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Quang cảnh buổi tiếp. Ảnh: Tuấn Ninh Tham dự buổi tiếp có lãnh đạo một số vụ, đơn vị thuộc Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo, Văn phòng UNDP tại Việt Nam. Tại buổi tiếp, Bộ trưởng Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo Đào Ngọc Dung bày tỏ vui mừng khi được đón tiếp Đoàn công tác của UNDP và cá nhân bà Ramla Khalidi. Bộ trưởng bày tỏ cảm động trước tình cảm, sự ủng hộ của cá nhân bà Ramla Khalidi nói riêng, UNDP nói chung đối với các chương trình hợp tác trong giám sát, tham mưu xây chính sách, đặc biệt là những vấn đề xã hội của Việt Nam. Bộ trưởng Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo Đào Ngọc Dung tại buổi tiếp. Ảnh: Tuấn Ninh Bà Ramla Khalidi cho biết, bà rất vinh dự khi được gặp lại Bộ trưởng Đào Ngọc Dung; vui mừng khi Chương trình Mục tiêu quốc gia phát triển kinh tế - xã hội vùng đồng bào dân tộc thiểu số (DTTS) và miền núi giai đoạn 2021 - 2030, giai đoạn 1 từ 2021 - 2025 của Việt Nam thời gian qua đã gặt hái được nhiều thành công. “Tôi rất vinh dự khi được có mặt tham gia Hội nghị toàn quốc tổng kết Chương trình Mục tiêu quốc gia phát triển kinh tế - xã hội vùng đồng bào DTTS và miền núi giai đoạn 2021 - 2025, định hướng nội dung giai đoạn 2026 - 2030 và chia sẻ những ý kiến của mình vào buổi sáng nay. Tôi rất vui mừng khi biết được những ý kiến của mình đã được ghi nhận một cách hứng khởi”, bà Ramla Khalidi nói. Chia sẻ thêm về những lĩnh vực hợp tác mới, bao gồm các cam kết của Việt Nam đối với các cơ chế về quyền con người quốc tế, bà Ramla Khalidi đánh giá cao vai trò dẫn dắt của Việt Nam cũng như duy trì sự hiện diện của mình ở những cơ chế đa phương. Trong thời gian tới, UNDP luôn sẵn sàng phối hợp với Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo trong công tác xây dựng báo cáo quốc gia, triển khai các khuyến nghị Ủy ban Nhân quyền Liên Hợp Quốc, cũng như có những rà soát theo cơ chế phù hợp. Bộ trưởng Đào Ngọc Dung gửi lời cảm ơn tới bà Ramla Khalidi vì những tình cảm và lời chúc tốt đẹp dành cho cá nhân ông. Bộ trưởng bày tỏ sự trân trọng trước sự hỗ trợ của bà Khalidi và UNDP đối với Việt Nam thời gian qua, đặc biệt là những đóng góp quan trọng trong xây dựng và thực hiện các chính sách, chương trình dành cho đồng bào DTTS và miền núi. Bà Ramla Khalidi - Trưởng Đại diện Thường trú của UNDP tại Việt Nam tại buổi tiếp. Ảnh: Tuấn Ninh Bộ trưởng bày tỏ sự tán thành với những gợi mở của bà Ramla Khalidi về nội dung hợp tác với Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo nói riêng, Việt Nam nói chung trong thời gian tới, đặc biệt là các nội dung dành cho đối tượng yếu thế, đồng bào DTTS; đồng thời cho rằng đây là những đối tượng luôn dành được sự quan tâm, ưu tiên của Đảng, Nhà nước Việt Nam. Bộ trưởng cho rằng, cần triển khai thực hiện sớm phù hợp với điều kiện thực tế khi Việt Nam thực hiện mô hình chính quyền mới. Bộ trưởng bày tỏ sự đồng tình với các đề xuất của bà Ramla Khalidi về nội dung hợp tác với Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo cũng như với Việt Nam trong thời gian tới, đặc biệt tập trung vào hỗ trợ nhóm yếu thế và DTTS. Bộ trưởng khẳng định đây là những đối tượng luôn nhận được sự quan tâm và ưu tiên đặc biệt từ Đảng và Nhà nước Việt Nam. Ông nhấn mạnh cần triển khai các đề xuất này sớm, phù hợp với điều kiện thực tế trong bối cảnh Việt Nam áp dụng mô hình chính quyền mới. Liên quan đến các chính sách ưu tiên về phát triển y tế, giáo dục, nước sạch, phòng chống thiên tai và các chính sách đặc thù cho nhóm yếu thế, Bộ trưởng Đào Ngọc Dung mong muốn bà Ramla Khalidi và UNDP tiếp tục hỗ trợ, phối hợp chặt chẽ với Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo cũng như các cơ quan Việt Nam trong thời gian tới. Để đảm bảo hiệu quả hợp tác, Bộ trưởng đề nghị UNDP phối hợp với Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo hoàn thiện và ký kết chương trình hợp tác, xây dựng kế hoạch 5 năm tới với tầm nhìn đến năm 2045. Ông nhấn mạnh nhiệm vụ chiến lược là tham mưu cho Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam ban hành nghị quyết mới thay thế Nghị quyết 24 khóa IX về công tác dân tộc. Bộ trưởng Đào Ngọc Dung, bà Ramla Khalidi và các thành viên tham dự buổi tiếp. Ảnh: Tuấn Ninh Bộ trưởng cho biết, Bộ đang khẩn trương hoàn thiện khung Chương trình Mục tiêu Quốc gia phát triển kinh tế - xã hội vùng đồng bào DTTS và miền núi giai đoạn 2 để trình Quốc hội vào tháng 10/2025. Bộ trưởng đề nghị UNDP phối hợp với Bộ Dân tộc và Tôn giáo thảo luận, làm rõ các vấn đề liên quan nhằm đảm bảo chương trình được triển khai hiệu quả. Trong không khí thân tình và trọng thị, hai bên bày tỏ niềm vui và động lực mới từ mối quan hệ hợp tác tốt đẹp. Các nội dung hợp tác hướng đến thực hiện hiệu quả các chính sách phát triển vùng DTTS và miền núi, góp phần cùng Việt Nam đạt mục tiêu công bằng xã hội và phát triển bền vững. UNDP hỗ trợ phụ nữ dân tộc thiểu số tỉnh Đăk Nông phát triển kinh doanh với công nghệ 4.0ictnews UNDP chính thức khởi động dự án tại tỉnh Đăk Nông hỗ trợ, tạo điều kiện cho 450 phụ nữ dân tộc thiểu số có thể tự mở rộng phát triển sản xuất kinh doanh nhờ các nền tảng thương mại điện tử, thanh toán điện tử, ngân hàng điện tử, bảo hiểm vi mô. View the full article

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Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Mercedes Once Owned by Tom Petty Heads to AuctionA well-preserved 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL, purchased new by the late rock icon Tom Petty, is set to change hands. Offered by its second owner, the V8-powered roadster retains a striking black-on-tan color scheme and just 49,858 miles on the odometer. Petty, best known as the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, bought the car brand new on March 7, 1980, from Jim Bess Mercedes in Canoga Park, California. He kept the convertible for more than 35 years, maintaining it in Southern California under the state’s original blue license plates. The car still carries Petty’s personal touch — a peace sign detail — along with factory alloy wheels and its original black soft top. The 450SL belongs to the long-running R107 series, produced from 1971 to 1989. Known for combining Mercedes’ mid-size chassis with the S-Class V8, the model became a symbol of refined grand touring. This example is powered by a 4.5-liter single-overhead-cam V8 producing 190 horsepower, paired with a 4-speed automatic transmission. The car features independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes, offering a comfortable yet capable ride. Inside, the tan leather interior remains in strong condition, with well-preserved wood trim and a period-correct Becker Mexico cassette deck. The instrument panel retains its original gauges, including the metric speedometer installed for U.S. delivery cars at the time. Included with the sale are the original owner’s books, warranty cards, and data plate, all stamped with Petty’s name, along with a copy of the title. The seller describes the car as running and driving well, ready for its next caretaker. For collectors of both rock memorabilia and vintage Mercedes, the offering presents a rare chance to own a car that blends automotive craftsmanship with music history. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter View the full article

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Jeep shared details about the 2026 Cherokee's new hybrid powertrain, which will provide an estimated 38 mpg combined. This new hybrid setup comes standard with all-wheel drive and a 1.6-liter gasoline engine. We expect the new Cherokee to debut soon, and Jeep says it will go on sale late this year. Jeep has already revealed the first photos of the new 2026 Cherokee, and now the company's consumer website has published some new details—accidentally or not—about the compact SUV's hybrid powertrain ahead of its official reveal. We now know that the Cherokee will be powered by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder hybrid powertrain and that it will come standard with all-wheel drive. Jeep says that this new gas-electric setup uses a turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-four and that it will provide 38 mpg combined. We don't yet have power figures, but this model will compete with the Honda CR-V Hybrid and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, among other compact-SUV hybrid models. The Cherokee will also offer a towing capacity of 3500 pounds, and Jeep's Active Drive I 4x4 system will be standard across the board. Trim levels will include base, Laredo, Limited, Overland, and Trailhawk models, with the latter providing extra off-road equipment. JeepSo far, we've seen images of the 2026 Cherokee in blue and green, and Jeep provided a list of available colors that includes Bright White, Silver Zynith, Baltic Gray, Diamond Black, Hydro Blue, Red Hot, and ’41 (military green, pictured at the top of this story). We should learn more details about the 2026 Cherokee soon, as this new SUV is expected to make its official debut in the near future. The new Cherokee is scheduled to go on sale late this year. The previous-generation Cherokee was dropped from the lineup after the 2023 model year, and Jeep is surely hoping that the return of this high-selling nameplate to its showrooms will provide a boost in sales numbers. You Might Also Like Car and Driver’s 10 Best Cars through the Decades How to Buy or Lease a New Car Lightning Lap Legends: Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang! View the full article

