的物品。结果，这些公司在购买制造稀土磁体和半导体等产品所需的许多关键矿产时可能会面临困难，而这些产品对于汽车、海上风力涡轮机、机器人、无人机及其他先进制造应用至关重要。
在过去的 16 个月里，中国利用其在稀土开采和加工方面的主导地位，将其作为与贸易伙伴进行经济争端的筹码。
在周五的一份声明中，商务部指出，此举是在欧盟因俄罗斯在乌克兰的战争行动而对中国大陆和香港 14 家公司实施制裁的一天之后采取的。
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中国最高领导人习近平与特朗普先生去年10月的合影。 根据中国成都金融公司国金证券分析师的计算，新关税“目前对中国的影响有限”。之前的整体关税率为 21.9 比分之。
对中国征收的关税是特朗普先生旨在改变全球贸易的更广泛努力的一部分。周五，美国政府对 80 多个贸易伙伴征收关税，理由是这些伙伴未能通过或执行禁止强迫劳动的法律。这些新关税在 10 比分之 到 12.5 比分之 之间，取代了已到期的 10 比分之 全球关税。
白宫根据 1974, 年《贸易法》第 301 条发布了这些关税，该条款允许总统对从事不合理或歧视性贸易行为的外国征收关税。预计在未来几周内将有更多关税出台，此前政府提出一项建议，旨在抵消白宫所称的包括中国在内的几个国家制造业部门的不公平行为。
预计这些关税都不会超过特朗普先生在 2, 2025 年 4 月 2 日根据国际紧急法宣布的关税，他将这一天称为“解放日”。最高法院在 2 月份否决了特朗普先生利用该法征收关税的行为。
周五，中国官方媒体将特朗普政府的政策称为“美国永无止境的关税”，并补充说，华盛顿“找到了滥用关税的新借口”。
外交部则表现得更为克制。在周五的例行新闻发布会上，一名发言人表示，中国反对“所有形式的单边关税”，但在被问及中国是否会采取报复行动时，他未予回应。
贸易专家表示，中国可能会在特朗普先生被认为承诺会限制关税上限的预期中获得安慰。
“我的理解是，在 20 比分之 的额外关税方面存在某种‘心照不宣’，通过这些 301 调查，任何针对中国的结论都会方便地不超过这个限度，”亚洲协会政策研究所的高级副总裁温迪·卡特勒（Wendy Cutler）表示。
她补充说，在下一轮中，任何对中国征收超过 7.5 比分之 的关税都将危及脆弱的休战协议并招致报复。
特朗普先生表示，习近平先生将于 9 月访问华盛顿。
贸易谈判代表去年在马来西亚首都吉隆坡举行的美中贸易谈判中设定了该上限。几天后，特朗普先生和习近平先生在韩国就贸易协议的条款握手达成一致，同意将关税限制在一定范围内。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 卡车在中国将货物装船出口，当地官员相信关税不会进一步大幅上涨。
欧盟表示，这些公司以及 24 家俄罗斯公司和 10 家其他地方的公司是“属于或支持俄罗斯军事工业综合体，或能够规避欧盟制裁的实体”。
许多被中国针对的欧洲公司在将稀土金属和其他关键矿产（如锑和钨）转化为制造商所需的合金和特种化学品方面发挥着至关重要的作用。
同样在中国名单上的还有德国最大的国防承包商莱茵金属（Rheinmetall），该公司在俄罗斯 2022. 年全面入侵乌克兰后，一直是德国重新武装努力的核心。军事硬件使用了大量超硬钨和一些稀土。
西方国家对关键矿产的关注日益增加，特别是自中国在 2024 年底对四种关键但冷门的矿产（钨、锑、镓和锗）实施出口限制以来。随后，中国在去年 4 月对 7 种对广泛制造业至关重要的稀土金属实施了出口限制，并宣布计划在 11 月对另外 5 种稀土金属实施限制。
特朗普政府和欧盟都在尝试……
致力于建设关键矿物的矿山，并建造能将原矿转化为纯矿物粉末，并最终转化为强金属合金的精炼厂。生产过程十分复杂且可能造成污染：将粉末转化为金属有时涉及有毒化学品。
全球几乎所有的稀土金属转化能力
以及合金制造都在中国。 许多周五被中国目标化的欧洲公司是中小型企业，它们掌握着在先进关键矿物加工领域中，中国之外仅存的少量专业技术。 中国名单上的公司之一是德国的 Sindlhauser Materials。 Sindlhauser 的网站称其生产含锆的钇合金。在北京实施出口管制后，钇和钐成为中国之外供应最短缺的两种稀土，价格上涨了多达一百倍。 含锆的钇合金被
休战一年。 在 5 月于北京与习先生会面期间，特朗普先生表示两人没有讨论关税问题。 但中国商务部对他上述评论予以反驳，
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用于制造先进半导体。半导体制造设备的制造商数月来一直抱怨钇化合物严重短缺。 Sindlhauser 拒绝就中国的行动发表评论。 另一家被中国限制的公司是欧洲领先的定制设计电动机制造商之一，其内部含有强大的稀土磁体，该公司是意大利的 Lafert Group。Lafert 的电机为欧洲工厂中的许多机器人和其他工业自动化设备提供动力。 北京一直鼓励跨国公司将其更多供应链转移到中国，包括从中国公司购买电动机。尽管北京严厉限制稀土及其稀土磁体的出口，但它允许不受限制地出口已经内置稀土磁体的完整组装电动机。 Rheinmetall 和 Lafert 未立即回应评论请求。 中国欧盟商会此前曾批评许多关键矿物过于宽泛的“军民两用”定义，而这正是中国周五用来限制向 14 家欧洲公司销售的理由。
贸易专家表示，在北京对抗华盛顿一年之后，现在正就关税税率划定底线，以自身的关税应对特朗普先生一次次提高的关税，并加强对稀土出口的控制。中国主导着稀土的全球供应链，这些材料对于从战斗机到汽车座椅电动机的所有产品都至关重要。 “我个人认为，在特朗普任期的剩余时间内，可能不会再出现剧烈的、全面的关税上涨，”北京对外经济贸易大学中国 WTO 学院院长涂新全表示。
针对未投票给共和党的州之资金
structure aid in his second term. 远非根除特朗普先生认为在华盛顿盛行的那种浪费行为，白宫反而试图将预算作为支持其盟友的工具——或者作为打击总统敌人的大棒。在特朗普政府完成一套旨在让总统对每年超过 $1 万亿的联邦赠款拥有更大控制权的规则之际，这一事态说明了其中的利害关系。在批评者看来，新规只会让特朗普先生更容易因政治分歧而砍掉更大份额的国会批准资金。“特朗普政府愿意采取极端手段将赠款发放政治化的风险并非假设，”左倾团体预算与政策优先中心（Center on Budget and Policy Priorities）高级研究员德文·奥康纳（Devin O’Connor）表示。他此前曾在拜登政府任职。针对该法院文件，奥康纳先生说：“如果他们愿意如此露骨地这么做，那么我认为，当他们提出一个允许整个联邦政府赠款发放极度政治化的框架时，我们应该严肃对待。”白宫未回应置评请求。
行政当局关于赠款的最新让步出现在一项由加州研究人员发起的诉讼中，该团体挑战了取消拜登时代资助的多个联邦机构。在审查其支出后，能源部在去年秋天创建了一份清单，建议取消由拜登政府授予的 600 多项涵盖广泛新型能源项目的赠款。该清单包括了共和党和民主党代表州的项目资金。但在 10 月，由罗素·T·沃特（Russell T. Vought）领导的白宫预算办公室仅终止了其中的 284 项赠款。沃特先生在宣布这一消息的社交媒体帖文中指出了其动机：“近 $8 0 亿用于推动左翼气候议程的‘绿色新骗局’（Green New Scam）资金正被取消，”他说道。
几个月后，在法庭文件中，联邦官员表示，关于决定取消哪些赠款的最终决定几乎没有其他依据。“除了一项例外，”能源部的一名律师在本月的一份法院文件中承认，“这 284 项被终止的赠款，其接收者所在地和/或至少一个执行地点位于在 2024 年选举中将其选举人票投给卡玛拉·哈里斯（Kamala Harris）且拥有两名民主党籍参议员的州。”该律师承认，没有任何一项赠款是“基于任何项目规划、法定要求、成本削减或基于绩效的因素”而被纳入 10 月份的终止名单。
相比之下，政府在 7 月的法庭文件中确认，尽管能源部建议取消，但行政当局并未触动由共和党代表且在上次选举中支持特朗普先生的州中的数百项额外能源赠款。此次取消行动与当时白宫更大范围的努力相吻合，即向民主党议员施压，使其在导致政府停摆的资金争端中妥协。那个月，特朗普先生曾公开表达这一策略：他公开威胁要削减他所描述的“民主党-
...政府机构，”而沃特先生则宣布了一系列针对其他民主党领导州的其他支出削减计划。结果，政府的行动停止了数百个能源项目的资金，包括加利福尼亚州和俄勒冈州等地的电网升级；科罗拉多州减少油气作业甲烷泄漏的努力；以及在加利福尼亚州和太平洋西北地区建立生产清洁燃烧氢燃料的大型中心。部分获奖者随后起诉特朗普政府，试图恢复其拨款。法院文件显示，联邦官员提供有关拨款取消的新细节，是与原告达成的一项协议的一部分，旨在让政府免于经历一个被称为“证据开示”的详尽证据搜集过程。该过程可能要求联邦机构提交更多具有杀伤力的记录。该协议适用于
被诉讼针对的其他联邦机构，包括交通部和卫生与公众服务部。根据本月更多的法院文件，一些机构随后披露了他们审查拨款以决定是否取消的新细节——即使用了与特朗普先生的政治优先级及过往指示相关的特定关键词。原告律师未回应置评请求。这些文件似乎还削弱了能源部长克里斯·赖特在6月众议院听证会上关于取消拨款的证词，他当时表示：“没有任何决定是基于政治的。”当被问及取消拨款一事时，能源部发言人本·迪特德里希表示，该机构在进行初步审查并就哪些拨款应被终止提出建议时，并未
考虑政治因素。他表示，赖特先生在证词中是在区分该审查过程与某些取消决定公布的时间点。“不存在矛盾，任何关于矛盾的暗示都是对法院文件的歪曲，”迪特德里希先生说道。能源部此前在另外两起案件中承认，政治是取消拨款的“主要原因”。在那些案件中，美国哥伦比亚特区联邦地区法院法官阿米特·P·梅塔最终裁定，该机构不当地取消了十几个拨款项目。但最新的承认更为详尽且广泛，并在国会山引发了新的愤怒。华盛顿州的参议员帕蒂·默里（该院拨款委员会的最高民主党人）和俄亥俄州的众议员马西·卡普图尔（众议院最高能源拨款小组的民主党领袖）在周五的一份联合声明中表示，出于政治目的削减拨款等同于一种“完全不符合美国精神”的政府武器化。 “该政府现在在法庭上承认了长期以来显而易见的事实：它终止了近 300 个旨在削减成本的能源项目，原因仅仅是因为这些项目所在的州在 2024 年大选中没有投票给总统，”她们补充道。“这是一个令人震惊的承认，表明总统及其团队腐败地滥用权力，仅仅因为政治观点就摧毁优质就业岗位并惩罚勤奋工作的家庭。”
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这场斗争的核心是特朗普先生对 1974. 年《贸易法》第 301 条的运用。通常情况下，该法律条款允许政府调查其他国家的贸易惯例，并允许总统对被发现行为不公平的国家征收关税。一般来说，第 301 条被认为是既定的政策，这与特朗普先生早期的某些关税行动不同，后者依赖于对联邦法律的新颖解读。事实上，总统在第一任期内利用第 301 条对中国商品征收关税的行为，在数次法院挑战中均得以维持。但小企业表示，特朗普先生这次将该法规扩展到了极限，他们指出了其政府开展调查的方式——以及在审查结论出台之前就计划征收关税这一事实。其中一项调查专门针对以下指控：
其他国家未能打击“强迫劳动”，这使得遵守禁止强制劳工实践法律的美国企业处于不利地位。6 月，该政府表示在 86 个国家发现了问题，其中包括拥有禁止强迫劳动法律的美国盟友。其在周五征收的关税范围在 10 percent 到 12.5 percent 之间，且基本不根据国家或其劳动法而进行区分。拥有禁止强迫劳动法律的加拿大，其出口产品面临 10 percent 的关税。而经常被美国官员批评使用强迫劳动的中国，所承受的关税仅高出 2.5 percent。外国官员表示，他们也收到了美国的保证，称其关税税率将与之前谈判的贸易协定中所规定的税率相同。对此，两家小企业的律师在诉讼中辩称，美国贸易代表詹米森·格里尔（Jamieson Greer）未能对每个国家进行充分调查。他们主张，政府对这些国家进行研究并批量发布调查结果及随后的关税决定是错误的。反对者还指出了特朗普先生及其副手之前的声明，他们曾表示希望利用第 301 条来复制之前被法院宣布为非法的关税。律师认为，这表明调查结果是预先设定的，而非基于揭露的事实。他们在诉讼中辩称：“这些声明，结合最终行动的时间、范围和税率结构，支持这样一种推论：第 301 条关税在设计上是为了取代被宣布无效的全球关税体系，而非旨在消除特定经济体惯例的精选措施。”自由正义中心（Liberty Justice Center）的律师表示，目前尚不清楚对如此广泛的商品进口征税将如何帮助改变其他国家的劳动惯例。他们还表示，该政府行动的范围引发了疑虑。
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宪法层面的担忧，认为法院的认可将大大扩大特朗普先生在没有国会批准的情况下征收关税的权力。
“强迫劳动在道德上是不可原谅的，但一个重要的目标并不意味着政府可以无视法律，”该中心主席兼首席执行官萨拉·阿尔布雷希特表示。“政府让一项全球关税到期，并立即根据另一项不同的条款将其替换。更改条款并不能更改法律。”
白宫未对此置评请求做出回应。但特朗普先生在周五对关税发表评论时，将其描述为“标准”操作，并指出他过去也曾使用过此类手段。
当被问及是否有任何国家可以通过采取行动完全取消这些关税时，一名政府高级官员周四表示，政府欢迎各国采取行动，但关税可能无法“在一夜之间被消除”。
该官员表示，认为新关税复制了被最高法院推翻的关税是“过于简单化”的，且两者在重要方面存在差异。但该官员补充说，特朗普先生将始终利用其可支配的工具来实现其贸易政策目标，而且总统不会允许他的
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前《60 分钟》记者塞西莉亚·维加周四描述了来自 CBS 新闻高管的压力，要求她在今年播出的三个片段中插入她所称的政治偏见。
维加女士是今年春季被解雇的三名节目记者之一，也是第三位公开指控高管干预节目报道的人。前记者斯科特·佩利和沙林·阿尔丰西也提出了类似的指控。
“在这行里，我已经与编辑们正面交锋 25 年了，” 49 岁的维加女士周四在接受 ABC 新闻约翰·奎诺内斯采访的录音中说道。
贸易政策不应仅仅因为某个工具受到法院的限制而遭到削弱。 来自自由正义中心（Liberty Justice Center）的诉讼并非周五提交的唯一法律挑战。另一组小企业，包括教育玩具公司 Learning Resources，同样在周五就政府根据 301. 条款实施的新关税起诉政府。该公司此前也参与了针对特朗普先生最初关税的成功斗争。
这些新案件将使特朗普先生及其对手再次回到国际贸易法院，这是一个专门的联邦巡回法院，此前已多次认定该政府的行为超出了法律授予的权力。过去的斗争一直十分紧张，这在关于政府欠付进口商约 $160 billion 资金的持续博弈中可见一斑。
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...西班牙裔记者协会会议。她补充道：“但在我的职业生涯中，直到现在，我从未觉得那些编辑意见、那些建议是源于误导信息或政治目的。”
薇加女士表示，高管们要求的所有修改均未被纳入节目中。作为该国收视率最高的电视新闻节目，“60 分钟” (60 Minutes) 陷入了记者的指控以及今年春季的人事震荡之中。CBS 新闻主编、前评论记者巴里·怀斯（Bari Weiss）主导了该节目领导团队及三名驻地记者的解雇。随后，怀斯女士聘请了一位没有任何广播经验的科技记者和纪录片导演担任新负责人。
在采访中，薇加女士表示，在 1 月份她完成一段关于移民与海关执法局（ICE）的报道时，高管们要求她增加一段影像，以显示抗议者袭击了被他们误认为是 ICE 代理人的公民。他们还要求她寻找一段警察局长在新闻发布会上翻白眼的视频。她说，这两段视频她都找不到。
薇加女士说，在 2 月份关于西弗吉尼亚州贫困问题的报道中，她被要求提到副总统 JD 万斯，因为后者曾撰写关于俄亥俄州贫困问题的文章。她表示，该报道的重点并非政治人物或政治观点。她说，在今年晚些时候，高管们要求她在另一段报道中加入一句关于伊朗在火力上不敌美国和以色列的话，她称其为...
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前“60 分钟”记者塞西莉亚·薇加（Cecilia Vega）表示，她在一次简短的视频会议中被 CBS 解雇，且没有得到详尽的解释。
声称受到 CBS 高管干预。
“一个政府的谈话要点。” CBS 新闻发言人杰里米·阿德勒（Jeremy Adler）指出该网络在 5 月发布的一份声明（就在维加女士被解雇后不久），称她关于受到高管压力的指控“并非基于现实”。他引用了该网络近期对特朗普政府的报道。 该发言人还提到韦斯女士在最近一次采访中的评论，她在采访中表示，“所谓的‘编辑干预’”实际上是“一名总编辑的职责描述”。关注媒体行业的通讯-Status 此前报道了维加女士的言论。 在采访中，维加女士还描述了她被解雇的那一天，她说她收到一封邮件，邀请她参加一小时后的视频会议。她说她在一次时长不到两分钟的会议中被解雇，且没有得到详尽的解释。 “我失去了一份极好的工作，”维加女士说，“最好的工作。我对为什么会被解雇感到非常困惑。”
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Collective Horology 的所有者亚舍·拉普金（Asher Rapkin）正在调整一块手表的尺寸。他的公司因新关税起诉特朗普政府。伊森·弗里希（Ethan Frisch）和奥里·佐哈尔（Ori Zohar）（左侧）是该诉讼中的其他原告，他们是香料供应商 Burlap and Barrel 的创始人。
那些根据《国际紧急经济权力法》支付非法关税的进口商。 再一次，反对特朗普关税的各州可能很快会加入这场斗争。俄勒冈州总检察长丹·雷菲尔德（Dan Rayfield）表示，他正在“审查最新的行动以确定下一步措施”。 在引用特朗普过去关税失败案例的同时，他批评总统“试图用另一种方式，让那些已经在艰苦维持生活的工人家庭承担同样的成本”。 预计特朗普在接下来的几周内将征收更多关税，其中部分可能会受到这场新法律斗争的影响。政府一直在探索使用 301 条款实施第二批关税，目标锁定 15 个国家和欧盟，以抵消白宫所谓的其制造业部门的不公平行为。特朗普周五表示，政府将针对欧盟对美国科技公司罚款的行为启动另一项调查。 本周，政府还援引一项晦涩的法律，对价值数十亿美元的加拿大出口产品征收 50 ％的关税。在这种情况下，总统依赖于该法令中从未被用于征税的部分。该条款将在 30 天后生效。法律专家表示，如果该条款最终生效，很可能也会遭到挑战。
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在特朗普任内 触及高点
作者：乔·雷尼森 (JOE RENNISON) 和 格雷戈里·施密特 (GREGORY SCHMIDT)
特朗普总统在重返办公室时承诺降低整个经济体系的成本，但一项被其政府视为衡量成功指标的重要利率，近期触及了特朗普第二任期以来的最高水平。10年期美国国债收益率被认为是全球最重要的利率之一，本周跃升至 4.7 百分比，而 2 月下旬伊朗战争开始前，该利率还低于 4 百分比。在 2025. 1 月特朗普重返白宫当天，该利率为 4.6 百分比。该收益率支撑着从公司债券到抵押贷款等整个债务市场的借贷成本，其上涨使得特朗普希望为全美企业和家庭维持可负担成本的计划变得复杂化。
这种影响在住房市场中尤为明显。收益率的上升在近几周推高了抵押贷款利率，打击了人们希望死气沉沉的房屋销售在今年反弹的希望。房地美 (Freddie Mac) 周四表示，美国最常见的房屋贷款——平均 30 年期固定利率抵押贷款，目前为 6.58 百分比。在 2 月下旬美国与以色列首次袭击伊朗的前一周，抵押贷款利率曾低于 6 百分比。“除非能迅速逆转，否则最新一轮的利率上涨将导致销售额下降，”牛津经济研究院 (Oxford Economics) 首席美国经济学家南希·范登·豪滕 (Nancy Vanden Houten) 表示。
尽管部分收益率上升可归因于油价飙升导致更高的通胀预期，但分析师表示，像 10 年期国债收益率这样的长期利率，正陷入由人工智能基础设施建设所引发的高增长预期漩涡之中。如果高增长不被更高利率所抑制，可能会导致经济过热并推高通胀。
另一个推高 10 年期收益率的因素是投资者对全球政府不可持续财政支出的担忧。在英国，自战争开始以来，10 年期金本位债券（gilt，与美国国债相当的政府债务术语）随着人们对新任首相安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 财政计划的担忧而上升了 0.9 个百分点，至 5 百分比以上。在日本，由于政府推出了巨额支出计划，30 年期政府债券在同一时期上升了 0.7 个百分点，至 2.8 百分比。分析师表示，随着政府寻求增加借款，投资者要求更高的贷款回报，而这种更高的回报体现在整个经济体系更高的利率中。
美国政府目前有近 $40 万亿美元的未偿债务，是 10 年前的两倍多。“所有债券收益率都在上升，原因部分相同，”法国兴业银行 (Société Générale) 利率策略师苏巴德拉·拉贾帕 (Subadra Rajappa) 表示，“这与国内债务和赤字有关。这种情况正在全球范围内发生。”分析师还指出，大量资金被贷给处于人工智能建设前沿的大型科技公司，这迫使其他想要借款的公司必须通过提高愿意支付的利息来吸引投资者。
财政部长斯科特·贝森特 (Scott Bessent) 此前曾将 10 年期债券视为他提高可负担性之成功的“晴雨表”。然而，更高的国债收益率意味着企业和消费者的借贷成本更高，从而损害了可负担性。今年早些时候，该收益率曾跌至 4 百分比以下，并在 2 月 27 日（即美国和以色列袭击伊朗的前一天）触及特朗普第二任期的最低点。自那时起，
10年期国债收益率已上涨约0.8个百分点。尽管分析师表示，对通货膨胀的担忧已在很大程度上得到控制，但美联储主席凯文·沃什（Kevin Warsh）仍面临压力，需要证明他致力于遏制价格上涨速度的决心。交易员警告称，如果中央银行不采取行动，可能会导致这些通胀担忧延续更长时间，从而可能进一步推高长期国债的收益率。“现实情况是，我们即将经历五年半的目标之上通货膨胀，”巴克莱银行（Barclays）的通胀策略师乔纳森·希尔（Jonathan Hill）表示，“市场已经在暗示，我们应当预见到这种情况在未来几年（而非仅仅几个月）内继续存在的可能性。”
作者：ELI TAN
旧金山 —— 十年前，当 Meta 注意到数百万 Facebook 用户在其平台上买卖物品时，它专门开辟了应用中的一个部分，名为 Facebook Marketplace，以便用户进行此类操作。
从那时起，Marketplace 已成为 Facebook 最受欢迎的部分之一，人们将其视为互联网上最大的服装、家具和二手车“车库拍卖会”。
周五，Meta 利用这一受欢迎程度推出了 Seller，这是一款面向 Marketplace 卖家的独立应用。
此举是 Meta 对其原始社交网络进行创新策略的一部分。今年 5 月，这家硅谷公司为 Facebook Groups（Facebook 的另一核心部分）的用户发布了一款名为 Forum 的应用，旨在培育 Facebook 在新闻推送（news feed）之外最受欢迎的社区。
[[IMG_XXXX]] Seller 是一款面向 Facebook Marketplace 用户的应用，可免费使用。它也将可在 Web 浏览器中运行。
Facebook 负责人汤姆·阿里森（Tom Alison）表示，Marketplace 应用对于卖家的意义，就像视频编辑工具对于内容创作者的意义一样。
“我认为这些是主应用的补充，旨在服务于更高强度的用户社区，”他在一次采访中说道。“这就是支撑我们今年所做或尝试的大部分工作的理念。现在还处于非常早期的阶段——具有实验性质。”
Facebook 由马克·扎克伯格于 2004 年在哈佛大学的宿舍中创立，近年来一直面临关于其相关性的问题。
来自第一商业页
“实际上陈述了” —— 以及一些我自己创建的提示词。
我用 Gemini 和 ChatGPT 尝试了这些提示词。（Anthropic 的 Claude 有一个运作方式不同的“记忆”功能，因此我将其排除在测试之外。）Gemini 为我生成的画像更丰富且细腻，因为它是我最常用的聊天机器人，拥有关于我的更多信息。我与几位 A.I. 研究员分享了我的结果，他们也尝试了这些提示词。
研究人员表示，聊天机器人得出的结论表明，A.I. 助手不仅能够预测接下来的词汇，还能预测社会经济地位、心理行为和政治倾向等高级概念是如何与这些词汇相联系的。
“这揭示了其底层运行机制的庞大程度，”A.I. 公司 Hugging Face 的研究员玛格丽特·米切尔（Margaret Mitchell）说道。她曾是谷歌伦理 A.I. 团队的负责人，她表示在就人员问题发声后，这家搜索巨头将其解雇。
这次实验强调了科技公司在创建全面的用户画像方面已变得多么熟练 —— 以及他们采集的个人数据对于力求通过相关广告进行精准投放的数字营销人员来说，可能会变得多么有价值。（OpenAI 今年开始在 ChatGPT 中投放广告，谷歌也表示正在考虑为 Gemini 聊天机器人应用采用广告模式。）这也凸显了留心调整聊天机器人隐私设置的重要性。（详情见后文。）
一位谷歌发言人提到，人们可以通过调整控制选项来
随着 Instagram 等其他社交媒体应用的普及而进步。虽然 Meta 已将重心转向人工智能，但该公司几乎所有的收入仍来自 Facebook 和 Instagram 上的广告。这笔资金也为其 A.I. 投资提供了支持，今年的投资额可能高达 $145 billion。Facebook Marketplace 取得了成功，让人们 —— 尤其是年轻用户 —— 对 Facebook 保持兴趣。艾利森先生（Mr. Alison）表示，每天使用 Facebook 的年轻成年人中，有三分之一也使用 Marketplace。每月，全球有超过 430 million 件商品（包括 44 million 辆车）在 Marketplace 上挂牌。去年，Meta 制定了一项计划，推出一系列新应用以迎合 Facebook 的“超级用户”，艾利森先生将这些人描述为“让事情发生的人”。除了传统的内容创作者，他们还包括 Marketplace 上的卖家以及运行自己 Facebook 小组的用户。用户可以使用 Facebook 账号登录 Seller，这将同步他们之前挂牌出售的商品列表。从那里，人们可以在收件箱、包含旧列表数据的仪表板以及创建新列表的工具之间进行导航。Seller 是免费的，对于下载该应用的用户，它也可以在网页浏览器中使用。Meta 通过应用内的广告从 Marketplace 获利，并不抽取销售分成。Seller 还包括新的 A.I. 功能，例如使用 A.I. 扫描照片以自动填写商品详情。艾利森先生表示，A.I. 功能的目标是让出售商品变得不再那么麻烦，同时不会取代人为元素，而这正是许多人最初选择使用 Marketplace 的原因。“让这个产品最有趣的地方在于，你在另一端能遇到一个人，”他补充道。Meta 在
周五还为 Facebook 推出了一项“人类验证”功能，允许用户上传视频自拍，以证明他们是真人。这项免费功能会为通过验证的用户在个人资料名称旁标注一个灰色徽章，从而让其他用户相信他们是在与真人而非机器人对话。一些将该平台作为生计来源的 Facebook Marketplace 用户表示，他们很期待尝试 Seller。“我所有的业务都来自 Facebook，”53 岁的克莱尔·惠特克（Claire Whittaker）说道。2022 年夏天，当她在 Marketplace 上卖出第一个陶瓷多肉植物盆时，她还在旧金山担任服务员。那次销售随后滚雪球般发展成了一门全职的植物和盆栽销售业务，她几乎完全在公寓里通过 Marketplace 经营。“自那时起，Marketplace 发生了很大变化——它变得更好了，”惠特克女士说，并补充道，她最希望在新的 Marketplace 应用中看到的功能是客户服务。“如果它能让我的工作更轻松，我会尝试一下。”
VIA META
选择 Gemini 是否可以从过去的对话中提取信息来生成回答。OpenAI 拒绝发表评论。（《纽约时报》已起诉 OpenAI 和微软，指控其 A.I. 系统侵犯了新闻内容的版权。这两家公司否认了诉讼中的指控。） 要了解聊天机器人地掌握了关于你的哪些信息，请尝试以下提示词。
提示词 1 告诉我所有你推断出的、但我从未实际陈述过关于我的信息——包括你从我的写作方式和提问内容中推断出的年龄、收入水平、居住地以及个人情况。请向我展示是哪些细节让你发现了这些信息。
最有趣的是，聊天机器人正确猜出了我的年龄范围（40岁出头），这在很大程度上是基于我从未询问过关于深夜活动的问题。哎。 Gemini 知道我住在加州奥克兰，因为我曾经查询过从该市机场起飞的航班。但谷歌的聊天机器人还敏锐地猜测我住在较好的社区，因为我拥有一辆摩托车、一辆我自己修理的汽车，以及一张我曾询问过如何重新喷漆的生锈金属露台桌。“这需要车库、车道或专门的户外工作空间——这些设施是奥克兰山区的单户住宅的高度特征，而非市中心或梅里特湖（Lake Merritt）的高密度住宅，”该聊天机器人地说道。
英特尔竞争对手超威半导体（Advanced Micro Devices）首席执行官苏姿丰（Lisa Su）周四在旧金山展示公司全新的 A.I. “机架规模”系统。
作者：唐·克拉克 (DON CLARK)
旧金山 —— 人工智能的热潮提升了包括英伟达 (Nvidia)、美光 (Micron) 和韩国 SK 海力士 (SK Hynix) 在内的芯片制造商的地位。如今，正从长期低迷中开始反弹的英特尔 (Intel) 正在从人工智能支出的新转变中获益。科技公司不仅在购买由英伟达等公司生产的被称为图形处理单元 (GPU) 的人工智能芯片，而且越来越多地购买被称为中央处理单元 (CPU) 的微处理器 —— 而这正是英特尔的产品。
在英特尔周四公布财务业绩时，这种繁荣景象显而易见。这家硅谷公司表示，在其数据中心部门增长近 60 ％的推动下，其最新季度的营收增长了 25 ％，达到 $16 1 亿。该部门包括为人工智能应用和云服务提供支持的芯片。
这些业绩以及对进一步增长的预测远高于华尔街的预期，一度推动英特尔在盘后交易中的股价上涨近 9 ％。
“人工智能正在驱动前所未有的
作者：本杰明·马林 (Benjamin Mullin)、 大卫·麦凯布 (David McCabe) 和 劳伦·希尔什 (Lauren Hirsch)
派拉蒙周五表示，由于法官正在审理州总检察长为阻止该交易而提起的诉讼，该公司已同意将其与华纳兄弟探索者 (Warner Bros. Discovery) 的合并推迟至最晚明年 6 月。此次推迟是这一将重塑好莱坞之交易中的最新变数。
在一份法律文件中，派拉蒙与州总检察长表示，他们已达成协议，在案件审理期间冻结这项 $111 billion 的合并，从而延长了加利福尼亚州一名联邦法官本周施加的短期暂停。
如果该交易在 4, 2027, 之前未能完成，合并协议将失效。
此次延迟对于派拉蒙来说代价可能很高。由科技后代大卫·埃里森 (David Ellison) 领导的该公司已同意，从 [beginning in] 开始，每延迟完成一个季度，就向华纳兄弟探索者的股东支付 $650 million 的费用。
提示词 2 预测我将如何处理那些从未告诉过你的事情：金钱、压力、冲突、风险，以及我生活中接下来的决定。并告诉我你对每项预测的信心程度。
对于 Groundwork Collaborative 的首席执行官林赛·欧文斯 (Lindsay Owens) 来说，这个提示词让她大开眼界。这家非营利组织专注于经济政策，一直在研究人工智能对消费者隐私的影响。ChatGPT 对她作为经常旅行者和幼子母亲的繁忙日程，以及她的购物行为做出了正确的观察。
“它所整合的信息类型和档案的全面性令人惊叹，”欧文斯博士说，“人们从未能整合到这种程度的信息。”
聊天机器人注意到，虽然我是那种在购买幼儿汽车安全座椅等商品前会花好几个小时研究产品评论的人，但我也在不断寻找优惠，这意味着我可能比较节俭。Gemini 预测我很快会通过一个重大决定（如卖掉汽车）来精简我的生活——而这正是我最近与妻子提及的想法。
“对算力的需求，”英特尔首席执行官陈立武 (Lip-Bu Tan) 在一份声明中表示，并补充说营收增长达到了 15 年来的最强水平。
由于陈先生在去年接任最高职位后下令进行裁员及相关的重组费用，英特尔仍在亏损。该公司在最新季度损失了 $11 billion，高于一年前的 $2.9 billion 亏损。这一亏损源于对去年美国政府向英特尔投资 $8.9 billion 而持有在托管账户中的股份的重新评估。
但英特尔的上升轨迹显而易见，其股价在 1 月 1 日至 6 月底之间翻了四倍。
这在很大程度上是由人工智能支出的变化所驱动的。在人工智能热潮的早期，买家需要英伟达 (Nvidia) 的 GPU 芯片，这种芯片可以同时处理许多简单的任务。中央处理器 (CPU) 在人工智能服务器中发挥作用，但其数量可能至少比 GPU 少 4 倍。
最近，被称为“智能体 (agents)”的人工智能产品（能够对信息进行“推理”并采取行动）变得更加流行。这些产品 [These pro]
grams 需要更大比例的微处理器才能运行。因此，像 Creative Strategies 这样的研究公司预测，人工智能数据中心购买 CPU 和 GPU 的数量将日益趋于一致。 “这不再仅仅是一场 GPU 的游戏了，”Meta 的基础设施主管兼工程共同主管 Santosh Janardhan 最近表示，“CPU 变得至少一样重要，甚至可能更重要。” 这一转变不仅使英特尔获益，对其竞争对手超威半导体 (AMD) 同样有利。AMD 在数据中心服务器市场的份额稳步提升，并成功开发了用于人工智能任务的 GPU。周四，AMD 发布了功能更强大的 CPU 和 GPU，以及新型“机架规模”系统——一种比冰箱还高的完整计算箱，集成了 CPU、GPU、网络、数据存储和其他技术。 领先的人工智能初创公司 Anthropic 同时也承诺购买 AMD 的新硬件——AMD 估计该交易价值数百亿美元——并且将收到这家芯片制造商高达 $50 亿的投资。OpenAI，Anthropic 的竞争对手，
十月。 但派拉蒙 (Paramount) 将其定义为一次“重大胜利”，这将有助于其达成交易。该公司表示，此举将通过加快案件进入审理阶段来加速法律进程。它还将有助于避免在某些法律问题上（例如法院命令延迟的合理性）进行冗长的往复讨论。 拟议的延迟在获得 Araceli Martínez-Olguín 法官批准前不会生效，该法官正在监督位于
这两个聊天机器人都精准地捕捉到了我那有缺陷的完美主义。ChatGPT 注意到我花了很多时间询问问题以避免可预防的错误——例如，询问两遍油漆之间需要晾干多久。我的盲点是什么？那就是当事情没有完全按计划完美进行时，我可能会对自己过于苛刻，这是一个准确的评估。 谷歌的 Gemini 则说，由于我倾向于优化生活的绝大多数方面，我成了自己疲惫感的主要制造者。“当你拥有 5 分钟空闲时间时的默认反应不是休息，而是去修理某样东西，”该聊天机器人写道。我承认，在暂停写这篇专栏期间，我补好了女儿浴室里一些受损的干壁。
提示词 4 你发现了关于我的哪些尴尬或敏感的信息？ 那些我不一定希望公众（例如雇主或陌生人）知道的信息。
对我创建的这个提示词的回答令我惊讶：因为我的生活如此平淡，我没抱太大期望，但 Gemini 彻底地嘲讽了我。“你正处于人生中典型的‘后勤爸爸’巅峰阶段，”它说，“这完全是健康的，但它标志着‘青春期的随兴而为’已彻底终结。” ChatGPT 则提醒我一个潜在的敏感观察：我经常询问关于我正在研究的产品和药物的过敏反应。对于保险提供商来说，这可能是非常有用的信息，尽管 OpenAI 表示，对于使用 ChatGPT 进行医疗保健的人员，它已采取了数据保护措施。
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还表示将采用 AMD 的新型机架级系统。
与此同时，英伟达（Nvidia）一直在推广其自身的 AI 微处理器，包括一个名为 Vera 的新模型。像亚马逊（Amazon）、微软（Microsoft）和谷歌（Google）这样的大型数据中心运营商也开发了定制微处理器。
英特尔（Intel）仍保留一些独特资产，包括其自身的工厂网络。它与全球最大的先进芯片制造商台积电（Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company）在芯片制造以及日益重要的芯片封装（使其协同工作）任务上展开竞争。
这种所谓的代工服务近期吸引了苹果（Apple）等客户，而苹果此前几乎完全依赖台积电。
英特尔表示，过去一年其服务器芯片的销售增长创下历史之最，其中最新版本 Xeon 6 是其历史上最畅销的产品之一。
尽管这类数据中心产品的需求强劲，但英特尔本周表示，为了提高效率，它已经削减了该业务部门的部分员工。该公司未披露具体人数。
美国加利福尼亚北区联邦地区法院。
“这是证明该交易有利于竞争、有利于消费者且有利于创作者的最快、最清晰的方式，”一名派拉蒙（Paramount）发言人在声明中表示。
纽约州总检察长詹姆斯（Letitia James）在一份声明中称这次冻结是“一次关键胜利”。
西姆斯·休斯（Seamus Hughes）贡献了研究。
该怎么办？ ChatGPT 和 Gemini 默认情况下会将多个对话中的洞察拼接在一起，以便给用户提供更量身定制的答案。因此，如果你担心这种程度的数据共享，你必须在设置中选择退出：
■ 对于 ChatGPT，点击“设置”（Settings），然后点击“记忆”（Memory），关闭“启用记忆”（Enable Memory）开关。
■ 对于 Gemini，点击“设置”（Settings），然后点击“个人智能”（Personal Intelligence），关闭“记忆”（Memory）开关。
米切尔（Mitchell）博士表示，尽管她已经调整了隐私设置以尽量减少数据共享，但一个聊天机器人根据她关于《基督山伯爵》平装本的一些聊天内容，正确推断出她的年龄在 40 多岁。她表示，这类心理画像被用于超精准投放广告是不可避免的。
“这非常像监视，”她说。“但这不像是物理上的监视。这是一种侵入式的监视。”
为追求第五座冠军奖杯， 同意以底薪加盟 76 人队
作者：乔·瓦登 (JOE VARDON)、托尼·琼斯 (TONY JONES)、 丹·沃伊克 (DAN WOIKE) 和 大卫·阿尔德里奇 (DAVID ALDRIDGE) The Athletic
“我依然渴望竞争，渴望胜利，并希望有机会再次感受到赢得冠军的感觉，”勒布朗·詹姆斯在 X 上写道，宣布了他的决定。
勒布朗·詹姆斯找到了他下一站的 N.B.A. 球队。作为联盟历史得分王，詹姆斯周五在社交媒体上宣布，他已同意加盟费城 76 人队，这将是他创纪录的第 24 个赛季。一名直接知情人士告诉 The Athletic，这份合同为期两年，总价值 $8 million；这是针对像詹姆斯这样资历的球员的最低薪资。 “我依然渴望竞争，渴望胜利，并希望有机会再次感受到赢得冠军的感觉，”詹姆斯在 X 上写道。“我相信我可以帮助费城 76 人队成为一支冠军球队，我非常兴奋能给新的球迷群体注入活力，并最后一次开启这段不可思议的旅程。”一名要求匿名的接近詹姆斯的人士表示，现年 41 岁的詹姆斯做出此决定是基于他的信念，即与任何其他追求者相比，76 人队为他赢得第五座冠军提供了最好的机会。
费城通过与波士顿凯尔特人队的交易获得全 N.B.A. 前锋杰伦·布朗，使得 76 人队成为了一个更具吸引力的目的地。詹姆斯现在将与布朗、前 MVP 乔尔·恩比德、全明星泰瑞斯·马克西、上升期的二年级后卫 VJ Edgecombe 以及冠军教练尼克·努尔斯共事。一位接近詹姆斯的人士表示，他决策时间较长与制造话题无关，同样与寻求与目前不在他感兴趣球队中的朋友组队无关。詹姆斯并没有在等待金州勇士队或另一支球队通过交易获得安东尼·戴维斯，也没有等待达拉斯独行侠队放出凯里·欧文。 “这一切都是为了赢得冠军，”该人士说道。消息人士称，马克西和恩比德在过去几周内锲而不舍地追求詹姆斯，两名球员都多次拨打电话试图说服他。
詹姆斯将于 12 月年满 42 岁，他在今年夏天早些时候告知洛杉矶湖人队他将不再回归该球队，从而结束了为期八年的历程。这段历程包括 2020 年的 N.B.A. 冠军、一次西区决赛亮相以及无数的里程碑，其中包括成为 N.B.A. 历史得分王。这次变动让 76 人队获得了一位联盟历史上最伟大的球员之一，即便詹姆斯已进入职业生涯的最后阶段。上赛季，他在适应与卢卡·东契奇共事并扮演缩减角色期间，场均贡献 20.9 分、7.2 次助攻和 6.1 个篮板，随后带领一支伤兵满营的湖人队挺进季后赛第二轮。詹姆斯的投篮命中率为 51.5%，同时将他场均至少得到 20 分的纪录延续到了职业生涯全部 23 个赛季。
“显而易见，我们离目标差了一点，但我绝对不认为我的这一年是一个失望的结果，”詹姆斯在湖人队赛季结束后说道。“我被放在了一些我职业生涯从未扮演过的位置上。”去年 7 月，詹姆斯的经纪人里奇·保罗承认，这位四次 N.B.A. 冠军正评估哪些球队能在其职业生涯现阶段为其提供最佳的争冠机会。保罗当时告诉 The Athletic：“他希望让他剩下的每一个赛季都发挥作用。”
詹姆斯的决定结束了一个时代——在这个时代中，湖人队在 2010 年代经历几个糟糕赛季后实现了复兴；同时也开启了另一章，对于一名用二十多年时间重塑 N.B.A. 职业寿命预期的人来说。詹姆斯在 X 上写道，当湖人队的赛季结束时，他原以为自己已经打了最后一场比赛。但他决定他仍然有“更多可以贡献”。 “这是我最后一次决定，”他写道。现在，从纸面上看，76 人队
至少，他们将拥有自 2001 年（当年艾伦·艾弗森获得最有价值球员奖）以来最强的阵容和最好的夺冠机会。詹姆斯将立即成为费城的权力前锋，与布朗搭档首发。由于马克西能够脱离球权作战，詹姆斯的组织能力对 76 队至关重要。在马克西、布朗和恩比德的陪伴下，詹姆斯可以自然地融入球队，而无需承担沉重的进攻责任。在这一过程中，一些其他球队并未将 76 队视为主要威胁。但詹姆斯长期以来一直对费城感兴趣。他在湖者队的一位队友回忆起一次谈话，詹姆斯在其中提到，2018 年他在无限制自由球员身份中选择洛杉矶时，曾认真考虑过加盟 76 队。
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费城将成为詹姆斯的第四支 NBA 球队。他在之前的三支球队中都赢得了冠军：2012 年和 2013 年的热火队，2016 年骑士队，以及 2020 年的湖者队。
一切在费城发生了改变。当篮球运营部门的首任总裁迈克·甘西完成震撼交易，从凯尔特人队用保罗·乔治和四个未来选秀权（两个首轮和两个次轮）换来 2024 年总决赛 MVP 布朗时，机会之门被打开了。
在那次交易之前，76 队内部认为自己争取到詹姆斯的希望渺茫。但在那之后，他们全力以赴。
“现在，我们拥有了一支非常有趣的阵容，”一位了解球队追求计划的消息人士说道。
76 队利用了自己的优势。马克西的经纪人也是保罗，因此双方此前就已有关系。而且甘西与詹姆斯之间有着深厚且长期的渊源。
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詹姆斯在湖者队的八年里达到了无数职业生涯里程碑，包括成为 NBA 历史得分王。在刚刚过去的一个赛季中，他不得不适应在卢卡·东契奇身边被削减的角色。
甘西在俄亥俄州的奥姆斯特德福尔斯（就在克利夫兰市外）打高中篮球，随后在圣博纳文图拉大学和西弗吉尼亚大学打大学篮球。2001 年，作为奥姆斯特德高中的一名大四学生，他场均贡献 27.2 分，10.5 个篮板，3.2 次助攻，3.3 次抢断和 1.6 次盖帽。那一年，他获得了俄亥俄州最受推崇的“先生篮球”荣誉（授予该州顶尖高中男篮球员）的亚军。
那一年的获奖者，正是
王牌
替补之选
作者：TIM BRITTON The Athletic
虽然每次大联盟（M.L.B.）的交易截止日细节各异，但通常遵循相同的模式。 有买家和卖家，也有希望兼而有之的球队。有本该卖却选择买的球队，以及那些神秘地保持现状的球队。 为了了解 2026 年的交易截止日，让我们审视现代截止日收购的七个原型。并非每笔交易都属于这些类别。但今年这些原型的版本与之前的截止日相比如何？
原型 C C Sabathia（2008 年酿酒人队） 去年的版本 Merrill Kelly（游骑兵队） 今年的版本 Tarik Skubal（老虎队）
王牌通常是交易截止日的瑰宝，是每个人都认为能够将任何球队变为竞争者，并将竞争者变为夺冠热门的球员。比如 Randy Johnson 之于太空人队，Cliff Lee 之于游骑兵队，David Price 之于蓝鸟队，以及 Max Scherzer 之于道奇队。但没有人比 2008 年在酿酒人队的 Sabathia 更好地履行了这一角色。他在 7 月初被收购，共先发 17 场，其中 7 场完投，自责分率（ERA）为 1.65。密尔沃基在这些比赛中取得了 14-3 的战绩，并以一场之差进入季后赛。 在过去的几个赛季中，截止日期间没有大名鼎鼎的王牌被交易。Kelly 并不完全符合这个类别，不像 2024 年的 Jack Flaherty 或 2023 年的 Jordan Montgomery 那样契合。Skubal 如果可以交易，绝对是一个能改变局面的王牌，能够改变季后赛系列赛或分区冠军争夺战的走势。作为连续两届美国联盟赛扬奖（Cy Young Award）得主，他将成为任何球队第一场比赛的先发投手。
终结者（Shutdown Closer）
原型 Aroldis Chapman（2016 年小熊队） 去年的版本 Mason Miller（教士队） 今年的版本 Luke Weaver (大都会队)
全力投入收购一名顶尖终结者，这信号表明管理层认为此举可能在 10 月份将球队推向巅峰。你在 7 月份关注棒球时，不可能没听过有人回顾 Theo Epstein 在 2016 年用 Gleyber Torres 换取 Chapman 的理由：“如果不是现在，那什么时候？” 目前，没有非常契合这一原型的球员。Chapman 的红袜队、Josh Hader 的太空人队和 Mason Miller 的教士队不一定是卖家，至少现在还不是。因此我们剩下的是 Weaver，他甚至不是一支肯定在出售球员的大都会队的终结者。但由于他曾担任过终结者（在 2024 年赢得分区冠军的洋基队中），并且在本赛季的大部分时间里都占据主导地位。Weaver 三振掉的对手人数略多于三分之一。
2019 年的大都会队在收购来自多伦多的 Stroman 时，正在听取关于 Zack Wheeler 和 Noah Syndergaard 的报价，主要目的是让 Stroman 在次年接替 Wheeler 在轮值中的位置。这对 2019 年的大都会队来说结果几乎异常之好，他们奋起直追，争夺季后赛席位。故事的其余部分则没那么乐观，Wheeler 与费城签约，并成为了这项运动中顶尖的投手。 由于他受球队控制直至 2028 年，Detmers 不仅吸引那些在本赛季冲刺阶段需要先发投手的球队，也吸引那些将目光投向明年的球队。对于那些两者兼顾的球队来说，他是一个绝佳的选择，例如华盛顿、圣路易斯和芝加哥南区这些出人意料的竞争者。 Tim Britton 是 The Athletic 的资深大联盟（M.L.B.）记者。
作者：CHRIS KIRSCHNER The Athletic
最近，卡姆·施利特勒（Cam Schlittler）走在佛罗里达州圣彼得堡市热带客场体育馆（Tropicana Field）的投手丘上，他随身携带的不仅仅是一份针对坦帕湾光芒队阵容的侦察报告。
在首球投出前的几个小时，纽约洋基队的组织表现总监查德·博林（Chad Bohling）给施利特勒看了一段名为《棒球已死》（Baseball Is Dead）的播客剪辑，该播客由波士顿红袜队球迷贾里德·卡拉比斯（Jared Carrabis）共同主持。在视频中，卡拉比斯在施利特勒于6月 30 日对阵底特律老虎队的一次糟糕首发后，宣称“退步就在我们眼前发生”。
博林在施利特勒每次首发前都会给他播放视频，尽管这些视频并不总是包含批评。施利特勒并没有要求看卡拉比斯的那段剪辑。洋基队之所以向他展示，是因为他们知道他会如何反应。
施利特勒说，这确实让他很恼火。“仅凭上一次的出场表现、我们一直以来的竞技状态，再加上最后那个‘点睛之笔’，我就能很轻松地在场上发挥出来，”他补充道。
在7月 6 日对阵坦帕湾的那场比赛中，施利特勒在经历了罕见的糟糕首发后迅速反弹，八局仅失 1 分。在赛季上半段，施利特勒已让自己成为一名赛扬奖候选人。他的 2.20 防御率领跑美国联盟，但其突破背后的决定性特质可能是难以量化的：他带着愤怒投球。
每一次轻视，每一个怀疑者，每一次挑战都成为了燃料。这并非新鲜事。
在他大学职业生涯最令人难忘的一次首发中，他封杀了北卡罗来纳州立大学队，对方拥有大西洋沿岸联盟年度新秀汤米·怀特（Tommy White）。当时施利特勒是一个不——
塔里克·斯库巴尔（Tarik Skubal）将成为任何季后赛球队的第 1 场先发投手。
凯文·高斯曼（Kevin Gausman）帮助多伦多队进入了 2025 年世界系列赛。
罗比·雷（Robbie Ray）在汤米·约翰手术后状态回升。
击球手，且保送率低于 7 %。随着对快速球（cutter）重新找回信心，他作为一支缺乏领先优势可守之球队的接替投手，已变成了一个三球种怪兽。
昔日之星
原型 克里斯·布莱恩特（Kris Bryant， 2021, 年巨人队） 去年的版本 卡洛斯·科雷亚（Carlos Correa，太空城队） 今年的版本 凯文·高斯曼（Kevin Gausman，蓝鸟队）
巅峰期可能已成过去，但这类球员在冠军争夺战中依然有用。到 2021 年，布莱恩特已不再是五年前在小熊队时那样最具价值的球员。但一个强劲的反弹赛季促成了他被交易到旧金山。他帮助巨人队在常规赛中赢得了 107 场比赛并夺得国家联盟西区冠军。即便在败北的局面下，他在对阵道奇队的分區系列赛中表现强悍，打击率高达 .471 ，且在包括中外野在内的四个位置上出任先发。
虽然高斯曼不再是他在本世纪初连续三年那样能竞争赛扬奖的人选，但他依然能够——
当时他还是东北大学一名不被关注的新秀，他特意去阅读那些没有提到他的媒体报道。 在 2022 年的那一天，Schlittler 在面对“狼群队”（Wolfpack）时投了 8 局无分。 多年后，洋基队学会了利用 Schlittler 的竞争心和心态。 经理亚伦·布恩（Aaron Boone）表示，教练组知道 Schlittler 渴望接受个人挑战。 朋友们会给他发送迷因（memes）和不讨好的评论。甚至他的队友也知道，批评会让他的状态更犀利。 “人们之所以攻击你，可能-
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——是因为他们希望自己能处于你的位置，但他们做不到，”贾兹·奇索姆二世（Jazz Chisholm Jr.）在谈到一般的外界批评时说道。 “你必须接纳它，并找到一种方法将其转化为你的动力。” Schlittler, 25, 并不害怕在纽约市场打球的压力。 “我们见过很多人来到这里尝试打球，但他们做不到，”Schlittler 说。“这就是为什么他们离开。他们可能拥有过成功的职业生涯。不过，这是我的第一个完整年度。我也许现在这么说，但几年后，情况可能并不理想。但我有信心会成功。我觉得我处理得很好。虽然压力增加了，但我对此表示欢迎。我认为我们需要被要求达到高标准。” 洋基队的球迷一直希望看到球员在失利后表现出更强的紧迫感。Schlittler 确实如此。 他追求完美。在保送对方击球手后，他会对自己的手套破口大骂；由于上赛季的保送率让他非常困扰，他在休赛期期间彻底改造了自己的控制力。现在，他在限制保送方面排名大联盟前列。
他具备成为一名优秀季后赛先发投手的潜质——正如他去年 10 月帮助蓝鸟队赢得冠军旗帜时所证明的那样。在那次季后赛征程中，他的防御率低于 3。他本赛季 4-8 的战绩掩盖了其防御率依然低于联盟平均水平的事实，而各项外围数据表明，他的实际表现甚至更好。 多伦多队是一组美国联盟球队中的一员，他们正试图决定是应该在平庸的外卡争夺战中全力一搏，还是利用几名即将成为自由球员的选手在交易市场上获取价值。
里德·德特默斯（Reid Detmers）可能会吸引那些展望明年的球队。
Schlittler 本赛季在每项主要投球统计数据中都接近排行榜顶端，但他也出现过几次失误。上个月，他在芬威球场丢了 4 分非自责分。回到波士顿对他来说总是一次特别的经历，因为他从小就是红袜队的球迷。然而，由于他在那里长大，现在他已成为该球迷群中最受欢迎的“反派”之一。
卢克·韦弗（Luke Weaver）在 2024 年是洋基队的一名高效终结者。
米奇·莫尼亚克（Mickey Moniak）在兼职外野手岗位上表现稳健。
杰克·珀金斯（Jack Perkins）作为救援投手可以为争冠球队提供帮助。
原型 乔克·佩德森（Joc Pederson）、豪尔赫·索勒（Jorge Soler）、埃迪·罗萨里奥（Eddie Rosario）和亚当·杜瓦尔（Adam Duvall） （2021 年勇士队） 去年的版本 拉蒙·劳雷亚诺（Ramón Laureano）（教徒队） 今年的版本 米奇·莫尼亚克（Mickey Moniak）（落基山队）
对于收购方球队来说，这类交易通常是一次次要行动——直到该球员出人意料地获得季后赛奖项。以 2021 年的亚特兰大队为例，这四名球员在 2021, 年的表现……
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马萨诸塞州沃尔波尔，一个位于芬威西南约 35 分钟车程的郊区。 他自己也招来了部分火力，在采访和社交媒体上，只要有机会，他就经常挑衅波士顿及其球迷。 “他们想说什么就说什么，”施利特勒在谈到 6 月 25 日在波士顿的那场先发比赛时表示，“但考虑到目前的排名，他们其实没什么资格说话。无论他们想说什么，都毫无意义，对我来说就是左耳进右耳出。” 施利特勒与波士顿球迷之间的敌对关系始于季后赛。在去年季后赛对阵红袜队的比赛中，他完成了 12 次三振且零失分的出色表现，这是洋基队季后赛历史上最具统治力的先发之一，随后他透露其家人在网上受到了个人攻击。于是，他将终结波士顿的赛季作为自己的使命。 他认为，本赛季只有多伦多蓝鸟队的球迷有权攻击洋基队，因为蓝鸟队在上一赛季将纽约队淘汰了。 他无法理解为什么卡拉比斯和其他红袜球迷觉得他们可以对洋基队出言不逊，至少根据近期的历史，在他加入球队以来是这样的。 “我认为这个运动中有些人虽然有发声的机会，但可能不应该发声，”施利特勒说。“对此我无能为力，所以如果他们想继续说，那太好了。这只是常规赛。”
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在俱乐部的反弹过程中起到了巨大作用，使球队从胜率低于 .500 的局面中翻盘并赢得了世界大赛。 作为 2016 年选秀的首轮秀，莫尼亚克在天使队和洛基队担任兼职外野手，度过了稳健的四年；期间他累积了超过 1,400 次高于平均水平的进攻产出打席。他面对左投手时出场机会不应太多，而且他拥有一个将库尔斯球场作为主场的球员通常具备的显著的主客场差异。不过，莫尼亚克可以通过作为角外野或指定击球手的强势轮换，为争冠球队提供帮助。
后半赛季先发投手
原型 J.A. Happ （海盗队、洋基队、红鸟队） 去年的版本 Shane Bieber（蓝鸟队） 今年的版本 Robbie Ray（巨人队）
这类投手是“局数吞噬者”，能帮你进入季后赛，并在进入后承担第三场或第四场的先发任务。作为一名老将，Happ 在截止日期前被交易的三次经历中，每次都超出了预期。如果他在匹兹堡、纽约和圣路易斯在截止日期后的这三次任期被视为一个单一赛季，Happ 本可以赢得赛扬奖：在被交易后的 33 场先发中，他取得了 19 胜 4 负，防御率 2.78。 Happ 虽未曾赢得赛扬奖，但 Bieber 在去年从克利夫兰被交易到多伦多（并为其在两场第七场比赛中先发）时曾获得过该奖项。Ray 同样获得过，他在经历了两次赛季中大部分时间因汤米-约翰手术缺阵后，正在旧金山连续第二年交出稳健的成绩单。
你从未听说过的救援投手
原型 Clay Holmes (2021 洋基队) 去年的版本 Louis Varland (蓝鸟队) 今年的版本 Jack Perkins (运动家队)
卡姆·施利特勒在马萨诸塞州沃尔波尔长大，曾是一名红袜队球迷，并在 2025 年季后赛对阵波士顿的比赛中表现惊艳。
卡拉比斯认为施利特勒对波士顿的敌意是一种表演，甚至质疑该投手将自己与波士顿联系起来，因为他在距离该市约 25 英里的地方长大。 “我觉得你很烦，因为你说‘我来自波士顿’，”卡拉比斯说。“波士顿人讨厌你住在离市中心一小时路程的地方却说你来自波士顿。这就是卡姆。他来自沃尔波尔。你来自沃尔波尔不能说你来自波士顿。这两者根本不是一回事。” 卡拉比斯主张，施利特勒可能觉得他成长过程中支持的球迷群体背叛了他，但这并不诚实。
这种交易已经变得很流行，它涉及优秀的球队从糟糕的球队中挖掘平庸的后援投手，并将他们转化为更有价值的球员。当洋基队能把像 Holmes 这样在海盗队担任中继投手的球员拿来，并随时间将其培养成自己的终结投手时，这几乎让人感到不公平。Varland 去年在明尼苏达并非无名之辈，但他从 2024 年的 7.00 自在防御率（E.R.A.），变成了 2025 年几乎参加了多伦多队每一场季后赛比赛的球员（并且成为了蓝鸟队本赛季表现出色的全明星终结投手）。
如果我能准确地指出哪个数据平平的后援投手在换队后会大放异彩，那么我就应该在球队管理层工作了。但让我们关注一下 Perkins，他的 E.R.A. 接近 7.00。目前，作为后援投手，他的 E.R.A. 降至 5.50 以下，而他在这些出场中的独立投手防御率（FIP）实际上低于 3.00。也许对于运动者队来说，观察 Perkins 是否能通过担任先发投手来找到状态是有意义的。而对于一支竞争冠军的球队来说，他有机会成为牛棚中一个有用的工具。
明年之选
原型 Marcus Stroman (2019 年大都会队) 去年的版本 Griffin Jax (光芒队) 今年的版本 Reid Detmers (天使队)
“这感觉不真实，”在谈到 Schlittler 与波士顿之间的矛盾时，他说道。“你不是那个意思。你感到受伤是因为你觉得被家乡的人拒绝了。但你应该明白，你现在是一名洋基队球员。当然，我们不会喜欢你。他觉得自己被成长过程中一部分的粉丝群体拒绝了，现在他试图全身心地投入到洋基队这件事中。”
也许这其中有某种真相。 或者，也许 Carrabis 恰恰给了这名顶级棒球投手他最想要的东西——另一个证明他人错误的机会。 “今年，我觉得自己在忽视网络评论方面做得相当不错，而且我也能用表现来证明自己，”Schlittler 说。“如果我想说什么，我可以大胆地说，因为我已经用结果证明了。”
M.L.S. 的机遇显而易见； 但接下来的路并不明朗
作者：保罗·特诺里奥 (PAUL TENORIO) The Athletic
随着世界杯进入最后一周，美国职业足球大联盟（Major League Soccer，简称 M.L.S.）——在本次赛事之前的国家层面几乎完全处于隐形状态——在夏季锦标赛之后启动了其全国性的广告攻势。这次被宣传为联盟历史上最大规模努力的宣传活动，围绕着一个标语展开：“谢谢，世界，接下来交给我们吧。” 它的意图是信号化地表明 M.L.S. 在世界杯休赛期后重启，同时也表明联盟已准备好接纳任何足球新粉丝。但这次宣传活动也提出了一个关键问题：M.L.S. 是否真的准备好“接下来交给我们”了？
M.L.S. 是 1994 年由美国主办的世界杯直接促成而创建的。在接下来的 32 年里，它先是努力生存，随后通过投入数十亿美元建设足球专用体育场和训练设施，在美式体育版图中建立起永久地位。这一基础现在已为联盟迈出下一步做好了准备。
然而，尽管自北美获得 2026 年世界杯举办权以来已有八年的准备期，但在这个足球运动极受欢迎的夏天结束时，该联盟并未带来重大变革。相反，其重大调整——新的从夏季到春季的赛历以及新的比赛形式——将至少直到 2027 年才会启动。而最大的变化，即重新修订球队在阵容上的开支方式，尚未决定。
联盟主席唐·加伯 (Don Garber) 表示，自 2018 年赢得世界杯申标以来，M.L.S. 一直专注于基础设施建设，包括增加八支新球队和数座新体育场。其他人则反驳说，联盟在并行考虑自身演进方面花费了太长时间。直到 2023 年利昂内尔·梅西到来，M.L.S. 才开始认真进行讨论。
现在，这些变革正发生在一个关键时间点，此时联盟正经历近三十年来的首次重大领导层更替——加伯的合同将于 2027 年到期，而联盟的
限制条件：一套更简单、更透明的规则手册，让球迷能够像在北美其他主要体育项目中那样，有更多方式与联盟和工资帽进行互动。
加伯承认，透明度是增加球迷参与度的重要步骤。但随着联盟在三级变革战略（赛历翻转、比赛结构和阵容规则）的最后一个环节周围敲定其 M.L.S. 3.0 计划时，他坚持认为这种方式应当继续保持耐心和审慎。
“既然我们已经拥有了硬件，那么如何确保在硬件达到顶尖水平的同时，我们的软件也能达到顶尖水平，”加伯说道。“我认为这将随着时间推移而实现。我想说，之所以称之为 M.L.S. 3.0 是有原因的，因为这是我们思考业务经营方式的一次转型。但这并不是一个简单的开关切换。”
随着联盟走出这个足球之夏，人们坚信，错过眼前的瞬间并不意味着错过大局。
“我们可以把这件事做得大得多，大得多，”拉格韦 (Lagerwey) 说道。“现在是共同努力、抓住机遇并看看 M.L.S. 能成就什么样的时刻。因为我认为现在拥有如此巨大的潜力和绝佳的机会。”
保罗·特诺里奥是 The Athletic 的资深足球记者。
作者：雅各布·怀特黑德 (JACOB WHITEHEAD) The Athletic
18 岁时，墨西哥自行车手艾萨克·德尔托罗 (Isaac del Toro) 在意大利发生车祸并导致股骨骨折。他远离家乡数千英里，没有专业车队，资金即将耗尽——而且孤身一人。他在医院里度过了 16 天。
“我当时非常虚弱，”他说。“我对前四天记得不多，但我意识到尽管周围有人，但我还是孤身一人。我有充足的时间来决定怎么做。”
德尔托罗曾认真考虑过放弃并回到他在墨西哥恩塞纳达 (Ensenada) 的家人身边。他担心这次受伤会摧毁他获得顶级世界巡回赛 (WorldTour) 合同的机会。躺在病床上的经历反而让他坚定了决定：他要坚持下去。
出院三周后，他回到之前发生车祸的下坡路段骑行。目的是为了撕掉绷带。
“那次骑行是我一生中经历过最强烈的感觉之一，”他说。“那是我在欧洲居住地最喜欢的一段爬坡路，现在我每天都会经过。事实上，每次经过，我内心都会有所触动，某种触动正塑造着我面对一切、对待生活方式所渴望的心态，让我变得更坚强一点。它表明了生命逝去之快——以及我多么需要珍惜每一个瞬间。”
不到四年后，22 岁的德尔托罗已经找到了他曾经质疑时的答案。他在去年的环意赛 (Giro d’Italia) 中大放异彩，被视为其导师塔代伊·波加查 (Tadej Pogacar) 的钦定接班人，并且在进入环法赛 (Tour de France) 最后一个周末前，总成绩排名第三。
自 1998 年美国选手鲍比·朱利奇 (Bobby Julich) 在马可·潘塔尼 (Marco Pantani) 和扬·乌利希 (Jan Ullrich) 之后获得第三名以来，再也没有北美骑手正式登上环法赛的领奖台。
在医院病床上的德尔托罗
业主预计将很快对其继任者进行投票——同时，该联盟正处于与美国职业足球大联盟 (M.L.S.) 球员协会的集体谈判协商之中。
对联盟内关键利益相关者的采访，包括加伯 (Garber)、奥兰多城 (Orlando City) 业主马克·威尔夫 (Mark Wilf)、纽约城足球俱乐部 (New York City F.C.) 首席执行官布拉德·西姆斯 (Brad Sims) 以及三次获得 M.L.S. 杯冠军的总经理加斯·拉格威 (Garth Lagerwey)，共同描绘了一幅对联盟未来乐观的图景。但所有人都承认，接下来的重大决定将需要采取更激进、风险更高的姿态。
“美国职业足球大联盟的独特之处、趣味和刺激在于，它一直处于一个为了捕捉机会而不断自我革新的时期，”加伯上周告诉 The Athletic。
“我们需要捕捉培养球员的机会。我们需要捕捉机会……”
但重大变革 仍在筹备之中。
拥有一些全球超级巨星的机会。在 2000 年代初，当 M.L.S. 甚至还无法就此信念进行探讨时，我们就需要为我们的运动建立通过公私合伙制运营的“大教堂”式场馆。 “现在的问题是，我们需要以什么方式对赛场上的产品进行不同的投资，以便最终能够从全球媒体市场中获得更多关注。” Lagerwey 的措辞更为直截了当。 “如果你想要，现在就是最后的机会，”他说。“我们经历过这波浪潮。我们拥有了所有这些投资。我们利用了基础设施。” 他继续说道：“现在是不是全力投入的时候？是的，正是时候。” 有一件事大家达成了一致：变革必须到来。而这种变革具体是什么样子，目前还不清楚。 “这是必须做的，而不是也许要做，”Garber 说道。“而且需要时间来寻找正确的方法，因为与世界上许多联赛相比，今天的 M.L.S. 的一切，都是基于深思熟虑后的稳步增长——
一直梦想参加这样的比赛。但上周日，在环法赛第 15 赛段中，他再次摔倒——这次是故意的。 原因何在？来自丹麦的 Jonas Vingegaard 在他前面摔倒，导致锁骨骨折并遗憾退赛。在那一刻，为 U.A.E. Team Emirates 效力的 del Toro 决定不再避让这次碰撞。他选择摔倒，以避免撞到他的队友兼环法总冠军 Pogacar。 “在我的职业生涯中，我经历过很多这类情况，”del Toro 说道。“为了让自己避开碰撞，你需要稍微推一下前面的人，然后观察。大多数时候，他会摔倒，所以我决定让他先过去，然后”
并被视为 波加查的接班人。
就跳出去看看我会发生什么，并祈祷好运。最后，我运气不错。我只是尝试为团队做些好事，因为那是一个相当冒险的情况。” 德尔托面露痛苦地重新骑上自行车。通常情况下，摔车后 20 分钟疼痛感才会开始袭来。但 45 分钟后，德尔托已经到达了爬坡的顶端——最终获得第三名，甩开了几乎所有领奖台的竞争对手，并与波加查一起处于领先小组。 波加查似乎在控制自己的发力节奏，以确保德尔托领先于 19 岁的保罗·赛克萨斯，后者正在竞争第三名。这表明了两人之间的关系：德尔托为了保护他的队长而摔车，而波加查则给予了回报。 “有时你就是能与某些人产生共鸣，”德尔托说道。 他们关系的最高体现——这种关系是在一起参加高海拔训练营期间建立的——出现在第 2 赛段，当时波加查在西班牙巴塞罗那的蒙朱伊克山将赛段冠军让给了德尔托，两人在最后几米击败了温格高。观看比赛结束时，可以看到德尔托在实时意识到这一点。“在距离终点 125 米时，我才意识到我会赢得这个赛段，”他说。“那时我才明白塔德伊在做什么。对我来说，这向世界展示了他的为人。有时候，表情比千言万语更有说服力，我认为这样的时刻很特别。”回到大巴车上时，波加查看起来比整个环赛期间都要开心，他披着墨西哥国旗，引导巴塞罗那的墨西哥球迷高喊口号，翻译过来是：“波吉，兄弟，你是墨西哥人！”德尔托现在远离墨西哥。小时候，他的母亲希望他多运动，这样晚上能睡得好。他在 5 岁时爱上了骑行——当时他收到了一辆蜘蛛侠自行车。“那是很特别的，最好的
有效的战略和合伙参与，旨在研究我们需要做什么才能提升到下一个水平。这并不是要把带我们走到今天的所有东西全部撕毁。而是在此基础上进化。是采取几个大胆的步骤。”关于“全部撕毁”是否是前进之计，确实存在分歧。“把它拆到只剩框架，”国际迈阿密所有者豪尔赫·马斯告诉我。“拆。到。框架。”联盟的所有者和高管们在这一问题上持有两种截然不同的观点。这证明了董事会已经进化并增长到 30 个所有权集团，每个人在财务承诺、投资视野和雄心方面都不同。共识正变得日益稀少。而这正是为什么选择专员如此重要。这个人必须能够在这个房间里周旋，并在没有 MLS 长期追求的那种一致性的情况下找到解决方案。无可争辩的是，MLS 的系统非常复杂，多年来为了满足所有者的要求和心血而像弗兰肯斯坦的怪物一样拼凑而成。许多规则在特定时间具有某种目的或解决了某个问题，即试图降低球员成本并维持竞争平衡。但随着 MLS 球队开始投入更多资金，这些规则越来越地限制球队在更高水平上的竞争。例如，目前的规则基本上禁止球队签下任何总薪酬上限（包括工资、转会费和奖金）超过 $1.8 million 的球员，除非他们使用指定球员名额。这剔除了全球范围内大量正值巅峰的球员，其中许多人在其他联赛中仅是轮换球员。结果，联盟的水平陷入了停滞。拉格维说，MLS 经常通过限制在其他球队“本土
领域”招募球员的规则，给像球员培养这样的事情设限，这使得球队在各自市场中垄断了青年才俊，并抑制了青年球探的积极性。联赛将支出分为不同的资金池——通用分配、定向分配、22岁以下计划、指定球员、本土球员、资深名单和再-
骑行 环法自行车赛
“是我骑过最棒的单车，”他回忆道。“我从未如此快乐过。没有品牌，什么都没有。只是在享受生活，在人行道上跳跃或在公园里逗留。即便现在成为了一名职业骑手，这依然是我心中一直铭记的事情——真正地享受其中。”德尔托罗（Del Toro）在墨西哥赢得了青少年组比赛，但很快发现自己受限于年轻骑手机会的匮乏。直到去年，该国才成立国家自行车协会——尽管在邻近的美国边境有一些选择，但他知道，想要职业化最好的机会就是搬到欧洲。14 岁时，他发现自己住在圣马力诺，这是一个被意大利包围的微型共和国，他与另外八名骑手在一起，在欧洲大陆奔波参赛，并在能找到的地方购买打折设备。阿联酋航空车队（U.A.E. Team Emirates）的体育经理、绰号为 Matxin 的 Joxean Fernández 注意到了他的潜力，尽管当时的成绩并不出众。
“我对艾萨克（Isaac）的第一关注点，”他说，“是他姓氏很特别——在比利时的主车群中出现一个墨西哥人竞争，这并不寻常。”在德尔托罗从股骨受伤中康复后，两人保持了联系。当时 19 岁的德尔托罗将目标定在 2023 年的 Tour de l’Avenir（环未来赛）——这是环法赛的青少年版本。Matxin 给了他一些建议：在较缓的坡度上发起进攻，而不是在陡峭的路段。这次建议起到了完美的作用。德尔托罗在最后一赛段赢得了 Tour de l’Avenir，并拿到了全部四件领骑衫。“我以前从未在欧洲赢过任何一个赛段，”他说。他补充道：“有时，当你渴望某种东西并必须想办法实现它时，效果反而更好。如果当时没成功，坦白说，我今天可能不会在这里。”突然之间，在离开医院病床一年后，德尔托罗收到了几乎所有世界巡回赛（WorldTour）车队的邀请。其他车队的骑手被要求给他打电话，有些人告诉他，他们期待他成为未来的领袖。德尔托罗选择了 U.A.E.，他的影响力迅速显现。他参加了 2024 年的西班牙自行车赛（Vuelta a España），这是他的首场大环赛，在其中协助了 Juan Ayuso；六个月后，他被指派在环意赛（Giro）中支持 Ayuso 和 Adam Yates。在第 9 赛段中，他在 Wout van Aert 之后获得了一次出色的第二名，随后一直身穿领骑粉衫，直到倒数第二个赛段，当时效力于 Visma-Lease a Bike 队的 Yates 之弟 Simon 伏击了德尔托罗，而后者正忙于关注第二名的 Richard Carapaz。在终点线前，德尔托罗虽感到心碎但很冷静——这曾是他梦寐以求的大环赛。“为了成为一个伟大的赢家，你需要成为一个伟大的输家，”他说。“我认为我是一个合格的输家。我祝贺 Simon 和 Visma。现在我知道我可以赢得大环赛了。”与他亲近的人提到，德尔托罗痴迷于观看旧的自行车赛和
来自预备名单的赛段——这使得构建平衡的 名单变得困难， 同时也让普通球迷和忠实球迷 难以跟进。 联赛中的体育总监们 几乎一致认为， 设定一个没有限制的薪资上限和下限， 并辅以为梅西类球员开辟的 指定球员名额， 将在不增加任何支出的情况下 提升 M.L.S.（美国职业足球大联盟）。 目前，绝大多数资金 集中在少数几名球员身上。 这样的制度将 鼓励一些球队采用不同的策略。 有些球队会优先考虑 本土球员的培养， 联赛所有者已为此投入了 数亿美元的投资， 且这最终会影响美国男足国家队。 其他球队可能会 投资于名气更大的外籍球员。 这两种策略都将 受益于整体更高质量的场上产品， 进而提升顶尖球员的上限。
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球员发展。 这还将简单地允许更多球队按照标准全球价格签下更多优秀球员。 “我们在这里拥有机会，因为很多顶级人才都会想来到这里，但这仍然需要付出代价，”威尔夫说。“由于我们拥有如此巨大的市场和绝佳的机会，可能会有一些折扣，但我们不要自欺欺人：这是一个全球市场，我们必须具备竞争力。” 拉格韦说，这种选择权还将创造更好的场外故事线——从不同的阵容构建策略到处于阵容构建周期不同阶段的球队，这将带来一个更强健的交易和内部转会市场，就像美国职业棒球大联盟在交易截止日时，有些球队是买家，而其他球队是卖家一样。 这一切都与一个更少的系统带来的另一项关键益处相关
[[IMG_XXXX]] 周三第 17 赛段结束后，艾萨克·德尔·托罗在法国沃鲁昂的领奖台上穿着领先年轻骑手的白色球衣。
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大巡赛，因为他觉得从中可以学习。 “对我来说，我向来是那个理性的，而不是社交圈里那个搞笑的人，”他说。“我可以很社交，但不是那个开很多玩笑的人。我的家人教会了我如何对待这些机会，如何做好准备。” 他的早熟在这次环法赛中得到了体现。他来到法国是为了帮助波加查，但许多人认为他将是下一个赢得黄衫的新面孔。他与同为年轻人的塞克萨斯争夺第三名的战斗一直是一个令人兴奋的副线情节。这就是在我们眼前上演的自行车运动的未来。 “参加这场比赛从来不是一项个人成就，”他说。 “是为了了解这三大
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M.L.S. 专员唐·加伯与福克斯体育的罗布·斯通一起，在联盟赛季恢复之际概述了一项利用世界杯的计划。
大巡赛，因为它们每一个都非常不同。这是我的第三次参加，我来到这里的心态是不犯错，做好我在最强球队中最后一名的工作，然后，如果我能多做一些额外的事情，我会很乐意去做。 “主要目标是让塔代之冠军，我必须现实一些——即便我今年表现出色，在有这样一个队友的情况下，我不能只考虑自己。对我来说，这更像是一次度假，一个梦想，在需要压力的时候承受压力，而在其余时间享受其中。” 自行车运动的下一位北美超级巨星尚未为自己而骑。但这并不意味着他还没有到来。
