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When a thorny problem comes up, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls on friends and experts to quickly size up the issue and draft recommendations. Since he took the oath of office in January 2019, DeWine has appointed two dozen working groups to wrestle with issues such as school bus safety and nursing home safety. Task forces are as much as DeWine's brand as homemade pie, baseball and grandkids. "It's a way to focus on particular problems and come up with practical solutions that will work," DeWine said. He added "I think with every task force we've been able to do something that was positive." Gov. Mike DeWine announces recommendations made by the Ohio missing persons working group during a press conference at the Ohio Department of Public Safety on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.The latest groups are working on property tax reforms and how to restrict SNAP recipients from using the program to buy sugary drinks. Not surprisingly, a chunk of the 24 working groups has focused on issues near and dear to DeWine: children, health and safety, and criminal justice. Some of DeWine's appointed groups are spurred by investigative journalism such as a Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Akron Beacon Journal and Canton Repository investigation into conditions in Ohio’s youth prisons, and Dispatch projects on failures in how missing persons are handled, and problems with outstanding warrants. Here’s a list of working groups launched by DeWine: 2025: Public safety in state parks; property tax reform; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; missing persons. 2024: Diversion from state mental health hospitals; children's vision screening and eyeglasses. 2023: Juvenile detention and youth prisons; school bus safety; nursing home quality and accountability. 2022: Volunteer fire service. 2021: Racial disparities in infant mortality. 2020: COVID-19; traffic safety. 2019: Home Visitation for newborns; Mental health and drug abuse; minority health; criminal warrants; Medical Board's handling of Dr. Richard Strauss case; school safety; oversight of people released from prison; foster care system; Ohio State Fairgrounds upgrades; preventing lead poisoning; transportation infrastructure. "Yeah, I like it. I think it works. We're going to continue to do them," DeWine said. Some of the task forces resulted in change. Ohio plans to close its larger youth prisons and replace them with smaller, closer-to-home facilities. The State Medical Board reopened 91 cases of sexual assault allegations against licensed medical professionals. And one of DeWine's earliest task forces, established when he was attorney general, made recommendations on how to clear an enormous backlog of untested rape kits held in evidence rooms by local police departments. As governor, John Kasich didn't use working groups very often, but Bob Taft did. Calling in outside advisors can broaden input and support for recommendations, said Jon Allison, who served as Taft's chief of staff. "My observation has been that Bob Taft and Mike DeWine kind of come out of the same era of governing," said Allison. "He loved a good blue ribbon task force. And as snarky as I could be about them, I'd say they absolutely have a legitimate place." State government reporter Laura Bischoff can be reached at [email protected] and @lbischoff on X. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appoints a lot of task forces View the full article

A 36-year-old mother of four from Sacramento County and her 8-month-daughter who vanished weeks ago after a doctor’s visit in Fresno were discovered dead Sunday in an SUV “pinned” beneath a bridge, underwater, according to law enforcement and multiple media reports. Whisper Owen and her daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen on July 15, officials with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. The pair left Elk Grove, where Owen and her partner live with their three other children, at around 4 a.m. that day to make the approximately 160-mile drive to Fresno. Owen’s The 36-year-old stopped at her mother’s house before the appointment to change Sandra’s diaper and then checked in with the doctor’s office at 8:30 a.m. After the 8-month-old’s doctor visit, Owen and her daughter visited her brother’s Fresno home until about 2:45 p.m. that afternoon before once again stopping at her mother’s and, eventually, leaving Fresno around 5 p.m. At around 8 p.m., a license plate reader in Atwater, approximately 65 miles from Fresno, spotted Owen’s silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, where Torres believes she likely stopped to use the restroom and, maybe, get baby formula for Sandra. Surveillance footage from a nearby smoke shop in Atwater showed Owen changing Sandra’s diaper in the parking lot about a half hour before, authorities said. No one had seen or heard from the pair since. Owen’s mother previously told The L.A. Times that it was not uncommon for her to stay in Fresno for days at a time, so when she didn’t hear from her daughter’s partner that she never made it home, it didn’t occur to her to be worried. It wasn’t until three days later that Owen’s partner, who has not been identified, called Torres to ask about Owen. “So then everything started to get scary at that point,” Torres had said. Whisper Owen, 36, and Sandra McCarty, 8 months old, were last seen on July 15, 2025. (FCSO)Fresno County Missing Persons Bulletin for Whisper Owen and her daughter Sandra McCarty. (FCSO)Owen’s 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer was located Sunday by volunteer divers, Adventures With Purpose, an organization that helps search for missing persons, said in a post to Facebook. “With the help of Juan Heredia from Angeles Recovery, we were able to confirm Whisper is inside the vehicle,” the organization wrote. “She was doing everything she could as a mother to try to save her daughter Sandra.” Father of toddler missing in California has felony child cruelty conviction The volunteer organization, according to KTLA’s Fresno sister station, used sonar to pinpoint the location of Owen’s vehicle beneath the bridge in an underwater canal near Highway 120 and Victory Avenue in San Joaquin County approximately 40 miles from where they were last seen in Atwater. The vehicle has since been removed from the water by San Joaquin County emergency Services and, according to The Times, officials with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed that the bodies of Owens and her daughter were inside. Previously, sheriff’s investigators said they had not found any evidence to suggest foul play was involved in the mother and baby’s disappearance. California Highway Patrol is now handling the investigation into how the SUV ended up submerged underwater. Devastated family members have organized a GoFundMe to help lay the 36-year-old mother and her 8-month-old daughter to rest. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTLA. View the full article

A pair of New Jersey cities were listed as booming locations for those who are retired, a recent survey found. Hackensack and Clifton were both on GoBankingRates’ list of the “50 fastest-growing boomtowns” in the country. Clifton ranked 25 and Hackensack came in at 32. GoBankingRates, a financial planning and advice website, conducted its study using U.S. Census Bureau data. Specifically, the site analyzed cities where the older population was above the national average of 16.84% and had at least 7,500 people who were 65 years old or above. Clifton saw its older population increase by 26.65% in the past five years, the survey said. Hackensack’s five-year percentage increase was 24.12%. As of 2023, the population of people who are 65 or older in Clifton was 18.33%. In Hackensack, those 65 or older made up 17.09% of the population. Both cities also saw an increase in their older populations from the previous year. Clifton’s increase was 4.30%, and Hackensack’s was 3.96% Other Northeast cities to make the list are Mount Vernon, New York, at No. 29, Niagara Falls, New York, at 40 and Quincy, Massachusetts, at 4. In other lists, Pompton Lakes was ranked as New Jersey's best place to retire by Insider Monkey in 2024, Vineland made Travel + Leisure's list of best places to retire, and Trenton was considered one of the best cities in which to retire reported U.S. News & World Report. Top 10 fastest-growing boomtownsHere are the 10 “fastest-growing boomtowns,” according to GoBankingRates. Leesburg, Florida. Goodyear, Arizona. Edgewater, Florida. Peoria, Arizona. Tavares, Florida. Lacey, Washington. Fort Pierce, Florida. Clermont, Florida. Galveston, Texas. Vestavia Hills, Alabama. This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Two NJ cities make boomtowns lists for retirees, survey says View the full article

Despite being the second-smallest state in the United States, Delaware ranks sixth in terms of population density. So by default, a lot of areas within the state are crowded, especially on the roads. But have you ever wondered which roads have the worst traffic? More: These are Delaware's busiest roads. And yes, they're probably what you expected Thanks to data from Delaware Department of Transportation, we have statistics on the state's busiest roads in 2024. What are the busiest roads in New Castle County?To nobody's surprise, the most crowded place to drive in the state is on I-95, which is one of the busiest routes in America. An aerial view of the construction project at the Route 896 and I-95 interchange in 2023.The stretch from the I-295 ramp onto I-95 by Airport Road to just north of Churchman's Road and Christiana Mall takes the crown for the most packed road in the state. An average of 218,571 vehicles travel there each day. That's up from 207,905 average daily vehicles in 2023. More: Why are white numbers painted on I-95 lanes in Delaware? We have the answer Other crowded roads in New Castle County include a section of Route 13 that runs from the intersection of Wrangle Hill Road on Route 72 to Kirkwood St. George's Road. That route gets 106,680 average daily vehicles. And I-295, which carries traffic over the Delaware Memorial Bridge to and from New Jersey, is also packed with an average of 98,665 daily vehicles. What about Kent and Sussex Counties?The roads in southern Delaware aren't as packed as they are in New Castle County, with no road exceeding 60,000 average daily vehicles, but there are still some busy areas along Route 1. In Kent County, Route 1 near Smyrna is the most crowded road, averaging 55,808 daily vehicles. Bay Road past Dover is also a popular area with 48,729 average daily vehicles. The Rehoboth Beach boardwalk Aug. 5, 2025.Also on Route 1 north of Rehoboth Beach is the busiest road, with 54,683 average daily vehicles. The busiest location outside of the Rehoboth area is Route 13 out of Millsboro, which has 33,052 average daily vehicles. For all road data from the Delaware Department of Transportation, visit tinyurl.com/DELDOTtraffic. Yanyan Li is a news intern at Delaware Online/The News Journal. Please reach out to her at [email protected] or @yyanyanli1 on X with any tips or story ideas. This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: What are the busiest roads in Delaware? View the full article