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Un grupo de exploradores hace 20 años descubrieron lo que apuntaba a ser una nueva ciudad oculta bajo el agua. Los investigadores canadienses anunciaron que una estructura estaría bajo el mar y estaría cerca a la costa occidental de Cuba. Las "ciudades ocultas" bajo el mar han existido desde tiempos inmemorables, debido al aumento del nivel del mar tras el fin de la última glaciación. A estos eventos se suman los cambios climáticos y los procesos geológicos que han moldeado el mundo. Sin embargo, este descubrimiento tiene el potencial de cambiar el rumbo de la historia. PUEDES VER: Rusia crea vacuna contra el cáncer e inicia sus ensayos clínicos: tiene la tecnología de las dosis contra el COVID-19 ¿Cómo es la "ciudad oculta" bajo el agua en Cuba?Después de una investigación a fondo con la ayuda de un robot, el aparato encontró "bloques enormes y lisos con apariencia de granito cortado" que sobresalían del fondo del mar. PUBLICIDADLos investigadores sugirieron que estas estructuras podrían tener hasta 6,000 años, lo que significaría que serían aproximadamente 1,500 años más antiguas que las famosas pirámides del Antiguo Egipto. Este hallazgo podría transformar algunas de nuestras suposiciones sobre la historia y la evolución de la civilización humana, revelando una conexión más profunda y antigua entre las culturas prehistóricas. ¿Qué se sabe de la antigüedad?Los científicos de Advanced Digital Communications, advirtieron que, aunque “podría haber sido un gran centro urbano”, sería “totalmente irresponsable decir qué era antes de tener evidencia”. Lamentablemente, los intentos posteriores de esclarecer la verdad sobre esta posible ciudad sumergida enfrentaron dificultades para obtener más información, y el sitio no fue investigado adecuadamente desde 2005. Manuel Iturralde, del Museo de Historia Natural de Cuba, comentó a National Geographic que los expertos encontraron “estructuras extremadamente peculiares” que resultaban difíciles de explicar geológicamente. Sin embargo, señaló que la naturaleza puede crear formaciones sorprendentes, por lo que algo que parece hecho por el hombre podría no serlo. Iturralde explicó que, dado que las estructuras están a gran profundidad, tendrían que tener unos 50.000 años para haberse hundido hasta ese punto, ya que el aumento del nivel del mar en el Caribe no ha sido suficiente para ocultarlas a 650 metros de profundidad. View the full article

People congregate around the Geraldine E. King Women’s Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Though Utah’s rate of homelessness remains below the national average, a new report shows the state’s homeless population is continuing to rise — and the start of 2025 marked a significant uptick. “It’s a big jump,” Wayne Niederhauser, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s state homeless coordinator, told Utah News Dispatch ahead of the report’s release Wednesday. “We haven’t seen that kind of jump for years.” The annual 2025 Point-in-Time Count — which is a national tally of sheltered and unsheltered people on a single night in January — showed 4,584 Utahns were experiencing homelessness in January 2025, up by 715 people from last year, an 18% increase. Utah’s homelessness rate is now 13 per 10,000 people, up from 11 per 10,000. But even though Utah is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation and has faced skyrocketing housing prices over the past five years, its rate of homelessness is still well below the 2024 national rate, which was 23 per 10,000. Though Niederhauser said it’s concerning to see an 18% jump, he said there is a “silver lining.” “The silver lining is that 95% of those extra individuals were in shelter and not unsheltered,” he said. Under Code Blue temps and increased camping enforcement, volunteers count Utah homeless In the past several years, Niederhauser said Utah has typically seen only a 4% or 5% rate increase, but about 80% of those people were unsheltered. This year, he said, “the good part about that data point is that most of those individuals were sheltered.” Of the 715 additional people experiencing homelessness during the 2025 Point-in-Time Count, 677 (95%) were sheltered and 38 (5%) were unsheltered, which the Utah Office of Homeless Services described in the report’s key findings as a “dramatic shift” from 2024, when that year’s count rose by 131 people, but only 23 (18%) were sheltered while 108 (82%) were unsheltered. “This year’s dramatic increase in sheltered individuals compared to unsheltered is largely attributed to the expansion of winter shelter capacity, which allowed more individuals experiencing homelessness to access shelter,” the report says. This year’s Point-in-Time Count took place during Code Blue temperatures, which prompted expansion of shelter capacity. Volunteers also questioned whether increased anti-camping enforcement, along with the frigid temperatures, could have factored into seeing fewer people on the streets. The report also includes several other notable findings, including: Rising child homelessness: The number of Utah children experiencing homelessness increased from 589 to 662, a 22% increase. Children now make up 14% of Utah’s total Point-in-Time Count, which is still below 2024 national data, when children accounted for 19% of people experiencing homelessness across the U.S. More unhoused seniors: The number of Utahns over the age of 64 experiencing homelessness rose from 251 to 356, an increase of 42%. The increase, state officials wrote, “may reflect broader demographic shifts,” with Utah’s population of those 65 and older growing by nearly 58% from 2013 to 2023 and expected to double by 2060, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. But at the same time, “more seniors are being priced out of housing, often living on fixed incomes that can’t keep pace with rising rents and property costs,” state officials wrote. Veterans experiencing homelessness: The number of veterans experiencing homelessness grew by 36%, rising from 121 to 165. “While this represents a notable year-over-year increase, the 2025 total remains within the historical range, falling between the 2023 count of 181 and the 2022 count of 155. A rise in first-time homelessness: Factoring in not just people tallied during the Point-in-Time Count, but also those who accessed homeless services according to the state’s database, a total of 10,261 people in Utah experienced homelessness in 2024 for the first time, an increase of 5% from 2023. The state’s homelessness data dashboard shows 5,122 people were categorized as “previously homeless,” only a slight uptick from 4,942 people in 2023. In total, the state’s database reported 15,383 people accessing services in 2024 statewide. To Niederhauser, the report shows even though Utah homelessness is rising — following a national trend of Americans faced with higher housing costs, inflation, and wages that aren’t keeping pace with cost of living — the state’s homeless system is providing options that those additional people are using rather than living on the streets. “There’s an increase in homelessness, but we’re addressing it in an effective way,” he said. Once a Motel 6, Utah’s long-awaited family shelter is about to open In the report’s executive summary, Niederhauser highlighted a list of investments the 2025 Utah Legislature made to improve Utah’s homeless system, including: $3.9 million in ongoing funding to launch and operate a second family shelter in the Salt Lake Valley. Renovated from a Motel 6, the Family Interim Non-Congregate Housing Facility, or FINCH for short, opened in April. $5.5 million in one-time funding was allocated for the 2026 fiscal year to expand emergency shelter operations during cold weather. In the 2025 fiscal year, investment in winter response supported 901 additional winter shelter beds, including 256 Code Blue beds and 3,370 emergency shelter nights provided in a hotel setting. $16.7 million in ongoing, annually adjusted funding was distributed to cities hosting homeless shelters to help mitigate their impacts. What’s working and where are more resources needed?The report showed some progress toward the state homeless system’s goals of making homelessness “rare, brief and nonrecurring,” but also areas where the system is falling short. For example, state data showed a slight decrease in the number of days people are staying in emergency shelters. In 2024, 75% of emergency shelter stays were 90 days or less, down from 80% in 2023 and below previous years. “While this trend indicates people are experiencing homelessness for longer periods of time, most only need short-term shelter support before restabilizing,” the report stays. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX However, the average length of stay in emergency shelter increased by 10 days (17%) compared to 2023, “highlighting the growing difficulty individuals face in securing stable housing,” the report says. “This trend underscores the urgent need for faster housing placements and a broader range of exit options from shelter.” The number of Utahns experiencing chronic homelessness also remains an issue. According to the 2025 Point-in-Time Count, 1,233 were experiencing chronic homelessness — a 36% rise from 906 in 2024. But that group represented 27% of the total Point-in-Time Count, similar to 28% in 2023. “This highlights the continued need for supportive services for individuals with disabilities and long histories of homelessness, while also confirming that chronic homelessness remains a minority of the overall homeless population in Utah,” the report says. The report also showed, however, that supportive housing has continued to be a “key driver of long-term stability” for people exiting homelessness. For example, state data shows: 93% of people in permanent supportive housing “either retained their housing or moved on to other permanent options.” 2024 marked the “fourth consecutive year this success rate has held steady.” In 2024, the percentage of people returning to homelessness within two years of exiting to permanent supportive housing declined slightly from 25% to 24%. “These outcomes underscore the effectiveness of permanent supportive housing with wrap-around services in keeping Utah’s most vulnerable residents stably housed,” the report said. In recent years, while lawmakers have put more money toward homeless services than they have in the past, there are still plenty of requests for more money that have gone unfunded. In 2025, lawmakers approved some but not all of the funding requests Niederhauser and his office asked for, leaving funding gaps that local officials have had to find ways to fill. A person and a dog lay in the grass outside the City-County Building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)As his office prepares for another budget proposal, Niederhauser said his message to lawmakers for the upcoming 2026 general session in January is to acknowledge Utah’s homeless population is increasing. He also noted that the data shows the length of time people are staying in shelters has increased, indicating there’s a “gap” that needs to be filled when it comes to providing options for people to cycle out of emergency shelters. “That’s the service that we really need to focus on,” he said, including additional beds at the Utah State Hospital or expanding capacity in other areas of the state’s mental health system, as well as increasing capacity for supportive housing. “That is a good message for all of us, and it’s a good takeaway for the Legislature — for us to really focus on that big gap that we have for some of those services,” Niederhauser said. “If those are available, then the nights (people) spend in shelter goes down.” For the first time, Utah’s Point-in-Time Count this year also included survey questions asking unsheltered people what type of shelter they would use if available. Its findings said: 610 preferred private rooms 568 preferred “bring-your-own setups (cars, tents, RVs) with shared facilities” 511 said they would use small units with shared bathrooms 356 were open to congregate shelters 236 said none of the above. Niederhauser said that survey “confirms” what state and local leaders have been hearing for a long time – that providing a range of options for people will help keep more people off of the streets. He pointed to the 50-bed “microshelter” community that opened last fall as a model that’s been a success, with plans to add another 54 units in coming months. “That kind of model we’re very bullish on because the outcomes have been excellent,” Niederhauser said. He also said those survey questions are expected to inform the design of a planned 1,200- to 1,600-bed homeless campus, which is expected to offer both congregate and non-congregate shelter options. Efforts to site 1,200- to 1,600-bed homeless campus still underwayLawmakers also passed legislation to allow the state to use eminent domain powers to “accelerate site acquisition” for a planned “transformative homeless services campus, with statutory authority limited to a defined area in Salt Lake City, northeast of the airport,” the report’s executive summary said. State can officially use eminent domain to site a new homeless campus. What now? Niederhauser and other state officials have been working for months to site that homeless campus (expected to include 1,200 to 1,600 beds), but they have not yet announced what properties they’ve been eying. Last fall, the Utah Homeless Services Board set a deadline of Oct. 1, 2025 for the campus to be built, but Niederhauser said the siting process has been taking longer than expected. “Our timeline is ASAP,” Niederhauser said when asked about a new timeline for selecting the property for the homeless campus. “We know this is needed. We are looking at several properties, all of which have some difficult situations to overcome, like wetlands. I’ll highlight wetlands, because wetlands isn’t something I can solve in two weeks, three months, or even six months because the Army Corps of Engineers has to be involved in that, and there’s a process you have to go through.” Depending on the outcomes of those evaluations, Niederhauser said that will determine whether state officials move forward with eminent domain powers to site the campus. He said a new timeline is not yet clear, but “we’re not sitting on this.” “We are working hard,” he said, adding that it’s been challenging to find a property along the Wasatch Front, which has limited property available that hasn’t already been developed. “Unfortunately, you know, the need is huge. We appreciate the acute need, the serious need of this. So we’re not letting grass grow under our feet. We’re working hard to find a pathway.” SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE View the full article