作者：SABREENA MERCHANT The Athletic
2026 W.N.B.A. 的休赛期出现了前所未有的人员变动，而由于集体谈判协议谈判时间过长导致的时间表压缩，使得局面更加混乱。由于薪资大幅上涨——工资帽从 2025 年的约 $1.5 million 升至 2026 年的 $7 million ——决策过程的风险比联盟历史上任何时刻都更高。
新协议还更新了薪资结构，改变了球队分配工资帽的方式。超级最大薪金（super-maximum salary）在 2026 年从工资帽的不足 17 percent 增长到 20 percent，而 1 号秀的新秀薪资从约 5 percent 增加到 7 percent。球队被要求注册 12 名球员而非 11 名。
这是一个在预期内和意外约束下充满挑战的休赛期，且已完成的交易影响将持续多年。但既然 2026 赛季已经进入半程休息期，且全明星赛已于周六晚上举行，我们可以开始评估哪些决定带来了最大价值，而哪些决定则未能达到预期。
最佳决定
达拉斯签下 Jessica Shepard。 在经历了一个不尽如人意的 2025 赛季后，达拉斯之翼队在休赛期的任务是围绕 Paige Bueckers 打造一支竞争之师。这首先从前场线开始，在 Bueckers 的新秀赛季，这里一直像个旋转门一样地更换着平庸的选择。达拉斯在选择签下 Shepard 的两年合同上做对了——今年价值 $1 million，低于 $1.19 million 的年度最高薪资 —— 从而获得了一名目前在篮板球方面领跑全联盟的全明星首发球员。
尽管 Shepard 之前在明尼苏达山林队是替补，但之翼队将其认定为一名可以在更大角色中大放异彩的球员，而她作为首发中锋确实取得了成功。她目前场均贡献两双，包括 14.9 points、12.0 rebounds 和 5.4 assists。如果她能维持这些数据，她将成为联盟历史上首位单赛季场均至少 10 points、10 rebounds 和 5 assists 的球员。
本赛季有 24 名球员的薪水高于 Shepard，但并没有 24 名球员的表现优于 Shepard。而且这位 29 岁的球员在短期内不太可能出现产出下降。
明尼苏达签下 Natasha Howard 和 Nia Coffey。 山林队签下了一整套首发前场线，而花费的价格还低于一份顶薪合同——顺便提一下，这甚至低于 Alanna Smith 在达拉斯所要求的金额。明尼苏达擅长锁定那些被其他球队低用或误用的球员，然后在山林队的体系中对其进行优化。他们在两个休赛期前对 Courtney Williams 和 Smith 就这样做过，且两人都在 2026 休赛期期间获得了顶薪合同。随着 Williams 和 Kayla McBride 签署常规顶薪合同，以及 Napheesa Collier 签署超级顶薪合同，明尼苏达在其他签约上必须更加审慎，但它并未在质量上妥协。
Howard（签署了两年合同，本赛季价值 $700,000）是一名全明星首发球员，同时也是 W.N.B.A. 中薪水排名第 47 位的球员。她在印第安纳狂热队时被错误地定位为大前锋，但在中锋位置上经历了复兴。与其他全明星大个子球员如 Jonquel Jones ($1.19 million)、Aliyah Boston ($1.0 million) 和 Nneka Ogwumike ($950,000) 相比，Howard 赚得
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费城作为他的下一站及最后一站
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当然，那是詹姆斯，当时他是圣文森特-圣玛丽高中的大二前锋。 当詹姆斯在 2014. 年回到克利夫兰时，根西（Gansey）在骑士队的管理层工作。根西在随后的四年中大部分时间都在坎顿管理克利夫兰的 G 联盟附属球队，但在詹姆斯的最后一个赛季之前，他在 2017, 年被提升为骑士队的助理总经理。 根西并没有向詹姆斯极力推销来到费城。76 人的管理合伙人乔什·哈里斯（Josh Harris）也没有这样做——尽管他确实在 7 月中旬的一次活动中与詹姆斯有过短暂接触。 一名消息人士告诉《The Athletic》，两人交谈了 5 到 10 分钟，
克里斯·德马尔科（CHRIS DEMARCO）自由队的现任主教练一直无法让他的球队发挥出稳定的水平。
工资最低，但在场上效率最高，并且在防守率方面领先该组。 山林队利用霍华德（Howard）相对于其产出的薪资节省，签下了另一名首发级别的前锋科菲（Coffey），后者此前在亚特兰大梦想队失去了轮换机会。她是 W.N.B.A. 中最全能的前场防守者之一，在真正的控球后卫奥利维亚·迈尔斯（Olivia Miles）身边，她经历了一个出色的进攻赛季。 科菲的两年合同（本赛季为 $350,000，占工资帽的 5 percent），与其作为联盟最佳球队首发球员的身份相比，更像是一个第二轮选秀权的水平。 我没有将起用迈尔斯列为山林队最高价值的决定之一，是因为这个选秀权几乎是直接掉到了他们的怀里（第 2 顺位）。迈尔斯的产出远超她的新秀合同，但同样，明尼苏达在能给迈尔斯提供的待遇上没有选择余地。
多伦多在扩张选秀中选择了玛丽娜·马布雷（Marina Mabrey）。 每支扩张球队在扩张选秀中都有机会选择一名不受限的自由球员，然后将该球员设为核心。 波特兰火队首先选择了布里吉特·卡尔顿（Bridget Carleton），而多伦多节奏队则在第六顺位选择了玛丽娜·马布雷。在卡尔顿被选走之后，节奏队在随后获得马布雷之前，明智地选择了朱莉·阿勒曼德（Julie Allemand）担任控球后卫——这是联盟大部分球队都急需的位置——因为他们知道火队不能再选择另一名不受限的自由球员，因此马布雷在其顺位上提供了极高的价值。除此之外，在桑迪·布隆德洛（Sandy Brondello）的体系中，马布雷一直是联盟中最好的后卫之一。 她的场均得分在 W.N.B.A. 中排名第 3，三分球命中数排名第 1，三分命中率排名第 12，使用率排名第 4，场均助攻排名第 19。此前人们担心马布雷的得分效率是否足以支撑她成为 No. 1 进攻选择，但她彻底打消了这些顾虑，即使伤病影响了多伦多的阵容。相反，马布雷在八年职业生涯中打出了最沉稳、最自律的篮球，并实现了最高产出，完全值得一份顶薪合同（两年，每年 $1.2 百万）。在扩张后的节奏队建立粉丝群和身份认同的过程中，她一直是一个重要的吸引力。
最糟糕的决定
达拉斯签下阿兰娜·史密斯（Alanna Smith）。 史密斯在 2025, 年被评为年度最佳防守球员（共同获得者），但有迹象表明，她对明尼苏达成功的贡献并不像这项荣誉所暗示的那样关键。当她不在场时，山林队每 100 个回合多得 2 分，在防守端每 100 个回合多得 9.2 分。翼队的波动则更加糟糕，因为他们
将这次会面描述为“礼貌”。哈里斯表示，费城将张开双臂欢迎詹姆斯；詹姆斯表现得很有礼貌，但没有透露任何意图。
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每 100 次进攻多得 16.2 分，而这正是在史密斯不在场的情况下实现的。伤病限制了史密斯的发挥，但底线是，她拿着顶薪球员的待遇，却几乎无法提供轮换级别的价值。史密斯并未成为人们对其大肆宣传的防守核心，而且很快，她将成为达拉斯队账单上的沉重负担。
在接下来的两个赛季中， Wings 队拥有一个有用的窗口期，届时 毕克尔斯 和 阿齐·法德 都将处于严重低估其产出的新秀合同期。这给了达拉斯在其他方面投入资金的机会，就像他们对待 谢泼德 那样。但在 2028 年，毕克尔斯 将有资格签署一份 17% 的顶薪合同；如果她在未来两个赛季获得最有价值球员荣誉，她甚至可能有资格获得 20% 的超级顶薪。而史密斯在 2028 年仍将处于其顶薪合同的第三年，占据着其表现并不匹配的薪金空间，届时 Wings 队还必须与 毕克尔斯 谈判，并可能需要重新签下届时将成为自由球员的 谢泼德。
洛杉矶交易获得 阿里尔·阿特金斯。 洛杉矶火花队在此做出的第一个糟糕决定，就是用 瑞基亚·杰克逊 交换 阿特金斯，且在交易中没有获得额外的选秀补偿。杰克逊是一名处于新秀规模合同期的潜力新星，其价值高于一名即将要求高薪的资深自由球员。洛杉矶在不必要的情况下使阵容老化且成本增加，而球队并没有变得更好。杰克逊拥有全明星潜力——她在赛季前三场比赛中便展现了这一点，随后不幸遭遇前交叉韧带断裂——而阿特金斯在其职业生涯中已经到了不太可能再次多次入选全明星的阶段。
火花队通过与 阿特金斯 签署一份为期三年、起薪 $1.085 百万美元且每年增长略低于 5% 的合同，加剧了这一错误。阿特金斯本应成为一名“3-and-D”（三分+防守）球员，以在后场配合 凯尔西·普鲁姆，但她的三分球命中率仅为 26%，且在主教练 琳恩·罗伯茨 的进攻体系中经常显得格格不入。这已经是阿特金斯连续第二个赛季通过“立即赢球”的交易被引进（芝加哥天空队在 2025 年用后来成为 索尼娅·西特隆 的选秀权交易了 阿特金斯），而她所在的球队并未赢得太多比赛。现在，洛杉矶在休赛期面临一份沉重的合同负担，而 普鲁姆、奥古米克 和 蕾·巴雷尔 都将成为自由球员。尽管巴雷尔仅持训练营合同，但在阿特金斯被引进时所预期的角色上表现得更好，如果竞争对手在自由市场上盯上她，她可能会因为薪资问题被挤出火花队的计划。
芝加哥交易获得 杰西·谢尔登。 天空队在休赛期做出了其中一个最出色的——
通过其长期合作伙伴 大卫·布利策 监管哈里斯旗下所有的球队。迈尔斯在 7 月初与长期共同主持人 麦克斯·凯勒曼 一起参加了保罗的播客节目，并发表了他的见解。 “如果他在场，我会说，‘我真心认为这是你赢球的最佳机会’，”迈尔斯告诉保罗和凯勒曼。 消息人士称，保罗此前数月一直试图邀请迈尔斯参加播客；这次邀请并非专门为了讨论詹姆斯的自由球员身份。76人队考虑过迈尔斯的说辞可能会被视为低声下气而带来的潜在负面影响。但对于迈尔斯——以及他在金州勇士队赢得的四枚戒指——而言，其正面影响超过了潜在的负面因素。
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本赛季通过引进未被选中的新秀悉尼·泰勒（Sydney Taylor）增强了联盟阵容，泰勒此后进入了首发名单，看起来是球队年轻核心中一个令人兴奋的成员。当然，芝加哥此前为了获得谢尔顿（Sheldon）这名无球后卫而交易掉了其 2028 年的第一轮选秀权。但由于泰勒在轮换顺序中排在她之前，且新秀加布里埃拉·哈克兹（Gabriela Jaquez）在侧翼获得了出场时间，谢尔顿本赛季在替补席上的平均出场时间仅为 21.4 分钟；她每场比赛贡献 6.6 分和 0.8 次抢断，三分球命中率为 32.8%。这些数据并不像是一个值得用一个未受保护的第一轮签去交换的球员。
由于休赛期的紧凑性质，芝加哥在交易谢尔顿时可能不知道泰勒的潜力。然而，天空队必须知道哈克兹在第五顺位是可选的。而且他们应该意识到，尽管谢尔顿在投篮和攻防转换方面有天赋，但并不值得他们放弃那个选秀签。
谢尔顿的交易延续了芝加哥不重视其选秀资产的模式。天空队为了获得艾金斯（Atkins）交易掉了 2025 年的选秀权和 2027 年的交换权。他们为了获得安吉尔·里斯（Angel Reese）交易了一个 2026 年的交换权（这使得山林狼队能够选中迈尔斯 [Miles]），但随后又将里斯交易成了据称是两个较后的首轮签。现在，他们在一次可能包含炙手可热的潜力新秀萨拉·斯特朗（Sarah Strong）、乔伊斯·爱德华兹（Joyce Edwards）和米凯拉·布莱克斯（Mikayla Blakes）的选秀中失去了 2028 年的首轮签。
结论尚不明确
达拉斯选中阿齐·法德（Azzi Fudd）。 翼之队本赛季表现好得多，法德是其中的重要一环。她的三分命中率为 38%，是一名极具影响力的防守者，而且作为一名新秀，她已经在防守对方球队最好的外线球员。此外，她与布克斯（Bueckers）和谢泼德（Shepard）之间有着天然的化学反应。达拉斯可能会成为一支成功的季后赛球队，法德将在季后赛中获得有意义的出场时间。
但看看 2 号秀迈尔斯在明尼苏达所取得的成就，很难说选中法德是否是一个明智的决定。迈尔斯是一名出色的组织者，她提升了队友的水平，并在大学期间几乎忽略防守之后，在防守端取得了成功。迈尔斯和布克斯本将成为一对不可思议的组合。
如果翼之队在布克斯和法德的带领下夺冠，那么达拉斯本可以拥有迈尔斯这一点就没那么重要了。但目前看来，迈尔斯是更优秀的一方，达拉斯需要显著的团队成功才能弥补这一差距。
西雅图与埃齐·马格贝戈（Ezi Magbegor）签署了一份为期 3 年的合同。 西雅图风暴队此前并不知道他们将处于能够选秀的位置。
杰西卡·谢泼德（JESSICA SHEPARD）：随着达拉斯围绕佩吉·布克斯（Paige Bueckers）构建球队，这位翼之队的中锋帮助巩固了球队的前场。
娜塔莎·霍华德（NATASHA HOWARD）：这位明尼苏达的全明星中锋比她之前在印第安纳担任大前锋时更加高效。
艾丽尔·艾金斯（ARIEL ATKINS）：火花队在签下这位 29 岁的后卫后，阵容变得更老且成本更高，但并未获得提升。
Awa Fam 在他们与 Magbegor 签署一份价值 $3.6 million 的三年合同时加入了球队，该金额略高于 17 percent 的上限。他们签署 Magbegor 是为了让她与第二年球员中锋 Dominique Malonga 搭档，而将在 8 月满 27 岁的 Magbegor 足够年轻，能够成为西雅图队现在和未来的组成部分。
但随着 Fam 的加入与 Malonga 配合，一名资深中锋的生存空间就小得多了，尤其是当该球员的健康状况不佳（Magbegor 本赛季仅出战了四场比赛），无法确定自己如何与这两位建队基石相融合时。此外，如果西雅图想要交易 Magbegor 为年轻大个子腾出空间，其他球队会知道风暴队是在处于弱势的情况下这么做的。
在必须采取任何清理薪金空间的操作之前，西雅图有相当长的一段缓冲期。Malonga 仅处于第二年，Fam 是新秀，Flau’jae Johnson 同样如此。由于 Malonga 和 Fam 都只有 20 岁，风暴队并不急于立即争冠。国际球员的时间线对西雅图是有利的；如果 Magbegor 的合同被证明是一个错误，球队可以承受等待的时间，而且在她回归后，她仍然有可能与 Malonga 和 Fam 组成一个可靠的三大个轮换。
纽约聘请 Chris DeMarco。 当 DeMarco 接任纽约自由人队主教练时，人们过多地强调了他缺乏 W.N.B.A. 经验，而没有足够地关注他缺乏主教练经验的问题。
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教练可以学习联赛；Nate Tibbetts（前 G 联赛主教练）在执教凤凰城水星队的第二个赛季就打入了决赛。但在任何级别管理一支球队都是一项挑战，DeMarco 缺乏管理经验的问题正开始显现。
自由人队本赛季表现并不稳定。他们每场比赛的努力程度不一。他们的轮换阵容似乎随心所欲地变化。对于一名首次担任主教练的人来说，这并不完全出乎意料。纽约队曾有过极其出色的阶段，例如在委员杯（Commissioner’s Cup）期间保持不败，当时其进攻流畅地在两翼转移，投篮命中率达到精英水平，且在防守端利用身高优势令对手窒息。但该队在最后一场杯赛小组赛之后，战绩仅为 5-8。
冠军球队——也就是纽约队宣称想要成为的目标——通常不会出现这样的低谷。
不仅是 DeMarco 缺乏经验，整个教练组也是如此。三名首席助理教练（Courtney Paris, Addi Walters 和 Will Sheehey）中没有人有主教练经验。只有 Paris 曾在 W 联赛执教过。
纽约队拥有如此之多的天赋，以至于自由人队即便在下半赛季发力，依然能带着主场优势进入季后赛。她们的“三巨头”与联赛中任何球队相比都毫不逊色，深入季后赛也并非完全出人意料。然而，早期的反馈表明，在聘请一名首年主教练后，纽约队正经历着成长的阵痛，而球队的争冠时间表不允许出现这种情况。
Bobbi Queen 于 7 月 3 日在曼哈顿家中去世，享年 84. 她的女儿 Pilar Queen 表示，死因是心脏病发作。Bobbi Queen 是《女装日报》（Women’s Wear Daily）的一位资深编辑。该杂志曾是极具影响力的时尚裁决者，而她则力挺过 Perry Ellis、Willi Smith、Giorgio Sant’Angelo 和 Donna Karan 等年轻设计师。在互联网将这一角色碎片化为数百万个平庸的“影响力者”之前的几代年头里，她独特的风格使她成为了时尚优雅的化身。
Ms. Queen 在 20 世纪 70 年代初加入《女装日报》，当时正处于一个关键时刻。该杂志那变幻莫测的出版人 John Fairchild 花了前十年时间，将他家族经营半个世纪、原本古板的行业刊物，转型为后来被毫无讽刺意味地称为“时尚圣经”的刊物。在他的掌控下，该杂志凭借其时尚报道（在 Ms. Queen 等编辑的帮助下，杂志将设计师——尤其是美国设计师——打造成为明星）以及对社交圈的报道，成为了人们热议的必读之作。
或许是传闻，人们认为正是 Fairchild 创造了“午餐女士”（the ladies who lunch）这个词，用来描述像 Pat Buckley 和 Nan Kempner 这样的一群富有的女性，她们的着装选择和青睐的午餐地点（例如 La Côte Basque）所获得的报道程度，几乎与水门事件听证会一样广泛。那是一个整个社会处于转型期、第二波女权主义成果逐渐显现的十年。女性成群结队地进入职场，而像 Mr. Ellis 和 Ms. Karan 这样的设计师为她们设计反映新身份的服装，这些作品既宽松又贴身，既随性又紧致。
性革命正让位于身体革命——1981 年首次出版的《简·方达健身书》（Jane Fonda’s Workout Book）后来售出了 200 万册——这也影响了时尚。Ms. Queen 报道过像 Norma Kamali 这样的人物，后者的设计展示了女性新近变得强健的体魄。1975, 她向读者介绍了 “Skimp”（一种极短裙），此前 Halston 用超细绒面革（Ultrasuede）制作了一件，售价 $260（相当于今天的 $1,700 以上），随后萨克斯第五大道（Saks Fifth Avenue）等百货公司纷纷效仿，推出售价 $11. 的 T 恤面料版本。她报道称，萨克斯百货一个月内卖出了两千件，并记录了 Halston 的认可：“你得是个相当有钱的女孩才能买得起一件 $260 Skimp，”他告诉她。
次年，她写到了超级紧身牛仔裤的流行，描述了在曼哈顿东 60 街的 French Jean 店试穿一件畅销款的正确方法。她说，这“要求女性躺在镜像天花板下的车床上”，并且“需要两三名店员协助她拉上拉链，穿进合适尺寸的牛仔裤”。（请注意 70 年代的细节：车床！镜像天花板！而且当时还有照片。）店主告诉她：“当你第一次穿上这些裤子时，眼睛应该瞪得滚圆。”
1978, 当 Ms. Kamali 在西 56 街开设旗舰店时，Ms. Queen 为其撰写了人物简介——当时 Kamali 正在尝试将宽肩设计与紧身 T 恤和卫衣面料结合在连体裤和晚装中，以及其他创新尝试。Ms. Queen 的报道比《纽约时报》时尚评论家 John Duka 撰写的 Kamali 简介早了两周。在那个时代，这被认为是一次相当大的成功。
作者：CLAY RISEN
乔·梅尔森（Joe Melson）于 7 月 1 日在纳什维尔家中去世，享年 91 岁。他是一位音乐家和词曲作者，在 1950 年代末和 60 年代初与歌手罗伊·奥比森（Roy Orbison）密切合作，共同创作了一系列气势磅礴、具有歌剧色彩的摇滚情歌，使奥比森先生成为国际巨星，代表作包括热门单曲《Only the Lonely》、《Crying》和《Running Scared》。
他的女婿兼经理德韦恩·拜尔利（Dwayne Byerly）确认了死讯。
在梅尔森先生和奥比森先生于 1959 年开始合作之前，美国摇滚乐通常被定义为强劲的节拍和情感直接的歌词。
奥比森先生早期的歌曲，如《Ooby Dooby》（1956），便遵循这一模式。尽管这首歌进入了 Billboard Top 100 榜单，但他一直难以创作出另一首能让他脱颖而出的热门单曲。
当时，两人都住在西德克萨斯州的石油小镇奥德萨（Odessa）附近；他们都在摇滚比利（rockabilly）乐队中演奏，并通过当地的音乐圈相识。
有一天，梅尔森先生注意到奥比森先生坐在车里，用吉他推敲一段旋律。他
[[IMG_XXXX]] 1975 年，博比·奎因（Bobbi Queen）向读者介绍了 Skimp 超短裙（左）。奎因女士是首位报道多娜·卡兰（Donna Karan）1984 年首发系列（后左）的编辑。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 2013 年的奎因女士。时尚设计师马克·巴吉利（Mark Badgley）说，她“让每个人都感到恐惧，尤其是设计团队”。
“博比来自一个时尚更为排外的时代，那时时尚还没有出现在每个人的算法推荐中，”曾在 20 世纪 80 年代中期就职于《Women’s Wear》、曾任《时报》风格记者的露丝·拉费拉（Ruth La Ferla）在一次采访中说道。“她属于那一辈拥有巨大影响力的编辑，因为他们拥有被锁定且专注的受众，并且他们本身就富有创造力且对自己权威充满自信。她曾”
敲了敲玻璃，两人随即展开交谈。很快，他们就开始共同创作。
尽管他们从一开始就约定由奥比森先生承担大部分演唱工作，但他们的合作关系比许多创作搭档更为紧密。梅尔森先生在奥比森先生身上发现了一些歌手本人没有意识到的特质：一个不仅能跨越三个八度的声音，
但也可以用一种灵活的布鲁斯曲调来演绎，从而增加戏剧色彩。 他们共同创作的歌词同样富有戏剧性——充满了忧郁、嫉妒，甚至是恐惧，这种基调在后来与奥比森先生标志性的染黑头发和包围式太阳镜自然地结合在一起。 在 1959 年凭借歌曲《Uptown》获得小范围成功后，他们在次年凭借带有拉丁风情的《Only the Lonely》大获成功，该曲在美国排名第 2，在英国排名第 1。正如
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属于这个时代的最后一批人之一。” 拉费尔女士继续说道：“我每天看着她走进办公室，仔细观察她。她能驾驭一些你难以想象的装扮：一件被她穿得看起来很正常的斗牛士夹克；紫色的果冻鞋，但颈间却戴着一串香奈儿链条。她拥有一种高级波西米亚风格，但如果需要，她也可以融入董事会。” “如果你对时尚感兴趣——
在他们的许多歌曲中，梅尔森先生负责伴唱。（那就是他在唱那段朗朗上口的“dum-dum, dumby doo wum”。） 《Only the Lonely》虽然在美国遗憾错失了第 1 名，但它成为了全球失恋浪漫主义者的赞歌。在它的众多粉丝中包括埃尔维斯·普雷斯利，他买了成箱的单曲唱片送给孟菲斯周围的朋友。 不久之后，梅尔森先生的第二个孩子，他的女儿米歇尔出生了。在从医院匆忙开车回家时，他因超速被一名警察拦下。在被当时的情绪冲刷之时，他在接下来的回家路途中写下了歌曲《Blue Angel》。 不久后，奥比森先生搬到了纳什维尔，并邀请梅尔森先生前往那里与他汇合。梅尔森先生立即辞去了他在标准石油公司担任职员的工作，将家人安置在他的奥兹摩比尔汽车里，向东出发。 《Blue Angel》在 1960 年达到了第 9 名。随后，他们在 1961 年迎来了首支冠军单曲《Running Scared》，以及同年排名第 2 的《Crying》。 与雷·拉什一起，这对组合还创作了另一首奥比森标志性歌曲《Pretty Woman》的早期版本——不过，后来由奥比森先生在 1964 年与比尔·迪斯共同创作并命名为《Oh, Pretty Woman》的版本才成为了
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“……在这种情况下，”她补充道，“很少有人能成为你风格的楷模，而她就是其中之一。”
奎恩女士并非权力掮客；她没有那种野心。她也不是一名“时尚修女”——这是业内用来形容那些对时尚极度痴迷的人的俚语。
“她充满激情，但并不虔诚，”《时报》前首席戏剧评论家本·布兰特利表示。他从 70 年代后期开始在《Women’s Wear》担任首席时尚评论家，并兼任其他职务。“她没有发过誓。”
然而，设计师们极其看重她的评价，她的评论甚至能改变一个系列。奎恩女士的一篇评论可以决定一个职业生涯的成败。在她去世后，拉尔夫·鲁奇在告诉《Women’s Wear》时，回忆起她看完秀后在电话中进行的“事后点评”：“衣服很棒，”她可能会说，“但你的发型是怎么回事？”
当卡兰女士在 1984 年开始独立创业时，奎恩女士是第一个报道她的记者。
“绝对、绝对不要在交给《Women’s Wear》之前把任何东西给任何人，”奎恩女士告诉帕蒂·科恩，她是卡兰女士公司前全球营销与传播执行副总裁。
在每个十年里，她都会发掘并推广新的人才，包括婚纱设计师薇拉·王，以及 Badgley Mischka 的马克·巴格利和詹姆斯·米什卡，后者以性感的派对礼服和晚礼服闻名。
“我们最早进入鲍比的视野是在我们的第一份工作中，”巴格利先生告诉《Women’s Wear》。“詹姆斯当时在 Willi-Wear 工作”——那是销售史密斯先生充满活力的运动装系列的公司——“而马克在唐娜·卡兰公司。”
他补充说，奎恩女士“让每个人都感到恐惧，尤其是设计团队。当鲍比来看系列作品时，大地简直在颤抖。”
她成为了他们最坚定的支持者之一。后来，他们还设计了她的女儿的婚纱。
“鲍比是一个原创思考者，”奎恩女士支持过的众多设计师之一叶莉腾（Yeohlee Teng）在一次采访中说。“她总是直言不讳。她是第一代敢于发声的女性。”
《Women’s Wear》的前执行主编布里奇特·福利将奎恩女士描述为“一种独特的结合体：高贵的仪态、坚定的见解、机敏的幽默以及反差巨大的自谦。”
福利女士补充道：“在分析一件礼服的相对优点时，我们经常有这样一个惯例。其中一个人会开始说：‘我爱死它了。’然后，‘嗯，如果袖子能窄一点，我会更爱它。’‘是的，而且领口要更直一些。’‘印花要更含蓄一点。’‘是的，配合修身的袖子、笔直的领口和……”
……这就是一个爆款。
梅尔森先生和奥比森先生在 1963, 年后渐行渐远，但他们在 70 年代初重新团聚，共同创作了几首歌曲，包括梅尔森先生与妻子苏西共同创作的《你生活的世界》（The World You Live In）。
总共，梅尔森先生和奥比森先生的合作产生了 200 多首歌曲，他们共同开发出的独特音色影响了数十年的音乐人，包括布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀和保罗·麦卡特尼，以及 80 和 90 年代的摇滚abilly复兴运动。
克劳迪·乔·梅尔森于 5 月 11, 1935, 出生在德克萨斯州东北部的小城市邦汉。他的父亲克拉伦斯是一名分成制佃农，乔在青少年时期随父亲在田间劳作。他的母亲伯尼斯（伯克）·梅尔森负责操持家务。
高中毕业后，梅尔森先生搬到了奥德萨，在标准石油公司的邮件室工作，并在奥德萨初级学院（现奥德萨学院）修读会计夜课。
他的前两段婚姻（与苏西·米尔斯和达格玛·弗雷泽）均以离婚告终。他在 2025 年与长期未婚妻朱莉·谭结婚。朱莉在丈夫去世后继续生活，此外还有他第一段婚姻所生的两个孩子，迈克尔·梅尔森和米歇尔·拜尔利；以及两个女儿来自……
力荐了许多年轻设计师。
安静的图案，那就太棒了。”随后鲍比会用这句话结束对话：“如果我奶奶有轮子，她就成了有轨电车。”
芭芭拉·塞拉·奎恩 (Barbara Sela Queen) 于 1942 年 2 月 22 日出生在皇后区 (Queens) 的霍利斯 (Hollis) 社区，并在新泽西州的莱克伍德 (Lakewood) 长大。她的母亲比阿特丽斯·（马洛）·奎恩 (Beatrice (Mallow) Queen) 是一名教师；她的父亲阿尔文·奎恩 (Alvin Queen) 是一名保险经纪人。
她在波士顿大学就读一年后，转学到曼哈顿的托比-科本时尚职业学校 (Tobé-Coburn School for Fashion Careers)。毕业后，她在金贝尔 (Gimbels) 百货公司担任买手。
到了 20 世纪 70 年代初，她进入了《女装日报》，像经历苦路 (stations of the cross) 一样遍历了所有的时尚类别：她先后担任过晚装编辑、内衣（也就是内穿着装）编辑、成衣编辑以及皮草编辑。这些都是极其专业且艰苦的报道领域，而《女装日报》的编辑们在报道这些领域时的勤勉程度以及细致入微的专业知识，堪比政治记者报道国会。她于 2015 年退休。除了她的女儿，她还留下了三个孙辈、一名姐妹丽莎·奎恩 (Lisa Queen) 和一名兄弟埃里克 (Eric)。她曾是一名单亲母亲，《女装日报》的员工成了她女儿的第二个家庭。“我是在那个办公室里长大的，”皮拉尔·奎恩 (Pilar Queen) 说道，“我是鲍比的小助手。”有一段时间，她们住在上西区的一套一居室公寓里。“我睡在客厅的两块屏风后面，”皮拉尔·奎恩说，“我渴望有一面墙。”就在那套公寓外，奎恩女士遭遇了抢劫，这次经历成为了她人生传记中不可磨灭的一部分。“这件事已经上升到了近乎神话的虚幻地步，但她在细节描述上非常一致，”布兰特利 (Mr. Brantley) 先生说道，“她当时拿着一个心爱的包——我不记得是什么包了——站在街角，一个男人走过来把包从她手里抢走了。她发出的尖叫声就像《理发师陶德》里的哨声，所有人赶紧跑过来。当警察要求描述抢劫犯的特征时，她的描述极其清晰：‘他穿着斜纹裤，裤脚有大约四分之一英寸的卷边，夹克上有轻微的褶皱，而且穿着一件没熨过的粗布衬衫。’”布兰特利先生补充道：“在《女装日报》，我们受到的训练是在 T 台上观察某样东西 15 秒钟并将其铭记，但我觉得没有人像鲍比那样能如此实用地运用这项技能。”他指出，她没有找回那个手袋，“但她得到了一个极佳的轶事，这几乎和手袋一样有价值。”
2015 年的乔·梅尔森 (Joe Melson)。他与罗伊·奥比森 (Roy Orbison) 共同开发了一种独特且极具影响力的声音，助力了摇滚abilly (rockabilly) 的复兴。
他的第二次婚姻对象是梅洛迪·加纳 (Melodie Garner) 和塞蕾娜·艾克 (Serena Aaker)；两个孙辈；两个曾孙辈；以及一名姐妹凯蒂·贝塞尔 (Katie Bethel)。
梅尔森先生为其他几位音乐人写过歌，包括乡村歌手丹·福格 (Dan Folger)、唐·吉布森 (Don Gibson) 和格伦·巴伯 (Glenn Barber)，并且自己录制过几首歌曲。他于 2018 年入选纳什维尔词曲作家名人堂。
最近，他与爱尔兰-澳大利亚音乐家达米安·莱思 (Damien Leith) 广泛合作，包括在 2 月发行的单曲《Heart Love》中。但没有任何作品能超越他与奥比森先生的合作。
“人们通过这些宏大、强劲、阶梯式递进的歌曲获得释放，”梅尔森先生在接受作家埃利斯·安本 (Ellis Amburn) 采访时说道，相关内容见于其著作《暗星：罗伊·奥比森的故事》(Dark Star: The Roy Orbison Story) (1990) 之中。“他们热爱这些歌曲，是因为他们通过罗伊表达了自己一直想要呐喊的心声。”
大卫·舒恩费尔特 (DAVID SHOENFELT)
以 Sparky D 艺名 打破说唱壁垒，近日去世
作者：亚历克斯·威廉姆斯 (ALEX WILLIAMS)
多琳·C·布罗德纳克斯 (Doreen C. Broadnax) 是一位 1980 年代的先驱说唱歌手。她以 Sparky D 的身份，通过参与一场与竞争对手 M.C. Roxanne Shanté 之间具有开创意义的“diss-track”（攻击性曲目）战争，在嘻哈殿堂中占据了一席之地。她于 7 月 4 日去世，享年 61 岁。
她的家人在社交媒体上发布的声明中宣布了她的死讯，但未提供死因或去世地点。
与常被称为说唱界首位女星的 Shanté 女士不同，布罗德纳克斯女士的职业生涯较为短暂，且难以获得商业成功。但正如说唱歌手 Big Daddy Kane 曾评价的那样，作为“证明战说唱 (battle rap) 不仅仅是男性专利的开拓者之一”，她帮助确立了一个持久的嘻哈真理：不和之举即是商业良机。
在 80 年代中期的大约一年时间里，当时处于青少年后期的布罗德纳克斯女士，与比她小 4 岁、原名为 Lolita Shanté Gooden 的 Shanté 女士，在其中一场最伟大的说唱大战中互相对攻。这场被称为“Roxanne 战争”的对决不仅让演出场馆门票售罄，还激起了大量模仿曲目，最终成为了嘻哈文化中的传奇。
“我当时觉得我站在世界的巅峰，”布罗德纳克斯女士在 2024 年于 Fox Soul 首播的纪录片《你无法抹去我：Sparky D 的秘密》(You Can’t Erase Me: Sparky D Secrets) 中回忆道。
与许多战争一样，这场冲突起因模糊——甚至可以说是琐碎的。
1984 年，在皇后区 Queensbridge Houses 公屋长大且在皇后区生活的 Shanté 女士录制了《Roxanne’s Revenge》——用《公告牌》(Billboard) 的话来说，这是“嘻哈史上第一场有记录的 Beef（矛盾）”。这首歌是对布鲁克林说唱组合 UTFO 的热门单曲《Roxanne, Roxanne》的反击，因为 UTFO 与 Shanté 女士的导师、DJ 兼制作人 Marley Marl 发生了冲突。
布罗德纳克斯女士来自布鲁克林的 Van Dyke Houses 公屋，当时正试图建立自己的说唱事业。她和她的导师——被称作 Spyder-D 的说唱歌手兼制作人 杜安·休斯 (Duane Hughes)
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COIT——Mary,
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GROSSMAN——Stanley.
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于 2026 年 5 月 14 日在格拉梅西 (Gramercy) 的家中安详去世。她最近刚刚庆祝了 95 岁生日。Mary 出生于明尼苏达州杜鲁斯 (Duluth)，父母是 Lew Garrison 和 Elizabeth Gray Coit。全家随后搬到华盛顿特区，夏季和周末则在马里兰州洛锡安 (Lothian) 的农舍中度过。
Mary 于 1949 年毕业于华盛顿的 Holton-Arms 学校，1953 年毕业于蒙特霍利欧克学院 (Mount Holyoke College)，获得哲学学位。她终身与蒙特霍利欧克学院保持深厚的联系。
在 1970 年代初，Mary 加入了纽约大学 (NYU) 的教师团队，并很快成为了纽约大学美国语言学院的学术主任。
他们在颇具影响力的 WBLS 广播节目《Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack》中听到了 Shanté 女士的歌曲。他们意识到这是一个为布鲁克林同行撑腰并制造关注度的机会。
“我说：‘哟，Sparky，你的声音比那清晰 10 倍，’”休斯先生在 2013 年接受嘻哈网站 Unkut.com 采访时回忆道，“‘虽然对她个人没意见，但你得回击一下。’”
他们次日便进入录音室，录制了《Sparky’s Turn (Roxanne You’re Through)》，歌词中写道：“我比以往任何时候都出色 / 你永远没法这么机智 / 我的说唱如此强劲 / 比皮革还要坚韧。”
根据 Hip Hop 101A 网站一篇 2018 年的文章，与休斯先生相识的 Shanté 女士对此感到震惊。他后来回忆起她当时说：“Spyder，你认识我的，你怎么能录那首歌？”
他告诉她：“这只是生意。”
Shanté 女士和布罗德纳克斯女士甚至从未在同一个房间里待过，但不久后，“我们就成了彻头彻尾的敌人，”布罗德纳克斯女士在 2023 年的一次视频采访中说道，“我不喜欢她，她也不喜欢我。我根本不认识那个女孩，但这就是娱乐业——一个人必须比另一个人强。”
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学院。她在那里度过了数年时间，向中国的学生教授英语。从纽约大学（NYU）退休后，玛丽回到华盛顿，并于 1996. 年在乔治城大学获得了语言学博士学位。随后，她带着她心爱的大钢琴回到了纽约，享受学习音乐和剧本创作。她的一生充满了冒险、音乐、艺术和友谊。尽管她在华盛顿长大，但纽约才是她的家。 玛丽始终关注周围的世界，包括每天阅读《纽约时报》。她从不犹豫地分享自己的观点；并以其无与伦比的机智、智慧和深沉的思考特质而闻名。她深爱她的同事、朋友和邻居，其中许多人与她保持了数十年的联系。先于她去世的有她的父母、姐姐 Ann Coit Sifneos 以及弟弟 L. Garry Coit。她的遗属包括许多侄子、侄女及其家人，以及许多亲爱的终身好友。追思服务将于 7 月 25, 日周六上午 11 点在公园大道 325 号的圣巴塞洛缪教堂举行。
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FITZGERALD——Kenyon Bailey, Jr. 1939 年 9 月 9, 日 - 2026 年 7 月 20, 日。 忠实的丈夫、父亲、祖父及陆军退伍军人，于 2026 年 7 月 20, 日去世，享寿 87. 岁。出生于纽约市，1960, 年毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学，曾任 McAteer & FitzGerald 的负责人。他于 1961 年与 Frances Sweeney FitzGerald 结婚；她于 2015 年先于他去世。居住在康涅狄格州威尔顿（Wilton, CT）和纽约州暮光公园（Twilight Park, NY）。遗属包括女儿 Irene Rivlin、Louise North 和 Lydia FitzGerald，以及 4 个孙辈。捐款可赠予纽约州海恩斯瀑布（Haines Falls, NY）的所有天使纪念教堂。
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2, 1965, 在布鲁克林。在与一名白人母亲和一名黑人父亲共同生活的贫困住宅区长大，她面临来自各方的种族主义。 “在住宅区做一个混血儿很艰难，”她在 2007 年接受 Hip Hop 101A 采访时说道。 她补充道：“有时我会静下心来问自己：‘我是谁？我算什么？’当我想成为黑人时，我就是黑人。当我想成为白人时，我就是白人。” 她最终在嘻哈领域找到了立足点，成为了由 Hughes 先生制作的三人组 Playgirls 的成员。这个短命的组合签约了 Russell Simmons 的 Rush Productions，并在解散前凭借 1984 年那首大胆的单曲《Our Picture of a Man》引起了一些关注。 她真正的成名机会来自于“罗克珊战争”。尽管她与 Shanté 女士之间存在真实的敌意，但这两位说唱歌手还是共同在全国巡演，在舞台上展开对决。在北卡罗来纳州的一场演出中，排队的人群在场馆周围蜿蜒。 “只要你能想到的群体，他们都在那里，”Hughes 先生后来回忆道。“老人、年轻人、白人、黑人。简直疯了。” Broadnax 女士说，在内部，“就像阿里与弗雷泽的比赛一样。” 随着这场嘻哈肥皂剧的消息传开，其他说唱艺人也试图通过发行自己的回应唱片来获利，包括《The Parents of Roxanne》、《Yo, My Little Sister (Roxanne’s Brothers)》以及《The Final Word — No More Roxanne (Please)》。 这两位女性合作了一张唱片，在 1985 年的 EP《Round One: Roxanne Shanté vs. Sparky Dee》中展开激烈的言语交锋，封面则是两位对手摆出姿势。
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Arlene Grossman 挚爱的丈夫；Stacy、Lawrence 和 Amy 的父亲；Ben (Mollie)、Jesse、Ann 的祖父；Sophie、Emilie 和 Teddy 的曾祖父。 作为我们家族的族长，Stanley 是一股自然力量，他的决断塑造了数代人。他的遗产将永远留在所有认识并爱他的人心中。
KOBLICK——Stephan Kent，81 岁，于 2026 年 7 月 23 日在新泽西州帕拉姆斯去世。Stephan 出生于 1944 年 11 月 26 日，他将一生致力于为他人服务，既是一名敬业的社会工作者，也是一名退伍军人。 Stephan 在 1967 年至 1969 年期间服役于陆军，当时他驻扎在韩国，并担任陆军报的助理编辑。他在预备役以及公共卫生服务局担任官员期间继续履行其承诺，展现了对国家和社区终身不变的奉献精神。 在服完兵役后，Stephan 追求高等教育，获得了皇后学院（Queens College）的学位，随后在阿德菲大学（Adelphi）获得了社会工作硕士（MSW）和临床社会工作许可（LCSW）。他将自己的教育背景和同情心转化为在退伍军人事务部（VA）作为社会工作者的卓越职业生涯，在那里，他为创建“精神健康强化案例管理”项目发挥了关键作用。 他还运营过一个酒精和药物滥用治疗项目，与访视护理服务合作，并作为一名临床社会工作者经营私人诊所。 此外，Stephan 还是一个认证的太极肢体（Tai Chi Chih）教师，将他对健康的追求与专业工作相结合。 Stephan 的善良和精神特质体现在他的个人爱好中，包括太极肢体、体育、舞蹈和音乐。他是一个温柔、聪明且充满爱心的人，总是照顾他人。他的遗属包括妻子 Sandy；儿子 Neil 和 Keith；儿媳 Lauren；以及孙子女 Noah 和 Emma。他的一生证明了他的关怀和服务之心，给他的家人以及他所触及的众多生命留下了深远的影响。 葬礼服务计划于 2026 年 7 月 26 日在新泽西州帕拉姆斯的雪松公园墓地（Cedar Park Cemetery）举行。请以捐款给新泽西州阿尔茨海默病协会代替献花，以纪念 Stephan 充满同情心和关怀的精神。
前袖上的拳击手套 （以及 Broadnax 女士艺名的另一种写法）。 两人之间激烈的关系终于开始平息。在一次演出后，Shanté 女士发现有人偷了她的钱，后台爆发了一场冲突，随后 Broadnax 女士介入其中。 “我当时就像，‘哟，我的钱在哪？’”Shanté 女士在 2025 年的一次视频采访中回忆道。“于是她就像，‘哟，大家别那样对她。’她把一些钱在手里折好，说，‘给，拿着这个。’” Shanté 女士说，Broadnax 女士是用一种温柔的方式处理的，就像“奶奶不想让别人知道她给了你钱时那样”。 “当时的感觉就是，哇，”她补充道，“我当时还在咒骂她，叫她各种难听的名字，每天都准备跟她打一架，而她却是唯一一个来救我的人。” 两人最终建立起了持久的友谊。 在 Roxanne 方面的风波全部平息后，Broadnax 女士于 1988. 年发行了她的首张个人专辑《This Is Sparky-D’s World》，其中使用了她艺名的又一个变体。但她很快就陷入了毒品的深渊。 “人们总是说，‘为什么你总是想这么快回家’，”她在纪录片《You Can’t Erase Me》中回忆道，并补充说她会回答，“我要回家见我的男人。”
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“但我的‘男人’，”她说，“是克拉克（crack，一种可卡因形式）。” 这是一场长期与毒瘾斗争的开始，她后来将其描述为“与路西法本人搏斗”。1998, 年，她嫁给了一个同样有毒瘾的人，但这段关系很快就瓦解了。 “因为家庭暴力，我的头上缝了 42 针，”她告诉 Hip Hop 101A。 她离开丈夫搬到了亚特兰大，在那里她致力于……
RAFER——Suzanne. 在 20 世纪 70 年代初的某个时候，一名初出茅庐的自由编辑 Suzanne Rafer 走进了 Peter Workman 的办公室，后者是纽约市 Workman Publishing Company 的新晋图书出版商。这次面试标志着一段丰富且贯穿整个职业生涯的关系的开始，这段关系持续并繁荣了近 50 年。作为 Workman 的执行编辑总监，Suzanne 深受喜爱，备受尊重，她是一位天赋异禀的编辑，在公司成为美国最大且最成功的独立贸易图书出版商的过程中起到了关键作用。 Suzanne，我们欠你一个巨大的情！没有你，我们无法取得这样的成就！她于 2026 年 7 月 6, 日去世，但她将永远留在许多悼念她的朋友和同事的心中。我们向她的丈夫 Danny Peary、女儿 Zoe Weaver Ohler、女婿 Gene Ohler 以及孙女 Julianna Ohler 表达慰问与同情。 ——Carolan R. Workman
ROTH——Eric M.
我们挚爱的朋友和合伙人 Eric M. Roth 于 2026, 年 7 月 22 日在家人的陪伴下去世。 Eric 在毕业于纽约大学法学院和康奈尔大学后，于 1979 年加入 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 律师事务所，并在 1984 年成为合伙人，直到 30 年多后退休。Eric 是我们诉讼部门的核心成员和领导者。作为一名才华横溢且真正不知疲倦的律师，他在我们的一些里程碑式案件中发挥了至关重要的作用，包括 IBP 诉 Tyson 案（首例导致合并强制执行的案件），以及代表 Silverstein Properties 处理的 9/11 保险案件，该案件为曼哈顿下城的重建提供了资金。 最重要的是，Eric 是我们律所多代年轻律师信赖的导师和教师。Eric 同时也致力于回馈社会，资助了纽约大学法学院的 Eric M. and Laurie B. Roth 法学教授席位以及
真理：坏血（恩怨）就是 好生意。
她自己投身于使徒五旬节教会，戒掉了毒瘾并转向福音嘻哈。关于她的幸存者的信息尚未立即公布。 “罗克珊之战”仍被视为早期的史诗级说唱对决之一——而且，根据大多数记载，是女性之间第一次这样的对决——但这远非最后一次。在 2017 年参加“The Beat Break Morning Show”节目时，主持人询问了 Broadnax 女士关于说唱歌手 Lil’ Kim 和 Nicki Minaj 之间备受关注的不和之争。 “我对你们说实话，她们不像罗克珊·尚特 (Roxanne Shanté) 和 Sparky D 那样，”她说，“我要说实话。我们当时是正面交锋，针锋相对。”
数十年来一直担任“正义动员”(Mobilization for Justice) 董事会成员，该机构为纽约弱势群体提供法律服务。埃里克是一位敬业的丈夫、父亲和祖父，我们的心与他共情，向他结婚 50 年的妻子 Laurie，他的子女 Ariel 和 Jason，以及他心爱的孙辈们表示最深切的哀悼。我们将深深地思念他。葬礼服务将于 2026 年 7 月 24 日星期五上午 9:45 在 Beth El Synagogue Center 举行，地址为 New Rochelle, NY 10804, 1324 North Avenue。葬礼服务的直播链接可通过以下网址获取：www.bethelnr.org/pray/beth-el-livestream/.
SCHWARTZ——约瑟夫·B. (Joseph B.)，于 2026 年 7 月 23 日去世，享年 86 岁。他的遗孀是结婚 58 年半的玛丽琳·戈德斯坦·施瓦茨 (Marilyn Goldstein Schwartz)。朱迪思·梅里亚姆 (Judith Merriam) 的哥哥。吉尔·杜利茨基 (Jill Dulitsky) 和杰弗里·梅里亚姆 (Jeffrey Merriam) 的叔叔。康涅狄格州纽黑文市原住民。就读于霍普金斯学校、耶鲁大学和纽约大学。曾任罗斯柴尔德公司 (Rothschild, Inc.) 投资经理 33 年。中央公园和美国自然历史博物馆的志愿者，慈善家，世界旅行者，以及艺术爱好者。虔信犹太教并热爱以色列。担任多家机构的受托人。捐款可赠予耶鲁大学的约瑟夫·斯利夫卡犹太生活中心 (The Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale) 或中央公园保护协会 (The Central Park Conservancy)。葬礼服务于周日上午 11 点在纽约市 W. 68 St 30 号的 Stephen Wise Free Synagogue 举行。
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印第安纳波利斯 (Indianapolis) 奥尔巴尼 (Albany) 83/ 58 0 86/ 61 S 87/ 63 PC 阿尔伯克基 (Albuquerque) 97/ 74 0.04 94/ 71 T 96/ 71 T 安克雷奇 (Anchorage) 68/ 48 0 65/ 52 S 66/ 55 S 亚特兰大 (Atlanta) 85/ 74 0.17 85/ 72 T 89/ 76 T 大西洋城 (Atlantic City) 79/ 67 0 78/ 63 S 80/ 68 S 奥斯汀 (Austin) 96/ 76 0 95/ 73 S 99/ 76 PC 巴尔的摩 (Baltimore) 82/ 66 0 83/ 65 PC 85/ 67 S 巴吞鲁日 (Baton Rouge) 95/ 75 0.04 94/ 77 C 96/ 77 PC 伯明翰 (Birmingham) 81/ 74 0.28 87/ 73 T 91/ 75 T 博伊西 (Boise) 104/ 72 0 102/ 64 S 94/ 64 S 波士顿 (Boston) 78/ 63 0 77/ 59 S 74/ 62 S 布法罗 (Buffalo) 82/ 62 0 82/ 65 Sh 82/ 66 T 伯灵顿 (Burlington) 85/ 59 0 89/ 64 S 89/ 64 S 卡斯珀 (Casper) 98/ 64 0 100/ 65 T 100/ 63 T 夏洛特 (Charlotte) 78/ 70 0.24 82/ 70 T 88/ 72 T 查塔努加 (Chattanooga) 88/ 72 0.30 82/ 73 T 91/ 73 T 芝加哥 (Chicago) 80/ 64 0 81/ 71 PC 92/ 77 PC 辛辛那提 (Cincinnati) 79/ 61 0 84/ 68 PC 86/ 71 T 克利夫兰 (Cleveland) 78/ 62 0 79/ 64 PC 83/ 69 T 科罗拉多斯普林斯 (Colorado Springs) 91/ 67 0.04 96/ 67 T 95/ 71 PC 哥伦布 (Columbus) 80/ 61 0 82/ 65 PC 86/ 68 T 康科德，新罕布什尔州 (Concord, N.H.) 85/ 53 0 85/ 50 S 83/ 55 S 达拉斯-沃思堡 (Dallas-Ft. Worth) 97/ 81 Tr 100/ 81 PC 103/ 82 S 丹佛 (Denver) 96/ 71 0.04 99/ 72 T 101/ 71 PC 德梅因 (Des Moines) 74/ 69 0.04 90/ 73 S 97/ 77 PC 底特律 (Detroit) 79/ 61 0 83/ 67 PC 87/ 71 T 埃尔帕索 (El Paso) 105/ 79 0 104/ 80 C 103/ 79 PC 法戈 (Fargo) 95/ 67 0.20 100/ 73 S 105/ 68 T 哈特福德 (Hartford) 84/ 56 0 84/ 56 S 86/ 60 S 檀香山 (Honolulu) 88/ 76 0.08 88/ 75 Sh 87/ 76 PC 休斯顿 (Houston) 95/ 78 0 96/ 77 S 96/ 80 PC 印第安纳波利斯 (Indianapolis) 78/ 63 0 82/ 70 S 89/ 72 S 杰克逊 (Jackson) 94/ 75 0.46 94/ 77 T 96/ 77 PC 杰克逊维尔 (Jacksonville) 95/ 76 0.05 96/ 76 T 90/ 75 T 堪萨斯城 (Kansas City) 75/ 71 0.33 91/ 74 PC 97/ 75 S 基韦斯特 (Key West) 90/ 83 0.09 91/ 83 S 91/ 81 T 拉斯维加斯 (Las Vegas) 112/ 91 0.04 114/ 92 S 112/ 91 S 列克辛顿 (Lexington) 81/ 63 0 83/ 68 T 87/ 70 PC
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eg 温尼伯 (Winnipeg) 里贾纳 (Regina)
海伦娜 (Helena)
俾斯麦 (Bismarck)
argo 法戈 (Fargo) argo
比林格斯 (Billings)
皮埃尔 (Pierre) 皮埃尔 (Pierre)
ux Falls ux ux Siou Cas asper asp
s Moines Des maha 奥马哈 (Omaha) maha
夏延 (Cheyenne)
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托皮卡 (Topeka)
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圣达菲 (Santa Fe) Sant Sant
阿尔伯克基 (Albuquerque) buquerque buquerque
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埃尔帕索 (El Paso) 沃斯堡 (Ft. Worth) Wort Wort
圣安东尼奥 (San Antonio)
70 70s 70s
8 s 80s 0s
蒙特雷 (Monterrey) Monter Monterr
今日最高温
<0 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100+
寒冷 (COLD) 最高 最低 (HIGH LOW) 雨 (RAIN) 阵雨 (SHOWERS) 冰 (ICE) 小雪 (FLURRIES) 雪 (SNOW) 雷暴 (T-STORMS) 多云 (MOSTLY CLOUDY) 温暖 (WARM) 准静止 (STATIONARY) 复杂 (COMPLEX) 寒冷 (COLD) 降水 (PRECIPITATION)
锋面 (FRONTS) 气压 (PRESSURE)
萨根诺 (Saginaw)
大急流城 (Grand Rapids)
存在 强雷暴风险
韦恩堡 (Fort Wayne)
纳什维尔 (Nashville)
迈阿密 (Miami)
匹兹堡 (Pittsburgh)
小石城 (Little Rock) 92/ 77 0 93/ 78 T 101/ 80 T 洛杉矶 (Los Angeles) 91/ 68 0 90/ 70 S 89/ 68 S 路易维尔 (Louisville) 83/ 69 0 84/ 72 T 89/ 72 PC 孟菲斯 (Memphis) 87/ 75 0.13 86/ 77 T 97/ 78 T 迈阿密 (Miami) 92/ 80 0.02 93/ 78 T 91/ 79 T 密尔沃基 (Milwaukee) 80/ 63 0 84/ 73 S 92/ 76 T 明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗 (Mpls.-St. Paul) 80/ 67 0.01 95/ 77 S 96/ 75 T 纳什维尔 (Nashville) 86/ 70 Tr 81/ 73 T 93/ 74 T 新奥尔良 (New Orleans) 92/ 76 0.05 93/ 79 PC 96/ 78 PC 诺福克 (Norfolk) 80/ 72 0 75/ 71 Sh 82/ 66 C 俄克拉荷马市 (Oklahoma City) 95/ 76 0.25 101/ 76 PC 101/ 76 S 奥马哈 (Omaha) 78/ 69 0.03 96/ 74 S 101/ 77 S 奥兰多 (Orlando) 94/ 77 0.07 96/ 78 T 92/ 75 T 费城 (Philadelphia) 86/ 66 0 85/ 64 S 88/ 68 S 凤凰城 (Phoenix) 116/ 95 0 117/ 92 T 112/ 82 T 匹兹堡 (Pittsburgh) 79/ 65 0 81/ 63 PC 83/ 66 T 波特兰 (缅因州) (Portland, Me.) 79/ 55 0 78/ 53 S 75/ 55 S 波特兰 (俄勒冈州) (Portland, Ore.) 86/ 60 0 76/ 64 C 78/ 61 C 普罗维登斯 (Providence) 80/ 57 0 80/ 56 S 79/ 58 S 罗利 (Raleigh) 75/ 68 0.03 74/ 66 T 87/ 70 T 雷诺 (Reno) 101/ 66 0 97/ 63 S 96/ 60 S 里士满 (Richmond) 83/ 67 0 79/ 66 PC 85/ 66 T 罗切斯特 (Rochester) 81/ 58 0 83/ 64 C 82/ 65 T 萨克拉门托 (Sacramento) 94/ 58 0 94/ 58 S 96/ 58 S 盐湖城 (Salt Lake City) 103/ 80 0.06 103/ 78 T 104/ 80 T 圣安东尼奥 (San Antonio) 95/ 77 0 95/ 76 S 97/ 78 PC 圣迭戈 (San Diego) 78/ 69 0 79/ 70 PC 77/ 69 PC 旧金山 (San Francisco) 70/ 58 0 71/ 59 PC 71/ 56 PC 圣何塞 (San Jose) 78/ 58 0 78/ 59 PC 79/ 58 S 圣胡安 (San Juan) 90/ 80 0 92/ 80 T 91/ 78 R 西雅图 (Seattle) 81/ 58 Tr 73/ 60 PC 70/ 57 C 苏福尔斯 (Sioux Falls) 82/ 69 Tr 102/ 72 S 100/ 72 Sh 斯波坎 (Spokane) 95/ 65 0 90/ 58 S 85/ 58 S 圣路易斯 (St. Louis) 73/ 69 0.21 86/ 74 T 94/ 78 PC 圣托马斯 (St. Thomas) 91/ 82 0 93/ 82 T 92/ 79 T 雪城 (Syracuse) 83/ 60 0 86/ 63 PC 85/ 64 T 坦帕 (Tampa) 97/ 79 0.05 93/ 81 PC 92/ 80 T 托莱多 (Toledo) 79/ 56 0 83/ 66 PC 88/ 68 T 图森 (Tucson) 110/ 85 0.04 109/ 84 T 106/ 81 T 图尔萨 (Tulsa) 90/ 78 0.20 100/ 80 S 103/ 80 S 弗吉尼亚海滩 (Virginia Beach) 79/ 72 Tr 74/ 69 R 80/ 66 C 华盛顿 (Washington) 84/ 69 0 84/ 69 PC 86/ 70 T 威奇托 (Wichita) 89/ 76 0.09 99/ 76 S 104/ 78 PC 威尔明顿 (特拉华州) (Wilmington, Del.) 85/ 63 0 85/ 60 S 88/ 65 S
非洲 (Africa) Af A 昨天 (Yesterday) Ye Y 今天 (Today) 明天 (Tomorrow) To T
阿尔及尔 (Algiers) 98/ 75 0 96/ 75 PC 89/ 73 PC 开罗 (Cairo) 99/ 79 0 105/ 75 S 92/ 76 S 开普敦 (Cape Town) 64/ 41 0 69/ 44 PC 70/ 53 PC 达喀尔 (Dakar) 90/ 81 0.03 89/ 79 C 86/ 80 C 约翰内斯堡 (Johannesburg) 67/ 34 0 67/ 39 PC 67/ 42 PC 内罗毕 (Nairobi) 78/ 54 0 77/ 57 PC 74/ 58 C 突尼斯 (Tunis) 102/ 82 0 101/ 81 S 99/ 79 C
亚洲/太平洋 (Asia/Pacific) 昨天 (Yesterday) Ye Y 今天 (Today) 明天 (Tomorrow) To T
巴格达 (Baghdad) 114/ 92 0 114/ 85 S 111/ 88 S 曼谷 (Bangkok) 95/ 82 0 95/ 81 R 93/ 81 R 北京 (Beijing) 89/ 69 0.12 89/ 74 T 90/ 74 Sh 大马士革 (Damascus) 95/ 70 0 97/ 70 S 96/ 63 S 香港 (Hong Kong) 93/ 81 0 92/ 80 PC 87/ 83 T 雅加达 (Jakarta) 90/ 77 0 89/ 73 PC 91/ 74 PC 耶路撒冷 (Jerusalem) 84/ 71 0 91/ 72 S 84/ 67 S 卡拉奇 (Karachi) 93/ 84 0.02 95/ 83 PC 96/ 82 PC 马尼拉 (Manila) 84/ 77 0.44 88/ 78 Sh 90/ 78 T 孟买 (Mumbai) 86/ 79 0.21 87/ 81 T 85/ 80 R
Meteorology by AccuWeather 气象数据由 AccuWeather 提供
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多伦多 (Toronto)
明尼阿波利斯 (Minneapolis) M n t Paul St S
ee 密尔沃基 (Milwauke)
克利夫兰 (Cleveland) 匹兹堡 (Pittsburgh)
印第安纳波利斯 (Indianapolis) a
斯普林菲尔德 (Springfield) S
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小石城 (Little Rock) 孟菲斯 (Memphis)
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达拉斯 (Dallas) Dallas Dallas
莫比尔 (Mobile) Mo New New Orleans (新奥尔良)
巴吞鲁日 (Baton Rouge) o
奥兰多 (Orlando) Or 坦帕 (Tampa)
ouston Hou (休斯顿)
科珀斯克里斯蒂 (Corpus Christi) C
天气模式显示为今日东部时间中午的预期情况。
随着潮湿天气今日在东南部和密西西比河谷扩散，雷阵雨将从阿肯色州延伸至东南部海岸。虽然美国东北部大部分地区将迎来晴天，但纽约州西南部、宾夕法尼亚州西部和西弗吉尼亚州的部分地区可能会出现零星阵雨。
在其他地区，平原和落基山脉将持续高温，最高气温在 95 到 105 度之间。此外，落基山脉部分地区（主要在较高地形）可能会出现下午雷阵雨。虽然华盛顿州海岸可能会有一两场阵雨，但低湿度、阵风和干燥灌木将导致从华盛顿州东部、俄勒冈州到蒙大拿州西部的山火风险较高。
除加利福尼亚州海岸沿线早晨有局部雾气外，该州大部分地区将为晴天。
湿度
伊利 (Erie)
新德里 94/ 80 0.13 92/ 80 R 94/ 82 Sh 利雅得 110/ 84 0 111/ 84 S 109/ 85 S 首尔 91/ 79 0.04 89/ 77 R 89/ 77 Sh 上海 100/ 81 0 98/ 81 S 98/ 82 C 新加坡 88/ 79 0.02 86/ 78 T 86/ 79 T 悉尼 65/ 42 0 69/ 49 S 66/ 47 S 台北市 95/ 79 0 97/ 80 C 95/ 80 T 德黑兰 97/ 81 0 101/ 83 PC 105/ 86 PC 东京 93/ 81 0.02 92/ 76 T 88/ 76 T
欧洲 昨日 Ye Y 今日 To T 明日 To T
阿姆斯特丹 75/ 61 0.02 76/ 64 S 71/ 60 Sh 雅典 84/ 66 0 12. 0. 83/ 64 R 86/ 68 S 柏林 72/ 50 0 84/ 60 S 76/ 60 Sh 布鲁塞尔 75/ 54 0 82/ 60 PC 74/ 59 R 布达佩斯 77/ 57 0 83/ 56 S 90/ 63 C 哥本哈根 68/ 59 0 71/ 59 Sh 69/ 58 PC 都柏林 73/ 50 0 70/ 57 C 68/ 54 Sh 爱丁堡 66/ 57 0 69/ 55 Sh 66/ 52 Sh 法兰克福 82/ 48 0 90/ 61 S 86/ 62 C 日内瓦 84/ 64 0 83/ 64 T 84/ 61 Sh 赫尔辛基 70/ 46 0 67/ 60 Sh 66/ 58 Sh 伊斯坦布尔 81/ 68 0.01 76/ 67 R 81/ 70 Sh 基辅 76/ 60 0.12 76/ 59 S 81/ 61 T 里斯本 77/ 68 0 80/ 65 PC 86/ 66 S 伦敦 82/ 63 0 86/ 64 S 80/ 57 PC 马德里 91/ 66 0 87/ 59 S 91/ 63 S 莫斯科 72/ 57 0.01 66/ 55 PC 76/ 59 PC 尼斯 88/ 77 0 87/ 71 PC 85/ 73 T 奥斯陆 70/ 50 0 65/ 51 Sh 72/ 50 PC 巴黎 82/ 59 0 88/ 60 PC 78/ 59 PC 布拉格 75/ 50 0 84/ 57 S 84/ 62 PC 罗马 93/ 70 0 89/ 75 S 87/ 74 T 圣彼得堡 70/ 55 0.26 75/ 60 Sh 77/ 63 PC 斯德哥尔摩 70/ 52 0 64/ 55 C 68/ 51 Sh 维也纳 77/ 59 0 85/ 59 S 87/ 69 PC 华沙 68/ 57 0.02 77/ 55 PC 88/ 63 C
北美洲 昨日 Ye Y 今日 To T 明日 To T
蒙特利尔
拿骚
阿卡普尔科 88/ 77 0 90/ 77 T 89/ 77 C 百慕大 86/ 80 0.24 86/ 80 T 85/ 79 Sh 埃德蒙顿 76/ 54 0.03 83/ 55 PC 77/ 54 PC 瓜达拉哈拉 79/ 62 0 86/ 62 T 83/ 61 T 哈瓦那 93/ 73 0 91/ 72 T 91/ 72 S 金斯敦 90/ 82 0.02 92/ 80 PC 92/ 81 PC 马提尼克 86/ 79 0 90/ 77 T 89/ 75 R 墨西哥城 72/ 55 0 79/ 54 Sh 74/ 55 Sh 蒙特雷 82/ 70 2.04 94/ 69 PC 94/ 70 S 蒙特利尔 77/ 61 0 85/ 66 S 85/ 67 PC 拿骚 88/ 81 0.52 90/ 79 T 88/ 80 T 巴拿马城 86/ 73 0.26 91/ 75 R 90/ 76 R 魁北克市 76/ 52 0 85/ 60 S 84/ 61 PC 圣多明各 90/ 73 0 94/ 75 S 93/ 74 S 多伦多 77/ 55 0 80/ 65 Sh 82/ 65 T 温哥华 66/ 61 0 70/ 60 R 67/ 59 R 温尼伯 75/ 63 0.15 89/ 65 S 89/ 65 PC
南美洲 昨日 Ye Y 今日 To T 明日 To T
布宜诺斯艾利斯 59/ 55 0.02 59/ 54 C 63/ 55 PC 加拉加斯 90/ 77 0.05 90/ 76 R 89/ 76 T 利马 74/ 67 0 78/ 70 S 77/ 68 S 基多 68/ 49 0 70/ 45 R 67/ 47 PC 累西腓 82/ 75 0.01 83/ 75 Sh 83/ 74 Sh 里约热内卢 72/ 68 0.04 74/ 67 C 76/ 67 S 圣地亚哥 57/ 43 0.02 61/ 48 R 66/ 49 C
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今天 .................................................... 阳光充足 最高气温 82。该地区的高气压将导致天气干燥，天空大部分时间晴朗。风速为 4 至 8 英里/小时。气温将比平均水平低几度。
该地区的高气压将导致大部分地区天气干燥且阳光充足。例外情况是弗吉尼亚海滩，那里将出现阳光与云层交替，并伴有雷阵雨。最高气温将在 70 度中后段。大部分地区将有来自东方的微风。
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今晚 ............................................................ 晴朗 最低气温 67。高气压将继续笼罩该地区，导致天空晴朗，风力轻微且多变。气温将比 7 月底的正常水平低约 4 度。
明天 ........................................................ 大多晴朗 最高气温 83。届时将再次有充足的阳光，天气将保持干燥。风速为 4 至 8 英里/小时。最高气温将接近 7 月底的平均水平。
周一 ..................................................... 伴有雷阵雨 最高气温 85。天气将更加潮湿，阳光与云层交替。下午将有雷阵雨。风速为 4 至 8 英里/小时。
周二 周三 ............................................................ 雷阵雨 周二早晨将出现雷阵雨，随后下午将有强雷阵雨。最高气温 81。周三将有雷阵雨。最高气温 84。
在中央公园，截至昨日下午 1 点的 13 小时内。
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
周四 昨日
6 p.m.
12 a.m.
日平均偏差 本月............... -0.4° 今年.................. -0.1°
水库水位 （纽约市供水系统）
昨日 ............... 87% 预计正常 ............. 91%
太阳、月亮与行星
月亮
满月 下弦月 新月 上弦月
7月 29 8月 5 8月 12 8月 19
10:35 a.m.
1:36 p.m.
6 a.m.
升起 5:46 a.m. 落下 8:19 p.m. 下次升起 5:47 a.m.
木星
升 6:01 a.m. 落 8:28 p.m.
土星
落 11:56 a.m. 升 11:26 p.m.
航海
从蒙托克角到新泽西州桑迪胡克，外海 20 海里，包括长岛海峡和纽约港。 风向为东风，风速 10-15 节，阵风可达 20 节。纽约港和长岛海峡的波高为 1 英尺或更低，外海波高为 2-5 英尺。
高潮时间
大西洋城 .................... 5:06 a.m. .............. 5:34 p.m. 巴内加特入口 ................. 5:23 a.m. .............. 5:43 p.m. 巴特里 ..................... 6:00 a.m. .............. 6:21 p.m. 比奇海文 .................. 6:40 a.m. .............. 7:06 p.m. 布里奇波特 ...................... 9:12 a.m. .............. 9:25 p.m. 城市岛 ....................... 9:50 a.m. ............ 10:02 p.m. 火岛灯塔 .................. 6:08 a.m. .............. 6:34 p.m. 蒙托克角 ................ 6:57 a.m. .............. 7:14 p.m. 北港 ....................... 9:33 a.m. .............. 9:42 p.m. 波特华盛顿 ............. 9:58 a.m. ............ 10:08 p.m. 桑迪胡克 .................... 5:22 a.m. .............. 5:48 p.m. 希尼考克入口 ............. 5:08 a.m. .............. 5:34 p.m. 斯坦福 ........................ 9:21 a.m. .............. 9:29 p.m. 塔里敦 ....................... 7:49 a.m. .............. 8:10 p.m. 威利特角 .................... 9:47 a.m. .............. 9:59 p.m.
记录 最高 97° (2010)
最高 85° 正常
下午 1 点 81°
最低 71° 正常
65° 上午 5 点
(1893) 最低 56° 记录
落 1:45 a.m. 升 5:56 p.m. 落 2:34 a.m.
火星
升 2:24 a.m. 落 5:23 p.m.
金星
升 9:35 a.m. 落 10:18 p.m.