MUMBAI (Reuters) -Incessant heavy rain lashed India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, disrupting flights, flooding roads and prompting shutdowns of schools. Some parts of Mumbai recorded more than 140 mm (5 inches) of rain from Monday morning, the weather department said, causing traffic snarls as cars stalled on inundated roads. Three people were injured when the staircase of a two-storeyed building collapsed in a southern district of the city late on Sunday night. The weather department warned of heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday, issuing a red alert for Mumbai and surrounding areas, and authorities asked residents to stay home. At least nine incoming flights into Mumbai aborted landing, news website NDTV said. It was not immediately clear whether the flights had been diverted elsewhere. Torrential rain has killed dozens of people and deluged villages in India's Himalaya mountains over the last two weeks. (Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; editing by Mark Heinrich) View the full article

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Top U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack said on Monday Israel should comply with a plan under which Lebanese militant group Hezbollah would be disarmed by the end of the year in exchange for a halt to Israel's military operations in Lebanon. The plan sets out a phased roadmap for armed groups to hand in their arsenals as Israel's military halts ground, air and sea operations and withdraws troops from Lebanon's south. Lebanon's cabinet approved the plan's objectives earlier this month despite Hezbollah's refusal to disarm, and Barrack said it was now Israel's turn to cooperate. "There's always a step-by-step approach, but I think the Lebanese government has done their part. They've taken the first step. Now what we need is Israel to comply with that equal handshake," Barrack told reporters in Lebanon after meeting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Barrack described the cabinet decree as a "Lebanese decision that requires Israel's cooperation" and said the United States was "in the process of now discussing with Israel what their position is" but provided no further details. Under phase 1 of the plan, which was seen by Reuters, the Lebanese government would issue a decision committing to Hezbollah's full disarmament by the end of the year and Israel would cease military operations in Lebanese territory. But Israel has continued strikes against Lebanon in the weeks since the cabinet approved the plan. In a written statement after his meeting with Barrack, Aoun said that "other parties" now needed to commit to the roadmap's contents. Calls for Hezbollah to disarm have mounted since a war with Israel last year killed 5,000 of the group's fighters and much of its top brass and left swathes of southern Lebanon in ruins. But the group has resisted the pressure, refusing to discuss its arsenal until Israel ends its strikes and withdraws troops from southern Lebanon. On Friday, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem raised the spectre of civil war, warning there would be "no life" in Lebanon should the state attempt to confront or eliminate the group. (Reporting by Maya Gebeily, Editing by Timothy Heritage) View the full article

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers are looking for more than 150 people who were still missing on Monday in northwestern Pakistan, where scores died after the area was struck by a cloudburst. A senior politician blamed locals for the high death toll, saying people should have built their homes elsewhere. Search operations have been extended to remote areas to find residents swept away by floods that hit the mountainous district of Buner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, said emergency services spokesman Mohammad Suhail. The army has deployed engineers and heavy machinery to clear the rubble. The death toll in Buner reached 277 on Monday after rescuers recovered three bodies, Suhail said. Villagers have accused officials of not telling them to evacuate ahead of flooding and landslides. There was no warning broadcast from mosque loudspeakers, a traditional method for alerting emergencies in remote areas. However, the government insists that while an early warning system was in place, the sudden downpour was so intense that the deluge struck before residents could be informed. Provincial chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur said Sunday that many of the deaths could have been avoided had residents not built homes along waterways and riverbanks. He added that the government would encourage displaced families to relocate to safer areas, where they would be assisted in rebuilding their homes. Pakistan has seen higher-than-normal monsoon rains since June 26, killing at least 645 people across the country, with 400 deaths in the northwest. The National Disaster Management Authority issued an alert for further flooding after new rains began Sunday in many parts of the country. The U.N. humanitarian agency said it has mobilized groups in hard-hit areas, where damaged roads and communication lines have cut off communities. Relief agencies are providing food, water and other aid while preparing for longer-term recovery efforts. Flooding has also hit India-administered Kashmir, where at least 67 people were killed and dozens remain missing after flash floods swept through the region during an annual Hindu pilgrimage. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep sorrow on Sunday over the loss of life in Pakistan and India, while Pope Leo XIV offered condolences after praying the Angelus in Castel Gandolfo Pakistan remains highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters. In 2022, catastrophic floods linked to climate change killed nearly 1,700 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. View the full article

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon said Monday that his team would discuss the long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel, after Beirut endorsed a U.S.-backed plan for the Hezbollah militant group to disarm. Tom Barrack, following a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, also said Washington would seek an economic proposal for post-war reconstruction in the country, after months of shuttle diplomacy between the U.S. and Lebanon. Barrack is also set to meet with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Speaker Nabih Berri, who often negotiates on behalf of Hezbollah with Washington. “I think the Lebanese government has done their part. They’ve taken the first step,” said Barrack, who is also the U.S. ambassador to Turkey. “Now what we need is for Israel to comply with that equal handshake.” Lebanon’s decision last week to support a plan to disarm Hezbollah angered the Iran-backed group and its allies, who believe Israel's military should first withdraw from the five hilltops it has occupied in southern Lebanon since the end of its 14-month war with Hezbollah last November and stop launching almost daily airstrikes in the country. Naim Kassem, Hezbollah's secretary-general, has vowed to fight efforts to disarm the group, sowing fears of civil unrest in the country. Barrack warned Hezbollah that it will have “missed an opportunity” if it doesn't back the calls for it to disarm. Aoun and Salam both want to disarm Hezbollah and other non-state armed groups, and have demanded Israel halt its attacks and withdraw from the country. Aoun said he wants to increase funding for Lebanon's cash-strapped military to bolster its capacity. He also wants to raise money from international donors to help rebuild the country. The World Bank estimates that Hezbollah and Israel’s monthslong war in late 2024 cost $11.1 billion in damages and economic losses as larges swaths of southern and eastern Lebanon were battered. The country has also faced a crippling economic crisis since 2019. View the full article

The Brief President Donald Trump will meet with NATO leaders in Washington D.C. on Monday. The high-stakes meeting will center around reaching a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian community in Minnesota said they hope to secure lasting peace and Ukraine’s future. (FOX 9) - President Donald Trump said no deal was reached after his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Next, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders will be meeting with Trump in Washington D.C. on Monday. Heartbreak and hopeWhat they're saying Trump took to social media after the meeting and said he had a phone call with Zelenskyy and several European leaders. Trump wrote the goal -- now -- was a peace agreement rather than a ceasefire agreement. "It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up," wrote Trump in a post on Truth Social. The other side Some members of the Minnesota Ukrainian community said it was disappointing Zelenskyy was not included in the Alaska Summit as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on into its fourth year. "The fact that there was no deal, to me, means success because the deal that was being offered was no deal at all whatsoever. No situation where there are no Ukrainian representatives at a meeting, it’s a false meeting," said Stefan Iwaskewycz, Ukrainian Village Band. Ukrainian community reacts On behalf of the Ukrainian Community of Minnesota, Maria Doan sent FOX 9 this statement: "The Ukrainian Community of Minnesota warmly welcomes President Trump’s continued efforts to seek an end to Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine. True peace would bring urgently needed relief to millions of Ukrainian families, unlock economic opportunity across the region, and strengthen America’s own security and prosperity. We look with hope to the forthcoming visit of President Volodymyr Zelensky, alongside European leaders, as a moment to demonstrate unity and resolve. This is an historic opportunity to strengthen the international front against Russian aggression and to affirm that Ukraine does not stand alone. At this pivotal juncture, President Trump holds an unprecedented opportunity: to apply the full weight of American influence and ensure that Russia is no longer able to wage war against Ukraine and its people. For nearly a decade, Vladimir Putin has sought to prolong this war. Indifferent to the devastation inflicted on Ukrainian families—and despite staggering losses among his own forces—he clings to the belief that delay works in his favor. Without decisive American leadership, the bloodshed will continue. Diplomacy, standing on its own, cannot halt such aggression. Only bold measures—accelerating the delivery of defensive weapons to Ukraine, strengthening sanctions, and deploying powerful tariffs and economic pressure on those who enable Putin’s war machine—can create the conditions necessary to compel him to the negotiating table. Today, purposeful action and unwavering resolve could set President Trump apart as the leader who not only pursued peace, but who possessed the courage to achieve it. The Ukrainian people long for peace more than anyone—but peace cannot be won through surrender. This war is not about territories; it is about the lives, freedom, and future of Ukraine’s people. The United States holds unmatched leverage. President Trump has the rare chance to accomplish what no leader has yet achieved: to hold Putin accountable and to enforce effective security guarantees for Ukraine. By wielding sanctions, tariffs, and sustained support for Ukraine’s defense as instruments of peace, he can secure a legacy as the statesman who delivered safety for America, freedom for Ukraine, and stability for the world." The Source President Donald Trump, Ukrainian American Community Center, Ukrainian Village Band, FOX News, Associated Press View the full article