A Canadian animal rescue thought of a clever way to draw attention to their adoptable pets. Dubbed the "Slang Litter," six puppies went viral for their Gen alpha-inspired names, including one named "Ohio," who is the only puppy that has been adopted. Funds for Furry Friends still has five more puppies that await adoption: Sigma, Rizz, Skibidi, Cap, and Gyat. Ohio was the first and (as of Aug. 13) only puppy to be adopted from the rescue, according to the organization's website. Their Instagram post from mid-July received more than 400,000 likes in one month. "When we heard there were six tiny, squishy, helpless pups sitting in the pound—alone, confused, and likely judging our millennial slang—we dropped everything and jumped into action," the organization's Instagram caption reads. "Nothing screams 2025 like a group of pups named after TikTok vocabulary we only half understand." 'Ohio', 'Rizz' and more puppies named after Gen Alpha TikTok slangThe other five puppies from the litter, who were born May 21, were still available for adoption as of Aug. 13. The description, written in true Gen Alpha fashion, describes the mixed breeds puppies as "a squad of pups who are all vibes, no cap, and 100% ready to make your home feel like a trend." If you want to adopt the pups for yourself, Funds for Furry Friends only allows animals to be adopted in person and won't ship puppies. The charity is located in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, which is about 1,150 miles from Ohio's northwest corner, per Google Maps. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Puppies named for Gen Alpha slang, 'Ohio' first to be adopted View the full article

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Marine rescuers in Massachusetts said they are keeping tabs on the first manatee to be spotted in the state's waters in nearly a decade. The International Fund for Animal Welfare, which is working together with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local groups in Massachusetts, is asking the public to report any sightings of the marine mammal. The manatee was first spotted July 26, when paddleboarder Jennifer Sullivan recorded video of the animal off Mashpee. Sullivan told NBC Boston the manatee was "just lazing around there in the grass going as slowly as possible." The manatee was again spotted July 29, when it was temporarily stranded on tidal flats in the Mattapoisett area. It was able to return to deeper waters when the tide came in. "Manatee sightings in Massachusetts are uncommon; only four have been documented in the past 17 years," Stacey Hedman, senior director of communications for IFAW, told the Cape Cod Times. "We are grateful to members of the public who promptly reported the stranding. Early information is key to ensuring the best possible outcome for any marine mammal." The most recent confirmed manatee sighting in Massachusetts waters was in 2016. "Because Massachusetts water temperatures are barely within the manatees allowable temperature limits and only for short periods of time in certain areas, these animals can often become stressed if they stay too long into the season and water temperatures drop," Hedman said. Officials are asking the public to report any further manatee sightings. They said a rescue plan will be put into effect if the animal becomes stranded again or the water temperature dips below comfortable temperatures for the warm-water creature. View the full article

If you’re caught driving 10 miles per hour over the speed limit in Georgia, expect to pay a minimum of $84, including both the fine and standard court fees. This means that Georgia is lower than the national average ($130), but it's not the cheapest. Here's more. What is the cheapest state in the US for a speeding ticket?A Speed Limit 45 sign stands alongside N.C. 251 in Marshall, where cyclists Jacob “Jake” Hill and Leonard “Lennie” Antonelli were fatally struck by a dump truck July 1.New Mexico and Nebraska are tied for the lowest minimum fines at just $25. Other states that follow include: Montana: $40 North Dakota: $40 What is the most expensive state in the US for a speeding ticket?California leads the pack with a minimum cost of $234. Other states that follow include: Arizona: $231 Nevada: $223 Texas: $223 MethodologyThe data used in this comparison comes from FinanceBuzz, which compiled the minimum speeding ticket cost in each U.S. state for drivers going 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. Each state's figure includes both: The base fine for the violation Standard court or administrative fees The numbers reflect publicly available data as of 2024, and they aim to show the minimum financial penalty a typical driver might face for a first-time offense, not including potential surcharges, points on a license, or increased insurance rates. Fines can vary by jurisdiction, city and county. For more information, visit visualcapitalist.com/mapped-speeding-ticket-costs-by-state. Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at [email protected]. This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Speeding ticket cost in Georgia. How much is the fine for going too fast? View the full article