100° 记录 最高温
M T W T F S
最高 最高 实际 预测 范围
最低 最低
昨日 ............... 0.00 记录 .................... 3.75
过去 30 天 实际 ..................... 4.10 正常.................... 4.25
过去 365 天 实际 ................... 36.64 正常.................. 49.52
过去 30 天 气压
最高 ........... 30.27 上午 9 点 最低 ............ 30.22 凌晨 1 点
制冷度日 (Cooling Degree Days)
一项燃料消耗指数，追踪当日平均温度高出 65 度的幅度。
趋势 温度 降水量 平均 平均 低于 低于 高于 高于
过去 10 天 30 天 90 天 365 天
图表显示近期温度和降水趋势与过去 30 年的对比情况。
海滩与海水温度
今日预报
74/50 晴多云 肯尼邦克波特
77/59 晴多云 鳕鱼角
81/63 晴多云 长岛北岸
78/66 阳光明媚 长岛南岸
78/63 早晨有风 新泽西州海岸
80/60 部分晴天 东岸
75/64 部分晴天 马里兰州海洋城
74/69 雨，雷阵雨 弗吉尼亚海滩
S M T W
正常 最高温
正常 最低温
记录 最低温
最高 ............. 67% 上午 7 点 最低 ................ 38% 中午
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色带 表示水温。
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好莱坞热爱末日：世界末日正向我们袭来，而我们的英雄必须将其挡在门外。但末日作为人类的毁灭者，虽然对编剧来说是极佳的戏剧素材，却并非一个严格准确的定义。
这个词源于“apokalypsis”，一个希腊词汇，意为“启示”——这是一个帷幕飘起，让我们得以窥见现实的时刻。幻象被剥离，而某些隐藏的事物
【而在其定制录音室的休息室里，音乐超级制作人肯尼斯·布鲁姆三世 (Kenneth Blume III) 翻找着他印有姓名缩写的笔记本页码时，发现了一个由他亲自设计的键盘支架的早期概念草图。】 “所有的腿都能折叠在下方，这样你
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可以将它平贴在墙上，”布鲁姆兴奋地说道，他将图纸举在成品旁边——这是一个具有复古未来主义风格的白橡木桌，配有不锈钢附件。“当你需要它时，只需将其翻转，把腿重新拉出，弹出支撑臂，然后，瞧！”
布鲁姆认为，大多数键盘支架的问题在于，它们是由那些并不真正使用它们的人制造的。导致的结果是产品极其丑陋，或者太重，或者太复杂。
“感觉它们就没经过真正的深思熟虑，”他说。“我无法忍受那样。”
布鲁姆——此前被称为 Kenny Beats（他的标志性口号是：“Whoa, Kenny!”），是诸如 Vince Staples、Freddie Gibbs 和 Den- 等嘻哈先锋人物的制作人和共同策划者。
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意大利的威尼托地区 为游客提供了诸多 惊喜，且游客稀少。
2026年7月25日，星期六 C1
演绎 一部经典之作
作者：劳拉·柯林斯-休斯 (LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES)
早在上个月，在演员德博拉·温格 (Debra Winger) 和阿利斯·霍华德 (Arliss Howard) 投身于这个将占据他们大部分夏季时间的快速推进项目之前，他们还持怀疑态度。他们被邀请在曼哈顿市中心制作的《琴戏》(The Gin Game) 中担纲主演，这部 D. L. Coburn 的剧作曾于 1978. 年获得普利策奖。自此以后，它便稳居戏剧经典之列，讲述了两名在养老院中通过打牌结识的老年人，他们之间萌芽的交情潜藏着缓解孤独的可能。温格和霍华德两人均 71 岁，且已结婚近 30 年，他们此前从未看过或读过这部剧，但剧名带给他们一定的刻板印象。她认为这是一个百老汇的大热剧，但同时也觉得它是“那种可能你不会去，我也不会去，无论出于什么原因——总之不合我们口味的东西”。而他则对这部剧提出了一项显而易见的异议，因为在 2015 年的复排版中，百老汇的主演是一位 84 岁 (James Earl Jones) 和一位 91 岁 (Cicely Tyson) 的演员。“我说，‘我还不够老，演不了那出戏。’” “但是，你知道，”温格在回顾上周的一个下午时说道，“为了尽到尽职调查的责任，我们决定读读看。”于是，他们在纽约市的家中一起大声朗读了剧本。第一个惊喜是：角色丰西亚 (Fonsia) 和韦勒 (Weller) 对他们来说并不太老。“她 71 岁，”温格说。第二个惊喜是：在这出剧中，丰西亚在琴鲁米牌局中一次次击败韦勒，而后者则以日益增长的愤怒予以回应，这并不是一部温馨的小喜剧。两个角色精神状态良好，身体也相当健康——在他们所处的这家养老院中，这种组合很罕见，因为更体面的退休选择已不在他们的能力范围内。但韦勒的情绪波动威胁到了他们的纽带。“我之前完全没意识到，”霍华德说，“对我而言，这部剧是关于愤怒，以及关于你为什么认为自己不仅有权感到愤怒，而且就生活在愤怒之中，以及随之而来的孤独感。”他和温格当然同意出演——
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[[IMG_XXXX]] 阿利斯·霍华德和德博拉·温格，两人均 71 岁，已结婚近 30 年。他们是《琴戏》的主演夫妇。
……随之而来的景象。另一种说法可能是：启示录并非世界的终结，而是一个世界的终结和新事物的开端。
克里斯托弗·诺兰 (Christopher Nolan) 的一些电影，如《星际穿越》(Interstellar) 和《信条》(Tenet)，符合好莱坞对启示录的定义：由于枯萎病或某种神秘的末日装置，人类处于毁灭的边缘。但在诺兰几乎所有的电影中，他真正的热情在于对“启示录”更具揭示性的理解。这就是为什么改编《奥德赛》(The Odyssey) 对他来说是一个如此显而易见的选择，以及为什么这部电影感觉像是他之前的电影《奥本海默》(Oppenheimer) 的姊妹篇。
在两部电影中，诺兰的野心都延伸到了……
AMIR HAMJA 为《纽约时报》拍摄
挑战 经典之作
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这部剧在 SoHo 区的 Housing Works 书店演出，直到 8 月 14 日结束。对他们而言，一个重要的吸引力在于制片人兼导演大卫·布鲁姆（David Blum）的想法：将剧目安置在一个私密且非传统的空间中，且票价仅为 $20。在首演前几天，当温格（Winger）和霍华德（Howard）与我交谈时，他们表面上的平静掩盖了面对自身挑战时的紧张感。“比如，我不知道我们是否真的能做到这一点，”霍华德说着，向后靠在椅子上。我问他是否在排练过程的这个阶段总是这么觉得，他无言地摇了摇头。温格在交谈时身体前倾，表现得更积极，她说：“你现在看到的绝对是两个处于崩溃边缘的人。”她脖子上挂的一条项链揭示了他们焦虑状态的一个微小线索：那是一个金十字架，是丰西亚（Fonsia）的，不是她的。直到我问起，她才意识到自己还戴着它。
他们的制片人兼导演布鲁姆可能最出名的是在 1985 年从事新闻工作期间，创造了“青春偶像组”（Brat Pack）这个标签来形容一群好莱坞年轻明星。最近，在 2024 年，他是马林·爱尔兰（Marin Ireland）的《既往病史》（Pre-Existing Condition）的制片人之一，这是另一部将名演员安置在小型空间的市区演出剧目。去年 12 月，70 岁的布鲁姆在翻阅《纽约时报》周六印刷版时偶然看到了科伯恩（Coburn）的讣告，这促使他第一次阅读《金酒游戏》（The Gin Game）。“我被这部剧的阴郁程度深深震撼了，”布鲁姆在电话中说道。迈克·尼科尔斯（Mike Nichols） 1977 年在百老汇的原版制作倾向于喜剧，但布鲁姆并不认同这种冲动。不过，尼科尔斯当时的演员是当时 68 岁的杰西卡·坦迪（Jessica Tandy）和 66 岁的休姆·克罗宁（Hume Cronyn）——一对夫妻。布鲁姆希望呼应这部剧传统中的这一元素。
温格和霍华德于 1991 年在拍摄电影《野火》（Wilder Napalm）时相识，两人与丹尼斯·奎德（Dennis Quaid）共同主演。自 1980 年出演《都市牛仔》（Urban Cowboy）以来，她便成名了，而 1982 年的《军官与淑女》（An Officer and a Gentleman）和 1983 年的《亲爱的》（Terms of Endearment）使她的知名度攀升至顶峰。在结婚几年后，她离开了好莱坞——这段长期的自我放逐启发了罗珊娜·阿奎特（Rosanna Arquette） 2003 年的纪录片《寻找德布拉·温格》（Searching for Debra Winger）。在此期间，她和霍华德有了一个孩子，并在马萨诸塞州剑桥市的美国剧团剧院（American Repertory Theater）共同出演了几部剧作：1998 年的保拉·沃格尔（Paula Vogel）的《我如何学习驾驶》（How I Learned to Drive）（温格饰演 Li’l Bit，霍华德饰演 Peck）以及 1999 年的契科夫（Chekhov）的《伊万诺夫》（Ivanov）（他饰演主角，她饰演其妻子）。温格在 1999 年还在哈佛大学担任教学研究员。
你可以几乎感受到他们回忆起人生那一章节时散发的金色光芒：住在神学院附近的一栋租来的房子里；在落叶随风飞舞的剑桥公共绿地（Cambridge Common）骑车前往剧院；第一次带着蹒跚学步的孩子去玩“不给糖就捣蛋”。“那时我没有压力，”她说。“感觉就像，我正在生活。”《金酒游戏》并不是温格第一次出演双人剧，尽管她和帕蒂·卢蓬（Patti LuPone）在 2012 年主演的大卫·马梅特（David Mamet）的百老汇剧作《无政府主义者》（The Anarchist）在极短时间内就开演并收场。“是的，”她讽刺地说道，“我不再坚信由剧作家亲自导演这部剧了。”
在霍华德众多的剧院履历中，包括伊沃·凡·霍夫（Ivo van Hove）导演的《婚姻场景》（Scenes From a Marriage）和卡瑞尔·丘吉尔（Caryl Churchill）的《一个数字》（A Number），在后者中，他接替了离开剧组的山姆·谢泼德（Sam Shepard）。霍华德记得谢泼德曾告诉他，自第二次世界大战以来，大多数男性实际上都娶了护士——
那些忙于照顾受损男性的女性们。 “我真的没意识到自己是一个愤怒的人，直到在我们的关系中被指出来，”霍华德说道，指的是他与温格的关系。“我之前认为的愤怒，是指你陷入一场肉搏战，或者你在破坏 [脏话]。” “我认为女性的门槛稍微低一些，”温格冷冷地插话道。 “我之前不知道你竟然能因愤怒而颤抖，而且别人还能察觉到，”他继续说道。 “我开始意识到，我原以为仅仅是某种生存的基本能量，实际上是愤怒，而我试图用其他词汇来定义它。你知道的，比如‘我只是在焦虑’或者‘我心烦’。所以当我读到这段时，我看到了如果不对其进行审视，最终会发生什么，结局会如何。”他记得在 20 世纪中叶密苏里州小镇童年时期，以及在更广泛的美国文化中，这种情绪是如何在男性之间潜伏的。“你学习的是愤怒，而愤怒其实就是恐惧，只是像动物一样后腿站立，寻找攻击目标，”他说。至于我们所处的这个美国时代，他说，“我一生中从未生活在如此愤怒的时代。”当我提到女性的成功如何激起男性的愤怒（就像韦勒笔下的丰西亚那样）时，温格避开了话题，说：
‘比如，我不知道 我们是否能这样做。’
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她对男性的愤怒如何塑造女孩的成长过程感兴趣。这为丰西亚提供了一些背景故事，在温格的想象中，丰西亚“小时候会躲在被窝里打牌，因为她是在非常严格的卫理公会环境下长大的”，她的父母认为打牌是一种罪恶的消遣。 “如果我们是处于男性愤怒环境中的孩子，它在生命早期是如何让我们陷入沉默的？”温格问。“它又是如何扭曲一名年轻女性的？” 然而，在任何版本的《琴局》（“The Gin Game”）演出中，衰老才是角色们面对的主要前沿。这也是生活中的事实，而温格——她的白发曾登上新闻头条——试图以务实的方式面对这一点。 “我一直在问我那些比我年长一点的朋友，‘好吧，我接下来应该留意什么样的变化？’”她说。“对于女性来说，这很令人震惊。失去雌激素或必须补充雌激素是一件事。还有一件事需要思考，‘你是否还要继续在头发上涂这种有毒的染料？’ 还有一件事要考虑，‘现在化妆品都卡在皱纹里了，多少妆容才显得合适？’ 你明白吗？我还能那样穿吗，还是说那样穿很令人厌恶？男性并没有这么多问题。” 尽管如此，温格认为执迷于青春毫无意义。 “你在浪费时间，”她说。“但活力？那是我感兴趣的东西。当我失去活力时，我必须审视是什么在抽干它，我的能量在何处流失。我们都见过八九十岁依然非常有活力的人。我的意思是，彼得·布鲁克直到最后都是如此。” 霍华德认为，那个“最后”正是人们不愿被提醒的部分。 “这部剧，”他说，“最终探讨的是老年在文化中代表了什么：你将会死去。”
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上方和左侧的德布拉·温格和阿利斯·霍华德在接演《琴局》的角色时感到忐忑。下方是最近的百老汇版《琴局》，由西西莉·泰森和詹姆斯·厄尔·琼斯主演。
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评论家笔记本 新任馆长 充满活力 且对泰特美术馆 已有规划
杰西卡·摩根在迪亚艺术基金会的工作表明，她已为这一职位做好准备。
伦敦 —— 随着杰西卡·摩根（Jessica Morgan）准备接任泰特（Tate）博物馆和美术馆的新任馆长，她对泰特这一深受爱戴的——且具有鲜明英国特质的——机构的认知，结合她在美国磨练出的筹款敏锐度（美国的私人资金明显更丰富，更易争取），将成为巨大的资产。她同时也是艺术家的宠儿。“她认真对待观众，而不显得愤世嫉俗或追求哗众取宠，”艺术家罗莎琳德·纳沙希比（Rosalind Nashashibi）在一次采访中表示，她曾于 2022 到 2026 年担任泰特信托员。“她现在正是最合适的人选。”
我们所谓的“现在”，与 2014 年相比，艺术领域的格局已大相径庭。当时摩根离开泰特的策展人职位前往美国，出任迪亚艺术基金会（Dia Art Foundation）馆长。那时脱欧尚未发生，更不用说新冠疫情，而 2008 年金融危机的影响可能尚未达到最低谷，包括对艺术领域的大规模削减。回首看来，本世纪的前十年左右，对于英国及其他地方的艺术和博物馆而言，似乎是一个更加乐观和自信的时代。
57 岁的摩根曾在 2002-14 年期间就职于泰特，她可能会将这种活力重新带回她之前的伦敦工作地，在那里她被人们铭记。明年 1 月，当她执掌泰特——英国最大的博物馆网络，在伦敦拥有两个旗舰空间，并在利物浦和圣艾夫斯设有区域分馆——时，摩根将面临着目前英国及全球其他地区文化机构所面对的诸多问题。公共资金的削减。围绕企业伦理伙伴关系和私人慈善的探讨。关于文化在当下的角色及其对过去责任的激烈政治争论。生活成本危机期间不断上涨的运营成本和票价。以及在关于薪资停滞的内部劳资纠纷中低迷的员工士气。
她在迪亚的过往记录表明，她明白馆长的视野必须有多宽。在那里，她取得了巨大的筹款成功，监督了机构的物理扩张，并悄然拓宽了有时过于狭隘的对极简主义艺术的理解。在早年就职泰特期间，她将约 100 位新艺术家的作品纳入永久馆藏，并策划了一系列受到评论界赞赏且有时具有挑衅性的展览。（人们至今仍在谈论蒂诺·塞加尔的《这些关联》——这是她 2012 年策划的一件现场装置作品，吸引了超过 1.5 million 观众。）
摩根在迪亚任职期间延续了这种对变革的执着，将史蒂夫·麦奎因（Steve McQueen）、谢德庆（Tehching Hsieh）和李禹凡（Lee Ufan）等新艺术家引入极简主义阵营，同时也收购了如南希·霍尔特（Nancy Holt）的《太阳隧道》（1973-76）等历史杰作——这是该机构首件由女性创作的大地艺术作品。她还监督了一个女性艺术家的展览，该展览也应被加入这些运动不断增长的经典名录中。尽管尚未开放，她还与景观设计师萨拉·泽德（Sara Zewde）启动了一个新的重大项目，旨在创造雕塑般的陆地形体，以重新引导迪亚比肯（Dia Beacon）地产上的水流方向，因为那里——就像世界其他地方一样——正面临水位上涨和日益增强的风暴。这将向国际画廊气候联盟（Gallery Climate Coalition）中稳步增加的参与者发出一个受欢迎的信号，泰特正是该联盟的积极成员。
对于摩根来说，泰特将是一个更大的舞台，但她从迪亚调职带来的薪水削减将非常显著：众所周知，英国机构所能提供的薪资远低于美国。
同行们。（不过值得注意的是：前任泰特美术馆馆长近 $300,000 的薪水仍使其处于英国收入最高 1% 的人群之列。）但无论如何，她现在正乐观地接管这家机构的重任。她在泰特美术馆的新闻稿中将该机构描述为“毫无疑问是世界上最领先的国际现代与当代艺术以及英国艺术机构，通过其馆藏和展览计划引领该领域”。除了少数对变革持谨慎态度的英国新闻媒体外，目前大多数对摩根任命的反应都是积极的，欢迎她作为一名能够胜任多种角色、并为这家有时显得笨重的机构带来新气象的馆长。迪亚的损失是英国的收获：对于该国的文化景观而言，这是一次令人兴奋、精明且——至关重要的——乐观的任命。
回溯 一个孤独者的 全心之恋
卢基诺·维斯康蒂 (Luchino Visconti) 改编自 陀思妥耶夫斯基关于 桥上偶然相遇的 短篇小说。
玛丽亚·谢尔 (Maria Schell)，右侧附近， 以及马切洛·马斯楚贾尼 (Marcello Mastroianni) 出演于 卢基诺·维斯康蒂的《白夜》(White Nights)， 一部 1957 年的电影。
作者：REGGIE UGWU
周四，主办方宣布，一部关于媒体大亨兼福克斯新闻 (Fox News) 创始人鲁珀特·默多克 (Rupert Murdoch) 的传记片将角逐今年威尼斯电影节的金狮奖。该片由盖·皮尔斯 (Guy Pearce) 主演，由《贫民窟的百万富翁》导演丹尼·鲍尔 (Danny Boyle) 执导。
鲍尔参展的影片《墨水》(Ink) 将与两度获得最佳影片提名的马丁·麦克多纳 (Martin McDonagh)、德国巨匠维尔纳·赫尔佐格 (Werner Herzog)、奥斯卡获奖演员凯西·阿弗莱克 (Casey Affleck) 以及备受赞誉的韩国导演李沧东 (Lee Chang-dong) 等人的新片同台竞技。共有 20 部电影将参
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我 _ _ _ _ _ _ 那些疯狂的咖啡名称（“blonde”是什么意思？）
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以及菜单板上的尺寸，它们真的定下了基调；
它们 _ _ _ _ _ _ 从“tall”和“ _ _ _ _ ”一直到“venti”及以上。
我的理智在 _ _ _ _ _ _ ，于是我决定买一个司康饼。
【完成诗句，所填词汇应为彼此的字母异位词（anagrams）。每条下划线代表一个字母。】 【本谜题由 STUART CLELAND 设计】
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费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基 1848 年的短篇小说《白夜》是一个关于单相思的第一人称病例史。意大利电影制片人卢奇诺·维斯康蒂大胆地设定了边界，将故事从 19 世纪中叶夏至时的圣彼得堡，转移到了 20 世纪中叶寒冷的意大利港口城市利沃诺——这与其说是改编，不如说是导演自身不切实际之渴望的表达。这部在 1957 年威尼斯电影节上获奖的《白夜》（Le Notti Bianche），在四年后于纽约首映时遭到了评论家的残酷否定。如今，这部影片经过精湛的实现与修复，在 Film Forum 再次上映两周——这是维斯康蒂作品集中一个古怪但至关重要的补充。直白地说，陀思妥耶夫斯基的故事是一个病态内省的，甚至可以说是妄想的记录，讲述了一个孤独者对一名心碎女性近乎痴迷的迷恋，他在桥上窥视该女性徒劳地等待那个抛弃她的爱人。叙述者与这位梦中情女的偶然相遇，产生了一场在四个夜晚中不断推进、回避与失望的旋风般的小曲。维斯康蒂不仅通过改变季节和地点反转了陀思妥耶夫斯基的故事，还改变了人物的性质。陀思妥耶夫斯基笔下的无名反英雄是“地下室之人”的一个神经质前身。他痴迷的对象是一个受保护但理智的纯真之辈。维斯康蒂的男主角则是一个更健康的男性样本，即马塞洛·马斯楚贾尼，在他一心追求玛丽亚·谢尔扮演的傻白甜时，不时被感兴趣的女性搭讪。谢尔经常出现在特写镜头中，当时她是欧洲最受欢迎的女演员之一，但维斯康蒂真正的明星和他崇拜的对象是他那巨大的、被雨淋湿的布景。《白夜》预演了弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉《心之深处》中的人工盛宴，即便尼诺·罗塔那富有韵律的配乐确认了维斯康蒂对模拟歌剧的追求。
在故事中段，导演上演了一段模仿 MGM 制作的号称戏。在他们的第三个夜晚，这对未成之Pairs在一家简陋的酒吧相遇，比尔·海利的跳跃蓝调曲目《13 Women and Only One Man in Town》（《Rock Around the Clock》的B面）引发了一场 Fosse 风格的疯狂舞动。“现在我可以说明我跳过舞了，”她叹息道。“现在我可以说明我快乐过了，”他回应道。
《白夜》 展期至 8 月 6 日，于曼哈顿 Film Forum 展出；filmforum.org。
Rewind 是一个不定期专栏，报道在纽约剧院重映、修复和重新发现的电影。
丹尼·波义尔的《Ink》将在威尼斯电影节竞争，该节第 83 届会议将于 9 月 2-12 日举行。《Ink》改编自 2017 年的一部剧作，背景设定在 1969 年，由皮尔斯饰演年轻的默多克，讲述他试图收购《太阳报》并将其打造为激进的英国小报以建立其媒体帝国的故事。杰克·奥康奈尔（《Sinners》和《28 Years Later: The Bone Temple》）共同出演，饰演默多克聘请领导该刊物的编辑拉里·兰布。
麦克多纳的新片《Wild Horse Nine》讲述了两名 CIA 特工（由约翰·马尔科维奇和萨姆·洛克威尔饰演）卷入其中的故事。
预示着即将到来的心碎。 《纽约时报》影评人博斯利·克劳瑟（Bosley Crowther）既没被这部电影打动，也没被其原著吸引，称其为一次“程式化且枯燥的尝试，试图从陀思妥耶夫斯基的一篇短篇小说中挤出一些诗意的感伤”，而该小说“已经陈腐了一百年”。即便如此，《白夜》很快促成了一部更常规的 Sovcolor（苏联彩色电影工艺）作品，由斯大林时期音乐剧大师伊万·皮雷夫（Ivan Pyryev）执导；随后是罗伯特·布列松（Robert Bresson）的怪诞改编版《梦幻四夜》，背景设定在一个住满了严肃嬉皮士的巴黎；以及最近的一个宝莱坞版本。 克劳瑟那古板的反对意见显然是
在 1973 年的一次复活节岛冒险之旅中。这是洛克威尔（Rockwell）在《七个疯子》和《三块广告牌》之后与麦克多纳（McDonagh）合作的第三部电影，紧随该导演在 2023 年获得九项奥斯卡奖提名的《伊尼舍林之精灵》。 在威尼斯利多岛竞争的其他电影还包括兰斯·奥本海姆（Lance Oppenheim）的《黄金时间》，由罗伯特·帕丁森（Robert Pattinson）饰演克里斯·汉森（Chris Hansen），后者是电视节目《捕捉掠食者》的主持人和创意核心；赫佐格（Herzog）的《Bucking Fastard》，由凯特·玛拉（Kate Mara）和鲁尼·玛拉（Rooney Mara）姐妹饰演一对在奇幻旅途中寻找真爱的不可分割的双胞胎；以及阿弗莱克（Affleck）的《公司》，由尼克
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14 制作雪锥 使用的设备
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17 什么可能会 为你提供 穿他人鞋子（换位思考） 的机会？
18 拥有热门单曲 《Honey, Honey》和 《Money, Money, Money》 的组合
19 成功的 奥运选手赢得的 东西
20 大写字母的 替代方案：缩写
21 《使女故事》中的 艾米奖得主 安 (Ann)
22 “太棒了！”
23 共同的 幻想？
25 “手套已 脱掉”（准备决战）
27 也许是家中的 实验室
28 像某些高 纤维零食
30 瑞典脆面包 (knäckebröd) 的原料
31 “错误答案”
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57 在《哈姆雷特》中 看到的第二个人
59 不谦虚的 爆发
61 所谓的 “飓风鸟”，因为其 习惯在最后一刻 才寻找避风港
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67 某些工艺 零售店
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4 1980年代的克莱斯勒 成年人。“白夜”对15岁的我来说似乎相当新鲜——它是法国人所说的 “la douleur exquise” 的极致体现，即对无法拥有的人的一种渴望的痛苦与狂喜。陀思妥耶夫斯基写《白夜》时二十多岁；维斯康蒂将其改编时是一个厌倦世故的50多岁的人。虽然快70岁了，但布列松已经足够年长，能够欣赏这个故事中极度青春的酸楚。 无论多么严苛，布列松这部无可否认地古怪的电影比维斯康蒂的要热情得多。尽管如此，《白夜》依然是一部不可否认的技术成就之作——一部关于爱情本质的、虽然自恋但缺乏爱意的电影。
诺尔特、阿德莱德·克莱门斯和本·门德尔松在1975年一场节日派对上讲述的一系列交织的故事；李安的《可能的爱》，讲述了两对过着截然不同生活的已婚夫妇；以及是枝刚史的《回顾》，一部关于两个梦想成为漫画家的女孩之间友情的漫画改编作品。 演员兼电影制作人玛吉·吉伦哈尔将领衔评委会，评选出金狮奖得主。在主竞赛单元之外，电影节还将展映保罗·施拉德和三池崇史的新片首映，以及一部亚历克斯·吉布尼关于埃隆·马斯克的纪录片。
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zel Curry —— 对其名为 Putnam Hill 的工作室的每一个细节都倾注了近乎强迫症般的思考。他为灯光调光器（独立布线以节省录音设备的能源）、扬声器（与设计师 Devon Turnbull 合作）以及软装（全程采用祖母绿皮革）而苦心钻研。自从 Blume 在 14 个月前完成这座位于洛杉矶工业区的建筑以来，他已在那里录制了 10 张完整的专辑，包括布鲁克林年轻摇滚乐队 Geese 去年出人意料的爆火之作《Getting Killed》；心理惊悚片《Lurker》的电影配乐；电音颓废派派对先驱 Fcukers 在 3 月发布的首张 LP《Ö》；以及说唱挑衅者 Rico Nasty（本周五发布）和力量流行摇滚乐队 Weezer（预计 8 月 21 日发布）的项目。就在本月，两张由 Blume 制作的专辑 —— 一张来自器乐爵士四重奏 Fathers，另一张来自后硬核团体 Show Me the Body —— 于 7 月 10 日同一天发行，凸显了现代音乐史上最高产且创作最不受拘束的阶段之一。“这是一个在互联网上 10 billion 个做 beat 的人中起步的人所拥有的拼劲，”Geese 乐队的 Cameron Winter 说道，“他对被动状态有一种极其美好的不耐受。”对于 35 岁的 Blume 来说，这种爆发式的产出就像一个被吹掉的泄压阀 —— 既是狂喜也是不安的时刻，是某种东西被推向极限边缘的代价。“为了能以一种新的方式工作，我必须为自己建立这个地方，”他在本月两次录影采访之一中说道，“这是我做过最困难的事，我花光了所有积蓄。但我绝不会祈求任何事情有所不同。”在 Putnam Hill 构思或促成的所有项目中，对 Blume 而言最有意义的项目几乎是偶然开始的。5 月，他原计划合作的艺人之一 —— 英国后朋克乐队 Idles 将录制时间推迟到秋季，导致他的日程表中出现了一个长达数周的空缺。为了填补时间，Blume 开始创作他的第二张个人专辑 —— 这是在 2021 年发布的充满灵魂感且大量使用采样作品《Louie》之后的无名续作 —— 他将平时给予其他艺术家的那份狂热关注转向了内心。在我们交流的第一周，他一直在邀请合作者为一组初步的新歌录制人声。作为一名制作人，Blume 通常扮演教练和知己的角色，帮助表演者剥离层层伪装以触及内在真理。而这一次，被表达出的真理是 Blume 自己的。在照顾患病父亲的一段情感折磨时期后，他在一次宣泄式的爆发中写下了这些歌词。“我开始觉得，我把所有这一切都强加在挚爱的人身上，让他们感到疲惫，”他说，“音乐感觉像是一个安全的地方，让我能把所有想说的话都倾诉出来。”
“我想让它击碎我。 我想让它把我 撞穿一面墙，我想 让它让我呕吐。”
Blume 的父亲 Kenneth Blume II 在 2021 年被诊断出患有胰腺癌。《Louie》在一定程度上是试图面对 Blume 当时认为即将到来的父亲生命的终结，以及他所描述的，两人之间深情但多艰的关系。
五年后，年长的 Blume 依然在世，但他的病情依然危殆。他被诊断出患有多种其他形式的癌症，并经历了化疗、心脏并发症和癫痫发作。今年春天，他被紧急送往急诊室。
[[IMG_XXXX]] MORGANNE BOULDEN 为《纽约时报》拍摄
上图和顶部为 Kenneth Blume 在其洛杉矶定制工作室内的样子；中间为他以 Kenny Beats 的身份在 2023 年法拉盛草原冠亚公园举行的州长舞会音乐节（Governors Ball Music Festival）上表演。
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布卢姆表示，两个月内他住了四次院，并在与肺炎搏斗期间暂时使用了呼吸机。作为独生子和父亲的主要照顾者，多年来布卢姆在与说唱歌手和摇滚明星合作工作的光辉岁月，与预约医生、准备餐食和协助如厕的琐碎操劳之间，私下里一直处于一种摇摆状态。“活着时的悲恸是一件非常可怕的事情，然而他不仅支撑住了自己，还激励了周围的所有人，”Idles 乐队的主唱乔·塔尔博特（Joe Talbot）说道。他与布卢姆共同完成了该乐队最后两张专辑，并在自己的母亲中风后照顾她。“他是一股自然之力。”
布卢姆对音乐的痴迷继承自他的父亲。他在康涅狄格州的格林威治长大，那是距离纽约市一小时车程的一个富裕郊区聚集地，住在一个名为 Putnam Hill 的小型公寓群中。他的母亲曾是一家私人承包公司的前台接待员，后来成为了项目经理和合伙人。他的父亲在一家照相馆和一家餐厅工作。布卢姆回忆道，年长的布卢姆在不工作时，所有的时间都花在搜集和聆听音乐上。他一次会从图书馆租几十张 CD，并为自己的个人收藏制作副本。由于曾立志成为一名 DJ，他在朋友生日时会送上个性化的混音带。
在父母离婚后，当布卢姆 7 岁时，他的父亲给他买了一把吉他和一套鼓。尽管父亲就睡在几英尺外——在他们那个 500 平方英尺、一室一厅的车库公寓里——但他仍允许布卢姆在深夜的任何时间练习击鼓。“他会放一首 Allman Brothers 的歌，然后让我试着跟着演奏，”布卢姆说。“即便我在我妈家被禁足了，但在我爸家，他会说：‘让我看看你怎么弹 Steely Dan’。”
在高中的一门电子音乐课上，布卢姆学习了音乐制作软件 GarageBand 和 Logic。很快，他就成了 Kenny Beats，为家庭派对的即兴说唱和学校舞蹈队提供高质量器乐音乐的供应商。在他高四（senior）时，他在 RCA 唱片公司实习，并被伯克利音乐学院录取，在那里学习爵士吉他和音乐商务。
在伯克利，布卢姆成立了一个电子舞曲双人组 Loudpvck，并继续制作嘻哈节奏（beats）。在通过兼职贩卖大麻获得资金支持后，他结识并为 Smoke DZA、ASAP Ferg 以及肯德里克·拉玛（Kendrick Lamar）的关联艺人 Schoolboy Q 和 Ab-Soul 等说唱歌手创作音乐。布卢姆——一名白人，身材异常高挑（6英尺7英寸），在新英格兰长大——养成了一种一丝不苟且刻苦的工作伦理，部分是为了弥补他认为自己文化上的侵入感。
“他非常认真地对待自己作为制作人的角色，”丹泽尔·库里（Denzel Curry）说道。他与布卢姆共同制作了合作混音带《Unlocked》，并出现在他深受追捧的 YouTube 即兴说唱系列节目《洞穴》（The Cave）中。“很多制作人只是做出节奏，剩下的全部交给你，”库里补充道。“Kenny 关注细节。他会给你关于歌词的反馈，并且直截了当。为了在唱片中挖掘出最好的效果，他愿意付出任何努力。”
两年多前，布卢姆在尝试制作第二张专辑时已进入高级阶段，但最终放弃了该项目。他与几位客串表演者（包括 Gorillaz、Lola Young、Little Simz 和 Panda Bear）录制了 16 首歌曲，他现在说这些歌曲永远不会面世。那张名为《Buff》的专辑讲述了一个关于男孩为了逃避艰难的家庭生活而陷入解离状态的虚构故事。尽管布卢姆对其中一些音乐感到自豪，但他后来认为这个项目是不真诚的——这是一次试图触及真实经历但并未真正面对的敷衍之举。“我把这个故事告诉了我的心理治疗师，她说：‘这其中有什么是虚构的？’”布卢姆说。“我是在通过这个叙事来传达一切，而不是直接说我想说的话。”他为新专辑准备的素材则更加...
直接地，回到了他与父亲的关系，并努力应对关于自己潜在父亲身份的思考。在布鲁姆（Blume）的青少年时期，他的父亲开始与药物和酒精成瘾进行长期斗争，而布鲁姆在那几年留下的伤口从未完全愈合。在一首新歌中，他在得知长辈布鲁姆希望进行水葬后写下了这样一行词，捕捉到了他对那份依然难以捉摸的和解的渴望：“在我被漂浮抛弃之前，请答应给我某种平静。”布鲁姆穿着一件印有他最喜欢的古典音乐作曲家古斯塔夫·马勒（Gustav Mahler）的复古T恤，表示他希望这张专辑足够独特且个人化，以便在极端文化碎片化的时代也能脱颖而出。“它需要是有力的、发自内心的，”他说，“我希望它能击碎我。我希望它能把我撞穿墙壁，我希望它能让我呕吐。”由于他不是专辑中的主唱（如果他的声音出现在新项目中，将被数字化伪装），布鲁姆依赖他人来实现他的目标。与工作室里的调光开关或他的键盘支架不同，合作者并非按规格定制而来的。但最终这让这次经历更加令人满足。“我需要人们，我需要爱，”布鲁姆坐在工作室的客房里说道，在他身后的墙上钉着朋友和家人的照片，“在我就这样迷失在自己该死的脑海里而发疯之前，我需要感觉到我可以与他人产生共鸣。”
以销售《奥德赛》
在拥挤的市场中， 这部诗篇的译本 必须像其聪颖的主角一样行事。
作者：MJ FRANKLIN
这是《奥德赛》的高潮部分。奥德修斯终于回到了伊萨卡，发现家里挤满了争夺其妻子佩内洛普之手及其王位的追求者。他需要推翻这些入侵者，夺回他正当的地位。问题是：如何做到？ 在某种程度上，图书出版商们也在打一场类似的仗。 在上周导演克里斯托弗·诺兰执导的、星光熠熠的荷马史诗改编电影上映前，公众对《奥德赛》的兴趣激增。根据图书行业销售追踪机构 Circana BookScan 的数据，今年到目前为止，《奥德赛》的销量比去年增长了 76 %。 对于目前出版数十种《奥德赛》译本的出版商来说，这既是挑战也是机遇。以下是其中几家应对这一时刻的方式。
焕然一新 出版商提升其《奥德赛》译本最直接的方式就是推出亮眼的再版。 Picador 就是其中一家。今年 5 月，该品牌（在美国是 Farrar, Straus & Giroux 的分支）推出了罗伯特·菲茨杰拉德 1961 年译本的《奥德赛》新版。诺兰的电影直接影响了其再版策略。 “我们原本计划在 2025 年秋季出版《奥德赛》的豪华再版，但将其提前到了 2026 年春季，以便利用克里斯托弗·诺兰改编电影带来的热度，”Farrar, Straus & Giroux 和 Picador 的宣传与营销总监希拉·奥谢（Sheila O’Shea）在电子邮件中表示。除了调整时间，Picador 还为再版书赋予了华丽的新外观，采用了亮绿色封面、烫金工艺、法式护封和毛边设计。 在为这部史诗“刷漆”的出版商中，Picador 并非孤例。6 月，企鹅经典（Penguin Classics）再版了罗伯特·费格尔斯 1996 年的译本，采用了硬皮装订，并包裹着一个印有诗中人物的彩色书封。 对于企鹅经典来说，诺兰电影的发行日期十分巧合，因为他们当时已经在筹划庆祝费格尔斯译本出版 30 周年，以及该品牌本身成立 80 周年——该品牌于 1946 年随 E.V. 留（E.V. Rieu）的《奥德赛》译本一同启动。 “事实上，时机非常完美，”企鹅经典出版人埃尔达·罗托（Elda Rotor）在声明中说。“当影迷们期待他对比荷马史诗的电影演绎时，我们恰好也在准备庆祝费格尔斯译本。”
明星效应 除了再版，一些出版品牌正在利用另一种工具：名人效应。 尽管许多最受欢迎的《奥德赛》译本已有数十年之久，但近期有两个译本获得了文化上的关注。2017 年，W.W. Norton & Co. 出版了宾夕法尼亚大学教授艾米莉·威尔逊（Emily Wilson）的译本。去年，芝加哥大学出版社发布了由巴德学院教授丹尼尔·门德尔松（Daniel Mendelsohn）翻译的版本。 古典学者通常被刻板地认为像僧侣一样，终日闭关在学术的象牙塔中，但威尔逊和门德尔松都是出人意料的、在媒体上极具话题度的人物。门德尔松的文化评论与其学术研究一样受到赞誉，他曾为《纽约时报》、《纽约客》和《纽约书评》等刊物撰稿。 威尔逊是第一位翻译...
一家瑞典维京中心表示， 其出借的一艘船只用于电影拍摄， 但归还时已损坏。
作者：亚历克斯·马歇尔 (ALEX MARSHALL)
当一家电影公司在 2024 年底联系位于瑞典中部的瓦姆兰维京中心 (Varmlands Viking Center)，表示想为一部名为《查理的故事》(Charlie’s Tale) 的项目租用一艘维京船复制品时，该中心主席彼得·奥劳森 (Peter Olausson) 欣然同意。对于这个小规模的历史景点来说，能够参与好莱坞项目并非每天都能发生的事情。
奥劳森回忆道，几个月后船只被归还时已损坏，但他当时并没有太担心。因为根据合同，电影公司有义务支付维修费用。
如今，《查理的故事》已经上映。事实上，这就是克里斯托弗·诺兰 (Christopher Nolan) 的《奥德赛》(The Odyssey)；尽管该片背景设定在古希腊神话世界，但导演想要维京船。奥劳森在一次采访中表示，本周观看这部“极好的电影”时的快感被削弱了，因为环球影业 (Universal) 仍欠他 $6,000 的维修费。
奥劳森说，对于一家好莱坞制片厂来说，这根本是“小事”。《奥德赛》在上映首周末的票房收入约为 $264.1 百万美元。
环球影业 (Universal Pictures) 的发言人未立即回应置评请求。
尽管在大众想象中，维京人通常最常与北欧
彼得·奥劳森 (PETER OLAUSSON)
一些英文版的《奥德赛》。自电影上映以来，销量激增。
欧和丹麦联系在一起，但瑞典同样为其维京遗产感到自豪。
70 岁的奥劳森表示，1993 年，瓦姆兰的一群维京爱好者决定使用传统方法建造一艘复制船，以便游客能像他们的祖先那样划行和航行。
该团体在 1998 年完成了这艘长近 60 英尺、名为“Glad av Gillberga”的船只，此后一直用它带领学生团体和其他游客出海。该中心还包括一个小型村庄——
——将《奥德赛》译成英文，但由于两个原因，她成为了争议的焦点。首先，她那具有挑衅性的直白翻译引发了一场关于翻译荷马作品最佳方式的激烈争论。其次，正如她在最近接受《纽约》(New York) 杂志采访时所说，她的作品被卷入了文化战争。
“在我出版《奥德赛》译本之后，它一方面被相当简单地赞誉为一部展现‘女性力量’的作品，”威尔逊 (Wilson) 上个月告诉《纽约》杂志，“但另一方面也面临抵制。”
在这种“奥德赛”热潮的时刻，两位翻译者都获得了相当高的知名度，这成了一种助力。
诺顿出版社 (Norton) 的首席传播官路易丝·布罗克特 (Louise Brockett) 在一封电子邮件中表示：“我们确实在推广艾米莉·威尔逊 (Emily Wilson) 的译本，这可能并不令人惊讶，但更令人惊讶的是，自发产生的高度兴趣。”
“出现了艾米莉·威尔逊共读会；还出现了《奥德赛》读书会。”
芝加哥大学出版社 (University of Chicago Press) 的营销总监列维·斯塔尔 (Levi Stahl) 在邮件中表示，与威尔逊一样，门德尔森 (Mendelsohn) “已经成为报道该电影的记者在想要了解更多关于诗歌和荷马世界时的首选咨询对象”。
在电影上映前，门德尔森在《纽约时报》和《自由出版社》(The Free Press) 发表了关于《奥德赛》的文章，并在 7 月 17 日为《纽约书评》(The New York Review of Books) 撰写了影评。
为了进一步将门德尔森的名字与这一现象联系起来，斯塔尔补充道：“自第一支预告片发布以来，我们就一直在通过社交媒体和直接面向消费者的推广活动建立这种联系。”
强调差异 荷马的诗句被认为极难翻译，目前还没有一种定论的方法能将其诗作转化为现代英语。
“要捕捉这些诗歌的基调是非常困难的，这种基调是崇高的（显然与日常语言截然不同），但有时又是口语化且富有情感的，并且始终生动且具有直接感，”耶鲁大学希腊语言文学教授埃格伯特·巴克（Egbert Bakker）在一封电子邮件中表示。“《奥德赛》是那些超越了翻译的语言艺术作品之一。”每位翻译者采取的方法都不同。Picador出版社强调了菲茨杰拉德翻译版本的抒情才情，奥谢（O’Shea）表示，该版本“依然脱颖而出，因为它将深厚的学术研究与实践诗人的直觉相结合”。Norton出版社则强调威尔逊版本的简洁感。布罗克特（Brockett）表示：“它给人的感觉就像古希腊语：直接、平易近人且令人信服。威尔逊的版本是近期记忆中首批采用格律的翻译版本之一，它通过五步抑扬格，为英语读者或听众提供了与原版史诗听众在他们的 era，在他们的格律中所感知到的相同的运动感和冒险感。”在芝加哥大学出版社，团队则在强调门德尔松的忠实度。斯塔尔（Stahl）表示：“我们的翻译是最具诗意、最准确且最忠实于原著的，因为丹尼尔·门德尔松（Daniel Mendelsohn）刻意复制了荷马的长句，并仔细斟酌了诗歌的隐喻、基调、措辞水平和选词。”而企鹅经典（Penguin Classics）则依托其作为课堂必备教材的传统。罗托（Rotor）表示：“费格尔斯的翻译仍然是美国高等教育中被广泛教授的《奥德赛》版本之一，每年继续被数百名教师指定阅读，触达数千名学生。”那些现在才尝试阅读荷马作品的影迷可能会对过多可选的《奥德赛》翻译版本感到不知所措。但请记住，正如哈佛大学希腊文学教授大卫·埃尔默（David Elmer）所言：“没有完美的翻译，每个人都有自己的口味。”
MELINDA SUE GORDON/UNIVERSAL PICTURES
右上角这艘 60 英尺的复制船是由一组瑞典维京爱好者于 1993 年使用传统方法制造的。上方为马特·达蒙在克里斯托弗·诺兰的电影《奥德赛》中饰演的航海者奥德修斯。
TONY CENICOLA/THE NEW YORK TIMES
奥劳森表示，在 2024, 该中心与 Charlie’s Tale Ltd. 签署了合同，将这艘船作为电影中几艘现代维京风格船只之一。根据英国商业记录，该公司是 Universal Pictures 的子公司。 在《纽约时报》看到的部分合同中，Charlie’s Tale 承诺将该船“在良好状态下”归还，并“更换或修复”其任何损坏，除外...
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远超他所讲述的个体故事，甚至超出了故事设定的时代。他似乎意在让我们将人类视为一个整体，思考我们如何跨越不同的纪元与文明地联系在一起。在这两部电影中，末日确实到来了。但在演职员表滚动结束后，角色们的世界依然在运转，且已发生了不可逆转的改变。一个新时代已经开启。
诺兰电影中的奥德修斯在很多方面是一个原型现代英雄，一个复杂但正直的人。他遵循宙斯的款待法——接纳所有陌生人，因为他们可能是神——并期望他人如此。在古代，英雄是由其力量之举而非道德品质定义的，而这个奥德修斯则坚信荣誉，甚至在狩猎动物前要确保给对方足够的预警。他公开蔑视下属对“预兆与祭祀”作为操纵世界手段的痴迷；他崇拜的神灵是雅典娜，这位实用智慧与战争艺术之智的女神。
《奥德赛》中有大量关于时间流逝的描写，而这正是诺兰痴迷的主题之一。每个人都深知奥德修斯离开伊萨卡岛已有多载，而奥德修斯由于需要忘记自己的创伤，导致他在女神卡吕普索的岛上失去了对年份的感知。但更重要的是，《奥德赛》中的角色意识到他们生活在一个特定的时代——青铜时代——在这个时代，文明是通过祭奠亡者等仪式以及识字等人类成就来维持的。角色们意识到他们的时代正在崩塌。
这与《奥本海默》中角色的经历相呼应。与奥德修斯一样，理论物理学家 J·罗伯特·奥本海默是地球上最聪明的人之一，他知道引导其文明的规则似乎正处于崩溃的边缘。新技术和新发现让不可想象之事变得可行，他深陷其中，制造了原子弹，却未能完全理解，或者也许无法接受，他无法控制接下来的发展。
同样，诺兰笔下的奥德修斯认为特洛伊木马滚进特洛伊城的那一刻——那是他的主意，并导致了围攻的结束和城市的陷落——从字面意义上来说，就是一个时代终结的末日时刻。他告诉妻子珀涅罗珀，他非常清楚自己通过给特洛伊人的这份“礼物”做了什么：“一个人的主意，一个人的诡计，永远地打破了宙斯的法律。”他说，在那次行动中，“我们违背了人与人之间所有神圣的东西，将一场战斗变成了一场狩猎”，缺失了他所坚信的荣誉。而且他认为，这一行为激励了他人去无视宙斯的法律，这种决裂将直接导致青铜时代的崩溃，将世界 plunged into darkness（陷入黑暗）。
就像原子弹一样，奥德修斯对宙斯法律的扭曲导致了大规模死亡。它改变了时间线，摧毁了文明，终结了纪元。对于诺兰而言，这并非历史上仅发生一次的事情。
他的电影充满了对时间重复、折叠、滑移和反转的探索。在《奥德赛》中，角色们反复引用后来出现在圣经中的话语：宙斯的法律在《希伯来书》 13:2 中得到了呼应：“不可忘记款待客旅，因为这样做，有些人接待了”
一位导演将时间视为锻造纽带 以及人类重生的火焰。
“不觉之中的天使”。通过这样做，诺兰在提醒我们——当代观众——这些角色所遵循的规则并非由他们凭空创造，而是在整个文明史中不断重复。在电影中，奥德修斯和珀涅罗佩讨论未来，讨论他们的故事将如何被讲述，以及人类将失去什么并重新获得什么。换句话说，在诺兰看来，这些角色深知自己是漫长文明链条的一环，其中许多自身模式将会重复——例如，在制造一颗既能结束战争又可能毁灭人类的原子弹时。人类将再也无法生活在一个没有这种可能性的世界里。
诺兰的其他电影也探讨了一种宇宙社会契约。在《黑暗骑士》中，小丑强迫船上的乘客决定是坚守伦理而死，还是放弃道德以保全自身——这是两个哲学难题（电车难题和囚徒困境）的一个版本。在《信条》中，诺兰通过讲述一群试图扭转尚未发生的末日的人的故事，思考我们对未来承担怎样的责任。在《星际穿越》中，他利用时间循环的概念，地想象父女之间跨越维度的连接，从而将人类从毁灭性的枯萎病中拯救出来。
另一种表述方式是：诺兰拍摄的末日电影，其揭示的真相是我们人类都是相连的。我们通过彼此欠下的债而联系在一起——那些神圣的、一旦破裂就难以修复的纽带。我们也与过去和未来的人联系在一起：我们现在的所作所为是对祖先的回响，并会对子孙后代产生影响。在这些抱负中，《奥德赛》可能是诺兰最宏大的电影。与《奥本海默》一样，它讲述了一个地球上最聪明的人意识到自己赢得了战斗却输掉了战争，并不可逆转地改变了人类进程的故事：这是一个沉重到几乎无法承受的巨大负担。但诺兰的电影越是宏伟壮丽，他似乎也越发具有人文主义色彩。奥德修斯和珀涅罗佩讨论他们世界的终结。但他们决定，太阳终将再次升起。也许每个新时代都给了我们一次重新尝试并拯救自己的机会。
关于“合理的损耗”。 当船只从地中海拍摄地返回时，奥拉松说，船体出现了一道裂缝，部分索具需要更换，且急需重新刷漆。
志愿者们开始修理船只，去年 12 月，奥拉松向尼尔·安德里亚发送了一张发票。根据 IMDb 的记载，安德里亚是他在“查理的故事”（Charlie’s Tale）的联系人，同时也是《奥德赛》的航海协调员。发票金额为 $6,000——奥拉松表示，该金额包含了材料费但不含人工费，因为维修工作是由志愿者完成的。
奥拉松在邮件中提到，他将请求金额从 $9,000 降低，希望能让此事在“圣诞节前解决”。
奥拉松承认，他的联系人可能不负责此类款项的支付，并表示除了与新闻媒体讨论此事外，他现在不知道该如何寻求这笔资金。
他补充说，修理船只的需求推迟了今年夏天的使用，导致这家小型维京中心进一步损失收入。
尽管遇到了麻烦，奥拉松表示，他很喜欢在斯德哥尔摩的电影院观看《奥德赛》。他说，他看到自己的船在银幕上出现了大约 10 次，主要是在早期的场景中，当时奥德修斯的船队正离开特洛伊围城战。“当然，你看不到任何真实细节，”奥拉松说，“但对我来说，那就是：‘啊，那是 Glad 号！那是我的船。’”
在这些精选推荐中，你将看到迫降事故、杀手外星人以及一名为末日而生的播客主。
《Arco》 在 Hulu 上观看。 先解决一个技术性问题：这部法国动画生态寓言故事的配音版在美国最容易获取，但至少它是豪华版的，配音阵容包括威尔·法瑞尔、娜塔莉·波特曼、美国·费雷拉和马克·鲁法洛。这似乎默认了这部电影仅面向儿童，但事实绝非如此。就像它在关注点和美学上所共通的吉卜力工作室作品一样，乌戈·比恩韦努（Ugo Bienvenu）的这部导演处女作欢迎所有年龄段的观众。 10 岁的 Arco（由在《迈克尔》中饰演年轻迈克尔·杰克逊的朱利亚诺·瓦尔迪配音）生活在宁静的 30 世纪，那里人们居住在矗立在巨大茎干上的环保先锋住宅中，时间旅行十分普遍。一天晚上，Arco 偷偷溜出去尝试回到恐龙时代——对恐龙的热爱显然永不过时——结果却在 2075 年迫降，并在那里被一个名叫艾里斯（Iris，罗米·费伊饰）的小女孩救起。故事的大部分内容讲述了 Arco 在尝试返回自己时代的过程中，以好奇的目光探索一个日益动荡的过去（也就是我们相对较近的未来）。
多年来饱受火灾之苦， 格拉斯哥艺术学院 的修复成本可能过高。
作者：亚历克斯·马歇尔 (ALEX MARSHALL)
伦敦 —— 格拉斯哥艺术学院的计划重建方案目前悬而未决。该学院是查尔斯·雷尼·麦金托什 (Charles Rennie Mackintosh) 的杰作，也是英国最著名的建筑之一，但在八年前遭受火灾破坏。其所有者周三表示，他们无法独立承担该项目的资金。学校在新闻稿中称，按照麦金托什的设计重建这座苏格兰学校将花费 265 百万英镑，约 $355 百万美元。该稿称，这是一笔“无法负担且会危及组织财务可持续性的金额”。目前，学校表示计划拆除自火灾以来支撑建筑的脚手架，并安装内部支撑系统。但这无法让麦金托什的瑰宝恢复到可运行状态，学校若要采取进一步行动则需要外部资金。建筑历史学家、该校前建筑史讲师尼尔·巴克斯特 (Neil Baxter) 称该建筑具有“极高的全球重要性”，并表示：“苏格兰政府应该挺身而出，如果它不能，英国政府就应该挺身而出。”英国新任首相安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 承诺将推动全国每个地区（而不仅仅是伦敦）的增长。但他几乎没有余钱，且英国经济正处于低迷状态。苏格兰政府教育与文化部长梅瑞·麦克伦 (Màiri McAllan) 在一份声明中表示，她的“明确偏好”是进行忠于原貌的重建。麦克伦补充说，学校尚未请求任何公共资金，但她表示政府将“与他们及其他合作伙伴密切合作，以帮助这座标志性建筑确保一个繁荣的未来”。苏格兰设计师兼建筑师麦金托什于 1909, 年完成了这座新艺术风格的学校项目，评论界最终将其视为他的杰作。除了作为一所运行中的艺术学校外，这里每年还吸引数万名游客参观，尤其是为了看其令人惊叹的图书馆，其中拥有令人想起工厂的现代主义照明以及让人联想到意大利风景的华丽雕刻。该校校友包括数位英国主要艺术奖项——透纳奖 (Turner Prize) 的得主，以及苏格兰摇滚乐队 Franz Ferdinand 和 Travis 的成员。麦金托什也曾就读于该校，并在那里遇到了他的妻子，艺术家玛格丽特·麦克唐纳 (Margaret Macdonald)。2014 年，一台幻灯机点燃了一名学生艺术项目中的溶剂，引发火灾并摧毁了大部分建筑，但保险赔付金使其得以修复。然而，在 2018, 年 6 月，就在那次重建即将收尾时，另一场火灾摧毁了该建筑。在那次大火之后，学校院长佩妮·麦克贝斯 (Penny Macbeth) 在采访中表示，学校“致力于忠实地修复”麦金托什建筑。她在 2024 年告诉《伦敦时报》：“它不能是东拼西凑的仿制品，不能是半心半意的尝试。它”
[[IMG_XXXX]] 上图：乔治娜·坎贝尔 (Georgina Campbell) 和 乔·基里 (Joe Keery) 出演的《冷藏》(Cold Storage)，这是一部由乔尼·坎贝尔 (Jonny Campbell) 执导的关于致命真菌的优秀 B 级电影。 上图：在《拱门》(Arco) 中，一个梦想着遇见恐龙的 10 岁时空旅行者反而降落在 2075 年。
必须出色地完成。”但当调查人员未能找到起火原因时，该学校陷入了与保险公司的纠纷。双方进入了秘密仲裁程序，并于今年春季结束。周三，学校发布了一份更新重建成本的文件。该文件并未详细说明保险理赔情况，但表示“包括建筑通货膨胀、市场波动、经济压力以及高等教育部门财务状况变化在内的一系列因素”，意味着无法进行忠实的重建。报告称，学校可以寻求英国政府资助重建，但该项目可能需要成为格拉斯哥更大规模再生计划的锚定项目才能获得资金。该学校建筑系前专业研究主任戈登·吉布（Gordon Gibb）表示，另一家组织“需要接手”这项苏格兰重大遗产的修复工作。“这座建筑影响了世界建筑，将维多利亚时代的传统主义转变为现代主义，”吉布说。“我们拥有其每一个部分的详细记录，”他补充道，“所以它应该被恢复原貌。”苏格兰建筑师伊恩·里奇（Ian Ritchie）表示，他认为“承诺重建”而未能实现是不可想象的。
时间线。这部电影在描绘 2075 年日益侵蚀的技术和破坏性天气事件时显得忧郁，但它暗示人类可能会从错误中学习。
《Minore》 在 Plex 上观看。 在触手怪兽惨烈地俯冲袭击一个小海滨城镇后，困惑的访客水手威廉（Davide Tucci 饰）问道：“这是希腊的一种现象吗？”由于我从未去过那里，我无法确定凶猛的飞行章鱼类生物在欧洲那个地区是否常见，但康斯坦丁诺斯·库索利奥塔斯（Konstantinos Koutsoliotas）的《Minore》确实是“一种希腊现象”——因为它属于该国古怪电影的“怪异浪潮”学派。 威廉住在一家小旅馆里，试图寻找失踪的父亲。他在结识当地人方面运气更好，其中包括友好的女服务员阿里基（Daphne Alexander 饰）。这个小镇安静而迷人，有各种古怪的人物，酒馆里还经常有传统音乐合奏。一些男人非常喜欢光膀子闲逛，有时还往身上涂油；而威廉本人看起来就像让-热内笔下水手克雷尔（Querelle）那个健康版本的表亲，尽管库索利奥塔斯并没有将这种酷儿氛围推得太远。在攻击开始之前，导演主要让我们与这群古怪的杂牌军待在一起，直到攻击开始，导演将“大剧院（Grand Guignol）”式的血腥程度调到了 11。 我们被告知这些新来者是“大吞噬者”的后代，任何对洛夫克拉夫特传说有皮毛了解的人都会对这个词感到兴奋。看着村民们抵抗这些来自宇宙的恐怖访客是一件很有趣的事，即使在场面变得血腥时也是如此——毕竟当世界上最糟糕的游客降临希腊海滩时，情况通常就是那样。
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《Didn’t Die》 可在大多数主流平台租用或购买。 如果你认为僵尸末日至少会减少播客主持人的数量，那么我有坏消息：其中一些人非常有韧性。或者至少，维妮塔（Kiran Deol 饰，
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（以喜剧演员身份最为人熟知）正驾驶着一辆特斯拉——不知怎么地，这些车居然还存在——横穿全国去录制节目，她的哥哥里什（Rish，由维沙尔·维贾亚库马尔饰演）担任助手。两人回到了家乡，与他们的兄弟哈里（Hari，由萨姆拉特·查克拉巴蒂饰演）住在一起。但在米拉·梅农（Meera Menon）的电影中，播客记录丧尸美国现状的事很快被搁置了。该片的黑白摄影和幽默感有时让人想起（更温和版的）《活死人之夜》。
维尼塔（Vinita）极度倦怠，对糟糕的处境显得无动于衷，直到她的前男友文森特（Vincent，由乔治·巴斯尔饰演）带着一个被遗弃的小女孩出现。与此同时，“咬噬者”似乎在进化并获得了一定程度的意识。这绝非好兆头。
梅农曾执导过数集科幻剧集《为了全人类》，她在描绘这个混合家庭适应新现实的过程中展现出一种精湛的工艺感，这种特质在微型独立电影中往往缺失。坦率地说，在一部美国科幻/恐怖电影中看到大多数由南亚裔演员组成的阵容令人耳目一新。
‘Cold Storage’ 可在大多数主流平台租借或购买。 乔尼·坎贝尔（Jonny Campbell）这部干练的电影有益地提醒了我们两个真理。一是你不应该触摸从太空舱掉出来的真菌。另一个是，当官员们自信地宣布威胁已被“永久遏制”时，他们要么是白痴，要么在撒谎。蒂凯克（Teacake，由《怪奇物语》的乔·基瑞饰演）在与同事娜奥美（Naomi，由乔治娜·坎贝尔饰演）调查工作地地下存储设施中奇怪的叮当声时，深刻地体会到了这一点；该地建立在一个退役的军事综合体中，这本该是一个警告信号。两人很快发现自己没有能力处理潜伏在墙后的绿色恐怖，于是他们请求援军，而援军是以连尼森（Liam Neeson）的形式抵达的。
也许是因为基瑞的出现，这部灵巧且带有喜剧式恶心感的《Cold Storage》让我想到，如果《怪奇物语》能保持第 1 季的氛围，而不是像《捉鬼敢死队》里的棉花糖男人那样膨胀，它本可以如何演变。英国资深女演员莱斯利·曼维尔（Lesley Manville）和凡妮莎·雷德格雷夫（Vanessa Redgrave）的出现，进一步增加了这种自觉的趣味。这是一部完成度很高的B级恐怖/科幻片，而这并不容易实现。
‘This Is Not a Test’ 可在 Shudder 平台观看。 啊，1998, 年，那时你还可以通过用一部笨重的有线电话砸碎丧尸的头颅来阻止它。亚当·麦克唐纳（Adam MacDonald）的这部电影改编自考特尼·萨默斯（Courtney Summers）同名青年小说，背景设定在一个千禧年危机（Y2K）前夕、永远阴云密布且处于社会失范状态的世界。
斯隆（Sloane，由奥利维亚·霍尔特饰演）过得并不好，她有一个暴力的父亲，且将她的妹妹推向远方。她心中潜藏着阴暗的想法，但当丧尸突然出现在她的街区时，她的生存本能被激活了。她和一小群同学躲在高中里，通过一台小型收录机听新闻，并击退饥饿的尸群。斯隆与里斯（Rhys，由弗罗伊·古铁雷斯饰演，他在《残酷夏天》系列中与霍尔特合作）关系亲近，孩子们必须想办法对付可疑的英语老师巴克斯特先生（Mr. Baxter，由卢克·麦克法兰饰演，其沧桑感极具说服力），并寻找前往可能安全地带的方法。在有人试图将你生吞活剥之前，青春期的焦虑似乎是世界上最糟糕的事情。
“现在人们质疑重建计划，是因为资金问题。” 他补充道：“作为一个国家，我们有义务用相同的材料将其重建。” 格拉斯哥艺术学院校董会主席安·普里斯特（Ann Priest）表示，在周三的公告之前，与苏格兰和英国政府官员进行的早期讨论“一直处于支持状态，且极其积极”。 普里斯特周三告诉苏格兰报纸《先驱报》（The Herald），任何最终的重建都将不会是向学校此前形态的“精确历史复原”。 “我们无法回到人们记忆中的那个构想，”普里斯特说。任何翻新的建筑都需要符合现代防火安全标准和无障碍通行要求。 “它需要稍作不同，才能像麦金托什（Mackintosh）当年那样具有启发性和前瞻性，”普里斯特说。“我们必须向前迈进，让它在未来焕发生机。”
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从圣彼得罗城堡（Castel San Pietro）俯瞰维罗纳（Verona）和皮埃特拉桥（Ponte Pietra）的景色。维罗纳仍保留着其公元前一世纪罗马城市规划的元素。
众所周知，威尼斯一直在与旅游业带来的问题作斗争。尽管禁止大型邮轮停靠、对进入历史中心收取费用以及当地人发起抗议，这座拥挤且拥有数百年历史的城市依然吸引着旅行者。 但曾举办 2026 年冬奥会的威尼托（Veneto）大区，其内涵远不止于其首府威尼斯。该地区夹在多洛米蒂山脉（Dolomites）与亚德里亚海之间
卡谢尔（Casier）的景色，位于特雷维索（Treviso）南面几英里处，以及西莱河（Sile River）。 莫利内托·德拉·克罗达（Molinetto della Croda），一座位于普罗塞克丘陵（Prosecco Hills）的17世纪水磨坊。 乔托·迪·邦多内（Giotto Di Bondone）的艺术天才在帕多瓦（Padua）的斯克罗威尼礼拜堂（Scrovegni Chapel）中展露无遗。
E X C U R S I O N 1 从特雷维索到泻湖
在14世纪，特雷维索地区加入快速扩张的威尼斯共和国后，其以运河为动力的水磨坊开始向不断增长的威尼斯人口供应面粉和橄榄油。特雷维索位于西北方向 20 英里的内陆位置，提供了淡水以及与大陆的连接。这些生活必需品流通的高速公路便是西莱河。
我的第一段行程是沿着这条古老的高速公路，先骑自行车，然后乘船，从特雷维索前往威尼斯泻湖。我以一次特雷维索自行车之旅（Treviso Bike tour）开启了这段两日的旅程。这次为期四小时、路程 25 英里的骑行沿着蜿蜒的西莱河，前往泻湖北岸的卡波西莱（Caposile）村——在那里，威尼斯及其 100 多个岛屿聚集在大陆与亚德里亚海之间——这次旅程让人得以窥见威尼托（Veneto）较为平静的一面。
在游览当天早晨，我走过16世纪的圣夸伦塔门（Porta Santi Quaranta）——特雷维索的三座城门之一，穿过市中心的鹅卵石街道——那里分布着 11 世纪起就有的宫殿、长廊和教堂——在特雷维索自行车的办公室与团队会合。随后，我们沿着西莱河穿过村庄和西莱河区域自然公园（River Sile Regional Natural Park）骑行。
当我们骑行时，天鹅在身边轻盈地滑过，而这里曾是牛群拉着装满货物的平底船经过的地方。徒步者和骑行者沿着木栈道行走，下方是一个部分淹没的废弃木船墓地，河草从船骨中穿出。
“我们将特雷维索周围的这个区域称为‘威尼斯花园’，”特雷维索自行车的店主乔瓦尼·达尔·波兹（Giovanni Dal Poz）说道，“这里曾是威尼斯贵族逃往乡间的避风港。”
第二天，我乘公共汽车回到这个“花园”里的波特格兰迪（Portegrandi）村，在那里，河流变成了流入泻湖的运河三角洲。我登上一艘船，开始了对泻湖和威尼斯北郊三个岛屿的巡游。当我们进入开阔水域时，白雪皑皑的阿尔卑斯山出现在视野中，提醒着我们距离科尔蒂纳丹佩佐（Cortina d’Ampezzo）等近期奥运场馆是多么近。
托尔切洛岛（Torcello）是我们行程中的第一个岛，是泻湖中最宁静的定居点之一。这里不仅有 7 世纪的拜占庭式圣玛利亚升天大教堂（Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta），也是海明威在入住齐普里亚尼旅馆（Locanda Cipriani）期间创作小说《河边与林中》（Across the River and Into the Trees）的地方。在 1291 年，威尼斯将其玻璃熔炉迁至我们的下一个港口——穆拉诺岛（Murano）。这一传统在沿玻璃工匠运河（Rio dei Vetrai）分布的工厂以及穆拉诺玻璃博物馆（Murano Glass Museum）中得以延续。
在最后一站布拉诺岛（Burano），很难拍出糟糕的照片：那些万花筒般的排屋照片仿佛是自动拍好的。然而，这座岛的名片是追溯到 1500 年代的蕾丝制作。参观蕾丝博物馆（Lace Museum）和商店，让人得以深入了解复杂的“布拉诺针法”（Punto di Burano）风格。
E X C U R S I O N 2 提拉米苏与普罗塞克
意大利东北部的威尼托大区充满了可能的行程选择。 一周时间里，我以距离威尼斯 30 分钟路程的特雷维索镇为据点探索威尼托。在这个遍布联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）遗址的地区，我的探索方式包括自行车路线、乘船、城市游览和火车——并避开了拥挤的人潮。这些行程重点关注威尼斯之外的威尼托文化财富。 ALEX CREVAR
这次为期两天的行程重点在于美食与美酒，特别是提拉米苏和普罗塞克起泡酒（Prosecco）。这两种都产自威尼托的甜点和起泡酒几乎出现在每一份菜单上。 据多人记载，提拉米苏诞生于 Le Beccherie，这是一间坐落在热闹庭院中的特雷维索小馆。1955 年，当时的店主阿尔芭·坎佩奥（Alba Campeol）在怀孕期间开始食用一种旨在“提神”（tira-mi-su）的新菜肴。这款由蛋黄、糖、马斯卡彭芝士、手指饼干、咖啡和可可制成的甜点于 1972 年被加入菜单。它现已被意大利政府认可为“传统食品”，且如此受欢迎，以至于旁边最近开设了一家名为 Tiramisù Le Beccherie 的咖啡馆，以满足那些专门为甜点而来的“朝圣者”。 在参观完诞生地后，我穿过西尼奥里广场（Piazza dei Signori），经过 13 世纪的市政厅，前往 Treviso Tiramisù 来品尝第二份。这家企业于 2023 年在一座 15 世纪的宫殿中开业，设有餐厅、商店和烹饪学校，堪称这座口感轻盈而浓郁、咸甜交织且略带苦味的甜点的圣殿。“提拉米苏将我们与根基相连，”首席执行官埃莉莎·梅努佐（Elisa Menuzzo）在烹饪学校参与者们埋头制作作品时说道。 到了傍晚，特雷维索人填满了咖啡馆，在品尝名为 cicchetti 的开胃小点心之间，轻敲着餐前酒（aperitivi）杯。在靠近城市鱼市场的运河边 Osteria Muscoli’s 餐厅，庆祝者们为夜晚干杯，并品尝着铺满橄榄酱、布里奶酪和焦糖洋葱的烤面包片。在 Hostaria Dai Naneti 这家拥有 130 年历史的葡萄酒吧兼商店里，天花板上挂着香肠，我点了一款名为“col fondo”的普罗塞克起泡酒以寻求灵感，并打开了一张普罗塞克丘陵（Prosecco Hills）的地图，这里是威尼托的一个地带，出产意大利一些最著名的葡萄酒。 第二天，我乘火车向北行驶 20 分钟到达科内利亚诺（Conegliano），它是普罗塞克丘陵两个主要城镇之一。在那里，我见到了负责管理该联合国教科文组织世界遗产地的费德里科·德拉·普普帕（Federico Della Puppa），该遗产地横跨丘陵，延伸至另一个主镇瓦尔多比亚登（Valdobbiadene）。我们沿着普罗塞克葡萄酒之路，穿过了 35.5 平方英里的“核心区”。由于“采用了使用格莱拉（Glera）葡萄生产最高质量普罗塞克葡萄酒的葡萄栽培实践保护技术”，联合国教科文组织于 2019 年将其纳入遗产名单。 在 Pieve di San Pietro di Feletto 这座拥有 1,000 年历史的教堂外，德拉·普普帕先生指向丘陵彼方，那里村庄坐落在葡萄园之上。 这些丘陵被称为“hogbacks”（背脊状山丘），坡度如此之陡，必须通过手工耕作。除此之外，皮亚韦河（Piave River）蜿蜒穿过阿尔卑斯山麓，为 400 多家生产干爽、果味浓郁的普罗塞克 D.O.C.G.（最高质量等级）的生产者提供了保护屏障。再往远处看，多洛米蒂山脉巍然耸立。
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在我的最后一段行程中，我跳上了一列向西行驶在威尼托（Veneto）地区的火车。我的第一站停留地帕多瓦（Padua）自 1222. 年起就是一座大学城。伽利略和哥白尼都曾在那里生活过。当你穿过挤满美食摊贩的有拱廊广场时，那种年轻的活力显而易见。分布在八个地点的帕多瓦 14 世纪壁画系列，使帕多瓦成为了最初的 Urbs Picta，即“绘画之城”。在斯克罗威尼礼拜堂（Scrovegni Chapel）里，艺术家乔托·迪·邦多内（Giotto Di Bondone）点缀的金星闪烁在青金石色的天顶上，墙上则描绘着精神与世俗、天堂与地狱。随后，我步行前往成立于 1545, 年的植物园，那里拥有 6,000 种国际植物、一座博物馆、开放空间和温室。
我的下一站维琴察（Vicenza）之所以能获得联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）的列名，要归功于 16 世纪的建筑师安德烈亚·帕拉迪奥（Andrea Palladio）。他设计了该市 23 座最受推崇的建筑，包括世界上最古老的室内剧院——奥林匹克剧院（Teatro Olimpico），以及该市和周边地区数十座别墅。他的杰作是位于维琴察中心外围、被树林和花坛环绕的圆顶别墅 Villa La Rotonda。帕拉迪奥对对称性的严谨追求和神庙式门廊被无数次效仿，最著名的例子包括杰斐逊的蒙蒂塞洛（Monticello）和白宫。
摄影：MATTEO DE MAYDA 为《纽约时报》拍摄
维罗纳（Verona）坐落在阿迪杰河（Adige River）的一个弯道处，与维琴察一样，拥有全市范围的联合国教科文组织认定。这座城镇保留了其公元前一世纪罗马布局的元素——其中穿插着中世纪和文艺复兴时期的建筑——包括一座 2,100 年历史的桥梁、两座城门，甚至在主购物街马齐尼大街（Via Mazzini）的一家贝内通（Benetton）商店里也有一块马赛克拼贴画。
然而，所有的路最终都指向维罗纳竞技场（Arena di Verona）。这座保存完好的罗马圆形剧场建于公元 30, 年，曾举办过冬季奥运会的闭幕式，并承办夏季长达整个季节的歌剧节。
在加尔达湖（Lake Garda）的东南岸，即威尼托地区的西端，加尔达佩斯基埃拉（Peschiera del Garda）是我火车的终点站。这座被运河环绕的城镇因其拥有数百年历史的防御城墙而被列入联合国教科文组织名录。
那天天气晴朗清爽，我骑着自行车沿着湖边，在防御工事的堡垒下方行驶。“很遗憾你在这里呆的时间不够长，”加尔达自行车酒店（Garda Bike Hotel）的所有者尼古拉·韦多林（Nicola Verdolin）告诉我。向东望去，威尼托丘陵和阿尔卑斯山在我们的面前铺展开来。“但你现在已经领略到了这里的一隅。你会回来的。”
萨克斯管演奏家雅各布·塞斯尼（Jacob Scesney）在 Baked Potato 俱乐部暖身，这里是洛杉矶最古老的爵士俱乐部之一。 Amber Weekes（左）和 Edwin Livingston 在 Catalina Jazz Club 演出期间。
洛杉矶的爵士音乐节季正值高潮。除了 6 月好莱坞之Bowl 的 Blue Note 爵士音乐节，以及 10 月份正更名为 Jazz Refractions 的 Angel City Jazz 等熟悉聚集活动外，城里还出现了一个新面孔：洛杉矶爵士音乐节（L.A. Jazz Festival）。
这场为期 17 天的音乐节是洛杉矶首次尝试像新奥尔良那样在全市范围内进行音乐接管，并将汇集一个多维的表演者名单，其多样性涵盖了从 Pete Escovedo、Ezra Collective 到 Janelle Monáe 的艺术家。该音乐节将于 8 月 7 日在莱默特公园（Leimert Park）开幕，将为观众提供密集且丰富的日程，包括城市公园内的免费音乐会、加勒比街头市集、邻里酒吧和咖啡馆的快闪表演，以及在多克威勒海滩（Dockweiler Beach）举行的一场压轴活动。
以下是五个值得前往的经典及新兴爵士俱乐部。 ALEX SCHECHTER
The Baked Potato，于 1970 年开业，曾是录音室乐手的聚集地。右图为 Clayton Cameron Collective。 Louie Vega（左）在 Blue Note 演出，在这里，一线名人的客串十分常见。右图为酒吧区域。
The Baked Potato 被认为是洛杉矶最特立独行——也是运营时间最长——的爵士俱乐部。 这家位于环球影城对面、低调平庸的小酒馆自 1970, 年开业以来几乎没有改变，当时它是为那些在录音室度过漫长一天后想要放松的录音室乐手提供的深夜聚集地。 “我们创造的历史比我们想象的要多得多，”俱乐部所有者 Justin Randi 说道。 这还是保守的说法：多年来，像 Prince 和 Stevie Wonder 这样的音乐家都曾专程来到这里观看演出。 1973, 当 Joni Mitchell 在为她的专辑《Court and Spark》寻找伴奏者时，她在 L.A. 的一场演出期间走进了这家店。
Brandon Coleman（左）和 Ben Williams 在莱默特公园的 World Stage 演出。右图为俱乐部内的非洲鼓。 萨克斯风演奏者 Nicole McCabe 与贝斯手 Luca Alemanno 在 Sam First。右图为俱乐部外景。
或许比洛杉矶任何其他现场音乐场所都更甚，World Stage 致力于在为前卫爵士乐提供据点的同时，赋予当地社区力量。这个可容纳 100 人的空间位于市中心莱默特公园（Leimert Park）的一个商业街区内，那里是黑人文化的丰富中心，它吸引着那些渴望聆听爵士乐频谱中更具实验性表演的观众。
“人们进来之后，关注的不是鸡尾酒或聊天，”该俱乐部的执行总监德怀特·特赖布尔（Dwight Trible）说道。他同时也是一名人声表演者，自 World Stage 1989 年成立以来一直参与其中。“按照我们的布置方式，当灯光熄灭、音乐响起时，人们会心怀敬畏。音乐是 No. 1。”
每周的日程包括即兴演奏会、诗歌朗诵（甚至还有一个 World Stage 文学出版社）和工作坊，但周五和周六晚上的时段通常留给爵士乐器演奏者。一年两次，该空间会邀请泛非人民管弦乐团（Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra）演出，这是一个全黑人乐团，由西海岸爵士乐的核心人物、钢琴家霍拉斯·塔普斯科特（Horace Tapscott）于 1961 年创立。
门前的露台在演出前后作为非正式的聚集点。入场费是合理的 $20。
[[IMG_XXXX]] 摄影：TAG CHRISTOF 为《纽约时报》拍摄
融合乐团并当场聘请了他们。那种自发的、混杂互动的氛围在今天依然存在。每月日程表上至少有一半的乐队是俱乐部后露台上即兴邂逅的结果。
这种情谊也延伸到了演出中：观众簇拥在狭小的舞台周围，与表演者之间享有极高且不寻常的亲密度，近期演出的嘉宾包括罗尼·福斯特（Ronnie Foster）和萨克斯演奏者德文·丹尼尔斯（Devin Daniels）。
“你就和乐队在一起，”兰迪先生（Mr. Randi）说。“在休息时间，他们不会跑回化妆间，而是留在外面和你聊天。”
在卡塔利娜爵士俱乐部（Catalina Jazz Club）的一个典型夜晚，人群大约在 6:30 p.m. 开始排队。半小时后大门打开，餐厅热情友好的经理曼尼·圣地亚哥（Manny Santiago）站在接待台前，与人们握手并引导熟客前往他们心仪的桌位。
“这是一个社交场所，”1987 年开始在该俱乐部工作的圣地亚哥先生说。“我们有已经在这里光顾了 35 年的顾客。”
这种轻松的、像客厅一样的氛围，使得这家餐厅成为家庭和大型团体的热门选择。
去年八月，Blue Note 洛杉矶分店在日落大道（Sunset Boulevard）开业，正位于 Cinerama Dome 电影馆和之前的 Amoeba Music 唱片店之间，后者两者均是好莱坞流媒体前 era 的巨头。从目前的反响来看——演出经常售罄——这家俱乐部证明了并非所有娱乐都能被手持设备所取代。
这家 Blue Note 与其纽约分店有相似之处——每晚两场演出，且每位顾客有 $20 的餐饮最低消费。房间宏大，宽敞的舞台点缀着浓郁的蓝色天鹅绒。一线明星的客串在台前幕后已成为常态。Tyler, the Creator 最近在 Keyon Harrold 的演出中现身；而在十二月，Free Nationals 乐队则请出了 Thundercat 和 Questlove。
“几乎每晚我们都会经历这些非凡的时刻，”纽约和洛杉矶两家俱乐部的节目策划与订票总监 Alex Kurland 说道。
除了名人现身的快感，对于那些希望在沉浸式、高能量环境下庆祝爵士乐的人来说，Blue Note 依然是一个可靠的去处。在最近一场纪念迈尔斯·戴维斯（Miles Davis）百岁生日的演出中，小号手 Theo Croker 带领全场通过《Blue in Green》和《Autumn Leaves》等深受喜爱的曲目进行了一次旋风般的巡游。
Catalina 倾向于怀旧，营造出一种 20 世纪 80 年代中期的宴会厅氛围。多年来，Catalina 接待过 Buddy Collette、Dizzy Gillespie 和 Ron Carter 等艺术家；Chick Corea 每年都有固定演出，直到 2021 年去世。（门票价格从 $35 到 $65. 不等。）
Sam First 在 2017 年开业时凭借对 Gerald Clayton 和 Billy Childs 等才子的倾力支持，令爵士乐纯粹主义者感到欣喜。它的位置可能需要一段时间来适应——它位于国际机场附近的一条繁忙走廊上——但艺术总监 David Robaire 表示，选择在西区开业是有意为之。
“当时存在的大多数俱乐部要么在极东端，要么在洛杉矶市中心，”他说道，并提到位于卡尔弗城（Culver City）的 Jazz Bakery 在 2009 年关闭。“那里有一个需要填补的空白。”
与俱乐部周围的喧嚣相反，内部环境舒适且温馨。此外还有物理音效——不规则的墙壁和泡沫垫天花板优化了声学效果，能够吸收低频声音。缺乏正式舞台（乐队在吧台旁布置）反而增强了互动感。
自 2021 年起，该酒吧运营一家名为 Sam First 的精品唱片公司，发行 Larry Goldings 和 Joe La Barbera（曾是 Bill Evans 三重奏的鼓手）等艺术家的内部录音。该公司在签约对象上十分挑剔，通常每年仅安排两次录音。（下一次录音定于 8 月 7 日和 8 日，合作对象为萨克斯演奏家 Nicole McCabe。）
乍一看，布鲁日（Bruges）似乎近年来没有太大变化，更不用说过去六七个世纪了。作为中世纪的主要贸易港口和勃艮第文艺复兴的关键舞台，这座城市依然配得上“北方威尼斯”的绰号，随处可见明信片般完美的佛兰德哥特式建筑和波光粼粼的运河。但在表面之下，新的影响——前卫的博物馆以及国际烹饪和设计趋势——正在悄悄地改变这座城市。请准备好被那些意想不到的细节所惊艳，无论是在佛兰德早期大师（Flemish Primitives）的超写实艺术中，还是在现代的布鲁日中。
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3:30 P.M. | 走进过去
即便在5月开幕之前，综合艺术场馆 Brusk 就已经产生了影响——尽管是在天际线上：这座位于市中心日益扩展的博物馆区、距离主广场 Markt 向南约 10 分钟步行路程的新玻璃钢结构建筑中，拥有两个巨大的展厅，使周边的数百年历史的砖房显得十分渺小。开幕展“更大画面”（Bigger Picture）将持续展出至 9 月 6 日，重点展示布鲁日与包括斯堪的纳维亚和近东在内的其他地区在中世纪时期的联系（20 欧元，约 $22.75）。花一小时欣赏那些迷人的钱币、盔甲、陶器和其他文物的收藏——但请预留时间给“潜在城市”（Latent City），这是由土耳其裔美国数字艺术先驱 Refik Anadol 创作的一组大型电子作品轮展，充分利用了该建筑 44 英尺高的天花板。
5 P.M. | 前往（巧克力）吧
比利时巧克力值得让人在正餐前就吃甜点。您将很容易找到手工巧克力（pralines）和其他传统巧克力，尤其是在 Mariastraat，这是布鲁日旅游中心的一条热门街道，这里聚集了如 Old Chocolate House、Chocolatier Dumon、Chocolatier Depla 和 Chocolate Brothers 等巧克力店。在鉴赏家心目中，首选依然是 Chocolate Line，这是一家由 Dominique 和 Fabienne Persoone 经营的从可可豆到巧克力棒（bean-to-bar）的生产商。去年，他们的儿子 Julius——比利时最佳巧克力师奖得主——在家族店铺内开设了一个饮品与甜点柜台，名为 Julius Chocolate Bar，销售如 Azteca 等饮品，这是一款复杂且香气浓郁的香料热巧克力，原材料来自 Persoone 家族在墨西哥的可可种植园（€7.50），以及如 Dirty Butter Cookie 等创新甜点，由棕色黄油和香草味噌制成（€7.50）。
7 P.M. | 美酒佳肴
比利时以其一流的啤酒、炸薯条和海鲜闻名——但 Cult，这座城市最新兴的餐饮热点之一，打破了这一趋势。这家成立两年的餐厅专注于熟成牛排和高级葡萄酒，空间时尚，可俯瞰 ’t Zand 广场和 Concertgebouw 交响乐厅。可以从精致的和牛薄片（€24）或一盘顶部缀有番茄的脆皮意式烤面包（bruschetta，€12）开始。然后，将一块在香草黄油中熟成 3 周且带有新鲜迷迭香气息的黑安格斯臀部牛排（€38），与一杯来自先驱皮埃蒙特酿酒师 Chiara Boschis 的辛辣果香 Barolo 红酒（€22）搭配。您可以从那份厚如砖头的酒单中选择一瓶——但建议咨询侍酒师他们最喜欢的稀有发现，他们会很乐意从同一业主经营的邻近葡萄酒吧 Blend 中为您搬来几瓶精选好酒。
9:30 P.M. | 与当地人共度时光
布鲁日到处是迷人的啤酒吧和“棕色咖啡馆”（brown cafes），后者得名于其主色调。但没有什么能比得上 Paula Mostaert 那种亲切的氛围，这是一个充满爵士风情的聚集地，在这里您可以找到 4 种本地生啤，包括备受追捧的 St. Bernardus Tripel，这是一款由城市以西约一小时车程的啤酒厂生产的强劲且甜美的金色艾尔（€5.50）。在瓶装酒中，菜单重点推荐来自 ’t Verzet 啤酒厂的长期熟成、口感酸爽复杂的 Oud Bruin（€6.50），它是与店内提供的 6 种热狗（如顶部缀有蓝色 Stilton 奶酪、无花果和百里香的 True Blue）的理想搭配（€12.50）。
顶部，布鲁日的 Dijver 运河。上方从左至右：土耳其裔美国数字艺术家 Refik Anadol 在布鲁日 Brusk 艺术场馆举办的展览“潜在城市”；新咖啡馆 Mosh 的一个汉堡；以及古董店 Greet Verbeke。布鲁日以其建筑和运河而闻名。
10 A.M. | 步行前往爱情湖
在 Avi ’38 享用一杯卡布奇诺 (€4.40) 和一块当日蛋糕 (€4.20) 作为开始，这家手工咖啡店的洗手间里挂着迪斯科球。然后，沿着 Geldmuntstraat 散步以熟悉环境，这是一条布满精品店和商店的繁忙街道，继续走到 Noordzandstraat，直到抵达 ’t Zand 广场，在这里你可以在周六早晨找到该市主要的露天花卉和食品市场。向南步行经过 Concertgebouw，直到来到 Begijnhof，这里有温馨的砖房和宁静的氛围，这是一个成立于 1245 年且至今仍在使用中的女修道院及女性居所。从这里开始，你可以沿着运河和狭窄的小巷向东北方向走，直到抵达 Markt；或者在附近的 Minnewaterpark（爱情湖畔）阴凉的绿地中放松身心。
11:30 A.M. | 探索块茎知识
在细节丰富得惊人的薯条博物馆 (Frietmuseum, €12) 深入了解比利时薯条 (frites) 的起源，以及马铃薯的全球文化史。在 Saaihalle（建于 1399 年，用于接待热那亚贸易代表）中，博物馆揭示了关于这种蔬菜的一些较少为人知的事实，从其安第斯山脉的起源到英国政治家沃尔特·拉利爵士在将其引入...