根據Sun Life永明早前發佈的Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance於2022年的調查報告，在部份亞洲國家，只有少於兩成年齡介乎6至17歲兒童及青少年每天有一小時中等至高強度運動，可見運動量不足。若情況持續，長遠可能會增加健康風險，例如二型糖尿及心血管等疾病等。 Sun Life永明的使命是為客戶提供終身的理財保障及健康生活，並為致力推動社區健康。有見及此，Sun Life永明與Beyond Sport基金會聯合策劃「Hoops+Health」社區籃球計劃，在亞洲6個地區推行，藉此推動基層健康社區生活。 飽歷歲月洗禮的粉嶺華心商場天台籃球場，正是受惠於「Hoops+Health」計劃，在翻新工程後迎來全新面貌。Sun Life 永明早前更在此舉行「Hoops+Health」社區籃球計劃啟動禮，上演精彩的三人籃球挑戰賽及連串親子遊戲活動，在社區推廣籃球運動，鼓勵大眾建立健康生活。 翻新前的粉嶺華心球場，石屎地面不止褪色，而且出現裂痕，籃球框和球網亦已破爛。今次「大翻新」是「Hoops+Health」社區籃球計劃的其中一部份，球場表面重新掃漆，亦安裝了高度標準的籃板、籃框和籃球網，為球場重新注入朝氣與活力。翻新後的華心球場於去年6月重新開放予公眾免費使用，成為街坊、鄰近學校及非牟利機構的寶貴資源。 受惠於Sun Life永明「Hoops + Health」社區籃球計劃，粉嶺華心商場天台籃球場全面大翻新。粉嶺華心籃球場大變身，重新注入朝氣和活力。除了翻新華心商場天台籃球場，Sun Life永明亦與社區機構，包括凝動香港體育基金、保良局田家炳青少年及家庭發展中心與中國香港籃球總會合辦免費籃球工作坊，當中融入健康教育等元素，全方位促進參加者的身心健康。與此同時，Beyond Sport基金會的「Hoops + Health」教練培訓夥伴ASA Foundation舉行教練培訓工作坊，課程內容除了實際訓練技巧外，亦有營養學和正向健康教育等元素，藉以培訓更多本地教練以支持青少年發展工作，全方位推動社區籃球發展，推動年青人建立健康生活。 香港永明金融有限公司首席客戶及市場總監劉啟予表示：「今年是Sun Life永明與Beyond Sport基金會第二年攜手推出『Hoops + Health』社區籃球計劃，我們希望藉著推廣籃球運動，讓青少年鍛煉身心，培養他們建立健康的生活習慣。公司致力聯乘更多本地社區合作夥伴合作，透過青少年籃球工作坊和教練培訓，貫徹建構健康生活的企業宗旨，並將之落實至社區層面，務求帶來更多活力與正面影響。」 籃球教練羅澤強是教練培訓工作坊的其中一名參加者。他表示，最初成為教練後，有不少細節事務要學習處理，例如場地安排、學員安全、與主辦方和家長保持良好溝通，今次的工作坊令他獲益良多：「我在工作坊上學懂要有合適的安排，對學員因材施教，並且有教無類。」另外，有參加青少年工作坊的張同學，他認為最有趣的地方是可以除了得到教練的指導外，亦可跟技術相若的青少年互相切磋，讓自己的基本功更加紮實；最開心是能夠認識一班熱愛打籃球的同輩，擴闊社交圈子。 香港籃球代表鄭錦興帶同十個月大的兒子出席「Sun Life永明籃球挑戰賽」，享受親子籃球時光。「Hoops+Health」社區籃球計劃啟動禮早前在華心商場天台籃球場舉行，上演了精彩的「Sun Life永明籃球挑戰賽」，香港籃球代表鄭錦興帶同十個月大的兒子參與活動，同場亦有各種工作坊，邀請街坊測試健康狀況。 自小在街場成長的鄭錦興，在翻新後的華心球場打球後別有一番體會，他說：「以前的街場大都凹凸不平，球員容易滑倒，籃球框亦歪歪斜斜，甚至沒有籃網。華心籃球場翻新後場地平坦，十分安全，籃框亦合標準，對球員來說這些細節十分重要。」他深信，這個場地將成為社區籃球推廣的起點，透過青少年籃球工作坊，讓年輕人從中學習溝通技巧和團隊合作精神，甚至令籃球成為年輕人有益身心的社交活動。 Sun Life永明與Beyond Sport基金會攜手推出的「Hoops+Health」社區籃球計劃以推動基層青年身心健康為目標。除了香港，「Hoops + Health」計劃亦在其他亞洲地區翻新不同場地，包括菲律賓、越南、馬來西亞、印尼及新加坡。該計劃今年踏入第二年，「Hoops+Health」計劃期望在今年底於6個亞洲地區推動4.5萬名青少年投身籃球運動。 籃球運動能夠培養青少年的溝通技巧和團隊精神。「Hoops+Health」計劃踏入第二年，期望推動4.5萬名青少年投身籃球運動。早前舉辦的「Hoops+Health」社區籃球計劃啟動禮早前於粉嶺華心商場天台籃球場舉行。 View the full article

曼聯在英超以0：1不敵阿仙奴，未能以勝利展開2025/26英超球季，適逢曼聯一代鋼門舒米高（Peter Schmeichel）應馬會邀請訪港，今早與曼聯U16及香港U16的小將在沙田馬場波地參與社區活動，他接受傳媒訪問時直指，球隊需要把握轉會突關閉前簽入像卡域克這類型的中場球員。 採訪及撰文：賽馬會青少年體育記者培訓計劃學員周璟軒 曼聯U16與港隊U16昨晚在旺角大球場合演「賽馬會青少年足球精英匯」友誼賽，今早則到沙田馬場波地出席活動，同場還有舒米高親自向小球員指導球技，氣氛輕鬆愉快。 （周璟軒攝）（周璟軒攝）（周璟軒攝）舒米高在活動後接受傳媒訪問，談到曼聯在今季英超首仗以0：1不敵阿仙奴，他直指中場問題是敗因之一：「我們缺少一名能凝聚球隊的球員。前場進攻看起來不錯，防守也尚可，但中場的銜接至關重要。」他補充曼聯在快速反擊時缺乏串連，導致攻勢難以延續：「昨天我們反擊時，球員衝上去後就斷了。傳統上曼聯需要一位既能防守，又能持續前插支援的中場。」 舒米高特別提到昔日隊友卡域克（Michael Carrick）：「曼聯一直擁有這樣的核心，一名像膠水一樣連接中場的球員。若果他效力於曼聯，球隊會更流暢。」最後他提到轉會市場仍有操作空間：「距離轉會關窗還有10天，希望球隊能夠賣出一些球員，再簽下一名中場。」 （周璟軒攝）（周璟軒攝）（周璟軒攝）有記者問到近日在香港踢沙特超級盃的基斯坦奴朗拿度（Cristiano Ronaldo），舒米高先是一臉驚訝，隨即幽默回應：「你不提我都忘了他在這！他為什麼會來？有什麼賽事在香港舉行嗎？」對於外界質疑C朗狀態，這位曼聯名宿解釋季前備戰並不容易：「季前賽很棘手。我昨天聽到一位英超球員說，他們早上才完成高強度跑步訓練，晚上就要比賽，這真的非常困難。」他隨即表示C朗是他最喜歡的球員，更稱讚C朗的傳奇地位：「你知道C朗是史上最佳球員。所以你當然會看到他的一些精彩表現。」 曼聯16歲以下青年隊已完成此次訪港之旅的所有行程，即將啟程返回英國。 （周璟軒攝）（周璟軒攝）（周璟軒攝）（周璟軒攝） View the full article