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the upcoming 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and what Donald Trump’s recent statements about “Victory Day” reveal about how America is forgetting the meaning of peace, cooperation, and democratic leadership. Then David is joined by Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Redfin, for a candid look at the broken state of the U.S. housing market. Kelman explains why both buyers and sellers are miserable, how pandemic-era mortgage rates have frozen supply, and why the next generation is increasingly stuck, unable to buy, and often unable to move. They discuss zoning reform, immigration, housing deterioration, and why, despite the bleak outlook, Kelman still believes there’s hope for long-term correction—if America can relearn how to build. The following is a transcript of the episode: David Frum: Hello, and welcome back to The David Frum Show. I’m David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic. My guest today will be Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, an online real-estate-brokerage service, and our topic will be the state of the U.S. housing market. Before my dialogue with Glenn, I want to offer some thoughts on quite a different subject: the impending 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. On August 15th, 1945, the imperial Japanese government communicated its surrender to the United States and the allies in the Pacific War. That ceremony was formalized with a ceremony in Tokyo Bay on September 2nd, bringing the war to its legal conclusion. The United States and every belligerent in the war have observed many commemorations of this immense event. As the commemorations have extended in time away from the events that they commemorate, a kind of vainglorious note has tended to enter into these commemorations, never more so than in the message President Trump issued on the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. I quote from his Truth Social account: “Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II. I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I. We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything — That’s because we don’t have leaders anymore, that know how to do so! We are going to start celebrating our victories again!” Now, it’s kind of news that the United States never celebrated V-E Day or V-J Day before Donald Trump came along. Of course it did. But it is true that in the past, these celebrations were always muted with a remembrance of the terrible suffering that the wars brought to those who fought them, the terrible damage they did to the world, the terrible unnecessariness of the wars, and the hopes for lasting peace. But as we get more distant, there has been a tendency—and Donald Trump expresses it more than anyone—to think of World War II as a kind of military Super Bowl in which the United States and a bunch of teams competed. The United States won the trophy. They had the biggest point spread. They had the fanciest jerseys, the prettiest cheerleaders, and so yay, us. I think as we approach this anniversary, that way of thinking seems even more unhelpful than at any time in the past. The thing I’d like to commemorate on this 80th anniversary is not the war that ended on August 15th, but the peace that began on August 15th. The long peace in Atlantic and Pacific—nervous intended of its start, overshadowed by the threat of nuclear destruction of the Cold War, but building and growing and enhancing the lives of people whose parents and grandparents had been on both sides of the war. Victors and vanquished, Allies and Axis found a way to come together and to build reconciliation, to build a new kind of world. And American leadership was absolutely crucial to the building of this world—the American leadership in providing aid to the war-ravaged countries of Europe and Asia. The American guarantee of security that was tested in Asia, Korea, and Vietnam, that was tested in Europe and periodic crises over the city of Berlin. That was backed by American strength and power and supported by a growing number of allies, increasingly democratic allies. The triumph of bringing to democracy countries that had been non-democracies during the war, countries like Portugal or South Korea that had been American allies but began not as democracies, but achieved democratic government. All of this, supported and paid for by the mounting prosperity achieved by the free-trade system that was built by American leadership in the world after World War II. And all of these accomplishments are things that have now been put at risk. As they’re put at risk, I think if we remember the end of the war, we need to remember also the beginning of the war. The American role in the years before 1945 was not as magnificent, not as glorious, not as something to be proud of as the American role in the war and afterwards. The war was made inevitable by a lot of bad American decisions in the 1920s and was nearly lost because of even worse American decisions in the 1930s and ’40s. Trade protectionism, isolationism, indifference to the fate of struggling democracies: Those are part of the American story too. And while the heroic achievements of the years after the war—the turn to free trade and collective security—those are receding, the mistakes that brought the war into being, those are being repeated. In 2025, America is less the country it was in 1945 and much more the country it was in 1925 and 1935. It is funny that Donald Trump is taking credit for a victory that was only made necessary because people did the things that were recommended by the presidency of Donald Trump. The greatest accomplishment of the United States in its history was the peace built after 1945. I think that is the thing that together with Japanese, together with Germans, together with all the defeated, together with the British and the French and the Canadians and the Australians and all those who helped to win, we want this war to recede into history. We want only its lessons to remain alive. Its lessons of cooperation, collective security, democracy of trade. If those lessons are at risk, we need to reaffirm them. That’s the message for this day, not boasting. Every time Donald Trump speaks of war, I think of a poem by Rudyard Kipling called “Recessional,” and there’s a line in that poem that haunts me because it seems to describe so well our present situation. Kipling wrote—he was addressing a prayer to the god of armies. He said: “If, drunk with sight of power, we loose wild tongues that have not Thee in awe.” I think the America of Donald Trump is a little drunk with power. And even as that power is waning, it is loosing wilder and wilder tongues than ever. And it’s not keeping in awe this divine spirit, the spirit of justice and reconciliation that is the thing that I will be thinking about on August 15th of 2025. And now my conversation with Glenn Kelman. But first, a quick break. [Music] Frum: Glenn Kelman is the CEO of Redfin, an online home-brokerage service. Prior to joining Redfin, he was a co-founder of Plumtree Software, a publicly traded company that created the enterprise-portal-software market. Glenn was raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. Glenn, thank you so much for joining The David Frum Show today. Glenn Kelman: So excited to be here. Thanks for having me, David. Frum: Oh, so, so grateful to you. So let’s just start with the open-end question: What is going on in the housing market? We’ve had a terrible spring. There’s more bad economic news this summer. What’s the state of the housing market? Kelman: Home prices are softening. So for the first time in nearly a decade, home prices seem likely to soften in the second half of the year. Interest rates may go down just because the jobs news was weak, and that would be a welcome respite, but inventory has been very low for a long time. Sales volume has been extremely low, probably 30 percent below historic levels on a per-capita basis. We haven’t seen this sales volume since 1997, when the United States population was about 30 percent smaller. So the market has been moribund, but home prices have held up, and we’re going to see that in the June numbers. But if you look further ahead, 35 percent of listings are staying on the market for more than 90 days. We have many unsold listings right now. It has just gotten hard to sell a house, especially in the Sun Belt, and so that may bring some relief to homebuyers who really need it. The average age of the first-time homebuyer is 38. It used to be 31 just a decade ago. Frum: Well, one of the things that is strange, and you’re sort of anticipating the question is, this is a market that is experienced as a bad market, both by sellers and by buyers. Kelman: Mm-hmm. Frum: And normally, at least one of those two groups is happy. Bad news for sellers, good news for buyers. Bad news for buyers, good news for sellers. Now, they both seem unhappy that the prices are high. Buyers can’t buy, but the buyers aren’t there, so sellers can’t sell. Everybody’s miserable. That doesn’t seem like an equilibrium state. Kelman: No, it isn’t. I think we’re at an inflection point. So mostly people who have had to sell their home have been able to do so quite easily over the past two or three years. So even in the post-pandemic correction, it was fairly straightforward. But now home sellers are struggling, especially people who bought a house during the pandemic. We are talking to them about lowering their price and they can’t, because they’ll be short on their mortgage. Now, we’re not going to have anything like the great financial crisis in 2008, where there was a wave of foreclosures. But for a particular population of folks who did buy during the pandemic, it has suddenly gotten very hard to sell their home and pay off their mortgage. And so right now the market is just teetering in a very unhappy equilibrium. I think that prices will come down, and I’m one of the people who views that as good news. When bread prices come down, when gas prices come down, most Americans view that as cause for celebration. But when home prices go down, about half of us are worried about it and the other half are throwing a party. And really, for the younger generation, we need prices to come down. Frum: Well, is the cause of the misery that the people who bought during the pandemic and a lot of people were buying with money that was almost free? Very, very low interest rates? Kelman: Yeah. Frum: And now it’s five years on and the cheapest money is the five-year interest rate that resets after year five, and those people are now thinking about selling, but they’re selling to people who have to go borrow at real interest rates. And so that’s the mismatch. The secret is one group has a low monthly payment, but wants to sell the house at a high price. The other group has a high monthly payment and cannot possibly meet the price. And that’s the mismatch and that’s why everybody’s miserable. Kelman: That is a huge part of it. So about 75 percent of American homeowners have a mortgage below 5 percent. We’re unlikely to see a rate like that anytime in the foreseeable future, and so those folks create this rate-locked inventory. Many, many people in America—more than half of all Americans—really couldn’t afford to buy their own home at current interest rates. So it’s very common for us to go to a listing consultation with someone who has had another baby or is going through a divorce, had some kind of life event where they need to move, and when they realize what they’re going to be able to afford from the sale of their home, they decide to stay put instead. Frum: Let’s go around the country, and let’s start in what it’s like—what I understand, like what the Dust Bowl was during the Great Depression, Florida is to today’s real-estate market. It is just the endless source of bad news. So tell us the story of Florida, and then let’s go around the rest of the country. Kelman: Well, Florida has all kinds of problems, and some of them are climate change–related because insurance rates are shooting through the roof. So, so many buyers in Florida get a home, get a mortgage, and they think that’s all there is to it, and usually that’s the case. But now there’s a third rail, which is getting insurance, and because there have been so many storms, insurance rates are sky-high. The state has tried to regulate that to some degree, but it’s really a triple whammy. Because home prices have gone up; many people are moving into the state. That has started to slow. Florida has always been a real-estate-driven economy, so the overall economy struggles when real estate struggles like no other state in America, and that just makes it extremely volatile, especially condos in Florida right now. Very hard to sell. So there are places where it’s still easy to sell a home in Florida, but those are getting more scarce, driven by those three factors. Frum: What’s the strongest real-estate market in the country? Kelman: Strongest real-estate market in the country is probably in the Midwest right now. It just saw less volatility than before. So if you went to a place like Austin, Texas, somewhere in the Sun Belt, home prices went up 40 or 50 percent during the pandemic and then came crashing down. But a place like Chicago has been very Midwest and stylish as you would expect Chicago to be, and so that market has been holding up. I think it’s some of the markets where we saw the biggest pandemic highs that we’re now seeing the most volatility. West Coast markets are doing better because there were a bunch of Amazon workers or Google workers who thought they could move to Texas and keep their jobs, and now they’re being called back to the states. And so this exodus that we saw from California and Washington State is now reversing, and that is supporting the market. If I had to say the biggest split in the market right now, condos are just always more volatile than houses. Townhouses are also much more volatile. Those are the first parts of the market to go. Builders are really struggling right now. Yeah, so the incentives that they’re offering the homebuyer usually involve buying down the rate, and then they’re offering 5 or 6 percent to a buyer’s agent, when normally it would be 2 or 3 percent. That’s an incentive that the consumer herself doesn’t see. It’s an indication that home-builder sentiment is very negative. I think it’s been negative for 15 months. They’ve got their own double whammy where consumer demand is softening, but also their labor supply is shrinking. Frum: Well, let’s talk to the generational aspect because that’s probably one of the most socially debilitating. So you said, a decade ago the first-time homebuyer averaged 31 years old. Today, the first-time home—how old, say it again? Kelman: Thirty-eight. Frum: Thirty-eight. So let’s talk to those 29- and 30-year-olds who said, I thought I was one year away from buying a house, and now I discover I’m nearly a decade away. I’d like to have a house when I’m of age to have children. What hope is there for me? What hope is there for them? Kelman: Well, we just need a correction with a correction. So we already talked about this phenomenon where home sales plunged at the end of 2022, but home prices kept increasing, and that was because all this inventory was rate-locked, and now we’re starting to see inventory pile up. It’s getting harder to sell a home. We think prices will go down by at least 1 percent in the second half of the year, and that means that homebuyers may catch a break, but 1 percent probably isn’t enough. The second part of this is that there just has to be a building boom. There’s this big debate on the left about whether or not we should continue with the current policies or be much more permissive about building not just houses, but nuclear power plants and high-speed rail and all sorts of other projects to bring the American economy forward. I will be quite explicit about this. I am a “yes, in my backyard,” YIMBY kind of politician. I really think America has to be good at building houses or the next generation is really gonna be in a pickle. We always talked about “the bad vibes economy,” where Joe Biden wondered, Why are people so down on the economy, especially this younger generation, and it’s just hard to be optimistic about the economy, even when unemployment is low, if you’re living in your parents’ basement. And so I see some hope—Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, unlikely bedfellows, are now sponsoring a bill to lower housing regulation and to get more homes built. It passed through the banking committee on a unanimous vote. It’s something that I think the president could really get behind. I had hoped when he started his term, that because he’s a builder, he could be the builder in chief or the developer in chief. Mostly he has not addressed this issue. Frum: You believe that Donald Trump is a builder? Kelman: David. Are you trying to get me in trouble? I do not think— Frum: He’s a name licenser. He’s not a builder. When was the last time Donald Trump built anything? Like, 1980? Glenn Kelman: I think he has an enthusiasm for construction. Frum: Yes. Yes. Kelman: Regardless of his bona fides— Frum: He draws—those are his favorite doodles. Kelman: Yes. (Laughs.) Frum: He draws skylines. (Laughs.) Kelman: They are his favorite doodles. Frum: And writes his name on— (Laughs.) Kelman: It’s the White House right now. He wants to build another room in the White House. I know it’s going to have this Louis Coutures kind of vibe, but, nonetheless— Frum: Louis Coutures at Las Vegas. But okay, we’re not going down the politics path. I just want to hear more hope for the young. Because even if the day of the 2.75 percent mortgage is not returning soon—and that was a trap, by the way. The way you got 2.75 percent was by saying, I’m signing up for five years, and then letting the interest rate reset, which is not advice that anybody should, any young person who doesn’t have a lot of other resources should be following. You want the length of your loan to be the length of time you’re going to own the home. The depression generation knew that. But anyway, 2.75 money, or even 3.25—we’re not going to see that in the mortgage market so soon, even if the overnight rates come down. So, what’s the hope for the young? What’s the hope for the young? Kelman: I think the hope for the young is that mayors have been losing their jobs over housing. If you look in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, there has been so much rage over the high cost of housing that it has really shifted the politics. There have been a bunch of state bills in California that failed five years ago that made it easier to build housing, made it easier to build accessory dwelling units, lifted parking requirements, and other things that dwindled the supply of housing in California. And now that state has gotten religion about trying to get builders back to increase the supply of housing. So I think there’s just a new political movement. It is a bipartisan issue on the left and the right. At the local level, especially, there has just been this religion that we have to make it easier to build houses and increase the supply of homes. We are probably 4 million, 5 million units short of where we need to be, just given the demographics. Frum: Yeah. Well, if we were having this discussion 10 years ago, 2015, what we would’ve said is, The outlook for housing is exciting because the autonomous vehicle is almost here. And when it gets here, people won’t need to have their own individual parking places anymore because these autonomous vehicles will be rolling around the city. It’ll be robot Uber for everybody, at least in any major place that’s got any population density. You’ll press the button for the robot Uber, it’ll be there in eight minutes, and you will not need a parking space and that will cut $40,000 or $50,000 off the price of a condo. What has happened to that hope? Kelman: Mania. So, the classic realtor move when you can’t afford to live in the city is to look in the suburbs and then to look in the exurbs, so people’s commutes just get longer and longer and longer. And at some point the rubber band always breaks, where people just aren’t willing to live in New Jersey and commute into Manhattan. But now because of Zoom and maybe because of autonomous vehicles, at some point we are going to see people who are more tolerant of longer commutes. We have certainly had these conversations with customers and been surprised. There are people living in Sacramento who commute into San Francisco, and that’s because they’re only coming to work a couple of days a week. But it’s also because the cost of housing is just insane in San Francisco. And I think there’s probably a broader trend here, which is that it used to be that the politics of housing were toxic in San Francisco, New York, LA, and Seattle. But if you went to Indiana or Chicago or Florida, there it was still possible to work a middle-class job and get a starter home. So the American dream died in different places at different rates until the pandemic, and then all of a sudden you saw LA’s housing problem come to Indiana, where people showed up with Monopoly money from LA saying, I don’t care if the house is $300,000 or $500,000; it’s easy for me to afford. And so I think now the housing crisis isn’t just a local political issue; it’s a national political issue, and it did, I think, contribute to some of the economic anxiety that was nationwide. Previously, I think you felt like if you were living in San Francisco, your kids had to go to Harvard and then to Yale and major in computer science and get a job at Google and become a VP if they had any hope of buying a house in the same city they were raised in. Now I think that anxiety has spread to other parts of the country, and that’s why I think there’s a broader consensus that we need to do something about housing in America. We need to build more housing. We need to deregulate a little bit. Frum: Well, from your vantage point, as the intermediary between buyers and sellers—if I said, Okay, we got the governors of the states here, with their notepads open, ready to take dictation, what are the top two, three, even four steps you’d recommend to make it easier to buy, build housing, and make housing cheaper? Kelman: Almost all zoning laws. So zoning. Frum: Be specific. What would you change? Kelman: Well—and this is an issue where I think Donald Trump has been on the wrong side of the issue—but some places only allow single-family homes, so they don’t allow density. You can’t build an apartment building. You can’t build a condo building, and that’s because rich people like to have less density, fewer cars on the road. There’s a certain kind of neighborhood that’s a leafy neighborhood. And so in the past you would see Republican homeowners really argue for zoning laws that made it very difficult to build a house. And then on the left, the issue that people really fought for were some kinds of rent controls, which discouraged us from building rental housing. And so the zoning laws that were popular on the right, the rental controls that were popular on the left—both of those need to go. We’ve already talked about the parking minimums, but mostly it’s just the approval times. So if you talk to builders, they will say that it’s just so much easier to build a house in Arizona than it is in California even though the housing shortage is so much more severe in California. And if you look at what drove California’s boom, Orange County used to be orange groves, and then the city made some unholy alliance with the builder to turn the whole thing into a suburb, and they built houses faster than at any point in America. And I just think, we may not need that rate, but we need something like it if we are to give hope to a new generation of Americans. My broader argument is that I think this will be good, not just for housing, but I do think we need to upgrade the American economy so that it’s ready for the 21st century. And if we are going to do that, we need to start saying yes to solar and wind and nuclear power, to high-speed rail, and all sorts of other projects. Liberal cities are going to fail if they can’t get stuff done. And the sharp end of that spear has been this YIMBY movement. This “yes, in my backyard” movement. So I think that’s the hope for progressive politics. Frum: I think one of the things that people often lose sight of—we talk about housing building. People don’t understand that houses fall apart. We lose housing every year, a certain percentage. It’s a physical asset; it deteriorates over time. And so the idea that—and this is the thing that I think the rent controls understand—that the housing is dropping out of the market all the time because it’s aged; it’s dilapidated. And you either need to tear it down and build something new or you need to invest, in order to upgrade it. But in either case, you don’t just build once and then forget. And the owner isn’t just clipping coupons. The owner is having to, if you want to maintain that unit, actively reinvest all the time to maintain its quality. And so it’s not just build and forget. One of the reasons that you could be able to say, well, we don’t have a lot of natural population growth. Immigration is slowing down; why 4 or 5 million units? You see this in big cities. A lot of things are just dropping out of the market. The building falls down. There’s a number—I’m going to forget what it is—of the number of apartments in New York that are rent-stabilized and vacant. The building is beneath the city’s code, and so it’s not allowed to be inhabited, but the landlord can’t afford to renovate it because it’s rent stable, and that’s tens of thousands of units in the city of New York. Now, not everybody has crazy rent-stabilization schemes, but everybody has the problem of housing deterioration, which is not something that I think that a lot of people in the YIMBY argument world—the YIMBY people might get it—but not everyone understands. Or remembers, I should say. People understand it once you explain it. Kelman: One thing that people forget about home-price corrections is that it’s not just that the same asset is selling for less money because of the laws of supply and demand; that happens, but if you looked in past corrections like 2008, 2009, and actually walked through the houses, you would see that they were run-down, that nobody had lived in them for six or 12 months, that there had been a foreclosure. So the actual quality of these housing assets across America declined even as the price for the same house also declined. So there were two factors that drove this wealth destruction during the last major price correction, which was in the great financial crisis. And so now, if you look at what the mayor of Detroit has been talking about, there are taxes for investors who own blighted properties. It’s sort of a use-it-or-lose-it tax—that you have to invest to make the property really livable or you have to sell it because there’s sort of a vacant-property tax that’s quite punitive. Frum: And so that forces turnover in the marketplace. Kelman: Yeah. And I think there’s a broader issue here. Of course I’m an advocate for turnover in the marketplace because we’re a brokerage and we make money every time there’s a trade, but to me it’s bigger than that. What has made the American experiment so dynamic is this idea that when Flint, Michigan, goes through a downturn because we’re just not making as many cars as we used to in America, people eventually move. That is the story of the Okies going to California in a John Steinbeck novel. But if you look at the likelihood that an American will live and die in the same town in which he was born, that has actually increased. David Frum: My Atlantic colleague Yoni Appelbaum has a very important book about this called Stuck. Kelman: Yeah. Frum: I think the figure that Yoni cites is—now, we’re an older country than we used to be, on average, so you’d expect a little less movement. If you adjust for age, if you look at people in the equivalent age group, an American is about—if I remember Yoni’s book correctly—about half as likely to move at their peak moving years than a comparable American was in the 1980s. We’re not talking about pioneer days, we’re talking about the 1980s, when there were personal computers and airbags in cars and— Kelman: (Laughs.) It’s not so long ago! We were both alive then. Frum: A lot of channels on TV. Disco was dead already. (Laughs.) And in the 1980s, Americans at the peak years of moving were twice as likely to move as Americans—and housing prices have to be a huge part because once you get a house, you think, and especially when you move from a depressed area to a thriving area, that the housing hit that you have to take to move from Flint to wherever the jobs are today is so terrible that people say, Well, here in Flint I may not have a job, at least I have a roof. Kelman: Yeah, and here’s where I really will be teaching my book. Redfin exists to lower the fees paid to a real-estate agent. If you couple the fees paid to an agent with the lender fees and the title and escrow fees, it’s about half of your down payment, and so there’s this conventional wisdom that you need to live at a house for seven years before you offset those fees and get the appreciation necessary to make it a profitable decision to own a home. And those fees should be half of what they are. If you look at what it costs to trade a stock or what it costs to trade almost any other asset, all markets have become more liquid except the real-estate market. And real-estate liquidity is more important to American society because it determines where we live, where we send our kids to school, who our neighbors are. The demographics of the country are really stuck. Frum: There is a lot of inefficiency in the housing market. And that can be fixed by technology and transparency. Kelman: I think so. It’s been a slow road to make real estate more efficient, because it’s a cooperative industry. So what that means is that you have one agent representing the seller and another agent representing the buyer. And if you were to replace one of those real-estate agents with some kind of chatbot, I think the other would take offense. And so nobody wants a disruptive real-estate agent, because you worry that somehow you’ll lose access to the club, and it still is a club that’s running the U.S. housing market, that gates access to the most exclusive listings in the best neighborhoods. And so I think people are very risk averse. Homebuyers are very risk averse about working with different types of real-estate agents. And I am not one who thinks that the real-estate agent will be automated out of existence—I tried to do that when I first got into this business—but I do think that technology can make the process much more efficient. Redfin has proved that in part. We charge half the fee. Our agents are three times more productive, but we still only have about 1 percent market share, and that’s because people are skittish—skittish about working with a different kind of real-estate agent. Frum: Yeah. As we wind this up, I want to deal with an argument that you hear a lot if you like the work of Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein. You’ve seen them caught up to this argument with people who want to personalize the problems in the real-estate market and say, The problem here is not zoning laws. The problem is not interest rates. The problem is that builders are greedy. They’re wicked people, and they’re colluding in wicked ways to make housing less available to others. And this is ultimately a cause for moral reform rather than technical reform. I’ve put that in a kind of unsympathetic way because it’s pretty obvious I don’t think much of the argument, but let’s hear from someone who’s there and knows. Is there any possible truth to the argument that what is going on here is some kind of conspiracy by home builders to oppress America? Kelman: (Laughs.) I don’t think so. I mean, I’ve been to home-builder conferences and it’s a bunch of guys wearing cowboy boots. Most of them are Republicans. But they are trying to make money, and the way that they make money is by building more houses, and they are very much in favor of trying to build as many houses as they can. So I think there’s some hostility to rent controls because it makes it harder to build properties for rent. But mostly these are people who are very pro-immigration. These are people who are very pro-housing. They got their clock cleaned in 2007 because they were building a massive number of units at very low price points with very skinny margins. And you just have to have a little bit of sympathy for them. They’re making a bet 18 to 36 months in advance of the demand. They have to buy the land; they have to get all the materials; they have to get the labor and build the house—and to stick their neck out that far, they have to believe that they’re going to be able to get the project done. And so when they encounter political resistance to that, they simply build somewhere else. That’s why there’s been so much construction in Florida and Texas and less in some progressive states. And so I do think, you know, the Derek Thompson, Ezra Klein argument that we should judge liberal governance by its ability to actually get things done and the simplest way to lower housing prices is to bring those builders back—there’s no conspiracy here. They’re just trying to figure out where they can build properties. Frum: Let me finish by asking you a little bit about change in the—if we think of the house as a technology, it’s an especially conservative technology. Human life changes rapidly, but people still want dining rooms or think they do, even though they don’t eat in dining rooms anymore. They want a lawn, even as it becomes ever more unaffordable and difficult to maintain and even as they move to climates where lawns don’t make sense. A lawn in Arizona—tough problem. We talked about the possible elimination—of how the autonomous car might liberate us from the need to have a parking spot for every high-rise unit. If there are autonomous cars and you don’t need to own your own car, you don’t need the parking spot. Are there other places where the technology of the house, as we know it, could change? I mean, do you put any stock on this idea that young people might be attracted to a kind of, like, clubhouse living where you own your bedroom, you own your bathroom, but you don’t necessarily own your kitchen or your public spaces? Do any of those technologies hold promise or do you think that’s a lot of lifestyle-section talk that people—in the end, people want the house that they grew up in? Glenn Kelman: I do think it’s a bunch of baloney. You hear about it every once in a while, and I’m just too old, David. I think that people say that they’re open to all sorts of alternative living arrangements, and then they have a couple of kids and they want the same thing that everybody else does. So the change in the floor plan that we’ve seen has been the second master bedroom because so many people now have their parents helping them raise their kids, helping them buy the house. There’s a lot of nepo homebuyers where the parents kicked in half the down payment and they just have an extra bedroom because they spend months of the year with that family helping to raise the kids. So that’s maybe the only major change in the floor plan. And then the change in the process is, you should just remember that as we talk about how to bring manufacturing back to America, there is one asset that has to be manufactured in America. It’s 20 percent of GDP, and it is the house. There are different parties that have tried to do more of the construction in a factory where the house is built in one place and then shipped very short distances because the shipping is so expensive. But the cost of construction and the speed of construction come down. It’s using lasers and all sorts of other computer data and engineering techniques to build actually higher-quality housing, where it’s just to a higher degree of precision. There’s just so much that we could do if we just made it easier to build houses. I think we could lower the cost. And, of course, the offset on that has just been the labor. It is a real issue that many of the people who build houses in America come from south of the border. And I have wondered—because the new immigration policies—if we are going to see, especially as we talk about AI and worry that men, especially, can’t find the kinds of jobs we had 50 years ago, if more traditional Americans, nonimmigrant Americans are going to move into the construction industry. But that is going to be an issue. We’ll see how it goes. Frum: Is there an immediate effect of immigration pending that rotation of the labor market? There are sections of the house-building process that, as I read it, are more immigrant driven than others. Like, roofers are more likely to be immigrants, especially illegal immigrants. Drywalling is very much an—and part of that, it should be said and to understand here what’s going on, the dangerousness of the roofing job, which is one of the most dangerous jobs in America. And so that tends to be that—and this is where there is maybe a moral story—that you can invest in making the roofing process safer, or you can hire somebody who, if injured, has no right to complain. And a lot of builders are attracted to option B. And by the way, a lot of buyers are voting with their dollars to tell the builder, Don’t invest in the cost of making the roofing process safer. Just hire someone who can’t complain if he’s hurt. Kelman: Yeah, well, I hope that isn’t the only solution. I don’t know that it’s just danger or even low wages or the willingness to do hard work. There are also craft-level jobs that have been staffed by immigrants—so people who make cabinets, people who do electricity. Americans aren’t going into trades at the levels that they once did, and I think we should just account, at least for a moment, for the impact that tariffs have on housing. It’s not just lumber; it’s appliances. It’s a wide range of goods that are imported from outside the country to build the house. And so it’s just a tough time to be a builder right now because there’s so much volatility in the economy and these people are making long-term bets where they buy land years ahead of actually trying to get a sale. And so if your whole supply chain and your labor market have been disrupted, it’s just harder and harder to make that bet. Frum: Okay. Here’s where I want to end. I want you to think about someone who’s 28, 30, 31, who’s confident that they’re going to keep their job for a little while so they don’t have the immediate fear, I’m going to lose my job, which many people have right now. But let’s say you don’t have that fear, but they don’t own a home. What’s the outlook for them? Can you say something hopeful to them about their path ahead? And any advice for them about where they should be looking? Kelman: My hope is that for the first time since 2012, home prices are coming down, and I think that trend is going to continue into 2026. And so maybe time is on your side. It also seems likely that rates are going to come down, at least somewhat. And so I don’t think there’s going to be some revolution that lets you buy a home for half the cost in three years. But I do think that after years and years of home prices going up, at least since 2012, homebuyers are going to get a break. And I’m really glad that you are. Frum: Thank you. Thanks for talking to us, Glenn. We’re so grateful to you for your candor and your time. Kelman: Yeah, David, it’s good to see you. [Music] David Frum: Thanks so much to Glenn Kelman for his fascinating insights into the U.S. housing market. Thanks to all of you for listening and viewing. If you enjoy this program and the content, I hope you’ll share it as widely as you can on whatever platform you use. As always, the best way to support the work of this program and of all of us at The Atlantic is by subscribing to The Atlantic. I hope you’ll consider doing that. And for now, goodbye and see you again next week. Thank you for watching and listening to the David Frum program. [Music] Article originally published at The Atlantic View the full article