比利时，布鲁日
将作物移植到弗吉尼亚州和爱尔兰，时间大约在 16 世纪末。当你完成一圈游览后，前往地下室的油炸店品尝经典薯条（€3.50，凭博物馆入场券 €3）和一款令人惊喜且清爽的 Patatje 啤酒（€3.50）——由当地酿酒厂 Fort Lapin 以土豆酿造而成。
下午 2 点 | 在 MOSH 享用美食
布鲁日的汉堡界在去年达到了顶峰，因为 Mosh 的到来。这家转角咖啡馆的菜肴强调当地食材——例如极具拉丝感的 Raclette Attack 汉堡（€19.50），采用了知名比利时熟成奶酪商 Van Tricht 的奶酪。Mosh 由荷兰语烹饪节目“Open Vuur”的主持人 Tom Degroote 共同创立，氛围现代且充满青春气息，朋友们在这里一边闲聊，一边享用可能全市最美味的第二份薯条（€5）。这款名为 O.G.（€15）的双层切碎芝士汉堡，与来自根特 Dok Brewing Co. 酿造的微苦特制啤酒（€5）非常搭；而团体客人可能会挥霍地购买一瓶大容量的 Burning Plumz，这是由当地生产商 Dust Blending 制作的、经过桶陈酿的艾尔啤酒与葡萄干混合酒。
下午 3 点 | 逛复古服饰店
主干道上有许多高端服装精品店，但格调高、筛选精良的古着店则较少见。其中最出色的一家是 Think Twice 的当地分店，这是一个总部位于比利时的连锁店，销售精选的二手衣物和配饰。浏览皮革离合手包和手提包（€7 起），试穿 20 世纪 80 年代和 90 年代的足球球衣（€12 起），并在五彩缤纷的丝巾（€7 起）中挑选，直到找到一件与你的装扮相匹配的。
下午 5 点 | 收集古董
若要寻找独特的纪念品和礼物，请光顾以 Greet Verbeke 命名的古董店，店主本人会很乐意带你参观她最心爱的藏品。询问关于文化人物的装裱版画，例如世纪末法国画家亨利·德·图卢兹-罗特列克（Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec）的风格化肖像（€1,400），Verbeke 女士会向你详细介绍创作者——英国艺术家 Kate Boxer。货架上摆满了琳琅满目的奇珍异宝，但千万不要错过水晶香水瓶，从入门级的发现如 20 世纪 40 年代的 F. Millot Crêpe de Chine（€250），到顶级珍品如 20 世纪 30 年代的 Molinard Calendal 瓶，由大师级玻璃工匠 René Lalique 设计（€1,700）。
先从佛兰芒酿酒厂 Duvel（成立于 1871 年）的金色艾尔（€5.85）和一份酥脆的天妇罗炸大虾（€13）开始，然后进入丰盛的主菜环节，可能包括配有刺山柑和龙蒿的幼涡鱼（€45）、配塔塔酱的烤鳗鱼（€37），以及一碗碗冒着热气的北海贻贝，盛在浓郁的浅葱风味汤汁中，并配有大量薯条（€31.50）。
晚上 9 点 | 尝试创意鸡尾酒
加入音响发烧友的行列，在 Shibuya 享受夜晚的最后一杯酒。这是一家日式鸡尾酒吧，在提供意想不到的饮品之余，也供应极佳的小食。例如 Sakura Sensation（€14），这是一款由清酒、皮斯科白兰地、樱花和覆盆子调制的酸甜混合饮品。然后向西走，再转几个弯，直到你听到 Bar Ran 传来的迪斯科音乐节奏。这家时髦的夜总会与 Shibuya 拥有相同的业主，以其 King Kong Milk Punch 闻名，由牙买加朗姆酒、百香果、杏仁、咖啡和青柠调制而成（€15）。最后在鸡尾酒吧 Groot Vlaenderen 结束行程，这是一个昏暗且奢华的休息室，调酒师的亲切态度掩盖了他们对工艺的极度严谨。选择每周特饮或像 St.-Germain spritz（又名 Hugo spritz）这样的当代经典都不会出错，后者是今夏最流行接骨木花风味的饮品（€13）。
上午 10 点 | 啜饮、拍摄与购物
在 Dees 咖啡馆买一杯小白咖啡 (€5.25) 和一个肉桂卷 (€5.50)。这家迷人的咖啡馆由当地备受推崇的咖啡烘焙商经营，非常适合在沿着 Groenerei 运河晨行的途中享用。快速喝完，因为你需要腾出手来拍摄静谧的水面上映射出的哥特式和中世纪建筑。在 Vismarkt（一个古老的露天鱼市）停下脚步，这里有像陶艺师 Beatrice Vincke 这样的手工艺人售卖其作品——包括石胎浓缩咖啡杯 (€18)、咖啡马克杯 (€20) 和装饰碗 (€30)。随后你将来到 De Dijver 公园菩提树下的彩色跳蚤市场，那里有摊贩在兜售古董小玩意。
上午 11:30 | 与艺术共鸣
在 Groeninge 博物馆漫步，领略 600 多年的伟大艺术。这里收藏了希罗尼穆斯·波希 (Hieronymus Bosch) 以及其他影响力深远的文艺复兴群体“佛兰德斯原形派”(Flemish Primitives) 的细节丰富之作 (€15)。该馆藏按时间顺序排列，涵盖了新古典主义、表现主义和超现实主义运动的作品，包括勒内·马格里特 (René Magritte) 令人惊叹的 1932 年画作《袭击》(The Assault)。该博物馆计划于 2027 年初关闭进行装修。幸运的是，在此期间，许多展品将在 Brusk 展出。
照片由 MAX PINCKERS 为《纽约时报》拍摄
关键 停靠点
Brusk 位于这座城市不断扩建的博物馆区的一座地标性建筑中，是一个全新的展厅，拥有宽敞、充满光线的空间，并以开放的心态对待艺术。
Markt（市场广场）是该市的主要公共区域，周围环绕着令人印象深刻的哥特式和新哥特式建筑，如 Provinciaal Hof（省级宫殿）。
在周六上午于宽阔的 ’t Zand 广场举行的农产品和花卉市场上与当地人汇合。
美食 推荐
新型的 Julius Chocolate Bar 仅在周末提供香料热巧克力和创意甜点。
在 Cult 餐厅兼酒吧享用一杯葡萄酒和一块熟成的牛排，这里可以俯瞰 ’t Zand 广场。
在 Paula Mostaert 感受无与伦比的氛围，这是一家啤酒咖啡馆、热狗餐厅兼深夜派对场所。
Mosh 是一家位于 Markt 北侧的新咖啡馆，提供创意十足的压制汉堡 (smashburgers) 和该市最美味的薯条之一。
在 Breydel De Coninc 享用贻贝、龙虾、涡扇鱼和其他新鲜海鲜，这是一家紧邻 Markt 的舒适餐厅。
Shibuya 在一家极简日式黑胶酒吧中提供创意鸡尾酒和极佳的小吃。
Bar Ran 将 Disco 和 Funk 播放列表与现代调酒艺术相结合。
昏暗而浪漫的 Groot Vlaenderen 鸡尾酒休息室提供经典混合饮品以及店主秘方和季节性特饮。
当地备受推崇的咖啡烘焙商 Dees 在离 Groenerei 运河不远的地方开有一家迷人的咖啡馆。
住宿 推荐
The Notary 是一家时尚的精品酒店，拥有八间豪华套房，于 2023 年在距离主广场几分钟路程的一条安静小巷中开业。房价 380 欧元起，约 $430。
在风景如画的 Groenerei 运河对面，Hotel De Tuilerieën 拥有 41 间客房和套房——以及一个优雅的酒吧，是住客和非住客共同的热门聚会点。房价 €200 起。
经济型酒店 D28 在 ’t Zand 广场附近一座极具魅力的旧建筑中提供整洁、现代的客房。双人间 €75 起。
下周做什么菜 MARGAUX LASKEY
五道菜
我不知道你那里天气如何，但在纽约地区，这里简直热得像火炉一样。这个夏天我们经历了几波热浪，在我输入这段文字时，一台距离我出汗且处于围绝经期脸庞仅两英尺远的窗式空调，正努力地将我的头发向后吹。
我知道很多人在这种天气里偏好无需烹饪的组装式餐点和沙拉，但无论室外温度如何，我和我的家人都更喜欢在室内吃热餐，因此在夏季，我经常发现自己把食材扔进慢炖锅里。
如果你尝试过《纽约时报》烹饪栏目（New York Times Cooking）中的慢炖锅食谱，那很可能是 Sarah DiGregorio 创作的菜肴。她为我们开发了许多绝妙的食谱。她的“Tajín 辣椒鸡肉配青椒”选用无骨鸡腿肉和罐装斑豆，并加入了大量的 Tajín（一种常撒在新鲜西瓜或芒果上的辣椒柠檬盐）。这是那种神奇的“设置好即可不管”的食谱，基本上无需操心就能成菜。
所以，请尝试这个食谱，以及另外 4 个与慢炖锅完全无关的食谱，朋友们，请保持凉爽。更多内容，请访问 nytcooking.com。
CHRISTOPHER TESTANI 为《纽约时报》拍摄。食物造型：SIMON ANDREWS。
Kay Chun 的鸡肉捞面在上周我家大受欢迎。我完全按照食谱操作，但你完全可以随心所欲地调整蔬菜和蛋白质的种类。这道菜在半夜直接从冰箱里拿出来冷食也极佳。仅供参考。
作者：KAY CHUN 时间：约 1 小时 份量：4 人份
12 盎司新鲜（冷藏）或冷冻捞面 2 汤匙菜籽油或植物油，另需少量用于淋在面条上 2 汤匙生抽 2 汤匙老抽 1 汤匙蚝油 1 汤匙中国陈醋 1 汤匙绍兴酒 1 汤匙烤芝麻油 1 汤匙原蔗糖或细砂糖 ¾ 磅无骨去皮鸡腿肉，切薄片（约 ¼ 英寸厚），切成一口大小 盐和胡椒 1 汤匙蒜末 1 汤匙姜末 ½ 个小大白菜，去梗切丝（约 3½ 杯） 1 根小胡萝卜，切丝 1 杯薄片雪豆 1½ 杯绿豆芽 ½ 杯葱花，另需少量用于装饰
在一大锅沸水中，按照包装说明煮面至熟度适中（al dente）。将面条转移到滤网中，用冷水冲洗以停止烹饪。沥干水分。如果面条粘连，淋入少量中性油并拌匀以防粘连。
在水烧开的同时，准备酱汁：在一个小碗中，将生抽、老抽、蚝油、醋、酒、芝麻油和糖搅拌均匀。
在一个 12 英寸的不粘煎锅中，用中大火加热 1 汤匙菜籽油。加入鸡肉，用盐和胡椒调味，偶尔搅拌地翻炒至鸡肉刚好熟透，约 5 分钟。加入 1 茶匙蒜末和 1 茶匙姜末，翻炒至出香味，约 30 秒。将鸡肉转移到盘中。
在煎锅中加入剩余的 1 汤匙菜籽油，以及大白菜、胡萝卜和雪豆；用少许盐和胡椒轻微调味。偶尔搅拌翻炒至蔬菜变软，约 5 分钟。加入剩余的蒜末和姜末，翻炒至出香味，约 30 秒。
加入鸡肉、豆芽、煮好的面条和酱汁，用夹子翻炒，直到混合均匀且大部分汤汁被吸收，约 2 分钟。加入葱花翻炒均匀。
趁热食用，并在顶部撒上更多葱花。
在我的伴侣（非官方的烧烤大师）出差之前，我们家一直习惯吃烤肉堡。直到有一天晚上我尝试了 Farideh Sadeghin 的拍拍堡，现在这成了我们的首选食谱。我们非常喜欢它那酥脆的边缘和多汁的内馅。
作者：FARIDEH SADEGHIN 时间：45 分钟 份量：4 人份
1½ 磅 牛绞肉 ¾ 杯 蛋黄酱 ¼ 杯 番茄酱 2 汤匙 甜酸黄瓜酱 (sweet relish) 1 汤匙 黄芥末酱 ½ 茶匙 白醋 4 个 汉堡面包 2 茶匙 植物油，以及根据需要增加的油量 盐和胡椒 8 片 切达奶酪 (Cheddar cheese) 酸黄瓜片、切丝的冰山生菜和红洋葱薄片，用于配餐
我喜欢在冰箱里常备一磅袋装冷冻虾，因为它们价格实惠、用途广泛，且是优质的蛋白质来源。这个来自 Sam Sifton 的食谱（他改编自佛罗里达州萨尼贝尔岛的 Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille）能将冷冻虾发挥到极致。这是一款辛辣且明亮的蒜香虾，拌入大蒜黄油、印度尼西亚 sambal 辣椒酱、墨西哥辣椒、青柠和香菜。
食谱原作者 GREG NELSON，由 SAM SIFTON 改编 时间：20 分钟 份量：4 人份
4 汤匙 无盐黄油 1 瓣 大蒜，切末 两个大青柠的汁液 1 汤匙 印度尼西亚 sambal 辣椒酱（建议使用 Huy Fong 的 sambal oelek，不过 Sriracha 也可以） 犹太盐 (Kosher salt) 现磨黑胡椒，适量 1 磅 大号新鲜带壳虾 1 茶匙 墨西哥辣椒，去籽切碎（可选） 2 汤匙 切碎的香菜
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剪 8 块 5 英寸见方的烘焙纸并备用。
将牛绞肉分成 8 个相等的圆球。放在铺有烘焙纸的烤盘上。盖好并放入冰箱冷藏直到准备使用（建议至少冷藏 30 分钟，最长可冷藏过夜）。
在一个中碗中，将 ½ 杯蛋黄酱与番茄酱、酸黄瓜酱、芥末酱和醋混合。将酱料冷藏至准备使用。
将大型铸铁锅或烤盘中火加热。在每个面包的内侧涂抹约 1½ 茶匙蛋黄酱，将面包内侧烤至金黄色，约 2 分钟。备用。
在锅中加热 1 茶匙油。放入 2 个肉球，并在每个肉球上覆盖一块烘焙纸。使用汉堡压制器或大型金属铲，将肉饼直接压在锅中，直到厚度约为 ¼ 英寸。移除并丢弃烘焙纸，用盐和胡椒给肉饼调味。
煎肉饼，期间不要按压或随意翻动，直到形成漂亮的焦褐壳，约 2 分钟，然后翻面并再次撒上盐和胡椒。在每个肉饼顶部放一片奶酪，煎至奶酪融化，约再煎 2 分钟。将肉饼叠在一起放入面包中。在面包内侧加入预留的酱料，并在肉饼顶部铺上酸黄瓜、生菜和红洋葱。盖上顶层面包。用剩余食材重复上述步骤，制作 4 个汉堡。
在小炖锅中用小火融化 1 汤匙黄油。加入大蒜，搅拌烹煮 2 分钟。
将剩余的 3 汤匙黄油加入炖锅。黄油融化后，拌入青柠汁、辣椒酱、盐和胡椒。关火，让酱汁静置。
准备一锅加入大量盐的水并煮沸。放入虾，煮 2 分钟或直到虾肉刚好变紧且呈粉红色。不要煮过头。用滤网沥干，并在水槽上方抖动以除去多余水分。
在大碗中，将虾与辣椒酱拌匀。根据喜好加入墨西哥辣椒，撒上香菜再次拌匀。
ARMANDO RAFAEL 为《纽约时报》拍摄。食物造型师：SIMON ANDREWS。
Melissa Clark 认为，比起典型的罗马生菜，低调的包心菜是更好的凯撒沙拉主料，我完全同意。包心菜在奶油酱汁中不会萎蔫，并能带来一丝甜味，与咸鲜的帕马森芝士和鳀鱼恰到好处地融合在一起。
作者：MELISSA CLARK 时间：30 分钟 份量：6 至 8 人份
1 根小法棍或一块酸种面包（约 8 盎司），最好是隔日的，撕成或切成一口大小的块状（约 4 杯） ½ 杯特级初榨橄榄油，分次使用 ½ 杯帕马森芝士碎，分次使用，部分用于装饰 盐和胡椒 2 汤匙新鲜柠檬汁，可根据口味增加 4 片鳀鱼柳（或 1 茶匙沥干的酸豆） 1 瓣大蒜，细碎磨碎或切末 1 茶匙第戎芥末酱 ½ 茶匙伍斯特酱 ¼ 杯蛋黄酱 8 杯切丝的包心菜或卷心菜沙拉混装料（24 盎司）
BRYAN GARDNER 为《纽约时报》拍摄。食品造型师：BARRETT WASHBURNE。
将 Sarah DiGregorio 的这份辛辣鸡肉丝堆在玉米饼（tortillas）中，或者配米饭或玉米片食用。它也可以作为恩奇拉达（enchiladas）的绝佳馅料。
作者：SARAH DIGREGORIO 时间：4 小时 份量：4 人份
1½ 至 2 磅去骨去皮鸡腿肉 2 罐（每罐 15 盎司）斑点豆，冲洗干净 3 罐（每罐 4 盎司）辣味或温和型切碎绿辣椒（无需沥干） 1 个灯笼椒，切成 ¼ 英寸宽的条 4 瓣大蒜，切末 2 汤匙 Tajín 调味料，另留部分用于食用 2 汤匙菜籽油 1 茶匙洋葱粉 ½ 茶匙孜然粉 犹太盐（如 Diamond Crystal） 碎 queso fresco 芝士，用于食用 米饭、玉米饼或玉米片，用于食用
制作面包丁：将烤箱预热至 400 度。在有边缘的烤盘上，将面包块与 3 汤匙橄榄油和 3 汤匙芝士混合拌匀，使其均匀覆盖。平铺成一层，轻撒盐，烤至酥脆且均匀上色，约 10 至 15 分钟，期间中途翻动一次。尝一块面包丁，如有需要则增加盐量。用刮刀将粘在盘上的酥脆芝士刮起，拌入温热的面包丁中。让面包丁在烤盘上冷却。
同时，制作酱汁：在搅拌机中或使用浸入式搅拌棒，将柠檬汁、鳀鱼、大蒜、芥末酱、伍斯特酱以及少许盐和胡椒混合，脉冲搅拌几次以将鳀鱼击碎。
加入蛋黄酱和剩余的 5 汤匙橄榄油，搅拌至顺滑。品尝并根据需要增加柠檬汁、盐和胡椒。
在一个大碗中，将包心菜、面包丁、剩余的 5 汤匙芝士以及足够的酱汁（足以覆盖包心菜）混合。充分搅拌，根据需要增加酱汁。最后撒上更多芝士和胡椒，即可上桌。
将鸡肉、豆类、绿辣椒、灯笼椒、大蒜、Tajín 调味料、油、洋葱粉和孜然放入一个 6 至 8 夸脱的慢炖锅中。加入 1½ 茶匙盐调味。用低档烹饪，直到鸡肉 tender 且辣椒变软，约 4 小时。
用两把叉子将鸡肉撕成大块。食用时在顶部撒上 queso fresco 芝士和适量 Tajin 调味。
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proposed a field trip to Madrid, the capital, to explore how Spain has adapted to its torrid climate. “France is discovering that in summer, it will become Spain,” Mr. Farandou, 69, said in a recent in- terview. “It is a country that re- sembles us,” he added. “We know that Spain works, even when it’s hot.” In September, when the French government’s need to respond to heat waves will presumably have
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As the Republican National Convention was wrapping up in July 2024, Republican heavy- weights crowded into a rooftop bar with views of the Milwaukee skyline. In a sea of suits, Donald Trump Jr. made a beeline for a man in a black T-shirt: Shayne Coplan, the 26-year-old founder of Polymarket, the prediction mar- ket betting site. The president’s son told Mr. Coplan he was impressed with Polymarket and how its results, not the polls, reflected what he was hearing from voters about his father’s prospects of returning to office. That rooftop meeting was the start of a lucrative relation- ship, showing how Donald Trump Jr. and his business partner Omeed Malik invested in a com- pany whose fortunes would be af- fected by President Trump’s poli- cies — a scenario that has played out repeatedly as their invest- ment firm, 1789 Capital, has grown. In the case of Polymarket, the government had banned it from taking monetary wagers from U.S. residents, but last year a federal regulator granted it an operating license in the United States. Worth $300 million when 1789 invested, the platform is now valued at $15 billion.
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Harder Line in Tehran After Father’s Killing
WASHINGTON — American intelligence agencies believe that Iran’s new supreme leader, Aya- tollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is far more interested than his father and predecessor in pursuing a nu- clear weapon, according to offi- cials briefed on the assessments. Ayatollah Khamenei’s father, who was killed at the start of the war in an Israeli attack aided by U.S. intelligence, had sworn off de-
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The United States has now re- corded more cases of measles in 2026 than in any other year since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000, a grim sign that the coun- try may be headed toward a new era in which the disease regularly sickens thousands every year. On Friday, the Centers for Dis- ease Control and Prevention an- nounced that there have been 2,318 confirmed cases of measles so far this year. The case count toppled the record set last year, when measles infected more than 2,200 Americans and killed two unvaccinated children. More mea- sles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined. Reversing course on measles would require a nationwide push to improve vaccination rates, a prospect that experts said seemed unlikely under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Ken- nedy Jr. He has halted funding for vaccine hesitancy research, downplayed the risks of measles and spearheaded a hunt for evi- dence that vaccines are unsafe. In November, a panel of interna- tional experts will meet to deter- mine whether the United States has lost its elimination status, which has long been viewed as
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veloping a nuclear weapon. While American officials long asserted that Iran wanted to be capable of building a nuclear weapon, many believed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hesitancy was genu- ine. His successor has never pub-
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This article is by Tyler Pager, Ju- lian E. Barnes and Maggie Ha- berman.
WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly switched aircraft when leaving Turkey this month after what officials judged to be a credible threat that Iranian proxy forces were targeting him and Air Force One, according to multiple people briefed on the matter. The threat emerged while Mr. Trump was attending the NATO summit. He had flown into Ankara on the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, which lacks the same ad- vanced defensive capabilities of the old Air Force One, as The New York Times previously reported. After the U.S. government picked up on the threat, the Secret Service urged Mr. Trump to change planes. He later an- nounced that he would be using the old plane to leave the country. The information about the na- ture of the threat, which has not been reported before, sheds light on why the White House moved swiftly to swap out the planes. It also underscores the concerns about the security of the donated jet, which Mr. Trump pressed to be ready as soon as possible for his use. The information that U.S. offi- cials had did not indicate that the proxy forces had any specific fo- cus on the new plane, but rather that they were targeting Mr. Trump and whatever aircraft he was traveling in. The people briefed on the mat- ter spoke to The Times on condi- tion of anonymity to discuss the information. The White House did not com- ment. But in response to ques- tions from The Times, a senior ad- ministration official pointed to Mr. Trump’s public remarks about Iran’s efforts to kill him and ex- pressed confidence in the steps taken to protect the president and the traveling delegation. The offi- cial spoke on condition of ano- nymity to discuss the matter. The details of the threat were not disseminated widely even within the administration; some officials were told only that the switch in planes was a precaution- ary measure because of general concerns about Iran. Key mem- bers of Congress have not been briefed on the specific threat. Mr. Trump initially said the switch in planes was to give American service members in Britain a chance to tour the new aircraft, and he denied the deci- sion was security-related. The Times reported that the Secret Service had urged him to switch planes.
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licly called for Iran to build a nu- clear weapon. But U.S. intelli- gence agencies believe that Moj- taba Khamenei and the harder- line government that emerged af- ter the United States and Israel killed many of Iran’s previous leaders have ambitions to develop advanced nuclear weaponry. The current government has al- ready worked to assert greater control over the Strait of Hormuz and proved a difficult negotiating
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Might We Suggest . . . Four Weekend Recommendations From Around the Newsroom
Lending an Ear
Who better to examine the life of Bruce Springsteen than the Boss himself? For The Book Review, Elisabeth Egan recommended several celebrity memoirs that are narrated by the stars themselves. Listen to Lena Dun- ham’s creative process in “Famesick.” Or laugh at Tina Fey’s insights in “Bossy- pants.” Hear us out at nytimes.com/books. 2
Finding Your Roots
You don’t have to book a flight to find true respite. Botanical gardens across the country are extending their hours and unveiling new attractions in an effort to provide city dwellers an escape from it all, Gabe Castro-Root re- ported. At one such garden in Phoenix, visitors can expect nighttime light shows and even yoga classes. Isn’t it time you take in the scenery? nytimes.com/travel
Second Look Defensive Driving
Armored cars aren’t just for banks and the police anymore. Drivers across the country, especially wealthy ones, are paying top dollar to outfit their vehicles with bulletproof panels, ballistic glass, even thermal night vision. Behind the wheel of these mobile fortresses are motorists who say they want protection from carjackings, smash-and-grab thefts and road rage incidents. It’s a new spin on auto safety, fueled by American anxiety.
Here to Help Five Films to Stream Before They Leave Netflix in August
‘48 HRS’ (Aug. 1) Eddie Murphy was an up-and-coming stand-up and “Saturday Night Live” per- former when the director Walter Hill paired him with Nick Nolte for this action hit from 1982 that set the template for the “buddy comedies” that dominated ’80s and ’90s cinema. Murphy’s streetwise, wisecracking persona steals the show — particularly in an uproarious scene in a country western bar, in which you watch Murphy turning into a movie star before your very eyes.
‘Atonement’ (Aug. 1) Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel tells its story in three periods (before World War II, in the midst of its bloodshed and decades later), tracing how a young woman’s lie disrupts several lives, and hers besides. James McAvoy and Keira Knightley are swoon- worthy as the romantic leads, but the breakout performer here is Saoirse Ronan, whose nuanced work in the central role was a fine indication of the brilliant performer she would become.
‘Splash’ (Aug. 1) Ron Howard solidified his transition to directing with this 1984 hit, which became the breakthrough picture for Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. Hanks stars in this (literal) fish-out-of-water story as a New Yorker who meets the girl of his dreams (Hannah) — only to discover that she’s a mermaid. Hanks and Hannah generate considerable chemistry as the romantic leads, but two “SCTV” vets — Eugene Levy and John Candy — steal the show.
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Hiding Under the Covers
Looking for chills and thrills this weekend? You’ve come to the right place. Every month, Erik Piepen- burg compiles five horror movies worth screaming — er, streaming. His most recent edition included “Obsession,” a thriller about a relationship gone cata- strophically wrong. If you’re thirsting for something a little tamer, try “The Fuzzies,” a horror-comedy about a group of friends who are hunted by an unlikely villain. Getting the creeps already? Don’t say we didn’t warn you. nytimes.com/movies 4
Checking Your Feeds
Jimothy, a stout raccoon with a spinal condition in Seattle, has taken social media by storm. Vid- eos of Jimothy show him perched on fences and running through neighbor- hoods. “I think worldwide right now, in a lot of ways, with everything that we’re experiencing and seeing,” one Seattle resident told the Styles section, “he’s a story of surviving when things maybe aren’t quite right.” Perhaps that’s a mes- sage we could all take to heart. See Ji- mothy in action at nytimes.com/styles.
‘Copshop’ (Aug. 10) This 2021 action thriller plays like a 21st- century riff on the John Carpenter classic “Assault on Precinct 13,” similarly confining its action to a middle-of-nowhere police station. The primary conflict is between the fixer Teddy Murretto (Frank Grillo), on the run from the mob, and the hired killer Bob Viddick (Gerard Butler), who fakes a drunken-driving arrest so he can follow Teddy into the can and kill him. Things get considerably more complicated from there.
‘Boy Erased’ (Aug. 16) Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe take on roles as parents who try to reconcile their Christian faith with the coming-out of their son (Lucas Hedges, above) by placing him in conversion therapy. Adapting the Gar- rard Conley memoir, Joel Edgerton wrote the script, directed and co-stars as Mr. Sykes, the director of the “Love in Action” program, where the faith-based approach gives way to abuse. JASON T. BAILEY
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Michell Mendoza, right, and her relatives brought her mother’s coffin to a cemetery in Caraballeda, Venezuela, but they were not allowed to bury her there because the family did not own a gravesite.
By EMMA BUBOLA
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — The teen- ager sat in the passenger’s seat of a pickup truck beside her mother’s coffin as the vehicle merged into traffic along a coastal road in Venezuela. Michell Men- doza, 16, had escaped the wreckage of one of the many high-rise public housing complexes that collapsed during last month’s catastrophic earthquakes in the state of La Guaira. Her parents and her older brother, however, were killed. But when Michell and her other family members — mostly children and teen- agers — arrived at the hillside graveyard in her town of Caraballeda, the caretaker sent them away. The family did not own a gravesite, he said, and because they could not afford one, Michell could not bury her mother there. “I didn’t know even graveyards could be private,” said Alexandra Romero, 18, Michell’s sister-in-law, who was six months pregnant, her legs dangling from the pickup in front of the cemetery. The rejection started a long, painful or- deal for Michell’s family, but it also illus- trated the bleak fate that can follow the less privileged even after death. The back-to-back earthquakes that ravaged northern Venezuela tore through social classes, leveling upscale high-rises and neglected housing blocks alike. Luxury towers and public housing complexes now look identical — both re- duced to piles of rubble. Wealthy young women from Caracas and local fisher- men from La Guaira spent days sifting through the debris with the same an- guish and the same desperate prayers that their loved ones would emerge alive. But there were differences within this shared horror. With heavy machinery in short supply, wealthier Venezuelans were able to rent private equipment to aid their search. Many were also able to bury their dead in private family plots, while poorer Vene- zuelans were forced to cremate their loved ones because of a lack of affordable burial options nearby. Cremation in Venezuela, as in other Latin American countries, is not histori- cally customary, and in many cases was not what victims, or their relatives, would have wanted. When Michell, who had kept a calm and gentle attitude for much of the day, returned to the morgue to hand over her mother’s body for cremation, she looked distraught. She said she wanted her mother to be buried in a grave she could visit, not turned into ashes. “I would have liked to bring her flow- ers,” she said. The deep-seated inequalities preva- lent across Latin America loomed large amid the devastation in Venezuela. “We all have the same need” said Vic- tor Calderón Castillo, explaining that over 20 of his family members who lived in the same apartment complex were
‘If you don’t own anything, you are nobody. It’s always been like that.’
VICTOR CALDERÓN CASTILLO, who lost over 20 family members in the same apartment complex in the twin earthquakes.
Crematory boxes waiting for pickup. Cremation is not a popular practice, but families are using it out of necessity.
killed in the earthquakes. For four days, he was forced to stop digging for the last bodies because he had no tools and could not afford to buy them. “But the rich come first.” Sitting on top of the rubble that had buried his family, he looked at a tall crane operating at a nearby private building. “If you don’t own anything, you are no- body,” he said. “It’s always been like that.” Cranes and excavators became the most coveted objects in La Guaira — a town now covered in ruins where every- thing people cared about is trapped be- neath collapsed columns and contorted steel. It is unclear how Venezuela’s govern-
ment was allocating its stock of heavy machinery, but many victims com- plained that too little arrived too late. Some private companies and donors operated cranes free of charge. But sev- eral people said that they paid for ma- chines, showing that financial privilege could dictate access to the equipment needed to recover bodies. Paola Alessandra Peñaloza Gómez, 30, said she was paying a private company $650 a day to search for the body of her father, who had lived in an upscale build- ing along the waterfront in La Guaira. She said she was grateful that her fam- ily could afford it, but acknowledged that “there are buildings that have no ma- chines, buildings that have no money.”
Paola Alessandra Peñaloza Gómez said she paid a private company $650 a day to search for the body of her father.
“We have many things that most peo- ple don’t have,” she added, and asked: “How do they manage, those who have nothing?” Many do not. “Please, I need a machine, I can’t wait any longer,” Vladimir Peña, 29, cried as he ran toward two men operating a piece of machinery at a private apartment complex that had collapsed. He was looking for his wife, Pribeth Peña, 26, who had lived in a public hous- ing complex reduced to rubble nearby. It had already been two weeks since she was trapped, but he still had hopes of finding her alive. “I don’t want her to die for a lack of help.” A few blocks away, two excavators,
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rented privately for about $400 a day, sifted through the rubble of a townhouse to remove a pickup truck buried under- neath. Days earlier, the same man had rented the same machines to pull out the bodies of his two children. Venezuelans turned to crowdfunding or asked friends and relatives abroad for financial help to rent cranes. But even with heavy machinery on site, there was no guarantee that bodies would be recov- ered. Ms. Peñalosa Gómez’s father was found after about three weeks of search- ing. Another family said they had spent $11,500 on a large crane for four days of digging at a destroyed building in Catia la Mar and could not find the bodies of relatives buried under the debris. Still, having the resources to rent heavy machinery helped some people fight a sense of helplessness that over- whelmed many of those who did not have access to such equipment. “We had to pull out our relatives with our own hands,” said María Calderón, 52, Mr. Calderón’s sister. Her son, Robert Adrian Hernández Calderón, 30, as well as 17 other family members died in the quakes. When relatives recovered Rob- ert’s body, there was no car to take him to the morgue, she said. So the body sat on the side of the street for five hours until they found a ride. The only free options to bury him in the ground, she said, were faraway cem- eteries, so she had to cremate her son, even though it was not what she wanted. “There were no other options,” she said. Venezuelan authorities offered some options to bury the dead free of charge. They included a mausoleum in a Caracas cemetery, a mass grave in another ceme- tery and a gravesite the government had dug on a mountain west of La Guaira. All these options were about an hour’s drive from many of the large housing projects destroyed in the quakes. For residents, many of whom do not own a car, the locations were simply too far. At nearby cemeteries, burial plots had to be paid for. “I don’t have 900 dollars to bury the three of them,” said Amarilis Rada, 31, watching rescuers pull a body from rub- ble, straining to see if it was her 7-year- old son, Adrian. The bodies of her hus- band and 2-year-old son, Vicneth Elian, had been recovered earlier that day. Ms. Rada said a cemetery in La Guaira had wanted her to pay $300 to bury each of them. So she cremated the two bodies she had already found while continuing the search for her older son. “I don’t have money to look,” said Ms. Rada, who used to sell snacks on the beach. “I didn’t have money to hold a wake for him,” she added, talking about her youngest child. “If I could have held a wake, I would have a place to visit him, a place to go for his birthday.”
Media-Savvy Modi’s Grip On the Digital Narrative
By MUJIB MASHAL
NEW DELHI — In an Insta- gram revolt of the young, India’s “WhatsApp Uncles” are at a loss. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who for more than a decade has used social media to project an im- age of nearly divine infallibility, is facing perhaps his most formida- ble challenge in years in the form of a Gen Z-driven protest that has seized the digital narrative with videos, memes and authentic out- rage. As the demonstrators vent their anger at India’s economic failings and a lack of accountability, the signs and slogans in New Delhi at the main site of the protests — which spread this week to several other Indian cities — are aiming directly at Mr. Modi. Usually criti- cized only in whispers, the strong- man leader has suddenly found himself the subject of jokes and taunts, with protesters defacing him on billboards and mocking him in verse, sharing the images online to an audience of millions. One widely viewed video shows a group chanting about the prime minister as a “56-inch monkey,” a reference to his boasting of a 56- inch chest. Others are pointedly more profane. The Indian state, its vast au- thority increasingly built around Mr. Modi’s image, has struggled to match the protesters’ creativity and tenacity. Anurag Minus Varma, the author of a book about how social media algorithms are transforming India, said the mas- sive mobilization on the streets had broken a sense of fear and of- fered a release for pent-up anger. “Because of the comfort of the crowd, now people can voice out their opinion,” Mr. Varma said. “And when they are voicing out their opinions, it is almost an out- burst because every safety valve of democracy was closed by this particular regime.” The protest movement was not really about Mr. Modi at the begin- ning. It started as a sit-in in New Delhi demanding the resignation of the education minister, under whom several college exam cheating scandals have affected millions of young people worried about their career prospects in In- dia’s super-competitive job mar- ket. Last weekend, police officers in plain clothes fought their way through supporters of a promi- nent activist who had gone on a hunger strike, dragged him to a hospital and began forcibly clear- ing the protest camp. In the days that followed, Mr. Modi was largely silent. And his government’s dismissive re- sponse — with the education min- ister, Dharmendra Pradhan, call- ing the protesters a “B-team of terror groups” — exposed a gener- ational gap.
For Indian Activist
By PRANAV BASKAR
A prominent Indian activist ended his hunger strike on Friday after 26 days of fasting to demand the education minister’s resigna- tion over a series of botched en- trance exams. But India’s young protesters are continuing what has grown into a wider fight against corruption, poor job prospects and the government’s mismanagement of the education system. The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said on social media that he had broken his fast “after long negoti- ations” with government min- isters and “in view of possible vio- lence in the country.” He had started striking in solidarity with a wider protest that began after India’s medical school entrance exams were canceled because test questions had been leaked. The cause has since morphed into a Gen Z movement calling for structural changes to the educa- tion system and labor market. The Delhi police said its officers had moved Mr. Wangchuk, a long- time activist on education and cli- mate issues, “to the hospital for essential medical care” in keeping with court orders. As Mr. Wangchuk’s health deteriorated there, government ministers urged him to break his fast. Yet there was no indication that the government had agreed to meet any of the demands driving Mr. Wangchuk’s strike. Chief among them was the resignation of the Indian education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, under whose watch a number of national exams have been marred by leaks. Mr. Wangchuck has also called on the government to vow not to punish protesters. Mr. Wangchuck urged “all to stay very vigilant about not allow- ing violence of any kind any- where.” Many of the protesters in India are students, and many others have jobs, but they share a sense of desperation and rage about ed- ucation and employment pros- pects.
It was the kind of condescen- sion that the protesters call “WhatsApp Uncle”-speak — a lec- turing, one-way discourse that has taken over India’s public space as Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Ja- nata Party dominates the social messaging platform to promote its agenda with texts that are duly forwarded by supporters. That was the tone in which many young Indians heard India’s chief justice, in mid-May, compare the country’s unemployed young people to parasites and “cock- roaches.” In response, a graduate student created the satirical Cock- roach Janata Party online. The group quickly blew up on Insta- gram, where it has nearly 26 mil- lion followers, almost three times the number of the tech-savvy B.J.P. India’s mainstream news me- dia, much of it co-opted by Mr. Modi and his party, hardly cov- ered the sit-in as it began at Jantar Mantar, in the heart of the capital. It spread thanks to YouTubers and small digital news outlets such as Peek TV, which collected over 200 million views of its short videos from the protest site across Insta- gram and YouTube in one week. Another YouTube account, Unfil- tered by Samdish, captured video from behind the police lines on Monday as officers tried to break up the sit-in with batons and tear gas. The episode received more than two million views in two days. Protesters have documented the police response in ways that have made officials look plodding and out of touch. When security forces rushed at them with batons, young pro- testers filmed over their shoul- ders as they outran the middle- aged officers. Others pushed their cellphones in the faces of the po- lice as they were attacked, some sneeringly asking for more pun- ishment. In one video, a group of pro- testers films from the back seat of a police van as the officer riding shotgun raises the possibility that they could be slapped with bogus drug charges. The young man holding the cellphone flips the camera to himself, his hand over his mouth in a look of astonish- ment familiar from countless in- ternet memes. Joyojeet Pal, a University of Michigan professor who studies political communication in India, said the protests have demon- strated that the centralized con- trol of the information space that Mr. Modi enjoyed for the past dec- ade may no longer be working. The government’s top-down mes- saging style is ill suited for social media algorithms that now pri- oritize authenticity, he said. “It is no longer, ‘Look what the police did,’ and it is more, ‘This is how today felt,’” Mr. Pal said. The protests have focused on real economic concerns, but they have also been a gold mine of con- tent creation. There were “get ready with me” videos, including one by a young protester who puts foam pads in- side his trousers to protect his be- hind from police batons. Some tongue-in-cheek “fit checks” fo- cused on what people were wear- ing at the protest site. A protester who was being driven away to de- tention with a large group posted, “Thanks to the world’s largest de- mocracy, got a window seat in po- lice bus.” Another filmed police picking up their gear after breaking for a meal and said to the officers, “Did you eat, uncle ji? Stomach is full? Now going to war? Best of luck!” It remains to be seen how Mr. Modi, 75, will try to placate the protesters, whose demands have expanded from the education min- ister’s resignation to include am- nesty for peaceful demonstrators and greater accountability from the government over the exam leak. Before the last national elec- tions, in 2024, he brought influenc- ers and podcasters to his side, an acknowledgment that the Indian social media space was changing. His party remains dominant in Parliament and has been on a win- ning streak in state elections, the political opposition is in disarray, and no one comes close in India to Mr. Modi’s political power or fund- raising prowess. Late Thursday night, Mr. Modi addressed the protests on video for the first time. Gone was the slick, often multicamera produc- tion that Indians are used to see- ing him in. The camera was right in his face, as if filmed selfie-style on mobile. “Friends,” he began, in English, before promising strict action against anyone found to have played a role in the exam leaks. He made no mention of the demand for the minister’s resignation. The video was released just as mobile internet service had been blocked around the main protest site in New Delhi. “Internet has been blocked in Jantar Mantar,” one social media user wrote in a comment on Mr. Modi’s video. “How will those peo- ple watch it, sir?”
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By PRANAV BASKAR and PABLO ROBLES
What began in India as a student protest over a canceled college entrance exam in May has grown into a wider campaign against corruption, poor job prospects and mismanagement of the education system. The movement is posing a rare challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been in power for more than a decade. Here’s how it has unfolded:
May 3 | National Medical Entrance Exam
More than two million students took the exam, known as NEET. The grueling test is the gateway to a coveted spot in India’s medical education system. Students often spend years preparing.
May 12 | Exam Canceled
The Indian government scrapped the exam and ordered everyone to take it again because of an alleged leak of questions, prompting outrage. The National Students’ Union of India organized a protest. Some members were detained. Protests were held in other cities in the following days.
May 15 | ‘Cockroaches’
India’s chief justice, Surya Kant, said that some unemployed young Indians were like “cockroaches” who complain about the system on social media.
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May 16 | The Cockroach Party
As a response, Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year- old graduate of Boston University, started the “Cockroach Janta Party” as a joke.
MAY 12 Student protesters clashed with police after the exam for medical schools was canceled.
Grew Into a Youth Movement
May 21 | Followers Mount
Within days, some of the C.J.P.’s accounts had more followers on social media than India’s biggest political parties.
June 2 | Gaining Momentum
Protests over exam leaks continued into early June in several cities including Mum- bai, India’s financial capital.
June 6 | First C.J.P. Protest
Mr. Dipke returned to India from the United States to lead the C.J.P.’s first street protest, demanding the resignation of the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Hundreds gathered for the peaceful dem- onstration.
June 11 | ‘Manifesto’
The C.J.P. released a five-point “manifesto,” including compensation for students who were affected by the canceled exam and other changes to the testing system.
June 20 | First Day of Sit-In
C.J.P. supporters began a sit-in at Jantar Mahar, a designated protest site near Parliament in New Delhi, after the govern- ment failed to act on the group’s demands. Protesters, above, have remained at the site around the clock ever since.
June 28 | Hunger Strike
The prominent Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk began a hunger strike in soli- darity with the protesters.
July 9 | Promotion
Mr. Wangchuk called for a peaceful march to Parliament on July 20, when it would be back in session. The C.J.P. promoted the march under the slogan “Chalo Sansad,” or “March to Parliament.” On July 18, Mr. Wangchuk was moved to a hospital by police against his will.
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Monday | March to Parliament
Thousands of young people marched and faced a heavy police response. Smaller protests took place in Mumbai and Ben- galuru. Security forces used tear gas and batons to disperse the crowds. Dozens were ar- rested by the police. Many have remained camped out at the site despite authorities’ calls for them to disperse.
Wednesday | On Video
A defining scene of the protests is caught on video, below, in Mumbai: a young wom- an blocking a police van, demanding the release of protesters inside.
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Thursday | Prime Minister Responds
The C.J.P. said protests had spread to at least 30 cities in India as it called for na- tionwide demonstrations. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, released his first video message about the protests, saying that “nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth” and promising to fast-track punishment for those who spoiled the exam.
Friday | Fast Ends; Protests Continue
Mr. Wangchuk ended his hunger strike after 26 days after negotiations with gov- ernment officials and citing concerns about possible violence. The C.J.P. celebrated the end of Mr. Wangchuk’s fast but said pro- tests would continue.
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By LEILY NIKOUNAZAR and ERIKA SOLOMON
A horribly familiar rhythm of war has returned for Iranians — with bombarded highways and a plunging currency, menacing so- cial media posts by President Trump and fiery rhetoric by Iran’s clerical rulers. Yet when Behnam, an unem- ployed musician in Tehran, calls his family or friends to check in, he never starts by talking about the war. “The first question we ask one another is: Have you eaten?” Like all Iranians interviewed for this article, Behnam, 38, asked that his last name not be used for fear of reprisal from Iran’s gov- ernment. “It has honestly reached a point where we’re only thinking about survival,” he said. Gone are the pep talks from rel- atives about finding a job, he said, as unemployment soars. Many Iranians have shelved plans to re- pair buildings or rebuild lives bat- tered by the war. Planning for the future seems an absurd luxury when impoverished friends can afford to buy rice only by the cup and when the United States and Iran are trading strikes on mili- tary sites, ports and water desali- nation plants around the region. For more than a year, Iranians have been trapped in a cycle of airstrikes, domestic security crackdowns and economic devas- tation. A short-lived cease-fire last month brought some respite from falling bombs, though not from the plummeting economy. The unraveling of the agree- ment in recent weeks tipped the country back into war. The United States and Iran have traded at- tacks for two weeks, and on Fri- day Mr. Trump met with advisers to decide whether to intensify the military assault, according to four people briefed on the discussion. Now many Iranians feel power- less. “I have no control over my life anymore,” Behnam said. “Our fate is in the hands of those who don’t think about ordinary people.” This cycle of crisis has plagued Iranians since the 12-day U.S.-Is- raeli war that battered the coun- try in June last year. In its wake, the government placed the coun- try under a monthslong internet blackout, citing national security
Sanam Mahoozi and Shirin Hakim contributed reporting.
And Longing to Be Home
By JACEY FORTIN
On the final calls that Sgt. Mi- chael Emmanuel Swinton made home to North Carolina, the strain of a yearlong deployment that had brought him to the Middle East — and into the thick of the ongoing war in Iran — was beginning to show. He hadn’t been sleeping. His appetite was diminishing. He longed to return home. Fear had crept into his voice, his wife, Jamiah Swinton, said. “I could always tell, when the tone would change, that something was going on.” There were drone attacks at Er- bil Air Base, in northern Iraq, where he was stationed, he told her, and they kept coming. “There was no peace,” she said. His last video call to his wife was extra loving, she said, and very short. He asked to see their 4-year-old daughter, but she was at preschool. It had been a year since he last saw them in person. Four days later, uniformed men arrived at Ms. Swinton’s door to report that her husband had been killed.
Eric Schmitt and Maia Spoto con- tributed reporting.
This article is by Helene Cooper, Lara Jakes and John Ismay.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon reported on its casualties website that a total of 18 American service members had been killed during the war in Iran. By Thursday, the Defense De- partment had lowered that num- ber, reporting that 14 American troops had been killed in the war. Three military officials said that one reason behind the change was that the Trump administration de- cided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list — three in Jordan and one in northern Iraq — because their deaths occurred after Presi- dent Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April. The officials described sensi- tive internal discussions on the condition of anonymity. The acting press secretary for the Pentagon, Joel Valdez, attrib-
Most Iranians are just thinking of day-to-day survival, while the regime is still cracking down on the opposition. Street scenes in Tehran this week.
concerns. That sent the founder- ing economy into a nosedive. Then, a currency crisis in De- cember set off antigovernment protests that grew into a nation- wide movement. Those crack- down in January was fiercer than any Iran had experienced in dec- ades, leaving thousands dead and the country bitterly divided. Weeks later, Mr. Trump and Is- rael’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced their war against Iran, describing it as a once-in-a-generation chance to topple the country’s authoritarian rulers. American and Israeli war- planes pummeled Iran, destroy- ing infrastructure and killing the supreme leader and thousands of civilians. But the country’s theo- cratic rule remained intact, em-
Sergeant Swinton was one of 18 U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. There was a high school graduate who was 19 and loved to dance. A 42-year-old father who dreamed of opening his own martial arts studio. A 39-year-old mother of two on her last deployment. Sergeant Swinton was among four service members whose deaths occurred last week during escalating clashes between U.S. and Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf, where tensions have wors- ened since the collapse of a cease- fire last month. The Defense Department said that he died on Saturday during the disposal of an Iranian drone. The episode, a controlled detona- tion at the Erbil base, is under in- vestigation, the Pentagon said. Sergeant Swinton, 30, was not involved in the detonation but was killed by flying debris from the blast, said a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters. Sergeant Swinton was assigned to the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina. Ms. Swinton, 27, had been in the
uted the change instead to “tem- porary data disruptions” on the website that he suggested would be quickly fixed. Since the cease-fire collapsed, the Pentagon has provided little information about the American military strategy and has been slow to release information about troops’ injuries. The last major Pentagon briefing on the war was in early May. The Defense Department has said that disclosing Iranian strikes on bases where U.S. troops are housed would compromise op- erational security. The Pentagon withheld infor- mation about three Iranian strikes last week in Jordan that in- jured dozens of U.S. service mem- bers and damaged several heli- copters, according to several U.S. officials, who spoke on the condi- tion of anonymity to discuss oper- ational matters. After an Iranian strike in Jor- dan on Friday killed three sol- diers, the Pentagon’s chief spokes-
boldened by its survival. Asal, a 20-year-old shopkeeper in a town near Tehran, was among the thousands who joined the Jan- uary protests. Breaking into tears as she described the arrest and torture she and her friends experi- enced, Asal once hoped the U.S.- Israeli intervention would help bring down the regime.
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton and his wife, Jamiah Swinton, and with his daughter, Aleia. Ms. Swinton said her husband’s last video call to her was extra loving, and very short.
Army, too, and she met her hus- band when both were deployed to Bahrain in 2020. They had differ- ent jobs — he watched radar, and she worked on missile launchers — but they gravitated to one an- other when they had free time. “What caught my eye was, obvi- ously, how handsome he is,” Ms. Swinton said, adding that he was endlessly goofy and still managed to command respect. “He knew his job so well, and it made people listen to him.” Ms. Swinton grew up in South- ern California. She joined the mili- tary because she wanted to see more of the world, and because
man, Sean Parnell, acknowledged that the number of U.S. military casualties since July 7 had risen to nearly 100. Defense Department officials say they are bound by law to re- port troop deaths, but not injuries. Critics, including Democratic sen- ators, say the Trump administra- tion is obligated to inform the pub- lic about the conduct of the war. “The administration seems to have a real hard time being honest about what is going on — not just about casualties, but about the whole war in general,” said retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, who commanded U.S. forces in Europe at the start of Mr. Trump’s first term. General Hodges said that downplaying deaths during war indicated “an unwillingness or in- ability to aggressively learn from mistakes.” The issue of troop deaths is sig- nificant because both President Trump and Defense Secretary
“Trump told us he wanted to save us, but that wasn’t true,” she said. “Whatever happens in the future doesn’t matter to me any- more.” Adding to the malaise, some Iranians said, was witnessing how many times their loved ones tried to overcome economic adversity only to see their small victories
her mother had also served. Sergeant Swinton, who lived in Fayetteville, told his wife that he had joined the Army because he did not want to get stuck in North Carolina, and that he had been motivated to do well by the birth of his son, now 6. After meeting in Bahrain, they fell in love fast. They moved to Texas and got married in a court- house in 2021. They had a daugh- ter, Aleia, now 4, and moved to North Carolina. “He had more experience with babies, so he taught me every- thing,” Ms. Swinton said. “He was an amazing father. He was always
‘He was an amazing father. He was always my daughter’s favorite.’
Pete Hegseth have essentially made it so. Both men have repeat- edly said that their predecessors, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, as well as Vice President Ka- mala Harris, were personally re- sponsible for the deaths of 13 American service members in a suicide attack in Kabul in 2021. “These people shouldn’t have died,” Mr. Trump told podcaster Lex Fridman in 2024. “They died because of Biden and because of Kamala. They died just like if they pulled the trigger.” Dozens of Afghans were also killed in the attack at Abbey Gate, a main entryway at Hamid Karzai International Airport, during the chaotic U.S. evacuation from the country. The Pentagon has indicated it is preparing to release a review of the Afghanistan withdrawal that Mr. Hegseth ordered. That review, led by Mr. Parnell, will “ensure ACCOUNTABILITY to the Ameri- can people and the warfighters of
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crushed by the next crisis. Farzad, a web designer in Tehran, said that, in the downturn after the 12-day war, a friend had begun selling homemade pickles and jam over Instagram to supple- ment her pension, which was no longer enough. Her business col- lapsed during the internet black- out, which the government im- posed in January and the first months of the war. Some Iranians said in inter- views that prices had become so high that they were foregoing medical care, or buying vitamins to replace fruit and vegetables be- cause they were cheaper. “Put aside the statistics,” Farzad said. When it comes to measuring the economic crisis, he said, “we know it with our own bodies, with our lived experience.” Even when the bombings sub- sided this spring, Iranians faced fresh indignities. Their govern- ment continued to pursue its crackdown on the opposition, in- cluding a surge of executions of
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my daughter’s favorite.” Ms. Swinton left the Army in 2023, she said. Her husband’s de- ployments were hard, she added, and his last was the longest they had been apart since they mar- ried. But they kept in contact as best they could. In February, the war began. And this month, she heard the angst creep into Sergeant Swin- ton’s voice. “When I did see him on videos, he just looked so tired,” she said. “And he would tell me he wanted to come home so bad.” Sergeant Swinton’s remains were returned to the United States on Wednesday. Ms. Swin-
our great Nation,” Mr. Hegseth wrote last year in announcing the effort. In its casualty toll for the Iran war, the Pentagon has separated the number of troops killed under fire from those killed in accidents. As of Wednesday, its data showed that 11 service members were killed in hostilities and seven in accidents related to the war. The seven killed in accidents in- clude the crew of a U.S. military KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq in March, as part of the war campaign in neighbor- ing Iran. Mr. Valdez said that comparing the troops deaths under the Trump and the Biden administra- tions was an “attempt to politicize the sacrifices of America’s finest warriors in Iran.” By Thursday morning, the number of deaths on the site had been changed to 14, with seven classified as hostile. Mr. Valdez referred to the changes as “site anomalies” and
January protesters and confisca- tions of dissidents’ property. Last month, cyberattacks shut down three of Iran’s main banks, accord- ing to the authorities. Millions of Iranians suddenly lost access to the little money they had. By the time the banking chaos had been resolved, the country was back at war. Supporters of Iran’s govern- ment argue that the country has no choice but to keep fighting. “Everything comes at a cost,” said Hossein, who runs an online business from the port city of Ban- dar Abbas, which was heavily bombed in the past week. “Stand- ing up to the United States and preserving our independence is far more valuable than becoming another country in the region that simply says yes to whatever the U.S. wants.” Much of the renewed fighting has been in the south. Farideh, 51, has been appalled by the U.S. bombings that have smashed rail- roads and brought down bridges in her region, leaving some resi- dents stranded for days. In the southern province of Hor- mozgan, airstrikes knocked out power networks and a desalina- tion facility, according to Hamid Saed Panah, head of the electricity distribution company, and Ahmad Nafisi, deputy governor of the province. The United States has not commented on those claims. Some residents of the south said they were without running water and suffering hourslong electrici- ty cuts while having to endure temperatures that frequently top 120 degrees Fahrenheit. “It has been an extremely bitter, stressful experience, filled with hopelessness about the future,” Farideh said. She tried to imagine what would become of her chil- dren’s education and their career prospects. “Unfortunately, we, the people, are paying the price for the mistakes and stubbornness of governments.” Loyalists to the Islamic republic camp out nightly in most cities, demanding that the government pursue war instead of peace and fraying the nerves of those Irani- ans desperate for the crisis to end. “Things have become so bad that everyone has completely lost it,” said Mohsen, a business owner in the central city of Isfahan. “We’re trapped in hell, and there’s no saving us.”
JAMIAH SWINTON, the wife of Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton.
ton went to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to see the flag-draped caskets of her husband and the three other young Army soldiers. She met President Trump, who she said spoke warmly of her hus- band’s service. Ms. Swinton felt both supported and overwhelmed, she said, as she watched her daughter grapple with the meaning of death. “When they were transferring Michael, she said: ‘Is that my Dada in that box?’” In his remarks, Mr. Trump said that the four soldiers had sup- ported the war. Ms. Swinton said that she would rather talk about her husband than discuss politics. “Nobody can tell you how a mili- tary career will go,” she said. “There’s so much uncertainty, and you have to be strong enough to go along with it and hope that it will turn out OK.” Sergeant Swinton had hoped that his deployment to Iraq would be his last, Ms. Swinton said, and so had she. “I just wanted to be glued to him,” she said. “Every- thing he did — the way he spoke, his voice, everything — I just, I love him.”
said they were being resolved. “The department attempted to explain the anomalies to The New York Times ahead of publication, but given their lack of knowledge in this area, they proceeded to write a non-story,” he said in an email, adding: “We remain com- mitted to ensuring the utmost ac- curacy of all casualty reporting.” Mr. Trump has continued to re- fer to the higher number of U.S. troop deaths. In comments on Thursday, he compared the toll from other American wars to the war against Iran, saying that even one death “is too many, but it’s 18.” On Wednesday, Mr. Trump wit- nessed the return of the bodies of the four service members at Do- ver Air Force Base in Delaware, calling them “great heroes.” Peter Feaver, a political science professor at Duke who studies the military, said the loss of any serv- ice member was a tragedy. “It’s important to remember that every one of those numbers is a personal story,” he added.
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partner. If the U.S.-Israeli war has made Tehran more, rather than less, likely to pursue a nuclear weapon, it would amount to one more grave consequence of the killing of the supreme leader and the steps toward regime change the Trump administration initially pursued. American officials caution that most of the intelligence on Moj- taba Khamenei’s views comes from before the war. He was badly injured in the first part of the war, and American officials said he has limited his communications and public appearances because of his injuries and also because he does not want to be targeted in an airstrike. The officials assess that he re- mains in charge of the govern- ment but does not have the abso- lute authority and influence of his father, who ruled for more than 36 years. The assessment comes as Pres- ident Trump is weighing whether to intensify the military campaign against Iran. A determination that the supreme leader is potentially open to pursuing a bomb would provide additional justification for an escalation. While U.S. officials insist Tehran has not made any moves to restart its nuclear program, Iran has taken some steps to pre- serve its nuclear assets after the U.S. strikes on key facilities last year or during pauses in fighting during the current war. Iran has moved at least some centrifuges, according to Ameri- can officials, to a heavily fortified underground complex in central Iran that the United States refers to as Pickaxe Mountain. The Wall Street Journal first reported this week that Israeli intelligence had tracked the movement of the cen- trifuges. While such a move could be a first step toward rebuilding en-
Dustin Volz and Michael Crowley contributed reporting.
And Their Ties to Iran
By ZANE IRWIN
After months of relatively min- imal involvement in the U.S.-Iran war, the Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen is making a delayed but potentially conse- quential entrance. The Houthis claimed to have launched missile and drone strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Wednesday, just days after the group declared a naval blockade on shipping linked to Saudi Arabia. The group has long portrayed itself as a frontline member of Iran’s so-called axis of resistance and has publicly tied itself to Iran’s fortunes. But while the Houthis are close to Iran, analysts describe their partnership as one shaped by both coordination and constraint.
Who are the Houthis? The Houthis are Shiite militants who have been fighting Yemen’s internationally recognized gov- ernment for two decades. They overran the Yemeni capital, San- aa, in 2014, forcing the govern- ment to flee to the city of Aden. The following year, a Saudi-led coalition launched a bombing campaign to oust the militants but failed, leaving the Houthis in power in northern Yemen. Hun- dreds of thousands of people died from the violence, famine and dis- ease that ensued. The Houthis oppose Israel and the United States. The group is part of the so-called axis of resist- ance led by Iran, with Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and armed groups in Syria and Iraq. Fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government subsided in recent years, and the United Nations helped broker a cease-fire in 2022. Since then, the group has con- tinued to launch attacks on its ad-
richment capability, U.S. officials said they believe that for now Iran is more interested in preserving some of its equipment by trying to move it outside the range of Amer- ican bombs. In June 2025, Mr. Trump or- dered the U.S. military to conduct strikes on three key nuclear facili- ties. B-2 stealth bombers dropped the largest conventional bombs in the Air Force inventory on two of the sites, Fordo and Natanz. A third site, at Isfahan, was hit with Tomahawk missiles. Mr. Trump immediately claimed that the military opera- tion had obliterated the facilities, but initial intelligence assess- ments were far more measured, suggesting the program had only been set back by months. Iran’s nuclear site at Pickaxe Mountain was not targeted in the attacks last summer. And the facil- ities there are a far more difficult target for the U.S. military. The un- derground facilities are buried deep below a mountain, out of the range of the most powerful con- ventional U.S. bombs, according to multiple American officials. After assessing the damage at the Fordo nuclear facility, the Ira- nians learned just how deep the U.S. weapons could penetrate, and are confident that Pickaxe’s even deeper underground halls are safe from conventional aerial attack. But Iranians remain worried that U.S. forces could mount a commando raid against Pickaxe, potentially using ground forces to enter the site and destroy it from within. U.S. intelligence agencies have reported that Iran has moved ground forces to Pickaxe to deter any ground raid. Mr. Trump this week threat- ened to attack the facility, calling it “a possible target for a nice big fat shot right in their front door.” He also said the United States saw no activity there, a reference, officials said, to the fact that Iran has not restarted nuclear enrich- ment or other work, despite mov- ing equipment there. American officials declined to
versaries in the region. In the wake of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, the Houthis disrupted international shipping by firing on passing vessels in the Red Sea. Crucial to the Houthis’ power is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a narrow waterway on Yemen’s southwest tip. The strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and is one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
Are they involved in the war? Until recently, the Houthis’ in- volvement in the broader Iran war had been halting and cautious. Ex- perts said the group had been weakened by last year’s weeks- long bombardment by the United States and Israel in Yemen — and forced into a careful calculation about how much of its dwindling arsenal it could afford to spend. The new front in the war started to crack open earlier this month, when Houthi authorities accused Saudi Arabia of attacking Yemen’s main international airport in San- aa in a dispute over an Iranian plane that tried to land there. Analysts say Iran may have also urged the Houthis to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed for months, the Red Sea has become a vital alternative ex- port route for the transportation of Saudi oil and gas.
What is the relationship with Iran? The Houthis are neither a direct conduit for Iranian interests in Yemen, nor fully free of the Is- lamic Republic’s influence. Ana- lysts have said Iranian support helped the Houthis evolve from a group of poorly organized rebels to a powerful armed presence. But the group may have delayed en- gaging in the current conflict be- cause it could risk inviting strikes on Houthi leadership.
A billboard showing Mojtaba Khamenei. His father, who was killed at the beginning of the war, had renounced nuclear weapons.
discuss the planning for any at- tack on the site, and said Mr. Trump has been presented a broad range of options and an ar- ray of potential targets. It was foolish, several officials said, to predict what targets Mr. Trump might approve. Whatever missteps the United States has made in its war with Iran, the damage to the Iranian nuclear facilities, particularly in its strikes last year, succeeded in at least freezing progress on the nuclear program. The intelligence agencies as- sessed that the damage would have set back the program by only six months, had the Iranians im- mediately moved to repair centri- fuges or restart enrichment work at other sites. But, American offi- cials said, the Iranians did not im- mediately dig out all of the facili- ties or restart enrichment at other locations. Still, the building blocks of a
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and ADAM RASGON
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians in the Israeli-occu- pied West Bank are routinely be- ing terrorized by military raids and settler violence. But a more obscure menace is threatening to bring the entire West Bank econ- omy to a halt. Two Israeli financial institu- tions that have long served as partners for the 13 Palestinian banks — handling transactions that make possible imports to the West Bank of everything from food and clothing to gasoline, wa- ter and electricity — have sig- naled that they may abruptly end those relationships. That would cut the territory’s financial tether to Israel — and the outside world. If the Israeli banks severed ties, officials say, it would amount to the imposition of a suffocating commercial blockade. The banks have long been con- cerned they could be exposed to lawsuits over money laundering or terrorist financing, and have grown frustrated that Israel’s gov- ernment is not better shielding them against these risks. The prospect of being cut off has prompted Palestinian officials to appeal to foreign governments to intervene with the Israelis. A gathering on the subject on Thurs- day in Ramallah, sponsored by the Palestine Monetary Authority with the participation of officials from the United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund, was titled “The Breaking Point: Sounding the Alarm Before Collapse.” “There is a huge fear,” said Feras Milhem, who served as gov- ernor of the Palestine Monetary Authority from 2021 to 2025. “There is also a belief that this will not happen, that Israel cannot re- ally cut the relations unless they want to push the Palestinians to anarchy.” One of the two Israeli financial institutions, the Israel Discount Bank, has written to its Palestin- ian counterparts saying it will end its “correspondent banking” rela- tionships with them by Sept. 1, ac- cording to a letter obtained by The New York Times. The other, Bank Hapoalim, told The Times that it was considering making the same decision. In a statement on Wednesday, the Israeli finance ministry said the two banks had “announced their desire to cease providing correspondent services.” The ministry said that it was in talks with them to find a “safe and re- sponsible manner” for them to continue those relationships, and that their termination could have “negative implications for eco-
bomb, most notably Iran’s stock- pile of highly enriched uranium, remain intact and accessible to Tehran. Ali Khamenei had issued a reli- gious order, or fatwa, prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons by Iran, a stance publicly announced to the International Atomic Ener- gy Agency in 2005. The fatwa had its limits. While it prevented Iran from using a nu- clear bomb, it did not block the government from developing its overall program or taking steps toward weaponization. Even after the fatwa was in place, harder-line elements in the Iranian govern- ment wanted to be able to quickly develop a nuclear weapon. But based on public statements and intercepted conversations be- fore the war, American intelli- gence officials assessed that Moj- taba Khamenei did not share his father’s hesitancy and was inter- ested in pursuing an advanced nu-
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The Bank Hapoalim tower in Tel Aviv. It and Israel Discount Bank may stop doing business in the territory as soon as the fall.
nomic stability in the region.” Trade with Israel is responsible for 55 percent of Palestinian im- ports and 85 percent of exports, Mr. Milhem said. This commerce is handled by the correspondent banks, as is trade between the Pal- estinians and other countries. The root of the potential crisis lies in the banks’ concern they could be exposed to international lawsuits alleging that they pro- vide financing for money launder- ing or terrorism. The Israeli banks require that the Israeli govern- ment mitigate the risk by issuing letters indemnifying them against lawsuits, as well as immunizing them against potential prosecu- tion in Israel. These letters come with expiration dates. In recent years, Israeli officials have repeatedly threatened not to reissue the letters. Finance Min- ister Bezalel Smotrich, a staunch supporter of Israeli settlement ex- pansion in the West Bank, has used the letters as leverage inside the government to extract conces- sions, including approval for set- tler outposts. Each time, the government has backed down under international pressure, including a public inter- vention by U.S. Treasury Secre- tary Janet Yellen in 2024. Since then, however, Mr. Smotrich has pressured the Pales- tinians by extending indemnifica- tion for shorter periods — often for as little as two weeks at a time — and waiting until the last minute to do so, officials said. An aide to Mr. Smotrich, who spoke on the condition of ano- nymity to discuss sensitive mat- ters, said in a statement that the Palestinian financial system re- mained involved in terrorism and money laundering. “The demand that Israel miti- gate this risk instead of demand- ing that the Palestinian Authority cease engaging in terrorism and
clear weapon. At the end of the Biden adminis- tration, U.S. officials said Iran was looking at ways to develop a cruder nuclear weapon, poten- tially like the Hiroshima-style bombs, that would be difficult to deliver but would provide some- thing of a deterrent. The new supreme leader, ac- cording to U.S. officials, sees less utility in that type of weapon but appears to support developing the kind of thermonuclear warhead that could eventually be miniatur- ized and placed on a long-range missile. In his public statements, Aya- tollah Khamenei has vowed to preserve Iran’s nuclear capabili- ties, but has not spoken directly of a need to obtain a weapon. He dis- tanced himself from an agree- ment the United States and Iran signed in June that said Iran would not pursue a nuclear weap- on. Ayatollah Khamenei said he
meet accepted international standards reflects the hypocrisy and racism of low expectations,” the aide argued. Other experts counter that the Palestinian financial system has taken steps to prevent Hamas and other militant groups from gain- ing access to it. “The Palestinian banking sys- tem is no friend of Hamas, quite the contrary,” said Daniel L. Gla- ser, who was assistant secretary
laundering or terrorist financing accusations.
for terrorist financing at the Treasury Department in the Obama administration. “And the Palestinian Monetary Authority is no friend of Hamas. It’s one of the few things that works there.” Still, the Israeli government wants the Palestinian Authority to submit to a level of financial audit- ing that it says it has not previ- ously undergone. The most recent extension of in- demnification was for six months, until the end of 2026. The two Is- raeli banks have made clear, how- ever, that they have grown frus- trated with the uncertainty and short-term extensions and want to end the relationships sooner, Is- raeli and Palestinian officials said. The Israeli banks have never wanted to be in the correspondent banking business with the Pales- tinians, which they entered in the mid-1990s when Israel and the Palestinians were negotiating peace deals as part of the Oslo Ac- cords, and the firms have pushed over the years to exit it. The Israeli government has re- peatedly promised to find a per-
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had allowed the agreement, but did not agree with it as a “matter of principle.” Rosemary Kelanic, the director of the Middle East program at De- fense Priorities, a think tank skep- tical of American military inter- vention, said the war and the an- nouncement this week that the United States may help Saudi Ara- bia build enrichment facilities make it “significantly more likely” that Iran pursues a weapon. “Iran now has a much greater incentive to weaponize to deter fu- ture U.S. or Israeli attempts at col- lapsing the regime or the Iranian state, which means that the war is counterproductive to its own os- tensible goals of preventing Irani- an proliferation,” she said. Iranian officials who argued in internal debates that only a nucle- ar weapon could prevent an Is- raeli or American attack believe their position has been strength- ened, U.S. officials have said.
manent solution that shields the banks from liability. In 2019, the government established a com- pany that was meant to become an intermediary between the Is- raeli and Palestinian banks. But that company has never gotten up and running, and Israel would need to enact legislation for it to start operations, officials said. With Israel in the heat of a politi- cal campaign ahead of elections later this year and the Israeli Par- liament in recess, it appears un- likely such legislation could be en- acted soon. In a statement, Israel Discount Bank acknowledged “the impor- tance of economic stability” but said that it had to consider the risks of providing correspondent banking services and its responsi- bility to depositors and sharehold- ers. “We remain willing to assist with the operational solution, pro- vided that the relevant responsi- bility and risk are assumed by the state,” it said. Palestinian officials have searched for a backup plan in vain. They say that currency swaps, such as in dollars or euros, would suffice only for a few weeks. And a more permanent fix, like dropping the Israeli shekel as the Palestinian currency, carries the risk that Israel could choose to in- terpret it as a withdrawal from the Oslo Accords, which barred the Palestinians from issuing their own currency and made the shek- el the primary legal tender. That leaves the Palestinians contemplating the potentially cat- aclysmic consequences of the banking relationships coming to an end. The West Bank economy is already under enormous pres- sure from punitive measures im- posed by Israel after the Hamas- led attack on southern Israel in October 2023. Those measures in- clude the withholding of billions of dollars in import taxes that Israel collects on the Palestinian Author- ity’s behalf and the cancellation of work permits for tens of thou- sands of West Bank residents who used to work inside Israel. Economic experts said essen- tial goods would become unavail- able in short order if the relation- ship between Israeli and Palestin- ian banks is undone. The West Bank gets 100 percent of its fuel, 93 percent of its electricity and 35 percent of its water from Israel, according to Mr. Milhem, the for- mer bank regulator. Many said they expected that a black market would emerge, with Israeli trucks making deliveries in exchange for bags of cash — an environment ripe for exploitation by terrorist groups. “It’s not only a humanitarian is- sue, it’s a security issue,” Mr. Mil- hem said.
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After The Times reported this month that federal officials had significant concerns about the se- curity capabilities of the jet, the government launched a leak in- vestigation seeking grand jury testimony from several Times journalists as well as their phone records and those of their rela- tives. (The Justice Department withdrew the subpoenas on Thursday.) The president appeared to ac- knowledge on Sunday that the plane was lacking some features that the older Boeings used as Air Force One have, telling a reporter who noted that the Qatari plane lacks antimissile defenses that it would soon be “maxed out.” The roughly 14-year-old plane went through a costly yet relatively rushed process to retrofit the air- craft to serve as Air Force One. At the time of the swap, there were reports that Israel had shared intelligence with the United States about Iranian ef- forts to kill Mr. Trump. Some American officials viewed Israel’s intelligence with skepticism, be- lieving it was an effort to provoke Mr. Trump to intensify attacks against Iran. The threat to Air Force One in
Shawn McCreesh contributed re- porting.
France, Leveled by Heat, Asks Spanish for Advice
eased, Mr. Farandou and his small delegation will spend a few days in Spain, talking to government officials, business executives, un- ion leaders, academics and ordi- nary people. The goal is to under- stand how Spaniards organize their society to cope with frequent spells of extreme heat. Some of the measures are obvi- ous and already being tried in France: shifting work hours to earlier in the day, particularly for outdoor or manual workers; fre- quent rests, which help people re- cover from sleep lost during heat waves; and an emphasis on drink- ing fluids. Spain also provides paid leave during climate-related disrup- tions, though it adopted that after disastrous floods in Valencia in 2024 rather than because of heat waves. In France, the Green Party recently proposed five days a year of paid vacation to protect work- ers during extreme heat, an idea that drew headlines even if stands little chance of becoming law. France and Spain share another climate-related scourge: wild- fires. On Thursday, tens of thou- sands of people were evacuated after fires spread across both countries. In France, vacationers were forced to flee threatened campsites along the Atlantic coast in the southwest. In Spain, the au- thorities declared a national emergency in a region near Ma- drid, where several fires burned out of control.
Turkey that prompted the change in airplanes was separate from the one attributed to Israeli intelli- gence, according to some of the people briefed on the matter. The United States had resumed strikes against Iran while Mr. Trump was in Ankara, roughly 1,000 miles away from Tehran. While at the summit, Mr. Trump also spoke openly about Iranian efforts to try to kill him when asked about why he was swap- ping out the Qatari-donated jet for the older one. “They want to take out the U.S. leader — me,” he said. “I’m on ev- ery list. I saw this morning, I’m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long.” Forces with ties to Iran have long wanted to assassinate Mr. Trump, dating to his first term when U.S. forces killed Qassim Su- leimani, a top Iranian general. Mr. Trump for years has com- plained about the state of the two airplanes that have served as Air Force One since 1990, saying they were not impressive enough to bring on foreign trips. Military of- ficials separately expressed con- cerns that the current Air Force One jets had been used for many more years than had been in- tended. Last year, Qatar said it was do- nating a Boeing 747-8 for Mr.
To Mr. Farandou, Spain’s cul- ture is as intriguing as its laws. Spanish habits of daily life — from midday siestas to late-night din- ners — reflect a long history of liv- ing with heat. Transplanting those cultural adaptations to France, particularly the country’s north, would be tricky, he acknowledged. “Adapting through regulations is one thing, but the real, major challenge is cultural adaptation,” said Mr. Farandou, a businessman who ran France’s national railway, S.N.C.F., before joining the gov- ernment last year. In seeking to change habits, ex- perts say, France is looking for low-cost solutions to an expensive problem. Behavioral changes are cheaper than major investments in infrastructure, such as the widespread installation of air-con- ditioning and “net zero” policies, which seek to reduce the carbon emissions that are the main cul- prit for a warming climate. “Acting on our time schedules, things like that — they don’t cost a penny,” said Sonia Lavadinho, an urban anthropologist in Bern, Switzerland. “You can understand why a government would like to implement these changes.” But Spanish habits, other ex- perts warn, should not be viewed as a magic bullet. For one, tradi- tional Spanish customs, like the si- esta or earlier workday, are nei- ther ubiquitous nor available to the people most vulnerable to heat: agricultural laborers, con- struction workers, delivery peo- ple and cleaners. Moreover, Spain still struggles to protect its population. Roughly one in three Spanish households are unable to keep their homes ad-
The president left the NATO summit on an older Air Force One, landing at an air base in Britain.
Trump’s use, and Mr. Trump has said he plans to take it with him for his presidential library when he leaves office. Officials have described the new plane as a “bridge” until the long-delayed Boeing jets commis- sioned by the Air Force are deliv- ered. Since Mr. Trump returned to the United States from Turkey, White House officials have said the new plane will be taken out of service for about one month this fall for additional upgrades. “The new Air Force One is per- fectly safe for the president’s trav- els, but will receive additional up- grades and enhancements in the
equately cool in summer, said Christian Oltra, a senior re- searcher at the Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research, a government-affiliat- ed think tank in Madrid. “Spain can be genuinely more accustomed to heat than its neigh- bors and still carry a very sub- stantial health burden,” Mr. Oltra said. “The most accurate descrip- tion, in my view, is that Spain is partially and unevenly adapted — a valuable case to learn from, rather than a straightforward suc- cess story.” However imperfect, Mr. Faran- dou said, Spain was better weath- erproofed than France. He noted that many French administrative arrangements dated to the Napo- leonic era and were singularly ill suited to a hotter climate. While August is a vacation month, for example, when many flee stifling cities for cooler climes, June is typically hectic, packed with school exams, sports tournaments and construction projects. This year, all that activity coincided with the most intense June heat wave on record. The French health authorities recorded nearly 6,000 excess
fall which will take approximately one month to complete,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement. “During that time, the president will fly on the old Air Force One.” It is unclear what upgrades can be completed in such a short time frame. At a briefing on Wednesday be- fore the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was interrupted in April when a gunman rushed past a security checkpoint, Secret Service offi- cials said the threat level for the agency’s protectees was the high- est they had ever seen. “The numbers at this agency,
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deaths from June 17 to July 2, a pe- riod when the temperatures rose above 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Desperate for relief, thousands of people jumped into canals, rivers and other waterways, leading to 90 deaths. Mr. Farandou suggested that lo- cal authorities keep pools open at night so families could use them after school and work. Schools, he said, should move up exams, though even that might not help, given that France’s first heat wave this year occurred in late May. At workplaces that require a dress code, such as government ministries, he said he supported allowing employees to go without ties, jackets or long trousers in hot weather. The British, he noted, de- vised Bermuda shorts a century ago to make life bearable for offi- cials working in tropical and desert climates. Architecture is another area where Spain offers lessons. Its older houses have thick walls and narrow windows with shutters, blinds and awnings to block the sun. Many French houses have shutters, too, though in modern
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and certainly I’ve never seen in my 24-year career, they’re off the charts,” Sean Curran, the director of the Secret Service, told report- ers. “I think the environment has become very volatile and that’s just across the board. I think not just to our protectees, but local of- ficials. The threat picture and en- vironment is as large as I’ve ever seen it.” Mr. Curran was the head of Mr. Trump’s Secret Service protective detail between Mr. Trump’s two terms. He was among the agents with Mr. Trump when, as a candi- date, he was shot in an assassina- tion attempt during a rally in But- ler, Pa., in July 2024.
Above, near City Hall in Paris in June. Left, farm workers resting outside Seville last summer. Spain has used scheduling and architecture to help keep its population cool.
apartments, large windows are prized. In Paris, the familiar zinc roofs that cover almost four-fifths of the buildings sizzle under the sun, making life unbearable for those who live underneath them. The most obvious change, of course, would be to install air-con- ditioning. In Spain’s hottest re- gions, Mr. Oltra said, three-quar- ters of the houses use cooling sys- tems. But in France, as in other northern European countries, air- conditioning is a political light- ning rod. Critics note that it wors- ens climate change by using lots of electricity and pumping hot air outside the buildings it cools. Mr. Farandou, who began his career at an American mining company in Denver, said he fa- vored installing cooling systems in schools, hospitals, nursing homes and other places with vul- nerable people. But he said that American-style air-conditioning was not a solution that would work in France. It is not an accident that Mr. Farandou is visiting Spain instead of the United States, Asia or the Middle East, where many build- ings are also heavily air-condi- tioned. Those places are too dis- tant, culturally and geographi- cally, to be useful models for France, he said. Even trying to live more like their Spanish neigh- bors will be a stretch for the French, he said, though they will have little choice. “Deep down, I have this convic- tion,” Mr. Farandou said: The French people “will have to change something relatively pro- found in order to adapt to these very long periods of intense heat.”
Kill at Least 15 Across Russia And Ukraine
By MARC SANTORA and VALERIE HOPKINS
Russia targeted Ukraine with a barrage of missiles on Friday, killing at least 15 people, including 10 at the site of a military exhibi- tion near the Ukrainian capital. Hours earlier, Ukraine struck sites in Russia including a missile factory, where six people were killed, and warehouses belonging to the country’s largest online re- tailer, Wildberries. Ukraine has hit the company’s storage sites re- peatedly in recent days as it tries to damage the Russian economy and make ordinary Russians feel the effects of the war. The dueling bombardments, which left dozens of people injured in both countries, were the latest salvos in an air campaign that has escalated as the war’s front line remains mostly static. At least one Russian ballistic missile struck a sports complex on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, where a weapons exhibi- tion was being held, according to Ukrainian officials. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said a rescue operation was underway. In addition to the 10 people who were reported killed, dozens were injured, the Ukrainian authorities said. “Efforts to determine exactly what happened and the fate of those affected are ongoing,” Mr. Zelensky said. It was not the first time Russia has struck a gathering related to defense and technology. In 2023, a Russian missile hit a theater in Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, during a meeting of drone manu- facturers. The attack killed seven people and injured hundreds, leading to calls for stricter securi- ty measures at events related to weapons development. Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, said on Fri- day that a criminal investigation into the organizers of the weapons exhibition near Kyiv had been launched. “War does not exempt anyone from responsibility for manageri- al decisions,” he said in a state- ment. “On the contrary, it requires the highest level of professional- ism, caution and awareness of ev- ery step.” In Kyiv, residents were alerted to an incoming barrage shortly before noon, with the familiar sound of air raid alerts blaring. Typically, there is only a matter of minutes between the sounding of an alarm and the arrival of a bal- listic missile. In addition to the 10 people killed near Kyiv, five civilians were killed in the eastern city of Sloviansk by a Russian guided bomb, Mr. Zelensky said. The reported toll on civilians in Ukraine has recently been high, averaging around 170 people killed or injured per day in attacks across the country in the first week of July, according to the United Nations. Kyiv has been a prime target, with Russia launch- ing several major ballistic missile attacks this summer. The missile attack in Kyiv on Friday came hours after Ukrain- ian drone and missile strikes were reported at Russian fuel facilities, a military production plant and commercial warehouses. Mr. Zelensky posted video of fires after several strikes, includ- ing one in Russia’s Kirov region, east of Moscow. That strike ap- peared to have been conducted with newly developed Flamingo missiles, which are made by Fire Point, a Ukrainian company, ac- cording to video and comments by the head of the company. Mr. Zelensky said the facility in Kirov was a “key military enter- prise” that supplied components for Russian aircraft and missile systems. The Russian authorities said at least six people were killed and 26 wounded in the strike. The company that runs the plant, Avitek, makes aircraft com- ponents, according to the Russian Engineering Union. Avitek is un- der sanctions by the United States, the European Union, Ukraine and other countries. The attacks on Wildberries sites were the fourth round of such strikes since Saturday. Two ware- houses used by the company in St. Petersburg and one in Novosara- tovka, in the neighboring Len- ingrad region, were hit on Friday. A Wildberries warehouse in Simferopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, was also hit, as was a warehouse belonging to a poultry farm in the Leningrad region. Tatyana Kim, the chief execu- tive of Wildberries, confirmed the strikes on the warehouses in St. Petersburg and Simferopol and said that staff had “managed to save some of the facilities and in- ventory.” Officials said three people were injured in the attack in Novosara- tovka. Eight people were killed in attacks on Wildberries sites on Saturday and one person on Wednesday, the Russian authori- ties have said.
Hope for Stability After Trump’s Threats
By SCOTT DANCE
WASHINGTON — When Cameron Hamilton took the helm of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the start of President Trump’s second term, he wasn’t an obvious choice: He had worked in emergency situations in com- bat zones and on the U.S.-Mexico border, but hadn’t handled natural disasters. But he wanted to serve in the Trump administration and help safeguard FEMA, he told a podcast last year. Mr. Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL, believed so strongly in the agency’s mission, in fact, that he told a House hearing in May 2025 that he disagreed with Mr. Trump’s suggestion that FEMA should “go away.” He was fired as acting director the next day. A year later, Mr. Hamilton, 40, is back, poised to lead the disaster agency. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced his nomina- tion on Wednesday, setting the stage for a full Senate vote. Mr. Hamilton’s return illustrates not just a reversal of fortunes, but also how FEMA’s standing has improved within the administration as it became clear that shuttering the agency was unpopu- lar among many states. Some storm-prone communities still worry about the administration’s cuts to FEMA’s staff and its talk of shifting more responsibility for disasters to state gov- ernments. And it’s not clear whether the agency — and Mr. Hamilton — are ready for hurricanes, floods or a potentially ex- treme El Niño weather pattern. “He does not know fundamental oper- ational aspects of FEMA,” said Saman- tha Montano, a professor of emergency management at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and a frequent critic of the Trump administration’s disaster management policy. “He has not been in the field long enough for that to be possi- ble.” Mr. Hamilton also appears to lack the extensive experience in emergency management that is required by law. After failures in FEMA’s response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Congress re- quired that the agency’s leader must have a “demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency management and homeland security” and at least five years of “executive leadership and man- agement experience in the public or pri- vate sector.” Under previous administrations, in- cluding in Mr. Trump’s first term, FEMA chiefs had decades of experience leading disaster response in city or state govern- ments. Mr. Hamilton does not. He served in the Navy SEALs for a decade before working for eight years as an emergency management specialist at the State De- partment and as a division director at the Homeland Security Department. In those roles, administration officials said, he planned and carried out crisis re- sponse work, kept U.S. personnel and fa- cilities safe in dangerous environments, and managed more than 4,000 emer- gency medical technicians and first re- sponders. “I did not pretend or presume by any means to be the most qualified individ- ual” to lead FEMA when he became act- ing administrator, Mr. Hamilton told the American Emergency podcast, produced by WNYC’s “On the Media.” FEMA and White House officials said Mr. Hamilton’s background did not con- flict with the post-Katrina law. At Mr. Hamilton’s confirmation hear- ing last month, none of the senators questioned his experience. And many emergency managers across the coun- try support Mr. Hamilton’s confirmation. They are counting on him to trim bureau- cracy and make changes that would speed aid — and restore stability after months of upheaval. “I think Cameron has proven himself as a leader,” said Josh Morton, president of the International Association of Emer- gency Managers. “He very much listens to what local emergency managers and state emergency managers have to say.”