近日，據韓國ETNews報道，消息人士確認蘋果明年將不會發佈iPhone 18基礎款型號。 今年的iPhone 16e就是此次產量策略大改的先鋒，數據顯示，蘋果受其市場表現，明顯拉升了上半年的淡季經營情況。此前就有對方爆料，蘋果從今年開始將保持一年發佈兩次iPhone的策略，彌補上半年新機空窗期，與國產手機貼身肉搏。 除了e系列機型外，從iPhone 18系列開始，標準款也會移到2027年初發佈。 據悉，iPhone 18系列共有6款機型，分別是iPhone 18 Pro Max、iPhone 18 Pro、iPhone 18 Air、iPhone 18、iPhone 18e、iPhone 18 Fold。其中，iPhone 18 Fold是蘋果首款摺疊屏，目前供應鏈和多位權威人士都確認，這款產品會在明年9月正式登場。 iPhone 17系列中美版電池尺寸有異　eSIM技術揭開容量差真相Apple明年推摺疊屏iPhone 18 Fold　A20晶片+2nm技術　售價成焦點同時iPhone 18 Pro系列會將Face ID組件置於屏幕下方，減小動態島挖孔面積，甚至可能實現類似Android的單前攝挖孔。 具體發佈節奏如下： 2025年下半年發佈iPhone 17、iPhone 17 Air、iPhone 17 Pro和iPhone 17 Pro Max四款機型 2026年上半年發佈iPhone 17e 2026年下半年將發佈iPhone 18 Pro Max、iPhone 18 Pro和iPhone 18 Air，此外還有蘋果首款摺疊屏——iPhone 18 Fold 2027年將發佈iPhone 18和iPhone 18e機型 此後，iPhone標準版將常年維持在上半年發佈。 延伸閲讀：iPhone 17系列必換！24大亮點解析　A19晶片領銜　穩用3年超值得（點擊連接看全文） +2iPhone 16 Pro兩千呎高空捍落無損！最強跌落測試還靠Find My尋機iPhone 17 Air最薄5.5mm！電池只有2800mAh不及7 Plus？續航成疑OpenAI收購io研發AI設備　Meta稱霸VR/AR　蘋果如何面對新挑戰？iPhone出貨30億部里程碑！蘋果Q3營收940億超預期　庫克這樣回應iPhone 17全線加價！Pro機價首破$9000．全因特朗普加印度25%關稅iPhone 17 Pro新爆料　8倍光學變焦+頂部相機按鍵　影相更專業【本文獲「快科技」授權轉載，微信公眾號：mydrivers】 View the full article