NFL training camp season is upon us, which means holdout/hold-in season is too as players seek new contracts. Bills running back James Cook agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal with $30 million guaranteed on Wednesday, ending a situation that pendulum'd from practicing eight straight days to start training camp to holding in for over a week to returning to practice on Tuesday. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Cook was seeking $15 million per year, and while the $12 million in AAV falls short of that, the $30 million in guarantees are second only to Saquon Barkley for running backs, which is a touch Cook surely doesn't mind. Now that Cook's deal is done, how close are the other notable holdouts/hold-ins? Let's take a look. Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons: Kinda far"I think it's unbelievable that there have been zero contract talks between Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys," ESPN's Adam Schefter said Monday. "There has been no progress and you have to wonder where this is going." That doesn't sound like a deal is close. This should be an open-and-shut negotiation. Parsons is 26, younger than all the other market-resetting pass rushers who've recently agreed to new deals. He can make a solid argument he's better than all of them. And the Cowboys' defense desperately needs him. Dallas has a history of getting deals done late, so we're leaning on that here, but boy is it getting shaky as Parsons continues to sit out. Cincinnati Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson: CloseDid you watch the same preseason opener we did? Where the Eagles' backups on offense tore through the Bengals' starters on defense? Yeah. Couple that with Hendrickson remaining engaged while holding in, and we're calling this one close. The Bengals' need is clear as day. Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin: FarFrom Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporter Charles Robinson, who swung through Commanders camp this past weekend: How far apart are the two sides? Everyone is keeping the numbers tight, but the details seep out in the contract comparables. On one side, it’s the four-year, $132 million extension the Pittsburgh Steelers slotted to DK Metcalf this offseason, which included $60 million guaranteed. The other side is a little more tricky, but consider it a slightly richer version of the the four-year $92 million extension reached between Courtland Sutton and the Denver Broncos, which had $41 million in guarantees. It’s not perfect apples to apples, but it gives you an idea of the divide between McLaurin and the Commanders. The key difference in the Metcalf and Sutton deals, aside from the significant divide in guaranteed money and annual average salary ($33 million AAV vs. $23 million AAV), is the fact that Metcalf signed his at 27 years old and with a Steelers team that was extremely (maybe desperately) motivated to keep him for a long period. Conversely, the Broncos did a risk-averse deal with a soon-to-be 30-year-old Sutton, who is at the horizon of his prime years. So the team and the player are still far apart here. There's no outside indication teams are calling to make big offers for McLaurin, so the Commanders have no reason to budge, at least until it tangibly hurts Jayden Daniels' chances of continuing to lead the franchise forward in his second season. Doesn't feel like a deal is close here at all. San Francisco 49ers WR Jauan Jennings: CloseWe'll tag this one as "close" too, considering head coach Kyle Shanahan indicated Monday that Brandon Aiyuk likely won't play until a month into the season, at least. There was also yet another injury to the 49ers' wide receiver room this week. Jennings reportedly did a light workout Monday, but hasn't practiced since reportedly aggravating a calf injury on July 27 and is seeking a new contract. With the 49ers running thin at the position, it might motivate a deal to be done soon. View the full article