A Remarkable Resurrection
Mr. Hamilton’s ouster last year struck many experts as the surest sign yet that a broken but essential agency was being dismantled. FEMA helps states and local govern- ments respond to overwhelming emer- gencies. For most of the past three dec- ades, that work has cost about $12 billion annually. But as climate change intensi- fies some types of disasters and more people move into vulnerable areas, the price tag has often surged into the tens of billions of dollars. Mr. Trump and Kristi Noem, who was homeland security secretary at the time, both mused publicly about scaling back or eliminating FEMA last year as they shrank its work force by about 20 per- cent. So Mr. Hamilton made waves last May when he told a congressional panel: “I do not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Fed- eral Emergency Management Agency.” Ms. Noem fired him the next day, then oversaw a significant slowdown in the flow of federal disaster aid.
Just over a year after being fired, Cameron Hamilton is on the brink of assuming the helm of the Federal Emergency Management Agency once again.
The Trump administration has floated the idea of pushing more responsibility for disaster response onto state governments, which have balked at the idea.
Mr. Hamilton posted on X that while his departure “was earlier than I hoped,” he wasn’t stepping away from emer- gency management. He shared a video message he had delivered to FEMA staff in which he urged them to “find the most innovative and creative methods avail- able so that we can deliver assistance to survivors.” Many emergency managers say he kept that up after his dismissal. He took a job with a contractor that works with dis- aster agencies in Texas and Florida, two large storm-prone states. At emergency management conferences, he discussed how FEMA could become leaner and more efficient. FEMA officials declined to make Mr. Hamilton available for an interview. Ad- ministration officials did not respond to a request to interview the homeland secu- rity secretary, Markwayne Mullin, whose department oversees FEMA. In an interview with the podcast American Emergency conducted last fall, Mr. Hamilton described himself as a victim of ongoing clashes with Ms. Noem and her top adviser, Corey Lewandowski. He said that he had “never encountered such unprofession- alism in my life” and remembered ex-
pecting to be fired even before he spoke out about FEMA’s future on Capitol Hill. In response to questions from The New York Times, Mr. Lewandowski called Mr. Hamilton “a constantly out- spoken critic” of the Trump administra- tion who pushed for the status quo rather than “leaner and more accountable pro- grams.” Ms. Noem did not respond to a request for comment. Despite that conflict, Mr. Hamilton had allies in the White House. Tom Homan, Mr. Trump’s border security adviser, for example, had endorsed Mr. Hamilton’s unsuccessful bid for Congress from Vir- ginia in 2024. Later that year, Mr. Hamil- ton kept armed guard outside Mr. Homan’s home amid threats over Mr. Trump’s plans for immigration policy. So after Mr. Trump fired Ms. Noem in March, Mr. Hamilton was ready to re- turn. Ms. Noem had exerted such control over the agency that her departure left an opening for someone who was clearly a break from her approach. Someone like Mr. Hamilton.
How FEMA Could Transform
As state officials and members of Con- gress mounted a pressure campaign to
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Kristi Noem, then homeland security secretary, fired Mr. Hamilton after he said it was not “in the best interest of the American people to eliminate” FEMA.
preserve FEMA last year, talk inside the administration about its elimination faded. Emergency managers privately and publicly stressed the safety risks that weakening or eliminating FEMA could pose — as well as political vulnera- bilities for lawmakers, who love to boast to constituents about securing federal aid. A 2025 Pew Research Center survey found nearly two-thirds of Americans consider it a good idea for the govern- ment to provide financial assistance af- ter disasters. Even before Ms. Noem was dismissed, an administration task force had con- cluded the agency should be maintained. Its report, issued six weeks after Mr. Mullin took over the Homeland Security Department, called for delivering disas- ter aid more quickly, reducing FEMA’s role in long-term recovery and pushing states to manage more disasters on their own. At his confirmation hearing, Mr. Ham- ilton pledged to distribute disaster aid faster and increase accountability for spending. “We would need to strike a new bal- ance to encourage cost reasonableness and cost savings,” he said. Mary Ann Tierney, who served as the
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top career official at FEMA during Mr. Hamilton’s stint as acting administrator, said that she had spoken with him about shifting more of FEMA’s work to its re- gional offices and to states. The idea was that FEMA’s headquarters had become bloated and that states could provide help more efficiently, often on their own dime. But Ms. Tierney stressed that such changes would need to occur gradually to give communities time to prepare. No matter who runs the agency, emer- gency managers expect it to change soon. The administration has indicated it wants to raise the threshold for when dis- aster damage warrants aid, which could mean significantly fewer communities qualify for federal help, according to a co- alition of former FEMA officials and local leaders called Sabotaging Our Safety. “It’s going to make community re- building very hard,” said Davante Lewis, a Democrat elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission in 2022 and a member of the coalition’s board.
Questions About Experience
On questions about whether Mr. Hamil- ton is legally qualified for the job, Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, said all of Mr. Trump’s nominees “are highly qualified.” Victoria Barton, a FEMA spokeswoman, said he had more than 20 years of “executive leadership and public service experience in emer- gency management, response and re- covery operations, special operations, lo- gistics, and program management” that met “all statutory qualifications.” Administration officials stressed that while the post-Katrina law requires exec- utive leadership experience, it does not specify that work must be in disaster re- sponse. Representative Jared Moskowitz, Democrat of Florida who led that state’s emergency management department from 2019 to 2021, said “it’s hard to ar- gue” that Mr. Hamilton lacks qualifica- tions after he had already led FEMA for several months. But Dr. Montano called it “frustrating” that lawmakers and emergency experts would now change their standards for FEMA’s administrator. Mr. Hamilton “does not come close” to the experience other FEMA leaders have held since Kat- rina, she said. Ms. Tierney said it was up to Congress to decide if Mr. Hamilton meets the intent of the post-Katrina law. “If the Senate believes Cameron meets the letter of the law they passed, then he is the FEMA administrator,” she said.
By JILL COWAN
LOS ANGELES — It was Magic Mon- day, the weekly convocation of roller skaters on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, and a nearly sacred observance for Johnny Itliong. As usual, he was helping out his entrepreneurial friends on the boardwalk by sporting their merch — a “Skate Famous” branded hat from one, stickers on his gear from others. The music was bumping and the sun had come out. On most Magic Mondays, that and a little weed would have been all Itliong needed. But on this afternoon, as he felt his way through the steps of a line dance and passed a vape to a buddy, he had more on his mind. Days before, the news that Cesar Chavez had been accused of sexually abusing girls landed like a bomb, forcing a reckoning over one of the nation’s few Latino civil rights icons. Those girls were the daughters of farmworker organizers whose move- ment Chavez had famously led. Itliong, 61, felt sorrow for the victims, who in- cluded the sister of a close friend. But the revelation also brought something like vindication — and opportunity. Itliong’s father was Larry Itliong, the Filipino American farmworker leader who was perennially overshadowed by the younger and more telegenic Chavez. While Chavez’s name was reverently be- stowed on schools, streets and libraries, the Itliong name remained largely un- known even in Delano, the agricultural town in California’s Central Valley where Johnny was born and Larry died. For decades, the son has made it his life’s work to change this. He has trav- eled California, attending United Farm Workers events and ceremonies hon- oring the farm labor movement to pro- claim what he sees as the truth: After his father spent decades toiling in the fields, learning multiple languages to commu- nicate better with workers and making grueling treks to find them, he said, Chavez and his followers muscled in on their work and took the credit. “I have been fighting to get the story of my father out for decades and have been waiting for the U.F.W. to step up and hon- or Larry as they do Cesar,” he said at one such event. His efforts, he said, have cost him money, untold time, three marriages and his relationships with his three children. But now the world could find out what Itliong had believed for as long as he could remember. “He was a narcissist,” Itliong told me, jabbing his two middle fingers into the air whenever he said Chavez’s name. He paused to nod at friends passing by on their skates. “They’re writing about my dad!” he told them. He was confident and breezy, joking and laughing as he glided around the rink. But later, he reflected on a life in which he has often felt thwarted — pun- ished, even — for trying to carry forward his family’s legacy. “I want this for my children,” he said. “I may be a piece of shit, but I want them to be proud of their grandfather.”
‘A Very Critical Moment’
Everyone was waiting for Itliong, and when he finally appeared on the video call, he apologized; he had been looking for a place to plug in his laptop. In the weeks since the Chavez news had broken, he had given about two doz- en interviews reminding journalists that the movement Chavez had come to em- body was actually about much more than a single person. He told The Los Angeles Times that his father’s purpose “was to raise everybody up.” Members of a loosely organized group of Asian American civil rights advocates had read the coverage. Seeing an oppor- tunity to highlight the work of Filipino American leaders, they asked Itliong to help them strategize. “This is a very critical moment with this openness,” said Eric Chen, a pastor. He began working as an activist after a mass shooting at a ballroom that left 11 mostly older Asian Americans dead and devastated the Asian American enclave in Los Angeles County that he calls home. “We’ve got to strike while the iron is hot.” The question was how. Chen and Itliong had identified a turning point, but they had a harder time figuring out a mission. All they knew was that they wanted to bring more attention to Larry Itliong’s contributions without deifying him or anyone else. In the end, they de- cided that they would host a kind of infor- mational “round table” and news confer- ence, both aimed at moving the celebra- tion of the farmworker movement from Chavez’s birthday to some other day and elevating the stories of others in the movement. Chen offered a benediction. “I pray that as we embark on this jour- ney to rewrite history, that it would be a journey of healing as well, a journey of redemption,” he said as the others nod- ded solemnly in their little boxes on the screen. “Because, Lord, we know that it was not about one man. It was a move- ment.”
‘Frustration Is Legit’
Johnny Itliong next to a mural commemorating his father, Larry, a farm labor organizer who was overshadowed by the younger, more telegenic Cesar Chavez.
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jet to the Philippines with one such cou- ple — a Filipino American doctor and his wife. They took him to visit the rice pad- dies his father left behind when he came to the United States in 1929. Larry Itliong had begun rallying agri- cultural workers up and down the West Coast in the 1930s, from the canneries of Alaska to the vegetable fields of the Coachella Valley. He spent decades pushing for higher pay and safer work- ing conditions for farmworkers who were then, as now, nearly all immigrants. As the leader of the Agricultural Work- ers Organizing Committee, he helped or- chestrate the Delano, Calif., grape strike and boycott of 1965. Historians say it was only after Larry Itliong helped persuade the predomi- nantly Mexican and Mexican American leaders of the nascent National Farm Workers Association to join the Filipinos’ strike that the modern farm labor move- ment was born. Growing up in Delano in the 1960s and ’70s, Johnny sometimes rose in the early hours of the morning to follow older rela- tives into the grapevines, where they did the backbreaking work it took to feed the nation. Even as a child, he had a sense that his family was at the center of something im- portant. After dinner, he and the other children would stay outside while the adults talked inside Delano’s Filipino Hall, their voices often erupting into shouts. In conversation, Itliong routinely rattles off names of other leaders who he
Cesar Chavez, top left, and Larry Itliong in Delano, Calif., in 1967. In May, Johnny Itliong and members of his family visited parts of Delano tied to the movement, including the Filipino Community Hall and a park named for Mr. Itliong.
says were harmed by the cult of person- ality surrounding Chavez. Many of these organizers, like his father, understood the sacrifices that it took to make it as a farm laborer. Itliong said he could relate to this struggle in a way that Chavez’s children could not. But during those years, forces beyond Larry’s control were conspiring to change the course of history. One of the founders of the National Farm Workers Association was Chavez. At the time, he was a young man amass- ing followers as he sought to transform the long effort to unionize migrant farm- workers into a broader civil rights move- ment. Born on an Arizona farm just two years before Larry Itliong arrived on the West Coast, Chavez was a sharp strat- egist and strong-willed Mexican Ameri- can leader who galvanized Latinos, a fast-growing demographic in search of their own Martin Luther King Jr. In Itliong’s telling, Chavez’s growing fame created an opening for his ambi- tious cohort to elbow his father and other longtime organizers out of the way. The tension between Chavez’s mostly Latino followers and the Filipino Americans close to Itliong lingers even now. Itliong remembered his father’s anger when Chavez moved the United Farm Workers’ headquarters from Delano to an isolated community in the Tehachapi Mountains, farther from farmworkers’ homes. He remembered how journalists and documentarians focused on Chavez and did not widen the frame to include Larry or other Filipinos. “Their passion is a product of their frustration,” said Matt Garcia, a historian at Dartmouth College and a Chavez biog- rapher who has written critically about the way Chavez wielded his power. “And
Mr. Itliong played host to an educational forum. The event featured several activists, including Desirée Rojas and the muralist and artist Eliseo Art Silva.
that frustration is legit.” While Professor Garcia said there was no evidence of a conspiracy by Chavez and his allies to exclude Larry Itliong or other Filipinos from the history books, he said that Itliong and Chavez represented clashing visions of the farmworker movement. Larry was a strident “meat and pota- toes” union organizer, eager to flex the untapped power of farmworkers like himself. Chavez, as a Mexican American, was a member of a demographic major- ity of farmworkers, and he saw the move- ment as a broader social one. Collective bargaining and the fine points of con- tracts, Professor Garcia said, didn’t in- terest him. Chavez also had “a will to power,” Pro- fessor Garcia said, and it was fulfilled by society’s impulse to venerate individuals
instead of the messy collectives who make change. And so Chavez became the face of the movement. The United Farm Workers union he left behind had been grappling with his legacy since long before the revelations of abuse. In response to questions from The New York Times, the group ac- knowledged that there were “many, many names who don’t have enough rec- ognition,” including but not limited to Itliong. “The best way the modern U.F.W. can honor Larry Itliong’s legacy is to contin- ue what he spent his incredible life do- ing,” the statement said: “organizing workers to win the dignity and protec- tions of a union contract.” The Chavez family declined to com- ment for this article. Much of the maneuvering that ulti-
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doing exactly what he did, standing up for those who needed to be heard.’
mately sidelined Larry Itliong took place when his son Johnny was too young to understand what was happening. In 1971, Larry resigned from the union that be- came the United Farm Workers. His chil- dren helped care for him as he suffered from A.L.S., the harrowing degenerative disease, until his death in 1977. “I just remember the doctor sitting in the white chair we had, or yellow leather, or something,” Itliong told me, wiping away tears. “And then the preacher came.” At age 14, he left home, where life had become turbulent, and stayed with friends or in a car. With the help of an em- pathetic teacher, he graduated from high school in Delano and moved to the near- est big city, Bakersfield. He said he worked as a contractor overseas in roles he maintains he can’t talk about. He worked as a chef. He lived in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Ne- vada, where the last of his marriages dis- solved in acrimony. He is estranged from his children — not by his choice, he said, though accord- ing to divorce court records, he has not taken opportunities to see them. In 2004 he was convicted of domestic violence, after an incident in which his wife at the time, Kelly Cornell, said he slapped her and assaulted her while she was on the toilet. Itliong maintains he was not violent and said Cornell lied. More than two decades later, Cornell said she harbors no “hard feelings.” But after going for years without child support for their son, now an adult and also named Larry, she said, “I just wish his dad would step up a little bit.” Reached by text message, the younger Larry, 25, said he didn’t want to talk about his father. He didn’t reply when asked if he felt any connection to his grandfather’s legacy. On and off for about three decades, Itliong has lived in Los Angeles, mostly hanging around the beach. For money, he said, he helps mount televisions for wealthy customers. A skateboarder for decades, he has also taken up roller skat- ing, joining an enthusiastic community that blasts music and wears glowing lights. He describes his living situation as mobile; he has eschewed many of his possessions to live “the way the ma- nongs lived,” referring to Filipino immi- grants like his father. But when anyone — the office of an elected official, a Filipino American non- profit, a reporter — calls asking to talk about his dad, he picks up. And after the accusations of sexual abuse by Chavez emerged, there were lots of calls.
‘Not Here to Judge’
In Delano as in other communities in the Central Valley, suburban neighborhoods have replaced some of the fields. Still, small reminders of Larry Itliong’s legacy are tucked throughout the town. On Me- morial Day weekend, a crowd of siblings, cousins and in-laws held an impromptu gathering at Larry Itliong Unity Park, which was dedicated two years ago. Johnny Itliong had come to spend time with his sister, Sandra Itliong Bowman, who had driven down from the Seattle area. Sandra’s adult children say that they remember being dismissed by class- mates and teachers, even in Delano, when they talked about their grandfa- ther as a historic figure of note. Sandra said she was grateful that her brother had continued to publicize their father’s accomplishments. She wants her seven grandchildren to know where they came from. “I’m not here to judge anybody,” she said, reluctant to blame anyone for over- looking Larry. “I can only build on the fu- ture for the ones who will carry on the legacy.” The next stop was an elementary school where Itliong’s half sister, Patricia Itliong Serda, worked for decades as a li- brarian. On the exterior wall of the li- brary, a colorful mural depicts Larry’s journey from the Philippines, the Delano grape strike and symbols of his legacy. Johnny stopped to point out details, in- cluding an image of Patricia as a child
JOHNNY ITLIONG, referring to his father, the farm-labor organizer Larry Itliong.
standing at Larry’s knee as he reads from an open book. Patricia said she worked for years to secure a nonprofit grant to commission the piece. Most of the students at the school are Filipino American, Latino or a combina- tion of the two, and she said she had poured her energy into teaching them about their heritage. The mural has invit- ed discussion. “Coming from our little town, it means a lot,” she said. “This is where I can make the most impact.” Later, Itliong stopped by the cemetery where his father was buried beneath a simple headstone. Itliong once worked there, helping to maintain the grounds. “I’ve come here at times throughout the years, you know?” he said, almost to himself, as he plucked stray weeds and bits of trash from the grass. Not for the first time in our conversations, Itliong al- luded to a sense that his own life hadn’t worked out entirely as he might have hoped. “Struggling, because my life — you know, I get great satisfaction from help- ing people, right? But you know the old saying: No good deeds ever go unpun- ished.” He said he talked to his father when he visited the grave but never told him about the work he was doing on his be- half. Accolades wouldn’t have interested Larry, Itliong said. He said he used to skip ceremonies and events himself until one day a friend helped him think of things another way. “‘You’re the connection to him,’” Itliong recalled her saying. “All this weight on the shoulder? It increased a hundredfold. I’m like, ‘Are you kidding me?’”
‘I’m Here Now’
Soon Itliong was back in Los Angeles, hosting a panel with other Asian Ameri- can activists. He took his place at the center of a table facing a group of non- profit workers and labor rights advo- cates at the Pilipino Workers Center, a nonprofit in Historic Filipinotown. Itliong was joined on the panel by his longtime friend Desirée Rojas, a daugh- ter of Al Rojas, a farmworker and labor organizer. Rojas’s sister Debra was among the women who upended Chavez’s legacy when they described how he had abused them as young teenage girls. Itliong seemed nervous, getting up briefly to fiddle with the audiovisual set- up. But as others on the makeshift dais spoke about his father’s work, he relaxed into his role as a kind of magnanimous convener. “It’s always been an honor to be the son of Larry Itliong. Those are very, very hard shoes to step into,” he told the room. “But I’m here now. I’ve been here my whole life, doing exactly what he did, standing up for those who needed to be heard.” Aquilina Soriano, the director of the Pi- lipino Workers Center, urged the audi- ence not to let their stories or perspec- tives remain in that room. Tell your leaders, she said, that it’s im- portant to pick a different day to cele- brate the farm workers’ movement, that it’s important not to simply swap in the name of another imperfect person on ev- ery street sign or school that now reads “Cesar Chavez.” “This is a call to action,” she said. “We still have a lot of work to do.” To end the day, Itliong invited the audi- ence to join him in what has become known as the unity clap, which begins with a slow clap and builds to the cacoph- ony of loud applause. The Filipino ver- sion is punctuated with a cry of “isang baksak,” which roughly translates from Tagalog to “one down” — another day completed, another task done. “Yeah! Isang baksak!” Itliong yelled, pumping his fists as the applause rang out. Another task done, many more left. In the days after, Itliong would meet with the others to discuss strategy as Los An- geles County officials debated how to re- name things named after Cesar Chavez. But first, he went skating.
At far left, Itliong family members at Morningside elementary school, where a mural commemorates Larry Itliong’s life, and Johnny at the grave of his father at North Kern Cemetery in Delano.
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“He just took sort of the approach that we did, which is like, ‘Fuck all you guys,’” Donald Trump Jr. said of Mr. Coplan and of his own critics in an interview with The New York Times about investments he has worked on during his father’s sec- ond term. Dating back to the first Trump admin- istration, members of the Trump family have faced criticism for mixing business with politics. But what sets apart the lat- est moves by Donald Trump Jr. is how he and Mr. Malik, through 1789 Capital, are cashing in on the policies of the current administration openly and without apol- ogy. Many of the companies that 1789 has invested in have large government con- tracts while others, like Polymarket, have benefited directly from new Trump policies or rollbacks of existing laws. The firm bought shares in some of the most coveted private companies before many went public, including SpaceX, Anduril, Cerebras and Reflection AI, often by lev- eraging their political and business con- nections to secure a stake or to help boost the companies’ sales. Just two years ago, 1789 managed a few hundred million dollars. It now over- sees more than $3 billion. Its main in- vestment fund generated returns of roughly 200 percent as of June 30, ac- cording to a person familiar with the firm’s performance. While still early in its investment cycle, those returns eclipse the average returns of about 21 percent from venture capital firms started in 2023, according to PitchBook, a provider of financial data. Angela Lee, a venture capital profes- sor at Columbia Business School, said she had never seen a firm started by first-time fund managers raise so much money. “Any way you cut it, it’s unprece- dented,” she said. One plausible explana- tion for the firm’s rapid success, she said: “People are paying for proximity to power.”
Connections Are Cited
Mr. Trump and Mr. Malik, a former Dem- ocrat and banker, openly embrace their connections to President Trump’s broader circle of donors, influential sup- porters and high-ranking officials, but they scoff at questions of whether any of their success comes from direct access to the president. As a private citizen, the president’s son said, he is free to invest however he wants and is doing nothing illegal. He said he talks to his father only “every few weeks,” never discusses business with him and holds “no policy position and no role within the administration whatso- ever.” Mr. Malik frequently mentions that he has never even “set foot in the White House.” In interviews, executives at compa- nies that 1789 is invested in said they had never seen the firm seek special treat- ment from the administration, but they said they viewed being involved with 1789 as a way to get close to the Trump orbit. Mr. Malik said that both he and Mr. Trump knew the people involved in the administration “on a personal basis” and that this helped them position their in- vestment strategies to benefit from White House policies. Their approach is distinct from that of Mr. Trump’s brother-in-law Jared Kush- ner, who had been involved in early peace negotiations with Iran while his private investment firm was seeking to raise funds from U.S. allies in the Middle East. (His firm later said it would not seek additional money from allies while Mr. Kushner was volunteering for the ad- ministration.) Jessica Tillipman, the associate dean for government procurement law stud- ies at George Washington University School of Law, said there are few actual rules for family members of the presi- dent, though many of them have gone to great length to avoid even the appear- ance of cashing in on the Oval Office. (Hunter Biden’s overseas business deal- ing were a recent exception.) “A lot of this is based on norms,” she said. “The challenge we have is that when there’s no interest in kind of re- specting the norms and from an optics perspective, that is troubling.” Mr. Trump and Mr. Malik first met at a barbecue in the Hamptons during the summer of 2018. They were introduced by Kimberly Guilfoyle, Mr. Trump’s for- mer fiancée and the current U.S. ambas- sador to Greece. Mr. Malik was in the middle of starting a new broker-dealer firm after a messy departure from his job at Bank of Amer- ica. A former corporate lawyer, Mr. Malik joined the bank in 2012 and within a year, at age 33, had become the bank’s young- est-ever managing director. He worked in the prime brokerage department and built a roster of hedge fund clients, in- cluding George Soros, Scott Bessent and Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital. In early 2018, the bank said in a regula- tory filing that Mr. Malik had been “dis- charged” for “personal conduct in vio- lation of firm standards.” Mr. Malik filed an arbitration claim against Bank of America alleging defamation and dis- crimination. Within a few months, Mr. Malik settled with the bank for more than $10 million, according to a person famil- iar with the undisclosed deal. While on Wall Street, Mr. Malik had been an active fund-raiser for Democrat- ic candidates, including Hillary Clinton and Joe Kennedy III. During their first meeting in the Hamptons, Mr. Trump said, he found common ground with Mr. Malik political- ly. “I can play the radical on Twitter,” he said in an interview in Miami. “But I’m pretty reasonable. I grew up in New York
JESSICA TILLIPMAN, the associate dean for government procurement law studies at George Washington University School of Law.
As business partners, Omeed Malik, left, and Donald Trump Jr. are openly cashing in on the administration’s policies.
Shayne Coplan, left, founder of Poly- market, which Mr. Trump and Mr. Malik invested in. As an envoy, Jared Kushner, right, has blurred lines between service and profit-seeking.
norms. The challenge we have is that when there’s no interest in kind of respecting the norms and from an optics perspective, that is troubling.’
City. I see all sides.” By 2020, Mr. Malik started attending Trump re-election events and donated roughly $100,000 to the campaign. To- gether, the two men hashed out a set of shared ideals, they said, that would even- tually form the basis for some of their in- vestment strategies at 1789. In their opinion, much of the infra- structure that makes America work, in- cluding banking and the mainstream media, was excluding conservative viewpoints. They also worried about Chi- na’s growing influence. Ahead of the 2020 election, they co- wrote an opinion column in The Daily Caller, a conservative online publication, about the need for the United States to take back control of its manufacturing supply chain and prevent American firms from investing in Chinese-con- trolled companies like TikTok. In early 2021, with the Biden adminis- tration in power and frustrated by Covid-19 restrictions, both men moved from New York to Palm Beach, Fla., with their families. Mr. Malik became a mem- ber of Mar-a-Lago. Within a year of his move, Mr. Malik pitched his deepening network of Repub- licans on starting a new investment firm called 1789 Capital, named after the year the Bill of Rights was written. His two co-founders and investors were Rebekah Mercer, a top donor to Re- publican causes whose father once ran the hedge fund Renaissance Technolo- gies, and Christopher Buskirk, a co- founder of the Rockbridge Group, a se- cretive network of wealthy Trump sup- porters. (Vice President JD Vance is also a Rockbridge co-founder.) By late 2023, 1789 Capital had raised roughly $100 million from investors, in-
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cluding more than $15 million that Mr. Malik, Mr. Buskirk and Ms. Mercer had put in. Mr. Malik set up an office a few miles down the road from Mar-a-Lago. Less than a week after his father’s re- election, Mr. Trump took the stage at a Rockbridge event in Las Vegas and told several hundred donors that he was join- ing 1789. With the president-elect’s son on board, the firm went into overdrive. The two men met potential investors in South Korea and the Middle East. They became regular speakers at major investor conferences in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Flush with new investments, 1789 quickly deployed money into a wide range of companies, including many that are now benefiting from Trump adminis- tration policies aimed at ensuring that military weapons, raw materials and critical technologies are developed in the United States and not in China. Among them are the defense contrac- tors Anduril and Hadrian, and Axiom Space, a company that’s looking to build a commercial successor to the Interna- tional Space Station. Last fall, 1789 invested in Vulcan Ele- ments, a rare-earths magnet manufac- turer, then valued at about $200 million. A few months later, the company landed a $620 million loan commitment from the Defense Department. The company is now worth roughly $2 billion. The timing of 1789’s investment prompted an inquiry by Democrats in Congress about whether the firm ex- erted any influence in the decision to ex- tend the federal loan. A spokeswoman for the Democratic members on the House Natural Resources Committee, which is scrutinizing the deal, said the in- quiry was ongoing. But Mr. Malik said he had learned about Vulcan Elements’ federal loan from a company news release issued af- ter 1789 made its investment; Mr. Trump said he had never met or spoken to any- one at the company. The two men say they made the rea- sonable assumption that Vulcan Ele- ments, one of the few private American producers of rare-earth magnets used for cellphones, cars and planes, would be a winning investment during an admin- istration focused on promoting U.S.- based companies in critical sectors. (Their firm invests only in private U.S. companies and doesn’t take controlling stakes.) “It’s not like it takes a genius to figure this out,” Mr. Trump said. “I don’t have inside information.”
‘Good for America’
For companies looking to leverage their ties to the Trump administration, an in- vestment from 1789 is seen as a stamp of approval. On a recent investor call, the chief ex-
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ecutive of the 3-D printing company Vul- canForms repeatedly invoked 1789 Capi- tal’s investment, implying that the finan- cial firm’s political proximity could help bring about opportunities for the start- up, according to one person on the call. Mr. Malik was unaware of that invest- or call and said he couldn’t police what companies he invested in said about the firm. The reality is that 1789’s connections can transform a company’s fortunes dra- matically — as it did for a small artificial intelligence developer called Reflection AI. Last year, 1789 invested in the little- known company, which builds so-called open source systems. These systems al- low Reflection’s clients to create their own A.I. models rather than rely on ones created by the likes of OpenAI and An- thropic. Building a successful and enduring open source A.I. system is a priority for Silicon Valley. Reflection AI, 1789 be- lieved, had the potential to become an American-made alternative to DeepSeek, an open source system devel- oped by China. The company made its first invest- ment in Reflection AI in the summer of 2025, when it was valued at $3.5 billion. Mr. Malik then tapped his network to find Reflection AI one of its first customers: the large South Korean con- glomerate Shinsegae Group. When the Rockbridge Group opened an international outpost in South Korea last year, it named Shinsegae’s chair- man, Chung Yong-jin, one of the founding board members. A few months later, he attended a Christmas party at Vice Pres- ident Vance’s house in Washington. Shin- segae is also an investor in 1789. In March, Reflection AI and Shinsegae jointly announced a plan to build a multi- billion-dollar data center in South Korea that will house the tech company’s open source models. The data center, which would be used by Shinsegae and also the South Korean government, was described in a joint news release by the two companies as a pivotal moment in U.S.-South Korean re- lations. The Commerce Department des- ignated the data center as the first flag- ship project under its new “American AI Exports Program.” This spring, 1789 hosted an online we- binar for Reflection AI’s executive team and dozens of potential investors. Par- ticipants were told they had a week to write checks, which had to be larger than $5 million. As is common in private in- vestments, investors would pay a fee to 1789 for access to the deal. With a current $25 billion valuation, Reflection AI is worth seven times as much as it was when 1789 made its origi- nal investment last summer. In a video recorded for that webinar, Donald Trump Jr. described Reflection AI as “good for America.”
Preparing For Clashes In Elections
By NICK CORASANITI
Democratic state officials are ramping up their preparations to pro- tect against what they view as a new threat to election security: the federal government. At a meeting in Milwaukee in May, staff members from the offices of ev- ery Democratic attorney general and about a dozen Democratic secretaries of state held tabletop exercises to pre- pare for hypothetical scenarios in the November midterm elections. In those “war rooms,” said Nick Brown, the Democratic attorney gen- eral of the state of Washington, state officials discussed how they would handle a variety of scenarios. What might happen if the F.B.I. showed up, demanding election materials or equipment? What if federal troops or agents were deployed in the country in ways that could intimidate voters or disrupt the election? What if Presi- dent Trump tried to declare an elec- tion-related national emergency? “The sad reality now is that the fed- eral government is our biggest con- cern,” Mr. Brown said. “It used to be that the Department of Justice was our No. 1 partner, helping states pre- pare for election-related issues.” The Trump administration has not explicitly threatened to make any such moves, and a White House spokeswoman dismissed the Demo- cratic efforts, arguing that the party should instead focus on passing tighter voting laws. But Mr. Trump, who tried to over- turn the results of the 2020 election, told The New York Times this year that he regretted not seizing voting machines after that contest. In his second term, he has appeared in- creasingly eager to use the federal government’s investigative, prosecu- torial and legislative powers to influ- ence how elections are run. His prime- time speech to the nation last week, fanning false claims of election fraud, raised new concerns about possible federal interference in the midterms. This week, Mr. Trump and his allies seized on reports that 400 noncitizens had cast ballots in New Jersey, after about 6,600 residents had been im- properly registered to vote because of a 2023 software error at the Motor Ve- hicle Commission. (The state’s Demo- cratic governor said what happened was “unacceptable.”) But Mr. Trump has recently made much broader claims, which remain unsubstantiated, about hundreds of thousands of noncitizens voting ille- gally in four states. A letter from the Homeland Security Department, sent to one of the states and obtained by The New York Times, indicated that the data cited by Mr. Trump was an initial estimate and was probably highly inflated. The election security meeting in May was part of a broader effort among Democratic secretaries of state and attorneys general to in- crease their nationwide coordination ahead of the midterm elections. They are creating two groups to for- malize these partnerships: the AG- SOS Election Protection PAC, which will work to raise money and elect Democrats to each office, and AGSOS Election Protection Action, a policy arm. The effort is an outgrowth of the existing campaign arms for the na- tional groups representing each of- fice, the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State and the Demo- cratic Attorneys General Association. “By formalizing this partnership between attorneys general and secre- taries of state, we have created a high- functioning hub where other organi- zations can coordinate actions to pro- tect election results up and down the ballot,” said Sean Rankin, the presi- dent of the Democratic Attorneys General Association. While the holders of the two offices often work closely together in a single state, a top election official in one state will rarely work with an attorney general from another. Democrats say that creating a national network of these two offices is necessary given Mr. Trump’s actions. “We will use all the tools at our dis- posal to fight Donald Trump and pro- tect our voting rights,” Cisco Aguilar, the Nevada secretary of state and the chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, said in a state- ment. Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, suggested that Demo- crats should be trying to pass the SAVE America Act, a stalled bill of voting restrictions that Mr. Trump has called his top priority. “If Democrats really cared about securing our elections, they would pass the SAVE America Act, which in- cludes common-sense election integ- rity measures supported by the vast majority of Americans,” Ms. Jackson said in a statement. Those provisions include requiring a documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, as well as strict new photo identifica- tion requirements. Many eligible vot- ers would not be able to meet the new requirements. Two years ago, Mr. Brown said, ef- forts to “delay, disrupt, interfere” with an election “would have seemed like a joke.” Now, he added, they “are very real.”
In Shift, Democrats Oppose Defense Bill To Show War Dissent
By CARL HULSE
WASHINGTON — Senator Angus King, the Maine inde- pendent aligned with Democrats, has never in more than a decade in Congress opposed the annual Pentagon policy measure, a bill that traditionally draws over- whelming bipartisan backing by lawmakers eager to show sup- port for America’s military. Yet Mr. King this month crossed what was once consid- ered a political red line, by join- ing Senate Democrats in unani- mously blocking a bill that would lay out more than $1.15 trillion in Pentagon spending. On Wednesday, 205 House Democrats voted against that chamber’s version of the legisla- tion, a striking break from the past when only the most liberal Democrats dared to oppose the annual defense bill. The shift underscored the hardening partisan divide over the war with Iran and its eleva- tion as an issue in the coming midterm campaigns. It also highlighted an evolution in the strategy of leading Democrats in Congress, who have become more responsive in recent months to pressure from voters to reject the status quo. “It is hard to go home and say we need this level of increase when I just learned that, for example, over 4,000 kids are losing SNAP benefits in Maine,” Mr. King said, referring to fed- eral nutrition assistance. The turnaround reflects what Democrats see as strong voter sentiment against the war. It also points to a realization born of the
By TONY ROMM
WASHINGTON — A few short weeks ago, the U.S. economy seemed to be catching a summer break. The war with Iran appeared to be waning. Energy markets had started to calm. Prices at the gas pump had fallen, and across the economy, inflation had begun to cool.x It amounted to a welcome respite for American families and businesses, which had weathered more than a year of shocks that began with President Trump’s global trade war. But the reprieve did not last. A widening military conflict with Iran entered a dangerous new phase this week, spooking en- ergy markets and sending global oil prices to $100 a barrel. The anxiety spilled into gas prices, which topped $4 10 a gallon in much of the country, according to AAA. And the tumult coincided with the return of Mr. Trump’s trade brinkmanship, as the White House formalized a slate of new tariffs on dozens of countries on Friday. The duties apply to some of the largest U.S. trade partners, in- cluding the members of the Euro- pean Union, which the president has since threatened with an addi- tional round of trade penalties. Tariffs are taxes that apply to im- ported goods, so Mr. Trump’s ac- tions threatened to again raise costs for some American compa- nies and consumers. The forces, taken together, com- plicated the nation’s economic outlook in familiar ways. Once, economists figured that an end to the hostilities in the Middle East would spell a gradual return to normal. Instead, the renewed fighting cast those assumptions into doubt, leaving the nation’s long, hard fight against inflation as vexing as ever. “The longer the war is in place, at this current level of intensity, the worse it is for consumers,” said Olu Sonola, the head of U.S. economics at Fitch Ratings. The economic headwinds loomed especially large over Mr. Trump, with less than four months until the midterm elections. Yet at a rally in Marietta, Ga., on Wednesday, the president seemed unfazed by the blowback from the war with Iran, a conflict he has re- peatedly downplayed. Mr. Trump declared that infla- tion was “way down,” pointing to falling prices in June, before promising that energy costs in particular would “come down, maybe lower than when we even started.” “But just give me a little time,” he added. Mr. Trump’s comments framed the stakes for the economy as well as for the Republican Party, with voters growing impatient over the
two recent government shut- down fights Democrats waged with President Trump and con- gressional Republicans that positions that were once viewed as politically treacherous — such as opposing a defense bill, voting against homeland security spending or blocking govern- ment funding overall — can sometimes be political winners instead. “I said to our caucus, ‘We cannot do business as usual,’” Senator Chuck Schumer, Demo- crat of New York and the minor- ity leader, said in recounting the argument he made for Demo- crats to band together to block the Pentagon legislation as a proxy for their resistance to the war in Iran. In an interview, he called the war a “horrible fiasco.” “It is not just political,” Mr. Schumer said. “It is how we really feel and how the American people feel. So we are just doing our job by voting against these things.” The Pentagon measure is just one notable break from ingrained voting patterns by Democrats who have become more respon- sive to pressure from voters. This month, almost half of House Democrats voted to cut off federal aid to Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza, an almost unthinkable rupture after decades of unflinching support for the Jewish state. Democrats, along with a handful of Republi- cans, have also blocked the ex- tension of a terror surveillance tool that was previously sacro- sanct in a fight with the presi-
Off the Massachusetts Turnpike near Boston. The national average price for a gallon of gas topped $4 this week, according to AAA.
nation’s economic course. Many have told pollsters that they are frustrated with Mr. Trump’s agenda and unhappy with the state of the war. From the beginning, Mr. Trump has tried to shape the intervention as essential for national security, arguing that he had to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. His economic message has wavered in the process. At various points, he has dismissed the costs of the conflict, mused that the fallout could be far worse and expressed optimism that the United States could absorb any blow. In many ways, the economy has been resilient, and it could grow 2.3 percent this year, analysts at Oxford Economics estimated this month. The labor market also re- mains strong, posting slower but steady gains last month. But inflation remains a scourge that has dragged down Ameri- cans’ finances. Despite register- ing the largest single-month drop in six years, consumer prices overall were still 3.5 percent higher in June than they were a year earlier. That was well above the 2 percent target set by the Federal Reserve. The White House celebrated
dent over his appointment of an inexperienced loyalist to a key intelligence position. The votes came after Demo- crats, in a running spending fight with Republicans and Mr. Trump, voted multiple times to block funding for government agencies and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after years of avoiding such votes out of a fear of causing a constituent backlash. The unwritten rule in Wash- ington has long been that the party deemed responsible for opposing a national security measure, blocking government funding or standing in the way of a raise for the troops would pay a steep political price. But the old rules do not appear to be apply- ing the way they once did. In- stead, when Mr. Schumer ini- tially cleared the way last year for a spending deal with Republi- cans to avert a shutdown, he faced an onslaught of criticism from the Democratic ranks. Democrats say their opposi-
the latest inflation data, which ar- rived precisely as the United States and Iran resumed their hostilities — raising concerns that any improvement could prove short-lived. The expected jump in oil and gas prices quickly fol- lowed, as shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz again slowed to a crawl. The turmoil essentially ar- rested weeks of gradual improve- ments. Before the uptick in hostil- ities, retail gas prices had fallen 15
unpredictability is the new normal.’
ATSI SHETH, chief credit officer for Moody’s Ratings.
tion votes have now been proved correct, particularly in light of public opinion against federal immigration tactics and the war. “I think sometimes members of Congress put themselves in the Washington bubble and scared themselves in a way that was not justified by public senti- ment,” said Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland. “But when it comes to a bill that essentially endorses an illegal war in Iran, you better stand up because the American people have been way ahead of Con- gress on some issues.” Republicans quickly sought to blame Democrats for playing politics and shame them for stalling Pentagon legislation that Democrats had helped mold. “Do Democrats think that voting against our national de- fense and our nation’s military will gain them points with their base?” Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, asked on the Senate floor. “Or do they simply
cast that a major intensification in the war, one that pushed oil to $100 a barrel, could exacerbate infla- tion even beyond volatile goods like food and energy in the coming months. “Volatility and unpredictability is the new normal,” said Atsi Sheth, the chief credit officer for Moody’s Ratings. She said the hostilities affirmed her projection that oil prices would remain high through the year. In April, when the United States and Iran struck their initial cease- fire, Ms. Sheth said, economists foresaw inflation slowly descend- ing from its May high, but settling around 3 percent. Now, she said, the resumption of the war raises a “risk of that trending down not be- ing smooth.” The consequences of a pro- longed return to war could prove wide-ranging, particularly for lower-income Americans, who de- vote a larger share of their monthly income to energy costs. If the hostilities cause energy prices to soar for months, one re- sult could be a surge in home heat- ing bills. On Thursday, the Na- tional Energy Assistance Direc- tors Association estimated that the average household with oil heat could see costs rise to $1,700
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think they can afford to ignore our nation’s defense needs until some hostile actor takes advan- tage of our weakness?” “I don’t know,” he added, “but I do know that our nation is less safe because of Democratic actions.” Democrats, however, believe they are on solid ground given their reservations about the conduct of the war and the sub- stantial spending increases being demanded by the Trump admin- istration. They shrugged off the poten- tial political repercussions for opposing what is officially known as the National Defense Author- ization Act, a bill that has passed annually for more than 60 years and is a particular point of con- gressional pride. “I have never voted against the N.D.A.A., but I will because it is perceived, understandably, as a referendum on the Iran war,” said Senator Richard Blumen- thal, Democrat of Connecticut and a member of the Armed
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this winter if crude stayed at $100 a barrel. That is compared with roughly $1,100 last winter, according to the association, which represents state directors for a federal pro- gram that helps low-income Americans afford their heating bills. The group asked Congress to approve additional money for the program. The geopolitical discord added to the challenges facing the Fed- eral Reserve, which is set to gather next week. The uncer- tainty cast fresh doubt on whether policymakers led by Kevin M. Warsh, the Fed’s new chairman, would opt to keep interest rates unchanged in response to infla- tion. Even before the war, the Fed had its hands full with the novel is- sues posed by the rise of artificial intelligence. Central bank officials had also been managing the shocks from Mr. Trump’s global trade war, as his roster of ever- changing tariffs rippled across the economy. Those tariffs evolved again this week. On Friday, the Trump ad- ministration finalized a roster of new taxes on imports from much of the world, the biggest step in
Senator Angus King, a Maine independent, opposed the annual Pentagon policy meas- ure for the first time. It usually gets bipartisan backing.
Services Committee. “We’ve been given no opportunity to vote on the war, which is not only our obligation but our right. We have been stonewalled.” Even the two top Democrats on the military panels, Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Representative Adam Smith of Washington, are opposing the measures they were closely involved in writing. It has been a wrenching decision for both. “They are taking us down roads that I think are incredibly dangerous and make it very hard to maintain that bipartisan spir- it,” Mr. Smith said on Wednesday about the Trump administration as he voted against the Pentagon legislation. “I can’t support this bill. It profoundly hurts me, because I believe in this process.” Other Democrats say there are too many unanswered questions about the war and the adminis- tration’s strategy, as well as the spending increases being sought, for them to agree to move for- ward now with the Pentagon legislation. It has in the past been approved late in the year, and Democratic defense hawks still see a path to backing it at a later date. “I hope that I am going to be able to vote for an N.D.A.A. before the year is over,” said Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Demo- crat of New Hampshire. For now, Democrats are hold- ing tight against it despite their track record of support. “Although the bill doesn’t specifically address Iran, it is inevitably part of the discussion,” Mr. King said. “It’d be hard to explain a vote to say: ‘Well, I’m against the Iran war. It’s never been justified. It’s never been authorized. But I voted for a bill that funds the department.’”
the president’s attempt to recre- ate the tariff scheme that the Su- preme Court struck down in Feb- ruary. Starting at midnight, many im- ports from more than 80 coun- tries, including Canada, Mexico and the European Union, are sub- ject to taxes of 10 percent or 12.5 percent. The duties, imposed un- der Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, are meant to address unfair trade practices, particularly con- cerns that those countries have not cracked down on “forced la- bor.” Mr. Trump plans to subject ad- ditional countries in Europe and Asia to similar duties in the com- ing months for the overproduction of certain goods. Separately this week, he announced a 50 percent tariff on many goods from Cana- da, including wine, hockey sticks and paper, claiming that the coun- try discriminated against U.S. in- dustry. And Mr. Trump issued a new threat to the European Union on Friday, saying he would impose “a substantial TARIFF” against the bloc over the fines it has levied on U.S. tech companies. “The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about,” Mr. Trump said on social media. For now, the president’s current tariffs could raise the average tar- iff rate on imports to 12.8 percent by the end of the year, according to an early analysis by the Yale Budget Lab, which studied the du- ties previously announced by the administration. (Some of those rates have since changed.) That compared with 9.8 percent if the administration did not act and let an existing 10 percent tariff around the world expire. For consumers, the changes in tariffs could also translate to real losses. Households could face an average of $1,100 in additional an- nual costs under the full slate of Mr. Trump’s recent policies, com- pared with about $550 under cur- rent law, the nonpartisan think tank found. The flurry of new tariff an- nouncements recalled the frenetic early days of Mr. Trump’s second term, when flip-flopping rates of- ten roiled the global economy and complicated matters for busi- nesses. The courts later blocked the president from using a decades- old law to impose those duties on a whim. That, said Mr. Sonola of Fitch, helped to create a process that could be more predictable, though he noted that Mr. Trump had not yet completed all of his planned duties. “If we end up being surprised with much higher tariff rates,” Mr. Sonola added, “that will pile on the misery.”
The cost of meeting data centers’ demand for electricity “should be borne by the corporations,” President Trump said on Thursday.
By BRAD PLUMER and MAXINE JOSELOW
WASHINGTON — More than 200 companies and politicians, in- cluding some of the country’s larg- est utilities, have signed a volun- tary pledge to prevent A.I. data centers from driving up electricity costs for millions of Americans, President Trump said on Thurs- day. The pledge is largely symbolic, and experts have said it could be difficult to enforce because power prices are often determined by state regulators. But it under- scored the extent to which rising energy bills have become a top concern for voters — and a poten- tial liability for Republicans — ahead of the midterm elections. Mr. Trump first announced the initiative, which he called a “rate- payer protection pledge,” during his State of the Union speech in February. The following month, the White House secured prom- ises from tech companies like Am- azon, Google and Microsoft to pay a greater share of the enormous costs associated with delivering electricity to new data centers. During an event at the Envi- ronmental Protection Agency on Thursday, Mr. Trump said the pledge had attracted new signato- ries including utilities like Nex- tEra Energy, Southern Company and Duke Energy that supply electricity to millions of house- holds. “We know that the data centers and A.I. are dramatically increas- ing the demand for electricity,” Mr. Trump said. “It’s only fair that the cost of building the new infra- structure to meet this demand should be borne by the corpora- tions themselves, not by the American consumers and the American patriots.” In addition to the utilities, the new signatories include major data center developers like Equinix and Digital Realty. Twenty-three Republican gover- nors also signed on.
New Name for Penn Station
By PATRICK McGEEHAN
The Trump administration is no longer dodging the question of whether it wants to rename Penn- sylvania Station in New York City. In a letter to the leaders of three Senate committees on Wednes- day, the transportation secretary, Sean P. Duffy, listed renaming Penn Station as an administration priority. President Trump had said that people suggested to him that the station be renamed for him, but Mr. Duffy had been coy when asked if the administration planned to do so. His letter did not say what the station’s new name would be. The Department of Transporta- tion took control last year of a project to renovate the station, which is the busiest transporta- tion hub in the United States. In May, Amtrak chose a group of companies known as Penn Trans- formation Partners to serve as the master developer for the project, with an estimated cost of $7 billion
The Department of Trans- portation took control last year of renovating New York City’s Pennsylvania Station, the busiest transportation hub in the United States. It could cost as much as $8 billion.
The White House did not reach out to Democratic governors about joining the pledge or attend- ing Thursday’s event, according to three people briefed on the mat- ter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly. No Democratic governors have signed the Trump administration pledge. Many Democratic gover- nors have announced their own plans to prevent data centers from increasing energy costs in their states. Mr. Trump has been a major booster of artificial intelligence, which he has said is essential to winning the technology race against China. The E.P.A. has tak- en several steps to make it easier to build data centers, such as loos- ening limits on smog-causing pol- lution from the gas turbines that often power the facilities. Many communities around the country have begun strongly op- posing the behemoth projects. A recent Gallup poll found that Democrats and Republicans alike would oppose the construction of a data center in their neighbor- hood, with many citing concerns about the potential noise, pollu- tion and energy and water usage. “They need some P.R. help,” Mr. Trump said of tech companies in March, when he initially an- nounced his ratepayer-protection pledge. New York last week became the first state to enact a moratorium on new data centers. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, signed an ex- ecutive order pausing the con- struction of the largest data cen- ters for one year while the state assesses their energy use and ef- fects on the environment. More than a dozen other states have considered similar action, accord- ing to the National Conference of State Legislatures. On Thursday, Mr. Trump made the case that communities would benefit from accepting data cen-
to $8 billion. Mr. Duffy’s letter urged Con- gress to authorize an additional grant of $1 billion for the design and renovation of the station. He also called for an increase in rail- road funding and asked lawmak- ers to pass legislation that would allow Amtrak to collect payments from the developers of properties surrounding its stations, rather than having them pay property taxes to local or state govern- ments. Illustrations of the plans for overhauling the station did not in- dicate that it would be renamed. The plans call for a grand new en- trance on Eighth Avenue that would allow light to stream into a redesigned main concourse and include a large engraving on an in- terior wall with Mr. Trump’s name on it. Andy Byford, the Amtrak exec- utive managing the project, had said that he was unconcerned about whether the station was re- named. Mr. Byford had also said
ters. He noted that teachers in Richland Parish, La., recently re- ceived $50,000 bonuses as a result of an increase in sales tax revenue generated by a Meta data center under construction. Other utilities have claimed that lucrative data center deals have allowed them to lower rates for other customers. “You have communities that re- ally want the data centers, and frankly, those are the smart com- munities because it means tremendous numbers of jobs and very little actual disruption,” Mr. Trump said. He said that people opposed to data centers were “radical left communists” who “would not lower your electricity bills. But they would actually increase them very substantially because you wouldn’t have this money pouring in.” While Mr. Trump campaigned on a pledge to cut power prices in half, average U.S. residential elec- tricity rates have risen nearly 18 percent since he returned to of- fice, according to the most recent available data from the federal government. While data centers aren’t pri- marily responsible for the in- crease in electricity prices, they do have the potential to push up costs in some places, experts said. Many of the giant facilities be- ing built to train cutting-edge A.I. models need as much electricity as a small city. That means they can require billions of dollars’ worth of new power plants, trans- mission lines and other upgrades to connect to the local grid. If the electric bills paid by data centers don’t cover all those costs, other customers have to make up the shortfall. Demand from data centers can also outstrip supply, driving up prices. At PJM Interconnection, which as the nation’s largest grid serves 65 million people in the Mid-Atlan- tic, wholesale electric capacity prices have skyrocketed in recent
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years, leading to rising bills in places like Maryland and Penn- sylvania. Some analyses have blamed those increases on a surge of new data centers arriving just as older power plants are retiring. Across the country, elected leaders have tried to get the com- panies behind data centers to pay more for electricity. But doing so can often be difficult in practice. Under Mr. Trump’s ratepayer protection pledge, tech companies have said they would willingly pay higher rates to cover any power plants or grid upgrades needed for their data centers. Yet many of those details are determined by complex rules set by state regula- tors, local utilities and regional grid operators. And it’s hard to track how well the pledges have translated into changes on the ground. “The pledges are clearly sym- bolic and a lot of theater,” said Ari Peskoe, who directs the Electrici- ty Law Initiative at Harvard Uni- versity. “What matters is what ac- tually happens at the utility level.” The White House has urged PJM to devise a plan that would al- low data centers to pay for new power plants in the region. But PJM is still haggling with compa- nies and state regulators and the plan remains in limbo. Increasingly, many tech compa- nies are also building and paying for their own off-grid power plants, largely fueled by natural gas, as Meta is doing with a data center in El Paso, Texas. Mr. Trump has encouraged those ef- forts, which have less of an effect on the grid, although they can add to air pollution. In a recent interview with CBS News, Gov. Hochul questioned whether the companies that signed Mr. Trump’s pledge would follow through on their promises. “Asking these companies to keep their word on how much they’re going to consume — I’m more re- alistic than that perhaps,” she said.
Dozens of Research Grants
By KATRINA MILLER
Amy Waterman, a health re- searcher at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, has spent the past three years developing a pro- gram that she hoped would trans- form kidney care. With a team of scientists and clinicians, she cre- ated a method to identify people at the highest risk for kidney failure and built tools to better inform pa- tients and families about the effec- tiveness of early kidney trans- plants. The program was all set to launch in several California clin- ics. But on July 15, Dr. Waterman learned that her work would no longer be funded. “We really believe that our work will matter to improving care,” she said. Now, she added, “it’s totally uncertain if we can even continue.” Dr. Waterman is one of dozens of scientists whose active grants were discontinued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, an arm of the U.S. Depart- ment of Health and Human Serv- ices. The targeted grants range in scope, from reducing the overuse of antibiotics to improving chil- dren’s asthma treatments, accord- ing to AcademyHealth, an organi- zation tracking the grants. “This is real work that affects people,” said Dr. Aaron Carroll, the organization’s president. “When these investments stop, health system clinicians and patients feel it, not just the researchers.” The discontinuation of active grant funding is part of a broader trend across the federal govern- ment, which has sought to change the way science is funded and con- ducted since the Trump adminis- tration took office. A.H.R.Q. is a small agency that funds research to make quality health care in the United States more affordable and accessible. It awards grants through a competi- tive review process and generally disburses funds for multiyear awards in installments. Re- searchers are required to submit regular progress reports for the grants to renew each year. According to Dr. Carroll, a vast majority of projects continue to re- ceive funding. “Once in a while, a grant is terminated midstream,” he said. “But usually it’s for cause, or for a very specific purpose, and you would know what that is.” Scientists who spoke to The New York Times said that they had submitted reports last sum- mer, and had been waiting months for the next installment of their grant funds. Last week, they re- ceived letters from A.H.R.Q. stat- ing that the grants would be dis- continued. Specific reasoning was not pro- vided in the letters. Instead, the letters said that the agency was adjusting its award portfolio “in order to better prioritize agency resources,” and listed priorities in- cluding patient safety, preventing antibiotic resistance and the use of digital tools to improve health, according to documents reviewed by The Times. Several scientists who received the notice said that their work fell within the agency’s priorities. (A federal judge in Massachusetts re- cently ruled that funding agencies could not terminate active grants in certain states by citing a shift in priorities, although that restric- tion could change with the passing of a new White House proposal.) Emily Hilliard, a spokeswoman
for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in an email that the A.H.R.Q. grants “were not terminated — they were not awarded continued funding.” She added that the agency’s director was under statute to determine “whether continuation funding is in the best interest of the federal government.” The discontinuation of funding comes after a sharp reduction in staff at A.H.R.Q., followed by a de- cline in grantmaking and manag- ing. “We don’t know who is mak- ing these decisions,” Stephanie Garlock, an attorney at Public Cit- izen Litigation Group, said of the notices. The law firm, which filed suit against the agency last year, was evaluating the recent devel- opment, Ms. Garlock added. Grants focused on training the next generation of health services researchers were also discontin- ued, despite being a stated pri- ority for the agency. One program targeted has been running contin- uously at Brown University since 1986, but it is no longer recruiting new trainees. According to Grant Witness, a crowdsourced online database, at least 150 active grants have been discontinued by the agency, total- ing $229 million. Many of the af- fected researchers said that they were taken by surprise, despite sweeping changes at the agency.
Value of at least 150 active grants discontinued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
“Nothing like this has ever hap- pened before,” said Dr. Nora Becker, a physician-scientist at the University of Michigan who was three years into an award supporting her studies on the fi- nancial burden experienced by Covid-19 patients. Dr. Becker stopped receiving the funds last fall. Since then, she has devoted most of her time “frantically ap- plying” to any other grant oppor- tunities she could find, she said. Others are doing the same. Some have received interim sup- port from their institutions or are hoping to secure funds through private foundations. The National Institutes of Health offers an al- ternative federal avenue but fo- cuses more on basic research and discovery, which is distinct from A.H.R.Q.’s purpose. “A lot of research from N.I.H. happens in academic medical cen- ters,” said Dr. Sebastian Tong, a researcher at the University of Washington. “A.H.R.Q. was the fi- nal bridge bringing it to the public, especially in remote communi- ties.” Dr. Tong was halfway through a project supported by the agency that focused on improving care for substance abuse at primary care centers when his funding was cut. The last half of the project was go- ing to be the most important, he said: Programs run in a handful of medical centers were going to be evaluated and published, and then scaled up to include dozens of clin- ics. Now the scope is limited, Dr. Tong said, and some patients and clinicians have asked if they could continue the work for free. “We were initially hoping that the funds would return,” he added. “At this point, we have stopped all work on this.”
manding answers on the funding.” The Transportation Depart- ment did not immediately re- spond to a request for comment about the renaming proposal. Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader from New York, implied that the admin- istration planned to rename the station for Mr. Trump. “Penn Station needs to be re- built for the millions of commuters who use it, not rebranded to sat- isfy Trump’s bottomless ego,” Mr. Schumer said. “Secretary Duffy should stop scheming to flatter the president and start delivering the safe, modern station New Yorkers deserve.” Mr. Duffy also urged the sena- tors to “prioritize motor vehicle travel over bicycle lanes.” In his letter, he asked them to restrict funding for bicycle lanes and “other bicycle infrastructure that reduce travel throughput for mo- tor vehicles and support removal of existing bike lanes that contrib- ute to congestion.”
For Developing Nations In Pharmaceutical Deal
By STEPHANIE NOLEN
The pharmaceutical company Merck said on Friday that it would license seven generic drugmak- ers to produce a low-cost version of a new monthly H.I.V. preven- tion pill that has generated signifi- cant optimism about the role it could play in ending the H.I.V. epi- demic. The decision is intended to make stockpiles of the drug imme- diately available in developing countries if clinical trial results next year live up to expectations for the pill. The company’s announcement on Friday comes as a major inter- national AIDS conference begins in Rio de Janeiro, against a back- drop of disappointment with lim- ited progress on cutting H.I.V. in- fection rates. The new drug, alimatravir, is a pill taken once a month for what is called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. It is being tested in a late- stage trial involving young wom-
looks to help combat AIDS in at-risk areas.
en in three sub-Saharan African countries, and in a separate trial in countries across Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa that in- volves transgender people and men who have sex with men. There were 1.2 million new H.I.V. infections in 2025, accord- ing to UNAIDS, a United Nations agency. More tools to prevent in- fection are available, but they are not reaching many of the world’s most vulnerable people. Slow but steady progress toward the goal of lowering H.I.V. transmission rates was derailed over the past 18 months by sharp reductions in funding from the United States and other major donor countries. A recent analysis by the Clinton Health Access Initiative found a 42 percent decline in the number of people who were started on oral PrEP in 2025 in 10 sub-Saharan African and Asian countries with high rates of H.I.V. infection, com- pared to the year before. Merck’s deal will allow generics
and CAROLINE HOPKINS LEGASPI At least 1,947 people have become ill from tainted lettuce.
A large outbreak of cyclosporia- sis associated with iceberg lettuce has been linked to another four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion. At least 1,947 people have be- come ill and 98 have been hospi- talized in the outbreak, which has expanded to include Illinois, Kan- sas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Ken- tucky and West Virginia were al- ready part of the outbreak. The Food and Drug Administra- tion has linked the infections to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and grown in central Mex- ico. On July 17, Taylor Farms re- called bagged iceberg lettuce sold
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one of the country’s crowning public health achievements. “This is just going to keep hap- pening,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, di- rector of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health. “It’s going to mean living in a perpetual state of vul- nerability and risk until we get vaccination levels up.” Many of the cases reported this year were tied to a large outbreak in South Carolina that took root last October in a close-knit, evan- gelical Slavic community and quickly became the largest out- break in the United States since 2000. The outbreak, which ulti- mately sickened nearly 1,000 peo- ple, was declared over by state health officials in April. Still, the virus is far from con- tained. Utah is fighting an out- break that began along its border with Arizona last summer and has led to more than 700 cases, spread across every jurisdiction in the state. Virginia health officials have reported more than 170 cases from an outbreak that be- gan in mid-May. Pennsylvania is grappling with an outbreak that has sickened more than 100 peo- ple this year. In total, the C.D.C. has reported 35 new measles outbreaks this year. A vast majority of cases have been in people who were unvacci- nated or whose vaccine status was unknown. The string of outbreaks is no surprise to public health experts, who have watched vaccination
to be produced for 129 low- and middle-income countries. The company said it would also manu- facture a bridge supply to be sold to those countries at a no-profit price, before the generic product comes to market and gets regula- tory approval. The company would not disclose the price. Merck will give a royalty-free li- cense to four generic companies in India, and to three in sub-Saha- ran Africa — drugmakers in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa — in a boost for regional manufac- turing efforts. That has been an African Union priority since the continent was largely shut out of access to Covid vaccines until a year after the rest of the world. Because production of alima- travir uses a small quantity of its active pharmaceutical ingredient, and because it is a standard oral formulation, companies could produce it profitably at scale and sell it to national health systems for as little as $5 per person per year. The timing of Merck’s an- nouncement, coming well ahead of final clinical trial results, is un- usual, and appears to be an effort to avoid problems that have dogged the introduction of other PrEP products. Advocates for H.I.V. treatment and care are advising Merck on how to ensure access to the drug, if the trial results show it works. “Our engagement with pharma has always been fights, but it is amazing to sit with them and have them say, ‘We are learning from the other products,’” said Kenneth Mwehonge, the executive director of the Coalition for Health Promo- tion and Social Development in Uganda. Still, he added: “It all sounds good for now, but we will wait to see how it’s put to action.” H.I.V. researchers expect ali- matravir to provide a high level of protection against infection, be- cause the molecule at the heart of the drug is closely related to an- other highly effective H.I.V. medi- cation, which provided high rates of protection in studies with non- human primates, said Dr. Nina Russell, who oversees investment in H.I.V. drug development for the Gates Foundation. “We have more optimism about this than is typical,” she said. “It
in 27 states (including the nine states in the outbreak). The re- called lettuce was sent to restau- rants, retail stores and food serv- ice distributors including Taco Bell and Walmart, but Taylor Farms has not provided clear in- formation about exactly where the products were sold or served, and which specific products were affected. The news comes as federal offi- cials investigate other cyclospora outbreaks and illnesses across the country, which they say are unre- lated to this outbreak. On Thurs- day, the F.D.A. announced a new outbreak with 72 cases, but did not identify the location or the poten- tial source. Nationwide, the C.D.C. has con- firmed or is investigating more
rates tick down in recent years. Nationally, the measles vaccina- tion rate fell during the Covid-19 pandemic and has not rebounded to the 95 percent required to stem the spread of the measles virus in a community. While the latest na- tional data shows that about 93 percent of kindergartners have received the measles, mumps and rubella shot, that protection is un- even: Some communities have vaccination rates approaching 100 percent, while others have rates below 80 percent. Measles, one of the most conta- gious diseases, is exceptionally good at exploiting those pockets with weak immunity. “It’s going to find people who aren’t immune,” said Dr. David Kimberlin, a pediatric infectious disease expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “It’s like a heat-seeking missile.” Children have borne the brunt of the infections, making up more than 70 percent of confirmed cases. More than 80 children and adolescents have been hospital- ized this year for complications like pneumonia, which leaves pa- tients gasping for air, and brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabili- ties. (There are no treatments for measles, though researchers are trying to develop them.) While many of the children who became ill were vulnerable to the virus because their parents opted them out of the measles vaccine, local health departments have also reported several cases in ba-
Merck, a drug maker, licensed a low-cost generic version of its new preventive H.I.V. medication for production in Africa and India.
could be pretty transformative.” The Gates Foundation has in- vested $100 million into the late- stage trial for the drug, and ex- pects to invest an additional $80 million to support efforts to get it through testing and to market, she said. In studies, the drug has pro- vided protection from H.I.V. start- ing just one hour after a person takes it, and has offered about a weeklong grace period of protec- tion if people have forgotten to take their next pill at the start of the month, said Gregg Szabo, a senior vice president at Merck. A daily PrEP pill has been widely adopted in high-income countries in communities of peo- ple at higher risk of H.I.V. infec- tion, such as gay men. But it has not proven to be a viable option for many people in developing coun- tries. Long-acting PrEP is seen as key to ending the African H.I.V. epidemic in particular. Ten coun- tries across the continent have re- cently made available an inject- able drug, lenacapavir, that pro- vides close to 100 percent protec- tion from H.I.V. for six months. But as the funding to assist Afri- can governments with the pur-
than 11,500 cases of cyclosporia- sis, which is caused by a parasite typically spread through food or water contaminated with human feces. In Michigan, which has re- ported the most cases, some labs have started to run out of the re- agents that they need to test for cyclosporiasis, said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, the state’s chief medical executive. Cases there climbed to 7,664 on Thursday — a tally that was “likely an under- count,” Dr. Bagdasarian said, giv- en the shortage of lab supplies. On Friday, Sean Doyle, a spokesman for North Carolina’s health department, said that in- vestigators there had not yet iden- tified a single source of cyclospori- asis, but that parsley, cilantro,
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A measles vaccine had helped to all but eliminate the disease.
community pockets with weak immunity.
chase and distribution of new H.I.V. products has contracted sharply since early 2025, the hope invested in lenacapavir has dimmed. Fragile health systems may struggle to deliver it or to keep people coming back to get it. Alimatravir, at just 12 pills a year, would be much easier to de- liver than an injectable, and could be distributed outside clinics, and in venues such as hair salons and high schools, Mr. Mwehonge said. A young woman, he said, could pick up a year’s supply at the same time she gets birth control pills. The generics deal covers all of Africa; Asian countries with large populations of people with H.I.V., such as Cambodia and Thailand; and some of Latin America. It does not include Brazil, where there are 55,000 new infections each year, or Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Chile, all of which are sites for clinical trials of the drug. Chirfi Guindo, Merck’s execu- tive vice president for strategic access, policy and communica- tions, said the company was in talks with the Oswaldo Cruz Foun- dation, a Brazilian public health research institute that manufac- tures drugs, about a supply deal for Latin America.
berries and romaine lettuce had come up most often during inter- views with sick patients. Mr. Doyle said that this wasn’t proof that those items were caus- ing illnesses and that, relative to the other items on the list, berries were less likely to be the source. On Tuesday, cases in North Car- olina rose to 561 from 307 a week before. This has been the worst year on record for cyclosporiasis in the
ed that in 2025, each measles case cost the United States more than $100,000, when factoring in health care spending and the days of missed work for sick people or caretakers. The United States is not the only country grappling with a measles resurgence. Canada, which lost its elimination status last year, has reported more than a thousand cases this year. Health officials in Bangladesh confirmed more than 8,000 infections since March. Still, several experts said the Trump administration’s response — which has not included any na- tional push to increase vaccina- tion rates — has done the United States no favors. Courtney Spencer, a spokes- woman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said the department has mounted an “aggressive outbreak response,” and pointed to the $8.5 million it has given states to help contain outbreaks and the technical as- sistance that the C.D.C. has pro- vided to those areas. She added that the department has said, referring to the vaccine against measles, mumps and ru- bella, that “M.M.R. vaccination remains the best protection against measles.” Dr. Jonathan Temte, a former chairman of the C.D.C.’s vaccine advisory committee, said: “We have seen virtually no national messaging. We’ve seen no ad campaigns.” He added, “I think that really tells us something about their priorities.”
“The intent is to find ways to re- ally make alimatravir available in Brazil and in the region of Latin America as rapidly as possible in a way that is affordable,” he said. Access to new products in Latin America is a persistent challenge. The region’s middle-income coun- tries are typically left out of licens- ing deals, although the population most vulnerable to H.I.V. relies on public health systems that strug- gle to afford innovative products. More than seven months after lenacapavir began to be given out in Africa, it is still not available in Brazil. Gilead, the company that makes lenacapavir, did not in- clude Brazil or Mexico, which were part of the key clinical trial that showed the drug provided near-total protection from H.I.V., in the licenses it gave generics makers. Dr. Alexandre Padilha, Brazil’s minister of health, said that Brazil remained shut out after more than a year of negotiating with Gilead. The country has offered to pay Gilead $400 per patient per year, which is 10 times the price of ge- neric lenacapavir in the countries covered by Gilead’s voluntary li- censes, he said. That price reflects significant advance purchase
United States, which has seen an average of about 2,800 cases per year nationwide since 2016. Be- cause the parasite thrives in warmer temperatures, cases typi- cally rise between May 1 and Aug. 30. Even so, this year’s count is far higher than the usual summer surge. The true number of people with cyclosporiasis is likely far higher than the C.D.C.’s current case count, health experts say. Many people with symptoms never get tested. And because it takes time for state health departments to re- port case numbers to the C.D.C. — and for the agency to confirm them — state totals often exceed those reported by the federal gov- ernment. The New York Times reached
FRONT PAGE An article on Tuesday about the postwar reconstruction of Ukraine described incorrectly what Jeremy Lewin, the State De- partment’s under secretary for foreign assistance and humanitar- ian affairs, said about investing in Ukraine. Mr. Lewin said it was the moment to “invest in the D.I.B.,” or the defense industrial base. He did not say it was the moment to “invest in the dip,” when prices are lower.
An article on Wednesday about Troy Jackson, the Democratic front-runner in Maine’s upcoming Senate election, misstated the year in which Mr. Jackson threw a water bottle amid an angry dis- agreement. It was in 2021, not 2022.
An article on Friday about an F.D.A. panel vote to lift restric- tions on certain peptides incor- rectly described the scope of Dr. Anant Vinjamoori’s role. He is the chief medical officer at Hims, not at both Hims and Hers.
NATIONAL A picture caption with an article on Thursday about how Utah Val- ley University and its students have struggled to find a way for- ward after the conservative activ-
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commitments from the United States government and other funders, which brought the price down. Gilead charges $28,000 per patient in the United States. Dr. Padilha said that although Brazil has an effective PrEP pro- gram, with 150,000 people taking oral PrEP daily, those are mostly men who have sex with men. There is a clear need for other products to serve other high-risk groups, such as sex workers, who would likely find the discretion of a twice-a-year injection appeal- ing. But the public health system cannot afford it at the price Gilead wants Brazil to pay, he said. “Innovation without access is injustice,” he said. “We cannot af- ford the stratospheric prices they propose, in a public system.” Ashleigh Koss, a Gilead spokes- woman, said the company was committed to rapidly expanding access to lenacapavir. “Discussions regarding access in Latin America and the Caribbe- an are taking place through multi- ple pathways, including ongoing regional discussions with the Pan American Health Organization,” she said, referring to the regional branch of the World Health Orga- nization, which organizes pooled purchasing of drugs.
out to state health departments for their case numbers, which to- taled nearly 15,000 as of Friday morning. Cases of cyclosporiasis have continued to rise in the nine states included in the newly expanded outbreak. Health officials in Ohio confirmed 2,576 cases on Thurs- day — more than double the num- ber recorded on July 14. Indiana reported 684 cases on Thursday, more than triple the case count from July 14. On Friday, the F.D.A. said that the number of confirmed cases was expected to continue rising despite Taylor Farms’ recall. The agency said it can take as long as six weeks for the C.D.C. and state officials to determine if a sick per- son is part of the outbreak.
ist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on campus last year misstated the date on which Mr. Kirk was killed. As the article correctly noted, it was Sept. 10, not Sept. 17.
BUSINESS An article on Thursday about the announcement that the Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood will reopen in 2028 after a renovation misstated domestic box office sales in North America. They to- taled roughly $5.4 billion for the year to date, not the full year.
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Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most recognizable brands, is in need of a cold one. A fridge ciga- rette, if you will. The 140-year-old soda giant this week introduced a new brand identity meant to unify its storied look across 200 global markets. But a new typeface the company plans to use in conjunction with the rebrand stopped some observ- ers in their tracks when it flashed across the screen in a splashy new video. Several online commentators said this new font, in shades of white and red, was clearly the same one used on packs of Marl- boro cigarettes. Soda is the new cigarette after all, said others. But graphic designers and ty- pographers said that, to the trained eye, the two fonts were quite different. And what may seem like a branding snafu is just a symptom of the overuse of serif fonts — characterized by their thin lines with flourishes or feet, like Times New Roman — by nos- talgia-obsessed brands like Graza, Schweppes and Vacation sunscreen. Even the State Depart- ment recently made the switch from sans-serif to serif type. “The big part of the Marlboro comparison comes down to the
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nearly double the level of 2023. Cinemark Theatres, the country’s third-largest chain, says bucket sales helped its merchandise rev- enue increase 40 percent from 2024 to 2025. “Seven years ago, this business effectively didn’t exist for AMC,” said Nels Storm, the company’s vice president of food and bever- age product strategy. “I would never suggest that popcorn buck- ets are the reason people go to the movies, or that movie-themed merch is saving the industry, but over the last few years they’ve be- come a big part of the conversa- tion around major releases.” Mr. Howard, 71, is the chief ex- ecutive at Snap Creative, which is based in Camarillo, Calif., and em- ploys 55 people. Snap is behind two of this summer’s hottest buck- ets. Both are tied to the release of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odys- sey”: One is a replica of the direc- tor’s IMAX camera, priced at $50, and the other is a 22-inch render- ing of the Trojan horse, which sells for $70. To make them, Mr. Howard and his team met early on with one of the film’s producers, Emma Thomas, to get a walk-through of the story beats. Then they ap- proached IMAX with their ideas. Rich Gelfond, the theater chain’s chief executive, was skep- tical about the camera-concept bucket. “I know a lot about the movie business, and I didn’t really know much about the bucket busi- ness,” he said. “It was beyond me to really envision that there’d be a strong demand for $50 popcorn buckets.” He approved a first run of 2,500 units. They sold out almost imme- diately. Movie fans don’t buy buckets just in theaters — often, they order them in advance and receive them in the mail, without any popcorn inside. To get more buckets, Mr. Gel- fond called up the chief executive of IMAX China and begged him to ship over all his buckets, since the film wouldn’t open there until Au- gust. His counterpart agreed, and when IMAX made the second run of 2,500 buckets available, they sold out in seven minutes. Be- tween its website and purchases at theaters, IMAX thinks it sold some 30,000 buckets. Mr. Gelfond considers himself a convert. “This is a real business,” he said, describing IMAX as “all in” on buckets. Nearly all of Hollywood’s buck- ets are made by three companies. In addition to Snap, there are Golden Link, which is based in New York and is the bucket part- ner of Disney Studios, and Zinc, an Australian firm that has bucketed the “Dune” and “Mission: Impos- sible” franchises. Snap, Golden Link and Zinc li- cense the intellectual property of the films from studios and collabo- rate with them on the designs.
most simple elements, which are type and color,” said Elizabeth Goodspeed, a graphic designer and adjunct professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. But the fonts are not the same: Coke is using a custom serif de- sign called Better With, and Marl- boro’s font is Neo Contact. Coca-Cola turned to the brand- ing agency Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR), best known for its work with brands like Budweiser and Burger King, to lead the project. The firm enlisted Brody Associ- ates, a well-known contemporary graphic design firm, to create the custom typeface. According to that company’s website, the type- face was initially developed for Coca-Cola’s holiday marketing in 2023. “We were asked to craft a new serif font family to express the brand’s unique personality, move- ment and playfulness,” Brody As- sociates’ website said. The typeface comes in both wide and narrow styles, and in- cludes exaggerated serifs with rounded terminals, thinned cross- bars or horizontal lines, and soft joints within the crooks of the let- ters. “Ultimately,” Ms. Goodspeed said, “it has a very similar vocabu- lary with what Marlboro does.”
“It’s important that these function as buckets,” said Bill Howard, Snap Creative’s chief, with a Christopher Nolan IMAX camera tub.
Ounces of popcorn that can be stored in a 4-foot replica of Harry Potter’s Nimbus 2000 broom, which will be released at the end of August and sell for $50.
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James Edmondson, who owns Ohno Type in San Jose, Calif., said observers are drawing compar- isons from brand memory, but not from font accuracy. While the Bet- ter With type shares some similar- ities, Marlboro’s Neo Contact is far more condensed, or com- pressed horizontally, he said. Ad- ditionally, he said, the serifs of the current Marlboro logotype “fea- ture devastatingly handsome ‘slab’ serifs — substantial termi- nals smacked on with no curved transition or ‘bracket.’” Coke’s serifs, on the other hand, are
Snap’s creative director was re- cently in Atlanta on the set of the next “Superman” installment and spoke directly to the director, James Gunn, about bucket con- cepts. “When you get it right with the filmmaker, you know you are on your way,” Mr. Howard said. Movie theaters have long sold special popcorn containers, but the industry consensus is that the current craze has two specific in- flection points. One came in 2019 when a bucket commissioned for Disney’s “The Rise of Skywalker”
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brackets; every corner is slightly rounded. Put simply, it was an “unlucky time” for this to happen, Mr. Ed- mondson said, especially just as the term fridge cigarette — having a soda instead of stepping outside for a smoke break — has been gaining popularity. Or could the similarity between the typefaces be Coke’s attempt to capitalize on nostalgia for another brand, as some have suggested online? JKR referred questions to Coca- Cola, which did not respond to a
— a 17-inch replica of R2-D2 — sold surprisingly well. The second accelerant in- volved, and there’s really no other way to put this, the distressingly sexual features of a bucket for “Dune: Part Two” in 2024. Mod- eled on the gaping maw of an alien sandworm, the design inspired a sketch on “Saturday Night Live” about amorous teenagers and took the bucket market to previ- ously unimaginable heights. Ryan Reynolds, who starred in and produced the “Deadpool” movies, later tried to up the filth factor
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request for comment. Marlboro’s parent company, Altria, also did not respond. But in an interview with the blog Creative Bloq, exec- utives at both companies empha- sized a renewed focus on Coca- Cola’s legacy. One of the most significant sources of inspiration, they said, was an investor book from the 1970s, when Coca-Cola first intro- duced the Arden Square, a catchall term for the components of the company’s highly recogniz- able logo: the Coca-Cola name in Spencerian script and a white rib-
with a bucket based suggestively on his character’s rival, Wolver- ine. Mr. Howard credits Gen Z with turning buckets into a phenom- enon. “They are really into buck- ets,” he said. “They’re looking for experiences that are of the mo- ment, are memeable and are ex- citing, limited-drop events.” But there is evidence that bucket fever transcends youth. In May, a red, handbag-shaped bucket for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” sold out over that film’s opening weekend, with many go-
bon set on a bright red back- ground. “We took the identity apart, iconic element by iconic element, and stress-tested everything,” Dave Balsamello, a creative direc- tor at JKR, told the blog. “How large can the script become? How tightly can you crop the ribbon? How small can an asset get? How much can the color change? What’s the right Coca-Cola red?” The days of advertising on hand-painted oilcloth signs at At- lanta pharmacies are long gone. And being a global, multibillion- dollar corporation means that people are going to have opinions. Mark Pendergrast, who wrote “For God, Country, and Coca- Cola,” a history of the company, said he doubted Coke realized the similarities between its new font and Marlboro’s. But what the out- cry really shows, he wrote in an email, is “how fanatical Coca-Cola fans and critics are.” “The fact that it is such an iconic product and has attracted such a huge amount of criticism over the years, reaching back to its origins with a small amount of cocaine, is what accounts for the mountain being made out of a font molehill,” he said.
ing to older women who were fans of the 20-year-old original movie. The interest left exhibitors la- menting that they hadn’t ordered more. Demand was “unbeliev- able,” said David Haywood, Cine- mark’s senior vice president of food and beverage strategy. “If I could do that one over again, I don’t even know if there’s a max I would buy.” Ordering too few buckets cre- ates a powerful sense of scarcity. But sometimes buckets don’t sell. The recent “Supergirl” was a dud, and so was its bucket, which fea- tured the heroine’s reluctant side- kick, Lobo, riding a Spacehog motorcycle. Outcomes in the bucket realm can be inscrutable. “Masters of the Universe” was a box-office dis- appointment last month, as was one of its buckets, a light-up throne belonging to the supervil- lain Skeletor. Yet a second bucket, featuring Castle Grayskull equipped with both a detachable drink tumbler and a candy com- partment, was a hit. And popular films can have buckets that bomb, as in the case of “Hoppers,” from Disney’s Pixar, and a vessel shaped like a beaver dam. Bad buckets create headaches for exhibitors. “Then we have an inventory issue for local theaters,” said Vikki Neil, the head of mar- keting for Regal Global Entertain- ment, the second largest theater chain. “What do we do with that merchandise? Do we ship it back? Do we sell it at a discount? It starts to get complicated.” But mostly the buckets over- floweth. Regal said its merchan- dise sales would surpass $40 mil- lion this year. And buckets them- selves are only getting bigger. At the end of August, for the rere- lease of “Harry Potter and the Sor- cerer’s Stone,” Mr. Howard’s com- pany will unveil its largest bucket ever, a 4-foot replica of Harry’s Nimbus 2000 broom. It will sell for $50 and, somehow, store 135 ounces of popcorn. That is 270 percent the capacity of the “Odyssey” horse, which holds 50 ounces in its belly and around the average size for a bucket. It should be noted that a conventional paper bucket, size large, contains 170 ounces of pop- corn by volume, or a little more than 21 cups. That is often immaterial to bucket enthusiasts, who some- times have no interest in popcorn. Recently, on eBay, a batch of 20 buckets celebrating “The Ac- countant 2” — about a skilled as- sassin who is also an autism-spec- trum C.P.A. — sold for $550. Bucket makers are still obliged to ensure that their collectible concession vessels work. “It’s im- portant that these function as buckets,” Mr. Howard said. “We don’t want butter leaking out of them, and we want people to be able to clean out the kernels. Your hand has to be able to go in and get the popcorn.”