Deep in grizzly country just outside Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, more than 160 boys and girls seated on planed logs overlooking the rippling Lake of the Woods sang campfire songs as flames danced in the falling darkness. A spark of lightning broke through the starless sky, followed by a crack of thunder and a rush of wind. Moments later, the heavens opened. The downpour started to extinguish the fire but didn’t dampen the spirits of those gathered in the Wyoming woods at a storied outpost known as Camp Loll in late July. Staff members perform skits at the campfire bowl during the opening night of scout camp at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsThe singing continued: On my honor, I’ll do my best, to do my duty to God. On my honor, I’ll do my best, to serve my country as I may. On my honor, I’ll do my best, to do a good turn each day, to keep my body strengthened, to keep my mind awakened, to follow paths of righteousness. On my honor, I’ll do my best. Like those Scouts in the rain-soaked pines, Boy Scouts of America — rebranded just this year as Scouting America — weathered a major storm that saw enrollment plummet when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ended its 105-year affiliation with the organization after 2019. Overnight, 400,000 Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, including nearly 190,000 in Utah, were without packs and troops. Scouts trying to earn their rifle shooting merit badge watch as rifle range coordinator Jacob Dansie demonstrates how to fire a rifle at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsThat same year, the organization had another monumental shift, allowing girls age 11-17 to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts to Scouts BSA. In addition to Scouts BSA, Scouting America includes Cub Scouts, Venturing/Sea Scouts and Exploring. Girls could join Cub Scouts starting in 2018. While boys and girls Scout troops are generally separate, the organization launched a pilot program last year allowing coed troops. Several in Utah are participating. It isn’t unusual for adult leaders out and about in their Scout uniforms to have someone ask, “Scouting’s still a thing?” One scoutmaster, Merinda Reeder, had a person comment on how authentic her “costume” looked. It was October. Allen Endicott, Scout executive for the Ogden-based Crossroads of the West Council, gets that question several times a week. “I think that’s a misunderstanding in our area because of the change with the largest faith-based organization in the community.” “Scouting,” he said, “is doing just fine in Utah.” Members of the advanced camper experience program make their way back from doing a cold plunge at polar bear falls at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsFor anyone who thought otherwise, the dissolution did not mark the end of Scouting in Utah, the state that consistently produced the most Eagle Scouts. It has survived, maybe even thrived in new ways, amid transformational change. While some in the Beehive State silently, maybe even openly, cheered what one Scouter called the “great divorce,” others went to work to help Scouting regain its footing. So, what is the state of Scouting in Utah? To answer that question, Deseret News talked to dozens of Scouts, Scout leaders and parents, attended troop meetings and spent a couple of days at Scout camp. What happened after the church and Scouting parted ways?Scouts look on during the morning flag ceremony at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsThe numbers tell a story, but not the whole story. Prior to 2019, Latter-day Saint boys at age 12 were automatically enrolled in Scouting, which served as the church’s program to help strengthen young men through age 17. Troops in Utah consisted of boys living in the same neighborhood who attended the same church congregation, called a ward. Some boys embraced Scouting, some were lukewarm and others didn’t participate, but all were on the membership rolls at the church’s expense. Adult men were called by their ward bishops to serve as scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters. Some had interest and experience in Scouting, some did not. A scout participating in the ACE program rappels down Keyho near Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsWhen the Church of Jesus Christ ended its formal partnership with Scouting, there were 186,287 youth registered across three councils covering Utah, southern Idaho and western Wyoming. Those councils merged in 2020 to form the Crossroads of the West Council — with enrollment totaling 6,898 boys and girls. In 2024, the council reported 6,107 youth in its programs, including 2,393 Cub Scouts and 3,200 Scouts BSA. It marked a 3.35% increase over the previous year and the highest total since 2020. Of that total, about 20% are girls, and their numbers have risen each of the past four years, while the number of boys has declined. A scout from Troop 1293 smiles as he stands in formation during a flag ceremony at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsIn 2019, Utah produced 9,723 Eagle Scouts — 4,000 more than the year before — as Latter-day Saint boys no doubt rushed to tie that final knot before the church and BSA separated. Those numbers, too, have dropped dramatically — from the thousands each year to the hundreds. Last year, 334 boys and 34 girls earned Eagle Scout awards. And like membership overall, the number of boys reaching the highest rank is dropping, while it’s on the rise for girls. Nationally in 2019, Scouting America reported nearly 2.1 million participants, including nearly 1.2 million Cub Scouts and 798,516 Scouts BSA. Today, that number is around 1 million in all of its programs. What the numbers don’t sayTroops and staff line up for a flag ceremony at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsNumbers aren’t everything. They don’t account for what the emblem stitched on the Life Scout patch represents: heart. The red heart on the badge — one rank below Eagle — symbolizes that the ideals of Scouting have become part of a Scout’s life and character. Scouting still has heart. To a person, everyone interviewed for this story noted the biggest difference between the program now and five years ago is that boys — and girls — want to be there, as do their leaders. They’re fully invested. Individual troops in Utah are larger and in some cases, stronger now. They have become more religiously, ethnically, culturally, geographically and gender diverse. “It’s been really inspiring as a microcosm of our society,” said Bonnie Marsh, scoutmaster for a Draper-based Troop 3444. Scouts stand in formation as camp staff give announcements during the morning flag ceremony at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsInstead of one church sponsoring thousands of troops, other organizations stepped in such as service clubs, various faith denominations, businesses, foundations, nonprofits and parents. Troops have fewer constraints. Scouts can travel farther for summer camp. The emphasis isn’t only on rank advancement but on individuals getting what they want from the program. The sponsors often provide a place to meet but no money, so fundraising is a constant, whether it’s selling popcorn and beef jerky or holding a spaghetti dinner. “Scouts has changed a lot and not at all at the same time,” said 21-year-old college student Thatcher Eames, an Eagle Scout who has spent two-thirds of his life in the program, including seven years working on the Camp Loll staff — paid and volunteer. “Scouts have evolved. We’ve changed kind of our rules and our culture as the rules and culture of our society have changed.” Scouts play a game where they attempt to silently sneak up and grab a stick laying on the ground during a merit badge lesson at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsEames, who grew up in Ogden, called the inclusion of girls a “drastic” change but “in the end it felt natural. It felt like what should have happened all along. Now, I don’t even think twice about all of the changes that we’ve gone through. Every moment it feels like the right place where we’re supposed to be.” Kids today join Scouts for all sorts of reasons: to make new friends, learn life skills, serve the community, achieve goals, enjoy nature and the outdoors and to have experiences they can’t get in other settings. They’re trading video game controllers for canoe paddles. “I like video games, too,” said 16-year-old Stephen Kennedy, the senior patrol leader in Troop 1444 in Draper. “But in Scouting you get to actually do stuff instead of just pretending to do stuff.” A difficult endMembers of Troop 1293, which is sponsored by the Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake, from West Jordan sit in their campsite at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsLongtime Scout leader Michael Nebeker was more than disappointed when the church withdrew from Scouting and still harbors some hard feelings, though he said “at some point you’ve got to forgive people.” Nebeker started a troop for Karen and Karenni refugees from Myanmar in 2008 and has been involved ever since. Even though it wasn’t affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ, the troop dissolved. “I come at this with great passion for providing activities,” he said, adding Scouting also is devoted to respect for nature and caring for the planet. “And I love the diversity of these kids and the diversity of religions.” Nebeker now leads Muslim troops chartered by the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City. The boys and girls come from countries in Africa, the Middle East and other regions. Some of their Scout leaders are, like him, Latter-day Saints. “A lot of people said, ‘Oh, thank goodness we’re done with Scouts and all that work.’ What are we here for? You think this is easy for us? We’re exhausted. And why do we do it? Because we’re called to do it,” he said, eating a hamburger his Scouts cooked using halal beef as required by Islamic dietary laws. “Nobody called me on the phone and said will you do this. . . . This calling came from God. Unmistakable.” Aaron Torres was disappointed when the church and Scouting parted ways. The program in his Sugar House ward was active and vibrant, producing 10 Eagle Scouts in the final month before the separation. His son and oldest daughter have achieved the rank and his younger daughter is on her way. Troops file into the campfire bowl overlooking the Lake of the Woods at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News“The reason I was not too happy about it is because I think the kids needed it. About half the kids were there because they were forced to be there, even though I think they all got something out of it. There was another half that wanted to be there. But as a whole, all of them benefitted from it,” said Torres, who served a couple of stints as a scoutmaster. Still, he said the program is better in some ways because it’s less restrictive and more open to troops operating how they see best. And it’s all volunteer, he said, not “voluntold,” including the kids. In a May 2018 statement announcing the end to its partnership with Scouting, the church said the program benefited hundreds of thousands of Latter-day Saint boys and young men. The statement said the church continues to support the goals and values reflected in the Scout Oath and Scout Law and “expresses its profound desire for Scouting’s continuing and growing success in the years ahead.” Scouts look on as the camp staff perform skits during the morning flag ceremony at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsThatcher Eames poses for a portrait at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsRifle range coordinator Jacob Dansie helps a scout aim his rifle during the rifle shooting merit badge class at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsA scout from troop 1293 reflects light with a mirror as he works on a merit badge at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsA scout rappels down Keyho near Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsScouts participate in a polar plunge at Polar Bear Falls at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsStamps sit on a table at the handicraft station at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsJodi Orme poses for a portrait at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsScouts make their way down the dock as they prepare to take their swim test at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsA scout leaves their campsite to gather more supplies from their trailer during move in at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Sunday, July 20, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsEndicott said the church does a lot of good for the community and for Scouting. “I want the LDS church to be successful. I want Scouting to be successful,” he said. “I have grandkids who benefit from all these things. There’s no animosity, not in our council, not in our organization. We appreciate the good that goes on.” Many Latter-day Saint youth groups now go to former Scout camps that were converted to youth camps after the number of Scouts diminished. The activities are largely the same as at Scout camps. In all, about 31,000 young people from various organizations, including Scouts, participated in a camp this summer, Endicott said. Duty to GodLafe Conner does the scout salute during the morning flag ceremony at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsThe essence of Scouting has not changed. Its mission to help young people make ethical and moral decisions over their lifetimes is still at the core. On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. Duty to God remains a cornerstone. While the organization is nonsectarian, it encourages Scouts to explore their faith and fulfill their religious obligations in their chosen tradition. David Craner, a Scout leader in Lehi, said that hasn’t changed in the 27 years he has been part of Scouting. The goal, he said, is not becoming an Eagle but to focus on a duty to others and to God, regardless of the religion a Scout belongs to. He said there’s always an opportunity to encourage them to look at the sky, to hear God or the Holy Ghost or the Great Spirit. Zach Kambalov, Dash Eaton and Ryder Samways make the Scout sign during a Boy Scouts of America Troop 220 meeting at the Bountiful Elks Lodge in Bountiful on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsThe Bountiful Community Church founded Troop 220 in Bountiful in 1954. It’s currently made up of 45 boys of various faiths. They say grace over meals on campouts and hold a devotional or “Scouts’ Own” on Sunday mornings as they break camp. It’s a short, informal gathering for reflection and spiritual development. “It’s not a preaching opportunity. It’s a sharing opportunity,” said Brett Sutherland, one of the troop’s adult leaders. Anthony Gomez, 18, who earned his Eagle award in January, said faith has played a role in his time in the troop. “It’s helped me become closer to God,” he said. “It’s really just helped have a greater appreciation for the world.” He recalled a camp where he spoke at the Scouts’ Own after his troop had restored a campsite for terminally ill people. “It really helped put into perspective how fortunate I and the rest of the troop are,” Gomez said. Endicott said prayers are common at all types of Scout gatherings and a routine part of his council’s executive board meetings. "I think it’s really a great blessing to be able to be involved with an organization that no matter what faith background you have, we have a commonality that we reverence a supreme being," he said. “I’m grateful for that opportunity.” Noah DeCaria runs during a Sharks and Minnows game at a Boy Scouts of America Troop 220 meeting at the Bountiful Elks Lodge in Bountiful on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsMicheal Lamb practices making a splint for leg injuries during a Boy Scouts of America Troop 220 meeting at the Bountiful Elks Lodge in Bountiful on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsEvan Aase and Jamir Groll help teach younger scouts about first aid during a Boy Scouts of America Troop 220 meeting at the Bountiful Elks Lodge in Bountiful on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsZach Kambalov checks a sling on Tennyson Schild as they learn about first aid during a Boy Scouts of America Troop 220 meeting at the Bountiful Elks Lodge in Bountiful on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSimon Carreno plays Sharks and Minnows during a Boy Scouts of America Troop 220 meeting at the Bountiful Elks Lodge in Bountiful on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsHere a troop, there a troopOn any given week night in Utah there’s a Scout meeting somewhere. On any given weekend there’s a campout, winter, spring, summer or fall. The girls in a Springville-based Troop 712 — all in full uniform, save one pink skirt — gathered on a recent Monday evening in a hip meeting room at Wavtronix, a radar traffic detection company in Springville that sponsors the unit. A security guard ambled through the high-tech machinery as the girls prayed, saluted the flag and recited the Pledge of Allegiance, Scout Oath and Scout Law — standard procedure for a troop meeting. Then they got down to business. Patches litter a scouts uniform at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsCrowded around a table, the eight girls debated what merit badges to pursue over the next few months. Pottery? Reptile and Amphibian? (Each could take the frogs for a weekend.) Cooking? Welding? Horsemanship? Reeder, their scoutmaster, mostly lets the girls manage themselves, giving guidance here and there. “We’re open to all adventures. I try really hard not to say no when they want to do something. Instead, we try and figure out how to get from where we are to where we need to be, whether it’s raising money, whether it’s learning skills, whatever it is to get where their dreams and goals lie,” she told me. Next year, the troop is going to Sea Base in the Florida Keys for summer camp. Tennyson Schild practices making a splint on Zach Kambalov as Troop 220 learns about first aid during a meeting at the Bountiful Elks Lodge in Bountiful on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsIn a large room at the Bountiful Elks Lodge, Troop 220 spent an evening going over first aid in preparation for an event called Bike the Bear, a 50-mile bike ride around Bear Lake on the Utah-Idaho border. The 30 boys broke into patrols — smaller groups that work as a team — to take instruction, not from the adults in the room, but from the more senior boys. On another recent evening 40 Scouts — 30 boys in Troop 1444 and 10 girls in Troop 3444 — streamed into the parking lot of the Corner Canyon Church in Draper that teaches that the Bible is the ultimate authority and guide, not any particular denomination or creed. They checked their camping gear and loaded it into a trailer for their weeklong adventure in Idaho. The troop isn’t coed but the boys and girls do activities together, including camping. Anders Marr, 13, whose military family recently moved to Utah from Germany, admitted to a “bit of a love-hate relationship” with camping. It’s fun being with friends, he said, but it can be cold sleeping in a tent. He tries to get to sleep as fast as he can. After Kaelyn Armijo’s family moved to Utah from Florida, the 15-year-old and her sister joined Scouts to make friends, and she said, “It’s definitely worked out.” She’s also learning to enjoy camping. “I thought, ‘Oh bugs, gross, dirt, camp showers,’ but it’s really not that bad. You have so much fun that you don’t even worry about getting dirty or about bugs," she said. And she doesn’t believe girls and boys are much different in that regard, “but I think girls are more taught to care about that kind of thing.” Craner said he doesn’t see much difference between boys and girls when it comes to camping, other than girls sing better around the campfire. Troop 1111 in Riverdale decided to combine boys and girls last year under Scouting America’s pilot program. They spent a week together at Camp Loll. Jenna Hall is the senior patrol leader, elected by her peers. “I like having one troop. We always did everything together anyway,” the 15-year-old said. She conceded boys can be annoying but “annoying in a good way.” For his part, Miles Callantine, 14, a patrol leader in the troop, said girls can “sometimes” be annoying. But he described coed as “pretty cool. It brings everyone together as one big troop.” He regularly receives an email from Scouting America to provide feedback on how it’s going. The girls take partWhen she was 7, Kestle Eames watched her older brother, Thatcher, head off to Scout camp with their dad. “I would get so jealous,” she said. And when they returned, “It was magical. They had all these cool stories.” When Scouting opened up for girls, she immediately joined. Now 17, she’s close to becoming an Eagle Scout. For her, Scouting is all about respecting different cultures and people. She has made friends and connections with those she wouldn’t necessarily reach out to at school. “Here, we’re all Scouts,” she said. They’re all working to become better versions of themselves, she said, and live the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Eames said she also has learned respect for nature and wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re in the woods or on the beach, you pick up the litter, even if it’s not yours.” Talon Crandall leads members of the advanced camper experience program back from a cold plunge at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsLiz Reeder remembers being told she could never become an Eagle Scout because she’s a girl. She watched the Scouts in her ward not really take advantage of what the organization has to offer. “It was really frustrating to me seeing boys show up not in uniform and it felt like all they did was basketball. They weren’t getting the same experiences that I feel like Scouts currently in the units are getting,” she said. When girls were allowed to join, she was one of the first and was a founding member of her troop. “I was so excited,” she said. She finally achieved that Eagle award at 18 and, now at 19, serves as assistant scoutmaster alongside her mother. Scouts sit in their merit badge class at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsGirls have flourished in Scouting. Troop members in Spanish Fork sport neon green T-shirts that read, “I Scout Like a Girl! Try to Keep Up.” One of their male leaders, Jed Anderson, can’t wear that shirt. His reads, “I Scout with the Girls. I try to keep up.” “We’ve got nerds. We’ve got prissy misses. We’ve got athletes. We’ve got a wrestler. They run the whole spectrum,” Anderson said, adding they mesh well together. And while some troops have gone coed, this one doesn’t want to mix girls and boys, according to one of its other leaders. “The girls would take over. That’s just the nature of girls. I don’t want the girls to overrun the boys,” said Sheryl Winterton, whose granddaughters urged her to start a troop when she moved to Utah in 2020. “I want the boys to still have their leadership time and their leadership opportunity.” The value of campingScouts from troop 1111 lift water onto a camp stove as they prepare breakfast at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsCamping remains a hallmark of Scouting. Some troops do a weekend campout — which might include Sunday now — once a month. Nearly every troop goes on a weeklong summer camp. As one Provo scoutmaster, Brad Woods said, “There’s no Scouting without the outing.” Lafe Conner practically grew up at Scout camp. His father, Delose, worked as a camp staff member for 50 years, including 30 years as director of Camp Loll. His mother, Janice, worked as the business manager. Delose would probably still be there had cancer not claimed him in 2022. The mantle at Loll now rests on his son. Conner met his wife, Diane, at, of course, Scout camp: Cherry Valley on Catalina Island off the coast of California. They’ve spent the past 31 summers running camps. He said he’d be “surprised and confused” if someone were to tell him Scouting is dead in Utah. Lafe Conner and his wife, Diane, pose for a portrait at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsIt’s hard to argue from his vantage point in the Wyoming wilderness. He works closely with hundreds of adults and thousands of youth across the state who are dedicated to the organization. Opened in 1958, Camp Loll remains a very traditional Scout camp with swimming, canoeing, knot-tying, shooting, Native American lore, slapstick skits and silly songs. In the week the Deseret News was at Loll with a photographer in late July, there were 13 troops from five states, including six from Utah, 166 Scouts, 70 adult leaders and 55 staff members, some as young as 14. About 70% of the troops over the summer are from Utah. Scouts swim in Lake of the Woods during free time at Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News“Every time I put on my uniform and go out into the community I meet people who say, ‘I was a Scout, or my son or my brother was an Eagle Scout.’ And now I also meet people who say, ‘My daughter or my granddaughter is a Scout,’” said Conner, a high school biology teacher. Conner also notes that Scouting can’t die in Utah because it’s not just a Utah thing. Scouting America is one of 176 national scouting organizations that belong to the World Organization of the Scouting Movement that reaches all parts of the globe. The 57 million Scouts and volunteer leaders represent all religions, all nationalities, languages and cultures. He said it unites Scout worldwide “through our shared values and vision for a life lived close to nature and in service of God and our fellow man.” The 12 tenets of scout law hang from a sign near the entrance to Camp Loll in Teton County, Wyoming, on Monday, July 21, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret NewsA Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. Those ideals espoused in Scouting seem to have become lost in our divisive society. Some might even find them outdated or old-fashioned. “Yeah, but they like that,” Conner said of those attracted to the program. “It’s one of the draws of it . . . Maybe that is old-fashioned, but I think that’s a good thing about it. Not everything that’s new is good.” Gomez, of Bountiful Troop 220, agrees, saying, “yes it’s old, but that’s the charm of it” “It’s really going back to what made, to what put together this state and the nation. It’s such a great link to our past that I don’t think it should ever go away or it ever should be discounted as old or not cool anymore,” he said. Briant Smith, 15, talks to other scouts from a podium during a Troop 220 meeting at the Bountiful Elks Lodge in Bountiful on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsYoung men and women, Conner said, are hungry for the things Scouting offers: friendship, adventure and a sense of purpose, value and connection. “The old values are still alive and the organization is being infused with a great new energy and desire.” Bukari Abdi, of Troop 1293 in West Valley City, heard an announcement about Scouts over the loud speaker at the Khadeeja mosque. He pestered his mom until she signed him up. The Scout Law has come to mean something to him. “I guess it’s shaped me into being a better person,” the 13-year-old said thoughtfully. And as an added bonus he says he’s “cleaner . . . not letting crust sit on my fingers. I like to wash my hands a lot more now.” View the full article