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has ended his challenge to Troy Aikman's trademark use of the No. 8, according to the Baltimore Sun. Jackson originally filed the challenge in July 2024, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said this week that the Ravens quarterback filed to withdraw his challenge on Monday. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] At issue was Aikman owning and applying for several trademarks featuring the word "EIGHT" on apparel and bags, which Jackson's legal team reportedly argued would be "likely to cause confusion, or cause mistake, or to deceive" the public when it comes to figuring out if they're buying a Troy Aikman T-shirt or Lamar Jackson T-shirt. FL101, the company behind the Aikman products, has several products featuring "EIGHT," including a light beer brand, but Jackson was only disputing the bags and apparel. Aikman responded jokingly on social media following the July 2024 news by telling Jackson, “Hey Lamar, looks like a worthy conversation over a couple cold EIGHT beers! Maybe Steve Young can arbitrate??” Jackson has been making his own apparel for years under his Era 8 Apparel brand, with products including T-shirts that just have the numeral 8 on them. Jackson has reportedly applied for a number of trademarks around the number, most of them featuring the "Era 8" name. This isn't the first time Jackson has gone to battle over his apparel company, as he filed a lawsuit against Amazon in 2020 over selling unlicensed merchandise featuring his registered trademarks. He also resolved a trademark dispute with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in April after the NASCAR Hall of Famer secured the right to a different No. 8. View the full article