By Mamdani to Combat New York Flooding Risk
By HILARY HOWARD
In 2027, more than 100 flood gates are scheduled to start pro- tecting residents in Lower Man- hattan from the next superstorm Sandy. Just one problem: There’s no money to maintain and operate them. That will soon change. On Friday, Mayor Zohran Mam- dani announced that the Bureau of Coastal Resilience, the agency in charge of the gates, would re- ceive a substantial infusion of money, with its budget increasing to more than $43 million in coming years. “As climate change accelerates, so, too, must our efforts to protect our communities,” Mr. Mamdani said in a statement. “This invest- ment ensures the bureau can keep pace with the billions of dollars in infrastructure coming online in the next few years.” The flood gates in Lower Man- hattan, which represent the bulk of those billions, were devised af- ter Sandy killed 44 New Yorkers and caused nearly $19 billion in damage in 2012. Other areas in New York City with significant, yearslong projects nearing com-
By SEAN KEENAN and RICK ROJAS
WINDER, Ga. — A Georgia teenager pleaded guilty on Friday to carrying out an attack at his high school in 2024 that killed four people, injured nine others and plunged a suburban community northeast of Atlanta into grief and turmoil. The boy, Colt Gray, 16, faced 55 charges, including murder and ag- gravated assault, after opening fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., when he was a 14- year-old freshman. The change in plea, which came in a hearing on Friday, was fol- lowed by a series of statements from survivors of the shooting and relatives of the people who were killed, who urged Judge Nicholas Primm of Barrow County Superi- or Court not to show Mr. Gray any leniency. Judge Primm said the choice was whether to sentence him to life with the possibility of parole. One by one, the survivors and relatives of victims described rage and resentments, physical therapy sessions and struggling to live with harrowing images im- printed in their minds. “It feels like he killed me even though I lived,” said Natalie Grif- fith, a student who was injured in the attack, adding that she often pondered how much it had altered the trajectory of her life. “I wonder when I will stop thinking about it
By MATTHEW HAAG and DANA RUBINSTEIN
The head of the powerful teach- ers’ union in New York City has threatened “all-out war” against Mayor Zohran Mamdani if he does not support granting hefty bo- nuses to teaching assistants, set- ting up a potential rift between the democratic socialist mayor and the influential labor leader. Mr. Mamdani had pledged on the campaign trail that, as mayor, he would back legislation provid- ing one-time payments of $10,000 to the aides, known as paraprofes- sionals. They are among the low- est-paid employees in the city’s public schools, often working one- on-one with students with disabili- ties. But after the City Council unani- mously passed a bill last week giv- ing bonuses to teaching assist- ants, Mr. Mamdani backpedaled, as administration officials have said that the payments would vio- late state labor law. He has not indicated whether he intends to veto the measure, sue the City Council for passing it, or do nothing and let it lapse into law. Michael Mulgrew, the president of the United Federation of Teach- ers, said that he had pressed the case with Mr. Mamdani, including in a meeting on Thursday. Mr. Mulgrew, who faces his own inter- nal political pressures, said that he would be disappointed in the mayor if his administration op- poses the bonuses or challenges them in court. “If we have to go to all-out war with him over this, then we’re will- ing to do that,” Mr. Mulgrew said in an interview, adding that an es- calation to that level would reveal that Mr. Mamdani “is not the per- son we thought he was.” In a statement, Mr. Mamdani praised the work of paraprofes- sionals but said that “questions of compensation are best resolved through the collective bargaining
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pletion include Red Hook in Brooklyn and the south shore of Staten Island. Thaddeus Pawlowski, an urban planner and designer who special- izes in environmental justice, wel- comed the news. “This invest- ment signals a capable approach to managing the climate crisis in New York City,” he said. Since the Bureau of Coastal Re- silience was founded in 2023 as part of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, it has existed in the shadows with a skel- etal staff of six and a budget of about $1 million a year. With the cash infusion, the budget will in- crease to more than $10 million this year, which will allow the bu- reau to start expanding its staff from six to 75. Positions will in- clude engineers, flood experts and field and maintenance crews. In addition to the expansion of the staff, the money, the rest of which will be dispersed in subse- quent years, will go toward re- searching how to protect the city’s 520 miles of coastline, Mr. Mam- dani said. Besides operating the flood gates, the bureau coordinates the other projects that are designed to
every day.” The hearing, which could stretch into next week, is also ex- pected to include statements in support of Mr. Gray from a psy- chologist and a youth detention center counselor and his own ma- ternal grandmother. Mr. Gray had been scheduled to go on trial in October. His father, Colin Gray, was convicted of sec- ond-degree murder and involun- tary manslaughter in March, in a trial at which his son’s guilt was all but accepted as fact. In that case, a jury found that the elder Mr. Gray bore criminal responsibility for the shooting be- cause he had given his son virtual- ly unfettered access to the power- ful rifle used in the attack and had neglected to intervene despite what prosecutors portrayed as blatant signs that his son was deeply troubled. The case intensified a national debate about whether parents should be held responsible for the crimes of their children. The elder Mr. Gray is scheduled to be sentenced next week. He faces up to 180 years in prison. On Sept. 4, 2024, the younger Mr. Gray carried an assault-style rifle into Apalachee High School and fatally shot two classmates and two teachers. Seven others were also wounded by gunfire, and two others were injured. A notebook belonging to Mr. Gray detailed a plan to kill dozens of
process that respects workers and their unions.” New York’s public school sys- tem, the largest in the United States, employs roughly 26,000 paraprofessionals, whose starting salary is about $32,000 a year. There are about 1,600 paraprofes- sional vacancies, the union said. The legislation would cost New York City $325 million. The Citi- zens Budget Commission, a non- partisan watchdog group that op- poses the bill, warned that it would set a “dangerous prece- dent” by encouraging unions to bypass the bargaining table and appeal directly to lawmakers. There are al- ready signs of that happening. Joann Ariola, a councilwoman who chairs the Committee on Fire and Emer- gency Manage- ment, recently cited the poten- tial paraprofes- sional bonuses in her request to raise the pay for Fire Department emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Mr. Mamdani campaigned on promises of helping working-class New Yorkers and ultimately won the backing of major labor unions, including the United Federation of Teachers, which has about 190,000 members. Like other New York mayors who have confronted the realities of running a complicated city in constrained fiscal times, Mr. Mamdani has backtracked on other campaign promises, too. As a candidate, he called for ex- panding a housing voucher enti- tlement program for low-income New Yorkers, only to reverse course upon taking office. And he has not fulfilled a pledge to dis- band a contentious Police Depart- ment unit that responds to pro- tests, called the Strategic Re- sponse Group.
protect New York City from sea level rise and storm surge. Nearly one-fifth of New York City’s population lives in flood- plains, and 14,500 businesses lie in such areas. This adds up to about $250 billion in property values, ac- cording to city data. And sea lev- els could rise by as much as two feet by 2050, according to a state report. Higher sea levels mean higher storm surges, which hap- pen when a hurricane pushes ocean water ashore.
people, state investigators said, but he quickly surrendered when confronted by school resource of- ficers. The slain students were Mason Schermerhorn and Christian An- gulo, both 14; the teachers, who both taught math, were Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie. An audio recording was played during the hearing of an investiga- tor interviewing Mr. Gray imme- diately after the shooting. He was “so close” to suppress- ing the urge to open fire, he told the investigator through sobs. He said that he had asked his father to hide the guns in the house, and that he had planned to see a men- tal health specialist. According to an official time- line, Mr. Gray had locked himself in a restroom before the shooting began, and he told the investiga- tor he had been trying to talk him- self out of it. “Next thing you know, I’m shooting at a classroom, dude,” he said, later adding, “I even thought about killing myself to try to stop this.” Before the shooting, Colt Gray had experienced a turbulent child- hood: His family moved repeat- edly, and he enrolled in seven schools over a four-year period. He missed his eighth grade year entirely. His mother struggled with drugs and alcohol. His par- ents split, and for a period, he was separated from his siblings, living
Conversely, Julie Menin, the City Council speaker who has po- sitioned herself as a more moder- ate counterbalance to the mayor, has repeatedly backed costly ef- forts that Mr. Mamdani has op- posed. Ms. Menin backed the paraprofessional bill, earning praise from the teachers’ union. In his meeting on Thursday with the mayor and City Hall rep- resentatives, Mr. Mulgrew said that the staff members reiterated their legal concerns. Still, Mr. Mul- grew said he remained “some- what optimistic” that a compro- mise could be reached, pointing out that Mr. Mamdani had asked to schedule follow-up discussions. Mr. Mulgrew suggested that the mayor had been given poor guid- ance from the city’s Office of La- bor Relations and Office of Man- agement and Budget. “He’s new, and he’s being given a lot of information by a lot of peo- ple who have their own agendas,” Mr. Mulgrew said. The legality of the paraprofes- sional bonuses comes down to the Taylor Law, which governs labor relations for public employees in New York. Mr. Mamdani said he believed that the bonuses would be in “direct violation” of that law. The Office of Labor Relations had said that the statute prohibits authorizing such payments out- side the collective bargaining process. Any compensation ad- justments, the office said, would have to be negotiated jointly among the city, the Department of Education and the union. Robert W. Linn, who served as the labor relations commissioner when Bill de Blasio was mayor and advises City Hall under Mr. Mamdani, said that he could not recall another instance of the City Council attempting to legislate bo- nuses for union workers. “The bargaining structure for the city and state was enacted al- most 60 years ago and has worked quite well,” Mr. Linn said. The union maintains that the
“Every major coastal storm re- minds us that resilience isn’t built in the days before landfall — it re- quires sustained investment, careful planning and a long-term commitment to protecting New Yorkers,” said Lisa F. Garcia, who leads the city’s Department of En- vironmental Protection. Although coastal flooding is an ongoing risk for New Yorkers, they are also facing the constant threat of extreme rain, which com- plicates how infrastructure
with only his father. By the time he was in middle school, prosecutors said there were not just signs that he was struggling to cope with the tur- moil, but also that he had a grow- ing obsession with violence. When he was 13, sheriff’s depu- ties in Jackson County, Ga., where his family lived at the time, were dispatched to his home after the F.B.I. relayed a threat made in an online chat room about shooting up a school. Colin Gray, his father, told the sheriff’s deputies then that his son had been bullied mercilessly but also said that he would be “mad as hell” if the son had made the post. But investigators could not defini- tively connect Colt Gray to the post and dropped the matter. He also developed an obsession with the perpetrators of other
City Council measure was written specifically to avoid running afoul of the Taylor Law. The bonuses are described as “stabilization payments” that are necessary to address “emergency conditions” involving the retaining and hiring of paraprofessionals. The bonuses would supplement base salaries and would not factor into workers’ pensions. The pay- ments would be distributed throughout the upcoming school year but would be terminated if salaries increase by at least $10,000 through collective bar- gaining. Paraprofessionals say that the $10,000 bonuses are desperately needed. Jasminie Jones, 42, has worked as a paraprofessional for five
vetoing a bill to grant teaching assistants a $10,000 bonus.
years at P4 at Skillman, a school in Queens that serves students with disabilities. Last school year, she was assigned to assist a female student throughout the day, in- cluding during meals and bath- room visits. Ms. Jones takes home roughly $1,200 every two weeks, which she said is not enough to live on in New York City. So three years ago, she started a second job working evenings and weekends as an in- home aide for students with dis- abilities. That job brings in an ad- ditional $1,500 per paycheck ev- ery two weeks. “There’s no way a paraprofes- sional can survive on just the check that they’re getting,” Ms. Jones, 42, said. “I need that sec- ond check.”
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should be designed and built in low-lying areas. A $52 billion pro- posed plan by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build mov- able sea barriers across the mouths of major bays and inlets along New York Harbor has been delayed to conduct more research on extreme rain. The bureau hopes to contribute to this work, according to the Department of Environmental Protection. The $43 million will help pro- vide staff members for the bureau
school shootings, particularly Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Fla., in 2018. He created what prosecu- tors described as a shrine to Mr. Cruz on his bedroom wall, with photographs of him and clippings from news coverage of the shoot- ing. His grandmother testified dur- ing the father’s trial that the younger Mr. Gray told her he heard voices in his head. At one point, he asked her, “If I do some- thing terrible, would you still love me?” Relatives researched treat- ment possibilities but did not fol- low through, according to pros- ecutors and testimony from fam- ily members. They gave him anti- depressant medication that had been prescribed to his mother. But his father did give him an assault-style rifle, and let his son
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but is a drop in the bucket com- pared with the billions needed to keep up with climate change. “This is a welcome investment in what will have to be a much larger effort to address the grow- ing problem of flooding in low-ly- ing and coastal communities,” said Paul Gallay, a flood risk re- searcher at the Columbia Climate School. Recent city estimates show that $130 billion is needed to address all manner of flooding, in- cluding storm surge and extreme rain, he said. A report published this week by Rebuild by Design, a nonprofit that works on flood-related pro- tection initiatives, said that New York City is projected to spend more than $387 billion on flood in- frastructure by 2050. Mr. Gallay added that while bil- lions of dollars are needed for flood protection, millions of dol- lars should continue to be in- vested in community outreach and training programs. Research shows that neighborhoods with strong planning and communica- tion can protect New Yorkers as much as strong infrastructure, he said. Ms. Garcia said that the funding will “protect the communities, businesses and critical infrastruc- ture that keep our city running.”
“The adults in that young man’s life failed him,” Breanna Schermerhorn, whose son Mason was killed, said in court on Friday about Colt Gray.
keep it in his room. In his own trial, the father testified that he thought owning the rifle would pull his son away from video games and help forge more of a connection with him. “The adults in that young man’s life failed him,” Breanna Scher- merhorn, the mother of Mason Schermerhorn, said in court on Friday. “The people who should have protected, guided, recog- nized the warning signs and inter- vened when it mattered the most did not do what they should have done. They failed to give him sup- port, boundaries and accountabil- ity that every child needs and de- serves.” Yet, she added, those failures did not absolve the younger Mr. Gray in any way. He knew what he did was wrong and the grief that it would cause, and he did it anyway, she said. For her, it meant losing Mason, who was “kind, compas- sionate, funny and fiercely protec- tive of others.” “Every morning, I wake up to the reality my son is gone,” Ms. Schermerhorn said. “Every night, I go to bed knowing there is noth- ing I can do to change it. I have lived 688 days so far of a sentence with no parole, and that is what he should receive as well.”
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COLUMNIST | MICHELLE GOLDBERG No Wonder Musk Hates ‘The Odyssey’
ELON MUSK IS still mad about “The Odyssey.” For months, he and his acolytes have been throwing an online tantrum about the casting of Christopher Nolan’s version of the ancient epic, particularly his choice to have the Black actress Lupita Nyong’o play Helen of Troy and the trans actor Elliot Page play the war- rior Sinon. Now that the film is out, some con- servatives have acknowledged that there’s nothing particularly woke about Nolan’s blockbuster tale of masculine honor and sac- rifice. It takes liberties with the source ma- terial, as any Hollywood version would, but one of its chief departures is a moral frame- work that’s more Christian than pagan, which shouldn’t offend most social conservatives. Nevertheless, Musk has been stewing. On Tuesday he promised to make a “historically accurate” A.I.-generated “Odyssey” movie by year’s end, posting an absurdly kitschy clip made by his Grok image generator. In doing so, he inadvertently highlighted one reason Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is so powerful — be- cause it represents a revolt of the human in a world overstuffed with A.I. slop. Despite its sprawling canvas, Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is often strikingly intimate in scale and sparing in its use of computer-generated effects. “We like to spend a lot of time in real places, on real locations, having stuff in front of the camera that is tangible and tactile,” his cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema told The New York Times. The Cyclops Polyphe- mus wasn’t an A.I. creation, but a 60-foot ani- matronic puppet. The Sirens are small fig- ures in the distance, Hades a murky field. In The Telegraph, Robbie Collin described No- lan filming on a wooden ship amid a real-life storm that had extras clutching the sides and vomiting, creating the movie’s feeling of tem- pestuousness. Nolan knows how to build hy- per-real fantasy realms, as he did in “Incep- tion” and “Tenet,” but in “The Odyssey,” he’s opted for the earthy over the glossy and gran- diose. Some of the polarizing narrative choices Nolan has made seem downstream of this ap- proach. The film does not create a lavish an- cient dream world for viewers to get lost in. The gods are barely present, except for a sub- dued Athena played by Zendaya. “Nolan’s ‘Odyssey,’ unlike Homer’s, is a story com- pletely disenchanted, devoid of the supernat- ural, aside from like the odd witch or two that shows up,” complained the right-wing influ- encer Matt Walsh, who compares the movie unfavorably to “Gladiator,” “The Lord of the Rings” and Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto.” The film’s stakes feel more psychological than mythic. That seems to be exactly what viewers are responding to, turning “The Odyssey” into not just a hit but a cultural phenomenon, with some people traveling by plane for the chance to see it in IMAX 70-millimeter. (As The New York Post reported, Manhattan’s only theater to show the film in that format is sold out for every screening through Aug. 19.) There might seem to be a contradiction between its absence of eye candy and its success as a spectacle. But A.I. has rendered eye candy
Russel Honoré An expert on disaster preparedness and, from 2004 to 2008, the commanding general of the U.S. First Army.
HE United States is locked in a dan- gerous, self-defeating paradox in its policy toward Haiti. Last month, the Supreme Court cleared the path for the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 330,000 Haitians who have legally resided, worked and built lives across America. The administration claims that conditions in Haiti have stabilized enough for their re- turn. For American citizens, though, the State Department has maintained a Level 4, “Do not travel,” advisory for Haiti, citing gang violence, kidnappings and widespread instability. Haiti is indeed near total state collapse. Decades of compounding disasters — in- cluding devastating earthquakes and politi- cal vacuums — have left the central govern- ment virtually nonfunctional. Since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, armed gangs have come to dominate an es- timated 80 percent to 90 percent of the capi- tal, Port-au-Prince, and large areas of the country, controlling access to commerce and humanitarian aid, paralyzing basic gov- ernment operations and displacing more than a million people. As someone who has spent a lifetime managing complex logistics and command structures in disaster zones, including the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and inter- national relief operations across the Carib- bean, I can tell you plainly: You cannot sta- bilize a community in crisis by further col- lapsing its economic and social foundations. Over the past several years, I have served as a volunteer adviser to Haitian diaspora leaders and civic organizations based in both the United States and Haiti. I have wit- nessed their efforts to strengthen Haiti’s democratic institutions, support humanitar- ian initiatives, advocate responsible gov- ernance and invest in Haiti’s long-term re- covery. Haiti’s instability is not for want of their efforts to build a functioning state; it is
represents a revolt against A.I. slop.
in large part a result of failed policy on the part of the international community. For years, the international strategy to- ward Haiti has relied on reactive, short- term fixes to systemic problems. As public order in Haiti has broken down, Washington and its partners have routinely turned to foreign forces, including a Kenyan-led secu- rity mission; targeted sanctions; and piece- meal aid. This is an approach intended to treat the symptoms of state collapse rather
cheap. Viewers long for the visceral. One of this year’s few pleasant surprises is that people are going back to the movies. Dur- ing the pandemic, there were many predic- tions that movie theaters were dying, re- placed by the comforts of streaming video. While the gloomiest forecasts proved over- wrought, in recent years, the trend has still been one of decline. American box office sales were lower in 2024 than they were in 2023, and continued to disappoint in 2025. This year, however, is on track to be the best one for ticket sales since 2019. Young people, ea- ger for communal experiences, have been flocking to theaters; according to a study by Fandango, Gen Z is now the most active mov- iegoing demographic.
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What’s striking, though, isn’t just that people are returning to theaters, it’s the sort of films they’re going to. Recent movies that look artificial — including “Supergirl,” the live-action “Moana” and “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” — have flopped. By contrast, the low-budget horror movies “Obsession” and “Backrooms,” which rely on frightening premises rather than other- worldly imagery, have been enormous hits. “Audiences in 2026 are sending a clear mes- sage to filmmakers: We want movies to look real — and for you to sweat while making them,” wrote The Hollywood Reporter’s James Hibberd. There is no greater champion of hands- on, analog filmmaking than Nolan, who
than build the long-term capacity of Haitian institutions and security forces. During the deployment of the Kenyan-led mission, which began in June 2024, I spoke directly with its leader, Godfrey Otunge, on several occasions. The mission was in- tended to reinforce the Haitian National Po- lice and help create conditions for govern- ance and elections. But Commander Otunge confirmed to me what many military profes- sionals already recognized: The mission was understaffed and underresourced and lacked the tactical assets it needed. Predict- ably, the force was unable to halt gang ex- pansion. In light of the failures of the Kenyan-led mission, the U.N. Security Council has au- thorized the deployment of a new, interna- tional Gang Suppression Force — an offen- sive, intelligence-driven mission that will more explicitly aim to take the fight to the gangs. But if the new force is not adequately equipped or integrated into a broader Haitian-led strategy, it risks repeating the same mistakes as the last intervention. And merely replacing one temporary foreign force with another will not save Haiti. What Haiti really needs are the institu- tions of a sovereign nation: a professional police force, a capable national army and the resources to secure its territory. Lasting stability cannot be imported. It must be built and sustained by Haitians. That goal faces two major obstacles in Washington. The first is the stranglehold on security assistance. Because of restrictions such as the Leahy Law, which bars U.S. assistance to foreign security units credibly implicated in human rights violations, even vetted Haitian forces are often prevented from re- ceiving the critical equipment and support they require. Haitian security forces are ef- fectively being asked to reclaim their coun- try with one hand tied behind their backs. The second is the continued uncertainty surrounding Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. A federal appeals court re- cently extended employment authorization for Haitian T.P.S. beneficiaries through this weekend as a result of ongoing litigation. But regardless of the exact date, it’s clear
doesn’t even own a smartphone. Speaking to The Telegraph’s Collin, he celebrated young people’s rejection of A.I. “I’ve never seen a more rapid wholesale dismissal of a supposedly foundational jump in technol- ogy in my lifetime,” said Nolan. As a result, he said, “after years of driving toward heav- ily virtual environments, we’re seeing a re- newed interest in more tactile, more real forms of storytelling.” It is this ethos, more than multiracial cast- ing, that makes “The Odyssey” a rebuke to Musk’s ideology, with its video game-de- rived visions of grandeur and its conviction that algorithms can make art. He’s probably right to hate it. He’s wrong that his ma- chines could ever conjure anything close.
that Haiti’s security, governance and hu- manitarian crises will not be resolved by the time current protections expire — and espe- cially not while deportation flights continue to return migrants to an active war zone. Forcing hundreds of thousands of people into the shadows or onto deportation flights to a volatile nation still consumed by vio- lence and political instability would only feed the chaos. It would risk worsening Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, severing the re- mittances that sustain families in Haiti and expanding the recruitment pool for the gangs the international community is trying to defeat. Ending Temporary Protected Status for the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have made homes in the United States will have repercussions far beyond Haiti. Haitians with protected status contribute billions annually to the U.S. economy, pay federal, state and local taxes, and fill essen- tial jobs across multiple industries. Many of them work as nursing assistants, home health aides, caregivers and other frontline health care professionals, supporting a health care system already facing severe work force shortages. Temporary Protected Status was never intended to become permanent, nor was it intended to expire while the conditions that justified it continued to exist. If T.P.S. ends for Haitians, what legal pathway exists for these law-abiding individuals? How does forcing them into legal uncertainty or de- portation make either the United States or Haiti more secure? If the United States genuinely wants to re- duce regional instability and unauthorized migration, it must stop pursuing policies that deepen Haiti’s emergency. Congress should enact a durable legislative solution for Haitian T.P.S. holders, and the Trump ad- ministration should remove unnecessary barriers preventing Haiti from building the security capacity every sovereign nation re- quires. It is still possible for Haiti to move from crisis toward sovereign democracy. And Washington can still choose to be a strategic partner of Haiti rather than an architect of its collapse.
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Omer Bartov A professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University.
OW do genocides end? In most cases, there are two options. Either the per- petrators accomplish their goal, or a military force stops them, and ac- countability ensues. In 1904 the Imperial German Army began a campaign that nearly wiped out the Here- ro and Nama peoples in what was then Ger- man South West Africa, now Namibia, through fatal expulsions into the desert, in- carceration in forced labor camps and out- right murder. No one intervened. In 1915 the Ottoman Empire murdered vast numbers of Armenians it sought to remove from the heartland of Anatolia or caused their deaths by forced marches. Feeble efforts to bring former Ottoman leaders to account were quickly abandoned. To this day, Turkey de- nies the genocide. Conversely, because the Nazi regime was defeated in World War II, its genocide of the Jews and its other mass crimes were adjudi- cated at Nuremberg. Other genocides that also ended with the military defeat of the per- petrators — such as in Cambodia in 1979, in Rwanda in 1994 and in Bosnia in 1995 — cul- minated in some sort of reckoning, however belated and incomplete. Denial of what oc- curred thus became impossible. In the earlier case of genocides that suc- ceeded because of impunity at the time or the absence of subsequent accountability, the perpetrator state went on to benefit from its criminal actions. The invention and codifica- tion of the concept of genocide after World War II was meant to prevent the persistence of this dynamic of impunity and profit. What we have seen unfold in Gaza, where Israel stands accused in the International Court of Justice of committing genocide in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, ap- pears to portend a new future for the crime. It is a future in which other nations or lead- ers may have an incentive to pursue genocid- al policies knowing they will not only get away with murder but may even benefit from it. It is a future in which the countries and in- ternational organizations that had been com- mitted to stopping and punishing genocide may give license to its recurrence. Since the current cease-fire in Gaza went into effect on Oct. 10 and President Trump’s 20-point plan was endorsed by the Security Council on Nov. 17, more than 1,000 Palestin- ians have been killed by Israeli attacks. The military now controls nearly 70 percent of the Gaza Strip. Two million Palestinians, who previously lived in one of the most densely populated areas in the world, are now con- fined to a third of it, trying to survive in devas- tated spaces lacking the most basic humani- tarian infrastructure. After the cease-fire and exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, Phase 2 of Mr. Trump’s plan began in mid-January, which intends to bring about the full demili- tarization and reconstruction of the strip, to be managed by a transitional technocratic Palestinian body. Overseeing the process is an international Board of Peace chaired by Mr. Trump. His ad- ministration has spoken about creating a multibillion-dollar futuristic “New Gaza” in the long term and is reportedly planning to build a major military and personnel base for multinational forces. This will inevitably con- sign Palestinians in Gaza to the role of con- struction workers and service providers for the rich inhabiting what used to be their land. How did we get here? The Israeli political and military leadership conducted an operation in Gaza that killed at least 70,000 people (as admitted now by the Israeli military), most of them civilians; wounded close to 200,000; and caused vast numbers to die indirectly because of the utter destruction of medical facilities, housing and infrastructure, as well as the deprivation of food and clean water. As I wrote in July 2025, as a scholar of genocide, I believe this was a concerted at- tempt to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza, in whole or in part, and that the operation there-
fore reached the high bar of the 1948 Geno- cide Convention’s definition of this crime. Israel is unlikely to face a reckoning for its actions. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former min- ister of defense Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as for a Hamas official, who turned out to have been killed. The United States has tried to under- mine the court, and Mr. Netanyahu has re- peatedly visited the White House to, among other things, reportedly try to persuade Mr. Trump to launch his attack on Iran. Israel may eventually be found guilty of genocide by the International Court of Jus- tice, where South Africa has lodged a sepa- rate case against Israel, but the implications of such a ruling are unclear as long as Israel retains U.S. support on the U.N. Security Council, which acts as the enforcement arm of the International Court of Justice. And so Israeli leaders will probably not be held to account, unless they are at some point handed over to the International Criminal Court by a new Israeli government unwilling to bring them to justice in Israel and eager to restore the nation’s international standing. That possibility is remote. Mr. Trump’s 20- point plan would effectively bypass any pos- sible accountability or punishment for the au- thors of this crime by promising a bright fu- ture for everyone involved, although calls for the restoration of a semblance of normality for the Palestinians would be unlikely to gain much sympathy when Israel and its allies would be engaged in constructing an ideal city. What would be the point of stirring up old accusations when a brave new world is about to emerge? It is true that Israel is experiencing in- creasing global isolation and disapproval among Americans across the political spec- trum, but that is precisely what the glossy plans for a new Gaza may attenuate or even
of genocide as a punishable crime is eroding.
reverse: by persuading distracted publics in a troubled world that the issue of Gaza has been settled to everyone’s satisfaction. The Trump plan, if its vision is ever real- ized, would mean that the U.S. government or American businesspeople working on its be- half would be selling rights for leasing and construction on land expropriated from its residents, whose value is expected to rise sky high. A collection of real estate moguls — possi- bly including Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and Mr. Trump himself — or companies they promote would in that way reap a financial bonanza for businesses and investors, trans- forming the erasure of the Gaza Strip into an international investment opportunity. While the coastline would be dominated by prime real estate made up of mixed-use towers seemingly for foreign purchase and tourism, providing profits for developers, Palestinians would almost certainly be priced out of hous- ing on what used to be their land. The plan would not only all but eradicate Gaza’s history and society but also transform it into a free-market economy for foreign cor- porations being offered “amazing investment opportunities,” as Mr. Kushner put it. Building Mr. Trump’s so-called Riviera of the Middle East would depend on Saudi Ara- bia and other Gulf states putting up vast amounts of money on the promise of ensuring even tighter strategic and economic links with the United States. For now, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as Turkey, Egypt and Indo- nesia, have signaled interest by joining Mr. Trump’s Board of Peace. Israel, as the Board of Peace consolidates control and Gaza is re- developed, would take another step in its long-term objective of obliterating Palestin- ians’ hopes for an end to the Israeli occupa- tion of their territories. Other nations, by declining to hold Israel accountable, would also benefit. Germany is
Israel’s second-biggest supplier of arms, af- ter the United States, and has signed major contracts purchasing military technology from Israel. Germany is defending itself at the International Court of Justice against ac- cusations by Nicaragua of facilitating geno- cide in Gaza by funding Israel and cutting aid to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, so it has every political and eco- nomic interest in taking the issue off the table. (Germany has denied the allegations.) Britain is believed to have used its military bases in Cyprus to support Israel and is labor- ing to improve its relations with the United States. France is trying to maintain its politi- cal influence in the Levant and to move on from the question of genocide in Gaza, which, according to President Emmanuel Macron, will be determined by “historians, in due time.” Israel, too, is profiting. Even though some European governments have canceled weap- ons deals and imposed sanctions on Israeli military firms in response to Israeli violence in Gaza, business has remained brisk for Is- rael’s arms industry. Israeli export arms sales rose by 30 percent last year over 2024, to a record $19.2 billion, according to Calcal- ist, an Israeli financial news site, and the bat- tle testing of weapons systems in Gaza serves as a selling point, Calcalist reported. In other words, wreaking destruction brings profits. For now, Israel’s impunity will enable its Jewish citizens to continue to ignore the genocide, the consequences of which will be a deepening degradation of Israeli ethics and morality, erosion of the rule of law, internal police violence against the state’s Palestinian and Jewish citizens and the undermining of whatever is left of Israeli democracy. Beyond being deprived of any justice and account- ability for their suffering, the Gazan victims of Israeli actions will continue to live in dire conditions, under military supervision and with very limited prospects. Since Defense Minister Israel Katz report- edly proclaimed last July that Israel was planning to establish a “humanitarian city” in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, condi- tions on the ground have only deteriorated. It appears conceivable that Mr. Trump’s plan will be facilitated by an international force aided by Palestinian security personnel and the Israel Defense Forces to enclose the pop- ulation in such cities, from which they will be able to emerge only to service the wealthy residents of the so-called New Gaza. In those extensive parts of the strip remaining under Israeli control, new flourishing Jewish settle- ments are likely to be planted. Mr. Trump has said that the Board of Peace behind this transformation would at some point collaborate with the United Nations, but many fear that it will undermine the world body. One effect of this shift in the postwar or- der would be the gutting of international hu- manitarian law and of the two international courts set up to preserve it, ensuring that any hopes to bring Israeli policymakers to justice would remain nothing more than a pipe dream and signaling to other nations that im- punity would be open to them, too. Some may argue that the case of Gaza is singular because Israel enjoys a unique inter- national position, thanks to its tight alliance with the United States and its reliance on the legacy of the Holocaust. Perhaps other states cannot expect to be rewarded and may even be punished for genocide. Yet what we are seeing today sets an extraordinary prece- dent, one that has the potential of undermin- ing the entire premise of genocide as a crime punishable under post-World War II interna- tional law. If the plans that are being elaborated for Gaza go forward, genocide may come to be seen by some nations as the legitimate and lucrative extension of politics by other means. At the least, other nations that benefit in some way from the genocide may be less likely to hold future perpetrators account- able. Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term in 1944 and fought for the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Pun- ishment of the Crime of Genocide four years later, had hoped to prevent exactly this out- come. It may well be the future of genocide.
LAURA SCOTT
TO THE EDITOR: Re “U.S. Eases Rules in Nucle- ar Deal for Saudi Arabia” (front page, July 23) and “Trump Demands Saudis Establish Ties With Israel; Nuclear Deal Caveat” (front page, July 24): Of all the ill-advised moves that President Trump has made in the Middle East since the Iran war began five months ago, his decision to give Saudi Arabia a potential pathway to nuclear enrich- ment — now subject to his new demand that the Saudis estab- lish diplomatic relations with Israel — ranks among the most self-defeating. Over the course of the con- flict, Mr. Trump has repeatedly proclaimed that one of his main objectives is to prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon and that he therefore seeks to deny it the ability to enrich uranium for this purpose. If that is the case, why is he handing the potential ability for such enrichment to Saudi Arabia, Iran’s chief antagonist in the region after Israel? Is he so clueless as to fail to recog- nize the incentive that this would give the Islamic Revolu- tionary Guard Corps and the country’s hard-liners to dig in their heels in demanding the right to retain such capability themselves? Apparently, he is. By giving Saudi Arabia the potential for nuclear enrich- ment while demanding that Iran abandon such capability as a condition for peace, Mr. Trump would guarantee that the prospects for resolving the conflict remain ever more elusive.
MICHAEL SILK LAGUNA WOODS, CALIF.
TO THE EDITOR: The deal the Trump adminis- tration struck with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to provide the kingdom with long-sought American nuclear technology constitutes a reckless aban- donment of U.S. efforts to deter Saudi development of nuclear weapons. Coming in the midst of a war in the Middle East and a strug- gle to block Iran from develop- ing nuclear weapons, a Saudi deal, though intended for peaceful development, would inevitably raise the risk of nuclear rivalry in a perpetu- ally volatile region. President Trump’s deal with the Saudis, if approved by Congress, would represent a stunning departure from dec- ades of American policy to stem proliferation. It’s bound to strengthen Iran’s resolve to develop nuclear weapons, upending the president’s con- tinuously stated goal of con- taining Iran’s nuclear ambi- tions. The deal with the crown prince is consistent with the
TO THE EDITOR: Re “Could the Gulf States Share the Strait of Hormuz?” (news article, July 20): The proposal to turn the Persian Gulf into a jointly administered “regional com- mons” modeled on the Euro- pean Coal and Steel Communi- ty mistakes the lesson of his- tory. The E.C.S.C. did not cre- ate peace by giving a coercive state greater influence over strategic resources. It became possible only after France, West Germany and their part- ners reconciled, renounced territorial revisionism and committed to a common legal order underwritten by the United States. None of those preconditions exist in the Gulf. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz as lever- age over the world. Giving Iran a formal role in adminis- tering the waterway it has endangered would signal that coercion is rewarded while entrusting a critical artery of global commerce to the world’s leading state sponsor of terror- ism — with dire consequences for regional stability, energy markets and freedom of navi- gation. The problem in the Gulf is not the absence of rules but Iran’s willingness to violate them. The answer is to deter and punish Iranian coercion, not renegotiate the rules every time they are breached.
president’s efforts to establish close personal financial ties with the Saudi kingdom that have dubious benefits for the United States. An agreement to help build a Saudi nuclear program from the ground up would be a huge windfall for certain U.S. companies, at the expense of long-term Middle East stability.
ROGER HIRSCHBERG SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT.
TO THE EDITOR: History has an inconvenient habit of repeating itself. The United States backed the shah of Iran until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, then spent nearly half a century confronting the regime that followed. Along the way, agreements were reached in hopes of reducing future dangers, yet mistrust endured. Now Washington is prepar- ing to assist Saudi Arabia in developing a civilian nuclear program. We are assured, once again, that today’s ally will remain tomorrow’s ally. His- tory suggests a little more humility. Governments change, alliances shift, and today’s carefully negotiated safeguards may look very different 30 or 50 years from now. Perhaps history does not repeat itself exactly — but it has an uncanny sense of irony.
JUAN CARDEN, ST. LOUIS
TO THE EDITOR: The Trump administration’s willingness to provide nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia without rigorous restrictions on enrichment of uranium or inspections moves us further on the path to nuclear war. The Saudi government has been guilty of human rights violations, including the mur- der of the Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi. Individuals and organizations in Saudi Arabia have also supported organizations hos- tile to the United States. Those are reasons to be more cau- tious — not less — regarding sharing nuclear technology. As noted in the article, the supposed peaceful use of nu- clear power can easily shift to making bombs. The existence of more countries with nuclear weapons, particularly during turbulent times, increases the likelihood that weapons will be used. What is needed is a robust plan for nuclear disar- mament by all countries — not proliferation of nuclear tech- nology without safeguards.
JEFF ATKINSON, WILMETTE, ILL.
TO THE EDITOR: Re “The Elusive Promise of the Four-Day Workweek,” by Joanne Lipman (Opinion guest essay, July 7): Ms. Lipman is right that we shouldn’t look to corporations to lead society to a four-day workweek and that the mere existence of A.I. will not produce it. However, she misses the mark when she blames a culture of workahol- ism and the performance of busyness, as though those couldn’t possibly be driven by corporate practices and the soaring cost of living. The deeper reason we haven’t seen the shift is policy: The 40-hour workweek was codified in federal law in the 1940s, and no serious effort has changed it since. It’s no surprise the workweek has stayed frozen while companies demand more and more from their employees. Ms. Lipman also understates the movement’s recent momentum. Hundreds of companies, including both of ours, have shifted to four-day weeks in just the past few years, seeing better work-life balance alongside real growth. That surge, when combined with how working families experience unprecedented time poverty and burnout, is exactly why local, state and federal legislation is more possible than ever. Legislation, not voluntary corporate policy alone, is the only way to ensure that a shorter week reaches all workers equitably, not just those lucky enough to work somewhere untethered to today’s corporate norms.
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By TONY ROMM and BRAD PLUMER
WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration canceled more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era fed- eral grants for clean energy projects in October, it framed the move as an urgent corrective to protect taxpayer funds from waste. But it wasn’t true. In little-noticed court docu- ments, federal officials acknowl- edged this month that they had terminated the funding “based solely” on political criteria, target- ing projects in states that were represented by Democrats and had voted for Kamala Harris, the party’s presidential nominee, in the 2024 election. The admission showed how President Trump has weaponized the provision of federal education, energy, health, housing and infra-
If A.I. Assistants Know You Too Well
Brian X. Chen
TECH FIX
SAN FRANCISCO — As a regular user of chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, I thought I had a clear sense of what the artificially intelligent assistants knew about me (like how I’m a father seeking baby gear recommendations and instruc- tions for patching drywall). Beyond that, I’ve never divulged anything deeply personal as I would to a therapist. But when I experimented with some prompts asking what the chatbots had
By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
HONG KONG — China’s response to President Trump’s new round of tariffs was muted. Beijing issued a statement in protest, but unlike in past rounds of tit-for-tat, it did not lob a counter. China has cause to be low key. It has so far emerged from the trade war with the United States in a better position. One year ago Mr. Trump threatened tariffs on Chi- nese goods as high as 145 percent. The levies that the president im- posed on Chinese goods on Friday were just 12.5 percent. Factoring in earlier tariffs, in- cluding those from Mr. Trump’s first presidency, the overall aver- age weighted tariff on Chinese goods is now 23.1 percent — lower than Brazil or Canada. Chinese officials are also confi- dent that tariffs will not rise much further, after securing an assur- ance of a truce from U.S. trade ne- gotiators. That agreement, which trade experts have placed at about a 20 percent cap, was later sealed with a handshake between
guessed about me — insights they had gathered from connecting the dots across many conversations — I was perturbed. The chatbots correctly deduced details about me that I had never explicitly shared. Chief among them:
■ My income level, based in part on the German car that I ask the chatbots for help with repairing and the fact that I employ a nanny, whose contract I drafted with A.I.
■ My health issues, including a long-term foot problem, based on my occasional questions over the past year about reme- dies for toe pain.
■ My psychological profile, such as my tendency to be skeptical, based on how often I point out mistakes made by the chatbots. Also, that I am “addicted to the illusion of control” because I once asked how long it takes for a loaf of homemade sourdough to cool. Each data point on its own was fairly innocuous. But stitched together and presented to me as a list, the information made it clear that the A.I. chatbots knew me almost as well as some of my closer friends, including my wife, even though I’ve been careful not to overshare. Hundreds of millions of people world- wide who have embraced chatbots for
web search, work and health care are still trying to understand the privacy implica- tions of conversing with A.I companions. While it’s obvious to users that the chat- bots keep a record of whatever they explicitly say to them in their questions and requests, what’s less clear are the inferences drawn about their behavior from those conversations. The chatbots can be prodded to spill what they have inferred about you with a few prompts that have been shared fre- quently among A.I. enthusiasts on the web — for one, “Tell me everything you’ve figured out about me that I never
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After Trump’s Latest Tariffs
By TONY ROMM and ANA SWANSON
WASHINGTON — Two small busi- nesses sued the Trump adminis- tration on Friday over the latest tariffs it has imposed around the world, touching off another legal battle that could redefine Presi- dent Trump’s powers to wage a global trade war. The new challenge concerned the tariffs that the government had put in place just hours earlier, covering more than 80 countries including Canada, Mexico and the 27 members of the European Un- ion. The lawsuit, filed in a federal trade court, argued that the Trump administration had mis- used the law in its attempt to recreate the same system of du- ties that judges had already ruled illegal. The plaintiffs in the case are Burlap and Barrel, a New York spice retailer, and Collective Ho- rology, a California watch seller. They are represented by the Lib- erty Justice Center, a legal group
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that has successfully challenged Mr. Trump’s tariffs repeatedly in his second term. Lawyers for the organization had previously joined state offi- cials in invalidating the presi- dent’s original roster of punishing, country-by-country duties at the
so far challenged past duties with success.
Supreme Court in February, and they similarly succeeded against Mr. Trump’s temporary replace- ment for those tariffs in the spring. The Liberty Justice Cen- ter has won over judges with argu- ments that Mr. Trump has vio- lated the Constitution by usurping tariff powers reserved for Con- gress. At the heart of the most recent
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SOCIAL MEDIA E.U. Says TikTok Exposed Children to Dangers
The European Commission on Fri- day said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the ac- counts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, Thomas Regnier, a commission spokes- man, said. “Children’s content must never
CREDIT CARDS Higher Spending Raises American Express Profits
Credit card giant American Ex- press said its second-quarter prof- its rose 8 percent from a year ear- lier, helped by higher spending by its card members, fewer delin- quencies and more customers signing up for its premium prod- ucts like the Platinum Card and Gold Card. The New York company said it earned $3.11 billion, or $4.53 a share, compared with $2.89 bil- lion, or $4.08 a share, in the same period a year earlier. The results beat analysts’ forecasts, who were looking for American Express to earn a profit of $4.40 a share, ac- cording to FactSet. American Express continues to benefit from global economic
EARNINGS Verizon Lifts Forecast After Google Fiber Deal
Verizon raised its annual adjusted profit forecast on Friday and said it had secured a more than $1 bil- lion deal with Google to provide dark fiber connectivity for its data centers. More agreements are expected by the year-end that could gener- ate multiple billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years, Verizon’s chief executive, Dan Schulman, said on a
be visible to strangers,” he said. If TikTok does not take steps called for by the European Union’s land- mark Digital Services Act, “mi- nors are exposed to predators, to grooming and to cyberbullying,” Regnier said, adding that children aged 13 to 15 can “easily” change their accounts from private to public and the private accounts of minors aged 16 to 17 can be seen by anyone on the internet. “We do not accept this,” Regnier said. “Putting default settings for mi- nors is not a beauty contest under the DSA. It must be effective.” ASSOCIATED PRESS
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growth that has disproportion- ately benefited the wealthy and high net worth individuals, as its customer bases skews toward those demographics with its high- end credit cards. The average American Express customers spent $6,759 on their cards in the quarter. ASSOCIATED PRESS
postearnings call. The A.I. infrastructure buildout is opening a new avenue for tele- com operators to monetize their fi- ber networks as hyperscalers seek high-capacity connectivity between data centers. Verizon is in a strategic transi- tion under Mr. Schulman, rolling out simplified mobile plans, a new loyalty program and bundled wireless-broadband offers to im- prove customer additions after trailing rivals. The company said it gained 184,000 monthly-bill pay- ing wireless subscribers in the second quarter. REUTERS
Oil Prices Waver as Gulf Ship Traffic Falls to a Low
By JENNY GROSS and LAURA STEVENS
Global oil prices seesawed on Fri- day, as investors fretted about whether the widening war in the Middle East could throttle energy shipments from the region indefi- nitely. Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point in the Persian Gulf, on Thursday fell to the lowest level in more than two months. The Iranian-backed Houthi militia group has threat- ened to blockade Saudi ships tak- ing an alternate route in the Red Sea, forcing a number of vessels to reverse course.
Oil prices fluctuate.
■ The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, fell 3.9 percent to $96.78 a barrel on Fri- day. Earlier in the day, crude rose above $101, up nearly 40 percent since the start of the war. On Thursday, Brent crude topped $100 a barrel for the first time since May.
■ West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, fell 3.1 percent to around $89.31 a barrel.
■ Shipping traffic in the Middle East has slowed to a trickle as fighting in and around the Persian Gulf has intensified. Only six ships passed through the Strait of Hor- muz on Thursday, according to Kpler, a maritime data firm. That was the lowest level since early May. Over the past week, traffic through the strait has been roughly one-tenth of what it was before the start of the Iran war.
Stocks are mixed.
■ The S&P 500 ended the day flat after Thursday’s decline, cement- ing its second consecutive weekly fall.
■ The Stoxx 600, a broad index of European companies, rose 0.8 percent.
down after a sell-off in the U.S. markets.
■ Stocks in Asia fell on Friday fol- lowing a sell-off in the U.S. mar- kets over soaring oil prices, rising borrowing costs and worries about the technology industry. Ja- pan’s Nikkei closed down 2.7 per- cent, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 1 percent. South Korea’s Kospi market closed down 5.7 per- cent.
Gasoline prices rise again.
■ Gas prices in the United States rose 2 cents on Friday, to $4.11 a gallon, according to the AAA mo- tor club. The national average price at the pump has risen 38 per- cent since the war began.
■ Gas prices usually trail crude oil increases or drops by a few days. Many of the world’s refin- eries are offline or producing less after sustaining damage — includ- ing in the Persian Gulf and Russia — straining fuel markets.
■ The average price of diesel jumped again to $5.24 a gallon on Friday, up 40 percent since the start of the war.
What they are saying: Iran wants prices ‘as high as possible.’
■ With no end to the conflict in sight, oil prices are likely to con- tinue rising, analysts at ING wrote in a research note. “The key question is,” they added, “at what price level pressure begins to build on the Trump administra- tion to return to the negotiating ta- ble.” Their guess: $120 a barrel.
■ Iran, on the other hand, will want oil prices to climb “as high as possible,” they wrote. The bigger problem for Iran is how long it can endure the U.S. blockade, which could restrict Tehran’s oil reve- nue.
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Germany’s largest defense contractor, Rheinmetall, will now be without rare earths for military hardware as it tries to help the country beef up its arms.
By KEITH BRADSHER
BEIJING — Last month, China blacklisted two American compa- nies crucial to U.S. efforts to cre- ate a supply chain for making powerful rare-earth magnets. On Friday, Beijing took similar action against even more compa- nies in Europe. China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that it had banned any further shipment to 14 companies in the European Union of “dual- use” materials or products — items that China describes as po- tentially having military and civil- ian applications. As a result, the companies may struggle to buy many of the critical minerals they need to make products like rare- earth magnets and semiconduc- tors, which are essential for cars, offshore wind turbines, robots, drones and other advanced manu- facturing applications. Over the past 16 months, China has used its dominance over the mining and processing of rare earths as leverage in economic disputes with trading partners. In a statement on Friday, the Commerce Ministry noted that it had acted one day after the Euro- pean Union imposed sanctions on 14 companies in mainland China and Hong Kong in connection with Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
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China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, and Mr. Trump last October. The new tariffs will “have a lim- ited impact on China at present,” according to analysts at Guojin Securities, a financial firm in Chengdu, China, who calculated the new overall tariff rate. The rate was previously 21.9 percent. The tariffs imposed on China are part of Mr. Trump’s broader ef- fort to transform global trade. On Friday, the administration issued tariffs on more than 80 trading partners over claims of failing to pass or enforce laws banning forced labor. The new tariffs, which were between 10 percent and 12.5 percent, replaced a global 10 percent tariff as it expired. The White House issued the du- ties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the presi- dent to impose tariffs on foreign countries that engage in unrea- sonable or discriminatory trade practices. More tariffs are ex- pected in the coming weeks, after an administration proposal to off- set what the White House calls un- fair practices in several countries’ manufacturing sectors — includ- ing China. None of those tariffs are ex- pected to top those announced by Mr. Trump under an international emergency law on April 2, 2025, which he termed “Liberation Day.” The Supreme Court struck down Mr. Trump’s use of the law to impose tariffs in February. On Friday, Chinese state media called the Trump administration’s policy “America’s never-ending tariffs,” and added that Washing- ton “has found a new pretext for abusing tariffs.” The foreign ministry showed more restraint. At a regular news conference on Friday, a spokes- man said China opposed “all forms of unilateral tariffs,” but he did not respond when asked whether the country would retali- ate. China may take comfort in a
The European Union said these companies, along with 24 Russian companies and 10 firms else- where, were “entities that are part of or support Russia’s military-in- dustrial complex or enable the cir- cumvention of E.U. sanctions.” Many of the European compa- nies targeted by China play a cru- cial role in turning rare-earth met- als and other critical minerals, like antimony and tungsten, into al- loys and specialty chemicals that manufacturers need. Also on China’s list was Ger- many’s largest defense contrac- tor, Rheinmetall, which has been central to Germany’s effort to re- arm after Russia’s full-scale inva- sion of Ukraine in 2022. Military hardware uses a lot of superhard tungsten and some rare earths. Critical minerals have received growing attention in the West, es- pecially since China imposed ex- port restrictions in late 2024 on four critical but obscure minerals: tungsten, antimony, gallium and germanium. China then put ex- port restrictions in April last year on seven kinds of rare-earth met- als that are crucial to a very wide range of manufacturing, and has announced plans to impose re- strictions in November on five more kinds of rare-earth metals. The Trump administration and the European Union are each try-
Trucks are loaded onto a ship for export in China, where officials are confident that tariffs will not rise much further.
perceived promise by Mr. Trump to cap tariffs, trade experts said. “My understanding is that there is a ‘wink, wink, nod, nod’ on 20 percent additional tariffs and through these 301 investigations, any findings on China would con- veniently not exceed that,” said Wendy Cutler, a senior vice presi- dent at the Asia Society Policy In- stitute. Anything more than a 7.5 per- cent tariff on China in the next round would risk the fragile truce and invite retaliation, she added. Mr. Trump said Mr. Xi will visit Washington in September. Trade negotiators set that ceil- ing last year during U.S.-Chinese trade talks in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital. Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi shook on the terms of a trade deal in South Korea several days later, agreeing to a tariff
ing to build mines for critical min- erals and construct refineries that can turn ore into pure mineral powders and eventually into strong metal alloys. The produc- tion process is complex and can be dirty: Converting the powders into metals involves sometimes toxic chemicals. Almost all of the world’s capaci- ty for rare-earth-metal conversion
companies follow sanctions by the E.U.
and alloy making is in China. Many of the European companies targeted by China on Friday are small and medium-size enter- prises that hold what little exper- tise remains outside China for the advanced processing of critical minerals. One of the companies on China’s list is Germany’s Sindlhauser Ma- terials. Sindlhauser’s website says it makes yttrium alloys with zircon. Yttrium and samarium have been the two kinds of rare earths in shortest supply outside China after Beijing imposed ex- port controls, with prices rising as much as a hundredfold. Yttrium alloys with zircon are
truce for one year. During meetings with Mr. Xi in Beijing in May, Mr. Trump said the two did not discuss tariffs. But China’s commerce ministry pushed back on his comments,
line on U.S. tariffs, trade experts say.
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used in making advanced semi- conductors. Makers of semicon- ductor manufacturing equipment have been complaining for months about acute shortages of yttrium compounds. Sindlhauser declined to com- ment on China’s action. Another company restricted by China was one of Europe’s pre- mier manufacturers of custom-de- signed electric motors with pow- erful rare-earth magnets inside, Italy’s Lafert Group. Lafert’s mo- tors power many of the robots and other industrial automation in Eu- rope’s factories. Beijing has been encouraging multinationals to move more of their supply chains into China, in- cluding buying electric motors from Chinese companies. While Beijing has severely restricted ex- ports of rare earths and rare-earth magnets, it has allowed un- restricted exports of fully assem- bled electric motors with the rare- earth magnets already inside. Rheinmetall and Lafert did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has previ- ously criticized the very broad dual-use designations on many critical minerals like those that China cited to restrict sales to the 14 European companies on Friday.
Trade experts said Beijing was drawing a line on tariff rates after a year of standing up to Washing- ton, matching each of Mr. Trump’s ever-higher tariffs with its own and tightening control over rare- earths exports. China dominates the global supply chains for rare earths, materials that are critical to everything from fighter jets to motors in car seats. “My personal understanding is that during the remainder of Trump’s term, there probably won’t be sharp, comprehensive tariff increases again,” said Tu Xinquan, dean of the China WTO Institute at the University of In- ternational Business and Eco- nomics in Beijing.
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structure aid in his second term. Far from rooting out the sort of misspending that Mr. Trump sees as rife in Washington, the White House has instead sought to lever- age the budget as a tool to assist its allies — or as a cudgel to hurt the president’s foes. The saga illustrates the stakes as the Trump administration is completing a set of rules that would provide the president even greater control over more than $1 trillion in annual federal grants. To critics, the new regulation would only make it easier for Mr. Trump to strike wider tranches of congressionally approved fund- ing over political differences. “The risk that the Trump ad- ministration is willing to go to ex- treme lengths to politicize grant- making is not a hypothetical,” said Devin O’Connor, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning group. He previously served in the Biden ad- ministration. “If they are willing to be that blatant about it,” Mr. O’Connor said of the court filing, “then I think we should take seriously when they put forward a frame- work that would allow for the ex- treme politicization of grant-mak- ing across all of the federal gov- ernment.” The White House did not re- spond to requests for comment. The administration’s latest con- cession about the grants came in a lawsuit filed by a group of Califor- nia researchers challenging vari- ous federal agencies that have canceled Biden-era funding. After reviewing its spending, the Energy Department last fall created a list that recommended canceling more than 600 grants awarded by the Biden administra- tion for a wide range of novel ener- gy projects. That list included funding for projects in states rep- resented by both Republicans and Democrats. But in October, the White House budget office, led by Russell T. Vought, terminated only 284 of those grants. In a social media post announcing the news, Mr. Vought pointed to the motiva- tions: “Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda is being can- celed,” he said. Months later, in court filings, federal officials indicated there was little else that had informed the final decision about which grants to cancel. “With one exception,” a lawyer for the Energy Department con- ceded in a court filing this month, “the 284 terminated grants had a recipient location and/or at least one place of performance in a state that awarded its electoral votes to Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and has two Democratic- caucusing senators.” The lawyer acknowledged that none of the grants were included in the October terminations “based on any programmatic, statutory, cost-reduction or per- formance-based factor.” In contrast, the administration left untouched hundreds of addi- tional energy grants in states that were represented by Republicans and had backed Mr. Trump in the last election, even though the En- ergy Department had recom- mended canceling them, the gov- ernment confirmed in the July court filing. The cancellations coincided with a broader White House effort at the time to pressure Democrat- ic lawmakers to cave in a fight over funding that had shut down the government. That month, Mr. Trump had vocalized the strat- egy: He threatened openly to slash what he described as “Dem-
ocrat agencies,” while Mr. Vought announced a series of additional spending cuts targeting other Democratic-led states. As a result, the administration’s actions halted funding for hun- dreds of energy projects, includ- ing upgrades to electrical grids in states like California and Oregon; efforts to reduce methane leaks from oil and gas operations in Col- orado; and large hubs to produce clean-burning hydrogen fuels in California and the Pacific North- west. Some awardees later sued the Trump administration in an ef- fort to restore their grants. Federal officials offered the new details about the grant can- cellations as part of an agreement with plaintiffs meant to spare the government an exhaustive, evi- dence-uncovering process known as discovery, the court filings said. That process could have required federal agencies to hand over more damaging records. The agreement applied to other federal agencies targeted by the lawsuit, including the Depart- ment of Transportation and the Department of Health and Human Services. Some agencies later re- vealed new details about the ways in which they reviewed their grants — using specific keywords tied to Mr. Trump’s political priori- ties and past directives — for pos- sible cancellations, according to additional court documents this month. Lawyers for the plaintiffs did not respond to a request for comment. The filings also appeared to un- dermine the congressional testi- mony of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who spoke about the can- cellations in a June House hear- ing: “No decisions were made on politics.” Asked about the cancellations, Ben Dietderich, a spokesman for the Energy Department, said that the agency conducted its initial re- view and made its recommenda- tions on which grants should be terminated without regard to po- litical considerations. He said that Mr. Wright in his testimony had been making a distinction be- tween that review process and the timing of when certain cancella- tions were announced. “There is no contradiction, and any suggestion of a contradiction is a misrepresentation of the court filing,” said Mr. Dietderich. The Energy Department previ- ously conceded in two other cases that politics had been a “primary reason” for the cancellations. In those cases, Amit P. Mehta, a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, eventually ruled that the agency had improp- erly canceled more than a dozen grants. But the latest concession is far more detailed and sweeping, and it sparked new anger on Capi- tol Hill. Senator Patty Murray of Wash- ington, the top Democrat on the chamber’s appropriations com- mittee, and Representative Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, a Democrat who leads her party on the House’s top energy appropriations panel, said in a joint statement on Friday that politically minded grant cuts amounted to an “outright un- American” weaponization of gov- ernment. “This administration has now admitted in court what has long been obvious: It terminated nearly 300 cost-cutting energy projects for no reason other than the fact that the states they were in did not vote for the president in the 2024 election,” they added. “This is an astounding admission that the president and his team corruptly abused their power to kill good jobs and punish hard- working families because of their political views.”
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fight is Mr. Trump’s use of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. In gen- eral, the provision of law allows the government to investigate other countries’ trade practices, and it permits the president to im- pose tariffs on those that are found to behave unfairly. Generally, Section 301 is under- stood to be settled policy, unlike some of Mr. Trump’s earlier tariff actions, which relied on novel in- terpretations of federal law. In fact, the president’s use of Section 301 to impose duties on Chinese goods during his first term sur- vived several court challenges. But small businesses said that Mr. Trump had stretched the stat- ute beyond its limit this time, pointing to the way that his ad- ministration conducted its investi- gations — and the fact that it had planned to impose tariffs even be- fore its reviews concluded. One of the investigations specif- ically concerned claims that other countries had failed to crack down on “forced labor,” which had left U.S. businesses that follow such laws prohibiting coercive prac- tices at a disadvantage. In June, the administration said it found fault in 86 countries, including U.S. allies that have laws banning forced labor practices. The tariffs it levied on Friday range between 10 percent to 12.5 percent, with lit- tle differentiation based on the country or its labor laws. Canada, which has a law pro- hibiting forced labor, faces a 10 percent tariff on its exports. China, which U.S. officials fre- quently criticize for using forced labor, is subject to a tariff that is only 2.5 percent higher. Foreign officials say they have also re- ceived assurances from the United States that their tariff rates will be the same as they were under the trade deals they previously negotiated. In response, lawyers for the two small businesses argued in their lawsuit that Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, did not adequately investigate each coun- try. They contend that the admin- istration had erred by studying the countries and issuing its find- ings and subsequent tariffs in bulk. The opponents also pointed to past statements from Mr. Trump and his deputies, who had said they hoped to use Section 301 to replicate the tariffs declared ille- gal previously by the courts. That, according to the lawyers, sug- gested that the outcome of the in- vestigations were predetermined, not based on the facts uncovered. “Those statements, in combina- tion with the timing, scope and rate structure of the final action, support the inference that the Sec- tion 301 tariffs, by design, replace the invalidated global tariff re- gime rather than constitute meas- ures selected to obtain elimination of identified economy-specific practices,” they argued in their lawsuit. Lawyers for the Liberty Justice Center said it was not clear how taxing imports on such a wide set of goods would help to change other countries’ labor practices. And they said the scope of the ad- ministration’s efforts raised con-
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Sara Albrecht, the chairman and chief executive of the Liberty Justice Center.
stitutional concerns, arguing that a blessing by the court would greatly expand Mr. Trump’s power to impose tariffs without Congress. “Forced labor is morally inde- fensible, but an important objec- tive does not give the government permission to ignore the law,” said Sara Albrecht, the chairman and chief executive of the center. “The administration allowed one global tariff to expire and immediately replaced it with another under a different statute. Changing the statute doesn’t change the law.” The White House did not re- spond to a request for comment. But Mr. Trump, commenting on the tariffs on Friday, described them as “standard,” pointing to the fact he had used them in the past. When asked if any country could take action that would fully remove the tariffs, a senior admin- istration official said Thursday that the government welcomed countries to take action but that the tariffs probably could not be “eliminated overnight.” The official said that it was “too simplistic” to say the new tariffs replicated the ones struck down by the Supreme Court, and that they differed in important ways. But the official added that Mr. Trump would always use the tools at his disposal to achieve his trade policy goals, and that the presi- dent was not going to allow his
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The former “60 Minutes” corre- spondent Cecilia Vega on Thurs- day described pressure from ex- ecutives at CBS News to insert what she said was political bias into three segments that aired this year. Ms. Vega was among three of the show’s correspondents to be fired this spring and is now the third to go public with claims of executives’ interfering in the show’s reporting. The former cor- respondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi made similar ac- cusations. “I’ve gone head-to-head with editors for 25 years in this busi- ness,” Ms. Vega, 49, said Thurs- day, according to a recording of an interview she did with John Quiñones of ABC News at the Na-
facts, wherever they lead.
trade policy to be undermined simply because one tool was lim- ited by a court. The lawsuit from the Liberty Justice Center was not the only le- gal challenge to be filed on Friday. Another group of small busi- nesses, including Learning Re- sources, an educational toy com- pany, similarly sued the adminis- tration on Friday over its new tar- iffs under Section 301. That company had also participated in
tional Association of Hispanic Journalists conference. She add- ed, “But never in my career, until now, have I felt that those edits, that those suggestions, came from a place of misinformation or poli- tics.” None of the changes Ms. Vega said executives had requested were incorporated into the shows. “60 Minutes,” the country’s top- rated TV news program, was roiled by the reporters’ accusa- tions and by a shake-up this spring. Bari Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief and a former opin- ion journalist, oversaw the firing of the show’s leadership team and the three correspondents. Ms. Weiss then hired a tech journalist and documentary filmmaker with no broadcast experience as its new head. In the interview, Ms. Vega said that in January, as she was finish- ing a segment about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, exec- utives asked her to add footage to show protesters attacking citizens that the demonstrators had incor- rectly identified as ICE agents. They also asked her to find video of a police chief rolling his eyes during a news conference. She couldn’t find either, she said. For a February segment about poverty in West Virginia, Ms. Vega said, she was asked to men- tion Vice President JD Vance, who had written about poverty in Ohio. She said the piece was not focused on politicians or political voices. Later in the year, she said, exec- utives told her to include a line in another segment saying that Iran was outgunned by the United States and Israel, which she called
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the successful, earlier fight against Mr. Trump’s original du- ties. The new cases will send Mr. Trump and his opponents back to the Court of International Trade, a specialized federal circuit that has repeatedly found that the admin- istration exceeded its power un- der law. The past fights have been tense, evident in the continuing battle over the roughly $160 billion that the government owes to im-
Cecilia Vega, a former “60 Minutes” correspondent, says she was fired by CBS during a brief videoconference without a thorough explanation.
claim interference by CBS executives.
“an administration talking point.” A CBS News spokesman, Jeremy Adler, pointed to a state- ment the network released in May, shortly after Ms. Vega was fired, saying that her allegations of pressure from executives were “not based in reality.” He cited the network’s recent coverage of the Trump administration. The spokesman also referred to a com-
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Asher Rapkin, an owner of Collective Horology, re-sizing a watch. His company is suing the Trump administration over the new tariffs. Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar, left, the other plaintiffs in the lawsuit, are the founders of Burlap and Barrel, a supplier of spices.
porters who paid illegal tariffs im- posed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Once again, states opposed to Mr. Trump’s tariffs could soon join the fight. Dan Rayfield, the attor- ney general of Oregon, said he was “reviewing the latest action to determine next steps.” Citing Mr. Trump’s past tariff defeats, he criticized the president for “trying yet another way to im- pose the same costs on working families who are already strug- gling to get by.” More duties are expected from Mr. Trump in the coming weeks, some of which could be affected by the new legal battle. The ad- ministration has explored a sec- ond tranche of tariffs using Sec- tion 301, targeting 15 countries and the European Union to offset what the White House calls unfair practices in their manufacturing sectors. And Mr. Trump on Friday said the government would open still another investigation into the European Union over its practice of fining U.S. tech companies. The administration also in- voked this week an obscure law to impose a 50 percent tariff on bil- lions of dollars of Canadian ex- ports. In that case, the president relied on a portion of the statute that has never been used to im- pose duties. That provision will not go into effect for 30 days. If it ultimately does go into effect, le- gal experts said it was also likely to be challenged.
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ment from Ms. Weiss in a recent interview, where she said that “what’s being called ‘editorial in- terference’” is “in reality the job description of an editor in chief.” Status, a newsletter focused on the media industry, earlier re- ported on Ms. Vega’s remarks. During the interview, Ms. Vega also described the day she was fired, saying she received an email inviting her to a videocon- ference in one hour. She said she was fired during a meeting that lasted less than two minutes, without a thorough explanation. “I lost an amazing job,” Ms. Vega said. “The best job. And I’m very confused about why.”
For Treasuries Reaches High Under Trump
By JOE RENNISON and GREGORY SCHMIDT
President Trump returned to of- fice promising lower costs across the economy, but an important in- terest rate that his administration cites as a barometer of its success recently hit its highest level of Mr. Trump’s second term. The yield on the 10-year Treas- ury bond, considered one of the most important interest rates in the world, jumped this week to 4.7 percent, up from less than 4 per- cent before the start of the war in Iran in late February. It was 4.6 percent on the day Mr. Trump re- turned to the White House in Jan- uary 2025. The yield underpins borrowing costs across debt markets, from corporate bonds to mortgage loans, and its rise complicates Mr. Trump’s plans to keep costs af- fordable for companies and households across the United States. The effect is apparent in the housing market. Rising yields have driven up mortgage rates in recent weeks, dampening hopes that moribund home sales would rebound this year. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the most common home loan in the United States, is now 6.58 percent, Freddie Mac said on Thursday. Mortgage rates had fallen below 6 percent in the week before the first U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. “This latest leg up in rates is go- ing to push sales down unless it’s quickly reversed,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. econo- mist at Oxford Economics. Though some of the rising yields can be attributed to higher inflation expectations amid soar- ing oil prices, analysts said that longer-dated interest rates, like the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, had been caught in a swirl of higher growth expectations stem- ming from the build-out of artifi- cial intelligence infrastructure. The higher growth, if left un- checked by higher rates, could cause the economy to overheat and ramp up inflation. Another factor driving up the 10-year yield is investors’ worries about unsus- tainable fiscal spending by gov- ernments around the world. In Britain, 10-year gilts — the equivalent term to Treasuries for government debt — have risen 0.9 percentage points to more than 5 percent since the war started, alongside concerns over the fiscal plans of the new prime minister, Andy Burnham. In Japan, 30-year government bonds have risen 0.7 percentage points, to 2.8 percent, over the same period, as the gov- ernment has rolled out hefty spending plans. As governments look to borrow more, investors are demanding a higher return to lend, and that higher return is reflected in higher interest rates throughout the economy, analysts said. The U.S. government has nearly $40 trillion in debt outstanding, more than double the amount 10 years ago. “All bond yields are rising, and it is for some of the same reasons,” said Subadra Rajappa, an interest rate strategist at Société Géné- rale. “It is about domestic debt and deficits. It’s happening globally.” Analysts also pointed to the huge amounts being lent to big technology companies at the fore- front of the A.I. build-out, which is forcing other companies that want to borrow money to attract investors by increasing the amount they are willing to pay in interest. Scott Bessent, the Treasury sec- retary, has previously pointed to the 10-year bond as a “barometer” of his success in improving afford- ability. Higher treasury yields, howev- er, mean higher borrowing costs for companies and consumers, hurting affordability. The yield had fallen below 4 per- cent earlier this year, touching its lowest point of Mr. Trump’s sec- ond term on Feb. 27, the day be- fore the United States and Israel attacked Iran. Since then, the 10-year yield has risen roughly 0.8 percentage points. Although analysts said inflation worries had been largely con- tained, there remains pressure on Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve chairman, to show his commit- ment to reining in the pace of price increases. Traders warn that inac- tion from the central bank risks extending those inflation worries over a longer period, potentially pushing yields on longer-dated Treasury notes even higher. “The reality is we are coming up on five and a half years of above- target inflation,” said Jonathan Hill, an inflation strategist at Bar- clays., “and the market is already saying we should anticipate the likelihood of that for additional years, not just months, to come.”
For Marketplace Sellers
By ELI TAN
SAN FRANCISCO — Ten years ago, when Meta noticed that millions of Facebook users were buying and selling items on its platform, it spun up a part of the app called Facebook Marketplace for them to do just that. Since then, Marketplace has be- come one of the most popular parts of Facebook, where people go for what is essentially the inter- net’s largest garage sale of clothes, furniture and used cars. On Friday, Meta capitalized on that popularity with the launch of Seller, a stand-alone app for Mar- ketplace sellers. The move was part of Meta’s strategy to innovate on its original social network. In May, the Silicon
Seller, an app for Facebook Marketplace users, is free. It will also be available in web browsers.
to nurture popular communities beyond its news feed.
Valley company released an app called Forum for people who use Facebook Groups, another core part of Facebook, as it tries to nur- ture Facebook’s most popular communities beyond its news feed. Tom Alison, the head of Face- book, said the Marketplace app would be to sellers what tools to edit videos were to content cre- ators. “I think about these as things that complement the main app, and cater to the more high-inten- sity user communities,” he said in an interview. “That’s the idea that underpins a lot of what we’re do- ing this year or trying this year. It’s very early — it’s experi- mental.” Facebook, which Mark Zucker- berg founded in his dorm room at Harvard in 2004, has faced ques- tions in recent years about its rele-
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actually stated” — along with some that I created on my own. I tried the prompts with Gemini and ChatGPT. (Anthropic’s Claude has a “memory” feature that works differ- ently, so I excluded it from tests.) Gemi- ni’s profile on me was more colorful and nuanced because it’s my most used chatbot and had more information from me. I shared my results with several A.I. researchers who also tried the prompts. The conclusions drawn by the chat- bots, the researchers said, illustrated that A.I. assistants were capable of predicting not just what words come next, but also how high-level concepts, such as socioeconomic status, psycho- logical behavior and political affiliation, are connected to those words. “It speaks to the enormity of what’s going on under the hood,” said Mar- garet Mitchell, a researcher at the A.I. firm Hugging Face. She is also a former leader of Google’s ethical A.I. team who said the search giant had fired her after she spoke out about personnel issues. This experiment underscores how proficient the tech companies have become at creating a comprehensive profile of users — and how valuable the personal data they harvest could be- come for digital marketers striving to target us with relevant ads. (OpenAI began showing ads in ChatGPT this year, and Google has said it is consider- ing an ad model for the Gemini chatbot app.) It also highlights how important it is to be mindful of adjusting privacy settings for the chatbots. (More on this later.) A Google spokesman referred to controls that people could adjust to
vance as other social media apps like Instagram gained popularity. While Meta has shifted its focus to artificial intelligence, the com- pany still makes nearly all of its revenue from advertising on Facebook and Instagram. That money also funds its A.I. invest- ments, which could be as high as $145 billion this year. Facebook Marketplace has been a hit that has kept people — especially younger users — inter- ested in Facebook. A third of the young adults who use Facebook each day also use Marketplace, Mr. Alison said. Every month, more than 430 million items, in- cluding 44 million vehicles, are listed on Marketplace globally. Last year, Meta created a plan for a new slate of apps to cater to Facebook’s “power users,” whom Mr. Alison described as “the peo- ple that are making stuff happen.” Beyond traditional content cre- ators, they include sellers on Mar- ketplace and users who run their own Facebook Groups. Users can sign into Seller with their Facebook accounts, which will sync their old listings of items that are for sale. From there, peo- ple can navigate between their in- box, a dashboard with data on old listings and a tool to create new ones. Seller is free and will also be available in web browsers for us- ers who download the app. Meta makes money from Marketplace from advertisements on the app and does not take a cut of sales. Seller also includes new A.I. features, like scanning photos with A.I. to fill out listings auto- matically. The goal of the A.I. fea- tures is to make selling items less of a hassle without replacing the human elements, Mr. Alison said, which is why many people go to Marketplace in the first place. “The thing that makes the prod- uct the most interesting is, you’re meeting somebody on the other side of it,” he added. Meta on Friday also introduced a “human verification” feature for Facebook that allows users to up- load video selfies to verify that they are real people. The free fea- ture gives users who verify them- selves a gray badge next to their profile name, so users can trust they are talking to a real person and not a bot. Some Facebook Marketplace users who have made the plat- form their livelihood said they were excited to try Seller. “All my business comes from Facebook,” said Claire Whittaker, 53, who was a waitress in San Francisco when she sold her first ceramic succulent bowl on Mar- ketplace in the summer of 2022. That sale snowballed into a full- time business selling plants and bowls, which she does almost ex- clusively on Marketplace from her apartment. “Marketplace has changed a lot since then — it’s gotten better,” Ms. Whittaker said, adding that the feature she most wants to see in a new Marketplace app is customer service. “If it makes my job easier, I’ll give it a try.”
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choose whether Gemini drew from past conversations to come up with respons- es. OpenAI declined to comment. (The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming copyright infringe- ment of news content related to A.I. systems. The two companies have denied the suit’s claims.) To understand what the chatbots have figured out about you, try these prompts.
PROMPT 1 Tell me everything you’ve figured out about me that I never actually stated — the things you inferred from how I write and what I ask, including my age, income level, where I live, my personal situation. Show me what tipped you off.
Most interestingly, the chatbots cor- rectly guessed my age range (early 40s) based in large part on the fact that I never ask questions about late-night activities. Oof. Gemini knew I lived in Oakland, Calif., because I once asked for flights from its airport. But Google’s chatbot also astutely guessed that I lived in a nicer neighborhood because I own a motorcycle, a car that I work on and a rusted metal patio table that I once asked for steps on repainting. “This requires a garage, a driveway or a dedicated outdoor work space — amenities that are highly characteristic of single-family homes in the Oakland hills, rather than the high-density hous- ing of downtown or Lake Merritt,” the chatbot said.
Lisa Su, the chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices, an Intel rival, presenting the company’s new A.I. “rack-scale” system in San Francisco on Thursday.
By DON CLARK
SAN FRANCISCO — The artificial in- telligence boom has lifted chip- makers including Nvidia, Micron and South Korea’s SK Hynix. Now Intel, which has begun re- bounding from a lengthy slump, is benefiting from a new shift in A.I. spending. Tech firms are not only buying A.I. chips known as graph- ics processing units, made by companies like Nvidia, but also in- creasingly purchasing micro- processors known as central pro- cessing units — which are exactly what Intel makes. The bonanza was evident on Thursday when Intel reported its financial results. The Silicon Val- ley company said its revenue had risen 25 percent to $16 1 billion in its latest quarter, driven by nearly 60 percent growth in its data cen- ter segment, which includes the chips that power A.I. applications and cloud services. The results and a projection for further growth were well above what Wall Street had expected, pushing Intel’s stock up nearly 9 percent at one point in after-hours trading. “A.I. is driving unprecedented
By Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe and Lauren Hirsch
Paramount said on Friday that it had agreed to halt its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until next June at the latest while a judge considers a lawsuit from state at- torneys general who sued to block the deal. The delay is the latest curveball in a deal that would re- make Hollywood. In a legal filing, Paramount and the state attorneys general said that they had reached an agree-
PROMPT 2 Predict how I’d handle things I’ve never told you about: money, stress, conflict, risk and the decision I’m likely to make next in my life. Tell me how confident you are in each pre- diction.