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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran will continue talks with the IAEA - the U.N. nuclear watchdog - and the two sides will probably have another round of negotiations in the coming days, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. (Reporting by Elwely Elwelly; Editing by Hugh Lawson) View the full article

應印度國家安全顧問多瓦爾（Ajit Doval）邀請，中國外長王毅將於8月18日至19日訪問印度，與多瓦爾一同參加中印邊界問題特別代表第24次會晤，並將與印度總理莫迪（Narendra Modi）和外長蘇傑生（Subrahmanyam Jaishankar）會面。 《印度時報》（Times of India）報道，王毅將於19日與莫迪會晤，亦是王毅三年來首次訪問印度。 2025年7月14日，中國外交部長王毅在北京同印度外長蘇傑生舉行會談。（中國外交部）中印邊界問題特別代表會晤是兩國邊界談判的高級別渠道。中國外交部發言人毛寧18日主持例行記者會時表示， 中方願以外長王毅此次訪問印度為契機，同印方一道努力落實好兩國領導人的重要共識，共同維護好邊境地區可持續的和平安寧。 2025年7月14日，中國外交部長王毅在北京同印度外長蘇傑生舉行會談。（中國外交部）印度總理莫迪則計劃於8月31日至9月1日訪華，出席將在天津舉行的上海合作組織（SCO）高峰會。 王毅8月18日起訪問印度　舉行中印邊界問題會晤歐洲崩塌　俄羅斯衰落　印度無資格上桌：沒有G2的G2世界莫迪9月赴美國出席聯合國大會　傳或晤特朗普談印度關稅彭博社：中國與印度最快9月恢復直航航班 View the full article

By Guillermo Martinez and Nacho Doce PALACIOS DE JAMUZ, Spain (Reuters) -Raging wildfires in Spain spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range on Monday and authorities closed part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. About 20 wildfires, fuelled by a severe 16-day heatwave, have devastated more than 115,000 hectares (285,000 acres) in the regions of Galicia and Castile and Leon over the past week. "This is a fire situation we haven't experienced in 20 years," Defence Minister Margarita Robles told radio station Cadena SER. "The fires have special characteristics as a result of climate change and this huge heatwave." She said thick smoke was affecting the work of water-carrying helicopters and aircraft. The Spanish army has deployed 1,900 troops to help firefighters. Highways and rail services have been cut in the area, as well as the "Camino de Santiago" hiking route, an ancient pilgrimage path trodden by thousands in the summer. It links France and the city of Santiago de Compostela on the Western tip of Spain, where the remains of the apostle St James are said to be buried. Authorities in the Castile and Leon region have closed the path in the area between the towns of Astorga and Ponferrada, which are about 50 km (30 miles) apart, and told hikers "not to put (their) lives in danger". A firefighter died when his truck crashed on a forest path near the village of Espinoso de Compludo. Four firefighters have died so far. The Interior ministry says 27 people have been arrested and 92 are under investigation for suspected arson since June. Southern Europe is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in two decades, with Spain among the hardest-hit countries. In Portugal, wildfires have burnt 155,000 hectares so far this year, according to the ICNF forestry protection institute - three times the average for this period between 2006 to 2024. About half of that area burned in the past three days. Robles said things are not likely to improve until the heatwave that has seen temperatures hit 45 Celsius degrees (113 Fahrenheit) starts easing on Monday evening or Tuesday. The heatwave is the third hottest since 1975, when the national weather agency started tracking them. Most of the country is subject to wildfire warnings. (Writing by Inti Landauro; editing by Giles Elgood) View the full article