Nhân kỷ niệm 80 năm thành lập ngành, Thứ trưởng Bộ Ngoại giao Lê Thị Thu Hằng có những chia sẻ về công tác bảo hộ công dân. Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh - vị Bộ trưởng Ngoại giao đầu tiên của Việt Nam đã từng dạy: Đảng ta “không có lợi ích nào khác ngoài lợi ích của nhân dân và Tổ quốc”. Thứ trưởng cho biết, đó là kim chỉ nam đối với ngành ngoại giao Việt Nam suốt 80 năm qua - luôn tận tụy phục vụ Tổ quốc, phục vụ nhân dân. Công tác lãnh sự, bảo hộ quyền và lợi ích công dân là một trong những nhiệm vụ trọng yếu của ngành ngoại giao. Thứ trưởng Bộ Ngoại giao Lê Thị Thu Hằng. Ảnh: BNG Với sứ mệnh ban đầu là tuyên truyền tinh thần yêu nước, vận động kiều bào hướng về quê hương, tham gia kháng chiến bảo vệ Tổ quốc, các cơ quan lãnh sự đầu tiên đã được mở ở Ấn Độ, Myanmar, Indonesia, đặt nền móng cho việc thiết lập các cơ quan đại diện ngoại giao sau này và cũng là những bước đi đầu tiên trong công tác lãnh sự và bảo hộ công dân. Trên chặng đường 80 năm xây dựng và trưởng thành, công tác lãnh sự, bảo hộ công dân đạt được nhiều thành quả quan trọng, đóng góp vào thành tựu chung của đối ngoại, được Đảng, Nhà nước và nhân dân ghi nhận. Thứ trưởng cho biết, công tác bảo hộ công dân luôn được triển khai quyết liệt, khẩn trương với tinh thần chủ động, trách nhiệm cao nhất, đặt an toàn tính mạng của công dân lên trên hết, trước hết. Không chỉ đơn thuần là việc giải quyết thủ tục, cấp phát giấy tờ hay các biện pháp bảo hộ công dân thông thường, Bộ ngoại giao phối hợp với bộ ngành tiến hành các chiến dịch sơ tán công dân ở quy mô lớn tại khu vực có xung đột vũ trang, bất ổn chính trị, thiên tai, dịch bệnh. Trong đó có: chiến dịch sơ tán công dân khỏi Iraq năm 1991, Libya năm 2011, 2014, Ukraine 2022, Myanmar năm 2023 và gần đây nhất xung đột Israel – Iran, bảo đảm an toàn, chưa để xảy ra thương vong nào cho công dân ta. Cán bộ lãnh sự đã không quản hiểm nguy khi cần giải cứu con tin bị cướp biển bắt giữ hay sẵn sàng đến những khu vưc vừa trải qua động đất sóng thần, khi những đợt rung động địa chấn vẫn chưa ngừng. "Bảo hộ công dân an toàn góp phần củng cố hình ảnh, uy tín của Bộ Ngoại giao và lòng tin của nhân dân đối với chủ trương, quyết sách đúng đắn, thấu tình đạt lý của Đảng và Nhà nước", Thứ trưởng chia sẻ. Với nguyên tắc lấy người dân và doanh nghiệp làm trung tâm, công tác lãnh sự ở trong và ngoài nước ngày càng được kiện toàn theo hướng công khai, minh bạch, đóng góp vào việc xây dựng nền hành chính phục vụ, hiệu năng, hiệu lực, hiệu quả. Đơn giản hóa thủ tục hành chính gắn với chuyển đổi số được đẩy mạnh triển khai nhằm tiết kiệm thời gian và chi phí tuân thủ cho người dân và doanh nghiệp, lấy sự hài lòng của người dân làm thước đo kết quả.... Thứ trưởng cho biết, hợp tác quốc tế về lãnh sự, di cư ngày càng được mở rộng và đi vào chiều sâu thông qua việc thiết lập và duy trì cơ chế tư vấn lãnh sự với các đối tác quan trọng. Qua đó đã góp phần tạo ra một vị thế mới, tâm thế mới của Việt Nam khi bước vào một “sân chơi” bình đẳng trên tinh thần “là bạn, là đối tác tin cậy và là thành viên có trách nhiệm trong cộng đồng quốc tế”, “cùng tham gia, cùng giải quyết thách thức chung toàn cầu” để bảo vệ tối đa quyền và lợi ích hợp pháp của công dân Việt Nam. Người Việt từ Ukraine được sơ tán về nước hồi tháng 3/2022. Ảnh: Phạm Hải Tình hình mới đặt ra những yêu cầu mới, Thứ trưởng Lê Thị Thu Hằng cho rằng trong bối cảnh đó nâng tầm công tác lãnh sự, bảo hộ công dân trong giai đoạn mới là tất yếu. Nhiệm vụ đặt ra là phải chủ động nghiên cứu, đề xuất xây dựng, hoàn thiện chính sách, pháp luật liên quan đến công tác lãnh sự như xuất nhập cảnh, di cư, quốc tịch, hộ tịch; chuẩn hóa quy trình giải quyết công tác lãnh sự, bảo hộ công dân. Nâng cao hiệu quả quản lý cơ quan lãnh sự nước ngoài tại Việt Nam theo địa giới hành chính mới; mở rộng mạng lưới, nâng cao hiệu quả hoạt động của Lãnh sự danh dự Việt Nam ở nước ngoài. Thứ trưởng nhấn mạnh cần xác lập vai trò nòng cốt, chủ động hơn nữa trong hợp tác quốc tế về lãnh sự, di cư thông qua việc mở rộng, đổi mới cơ chế và nội dung hợp tác lãnh sự với các nước; tích cực trao đổi kinh nghiệm quốc tế trong xử lý các vấn đề lãnh sự; tham gia các thỏa thuận, điều ước quốc tế phù hợp với điều kiện Việt Nam. Bộ Ngoại giao sẽ tiếp tục chủ động đề xuất sáng kiến và đóng góp thực chất tại các cơ chế, tiến trình quốc tế và khu vực về di cư, khẳng định vai trò tích cực và trách nhiệm của Việt Nam trong nỗ lực chung về quản trị di cư toàn cầu. Ngoài ra đổi mới toàn diện công tác đào tạo, bồi dưỡng cán bộ làm công tác lãnh sự, bảo hộ công dân, đi kèm với công tác kiểm tra, giám sát việc thực thi chính sách và thi hành công vụ, tránh để xảy ra tham nhũng, tiêu cực, lãng phí. Cán bộ phải vừa hồng vừa chuyên, nhiệm vụ “then chốt của then chốt” là xây dựng đội ngũ cán bộ lãnh đạo, quản lý, chuyên gia đủ phẩm chất, trình độ và uy tín, đáp ứng yêu cầu, nhiệm vụ... Công khai chi phí đưa hơn 600 công dân Việt Nam từ Myanmar về nước Xác định có 681 công dân Việt Nam đến từ 56 tỉnh, thành bị Myanmar trục xuất là nạn nhân của tội phạm mua bán người, Cục Lãnh sự (Bộ Ngoại giao) và các bộ, địa phương đang phối hợp chặt chẽ, lên phương án đưa các công dân về nước. View the full article

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(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion for contempt against former U.S. Rep. Robert Francis (Beto) O’Rourke claiming he violated a temporary restraining order issued by a Tarrant County judge. A Texas district court on Friday granted a request for a temporary restraining order against O’Rourke and his political action group, Powered by People, The Center Square reported. Both are raising money to support House Democrats leaving Texas in opposition to a Congressional redistricting bill they say is an attempt to gerrymander to give Republicans an advantage during the 2026 midterm elections. More than 50 Democrats left the state to prevent the Texas House from conducting official business. The 20-page lawsuit states, “Robert Francis O’Rourke and his political influence operation, Powered by People, are traveling the state misleadingly raising political funds to pay for the personal expenses of Texas Democrats who have abandoned their offices and fled the state in the middle of a Special Legislative Session. Texas law prohibits, as a matter of public confidence and trust, personal fundraising for state officials. “Nevertheless, Mr. O’Rourke and Powered by People are intentionally blurring the dichotomy between political and personal funds in a deceptive and confusing manner to take advantage of donors” by “directing consumers to political fundraising platforms, such as ActBlue, for the express political purpose of ‘fight[ing]’ Republicans and protecting Democratic seats from ‘corrupt republicans,’ meanwhile the funds are actually being used for lavish personal expenditures…” Judge Megan Fahey issued a three-page ruling stating the court “finds that harm is imminent to the State, and if the Court does not issue the Temporary Restraining Order, the State will be irreparably injured. Specifically, Defendants' fundraising conduct constitutes false, misleading, or deceptive acts under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, … because Defendants are raising and utilizing political contributions from Texas consumers to pay for the personal expenses of Texas legislators, in violation of Texas law. Because this conduct is unlawful and harms Texas consumers, restraining this conduct is in the public interest.” Fahey also said O’Rourke and Powered by People “have and will continue to engage in unlawful fundraising practices and utilization of political funds in a manner that either directly violates or causes Texas Democratic Legislators to violate” Texas penal and election codes and House Rules of Procedure. “Consumers have and continue to suffer irreparable harm through these unlawful acts because they are making political contributions that are being used to fund personal expenses and violate State law.” In response, O’Rourke said Paxton “wants to silence me and stop me from leading this organization. He wants to stop us from fighting [President Donald] Trump’s attempt to steal the five congressional seats he needs to hang on to power. But I’m not going anywhere.” He also held a rally the next day in Fort Worth saying he would continue fundraising. After the TRO was issued, O’Rourke said it didn't stop him from raising money. “Still here, still raising and rallying to stop the steal of 5 congressional seats in Texas,” he said. “Ironic that you'd accuse someone of bribery when you were impeached in Texas for taking bribes from Nate Paul,” he said to Paxton in a social media post. He’s referring to the Texas House impeaching Paxton on 20 charges, including for bribery, in 2023. Paxton was the first attorney general in Texas history to be impeached, and primarily by members of his own party. He was later acquitted by the Texas Senate along party lines. O’Rourke also posted videos on social media of him speaking at rallies to raise money for the House Democratic cause in Kansas City and in Fort Worth. He also posted links to raise money, saying, “the gloves are off. Donate now.” At the rally in Fort Worth, he said, “there are no refs in this game. F*** the rules.” The videos, claims, and fundraising links are cited in the contempt petition. Paxton said O’Rourke “is wrong on both counts. There is a referee – the Honorable Megan Fahey – and there are rules – namely, that a person violating a temporary restraining order can be fined up to $500 [a day] and jailed for up to six months.” The petition asks the court to censor O’Rourke, fine him $500 a day for violating the TRO and “requests Defendant O’Rourke be confined to jail unless and until he demonstrates a willingness to abide by the Court’s orders pending the outcome of this lawsuit.” “Given Robert Francis’s vulgar disdain for the rule of law and immense personal wealth, imprisonment is absolutely necessary to persuade him to obey the lawful restraining order issued by the Tarrant County court,” Paxton said. “Robert Francis flagrantly and knowingly violated the court order I secured that prevents him from raising funds and distributing any more Beto Bribes. He’s about to find out that running your mouth and ignoring the rule of law has consequences in Texas. It’s time to lock him up.” In response, O’Rourke said Paxton is “lying about me to try to silence us. Here’s the full clip,” posting a video on social media. “I mean every word. We alerted the Court that the AG's office blatantly lied in its filing. We’re seeking maximum sanctions in response to his abuse of office. Taking the fight directly to this corrupt, lying thug.” View the full article