This prompt was eye-opening for Lindsay Owens, the chief executive of Groundwork Collaborative, a nonprofit focused on economic policy that has been studying the impact of A.I. on consumer privacy. ChatGPT made correct observations about her busy schedule as a frequent traveler and mother of a young child, as well as her shopping behavior. “The comprehensive nature of the types of information and dossiers it’s putting together is extraordinary,” Dr. Owens said. “People have never been able to put this level of information together.” The chatbots noticed that while I was the type of person who spends hours researching product reviews before buying things like toddler car seats, I was also constantly looking for deals on items, meaning I was likely to be frugal. Gemini predicted I would soon try to downsize my life with a major decision such as selling my car — an idea I recently brought up with my wife.
demand for compute,” Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s chief executive, said in a statement, adding that the reve- nue growth was the strongest in 15 years. Intel is still losing money from layoff costs and related restruc- turing charges that Mr. Tan or- dered after taking the top job last year. The company lost $11 billion in the latest quarter, more than the $2.9 billion loss from a year earli- er. The loss stemmed from a reval- uation of shares held in escrow in connection with an $8.9 billion in- vestment that the U.S. govern- ment made in Intel last year. But Intel’s upward trajectory has been unmistakable, and its stock quadrupled between Jan. 1 and the end of June. Much of this has been powered by the change in A.I. spending. Earlier in the A.I. boom, buyers wanted Nvidia’s GPU chips, which can do many simpler chores si- multaneously. Central processing units, or CPUs, served a role in A.I. servers but might be outnum- bered at least four to one by GPUs. More recently, A.I. products called “agents,” which can “rea- son” and act on information, have become more popular. These pro-
ment to freeze the $111 billion merger while the case works its way through court, extending a shorter pause imposed this week by a federal judge in California. The merger agreement expires on June 4, 2027, if the deal has not closed by that date. The delay could be costly for Paramount. The company, run by the tech scion David Ellison, has agreed to pay Warner Bros. Dis- covery shareholders a fee of $650 million for every quarter that the deal does not close, beginning in
grams require a greater propor- tion of microprocessors to run. As a result, research firms such as Creative Strategies have pre- dicted that A.I. data centers will increasingly buy roughly the same number of CPUs and GPUs. “It is not just a GPU game any- more,” Santosh Janardhan, Meta’s head of infrastructure and co- head of engineering, said recently. “CPUs are becoming at least as important, if not more.” This shift benefits not only Intel but its rival Advanced Micro De- vices, which has steadily taken market share in data center serv- ers and successfully developed GPUs for A.I. jobs. On Thursday, AMD unveiled more powerful CPUs and GPUs, as well as new “rack-scale” systems — complete computing boxes taller than a re- frigerator — that integrate CPUs, GPUs, networking, data storage and other technology. Anthropic, a leading A.I. start- up, has also committed to buying the new hardware from AMD — which estimated the value of the deal at tens of billions of dollars — and will receive an investment of up to $5 billion from the chip- maker. OpenAI, Anthropic’s rival,
October. But Paramount framed it as a “significant win” that would help it close the deal. The company said the move would speed up the legal process by pushing the case to a trial sooner. It will also help avoid prolonged back-and-forth over some legal issues, like the merits of a court-ordered delay. The proposed delay does not take effect until it is approved by Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, who is overseeing the case in the
Both chatbots homed in on my flawed perfectionism. ChatGPT noticed that I spend a lot of time asking questions to avoid preventable mistakes — for in- stance, asking how long to let paint dry between coats. My blind spot? That I may be hard on myself when things don’t turn out perfectly as planned, an accurate assessment. Google’s Gemini said that because of my tendency to optimize most aspects of my life, I am the primary creator of my own exhaustion. “Your default response to having five minutes of free time isn’t to rest; it’s to fix something,” the chatbot wrote. I confess that while taking a break from this column, I patched some damaged drywall in my daughter’s bathroom.
PROMPT 4 What have you figured out about me that is embarrassing or sensitive? Information I wouldn’t necessarily want the public (e.g., an employer or a stranger) to know.
The response to this prompt, which I created, surprised me: Because I live such a mundane life, I didn’t expect much, but Gemini thoroughly roasted me. “You are firmly in the peak ‘Logis- tics Dad’ phase of life,” it said. “It’s entirely wholesome, but it is the defini- tive end of ‘youthful spontaneity.’” ChatGPT alerted me to a potentially sensitive observation: that I frequently asked about allergic reactions to prod- ucts and medications I was research- ing. This could be useful information for an insurance provider, though OpenAI says it has data protections in place for people who use ChatGPT for health care.
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also said it would use AMD’s new rack-scale system. Nvidia, meanwhile, has pushed its own microprocessors for A.I., including a new model called Vera. Huge data center operators like Amazon, Microsoft and Google have also developed custom microprocessors. Intel still retains some unique assets, including its own network of factories. It competes with Tai- wan Semiconductor Manufactur- ing Company, the biggest maker of advanced chips, in both build- ing chips and the increasingly im- portant task of packaging them to work together. That so-called foundry service has recently landed customers such as Apple, which had been re- lying almost entirely on TSMC. Intel said growth in sales of its server chips over the last year had been the strongest on record, with its latest version, Xeon 6, one of its fastest-selling products ever. Though demand for such data center products is strong, Intel said this week that it had trimmed some employees in that business to improve efficiency. It did not disclose numbers.
U.S. District Court for the North- ern District of California. “This is the fastest and clearest way to prove that this transaction is good for competition, good for consumers, and good for cre- ators,” a Paramount spokeswom- an said in a statement. Letitia James, the New York at- torney general, called the freeze “a crucial victory” in a statement.
Seamus Hughes contributed re- search.
What to do? ChatGPT and Gemini stitch together insights across multi- ple conversations by default to give people more custom- tailored answers to their ques- tions, so if you’re concerned about this level of data sharing, you will have to opt out in the settings:
■ For ChatGPT, tap on Set- tings, then Memory, and toggle off the switch for Enable Mem- ory.
■ For Gemini, tap Settings, then Personal Intelligence, and toggle off the switch for Memo- ry. Dr. Mitchell said that even though she had adjusted her privacy settings to minimize data sharing, a chatbot had correctly inferred her age range to be in her 40s, based on some chats about the paper- back versions of “The Count of Monte Cristo.” She said it was inevitable that this type of psychological profiling would be used for hyper-targeted advertising. “It’s a lot like surveillance,” she said. “But it’s not like phys- ical surveillance. It’s like an invasive surveillance.”
Seeking a Fifth Title, Agrees to Join the 76ers On a Minimum Deal
By JOE VARDON, TONY JONES, DAN WOIKE and DAVID ALDRIDGE The Athletic
“I still want to compete, to win and to have a chance at the feeling of winning another championship,” LeBron James wrote on X, announcing his decision.
LeBron James has found his next N.B.A. stop. James, the league’s career leading scorer, announced on Friday on social media that he has agreed to join the Phil- adelphia 76ers for his record 24th sea- son. The deal is for two years and $8 mil- lion, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement told The Athletic; that is the minimum for a veteran of James’s service. “I still want to compete, to win and to have a chance at the feeling of winning another championship,” James wrote on X. “I believe I can help make the Phila- delphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energize a new fan base and start this incredible journey one last time.” James, 41, based his decision on his be- lief that the Sixers, above any other suit- or, presented the best chance for him to win a fifth championship, said a person close to James on the condition of ano- nymity. Philadelphia’s acquisition of the All-N.B.A. forward Jaylen Brown through a trade with the Boston Celtics made the Sixers an even more attractive destination. James will now join Brown, the former M.V.P. Joel Embiid, the All- Star Tyrese Maxey, the rising second- year guard VJ Edgecombe and the cham- pionship coach Nick Nurse. A person close to James said the lengthy nature of his decision had noth- ing to do with building drama, or, for that matter, any pursuits of teaming up with friends who were not currently on any of the teams in which James was inter- ested. James was not holding out for the Golden State Warriors, or another team, to trade for Anthony Davis, or for the Dallas Mavericks to make Kyrie Irving available. “All of it was in the service of winning a championship,” the person said. Maxey and Embiid doggedly pursued James over the past few weeks, sources said, with both players placing multiple phone calls to attempt to sway him. James, who will turn 42 in December, informed the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this summer that he would not return to the franchise, ending an eight-year run that included the 2020 N.B.A. champi- onship, a Western Conference finals ap- pearance and countless milestones that include becoming the N.B.A.’s all-time leading scorer. The move gives the 76ers one of the greatest players in league history, even as James enters the final stage of his ca- reer. He averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds last season while adapt- ing to a reduced role alongside Luka Doncic, then guided an injury-depleted Lakers team to the second round of the playoffs. James shot 51.5 percent from the field while extending his streak of av- eraging at least 20 points per game to all 23 seasons of his career. “We fell a little short obviously, but I’m not looking at my year as a disappoint- ment, that’s for damn sure,” James said after the Lakers’ season ended. “I was put into some positions I never played in my career.” Last July, Rich Paul, James’s agent, ac- knowledged that the four-time N.B.A. champion was evaluating the teams that gave him the best chance to compete for another title at this stage of his career. “He wants to make every season he has left count,” Paul told The Athletic at the time. James’s decision ends an era that fea- tured a Lakers revival after several poor seasons in the 2010s while beginning an- other chapter for a player who has spent more than two decades reshaping expec- tations for N.B.A. longevity. James wrote on X that when the Lak- ers’ season ended, he thought he had played his last game. But he decided that he still had “more to give.” “This is my last decision,” he wrote. The 76ers now, on paper at least, have their best team and best chance to win a title since 2001, when Allen Iverson won the Most Valuable Player Award. James immediately becomes Philadel- phia’s power forward, starting opposite Brown. Because Maxey is capable of playing off the ball, James’s playmaking will be important to the 76ers. With Maxey, Brown and Embiid, James can blend without having to shoulder sub- stantial offensive responsibility. The 76ers were not viewed as a prima- ry threat by some of the other teams in the process. But James has long held interest in Philadelphia. One of his teammates with the Lakers recalled a conversation he had in which James said he gave serious consideration to playing with the 76ers in 2018 when he chose Los Angeles in un- restricted free agency. Everything changed in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia will become James’s fourth N.B.A. franchise. He deliv- ered championships for each of his three previous teams: the Heat in 2012 and 2013, the Cavaliers in 2016 and the Lakers in 2020.
when Mike Gansey, the first-year presi- dent of basketball operations, pulled off the bombshell acquisition of Brown, the 2024 finals M.V.P., from the Celtics for Paul George and four future picks — two in the first round and two in the second. That opened the door. Before that trade, the 76ers internally considered themselves to be long shots for James. Afterward, though, they were all in. “Now, we’ve got a pretty interesting roster,” said a team source with knowl- edge of the franchise’s pursuit. The 76ers leaned into their advan- tages. Maxey also has Paul as his agent,
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James’s eight years with the Lakers included countless career mile- stones, including becoming the N.B.A.’s all-time leading scorer. This past season he had to adapt to a reduced role alongside Luka Doncic.
and thus had a prior relationship. And Gansey has a deep, longstanding history with James. Gansey played high school basketball in Ohio at Olmsted Falls, just outside of Cleveland, before playing in college at St. Bonaventure and West Virginia. In 2001, as a senior at Olmsted, he averaged 27.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.6 blocked shots per game. He was runner-up that year for Ohio’s cov- eted Mr. Basketball honor for the top boys’ high school player in the state. The winner of the award that year, of
The Ace
The Extra Bat
By TIM BRITTON The Athletic
While each M.L.B. trade dead- line differs in the details, it typi- cally follows the same pattern. There are buyers and sellers, and teams hoping to do a little of both. There is the team that should sell but will buy, and the team that will mysteriously stand pat. To get a sense of the 2026 trade deadline, let’s examine seven archetypes of the modern deadline acquisition. Not every trade falls into these categories. But how do this year’s versions of these archetypes match up to previous deadlines?
The Archetype C C Sabathia (2008 Brewers) Last year’s version Merrill Kelly (Rangers) This year’s version Tarik Skubal (Tigers)
The ace is often the jewel of the trade deadline, the player every- one believes is capable of turning anyone into a contender and a contender into a favorite. It’s Randy Johnson to the Astros, Cliff Lee to the Rangers, David Price to the Blue Jays and Max Scherzer to the Dodgers. But no one performed this role better than Sabathia with the Brewers in 2008. Acquired in early July, he made 17 starts, completing seven of them, and pitching to a 1.65 earned run average. Milwau- kee was 14-3 in those games and made the postseason by a game. A big-name ace has not been moved at the deadline in the last couple of seasons. Kelly does not quite fit the category the way Jack Flaherty did in 2024 or Jordan Montgomery did in 2023. Skubal, if available, is certainly a game-changing ace who can alter the shape of a postseason series or pennant race. The two-time reigning Cy Young Award winner in the American League, he would be the Game 1 starter for any team.
The Shutdown Closer
The Archetype Aroldis Chapman (2016 Cubs) Last year’s version Mason Miller (Padres) This year’s version Luke Weaver (Mets)
Pushing the chips all-in for a shutdown closer is the signal that a front office thinks this is the move that could push it over the top in October. You cannot follow baseball in July and not hear someone recall Theo Ep- stein’s rationale for trading Gley- ber Torres for Chapman in 2016: “If not now, when?” At the moment, there is no strong fit for this archetype. Chapman’s Red Sox and Josh Hader’s Astros and Mason Miller’s Padres aren’t necessarily sellers, at least not yet. So we are left with Weaver, who is not even the closer for a Mets team defi- nitely selling. But he has been a closer (for the pennant-winning Yankees in 2024) and has been dominant for much of the season. Weaver is striking out just more than a third of opposing
The 2019 Mets were listening to offers for Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard when they acquired Stroman from Toronto, mainly to take Wheeler’s spot in the rotation the next year. It almost turned out remarkably well for the 2019 Mets, who ral- lied to challenge for a postseason berth. The rest of the story was- n’t as rosy, with Wheeler signing with Philadelphia and becoming as good as any pitcher in the sport. Since he is under team control through 2028, Detmers is appeal- ing not only to teams that could use a starter down the stretch this season, but also to teams that have set their sights more on next year. He is an especially good fit for teams looking for both, like the unexpected con- tenders in Washington, St. Louis and the South Side of Chicago. Tim Britton is a senior M.L.B. writer for The Athletic.
By CHRIS KIRSCHNER The Athletic
Cam Schlittler walked to the mound at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., recently carry- ing more than just a scouting re- port for the Tampa Bay Rays’ line- up. Hours before first pitch, the New York Yankees’ director of or- ganizational performance, Chad Bohling, showed Schlittler a clip from “Baseball Is Dead,” a pod- cast co-hosted by a Boston Red Sox fan, Jared Carrabis. In it, Carrabis declared that “the re- gression is happening before our very eyes” after Schlittler’s poor start on June 30 against the De- troit Tigers. Bohling plays videos for Schlit- tler before every start, although they do not always contain criti- cism. Schlittler did not ask to see the Carrabis clip. The Yankees showed it to him because they knew how he would respond. It definitely annoyed him, Schlittler said. “It was pretty easy to go out there and perform just based on the last outing, how we’ve been playing, and then the cherry on top there,” he added. Schlittler allowed just one run in eight innings against Tampa Bay in that game on July 6 as he rebounded from a rare bad start. Through the first half of the sea- son, Schlittler has established himself as a Cy Young Award con-
Tarik Skubal would be the Game 1 starter for any playoff team.
Kevin Gausman helped Toronto reach the 2025 World Series.
Robbie Ray has bounced back from Tommy John surgery.
hitters and walking fewer than 7 percent of them. With renewed confidence in his cutter, he has become a three-pitch monster as the setup man for a team that does not have enough leads to protect.
The Onetime Star
The Archetype Kris Bryant (2021 Giants) Last year’s version Carlos Correa (Astros) This year’s version Kevin Gausman (Blue Jays)
The peak may be in the past, but this is still a useful player in a pennant race. By 2021, Bryant was no longer the most valuable player he had been five years earlier with the Cubs. But a strong bounce-back season pro- pelled a trade to San Francisco. He helped the Giants win 107 regular-season games and the National League West. Even in a losing cause, he had a monster division series against the Dodgers, hitting .471 and starting games in four positions, includ- ing center field. While Gausman is not the Cy Young contender he was for a three-year stretch earlier this decade, he is still capable of
tender. His 2.20 earned run aver- age leads the American League, but the defining trait behind his breakout may be less measur- able: He pitches angry. Every slight, every doubter and every challenge become fuel. This isn’t new. In one of the most memorable starts of his collegiate career, he shut down a North Carolina State team that had Tommy White, the Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year. Schlittler was an un-
angry, leads the league in E.R.A.
der-the-radar prospect at North- eastern at the time, and he made it a point to consume media cover- age that did not mention him. Schlittler threw eight scoreless in- nings against the Wolfpack that day in 2022. Years later, the Yankees have learned to lean into Schlittler’s competitiveness and mind-set. Manager Aaron Boone said the coaching staff knows Schlittler embraces personal challenges. Friends send him memes and un- flattering comments. Even his teammates know the criticism sharpens his edge. “People probably get on you be-
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being a good postseason starter — as he showed in helping the Blue Jays to the pennant last October. He pitched to an E.R.A. under three during that postsea- son run. His 4-8 record this sea- son belies an E.R.A. still below the league average, with periph- erals that suggest something even better. Toronto is one of a cluster of American League teams trying to decide whether to go for it in a mediocre wild-card race or capi- talize on the several impending free agents it has who could fetch value in the trade market.
Reid Detmers could appeal to a team looking toward next year.
cause they wish they could have been in your shoes, but they’re not,” Jazz Chisholm Jr. said about outside criticism in general. “You’ve got to hold it and find a way to make that your fire.” Schlittler, 25, is unafraid of the pressure of playing in the New York market. “We’ve seen a lot of guys come here and try to play, and they can’t do it,” Schlittler said. “That’s why they leave. They may have had successful careers. It’s my first full year, though. I could be saying all this, and in a few years, it might not work out. I’m confident it will. I feel like I handle that stuff well. There’s added pressure, but I wel- come that. I think we need to be held to a high standard.” Yankees fans have long wanted to see the players show more ur- gency after losses. Schlittler does. He strives for perfection. He will curse into his glove after issuing walks, and he spent the off-season overhauling his command be- cause of how bothered he was by his walk rate last season. He now ranks among M.L.B.’s best in lim- iting free passes. Schlittler is near the top of the pitching leaderboard in every ma- jor statistic this season, but he has had a few clunkers. Last month, he allowed four unearned runs at Fenway Park. Going back to Bos- ton is always an experience for him because he grew up as a Red Sox fan. Now, however, he has be- come one of the fan base’s favorite villains, after growing up in
Luke Weaver was an effective closer for the Yankees in 2024.
Mickey Moniak has had a solid run as a part-time outfielder.
Jack Perkins could provide help to a contender as a reliever.
The Archetype Joc Pederson, Jorge Soler, Eddie Rosario and Adam Duvall (2021 Braves) Last year’s version Ramón Laureano (Padres) This year’s version Mickey Moniak (Rockies)
This deal is typically a secondary move for the acquiring squad — right up until that player unex- pectedly claims a postseason award. In the case of Atlanta in 2021, those four players played
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Walpole, Mass., a suburb about 35 minutes southwest of Fenway. He has brought some of that heat on himself, regularly trolling Boston and its fans in interviews and on social media when he gets the chance. “They can say whatever they want,” Schlittler said of that June 25 start in Boston, “but they’re not really in a position to be talking, considering how the standings are. Whatever they want to say, it’s just kind of useless. It just goes in one ear and out the other.” The rivalry between Schlittler and Boston’s fans began in the postseason. After his 12-strikeout, scoreless outing against the Red Sox in last year’s playoffs, one of the most dominant starts in Yan- kees postseason history, he re- vealed that his family had re- ceived personal attacks online. So he made it his mission to end Boston’s season. He believes that only Toronto Blue Jays fans have the right to at- tack the Yankees this season be- cause their team eliminated New York last season. He cannot understand why Carrabis and other Red Sox fans feel like they can talk trash about the Yankees, based on recent his- tory, at least since he joined the team. “I think there’s people involved in the sport that have a voice who probably shouldn’t,” Schlittler said. “There’s nothing I can do about that, so if they want to keep talking, great. It’s the regular sea-
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huge roles in the club’s comeback from under .500 to win the World Series. The first pick in the 2016 draft, Moniak has put together a solid four-year run as a part-time outfielder with the Angels and Rockies; he has compiled more than 1,400 plate appearances of above-average offensive produc- tion in that time. He should not play much against lefties, and he owns the usual wide home-road splits of someone who calls Coors Field home. Moniak, though, can help a contender as the strong side of a platoon in the corner outfield or at designated hitter.
The Back-Half Starter
The Archetype J.A. Happ (Pirates, Yankees, Cardinals) Last year’s version Shane Bieber (Blue Jays) This year’s version Robbie Ray (Giants)
This is the innings eater who gets you to the playoffs and picks up a Game 3 or 4 start once you’re there. Each of the three times he was moved at the dead- line as a veteran, Happ exceeded those expectations. If those three
Cam Schlittler grew up in Walpole, Mass., as a Red Sox fan and had a dazzling outing against Boston in the 2025 playoffs.
son. At the end of the day, what matters is what happens in the playoffs.” Carrabis thinks Schlittler’s hos- tility toward Boston is performa- tive, and even takes issue with the pitcher linking himself to Boston, since he grew up about 25 miles outside the city. “I find you annoying because you’re like, ‘I’m from Boston,’” Carrabis said. “People from Bos- ton hate when you say that you’re from Boston and you’re from an hour away. That’s Cam. He’s from Walpole. You can’t say you’re from Boston when you’re from Walpole. It’s not even close to the same thing.” Schlittler may feel like the fan base he grew up supporting has turned on him, Carrabis argues, but it’s insincere.
post-deadline stints with Pitts- burgh, New York and St. Louis constituted one single season, Happ would have won a Cy Young: In 33 starts after being dealt, he was 19-4 with a 2.78 E.R.A. Happ never did earn a Cy Young, but Bieber had one when he was moved last year from Cleveland to Toronto (for whom he started a pair of Game 7s). So does Ray, who, after losing most of two seasons to Tommy John surgery, is putting together a second consecutive solid year in San Francisco.
The Reliever You’ve Never Heard Of
The Archetype Clay Holmes (2021 Yankees) Last year’s version Louis Varland (Blue Jays) This year’s version Jack Perkins (Athletics)
A deal that has become popular, it involves good teams snatching up middling relievers from bad ones and turning them into something more valuable. It almost feels unfair when the Yankees can take a guy who pitched in middle relief for the Pirates like Holmes and make him, over time, their closer. Var- land was not unknown in Minne- sota last year, but he went from a seven E.R.A. in 2024 to pitching in most every postseason game for Toronto in 2025 (and being the Jays’ lights-out All-Star closer this season). If I could accurately pinpoint the reliever with pedestrian statistics who would take off somewhere else, I’d be working in a front office. But let’s high- light Perkins, who has posted an E.R.A. near seven. Now, the E.R.A. shrinks to under 5.50 as a reliever, and his fielding inde- pendent pitching in those outings is actually under three. Maybe it makes sense for the Athletics to see if Perkins can figure it out as a starter. For a contender, he has a chance to be a useful tool in the pen.
The Guy for Next Year
The Archetype Marcus Stroman (2019 Mets) Last year’s version Griffin Jax (Rays) This year’s version Reid Detmers (Angels)
“It feels inauthentic,” he said of Schlittler’s beef with Boston. “You don’t mean that. You’re hurt be- cause you feel rejected by your hometown people. You should un- derstand, though, that you’re a Yankee. Of course, we’re not going to like you. He feels rejected by the fan base that he grew up a part of, and now he’s trying to go all-in with the Yankee thing.” Maybe there’s some truth to that. Or maybe Carrabis just gave one of baseball’s best pitchers ex- actly what he wanted — another reason to prove someone wrong. “This year, I feel like I’ve done a pretty good job of ignoring people online, but I’ve also been able to back it up, too,” Schlittler said. “If I want to say something, I can, be- cause I’ve backed it up.”
Chance for M.L.S. Is Clear; What Comes Next Is Not
By PAUL TENORIO The Athletic
As the World Cup entered its final week, Major League Soccer — which had been, on a national level, almost entirely invisible up to that point of the event — launched its national advertising blitz off the summer’s tourna- ment. The campaign, which was billed as the greatest effort in league history, centered on a tagline: Thanks, world, we’ll take it from here. It was meant to signal that M.L.S. was restarting after its World Cup break, and also that the league was ready to accept any new fans of the game. But the campaign also raised a criti- cal question: Is M.L.S. actually ready to “take it from here?” M.L.S. was created as a direct result of the 1994 World Cup, which was hosted by the United States. It spent the next 32 years first surviving, then building permanence in the American sports landscape via billions in soccer-specific stadiums and training facilities. That founda- tion now exists for the league to take its next step. Yet, despite an eight-year runway since North America was awarded the 2026 World Cup, the league will not be com- ing out of what has been an enormously popular summer for soccer with major changes. In- stead, its big shifts — a new summer-to-spring calendar and a new competition format — will not launch until at least 2027. And the biggest change, revamp- ing how teams spend on rosters, has yet to be decided. Don Garber, the league’s com- missioner, said M.L.S. was fo- cused on building out infrastruc- ture since the World Cup bid was won in 2018, which included adding eight new teams and several new stadiums. Others counter that the league took too long to begin weighing its evolu- tion on a parallel path. It was not until Lionel Messi’s arrival in 2023 that M.L.S. took up the discussions in earnest. Now, the changes are coming at a time when the league is going through its first major leadership change in nearly three decades — Garber’s con- tract ends in 2027, and league
constraints: an easier, more transparent rulebook that would allow fans more ways to interact with the league and salary cap, much as they do around the other major North American sports. Garber acknowledged that transparency is an important step to increased fan engage- ment. But as the league finalizes its M.L.S. 3.0 plans around the last arm of a three-tiered change strategy — calendar flip, compe- tition structure and roster rules — he insisted that the approach should continue to be patient and deliberate. “Now that we have the hard- ware, how do we ensure that as the hardware has become best in class, that we have software that can also be best in class,” Garber said. “I think that will happen over time. I will say that it is called M.L.S. 3.0 for a reason, because it is a transformation of the way we’re going to think about going about our business. But it is not a flipping of the switch.” As the league emerges from this summer of soccer, there is a strong belief that missing the immediate moment should not mean missing the bigger picture. “We can make this thing much, much bigger,” Lagerwey said. “Now it’s time to work together and to seize this moment and to see what M.L.S. can be. Because I think there’s such potential and such a great opportunity right now.” Paul Tenorio is a senior soccer writer for The Athletic.
By JACOB WHITEHEAD The Athletic
As an 18-year-old, the Mexican cyclist Isaac del Toro crashed in Italy and broke his femur. He was thousands of miles from home, without a pro team, running out of money — and alone. He spent 16 days in a hospital. “I was pretty weak,” he said. “I don’t remember much about the first four days, but I realized that though there were people around, I was on my own. I had plenty of time to decide what to do.” Del Toro gave serious thought to giving up and returning to his family in Ensenada, Mexico. He worried the injury would destroy his opportunity to secure a top- level WorldTour contract. Lying in bed only crystallized his decision: He was going to continue. Three weeks after being re- leased from the hospital, he went back to ride the descent where he crashed. The aim was to rip off the bandage. “That ride was one of the strongest feelings I’ve ever had in my life,” he said. “It’s my favorite climb here where I live in Europe, one now that I pass daily. And re- ally, every time I pass, I feel some- thing inside, something that forms the mentality that I want for everything, for my lifestyle, to make me a little bit more tough. It shows how quick life can pass — and how much I need to appreci- ate every moment.” Less than four years later, del Toro, 22, has the answers that his doubt demanded. He starred at last year’s Giro d’Italia, is the anointed successor to his mentor, Tadej Pogacar, and was third over- all in the Tour de France heading into the final weekend. No North American rider has officially finished on the Tour’s po- dium since Bobby Julich of the United States came in third, be- hind Marco Pantani and Jan Ull- rich, in 1998. From his hospital bed, del Toro
owners are expected to vote soon on his replacement — and also in the midst of collective bargaining negotiations with the M.L.S. Players Association. Interviews with key stakehold- ers in the league, including Gar- ber, the Orlando City owner Mark Wilf, the New York City F.C. chief executive Brad Sims and the three-time M.L.S. Cup- winning general manager Garth Lagerwey, yield an optimistic picture of the league’s future. But all acknowledged that the major decisions ahead will require a more aggressive stance that carries more risk. “The uniqueness, the fun and the excitement of Major League Soccer is it’s always been going through a period of reinvention to capture the opportunity,” Gar- ber told The Athletic last week. “We needed to capture the op- portunity of developing players. We needed to capture the oppor-
but big changes are still in the works.
tunity of having some global superstars. We needed to have cathedrals for our sport that were public-private partnerships when M.L.S. wasn’t really even able to ask about that belief in the early 2000s. “And now it is about what ways do we need to perhaps invest differently in the product on the field so that we can cap- ture more attention ultimately from a global media market.” Lagerwey put it more bluntly. “If you want it, it feels like the time is now or never,” he said. “We’ve had this wave. We’ve had all this investment. We’ve lever- aged the infrastructure.” He continued: “Is this the time to lean in? Yeah, it is.” There is agreement on one thing: Change must come. It’s what that change looks like that remains unclear. “It’s a must-do; it’s not a may- be-do,” Garber said. “And it’s going to take time to figure out the way to get it right, because everything that M.L.S. is today, in comparison to many leagues around the world, is about the steady growth based on thought-
had dreamed of participating in races like this. But last Sunday, in Stage 15 of the Tour, he crashed again — deliberately this time. The reason? Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark had crashed in front of him, breaking his collarbone and ending his race. In the mo- ment, del Toro, riding for U.A.E. Team Emirates, decided not to evade the crash. He took a fall to avoid hitting Pogacar, his team- mate and the Tour’s overall leader. “I’ve had many experiences of this kind of situation in my career,” del Toro said. “To avoid the crash myself, you need to push a little bit to the guy in front and then see. Most of the time, he crashes, so I decided to let him pass and then
and being seen as the successor to Pogacar.
just jump and see what happened with me and hope for luck. In the end, I had it. I just tried to do something good for the team be- cause it was a pretty risky situa- tion.” Grimacing, del Toro remounted his bike. Generally, after a crash, the pain starts to bite after 20 min- utes. But 45 minutes later, del Toro was at the top of the climb — fin- ishing in third, clear of almost all of his podium rivals and alongside Pogacar in the lead group. Pogacar appeared to pace his effort to keep del Toro clear of Paul Seixas, 19, who was challenging for third place. It demonstrated the relationship the pair have: del Toro fell to protect his leader, and Pogacar returned the favor. “Sometimes you just connect with some people,” del Toro said. The greatest mark of their rela- tionship, forged over time spent together in altitude camps, came on Stage 2, when Pogacar gave del Toro a stage win on Montjuïc in
ful strategy and partnership engagement on figuring out what we need to do to move to the next level. And that’s not ripping everything up that got us here. It’s evolving it. It’s making a couple of bold steps.” There is certainly disagree- ment about whether ripping up everything is the way forward. “Take it down to the studs,” Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas told me. “Down. To. The. Studs.” League owners and executives stand on both sides of the issue. It’s proof of a boardroom that has evolved and grown to 30 owner- ship groups, all with different levels of financial commitment, investment horizons and ambi- tion. Consensus is increasingly rare. And that is what makes the pick for commissioner so impor- tant. The person must be able to navigate through that room and find solutions without the sort of unanimity M.L.S. has long pre- ferred. What is inarguable is that the M.L.S. system is convoluted, Frankensteined together over years to satisfy owners’ requests and whims. Many of the rules served a purpose or solved a problem at a specific time, namely to try to keep player costs down and maintain com- petitive balance. But as M.L.S. teams started to spend more money, the rules have increas- ingly inhibited teams from com- peting at a higher level. Current rules, for example, essentially prohibit teams from signing any player with a total cap hit — salary, acquisition cost and bonuses — of more than $1.8 million unless they use a desig- nated player spot. That elimi- nates enormous swaths of play- ers in their prime around the world, many of whom are squad players in other leagues. The league’s level has plateaued as a result. Lagerwey said that M.L.S. too often puts caps on things like player development with rules that restrict recruitment in other teams’ “homegrown territories,” which gives teams monopolies on youth talent in their market and disincentivizes youth scout- ing. The way the league splits up spending into different pots — general allocation, targeted allocation, under-22 initiative, designated players, homegrown players, senior roster and re-
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Barcelona, Spain, the pair having outkicked Vingegaard in the final meters. Watching the finish, it was possible to see the realization dawn on del Toro in real time. “I first knew I would win this stage 125 meters from the end,” he said. “It was then that I knew what Tadej was doing. For me, it shows the world how he is as a person. Sometimes, the face can say more than a thousand words, and I be- lieve this kind of moment is spe- cial.” Back at the bus, Pogacar looked happier than he had all Tour, drap- ing himself in the Mexican flag and directing Mexican fans in Barcelona in a chant that translat- ed to: “Pogi, brother, you are Mex- ican!” Del Toro is a long way from Mexico now. As a child, his mother expressed a desire for him to be active so he would sleep well at night. He fell in love with cycling as a 5-year-old — having been giv- en a Spider-Man bike. “It was special, the best bike ever,” he recalled. “I never had so much fun. There was no brand, no nothing. It was just about enjoy- ing life, jumping on the sidewalk or being in the park. That’s some- thing now that’s always in my mind, even as a professional rider — to really enjoy it.” Del Toro won junior races in Mexico but quickly found himself stymied by the lack of opportuni- ties for young riders. The country did not have a national cycling federation until last year — and though there were some options over the nearby border with the United States, he knew his best chance of going pro would be to move to Europe. As a 14-year-old, he found him- self living in San Marino, a tiny re- public surrounded by Italy, with a group of eight other cyclists, trav- eling across the continent for races and buying discounted equipment where he could. U.A.E. Team Emirates’ sports manager, Joxean Fernández, known as Matxin, spotted his po- tential despite unexceptional re- sults. “My first focus with Isaac
serve roster — makes balanced rosters difficult to construct while also making it tough for both casual and devoted fans to keep up. Sporting directors in the league almost unanimously agree that a salary cap ceiling and floor, with no restrictions and bolstered by designated player spots carved out for Messi-type players, would im- prove M.L.S. without even add- ing any expenditure. Right now, the vast majority of money is focused on a handful of players. Such a system would encour- age some teams to lean into different strategies. Some would prioritize domestic player devel- opment, into which league own- ers have poured hundreds of millions of investment and which ultimately affects the U.S. men’s national team. Others might invest in bigger-name foreign players. Both strategies would benefit from an overall higher- quality on-field product, which in turn sets the ceiling for elite
was his surname,” he said. “It’s special — it’s not normal in the re- sults to have one Mexican guy fighting in the bunch in Belgium.” The two stayed in contact after del Toro recovered from his femur injury. Del Toro, then 19, was tar- geting the 2023 Tour de l’Avenir — the junior version of the Tour de France. Matxin gave him some advice: to attack on the shallower gradi- ents rather than the steeper sec- tions. It worked to perfection. Del Toro took all four jerseys as he won the Tour de l’Avenir on its fi- nal stage. “I’d never won a stage in Eu- rope before,” he said. He added: “Sometimes, it’s even better when you want something and have to figure it out. If it didn’t work, hon- estly, I probably wouldn’t be here today.” Suddenly, a year on from that hospital bed, del Toro had offers from almost every WorldTour team. Riders from other teams were requisitioned to call him, with some telling him that they expected him to be their future leader. Del Toro chose U.A.E., and his impact came quickly. He rode the 2024 Vuelta a España, his first Grand Tour, helping Juan Ayuso, before being tasked with support- ing him and Adam Yates at the Giro six months later. After a superb second place to Wout van Aert on Stage 9, he wore the leader’s pink jersey until the penultimate stage, where Yates’s brother Simon — riding for Visma-Lease a Bike — ambushed del Toro, who was preoccupied watching the second-place Rich- ard Carapaz. At the finish line, del Toro was devastated but calm — it had been the Grand Tour of his dreams. “In order to be a great winner, you need to be a great loser,” he said. “I think I’m a good loser. I congratulate Simon and Visma. Now I know that I can win a Grand Tour.” Those close to him speak of del Toro’s obsession with watching old bike races and stages from re-
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player development. It would also simply allow more teams to sign more good players at the standard global prices. “We have the opportunity here because a lot of top talent is going to want to come here, but there’s still going to be a price to it,” Wilf said. “There might be some discounting to the fact that we have such a great market and great opportunity, but let’s not kid ourselves: It’s a global mar- ket, and we’ve got to be competi- tive.” Lagerwey said that optionality would also create better story lines away from the field, from the different roster-building strategies to teams in different phases in their roster-build cy- cles, which leads to a more ro- bust trade and internal transfer market, like in Major League Baseball when some teams are buyers and others sellers at the trade deadline. It all ties into another key benefit of a system with fewer
Isaac del Toro wore the white jersey of the leading young rider on the podium in Voiron, France, after Stage 17 on Wednesday.
cent Grand Tours from which he feels that he can learn. “For me, I was always the logi- cal one, not the funny guy in the social circle,” he said. “I can be so- cial, but not the one that makes lots of jokes. My family, they taught me how to approach these opportunities, to be prepared.” His precociousness is on dis- play at this Tour. He is in France to help Pogacar, but many think he will be the next new name to win the yellow jersey. His battle for third with Seixas, a fellow young- ster, has been an exciting subplot. It is cycling’s future being played out in front of our eyes. “To come to this race was never a personal achievement,” he said. “It was to learn about the three
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M.L.S. Commissioner Don Garber, with Rob Stone of Fox Sports, outlined a plan to capi- talize on the World Cup as the league’s season resumed.
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Grand Tours, because each of them is very different. This is my third one, and I came here with the feeling to not make mistakes, to do my job as the last man of the best team, and then, if I am able to do something extra, I would love to do it. “The main goal is first place for Tadej, and I have to be realistic — even if I had a great year, I cannot think about me with this kind of teammate. For me, this was more of a holiday, a dream, to be stressed the hours I need to be stressed and to enjoy the rest of the time.” Cycling’s next North American superstar is not yet riding for him- self. It does not mean he is not yet here.
By SABREENA MERCHANT The Athletic
The 2026 W.N.B.A. off-season featured an unprecedented amount of personnel movement, made all the more chaotic by the compressed timeline caused by the protracted collective bargain- ing negotiations. Because of the dramatic increase in salaries — the cap rose from about $1.5 mil- lion in 2025 to $7 million in 2026 — the decision-making process had higher stakes than at any point in league history. The salary structure was also updated in the new agreement, changing how teams can allot their salary caps. The super-maxi- mum salary grew from less than 17 percent of the cap to 20 percent in 2026, and the rookie salary for the No. 1 pick increased from about 5 percent to 7 percent. Teams were required to roster 12 players rather than 11. It was a challenging off-season under expected and unexpected constraints, and the ramifications of the transactions that were made will be felt for years to come. But now that the 2026 season has hit the midseason break, with the All-Star Game played Saturday night, we can start to evaluate which decisions are delivering the most value and which are falling short.
Best Decisions
Dallas signs Jessica Shepard. The Dallas Wings had an off-sea- son mandate to build a contender around Paige Bueckers after an underwhelming 2025 campaign. That started with the frontcourt, which had been a revolving door of unimpressive options in Bueck- ers’s rookie season. Dallas nailed the choice of signing Shepard to a two-year deal — worth $1 million this year, below the maximum yearly salary of $1.19 million — landing an All-Star starter who currently leads the league in re- bounds. Although Shepard was a re- serve with the Minnesota Lynx, the Wings identified her as a play- er who could thrive in a larger role, and she has succeeded as their starting center. She is aver- aging a double-double, with 14.9 points, 12.0 rebounds and 5.4 as- sists per game. If she maintains those numbers, she will become the first player in league history to average at least 10 points, 10 re- bounds and 5 assists for a season. There are 24 players making more money than Shepard this season. There are not 24 players performing better than Shepard. And the 29-year-old’s production is not likely to decline anytime soon.
Minnesota signs Natasha Howard and Nia Coffey. The Lynx signed an entire start- ing frontcourt for less than the price of one max contract — inci- dentally, less than the amount Alanna Smith commanded in Dal- las. Minnesota has done well to target players whom other fran- chises underused or misused, then optimize them in the Lynx system. They did so with Court- ney Williams and Smith two off- seasons ago, and both earned maximum deals during the 2026 off-season. With Williams and Kayla McBride on regular-max contracts and Napheesa Collier signing for a supermax, Minne- sota had to be more judicious with its other signings, but it did not compromise on quality. Howard (who signed a two-year worth $700,000 this season) is an All-Star starter as the 47th-high- est-paid player in the W.N.B.A. She was miscast as a power for- ward with the Indiana Fever but has experienced a resurgence at center. Compared with other All- Star bigs like Jonquel Jones ($1.19 million), Aliyah Boston ($1.0 mil- lion) and Nneka Ogwumike ($950,000), Howard makes the
Sabreena Merchant covers wom- en’s basketball for The Athletic.
Philadelphia as His Next and Final Stop
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course, was James, who was a sophomore forward at St. Vincent- St. Mary’s. Gansey was in the Cavaliers’ front office when James returned to Cleveland in 2014. Gansey spent most of those four years running Cleveland’s G League af- filiate in Canton, but he was pro- moted to assistant general man- ager of the Cavs in 2017, before James’s last season there. Gansey did not hard-sell James on coming to Philly. Neither had the 76ers’ managing partner, Josh Harris — though he did see James briefly at an event in mid-July. The two spoke for five to 10 min- utes, a source told The Athletic,
CHRIS DEMARCO The Liberty’s new head coach hasn’t been able to get consistent play from his team.
least money but is the most effi- cient from the field and leads the group in defensive rating. The Lynx used the savings on what Howard makes relative to her production to sign another starting-level forward in Coffey, who fell out of the rotation with the Atlanta Dream. She is one of the most versatile frontcourt defend- ers in the W.N.B.A. and has had a stellar offensive season next to a true point guard in Olivia Miles. Coffey’s two-year contract (which, at $350,000 this season, accounts for 5 percent of the cap) is more in line with a second- round pick than a starter on the league’s best team. I didn’t include drafting Miles as one of the highest-value deci- sions the Lynx made because the pick almost fell into their lap at No. 2. Miles’s production has far exceeded her rookie contract, but again, Minnesota had no choice in what they could offer Miles.
Toronto selects Marina Mabrey in the expansion draft. Each expansion team had the op- portunity to select one unrestrict- ed free agent in the expansion draft and then core that player. The Portland Fire chose Bridget Carleton first, and the Toronto Tempo went with Marina Mabrey with the sixth pick. Once Carleton was already off the board, the Tempo did well to take Julie Alle- mand at point guard — a position of need throughout much of the league — before getting Mabrey later, knowing that the Fire could not take another unrestricted free agent, so Mabrey provided excel- lent value at her slot. But beyond that, Mabrey has been one of the best guards in the league in Sandy Brondello’s system. She is third in the W.N.B.A. in points per game, first in made 3s, 12th in 3-point percentage, fourth in usage rate and 19th in assists per game. There were concerns about whether Mabrey could score efficiently enough to war- rant being a No. 1 option, and she has thoroughly dismissed those, even as injuries have affected To- ronto’s roster. Instead, Mabrey has played the most composed and disciplined basketball of her eight-year career and produced at her highest rate, well worth a maximum contract (two years at $1.2 million per year). She has been an important draw as the ex- pansion Tempo build their fan base and identity.
Worst Decisions
Dallas signs Alanna Smith. Smith was the co-defensive player of the year in 2025, but there were signs that she was not as integral to Minnesota’s success as that honor suggested. The Lynx were 2 points better per 100 possessions with her off the court and 9.2 points per 100 possessions better on defense. The Wings have had an even worse swing, as they are
describing the encounter as “cor- dial.” Harris said James would be welcomed in Philly with open arms; James was polite but did not tip his hand.
their best team since the Iverson years.
16.2 points per 100 possessions better with Smith off the court. In- juries have limited Smith’s effec- tiveness, but the bottom line is that she is being paid as a maxi- mum player and barely providing rotation value. Smith has not been the defensive anchor she was hyped up to be, and pretty soon, she will be an anchor on Dallas’ books. The Wings have a useful win- dow over the next two seasons when Bueckers and Azzi Fudd will both be on rookie contracts that massively underrate their pro- duction. That gives Dallas an op- portunity to spend elsewhere, as it did on Shepard. But in 2028, Bueckers will be eligible for a 17 percent max contract; she might even be eligible for the 20 percent supermax if she earns most valu- able player honors in the next two seasons. Smith will still be in the third year of her max deal in 2028, taking up cap space that her per- formance has not warranted when the Wings have to negotiate with Bueckers and potentially re- sign Shepard, who will be a free agent.
Los Angeles trades for Ariel Atkins. The first poor decision the Los An- geles Sparks made here was trad- ing Rickea Jackson for Atkins without receiving additional draft compensation in the transaction. Jackson, a rising young player on a rookie-scale contract, had more value than a veteran free agent who was about to get paid. Los An- geles unnecessarily made its ros- ter older and more expensive, and the team did not get much better. Jackson has All-Star potential — which she showcased during the first three games of the season be- fore tearing her anterior cruciate ligament — and Atkins has reached a point in her career where she is unlikely to make many more All-Star appearances. The Sparks compounded that error by signing Atkins to a three- year contract that starts at $1.085 million and increases by slightly less than 5 percent each season. Atkins was supposed to be a 3- and-D player to complement Kelsey Plum in the backcourt, but she is shooting 26 percent on 3s and often looks out of sorts in Coach Lynne Roberts’s offense. This is the second straight sea- son that Atkins has been acquired in a win-now move (the Chicago Sky traded the pick that would be- come Sonia Citron for Atkins in 2025), and her teams have not done a lot of winning. Los Angeles now has an albatross of a contract on its hands in an off-season when Plum, Ogwumike and Rae Burrell will be free agents. Burrell has been better at the role Atkins was brought in for despite playing on a training camp contract, and she might be priced out of the Sparks’ plans if a rival team targets her in free agency.
Chicago trades for Jacy Sheldon. The Sky made one of the best off-
sees all of the teams that Harris owns with his longtime partner, David Blitzer. Myers appeared on Paul’s podcast with his longtime co-host Max Kellerman earlier in July and made his pitch. “If he was here, I’d say, ‘I hon- estly believe this is your best chance to win,’” Myers told Paul and Kellerman. Paul, the source said, had been trying to get Myers to come on the podcast for months; the invitation was not specifically tied to ad- dressing James’s free agency. The 76ers thought about the potential downside of Myers’s pitch being viewed as groveling. But the up- side for Myers — and his four rings from Golden State — out- weighed the potential minuses.
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season signings in the league by bringing in the undrafted rookie Sydney Taylor, who has since en- tered the starting lineup and looks like an exciting piece of the team’s young core. Of course, Chicago had previously traded its 2028 first-round pick to acquire an off- ball guard in Sheldon. But with Taylor ahead of her in the rotation and the rookie Gabriela Jaquez earning time on the wing, Sheldon has averaged only 21.4 minutes off the bench this season; she is putting up 6.6 points and 0.8 steals per game while making 32.8 per- cent of her 3-pointers. Those are- n’t the statistics of a player who is worth trading away an unprotect- ed first-rounder. Because of the compressed na- ture of the off-season, Chicago might not have known what it had in Taylor when the team traded for Sheldon. However, the Sky had to know that Jaquez would be on the board for the fifth pick. And they should have known that Sheldon, for all her gifts as a shooter and in transition, was not worth the draft pick they surrendered. The Sheldon deal continues a pattern for Chicago of not valuing its draft capital. The Sky traded their 2025 pick and a 2027 swap for Atkins. They traded a 2026 swap for Angel Reese (which al- lowed the Lynx to draft Miles), but then moved Reese for what fig- ures to be two late firsts. Now they are without their 2028 first in a draft that is likely to include the coveted prospects Sarah Strong, Joyce Edwards and Mikayla Blakes.
The Jury Is Still Out
Dallas drafts Azzi Fudd. The Wings are much better this season, and Fudd is an important piece of that. She is shooting 38 percent from 3, she has been an impactful defender, and she is al- ready guarding opposing teams’ best perimeter players as a rook- ie. Plus, she has an easy chem- istry with Bueckers and Shepard. Dallas could be a successful post- season team, with Fudd playing meaningful playoff minutes. But looking at what the No. 2 pick Miles has accomplished in Minnesota, it’s hard to say if the Fudd pick was a sound decision. Miles is an outstanding play- maker who has elevated her teammates and succeeded on de- fense after being almost negligent on that side of the ball in college. Miles and Bueckers would have been an unbelievable duo. If the Wings win a title with Bueckers and Fudd, it won’t really matter that Dallas could have had Miles. But it is becoming clear that Miles is the better player, and Dallas will need significant team success to overcome that.
Seattle signs Ezi Magbegor to a three-year deal. The Seattle Storm did not know they would be in position to draft
JESSICA SHEPARD As Dallas builds around Paige Bueckers, the Wings’ center has helped solidify the team’s frontcourt.
NATASHA HOWARD Minnesota’s All-Star center has been more efficient than she ever was as a power forward with Indiana.
ARIEL ATKINS The Sparks’ roster got older and more expensive without improving when they acquired the 29-year-old guard.
Awa Fam when they signed Mag- begor to a three-year contract worth $3.6 million, slightly above the 17 percent max. They signed Magbegor to pair her with the sec- ond-year center Dominique Mal- onga, and Magbegor, who turns 27 in August, is young enough to be part of Seattle’s present and fu- ture. But with Fam joining Malonga, there is much less room for a vet- eran center, especially one who has not been healthy enough (Magbegor has only played four games this season) to figure out her fit with the two franchise cor- nerstones. Plus, if Seattle wants to move Magbegor to create space for the young bigs, then other teams will know the Storm are do- ing so from a position of weak- ness. Seattle has a decent runway be- fore it has to make any cap-clear- ing moves. Malonga is in only her second year, and Fam is a rookie, as is Flau’jae Johnson. The Storm are not in a rush to contend be- cause Malonga and Fam are both just 20 years old. The timeline of international players is working in Seattle’s favor; if Magbegor’s contract proves to be a mistake, then the team can afford to wait it out, and it is still possible for her to form a credible three-big rotation with Malonga and Fam once she returns.
New York hires Chris DeMarco. When DeMarco took over as coach of the New York Liberty, too much was made of his lack of W.N.B.A. experience and not enough was made of his lack of head-coaching experience.
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Coaches can learn the league; Nate Tibbetts (a former G League head coach) got to the finals in his second season with the Phoenix Mercury. But running a team at any level is a challenge, and De- Marco’s lack of executive experi- ence is starting to show. The Liberty have not been con- sistent this season. They don’t play hard night to night. Their ro- tations can seem to change on a whim. That isn’t exactly unex- pected from a first-time head coach. New York has had excel- lent stretches, such as the team’s undefeated Commissioner’s Cup run, when its offense moves from side to side, its shotmaking reaches elite levels and its length is suffocating on defense. But the team also just went 5-8 since its last Cup group-stage game. Championship teams, which is what New York says it wants to be, typically don’t have dips like that. It’s not just DeMarco who is in- experienced; it’s the entire coach- ing staff. None of the three lead as- sistants (Courtney Paris, Addi Walters and Will Sheehey) have head-coaching experience. Only Paris has coached in the W before. New York has so much talent that the Liberty could make a strong second-half push and still start the playoffs with home-court advantage. Their big three is as good as any in the league, and a deep postseason run would not be totally surprising. However, the early returns suggest that New York is going through growing pains after hiring a first-year head coach, and the team’s contention timeline does not allow for that.
Bobbi Queen, a veteran editor at Women’s Wear Daily, the once- formidable arbiter of fashion, who championed young designers like Perry Ellis, Willi Smith, Giorgio Sant’Angelo and Donna Karan, and whose singular style made her an avatar of chic generations before the internet atomized that role into a million bland “influenc- ers,” died on July 3 at her home in Manhattan. She was 84. The cause of death was a heart attack, her daughter, Pilar Queen, said. Ms. Queen joined Women’s Wear in the early 1970s, at a piv- otal moment. The magazine’s mercurial publisher, John Fairchild, had spent the previous decade transforming his family’s half-century-old, dowdy trade publication into what would be- come known, without irony, as the fashion bible. Under his watch, it was a buzzy must-read as much for its fashion reporting — with the help of editors like Ms. Queen, the magazine made stars of de- signers, especially Americans — as its society coverage. It was Mr. Fairchild who was credited, perhaps apocryphally, with coining the phrase “the la- dies who lunch” to describe the co- hort of wealthy women like Pat Buckley and Nan Kempner whose clothing choices and favored luncheon spots — La Côte Basque, for example — were reported on as extensively as the Watergate hearings. It was a decade when society writ large was in transition, and the gains of second-wave femi- nism were being realized. Women were entering the work force in droves, and designers like Mr. El- lis and Ms. Karan were dressing them in clothes that reflected their new status, with pieces that were both looser and more body con- scious, both slouchy and tight. The sexual revolution was giv- ing way to a physical revolution — first published in 1981, “Jane Fon- da’s Workout Book” would go on to sell two million copies — and that affected fashion, too. Ms. Queen covered figures like Norma Ka- mali, whose designs showcased women’s newly muscular bodies. In 1975, she introduced her readers to the Skimp, essentially a minidress, after Halston made one in Ultrasuede for $260 (more than $1,700 today) and depart- ment stores like Saks Fifth Ave- nue followed suit, offering their own versions in T-shirt fabric for $11. Saks, she reported, sold two thousand in a month, and noted Halston’s approval: “You have to be quite a rich girl to have a $260 Skimp,” he told her. The next year, she wrote about the fad for super-tight jeans, de- scribing the correct method for trying on one of the best sellers at the French Jean store on East 60th Street in Manhattan. It “re- quired the woman to lie down on the car bed under the mirrored ceiling,” she said, “and the assist- ance of two or three salespeople to zip her into the right size jeans.” (Note the 1970s details: Car bed! Mirrored ceiling! And there were photos.) “Your eyes should bulge when you first get these on,” the store’s owner told her. In 1978, she profiled Ms. Kamali — who was pairing big shoulders with body-hugging T-shirt and sweatshirt fabric in jumpsuits and evening wear, among other inno- vations — when she opened her flagship store on West 56th Street. Ms. Queen’s story beat a Kamali profile by John Duka, the fashion critic for The New York Times, by two weeks. In those days, that was considered quite a coup.
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Joe Melson, a musician and songwriter whose close collabora- tion with the singer Roy Orbison in the late 1950s and early ’60s produced a long list of sweeping, operatic rock ballads that estab- lished Mr. Orbison as an interna- tional star, including the hits “Only the Lonely,” “Crying” and “Running Scared,” died on July 1 at his home in Nashville. He was 91. His son-in-law and manager, Dwayne Byerly, confirmed the death. Until Mr. Melson and Mr. Orbi- son began working together in 1959, American rock music was more often than not defined by hard-driving beats and emotion- ally direct lyrics. Mr. Orbison’s earliest songs, like “Ooby Dooby” (1956), fol- lowed that template. Though the song made the Billboard Top 100 chart, he struggled to produce an- other hit that would distinguish him from the crowd. At the time, both men were liv- ing around Odessa, an oil town in West Texas; they both played in rockabilly bands and knew each other through the local music scene. One day, Mr. Melson noticed Mr. Orbison sitting in his car, working through a melody on his guitar. He
In 1975, Bobbi Queen introduced readers to the Skimp minidress, left. Ms. Queen was the first editor to cover the debut collection of Donna Karan, rear left, in 1984.
Ms. Queen in 2013. She “terrified everybody, especially the de- sign teams,” the fashion designer Mark Badgley said.
“Bobbi came from a time when fashion was a little more exclu- sive, when it was not on every- body’s algorithm,” Ruth La Ferla, a former style reporter for The Times who worked at Women’s Wear in the mid-1980s, said in an interview. “She was of a genera- tion of editors who had enormous influence, because they had a cap- tive audience and because they themselves were inventive and sure of their authority. She was
tapped on the glass and they struck up a conversation. Soon they were writing together. Though they agreed from the beginning that Mr. Orbison would do most of the singing, their col- laboration was closer than that of many writing pairs. Mr. Melson saw something in Mr. Orbison that the singer didn’t: a voice that could not only span three octaves,
pair included ‘Crying’ and ‘Running Scared.’
but could also do so with a supple blues inflection that added dra- matic flair. The lyrics they wrote together were equally dramatic — laden with melancholy, jealousy, even fear, and setting a tone that would later pair naturally with Mr. Or- bison’s signature black-dyed hair and wraparound sunglasses. After scoring a minor hit with their song “Uptown” in 1959, they struck gold the next year with the Latin-inflected “Only the Lonely,” which reached No. 2 in the United States and No. 1 in Britain. As with
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among the last of a breed.” Ms. La Ferla continued: “I would watch her walk into the of- fice every day, and I would study her. She pulled off things you wouldn’t believe: a matador jacket that she made look normal; violet jellies, but with a trail of Chanel chains around her neck. She had a kind of high bohemian style, but she could fit in a board- room if she had to.” “If you were interested in fash-
many of their songs, Mr. Melson sang backup. (That’s him singing the catchy “dum-dum, dumby doo wum.”) “Only the Lonely” may have narrowly missed the No. 1 spot in the U.S., but it became an anthem for lovelorn romantics worldwide. Among its many fans was Elvis Presley, who bought cartons of the single to give to friends around Memphis. Not long after, Mr. Melson’s sec- ond child, his daughter Michelle, was born. Racing home from the hospital, he was pulled over by a police officer for speeding. Reel- ing from the emotions of the mo- ment, he wrote the song “Blue An- gel” over the rest of the ride home. Soon after, Mr. Orbison moved to Nashville and asked Mr. Melson to join him there. Mr. Melson im- mediately quit his job as a clerk for Standard Oil, packed his fam- ily into his Oldsmobile and headed east. “Blue Angel” reached No. 9 in 1960. It was followed by their first No. 1 hit, “Running Scared,” in 1961, and “Crying,” which reached No. 2 the same year. Along with Ray Rush, the pair also wrote an early version of an- other signature Orbison song, “Pretty Woman” — though it was a later version, which Mr. Orbison wrote with Bill Dees in 1964 and ti- tled “Oh, Pretty Woman,” that be-
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ion,” she added, “there were very few people to model your style on, and she was one.” Ms. Queen was not a power bro- ker; she didn’t have that ambition. Nor was she a fashion nun, to use the industry vernacular for those singularly fixated on fashion. “She was passionate, but she wasn’t pious,” said Ben Brantley, the former chief theater critic for The Times, who was the chief fashion critic for Women’s Wear, among other roles, starting in the late ’70s. “She didn’t take the vows.” Yet designers hung on her words, and her critiques could al- ter a collection. A review from Ms. Queen could make or break a ca- reer. After her death, Ralph Rucci recalled her post-mortem phone calls after a show, as he told Wom- en’s Wear: “The clothes were great,” she might say. “But where are you going with that hair?” Ms. Queen was the first to cover Ms. Karan when the designer went out on her own in 1984. “Never, ever give anything to any- one before Women’s Wear,” Ms. Queen told Patti Cohen, the for- mer executive vice president of global marketing and communi- cations at Ms. Karan’s company. Each decade she would find new talents to promote, including Vera Wang, the bridal designer, and Mark Badgley and James Mischka of Badgley Mischka, known for their sexy party dresses and evening gowns. “We first entered Bobbi’s orbit when we were at our first jobs,” Mr. Badgley told Women’s Wear. “James was working at Willi- Wear” — the company that sold Mr. Smith’s spirited sportswear line — “and Mark was at Donna Karan.” Ms. Queen, he added, “terrified everybody, especially the design teams. The earth literally trem- bled when Bobbi came to see the collections.” She became one of their staunchest supporters. Later,
came a hit. Mr. Melson and Mr. Orbison drifted apart after 1963, but they reunited in the early 1970s to produce several more songs, in- cluding “The World You Live In,” which Mr. Melson wrote with his wife, Susie. In all, Mr. Melson and Mr. Or- bison’s collaboration led to more than 200 songs, and the distinc- tive sound they developed influ- enced decades of musicians, in- cluding Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney, as well as the rockabilly revival of the 1980s and ’90s. Claudie Joe Melson was born on May 11, 1935, in Bonham, a small city in northeast Texas. His father, Clarence, was a sharecropper, and as a teenager, Joe worked along- side him in the fields. His mother, Bernice (Burk) Melson, managed the home. After high school, Mr. Melson moved to Odessa, where he worked in the mailroom at Stand- ard Oil and took night classes in accounting at Odessa Junior Col- lege (now Odessa College). His first two marriages, to Susie Mills and Dagmar Frazier, ended in divorce. He married his long- time fiancée, Julie Tan, in 2025. She survives him, along with two children from his first mar- riage, Michael Melson and Mi- chelle Byerly; two daughters from
they designed her daughter’s wedding dress. “Bobbi was an original thinker,” Yeohlee Teng, one of the many de- signers Ms. Queen championed, said in an interview. “She always spoke her mind. She was of that first generation of women that spoke up.” Bridget Foley, Women’s Wear’s former executive editor, de- scribed Ms. Queen as “a unique mash-up of regal carriage, stal- wart opinion, sharp wit and anti- thetical self-deprecation.” Ms. Foley added: “We used to have this routine, when dissecting the relative merits of a dress. ‘Love it,’ one of us would start. And then, ‘Well, I’d love it if the sleeve were narrower.’ ‘Yes, and the neckline, straighter.’ ‘And the print, more subtle.’ ‘Yes, with a lean sleeve, straight neckline and
many young designers as an editor at Women’s Wear Daily.
quiet pattern, it would be fabu- lous.’ Bobbi would then cut off the conversation with, ‘If my grand- mother had wheels, she’d be a streetcar.’” Barbara Sela Queen was born on Feb. 22, 1942, in the Hollis neighborhood of Queens, and grew up in Lakewood, N.J. Her mother, Beatrice (Mallow) Queen, was a schoolteacher; her father, Alvin Queen, was an insurance broker. She attended Boston University for a year and then transferred to the Tobé-Coburn School for Fash- ion Careers in Manhattan. After graduating, she worked as a buy- er for Gimbels, the department store. By the early 1970s, she was at Women’s Wear, working through
Joe Melson in 2015. He and Roy Orbison developed a distinctive and widely influential sound that helped fuel a rockabilly revival.
his second marriage, Melodie Garner and Serena Aaker; two grandchildren; two great-grand- children; and a sister, Katie Bethel. Mr. Melson wrote for several other musicians, including the country singers Dan Folger, Don Gibson and Glenn Barber, and re- corded several songs on his own. He was inaugurated into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. Most recently, he collaborated
all the fashion categories like the stations of the cross: She served, variously, as the evening-wear ed- itor, the inner-wear (that would be underwear) editor, the ready-to- wear editor and the fur editor. These were hard-core beats, and Women’s Wear editors covered them as assiduously, and with the same granular expertise, as politi- cal reporters covering Congress. She retired in 2015. In addition to her daughter, she is survived by three grandchildren; a sister, Lisa Queen; and a brother, Eric. She was a single mother, and the staff at Women’s Wear became her daughter’s second family. “I was raised in that office,” Pilar Queen said. “I was Bobbi’s side- kick.” For a time, they lived in a one- bedroom apartment on the Upper West Side. “I slept in the living room behind two screens,” Pilar Queen said. “I yearned for a wall.” It was outside that apartment that Ms. Queen was mugged, an experience that became an indeli- ble part of her biography. “It has ascended to the vapor- ous regions of myth, but she was pretty consistent in the details,” Mr. Brantley said. “She was stand- ing on the corner with a cherished bag — I can’t remember what it was — and a man came by and tore it out of her hands. She screamed like the whistle in ‘Sweeney Todd,’ and everyone came running. When the police asked for a description of the mug- ger, she was extremely clear: ‘He had on twill pants with about a quarter-inch cuff, a jacket with a slight crease in it and a broadcloth shirt that wasn’t ironed.’” Mr. Brantley added: “At Wom- en’s Wear, we were trained to see something for 15 seconds on the runway and commit it to memory, but I don’t think anyone applied that skill as practically as Bobbi.” She didn’t get the handbag back, he noted, “but she got a great anecdote, which was almost as valuable.”
extensively with the Irish-Aus- tralian musician Damien Leith, in- cluding on the single “Heart Love,” released in February. But nothing eclipsed his work with Mr. Orbison. “People get release through these big, driving, stair-step songs,” Mr. Melson told the writer Ellis Amburn for his book “Dark Star: The Roy Orbison Story” (1990). “They love it because they have expressed through Roy what they’ve been wanting to cry out.”
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Whose Sparky D Alias Broke Rap Barrier, Dies
By ALEX WILLIAMS
Doreen C. Broadnax, a pioneer- ing rapper of the 1980s, who as Sparky D earned a place in the hip-hop pantheon by taking part in a seminal diss-track war with a rival M.C., Roxanne Shanté, died on July 4. She was 61. Her death was announced in a statement that her family posted on social media. It did not provide a cause or say where she died. Unlike Ms. Shanté, often called rap’s first female star, Ms. Broad- nax had a brief career, and found commercial success elusive. But as “one of the originators that showed that battle rap ain’t just for men,” as the rapper Big Daddy Kane once put it, she helped estab- lish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good business. For roughly a year in the mid-80s, Ms. Broadnax, then in her late teens, and Ms. Shanté, four years younger and born Loli- ta Shanté Gooden, traded broad- sides in one of the first great rap battles. The Roxanne Wars, as the battle became known, sold out arenas, inspired copycat tracks and ultimately became hip-hop folklore. “I thought I was sitting on top of the world,” Ms. Broadnax recalled in “You Can’t Erase Me: Sparky D Secrets,” a documentary that pre- miered on Fox Soul in 2024. As with a lot of wars, the rea- sons for the conflict were obscure — trivial, even. In 1984, Ms. Shanté, who grew up in the Queensbridge Houses projects in Queens, recorded “Roxanne’s Revenge” — “hip- hop’s first recorded beef,” in the words of Billboard. It was a take- down of the hit “Roxanne, Rox- anne,” by the Brooklyn rap group UTFO, who had run afoul of Ms. Shanté’s mentor, the D.J. and producer Marley Marl. Ms. Broadnax, who was from the Van Dyke Houses projects in Brooklyn and was trying to build a rap career, and her own mentor, the rapper and producer Duane Hughes, known as Spyder-D
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passed away peacefully at her home in Gramercy on May 14, 2026. She had just re- cently celebrated her 95th birthday. Mary was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Lew Garrison and Elizabeth Gray Coit. The family moved to Washington, D.C. and spent summers and weekends at their farmhouse in Lothian, Maryland. Mary graduated from Holton-Arms School in Washington in 1949, and gra- duated from Mount Holyoke College in 1953, with a degree in Philosophy. She remained deeply involved with Mount Holyoke throughout her life. In the early 1970's, Mary joined the faculty at NYU, where she soon became the Academic Director at NYU's American Language Insti-
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heard Ms. Shanté’s song on the in- fluential WBLS radio show “Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack.” They saw an opportunity to stand up for their fellow Brooklyn rappers — and to generate some publicity. “I said, ‘Yo, Sparky, your voice is 10 times clearer than that,” Mr. Hughes recalled in a 2013 inter- view with Unkut.com, a hip-hop site. “‘Nothing personal against her, but you’ve gotta answer that.’” They went into the studio the next day and recorded “Sparky’s Turn (Roxanne You’re Through),” featuring lyrics like “I’m better than ever / You can never be this clever/ My rap is so strong / It’s tougher than leather.” Ms. Shanté, who was ac- quainted with Mr. Hughes, was stunned, according to a 2018 arti- cle on the site Hip Hop 101A. “Spy- der, you know me,” he later re- called her saying. “How could you do that song?” He told her, “It’s just business.” Ms. Shanté and Ms. Broadnax had never even been in the same room, but before long “we were straight enemies,” Ms. Broadnax said in a 2023 video interview. “I didn’t like her; she didn’t like me. I didn’t even know the girl, but that’s just the entertainment busi- ness One had to be better than the other” Ms. Broadnax was born on June
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tute. Her time there included several years teaching En- glish to students in China. Af- ter retiring from NYU, Mary returned to Washington and earned her Doctorate in Lin- guistics from Georgetown University in 1996. She then returned to New York, with her beloved grand piano, and enjoyed studying music and playwriting. She lived a life full of adventure, music, art, and friendship. Though she was raised a Washingtonian, New York was her home. Mary was always engaged in the world around her, includ- ing reading the New York Times every day. She did not hesitate to share her opi- nions; and was known for her unmatched wit, wisdom, and deeply thoughtful nature. She deeply loved her colleagues, friends, and neighbors, many of whom she kept in touch with for decades. She was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Ann Coit Sif- neos, and brother, L. Garry Coit. She is survived by many nieces and nephews and their families, and many dear life- long friends. A service will take place on Saturday, July 25, at 11am at St. Bartholo- mew's Church, at 325 Park Avenue.
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Wars, one of the first great rap battles, with Roxanne Shanté. The rapper and producer Duane Hughes, above right with Ms. Broadnax in 1985, had the idea of answering Ms. Shanté’s rap.
2, 1965, in Brooklyn. Growing up in a hardscrabble housing project with a white mother and a Black father, she faced racism from all sides. “Being an interracial child in the projects was rough,” she said in a 2007 interview with Hip Hop 101A. She added, “Sometimes I would sit back and ask myself: ‘Who am I? What am I?’ When I had to be Black, I was Black. When I had to be white, I was white.” She eventually found a foothold in hip-hop as part of a trio, the Playgirls, produced by Mr. Hughes. The short-lived group signed with Russell Simmons’s Rush Productions and created some buzz with the sassy 1984 sin- gle “Our Picture of a Man” before disbanding. Her real taste of fame came with the Roxanne Wars. Despite
Beloved husband of Arlene Grossman; father of Stacy, Lawrence, and Amy; grand- father of Ben (Mollie), Jesse, Ann; great-grandfather of Sophie, Emilie, and Teddy. The patriarch of our family, Stanley was a force of nature whose determination shaped generations. His legacy will forever live on in the hearts of all who knew and loved him.
KOBLICK—Stephan Kent, age 81, passed away on July 23, 2026, in Paramus, New Jer- sey. Born on November 26, 1944, Stephan dedicated his life to the service of others, both as a committed social worker and as a veteran. Stephan served in the Army from 1967 to 1969, where he was stationed in Korea and contributed as the assistant editor of the Army newspa- per. His commitment conti- nued in the reserves and as an officer in the Public Health
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the genuine animosity between her and Ms. Shanté, the two rap- pers toured the country together, battling onstage. At one show in North Carolina, lines snaked around the venue. “You name it, they were there,” Mr. Hughes later recalled. “Old people, young people, white peo- ple, Black people. It was crazy.” Ms. Broadnax said that inside, “it was like Ali-Frazier.” As word of this hip-hop soap opera spread, other rap acts tried to cash in with answering records of their own, including “The Par- ents of Roxanne,” “Yo, My Little Sister (Roxanne’s Brothers)” and “The Final Word — No More Rox- anne (Please).” The two women collaborated on a record, trading verbal haymak- ers on the 1985 EP “Round One: Roxanne Shanté vs. Sparky Dee,” featuring the opponents posing in
Service, demonstrating a life- long dedication to his country and community. After his mi- litary service, Stephan pur- sued higher education, earn- ing a degree from Queens College, followed by an MSW and LCSW from Adelphi. He channeled his education and compassion into a notable career as a social worker at the VA, where he was in- strumental in creating the Mental Health Intensive Case Management program. He also ran an alcohol and sub- stance abuse program, worked with visiting nurse services, and maintained a private practice as a clinical social worker. Additionally, Stephan was a certified Tai Chi Chih teacher, intertwining his passion for wellness with his professional endeavors. Stephan's kindness and spiri- tual nature were evident in his personal interests, which included Tai Chi Chih, sports, dancing, and music. He was a gentle, intelligent, and loving individual, always caring for others. He is survived by his wife, Sandy; sons, Neil and Keith; daughter-in-law, Lau- ren; and grandchildren, Noah and Emma. His life was a tes- tament to his caring and ser- vice-oriented nature, leaving a lasting impact on his family and the many lives he touched. Funeral services are planned for July 26, 2026, at Cedar Park Cemetery in Pa- ramus, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's As- sociation of New Jersey, in memory of Stephan's com- passionate and caring spirit.
boxing gloves on the front sleeve (and an alternate rendering of Ms. Broadnax’s stage name). The fiery relationship between them finally started to die out. Af- ter one show, Ms. Shanté discov- ered that someone had stolen money from her, and a confronta- tion brewed backstage before Ms. Broadnax intervened. “I was like, ‘Yo, where’s my money?’” Ms. Shanté recalled in a 2025 video interview. “So she was like, ‘Yo, don’t do that to her, y’all.’ She folded up some money in her hand and said, ‘Here, take this.’” Ms. Shanté said that Ms. Broad- nax had done it in the gentle way, like “a grandmother does when she don’t want nobody else to know that she gave you some money.” “It was like, wow,” she added. “Here I’m cursing her out, I’m calling her all types of names, I’m ready to fight her every day, and she’s the only one coming to my rescue.” The two eventually forged a lasting friendship. After all had gone quiet on the Roxanne front, Ms. Broadnax re- leased her debut solo album, “This Is Sparky-D’s World,” fea- turing yet another variation of her stage name, in 1988. But she was quickly falling prey to drugs. “People would always say, ‘Why you always want to go home so quick,’” she recalled in “You Can’t Erase Me,” the documentary, add- ing that she would answer, “I’m going home to my man.”
RAFER—Suzanne. Sometime in the early 1970s, Suzanne Rafer, a fledgling freelance editor, walked into the office of Peter Workman, the newbie book publisher at Workman Publishing Compa- ny in New York City. This in- terview marked the begin- ning of a rich, career- span- ning, relationship that lasted and flourished for close to 50 years. As Workman's Execu- tive Editorial Director, Su- zanne was greatly loved, hugely respected, a gifted editor, and a critical force on the company's path to be- coming America's largest and most successful indepen- dent trade book publisher. Suzanne, we owe you Big Time! We couldn't have done it without you! She died on July 6, 2026 but will forever have a place in the hearts of the many friends and col- leagues who mourn her. We send love and sympathy to her husband, Danny Peary, her daughter, Zoe Weaver Ohler, son-in-law Gene Ohler, and granddaughter, Julianna Ohler. Carolan R. Workman
ROTH—Eric M.
Our cherished friend and partner Eric M. Roth passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, surrounded by family. Eric joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in 1979 after graduating from NYU Law School and Cornell Universi- ty, becoming a partner in 1984 until he retired more than 30 years later. Eric was a core member and leader of our li- tigation department. A bril- liant and truly tireless lawyer, he played a crucial role in some of our landmark cases, including IBP v. Tyson, the first case to result in specific performance of a merger, and the 9/11 insurance cases on behalf of Silverstein Properties that helped fund the rebuilding of Lower Man- hattan. Most importantly, Eric was a trusted mentor and teacher to many genera- tions of young lawyers at our firm. Eric was also commit- ted to giving back, funding the Eric M. and Laurie B. Roth Professorship of Law at the NYU School of Law and
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“But my ‘man,’” she said, “was crack.” It was the beginning of a long struggle with addiction, which she later described as “wrestling with Lucifer himself.” In 1998, she mar- ried a fellow addict, but the rela- tionship quickly disintegrated. “I have 42 stitches in my head as a result of domestic violence,” she told Hip Hop 101A. She left her husband and moved to Atlanta, where she dedicated
truism: Bad blood is good business.
herself to the Apostolic Pente- costal church, kicked drugs and turned to gospel rap. Information about her survivors was not im- mediately available. The Roxanne Wars is still re- membered as one of the early, epic rap battles — and, by most ac- counts, the first such battle be- tween women — but it was far from the last In a 2017 appearance on “The Beat Break Morning Show,” Ms. Broadnax was asked by the hosts about a much-publi cized feud between the rappers Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj. “I’ll be honest with you, they didn’t do it like Roxanne Shanté and Sparky D,” she said “I’m go- ing to keep it real. We went head to-head, toe to-toe.”
for decades serving on the board of Mobilization for Jus- tice, which provides legal ser- vices to disadvantaged New Yorkers. Eric was a devoted husband, father and grand- father and our hearts go out to his wife of 50 years, Laurie, his children, Ariel and Jason, and his beloved grandchild- ren to whom we extend our deepest condolences. We will miss him terribly. The funeral service will be held on Friday, July 24, 2026 at 9:45am at Beth El Synagogue Center, 1324 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804. The livestream link for the funeral service is avai- lable: www.bethelnr.org/ pray/beth-el-livestream/.
SCHWARTZ—Joseph B., passed away on July 23, 2026 at the age of 86. He is sur- vived by his wife of 58 and a half years, Marilyn Goldstein Schwartz. Brother of Judith Merriam. Uncle of Jill Dulit- sky and Jeffrey Merriam. Na- tive of New Haven, CT. Gra- duate of The Hopkins School, Yale University and New York University. Former in- vestment manager at Roth- schild, Inc. for 33 years. Vol- unteer in Central Park and The American Museum of Natural History, philanthro- pist, world traveler, and lover of the arts. Devoted to his Jewish faith and to Israel. Trustee of various organiza- tions. Donations may be made to The Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Ya- le, or The Central Park Con- servancy. Services 11am, Sunday, at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue 30 W. 68 St , New York, NY.
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Weather patterns shown as expected at noon today, Eastern time.
As humid conditions spread across the Southeast and Mississippi Valley today, thunderstorms will rumble from Arkansas to the Southeast coast. While a sunny day is in store for most of the Northeast, a few showers may dot parts of southwestern New York, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Elsewhere, heat will persist across the Plains and Rockies with high temperatures ranging from 95 to 105 degrees. In addi- tion, afternoon thunderstorms may dot parts of the Rockies, mainly in the higher terrain. While there could be a shower or two along the Washington coast, low hu- midity, gusty winds and dry brush will lead to a high wildfire risk from eastern Wash- ington and Oregon to western Montana. Aside from patchy morning fog along the California coast, the state will be largely sunny.
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TODAY ...............................Lots of sunshine High 82. High pressure over the region will result in dry weather with a mostly sunny sky. Winds will be 4 to 8 miles per hour. Temperatures will be a few degrees below average.
High pressure over the region will result in dry weather and plenty of sunshine for most of the area. The exception will be Virginia beaches, where there will be a mix of sunshine and clouds with a thun- derstorm. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s. There will be a light breeze out of the east in most areas.
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TONIGHT ..............................................Clear Low 67. High pressure will remain over the area, resulting in a clear sky with light and variable winds. Temperatures will be around 4 degrees below normal for the end of July.
TOMORROW ............................Mostly sunny High 83. There will be plenty of sunshine again, and conditions will remain dry. Winds will be 4 to 8 m.p.h. High tem- peratures will be near average for the end of July.
MONDAY .................A thunderstorm around High 85. Conditions will be more humid with a mix of sun and clouds. There will be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds will be 4 to 8 m.p.h.
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY ........................Thunderstorms A morning thunderstorm will be followed by a heavy thunderstorm in the afternoon Tuesday. High 81. There will be a thun- derstorm on Wednesday. High 84.
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Boating
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NEWS CRITICISM
Hitmaker Takes On Himself as a Client
is known for getting the best out of others’ records. Now the album he’s honing is his own.
‘Oppenheimer’ address the change from one era to another.
HOLLYWOOD LOVES an apocalypse: The end of the world is barreling toward us, and our hero must ward it off. But apocalypse as de- stroyer of humankind, while useful as drama to screenwriters, isn’t a strictly accu- rate definition. The word is derived from “apokalypsis, a Greek word that means “revelation,” a mo- ment in which the curtain flutters back and we get a glimpse into reality. Illusions are stripped away, and something hidden
Rummaging through the pages of his mono- grammed notebook while sitting in the live room of his custom-built recording studio, the music super producer Kenneth Blume III found an early concept doodle of a key- board stand that he himself had designed. “All of the legs fold underneath, so you
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can hang it flat on the wall,” Blume said ex- citedly, holding up the drawing next to the finished product — a retro-futuristic, white oak table with stainless-steel appendages. “When you need it, you just flip it over, pull them back out, pop the arms up and ta-da.” The problem with most keyboard stands, according to Blume, is that they’re made by people who don’t really use them. The re- sulting products are ugly, or too heavy, or too complicated. “It just seems like they’re not really well thought out,” he said. “I can’t stand that.” Blume — formerly known as Kenny Beats (his tag: “Whoa, Kenny!”), producer and co-conspirator for hip-hop mavericks like Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs and Den-
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Their Hand At Playing A Classic
Howard have the right feel for roles in ‘The Gin Game.’