俄羅斯梁贊州（Ryazan）一個工廠8月16日發生爆炸，當局派員到場救援，並在18日通報救援進展，稱截至當日死亡人數增至20人，另有134人受傷。 梁贊州州長上周五指出，今次事故因工廠內廠房起火引發，之後再無透露更多詳情。俄新社報道描述工廠為生產合成纖維（synthetic fiber），指其中存放炸藥的廠房起火隨後爆炸，報道還引述消息人士指，事故懷疑由違規操作引起。 《莫斯科時報》報道指，事發工廠隸屬俄羅斯國家技術集團（Rostec），這個集團轄下一系列公司負責為民用以及軍用領域提供產品。 目前暫未知事故原因，也尚不清楚工廠具體生產的產品，事件調查仍在進行中。 2025年8月17日，俄羅斯梁贊州，圖為緊急救援部門在一個工廠爆炸後來到現場進行救援工作。（俄羅斯緊急救援部門 Via 路透社）今次事故是工廠自2021年10月以來發生的第二宗致命爆炸事故，此前造成17人身亡。 美國鋼鐵公司賓夕法尼亞州工廠爆炸　至少1死數十人傷泰國中部一煙花廠爆炸　至少9死2重傷　爆炸原因仍不明美國加州洛杉磯縣警察局訓練設施爆炸　據報3死加州一煙花倉庫爆炸起火　至少兩人受傷、7人失蹤｜有片 View the full article

中國商務部8月18日發表公告，延長對原産於歐盟的進口相關乳製品反補貼調查期限，至2026年2月21日。 中國商務部2024年8月發布公告，決定對原産於歐盟的進口相關乳製品展開反補貼立案調查。 如今中方稱，鑑於本案情況複雜，根據《中華人民共和國反補貼條例》第27條規定，商務部決定將本案的調查期限延長至2026年2月21日。 歐盟旗幟：2024年7月17日，在新一屆歐洲議會全體會議舉行當天，歐盟旗幟在法國斯特拉斯堡（Strasbourg）的議會大樓內懸掛。（Reuters）商務部2024年8月時稱，7月收到中國奶業協會和中國乳製品工業協會代表國內乳製品產業正式提交的反補貼調查申請，申請人請求對原產於歐盟的進口相關乳製品進行反補貼調查。 2024年8月7日，商務部就有關反補貼調查事項向歐盟政府發出磋商邀請，並於8月14日與歐盟政府磋商。 特朗普澤連斯基8.18會晤　歐盟北約德法意英芬蘭領袖將赴美參加馮德萊恩晤澤連斯基　稱歐盟已準備繼續加強對俄施壓丹麥首相：內塔尼亞胡成為「問題人物」　歐盟應考慮制裁以色列 View the full article

海皇粥店本年5月宣布全線結業，其位於沙田好運中心的分店的業主稱，他們透露海皇於2024年2月起已拖欠租金，今年4月底更結業交吉。業主稱原定租約至2026年，認為海皇有違租約之嫌。他們為減少損失，向新租客免租金兩個月，亦造成損失，上周五（15日）入稟向海皇追討480萬元。 原告人為The World Reality Limited、All Best Wishes Limted、Him Fook Limited及Chee Sheung Industry&Godown Company Limited；被告人為蔡汪浩及蕭楚基，為海皇國際的董事及租約的擔保人。 海皇粥店5月7日晚宣布全線七間分店結業。（劉定安攝）2025年3月續租約入稟狀指，原告方與海皇國際有限公司有租約協定，將位於好運中心的舖位出租予海皇國際經營粥店，海皇由2023年2月租至2026年2月21日約滿，月租21萬元或營業額的11%作為租金，以較高者為準，每月的第1日繳交，租約期為3年。海皇另外須每月支付冷氣費、宣傳費及管理費等款項。 4月結業後不再佔用單位但原告指，海皇自2024年2月起已開始拖欠租金、冷氣費等款項，並於2025年4月底起結業，不再佔用該舖位，並把店舖交吉，原告指出店舖並非處於良好狀態，向海皇追討租金等款項共約380萬元。 免新租客兩月租金損失100萬另外，業主為減低損失，將上述舖位出租於新租戶不二江湖菜，惟首兩個月為新租戶的免租期，由於損失由被告違反租約所導致，故業主再就此向海皇追討上述款項，共約100萬元。 案件編號：HCA1515/2025 海皇粥店屯門店被指交吉後清潔狀況差　業主追租兼維修費734萬海皇粥店母公司被申請清盤　案9.10高院提訊海皇粥店結業｜飲食作家分析五死因　顧客評食物水準差、無人情味海皇粥店結業｜前員工：當年100%冇用預製菜　同行憂步後塵謀求變 View the full article

一時、上げ幅が400円を超えた日経平均株価を示す証券会社の電光掲示板＝東京都中央区で2025年8月18日午後0時42分、新宮巳美撮影 　週明け18日の東京株式市場は、日経平均株価（225種）が続伸し、週明けも2営業日連続で終値としての最高値を更新した。終値は前週末比336円00銭高の4万3714円31銭を付けた。外国為替市場で円相場が対ドルで下落し、1ドル＝147円台前半から半ばで取引されたことを追い風に買い注文が優勢となった。 　幅広い銘柄で構成する東証株価指数（TOPIX）も13・28ポイント高の3120・… View the full article

都が公開している暑さマップ（スクリーンショット）＝東京都提供 　熱中症対策の一環として、東京都は日本気象協会と連携して、都内を1平方キロメートルごとに分けて「暑さ指数」を地図上に表示する「東京暑さマップ」の運用を始めた。都民や都内にいる人に詳しいデータを提供し、熱中症予防につなげることが狙いだ。 　暑さ指数とは、温度や湿度、路面や建物の壁からの「輻射熱（ふくしゃねつ）」から算出した数値。この数値が大きいほど熱中症リスクが高まる。 Advertisement 　マップは暑さ指数を48時間先まで1時間ごとの推移を見ることができるほか、1週間先の最高値も表示する。熱中症の危険度によって「ほぼ安全」（21未満）から「災害級の危険」（35以上）まで7段階あり、青や黄、オレンジなどに色分けされている。特に「危険」（31以上、赤）以上は熱中症の危険性がかなり高まることから、出かける予定の調整に活用してもらいたい考えだ。 　都は他にも、自治体が指定する冷房設備を備えた「指定暑熱避難施設（クーリングシェルター）」のマップ掲載を昨年に続き今年も始めた。シェルターは「熱中症特別警戒アラート」が発令された際、気候変動適応法で自治体に開放が義務付けられている。都内には都庁（新宿区）、東京タワー（港区）など約1800カ所あるが、認知度が今ひとつだった。さらに、同アラートの発令にかかわらず、立ち寄りたい人が涼しい場所を調べられる「TOKYOクールシェアスポット」の検索システムも作った。同スポットは、都内に約1980カ所ある。 　東京消防庁によると、都内では2024年6～9月、熱中症による搬送者は7996人（前年同期比884人増）おり、年々増加傾向にある。小池百合子都知事は7月18日の定例記者会見で「小まめな水分補給、迷わずエアコンを利用し、外出時には、日傘、帽子を活用していただきたい。また、クーリングシェルターを各地に設けているので、利用していただければ。これらを基本に暑さ対策を徹底していただきたい」と呼びかけた。【遠藤龍】 View the full article

Un jeune homme de 19 ans a été mis en examen ce dimanche 17 août pour le meurtre d'un mineur de 16 ans, tué d'une balle en pleine rue à Fleury-les-Aubrais, dans la banlieue d'Orléans (Loiret), a appris l'AFP auprès du parquet. Le suspect, qui a reconnu avoir ouvert le feu, a dit qu'il avait consommé des stupéfiants au moment des faits et que "depuis quelque temps, il se sentait menacé", sans préciser par qui ni pour quoi, a indiqué à l'AFP Emmanuel Delorme, procureur de la République adjoint d'Orléans. Condamné à plusieurs reprises, notamment pour trafic de stupéfiants, il n'avait aucun lien avec la victime qu'il ne connaissait pas, a ajouté Emmanuel Delorme. Les policiers avaient été appelés vers 02h25 samedi pour un adolescent grièvement blessé par balle dans la rue. Malgré l'intervention des secours, il a succombé à ses blessures. Les quatre autres victimes "très traumatisées"La victime, âgée de 16 ans, faisait partie d'un groupe de cinq mineurs qui étaient en train de commettre des vols à la roulotte dans des véhicules garés dans cette zone résidentielle. Ils n'avaient toutefois pas visé le véhicule du mis en examen. PUBLICITÉCe dernier a déclaré aux enquêteurs qu'il regardait la télévision chez lui lorsqu'un membre de sa famille l'a alerté sur "des jeunes qui traînent dans le quartier". Prenant peur car se sentant menacé, il serait alors sorti avec une arme, tirant un coup de feu en l'air. "Ensuite, selon ses dires, il aurait tiré un seul coup de feu en direction des victimes, ce qui ne correspond pas pour l'instant aux éléments matériels puisqu'on a retrouvé au sol quatre étuis percutés", a relevé Emmanuel Delorme. Les quatre autres victimes ont pu s'échapper et sont "très traumatisées". Le suspect a été mis en examen dimanche après-midi pour meurtre, tentative de meurtre sur les autres mineurs et détention d'arme de catégorie B. Article original publié sur BFMTV.com View the full article