Around 200 people turned up to the Line 5 contested case hearing in Ashland, Wis., on Aug. 12. ©Steven Garcia for Earthjustice(The Center Square) – The waterways, rice beds and water quality around the Bad River Band reservation in northern Wisconsin will be permanently impacted by a 41-mile reroute of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline off reservation land and instead surrounding it, attorneys argued in opening statements of a series of hearings contesting permits for the work. But groups advocating for the reroute say the four-year permit process was thorough and fulfilled all of the requirements for approval by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as the project awaits approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “These project impacts are not unavoidable,” Earthjustice Senior Attorney Stefanie Tsosie said. “And they aren’t acceptable under the state’s wetlands and water laws. Once you’ve heard the evidence you can set aside DNR’s approvals for this project.” The Wisconsin Jobs and Energy Coalition along with the Wisconsin Building Trades Council support Enbridge completing the reroute. The council cited a 900-page environmental impact statement and 231 environmental protection conditions within the permits after the lengthy permit process. “Members of the Northern Wisconsin Building Trades understand both environmental stewardship and economic opportunity,” Kyle Bukovich, President of the Northern Wisconsin Building Trades, said in a statement. “The men and women who will build this project live and raise their families in these same communities. “They care deeply about environmental safety because this is their home, too. When you combine job creation with the rigorous safety standards our unions demand, this project represents a win for working families across our region.” Groups opposed to the project have cited prior Enbridge pipeline spills, including Enbridge’s Line 5, which spilled more than 69,000 gallons of crude oil in Oakland, Wis., located in Jefferson County east of Cambridge, due to a failed gasket flange. “An oil spill of any meaningful size could be catastrophic,” Clean Wisconsin attorney Evan Feinauer said in a statement. “Such a spill is far from outlandish given the proposed route’s geology, steep slopes, erodible soils, and numerous other risks. Despite all of this, DNR issued the permits anyway. It knew about most of these problems, and it should have known about the rest.” Proponents of the project, however, say the demand for oil will exist with or without the pipeline and so will some level of risk. “Line 5 is more than steel in the ground; it’s a lifeline for our region’s economy and for the livelihoods of real, working people,” said Chad Ward from Teamsters Local 346. “We’re talking about 700 good-paying union jobs during construction, with wages that allow workers to stay in their communities, support local businesses, and raise families with dignity. “Let’s be clear, pipelines like Line 5 are statistically the safest and most environmentally responsible way to transport energy and utilize the latest technology and construction methods to ensure maximum safety. If this pipeline is shut down, the oil doesn’t go away. It just gets moved on other modes of transportation, right through more towns, past more schools, with higher risks and a bigger carbon footprint.” View the full article

Supporters of the New California state movement recently gathered at the Visalia Convention Center in the heart of Central California for a constitutional convention aimed at reshaping the state’s future. Nearly all counties — including all of the San Joaquin Valley — would be part of the proposed new state, leaving parts of Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, and Sacramento in the current California, said Paul Preston, founder and president of the movement and a talk show host on the One Radio Network. “Visalia is centrally located,” Preston said, hinting that the town of 150,000 people in Tulare County could become the capital. “We’re looking around for a capital, too.” Here's what to know about the proposed "New California." Supporters gather to suggest a constitution for 'New California'On Aug. 2, the movement held its second “principled election,” a symbolic vote to gauge support for a proposed constitution for the theoretical new state. About 1,500 people participated, voting on three measures: Support for constitutional action to end child sex trafficking and slavery. Opposition to environmental policies and support for holding the governor accountable. Approval to send the New California constitution to Congress for statehood consideration. Preston dismissed concerns about the small voter turnout, comparing it to the early statehood efforts of West Virginia. “This is a process,” he said. “We’re going to have additional votes, and with each vote, we’re going to double or triple the numbers.” Why break away from California? Tyranny, taxation, and representation, New California supporters sayPreston argues that California has become a “tyranny,” governed by a one-party system that ignores constitutional principles. He claims the state’s constitution is a corporate contract, not a true constitutional document, and criticizes what he calls “mob rule” in Sacramento. He also cited concerns about child protection laws, taxation driving businesses out of state, and handling the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve had a lot of our friends die,” he said, blaming government mandates. Related: This real-estate developer wants San Bernardino County to secede from California. Here's why The movement draws inspiration from West Virginia’s split from Virginia during the Civil War. Preston said New California has already held 13 constitutional conventions and established a legislature, where he was elected governor pro tempore. “We’re following the Constitution strictly,” he said. “This is not just another plan to divide California. This is a constitutional path to statehood.” What's the process of creating a new state?Creating a new state within the United States is a rare and complex process governed by Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution. It allows Congress to admit new states into the Union but places strict conditions on forming a new state from an existing one. Specifically, no new state can be created within the jurisdiction of another state—or by merging parts of states—without the consent of both the state legislatures involved and Congress. This means any effort to carve out a new state like “New California” must first gain approval from the California State Legislature and then be ratified by Congress. Historically, this has proven to be a high hurdle. The only successful example of such a split was West Virginia, which separated from Virginia during the Civil War. Even if a movement like New California builds internal support and drafts a constitution, it cannot bypass these legal requirements. Without legislative consent and congressional approval, the effort remains symbolic. California has a long history of failed breakupsEfforts to divide California are nothing new. Since its statehood in 1850, there have been more than 220 attempts to split the state into smaller entities. Proposals have ranged from creating a “State of Jefferson” in the north to dividing California into three separate states—often along political or geographic lines. These efforts have consistently failed, either at the ballot box or due to constitutional roadblocks requiring approval from both the state legislature and Congress. Despite the historical trend, Preston insists the New California movement is different. “We’re not just proposing—we’re building,” he said. This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: New California Movement Holds Convention in Central California View the full article

NEED TO KNOWAuthorities in Scarborough, Maine informed the public that a possible great white shark, "estimated to be 10-12 feet in length," was spotted in the waters near popular beaches Drone footage obtained by a local fisherman was shared by police While they have been present in Maine for years, great white sharks were rarely seen in the local waters until more recently, with the first recorded fatal shark attack taking place only five years ago Police are issuing a warning after multiple sightings of what appears to be a great white shark near popular beaches in Scarborough, Maine. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, the Scarborough Police Department announced that the sightings had occurred near Higgins Beach, Crescent Beach State Park, Pine Point Beach and Richmond Island the day prior. “Scarborough's Marine Resource Officer received a report of what appeared to be a large shark near Richmond Island and Scarborough Beach,” the release, shared for "public situational awareness," read. Drone footage of shark was obtained by the marine resource officer on Tuesday. The shark “is estimated to be 10-12 feet in length," and it was seen in the waters "off the southern end of Richmond Island in the vicinity of Higgins Beach and Scarborough Beach,” per the release. “We are sharing this information to keep the community informed. As additional information becomes available, we will provide updates,” officers said. The department shared the drone footage, which was captured at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11 by David Lancaster from his watercraft. Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Crescent State Beach ParkNever miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In the video, the shark can be seen swimming close to the surface of the waters. “The shark was spotted again this morning in the area off Pine Point Beach. No photo or video has been obtained yet from this second sighting,” police wrote in the caption for the video. Scarborough's marine resource officer also issued the same footage and statement to PEOPLE. Commercial clam fisherman David Lancaster, who took the footage, spoke about his surprise at witnessing the animal. Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Higgins Beach“It was pretty crazy to see in the local waters. There are some really amazing creatures in the sea,” Lancaster told the Associated Press. “It’s in the back of your head, but you have to accept it.” Great white sharks have long been present in the waters off Maine; however, they were rarely spotted until more recent years. The first recorded fatal shark attack in the state occurred in 2020 off Bailey Island. Per AP, scientists have speculated that the presence of more seals in the waters has led to the sharks being seen more often. Read the original article on People View the full article

Democratic Rep. Heather Meyer of Overland Park opposed a budget proviso requiring the elimination of pronouns from state employee email signature blocks. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Kansas state and university employees were told they must remove pronouns from their email signatures and all other work communications as a result of a directive lawmakers inserted into the state budget. The budget proviso, which threatens constitutional rights to free speech, requires state agencies to remove all diversity, equity and inclusion programming, training and positions. State employees must remove any “gender ideology” in email signatures and work communications. “I don’t know what was going to be accomplished by this,” said Rep. Mike Amyx, D-Lawrence. “I couldn’t see a positive outcome on it. The potential for somebody to get in trouble because of this bill is real.” Amyx, a ranking minority leader on the higher education budget committee, said the provision puts state universities and their faculty in uncomfortable situations. “I don’t even have a direction that I can tell them right now,” Amyx said. “I’m just concerned.” The University of Kansas announced last month that it would comply with a directive from the Kansas Board of Regents. KU employees had until July 31 to remove pronouns from their email signature blocks. KU chancellor Doug Girod released a statement July 22 outlining the rules of the ordinance, ending the message stating the KU community is founded on “respect and support” for one another. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression wrote in a July 28 letter to the Board of Regents that universities following the guidance infringe upon employees’ First Amendment rights. FIRE said the language in the guidance is overly broad and vague. “We offered to work with the Board to craft alternative guidance that clarifies the scope of the law consistent with the First Amendment,” the letter said. “However, the President of the Board has told the media he is unlikely to change the guidance.” The organization’s letter said it will continue to fight for the rights of employees affected by this new anti-free speech law. Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican who is seeking his party’s nomination for governor, said in a statement he is proud to have championed this legislation, following President Donald Trump’s lead on cutting DEI programming. “ ’DEI’ programs promote divisive environments that pressure students and faculty to adopt specific viewpoints, undermining academics and setting Kansas universities back,” Masterson said. Rep. Heather Meyer, D-Overland Park, said she voted against the budget because of its consequences for minority communities across the state. She said the budget proviso proves legislators’ lack of understanding of the LGBTQ+ and minority communities. “It’s just deplorable,” Meyer said. “It’s codifying hatred. Universities have typically been beacons of free speech. To turn into this is awful. We just have to keep fighting.” She said many state employees won’t be able to risk not complying with the budget requirement, especially without a clear understanding of the consequences. “For people who are actively removing their pronouns and don’t feel safe in keeping them on there and protest, there’s absolutely no judgment about that,” Meyer said. “Everybody needs to support their family and feel safe speaking out.” The Lawrence Trans Coalition publicly denounced KU’s decision to comply with the budget requirement. The coalition called for “overwhelming pushback” and recommended wearing pronoun pins to work or calling attention to the budget requirement in email signatures. “It is genuinely harrowing to see them so quickly comply with an anti-trans bill that has no explicit enforcement mechanisms spelled out within the text,” said Lawrence Trans Coalition politics and public relations chair Isaac Johnson. “The implication here is that the Kansas Legislature views the mere concept of disclosing pronouns as political extremism that must be oppressed.” Some state employees have said the forced removal of pronouns inherently targets the trans community. The bill does not outline what else can and can’t be in an email signature, such as “Mr.” or “Mrs.” “If a Kansas state employee wanted to end an email with ‘God bless,’ they would be allowed. If they wanted to mention their partner, a holiday they celebrate, their heritage, they would be allowed to do that,” Johnson said. “The sharing of pronouns is a practice meant to signal to others that they are safe to disclose their trans status with them. This ban actively robs state employees from promoting that.” View the full article