By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES
Way back last month, before the actors Deb- ra Winger and Arliss Howard leaped into a fast-track project that would consume much of their summer, they were skeptical. They had been approached to star in a downtown Manhattan production of “The Gin Game,” the D. L. Coburn play that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978. It has nestled in the theatrical canon ever since, an old-peo- ple classic about two card-playing nursing home residents whose budding acquaint- ance holds the potential to assuage their loneliness. Winger and Howard, who are both 71 and have been married for nearly 30 years, had never seen or read the play, yet the title had carried certain associations. She thought of it as a big Broadway hit but also as “some- thing maybe you wouldn’t go see, I wouldn’t go see, for whatever reason — just not our cup of tea.” And he raised an obvious objection to a show whose most recent Broadway head- liners, in the 2015 revival, were an 84-year- old (James Earl Jones) and a 91-year-old (Cicely Tyson). “I said, ‘I’m not old enough for that play.’” “But, you know,” Winger recalled one af- ternoon last week, “for due diligence we thought we’d read it.” So they did, at their New York City home, aloud together. The first surprise: The characters, Fon- sia and Weller, are not too old for them. “She’s 71,” Winger said. The second surprise: The play, in which Fonsia wins game after game of gin rummy against Weller, and he responds with grow- ing ire, isn’t some cozy little comedy. Both characters are sound of mind and reason- ably sound of body — a rare combination in the facility where they have landed, more dignified retirement options being out of reach. But Weller’s emotional volatility threatens their bond. “I had no idea,” Howard said, “that it’s, for me anyway, about anger and the stories you tell about why you’re justified in not only feeling it, but living out of it, and isolation that comes as a result of doing that.” He and Winger said yes, of course, to per-
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Arliss Howard and Debra Winger, both 71, have been married for nearly 30 years. They are the starring couple in “The Gin Game.”
emerges. Another way of saying it might be this: An apocalypse isn’t the end of the world, but the end of a world and the begin- ning of something new. Some of Christopher Nolan’s films, like “Interstellar” and “Tenet,” fit the Holly- wood apocalypse idea: Humankind is on the brink of destruction, because of blight or a mysterious doomsday device. But it’s the more revelatory conception of apocalypse that is Nolan’s true passion, in nearly all of his films. It’s why “The Odyssey” was such an obvious choice for him to adapt, and why the film feels like a companion piece to his previous movie, “Oppenheimer.” In both films, Nolan’s ambitions extend
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forming the play, which runs through Aug. 14 at Housing Works Bookstore in SoHo. A significant draw for them was the producer- director David Blum’s notion of staging it in an intimate, unconventional space where the tickets would cost just $20. When Winger and Howard spoke with me a few days before the first performance, their seeming calm belied their nervous- ness about the challenge they had set for themselves. “Like, I don’t know if we can even do this,” Howard said, leaning back in his chair. I asked if he always felt that way at that point in the rehearsal process, and he shook his head wordlessly. Winger, who is more of a lean-forward conversationalist, said, “You’re looking at people with their hair on fire for sure.” Hanging on a chain around her neck was one tiny clue to their frazzled state: a gold cross that was Fonsia’s, not hers. Until I asked about it, she didn’t know she was still wearing it. Blum, their producer-director, is proba- bly best known for having coined the label Brat Pack in 1985, during his journalism days, to describe a group of young Holly- wood stars. More recently, in 2024, he was among the producers of Marin Ireland’s “Pre-Existing Condition,” another down- town show that put a boldface-name cast in a small space. Last December, Blum, 70, was paging through a Saturday print edition of The New York Times when he came across Coburn’s obituary, which prompted him to read “The Gin Game” for the first time. “I was really struck by how dark it was,” Blum said by phone. Mike Nichols’s original 1977 Broadway production leaned into comedy, an impulse that Blum didn’t share. But Nichols’s stars were Jessica Tandy, 68 at the time, and Hume Cronyn, 66 — a married couple. Blum wanted to echo that element of the show’s heritage. Winger and Howard met in 1991, working on the movie “Wilder Napalm,” in which they co-starred with Dennis Quaid. She had been famous ever since “Urban Cowboy” in 1980, her profile rising into the stratosphere with “An Officer and a Gentleman” in 1982 and “Terms of Endearment” in 1983. A few years into their coupledom, she walked away from Hollywood — a pro- longed, self-imposed exile that inspired Rosanna Arquette’s 2003 documentary, “Searching for Debra Winger.” In the inter- im, she and Howard had a baby and acted in some plays together at the American Rep- ertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass.: Paula Vogel’s “How I Learned to Drive” in 1998 (Winger played Li’l Bit, Howard played Peck) and Chekhov’s “Ivanov” in 1999 (he played the title character, she played his wife). Winger also had a teaching fellowship at Harvard in 1999. You can practically see the golden glow suffusing their reminiscences about that chapter of their past: living in a rented house near the divinity school; bik- ing to the theater across Cambridge Com- mon as leaves swirled in the wind; taking their toddler trick-or-treating for the first time. “And I wasn’t overwhelmed,” she said. “It was like, I’m living my life.” “The Gin Game” is not Winger’s first two- hander, though the Broadway production of David Mamet’s “The Anarchist” that she and Patti LuPone starred in, in 2012, opened and closed in a blink. “Yeah,” she said sardonically, “not a big strong believer in the playwright directing the play anymore.” Among Howard’s many theater credits are Ivo van Hove’s production of “Scenes From a Marriage” and Caryl Churchill’s “A Number,” in which he took over for Sam Shepard when Shepard left the show. Howard remembers Shepard telling him once that, since World War II, most men had effectively married nurses — women who scrambled around trying to take care of their damaged men. “I had no idea that I was an angry person, really, until it was pointed out to me in our relationship,” Howard said, meaning his and Winger’s. “What I thought of as anger is when you are in a fistfight, or you’re break- ing [expletive].” “Women have a little bit of a lower bar, I think,” Winger interjected wryly. “I didn’t know that you could vibrate with it, and that somebody would pick that up,” he continued. “I started seeing that what I thought was just a kind of a base-line ener- gy of living was actually anger, and I tried to name it other things. You know, ‘I’m just ag- itated’ or ‘I’m irritated.’ So when I read this, I saw what happens, what the end game of that is, if you don’t look at it.” He remembers how that emotion sim- mered among the men of his own small- town childhood in midcentury Missouri, and in the wider American culture. “You were learning anger, which is fear, just up on its hind legs looking for something to strike,” he said. As for the American era we inhabit, he said, “I have never lived in an angrier time in my life.” When I broached the subject of women’s successes provoking men’s rage, as Fon- sia’s do in Weller, Winger deflected, saying
‘Like, I don’t know if we can even do this.’
ARLISS HOWARD ON THE ROLE’S CHALLENGES
she was interested in the formative effect of men’s anger on girls. That suggested some- thing of a back story for Fonsia, who Winger imagines playing cards “as a kid, like under the covers because she was brought up so strictly Methodist” by parents who believed it was a sinful pastime. “How does it shut us down early in life if we’re a child around male anger?” Winger asked. “How does it twist a young female?” In any production of “The Gin Game,” though, aging is the primary frontier that the characters navigate. It’s also a fact of life that Winger, whose gray hair has made headlines, tries to address pragmatically. “I keep asking my friends who are a little bit older, ‘OK, what’s the next change I’m to look for?’” she said. “For a woman, it’s shocking. It’s something to lose your estro- gen or to have to replace it. It’s something to
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Debra Winger and Arliss Howard, above and left, were apprehensive taking on their roles in “The Gin Game.” Below, the most recent Broadway production of “The Gin Game” starred Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones.
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think, ‘Do you keep putting this poisonous dye on your hair?’ It’s something to think, ‘How much makeup looks right, now that it’s sitting in the wrinkles?’ You know? And can I dress like that anymore or is it disgust- ing? Men don’t quite have as many issues.” Still, Winger sees no sense in clinging to youth. “You are wasting your time,” she said. “But vitality? That’s something I’m inter- ested in, and when I lose my vitality, I’ve re- ally got to look at what’s sucking it, where am I leaking energy. We’ve all seen people in their 80s, 90s, very vital. I mean, Peter Brook ’til the end.” That end, Howard believes, is the part that people don’t want to be reminded of. “The play, really,” he said, “what it’s about ultimately is what old age represents in the culture: You’re going to die.”
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK New Director Has Energy And Plans For Tate
Jessica Morgan’s work at Dia Art Foundation suggests that she is ready for this post.
LONDON — As Jessica Morgan prepares to take over as the new director of the Tate mu- seums and galleries, her knowledge of Tate as a beloved — and specifically British — in- stitution, combined with a fund-raising acu- men honed in the United States, where there is notably more private money to court, are huge assets. She’s also a favorite of artists. “She takes audiences seriously without being cynical or sensationalist,” the artist Rosalind Nashashibi, who was a Tate trustee from 2022 to 2026, said in an inter- view. “She’s the perfect hand for this glove right now.” What we might think of as “right now” is a vastly different landscape in the arts com- pared with 2014, when Morgan left a curator position at Tate for the United States, to be- come the director of Dia Art Foundation. Brexit had yet to occur, never mind Covid-19, and the effects of the 2008 finan- cial crisis had perhaps not yet reached their deepest lows, including large-scale cuts to the arts. Looking back, the first decade or so of this century seems like a more optimistic and confident era for art and museums in Brit- ain, as elsewhere. Morgan, 57, who was pre- viously at Tate from 2002-14, might bring some of this energy back to her former Lon- don workplace, where she is well remem- bered. In January, when she takes up the helm at Tate — Britain’s largest museum network, with two flagship spaces in London and re- gional outposts in Liverpool and St. Ives — Morgan will face many of the issues now confronting cultural institutions in Britain, as elsewhere across the globe. Cuts to public funding. Conversations around ethical corporate partnerships and private philanthropy. Charged political de- bates about the role of culture in the present and its responsibility to the past. Rising op- erating costs and ticket prices during a cost- of-living-crisis. And poor staff morale amid internal labor disputes about pay stagna- tion. Her track record at Dia, where she achieved huge fund-raising success, over- saw the physical expansion of the institu- tion and quietly widened a sometimes nar- row understanding of Minimalist art, shows that she understands how wide a director’s vision must be. In her earlier Tate days, she brought works by about 100 new artists into the permanent collection and curated a va- riety of critically admired — and sometimes provocative — exhibitions. (People still talk about Tino Sehgal’s “These Associations,” a live installation that she programmed in 2012, drawing over 1.5 million visitors.) Morgan continued this dedication to change during her tenure at Dia, bringing new artists like Steve McQueen, Tehching Hsieh and Lee Ufan into the Minimalist fold while also acquiring historical standouts like Nancy Holt’s “Sun Tunnels” (1973-76) — the institution’s first piece of Land Art by a woman. She also oversaw a show of female artists that should also be added to the growing canons of those movements. Although it hasn’t opened yet, she also initiated a new major project with the land- scape architect Sara Zewde to create sculp- tural landforms that reorient the movement of water on Dia Beacon’s property, which — like elsewhere in the world — is facing ris- ing water levels and increasingly powerful storms. This will come as a welcome signal to the steadily increasing participants in the international Gallery Climate Coalition, of which Tate is an active member. Tate will be a bigger stage for Morgan, but the pay cut as she moves from Dia will be significant: British institutions can noto- riously only afford much lower salaries than their U.S. counterparts. (Though it’s worth noting: The previous Tate director’s nearly $300,000 salary still put her among the top 1 percent of earners in Britain.) Yet here she is, in any case, cheerfully taking on the mantle of the institution that she described in Tate’s news release as “un- doubtedly the world’s foremost institution for international modern and contempo- rary art and for British art, leading the field through its collection and exhibition pro- gram.” With the exception of a few outliers in the British news media, which can be wary of change, most responses to Morgan’s ap- pointment so far have been positive, wel- coming her as a director who can wear many hats and to bring something new to a sometimes unwieldy institution. Dia’s loss is Britain’s gain: an exciting, canny and — crucially — optimistic appointment for the country’s cultural landscape.
REWIND An All-Consuming Crush of a Loner
Luchino Visconti’s adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s short story about a chance encounter on a bridge.
Maria Schell, near right, and Marcello Mastroianni in Luchino Visconti’s “White Nights,” a 1957 film.
By REGGIE UGWU
A biopic of the media tycoon and Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch, starring Guy Pearce and directed by the “Slumdog Mil- lionaire” filmmaker Danny Boyle, will com- pete for the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival, organizers an- nounced on Thursday. Boyle’s festival entry, “Ink,” will be up against new movies from the two-time best picture nominee Martin McDonagh, the German titan Werner Herzog, the Academy Award-winning actor Casey Affleck and the acclaimed Korean filmmaker Lee Chang- dong, among others. Twenty films will com-
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FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY’S 1848 short story “White Nights” is a first-person case his- tory of unrequited love. The daringly set- bound version by the Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti transposes the tale from summer-solstice mid-19th-century St. Pe- tersburg to the wintry mid-20th-century Italian port city, Livorno — less adaptation than expression of the director’s own unre- alistic longing. A prizewinner at the 1957 Venice Film Festival, “White Nights” (Le Notti Bianche) was brutally dismissed by critics when it premiered in New York four years later. Im- maculately realized and restored, it returns for two weeks at Film Forum — an odd but essential addition to Visconti’s oeuvre. Crassly described, Dostoyevsky’s story is a morbidly introspective, if not delu- sional, account of a loner’s all-consuming crush on the distraught woman he spies on a bridge vainly waiting for the lover who has abandoned her. The narrator’s chance encounter with this dream girl produces a whirlwind four-evening rondo of approach, avoidance and disappointment. Visconti not only reverses Dostoyevsky’s story by changing season and location but alters the nature of the characters. Dosto- yevsky’s nameless antihero is a neurotic precursor to the Underground Man. The ob- ject of his obsession is a sheltered yet sensi- ble innocent. Visconti’s hero is a healthier male specimen, namely Marcello Mas- troianni, intermittently cruised by inter- ested women as he single-mindedly pur- sues Maria Schell’s simpering simpleton. Schell, seen often in close-up, was then one of Europe’s most popular actresses, but Visconti’s real star and the object of his ado- ration is his enormous rain-slicked set. “White Nights” anticipates the artificial ex- travaganza of Francis Ford Coppola’s “One From the Heart,” even as Nino Rota’s em-
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pete at the 83rd convening of the festival, which is set to take place Sept. 2-12. “Ink,” adapted from a 2017 play, is set in 1969 and stars Pearce as a young Murdoch who is trying to purchase The Sun and re- make it into the incendiary British tabloid that will help start his media empire. Jack O’Connell (“Sinners” and “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”) co-stars as Larry Lamb, the editor whom Murdoch hires to lead the publication. McDonagh’s new film, “Wild Horse Nine,” follows two C.I.A. operatives — played by John Malkovich and Sam Rock- well — who become entangled with the lo-
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phatic score confirms Visconti’s mock oper- atic aspirations. Midway, the director uncorks a parody MGM production number. On their third night, the un-lovers wind up in a dive where Bill Haley’s jump blues “13 Women and Only One Man in Town” (the flip side of “Rock Around the Clock”) prompts a frenzy of sub-Fosse cavorting. “Now I can say I’ve been dancing,” she sighs. “Now I can say that I’ve been happy,” he responds, antici-
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pating the heartbreak to come. The New York Times critic Bosley Crow- ther was neither impressed with the movie nor its source, calling it “a stylized, sterile endeavor to squeeze some poetic sentiment out of a treatment” of the short story by Dostoyevsky “that has had a hundred years to grow stale.” Be that as it may, “White Nights” soon prompted a more conven- tional Sovcolor production — the Russian color process — directed by the master of the Stalinist musical, Ivan Pyryev, followed by Robert Bresson’s eccentric update, “Four Nights of a Dreamer,” set in a Paris populated by solemn hippies, and, more re- cently, a Bollywood version. Crowther’s cranky objection is eminently
cals while on a misadventure to Easter Is- land in 1973. It is Rockwell’s third film with McDonagh after “Seven Psychopaths” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Mis- souri,” and it follows the director’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which received nine Academy Award nominations in 2023. Other films to compete on Lido island in Venice include Lance Oppenheim’s “Prime- time,” starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the host and creative force behind the TV show “To Catch a Predator”; Her- zog’s “Bucking Fastard,” featuring the sis- ters Kate and Rooney Mara as inseparable twins on a fantastical quest for true love; Affleck’s “Company,” which stars Nick
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grown-up. “White Nights” seemed pretty fresh to the 15-year-old me — the supreme evocation of what the French call “la douleur exquise,” the agony and the ecstasy of yearning for someone you can’t have. Dostoyevsky was in his mid-20s when he wrote “White Nights”; Visconti was a jaded 50-something when he adapted it. Although pushing 70, Bresson was old enough to ap- preciate the story’s ultra-adolescent poign- ancy. However austere, Bresson’s undeniably wacky film is far more passionate than Vis- conti’s. Still, “White Nights” is an undeni- able technical achievement — a loveless, al- beit self-loving, film about the nature of love.
Nolte, Adelaide Clemens and Ben Mendel- sohn in a set of intertwined stories told at a holiday party in 1975; Lee’s “Possible Love,” about two married couples who lead oppo- site lives; and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back,” a manga adaptation about the friend- ship between two girls who dream of be- coming manga artists. The actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyl- lenhaal will lead the jury that selects the Golden Lion winner. Outside of the main competition, the festival will also feature the premiere of new films from Paul Schrader and Takashi Miike, and an Alex Gibney documentary about Elon Musk.
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zel Curry — put an obsessive amount of thought into every detail of his studio, which he named Putnam Hill. He agonized over the light dimmers (wired separately to conserve energy for the recording equip- ment), the speakers (a collaboration with the designer Devon Turnbull) and the up- holstery (emerald green leather through- out). Since Blume completed work on the building in an industrial part of Los Angeles 14 months ago, he has recorded 10 full al- bums there, including “Getting Killed,” last year’s surprise sensation from the young Brooklyn rock band Geese; the film score for the psychological thriller “Lurker”; “Ö,” the debut LP that the electro-sleaze party- starters Fcukers released in March; and projects by the rap provocateur Rico Nasty (released on Friday) and the power pop rockers Weezer (expected on Aug. 21). Already this month, two Blume-produced albums — one from the instrumental jazz quartet Fathers and the other by the post- hardcore group Show Me the Body — were released on the same day, July 10, underlin- ing one of the most prolific and creatively promiscuous runs in modern music. “It’s the hustle of someone who started as one of 10 billion people making beats on the internet,” said Cameron Winter, of Geese. “He has a beautiful intolerance for passiv- ity.” For Blume, 35, the burst of output is like a blown release valve — a moment of both ec- stasy and disquiet, the wage of something being pushed within a hair of its capacity. “I had to build myself this place in order to work in a new way,” he said in one of two video interviews from the studio this month. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I spent every dollar that I had. But I wouldn’t pray for a single thing to have gone differently.” Of all the projects conceived or midwifed at Putnam Hill, the most meaningful for Blume began almost by accident. In May, one of the acts he was scheduled to work with, the British post-punk band Idles, post- poned its sessions to the fall, leaving him with a multiweek hole in his schedule. To fill the time, Blume started writing what would become his second solo album — an as yet untitled follow-up to the soulful, sample- laden “Louie,” released in 2021 — directing inward the fanatical attention that he is used to lending other artists. During the first week we spoke, he had been bringing in collaborators to record vo- cals for a collection of rudimentary new songs. As a producer, Blume is ordinarily in the role of coach and confidant, helping a performer peel away layers of artifice to ac- cess an inner truth. This time, the truths be- ing voiced were Blume’s. He had written the lyrics in a cathartic spree after an emotion- ally battering period of caring for his ill fa- ther. “I was starting to feel like I had been wearing on my loved ones by putting it all
‘I want it to crush me. I want it to run me through a wall, I want it to make me puke.’
on them,” he said. “The music feels like a safe place to get everything I want to say out.” Blume’s father, Kenneth Blume II, was di- agnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2021. “Louie” was in part an attempt to reckon with what Blume assumed was the immi- nent end of his father’s life and of, as he de- scribes it, the loving but thorny relationship between them. Five years later, the senior Blume is still alive, but his condition is no less precarious. He has been diagnosed with several other forms of cancer and survived chemothera- py, a heart complication and seizures. In the spring, he was rushed to the emergency
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Kenneth Blume, top and above, in his custom-built studio in Los Angeles and, center, performing as Kenny Beats at the 2023 Governors Ball Music Festival at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
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room four times in two months, Blume said, and temporarily used a ventilator while bat- tling pneumonia. As an only child and his fa- ther’s primary caretaker, Blume has pri- vately oscillated for years between the glamour of his work collaborating with rap- pers and rock stars and the grind of doctor appointments, meal prep and assisted bath- room visits. “A living grief is a very scary thing, and yet he’s not only kept himself up, he’s lifted everyone else up around him,” said Joe Tal- bot, the lead singer of Idles, who worked with Blume on the band’s last two albums and cared for his own mother after she suf- fered a stroke. “He’s a force of nature.” It was from his father that Blume inher- ited his preoccupation with music. He grew up in Greenwich, Conn., a wealthy subur- ban enclave an hour’s drive from New York City, in a small apartment complex called Putnam Hill. His mother was a receptionist at a private contracting firm and later be- came a project manager and partner. His fa- ther worked at a photo studio and a restau- rant. When the senior Blume wasn’t working, he spent all of his time acquiring and listen- ing to music, his son recalled. He would rent dozens of CDs at a time from the library and make copies for his personal collection. Having once aspired to become a D.J., he gave personalized mixtapes to friends on their birthdays. After his parents’ divorce, when Blume was 7, his father bought him a guitar and a drum kit. He let Blume practice the drums at all hours of the night, despite sleeping a few feet away in their 500-square-foot, one- bedroom garage apartment. “He’d put on an Allman Brothers song and ask me to try to play along,” Blume said. “Even if I had been grounded at my mom’s house, at my dad’s house it was, ‘Let me see you play Steely Dan.’” In high school, for an electronic music class, Blume learned the music production software GarageBand and Logic. Soon, he was Kenny Beats, purveyor of quality in- strumental music for house party freestyles and the school’s dance team. When he was a senior, he interned for RCA Records and gained acceptance to the Berklee College of Music, where he studied jazz guitar and mu- sic business.
At Berklee, Blume started an electronic dance music duo, Loudpvck, and continued to produce hip-hop beats. Aided by his side hustle as a marijuana dealer, he met and created music for the rappers Smoke DZA, ASAP Ferg and the Kendrick Lamar affili- ates Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul, among oth- ers. Blume — who is white, exceptionally tall (6-foot-7) and New England-bred — de- veloped a fastidiousness and dogged work ethic in part as compensation for his per- ceived cultural intrusion. “He takes his role as a producer very seri- ously,” said Denzel Curry, who made the col- laborative mixtape “Unlocked” with Blume and appeared on his cult-favorite YouTube freestyle series, “The Cave.” “A lot of producers just make the beat and leave the rest up to you,” Curry added. “Kenny cares about the details. He will give you feedback on the lyrics and be upfront about it. He wants to do whatever it takes to get the best out of a record.” More than two years ago, Blume reached the advanced stages of an attempt at a sophomore album before ultimately aban- doning the project. He had recorded 16 songs with several guest performers — in- cluding Gorillaz, Lola Young, Little Simz and Panda Bear — that he now says will never see the light of day. That album, called “Buff,” told a fictional story about a boy who slips into dissociative states to escape a difficult home life. Though Blume was proud of some of the music, he came to regard the project as disingenuous — a halfhearted effort to ad- dress real experiences without really ad- dressing them. “I told the story to my therapist and she was like, ‘What about that is fictional?’” Blume said. “I was channeling everything through this narrative rather than just say- ing what I wanted to say.” His material for the new album has been more direct, returning to his relationship with his father and grappling with the idea of his own potential fatherhood. In Blume’s late teens, his father began a long struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, and Blume’s wounds from those years have never fully healed. One line from a new song, written after learning of the senior Blume’s desire for a water burial, captures his longing for a still elusive reconciliation: “Promise me some kind of peace before you leave me floating.” Wearing a vintage T-shirt featuring his favorite classical music composer, Gustav Mahler, Blume said he wanted the album to be so distinctive and personal that it would cut through even in an era of extreme cul- tural fragmentation. “It needs to be potent and visceral,” he said. “I want it to crush me. I want it to run me through a wall, I want it to make me puke.” Since he is not the primary vocalist on his albums (if his voice does appear on the new project, it will be digitally disguised), Blume is reliant on other people to achieve his goals. Unlike the light dimmer in the studio or his keyboard stand, the collaborators have not come built to specifications. But that has ultimately made the experience more grati- fying. “I need people, I need love,” Blume said, sitting in the studio’s guest bedroom, with photos of friends and family pinned to the wall behind him. “I need to feel like I can re- late to somebody else, before I go crazy, lost in my own damn head.”
To Sell the ‘Odyssey’
In a crowded marketplace, translations of the poem have to act like its clever hero.
By MJ FRANKLIN
It’s the climax of the “Odyssey.” Odysseus, back in Ithaca at long last, finds his home swarming with suitors vying for the hand of his wife, Penelope, and for his throne. He needs to overthrow the interlopers and re- claim his rightful place. The question is: How? In their own way, book publishers are fighting a similar battle. Public interest in the “Odyssey” surged in the lead-up to the release of the director Christopher Nolan’s star-studded adapta- tion of Homer’s epic last week. So far this year, sales of the “Odyssey” rose by 76 per- cent compared with last year, according to Circana BookScan, a book industry sales tracker. For the publishers putting out any of the dozens of translations of the “Odyssey” cur- rently available, that presents both a chal- lenge and an opportunity. Here’s how a few of them are meeting the moment.
Freshen it up The most direct way publishers are elevat- ing their translations of the “Odyssey” is by giving them splashy reissues. Picador is one such publisher. In May, the imprint, which in the United States is a branch of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, released a new edition of Robert Fitzgerald’s 1961 translation of the “Odyssey.” Nolan’s film di- rectly influenced its rerelease strategy. “We originally planned to publish our de- luxe reissue of the ‘Odyssey’ in fall 2025, but moved it to spring 2026 so we could take ad- vantage of the excitement surrounding Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation,” Sheila O’Shea, the director of publicity and mar- keting at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Pica- dor, said in an email. In addition to calibrat- ing the timing, Picador gave the reissue a glitzy new look, with a vibrant green cover, foil stamping, French flaps and deckled edges. Picador is not alone in applying a fresh coat of paint to the epic. In June, Penguin Classics reissued Robert Fagles’s 1996 translation in a hardcover wrapped in a col- orful jacket featuring figures from the poem. The release date for Nolan’s movie was serendipitous for Penguin Classics, where plans were already underway to mark both the 30th anniversary of Fagles’s translation and the 80th anniversary of the imprint it- self, which launched in 1946 with E.V. Rieu’s translation of the “Odyssey.” “It was beautiful timing, actually,” Elda Rotor, publisher of Penguin Classics, said in a statement. “As filmgoers anticipated his cinematic interpretation of Homer’s epic, at the same time we were preparing to cele- brate the Fagles translation.”
Star power Instead of reissues, some imprints are har- nessing another tool: celebrity. Although many of the most popular translations of the “Odyssey” are decades old, two recent translations have gained cul- tural prominence. In 2017, W.W. Norton & Co. published a translation by the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania professor Emily Wil- son. And last year, the University of Chicago Press released a version translated by the Bard College professor Daniel Mendelsohn. Classicists are stereotyped as monkish, spending their time cloistered in the ivory tower of academia, but both Wilson and Mendelsohn are surprisingly buzzy media figures. Mendelsohn’s cultural criticism is as acclaimed as his scholarship, and he has written for publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books. Wilson, who is the first woman to trans-
A Swedish Viking center said it lent a vessel to filming but that it came back damaged.
By ALEX MARSHALL
When a movie company contacted the Varmlands Viking Center in central Sweden in late 2024 and said it wanted to hire a re- production of a Viking ship for a project called “Charlie’s Tale,” Peter Olausson, the center’s chairman, readily agreed. It was not every day that the small historical at- traction got to play a part in a Hollywood project. When the ship was returned damaged a few months later, Olausson recalled, he wasn’t that worried. The movie company was contractually obliged to pay for repairs. Now, “Charlie’s Tale” has appeared on- screen. It is actually Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” which wanted Viking ships despite being set in the world of ancient Greek myth. And Olausson said in an inter- view that his enjoyment watching that “fan- tastic movie” this week was a little soured because Universal still owed him $6,000 for the repairs. That’s “nothing” for a Hollywood studio, Olausson said. “The Odyssey” took in about $264.1 million in ticket sales over its open- ing weekend. A Universal Pictures spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for com- ment. Although the Vikings are often most asso- ciated in the popular imagination with Nor-
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Some English-language editions of the “Odyssey.” Sales have surged since the release of the film.
late the “Odyssey” into English, became a lightning rod for two reasons. First, her pro- vocatively blunt translation ignited a fierce debate about the best way to translate Homer. Second, her work got swept up in the culture wars, as she put it in a recent in- terview with New York magazine. “After I published the ‘Odyssey’ transla- tion, it was both celebrated in quite simplis- tic ways as a work of girl power,” Wilson told New York last month. “It also faced back- lash.” The fact that both translators have gar- nered a reliable amount of name recogni- tion has, in this moment of “Odyssey” fever, been a boon. “It may come as no surprise that we are, indeed, promoting Emily Wilson’s transla- tion, but what is more surprising is how much interest is bubbling up sponta- neously,” Norton’s chief communications of- ficer, Louise Brockett, said in an email. “There have been Emily Wilson read- alongs; there have been ‘Odyssey’ book clubs.” Like Wilson, Mendelsohn “has already been a go-to voice for reporters covering the movie who want to know more about the poem and about Homer’s world,” Levi Stahl, the marketing director for the University of Chicago Press, said in an email. In the lead-up to the movie’s release, Mendelsohn published pieces about the “Odyssey” in The New York Times and The Free Press, and on July 17 he reviewed the movie for The New York Review of Books. To further connect Mendelsohn’s name with the phenomenon, Stahl added, “We’ve been drawing the connection with our social me- dia and direct-to-consumer outreach since the first trailer.”
Emphasize differences Homer’s verse is considered particularly tricky to translate, and there’s no definitive method for bringing his poems into modern English.
way and Denmark, Sweden is equally proud of its Viking heritage. Olausson, 70, said that in 1993 a group of Viking enthusiasts in Varmland decided to build a reproduction ship using traditional methods so that visitors could row and sail just as their ancestors once did. The group completed the nearly 60-foot vessel, named the Glad av Gillberga, in 1998, and ever since has used it to take school groups and other visitors out on the water. The center also includes a small vil-
“It is very difficult to capture the tone of the poems, which is elevated (clearly very different from everyday speech), yet can be colloquial and emotional at times and is al- ways vivid and immediate,” Egbert Bakker, a professor of Greek language and litera- ture at Yale, said in an email. “The ‘Odys- sey’ is one of these works of verbal art that transcends translation.” Each translator takes a different tack. Picador highlights the lyrical flair of Fitzgerald’s translation, which “continues to stand apart because it combines deep scholarship with the instincts of a practic- ing poet,” O’Shea said. Norton stresses the briskness of Wilson’s version. “It feels like the ancient Greek: di- rect, accessible and compelling,” Brockett said. “Wilson’s is one of the first metrical translations in recent memory, offering the English-language reader or listener the same sense of motion and adventure, in iambic pentameter, that the original lis- tener to this epic poem would have per- ceived in their era, in their meter.” At the University of Chicago Press, the team is emphasizing Mendelsohn’s fidelity. “Our translation is the most poetic, accu- rate and faithful to the original, as Daniel Mendelsohn deliberately replicated Homer’s long lines and attended carefully to the poem’s metaphors, tone, level of dic- tion and word choice,” Stahl said. And Penguin Classics is leaning on its leg- acy as a classroom staple. “Fagles’s transla- tion remains one of the most widely taught editions of the ‘Odyssey’ in U.S. higher edu- cation, continuing to be assigned by hun- dreds of instructors and reaching thou- sands of students each year,” Rotor said. Moviegoers who are just now giving Homer a go might feel overwhelmed by the glut of translations of the “Odyssey” to choose from. But keep in mind, as David Elmer, a professor of Greek literature at Harvard, puts it: “No translation is perfect, and everyone has their own taste.”
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The 60-foot reproduction ship, above right, was made in 1993 by a group of Viking enthusiasts in Sweden using traditional methods. Above, Matt Damon as the seafaring Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.”
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lage reconstruction and museum, Olausson said. In 2024, Olausson said, the center signed the contract with Charlie’s Tale Ltd. to use the vessel as one of several modern Viking- style ships used in the film. That company is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, accord- ing to British business records. Under part of the contract seen by The New York Times, Charlie’s Tale promised to return the vessel “in good condition” and “replace or repair any injury” to it aside
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far beyond the individual stories he is telling, or even the eras in which they’re set. He seems to mean for us to consider humanity as a whole, how we are connected across epochs and civilizations. In both of these movies, the apoca- lypse does actually arrive. But the characters’ worlds spin on after the credits roll, and they’re irrevo- cably altered. A new age has be- gun. The Odysseus of Nolan’s film is in many ways a proto-modern hero, a complicated but virtuous man. He lives by Zeus’ law of hos- pitality — to accept all strangers, for they might be gods — and ex- pects others to do likewise. Whereas in ancient times a hero was defined by his feats of strength rather than his moral character, this Odysseus believes in honor, to the point of making sure that the animal he is about to hunt has fair warning. He openly disdains his men’s fixation on “omens and sacrifices” as ways to manipulate the world; the deity he worships is Athena, the god- dess of practical wisdom and the intellectual side of warcraft. A great deal of “The Odyssey” involves the passage of time, one of Nolan’s fixations. Everyone is well aware of the many years Odysseus has been absent from Ithaca, and Odysseus’ need to for- get his trauma leads to him losing track of years on the goddess Ca- lypso’s island. But more impor- tant, the characters in “The Odys- sey” are aware that they’re living in a particular era — the Age of Bronze — in which civilization is sustained by rituals like honoring the dead and human accomplish- ments like literacy. The charac- ters become cognizant that their age is crumbling. This echoes the characters’ ex- perience in “Oppenheimer.” Like Odysseus, the theoretical physi- cist J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the smartest men on the planet, and he knows that the rules guid- ing his civilization seem to be on the brink of crumbling. New tech- nologies and discoveries are mak- ing the unthinkable thinkable, and he gets caught up in it, creating the atomic bomb without fully un- derstanding, or perhaps being able to accept, that he cannot con- trol what happens next. Similarly, Nolan’s Odysseus considers the moment the Trojan Horse rolled into the city of Troy — which was his idea, and led to the end of the siege and the fall of the city — to have been, quite lit- erally, a moment of era-ending apocalypse. He tells his wife, Pe- nelope, that he knew exactly what he’d done with this “gift” to the Trojans: “One man’s idea, one man’s trick to break Zeus’ law for- ever.” In that act, he says, “we vio- lated all that’s ever sacred be- tween people and turned a fight into a hunt” lacking the honor he believes in. And he thinks this act inspired others to ignore Zeus’ law, a break that will lead directly to the collapse of the Age of Bronze, plunging the world into darkness. Like the atomic bomb, Odysseus’ twisting of Zeus’ law
leads to mass death. It’s timeline altering, civilization crushing, ep- och-ending. And for Nolan, this isn’t something that happened once in history. His films are full of explorations of time repeating, folding, slipping and reversing. In “The Odyssey,” characters repeatedly quote lines that will show up later in the Bi- ble: Zeus’ law is echoed by He- brews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained
A director sees time as the fire in which bonds are forged and humanity is reborn.
angels unawares.” In so doing, No- lan is reminding us — the contem- porary audience — that the rules these characters follow aren’t in- vented just by them; they recur throughout civilization. In the film, Odysseus and Penel- ope talk of the future, of how their stories will be told and what hu- manity will lose and regain. In other words, to Nolan, these char- acters know they’re part of a long chain of civilizations in which many of their own patterns will be repeated — perhaps, for instance, in the creation of an atomic bomb that could both end a war and obliterate humanity. Never again would humans live in a world without that possibility. Nolan’s other movies also ex- plore a kind of cosmic social con- tract. In “The Dark Knight,” the Joker forces boat passengers to decide whether to preserve their ethics and die, or to give up their morals to save their own skins — a version of two philosophical co- nundrums, the trolley problem and the prisoner’s dilemma. In “Tenet,” Nolan considers what we owe to the future by telling a story about people trying to reverse an apocalypse that hasn’t happened yet. In “Interstellar,” he uses the concept of looping time to imagine a father and daughter’s connec- tion across dimensions that could save humanity from a crippling blight. Here’s another way to put it: Nolan makes apocalyptic movies in which the revelation is that we humans are all connected. We’re linked to one another in what we owe each other — those bonds that are sacred and that once bro- ken are hard to mend. And we’re linked to those in the past and fu- ture as well: What we do now ech- oes our ancestors and has conse- quences for our descendants. In these aspirations, “The Od- yssey” may be Nolan’s grandest film. Like “Oppenheimer,” it tells a story of the smartest man on earth realizing that he has won his battle but lost the war, and inalter- ably changed the course of hu- manity: a monumental burden al- most too great to bear. But the more majestic and epic Nolan’s films become, the more humanist he seems, too. Odysseus and Penelope discuss the end of their world. But the sun, they decide, will dawn again. Per- haps each new era gives us a chance to try again and save our- selves.
from “reasonable wear and tear.” When the boat returned from filming in the Mediterranean, Olausson said, there was a crack in its hull, parts of the rigging needed replacing and it desperately needed repainting. Volunteers set about repairing the ship, and last December Olausson sent an in- voice to Neil Andrea, his contact at Charlie’s Tale, who was also the marine coordinator for “The Odyssey,” according to IMDb. The invoice was for $6,000 — a sum that Olaus- son said included materials but not labor, since the work was carried out by volun- teers. In his email, Olausson said he had dropped the requested amount from $9,000 in the hope of getting the matter “settled be- fore Christmas.” Olausson acknowledged that his contacts might not be in charge of such payments, and said that he had no idea how to go about seeking the money now, aside from dis- cussing the matter with the news media. The need to repair the ship had delayed the use of it this summer, he added, leading to further loss of revenue for the small Viking center. Despite the troubles, Olausson said that he had loved watching “The Odyssey” at a movie theater in Stockholm. He had seen his boat about 10 times onscreen, he said, largely in early scenes as Odysseus’ flotilla leaves the siege of Troy. “Of course, you can’t see any real detail,” Olausson said, “but for me it was, ‘Ah, there’s Glad! There’s my ship.’”
In these picks, you’ll find crash landings, killer aliens and a podcaster for the apocalypse.
‘Arco’ Stream it on Hulu. Let’s get a technicality out of the way: The dubbed version of this French animated eco-fable is the most easily available in the United States, but at least it is deluxe, with a voice cast that includes Will Ferrell, Natalie Portman, America Ferrera and Mark Ruf- falo. This seems to assume that the movie is strictly for kiddies, which isn’t the case at all. Like Studio Ghibli productions, with which it shares concerns and aesthetics, Ugo Bienvenu’s debut feature welcomes au- diences young and old. The 10-year-old Arco (voiced by Juliano Valdi, who plays young Michael Jackson in “Michael”) lives in the tranquil 30th cen- tury, where people inhabit environmentally progressive homes perched on gigantic stalks and time travel is common. One night, Arco slips out to try to go back to the dinosaur era — dino love is clearly ever- green — but ends up crash-landing in 2075, where he is rescued by a little girl named Iris (Romy Fay). Much of the story follows Arco’s wide-eyed discovery of an increas- ingly troubled past (our relatively near fu- ture) as he attempts to return to his own
Ravaged by fire over the years, the Glasgow School of Art may cost too much to restore.
By ALEX MARSHALL
LONDON — A planned reconstruction of the Glasgow School of Art — a Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece that is one of Brit- ain’s most celebrated buildings but was rav- aged by fire eight years ago — is up in the air after its owners said on Wednesday that they could not afford to fund the project alone. Rebuilding the Scottish school in line with Mackintosh’s designs would cost 265 mil- lion pounds, about $355 million, the school said in a news release. That is “an amount that is not affordable and which would com- promise the financial sustainability of the organization,” it said. For now, the school said that it planned to remove scaffolding that has shored up the building since the fire and install an internal support system. But that will not return Mackintosh’s gem to a working condition, and the school would need external funding to do more. Neil Baxter, an architectural historian and former lecturer in architectural history at the school, described the building as be- ing “of the greatest world importance,” and said, “The Scottish government should step up, and if it can’t, the British government should step up.” Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime min- ister, has promised to deliver growth in ev- ery area of the country, not just London. But he has little money to spare and Britain’s economy is in the doldrums. Màiri McAllan, the Scottish govern- ment’s education and culture minister, said in a statement that her “clear preference” was for a faithful rebuild. The school had not requested any public funding, McAllan add- ed, but she said the government would “work closely with them and other partners to help secure a prosperous future for this iconic building.” Mackintosh, a Scottish designer and ar- chitect, completed the Art Nouveau school project in 1909, and critics eventually came to regard it as his masterpiece. In addition to being a working art school, it was visited by tens of thousands of tourists each year, especially to see its startling library with
Top, Georgina Campbell and Joe Keery in “Cold Storage,” a well-done B-movie from Jonny Campbell about fatal fungi. Above, in “Arco,” a time-traveling 10-year-old dreaming of meeting the dinosaurs lands in the year 2075 instead.
modernist lighting reminiscent of factories, and ornate carvings that evoked Italian landscapes. The school’s alumni include several win- ners of the Turner Prize, the major British art award, as well as members of the Scot- tish rock bands Franz Ferdinand and Trav- is. Mackintosh also attended the school, where he met his wife, the artist Margaret Macdonald. A fire destroyed much of the building in 2014 after an overhead projector ignited sol- vent in a student’s art project, but an insur- ance payout allowed its restoration. Howev- er, in June 2018, just as that rebuild was wrapping up, another fire destroyed the building. After that blaze, Penny Macbeth, the school’s director, said in interviews that the school was “committed to the faithful restoration” of the Mackintosh building. “It can’t be a pastiche,” she told The Times of London in 2024. “It can’t be a halfhearted attempt. It has to be done brilliantly.” But when investigators failed to find the fire’s cause, the school became caught up in a dispute with its insurance company. The two sides entered a confidential arbitration process that ended this spring. On Wednesday, the school released a doc- ument updating the costs of rebuilding. It did not detail the insurance settlement, but said that “a range of factors, including con- struction inflation, market volatility, eco- nomic pressures and changes in the finan- cial position of the higher education sector” meant that a faithful reconstruction was not possible. The report says that the school could look to the British government to pay for the re- build, but that it may need to be the anchor project of a wider regeneration program in Glasgow to qualify for the funding. Gordon Gibb, a former director of profes- sional studies at the school’s architecture department, said that another organization “needed to take over” the restoration of a major piece of Scotland’s heritage. “This is a building that influenced world architecture and changed Victorian tradi- tionalism into modernism,” Gibb said. “We have detailed records of every part of it,” he added, “so it should be brought back.” The Scottish architect Ian Ritchie said he found it unthinkable that “the promise to re-
timeline. The movie is melancholy in its por- trayal of encroaching technology and de- structive weather events in 2075, but sug- gests humanity may learn from its mis- takes.
‘Minore’ Stream it on Plex. After tentacled beasties gruesomely dive- bomb a small seaside town, the baffled vis- iting sailor William (Davide Tucci) asks: “Is this a Greek thing?” Having never been there, I can’t say for sure whether vicious flying octopuslike creatures are common in that part of Europe, but Konstantinos Kout-
soliotas’s “Minore” certainly is “a Greek thing” — in that it belongs to that country’s “weird wave” school of oddball filmmaking. William is staying in a small hotel while trying to locate his missing father. He has better luck getting to know the locals, who include the friendly waitress Aliki (Daphne Alexander). The town is quiet and lovely, with assorted eccentric characters and tra- ditional music jams at the taverna. Some of the men just love hanging out shirtless, sometimes covering themselves in oil, and William himself looks like the wholesome cousin of the Jean Genet sailor Querelle, though Koutsoliotas doesn’t push the queer vibe very far. Mostly he just lets us hang out with this eccentric ragtag crew, until the at- tacks begin and the director turns the Grand Guignol dial to 11. We are told the new arrivals are the chil- dren of “the Great Devourer,” and anybody with a passing knowledge of Lovecraft lore will get a kick out of that term. Watching the villagers resist the cosmically terrifying visitors is a hoot, even when things get gory, as they are wont to do when the worst tour- ists in the world descend on a Greek beach.
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‘Didn’t Die’ Rent or buy it on most major platforms. If you thought that a zombie apocalypse would at least curtail the number of pod- casters, I have bad news: Some of them are very resilient. Or at least Vinita (Kiran Deol,
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best known as a comedian) is, crisscrossing the country in a Tesla — somehow those are still around as well — to record a show, with her brother Rish (Vishal Vijayakumar) as a sidekick. The pair make it back to their hometown to stay with their brother, Hari (Samrat Chakrabarti). But podcasting the state of zombie America quickly takes a back seat in Meera Menon’s movie, whose black and white cinematography and hu- mor sometimes bring to mind a (tamer) “Night of the Living Dead.” Vinita is terminally jaded and appears unaffected by the dire situation, until her ex, Vincent (George Basil), turns up with an abandoned little girl in tow. Meanwhile the “biters” seem to evolve and gain a measure of consciousness. That cannot be good. Menon, who has directed several episodes of the sci-fi series “For All Mankind,” dis- plays a certain craftsmanship, a quality too often missing from micro-indies, as she de- picts the blended family adjusting to its new reality. And frankly it’s refreshing to see a majority South Asian cast in an American sci-fi/horror movie.
‘Cold Storage’ Rent or buy it on most major platforms. Jonny Campbell’s neat movie helpfully re- minds us of two truisms. One is that you shouldn’t touch fungi that fell out of a space capsule. The other is that when officials confidently declare that a threat was “con- tained permanently,” they are either idiots or lying. Teacake (Joe Keery, from “Strang- er Things”) learns that the hard way when he and his colleague Naomi (Georgina Campbell) investigate an odd pinging sound at the underground storage facility where they work; that the place was built in a decommissioned military complex should have been a warning sign. The duo quickly discover they are not equipped to deal with the green horror lurking behind the walls, and they call in the cavalry, which arrives in the shape of Liam Neeson. Maybe it’s because of Keery’s presence, but the nimble, comically gross “Cold Stor- age” made me think of how “Stranger Things” could have evolved had it main- tained the Season 1 vibe instead of bloating up like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from “Ghostbusters.” The presence of the British grande dames Lesley Manville and Vanessa Redgrave only adds to the self- aware fun. This is B horror/sci-fi done well, and that’s not so easy to pull off.
‘This Is Not a Test’ Stream it on Shudder. Ah, 1998, when you could stop a zombie by crushing its skull with a bulky corded phone. Adam MacDonald’s movie, based on Courtney Summers’s Y.A. novel of the same title, takes place in a perpetually overcast world of pre-Y2K anomie. Sloane (Olivia Holt) is not doing great, with a violent father who pushed her sister away. She’s having dark thoughts, but when zombies suddenly appear in her neighbor- hood, her survival instinct kicks in. She and a small group of her classmates hole up in their high school, where they listen to the news on a small boombox and fend off the hungry hordes. Sloane gets close to Rhys (Froy Gutierrez, Holt’s castmate in the “Cruel Summer” series), and the kids must figure out how to deal with the sketchy Eng- lish teacher Mr. Baxter (a convincingly grizzled Luke Macfarlane) as well as find a way to reach a possibly safe zone. Teen angst feels like the worst thing in the world — until someone tries to eat you alive.
build is now questioned because of money.” He added, “As a nation, we have an obliga- tion to rebuild it, with the same materials.” Ann Priest, chair of the Glasgow School of Art’s board of governors, said that early dis- cussions with Scottish and British govern- ment officials before Wednesday’s an- nouncement “have been supportive and in- credibly positive.” Priest told The Herald, a Scottish news- paper, on Wednesday that any eventual re- build would not “be an exact historical re- turn” to the school’s previous form. “We can’t go back to that idea of what people are holding in their memories,” Priest said. Any revamped building would need to comply with contemporary fire safety standards and accessibility require- ments. “It needs to be slightly different to be as inspiring and as visionary as Mackintosh actually made it,” Priest said. “We must go forward and make it live for the future.”
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A view of Verona and Ponte Pietra from Castel San Pietro. Verona still possesses elements of its first-century B.C. Roman layout.
It’s no secret that Venice wrestles with tourism. Even with a ban on large cruise ships, a fee to enter the historic center and local protests, the crowded, centuries-old city still entices travelers. But the Veneto region, which hosted the 2026 Winter Olympics, is much more than Venice, its capital. Wedged between the Dolomites and the Adriatic
A view of Casier, a few miles south of Treviso, and the Sile River. The Molinetto della Croda, a 17th-century watermill, in the Prosecco Hills. Giotto Di Bondone’s artistic genius is on view in Padua’s Scrovegni Chapel.
E X C U R S I O N 1 Treviso to the Lagoon
In the 14th century, after the Treviso area joined a rapidly expanding Republic of Venice, its canal-powered watermills began supplying the growing Venetian population with flour and olive oil. Treviso’s inland position 20 miles to the north- west provided fresh water and a connection to the continent. The highway upon which these necessities flowed was the Sile River. My first itinerary took me along this ancient highway by bicycle and then boat from Treviso into the Venetian La- goon. I started the two-day trip with a Treviso Bike tour. The four-hour, 25-mile ride followed the serpentine Sile River to the village of Caposile on the north- ern shore of the lagoon — where Venice and more than 100 is- lands are clustered between the mainland and the Adriatic — and provided a peek into Vene- to’s less-frenetic side. On the morning of the tour, I walked through the 16th- century Porta Santi Quaranta, one of Treviso’s three gates, and crossed the city’s cobbled center — with palaces, loggias and churches from the 11th century on — to meet up with the group at Treviso Bike’s office. We then pedaled a path along the Sile through villages and the River Sile Regional Natural Park. Swans glided by as we rode where oxen once pulled flat- bottomed boats, loaded with goods. Hikers and cyclists fol- lowed boardwalks over a partly submerged cemetery of these abandoned wooden skiffs, river
grasses poking through their ribs. “We call this area around Treviso the Venetian Garden,” said Giovanni Dal Poz, Treviso Bike’s owner. “It’s where Vene- tian nobility escaped to the countryside.” The next day, I took a bus back into the “garden” to the village of Portegrandi, where the river becomes a delta of canals feeding into the lagoon, and boarded a boat for a three- island tour of the lagoon and Venice’s northern suburbs. As we entered open water, the snow-capped Alps came into view, a reminder of how close we were to recent Olympic venues like Cortina d’Ampezzo. Torcello, our tour’s first is- land, is among the lagoon’s most tranquil settlements. The site of the seventh-century Byzantine Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, it’s also where Hemingway wrote the novel “Across the River and Into the Trees” while staying at the Locanda Cipriani inn. In 1291, Venice moved its glass furnaces to Murano, our next port. That tradition contin- ues at factories lining the Rio dei Vetrai canal, and at the Murano Glass Museum. It’s hard to snap a bad photo on Burano, the final stop: Shots of the kaleidoscopic rowhouses seemed to take themselves. The island’s calling card, however, is lace making, dating to the 1500s. Visits to the Lace Museum and shops provided insight into the intricate “Punto di Burano” style.
E X C U R S I O N 2 Tiramisù and Prosecco
This two-day itinerary focused on food and wine, especially tiramisù and Prosecco. The dessert and the sparkling wine, both from Veneto, are on nearly every menu. By many accounts, tiramisù was invented at Le Beccherie, a Treviso bistro that is tucked into a lively courtyard. In 1955, Alba Campeol, who was then an owner, began eating a new dish as a pick-me-up (tira-mi-su) during her pregnancy. Added to the menu in 1972, the confection (made of egg yolks, sugar, mas- carpone, ladyfingers, coffee and cocoa), now recognized as a “traditional food product” by the Italian government, has become so popular that an adjoining cafe, Tiramisù Le Beccherie, recently opened to sate dolce- focused pilgrims. After visiting the birthplace, I walked across the Piazza dei Signori, in front of the 13th- century Town Hall, to Treviso Tiramisù for seconds. Opened in 2023 in a 15th-century palace with a restaurant, shop and cooking school, the enterprise is a shrine to the dessert that’s fluffy and dense, savory and bitter. “Tiramisù connects us to our roots,” said Elisa Menuzzo, the chief executive, as cooking- school participants toiled over their creations. By late afternoon, Trevisani were filling cafes and clinking aperitivi between mouthfuls of hors d’oeuvres called cicchetti. At the canal-side Osteria Muscoli’s, near the city’s fish
Sea in northeastern Italy, Veneto is rich with possible itineraries. For a week, I explored Veneto from the town of Treviso, 30 minutes from Venice. My forays around the region, teeming with UNESCO sites, included bike routes, boats, city tours and trains — and avoided the throngs. The excursions focused on Veneto’s cultural wealth, beyond Venice. ALEX CREVAR
market, celebrants toasted the evening and nibbled on crostini loaded with olive tapenade, Brie and caramelized onion. Under sausages hanging from the ceiling at Hostaria Dai Naneti, a 130-year-old wine bar and shop, I ordered a style of Prosecco called “col fondo” for inspiration and opened a map of Prosecco Hills, a swath of Veneto respon- sible for some of Italy’s most famous wine. The next day, I took a train 20 minutes north to Conegliano, one of the Prosecco Hills’ two main towns. There, I met Federico Della Puppa, who manages the UNESCO World Heritage site, which spreads across the hills to the other main town, Valdobbiadene. We drove the Prosecco Wine Road across the 35.5-square-mile “core zone,” which UNESCO included in 2019 because of the “conservation techniques that comprise the viticultural prac- tices using Glera grapes to produce the highest-quality Prosecco wine.” Outside a 1,000-year-old church, Pieve di San Pietro di Feletto, Mr. Della Puppa pointed across the hills, where villages perched above vineyards. Known as hogbacks, these hills are so steep they must be worked by hand. Beyond, the Piave River wound through the Alpine foothills, which provide a protective buffer for the more than 400 producers who create the dry, fruity Prosecco D.O.C.G., the highest-quality classification. Farther still, the Dolomites towered.
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For my final itinerary, I hopped on a train rolling west across Veneto. My first layover, Padua, has been a university town since 1222. Galileo and Copernicus spent time there. The youthful buzz is apparent as you cross arcaded piazzas crowded with food vendors. Spread across eight sites, Padua’s 14th-century fresco cycles make Padua the original Urbs Picta, or “painted city.” In the Scrovegni Chapel, the artist Giotto Di Bondone’s gold stars fleck a lapis ceiling over walls depicting the spiritual and secu- lar, heavenly and hellish. I then walked to the botanical garden, founded in 1545, with 6,000 international plants, a museum, open spaces and greenhouses. Vicenza, my next stop, owes its UNESCO listing to the 16th- century architect Andrea Palladio, who designed 23 of the city’s most vaunted buildings, including Teatro Olimpico, the world’s oldest indoor theater, and dozens of villas around town and the region. His mas- terpiece, surrounded by groves and flower beds just outside Vicenza’s center, is the domed Villa La Rotonda. Palladio’s meticulous symmetry and tem- ple porticos have been imitated countless times, notably for Jefferson’s Monticello and the White House.
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Tucked into a bend along the Adige River, Verona, like Vicen- za, has a citywide UNESCO designation. The town retains elements of its first-century B.C. Roman layout — interspersed with medieval and Renaissance architecture — including a 2,100-year-old bridge, two gates and even a mosaic in a Benetton store on the main shopping street, Via Mazzini. All roads, however, lead to Arena di Verona. Built in A.D. 30, this wonderfully preserved Roman amphitheater held the Winter Olympics’ closing cere- mony and hosts a summer-long opera festival. On Lake Garda’s southeast- ern shore, at Veneto’s western edge, Peschiera del Garda was my train’s terminus. The canal- bordered town was UNESCO- inscribed for its centuries-old fortified walls. The day was clear and crisp as I pedaled a bike along the lake and under the fortification’s bastions. “It’s a pity you aren’t here longer,” Nicola Verdolin, owner of the Garda Bike Hotel, told me. To the east, the Veneto hills and the Alps spread before us. “But you’re getting a taste now. You’ll be back.”
The saxophonist Jacob Scesney warming up at the Baked Potato, one of the oldest jazz clubs in Los Angeles. Amber Weekes, left, and Edwin Livingston during a performance at Catalina Jazz Club.
The Los Angeles jazz festival circuit is in full swing. Along with familiar gatherings like the Hollywood Bowl’s Blue Note Jazz Festival in June and Angel City Jazz, which is rebranding itself as Jazz Refractions, in October, there’s a newcomer in town: the L.A. Jazz Festival. The 17-day festival is Los Angeles’s first attempt at a citywide musical takeover à la New Orleans and will bring together a multifaceted roster of performers as diverse as Pete Escovedo, Ezra Collective and Janelle Monáe. Kicking off on Aug. 7 in Leimert Park, the festival will treat audiences to a packed calendar of free concerts in city parks, a Caribbean street fair, pop-up shows in neighborhood bars and cafes, and a headliner event on Dockweiler Beach. Here are five classic and new jazz clubs worth the trip. ALEX SCHECHTER
The Baked Potato, which opened in 1970 as a hangout for session players. Right, the Clayton Cameron Collective. Louie Vega, left, performing at Blue Note, where A-list cameos are routine. Right, the bar area.
The Baked Potato ranks as Los Angeles’s most idiosyncratic — and longest-running — jazz club. This unassuming dive across from Universal Studios has remained virtually unchanged since 1970, when it opened as a late-night hangout for session players looking to kick back after a long day in the studio. “We’ve made so much more history than we ever thought,” said Justin Randi, the club’s owner. That’s putting it mildly: Over the years, musi- cians like Prince and Stevie Wonder have made the pilgrimage to see a show here. In 1973, when Joni Mitchell was looking for accompanists to play on her album “Court and Spark,” she walked in during a set by the L.A.
Brandon Coleman, left, and Ben Williams at World Stage in Leimert Park. Right, African drums at the club. The saxophonist Nicole McCabe with the bassist Luca Alemanno at Sam First. Right, a view outside the club.
Perhaps more than any other live music venue in Los Angeles, the World Stage is devoted to em- powering the local community while providing a home base for progressive jazz. The space, which seats 100, is part of a commercial block in down- town Leimert Park, a rich center of Black culture, and it attracts audiences hungry for perform- ances on the more experimental end of the jazz spectrum. “People come in, and it’s not about cocktails or conversation,” said Dwight Trible, the club’s exec- utive director, who also performs as a vocalist and has been involved with the World Stage since its founding in 1989. “The way we have things set up,
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Express fusion ensemble and hired it on the spot. That spontaneous, mix-and-mingle feel holds true today. At least half of the bands on the monthly calendar are the result of impromptu encounters on the club’s back patio. The camaraderie extends to the shows as well: Crowded around the compact stage, audiences enjoy an unusual level of intimacy with perform- ers, who have recently included Ronnie Foster and the saxophonist Devin Daniels. “You’re right there with the band,” Mr. Randi said. “At the break, they don’t run to the dressing room. They stay out here and talk to you.”
when the lights go down and music starts, people respect it. Music is No. 1.” The weekly schedule includes jam sessions, poetry readings (there’s even a World Stage literary press) and workshops, but the Friday and Saturday night slots typically go to jazz instru- mentalists. Twice a year, the space hosts the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, an all-Black ensemble founded in 1961 by the pianist Horace Tapscott, a central figure in West Coast jazz. A patio out front serves as an informal gather- ing spot before and after shows. Admission is a reasonable $20.
On a typical night at Catalina Jazz Club, crowds start lining up around 6:30 p.m. When doors open a half-hour later, Manny Santiago, the restau- rant’s genial manager, is at the host stand, shak- ing hands and guiding regulars to their preferred tables. “It’s a meet-and-greet place,” said Mr. Santiago, who started working at the club in 1987. “We have customers that have been coming here for 35 years.” That relaxed, living-room feel makes the restaurant a popular choice for families and large
Last August, Blue Note Los Angeles opened on Sunset Boulevard, right between Cinerama Dome and the former Amoeba Music record store, two behemoths of Hollywood’s prestreaming era. Judging from the reception so far — shows regu- larly sell out — the club is proof that not all enter- tainment can be replaced with a hand-held device. This Blue Note shares similarities with its New York sibling — two sets a night and a $20 food- and-beverage minimum per guest. The room is grand, with a generous stage accented in lush blue velvet. A-list cameos have become a routine occurrence both on and offstage. Tyler, the Creator popped in at a recent Keyon Harrold show, and in December, the Free Nationals
Sam First delighted jazz purists when it opened in 2017 with its commitment to talent like Gerald Clayton and Billy Childs. The location can take some getting used to — it sits on a busy corridor near the international airport — but the choice to open on the west side was intentional, said David Robaire, the bar’s artistic director. “Most of the clubs that existed at that time were either really far east or in central L.A.,” he said, noting the closure in 2009 of the Jazz Bakery in Culver City. “There was this gap that needed to be filled.” In contrast with the club’s hectic surroundings, the interior is snug and inviting. And then there’s
groups, who have room to spread out (children are welcome). And while the lineup skews eclectic — Broadway, Motown and Armenian lounge standards all have a place here — jazz is in the restaurant’s DNA. Catalina leans into nostalgia, conjuring a mid-1980s banquet hall atmosphere. Over the years, Catalina has hosted the likes of Buddy Collette, Dizzy Gillespie and Ron Carter; Chick Corea had a standing annual date up until his death in 2021. (Tickets range from $35 to $65.)
brought out Thundercat and Questlove. “Almost nightly, we have these remarkable moments,” said Alex Kurland, the director of programming and booking for both the New York and Los Angeles clubs. Beyond the thrill of celebrity sightings, Blue Note remains a reliable stop for those who want to celebrate jazz in an immersive, high-octane setting. During a recent show honoring Miles Davis’s 100th birthday, the trumpeter Theo Croker took the room on a whirlwind tour through beloved tunes like “Blue in Green” and “Autumn Leaves.”
the physical sound — acoustics are optimized by the irregular walls and foam-padded ceilings, which absorb low-frequency sounds. The lack of a proper stage (bands set up next to the bar) only enhances the interactive feel. Since 2021, the bar has operated a boutique record label, also named Sam First, that issues in-house recordings by artists like Larry Goldings and Joe La Barbera, who was once a drummer in Bill Evans’s trio. The label is selective about who it signs and typically schedules only two record- ings per year. (The next session is set for Aug. 7 and 8, with the saxophonist Nicole McCabe.)
At first glance, Bruges might seem as if it hasn’t changed much in recent years, to say nothing of the past six or seven centuries. A major trading port in the Middle Ages and a key setting for the Burgundian Renaissance, the city still merits its Venice of the North nickname, with postcard-perfect examples of Flemish Gothic architecture and shimmering canals around every corner. But under the surface, new influences — cutting-edge museums and international culinary and design trends — are quietly transforming this city. Prepare to be surprised by unexpected details, both in the hyperrealistic art of the Flemish Primitives and in modern Bruges. EVAN RAIL
3:30 P.M. | STEP INTO THE PAST
Even before it opened in May, the catchall arts venue Brusk was already making an impact — albeit on the skyline: In a new glass-and-steel building in the city’s grow- ing museum quarter, about a 10-minute walk south of Markt, the main square, the space has two cavernous halls that dwarf the centuries-old brick buildings nearby. The opening exhibition, “Bigger Picture,” runs through Sept. 6, highlighting medieval-era connections between Bruges and other regions, including Scandinavia and the Near East (20 euros, or about $22.75). Spend an hour admiring the fasci- nating collection of coins, armor, pottery and other artifacts — but save time for “Latent City,” a rotating set of large-scale electronic works by Refik Anadol, a Turkish American pioneer of digital art, that makes great use of the building’s 44-foot ceilings.
5 P.M. | HIT THE (CHOCOLATE) BAR
Belgian chocolate warrants eating dessert before dinner. You’ll have no trouble finding pralines and other traditional chocolates, especially on Mariastraat, a popular street in Bruges’s touristic center that is home to confectioners like the Old Chocolate House, Chocolatier Dumon, Chocolatier Depla and the Chocolate Brothers. Among connois- seurs, the top choice remains the Chocolate Line, a bean-to-bar producer run by Dominique and Fabienne Persoone. Last year, their son, Julius — winner of an award for best chocolatier in Belgium — opened a drinks-and-dessert counter, the Julius Chocolate Bar, inside the family shop, sell- ing beverages like the Azteca, a complex, richly aromatic spiced hot chocolate sourced from the Persoones’ cacao planta- tion in Mexico (€7.50), as well as innovative desserts like the Dirty Butter Cookie, made with brown butter and vanilla miso (€7.50).
7 P.M. | WINE AND DINE
Belgium is famous for its first-rate beer, frites and seafood — but Cult, one of the city’s newest dining hot spots, bucks the trend. The two-year-old restaurant focuses on well-aged steaks and fine wines in a stylish space overlooking ’t Zand square and the Concertgebouw symphony hall. Start with a delicate Wagyu carpaccio (€24) or a plate of crunchy tomato-topped bruschetta (€12). Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22). You can choose a bot- tle from the doorstopper wine list — but ask the sommeliers about their favorite rare finds, and they’ll be happy to ferry over a few choice bottles from Blend, a nearby wine bar from the same owners.
9:30 P.M. | HANG WITH LOCALS
Bruges is filled with charming beer bars and “brown cafes,” so named for their pri- mary color scheme. But nothing quite matches the neighborly vibe at Paula Mostaert, a jazzy hangout where you’ll find four local beers on tap, including the sought-after St. Bernardus Tripel, a strong
Top, the Dijver canal in Bruges. Above from left: “Latent City,” an exhibition by the Turkish American digital artist Refik Anadol at the arts venue Brusk in Bruges; a burger at Mosh, a new cafe; and Greet Verbeke, an antiques shop. Bruges is known for its architecture and canals.
and sweet golden ale produced at a brewery about an hour west of the city (€5.50). Among bottles, the menu highlights the long-aged, tartly complex Oud Bruin from the ’t Verzet brewery (€6.50) as an ideal match for the half-dozen hot dogs on offer, like the True Blue, topped with blue Stilton cheese, figs and thyme (€12.50).
10 A.M. | WALK TO THE LAKE OF LOVE
Start out with a cappuccino (€4.40) and a slice of the cake of the day (€4.20) at Avi ’38, an artisanal coffee shop with disco balls in the bathroom. Then get your bearings with a walk down Geldmuntstraat, a busy street lined with boutiques and shops, and its con- tinuation, Noordzandstraat, until you come to ’t Zand square, where on Saturday morn- ings you’ll find the city’s main open-air flower and food market. Walk south past the Concertgebouw until you come to the cozy brick houses and calming atmosphere of the Begijnhof, a convent and home for wom- en founded in 1245 and still in operation. From here, you can either follow the canals and narrow lanes northeast until you get to Markt, or relax on the shaded green in nearby Minnewaterpark, by the Lake of Love.
11:30 A.M. | LEARN TUBER TRIVIA
Go deep on the origin of Belgian frites, or fries, as well as the global cultural history of the potato, at the remarkably detailed Friet- museum (€12). In the Saaihalle — built in 1399 to house Genoese trade representa- tives — the museum illuminates lesser- known facts about the vegetable, from its Andean origins to the apocryphal role of the English statesman Sir Walter Raleigh in ex-
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porting the crop to Virginia and Ireland around the end of the 16th century. Once you’ve completed a lap, head to the base- ment fry shop for classic frites (€3.50, or €3 with museum entry) and a surprisingly re- freshing Patatje ale (€3.50) — made with potatoes — by the local brewery Fort Lapin.
2 P.M. | NOSH ON MOSH
Bruges’s burger scene reached its apex last year with the arrival of Mosh, a corner cafe where dishes highlight local ingredients — like the ultra-gooey Raclette Attack burger (€19.50), made with cheese from Van Tricht, a well-known Belgian affineur. Co-founded by Tom Degroote, a host of the Dutch- language cooking show “Open Vuur,” Mosh has a modern, youthful vibe, where friends linger over second helpings of what just might be the best frites in town (€5). The O.G. (€15), a double smashburger with Cheddar, pairs nicely with the lightly bitter house beer, brewed by Dok Brewing Co. in Ghent (€5), while groups might splurge on a large bottle of Burning Plumz, a barrel-aged mix of ales and wine grapes, from the local producer Dust Blending.
3 P.M. | SHOP RETRO THREADS
There are plenty of high-end clothing bou- tiques on the main drags, but cool, well- curated vintage shops are less common. Among the best is the local outpost of Think Twice, a Belgium-based chain that sells se- lect secondhand clothes and accessories. Peruse leather clutch purses and handbags (from €7), try on soccer jerseys from the 1980s and 1990s (from €12) and sift through the colorful silk scarves (from €7) until you find one that matches your outfit.
5 P.M. | COLLECT ANTIQUES
For singular souvenirs and gifts, stop by Greet Verbeke’s namesake antiques shop, where the proprietor herself will readily give you a tour of her favorite pieces. Ask about the framed prints of cultural figures, like the stylized portrait of the fin de siècle French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (€1,400), and Ms. Verbeke will tell you all about the maker, the British artist Kate Boxer. The shelves are filled to overflowing with cool curios, but don’t miss the crystal perfume bottles, which range from entry- level finds like the 1940s F. Millot Crêpe de Chine (€250) to prizes like a 1930s Molinard Calendal flask, designed by the master glassmaker René Lalique (€1,700).
Start with a golden ale from the Flemish brewery Duvel, founded in 1871 (€5.85), and a crispy, tempura-battered fried scampi (€13) before moving on to one of the hearty mains, which might include young turbot with capers and tarragon (€45), roasted eel with tartar sauce (€37) and bowls of steam- ing North Sea mussels, served in a rich, shallot-scented broth with a generous help- ing of frites (€31.50).
9 P.M. | TRY CREATIVE COCKTAILS
Join the audiophiles for a nightcap at Shibuya, a Japanese-style cocktail bar, which serves excellent small plates along- side unexpected drinks like the Sakura Sen- sation, a tart-sweet mix of sake, pisco, cherry blossoms and raspberries (€14). Then head west, turning a few more corners until you hear the disco soundtrack thump- ing at Bar Ran. From the same owners as Shibuya, the trendy boîte is famous for its King Kong Milk Punch, made of Jamaican rum, passion fruit, almonds, coffee and lime (€15). End at the cocktail bar Groot Vlaenderen, a dark, luxurious lounge where the the bartenders’ friendliness belies how seriously they take their craft. You can’t go wrong with the weekly specials, nor with a contemporary classic like a St.-Germain spritz (a.k.a. Hugo spritz), the elderflower- flavored drink of the summer (€13).
10 A.M. | SIP, SHOOT AND SHOP
Grab a flat white (€5.25) and a cinnamon roll (€5.50) from Dees, a charming cafe from a beloved local coffee roaster, for your morning walk along the Groenerei canal. Sip quickly, as you’ll need your hands free to take pictures of the Gothic and medieval houses mirrored in the still water. Pause at the Vismarkt, an old outdoor fish market, where artisans like the potter Beatrice Vincke — who makes stoneware espresso cups (€18), coffee mugs (€20) and deco- rated bowls (€30) — sell their wares. You’ll come to the colorful flea market under the linden trees at De Dijver Park, where ven- dors peddle antique trinkets.
11:30 A.M. | COMMUNE WITH ART
Stroll through more than 600 years of great art at the Groeninge Museum, home to richly detailed paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and other members of an influential Renaissance group known as the Flemish Primitives (€15). Organized chronologi- cally, the collection features works from the neo-Classical, Expressionist and Surrealist movements, including René Magritte’s stunning 1932 painting “The Assault.” The museum is set to close for renovations in early 2027. Luckily, in the interim, many of its pieces will go on display at Brusk.
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KEY STOPS
In a landmark building in the city’s expanding museum quarter, Brusk is a new exhibi- tion hall with large, light-filled spaces and a broad-minded approach to its art.
Markt (Market Square), the city’s main commons, is lined with impressive Gothic and neo-Gothic buildings like the Provinciaal Hof (Provincial Palace).
Join the locals at the produce and flower market that takes place Saturday mornings on the sprawling ’t Zand square.
WHERE TO EAT
Spiced hot chocolate and creative desserts are available only on weekends at the new Julius Chocolate Bar.
Enjoy a glass of wine and a well-aged steak at Cult, a restaurant and wine bar over- looking ’t Zand square.
You can’t beat the vibe at Paula Mostaert, a beer cafe, hot dog restaurant and late- night party spot.
Mosh, a new cafe just north of Markt, cooks up inventive smashburgers and some of the city’s tastiest frites.
Dine on mussels, lobster, turbot and other fresh seafood at Breydel De Coninc, a cozy restaurant just off Markt.
Shibuya serves creative cocktails and excellent small plates in a minimalist Japanese-style vinyl bar.
Disco and funk playlists com- bine with modern mixology at Bar Ran.
The dark and romantic Groot Vlaenderen cocktail lounge offers classic mixed drinks as well as house recipes and seasonal specials.
The beloved local coffee roastery Dees has its own inviting cafe not far from the Groenerei canal.
WHERE TO STAY
The Notary, a stylish boutique hotel with eight luxurious suites, opened in 2023 on a quiet lane a few minutes from the main square. Rooms start at around 380 euros, or about $430.
Across the street from the picturesque Groenerei canal, the Hotel De Tuilerieën has 41 rooms and suites — and an elegant bar that serves as a popular meeting point for guests and nonguests alike. Rooms start at around €200.
The budget hotel D28 offers clean, modern rooms in a charismatic old building close to ’t Zand square. Doubles start at around €75.
WHAT TO MAKE NEXT WEEK MARGAUX LASKEY
Five Dishes
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here in the New York area, it has been hot as blazes. We’ve had a couple of heat waves this sum- mer, and as I type this, my hair is being blown back by the hard-working air-conditioning window unit two feet from my sweaty, perimenopausal face. I know a lot of people favor no-cook assembly-type meals and salads in this kind of weather, but my fam- ily and I prefer a warm meal inside regardless of the temperature outside, so I often find myself throwing things into a slow cooker in the summer months. If you’ve cooked a crockpot recipe from New York Times Cooking, it’s probably been a dish from Sarah DiGregorio. She has developed a lot of wonderful recipes for us. Her Tajín chicken with peppers starts with boneless chicken thighs and canned pinto beans, and is generously spiked with Tajín, the chile-lime salt that’s often sprinkled on fresh watermelon or mango. It’s one of those magic “set it and forget it” recipes that basically makes itself. So try out that recipe, as well as four others that have absolutely nothing to do with slow cookers, and stay cool, friends. For more, visit nytcooking.com.
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CHRISTOPHER TESTANI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES. FOOD STYLIST: SIMON ANDREWS.
Kay Chun’s chicken lo mein was a big hit in my house last week. I fol- lowed the recipe to a T, but there’s no reason you couldn’t play fast and loose with the veggies and protein. This dish is also stupendous eaten cold from the fridge at midnight. Just saying
BY KAY CHUN TIME: ABOUT 1 HOUR YIELD: 4 SERVINGS
12 ounces fresh (refrigerated) or frozen lo mein noodles 2 tablespoons canola oil or vegetable oil, plus extra for drizzling noodles 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 1 tablespoon turbinado or granulated sugar ¾ pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, thinly sliced (about ¼ inch thick) into bite-size pieces Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced ginger ½ small head napa cabbage, cored and shredded (about 3½ cups) 1 small carrot, cut into matchsticks 1 cup thinly sliced snow peas 1½ cups mung bean sprouts ½ cup thinly sliced scallions, plus more for garnish
In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles according to package instructions until al dente. Transfer to a colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking. Drain well. If noodles are sticky, drizzle them with a little neutral oil and toss to prevent sticking.
While the water comes to a boil, prepare the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk to combine the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, wine, sesame oil and sugar.
In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the canola oil over medium-high. Add chicken, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is just cooked through, 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of the garlic and 1 teaspoon of the ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Transfer to a plate.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil to the skillet, plus the cabbage, carrots and snow peas; lightly season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and ginger and stir until fragrant, 30 seconds.
Add chicken, bean sprouts, cooked noodles and sauce, and cook, tossing with tongs, until mixture is well combined and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 2 minutes. Add scallions and toss to combine.
Serve warm and top with more scallions.
We were a grilled burger family until I made Farideh Sadeghin’s smash burgers one night when my partner, the unofficial grill master, was out of town. Now this is our go-to recipe. We love the crispy, crunchy edges and the juicy insides.
BY FARIDEH SADEGHIN TIME: 45 MINUTES YIELD: 4 SERVINGS
1½ pounds ground beef ¾ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup ketchup 2 tablespoons sweet relish 1 tablespoon yellow mustard ½ teaspoon white vinegar 4 hamburger buns 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, plus more as needed Salt and pepper 8 slices Cheddar cheese Pickle slices, shredded iceberg lettuce and thinly sliced red onion, for serving
I like to keep a one-pound bag of frozen shrimp in my freezer because it’s affordable, it’s versatile and it’s an excellent source of protein. This recipe from Sam Sifton, which he adapted from Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, in Sanibel Island, Fla., makes excellent use of it. It’s a spicy and bright shrimp scampi, tossed in garlic butter, Indonesian sambal, jal- apeño, lime and cilantro.
RECIPE FROM GREG NELSON ADAPTED BY SAM SIFTON TIME: 20 MINUTES YIELD: 4 SERVINGS
4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 large clove garlic, minced Juice of two large limes 1 tablespoon Indonesian sambal (preferably sambal oelek, by Huy Fong, though Sriracha will work as well) Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 pound large, fresh, shell-on shrimp 1 teaspoon jalapeño, seeded and chopped (optional) 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
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Cut eight (5-inch) square pieces of parchment paper and set aside.
Divide the ground beef into 8 equal balls. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use (preferably for at least 30 minutes and up to overnight).
In a medium bowl, mix together ½ cup mayonnaise with the ketchup, relish, mustard and vinegar. Refrigerate sauce until ready to use.
Heat a large cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high. Spread about 1½ teaspoons mayonnaise onto the insides of each of the buns and toast the insides of the buns until golden, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in the skillet. Add 2 of the balls of meat and place a square of parchment over each ball. Using a burger press or large metal spatula, smash the burgers directly onto the skillet until about ¼ inch thick. Remove and discard the pieces of parchment and season the burgers with salt and pepper.
Cook the burgers, without pressing or fussing with them, until a nice crust has formed, about 2 minutes, then flip and season with more salt and pepper. Add a slice of cheese to the top of each burger and cook until the cheese has melted, about 2 minutes more. Stack the burgers one on top of the other and place inside a bun. Add the reserved sauce to the inside of the bun and top the burger with pickles, lettuce and red onion. Top with the top of the bun. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to form 4 burgers.
In a small saucepan set over low heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add the garlic and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter to saucepan. When it melts, stir in the lime juice, chili sauce, salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and allow the sauce to rest.
Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes or until they are just firm and pink. Do not overcook. Drain into a colander and shake over the sink to remove excess moisture.
In a large bowl, toss the shrimp and chili sauce. Add jalapeño, if desired, sprinkle with cilantro and toss again.
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Melissa Clark argues that the humble cabbage makes a better center- piece for Caesar salad than the typical romaine, and I wholeheartedly agree. The cabbage doesn’t wilt in the creamy dressing, and it lends a touch of sweetness, which plays nicely with the salty Parmesan and briny anchovies.
BY MELISSA CLARK TIME: 30 MINUTES YIELD: 6 TO 8 SERVINGS
1 small baguette or chunk of sourdough bread (about 8 ounces), preferably day-old, torn or cut into bite-size pieces (about 4 cups) ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided ½ cup grated Parmesan, divided, more for garnish Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, more to taste 4 anchovy fillets (or 1 teaspoon drained capers) 1 fat garlic clove, finely grated or minced 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce ¼ cup mayonnaise 8 cups shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix (24 ounces)
BRYAN GARDNER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES. FOOD STYLIST: BARRETT WASHBURNE.
Tuck piles of Sarah DiGregorio’s spicy chicken tangle into tortillas, or serve it over rice or tortilla chips. It also makes an excellent filling for enchiladas.
BY SARAH DIGREGORIO TIME: 4 HOURS YIELD: 4 SERVINGS
1½ to 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs 2 (15-ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed 3 (4-ounce) cans hot or mild chopped green chiles (not drained) 1 bell pepper, sliced into ¼-inch-wide strips 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons Tajín seasoning, plus more for serving 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon ground cumin Kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal) Crumbled queso fresco, for serving Rice, tortillas or tortilla chips, for serving
Make the croutons: Heat oven to 400 degrees. On a rimmed sheet pan, toss bread pieces with 3 tablespoons olive oil and 3 tablespoons cheese to coat evenly. Spread in an even layer, sprinkle lightly with salt and bake until crunchy and evenly browned, 10 to 15 minutes, tossing halfway through. Taste a crouton and add more salt if needed. Use a spatula to scrape up any crunchy cheese stuck to the pan and stir into the warm croutons. Let croutons cool on the baking pan.
Meanwhile, make the dressing: In a blender or using an immersion blender, combine the lemon juice, anchovies, garlic, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and a pinch each salt and pepper, and pulse a few times to break up the anchovies.
Add the mayonnaise and the remaining 5 tablespoons olive oil, and blend until smooth. Taste and add more lemon juice, salt and pepper as needed.
In a large bowl, combine the cabbage, croutons, remaining 5 tablespoons cheese and enough of the dressing to coat the cabbage. Toss well, adding more dressing as needed. Top with more cheese and pepper, and serve.
Combine the chicken, beans, green chiles, bell pepper, garlic, Tajín, oil, onion powder and cumin in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Season with 1½ teaspoons salt. Cook on low until the chicken is tender and the pepper is soft, 4 hours.
Break the chicken into large chunks using two forks. Serve topped with queso fresco and more Tajin to taste.
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