Theo Trung tâm Dự báo khí tượng thủy văn quốc gia, đến 13h chiều nay (18/8), vị trí tâm áp thấp nhiệt đới ở cách đặc khu Bạch Long Vĩ khoảng 70km về phía Nam; sức gió cấp 6-7 (39-61km/h), giật cấp 9; di chuyển theo hướng Bắc Tây Bắc với tốc độ khoảng 15km/h. Áp thấp nhiệt đới gây mưa lớn cho khu vực Đông Bắc Bộ, Thanh Hóa - Hà Tĩnh. Nguồn: Hệ thống giám sát thiên tai Việt Nam Trong 12 giờ tới, áp thấp nhiệt đới giữ nguyên hướng và tốc độ di chuyển. Đến 1h ngày 19/8, vị trí tâm áp thấp nhiệt đới trên vùng biển Quảng Ninh - Hải Phòng, sức gió cấp 6, giật cấp 8. Sau đó, áp thấp nhiệt đới sẽ đi vào đất liền tỉnh Quảng Ninh - Lạng Sơn với sức gió 45km/h. Khoảng 12 giờ sau đó, áp thấp nhiệt đới tiếp tục di chuyển hướng Bắc Tây Bắc, tốc độ 10-15km/h và suy yếu dần thành vùng áp thấp trên khu vực Quảng Tây (Trung Quốc). Do ảnh hưởng của áp thấp nhiệt đới, khu vực vịnh Bắc Bộ (bao gồm đặc khu Bạch Long Vĩ, Cát Hải, Cô Tô và Vân Đồn) có mưa giông và gió mạnh cấp 6-7, giật cấp 9, sóng biển cao 2-3,5m, biển động mạnh. Tàu thuyền hoạt động trong các vùng nguy hiểm nói trên đều có khả năng chịu tác động của dông, lốc, gió mạnh, sóng lớn. Đồng thời, trên đất liền, từ chiều 18/8, vùng ven biển từ Quảng Ninh và Hải Phòng có gió mạnh cấp 6, giật cấp 8. Từ chiều nay đến đêm mai (19/8), phía Đông Bắc Bộ và Thanh Hóa có mưa vừa, mưa to và giông với lượng mưa phổ biến 50-150mm, cục bộ có nơi mưa rất to trên 300mm. Chiều và đêm nay, ở Nghệ An có mưa vừa, mưa to và giông với lượng mưa phổ biến 20-40mm, cục bộ có nơi mưa rất to trên 80mm. Ngoài ra, chiều tối và đêm nay, khu vực phía Tây Bắc Bộ, từ Hà Tĩnh đến Đà Nẵng và cao nguyên Trung Bộ có mưa rào và giông rải rác, cục bộ có nơi mưa to với lượng mưa 15-30mm, cục bộ có nơi trên 80mm. Cảnh báo nguy cơ mưa có cường suất lớn (>100mm/3h). Từ ngày 20/8, mưa lớn trên các khu vực giảm dần. Trong mưa giông có khả năng xảy ra lốc, sét, mưa đá và gió giật mạnh. Mưa lớn có khả năng gây ra tình trạng ngập úng tại các vùng trũng, thấp, khu đô thị, công nghiệp; lũ quét trên các sông, suối nhỏ, sạt lở đất trên sườn dốc. Tin mới về áp thấp nhiệt đới: Tiến vào Quảng Ninh, Lạng Sơn, nhiều nơi mưa lớn Áp thấp nhiệt đới đã vào vịnh Bắc Bộ với cường độ mạnh thêm, ở mức cấp 6-7, giật cấp 9 và có khả năng đi vào khu vực Quảng Ninh, Lạng Sơn trong 24 giờ tới. Từ 13h hôm nay Quảng Ninh tạm ngừng cấp phép tàu xuất bến. Dự báo thời tiết 18/8/2025: Cao điểm mưa lớn nhiều nơi, vùng nào trọng tâm? Dự báo thời tiết 18/8/2025, nhiều khu vực trên cả nước tiếp tục có mưa, riêng Đông Bắc Bộ, Thanh Hóa đến Quảng Trị mưa lớn. Áp thấp nhiệt đới tiến vào vịnh Bắc Bộ ngày 18/8. View the full article

C朗拿度來港參與的沙特超級盃周二（19日）展開，首戰由C朗效力的艾納斯，迎戰賓施馬率領的伊蒂哈德；另一場準決賽——吉達艾阿里鬥艾卡迪沙則會在周三（20日）上演。 大會今（18日）在JW萬豪酒店前舉辦賽事發布會，兼讓4支參賽隊伍輪流會見傳媒，獲過百名沙特與本地傳媒追訪。 發布會前沙特超級獎盃在保安護送下入場，有沙特傳媒拍手，並一擁上前拍照。雖然大會提供耳機作即時傳譯，但只在球隊記招時提供服務，賽前發布會期間記者與沙特足總官員用阿拉伯文對答，聽得本地傳媒一頭霧水。 過百名沙特與本地傳媒追訪沙特超級盃記招。（夏家朗攝）艾納斯主帥佐治捷西斯（Jorge Jesus）與球員祖奧菲歷斯率先亮相，新上任的佐治捷西斯明言，C朗拿度是自己選擇這份工作的最大原因，認為執教C朗是重大挑戰。他與祖奧菲歷斯都表明，目標是要贏得沙特超級盃，去好好準備新球季。 艾納斯主帥佐治捷西斯（Jorge Jesus）與球員祖奧菲歷斯率先亮相。（夏家朗攝）年僅25歲但已效力多間球會的祖奧菲歷斯就稱，自己適應新地方、新文化不是問題，「足球是世界語言，去到哪裏都一樣，所有高水平球員都有能力去適應。」 被問到葡萄牙國家隊隊友迪亞高祖達離世，他指自己與對方關係親近，也認識其家人，認為發生的一切十分悲傷，「不論是我或全世界，都會對他的離開感到難過，我們會懷念他。」 祖奧菲歷斯加盟艾納斯，有指正是C朗做說客。（夏家朗攝）在艾納斯舉行記招期間，由於發問傳媒人數眾多，時間卻有限，負責主持的沙特職員表明會由左至右讓記者提問，但有沙特傳媒因不獲發問機會而激動投訴。這位記者在祖奧菲歷斯發言期間高聲批評，之後更一度站立指罵職員，部份沙特傳媒嘗試讓他冷靜，最終艾納斯主帥佐治捷西斯「格外開恩」讓他提問，事件才得以平息。 同樣情況亦發生在伊蒂哈德身上，有資深記者在記招結束時堅持發問，他手持講稿，在表達對教練白蘭斯與射手賓施馬的愛慕後，向兩人各自提問；隨後有其他記者亦嘗試爭取機會，令賓斯馬顯得有點不耐煩，他雙手放在頭後表示：「下一次吧」。 賓施馬雙手放在頭後，顯得有點不耐煩。（夏家朗攝）這位前皇家馬德里射手在記招上顯得相對冷靜，回應時聲線甚低，答得平淡且簡短。例如被問到伊蒂哈德是否圍繞他而組隊，他對問題感到有點錯愕，否認之餘也指出這條問題問得不是時候，記者再追問下，也只由翻譯代答。 對於明日會再鬥前皇馬隊友C朗拿度，賓施馬拒絕「個人主義」，「明日是兩支球隊的對壘，希望他一切安好吧。我們都有不錯的教練與球員，會展示出沙特足球的質素。」 前法國國家隊主教練白蘭斯。（夏家朗攝）伊蒂哈德主帥白蘭斯就打趣指，就算自己有應付C朗拿度的戰術，也不會告訴傳媒，「不要忘記，我球員年代是後衛，曾經贏過不少獎項。」他力讚C朗是位好球員，「對方與我們都有好前鋒、好後衛，我們當然會嚴防他，但贏波是講求進攻與防守的。」 C朗艾納斯將軍澳操練　荷蘭女將轟足總取消傑志女足場地：真可恥沙特超級盃｜C朗隨艾納斯抵港赴九龍塘冒雨操練　發文向香港示好C朗抵港｜率領艾納斯下周出戰沙特超級盃　球迷見到真人興奮歡呼沙特超級盃｜C朗隨艾納斯抵港　備戰下周二對伊蒂哈德C朗做說客出手截糊！艾納斯購祖奧菲歷斯　車路士幾乎平手離場C朗博物館｜近百皇馬香港球迷會訪C朗博物館　難忘2.38米倒掛雕像沙特超級盃｜門票7.15中午網上開售最平499　入大球場睇C朗賓施馬 View the full article